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Title: OFFICE LEASE
Governing Law: California     Date: 3/15/2004
Industry: Healthcare Facilities     Law Firm: Gilchrist & Rutter Professional Corporation    

OFFICE LEASE, Parties: water garden company l.l.c.   , specialty laboratories  inc.
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Exhibit 10.38

OFFICE LEASE

THE WATER GARDEN

WATER GARDEN COMPANY L.L.C.,

a Delaware limited liability company,

as Landlord,

and

SPECIALTY LABORATORIES, INC.

a California corporation

as Tenant.



THE WATER GARDEN

SUMMARY OF BASIC LEASE INFORMATION

        The undersigned hereby agree to the following terms of this Summary of Basic Lease Information (the " Summary "). This Summary is hereby incorporated into and made a part of the attached Office Lease (the " Office Lease ") which pertains to the "Project," as that term is defined in the Office Lease, commonly known as "The Water Garden" located in Santa Monica, California. This Summary and the Office Lease are collectively referred to herein as the " Lease ". Each reference in the Office Lease to any term of this Summary shall have the meaning set forth in this Summary for such term. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Summary and the Office Lease, the terms of the Office Lease shall prevail. Any capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Office Lease.

TERMS OF LEASE
(References are to
the Office Lease)


 

 

DESCRIPTION


 

1.

 

Date:

 

January 12, 2004.


2.


 


Landlord:


 


WATER GARDEN COMPANY L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company


3.


 


Tenant:


 


SPECIALTY LABORATORIES, INC., a California corporation


4.


 


Premises (Article 1).


 


 


4.1


 


Building Address:


 


1620 26th Street
Santa Monica, California 90404.


4.2


 


Premises:


 


Suite 500S, consisting of 28,607 rentable square feet of space located on the fifth floor of the Building, as further set forth in Exhibit "A" to the Office Lease.


5.


 


Lease Term (Article 2) .


 


 


5.1


 


Length of Term:


 


Approximately seventeen (17) months.


5.2


 


Lease Commencement Date:


 


The Lease Commencement Date shall occur as set forth in Article 2 of the Office Lease. The Lease Commencement Date is anticipated to be February 1, 2004.


5.3


 


Lease Expiration Date:


 


June 30, 2005.


6.


 


Base Rent (Article 3) :


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

Lease Months


 

 

Annual Base Rent


 

 

Monthly Installment of Base Rent


 

 

Monthly Rental Rate per Rentable Square Foot


 

1 through 12

 

$1,064,180.40

 

$88,681.70

 

$3.10

13 through 17

 

$1,098,508.80

 

$91,542.40

 

$3.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7.

 

Additional Rent (Article 4).

 

 


 


 


7.1    Base Year:


 


The calendar year of 2004.


 


 


7.2    Tenant's Share:


 


Approximately 8.6%.


8.


 


Security Deposit (Article 21) :


 


$91,542.40.


9.


 


Parking Pass Ratio (Article 28) :


 


Tenant shall rent at prevailing rates a minimum of eighty (80) parking passes (and may rent additional parking passes on a month-to-month basis), which may include up to a maximum of nine (9) passes for reserved parking, in each case subject to the terms of Article 28 .


10.


 


Broker (Section 29.18) :


 


Trammell Crow Services, Inc.
2425 Olympic Boulevard
Suite 520 East
Santa Monica, California 90404



PAR Commercial Brokerage
Arthur Peter
1250 6th Street, Suite 303
Santa Monica, California 90403


11.


 


Address of Tenant (Section 29.13) :


 


Specialty Laboratories, Inc.
1620 26th Street
Suite 500S
Santa Monica, California 90404
Attention: Frank Spina/Chief Financial Officer
(Prior to Lease Commencement Date)



and



Specialty Laboratories, Inc.
1620 26th Street
Suite 500S
Santa Monica, California 90404
Attention: Frank Spina/Chief Financial Officer
(After Lease Commencement Date)


12.


 


Rentable Area of the Building (Section 4.2.6) :


 


332,824

[Signature page follows]

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        The foregoing terms of this Summary are hereby agreed to by Landlord and Tenant.

 

 

"Landlord":


 


 


WATER GARDEN COMPANY L.L.C.,
a Delaware limited liability company


 


 


By:


 


/s/  HILARY SPANN      


Hilary Spann
Vice President


 


 


"Tenant":


 


 


SPECIALTY LABORATORIES, INC.,
a California corporation


 


 


By:


 


/s/  DOUGLAS S. HARRINGTON      


 

 

 

 

 

Its:

CEO


 


 


 


By:


 


/s/  FRANK J. SPINA      


 

 

 

 

 

Its:

CFO


 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page


 

ARTICLE 1 PREMISES, BUILDING, PROJECT, AND COMMON AREAS

 

1

ARTICLE 2 LEASE TERM

 

3

ARTICLE 3 BASE RENT

 

3

ARTICLE 4 ADDITIONAL RENT

 

4

ARTICLE 5 USE OF PREMISES

 

10

ARTICLE 6 SERVICES AND UTILITIES

 

10

ARTICLE 7 REPAIRS

 

12

ARTICLE 8 ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS

 

12

ARTICLE 9 COVENANT AGAINST LIENS

 

14

ARTICLE 10 INSURANCE

 

14

ARTICLE 11 DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION

 

17

ARTICLE 12 NONWAIVER

 

19

ARTICLE 13 CONDEMNATION

 

19

ARTICLE 14 ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

 

20

ARTICLE 15 SURRENDER OF PREMISES; REMOVAL OF TRADE FIXTURES

 

22

ARTICLE 16 HOLDING OVER

 

23

ARTICLE 17 ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES

 

23

ARTICLE 18 SUBORDINATION

 

24

ARTICLE 19 DEFAULTS; REMEDIES

 

24

ARTICLE 20 ATTORNEYS' FEES

 

25

ARTICLE 21 SECURITY DEPOSIT

 

26

ARTICLE 22 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

 

26

ARTICLE 23 SIGNS

 

26

ARTICLE 24 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW

 

26

ARTICLE 25 LATE CHARGES

 

27

ARTICLE 26 LANDLORD'S RIGHT TO CURE DEFAULT; PAYMENTS BY TENANT

 

27

ARTICLE 27 ENTRY BY LANDLORD

 

27

ARTICLE 28 TENANT PARKING

 

28

ARTICLE 29 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

29

EXHIBITS

"A"

 

OUTLINE OF PREMISES


"B"


 


FORM OF NOTICE OF LEASE TERM DATES


"C"


 


RULES AND REGULATIONS


"D"


 


FORM OF TENANT'S ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE


"E"


 


INTENTIONALLY DELETED


"F"


 


EXISTING 10% PLANS REFERENCED IN SECTION 29.25 OF THE LEASE

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THE WATER GARDEN

OFFICE LEASE

        This Office Lease, which includes the preceding Summary of Basic Lease Information (the " Summary ") attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the Office Lease and Summary are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the " Lease "), dated as of the date set forth in Section 1 of the Summary is made by and between WATER GARDEN COMPANY L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (" Landlord "), and SPECIALTY LABORATORIES, INC., a California corporation (" Tenant ").

ARTICLE 1
PREMISES, BUILDING, PROJECT, AND COMMON AREAS

        1.1     Premises, Building, Project and Common Areas.     

                1.1.1     The Premises.     Upon and subject to the terms hereinafter set forth in this Lease, Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord the premises set forth in Section 4.2 of the Summary (the " Premises "), which Premises are located in the " Building ," as that term is defined in Section 1.1.2 . The outline of the Premises is set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto.

                1.1.2     The Building and The Project.     The Premises are a part of the building set forth in Section 4.1 of the Summary (the " Building ") located in Santa Monica, California. The Building is part of an office project known as " The Water Garden " which contains another office building (the " Adjacent Building "). The term " Project ," as used in this Lease, shall mean (i) the Building, the Adjacent Building, and the " Common Areas ," as that term is defined in Section 1.1.3 , (ii) the land (which is improved with landscaping, subterranean parking facilities and other improvements) upon which the Building, the Adjacent Building, and the Common Areas are located, and (iii) at Landlord's discretion, any additional real property, areas, buildings or other improvements added thereto pursuant to the terms of Section 1.1.4 .

                1.1.3     Common Areas.     Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right to use in common with other tenants in the Project, and subject to the rules and regulations referred to in Article 5 , those portions of the Project which are provided, from time to time, for use in common by Landlord, Tenant and any other tenants of the Project, whether or not those areas are open to the general public (such areas, together with such other portions of the Project designated by Landlord, in its discretion, including certain areas designated for the exclusive use of certain tenants, or to be shared by Landlord and certain tenants, such as balconies abutting tenants' premises, are collectively referred to herein as the " Common Areas "). The Common Areas shall consist of the " Project Common Areas " and the " Building Common Areas ". The term "Project Common Areas", as used in this Lease, shall mean the portion of the Project designated as such by Landlord. " Building Common Areas ," as used in this Lease, shall mean the portions of the Common Areas located within the Building designated as such by Landlord. The manner in which the Common Areas are maintained and operated shall be at the sole discretion of Landlord, provided that Landlord shall maintain and operate the same in a manner consistent with that of other first-class, mid-rise office buildings (including the office buildings constructed adjacent to the Project as "Phase II" of The Water Garden, hereafter referred to as " Phase II ") in the Santa Monica, California area, which are comparable in terms of size, quality of construction, appearance, and services and amenities (the " Comparable Buildings ").

                1.1.4     Landlord's Use and Operation of the Building, Project, and Common Areas.     Landlord reserves the right from time to time without notice to Tenant (i) to close temporarily any of the Common Areas; (ii) to make changes to the Common Areas, including, without limitation, changes in the location, size, shape and number of street entrances, driveways, ramps, entrances, exits, passages, stairways and other ingress and egress, direction of traffic, landscaped areas, loading and unloading

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areas, and walkways; (iii) to expand the Building or the Adjacent Building; (iv) to add additional buildings and improvements to the Common Areas; (v) to designate land outside the Project to be part of the Project, and in connection with the improvement of such land to add additional buildings and common areas to the Project; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, the Project shall not be expanded to include more than the land located in Santa Monica, California, which has Olympic Boulevard as its southern boundary, Cloverfield Boulevard as its western boundary, Colorado Avenue as its northern boundary, and 26th street as its eastern boundary; (vi) to use the Common Areas while engaged in making additional improvements, repairs or alterations to the Project or to any adjacent land, or any portion thereof; and (vii) to do and perform such other acts and make such other changes in, to or with respect to the Project, Common Areas and Building or the expansion thereof as Landlord may, in the exercise of sound business judgment, deem to be appropriate.

        1.2     Verification of Rentable Square Feet of Premises, Building, and Project.     For purposes of this Lease, "rentable square feet" shall be calculated pursuant to Standard Method for Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings, ANSI Z65.1 - 1996 (" BOMA "), provided that the rentable square footage of the Building and the other buildings in the Project shall include all of (and the rentable square footage of the Premises, therefore, shall include a portion of) (i) the Building Common Areas and (ii) the occupied space of the portion of the Project dedicated to the service of the Project. The rentable square feet of the Premises, Building, and the Project are subject to verification from time to time by Landlord's planner/designer and such verification shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Article 1 . In the event that Landlord's planner/designer determines that the amounts thereof are different from those set forth in this Lease, all amounts, percentages and figures appearing or referred to in this Lease based upon such incorrect amount (including, without limitation, the amount of the "Rent" and any "Security Deposit," as those terms are defined in Article 4 and Article 21 , respectively) shall be modified in accordance with such determination. If such determination is made, it will be confirmed in writing by Landlord to Tenant.

        1.3     Base, Shell and Core Work in the Premises.     Except as specifically set forth in this Lease, Landlord shall not be obligated to provide or pay for any improvement work or services related to the improvement of the Premises. Tenant also acknowledges that Landlord has made no representation or warranty regarding the condition of the Premises or the Project except as specifically set forth in this Lease.

        1.4     Balconies and Patios.     The balconies and/or patios, if any, adjacent to and accessible from the Premises shall be common areas and shall not be a part of the Rentable Area of the Premises; provided, however, that Tenant shall have a license (together with other tenants whose premises are adjacent to and accessible from such balconies and/or patios) to use any such balconies and/or patios in a manner consistent with a first-class office complex containing balconies and patios, on the terms and conditions set forth herein and subject to all limitations and restrictions on use of the Premises in this Lease. Tenant shall not make any improvements to the balconies. Tenant shall seek Landlord's advance written consent to all proposed furniture, fixtures, plants or other items of any kind whatsoever which Tenant desires to affix or to place on the balconies and/or patios. Landlord may withhold its consent to Tenant's proposed furniture, fixtures, plants or other items in Landlord's sole discretion, including without limitation, on wholly aesthetic grounds (e.g., as to size, color or design). Tenant shall not be permitted to display any graphics, signs or insignias or the like on the balconies or patios. Landlord shall have the right to make any improvements to the balconies and patios or display any graphics, plants or other items from the balconies and patios which it desires in its sole discretion in connection with overall Project graphics or improvements. Tenant shall clean, maintain and repair the balconies and/or patios in a manner consistent with the Premises. Tenant shall permit Landlord and its agents access to the balconies and/or patios at reasonable times for cleaning, general maintenance and plant

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maintenance. Tenant's license to use the balconies and/or patios shall be revocable, at Landlord's option, upon any event of default.

        1.5     Acceptance of Premises.     Subject to the foregoing and except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Lease, upon delivery of the Premises by Landlord, Tenant shall accept the Premises in its "As-Is" condition and Landlord has no obligation to improve, repair, restore or refurbish the Premises for Tenant's occupancy, and neither Landlord, nor its agents or representatives, have made or herein makes any representation, warranty or promise concerning the Premises or the Building, or the suitability of the Premises for the particular use or occupancy contemplated by Tenant.

ARTICLE 2
LEASE TERM

        The terms and provisions of this Lease shall be effective as of the date of this Lease. The term of this Lease (the " Lease Term ") shall be as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Summary, shall commence on February 1, 2004 (the " Lease Commencement Date "), and shall terminate on the date set forth in Section 5.3 of the Summary (the " Lease Expiration Date ") unless this Lease is sooner terminated as hereinafter provided. For purposes of this Lease, the term " Lease Year " shall mean each consecutive twelve (12) month period during the Lease Term; provided, however, that the first Lease Year shall commence on the Lease Commencement Date and end on the last day of the twelfth month thereafter and the second and each succeeding Lease Year shall commence on the first day of the next calendar month; and further provided that the last Lease Year shall end on the Lease Expiration Date. At any time during the Lease Term, Landlord may deliver to Tenant a notice (the " Notice of Lease Term Dates ") in substantially the form as set forth in Exhibit "B" attached hereto, which notice Tenant shall execute and return to Landlord within five (5) days of receipt thereof, and thereafter the dates set forth on such notice shall be conclusive and binding upon Tenant. Failure of Tenant to timely execute and deliver the Notice of Lease Term Dates shall constitute an acknowledgment by Tenant that the statements included in such notice are true and correct, without exception.

        Tenant shall have a one-time option to terminate and cancel this Lease (" Termination Option "), effective as of September 1, 2004 (the " Early Termination Date "). To exercise the Termination Option, Tenant must provide Landlord with written notice of its intent to exercise the Termination Option, which notice shall be irrevocable upon receipt by Landlord, no later June 1, 2004. If Tenant exercises the Termination Option, Tenant shall concurrently with delivery of Tenant's notice pay a fee (" Termination Fee ") in consideration of Landlord's agreement to terminate the Lease before the Lease Expiration Date in the amount of $88,681.70, in immediately available funds. A failure by Tenant to exercise the Termination Option by 5:00 P.M. on June 1, 2004, or Tenant's failure to pay the Termination Fee concurrently with its exercise of the Termination Option, shall render the Termination Option null and void, and the Lease shall continue in full force and effect as though no notice had been delivered by Tenant under this Article 2 .

ARTICLE 3
BASE RENT

        Tenant shall pay, without notice or demand, to Landlord or Landlord's agent at the management office of the Project, or at such other place as Landlord may from time to time designate in writing, in currency or a check for currency which, at the time of payment, is legal tender for private or public debts in the United States of America, base rent (" Base Rent ") as set forth in Section 6 of the Summary, payable in equal monthly installments as set forth in Section 6 of the Summary in advance on or before the first day of each and every month during the Lease Term, without any setoff or deduction whatsoever. The Base Rent for the first full month of the Lease Term shall be paid at the time of Tenant's execution of this Lease. If any Rent payment date (including the Lease Commencement Date) falls on a day of the month other than the first day of such month or if any payment of Rent is for a

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period which is shorter than one month, the Rent for any fractional month shall accrue on a daily basis for the period from the date such payment is due to the end of such calendar month or to the end of the Lease Term at a rate per day which is equal to 1/365 of the Rent. All other payments or adjustments required to be made under the terms of this Lease that require proration on a time basis shall be prorated on the same basis.

ARTICLE 4
ADDITIONAL RENT

        4.1     General Terms.     As set forth in this Article 4 , in addition to paying the Base Rent specified in Article 3 , Tenant shall pay " Tenant's Share " of the annual " Project Expenses ," as defined in Sections 4.2.6 and 4.2.4 , respectively, allocated to the tenants of the Building pursuant to the terms of Section 4.3.1 , to the extent such Project Expenses allocated to the tenants of the Building are in excess of such Project Expenses applicable to the " Base Year ," as defined in Section 4.2.1 . Such payments by Tenant, together with any and all other amounts payable by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to the terms of this Lease, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the " Additional Rent ," and the Base Rent and the Additional Rent are sometimes herein collectively referred to as " Rent ." All amounts due under this Article 4 as Additional Rent shall be payable for the same periods and in the same manner as the Base Rent. Without limitation on other obligations of Tenant which survive the expiration of the Lease Term, the obligations of Tenant to pay the Additional Rent provided for in this Article 4 shall survive the expiration of the Lease Term.

        4.2     Definitions.     As used in this Article 4 , the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth:

                4.2.1    " Base Year " shall mean the period set forth in Section 7.1 of the Summary.

                4.2.2    " Expense Year " shall mean each calendar year in which any portion of the Lease Term falls, through and including the calendar year in which the Lease Term expires.

                4.2.3    " Operating Expenses " shall mean all expenses, costs and amounts of every kind and nature incurred in connection with the ownership, management, maintenance, repair, replacement, restoration or operation of the Project, including, without limitation, any amounts paid or incurred for (i) the cost of supplying all utilities, the cost of operating, maintaining, repairing, renovating, complying with conservation measures in connection with, and managing the utility systems, mechanical systems, sanitary and storm drainage systems, and elevator systems, and the cost of supplies and equipment, maintenance, and service contracts in connection therewith; (ii) the cost of licenses, certificates, permits and inspections and the cost of contesting the validity or applicability of any governmental enactments which may affect Operating Expenses, and the costs incurred in connection with the implementation and operation of a transportation system management program or a municipal or public shuttle service or parking program; (iii) the cost of all insurance carried in connection with the Project, or any portion thereof; (iv) the cost of landscaping, relamping, and all supplies, tools, equipment and materials used in the operation, repair and maintenance of the Project, or any portion thereof; (v) the cost of parking area repair, restoration, and maintenance, including, but not limited to, resurfacing, repainting, restriping, and cleaning; (vi) fees, charges and other costs, including consulting fees, legal fees and accounting fees, of all contractors and consultants; (vii) payments under any equipment rental agreements or management agreements (including the cost of any management fee and the fair rental value of any office space provided thereunder); (viii) wages, salaries and other compensation and benefits of all persons engaged in the operation, maintenance, management, or security of the Project, or any portion thereof, including employer's Social Security taxes, unemployment taxes or insurance, and any other taxes which may be levied on such wages, salaries, compensation and benefits; (ix) payments under any easement, license, operating agreement, declaration, restrictive covenant, or instrument pertaining to the sharing of costs by the Project, or any portion thereof; (x) the cost of

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operation, repair, maintenance and replacement of all systems and equipment which serve the Project in whole or part; (xi) the cost of janitorial services, alarm and security service, window cleaning, trash removal, replacement of wall and floor coverings, ceiling tiles and fixtures in lobbies, corridors, restrooms and other common or public areas or facilities, maintenance and replacement of curbs and walkways, repair to roofs and re-roofing; (xii) the cost of any capital improvements made to the Project which are intended as a labor-saving device or to effect other economies in the operation or maintenance of the Project, or any portion thereof, or made to all or any portion of the Project, or any portion thereof, after the Lease Commencement Date that are required under any governmental law or regulation that was not applicable to the Project at the time that permits for the construction of the Building were obtained; provided, however, the same shall be amortized (including interest on the unamortized cost) over the shorter of (A) the useful life, or (B) the cost recovery period (i.e., the anticipated period to recover the full cost of such capital item from cost savings achieved by such capital item), of the relevant capital item as reasonably determined by Landlord; and (xiii) the cost of operations, maintenance, repairs, and other expenditures (whether capital or non-capital in nature) with respect to the "Child Care Facilities," as that term is defined in Section 29.9 , and their lease at the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Lease, Operating Expenses shall not, however, include:

        (a)   costs, including marketing costs, legal fees, space planners' fees, advertising and promotional expenses, and brokerage fees incurred in connection with the original construction or development, or original or future leasing of the Project, and costs, including permit, license and inspection costs, incurred with respect to the installation of tenant improvements made for new tenants initially occupying space in the Project after the Lease Commencement Date or incurred in renovating or otherwise improving, decorating, painting or redecorating vacant space for tenants or other occupants of the Project (excluding, however, such costs relating to any common areas of the Project or parking facilities);

        (b)   except as set forth in this Section 4.2.3 , depreciation, interest and principal payments on mortgages and other debt costs, if any, penalties and interest, costs of capital repairs and alterations, and costs of capital improvements and equipment;

        (c)   costs for which the Landlord is reimbursed by any tenant or occupant of the Project or by insurance by its carrier or any tenant's carrier or by anyone else, and electric power costs for which any tenant directly contracts with the local public service company;

        (d)   any bad debt loss, rent loss, or reserves for bad debts or rent loss;

        (e)   costs associated with the operation of the business of the partnership or entity which constitutes the Landlord, as the same are distinguished from the costs of operation of the Project (which shall specifically include, but not be limited to, accounting costs associated with the operation of the Project). Costs associated with the operation of the business of the partnership or entity which constitutes the Landlord include costs of partnership accounting and legal matters, costs of defending any lawsuits with any mortgagee (except as the actions of the Tenant may be in issue), costs of selling, syndicating, financing, mortgaging or hypothecating any of the Landlord's interest in the Project, and costs incurred in connection with any disputes between Landlord and its employees, between Landlord and Project management, or between Landlord and other tenants or occupants, and Landlord's general corporate overhead and general and administrative expenses;

        (f)    the wages and benefits of any employee who does not devote substantially all of his or her employed time to the Project unless such wages and benefits are prorated to reflect time spent on operating and managing the Project vis-a-vis time spent on matters unrelated to operating and managing the Project; provided, that in no event shall Operating Expenses for purposes of this Lease include wages and/or benefits attributable to personnel above the level of Project manager;

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        (g)   amount paid as ground rental for the Project by the Landlord;

        (h)   except for a Project management fee to the extent allowed pursuant to item (m), below, overhead and profit increment paid to the Landlord or to subsidiaries or affiliates of the Landlord for services in the Project to the extent the same exceeds the costs of such services rendered by qualified, first-class unaffiliated third parties on a competitive basis;

        (i)    any compensation paid to clerks, attendants or other persons in commercial concessions operated by the Landlord, provided that any compensation paid to any concierge at the Project shall be includable as an Operating Expense;

        (j)    rentals and other related expenses incurred in leasing air conditioning systems, elevators or other equipment which if purchased the cost of which would be excluded from Operating Expenses as a capital cost, except equipment not affixed to the Project which is used in providing janitorial or similar services and, further excepting from this exclusion such equipment rented or leased to remedy or ameliorate an emergency condition in the Project;

        (k)   all items and services for which Tenant or any other tenant in the Project reimburses Landlord or which Landlord provides selectively to one or more tenants (other than Tenant) without reimbursement;

        (l)    costs, other than those incurred in ordinary maintenance and repair, for sculpture, paintings or other objects of art;

        (m)  fees payable by Landlord for management of the Project in excess of three and one-half percent (3.5%) (the " Management Fee Cap ") of Landlord's gross rental revenues, adjusted and grossed up to reflect a one hundred percent (100%) occupancy of the Building with all tenants paying rent, including base rent, pass-throughs, and parking fees (but excluding the cost of after hours services or utilities) from the Project for any calendar year or portion thereof;

        (n)   any costs expressly excluded from Operating Expenses elsewhere in this Lease;

        (o)   rent for any office space occupied by Project management personnel to the extent the size or rental rate of such office space exceeds the size or fair market rental value of office space occupied by management personnel of the Comparable Buildings in the vicinity of the Building, with adjustment where appropriate for the size of the applicable project;

        (p)   costs arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or its agents, employees, vendors, contractors, or providers of materials or services;

        (q)   costs incurred to comply with laws relating to the removal of Hazardous Material (as defined in Section 29.23 ) which was in existence in the Building or on the Project prior to the Lease Commencement Date, and was of such a nature that a federal, State or municipal governmental authority, if it had then had knowledge of the presence of such Hazardous Material, in the state, and under the conditions that it then existed in the Building or on the Project, would have then required the removal of such Hazardous Material or other remedial or containment action with respect thereto; and costs incurred to remove, remedy, contain, or treat Hazardous Material, which Hazardous Material is brought into the Building or onto the Project after the date hereof by Landlord or its agents or contractors or any other tenant of the Project and is of such a nature, at that time, that a federal, State or municipal governmental authority, if it had then had knowledge of the presence of such Hazardous Material, in the state, and under the conditions, that it then exists in the Building or on the Project, would have then required the removal of such Hazardous Material or other remedial or containment action with respect thereto;

        (r)   costs arising from Landlord's charitable or political contributions;

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        (s)   advertising and promotional expenditures (whether for existing tenants or in order to attract new tenants), and costs of acquisition and maintenance of signs in or on the Building to identify the owner of the Building or other tenants;

        (t)    costs, including permit, license and inspection costs, incurred with respect to the installation of tenants' or other occupants' improvements made for tenants or other occupants in the Building or Project or incurred in renovating or otherwise improving, decorating, painting or redecorating vacant space for tenants or other occupants of the Building or Project;

        (u)   expenses in connection with services or other benefits for which Tenant is charged directly; and

        (v)   costs (including in connection therewith all attorneys' fees and costs of settlements, judgments and payments in lieu thereof) arising from claims, disputes or potential disputes in connection with potential or actual claims, litigation or arbitration pertaining to Landlord and/or the Building and/or the Land.

        If the Project is not fully occupied during all or a portion of any Expense Year, Landlord shall make an appropriate adjustment to the variable components of Operating Expenses for such year employing sound accounting and management principles, to determine the amount of Operating Expenses that would have been paid had the Project been fully occupied; and the amount so determined shall be deemed to have been the amount of Operating Expenses for such year. In no event shall the components of Project Expenses for any Expense Year related to costs for electricity, Project security or insurance be less than the components of Project Expenses related to costs for electricity, Project security or insurance, respectively, in the Base Year.

                4.2.4    " Project Expenses " shall mean the sum of "Operating Expenses" and "Tax Expenses".

                4.2.5    " Tax Expenses " shall mean all federal, state, county, or local governmental or municipal taxes, fees, charges or other impositions of every kind and nature, whether general, special, ordinary or extraordinary (including, without limitation, real estate taxes, general and special assessments, transit taxes, leasehold taxes or taxes based upon the receipt of rent, including gross receipts or sales taxes applicable to the receipt of rent, unless required to be paid by Tenant, personal property taxes imposed upon the fixtures, machinery, equipment, apparatus, systems and equipment, appurtenances, furniture and other personal property used in connection with all or any portion of the Project), which shall be paid during any Expense Year (without regard to any different fiscal year used by such governmental or municipal authority) because of or in connection with the ownership, leasing and operation of the Project, or any portion thereof.

        (a)   Tax Expenses shall include, without limitation:

          (i)  Any assessment, tax, fee, levy or charge in addition to, or in substitution, partially or totally, of any assessment, tax, fee, levy or charge previously included within the definition of real property tax, it being acknowledged by Tenant and Landlord that Proposition 13 was adopted by the voters of the State of California in the June 1978 election (" Proposition 13 ") and that assessments, taxes, fees, levies and charges may be imposed by governmental agencies for such services as fire protection, street, sidewalk and road maintenance, refuse removal and for other governmental services formerly provided without charge to property owners or occupants, and, in further recognition of the decrease in the level and quality of governmental services and amenities as a result of Proposition 13, Tax Expenses shall also include any governmental or private assessments or the Project's contribution towards a governmental or private cost-sharing agreement for the purpose of augmenting or improving the quality of services and amenities normally provided by governmental agencies. It is the intention of Tenant and Landlord that all such new and increased assessments, taxes, fees, levies, and

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charges and all similar assessments, taxes, fees, levies and charges be included within the definition of Tax Expenses for the purposes of this Lease;

         (ii)  Any assessment, tax, fee, levy, or charge allocable to or measured by the area of the Premises or the Rent payable hereunder, including, without limitation, any gross income tax with respect to the receipt of such rent, or upon or with respect to the possession, leasing, operating, management, maintenance, alteration, repair, use or occupancy by Tenant of the Premises, or any portion thereof;

        (iii)  Any assessment, tax, fee, levy or charge, upon this transaction or any document to which Tenant is a party, creating or transferring an interest or an estate in the Premises; and

        (iv)  Any possessory taxes charged or levied in lieu of real estate taxes.

        (b)   Any expenses incurred in attempting to protest, reduce or minimize Tax Expenses shall be included in Tax Expenses in the Expense Year such expenses are paid.

        (c)   Tax refunds shall be credited against Tax Expenses and refunded to Tenant regardless of when received, based on the Expense Year to which the refund is applicable, provided that in no event shall the amount to be refunded to Tenant for any such Expense Year exceed the total amount paid by Tenant as Additional Rent under this Article 4 for such Expense Year.

        (d)   The amount of Tax Expenses for the Base Year attributable to the valuation of the Project, inclusive of tenant improvements, shall be known as " Base Taxes ." If, in any comparison year subsequent to the Base Year, the amount of Tax Expenses decreases, then for purposes of all subsequent comparison years, including the comparison year in which such decrease in Tax Expenses occurs, the Base Taxes shall be decreased by an amount equal to the decrease in Tax Expenses.

                4.2.6    " Tenant's Share " shall mean the percentage set forth in Section 7.2 of the Summary. Tenant's Share was calculated by multiplying the number of rentable square feet of the Premises by 100, and dividing the product by the total rentable square feet in the Building.

        4.3     Allocation and Calculation of Project Expenses.     

                4.3.1     Allocation of Project Expenses to Tenants of the Building.     Project Expenses (i.e., Operating Expenses and Tax Expenses) are determined annually for the Project as a whole. Since the Building is only one of the buildings which constitute the Project, Project Expenses shall be allocated by Landlord, in its reasonable discretion, to both the tenants of the Building and the tenants of the other buildings in the Project. The portion of Project Expenses allocated to the tenants of the Building shall consist of (i) all Project Expenses attributable solely to the Building and (ii) an equitable portion of Project Expenses attributable to the Project as a whole and not attributable solely to the Building, the Adjacent Building or to any other building of the Project. Additionally, in allocating Project Expenses to the tenants of the Building, Landlord shall have the right, from time to time, to equitably allocate some or all of the Project Expenses allocable to tenants of the Building among different tenants of the Building (the " Cost Pools "). Such Cost Pools may include, but shall not be limited to, the office space tenants of the Building and the retail space tenants of the Building.

                4.3.2     Calculation of Project Expenses.     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article 4 , when calculating the Project Expenses for the Base Year, such Project Expenses shall not include any increase in Tax Expenses attributable to special assessments, charges, costs, or fees, or due to modifications or changes in governmental laws or regulations, including but not limited to the institution of a split tax roll, and Operating Expenses shall exclude market-wide increases due to extraordinary circumstances, including, but not limited to, boycotts and strikes, and utility rate increases due to extraordinary circumstances including, but not limited to, conservation surcharges, boycotts, embargoes or other shortages and amortized costs relating to capital improvements.

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        4.4     Calculation and Payment of Additional Rent.     

                4.4.1     Calculation of Excess.     For every Expense Year ending or commencing within the Lease Term, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in the manner set forth in Section 4.4.2 , and as Additional Rent, an amount equal to Tenant's Share of Project Expenses for such Expense Year in excess of Tenant's Share of Project Expenses for the Base Year (the " Excess ").

                4.4.2     Statement of Actual Project Expenses and Payment by Tenant.     Landlord shall endeavor to give to Tenant on or before the first day of April following the end of each Expense Year, a statement (the " Statement ") which shall state the Project Expenses incurred or accrued for such preceding Expense Year and the amount thereof allocated to the tenants of the Building, and which shall indicate the amount, if any, of Tenant's Share of Project Expenses in excess of Tenant's Share of Project Expenses for the Base Year. Upon receipt of the Statement for each Expense Year ending during the Lease Term, Tenant shall pay, with its next installment of Base Rent due, the full amount of Tenant's Share of Project Expenses for such Expense Year in excess of Tenant's Share of Project Expenses for the Base Year, less the amounts, if any, paid during such Expense Year as "Estimated Additional Rent," as that term is defined in Section 4.4.3 . If the amount of Tenant's Share of Project Expenses for such Expense Year in excess of Tenant's Share of Project Expenses for the Base Year is less than the amount paid by Tenant as Estimated Additional Rent during the applicable period of the Expense Year (but not including any period of the Expense Year which occurs after the Lease has terminated), Landlord shall pay the difference to Tenant together with the applicable Statement, even if the Lease has terminated or expired. The failure of Landlord to timely furnish the Statement for any Expense Year shall not prejudice Landlord or Tenant from enforcing its rights under this Article 4 . Even though the Lease Term has expired and Tenant has vacated the Premises, when the final determination is made of Tenant's Share of Project Expenses allocated to the tenants of the Building for the Expense Year in which this Lease terminates, if Tenant's Share of Project Expenses for such Expense Year is in excess of Tenant's Share of Project Expenses for the Base Year, then Tenant shall immediately pay to Landlord an amount as calculated pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.4.1 . The provisions of this Section 4.4.2 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term.

                4.4.3     Statement of Estimated Project Expenses.     In addition, Landlord shall endeavor to give Tenant a yearly expense estimate statement (the " Estimate Statement ") which shall set forth Landlord's reasonable estimate (the " Estimate ") of what the total amount of Project Expenses for the then-current Expense Year shall be, the amount thereof to be allocated to the tenants of the Building, and the estimated amount of Tenant's Share of Project Expenses in excess of Tenant's Share of the Project Expenses for the Base Year (the " Estimated Additional Rent "). The failure of Landlord to timely furnish the Estimate Statement for any Expense Year shall not preclude Landlord from enforcing its rights to collect any Estimated Additional Rent under this Article 4 . If, pursuant to the Estimate Statement, Estimated Additional Rent is calculated for the then-current Expense Year, Tenant shall pay, with its next installment of Base Rent due, a fraction of the Estimated Additional Rent for the then-current Expense Year (reduced by any amounts paid pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 4.4.3 ). Such fraction shall have as its numerator the number of months which have elapsed in such current Expense Year, including the month of such payment, and twelve (12) as its denominator. Until a new Estimate Statement is furnished (which Landlord shall have the right to deliver to Tenant at any time), Tenant shall pay monthly, with the monthly Base Rent installments, an amount equal to one-twelfth ( 1 / 12 ) of the total Estimated Additional Rent set forth in the previous Estimate Statement delivered by Landlord to Tenant.

        4.5     Taxes and Other Charges for Which Tenant Is Directly Responsible.     Tenant shall reimburse Landlord upon demand for any and all taxes required to be paid by Landlord, excluding state, local and federal personal or corporate income taxes measured by the net income of Landlord from all

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sources and estate and inheritance taxes, whether or not now customary or within the contemplation of the parties hereto, when:

                4.5.1    Said taxes are measured by or reasonably attributable to the cost or value of Tenant's equipment, furniture, fixtures and other personal property located in the Premises, or by the cost or value of any leasehold improvements made in or to the Premises by or for Tenant, to the extent the cost or value of such leasehold improvements exceeds the cost or value of a building standard build-out as determined by Landlord regardless of whether title to such improvements shall be vested in Tenant or Landlord;

                4.5.2    Said taxes are assessed upon or with respect to the possession, leasing, operation, management, maintenance, alteration, repair, use or occupancy by Tenant of the Premises or any portion of the Project (including the Project parking facility); or

                4.5.3    Said taxes are assessed upon this transaction or any document to which Tenant is a party creating or transferring an interest or an estate in the Premises.

ARTICLE 5
USE OF PREMISES

        Tenant shall use the Premises solely for general office purposes consistent with the character of the Project as a first-class office building project, and Tenant shall not use or permit the Premises to be used for any other purpose or purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of Landlord, which may be withheld in Landlord's sole discretion. Tenant further covenants and agrees that Tenant shall not use, or suffer or permit any person or persons to use, the Premises or any part thereof for any use or purpose contrary to the provisions of the Rules and Regulations set forth in Exhibit "C" attached hereto, or in violation of the laws of the United States of America, the State of California, or the ordinances, regulations or requirements of the local municipal or county governing body or other lawful authorities having jurisdiction over the Project. Tenant shall comply with all recorded covenants, conditions, and restrictions now or hereafter affecting the Project. Tenant shall not use or allow another person or entity to use any part of the Premises for the storage, use, treatment, manufacture or sale of "Hazardous Material," as that term is defined in Section 29.23 .

ARTICLE 6
SERVICES AND UTILITIES

        6.1     Standard Tenant Services.     Landlord shall provide the following services on all days (unless otherwise stated below) during the Lease Term.

                6.1.1    Subject to all governmental rules, regulations and guidelines applicable thereto, Landlord shall provide heating, ventilation and air conditioning (" HVAC ") when necessary for normal comfort for normal office use in the Premises, from Monday through Friday, during the period from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. and on Saturday during the period from 9 A.M. to 1 P.M., except for the date of observation of New Year's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and, at Landlord's discretion, other locally or nationally recognized holidays (collectively, the " Holidays ").

                6.1.2    Landlord shall provide adequate electrical wiring and facilities and power for normal general office use as determined by Landlord. Tenant shall bear the cost of replacement of lamps, starters and ballasts for lighting fixtures within the Premises.

                6.1.3    Landlord shall provide city water from the regular Building outlets for drinking, lavatory and toilet purposes.

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                6.1.4    Landlord shall provide janitorial services Monday through Friday except the date of observation of the Holidays, in and about the Premises and window washing services in a manner consistent with other first-class office buildings in the Santa Monica, California area.

        6.2     Overstandard Tenant Use.     Tenant shall not, without Landlord's prior written consent, use heat-generating machines, machines other than normal fractional horsepower office machines, or equipment or lighting other than Building standard lights in the Premises, which may affect the temperature otherwise maintained by the air conditioning system or increase the water normally furnished for the Premises by Landlord pursuant to the terms of Section 6.1 . If such consent is given, Landlord shall have the right to install supplementary air conditioning units or other facilities in the Premises, including supplementary or additional metering devices, and the cost thereof, including the cost of installation, operation and maintenance, increased wear and tear on existing equipment and other similar charges, shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord upon billing by Landlord. If Tenant uses water, electricity, heat or air conditioning in excess of that supplied by Landlord pursuant to Section 6.1 , Tenant shall pay to Landlord, upon billing, the cost of such excess consumption, the cost of the installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment which is installed in order to supply such excess consumption, and the cost of the increased wear and tear on existing equipment caused by such excess consumption; and Landlord may install devices to separately meter any increased use and in such event Tenant shall pay the increased cost directly to Landlord, on demand, including the cost of such additional metering devices. If Tenant desires to use heat, ventilation or air conditioning during hours other than those for which Landlord is obligated to supply such utilities pursuant to the terms of Section 6.1 , Tenant shall give Landlord such prior notice, as Landlord shall from time to time establish as appropriate, of Tenant's desired use and Landlord shall supply such utilities to Tenant at such hourly cost to Tenant as Landlord shall from time to time establish. Amounts payable by Tenant to Landlord for such use of additional utilities shall be deemed Additional Rent hereunder and shall be billed on a monthly basis.

        6.3     Interruption of Use.     Tenant agrees that Landlord shall not be liable for damages, by abatement of Rent or otherwise, for failure to furnish or delay in furnishing any service (including telephone and telecommunication services), or for any diminution in the quality or quantity thereof, when such failure or delay or diminution is occasioned, in whole or in part, by repairs, replacements, or improvements, by any strike, lockout or other labor trouble, by inability to secure electricity, gas, water, or other fuel at the Building or Project after reasonable effort to do so, by any accident or casualty whatsoever, by act or default of Tenant or other parties, or by any other cause beyond Landlord's reasonable control; and such failures or delays or diminution shall never be deemed to constitute an eviction or disturbance of Tenant's use and possession of the Premises or relieve Tenant from paying Rent or performing any of its obligations under this Lease. Furthermore, Landlord shall not be liable under any circumstances for a loss of, or injury to, property or for injury to, or interference with, Tenant's business, including, without limitation, loss of profits, however occurring, through or in connection with or incidental to a failure to furnish any of the services or utilities as set forth in this Article 6 , including, but not limited to, a failure to provide telecommunications, including telephone risers. Landlord may comply with voluntary controls or guidelines promulgated by any governmental entity relating to the use or conservation of energy, water, gas, light or electricity or the reduction of automobile or other emissions without creating any liability of Landlord to Tenant under this Lease, provided that the Premises are not thereby rendered untenantable.

        6.4     Rent Abatement.     If Landlord fails to perform the obligations required of Landlord under the terms of this Lease and such failure causes all or a portion of the Premises to be untenantable and unusable by Tenant and such failure relates to the non-functioning of the heat, ventilation, and air conditioning system in the Premises, the electricity in the Premises, the non-functioning of the elevator service to the Premises, or a failure to provide access to the Premises, Tenant shall give Landlord notice (the " Initial Notice "), specifying such failure to perform by Landlord (the " Landlord Default ").

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If Landlord has not cured such Landlord Default within five (5) business days after the receipt of the Initial Notice (the " Eligibility Period "), Tenant may deliver an additional notice to Landlord (the " Additional Notice "), specifying such Landlord Default and Tenant's intention to abate the payment of Rent under this Lease. If Landlord does not cure such Landlord Default within five (5) business days of receipt of the Additional Notice, Tenant may, upon written notice to Landlord, immediately abate Rent payable under this Lease for that portion of the Premises rendered untenantable and not used by Tenant, for the period beginning on the date five (5) business days after the Initial Notice to the earlier of the date Landlord cures such Landlord Default or the date Tenant recommences the use of such portion of the Premises. Such right to abate Rent shall be Tenant's sole and exclusive remedy at law or in equity for a Landlord Default. Except as provided in this Section 6.4 , nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to mean that Tenant is excused from paying Rent due hereunder.

ARTICLE 7
REPAIRS

        Tenant shall, at Tenant's own expense, keep or cause to be kept the Premises, including all improvements, fixtures and furnishings therein, in good order, repair and condition at all times during the Lease Term. In addition, Tenant shall, at Tenant's own expense, but under the supervision and subject to the prior approval of Landlord, and within any reasonable period of time specified by Landlord, promptly and adequately repair all damage to the Premises and replace or repair all damaged, broken, or worn fixtures and appurtenances; provided however, that, at Landlord's option, or if Tenant fails to make such repairs, Landlord may, but need not, make such repairs and replacements, and Tenant shall pay Landlord the cost thereof, including a percentage of the cost thereof (to be uniformly established for the Building and/or the Project) sufficient to reimburse Landlord for all overhead, general conditions, fees and other costs or expenses arising from Landlord's involvement with such repairs and replacements forthwith upon being billed for same. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall be responsible for repairs to the exterior walls, foundation and roof of the Building, the structural portions of the floors of the Building, and the systems and equipment of the Building, except to the extent that such repairs are required due to the negligence of Tenant; provided, however, that if such repairs are due to the negligence of Tenant, Landlord shall nevertheless make such repairs at Tenant's expense, or, if covered by Landlord's insurance, Tenant shall only be obligated to pay any deductible in connection therewith. Landlord may, but shall not be required to, enter the Premises at all reasonable times to make such repairs, alterations, improvements or additions to the Premises or to the Project or to any equipment located in the Project as Landlord shall desire or deem necessary or as Landlord may be required to do by governmental or quasi-governmental authority or court order or decree. Tenant hereby waives and releases its right to make repairs at Landlord's expense under Sections 1941 and 1942 of the California Civil Code or under any similar law, statute, or ordinance now or hereafter in effect.

ARTICLE 8
ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS

        8.1     Landlord's Consent to Alterations.     Tenant may not make any improvements, alterations, additions or changes to the Premises (collectively, the " Alterations ") without first procuring the prior written consent of Landlord to such Alterations, which consent shall be requested by Tenant not less than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement thereof, and which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld by Landlord; provided however, that Tenant may make strictly cosmetic changes to the finish work in the Premises, not requiring any structural or other substantial modifications to the Premises, upon thirty (30) days prior notice to Landlord.

        8.2     Manner of Construction.     Landlord may impose, as a condition of its consent to any and all Alterations or repairs of the Premises or about the Premises, such requirements as Landlord in its sole

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discretion may deem desirable, including, but not limited to, the requirement that upon Landlord's request, Tenant shall, at Tenant's expense, remove such Alterations upon the expiration or any early termination of the Lease Term, and/or the requirement that Tenant utilize for such purposes only contractors, materials, mechanics and material men selected by Landlord. Tenant shall construct such Alterations and perform such repairs in conformance with any and all applicable federal, state, county or municipal laws, rules and regulations and pursuant to a valid building permit, issued by the City of Santa Monica, all in conformance with Landlord's Construction Rules and Regulations. All work with respect to any Alterations must be done in a good and workmanlike manner and diligently prosecuted to completion to the end that the Premises shall at all times be a complete unit except during the period of work. In performing the work of any such Alterations, Tenant shall have the work performed in such manner so as not to obstruct access to the Project or any portion thereof, by any other tenant of the Project, and so as not to obstruct the business of Landlord or other tenants in the Project, or interfere with the labor force working in the Project. In addition to Tenant's obligations under Article 9 , upon completion of any Alterations, Tenant agrees to cause a Notice of Completion to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of the County of Los Angeles in accordance with Section 3093 of the Civil Code of the State of California or any successor statute, and Tenant shall deliver to the Project management office a reproducible copy of the "as built" drawings of the Alterations.

        8.3     Payment for Improvements.     In the event Tenant orders any Alterations or repair work directly from Landlord, or from the contractor selected by Landlord, the charges for such work shall be deemed Additional Rent under this Lease, payable within five (5) days of billing therefor, either periodically during construction or upon the substantial completion of such work, at Landlord's option. Upon completion of such work, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord evidence of payment, contractors' affidavits and full and final waivers of all liens for labor, services or materials. Tenant shall pay to Landlord a percentage of the cost of such work sufficient to compensate Landlord for all overhead, general conditions, fees and other costs and expenses arising from Landlord's involvement with such work.

        8.4     Construction Insurance.     In the event that Tenant makes any Alterations Tenant agrees to carry "Builder's All Risk" insurance in an amount approved by Landlord covering the construction of such Alterations, and such other insurance as Landlord may require, it being understood and agreed that all of such Alterations shall be insured by Tenant pursuant to Article 10 immediately upon completion thereof. In addition, Landlord may, in its discretion, require Tenant to obtain a lien and completion bond or some alternate form of security satisfactory to Landlord in an amount sufficient to ensure the lien-free completion of such Alterations and naming Landlord as a co-obligee.

        8.5     Landlord's Property.     All Alterations, improvements, fixtures and/or equipment which may be installed or placed in or about the Premises, and all signs installed in, on or about the Premises, from time to time, shall be at the sole cost of Tenant and shall be and become the property of Landlord, except that Tenant may remove any Alterations, improvements, fixtures and/or equipment which Tenant can substantiate to Landlord have not been paid for with any Tenant improvement allowance funds provided to Tenant by Landlord, provided Tenant repairs any damage to the Premises and Building caused by such removal. Furthermore, if Landlord, as a condition to Landlord's consent to any Alteration, requires that Tenant remove any Alteration upon the expiration or early termination of the Lease Term, Landlord may, by written notice to Tenant prior to the end of the Lease Term, or given following any earlier termination of this Lease, require Tenant, at Tenant's expense, to remove such Alterations and to repair any damage to the Premises and Building caused by such removal. If Tenant fails to complete such removal and/or to repair any damage caused by the removal of any Alterations, Landlord may do so and may charge the cost thereof to Tenant.

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ARTICLE 9
COVENANT AGAINST LIENS

        Tenant has no authority or power to cause or permit any lien or encumbrance of any kind whatsoever, whether created by act of Tenant, operation of law or otherwise, to attach to or be placed upon the Project or Premises, and any and all liens and encumbrances created by Tenant shall attach to Tenant's interest only. Landlord shall have the right at all times to post and keep posted on the Premises any notice which it deems necessary for protection from such liens. Tenant covenants and agrees not to suffer or permit any lien of mechanics or material men or others to be placed against the Project, the Building or the Premises, or any portion thereof, with respect to work or services claimed to have been performed for or materials claimed to have been furnished to Tenant or the Premises, and, in case of any such lien attaching or notice of any lien, Tenant covenants and agrees to cause it to be immediately released and removed of record. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Lease, in the event that such lien is not released and removed on or before the date occurring five (5) days after notice of such lien is delivered by Landlord to Tenant, Landlord, at its sole option, may immediately take all action necessary to release and remove such lien, without any duty to investigate the validity thereof, and all sums, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, incurred by Landlord in connection with such lien shall be deemed Additional Rent under this Lease and shall immediately be due and payable by Tenant.

ARTICLE 10
INSURANCE

        10.1     Indemnification and Waiver.     

                10.1.1    To the extent not prohibited by law, and except as expressly set forth otherwise, Landlord, its members and their respective partners, subpartners, officers, agents, servants and employees (collectively, " Landlord Parties ") shall not be liable for, any damage either to person or property or resulting from the loss of use thereof, which damage is sustained by Tenant. Tenant shall indemnify, defend, protect, and hold harmless Landlord Parties from any and all loss, cost, damage, expense and liability (including without limitation court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with or arising from any cause in, on or about the Premises during the Lease Term or arising from any act or omission of Tenant or its agents, invitees or licensees, provided that the terms of the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to the negligence or willful misconduct of any Landlord Party, and Landlord shall indemnify and hold Tenant and Tenant Parties harmless from any loss, cost, damage, expense and liability (including without limitation court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from such negligence or willful misconduct. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, nothing in this Lease shall impose any obligations on Tenant or Landlord to be responsible or liable for, and each hereby releases the other from all liability for, consequential damages, other than those consequential damages incurred by Landlord in connection with a holdover of the Premises by Tenant after the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, provided that Landlord has provided Tenant with written notice stating that Landlord is negotiating or has executed a new lease for the Premises and/or that a new tenant for the Premises requires access to or is prepared to move into the Premises. Landlord agrees to notify Tenant of any liability for which Tenant may be liable to Landlord pursuant to the foregoing and Tenant shall have the right, but not the obligation, to defend Landlord against any such liabilities with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Landlord. Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, (i) Landlord shall not be released or indemnified from any breach of Landlord's representations or obligations under this Lease and (ii) Landlord shall not be released or indemnified from any losses, damages, liabilities, claims, attorneys' fees, costs and expenses arising from the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or its agents, contractors, licensees or invitees, or Landlord's violation of any law, order or regulation. The

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provisions of this Section 10.1 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease with respect to any claims or liability occurring prior to such expiration or termination.

                10.1.2    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Lease, because Tenant compensates Landlord for insurance obtained by Landlord as part of Tenant's Share of Operating Expenses, and because of the existence of the waivers of subrogation set forth in Section 10.5 , Tenant shall be relieved of its indemnity obligation only with respect to any liabilities for Landlord's property damage resulting from the negligent acts, omissions, or willful misconduct of Tenant or those of its agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees, to the extent such liabilities are covered by insurance carried by Landlord and paid for in part by Tenant as part of Operating Expenses. Similarly, since Tenant is required to carry insurance pursuant to Section 10.3 to cover its personal property within the Premises, Landlord shall be relieved of its indemnity obligation with respect to any liabilities arising in connection with any of Tenant's personal property within the Premises, to the extent such liabilities are covered by insurance carried or required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to Section 10.3 , even if resulting from the negligent acts, omissions or willful misconduct of Landlord or those of its agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees. The parties' agreement to indemnify and hold each other harmless pursuant to this Article 10 is not intended to and shall not relieve any insurance carrier of its obligations under policies carried by Landlord of Tenant, respectively, to the extent that such policies cover the result of such acts, omissions or willful misconduct. If either party fails to carry insurance required to be carried by it pursuant to this Lease, such failure shall automatically be deemed to be a covenant and agreement by Landlord or Tenant, respectively, to self-insure to the full extent of such required coverage, with full waiver of subrogation.

        10.2     Tenant's Compliance with Fire and Casualty Insurance.     Tenant shall, at Tenant's expense, comply with all insurance company requirements pertaining to the use of the Premises. If Tenant's conduct or use of the Premises for other than general office uses consistent with a first class office building causes any increase in the premium for such insurance policies then Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for any such increase. Tenant, at Tenant's expense, shall comply with all rules, orders, regulations or requirements of the American Insurance Association (formerly the National Board of Fire Underwriters) and with any similar body.

        10.3     Tenant's Insurance.     Tenant shall, at its own cost, procure and maintain in effect the following coverages in the following amounts at all times during the Lease Term (and prior to the Lease Commencement Date with respect to any use or activity of Tenant hereunder at the Project).

                10.3.1    Commercial General Liability Insurance covering the insured against claims of bodily injury, personal injury and property damage arising out of Tenant's operations, assumed liabilities or use of the Premises, including a Broad Form endorsement covering the insuring provisions of this Lease and the performance by Tenant of the indemnity agreements set forth in Section 10.1 , for limits of liability


 
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