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Exhibit 4.3

 

SELLING AGENT AGREEMENT

________________, 20__

_________________________________

As Selling Agent,

_________________________________

_________________________________

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The following will confirm our agreement relating to the exercise of certain Warrants to purchase up to 2,422,416 shares of common stock, no par value (the “Warrants”) of Lifeloc Technologies, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), as set forth in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration Number 333-167659) (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”) as initially declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on             , 2010. Pursuant to the terms of that certain Warrant Agreement by and between the Company and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agreement”), the Warrants will be exercisable until May 3, 2020 at an exercise price of $1.00 per share of Common Stock (the “Exercise Price”).

 

1.  Engagement of Selling Agent. The Company hereby engages _________________________ (“Selling Agent”) as a non-exclusive selling agent for the exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Exercise”) pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, and authorizes the Selling Agent to act as such on its behalf in connection with the Warrant Exercise, in accordance with this Selling Agent Agreement (this “Agreement”).  The term of this Agreement will commence on the date of its execution by both parties and will terminate on the earlier of the date on which all outstanding Warrants have been fully exercised or May 3, 2020, or for such shorter period as described in Exhibit A hereto  (the “Engagement Period”), unless otherwise terminated in accordance with Section 9 of this Agreement.

 

2.  Role of Selling Agent. On the basis of the representations and warranties and agreements of the Company contained in this Agreement and subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, the Selling Agent agrees that it will, to the extent requested by the Company, use its best efforts to advise and assist the Company in soliciting exercise of the Warrants for shares of Common Stock.

 

3.  No Liability for Acts of Brokers, Dealers, Banks and Trust Companies. The Selling Agent acknowledges that its engagement as a selling agent is not exclusive and that the Company may engage other agents to serve a similar function. The Selling Agent shall not be subject to any liability to the Company for any act or omission on the part of any other broker or dealer in securities or any other bank or trust company, natural person, partnership, limited liability partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, or other entity or organization (each, a “Person”) engaged by the Company.

 

4.  Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Selling Agent that as of the Exercise Date for a given Warrant, as such term is defined in the Warrant Agreement:

 

(a)  The Registration Statement, as amended from time to time, has: (i) been prepared by the Company in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act in all material respects, (ii) been filed with the Commission under the Securities Act and (iii) become effective under the Securities Act.  Copies of the prospectus included in the Registration Statement as amended to date (the “Prospectus”) have been or will be delivered or made available by the Company to the Selling Agent. The Commission has not issued any order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus. All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement and Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include any copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”).

 

(b)  The Registration Statement, as amended from time to time, does not or will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading.

 

 

 

  

  

  

(c)  Except as specifically stated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission: (i) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or business prospects of the Company; (ii) there have been no material transactions entered into by the Company, other than as contemplated pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) no officer or director of the Company has resigned from any position with the Company.

 

(d)  The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Colorado, is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its businesses requires such qualification, and has all corporate power and authority necessary to own or hold its property and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except where the absence of such power or authority (either individually and in the aggregate) would not have a material adverse effect on: (i) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or material properties of the Company, taken as a whole or (ii) the Warrant Exercise or consummation of any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (any such effect being a “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

(e)  This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Selling Agent, constitutes the valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

(f)  The Company is not: (i) in violation of its charter or by-laws, (ii) in default under or in breach of, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach under or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, claim, equity, trust or other encumbrance, preferential arrangement, defect or restriction of any kind whatsoever (each, a “Lien”) upon any of its property or assets pursuant to, any material contract, agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets are subject or (iii) in violation in any respect of any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, directive, judgment, decree or order, foreign and domestic, to which the Company or any of its properties or assets is subject, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, any violation or default that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(g)  The Warrants to be issued and distributed by the Company have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered, will be duly and validly issued, and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, no holder of the Warrants is or will be subject to personal liability by reason of being such a holder, and the Warrants will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement and the related Prospectus.

 

(h)  The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance and are free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights and are sufficient in number to meet the exercise requirements of the Warrant Exercise; and the shares of Common Stock, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Warrants, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof.  The Warrants and shares of Common Stock will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

 

(i)  The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth under the caption “Description of Common Stock” in the Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and have been issued in compliance with federal and state securities laws. None of the outstanding shares of Company capital stock were issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities of the Company.  The description of the Company’s stock option, stock bonus and other stock plans or arrangements, and the options or other rights granted thereunder, set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus accurately and fairly presents in all material respects the information required to be shown with respect to such plans, arrangements, options and rights.

 

 

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(j)  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company, the issuance of the Warrants, the issuance of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Warrants, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company is subject, except where such conflict, breach, violation or default would not cause or constitute a Material Adverse Effect; nor will such actions result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority (except, in the case of any such statute, order, rule or regulation, where such violation would not cause or constitute a Material Adverse Effect); and except for the registration of the shares of Common Stock and the Warrants on the Registration Statement under the Securities Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and applicable state securities laws in connection with the distribution of the Warrants and the sale of the shares of Common Stock by the Company, no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing or registration with, any such court or Governmental Authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

5.  Representations and Warranties of the Selling Agent.   The Selling Agent represents and warrants to the Company (i) that the Selling Agent is licensed to act as a registered securities broker-dealer and is registered with the SEC, FINRA and any and all applicable state securities regulatory authorities; (ii) that the Selling Agent has fully complied with all requirements of the SEC, FINRA, state securities regulatory authorities and any other governmental or self-regulatory authorities or organizations, including courts, arbitration panels and other tribunals if and to the extent applicable; and (iii) that the Selling Agent has at all times met all financial and operational requirements established by FINRA, SEC and applicable state regulatory authority rules that are applicable to the Selling Agent and any other requirements of any membership applications, agreements or undertakings between the Selling Agent and FINRA or any other regulatory authorities.

 

6.  Compensation. The Company shall pay to the Selling Agent a commission of six percent (6%) of the Exercise Price for each Warrant for which the Selling Agent’s efforts bring about the exercise. Such commission shall be payable in immediately available funds at the time of the exercise of the Warrant.

 

7.  Expenses.  In addition to the Selling Agent’s compensation for services hereunder, the Company shall pay or cause to be paid to the Selling Agent:

 

(a)  any filing fees incurred by the Selling Agent related to the review of the Warrant Exercise by FINRA, to the extent approved in advance by the Company; and

 

(b)     any applicable listing or other fees incurred by the Selling Agent related to an application for listing of the Warrants or the Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board, to the extent approved in advance by the Company.

 

The Company shall not be liable to the Selling Agent for any other costs or expenses incurred by the Selling Agent.

 

8.  Covenants of the Company.  The Company covenants and agrees with the Selling Agent:

 

(a)  To use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus, and any amendments thereto to remain effective; to advise the Selling Agent, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the times when Registration Statement, or any amendments thereto, become effective or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed and to furnish the Selling Agent with copies thereof as requested; to file such Prospectus or any amended Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act within the time prescribed by such rule; to advise the Selling Agent, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Prospectus, of the suspension of the qualification of the Warrants or Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or in the event the Registration Statement should otherwise cease to be effective;

 

 

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(b)  To deliver promptly to the Selling Agent, at any such location as reasonably requested by the Selling Agent, such number of the following documents as the Selling Agent shall reasonably request: (i) conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission and each amendment thereto (in each case excluding exhibits other than this Agreement, any other documents filed as exhibits, the computation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and the computation of per share earnings), (ii) the Prospectus and any amended or supplemented Prospectus and (iii) any document incorporated by reference into the Prospectus; and, if the delivery of a prospectus is required at any time during which the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act and if at such time any events shall have occurred as a result of which such Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such period to amend or supplement the such Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference into such Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, to notify the Selling Agent and, upon its request, to file such document and to prepare and furnish without charge to the Selling Agent as many copies as the Selling Agent may from time to time reasonably request of an amended or supplemented Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance;

 

(c)  To file promptly with the Commission any amendment to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any supplement to the Prospectus that may, in the judgment of the Company, be necessary or advisable in connection with the distribution of the securities included in the Registration Statement;

 

(d)  To furnish to the Selling Agent copies of all materials not available via EDGAR furnished by the Company to its shareholders;

 

(e)  To qualify or register the Warrants and the underlying shares of Common Stock included in the Registration Statement for sale under (or obtain exemptions from the application of) the state securities or blue sky laws of those jurisdictions reasonably requested by the Selling Agent, and to comply with such laws and cause such qualifications, registrations and exemptions to continue in effect so long as reasonably required for the distribution of securities included in the Registration Statement.  The Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where it would be subject to taxation as a foreign corporation. The Company will advise the Selling Agent promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) any of the securities included in the Registration Statement for offering, sale or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof as promptly as practicable;

 

(f)       To take such steps as shall be necessary to ensure that neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall become an “investment company” within the meaning of such term under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder;

 

(g)      To advise the Selling Agent from time to time, as the Selling Agent shall request, of the number of Warrants exercised and the number of Warrants yet to be exercised; and

 

(h)      To reserve and keep available for issue upon the exercise of the Rights such number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all Warrants.

 

 

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9.  Indemnification and Contribution.

 

(a)  The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Selling Agent and its affiliates and any officer, director, employee or agent of the Selling Agent or any such affiliates and any Person controlling (within the meaning of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act) the Selling Agent or any of such affiliates (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses whatsoever, under the Securities Act or otherwise (as incurred or suffered and including, but not limited to, any and all legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending any lawsuit, claim or other proceeding, commenced or threatened, whether or not resulting in any liability, which legal or other expenses shall be reimbursed by the Company promptly after receipt of any invoices therefor from the Selling Agent), (A) arising out of or based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the documents effecting the Warrant Exercise, including, without limitation, the Registration Statement and Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, in any other solicitation material used by the Company or authorized by it for use in connection with the Warrant Exercise, or in any blue sky application or other document prepared or executed by the Company (or based on any written information furnished by the Company) specifically for the purpose of qualifying any or all of securities included in the Registration Statements under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction (any such application, document or information being hereinafter called a “Blue Sky Application”) or arising out of or based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in any such document a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (other than statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information supplied by the Selling Agent), or (ii) any failure by the Company to comply with any agreement or covenant, contained in this Agreement.  The Company will not, however, be responsible under the foregoing indemnity agreement for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, including, without limitation, violation of any federal or state securities laws, that have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Selling Agent or any Indemnified Party.

 

(b)  The Company agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the Selling Agent, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld or denied, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Selling Agent is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release, releasing the Selling Agent from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.

 

10.  Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason upon thirty (30) days written notice by the party wishing to terminate delivered to the other party; provided, that the provisions of Section 9 shall survive any such termination.

 

11.  Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered personally, (b) sent by facsimile with immediate telephonic confirmation or (c) sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the parties hereto as follows

 

 

If to the Selling Agent:

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

With a copy to:

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

 

 

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If to the Company:

 

Lifeloc Technologies, Inc.

12441 West 49th Ave., Unit 4

Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033

 

With a copy to:

 

Les Woodward

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

1550 17th Street, Suite 500

Denver, Colorado 80202

Facsimile: (303) 893-1379

11.  Amendment.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified except in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

 

12.  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.

 

13.  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with the exhibit attached hereto and as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, contains the entire agreement among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and there are no other or further agreements outstanding not specifically mentioned herein.

 

14.  Severability.  If any term or provision of this Agreement or the performance thereof shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other provision of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

15.  Headings.  The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

16.  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall constitute valid and sufficient delivery thereof. If the foregoing correctly sets forth your understanding, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between us.

 

	  	
Very truly yours,

	  	  	  	  
	  	
Lifeloc Technologies, Inc.

	  	  	  	  
	  	
By:

	  	  
	  	
Name:

	
Barry R. Knott

	  	
Title:

	
President and Chief Executive Officer

Accepted and agreed as of the date first written above:

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Exhibit A

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Exhibit 10.2

 

OFFICE WAREHOUSE PREMISES LEASE

 

    THIS LEASE is dated for reference purposes only the 12th day of December, 2006, and is between Ward West Properties, LLC, having a place of business at 8471 Turnpike Drive, Suite 120, Westminster, Colorado 80031 (the "Landlord"), and LIFELOC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., having a place of business at the Premises and at 12441 W. 49th Ave., Unit 4, Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 (the "Tenant").

 

Definitions

 

 

	Section 1.1 -   	
 Building Location: 12441 W. 49th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033

 

Total Building Square Feet: 22,325

 

Unit Number of Premises: Units 3 and 4

 

Number of Square Feet in Premises: 8,849

Unless expressly stated to the contrary, all references to square feet in this Lease

 

Shall refer to rentable square feet.

	 	 
	 
Section 1.2 -

	 
Lease Term: 60 Months (See early termination clause in Special Provisions section below)

 
Commencement: February 1, 2007 Expiration: January 31, 2012

	 	 
	Section 1.3 - 	 
Base Rent: {Including Tenant's Expense Stop defined in Section 2.1)

	 	 
	Period   	Monthly Base Rent
	February 1, 2007 - January 31,2008	$7,423.00
	February 1, 2008 - January 31, 2009	$7,720.00
	February 1, 2009 - January 31, 2010	$8,029.00
	February 1, 2010 - January 31, 2011	$8,350.00
	February 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012	$8,684.00
	 	 
	Section 1.4 - 	Use of Premises: office/warehouse
	 	 
	Section 2.1 - 	 
Tenant's Pro Rata Share ( of Building Operating Costs, payable as

Additional Rent): 39.64%

	 	 
	 	 
 
Tenant's Expense Stop:

 
As Defined in Operating Costs: Any increase in Operating Costs above such actual costs for the year 2007.

	 	 
	Section 24.1 - 	 
Brokerage: NONE.

 
No brokers for Tenant are involved in this lease transaction.

	 	 
	Section 25.1 -   	 
Security Deposit: $4,241.97

	 	 
	Special Provisions:	 
 
(a) Landlord, at Landlord's expense, agrees: 1) to install access two passageways between units 3 and 4 2) the demising wall within tenant's conference room shall be removed and walls and ceiling repaired to standard 3) Landlord shall re-carpet unit 4 throughout presently carpeted area using best efforts to match carpet presently in unit 3 4) subject to County approval Landlord shall use best efforts to construct a tenant monument sign fronting Ward Road. Tenant is otherwise taking the Premises "as is". Tenant may, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, modify the Premises in accordance with a space plan mutually agreeable to Tenant and Landlord.

 

 

 

 

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(b) Tenant may, by an election in writing to be delivered to Landlord on or before July 31,2008 and any time thereafter, elect to terminate this lease no earlier than January 31, 2009 or on a month end no less than 180 days after such notice to terminate is then given to Landlord by Tenant. No termination fee shall be due if 180 advance notice per above is given.

 

(c) Tenant shall be given the opportunity but not the exclusive right to expand into adjacent space should such space become available. Rent shall be at market.

 

(d) Landlord and Tenant agree that upon signing this lease agreement that effective February 1, 2007 the prior lease and extension amendment between the parties hereto shall be null and void without any further effect.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

ARTICLE 1

DESCRIPTION- TERM- RENT- USE

 

Section 1.1           The Landlord, in consideration of the rents, covenants and agreements does lease unto the Tenant, and the Tenant does hereby take the space {the "premises") described on Exhibit A attached hereto in the building located at the place specified in the Definitions section of this Lease (the "Building"). So Jong as this Lease remains in effect and Tenant is not in default of any if its obligations under the Lease, Tenant shall have the license to non-exclusively use space in any parking area designated for use by tenants of the Building, subject to such parking control program as Landlord, in its sole discretion, may implement from time to time.

 

Section 1.2           The term of this Lease shall be as specified in the Definition section of this Lease (unless sooner terminated as herein provided).

 

Section 1.3           Tenant agrees and covenants to pay Landlord during the term of this Lease, at the place specified by Landlord, the Base Rent specified and Additional Rent without deduction or setoff. All amounts owing by Tenant to Landlord under this Lease, other than Base Rent, shall be Additional Rent, and upon Tenant's failure to timely pay, Landlord shall have the same remedies as for Tenant's failure to pay Base Rent. (Base Rent and Additional Rent may collectively be referred to as Rent). Base rent shall be paid in advance on the first day of each calendar month during the term of this Lease, except that the first month's rent shall be due and payable when Tenant executes this Lease. If the term does not commence on the first day of a month, Base Rent shall be prorated and paid on the date of such commencement. Interest at the rate of one and one half (1.5%) percent per month will be charged retroactive to the first day of the month for rents not paid by the fifth (5th) day of the month until all monies are paid.

 

Section 1.4           The Tenant agrees that it will use and occupy the Premise only for the purposes set forth in the Definitions section of this Lease.

 

ARTICLE II

OPERATING COSTS

 

Section 2.1           In addition to Base Rent, Tenant shall pay Tenant's Pro Rata share of Building Operating Costs in excess of Tenant's Expense Stop as defined in Section 2.1 (Definitions section of this Lease.) Building Operating Costs shall mean all expenses, costs and disbursements (in excess of Tenant's Expense Stop defined in the Definition section of this Lease) which Landlord shall pay or become obligated to pay because of, or in connection with, the maintenance, repair and operation of the Building, including, but not limited to: real estate taxes and assessments, use sales, or any other taxes (except income taxes) based on rents, personal property taxes on personal property used in the operation of the Building; Landlord's insurance; maintenance; janitorial services for any common areas of the Building; operating supplies; properly management; Building services; snow removal; landscaping; costs of rubbish removal for any common area of the Building; tools and equipment used for the daily operation of the Building; air conditioning, ventilation and heating; resurfacing and restriping of parking areas, repairs and replacement

 

 

 

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of signage; and security reasonably incurred in the operation of the Building. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Building Costs shall not include monies spent for income tax, interest, depreciation, or expenditures of a capital nature (except to the extent that such expenditures are required due to a change in a law or are reasonably anticipated to cause a reduction in the cost of services, in such case, that part of the capital expense attributes to the (ease year under good accounting practices shall be included in the Building Operation Costs.)

 

Section 2.2           Landlord's reasonable best estimate as to the amount of Tenant's Pro-Rata Share of Building Operating Costs shall be payable monthly, together with the monthly installment of Base Rent and any other Additional Rent due and payable to Landlord. Within one hundred twenty(120) days after the beginning of each calendar year, commencing with the year immediately following the date of this Lease, Landlord shall give Tenant a statement of Landlord's reasonable estimate of Building Operating Costs for the calendar year just started ("Building Operating Costs Estimate"), which shall be based upon a determination of past and estimated future operating cost data, together with a statement setting forth the Building Operating Costs incurred by the Landlord during the calendar year ended ("Actual Cost Statement"). Landlord's failure to give the Building Operating Costs Estimate or Actual Cost Statement within said one hundred twenty (120) day period shall not release in any manner Tenant's obligations under this Lease, and Landlord may render said Estimate or Statement at any time thereafter. In the event that the date of this Lease is not January 1, then the Base Operating Costs and the Building Operating Costs shown in the first Actual Cost Statement shall both be multiplied by a fraction (the numerator of which is the number of days that this Lease was in effect during its first calendar year and the denominator of which is 365) to determine if Tenant owes Building Operating Costs for the first partial calendar year. The obligation of Tenant for its Pro Rata Share of Operating Expenses for the last partial calendar year of the Lease shall be similarly calculated. Landlord may revise the monthly operating cost payment provided for herein upward of downward to reflect more accurately the newly estimated Building Operating Costs, which revision shall be separately set forth in Landlord's Building Operating Costs Estimate. AH payments due at least thirty (30) days after Landlord gives Building Operating Costs Estimates or Actual Cost Statements shall be made at the monthly rate set forth therein. In addition, if the Actual Cost Statement reveals that Tenant made under payments or overpayments of Building Operating Costs during the calendar year just ended, Tenant shall pay Landlord the amount of any underpaying within thirty (30) days of Landlord's giving the Actual Cost Statement and any overpayment shall be credited against the next payments by Tenant of its Pro Rata Share of Operating Expenses coming due.

 

Section 2.3           The obligations of Tenant to pay Building Operating Costs and any other Additional Rent for the term or any extended term of this Lease, and to maintain and repair the Premises as required by this Lease, shall survive any termination or expiration of this Lease.

 

ARTICLE III

INSURANCE

Section 3.1           The Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall maintain for the mutual benefit of Landlord and Tenant general public liability insurance against claims for personal injury, death or property damage occurring upon, in or about the Premises or any elevators or escalators therein and on, in or about the adjoining streets and passageways if any, such insurance to afford protection to the limits of not less than the following amounts: two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) in respect of injury or death of a single person, two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) in respect of any one occurrence, and two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) in respect to property damage.

 

Section 3.2           All policies of insurance shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the Landlord, shall be written with companies having a rating of not less than A- in Best's Guide, and shall provide that they shall not be cancelable on less than thirty (30) day's notice to the Landlord or holder of any mortgage. Certificates of insurance shall be furnished to the Landlord prior to Tenant's commencing occupancy and at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of any policy. Tenant's policies shall name Landlord and its designees as an additional insured. Nothing herein shall preclude Landlord from obtaining such insurance as it deems advisable with respect to the Building, and the cost thereof shall be included in the Operating Costs.

 

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ARTICLE IV

LANDLORD'S RIGHT TO PERFORM TENANT'S COVENANTS

 

Section 4.1           If there shall be an Event of Default under this Lease, the Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, and without further notice or demand and without waiving or releasing the Tenant from any obligation of the Tenant under this Lease, make any payment or perform such other act to the extent the Landlord may deem desirable. All sums so paid by the Landlord and all expenses including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, together with interest thereon at the rate of one and one half percent (1.5%) per month, shall be Additional Rent and be payable by Tenant to the Landlord on demand.

 

ARTICLE V

REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF PREMISES-SURRENDER OF PREMISES-WASTE

 

Section 5.1           Except for obligations of Landlord expressly imposed upon it in this paragraph, Tenant covenants at the Tenant's sole expense to keep the Premises in a clean, orderly condition and free of debris, material and rubbish, and to maintain in good order and condition and to promptly repair the Premises including, but not limited to, light fixtures, ballasts, light bulbs, locks, ceilings, floors, walls, woodwork, counter tops, cabinets, paint, doors and glass. Unless maintenance or repair is required as the result of the conduct of tenant, its agents, representatives, employees or contractors, Landlord shall maintain the plumbing, plumbing fixtures, heating/air conditioning, hot water system, electrical system, mechanical system, Building equipment located in or serving the Premises, and structural elements of the Building and Premises. Landlord shall also be obligated at its expense to maintain and repair (or improve) the portions of the Building not occupied by Tenant in good order and condition. All costs incurred by Landlord in performing its obligations hereunder shall be included in Operating Costs.

 

Section 5.2           Tenant covenants that upon expiration or termination of this Lease for any reason whatsoever the Tenant will surrender the Premises to the Landlord together with ail improvements, alterations and replacement thereto in good order, condition and repair, expect for reasonable wear and tear, provided that if Landlord requests Tenant to remove any such improvements, alterations or replacements, the Tenant shall remove same and restore the Premises to their prior condition at Tenant's expense. Upon expiration or termination, Tenant shall remove, to Landlord satisfaction, all petroleum, hazardous wastes and substances generated or stored at the Premises by Tenant.

 

Section 5.3           Tenant covenants not to or suffer any waste, damage or injury to the Premises, or overloading of the Premises' floors.

 

Section 5.4           Notwithstanding any provision of this Lease to the contrary, Tenant shall be solely responsible for obtaining and paying the costs of janitorial services for the Premises, trash removal services concerning trash generated at the Premises, and all utilities and telephone services other than water. Landlord shall not be obligated to Tenant in any manner whatsoever if any of the utilities and other services to the Premises are disrupted, it being understood and agreed upon by the parties that Tenant shall obtain at its own expense such business interruption insurance as it deems advisable to protect it against all such risks. Nothing in this paragraph shall be constructed to permit Tenant to make any change or alteration to the Premises without complying with the provisions of Article VII of this Lease.

 

Section 5.5           Tenant acknowledges that it may be doing business with various business entities, which may deliver, or cause to be delivered, various materials to Tenant. Tenant covenants and agrees that it shall, without forty-five (45) days after occurrence, repair damages to foundation, roof, overhead doors, door jambs, entryways, and exterior walls of the Building where the Premises is located, which were caused by the act or omission of Tenant, Tenant's agents, employees, customers, invitees and suppliers, their agents, employees or delivery services.

 

Section 5.6           Prior to the expiration or termination of the Lease, Tenant shall remove stains or deposits of grease, oil, tar, paint, or any other material used by Tenant such as to restore the Premises to its original condition. Tenant shall not store any motor vehicles on, at, or in the Premises.

 

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ARTICLE VI

COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

 

Section 6.1           Tenant covenants, at the Tenant's sole expense, to comply with all laws, ordinances and requirements of governmental agencies, legislative bodies and courts of competent jurisdiction, of whatever kind and nature, whether now existing or hereafter enacted, amended or modified (including, but not limited to, any laws, ordinances and requirements as related to protection of the environment policy) which may be applicable to the Premises.

 

Section 6.2           Tenant shall not permit Premises to be used or operated in any manner such that the Premises may or do become contaminated by any hazardous substance or environmental pollutant in violation of any federal, state or local environmental statute or ordinance, including without limitation, violation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended from time to time ("CERCLA").

 

Section 6.3          If the presence of hazardous substances on the Premises caused or permitted by tenant results in contamination of the Premises, or if contamination of the Premises by hazardous material otherwise occurs to the extent caused by any act or omission of Tenant, then Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless form any and all claims, judgments, damages, penalties, fines, costs, liabilities or losses (including, without limitation, diminution in value of the Premises, damages for the loss or restriction on use of rentable or usable space or of any amenity of the Premises, damages, arising from any adverse impact on marketing of space, and sums paid in settlement of claims, court costs, attorneys' fees. Consultant fees, investigation costs and expert fees) which arise during or after the Lease term as a result of such contamination or unacceptable condition in violation of any federal, state, or location environmental statutes or ordinances, including, but not limited to, violations of CERCLA. This indemnification of Landlord by Tenant includes, without limitation, costs incurred in connection with any investigation of site conditions or any cleanup, remedial, removal, or restoration work required by any federal, state, or local governmental agency or political subdivision because of hazardous material present in the soil or ground water on or under the Premises. Without limiting the foregoing, if the presence of any hazardous material on the Premises caused or permitted by Tenant results in any contamination or unacceptable condition of the Premises, Tenant shall promptly take all actions, at its sole expense, as are necessary to return the Premises to the condition existing prior to the introduction of any such hazardous material to the Premises, provided that Landlord's approval of such actions shall first be obtained, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld so long as such actions would not potentially have any material adverse effect on the Premises.

 

ARTICLE VII 

CHANGES AND ALTERATIONS BY TENANT

 

Section 7.1           Tenant shall not make any changes or alterations, structural or otherwise, to the Premises without the Landlord's prior written consent. Structural changes to the Premises may be disapproved by Landlord for any reason or for no reason in the sole and absolute discretion of Landlord. Landlord's consent to nonstructural changes or alterations shall not be unreasonably withheld, but Tenant acknowledges and agrees that among other reasons, Landlord may withhold its consent to such nonstructural changes or alterations if such changes or alterations would adversely affect any insurance policy. In addition, and among other things, Landlord may condition any such consent to Landlord obtaining adequate assurance from the Tenant that the costs of removing the changes or alterations prior to the expiration of the Lease are secured to Landlord's reasonable satisfaction, and that Landlord is protected against liens being filed against the Building.

 

Section 7.2           Subject to the provisions of Section 5.2, all repairs, improvements, fixtures, changes or alterations made or installed by the Tenant shall become the property of the Landlord immediately upon completion of installation without any payment by or consideration from the Landlord.

 

 

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION

 

Section 8.1           Tenant covenants and agrees that in case of damage to or destruction of the Premises by fire other casualty, Tenant shall promptly give written notice thereof to Landlord, and the Landlord, to the extent of any insurance proceeds actually received, shall repair and rebuild the same as nearly as possible to the condition the Premises were in immediately prior to such damage or destruction, except that Landlord shall not be required to rebuild, repair or replace any part of the partitions, fixtures, additions or other improvements which may have been placed in, on or about the Premises by Tenant over and above any Tenant finish provided at the inception of this Lease. Provided however, that in the event the damage or destruction is due to Tenant's act, omission or negligence, Tenant shall pay the cost of such repairing and rebuilding. Tenant may repair or rebuild at its expense to the extent not required to be done by Landlord under this paragraph, but subject to Tenant's complying with the provisions of Article VII.

 

Section 8.2          Rent shall abate proportionately on such part of the Premises as may have been rendered wholly untenantable until such time as such time as such part shall be fit for occupancy, after which time the full amount of Rent shall be payable. Tenant acknowledges that it may obtain business interruption insurance to insure itself in the event of damage or destruction, which insurance shall be the sole expense of Tenant.

 

Section 8.3          Notwithstanding Section 8.1, if the Premises or Building shall be substantially damaged (substantially is defined as thirty percent (30%) or more of the usable square feet in the Premises or in the Building) or destroyed by fire or otherwise, Landlord and Tenant shall have the option of terminating this Lease as of the date of such damage or destruction by giving Tenant as least thirty (30) days' written notice.

 

Section 8.4           Waiver of Subrogation. Tenant and Landlord each hereby release and relieve the other and waive their entire right of recovery against their for loss or damage arising out of or incident to the perils insured against which perils occur in, on or abut Premises, whether due to the negligence of Landlord or Tenant or their agents, employees, contractors and/or invitees. Tenant and Landlord shall, upon obtaining the policies of insurance required give notice to the insurance carrier or carriers that the foregoing mutual waiver of subrogation is contained in this Lease.

 

ARTICLE IX

CONDEMNATION

 

Section 9.1           If the whole or any part of the Premises shall be taken under the power of eminent domain, or shall be sold by the Landlord under threat of condemnation proceedings (which shall be deemed to exist upon formal or informal notification from any condemning authority), then this Lease shall terminate as to the part so taken or sold on the day when Tenant is required to yield possession thereof. Landlord shall make such repairs and alterations as may be necessary in order to restore the part not taken or sold to useful condition, and Base Rent and Tenant's Pro Rata Share shall be abated as to the portions of the Premises so taken or sold. Provided however, that Landlord shall not be required to expend more on repair of the Premises than it receives on condemnation proceedings. If more than thirty percent (30%) of the Premises is so taken or sold so as to impair substantially the usefulness of the Premises, then Tenant shall have the option to terminate this Lease as of the date when Tenant is required to yield possession. All compensation awarded or paid for any such taking or sale shall belong to and be the property of the Landlord. In the event of any such taking, however, Tenant will have the right to that portion of any award specifically pertaining to Tenant's moving expenses and leasehold improvements owned by Tenant.

 

Section 9.2           Notwithstanding Section 9.1, if all or any portion of the Premises shall be taken or sold on any proceeding or upon threat of any proceeding, Landlord shall have the option of terminating this Lease upon at least thirty (30) days' written notice to Tenant.

 

 

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ARTICLE X

CONDITIONS OF WORK FOR REPAIRS-ALTERATIONS

 

Section 10.1         All work for repairs as required by Section 5.1, compliance with laws, ordinances, regulations or requirements as required by Section 6.1, and for changes or alterations permitted be Section 7.1, shall be done in all cases subject to reasonable conditions which the Landlord may impose, and in a good and workmanlike manner.

 

ARTICLE XI

MECHANIC'S LIENS

 

Section 11.1         Tenant shall not suffer nor permit any mechanics' or other liens to be filed against the Building, the Premises, or against Tenant's leasehold interest in the Premises by reason of work, labor, services or materials supplied or claimed to have been supplied to the Tenant or anyone holding the Premises or any part thereof through or under the Tenant The Landlord shall have the right at all times to post any notice which the Landlord may deem to be necessary or advisable for the protection of the Landlord and the Building from mechanics' liens. If a mechanics' lien shall be filed against the Premises, Tenant shall discharge it within sixty (60) days after the filing date, except that if Tenant desires to contest such lien, it will comply with such statutory procedures as may be available to release the lien within sixty (60) days after filing date. If a final judgement establishing the validity or existence of a lien for any amount is entered, Tenant will pay and satisfy the same at once. If Tenant fails to pay and charge for which a mechanics' lien has been filed, or has not complied with such statutory procedures as may be available to release the lien, then, in addition to any other rights or remedies available, Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, discharge the amount claimed to be due or cause the lien to be released in any other manner. Any amount paid by Landlord with respect thereto, and all attorneys' fees and costs of the Landlord, with interest at the rate of one and one half percent (1.5%) per month, shall upon demand be paid by the Tenant to the Landlord.

ARTICLE XII

LANDLORD'S RIGHT TO ENTER PREMISES

 

Section 12.1         Tenant agrees to permit the Landlord and its representatives, upon reasonable notice, to enter the Premises at all times during usual business hours or at any other time in case of emergency, to inspect the same and the Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, make repairs deemed necessary or desirable by the Landlord and to perform any work in the premises deemed necessary by the Landlord to comply with any laws, ordinances, regulations or requirements of any governmental authority or the recommendations of any insurer. During the progress of any such work, the Landlord may keep and store upon the Premises all necessary materials, tools and equipment. The Landlord shall not in any event be liable for inconvenience, annoyance, disturbance, and loss of business or other damage to Tenant.

 

Section 12.2         Tenant agrees to permit the Landlord and its representatives, upon reasonable notice, to enter the Premises during usual business hours to exhibit the same for the purposes of sale, mortgage or lease. During the final six (6) months of the term of this Lease, or in the case of default, Landlord may display "For Sale" or "For Lease" signs.

 

ARTICLE X111

ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

 

Section 13.1         Tenant shall not, without Landlord's prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld: (a) assign convey, mortgage, pledge, encumber or otherwise transfer (whether voluntarily or otherwise) this Lease or any interest under it (in the event Tenant is a corporation, any transfer, sale, pledge, or other disposition cumulatively of more than fifty (50%) of the corporate stock or voting securities of Tenant shall not be deemed as assignment); (b) allow any transfer thereof or any lien upon the Tenant's interest by operation of law; (c) sublet the Premises or any part thereof, or (d) permit the use of occupancy of the Premises or any part thereof by anyone other than the Tenant, if no event shall Landlord be held responsible for monetary damages for the withholding of consent. Notwithstanding any provision of this Lease on the contrary, Tenant shall not be released from any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any assignment or subletting, the acceptance of rent from any unapproved assignee or subtenant shall not constitute Landlord's consent to any such assignment or subletting, the consent to any

 

 

 

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assignment or subletting shall not be deemed a consent to any subsequent assignment or subletting, and no option to renew or extend this Lease or any other option that nay be granted to Tenant in this Lease shall be exercisable by any assignee or subtenant, as Tenant agrees that all of such options to Tenant are personal to Tenant and may not be exercised by any other party. Landlord's consent to any assignment or subletting may be conditioned upon, among other things, the financial capabilities of the proposed assignee or subtenant. Under no circumstances shall Landlord be required to consent to the assignment or subletting to any party whose business Landlord determines is more likely to utilize hazardous substances or is more likely to adversely effect any insurance policy respecting the property.

 

Section 13.2         Tenant agrees to pay Landlord, on demand, reasonable fees incurred by Landlord in connection with any request by Tenant for Landlord to consent to any assignment or subletting by Tenant.

 

Section 13.3         If this Lease is assigned, or if the Premises or any part thereof by sublet to otherwise is occupied by anyone other than Tenant, Landlord may collect Rent from any such assignee, subtenant or occupant and apply net amount collected to the Rent herein reserved, but such assignment, subletting, occupancy or collection of Rent shall be deemed a waiver of any of Tenant's covenants contained in this Lease, or a release of Tenant from further performance of Tenant's covenants including, but not limited to, Tenant's covenants to pay Rent.

 

Section 13.4        Upon assignment, subletting or other occupancy of the Premises, Tenant shall pay to Landlord monthly as Additional Rent, the excess of consideration received or to be received during such month over Rental reserved for such month in this Lease which is applicable to such portion of the Premises so assigned, sublet or occupied.

 

Section 13.5        In the event Tenant, with Landlord's prior written consent, subleases to a third party, the subtenant shall be subject to and comply with all requirements of this Lease or Tenant shall remain liable on remaining provisions.

 

ARTICLE XIV

RIGHTS OF MORTGAGEE

 

Section 14.1         The rights of Tenant hereunder are and shall be, at the election of any mortgages, subject and subordinate to the lien of any deeds of trust, mortgages, the encumbrance of any leasehold financing, or the lien resulting form any other method of financing or refinancing, now or hereafter in force against the Building, and to all advances made or hereafter to be made upon the security thereof (the "Superior Instruments"). With respect to any Superior instrument filed of record after the execution of this Lease, Landlord will request in writing that the holder thereof give a nondisturbance agreement to the Tenant. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that any such nondisturbance agreement may be on a standard form utilized by the holder. Tenant shall be solely responsible for seeking to negotiate satisfactory terms of such nondisturbance agreement. However, if the holder refuses to propose any nondisturbance agreement or a proposed nondisturbance agreement contains terms and conditions not satisfactory to Tenant, such circumstances shall not constitute a default by Landlord under this Lease. Rather, Landlord's sole obligation with respect to any such nondisturbance agreement shall be to request the same in writing as described above.

 

ARTICLE XV

INDEMNIFICATION OF LANDLORD-NO REPRESENTATION BY LANDLORD

 

Section 15.1         Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant or to Tenant's employees, agents or visitors, or to any other person or entity, for any injury to person or damage to or loss of property in or about the Premises or the Building caused by the act, omission or negligence of Tenant, its employees, subtenants, licensees or concessionaires, or of any other person entering the Building under the express or implied invitation of Tenant, to arising out of the use of the Premises by Tenant and the conduct of its business therein, or arising out of any breach or default by Tenant in the performance of its obligations hereunder or resulting from any other cause except Landlord's negligence, and Tenant hereby agrees to indemnify Landlord and hold it harmless from any loss, expenses or claims arising out of such damage or injury.

 

 

 

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Section 15.2        Landlord has made no representations in connection with the condition of thePremises, and Tenant's commencement of occupancy of the Premises shall constitute Tenant's agreement that the Premises are in good condition.

 

ARTICLE XVI

DEFAULT PROVISIONS-REMEDIES OF LANDLORD-WAIVER OF JURY TRAIL

 

	Section 16.1   	 	 
The following events shall be deemed to be Events of Default by Tenant under this Lease:

	 	 	 
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Tenant shall fail to pay any installment of Base Rent or amount of Additional Rent when due.

	 	 	 
	 	 (2)	 
Tenant shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee or liquidator of the Tenant or of all or a substantial part of its assets, (ii) becomes insolvent or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they come due, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) file a petition or answer seeking reorganization or arrangement with creditors or to take advantage of any insolvency law, or otherwise become the subject of any proceeding under any such law, or (v) make a transfer in fraud of creditors.

	 	 	 
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Tenant shall abandon or vacate for more than thirty (30) days any substantial portion of the Premises.

	 	 	 
	 	 (4)	 
Tenant shall fail to comply with any term, provision or covenant of this Lease (other than the forgoing provisions of this Section 16.1) and shall not cure such failure within twenty (20) days after written notice thereof to Tenant.

	 	 	 
	 	 (5)	 
Tenant shall fail to comply with the requirements of Section 11.1 of this Lease.

	 	 	 
	 
Section 16.2

	 	 
If an Event of Default occurs, then Landlord may either:

	 	 	 
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Give Tenant written notice of Landlord's intention to terminate Tenant's right of possession under this Lease, in which event Landlord may proceed to recover possession of the Premises by any lawful means. The obligation of Tenant to pay and the right of Landlord to recover all Rent, including accrued rent and all future rent and other charges owed for what would have been the remaining the term of the Lease, together with the costs of collection, including attorneys' fees, shall survive termination of Tenant's right of possession.

	 	 	 
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Unless required by law, without further notice, reenter and take possession of the Premises, or any part thereof, and repossess the same as landlord's former estate, and expel Tenant and those claiming through or under Tenant and remove the effects of either or both without being deemed guilty of any manner of trespass, without being deemed to have elected to terminate this Lease, and without prejudice to any remedies for arrears of Rent and preceding breaches of covenants. After reentering and repossessing the Premises without terminating this Lease, Landlord may, from time to time, without terminating this Lease, relet the Premises or any part thereof on behalf of Tenant for such term or terms and at such rent or rents, and upon such other terms and conditions as Landlord may deem advisable in its sole discretion (including concessions, free rent and payment of commissions), with the right to make alterations and repairs to the Premises.

	 	 	 

In the event Landlord does not elect to terminate this Lease, but on the contrary elects to take possession, then such repossession shall not relieve tenant of its obligations and liability under this Lease, all of which shall survive such repossession. In the event of such repossession, Tenant shall pay Landlord as Rent all Rent which would be payable hereunder if such repossession had not occurred, less the net proceed, if any, of any reletting of the Premises after deducting all of Landlord's expenses in connection with reletting, including, but not limited to, all repossession costs, brokerage commissions, legal expenses, expenses of

 

 

 

 

 

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employees, costs of alterations, expenses of preparation for reletting, rental concessions and free rent Tenant shall pay such Rent to Landlord on the days on which the Rent would have been payable hereunder if possession had not been retaken.

 

Any damage or loss sustained by Landlord following Landlord's election to reenter and repossess the Premises without terminating this Lease may be recovered by Landlord, at such time and from time to time as Landlord determines.

 

In the event this Lease is terminated, Tenant shall in all events remain liable to Landlord for damages in an amount equal to the Rent and other sums which would have been owing by Tenant hereunder for the balance of the Term had this Lease not been terminated, plus all amounts incurred by Landlord in order to obtain possession of the Premises and relet the same, including attorney's fees, reletting expenses, alterations and repair costs, brokerage commissions, and all other like amounts. Landlord shall be entitled to collect such damages from Tenant monthly on the days on which the Rent and other amounts would have been payable hereunder if this Lease had not been terminated, and Landlord shall be entitled to receive the same from Tenant on each such day. Alternatively, at the option of Landlord, in the event this Lease is terminated, Landlord shall be entitled to recover forthwith against Tenant in addition to damages owing to Landlord for any period prior to the termination date, as damages for loss of the bargain and not as a penalty, an amount equal to the worth, at the time of award by the court having jurisdiction thereof, of the amount by which the unpaid Rend for the balance of the Term after the time of such award exceeds the amount of such Rental loss for the same period that Tenant proves could be reasonably avoided, plus all amounts incurred by Landlord in order to obtain possession of the Premises and relet the same, including attorneys' fees, reletting expenses, alterations and repair costs, brokerage commissions and all other like amounts.

 

All rights and remedies of Landlord under this Lease shall be cumulative and shall not be exclusive of any other rights and remedies provided to Landlord under applicable law.

 

Section 16.3         Landlord and Tenant hereby waive trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either party against the other on any matters arising out of or in connection with this Lease, the relationship of Landlord and Tenant thereunder, the Premises or Tenant's use or occupancy thereof. The terms "enter" or "entry" as used in this Lease are not restricted to their technical legal meaning. In the event of litigation under this Lease, the prevailing party shall be awarded its costs incurred therewith, including reasonable attorney's fees. Notwithstanding any provision of this Lease to the contrary, in no event shall Landlord be deemed to terminate this Lease unless Landlord expressly declares such termination in writing. Specifically, but not by way of limitation, Landlord's service of any paper under the applicable forcible entry and detainer statute shall not constitute a termination of the Lease unless Landlord expressly states therein that it Is terminating the Lease.

 

ARTICLE XVII

HOLDING OVER

 

Section 17.1         Tenant covenants that it shall vacate the Premises immediately upon the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease. If the Tenant retains possession of the Premises or any part thereof after the termination of the term, the Tenant shall pay the Landlord rent at 150% monthly rate specified in Section 1 for the time the Tenant thus remains in possession and, in addition thereto, shall pay the Landlord for all damages, consequential as well as direct, sustained by reason of the Tenant's retention of possession. The provisions of this Section do not exclude the Landlord's rights of re-entry or any other right hereunder, including without limitation, the right to refuse double the monthly rent and instead to remove Tenant through proceedings pursuant to Colorado statutes for holding over beyond the expiration of the term of this Lease.

 

ARTICLE XVIII

INVALIDITY OF PARTICULAR PROVISIONS

 

Section 18.1        If any covenant, agreement or condition of this Lease shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease shall not be affected thereby. Each covenant, agreement or condition of this Lease shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

 

 

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ARTICLE XIX

NOTICES

 

Section 19.1         Notices, demands and requests which may or are required to be given by either party to the other shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when hand delivered, or one business day after delivery to an overnight delivery carrier that gives receipts for delivery, or two business days after being deposited with the United States Postal Service for delivery by United States Certified Mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (a) if for the Tenant, addressed to the Tenant at the Premises or at such other place as the Tenant may from time to time designate by written notice to the Landlord, or (b) if for the Landlord, addressed to the Landlord at 8601 Turnpike Drive, Suite 201, Westminster, Colorado 80031, or at such other place as the Landlord may from time to time designate by written notice to the Tenant. "Business day" means Monday through Friday, excluding days on which national banks are closed in Colorado.

 

Section 19.2         Tenant shall promptly deliver to the Landlord, (i) copies of any documents received from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and/or any state, county or municipal environmental or health agency concerning the Tenant's operations upon the Premises; and (ii) copies of any documents submitted by the Tenant to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and/or any state, county or municipal environmental or health agency concerning its operations of the Premises.

ARTICLE XX

QUIET ENJOYMENT

 

Section 20.1         The Landlord covenants and agrees that the Tenant, upon paying the Base Rent and Additional Rent required under this Lease and performing the covenants, agreements and conditions of this Lease on the Tenant's part to be performed and fulfilled, shall lawfully and quietly hold, occupy and enjoy the premises during the term of this Lease, subject, however, to the provisions of this Lease.

 

ARTICLE XXI

LIMITATION OF LANDLORD'S LIABILITY

 

Section 21.1         The term "Landlord" as used in this Lease shall be limited to the owner or owners of the Landlord's interest in this Lease at the time in question, and in the event of any transfer or transfers of such interest, the Landlord herein named (and in case of any subsequent transfer, the then transferor) shall be automatically relieved from and after the date of such transfer of all liability on the part of Landlord contained in this Lease thereafter to be preformed, provided that any funds in the hands of such Landlord then transferor at the time of such transfer, including but not limited to the security deposit, in which the Tenant had and interest shall be turned over to the transferee and upon any such transfer, the Landlord shall be released from any liability for such funds. The transferee shall be deemed to have assumed, subject to the limitations of this Section, all of the covenants, agreements and conditions on this Lease contained to be preformed on the part of the Landlord, it being intended hereby that the covenants and agreements contained in this Lease on the part of the Landlord to be preformed shall be binding on the Landlord, its successors and assigns, only during and in respect of their respective periods of ownership. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Lease to the contrary, the liability of Landlord for Landlord's obligations under this Lease shall not exceed and shall be limited to Landlords interest in the Building and Tenant shall not look to any other property or assets of Landlord either to enforce Landlord's obligations under this Lease or to satisfy a judgment for Landlord's failure to perform such obligations. Neither the shareholder, directors, officers, partners, or any other individual's representatives of the Landlord or any individual owing an interest in the Landlord shall be liable for the performance of any obligation of Landlord under this Lease.

 

ARTICLE XXII

ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE BY TENANT

 

Section 22.1         At any time and from time to tome upon not less than ten (10) days' prior request by the Landlord, Tenant agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord a statement on writing certifying (a) that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect or of there have been modifications, that the same is in full force and effect as modified and identifying the modifications, (b) the dates to which the Base Rent and Additional Rent have been paid, and (c) that the Landlord is not in default under any provisions of this Lease, or if Tenant claims a default by Landlord, then Tenant shall so state and specify

 

 

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the claimed default. If Tenant fails to provide an estoppel certificate in a timely manner, then Tenant shall be deemed to have admitted all of the matters specified above as may be stated in an estoppel certificate prepared by Landlord on behalf of Tenant. It is intended that any such statement may be relied upon by any person proposing to acquire the Landlord's interest in this Lease or any prospective mortgagee of, or assignee of any mortgage upon, such interest.

 

ARTICLE XXIII

CUMULATIVE REMEDIES-NO WAIVER-NO ORAL CHANGE

 

Section 23.1         The specified remedies to which the Landlord may resort under the terms of this Lease are cumulative and are not intended to be exclusive of any other remedies or means of redress to which the Landlord may be entitles, either at law or in equity, in case of any Event or Default. The failure of the Landlord to insist in any one or more cases upon the strict performance or observance of any covenants, agreements or conditions of this Lease or to exercise any option herein contained shall be construed as a future waiver of such covenant, agreement, condition or option. A receipt by the Landlord of Rent with knowledge of the breach of any covenant, agreement or condition hereof shall not be deemed a wavier of such breach, and no waiver by the Landlord of any covenant, agreement or condition of this Lease shall be deemed to have been made unless expressed in writing and signed by the Landlord. In addition to the other remedies in this Lease, the Landlord shall be entitled to the restraint by injunction of the violation, or attempted or threatened violation, of any of the covenants, agreements or conditions of this Lease. No receipt of monies by Landlord from Tenant after the termination or cancellation of this Lease shall reinstate, continue or extend the term hereof, or affect any notice given to Tenant, or operate as a wavier of the right of Landlord to enforce the payment of Rent then due or thereafter falling due, or operate as a waiver of the right of Landlord to recover possession of the Premises by proper suit, action, proceedings or other remedy. It is agreed that after the service of notice to terminate or cancel this Lease, or after the commencement of suit, action or summary proceedings or of any other remedy, or after final order or judgment for the possession of the Premises, Landlord may demand, receive and collect any monies then due, or thereafter becoming due, without in any manner affecting such notice, proceeding, suit, action, order or judgment, and any and all such monies so collected shall be deemed to be payments on account for the use and occupancy of the Premises, or at the election of Landlord, on account of Tenant's liability hereunder. Acceptance of the keys of the Premises or any similar act by Landlord or any agent or employee of landlord shall not be deemed to be an acceptance of a surrender of the Premises unless Landlord has expressly consented on Writing.

 

Section 23.2        This Lease constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. This Lease shall not be amended or modified except in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the amendment or modification is sought.

 

ARTICLE XXIV

BROKERAGE

 

Section 24.1        Tenant represents and warrants that it has dealt with no broker, agent or other person concerning this transaction, and Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any claims, (including attorneys' fees incurred by Landlord in defending such claims) by any other broker, agent or person claiming a commission or other form of compensation by virtue of having dealt with tenant with regard to this leasing transaction. The provisions if this Article shall survive the termination or expiration of this Lease.

 

ARTICLE XXV

SECURITY DEPOSIT

 

Section 25.1                                  Tenant has deposited with Landlord the sum specified in the Definition section of this Lease as security for the return of the Premises in good order and condition and the full performance of every provision of this Lease to be performed by Tenant. The security deposit shall not be applied to the payment of Rent, provided however, that if Tenant defaults with respect to any provision of this Lease, Landlord any use, apply or retain all or any part of this security deposit for the payment of any base Rent and Additional Rent in default, or for the payment of any other amount which Landlord may spend or become obligated to spend by reason of Tenant's default, or to compensate Landlord for any other less, cost or damage which Landlord may suffer by reason of Tenant's default. If any portion of said deposit is so used or applied, Tenant shall, within ten (10) days after written demand, deposit cash with Landlord in an

 

 

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amount sufficient to restore the security deposit to its original amount. For full security deposit reimbursement the following conditions must be met:

 

	
1) 

	
All walls must be clean and free of holes.

 

	
2) 

	
Any overhead door must be free of any broken panels, cracked lumber or dented panels. The overhead door springs, rollers, tracks, motorized door operator, and all other items pertaining to the overhead door must also be in good working condition.

	
3) 

	
All floors must be clean and free of excessive dust, dirt, grease, oil and stains.

 

	
4) 

	
No ceiling tiles shall be missing or damaged.

 

	
5) 

	
All trash must be removed from both inside and outside of the Building.

 

	
6) 

	
All lights bulbs and ballast's must be working.

 

	
7) 

	
The Premises must otherwise be in good conditions, reasonable wear and tear excepted.

 

In the event tenant has complied with the above conditions, Landlord shall return the security deposit (without interest) to Tenant within sixty (60) days after either the termination or expiration of this Lease, or the surrender and acceptance by Landlord of the Premises. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord may retain the security deposit for non-payment of Base Rent or Additional Rent, utility charges, costs incurred relating to abandonment of the Premises, repairs, work contracted for by the Tenant or any other charge due under this Lease by Tenant to Landlord.

 

ARTICLE XXVI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 26.1        Tenant shall not place on the outside of the Building any sign, advertisement, illumination or projection without Landlord's prior written consent. In multi-tenant buildings, Tenant shall pay for and comply with Landlord's uniform signage requirements.

 

Section 26.2        This Lease shall be constructed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado. Time is of the essence with respect to Tenant's performance of its obligations under this Lease.

 

Section 26.3         The parties hereto agree that the covenants and agreements herein contained shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Landlord, the Tenant, and their respective successors and assigns.

 

Section 26.4        If any of Tenant's checks fail to clear the bank, Landlord may demand all future Rent payments to be either in the form of cash, certified check, money order, wire transfer or cash equivalent funds. Additionally, Tenant shall pay a $150.00 return check fee for each check or other payment returned to Landlord unpaid.

 

Section 26.5        "Reasonable wear and tear" is hereby defined as that degree of wear and tear which would normally occur in the permitted use of the Premises, but notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Lease, it shall not include any physical damage to the floors, floor coverings, walls, or ceiling of the Premises, nor any damage caused thereto through operation of machinery, office equipment or other equipment or furniture used in the operation of Tenant's business. Additionally, if Tenant's use, by reason of fumes discharged or liquids used by Tenant, shoufd cause damage to the Premises, either interior or exterior, said damages shall not be deemed "reasonable wear and tear", and Tenant shall be liable for the complete restoration of the Premises to the condition existing at Tenant's Lease commencement. Damage which does not come within the scope of "reasonable wear and tear" shall include, but not be limited to damaged, rusting or corroded walls, floors, floor coverings, ceilings, doors, windows, metal bar joists, steel decks, or roof vents or stacks.

 

 

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Section 26.6         Any form of smoking of any substance in the Premises and in any common

areas in the building in which the Premises is situate by Tenant, Tenant's employees, agents, customers, contractors and any other person or persons whatsoever in or about the Premises and common areas at the request, invitation, or sufferance of the Tenant, or any of the foregoing, is strictly prohibited.

 

In Witness Whereof, the Landlord and the Tenant have executed this Lease on the dates specified below.

 

 

	
  

 

WARD WEST PROPERTIES LLC     

	 	
 

 

LIFELOC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.   

 

 

	By: 	
//SIGNED//

	 	By:	
//SIGNED//

	 
	Title:	
Member/Mgr

	 	Officers Title:	
President

	 
	Date:	
12/12/06

	 	Date:	
12/12/06

	 

                                                                                  

 

 

 

 

                                                                                               

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

	
1.

	
The sidewalks and driveways will not be obstructed by any of the Tenants or used by then for any purpose other than for the ingress and egress to and from their respective premises.

 

	
2.

	
All Tenants shall adhere to and obey ail such parking control measures as may be placed onto effect by the Landlord through the use of signs, identifying decals or other instructions.

 

	
3.

	
Any electric wiring that the Tenant desires to introduce into his premises must be connected as directed by the Landlord. No boring or cutting for wires will be allowed except with a specific consent of the Landlord. The location of telephones, electrical appliances, call boxes, intercoms and so forth shall be prescribed by the Landlord.

 

	
4.

	
The Tenant shall not change locks or install other locks on doors without the written consent of the Landlord. Tenant shall provide Landlord with two keys for each lock set so changed.

 

	
5.

	
The Tenant shall give prompt notice to the building of any accidents to or defects in plumbing, electrical fixtures or heating apparatus so that the same may be attended to properly.

 

	
6.

	
The Tenant shall not permit or suffer the demised premises to be occupied or used in a manner offensive or objectionable to the Landlord or other occupants of the building by reason of noise, odors, or vibrations or interfere in any way with other Tenants or those having business therein, nor shall any animals or birds be kept in or about the building.

 

	
7.

	
No cooking shall be done or permitted by Tenant on the demised premise nor shall offices of the building be used, nor any part thereof permitted to be used for lodging.

 

	
8.

	
Each Tenant upon the termination of the tenancy shall deliver to the Landlord all keys of the offices, rooms and toilet rooms, which shall have been furnished to the Tenant.

 

	
9.

	
Tenant shall see that doors of the premises are closed and securely locked before leaving the building and must observe strict care not to leave such doors and so forth open and exposed to the weather or other elements, and each Tenant shall exercise extraordinary care and caution that all water faucets or water apparatus are entirely shut off before Tenant of Tenant's employees leave the building, and that all electricity, gas and air conditioning shall likewise be carefully shut off, so as to prevent waste or damage, where controlled by Tenant.

 

	
10.

	
The Landlord reserves the right, at any time, to rescind any one or more of these rules and regulations as in the Landlord's judgment may from time to time be necessary for the safety, care, and cleanliness of the premises, and for the preservation of order therein.

 

	
  

	
ACCEPTED, this 12th of Dec., 2006

 

 

	
  

	
By:

 

	
  

	
  //SIGNED//    

	
  

	
Tenant

 

 

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