Exhibit 10.1
OFFICE LEASE
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
GATEWAY WINDWARD,
INC.
AS LANDLORD
AND
OPTIO SOFTWARE,
INC.
AS TENANT
DATED
December 21, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.
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Definitions and
Basic Provisions
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2.
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Lease
Grant
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3.
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Tender of
Possession
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4.
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Rent
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5.
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Delinquent
Payment; Handling Charges
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6.
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Security
Deposit
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7.
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Services;
Utilities; Common Areas
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(a)
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Services
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(b)
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Excess Utility
Use
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(c)
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Common
Areas
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(d)
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Maintenance of
Common Areas
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8.
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Alterations;
Repairs; Maintenance; Signs
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(a)
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Alterations
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(b)
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Repairs;
Maintenance
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(i) By
Landlord
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(ii) By
Tenant
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(iii) Performance
of Work
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(c)
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Mechanic’s Liens
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(d)
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Signs
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9.
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Use
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10.
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Assignment and
Subletting
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(a)
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Transfers
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(b)
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Consent
Standards
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(c)
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Request for
Consent
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(d)
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Conditions to
Consent
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(e)
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Attornment by
Subtenants
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(f)
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Cancellation
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(g)
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Additional
Compensation
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(h)
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Permitted
Transfers
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11.
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Insurance;
Waivers; Subrogation; Indemnity
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(a)
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Tenant’s
Insurance
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(b)
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Landlord’s Insurance
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(c)
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No
Subrogation
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(d)
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Tenant’s
Indemnity
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(e)
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Landlord’s Indemnity
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12.
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Subordination;
Attornment; Notice to Landlord’s Mortgagee
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(a)
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Subordination
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(b)
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Attornment
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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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14.
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Condemnation
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(a)
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Total
Taking
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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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(d)
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Award
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(e)
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Repair
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Fire or Other
Casualty
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(a)
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Repair
Estimate
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(b)
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Tenant’s
Rights
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(c)
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Landlord’s Rights
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(d)
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Repair
Obligation
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(e)
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Abatement of
Rent
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16.
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Personal
Property Taxes
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17.
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Events of
Default
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(a)
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Payment
Default
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(b)
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Abandonment
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(c)
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Estoppel/Financial Statement/Commencement Date
Letter
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(d)
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Insurance
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(e)
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Mechanic’s Liens
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(f)
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Other
Defaults
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(g)
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Insolvency
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18.
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Remedies
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(a)
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Termination of
Lease
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(b)
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Termination of
Possession
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(c)
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Perform Acts on
Behalf of Tenant
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(d)
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Alteration of
Locks
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Payment by
Tenant; Non-Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
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(a)
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Payment by
Tenant
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(b)
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No
Waiver
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(c)
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Cumulative
Remedies
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20.
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Landlord’s Lien
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21.
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Surrender of
Premises
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22.
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Holding
Over
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23.
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Certain Rights
Reserved by Landlord
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(a)
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Building
Operations
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(b)
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Security
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(c)
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Repairs and
Maintenance
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(d)
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Prospective
Purchasers and Lenders
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(e)
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Prospective
Tenants
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Substitution
Space
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Hazardous
Materials
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26.
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Miscellaneous
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(a)
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Landlord
Transfer
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(b)
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Landlord’s Liability
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(c)
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Force
Majeure
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(d)
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Brokerage
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(e)
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Estoppel
Certificates
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(f)
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Notices
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(g)
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Separability
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(h)
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Amendments;
Binding Effect
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(i)
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Quiet
Enjoyment
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(j)
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No
Merger
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(k)
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No
Offer
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(l)
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Entire
Agreement
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(m)
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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(n)
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Governing Law,
Exclusive Forum
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(o)
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Recording
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(p)
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Joint and
Several Liability
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(q)
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Financial
Reports
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(r)
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Landlord’s Fees
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(s)
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Telecommunications
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(t)
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Confidentiality
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(u)
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Authority
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(v)
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Usufruct
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(w)
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Anti-Terrorism
Representations
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(i) By
Tenant
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(ii) By
Landlord
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(x)
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List of
Exhibits
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27.
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Termination
Option
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BASIC LEASE
INFORMATION
This Basic Lease Information is attached to and
incorporated by reference to an Office Lease Agreement between
Landlord and Tenant, as defined below.
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Lease
Date:
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December 21,
2005
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Landlord:
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Gateway
Windward, Inc., a California corporation
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Tenant:
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Optio Software,
Inc., a Georgia corporation
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Premises:
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Suite
No. 190, containing approximately 1,125 rentable square feet
of un-improved storage space (“ Suite 190
Space ”); Suite No. 200, containing
approximately 24,988 rentable square feet of office space (“
Suite 200 Space ”); and Suite
No. 600, containing approximately 24,988 rentable square feet
of office space (“ Suite 600 Space
”) (sometimes hereinafter the Suite 190 Space,
Suite 200 Space, and Suite 600 Space will collectively be
referred to as the “ Premises ”) in the
building commonly known as Windward Fairways II (the “
Building ”), and whose street address is 3015
Windward Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia 30005. The Premises are
outlined on the plan attached to the Lease as Exhibit A ,
consisting of sheets A-1, A-2, and A-3. The land on which the
Building is located (the “ Land ”) is
described on Exhibit B . The term “Project”
shall collectively refer to the Building, the Land and the
driveways, parking facilities, and similar improvements and
easements associated with the foregoing or the operation thereof,
including without limitation the Common Areas (as defined in
Section 7(c) ).
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Term:
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Approximately
98 months, commencing on the Commencement Date and ending at
5:00 p.m. local time on the last day of the 98th full calendar
month following the Commencement Date, subject to adjustment and
earlier termination as provided in the Lease.
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Commencement
Date:
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The earlier of:
(a) July 1, 2006 or (b) three (3) calendar days after the
date on which Landlord tenders possession of the Premises to
Tenant; provided, however, if Landlord is not able to deliver
possession of the Premises to Tenant by July 1, 2006, then,
except as provided in Section 3 of this Lease, Tenant shall
accept possession on such date as Landlord tenders possession to
Tenant.
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Base
Rent:
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Base Rent shall
be the following amounts for the following periods of
time:
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Lease Month
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Annual Base Rent Rate
Per
Rentable
Square Foot
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Monthly Base Rent
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Suite 190 Space
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1 –
12
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$10.00
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$937.50
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13 –
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$10.25
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$960.94
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25 –
36
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$10.51
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$985.31
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37 –
48
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$10.77
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$1,009.69
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49 –
60
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$11.04
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$1,035.00
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61 –
72
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$11.32
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$1,061.25
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73 –
84
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$11.60
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$1,087.50
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85 –
96
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$11.89
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$1,114.69
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97 –
98
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$12.19
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$1,142.81
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Lease Month
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Annual Base Rent Rate
Per
Rentable Square
Foot
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Monthly Base Rent
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Suite 200 Space &
Suite 600 Space
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1 –
12
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$17.95
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$74,755.77
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13 –
24
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$18.40
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$76,629.87
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25 –
36
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$18.86
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$78,545.61
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37 –
48
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$19.33
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$80,503.01
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49 –
60
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$19.81
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$82,502.05
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61 –
72
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$20.31
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$84,584.38
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73 –
84
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$20.82
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$86,708.36
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85 –
96
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$21.34
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$88,873.99
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97 –
98
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$21.87
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$91,081.26
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As used herein,
the term “ Lease Month ” shall mean each
calendar month during the Term (and if the Commencement Date does
not occur on the first (1 st ) day of a calendar month, the
period from the Commencement Date to the first (1
st
) day of the next
calendar month shall be included in the first (1
st
) Lease Month for
purposes of determining the duration of the Term and the monthly
Base Rent rate applicable for such partial month).
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Security Deposit:
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$83,537.05.
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Rent:
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Base Rent,
Additional Rent, Taxes and Insurance (each as defined in
Exhibit C hereto), and all other sums that Tenant may
owe to Landlord or otherwise be required to pay under the
Lease.
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Permitted
Use:
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General office
use, and related storage use in Suite 190 and for no other purposes
whatsoever.
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Tenant’s
Proportionate
Share:
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35%, which is
the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the number of rentable
square feet in the Premises as stated above by (b) the
rentable square feet in the Building at the time a respective
charge was incurred, which at the time of execution of this Lease
is 144,856 rentable square feet. Landlord shall, upon the written
request of Tenant received prior to the Commencement Date and at
Tenant’s expense, cause the rentable square footage of the
Premises to be verified by an architect selected by Landlord and
approved by Tenant (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) in accordance with building standard methods
of measurement. If such measurement results in a change in the
rentable square footage of the Premises, the Base Rent, Additional
Rent, Taxes, Insurance, Tenant’s Proportionate Share, and any
other matters affected by the rentable square footage of the
Premises shall be adjusted accordingly. If there is a change in the
rentable square footage of the Premises, Tenant shall within
fifteen (15) days after Landlord’s written request, execute
and return a lease amendment effective as of the Commencement Date,
confirming the necessary adjustments.
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Initial Liability
Insurance Amount:
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$3,000,000
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Broker/Agent:
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For Tenant: Carter & Associates
171 17 th Street, Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA 30363
For Landlord: CB Richard
Ellis
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Tenant’s Address:
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Prior to Commencement Date:
3015 Windward Plaza
Windward Fairways II
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: (770) 576-3500
Telecopy: (770) 576-3699
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Following
Commencement Date:
3015
Windward Plaza
Windward
Fairways II
Alpharetta,
Georgia 30005
Attention:
Chief Financial Officer
Telephone:
(770) 576-3500
Telecopy:
(770) 576-3699
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Landlord’s Address:
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For all Notices :
Gateway Windward, Inc.
c/o CB Richard Ellis, Inc.
3015 Windward Plaza, Suite 460
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
Attention: Property Manager
Telephone: (770) 777-4200
Telecopy: (770) 777-4220
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With a copy to :
Gateway
Windward, Inc.
c/o
Invesco Real Estate
13155
Noel Road
Dallas,
Texas 75240
Attention:
Asset Manager
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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.
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LANDLORD:
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GATEWAY
WINDWARD, INC.,
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a California
corporation
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By:
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INVESCO
Institutional (N.A.), Inc.,
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as
advisor
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By:
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/s/ Michael Kirby
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Name:
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Michael Kirby
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Title:
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Vice-President
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TENANT:
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OPTIO SOFTWARE,
INC.,
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a Georgia
corporation
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By:
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/s/ Caroline Bembry
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Name:
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Caroline Bembry
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Title:
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CFO
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OFFICE LEASE
AGREEMENT
This Office Lease Agreement (this
“ Lease ”) is entered into as of December
21, 2005, between GATEWAY WINDWARD, INC., a California corporation
(“ Landlord ”), and OPTIO SOFTWARE, INC.,
a Georgia 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: “
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; “ Building’s Structure
” means the Building’s exterior walls, roof, elevator
shafts (if any), footings, foundations, structural portions of
load-bearing walls, structural floors and subfloors, and structural
columns and beams; “ Building’s Systems
” means the Premises’ and Building’s HVAC,
life-safety, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems; “
Business Day(s) ” means Monday through Friday
of each week, exclusive of Holidays; “ Holidays
” means New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and any other
nationally or regionally recognized holiday; “
including ” means including, without
limitation; “Landlord Party” means any of the following
persons: Landlord, any assignees claiming by, through, or under
Landlord, and any of their respective agents, contractors,
employees and invitees; “ Laws ” means
all federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations, all court orders, governmental directives, and
governmental orders and all interpretations of the foregoing, and
all restrictive covenants affecting the Project, and
“Law” shall mean any of the foregoing; “
Normal Business Hours ” means 8:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. on Business Days and 8:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m. on Saturdays, exclusive of Holidays; “
Tenant’s Off-Premises Equipment ” means
any of Tenant’s equipment or other property that may be
located on or about the Project (other than inside the Premises);
and “ 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.
2. Lease Grant .
Subject to the terms of this Lease, Landlord leases to Tenant, and
Tenant leases from Landlord, the Premises (as defined in the Basic
Lease Information). Tenant, its permitted subtenants, and their
employees, licensees and guests shall have access to the Premises
at all times, twenty-four (24) hours per day, every day of the
year, subject to such after-normal-business-hours security
procedures as Landlord may require.
3. Tender of
Possession . Landlord and Tenant presently anticipate that
possession of the Premises will be tendered to Tenant on or about
July 1, 2006 (the “ Estimated Delivery
Date ”). If Landlord is unable to tender possession
of the Premises to Tenant by the Estimated Delivery Date, then:
(a) the validity of this Lease shall not be affected or
impaired thereby; (b) Landlord shall not be in default
hereunder or be liable for damages therefor; and (c) Tenant
shall accept possession of the Premises when Landlord tenders
possession thereof to Tenant in the condition required by this
Lease. Tenant hereby accepts the Premises in their
“AS-IS” condition and Landlord shall have no obligation
to perform any work therein (including demolition of any
improvements existing therein or construction of any tenant
finish-work or
other improvements therein, and by occupying the
Premises, Tenant shall be deemed to have accepted the Premises in
their condition as of the Commencement Date, subject to latent
defects for which notice is given to Landlord within one
(1) year of the Commencement Date. Upon establishment of the
Commencement Date, Tenant shall execute and deliver to Landlord a
letter substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto
confirming: (1) the Commencement Date (as defined in the Basic
Lease Information) and the expiration date of the initial Term (as
defined in the Basic Lease Information); (2) that Tenant has
accepted the Premises, subject to only latent defects as set forth
above; and (3) that Landlord has performed all of its
obligations with respect to the Premises; however, the failure of
the parties to execute such letter shall not defer the Commencement
Date or otherwise invalidate this Lease. Tenant’s failure to
execute such document within ten (10) days of receipt thereof
from Landlord shall be deemed Tenant’s agreement to the
contents of such document. It is specifically understood and agreed
that CK Windward #2, LLC, Landlord’s predecessor in interest
and IMNET Systems, Inc., predecessor in interest to McKesson
Information Solutions, LLC (“McKesson”) are parties to
that certain Office Lease Agreement dated April 3, 1996, as
amended (“Existing Lease”), pursuant to which McKesson
is the tenant of portions of the Premises. Likewise, it is
understood and agreed that by the terms of that certain Sublease
dated March 22, 1999 (“Existing Sublease”),
HBO & Company of Georgia, predecessor in interest to IMNET
Systems, Inc., and predecessor in interest to McKesson, sublet
portions of the Premises to Tenant. The obligations of Landlord and
Tenant hereunder are specifically conditioned upon Landlord and
Tenant being able to enter into one or more written agreements in
form and content satisfactory to Landlord and Tenant, respectively,
terminating the Existing Lease as to those portions of the Premises
that are subject to this Lease effective June 30, 2006 and the
Existing Sublease effective June 30, 2006, which agreements
shall be entered into within forty-five (45) days of the
Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) of this Lease. In the event
Landlord and Tenant are unable to enter into such written
agreement(s) with McKesson within forty-five (45) days of the
Effective Date, then either party shall notify the other in
writing, in which event the sole remedies shall be to either:
(i) enter into a mutually acceptable revision to the terms of
this Lease, or (ii) cancel this Lease upon ten (10) days
written notice to the other party. The Effective Date of this Lease
shall be the date upon which the last party to execute this Lease
has done so, as evidenced by the date noted below its signature. In
addition to the foregoing, if Landlord has not tendered possession
of the Premises to Tenant by August 1, 2006, then Tenant shall
have the right, as its sole remedy, to terminate this Lease as to
the portion of the Premises that is not delivered by giving written
notice to Landlord at any time after August 1, 2006; provided,
however, that Landlord shall have the right to negate such
termination in the event Landlord tenders possession as to the
portion not previously delivered to Tenant within thirty
(30) days of Tenant’s notice of termination.
4. Rent . Tenant shall
timely pay to Landlord Rent (as defined in the Basic Lease
Information), including the amounts set forth in
Exhibit C hereto, without notice, demand, deduction or
set-off (except as otherwise expressly provided herein), by good
and sufficient check drawn on a national banking association at
Landlord’s address provided for in this Lease, by electronic
funds wire transfer to a bank account of Landlord in the United
States, or as otherwise specified by Landlord, and shall be
accompanied by all applicable state and local sales or use taxes,
if any. The obligations of Tenant to pay Base Rent (as defined in
the Basic Lease Information) and other sums to Landlord and the
obligations of Landlord under this Lease are independent
obligations. Base Rent, adjusted as herein provided, shall be
payable monthly in advance. The first (1st) monthly
installment of Base Rent shall be payable
contemporaneously
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with the execution of this Lease; thereafter
(but subject to the Rent Abatement Provisions set forth on
Exhibit M ), Base Rent shall be payable on the first
(1st) day of each month beginning on the first (1st) day
of the second (2nd) full calendar month of the Term. The
monthly Base Rent for any partial month at the beginning of the
Term shall equal the product of 1/365 (or in the event of a leap
year, 1/366) of the annual Base Rent in effect during the partial
month and the number of days in the partial month, and shall be due
on the Commencement Date. Payments of Base Rent for any fractional
calendar month at the end of the Term shall be similarly prorated.
Tenant shall pay Additional Rent, Taxes and Insurance (each as
defined in Exhibit C ) at the same time and in the same
manner as Base Rent.
5. Delinquent Payment;
Handling Charges . All past due payments required of Tenant
hereunder shall bear interest from the date due until paid at the
lesser of fifteen percent (15%) per annum or the maximum
lawful rate of interest (such lesser amount is referred to herein
as the “ Default Rate ”); additionally,
Landlord, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to
it, may 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. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the late fee and interest referenced above shall not be
charged with respect to the first occurrence (but may be charged
for any subsequent occurrence) during any twelve-month period that
Tenant fails to make payment when due, until five (5) days
after Landlord delivers written notice of such delinquency to
Tenant, but only if such payment has not been made prior to
delivery of such notice.
6. Security Deposit .
Contemporaneously with the execution of this Lease, Tenant shall
pay to Landlord the Security Deposit (as defined in the Basic Lease
Information), 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 or a measure or
limit of Landlord’s damages upon an Event of Default (as
defined in Section 17 ). Landlord may, at
Landlord’s discretion, 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 or in connection with Landlord’s
remedies under this Lease. Following any such application of the
Security Deposit, Tenant shall pay to Landlord on demand the amount
so applied in order to restore the Security Deposit to its original
amount. Subject to the requirements of, and conditions imposed by,
Laws applicable to security deposits under commercial leases,
Landlord shall, within the time required by applicable Law, return
to Tenant the portion of the Security Deposit remaining after
deducting all damages, charges and other amounts permitted by Law.
Landlord and Tenant agree that such deductions shall include,
without limitation, all damages and losses that Landlord has
suffered or that Landlord reasonably estimates that it will suffer
as a result of any breach of this Lease by Tenant. Unless required
otherwise by applicable Law, the Security Deposit may be commingled
with other funds, and no interest shall be paid thereon. If
Landlord transfers its interest in the Premises, Landlord may
assign the Security Deposit to the transferee and, upon such
transfer (and the delivery to Tenant of an acknowledgement by any
such transferee of the transferee’s responsibility for the
Security Deposit), Landlord thereafter shall have no further
liability for the return of the Security Deposit. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Landlord and Tenant have agreed that so long as
there is no uncured Event of Default under the terms, covenants and
conditions of this Lease after Tenant
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has paid the thirty-six (36) months of full
Rent hereunder, Landlord shall provide Tenant a credit of one-half
of the Security Deposit to the thirty-seventh (37
th
) installment of
full Rent due under this Lease. In the event there is an uncured
Event of Default under the terms of this Lease after Landlord has
provided Tenant with the credit set forth above, Tenant shall,
within thirty (30) days of written demand from Landlord,
restore the full amount of the Security Deposit which shall be
retained by Landlord for the balance of the Term.
7. Services; Utilities; Common
Areas .
(a) Services .
Landlord shall use all reasonable efforts to furnish to Tenant:
(i) hot and cold water at those points of supply provided for
drinking, cleaning, and lavatory purposes and general use of
tenants of the Building; (ii) heated and refrigerated air
conditioning as appropriate, at such temperatures and in such
amounts as are required by governmental authority and meeting
standards established by the American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers for executive office
buildings of similar age and size as the Building;
(iii) janitorial service to the Premises on weekdays, other
than Holidays, for Building-standard installations in accordance
with the Janitorial Specifications attached hereto as
Exhibit J and in a manner comparable to that for
executive office buildings of similar age and size as the Building
located in the North Atlanta/Alpharetta submarket of Atlanta,
Georgia, and such window washing as may from time to time be
reasonably required; (iv) elevators for ingress and egress to
the floor(s) on which the Premises are located, in common with
other tenants, provided that Landlord may limit the number of
operating elevators after Normal Business Hours, during repairs,
and Holidays; (v) replacement of Building-standard light bulbs
and fluorescent tubes, provided that Landlord’s standard
charge for such bulbs and tubes shall be paid by Tenant;
(vi) electrical current during Normal Business Hours for
equipment whose electrical energy consumption does not exceed
normal office usage; and (vii) security with respect to the
Building as Landlord is providing as of the Effective Date
consisting of closed circuit camera in the lobby of the Building
and magnetic card reader access to the Building after Normal
Business Hours and roving patrols after Normal Business Hours, it
being understood that such measures are taken for Landlord’s
own protection, and Tenant acknowledges that Landlord is not a
guarantor of the security or safety of any Tenant Party, and that
such security matters are the responsibility of Tenant. If Tenant
desires any of the services specified in
Section 7(a)(ii) at a time other than Normal Business
Hours, then such services shall be supplied to Tenant upon the
written request of Tenant delivered to Landlord before 3:00 p.m. on
the Business Day preceding such extra usage, and Tenant shall pay
to Landlord the cost of such services within thirty (30) days
after Landlord has delivered to Tenant an invoice therefor. The
costs incurred by Landlord in providing HVAC service to Tenant at a
time other than Normal Business Hours, shall include costs for
electricity, water, sewage, water treatment, labor, metering,
filtering, and maintenance reasonably allocated by Landlord to
providing such service. Landlord’s current charge for
providing HVAC services at any time other than Normal Business
Hours is $45.00 per hour. If more than one (1) tenant on a
floor requests such usage, the cost thereof shall be
proportionately allocated based on the square footage in each such
premises. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if: (i) such utility
service is interrupted because of the acts of Landlord, its
employees, agents or contractors; (ii) Tenant notifies
Landlord of such interruption in writing (the “
Interruption Notice ”); (iii) such
interruption does not arise in whole or in part as a result of an
act or omission of a Tenant Party; (iv) such interruption is
not caused by a fire or other casualty; (v) the repair or
restoration of such service is reasonably within the control of
Landlord; and (vi) as a result of
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such interruption, the Premises or a material
portion thereof is rendered untenantable (meaning that Tenant is
unable to use the Premises in the normal course of its business)
and Tenant in fact ceases to use the Premises, or material portion
thereof, then, Tenant’s sole remedy for such interruption
shall be as follows: on the sixth (6th) consecutive Business
Day following the later to occur of the date the Premises (or
material portion thereof) become untenantable, the date Tenant
ceases to use such space, and the date Tenant provides Landlord
with an Interruption Notice, the Rent payable hereunder shall be
abated on a per diem basis for each day after such six
(6) Business Day period based upon the percentage of the
Premises so rendered untenantable and not used by Tenant, and such
abatement shall continue until the date the Premises become
tenantable again.
(b) Excess Utility Use
. Landlord shall not be required to furnish electrical current for
equipment whose electrical energy consumption exceeds normal office
usage. If Tenant’s requirements for or consumption of
electricity exceed the electricity to be provided by Landlord as
described in Section 7(a) , Landlord shall, at
Tenant’s expense, make reasonable efforts to supply such
service through the then-existing feeders and risers and electrical
panels serving the Building and the Premises, and Tenant shall pay
to Landlord the cost of such service within thirty (30) days
after Landlord has delivered to Tenant an invoice therefor, which
cost shall not exceed the charge therefor by the applicable service
provider. Landlord may determine the amount of such additional
consumption and potential consumption by any verifiable method,
including installation of a separate meter in the Premises
installed, maintained, and read by Landlord, at Tenant’s
expense. Tenant shall not install any electrical equipment
requiring special wiring or requiring voltage in excess of 110
volts unless approved in advance by Landlord, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld. Tenant shall not install any
electrical equipment requiring voltage in excess of Building
capacity unless approved in advance by Landlord, which approval may
be withheld in Landlord’s sole discretion. The use of
electricity in the Premises shall not exceed the capacity of
existing feeders and risers and electrical panels to or wiring in
the Premises. Any risers or wiring required to meet Tenant’s
excess electrical requirements shall, upon Tenant’s written
request, be installed by Landlord, at Tenant’s cost, if, in
Landlord’s judgment, the same are necessary and shall not
cause permanent damage to the Building or the Premises, cause or
create a dangerous or hazardous condition, entail excessive or
unreasonable alterations, repairs, or expenses, or interfere with
or disturb other tenants of the Building. If Tenant uses machines
or equipment in the Premises which affect the temperature otherwise
maintained by the air conditioning system or otherwise overload any
utility, Landlord may install supplemental air conditioning units
or other supplemental equipment in the Premises, and the cost
thereof, including the cost of installation, operation, use, and
maintenance, shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord within thirty
(30) days after Landlord has delivered to Tenant an invoice
therefor. Landlord’s obligation to furnish services under
Section 7(a) shall be subject to the rules and
regulations of the supplier of such services and governmental rules
and regulations. Landlord may, upon not less than thirty
(30) days’ prior written notice to Tenant, discontinue
any such service to the Premises, provided Landlord first arranges
for a direct connection thereof through the supplier of such
service. Tenant shall, however, be responsible for contracting with
the supplier of such service and for paying all deposits for, and
costs relating to, such service.
(c) Common Areas . The
term “ Common Area ” is defined for all
purposes of this Lease as that part of the Project intended for the
common use of all tenants, including among
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other facilities (as such may be applicable to
the Project), the ground floor lobby, elevator lobbies and hallways
on multi-tenant floors, parking areas, private streets and alleys,
landscaping, curbs, loading areas, sidewalks, malls and promenades
(enclosed or otherwise), lighting facilities, drinking fountains,
meeting rooms, public toilets, the parking garage, and the like,
but excluding: (i) space in buildings (now or hereafter
existing) designated for rental for commercial purposes, as the
same may exist from time to time; (ii) streets and alleys
maintained by a public authority; (iii) areas within the
Project which may from time to time not be owned by Landlord
(unless subject to a cross-access agreement benefiting the area
which includes the Premises); and (iv) areas leased to a
single-purpose user where access is restricted. In addition,
although the roof(s) of the building(s) in the Project is not
literally part of the Common Area, it will be deemed to be so
included for purposes of: (i) Landlord’s ability to
prescribe rules and regulations regarding same; and (ii) its
inclusion for purposes of Operating Costs reimbursements. Landlord
reserves the right to change from time to time the dimensions and
location of the Common Area, as well as the dimensions, identities,
locations and types of any buildings, signs or other improvements
in the Project. For example, and without limiting the generality of
the immediately preceding sentence, Landlord may from time to time
substitute for any parking area other areas reasonably accessible
to the tenants of the Building or Project, as applicable, which
areas may be elevated, surface or underground. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Landlord agrees that it will not make changes to or
close any portion of the Common Areas if, in any instance, the use
and occupancy of the Premises and access to the Building or the
Project by Tenant, its employees, agents, contractors, or invitees
is materially limited or unreasonably interfered with as a direct
result of such reconfiguration, changes or closing. Tenant, and its
employees and customers, and when duly authorized pursuant to the
provisions of this Lease, its subtenants, licensees and
concessionaires, shall have the non-exclusive right to use the
Common Area (excluding roof(s)) as constituted from time to time,
such use to be in common with Landlord, other tenants in the
Building and/or Project, as applicable, and other persons permitted
by the Landlord to use the same, and subject to rights of
governmental authorities, easements, other restrictions of record,
and such reasonable rules and regulations governing use as Landlord
may from time to time prescribe. For example, and without limiting
the generality of Landlord’s ability to establish rules and
regulations governing all aspects of the Common Area, Tenant agrees
as follows:
(i) Tenant shall not solicit
business within the Common Area nor take any action that would
interfere with the rights of other persons to use the Common
Area.
(ii) Landlord may temporarily close
any part of the Common Area for such periods of time as may be
necessary to make repairs or alterations or to prevent the public
from obtaining prescriptive rights; provided, however, Landlord
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that access to
the Premises is available notwithstanding any such
closure.
(iii) With regard to the roof(s) of
the building(s) in the Project or Complex, as applicable, use of
the roof(s) is reserved to Landlord, or with regard to any tenant
demonstrating to Landlord’s satisfaction a need to use same,
to such tenant after receiving prior written consent from
Landlord.
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(d) Maintenance of Common
Areas . Landlord shall maintain or cause to be maintained
and repaired (including replacement if reasonably necessary) the
Common Areas, in a manner and at a level consistent with the
maintenance, repair and upkeep of executive office buildings of
similar age and size as the Building located in the North
Atlanta/Alpharetta submarket of Atlanta, Georgia.
8. Alterations; Repairs;
Maintenance; Signs .
(a) Alterations .
Subsequent to the completion of the Work as defined in Exhibit D
hereto, Tenant shall not make any alterations, additions or
improvements to the Premises (collectively, the “
Alterations ”) without the prior written
consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned, or delayed, except for the installation of
unattached, movable trade fixtures which may be installed without
drilling, cutting or otherwise defacing the Premises.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be obligated to
receive the written consent of Landlord for interior Alterations to
the Premises if the Alterations do not in any way affect the
Building’s Structure or Building’s Systems, do not
exceed the total amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) in the
aggregate in any calendar year, and Tenant is not required by
applicable law to obtain a permit to perform the Alterations.
Tenant shall furnish complete plans and specifications to Landlord
for its approval at the time it requests Landlord’s consent
to any Alterations if the desired Alterations: (i) will affect
the Building’s Systems or Building’s Structure; or
(ii) will require the filing of plans and specifications with
any governmental or quasi-governmental agency or authority; or
(iii) will cost in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).
Subsequent to obtaining Landlord’s consent and prior to
commencement of the Alterations, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord
any building permit required by applicable Law and a copy of the
executed construction contract(s). Tenant shall reimburse Landlord
within thirty (30) days after the rendition of a bill for all
of Landlord’s actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in
connection with any Alterations, including all management,
engineering, outside consulting, and construction fees incurred by
or on behalf of Landlord for the review and approval of
Tenant’s plans and specifications and for the monitoring of
construction of the Alterations. If Landlord consents to the making
of any Alteration, such Alteration shall be made by Tenant at
Tenant’s sole cost and expense by a contractor approved in
writing by Landlord. Tenant shall require its contractor to
maintain insurance in such amounts and in such form as Landlord may
require. Without Landlord’s prior written consent, Tenant
shall not use any portion of the Common Areas either within or
without the Project or Complex, as applicable, in connection with
the making of any Alterations. If the Alterations which Tenant
causes to be constructed result in Landlord being required to make
any alterations and/or improvements to other portions of the
Project, as applicable, in order to comply with any applicable
Laws, then Tenant shall reimburse Landlord upon demand for all
costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in making such alterations
and/or improvements. Except with respect to Tenant’s trade
fixtures, any Alterations made by Tenant shall become the property
of Landlord upon installation and shall remain on and be
surrendered with the Premises upon the expiration or sooner
termination of this Lease, unless Landlord requires the removal of
such Alterations at such time as Landlord’s original written
notice provided to Tenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon
Tenant’s request at the time it seeks Landlord’s
consent to an Alteration, Landlord agrees to indicate in writing
whether it will require such Alteration to be removed upon
expiration or earlier termination of the Lease. If Landlord
requires the removal of such Alterations, Tenant shall at its sole
cost and expense, forthwith and with all due diligence (but in any
event not later
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than ten (10) days after the expiration or
earlier termination of the Lease) remove all or any portion of any
Alterations made by Tenant which are designated by Landlord to be
removed (including without limitation stairs, bank vaults, and
cabling, if applicable) and repair and restore the Premises in a
good and workmanlike manner to their original condition, reasonable
wear and tear excepted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon
Tenant’s request at the time it seeks Landlord’s
consent to an Alteration, Landlord agrees to indicate in writing
whether it will require such Alteration to be removed upon the
expiration or earlier termination of the Lease. All construction
work done by Tenant within the Premises shall be performed in a
good and workmanlike manner with new materials of first-class
quality, lien-free and in compliance with all Laws, and in such
manner as to cause a minimum of interference with other
construction in progress and with the transaction of business in
the Project. Tenant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Landlord
harmless against any loss, liability or damage resulting from such
work, and Tenant shall, if requested by Landlord, furnish a bond or
other security satisfactory to Landlord against any such loss,
liability or damage. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. Landlord’s
consent to or approval of any alterations, additions or
improvements (or the plans therefor) shall not constitute a
representation or warranty by Landlord, nor Landlord’s
acceptance, that the same comply with sound architectural and/or
engineering practices or with all applicable Laws, and Tenant shall
be solely responsible for ensuring all such compliance.
(b) Repairs;
Maintenance .
(i) By Landlord .
Landlord shall, subject to reimbursement as set forth in
Exhibit C , keep and maintain in good repair and
working order and make repairs to and perform maintenance upon:
(1) structural elements of the Building; (2) standard
mechanical (including HVAC), electrical, plumbing and fire/life
safety systems serving the Building generally; (3) Common
Areas; (4) the roof of the Building that shall be maintained
in a watertight condition; (5) exterior windows of the
Building that shall be maintained in a watertight condition; and
(6) elevators serving the Building. Landlord shall not be
liable for any failure to make any such repairs or to perform any
maintenance unless such failure shall persist for an unreasonable
time after written notice of the need of such repairs or
maintenance is given to Landlord by Tenant. If this Lease places an
affirmative obligation upon Tenant to act, and if any of the
foregoing maintenance or repairs are necessitated due to the acts
or omissions of any Tenant Party, Tenant shall pay the costs of
such repairs or maintenance to Landlord within thirty
(30) days after receipt of an invoice, together with an
administrative charge in an amount equal to fifteen percent
(15%) of the cost of the repairs, provided that prior written
notice is provided by Landlord to Tenant prior to the commencement
of any such work. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any
interruption of Tenant’s business or inconvenience caused due
to any work performed in the Premises or in the Project pursuant to
Landlord’s rights and obligations under the Lease; provided,
however, Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to not
disturb the normal conduct of Tenant’s business while
performing such repairs and maintenance. To the extent allowed by
law, Tenant waives the right to make repairs at Landlord’s
expense under any law, statute or ordinance now or hereafter in
effect, provided, however, Landlord shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to not disturb the normal conduct of
Tenant’s business while performing such repairs and
maintenance. If Landlord fails to make any repairs or to perform
any maintenance required of Landlord hereunder and within
Landlord’s reasonable control, and such failure shall persist
for an unreasonable time (not less than thirty [30] days) after
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notice of the need for such repairs or
maintenance is given to Landlord (although notice shall not be
required in the event of an emergency, provided that Tenant has
made reasonable efforts to notify Landlord of such emergency) and
unless Landlord has commenced such repairs or maintenance during
such period and is diligently pursuing the same, Tenant may (but
shall not be required to) following a second notice (which notice
shall have a heading in at least 12-point type, bold and all caps
“FAILURE TO RESPOND SHALL RESULT IN TENANT EXERCISING
SELF-HELP RIGHTS” ) and Landlord’s failure to
commence repairs within five (5) days after receipt of such
second notice, perform such repairs or maintenance in accordance
with the provisions of this Lease governing Tenant’s repairs
and Alterations and Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for all
reasonable costs and actual expenses therefor within thirty
(30) days after presentation of appropriate invoices and
back-up documentation.
(ii) By Tenant .
Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, promptly perform all
maintenance and repairs to the Premises that are not
Landlord’s express responsibility under this Lease, and shall
keep the Premises in good condition and repair, ordinary wear and
tear, damage from the elements, and any force majeure event
excepted. Tenant’s repair obligations include, without
limitation, repairs to: (1) floor covering and/or raised
flooring; (2) interior partitions; (3) doors;
(4) the interior side of demising walls; (5) electronic,
phone and data cabling and related equipment (collectively, “
Cable ”) that is installed by or for the
benefit of Tenant and located in the Premises or other portions of
the Building or Project; (6) supplemental air conditioning
units, private showers and kitchens, including hot water heaters,
plumbing, dishwashers, ice machines and similar facilities serving
Tenant exclusively; (7) phone rooms used exclusively by
Tenant; (8) Alterations performed by contractors retained by
or on behalf of Tenant, including related HVAC balancing; and
(9) all of Tenant’s furnishings, trade fixtures,
equipment and inventory. Landlord reserves the right to perform any
of the foregoing maintenance or repair obligations or require that
such obligations be performed by a contractor approved by Landlord,
all at Tenant’s expense. All work shall be performed in
accordance with the rules and procedures described in
Section 8(a) . If Tenant fails to make any repairs to
the Premises for more than fifteen (15) days after notice from
Landlord (although notice shall not be required if there is an
emergency, or if the area to be repaired is visible from the
exterior of the Building, provided that Landlord has made
reasonable efforts to notify Tenant of such emergency), Landlord
may, in addition to any other remedy available to Landlord, make
the repairs, and Tenant shall pay the reasonable cost of the
repairs to Landlord within thirty (30) days after receipt of
an invoice, together with an administrative charge in an amount
equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the cost of the repairs,
provided that prior written notice is provided by Landlord to
Tenant prior to commencement of any such work. At the expiration of
this Lease, Tenant shall surrender the Premises in good condition,
excepting reasonable wear and tear, damage from the elements, any
force majeure event, and losses required to be restored by
Landlord. If Landlord elects to store any personal property of
Tenant, including goods, wares, merchandise, inventory, trade
fixtures and other personal property of Tenant, same shall be
stored at the sole risk of Tenant. Landlord or its agents shall not
be liable for any loss or damage to persons or property resulting
from fire, explosion, falling plaster, steam, gas, electricity,
water or rain which may leak from any part of the Project or from
the pipes, appliances or plumbing works therein or from the roof,
street or subsurface or from any other places resulting from
dampness or any other cause whatsoever, or from the act or
negligence of any other tenant or any officer, agent, employee,
contractor or guest of any such tenant, unless caused by the
negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its employees, agents
or contractors.
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(iii) Performance of
Work . All work described in this Section 8
shall be performed only by contractors and subcontractors approved
in writing by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed. Tenant shall cause all
contractors and subcontractors to procure and maintain insurance
coverage naming Landlord and Landlord’s property management
company as additional insureds against such risks, in such amounts,
and with such companies as Landlord may reasonably require. Tenant
shall provide Landlord with the identities, mailing addresses and
telephone numbers of all persons performing work or supplying
materials prior to beginning such construction and Landlord may
post on and about the Premises notices of non-responsibility
pursuant to applicable Laws. All such work shall be performed in
accordance with all Laws and in a good and workmanlike manner so as
not to damage the Building (including the Premises, the
Building’s Structure and the Building’s Systems). All
such work which may affect the Building’s Structure or the
Building’s Systems, at Landlord’s election, must be
performed by Landlord’s usual contractor for such work or a
contractor approved by Landlord. All work affecting the roof of the
Building must be performed by Landlord’s roofing contractor
or a contractor approved by Landlord and no such work will be
permitted if it would void or reduce the warranty on the
roof.
(c) Mechanic’s
Liens . All work performed, materials furnished, or
obligations incurred by or at the request of a Tenant Party shall
be deemed authorized and ordered by Tenant only, and Tenant shall
not permit any mechanic’s liens to be filed against the
Premises or the Project in connection therewith. Upon completion of
any such work, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord final lien waivers
from all contractors, subcontractors and materialmen who performed
such work. If such a lien is filed, then Tenant shall, within
thirty (30) days (unless the Building is for sale in which
case Tenant shall within ten (10) days) after Landlord has
delivered notice of the filing thereof to Tenant (or such earlier
time period as may be necessary to prevent the forfeiture of the
Premises, Project or any interest of Landlord therein or the
imposition of a civil or criminal fine with respect thereto),
either: (1) pay the amount of the lien and cause the lien to
be released of record; or (2) diligently contest such lien and
deliver to Landlord a bond or other security reasonably
satisfactory to Landlord. If Tenant fails to timely take either
such action or fails to notify Landlord within ten (10) days
after Landlord has delivered notice of the filing of such lien as
to its pursuing either (1) or (2) above, then Landlord
may pay the lien claim, and any amounts so paid, including expenses
and interest, shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord within thirty
(30) days after Landlord has invoiced Tenant therefor.
Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that their relationship
is and shall be solely that of “landlord-tenant”
(thereby excluding a relationship of
“owner-contractor,” “owner-agent” or other
similar relationships). Accordingly, all materialmen, contractors,
artisans, mechanics, laborers and any other persons now or
hereafter contracting with Tenant, any contractor or subcontractor
of Tenant or any other Tenant Party for the furnishing of any
labor, services, materials, supplies or equipment with respect to
any portion of the Premises, at any time from the date hereof until
the end of the Term, are hereby charged with notice that they look
exclusively to Tenant to obtain payment for same. Nothing herein
shall be deemed a consent by Landlord to any liens being placed
upon the Premises, Project or Landlord’s interest therein due
to any work performed by or for Tenant or deemed to give any
contractor or subcontractor or materialman any right or interest in
any funds held by Landlord to reimburse Tenant for any portion of
the cost of such work. Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless Landlord, its property management company, any subsidiary
or affiliate of the foregoing, and their respective officers,
directors, shareholders, partners, employees, managers,
contractors, attorneys and agents (collectively, the
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“ Indemnitees ”) from
and against all claims, demands, causes of action, suits,
judgments, damages and expenses (including attorneys’ fees)
in any way arising from or relating to the failure by any Tenant
Party to pay for any work performed, materials furnished, or
obligations incurred by or at the request of a Tenant Party. The
foregoing indemnity shall survive termination or expiration of this
Lease.
(d) Signs . Tenant
shall not place or permit to be placed any signs upon: (i) the
roof of the Building; or (ii) the Common Areas; or
(iii) any area visible from the exterior of the Premises
without Landlord’s prior written approval, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed provided
any proposed sign is placed only in those locations as may be
designated by Landlord, and complies with the sign criteria
promulgated by Landlord from time to time. Upon request of
Landlord, Tenant shall immediately remove any sign, advertising
material or lettering which Tenant has placed or permitted to be
placed upon the exterior or interior surface of any door or window
or at any point inside the Premises, which in Landlord’s
reasonable opinion, is of such a nature as to not be in keeping
with the standards of the Building, and if Tenant fails to do so,
Landlord may without liability remove the same at Tenant’s
expense. Tenant shall comply with such regulations as may from time
to time be promulgated by Landlord governing signs, advertising
material or lettering of all tenants in the Project. The Tenant,
upon vacation of the Premises, or the removal or alteration of its
sign for any reason, shall be responsible for the repair, painting
or replacement of the Building fascia surface or other portion of
the Building where signs are attached. If Tenant fails to do so,
Landlord may have the sign removed and the cost of removal plus
fifteen percent (15%) as an administrative fee shall be
payable by Tenant within thirty (30) days of invoice. During
the Term, Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right to place its
name on the existing monument sign at the principal entry to the
Project on Windward Parkway (the “ Windward Parkway
Monument Sign ”). Landlord may but shall not have the
obligation to replace the existing Windward Parkway Monument Sign
with a new monument that will be constructed at Landlord’s
sole cost and expense. If Landlord constructs a replacement to the
existing Windward Parkway Monument Sign, it may list the names of
up to four (4) tenants on such sign with each name appearing
substantially the same size, but in order of the amount of space
such tenant is leasing in the Building or Project, as applicable.
Further, throughout the Term of this Lease, Tenant shall have the
exclusive right to place its sign on the monument sign at the
entrance to the Building (“ Entry Monument Sign
”). Except as set forth above, sign panels placed on the
Windward Parkway Monument Sign and the Entry Monument Sign shall be
installed and maintained at Tenant’s sole cost and expense
throughout the Term. The rights of Tenant under this paragraph:
(i) are personal to Tenant and may not be assigned to any
other party, including without limitation any assignee or
subtenant; (ii) are terminable by Landlord following any
default not cured within applicable cure periods; and
(iii) are terminable by Landlord if Tenant reduces the size of
the Premises, notwithstanding the consent of Landlord thereto,
including any reduction resulting from subletting any portion of
the Premises. The location, size, material, and design of the
Signage shall be subject to the prior written approval of Landlord,
and Tenant shall be responsible for compliance with Laws. Upon the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease or the termination
of Tenant’s sign rights as set forth herein, Tenant shall
remove the Signage, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, and
restore the monument sign to its condition immediately prior to the
installation of the Signage. If Tenant fails to timely remove the
Signage, then the Signage shall conclusively be deemed to have been
abandoned by Tenant and may be appropriated, sold, stored,
destroyed, or otherwise disposed of by Landlord
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without further notice to Tenant or any other
person and without obligation to account therefor. Tenant shall
reimburse Landlord for all reasonable costs incurred by Landlord in
connection therewith within thirty (30) days of
Landlord’s invoice. The provisions of this paragraph shall
survive the expiration or earlier termination of the
Lease.
9. Use . Tenant shall
continuously occupy and use the Premises only for the Permitted Use
(as set forth in the Basic Lease Information) and shall comply with
all Laws relating to the use, condition, access to, and occupancy
of the Premises and will not commit waste, overload the
Building’s Structure or the Building’s Systems or
subject the Premises to use that would damage the Premises. Tenant,
at its sole cost and expense, shall obtain and keep in effect
during the term, all permits, licenses, and other authorizations
necessary to permit Tenant to use and occupy the Premises for the
Permitted Use in accordance with applicable Law. The population
density within the Premises as a whole shall at no time exceed one
person for each two hundred twenty-five (225) rentable square
feet in the Premises. Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the
contrary, as between Landlord and Tenant: (a) Tenant shall
bear the risk of complying with Title III of the Americans With
Disabilities Act of 1990, any state laws governing handicapped
access or architectural barriers, and all rules, regulations, and
guidelines promulgated under such laws, as amended from time to
time (the “ Disabilities Acts ”) in the
Premises; and (b) Landlord shall bear the risk of complying
with the Disabilities Acts in the Common Areas (subject to
reimbursement as set forth in Exhibit C ), other than
compliance that is necessitated by the use of the Premises for
other than the Permitted Use or as a result of any alterations or
additions made by Tenant (which risk and responsibility shall be
borne by Tenant). Tenant shall not use any substantial portion of
the Premises for a “call center”, any other
telemarketing use, or any credit processing use. Landlord and
Tenant agree that the “call center” restriction set
forth above shall not restrict Tenant from maintaining an IT
“help desk” to provide technical services to its
customers or telemarketing services to its customers, provided that
those portions of the Premises dedicated to such use shall not
exceed 10,000 square feet, and at all times, the population density
within that portion of the Premises dedicated to such call center
does not exceed one person for each two hundred twenty-five
(225) rentable square feet in the Premises. In addition, the
Premises shall not be used for any purpose which creates strong,
unusual, or offensive odors, fumes, dust or vapors; which emits
noise or sounds that are objectionable due to intermittence, beat,
frequency, shrillness, or loudness; which is associated with
indecent or pornographic matters; or which involves political or
moral issues (such as abortion issues). 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 Building. Tenant shall not
knowingly conduct or permit to be conducted in the Premises any
activity, or place any equipment in or about the Premises or the
Building, which will invalidate the insurance coverage in effect or
increase the rate of fire insurance or other insurance on the
Premises or the Building. If any invalidation of coverage or
increase in the rate of fire insurance or other insurance occurs or
is threatened by any insurance company due to activity conducted
from the Premises, or any act or omission by Tenant, or its agents,
employees, representatives, or contractors, such statement or
threat shall be conclusive evidence that the increase in such rate
is due to such act of Tenant or the contents or equipment in or
about the Premises, and, as a result thereof, Tenant shall be
liable for such increase and shall be considered Additional Rent
payable with the next monthly installment of Base Rent due under
this Lease. In no event shall Tenant introduce or permit to be kept
on the Premises or brought into the Building any dangerous,
noxious, radioactive or explosive substance.
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10. Assignment and
Subletting .
(a) Transfers . 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 Section 10(a)(6)
being a “ Transfer ”).
(b) Consent Standards
. Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to any
assignment or subletting of the Premises, provided that Tenant is
not then in default under the Lease and the proposed transferee:
(1) is creditworthy; (2) has a good reputation in the
business community; (3) will use the Premises for the
Permitted Use (thus, excluding without limitation, uses for credit
processing and telemarketing) and will not use the Premises in any
manner that would conflict with any exclusive use agreement or
other similar agreement entered into by Landlord with any other
tenant of the Project and of which Landlord has informed Tenant in
writing; (4) will not use the Premises, or any part of the
Project in a manner that would materially increase the pedestrian
or vehicular traffic to the Premises, or the Project; (5) is
not a governmental entity, or subdivision or agency thereof;
(6) is not another occupant of the Building, as applicable;
and (7) is not a person or entity with whom Landlord is then,
or has been within the six-month period prior to the time Tenant
seeks to enter into such assignment or subletting, negotiating to
lease space in the Building, as applicable, or any Affiliate of any
such person or entity; otherwise, Landlord may withhold its consent
in its sole discretion.
(c) Request for
Consent . If Tenant requests Landlord’s consent to a
Transfer, then, at least thirty (30) days prior to the
effective date of the proposed Transfer, Tenant shall provide
Landlord with a written description of all terms and conditions of
the proposed Transfer, copies of the proposed pertinent
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.
Concurrently with Tenant’s notice of any request for consent
to a Transfer, Tenant shall pay to Landlord a fee of $1,000 to
defray Landlord’s expenses in reviewing such request, and
Tenant shall also reimburse Landlord immediately upon request for
its reasonable attorneys’ fees at reasonable hourly rates
incurred in connection with considering any request for consent to
a Transfer.
(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
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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 be deemed consent 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 following
the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder. Tenant shall pay
for the cost of any demising walls or other improvements
necessitated by a proposed subletting or assignment.
(e) Attornment by
Subtenants . Each sublease by Tenant hereunder shall be
subject and subordinate to this Lease and to the matters to which
this Lease is or shall be subordinate, and each subtenant by
entering into a sublease is deemed to have agreed that in the event
of termination, re-entry or dispossession by Landlord under this
Lease, Landlord may, at its option, either terminate the sublease
or take over all of the right, title and interest of Tenant, as
sublandlord, under such sublease, and such subtenant shall, at
Landlord’s option, attorn to Landlord pursuant to the then
executory provisions of such sublease, except that Landlord shall
not be: (1) liable for any previous act or omission of Tenant
under such sublease; (2) subject to any counterclaim, offset
or defense that such subtenant might have against Tenant;
(3) bound by any previous modification of such sublease or by
any rent or additional rent or advance rent which such subtenant
might have paid for more than the current month to Tenant, and all
such rent shall remain due and owing, notwithstanding such advance
payment; (4) bound by any security or advance rental deposit
made by such subtenant which is not delivered or paid over to
Landlord and with respect to which such subtenant shall look solely
to Tenant for refund or reimbursement; or (5) obligated to
perform any work in the subleased space or to prepare it for
occupancy, and in connection with such attornment, the subtenant
shall execute and deliver to Landlord any instruments Landlord may
reasonably request to evidence and confirm such attornment. Each
subtenant or licensee of Tenant shall be deemed, automatically upon
and as a condition of its occupying or using the Premises or any
part thereof, to have agreed to be bound by the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section 10(e) . The
provisions of this Section 10(e) shall be
self-operative, and no further instrument shall be required to give
effect to this provision.
(f) Cancellation .
Landlord may, within thirty (30) days after submission of
Tenant’s written request for Landlord’s consent to an
assignment or subletting, cancel this Lease as to the portion of
the Premises proposed to be sublet or assigned as of the date the
proposed Transfer is to be effective. If Landlord cancels this
Lease as to any portion of the Premises, then this Lease shall
cease for such portion of the Premises, Tenant shall pay to
Landlord all Rent accrued through the cancellation date relating to
the portion of the Premises covered by the proposed Transfer, and
Rent shall be reduced proportionately based on the remaining square
footage in the Premises. As of the cancellation date and
thereafter, Tenant shall be relieved of any liabilities,
responsibilities, and obligations whatsoever with respect to only
that portion of the Premises that is so cancelled. Thereafter,
Landlord may lease such portion of the Premises to the prospective
transferee (or to any other person) without liability to
Tenant.
(g) Additional
Compensation . Tenant shall pay to Landlord, immediately
upon receipt thereof, one-half (1/2) of the excess of all
compensation received by Tenant for a
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Transfer over the Rent allocable to the portion
of the Premises covered thereby, after deducting the following
costs and expenses for such Transfer (which costs shall be
amortized over the term of the sublease or assignment pursuant to
sound accounting principles and deducted monthly from such excess):
(1) brokerage commissions and reasonable attorneys’
fees; (2) advertising for subtenants or assignees;
(3) the actual costs paid in making any improvements or
substitutions in the Premises required by any sublease or
assignment; and (4) the costs of any inducements or
concessions given to the subtenant or assignee.
(h) 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;
(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 of
execution of this Lease; 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 of execution of this Lease.
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 Building
or the, Complex, Landlord or other tenants of the Project. No later
than five (5) Business Days after the effective date of any
Permitted Transfer, Tenant agrees to furnish Landlord with
(A) copies of the instrument effecting any of the foregoing
Transfers, (B) documentation establishing Tenant’s
satisfaction of the requirements set forth above applicable to any
such Transfer, and (C) evidence of insurance as required under
this Lease with respect to the Permitted Transferee. 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 goodwill, licenses,
patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, and franchises. Any
subsequent Transfer by a Permitted Transferee shall be subject to
the terms of this Section 10.
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11. Insurance; Waivers;
Subrogation; Indemnity .
(a) Tenant’s
Insurance . Effective as of the earlier of: (1) the
date Tenant enters or occupies the Premises; or (2) the
Commencement Date, and continuing throughout the Term, Tenant shall
maintain the following insurance policies: (A) commercial
general liability insurance in amounts of $3,000,000 per
occurrence, which shall apply on a per location basis , or,
following the expiration of the initial Term, such other amounts as
Landlord may from time to time reasonably require (and, if the use
and occupancy of the Premises include any activity or matter that
is or may be excluded from coverage under a commercial general
liability policy [e.g., the sale, service or consumption of
alcoholic beverages], Tenant shall obtain such endorsements to the
commercial general liability policy or otherwise obtain insurance
to insure all liability arising from such activity or matter
[including liquor liability, if applicable] in such amounts as
Landlord may reasonably require), insuring Tenant, Landlord,
Landlord’s property management company and Invesco 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 and (without implying any consent by Landlord to the
installation thereof) the installation, operation, maintenance,
repair or removal of Tenant’s Off-Premises Equipment with an
additional insured endorsement in form CG 20206 1185 if
Tenant has any company owned vehicles; (B) automobile
liability covering any owned, non-owned, leased, rented or borrowed
vehicles of Tenant with limits no less than $5,000,000 combined
single limit for property damage and bodily injury; (C) all
risk property insurance covering the full value of all Alterations
and improvements and betterments in the Premises, naming Landlord
and Landlord’s Mortgagee (as defined in
Section 12(a)) as additional loss payees as their
interests may appear; (D) all risk property insurance covering
the full value of all furniture, trade fixtures and personal
property (including property of Tenant or others) in the Premises
or otherwise placed in the Project by or on behalf of a Tenant
Party (including Tenant’s Off-Premises Equipment) it being
understood that no lack or inadequacy of insurance by Tenant shall
in any event make Landlord subject to any claim by virtue of any
theft of or loss or damage to any uninsured or inadequately insured
property; (E) contractual liability insurance sufficient to
cover Tenant’s indemnity obligations hereunder (but only if
such contractual liability insurance is not already included in
Tenant’s commercial general liability insurance policy);
(F) worker’s compensation insurance in amounts not less
than statutorily required, and employers’ liability insurance
with limits of not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000);
(G) business interruption insurance in an amount that will
reimburse Tenant for direct or indirect loss of earnings
attributable to all perils insured against under
Section 11(a)(2)(C) or attributable to the prevention
of access to the Building or Premises; (H) in the event Tenant
performs any alterations or repairs in, on, or to the Premises,
builder’s risk Insurance on an all risk basis (including
collapse) on a completed value (non-reporting) form, or by
endorsement including such coverage pursuant to
Section 11(a)(2)(C) hereinabove, for full replacement
value covering all work incorporated in the Building and all
materials and equipment in or about the Premises; and (I) such
other insurance or any changes or endorsements to the insurance
required herein, including increased limits of coverage, as
Landlord, or any mortgagee or lessor of Landlord, may reasonably
require from time to time. Tenant shall furnish to Landlord
certificates of such insurance, with an additional insured
endorsement in form CG 20206 1185, and such other
evidence satisfactory to Landlord of the maintenance of all
insurance coverages required hereunder at least ten (10) days
prior to the earlier of the Commencement Date or the date Tenant
enters or occupies the Premises, and at least fifteen
(15) days prio