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                                                                    Exhibit 10.9

                                      LEASE

                  AVIATION SALES DISTRIBUTION SERVICES COMPANY,
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                f/k/a Aviation Sales Operating Company, Landlord



                           KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES, INC.
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                                     Tenant

                            DATED: December 1, 2000


       Premises: 9.5360 acres located in Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.     THE LEASED PREMISES..................................................1

2.     TERM.................................................................1

3.     FIXED MINIMUM RENTAL.................................................2

4.     UTILITIES............................................................2

5.     ADDITIONAL RENT......................................................2

6.     USE..................................................................4

7.     COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND AGREEMENT...................................4

8.     MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR...............................................6

9.     CHANGES, ALTERATIONS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION BY TENANT..................6

10.    INDEMNITY AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE.............................9

11.    INSURANCE FOR DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION AND WORKER'S COMPENSATION.......10

12.    CONDEMNATION........................................................13

13.    REMOVAL OF TENANT'S PROPERTY/WAIVER OF LANDLORD'S LIEN..............15

14.    SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE NOTICE TO LESSORS AND MORTGAGEES.....15

15.    NON-WAIVER..........................................................17

16.    QUIET ENJOYMENT.....................................................17

17.    ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING...........................................18

18.    ENTRY BY LANDLORD...................................................20

19.    TENANT'S DEFAULT....................................................20

20.    TAX APPEALS AND CONTESTS............................................22


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21.    SIGNS...............................................................23

22.    SURRENDER OF PREMISES...............................................23

23     [INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]..........................................24

24     LANDLORD DEFINED....................................................24

25     TENANT'S PAYMENTS...................................................24

26.    RIGHT TO CURE DEFAULT...............................................25

27.    COVENANT AGAINST LIENS..............................................25

28.    WAIVER OF REDEMPTION................................................26

29.    LANDLORD'S AND TENANT'S CERTIFICATE.................................26

30.    WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY AND WAIVERS BY GUARANTORS...................27

31.    NET LEASE; NON-TERMINABILITY........................................27

32.    MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS............................................28

33.    BANKRUPTCY OR INSOLVENCY............................................33

34.    LATE CHARGES........................................................35

35.    DEFINITIONS.........................................................36





SCHEDULE A         - The Land

SCHEDULE 7(a)      - List of Agreements and Restrictions

SCHEDULE 12(c)     - Purchase Price




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                                      LEASE

        THIS LEASE entered into this 1st day of December, 2000 (the
"Commencement Date"), by and between AVIATION SALES DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
COMPANY, a Delaware corporation f/k/a Aviation Sales Operating Company having an
office at 3601 Flamingo Road, Miramar, Florida 33027 (hereinafter referred to as
"LANDLORD") and KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation having an
office at 3701 Flamingo Road, Miramar, Florida 33027-2936 (hereinafter referred
to as "TENANT").

        Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, the
Landlord leases to the Tenant and the Tenant leases from the Landlord, the
property hereinafter described:

         1. THE LEASED PREMISES.

                  (a) The property hereby leased to the Tenant is the tract or
tracts of land (hereinafter referred to as the "LAND") situated in the City of
Pearland, County of Brazoria, and State of Texas more particularly described in
SCHEDULE "A" annexed hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, together
with the buildings and other improvements now or hereafter located thereon
(hereinafter collectively referred to as the "IMPROVEMENTS").

        The Land and Improvements leased hereunder together with all
appurtenances thereto, hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the
"LEASED PREMISES", are demised and let subject to (a) the existing state of the
title thereof as of the commencement of the term of this Lease, (b) any state of
facts which an accurate survey or physical inspection thereof might show, (c)
all zoning regulations, restrictions, rules and ordinances, building
restrictions and other laws and regulations now in effect or hereafter adopted
by any governmental authority having jurisdiction and (d) with respect to the
Improvements, their condition as of the commencement of the term of this Lease,
without representation or warranty by Landlord. Tenant represents to Landlord
that Tenant has examined the title to and the physical condition of the Leased
Premises prior to the execution and delivery of this Lease and has found the
same to be satisfactory for all purposes hereof, and Tenant accepts the title
and condition of the Leased Premises in their respective, present condition
"AS-IS, WHERE-IS, WITH ALL FAULTS".

        Landlord makes no representation or warranty with respect to the
condition of the Leased Premises or its fitness or availability for any
particular use, and Landlord shall not be liable for any latent or patent defect
therein.

         2. TERM. The term of this Lease (the "Term") shall be for a period
commencing on the Commencement Date and terminating on the date which is twelve
(12) months from the date hereof (the "Termination Date"), or on such earlier
date upon which said term may expire or be terminated pursuant to any of the
conditions of limitation or other provisions of this Lease or



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pursuant to the provisions of any present or future constitution, law, statute,
ordinance, rule, regulation, other governmental order or controlling judicial
determination of any federal, state, local, municipal or other governmental
body, agency or authority having or asserting jurisdiction and all departments,
commissions, boards and officers thereof (hereinafter collectively referred to
as the "Laws").

         3. FIXED MINIMUM RENTAL. Tenant covenants to pay Landlord, without
previous demand therefor and without any setoff or deduction whatsoever, in
lawful money of the United States of America, a net fixed monthly minimum rent
in the amount of Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Three and 85/100 Dollars
($16,263.85) (the "MINIMUM RENTAL") for each month of the term of this Lease,
payable in advance. The first such payment shall be due and payable on the
Commencement Date and each subsequent payment shall be due and payable on or
before the monthly anniversary of the Commencement Date during each month of the
term of this Lease. In the event the Commencement Date does not occur on the
first day of a calendar month, the Minimum Rental for the period from the
Commencement Date to the first day of the next calendar month shall be prorated
daily for each day of such period.

         4. UTILITIES. Tenant shall furnish, at its own expense, all utilities
of every type and nature required by it in its use of the Leased Premises and
shall pay or cause to be paid, when due, all bills for water, sewerage, heat,
gas, electricity and other utilities, if any, used on, in connection with, or
chargeable against the Leased Premises until the termination of this Lease and
all bills for utility charges relating to the Leased Premises or the use thereof
and imposed on users of utilities, whether or not such charges shall relate to
services or benefits available to the Tenant during the term of this Lease, and
the Tenant shall indemnify and save harmless the Landlord from and against any
loss, cost and expense in connection therewith.

         5. ADDITIONAL RENT.

                  (a) It is the purpose and intent of the Landlord and Tenant
that the rent payable hereunder shall be absolute net to the Landlord so that
this Lease shall yield, net to the Landlord, the rents specified herein in each
year during the term of this Lease, free of any charges, assessments,
impositions or deductions of any kind and without abatement, deduction or
set-off whatsoever and under no circumstances or conditions, whether now
existing or hereafter arising, or whether beyond the present contemplation of
the parties, shall Landlord be expected or required to make any payment of any
kind whatsoever or be under any other obligation or liability hereunder, except
as herein otherwise expressly set forth. Tenant shall pay all costs, expenses,
and charges of every kind and nature relating to the Premises, except debt
service on any indebtedness of Landlord, which may arise or become due or
payable during or after (but attributable to a period falling within) the Term.

                  (b) Tenant covenants to pay, before any fine, penalty,
interest or cost may be added thereto for the nonpayment thereof, as additional
rent, all taxes, assessments (including but not limited to, all assessments for
public improvements or benefits, whether or not commenced or completed within
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charges for public utilities, excises, levies, license and permit and inspection
fees and other governmental charges, general and special, ordinary and
extraordinary, foreseen and unforeseen, of any kind and nature whatsoever, which
at any time during the term of this Lease may be assessed, levied, confirmed,
imposed upon, or grow or become due or payable out of or in respect of, or
become a lien on, the Leased Premises or any part thereof or any appurtenance
thereto, any personal property, the rent and income received by Tenant from
subtenants, any use, possession or occupation of the Leased Premises, or rentals
or sales therefrom or activity conducted therein, such franchises as may be
appurtenant to the use or occupation of the Leased Premises, this transaction or
any document to which Tenant is a party creating or transferring any right,
title or interest or estate in the Leased Premises (all of the foregoing,
together with any and all penalties and/or interest thereon, and together with
any and all Premiums, being hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as
"Impositions", and any of the same being hereinafter sometimes referred to as an
"Imposition"). Nothing herein contained shall require Tenant to pay income taxes
assessed against Landlord, or any capital levy, corporation franchise, excess
profits, estate, succession, business inheritance or transfer taxes of Landlord,
unless such taxes are imposed or levied upon or assessed as a total or partial
substitute for, or in lieu of, any other Imposition required to be paid by
Tenant pursuant to this Section 5(b), in which event same shall be deemed
Impositions and shall be paid by Tenant; provided, however, that if at any time
during the term of this Lease, the method of taxation shall be such that there
shall be levied, assessed or imposed on Landlord a capital levy, gross receipts
or other tax directly on the rents received therefrom and/or a franchise tax or
an assessment, levy or charge measured by or based, in whole or in part, upon
such rents, the Leased Premises (including but not limited to the acquisition,
leasing, use, or value thereof) or the present or any future Improvements on the
Leased Premises or the construction thereof and/or measured in whole or in part
by Landlord's income from the Leased Premises if in computing such income there
is not allowed as a deduction any significant portion of the depreciation or
interest deductions allowed for federal income tax purposes, then all such
taxes, assessments, levies and charges, or the part thereof so measured or
based, shall be deemed to be included within the term "Imposition" for the
purposes hereof, but only to the extent that such taxes would be payable if the
Leased Premises were the only property of Landlord, and Tenant shall pay and
discharge the same as herein provided in respect of the payment of Impositions.
Tenant shall furnish to Landlord, promptly after payment of any Impositions
official receipts or other satisfactory proof evidencing payment of such
Imposition. In addition Tenant shall furnish to Landlord, semi-annually,
throughout the term of this Lease, a certificate executed by an executive
officer of Tenant, stating that all Impositions have been paid to date. Landlord
shall have the right, at Landlord's option, to require Tenant to: (i) promptly
deposit with Landlord funds for the payment of current Impositions required to
be paid by Tenant hereunder; and (ii) also deposit one-twelfth (1/12th ) of the
current annual or annualized Impositions as the case may be, or those of the
preceding years if the current amounts thereof have not been fixed, on the first
day of each month in advance, except that all additional funds required for any
payments thereof shall also be deposited as aforesaid on the first day of the
month during which or at the end of which an Imposition is due and payable
without interest, penalty or liability and any interest made available to
Landlord earned on such funds, less an administrative fee of one (1%) percent
per annum, shall accrue for the benefit of Tenant.



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         6. USE.

                  (a) Tenant shall be permitted to use the Leased Premises for
any and all Lawful purposes, subject, however, to all applicable zoning
ordinances, restrictive covenants, Laws, governmental authority, the orders,
rules and regulations of the Board of Fire Insurance Underwriters and any
similar bodies having or asserting jurisdiction, thereof now in effect or
hereafter adopted by any governmental authority having or asserting jurisdiction
and such conditions, restrictions and other encumbrances, if any, to which the
Leased Premises are subject at the time of execution and delivery hereof.

                  (b) Tenant shall not use or occupy or permit the Leased
Premises to be used or occupied, nor do or permit anything to be done in or on
the Leased Premises or any part thereof, in a manner that would in any way
violate any of the Laws or any certificate of occupancy affecting the Leased
Premises or make void or voidable any insurance then in force with respect
thereto, or that may make it impossible to obtain fire or other insurance
thereon required to be furnished hereunder by Tenant, or that will cause or be
likely to cause structural injury to any of the Improvements or that will
constitute a public or private nuisance or waste. Nothing contained in this
Lease and no action or inaction by Landlord shall be deemed or construed to mean
that Landlord has granted to Tenant any right, power or permission to do any act
or to make any agreement that may create, give rise to, or be the foundation
for, any right, title, interest, lien, charge or other encumbrance upon the
estate of Landlord in the Leased Premises.

         7. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND AGREEMENT.

                  (a) Tenant shall, throughout the term of this Lease, and at
Tenant's sole cost and expense, promptly comply, or cause compliance: (i) with
all Laws, whether present or future, foreseen or unforeseen, ordinary or
extraordinary, and whether or not the same shall be presently within the
contemplation of Landlord and Tenant or shall involve any change of governmental
policy, or require structural or extraordinary repairs, alterations, or
additions, and irrespective of the cost thereof, which may be applicable to the
Leased Premises, and (ii) with any agreements, contracts, easements and
restrictions affecting the Leased Premises or any part thereof or the ownership,
occupancy or use thereof existing on the date hereof and listed on SCHEDULE
"7(a)" attached hereto or hereafter created by Tenant, or consented to or
requested by Tenant.

                  (b) Tenant represents and warrants that it will not on, about
or under the Leased Premises, use, make, treat or dispose of any "hazardous
substances" as that term is defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto, as from time to time amended, 42 U.S.C. ss. 9601 et
seq.(hereinafter referred to as the "ACT") in violation of any laws. Tenant
represents and warrants that it will at all times comply with the Act and any
other federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations governing Hazardous
Materials. Hazardous Materials as used herein shall include, without limitation,
all chemicals, petroleum, crude oil or any fraction thereof, hydrocarbons,
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) , asbestos, asbestos-containing materials
and/or products, urea formaldehyde, or any substances which are classified as
"hazardous" or "toxic"


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under the Act; hazardous waste as defined under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as
amended 42 U.S.C. ss. 6901; air pollutants regulated under the Clean Air Act, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. ss. 7401, et seq.; pollutants as defined under the Clean
Water Act, as amended., 33 U.S.C. ss. 1251, et seq., any pesticide as defined by
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. ss.
136 et seq., any hazardous chemical substance or mixture or imminently hazardous
substance or mixture regulated by the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended,
15 U.S.C. ss. 2601, et seq., any substance listed in the United States
Department of Transportation Table at 45 CFR 172.101; any chemicals included in
regulations promulgated under the above listed statutes or any modifications
thereof or successor statutes thereto; any explosives, radioactive material, and
any chemical regulated by state statutes similar to the federal statutes listed
above and regulations promulgated under such state statutes.

                  (c) To the extent required by the Act and/or any federal,
state or local laws, rules or regulations governing Hazardous Materials, Tenant
shall remove any hazardous substances (as defined in the Act) and Hazardous
Materials (as defined above) whether now or hereafter existing on the Leased
Premises arising out of or in any manner connected with Tenant's occupancy of
the Leased Premises during the term of this Lease in accordance with Applicable
Laws. Tenant shall and hereby does agree to defend, indemnify and hold Landlord
and any Mortgagee, and their respective members, officers, directors,
shareholders, partners and employees harmless from and against any and all
causes of actions, suits, demands or judgments of any nature whatsoever, losses,
damages, penalties, expenses, fees, claims, costs (including response and
remedial costs) and liabilities, including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees
and costs of litigation, arising out of or in any manner connected with (i) the
violation of any applicable federal, state or local environmental law by Tenant
with respect to the Leased Premises; (ii) the "release" or "threatened release"
of or failure to remove, as required by this subsection 7(c), "hazardous
substances" (as defined in the Act) and Hazardous Materials (as defined above)
from the Leased Premises or any portion or portions thereof, now or hereafter
existing during the term of this Lease arising out of or in any manner connected
with Tenant's occupancy of the Leased Premises during the term of this Lease.

                  (d) The Tenant represents and warrants that it will not
install any additional underground storage tank without specific, prior written
approval from the Landlord, which may be withheld in its sole discretion. The
Tenant will not store combustible or flammable materials on the Leased Premises
in violation of the Act and any other federal, state or local Laws, rules or
regulations governing Hazardous Materials.

                  (e) Except as expressly provided in subsection 12(c) of this
Lease, no abatement, diminution or reduction in Minimum Rental, additional rent
or any other charges required to be paid by Tenant pursuant hereto shall be
claimed by or allowed to Tenant for any inconvenience or interruption,
cessation, or Loss of business caused directly or indirectly, by any present or
future Laws, or by priorities, rationing or curtailment of labor or materials,
or by war, civil commotion, strikes or riots, or any manner or thing resulting
therefrom, or by any other cause or causes beyond the control of Landlord or
Tenant, nor shall this Lease be affected by any such causes; and, except as
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in the amount of the space used by Tenant caused by legally required changes in
the construction, equipment, fixtures, motors, machinery, operation or use of
the Leased Premises shall entitle Tenant to any abatement, diminution or
reduction of the rent or any other charges required to be paid by Tenant
pursuant to the terms of this Lease.

         8. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.

                  (a) Tenant shall promptly throughout the term of this Lease at
Tenant's cost and expense, take good care of and maintain the Leased Premises
and all roadways, sidewalks, curbs and trackage rights, if any (to the extent
the same are subject to Tenant's control) on, adjacent and appurtenant thereto,
in good order and repair, and shall promptly remove all accumulated snow, ice
and debris from any and all roadways, sidewalks, and curbs located upon or
appurtenant to the Leased Premises and from any and all other sidewalks and
curbs adjacent to the Leased Premises.

                  (b) Tenant shall not commit or suffer to be committed any
waste upon or about the Leased Premises, and shall promptly at its cost and
expense, make all necessary replacements, restorations, renewals and repairs to
the Leased Premises and appurtenances thereto, whether interior or exterior,
structural or non-structural, ordinary or extraordinary, and foreseen or
unforeseen ordinary wear and tear excepted. Repairs, restorations, renewals and
replacements shall, to the extent possible, be at least equivalent in quality to
the original work or the property replaced, as the case may be. Tenant shall not
make any claim or demand upon or bring any action against the Landlord for any
loss, cost, injury, damage or other expense caused by any failure or defect,
structural or non-structural of the Leased Premises or any part thereof.

                  (c) Landlord shall not under any circumstances be required to
build any improvements on the Leased Premises, or to make any repairs,
replacements, alterations or renewals of any nature or description to the Leased
Premises or to any of the Improvements, whether interior or exterior, ordinary
or extraordinary, structural or non-structural foreseen or unforeseen, or to
make any expenditure whatsoever in connection with this Lease or to inspect or
maintain the Leased Premises in any way. Tenant hereby waives the right to make
repairs, replacements, renewals or restorations at the expense of Landlord
pursuant to any Laws.

         9. CHANGES, ALTERATIONS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION BY TENANT.

                  (a) Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall have the right
at any time and from time to time during the term of this Lease to make changes
and alterations to the building or buildings on the Leased Premises or to
construct new buildings thereon or repair or replace any building or buildings
damaged, destroyed or taken (all of the foregoing are hereinafter collectively
referred to as "TENANT CHANGES" and any of the foregoing is hereinafter referred
to as a "TENANT CHANGE"), subject, however, in all cases to the following:

                           (i) Landlord's prior written consent shall be
required in each instance of any Tenant's Change involving the structure or
exterior of any building (which consent shall


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not be unreasonably withheld; it shall not be unreasonable for Landlord to
withhold such consent if the same shall be in violation of any Mortgage or if
any Mortgagee shall not give its consent to the same where its consent is
required by the terms of its Mortgage).

                           (ii) In addition to the consent required under
Section 9(a)(i) above, any Tenant Change or Tenant Changes, whether or not
structural or exterior, involving an estimated cost of more than One Hundred
Thousand ($100,000,000) Dollars shall require the prior written consent of any
Mortgagee, if and as required by such Mortgagee, and the prior written
reasonable consent of the Landlord.

                           (iii) No Tenant Change shall be undertaken until the
Tenant shall have procured and paid for all required permits and authorizations
of all municipal departments and governmental subdivisions having jurisdiction;
and, at Tenant's expense, the Landlord shall join in application for such
permits and authorizations whenever such action is necessary.

                           (iv) Any Tenant Change involving an estimated cost of
more than One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars shall be conducted under
the supervision of a licensed architect or engineer selected by Tenant and shall
be made in accordance with detailed plans and specifications (the "PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS") and cost estimates prepared by such architect or engineer and
approved in writing by the Landlord, which approval Landlord agrees not
unreasonably to withhold.

                           (v) Any Tenant Change shall be made promptly and in a
good workmanlike manner and in compliance with all applicable permits and
authorizations and building and zoning laws and all Laws and in accordance with
the orders, rules and regulations of the Board of Fire Insurance Underwriters
and any other body hereafter exercising similar functions having or asserting
jurisdiction over the Leased Premises.

                           (vi) The cost of any Tenant Change shall be paid in
cash or its equivalent by the Tenant, so that the Leased Premises shall at all
times be free of liens for labor or materials supplied or claimed to have been
supplied to the Leased Premises.

                           (vii) Any such Tenant Change shall immediately upon
incorporation into the Leased Premises be and become the property of the
Landlord, subject to the leasehold rights of the Tenant hereunder.

                           (viii) Tenant shall carry all necessary Worker's
Compensation Insurance and shall furnish Landlord with evidence of any and all
such coverage.

                           (ix) If any Tenant Change is undertaken by Tenant
pursuant to the provisions of Section 11 or 12 of this Lease then each request
for payment shall be made on thirty (30) days prior notice to Landlord and
Mortgagee and shall be accompanied by a certificate to be made by the
supervising architect or engineer, stating (a) that all of the work completed
has been done in compliance with the approved Plans and Specifications, (b) that
the sum requested is justly required to reimburse the Tenant for payments by the
Tenant to or is justly due to, the


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contractor, subcontractors, materialmen, laborers, engineers, architects or
other persons rendering services or materials for the work (giving a brief
description of such services and materials) , and that, when added to all sums
previously paid out by the Landlord, it does not exceed ninety (90%) percent of
the value of the work done to the date of such certificate, with final payment
of the balance of the cost of the work to be made upon certification by the
supervising architect or engineer and by the Mortgagee's architect as to
completion in accordance with the approved Plans and Specifications, and (c)
that the amount of such proceeds remaining in the hands of the Landlord will be
sufficient on completion of the work to pay for the same in full (giving in such
reasonable detail as Landlord may require an estimate of the cost of such
completion);

                           (x) If any Tenant Change involving an estimated cost
in excess of Thirty Thousand ($30,000.00) Dollars is undertaken by Tenant
pursuant to the provisions of this Lease, then each request for reimbursement
shall be accompanied by waivers of lien satisfactory to Landlord and Mortgagee
covering that part of the work for which payment or reimbursement is being
requested and by a search prepared by a title company or licensed abstractor or
by other evidence, satisfactory to Landlord and Mortgagee, that there has not
been filed with respect to any part of the Leased Premises any mechanics' or
other lien or instrument for the retention of title in respect of any of the
work not discharged of record, and, if and as requested by Landlord or any
Mortgagee, title policy endorsements sufficient to evidence the foregoing and
insure the priority of the requesting party's interest in the Leased Premises;

                           (xi) If any Tenant Change involving an estimated cost
in excess of Thirty Thousand ($30,000.00) Dollars is undertaken by Tenant
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9 or of Section 11 or 12 of this
Lease, then the request for any payment after the work has been completed shall
be accompanied by such certificates, permits and licenses required by any Laws
and such other instruments and agreements as Landlord or any Mortgagee shall
reasonably require;

                           (xii) No Tenant Change shall tie-in or connect the
Leased Premises or any Improvements thereon with any property outside the Leased
Premises without the prior written consent of the Landlord; and

                           (xiii) No Tenant Change shall impair the structural
integrity of any building comprising a part of the Leased Premises.

                           (xiv) In connection with any Tenant Change undertaken
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9 or of Section 11 or 12 of this
Lease, Landlord may as a condition of its consent require Tenant to post a bond
or other security reasonably satisfactory to Landlord to insure the completion
of such Tenant Change.

                  (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Lease, Tenant shall not, without Landlord's prior written approval, make any
alteration or change to the Leased Premises which would decrease the size of or
decrease the square foot floor area of any building comprising a part of the
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        10. INDEMNITY AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE.

                  (a) Tenant shall at all times indemnify Landlord for, defend
Landlord against, and save Landlord harmless from, any liability, loss, cost,
injury, damage or other expense or risk whatsoever that may occur or be claimed
by or with respect to any person(s) or property on or about the Leased Premises
and resulting directly or indirectly from the use, misuse, occupancy, possession
or unoccupancy of the Leased Premises by Tenant or any concessionaires,
subtenants or other persons claiming through or under Tenant, or their
respective agents, employees, licensees, invitees, guests or other such persons,
or from the condition of the Leased Premises. Tenant shall, at its cost and
expense, defend against any and all such actions, claims and demands and shall
indemnify Landlord for all costs, expenses and liabilities it may incur in
connection therewith. Except for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
Landlord or Landlord's employees, agents or contractors, Landlord shall not in
any, event whatsoever be liable for any injury or damage to the Leased Premises
or to the Tenant or to any concessionaires, subtenants or other persons claiming
through or under Tenant, or their respective agents, employees, licensees,
invitees, guests or other such persons or to any property of any such persons,
and Tenant shall not make any claim or demand upon or institute any action
against the Landlord as a result of such injury or damage.

                  (b) Tenant, at its cost and expense, shall obtain and maintain
in force throughout the term of this Lease, comprehensive general liability
insurance against any loss, liability or damage on, about or relating to the
Leased Premises, with limits of not less than Three Million ($3,000,000.00)
Dollars for death or injuries to one person and not less than Five Million
($5,000,000.00) Dollars for death or injuries to two or more persons in one
occurrence, and not less than One Million ($1,000,000.00) Dollars for damage to
property (all of the foregoing being hereinafter sometimes collectively referred
to as the "LIABILITY INSURANCE"). All such Liability Insurance obtained and
maintained by Tenant shall name both Landlord and Tenant as the insured parties
therein and shall be obtained and maintained from and with a reputable and
financially sound insurance company(ies) reasonably acceptable to Landlord,
authorized to issue such insurance in the State in which the Leased Premises is
located.

                  (c) The policies of insurance required hereunder this Lease
shall contain an agreement by the insurer that it will not cancel or modify such
policy except after thirty (30) days prior written notice to Landlord and any
Mortgagees by certified mail, return receipt requested. Not less than thirty
(30) days prior to the expiration of any such insurance policy, Tenant shall
deliver to Landlord a certificate evidencing the replacement or renewal thereof.

                  (d) Tenant shall furnish Landlord with duplicate original(s)
or original certificates of such insurance policies, including renewal and
replacement policies, together with written evidence that the premiums therefor
have been paid. It is understood and agreed that said policies may be blanket
policies' covering other locations operated by Tenant, its affiliates or
subsidiaries, provided that such blanket policies otherwise comply with the
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                  (e) Tenant shall comply, notwithstanding any other provision,
with the requirements of any Mortgages relating to the insurance and to the
proceeds of insurance maintained and required to be maintained by Tenant
pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 and 11 of this Lease.

        11. INSURANCE FOR DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION AND WORKER'S COMPENSATION.

                  (a) The Tenant shall, throughout the term of this Lease, at
its own cost and expense, obtain and maintain in full force and effect and in
the name of Tenant, Landlord and, if so requested by Landlord, any Mortgagees
(except that Landlord and any Mortgagee need not be named on any Workers
Compensation policy):

                           (i) all risks insurance, including, but not limited
to collapse, loss or damage occasioned by fire, the perils included in the
so-called extended coverage endorsement, vandalism and malicious mischief, and
water damage and containing Replacement Cost, Agreed Amount and Demolition and
Increased Cost due to Ordinance endorsements covering the Improvements and all
replacements and additions thereto, and all fixtures, equipment and other
personal property therein; the foregoing coverage shall be provided in amounts
sufficient to provide one hundred (100%) percent of the full replacement cost of
the Improvements and shall be determined from time to time, but not more
frequently than once during the Term hereof unless otherwise reasonably
requested by a Mortgagee, at Tenant's expense, at the request of the Landlord,
by any appraiser selected by Tenant and approved by Landlord and the insurance
carrier;

                           (ii) if a sprinkler system shall be located in the
Leased Premises, sprinkler leakage insurance in amounts reasonably satisfactory
to Landlord and any Mortgagees;

                           (iii) such other insurance and in such amounts as may
from time to time be required by a Mortgagee;

                           (iv) Boiler and Machinery Broad Form policy covering
explosion insurance in respect of steam and pressure boilers and similar
apparatus, if any, located on the Leased Premises in an amount equal to one
hundred (100%) percent of the full replacement cost of the Improvements;

                           (v) war risk insurance as and when such insurance is
obtainable from the United States Government or any agency or instrumentality
thereof, and a state of war or national or public emergency exits or threatens,
and in an amount not less than the full insurable value of the Leased Premises;

                           (vi) the Liability Insurance as provided in Section
10 of this Lease;

                           (vii) Worker's Compensation insurance subject to
statutory limits or better in respect of any work or other operations on or
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                           (viii) such other insurance with respect to the
Leased Premises and in such amounts as Landlord from time to time may reasonably
request against such other insurable hazards which at the time in question are
commonly insured against in the case of property similar to the Leased Premises;

                           (ix) during the performance of any construction,
broad form Builder's All-Risk insurance.

                  (b) All such insurance described in subparagraph (a) of this
Section 11 shall:

                           (i) be obtained from and maintained with reputable
and financially sound insurance company(ies) reasonably acceptable to Landlord
and any Mortgagees, authorized to issue such insurance in the State in which the
Leased Premises are located;

                           (ii) be on and/or contain such terms and conditions
as shall be satisfactory to Landlord and to any Mortgagees;

                           (iii) provide that the proceeds of any loss shall be
payable to Landlord (but to be held in escrow by any recognized financial
institution selected by Landlord for purposes of rebuilding in accordance with
subsection (e) below), or, if Landlord so requests, to any Mortgagees in
accordance with this Lease;

                           (iv) contain an agreement by the insurer that it will
not cancel or modify such policy except after thirty (30) days' prior written
notice to Landlord and any Mortgagees by certified mail, return receipt
requested; and

                           (v) provide that any loss otherwise payable
thereunder shall be payable notwithstanding any act or negligence of Landlord or
Tenant which might, absent such agreement, result in a forfeiture of all or part
of the payment of such loss.

                  (c) Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of
any such insurance policy, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a certificate
evidencing the replacement or renewal thereof.

                  (d) The Tenant shall furnish Landlord and any Mortgagees with
duplicate original(s) or original certificate(s) together with true copy(ies) of
all such insurance policies described in subparagraph (a) of this Section 11,
including renewal and replacement policy(ies), together with written evidence
that the premiums therefor (hereinafter referred to as the "PREMIUMS") have been
paid. It is understood and agreed that said policies may be blanket policies
covering other locations operated by Tenant its affiliates or subsidiaries,
provided that such blanket policies otherwise comply with the provisions of this
Section 11, and provided further that such policies shall provide for a reserved
amount thereunder with respect to the Leased Premises so as to assure that the
amount of insurance required by the provisions of this Section 11 will be
available notwithstanding any losses with respect to other property covered by
such blanket policy.



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                  (e) If any portion of the Leased Premises is damaged or
destroyed by fire or other casualty, Tenant shall forthwith give notice thereof
to Landlord and Tenant shall (to the extent insurance proceeds are made
available), at its cost and expense, forthwith repair, restore, rebuild or
replace the damaged or destroyed Improvements, fixtures or equipment, and
complete the same as soon as reasonably possible to the condition they were in
prior to such damage or destruction, except for such changes in design or
materials as may then be required by Law. The Landlord, in such event, shall, to
the extent and at the times the insurer and any Mortgagees make the proceeds of
the insurance available, reimburse the Tenant for the costs of making such
repairs, restoration, rebuilding and replacements, provided further that said
reimbursements need be made only under such conditions that the Landlord and any
Mortgagees are assured that at all times the Leased Premises shall be free of
liens or claims of liens by reason of such work, and provided further that the
portion of the proceeds paid out at any time shall not exceed the value of the
actual work and materials incorporated in the repaired, restored, rebuilt or
replaced Leased Premises and that the conditions described in Section 9 are
complied with. To the extent, if any, that the proceeds of insurance made
available as aforesaid are insufficient to pay the entire cost of making such
repairs, restoration, rebuilding and replacements, and notwithstanding the
expiration or termination of the term of this Lease, the Tenant shall pay the
amount by which such costs exceed the insurance proceeds made available as
aforesaid. Any surplus of insurance proceeds over the cost of restoration, net
of all expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with the administration
thereof, shall be promptly paid over to the Tenant.

                  (f) In the event of any damage to or destruction of the Leased
Premises, Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord and any Mortgagees and shall
file prompt proof of loss to the relevant insurance company(ies).

                  (g) The obligation to pay the rent provided for herein and to
otherwise perform Tenant's obligations hereunder shall continue unabated by
reason of such damage or destruction; that is, there shall be no abatement or
diminution of rent or release from any of Tenant's obligations hereunder by
reason of such damage or destruction regardless of the period of time, if any,
during which the Leased Premises or any part thereof remain untenantable, any
Laws to the contrary notwithstanding.

                  (h) The provisions and requirements of all of Section 9 shall
apply with respect to any repairing, restoring, rebuilding or replacing made
pursuant to this Section 11; and same shall be made in accordance with the Plans
and Specifications to the extent required hereunder.

                  (i) As to any loss or damage which may occur upon the property
of a party hereto and be collected under any insurance policy(ies), such party
hereby releases the other from any and all liability for such loss or damage to
the extent of such amounts collected.

                  (j) Tenant shall not take out separate insurance concurrent in
form or contributing in the event of loss with that required to be furnished by
Tenant under Sections 10 and 11 of this Lease, unless Landlord, and with respect
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any Mortgagees designated by Landlord, are included therein as named insureds,
with loss payable as in said Sections provided. Tenant shall immediately notify
Landlord whenever any such separate insurance is taken out and shall deliver to
Landlord duplicate original(s) thereof, or original certificate(s) evidencing
the same with true copies thereof, as provided in this Lease.

         12. CONDEMNATION.

                  (a) In the event that at any time during the term of this
Lease, title to the whole or materially all of the Leased Premises shall be
taken by the exercise of the right of condemnation or eminent domain or by
agreement between the Landlord and those authorized to exercise such right, this
Lease shall terminate and expire on the date of such taking (herein referred to
as the "TAKING DATE") and the rent provided to be paid by the Tenant shall be
apportioned and paid to the Taking Date.

                  (b) If (i) any material portion of any building on the Leased
Premises shall be taken, or (ii) substantially all reasonable means of ingress
and egress to and from the Leased Premises are permanently eliminated by reason
of such a taking, then and in any of such events, Landlord and Tenant shall each
have the right to terminate this Lease on the next date for payment of Minimum
Rental occurring at least thirty (30) days after notice to the other given
within ninety (90) days after the Taking Date.

                  (c) If and when it shall be established that this Lease shall
terminate pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of this Section
12, then Tenant shall (i) be deemed to have hereby made an irrevocable offer
(the "OFFER") to purchase the Leased Premises and Landlord's right to the award
payable in connection with such taking as of the Taking Date, at a price
(hereinafter referred to as the "PURCHASE PRICE") determined in accordance with
SCHEDULE "12(C)" attached hereto, and (ii) if less than the entire Leased
Premises shall have been taken, and Tenant elects to cancel as a result thereof
Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a certificate of Tenant, signed by the
President or any Vice President thereof, stating that, in the judgment of the
Board of Directors of Tenant, the portion of the Leased Premises or the means of
ingress and egress so taken is sufficient to fulfill the conditions set forth in
subdivisions (i) or (ii) of subsection (b) of this Section 12.

                  (d) If Landlord desires to accept the Offer it shall notify
Tenant of such acceptance (hereinafter referred to as the "ACCEPTANCE NOTICE")
and the procedures specified in subsection (e) hereof shall be applicable except
that the Closing Date shall be a date specified by Landlord in the Acceptance
Notice which date shall be the earlier to occur of either: (i) the Taking Date,
or (ii) the date which is not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty
(60) days from the date thereof but in no event shall the Closing Date be prior
to the Taking Date. If Landlord shall reject the Offer by notice given to Tenant
not later than the tenth (10th) day prior to the Taking Date, then, except with
respect to obligations and liabilities of Tenant under this Lease, actual or
contingent, which have arisen on or prior to the Taking Date, this Lease shall
terminate on the Taking Date upon payment by Tenant of all installments of
Minimum Rental and all other sums then due and payable under this Lease to and
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Anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Taking Date
occurs, and any Mortgages are then in effect, any rejection by Landlord of the
Offer shall be of no force or effect whatsoever unless accompanied by the
written consent thereto of the Mortgagee.

                  (e) If Landlord shall not have rejected the Offer as provided
in subsection (d) above, or if Landlord makes such rejection without the consent
(if required) of Mortgagee, then Tenant shall forthwith give written notice
thereof (hereinafter referred to as the "FINAL NOTICE") to Landlord, and if such
rejection is not made and/or such consent is not given, as the case may be,
within five (5) days after Landlord's receipt of the Final Notice from Tenant,
then Landlord shall be conclusively presumed to have accepted the Offer, and on
a date (the "CLOSING DATE") which shall be specified by Tenant in the Final
Notice, but not more than thirty (30) days from the date of the Final Notice,
Landlord shall transfer, convey or assign to Tenant all of Landlord's right,
title and interest, if any, in (i) the Leased Premises, and (ii) the "Net Award"
(as hereinafter defined, (whether or not such "Net Award" or any part thereof
shall have been received by Landlord). Concurrently with such transfer,
conveyance or assignment, Tenant shall pay the Purchase Price therefor to
Landlord together with all installments of Minimum Rental and all other sums
then due and payable under this Lease to and including such Closing Date minus,
however, any part of the Net Award which may theretofore have been received by
Landlord. In the event of the termination of this Lease pursuant to this Section
12, and only if Tenant shall have purchased the Leased Premises pursuant to this
Section 12, Tenant or its designee shall be entitled to the "Net Award" payable
in connection with such taking (the entire award less all of Landlord's expenses
related thereto being herein called the "Net Awards") . Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Lease to the contrary (i) in the event of the termination of
this Lease pursuant to this Section 12, and if Tenant shall not have purchased
the Leased Premises pursuant to the provisions of this Section 12, or (ii) if
this Lease is terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 12 after the
expiration of the term of this Lease, then, in either of such events, Landlord
shall be entitled to the entire award payable in connection with such taking.

                  (f) In the event of any taking of the Leased Premises and if
this Lease shall not terminate as provided in subsections 12(a) and 12(b) above,
then this Lease shall continue unaffected (except as hereinafter specifically
otherwise provided) and the Landlord shall be entitled to all awards, damages,
consequential damages and compensation for such taking and the Tenant shall not
be entitled to share in any such award or have any claim against Landlord for
any part thereof, provided: (i) Landlord shall, to the extent the Net Award paid
for the Improvements on the Leased Premises is made available to Landlord,
reimburse Tenant for its cost of demolition, repair, rebuilding and restoration
to return the Improvements to a tenantable condition, as and when expended, and
paid in like manner and subject to the provisions and conditions contained in
Section 9 above, which provisions and conditions shall be deemed to apply to
such demolition, repair, rebuilding and restoration; and (ii) the Minimum Rental
payable by Tenant to Landlord under Section 3 hereof, from and after the date of
restoration of the Leased Premises, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the
product obtained by multiplying the amount of the Net Award retained by
Landlord, if any, after restoration of the Leased Premises by Tenant, as
provided herein, by ten (10) percent. In the event of any taking which does not
result in a termination of this Lease and provided Tenant is given the Net Award
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rebuilding, Tenant shall promptly make such demolition, repair, rebuilding and
restoration as are necessary to return the Leased Premises to a tenantable
condition (in accordance with the Plans and Specifications to the extent same is
practicable), and in the event that the cost of such demolition, repair,
rebuilding and restoration shall exceed the Net Award collected by the Landlord,
the Tenant shall pay the deficiency.

                  (g) In the event Landlord is advised of an impending
condemnation, the Landlord shall give notice of such fact to the Tenant and the
Tenant, at its election, shall be entitled to participate in any negotiations or
litigation with the condemning authority.

                  (h) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant, at its cost and
expense, shall be entitled to separately claim, in any condemnation proceeding,
any damages payable for movable trade fixtures paid for and installed by Tenant
(or any persons claiming under Tenant) without any contribution or reimbursement
therefor by Landlord, and for Tenants loss of business, and for Tenant's
relocation costs; provided Landlord's award is not reduced or otherwise
adversely affected thereby.

         13. REMOVAL OF TENANT'S PROPERTY/WAIVER OF LANDLORD'S LIEN

        Provided the Tenant is not then in default hereunder, the Tenant shall
have the right, at any time during the term of this Lease, to remove "Tenant's
Property", consisting of inventory, machinery, trade equipment, business and
trade fixtures, and other trade equipment placed, installed, supplied or made by
it in or on the Leased Premises at Tenant's cost and expense (without any
contribution or reimbursement therefor by Landlord), and which may be removed
without material injury to the Leased Premises; provided, however, that any
damage to the Leased Premises or any part thereof occasioned by such removal
shall be repaired by the Tenant at Tenant's cost and expense. As used herein and
hereafter, the term "TENANT'S PROPERTY" shall not include or be deemed to
include any item now or hereafter installed in or on the Leased Premises that is
an integral part of the building, including, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning plants and systems,
electrical and plumbing fixtures and systems and other like equipment and
fixtures, if any. If requested by Tenant, Landlord shall waive any contractual,
statutory or other Landlord's lien on any and all of the Tenant's Property to
the lien of any third party institutional lender providing financing to Tenant
and will execute any customary agreements confirming such waiver as Tenant's
lender may reasonably request.

         14. SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE NOTICE TO LESSORS AND MORTGAGEES.

                  (a) This Lease, and all rights of Tenant hereunder, are and
shall be subject and subordinate in all respects to all ground and underlying
leases of all or any portions of the Leased Premises, now or hereafter existing,
and to all Mortgages, which may now or hereafter affect all or any portions of
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made or hereafter to be made under such Mortgages, and to all renewals,
modifications, replacements and extension of such leases and Mortgages and
spreaders and consolidations of such Mortgages, provided, that, as to any such
leases and/or Mortgages that encumber the Leased Premises on the commencement
date of this Lease or that become liens of record after the date of this Lease
the lessors and/or Mortgagees thereunder shall each enter into a non-disturbance
agreement, in favor of Tenant, to provide that in the event its said Mortgage
shall be foreclosed or its said lease shall be terminated, as the case may be,
and provided that there has not occurred an Event of Default hereunder, this
Lease shall not terminate on account thereof so long as the Tenant continues to
pay the rents reserved in this Lease and otherwise performs and observes all of
the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of this Lease to be performed
and observed by or on behalf of Tenant thereunder. The lien of any Mortgages
shall not cover any trade fixtures or other personal property paid for and
installed in the Leased Premises by Tenant (or any persons claiming under
Tenant) without any contribution or reimbursement therefor by Landlord. The
provisions of this subsection (a) shall be self-operative and no further
instrument of subordination shall be required. In confirmation of such
subordination, Tenant shall promptly execute and deliver any instruments that
Landlord, the lessor of any such lease or the holder of any Mortgage, or any of
their respective successors in interest, may reasonably request to evidence such
subordinations and Tenant hereby irrevocably appoints Landlord the
attorney-in-fact of Tenant to execute and deliver such instrument on behalf of
Tenant, should Tenant refuse or fail to do so promptly after request, such power
being coupled with an interest and Landlord shall promptly send to Tenant a copy
of any subordination agreement executed and delivered by Landlord on behalf of
Tenant. If any Mortgage shall not be recorded, the subordination provided for in
this Section shall not be effective unless and until Tenant shall have received
notice from the Mortgagees thereunder (as the case may be) of the existence of
such Mortgage (as the case may be). If any Mortgagees shall, from time to time,
so require, this Lease shall be prior in lien to the lien of its or their
respective Mortgages.

                  (b) In the event of any act or omission of Landlord which
would give Tenant the right, immediately or after lapse of a period of time, to
cancel or terminate this Lease, or to claim a partial or total eviction, Tenant
shall not exercise such right (i) until it has given written notice of such act
or omission to each Mortgagee whose name and address shall previously have been
furnished to Tenant in writing, and (ii) unless such act or omission shall be
one which is not capable of being remedied by any Mortgagee within a reasonable
period of time, until a reasonable period for remedying such act or omission
shall have elapsed following the giving of such notice (not to exceed sixty (60)
days) and following the time when all such Mortgagees shall have become entitled
under such Mortgages, as the case may be, to remedy the same (which reasonable
period shall in no event be less than the period to which Landlord would be
entitled under this Lease or otherwise after similar notice, to effect such
remedy), provided any such Mortgagee shall with due diligence give Tenant
written notice of its intention to and shall commence and continue to remedy
such act or omission, but nothing herein contained shall obligate any Mortgagee
to do so unless it so elects.

                  (c) If a Mortgagee shall succeed to the rights of Landlord
under this Lease, whether through possession or foreclosure action or delivery
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request of such party so succeeding to Landlord's rights (herein sometimes
referred to as "SUCCESSOR LANDLORD") and upon such Successor Landlord's written
agreement to accept Tenant's attornment which such Successor Landlord shall
agree to accept if so requested by Tenant, Tenant shall attorn to and recognize
such Successor Landlord as Tenant's landlord under this Lease, and shall
promptly execute and deliver any instrument that such Successor Landlord may
reasonably request to evidence such attornment. Tenant hereby irrevocably
appoints Landlord the attorney--in-fact of Tenant to execute and deliver such
instrument on behalf of Tenant, should Tenant refuse or fail to do so promptly
after request, such power being coupled with an interest. Upon such attornment
this Lease shall continue in full force and effect as, and as if it were, a
direct lease between the Successor Landlord and Tenant upon all of the terms,
covenants and conditions set forth in this Lease, and all such terms, covenants
and conditions shall be applicable after such attornment except that the
Successor Landlord shall:

                           (i) not be liable for any previous act or omission of
Landlord under this Lease, provided that the Successor Landlord shall be liable
for any continuing defaults which remain uncured as of the date of Successor
Landlord obtains title to the Leased Premises that are the responsibility or
obligation of the Landlord hereunder to cure;

                           (ii) not be subject to any offset, not expressly
provided for in this Lease, which shall have theretofore accrued or which may
thereafter accrue to Tenant against Landlord; and

                           (iii) not be bound by any previous modification of
this Lease, not expressly provided for in this Lease, other than a modification
of this Lease executed by Landlord and Tenant prior to the execution of any
Superior Lease or Mortgage, or by any previous prepayment of more than one
month's Minimum Rental, unless such modification or prepayment shall have been
expressly approved in writing by the Mortgagee(s) through or by reason of which
the Successor Landlord shall have succeeded to the rights of Landlord under this
Lease.

         15. NON-WAIVER. Neither a failure by the Landlord to exercise any of
its options hereunder, nor failure to enforce its rights or seek its remedies
upon any default, nor the acceptance by the Landlord of any rent accruing before
or after any default, shall effect or constitute a waiver of the Landlord's
right to exercise such option, to enforce such right, or to seek such remedy
with respect to that default or to any prior or subsequent default. The remedies
provided in this Lease shall be cumulative and shall not in any way abridge,
modify or preclude any other rights or remedies to which the Landlord may be
entitled either at law or in equity.

         16. QUIET ENJOYMENT. If the Tenant pays the rent it is obligated
hereunder to pay, and observes all other terms, covenants and conditions hereof,
it may peaceably and quietly have, hold and enjoy the Leased Premises during the
term of this Lease, subject, however, to all the terms of this Lease. No failure
by Landlord to comply with the foregoing covenant shall give Tenant any right to
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or offset against any rent or any other sum payable under this Lease, or to fail
to perform any other obligations of Tenant hereunder.

         17. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING.

                  (a) Tenant shall not sublet the Leased Premises, nor any part
thereof, nor assign, or otherwise dispose of this Lease or any interest therein,
or any part thereof, without Landlord's prior written consent in each of the
foregoing cases, which consent, however, to an assignment of this Lease may be
withheld or granted in Landlord's sole discretion, or a subletting of the Leased
Premises shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided the following conditions
are complied with:

                           (i) Any assignment shall transfer to the assignee all
of the Tenant's rights in, and interests under, this Lease.

                           (ii) At the time of any assignment and/or subletting
this Lease must be in full force and effect without any breach or default
thereunder on the part of the Tenant.

                           (iii) Any assignee shall assume, by written,
recordable instrument, in form and content satisfactory to Landlord, the due
performance of all of Tenant's obligations under this Lease including any
accrued obligations at the time of the assignment. A copy of the assignment and
assumption agreement, both in form and content satisfactory to Landlord, fully
executed and acknowledged by the assignee, together with a certified copy of a
properly executed corporate resolution (if the assignee be a corporation)
authorizing such assumption agreement, shall be sent to Landlord within ten (10)
days from the effective date of such assignment.

                           (iv) A copy of any sublease fully executed and
acknowledged by the Tenant and the sublessee, shall be mailed to Landlord within
ten (10) days from effective date of such subletting.

                           (v) Such assignment and/or subletting shall be
subject to all the provisions, terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease and
the Tenant/assignor (and any guarantor(s) of this Lease) and such assignee(s)
shall continue to be and remain liable hereunder, it being expressly understood
and agreed that no assignment or subletting of the Leased Premises shall, in any
way, relieve Tenant or any subsequent assignee(s) from the performance of any of
the agreements, terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease,

                           (vi) Each sublease permitted under this Section shall
contain provisions to the effect that (A) such sublease is only for the actual
use and occupancy by the sublessee and (B) such sublease is subject and
subordinate to all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease and to
all of the rights of Landlord thereunder, and (C) in the event this Lease shall
terminate before the expiration of such sublease, the subtenant thereunder will,
at Landlords option, attorn to Landlord and waive any rights the subtenant may
have to terminate the sublease or to surrender possession thereunder, as a
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                  (b) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Lease to the
contrary and notwithstanding any consent by Landlord to any assignment of this
Lease no assignee shall further assign its interest in this Lease nor sublease
the Leased Premises, or any portion thereof, except in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 17.

                  (c) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Lease to the
contrary, should Tenant desire to assign this Lease or sublet more than fifty
(50%) percent of the net rental square footage of the main building or any other
portion of the Leased Premises, it shall give written notice of its intention to
do so to Landlord sixty (60) days or more before the effective date of such
proposed subletting or assignment and Landlord may, at any time within thirty
(30) days after the receipt of such notice from Tenant, cancel this Lease by
giving Tenant written notice of its intention to do so, in which event such
cancellation shall become effective upon the date specified by Landlord, but not
less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days after its receipt by
Tenant, with the same force and effect as if said cancellation date were the
date originally set forth as the expiration date of the term of this Lease.
Landlord may enter into a direct lease with the proposed subtenant or assignee
or with any other persons as Landlord may desire.

                  (d) Tenant's failure to comply with all of the provisions and
conditions of this Section 17 and all of the subsections hereof shall (whether
or not Landlord's consent is required under this Section), at Landlord's option,
render any purported assignment or subletting null and void and of no force and
effect.

                  (e) In the event that Tenant hereunder or any "Guarantors"
(hereinafter defined) shall, at any time, be a corporation, no change shall
occur in the majority ownership of and/or the power to vote the majority of the
outstanding capital stock of Tenant (or such Guarantors) without the prior
written consent of Landlord, unless Tenant or such guarantor is a publicly
traded company on a nationally recognized stock exchange.

                  (f) The Tenant may, without the consent of Landlord,
consolidate with or merge into any other corporation, convey or transfer all or
substantially all of its assets to any other corporation, or permit any other
corporation to consolidate with or merge into it upon condition that:

                           (i) The corporation which results from such
consolidation or merger or the transferee to which such sale shall have been
made (hereinafter referred to as the "SURVIVING CORPORATION") is a corporation
organized under the laws of any State of the United States, and the Surviving
Corporation shall have a net worth, computed in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, consistently applied at least equal to the net
worth of Tenant on the day immediately preceding such consolidation, merger or
transfer; and

                           (ii) the Surviving Corporation shall expressly and
unconditionally assume by written agreement in recordable form to perform all
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hereunder and shall be obligated to perform all such obligations of the Tenant
hereunder to the same extent as if the Surviving Corporation had originally
executed and delivered this Lease; and

                           (iii) no rights of Landlord under this Lease shall be
affected or reduced by such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer.

Tenant covenants that it will not merge or consolidate or sell or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its assets unless there shall be
compliance with all of the foregoing provisions of subsection 17(f) of this
Lease and unless the instrument referred to in subparagraph 17(f) (ii) above
shall have been delivered to Landlord.

         18. ENTRY BY LANDLORD. Landlord and any Mortgagee(s), and their
respective duly authorized representatives, shall have the right to enter the
Leased Premises at all reasonable times and upon 48 hours prior notice for the
purposes of inspecting the conditions of same, and making such repairs,
alterations, additions, or improvements thereto as may be necessary or desirable
if Tenant fails to do so as required hereunder (but the Landlord shall have no
duty whatsoever to make any such inspections, repairs, alterations, additions,
or improvements).

         19. TENANT'S DEFAULT. The following shall be defined and deemed as an
"EVENT OF DEFAULT": (a) if Tenant shall default in the payment of the Minimum
Rental or any additional rent and if Tenant shall fail to cure said default
within five (5) business days after receipt from Landlord of a written notice of
such default, or, (b) if Tenant shall default in the performance or observance
of any term, obligation, covenant or condition to be performed or observed by
Tenant under this Section 19 or under any of Section 17 of this Lease; or (c) if
Tenant shall default in the performance or observance of any other term,
obligation, covenant or condition to be performed or observed by Tenant under
this Lease and if Tenant shall fail to cure said default within twenty-five (25)
days after receipt of notice of said default from Landlord, or if said default
shall reasonably require longer than twenty-five (25) days to cure, if Tenant
shall fail to commence to cure said default within twenty-five (25) days after
receipt of notice thereof and continuously prosecute the curing of the same to
completion with due diligence, or (d) if Tenant shall make an assignment of its
property for the benefit of creditors or shall institute any proceedings
relating to it or its property under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws of any
jurisdiction or shall petition to any court for, or consent to, the appointment
of a receiver, trustee or assignee of it or any part of its property, or (e) if
an order for relief under any provisions of Title 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code and any amendments thereto (hereinafter referred to as the
"BANKRUPTCY CODE") shall be entered against tenant, or (f) if Tenant shall be
declared bankrupt or insolvent according to law, or (g) if any bankruptcy or
insolvency proceedings shall be commenced against Tenant and shall not be
dismissed within sixty (60) days thereafter, or (h) if a receiver, trustee, or
assignee shall be appointed without the consent of Tenant in any bankruptcy or
insolvency proceedings of Tenant or the property of Tenant and shall not be
discharged within ninety (90) days thereafter, or (i) if Tenant shall be
Liquidated or dissolved, or shall begin proceedings toward its liquidation or
dissolution, or shall, in any manner, permit the divestiture of substantially
all of its assets, or (j) if, as a result of any failure by Tenant to perform or
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it under this Lease, a breach or default shall have occurred and be continuing
under any Superior Lease or Mortgage. The word "Tenant" as used in subsections
(d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j) of this Section 19 shall mean the then
holder of the Tenant's interest in this Lease hereunder and/or any Guarantor
and/or other persons who or which are liable for Tenant's obligations under this
Lease. The words "Landlord" and "Tenant" as used in subsections (b) and (c) of
this Section 19 shall mean any person, firm or entity controlled by, under
common control with, or controlling the Landlord or the "Tenant" (as defined in
the preceding sentence under this Lease, respectively); and for the purpose of
interpreting this sentence the word "control shall be deemed to mean capable of
directing the business activities and direction of such person, firm or entity.
Any defaults in Tenant's liabilities or obligations under this Lease occasioned
by any acts or failures to act by any persons having or claiming any `right,
title and interest in or to the Leased Premises by, through or under Tenant,
shall be deemed the default of Tenant hereunder. If this Lease is terminated
pursuant to this Section 19, Tenant waives (i) the benefit of any Laws exempting
property from liability for rent or for debt, and (ii) the service of any notice
which may be required by any Laws.

        In case of the occurrence of any Event of Default hereinbefore provided,
the Landlord shall have the immediate `right of reentry and may remove all
persons and property from the Leased Premises by summary proceedings, force or
otherwise. In addition to all other remedies afforded by law and/or equity, in
the event of the occurrence of any Event of Default (whether or not Landlord
shall elect to reenter or to take possession pursuant to legal proceedings or
pursuant to any notice provided for by Laws), Landlord shall have the right, at
its option, to (i) declare the balance of the entire rent for the entire rental
term of this Lease to be immediately due and payable (in which event Landlord
may then proceed to collect all of the unpaid rent called for by this Lease by
distress or otherwise) which rental shall be discounted to its present value,
(ii) trigger the Purchase and Sale Obligation as described below, or (iii)
terminate this Lease on not less than two (2) days notice to Tenant and upon the
giving of said notice, this Lease and the term hereof shall cease and expire on
the date set forth is said notice as if said date were the expiration date
originally set forth herein and/or it may from time to time, whether or not this
Lease be terminated, make such alterations and repairs as may be reasonably
necessary in order to relet the Leased Premises or any part(s) thereof for such
term or terms (which may extend beyond the term of this Lease) and at such
rental(s) and upon such other terms and conditions as Landlord in its sole
discretion may deem advisable; upon each such reletting all rentals received by
the Landlord from such reletting shall be applied, first, to the payment of any
indebtedness (other than rents due hereunder) of Tenant to Landlord, second, to
the payment of any costs and expenses of such reletting, including, without
limitation, brokerage fees (at no greater than customary rates in the area in
which the Leased Premises is located) and reasonable attorneys' fees and of the
cost of such alterations and repairs, third, to the payment of rents due and
unpaid hereunder; and the residue, if any, shall be held by Landlord and applied
in payment of future rents and other payments required to be made by Tenant
hereunder as the same may become due and payable hereunder, with the right
reserved to Landlord to bring such action(s) or proceeding(s) for the recovery
of any deficits remaining unpaid without being obliged to await the end of the
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maintenance of any one or more actions shall not bar Landlord from bringing
other or subsequent actions for further accruals pursuant to the provisions of
this Section. If such rentals received from such reletting during any month be
less than that to be paid during that month by Tenant hereunder, Tenant shall
pay any such deficiency to Landlord. Such deficiency shall be calculated and
paid monthly subject to Landlord's right of action(s) or proceeding(s), as
aforesaid. No such reentry or taking possession of the Leased Premises by
Landlord shall be construed as an election on its part to terminate this Lease
unless a written notice of such intention be given to Tenant or unless the
termination, thereof be decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any such reletting without termination, Landlord may at any time
thereafter elect to terminate this Lease for such previous breach. Should
Landlord at any time terminate this Lease for any breach, in addition to any
other remedies it may have, it may recover from Tenant all damages it may incur
by reason of such breach as damages for loss of the bargain and not as a
penalty, including the cost of recovering the Leased Premises, reasonable
attorneys' fees, and including the worth, at the time of such termination of the
excess, if any, of the amount of rental and charges equivalent to the rental and
charges reserved in this Lease for the remainder of the then term of this Lease,
over the aggregate rental value of the Leased Premises for the remainder of such
term, all of which shall be immediately due and payable from Tenant to Landlord.
If any Laws shall validly limit the amount of the damages provided for in the
immediately preceding sentence to less than the amount above agreed upon,
Landlord shall be entitled to the maximum amount allowable under such Laws. In
the event the Tenant does not comply with its obligations under this Lease,
Landlord shall also have the right to appropriate injunctive relief. The rights
and remedies whether herein or anywhere else in this Lease provided shall be
cumulative and the exercise of any one right or remedy shall not preclude the
exercise of or act as a waiver of any other right or remedy of Landlord
hereunder or which may be existing at law, or in equity or by statute or
otherwise. In addition to the foregoing, Tenant, and its successors and assigns,
shall at all times indemnify Landlord for, defend Landlord against and save
Landlord harmless from any liability, loss, cost, injury, damage or other
expense or risk whatsoever directly or indirectly, arising out of, resulting
from or otherwise in connection with the failure for any reason on the part of
Tenant to perform, observe or comply with any of the covenants, conditions and
obligations under this Lease to be performed, observed or complied with by
Tenant.

         20. TAX APPEALS AND CONTESTS.

                  (a) Tenant shall have the right, at its cost and expense, to
contest the amount or validity, in whole or in part, of any Imposition of any
kind by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted in good faith, but no such
contest shall be carried on or maintained by Tenant after the time limit for the
payment of any Imposition unless the Tenant, at its option: (i) shall pay the
amount involved under protest; or (ii) shall procure and maintain a stay of all
proceedings to enforce any collection of any imposition together with all
penalties, interest, costs and expenses by a deposit of a sufficient sum of
money, or by such undertaking, as may be required or permitted by law to
accomplish such stay; or (iii) shall deposit with Landlord or any Superior
Lessor or Mortgagee, as security for the performance by the Tenant of its
obligations hereunder with respect to such Imposition such security in amounts
equal to such contested amount or such reasonable security as may be demanded by
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or Mortgagee to insure payment of such contested Imposition and all penalties,
interest, costs and expenses which may accrue during the period of the contest.
Upon the termination of any such proceedings, it shall be the obligation of
Tenant to pay the amount of such Imposition or part thereof, as finally
determined in such proceeding the payment of which may have been deferred during
the prosecution of such proceedings together with any costs, fees (including
counsel fees), interest, penalties or other liabilities in connection therewith,
whereupon the Landlord shall arrange to have returned to the Tenant, with any
interest (less an administrative fee of one (1%) percent per annum) earned
thereon, all amounts, if any, held by or on behalf of Landlord which were
deposited by the Tenant in accordance with the provisions hereof.

                  (b) Tenant shall have the right, at its cost and expense, to
seek a reduction in the valuation of the Leased Premises as assessed for tax
purposes and to prosecute any action or proceeding in connection therewith.
Provided Tenant is not in default hereunder, Tenant shall be authorized to
collect any tax refund of any tax paid by Tenant obtained by reason thereof and
to retain the same.

                  (c) Landlord agrees that whenever Landlord's cooperation is
required in any of the proceedings brought by Tenant as aforesaid, Landlord will
reasonably cooperate therein, provided same shall not entail any cost, liability
or expense to Landlord and Tenant will pay, indemnify and save Landlord harmless
of and from, any and all liabilities, losses, judgments, decrees, costs and
expenses (including all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) in connection
with any such contest and will, promptly after the final settlement fully pay
and discharge the amounts which shall be levied, assessed, charged or imposed or
be determined to be payable therein or in connection therewith and Tenant shall
perform and observe all acts and obligations the performance of which shall be
ordered or decreed as a result thereof. No such contest shall subject Landlord
or any Superior Lessor or Mortgagee to the risk of any material civil liability
or the risk of any criminal liability, and Tenant shall give such reasonable
indemnity or security to Landlord, any Superior Lessor and. any Mortgagee as may
reasonably be demanded by any of them to insure compliance with the foregoing
provisions of this Section 20.

         21. SIGNS. Tenant may, during the term of this Lease, upon obtaining
any and all necessary permits from governmental authorities paint or erect and
maintain, at its cost and expense, signs of such dimensions and materials as it
may reasonably deem appropriate in or about the Leased Premises. Such signs
shall be removed by Tenant upon the termination of its occupancy of the Leased
Premises.

         22. SURRENDER OF PREMISES. Except in the case of condemnation described
in subsection 12(a), at the expiration or sooner termination of the term of this
Lease, Tenant shall surrender the Leased Premises in the same condition as the
Leased Premises were in upon delivery of possession thereto under this Lease,
reasonable wear and tear excepted, and shall surrender all keys for the Leased
Premises to Landlord at the place then fixed for the payment of rent and shall
inform Landlord of all combinations on locks, safes and vaults, if any, in the
Leased Premises. Tenant shall at such time remove all Tenant's Property, as well
as any alterations or improvements, if requested to do so by Landlord and shall
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Leased Premises caused thereby, and any or all of such properly not so removed
shall, at Landlord's option, become the exclusive property of Landlord or be
disposed of by Landlord, at Tenant's cost and expense, without further notice to
or demand upon Tenant. Tenant agrees that if Tenant does not surrender the Lease
Premises to Landlord at the end term of this Lease, then Tenant will pay to
Landlord, to the extent permitted by law, one hundred fifty percent (150%) of
the amount of the rent paid by Tenant for the last full month of the term for
each month or portion thereof that Tenant holds over, unless such holdover is
expressly permitted in advance by Landlord in writing. Furthermore, at all
times, Tenant shall indemnify Landlord against loss or liability resulting from
the delay by Tenant in so surrendering the Leased Premises including, without
limitation, any claims made by any succeeding occupant founded on such delay.
Tenant's obligation to observe or perform this covenant shall survive the
expiration or other termination of the term of this Lease.

         No receipt of money by Landlord from Tenant after termination of this
Lease or the service of any notice of commencement of any suit or final judgment
for possession shall reinstate, continue or extend the term of this Lease or
affect any such Notice, demand, suit or judgment.

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         24. LANDLORD DEFINED.

                  (a) The term "Landlord" as used in this Lease means only the
owner of the Leased Premises, or the Mortgagee in possession of the Leased
Premises, for the time being, so that in the event of any sale or other transfer
of the Leased Premises, Landlord shall be and hereby is entirely freed and
relieved of all liabilities and obligations of Landlord hereunder arising from
and after the date of any such transfer, and it shall be deemed without further
agreement between the parties and any successor of Landlord, that such successor
has assumed and agreed to perform and observe all liabilities and obligations of
Landlord hereunder.

                  (b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
it is specifically understood and agreed that there shall be no personal
liability on Landlord in respect of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or
provisions of this Lease, and in the event of a breach or default by Landlord of
any of its liabilities and obligations under this Lease, Tenant and any persons
claiming by, through or under Tenant shall look solely to the equity of the
Landlord in the Leased Premises for the satisfaction of Tenant's and such
persons' remedies and claims for damages.

         25. TENANT'S PAYMENTS. Each and every payment and expenditure, other
than Minimum Rental and other than costs for any additions, alterations,
repairs, replacements and improvements to the Improvements, which are required
to be paid by Tenant under this Lease shall be deemed to be additional rent
hereunder, whether or not the provisions requiring payment of such amounts
specifically so state, and shall be payable, unless otherwise provided in this
Lease, on demand by Landlord and in the case of the non-payment of any such
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shall have, in addition to all of its other rights and remedies, all of the
rights and remedies available to Landlord hereunder or by Laws in the case of
nonpayment of Minimum Rental. Unless expressly otherwise provided in this Lease,
the performance and observance by Tenant of all the terms, covenants and
conditions of this Lease to be performed and observed by Tenant hereunder shall
be performed and observed by Tenant at Tenant's sole cost and expense. Tenant
agrees to pay or reimburse Landlord, on demand, for any reasonable costs and
expenses that may be incurred by Landlord in connection with its review of any
instruments or documents requested by Tenant pursuant to this Lease or relating
to the Leased Premises including but not limited to the costs and expenses of
making such investigations as the Landlord shall deem appropriate and the
reasonable legal fees and disbursements of Landlord's counsel. All payments of
Minimum Rental hereunder shall be made to Landlord by check, as Landlord may
direct, at the address set forth in the beginning hereof unless otherwise
provided herein or at such other address as may be designated by Landlord.

         26. RIGHT TO CURE DEFAULT. If Tenant shall fail to fully comply with
any of its liabilities or obligations under this Lease (including, without
limitation, its obligations to make repairs, maintain various policies of
insurance, comply with all Laws and pay all Impositions and bills for
utilities), then ten (10) days after the giving of written notice of such breach
to Tenant (except that prior written notice shall not be required in the event
of an emergency) Landlord shall have the right, at its option, to cure such
breach at Tenant's cost and expense. Tenant agrees to reimburse Landlord (as
additional rent) for all losses, costs, damages and expenses resulting therefrom
or incurred in connection therewith, together with interest thereon (at a rate
equal to the "Maximum Rate"), promptly upon demand.

         27. COVENANT AGAINST LIENS.

                  (a) If, because of any act or omission (or alleged act or
omission) of Tenant, any mechanic's or other lien, charge or order for the
payment of money or other encumbrances shall be filed or imposed against
Landlord, any Superior Lessor, any Mortgagee and/or any portion of the Leased
Premises (whether or not such lien, charge, order or encumbrance is valid or
enforceable as such), Tenant shall, at its cost and expense, cause same to be
discharged of record or bonded within ten (10) days after notice to Tenant of
the filing or imposition thereof; and Tenant shall indemnify and defend Landlord
against and save Landlord harmless from all losses, costs, damages, expenses,
liabilities, suits, penalties, claims, demands and obligations, including,
without limitation, reasonable counsel fees, resulting therefrom. If Tenant
fails to comply with the foregoing provisions, Landlord shall have the option of
discharging or bonding any such lien, charge, order or encumbrance, and Tenant
agrees to reimburse Landlord (as additional rent) for all losses, costs,
damages, and expenses resulting therefrom or incurred in connection therewith,
together with interest thereon (at a rate equal to the "Maximum Rate"), promptly
upon demand.

                  (b) All materialmen, contractors, artisans, mechanics,
laborers and any other persons now or hereafter furnishing any labor, services,
materials supplies or equipment to Tenant with respect to any portion of the
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they must look exclusively to Tenant to obtain payment for same. Notice is
hereby given that the Landlord shall not be liable for any labor, services,
materials, supplies or equipment furnished or to be furnished to the Tenant upon
credit, and that no mechanic's or other lien for any such labor, services,
materials, supplies or equipment shall attach to or affect the estate or
interest of the Landlord in and to the Leased Premises.

         28. WAIVER OF REDEMPTION. It being clearly understood by Tenant that
Landlord is unwilling to enter into any lease of the Leased Premises unless the
statutory rights of redemption after an eviction proceeding and to a de novo
trial after an eviction action shall be waived by Tenant (unless such second or
further trial results from an Appellate Court decision reversing the decision of
the first trial) and Tenant being willing to waive all such rights of redemption
conferred by statute in order that it may secure this lease, Tenant covenants
and agrees that in the event of an eviction action or any other action or
proceeding to dispossess, terminating this Lease, the right of redemption
provided or permitted by any Laws, and the right to any trial de novo or further
trial provided or permitted by any Laws, shall be and hereby are expressly
waived (unless such trial de novo results from an Appellate Court decision
reversing the decision of the first trial) . Tenant hereby expressly waives the
service of any notice to vacate as provided for or may be provided for in and by
the laws of the State in which the Leased Premises is located, as the same may
from time to time exist.

         29. LANDLORD'S AND TENANT'S CERTIFICATE. Landlord and Tenant shall,
each without charge at any time and from time to time, within ten (10) days
after request by the other party, certify by written instrument, duly executed,
acknowledged and delivered to any ground lessor, Mortgagee, assignee of any
Mortgagee or purchaser, or any proposed Mortgagee, or proposed assignee or
sub-tenant of Tenant or any other person, firm or corporation specified by
Landlord or Tenant:

                  (a) That this Lease and all "Guarantees" (hereinafter defined)
are unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if there has been modification,
that the same is in full force and effect as modified and stating the
modifications);

                  (b) Whether or not there are then existing any breaches or
defaults by the other party under any of the terms of this Lease and specifying
such breach or default or any setoffs or defenses against the enforcement of any
of the agreements, terms, covenants or conditions of this Lease or of any
Guarantees upon the part of the Landlord or Tenant or any said Guarantor, as the
case may be, to be performed or complied with (and, if so, specifying the same
and the steps being taken to remedy the same) ; and

                  (c) The dates, if any, to which the rental(s) and other
charges under this Lease have been paid in advance.

        Tenant shall cause any and all of its said certifications which refer to
any Guarantors or Guarantees to be executed and acknowledged by the relevant
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         30. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY AND WAIVERS BY GUARANTORS. LANDLORD AND
TENANT DO HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM
BROUGHT BY EITHER AGAINST THE OTHER, UPON ANY MATTERS WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF
OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS LEASE, TENANT'S USE OR OCCUPANCY OF THE LEASED
PREMISES, AND/OR ANY CLAIM OF INJURY OR DAMAGE. IT IS FURTHER MUTUALLY AGREED
THAT IN THE EVENT LANDLORD COMMENCES ANY SUMMARY PROCEEDING FOR NON-PAYMENT OF
MINIMUM RENTAL OR ADDITIONAL RENT, TENANT WILL NOT INTERPOSE ANY COUNTERCLAIM OF
WHATEVER NATURE OR DESCRIPTION IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING UNLESS REQUIRED BY LAW TO
RAISE SUCH COUNTERCLAIM IN SUCH ACTION. EACH AND EVERY GUARANTOR, IF ANY, SHALL
WITH RESPECT TO THE LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER ITS GUARANTEE, BE DEEMED
TO HAVE AGREED TO WAIVE, WITH RESPECT TO ITS GUARANTEE AND THIS LEASE, ALL
RIGHTS WHICH ARE WAIVED BY TENANT UNDER THIS LEASE.

         31. NET LEASE; NON-TERMINABILITY. This is an absolutely "Bond Type" net
lease to the Landlord. It is the intent of the parties hereto that the Minimum
Rental payable under this Lease shall be an absolutely net return to the
Landlord and that the Tenant shall pay all costs and expense relating to the
Premises, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Lease. Any amount or
obligation herein relating to the Premises which is not expressly declared to be
that of the Landlord shall be deemed to be an obligation of the Tenant to be
timely performed by the Tenant at the Tenant's expense. Except as otherwise
specifically provided in Section 12 hereof, this Lease shall not terminate nor
shall Tenant have any right to terminate this Lease; nor shall Tenant be
entitled to any abatement, deduction, deferment, suspension or reduction of, or
setoff, defense or counterclaim against, any rentals, charges, or other sums
payable by Tenant under this Lease; nor shall the respective obligations of
Landlord and Tenant be otherwise affected by reason of damage to or destruction
of the Leased Premises from whatever cause, any taking by condemnation, eminent
domain, requisition or by agreement between Landlord and those authorized to
exercise such rights, the lawful or unlawful, limitation of Tenant's use of the
Leased Premises, the interference with such use by any persons, corporations or
other entities or by reason of any eviction by paramount title, or by reason of
Tenant's acquisition of ownership of any or all of the Leased Premises otherwise
than pursuant to an express provision of this Lease, or by reason of any default
or breach of any warranty by Landlord under this Lease or any other agreement
between Landlord and Tenant, or to which Landlord and Tenant are parties, or for
the failure of Landlord to deliver possession of the Premises on the
commencement of the term hereof, or for any other cause whether similar or
dissimilar to the foregoing any present or future Laws to the contrary
notwithstanding; it being the intention that the obligations of Landlord and
Tenant hereunder shall be separate and independent covenants and agreements and
that the Minimum Rental, additional rent and all other charges and sums payable
by Tenant hereunder shall continue to be payable in all events unless the
obligations to pay the same shall be terminated pursuant to the express
provisions of this Lease; and Tenant covenants and agrees that it will remain
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take any action to terminate, cancel, rescind or void this Lease,
notwithstanding the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition,
readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, winding up or other proceedings
affecting Landlord or any assignee of, or successor to, Landlord, and
notwithstanding any action with respect to this Lease that may be taken by a
trustee or receiver of Landlord or any assignee of, or successor to, Landlord or
by any court in any such proceeding. Except specifically as provided in this
Lease, Tenant waives all rights which may now or hereafter be conferred by law
(i) to quit, terminate, or surrender this Lease or the Premises or any part
thereof, or (ii) to any abatement, suspension, deferment or reduction of the
Minimum Rental, Additional Rent, or any other sums payable under this Lease.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, the Tenant does retain
a separate and independent right to sue the Landlord, provided, however, any
judgment in favor of the Tenant shall not abate Minimum Rental or Additional
Rent or terminate the Tenant's obligations hereunder.

         32. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

                  (a) NOTICES. Any notice, exercise of option or election,
communication, request or other document or demand required or permitted under
this Lease shall, be in writing and shall be given to Landlord or Tenant by
Federal Express or other similar national, reputable, overnight courier which
provides proof of delivery, registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, to the parties at the addresses indicated below:

                  (i)      To the Landlord as follows:

                           Aviation Sales Distribution Services Company
                           3601 Flamingo Road
                           Miramar, Florida  33027


                           And Copy to:

                           Boyar & Miller
                           4265 San Felipe, Suite 1200
                           Houston, Texas  77027
                           Attn:  Timothy J. Heinrich, Esq.


                  (ii)     To Tenant as follows:

                           Kellstrom Industries, Inc.
                           3701 Flamingo Road
                           Miramar, Fl. 33027
                           Attn:  Vice President, Operations

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                           Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A.
                           Suntrust International Center
                           One S.E. Third Avenue, 28th Floor
                           Miami, Fl. 33131-1714
                           Attn:  Richard Bezold, Esq.

Either party may, from to time, change the address at which such written
notices, exercise of options or election, communications requests, or other
documents or demands are to be mailed, by giving the other party(ies) written
notice of such changed address, pursuant to the terms hereinabove set forth. At
Landlord's option, which may be exercised at any time hereafter, Tenant shall
send copies of any and all said notices and other communications designated by
Landlord to any Mortgagees designated by Landlord, in the same manner as notices
are required to be sent to Landlord, and at such address(es) as Landlord may
from time to time designate by notice to Tenant.

                  (b) RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES. It is the intention of the
parties hereto to create the relationship of Landlord and Tenant, and no other
relationship whatsoever, and unless expressly otherwise provided herein, nothing
herein shall be construed to make the parties hereto liable for any of the
debts, liabilities or obligations of the other party.

                  (c) GOVERNING LAWS. This Lease shall be governed exclusively
by the provisions hereof and by the laws of the State in which the Leased
Premises is located as the same may from time to time exist.

                  (d) INVALIDITY OF PARTICULAR PROVISIONS. If any term or
provision of this Lease or the application thereof to any person or circumstance
shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease,
or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other
than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be
affected thereby and each term and provision of this Lease shall be valid and be
enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

                  (e) WAIVER. Failure on the part of either party to complain of
any action or non-action on the part of the other party, no matter how long the
same may continue, shall never be deemed to be a waiver by either party of any
of its rights hereunder. Acceptance by Landlord of Minimum Rental, additional
rent or any other charges paid by Tenant hereunder shall not be or be deemed to
be a waiver by Landlord of any default by Tenant, whether or not Landlord knows
of such default. No waiver at any time of any of the provisions hereof by either
party shall be construed as a waiver of any of the other provisions hereunder
and a waiver at any time of any of the provisions hereof shall not be construed
as a waiver at any subsequent time of the same provisions.

                  (f) COUNTERPARTS. This Lease may be executed, in several
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and such counterparts
shall constitute but one and the same instrument.



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                  (g) SOLE AGREEMENT. This Lease sets forth all the promises,
inducements, agreements, conditions and understandings between Landlord and
Tenant relative to the Leased Premises, and there are no promises, agreements,
conditions or understandings, either oral or written, express or implied between
them, other than as herein set forth. Except as herein otherwise provided, no
subsequent alteration, amendment, change or addition to this Lease shall be
binding upon Landlord or Tenant, unless reduced to writing and signed by the
party(ies) to be charged therewith.

                  (h) SHORT FORM OF LEASE. A short form or memorandum of Lease
for recording purposes only, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Landlord's
and Tenant's respective counsel, may, simultaneously with the execution hereof,
be executed by Landlord and Tenant.

                  (i) CAPTIONS. The captions of the several Sections and
subsections of this Lease and table of contents are not a part of the context
hereof and shall be ignored in construing this Lease. They are intended only as
aids in locating various provisions hereof.

                  (j) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Except as may be expressly
otherwise provided herein, the terms, covenants and conditions hereof shall
inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon Landlord and its successors
and assigns and the terms, covenants and conditions hereof shall inure to the
benefit of and shall be binding upon Tenant and its successors and permitted
assigns.

                  (k) NO MERGER. There shall be no merger of this Lease, or the
leasehold estate created by this Lease, with any other estate or interest in the
Leased Premises, or any part thereof, by reason of the fact that the same
person, firm, corporation or other entity may acquire or own or hold, directly
or indirectly, (i) this Lease or the leasehold estate created by this Lease, or
any interest in this Lease or in any such leasehold estate, and (ii) any such
other estate or interest in the Leased Premises or any part thereof; and no such
merger shall occur unless and until all persons, corporations, firms and other
entities having an interest (including a security interest) in (i) this Lease or
the leasehold estate created by this Lease; and (ii) any such other estate or
interest in the Leased Premises, or any part thereof, shall join in a written
instrument effecting such merger and shall duly record the same.

                  (l) RIGHTS OF SUPERIOR LESSOR. Any rights provided herein for
the benefit of any Mortgagees shall apply with equal force and effect for the
benefit of any Superior Lessors as if expressly so stated in each instance.

                  (m) REPORTS. Tenant agrees to furnish to Landlord, with
reasonable promptness: (1) copies of financial statements of Tenant and each
Guarantor (including, but not limited to, annual balance sheets, income
statements and surplus statements, certified by independent certified public
accountants); and (2) other financial statements, reports and documents which
the Tenant and each Guarantor (i) files with or otherwise sends to the
Securities and Exchange Commission, whether pursuant to the Securities Act of
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amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 including, without limitation,
Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on
Form 8-K and Proxy Statements and other soliciting materials; (ii) files with
any other governmental commission, department or agency or any securities
exchange; and (iii) sends to or makes available to its shareholders. In addition
to the foregoing, Tenant shall obtain and deliver to Landlord, (a) with
reasonable promptness, such other information respecting the operation of the
Leased Premises or the financial condition and affairs of Tenant or any
Guarantors, as Landlord may from time to time reasonably request, and (b)
together with the annual reports of each Guarantor as required above, an
Officer's Certificate of such Guarantor stating that to the best of the signer's
knowledge and belief after making due inquiry, neither Tenant nor such Guarantor
is in default in the performance or observance of any of the agreements, terms,
covenants or conditions of this Lease or the Guarantee upon the part of Tenant
or the Guarantor, as the case may be, to be performed or observed (or, if so,
specifying the same and the steps being taken to remedy the same).

                  (n) OWNERSHIP OF LEASED PREMISES. Tenant acknowledges that the
Leased Premises are the property of Landlord and that Tenant has only the right
to the possession and use thereof upon the terms, covenants and conditions set
forth in this Lease.

                  (o) ENCROACHMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, ETC. If any of the
Improvements shall, at any time, encroach upon any property, street or right of
way adjoining or adjacent to the Leased Premises, or shall violate the
agreements or conditions contained in any restrictive covenant or other
agreement affecting the Leased Premises, or any part thereof, or shall hinder or
obstruct any easement or right-of-way to which the Leased Premises are subject,
or shall impair the rights of others under such easement or right-of-way, then
promptly upon the request of the Landlord at the behest of any persons affected
by any such encroachment, violation, hindrance, obstruction or impairment,
Tenant shall, at its cost and expense, either (i) obtain valid and effective
waivers or settlements of all claims, liabilities and damages resulting from
each such encroachment, violation, hindrance, obstruction or impairment, whether
the same shall affect Landlord or Tenant, or (ii) make such changes in the
Improvements and take such other actions as shall be necessary to remove such
encroachment, hindrances or obstructions and to end such violations or
impairments, including, if necessary, but only with Landlord's prior written
consent, the alteration or removal of any of the Improvements. Any such
alteration or removal consented to by Landlord shall be made by Tenant in
accordance with the requirements of Section 9, above. Tenant's obligations under
this subsection 32(o) shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this
Lease.

                  (p) ACCEPTANCE OF SURRENDER. No surrender to Landlord of this
Lease or of the Leased Premises, or any part thereof, or of any interest
therein, shall be valid or effective unless agreed to and accepted in writing by
Landlord and consented to in writing by any and all Mortgagees and Superior
Lessors, and no act or omission by Landlord or any representative or agent of
Landlord, other than such a written acceptance by Landlord, consented to as
aforesaid, shall constitute an acceptance of any such surrender. Furthermore, no
receipt of money by Landlord from Tenant after termination of this Lease or the
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commencement of any suit or final judgment for possession shall reinstate,
continue or extend the term of this Lease or affect any such notice, demand,
suit or judgment.

                  (q) CONSENT BY LANDLORD. Wherever in this Lease Landlord
agrees not to unreasonably withhold its consent or approval, or words of like
import, Tenant agrees that it shall not be unreasonable for Landlord to withhold
such consent or approval (i) if by granting such consent or approval Landlord
shall be in violation of any Mortgage, or (ii) any Mortgagee shall not give its
consent or approval thereto where its consent or approval is required by the
terms of its Mortgage. Anything herein contained to the contrary
notwithstanding, any consent or approval given by Landlord hereunder this Lease
with respect to any act or matter to which a Mortgagee is entitled by the terms
of its Mortgage to consent or approve shall be of no force or effect, and shall
be deemed to have been withheld, unless accompanied by the written consent or
approval of such Mortgagee. In the event that a claim or adjudication is made
that Landlord has acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case
where by law or under this Lease it has an obligation to act reasonably or
promptly, Landlord shall not be liable for any monetary damages and Tenant's
remedies shall be limited to injunctive relief or declaratory judgment.

                  (r) TIME OF ESSENCE. It is understood and agreed between the
parties hereto that time is of the essence of all the terms and provisions of
this Lease.

                  (s) ATTORNEYS FEES. If either party defaults in the
performance of any of the terms or provisions of this Lease and by reason
thereof the other party employs the services of any attorney to enforce
performance of the covenants, or to perform any service based upon defaults,
then in any of said events the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive
from the other party reasonable attorneys fees and all expenses and costs
incurred by the prevailing party pertaining thereto (including costs and fees
relating to any appeal) and in enforcement of any remedy.

                  (t) BROKERAGE. Tenant represents that it has dealt with no
broker, salesman, agent or other person in connection with this transaction and
that no broker, salesman, agent or other person brought about this transaction.
Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any
claims by any other broker, salesman, agent or other person claiming a
commission or other form of compensation by virtue of heaving dealt with Tenant
with regard to this leasing transaction. Landlord agrees to indemnify and hold
Tenant harmless from and against any claims by any other broker, salesman, agent
or other person claiming a commission or other form of compensation by virtue of
heaving dealt with Landlord with regard to this leasing transaction. The
provisions of this subsection 32(t) shall survive the expiration or sooner
termination of this Lease.



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         33. BANKRUPTCY OR INSOLVENCY. The Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and
agree that the provisions of this Section 33 shall control notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein.

                  (a) In the event that Tenant shall become a debtor under
Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code and Tenant's trustee or Tenant shall elect to
assume this Lease for the purpose of assigning the same or otherwise, such
election and assignment may be made only if the provisions of this Section 33
are satisfied. If Tenant or Tenant's trustee shall fail to assume this Lease
within 60 days after the entry of an order for relief, this Lease shall be
deemed to have been rejected. Immediately thereupon Landlord shall be entitled
to possession of the Leased Premises without further obligation to Tenant or
Tenant's trustee and this Lease, upon the election of Landlord, shall terminate,
but Landlord's right to be compensated for damages (including, without
limitation, liquidated damages pursuant to Section 19 or the exercise of any
other remedies in any such proceeding) shall survive, whether or not this Lease
shall be terminated.

                  (b) In the event that a voluntary petition for reorganization
is filed by Tenant, or an involuntary petition is filed against Tenant under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, or in the event of the entry of an order for
relief under Chapter 7 in a case which is then transferred to Chapter 11,
Tenant's trustee or Tenant, as debtor-in-possession must elect to assume this
Lease within 60 days from the date of the filing of the petition under Chapter
11 or the transfer thereto, or Tenant's trustee or the debtor-in-possession
shall be deemed to have rejected this Lease. Immediately thereupon Landlord
shall be entitled to possession of the Leased Premises without further
obligation to Tenant or Tenant's trustee and this Lease, upon the election of
Landlord shall terminate, but Landlord's right to be compensated for damages
(including, without limitation, liquidated damages pursuant to Section 19 or the
exercise of any other remedies in any such proceeding) shall survive, whether or
not this Lease shall be terminated.

                  (c) No election by Tenant's trustee or the
debtor-in-possession to assume this Lease, whether under Chapter 7 or Chapter
11, shall be effective unless each of the following conditions has been
satisfied:

                           (i) Tenant's trustee or the debtor-in-possession has
cured all defaults under this Lease, or has provided Landlord with evidence
satisfactory to Landlord that it will cure all defaults susceptible of being
cured by the payment of money within 10 days from the date of such assumption
and that it will cure all other defaults under this Lease which are susceptible
of being cured by the performance of any act within 30 days after the date of
such assumption.

                           (ii) Tenant's trustee or the debtor-in-possession has
compensated, or has provided Landlord with evidence satisfactory to Landlord
that, within 10 days from the date of such assumption, it will compensate
Landlord for any actual pecuniary loss incurred by Landlord arising from the
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indicated in any statement of actual pecuniary loss sent by Landlord to Tenant's
trustee or the debtor-in-possession.

                           (iii) Tenant's trustee or the debtor-in-possession
(A) has provided Landlord with "Assurance", as hereinbelow defined, of the
future performance of each of the obligations under this Lease of Tenant,
Tenant's trustee or the debtor-in-possession and (B) shall, in addition to any
other security deposits held by Landlord, deposit with Landlord, as security for
the timely payment of Minimum Rental and for the performance of all other
obligations of Tenant under this Lease, an amount equal to 3 monthly
installments of Minimum Rental and any percentage rental payable under this
Lease (both at the rate then payable), and (C) pay in advance to Landlord on the
date each installment of Minimum Rental is due and payable, one-twelfth of
Tenant's annual obligations for Impositions and insurance premiums to be made by
Tenant pursuant to this Lease. The obligations imposed upon Tenant's trustee or
the debtor-in-possession by this Section 33 shall continue with respect to
Tenant or any assignee of this Lease, after the conclusion of proceedings under
the Bankruptcy Code.

                           (iv) Such assumption will not breach or cause a
default under any provision of any other lease, Mortgage, financing agreement or
other agreement by which Landlord or the Superior Lessor is bound, relating to
the Leased Premises or any larger development of which the Leased Premises is a
part.

                  (d) For purposes of subsection (c)(iii) of this Section 33,
Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that "Assurance" shall mean no less than: (i)
Tenant's trustee or the debtor-in-possession has and will continue to have
sufficient unencumbered assets after the payment of all secured obligations and
administrative expenses to assure Landlord that sufficient funds will be
available to fulfill the obligations of Tenant under this Lease and (ii) to
secure to Landlord the obligations of Tenant, Tenant's trustee or the
debtor-in-possession and to assure the ability of Tenant, Tenant's trustee or
the debtor-in-possession to cure the defaults under this Lease, monetary and/or
non-monetary, there shall have been: (A) sufficient cash deposited with
Landlord, or (B) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order segregating
sufficient cash payable to Landlord and/or (C) Tenant's trustee or the
debtor-in-possession shall have granted to Landlord a valid and perfected first
lien and security interest and/or mortgage in property of Tenant, Tenant's
trustee or the debtor-in-possession, acceptable as to value and kind to
Landlord.

                  (e) In the event that this Lease is assumed in accordance with
subsection (b) of this Section 33 and thereafter Tenant is liquidated or files,
or has filed against it, a subsequent petition under any provision of the
Bankruptcy Code or any similar statute for relief of debtors, Landlord may, at
its option, terminate this Lease and all rights of Tenant hereunder, by giving
Tenant notice of its election to so terminate within 30 days after the
occurrence of either of such events.

                  (f) If Tenant's trustee or the debtor-in-possession has
assumed this Lease pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Section 33 for
the purpose of assigning (or elects to assign) this Lease, this Lease may be so
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adequate assurance of future performance of all of the terms, covenants and
conditions of this Lease to be performed by Tenant. Landlord shall be entitled
to receive all consideration for such assignment whether cash or otherwise. As
used in this subsection (f) of this Section 33 "adequate assurance of future
performance" shall mean at least that clauses (B) and (C) of subsection (c)
(iii) of this Section 33 and each of the following conditions, has been
satisfied:

                           (i) The proposed assignee has furnished Landlord with
a current financial statement audited by a certified public accountant
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals
consistently applied indicating a credit rating, net worth and working capital
in amounts which Landlord reasonably determines to be sufficient to assure the
future performance of such assignee of Tenant's obligations under this Lease,
but in no event indicating a net worth less than the net worth of the Tenant and
any Guarantors of this Lease, on the date of execution hereof.

                           (ii) Such assignment will not breach or cause a
default under any provision of any other lease, Mortgage, financing agreement or
other agreement by which Landlord or the Superior Lessor is bound, relating to
the Leased Premises or any larger development of which the Leased Premises is a
part.

                           (iii) The proposed assignment will not release or
impair any Guarantee under this Lease.

                  (g) When, pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, Tenant's trustee or
the debtor-in-possession shall be obligated to pay reasonable use and occupancy
charges for the use of the Leased Premises, such charges shall not be less than
the Minimum Rental and all additional rent payable by Tenant under this Lease
and shall be paid at the times and when due as though such charges were Minimum
Rental and additional rent.

                  (h) Anything in this Lease to the contrary notwithstanding,
neither the whole nor any portion of Tenant's interest in this Lease or its
estate in the Leased Premises shall pass to any trustee, receiver, assignee for
the benefit of creditors, or any other similar person or entity or otherwise by
operation of law under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar federal statute now or
hereinafter enacted, or under the laws of any state having jurisdiction of the
person or property of Tenant unless Landlord shall have consented to such
transfer in writing. No acceptance by Landlord of rent or any other payments
from any such trustee, receiver, assignee, person or other entity shall be
deemed to constitute such consent by Landlord nor shall it be deemed a waiver of
Landlord's right to terminate this Lease for any transfer of Tenant's interest
under this Lease without such consent.

         34. LATE CHARGES.

                  (a) Tenant hereby acknowledges that late payment by Tenant to
Landlord of rent and other sums due hereunder will cause Landlord to incur costs
not contemplated by this Lease, the exact amount of which will be extremely
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are not limited to, processing and accounting charges, and late charges which
may be imposed on Landlord by the terms of any mortgage or trust deed
encumbering the Premises. Accordingly, if any installment of rent or any other
sum due from Tenant shall not be received by Landlord or Landlord's designee
within ten (10) days after the date on which such sum is due, Tenant shall pay
to Landlord a late charge equal to 3% of such overdue amount. The parties hereby
agree that such late charge represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the
costs Landlord will incur by reason of late payment by Tenant. Acceptance of
such late charge by Landlord shall in no event constitute a waiver of Tenant's
default. with respect to such overdue amount, nor prevent Landlord from
exercising any of the other rights and remedies granted hereunder.

                  (b) Any amount due Landlord not paid within ten (10) days
after the date on which such amount is due shall bear interest at the Maximum
Rate from the due date of such amount. Payment of such interest shall not excuse
or cure any default by Tenant under this Lease.

         35. DEFINITIONS.

        For the purposes of this Lease, the following definitions shall be
applicable:

        BANKRUPTCY CODE - as defined in Section 19.

        EVENT OF DEFAULT - as defined in Section 19.

        GUARANTEE - any agreements or undertakings, written or otherwise, by
        virtue of which any Guarantors guaranty the performance or observance of
        any or all of the terms, covenants or conditions to be performed or
        observed by Tenant under this Lease.

        GUARANTOR - any persons, firms or entities who or which guaranty the
        performance or observance of any or all of the terms, covenants or
        conditions to be performed or observed by Tenant under this Lease.

        IMPOSITIONS - as defined in Section 5(b).

        IMPROVEMENTS - as defined in Section 1.

        LANDLORD - as defined in Section 24.

        LAWS - as defined in Section 2.

        LEASE YEAR - Any twelve (12) month period during the term of this Lease
        commencing on the Commencement Date.

        LEASED PREMISES - as defined in Section 1.



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        MAXIMUM RATE - an annual rate of interest equal to eighteen percent
        (18%) but in no event in excess of the maximum lawful rate permitted to
        be charged by a Landlord against a defaulting Tenant for monies advanced
        by reason of a Tenant's default.

        MINIMUM RENTAL - as defined in Section 3.

        MORTGAGE - any Mortgage, deed of trust or other security interest now
        existing or hereafter created on all or any portion of Landlord's
        interest in this Lease and/or the Leased Premises.

        MORTGAGEE - the holder of any Mortgage.

        NET AWARD - as defined in Section 12(c).

        PERSON-PERSONS - any individual(s), partnership(s), firm(s),
        corporation(s), business trust(s), estate(s), legal representative(s) or
        other entities of any nature or description whatsoever.

        PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS - as defined in Section 9(a)(iv).

        SUCCESSOR LANDLORD - as defined in Section 14(c).

        TAKING DATE - as defined in Section 12(a).

        TENANT'S CHANGE(S) - as defined in Section 9(a).

        TENANT'S PROPERTY - as defined in Section 13.


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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
instrument under seal as of the day and year first above written.

W I T N E S S E S:                     LANDLORD:




                                       AVIATION SALES DISTRIBUTION
                                       SERVICES COMPANY, a Delaware
-----------------------------          corporation
Name:
      -----------------------



                                       By: /s/ Benito Quevedo
-----------------------------              -------------------------------------
Name:                                  Name: Benito Quevedo
-----------------------------               ------------------------------------
                                       Title: President
                                             -----------------------------------




                                       TENANT:



                                       KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES, INC., a
-----------------------------          Delaware corporation
Name:
      -----------------------



                                       By: /s/ Zivi R. Nedivi
-----------------------------              -------------------------------------
Name:                                  Name: Zivi R. Nedivi
-----------------------------               ------------------------------------
                                       Title: President
                                             -----------------------------------


                                                            [Corporate Seal]




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                                   SCHEDULE A

                                    THE LAND

A tract of land containing 9.5360 acres, more or less, out of Lots 77 and 78 of
the Zychlinski Subdivision of the H. T. & B. R. R. Company Survey, Abstract 542
and Abstract 233, Brazoria County, Texas, according to the map recorded in
Volume 29, Page 43 of the Dee Records of Brazoria County, Texas, and being more
particularly described by metes and bounds on the Exhibit "A" attached hereto
and made a part hereof.



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                                 SCHEDULE 12(C)

                                 PURCHASE PRICE

         In the event Tenant purchases the Leased Premises pursuant to the
provisions of Paragraph 12 of this Lease, the term "Purchase Price" shall mean,
with respect to such purchase, an amount equal to $1,626,385.00.