Exhibit 10.26

 

Dated       24 December           2013

 

Coolatinney Developments Limited

 

and

 

ARC PFBFDUK001, LLC

 

Agreement for Lease

relating to

1 Goodwin Street Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 2SU

 

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Muckle LLP

Time Central

32 Gallowgate

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 4BF

 

 

   

 

Contents

 

Clause   Page       1. Interpretation 1 2. Condition Precedent 8 3. Emergency
Defects 8 4. Consent 10 5. Unconditional Date 10 6. Conditions 11 7. Risk and
Insurance 11 8. Deposit 13 9. Agreement for Lease 13 10. Condition of the
Property 14 11. Deducing Title 14 12. Title Guarantee 14 13. Matters Affecting
the Property 14 14. Initial Transfer 15 15. VAT 16 16. Completion 18 17. Capital
Allowances Election 19 18. Defects 19 19. Retention 23 20. Apportionment of Rent
Due Under the Occupational Lease & Top-Up 24 21. Arrears Due Under the
Occupational Lease 25 22. Indemnity 25 23. Registration 25 24. Management 26 25.
Entire Agreement 27 26. Notices 27 27. Rights of Third Parties 28 28. Severance
29 29. Governing Law and Jurisdiction 29 30. Construction Assignment and
Warranties 29 Annexure 1 – Lease 32 Annexure 2 – Contractor's Warranty 33
Annexure 3 – Construction Assignment 34 Annexure 4 – Defects 35 Annexure 5 -
Election 36

 

 

   

 

Dated 24 December 2013

 

Parties

 

(1)Coolatinney Developments Limited, incorporated and registered in England and
Wales with company number 06115193 whose registered office is at Time Central 32
Gallowgate Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4BF but whose address for the service of
notices is 17-19 Dungannon Road Cookstown Northern Ireland BT80 8TL (Seller);
and

 

(2)ARC PFBFDUK001, LLC (a company incorporated in Delaware, USA) but whose
address for the service of notices in the United Kingdom is care of Moor Park
Capital Partners LLP Frogs Leap Fulshaw Park Wilmslow SK9 1QQ (Buyer).

 

It is agreed

 

1.Interpretation

 

1.1The definitions in this clause apply in this Agreement.

 

Base Rate  the base rate from time to time of the Bank of Scotland;     Building
Contract means the building contract in relation to the Property between the
Seller and the Contractor dated 7 May 2009;     Buyer's Conveyancer  Trowers &
Hamlins LLP of 3 Bunhill Row  London  EC1Y 8YZ reference: Julien Allen;     CAA
2001  Capital Allowances Act 2001;     Completion Date  the date five (5)
working days from and including the Unconditional Date or earlier by mutual
agreement at any time on or after the Consent Date;     Consent Date the date of
the Seller's notice under clause 4.2.2;     Construction Assignment the deed of
assignment of the Construction Documents to be entered into between the parties
in accordance with the terms of clause 30 in the form attached to this Agreement
as Annexure 3;     Construction Assignment Longstop Date the date being six (6)
months from and including the Completion Date;     Construction Documents shall
have the meaning given to it in the Construction

 

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  Assignments;     Contract Rate  interest at 4% over the Base Rate;    
Contractor McAleer & Rushe Limited, incorporated and registered in Northern
Ireland with company number NI010410 whose registered office is at 17-19
Dungannon Road  Cookstown  Northern Ireland  BT80 8TL;     Contractor's Warranty
the warranty to be granted by the Contractor to the Buyer in the form agreed
attached to this Agreement at Annexure 2;     Defects Works

together:

 

(a)          the works in the ground floor switch room, the cable ties
connecting the electrical cabling to the vertical metal support frames are to be
removed and replaced with clamps; and

 

(b)          the works to remedy the defects to the building at the Property as
set out in the schedule attached to this Agreement at Annexure 4;

    Defects Works End Date the date being six (6) months from and including the
Completion Date;     Election a capital allowances election pursuant to sections
183 and 199 of the CAA 2001 in the form attached to this Agreement at Annexure
5;     Elected Figure the value of the Fixed Plant in accordance with the
apportionment set out in the Election;     Emergency Defect Works

the works to remedy the defects to the building at the Property being:

 

(a)          in the roof plant room:

 

(i)          the gas pipe is to be correctly

 

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labelled;

 

(ii)          the screw joint between the screw fit stainless steel and the mild
steel pipe to header is to be replaced by a welded joint; and

 

(iii)         a schematic of the gas system is to be updated and is to be
attached in the roof plant room;

 

(b)          a fire alarm repeater panel to be installed in the reception area
or the fire certificate should detail it’s alternative location; and

 

(c)          the centralised emergency lighting system serving the Property:

 

(i)          is to be subject to a physical and observation test;

 

(ii)          all drawings are to be checked against the point address schedule
and the screen presentation;

 

(iii)         any inoperable units are to be repaired or replaced; and

 

(iv)         lighting levels when the centralised emergency lighting system are
to be tested;

 

to ensure that the same is in working order and compliant with the relevant
statutory requirements;

    End Date 31 January 2014;

 

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Existing Lease the lease dated 11 December 2007 and made between (1) United
Estates Services Limited and (2) the Seller as registered at the Land Registry
with leasehold title absolute under title number WYK870806;     Fixed Plant such
plant and machinery (within the meaning of CAA 2001) as constitutes a fixture or
fixtures on which the Seller is, or will be, required to bring a disposal value
into account on the sale of the Property as detailed in the Election;    
Headlease the lease dated 11 December 2007 and made between (1) Norham House
1136 Limited and (2) the Seller as varied by the deed of variation dated 27
October 2009 and made between (1) MRP Finance Limited and (2) the Seller as
registered at the Land Registry with leasehold title absolute under title number
WYK873277;     Initial Transfer the transfer of the Property and adjoining land
to be made between (1) MRP Finance Limited and (2) the Seller pursuant to the
option agreement contained at clause 5 of the Headlease;     Lease  the lease to
be entered into between (1) the Seller and (2) the Buyer on completion the
agreed form of which is attached to this Agreement at Annexure 1;    
Occupational Lease  the lease dated 5 November 2010 and made between (1) the
Seller and (2) Provident Financial plc, as registered at the Land Registry with
leasehold title absolute under title number WYK928366 and every document varying
or supplemental or collateral to it and every licence or consent granted under
it;     Occupational Tenant the tenant under the Occupational Lease;     Part 1
Conditions  Part 1 of the Standard Commercial Property Conditions

 

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  (Second Edition) and Condition means any one of them;     Part 2 Conditions 
Part 2 of the Standard Commercial Property Conditions (Second Edition);    
Premium twenty five million five hundred thousand pounds (£25,500,000) exclusive
of VAT;     Property  the property at 1 Goodwin Street  Bradford  West
Yorkshire  BD1 2SU as more particularly defined in the Lease;     Rent  a
peppercorn per annum (if demanded);     Retention the sum of forty thousand
pounds (£40,000);     Retention Account the client account of the Buyer's
Conveyancer;     Retention Release Date the date under clause 18.4 or clause
18.7.8 (as the case may be);     Seller's Conveyancer  Muckle LLP of Time
Central  32 Gallowgate  Newcastle upon Tyne  NE1 4BF DX61011 Newcastle upon Tyne
1 reference: WM/31728.468;     Term  a term of two hundred and fifty (250) years
beginning on, and including the Completion Date;     Title Indemnity Policies

together:

 

(a)          the defective title insurance policy dated 21 December 2009 issued
by Stewart Title Limited under reference: 0600.21531; and

 

(b)          the restrictive covenant title insurance policy dated 21 December
2009 issued by Stewart Title Limited under reference: 0810.21532;

    Unconditional Date

the date being the later of:

 

(a)          the Consent Date; and 

 

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  (b)          the date set out in clause 3.4 or clause 3.7.8 (as the case may
be) or such later date notified by the Buyer to the Seller in accordance with
clause 5.3;     VAT  value added tax chargeable under the VAT Act and any
similar replacement tax;     VAT Act  Value Added Tax Act 1994;     VAT Group 
two or more bodies corporate registered as a group for VAT purposes under
section 43 of the VAT Act;     Warranties the collateral warranty agreements as
may be issued by the Warrantors in favour of the Buyer under clause 30.3 in the
forms of the Construction Documents (as defined in the Construction Assignment
as at the date of this Agreement) but without rights of step-in and with such
amendments as may be approved by the Buyer (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) but excluding the Contractor's Warranty;     Warrantors

the following professionals who were appointed in relation to the initial
construction of the building at the Property:

 

(a)          Hasco Europe Limited as CDM Co-ordinator;

 

(b)          Consarc Design Group Limited as Employer's Agent;

 

(c)          F R Mark & Associates as Acoustic Consultant;

 

(d)          Barrie Todd Architects Limited as Architect;

 

(e)          Caldwell Consulting Engineers Limited as Building Services
Engineer;

 

 

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(f)          Ian Black Consulting Limited as Structural Engineer; and

 

(g)          M. Slattery & Associates Fire Safety Engineers Limited as Fire
Consultant;

    1954 Act  Landlord and Tenant Act 1954;     1994 Act  Law of Property
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994; and     1995 Act  Landlord and Tenant
(Covenants) Act 1995.

 

1.2The rules of interpretation in this clause apply in this Agreement.

 

1.3Clause headings do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

1.4Except where a contrary intention appears, a reference to a clause is a
reference to a clause of this Agreement.

 

1.5Unless otherwise specified, a reference to a law is a reference to it as it
is in force for the time being taking account of any amendment, extension,
application or re-enactment and includes any subordinate legislation for the
time being in force made under it.

 

1.6A reference to laws in general is to all local, national and directly
applicable supra-national laws in force for the time being, taking account of
any amendment, extension, application or re-enactment and includes any
sub-ordinate laws for the time being in force made under them and all orders,
notices, codes of practice and guidance made under them.

 

1.7The expressions landlord covenant and tenant covenant each have the meaning
given to them by the 1995 Act.

 

1.8A person includes a corporate or unincorporated body.

 

1.9Writing or written excludes faxes and e-mail.

 

1.10Any obligation in this Agreement on a person not to do something includes an
obligation not to agree or allow that thing to be done.

 

1.11Seller includes the Seller's successors in title and any other person who is
or becomes entitled to the reversion (whether immediate or not) expectant on the
term to be created by the Lease.

 

1.12Buyer does not include the Buyer's successors in title.

 

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2.Condition Precedent

 

2.1This Agreement is conditional upon the occurrence of the Unconditional Date.
This Agreement shall become unconditional on the Unconditional Date.

 

2.2This Agreement comes into force on the date of this Agreement except for
clause 9 (Agreement for Lease) to clause 23 (Registration) (inclusive) and
clause 30 (Construction Assignment and Warranties) which shall come into force
on the Unconditional Date.

 

2.3The Seller and the Buyer may only waive the condition precedent in clause 2.1
by agreement in writing.

 

3.Emergency Defects

 

3.1The Seller will use all reasonable endeavours to procure that the Emergency
Defects Works are undertaken and completed by 15 January 2014 or such later date
as is reasonably practicable.

 

3.2The Seller shall:

 

3.2.1keep the Buyer informed as to the progress of the Emergency Defects Works;

 

3.2.2subject to the terms of the Occupational Lease, allow the Buyer and any of
its professional advisors to attend the Property to view the state and progress
of the Emergency Defects Works; and

 

3.2.3notify the Buyer in writing within two (2) working days of the date it
reasonably believes that the Emergency Defects Works have been completed.

 

3.3The Buyer shall, within five (5) working days from and including the date of
the Seller's notice under clause 3.2.3, notify the Seller in writing that:

 

3.3.1the Buyer agrees that the Emergency Defects Works have been completed; or

 

3.3.2the Buyer does not agree that the Emergency Defects Works have been
completed.

 

3.4Where the Buyer notifies the Seller under clause 3.3.1 then the Unconditional
Date shall be the date of the Buyer's notice under clause 3.3.1.

 

3.5Where the Buyer notifies the Seller under clause 3.3.2 that the Emergency
Defects Works have not been completed to the Buyer's reasonable satisfaction
then the Seller shall continue to comply with its obligations under clause 3.1
and clause 3.2 until such time as the Buyer serves notice under clause 3.3.1.

 

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3.6Where the Buyer notifies the Seller under clause 3.3.2 and the Seller
disputes such notice then either party may elect to refer the matter to be
determined by an expert under clause 3.7.

 

3.7Where an expert is to be appointed under clause 3.6 then:

 

3.7.1the expert shall be appointed by agreement between the Seller and the Buyer
or, if the Seller and Buyer are unable to agree an appointment, either of them
may request the appointment to be made by the president for the time being of
the Institution of Structural Engineers;

 

3.7.2the expert must be a suitably qualified structural engineer, with at least
ten (10) years' post qualification experience including experience in
development of the same type as the Property;

 

3.7.3if the expert appointed dies or becomes unwilling or incapable of acting,
or does not deliver the decision within the time required by this clause, then:

 

3.7.3.1either the Seller or the Buyer may apply to the president for the time
being of the Institution of Structural Engineers to discharge the appointed
expert and to appoint a replacement expert; and

 

3.7.3.2this clause shall apply in relation to the replacement expert as if they
were the first appointed expert;

 

3.7.4the expert shall act as an expert and shall be required to decide whether
or not the Emergency Defects Works have been completed and shall prepare a
written note of the decision and give a copy of the decision to both the Seller
and the Buyer within ten (10) working days of the date of the expert's
appointment;

 

3.7.5the Seller and the Buyer shall each be entitled to make submissions to the
expert and shall provide (or procure that others provide) the expert with the
assistance and documents that the expert reasonably requires to reach a
decision;

 

3.7.6the expert's written decision shall be final and binding in the absence of
manifest error or fraud;

 

3.7.7the costs of the expert shall be borne equally by the Seller and the Buyer
or in such different proportion as the expert shall direct; and

 

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3.7.8where the expert determines that the Emergency Defects Works have been
completed then the Unconditional Date shall be the date of the expert's written
decision (or earlier by mutual agreement between the parties).

 

4.Consent

 

4.1The Seller will use reasonable endeavours to procure the consent of the
relevant third parties so as to enable the Seller to comply with its obligations
under clause 16.3 as soon as is reasonably practicable after the date of this
Agreement.

 

4.2The Seller shall:

 

4.2.1keep the Buyer informed as to the progress of obtaining the consents
referred to in clause 4.1; and

 

4.2.2notify the Buyer immediately upon obtaining the consents referred to in
clause 4.1.

 

5.Unconditional Date

 

5.1If the Unconditional Date has not occurred by the End Date then the Buyer may
at any time after the End Date (but only before the Unconditional Date) give
written notice to the Seller to determine this Agreement. If this Agreement
terminates, then:

 

5.1.1within ten (10) working days after the termination, the Buyer shall remove
all entries relating to this Agreement registered against the Seller's title to
the Property; and

 

5.1.2neither party shall have any further rights or obligations under this
Agreement but such termination shall be without prejudice to the rights of
either party in respect of any earlier breach of this Agreement.

 

5.2If the Unconditional Date has not occurred by 30 June 2014 then either party
may at any time after the 30 June 2014 (but only before the Unconditional Date)
give written notice to the other party to determine this Agreement. If this
Agreement terminates, then:

 

5.2.1within ten (10) working days after the termination, the Buyer shall remove
all entries relating to this Agreement registered against the Seller's title to
the Property; and

 

5.2.2neither party shall have any further rights or obligations under this
Agreement but such termination shall be without prejudice to the rights of
either party in respect of any earlier breach of this Agreement.

 

5.3In the event that the Unconditional Date has not occurred by the End Date
then the Buyer may, in its absolute discretion, extend the date of the
Unconditional Date by a reasonable

 

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period of time for the Seller to carry out the Emergency Defect Works to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Buyer.

 

5.4The Buyer may in its absolute discretion extend the Unconditional Date in
accordance with the terms of clause 5.3 any number of times.

 

6.Conditions

 

6.1The Part 1 Conditions are incorporated in this Agreement, in so far as they:

 

6.1.1are applicable to the grant of a lease (in respect of the grant of the
Lease);

 

6.1.2apply to a sale by private treaty;

 

6.1.3relate to leasehold property;

 

6.1.4are not inconsistent with the other clauses in this Agreement; and

 

6.1.5have not been modified or excluded by any of the other clauses in this
Agreement.

 

6.2The Part 2 Conditions are not incorporated in this Agreement.

 

6.3Condition 1.1.1(e) is amended so that reference to the contract rate in
Condition 1.1.1(e) refers instead to the Contract Rate as defined in this
Agreement.

 

6.4At Condition 1.1.1(o) the following words are added: “or any other day on
which clearing banks in the City of London are not generally open for the
conduct of banking business during normal banking hours and such working day
shall expire at 3:30 pm".

 

6.5Condition 9.1.1 is varied to read "If any plan or statement in the contract
or in written replies which the seller's conveyancer has given to any written
enquiries raised by the buyer's conveyancer before the date of this contract, is
or was misleading or inaccurate due to any error or omission, the remedies
available are as follows".

 

7.Risk and Insurance

 

7.1The Seller will insure the Property in its full reinstatement value and in
accordance with the Seller's obligations as landlord under the Occupational
Lease until completion.

 

7.2The Seller will at the Buyer's written request:

 

7.2.1permit the Buyer to inspect the policy or evidence of its terms at any
reasonable time;

 

7.2.2increase the amount of cover for the Property under the terms of the
Seller's insurance policy or extend the risks covered by it, subject to the
insurer being willing and able to do so and subject to the Buyer paying the
Seller on demand any additional premium due for the increased or extended cover;
and

 

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7.2.3obtain or consent to an endorsement on the Seller's insurance policy for
the Property of the Buyer's interest, subject to the insurer being willing to
make the endorsement.

 

7.3The Seller will be under no obligation to seek any refund from the
Occupational Tenant of any additional premium due or paid in relation to any
increased cover requested by the Buyer or for any endorsement on the policy of
the Buyer's interest.

 

7.4No damage to or destruction of the Property nor any deterioration in its
condition, however caused, will entitle the Buyer either to any reduction of the
Premium or to refuse to complete or to delay completion.

 

7.5If in the period between the date of this Agreement and completion, the
Property is damaged or destroyed by a risk against which the Seller has insured:

 

7.5.1the Seller will make a claim under the Seller's insurance policy in respect
of that damage or destruction;

 

7.5.2to the extent that any insurance money in respect of the damage or
destruction is paid to the Seller before completion, and to the extent that the
Seller is not under any statutory or contractual obligation to use any insurance
money received by it to repair or rebuild the Property before completion, the
Seller will hold the insurance money received by it on trust for the Buyer and
will pay the money to the Buyer on completion to use in accordance with the
terms of the Occupational Lease;

 

7.5.3to the extent that any insurance money in respect of the damage or
destruction is paid to the Seller after completion, the Seller will hold the
insurance money on trust for the Buyer and will, as soon as is reasonably
practicable, pay it to the Buyer to use in accordance with the terms of the
Occupational Lease;

 

7.5.4to the extent that any insurance money in respect of the damage or
destruction has not been paid to the Seller before completion, the Seller will,
to the extent permitted by the policy and at the Buyer's expense, assign to the
Buyer all rights to claim under the policy, the assignment being in the form
reasonably required by the Buyer.

 

7.6On completion, the Seller will cancel the Seller's insurance policy in
respect of the Property. If, following the cancellation, the Seller's insurers
refund to the Seller any premium paid in respect of any period after the date of
the cancellation, the Seller will at the Seller's discretion either:

 

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7.6.1pay or allow the refund to the Buyer to hold on trust for and to account to
the Occupational Tenant in accordance with the terms of the Occupational Lease;
or

 

7.6.2pay or allow the refund to the Occupational Tenant in accordance with the
terms of the Occupational Lease.

 

7.7The Buyer will apply any insurance money paid to it by the Seller under this
clause in accordance with the terms of the Occupational Lease and will keep the
Seller indemnified against any claims arising from any breach of the same.

 

7.8On completion, there will be no apportionment between the Seller and the
Buyer of any insurance rents received or receivable from the Occupational Tenant
under the terms of the Occupational Lease.

 

7.9Conditions 7.1.2, 7.1.3 and 7.1.4(b) do not apply to this Agreement.

 

8.Deposit

 

8.1No deposit shall be paid on exchange of this Agreement.

 

8.2If completion does not take place on the Completion Date due to the default
of the Buyer, the Buyer will immediately pay to the Seller's Conveyancer a sum
equal to 10% of the Premium (together with interest on it at the Contract Rate
for the period from and including the Completion Date to and including the date
of actual payment) by a method that gives immediately available funds.

 

8.3The provisions of clause 8.2 are without prejudice to any other rights or
remedies of the Seller in relation to any delay in completion.

 

9.Agreement for Lease

 

9.1In consideration of the payment of the Premium by the Buyer to the Seller and
the Buyer's obligations under this Agreement, the Seller will grant to the Buyer
and the Buyer will accept from the Seller the Lease on the terms set out in this
Agreement.

 

9.2The Buyer cannot require the Seller to:

 

9.2.1grant the Lease to any person other than the Buyer; or

 

9.2.2apportion the Premium between different parts of the Property.

 

9.3The Buyer cannot assign, sublet, charge, or otherwise share or part with the
benefit of this Agreement whether in relation to the whole or any part of the
Property.

 

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10.Condition of the Property

 

10.1The Buyer acknowledges that, prior to the date of this Agreement, the Seller
has given the Buyer and those authorised by the Buyer, the opportunity to
inspect, survey and carry out investigations as to the condition of the Property
and the Buyer accepts the condition of the Property.

 

10.2No representation or warranty is given by the Seller that the Property may
lawfully be used for the uses permitted by the Lease and the Buyer confirms that
it has made all necessary enquiries to satisfy itself on this point.

 

11.Deducing Title

 

11.1The Seller's title to the Property shall be deduced by the Seller’s
Conveyancer supplying to the Buyer's Conveyancer:

 

11.1.1official copies of the registers of title numbers WYK870795 and WYK870806
as maintained by the Land Registry; and

 

11.1.2a copy of the official search with priority at the Land Registry obtained
by the Seller prior to completion of the Initial Transfer.

 

11.2The documents listed in clause 11.1 having been supplied to the Buyer’s
Conveyancer on or before the date of completion the Buyer admits and accepts the
Seller’s title and shall not be entitled to raise any enquiry, objection,
enquiry or requisition in relation to it.

 

11.3The Buyer is deemed to have full knowledge of the Seller's title and is not
entitled to raise any enquiry, objection, enquiry or requisition in relation to
it.

 

11.4Conditions 6.1, 6.2, 6.3.1 and 6.4.2 do not apply to this Agreement.

 

12.Title Guarantee

 

12.1The Seller will grant the Lease with full title guarantee but the covenants
implied by sections 3 and 4 of the 1994 Act shall be limited so that the Seller
will have no liability under them for the consequences of any breach of the
terms of the Lease relating to the physical condition of the Property.

 

12.2Condition 6.6.2 does not apply to this Agreement.

 

13.Matters Affecting the Property

 

13.1The Seller will grant the Lease to the Buyer free from encumbrances other
than:

 

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13.1.1any matters, other than financial charges, contained or referred to in the
entries or records made in registers maintained by the Land Registry under title
numbers WYK870795 as at 10:44:50 on 23 October 2013 and WYK870806 as at 10:47:55
on 23 October 2013;

 

13.1.2all matters contained or referred to in the Lease;

 

13.1.3any matters discoverable by inspection of the Property before the date of
this Agreement;

 

13.1.4any matters which the Seller does not and could not reasonably know about;

 

13.1.5any matters, other than financial charges, disclosed or which would have
been disclosed by the searches and enquiries that a prudent tenant would have
made before entering into this Agreement;

 

13.1.6public requirements;

 

13.1.7any matters which are unregistered interests which override first
registration under Schedule 1 to the Land Registration Act 2002 and/or
unregistered interests which override registered dispositions under Schedule 3
to the Land Registration Act 2002; and

 

13.1.8the Occupational Lease and all rights and obligations arising by virtue of
it.

 

13.2Conditions 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3 and 3.3 do not apply to this Agreement.

 

13.3The Seller confirms to the Buyer that it has disclosed to the Buyer all
matters referred to in clause 13.1 of which it is actually aware.

 

13.4The Buyer is deemed to have full knowledge of the matters referred to in
clause 13.1 and will not raise any enquiry, objection, requisition or claim in
respect of any of them.

 

14.Initial Transfer

 

14.1The Seller agrees with the Buyer that the Seller shall on the Consent Date
validly exercise the option contained at clause 5 of the Headlease and will
complete the Initial Transfer on or before completion in accordance with the
Headlease.

 

14.2The Seller acknowledges that the Buyer shall not be obliged to complete the
Lease under this Agreement until and unless the Seller has completed the Initial
Transfer and the Headlease has been lawfully surrendered or merged so that the
Lease can be granted free from the Headlease.

 

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15.VAT

 

15.1The Seller and the Buyer each acknowledge and agree that part of a business
is being transferred as a going concern and that section 49(1) of the VAT Act
and article 5 of the Value Added Tax (Special Provisions) Order 1995 are
intended to apply to the transaction provided for by this Agreement.

 

15.2The Seller and the Buyer each acknowledge that the business of letting the
Property for a consideration is capable of being operated separately as a
business.

 

15.3The Seller warrants that:

 

15.3.1the Seller (or the representative member of the Seller's VAT Group) is
registered for VAT; and

 

15.3.2the Seller has used the Property for carrying out the business of letting
it for consideration;

 

15.3.3the Seller made an option to tax, which applies to the Property (under
paragraph 2 or 21 of Schedule 10 to the VAT Act);

 

15.3.4the option to tax took effect on 10 October 2007;

 

15.3.5the option to tax was duly notified to HM Revenue and Customs;

 

15.3.6HM Revenue and Customs consented to that option to tax taking effect on 28
May 2008;

 

15.3.7the option to tax has not been revoked entirely or in relation to the
Property; and

 

15.3.8the Property is not a capital item for the purposes of Part XV of the VAT
Regulations 1995 (SI1995/2518) or, being such a capital item, the period of
adjustment in respect of the Property has expired.

 

15.4The Buyer warrants that the Buyer will on completion be a taxable person for
VAT and agrees that:

 

15.4.1before completion the Buyer (or a relevant associate for the purposes of
paragraph 2 of Schedule 10 to the VAT Act or a relevant group member for the
purposes of paragraph 21 of Schedule 10 to the VAT Act) will:

 

15.4.1.1make an option to tax, which applies to the Property (under paragraph 2
or 21 of Schedule 10 to the VAT Act), to take effect no later than completion;
and

 

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15.4.1.2duly notify HM Revenue and Customs of the option to tax; and

 

15.4.1.3supply the Seller with a copy of the option to tax and confirmation that
the same has been sent to HM Revenue and Customs; and

 

15.4.2the Buyer will not revoke the option to tax in relation to the Property
(either before or after completion) or do, cause to be done or omit to do
anything which could lead to the option to tax being revoked by HM Revenue and
Customs; and

 

15.4.3the Buyer will use the Property after completion for carrying out the
business of letting it for a consideration.

 

15.5The Buyer confirms that article 5(2B) of the Value Added Tax (Special
Provisions) Order 1995 does not apply to the Buyer.

 

15.6The Seller and the Buyer do not intend to make a joint application to HM
Revenue and Customs under regulation 6(1)(d) of the Value Added Tax Regulations
1995 for the Buyer to be registered for VAT under the Seller's VAT registration
number.

 

15.7If HM Revenue and Customs issue a written decision to the effect that the
transaction provided for by this Agreement constitutes or includes a supply of
goods and/or services for the purposes of the VAT Act, or if the Seller is
assessed to VAT in relation to the sale of the Property, the Buyer will within
twenty (20) working days of being notified in writing by the Seller of such
decision or assessment and being issued with a valid VAT invoice, pay the Seller
the VAT which is attributable to the sale.

 

15.8The Buyer will within twenty (20) working days of written demand pay the
Seller an amount equal to any interest or penalty which is imposed on the Seller
(or the representative member of the Seller's VAT Group) by HM Revenue and
Customs as a result of any breach of any obligation on or warranty made by the
Buyer in this Agreement, together with any costs properly incurred by the Seller
in connection with such interest, penalty or surcharge.

 

15.9Each amount stated to be payable by the Buyer to the Seller under or
pursuant to this Agreement is exclusive of VAT (if any).

 

15.10Where this Agreement requires the Buyer to repay or refund or reimburse the
Seller for the costs of any supplies made to the Seller, the Buyer will also
indemnify the Seller against all liability to VAT in respect of that supply,
except to the extent that the Seller is able to recover the VAT.

 

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15.11Conditions 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 do not apply to this Agreement.

 

16.Completion

 

16.1Completion of the Lease will take place on the Completion Date.

 

16.2On completion the Seller will deliver to the Buyer the Contractor's Warranty
duly executed by the Contractor and unconditionally released to the Buyer.

 

16.3On completion the Seller will deliver to the Buyer certificates in the form
required by the restrictions at entries 2 and 3 of the proprietorship register
of title number WYK870795 as at 10:44:50 on 23 October 2013 and by the
restriction at entries 2 and 3 of the proprietorship register of title number
WYK870806 as at 10:47:55 on 23 October 2013 (or such replacement restrictions)
to enable the Buyer to register the grant of the Lease at the Land Registry free
from (i) financial charges and (ii) all other restrictions in the proprietorship
registers of title numbers WYK870795 and WYK870806.

 

16.4On completion the Seller will deliver to the Buyer confirmation from Stewart
Title Limited that the limit of indemnity of the Title Indemnity Policies has
been increased to the sum of twenty five million five hundred thousand pounds
(£25,500,000) from and including the Completion Date.

 

16.5On completion the Seller will deliver to the Buyer (or to any other person
as the Buyer has directed in writing to the Seller before completion) a rent
authority letter addressed to the Occupational Tenant.

 

16.6Conditions 8.1.2 and 8.1.3 are varied by the deletion of 2.00 pm as the
stipulated time and the substitution of 1.00 pm.

 

16.7Condition 8.4 is amended to add "(d) any other sum which the parties agree
under the terms of the contract should be paid or allowed on completion".

 

16.8Condition 8.7 is amended to read: "The buyer is to pay the money due on
completion by a method that gives immediately available funds and, if
appropriate, by an unconditional release of a deposit held by a stakeholder".

 

16.9Condition 1.1.3(b) is amended to read: "in the case of the seller, even
though a mortgage remains secured on the property, if the amount to be paid on
completion enables the property to be transferred freed of all mortgages,
(except those to which the sale is expressly subject) or if the seller produces
reasonable evidence that this is the case."

 

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16.10If completion is delayed due to the Buyer's default or the Buyer fails to
pay any sum due under this Agreement in full on completion, the Buyer will pay
interest in addition to damages for losses incurred by the Seller as a result of
the delayed completion. The interest will be payable at the Contract Rate on any
unpaid amount for the period from the Completion Date to the date of actual
payment.

 

17.Capital Allowances Election

 

17.1The Seller and the Buyer shall, on completion, make a joint election under
sections 183 and 199 of the CAA 2001 in accordance with the provisions of this
clause.

 

17.2On completion, the Seller and the Buyer shall sign in respect of the
Property in duplicate the Election agreeing to the Elected Figure, being the
disposal value for the Fixed Plant required to be brought into account by the
Seller and falling to be treated as expenditure incurred by the Buyer on the
provision of the Fixed Plant.

 

17.3The Seller and the Buyer shall each submit the Election to HM Revenue &
Customs within the time limit prescribed by law and take all reasonable steps to
procure that the Elected Figure is accepted by HM Revenue & Customs.

 

17.4The Seller and the Buyer agree to reflect the Elected Figure in their
respective tax (capital allowances) computations and returns.

 

17.5If for any reason the Election, or the notification of it, is deficient,
ineffective or otherwise not accepted by HM Revenue & Customs, the Seller and
the Buyer shall each take all reasonable steps necessary to obtain the agreement
of HM Revenue & Customs to the apportionment specified in the Election for the
purposes of capital allowances including making any amendments to the Election
or the signing of a replacement election (in either case, to the extent
possible).

 

18.Defects

 

18.1As soon as is reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement and
notwithstanding completion occurring, the Seller will use all reasonable
endeavours to procure that the Defects Works are undertaken and completed as
soon as is reasonably practicable.

 

18.2The Seller shall:

 

18.2.1keep the Buyer informed as to the progress of the Defects Works;

 

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18.2.2subject to the terms of the Occupational Lease, allow the Buyer and any of
its professional advisors to attend the Property to view the state and progress
of the Defects Works; and

 

18.2.3notify the Buyer in writing within five (5) working days of the date it
reasonably believes that the Defects Works have been completed.

 

18.3The Buyer shall, within ten (10) working days from and including the date of
the Seller's notice under clause 18.2.3, notify the Seller in writing that:

 

18.3.1the Buyer agrees that the Defects Works have been completed; or

 

18.3.2the Buyer does not agree that the Defects Works have been completed.

 

18.4The Retention Release Date shall occur ten (10) working days following the
date of the Buyer's notice to the Seller under clause 18.3.1 (or earlier by
mutual agreement between the parties).

 

18.5Where the Buyer notifies the Seller under clause 18.3.2 that the Defects
Works have not been completed to the Buyer's reasonable satisfaction then the
Seller shall continue to comply with its obligations under clauses 18.1 and 18.2
until such time as the Buyer services notice under 18.3.1.

 

18.6Where the Buyer notifies the Seller under clause 18.3.2 and the Seller
disputes that such notice then either party may elect to refer the matter to be
determined by an expert under clause 18.7.

 

18.7Where an expert is to be appointed under clause 18.6 then:

 

18.7.1the expert shall be appointed by agreement between the Seller and the
Buyer or, if the Seller and Buyer are unable to agree an appointment, either of
them may request the appointment to be made by the president for the time being
of the Institution of Structural Engineers;

 

18.7.2the expert must be a fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers,
with at least ten (10) years' post qualification experience including experience
in development of the same type as the Property;

 

18.7.3if the expert appointed dies or becomes unwilling or incapable of acting,
or does not deliver the decision within the time required by this clause, then:

 

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18.7.3.1either the Seller or the Buyer may apply to the president for the time
being of the Institution of Structural Engineers to discharge the appointed
expert and to appoint a replacement expert; and

 

18.7.3.2this clause shall apply in relation to the replacement expert as if they
were the first appointed expert;

 

18.7.4the expert shall act as an expert and shall be required to decide whether
or not the Defects Works have been completed and shall prepare a written note of
the decision and give a copy of the decision to both the Seller and the Buyer
within twenty (20) working days of the date of the expert's appointment;

 

18.7.5the Seller and the Buyer shall each be entitled to make submissions to the
expert and shall provide (or procure that others provide) the expert with the
assistance and documents that the expert reasonably requires to reach a
decision;

 

18.7.6the expert's written decision shall be final and binding in the absence of
manifest error or fraud;

 

18.7.7the costs of the expert shall be borne equally by the Seller and the Buyer
or in such different proportion as the expert shall direct; and

 

18.7.8where the expert determines that the Defects Works have been completed
then the Retention Release Date shall be the date falling ten (10) working days
following the date of the expert's written decision (or earlier by mutual
agreement between the parties).

 

18.8Where the completion of the Defects Works has not been agreed or determined
to have occurred under this clause 18 by the Defects Works End Date then the
Buyer may at any time thereafter (but only before the Retention Release Date)
notify the Seller in writing which part or parts of the Defects Works it
reasonably considers remain to be completed and the Buyer's calculation of what
proportion of the Retention should be applied to such uncompleted part or parts
of the Defects Works.

 

18.9The Seller shall, within ten (10) working days from and including the date
of the Buyer's notice under clause 18.8, notify the Buyer in writing that:

 

18.9.1the Seller agrees with the Buyer's notice under clause 18.8; or

 

18.9.2the Seller does not agree with the Buyer's notice under clause 18.8.

 

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18.10Where the Seller notifies the Buyer under clause 18.9.1 then the date which
is five (5) working days following the date of the Seller's notice shall be the
date referred to in clause 19.3 and the sum specified in the Buyer's notice
under clause 18.8 shall be the sum referred to as due to the Seller in clause
19.3.

 

18.11Where the Seller notifies the Buyer under clause 18.9.2 then the parties
shall use all reasonable endeavours to agree what proportion of the Retention
should be paid to the Buyer in respect of such uncompleted part or parts of the
Defects Works but in the absence of agreement between the parties within ten
(10) working days of the date of the Seller's notice under clause 18.9.2 either
party may refer the matter to be determined by an expert under clause 18.12.

 

18.12Where an expert is to be appointed under clause 18.11 then:

 

18.12.1the expert shall be appointed by agreement between the Seller and the
Buyer or, if the Seller and Buyer are unable to agree an appointment, either of
them may request the appointment to be made by the president for the time being
of the Institution of Structural Engineers;

 

18.12.2the expert must be a fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers,
with at least ten (10) years' post qualification experience including experience
in development of the same type as the Property;

 

18.12.3if the expert appointed dies or becomes unwilling or incapable of acting,
or does not deliver the decision within the time required by this clause, then:

 

18.12.3.1either the Seller or the Buyer may apply to the president for the time
being of the Institution of Structural Engineers to discharge the appointed
expert and to appoint a replacement expert; and

 

18.12.3.2this clause shall apply in relation to the replacement expert as if
they were the first appointed expert;

 

18.12.4the expert shall act as an expert and shall be required to decide what
proportion of the Retention should be applied to such uncompleted part or parts
of the Defects Works and shall prepare a written note of the decision and give a
copy of the decision to both the Seller and the Buyer within twenty (20) working
days of the date of the expert's appointment;

 

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18.12.5the Seller and the Buyer shall each be entitled to make submissions to
the expert and shall provide (or procure that others provide) the expert with
the assistance and documents that the expert reasonably requires to reach a
decision;

 

18.12.6the expert's written decision shall be final and binding in the absence
of manifest error or fraud;

 

18.12.7the costs of the expert shall be borne equally by the Seller and the
Buyer or in such different proportion as the expert shall direct; and

 

18.12.8the date falling five (5) working days following the date of the expert's
determination of what proportion of the Retention should be applied to such
uncompleted part or parts of the Defects Works shall be the date referred to in
clause 19.4 and the sum so determined shall be the sum referred to as due to the
Seller in clause 19.4.

 

18.13Subject to receipt by the Buyer of the sum referred to in clause 19.4 the
Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the Seller shall not have any liability to
the Buyer in relation to the failure to complete the Defects Works under this
Agreement.

 

19.Retention

 

19.1To secure the performance of the Seller's obligations under clause 17, the
Seller and the Buyer agree that on completion that part of the Premium equalling
the Retention shall be placed in the Retention Account to be held pursuant to
the terms of clause 17 and this clause 19.

 

19.2The Buyer confirms to the Seller that it has irrevocably instructed the
Buyer's Conveyancer to hold the Retention in the Retention Account on the terms
of this Agreement and the Buyer's Conveyancer shall not release any part of the
Retention other than in accordance with clause 19.3 and clause 19.4.

 

19.3The Buyer confirms to the Seller that it has on or before the date of this
Agreement instructed the Buyer's Conveyancer to release to the Seller the
Retention (together with any interest accrued thereon) from the Retention
Account on the occurrence of the Retention Release Date and the Seller agrees
with such instruction.

 

19.4The Buyer confirms to the Seller that it has on or before the date of this
Agreement instructed the Buyer's Conveyancer to release to the Buyer the sum
agreed under clause 18.11 or determined under clause 18.12 (together with any
interest accrued thereon) from the

 

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Retention Account on the date set out under clause 18.11 or determined under
clause 18.12 and on the same date to release to the Seller the sum being the
balance of the Retention (if any) (together with any interest accrued thereon)
from the Retention Account and the Seller agrees with such instruction.

 

20.Apportionment of Rent Due Under the Occupational Lease & Top-Up

 

20.1In this clause the following definitions apply:

 

Occupational Lease Rent  the sum of the annual rent reserved by clause 2.3.2 of
the Occupational Lease and the "Initial Break Fee" (as defined in the
Occupational Lease) reserved by clause 2.3.1 of the Occupational Lease;    
Occupational Lease Rent Payment Day  a day under the Occupational Lease for
payment of the Occupational Lease Rent or an instalment of the Occupational
Lease Rent; and     Top Up Amount the sum calculated under clause 20.4;

 

20.2The Occupational Lease Rent will be apportioned so that on completion the
Seller will pay or allow the Buyer:

 

(A x B) ÷ 365

 

where:

 

A is the Occupational Lease Rent at the rate payable at the day of completion;
and

 

B is the number of days from and including the day of completion to but
excluding the next Occupational Lease Rent Payment Day.

 

20.3On the Completion Date the Seller shall allow by way of a deduction on the
completion statement the Top Up Amount and the Buyer shall pay to the Seller the
Premium less the Top Up Amount.

 

20.4The Top Up Amount the sum calculated using the following formula:

 

(C ÷ 365) x D

 

where:

 

C is the sum of six hundred and seven thousand three hundred and twenty pounds
and seventy five pence (£607,320.75); and

 

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D is the number of days from and including the day of completion to but
excluding 5 November 2015.

 

21.Arrears Due Under the Occupational Lease

 

21.1In this clause, Arrears means all sums due from the Occupational Tenant to
the Seller before completion but which have not been received by the Seller as
cleared funds at least five (5) working days before completion.

 

21.2No allowance or apportionment of arrears will occur on completion.

 

21.3If either the Buyer or the Seller receives any money in respect of the
Arrears as cleared funds after completion, then, subject to completion having
taken place, it will pay a proportionate amount to the other within ten (10)
working days after the cleared funds have been received.

 

22.Indemnity

 

The Seller indemnifies the Buyer against all liabilities, damages, losses,
claims, actions, proceedings, fees, costs and expenses which the Buyer may
properly suffer or incur as a result of any liability of the Buyer under the
Seller's obligations under the agreement for underlease dated 9 January 2009 and
made between (1) the Seller and (2) the Occupational Tenant (Agreement for
Underlease) until and to the extent that the Seller is released from such
liability whether under clause 25 of the Agreement for Underlease or otherwise.

 

23.Registration

 

23.1As soon as reasonably practicable after the date of completion the Seller
shall procure that:

 

23.1.1the Initial Transfer is registered at the Land Registry so that the Seller
is registered with title absolute as the registered:

 

23.1.1.1freehold proprietor of the land in title number WYK870795; and

 

23.1.1.2the leasehold proprietor of the land in title number WYK870806; and

 

23.1.2title number WYK873277 is closed at the Land Registry.

 

23.2The Seller shall ensure that any requisitions raised by the Land Registry in
connection with the applications referred to in clause 23.1 are dealt with
promptly and properly.

 

23.3Within five (5) working days after completion of each of the applications
referred to in clause 23.1 the Seller shall send to the Buyer official copies of
the respective registered titles showing the completed registrations pursuant to
clause 23.1.

 

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23.4Promptly following the completion or (if later) following the date the
Seller has complied with clauses 23.1 and 23.2, the Buyer shall apply to
register the Lease at the Land Registry. If after six (6) weeks from the date of
completion the Seller has failed to register the Initial Transfer in accordance
with clause 23.1, the Buyer shall be entitled to apply to register its interest
against the Seller's leasehold title numbers WYK873277 and WYK870806.

 

23.5The Buyer shall ensure that any requisitions raised by the Land Registry in
connection with an application for registration are dealt with promptly and
properly.

 

23.6Within one (1) month after completion of the registration, the Buyer shall
send to the Seller official copies of the respective registered titles showing
the completed registration pursuant to this clause 22.

 

24.Management

 

24.1From the date of this Agreement until completion, the Seller will manage the
Property in accordance with its normal management practice, and in particular,
but without limitation, the Seller will:

 

24.1.1comply with all landlord covenants in the Occupational Lease;

 

24.1.2deal properly and promptly with:

 

24.1.2.1any applications for licences or consents made under the Occupational
Lease; and

 

24.1.2.2any other dispute, arbitration, application, claim or matter relating to
the Property or its occupation; and

 

24.1.3consult with the Buyer and comply with the Buyer’s reasonable requirements
in connection with all matters in this clause but the Seller will not be obliged
to comply with any requirement where compliance may result in the Seller either
being materially prejudiced or incurring any liability under the Landlord and
Buyer Act 1988.

 

24.2The Buyer will pay to the Seller on demand and keep the Seller indemnified
against:

 

24.2.1all claims arising after the date of this Agreement or notified to the
Seller after the date of this Agreement, from the Occupational Lease, except
where the claim arises from the act or default of the Seller; and

 

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24.2.2all losses, costs and expenses incurred or suffered by or awarded against
the Seller consequent on the Seller acting in accordance with the Buyer’s
requirements under this clause.

 

24.3Conditions 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 do not apply to this Agreement.

 

25.Entire Agreement

 

25.1This Agreement and the documents annexed to it constitute the entire
agreement and understanding of the parties and supersedes any previous agreement
between them relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

25.2The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that in entering into this Agreement, the
Buyer does not rely on and shall have no remedy in respect of any statement,
representation, warranty, collateral agreement or other assurance (whether
negligently or innocently made) of any person (whether party to this Agreement
or not) other than as expressly set out in this Agreement or the documents
annexed to it or in any written replies which the Seller's Conveyancer has given
to any written enquiries raised by the Buyer's Conveyancer before the date of
this Agreement. Nothing in this clause shall, however, operate to limit or
exclude any liability for fraud.

 

25.3Condition 9.1.1 is varied to read, "If any plan or statement in the contract
or in written replies which the seller's conveyancer has given to any written
enquiry raised by the buyer's conveyancer before the date of this Agreement, is
or was misleading or inaccurate due to an error or omission the remedies
available are as follows.".

 

25.4This Agreement may be signed in any number of duplicate parts all of which
taken together will on exchange constitute one contract.

 

26.Notices

 

26.1Any notice given under this Agreement must be in writing and signed by or on
behalf of the party giving it.

 

26.2Any notice or document to be given or delivered under this Agreement must be
given by delivering it personally or sending it by pre-paid first class post or
recorded delivery to the address and for the attention of the relevant party as
follows:

 

26.2.1to the Seller at the Seller's Conveyancer provided that the notice or
document is accompanied by a communication bearing the Seller's Conveyancer’s

 

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correspondence reference or the name of the person dealing with the matter and
sufficient information to enable the matter to be identified; and

 

26.2.2to the Buyer at Moor Park Capital Partners LLP, Frogs Leap, Fulshaw Park
Wilmslow SK9 1QQ for the attention of Michael Glaser and Ross Taylor and to the
Buyer's Conveyancer provided that the notice or document is accompanied by a
communication bearing the Buyer's Conveyancer’s correspondence reference or the
name of the person dealing with the matter and sufficient information to enable
the matter to be identified.

 

26.3Giving or delivering a notice or a document to a party's conveyancer has the
same effect as giving or delivering it to that party.

 

26.4Any such notice will be deemed to have been received:

 

26.4.1if delivered personally, at the time of delivery provided that:

 

26.4.1.1if delivery occurs before 9.00 am on a working day, the notice will be
deemed to have been received at 9.00 am on that day; and

 

26.4.1.2if delivery occurs after 5.00 pm on a working day, or at any time on a
day that is not a working day, the notice will be deemed to have been received
at 9.00 am on the next working day; and

 

26.4.2in the case of pre-paid first class or recorded delivery post, at 9.00 am
on the working day after posting.

 

26.5In proving service, it will be sufficient to prove that delivery was made or
that the envelope containing the notice or document was properly addressed and
posted as a prepaid first class or recorded delivery letter.

 

26.6A notice given or document delivered under this Agreement will not be
validly given or delivered if sent by fax or e-mail.

 

27.Rights of Third Parties

 

A person who is not a party to this Agreement may not enforce any of its terms
under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

 

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28.Severance

 

28.1If any provision of this Agreement (or part of any provision) is found by
any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions shall remain in force.

 

28.2If any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision would be valid,
enforceable and legal if some part of it were deleted, the provision shall apply
with whatever modification is necessary to give effect to the commercial
intention of the parties.

 

28.3The parties agree, in the circumstances referred to in clause 28.1 to
attempt to substitute for any invalid or unenforceable provision a valid and
enforceable provision which achieves, to the greatest extent possible, the same
effect as would have been achieved by the invalid or unenforceable provision.
The obligations of the parties under any invalid or unenforceable provision of
this Agreement shall be suspended while an attempt at such substitution is made.

 

29.Governing Law and Jurisdiction

 

29.1This Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with
it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or
claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England
and Wales.

 

29.2The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall
have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or
in connection with this Agreement or its subject matter or formation (including
non-contractual disputes or claims).

 

29.3Each party irrevocably consents to any process in any proceedings arising
out of or in connection with this Agreement under clause 29.2 being served on it
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement relating to service of
notices. Nothing contained in this Agreement will affect the right to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

30.Construction Assignment and Warranties

 

30.1Prior to the Construction Assignment Longstop Date the Seller shall:

 

30.1.1enforce the provisions of the Building Contract and/or the Construction
Documents in relation to the remediation of defects; and

 

30.1.2procure the issue of the notice of completion of making good pursuant to
the Building Contract.

 

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30.2Upon the issue of the notice of completion of making good of defects the
Seller shall provide a copy to the Buyer within five (5) working days.

 

30.3Subject to clause 30.4 and clause 30.5, the Seller will use reasonable
endeavours to procure the Warranties are issued in favour of the Buyer by the
Warrantors (together with evidence of the Warrantors' current professional
indemnity policies of insurance). If all of the Warranties have not been
completed in favour of the Buyer by the Construction Assignment Longstop Date
then the Buyer and the Seller will execute and complete the Construction
Assignment, in duplicate or original and counterpart provided that on provision
of the last of the completed Warranties (together with evidence of the
Warrantors' current professional indemnity policies of insurance) to the Buyer
the Seller shall not be obliged to enter into the Construction Assignment under
this clause or clause 30.4.

 

30.4Subject to clause 30.5, the Buyer in its absolute discretion may, by written
notice to the Seller, require at any time on or after the Completion Date that
the Buyer and the Seller execute and complete the Construction Assignment, in
duplicate or original and counterpart.

 

30.5Where the Construction Assignment is to be entered into under clause 30.3 or
clause 30.4:

 

30.5.1the schedule to the Construction Assignment shall only include those of
the Construction Documents (as defined in the Construction Assignment as at the
date of this Agreement) for which the Buyer has not received Warranties from the
Warrantors; and

 

30.5.2on completion of the Construction Assignment the Seller's obligation in
clause 30.3 shall immediately terminate.

 

30.6The Seller shall use reasonable endeavours to supply to the Buyer evidence
of the Warrantors' professional indemnity policies of insurance (to the extent
that the same have not already been supplied on or before the date of this
Agreement) and the Contractor's policies of insurance prior to the Construction
Assignment Longstop Date

 

Executed in the manner set out below on the date hereof.

 

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Signed by           /s/ E Camonn Laverty    /s/ Coolatiny Developments Limited  
  (signature of authorised signatory) for and on behalf of           Coolatinney
Developments Limited           Signed by           /s/ Jesse C. Galloway   Jesse
C. Galloway     (signature of authorised signatory) for and on behalf of        
  ARC PFBFDUK001, LLC    

 

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