LEASECONTRACT
Exhibit 10.37
TARCHINI REAL ESTATE SA - Manno, Centro Galleria 3, further mentioned as landlord and represented by Mr. Silvio Tarchini (VAT # 752 816)
and
NAIE NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL EUROPE SA Manno,
Centro Galleria 1, further mentioned as tenant, represented by Mr. Mark LeDoux and Mr. Fausto Petrini (VAT # 462 163)
enter the following
LEASE CONTRACT
1.
TARCHINI REAL ESTATE SA Manno, lease to NAIE NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL EUROPE SA Manno a surface of 5503.47 sqm, located in the building Centro Galleria 1, Map 433 in Manno, first and second floors, including the use of 12 indoor parking places identified as # 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, including the use of 19 outdoor packing places identified as # 144, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 164, 165, 166, 236, 237.
2.
The leased surface is highlighted in yellow in the attached layouts, the areas are identified as # 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 25, 31.
3.
The tenant will use the areas as offices, laboratory, warehouse and production, in agreement with the current regulations.
4.
The lease is effective as of January 1, 2013 for a 10-year duration having a binding expiry on December 31, 2022.
4 a.
Landlord and tenant can terminate the present lease contract on December 31, 2017, with a 1-year prior notice and by means of a registered letter,.
4 b.
The present contract supersedes the previous
| Contract Dated May 9, 2005 entered by Mr. Silvio Tarchini, today Tarchini Real Estate SA and Natural Alternatives International Europe SA. |
| Letter dated June 28, 2005 pertaining to the lease of additional space and parking places, in addition to the above dated May 9, 2005 |
| Contract dated February 14, 2006, entered by Mr. Silvio Tarchini, today Tarchini Real Estate SA and Natural Alternatives International Europe SA. |
| Contract dated December 7, 2012 entered by Tarchini real Estate SA and Natural Alternatives International Europe SA. |
LEASE
5.
Starting January 01, 2013 to December 31 2015, the yearly lease is fixed at CHF 1167000,- (one million hundred and sixty seven thousands Swiss franks) VAT excluded, property expenses included, payable in advance with quarterly settlements on January 01, April 01, July 01 and October 01 of every year.
Starting January 1, 2016, the yearly lease will be fixed at CHF 847000,- (eight hundred forty seven thousands Swiss franks) VAT excluded, increased with the corresponding amount as per national cost of living index for the period from January 01, 2013 till December 31, 2015, initial index being 335.1, property expenses included, payable in advance with quarterly settlements on January 01, April 01, July 01 and October 01 of every year.
Overdue settlements of the quarterly lease portions will be increased by an interest rate of 7% (seven percent).
Upon 1 month delay of the lease portion payment,s the landlord has the faculty to initiate a legal recovery, being the present contract an acknowledgement of indebtedness as per article 82 LEF (National Law on Failure & Insolvency).
6.
The existing deposit # 550557-10 of CHF 45103.70 executed on May 07, 2003 in favor of the landlord at the Credit Suisse bank guarantees any subsequent duty deriving from the present contract.
LEASE INDEXING
7.
The lease is index-linked. It will be yearly adjusted to the national cost of living index with one-month notice.
Contract initial index: 335.10.
The first adjustment may occur on January 01, 2014.
8.
In the event the tenant, for whatever reason, would not leave the leased areas at the contract termination date or at any extended date settled by the judge, the tenant already agrees to pay to the landlord a lease equivalent to 150% of the last lease for the months the tenant will occupy the areas, against the landlords will.
9.
All costs for lightening, power or whatever energy used in the leased areas are at the tenants expenses.
10.
The lease includes the property expenses, as well as administration costs, routine maintenance and operating expenses of the shared utilities.
The following expenses, costs or taxes are included in the lease:
| Heating |
| Air conditioning of the offices |
| Shared spaces lightening and powering |
| Shared spaces drinkable water |
| Sewage and cleansing |
| Gardening and maintenance of the shared areas |
| Snow removal |
| Cleaning of the shared spaces. |
In the event the tenants activity would cause a high usage of heating or any other utility, causing an increase in cost above the average, such costs will be at the tenants expenses.
Beside the above mentioned expenses, the property expenses include all expenses as stated in the Catef lease contract (Camera Ticinese dellEconomia Fondaria = Tessin Association of the real estate owners).
11.
The landlord will insure the building against fire, whilst the tenant will insure his properties stored in the leased areas against fire, water damages, natural events etc.
MODIFICATIONS INTO THE LEASED AREAS
12.
The tenant is allowed to modify the leased areas at his own expenses and whereas those modifications are necessary to his specific activity, previous written agreement by the landlord.
13.
Upon lease contract termination, the leasehold improvements to walls and building will remain the property of the landlord, with no obligation of refunding from his side, in the event such modifications cannot be removed without causing damages to the structure.
14.
The tenant will pay all costs such as electrical connections to the existing central heating, power system, phone lines already installed in the leased areas. The RAISI certifications and all future controls to the electrical system, as legally stated, are at his costs as well (Low tension regulations OIBT).
All electric connections or installations in building Galleria 1 must be carried out by contractors hired by Tarchini Real Estate SA.
The phone connections will be ruled by a separate contract between the landlord and tenant. The tenant is not allowed to use external phone, fax, telex lines if not connected to the Alcatel main switchboard.
Parking signals, logos, signs will be placed by the company SPM S.A. and costs invoiced to the tenant. It is forbidden to place any type of panel, commercial, logo without prior approval by the landlord.
DISPUTE AND LITIGATION
15.
Governing Law for any dispute, where not regulated by the present contract, is the Pretura di Lugano (Court of Lugano).
16.
This contract is undersigned in two originals, one for each party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Manno, September 3, 2012
The Landlord : | The Tenant : | |
TARCHINI REAL ESTATE SA | NAIE NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INT. EUROPE SA | |
/s/ Silvio Tarchini | /s/ Mark LeDoux | |
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/s/ Fausto Petrini | ||
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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE LEASED AREAS
NAIE NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL EUROPE SA
BUILDING : Centro Galleria 1 Manno
FLOOR : first and second
REFERENCES : # 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 25, 31
FINISHES :
The areas are let in their present state.
Manno, September 3, 2012