Document:

Exhibit 10.7

 

FORM OF
 AMENDED AND RESTATED INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Amended and Restated Indemnification Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of                         , 2014, by and between Boot Barn Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and                                  (“Indemnitee”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors or officers unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

 

WHEREAS, directors, officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are being increasingly subjected to expensive and time consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals as directors and officers, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities;

 

WHEREAS, the Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”) require indemnification of the directors and officers of the Company and Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”);

 

WHEREAS, the Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;

 

WHEREAS, the uncertainties relating to such insurance and to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining such persons;

 

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

 

WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;

 

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws of the Company and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder;

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Company’s Bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as director or officer without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve in such capacity.  Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that Indemnitee be so indemnified;

 

[WHEREAS, Indemnitee and the Company previously entered into an Indemnification Agreement dated                  (the “Original Indemnification Agreement”) and wish to amend and restate the Original Indemnification Agreement so that this Agreement shall apply with respect to all indemnifiable events under this Agreement arising on or after the date of the Original Indemnification Agreement]; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Services to the Company and other Enterprises.  Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director or officer of the Company.  Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law), in which event the Company shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee in such position.  This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise (as defined below)) and Indemnitee.  Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee’s employment with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise), if any, is at will, and the Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board, or, with respect to service, at the request of the Company, as a director or officer of the Company’s subsidiaries and/or Affiliates, by the Bylaws and the DGCL.  The foregoing notwithstanding, this Agreement shall continue in force after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Company, its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise for which Indemnitee may agree to serve as a director or officer, or in any other capacity, at the request of the Company.

 

2.                                      Definitions.  As used in this Agreement:

 

a.                                      “Agent” means any person who is or was a director, officer, or employee of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company or other person authorized by the Company to act for the Company, to include such person serving in such capacity as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or other official of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise at the request of, for the convenience of, or to represent the interests of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.

 

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b.                                      A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:

 

i.                                          Acquisition of Stock by Third Party.  Any Person (as defined below) other than FS Equity Partners VI, L.P. (“Investor”), FS Affiliates VI, L.P. or their Affiliates (as defined below), is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing at least a majority of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities unless the change in relative Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;

 

ii.                                       Change in Board of Directors.  During any period of two (2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Sections 2(b)(i), 2(b)(iii) or 2(b)(iv)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;

 

iii.                                    Corporate Transactions.  The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such surviving entity;

 

iv.                                   Liquidation.  The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; and

 

v.                                      Other Events.  There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.

 

For purposes of this Section 2(b), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(A)                               “Affiliate” shall have the meaning given to such term pursuant to Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below) and, with respect to the Investor, shall include any investment fund or partnership that is organized and controlled by one or more of the FS Principals.

 

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(B)                               “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that Beneficial Owner shall exclude any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of the stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity.

 

(C)                               “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(D)                               “FS Principals” shall mean Brad J. Brutocao, Bradford M. Freeman, Benjamin D. Geiger, Todd W. Halloran, Jon D. Ralph, John M. Roth, J. Frederick Simmons, Ronald P. Spogli and William M. Wardlaw.

 

(E)                                “Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that Person shall exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, and (iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.

 

c.                                       “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or of any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company.

 

d.                                      “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to, nor an officer, director or partner of a party to, the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

e.                                       “Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, employee, agent or fiduciary, including (without limitation) the subsidiaries of the Company.

 

f.                                        “Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts and other professionals, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding.  Expenses also shall include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including

 

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without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, (ii) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and ERISA excise taxes and penalties, (iii) all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of the Expenses, and (iv) for purposes of Section 13(d) only, Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise.  The parties agree that for the purposes of any advancement of Expenses for which Indemnitee has made written demand to the Company in accordance with this Agreement, all Expenses included in such demand that are certified by affidavit of Indemnitee’s counsel as being reasonable in the good faith judgment of such counsel shall be presumed conclusively to be reasonable.  Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

g.                                       “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent:  (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.  The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

h.                                      The term “Proceeding” shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, claim, counterclaim, cross claim, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative, legislative or investigative (formal or informal) nature, including any appeal therefrom, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, a potential party, non-party witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, by reason of any action taken by Indemnitee (or a failure to take action by Indemnitee) or of any action (or failure to act) on Indemnitee’s part while acting pursuant to Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of Expenses can be provided under this Agreement.  If the Indemnitee believes in good faith that a given situation may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding, this shall be considered a Proceeding under this paragraph.

 

i.                                          Reference to “any other Enterprise” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves

 

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services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a Person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

3.                                      Indemnity in Proceedings.  The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding (other than a Proceeding governed by Section 4) by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status.  Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses, losses, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of any such Expenses, losses, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal Proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.  The parties hereto intend that this Agreement shall provide to the fullest extent permitted by law for indemnification in excess of that expressly permitted by statute, including, without limitation, any indemnification provided by the By-laws, vote of its stockholders or disinterested directors or applicable law.

 

4.                                      Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company.  The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status.  Pursuant to this Section 4, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company.  No indemnification for Expenses shall be made under this Section 4 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (“Delaware Court”) or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification.

 

5.                                      Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is a party to (or a participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith.  If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify

 

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Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with or related to each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter.  If the Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding, the Company also shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses reasonably incurred in connection with a claim, issue or matter related to any claim, issue, or matter on which the Indemnitee was successful.  For purposes of this Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

6.                                      Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

 

7.                                      Additional Indemnification.

 

a.                                      Partial Indemnification.  If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.

 

b.                                      Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4, or 5, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status.

 

c.                                       For purposes of Section 7(b), the meaning of the phrase “to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law” shall include, but not be limited to:

 

i.                                          to the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL, and

 

ii.                                       to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.

 

8.                                      Exclusions.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnification payment or to advance expenses in connection with any claim involving Indemnitee:

 

a.                                      for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision; provided that the foregoing shall not affect the rights of Indemnitee or any equity holder of the Company or any Affiliate thereof set forth in Section 14 (e) of this Agreement; or

 

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b.                                      for (i) an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined in Section 2(b) hereof), or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law, (ii) any reimbursement of the Company by the Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by the Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) or (iii) any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any compensation pursuant to any compensation recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Board or the compensation committee of the Board, including but not limited to any such policy adopted to comply with stock exchange listing requirements implementing Section 10D of the Exchange Act; or

 

c.                                       except as provided in Section 13(d) hereof, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law.

 

9.                                      Advances of Expenses.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary (other than Section 13(d)), the Company shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by law, the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) not initiated by Indemnitee or any Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee with the prior approval of the Board as provided in Section 8(c) or under Section 13(d), and such advancement shall be made within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding.  Advances shall be unsecured and interest free.  Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement.  In accordance with Section 13(d), advances shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed.  The Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement, which shall constitute an undertaking providing that the Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced (without interest) to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company.  No other form of undertaking shall be required other than the execution of this Agreement.  This Section 9 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnification is excluded pursuant to Section 8.

 

10.                               Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim.

 

a.                                      To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine

 

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whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.  The delay or omission to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise, and any omission or delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.  The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

 

b.                                      The Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense.

 

11.                               Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification.

 

a.                                      Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section 10(a), a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case:  (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, (B) by a committee of two or more Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if there are not at least two such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Company and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment of all amounts to which Indemnitee is entitled hereunder shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination.  The Company promptly will advise Indemnitee in writing with respect to any determination that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied.

 

b.                                      In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 11(b).  If a Change in Control shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising Indemnitee of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected.  If a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board, in which event the preceding sentence shall apply), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected.  In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within 10 days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion.  Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel.  If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless

 

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and until such objection is withdrawn or the Delaware Court has determined that such objection is without merit.  If, within 20 days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof and the final disposition of the Proceeding, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Delaware Court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the Court or by such other person as the Court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 11(a) hereof.  Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 13(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

c.                                       Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such Person or Persons upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination.  Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the Person or Persons making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

 

12.                               Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.

 

a.                                      In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the Person or Persons making such determination shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 10(a) hereof, and the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any Person or Persons of any determination contrary to that presumption.  Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

b.                                      Subject to Section 13(e), if the Person or Persons empowered or selected under Section 11 hereof to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection

 

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with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the Person or Persons making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 12(b) shall not apply (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof and if (A) within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Company of the request for such determination the Board has resolved to submit such determination to the stockholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within seventy five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of stockholders is called within fifteen (15) days after such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within sixty (60) days after having been so called and such determination is made thereat, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof.

 

c.                                       The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

d.                                      Reliance as Safe Harbor.  For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser, financial advisor or other expert selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Enterprise.  The provisions of this Section 12(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

e.                                       Actions of Others.  The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

13.                               Remedies of Indemnitee.

 

a.                                      Subject to Section 13(e), in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 11 hereof that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 9 hereof, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof within 90 days after receipt by the Company of the request for

 

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indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 5 or 6 or the last sentence of Section 11(a) hereof within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 7 hereof is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to the Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses.  Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.  Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 13(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not apply in respect of a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under Section 5 hereof.  The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

b.                                      In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.  In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13 the Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be.

 

c.                                       If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

d.                                      The Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.  It is the intent of the Company that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Indemnitee not be required to incur legal fees or other Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to the Indemnitee hereunder.  The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance, to the extent not prohibited by law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company under this

 

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Agreement or under any directors and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, if, in the case of indemnification, Indemnitee is wholly successful on the underlying claims; if Indemnitee is not wholly successful on the underlying claims, then such indemnification shall be only to the extent Indemnitee is successful on such underlying claims or otherwise as permitted by law, whichever is greater.

 

e.                                       Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement of Indemnitee to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.

 

14.                               Non-exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation.

 

a.                                      The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise.  No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.  To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Company’s Bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.  No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

b.                                      To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Company, its subsidiaries or other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies.  If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of such claim or of the commencement of such Proceeding, as the case may be, to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.  The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

c.                                       In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall, except as provided in clause (iii) of Section 14(e) below, be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.  In the event of payment by any equity holder of the Company or any Affiliate of any such equity holder (other than the

 

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Company) under any other agreement or instrument of any indemnification payments or advances to Indemnitee in respect of any Expenses, losses, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement for which the Company would also be obligated pursuant to this Agreement, (i) such equity holder or Affiliate shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee under this Agreement, who shall execute such documents and do such acts as such equity holder or Affiliate may reasonably request and cooperate with such equity holder or Affiliate, in each case to the extent necessary to secure such rights and to enable such equity holder or Affiliate to effectively bring suit to enforce such rights and (ii) the Company shall reimburse such equity holder or Affiliate in full on demand in accordance with the last sentence of Section 14(e).

 

d.                                      Except as provided in Section 14(e), the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

 

e.                                       To the extent that Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified by the Company under this Agreement and by any equity holder of the Company or any Affiliate of any such equity holder (other than the Company) under any other agreement or instrument, or by any insurer under a policy maintained by any such equity holder or Affiliate, (i) the obligations of the Company hereunder shall be primary, and the obligations of such equity holder, Affiliate or insurer secondary, (ii) Indemnitee shall proceed first against the Company and any insurer under any policy maintained by the Company, second, if indemnification is not provided by the Company or any such insurer on a timely basis, against any insurer under a policy maintained by any such equity holder or Affiliate, and third, if indemnification is not provided by the Company, any insurer under a policy maintained by the Company and any insurer under a policy maintained by any such equity holder or Affiliate on a timely basis, against any equity holder or Affiliate of such equity holder for whose benefit Indemnitee holds his or her Corporate Status, and (iii) the Company shall not be entitled to contribution or indemnification from or subrogation against any such equity holder, Affiliate or insurer under a policy maintained by any such equity holder or Affiliate.  In the event that any such equity holder or Affiliate makes indemnification payments or advances to Indemnitee in respect of any Expenses, losses, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of any such Expenses, losses, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement) for which the Company would also be obligated pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless such equity holder or Affiliate in full on demand.

 

f.                                        The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent for an Enterprise other than the Company shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other Enterprise.

 

15.                               Duration of Agreement; Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the later of: (a) 10 years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Company, any subsidiary or other Enterprise, or (b) one (1)

 

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year after the final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 13 hereof relating thereto.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, assigns, executors, devisees and administrators and other legal representatives.  The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

 

16.                               Severability.  If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

17.                               Enforcement.

 

a.                                      The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve, or continue to serve, as a director or officer of the Company, its subsidiaries, and any other Enterprise for which Indemnitee may agree to serve as a director or officer at the request of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving, or continuing to serve, as a director or officer of the Company its subsidiaries, and any other Enterprise for which Indemnitee may agree to serve as a director or officer at the request of the Company.

 

b.                                      This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, the Bylaws of the Company and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

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18.                               Modification and Waiver.  No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto.  No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

19.                               Notice by Indemnitee.  Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder.  The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

20.                               Notices.  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, (c) mailed by reputable overnight courier and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or (d) sent by facsimile transmission, with receipt of oral confirmation that such transmission has been received:

 

a.                                      If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee shall provide to the Company.

 

b.                                      If to the Company to

 

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.

15776 Laguna Canyon Road

Irvine, CA 92618

Attention:                                         Chief Executive Officer
 Facsimile:                                         (      )

 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company.

 

21.                               Contribution.  To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

 

22.                               Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction.  This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.  Except with

 

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respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 13(a) hereof, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Delaware Court, and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

23.                               Third Party Beneficiaries.  The equity holders of the Company and any Affiliate of any such equity holder (other than the Company) are express third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement, are entitled to rely upon this Agreement, and may specifically enforce the Company’s obligations hereunder (including but not limited to the obligations specified in Sections 14(c) and 14(e) of this Agreement).

 

24.                               Identical Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by facsimile or pdf, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.  Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

25.                               Miscellaneous.  Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate.  The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

	
BOOT   BARN HOLDINGS, INC.
    	
 
    	
INDEMNITEE
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    
	
Office:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Address:Exhibit 10.8

 

BROKER’S COPY

 

FULLY-EXECUTED

 

LEASE

 

(SINGLE TENANT)

 

BETWEEN

 

THE IRVINE COMPANY LLC

 

AND

 

BOOT BARN, INC.

 

 

LEASE

 

THIS LEASE is made as of the 25th day of June, 2010, by and between THE IRVINE  COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, hereinafter called “Landlord,” and BOOT BARN,  INC., a Delaware corporation, hereafter called “Tenant.”

 

ARTICLE 1. BASIC LEASE PROVISIONS

 

Each reference in this Lease to the “Basic Lease Provisions” shall mean and refer to the following collective terms, the application of which shall be governed by the provisions in the remaining Articles of this Lease.

 

1.              Tenant’s Trade Name: Boot Barn, Inc.

 

2.              Premises:  The Premises are more particularly described in Section 2.1.

 

Address of Building:  15776 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine, CA

 

Project Description:  Laguna Canyon (as shown on Exhibit Y to this Lease)

 

3.              Use of Premises:   General office for corporate headquarters, warehouse and distribution.

 

4.              Estimated Commencement Date:  14 weeks from and after the date of this Lease

 

5.              Lease  Term:   60 months, plus such additional days as may be required to cause this Lease to expire on the final day of the calendar month.

 

6.              Basic Rent:

 

	
Months of Term
   or Period
    	
 
    	
Monthly Rate Per
    Rentable Square Foot
    	
 
    	
Monthly Basic Rent (rounded to the
    nearest dollar)
    	
 
    
	
1-12
    	
 
    	
$
    	
.56
    	
 
    	
$
    	
39,604.00
    	
 
    
	
13-24
    	
 
    	
$
    	
.59
    	
 
    	
$
    	
41,726.00
    	
 
    
	
25-36
    	
 
    	
$
    	
.61
    	
 
    	
$
    	
43,140.00
    	
 
    
	
37-48
    	
 
    	
$
    	
.64
    	
 
    	
$
    	
45,262.00
    	
 
    
	
49-60
    	
 
    	
$
    	
.67
    	
 
    	
$
    	
47,384.00
    	
 
    

 

Notwithstanding the above schedule of Basic Rent to the contrary, as long as Tenant is not in Default (as defined in Section 14.1) under this Lease, Tenant shall be entitled to an abatement of 3 full calendar months of Basic Rent in the aggregate amount of $118,812.00 (i.e. $39,604.00 per month) (the “Abated Basic Rent”) for the initial 3 full calendar months of the Term (the “Abatement Period”).  In the event Tenant Defaults at any time during the Term, all Abated Basic Rent shall immediately become due and payable. The payment by Tenant of the Abated Basic Rent in the event of a Default shall not limit or affect any of Landlord’s other rights, pursuant to this Lease or at law or in equity. Only Basic Rent shall be abated during the Abatement Period and all other additional rent and other costs and charges specified in this Lease shall remain as due and payable pursuant to the provisions of this Lease.

 

7.              Expense Recovery Period:  Every twelve month period during the Term (or portion thereof during the first and last Lease years) ending June 30.

 

8.              Floor Area of Premises:  approximately 70,722 rentable square feet

 

Floor Area of Building:  approximately 70,722 rentable square feet

 

9.              Security Deposit:  $52,122.00

 

10.       Broker(s):  Irvine Realty Company (“Landlord’s  Broker”)  and 360 Commercial Partners, Inc. (“Tenant’s Broker”)

 

11.       Parking:  177 unreserved vehicle parking spaces in accordance with the provisions set forth in Exhibit F to this Lease.

 

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12.       Address for Payments and Notices:

 

	
LANDLORD
    	
TENANT
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Payment   Address:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
THE   IRVINE COMPANY LLC 
    	
BOOT   BARN, INC.
    
	
Department   #6494
    	
15776   Laguna Canyon Road
    
	
Los   Angeles, CA 90084-6494
    	
Irvine,   CA  92618
    
	
Attn:   
    	
Senior   Vice President, Property Operations
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Irvine   Office Properties
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Notice Address:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
THE   IRVINE COMPANY LLC
    	
 
    
	
550   Newport Center Drive
    	
 
    
	
Newport Beach, CA 92660
    	
 
    
	
Attn:
    	
Senior Vice President,   Property Operations
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Irvine Office Properties
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
with a copy of notices to:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
THE   IRVINE COMPANY LLC
    	
 
    
	
550   Newport Center Drive
    	
 
    
	
Newport   Beach, CA 92660
    	
 
    
	
Attn:   
    	
Vice   President Operations
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Irvine   Office Properties, Technology Portfolio
    	
 
    

 

13.       Additional Provisions.   The provisions of EXHIBIT G attached hereto are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Lease.

 

LIST OF LEASE EXHIBITS:

 

	
Exhibit A   
    	
Description   of Premises 
    
	
Exhibit B   
    	
Operating   Expenses 
    
	
Exhibit C   
    	
Utilities   and Services 
    
	
Exhibit D   
    	
Tenant’s   Insurance 
    
	
Exhibit E   
    	
Rules and   Regulations 
    
	
Exhibit F   
    	
Parking
    
	
Exhibit G
    	
Additional   Provisions
    
	
Exhibit H   
    	
Landlord’s   Disclosures
    
	
Exhibit I   
    	
[Intentionally   Deleted]
    
	
Exhibit J   
    	
Hazardous   Material Survey Form
    
	
Exhibit X   
    	
Work   Letter
    
	
Exhibit Y
    	
Project Description
    

 

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ARTICLE 2. PREMISES

 

2.1.                            LEASED PREMISES.  Landlord leases to Tenant and Tenant leases from Landlord the Premises shown in Exhibit A (the “Premises”),  containing approximately the floor area set forth in Item 8 of the Basic Lease Provisions (the “Floor Area”).   The Premises consist of all of the Floor Area of the building identified in Item 2 of the Basic Lease Provisions (the “Building”),  which is a portion of the project described in Item 2 (the “Project”).    Landlord and Tenant stipulate and agree that the Floor Area of Premises set forth in Item 8 of the Basic Lease Provisions is correct.

 

2.2.                            ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES.   Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any representative of Landlord has made any representation or warranty with respect to the Premises, the Building or the Project or the suitability or fitness of either for any purpose, except as set forth in this Lease.   Tenant acknowledges that the flooring materials which may be installed within portions of the Premises located on the ground floor of the Building may be limited by the moisture content of the Building slab and underlying soils. The taking of possession or use of the Premises by Tenant for any purpose other than construction shall conclusively establish that the Premises and the Building were in satisfactory condition and in conformity with the provisions of this Lease in all respects, except for those matters which Tenant shall have brought to Landlord’s attention on a written punch list.    The punch list shall be limited to any items required to be accomplished by Landlord under the Work Letter attached as Exhibit X (the “Work Letter”), and shall be delivered to Landlord within 30 days after the Commencement Date (as defined herein).   Nothing contained in this Section 2.2 shall affect the commencement of the Term or the obligation of Tenant to pay rent.   Landlord shall diligently complete all punch list items of which it is notified as provided above.

 

ARTICLE 3. TERM

 

3.1.                            GENERAL.   The Term of this Lease (“Term”) shall be for the period shown in Item 5 of the Basic Lease Provisions.  Subject to Tenant’s “Early Entry” rights set forth in the Work Letter and to the provisions of Section 3.2 below, the Term shall commence (“Commencement Date”) on the earlier of (a) the date the Premises are deemed “ready for occupancy” (as hereinafter defined) and possession thereof is delivered to Tenant, or (b) the date Tenant commences its business activities within the Premises. Promptly following request by Landlord, the parties shall memorialize on a form provided by Landlord (the “Commencement Memorandum”) the actual Commencement Date and the expiration date (“Expiration Date”)  of this Lease; should Tenant fail to execute and return the Commencement Memorandum to Landlord within 15 business days (or provide specific written objections thereto within that period), then Landlord’s determination of the Commencement and Expiration Dates as set forth in the Commencement Memorandum shall be conclusive.  The Premises shall be deemed “ready for occupancy” if and when Landlord, to the extent applicable, (i) has substantially completed all the work required to be completed by Landlord pursuant to the Work Letter (if any) attached to this Lease but for minor punch list matters, and has obtained the requisite governmental approvals for Tenant’s occupancy in connection with such work, and (ii) has provided reasonable access to the Premises for Tenant so that the Premises may be used without unreasonable interference.

 

3.2.                            DELAY IN POSSESSION.   If Landlord, for any reason whatsoever, cannot deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on or before the Estimated Commencement Date set forth in Item 4 of the Basic Lease Provisions, this Lease shall not be void or voidable nor shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for any resulting loss or damage.   However, Tenant shall not be liable for any rent until the Commencement Date occurs as provided in Section 3.1 above, except that if Landlord’s failure to substantially complete all work required of Landlord pursuant to Section 3.1(i) above is attributable to any action or inaction by Tenant (including without limitation any Tenant Delay described in the Work Letter, if any, attached to this Lease), then the Premises shall be deemed ready for occupancy, and Landlord shall be entitled to full performance by Tenant (including the payment of rent), as of the date Landlord would have been able to substantially complete such work and deliver the Premises to Tenant but for Tenant’s delay(s).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.2, but provided the Lease is fully executed and delivered not later than June 22, 2010, if for any reason other than “Tenant Delays” (as defined in the Work Letter) or other matters beyond Landlord’s reasonable control, the actual Commencement Date of this Lease has not occurred on or before October 31, 2010 (the “Outside Date”), then the Commencement Date of this Lease shall be extended to the date which is the earlier of (a) the date the Premises are deemed “ready for occupancy” and possession thereof is delivered to Tenant, but not sooner than January 15, 2011, or (b) the date Tenant commences its business activities within the Premises.

 

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ARTICLE 4. RENT AND OPERATING EXPENSES

 

4.1.                            BASIC RENT. From and after the Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay to Landlord without abatement, deduction or offset (except as otherwise provided for in this Lease), Basic Rent for the Premises in the total amount shown (including subsequent adjustments, if any) in Item 6 of the Basic Lease Provisions (the “Basic Rent”).  If the Commencement Date is other than the first day of a calendar month, any rental adjustment shown in Item 6 shall be deemed to occur on the first day of the next calendar month following the specified monthly anniversary of the Commencement Date. The Basic Rent shall be due and payable in advance commencing on the Commencement Date and continuing thereafter on the first day of each successive calendar month of the Term, as prorated for any partial month.   No demand, notice or invoice shall be required.  An installment in the amount of 1 full month’s Basic Rent at the initial rate specified in Item 6 of the Basic Lease Provisions and 1 month’s estimated Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses shall be delivered to Landlord concurrently with Tenant’s execution of this Lease and shall be applied against the Basic Rent and Operating Expenses first due hereunder; the next installment of Basic Rent shall be due on the first day of the next following calendar month of the Term, which installment shall, if applicable, be appropriately prorated to reflect the amount prepaid for that calendar month.

 

4.2.                            OPERATING EXPENSES. Tenant shall pay Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses in accordance with Exhibit B of this Lease.

 

4.3.                            SECURITY DEPOSIT. Concurrently with Tenant’s delivery of this Lease, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord the sum, if any, stated in Item 9 of the Basic Lease Provisions (the “Security Deposit”),  to be held by Landlord as security for the full and faithful performance of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease, to pay any rental sums, including without limitation such additional rent as may be owing under any provision hereof, and to maintain the Premises as required by Sections 7.1 and 15.3 or any other provision of this Lease.  Upon any breach of the foregoing obligations by Tenant, Landlord may apply all or part of the Security Deposit as full or partial compensation.  If any portion of the Security Deposit is so applied, Tenant shall within 5 days after written demand by Landlord deposit cash with Landlord in an amount sufficient to restore the Security Deposit to its original amount.  Landlord shall not be required to keep this Security Deposit separate from its general funds, and Tenant shall not be entitled to interest on the Security Deposit.  In no event may Tenant utilize all or any portion of the Security Deposit as a payment toward any rental sum due under this Lease.  Any unapplied balance of the Security Deposit shall be returned to Tenant or, at Landlord’s option, to the last assignee of Tenant’s interest in this Lease within 30 days following the termination of this Lease and Tenant’s vacation of the Premises.  Tenant hereby waives the provisions of Section 1950.7 of the California Civil Code, or any similar or successor laws now or hereafter in effect, in connection with Landlord’s application of the Security Deposit to prospective rent that would have been payable by Tenant but for the early termination due to Tenant’s Default (as defined herein).

 

ARTICLE 5. USES

 

5.1.                            USE. Tenant shall use the Premises only for the purposes stated in Item 3 of the Basic Lease Provisions and for no other use whatsoever. The uses prohibited under this Lease shall include, without limitation, use of the Premises or a portion thereof for (i) offices of any agency or bureau of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof; (ii) offices or agencies of any foreign governmental or political subdivision thereof; or (iii) schools, temporary employment agencies or other training facilities which are not ancillary to corporate, executive or professional office use.   Tenant shall not do or permit anything to be done in or about the Premises which will in any way interfere with the rights or quiet enjoyment of other occupants of the Building or the Project, or use or allow the Premises to be used for any unlawful purpose, nor shall Tenant permit any nuisance or commit any waste in the Premises or the Project.  Tenant shall not perform any work or conduct any business whatsoever in the Project other than inside the Premises.  Tenant shall comply at its expense with all present and future laws, ordinances and requirements of all governmental authorities that pertain to Tenant or its use of the Premises, including without limitation all federal and state occupational health and safety and handicap access requirements, whether or not Tenant’s compliance will necessitate expenditures or interfere with its use and enjoyment of the Premises, and with all energy usage reporting requirements of Landlord.

 

5.2.                            SIGNS. Provided Tenant continues to occupy the entire Premises, Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right to 2 exterior “building top” signs on the Building for Tenant’s name and graphics in locations designated by Landlord, subject to Landlord’s right of prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), that such exterior signage is in compliance with the Signage Criteria (defined below).   Except as provided in the foregoing, and except for Landlord’s standard suite signage identifying Tenant’s name and/or logo, Tenant shall have no right to maintain signs in any location in, on or about the Premises, the Building or the Project and shall not place or erect any signs that are visible from the exterior of the Building.   The size,

 

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design, graphics, material, style, color and other physical aspects of any permitted sign shall be subject to Landlord’s written determination, as determined solely by Landlord, prior to installation, that signage is in compliance with any covenants, conditions or restrictions encumbering the Premises and Landlord’s signage program for the Project, as in effect from time to time and approved by the City in which the Premises are located (“Signage Criteria”).  Prior to placing or erecting any such signs, Tenant shall obtain and deliver to Landlord a copy of any applicable municipal or other governmental permits and approvals, except to Landlord’s standard suite signage.   Tenant shall be responsible for all costs of any permitted sign, including, without limitation, the fabrication, installation, maintenance and removal thereof and the cost of any permits therefor, except that Landlord shall pay for the initial installation costs only of the standard suite signage.  If Tenant fails to maintain its sign in good condition at any time during the Term of this Lease following 30 days written notice from Landlord, or if Tenant fails to remove same upon termination of this Lease and repair and restore any damage caused by the sign or its removal, then Landlord may do so at Tenant’s expense.   Landlord shall have the right to temporarily remove any signs in connection with any repairs or maintenance in or upon the Building.  The term “sign” as used in this Section shall include all signs, designs, monuments, displays, advertising materials, logos, banners, projected images, pennants, decals, pictures, notices, lettering, numerals or graphics.

 

5.3       HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.

 

(a)                                 For purposes of this Lease, the term “Hazardous Materials” means (i) any “hazardous material” as defined in Section 25501(o) of the California Health and Safety Code, (ii) hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls or asbestos, (iii) any toxic or hazardous materials, substances, wastes or materials as defined pursuant to any other applicable state, federal or local law or regulation, and (iv) any other substance or matter which may result in liability to any person or entity as a result of such person’s possession, use, storage, release or distribution of such substance or matter under any statutory or common law theory.

 

(b)                                 Tenant shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Materials to be brought upon, stored, used, generated, released or disposed of on, under, from or about the Premises (including without limitation the soil and groundwater thereunder) without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may be given or withheld in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the right, without obtaining prior written consent of Landlord, to utilize within the Premises a reasonable quantity of standard office products that may contain Hazardous Materials (such as photocopy toner, “White Out”, and the like), provided  however, that (i) Tenant shall maintain such products in their original retail packaging, shall follow all instructions on such packaging with respect to the storage, use and disposal of such products, and shall otherwise comply with all applicable laws with respect to such products, and (ii) all of the other terms and provisions of this Section 5.3 shall apply with respect to Tenant’s storage, use and disposal of all such products.  Landlord may, in its sole and absolute discretion, place such conditions as Landlord deems appropriate with respect to Tenant’s use, storage and/or disposal of any Hazardous Materials requiring Landlord’s consent.   Tenant understands that Landlord may utilize an environmental consultant to assist in determining conditions of approval in connection with the storage, use, release, and/or disposal of Hazardous Materials by Tenant on or about the Premises, and/or to conduct periodic inspections of the storage, generation, use, release and/or disposal of such Hazardous Materials by Tenant on and from the Premises, and Tenant agrees that any costs incurred by Landlord in connection therewith shall be reimbursed by Tenant to Landlord as additional rent hereunder upon demand.

 

(c)                                  Prior to the execution of this Lease, Tenant shall complete, execute and deliver to Landlord a Hazardous Material Survey Form (the “Survey Form”)  in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto.  The completed Survey Form shall be deemed incorporated into this Lease for all purposes, and Landlord shall be entitled to rely fully on the information contained therein.  On each anniversary of the Commencement Date until the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, Tenant shall disclose to Landlord in writing the names and amounts of all Hazardous Materials which were stored, generated, used, released and/or disposed of on, under or about the Premises for the twelve-month period prior thereto, and which Tenant desires to store, generate, use, release and/or dispose of on, under or about the Premises for the succeeding twelve-month period.   In addition, to the extent Tenant is permitted to utilize Hazardous Materials upon the Premises, Tenant shall promptly provide Landlord with complete and legible copies of all the following environmental documents relating thereto:  reports filed pursuant to any self-reporting requirements; permit applications, permits, monitoring reports, emergency response or action plans, workplace exposure and community exposure warnings or notices and all other reports, disclosures, plans or documents (even those which may be characterized as confidential) relating to water discharges, air pollution, waste generation or disposal, and underground storage tanks for Hazardous Materials; orders, reports, notices, listings and correspondence (even those which may be considered confidential) of or concerning the release, investigation, compliance, cleanup, remedial and corrective actions, and abatement of Hazardous Materials; and all complaints,

 

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pleadings and other legal documents filed by or against Tenant related to Tenant’s storage, generation, use, release and/or disposal of Hazardous Materials.

 

(d)                                 Landlord and its agents shall have the right, but not the obligation, to inspect, sample and/or monitor the Premises and/or the soil or groundwater thereunder at any time to determine whether Tenant is complying with the terms of this Section 5.3, and in connection therewith Tenant shall provide Landlord with full access to all facilities, records and personnel related thereto.  If Tenant is not in compliance with any of the provisions of this Section 5.3, or in the event of a release of any Hazardous Material on, under, from or about the Premises caused or permitted by Tenant, its agents, employees, contractors, licensees, subtenants or invitees, Landlord and its agents shall have the right, but not the obligation, without limitation upon any of Landlord’s other rights and remedies under this Lease, to immediately enter upon the Premises without notice and to discharge Tenant’s obligations under this Section 5.3 at Tenant’s expense, including without limitation the taking of emergency or long-term remedial action.   Landlord and its agents shall endeavor to minimize interference with Tenant’s business in connection therewith, but shall not be liable for any such interference. In addition, Landlord, at Tenant’s expense, shall have the right, but not the obligation, to join and participate in any legal proceedings or actions initiated in connection with any claims arising out of the storage, generation, use, release and/or disposal by Tenant or its agents, employees, contractors, licensees, subtenants or invitees of Hazardous Materials on, under, from or about the Premises.

 

(e)                                  If the presence of any Hazardous Materials on, under, from or about the Premises or the Project caused or permitted by Tenant or its agents, employees, contractors, licensees, subtenants, or invitees results in (i) injury to any person, (ii) injury to or any contamination of the Premises or the Project, or (iii) injury to or contamination of any real property adjoining the Project owned by Landlord, Tenant, at its expense, shall promptly take all actions necessary to return the Premises and the Project and any other affected real property adjoining the Project owned by Landlord to the condition existing prior to the introduction of such Hazardous Materials and to remedy or repair any such injury or contamination, including without limitation, any cleanup, remediation, removal, disposal, neutralization or other treatment of any such Hazardous Materials.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not, without Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent may be given or withheld in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion, take any remedial action in response to the presence of any Hazardous Materials on, under, from or about the Premises or the Project or any other affected real property adjoining the Project owned by Landlord or enter into any similar agreement, consent, decree or other compromise with any governmental agency with respect to any Hazardous Materials claims; provided however, Landlord’s prior written consent shall not be necessary in the event that the presence of Hazardous Materials on, under, from or about the Premises or the Project or any other affected real property adjoining the Project owned by Landlord (i) imposes an immediate threat to the health, safety or welfare of any individual and (ii} is of such a nature that an immediate remedial response is necessary and it is not possible to obtain Landlord’s consent before taking such action. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Tenant shall indemnify, hold harmless, protect and defend (with attorneys acceptable to Landlord) Landlord, and any successors to all or any portion of Landlord’s interest in the Premises and the Project and any other adjoining real property owned by Landlord, from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, diminution in value, judgments, fines, demands, claims, recoveries, deficiencies, costs and expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees, court costs and other professional expenses), whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, arising directly or indirectly out of the use, generation, storage, treatment, release, on- or off-site disposal or transportation of Hazardous Materials on, into, from, under or about the Premises, the Building or the Project and any other adjoining real property owned by Landlord, which are caused or permitted by Tenant, its agents, employees, contractors, licensees, subtenants or invitees.   Such indemnity obligation shall specifically include, without limitation, the cost of any required or necessary repair, restoration, cleanup or detoxification of the Premises, the Building and the Project and any other real property adjoining the Project owned by Landlord, the preparation of any closure or other required plans, whether such action is required or necessary during the Term or after the expiration of this Lease and any loss of rental due to the inability to lease the Premises or any portion of the Building or Project as a result of such Hazardous Materials, the remediation thereof or any repair, restoration or cleanup related thereto. If it is at any time discovered that Tenant or its agents, employees, contractors, licensees, subtenants or invitees may have caused or permitted the release of any Hazardous Materials on, under, from or about the Premises, the Building or the Project or any other real property adjoining the Project owned by Landlord, Tenant shall, at Landlord’s request, immediately prepare and submit to Landlord a comprehensive plan, subject to Landlord’s approval, specifying the actions to be taken by Tenant to return the Premises, the Building or the Project or any other real property adjoining the Project owned by Landlord to the condition existing prior to the introduction of such Hazardous Materials.   Upon Landlord’s approval of such plan, Tenant shall, at its expense, and without limitation of any rights and remedies of Landlord under this Lease or at law or in equity, immediately implement such plan and proceed to cleanup, remediate and/or remove all such Hazardous Materials in accordance with all applicable laws and as required by such plan

 

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and this Lease.  The provisions of this Section 5.3(e) shall expressly survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease.

 

(f)                                   Landlord hereby discloses to Tenant, and Tenant hereby acknowledges, certain facts relating to Hazardous Materials at the Project known by Landlord to exist as of the date of this Lease, as more particularly described in Exhibit H attached hereto.   Tenant shall have no liability or responsibility with respect to the Hazardous Materials facts described in Exhibit H,  nor with respect to any Hazardous Materials which Tenant proves were not caused or permitted by Tenant, its agents, employees, contractors, licensees, subtenants or invitees.  Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, Tenant agrees to notify its agents, employees, contractors, licensees, subtenants, and invitees of any exposure or potential exposure to Hazardous Materials at the Premises that Landlord brings to Tenant’s attention. Tenant hereby acknowledges that this disclosure satisfies any obligation of Landlord to Tenant pursuant to California Health & Safety Code Section 25359.7, or any amendment or substitute thereto or any other disclosure obligations of Landlord.

 

(g)                                  Landlord shall take responsibility, at its sole cost and expense and not as a Project Cost, for any governmentally-ordered clean-up, remediation, removal, disposal, neutralization or other treatment of those Hazardous Materials conditions described in Section 5.3(f) above for which Tenant has no liability or responsibility.  The foregoing obligation on the part of Landlord shall include the reasonable costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees) of defending Tenant from and against any legal action or proceeding instituted by any governmental agency in connection with such clean-up, remediation, removal, disposal, neutralization or other treatment of such conditions, provided that Tenant promptly tenders such defense to Landlord.  Tenant agrees to notify its agents, employees, contractors, licensees, and invitees of any exposure or potential exposure to Hazardous Materials at the Premises that Landlord brings to Tenant’s attention.

 

ARTICLE 6. LANDLORD SERVICES

 

6.1.                            UTILITIES AND SERVICES.   Landlord and Tenant shall be responsible to furnish those utilities and services to the Premises to the extent provided in Exhibit C, subject to the conditions and payment obligations and standards set forth in this Lease.  Landlord shall not be liable for any failure to furnish any services or utilities when the failure is the result of any accident or other cause beyond Landlord’s reasonable control, nor shall Landlord be liable for damages resulting from power surges or any breakdown in telecommunications facilities or services. Landlord’s temporary inability to furnish any services or utilities shall not entitle Tenant to any damages, relieve Tenant of the obligation to pay rent or constitute a constructive or other eviction of Tenant, except that Landlord shall diligently attempt to restore the service or utility promptly. However, if the Premises, or a material portion of the Premises, are made untenantable for a period in excess of 5 consecutive business days as a result of a service interruption that is reasonably within the control of Landlord to correct and through no fault of Tenant and for reasons other than as contemplated in Article 11, then Tenant, as its sole remedy, shall be entitled to receive an abatement of rent payable hereunder during the period beginning on the 6th consecutive business day of the service interruption and ending on the day the service has been restored.  Tenant shall comply with all rules and regulations which Landlord may reasonably establish for the provision of services and utilities, and shall cooperate with all reasonable conservation practices established by Landlord. Landlord shall at all reasonable times have free access to all electrical and mechanical installations of Landlord.

 

6.2.                            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMON AREAS.    During the Term, Landlord shall operate all Common Areas within the Building and the Project.    The term “Common Areas” shall mean all areas within the Building and other buildings in the Project which are not held for exclusive use by persons entitled to occupy space, and all other appurtenant areas and improvements provided by Landlord for the common use of Landlord and tenants and their respective employees and invitees, including without limitation parking areas and structures, driveways, sidewalks, landscaped and planted areas, hallways and interior stairwells not located within the premises of any tenant, common electrical rooms, entrances and lobbies, elevators, and restrooms not located within the premises of any tenant.

 

6.3.                            USE OF COMMON AREAS.  The occupancy by Tenant of the Premises shall include the use of the Common Areas in common with Landlord and with all others for whose convenience and use the Common Areas may be provided by Landlord, subject, however, to compliance with Rules and Regulations described in Article 17 below.  Landlord shall at all times during the Term have exclusive control of the Common Areas, and may restrain or permit any use or occupancy, except as otherwise provided in this Lease or in Landlord’s rules and regulations. Tenant shall keep the Common Areas clear of any obstruction or unauthorized use related to Tenant’s operations.   Landlord may temporarily close any portion of the Common Areas for repairs, remodeling and/or alterations, to prevent a public dedication or the accrual of prescriptive rights, or for any other reasonable purpose.  Landlord’s temporary closure of any portion of the

 

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Common Areas for such purposes shall not deprive Tenant of reasonable access to the Premises.

 

6.4.                            CHANGES AND ADDITIONS BY LANDLORD.  Landlord reserves the right to make alterations or additions to the Building or the Project or to the attendant fixtures, equipment and Common Areas, and such change shall not entitle Tenant to any abatement of rent or other claim against Landlord.  No such change, nor Landlord’s construction and/or installation of any such alterations or additions, shall deprive Tenant of reasonable access to or use of the Premises.

 

ARTICLE 7. REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

 

7.1.                            TENANT’S MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.  Subject to Articles 11 and 12, Tenant at its sole expense shall make all repairs necessary to keep the Premises and all improvements and fixtures therein in good condition and repair, excepting ordinary wear and tear.   Notwithstanding Section 7.2 below, Tenant’s maintenance obligation shall include without limitation all appliances, interior glass, doors, door closures, hardware, fixtures, electrical, plumbing, fire extinguisher equipment and other equipment installed in the Premises and all Alterations constructed by Tenant pursuant to Section 7.3 below, together with any supplemental HVAC equipment servicing only the Premises.  All repairs and other work performed by Tenant or its contractors shall be subject to the terms of Sections 7.3 and 7.4 below.    Alternatively, should Landlord or its management agent agree to make a repair on behalf of Tenant and at Tenant’s request, Tenant shall promptly reimburse Landlord as additional rent for all reasonable costs incurred (including the standard supervision fee) upon submission of an invoice.

 

7.2.                            LANDLORD’S MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. Subject to Articles 11 and 12, Landlord shall provide service, maintenance and repair with respect to the heating, ventilating and air conditioning (“HVAC”)  equipment of the Building (exclusive of any supplemental HVAC equipment servicing only the Premises) and shall maintain in good repair the Common Areas, roof, foundations, footings, the exterior surfaces of the exterior walls of the Building (including exterior glass), and the structural, electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems of the Building (including elevators, if any, serving the Building), except to the extent provided in Section 7.1 above.   Landlord shall have the right to employ or designate any reputable person or firm, including any employee or agent of Landlord or any of Landlord’s affiliates or divisions, to perform any service, repair or maintenance function. Landlord need not make any other improvements or repairs except as specifically required under this Lease, and nothing contained in this Section 7.2 shall limit Landlord’s right to reimbursement from Tenant for maintenance, repair costs and replacement costs as provided elsewhere in this Lease.   Notwithstanding any provision of the California Civil Code or any similar or successor laws to the contrary, Tenant understands that it shall not make repairs at Landlord’s expense or by rental offset.  Except as provided in Section  11.1 and Article 12 below, there shall be no abatement of rent and no liability of Landlord by reason of any injury to or interference with Tenant’s business arising from the making of any repairs, alterations or improvements to any portion of the Building, including repairs to the Premises, nor shall any related activity by Landlord constitute an actual or constructive eviction; provided, however, that in making repairs, alterations or improvements, Landlord shall interfere as little as reasonably practicable with the conduct of Tenant’s business in the Premises. Tenant hereby waives any and all rights under and benefits of subsection 1 of Section 1932, and Sections 1941 and 1942 of the California Civil Code, or any similar or successor laws now or hereafter in effect.   All costs of any maintenance, repairs and replacements on the part of Landlord provided hereunder shall be considered part of Project Costs.

 

7.3.                            ALTERATIONS.                       Tenant shall make no alterations, additions, decorations, or improvements (collectively referred to as “Alterations”)  to the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord.   Landlord’s consent shall not be unreasonably withheld as long as the proposed Alterations do not affect the structural, electrical or mechanical components or systems of the Building, are not visible from the exterior of the Premises, do not change the basic floor plan of the Premises, and utilize only Landlord’s building standard materials (“Standard Improvements”).  Landlord’s failure to grant or withhold its consent pursuant to the foregoing within 10 business days following Tenant’s written request for any Alterations (and the receipt of any required or reasonably requested information in connection with such requested Alterations) shall be deemed to constitute Landlord’s approval of such Alterations.  Landlord may impose, as a condition to its consent, any requirements that Landlord in its discretion may deem reasonable or desirable, including but not limited to a requirement that all work be covered by a lien and completion bond satisfactory to Landlord and requirements as to the manner, time, and contractor for performance of the work.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tenant shall use Landlord’s designated mechanical and electrical contractors for all Alterations work affecting the mechanical or electrical systems of the Building.   Should Tenant perform any Alterations work that would necessitate any ancillary Building modification or other expenditure by Landlord, then Tenant shall promptly fund the cost thereof to Landlord.  Tenant shall obtain all required permits for the Alterations and shall perform the work in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances with contractors reasonably acceptable to Landlord, and except for cosmetic

 

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Alterations not requiring a permit, Landlord shall be entitled to a supervision fee in the amount of 5% of the cost of the Alterations.  In no event shall Tenant prosecute any work that results in picketing or labor demonstrations in or about the Building or Project.  Any request for Landlord’s consent shall be made in writing and shall contain architectural plans describing the work in detail reasonably satisfactory to Landlord. Landlord may elect to cause its architect to review Tenant’s architectural plans, and the reasonable cost of that review shall be reimbursed by Tenant. Should the Alterations proposed by Tenant and consented to by Landlord change the floor plan of the Premises, then Tenant shall, at its expense, furnish Landlord with as-built drawings and CAD disks compatible with Landlord’s systems.   Alterations shall be constructed in a good and workmanlike manner using materials of a quality reasonably approved by Landlord, and Tenant shall ensure that no Alteration impairs any Building system or Landlord’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder.  Unless Landlord otherwise agrees in writing, all Alterations affixed to the Premises, including without limitation all Tenant Improvements constructed pursuant to the Work Letter (except as otherwise provided in the Work Letter), but excluding moveable trade fixtures and furniture, shall become the property of Landlord and shall be surrendered with the Premises at the end of the Term, except that Landlord may, by notice to Tenant given at least 30 days prior to the Expiration Date, require Tenant to remove by the Expiration Date, or sooner termination date of this Lease, all or any Alterations (including without limitation all telephone and data cabling) installed either by Tenant or by Landlord at Tenant’s request (collectively, the “Required Removables”),  and to replace any non-Standard Improvements with the applicable Standard Improvements. Tenant, at the time it requests approval for a proposed Alteration, may request in writing that Landlord advise Tenant whether the Alteration or any portion thereof, is a Required Removable.  Within 10 days after receipt of Tenant’s request, Landlord shall advise Tenant in writing as to which portions of the subject Alterations are Required Removables. In connection with its removal of Required Removables, Tenant shall repair any damage to the Premises arising from that removal and shall restore the affected area to its pre-existing condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted.

 

7.4.                            MECHANIC’S LIENS.  Tenant shall keep the Premises free from any liens arising out of any work performed, materials furnished, or obligations incurred by or for Tenant.    Upon request by Landlord, Tenant shall promptly cause any such lien to be released by posting a bond in accordance with California Civil Code Section 3143 or any successor statute. In the event that Tenant shall not, within 15 days following its notification of the imposition of any lien, cause the lien to be released of record by payment or posting of a proper bond, Landlord shall have, in addition to all other available remedies, the right to cause the lien to be released by any means it deems proper, including payment of or defense against the claim giving rise to the lien.   All expenses so incurred by Landlord, including Landlord’s attorneys’ fees, shall be reimbursed by Tenant promptly following Landlord’s demand, together with interest from the date of payment by Landlord at the maximum rate permitted by law until paid.  Tenant shall give Landlord no less than 20 days’ prior notice in writing before commencing construction of any kind on the Premises so that Landlord may post and maintain notices of nonresponsibility on the Premises.

 

7.5.                            ENTRY AND INSPECTION.  Landlord shall at all reasonable times have the right to enter the Premises to inspect them, to supply services in accordance with this Lease, to make repairs and renovations as reasonably deemed necessary by Landlord, and to submit the Premises to prospective or actual purchasers or encumbrance holders (or, during the final twelve months of the Term or when an uncured Default exists, to prospective tenants), all without being deemed to have caused an eviction of Tenant and without abatement of rent except as provided elsewhere in this Lease. If reasonably necessary, Landlord may temporarily close all or a portion of the Premises to perform repairs, alterations and additions. Except in emergencies or to provide Building services, Landlord shall provide Tenant with reasonable prior verbal notice of entry and shall use reasonable efforts to minimize any interference with Tenant’s use of the Premises.

 

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ARTICLE 9. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

 

9.1.                            RIGHTS OF PARTIES.

 

(a)                                 Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Article 9, Tenant may not, either voluntarily or by operation of law, assign, sublet, encumber, or otherwise transfer all or any part of Tenant’s interest in this Lease, or permit the Premises to be occupied by anyone other than Tenant (each, a “Transfer”),  without Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.1(b).  For purposes of this Lease, references to any subletting, sublease or variation thereof shall be deemed to apply not only to a sublease effected directly by Tenant, but also to a sub-subletting or an assignment of subtenancy by a subtenant at any level.   Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Article 9, no Transfer (whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law) shall be valid or

 

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effective without Landlord’s prior written consent and, at Landlord’s election, such a Transfer shall constitute a material default of this Lease.  Landlord shall not be deemed to have given its consent to any Transfer by any other course of action, including its acceptance of any name for listing in the Building directory.

 

(b)           Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Article 9, if Tenant or any subtenant hereunder desires to transfer an interest in this Lease, Tenant shall first notify Landlord in writing and shall request Landlord’s consent thereto.  Tenant shall also submit to Landlord in writing: (i) the name and address of the proposed transferee; (ii) the nature of any proposed subtenant’s or assignee’s business to be carried on in the Premises; (iii) the terms and provisions of any proposed sublease or assignment (including without limitation the rent and other economic provisions, term, improvement obligations and commencement date); (iv) evidence that the proposed assignee or subtenant will comply with the requirements of Exhibit D to this Lease; and (v) any other information requested by Landlord and reasonably related to the Transfer.  Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold its consent, provided: (1) the use of the Premises will be consistent with the provisions of this Lease and with Landlord’s commitment to other tenants of the Building and Project; (2) any proposed subtenant or assignee demonstrates that it is financially responsible by submission to Landlord of all reasonable information as Landlord may request concerning the proposed subtenant or assignee, including, but not limited to, a balance sheet of the proposed subtenant or assignee as of a date within 90 days of the request for Landlord’s consent and statements of income or profit and loss of the proposed subtenant or assignee for the two-year period preceding the request for Landlord’s consent; (3) the proposed assignee or subtenant is neither an existing tenant or occupant of the Building or Project nor a prospective tenant with whom Landlord or Landlord’s affiliate has been actively negotiating to become a tenant at the Building or Project; and (4) the proposed transferee is not an SDN (as defined below) and will not impose additional burdens or security risks on Landlord.  If Landlord consents to the proposed Transfer, then the Transfer may be effected within 90 days after the date of the consent upon the terms described in the information furnished to Landlord; provided that any material change in the terms shall be subject to Landlord’s consent as set forth in this Section 9.1(b).  Landlord shall approve or disapprove any requested Transfer within 30 days following receipt of Tenant’s written notice and the information set forth above.  Except in connection with a Permitted Transfer (as defined below), if Landlord approves the Transfer Tenant shall pay a transfer fee of $1,000.00 to Landlord concurrently with Tenant’s execution of a Transfer consent prepared by Landlord.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (b) above, and except in connection with a “Permitted Transfer” (as defined below), in lieu of consenting to a proposed assignment or subletting, Landlord may elect to terminate this Lease in its entirety in the event of an assignment, or terminate this Lease as to the portion of the Premises proposed to be subleased with a proportionate abatement in the rent payable under this Lease, such termination to be effective on the date that the proposed sublease or assignment would have commenced.  Landlord may thereafter, at its option, assign or re-let any space so recaptured to any third party, including without limitation the proposed transferee identified by Tenant.

 

(d)           Should any Transfer occur, Tenant shall, except in connection with a Permitted Transfer, promptly pay or cause to be paid to Landlord, as additional rent, 50% of any amounts paid by the assignee or subtenant, however described and whether funded during or after the Lease Term, to the extent such amounts are in excess of the sum of (i) the scheduled Basic Rent payable by Tenant hereunder (or, in the event of a subletting of only a portion of the Premises, the Basic Rent allocable to such portion as reasonably determined by Landlord) and (ii) the direct out-of-pocket costs, as evidenced by third party invoices provided to Landlord, incurred by Tenant to effect the Transfer, which costs shall be amortized over the remaining Term of this Lease or, if shorter, over the term of the sublease.

 

(e)           The sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant (other than bulk sales in the ordinary course of business), the merger or consolidation of Tenant, the sale of Tenant’s capital stock, or any other direct or indirect change of control of Tenant, including, without limitation, change of control of Tenant’s parent company or a merger by Tenant or its parent company, shall be deemed a Transfer within the meaning and provisions of this Article.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may assign this Lease to a successor to Tenant by merger, consolidation or the purchase of substantially all of Tenant’s assets or stock, or assign this Lease or sublet all or a portion of the Premises to an Affiliate (defined below), without the consent of Landlord but subject to the provisions of Section 9.2, provided that all of the following conditions are satisfied (a “Permitted Transfer”): (i) Tenant is not then in Default of its obligations under this Lease (following notice from Landlord and the expiration of any applicable “cure” period without “cure” by Tenant); and (ii) the successor entity resulting from any merger or consolidation of Tenant or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant, has a net worth (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“Net Worth”))  at the time of the Permitted Transfer that is at least equal to the Net Worth of Tenant immediately before the Permitted Transfer.  Tenant’s notice to Landlord shall be provided Landlord not later

 

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than 30 days following the Permitted Transfer, and shall include reasonable information and documentation evidencing the Permitted Transfer and showing that each of the above conditions has been satisfied.  If requested by Landlord, Tenant’s successor shall sign and deliver to Landlord a commercially reasonable form of assumption agreement.  “Affiliate” shall mean an entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with Tenant.

 

9.2.         EFFECT OF TRANSFER.  No subletting or assignment, even with the consent of Landlord, shall relieve Tenant, or any successor-in-interest to Tenant hereunder, of its obligation to pay rent and to perform all its other obligations under this Lease.  Moreover, Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless, as provided in Section 10.3, for any act or omission by an assignee or subtenant.  Each assignee, other than Landlord, shall be deemed to assume all obligations of Tenant under this Lease and shall be liable jointly and severally with Tenant for the payment of all rent, and for the due performance of all of Tenant’s obligations, under this Lease.  Such joint and several liability shall not be discharged or impaired by any subsequent modification or extension of this Lease.  No transfer shall be binding on Landlord unless any document memorializing the transfer is delivered to Landlord, both the assignee/subtenant and Tenant deliver to Landlord an executed consent to transfer instrument prepared by Landlord and consistent with the requirements of this Article, and the assignee/subtenant independently complies with all of the insurance requirements of Tenant as set forth in Exhibit D and evidence thereof is delivered to Landlord.  The acceptance by Landlord of any payment due under this Lease from any other person shall not be deemed to be a waiver by Landlord of any provision of this Lease or to be a consent to any transfer.  Consent by Landlord to one or more transfers shall not operate as a waiver or estoppel to the future enforcement by Landlord of its rights under this Lease.  In addition to the foregoing, no change in the status of Tenant or any party jointly and severally liable with Tenant as aforesaid (e.g., by conversion to a limited liability company or partnership) shall serve to abrogate the liability of any person or entity for the obligations of Tenant, including any obligations that may be incurred by Tenant after the status change by exercise of a pre-existing right in this Lease.

 

9.3.         SUBLEASE REQUIREMENTS.  Any sublease, license, concession or other occupancy agreement entered into by Tenant shall be subordinate and subject to the provisions of this Lease, and if this Lease is terminated during the term of any such agreement, Landlord shall have the right to: (i) treat such agreement as cancelled and repossess the subject space by any lawful means, or (ii) require that such transferee attorn to and recognize Landlord as its landlord (or licensor, as applicable) under such agreement.  Landlord shall not, by reason of such attornment or the collection of sublease rentals, be deemed liable to the subtenant for the performance of any of Tenant’s obligations under the sublease.  If Tenant is in Default (hereinafter defined), Landlord is irrevocably authorized to direct any transferee under any such agreement to make all payments under such agreement directly to Landlord (which Landlord shall apply towards Tenant’s obligations under this Lease) until such Default is cured.  Tenant hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs any transferee, upon receipt of a written notice from Landlord stating that a Default exists in the performance of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease, to pay to Landlord all sums then and thereafter due under the sublease.  No collection or acceptance of rent by Landlord from any transferee shall be deemed a waiver of any provision of Article 9 of this Lease, an approval of any transferee, or a release of Tenant from any obligation under this Lease, whenever accruing.  In no event shall Landlord’s enforcement of any provision of this Lease against any transferee be deemed a waiver of Landlord’s right to enforce any term of this Lease against Tenant or any other person.

 

ARTICLE 10.  INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY

 

10.1.       TENANT’S INSURANCE.  Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall provide and maintain in effect the insurance described in Exhibit D.  Evidence of that insurance must be delivered to Landlord prior to the Commencement Date.

 

10.2.       LANDLORD’S INSURANCE.  Landlord shall provide the following types of insurance, with or without deductible and in amounts and coverages as may be determined by Landlord in its discretion: property insurance, subject to standard exclusions (such as, but not limited to, earthquake and flood exclusions), covering the Building or Project.  In addition, Landlord may, at its election, obtain insurance coverages for such other risks as Landlord or its Mortgagees may from time to time deem appropriate, including earthquake and commercial general liability coverage.  Landlord shall not be required to carry insurance of any kind on any tenant improvements or Alterations in the Premises installed by Tenant or its contractors (collectively, “Tenant Installations”),  or on any trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment, interior plate glass, signs or items of personal property in the Premises, and Landlord shall not be obligated to repair or replace any of the foregoing items should damage occur.  All proceeds of insurance maintained by Landlord upon the Building and Project shall be the property of Landlord, whether or not Landlord is obligated to or elects to make any repairs.

 

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10.3.       JOINT INDEMNITY.

 

(a)   To the fullest extent permitted by law, but subject to Section 10.5 below, Tenant shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Landlord, its agents, lenders, and any and all affiliates of Landlord, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs or expenses arising either before or after the Commencement Date from Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises, the Building, the “Rear Area” (as defined in Section 3 of Exhibit G attached to this Lease) or the Common Areas, or from the conduct of its business, or from any activity, work, or thing done, permitted or suffered by Tenant or its agents, employees, subtenants, vendors, contractors, invitees or licensees in or about the Premises, the Building, the Rear Area or the Common Areas, or from any Default in the performance of any obligation on Tenant’s part to be performed under this Lease, or from any act or negligence of Tenant or its agents, employees, subtenants, vendors, contractors, invitees or licensees.  Landlord may, at its option, require Tenant to assume Landlord’s defense in any action covered by this Section 10.3(a) through counsel reasonably satisfactory to Landlord.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be obligated to indemnify Landlord against any liability or expense to the extent such liability or expense: (i) is ultimately determined to have been caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its agents, contractors or employees, or (ii) is covered by Landlord’s indemnity obligations set forth in Section 10.3(b) below.

 

(b)   To the fullest extent permitted by law, but subject to Section 10.5 below, Landlord shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Tenant, its agents, lenders, and any and all affiliates of Tenant, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs or expenses arising either before or after the Commencement Date from any default by Landlord of its obligations under this Lease or from the active negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its employees, agents or contractors, in connection with the maintenance or repair of the Common Areas of the Project.  Tenant may, at its option, require Landlord to assume Tenant’s defense in any action covered by this Section 10.3(b) through counsel reasonably satisfactory to Tenant.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall not be obligated to indemnify Tenant against any liability or expense to the extent such liability or expense: (i) is ultimately determined to have been caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant, its· agents, employees, subtenants, vendors, contractors, invitees or licensees, or (ii) is covered by Tenant’s indemnity obligations set forth in Section 10.3(a) above.

 

10.4.       LANDLORD’S NONLIABILITY.  Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant, its employees, agents and invitees, and Tenant hereby waives all claims against Landlord, its employees and agents for loss of or damage to any property, or any injury to any person, resulting from any condition including, but not limited to, acts or omissions (criminal or otherwise) of third parties and/or other tenants of the Project, or their agents, employees or invitees, fire, explosion, falling plaster, steam, gas, electricity, water or rain which may leak or flow from or into any part of the Premises or from the breakage, leakage, obstruction or other defects of the pipes, sprinklers, wires, appliances, plumbing, air conditioning, electrical works or other fixtures in the Building, whether the damage or injury results from conditions arising in the Premises or in other portions of the Building, unless such result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its agents, employees or contractors in connection with the foregoing (but subject to Section 10.5 below).  It is understood that any such condition may require the temporary evacuation or closure of all or a portion of the Building.  Should Tenant elect to receive any service from a concessionaire, licensee or third party tenant of Landlord, Tenant shall not seek recourse against Landlord for any breach or liability of that service provider.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, in no event shall Landlord be liable for Tenant’s loss or interruption of business or income (including without limitation, Tenant’s consequential damages, lost profits or opportunity costs), or for interference with light or other similar intangible interests.  Tenant shall immediately notify Landlord in case of fire or accident in the Premises, the Building or the Project and of defects in any improvements or equipment.

 

10.5.       WAIVER OF SUBROGATION.  Landlord and Tenant each hereby waives all rights of recovery against the other on account of loss and damage occasioned to the property of such waiving party to the extent that the waiving party is entitled to proceeds for such loss and damage under any property insurance policies carried or otherwise required to be carried by this Lease; provided however, that the foregoing waiver shall not apply to the extent of either party’s obligation to pay deductibles under any such policies and this Lease.  By this waiver it is the intent of the parties that neither Landlord nor Tenant shall be liable to any insurance company (by way of subrogation or otherwise) insuring the other party for any loss or damage insured against under any property insurance policies, even though such loss or damage might be occasioned by the negligence of such party, its agents, employees, contractors or invitees.  The foregoing waiver by Tenant shall also inure to the benefit of Landlord’s management agent for the Building.

 

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ARTICLE 11.  DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION

 

11.1.       RESTORATION.

 

(a)           If the Building of which the Premises are a part is damaged as the result of an event of casualty, then subject to the provisions below, Landlord shall repair that damage as soon as reasonably possible unless Landlord reasonably determines that: (i) the Premises have been materially damaged and there is less than 1 year of the Term remaining on the date of the casualty; (ii) any Mortgagee (defined in Section 13.1) requires that the insurance proceeds be applied to the payment of the mortgage debt; or (iii) proceeds necessary to pay the full cost of the repair are not available from Landlord’s insurance, including without limitation earthquake insurance.  Should Landlord elect not to repair the damage for one of the preceding reasons, Landlord shall so notify Tenant in the “Casualty Notice” (as defined below), and this Lease shall terminate as of the date of delivery of that notice.

 

(b)           As soon as reasonably practicable following the casualty event but not later than 60 days thereafter, Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing (“Casualty Notice”)  of Landlord’s election, if applicable, to terminate this Lease.  If this Lease is not so terminated, the Casualty Notice shall set forth the anticipated period for repairing the casualty damage.  If the anticipated repair period exceeds 270 days and if the damage is so extensive as to reasonably prevent Tenant’s substantial use and enjoyment of the Premises, then either party may elect to terminate this Lease by written notice to the other within 10 days following delivery of the Casualty Notice.

 

(c)           In the event that neither Landlord nor Tenant terminates this Lease pursuant to Section 11.1(b), Landlord shall repair all material damage to and/or shall restore the Premises or the Building to substantially its condition prior to the event of casualty as soon as reasonably possible and this Lease shall continue in effect for the remainder of the Term.  Upon notice from Landlord, Tenant shall assign or endorse over to Landlord (or to any party designated by Landlord) all property insurance proceeds payable to Tenant under Tenant’s insurance with respect to any Tenant Installations; provided if the estimated cost to repair such Tenant Installations exceeds the amount of insurance proceeds received by Landlord from Tenant’s insurance carrier, the excess cost of such repairs shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord prior to Landlord’s commencement of repairs.  Within 15 days of demand, Tenant shall also pay Landlord for any additional excess costs that are determined during the performance of the repairs to such Tenant Installations.

 

(d)           From and after the sixth (6th) business day following the casualty event, the rental to be paid under this Lease shall be abated in the same proportion that the Floor Area of the Premises that is rendered unusable by the damage from time to time bears to the total Floor Area of the Premises.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 11.1(e), but subject to Section 10.5, the cost of any repairs shall be borne by Tenant, and Tenant shall not be entitled to rental abatement or termination rights, if the damage is due to the fault or neglect of Tenant or its employees, subtenants, contractors, invitees or representatives.  In addition, subject to the express provisions of Section 11.1(c) above, the provisions of this Section 11.1(e) shall not be deemed to require Landlord to repair any Tenant Installations, fixtures and other items that Tenant is obligated to insure pursuant to Exhibit D or under any other provision of this Lease.

 

11.2.       LEASE GOVERNS.  Tenant agrees that the provisions of this Lease, including without limitation Section 11.1, shall govern any damage or destruction and shall accordingly supersede any contrary statute or rule of law.

 

ARTICLE 12.  EMINENT DOMAIN

 

Either party may terminate this Lease if any material part of the Premises is taken or condemned for any public or quasi-public use under Law, by eminent domain or private purchase in lieu thereof (a “Taking”).  Landlord shall also have the right to terminate this Lease if there is a Taking of any portion of the Building or Project which would have a material adverse effect on Landlord’s ability to profitably operate the remainder of the Building.  The terminating party shall provide written notice of termination to the other party within 45 days after it first receives notice of the Taking.  The termination shall be effective as of the effective date of any order granting possession to, or vesting legal title in, the condemning authority.  If this Lease is not terminated, Basic Rent and Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses shall be appropriately adjusted to account for any reduction in the square footage of the Building or Premises.  All compensation awarded for a Taking shall be the property of Landlord and the right to receive compensation or proceeds in connection with a Taking are expressly waived by Tenant; provided, however, Tenant may file a separate claim for Tenant’s personal property and Tenant’s reasonable relocation expenses, provided the filing of the claim does not diminish the amount of Landlord’s award.  If only a part of

 

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the Premises is subject to a Taking and this Lease is not terminated, Landlord, with reasonable diligence, will restore the remaining portion of the Premises as nearly as practicable to the condition immediately prior to the Taking.  Tenant agrees that the provisions of this Lease shall govern any Taking and shall accordingly supersede any contrary statute or rule of law.

 

ARTICLE 13.  SUBORDINATION; ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE

 

13.1.       SUBORDINATION.  Tenant accepts this Lease subject and subordinate to any mortgage(s), deed(s) of trust, ground lease(s) or other lien(s) now or subsequently arising upon the Premises, the Building or the Project, and to renewals, modifications, refinancings and extensions thereof (collectively referred to as a “Mortgage”).  The party having the benefit of a Mortgage shall be referred to as a “Mortgagee”.  This clause shall be self-operative, but upon request from a Mortgagee, Tenant shall execute a commercially reasonable subordination and attornment agreement in favor of the Mortgagee, provided such agreement provides a non-disturbance covenant benefiting Tenant.  Alternatively, a Mortgagee shall have the right at any time to subordinate its Mortgage to this Lease.  Upon request, Tenant, without charge, shall attorn to any successor to Landlord’s interest in this Lease in the event of a foreclosure of any mortgage.  Tenant agrees that any purchaser at a foreclosure sale or lender taking title under a deed in lieu of foreclosure shall not be responsible for any act or omission of a prior landlord, shall not be subject to any offsets or defenses Tenant may have against a prior landlord, and shall not be liable for the return of the Security Deposit not actually recovered by such purchaser nor bound by any rent paid in advance of the calendar month in which the transfer of title occurred; provided that the foregoing shall not release the applicable prior landlord from any liability for those obligations.  Tenant acknowledges that Landlord’s Mortgagees and their successors-in-interest are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 13.1.

 

13.2.       ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE.  Tenant shall, within 10 business days after receipt of a written request from Landlord, execute and deliver a commercially reasonable estoppel certificate in favor of those parties as are reasonably requested by Landlord (including a Mortgagee or a prospective purchaser of the Building or the Project).  Without limitation, such estoppel certificate may include a certification as to the status of this Lease, the existence of any Defaults and the amount of rent that is due and payable.

 

ARTICLE 14.  DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

14.1.       TENANT’S DEFAULTS.  In addition to any other event of default set forth in this Lease, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute a “Default” by Tenant:

 

(a)           The failure by Tenant to make any payment of rent required to be made by Tenant, as and when due, where the failure continues for a period of 5 business days after written notice from Landlord to Tenant.  For purposes of these default and remedies provisions, the term “additional rent” shall be deemed to include all amounts of any type whatsoever other than Basic Rent to be paid by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease.

 

(b)           The assignment, sublease, encumbrance or other Transfer of the Lease by Tenant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, whether by judgment, execution, transfer by intestacy or testacy, or other means, without the prior written consent of Landlord unless otherwise authorized in Article 9 of this Lease.

 

(c)           The discovery by Landlord that any financial statement provided by Tenant, or by any affiliate, successor or guarantor of Tenant, was materially false.

 

(d)           The failure by Tenant to deliver the estoppel certificate required by the provisions of Section 13.2 of this Lease, the current annual financial statements required by Section 22.2 of this Lease, or the subordination and attornment agreement required by the provisions of Section 13.1 of this Lease, where such failure continues for a period of 10 business days after written notice from Landlord to Tenant.

 

(e)           The failure or inability by Tenant to observe or perform any of the covenants or provisions of this Lease to be observed or performed by Tenant, other than as specified in any other subsection of this Section 14.1, where the failure continues for a period of 30 days after written notice from Landlord to Tenant.  However, if the nature of the failure is such that more than 30 days are reasonably required for its cure, then Tenant shall not be deemed to be in Default if Tenant commences the cure within 30 days, and thereafter diligently pursues the cure to completion.

 

(f)            Tenant or any Guarantor becomes insolvent, makes a transfer in fraud of creditors, makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, admits in writing its inability to pay its debts when due or forfeits or loses its right to conduct business.

 

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The notice periods provided herein are in lieu of, and not in addition to, any notice periods provided by law, and Landlord shall not be required to give any additional notice under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161, or any successor statute, in order to be entitled to commence an unlawful detainer proceeding.

 

14.2.       LANDLORD’S REMEDIES.

 

(a)           Upon the occurrence of any Default by Tenant, then in addition to any other remedies available to Landlord, Landlord may exercise the following remedies:

 

(i)    Landlord may terminate Tenant’s right to possession of the Premises by any lawful means, in which case this Lease shall terminate and Tenant shall immediately surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord.  Such termination shall not affect any accrued obligations of Tenant under this Lease.  Upon termination, Landlord shall have the right to reenter the Premises and remove all persons and property.  Landlord shall also be entitled to recover from Tenant:

 

(1)   The worth at the time of award of the unpaid Rent which had been earned at the time of termination;

 

(2)   The worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid Rent which would have been earned after termination until the time of award exceeds the amount of such loss that Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided;

 

(3)   The worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid Rent for the balance of the Term after the time of award exceeds the amount of such loss that Tenant proves could be reasonably avoided;

 

(4)   Any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord for all the detriment proximately caused by Tenant’s failure to perform its obligations under this Lease or which in the ordinary course of things would be likely to result from Tenant’s default, including, but not limited to, the cost of recovering possession of the Premises, commissions and other expenses of reletting, including necessary repair, renovation, improvement and alteration of the Premises for a new tenant, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and any other reasonable costs; and

 

(5)   At Landlord’s election, all other amounts in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as may be permitted by law.  The term “Rent” as used in this Lease shall be deemed to mean the Basic Rent and all other sums required to be paid by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to the terms of this Lease, including without limitation any sums that may be owing from Tenant pursuant to Section 4.3 of this Lease.  Any sum, other than Basic Rent, shall be computed on the basis of the average monthly amount accruing during the 24 month period immediately prior to Default, except that if it becomes necessary to compute such rental before the 24 month period has occurred, then the computation shall be on the basis of the average monthly amount during the shorter period.  As used in subparagraphs (1) and (2) above, the “worth at the time of award” shall be computed by allowing interest at the rate of 10% per annum.  As used in subparagraph (3) above, the “worth at the time of award” shall be computed by discounting the amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award plus 1%.

 

(ii)   Landlord may elect not to terminate Tenant’s right to possession of the Premises, in which event Landlord may continue to enforce all of its rights and remedies under this Lease, including the right to collect all rent as it becomes due.  Efforts by the Landlord to maintain, preserve or relet the Premises, or the appointment of a receiver to protect the Landlord’s interests under this Lease, shall not constitute a termination of the Tenant’s right to possession of the Premises.  In the event that Landlord elects to avail itself of the remedy provided by this subsection (ii), Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to an assignment or subletting of the Premises subject to the reasonable standards for Landlord’s consent as are contained in this Lease.

 

(b)           The various rights and remedies reserved to Landlord in this Lease or otherwise shall be cumulative and, except as otherwise provided by California law, Landlord may pursue any or all of its rights and remedies at the same time.  No delay or omission of Landlord to exercise any right or remedy shall be construed as a waiver of the right or remedy or of any breach or Default by Tenant.  The acceptance by Landlord of rent shall not be a (i) waiver of any preceding breach or Default by Tenant of any provision of this Lease, other than the failure of Tenant to pay the particular rent accepted, regardless of Landlord’s knowledge of the preceding breach or Default at the time of acceptance of rent, or (ii) a waiver of Landlord’s right to exercise any remedy available to Landlord by virtue of the breach or Default.  The acceptance of any payment from a debtor in possession, a trustee, a receiver or any other person acting on behalf of Tenant or Tenant’s estate shall not waive or cure a Default under Section 14.1.  No payment by

 

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Tenant or receipt by Landlord of a lesser amount than the rent required by this Lease shall be deemed to be other than a partial payment on account of the earliest due stipulated rent, nor shall any endorsement or statement on any check or letter be deemed an accord and satisfaction and Landlord shall accept the check or payment without prejudice to Landlord’s right to recover the balance of the rent or pursue any other remedy available to it.  Tenant hereby waives any right of redemption or relief from forfeiture under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1174 or 1179, or under any successor statute, in the event this Lease is terminated by reason of any Default by Tenant.  No act or thing done by Landlord or Landlord’s agents during the Term shall be deemed an acceptance of a surrender of the Premises, and no agreement to accept a surrender shall be valid unless in writing and signed by Landlord.  No employee of Landlord or of Landlord’s agents shall have any power to accept the keys to the Premises prior to the termination of this Lease, and the delivery of the keys to any employee shall not operate as a termination of the Lease or a surrender of the Premises.

 

14.3.       LATE PAYMENTS.

 

(a)           Any Rent due under this Lease that is not paid to Landlord within 5 days of the date when due shall bear interest at the maximum rate permitted by law from the date due until fully paid.  The payment of interest shall not cure any Default by Tenant under this Lease.  In addition, Tenant acknowledges that the late payment by Tenant to Landlord of rent will cause Landlord to incur costs not contemplated by this Lease, the exact amount of which will be extremely difficult and impracticable to ascertain.  Those costs may include, but are not limited to, administrative, processing and accounting charges, and late charges which may be imposed on Landlord by the terms of any ground lease, mortgage or trust deed covering the Premises.  Accordingly, if any rent due from Tenant shall not be received by Landlord or Landlord’s designee within 5 days after the date due, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in addition to the interest provided above, a late charge for each delinquent payment equal to the greater of (i) 5% of that delinquent payment or (ii) $100.00; provided that Landlord shall waive the payment of said late charge for the initial delinquent payment of Basic Rent or Operating Expenses by Tenant.  Acceptance of a late charge by Landlord shall not constitute a waiver of Tenant’s Default with respect to the overdue amount, nor shall it prevent Landlord from exercising any of its other rights and remedies.

 

(b)           Following each second consecutive installment of Basic Rent that is not paid within 5 days following notice of nonpayment from Landlord, Landlord shall have the option (i) to require that beginning with the first payment of Basic Rent next due, Basic Rent shall no longer be paid in monthly installments but shall be payable quarterly 3 months in advance and/or (ii) to require that Tenant increase the amount, if any, of the Security Deposit by 100%.  Should Tenant deliver to Landlord, at any time during the Term, 2 or more insufficient checks, the Landlord may require that all monies then and thereafter due from Tenant be paid to Landlord by cashier’s check.

 

14.4.       RIGHT OF LANDLORD TO PERFORM.  If Tenant is in Default of any of its obligations under the Lease (following notice from Landlord and the expiration of any applicable “cure” period without “cure” by Tenant), the Landlord shall have the right to perform such obligations.  Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the cost of such performance upon demand together with an administrative charge equal to 10% of the cost of the work performed by Landlord.

 

14.5.       DEFAULT BY LANDLORD.  Landlord shall not be deemed to be in default in the performance of any obligation under this Lease unless and until it has failed to perform the obligation within 30 days after written notice by Tenant to Landlord specifying in reasonable detail the nature and extent of the failure; provided, however, that if the nature of Landlord’s obligation is such that more than 30 days are required for its performance, then Landlord shall not be deemed to be in default if it commences performance within the 30 day period and thereafter diligently pursues the cure to completion.  Upon any such default by Landlord, Tenant may pursue any remedies available at law, but in no event shall Landlord be liable for Tenant’s loss or interruption of business or income (including, without limitation, Tenant’s consequential damages, lost profits or opportunity costs).

 

14.6.       EXPENSES AND LEGAL FEES.  Should either Landlord or Tenant bring any action in connection with this Lease, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover as a part of the action its reasonable attorneys’ fees, and all other reasonable costs.  The prevailing party for the purpose of this paragraph shall be determined by the trier of the facts.

 

14.7.       WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL/JUDICIAL REFERENCE.

 

(a)           LANDLORD AND TENANT EACH ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS AWARE OF AND HAS HAD THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE WITH RESPECT TO ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY, AND EACH PARTY DOES HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND KNOWINGLY

 

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WAIVE AND RELEASE ALL SUCH RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER PARTY HERETO AGAINST THE OTHER (AND/OR AGAINST ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATED ENTITIES) ON ANY MATTERS WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS LEASE, TENANT’S USE OR OCCUPANCY OF THE PREMISES, AND/OR ANY CLAIM OF INJURY OR DAMAGE.

 

(b)           In the event that the jury waiver provisions of Section 14.7(a) are not enforceable under California law, then the provisions of this Section 14.7(b) shall apply.  It is the desire and intention of the parties to agree upon a mechanism and procedure under which controversies and disputes arising out of this lease or related to the Premises will be resolved in a prompt and expeditious manner.  Accordingly, except with respect to actions for unlawful or forcible detainer or with respect to the prejudgment remedy of attachment, any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either party hereto against the other (and/or against its officers, directors, employees, agents or subsidiary or affiliated entities) on any matters whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with this Lease, Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises and/or any claim of injury or damage, shall be heard and resolved by a referee under the provisions of the California Code of Civil Procedure, Sections 638 - 645.1, inclusive (as same may be amended, or any successor statute(s) thereto) (the “Referee Sections”).  Any fee to initiate the judicial reference proceedings shall be paid by the party initiating such procedure; provided however, that the costs and fees, including any initiation fee, of such proceeding shall ultimately be borne in accordance with Section 14.6 above.  The venue of the proceedings shall be in the county in which the Premises are located.  Within 10 days of receipt by any party of a written request to resolve any dispute or controversy pursuant to this Section 14.7(b), the parties shall agree upon a single referee who shall try all issues, whether of fact or law, and report a finding and judgment on such issues as required by the Referee Sections.  If the parties are unable to agree upon a referee within such 10 day period, then any party may thereafter file a lawsuit in the county in which the Premises are located for the purpose of appointment of a referee under California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 639 and 640, as same may be amended or any successor statute(s) thereto.  If the referee is appointed by the court, the referee shall be a neutral and impartial retired judge with substantial experience in the relevant matters to be determined, from Jams/Endispute, Inc., the American Arbitration Association or similar mediation/arbitration entity.  The proposed referee may be challenged by any party for any of the grounds listed in Section 641 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, as same may be amended or any successor statute(s) thereto.  The referee shall have the power to decide all issues of fact and law and report his or her decision on such issues, and to issue all recognized remedies available at law or in equity for any cause of action that is before the referee, including an award of attorneys’ fees and costs in accordance with California law.  The referee shall not, however, have the power to award punitive damages, nor any other damages which are not permitted by the express provisions of this lease, and the parties hereby waive any right to recover any such damages.  The referee shall oversee discovery and may enforce all discovery orders in the same manner as any trial court judge, with rights to regulate discovery and to issue and enforce subpoenas, protective orders and other limitations on discovery available under California law; provided, however, that the referee shall limit discovery to that which is essential to the effective prosecution or defense of the action, and in no event shall discovery by either party include more than one non-expert witness deposition unless both parties otherwise agree.  The reference proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with California law (including the rules of evidence), and in all regards, the referee shall follow California law applicable at the time of the reference proceeding.  In accordance with Section 644 of the California Code of Civil procedure, the decision of the referee upon the whole issue must stand as the decision of the court, and upon the filing of the statement of decision with the clerk of the court, or with the judge if there is no clerk, judgment may be entered thereon in the same manner as if the action had been tried by the court.  The parties shall promptly and diligently cooperate with one another and the referee, and shall perform such acts as may be necessary to obtain a prompt and expeditious resolution of the dispute or controversy in accordance with the terms of this Section 14.7(b).  To the extent that no pending lawsuit has been filed to obtain the appointment of a referee, any party, after the issuance of the decision of the referee, may apply to the court of the county in which the Premises are located for confirmation by the court of the decision of the referee in the same manner as a petition for confirmation of an arbitration award pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1285 et seq.  (as same may be amended or any successor statute(s) thereto).

 

14.8        SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT.  The obligations of Landlord do not constitute the personal obligations of the individual partners, trustees, directors, officers, members or shareholders of Landlord or its constituent partners or members.  Should Tenant recover a money judgment against Landlord, such judgment shall be satisfied only from the interest of Landlord in the Project and out of the rent or other income from such property receivable by Landlord or out of consideration received by Landlord from the sale or other disposition of all or any part of Landlord’s right, title or interest in the Project, and no action for any deficiency may be sought or obtained by Tenant.

 

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ARTICLE 15.  END OF TERM

 

15.1.       HOLDING OVER.  If Tenant holds over for any period after the Expiration Date (or earlier termination of the Term) without the prior written consent of Landlord, such tenancy shall constitute a tenancy at sufferance only and a Default by Tenant; such holding over with the prior written consent of Landlord shall constitute a month-to-month tenancy commencing on the 1st day following the termination of this Lease and terminating 30 days following delivery of written notice of termination by either Landlord or Tenant to the other.  In either of such events, possession shall be subject to all of the terms of this Lease, except that the monthly rental shall be 150% of the total monthly rental for the month immediately preceding the date of termination, subject to Landlord’s right to modify same upon 30 days notice to Tenant.  The acceptance by Landlord of monthly hold-over rental in a lesser amount shall not constitute a waiver of Landlord’s right to recover the full amount due unless otherwise agreed in writing by Landlord.  If Tenant fails to surrender the Premises upon the expiration of this Lease despite demand to do so by Landlord, Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from all loss or liability, including without limitation, any claims made by any succeeding tenant relating to such failure to surrender.  The foregoing provisions of this Section 15.1 are in addition to and do not affect Landlord’s right of re-entry or any other rights of Landlord under this Lease or at law.

 

15.2.       MERGER ON TERMINATION.  The voluntary or other surrender of this Lease by Tenant, or a mutual termination of this Lease, shall terminate any or all existing subleases unless Landlord, at its option, elects in writing to treat the surrender or termination as an assignment to it of any or all subleases affecting the Premises.

 

15.3.       SURRENDER OF PREMISES; REMOVAL OF PROPERTY.  Upon the Expiration Date or upon any earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall quit and surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord in as good order, condition and repair as when received or as hereafter may be improved by Landlord or Tenant, reasonable wear and tear and repairs which are Landlord’s obligation excepted, and shall remove or fund to Landlord the cost of removing all wallpapering and voice and/or data transmission cabling installed by or for Tenant, together with all personal property and debris, and shall perform all work required under Section 7.3 of this Lease and/or the Work Letter (if any ) attached hereto, except for any items that Landlord may by written authorization allow to remain.  Tenant shall repair all damage to the Premises resulting from the removal and restore the affected area to its pre-existing condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, provided that Landlord may instead elect to repair any structural damage at Tenant’s expense.  If Tenant shall fail to comply with the provisions of this Section 15.3, Landlord may effect the removal and/or make any repairs, and the cost to Landlord shall be additional rent payable by Tenant upon demand.  If requested by Landlord, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord an instrument in writing releasing and quitclaiming to Landlord all right, title and interest of Tenant in the Premises.

 

ARTICLE 16.  PAYMENTS AND NOTICES

 

All sums payable by Tenant to Landlord shall be paid, without deduction or offset, in lawful money of the United States to Landlord at its address set forth in Item 12 of the Basic Lease Provisions, or at any other place as Landlord may designate in writing.  Unless this Lease expressly provides otherwise, as for example in the payment of rent pursuant to Section 4.1, all payments shall be due and payable within 30 days after demand.  All payments requiring proration shall be prorated on the basis of the number of days in the pertinent calendar month or year, as applicable.  Any notice, election, demand, consent, approval or other communication to be given or other document to be delivered by either party to the other may be delivered to the other party, at the address set forth in Item 12 of the Basic Lease Provisions, by personal service or by any courier or “overnight” express mailing service.  Either party may, by written notice to the other, served in the manner provided in this Article, designate a different address.  The refusal to accept delivery of a notice, or the inability to deliver the notice (whether due to a change of address for which notice was not duly given or other good reason), shall be deemed delivery and receipt of the notice as of the date of attempted delivery.  If more than one person or entity is named as Tenant under this Lease, service of any notice upon any one of them shall be deemed as service upon all of them.

 

ARTICLE 17.  RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

Tenant agrees to comply with the Rules and Regulations attached as Exhibit E, and any reasonable and nondiscriminatory amendments, modifications and/or additions as may be adopted and published by written notice to tenants by Landlord for the safety, care, security, good order, or cleanliness of the Premises, Building, Project and/or Common Areas.  Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any violation of the Rules and Regulations or the breach of any covenant or condition in any lease or any other act or conduct by any other tenant, and the same shall not constitute a constructive eviction hereunder.  One or more waivers by Landlord of any breach of the Rules and Regulations by Tenant or by any other tenant(s) shall not be a waiver of any

 

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subsequent breach of that rule or any other.  Tenant’s failure to keep and observe the Rules and Regulations shall constitute a default under this Lease.  In the case of any conflict between the Rules and Regulations and this Lease, this Lease shall be controlling.

 

ARTICLE 18.  BROKER’S COMMISSION

 

The parties recognize as the broker(s) who negotiated this Lease the firm(s) whose name(s) is (are) stated in Item 10 of the Basic Lease Provisions, and agree that Landlord shall be responsible for the payment of brokerage commissions to those broker(s) unless otherwise provided in this Lease.  It is understood that Landlord’s Broker represents only Landlord in this transaction and Tenant’s Broker (if any) represents only Tenant.  Each party warrants that it has had no dealings with any other real estate broker or agent in connection with the negotiation of this Lease, and agrees to indemnify and hold the other party harmless from any cost, expense or liability (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) for any compensation, commissions or charges claimed by any other real estate broker or agent employed or claiming to represent or to have been employed by the indemnifying party in connection with the negotiation of this Lease.  The foregoing agreement shall survive the termination of this Lease.

 

ARTICLE 19.  TRANSFER OF LANDLORD’S INTEREST

 

In the event of any transfer of Landlord’s interest in the Premises, provided that the transferee (other than a Mortgagee) shall assume the obligations of “Landlord” under this Lease accruing from and after the effective date of such transfer, the transferor shall be automatically relieved of all obligations on the part of Landlord accruing under this Lease from and after the effective date of such transfer.  Any funds held by the transferor in which Tenant has an interest, including without limitation, the Security Deposit, shall be turned over, subject to that interest, to the transferee.  No Mortgagee to which this Lease is or may be subordinate shall be responsible in connection with the Security Deposit unless the Mortgagee actually receives the Security Deposit.  It is intended that the covenants and obligations contained in this Lease on the part of Landlord shall, subject to the foregoing, be binding on Landlord, its successors and assigns, only during and in respect to their respective successive periods of ownership.

 

ARTICLE 20.  INTERPRETATION

 

20.1.       NUMBER.  Whenever the context of this Lease requires, the words “Landlord” and “Tenant” shall include the plural as well as the singular.

 

20.2.       HEADINGS.  The captions and headings of the articles and sections of this Lease are for convenience only, are not a part of this Lease and shall have no effect upon its construction or interpretation.

 

20.3.       JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.  If more than one person or entity is named as Tenant, the obligations imposed upon each shall be joint and several and the act of or notice from, or notice or refund to, or the signature of, any one or more of them shall be binding on all of them with respect to the tenancy of this Lease, including, but not limited to, any renewal, extension, termination or modification of this Lease.

 

20.4.       SUCCESSORS.  Subject to Sections 13.1 and 22.3 and to Articles 9 and 19 of this Lease, all rights and liabilities given to or imposed upon Landlord and Tenant shall extend to and bind their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.  Nothing contained in this Section 20.4 is intended, or shall be construed, to grant to any person other than Landlord and Tenant and their successors and assigns any rights or remedies under this Lease.

 

20.5.       TIME OF ESSENCE.  Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of every provision of this Lease in which time of performance is a factor.

 

20.6.       CONTROLLING LAW/VENUE.  This Lease shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California.  Should any litigation be commenced between the parties in connection with this Lease, such action shall be prosecuted in the applicable State Court of California in the county in which the Building is located.

 

20.7.       SEVERABILITY.  If any term or provision of this Lease, the deletion of which would not adversely affect the receipt of any material benefit by either party or the deletion of which is consented to by the party adversely affected, shall be held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Lease shall not be affected and each term and provision of this Lease shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

20.8.       WAIVER.  One or more waivers by Landlord or Tenant of any breach of any term, covenant or condition contained in this Lease shall not be a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term, covenant or condition.  Consent to any act by one of the parties shall

 

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not be deemed to render unnecessary the obtaining of that party’s consent to any subsequent act.  No breach of this Lease shall be deemed to have been waived unless the waiver is in a writing signed by the waiving party.

 

20.9.       INABILITY TO PERFORM.  In the event that either party shall be delayed or hindered in or prevented from the performance of any work or in performing any act required under this Lease by reason of any cause beyond the reasonable control of that party, then the performance of the work or the doing of the act shall be excused for the period of the delay and the time for performance shall be extended for a period equivalent to the period of the delay.  The provisions of this Section 20.9 shall not operate to excuse Tenant from the prompt payment of Rent.

 

20.10.     ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Lease and its exhibits and other attachments cover in full each and every agreement of every kind between the parties concerning the Premises, the Building, and the Project, and all preliminary negotiations, oral agreements, understandings and/or practices, except those contained in this Lease, are superseded and of no further effect.  Tenant waives its rights to rely on any representations or promises made by Landlord or others which are not contained in this Lease.  No verbal agreement or implied covenant shall be held to modify the provisions of this Lease, any statute, law, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

20.11.     QUIET ENJOYMENT.  Upon the observance and performance of all the covenants, terms and conditions on Tenant’s part to be observed and performed, and subject to the other provisions of this Lease, Tenant shall have the right of quiet enjoyment and use of the Premises for the Term without hindrance or interruption by Landlord or any other person claiming by or through Landlord.

 

20.12.     SURVIVAL.  All covenants of Landlord or Tenant which reasonably would be intended to survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, including without limitation any warranty or indemnity hereunder, shall so survive and continue to be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective parties and their successors and assigns.

 

ARTICLE 21.  EXECUTION AND RECORDING

 

21.1.       COUNTERPARTS.  This Lease may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which shall be one and the same agreement.

 

21.2.       CORPORATE AND PARTNERSHIP AUTHORITY.  If Tenant is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, each individual executing this Lease on behalf of the entity represents and warrants that he is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Lease and that this Lease is binding upon the corporation, limited liability company or partnership in accordance with its terms.  Tenant shall, at Landlord’s request, deliver a certified copy of its organizational documents or an appropriate certificate authorizing or evidencing the execution of this Lease.

 

21.3.       EXECUTION OF LEASE; NO OPTION OR OFFER.  The submission of this Lease to Tenant shall be for examination purposes only, and shall not constitute an offer to or option for Tenant to lease the Premises.  Execution of this Lease by Tenant and its return to Landlord shall not be binding upon Landlord, notwithstanding any time interval, until Landlord has in fact executed and delivered this Lease to Tenant, it being intended that this Lease shall only become effective upon execution by Landlord and delivery of a fully executed counterpart to Tenant.

 

21.4.       RECORDING.  Tenant shall not record this Lease without the prior written consent of Landlord.  Tenant, upon the request of Landlord, shall execute and acknowledge a “short form” memorandum of this Lease for recording purposes.

 

21.5.       AMENDMENTS.  No amendment or mutual termination of this Lease shall be effective unless in writing signed by authorized signatories of Tenant and Landlord, or by their respective successors in interest.  No actions, policies, oral or informal arrangements, business dealings or other course of conduct by or between the parties shall be deemed to modify this Lease in any respect.

 

21.6.       ATTACHMENTS.  All exhibits, riders and addenda attached to this Lease are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Lease.

 

ARTICLE 22.  MISCELLANEOUS

 

22.1.       NONDISCLOSURE OF LEASE TERMS.  Tenant acknowledges that the content of this Lease and any related documents are confidential information.  Except to the extent disclosure is required by law, Tenant shall keep such confidential information strictly confidential and shall not disclose such confidential information to any person or entity other than Tenant’s financial, legal and space-planning consultants, provided, however, that Tenant may disclose the terms to prospective subtenants or assignees under this Lease or pursuant to legal requirement.

 

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22.2.       TENANT’S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.  The application, financial statements and tax returns, if any, submitted and certified to by Tenant as an accurate representation of its financial condition have been prepared, certified and submitted to Landlord as an inducement and consideration to Landlord to enter into this Lease.  The application and statements are represented and warranted by Tenant to be correct and to accurately and fully reflect Tenant’s true financial condition as of the date of execution of this Lease by Tenant.  In connection with any refinancing or sale of the Building or the Project by Landlord, Tenant shall during the Term furnish Landlord with current annual financial statements accurately reflecting Tenant’s financial condition upon written request from Landlord within 10 business days following Landlord’s request; provided, however, that (i) unless Tenant is in Default, Landlord shall not request such statements more frequently than once during each calendar year during the Term, and (ii) so long as Tenant is a publicly traded corporation on a nationally recognized stock exchange, the foregoing obligation to deliver the statements shall be waived.  Except to the extent disclosure is required by law or by legal process, Landlord shall keep confidential any financial statements marked or otherwise designated by Tenant as “confidential” and shall not disclose same, without Tenant’s consent, to any person or entity other than Landlord’s financial, legal and other consultants with a “need to know”; provided, however, that Landlord may disclose same to any perspective lender or buyer or pursuant to legal requirement.

 

22.3.       MORTGAGEE PROTECTION.  No act or failure to act on the part of Landlord which would otherwise entitle Tenant to be relieved of its obligations hereunder or to terminate this Lease shall result in such a release or termination unless (a) Tenant has given notice by registered or certified mail to any Mortgagee of a Mortgage covering the Building whose address has been previously furnished to Tenant and (b) such Mortgagee is afforded a reasonable opportunity to cure the default by Landlord (which shall in no event be less than 60 days), including, if necessary to effect the cure, time to obtain possession of the Building by power of sale or judicial foreclosure provided that such foreclosure remedy is diligently pursued.  Tenant shall comply with any written directions by any Mortgagee to pay Rent due hereunder directly to such Mortgagee without determining whether a default exists under such Mortgagee’s Mortgage.

 

22.4.       SDN LIST.  Tenant hereby represents and warrants that, to the best of its knowledge as of the date of this Lease, neither Tenant nor any officer, director, employee, partner, member or other principal of Tenant (collectively, “Tenant Parties”) is listed as a Specially Designated National and Blocked Person (“SDN”) on the list of such persons and entities issued by the U.S.  Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).  In the event Tenant or any Tenant Party is or becomes listed as an SDN, Tenant shall be deemed in breach of this Lease and Landlord shall have the right to terminate this Lease immediately upon written notice to Tenant.

 

	
LANDLORD:
    	
 
    	
TENANT:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
THE IRVINE COMPANY LLC,
    	
 
    	
BOOT BARN, INC.,
    
	
a Delaware limited liability company
    	
 
    	
a Delaware corporation
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
/s/ Douglas G. Holte
    	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/ Chris Britt
    
	
 
    	
Douglas G. Holte,
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Chris Britt,
    
	
 
    	
President, Office Properties
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Chairman of the Board
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
/s/ Steven M. Case
    	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/ Patrick Meany
    
	
 
    	
Steven M. Case
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Patrick Meany,
    
	
 
    	
Executive Vice President
   Office Properties
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Chief Executive Officer
    

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Operating Expenses

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(a)           From and after the Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as additional rent, Tenant’s Share of all Operating Expenses, as defined in Section (f) below, incurred by Landlord in the operation of the Building and the Project.  The term “Tenant’s Share” means 100% of the Operating Expenses reasonably determined by Landlord to benefit or relate substantially to the Building, plus that portion of any Operating Expenses determined by multiplying the cost of such item by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Floor Area and the denominator of which is the total rentable square footage, as reasonably determined from time to time by Landlord, of all or some of the buildings in the Project, for expenses reasonably determined by Landlord to benefit or relate substantially to all or some .of the buildings in the Project rather than any specific building.  In the event that Landlord determines that the Premises or the Building incur a non-proportional benefit from any expense, or is the non-proportional cause of any such expense, Landlord may allocate a greater percentage of such Operating Expense to the Premises or the Building.  In the event that any management and/or overhead fee payable or imposed by Landlord for the management of Tenant’s Premises is calculated as a percentage of the rent payable by Tenant and other tenants of Landlord, then the full amount of such management and/or overhead fee which is attributable to the rent paid by Tenant shall be additional rent payable by Tenant, in full, provided, however, that Landlord may elect to include such full amount as part of Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses.

 

(b)           Commencing prior to the start of the first full “Expense Recovery Period” of the Lease (as defined in Item 7 of the Basic Lease Provisions), and prior to the start of each full or partial Expense Recovery Period thereafter, Landlord shall give Tenant a written estimate of the amount of Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses for the applicable Expense Recovery Period.  Tenant shall pay the estimated amounts to Landlord in equal monthly installments, in advance, concurrently with payments of Basic Rent.  If Landlord has not furnished its written estimate for any Expense Recovery Period by the time set forth above, Tenant shall continue to pay monthly the estimated Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses in effect during the prior Expense Recovery Period; provided that when the new estimate is delivered to Tenant, Tenant shall, at the next monthly payment date, pay any accrued estimated Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses based upon the new estimate.  Landlord may from time to time change the Expense Recovery Period to reflect a calendar year or a new fiscal year of Landlord, as applicable, in which event Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses shall be equitably prorated for any partial year.

 

(c)           Within 180 days after the end of each Expense Recovery Period, Landlord shall furnish to Tenant a statement (a “Reconciliation Statement”) showing in reasonable detail the actual or prorated Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses incurred by Landlord during such Expense Recovery Period, and the parties shall within 30 days thereafter make any payment or allowance necessary to adjust Tenant’s estimated payments of Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses, if any, to the actual Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses as shown by the Reconciliation Statement.  Any delay or failure by Landlord in delivering any Reconciliation Statement shall not constitute a waiver of Landlord’s right to require Tenant to pay Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses pursuant hereto.  Any amount due Tenant shall be credited against installments next coming due under this Exhibit B, and any deficiency shall be paid by Tenant together with the next installment.  Should Tenant fail to object in writing to Landlord’s determination of Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses, or fail to give written notice of its intent to audit Landlord’s Operating Expenses pursuant to the provisions of the next succeeding paragraph, within 180 days following delivery of Landlord’s Reconciliation Statement, Landlord’s determination of Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses for the applicable Expense Recovery Period shall be conclusive and binding on Tenant for all purposes and any future claims by Tenant to the contrary shall be barred.

 

Provided Tenant is not in Default, Tenant shall have the right to cause a certified public accountant, engaged on a non-contingency fee basis, to audit Operating Expenses by inspecting Landlord’s general ledger of expenses not more than once during any Expense Recovery Period.  However, to the extent that insurance premiums or any other component of Operating Expenses is determined by Landlord on the basis of an internal allocation of costs utilizing information Landlord in good faith deems proprietary, such expense component shall not be subject to audit so long as it does not exceed the amount per square foot typically imposed by landlords of other first class business parks in the vicinity of the Project.  Tenant shall give notice to Landlord of Tenant’s intent to audit within 180 days after delivery of Landlord’s Reconciliation Statement which sets forth Tenant’s Share of Landlord’s actual Operating Expenses to Tenant.  Such audit shall be conducted at a mutually agreeable time during normal business hours at the office of Landlord or its management agent where such

 

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accounts are maintained.  If Tenant’s audit determines that actual Operating Expenses have been overstated by more than 5%, then subject to Landlord’s right to review and/or contest the audit results, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the reasonable out-of-pocket costs of such audit.  Tenant’s rent shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any overstatement in Operating Expenses.  All of the information obtained by Tenant and/or its auditor in connection with such audit, as well as any compromise, settlement, or adjustment reached between Landlord and Tenant as a result thereof, shall be held in strict confidence and, except as may be required pursuant to litigation, shall not be disclosed to any third party, directly or indirectly, by Tenant or its auditor or any of their officers, agents or employees.  Landlord may require Tenant’s auditor to execute a separate confidentiality agreement affirming the foregoing as a condition precedent to any audit.  In the event of a violation of this confidentiality covenant in connection with any audit, then in addition to any other legal or equitable remedy available to Landlord, Tenant shall forfeit its right to any reconciliation or cost reimbursement payment from Landlord due to said audit (and any such payment theretofore made by Landlord shall be promptly returned by Tenant), and Tenant shall have no further audit rights under this Lease.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have no right of audit with respect to any Expense Recovery Period unless the total Operating Expenses per square foot for such Expense Recovery Period, as set forth in Landlord’s annual Reconciliation Statement, exceed the total Operating Expenses per square foot during the initial Expense Recovery Period during the Term, as increased by the percentage change in the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, Los Angeles - Riverside - Orange County Area Average, all items (1982-84 = 100) (the “Index”),  which change in the Index shall be measured by comparing the Index published for January of the initial Expense Recovery Period during the Term with the Index published for January of the applicable Expense Recovery Period.

 

(d)           Even though this Lease has terminated and the Tenant has vacated the Premises, when the final determination is made of Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses for the Expense Recovery Period in which this Lease terminates, Tenant shall within 30 days of written notice pay the entire increase over the estimated Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses already paid.  Conversely, any overpayment by Tenant shall be rebated by Landlord to Tenant not later than 30 days after such final determination.  However, in lieu thereof, Landlord may deliver a reasonable estimate of the anticipated reconciliation amount to Tenant prior to the Expiration Date of the Term, in which event the appropriate party shall fund the amount by the Expiration Date.

 

(e)           If, at any time during any Expense Recovery Period, any one or more of the Operating Expenses are increased to a rate(s) or amount(s) in excess of the rate(s) or amount(s) used in calculating the estimated Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses for the year, then the estimate of Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses may be increased by written notice from Landlord for the month in which such rate(s) or amount(s) becomes effective and for all succeeding months by an amount equal to the estimated amount of Tenant’s Share of the increase.  Landlord shall give Tenant written notice of the amount or estimated amount of the increase, the month in which the increase will become effective, Tenant’s Share thereof and the months for which the payments are due.  Tenant shall pay the increase to Landlord as part of the Tenant’s monthly payments of estimated expenses as provided in paragraph (b) above, commencing with the month in which effective.

 

(f)            The term “Operating Expenses” shall mean and include all Project Costs, as defined in Section (g) below, and Property Taxes, as defined in Section (h) below.

 

(g)           The term “Project Costs” shall mean all expenses of operation, management, repair, ‘replacement and maintenance of the Building and the Project, including without limitation all appurtenant Common Areas (as defined in Section 6.2 of the Lease), and shall include the following charges by way of illustration but not limitation: water and sewer charges; insurance premiums, deductibles, or reasonable premium equivalents or deductible equivalents should Landlord elect to self-insure any risk that Landlord is authorized to insure hereunder; license, permit, and inspection fees; light; power; window washing; trash pickup; janitorial services to any interior Common Areas; heating, ventilating and air conditioning; supplies; materials; equipment; tools; reasonable fees for consulting services directly related to Operating Expenses; access control/security costs, inclusive of the reasonable cost of improvements made to enhance access control systems and procedures; establishment of reasonable reserves for replacements and/or repairs; costs incurred in connection with compliance with any laws or changes in laws applicable to the Building or the Project; the cost of any capital improvements or replacements (other than tenant improvements for specific tenants) to the extent of the amortized amount thereof over the useful life of such capital improvements or replacements (or, if such capital improvements or replacements are anticipated to achieve a cost savings as to the Operating Expenses, any shorter estimated period of time over which the cost of the capital improvements or replacements would be recovered from the estimated cost

 

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savings) calculated at a market cost of funds, all as determined by Landlord, for each year of useful life or shorter recovery period of such capital expenditure whether such capital expenditure occurs during or prior to the Term; costs associated with the maintenance of an air conditioning, heating and ventilation service agreement, and maintenance of any communications or networked data transmission equipment, conduit, cabling, wiring and related telecommunications facilitating automation and control systems, remote telecommunication or data transmission infrastructure within the Building and/or the Project, and any other maintenance, repair and replacement costs associated with such infrastructure; labor; reasonably allocated wages and salaries, fringe benefits, and payroll taxes for administrative and other personnel directly applicable to the Building and/or Project, including both Landlord’s personnel and outside personnel; any expense incurred pursuant to Sections 6.1, 6.2, 7.2, 10.2, and Exhibits C and F of the Lease; and reasonable and market-competitive management fees for the professional operation of the Project.  It is understood and agreed that Project Costs may include competitive charges for direct services (including, without limitation, management and/or operations services) provided by any subsidiary, division or affiliate of Landlord.

 

(h)           The term “Property Taxes” as used herein shall include any form of federal, state, county or local government or municipal taxes, fees, charges or other impositions of every kind (whether general, special, ordinary or extraordinary) related to the ownership, leasing or operation of the Premises, Building or Project, including without limitation, the following: (i) all real estate taxes or personal property taxes levied against the Premises, the Building or Project, as such property taxes may be reassessed from time to time; and (ii) other taxes, charges and assessments which are levied with respect to this Lease or to the Building and/or the Project, and any improvements, fixtures and equipment and other property of Landlord located in the Building and/or the Project, (iii) all assessments and fees for public improvements, services, and facilities and impacts thereon, including without limitation arising out of any Community Facilities Districts, “Mello Roos” districts, similar assessment districts, and any traffic impact mitigation assessments or fees; (iv) any tax, surcharge or assessment which shall be levied in addition to or in lieu of real estate or personal property taxes, and (v) taxes based on the receipt of rent (including gross receipts or sales taxes applicable to the receipt of rent), and (vi) costs and expenses incurred in contesting the amount or validity of any Property Tax by appropriate proceedings.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, general net income or franchise taxes imposed against Landlord shall be excluded.

 

(i)            Notwithstanding anything contained in this Exhibit B to the contrary, in no event shall the term Operating Expenses include (1) costs attributable to original development of the Building or the Project, such as architectural and engineering fees and costs; (2) costs attributable to seeking and obtaining new tenants or lease extensions, such as advertising fees and brokerage commissions, or to enforcing judgments and similar expenses; (3) costs that are actually reimbursed to Landlord by tenants as a result of provisions contained in their specific leases (except by way of Operating Expense “pass-through” provisions similar to this Exhibit B);  (4) reserves for bad debts or accountant’s fees; (5) interest on any mortgages on the Building or Project and rental under any ground or underlying lease; (6) repairs and other work occasioned by fire, windstorm or other casualty to the extent covered by property insurance required to be carried by Landlord hereunder or otherwise carried by Landlord; (7) any costs, fines, or penalties incurred due to violations by Landlord of any applicable laws related to the Building or the Project: (8) costs attributable to repairing items that are covered by warranties to the extent that Landlord actually recovers such costs under the warranties; (9) repairs and maintenance performed exclusively for a particular tenant’s exclusive space and not in the Common Areas, or tenant improvements in a tenant’s space rather than repairs and maintenance for improvements intended generally for the Common Areas or for the common benefit of the Building or Project: (10) costs of correcting defective conditions in the Building or Project resulting from failure to comply with applicable building and construction codes at the time such improvements were constructed, including without limitation, costs or repairs or replacement to cure inherent structural defects in the weight-bearing structural elements of the Building or Project; (11) any amounts expended by Landlord to remediate any “Hazardous Materials” from the Building or Project, except for “mold” conditions and except to the extent that Tenant is responsible therefor as provided in Section 5.3 of this Lease; or (12) overhead and profit increments paid to subsidiaries or affiliates of Landlord for services provided to the Building to the extent the same exceeds the costs that would generally be charged for such services if rendered on a competitive basis (based upon a standard of similar office buildings in the general market area of the Premises) by unaffiliated third parties capable of providing such service.  Landlord shall use it good faith efforts to minimize Operating Expenses in a manner consistent with good business practices, and there shall be no duplication in charges to Tenant.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

UTILITIES AND SERVICE

 

Tenant shall be responsible for and shall pay promptly, directly to the appropriate supplier, all charges for electricity metered to the Premises, telephone, telecommunications service, janitorial service, interior landscape maintenance and all other utilities, materials and services furnished directly to Tenant or the Premises or used by Tenant in, on or about the Premises during the Term, together with any taxes thereon.  Landlord shall make a reasonable determination of Tenant’s proportionate share of the cost of water, gas, sewer, refuse pickup and any other utilities and services that are not separately metered to the Premises and services, and Tenant shall pay such amount to Landlord, as an item of additional rent, within 30 days after delivery of Landlord’s statement or invoice therefor.  Alternatively, Landlord may elect to include such cost in the definition of Project Costs in which event Tenant shall pay Tenant’s proportionate share of such costs in the manner set forth in Section 4.2.  Tenant shall also pay to Landlord as an item of additional rent, within 10 days after delivery of Landlord’s statement or invoice therefor, Landlord’s “standard charges” (as hereinafter defined, which shall be in addition to the electricity charge paid to the utility provider) for “after hours” usage by Tenant of each HVAC unit servicing the Premises.  “After hours” shall mean more than 3,432 hours of usage during each calendar year during the Term, as prorated for any partial calendar year.  “After hours” usage shall be determined based upon the operation of the applicable HVAC unit during each calendar year or partial year of the Term on a “non-cumulative” basis (that is, without regard to Tenant’s usage or nonusage of other unit(s) serving the Premises, or of the applicable unit during other years of the Term).  As used herein, “standard charges” shall mean the following charges for each hour of “after hours” use (in addition to the applicable electricity charges paid to the utility provider) of the following described HVAC units: (i) $1.00 per hour for 1-5 ton HVAC units, and (ii) $5.00 per hour for 6+ ton HVAC units.

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

TENANT’S INSURANCE

 

The following requirements for Tenant’s insurance shall be in effect at the Building, and Tenant shall also cause any subtenant to comply with the requirements.  Landlord reserves the right to adopt reasonable nondiscriminatory modifications and additions to these requirements.  Tenant agrees to obtain and present evidence to Landlord that it has fully complied with the insurance requirements.

 

1.     Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, commencing on the date Tenant is given access to the Premises for any purpose and during the entire Term, procure, pay for and keep in full force and effect: (i) commercial general liability insurance with respect to the Premises and the operations of or on behalf of Tenant in, on or about the Premises, including but not limited to coverage for personal injury, contractual liability, independent contractors, broad form property damage, fire legal liability, products liability (if a product is sold from the Premises), and liquor law liability (if alcoholic beverages are sold, served or consumed within the Premises), which policy(ies) shall be written on an “occurrence” basis and for not less than $2,000,000 combined single limit (with a $50,000 minimum limit on fire legal liability) per occurrence for bodily injury, death, and property damage liability, or the current limit of liability carried by Tenant, whichever is greater, and subject to such increases in amounts as Landlord may determine from time to time; (ii) workers’ compensation insurance coverage as required by law, together with employers’ liability insurance coverage of at least $1,000,000; (iii) with respect to improvements, alterations, and the like required or permitted to be made by Tenant under this Lease, builder’s risk insurance, in an amount equal to the replacement cost of the work; (iv) insurance against fire, vandalism, malicious mischief and such other additional perils as may be included in a standard “special form” policy, insuring all Tenant Installations, trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment and items of personal property in the Premises, in an amount equal to not less than 90% of their actual replacement cost (with replacement cost endorsement), which policy shall also include business interruption coverage in an amount sufficient to cover 1 year of loss.  In no event shall the limits of any policy be considered as limiting the liability of Tenant under this Lease.

 

2.     All policies of insurance required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to this Exhibit D shall be written by responsible insurance companies authorized to do business in the State of California and with a general policyholder rating of not less than “A-” and financial rating of not less than “VIII” in the most current Best’s Insurance Report.  The deductible or other retained limit under any policy carried by Tenant shall be commercially reasonable, and Tenant shall be responsible for payment of such retained limit with full waiver of subrogation in favor of Landlord.  Any insurance required of Tenant may be furnished by Tenant under any blanket or “umbrella” policy carried by it or under a separate policy.  A certificate of insurance, certifying that the policy has been issued, provides the coverage required by this Exhibit and contains the required provisions, together with endorsements acceptable to Landlord evidencing the waiver of subrogation and additional insured provisions required below, shall be delivered to Landlord prior to the date Tenant is given the right of possession of the Premises.  Proper evidence of the renewal of any insurance coverage shall also be delivered to Landlord not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the coverage.  In the event of a loss covered by any policy under which Landlord is an additional insured, Landlord shall be entitled to review a copy of such policy.

 

3.     Each policy evidencing insurance required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to this Exhibit shall contain the following provisions and/or clauses satisfactory to Landlord: (i) with respect to Tenant’s commercial general liability insurance, a provision that the policy and the coverage provided shall be primary and that any coverage carried by Landlord shall be excess of and noncontributory with any policies carried by Tenant, together with a provision including Landlord and any other parties in interest designated by Landlord as additional insureds; (ii) except with respect to Tenant’s commercial general liability insurance, a waiver by the insurer of any right to subrogation against Landlord, its agents, employees, contractors and representatives which arises or might arise by reason of any payment under the policy or by reason of any act or omission of Landlord, its agents, employees, contractors or representatives; and (iii) a provision that the insurer will not cancel or change the coverage provided by the policy without first giving Landlord 30 days prior written notice.  Tenant shall also name Landlord as an additional insured on any excess or umbrella liability insurance policy carried by Tenant.

 

4.     In the event that Tenant fails to procure, maintain and/or pay for, at the times and for the durations specified in this Exhibit D, any insurance required by this Exhibit D, or fails to carry insurance required by any governmental authority, Landlord may at its election procure that insurance and pay the premiums, in which event Tenant shall repay Landlord all sums paid by Landlord, together with interest at the maximum rate permitted by law and any related costs

 

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or expenses incurred by Landlord, within 10 days following Landlord’s written demand to Tenant.

 

NOTICE TO TENANT: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS LEASE, TENANT MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THE REQUIRED INSURANCE TO LANDLORD’S MANAGEMENT AGENT PRIOR TO BEING AFFORDED ACCESS TO THE PREMISES.

 

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EXHIBIT E

 

RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

This Exhibit sets forth the rules and regulations governing Tenant’s use of the Premises leased to Tenant pursuant to the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease to which this Exhibit is attached and therein made part thereof.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Exhibit and the Lease, the Lease shall control.

 

1.     Tenant shall not place anything or allow anything to be placed near the glass of any window, door, partition or wall, which may appear unsightly from outside the Premises.

 

2.     The walls, walkways, sidewalks, entrance passages, elevators, stairwells, courts and vestibules shall not be obstructed or used for any purpose other than ingress and egress of pedestrian travel to and from the Premises, and shall not be used for smoking, loitering or gathering, or to display, store or place any merchandise, equipment or devices, or for any other purpose.  The walkways, sidewalks, entrance passageways, courts, vestibules and roof are not for the use of the general public and Landlord shall in all cases retain the right to control and prevent access thereto by all persons whose presence in the judgment of the Landlord shall be prejudicial to the safety, character, reputation and interests of the Building and its tenants, provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent such access to persons with whom Tenant normally deals in the ordinary course of Tenant’s business unless such persons are engaged in illegal activities.   Smoking is permitted outside the building and within the Project only in areas designated by Landlord.   Neither Tenant nor its employees, agents, contractors, invitees or licensees shall bring any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, into the Project at any time.  No tenant or employee or invitee or agent of any tenant shall be permitted upon the roof of the Building without prior written approval from Landlord.

 

3.     No awnings or other projection shall be attached to the outside walls of the Building.  No security bars or gates, curtains, blinds, shades or screens shall be attached to or hung in, or used in connection with, any window or door of the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord.   Neither the interior nor exterior of any windows shall be coated or otherwise sunscreened without the express written consent of Landlord.

 

4.     Tenant shall not mark, nail, paint, drill into, or in any way deface any part of the Premises or the Building except to affix standard pictures or other wall hangings on the interior walls of the premises so long as they are not visible from the exterior of the building.  Tenant shall not lay linoleum, tile, carpet or other similar floor covering so that the same shall be affixed to the floor of the Premises in any manner except as approved by Landlord in writing.  The expense of repairing any damage resulting from a violation of this rule or removal of any floor covering shall be borne by Tenant.

 

5.     The toilet rooms, urinals, wash bowls and other plumbing apparatus shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which they were constructed and no foreign substance of any kind whatsoever shall be thrown therein.  Any pipes or tubing used by Tenant to transmit water to an appliance or device in the Premises must be made of copper or stainless steel, and in no event shall plastic tubing be used for that purpose.  The expense of any breakage, stoppage or damage resulting from the violation of this rule shall be borne by the tenant who, or whose employees or invitees, caused it.

 

6.     Landlord shall direct electricians as to the manner and location of any future telephone wiring.   No boring or cutting for wires will be allowed without the prior consent of Landlord.  The locations of the telephones, call boxes and other office equipment affixed to the Premises shall be subject to the prior written approval of Landlord.

 

7.     The Premises shall not be used for manufacturing or for the storage of merchandise except as such storage m;;y be incidental to the permitted use of the Premises.   No exterior storage shall be allowed at any time without the prior written approval of Landlord.  The Premises shall not be used for cooking or washing clothes without the prior written consent of Landlord, or for lodging or sleeping or for any immoral or illegal purposes.

 

8.     Tenant shall not make, or permit to be made, any unseemly or disturbing noises or disturb or interfere with occupants of this or neighboring buildings or premises or those having business with them, whether by the use of any musical instrument, radio, phonograph, noise, or otherwise.  Tenant shall not use, keep or permit to be used, or kept, any foul or obnoxious gas or substance in the Premises or permit or suffer the Premises to be used or occupied in any manner offensive or objectionable to Landlord or other occupants of this or neighboring buildings or premises by reason of any odors, fumes or gases.

 

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9.     No animals, except for seeing eye dogs, shall be permitted at any time within the Premises.

 

10.  Tenant shall not use the name of the Building or the Project in connection with or in promoting or advertising the business of Tenant, except as Tenant’s address, without the written consent of Landlord.  Landlord shall have the right to prohibit any advertising by any Tenant which, in Landlord’s reasonable opinion, tends to impair the reputation of the Project or its desirability for its intended uses, and upon written notice from Landlord any Tenant ·shall refrain from or discontinue such advertising.

 

11.  Canvassing, soliciting, peddling, parading, picketing, demonstrating or otherwise engaging in any conduct that unreasonably impairs the value or use of the Premises or the Project are prohibited and each Tenant shall cooperate to prevent the same.   Landlord shall have full and absolute authority to regulate or prohibit the entrance to the Premises of any vendor, supplier, purveyor, petitioner, proselytizer or other similar person if, in the good faith judgment of Landlord, such person will be involved in general solicitation activities, or the proselytizing, petitioning, or disturbance of other tenants or their customers or invitees, or engaged or likely to engage in conduct which may in Landlord’s opinion distract from the use of the Premises for its intended purpose.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord reserves the absolute right and discretion to limit or prevent access to the Buildings by any food or beverage vendor, whether or not invited by Tenant, and Landlord may condition such access upon the vendor’s execution of an entry permit agreement which may contain provisions for insurance coverage and/or the payment of a fee to Landlord.

 

12.  No equipment of any type shall be placed on the Premises which in Landlord’s opinion exceeds the load limits of the floor or otherwise threatens the soundness of the structure or improvements of the Building.

 

13.  [Intentionally Omitted]

 

14.  The entire Premises, including vestibules, entrances, parking areas, doors, fixtures, windows and plate glass, shall at all times be maintained in a safe, neat and clean condition by Tenant.  All trash, refuse and waste materials shall be regularly removed from the Premises by Tenant and placed in the containers at the locations designated by Landlord for refuse collection.  All cardboard boxes must be “broken down” prior to being placed in the trash container. All styrofoam chips must be bagged or otherwise contained prior to placement in the trash container, so as not to constitute a nuisance.  Pallets must be immediately disposed of by tenant and may not be disposed of in the Landlord provided trash container or enclosures. Pallets may be neatly stacked in an exterior location on a temporary basis (no longer than 5 days) so long as Landlord has provided prior written approval.  The burning of trash, refuse or waste materials is prohibited.

 

15.  Tenant shall use at Tenant’s cost such pest extermination contractor as Landlord may direct and at such intervals as Landlord may require.

 

16.  All keys for the Premises shall be provided to Tenant by Landlord and Tenant shall return to Landlord any of such keys so provided upon the termination of the Lease.   Tenant shall have the right, in its discretion, to change locks or install other locks on doors of the Premises, without the need for the prior written consent of Landlord. In the event of loss of any keys furnished by Landlord for Tenant, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the costs thereof.  Upon the termination of its tenancy, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord all the keys to lobby(s), suite(s) and telephone & electrical room(s) which have been furnished to Tenant or which Tenant shall have had made.

 

17.  No person shall enter or remain within the Project while intoxicated or under the influence of liquor or drugs.  Landlord shall have the right to exclude or expel from the Project any person who, in the absolute discretion of Landlord, is under the influence of liquor or drugs.

 

18.  [Intentionally Omitted]

 

19.  [Intentionally Omitted]

 

20.  Landlord may from time to time grant other tenants of the Project individual and temporary variances from these Rules, provided that any variance does not have a material adverse effect on the use and enjoyment of the Premises by Tenant.

 

21.  Landlord reserves the right to amend or supplement the foregoing Rules and Regulations and to adopt and promulgate additional rules and regulations applicable to the Premises.  Notice of such rules and regulations and amendments and supplements thereto, if any, shall be given to the Tenant.

 

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EXHIBIT F

 

PARKING

 

Tenant shall be entitled to the number of vehicle parking spaces set forth in Item 11 of the Basic Lease Provisions, which spaces shall be unreserved and unassigned, on those portions of the Common Areas designated by Landlord for parking.  Tenant shall not use more parking spaces than such number. All parking spaces shall be used only for parking of vehicles no larger than full size passenger automobiles, sport utility vehicles or pickup trucks.  Tenant shall not permit or allow any vehicles that belong to or are controlled by Tenant or Tenant’s employees, suppliers, shippers, customers or invitees to be loaded, unloaded or parked in areas other than those designated by Landlord for such activities.  If Tenant permits or allows any of the prohibited activities described above, then Landlord shall have the right, without notice, in addition to such other rights and remedies that Landlord may have, to remove or tow away the vehicle involved and charge the costs to Tenant.  Parking within the Common Areas shall be limited to striped parking stalls, and no parking shall be permitted in any driveways, access ways or in any area which would prohibit or impede the free flow of traffic within the Common Areas.  There shall be no parking of any vehicles for longer than a forty-eight (48) hour period unless otherwise authorized by Landlord, and vehicles which have been abandoned or parked in violation of the terms hereof may be towed away at the owner’s expense; provided that Tenant shall have the right to park not more than 12 vehicles owned by Tenant or its employees for periods of longer than 48 hours in those portions of the Common Areas as shall be designated by Landlord. Nothing contained in this Lease shall be deemed to create liability upon Landlord  for any damage to motor vehicles of visitors or employees, for any loss of property from within those motor vehicles, or for any injury to Tenant, its visitors or employees, unless ultimately determined to be caused by the sole  negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord.   Landlord shall have the right to establish, and from time to time amend, and to enforce against all users all reasonable rules and regulations (including the designation of areas for employee parking) that Landlord may deem necessary and advisable for the proper and efficient operation and maintenance of parking within the Common Areas. Landlord shall have the right to construct, maintain and operate lighting facilities within the parking areas; to change the area, level, location and arrangement of the parking areas and improvements therein; to restrict parking by tenants, their officers, agents and employees to employee parking areas; to enforce parking charges (by operation of meters or otherwise); and to do and perform such other acts in and to the parking areas and improvements therein as, in the use of good business judgment, Landlord shall determine to be advisable.  Any person using the parking area shall observe all directional signs and arrows and any posted speed limits.  In no event shall Tenant interfere with the use and enjoyment of the parking area by other tenants of the Project or their employees or invitees.  Parking areas shall be used only for parking vehicles.  Washing, waxing, cleaning, servicing or repair of vehicles is prohibited unless otherwise authorized by Landlord; provided that Tenant shall have the right to wash, wax and clean (but not to service or repair) vehicles owned by Tenant or its employees in the concrete “apron” areas adjoining the truck wells in the Rear Area of the Building, subject to the compliance with all legal requirements, including without limitation the obtaining of any permit required therefor from the City of Irvine, and subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as Landlord may from time to time adopt, including without limitation, Landlord’s collection of water requirements.  Tenant shall be liable for any damage to the parking areas caused by Tenant or Tenant’s employees, suppliers, shippers, customers or invitees, including without limitation damage from excess oil leakage.  Tenant shall have no right to install any fixtures, equipment or personal property in the parking areas.

 

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EXHIBIT G

 

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

 

The following additional provisions shall be binding on Landlord and Tenant:

 

1.             RIGHT TO EXTEND THIS LEASE.   Provided that no Default has occurred under any provision of this Lease, either at the time of exercise of the extension right granted herein or at the time of the commencement of such extension, and provided further that Tenant is occupying at least 50% of the Floor Area of the Premises and has not sublet more than 50% of the Floor Area nor assigned its interest in this Lease except in connection with a Permitted Transfer, then Tenant may extend the Term of this Lease for one (1) extension period of 60 months.   Tenant shall exercise its right to extend the Term by and only by delivering to Landlord, not less than 9 months or more than 12 months prior to the Expiration Date of the Term, Tenant’s irrevocable written notice of its commitment to extend (the “Commitment Notice”). The Basic Rent payable under the Lease during any extension of the Term shall be determined as provided in the following provisions.

 

If Landlord and Tenant have not by then been able to agree upon the Basic Rent for the extension of the Term, then not less than 90 days or more than 120 days prior to the Expiration Date of the Term, Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing of the Basic Rent that would reflect the prevailing market rental rate for a 60-month renewal of comparable space in the Project (together with any increases thereof during the extension period) as of the commencement of the extension period (“Landlord’s Determination”).  Should Tenant disagree with the Landlord’s Determination, then Tenant shall, not later than 20 days thereafter, notify Landlord in writing of Tenant’s determination of those rental terms (“Tenant’s Determination”).  Within 10 days following delivery of the Tenant’s Determination, the parties shall attempt to agree on an appraiser to determine the fair market rental. If the parties are unable to agree in that time, then each party shall designate an appraiser within 10 days thereafter. Should either party fail to so designate an appraiser within that time, then the appraiser designated by the other party shall determine the fair market rental.  Should each of the parties timely designate an appraiser, then the two appraisers so designated shall appoint a third appraiser who shall, acting alone, determine the fair market rental for the Premises.  Any appraiser designated hereunder shall have an MAl certification with not less than 5 years experience in the valuation of commercial industrial buildings in the vicinity of the Project.

 

Within 30 days following the selection of the appraiser and such appraiser’s receipt of the Landlord’s Determination and the Tenant’s Determination, the appraiser shall determine whether the rental rate determined by Landlord or by Tenant more accurately reflects the fair market rental rate for the 60-month renewal of the Lease for the Premises, as reasonably extrapolated to the commencement of the extension period.  Accordingly, either the Landlord’s Determination or the Tenant’s Determination shall be selected by the appraiser as the fair market rental rate for the extension period.   In making such determination, the appraiser shall consider rental comparables for the Project (provided that if there are an insufficient number of comparables within the project, the appraiser shall consider rental comparables for similarly improved space owned by Landlord in the vicinity of the Project with appropriate adjustment for location and quality of project), but the appraiser shall not attribute any factor for market tenant improvement allowances or brokerage commissions in making its determination of the fair market rental rate.  At any time before the decision of the appraiser is rendered, either party may, by written notice to the other party, accept the rental terms submitted by the other party, in which event such terms shall be deemed adopted as the agreed fair market rental.  The fees of the appraiser(s) shall be borne entirely by the party whose determination of the fair market rental rate was not accepted by the appraiser.

 

Within 20 days after the determination of the fair market rental, Landlord shall prepare an appropriate amendment to this Lease for the extension period, and Tenant shall execute and return same to Landlord within 10 days after Tenant’s receipt of same.  Should the fair market rental not be established by the commencement of the extension period, then Tenant shall continue paying rent at the rate in effect during the last month of the initial Term, and a lump sum adjustment shall be made promptly upon the determination of such new rental.

 

If Tenant fails to timely exercise the extension right granted herein within the time period expressly set forth for exercise by Tenant in the initial paragraph of this Section, Tenant’s right to extend the Term shall be extinguished and the Lease shall automatically terminate as of the expiration date of the Term, without any extension and without any liability to Landlord. Tenant’s rights under this Section shall belong solely to Boot Barn, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and  any  attempted assignment or  transfer of such  rights  (except  by  way  of  a  Permitted Transfer) shall be void and of no force and effect. Tenant shall have no other right to extend the

 

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Term beyond the single 60 month extension period created by this Section. Unless agreed to in a writing signed by Landlord and Tenant, any extension of the Term, whether created by an amendment to this Lease or by a holdover of the Premises by Tenant, or otherwise, shall be deemed a part of, and not in addition to, any duly exercised extension period permitted by this Section.

 

2.      LANDLORD’S RESPONSIBILITIES.

 

(a)           Landlord warrants to Tenant that the plumbing, fire sprinkler system, lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and electrical systems serving the Premises shall be in good operating condition, and that the roof shall be “water tight”, on the Commencement Date of this Lease.   Provided that Tenant shall notify Landlord of a non-compliance with the foregoing warranty not later than thirty (30) days following the Commencement Date, then Landlord shall, except as otherwise provided in this Lease, promptly after receipt of written notice from Tenant setting forth the nature and extent of such non-compliance, rectify same at Landlord’s sole cost and expense and not as a Project Cost.

 

(b)           Landlord shall correct, repair and/or replace, at its sole cost and expense and not as a Project Cost, the structural components of the roof, the load-bearing walls and the foundations and footings of the Building.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord’s obligation contained in this Section to bear such costs and expenses shall not apply: (i) to the costs and expenses of periodic maintenance of the roof, walls, foundations and footings of the Building, (ii) to the cost of replacing the roof membrane and accompanying roof materials as and when such replacement is required, nor (iii) to the extent of the negligence or willful misconduct by Tenant, its employees, agents, contractors, licensees or invitees (in which case Tenant shall be responsible for the reasonable costs of such repairs and/or replacements).   The repairs or replacements required of Landlord pursuant to this Section shall be made promptly following notice from Tenant.

 

3.         REAR AREA.   Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6.2 and 6.3 of the Lease, Tenant shall have the right, at its sole cost and expense and without Landlord’s further approval during the initial 36 months of the Term, to fence and gate that certain area in the rear of the Building adjoining the truck wells as shown in Note 8.2 of the approved “Plan” as defined in the attached Work Letter (the “Rear Area”), subject to the terms and conditions of the memo from Mr. David Baab attached as Exhibit G-1 hereto. Until such time as the Rear Area is fenced and gated as herein provided, Tenant may use the Rear Area solely for the purpose of the storage of shipping containers and the parking of delivery trucks and trailers and of vehicles owned by Tenant and its employees and for no other purpose.  Tenant shall maintain the Rear Area in good condition and repair at its sole cost and expense during the Term.  At such time as the Rear Area is fenced and gated as herein provided the Rear Area shall no longer be part of the Common Areas, provided that Landlord shall have access to the Rear Area at all times during the Term to inspect same and to make repairs and renovations as necessary, including without limitation, for purposes of re-slurrying same.

 

4.         WAIVER OF LANDLORD.   Within 15 business days following the execution of this Lease, Landlord shall execute and return to Tenant a Waiver of Landlord substantially in the form and with the content of Exhibit G-2 hereto.

 

5.         CONTINGENCY.   Tenant understands and agrees that the effectiveness of this Lease is contingent upon the mutual execution of a lease surrender and termination agreement for the Premises between Landlord and Telmar Holdings, Inc., the current tenant in possession of the Premises.

 

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EXHIBIT G-1

 

 

	
To:
    	
Sue   Lyle
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Irvine   Company Office Properties
    	
 
    	
cc: Diana Beth Brucher, ICOP
    
	
 
    	
111   Innovation
    	
 
    	
Dave Byrd, ICOP
    
	
 
    	
Irvine,   CA 92617
    	
 
    	
Jett McConnick, ICOP
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
David Morgan, IC, UPD
    
	
From:
    	
Design   Review Team
    	
 
    	
Brad Neal, IC, UPD
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Tracy Perrelle, ICOP
    
	
Date:
    	
January   15, 2010
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Subject:
    	
15776   Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine Spectrum 6
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Fence   and gates at loading area at rear of building
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Photographs   and site plan
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
received   with an email message dated 1/15/10
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

Sue,

 

Adding a fence at the existing loading area at the rear of this building (at red arrow) should be acceptable to Irvine Company, subject to the submittal of drawings showing:

 

1)    The precise location of the fence and gates, which should be coordinated with the existing walls and should not interfere with on-site circulation when the gates are open.

 

2)    The height the fence and gates, which should provide adequate security at a height that is as low as possible.

 

3)    The design of the top of the fence and gates, which should be horizontal, not sloping; and should provide adequate security without using barbed  wire or razor  wire.

 

4)    The material, color, and style of the fence and gates, which should be a black architectural metal fence in a style similar to the fence below; unless senior management would allow a black, vinyl-covered chain link fence at this location, since it is not visible from the street.

 

 

 

If you have any questions, please contact David Baab by telephone at (949) 729-9210; by fax at (949) 861-2139; by e-mail at dbaab@irvinecompany.com; by interoffice mail at T1-6-2; or by US mail at Irvine Company, 550 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660.

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EXHIBIT G-2

 

WAIVER OF LANDLORD

 

This Waiver of Landlord (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of           , 2009, by LANDLORD (“Landlord”), PNC Bank, N.A., 2 North Lake Avenue, Suite 440 Pasadena, California 91101 (“PNC”) and Fifth Street Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation with offices at 445 Hamilton Avenue, 12th Floor, White Plains, New York 10601 (“Fifth Street”; collectively with PNC, the “Lenders”).

 

1.     The Landlord agrees that the Lenders may remove, assemble, appraise, display, operate, maintain, prepare for sale or lease, repair, lease, transfer and/or sell (at public auction(s) or private sale(s)) all personal property now owned and hereafter acquired by Boot Barn, Inc. (“Borrower”), including, but not limited to, items purchased  with  loan  proceeds (“Borrower Property”) now/to be installed or kept at STORE ADDRESS (“Premises”) as such Premises  are  more  particularly described in that certain Lease dated April  21, 2008 between Landlord and Borrower (as amended, the “Lease”).  Landlord agrees to notify the Lenders (at the address provided above) within five (5) days of any termination of Borrower’s right to occupy the Premises.

 

2.     The Landlord agrees that the Borrower Property described above will remain personal property notwithstanding the manner of its annexation to the Premises, its adaptability to the uses and purposes for which the Premises are used and the intention of the party making annexation.

 

3.     The Landlord hereby waives any right, title, claim or interest in the Borrower Property by reason of such property being attached to or resting upon the Premises and hereby grants the Lenders permission to remove such property from the Premises at any reasonable time.  Any rights Landlord may claim to have in and to the Borrower Property, no matter how arising, shall be second and subordinate to the rights of Lenders therein.

 

4.     If the Lenders enter the Premises for the purpose of removing the Borrower Property and Borrower has already vacated the Premises, the Lenders agree not to remove Borrower Property in such a way that the Premises are damaged.  However, if the Premises are damaged by either PNC or Fifth Street, then such lender agrees to repair any such damage or reimburse Landlord for the reasonable cost of such repair.

 

5.     If Borrower has vacated the Premises and Borrower Property remains on the Premises under the control of the Lenders, Landlord will allow the Lenders, at their election, to remain in possession of the Borrower Property at the Premises for up to sixty (60) days for the purposes described in Paragraph 1, without regard to such time as the Lenders are legally unable to possess the Borrower Property.  During such time, the Lenders shall pay rent to Landlord prorated based upon the number of days they occupy the Premises in an amount equal to the daily equivalent of 1/30 of the minimum monthly rental provided for in the Lease.  Any extensions of the foregoing period shall be with the written consent of Landlord.  The Lenders shall have no obligation to pay Landlord for any past due rent or other payments that may be owed by Borrower and in no event shall the rent required to be paid by the Lenders, in the aggregate, exceed the then current rent under the Lease.

 

6.     This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute but one Agreement.  This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile or electronic counterparts, each of which shall have the same validity as an original counterpart.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

	
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a   Delaware corporation
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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Fifth   Street Management LLC,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
a   Delaware limited liability
    
	
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EXHIBIT H

 

LANDLORD’S DISCLOSURES

 

SPECTRUM

 

The capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Exhibit shall have the same definitions as set forth in the Lease.  The provisions of this Exhibit shall supersede any inconsistent or conflicting provisions of the Lease.

 

1.             Landlord has been informed that the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) has been listed as a Federal Superfund site as a result of chemical releases occurring over many years of occupancy.  Various chemicals including jet fuel, motor oil and solvents have been discharged in several areas throughout the MCAS site.  A regional study conducted by the Orange County Water District has estimated that groundwaters beneath more than 2,900 acres have been impacted by Trichloroethlene (TCE), an industrial solvent.  There is a potential that this substance may have migrated into the ground water underlying the Premises.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Santa Ana Region Quality Control Board, and the Orange County Health Care Agency are overseeing the investigation/cleanup of this contamination. To the Landlord’s current actual knowledge, the ground water in this area is used for irrigation purposes only, and there is no practical impediment to the use or occupancy of the Premises due to the El Toro discharges.

 

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EXHIBIT J

 

THE IRVINE COMPANY- INVESTMENT PROPERTIES GROUP HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SURVEY FORM

 

The purpose of this form is to obtain information regarding the use of hazardous substances on Investment Properties Group (“IPG”) property.  Prospective tenants and contractors should answer the questions in light of their proposed activities on the premises. Existing tenants and contractors should answer the questions as they relate to ongoing activities on the premises and should update any information previously submitted.

 

If additional space is needed to answer the questions, you may attach separate sheets of paper to this form.  When completed, the form should be sent to the following address:

 

THE IRVINE COMPANY MANAGEMENT OFFICE

111 Innovation Drive

Irvine, CA  92617

 

Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated. If you have any questions, please call your property manager at (949) 720-4400 for assistance.

 

1.              GENERAL INFORMATION.

 

	
Name   of Responding Company:
    	
 
    
	
Check   all that apply:
    	
Tenant
    	
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Contractor
    	
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Existing
    	
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Mailing Address: 

Contact person & Title:

Telephone Number:  (   ) 

 

Current TIC Tenant(s):

 

Address of Lease Premises:

 

Length of Lease or Contract Term:

 

Prospective TIC Tenant(s):

 

Address of Leased Premises:

 

Address of Current Operations:

 

Describe the proposed operations to take place on the property, including principal products manufactured or services to be conducted.   Existing tenants and contractors should describe any proposed changes to ongoing operations.

 

 

 

2.                                      HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. For the purposes of this Survey Form, the term “hazardous material” means any raw material, product or agent considered hazardous under any state or federal law. The term does not include wastes which are intended to be discarded.

 

2.1                               Will any hazardous materials be used or stored on site?

 

	
Chemical   Products
    	
Yes   o  No   o
    
	
Biological   Hazards/ Infectious Wastes
    	
Yes   o  No   o
    
	
Radioactive   Materials
    	
Yes   o  No   o
    
	
Petroleum   Products
    	
Yes   o  No   o
    

 

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2.2                               List any hazardous materials to be used or stored, the quantities that will be on-site at any given time, and the location and method of storage (e.g., bottles in storage closet on the premises).

 

	
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2.3                               Is any underground storage of hazardous materials proposed or currently conducted on the premises?  Yes o  No o

 

If yes, describe the materials to be stored, and the size and construction of the tank. Attach copies of any permits obtained for the underground storage of such substances.

 

 

 

3.                                      HAZARDOUS WASTE.  For the purposes of this Survey Form, the term “hazardous waste” means any waste (including biological, infectious or radioactive waste) considered hazardous under any state or federal law, and which is intended to be discarded.

 

3.1                               List any hazardous waste generated or to be generated on the premises, and indicate the quantity generated on a monthly basis.

 

	
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3.2                               Describe the method(s) of disposal (including recycling) for each waste.  Indicate where and how often disposal will take place.

 

	
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3.3                               Is any treatment or processing of hazardous, infectious or radioactive wastes currently conducted or proposed to be conducted on the premise?

Yes o   No o

 

If yes, please describe any existing or proposed treatment methods.

 

 

 

3.4                               Attach copies of any hazardous waste permits or licenses issued to your company with respect to its operations on the premises.

 

4.                                                                                      SPILLS

 

4.1                               During the past year, have any spills or releases of hazardous materials occurred on the premises? Yes o No o

 

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If so, please describe the spill and attach the results of any testing conducted to determine the extent of such spills.

 

 

 

4.2                               Were any agencies notified in connection with such spills? Yes o No o  

 

If so, attach copies of any spill reports or other correspondence with regulatory agencies.

 

4.3                               Were any clean-up actions undertaken in connection with the spills?

Yes o No o

 

If so, briefly describe the actions taken. Attach copies of any clearance letters obtained from any regulatory agencies involved and the results of any final soil or groundwater sampling done upon completion of the clean-up work.

 

 

 

5.                                                                                      WASTEWATER TREATMENT/DISCHARGE

 

5.1                               Do you discharge industrial wastewater to:

 

o storm drain?          o sewer?

o surface water?         ono industrial discharge

 

5.2                               Is your industrial wastewater treated before discharge? Yes o  No o

 

If yes, describe the type of treatment conducted.

 

 

 

5.3                               Attach copies of any wastewater discharge permits issued to your company with respect to its operations on the premises.

 

6.                                                                                      AIR DISCHARGES.

 

6.1                               Do you have any air filtration systems or stacks that discharge into the air?

Yes o No o

 

6.2                               Do you operate any equipment that requires air emissions permits?

Yes o No o

 

6.3                               Attach copies of any air discharge permits pertaining to these operations.

 

7.                                                                                      HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURES.

 

7.1                               Does your company handle an aggregate of at least 500 pounds, 55 gallons or

200 cubic feet of hazardous material at any given time? Yes o No o

 

7.2                               Has your company prepared a Hazardous Materials Disclosure - Chemical Inventory and Business Emergency Plan or similar disclosure document pursuant to state or county requirements? Yes o No o

 

If so, attach a copy.

 

7.3                               Are any of the chemicals used in your operations regulated under Proposition 65?

 

If so, describe the procedures followed to comply with these requirements.

 

 

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7.4                               Is your company subject to OSHA Hazard Communication Standard Requirements? Yes o No o

 

If so, describe the procedures followed to comply with these requirements.

 

 

 

8.                                                                                      ANIMAL TESTING.

 

8.1                               Does your company bring or intend to bring live animals onto the premises for research or development purposes? Yes o No o

 

If so, describe the activity.

 

 

 

8.2                               Does your company bring or intend to bring animal body parts or bodily fluids onto the premises for research or development purposes? Yes o No o

 

If so, describe the activity.

 

 

 

9.                                                                                      ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS, COMPLAINTS.

 

9.1                               Has your company ever been subject to any agency enforcement actions, administrative orders, lawsuits, or consent orders/decrees regarding environmental compliance or health and safety? Yes o No o

 

If so, describe the actions and any continuing obligations imposed as a result of these actions.

 

 

 

9.2                               Has your company ever received any request for information, notice of violation or demand letter, complaint, or inquiry regarding environmental compliance or health and safety? Yes o No o

 

9.3                               Has an environmental audit ever been conducted which concerned operations or activities on premises occupied by you? Yes o No o

 

9.4                               If you answered “yes” to any questions in this section, describe the environmental action or complaint and any continuing compliance obligation imposed as a result of the same.

 

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT X

 

WORK LETTER

 

BUILD TO SUIT

 

The tenant improvement work (the “Tenant Improvements” and the “Tenant Improvement Work”) shall consist of the work, including work in place as of the date hereof, required to complete the improvements to the Premises as shown in the pricing plan (the “Plan”) prepared by H. Hendy Architects, dated May 25, 2010, as modified by “Addendum A” to the Plan dated May 28, 2010 and by “Addendum B” to the Plan dated June 1, 2010, except that the fencing and gating shown in Note 8.2 of the Plan shall not be part of the Tenant Improvement Work. The Tenant Improvement Work shall be performed by a contractor selected by Landlord and in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth below.

 

I.             ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES.

 

A.            Landlord shall cause its contractor to construct the Tenant Improvements at Landlord’s sole cost and expense, provided that (i) any additional cost resulting from “Changes” (as hereinafter defined) requested by Tenant shall be borne solely by Tenant and paid to Landlord as hereinafter provided, and (ii) the Tenant Improvement Work shall not include the “Alternates,” if any, described in the Plan, unless Tenant shall timely elect same in which event any additional cost thereof shall be borne solely by Tenant and shall be paid to Landlord in the same manner as hereinafter provided for Changes. Unless otherwise specified in the Plan, all materials, specifications and finishes utilized in constructing the Tenant Improvements shall be Landlord’s building standard tenant improvements, materials and specifications for the Project as set forth in Schedule I attached hereto (“Standard Improvements”). Should Landlord submit any additional plans, equipment specification sheets, or other matters to Tenant for approval or completion in connection with the Tenant Improvement Work, Tenant shall respond in writing, as appropriate, within five (5) days unless a shorter period is provided herein. Tenant shall not unreasonably withhold its approval of any matter, and any disapproval shall be limited to items not previously approved by Tenant in the Plan or otherwise.

 

B.            the event that Tenant requests in writing a revision to the Plan (“Change”), and Landlord so approves such Change as provided in Section I.C below, Landlord shall advise Tenant by written change order as soon as is practical of any increase in the cost to complete the Tenant Improvement Work that such Change would cause. Such cost of the Change shall include an administrative/supervision fee to be paid to Landlord or to Landlord’s management agent in the amount of 5% of the cost of such Change. Tenant shall approve or disapprove such change order in writing within 2 days following Tenant’s receipt of such change order. If Tenant approves any such change order, Landlord, at its election, may either (i) require as a condition to the effectiveness of such change order that Tenant pay the increase in the cost to complete attributable to such change order concurrently with delivery of Tenant’s approval of the change order, or (ii) defer Tenant’s payment of such increase until the date 10 days after delivery of invoices for same. If Tenant disapproves any such change order, Tenant shall nonetheless be responsible for the reasonable architectural and/or planning fees incurred in preparing such change order. Landlord shall have no obligation to interrupt or modify the Tenant Improvement Work pending Tenant’s approval of a change order, but if Tenant fails to timely approve a change order, Landlord may (but shall not be required to) suspend the applicable Tenant Improvement Work.

 

C.            Landlord may consent in writing, in its sole and absolute discretion, to Tenant’s request for a Change, including any modification of a Standard Improvement in the Plan to a non standard improvement (“Non-standard Improvement”), if requested in writing by Tenant. In addition, Landlord agrees that it shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to Tenant’s requested Changes to previously approved Non-Standard Improvements, unless Landlord determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such requested Change to the Non-Standard Improvements (i) is of a lesser quality than the Non-Standard Improvements previously approved by Landlord, (ii) fails to conform to applicable governmental requirements, (iii) would result in the Premises requiring building services beyond the level normally provided to other tenants, (iv) interferes in any manner with the proper functioning of, or Landlord’s access to, any mechanical, electrical, plumbing or HVAC systems, facilities or equipment in or serving the Building, or (v) would have an adverse aesthetic impact to the Premises or cause additional expenses to Landlord in reletting the Premises. The cost to complete any Non-Standard Improvements shall be borne by Tenant. All Standard Improvements and Non-Standard Improvements shall become the property of Landlord and shall be surrendered with the Premises at the end of the Term; except that Landlord may, by notice to Tenant given either prior to or following the expiration or termination of the Lease, require Tenant either to remove all or any of the Non-Standard Improvements and all or any of the Tenant Improvements approved by way of a Change requested by Tenant, to

 

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repair any damage to the Premises or the Common Area arising from such removal, and to replace any such Non-Standard Improvements with the applicable Standard Improvement, or to reimburse Landlord for the reasonable cost of such removal, repair and replacement upon demand. Any such removals, repairs and replacements by Tenant shall be completed by the Expiration Date, or sooner termination of this Lease, or within ten (10) days following notice to Tenant if such notice is given following the Expiration Date or sooner termination.

 

D.            Notwithstanding any provision in the Lease to the contrary, and not by way of limitation of any other rights or remedies of Landlord, if Tenant fails to comply with any of the time periods specified in this Work Letter, fails otherwise to approve or reasonably disapprove any submittal within the time period specified herein for such response (or if no time period is so specified, within 5 days following Tenant’s receipt thereof), requests any Changes or Alternates, furnishes inaccurate or erroneous specifications or other information, or otherwise delays in any manner the completion of the Tenant Improvements (including without limitation by specifying materials that are not readily available) or the issuance of an occupancy certificate (any of the foregoing being referred to in this Lease as a ‘‘Tenant Delay”),  then Tenant shall bear any resulting additional construction cost or other expenses, and the Commencement Date of this Lease shall be deemed to have occurred for all purposes, including without limitation Tenant’s obligation to pay rent, as of the date Landlord reasonably determines that it would have been able to deliver the Premises to Tenant but for the collective Tenant Delays. Should Landlord determine that the Commencement Date should be advanced in accordance with the foregoing, it shall so notify Tenant in writing. Landlord’s determination shall be conclusive unless Tenant notifies Landlord in writing, within 5 days thereafter, of Tenant’s election to contest same by arbitration pursuant to the provisions of Section Ill below. Pending the outcome of such arbitration proceedings, Tenant shall make timely payment of all rent due under this Lease based upon the Commencement Date set forth in the aforesaid notice from Landlord.

 

E.            Landlord shall supply Tenant with periodic updates of the construction schedule for the Tenant Improvements, and shall give its good faith estimate at least 15 days prior to the date the Premises is scheduled to be “ready for occupancy”.

 

F.             Prior to the Commencement Date of the Lease, Landlord shall permit Tenant and its agents to enter (i) the Premises in order that Tenant may install fixtures, furniture and cabling through Tenant’s own contractors within 30 days prior to the Commencement Date, (ii) the “warehouse” portion of the first floor of the Premises on or after September 1, 2010 for purposes of the stocking of non-inventory only, and (iii) the “warehouse” portion of the first floor of the Premises within 15 days prior to the Commencement Date for purposes of the stocking of inventory only (collectively, Tenant’s “Early Entry” rights herein). The foregoing license to enter the Premises prior to the Commencement Date is, however, conditioned upon Tenant’s contractors and their subcontractors and employees working in harmony and not interfering with the work being performed by Landlord as determined by Landlord in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion, and shall be subject to Tenant’s obtaining any and all permits required by the City of Irvine for such Early Entry. If at any time that entry shall cause disharmony or interfere with the work being performed by Landlord as defined by Landlord in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion, this license may be withdrawn by Landlord upon 24 hours written notice to Tenant. That license is further conditioned upon the compliance by Tenant’s contractors with all requirements imposed by Landlord on third party contractors, including without limitation the maintenance by Tenant and its contractors and subcontractors of workers’ compensation and public liability and property damage insurance in amounts and with companies and on forms satisfactory to Landlord, with certificates of such insurance being furnished to Landlord prior to proceeding with any such Early Entry. The Early Entry shall be deemed to be under all of the provisions of the Lease except as to the covenants to pay rent; provided, however, that to the extent Tenant commences its regular business operations in the “warehouse” portion of the Premises during its Early Entry, including without limitation, commencing its regular distribution of inventory from the Premises, then Tenant shall thereafter pay Basic Rent to Landlord for the “warehouse” portion in a monthly amount equal to $.56 multiplied by the rentable square footage of the “warehouse” portion of the Premises. Landlord shall not be liable in any way for any injury, loss or damage which may occur to any such work being performed by Tenant during its Early Entry, the same being solely at Tenant’s risk. In no event shall the failure of Tenant’s contractors to complete any work in the Premises extend the Commencement Date of this Lease.

 

G.            Tenant hereby designates Paul Iacono (Tenant’s Construction Representative”),  Telephone No. (714) 288-8181, as its representative, agent and attorney-in-fact for all matters related to the Tenant Improvement Work, including but not by way of limitation, for purposes of receiving notices, approving submittals and issuing requests for Changes, and Landlord shall be entitled to rely upon authorizations and directives of such person(s) as if given directly by Tenant. The foregoing authorization is intended to provide assurance to Landlord that it may rely upon the directives and decision making of the Tenant’s Construction Representative with respect to the Tenant Improvement Work and is not intended to limit or reduce Landlord’s

 

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right to reasonably rely upon any decisions or directives given by other officers or representatives of Tenant. Tenant may amend the designation of its Tenant’s Construction Representative(s) at any time upon delivery of written notice to Landlord.

 

II.                                   DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

A.            All claims or disputes between Landlord and Tenant arising out of, or relating to, this Work Letter shall be decided by the JAMS/ENDISPUTE (“JAMS”),  or its successor, with such arbitration to be held in Orange County, California, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. Within 10 business days following submission to JAMS, JAMS shall designate three arbitrators and each party may, within 5 business days thereafter, veto one of the three persons so designated. If two different designated arbitrators have been vetoed, the third arbitrator shall hear and decide the matter. If less than 2 arbitrators are timely vetoed, JAMS shall select a single arbitrator from the non-vetoed arbitrators originally designated by JAMS, who shall hear and decide the matter. Any arbitration pursuant to this section shall be decided within 30 days of submission to JAMS. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties. All costs associated with the arbitration shall be awarded to the prevailing party as determined by the arbitrator.

 

B.            Notice of the demand for arbitration by either party to the Work Letter shall be filed in writing with the other party to the Work Letter and with JAMS and shall be made within a reasonable time after the dispute has arisen. The award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it in accordance with applicable law in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Except by written consent of the person or entity sought to be joined, no arbitration arising out of or relating to this Work Letter shall include, by consolidation, joinder or in any other manner, any person or entity not a party to the Work Letter unless (1) such person or entity is substantially involved in a common question of fact or law, (2) the presence of such person or entity is required if complete relief is to be accorded in the arbitration, or (3) the interest or responsibility of such person or entity in the matter is not insubstantial.

 

C.            The agreement herein among the parties to arbitrate shall be specifically enforceable under prevailing law. The agreement to arbitrate hereunder shall apply only to disputes arising out of, or relating to, this Work Letter, and shall not apply to other matters of dispute under the Lease except as may be expressly provided in the Lease.

 

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Tenant Improvement / Interior Construction Outline Specifications

 

(By Tenant/Tenant Allowance)

 

	
TENANT STANDARD GENERAL OFFICE:
    	
CARPET
    
	
Direct   glue, from one of the following options:
    
	
 
    	
Designweave   - Z6354 Tempest Esq.:
    	
Designweave - Z6356 Techno:
    
	
 
    	
a)   553 Steel Wool
    	
a)   336 Lido
    
	
 
    	
b)   773 Melba Toast
    	
b)   252 Topaz
    
	
 
    	
c)   575 Silver Smoke 
    	
c)   518 Night Sky
    
	
 
    	
d)   535 Dolphin
    	
d)   997 Silver Plum 
    
	
 
    	
e) 454 Denim
    	
e)   496 Galactic
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
VINYL COMPOSITION TILE (VCT)
    
	
 
    	
12x12   VCT Armstrong Standard Excelon, from the following options:
    
	
 
    	
a)   51803 Pearl White
    	
c)   51908 Pewter
    
	
 
    	
b)   51899 Cool White
    	
d)   51899 Cool White
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
PAINT / WALLS
    
	
 
    	
5/8”   gypsum drywall on 2-1/2” x 25 ga. metal studs, floor to ceiling construction,   no walls shall penetrate the grid unless required by code. All walls shall be   straight, and parallel to building perimeter walls. All offices and rooms shall   be constructed of a standard size and tangent to a building shell or core   wall. Paint finish, one standard color to be Benjamin Moore AC-40, Glacier   White, flat finish
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BASE
    
	
 
    	
2-1/2”Burke   rubber base color: Pearl 137P, straight at cut pile carpet, coved at   resilient flooring and loop carpet.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
RUBBER TRANSITION STRIP
    
	
 
    	
Transition   strip between carpet and resilient flooring to be Burke #150, color: to match   adjacent V.C.T.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
PLASTIC LAMINATE
    
	
 
    	
Plastic   laminate color at millwork to be Nevamar “Smoky White”, Textured #S-7-27T.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CEILING
    
	
 
    	
2x4   USG Radar Illusions #2842 grid and scored tile on 9/16” T-bar grid.   Continuous grid throughout.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
PERIMETER WALLS
    
	
 
    	
Furring,   25 ga. metal studs with 5/8” gypsum drywall, with batt insulation.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LIGHTING
    
	
 
    	
2X4   fluorescent, 3-lamp energy saving ballast, 18-cell parabolic lens fixture.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
DOORS
    
	
 
    	
1-3/4”   solid core, 3”-0” x 8’-10”, plain sliced white oak, Western Integrated clear   anodized aluminum frames, Schlage “D” series “Sparta” latchset hardware, dull   chrome finish.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
OFFICE SIDELITES
    
	
 
    	
All   interior offices to have sidelite glazing adjacent to office entry door. 2’   wide x door height, Western Integrated clear anodized aluminum frame integral   to door frame with clear tempered glass.
    

 

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TENANT   STANDARD GENERAL OFFICE (CONTINUED):
    	
WINDOW   COVERINGS

Vertical   blinds: Mariak Industries PVC blinds at building perimeter windows, Model   M-3000, Color:

Light   Grey.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
TENANT   STANDARD MECHANICAL:
    	
HVAC

Interior   and Exterior zone VAV boxes shall be connected to the main supply air loop.   Exterior zone VAV boxes shall be provided with single-row hot water reheat   coil.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Air   distribution downstream of VAV boxes shall be provided complete with   ductwork, 2’x2’ perforated face ceiling diffusers, 2’x2’ perforated return   air grilles and air balance.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Pneumatic   thermostats with blank white cover shall be provided for each zone.   Thermostats shall be located adjacent to light switch at 48” above finished   floor.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Exterior   comer spaces with more than one exposure shall be provided with a separate   zone.

 

Conference   Room (or Training Room) 20’x13’ or larger shall be provided with a   separate zone.

 

Exterior   zone shall be limited to a single exposure and a maximum of 750 to 1000   square feet.

 

Interior   zone shall be limited to a maximum of 2000 square feet.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
FIRE   PROTECTION
    
	
 
    	
Pendant   satin chrome plated, recessed heads, adjustable canopies, minimum K factor to   be 5.62, located at center of scored ceiling tile. Ceiling drops from shell   supply loop.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
TENANT   STANDARD ELECTRICAL:
    	
ELECTRICAL   SYSTEM
    
	
 
    	
277/480   volt, three phase, four wire metered distribution section added to main   service at Main Electrical Room.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Electrical   tenant distribution capacity suitable for 22 watts per s.f. to accommodate   HVAC, lighting, data processing, computer loads and convenience outlets.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Tenant   Electrical Room, located within the lease space, to include 270/480 volt and   120/208 volt panels, transformer, lighting control panel, as required.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LIGHTING
    
	
 
    	
Double   switch per Title 24, paired in double gang box, Leviton “Decora” white   plastic coverplate, 42” AFF to switch centerline. Provide occupancy sensors   as required by code. 2x4 fluorescent light fixtures, 3-lamp energy saving   ballast, 18-cell parabolic lens fixture based upon one (1) fixture per   80 square feet.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Exit   signs: Internally illuminated, white sign face with green text.
    

 

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TENANT   STANDARD ELECTRICAL (CONTINUED):
    	
OUTLETS
    
	
 
    	
Power:   15-amp 125-volt specification grade duplex receptacle mounted vertically, 18”   AFF to centerline, white plastic coverplate. Feeds to systems furniture by   Tenant to be via walls, furred columns or ceiling J-box. Power poles and   furniture by Tenant. Ratio of one (1) feed per eight   (8) workstations. Assumes four (4) circuits, eight (8) wire   configuration of systems furniture.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Telephone/Data:   Single gang box with mud ring and pull string, mounted vertically, 18” AFF to   centerline, Cover plate by telephone and/or cabling company. Teflon cable by   tenant.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
One   (1) empty 2” conduit to be routed from Tenant’s Server Room, 4x8   backboard to building main telephone backboard.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
TENANT   STANDARD WAREHOUSE/SHIPPING AND RECEIVING:
    	
 

FLOORS

Sealed   concrete.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
WALLS
    
	
 
    	
5/8”   gypsum wallboard standard partition. Paint to match Benjamin Moore AC-40 Glacier   White; rated partition at occupancy separation as required by code.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CEILING
    
	
 
    	
Exposed   structure, non-painted.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
WINDOWS
    
	
 
    	
None
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
ACCESS
    
	
 
    	
7’-6”   H x 7’-6” W glazed service doors. Glazing is bronze reflective glass.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HVAC
    
	
 
    	
None
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
PLUMBING
    
	
 
    	
Single   accommodation restroom, if required.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Sheet   vinyl flooring to be Armstrong Classic Corlon “Seagate” #86526 Oyster, with   Smooth White FRP panel wainscot to 48” high. Painted walls and ceiling to be   Benjamin Moore AC-40 Glacier White, semi-gloss finish.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LIGHTING
    
	
 
    	
Chain   hung florescent strip fixtures.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
OTHER   ELECTRICAL
    
	
 
    	
Convenience   outlets; surface mounted at exposed concrete walls.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
SECURITY
    
	
 
    	
Lockable   doors.
    

 

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