Exhibit 10.1
OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
NEA GALTIER, LLC,
AS LANDLORD,
AND
CRAY INC.
AS TENANT
DATED July 2, 2009
Galtier Plaza, St. Paul,
Minnesota
BASIC LEASE INFORMATION
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Lease
Date:
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Tenant:
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CRAY
INC. , a Washington
corporation
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Landlord:
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NEA GALTIER,
LLC , a Delaware limited
liability company
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Premises:
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Approximately
51,052 rentable square feet in the building whose street
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address is 380
Jackson Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 (the
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“
Building ”), consisting of 9,307 rentable square feet
( Areas B-1 and B-2
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) on the first
floor of the Building (the “ First Floor Premises
”), and
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41,745 rentable
square feet (Areas A-1, A-2, A-3, and A-4) on the
second
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floor of the
Building (the “ Second Floor Premises ”). Tenant
may elect to
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add an
additional 4,996 rentable square feet ( Suite 310 ) on
the third
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floor of the
Building (the “ Option 1 Space ”) as shown on
Exhibit A
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attached
hereto). In addition, Tenant may elect to add no less than
an
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additional
5,000 rentable square feet and up to an additional
10,000
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rentable square
feet of space (from Suites 550, 560, 570 and 580) as
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shown on
Exhibit A to the Premises (the “ Option 2 Space
”). Upon Tenant’s
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election to
exercise either the Option 2 Pre-Commencement Expansion
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Option (as
defined herein), or the Option 2 Post-Commencement
Expansion
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Option (as
defined herein), then within five (5) Business Days
following
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such election
Landlord shall give Tenant notice of any possible
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alternative
space on any floor on which a part of the Premises are
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located at the
time of the exercise that Tenant may elect to substitute
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in place of all
or part of the existing Option 2 Space, provided that
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Tenant
acknowledges Landlord makes no representation or guaranty that
any
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such alterative
space will be available. If such alternative space is
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available,
Tenant shall notify Landlord of its election to
substitute
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such Option 2
Space within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice
of
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the available
substitute space; if Tenant fails to so timely notify
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Landlord, the
alterative space shall no longer be available as a
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substitution
for the Option 2 Space. Upon any such timely
substitution,
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all the terms
of the Lease pertaining to the Option 2 Space shall by
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definition
apply to the substitute space. In such case the Option 1
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Space and/or
the Option 2 Space will be added to the Premises on the
same
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terms and
conditions as the rest of the Premises, including
without
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limitation the
following terms and provisions, (A) Gross Full
Service
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Rent of
$19.36 per square foot with three percent (3%) annual
increases
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throughout the
Term (acknowledging that the Gross Full Service Rent for
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any of the
Option 2 Space for which substantial completion occurs
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following the
initial Lease Year shall commence at a rate of $19.94
per
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square foot),
(B) with the same Tenant’s Allowance and
Additional
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Allowance, and
payment terms for Additional TI Costs as described in
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Exhibit D
hereto, (C) with additional parking permits (as described
in
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Exhibit F
hereto), and (D) with the term to be coterminous with the
rest
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of the Premises
(with the Gross Full Service Rent commencing on
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substantial
completion of the improvement work for the Option 1 and
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Option 2 Space,
as applicable), and the parties shall execute an
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amendment to
the Lease to include the Option 1 Space and/or the Option
2
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Space, as
applicable, in the Premises and otherwise to provide for
the
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leasing of the
Option 1 Space and/or the Option 2 Space (as applicable)
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on such terms.
Tenant acknowledges and agrees that Suites 560, 570
and
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580 of
the Option 2 Space will not be available until January 1,
2010
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(the “
January Option 2 Space ”). With respect to the Option
1 Space,
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Tenant’s
election shall be made by providing written notice to
Landlord
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either
(i) on or before the Actual Commencement Date (“
Tenant’s Option 1
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Pre-Commencement Expansion Option
”), in which case Tenant will
also
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receive, with
respect to the Option 1 Space in the Premises, free rent
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for the entire
initial six months of the Term, or (ii) on or before
the
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six
(6) month anniversary of the Actual Commencement Date (“
Tenant’s
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Option 1
Post-Commencement Expansion Option ”), in which case Tenant will
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receive a pro
rata portion of the remaining six months of initial free
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rent, if any,
such that Gross Full Service Rent Abatement Period for
the
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Option 1 Space
shall commence on the same date as it commences for the
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rest of the
Premises. With respect to the Option 2 Space,
Tenant’s
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election shall
be made by providing written notice to Landlord either
(i)
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on or before
the Actual Commencement Date (“ Tenant’s Option
2
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Pre-Commencement Expansion Option
”), in which case Tenant will
receive,
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with respect to
the Option 2 Space in the Premises free rent for the
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entire initial
six months of the Term (provided that, with respect to
the
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January Option
2 Space, Tenant will receive a pro-rata portion of the
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remaining six
months of initial free rent, if any, such that the Gross
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Full Service
Rent Abatement Period for the January Option 2 Space
shall
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commence on the
same date as it commences for the rest of the Premises),
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or (ii) on
or before the twelve (12) month anniversary of the
Actual
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Commencement
Date (“ Tenant’s Option 2 Post-Commencement
Expansion
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Option ”), in which case, Tenant will receive a
pro-rata portion of the
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remaining six
months of initial free rent, if any, such that the Gross
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Full Service
Rent Abatement Period for the Option 2 Space shall
commence
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on the same
date as it commences for the rest of the Premises.
Tenant’s
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Expansion
Options with respect to the Option 1 Space are a one-time
right
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and must be
exercised with respect to the entire Option 1 Space.
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Tenant’s
Expansion Options with respect to the Option 2 Space are
ongoing
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commencing on
the Effective Date and continuing through the twelve
(12)
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month
anniversary of the Actual Commencement Date and allow for Tenant
to
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elect less than
all of the Option 2 Space and to elect one or more
Suites
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of the
available Option 2 Space at different times during said
option
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period,
provided that Tenant’s initial election for any Option 2
Space
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must be for a
minimum of 5,000 rentable square feet, and that any
Suite
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included as
part of Tenant’s election(s) must be included in
its
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entirety.
Tenant’s Option 1 Pre-Commencement Expansion Option, Option
2
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Pre-Commencement Expansion Option, Option 1
Post-Commencement Expansion
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Option and
Option 2 Post-Commencement Expansion Option are
sometimes
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collectively
referred to as the “ Tenant’s Expansion Options
”. If Tenant
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fails to
provide Landlord with timely written notice as set forth
above,
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Tenant’s
Expansion Options shall be null and void.
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Term:
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Ten
(10) years and six (6) months, commencing on
November 1, 2009 (the
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“
Scheduled Commencement Date ”) and ending at 5:00 p.m.
on April 30, 2020,
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subject to
adjustment based on the Actual Commencement Date, and
earlier
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termination or
later extension as provided in the Lease. “ Term
” shall
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include any
Extended Term exercised by Tenant in accordance with
Exhibit
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Gross Full
Service
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Rent:
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Gross Full
Service Rent shall be the following amounts for the
following
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periods of
time, subject to the abatement provisions set forth in
Section
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25(b) herein
and to any adjustment of the Scheduled Commencement Date
and
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Gross Full
Service Rent described in Section 3 herein or pursuant
to
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Tenant’s
Expansion Options noted above:
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Gross Full Service
Rent
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November 1, 2009 to April 30,
2010
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$
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May 1,
2010 to October 31, 2010$468,173.00
($78,028.83 monthly)
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November 1, 2010 to October 31,
2011
Year 3
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$964,435.00 ($80,369.58 monthly)
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November 1, 2011 to October 31,
2012
Year 4
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$993,369.00 ($82,780.75 monthly)
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November 1, 2012 to October 31,
2013
Year 5
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$1,023,170.00
($85,264.17 monthly)
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November 1, 2013 to October 31,
2014
Year 6
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$1,053,865.00
($87,822.08 monthly)
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November 1, 2014 to October 31,
2015
Year 7
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$1,085,481.00
($90,456.75 monthly)
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November 1, 2015 to October 31,
2016
Year 8
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$1,118,045.00
($93,170.42 monthly)
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November 1, 2016 to October 31,
2017
Year 9
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$1,151,586.00
($95,965.50 monthly)
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November 1, 2017 to October 31,
2018
Year 10
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$1,186,134.00
($98,844.50 monthly)
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November 1, 2018 to October 31,
2019
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$1,221,718.00
($101,809.83 monthly)
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November 1, 2019 to April 30,
2020
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$629,185.00
($104,864.16 monthly)
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The
parties acknowledge that Gross Full Service Rent includes all
Operating Costs (as defined in Section 4(b) herein).
As
used herein, the term “ Lease Month”
shall mean each calendar month during the Term. If the Actual
Commencement Date does not occur on the first day of a calendar
month, the period from the Actual Commencement Date to the first
day of the next calendar month shall be included in the first Lease
Month for purposes of determining the duration of the Term and the
monthly Gross Full Service Rent for the first calendar month shall
be prorated as of the Actual Commencement Date. As used herein, the
term “ Lease Year” shall mean that period
from the Actual Commencement Date to the next succeeding
anniversary date of the Actual Commencement Date. Thereafter,
“ Lease Year ” shall mean successive twelve
(12) month periods following the expiration of the first Lease
Year.
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Security
Deposit: $234,086.49 (Three (3) months’ Gross Full
Service Rent, subject to adjustment based on Tenant’s
exercise of Tenant’s Expansion Options).
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Subject to the provisions of Section 6
herein, on the first day of the nineteenth (19 th ) full
calendar month of the Term, one-third (1/3) of the initial Security
Deposit will be applied to that month’s Gross Full Service
Rent;
Subject to the provisions of Section 6
herein, on the first day of the thirty-first (31st) full calendar
month of the Term, one-third (1/3) of the initial Security Deposit
will be applied to that month’s Gross Full Service Rent;
and
Landlord will hold the remaining balance of the
Security Deposit as a Security Deposit for the balance of the
Term.
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Gross Full
Service Rent and all other sums that Tenant may
owe to Landlord or otherwise be required to pay under the
Lease.
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General
business office use.
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Initial
Liability
Insurance Amount:
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$5,000,000.
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Tenant’s
Allowance
and Additional
Allowance:
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See Exhibit D
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1
Tenant’s Address: Prior to
Actual Commencement Date: Following Actual Commencement Date
: Cray Inc. Cray Inc. Cray Inc. Cray Inc.
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900 Lowater
Road
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Attn: Bill Howard
Telephone: 715-726-4672
Telecopy: 715-726-4706
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900 Lowater
Road
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Attn: Bill Howard
Telephone: 715-726-4672
Telecopy: 715-726-4706
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Cray Inc.
380 Jackson Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Attn: Mary Lou Knudsen
Telephone: 651-605-9000
Telecopy: 651-605-9001
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900 Lowater
Road
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Attn: Bill Howard
Telephone: 715-726-4672
Telecopy: 715-726-4706
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Landlord’s Address:
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For all
Notices:
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NEA Galtier,
LLC
380 Jackson Street
Suite 223
St. Paul, MN 55101
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Paul B. Jones,
Esq.
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1425
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Attention: Property Management
Telephone: 651.297.6734
Telecopy: 651.297.6287
For
Rent:
NEA Galtier, LLC
NW 5771
P.O. Box 1450
Minneapolis, MN 55485-5771
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The foregoing Basic Lease
Information is incorporated into and made a part of the Lease
identified above. If any conflict exists between any Basic Lease
Information and the Lease, then the Lease shall control.
LANDLORD:
NEA GALTIER, LLC ,
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a Delaware
limited liability company
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By: /s/ Steven M.
Resnick
Name: Steven M. Resnick
Title: Managing Member
By: /s/ Dale Stark
Name: Dale Stark
Title: Managing Member
TENANT:
CRAY INC.,
a Washington corporation
By: /s/ Brian C. Henry
Name: Brian C. Henry
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.
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Definitions and
Basic Provisions
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5.
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Delinquent
Payment; Handling Charges
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7.
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Utility
Service; Building Amenities
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8.
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Improvements;
Alterations; Repairs; Maintenance
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(a)
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Improvements;
Alterations
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10.
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Assignment and
Subletting
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(d)
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Conditions to
Consent
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(e)
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Intentionally
Omitted
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(f)
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Additional
Compensation
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(h)
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Assignment of
Subrents
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Insurance;
Waivers; Subrogation; Indemnity
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(c)
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Waiver of
Negligence; No Subrogation
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12.
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Subordination
and Non-Disturbance; Attornment; Notice to Landlord’s
Mortgagee
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(a)
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Subordination
and Non-Disturbance
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(c)
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Notice to
Landlord’s Mortgagee
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(d)
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Landlord’s Mortgagee’s Protection
Provisions
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13.
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Rules and
Regulations
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(b)
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Partial Taking
— Tenant’s Rights
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(c)
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Partial Taking
— Landlord’s Rights
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15.
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Fire or Other
Casualty
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(b)
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Landlord’s and Tenant’s
Rights
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(e)
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Removal of
Personal Property
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Personal
Property Taxes
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(a)
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Re-Entry
Without Termination
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(b)
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Damages in the
Event of Termination
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19.
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Jurisdiction;
Non-Waiver
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20.
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Surrender of
Premises
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22.
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Certain Rights
Reserved by Landlord
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23.
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Intentionally
Omitted
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(e)
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Estoppel
Certificates
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(h)
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Amendments; and
Binding Effect
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(o)
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Joint and
Several Liability
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(b)
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Gross Full
Service Rent Abatement
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(c)
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Tenant’s
Termination Right
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(d)
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Tenant’s
Right of First Offer
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(f)
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Bicycle
Parking/Storage
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(j)
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Building Naming
Rights; Consequences of Tenant Abandonment
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LEASE
THIS
LEASE AGREEMENT (this “ Lease ”) is
entered into as of July 2, 2009 (the “ Execution
Date ”) between NEA GALTIER, LLC , a Delaware
limited liability company (“ Landlord ”),
and CRAY INC. , a Washington corporation (“
Tenant ”).
1. Definitions and Basic
Provisions . The definitions and basic provisions set forth
in the Basic Lease Information (the “ Basic Lease
Information ”) executed by Landlord and Tenant
contemporaneously herewith are incorporated herein by reference for
all purposes. Additionally, the following terms shall have the
following meanings when used in this Lease: “
Laws ” means all federal, state, and local
laws, rules and regulations, all court orders, governmental
directives, and governmental orders, and all restrictive covenants
affecting the Property, and “ Law ” shall
mean any of the foregoing; “ Affiliate ”
means any person or entity which, directly or indirectly, through
one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with the party in question; “ Tenant
Party ” means any of the following persons: Tenant;
any assignees claiming by, through, or under Tenant; any subtenants
claiming by, through, or under Tenant; and any of their respective
agents, contractors, employees, and invitees; and “
including ” means including, without
limitation.
2. Lease Grant . Subject to
the terms of this Lease, Landlord leases to Tenant, and Tenant
leases from Landlord, the Premises. The Premises are outlined on
the plan attached to the Lease as Exhibit A . The
Building, together with the other improvements owned by Landlord
and located in the complex known as Galtier Plaza are the “
Complex .” The terms “Building” and
“Complex” include related land and similar
improvements. The land on which the Complex is located (the “
Land ”) is described on Exhibit B
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3. Term . If the Premises
are not ready for occupancy by Tenant on the Scheduled Commencement
Date, then (a) Gross Full Service Rent and Additional Rent (as
defined in Section 4) shall be waived until Landlord tenders
possession of the Premises to Tenant, and the Gross Full Service
Rent schedule shall be adjusted to ensure that the initial Term
remains at 126 months (subject to the provisions of subsection
(d) of this Section 3), with Gross Full Service Rent
abatement for the first six (6) months (excepting any initial
partial calendar month); (b) so long as Landlord has used best
efforts to achieve Substantial Completion by the Scheduled
Commencement Date (taking into account any Tenant Delays (as
defined in Exhibit D ) and events of Force Majeure
which may delay Landlord’s efforts to achieve Substantial
Completion by said Date), Landlord shall not be in default
hereunder or be liable for damages therefor; provided, however,
that (i) the Working Drawings (as defined in
Exhibit D ) have been approved by Landlord and Tenant
on or before July 31, 2009 , and (ii) the Premises
Contract (as defined in Exhibit D ) and all bids
related to the Working Drawings shall have been approved by
Landlord and Tenant on or before July 31, 2009 , then
in such case Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for 50% of the excess
over 100% of the base rent required to be paid by Tenant as
holdover base rent after December 1, 2009 under its existing
lease at its current location at 1340 and 1345 Mendota Heights
Road, Mendota Heights, Minnesota (said 50% share estimated to be
$15,000 per month) from the Scheduled Commencement Date until the
Actual Commencement Date, provided that Tenant gives substantiating
documentation of any such holdover base rent to Landlord as is
reasonably acceptable to Landlord; notwithstanding the foregoing,
Landlord’s reimbursement obligation shall cease in the event
of any one (1) or more Tenant Delays, which, in the aggregate
cause a delay in Substantial Completion of fifteen (15) or
more days; (c) subject to Tenant’s right to terminate
the Lease set forth below in this Section 3, Tenant shall
accept possession of the Premises when Landlord tenders possession
thereof to Tenant; provided, however, that Landlord shall not
deliver the Premises to Tenant prior to Substantial Completion of
the Tenant Improvements (as defined in Exhibit D ) and
completion of the Punch List Inspection as described in
Section 10.1 of Exhibit D (provided that Tenant
arranges and completes said walk-through during the specified time
period); and (d) if the date Landlord tenders possession of
the Premises to Tenant is not the first day of a calendar month,
then the Term shall be extended by the number of days between such
tender of possession and the first day of the next month. The
actual date that Tenant accepts possession of the Premises in
accordance with this Section 3 shall be referred to as the
“ Actual Commencement Date ”. Notwithstanding
the forgoing, in the event that Landlord has not delivered
possession of the Premises to Tenant on or before May 1, 2010
(that date that is six (6) months after the Scheduled
Commencement Date) and that such failure is not the result of a
Tenant Delay or a Force Majeure as described in Section 24(c),
then Tenant may terminate this Lease by giving written notice to
Landlord, the receipt of which must occur no later than
May 12, 2010 in order for termination to be effective. In the
event that Tenant elects to so terminate the Lease, the Lease shall
be deemed terminated the date that the termination notice is
delivered to the Landlord and, subject to any surviving obligations
of the parties hereunder, the parties thereafter shall have no
further rights or obligations hereunder. If Tenant fails to timely
complete the walk-through described on Exhibit D , or
if Tenant does timely complete the walk-through but provides no
written notice that the Premises are not Substantially Complete,
Tenant shall be deemed to have accepted the Premises in their
condition as of the date of delivery thereof, subject to the
performance of punch-list items that remain to be performed by
Landlord, if any. Upon request by Tenant or Landlord, the parties
shall execute and deliver to each other, within ten (10) days
after such request, an amendment confirming the Actual Commencement
Date and the expiration date of the initial Term, any adjustments
to the Gross Full Service Rent schedule (including adjustments made
pursuant to Exhibit D attached hereto or Tenant’s
election of Tenant’s Expansion Options), that Tenant has
accepted the Premises, and that Landlord has performed all of its
obligations with respect to the Premises (except for punch-list
items specified in such letter), and reserving to Tenant any claims
for latent defects and/or any design and construction defects.
Landlord agrees to use its best efforts to achieve Substantial
Completion by the Scheduled Completion Date. As used in this Lease,
“ best efforts ” means good faith efforts that
are reasonable under the circumstances and does not require
unreasonable, unwarranted, or impractical efforts and expenditures
of time and money out of proportion to economic reality.
4. Rent .
(a) Payment . Tenant shall
timely pay to Landlord Gross Full Service Rent and all additional
sums to be paid by Tenant to Landlord under this Lease (“
Additional Rent ”), without deduction or set off, at
Landlord’s address provided for in this Lease or as otherwise
specified by Landlord and, to the extent not already included in
the Gross Full Service Rent, shall be accompanied by all applicable
state and local sales or use taxes. Gross Full Service Rent,
adjusted as herein provided, shall be payable monthly in advance.
Subject to Section 3 herein, the first monthly installment of
Gross Full Service Rent shall be payable on or before the Actual
Commencement Date; thereafter, Gross Full Service Rent shall be
payable on the first day of each month beginning on the first day
of the second full calendar month of the Term. The monthly Gross
Full Service Rent for any partial month at the beginning of the
Term shall equal the product of 1/365 of the annual Gross Full
Service Rent in effect during the partial month and the number of
days in the partial month from and after the Actual Commencement
Date, and shall be due on the Actual Commencement Date.
(b) Operating Costs . The
term “ Operating Costs ” shall mean all expenses
and disbursements that Landlord incurs in connection with the
ownership, operation, and maintenance of the Complex, determined in
accordance with sound accounting principles including, but not
limited to, the following costs: (A) wages and salaries
(including management fees) of all employees at or below the level
of senior building management fully engaged in the operation,
maintenance, and security of the Complex (together with
Landlord’s reasonable allocation of expenses of off-site
employees who perform a portion of their services in connection
with the ownership, operation or maintenance of the Complex),
including taxes, insurance and benefits relating thereto;
(B) all supplies and materials used in the operation,
maintenance, repair, replacement, and security of the Complex;
(C) costs for improvements made to the Complex which, although
capital in nature, are expected to reduce the normal operating
costs (including all utility costs) of the Complex, as well as
capital improvements made in order to comply with any law hereafter
promulgated by any governmental authority, as amortized over the
useful economic life of such improvements as determined by Landlord
in its reasonable discretion; (D) cost of all utilities,
including electricity except the cost of utilities reimbursable to
Landlord by the Complex’s tenants other than pursuant to a
provision similar to this Section 4.(b), and except costs of
utilities for the Server Room and Lab and after-hours use, as
described in Section 7 herein, which shall be Tenant’s
responsibility; (E) insurance expenses; (F) repairs,
replacements, and general maintenance of the Complex;
(G) service or maintenance contracts with independent
contractors for the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, or
security of the Complex (including, without limitation, alarm
service, window cleaning, and elevator maintenance), and
(H) all taxes, assessments, and governmental charges whether
federal, state, county or municipal, and whether they be by taxing
districts or authorities presently taxing or by others,
subsequently created or otherwise, attributable to the Complex (or
its operation), excluding, however, penalties and interest thereon
and federal and state taxes on income (collectively, “
Taxes ”) (if the present method of taxation changes so
that in lieu of the whole or any part of any taxes, assessments or
governmental charges, there is levied on Landlord a capital tax
directly on the rents received therefrom or a franchise tax,
assessments, or charge based, in whole or in part, upon such rents
for the Complex, then all such taxes, assessments, or charges, or
the part thereof so based, shall be deemed to be included within
the term “ Taxes ” for purposes hereof).
Taxes shall include the costs of consultants retained in an effort
to lower taxes and all costs incurred in disputing any taxes or in
seeking to lower the tax valuation of the Complex. For property tax
purposes, Tenant waives all rights to protest or appeal the
appraised value of the Premises, as well as the Complex.
5. Delinquent Payment; Handling
Charges . Commencing with the second failure by Tenant to
pay a sum when due within any rolling twelve (12) month
period, all past due payments required of Tenant hereunder shall
bear interest from the date due until paid at the lesser of
eighteen percent (18%) per annum or the maximum lawful rate of
interest; additionally, upon such second occurrence, after Landlord
has delivered to Tenant written notice of its failure to pay a sum
when due, then Landlord may, without delivering to Tenant notice of
such delinquency, charge Tenant a fee equal to five percent (5%) of
the delinquent payment to reimburse Landlord for its cost and
inconvenience incurred as a consequence of Tenant’s
delinquency. In no event, however, shall the charges permitted
under this Section 5 or elsewhere in this Lease, to the extent
they are considered to be interest under applicable Law, exceed the
maximum lawful rate of interest.
6. Security Deposit .
Contemporaneously with the execution of this Lease, Tenant shall
pay to Landlord the Security Deposit, which shall be held by
Landlord to secure Tenant’s performance of its obligations
under this Lease. The Security Deposit is not an advance payment of
Rent nor a measure or limit of Landlord’s damages upon an
Event of Default (defined in Section 17). Landlord may, from
time to time following an Event of Default and without prejudice to
any other remedy, use all or a part of the Security Deposit to
perform any obligation Tenant fails to perform hereunder. Upon the
commencement of the 19 th full calendar month of the
Term, provided that an Event of Default by Tenant has not occurred
hereunder, the amount of one (1) months’ Gross Full
Service Rent shall be taken from the Security Deposit and applied
toward Gross Full Service Rent hereunder. Upon the commencement of
the 31 st full calendar month of the Term, provided that
an Event of Default by Tenant does not then exist hereunder, the
amount of one (1) months’ Gross Full Service Rent shall be
taken from the Security Deposit and applied toward Gross Full
Service Rent hereunder. Following any application of the Security
Deposit pursuant to an Event of Default, Tenant shall pay to
Landlord on demand the amount so applied in order to restore the
Security Deposit to its original amount (or to its reduced amount,
in accordance with the foregoing provisions allowing for reduction
of the Security Deposit on the 19 th and 31
st full calendar months of the Term, respectively).
Provided that Tenant has performed all of its obligations
hereunder, Landlord shall, within 30 days after the Term ends,
return to Tenant the portion of the Security Deposit which was not
applied to satisfy Tenant’s obligations. The Security Deposit
may be commingled with other funds, and no interest shall be paid
thereon. If Landlord transfers its interest in the Premises and the
transferee assumes Landlord’s obligations under this Lease,
then Landlord may assign the Security Deposit to the transferee and
Landlord thereafter shall have no further liability for the return
of the Security Deposit.
7. Utility Service; Building
Amenities . Tenant shall promptly pay all charges for all
utility services furnished to or used in connection with the Server
Room and Lab, as defined in Exhibit D attached hereto,
which charges shall not include the administrative fee historically
assessed as part of the Building’s Operating Costs pursuant
to the Thermal Energy Service Agreement. In addition, Tenant shall
be responsible for all telephone, fiber optic data, and cable costs
for the Premises and any other utilities not expressly included in
Tenant’s Gross Full Service Rent pursuant to the following
sentence. Utility services (electricity, gas (if applicable),
running water, hydronic water for heating and cooling (if
applicable), sewer, trash, plumbing, heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning) provided to portions of the Premises other than the
Server Room and Lab shall be included in Operating Costs and are a
part of Tenant’s Gross Full Service Rent. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Tenant shall be responsible for the costs of electricity
and HVAC provided to the Premises outside of normal business hours,
as defined in Section 9 herein, to the extent such use outside
of normal business hours exceeds sixteen (16) hours a month. Tenant
shall be charged a rate of $22.00 an hour for such after-hours HVAC
and electricity usage, to the extent such usage exceeds sixteen
(16) hours a month. Landlord shall compute the use of the
16-hour per month allowance of after-hours electricity and HVAC by
counting against the allowance the aggregate number of hours of
after-hours electricity and/or HVAC provided to any zone within the
Premises (after deducting the hours of use that overlap when
service is provided to multiple zones) during each period outside
normal business hours from the end of normal business hours until
the beginning of the next period of normal business hours, as
measured by the Building energy management system (rounded to the
nearest hour), regardless of the number of zones in the Premises in
which electricity and HVAC are being supplied during that given
period outside normal business hours. For example, if Tenant
triggers the supply of electricity and HVAC services under the
Building energy management system outside normal business hours on
a Friday evening starting at 6:00 p.m. in five zones in the
Premises that overlap as follows: Zone 1 – 7-8 p.m. (1 hour),
Zone 2: 6-10 p.m. (4 hours), Zone 3: 8-10 p.m. (2 hours), Zone 4:
8-11 p.m. (3 hours), and Zone 5: 7-9 p.m. (2 hours), then the
number of hours charged against the allowance would be five
(5) hours, consisting of the 4 hours required in Zone 2, plus
the additional hour from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. required in Zone 4 that
was not overlapped by the time required under Zone 2. Tenant shall
provide and maintain separate meters for utilities provided to the
Server Room and Lab.
Elevator service to the Premises shall be
available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, 52 weeks per
year. Heating, ventilation, air conditioning (“ HVAC
”) and electricity for normal office use shall be provided
during the Building’s normal business hours, as defined in
Section 9 herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, electricity
and HVAC shall be provided to the Server Room and Lab 24 hours a
day, 7 days per week, 52 weeks per year. HVAC and
electricity will also be provided to the Premises outside of normal
business hours for employees of Tenant working after-hours on an
as-needed basis, subject to Tenant’s payment of costs for
these utilities as described above. Tenant shall have key-card
access to the Building, 24 hours a day, 365 days a week,
subject to the provisions of Section 9 herein. The key card
access system shall be provided and maintained by Landlord, the
costs of which are included in Tenant’s Gross Full Service
Rent; provided, however, that Tenant shall pay to Landlord a
security deposit on all access cards, equal to $25.00 per card
. Landlord acknowledges that Tenant intends to use a key
card access system for the Premises, and Landlord agrees to attempt
to coordinate its key card access system for the Complex with
Tenant’s key card access system so that the same key card may
be used for both systems. Landlord agrees to provide 24-hour
on-site security and security escort service for the Building,
seven (7) days a week, the costs of which shall be included in
Operating Costs hereunder. Tenant may, at its sole cost, provide
additional security for the Premises, such as video monitoring
devices, subject to the provisions of Section 8 herein.
Landlord agrees to reasonably cooperate with Tenant with respect to
the installation and maintenance of such security, provided that
Landlord shall not be responsible for any costs of the same.
Landlord shall also provide cleaning and janitorial services to the
Premises and common areas of the Building of a character
customarily provided in first-class buildings in St. Paul, which
services will be performed five (5) days per week, Monday
through Friday, excepting legal holidays, the costs of which shall
be included in Operating Costs hereunder. The Building shall also
be fully sprinklered. As of the Effective Date, the sprinkler
supply is 6”, 125 psi, and the Building is served by a 500
gpm diesel fire pump.
Tenant
acknowledges that Qwest currently provides fiber-optic data service
to the Building, and Tenant shall be responsible for delivering
fiber optic data and telephone service to the Premises. Landlord
shall not be liable for any interruption or failure whatsoever in
Building services, utilities and amenities, and Tenant shall comply
with all provisions of this Lease notwithstanding any such failure
or interruption.
8. Improvements; Alterations;
Repairs; Maintenance .
(a) Improvements;
Alterations . Except for any work to be performed by
Landlord pursuant to Exhibit D attached to this Lease
(“ Tenant Improvements ”), all improvements to
the Premises shall be installed at Tenant’s expense only in
accordance with plans and specifications which have been previously
submitted to and approved in writing by Landlord. No alterations or
physical additions in or to the Premises costing in excess of
$25,000.00 in the aggregate for any one (1) Lease Year may be
made without Landlord’s prior written consent, which shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; however, Landlord may, in
its sole discretion, withhold its consent to any alteration or
addition that would affect the Complex’s structure or its
HVAC, plumbing, electrical, or mechanical systems. All such
alterations other than the Tenant Improvements installed by or on
behalf of Tenant shall hereinafter be referred to as “
Tenant’s Alterations ”. All Tenant’s
Alterations shall become the property of Landlord and shall be
surrendered as part of the Premises upon the expiration or earlier
termination of this Lease; provided, however, that Tenant may be
required to remove those Tenant’s Alterations requiring
Landlord’s approval hereunder if, as a condition of
Landlord’s approval, Landlord requires the removal of the
same upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
Tenant shall not paint or install lighting or decorations, signs,
window or door lettering, or advertising media of any type on or
about the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; however,
Landlord may withhold its consent to any such painting or
installation which would affect the appearance of the exterior of
the Complex or of any common areas of the Complex. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Landlord agrees that Tenant may construct and
install a monument and fascia signage and other branding and
signage, at Tenant’s sole cost (“ Tenant’s
Signage ”), subject to the prior approval of the City of
Saint Paul, Tenant’s compliance with all applicable Laws, and
the prior approval of Landlord with respect to the design, location
and number of such signs, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Landlord agrees to cooperate with Tenant to obtain the
City of Saint Paul’s approval for Tenant’s Signage as
approved by Landlord (provided that Landlord shall incur no costs
with respect to the same), but Tenant shall have primary
responsibility for taking all actions necessary to seek the
approval of the City of Saint Paul. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section 8, Tenant shall be required to remove
Tenant’s Signage upon the expiration or earlier termination
of this Lease, and to repair any damage caused by such removal to
Landlord’s satisfaction. Tenant’s removal and repair
obligations hereunder shall survive the expiration or earlier
termination of this Lease. Landlord agrees to provide Building
standard directory board and tenant suite identification at no cost
to Tenant. All alterations, additions, and improvements shall be
constructed, maintained, and used by Tenant, at its risk and
expense, in accordance with all Laws; Landlord’s approval of
the plans and specifications therefor shall not be a representation
by Landlord that such alterations, additions, or improvements
comply with any Law.
(b) Repairs; Maintenance .
Tenant shall maintain the Premises in a clean, safe and operable
condition and in good condition and repair in accordance with all
applicable Laws, including, but not limited to all of
Tenant’s equipment, furnishings, fixtures and IT Systems (as
defined in Exhibit D ), as well as the interior walls,
windows, floors, ceilings, and doors. In addition, Tenant shall be
solely responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement of
all heating, ventilating and air-conditioning/cooling systems,
electrical equipment and apparatus, and fire and safety systems
located in the Server Room and Lab. Tenant shall not permit or
allow to remain any waste or damage to any portion of the Premises.
Tenant shall repair or replace, subject to Landlord’s
direction and supervision, any damage to the Complex caused by a
Tenant Party. If Tenant fails to complete such repairs or
replacements within fifteen (15) days after the occurrence of
such damage, or such additional time as may be reasonably necessary
if the repair cannot be completed within such fifteen (15) day
period, but in no event more than fifteen (15) additional
days, then Landlord may make the same at Tenant’s cost. If
any such damage occurs outside of the Premises, then Landlord may
elect to repair such damage at Tenant’s expense, rather than
having Tenant repair such damage. The cost of all repair or
replacement work performed by Landlord under this Section 8
shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord within ten (10) days after
Landlord has invoiced Tenant therefor.
Subject to the obligations of the
Tenant relative to the Premises in the prior paragraph and the
obligations of other persons under applicable recorded declarations
related to the Complex, Landlord shall keep and maintain in good
repair and working order and in compliance with applicable Laws and
regulations, and perform maintenance upon the: (a) structural
elements of the Complex; (b) mechanical (including HVAC),
electrical, plumbing and fire/life safety systems serving the
Complex in general; (c) common areas; (d) roof of the
Complex; (e) exterior windows of the Complex; and
(f) elevators and skyway serving the Complex. Landlord shall
promptly make repairs and perform maintenance for which Landlord is
responsible.
(c) Performance of Work .
All alteration or improvement work described in this Section 8
shall be performed only by Landlord or by contractors and
subcontractors approved in writing by Landlord, such approval not
to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The party who
engages the contractor or subcontractor (Landlord or Tenant) shall
cause all contractors and subcontractors performing work described
in this Section 8 to procure and maintain commercial general
liability insurance coverage against such risks, in such amounts,
and with such companies as the contracting party (Landlord or
Tenant) may reasonably require naming Landlord and Tenant as an
additional insured, and shall also cause all such contractors and
subcontractors to maintain workers compensation insurance, all of
which insurance shall contain waiver of subrogation endorsements
acceptable to the contracting party. All such work shall be
performed in accordance with all Laws and in a good and workmanlike
manner so as not to damage the Complex (including the Premises, the
structural elements, and the plumbing, electrical lines, or other
utility transmission facility). All such work which may affect the
Complex’s HVAC, electrical, plumbing, other mechanical
systems, or structural elements must be approved by the
Complex’s engineer of record, at Tenant’s expense and,
at Landlord’s election, must be performed by Landlord’s
usual contractor for such work.
(d) Mechanic’s Liens .
Tenant agrees to promptly pay all sums of money in respect of any
labor, services, materials, supplies or equipment furnished or
alleged to have been furnished to Tenant or anyone holding the
Premises or any part thereof, through, or under Tenant in, at or
about the Premises, or furnished to Tenant’s agents,
employees, contractors or subcontractors, which may be secured by
any mechanic’s, material supplier’s or other type of
lien against any part of the Complex or the Landlord’s
interest therein (a “ Lien ”). Tenant
shall notify Landlord of the filing of any Lien within three days
after receiving notice of such filing. If Tenant fails, within
20 days after the date of the filing of the Lien, to discharge
such Lien or pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 514.10 deposit
into court a sum determined by the court, Landlord may, but shall
not be required or expected to, remove such Lien in such manner as
Landlord may, in its sole discretion, determine, and the full cost
thereof, together with all Landlord’s fees and costs,
including attorney fees, shall be due and payable by Tenant to
Landlord immediately upon Tenant’s receipt of
Landlord’s notice therefor. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord
may post notice on the Premises of non-responsibility for such
Liens and, in such event, Tenant shall so advise all contractors,
materialmen, suppliers and other persons performing work or
providing services and/or supplies to the Premises on behalf of
Tenant.
9. Use . Tenant shall occupy
and use the Premises only for the Permitted Use and shall comply
with all Laws relating to the use, condition, access to, and
occupancy of the Premises. Tenant shall not conduct regular second
or third shift operations within the Premises; however, Tenant may
use the Premises after normal business hours, so long as Tenant is
not routinely conducting business from the Premises after normal
business hours. Normal business hours as used herein shall mean the
hours between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday, and
between 8:00 am and 1:00 pm Saturday, holidays excepted; provided
however, that Landlord acknowledges and agrees that the nature of
Tenant’s business operations requires, and Tenant will at all
times (24 hours a day, 365 days a year) maintain, not less
than two (2) staff personnel on the Premises for monitoring of
the Server Room and responding to client service calls (herein the
“ After Hours Staff ”). Landlord further
acknowledges that, from time to time, a limited number of employees
of Tenant may work after-hours from the Premises to complete
work-related projects on a temporary, as-needed basis. Other than
the After Hours Staff, all persons entering or leaving the Complex
between the hours of 6:00 pm and 6:00 am, Monday through Friday, or
after 1:00 pm Saturday, or at any time on Sundays or holidays, may
be required to do so under such reasonable regulations as Landlord
may impose. Landlord my exclude or expel any peddler or solicitor.
The Premises shall not be used for any use which is disreputable,
creates extraordinary fire hazards, or results in an increased rate
of insurance on the Complex or its contents, or for the storage of
any Hazardous Materials. If, because of a Tenant Party’s
acts, the rate of insurance on the Complex or its contents
increases, then such acts shall be an Event of Default, Tenant
shall pay to Landlord the amount of such increase within ten
(10) days after Landlord’s demand, and acceptance of
such payment shall not waive any of Landlord’s other rights.
Tenant shall conduct its business and control each other Tenant
Party so as not to create any nuisance or unreasonably interfere
with other tenants or Landlord in its management of the Complex.
Landlord acknowledges and agrees that (i) Tenant shall be
permitted to supply food and beverages for Tenant’s employees
and invitees through vending machines on and in the Premises and/or
from off-site catering services; (ii) such food/beverage
supply and service does not violate any current lease exclusive or
restrictive agreements; and (iii) Landlord shall not enter
into any exclusive or restrictive agreement that could prohibit or
otherwise impair Tenant’s supply of food/beverages for
Tenant’s employees and invitees on the Premises through
off-site catering or on-site vending machines.
10. Assignment and
Subletting .
(a) Transfers . Except as
provided in Section 10.(g), Tenant shall not, without the
prior written consent of Landlord, (1) assign, transfer, or
encumber this Lease or any estate or interest herein, whether
directly or by operation of law, (2) permit any other entity
to become Tenant hereunder by merger, consolidation, or other
reorganization, (3) if Tenant is an entity other than a
corporation whose stock is publicly traded, permit the transfer of
an ownership interest in Tenant so as to result in a change in the
current control of Tenant, (4) sublet any portion of the
Premises, (5) grant any license, concession, or other right of
occupancy of any portion of the Premises, or (6) permit the
use of the Premises by any parties other than Tenant (any of the
events listed in Section 10.(a)(1) through 10.(a)(6) being a
“ Transfer ”).
(b) Consent Standards .
Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its
consent to any assignment or subletting of the Premises, provided
that the proposed transferee is creditworthy, will use the
Premises for the Permitted Use and will not use the Premises in any
manner that would conflict with any exclusive use agreement or
other similar agreement between Landlord and any other tenant of
the Complex, and is not another occupant of the Complex or person
or entity with whom Landlord is negotiating to lease space in the
Complex; otherwise, Landlord may withhold its consent in its sole
discretion.
(c) Request for Consent . If
Tenant requests Landlord’s consent to a transfer, then Tenant
shall provide Landlord with a written description of all terms and
conditions of the proposed Transfer, copies of the proposed
documentation, and the following information about the proposed
transferee: name and address; reasonably satisfactory information
about its business and business history; its proposed use of the
Premises; banking, financial, and other credit information; and
general references sufficient to enable Landlord to determine the
proposed transferee’s creditworthiness and character
(collectively, the “ Consent Information ”).
Following Tenant’s submittal of the last of the Consent
Information, Landlord shall have fifteen (15) days to approve
or disapprove of the same by writing signed by an authorized
officer of Landlord (herein “ Written Response
”) delivered to and received by Tenant within said fifteen
(15) day period, subject to the standards set forth in
subsection (b) above. If Written Response is not received by
Tenant by such fifteenth (15th) day, Landlord shall be deemed to
have disapproved of Tenant’s request.
(d) Conditions to Consent .
If Landlord consents to a proposed Transfer, then the proposed
transferee shall deliver to Landlord a written agreement whereby it
expressly assumes Tenant’s obligations hereunder; however,
any transferee of less than all of the space in the Premises shall
be liable only for obligations under this Lease that are properly
allocable to the space subject to the Transfer for the period of
the Transfer. No Transfer shall release Tenant from its obligations
under this Lease, but rather Tenant and its transferee shall be
jointly and severally liable therefor. Landlord’s consent to
any Transfer shall not waive Landlord’s rights as to any
subsequent Transfers. If an Event of Default occurs while the
Premises or any part thereof are subject to a Transfer, then
Landlord, in addition to its other remedies, may collect directly
from such transferee all rents becoming due to Tenant and apply
such rents against Rent. Tenant authorizes its transferees to make
payments of rent directly to Landlord upon receipt of notice from
Landlord to do so. Tenant shall pay for the cost of any demising
walls or other improvements necessitated by a proposed subletting
or assignment.
(e) Intentionally Omitted
.
(f) Additional Compensation
. Tenant shall pay to Landlord, immediately upon receipt thereof,
fifty percent (50%) of the excess of (1) all compensation
received by Tenant for a Transfer less the costs reasonably
incurred by Tenant with unaffiliated third parties in connection
with such Transfer (i.e., brokerage commissions, legal fees, and
the like) over (2) the Rent allocable to the portion of the
Premises covered thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, one
hundred percent (100%) of all such amounts shall be delivered to
Landlord during any period that Tenant is in default
hereunder.
(g) Permitted Transfers .
Notwithstanding Section 10.(a), Tenant may Transfer all or
part of its interest in this Lease or all or part of the Premises
(a “ Permitted Transfer ”) to the
following types of entities (a “ Permitted
Transferee ”) without the written consent of
Landlord:
(1) an Affiliate of Tenant, so long as the
Tangible Net Worth of the Affiliate is not less than the Tangible
Net Worth of Tenant as of the date hereof;
(2) any corporation, limited partnership,
limited liability partnership, limited liability company or other
business entity in which or with which Tenant, or its corporate
successors or assigns, is merged or consolidated, in accordance
with applicable statutory provisions governing merger and
consolidation of business entities, so long as
(A) Tenant’s obligations hereunder are assumed by the
entity surviving such merger or created by such consolidation; and
(B) the Tangible Net Worth of the surviving or created entity
is not less than the Tangible Net Worth of Tenant as of the date
hereof; or
(3) any corporation, limited partnership,
limited liability partnership, limited liability company or other
business entity acquiring all or substantially all of
Tenant’s assets if such entity’s Tangible Net Worth
after such acquisition is not less than the Tangible Net Worth of
Tenant as of the date hereof.
Tenant shall promptly notify
Landlord of any such Permitted Transfer. Tenant shall remain liable
for the performance of all of the obligations of Tenant hereunder,
or if Tenant no longer exists because of a merger, consolidation,
or acquisition, the surviving or acquiring entity shall expressly
assume in writing the obligations of Tenant hereunder.
Additionally, the Permitted Transferee shall comply with all of the
terms and conditions of this Lease, including the Permitted Use,
and the use of the Premises by the Permitted Transferee may not
violate any other agreements affecting the Premises, the Complex,
Landlord or other tenants of the Complex. At least 30 days
after the effective date of any Permitted Transfer, Tenant agrees
to furnish Landlord with copies of the instrument effecting any of
the foregoing Transfers and documentation establishing
Tenant’s satisfaction of the requirements set forth above
applicable to any such Transfer. The occurrence of a Permitted
Transfer shall not waive Landlord’s rights as to any
subsequent Transfers. “ Tangible Net Worth
” means the excess of total assets over total liabilities, in
each case as determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied (“
GAAP ”), excluding, however, from the
determination of total assets all assets which would be classified
as intangible assets under GAAP including, without limitation,
goodwill, licenses, patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights,
and franchises. Any subsequent Transfer by a Permitted Transferee
shall be subject to Landlord’s prior written consent (which
Landlord may grant or deny in its sole discretion).
(h) Assignment of Subrents .
Tenant hereby irrevocably assigns to Landlord all rents due or to
become due from any assignee or transferee of or sublessee under
this Lease or any tenant or occupant of the Premises or any part
thereof, and authorizes and empowers Landlord in the name of Tenant
or otherwise, to collect and receive the same, provided that, so
long as Tenant is not in default under this Lease beyond the
expiration of the applicable cure periods, if any, provided herein,
Tenant shall have the right to collect and receive such rents for
its own uses and purposes. Upon any default by Tenant under this
Lease, Landlord shall have absolute title to such rents and the
absolute right to collect and receive the same. Landlord shall
apply to the Rent due under this Lease the net amount (after
deducting all costs and expenses of collection, including, without
limitation, attorney fees and expenses) of any rents so collected
and received by it.
11. Insurance; Waivers; Subrogation;
Indemnity .
(a) Tenant’s Insurance
. Tenant shall maintain throughout the Term the following insurance
policies: (1) commercial general liability insurance
(including insured contract coverage of Tenant’s indemnity
obligations under this Lease) in amounts of $5,000,000 per
occurrence or such other amounts as Landlord may from time to time
reasonably require, insuring Tenant, Landlord, Landlord’s
agents and their respective Affiliates against all liability for
injury to or death of a person or persons or damage to property
arising from the use and occupancy of the Premises, (2) insurance
covering the full replacement value of Tenant’s property and
improvements, and other property (including property of others) in
the Premises in the “all-risk” form,
(3) worker’s compensation insurance, containing a waiver
of subrogation endorsement acceptable to Landlord, and
(4) business interruption insurance. Tenant’s commercial
general liability insurance shall be written on an
“occurrence” as distinguished from a “claims
made” basis. Tenant’s insurance shall provide primary
coverage to Landlord when any policy issued to Landlord provides
duplicate or similar coverage, and in such circumstance
Landlord’s policy will be excess over Tenant’s policy.
On or before the Actual Commencement Date and from time to time
upon request of Landlord, Tenant shall furnish to Landlord
certificates of such insurance and such other evidence reasonably
satisfactory to Landlord of the maintenance of all insurance
coverages required hereunder, and Tenant shall obtain a written
obligation on the part of each insurance company to notify Landlord
at least 30 days before cancellation or a material change of
any such insurance policies. All such insurance policies shall be
in form, and issued by companies, reasonably satisfactory to
Landlord.
(b) Landlord’s
Insurance . Landlord shall maintain at all times (i)
“all-risk” property insurance covering at least ninety
percent (90%) of the Complex’s replacement value, and
(ii) commercial general liability insurance in commercially
reasonable and customary amounts. The commercial general liability
insurance required to be obtained by Landlord will name Tenant as
additional insured. The costs of all insurance carried by Landlord
shall be included in Operating Costs. On or before the Actual
Commencement Date and from time to time upon request of Tenant,
Landlord shall furnish to Tenant a certificate evidencing the
insurance required to be obtained by Landlord hereunder and upon
request of Tenant, Landlord shall obtain a written obligation on
the part of the carrier of Landlord’s commercial general
liability insurance to notify Tenant at least 30 days before
cancellation or a material change of such insurance
policy.
(c) Waiver of Negligence; No
Subrogation . Landlord and Tenant each waives any claim it
might have against the other for any injury to or death of any
person or persons or damage to or theft, destruction, loss, or loss
of use of any property (a “ Loss ”), to
the extent the same is insured against under any insurance policy
that is required to be maintained hereunder or is otherwise
maintained covering the Complex, the Premises, Landlord’s or
Tenant’s fixtures, personal property, leasehold improvements,
or business, or is required to be insured against under the terms
hereof, regardless of whether the negligence of the other party
caused or contributed to such Loss. If necessary under their
respective policies to be effective as provided in this subsection,
each party shall cause its insurance carrier to endorse all
applicable policies waiving the carrier’s rights of recovery
under subrogation or otherwise against the other party.
(d) Indemnity . Subject to
Section 11.(c) above and Landlord’s indemnification
obligations in this subsection (d), Tenant shall defend, indemnify,
and hold harmless Landlord and its representatives and agents from
and against all claims, demands, liabilities, causes of action,
suits, judgments, damages, and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) arising from (1) any Loss arising from
any occurrence on the Premises (other than any Loss arising out of
a breach of Tenant’s obligations under Section 24.(u),
which shall be subject to the indemnity in such section),
(2) Tenant’s failure to perform its obligations under
this Lease, except to the extent caused by the negligence or fault
of Landlord or its agents, or (3) Tenant’s negligence,
except to the extent caused by the negligence or fault of Landlord
or its agents. This indemnity provision shall survive termination
or expiration of this Lease. If any proceeding is filed for which
indemnity is required by Tenant hereunder, Tenant agrees, upon
request therefore, to defend the indemnified party in such
proceeding at its sole cost utilizing counsel selected by Tenant
and reasonably acceptable to Landlord. Subject to Section 11
(c) above and Tenant’s indemnification obligations in
this subsection (d), Landlord shall defend, indemnify and hold
harmless Tenant and its representatives and agents from and against
all claims, demands, liabilities, causes of actions, suits,
judgments, damages and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) arising from (1) any Loss arising from
any occurrence on the common areas of the Complex (other than any
Loss arising out of a breach of Tenant’s obligations under
Section 24.(u), which shall be subject to Tenant’s
indemnity in such Section), (2) Landlord’s failure to
perform its obligations under this Lease, except to the extent
caused by the negligence or fault of Tenant or its agents, or (3)
Landlord’s negligence, except to the extent caused by the
negligence or fault of Tenant or its agents. This indemnity
provision shall survive termination or expiration of this Lease. If
any proceeding is filed for which indemnity is required by Landlord
hereunder, Landlord agrees, upon request therefore, to defend the
indemnified party in such proceeding at its sole cost utilizing
counsel selected by Landlord and reasonably acceptable to
Tenant.
(e) No Waiver . Neither a
party’s failure or the failure of any of such party’s
contractors or subcontractors to furnish certificates of insurance,
nor a party’s failure to request the same, will constitute a
waiver of the requirements of this Section’s requirements. If
any party or any of its contractors or subcontractors fails to
provide the required certificates, the other party expressly
reserves the right to enforce these requirements, and any resulting
loss or liability to the other party will be deemed to be an
indemnified claim under Section 11(d) above, without limiting the
applicability of that Section 11(d).
12. Subordination and
Non-Disturbance; Attornment; Notice to Landlord’s
Mortgagee .
(a) Subordination and
Non-Disturbance . This Lease is and shall be subordinate to
any deed of trust, mortgage, or other security instrument, or any
ground lease, master lease, or primary lease, that now or hereafter
covers all or any part of the Premises (the mortgagee under any
such mortgage or the lessor under any such lease is referred to
herein as a “ Landlord’s Mortgagee
”). Any Landlord’s Mortgagee may elect, at any time,
unilaterally, to make this Lease superior to its mortgage, ground
lease, or other interest in the Premises by so notifying Tenant in
writing. Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to obtain a
subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement from any
Landlord’s Mortgagee existing as of the date of this Lease;
provided, however, that the failure to obtain such an agreement
shall not constitute a default hereunder or otherwise release
Tenant from any of its obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 12, so long as Tenant
is not in default under this Lease, this Lease shall remain in full
force and effect and the holder of the Mortgage and any purchaser
at foreclosure sale thereof shall not disturb Tenant’s
possession hereunder.
(b) Attornment . Tenant
shall attorn to any party succeeding to Landlord’s interest
in the Premises, whether by purchase, foreclosure, deed in lieu of
foreclosure, power of sale, termination of lease, or otherwise,
upon such party’s request, and shall execute such agreements
confirming such attornment as such party may reasonably
request.
(c) Notice to Landlord’s
Mortgagee . Tenant shall not seek to enforce any remedy it
may have for any default on the part of Landlord without first
giving written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested,
specifying the default in reasonable detail, to any
Landlord’s Mortgagee whose address has been given to Tenant,
and affording such Landlord’s Mortgagee a reasonable
opportunity to perform Landlord’s obligations
hereunder.
(d) Landlord’s
Mortgagee’s Protection Provisions . If
Landlord’s Mortgagee shall succeed to the interest of
Landlord under this Lease, Landlord’s Mortgagee shall not be:
(1) liable for any act or omission of any prior lessor
(including Landlord); (2) bound by any rent or additional rent
or advance rent which Tenant might have paid for more than the
current month to any prior lessor (including Landlord), and all
such rent shall remain due and owing, notwithstanding such advance
payment; (3) bound by any security or advance rental deposit
made by Tenant which is not delivered or paid over to
Landlord’s Mortgagee and with respect to which Tenant shall
look solely to Landlord for refund or reimbursement; (4) bound
by any termination, amendment or modification of this Lease made
without Landlord’s Mortgagee’s consent and written
approval, except for those terminations, amendments and
modifications permitted to be made by Landlord without
Landlord’s Mortgagee’s consent pursuant to the terms of
the loan documents between Landlord and Landlord’s Mortgagee;
(5) subject to the defenses which Tenant might have against
any prior lessor (including Landlord); and (6) subject to the
offsets which Tenant might have against any prior lessor (including
Landlord) except for those offset rights which (A) are
expressly provided in this Lease, (B) relate to periods of
time following the acquisition of the Building by Landlord’s
Mortgagee, and (C) Tenant has provided written notice to
Landlord’s Mortgagee and provided Landlord’s Mortgagee
a reasonable opportunity to cure the event giving rise to such
offset event. Landlord’s Mortgagee shall have no liability or
responsibility under or pursuant to the terms of this Lease or
otherwise after it ceases to own an interest in the Building.
Nothing in this Lease shall be construed to require
Landlord’s Mortgagee to see to the application of the
proceeds of any loan, and Tenant’s agreements set forth
herein shall not be impaired on account of any modification of the
documents evidencing and securing any loan.
13. Rules and Regulations .
Tenant shall comply with the rules and regulations of the Complex
which are attached hereto as Exhibit C . Landlord may,
from time to time, change such rules and regulations for the
safety, care, or cleanliness of the Complex and related facilities,
provided that such changes are applicable to all tenants of the
Complex and will not unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s use
of the Premises. Tenant shall be responsible for the compliance
with such rules and regulations by each Tenant Party.
14. Condemnation
.
(a) Total Taking . If the
entire Complex or Premises are taken by right of eminent domain or
conveyed in lieu thereof (a “ Taking ”),
this Lease shall terminate as of the date of the Taking.
(b) Partial Taking —
Tenant’s Rights . If any part of the Complex becomes
subject to a Taking and such Taking will prevent Tenant from
conducting its business in the Premises in a manner reasonably
comparable to that conducted immediately before such Taking for a
period of more than 180 days, then Tenant may terminate this
Lease as of the date of such Taking by giving written notice to
Landlord within 30 days after the Taking, and Rent shall be
apportioned as of the date of such Taking. If Tenant does not
terminate this Lease, then Rent shall be abated on a reasonable
basis as to that portion of the Premises rendered untenantable by
the Taking.
(c) Partial Taking —
Landlord’s Rights . If any material portion, but less
than all, of the Complex becomes subject to a Taking, or if
Landlord is required to pay any of the proceeds received for a
Taking to a Landlord’s Mortgagee, then Landlord may terminate
this Lease by delivering written notice thereof to Tenant within
30 days after such Taking, and Rent shall be apportioned as of
the date of such Taking. If Landlord does not so terminate this
Lease, then this Lease will continue, but if any portion of the
Premises has been taken, Rent shall abate as provided in the last
sentence of Section 14.(b).
(d) Award . If any Taking
occurs, then Landlord shall receive the entire award or other
compensation for the land on which the Complex is situated, the
Complex, and other improvements taken, and Tenant may separately
pursue a claim (to the extent it will not reduce Landlord’s
award) against the condemnor for the value of Tenant’s
personal property which Tenant is entitled to remove under this
Lease, moving costs, loss of business, and other claims it may
have, to the extent allowed under applicable Law.
15. Fire or Other Casualty
.
(a) Repair Estimate . If a
material portion of the Premises or the Complex are damaged by fire
or other casualty (a “ Casualty ”),
Landlord shall, within 60 days after such Casualty, deliver to
Tenant a good faith estimate (the “ Damage
Notice ”) of the time needed to repair the damage
caused by such Casualty. Damage to Tenant’s Server Room such
that the Server Room is unable to function as intended in
Tenant’s ordinary business is deemed to be damage of a
material portion of the Premises.
(b) Landlord’s and
Tenant’s Rights . If a material portion of the
Premises or the Complex is damaged by Casualty such that Tenant is
prevented from conducting its business in the Premises in a manner
reasonably comparable to that conducted immediately before such
Casualty and Landlord estimates that the damage caused thereby
cannot be repaired within 210 days after the Casualty
(allowing for Landlord’s relocation of the Server Room and
Lab at Landlord’s sole cost and utilizing available insurance
proceeds pursuant to such repair within such 210 days), then
Tenant may terminate this Lease by delivering written notice to
Landlord of its election to terminate within 30 days after the
Damage Notice has been delivered to Tenant. Tenant acknowledges and
agrees that if Tenant does not so timely terminate this Lease, then
(subject to Section 15.(c)) Landlord shall repair the damage
referred to in the Damage Notice, as the case may be, as provided
below, and Rent for the portion of the Premises rendered
untenantable by the damage shall be abated on a reasonable basis
from the date of damage until the completion of the repair, unless
a Tenant Party caused such damage, in which case, Tenant shall
continue to pay Rent without abatement.
(c) Landlord’s Rights
. If a Casualty damages a material portion of the Complex, and
Landlord makes a good faith determination that restoring the
Premises would be uneconomical, or if Landlord is required to pay
any insurance proceeds arising out of the Casualty to a
Landlord’s Mortgagee, then Landlord may terminate this Lease
by giving written notice of its election to terminate within
30 days after the Damage Notice has been delivered to Tenant,
and Gross Full Service Rent and Tenant’s Operating Cost
Reimbursements shall be abated as of the date of the
Casualty.
(d) Repair Obligation . If
neither party elects to terminate this Lease following a Casualty,
then Landlord shall, within a reasonable time after such Casualty,
begin to repair the Complex and the Premises and shall proceed with
reasonable diligence to restore the Complex and Premises to
substantially the same condition as they existed immediately before
such Casualty; however, Landlord shall not be required to repair or
replace any of Tenant’s personal property or alterations
performed by or on behalf of Tenant (with the exception of the
Tenant Improvements), including the furniture, equipment, fixtures,
and other improvements which may have been placed by, or at the
request of, Tenant or other occupants in the Complex or the
Premises, and Landlord’s obligation to repair or restore the
Complex or Premises shall be limited to the extent of the insurance
proceeds actually received by Landlord for the Casualty in
question.
(e) Removal of Personal
Property . In the event of any damage or destruction to the
Building or the Premises by any peril contemplated by this
Section 15, or in the event of termination as a consequence of
condemnation as contemplated in Section 14, Tenant shall, upon
notice from Landlord, promptly remove, at its sole cost and
expense, the property belonging to Tenant from such portion of the
Building as Landlord shall request and Tenant hereby waives any and
all claims it may have, now or in the future, against Landlord
arising in connection with damage to such property occurring as a
result of any alleged failure to properly secure the Premises prior
to such removal.
16. Personal Property Taxes
. Tenant shall be liable for all taxes levied or assessed against
personal property, furniture, or fixtures placed by Tenant in the
Premises. If any taxes for which Tenant is liable are levied or
assessed against Landlord or Landlord’s property and Landlord
elects to pay the same, or if the assessed value of
Landlord’s property is increased by inclusion of such
personal property, furniture or fixtures and Landlord elects to pay
the taxes based on such increase, then Tenant shall pay to
Landlord, upon demand, the part of such taxes for which Tenant is
primarily liable hereunder; however, Landlord shall not pay such
amount if Tenant notifies Landlord that it will contest the
validity or amount of such taxes before Landlord makes such
payment, and thereafter diligently proceeds with such contest in
accordance with law and if the non-payment thereof does not pose a
threat of loss or seizure of the Complex or interest of Landlord
therein or impose any fee or penalty against Landlord.
17. Events of Default . Each
of the following occurrences shall be an “ Event of
Default ”:
(a) Tenant’s failure to pay Rent on
or before the end of the fifth (5th) Business Day after Landlord
has delivered notice to Tenant that the same is unpaid and overdue;
provided however, if any such notice under this Section 17.(a)
shall be given two (2) times during the twelve (12) month
period commencing with the date of the first (1 st )
such notice, then the third (3 rd ) failure to pay Rent
within five (5) Business Days after due during such twelve
(12) month period shall be an Event of Default, without
notice. Upon the expiration of any 12 month period hereunder
without an Event of Default having occurred, a new 12 month
period shall begin with the date of the first notice under this
Section 17.(a) given after the expiration of such 12 month
period; ;
(b) Other than in the case of abandonment
described in Section 25(j), which event in and of itself shall
not constitute an Event of Default (provided that Tenant continues
to pay Rent and perform all of its other obligations hereunder), or
other than Tenant’s failure to provide an estoppel
certificate, the consequences of which are addressed in Section
24(e) herein, Tenant’s failure to perform, comply with, or
observe any other agreement or obligation of Tenant under this
Lease and the continuance of such failure for a period of more than
thirty (30) days after Landlord has delivered to Tenant
written notice thereof; provided, however, that if such failure
cannot be cured within such thirty (30) day period and Tenant
commences to cure such failure within such thirty (30) day
period and thereafter diligently pursues such cure to completion,
then such failure shall not be an event of default unless it is not
fully cured within an additional thirty (30) days after the
expiration of the initial thirty (30) day period;
and
(c) The filing of a petition by or against
Tenant (the term “ Tenant ” shall
include, for the purpose of this Section 17.(c), any guarantor
of Tenant’s obligations hereunder) (1) in any bankruptcy
or other insolvency proceeding; (2) seeking any relief under
any state or federal debtor relief law; (3) for the
appointment of a liquidator or receiver for all or substantially
all of Tenant’s property or for Tenant’s interest in
this Lease; or (4) for the reorganization or modification of
Tenant’s capital structure; however, if such a petition is
filed against Tenant, then such filing shall not be an Event of
Default unless Tenant fails to have the proceedings initiated by
such petition dismissed within ninety (90) days after the
filing thereof.
18. Remedies . Upon any
Event of Default, Landlord may, at its election and in addition to
all other remedies available at law or in equity, terminate this
Lease through the delivery of written notice to that effect to
Tenant or terminate tenant’s right to possession only,
without terminating the Lease. In the event Landlord elects to
terminate this Lease pursuant to this Section 18, the Term
shall expire and terminate as of the later of the fifth day after
Landlord delivers such notice of termination or the termination
date stated in the notice with the same force and effect as though
such termination date were the date originally set forth in this
Lease as the expiration date of the Term.
(a) Re-Entry Without
Termination . Upon any termination of Tenant’s right
to possession of the Premises without termination of this Lease,
Landlord may, at Landlord’s option, enter into the Premises
pursuant to applicable law, remove all signs and other evidence of
Tenant’s tenancy, remove all property from the Premises and
store such property in a public warehouse or elsewhere, at the cost
of, and for the account of Tenant, and take and hold possession of
the Premises without: (1) being deemed guilty of trespass;
(2) becoming liable for any loss or damage which may be
occasioned by such entry and/or possession; (3) such entry
and/or possession terminating this Lease; and (4) releasing
Tenant, in whole or in part, from any obligation, including
Tenant’s obligation to pay Rent for the full Term. Landlord
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to relet the Premises or
any part thereof to the extent required by applicable law, for such
rent and upon such terms as Landlord, in its sole but reasonable
discretion, shall determine (including the right to relet the
Premises as part of a larger area, the right to change the
character or the use made of the Premises, and the right to lease
all or any portion of the Premises for a term extending beyond the
Term of this Lease), and Landlord shall not be required to accept
any tenant offered by Tenant or to observe any instructions given
by Tenant about such reletting. In any such case, Landlord may make
repairs, alterations and additions in or to the Premises, and
redecorate the same to the extent Landlord deems necessary or
desirable, in its sole discretion. All rentals and other sums
received by Landlord from any such reletting shall be applied as
follows: first, to the payment of any indebtedness other than Rent
due hereunder from Tenant to Landlord; second, to the payment of
any costs and expenses of such alterations and repairs; third, to
the payment of Landlord’s expenses of reletting, including,
without limitation, broker’s commissions, attorneys’
fees and lease inducements, such as moving or leasehold improvement
allowances; fourth, to the payment of Rent; and the residue, if
any, shall be held by Landlord and applied in payment of future
Rent as the same may become due and payable hereunder. If such
rentals and other sums received from such reletting during any
month be less than the Rent to be paid during said month by Tenant
hereunder, Tenant shall pay such deficiency to Landlord. Such
deficiency shall be calculated and paid monthly. Notwithstanding
any such re-entry and possession by Landlord, Landlord may at any
time hereafter elect to terminate this Lease for such previous
breach.
(b) Damages in the Event of
Termination . Tenant acknowledges that the damages Landlord
would incur in connection with terminating this Lease following an
Event of Default would be difficult to estimate or ascertain.
“Landlord Costs” as used in this Lease shall mean the
following Landlord transaction costs pertaining to this Lease and
nothing else: brokerage commissions paid to AREA and CBRE for this
Lease, Landlord’s Share of the Architect’s Fees,
Landlord’s 50% share of the costs of ADA Compliance Work,
$468,173 (representing the first six months’ abated Gross
Full Service Rent) (the “Abated Rent”), and the
Tenant’s Allowance (without the Additional Allowance, the
amortized cost of which is included in the Gross Full Service Rent)
all as defined in the Workletter or Lease. In the event Landlord
elects to terminate this Lease, Landlord may recover from Tenant as
it sole monetary remedy following its election to terminate the
Lease, liquidated damages equal to the sum of (i) the then
remaining pro rata portion as of the effective date of such early
Lease termination of the Landlord Costs computed by multiplying the
total Landlord Costs by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of remaining full calendar months of the initial Lease Term,
and the denominator of which is 120; and (ii) a sum of money
equal to the Gross Full Service Rent that would be payable under
the Lease for the 18 full calendar months following the effective
date of such early Lease termination, discounted to its net present
value using a monthly amortization approach and a discount rate
equal to seven percent (7%) per annum, which amount shall be
immediately due and payable upon demand; provided however that if
the effective date of such early Lease termination occurs during
the last 18 months of the initial Lease Term, then the sum
payable under this subsection (ii) shall be computed using
only Gross Full Service Rent that would be payable under the Lease
for the remaining full calendar months of the Term. For example,
the liquidated damages payable under this section given an
effective date of early Lease Termination during the 42nd month of
the Term would be (i) 84/120ths of the total Landlord Costs,
plus (ii) $1,483,946 (the aggregate Gross Full Service Rent payable
under the Lease for months 43 – 60 (6 months at
$85,264.17 per month and 12 months at $87,822.08 per month
discounted to its net present value using 7% per annum). The terms
“enter,” “entry,” “re-enter,”
and “re-entry” are not limited to their technical
meanings.
(c) Miscellaneous . Pursuit
of any of the foregoing remedies shall not preclude pursuit of any
of the remedies herein provided or any other remedies available at
law or in equity, nor shall pursuit of any remedy herein provided
constitute a forfeiture or waiver of any Rent due to Landlord
hereunder or of any damages accruing to the non-breaching party by
reason of the violation of any term, provision and/or covenant
herein contained. Tenant hereby expressly waives any and all rights
of redemption granted by or under any present or future laws in the
event Tenant is evicted or dispossessed for any cause, or in the
event Landlord obtains possession of the Premises by reason of
Tenant’s violation of any term of this Lease.
19. Jurisdiction; Non-Waiver
.
(a) Jurisdiction . To the
full extent permitted by law, Landlord and Tenant agree the federal
and state courts of the state in which the Premises are located
shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any matter relating to or
arising from this Lease and the parties’ rights and
obligations under this Lease.
(b) No Waiver .
Landlord’s acceptance of Rent following an Event of Default
shall not waive Landlord’s rights regarding such Event of
Default. No waiver by Landlord of any violation or breach of any of
the terms contained herein shall waive Landlord’s rights
regarding any future violation of such term and no custom or
practice which may evolve between the Landlord and Tenant shall
waive or diminish Landlord’s right to insist upon
Tenant’s performance in strict accordance with the terms of
this Lease. Landlord’s acceptance of any partial payment of
Rent shall not waive Landlord’s rights with regard to the
remaining portion of the Rent that is due, regardless of any
endorsement or other statement on any instrument delivered in
payment of Rent or any writing delivered in connection therewith;
accordingly, Landlord’s acceptance of a partial payment of
Rent shall not constitute an accord and satisfaction of the full
amount of the Rent that is due.
20. Surrender of Premises .
No act by Landlord shall be deemed an acceptance of a surrender of
the Premises, and no agreement to accept a surrender of the
Premises shall be valid unless it is in writing and signed by
Landlord. At the expiration or termination of this Lease, Tenant
shall deliver to Landlord the Premises with all improvements
located therein in good repair and working condition, free of
Hazardous Materials placed on the Premises during the Term,
broom-clean, reasonable wear and tear (and condemnation and
Casualty damage not caused by Tenant, as to which Sections 14
and 15 shall control) excepted, and shall deliver to Landlord all
keys and key cards to the Premises. Tenant shall remove all
unattached trade fixtures, furniture, and personal property placed
in the Premises or elsewhere in the Complex by Tenant and repair
any damage caused by such removal (but Tenant may not remove any
such item which was paid for, in whole or in part, by Landlord and
any Tenant Improvements as defined in Exhibit D
attached hereto, or any wiring or cabling installed as part of
Tenant’s Work as defined in Exhibit D attached
hereto). Additionally, at Landlord’s option, Tenant shall
remove those Tenant’s Alterations requiring Landlord’s
approval pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 if, as a
condition of such approval, Landlord required removal of the same
upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. In
addition, Tenant shall remove Tenant’s Signage in accordance
with the provisions of Section 8 herein. Tenant shall repair
all damage caused by such removal. All items not so removed shall,
at Landlord’s option, be deemed to have been abandoned by
Tenant and may be appropriated, sold, stored, destroyed, or
otherwise disposed of by Landlord at Tenant’s sole cost and
expense without notice to Tenant and without any obligation to
account for such items. The provisions of this Section 20
shall survive the end of the Term.
21. Holding Over . If Tenant
fails to vacate the Premises at the end of the Term, then Tenant
shall be, at Landlord’s option without Tenant’s
execution of any document or receipt of any notice, a tenant at
will and, in addition to all other damages and remedies to which
Landlord may be entitled for such holding over, Tenant shall pay,
in addition to the other Rent, a daily Gross Full Service Rent
equal to 150% of the daily Gross Full Service Rent payable during
the last month of the Term, subject to all other terms and
conditions of this Lease, including the payment of Tenant’s
Operating Costs Reimbursements and all other sums due under this
Lease. The provisions of this Section 21 shall not be deemed
to limit or constitute a waiver of any other rights or remedies of
Landlord provided herein or at Law or in equity. If Tenant fails to
surrender the Premises upon the termination or expiration of this
Lease, in addition to any other liabilities to Landlord accruing
therefrom, Tenant shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold
Landlord harmless from all loss, costs (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) and liability resulting from such failure,
including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any
claims made by any succeeding tenant founded upon such failure to
surrender, and any lost profits to Landlord resulting
therefrom.
22. Certain Rights Reserved by
Landlord . Provided that the exercise of such rights does
not unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s occupancy of the
Premises, Landlord shall have the following rights:
(a) To decorate and to make inspections,
repairs, alterations, additions, changes, or improvements, whether
structural or otherwise, in and about the Complex, or any part
thereof; to enter upon the Premises (after giving Tenant reasonable
notice thereof, which may be oral notice, except in cases of real
or apparent emergency, in which case no notice shall be required)
and, during the continuance of any such work, to temporarily close
doors, entryways, public space, and corridors in the Complex; to
interrupt or temporarily suspend Complex services and facilities;
to change the name of the Complex; and to change the arrangement
and location of entrances or passageways, doors, and doorways,
corridors, elevators, stairs, restrooms, or other public parts of
the Complex;
(b) To take such reasonable measures as
Landlord deems advisable for the security of the Complex and its
occupants; evacuating the Building or the Complex for cause,
suspected cause, or for drill purposes; temporarily denying access
to the Complex; and closing the Building or the Complex after
normal business hours and on Sundays and holidays, subject,
however, to Tenant’s right to enter when the Building or the
Complex is closed after normal business hours under such reasonable
regulations as Landlord may prescribe from time to time;
and
(c) To enter the Premises at reasonable
hours to show the Premises to prospective purchasers, lenders, or,
during the last twelve (12) months of the Term,
tenants.
23. Intentionally Omitted
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24. Miscellaneous
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(a) Landlord Transfer .
Subject to the condition in this section, Landlord may transfer any
portion of the Complex and any of its rights under this Lease,
provided that Landlord delivers to the assignee any Security
Deposit funds required by this Lease, and the assignee expressly
assumes Landlord’s obligations hereunder by written
agreement; then subject to the proviso below, in such case Landlord
shall thereby be released from any obligations hereunder arising
after the date of such transfer. No such transfer shall release
Landlord from any obligations and claims under this Lease arising
or accruing prior to and including the date of such transfer.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord agrees that the principals
representing the Landlord in the negotiation of this Lease with
Tenant (Steve Resnick, Chuck Hawley, Nan Hynes) shall continue to
represent the Landlord and make decisions with respect to the
implementation, interpretation and performance by Landlord under
this Lease, including without limitation the completion of the
Tenant Improvements to be constructed under this Lease, until the
Actual Commencement Date, excepting the occurrence of any
unforeseeable or unanticipated event that would prevent the
continued representation of said principals (including, but not
limited to, death, injury or illness, termination of employment, or
the like).
(b) Landlord’s
Liability . The liability of Landlord to Tenant for any
default by Landlord under the terms of this Lease shall be limited
to Tenant’s actual, direct, but not consequential damages
therefor and shall be recoverable only from the interest of
Landlord in the Complex. As used herein, Landlord’s
“interest in the Complex” shall include the equity and
net cash proceeds received by Landlord after payment of all
indebtedness attributable to the Building and Complex from
(i) insurance proceeds, (ii) rents due from tenants of
the Building and Complex, and (iii) proceeds from the sale of
the Building and the Complex, or any part thereof (prior to the
distribution of any proceeds to any partner, member or shareholder
of Landlord or any other third party, subject to valid, prior
perfected third party mortgage lien holders).
(c) Force Majeure . Other
than for Tenant’s obligations under this Lease that can be
performed by the payment of money (e.g., payment of Rent and
maintenance of insurance), whenever a period of time is herein
prescribed for action to be taken by either party hereto, such
party shall not be liable or responsible for, and there shall be
excluded from the computation of any such period of time, any
delays due to strikes, riots, acts of God, shortages of labor or
materials, war, governmental laws, regulations, or restrictions, or
any other causes of any kind whatsoever which are beyond the
control of such party.
(d) Brokerage . Tenant
represents that, except for AREA, LLC (“ Tenant’s
Broker ”), Tenant has not dealt with any broker or agent
in connection with the negotiation or execution of this Lease, and
Tenant hereby agrees to defend and indemnify and hold Landlord
harmless from and against all costs, expenses, attorneys’
fees, and other liability for commissions or other compensation
claimed by any broker or agent other than Tenant’s Broker.
The commission for Tenant’s Broker shall be paid by Landlord
pursuant to a separate agreement.
(e) Estoppel Certificates .
From time to time, Tenant shall furnish to any party designated by
Landlord, within ten (10) business days after Landlord has
made a request therefor, a certificate in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit E (“Estoppel
Certificate”), signed by Tenant confirming and containing the
factual certifications and representations as to this Lease
substantially as set forth Exhibit E , or such other
certifications and representations as Landlord may reasonably
request substantially as set forth in Exhibit E . Upon
Tenant’s failure to deliver requested Estoppel Certificates
within such 10 business-day period, Tenant shall pay Landlord
$300.00 per day starting on the eleventh (11th) business day and
continuing until such Estoppel Certificate is delivered, which
payment(s) shall be made to Landlord upon demand. In addition, if
Tenant fails to deliver such an Estoppel Certificate within thirty
(30) days after Landlord has delivered written notice to
Tenant of its failure to deliver the Estoppel Certificate in the
ten (10) business day period noted above (subject to any
events of Force Majeure which prevent Tenant from delivering the
Estoppel Certificate), such failure shall be an Event of Default
hereunder. The foregoing fine and potential for an Event of Default
do not apply to a request for estoppel certifications substantially
different than those in Exhibit E , provided that
Tenant shall use best efforts to deliver any such reasonably
requested estoppel certifications in the time periods specified in
this Section 24(e).
(f) Notices . All notices
and other communications given pursuant to this Lease shall be in
writing and shall be (1) mailed by first class, United States
Mail, postage prepaid, certified, with return receipt requested,
and addressed to the parties hereto at the address specified in the
Basic Lease Information, (2) hand delivered to the intended
address, (3) sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier
service, or (4) sent by facsimile transmission during normal
business hours followed by a confirmatory letter sent in another
manner permitted hereunder. All notices shall be effective upon
delivery to the address of the addressee. The parties hereto may
change their addresses by giving notice thereof to the other in
conformity with this provision.
(g) Separability . If any
clause or provision of this Lease is illegal, invalid, or
unenforceable under present or future laws, then the remainder of
this Lease shall not be affected thereby and in lieu of such clause
or provision, there shall be added as a part of this Lease a clause
or provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid, or
unenforceable clause or provision as may be possible and be legal,
valid, and enforceable.
(h) Amendments; and Binding
Effect . This Lease may not be amended except by instrument
in writing signed by Landlord and Tenant. No provision of this
Lease shall be deemed to have been waived by Landlord unless such
waiver is in writing signed by Landlord, and no custom or practice
which may evolve between the parties in the administration of the
terms hereof shall waive or diminish the right of Landlord to
insist upon the performance by Tenant in strict accordance with the
terms hereof. The terms and conditions contained in this Lease
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties
hereto, and upon their respective successors in interest and legal
representatives, except as otherwise herein expressly provided.
This Lease is for the sole benefit of Landlord and Tenant, and,
other than Landlord’s Mortgagee, no third party shall be
deemed a third party beneficiary hereof.
(i) Quiet Enjoyment .
Provided Tenant has performed all of its obligations hereunder,
Tenan