Exhibit 10.19
SUBLEASE
This Sublease is made as of April 4,
2006 by and between CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC., a California
corporation (“Sublandlord”), and HUDSON SECURITIES,
INC., a Delaware corporation (“Subtenant”).
RECITALS
A. 111 PROPERTY HOLDING LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY, as landlord (“Master Landlord”) and
Sublandlord, as tenant, entered into a written lease (the
“Original Master Lease”) dated as of March 13,
2002, as amended by that certain Partial Surrender and First
Amendment to Lease Agreement (the “Surrender”; the
Original Master Lease and the Surrender collectively, the
“Master Lease”), covering premises described in the
Master Lease (the “Master Premises”) in that certain
building located at Newport Financial Center, 111 Pavonia Avenue,
Jersey City, New Jersey (the “Building”). Capitalized
terms used in this Sublease but not defined herein shall have the
meanings given them in the Master Lease. A true and correct copy of
the Master Lease (from which certain economic terms which do not
relate to Subtenant’s obligations hereunder have been
deleted) is attached hereto as Exhibit A .
B. Subtenant desires to sublet from
Sublandlord a portion of the Master Premises located on the
fifteenth (15 th ) floor of the Building, consisting of
approximately 26,875 rentable square feet as shown crosshatched on
Exhibit B hereto (the “Sublease Premises”) and
Sublandlord desires to sublease the Sublease Premises to Subtenant
on the terms, covenants and conditions contained in this
Sublease.
C. By signing below, Subtenant
represents and warrants to Sublandlord that Kenneth Pasternak
purchased 24.24% of the beneficial interests in its parent
corporation, Hudson Holding Corp. (the “Guarantor”),
and Subtenant has received, or will receive prior to the date
hereof, approximately $2,000,000.00 in cash or its equivalent as a
result thereof.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and promises of the
parties hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Sublandlord and Subtenant agree as
follows:
Upon and subject to the terms,
covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth, Sublandlord hereby
leases to Subtenant and Subtenant hereby leases from Sublandlord
the Sublease Premises.
2.1. Commencement Date . The
commencement date of this Sublease (the “Commencement
Date”) shall be the date on which all of the following
conditions have occurred: (a) the full execution and delivery
of this Sublease or a copy thereof to Sublandlord and Subtenant or
their respective attorneys; (b) the Master Landlord consents
in writing to this Sublease substantially in the form
attached
hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit
F (“Master Landlord Consent”) (or is deemed to have
consented to this Sublease as hereinafter provided) as described in
Article 3 below; (c) Sublandlord delivers the Sublease
Premises to Subtenant vacant (subject to the provisions of
Section 10.5 hereof) and in broom-clean condition; and
(d) item (i) of Sublandlord’s Work (as defined in
Section 9.2 below) is substantially complete (the
“Commencement Date Conditions”). Possession of the
Sublease Premises shall be delivered to Subtenant upon execution of
this Sublease and receipt of the executed Master Landlord’s
Consent, in vacant (subject to the provisions of Section 10.5
hereof), broom-clean and “AS-IS and WITH ALL FAULTS”
condition as provided in Article 9 below (subject to all of the
terms and conditions set forth in this Sublease except for
Subtenant’s obligation to pay Base Rent and Additional Rent)
for the sole and limited purpose of allowing Subtenant to install
its fixtures, furnishings, equipment and personal property in the
Sublease Premises pursuant to Section 14 below, and not for
the conduct of Subtenant’s business therein, provided
Subtenant shall not interfere with Sublandlord’s Work during
such access. The date on which the Sublease Premises is delivered
to Subtenant as described above is referred to herein as the
“Delivery Date.” Sublandlord and Subtenant shall enter
into a Commencement Date Agreement substantially in the form of
Exhibit C attached hereto confirming the Commencement Date
promptly following the Commencement Date, provided that any failure
of the parties to execute such written agreement shall not affect
the validity of the Commencement Date as established as
aforesaid.
2.2. Rent Commencement Date .
Subtenant shall commence paying rent for the Sublease Premises on
the Commencement Date. Provided Subtenant shall not then be in
default under this Sublease beyond any applicable notice and cure
period, Subtenant shall be entitled an abatement of Base Rent (as
hereinafter defined) for (i) the first two (2) full
calendar months occurring after the Commencement Date, and
(ii) for the thirteenth (13 th ) through fifteenth (15
th ) full calendar months occurring after the
Commencement Date.
2.3. Term . The term of this
Sublease (the “Term”) shall commence on the
Commencement Date and shall terminate on the day immediately
preceding the Fixed Expiration Date of the Master Lease (the
“Expiration Date”), unless sooner terminated pursuant
to any provision hereof or by law.
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3.
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MASTER
LANDLORD’S CONSENT.
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This Sublease is not and shall not
be effective unless and until Master Landlord shall have delivered
to Sublandlord the Master Landlord Consent to this Sublease in
accordance with the provisions of the Master Lease. If Master
Landlord fails to consent to this Sublease within forty-five
(45) days after the date of this Sublease, either party may
terminate this Sublease by written notice to the other party and in
such event neither party shall have any obligations to the other
party under this Sublease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
Sublandlord determines in its sole discretion that Master
Landlord’s consent has been deemed given pursuant to the
provisions of Section 12.3 of the Original Master Lease and
Sublandlord so notifies Subtenant within ten (10) business
days after the date Sublandlord determines such consent has been
deemed to have been given, then it shall also be deemed for
purposes of this Article 3 that Master Landlord has given such
consent.
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4.1. During the Term, Subtenant
agrees to pay Sublandlord as annual base rent (“Base
Rent”) for the Sublease Premises: (i) at an annual rate
of $403,125.00 for the period commencing on the Commencement Date
(subject to the provisions of Section 2.2 above) through and
including the last day of the month preceding the month in which
the third (3 rd ) anniversary of the Commencement Date
occurs, in equal monthly installments of $33,593.75 each,
(ii) at the annual rate of $483,750.00 for the period
commencing on the first day of the month in which the third
(3 rd
) anniversary of the
Commencement Date occurs through and including the last day of the
month preceding the month in which the fifth (5
th ) anniversary of the Commencement Date
occurs, in equal monthly installments of $40,312.50 each, and
(iii) at the annual rate of $564,375.00 for the period
commencing on the first day of the month in which the fifth
(5 th
) anniversary of the
Commencement Date occurs through and including the Expiration Date,
in equal monthly installments of $47,031.25. The parties hereby
stipulate that the Sublease Premises contain the rentable square
feet set forth in Recital B, and such rentable square footage
amount is not subject to adjustment or remeasurement by Subtenant
or Sublandlord. Accordingly, there shall be no adjustment in the
Base Rent or other amounts set forth in this Sublease which are
determined based upon the rentable square footage of the Sublease
Premises.
4.2. Each monthly installment of
Base Rent shall be payable in advance on the first day of each
calendar month during the Term, except that the first month’s
installment shall be paid upon the execution hereof. If the Term
commences or ends on a day other than the first day of a calendar
month, then the rent for the month in which this Sublease commences
or ends shall be prorated (and paid at the beginning of each such
month) in the proportion that the number of days this Sublease is
in effect during such month bears to the total number of days in
such month, and such partial month’s installment shall be
paid no later than the commencement of the subject month. In
addition to the Base Rent, Subtenant agrees to pay as additional
rent, commencing on the Commencement Date, the amount of all
additional rent and other charges required to be paid by this
Sublease. All Rent (which shall include Base Rent, additional rent
and other charges required to be paid by this Sublease) shall be
paid to Sublandlord, without prior demand and without any
deduction, offset, counterclaim or abatement, in lawful money of
the United States of America, at Charles Schwab & Co.,
Inc., 22857 Network Place, Chicago, IL 60673-1228, or to such other
person or at such other place as Sublandlord may from time to time
designate in writing. Subtenant’s covenant to pay rent shall
be independent of every other covenant in this Sublease.
4.3. If Subtenant fails to pay when
due Base Rent, additional rent or any other charges within five
(5) Business Days after the same are due hereunder, the unpaid
amount will bear interest from the due date until the date of
actual payment at the annual rate of interest equal to the lesser
of (i) twelve percent (12%) per annum or (ii) the
highest interest rate permitted by law, which shall be calculated,
compounded and payable monthly (provided that in no event shall the
interest rate payable by Subtenant exceed the maximum interest rate
permitted by law). If Subtenant fails to pay any installment of
Base Rent, additional rent or other charges within five
(5) Business Days after the same are due, or fails to make any
other payment for which Subtenant is obligated under this Sublease,
then Subtenant shall pay to Sublandlord a late charge equal to five
percent (5%) of the amount so payable. Subtenant acknowledges
that late payments will cause Sublandlord to incur costs not
contemplated by this Sublease, the exact amount of which costs are
extremely difficult and impracticable to calculate. The parties
agree that the late charge described above represents a fair and
reasonable estimate of the extra costs incurred by Sublandlord as a
result of such late payment.
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4.4. No payment by Subtenant or
receipt and acceptance by Sublandlord of a lesser amount than the
Base Rent, additional rent or other charges shall be deemed to be
other than part payment of the full amount then due and payable;
nor shall any endorsement or statement on any check or any letter
accompanying any check, payment of Rent or other payment, be deemed
an accord and satisfaction; and Sublandlord may accept, but is not
obligated to accept, such part payment without prejudice to
Sublandlord’s right to recover the balance due and payable or
to pursue any other remedy provided in this Sublease or by law. If
Sublandlord shall at any time or times accept Rent after it becomes
due and payable, such acceptance shall not excuse a subsequent
delay or constitute a waiver of Sublandlord’s rights
hereunder.
5.1. In addition to the Base Rent,
Subtenant shall pay Subtenant’s Proportionate Share of the
increases in Operating Costs for each Comparison Year over the
Operating Costs for the calendar year ending December 31, 2006
(the “Base Operating Year”) and Subtenant’s
Proportionate Share (as hereinafter defined) of the increase in
Taxes for each Tax Year over the Taxes payable for the calendar
year ending December 31, 2006 (the “Base Tax
Year”) for the Sublease Premises. Subtenant’s
Proportionate Share shall be the ratio which the rentable area of
the Sublease Premises bears to the rentable area of the Master
Premises, which ratio is agreed to be (i) 24.45% as of the
date of this Sublease based on 26,875 rentable square feet of the
Sublease Premises and 109,928 rentable square feet of the Master
Premises, and (ii) 23.75% as of August 1, 2006 based on
26,875 rentable square feet of the Sublease Premises and 113,160
rentable square feet of the Master Premises. Said sums (including
any estimates of such sums) shall be paid by Subtenant to
Sublandlord at the times required pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Master Lease and shall be accompanied by any
invoices or other backup documentation relating thereto in
Sublandlord’s possession (which shall include any statement
delivered by Master Landlord to Sublandlord pursuant to the Master
Lease).
5.2. Commencing on the Delivery
Date, Subtenant shall be responsible to pay Sublandlord, as
additional rent, for electric energy furnished to the fifteenth
(15 th
) floor of the Building (the
15 th
Floor Premises”), in the
amounts provided for in accordance with Article 13 of the Original
Master Lease as incorporated herein, without mark-up by
Sublandlord, and based upon readings of the existing submeter(s)
for or channels to the 15 th Floor Premises (the “Electric
Charge”) as provided in the Master Lease. However, at such
time or times (the “Adjoining Premises Occupancy Date”)
as the 15 th
Floor Premises or any portion
thereof other than the Sublease Premises (the “Adjoining
Premises”) shall be occupied for the conduct of business by a
party(ies) other than Subtenant (each such party an
“Adjoining Subtenant”), then Subtenant’s Electric
Charge shall be decreased as of the Adjoining Premises Occupancy
Date in an amount equal to the rent inclusion amount or electric
charge payable by the Adjoining Subtenant for the Adjoining
Premises pursuant to the Adjoining Subtenant’s sublease (the
“Adjoining Subtenant’s Electric Charge”). Upon
Subtenant’s written request at any time after the Adjoining
Premises Occupancy Date (but in no event more than once every two
years during the Term), Sublandlord shall have a survey made by an
electrical consultant, selected by Sublandlord, to determine the
Adjoining Subtenant’s electrical demand load and use of
electricity in the Adjoining Premises. Subtenant may otherwise
request, from time to time, Sublandlord to have a survey made of
the
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Adjoining Subtenant’s electrical usage,
and the fees of Sublandlord’s consultant making such
survey(s) at Subtenant’s request shall be paid by Subtenant.
The survey so made will determine the number of kw hours and kw
demand based on the electrical equipment and fixtures in the
Adjoining Premises and the period of use thereof, and based thereon
such consultant will determine the value of such Adjoining
Subtenant’s electric energy usage by applying the demand load
and kilowatt hours to the average cost per kilowatt hour paid by
Sublandlord for obtaining electricity based upon the Electric
Charge. In the event the foregoing surveys shall determine that
there has been an increase in such Adjoining Subtenant’s
Electric Charge, then effective as of the date of such change in
the Adjoining Subtenant’s Electric Charge, the then current
Electric Charge, as same may have been previously adjusted pursuant
to the terms hereof, shall be retroactively decreased by an amount
equal to such increase in the Adjoining Subtenant’s Electric
Charge as determined by the electric consultant with appropriate
credit allowed to Subtenant from the date of such survey
determination and thereafter as part of the decreased monthly
Electric Charge for electricity by reason of such survey
determination. In the event the foregoing surveys shall determine
that there has been a decrease in such Adjoining Subtenant’s
Electric Charge, then effective as of the date of such change in
the Adjoining Subtenant’s Electric Charge, the then current
Electric Charge, as same may have been previously adjusted pursuant
to the terms hereof, shall be retroactively increased by an amount
equal to such decrease in the Adjoining Subtenant’s Electric
Charge as determined by the electric consultant and Subtenant shall
pay the increased amount therefor from the date of such survey
determination within ten (10) days after being billed therefor
and thereafter as part of the increased monthly Electric Charge for
electricity by reason of such survey determination. The parties
agree that the electrical consultant selected by Sublandlord shall
so determine the increase or decrease in the Electric Charge
hereunder. The determination thereof by such electrical consultant
selected by Sublandlord shall be binding and conclusive on both
parties, and the change in the Electric Charge shall be effective
as of the date such consultant’s determination thereof. Any
amounts payable by Subtenant hereunder shall be additional
rent.
5.3. Subtenant shall be responsible
to pay, commencing on the Commencement Date, for
(a) Subtenant’s Proportionate Share of all other sums
which Sublandlord is obligated to pay under the Master Lease (which
(x) do not result from a default by Sublandlord under the
Master Lease unless caused in whole or in part by the acts or
omissions of Subtenant or (y) are related in whole or in part
to the Sublease Premises) and (b) any additional charges and
expenses imposed by Master Landlord pursuant to the terms of the
Master Lease and related specifically to Subtenant’s use and
occupancy of the Sublease Premises during the Term (e.g.,
after-hours HVAC, freight elevator, additional cleaning, excess
utilities, etc.), for Access Charges for Special Services provided
to the Sublease Premises as charged to Sublandlord under the Master
Lease, except as otherwise provided in Section 18.2 hereof,
and for Subtenant’s Parking Charges (subject to the
provisions of Section 10.4 hereof), said sums shall be paid to
Sublandlord at the times required pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Master Lease. Bills for such charges shall be
accompanied by any invoices or other backup documentation relating
thereto in Sublandlord’s possession (which shall include any
statement delivered by Master Landlord to Sublandlord pursuant to
the Master Lease).
5.4. All sums payable pursuant to
this Article shall be considered additional rent payable under this
Sublease and Sublandlord shall have all rights and remedies
available hereunder for the failure to pay such additional
rent.
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5.5. If an annual statement is
furnished by Master Landlord to Sublandlord which shows that there
has been an overpayment by Subtenant of Subtenant’s
Proportionate Share of Operating Costs and/or Taxes, Sublandlord
shall permit Subtenant to credit Subtenant’s portion of such
refund or credit paid by Subtenant against the next subsequent rent
payments due under this Sublease. After the termination of this
Sublease and the payment to Sublandlord of the balance, if any, of
all rent due hereunder, Sublandlord shall promptly pay to Subtenant
the amount of any such refund or credit not previously applied by
Subtenant.
6.1. Upon execution of this
Sublease, Subtenant shall deposit with Sublandlord, subject to the
provisions of Section 6.6 below, a letter of credit complying
with the provisions of Section 6.2 (the “Letter of
Credit”) in the face amount of $225,000.00 (the “L/C
Amount”) and shall maintain such Letter of Credit as provided
in Section 6.3, and, should any Letter of Credit be drawn
upon, there shall have been deposited with Sublandlord from the
funds of the Issuing Bank (as hereinafter defined) a cash security
deposit, all as security for the faithful performance and
observance by Subtenant of all of the terms, provisions and
conditions of this Sublease. Subtenant agrees that, in the event
that Subtenant defaults in respect of any of the terms, provisions
and conditions of this Sublease (including the payment of any Rents
due hereunder) beyond any applicable notice and cure period,
Sublandlord may make a demand for payment under said Letter of
Credit and use, apply, or retain the whole or any part of the
proceeds thereof, to the extent required for the payment of any
rents, or any other sum as to which Subtenant is in default, or for
any sum that Sublandlord may expend or may be required to expend by
reason of Subtenant’s default, in respect of any of the
terms, provisions and conditions of this Sublease (including any
damages or deficiency accrued before or after summary proceedings
or other re-entry by Sublandlord). In the event that Sublandlord
applies or retains any portion or all of such proceeds of such
Letter of Credit pursuant to the terms of this Article 6, Subtenant
shall within ten (10) Business Days restore the amount so
applied or retained by causing the Issuing Bank to issue an
amendment thereto, or if no Letter of Credit was then outstanding
by causing a new Letter of Credit to be issued so that, at all
times, the amount of the Letter of Credit which may drawn upon
shall be the L/C Amount. The provisions of this Article shall not
be a limitation on Sublandlord’s rights and remedies under
this Sublease or at law or in equity. In the event that Subtenant
shall fully and faithfully comply with all of the terms, provisions
and conditions of this Sublease, the Letter of Credit shall be
returned to Subtenant sixty (60) days after the later of the
Expiration Date or delivery of possession of the entire Sublease
Premises to Sublandlord in accordance with the terms of this
Sublease; provided, however, that, upon written notice to
Subtenant, Sublandlord may make demand for payment under said
Letter of Credit in amount a sum equal to Sublandlord’s
estimate of Subtenant’s share of any unbilled amount of
additional rent. Subtenant waives the provisions of any law now in
force or that become in force after the date of execution of this
Sublease that provide that Sublandlord may claim from a security
deposit only those sums reasonably necessary to remedy defaults in
the payment of rent, to repair damage caused by Subtenant, or to
clean the Sublease Premises. Sublandlord and Subtenant agree that,
in the event of a default by Subtenant under this Sublease (of
which default Subtenant has received notice), Sublandlord may, in
addition, make demand for those sums reasonably necessary to
compensate Sublandlord for any other foreseeable or unforeseeable
loss or damage caused by the act or omission of Subtenant or
Subtenant’s officers, agents, employees, independent
contractors, sublessees or invitees.
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6.2. Subtenant shall deliver to
Sublandlord and continuously maintain in full force and effect
until a date no earlier than sixty (60) days after the
Expiration Date, a clean, irrevocable Letter of Credit issued by
any commercial bank acceptable to Sublandlord with offices for
banking purposes in the City of New York or, if it is the normal
and ordinary practice of such commercial bank, for presentation of
letters of credit by a nationally recognized overnight delivery
service (e.g. Federal Express) to another office of such commercial
bank located within the continental United States (hereinafter
referred to as the “Issuing Bank”) which Letter of
Credit shall (i) name Sublandlord as beneficiary thereof,
(ii) have a term of not less than one (1) year,
(iii) be in the amount of the L/C Amount, and
(iv) otherwise be in form and content reasonably satisfactory
to Sublandlord. Sublandlord agrees that a Letter of Credit in the
form of Exhibit E hereto shall be satisfactory. The Letter
of Credit shall, in any event, provide that:
(a) The Issuing Bank shall pay to
Sublandlord an amount up to the face amount of the Letter of Credit
upon presentation of only a demand for payment in the amount to be
drawn;
(b) The Letter of Credit shall be
deemed to be automatically renewed, without amendment, for
consecutive periods of one year each and shall have a final expiry
date of not earlier than sixty (60) days after the Expiration
Date, unless the Issuing Bank sends written notice (hereinafter
called the “Non-Renewal Notice”) to Sublandlord both by
Federal Express or similar courier acceptable to Sublandlord and by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, not less
than forty-five (45) days next preceding the then expiration
date of the Letter of Credit, that it elects not to have such
Letter of Credit renewed;
(c) Sublandlord, after receipt of
the Non-Renewal Notice, or within forty-five (45) days prior
to the expiration date of any Letter of Credit then held by
Sublandlord, shall have the right, exercisable by a demand for
payment draft only, to draw upon the Letter of Credit and receive
the proceeds thereof (which shall be held by Sublandlord as a cash
deposit pursuant to the terms of this Article 6 pending the
replacement of such Letter of Credit or applied as permitted by the
terms of this Article 6); and
(d) Upon Sublandlord’s
assignment or other transfer of the Master Lease or a leasing of
the entire Master Premises, the Letter of Credit shall be
transferable by Sublandlord as provided in
Section 6.4.
If the Letter of Credit held by
Sublandlord shall for any reason not have been so renewed within
forty-five (45) days of its then expiration date, Subtenant
agrees that (a) it shall, no later than thirty (30) days
prior to the then expiration date, replace such expiring Letter of
Credit with a Letter of Credit as required by the terms of this
Article 6 and Sublandlord agrees that, simultaneously with the
delivery of such replacement Letter of Credit, it will return to
the Issuing Bank the Letter of Credit being replaced, and
(b) in addition to any other right or remedy of Sublandlord
under this Sublease, at any time prior to such replacement of such
expiring Letter of Credit, Sublandlord may draw upon the Letter of
Credit as provided in clause (c) above (and the proceeds
thereof shall be held by Sublandlord as a cash deposit pursuant to
the terms of this Article 6 pending the replacement of such Letter
of Credit or applied as permitted by the terms of this Article
6).
6.3. If Sublandlord draws upon the
Letter of Credit, Sublandlord shall deposit the proceeds thereof
into a bank or savings and loan association to be selected, from
time to time, by Sublandlord in its sole discretion, which account
need not be separate from and may be commingled with
Sublandlord’s
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funds. Sublandlord agrees to hold the said
security in such an account, subject, however, to the terms of
Section 6.1, with respect to the application of such security
in the event of Subtenant’s default hereunder beyond any
applicable notice and cure period and subject to Subtenant’s
obligation and agreement to replace the Letter of Credit so drawn
upon with another Letter of Credit as required by the terms of this
Article 6, whereupon Sublandlord shall return such cash security
deposit to Subtenant. Subtenant agrees that Sublandlord shall be
entitled to receive and retain any interest earned on such
security.
6.4. In the event of an assignment
or other transfer of the Master Lease, or Sublandlord’s
interest therein, or a leasing of the entire Master Premises,
Sublandlord shall have the right, without cost or expense to
Sublandlord, to transfer the Letter of Credit or cash security, as
the case may be, deposited hereunder to the assignee or lessee, and
Sublandlord shall thereupon be released by Subtenant from all
liability for the return of such Letter of Credit or cash security.
In such event, Subtenant agrees to look solely to the new
sublandlord for the return of said Letter of Credit or cash
security. It is agreed that the provisions hereof shall apply to
every transfer or assignment made of said Letter of Credit or cash
security to a new sublandlord. Subtenant shall execute such
documents as may be necessary to accomplish such transfer or
assignment of the Letter of Credit and shall pay any transfer or
other fees of the Issuing Bank.
6.5. Subtenant covenants that it
will not assign or encumber, or attempt to assign or encumber, the
Letter of Credit or cash deposited as security hereunder or any
proceeds thereof, and that neither Sublandlord nor its successors
or assigns shall be bound by any such assignment, encumbrance,
attempted assignment, or attempted encumbrance. If Sublandlord
determines, in its reasonable discretion, that the financial
condition of the Issuing Bank has so declined as to cause concern
that the Issuing Bank may not honor a draw on its Letter of Credit,
Subtenant shall promptly obtain a replacement Letter of Credit
complying with the terms hereof from another commercial bank
acceptable to Sublandlord with offices for banking purposes in the
City of New York or, if it is the normal and ordinary practice of
such commercial bank, for presentation of letters of credit by a
nationally recognized overnight delivery service (e.g. Federal
Express) to another office of such commercial bank located within
the continental United States.
6.6. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the parties hereto agree that Subtenant
shall be permitted to post, for a period not to exceed thirty
(30) days after the date hereof, $225,000.00 as cash security
hereunder (“Cash Security Deposit”) in place of the
Letter of Credit. The Cash Security Deposit shall be deposited with
Sublandlord upon execution of this Sublease by Subtenant, and
Sublandlord agrees to hold the Cash Security Deposit as though the
same were cash proceeds of the Letter of Credit, in accordance with
the provisions hereof. Sublandlord shall release the Cash Security
Deposit to Subtenant within ten (10) business days after
receipt of the Letter of Credit in the form required
hereunder.
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7.
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INCORPORATION
OF MASTER LEASE BY REFERENCE; ASSUMPTION.
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7.1. Subtenant acknowledges that it
has read the Master Lease and is fully familiar with all terms and
conditions of the Master Lease. All of the terms, covenants,
conditions and provisions of the Master Lease are hereby
incorporated in and made part of this Sublease, except (i) as
herein otherwise expressly provided; (ii) those which by their
nature are inapplicable or inappropriate to the subleasing of the
Sublease Premises pursuant to this Sublease or are inconsistent
with or modified by any of the terms,
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covenants or conditions of this Sublease;
(iii) for the obligations to pay rent and additional rent
under the Master Lease other than as incorporated herein; and
(iv) Sections 1.1, 1.3, 2.1(A) and (H), 2.2, 2.3(A)
through (C), 2.4 through 2.5, 2.7, 3.1(B)(4) and (6) (provided
that any ATM installed pursuant to clause (9) shall be subject
to Subtenant’s obligation to restore such alteration in
accordance with the provisions hereof), 3.2, 3.3, 3.6, 3.7(C)
(second and third sentences), 4.1(C) (second sentence only), 4.4(B)
(last sentence only), 4.9, 4.10(A) (third sentence only), 5.2(A),
7.2 (to the extent such violation relates to fire and life safety
violations), 7.7(A) and (B), 8.1(A)(1) (proviso in first sentence),
(A)(2), (B) (last sentence), (C) and (E), 8.2(D), 8.5,
9.1(D) and (E), 9.4(H), 9.7(A), rent abatement, reduction and
apportionment provisions of Sections 10.1(B) and (C), and 11.1(B),
12.3(B), and the reference to “three (3) occupants on
any floor of the Premises” in Section 12.5(A)(5) is
hereby changed to “two (2) occupants in the Sublease
Premises”, Sections 12.6, 12.9, 12.11, and 12.15, Sections
15.1(A), 15.1(B), 15.2 (second sentence), 15.3, 15.4, references to
the abatement of Subtenant’s Parking Charges and providing of
alternative and comparable parking facilities in Section 15.6,
last sentence of Section 16.2(A), Article 18, proviso in
Section 19.2, Sections 19.3, 19.4 and 19.5, 24.1(B)(7)
(reference in first parenthetical to the number of coffee stations
or Dwyer units to up to four (4) per floor of the Premises is
hereby changed to up to four (4) in the 15
th Floor Premises), Sections 24.1(B)(8)(b) and (C),
Sections 24.4(A), 24.5(B), 24.6(A) (second sentence), 24.7,
24.8(A)(3)(a), (b), (c) and (e), 24.8(B)(1) (second sentence)
and (2), Section 24.8(D), references to Tenant’s right
to dispute the Adjusted Special Service Charge in 24.10(D),
24.11(C) shall be subject to Master Landlord’s consent and
Sublandlord’s rights and obligations under the Master Lease,
25.2(B) and (C), Sections 26.1, 26.2 (first sentence), 29.2,
Articles 30 and 31, Section 33.1(A) (last sentence), Article
35, Sections 36.1 through 36.4, 37.6 (except the first sentence
thereof) and 37.10(A), Exhibits A, B, E, F and G, Schedule A,
C(III) and D of the Original Master Lease and the Surrender shall
not be deemed incorporated in or made a part hereof.
7.2. The term “Landlord”
as used in the Master Lease shall refer to
“Sublandlord” hereunder, the term “Tenant”
as used in the Master Lease shall refer to “Subtenant”
hereunder, the term “Lease” as used in the Master Lease
shall refer to this Sublease and the term “Leased
Premises” as used in the Master Lease shall refer to the
Sublease Premises described herein; provided, however, that the
obligations, waivers, releases and other agreements of Subtenant
under Article 9 of the Sublease, as incorporated herein, shall be
deemed to be given in favor of both Master Landlord and
Sublandlord. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Sublease, except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Sublease, Sublandlord shall not be required to (i) provide any
of the insurance, services or construction to the Sublease Premises
that Master Landlord may have agreed to provide pursuant to the
Master Lease (or as required by law), (ii) provide any
utilities (including electricity) to the Sublease Premises that
Master Landlord may have agreed to furnish pursuant to the Master
Lease (or as required by law), (iii) make any of the repairs
that Master Landlord may have agreed to make pursuant to the Master
Lease (or as required by law), (iv) take any other action
relating to the operation, maintenance, repair, restoration,
rebuilding, alteration or servicing of the Master Premises that
Master Landlord may have agreed to provide, furnish, make, comply
with, or take, or cause to be provided, furnished, made complied
with or taken under the Master Lease or (v) provide Subtenant
with any abatement, rebate, credit, allowance or other concession
required of Master Landlord pursuant to the Master Lease. Subtenant
shall not make any claim against Sublandlord for any damage which
may arise by reason of (a) the failure of Master Landlord to
keep, observe or perform any of its obligations under the Master
Lease or (b) the acts or omissions of Master Landlord or its
agents, contractors, employees, invitees or licensees or
(c) any representation made by Master Landlord to Sublandlord
in the Master Lease. Whenever Master Landlord has certain rights
and authority under the Master Lease, such rights and authority
shall continue to be vested in Master Landlord and, if appropriate,
Sublandlord.
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7.3. If, as a result of the
provisions of Sections 10.1(B) and (C), 11.1(B), 15.6, 25.2(B) or
any other similar provision of the Master Lease applicable to the
Sublease Premises, Sublandlord shall actually receive under the
Master Lease an abatement of Rent as to the Sublease Premises (for
a period during the Term hereof), then Subtenant shall be entitled
to receive from Sublandlord a proportionate share of such abatement
calculated as follows: for each rentable square foot to which the
abatement applies and for which Subtenant is obligated to pay Rent
under this Sublease, Subtenant shall receive its proportionate
share of such abatement based on the ratio of the per square foot
Rent payable by Subtenant under this Sublease to the per square
foot Rent payable by Sublandlord under the Master Lease for the
Sublease Premises, but in no event in excess of the abatement
actually received by Sublandlord for the Sublease
Premises.
7.4. If any provisions of this
Sublease expressly conflict with any portion of the Master Lease as
incorporated herein, the terms of this Sublease shall govern.
Subtenant shall assume and perform for the benefit of Sublandlord
and Master Landlord all of Tenant’s obligations under the
Master Lease provisions as incorporated herein to the extent that
the provisions are applicable to the Sublease Premises.
7.5. Subtenant shall be entitled to
receive all of the work, services, repairs, repainting,
restoration, the provision of utilities, elevator or HVAC services,
and the performance of any other obligations required of Master
Landlord under the Master Lease with respect to the Sublease
Premises or the common areas of the Building (except to the extent
any such obligations were not incorporated by reference above);
provided, however, Sublandlord’s sole obligation with respect
thereto shall be to request the same, as requested in writing by
Subtenant and at Subtenant’s sole cost and expense. If Master
Landlord shall default in any of its obligations to Sublandlord
with respect to the Sublease Premises, Sublandlord will use
reasonable commercial efforts to cause Master Landlord to perform
and observe such obligations (except that Sublandlord shall not be
obligated to commence any legal, arbitration or audit proceedings
against Master Landlord, or utilize any self-help rights, or make
any payment of money or other consideration other than as expressly
required of Sublandlord under the Master Lease), but Sublandlord
shall have no liability for failure to obtain the observance or
performance of such obligations by Master Landlord or by reason of
any default of Master Landlord under the Master Lease or any
failure of Master Landlord to act or grant any consent or approval
under the Master Lease, or from any misfeasance or non-feasance of
Master Landlord, nor shall the obligations of Subtenant hereunder
be excused or abated in any manner by reason thereof, except as
expressly provided in this Sublease. If Sublandlord elects to
commence legal, arbitration or audit or other proceedings against
the Master Landlord to enforce, or otherwise enforces,
Sublandlord’s rights under the Master Lease which are
applicable to Subtenant and the Sublease Premises as well as to the
Sublandlord as to the remainder of the Master Premises, Subtenant
shall be responsible for reimbursing Sublandlord for the
reasonable, out-of-pocket costs of such proceedings, including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by
Sublandlord at the following rates: (a) one hundred
(100%) percent thereof if such pertain only to the Sublease
Premises; (b) Subtenant’s Proportionate Share if such
pertain to the entire Master Premises; or (c) a proportionate
percentage if such pertain to the Sublease Premises or any part
thereof and to a portion of the Master Premises other than the
Sublease Premises, such reimbursement to be made by Subtenant to
Sublandlord within thirty (30) days after invoice
therefor.
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7.6. Subtenant shall cooperate with
Sublandlord as may be required to obtain from Master Landlord any
such work, services, repairs, repainting, restoration, the
provision of utilities, elevator or HVAC services, or the
performance of any of Master Landlord’s other obligations
under the Master Lease, provided that in day-to-day issues,
Subtenant shall contact Master Landlord first to obtain the desired
service or item and shall only contact Sublandlord if Master
Landlord fails to perform. This Sublease shall at all times during
the Term remain subject and subordinate to the Master Lease (and to
all matters to which the Master Lease is subject and subordinate)
and to all modifications and amendments to the Master Lease.
Sublandlord agrees with Subtenant that so long as Subtenant is not
in default hereunder beyond any applicable notice and/or cure
period, Sublandlord shall not enter into any modification or
amendment to the Master Lease which will (i) prevent or
materially adversely affect the use by Subtenant of the Sublease
Premises in accordance with the terms of the Sublease,
(ii) increase the obligations of Subtenant hereunder, except
to a de minimis extent, (iii) decrease its rights under the
Sublease, except to a de minimis extent, (iv) decrease the
size of the Sublease Premises, except as otherwise permitted in the
Master Lease, or (iv) accelerate the Expiration Date of the
Master Lease as to the Sublease Premises, unless Master Landlord
shall accept an attornment by Subtenant to Master Landlord upon
substantially the same (or more favorable to Subtenant) terms as
provided in this Sublease (or if such attornment shall not be
accepted with Subtenant being in default hereunder).
8.1. At any time and on reasonable
prior notice to Subtenant, Sublandlord can elect to require
Subtenant to perform Subtenant’s obligations under this
Sublease directly to Master Landlord, in which event Subtenant
shall send to Sublandlord from time to time copies of all notices
and other communications that Subtenant shall send to and receive
from Master Landlord. Subtenant shall not do or permit to be done
anything which would constitute a violation or breach of any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of the Master Lease or which would
cause the Master Lease to be terminated or forfeited by virtue of
any rights of termination or forfeiture reserved by or vested in
Master Landlord. If the Master Lease terminates, this Sublease
shall terminate and the parties shall be relieved from all
liabilities and obligations under this Sublease; except that if
this Sublease terminates (i) as a result of a default of one
of the parties under this Sublease, the defaulting party shall be
liable to the non-defaulting party for