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Title: MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Michigan     Date: 7/14/2009
Industry: Auto and Truck Manufacturers     Law Firm: Weil Gotshal     Sector: Consumer Cyclical

MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT, Parties: motors liquidation co , general motors company  , general motors corporation
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Exhibit 10.2

MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT

(Excluded Manufacturing Assets)

between

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION,

a Delaware corporation

(“Landlord”)

and

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY,

a Delaware corporation

(“Tenant”)

Dated: July 10, 2009


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Section

 

   

  

Page

1.

 

LEASE SCHEDULE AND EXHIBITS

  

1

2.

 

AGREEMENT TO LEASE

  

1

3.

 

LEASE TERM

  

1

4.

 

RENTAL PAYMENTS

  

1

 

4.1

  

Rent

  

1

 

4.2

  

Utilities and Services

  

2

 

4.3

  

Interest on Late Payments

  

2

5.

 

USE

  

2

6.

 

TAXES

  

3

7.

 

CONDITION OF PREMISES

  

3

8.

 

MAINTENANCE

  

3

 

8.1

  

Capital Repairs

  

3

 

8.2

  

Tenant’s Maintenance

  

4

9.

 

ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

  

4

 

9.1

  

By Tenant

  

4

10.

 

LANDLORD’S TITLE AND QUIET ENJOYMENT

  

5

11.

 

ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS; LIENS

  

5

 

11.1

  

Alterations, Additions and Improvements

  

5

 

11.2

  

Liens

  

5

12.

 

TENANT TRADE FIXTURES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

  

6

13.

 

INSURANCE

  

6

 

13.1

  

Tenant’s Insurance

  

6

 

13.2

  

Form of Insurance

  

7

 

13.3

  

Mutual Waiver

  

7

14.

 

DAMAGE AND CONDEMNATION

  

7

 

14.1

  

Damage or Destruction

  

7

 

14.2

  

Condemnation

  

8

15.

 

RETURN OF PREMISES; FACILITY IDLING PROCESS

  

8

 

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16.

  

HOLDOVER

  

9

17.

  

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

  

10

  

17.1

  

Events of Default

  

10

  

17.2

  

Remedies

  

11

  

17.3

  

Landlord Defaults

  

11

  

17.4

  

Limitation on Liability

  

11

18.

  

ENVIRONMENTAL

  

12

  

18.1

  

Definitions

  

12

  

18.2

  

Agreements regarding Environmental Matters

  

12

19.

  

NOTICE

  

14

20.

  

ENTRY UPON PREMISES

  

14

21.

  

GENERAL PROVISIONS

  

14

  

21.1

  

Brokerage

  

14

  

21.2

  

Amendments

  

14

  

21.3

  

Severability

  

15

  

21.4

  

Attorney’s Fees

  

15

  

21.5

  

Time of Essence

  

15

  

21.6

  

Waiver

  

15

  

21.7

  

Successors and Assigns

  

15

  

21.8

  

Governing Law

  

15

  

21.9

  

Estoppel Agreements

  

15

  

21.10

  

Subordination, Non-Disturbance Agreement

  

15

  

21.11

  

Intentionally Omitted

  

15

  

21.12

  

Force Majeure

  

16

  

21.13

  

Consent

  

16

  

21.14

  

Time Period for Payment

  

16

  

21.15

  

Execution of Lease

  

16

  

21.16

  

Counterparts

  

16

  

21.17

  

Confidentiality

  

16

  

21.18

  

Jurisdiction for Dispute Resolution

  

17

  

21.19

  

Gender

  

17

22.

  

WAIVER OF LANDLORD LIEN

  

18

23.

  

CONTRACTION RIGHT

  

18

24.

  

TENANT’S LIABILITY

  

18

25.

  

PURCHASE OPTION

  

19

 

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Exhibit A - Premises

Exhibit B - Target End Dates

Exhibit C - Rent

 

iii


LEASE SCHEDULE

This Lease Schedule is made a part of that certain Master Lease Agreement (Excluded Manufacturing Assets) attached hereto, including all Exhibits (the “ Lease ”), between Landlord and Tenant (as such terms are defined below).

 

1.

  

Landlord:

  

General Motors Corporation, Delaware corporation.

2.

  

Tenant:

  

General Motors Company, a Delaware corporation.

3.

  

Date of Lease:

  

July 10, 2009.

4.

  

Premises:

  

The term “ Premises ” shall mean (a) the land owned by Landlord (the “ Land ”) at the common addresses set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, (b) the building or buildings located on the Land (the “ Buildings ”), (c) any other improvements located on the Land (collectively with the Buildings, the “ Improvements ”), and (d) and all appurtenances belonging to or in any way pertaining to said Land and Improvements, subject to Section 23 hereof.

5.

  

Facility:

  

Each separate property listed on Exhibit A , including the Land, Buildings, Improvements and appurtenances related thereto.

6.

  

Longer Term Facility:

  

Collectively, the Mansfield Facility and the Grand Rapids Facility (as defined on Exhibit A ).

7.

  

Commencement Date:

  

July 10, 2009.

8.

  

Production Period:

  

With respect to each Facility, the date commencing on the Commencement Date and expiring on the date set forth in a written notice delivered by Tenant to Landlord with respect to one or more Facilities (each, a “ Production End Notice ”) that a production run has ended at such Facility. Tenant shall deliver a Production End Notice within ten (10) business days after production has ceased at the applicable Facility or Facilities.

9.

  

Idling Period:

  

With respect to each Facility, the period commencing on the date set forth in the Production End Notice and expiring on the Termination Date.

10.

  

Target End Dates:

  

See Exhibit B .

 

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11.

  

Termination Dates:

  

See Section 3.

12.

  

Term:

  

The term commencing on the Commencement Date and expiring on the Termination Date with respect to each Facility.

13.

  

Contraction Right:

  

See Section 23 .

14.

  

Rent:

  

See Section 4 and Exhibit C .

15.

  

Use:

  

See Section 5 .

16.

  

Landlord’s Address:

  

General Motors Corporation (hereafter to be known as Motors Liquidation Company)

GM Global Headquarters

Mail Code 482-C37-A99

300 Renaissance Dr.

Detroit, MI 48265

Fax: (248) 204-0674

Attn: Christian B. Cook

 

With a copy to:

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

1395 Brickell Avenue

Suite 1200

Miami, Florida 33131

Fax: (305) 374 7159

Attn: Beatriz Azcuy-Diaz

17.

  

Tenant’s Address:

  

General Motors Company

c/o Worldwide Real Estate

200 Renaissance Center

Mail Code #482-B38-C96

Detroit, Michigan 48265

Fax: (313) 665-6619

Attn: Executive Director of Worldwide Real Estate

 

With a copy to:

 

General Counsel

General Motors Company

P.O. Box 300

Mail Code #482-C25-D81

Detroit, Michigan 48265

Fax: (313) 665-4960

Attn: Gordon M. Ing

 

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18.

  

Exhibits to Lease:

  

Exhibit A – Premises

Exhibit B – Target End Dates

Exhibit C – Rent

 

vi


MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT

(Excluded Manufacturing Assets)

THIS LEASE is made and entered into as the date set forth on the Lease Schedule to which this Lease is attached (the “ Lease Schedule ”) by and between Landlord and Tenant.

WHEREAS, Landlord owns the Land and the Improvements and the appurtenances thereto, which together comprise the Premises; and

WHEREAS, Tenant desires to lease the Premises on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for the mutual covenants herein contained, and other valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

1. LEASE SCHEDULE AND EXHIBITS . The Lease Schedule and all Exhibits attached hereto are hereby incorporated herein by this reference. All capitalized terms used herein that are not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings set forth on the Lease Schedule. The Tenant and the Landlord are collectively referred to herein as the “ Parties ”.

2. AGREEMENT TO LEASE . Upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord the Premises and any and all fixtures, machinery, equipment and personal property (collectively, the “ Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property ”) owned or leased by Landlord, used in connection with the operation, maintenance and/or repair of the Facilities as of the Commencement Date and located on the Premises.

3. LEASE TERM . Unless sooner terminated or extended pursuant to the terms hereof, the term of this Lease (the “ Term ”) shall commence as of the Commencement Date and shall end on the respective Termination Date with respect to each Facility. The “ Termination Date ” with respect to each Facility is the date, after the Target End Date, that is ninety (90) days after Tenant notifies Landlord in writing that this Lease will terminate with respect to such Facility, provided that the Termination Date shall not be later than (a) December 31, 2013 with respect to the Longer Term Facilities or (b) the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Target End Date with respect to any other Facility; provided that if this Lease terminates (whether pursuant to Section 17.2 hereof or otherwise) (x) prior to December 31, 2013, with respect to any Longer Term Facility or (y) prior to the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Target End Date, with respect to any other Facility, then, in the case of clause (x) or (y), the Termination Date for such Facility shall be the date on which this Lease so terminates.

4. RENTAL PAYMENTS .

4.1 Rent . During a Production Period with respect to each Facility, Tenant shall pay to Landlord annual base rent equal to One Dollar ($1.00) per useable square foot, as set forth in Exhibit C (the “ Rent ”), in monthly installments, on or before the first day of each calendar month during the Term hereof. Rent shall be paid to Landlord at Landlord’s Address (as defined in the Lease Schedule) and Rent for any partial months shall be prorated based on the total number of days in that month. Landlord and Tenant hereby stipulate that the useable square footage with respect to each Facility is set forth on Exhibit A , provided that

 

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Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge that Tenant leases and is obligated to pay expenses associated with the entirety of each Facility during the Term, each in accordance with the terms of this Lease. All payments by Tenant shall be made in lawful money of the United States. Commencing on the first day of the Idling Period with respect to each Facility and continuing for twelve (12) months thereafter, Tenant shall have no further obligation to pay Rent allocable to such Facility, but Tenant shall be obligated to pay all other amounts payable hereunder with respect to such Facility other than taxes on Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property located on such Facility through the Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Tenant has not surrendered a Facility within twelve (12) months after the commencement of the Idling Period with respect to such Facility, Tenant shall thereafter resume paying Rent on a monthly basis from and after such date, provided that the monthly amount payable during such period shall be equal to fifty percent (50%) of the monthly Rent due in the month in which the Production Period ended, plus all other amounts due and payable hereunder with respect to such Facility through the Termination Date with respect to such Facility.

4.2 Utilities and Services . From and after the Commencement Date, Tenant shall promptly pay for all utilities and other services (including, but not limited to, water, site coordination, management and oversight, security, sewage service charges, garbage or trash removal, fuels, including natural gas, and electricity, including electricity for any heating, ventilating and air conditioning in the Premises) furnished to and or used in or at the Premises for any purpose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent such utilities or services are provided to a Facility pursuant to an agreement to which Landlord (as opposed to Tenant) is a party, Landlord shall deliver to Tenant upon receipt any invoices it receives for such services provided to such Facility after the Commencement Date and Tenant shall pay such invoice on or before the due date thereof.

4.3 Interest on Late Payments . In the event that Tenant fails to pay Rent or any other sum due under any provisions of this Lease when due, and such amount is not paid within fifteen (15) business days after the date on which Rent or such other sum is due as herein provided, then such sum shall bear interest thereafter, without prejudice to and in addition to any other remedy available to the Landlord under this Lease or at law, at a rate equal to, on any date, the sum of (i) the average (rounded to the nearest 1/16th of one percent) of the London Interbank Offered Rates for three-month United States dollar-denominated deposits, as published in the Wall Street Journal on such date and (ii) 500 basis points, but in no event greater than the maximum rate then permitted under applicable law (the “ Default Rate ”).

5. USE . Tenant may use the Premises in the manner in which the Premises were used by General Motors Corporation prior to the Commencement Date, for any uses associated with the winddown of production on the Premises, and for any other uses incidental thereto. Tenant may not use the Premises for any other use unless such use is consented to in writing by Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Tenant shall comply in all material respects with all laws, regulations and other governmental requirements relating to its use and occupancy of the Premises, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be obligated to cure any such violations or conditions in existence on the Commencement Date, which shall remain the obligation of Landlord, and Tenant may contest any alleged violation of laws, regulations and other government regulations so long as the Tenant, in good faith and with due diligence, contests the same or the validity thereof by appropriate legal proceeding and

 

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provided that upon final adjudication of such proceeding Tenant shall immediately pay any amounts due or comply therewith. During the Term, Landlord may enter upon the Premises to remove any fixtures, machinery, equipment and personal property that are owned or leased by Landlord and not used by Tenant, provided that Landlord shall (i) notify Tenant not less than three (3) business days prior to such entry, (ii) not unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s operations or removal of Tenant’s Trade Fixtures and Personal Property on the Premises and must be accompanied by a representative of Tenant made available by Tenant, and (iii) provide Tenant a list of items Landlord intends to remove from the Premises. Upon expiration of a Production Period with respect to any Facility, Landlord may enter upon such Facility and remove any Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property, provided that Landlord satisfies conditions (i)-(iii) in the previous sentence.

6. TAXES . All real property taxes or special improvement taxes payable against the Premises, all property taxes levied or assessed against the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property (but only during the Production Period with respect to each Facility), and all property taxes levied or assessed against the Tenant Trade Fixtures and Personal Property (including all penalties and interest thereon), which may be assessed, levied, imposed upon the same, or any use or occupancy of the Premises, for any period within the Term of this Lease, shall be paid by Tenant, before they become delinquent. Landlord shall deliver copies of all tax bills it receives to Tenant within ten (10) business days after receipt thereof. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord duplicate receipts and canceled checks or photocopies thereof showing the payments of all such taxes and assessments, within thirty (30) days after respective payments evidenced thereby, but in no event after any such payment is required to be made hereunder. Provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing hereunder, Tenant may contest any tax or assessment upon or against the Premises, or any part thereof, or the improvements at any time situated thereon, so long as the Tenant shall, in good faith and with due diligence, contest the same or the validity thereof by appropriate legal proceeding which shall have the effect of preventing the collection of the tax or assessment so contested, and provided that upon final adjudication of such proceeding Tenant shall immediately pay any amounts due. The obligations of Tenant under this provision shall survive the expiration or termination of the Lease.

7. CONDITION OF PREMISES . Tenant acknowledges that it accepts the Premises and the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property in their “As-Is” condition on the Commencement Date. Except as expressly set forth herein, Tenant enters into this Lease without any representations or warranties on the part of Landlord, express or implied, as to the condition of the Premises or the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property, including, but not limited to, the cost of operations and the condition of its fixtures, improvements and systems.

8. MAINTENANCE .

8.1 Capital Repairs . Neither Landlord nor Tenant shall be required to make any extraordinary or capital repairs to or replacements of the Facilities or the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property, provided that Tenant shall be obligated to make capital repairs to the Facilities necessary to comply with Tenant’s obligations under Section 8.2 below, provided the aggregate cost of any such capital repairs made by Tenant at each Facility during the Term shall not exceed $100,000 in the aggregate unless Tenant elects in its sole discretion to do so. In the event either Landlord or Tenant elect in its sole discretion to make any

 

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extraordinary or capital repairs or replacements, such work shall be commenced and completed in accordance with applicable laws, in a workmanlike manner using materials of a good quality and, as to Landlord, in a manner which does not unreasonably disrupt or interfere with the business activities of Tenant. If Tenant elects to make any capital repairs to or replacements of any of the Facilities or any of the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property, Tenant may remove equipment or other personal property installed or purchased by Tenant in connection therewith upon expiration of the Term with respect to any Facility, provided that any such removal shall be performed in accordance with Section 15 hereof.

8.2 Tenant’s Maintenance . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8.1 hereof, during the Production Period, Tenant shall keep and maintain the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property and the Facilities, including all structural components, exterior doors and windows, and all interior and exterior load-bearing walls, underground utility and sewer pipes, driveways, parking lots, fire protection sprinkler system and all interior and exterior painting, interior plumbing, heating, air conditioning, ventilation, electrical, interior walls, ceilings, floors, windows, doors, sidewalks, and landscaping (including performing snow removal), in substantially the order, repair and working condition in which the Improvements are in as of the Commencement Date, subject to reasonable wear and tear and damage from fire, any other casualty or condemnation and/or any damage to the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property caused by Landlord and/or its agents, employees, contractors or representatives. All such work shall be commenced and completed in accordance with applicable laws, in a workmanlike manner using materials of a good quality. During the Idling Period, Tenant’s obligations with respect to the maintenance of the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property and the Facilities shall be governed by Section 15 hereof.

9. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING .

9.1 By Tenant . Subject to the terms of this Section 9 , this Lease shall not be assigned by Tenant to any other party, and Tenant shall have no right to sublet the Premises or any part thereof or otherwise permit all or any portion of the Premises to be occupied by any party other than Tenant or Tenant’s affiliates (collectively or individually, a “ Transfer ”), without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. In no event shall Landlord be entitled to recapture the Premises in connection with a request that Landlord consent to a Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may, without Landlord’s consent, assign this Lease or sublease or permit occupancy of all or any portion of Premises to any business entities directly or indirectly, controlling, controlled by or under common control with Tenant, or to successors to Tenant by merger, consolidation, reorganization, conversion or purchase of Tenant (which shall include, without limitation, the transfer of the voting stock of Tenant or other change in control of Tenant and the conversion of Tenant to a Delaware limited liability company), or to a purchaser of all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant (each a “ Permitted Transfer ”). In the case of any assignment of this Lease constituting a Permitted Transfer or any other assignment of this Lease to which Landlord consents, Tenant shall not be relieved from any obligations that accrue under this Lease from and after the date of such Permitted Transfer or other assignment of this Lease unless (i) Landlord is reasonably satisfied that such assignee has the financial ability to fulfill all of the Tenant’s obligations hereunder, and (ii) the assignee assumes all of Tenant’s obligations

 

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under this Lease from and after the date of the Permitted Transfer or other assignment and agrees to be bound by all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease. Any attempted assignment or sublease contrary to the terms and provisions of this Section 9.1 shall be void and of no force and effect. Tenant may collaterally assign its interest under this Lease on terms reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, including, without limitation, the right of Landlord to notice of and to cure any default by Tenant under such collateral assignment.

10. LANDLORD’S TITLE AND QUIET ENJOYMENT . Landlord represents and warrants that Landlord owns fee simple title to the Premises and has full right and authority to make this Lease. Landlord covenants that so long as an Event of Default does not then exist, Tenant shall have quiet and peaceful possession and enjoyment of the Premises and shall not be interfered with by Landlord, or any party claiming by, through or under Landlord or any party claiming title superior to Landlord.

11. ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS; LIENS .

11.1 Alterations, Additions and Improvements . Tenant shall not make any structural alterations, additions or improvements to the Premises without Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Tenant may, at its own expense and without Landlord’s consent, make any non-structural alterations and improvements to the Premises which Tenant deems desirable. All such alterations, additions and improvements shall be made in a workmanlike manner in accordance with all applicable laws and ordinances. At the expiration or sooner termination of the Lease, Landlord agrees to accept the Premises with all alterations, additions and improvements made by Tenant, which alterations, additions and improvements shall thereafter become Landlord’s property, and Tenant shall not be required to restore the Premises to the condition existing prior to the making of such alterations, additions and improvements at the commencement of the Term; provided, however, at Tenant’s option, Tenant may remove any such alterations or improvements made by Tenant in accordance with Section 15 hereof.

11.2 Liens . Tenant shall not permit the Premises to become subject to any mechanics’, laborers’ or materialmen’s lien on account of labor or material furnished in connection with work of any character performed or claimed to have been performed on the Premises by, or at the direction or sufferance of Tenant; provided, however, that Tenant shall have the right to contest, in good faith and with reasonable diligence, the validity of any such lien or claimed lien, and Tenant shall not be deemed in default hereunder as a result of such lien so long as Tenant is so contesting such lien; provided, in case of any such lien attaching, or notice or claim thereof being asserted during any period of time in


 
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