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
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LEASE SCHEDULE
AND EXHIBITS
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2.
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AGREEMENT TO
LEASE
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3.
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LEASE
TERM
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4.
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RENTAL
PAYMENTS
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4.1
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Rent
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4.2
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Utilities and
Services
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4.3
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Interest on
Late Payments
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5.
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USE
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TAXES
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CONDITION OF
PREMISES
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MAINTENANCE
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8.1
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Capital
Repairs
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8.2
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Tenant’s
Maintenance
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9.
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ASSIGNMENT AND
SUBLETTING
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9.1
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By
Tenant
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10.
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LANDLORD’S TITLE AND QUIET
ENJOYMENT
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11.
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ALTERATIONS AND
IMPROVEMENTS; LIENS
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11.1
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Alterations,
Additions and Improvements
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11.2
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Liens
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12.
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TENANT TRADE
FIXTURES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
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13.
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INSURANCE
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13.1
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Tenant’s
Insurance
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13.2
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Form of
Insurance
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13.3
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Mutual
Waiver
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14.
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DAMAGE AND
CONDEMNATION
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14.1
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Damage or
Destruction
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14.2
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Condemnation
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15.
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RETURN OF
PREMISES; FACILITY IDLING PROCESS
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HOLDOVER
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EVENTS OF
DEFAULT; REMEDIES
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17.1
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Events of
Default
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17.2
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Remedies
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17.3
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Landlord
Defaults
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17.4
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Limitation on
Liability
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18.
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ENVIRONMENTAL
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18.1
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Definitions
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18.2
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Agreements
regarding Environmental Matters
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NOTICE
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ENTRY UPON
PREMISES
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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21.1
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Brokerage
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21.2
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Amendments
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21.3
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Severability
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21.4
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Attorney’s Fees
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21.5
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Time of
Essence
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21.6
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Waiver
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21.7
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Successors and
Assigns
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21.8
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Governing
Law
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21.9
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Estoppel
Agreements
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21.10
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Subordination,
Non-Disturbance Agreement
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21.11
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Intentionally
Omitted
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21.12
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Force
Majeure
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21.13
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Consent
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21.14
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Time Period for
Payment
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21.15
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Execution of
Lease
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21.16
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Counterparts
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21.17
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Confidentiality
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21.18
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Jurisdiction
for Dispute Resolution
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21.19
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Gender
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WAIVER OF
LANDLORD LIEN
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23.
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CONTRACTION
RIGHT
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24.
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TENANT’S
LIABILITY
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25.
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PURCHASE
OPTION
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Exhibit A - Premises
Exhibit B - Target End
Dates
Exhibit C - Rent
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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).
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Landlord:
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General Motors
Corporation, Delaware corporation.
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Tenant:
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General Motors
Company, a Delaware corporation.
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3.
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Date of
Lease:
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July 10,
2009.
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4.
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Premises:
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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.
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Facility:
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Each separate
property listed on Exhibit A , including the Land,
Buildings, Improvements and appurtenances related
thereto.
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Longer Term
Facility:
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Collectively,
the Mansfield Facility and the Grand Rapids Facility (as defined on
Exhibit A ).
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Commencement
Date:
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July 10,
2009.
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8.
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Production
Period:
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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.
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9.
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Idling
Period:
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With respect to
each Facility, the period commencing on the date set forth in the
Production End Notice and expiring on the Termination
Date.
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Target End
Dates:
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See Exhibit
B .
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Termination
Dates:
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See Section
3.
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Term:
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The term
commencing on the Commencement Date and expiring on the Termination
Date with respect to each Facility.
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13.
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Contraction
Right:
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See Section
23 .
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Rent:
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See Section
4 and Exhibit C .
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15.
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Use:
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See Section
5 .
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Landlord’s Address:
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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
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Tenant’s
Address:
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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.
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Exhibits to
Lease:
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Exhibit A – Premises
Exhibit B – Target End Dates
Exhibit C – Rent
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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
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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