Exhibit 10.2
OFFICE
SPACE LEASE
BETWEEN
UTC
PROPERTIES LLC
AND
INFOSONICS
CORPORATION
OFFICE SPACE LEASE
THIS LEASE is made
as of the10th day of September 2007, by and between UTC PROPERTIES LLC , a Delaware
limited liability company, hereafter called “Landlord,”
and INFOSONICS CORPORATION , a Maryland corporation,
hereafter called “Tenant.”
ARTICLE I. BASIC LEASE
PROVISIONS
Each reference in
this Lease to the “Basic Lease Provisions” shall mean
and refer to the following collective terms, the application of
which shall be governed by the provisions in the remaining Articles
of this Lease.
1.
Tenant’s Trade Name : N/A
2.
Premises : Suite No. 100 (the Premises are more particularly
described in Section 2.1).
Address of Building
: 4350 Executive Drive, San Diego, California, 92101
Project Description
: Park Plaza
3.
Use of Premises : General office and for no other
use.
4.
Estimated Commencement Date : October 1,
2007
5.
Lease Term : The term of this Lease shall expire
sixty (60) months following the Commencement Date, plus any
additional days as are necessary to cause this Lease to expire at
the end of a calendar month.
6.
Basic Rent : Twenty Thousand Three Hundred
Sixty-One Dollars ($20,361.00) per month.
Rental Adjustments
:
Commencing on October
1, 2008, the Basic Rent shall be Twenty Thousand Nine Hundred
Ninety-Three Dollars ($20,993.00) per month.
Commencing October 1,
2009, the Basic Rent shall be Twenty-One Thousand Six Hundred
Twenty-Five Dollars ($21,625.00) per month.
Commencing October 1,
2010, the Basic Rent shall be Twenty-Two Thousand Two Hundred
Fifty-Seven Dollars ($22,257.00) per month.
Commencing October 1,
2011, the Basic Rent shall be Twenty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred
Eighty-Eight Dollars ($22,888.00) per month.
7.
Property Tax Base : The Property Taxes per rentable
square foot incurred by Landlord and attributable to the twelve
month period ending June 30, 2008 (the “Base
Year”).
Building Cost Base
: The Building Costs per rentable square foot incurred by
Landlord and attributable to the Base Year.
Expense Recovery
Period : Every twelve month period during the Term
(or portion thereof during the first and last Lease years) ending
June 30.
8.
Floor Area of Premises : approximately 7,021 rentable
square feet
9.
Security Deposit : Twenty-Five Thousand One Hundred
Seventy-Seven Dollars ($25,177.00)
10. Broker(s)
: Irvine Realty Company (“Landlord’s
Broker”) and Grubb & Ellis/BRE Commercial
(“Tenant’s Broker”)
11.
Plan Approval
Date : August 9, 2007
12.
Parking
: Twenty-Four (24) unreserved vehicle parking spaces.
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13.
Address for
Payments and Notices :
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LANDLORD
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TENANT
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Payment
Address:
UTC Properties
LLC
Department
#6967
Los Angeles, CA
90084-6967
Notice
Address:
UTC Properties
LLC
9255 Towne Centre
Drive, Suite 800
San Diego, CA
92121
Attn: Property
Manager
with a copy of notices
to:
THE IRVINE COMPANY
LLC
P.O. Box
6370
Newport Beach, CA
92658-6370
Attn: Vice
President, Operations,
Office Properties/San
Diego
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Infosonics
Corporation
4350 Executive Drive,
Suite 100
San Diego, CA
92121
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ARTICLE II.
PREMISES
SECTION 2.1.
LEASED PREMISES . Landlord leases to Tenant and Tenant rents
from Landlord the premises shown in Exhibit A (the
“Premises”), containing approximately the floor area
set forth in Item 8 of the Basic Lease Provisions and known by the
suite number identified in Item 2 of the Basic Lease Provisions.
The Premises are located in the building identified in Item 2 of
the Basic Lease Provisions (the “Building”), which is a
portion of the project described in Item 2 (the
“Project”). If, upon completion of the space plans for
the Premises, Landlord’s architect or space planner
determines that the rentable square footage of the Premises differs
from that set forth in the Basic Lease Provisions, then Landlord
shall so notify Tenant and the Basic Rent (as shown in Item 6 of
the Basic Lease Provisions) shall be promptly adjusted in
proportion to the change in square footage. Within five (5) days
following Landlord’s request, the parties shall memorialize
the adjustments by executing an amendment to this Lease prepared by
Landlord. The Premises has been measured by Stevensons Systems,
which uses a modified BOMA standard.
SECTION 2.2. ACCEPTANCE OF
PREMISES . Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor
any representative of Landlord has made any representation or
warranty with respect to the Premises or the Building or the
suitability or fitness of either for any purpose, except as set
forth in this Lease. The taking of possession or use of the
Premises by Tenant for any purpose other than construction shall
conclusively establish that the Premises and the Building were in
satisfactory condition and in conformity with the provisions of
this Lease in all respects, except for those matters which Tenant
shall have brought to Landlord’s attention on a written punch
list. The list shall be limited to any items required to be
accomplished by Landlord under the Work Letter (if any) attached as
Exhibit X, and shall be delivered to Landlord within thirty (30)
days after the term (“Term”) of this Lease commences as
provided in Article III below. If there is no Work Letter, or if no
items are required of Landlord under the Work Letter, by taking
possession of the Premises Tenant accepts the improvements in their
existing condition, and waives any right or claim against Landlord
arising out of the condition of the Premises. Nothing contained in
this Section shall affect the commencement of the Term or the
obligation of Tenant to pay rent. Landlord shall diligently
complete all punch list items of which it is notified as provided
above.
SECTION 2.3. BUILDING NAME,
ADDRESS AND DEPICTION . Tenant shall not utilize any
name selected by Landlord from time to time for the Building and/or
the Project as any part of Tenant’s corporate or trade name.
Landlord shall have the right to change the name, number or
designation of the Building or Project without liability to Tenant.
Tenant shall not use any picture of the Building in its
advertising, stationery or in any other manner.
ARTICLE III.
TERM
SECTION 3.1.
GENERAL . The Term shall be for the period shown in Item
5 of the Basic Lease Provisions. The Term shall commence
(“Commencement Date”) on the earlier of (a) the date
the Premises are deemed ready for occupancy in accordance with
Section 3.2, or (b) the date Tenant commences its business
activities within the Premises. Promptly following request by
Landlord, the parties shall memorialize on a form provided by
Landlord (the “Commencement Memorandum”) the actual
Commencement Date and the expiration date (“Expiration
Date”) of this Lease; should Tenant fail to execute and
return the Commencement Memorandum to Landlord within five (5)
business days (or provide specific written objections thereto
within that period), then Landlord’s determination of the
Commencement and Expiration Dates as set forth in the Commencement
Memorandum shall be conclusive.
SECTION 3.2. DELAY IN
POSSESSION . If Landlord, for any reason whatsoever,
cannot deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on or before
the Estimated Commencement Date set forth in Item 4 of the Basic
Lease Provisions, this Lease shall not be void or voidable nor
shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for any resulting loss or
damage. However, Tenant shall not be liable for any rent and the
Commencement Date shall not occur until Landlord delivers
possession of the Premises and the Premises are in fact ready for
occupancy as defined below, except that if Landlord’s failure
to so deliver possession is attributable to any action or inaction
by Tenant (including without limitation any Tenant Delay described
in the Work Letter, if any, attached to this Lease), then the
Premises shall be deemed ready for occupancy, and Landlord shall be
entitled to full performance by Tenant (including the payment of
rent), as of the date Landlord would have been able to deliver the
Premises to Tenant but for Tenant’s delay(s). Subject to the
foregoing, the Premises shall be deemed ready for occupancy if and
when Landlord, to the extent applicable, (a) has put into operation
all building services essential for the use of the Premises by
Tenant, (b) has provided reasonable access to the Premises for
Tenant so that they may be used without unnecessary interference,
(c) has substantially completed all the work required to be done by
Landlord in this Lease, and (d) has obtained requisite governmental
approvals to Tenant’s occupancy.
SECTION 3.4. TENANT’S
RIGHT TO CANCEL FOR LATE DELIVERY. If Landlord fails to
deliver possession of the Premises, ready for occupancy, by the
“Outside Date” as defined below, then Tenant shall have
the right to terminate this lease by giving written notice thereof
to Landlord after the
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Outside Date, but prior
to Landlord’s delivery of the Premises ready for
Tenant’s occupancy as aforesaid. If, from time to time prior
to the Outside Date, Landlord determines that it will not be able
to deliver possession of the Premises, ready for occupancy, by the
Outside Date, Landlord shall deliver to Tenant a written notice
setting forth Landlord’s opinion as to the revised outside
date by which it shall be able to deliver the Premises to Tenant,
ready for occupancy. Within five (5) business days following
delivery of that notice, Tenant may elect by written notice to
Landlord to terminate this Lease; otherwise, the Outside Date shall
be deemed extended to the revised date set forth in
Landlord’s notice. For purposes hereof, the “Outside
Date” shall mean November 30, 2007; provided that the Outside
Date shall be extended on a day-for-day basis for the period of any
Tenant Delays and for any other delays resulting from matters
beyond Landlord’s control as set forth in Section
20.9.
ARTICLE IV. RENT AND OPERATING
EXPENSES
SECTION 4.1. BASIC
RENT . From and after the Commencement Date, Tenant
shall pay to Landlord without deduction or offset a Basic Rent for
the Premises in the total amount shown (including subsequent
adjustments, if any) in Item 6 of the Basic Lease Provisions. If
the Commencement Date is other than the first day of a calendar
month, any rental adjustment shown in Item 6 shall be deemed to
occur on the first day of the next calendar month following the
specified monthly anniversary of the Commencement Date. The rent
shall be due and payable in advance commencing on the Commencement
Date and continuing thereafter on the first day of each successive
calendar month of the Term, as prorated for any partial month. No
demand, notice or invoice shall be required. An installment of rent
in the amount of one (1) full month’s Basic Rent at the
initial rate specified in Item 6 of the Basic Lease Provisions
shall be delivered to Landlord concurrently with Tenant’s
execution of this Lease and shall be applied against the Basic Rent
first due hereunder; the next installment of Basic Rent shall be
due on the first day of the second calendar month of the Term,
which installment shall, if applicable, be appropriately prorated
to reflect the amount prepaid for that calendar month.
SECTION 4.2. OPERATING EXPENSE
INCREASE .
(a)
Tenant shall compensate Landlord, as additional rent, for
Tenant’s proportionate shares of “Building Costs”
and “Property Taxes,” as those terms are defined below,
incurred by Landlord in the operation of the Building and Project.
Property Taxes and Building Costs are mutually exclusive and may be
billed separately or in combination as determined by Landlord.
Tenant’s proportionate share of Property Taxes shall equal
the product of the rentable floor area of the Premises multiplied
by the difference of (i) Property Taxes per rentable square foot
less (ii) the Property Tax Base set forth in Item 7 of the Basic
Lease Provisions. Tenant’s proportionate share of Building
Costs shall equal the product of the rentable floor area of the
Premises multiplied by the difference of (i) Building Costs per
rentable square foot less (ii) the Building Cost Base set forth in
Item 7 of the Basic Lease Provisions. Tenant acknowledges
Landlord’s rights to make changes or additions to the
Building and/or Project from time to time pursuant to Section 6.5
below, in which event the total rentable square footage within the
Building and/or Project may be adjusted. For convenience of
reference, Property Taxes and Building Costs may sometimes be
collectively referred to as “Operating Expenses.”
(b)
Commencing prior to the start of the first full “Expense
Recovery Period” of the Lease (as defined in Item 7 of the
Basic Lease Provisions), and prior to the start of each full or
partial Expense Recovery Period thereafter, Landlord shall give
Tenant a written estimate of the amount of Tenant’s
proportionate shares of Building Costs and Property Taxes for the
Expense Recovery Period or portion thereof. Tenant shall pay the
estimated amounts to Landlord in equal monthly installments, in
advance, with Basic Rent. If Landlord has not furnished its written
estimate for any Expense Recovery Period by the time set forth
above, Tenant shall continue to pay cost reimbursements at the
rates established for the prior Expense Recovery Period, if any;
provided that when the new estimate is delivered to Tenant, Tenant
shall, at the next monthly payment date, pay any accrued cost
reimbursements based upon the new estimate. Landlord may from time
to time change the Expense Recovery Period to reflect a calendar
year or a new fiscal year of Landlord, as applicable, in which
event Tenant’s share of Operating Expenses shall be equitably
prorated for any partial year.
(c)
Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Expense
Recovery Period, Landlord shall furnish to Tenant a statement
setting forth the actual or prorated Property Taxes and Building
Costs attributable to that period, and the parties shall within
thirty (30) days thereafter make any payment or allowance necessary
to adjust Tenant’s estimated payments, if any, to
Tenant’s actual proportionate shares as shown by the annual
statement. If Tenant has not made estimated payments during the
Expense Recovery Period, any amount owing by Tenant pursuant to
subsection (a) above shall be paid to Landlord in accordance with
Article XVI. If actual Property Taxes or Building Costs allocable
to Tenant during any Expense Recovery Period are less than the
Property Tax Base or the Building Cost Base, respectively, Landlord
shall not be required to pay that differential to Tenant, although
Landlord shall refund any applicable estimated payments collected
from Tenant. Should Tenant fail to object in writing to
Landlord’s determination of actual Operating Expenses within
one hundred twenty (120) days following delivery of
Landlord’s expense statement, Landlord’s
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determination of actual
Operating Expenses for the applicable Expense Recovery Period shall
be conclusive and binding on Tenant.
(d)
Even though the Lease has terminated and the Tenant has vacated the
Premises, when the final determination is made of Tenant’s
share of Property Taxes and Building Costs for the Expense Recovery
Period in which the Lease terminates, Tenant shall upon notice pay
the entire increase due over the estimated expenses paid;
conversely, any overpayment made in the event expenses decrease
shall be rebated by Landlord to Tenant. However, in lieu thereof,
Landlord may deliver a reasonable estimate of the anticipated
reconciliation amount to Tenant prior to the expiration of the
Term, in which event the appropriate party shall fund that amount
by the termination date.
(e)
If, at any time during any Expense Recovery Period, any one or more
of the Operating Expenses are increased to a rate(s) or amount(s)
in excess of the rate(s) or amount(s) used in calculating the
estimated expenses for the year, then Tenant’s estimated
share of Property Taxes or Building Costs, as applicable, shall be
increased for the month in which the increase becomes effective and
for all succeeding months by an amount equal to Tenant’s
proportionate share of the increase. Landlord shall give Tenant
written notice of the amount or estimated amount of the increase,
the month in which the increase will become effective,
Tenant’s monthly share thereof and the months for which the
payments are due. Tenant shall pay the increase to Landlord as a
part of Tenant’s monthly payments of estimated expenses as
provided in paragraph (b) above, commencing with the month in which
effective.
(f)
The term “Building Costs” shall include all charges and
expenses pertaining to the operation, management, maintenance and
repair of the Building and the Project, together with all
appurtenant Common Areas (as defined in Section 6.2), and shall
include the following charges by way of illustration but not
limitation: water and sewer charges; insurance premiums or
reasonable premium equivalents should Landlord elect to self-insure
any risk or deductible that Landlord is authorized to insure
hereunder; license, permit, and inspection fees; heat; light;
power; janitorial services; the cost of equipping, staffing and
operating an on-site and/or off-site management office for the
Building and Project; all labor and labor-related costs for
personnel applicable to the Building and Project, including both
Landlord’s personnel and outside personnel; a commercially
reasonable Landlord overhead/management fee; reasonable fees for
consulting services; access control/security costs, inclusive of
the reasonable cost of improvements made to enhance access control
systems and procedures; repairs; air conditioning; supplies;
materials; equipment; tools; tenant services; programs instituted
to comply with transportation management requirements; any expense
incurred pursuant to Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.2, and 10.2 and
Exhibits B and C below; costs incurred (capital or otherwise) on a
regular recurring basis every three (3) or more years for normal
maintenance projects (e.g., parking lot slurry coat or replacement
of lobby, corridor and elevator cab carpets and coverings); and the
amortized cost of capital improvements (as distinguished from
replacement parts or components installed in the ordinary course of
business) which are intended to maintain the quality, appearance or
safety of the Building and/or Project, reduce other operating costs
or increases thereof, or upgrade Building and/or Project security,
or which are required to bring the Building and/or Project into
compliance with applicable laws and building codes. Landlord shall
amortize the cost of capital improvements on a straight-line basis
over the lesser of the Payback Period (as defined below) or the
useful life of the capital improvement as reasonably determined by
Landlord. Any amortized Building Cost item may include, at
Landlord’s option, an actual or imputed interest rate that
Landlord would reasonably be required to pay to finance the cost of
the item, applied on the unamortized balance. “Payback
Period” shall mean the reasonably estimated period of time
that it takes for the cost savings, if any, resulting from a
capital improvement item to equal the total cost of the capital
improvement. It is understood that Building Costs shall include
competitive charges for direct services provided by any subsidiary
or division of Landlord. If any Building Cost is applicable to one
or more buildings or properties in addition to the Building, then
that cost shall be equitably prorated and apportioned among the
Building and such other buildings or properties. The term
“Property Taxes” as used herein shall include the
following: (i) all real estate taxes or personal property
taxes, as such property taxes may be reassessed from time to time;
and (ii) other taxes, charges and assessments which are levied with
respect to this Lease or to the Building and/or the Project, and
any improvements, fixtures and equipment and other property of
Landlord located in the Building and/or the Project, except that
general net income and franchise taxes imposed against Landlord
shall be excluded; and (iii) any tax, surcharge or assessment which
shall be levied in addition to or in lieu of real estate or
personal property taxes, other than taxes covered by Article VIII;
and (iv) costs and expenses incurred in contesting the amount or
validity of any Property Tax by appropriate proceedings. A copy of
Landlord’s unaudited statement of expenses shall be made
available to Tenant upon request. Property Taxes for the Base Year
and all subsequent years shall be calculated based upon a fully
re-assessed tax liability (as reasonably and in good faith
estimated by the Landlord, for the sale of the Building which
occurred on April 2, 2007, with any necessary adjustments to be
made following the actual re-assessment). The Building Costs,
inclusive of those for the Base Year, shall be extrapolated by
Landlord to reflect at least ninety-five percent (95%) occupancy of
the rentable area of the Building.
(g)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Operating Expenses shall exclude the
following:
(i)
Any ground lease rental;
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(ii) Costs incurred
by Landlord with respect to goods and services other than parking
(including utilities sold and supplied to tenants and occupants of
the Building) to the extent that Landlord is entitled to
reimbursement for such costs other than through the Operating
Expense pass-through provisions of such tenants’ lease;
(iii) Costs incurred by
Landlord for repairs, replacements and/or restoration to or of the
Building to the extent that Landlord is reimbursed by insurance or
condemnation proceeds or by tenants (other than through Operating
Expense pass-throughs), warrantors or other third persons;
(iv) Costs, including
permit, license and inspection costs, incurred with respect to the
installation of tenant improvements made for other tenants in the
Building or incurred in renovating or otherwise improving,
decorating, painting or redecorating vacant space for tenants or
other occupants of the Building;
(v) Costs arising
from Landlord’s charitable or political contributions;
(vi) Attorneys’ fees
and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with
negotiations or disputes with present or prospective tenants or
other occupants of the Building, except those attorneys’ fees
and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with
negotiations, disputes or claims relating to items of Operating
Expenses, enforcement of rules and regulations of the Building and
such other matters relating to the maintenance of standards
required of Landlord under this Lease;
(vii) Capital expenditures as
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied, except as otherwise provided in
subsection (f) above;
(viii) Brokers commissions,
finders’ fees, attorneys’ fees, entertainment and
travel expenses and other costs incurred by Landlord in leasing or
attempting to lease space in the Building;
(ix) Expenses in connection
with services or other benefits which are not offered to Tenant or
for which Tenant is charged for directly but which are provided to
another tenant or occupant of the Building;
(x) Costs, fines or
penalties incurred by Landlord due to the violation by Landlord of
(i) any governmental rule or regulation (provided that costs of
complying with such governmental requirements may be included
unless otherwise provided herein) or (ii) the terms and conditions
of any lease of space in the Building;
(xi) Overhead and profit
increments paid to subsidiaries or affiliates of Landlord for
services provided to the Building to the extent the same exceeds
the costs that would generally be charged for such services if
rendered on a competitive basis (based upon a standard of similar
office buildings in the general market area of the Premises) by
unaffiliated third parties capable of providing such service;
(xii) Interest on debt or
amortization on any mortgage or mortgages encumbering the
Building;
(xiii) Landlord’s general corporate
overhead, except as it relates to the specific management of the
Building or Project;
(xiv) Costs of installing the initial
landscaping and the initial sculpture, paintings and objects of art
for the Building and Project; and
(xv) Advertising
expenditures.
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(h)
Provided Tenant is not then in default hereunder, Tenant shall have
the right to cause a certified public accountant, engaged on a
non-contingency fee basis, to audit Operating Expenses by
inspecting Landlord’s general ledger of expenses not more
than once during any Expense Recovery Period. However, to the
extent that insurance premiums or any other component of Operating
Expenses is determined by Landlord on the basis of an internal
allocation of costs utilizing information Landlord in good faith
deems proprietary, such expense component shall not be subject to
audit so long as it does not exceed the amount per square foot
typically imposed by landlords of other first class office projects
in San Diego, California. Tenant shall give notice to Landlord of
Tenant’s intent to audit within sixty (60) days after
Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s expense statement which
sets forth Landlord’s actual Operating Expenses. Such audit
shall be conducted at a mutually agreeable time during normal
business hours at the office of Landlord or its management agent
where such accounts are maintained. If Tenant’s audit
determines that actual Operating Expenses have been overstated by
more than five percent (5%), then subject to Landlord’s right
to review and/or contest the audit results, Landlord shall
reimburse Tenant for the reasonable out-of-pocket costs of such
audit. Tenant’s rent shall be appropriately adjusted to
reflect any overstatement in Operating Expenses. In addition, if
any component of Operating Expenses is determined to be either
inappropriate or excessive during an Expense Recovery Period, and
if the Building Cost Base or Property Tax Base also included such
component, then the appropriate Base shall concurrently be adjusted
if and to the extent appropriate. In the event of a dispute between
Landlord and Tenant regarding such audit, either party may elect to
submit the matter for binding arbitration with the American
Arbitration Association under its Arbitration Rules for the Real
Estate Industry, and judgment on the arbitration award may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. All of the
information obtained by Tenant and/or its auditor in connection
with such audit, as well as any compromise, settlement, or
adjustment reached between Landlord and Tenant as a result thereof,
shall be held in strict confidence and, except as may be required
pursuant to litigation, shall not be disclosed to any third party,
directly or indirectly, by Tenant or its auditor or any of their
officers, agents or employees. Landlord may require Tenant’s
auditor to execute a separate confidentiality agreement affirming
the foregoing as a condition precedent to any audit. In the event
of a violation of this confidentiality covenant in connection with
any audit, then in addition to any other legal or equitable remedy
available to Landlord, Tenant shall forfeit its right to any
reconciliation or cost reimbursement payment from Landlord due to
said audit (and any such payment theretofore made by Landlord shall
be promptly returned by Tenant), and Tenant shall have no further
audit rights under this Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Tenant shall have no right of audit with respect to any Expense
Recovery Period unless the total Operating Expenses per square foot
for such Expense Recovery Period, as set forth in Landlord’s
annual expense reconciliation, exceed the total Operating Expenses
per square foot during the Base Year, as increased by the
percentage change in the United States Department of Labor, Bureau
of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers,
Los Angeles - Riverside - Orange County Area Average, all items
(1982-84 = 100) (the “Index”), which change in the
Index shall be measured by comparing the Index published for
January of the Base Year with the Index published for January of
the applicable Expense Recovery Period.
SECTION 4.3. SECURITY
DEPOSIT . Concurrently with Tenant’s delivery of
this Lease, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord the sum, if any,
stated in Item 9 of the Basic Lease Provisions (the “Security
Deposit”), to be held by Landlord as security for the full
and faithful performance of Tenant’s obligations under this
Lease to pay any rental sums, including without limitation such
additional rent as may be owing under any provision hereof, and to
maintain the Premises as required by Sections 7.1 and 15.3 or any
other provision of this Lease. For purposes of the foregoing and
notwithstanding any provision of Section 1950.7 of the California
Civil Code to the contrary, rental sums shall include prospective
rent that would have been payable by Tenant but for the early
termination of this Lease due to Tenant’s default or
insolvency. Upon any breach of the foregoing obligations by Tenant,
Landlord may apply all or part of the Security Deposit as full or
partial compensation. If any portion of the Security Deposit is so
applied, Tenant shall within five (5) days after written demand by
Landlord deposit cash with Landlord in an amount sufficient to
restore the Security Deposit to its original amount. Landlord shall
not be required to keep this Security Deposit separate from its
general funds, and Tenant shall not be entitled to interest on the
Security Deposit. In no event may Tenant utilize all or any portion
of the Security Deposit as a payment toward any rental sum due
under this Lease. Any unapplied balance of the Security Deposit
shall be returned to Tenant or, at Landlord’s option, to the
last assignee of Tenant’s interest in this Lease within
thirty (30) days following the termination of this Lease and
Tenant’s vacation of the Premises.
ARTICLE V. USES
SECTION 5.1.
USE . Tenant shall use the Premises only for the purposes
stated in Item 3 of the Basic Lease Provisions. The parties agree
that any contrary use shall be deemed to cause material and
irreparable harm to Landlord and shall entitle Landlord to
injunctive relief in addition to any other available remedy. The
uses prohibited under this Lease shall include, without limitation,
use of the Premises or a portion thereof for (i) offices of any
agency or bureau of the United States or any state or political
subdivision thereof; (ii) offices or agencies of any foreign
governmental or political subdivision thereof; (iii) offices of any
health care professionals or service organization; (iv) schools,
temporary employment agencies or other training facilities which
are not ancillary to corporate, executive or professional office
use; (v) retail or restaurant uses; or (vi) communications firms
such as radio and/or television stations. Tenant shall not do or
permit anything to be done in or about the Premises which
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will in any way
interfere with the rights or quiet enjoyment of other occupants of
the Building or the Project, or use or allow the Premises to be
used for any unlawful purpose, nor shall Tenant permit any nuisance
or commit any waste in the Premises or the Project. Tenant shall
not do or permit to be done anything which will invalidate or
increase the cost of any insurance policy(ies) covering the
Building, the Project and/or their contents, and shall comply with
all applicable insurance underwriters rules. Tenant shall comply at
its expense with all present and future laws, ordinances and
requirements of all governmental authorities that pertain to Tenant
or its use of the Premises, including without limitation all
federal and state occupational health and safety and handicap
access requirements, whether or not Tenant’s compliance will
necessitate expenditures or interfere with its use and enjoyment of
the Premises. Tenant shall not generate, handle, store or dispose
of hazardous or toxic materials (as such materials may be
identified in any federal, state or local law or regulation) in the
Premises or Project without the prior written consent of Landlord;
provided that the foregoing shall not be deemed to proscribe the
use by Tenant of customary office supplies in normal quantities so
long as such use comports with all applicable laws. Tenant agrees
that it shall promptly complete and deliver to Landlord any
disclosure form regarding hazardous or toxic materials that may be
required by any governmental agency. Tenant shall also, from time
to time upon request by Landlord, execute such affidavits
concerning Tenant’s best knowledge and belief regarding the
presence of hazardous or toxic materials in the Premises. Landlord
shall have the right at any time to perform an assessment of the
environmental condition of the Premises and of Tenant’s
compliance with this Section. As part of any such assessment,
Landlord shall have the right, upon reasonable prior notice to
Tenant, to enter and inspect the Premises and to perform tests,
provided those tests are performed in a manner that minimizes
disruption to Tenant. Tenant will cooperate with Landlord in
connection with any assessment by, among other things, promptly
responding to inquiries and providing relevant documentation and
records. The reasonable cost of the assessment/testing shall be
reimbursed by Tenant to Landlord if such assessment/testing
determines that Tenant failed to comply with the requirements of
this Section. In all events Tenant shall indemnify each of the
“Indemnified Parties” (as defined in Section 10.3)
in the manner elsewhere provided in this Lease from any release of
hazardous or toxic materials caused by Tenant, its agents,
employees, contractors, subtenants or licensees. The foregoing
covenants shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of
this Lease.
SECTION 5.2. SIGNS
. Landlord shall affix and maintain a sign (restricted solely to
Tenant’s name as set forth herein or such other name as
Landlord may consent to in writing) adjacent to the entry door of
the Premises, together with a directory listing of Tenant’s
name as set forth herein in the lobby directory of the Building.
Any subsequent changes to that initial signage shall be at
Tenant’s sole expense. All signage shall conform to the
criteria for signs established by Landlord and shall be ordered
through Landlord. Tenant shall not place or allow to be placed any
other sign, decoration or advertising matter of any kind that is
visible from the exterior of the Premises. Any violating sign or
decoration may be immediately removed by Landlord at Tenant’s
expense without notice and without the removal constituting a
breach of this Lease or entitling Tenant to claim damages.
SECTION 5.3. MONUMENT
SIGNAGE . Tenant shall have the right to install
non-exclusive signage on the top slot of the monument sign adjacent
to the Building and facing Executive Drive, which signage shall
consist only of the name “Infosonics
Corporation.” The type, location and design of such
signage shall be subject to the prior written approval of Landlord
and the City of San Diego, and shall be consistent with
Landlord’s signage criteria for the Project. Fabrication,
installation, insurance, and maintenance of such signage shall be
at Tenant’s sole cost and expense. Commencing on the 13
th month of the initial Term, Tenant shall pay a rental
fee for signage rights in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($250.00) per month. Tenant understands and agrees that it shall
use Landlord’s designated contractor for installing the
monument signage. Should Tenant fail to have the monument signage
installed by February 28, 2008, then Tenant’s right to
install same thereafter shall be deemed null and void. Except for
the foregoing, no sign, advertisement or notice visible from the
exterior of the Premises shall be inscribed, painted or affixed by
Tenant on any part of the Premises without prior consent of
Landlord. Tenant’s signage right shall belong solely to
Tenant and may not be transferred or assigned (except in connection
with an assignment of this Lease to a Tenant Affiliate as described
in Section 9.1(f) hereof) without Landlord’s prior written
consent, which may be withheld by Landlord in Landlord’s sole
discretion. In the event Tenant, exclusive of any subtenant(s),
fails to occupy the entire Premises, then Tenant shall, within
thirty (30) days following notice from Landlord, remove the
monument signage at Tenant’s expense. Tenant shall also
remove such signage promptly following the expiration or earlier
termination of the Lease. Any such removal shall be at
Tenant’s sole expense, and Tenant shall bear the cost of any
resulting repairs to the monument that are reasonably necessary due
to the removal.
ARTICLE VI. LANDLORD
SERVICES
SECTION 6.1. UTILITIES AND
SERVICES . Landlord shall furnish to the Premises the
utilities and services described in Exhibit B, subject to the
conditions and payment obligations and standards set forth in this
Lease. Landlord shall not be liable for any failure to furnish any
services or utilities when the failure is the result of any
accident or other cause beyond Landlord’s reasonable control,
nor shall Landlord be liable for damages resulting from power
surges or any breakdown in telecommunications facilities or
services. Landlord’s temporary inability to furnish any
services or
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utilities shall not entitle Tenant to any
damages, relieve Tenant of the obligation to pay rent or constitute
a constructive or other eviction of Tenant, except that Landlord
shall diligently attempt to restore the service or utility
promptly. However, if the Premises, or a material portion of
the Premises, are made untenantable for a period in excess of 5
consecutive business days as a result of a service interruption
that is reasonably within the control of Landlord to correct, then
Tenant, as its sole remedy, shall be entitled to receive an
abatement of rent payable hereunder during the period beginning on
the 6 th consecutive business day of the service
interruption and ending on the day the service has been restored.
If the entire Premises have not been rendered untenantable by the
service interruption, the amount of abatement shall be equitably
prorated. Tenant shall comply with all rules and regulations
which Landlord may reasonably establish for the provision of
services and utilities, and shall cooperate with all reasonable
conservation practices established by Landlord. Landlord shall at
all reasonable times have free access to all electrical and
mechanical installations of Landlord.
SECTION 6.2. OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF COMMON AREAS . During the Term, Landlord
shall operate all Common Areas within the Building and the Project.
The term “Common Areas” shall mean all areas within the
Building and other buildings in the Project which are not held for
exclusive use by persons entitled to occupy space, and all other
appurtenant areas and improvements provided by Landlord for the
common use of Landlord and tenants and their respective employees
and invitees, including without limitation parking areas and
structures, driveways, sidewalks, loading docks, landscaped and
planted areas, hallways and interior stairwells not located within
the premises of any tenant, common entrances and lobbies,
elevators, and restrooms not located within the premises of any
tenant.
SECTION 6.3. USE OF COMMON
AREAS . The occupancy by Tenant of the Premises shall
include the use of the Common Areas in common with Landlord and
with all others for whose convenience and use the Common Areas may
be provided by Landlord, subject, however, to compliance with all
rules and regulations as are prescribed from time to time by
Landlord. Landlord shall at all times during the Term have
exclusive control of the Common Areas, and may restrain or permit
any use or occupancy, except as otherwise provided in this Lease or
in Landlord’s rules and regulations. Tenant shall keep the
Common Areas clear of any obstruction or unauthorized use related
to Tenant’s operations. Landlord may temporarily close any
portion of the Common Areas for repairs, remodeling and/or
alterations, to prevent a public dedication or the accrual of
prescriptive rights, or for any other reasonable purpose.
SECTION 6.4.
PARKING . Parking shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions set forth in Exhibit C to this Lease.
SECTION 6.5. CHANGES AND
ADDITIONS BY LANDLORD . Landlord reserves the right to
make alterations or additions to the Building or the Project, or to
the attendant fixtures, equipment and Common Areas. No change shall
entitle Tenant to any abatement of rent or other claim against
Landlord, provided that the change does not deprive Tenant of
reasonable access to or use of the Premises.
ARTICLE VII. MAINTAINING THE
PREMISES
SECTION 7.1. TENANT’S
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR . Subject to Article XI, Tenant
at its sole expense shall make all repairs necessary to keep the
Premises and all improvements and fixtures therein in the condition
as existed on the Commencement Date (or on any later date that the
applicable improvements may have been installed), excepting
ordinary wear and tear. Notwithstanding Section 7.2 below,
Tenant’s maintenance obligation shall include without
limitation all appliances, non-building standard
lighting/electrical systems, and plumbing fixtures and
installations located within the Premises, together with any
supplemental HVAC equipment servicing only the Premises. All
repairs shall be at least equal in quality to the original work,
shall be made only by a licensed, bonded contractor approved in
writing in advance by Landlord and shall be made only at the time
or times approved by Landlord. Any contractor utilized by Tenant
shall be subject to Landlord’s standard requirements for
contractors, as modified from time to time. Landlord may impose
reasonable restrictions and requirements with respect to repairs,
as provided in Section 7.3, and the provisions of Section 7.4 shall
apply to all repairs. Alternatively, should Landlord or its
management agent agree to make a repair on behalf of Tenant and at
Tenant’s request, Tenant shall promptly reimburse Landlord as
additional rent for all costs incurred (including the standard
coordination fee of Landlord’s management agent) upon
submission of an invoice.
SECTION 7.2. LANDLORD’S
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR . Subject to Article XI, Landlord
shall provide service, maintenance and repair with respect to the
heating, ventilating and air conditioning (“HVAC”)
equipment of the Building (exclusive of any supplemental HVAC
equipment servicing only the Premises) and shall maintain in good
repair the Common Areas, roof, foundations, footings, the exterior
surfaces of the exterior walls of the Building, and the structural,
electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems of the Building except
as provided in Section 7.1 above. Landlord shall have the right to
employ or designate any reputable person or firm, including any
employee or agent of Landlord or any of Landlord’s affiliates
or divisions, to perform any service, repair or
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maintenance function.
Landlord need not make any other improvements or repairs except as
specifically required under this Lease, and nothing contained in
this Section shall limit Landlord’s right to reimbursement
from Tenant for maintenance, repair costs and replacement costs as
provided elsewhere in this Lease. Tenant understands that it shall
not make repairs at Landlord’s expense or by rental offset.
Except as provided in Sections 11.1 and 12.1 below, there shall be
no abatement of rent and no liability of Landlord by reason of any
injury to or interference with Tenant’s business arising from
the making of any repairs, alterations or improvements to any
portion of the Building, including repairs to the Premises, nor
shall any related activity by Landlord constitute an actual or
constructive eviction; provided, however, that in making repairs,
alterations or improvements, Landlord shall interfere as little as
reasonably practicable with the conduct of Tenant’s business
in the Premises.
SECTION 7.3.
ALTERATIONS . Tenant shall make no alterations,
additions or improvements to the Premises without the prior written
consent of Landlord. Landlord’s consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld as long as the proposed changes do not affect
the structural, electrical or mechanical components or systems of
the Building, are not visible from the exterior of the Premises,
and utilize only building standard materials. Landlord may impose,
as a condition to its consent, any requirements that Landlord in
its discretion may deem reasonable or desirable, including but not
limited to a requirement that all work be covered by a lien and
completion bond satisfactory to Landlord and requirements as to the
manner, time, and contractor for performance of the work. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tenant shall use
Landlord’s designated mechanical and electrical contractors
for all work affecting the mechanical or electrical systems of the
Building. Should Tenant perform any work that would necessitate any
ancillary Building modification or other expenditure by Landlord,
then Tenant shall promptly fund the cost thereof to Landlord.
Tenant shall obtain all required permits for the work and shall
perform the work in compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations and ordinances, and Landlord shall be entitled to a
supervision fee in the amount of five percent (5%) of the cost of
the work. Under no circumstances shall Tenant make any improvement
which incorporates asbestos-containing construction materials into
the Premises. In no event shall Tenant prosecute any alteration
work that results in picketing or labor demonstrations in or about
the Building or Project. Any request for Landlord’s consent
shall be made in writing and shall contain architectural plans
describing the work in detail reasonably satisfactory to Landlord.
Landlord may elect to cause its architect to review Tenant’s
architectural plans, and the reasonable cost of that review shall
be reimbursed by Tenant. Should the work proposed by Tenant modify
the internal configuration of the Premises, then Tenant shall, at
its expense, furnish Landlord with as-built drawings and CAD disks
compatible with Landlord’s systems. Unless Landlord otherwise
agrees in writing, all alterations, additions or improvements
affixed to the Premises (excluding moveable trade fixtures and
furniture) shall become the property of Landlord and shall be
surrendered with the Premises at the end of the Term, except that
Landlord may, by notice to Tenant given at the time of
Landlord’s consent to the alteration or improvement, require
Tenant to remove by the Expiration Date, or sooner termination date
of this Lease, all or any alterations, decorations, fixtures,
additions, improvements and the like installed either by Tenant or
by Landlord at Tenant’s request. Tenant shall repair any
damage to the Premises arising from that removal and restore the
affected area to its pre-existing condition, reasonable wear and
tear excepted. Landlord may require Tenant to remove an improvement
provided as part of the initial build-out pursuant to Exhibit X, if
any, if and only if the improvement is a non-building standard item
and Tenant is notified of the requirement prior to the build-out.
Except as otherwise provided in this Lease or in any Exhibit to
this Lease, should Landlord make any alteration or improvement to
the Premises at the request of Tenant, Landlord shall be entitled
to prompt payment from Tenant of the cost thereof, inclusive of the
standard coordination fee of Landlord’s management agent.
SECTION 7.4. MECHANIC’S
LIENS . Tenant shall keep the Premises free from any
liens arising out of any work performed, materials furnished, or
obligations incurred by or for Tenant. Upon request by Landlord,
Tenant shall promptly cause any such lien to be released by posting
a bond in accordance with California Civil Code Section 3143 or any
successor statute. In the event that Tenant shall not, within
thirty (30) days following the imposition of any lien, cause the
lien to be released of record by payment or posting of a proper
bond, Landlord shall have, in addition to all other available
remedies, the right to cause the lien to be released by any means
it deems proper, including payment of or defense against the claim
giving rise to the lien. All expenses so incurred by Landlord,
including Landlord’s attorneys’ fees, shall be
reimbursed by Tenant promptly following Landlord’s demand,
together with interest from the date of payment by Landlord at the
maximum rate permitted by law until paid. Tenant shall give
Landlord no less than twenty (20) days’ prior notice in
writing before commencing construction of any kind on the Premises
so that Landlord may post and maintain notices of nonresponsibility
on the Premises.
SECTION 7.5. ENTRY AND
INSPECTION . Landlord shall at all reasonable times have
the right to enter the Premises to inspect them, to supply services
in accordance with this Lease, to protect the interests of Landlord
in the Premises, to make repairs and renovations as reasonably
deemed necessary by Landlord, and to submit the Premises to
prospective or actual purchasers or encumbrance holders (or, during
the final twelve months of the Term or when an uncured Tenant
default exists, to prospective tenants), all without being deemed
to have caused an eviction of Tenant and without abatement of rent
except as provided elsewhere in this Lease. Landlord shall at all
times have and retain a key which unlocks all of the doors in the
Premises, excluding Tenant’s vaults and safes, and Landlord
shall have the right to use any and all means which Landlord may
deem proper to open the doors in an emergency in order to obtain
entry to the Premises, and any entry to the
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Premises obtained by
Landlord shall not under any circumstances be deemed to be a
forcible or unlawful entry into, or a detainer of, the Premises, or
any eviction of Tenant from the Premises.
SECTION
7.6. SPACE PLANNING AND SUBSTITUTION. Landlord shall have the
right, upon providing not less than forty-five (45) days written
notice, to move Tenant to other space of comparable size in the
Building or in the Project. The new space must contain similar
finishes as the Premises, and approximately the same rentable
square footage as the Premises and the same number of work
stations, offices, breakrooms and reception areas as are contained
in the Premises as of the date Tenant receives Landlord’s
notice of relocation.The total monthly Basic Rent for the new space
shall in no event exceed the total monthly Basic Rent for the
Premises prior to the relocation, and Tenant’s proportionate
share for the new space shall in no event exceed Tenant’s
proportionate share for the Premises prior to the relocation.
Landlord shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket costs to relocate
and reconnect Tenant’s personal property and equipment within
the new space; provided that Landlord may elect to cause such work
to be done by its contractors. Landlord shall also reimburse Tenant
for such other reasonable out-of-pocket costs that Tenant may incur
in connection with the relocation, including without limitation
necessary stationery revisions, provided that a reasonable estimate
thereof is given to Landlord within twenty (20) days following
Landlord’s notice. In no event, however, shall Landlord be
obligated to incur or fund total relocation costs, exclusive of
tenant improvement expenditures, in an amount in excess of two (2)
months of Basic Rent at the rate then payable hereunder. Landlord
shall also reimburse Tenant for the reasonable cost to install and
connect telecommunication and data cabling in the new space in the
manner and to the extent such cabling existed in the Premises prior
to the relocation. Within ten (10) days following request by
Landlord, Tenant shall execute an amendment to this Lease prepared
by Landlord to memorialize the relocation. Should Tenant fail
timely to execute and deliver the amendment to Landlord, or should
Tenant thereafter fail to comply with the terms thereof, then
Landlord may at its option elect to terminate this Lease upon not
less than sixty (60) days prior written notice to Tenant. Upon the
effective date of any termination of this Lease, Tenant shall
vacate the Premises in accordance with Section 15.3.
ARTICLE VIII. TAXES AND
ASSESSMENTS ON TENANT’S PROPERTY
Tenant shall be
liable for and shall pay before delinquency, all taxes and
assessments levied against all personal property of Tenant located
in the Premises. When possible Tenant shall cause its personal
property to be assessed and billed separately from the real
property of which the Premises form a part. If any taxes on
Tenant’s personal property are levied against Landlord or
Landlord’s property and if Landlord pays the same, or if the
assessed value of Landlord’s property is increased by the
inclusion of a value placed upon the personal property of Tenant
and if Landlord pays the taxes based upon the increased assessment,
Tenant shall pay to Landlord the taxes so levied against Landlord
or the proportion of the taxes resulting from the increase in the
assessment.
ARTICLE IX. ASSIGNMENT AND
SUBLETTING
SECTION 9.1. RIGHTS OF
PARTIES .
(a)
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, Tenant may not,
either voluntarily or by operation of law, assign, sublet,
encumber, or otherwise transfer all or any part of Tenant’s
interest in this Lease, or permit the Premises to be occupied by
anyone other than Tenant, without Landlord’s prior written
consent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld in
accordance with the provisions of Section 9.1(c). For purposes of
this Lease, references to any subletting, sublease or variation
thereof shall be deemed to apply not only to a sublease effected
directly by Tenant, but also to a sub-subletting or an assignment
of subtenancy by a subtenant at any level. No assignment (whether
voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law) and no subletting
shall be valid or effective without Landlord’s prior written
consent and, at Landlord’s election, shall constitute a
material default of this Lease. Landlord shall not be deemed to
have given its consent to any assignment or subletting by any other
course of action, including its acceptance of any name for listing
in the Building directory. To the extent not prohibited by
provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.
(the “Bankruptcy Code”), including Section 365(f)(1),
Tenant on behalf of itself and its creditors, administrators and
assigns waives the applicability of Section 365(e) of the
Bankruptcy Code unless the proposed assignee of the Trustee for the
estate of the bankrupt meets Landlord’s standard for consent
as set forth in Section 9.1(c) of this Lease. If this Lease is
assigned to any person or entity pursuant to the provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code, any and all monies or other considerations to be
delivered in connection with the assignment shall be delivered to
Landlord, shall be and remain the exclusive property of Landlord
and shall not constitute property of Tenant or of the estate of
Tenant within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code. Any person or
entity to which this Lease is assigned pursuant to the provisions
of the Bankruptcy Code shall be deemed to have assumed all of the
obligations arising under this Lease on and after the date of the
assignment, and shall upon demand execute and deliver to Landlord
an instrument confirming that assumption.
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(b)
The sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant (other
than bulk sales in the ordinary course of business) shall be deemed
an assignment within the meaning and provisions of this
Article.
(c)
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, if Tenant or any
subtenant hereunder desires to transfer an interest in this Lease,
Tenant shall first notify Landlord and request in writing
Landlord’s consent to the transfer. Tenant shall also submit
in writing to Landlord: (i) the name and address of the
proposed transferee; (ii) the nature of any proposed
subtenant’s or assignee’s business to be carried on in
the Premises; (iii) the terms and provisions of any proposed
sublease or assignment (including without limitation the rent and
other economic provisions, term, improvement obligations and
commencement date); (iv) evidence that the proposed assignee or
subtenant will comply with the requirements of Exhibit D to this
Lease; and (v) any other information requested by Landlord and
reasonably related to the transfer. Except as provided in
Subsection (d) of this Section, Landlord shall not unreasonably
withhold its consent, provided: (1) the use of the Premises
will be consistent with the provisions of this Lease and with
Landlord’s commitment to other tenants of the Building and
Project; (2) any proposed subtenant or assignee demonstrates that
it is financially responsible by submission to Landlord of all
reasonable information as Landlord may request concerning the
proposed subtenant or assignee, including, but not limited to, a
balance sheet of the proposed subtenant or assignee as of a date
within ninety (90) days of the request for Landlord’s consent
and statements of income or profit and loss of the proposed
subtenant or assignee for the two-year period preceding the request
for Landlord’s consent; (3) the proposed subtenant or
assignee is, in Landlord’s good faith determination,
appropriate for tenancy in a first class office project; (4) the
proposed assignee or subtenant is neither an existing tenant or
occupant of the Building or Project nor a prospective tenant with
whom Landlord has been actively negotiating; and (5) the proposed
transferee is not an SDN (as defined below) and will not impose
additional burdens or security risks on Landlord. If Landlord
consents to the proposed transfer, then the transfer may be
effected within ninety (90) days after the date of the consent upon
the terms described in the information furnished to Landlord;
provided that any material change in the terms shall be subject to
Landlord’s consent as set forth in this Section. Landlord
shall approve or disapprove any requested transfer within thirty
(30) days following receipt of Tenant’s written notice and
the information set forth above. Tenant shall pay to Landlord a
transfer fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) if and when any
transfer request submitted by Tenant is approved.
(d)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (c) above, in lieu of
consenting to a proposed assignment or subletting, Landlord may
elect to (i) sublease the Premises (or the portion proposed to be
subleased), or take an assignment of Tenant’s interest in
this Lease, upon the same terms as offered to the proposed
subtenant or assignee (excluding terms relating to the purchase of
personal property, the use of Tenant’s name or the
continuation of Tenant’s business), or (ii) terminate this
Lease as to the portion of the Premises proposed to be subleased or
assigned with a proportionate abatement in the rent payable under
this Lease, effective on the date that the proposed sublease or
assignment would have commenced. Landlord may thereafter, at its
option, assign or re-let any space so recaptured to any third
party, including without limitation the proposed transferee
identified by Tenant.
(e)
Should any assignment or subletting occur, Tenant shall promptly
pay or cause to be paid to Landlord, as additional rent, fifty
percent (50%) of any amounts paid by the assignee or subtenant,
however described and whether funded during or after the Lease
Term, to the extent such amounts are in excess of the sum of (i)
the scheduled rental sums payable by Tenant hereunder (or, in the
event of a subletting of only a portion of the Premises, the rent
allocable to such portion as reasonably determined by Landlord) and
(ii) the direct out-of-pocket costs, as evidenced by third party
invoices provided to Landlord, incurred by Tenant to effect the
transfer, which costs shall be amortized over the remaining Term of
this Lease or, if shorter, over the term of the sublease. Upon
request by Landlord, Tenant and all other parties to the transfer
shall memorialize in writing the amounts to be paid pursuant to
this paragraph.
(f)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided Tenant is not then in
default hereunder, Tenant may, without Landlord’s prior
consent but with prior written notice to Landlord and subject to
the provisions of Section 9.2, assign or transfer its right, title
and interest in this Lease or sublease the Premises to any of the
following: (i) any entity resulting from a merger or consolidation
with Tenant; (ii) any entity succeeding to the business and assets
of Tenant; or (iii) any entity controlling, controlled by, or under
common control with, Tenant (collectively, “Tenant
Affiliate”). Promptly following the effectiveness of any such
transfer, Tenant shall provide to Landlord copies of all pertinent
transfer documents and such other information pertaining thereto as
Landlord may reasonably request.
SECTION 9.2. EFFECT OF
TRANSFER . No subletting or assignment, even with the
consent of Landlord, shall relieve Tenant, or any
successor-in-interest to Tenant hereunder, of its obligation to pay
rent and to perform all its other obligations under this Lease.
Moreover, Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless, as
provided in Section 10.3, for any act or omission by an assignee or
subtenant. Each assignee, other than Landlord, shall be deemed to
assume all obligations of Tenant under this Lease and shall be
liable jointly and severally with Tenant for the payment of all
rent, and for the due performance of all of Tenant’s
obligations, under this Lease. Such joint and several liability
shall not be discharged or impaired by any subsequent modification
or extension of this Lease. No transfer shall be binding on
Landlord unless any document memorializing the transfer is
delivered to Landlord, both the assignee/subtenant and Tenant
deliver to Landlord an executed consent to transfer
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instrument prepared by
Landlord and consistent with the requirements of this Article, and
the assignee/subtenant independently complies with all of the
insurance requirements of Tenant as set forth in Exhibit D and
evidence thereof is delivered to Landlord. The acceptance by
Landlord of any payment due under this Lease from any other person
shall not be deemed to be a waiver by Landlord of any provision of
this Lease or to be a consent to any transfer. Consent by Landlord
to one or more transfers shall not operate as a waiver or estoppel
to the future enforcement by Landlord of its rights under this
Lease. In addition to the foregoing, no change in the status of
Tenant or any party jointly and severally liable with Tenant as
aforesaid (e.g., by conversion to a limited liability company or
partnership) shall serve to abrogate the liability of any person or
entity for the obligations of Tenant, including any obligations
that may be incurred by Tenant after the status change by exercise
of a pre-existing right in this Lease.
SECTION 9.3. SUBLEASE
REQUIREMENTS . The following terms and conditions shall
apply to any subletting by Tenant of all or any part of the
Premises and shall be included in each sublease:
(a)
Tenant hereby irrevocably assigns to Landlord all of Tenant’s
interest in all rentals and income arising from any sublease of the
Premises, and Landlord may collect such rent and income and apply
same toward Tenant’s obligations under this Lease; provided,
however, that until a default occurs in the performance of
Tenant’s obligations under this Lease, Tenant shall have the
right to receive and collect the sublease rentals. Landlord shall
not, by reason of t
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