LEASE BY AND BETWEEN DIVCO WEST REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation AS LANDLORD and COUPONS,INC., a California corporation AS TENANT For Premises located at: 400Logue Avenue Mountain View, California TABLE OF CONTENTS
Exhibit 10.14
LEASE
BY AND BETWEEN
DIVCO WEST REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
AS LANDLORD
and
COUPONS, INC.,
a California corporation
AS TENANT
For Premises located at:
400 Logue Avenue
Mountain View, California
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SUMMARY OF BASIC LEASE TERMS | 1 | |||||
1. DEFINITIONS | 3 | |||||
1.1 | General | 3 | ||||
1.2 | Additional Rent | 3 | ||||
1.3 | Address for Notices | 3 | ||||
1.4 | Agents | 3 | ||||
1.5 | Agreed Interest Rate | 3 | ||||
1.6 | Allowance | 3 | ||||
1.7 | Base Monthly Rent | 4 | ||||
1.8 | Building | 4 | ||||
1.9 | Commencement Date | 4 | ||||
1.10 | Common Area | 4 | ||||
1.11 | Common Operating Expenses | 4 | ||||
1.12 | Effective Date | 4 | ||||
1.13 | Event of Tenants Default | 4 | ||||
1.14 | Hazardous Materials | 4 | ||||
1.15 | Insured and Uninsured Peril | 4 | ||||
1.16 | Law | 4 | ||||
1.17 | Lease | 4 | ||||
1.18 | Lease Term | 4 | ||||
1.19 | Lender | 4 | ||||
1.20 | Permitted Use | 5 | ||||
1.21 | Premises | 5 | ||||
1.22 | Project | 5 | ||||
1.23 | Private Restrictions | 5 | ||||
1.24 | Real Property Taxes | 5 | ||||
1.25 | Scheduled Commencement Date | 5 | ||||
1.26 | Security Instrument | 5 | ||||
1.27 | Summary | 5 | ||||
1.28 | Tenants Alterations | 5 | ||||
1.29 | Tenants Share | 5 | ||||
1.30 | Trade Fixtures | 5 | ||||
2. PREMISES, TERM AND OPTION TO EXTEND | 5 | |||||
2.1 | Demise of Premises | 5 | ||||
2.2 | Commencement Date | 6 | ||||
2.3 | Construction of Improvements | 6 | ||||
2.4 | Delivery and Acceptance of Possession | 6 | ||||
2.5 | Condition Precedent to Effectiveness of Lease | 6 | ||||
3. RENT | 7 | |||||
3.1 | Base Monthly Rent | 7 |
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3.2 | Additional Rent | 7 | ||||
3.3 | Payment of Rent | 7 | ||||
3.4 | Interest and Quarterly Payments | 7 | ||||
3.5 | Security Deposit | 7 | ||||
3.6 | Electronic Payment | 9 | ||||
4. USE OF PREMISES | 10 | |||||
4.1 | Limitation on Use | 10 | ||||
4.2 | Compliance with Regulations | 10 | ||||
4.3 | Outside Areas | 10 | ||||
4.4 | Signs | 11 | ||||
4.5 | Parking | 11 | ||||
4.6 | Rules and Regulations | 11 | ||||
4.7 | Access | 11 | ||||
5. TRADE FIXTURES AND ALTERATIONS | 11 | |||||
5.1 | Trade Fixtures | 11 | ||||
5.2 | Tenants Alterations | 12 | ||||
5.3 | Alterations Required by Law | 13 | ||||
5.4 | Amortization of Certain Capital Improvements | 13 | ||||
5.5 | Mechanics Liens | 14 | ||||
5.6 | Taxes on Tenants Property | 14 | ||||
6. REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE | 14 | |||||
6.1 | Tenants Obligation to Maintain | 14 | ||||
6.2 | Landlords Obligation to Maintain | 15 | ||||
6.3 | Control of Common Area | 15 | ||||
7. WASTE DISPOSAL AND UTILITIES | 16 | |||||
7.1 | Waste Disposal | 16 | ||||
7.2 | Hazardous Materials | 16 | ||||
7.3 | Utilities | 18 | ||||
7.4 | Compliance with Governmental Regulations | 18 | ||||
8. COMMON OPERATING EXPENSES | 19 | |||||
8.1 | Tenants Obligation to Reimburse | 19 | ||||
8.2 | Common Operating Expenses Defined | 19 | ||||
8.3 | Real Property Taxes Defined | 21 | ||||
9. INSURANCE | 21 | |||||
9.1 | Tenants Insurance | 21 | ||||
9.2 | Landlords Insurance | 23 | ||||
9.3 | Release and Waiver of Subrogation | 23 |
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10. LIMITATION ON LANDLORDS LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY | 24 | |||||
10.1 | Limitation on Landlords Liability | 24 | ||||
10.2 | Limitation on Tenants Recourse | 24 | ||||
10.3 | Indemnification of Landlord | 24 | ||||
11. DAMAGE TO PREMISES | 25 | |||||
11.1 | Landlords Duty to Restore | 25 | ||||
11.2 | Landlords Right to Terminate | 25 | ||||
11.3 | Tenants Right to Terminate | 26 | ||||
11.4 | Abatement of Rent | 26 | ||||
12. CONDEMNATION | 27 | |||||
12.1 | Landlords Termination Right | 27 | ||||
12.2 | Tenants Termination Right | 27 | ||||
12.3 | Restoration and Abatement of Rent | 27 | ||||
12.4 | Temporary Taking | 27 | ||||
12.5 | Division of Condemnation Award | 27 | ||||
13. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES | 28 | |||||
13.1 | Events of Tenants Default | 28 | ||||
13.2 | Landlords Remedies | 29 | ||||
13.3 | Waiver | 31 | ||||
13.4 | Limitation On Exercise of Rights | 31 | ||||
13.5 | Waiver by Tenant of Certain Remedies | 31 | ||||
14. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING | 31 | |||||
14.1 | Transfer By Tenant | 31 | ||||
14.2 | Transfer By Landlord | 36 | ||||
15. GENERAL PROVISIONS | 36 | |||||
15.1 | Landlords Right to Enter | 36 | ||||
15.2 | Surrender of the Premises | 36 | ||||
15.3 | Holding Over | 37 | ||||
15.4 | Subordination | 37 | ||||
15.5 | Mortgagee Protection and Attornment | 38 | ||||
15.6 | Estoppel Certificates and Financial Statements | 38 | ||||
15.7 | Consent | 38 | ||||
15.8 | Notices | 38 | ||||
15.9 | Attorneys Fees | 39 | ||||
15.10 | Corporate Authority | 39 | ||||
15.11 | Miscellaneous | 39 | ||||
15.12 | Brokerage Commissions | 40 | ||||
15.13 | Force Majeure | 40 | ||||
15.14 | Entire Agreement | 40 | ||||
15.15 | Effectiveness | 40 |
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LEASE
This Lease is dated as of the lease reference date specified in Section A of the Summary of Basic Lease Terms and is made by and between the party identified as Landlord in Section B of the Summary and the party identified as Tenant in Section C of the Summary.
SUMMARY OF BASIC LEASE TERMS
SECTION (LEASE REFERENCE) | TERMS | |
A. Lease Reference Date: (Introduction) | August 11, 2006 | |
B. Landlord: (Introduction) | DIVCO WEST REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation | |
C. Tenant: (Introduction) | COUPONS, INC., a California corporation | |
D. Premises: (§ 1.21) | That area consisting of approximately 42,200 square feet of gross leasable area the address of which is 400 Logue Avenue, Mountain View, California, and which is located within the Building. | |
E. Project: (§ 1.22) | The Building and the Common Areas (hereinafter defined). | |
F. Building: (§ 1.8) | The building in which the Premises are located having an address of 400 Logue Avenue, Mountain View, California, and containing 42,200 square feet of gross leasable area. The gross leasable area of the Premises and the Building referred to above shall be deemed the actual gross leasable area in the Premises and the Building. | |
G. Tenants Share: (§ 1.29) | 100% of the Building |
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SECTION (LEASE REFERENCE) | TERMS | |||||||
H. | Tenants Allocated Parking Stalls: (§ 4.5) | While Tenant is leasing and occupying all of the space in the Building, Tenant shall be entitled to use all of designated parking spaces in the Common Areas of the Project; however, if Tenant enters into a sublease or other Transfer (hereinafter defined) for less than all of the space in the Building and Landlord recaptures the portion of the space being sublet or otherwise transferred under a Transfer or if for any other reason, Tenant is not leasing all of the space in the Building, Tenant shall only be entitled to use its pro rata share of the available parking based on the ratio that the size of the Premises then being leased and occupied by Tenant bears to all of the gross leasable space in the Building. | ||||||
I. | Scheduled Commencement Date: (§ 1.25) | November 1, 2006 | ||||||
J. | Lease Term: (§ 1.18) | Ninety-six (96) calendar months (the Initial Term) | ||||||
K. | Base Monthly Rent: (§ 3.1) | Months 1 24 25 96 | Monthly Rate per spare foot $0.00 $2.50 | Monthly Amount $ 0.00 $105,500.00 | ||||
L. | Prepaid Rent: (§ 3.3) | None ($0.00) | ||||||
M. | Security Deposit: (§ 3.5) | Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) | ||||||
N. | Permitted Use: (§ 4.1) | The Premises shall be used for general office, research and development, and any other lawful use incidental thereto, but not for any other purpose. | ||||||
O. | Permitted Tenants Alterations Limit: (§ 5.2) | Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) | ||||||
P. | Alterations and Furniture Allowance: (§5.2(d)) | Five Hundred Forty Eight Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($548,600.00) | ||||||
Q. | Tenants Liability Insurance Minimum: (§ 9.1) | Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) | ||||||
R. | Landlords Address: (§ 1.3) | Divco West Real Estate 525 Market Street, 35th Floor San Francisco, California 94105 Attention: Director of Leasing |
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SECTION (LEASE REFERENCE) | TERMS | |
S. Tenants Address: (§ 1.3) | (a) Prior to the Commencement Date:
520 San Antonio Road Mountain View, California 94040
(b) As of the Commencement Date:
400 Logue Avenue Mountain View, California 94043 | |
T. Retained Real Estate Brokers: | None | |
U. Lease: (§ 1.17) | This Lease includes the summary of the Basic Lease Terms |
The foregoing Summary is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Lease. Each reference in this Lease to any term of the Summary shall mean the respective information set forth above and shall be construed to incorporate all of the terms provided under the particular paragraph pertaining to such information. In the event of any conflict between the Summary and the Lease, the Summary shall control.
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 General. Any initially capitalized term that is given a special meaning by this Article 1, the Summary, or by any other provision of this Lease shall have such meaning when used in this Lease or any addendum or amendment hereto unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context.
1.2 Additional Rent. The term Additional Rent is defined in Section 3.2.
1.3 Address for Notices. The term Address for Notices means the addresses set forth in Sections R and S of the Summary; provided, however, that after the Commencement Date, Tenants Address for Notices shall be the address of the Premises.
1.4 Agents. The term Agents means the following: (i) with respect to Landlord, the employees and agents of Landlord; and (ii) with respect to Tenant, the employees, contractors, agents and invitees of Tenant and Tenants subtenants and their respective agents, employees, contractors, and invitees.
1.5 Agreed Interest Rate. The term Agreed Interest Rate means that interest rate determined as of the time it is to be applied that is equal to the lesser of (i) five percent (5%) in excess of the discount rate established by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco as it may be adjusted from time to time, or (ii) the maximum interest rate permitted by Law.
1.6 Allowance. The term Allowance is defined in Section 5.2(d).
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1.7 Base Monthly Rent. The term Base Monthly Rent means the fixed monthly rent payable by Tenant pursuant to Section 3.1 which is specified in Section K of the Summary.
1.8 Building. The term Building means the building in which the Premises are located which Building is identified in Section F of the Summary.
1.9 Commencement Date. The term Commencement Date means the date Landlord delivers possession of the Premises to Tenant.
1.10 Common Area. The term Common Area means all areas and facilities within the Project but outside of the Building, including the parking areas, access and perimeter roads, pedestrian sidewalks, landscaped areas, trash enclosures, recreation areas and the like.
1.11 Common Operating Expenses. The term Common Operating Expenses is defined in Section 8.2.
1.12 Effective Date. The term Effective Date means the date the last signatory to this Lease whose execution is required to make it binding on the parties hereto shall have executed this Lease.
1.13 Event of Tenants Default. The term Event of Tenants Default is defined in Section 13.1.
1.14 Hazardous Materials. The terms Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Materials Laws are defined in Section 7.2(f).
1.15 Insured and Uninsured Peril. The terms Insured Peril and Uninsured Peril are defined in Section 11.2(e).
1.16 Law. The term Law means any judicial decision, statute, constitution, ordinance, resolution, regulation, rule, administrative order, or other requirement of any municipal, county, state, federal or other government agency or authority having jurisdiction over the parties to this Lease or the Premises, or both, in effect either at the Effective Date or any time during the Lease Term, including, without limitation, any Hazardous Material Law (as defined in Section 7.2(f)) and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq. and any rules, regulations, restrictions, guidelines, requirements or publications promulgated or published pursuant thereto.
1.17 Lease. The term Lease means the Summary and all elements of this Lease identified in Section U of the Summary, all of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
1.18 Lease Term. The term Lease Term or Term means the term of this Lease which shall commence on the Commencement Date and continue for the period specified in Section J of the Summary.
1.19 Lender. The term Lender means any beneficiary, mortgagee, secured party, lessor, or other holder of any Security Instrument.
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1.20 Permitted Use. The term Permitted Use means the use specified in Section N of the Summary.
1.21 Premises. The term Premises means that building area described in Section D of the Summary that is within the Building.
1.22 Project. The term Project shall mean the Building, the Common Areas and the land on which the Building, Common Areas and other improvements are located.
1.23 Private Restrictions. The term Private Restrictions means all recorded covenants, conditions and restrictions, private agreements, reciprocal easement agreements, and any other recorded instruments affecting the use of the Premises which (i) exist as of the Effective Date, or (ii) are recorded after the Effective Date.
1.24 Real Property Taxes. The term Real Property Taxes is defined in Section 8.3.
1.25 Scheduled Commencement Date. The term Scheduled Commencement Date means the date specified in Section I of the Summary.
1.26 Security Instrument. The term Security Instrument means any underlying lease, mortgage or deed of trust which now or hereafter affects the Project, and any renewal, modification, consolidation, replacement or extension thereof.
1.27 Summary. The term Summary means the Summary of Basic Lease Terms that immediately precedes Article 1 of this Lease.
1.28 Tenants Alterations. The term Tenants Alterations or Tenants Alteration or Tenant Alteration means all improvements, additions, alterations, and fixtures installed in the Premises by Tenant.
1.29 Tenants Share. The term Tenants Share means the percentage obtained by dividing Tenants gross leasable area in the Premises by the gross leasable area in the Building, which as of the Effective Date are the percentages identified in Section G of the Summary.
1.30 Trade Fixtures. The term Trade Fixtures means (i) Tenants inventory, furniture, signs, and business equipment, and (ii) anything affixed to the Premises by Tenant at its expense for purposes of trade, manufacture, ornament or domestic use (except replacement of similar work or material originally installed by Landlord) which can be removed without material injury to the Premises unless such thing has, by the manner in which it is affixed, become an integral part of the Premises.
2. PREMISES, TERM AND OPTION TO EXTEND
2.1 Demise of Premises. Landlord hereby leases to Tenant, and Tenant leases from Landlord, for the Lease Term upon the terms and conditions of this Lease, the Premises for Tenants own use in the conduct of Tenants business together with (i) the right to use the number of Tenants Allocated Parking Stalls within the Common Area (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.5), and (ii) the right to use the Common Area for ingress to and egress from
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the Premises. Landlord reserves the use of the exterior walls, the roof and the area beneath and above the Premises, together with the right to install, maintain, use, and replace ducts, wires, conduits and pipes leading through the Premises in locations which will not materially interfere with Tenants use of the Premises.
2.2 Commencement Date. The Term of this Lease starts on the Commencement Date (as defined in Section 1.9 above.
2.3 Construction of Improvements. Landlord is not obligated to modify, construct any improvements or otherwise prepare the Premises for Tenants occupancy.
2.4 Delivery and Acceptance of Possession. If Landlord is unable to deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on or before the Scheduled Commencement Date for any reason whatsoever, then this Lease shall not be void or voidable, and Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any loss or damage resulting therefrom. If the delay in delivery is due to any act or omission of Tenant or its employees, agents or contractors (including, without limitation, the failure to timely deliver insurance certificates or other items as required by this Lease), then the delivery date shall be deemed the date the Premises would have been delivered but for such delays by Tenant. Tenant shall accept possession of the entire Premises when delivered by Landlord. Tenant acknowledges that it has had an opportunity to conduct, and has conducted, such inspections of the Premises as it deems necessary to evaluate its condition. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, Tenant agrees to accept possession of the Premises in its then existing condition, AS-IS, including all defects. At the time Landlord delivers possession of the Premises to Tenant, Landlord and Tenant shall together execute an acceptance agreement in a form to be provided by Landlord. Landlord shall have no obligation to deliver possession, nor shall Tenant be entitled to take occupancy, of the Premises until such acceptance agreement has been executed, and Tenants obligation to pay Base Monthly Rent and Additional Rent shall not be excused or delayed because of Tenants failure to execute such acceptance agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall cause the plumbing, electrical, and heating and air conditioning systems serving the Premises to be in good working condition, free of defects, and in compliance with laws, regulations, and codes on the Commencement Date. Any claims by Tenant under the preceding sentence shall be made in writing not later than the twentieth (20th) day after the Commencement Date. In the event Tenant fails to deliver a written claim to Landlord on or before such twentieth (20th) day, then Landlord shall be conclusively deemed to have satisfied its obligations under this Section 2.4. Landlords obligations under this Section 2.4 shall specifically exclude any obligation to repair any damage caused to the plumbing, electrical, and heating and air conditioning systems by Tenant or Tenants agents, advisors, employees, partners, shareholders, directors, customers, invitees or independent contractors (collectively, Tenants Agents).
2.5 Condition Precedent to Effectiveness of Lease. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that, as of the date of execution of this Lease, Landlord has no rights or interest in the Project. The effectiveness of this Lease shall be expressly conditioned on Landlords acquisition of fee simple title to the Project on terms and conditions acceptable to Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion. If, for whatever reason, Landlord shall fail to acquire fee simple title to the Project, then upon written notice from Landlord, this Lease shall be null and void and of no further effect.
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3. RENT
3.1 Base Monthly Rent. Commencing on the Commencement Date and continuing throughout the Lease Term, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the Base Monthly Rent set forth in Section K of the Summary.
3.2 Additional Rent. Commencing on the Commencement Date and continuing throughout the Lease Term, Tenant shall pay the following as additional rent (the Additional Rent): (i) interest due Landlord pursuant to Section 3.4; (ii) Tenants Share of Common Operating Expenses as provided in Section 8.1; (iii) Landlords share of any Bonus Rent received by Tenant upon certain assignments and sublettings as required by Section 14.1; (iv) any legal fees and costs due Landlord pursuant to Section 15.9; and (v) any other charges due Landlord pursuant to this Lease.
3.3 Payment of Rent. The term Rent or rent shall mean Base Monthly Rent, Additional Rent and other sums required to be paid by Tenant under this Lease. All rent required to be paid in monthly installments shall be paid in advance on the first day of each calendar month during the Lease Term. All rent shall be paid in lawful money of the United States, without any abatement, deduction or offset whatsoever (except as specifically provided in Section 11.4 and Section 12.3), and without any prior demand therefor. Rent shall be paid to Landlord at its address set forth in Section R of the Summary, or at such other place as Landlord may designate from time to time. Tenants obligation to pay Base Monthly Rent and Tenants Share of Common Operating Expenses shall be prorated at the commencement and expiration of the Lease Term.
3.4 Interest and Quarterly Payments.
(a) Interest. Tenant shall pay to Landlord interest on any rent that is not paid when due at the Agreed Interest Rate following the date such amount became due until paid.
(b) Quarterly Payments. If Tenant during any twelve (12) month period shall be more than five (5) days delinquent in the payment of any Rent or other amount payable by Tenant hereunder on three (3) or more occasions, then, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Landlord may, by written notice to Tenant, elect to require Tenant to pay all Base Monthly Rent and Additional Rent quarterly in advance. Such right shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other right or remedy available to Landlord hereunder or at law on account of Tenants default hereunder.
3.5 Security Deposit.
(a) Cash Deposit. On the Effective Date, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord the amount set forth in Section M of the Summary as security for the performance by Tenant of its obligations under this Lease, and not as prepayment of rent (the Security Deposit). Landlord may from time to time apply such portion of the Security Deposit as is reasonably necessary for the following purposes: (i) to remedy any default by Tenant in the payment of rent; (ii) to repair damage to the Premises caused by Tenant; (iii) to clean the Premises upon termination of the Lease; and (iv) to remedy any other default of Tenant to the extent permitted by Law and, in this regard, Tenant hereby waives the entirety of California Civil Code Section 1950.7, it being
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agreed that Landlord may, in addition, claim those sums reasonably necessary to compensate Landlord for any other loss or damage, foreseeable or unforeseeable, caused by the act or omission of Tenant or any officer, employee, agent or invitee of Tenant. In the event the Security Deposit or any portion thereof is so used, Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord promptly upon demand an amount in cash sufficient to restore the Security Deposit to the full original amount. Landlord shall not be deemed a trustee of the Security Deposit, may use the Security Deposit in business, and shall not be required to segregate it from its general accounts. Tenant shall not be entitled to any interest on the Security Deposit. If Landlord transfers the Premises during the Lease Term, Landlord may pay the Security Deposit to any transferee of Landlords interest in conformity with the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1950.7 and/or any successor statute, in which event the transferring Landlord will be released from all liability for the return of the Security Deposit.
(b) Letter of Credit. In lieu of depositing cash for the Security Deposit, Tenant shall have the right to deliver to Landlord a letter of credit for the full amount of the Security Deposit. Said letter of credit shall be in the form of an irrevocable, unconditional and clean standby letter of credit and otherwise in the form set forth below (the Letter of Credit). The term Security Deposit shall mean the cash portion of the Security Deposit and the Letter of Credit.
(i) Form of Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit shall be issued by a national bank acceptable to Landlord in its reasonable discretion, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area that will accept and pay on any draw on the Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit shall be issued for a term of at least one year and shall be automatically renewable for one year successive periods (with a term during the last year of the Lease Term of at least sixty (60) days following the expiration of the Lease Term) unless the issuing bank provides at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Landlord that the Letter of Credit will not be renewed, and shall be in a form and with such content acceptable to Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion. Any Letter of Credit that Tenant delivers to Landlord in replacement of an existing Letter of Credit shall be in an amount equal to the replaced Letter of Credit (prior to any draws) so that the cash and Letter of Credit together equal the amount of the Security Deposit specified in the Lease. Any such replacement Letter of Credit shall be delivered to and received by Landlord no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the term of the Letter of Credit then in effect. The Letter of Credit shall expressly permit full and partial draws. The Letter of Credit shall designate Landlord as beneficiary and shall be transferable by beneficiary to any transferee, successor, and assign (including any lender of Landlord) at no cost or expense to beneficiary. The Letter of Credit shall be held by Landlord as security for the faithful performance by Tenant of all the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease to be kept and performed by Tenant during the Lease Term. The Letter of Credit shall not be mortgaged, assigned or encumbered in any manner whatsoever by Tenant without the prior written consent of Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion.
(ii) Draw Documents. The Letter of Credit shall provide that it may be drawn by Landlord (or its assignee) upon presentation by Landlord to the issuing bank (at its offices in the San Francisco Bay Area) of a sight draft(s) or copy, together with a written statement executed by Landlord stating that the amount requested is due Landlord under the Lease and may be submitted in person, by courier, by first calls mail or by facsimile. The amount of the draw requested by Landlord shall be payable by the bank without further inquiry or any other documentation or further action required of the bank, Landlord, or Tenant. All costs and expenses to obtain the Letter of Credit and all renewals shall be borne by Tenant.
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(iii) Draws. If Tenant defaults with respect to any provisions of this Lease, including but not limited to, the provisions relating to the payment of Rent, or if Tenant fails to renew the Letter of Credit at least thirty (30) days before its expiration, Landlord may, but shall not be required to, draw upon all or any portion of the Letter of Credit for payment of any Rent or any other sum in default, or for the payment of any amount that Landlord may reasonably spend or may become obligated to spend by reason of Tenants default, or to compensate Landlord for all other losses or damages that Landlord may suffer by reason of Tenants default, including, without limitation, all losses and damages in connection with the termination of the Lease due such default by Tenant. If Tenant fails to deposit a replacement Letter of Credit or renew the expiring Letter of Credit, Landlord shall have the right to draw upon the expiring Letter of Credit for the full amount thereof and hold and use the same for the Security Deposit; provided, however, that if Tenant provides a replacement Letter of Credit that meets the requirements of this section, Landlord shall promptly return to Tenant in cash that amount of the Letter of Credit that had been drawn upon by Landlord. If for any reason the Letter of Credit does not permit partial draws, then Landlord shall have the right to make a full draw on the Letter of Credit, notwithstanding that the full amount may not be required to cure any default by Tenant.
(iv) Restoration of Deposit. If the Letter of Credit is drawn upon by Landlord, Tenant shall, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, deposit cash with Landlord in an amount sufficient to restore the Security Deposit to amount required under the Lease and this Addendum. At all times the Security Deposit, whether in the form of cash and/or Letter of Credit, shall be in the amount specified in the Lease. The use, application or retention of the Letter of Credit, or any portion thereof, by Landlord shall not prevent Landlord from exercising any other right or remedy provided by this Lease or by law, it being intended that Landlord shall not first be required to use all or any part of the Letter of Credit or cash portion of the Security Deposit, and such use shall not operate as a limitation on any recovery to which Landlord may otherwise be entitled. Tenant shall not be entitled to any interest on the cash portion of the Security Deposit. The exercise of any rights of Landlord to the Security Deposit shall not constitute a waiver of nor relieve Tenant from any liability or obligation for any default by Tenant. If Landlord draws upon the entire amount of the Letter of Credit, Tenant may deliver a replacement Letter of Credit to Landlord, instead of depositing cash with Landlord, equal to the original amount of the Letter of Credit.
3.6 Electronic Payment. Landlord shall have the right, on not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to Tenant (the Electronic Payment Notice), to require Tenant to make subsequent payments of Monthly Base Rent and Additional Rent due pursuant to the terms of this Lease by means of a federal funds wire transfer or such other method of electronic funds transfer as may be required by Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion (the Electronic Payment). The Electronic Payment Notice shall set forth the proper bank ABA number, account number and designation of the account to which such Electronic Payment shall be made. Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord in writing of any additional information that will be required to establish and maintain Electronic Payment from Tenants bank or financial institution. Landlord shall have the right, after at least ten (10) days prior written notice to Tenant, to change the name of the depository for receipt of any Electronic Payment and to discontinue payment of any sum by Electronic Payment.
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4. USE OF PREMISES
4.1 Limitation on Use. Tenant shall use the Premises solely for the Permitted Use specified in Section N of the Summary. There shall not be any change in use without the prior written consent of Landlord which will not be unreasonably withheld. Tenant shall not do anything in or about the Premises which will (i) cause structural injury to the Building, or (ii) cause damage to any part of the Building except to the extent reasonably necessary for the installation of Tenants Trade Fixtures and Tenants Alterations, and then only in a manner which has been first approved by Landlord in writing. Tenant shall not operate any equipment within the Premises which will (i) materially damage the Building or the Common Area, (ii) overload existing electrical systems or other mechanical equipment servicing the Building, (iii) impair the efficient operation of the sprinkler system or the heating, ventilating or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment within or servicing the Building, or (iv) damage, overload or corrode the sanitary sewer system. Tenant shall not attach, hang or suspend anything from the ceiling, roof, walls or columns of the Building or set any load on the floor in excess of the load limits for which such items are designed nor operate hard wheel forklifts within the Premises. Any dust, fumes, or waste products generated by Tenants use of the Premises shall be contained and disposed so that they do not (i) create an unreasonable fire or health hazard, (ii) damage the Premises, or (iii) result in the violation of any Law. Except as approved by Landlord, Tenant shall not change the exterior of the Building or install any equipment or antennas on or make any penetrations of the exterior or roof of the Building. Tenant shall not commit any waste in or about the Premises, and Tenant shall keep the Premises in a neat, clean, attractive and orderly condition, free of any nuisances. If Landlord designates a standard window covering for use throughout the Building, Tenant shall use this standard window covering to cover all windows in the Premises. Tenant shall not conduct on any portion of the Premises or the Project any sale of any kind, including any public or private auction, fire sale, going-out-of-business sale, distress sale or other liquidation sale.
4.2 Compliance with Regulations. Tenant shall not use the Premises in any manner which violates any Laws or Private Restrictions which affect the Premises. Tenant shall abide by and promptly observe and comply with all Laws and Private Restrictions. Tenant shall not use the Premises in any manner which will cause a cancellation of any insurance policy covering Tenants Alterations or any improvements installed by Landlord at its expense or which poses an unreasonable risk of damage or injury to the Premises. Tenant shall not sell, or permit to be kept, used, or sold in or about the Premises any article which may be prohibited by the standard form of fire insurance policy. Tenant shall comply with all reasonable requirements of any insurance company, insurance underwriter, or Board of Fire Underwriters which are necessary to maintain the insurance coverage carried by either Landlord or Tenant pursuant to this Lease.
4.3 Outside Areas. No materials, supplies, tanks or containers, equipment, finished products or semi-finished products, raw materials, inoperable vehicles or articles of any nature shall be stored upon or permitted to remain outside of the Premises except in fully fenced and screened areas outside the Building which have been designed for such purpose and have been approved in writing by Landlord for such use by Tenant.
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4.4 Signs. Tenant shall not place on any portion of the Premises any sign, placard, lettering in or on windows, banner, displays or other advertising or communicative material which is visible from the exterior of the Building without the prior written approval of Landlord. All such approved signs shall strictly conform to all Laws, Private Restrictions, and Landlords sign criteria then in effect and shall be installed at the expense of Tenant. Tenant shall maintain such signs in good condition and repair and remove such signs and restore any damage by the expiration or sooner termination of the Term of this Lease. While Tenant is the sole Tenant and occupant of the Building, Tenant at its expense shall have the exclusive right to install its name on the curbside monument sign and on the Building main entrance, provided such signs comply with all applicable Laws and the size, quality, type and design are approved by Landlord, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
4.5 Parking. Tenant is allocated and shall have the right to use the number of Tenants Allocated Parking Stalls contained within the Project described in Section H of the Summary for its use and the use of Tenants Agents. Tenant shall not at any time park its vehicles or the vehicles of others in any portion of the Project not designated by Landlord as a parking area. Tenant shall not have the exclusive right to use any specific parking space. All trucks and delivery vehicles shall be (i) parked at the rear of the Building, (ii) loaded and unloaded in a manner which does not interfere with the businesses of other occupants of the Project, and (iii) permitted to remain on the Project only so long as is reasonably necessary to complete loading and unloading.
4.6 Rules and Regulations. Landlord may from time to time promulgate reasonable and rules and regulations applicable for the care and orderly management of the Project and the safety of its occupants and invitees. Such rules and regulations shall be binding upon Tenant upon delivery of a copy thereof to Tenant, and Tenant agrees to abide by such rules and regulations. If there is a conflict between the rules and regulations and any of the provisions of this Lease, the provisions of this Lease shall prevail.
4.7 Access. During the Term, Tenant shall have access to the Premises 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except in an emergency or during any period of restoration due to a casualty or condemnation.
5. TRADE FIXTURES AND ALTERATIONS
5.1 Trade Fixtures. Throughout the Lease Term, Tenant may provide and install, and shall maintain in good condition, any Trade Fixtures required in the conduct of its business in the Premises, except to the extent (a) any Trade Fixture will use, generate, store or dispose of any Hazardous Material in which case the prior written consent of Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion shall be required before such Trade Fixture may be installed, or (b) any Trade Fixture will constitute a Tenant Alteration, in which case it shall be subject to the requirements set forth below for the construction of a Tenant Alteration, including, without limitation, the prior written consent of Landlord. All Trade Fixtures shall remain Tenants property.
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5.2 Tenants Alterations. Construction by Tenant of a Tenant Alteration shall be governed by the following:
(a) Consent Required. Tenant shall not construct any Tenants Alterations or otherwise alter the Premises without Landlords prior written approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld unless such Tenant Alteration affects areas outside of the Premises or the exterior of the Building or the structural parts of the Building, in which case Landlord may withhold its consent in its sole and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlords consent shall not be required for any Alteration to the interior of the Premises that complies with the following requirements: (i) is cosmetic in nature such as painting; (ii) does not affect the roof or any area outside of the Premises or required work inside the walls or above the ceiling of the Premises; (iii) does not affect the structural parts of the Building or electrical, plumbing, HVAC or mechanical systems in the Building or servicing the Premises, or the sprinkler or other life safety system; and (iv) costs less than the Permitted Tenant Alterations Limit specified in Section O of the Summary per work of improvement and in the aggregate for all of such Alterations during a calendar year (herein referred to as Minor Alteration). Tenant shall provide Landlord with prior written notice of any Minor Alteration that requires a building permit. In the event Landlords approval for any Tenants Alterations is required, Tenant shall not construct the Tenant Alteration until Landlord has approved in writing the plans and specifications therefor, and such Tenants Alterations shall be constructed substantially in compliance with such approved plans and specifications by a licensed contractor first approved by Landlord. All Tenants Alterations constructed by Tenant shall be constructed by a licensed contractor in accordance with all Laws using new materials of good quality.
(b) Other Requirements. Tenant shall not commence construction of any Tenants Alterations until (i) all required governmental approvals and permits have been obtained, (ii) all requirements regarding insurance imposed by this Lease have been satisfied, (iii) Tenant has given Landlord at least five days prior written notice of its intention to commence such construction, and (iv) if reasonably requested by Landlord, Tenant has obtained contingent liability and broad form builders risk insurance in an amount reasonably satisfactory to Landlord if there are any perils relating to the proposed construction not covered by insurance carried pursuant to Article 9.
(c) Restoration. All Tenants Alterations shall remain the property of Tenant during the Lease Term but shall not be altered or removed from the Premises. At the expiration or sooner termination of the Lease Term, all Tenants Alterations shall be surrendered to Landlord as part of the realty and shall then become Landlords property, and Landlord shall have no obligation to reimburse Tenant for all or any portion of the value or cost thereof; provided, however, that if Landlord requires Tenant to remove any Tenants Alterations, Tenant shall so remove such Tenants Alterations prior to the expiration or sooner termination of the Lease Term. Tenant shall not be obligated to remove the initial Tenant Improvements. Nowithstanding; the foregoing, Tenant shall not be obligated to remove any Tenants Alterations with respect to which the following is true: (i) Tenant was required, or elected, to obtain the approval of Landlord to the installation of the Leasehold Improvement in question; (ii) at the time Tenant requested Landlords approval, Tenant requested of Landlord in writing that Landlord inform Tenant of whether or not Landlord would require Tenant to remove such Tenant Alteration at the expiration of the Lease Term; and (iii) at the time Landlord granted its approval, it did not inform Tenant that it would require Tenant to remove such Leasehold Improvement at the expiration of the Lease Term.
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(d) Alterations and Furniture Allowance. Tenant shall be entitled to an improvement allowance (the Allowance) in an amount up to Five Hundred Forty Eight Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($548,600.00). The Allowance shall be applied toward the costs of constructing Tenant Alterations that are approved by Landlord and otherwise made in full compliance with the terms of Sections 5.2(a) and 5.2(b) above and may also be used for the purchase of modular work stations, furniture or other items of personal property to be used in the Premises. Landlord shall disburse the Allowance to Tenant following the submission to Landlord of detailed invoices, receipts and other documents requested by Landlord to evidence the cost and the lien-free nature of the same.
5.3 Alterations Required by Law. Tenant shall make any alteration, addition or change of any sort to the Premises that is required by any Law because of (i) Tenants particular use or change of use of the Premises; (ii) Tenants application for any permit or governmental approval; or (iii) Tenants construction or installation of any Tenants Alterations or Trade Fixtures. Any other alteration, addition, or change required by Law which is not the responsibility of Tenant pursuant to the foregoing shall be made by Landlord (subject to Landlords right to reimbursement from Tenant specified in Section 5.4).
5.4 Amortization of Certain Capital Improvements. Tenant shall pay Additional Rent in the event Landlord reasonably elects or is required to make any of the following kinds of capital improvements to the Project: (i) capital improvements required to be constructed in order to comply with any Law (excluding any Hazardous Materials Law) not in effect or applicable to the Project as of the Effective Date; (ii) modification of existing or construction of additional capital improvements or building service equipment for the purpose of reducing the consumption of utility services or Common Operating Expenses of the Project; (iii) replacement of capital improvements or building service equipment existing as of the Effective Date when required because of normal wear and tear; and (iv) restoration of any part of the Project that has been damaged by any peril to the extent the cost thereof is not covered by insurance proceeds actually recovered by Landlord up to a maximum amount per occurrence often percent (10%) of the then replacement cost of the Project. The amount of Additional Rent Tenant is to pay with respect to each such capital improvement shall be determined as follows:
(a) Amortization Period. All costs paid by Landlord to construct such improvements (including financing costs) shall be amortized over the useful life of such improvement (as reasonably determined by Landlord in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) with interest on the unamortized balance at the then prevailing market rate Landlord would pay if it borrowed funds to construct such improvements from an institutional lender, and Landlord shall inform Tenant of the monthly amortization payment required to so amortize such costs, and shall also provide Tenant with the information upon which such determination is made.
(b) Payment. As Additional Rent, Tenant shall pay at the same time the Base Monthly Rent is due an amount equal to Tenants Share of that portion of such monthly amortization payment fairly allocable to the Building (as reasonably determined by Landlord) for each month after such improvements are completed until the first to occur of (i) the expiration of the Lease Term (as it may be extended), or (ii) the end of the term over which such costs were amortized.
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5.5 Mechanics Liens. Tenant shall keep the Project free from any liens and shall pay when due all bills arising out of any work performed, materials furnished, or obligations incurred by Tenant or Tenants Agents relating to the Project. If any claim of lien is recorded (except those caused by Landlord or Landlords Agents), Tenant shall bond against or discharge the same within ten (10) days after the same has been recorded against the Project. Should any lien be filed against the Project or any action be commenced affecting title to the Project, the party receiving notice of such lien or action shall immediately give the other party written notice thereof.
5.6 Taxes on Tenants Property. Tenant shall pay before delinquency any and all taxes, assessments, license fees and public charges levied, assessed or imposed against Tenant or Tenants estate in this Lease or the property of Tenant situated within the Premises which become due during the Lease Term. If any tax or other charge is assessed by any governmental agency because of the execution of this Lease, such tax shall be paid by Tenant. On demand by Landlord, Tenant shall furnish Landlord with satisfactory evidence of these payments.
6. REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
6.1 Tenants Obligation to Maintain. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.2, Section 11.1, and Section 12.3, Tenant shall be responsible for the following during the Lease Term:
(a) General. Tenant shall clean and maintain in good order, condition, and repair and replace when necessary the Premises and every part thereof, through regular inspections and servicing, including, but not limited to: (i) all plumbing and sewage facilities (including all sinks, toilets, faucets and drains), and all ducts, pipes, vents or other parts of the HVAC or plumbing system; (ii) all fixtures, interior walls, floors, carpets and ceilings; (iii) all windows, doors, entrances, plate glass, showcases and skylights (including cleaning both interior and exterior surfaces); (iv) all electrical facilities and all equipment (including all lighting fixtures, lamps, bulbs, tubes, fans, vents, exhaust equipment and systems); and (v) any automatic fire extinguisher equipment in the Premises.
(b) Windows. Tenant shall replace any damaged or broken glass in the Premises (including all interior and exterior doors and windows) with glass of the same kind, size and quality. Tenant shall repair any damage to the Premises (including exterior doors and windows) caused by vandalism or any unauthorized entry. Tenant shall maintain continuously throughout the Lease Term a service contract for the washing of all windows (both interior and exterior surfaces) in the Premises with a contractor approved by Landlord, which contract provides for the periodic washing of all such windows at least once every ninety (90) days during the Lease Term. Tenant shall furnish Landlord with copies of all such service contracts, which shall provide that they may not be canceled or changed without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Landlord.
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(c) HVAC. Tenant shall (i) maintain, repair and replace when necessary all HVAC equipment which services only the Premises, and shall keep the same in good condition through regular inspection and servicing, and (ii) maintain continuously throughout the Lease Term a service contract for the maintenance of all such HVAC equipment with a licensed HVAC repair and maintenance contractor approved by Landlord, which contract provides for the periodic inspection and servicing of the HVAC equipment at least once every sixty (60) days during the Lease Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord may elect at any time to assume responsibility for the maintenance, repair and replacement of such HVAC equipment which serves only the Premises. Tenant shall furnish Landlord with copies of all such service contracts, which shall provide that they may not be canceled or changed without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Landlord.
(d) Standards. All repairs and replacements required of Tenant shall be promptly made with new materials of like kind and quality. If the work affects the structural parts of the Building or if the estimated cost of any item of repair or replacement is in excess of the Permitted Tenants Alterations Limit, then Tenant shall first obtain Landlords written approval of the scope of the work, plans therefor, materials to be used, and the contractor.
6.2 Landlords Obligation to Maintain. Landlord shall repair and maintain the exterior walls (but not any cosmetic maintenance of inside of such exterior walls), the Common Area located outside the Building, and the roof structure and roof membrane, so that the same are kept in good order and repair. Landlord shall not be responsible for repairs required by an accident, fire or other peril or for damage caused to any part of the Project by any act or omission of Tenant or Tenants Agents except as otherwise required by Article 11. Landlord may engage contractors of its choice to perform the obligations required of it by this Article, and the necessity of any expenditure to perform such obligations shall be at the sole discretion of Landlord.
6.3 Control of Common Area. Landlord shall at all times have exclusive control of the Common Area. Landlord shall have the right, without the same constituting an actual or constructive eviction and without entitling Tenant to any abatement of rent, to: (i) close any part of the Common Area to whatever extent required in the opinion of Landlords counsel to prevent a dedication thereof or the accrual of any prescriptive rights therein; (ii) temporarily close the Common Area to perform maintenance or for any other reason deemed sufficient by Landlord; (iii) change the shape, size, location and extent of the Common Area; (iv) eliminate from or add to the Project any land or improvement, provided Tenants parking is not materially reduced; (v) make changes to the Common Area including, without limitation, changes in the location of driveways, entrances, passageways, parking spaces, parking areas, sidewalks or the direction of the flow of traffic and the site of the Common Area; (vi) remove unauthorized persons from the Project; and/or (vii) change the name or address of the Building or Project. Tenant shall keep the Common Area clear of all obstructions created or permitted by Tenant. If in the opinion of Landlord unauthorized persons are using any of the Common Area by reason of the presence of Tenant in the Building, Tenant, upon demand of Landlord, shall restrain such unauthorized use by appropriate proceedings. In exercising any such rights regarding the Common Area, (i) Landlord shall make a reasonable effort to minimize any disruption to Tenants business, and (ii) Landlord shall not exercise its rights to control the Common Area in a manner that would materially interfere with Tenants use of the Premises without first obtaining Tenants consent.
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Landlord shall have no obligation to provide guard services or other security measures for the benefit of the Project. Tenant assumes all responsibility for the protection of Tenant and Tenants Agents from acts of third parties; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall prevent Landlord, at its sole option, from providing security measures for the Project.
7. WASTE DISPOSAL AND UTILITIES
7.1 Waste Disposal. Tenant shall store its waste either inside the Premises or within outside trash enclosures that are fully fenced and screened in compliance with all Private Restrictions, and designed for such purpose. All entrances to such outside trash enclosures shall be kept closed, and waste shall be stored in such manner as not to be visible from the exterior of such outside enclosures. Tenant shall cause all of its waste to be regularly removed from the Premises at Tenants sole cost. Tenant shall keep all fire corridors and mechanical equipment rooms in the Premises free and clear of all obstructions at all times.
7.2 Hazardous Materials. Landlord and Tenant agree as follows with respect to the existence or use of Hazardous Materials on the Project:
(a) Hazardous Materials Disclosure Certificate. At any time, and from time to time, following Landlords written request, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord an executed Hazardous Materials Disclosure Certificate, in a form prescribed by Landlord (the Hazardous Materials Certificate). Tenant shall covenant, represent and warrant to Landlord that the information in the Hazardous Materials Certificate is true and correct and accurately describes the use(s) of Hazardous Materials which will be made and/or used on the Premises by Tenant.
(b) Hazardous Material Usage. Tenant shall not be entitled to use, store, generate, transport or dispose of any Hazardous Materials (herein referred to as Hazardous Materials Usage) on, in, or about any portion of the Premises and the Project without, in each instance, obtaining Landlords prior written consent thereto in its sole and absolute discretion. If Landlord, in its sole and absolute discretion, consents in writing to any such Hazardous Material Usage, then Tenant shall be permitted to use only those Hazardous Materials that are necessary for Tenants business and to the extent disclosed in the Hazardous Materials Certificate and as expressly approved by Landlord in writing. Any such Hazardous Materials Usage may only be to the extent of the quantities of Hazardous Materials as specified in the then applicable Hazardous Materials Certificate as expressly approved by Landlord. Any Hazardous Material Usage of Hazardous Materials by Tenant and Tenants Agents after the Effective Date in or about the Project shall strictly comply with all applicable laws, including all Hazardous Materials Laws now or hereinafter enacted. Tenant agrees that any changes to the type and/or quantities of Hazardous Materials specified in the most recent approved Hazardous Materials Certificate may be implemented only with the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may be given or withheld in Landlords sole and absolute discretion. Tenant shall not be entitled nor permitted to install any tanks under, on or about the Premises or Project for the storage of Hazardous Materials without the express written consent of Landlord, which may be given or withheld in Landlords sole and absolute discretion.
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(c) Tests and Inspections. Landlord shall have the right at all times during the Term of this Lease to (i) inspect the Premises, (ii) conduct tests and investigations to determine whether Tenant is in compliance with the provisions of this Section 7.2 or to determine if Hazardous Materials are present in, on or about the Project, and (iii) request lists of all Hazardous Materials used, stored or otherwise located on, under or about any portion of the Premises and/or the Common Areas. The cost of all such inspections, tests and investigations shall be borne by Tenant, if Landlord reasonably determines that Tenant or any of Tenants Agents are directly or indirectly responsible in any manner for any contamination revealed by such inspections, tests and investigations. The aforementioned rights granted herein to Landlord and its representatives shall not create (a) a duty on Landlords part to inspect, test, investigate, monitor or otherwise observe the Premises or the activities of Tenant and Tenants Agents with respect to Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, Tenants operation, use and any remediation related thereto, or (b) liability on the part of Landlord and its representatives for Tenants use, storage, disposal or remediation of Hazardous Materials, it being understood that Tenant shall be solely responsible for all liability in connection therewith.
(d) Notice. Tenant shall give to Landlord immediate verbal and follow-up written notice of any spills, releases, discharges, disposals, emissions, migrations, removals or transportation of Hazardous Materials on, under or about any portion of the Premises, Common Areas or Project; provided that Tenant has actual, implied or constructive knowledge of such event(s). Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, covenants and warrants to promptly investigate, clean up, remove, restore and otherwise remediate (including, without limitation, preparation of any feasibility studies or reports and the performance of any and all closures) any spill, release, discharge, disposal, emission, migration or transportation or other Hazardous Material Usage of Hazardous Materials arising from or related to the acts or omissions of Tenant or Tenants Agents such that the affected portions of the Project and any adjacent property are returned to the condition existing prior to the appearance of such Hazardous Materials. Any such investigation, clean up, removal, restoration and other remediation shall only be performed after Tenant has obtained Landlords prior written consent in its sole and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall be entitled to respond immediately to an emergency without first obtaining Landlords prior written consent. Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall conduct and perform, or cause to be conducted and performed, all closures as required by any Hazardous Materials Laws or any agencies or other governmental authorities having jurisdiction thereof. If Tenant fails to so promptly investigate, clean up, remove, restore, provide closure or otherwise so remediate, Landlord may, but without obligation to do so, take any and all steps necessary to rectify the same and Tenant shall promptly reimburse Landlord, upon demand, for all costs and expenses to Landlord of performing investigation, clean up, removal, restoration, closure and remediation work. All such work undertaken by Tenant, as required herein, shall be performed in such a manner so as to enable Landlord to make full economic use of the Premises and the other portions of the Project after the satisfactory completion of such work.
(e) Indemnity. Tenant shall indemnify, hold harmless, and, at Landlords option (with such attorneys as Landlord may approve in advance and in writing), defend Landlord and Landlords officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members, managers, employees, contractors, property managers, agents and mortgagees and other lien holders, from and against any and all Losses (hereinafter defined) arising from or related to: (a) any violation or alleged violation by Tenant or any of Tenants Agents of any of the Laws, including, without limitation, the Hazardous Materials Laws; (b) any breach of the provisions of this Section 7.2 or any subsection thereof by Tenant or any of Tenants Agents; or (c) any Hazardous Materials Usage
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on, about or from the Premises of any Hazardous Material approved by Landlord under this Lease. The term Losses shall mean all claims, demands, expenses, actions, judgments, damages (whether consequential, direct or indirect, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen), penalties, fines, liabilities, losses of every kind and nature (including, without limitation, property damage, diminution in value of Landlords interest in the Premises or the Project, damages for the loss or restriction on use of any space or amenity within the Building or the Project, damages arising from any adverse impact on marketing space in the Project, sums paid in settlement of claims and any costs and expenses associated with injury, illness or death to or of any person), suits, administrative proceedings, costs and fees, including, but not limited to, attorneys and consultants fees and expenses, and the costs of cleanup, remediation, removal and restoration, that are in any way related to any matter covered by the foregoing indemnity
(f) Hazardous Material. As used herein, the term Hazardous Material means any hazardous or toxic substance, material or waste which is or becomes regulated by any local governmental authority, the State of California or the United States Government or under any Hazardous Material Law. The term Hazardous Material includes, without limitation, petroleum products, asbestos, PCBs, and any material or substance which is (i) listed under Article 9 or defined as hazardous or extremely hazardous pursuant to Article 11 of Title 22 of the California Administrative Code, Division 4, Chapter 20, (ii) defined as a hazardous waste pursuant to Section 1004 of the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. (42 U.S.C. 6903), or (iii) defined as a hazardous substance pursuant to Section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response; Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. (42 U.S.C. 9601). As used herein, the term Hazardous Material Law shall mean any statute, law, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental body or agency (including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the California Department of Health Services) which regulates the use, storage, release or disposal of any Hazardous Material.
(g) Survival. The obligations of Landlord and Tenant under this Section 7.2 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term. The rights and obligations of Landlord and Tenant with respect to issues relating to Hazardous Materials are exclusively established by this Section 7.2. In the event of any inconsistency between any other part of this Lease and this Section 7.2, the terms of this Section 7.2 shall control.
7.3 Utilities. Tenant shall contract directly for and promptly pay, as the same become due, all charges for janitorial, water, gas, electricity, telephone, sewer service, waste pick-up and any other utilities, materials or services furnished directly to or used by Tenant on or about the Premises during the Lease Term, including, without limitation, (i) meter, use and/or connection fees, hook-up fees, or standby fee (excluding any connection fees or hook-up fees which relate to making the existing electrical, gas, and water service available to the Premises as of the Commencement Date), and (ii) penalties for discontinued or interrupted service.
7.4 Compliance with Governmental Regulations. Landlord and Tenant shall comply with all rules, regulations and requirements promulgated by national, state or local governmental agencies or utility suppliers concerning the use of utility services, including any rationing, limitation or other control. Tenant shall not be entitled to terminate this Lease nor to any abatement in rent by reason of such compliance.
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8. COMMON OPERATING EXPENSES
8.1 Tenants Obligation to Reimburse. As Additional Rent, Tenant shall pay Tenants Share (specified in Section G of the Summary) of all Common Operating Expenses from and after the beginning of the twenty-fifth (25th) month of the Lease Term. Tenant shall pay such share of the actual Common Operating Expenses incurred or paid by Landlord but not theretofore billed to Tenant within ten (10) days after receipt of a written bill therefor from Landlord, on such periodic basis as Landlord shall designate, but in no event more frequently than once a month. Alternatively, Landlord may from time to time require that Tenant pay Tenants Share of Common Operating Expenses in advance in estimated monthly installments, in accordance with the following: (i) Landlord shall deliver to Tenant Landlords reasonable estimate of the Common Operating expenses it anticipates will be paid or incurred for the Landlords fiscal year in question; (ii) during such Landlords fiscal year Tenant shall pay such share of the estimated Common Operating Expenses in advance in monthly installments as required by Landlord due with the installments of Base Monthly Rent; and (iii) within one hundred eighty (180) days after the end of each Landlords fiscal year, Landlord shall furnish to Tenant a statement in reasonable detail of the actual Common Operating Expenses paid or incurred by Landlord during the just ended Landlords fiscal year (the Annual Reconciliation Statement) and thereupon there shall be an adjustment between Landlord and Tenant, with payment to Landlord or credit by Landlord against the next installment of Base Monthly Rent, as the case may require, within ten (10) days after delivery by Landlord to Tenant of said statement, so that Landlord shall receive the entire amount of Tenants Share of all Common Operating Expenses for such Landlords fiscal year and no more. The failure of Landlord to delivery such annual reconciliation statement within said one hundred eighty (180) day period under clause (iii) above shall not constitute a waiver or otherwise release a party from its obligation to make a payment or credit when such reconciliation is actually done.
8.2 Common Operating Expenses Defined. The term Common Operating Expenses shall mean the total amounts paid or payable, whether by Landlord or others on behalf of Landlord, in connection with the ownership, maintenance, repair, and operations of the Building, the Common Areas and the Project, including, without limitation, the following:
(a) All costs and expenses paid or incurred by Landlord in doing the following (including payments to independent contractors providing services related to the performance of the following): (i) maintaining, cleaning, repairing and resurfacing the roof (including repair of leaks) and the exterior surfaces (including painting) of all buildings located on the Project; (ii) maintenance of the liability, fire, property damage, earthquake and other insurance covering the Project carried by Landlord pursuant to Section 9.2 (including the prepayment of premiums for coverage of up to one year); (iii) maintaining, repairing, operating and replacing when necessary HVAC equipment, utility facilities and other building service equipment; (iv) providing utilities to the Common Area (including lighting, trash removal and water for landscaping irrigation); (v) complying with all applicable Laws and Private Restrictions; (vi) operating, maintaining, repairing, cleaning, painting, re-striping and resurfacing the Common Area; (vii) replacement or installation of lighting fixtures, directional or other signs and signals, irrigation systems, trees, shrubs, ground cover and other plant materials, and all landscaping in the Common Area; and (viii) providing security (provided, however, that Landlord shall not be obligated to provide security and if it does, Landlord may discontinue such service at any time and in any event Landlord shall not be responsible for any act or omission of any security personnel); and (ix) capital improvements as provided in Section 5.4 hereof;
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(b) The following costs: (i) Real Property Taxes as defined in Section 8.3; (ii) the amount of any deductible paid by Landlord with respect to damage caused by any Insured Peril; (iii) the cost to repair damage caused by an Uninsured Peril up to a maximum amount in any twelve (12) month period equal to two percent (2%) of the replacement cost of the buildings or other improvements damaged; and (iv) that portion of all compensation (including benefits and premiums for workers compensation and other insurance) paid to or on behalf of employees of Landlord but only to the extent they are involved in the performance of the work described by Section 8.2(a) that is fairly allocable to the Project;
(c) Fees for management services rendered by either Landlord or a third party manager engaged by Landlord (which may be a party affiliated with Landlord), except that the total amount charged for management services and included in Tenants Share of Common Operating Expenses shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the effective net Rent due under this Lease. Such effective net Rent shall be calculated by using the average Base Monthly Rent over the entire Term, plus Tenants Share of Common Operating Expenses.
(d) All additional costs and expenses incurred by Landlord with respect to the operation, protection, maintenance, repair and replacement of the Project which would be considered a current expense (and not a capital expenditure) pursuant to generally accepted property management practices.
(e) Common Operating Expenses shall not include any of the following:
(i) payments on any loans or ground leases affecting the Project;
(ii) leasing commissions;
(iii) wages, salaries, fees and fringe benefits paid to employees or officers of Landlord for providing services above the level of services provided by a general, building or property manager,
(iv) overhead and profit paid to subsidiaries or affiliates to the Landlord for management services or materials to the extent that the costs of those items would not have been paid had the services and materials been provided by unaffiliated parties on a competitive basis for comparable services;
(v) rental and other related expenses incurred in leasing air conditioning systems, elevators or other equipment ordinarily considered too be of a capital nature;
(vi) repairs and other work occasioned by fire, windstorm or other casualty to the extent Landlord is reimbursed by insurance that was required to be carried under the Lease;
(vii) any costs, fines or penalties incurred due to violations by Landlord of any governmental rule or authority; and
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(viii) costs attributable to repairing items that are covered by warranties, provided that any charges for obtaining or maintaining such warranties or enforcing warranty or guarantee claims shall be included in Common Operating Expenses, and Landlord agrees to use its good faith discretion in determining whether to pursue such enforcement or collection efforts, but Landlord shall not be obligated to commence any suit or arbitration proceeding to enforce or collect any such warranty claims.
8.3 Real Property Taxes Defined. The term Real Property Taxes shall mean all taxes, assessments, levies, and other charges of any kind or nature whatsoever, general and special, foreseen and unforeseen (including all installments of principal and interest required to pay any existing or future general or special assessments for public improvements, services or benefits, and any increases resulting from reassessments resulting from a change in ownership, new construction, or any other cause), now or hereafter imposed by any governmental or quasi-governmental authority or special district having the direct or indirect power to tax or levy assessments, which are levied or assessed against, or with respect to the value, occupancy or use of all or any portion of the Project (as now constructed or as may at any time hereafter be constructed, altered, or otherwise changed) or Landlords interest therein, the fixtures, equipment and other property of Landlord, real or personal, that are an integral part of and located on the Project, the gross receipts, income, or rentals from the Project, or the use of parking areas, public utilities, or energy within the Project, or Landlords business of leasing the Project. If at any time during the Lease Term the method of taxation or assessment of the Project prevailing as of the Effective Date shall be altered so that in lieu of or in addition to any Real Property Tax described above there shall be levied, assessed or imposed (whether by reason of a change in the method of taxation or assessment, creation of a new tax or charge, or any other cause) an alternate or additional tax or charge (i) on the value, use or occupancy of the Project or Landlords interest therein, or (ii) on or measured by the gross receipts, income or rentals from the Project, on Landlords business of leasing the Project, or computed in any manner with respect to the operation of the Project, then any such tax or charge, however designated, shall be included within the meaning of the term Real Property Taxes for purposes of this Lease. If any Real Property Tax is based upon property or rents unrelated to the Project, then only that part of such Real Property Tax that is fairly allocable to the Project shall be included within the meaning of the term Real Property Taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term Real Property Taxes shall not include estate, inheritance, transfer, gift or franchise taxes of Landlord or the federal or state net income tax imposed on Landlords income from all sources.
9. INSURANCE
9.1 Tenants Insurance. Tenant shall maintain insurance complying with all of the following:
(a) Types. Tenant shall procure, pay for and keep in full force and effect the following:
(i) Commercial general liability insurance, including property damage, against liability for personal injury, bodily injury, death and damage to property occurring in or about, or resulting from an occurrence in or about, the Premises with combined single limit coverage of not less than the amount of Tenants Liability Insurance Minimum specified in Section Q of the Summary, which insurance shall contain a contractual liability endorsement insuring Tenants performance of Tenants obligation to indemnify Landlord contained in Section 10.3;
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(ii) Fire and property damage insurance in so-called all risk or special causes of loss form insuring Tenants Trade Fixtures and Tenants Alterations for the full actual replacement cost thereof;
(iii) Business interruption insurance with limits of liability representing at least approximately six months of income, business auto liability covering owned, non-owned and hired vehicles with a limit of not less than $1,000,000 per accident, insurance protecting against liability under workers compensation laws with limits at least as required by statute, insurance for all plate glass in the Premises, and such other insurance that is either (A) required by any Lender, or (B) reasonably required by Landlord and customarily carried by tenants of similar property in similar businesses.
(b) Requirements. Where applicable and required by Landlord, each policy of insurance required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to this Section 9.1: (i) shall name Landlord and such other parties in interest as Landlord reasonably designates as additional insured; (ii) shall be primary insurance which provides that the insurer shall be liable for the full amount of the loss up to and including the total amount of liability set forth in the declarations without the right of contribution from any other insurance coverage of Landlord; (iii) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to Landlord; (iv) shall be carried with companies reasonably acceptable to Landlord; (v) shall provide that such policy shall not be subject to cancellation, lapse or change except after at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Landlord so long as such provision of thirty (30) days notice is reasonably obtainable, but in any event not less than ten (10) days prior written notice; (vi) shall not have a deductible in excess of such amount as is approved by Landlord; (vii) shall contain a cross liability endorsement; and (viii) shall contain a severability clause. If Tenant has in full force and effect a blanket policy of liability insurance with the same coverage for the Premises as described above, as well as other coverage of other premises and properties of Tenant, or in which Tenant has some interest, such blanket insurance shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 9.1.
(c) Evidence. A copy of each paid-up policy evidencing the insurance required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to this Section 9.1 (appropriately authenticated by the insurer) or a certificate of liability insurance on ACORD Form 25 and a certificate of property insurance on ACORD Form 27 certifying that such policy has been issued, providing the coverage required by this Section 9.1. and containing the provisions specified herein, shall be delivered to Landlord prior to the time Tenant or any of its Agents enters the Premises and upon renewal of such policies, but not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the term of such coverage. Landlord may, at any time, and from time to time, inspect and/or copy any and all insurance policies required to be procured by Tenant pursuant to this Section 9.1. If any Lender or insurance advisor reasonably determines at any time that the amount of coverage required for any policy of insurance Tenant is to obtain pursuant to this Section 9.1 is not adequate, then Tenant shall increase such coverage for such insurance to such amount as such Lender or insurance advisor reasonably deems adequate, not to exceed the level of coverage for such insurance commonly carried by comparable businesses similarly situated.
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9.2 Landlords Insurance. Landlord shall have the following obligations and options regarding insurance:
(a) Property Damage. Landlord shall maintain a policy or policies of fire and property damage insurance in so-called all risk form insuring Landlord (and such others as Landlord may designate) against loss of rents for a period of not less than twelve (12) months and from physical damage to the Project with coverage of not less than the full replacement cost thereof. Landlord may so insure the Project separately, or may insure the Project with other property owned by Landlord which Landlord elects to insure together under the same policy or policies. Landlord shall have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole and absolute discretion, to obtain insurance for such additional perils as Landlord deems appropriate, including, without limitation, coverage for damage by earthquake and/or flood. All such coverage shall contain deductibles which Landlord deems appropriate, which in the case of earthquake and flood insurance, may be up to ten percent (10%) of the replacement value of the property insured or such higher amount as is then commercially reasonable. Landlord shall not be required to cause such insurance to cover any Trade Fixtures or Tenants Alterations of Tenant.
(b) Other. Landlord may maintain a policy or policies of commercial general liability insurance insuring Landlord (and such others as are designated by Landlord) against liability for personal injury, bodily injury, death and damage to property occurring or resulting from an occurrence in, on or about the Project, with combined single limit coverage in such amount as Landlord from time to time determines is reasonably necessary for its protection.
(c) Tenants Obligation to Reimburse. If Landlords insurance rates for the Building are increased at any time during the Lease Term as a result of the nature of Tenants use of the Premises, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the full amount of such increase immediately upon receipt of a bill from Landlord therefor.
9.3 Release and Waiver of Subrogation. The parties hereto release each other, and their respective agents and employees, from any liability for injury to any person or damage to property that is caused by or results from any risk insured against under any valid and collectible insurance policy carried by either of the parties which contains a waiver of subrogation by the insurer and is in force at the time of such injury or damage; subject to the following limitations: (i) the foregoing provision shall not apply to the commercial general liability insurance described by subparagraphs Section 9.1(a) and Section 9.2(b); (ii) such release shall apply to liability resulting from any risk insured against or covered by self-insurance maintained or provided by Tenant to satisfy the requirements of Section 9.1 to the extent permitted by this Lease; and (iii) Tenant shall not be released from any such liability to the extent any damages resulting from such injury or damage are not covered by the recovery obtained by Landlord from such insurance, but only if the insurance in question permits such partial release in connection with obtaining a waiver of subrogation from the insurer. This release shall be in effect only so long as the applicable insurance policy contains a clause to the effect that this release shall not affect the right of the insured to recover under such policy. Each party shall use reasonable efforts to cause each insurance policy obtained by it to provide that the insurer waives all right of recovery by way of subrogation against the other party and its agents and employees in connection with any injury or damage covered by such policy. However, if any insurance policy cannot be obtained with such a waiver of subrogation, or if such waiver of subrogation is only available at additional
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cost and the party for whose benefit the waiver is to be obtained does not pay such additional cost, then the party obtaining such insurance shall notify the other party of that fact and thereupon shall be relieved of the obligation to obtain such waiver of subrogation rights from the insurer with respect to the particular insurance involved.
10. | LIMITATION ON LANDLORDS LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY |
10.1 Limitation on Landlords Liability. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant, nor shall Tenant be entitled to terminate this Lease or to any abatement of rent (except as expressly provided otherwise herein), for any injury to Tenant or Tenants Agents, damage to the property of Tenant or Tenants Agents, or loss to Tenants business resulting from any cause, including, without limitation, any: (i) failure, interruption or installation of any HVAC or other utility system or service; (ii) failure to furnish or delay in furnishing any utilities or services when such failure or delay is caused by fire or other peril, the elements, labor disturbances of any character, or any other accidents or other conditions beyond the reasonable control of Landlord; (iii) limitation, curtailment, rationing or restriction on the use of water or electricity, gas or any other form of energy or any services or utility serving the Project; (iv) vandalism or forcible entry by unauthorized persons or the criminal act of any person; or (v) penetration of water into or onto any portion of the Premises or the Building through roof leaks or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 9.3, Landlord shall be liable for any such injury, damage or loss which is proximately caused by Landlords willful misconduct or gross negligence of which Landlord has actual notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure but which it fails to so cure. Notwithstanding the foregoing terms of this Section 10.1, if any HVAC or other utility system or service is interrupted for five (5) consecutive business days due to Landlords gross negligence or willful misconduct, and if such interruption results in a material interference with Tenants use of the Premises, then Tenant shall be entitled to an abatement of Base Monthly Rent commencing on the sixth (6th) day of the interruption and continuing until the service is restored. During any such interruption of HVAC or other utility system or service, the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to restore the services as soon as possible.
10.2 Limitation on Tenants Recourse. If Landlord is a corporation, limited liability company, trust, partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association or other form of business entity: (i) the obligations of Landlord shall not constitute personal obligations of the officers, directors, trustees, partners, joint venturers, members, owners, stockholders, or other principals or representatives of such business entity; and (ii) Tenant shall not have recourse to the assets of such officers, directors, trustees, partners, joint venturers, members, owners, stockholders, principals or representatives except to the extent of their interest in the Project. Tenant shall have recourse only to the interest of Landlord in the Project for the satisfaction of the obligations of Landlord and shall not have recourse to any other assets of Landlord for the satisfaction of such obligations.
10.3 Indemnification of Landlord. Tenant shall hold harmless, indemnify and defend Landlord, and its employees, agents and contractors, with competent counsel reasonably satisfactory to Landlord (and Landlord agrees to accept counsel that any insurer requires be used), from all liability, penalties, losses, damages, costs, expenses, causes of action, claims and/or judgments arising by reason of any death, bodily injury, personal injury or property damage resulting from (i) any cause or causes whatsoever (other than the willful misconduct or
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gross negligence of Landlord of which Landlord has had notice and a reasonable time to cure, but which Landlord has failed to cure) occurring in or about or resulting from an occurrence in or about the Premises during the Lease Term, (ii) the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or its agents, employees and contractors, wherever the same may occur, or (iii) an Event of Tenants Default. The provisions of this Section 10.3 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease.
11. | DAMAGE TO PREMISES |
11.1 Landlords Duty to Restore. If the Premises are damaged by any peril after the Effective Date, Landlord shall restore the Premises unless the Lease is terminated by Landlord pursuant to Section 11.2 or by Tenant pursuant to Section 11.3. All insurance proceeds available from the fire and property damage insurance carried by Landlord pursuant to Section 9.2 shall be paid to and become the property of Landlord. If this Lease is terminated pursuant to either Section 11.2 or Section 11.3, then all insurance proceeds available from insurance carried by Tenant which covers loss to property that is Landlords property or would become Landlords property on termination of this Lease shall be paid to and become the property of Landlord. If this Lease is not so terminated, then upon receipt of the insurance proceeds (if the loss is covered by insurance) and the issuance of all necessary governmental permits, Landlord shall commence and diligently prosecute to completion the restoration of the Premises, to the extent then allowed by Law, to substantially the same condition in which the Premises were immediately prior to such damage. Landlords obligation to restore shall be limited to the Premises and interior improvements constructed by Landlord as they existed as of the Commencement Date, excluding any Tenants Alterations, Trade Fixtures and/or personal property constructed or installed by Tenant in the Premises. Tenant shall forthwith replace or fully repair all Tenants Alterations and Trade Fixtures installed by Tenant and existing at the time of such damage or destruction, and all insurance proceeds received by Tenant from the insurance carried by it pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(ii) shall be used for such purpose.
11.2 Landlords Right to Terminate. Landlord shall have the right to terminate this Lease in the event any of the following occurs, which right may be exercised only by delivery to Tenant of a written notice of election to terminate within thirty (30) days after the date of such damage:
(a) Damage From Insured Peril. Either the Project or the Building is damaged by an Insured Peril to such an extent that the estimated cost to restore exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the then actual replacement cost thereof or the estimated time to restore is more than one hundred eighty (180) days;
(b) Damage From Uninsured Peril. Either the Project or the Building is damaged by an Uninsured Peril to such an extent that the estimated cost to restore exceeds two percent (2%) of the then actual replacement cost thereof; provided, however, that Landlord may not terminate this Lease pursuant to this Section 11.2(b) if Tenant agrees in writing to pay the amount by which the cost to restore the damage exceeds such amount and subsequently deposit such amount with Landlord within thirty (30) days after Landlord has notified Tenant of its election to terminate this Lease;
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(c) Damage Near End of Term. The Premises are damaged by any peril within twelve (12) months of the last day of the Lease Term to such an extent that the estimated cost to restore equals or exceeds an amount equal to six times the Base Monthly Rent then due; provided, however, that Landlord may not terminate this Lease pursuant to this Section 11.2(c) if Tenant, at the time of such damage, has a then valid express written option to extend the Lease Term and Tenant exercises such option to extend the Lease Term within fifteen (15) days following the date of such damage; or
(d) Restrictions on Restoration. Either the Project or the Building is damaged by any peril and, because of the Laws then in force, (i) cannot be restored at reasonable cost to substantially the same condition in which it was prior to such damage, or (ii) cannot be used for the same use being made thereof before such damage if restored as required by this Article.
(e) Defined Terms. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (i) the term Insured Peril shall mean a peril actually insured against for which the insurance proceeds actually received by Landlord are sufficient (except for any deductible amount specified by such insurance) to restore the Project under then existing building codes to the condition existing immediately prior to the damage; and (ii) the term Uninsured Peril shall mean any peril which is not an Insured Peril. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the deductible for earthquake or flood insurance exceeds two percent (2%) of the replacement cost of the improvements insured, such peril shall be deemed an Uninsured Peril.
11.3 Tenants Right to Terminate. If the Premises are damaged by any peril and Landlord does not elect to terminate this Lease or is not entitled to terminate this Lease pursuant to Section 11.2, then as soon as reasonably practicable, Landlord shall furnish Tenant with the written opinion of Landlords architect or construction consultant as to when the restoration work required of Landlord may be completed. Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease in the event any of the following occurs, which right may be exercised only by delivery to Landlord of a written notice of election to terminate within seven (7) days after Tenant receives from Landlord the estimate of the time needed to complete such restoration.
(a) Major Damage. The Premises are damaged by any peril and, in the reasonable opinion of Landlords architect or construction consultant, the restoration of the Premises cannot be substantially completed within 365 days after the date of such damage; or
(b) Damage Near End of Term. The Premises are damaged by any peril within twelve (12) months of the last day of the Lease Term and, in the reasonable opinion of Landlords architect or construction consultant, the restoration of the Premises cannot be substantially completed within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of such damage and such damage renders unusable more than thirty percent (30%) of the Premises.
11.4 Abatement of Rent. In the event of damage to the Premises which does not result in the termination of this Lease, the Base Monthly Rent and the Additional Rent shall be temporarily abated during the period of restoration in proportion to the degree to which Tenants use of the Premises is impaired by such damage. Tenant shall not be entitled to any compensation or damages from Landlord for loss of Tenants business or property or for any inconvenience or annoyance caused by such damage or restoration. Tenant hereby waives the provisions of California Civil Code Sections 1932(2) and 1933(4) and the provisions of any similar law hereinafter enacted.
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12. CONDEMNATION
12.1 Landlords Termination Right. Landlord shall have the right to terminate this Lease if, as a result of a taking by means of the exercise of the power of eminent domain (including a voluntary sale or transfer by Landlord to a condemnor under threat of condemnation), (i) all or any part of the Premises is so taken, (ii) more than ten percent (10%) of the Building Leasable Area is so taken, or (iii) more than fifty percent (50%) of the Common Area is so taken. Any such right to terminate by Landlord must be exercised within a reasonable period of time, to be effective as of the date possession is taken by the condemnor.
12.2 Tenants Termination Right. Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease if, as a result of any taking by means of the exercise of the power of eminent domain (including any voluntary sale or transfer by Landlord to any condemnor under threat of condemnation), (i) ten percent (10%) or more of the Premises is so taken and that part of the Premises that remains cannot be restored within a reasonable period of time and thereby made reasonably suitable for the continued operation of the Tenants business, or (ii) there is a taking affecting the Common Area and, as a result of such taking, Landlord cannot provide parking spaces within reasonable walking distance of the Premises equal in number to at least eighty percent (80%) of the number of spaces allocated to Tenant by Section 2.1, whether by rearrangement of the remaining parking areas in the Common Area (including construction of multi-deck parking structures or re-striping for compact cars where permitted by Law) or by alternative parking facilities on other land. Tenant must exercise such right within a reasonable period of time, to be effective on the date that possession of that portion of the Premises or Common Area that is condemned is taken by the condemnor.
12.3 Restoration and Abatement of Rent. If any part of the Premises or the Common Area is taken by condemnation and this Lease is not terminated, then Landlord shall restore the remaining portion of the Premises and Common Area and interior improvements constructed by Landlord as they existed as of the Commencement Date, excluding any Tenants Alterations, Trade Fixtures and/or personal property constructed or installed by Tenant. Thereafter, except in the case of a temporary taking, as of the date possession is taken the Base Monthly Rent shall be reduced in the same proportion that the floor area of that part of the Premises so taken (less any addition thereto by reason of any reconstruction) bears to the original floor area of the Premises.
12.4 Temporary Taking. If any portion of the Premises is temporarily taken for one year or less, this Lease shall remain in effect. If any portion of the Premises is temporarily taken by condemnation for a period which exceeds one year or which extends beyond the natural expiration of the Lease Term, and such taking materially and adversely affects Tenants ability to use the Premises for the Permitted Use, then Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease, effective on the date possession is taken by the condemnor.
12.5 Division of Condemnation Award. Any award made as a result of any condemnation of the Premises or the Common Area shall belong to and be paid to Landlord, and Tenant hereby assigns to Landlord all of its right, title and interest in any such award; provided, however, that
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Tenant shall be entitled to receive any condemnation award that is made directly to Tenant for the following so long as the award made to Landlord is not thereby reduced: (i) for the taking of personal property or Trade Fixtures belonging to Tenant, (ii) for the interruption of Tenants business or its moving costs, (iii) for loss of Tenants goodwill; or (iv) for any temporary taking where this Lease is not terminated as a result of such taking. The rights of Landlord and Tenant regarding any condemnation shall be determined as provided in this Article, and each party hereby waives the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1265.130 and the provisions of any similar law hereinafter enacted allowing either party to petition the Superior Court to terminate this Lease in the event of a partial taking of the Premises.
13. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
13.1 Events of Tenants Default. Tenant shall be in default of its obligations under this Lease if any of the following events occurs (an Event of Tenants Default):
(a) Payment. Tenant shall have failed to pay Base Monthly Rent or Additional Rent when due, and such failure is not cured within three (3) days after delivery of written notice from Landlord specifying such failure to pay; or
(b) General Covenant. Tenant shall have failed to perform any term, covenant, or condition of this Lease other than those referred to in any other subsection of this Section 13.1, and Tenant shall have failed to cure such breach within ten (10) days after written notice from Landlord specifying the nature of such breach where such breach could reasonably be cured within said ten (10) day period, or if such breach could not be reasonably cured within said ten (10) day period, Tenant shall have failed to commence such cure within said ten (10) day period and thereafter continue with due diligence to prosecute such cure to completion within such time period as is reasonably needed but not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of Landlords notice; or
(c) Transfer. Tenant shall have sublet the Premises or assigned its interest in the Lease in violation of the provisions contained in Article 14; or
(d) Abandonment. Tenant shall have abandoned the Premises or left the Premises substantially vacant; or
(e) Insolvency. The occurrence of the following: (i) the making by Tenant of any general arrangements or assignments for the benefit of creditors; (ii) Tenant becomes a debtor as defined in 11 U.S.C. §101 or any successor statute thereto (unless, in the case of a petition filed against Tenant, the same is dismissed within sixty (60) days); (iii) the appointment of a trustee or receiver to take possession of substantially all of Tenants assets located at the Premises or of Tenants interest in this Lease, where possession is not restored to Tenant within thirty (30) days; or (iv) the attachment, execution or other judicial seizure of substantially all of Tenants assets located at the Premises or of Tenants interest in this Lease, where such seizure is not discharged within thirty (30) days; provided, however, in the event that any provision of this Section 13.1(e) is contrary to any applicable Law, such provision shall be of no force or effect; or
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(f) Required Documents. Tenant shall have failed to deliver documents required of it pursuant to Section 15.4 or 15.6 within the time periods specified therein; or
(g) Multiple Defaults. Any two (2) failures by Tenant to observe and perform any provision of this Lease during any twelve (12) month period of the term, as such may be extended, shall constitute, at the option of Landlord, a separate and noncurable default.
Any written notice of default sent by Landlord to Tenant shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any termination notice required under applicable statutory or regulatory provisions (and no further notice shall be required should Landlord elect to terminate this Lease as set forth below).
13.2 Landlords Remedies. If an Event of Tenants Default occurs, Landlord shall have the following remedies, in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by any Law or otherwise provided in this Lease, to which Landlord may resort cumulatively or in the alternative:
(a) Continue. Landlord may keep this Lease in effect and enforce by an action at law or in equity all of its rights and remedies under this Lease, including (i) the right to recover the rent and other sums as they become due by appropriate legal action, (ii) the right to make payments required of Tenant or perform Tenants obligations and be reimbursed by Tenant for the cost thereof with interest at the Agreed Interest Rate from the date the sum is paid by Landlord until Landlord is reimbursed by Tenant, and (iii) the remedies of injunctive relief and specific performance to compel Tenant to perform its obligations under this Lease. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Lease, in the event of a breach of an obligation by Tenant which results in a condition which poses an imminent danger to safety of persons or damage to property, an unsightly condition visible from the exterior of the Building, or a threat to insurance coverage, then if Tenant does not cure such breach within three (3) days after delivery to it of written notice from Landlord identifying the breach, Landlord may cure the breach of Tenant and be reimbursed by Tenant for the cost thereof with interest at the Agreed Interest Rate from the date the sum is paid by Landlord until Landlord is reimbursed by Tenant. Should Landlord not terminate this Lease by giving Tenant written notice, Landlord may enforce all its rights and remedies under this Lease, including the right to recover the rent as it becomes due under the Lease as provided in California Civil Code Section 1951.4.
(b) Enter and Relet. Landlord may enter the Premises and release them to third parties for Tenants account for any period, whether shorter or longer than the remaining Lease Term. Tenant shall be liable immediately to Landlord for all costs Landlord incurs in releasing the Premises, including brokers commissions, expenses of altering and preparing the Premises required by the releasing. Tenant shall pay to Landlord the rent and other sums due under this Lease on the date the rent is due, less the rent and other sums Landlord received from any releasing. No act by Landlord allowed by this subparagraph shall terminate this Lease unless Landlord notifies Tenant in writing that Landlord elects to terminate this Lease. Notwithstanding any releasing without termination, Landlord may later elect to terminate this Lease because of the default by Tenant.
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(c) Terminate. Landlord may terminate this Lease by giving Tenant written notice of termination, in which event this Lease shall terminate on the date set forth for termination in such notice. Any termination under this Section 13.2(c) shall not relieve Tenant from its obligation to pay sums then due Landlord or from any claim against Tenant for damages or rent previously accrued or then accruing. In no event shall any one or more of the following actions by Landlord, in the absence of a written election by Landlord to terminate this Lease, constitute a termination of this Lease: (i) appointment of a receiver or keeper in order to protect Landlords interest hereunder; (ii) consent to any subletting of the Premises or assignment of this Lease by Tenant, whether pursuant to the provisions hereof or otherwise; or (iii) any other action by Landlord or Landlords Agents intended to mitigate the adverse effects of any breach of this Lease by Tenant, including, without limitation, any action taken to maintain and preserve the Premises or any action taken to relet the Premises or any portions thereof to the extent such actions do not affect a termination of Tenants right to possession of the Premises.
(d) No Deemed Termination. In the event Tenant breaches this Lease and abandons the Premises, this Lease shall not terminate unless Landlord gives Tenant written notice of its election to so terminate this Lease. No act by or on behalf of Landlord intended to mitigate the adverse effect of such breach, including those described by Section 13.2(c), shall constitute a termination of Tenants right to possession unless Landlord gives Tenant written notice of termination.
(e) Damages. In the event Landlord terminates this Lease, Landlord shall be entitled, at Landlords election, to damages in an amount as set forth in California Civil Code Section 1951.2 as in effect on the Effective Date. For purposes of computing damages pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1951.2, (i) an interest rate equal to the Agreed Interest Rate shall be used where permitted, and (ii) the term rent includes Base Monthly Rent and Additional Rent. Such damages shall include:
(i) The worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid rent for the balance of the term after the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that Tenant proves could be reasonably avoided, computed by discounting such amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award plus one percent (1%); and
(ii) Any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord for all detriment proximately caused by Tenants failure to perform Tenants obligations under this Lease, or which in the ordinary course of things would be likely to result therefrom, including the following: (A) expenses for cleaning, repairing or restoring the Premises; (B) expenses for altering, remodeling or otherwise improving the Premises for the purpose of reletting, including installation of leasehold improvements (whether such installation be funded by a reduction of rent, direct payment or allowance to a new tenant, or otherwise); (C) brokers fees, advertising costs and other expenses of reletting the Premises; (D) costs of carrying the Premises, such as taxes, insurance premiums, utilities and security precautions; (E) expenses in retaking possession of the Premises; and (F) attorneys fees and court costs incurred by Landlord in retaking possession of the Premises and in releasing the Premises or otherwise incurred as a result of Tenants default.
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(f) Non Exclusive Remedies. Nothing in this Section 13.2 shall limit Landlords right to indemnification from Tenant as provided in Section 7.2 and Section 10.3. Any notice given by Landlord in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 13.1 (a) or Section 13.1(b) above shall also satisfy the notice requirements of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161 regarding unlawful detainer proceedings.
13.3 Waiver. One partys consent to or approval of any act by the other party requiring the first partys consent or approval shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary the first partys consent to or approval of any subsequent similar act by the other party. The receipt by Landlord of any rent or payment with or without knowledge of the breach of any other provision hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of any such breach unless such waiver is in writing and signed by Landlord. No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy accruing to either party upon any breach by the other party under this Lease shall impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver of any such breach theretofore or thereafter occurring. The waiver by either party of any breach of any provision of this Lease shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or of any other provisions herein contained.
13.4 Limitation On Exercise of Rights. At any time that an Event of Tenants Default has occurred and remains uncured, (i) it shall not be unreasonable for Landlord to deny or withhold any consent or approval requested of it by Tenant which Landlord would otherwise be obligated to give, and (ii) Tenant may not exercise any option to extend, right to terminate this Lease, or other right granted to it by this Lease which would otherwise be available to it.
13.5 Waiver by Tenant of Certain Remedies. Tenant waives the provisions of Sections 1932(1), 1941 and 1942 of the California Civil Code and any similar or successor law regarding Tenants right to terminate this Lease or to make repairs and deduct the expenses of such repairs from the rent due under this Lease. Tenant hereby waives any right of redemption or relief from forfeiture under the laws of the State of California, or under any other present or future law, including the provisions of Sections 1174 and 1179 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.
14. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
14.1 Transfer By Tenant. The following provisions shall apply to any assignment, subletting or other transfer by Tenant or any subtenant or assignee or other successor in interest of the original Tenant (collectively referred to in this Section 14.1 as Tenant):
(a) Transfer. Tenant shall not do any of the following (collectively referred to herein as a Transfer), whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law, without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld: (i) sublet all or any part of the Premises or allow it to be sublet, occupied or used by any person or entity other than Tenant; (ii) assign its interest in this Lease; (iii) mortgage or encumber the Lease (or otherwise use the Lease as a security device) in any manner; or (iv) materially amend or modify an assignment, sublease or other transfer that has been previously approved by Landlord. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for all reasonable costs and attorneys fees incurred by Landlord in connection with the evaluation, processing, and/or documentation of any requested Transfer,
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whether or not Landlords consent is granted, up to a maximum reimbursement of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). Landlords reasonable costs shall include the cost of any review or investigation performed by Landlord or consultant acting on Landlords behalf of (A) Hazardous Materials used, stored, released, or disposed of by the potential Subtenant of Assignee, and/or (B) violations of Hazardous Materials Law by the Tenant or the proposed Subtenant or Assignee. Any Transfer so approved by Landlord shall not be effective until Tenant has delivered to Landlord an executed counterpart of the document evidencing the Transfer which (1) is in a form reasonably approved by Landlord, (2) contains the same terms and conditions as stated in Tenants notice given to Landlord pursuant to Section 14.1(b), and (3) in the case of an assignment of the Lease, contains the agreement of the proposed transferee to assume all obligations of Tenant under this Lease arising after the effective date of such Transfer and to remain jointly and severally liable therefor with Tenant. Any attempted Transfer without Landlords consent shall constitute an Event of Tenants Default and shall be voidable at Landlords option. Landlords consent to any one Transfer shall not constitute a waiver of the provisions of this Section 14.1 as to any subsequent Transfer or a consent to any subsequent Transfer. No Transfer, even with the consent of Landlord, shall relieve Tenant of its personal and primary obligation to pay the rent and to perform all of the other obligations to be performed by Tenant hereunder. The acceptance of rent by Landlord from any person shall not be deemed to be a waiver by Landlord of any provision of this Lease nor to be a consent to any Transfer.
(b) Procedure. At least thirty (30) days before a proposed Transfer is to become effective, Tenant shall give Landlord written notice of the proposed terms of such Transfer and request Landlords approval, which notice shall include the following: (i) the name and legal composition of the proposed transferee; (ii) a current financial statement of the transferee, financial statements of the transferee covering the preceding three years if the same exist, and (if available) an audited financial statement of the transferee for a period ending not more than one year prior to the proposed effective date of the Transfer, all of which statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) the nature of the proposed transferees business to be carried on in the Premises; (iv) all consideration to be given on account of the Transfer; (v) a current financial statement of Tenant; and (vi) an accurately filled out response to Landlords standard hazardous materials questionnaire. Tenant shall provide to Landlord such other information as may be reasonably requested by Landlord within seven days after Landlords receipt of such notice from Tenant. Landlord shall respond in writing to Tenants request for Landlords consent to a Transfer within the later of (A) thirty (30) days of receipt of such request together with the required accompanying documentation, or (B) fifteen (15) days after Landlords receipt of all information which Landlord reasonably requests within seven days after it receives Tenants first notice regarding the Transfer in question. If Landlord fails to respond in writing within said period, then Tenant shall provide a second written notice to Landlord requesting such consent and if Landlord fails to respond within seven (7) days after receipt of such second notice, then Landlord will be deemed to have consented to such Transfer. Tenant shall immediately notify Landlord of any modification to the proposed terms of such Transfer, which shall also be subject Landlords consent in accordance with the same process for obtaining Landlords initial consent to such Transfer.
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(c) Recapture. In the event that Tenant seeks to assign this Lease or sublet one hundred percent (100%) of the Premises for substantially the remainder of the Term, then Landlord shall have the right to terminate this Lease in the event of such assignment either (i) on the condition that the proposed transferee immediately enter into a direct lease of the Premises with Landlord (or, in the case of a partial sublease, a lease for the portion proposed to be so sublet) on the same terms and conditions contained in Tenants notice, or (ii) so that Landlord is thereafter free to lease the Premises (or, in the case of a partial sublease, the portion proposed to be so sublet) to whomever it pleases on whatever terms are acceptable to Landlord. In the event Landlord elects to so terminate this Lease, then (A) if such termination is conditioned upon the execution of a lease between Landlord and the proposed transferee, Tenants obligations under this Lease shall not be terminated until such transferee executes a new lease with Landlord, enters into possession and commences the payment of rent, and (B) if Landlord elects simply to terminate this Lease (or, in the case of a partial sublease, terminate this Lease as to the portion to be so sublet), the Lease shall so terminate in its entirety (or as to the space to be so sublet) fifteen (15) days after Landlord has notified Tenant in writing of such election. Upon such termination, Tenant shall be released from any further obligation under this Lease if it is terminated in its entirety, or shall be released from any further obligation under the Lease with respect to the space proposed to be sublet in the case of a proposed partial sublease. In the case of a partial termination of the Lease, the Base Monthly Rent and Tenants Share shall be reduced to an amount which bears the same relationship to the original amount thereof as the area of that part of the Premises which remains subject to the Lease bears to the original area of the Premises. Landlord and Tenant shall execute a cancellation and release with respect to the Lease to effect such termination.
(d) Other Requirements. If Landlord consents to a Transfer proposed by Tenant, Tenant may enter into such Transfer, and if Tenant does so, the following shall apply:
(i) Tenant shall not be released of its liability for the performance of all of its obligations under the Lease.
(ii) If Tenant assigns its interest in this Lease, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord fifty percent (50%) of all Bonus Rent (as defined in Section 14.1(d)(v)) received by Tenant, less Permitted Transfer Costs (hereinafter defined). In the case of assignment, the amount of Bonus Rent owed to Landlord shall be paid to Landlord on the same basis, whether periodic or in lump sum, that such Bonus Rent is paid to Tenant by the assignee.
(iii) If Tenant sublets or licenses any part of the Premises, then with respect to the space so subleased, Tenant shall pay to Landlord fifty percent (50%) of the positive difference, if any, between (A) all Bonus Rent paid by the subtenant to Tenant, less (B) the sum of all Base Monthly Rent and Additional Rent allocable to the space sublet and Permitted Transfer Costs. Such amount shall be paid to Landlord on the same basis, whether periodic or in lump sum, that such Bonus Rent is paid to Tenant by its subtenant.
(iv) Tenants obligations under this Section 14.1(d) shall survive any Transfer, and Tenants failure to perform its obligations hereunder shall be an Event of Tenants Default. At the time Tenant makes any payment to Landlord required by this Section 14.1(d), Tenant shall deliver an itemized statement of the method by which the amount to which Landlord is entitled was calculated, certified by Tenant as true and correct. Landlord shall have the right at
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reasonable intervals to inspect Tenants books and records relating to the payments due hereunder. Upon request therefor, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord copies of all bills, invoices or other documents upon which its calculations are based. Landlord may condition its approval of any Transfer upon obtaining a certification from both Tenant and the proposed transferee of all Bonus Rent and other amounts that are to be paid to Tenant in connection with such Transfer.
(v) As used in this Section 14.1(d), the term Bonus Rent shall mean any consideration of any kind received, or to be received, by Tenant as a result of the Transfer, if such sums are related to Tenants interest in this Lease or in the Premises, including payments from or on behalf of the transferee (in excess of the book value thereof) for Tenants assets, fixtures, leasehold improvements, inventory, accounts, goodwill, equipment, furniture, and general intangibles. The term Permitted Transfer Costs shall mean (A) all reasonable and customary leasing commissions paid to third parties not affiliated with Tenant in order to obtain the Transfer in question, (B) all reasonable attorneys fees incurred by Tenant with respect to the Transfer in question, and (C) the costs for leasehold improvements permanently affixed to the Premises in connection with such Transfer, which costs shall be amortized over the useful life of such improvement.
(e) Deemed Transfers. Except for a Permitted Transfer, the term Transfer shall include any of the following, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether effected by death, operation of law or otherwise:
(i) If Tenant is a partnership, limited liability company or other entity other than a corporation described in Section 14.1(e)(i)(B) below:
(A) A change in ownership effected voluntarily, involuntarily, or by operation of law within a twelve (12) month period, of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the partners or members or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the partnership or membership interests; or
(B) The sale, mortgage, hypothecation, pledge or other encumbrance within a twelve (12) month period of more than an aggregate of twenty-five percent (25%) of the value of Tenants assets; or
(C) The dissolution of the partnership, limited liability company or other entity without its immediate reconstitution.
(ii) If Tenant is a closely held corporation (i.e., one whose stock is not publicly held and not traded through an exchange or over the counter):
(A) The sale or other transfer within a twelve (12) month period of more than an aggregate of twenty-five percent (25%) of the voting shares of Tenant;
(B) The sale, mortgage, hypothecation, pledge or other encumbrance within a twelve (12) month period of more than an aggregate of twenty-five percent (25%) of the value of Tenants assets; or
(C) The dissolution, merger, consolidation, or other reorganization of Tenant.
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(f) Permitted Transfers. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 14.1, so long as Tenant otherwise complies with the provisions of Section 14.1, Tenant may sublease all or part of the Premises or assign its interest in this Lease to any corporation which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the original Tenant to this Lease by means of an ownership interest of more than fifty percent (50%) (a Permitted Transfer) without Landlords prior written consent, and Landlord shall not be entitled to terminate the Lease pursuant to Section 14.1(c) or to receive any part of any Bonus Rent resulting therefrom that would otherwise be due it pursuant to Section 14.1(d):
(g) Reasonable Standards. The consent of Landlord to a Transfer may not be unreasonably withheld, provided that it is agreed to be reasonable for Landlord to consider any of the following reasons, which list is not exclusive, in electing to deny consent:
(i) The financial strength, credit, character and business or professional standing of the proposed transferee at the time of the proposed Transfer is not at least equal to that of Tenant at the time of execution of this Lease;
(ii) A proposed transferee whose occupation of the Premises would cause a diminution in the value of the Building or Project;
(iii) A proposed transferee whose impact or affect on the common facilities or the utility, efficiency or effectiveness of any utility or telecommunication system serving the Building or the Project would be adverse, disadvantageous or require improvements or changes in any utility or telecommunication capacity currently serving the Building or the Project;
(iv) A proposed transferee whose occupancy will require a variation in the terms of this Lease (including, without limitation, a variation in the use clause) or which otherwise adversely affects any interest of Landlord;
(v) The existence of any default by Tenant under any provision of this Lease;
(vi) A proposed transferee who is or is likely to be, or whose business is or is likely to be, subject to compliance with additional Laws or other governmental requirements which will required additional improvements to the Building or Project;
(vii) the proposed Transferee is a governmental agency or unit, a non-profit or charitable entity or organization or an existing tenant in the Project;
(viii) Landlord otherwise determines that the proposed Transfer would have the effect of decreasing the value of the Building or the Project, or increasing the expenses associated with operating, maintaining and repairing the Building or the Project;
(ix) the proposed Transferee will use, store or handle Hazardous Materials (defined above) in or about the Premises of a type, nature or quantity not then acceptable to Landlord
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(h) Reasonable Restriction. The restrictions on Transfer described in this Lease are acknowledged by Tenant to be reasonable for all purposes, including, without limitation, the provisions of California Civil Code (the Code) Section 1951.4(b)(2). Tenant expressly waives any rights which it might otherwise be deemed to possess pursuant to applicable law, including, without limitation, Section 1997.040 of the Code, to limit any remedy of Landlord pursuant to Section 1951.2 or 1951.4 of the Code by means of proof that enforcement of a restriction on use of the Premises would be unreasonable.
(i) Restrictions on Marketing the Space. Tenant may not enter into any listing agreement for marketing the Leased Premises or any portion thereof other than through the exclusive leasing agent designated by Landlord for the Project. Tenant may not promote or advertise the availability of the Leased Premises or any part thereof unless Landlord has approved Tenants advertising or promotional materials in writing.
14.2 Transfer By Landlord. Landlord and its successors in interest shall have the right to transfer their interest in this Lease and the Project at any time and to any person or entity. In the event of any such transfer, the Landlord originally named herein (and, in the case of any subsequent transfer, the transferor) from the date of such transfer, shall be automatically relieved, without any further act by any person or entity, of all liability for the performance of the obligations of the Landlord hereunder which may accrue after the date of such transfer. After the date of any such transfer, the term Landlord as used herein shall mean the transferee of such interest in the Premises.
15. | GENERAL PROVISIONS |
15.1 Landlords Right to Enter. Landlord and its agents may enter the Premises at any reasonable time after giving at least 24 hours prior notice to Tenant (and immediately in the case of emergency) for the purpose of: (i) inspecting the same; (ii) posting notices of non-responsibility; (iii) supplying any service to be provided by Landlord to Tenant; (iv) showing the Premises to prospective purchasers, mortgagees or tenants; (v) making necessary alterations, additions or repairs; (vi) performing Tenants obligations when Tenant has failed to do so after written notice from Landlord; (vii) placing upon the Premises ordinary for lease signs or for sale signs; and (viii) responding to an emergency. Landlord shall have the right to use any and all means Landlord may deem necessary and proper to enter the Premises in an emergency. Any entry into the Premises obtained by Landlord in accordance with this Section 15.1 shall not be a forcible or unlawful entry into, or a detainer of, the Premises, or an eviction, actual or constructive, of Tenant from the Premises.
15.2 Surrender of the Premises. Upon the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, Tenant shall vacate and surrender the Premises to Landlord in the same condition as existed at the Commencement Date, except for (i) reasonable wear and tear, (ii) damage caused by any peril or condemnation, and (iii) contamination by Hazardous Materials for which Tenant is not responsible pursuant to Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b). In this regard, normal wear and tear shall be construed to mean wear and tear caused to the Premises by the natural aging process which occurs in spite of prudent application of the best standards for maintenance, repair and janitorial practices, and does not include items of neglected or deferred maintenance. In any event, Tenant shall cause the following to be done prior to the expiration or the sooner
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termination of this Lease: (A) all interior walls shall be painted or cleaned so that they appear freshly painted; (B) all tiled floors shall be cleaned and waxed; (C) all carpets shall be cleaned and shampooed; (D) all broken, marred, stained or nonconforming acoustical ceiling tiles shall be replaced; (E) all interior and exterior windows shall be washed; (F) the HVAC system shall be serviced by a reputable and licensed service firm and left in good operating condition and repair as so certified by such firm; and (G) the plumbing and electrical systems and lighting shall be placed in good order and repair (including replacement of any burned out, discolored or broken light bulbs, ballasts, or lenses). If Landlord so requests, Tenant shall, prior to the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, (1) remove any Tenants Alterations which Tenant is required to remove pursuant to Section 5.2 and repair all damage caused by such removal, and (2) return the Premises or any part thereof to its original configuration existing as of the time the Premises were delivered to Tenant. If the Premises are not so surrendered at the termination of this Lease, Tenant shall continue to be responsible for the payment of Rent until the Premises are so surrendered in accordance with said provisions and Tenant shall be liable to Landlord for all costs incurred by Landlord in returning the Premises to the required condition, plus interest on all costs incurred at the Agreed Interest Rate. Tenant shall indemnify Landlord against loss or liability resulting from delay by Tenant in so surrendering the Premises, including, without limitation, any claims made by any succeeding tenant or losses to Landlord due to lost opportunities to lease to succeeding tenants and losses and damages suffered by Landlord due to lost opportunities to lease any portion of the Premises to any such succeeding tenant or prospective tenant, together with, in each case, actual attorneys fees and costs.
15.3 Holding Over. This Lease shall terminate without further notice at the expiration of the Lease Term. Any holding over by Tenant after expiration of the Lease Term shall not constitute a renewal or extension of the Lease or give Tenant any rights in or to the Premises except as expressly provided in this Lease. Any holding over after such expiration with the written consent of Landlord shall be construed to be a tenancy from month to month on the same terms and conditions herein specified insofar as applicable except that Base Monthly Rent shall be increased to an amount equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the greater of (a) the Base Monthly Rent payable during the last full calendar month of the Lease Term, or (b) the then prevailing fair market rent.
15.4 Subordination. The Lease is subject and subordinate to all Security Instruments, if any, existing as of the Effective Date. However, if any Lender so requires, this Lease shall become prior and superior to any such Security Instrument. At Landlords election, this Lease shall become subject and subordinate to any Security Instrument created after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding such subordination, Tenants right to quiet possession of the Premises shall not be disturbed so long as Tenant is not in default and performs all of its obligations under this Lease, unless this Lease is otherwise terminated pursuant to its terms. Tenant shall upon request execute any document or instrument required by any Lender to make this Lease either prior or subordinate to a Security Instrument, which may include such other matters as the Lender customarily and reasonably requires in connection with such agreements, including provisions that me Lender-not be liable for (i) the return of any security deposit unless the Lender receives it from Landlord, and (ii) any defaults on the part of Landlord occurring prior to the time the Lender takes possession of the Project in connection with the enforcement of its Security Instrument. Tenants failure to execute any such document or instrument within ten (10) days after written demand therefor shall constitute an Event of Tenants Default.
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15.5 Mortgagee Protection and Attornment. In the event of any default on the part of the Landlord, Tenant will use reasonable efforts to give notice by registered mail to any Lender whose name has been provided to Tenant and shall offer such Lender a reasonable opportunity to cure the default, including time to obtain possession of the Premises by power of sale or judicial foreclosure or other appropriate legal proceedings, if such should prove necessary to effect a cure. Tenant shall attorn to any purchaser of the Premises at any foreclosure sale or private sale conducted pursuant to any Security Instrument encumbering the Premises, or to any grantee or transferee designated in any deed given in lieu of foreclosure.
15.6 Estoppel Certificates and Financial Statements. At all times during the Lease Term, each party agrees, following any request by the other party, promptly to execute and deliver to the requesting party within fifteen (15) days following delivery of such request an estoppel certificate: (i) certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect or, if modified, stating the nature of such modification and certifying that this Lease, as so modified, is in full force and effect, (ii) stating the date to which the rent and other charges are paid in advance, if any, (iii) acknowledging that there are not, to the certifying partys knowledge, any uncured defaults on the part of any party hereunder or, if there are uncured defaults, specifying the nature of such defaults, and (iv) certifying such other information about the Lease as may be reasonably required by the requesting party. A failure to deliver an estoppel certificate within fifteen (15) days after delivery of a request therefor shall be a conclusive admission that, as of the date of the request for such statement: (i) this Lease is unmodified except as may be represented by the requesting party in said request and is in full force and effect, (ii) there are no uncured defaults in the requesting partys performance, and (iii) no rent has been paid more than thirty (30) days in advance. At any time during the Lease Term Tenant shall, upon fifteen (15) days prior written notice from Landlord, provide Tenants most recent financial statement and financial statements covering the twenty-four (24) month period prior to the date of such most recent financial statement to any existing Lender or to any potential Lender or buyer of the Premises. Such statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, if such is the normal practice of Tenant, shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant.
15.7 Consent. Whenever Landlords approval or consent is required by this Lease, such approval or consent may be exercised in Landlords sole and absolute discretion, unless a different standard has been expressly provided in this Lease for the particular matter requiring Landlords consent or approval.
15.8 Notices. Any notice required or desired to be given regarding this Lease shall be in writing and may be given by personal delivery, by facsimile, by courier service, or by mail. A notice shall be deemed to have been given (i) on the third business day after mailing if such notice was deposited in the United States mail, certified or registered, postage prepaid, addressed to the party to be served at its Address for Notices specified in Section R or Section S of the Summary (as applicable), (ii) when delivered if given by personal delivery, and (iii) in all other cases when actually received at the partys Address for Notices. Either party may change its address by giving notice of the same in accordance with this Section 15.8; provided, however, that any address to which notices may be sent must be a California address.
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15.9 Attorneys Fees. In the event either Landlord or Tenant shall bring any action or legal proceeding for an alleged breach of any provision of this Lease, to recover rent, to terminate this Lease or otherwise to enforce, protect or establish any term or covenant of this Lease, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover as a part of such action or proceeding, or in a separate action brought for that purpose, reasonable attorneys fees, court costs, and experts fees as may be fixed by the court.
15.10 Corporate Authority. If Tenant is a corporation (or partnership), each individual executing this Lease on behalf of Tenant represents and warrants that he is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Lease on behalf of such corporation in accordance with the by-laws of such corporation (or partnership in accordance with the partnership agreement of such partnership) and that this Lease is binding upon such corporation (or partnership) in accordance with its terms. Each of the persons executing this Lease on behalf of a corporation does hereby covenant and warrant that the party for whom it is executing this Lease is a duly authorized and existing corporation, that it is qualified to do business in California, and that the corporation has full right and authority to enter into this Lease.
15.11 Miscellaneous. Should any provision of this Lease prove to be invalid or illegal, such invalidity or illegality shall in no way affect, impair or invalidate any other provision hereof, and such remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of every provision of this Lease in which time of performance is a factor. The captions used in this Lease are for convenience only and shall not be considered in the construction or interpretation of any provision hereof. Any executed copy of this Lease shall be deemed an original for all purposes. This Lease shall, subject to the provisions regarding assignment, apply to and bind the respective heirs, successors, executors, administrators and assigns of Landlord and Tenant. Party shall mean Landlord or Tenant, as the context implies. If Tenant consists of more than one person or entity, then all members of Tenant shall be jointly and severally liable hereunder. This Lease shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California. The language in all parts of this Lease shall in all cases be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against either Landlord or Tenant. When the context of this Lease requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine, the feminine, a partnership or corporation or joint venture, and the singular includes the plural. The terms shall, will and agree are mandatory. The term may is permissive. When a party is required to do something by this Lease, it shall do so at its sole cost and expense without right of reimbursement from the other party unless a provision of this Lease expressly requires reimbursement. Landlord and Tenant agree that (i) the gross leasable area of the Premises includes any atriums, depressed loading docks, covered entrances or egresses, and covered loading areas, (ii) each has had an opportunity to determine to its satisfaction the actual area of the Project and the Premises, (iii) all measurements of area contained in this Lease are conclusively agreed to be correct and binding upon the parties, even if a subsequent measurement of any one of these areas determines that it is more or less than the amount of area reflected in this Lease, and (iv) any such subsequent determination that the area is more or less than shown in this Lease shall not result in a change in any of the computations of rent, improvement allowances, or other matters described in this Lease where area is a factor. Where a party hereto is obligated not to perform any act, such party is also obligated to restrain any others within its control from performing said act, including the Agents of such party. Landlord shall not become or be deemed a partner or a joint venturer with Tenant by reason of the provisions of this Lease.
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15.12 Brokerage Commissions. Each party hereto (i) represents and warrants to the other that it has not had any dealings with any real estate brokers, leasing agents or salesmen, or incurred any obligations for the payment of real estate brokerage commissions or finders fees which would be earned or due and payable by reason of the execution of this Lease, and (ii) agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other party from any claim for any such commission or fees which result from the actions of the indemnifying party.
15.13 Force Majeure. Any prevention, delay or stoppage due to strikes, lock-outs, inclement weather, labor disputes, inability to obtain labor, materials, fuels or reasonable substitutes therefor, governmental restrictions, regulations, controls, action or inaction, civil commotion, fire or other acts of God, and other causes beyond the reasonable control of Landlord (except financial inability) shall excuse the performance by Landlord, for a period equal to the period of any said prevention, delay or stoppage, of any obligation hereunder.
15.14 Entire Agreement. This Lease constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and there are no binding agreements or representations between the parties except as expressed herein. Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor Landlords Agents has made any legally binding representation or warranty as to any matter except those expressly set forth herein, including any warranty as to (i) whether the Premises may be used for Tenants intended use under existing Law, (ii) the suitability of the Premises or the Project for the conduct of Tenants business, or (iii) the condition of any improvements. There are no oral agreements between Landlord and Tenant affecting this Lease, and this Lease supersedes and cancels any and all previous negotiations, arrangements, brochures, agreements and understandings, if any, between Landlord and Tenant or displayed by Landlord to Tenant with respect to the subject matter of this Lease. This instrument shall not be legally binding until it is executed by both Landlord and Tenant. No subsequent change or addition to this Lease shall be binding unless in writing and signed by Landlord and Tenant.
15.15 Effectiveness. The parties agree that the submission of a draft or copy of this Lease for review or signature by a party is not intended, nor shall it constitute or be deemed, by either party to be an offer to enter into a legally binding agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be relied on for any legal or equitable rights or obligations. Any draft or document submitted by Landlord or its agents to Tenant shall not constitute a reservation of or option or offer in favor of Tenant. The parties shall be legally bound with respect to the subject matter hereof pursuant to the terms of this Lease only if, as and when all the parties have executed and delivered this Lease to each other. Prior to the complete execution and delivery of this Lease by all parties, each party shall be free to negotiate the form and terms of this Lease in a manner acceptable to each party in its sole and absolute discretion. The parties acknowledge and agree that the execution and delivery by one party prior to the execution and delivery of this Lease by the other party shall be of no force and effect and shall in no way prejudice the party so executing this Lease or the party that has not executed this Lease.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Lease with the intent to be legally bound thereby, to be effective as of the Effective Date.
LANDLORD: | DIVCO WEST REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation | |||||
TENANT: | COUPONS, INC., a California corporation | |||||
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