Document:

Exhibit 10.5

 

SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

 

(AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2012)

 

 

SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

 

SECTION 1.   PURPOSE OF THE PLAN.

 

The purpose of the Plan is to provide Eligible Employees with an opportunity to increase their proprietary interest in the success of the Company by purchasing Stock from the Company on favorable terms and to pay for such purchases through payroll deductions.

 

SECTION 2.   ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.

 

(a)           Committee Composition.  The Committee shall administer the Plan.  The Committee shall consist exclusively of one or more members of the Board, who shall be appointed by the Board.

 

(b)           Committee Responsibilities.  The Committee shall interpret the Plan and make all other policy decisions relating to the operation of the Plan.  The Committee may adopt such rules, guidelines and forms as it deems appropriate to implement the Plan.  The Committee’s determinations under the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons.

 

SECTION 3.   STOCK OFFERED UNDER THE PLAN.

 

(a)           Authorized Shares.  The number of shares of Stock available for purchase under the Plan shall be 500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (subject to adjustment pursuant to Subsection (b) below).  Shares of Stock issued pursuant to the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares.

 

(b)           Anti-Dilution Adjustments.   In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Stock or other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Stock and effected without receipt or payment of consideration by the Company occurs, then in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, there will be a proportionate adjustment of the number and class of Stock that may be delivered under the Plan, the Purchase Price per share and the number of shares of Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised, and the numerical limits of Sections 3(a) and 9(c).

 

(c)           Reorganizations.  Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, in the event of a Corporate Reorganization, the Plan may be continued or assumed by the surviving corporation or its parent corporation.  If such acquirer refuses to continue or assume the Plan, then, immediately prior to the effective time of the Corporate Reorganization, any Offering Period then in progress shall terminate, and a new Purchase Date for each such Offering Period will be set, which shall be a date prior to the effective time of the Corporate Reorganization, and the amounts in each Participant’s Plan Account shall be applied to the purchase of Stock. In the

 

 

event a new Purchase Date is set under this Section 3(c), Participants will be given notice of the new Purchase Date.  The Plan shall in no event be construed to restrict in any way the Company’s right to undertake a dissolution, liquidation, merger, consolidation or other reorganization.

 

SECTION 4.   ENROLLMENT AND PARTICIPATION.

 

(a)           Offering Periods and Purchase Periods.

 

(i)            Base Offering Periods.  The Committee may establish Offering Periods of such frequency and duration as it may from time to time determine as appropriate (the “Base Offering Periods”); provided that a Base Offering Period shall in no event be longer than 24 months (or such other period as may be imposed under applicable tax law).  The Base Offering Periods are intended to qualify under Code Section 423.  Unless changed by the Committee, the Plan shall operate such that two Base Offering Periods, each of six months’ duration and each including a single six-month Purchase Period, will commence on February 16 and August 16 of each year.  The Committee may determine that the first Base Offering Period applicable to the Eligible Employees of a new Participating Company shall commence on any date specified by the Committee.  The Committee shall determine when the subsequent Base Offering Period will commence.

 

(ii)           Additional Offering Periods.  At the discretion of the Committee, additional Offering Periods may be conducted under the Plan (the “Additional Offering Periods”).  Such Additional Offering Periods may, but need not, qualify under Code Section 423.  The Committee shall determine the commencement and duration of each Additional Offering Period, and Additional Offering Periods may be consecutive or overlapping.  The other terms and conditions of each Additional Offering Period shall be those set forth in this Plan document, with such changes or additional features as the Committee determines necessary to comply with local law.

 

(iii)          Separate Offerings.  Each Base Offering Period and Additional Offering Period conducted under the Plan is intended to constitute a separate “offering” for purposes of Code Section 423.

 

(iv)          Equal Rights and Privileges.  To the extent an Offering Period is intended to qualify under Code Section 423, all participants in such Offering Period shall have the same rights and privileges with respect to their participation in such Offering Period in accordance with Code Section 423 and the regulations thereunder except for differences that may be mandated by local law and are consistent with the requirements of Code Section 423(b)(5).

 

(b)           Enrollment.  In the case of any individual who qualifies as an Eligible Employee on the first day of any Offering Period, he or she may elect to become a Participant on such day by electing to participate with the Stock Plan Administrator prior to the commencement of the Offering Period.

 

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(c)           Duration of Participation.  Once enrolled in the Plan, a Participant shall continue to participate in the Plan until he or she:

 

(i)            Reaches the end of the Offering Period or Purchase Period, as applicable, in which his or her employee contributions were discontinued under Section 5(c) or 9(b);

 

(ii)           Withdraws from the Plan under Section 6(a); or

 

(iii)          Ceases to be an Eligible Employee.

 

A Participant whose employee contributions were discontinued automatically under Section 9(b) shall automatically resume participation at the beginning of the earliest Offering Period ending in a later calendar year, if he or she then is an Eligible Employee.  In all other cases, a former Participant may again become a Participant, if he or she then is an Eligible Employee, by following the procedure described in Subsection (b) above.

 

SECTION 5.   EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.

 

(a)           Commencement of Payroll Deductions.  A Participant may purchase shares of Stock under the Plan solely by means of payroll deductions.  Payroll deductions shall commence as soon as reasonably practicable after the Stock Plan Administrator has received the prescribed enrollment form.

 

(b)           Amount of Payroll Deductions.  An Eligible Employee shall designate on the prescribed enrollment form the portion of his or her Compensation that he or she elects to have withheld for the purchase of Stock.  Such portion shall be either (i) a dollar amount of up to 10% of the Eligible Employee’s Compensation or (ii) a whole percentage of the Eligible Employee’s Compensation, but not less than 1% nor more than 10%.

 

(c)           Reducing Withholding Rate or Discontinuing Payroll Deductions.  If a Participant wishes to reduce his or her rate of payroll withholding, such Participant may do so by making the reductions with the Stock Plan Administrator at any time.  The new withholding rate shall be effective as soon as reasonably practicable after the Participant has entered the changes in their account with the Stock Plan Administrator.  The new withholding rate may be a new dollar amount or 0% or any whole percentage of the Participant’s Compensation, but not more than his or her old withholding rate.  No Participant shall make more than one election under this Subsection (c) during any Purchase Period except that a Participant may make a second election to elect 0% as the percentage of Compensation to be withheld.  (In addition, employee contributions may be discontinued automatically pursuant to Section 9(b).)

 

(d)           Increasing Withholding Rate.  If a Participant wishes to increase his or her rate of payroll withholding, such Participant may do so by filing a new enrollment form with the Stock Plan Administrator.  The new withholding rate may be effective on the first day of the next-upcoming Offering Period in which the Participant participates.  The new withholding rate may be a new dollar amount or any whole percentage of the Participant’s Compensation, but not less than 1% nor more than 10%.  An increase in a Participant’s rate of payroll withholding may not take effect during an Offering Period.

 

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SECTION 6.   WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PLAN.

 

(a)           Withdrawal.  A Participant may elect to withdraw from the Plan (or, if applicable, from an Offering Period) by electing out with the Stock Plan Administrator at any time before a Purchase Date.  As soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, payroll deductions shall cease and the entire amount credited to the Participant’s Plan Account with respect to such Offering Period shall be refunded to him or her in cash, without interest.  No partial withdrawals from an Offering Period shall be permitted.

 

(b)           Re-Enrollment After Withdrawal.  A former Participant who has withdrawn from the Plan shall not be a Participant until he or she re-enrolls in the Plan under Section 4(b).  Re-enrollment may be effective only at the commencement of an Offering Period.

 

SECTION 7.   CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS.

 

(a)           Termination of Employment.  Termination of employment as an Eligible Employee for any reason, including death, shall be treated as an automatic withdrawal from the Plan under Section 6(a).  (A transfer from one Participating Company to another shall not be treated as a termination of employment provided that each Participating Company is then participating in the same Offering Period.)

 

(b)           Leave of Absence.  For purposes of the Plan, employment shall not be deemed to terminate when the Participant goes on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing.  Employment, however, shall be deemed to terminate on the first day three months following the date the Participant goes on a leave, unless a contract or statute guarantees his or her right to return to work.  Employment shall be deemed to terminate in any event when the approved leave ends, unless the Participant immediately returns to work.

 

(c)           Death.  In the event of the Participant’s death, the amount credited to his or her Plan Account shall be paid to a beneficiary designated by him or her for this purpose on the prescribed form or, if none, to the Participant’s estate.  Such form shall be valid only if it was filed with the Company at the prescribed location before the Participant’s death.

 

SECTION 8.   PLAN ACCOUNTS AND PURCHASE OF SHARES.

 

(a)           Plan Accounts.  The Company shall maintain a Plan Account on its books in the name of each Participant.  Whenever an amount is deducted from the Participant’s Compensation under the Plan, such amount shall be credited to the Participant’s Plan Account.  Amounts credited to Plan Accounts shall not be trust funds and may be commingled with the Company’s general assets and applied to general corporate purposes.  No interest shall be credited to Plan Accounts.

 

(b)           Purchase Price.  The Purchase Price for each share of Stock purchased on a Purchase Date shall be the lower of:

 

(i)            85% of the Fair Market Value of such share on the first day of such Offering Period; or

 

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(ii)           85% of the Fair Market Value of such share on the Purchase Date.

 

(c)           Number of Shares Purchased.  On each Purchase Date, each Participant shall be deemed to have elected to purchase the number of shares of Stock calculated in accordance with this Subsection (c), unless the Participant has previously elected to withdraw from the Offering Period in accordance with Section 6(a).  The amount then in the Participant’s Plan Account shall be divided by the Purchase Price, and the number of shares that results (rounded down to the next lower whole share) shall be purchased from the Company with the funds in the Participant’s Plan Account.  The foregoing number of shares of Stock purchasable by a Participant are subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9.  No fractional shares will be purchased.  Contributions left over as a result of such fractional shares will be rolled over to the next Offering Period.

 

(d)           Available Shares Insufficient.  In the event that the aggregate number of shares that all Participants elect to purchase with respect to a particular Purchase Period exceeds (i) the number of shares of Stock that were available under Section 3 above for sale under the Plan on the first day of the applicable Offering Period, or (ii) the number of shares that were available under Section 3 above for sale under the Plan on the applicable Purchase Date, then the number of shares to which each Participant is entitled shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares available for issuance by a fraction.  The numerator of such fraction is the number of shares that such Participant has elected to purchase, and the denominator of such fraction is the number of shares that all Participants have elected to purchase.  The Company may make a pro rata allocation of the shares available on the first day of an applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company’s stockholders subsequent to such date.  In the event of a pro-rata allocation under this Section (d), the Committee may determine in its discretion to continue all Offering Periods then in effect or terminate all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Section 14.

 

(e)           Issuance of Stock.  The shares of Stock purchased by a Participant under the Plan may be registered in the name of such Participant.  The Company may permit or require that shares be deposited directly with a broker designated by the Company or to a designated agent of the Company, and the Company may utilize electronic or automated methods of share transfer. The Company may require that shares be retained with such broker or agent for a designated period of time and/or may establish other procedures to permit tracking of disqualifying dispositions of such shares.  (The two preceding sentences shall apply whether or not the Participant is required to pay income tax in the United States.)

 

(f)            Tax Withholding.  To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, a Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with the Plan.  The Company shall not be required to issue any shares of Stock under the Plan until such obligations, if any, are satisfied.

 

(g)           Unused Cash Balances.  Subject to the final sentence of Section 8(c), an amount remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account that represents the Purchase Price for any fractional share shall be carried over in the Participant’s Plan Account to the next Purchase

 

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Period.  Any amount remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account that represents the Purchase Price for whole shares that could not be purchased by reason of Subsection (d) above or Section 9(b) shall be refunded to the Participant in cash, without interest.

 

SECTION 9          PLAN LIMITATIONS.

 

(a)           Five Percent Limit.  Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, no Participant shall be granted a right to purchase Stock under the Plan if such Participant, immediately after his or her election to purchase such Stock, would own stock possessing more than 5% of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or Subsidiary of the Company, determined in accordance with applicable tax law.

 

(b)           Dollar Limit.  Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, no Participant shall purchase Stock with a Fair Market Value in excess of the following limit:

 

(i)            In the case of Stock purchased during an Offering Period that commenced in the current calendar year, the limit shall be equal to (A) $25,000 minus (B) the Fair Market Value of the Stock that the Participant previously purchased under the Plan in the current calendar year.

 

(ii)           In the case of Stock purchased during an Offering Period that commenced in the immediately preceding calendar year, the limit shall be equal to (A) $50,000 minus (B) the Fair Market Value of the Stock that the Participant previously purchased under the Plan in the current calendar year and in the immediately preceding calendar year.

 

(iii)          In the case of Stock purchased during an Offering Period that commenced in the second calendar year before the current calendar year, the limit shall be equal to (A) $75,000 minus (B) the Fair Market Value of the Stock that the Participant previously purchased under the Plan in the current calendar year and in the immediately preceding two calendar years.

 

For all purposes under this Subsection (b), (A) the Fair Market Value of Stock shall be determined as of the beginning of the Offering Period in which such Stock is purchased; and (B) this Plan shall be aggregated with any other employee stock purchase plans of the Company (or any parent or Subsidiary of the Company) described in Code Section 423.  If a Participant is precluded by this Subsection (b) from purchasing additional Stock under the Plan, then his or her employee contributions shall automatically be discontinued and shall automatically resume at the beginning of the next Offering Period with a scheduled Purchase Date in the next calendar year, provided that he or she is an Eligible Employee at the beginning of such Offering Period.

 

(c)           Purchase Period Share Purchase Limit.  Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, no Participant shall purchase more than 1,000 shares of Stock with respect to any Purchase Period; provided that the Committee may, for future Offering Periods, increase or decrease in its absolute discretion, the maximum number of shares of Stock that a Participant may purchase during each Purchase Period.

 

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SECTION 10          RIGHTS NOT TRANSFERABLE.

 

The rights of any Participant under the Plan, or any Participant’s interest in any Stock or moneys to which he or she may be entitled under the Plan, shall not be transferable by voluntary or involuntary assignment or by operation of law, or in any other manner other than by beneficiary designation or the laws of descent and distribution.  If a Participant in any manner attempts to transfer, assign or otherwise encumber his or her rights or interest under the Plan, other than by beneficiary designation or the laws of descent and distribution, then such act shall be treated as an election by the Participant to withdraw from the Plan under Section 6(a).

 

SECTION 11        NO RIGHTS AS AN EMPLOYEE.

 

Nothing in the Plan or in any right granted under the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of a Participating Company for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Participating Companies or of the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause.

 

SECTION 12        NO RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER.

 

A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Stock that he or she may have a right to purchase under the Plan until such shares have been purchased on the applicable Purchase Date.

 

SECTION 13        SECURITIES LAW REQUIREMENTS.

 

Shares of Stock shall not be issued, and the Company shall have no liability for failure to issue shares of Stock, under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such shares comply with (or are exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded.

 

SECTION 14        AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE.

 

(a)         General Rule.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason. If the Plan is terminated, the Committee, in its discretion, may elect to terminate all outstanding Offering Periods either immediately or upon completion of the purchase of shares of Stock on the next Purchase Date, or may elect to permit Offering Periods to expire in accordance with their terms (and subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 3(b) or (c)). If the Offering Periods are terminated prior to expiration, all amounts then credited to Participants’ accounts which have not been used to purchase shares of Common Stock will be returned to the Participants (without interest thereon, except as otherwise required under local laws) as soon as administratively practicable.

 

(b)           Committee’s Discretion.  Without stockholder consent and without limiting Section 14(a), the Committee will be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering Period, establish

 

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the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company’s processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Stock for each Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant’s Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as it determines in its sole discretion advisable which are consistent with the Plan.

 

(c)           Accounting Consideration.  In the event the Committee determines that the ongoing operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Committee may, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify, amend or terminate the Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting consequence including, but not limited to:

 

(i)            Amending the Plan to conform with the safe harbor definition under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, including with respect to an Offering Period underway at the time;

 

(ii)           Altering the Purchase Price for any Offering Period including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase Price;

 

(iii)          Shortening any Offering Period by setting a new Purchase Date, including an Offering Period underway at the time of the Committee’s action;

 

(iv)          Reducing the maximum percentage of Compensation a Participant may elect to set aside as payroll deductions; and

 

(v)           Reducing the maximum number of shares of Stock a Participant may purchase during any Purchase Period.

 

Such modifications or amendments will not require stockholder approval or the consent of any Plan Participants.

 

.  Except as provided in Section 3, any increase in the aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders.  In addition, any other amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders to the extent required under Section 14(e) or by any applicable law or regulation.

 

.  The Plan shall terminate automatically 20 years after its adoption by the Board, unless (i) the Plan is extended by the Board and (ii) the extension is approved within 12 months by a vote of the stockholders of the Company.

 

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SECTION 15        PLAN HISTORY.

 

The Board adopted the Plan on April 22, 2008.  The Company’s stockholders approved the basic terms of the Plan at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 15, 2008.

 

SECTION 16        DEFINITIONS.

 

(a)           “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.

 

(b)           “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(c)           “Committee” means a committee of the Board, as described in Section 2.

 

(d)           “Company” means Synchronoss Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

(e)           “Compensation” means (i) the total compensation paid in cash to a Participant by a Participating Company, including salaries, wages, bonuses, incentive compensation, commissions, overtime pay and shift premiums, plus (ii) any pre-tax contributions made by the Participant under Code Sections 401(k) or 125.  “Compensation” shall exclude all non-cash items, moving or relocation allowances, cost-of-living equalization payments, car allowances, tuition reimbursements, imputed income attributable to cars or life insurance, severance pay, fringe benefits, contributions or benefits received under employee benefit plans, income attributable to equity compensation awards of the Company, and similar items.  The Committee shall determine whether a particular item is included in Compensation.

 

(f)            “Corporate Reorganization” means:

 

(i)            The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization; or

 

(ii)           The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

(g)           “Eligible Employee” means a common law employee of a Participating Company who is customarily employed for more than five months per calendar year and at least 20 hours per week.  The foregoing notwithstanding, an individual shall not be considered an Eligible Employee if his or her participation in the Plan is prohibited by the law of any country that has jurisdiction over him or her.  In addition, the Committee may determine prior to the commencement of an Offering Period not to exclude part-time employees or exclude employees whose customary employment is for fewer hours per week or fewer months in a calendar year; provided that such terms are applied in an identical manner to all employees of every Participating Company in such Offering Period.

 

(h)           “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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(i)            “Fair Market Value” means the price at which Stock was last sold in the principal U.S. market for the Stock on the applicable date or, if the applicable date was not a trading day, on the last trading day prior to the applicable date.  If Stock is no longer traded on a public U.S. securities market, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate.  The Committee’s determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

 

(j)            “Offering Period” means any period, including Base Offering Periods and Additional Offering Periods, with respect to which the right to purchase Stock may be granted under the Plan, as determined pursuant to Section 4(a).

 

(k)           “Participant” means an Eligible Employee who participates in the Plan, as provided in Section 4.

 

(l)            “Participating Company” means (i) the Company and (ii) each present or future Subsidiary designated by the Committee as a Participating Company.

 

(m)          “Plan” means this Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(n)           “Plan Account” means the account established for each Participant pursuant to Section 8(a).

 

(o)           “Purchase Date”means the last trading day of a Purchase Period.

 

(p)           “Purchase Period”means a period within an Offering Period (which for an Offering Period with only a single Purchase Period would be coterminous with the Offering Period) during which contributions may be made toward the purchase of Stock under the Plan, as determined pursuant to Section 4(a).

 

(q)           “Purchase Price” means the price at which Participants may purchase Stock under the Plan, as determined pursuant to Section 8(b).

 

(r)            “Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company.

 

(s)           “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

 

(t)            “Stock Plan Administrator” means the Company’s provider aiding in the management of the Company’s stock plans.

 

10Exhibit 10.10

 

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

 

BY AND BETWEEN

 

WELLS REIT — BRIDGEWATER NJ, LLC

 

AND

 

SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

Bridgewater Crossing

200 Crossing Boulevard

Bridgewater, New Jersey

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
 
    	
Page
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE I SPECIAL DEFINITIONS
    	
1
    
	
ARTICLE II PREMISES
    	
2
    
	
ARTICLE III TERM
    	
2
    
	
ARTICLE IV BASE RENT
    	
3
    
	
ARTICLE V INCREASES IN OPERATING CHARGES AND REAL   ESTATE TAXES
    	
3
    
	
ARTICLE VI USE OF PREMISES
    	
5
    
	
ARTICLE VII ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
    	
6
    
	
ARTICLE VIII MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
    	
8
    
	
ARTICLE IX ALTERATIONS
    	
9
    
	
ARTICLE X SIGNS
    	
10
    
	
ARTICLE XI SECURITY DEPOSIT
    	
11
    
	
ARTICLE XII INSPECTION
    	
12
    
	
ARTICLE XIII INSURANCE
    	
12
    
	
ARTICLE XIV SERVICES AND UTILITIES
    	
14
    
	
ARTICLE XV LIABILITY OF LANDLORD
    	
15
    
	
ARTICLE XVI RULES
    	
16
    
	
ARTICLE XVII DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION
    	
16
    
	
ARTICLE XVIII CONDEMNATION
    	
17
    
	
ARTICLE XIX DEFAULT
    	
18
    
	
ARTICLE XX BANKRUPTCY
    	
20
    
	
ARTICLE XXI SUBORDINATION
    	
21
    
	
ARTICLE XXII HOLDING OVER
    	
21
    
	
ARTICLE XXIII COVENANTS OF LANDLORD
    	
22
    
	
ARTICLE XXIV PARKING
    	
22
    
	
ARTICLE XXV GENERAL PROVISIONS
    	
23
    
	
ARTICLE XXVI OPTION TO RENEW
    	
26
    
	
ARTICLE XXVII RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER
    	
27
    

 

RIDER 1 - General Definitions

 

EXHIBIT A — Plan Showing Premises

EXHIBIT B — Work Agreement

EXHIBIT C — Rules and Regulations

EXHIBIT D — Certificate Affirming the Lease Commencement Date

EXHIBIT E — Exercise Facility Consent and Waiver of Liability

EXHIBIT F — HVAC Specifications

EXHIBIT G — Form Non-Disturbance Agreement

 

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OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Lease”) is dated as of the 27th day of October, 2011, by and between WELLS REIT — BRIDGEWATER NJ, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Tenant”).

 

ARTICLE I
 SPECIAL DEFINITIONS

 

1.1                                 Base Rent:  the annual amount payable as set forth in the following table (net of electric):

 

	
Months
    	
 
    	
Base Rent Per
   RSF*
    	
 
    	
Monthly
   Installment
    	
 
    	
Annual
   Installment*
    	
 
    
	
Lease Commencement Date to 4/30/12
    	
 
    	
$
    	
27.50
    	
 
    	
N/A
    	
 
    	
N/A
    	
 
    
	
5.1.12 — 12.31.12
    	
 
    	
$
    	
27.50
    	
 
    	
$
    	
135,283.96
    	
**
    	
$
    	
1,623,407.50
    	
**
    
	
1.1.13 — 4.30.13
    	
 
    	
$
    	
27.50
    	
 
    	
$
    	
180,081.46
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,160,977.50
    	
 
    
	
5.1.13 — 4.30.14
    	
 
    	
$
    	
28.00
    	
 
    	
$
    	
183,355.67
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,200,268.00
    	
 
    
	
5.1.14 — 4.30.15
    	
 
    	
$
    	
28.50 
    	
 
    	
$
    	
186,629.88 
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,239,558.50 
    	
 
    
	
5.1.15 — 4.30.16
    	
 
    	
$
    	
29.00
    	
 
    	
$
    	
189,904.08
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,278,849.00
    	
 
    
	
5.1.16 — 4.30.17
    	
 
    	
$
    	
29.50
    	
 
    	
$
    	
193,178.29
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,318,139.50
    	
 
    
	
5.1.17 — 4.30.18
    	
 
    	
$
    	
30.00
    	
 
    	
$
    	
196,452.50
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,357,430.00
    	
 
    
	
5.1.18 — 4.30.19
    	
 
    	
$
    	
30.50
    	
 
    	
$
    	
199,726.71
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,396,720.50
    	
 
    
	
5.1.19 — 4.30.20
    	
 
    	
$
    	
31.00
    	
 
    	
$
    	
203,000.92
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,436,011.00
    	
 
    
	
5.1.20 — 4.30.21
    	
 
    	
$
    	
31.50
    	
 
    	
$
    	
206,275.13
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,475,301.50
    	
 
    
	
5.1.21 — 4.30.22
    	
 
    	
$
    	
32.00
    	
 
    	
$
    	
209,549.33
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,514,592.00
    	
 
    
	
5.1.22 — 4.30.23
    	
 
    	
$
    	
32.50
    	
 
    	
$
    	
212,823.54
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,553,882.50
    	
 
    

 

	
 
    	
*Calculated   on twelve (12) full calendar months. 

**Calculated   on 59,033 square feet of rentable area and reflects an abatement based on   19,548 square feet of rentable area, provided Tenant is not in monetary   default hereunder.
    

 

1.2                                 Base Rent Annual Escalation:  $0.50 per RSF per annum, commencing with the seventeenth (17th) month of the Lease Term.

 

1.3                                 Broker(s):  CB Richard Ellis, Inc. (“Landlord’s Broker”); and UGL Equis (“Tenant’s Broker”).

 

1.4                                 Building:  an eight (8) story building containing approximately two hundred ninety-seven thousand three hundred seventy-nine (297,379) square feet of total Rentable Area (“Total Area”) per the BOMA Method (as hereinafter defined), located at 200 Crossing Boulevard, Bridgewater, New Jersey and known as Bridgewater Crossing.

 

1.5                                 Building Hours:    8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding Holidays) and 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday (excluding Holidays).  In addition, Tenant will have 24/7 electronic access to the Building.

 

1.6                                 Expiration Date:  11:59 p.m. (local time at the Building) on the last day of the one hundred thirty-second (132nd) month following the Rent Commencement Date.

 

1.7                                 Guarantor:  Not applicable.

 

1.8                                 Holidays:  New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

 

1.9                                 Improvements Allowance:  the product of Thirty-Six and 00/100 Dollars ($36.00) multiplied by the rentable area of the Premises.

 

1.10                           Landlord Notice Address:  c/o Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., 11695 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 350, Johns Creek, GA 30097 Attention:  Asset Manager — East Region.

 

 

1.11                           Landlord Payment Address:  WELLS REIT — BRIDGEWATER NJ, LLC, Morgan Stanley/Wells Multistate Portfolio, 2129 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674.  At Landlord’s option upon at least thirty (30) days written notice, Tenant shall make all payments by means of electronic transfer of funds.

 

1.12                           Lease Commencement Date:  Upon Substantial Completion of the Premises, which is anticipated to be on or about February 1, 2012.

 

1.13                           Lease Term:  Approximately one hundred thirty-five (135) months, subject to Section 3.1.

 

1.14                           Operating Charges Base Year:  calendar year 2012.

 

1.15                           Permit Allotment:  Two hundred seventy-five (275) monthly parking permits (based on three and one-half (3.5) permits for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of Rentable Area in the Premises).

 

1.16                           Premises:   containing approximately seventy-eight thousand five hundred eighty-one (78,581) square feet of rentable area  consisting of the entire seventh (7th) and eighth (8th) floors of the Building, as more particularly designated on Exhibit A, as measured in accordance with the provisions of ANSI/BOMA 2010, Standard Method for Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings (the “BOMA Method”).

 

1.17                           Real Estate Taxes Base Year:  calendar year 2012.

 

1.18                           Rent Commencement Date:  May 1, 2012.

 

1.19                           Security Deposit Amount:  Three Hundred Sixty Thousand One Hundred Sixty-two and 92/100 Dollars ($360,162.92).

 

1.20                           Tenant Notice Address: 750 Route Ten, Suite 600, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, Attn:  General Counsel, until Tenant has commenced beneficial use of the Premises; and 200 Crossing Boulevard, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, Attn:  General Counsel, after Tenant has commenced beneficial use of the Premises.

 

1.21                           Tenant’s Proportionate Share:  26.42% for Operating Charges and 26.42% for Real Estate Taxes.

 

ARTICLE II
 PREMISES

 

2.1                                 Tenant leases the Premises from Landlord for the term and upon the conditions and covenants set forth in this Lease. Except as may otherwise be expressly provided in this Lease, the lease of the Premises does not include the right to use the roof, mechanical rooms, electrical closets, janitorial closets, telephone rooms, parking areas or non-common or non-public areas of any portion of the Building, whether or not any such areas are located within the Premises.  However, Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right to use:  (1) the plenums, risers, electrical closets, telephone rooms, ducts or pipes on or serving the floor on which the Premises are located (other than those installed for another tenant’s exclusive use and provided Tenant shall have such utilization in no greater proportion than the ratio by which the square feet of rentable area in the Premises compares to the square feet of rentable area in the Building) in accordance with plans and specifications to be approved by Landlord in its sole discretion; (2) the Parking Facility in accordance with Article XXIV; and (3) any mechanical rooms, electrical closets and telephone rooms located within the Premises, for the purpose for which they were intended, but only with Landlord’s prior consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (except to the extent that such rooms and closets contain no system, wiring or other item related to either the Building Structure and Systems or to a structure or system of any tenant or occupant other than Tenant, in which case no such prior consent of Landlord shall be required for use by Tenant’s on-site, properly licensed and trained technicians) and strictly in accordance with Landlord’s rules, regulations and requirements in connection therewith.

 

ARTICLE III
 TERM

 

3.1                                 Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all of the provisions of this Lease shall be in full force and effect from and after the date first above written.  The Lease Term shall commence on the Lease Commencement Date and expire at 11:59 P.M. on the Lease Expiration Date.  The Lease Term shall also include any properly exercised renewal or extension of the term of this Lease.

 

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3.2                                 Promptly after the Lease Commencement Date, Landlord and Tenant shall execute the certificate attached to this Lease as Exhibit D.  Failure to execute said certificate shall not affect the commencement or expiration of the Lease Term.

 

3.3                                 It is presently anticipated that the Premises will be delivered to Tenant on or about the Lease Commencement Date; provided, however, that if Landlord does not deliver possession of the Premises by such date, Landlord shall not have any liability whatsoever except as expressly provided in this Section 3.3, this Lease shall not be rendered void or voidable as a result thereof.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event Landlord is unable to substantially complete the Premises on or before (a) April 1, 2012 (unless such delay is attributable to Tenant delays as outlined in Section 7(b) of Exhibit B, or the delay is properly excluded pursuant to the force majeure provisions of Section 25.20), then, from and after the actual date on which Landlord delivers the Premises to Tenant, Tenant shall receive an abatement of its Base Rent in an amount equal to one (1) day of such Base Rent obligation for each additional day of delay that occurs after April 1, 2012 until the actual delivery date; and (b) November 1, 2012 (or February 1, 2013, without being subject to the force majeure provisions of Section 25.20), unless such delay is attributable to Tenant delays as outlined in Section 7(b) of Exhibit B, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease, by providing written notice to Landlord of its intention to terminate the Lease within fifteen (15) days after Landlord’s receipt of such notice; provided, however, that, in the event the actual delivery date occurs within such fifteen (15) day period, Tenant’s notice shall be null and void and the Lease shall remain in full force and effect.

 

ARTICLE IV
 BASE RENT

 

4.1                                 From and after the Rent Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay the Base Rent in equal monthly installments in advance on the first day of each month during a Lease Year.

 

4.2                                 Concurrently with Tenant’s execution of this Lease, Tenant shall pay an amount equal to one (1) monthly installment of the Base Rent payable during the first Lease Year, which amount shall be credited toward the monthly installment of Base Rent payable for the first (1st) full calendar month of the Lease Term following the Rent Commencement Date.

 

4.3                                 All sums payable by Tenant under this Lease shall be paid to Landlord in legal tender of the United States, without setoff, deduction or demand, at the Landlord Payment Address, or to such other party or such other address as Landlord may designate in writing.  Landlord’s acceptance of rent after it shall have become due and payable shall not excuse a delay upon any subsequent occasion or constitute a waiver of any of Landlord’s rights hereunder.  If any sum payable by Tenant under this Lease is paid by check which is returned due to insufficient funds, stop payment order, or otherwise, then:  (a) such event shall be treated as a failure to pay such sum when due; and (b) in addition to all other rights and remedies of Landlord hereunder, Landlord shall be entitled (i) to impose a returned check charge of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) to cover Landlord’s administrative expenses and overhead for processing, and (ii) to require that all future payments be remitted by wire transfer, money order, or cashier’s or certified check.

 

4.4                                 Landlord and Tenant agree that no rental or other payment for the use or occupancy of the Premises is or shall be based in whole or in part on the net income or profits derived by any person or entity from the Building or the Premises.  Tenant will not enter into any sublease, license, concession or other agreement for any use or occupancy of the Premises which provides for a rental or other payment for such use or occupancy based in whole or in part on the net income or profits derived by any person or entity from the Premises so leased, used or occupied.  Nothing in the foregoing sentence, however, shall be construed as permitting or constituting Landlord’s approval of any sublease, license, concession, or other use or occupancy agreement not otherwise approved by Landlord in accordance with the provisions of Article VII.

 

ARTICLE V
 OPERATING CHARGES AND REAL ESTATE TAXES

 

5.1                                 For purposes of this Article V, the term “Building” shall be deemed to include the Land, the roof of the Building and any physical extensions therefrom, any driveways, sidewalks, landscaping, alleys and parking facilities in the Building or on the Land, and all other areas, facilities, improvements and appurtenances relating to any of the foregoing.  If the Building is operated as part of a complex of buildings or in conjunction with other buildings or parcels of land, Landlord shall  prorate the common expenses and costs with respect to each such building or parcel of land in its sole but reasonable judgment.

 

5.2                                 (a)                                  From and after January 1, 2013, Tenant shall pay as additional rent Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the amount by which Operating Charges for each calendar year falling entirely or partly within the Lease Term exceed the Operating Charges Base Amount.  Tenant’s Proportionate Share with respect to Operating Charges set forth in Article I has been calculated to be that percentage which is

 

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equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of square feet of rentable area in the Premises as set forth in Section 1.16, and the denominator of which is the number of square feet of Total  Area in the Building.

 

(b)           If the average occupancy rate for the Building during any calendar year (including the Operating Charges Base Year) is less than ninety-five percent (95%), or if any tenant is separately paying for (or does not require) electricity, janitorial or other utilities or services furnished to its premises, then Landlord shall include in Operating Charges for such year (including the Operating Charges Base Year) all additional expenses, as reasonably estimated by Landlord, which would have been incurred during such year if such average occupancy rate had been ninety-five percent (95%) and if Landlord paid for such utilities or services furnished to such premises.

 

(c)           Tenant shall make estimated monthly payments to Landlord on account of the amount by which Operating Charges that are expected to be incurred during each calendar year (or portion thereof) would exceed the Operating Charges Base Amount.  At the beginning of each calendar year after the Lease Commencement Date, Landlord shall submit a reasonably detailed written statement setting forth Landlord’s reasonable estimate of such excess and Tenant’s Proportionate Share thereof.  Tenant shall pay to Landlord on the first day of each month following receipt of such statement, until Tenant’s receipt of the succeeding annual statement, an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of each such share (estimated on an annual basis without proration pursuant to Section 5.4).  Not more than twice during any calendar year, Landlord may revise Landlord’s estimate and adjust Tenant’s monthly payments to reflect Landlord’s revised estimate.  Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each calendar year, or as soon thereafter as is feasible, Landlord shall submit a Reconciliation Statement for Operating Charges.  If such Reconciliation Statement indicates that the aggregate amount of such estimated payments exceeds Tenant’s actual liability, then Landlord shall credit the net overpayment toward Tenant’s next installment(s) of rent due under this Lease, or, if the Lease Term has expired or will expire before such credit can be fully applied, or if Tenant is not otherwise liable to Landlord for further payment, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the amount of such overpayment within thirty (30) days.  If such statement indicates that Tenant’s actual liability exceeds the aggregate amount of such estimated payments, then Tenant shall pay the amount of such excess as additional rent.

 

5.3           (a)           From and after January 1, 2013, Tenant shall pay as additional rent Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the amount by which Real Estate Taxes exceed the Real Estate Taxes Base Amount.  Tenant’s Proportionate Share with respect to Real Estate Taxes set forth in Article I has been calculated to be that percentage which is equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of square feet of rentable area in the Premises as set forth in Section 1.17, and the denominator of which is the number of square feet of Total Area in the Building.  Tenant shall not initiate or participate in any contest of Real Estate Taxes without Landlord’s prior written consent.

 

(b)           Tenant shall make estimated monthly payments to Landlord on account of the amount by which Real Estate Taxes that are expected to be incurred during each calendar year would exceed the Real Estate Taxes Base Amount.  At the beginning of each calendar year after the Lease Commencement Date, Landlord shall submit a reasonably detailed written statement setting forth Landlord’s reasonable estimate of such amount and Tenant’s Proportionate Share thereof.  Tenant shall pay to Landlord on the first day of each month following receipt of such statement, until Tenant’s receipt of the succeeding annual statement, an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of such share (estimated on an annual basis without proration pursuant to Section 5.4).  Not more than twice during any calendar year, Landlord may revise Landlord’s estimate and adjust Tenant’s monthly payments to reflect Landlord’s revised estimate.  Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each calendar year, or as soon thereafter as is feasible, Landlord shall submit a Reconciliation Statement for Real Estate Taxes showing (1) Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the amount by which Real Estate Taxes incurred during the preceding calendar year exceeded the Real Estate Taxes Base Amount, and (2) the aggregate amount of Tenant’s estimated payments made during such year.  If such Reconciliation Statement indicates that the aggregate amount of such estimated payments exceeds Tenant’s actual liability, then Landlord shall credit the net overpayment toward Tenant’s next installment(s) of rent due under this Lease, or, if the Lease Term hereof has expired or will expire before such credit can be fully applied, of if Tenant is not otherwise liable for further payment, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the amount of such overpayment within thirty (30) days.  If such statement indicates that Tenant’s actual liability exceeds the aggregate amount of such estimated payments, then Tenant shall pay the amount of such excess as additional rent.

 

5.4           If the Lease Term commences or expires on a day other than the first day or the last day of a calendar year, respectively, then Tenant’s liabilities pursuant to this Article for such calendar year shall be apportioned by multiplying the respective amount of Tenant’s Proportionate Share thereof for the full calendar year by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during such calendar year falling within the Lease Term, and the denominator of which is three hundred sixty-five (365).

 

5.5           Tenant shall have the right to audit Landlord’s books and records as follows:

 

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(a)           Tenant shall be entitled at any reasonable time during regular business hours, after giving at least ten (10) days prior written notice, to inspect Landlord’s books and records (at the site of their location) relating to Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Charges, and to obtain an audit thereof by its own staff auditor or independent auditor selected by Tenant (who may not be charging Tenant on a contingent fee basis) to determine the accuracy of such amounts billed to Tenant by Landlord for the immediately preceding calendar year for which such notice is given.  In addition, Tenant shall have the right to audit the accuracy of the Operating Charges Base Year at any time during the 2013 calendar year.  Landlord shall provide copies of such books and records if requested by Tenant at Tenant’s cost.  Any information obtained during the course of such audit shall be maintained as confidential by Tenant and its auditors.

 

(b)           If any such audit discloses a liability of Landlord for Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Charges which is less than the amount which Landlord billed to Tenant, Landlord shall promptly refund to Tenant all amounts in excess of the amount for which Tenant is actually liable (“Refund Amount”) as disclosed by the audit.

 

(c)           All costs of such audit shall be borne by Tenant.  However, if the refund amount is greater than five percent (5%) of the amount for which Tenant is actually liable (as disclosed by the audit), all reasonable costs of the audit shall be borne by Landlord, provided, however, that in no event shall such costs exceed $5,000.00.

 

ARTICLE VI
 USE OF PREMISES

 

6.1           Tenant shall use and occupy the Premises solely for general (non-medical and non-governmental) office purposes compatible with first class office buildings in the Building’s submarket, and for no other use or purpose.  Tenant shall not use or occupy the Premises for any unlawful purpose, or in any manner that will violate the certificate of occupancy for the Premises or the Building,  or that will constitute waste, nuisance or unreasonable annoyance to Landlord or any other tenant or use of the Building.  Landlord represents that the use of the Premises for the Permitted Use will not violate the certificate of occupancy for the Premises or the Building. Landlord at its expense (subject to reimbursement pursuant to Article V, if and to the extent permitted thereby) shall comply with all Laws to the extent the same apply directly to the  Building Structure and Systems and Common Areas as a whole, including compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”).  Tenant shall comply with all Laws concerning the use, occupancy and condition of the Premises and all machinery, equipment, furnishings, fixtures and improvements therein, all in a timely manner at Tenant’s sole expense.  If any Law requires an occupancy or use permit or license for the Premises or the operation of the business conducted therein, then Tenant shall obtain and keep current such permit or license at Tenant’s expense and shall promptly deliver a copy thereof to Landlord; provided, however that Tenant’s obligation for any occupancy or use permit or license shall only extend to its particular use of the Premises which is apart from a general office use.  Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing, Landlord, at its expense shall install and maintain all fire extinguishers and other fire protection and life safety devises as may be required by any applicable state or local fire codes for general office purposes, to the extent such codes require Building-wide compliance; otherwise, any such compliance within the Premises shall be performed by Tenant at it expense. Landlord represents and warrants that the Premises will comply with the ADA as of the Commencement Date of this Lease.  Tenant at its sole cost and expense shall be solely responsible for taking any and all measures which are required to comply with changes or additions to the ADA concerning the Premises (including suite entry doors and related items) (provided such changes take effect subsequent to the Commencement Date) and the business conducted therein.  Any Alterations made or constructed by or for Tenant for the purpose of complying with the ADA or which otherwise require compliance with the ADA shall be done in accordance with this Lease; provided, that Landlord’s consent to such Alterations shall not constitute either Landlord’s assumption, in whole or in part, of Tenant’s responsibility for compliance with the ADA, or representation or confirmation by Landlord that such Alterations comply with the provisions of the ADA.  Use of the Premises is subject to all covenants, conditions and restrictions of record.  Tenant shall not use any space in the Building or the Land for the sale of goods to the public at large or for the sale at auction of goods or property of any kind.  Tenant shall not conduct any operations, sales, promotions, advertising or special events outside the Premises, in the Building or on the Land.

 

6.2           Tenant shall pay before delinquency any business, rent or other taxes or fees that are now or hereafter levied, assessed or imposed upon Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises, the conduct of Tenant’s business at the Premises, or Tenant’s equipment, fixtures, furnishings, inventory or personal property.  If any such tax or fee is enacted or altered so that such tax or fee is levied against Landlord or

 

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so that Landlord is responsible for collection or payment thereof, then Tenant shall pay as additional rent the amount of such tax or fee.

 

6.3           Landlord represents and warrants that, as of the date of this Lease and to the Landlord’s best actual knowledge and belief (i) the Building is in material compliance with Environmental Laws and with permits issued pursuant thereto (if such permits are required), and (ii) neither the Building nor the Premises contains any Hazardous Materials.  Landlord shall not generate, use, release, store or dispose of any Hazardous Materials in or about the Land or the Building, except in compliance with Environmental Laws.  Landlord agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Tenant, Tenant’s agents, partners, members, officers, directors, shareholders and employees (collectively, “Tenant Indemnitees”) harmless from and against all obligations (including removal and remedial actions), losses, claims, suits, judgments, liabilities, penalties, damages (including consequential and punitive damages), costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and expenses) of any kind or nature whatsoever that may at any time be incurred by, imposed on or asserted against any such Tenant Indemnitees based on, or arising or resulting from Landlord’s breach of any Environmental Laws or from Landlord’s failure to abide by the terms and conditions of this Section 6.3.  At the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, with respect to conditions existing on account of Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises or any action or inaction of Tenant or any Agent of Tenant (it being understood that the term “inaction” as used in this Section shall not impose upon Tenant any obligation to remove Hazardous Materials existing in the Premises as of the Lease Commencement Date or which were introduced into the Premises by anyone other than Tenant or any Agent of Tenant, unless such condition is knowingly aggravated as a result of Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises),  Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord free of Hazardous Materials and in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except for any damage caused by third parties not under Tenant’s control.  Tenant shall:  (i) give Landlord immediate verbal and follow-up written notice of any actual or threatened Environmental Default with respect to conditions existing on account of Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises or any action or inaction of Tenant or any Agent of Tenant, which Environmental Default Tenant shall cure in accordance with all Environmental Laws and only after Tenant has obtained Landlord’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and (ii) promptly deliver to Landlord copies of any notices or other items received from or submitted to any governmental or quasi-governmental agency, or any claim instituted or threatened by any third party, concerning the Premises, the occupancy or use thereof, or the existence or potential existence of Hazardous Materials therein.  Upon any Environmental Default, in addition to all other rights available to Landlord under this Lease, at law or in equity, Landlord shall have the right but not the obligation to immediately enter the Premises, to supervise and approve any actions taken by Tenant to address the Environmental Default, and, if Tenant fails to immediately address same in accordance with this Lease, to perform, with respect to conditions existing on account of Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises or any action or inaction of Tenant or any Agent of Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, any lawful action necessary to address same.

 

ARTICLE VII
 ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

 

7.1           Subject to Section 7.2 below, Tenant shall not assign, transfer or otherwise encumber (collectively, “assign”) this Lease or all or any of Tenant’s rights hereunder or interest herein, or sublet or permit anyone to use or occupy (collectively, “sublet”) the Premises or any part thereof, without obtaining the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may be withheld or granted in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion (subject to the remainder of this Article VII).  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, provided no Event of Default exists under this Lease, and subject to Landlord’s rights and Tenant’s obligations pursuant to Sections 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5 below, Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent to any proposed subletting of the entire or any portion  of the  Premises or assignment of the Lease in its entirety.  For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, it shall be reasonable for Landlord to withhold its consent if, for example:  (i) the proposed subtenant or assignee is engaged in a business, or the Premises will be used in a manner, that is inconsistent with Section 6.1 of the Lease; or (ii) Landlord is not reasonably satisfied with the financial condition of the proposed subtenant or assignee; or (iii) the proposed use of the Premises is not in compliance with Article VI or is not compatible with the other uses within, and the terms of other leases with respect to, the Building; or (iv) the initial Tenant does not remain fully liable as a primary obligor for the payment of all rent and other charges payable by Tenant under this Lease and for the performance of all other obligations of Tenant under this Lease; or (v) the proposed subtenant or assignee is a governmental or quasi-governmental agency; or (vi) the holders of Mortgages encumbering the Building shall fail to consent (Landlord hereby agreeing to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent if Landlord approves such transaction); or (vii) the proposed subtenant or assignee is either (A) an existing tenant of the Building (or any parent, subsidiary or affiliate thereof) if Landlord has adequate space available in the Building for a comparable term, or (B) for a period of forty-five (45) days following the submission of a written proposal for the lease of space (and thereafter if a mutual agreement such as a letter of intent is executed within such period), any other person or entity with which Landlord is in the process of negotiating for the rental of space in the Building; provided, however, that as to each of (A)

 

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and (B) Landlord has comparable space available in the Building for a comparable term. No assignment or right of occupancy hereunder may be effectuated by operation of law or otherwise without the prior written consent of Landlord.  Any attempted assignment, transfer or other encumbrance of this Lease or all or any of Tenant’s rights hereunder or interest herein, and any sublet or permission to use or occupy the Premises or any part thereof not in accordance with this Article VII, shall be void and of no force or effect.  Any assignment or subletting, Landlord’s consent thereto, the listing or posting of any name other than Tenant’s, or Landlord’s collection or acceptance of rent from any assignee or subtenant shall not be construed either as waiving or releasing Tenant from any of its liabilities or obligations under this Lease as a principal and not as a guarantor or surety, or as relieving Tenant or any assignee or subtenant from the obligation of obtaining Landlord’s prior written consent to any subsequent assignment or subletting.  During any period that there exists an uncured Event of Default under this Lease, Tenant hereby authorizes each such assignee or subtenant to pay said rent directly to Landlord upon receipt of notice from Landlord specifying same.  Landlord’s collection of such rent shall not be construed as an acceptance of such assignee or subtenant as a tenant.  Tenant shall not mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or encumber (collectively “mortgage”) this Lease without Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion.  Tenant shall pay to Landlord Landlord’s reasonable, out-of-pocket, third party expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and accounting costs) incurred by Landlord in connection with Tenant’s request for Landlord to give its consent to any assignment, subletting, or mortgage (not to exceed $2,500.00, as increased by 3% per annum, for a routine, “cookie cutter” type assignment or sublease), and Landlord’s receipt of such sum shall be a condition to Landlord providing such consent.  Any sublease, assignment or mortgage shall, at Landlord’s option, be effected on forms reasonably approved by Landlord.  Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a fully-executed copy of each agreement evidencing a sublease, assignment or mortgage, and Landlord’s consent thereto, within ten (10) days after execution thereof.

 

7.2           (a)           If Tenant is or becomes a partnership or a limited liability company, then any event (whether voluntary, concurrent or related) resulting in a dissolution of Tenant, any withdrawal or change (whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law) of the partners or members, as applicable, owning a controlling interest in Tenant (including each general partner or manager, as applicable), or any structural or other change having the effect of limiting the liability of the partners shall be deemed an assignment of this Lease subject to the provisions of this Article.  If Tenant is or becomes a corporation or a partnership with a corporate general partner, then any event (whether voluntary, concurrent or related) resulting in a dissolution, merger, consolidation or other reorganization of Tenant (or such corporate general partner), or the sale or transfer or relinquishment of the interest of shareholders who, as of the date of this Lease, own a controlling interest of the capital stock of Tenant (or such corporate general partner), shall be deemed a prohibited assignment of this Lease subject to the provisions of this Article; provided, however, that if Tenant is a corporation whose stock is traded through a national or regional exchange or over-the-counter market, then the provisions of this Section 7.2(a) shall not be applicable.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VII to the contrary, provided no monetary Event of Default exists hereunder, Tenant may, upon not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice to Landlord (which notice shall contain a written certificate from Tenant stating the legal and beneficial relationship of Tenant and the proposed assignee, transferee or subtenant)  but without Landlord’s prior written consent and without being subject to Landlord’s rights and Tenant’s obligations set forth in Sections 7.4 and 7.5 below, assign or transfer its entire interest in this Lease or sublease the entire or any portion of the Premises to an Affiliate of Tenant or to an acquirer of all of the capital stock or substantially all of the assets of Tenant.  In the event of any such assignment or subletting, Tenant shall remain fully liable as a primary obligor for the payment of all rent and other charges required hereunder and for the performance of all obligations to be performed by Tenant hereunder.

 

7.3           If at any time during the Lease Term Tenant desires to assign, sublet or mortgage all or part of this Lease or the Premises, then in connection with Tenant’s request to Landlord for Landlord’s consent where required, Tenant shall give to Landlord a Tenant’s Sublease Request Notice.

 

7.4           If the proposed term with respect to the Proposed Sublet Space is either (i) for the entire then remaining Lease Term, or (ii) to extend (including any renewal or extension options) beyond the first (1st) day of the twelfth (12th) calendar month before the then scheduled expiration of the Lease Term, or if the Proposed Sublet Space is (or, when aggregated with other space being sublet or assigned by Tenant, will be) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total number of rentable square feet in the Premises, then, in either such event, except as set forth in Section 7.2(b) concerning Affiliates,  Landlord shall have the right in its sole and absolute discretion to terminate this Lease with respect to the Proposed Sublet Space by sending Tenant written notice of such termination within thirty (30) days after Landlord’s receipt of Tenant’s Sublease Request Notice.  If the Proposed Sublet Space does not constitute the entire Premises and Landlord so terminates, then (a) Tenant shall tender the Proposed Sublet Space to Landlord on the Proposed Sublease Commencement Date and such space shall thereafter be deleted from the Premises, and (b) as to that portion of the Premises which is not part of the Proposed Sublet Space, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect except that Base Rent and additional rent shall be proportionately reduced..

 

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If the Proposed Sublet Space constitutes the entire Premises and Landlord so terminates, then Tenant shall tender the Proposed Sublet Space to Landlord, and this Lease shall terminate, on the Proposed Sublease Commencement Date.

 

7.5           Except for a transfer pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.2(b) above, if any sublease or assignment (whether by operation of law or otherwise, including an assignment pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or any Insolvency Law) provides that the subtenant or assignee thereunder is to pay any amount in excess of the sum of (a) the rent and other charges due under this Lease plus (b) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (excluding, however, any costs attributable to vacancy periods or “downtime”) reasonably incurred by Tenant in connection with the procurement of such sublease, assignment or other transfer (which expenses shall be amortized on a straight-line basis over the initial sublease term for the purposes hereof), then, whether such net excess be in the form of an increased monthly or annual rental, a lump sum payment, payment for the sale, transfer or lease of Tenant’s fixtures, leasehold improvements, furniture and other personal property, or any other form of payment having the effect of a “disguised” rental payment (and if the subleased or assigned space does not constitute the entire Premises, the existence of such excess shall be determined on a pro-rata basis), Tenant shall pay to Landlord, along with Base Rent, fifty percent (50%) of  any such net excess or other premium, which amount shall be calculated and paid by Tenant to Landlord on a monthly basis as additional rent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord is not intending to receive any amounts considered to be based on the net income or profits of Tenant or any subtenant.  Acceptance by Landlord of any payments due under this Section shall not be deemed to constitute approval by Landlord of any sublease or assignment, nor shall such acceptance waive any rights of Landlord hereunder.  Landlord shall have the right to inspect and audit Tenant’s books and records relating to any sublease or assignment.

 

7.6           All restrictions and obligations imposed pursuant to this Lease on Tenant shall be deemed to extend to any subtenant, assignee, licensee, concessionaire or other occupant or transferee, and Tenant shall cause such person to comply with such restrictions and obligations.  Any assignee shall be deemed to have assumed obligations as if such assignee had originally executed this Lease and at Landlord’s request shall execute promptly a document confirming such assumption.  Each sublease is subject to the condition that if the Lease Term is terminated or Landlord succeeds to Tenant’s interest in the Premises by voluntary surrender or otherwise, at Landlord’s option the subtenant shall be bound to Landlord for the balance of the term of such sublease and shall attorn to and recognize Landlord as its landlord under the then executory terms of such sublease.

 

ARTICLE VIII
 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

 

8.1           Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall promptly make all nonstructural repairs, and perform all maintenance, in and to the Premises to keep the Premises in good operating condition and repair, in a clean, safe and tenantable condition, and otherwise in accordance with all Laws and the requirements of this Lease.  Tenant shall likewise maintain all fixtures, furnishings and equipment owned or installed by or on behalf of Tenant and located in, or exclusively serving, the Premises and make all required repairs and replacements thereto.  Tenant shall also maintain, repair and replace, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, the Tenant Items.  Tenant shall keep in force customary maintenance and service contracts for equipment installed by or on behalf of Tenant and which exclusively serves the Premises.  Tenant shall give Landlord prompt written notice of any defects or damage to the structure of, or equipment or fixtures in, the Building or any part thereof, or any mold or moisture condition, of which Tenant has knowledge.  Tenant shall suffer no waste or injury to any part of the Premises, and shall, at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, surrender the Premises in an order and condition equal to or better than that on the Lease Commencement Date, except for ordinary wear and tear and as otherwise provided in Article XIII or Article XVII.  Except as otherwise provided in Article XVII, all injury, breakage and damage to the Premises and to any other part of the Building or the Land caused by any act or omission of Tenant or any Agent of Tenant, shall be repaired by and at Tenant’s expense, except that if either an emergency condition exists or the Lease Term has expired or Tenant fails to commence and diligently prosecute to completion repair of any such injury, breakage or damage within a reasonable period (not to exceed ten (10) days) following Tenant’s receipt of notice from Landlord, then Landlord shall have the right at Landlord’s option to make any such repair and to charge Tenant for all costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith.  Landlord shall provide and install replacement tubes for Building standard fluorescent light fixtures (subject to reimbursement pursuant to Article V).  All other bulbs and tubes for the Premises shall be provided and installed at Tenant’s expense; provided that if Tenant elects to supply the bulbs or tubes to Landlord, then Landlord shall provide the labor involved for such replacement at no cost to Tenant.

 

8.2           Except as otherwise provided in this Lease and subject to normal wear and tear, Landlord at its expense (subject to reimbursement pursuant to Article V if and to the extent permitted thereby) shall keep the Building Structure and Systems, clean and in good operating condition and, promptly after becoming aware of any item needing repair or replacement, will make such repair or replacement.

 

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Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary:  (a) maintenance and repair of all Tenant Items shall be the sole responsibility of Tenant and shall be deemed not to be a part of the Building Structure and Systems; and (b) Landlord shall have no obligation to make any repairs whatsoever brought about by any act or omission of Tenant or any Agent.

 

ARTICLE IX
 ALTERATIONS

 

9.1           Tenant shall accept the Premises in its “as is” condition as of the Lease Commencement Date.  Landlord shall deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on the Lease Commencement Date with all existing furniture and fixtures therein (the “Furniture and Fixtures”).  Landlord makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to such Furniture and Fixtures.  Tenant agrees to purchase the Furniture and Fixtures at the end of the Term of this Lease for the sum of $10.00 on an “AS IS/WHERE IS” basis.  The initial improvement of the Premises under this Lease shall be accomplished by Tenant or its designated contractor in accordance with Exhibit B and all other applicable provisions of this Lease (including Articles IX, XIII and XIX).

 

9.2           Tenant shall not make or permit anyone to make any Alterations in or to the Premises or the Building without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may be withheld or granted in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion with respect to Structural and System Alterations and any Alterations which are visible from the exterior of the Premises, and which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed with respect to all other Alterations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the right to make Cosmetic Changes within the Premises without requiring the consent of Landlord.  All Alterations made by Tenant shall be made:  (a) in a good, workerlike, first-class and prompt manner; (b) using new or comparable materials only; (c) by a contractor reasonably approved in writing by Landlord; (d) on days and at times reasonably approved in writing by Landlord; (e) under the supervision of an architect reasonably approved in writing by Landlord; (f) in accordance with plans and specifications reasonably acceptable to Landlord, approved in writing at Landlord’s standard charge; (g) in accordance with all Laws; (h) after having obtained any required consent of the holder of any Mortgage of whom Tenant has notice; (i) after obtaining public liability and worker’s compensation insurance policies reasonably approved in writing by Landlord; (j) with the obligation for Tenant to deliver to Landlord written, unconditional, full or partial (as applicable) waivers of mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens against the Premises and the Building for all work, labor and services to be performed and materials to be furnished within ten (10) business days after the applicable portion of the Alterations are completed; and (k) upon request, after Tenant has delivered to Landlord documentation reasonably satisfactory to Landlord evidencing Tenant’s financial ability to complete the Alteration in accordance with the provisions of this Lease (including, a payment or performance bond).  If any lien (or a petition to establish such lien) is filed in connection with any Alteration made by or on behalf of Tenant, such lien (or petition) shall be discharged by Tenant within ten (10) days thereafter, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, by the payment thereof or by the filing of a reasonably acceptable bond.  If Landlord gives its consent to the making of any Alteration, such consent shall not be deemed to be an agreement or consent by Landlord to subject its interest in the Premises or the Building to any liens which may be filed in connection therewith.  Tenant acknowledges that any Alterations are accomplished for Tenant’s account, Landlord having no obligation or responsibility in respect thereof.  Landlord’s approval of any plans and drawings (and changes thereto) regarding any Alterations or any contractor or subcontractor performing such Alterations shall not constitute Landlord’s representation that such approved plans, drawings, changes or Alterations comply with all Laws.  Any deficiency in design or construction, although same had prior approval of Landlord, shall be solely the responsibility of Tenant.  All Alterations involving structural, electrical, mechanical or plumbing work, the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system of the Premises or the Building, fire and life safety system, the roof of the Building, or any areas outside of the Premises shall, at Landlord’s election, be performed by Landlord’s designated contractor or subcontractor at Tenant’s expense (provided the cost therefor is competitive).  In connection with any Alteration, Landlord shall be paid a construction supervision fee in an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the total cost of such Alteration.  Promptly after the completion of an Alteration, Tenant at its expense shall deliver to Landlord three (3) sets of accurate as-built (or record) drawings and CAD drawings showing such Alteration in place.

 

9.3           If any Alterations that require Landlord’s consent are made without the prior written consent of Landlord, then Landlord shall have the right, at Tenant’s expense, to so remove and correct such Alterations and restore the Premises and the Building.  All Alterations to the Premises or the Building made by either party shall immediately become the property of Landlord and shall remain upon and be surrendered with the Premises as a part thereof at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term; provided, however, that (a)  Tenant shall have the right to remove, prior to the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, all movable furniture, furnishings and equipment installed in the Premises solely at the expense of Tenant, and (b) Tenant shall remove at its expense all Alterations and other items (including any telecommunications, security, data, computer and similar equipment, cabling and wiring) in the Premises or the Building which Landlord designates in writing for removal. Landlord shall make

 

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such designation promptly after receipt of a written request by Tenant given with Tenant’s request for Landlord’s approval of such Alteration.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be required to remove: (x) Alterations consisting of standard buildout items that are typically installed by similar tenants in multi-tenanted, multi-story, first class office buildings (such as partitions, but not interior staircases, for example), unless so indicated by Landlord at the time required above; and (y) any Alteration made by Tenant in initially finishing and completing the Premises in accordance with Exhibit B, except any Structural and System Alterations or as otherwise indicated on any of Tenant’s plans.  Movable furniture, furnishings and trade fixtures shall be deemed to exclude without limitation any item the removal of which might cause damage to the Premises or the Building or which would normally be removed from the Premises with the assistance of any tool or machinery other than a dolly.  If such removal causes damage or injury to the Premises or the Building, then Landlord shall have the right, at Tenant’s expense, to repair all damage and injury to the Premises or the Building caused by such removal as aforesaid.  If such furniture, furnishings and equipment are not removed by Tenant prior to the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, the same shall at Landlord’s option be deemed abandoned or become the property of Landlord to be surrendered with the Premises as a part thereof; provided, however, that Landlord shall have the right at Tenant’s expense to remove from the Premises any or all such items or to require Tenant to do the same, except as otherwise provided in this Section.  If Tenant fails to return the Premises to Landlord as required by this Section, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord, all costs (including a construction management fee) incurred by Landlord in effectuating such return.

 

ARTICLE X
 SIGNS

 

10.1         Landlord will list, at Landlord’s expense, the name of Tenant (and any permitted subtenants and assignees) and its employees in the Building directory in a number of listings up to the Building Directory Share.  Tenant shall not place, inscribe, paint, affix or otherwise display any sign, advertisement, picture, lettering or notice of any kind on any part of the exterior or interior of the Building (including windows and doors), or on any part of the interior of the Premises which can be seen from outside the Premises, without the prior written approval of Landlord, which may be granted or withheld in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion.  If any such item that has not been approved by Landlord is so displayed, then Landlord shall have the right to remove such item at Tenant’s expense.  Landlord reserves the right to install and display signs, advertisements and notices on any part of the exterior or interior of the Building; provided, however that Landlord shall only affix, install, or display signs on the interior of the Premises which pertain to the management or operation of the Building.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, and subject to the provisions of this Article, Tenant shall be entitled to install and maintain, at its sole cost and expense, appropriate signage displaying Tenant’s name and/or logo in the elevator lobbies on the seventh (7th) and eighth (8th) floors, on all suite entry doors to the Premises and on the to-be constructed exterior monument sign at the Building.

 

10.2         So long as (i) Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. as Tenant leases and occupies more than One Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-seven (178,427) square feet of rentable area within the Building, or (ii) the Building is fully leased and Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. as Tenant leases and occupies the largest percentage of the rentable area in the Building, Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. as Tenant shall have the exclusive right to display its name and/or logo exterior signage on the Building’s top spandrel, provided that Tenant shall obtain Landlord’s written approval of the size, location, and plans and specifications for such sign, shall comply with all applicable Laws, and shall obtain any necessary permits for said sign.  In addition, provided the Building is fully leased and no exterior signage rights have been granted to other tenants, Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. as Tenant shall have the option of purchasing, on an annual basis, the right to place a sign on the exterior of the Building at its sole cost and expense, upon terms to be agreed upon between the parties in a separate written agreement.  Landlord represents that, as of the date of this Lease, no tenant has any rights to display its name and/or logo exterior signage on the Building, other than Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc.  After construction and prior to installation of any such sign, Tenant shall present the same to Landlord for its written approval, which approval shall not be withheld so long as the sign conforms to the approved plans and specifications.  Tenant shall install its approved sign at a time mutually agreed upon by Landlord and Tenant, it being understood and agreed that Landlord shall have the right to supervise such installation.  Throughout the Lease Term, Tenant shall pay for all electricity (if any) consumed by said sign, and shall maintain said sign in good condition and repair.  Upon the expiration or termination of the Term of this Lease (or at such earlier date as Tenant is no longer entitled to such signage), Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall remove such sign and repair any damage to the Building resulting there from, and make all repairs necessary to return the area of the Building on which such sign was installed to its condition prior to the installation of Tenant’s sign.

 

10.3         At such time, if ever, that Landlord constructs a monument sign for the Building, Tenant shall have the further right to install signage on such monument sign.  Tenant shall obtain Landlord’s written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, of the size, design, and specifications for such sign, and shall obtain any necessary permits for said sign.  Tenant’s location on such sign shall be

 

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determined on a “top down” basis, meaning that the Building tenant with the most square footage shall have signage at the top of the monument, the tenant with the second most square footage will be below the top sign, etc.

 

ARTICLE XI
 SECURITY DEPOSIT

 

11.1         Simultaneously with Tenant’s execution of this Lease, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord the Security Deposit Amount as a security deposit for the performance by Tenant of all of Tenant’s obligations, covenants, conditions and agreements under this Lease.  Landlord shall not be required to maintain such security deposit in a separate account.  Except as may be required by law, Tenant shall not be entitled to interest on the security deposit.  Within approximately thirty (30) days after the later of the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term or Tenant’s vacating the Premises, Landlord shall return such security deposit to Tenant, less such portion thereof as Landlord shall have appropriated to satisfy any of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease or to satisfy an Event of Default (or such other event which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default) under this Lease.  If there shall be any Event of Default (or such other event) under this Lease, then Landlord shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to use, apply or retain all or any portion of the security deposit for the payment of any (a) Base Rent, additional rent or any other sum applicable to such event, or (b) amount Landlord may spend or become obligated to spend, or for the compensation of Landlord for any losses incurred, by reason of such event (including any damage or deficiency arising in connection with the reletting of the Premises).  If any portion of the security deposit (in whatever form) is so used or applied, then within three (3) business days after Landlord gives written notice to Tenant of such use or application, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord cash in an amount sufficient to restore the security deposit to the original Security Deposit Amount, and Tenant’s failure to do so shall constitute an Event of Default under this Lease.

 

11.2         If and so long as Landlord transfers the security deposit to any purchaser or other transferee of Landlord’s interest in the Property, then Tenant shall look only to such purchaser or transferee for the return of the security deposit, and Landlord shall be released from all liability to Tenant for the return of such security deposit.  Tenant acknowledges that the holder of any Mortgage shall not be liable for the return of any security deposit made by Tenant hereunder unless such holder actually receives such security deposit.  Tenant shall not pledge, mortgage, assign or transfer the security deposit or any interest therein.

 

11.3         At Landlord’s option, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a clean, unconditional, irrevocable letter of credit in lieu of the cash security deposit.  Such letter of credit shall be: (a) in form and substance satisfactory to Landlord in its sole discretion (with the following criteria at a minimum); (b) at all times in the stated face amount of not less than the Security Deposit Amount (as defined in Section 1.19), and shall on its face state that multiple and partial draws are permitted and either (i) that partial draws will not cause a corresponding reduction in the stated face amount of the letter of credit or (ii) that, within five (5) business days after any such partial draw, the issuer will notify Landlord in writing that the letter of credit will not be reinstated to its full amount in which event Landlord shall have the right to immediately draw on the remainder of the letter of credit (it being understood that the total security deposit on hand, whether in cash or letter of credit form, shall at all times be not less than the total Security Deposit Amount as so defined); (c) issued by a commercial bank acceptable to Landlord from time to time and located in the Somerset County, N.J. area for the account of Tenant, and its permitted successors and assigns under this Lease; (d) made payable to, and expressly transferable and assignable one or more times at no charge by, the owner from time to time of the Building or its lender (which transfer/assignment shall be conditioned only upon the execution of a reasonable and customary written document in connection therewith),whether or not the original account party of the letter of credit continues to be the tenant under this Lease by virtue of a change in name or structure, merger, assignment, transfer or otherwise; (e) payable at sight upon presentment to a Somerset County, N.J. area branch of the issuer of a simple sight draft stating only that Landlord is permitted to draw on the letter of credit under the terms of the Lease and setting forth the amount that Landlord is drawing; (f) of a term not less than one year, and shall on its face state that the same shall be renewed automatically, without the need for any further written notice or amendment, for successive minimum one-year periods, unless the issuer notifies Landlord in writing, at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date thereof, that such issuer has elected not to renew the Letter of Credit (which will thereafter entitle Landlord to draw on the letter of credit); and (g) at least thirty (30) days prior to the then-current expiration date of such letter of credit, either (1) renewed (or automatically and unconditionally extended) from time to time through the ninetieth (90th) day after the expiration of the Lease Term, or (2) replaced by Tenant with cash, or another letter of credit meeting the requirements of this Section, in the full amount of the Security Deposit. Tenant shall cooperate with Landlord to effect any modifications, transfers or replacements of the letter of credit requested by Landlord in order to assure that Landlord is at all times fully secured by a valid letter of credit that may be drawn upon by Landlord, its successors and assigns.  Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, any cure or grace period provided in connection with an Event of Default shall not apply to any

 

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of the foregoing requirements of the Letter of Credit, and, specifically, if any of the aforesaid requirements are not complied with timely, then an immediate Event of Default shall occur and Landlord shall have the right to immediately draw upon the letter of credit without notice to Tenant and apply the proceeds to the security deposit.  Each Letter of Credit shall be issued by a commercial bank that has a credit rating with respect to certificates of deposit, short term deposits or commercial paper of at least A-2  (or equivalent) by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc., or at least P-2 (or equivalent) by Standard & Poor’s Corporation, and shall be otherwise acceptable to Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion.  If the issuer’s credit rating is reduced below A-2 (or equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or below P-2 (or equivalent) by Standard & Poor’s Corporation, or if the financial condition of such issuer changes in any other materially adverse way, then Landlord shall have the right to require that Tenant obtain from a different issuer a substitute letter of credit that complies in all respects with the requirements of this Section, and Tenant’s failure to obtain such substitute letter of credit within ten (10) days following Landlord’s written demand therefor (with no other notice or cure or grace period being applicable thereto, notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary) shall entitle Landlord to immediately draw upon the then existing Letter of Credit in whole or in part, without notice to Tenant.  In the event the issuer of any letter of credit held by Landlord is insolvent or is placed into receivership or conservatorship by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor or similar entity, or if a trustee, receiver or liquidator is appointed for the issuer, then, effective as of the date of such occurrence, said Letter of Credit shall be deemed to not meet the requirements of this Section, and, within ten (10) days thereof, Tenant shall replace such Letter of Credit with other collateral acceptable to Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion (and Tenant’s failure to do so shall, notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, constitute an Event of Default for which there shall be no notice or grace or cure periods being applicable thereto other than the aforesaid ten (10) day period).  Any failure or refusal of the issuer to honor the letter of credit shall be at Tenant’s sole risk and shall not relieve Tenant of its obligations hereunder with respect to the security deposit

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, and provided Tenant or the bank issuing the Letter of Credit receives a certification from Landlord, which Landlord agrees to timely provide after request after the adjustment date, that (a) no Event of Default under this Lease has occurred, or (b) no event has occurred under this Lease which with the passage of time will constitute an Event of Default, prior to the last day of the third (3rd) Lease year, the Letter of Credit shall be reduced to $180,081.45.  The Letter of Credit shall be reduced as follows: Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a consent to an amendment to the Letter of Credit (which amendment must be reasonably acceptable to Landlord in all respects), reducing the amount of the Letter of Credit by the amount of the permitted reduction, and Landlord shall execute such consent and such other documents as are reasonably necessary to reduce the amount of the Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms hereof.  If Tenant delivers to Landlord a consent to an amendment to the Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms hereof, Landlord shall, within ten (10) business days after delivery of such consent, either (1) provide its reasonable objections to such amendment or (2) execute such consent in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

ARTICLE XII
 INSPECTION

 

12.1         Tenant shall permit Landlord, its agents and representatives, and the holder of any Mortgage, to enter the Premises upon at least 24 hours advance notice to Tenant (which may be verbal notice), without charge therefor and without diminution of the rent payable by Tenant,  in order to examine, inspect or protect the Premises and the Building, to make such alterations and/or repairs as in the sole but reasonable judgment of Landlord may be deemed necessary or desirable, or to exhibit the same to brokers, prospective tenants (during the last twelve (12) months of the Lease Term), lenders, purchasers and others.  Except in the event of an emergency, Landlord shall give Tenant advance notice of any such entry and permit Tenant to have a representative present at such time; and to minimize disruption to Tenant’s normal business operations in the Premises in connection with any such entry but same shall not prohibit Landlord from performing maintenance and repairs during business hours and that Landlord shall have no obligation to employ overtime or other premium pay labor or other costs in connection therewith).

 

ARTICLE XIII
 INSURANCE

 

13.1         Tenant shall not conduct or permit to be conducted any activity, or place or permit to be placed any equipment or other item in or about the Premises or the Building, which will in any way increase the designated rating of property insurance or other insurance which affects the Building.  Landlord represents that Tenant’s use of the Premises for general office purposes will not result in an amended designated rating for such property insurance pursuant to the preceding sentence; provided, however, that no representation is made regarding any premiums which may be assessed for Tenant’s general office use.  If any increase in the rate of property or other insurance is due to any activity, equipment or other item of Tenant, then (whether or not Landlord has consented to such activity,

 

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equipment or other item) Tenant shall pay as additional rent due hereunder the amount of such increase.  The statement of any applicable insurance company or insurance rating organization (or other organization exercising similar functions in connection with the prevention of fire or the correction of hazardous conditions) that an increase is due to any such activity, equipment or other item shall be conclusive evidence thereof.

 

13.2                         (a)            Throughout the Lease Term, Tenant shall obtain and maintain the following insurance coverages written with companies with an A.M. Best A- or better rating and S&P rating of at least A-, X:

 

(i)            Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) insurance (written on an occurrence basis) with limits not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) combined single limit per occurrence, Two Million Dollar ($2,000,000) annual general aggregate (on a per location basis), Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) products/completed operations aggregate, One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) personal and advertising injury liability, Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) fire damage legal liability, and Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) medical payments.  CGL insurance shall be written on ISO occurrence form CG 00 01 96 (or a substitute form providing equivalent or broader coverage) and shall cover liability arising from Premises, operations, independent contractors, products-completed operations, personal injury, advertising injury and liability assumed under an insured contract.

 

(ii)           Workers Compensation insurance as required by the applicable state law, and Employers Liability insurance with limits not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for each accident, One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) disease-policy limit, and One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) disease-each employee.

 

(iii)          Commercial Auto Liability insurance (if applicable) covering automobiles owned, hired or used by Tenant in carrying on its business with limits not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) combined single limit for each accident.

 

(iv)          Umbrella/Excess Insurance coverage on a follow form basis in excess of the CGL, Employers Liability and Commercial Auto Policy with limits not less than Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) per occurrence and Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) annual aggregate.

 

(v)           All Risk Property Insurance covering Tenant’s property, improvements and equipment located at the Building.  If Tenant is responsible for any machinery, Tenant shall maintain boiler and machinery insurance.

 

(vi)          Business Interruption and Extra Expenses insurance in amounts typically carried by prudent tenants engaged in similar operations, but in no event in an amount less than double the annual Base Rent then in effect.  Such insurance shall reimburse Tenant for direct and indirect loss of earnings and extra expense attributable to all perils insured against.

 

(vii)         Builder’s Risk (or Building Constructions) insurance during the course of construction of any Alteration performed by or on behalf of Tenant, including during the performance of Tenant’s Work and until completion thereof.  Such insurance shall be on a form covering Landlord, Landlord’s architects, Landlord’s contractor or subcontractors, Tenant and Tenant’s contractors, as their interest may appear, against loss or damage by fire, vandalism, and malicious mischief and other such risks as are customarily covered by the so-called “broad form extended coverage endorsement” upon all Alterations or Tenant’s Work in place and all materials stored at the Premises, and all materials, equipment, supplies and temporary structures of all kinds incident to Alterations or Tenant’s Work and builder’s machinery, tools and equipment, all while forming a part of, or on the Premises, or when adjacent thereto, while on drives, sidewalks, streets or alleys, all on a completed value basis for the full insurable value at all times.  Said Builder’s Risk Insurance shall contain an express waiver of any right of subrogation by the insurer against Landlord, its agents, employees and contractors.

 

(b)           Landlord and the Landlord Insured Parties shall be endorsed on each policy as additional insureds as it pertains to the CGL, Umbrella, and Auto policy, and coverage shall be primary and noncontributory.  Landlord shall be a loss payee on the Property policy in respect of Tenant’s improvements.  All insurance shall (1) contain an endorsement that such policy shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding that the insured may have waived its right of action against any party prior to the occurrence of a loss (Tenant hereby waiving its right of action and recovery against and releasing Landlord and Landlord’s Representatives from any and all liabilities, claims and losses for which they may otherwise be liable to the extent Tenant is covered by insurance carried or required to be carried under this Lease); (2) provide that the insurer thereunder waives all right of recovery by way of subrogation against Landlord and Landlord’s Representatives in connection with any loss or damage covered by such policy; (3) be reasonably acceptable in form and content to Landlord; and (4) contain an endorsement prohibiting cancellation, failure to renew, reduction of amount of insurance or change in coverage without the insurer first giving Landlord thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such proposed

 

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action.  No such policy shall contain any deductible provision except as otherwise approved in writing by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.  Tenant shall deliver an Acord 25 certificate with respect to all liability and personal property insurance and an Acord 28 certificate with respect to all commercial property insurance and receipts evidencing payment therefor (and, upon request, copies of all required insurance policies, including endorsements and declarations) to Landlord on or before the Lease Commencement Date and at least annually thereafter.  If Tenant fails to provide evidence of insurance required to be provided by Tenant hereunder, prior to commencement of the Lease Term and thereafter within thirty (30) days following Landlord’s request during the Lease Term (and in any event within thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of any such coverage, any other cure or grace period provided in this Lease not being applicable hereto), Landlord shall be authorized (but not required) after ten (10) days’ prior notice to procure such coverage in the amount stated with all costs thereof to be chargeable to Tenant and payable as additional rent upon written invoice therefor.

 

13.3        Landlord agrees to carry and maintain all-risk property insurance (with replacement cost coverage) covering the Building and Landlord’s property therein in an amount required by its insurance company to avoid the application of any coinsurance provision.  Landlord hereby waives its right of recovery against Tenant and releases Tenant from any and all liabilities, claims and losses for which Tenant may otherwise be liable to the extent Landlord receives proceeds from its property insurance therefor.  Landlord shall secure a waiver of subrogation endorsement from its insurance carrier.  Landlord also agrees to carry and maintain commercial general liability insurance in limits it reasonably deems appropriate (but in no event less than the limits required by Tenant pursuant to Section 13.2).  Landlord may elect to carry such other additional insurance or higher limits as it reasonably deems appropriate.  Tenant acknowledges that Landlord shall not carry insurance on, and shall not be responsible for damage to, Tenant’s personal property or any Alterations (including Tenant’s Work), and that Landlord shall not carry insurance against, or be responsible for any loss suffered by Tenant due to, interruption of Tenant’s business.

 

ARTICLE XIV
 SERVICES AND UTILITIES

 

14.1        From and after the Lease Commencement Date, Landlord will provide to the Premises: air-conditioning and heating during the seasons they are required similar to that provided in comparable buildings in the submarket, substantially in accordance with those general specifications set forth in Exhibit F; janitorial service after 5:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday (or, at Landlord’s option, Sunday through Thursday) only (excluding Holidays); electric power from the utility provider sufficient for customary lighting purposes and normal office use; standard hot and cold water in Building standard bathrooms and chilled water in Building standard drinking fountains; elevator service (with at least one (1) elevator in operation at all times, except in the event of an emergency); landscaping and snow removal during the seasons they are required; and exterior window-cleaning service.  If Tenant requires air-conditioning or heat beyond the Building Hours, then Landlord will furnish the same provided Tenant gives Landlord advance notice of such requirement (by 2:00 p.m. of the same day for extra service needed Monday through Friday, and by 2:00 p.m. on Friday for extra service needed on Saturday or Sunday).  The charge for after-hours HVAC is currently $85.00 per hour, per floor.  Tenant shall pay for such extra service in accordance with Landlord’s then-current schedule (including an activation or administrative fee).  To the extent Tenant provides or contracts for any services relating to any Building Structure or System or any service or utility being provided by Landlord to the Premises directly from the supplier (which Tenant shall not be permitted to do without Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld conditioned or delayed), Tenant shall enter into and maintain a service contract therefor with a contractor licensed to do business in the jurisdiction in which the Building is located and otherwise approved by Landlord.  Tenant shall have access to the Building twenty-four (24) hours per day each day of the year (except in the event of an emergency).  Subject to obtaining Landlord’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, Landlord will allow Tenant to place its own security system on the entrance to the Premises provided that system is compatible with Landlord’s current system.  Tenant’s system will be tied into Life Safety controls as per local code.  Tenant will program and issue access cards to Landlord.  .  Subject to obtaining Landlord’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, Tenant shall have the right to install its own security system within the Premises, including video surveillance and a card reader.  Tenant shall not permit anyone, except for Tenant’s employees, permitted subtenants and assigns and authorized guests, to enter the Building at times other than the Building Hours.  All persons entering or exiting the Building at times other than the normal hours of operation of the Building shall, at Landlord’s discretion, be required to sign in and out.

 

14.2        Electrical service to the Premises is separately submetered. Tenant will be responsible for reimbursing Landlord for the actual costs without markup for all such electrical service, as additional rent.

 

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foot of rentable area) during any three (3) month billing period over the average usage (per square foot of rentable area) during the same period for the entire Building, as reasonably calculated by Landlord in good faith.

 

14.4        Subject to Tenant’s obligations specified in this Lease, Landlord shall provide the following amenities to Tenant and its employees at no additional cost to Tenant or its employees (other than recovery of Operating Charges as set forth herein):

 

Fitness Facility:  the non-exclusive right to use the Fitness Facility during the Fitness Facility’s hours of operation.  Use of the Fitness Facility will be limited to tenants (including any permitted assignees and subtenants) of the Building and their employees on a non-exclusive basis.  Tenant and its employees shall use the Fitness Facility at its own risk and will provide any certifications of waiver of liability as Landlord may request from time to time.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each user of the Fitness Facility shall be required to execute and deliver a waiver of liability in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (or in another similar form provided by and acceptable to Landlord).  Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, Landlord shall have the right at any time, in its sole and absolute discretion to cease the operation of all or any portion of the Fitness Facility and thereafter use the space and equipment for any purpose that Landlord determines and to staff the Fitness Facility (or not) and contract or terminate any party hired in connection therewith.  To the extent the Fitness Facility is operated by a third party, Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to replace the operator should operations cease.  Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, in the event Landlord establishes a managed fitness center concept, Landlord may charge customary rates for the use of the Fitness Facility.

 

Use of the amenities referenced in this Section shall, in addition to the foregoing provisions, be in accordance with all applicable provisions of this Lease (including the insurance and indemnity provisions) and subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as Landlord may promulgate with respect thereto from time to time and notify Tenant thereof.  Landlord shall have the right at any time, in its sole but reasonable discretion, to: (1) discontinue any of the foregoing amenities; (2) limit or modify the hours of operation of any of the foregoing amenities; (3) modify the size, type, capacity or configuration of the foregoing amenities; (4) relocate any of the foregoing amenities; or (5) perform any other reasonable act with respect to the foregoing amenities.  In the event that Landlord makes any modification with respect to the foregoing amenities pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, then costs of such modification shall be included within Operating Charges if and to the extent permitted by Article V.

 

14.5        Landlord shall not have any liability to Tenant, and Tenant shall not be entitled to terminate this Lease or receive a rent abatement, in the event of Landlord’s failure or inability to furnish any of the utilities or services required to be furnished by Landlord hereunder; provided, however, that if all or a portion  of the Premises is rendered unusable by Tenant for a continuous period of three (3) consecutive business days after Tenant gives Landlord written notice thereof, and if Tenant does not in fact use the Premises during such period, then, so long as no Event of Default exists under this Lease, Tenant shall be entitled, as its sole and exclusive remedy, to an abatement of the Base Rent, Operating Charges and Real Estate Taxes payable hereunder (based on the portion of the Premises which is unusable) for the period beginning on the day after such three (3) business day period ends and continuing until the earlier of the date Tenant resumes use or occupancy of the Premises or the date use of the Premises is restored to Tenant.  Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to promptly restore such failure or inability so long as such failure or inability is within Landlord’s reasonable control to correct.

 

ARTICLE XV
 LIABILITY OF LANDLORD

 

15.1        Except to the extent caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or its agents, Landlord and Landlord’s Representatives shall not be liable to Tenant or any other person or entity for any damage, injury, loss or claim based on or arising out of any cause whatsoever (except as otherwise provided in this Lease), including the following:  repair to any portion of the Premises or the Building; interruption in the use of the Premises or the Building (except as set forth in Section 14.5) or any equipment therein; any accident or damage resulting from any use or operation (by Landlord, Tenant or any other person or entity) of elevators or heating, cooling, electrical, sewage or plumbing equipment or apparatus; termination of this Lease by reason of damage to the Premises or the Building; any fire, robbery, theft, vandalism or any other casualty; actions of any other tenant of the Building or of any other person or entity; failure or inability to furnish any service specified in this Lease; and leakage in any part of the Premises or the Building from water, rain, ice or snow that may leak into, or flow from, any part of the Premises or the Building, or from drains, pipes or plumbing fixtures in the Premises or the Building.  If any condition exists which may be the basis of a claim of constructive eviction, then Tenant shall give Landlord written notice thereof and a reasonable opportunity to correct such condition, and in the interim Tenant shall not claim that it has been constructively evicted or is entitled to a rent abatement.  Any property placed by Tenant or any Agent in or about the Premises or the Building shall be at the sole risk

 

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of Tenant, and Landlord shall not in any manner be held responsible therefor.  Any person receiving an article delivered for Tenant shall be acting as Tenant’s agent for such purpose and not as Landlord’s agent.  For purposes of this Article, the term “Building” shall be deemed to include the Land.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, Landlord shall not be released from liability to Tenant for any physical injury to any natural person caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or Landlord’s Representatives to the extent such injury is not covered by insurance either carried by Tenant (or such person) or required by this Lease to be carried by Tenant; provided, however, that neither Landlord nor any of Landlord’s Representatives (nor any past, present or future board member, partner, trustee, director, member, officer, employee, agent, representative or advisor of any of them) shall under any circumstances be liable for any exemplary, punitive, consequential or indirect damages (or for any interruption of or loss to business) in connection with or relating to this Lease.

 

15.2        (a)           Except to the extent caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or its agents, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord, its employees and agents for (as additional rent), and shall indemnify, defend upon request and hold them harmless from and against all reasonable Costs suffered by or claimed against them, directly or indirectly, based on or arising out of, in whole or in part, (i) use and occupancy of the Premises or the business conducted therein, (ii) any negligent or willful act or omission of Tenant or any Agent, (iii) any breach of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease, including failure to comply with Laws or surrender the Premises upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, or (iv) any entry by Tenant or any Agent upon the Land prior to the Lease Commencement Date.

 

(b)           Except to the extent caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or an Agent of Tenant, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant and shall indemnify and hold Tenant harmless from and against all Costs suffered or claimed against Tenant as a result of (i) Landlord’s use or control of the Common Areas of the Building and the Building Structure and Systems, (ii) any negligent or willful act or omission of Landlord, Tenant or any Agent of Landlord, and (iii) any breach of Landlord’s obligations under this Lease.

 

15.3        No landlord hereunder shall be liable for any obligation or liability based on or arising out of any event or condition occurring during the period that such landlord was not the owner of the Building or a landlord’s interest therein.  Within five (5) days after request, Tenant shall attorn to any transferee landlord and execute, acknowledge and deliver any document submitted to Tenant confirming such attornment provided such transferee assumes the obligations of Landlord hereunder which accrue from and after the date of the transfer.

 

15.4        If Tenant or any Agent is awarded a money judgment against Landlord, then recourse for satisfaction of such judgment shall be limited to execution against Landlord’s estate and interest in the Building which shall be deemed to include proceeds actually received by Landlord from any sale of the Building (net of all expenses of sale), insurance or condemnation proceeds (subject to the rights of any Mortgagees), and rental income from the Building (net of all expenses) to the extent all of the foregoing are held in an account for Landlord and have not been applied or distributed by Landlord in the ordinary course of business (i.e., not as a fraud against creditors). No other asset of Landlord, and no asset of any of Landlord’s Representatives (or any past, present or future board member, partner, director, member, officer, trustee, employee, agent, representative or advisor of any of them (each, an “officer”)) or any other person or entity, shall be available to satisfy or be subject to any such judgment.  No such Landlord’s Representative, officer or other person or entity shall be held to have personal liability for satisfaction of any claim or judgment whatsoever under this Lease.

 

ARTICLE XVI
 RULES

 

16.1        Tenant and Agents shall at all times abide by and observe the rules specified in Exhibit C.  Tenant and Agents shall also abide by and observe any other rule that Landlord may reasonably promulgate from time to time for the operation and maintenance of the Building, provided that written notice thereof is given and such rule is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Lease.  All rules shall be binding upon Tenant and enforceable by Landlord as if they were contained herein.  Nothing contained in this Lease shall be construed as imposing upon Landlord any duty or obligation to enforce such rules, or the terms, conditions or covenants contained in any other lease, as against any other tenant, and Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for the violation of such rules by any other tenant or its employees, agents, assignees, subtenants, invitees or licensees.  Landlord shall use reasonable efforts not to enforce any rule or regulation in a manner which unreasonably discriminates among similarly situated tenants.

 

ARTICLE XVII
 DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION

 

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and restore the Premises and the Building to substantially the same condition they were in prior to such damage or destruction; provided, however, that if in Landlord’s reasonable judgment such repair and restoration cannot be completed within two hundred seventy (270) days after the occurrence of such damage or destruction (taking into account the time needed for effecting a satisfactory settlement with any insurance company involved, removal of debris, preparation of plans and issuance of all required governmental permits), then Landlord shall have the right to terminate this Lease by giving written notice of termination within forty-five (45) days after the occurrence of such damage or destruction.  If this Lease is terminated pursuant to this Article, then rent shall be apportioned (based on the portion of the Premises which is usable or used after such damage or destruction) and paid to the earlier of the date of termination or the date Tenant completely vacates and abandons the Premises on account of such damage and Landlord shall be entitled to any insurance proceeds received by Tenant that are attributable to Tenant’s Work and other improvements insured or required to be insured by Tenant that would remain in the Premises at the end of the Lease Term.  If this Lease is not terminated as a result of such damage or destruction, then until such repair and restoration of the Premises are substantially complete, Tenant shall be required to pay rent only for the portion of the Premises that is usable while such repair and restoration are being made; provided, however, that if such damage or destruction was caused by the intentional or grossly negligent act or omission of Tenant or any Agent, then Tenant shall not be entitled to any such rent reduction.  After receipt of all insurance proceeds (including proceeds of insurance maintained by Tenant), Landlord shall proceed with and bear the expenses of such repair and restoration of the Premises and the Building; provided, however, that (a) if such damage or destruction was caused by the intentional or grossly negligent act or omission of Tenant or any Agent, then Tenant shall pay Landlord’s deductible and the amount by which such expenses exceed the insurance proceeds, if any, actually received by Landlord on account of such damage or destruction (or, if Landlord fails to maintain the insurance required by Section 13.3, that Landlord would have received to the extent Landlord maintained such insurance required by Section 13.3), (b) Tenant shall pay the amount by which the cost of restoring any item which Landlord is required to restore and Tenant is required to insure exceeds the insurance proceeds received with respect thereto, and (c) Landlord shall not be required to repair or restore any tenant improvements installed in the Premises (except to the extent Landlord receives proceeds therefor from Tenant’s insurance), any Alterations or any other contents of the Premises (including Tenant’s trade fixtures, decorations, furnishings, equipment or personal property).  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Landlord shall have the right to terminate this Lease if (1) insurance proceeds plus deductibles are insufficient to pay the full cost of such repair and restoration (so long as Landlord maintains the insurance required by Section 13.3), (2) the holder of any Mortgage fails or refuses to make such insurance proceeds available for such repair and restoration, (3) zoning or other applicable Laws or regulations do not permit such repair and restoration, or (4) the damage to the Building exceeds thirty-five percent (35%) of the replacement value of the Building.

 

17.2        If, within forty five (45) days after the occurrence of the damage or destruction described in Section 17.1, Landlord determines in its sole but reasonable judgment that the repairs and restoration cannot be substantially completed within two hundred seventy (270) days after the date of such damage or destruction, and provided Landlord does not elect to terminate this Lease pursuant to this Article, then Landlord shall within ten (10) days of the end of such forty-five (45) day period, promptly deliver to Tenant a notice (i) stating that the repairs and restoration will not, in Landlord’s opinion, be completed within two hundred seventy (270) days of the date of the damage or destruction, and (ii) giving Tenant a reasonable estimate of when the repairs and restoration will be substantially completed (“Landlord’s Estimate”).   For a period continuing through the later of the fifty-fifth (55th) day after the occurrence of the damage or destruction or the thirtieth (30th) day after receipt of the notice containing Landlord’s Estimate, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by providing written notice to Landlord (which date of such termination shall be not more than thirty (30) days after the date of Tenant’s notice to Landlord).  If such restoration is not substantially completed  within two hundred seventy (270) days after the date of the casualty (or the date of Landlord’s Estimate, if applicable), then for a period equal to the later of thirty (30) days after (i) the expiration of such period, or (ii) the date of Landlord’s Estimate, if applicable (but in all events no later than the date Landlord substantially completes its restoration of the Premises), Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Landlord; provided, however, that if Landlord completes such restoration prior to the expiration of the thirty (30) day notice period, Tenant’s notice of termination shall be deemed rescinded and ineffective for all purposes, and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect.  The provisions of this Section are in lieu of any statutory termination provisions allowable in the event of casualty damage.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, Tenant shall not have the right to terminate this Lease if the willful misconduct of Tenant or any Agent shall have caused the damage or destruction.

 

ARTICLE XVIII
 CONDEMNATION

 

18.1        If one-third or more of the Premises, or the use or occupancy thereof, shall be taken or condemned by any governmental or quasi-governmental authority for any public or quasi-public use or purpose or sold under threat of such a taking or condemnation (collectively, “condemned”), then this

 

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Lease shall terminate on the day prior to the date title thereto vests in such authority and rent shall be apportioned as of such date.  If less than one-third of the Premises or occupancy thereof is condemned, then this Lease shall continue in full force and effect as to the part of the Premises not so condemned, except that as of the date title vests in such authority Tenant shall not be required to pay rent with respect to the part of the Premises so condemned.  Landlord shall notify Tenant of any condemnation contemplated by this Section promptly after Landlord receives notice thereof.  Within ten (10) days after receipt of such notice, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease with respect to the remainder of the Premises not so condemned as of the date title vests in such authority.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Land or the Building is condemned, then whether or not any portion of the Premises is condemned, Landlord shall have the right to terminate this Lease as of the date title vests in such authority.

 

18.2        All awards, damages and other compensation paid on account of such condemnation shall belong to Landlord, and Tenant assigns to Landlord all rights to such awards, damages and compensation.  Tenant shall not make any claim against Landlord or such authority for any portion of such award, damages or compensation attributable to damage to the Premises, value of the unexpired portion of the Lease Term, loss of profits or goodwill, leasehold improvements or severance damages.  Nothing contained herein, however, shall prevent Tenant from pursuing a separate claim against the authority for relocation expenses and for the value of furnishings, equipment and trade fixtures installed in the Premises at Tenant’s expense and which Tenant is entitled pursuant to this Lease to remove at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, provided that such claim shall in no way diminish the award, damages or compensation payable to or recoverable by Landlord in connection with such condemnation.

 

ARTICLE XIX
 DEFAULT

 

19.1        If there shall be an Event of Default (even if prior to the Lease Commencement Date), then the provisions of Section 19.2 shall apply.

 

19.2        Landlord shall have the right, at its sole option, to terminate this Lease.  In addition, with or without terminating this Lease, Landlord may re-enter, terminate Tenant’s right of possession and take possession of the Premises.  The provisions of this Article shall operate as a notice to quit, and Tenant hereby waives any other notice to quit or notice of Landlord’s intention to re-enter the Premises or terminate this Lease.  Landlord may proceed to recover possession of the Premises under applicable Laws, or by such other proceedings, including re-entry and possession, as may be applicable.  If Landlord elects to terminate this Lease and/or elects to terminate Tenant’s right of possession, everything contained in this Lease on the part of Landlord to be done and performed shall cease without prejudice, however, to Tenant’s liability for all Base Rent, additional rent and other sums specified herein.  Whether or not this Lease and/or Tenant’s right of possession is terminated, Landlord shall have the right, at its sole option, to terminate any renewal or expansion right contained in this Lease and to grant or withhold any consent or approval pursuant to this Lease in its sole and absolute discretion.  If Tenant is in default under this Lease and has vacated the Premises, and if Landlord has terminated this Lease as a result of such default, then Landlord shall thereafter use reasonable efforts to relet the Premises; provided, however, that Tenant understands and agrees that Landlord’s main priority will be the leasing of other space in the Building and the reletting of the Premises will be of lower priority.  Tenant hereby expressly waives, for itself and all persons claiming by, through or under it, any right of redemption, re-entry or restoration of the operation of this Lease under any present or future Law, including any such right which Tenant would otherwise have in case Tenant shall be dispossessed for any cause, or in case Landlord shall obtain possession of the Premises as herein provided.  Landlord may relet the Premises or any part thereof, alone or together with other premises, for such term(s) (which may extend beyond the date on which the Lease Term would have expired but for Tenant’s default) and on such terms and conditions (which may include any concessions or allowances granted by Landlord) as Landlord, in its sole but reasonable discretion, may determine, but Landlord shall not be liable for, nor shall Tenant’s obligations hereunder be diminished by reason of, any failure by Landlord to relet all or any portion of the Premises or to collect any rent due upon such reletting.  Whether or not this Lease and/or Tenant’s right of possession is terminated or any suit is instituted, Tenant shall be liable for any Base Rent, additional rent, damages or other sum which may be due or sustained prior to such default, and for all costs, fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs, brokerage fees, expenses incurred in placing the Premises in first-class rentable condition, advertising expenses, and any concessions or allowances granted by Landlord) incurred by Landlord in pursuit of its remedies hereunder and/or in recovering possession of the Premises and renting the Premises to others from time to time.  Tenant also shall be liable for additional damages which at Landlord’s election shall be either:  (a) an amount equal to the Base Rent and additional rent due or which would have become due from the date of Tenant’s default through the remainder of the Lease Term, less the amount of rental, if any, which Landlord receives during such period from others to whom the Premises may be rented (other than any additional rent received by Landlord as a result of any failure of such other person to perform any of its obligations to Landlord), which amount shall not be accelerated but shall be

 

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computed and payable in monthly installments, in advance, on the first day of each calendar month following Tenant’s default and continuing until the date on which the Lease Term would have expired but for Tenant’s default, it being understood that separate suits may be brought from time to time to collect any such damages for any month(s) (and any such separate suit shall not in any manner prejudice the right of Landlord to collect any damages for any subsequent month(s)), or Landlord may defer initiating any such suit until after the expiration of the Lease Term (in which event such deferral shall not be construed as a waiver of Landlord’s rights as set forth herein and Landlord’s cause of action shall be deemed not to have accrued until the expiration of the Lease Term) and it being further understood that if Landlord elects to bring suits from time to time prior to reletting the Premises, Landlord shall be entitled to its full damages through the date of the award of damages without regard to any Base Rent, additional rent or other sums that are or may be projected to be received by Landlord upon reletting of the Premises; or (b) an amount equal to the difference between (i) all Base Rent, additional rent and other sums due or which would be due and payable under this Lease as of the date of Tenant’s default through the end of the scheduled Lease Term, and (ii) the fair market value rental of the Premises over the same period (net of all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and all vacancy periods reasonably projected by Landlord to be incurred in connection with the reletting of the Premises), which difference shall be discounted at a rate equal to one (1) whole percentage point above the discount rate in effect on the date of payment at the Federal Reserve Bank nearest the Building, and which resulting amount shall be payable to Landlord in a lump sum on demand, it being understood that upon payment of such liquidated and agreed final damages, Tenant shall be released from further liability under this Lease with respect to the period after the date of such payment, and that Landlord may bring suit to collect any such damages at any time after an Event of Default shall have occurred.  The provisions contained in this Section shall be in addition to, and shall not prevent the enforcement of, any claim Landlord may have against Tenant for anticipatory breach of this Lease (including, the right of injunction and the right to invoke any remedy allowed at law or in equity as if reentry, summary proceedings and other remedies were not provided for herein).  Nothing herein shall be construed to affect or prejudice Landlord’s right to prove, and claim in full, unpaid rent accrued prior to termination of this Lease.  If Landlord is entitled, or Tenant is required, pursuant to any provision hereof to take any action upon the termination of the Lease Term, then Landlord shall be entitled, and Tenant shall be required, to take such action also upon the termination of Tenant’s right of possession.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 19.2, Landlord shall, however, use commercially reasonable efforts to relet the Premises upon its recovery of possession of the Premises, provided that Tenant has vacated and surrendered possession of the Premises to Landlord, and provided further that in reletting the Premises Landlord may, in its commercially reasonable discretion, (i) accept or reject any potential tenant for the Premises, (ii) relet the Premises for a shorter or longer period of time than the Lease Term, (iii) make any necessary repairs or Improvements, including, without limitation, subdividing the Premises into two or more demisable areas, and (iv) if other space in the Building is vacant at the time of Tenant’s default, or subsequently becomes vacant, Landlord need not rent the Premises before letting such other vacant space.  It shall be deemed that Landlord shall have used commercially reasonable efforts to relet the Premises if Landlord has engaged the services of a duly licensed broker or has listed the Premises as available in CoStar or a similar commercial real estate database.  Additionally, nothing herein shall require Landlord to relet to (a) a proposed tenant who is of a character or engaged in a business which is not in keeping with the standards of Landlord for the Building; (b) the remaining space after such tenant’s lease would leave a space that is not commercially marketable in shape with appropriate means of ingress and egress or suitable for normal renting purposes; (c) in the reasonable judgment of Landlord, the proposed tenant does not have the financial capacity or applicable experience to undertake the obligations of the proposed lease; or (d) for a proposed use which would violate any term or condition of any covenant or agreement of Landlord involving the Building or any other tenant lease within the Building.

 

19.3        All rights and remedies of Landlord set forth in this Lease are cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies available to Landlord at law or in equity, including those available as a result of any anticipatory breach of this Lease.  The exercise by Landlord of any such right or remedy shall not prevent the concurrent or subsequent exercise of any other right or remedy.  No delay or failure by Landlord or Tenant to exercise or enforce any of its respective rights or remedies or the other party’s obligations (except to the extent a time period is specified in this Lease therefor) shall constitute a waiver of any such or subsequent rights, remedies or obligations.  Neither party shall be deemed to have waived any default by the other party unless such waiver expressly is set forth in a written instrument signed by the party against whom such waiver is asserted.  If Landlord waives in writing any default by Tenant, such waiver shall not be construed as a waiver of any covenant, condition or agreement set forth in this Lease except as to the specific circumstances described in such written waiver.

 

19.4        If Landlord shall institute proceedings against Tenant and a compromise or settlement thereof shall be made, then the same shall not constitute a waiver of the same or of any other covenant, condition or agreement set forth herein, nor of any of Landlord’s rights hereunder.  Neither the payment by Tenant of a lesser amount than the monthly installment of Base Rent, additional rent or of any sums

 

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due hereunder nor any endorsement or statement on any check or letter accompanying a check for payment of rent or other sums payable hereunder shall be deemed an accord and satisfaction.  Landlord may accept the same without prejudice to Landlord’s right to recover the balance of such rent or other sums or to pursue any other remedy.  Notwithstanding any request or designation by Tenant, Landlord may apply any payment received from Tenant to any payment then due.  No re-entry by Landlord, and no acceptance by Landlord of keys from Tenant, shall be considered an acceptance of a surrender of this Lease.

 

19.5        If Tenant fails to make any payment to any third party or to do any act herein required to be made or done by Tenant, then Landlord may, after written notice to Tenant, but shall not be required to, make such payment or do such act.  The taking of such action by Landlord shall not be considered a cure of such default by Tenant or prevent Landlord from pursuing any remedy it is otherwise entitled to in connection with such default.  If Landlord elects to make such payment or do such act, then all expenses incurred by Landlord, plus interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date incurred by Landlord to the date of payment thereof by Tenant, shall constitute additional rent due hereunder.

 

19.6        If Tenant fails to make any payment of Base Rent, additional rent or any other sum on or before the date such payment is due and payable (without regard to any grace period), then Landlord shall have the right to impose upon Tenant in writing a late charge of three percent (3%) of the amount of such payment.  In addition, such payment shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date such payment or late fee, respectively, became due to the date of payment thereof by Tenant.  Such late charge and interest shall constitute additional rent due hereunder without any notice or demand.  Despite the foregoing, Landlord shall waive such interest and late charge on the first occasion during any twelve (12) month period in which Tenant does not timely pay Base Rent or Operating Charges, provided that Tenant pays such installment of Base Rent or Operating Charges to Landlord within five (5) days after the date Tenant receives notice that such amount is past due.

 

19.7        If more than one natural person or entity shall constitute Tenant, then the liability of each such person or entity shall be joint and several.  If Tenant is a general partnership or other entity the partners or members of which are subject to personal liability, then the liability of each such partner or member shall be joint and several.  No waiver, release or modification of the obligations of any such person or entity shall affect the obligations of any other such person or entity.

 

ARTICLE XX
 BANKRUPTCY

 

20.1        Upon occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy, Landlord shall have all rights and remedies available pursuant to Article XIX; provided, however, that while a Case is pending, Landlord’s right to terminate this Lease shall be subject, to the extent required by the Bankruptcy Code, to any rights of the Trustee to assume or assume and assign this Lease pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code.  After the commencement of a Case:  (i) Trustee shall perform all post-petition obligations of Tenant under this Lease; and (ii) if Landlord is entitled to damages (including unpaid rent) pursuant to the terms of this Lease, then all such damages shall be entitled to administrative expense priority pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code.  Tenant acknowledges that this Lease is a lease of nonresidential real property and therefore Tenant, as the debtor in possession, or the Trustee shall not seek or request any extension of time to assume or reject this Lease or to perform any obligations of this Lease which arise from or after the order of relief.  Any person or entity to which this Lease is assigned pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code shall be deemed without further act or deed to have assumed all of the obligations arising under this Lease on and after the date of assignment, and any such assignee shall upon request execute and deliver to Landlord an instrument confirming such assumption.  Trustee shall not have the right to assume or assume and assign this Lease unless Trustee promptly (a) cures all defaults under this Lease, (b) compensates Landlord for damages incurred as a result of such defaults, (c) provides adequate assurance of future performance on the part of Trustee as debtor in possession or Trustee’s assignee, and (d) complies with all other requirements of the Bankruptcy Code.  If Trustee desires to assume and assign this Lease to any person who shall have made a bona fide offer, then Trustee shall give Landlord written notice of such proposed assignment (which notice shall set forth the name and address of such person, all of the terms and conditions of such offer, and the adequate assurance to be provided Landlord to assure such person’s future performance under this Lease) no later than fifteen (15) days after receipt by Trustee of such offer, but in no event later than thirty (30) days prior to the date Trustee shall make application to the appropriate court for authority and approval to enter into such assignment and assumption, and Landlord shall thereupon have the prior right and option, to be exercised by notice to Trustee given at any time prior to the effective date of such proposed assignment, to accept (or to cause Landlord’s designee to accept) an assignment of this Lease upon the same terms and conditions and for the same consideration, if any, as the bona fide offer made by such person, less any brokerage commissions which may be payable out of the consideration to be paid by such person for the assignment of this Lease.  If Trustee fails to assume or assume and assign this Lease in accordance with the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code within sixty (60) days after the initiation of the Case (or such other period as may be provided by the

 

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Bankruptcy Code or allowed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for same), then Trustee shall be deemed to have rejected this Lease.  If this Lease is rejected or deemed rejected, then Landlord shall have all rights and remedies available to it pursuant to Article XIX.  At any time during the Term, upon not less than five (5) days prior written notice, Tenant shall provide Landlord with the most current financial statement for Tenant and any such person and financial statements for the two (2) years prior to the current financial statement year.  Such statements are to be certified by Tenant to be true, correct and complete, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, if it is the normal practice of Tenant, audited by any independent certified public accountant.

 

ARTICLE XXI
 SUBORDINATION

 

21.1        This Lease is subject and subordinate to the lien, provisions, operation and effect of all Mortgages, to all funds and indebtedness intended to be secured thereby, and to all renewals, extensions, modifications, recastings or refinancings thereof.  Said subordination and the provisions of this Section shall be self-operative and no further instrument of subordination shall be required to effectuate such subordination.  The holder of any Mortgage to which this Lease is subordinate shall have the right (subject to any required approval of the holders of any superior Mortgage) at any time to declare this Lease to be superior to the lien, provisions, operation and effect of such Mortgage.

 

21.2        Tenant shall at Landlord’s request promptly execute any requisite document confirming such subordination.  During the pendency of an Event of Default, Tenant appoints Landlord as Tenant’s attorney in fact to execute any such document for Tenant.  Tenant waives the provisions of any statute or rule of law now or hereafter in effect which may give or purport to give Tenant any right to terminate or otherwise adversely affect this Lease and Tenant’s obligations hereunder in the event any foreclosure proceeding is prosecuted or completed or in the event the Building, the Land or Landlord’s interest therein is transferred by foreclosure, by deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise.  If this Lease is not extinguished upon any such transfer or by the transferee following such transfer, then, at the request of such transferee and assumption of Landlord’s obligations as required hereby, Tenant shall attorn to such transferee and shall recognize such transferee as the landlord under this Lease.  Tenant agrees that upon any such attornment, such transferee shall not be (a) bound by or required to credit Tenant with any prepayment of the Base Rent or additional rent more than thirty (30) days in advance or any deposit, rental security or any other sums deposited with any prior landlord under the Lease (including Landlord) unless said sum is actually received by such transferee, (b) bound by any amendment, modification or termination of this Lease made without the consent of the holder of each Mortgage existing as of the date of such amendment, (c) liable for any breach, act or omission of any prior landlord under the Lease (including Landlord) or any damages arising therefrom, unless and to the extent such breach, act or omission is continuing; (d) subject to any offsets or defenses which Tenant might have against any prior landlord (including Landlord), unless and to the extent that such offsets or defenses relate to any conditions that are continuing, (e) liable for any late completion of any construction of the Premises or tenant improvement work to the Premises commenced or agreed to by any prior landlord under the Lease (including Landlord), (f) liable for payment of any damages, fees or penalties payable by any landlord under the Lease (including Landlord) to Tenant including but not limited to fees or penalties for failure to deliver the Premises in a timely fashion, or (g) bound by any obligation which may appear in this Lease to pay any sum of money to Tenant; provided, however, that after succeeding to Landlord’s interest under this Lease, such transferee shall agree to perform in accordance with the terms of this Lease all obligations of Landlord arising or continuing after the date of transfer.  Within ten (10) days after the request of such transferee, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver any requisite or appropriate document submitted to Tenant confirming such attornment.

 

21.3        Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain for Tenant a non-disturbance agreement (recognizing Tenant’s rights under this Lease) from the holder of the Mortgage currently or hereafter encumbering the Building and/or the Land on such holder’s standard form nondisturbance agreement, the current form being attached as Exhibit G, provided that Tenant shall pay as additional rent under this Lease all reasonable costs and fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Landlord in connection with Landlord’s efforts to secure such nondisturbance agreement

 

ARTICLE XXII
 HOLDING OVER

 

22.1        Tenant acknowledges that it is extremely important that Landlord have substantial advance notice of the date on which Tenant will vacate the Premises, and that if Tenant fails to surrender the Premises or any portion thereof at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, then it will be conclusively presumed that the value to Tenant of remaining in possession, and the loss that will be suffered by Landlord as a result thereof, far exceed the Base Rent and additional rent that would have been payable had the Lease Term continued during such holdover period.  Therefore, if Tenant (or anyone claiming through Tenant) does not immediately surrender the Premises or any portion thereof upon the

 

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expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, then the rent payable by Tenant hereunder shall be increased to equal the greater of (1) fair market rent for the entire Premises, or (2) one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the Base Rent, additional rent and other sums that would have been payable pursuant to the provisions of this Lease if the Lease Term had continued during such holdover period.  Such rent shall be computed by Landlord and paid by Tenant on a monthly basis and shall be payable on the first day of such holdover period and the first day of each calendar month thereafter during such holdover period until the Premises have been vacated.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease, Landlord’s acceptance of such rent shall not in any manner adversely affect Landlord’s other rights and remedies, including Landlord’s right to evict Tenant and to recover all damages.  Any such holdover shall be deemed to be a tenancy-at-sufferance and not a tenancy-at-will or tenancy from month-to-month.  In no event shall any holdover be deemed a permitted extension or renewal of the Lease Term, and nothing contained herein shall be construed to constitute Landlord’s consent to any holdover or to give Tenant any right with respect thereto.

 

ARTICLE XXIII
 COVENANTS OF LANDLORD

 

23.1        Landlord covenants that it has the right to enter into this Lease, and that if Tenant shall perform timely all of its obligations hereunder, then, subject to the provisions of this Lease, Tenant shall during the Lease Term peaceably and quietly occupy and enjoy the full possession of the Premises (i.e., quiet enjoyment) without hindrance by Landlord, its employees or agents.

 

23.2        Subject to other applicable terms and provisions expressly provided in this Lease, Landlord reserves the following rights:  (a) to change the street address and name of the Building provided that Tenant’s access to the Premises is not permanently, materially and adversely affected; (b) to change the arrangement and location of entrances, passageways, doors, doorways, corridors, elevators, stairs, toilets or other public parts of, and make additions to, the Building provided that Tenant’s access to the Premises is not permanently, materially and adversely affected; (c) to erect, use and maintain pipes, wires, structural supports, ducts and conduits in and through the plenum areas of the Premises; (d) to grant to anyone the exclusive right to conduct any particular business in the Building not inconsistent with Tenant’s permitted use of the Premises; (e) to exclusively use and/or lease the roof areas, the sidewalks and other exterior areas; (f) to resubdivide the Land or to combine the Land with other lands; (g) to relocate any parking areas designated for Tenant’s use, provided the same are on the Land; (h)  to construct improvements (including kiosks) on the Land and in the public and Common Areas of the Building; (i) to prohibit smoking in the entire Building or portions thereof (including the Premises), so long as such prohibitions are in accordance with applicable law; and (j) if any excavation or other substructure work shall be made or authorized to be made upon land adjacent to the Building or the Land, to enter the Premises for the purpose of doing such work as is required to preserve the walls of the Building and to preserve the land from injury or damage and to support such walls and land by proper foundations.  Subject to the other applicable terms and provisions expressly provided in this Lease, Landlord may exercise any or all of the foregoing rights without being deemed to be guilty of an eviction, actual or constructive, or a disturbance of Tenant’s business or use or occupancy of the Premises and Tenant shall have no claim against Landlord in connection therewith.  With respect to (b), (c), (e), (g), (i) and (k) above, Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to minimize interference with Tenant’s normal business operations in the Premises (subject, however, in all cases to governmental requirements, emergencies and/or temporary maintenance and repair activities, and in no event shall Landlord have any obligation to employ contractors or labor at overtime or other premium pay rates or incur any other overtime costs).

 

ARTICLE XXIV
 PARKING

 

24.1        Tenant shall have the right to utilize the Building’s parking facilities on a non-exclusive and unreserved basis with other tenants of the Building for the parking of standard-sized passenger automobiles and upon such terms and conditions as may from time to time be established by Landlord.  Landlord reserves the right in its absolute discretion to determine whether the parking facilities are becoming crowded and to allocate and assign parking spaces among Tenant and the other tenants.  If Landlord, in its sole and absolute discretion, grants to any other tenant of the Building the exclusive right to use any particular parking spaces, then neither Tenant nor its employees or visitors shall use such spaces, but Tenant shall likewise be entitled to a number of reserved spaces, calculated at the same ratio of reserved to unreserved spaces as that granted to such other tenant.  Landlord represents that there is currently sufficient parking at the Building to provide Tenant with its allocated parking ratio of 3.5 parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of the Premises.  Tenant shall not use parking areas for the servicing or overnight storage of vehicles.  Tenant shall not assign, sublet or transfer any rights with respect to the parking facilities.  It is understood and agreed that Landlord assumes no responsibility, and shall not be held liable, for any damage or loss to any automobiles parked in the parking facilities or to any personal property located therein, or for any injury sustained by any person in or about the parking

 

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facilities.  Landlord reserves the right to close the parking facilities during periods of unusually inclement weather or for repairs.  Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant and this Lease shall not be affected if any parking rights hereunder are impaired by any Law imposed after the Lease Commencement Date.

 

ARTICLE XXV
 GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

25.1        Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any broker, agent or employee of Landlord has made any representation or promise with respect to the Premises or any portion of the Building except as herein expressly set forth, and no right, privilege, easement or license is being acquired by Tenant except as herein expressly set forth.

 

25.2        Nothing contained in this Lease shall be construed as creating any relationship between Landlord and Tenant other than that of landlord and tenant, and no estate shall pass out of Landlord.  Tenant shall not use the name of the Building for any purpose other than as the address of the business to be conducted by Tenant in the Premises, use the name of the Building as Tenant’s business address after Tenant vacates the Premises, or do or permit to be done anything in connection with Tenant’s business or advertising which in the reasonable judgment of Landlord may reflect unfavorably on Landlord or the Building or confuse or mislead the public as to any apparent connection or relationship between Landlord, the Building and Tenant.

 

25.3        Landlord and Tenant each warrants to the other that in connection with this Lease it has not employed or dealt with any broker, agent or finder, other than the Brokers.  It is understood that Landlord shall pay the Brokers pursuant to separate agreements.  Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any claim for brokerage or other commissions, or for a lien under any applicable broker’s lien law, asserted by any broker, agent or finder employed by Tenant or with whom Tenant has dealt, other than the Brokers.  Landlord shall indemnify and hold Tenant harmless from and against any claim for brokerage or other commissions asserted by the Brokers and any other broker, agent or finder employed by Landlord or with whom Landlord has dealt.  Tenant’s and Landlord’s indemnities set forth in this Section shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term.

 

25.4        At any time and from time to time, upon not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice, Tenant and each subtenant, assignee, licensee or concessionaire or occupant of Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord and/or any other person or entity designated by Landlord, a written statement certifying:  (a) that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or if there have been modifications, that this Lease is in full force and effect as modified and stating the modifications); (b) the dates to which the rent and any other charges have been paid; (c) to Tenant’s knowledge, whether or not Landlord is in default in the performance of any obligation, and if so, specifying the nature of such default; (d) the address to which notices to Tenant are to be sent; (e) that this Lease is subject and subordinate to all Mortgages encumbering the Building or the Land; (f) that Tenant has accepted the Premises and that all work thereto has been completed (or if such work has not been completed, specifying the incomplete work); and (g) such other matters as Landlord may reasonably request.  Any such statement may be relied upon by any owner of the Building or the Land, any prospective purchaser of the Building or the Land, any holder or prospective holder of a Mortgage or any other person or entity.  Tenant acknowledges that time is of the essence to the delivery of such statements and that Tenant’s failure to deliver timely such statements may cause substantial damages resulting from, for example, delays in obtaining financing.

 

25.5        LANDLORD, TENANT, ALL GUARANTORS AND ALL GENERAL PARTNERS EACH WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS LEASE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF LANDLORD AND TENANT HEREUNDER, TENANT’S USE OR OCCUPANCY OF THE PREMISES, AND/OR ANY CLAIM OF INJURY OR DAMAGE.  TENANT CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ANY PLEADING RELATING TO ANY SUCH ACTION AT THE PREMISES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS REQUIRING SUCH SERVICE AT THE PREMISES.  TENANT WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO RAISE ANY NON-COMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY SUMMARY OR EXPEDITED ACTION OR PROCEEDING INSTITUTED BY LANDLORD.  LANDLORD, TENANT, ALL GUARANTORS AND ALL GENERAL PARTNERS EACH WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO THE VENUE OF ANY ACTION FILED IN ANY COURT SITUATED IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE BUILDING IS LOCATED, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT, CLAIM OR POWER, UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR OTHERWISE, TO TRANSFER ANY SUCH ACTION TO ANY OTHER COURT.

 

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day after deposit with a recognized overnight delivery service, or on the second day after being sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the following addresses:  (a) if to Landlord, at the Landlord Notice Address specified in Article I; (b) if to Tenant, at the Tenant Notice Address specified in Article I.  Either party may change its address for the giving of notices by written notice given in accordance with this Section.  If Landlord or the holder of any Mortgage notifies Tenant in writing that a copy of any notice to Landlord shall be sent to such holder at a specified address, then Tenant shall send (in the manner specified in this Section and at the same time such notice is sent to Landlord) a copy of each such notice to such holder, and no such notice shall be considered duly sent unless such copy is so sent to such holder.  Any such holder shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to cure any Landlord default before Tenant may exercise any remedy (provided that in the case of a Landlord default arising from an act or omission which cannot be reasonably remedied within said thirty (30) day period, then the holder of any Mortgage shall have as long as reasonably necessary to remedy such act or omission provided that (i) such holder commences such remedy and notifies Tenant within said thirty (30) day period of holder’s desire to remedy, and (ii) holder pursues completion of such remedy with due diligence following such giving of notice and following the time when holder should have become entitled under the Mortgage to remedy the same).  Any cure of Landlord’s default by such holder shall be treated as performance by Landlord.

 

25.7                           Each provision of this Lease shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.  If any provision of this Lease or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be replaced by the valid and enforceable provision most substantively similar to such invalid or unenforceable provision, and the remainder of this Lease and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby.  Nothing contained in this Lease shall be construed as permitting Landlord to charge or receive interest in excess of the maximum rate allowed by law.

 

25.8                           Feminine, masculine or neuter pronouns shall be substituted for those of another form, and the plural or singular shall be substituted for the other number, in any place in which the context may require such substitution.

 

25.9                           The provisions of this Lease shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and each of their respective representatives, successors and assigns, subject to the provisions herein restricting assignment or subletting.

 

25.10                     This Lease contains and embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements, negotiations, letters of intent, proposals, representations, warranties, understandings, suggestions and discussions, whether written or oral, between the parties hereto.  Any representation, inducement, warranty, understanding or agreement that is not expressly set forth in this Lease shall be of no force or effect.  This Lease may be modified or changed in any manner only by an instrument signed by both parties.  This Lease includes and incorporates all exhibits, schedules and riders attached hereto.  Tenant shall, at Landlord’s request, promptly execute any requisite document, certificate or instrument that is reasonably necessary or desirable to clarify or carry out the force and effect of any terms or conditions of, or obligation of Tenant under, this Lease.

 

25.11                     This Lease shall be governed by the Laws of the jurisdiction in which the Building is located, without regard to the application of choice of law principles.  There shall be no presumption that this Lease be construed more strictly against the party who itself or though its agent prepared it (it being agreed that all parties hereto have participated in the preparation of this Lease and that each party had the opportunity to consult legal counsel before the execution of this Lease).  No custom or practice which may evolve between the parties in the administration of the terms of this Lease shall be construed to waive Landlord’s right to insist on Tenant’s strict performance of the terms of this Lease.

 

25.12                     Headings are used for convenience and shall not be considered when construing this Lease.

 

25.13                     The submission of an unsigned copy of this document to Tenant shall not constitute an offer or option to lease the Premises.  This Lease shall become effective and binding only upon execution and delivery by both Landlord and Tenant.

 

25.14                     Time is of the essence with respect to each of Tenant’s and Landlord’s obligations hereunder.

 

25.15                     This Lease may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together constitute one and the same document.  Faxed signatures shall have the same binding effect as original signatures.

 

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25.17                     Landlord reserves the right to make reasonable changes and modifications to the plans and specifications for Building without Tenant’s consent, provided such changes or modifications do not materially and adversely change the character of same.

 

25.18                     Except as otherwise provided in this Lease, any additional rent or other sum owed by Tenant to Landlord, and any cost, expense, damage or liability incurred by Landlord for which Tenant is liable, shall be considered additional rent payable pursuant to this Lease to be paid by Tenant no later than thirty (30) days after the date Landlord notifies Tenant of the amount thereof.

 

25.19                     Tenant’s liabilities and obligations with respect to the period prior to the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term shall survive such expiration or earlier termination.  Landlord’s liabilities and obligations with respect to refund of the security deposit or overpayments by Tenant of Real Estate Taxes or Operating Charges, if and to the extent required by the provisions of this Lease, shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

 

25.20                     If Landlord or Tenant is in any way delayed or prevented from performing any obligation (except, with respect to Tenant, its obligations to pay rent and other sums due under this Lease, any obligation set forth in Exhibit B, any obligation with respect to insurance pursuant to Article XIII, any obligation to give notice with respect to extensions, expansions or otherwise, and any holdover) due to fire, act of God, governmental act or failure to act, strike, labor dispute, inability to procure materials, or any cause beyond Landlord’s or Tenant’s (as applicable) reasonable control (whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing events), then the time for performance of such obligation shall be excused for the period of such delay or prevention and extended for a period equal to the period of such delay or prevention. No force majeure event shall delay the Lease Commencement Date or excuse the timely payment of all items of rent by Tenant.  Financial disability or hardship shall never constitute a force majeure event.

 

25.21                     Landlord’s review, approval and consent powers (including the right to review plans and specifications) are for its benefit only.  Such review, approval or consent (or conditions imposed in connection therewith) shall be deemed not to constitute a representation concerning legality, safety or any other matter.

 

25.22                     The deletion of any printed, typed or other portion of this Lease shall not evidence the parties’ intention to contradict such deleted portion.  Such deleted portion shall be deemed not to have been inserted in this Lease.

 

25.23                     At the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord all keys and security cards to the Building and the Premises, whether such keys were furnished by Landlord or otherwise procured by Tenant, and shall inform Landlord of the combination of each lock, safe and vault, if any, in the Premises.

 

25.24                     Tenant and the person executing and delivering this Lease on Tenant’s behalf each represents and warrants that such person is duly authorized to so act; that Tenant is duly organized, is qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the Building is located, is in good standing under the Laws of the state of its organization and the Laws of the jurisdiction in which the Building is located, and has the power and authority to enter into this Lease; that Tenant is not, and the entities or individuals constituting Tenant or which may own or control Tenant or which may be owned or controlled by Tenant are not, among the individuals or entities identified on any list compiled by the U.S. Government for the purpose of identifying suspected terrorists, and Tenant is not engaging in this transaction on behalf of any such individual or entity; that Tenant is not in violation of any anti-money laundering Law; and that all action required to authorize Tenant and such person to enter into this Lease has been duly taken.

 

25.25                     Any elimination or shutting off of light, air, or view by any structure which may be erected on lands adjacent to the Building, or any noise in connection with activities permitted by this Lease, shall in no way effect this Lease or impose any liability on Landlord.

 

25.26                     In the event Landlord or Tenant is required or elects to take legal action against the other party to enforce the provisions of this Lease, then the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to collect from the other party its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the legal action (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Landlord shall take any legal action for collection of rent or file any eviction proceedings (whether summary or otherwise) for the non-payment of rent, and Tenant shall make payment of such rent prior to the rendering of any judgment, the Landlord shall be entitled to collect and Tenant shall pay as additional rent all filing fees and other costs in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ fees).

 

25.27                     As an inducement to Landlord to enter into this Lease, Tenant hereby represents and warrants that:  (i) Tenant is not, nor is it owned or controlled directly or indirectly by, any person, group, entity or nation named on any list issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) pursuant to Executive Order 13224 or any similar list or any law,

 

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order, rule or regulation or any Executive Order of the President of the United States as a terrorist, “Specially Designated National and Blocked Person” or other banned or blocked person (any such person, group, entity or nation being hereinafter referred to as a “Prohibited Person”); (ii) Tenant is not (nor is it owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any person, group, entity or nation which is) acting directly or indirectly for or on behalf of any Prohibited Person; and (iii) from and after the effective date of the above-referenced Executive Order, Tenant (and any person, group, or entity which Tenant controls, directly or indirectly) has not knowingly conducted nor will knowingly conduct business nor has knowingly engaged nor will knowingly engage in any transaction or dealing with any Prohibited Person in violation of the U.S. Patriot Act or any OFAC rule or regulation, including, without limitation, any assignment of this Lease or any subletting of all or any portion of the Premises or the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of a Prohibited Person in violation of the U.S. Patriot Act or any OFAC rule or regulation. In connection with the foregoing, it is expressly understood and agreed that (x) any breach by Tenant of the foregoing representations and warranties shall be deemed a default by Tenant under Article XIX of this Lease and shall be covered by the indemnity provisions of this Lease, (y) Tenant shall be responsible for ensuring that all assignees of this Lease and all subtenants or other occupants of the Premises comply with the foregoing representations and warranties, and (z) the representations and warranties contained in this subsection shall be continuing in nature and shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

 

ARTICLE XXVI
 OPTION TO RENEW

 

26.1                           Tenant (or an Affiliate of Tenant) shall have the right to extend the term of the Lease for one (1) additional five (5) year lease term (the “Renewal Term”), upon the following conditions:

 

(a)                                  Tenant is not in monetary default;

 

(b)                                 Tenant has not previously assigned the Lease, nor is it then subletting in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Premises;

 

(c)                                  Tenant has delivered to Landlord written notice of its intention to exercise this option, not less than seventeen (17) months, nor more than fourteen (14) months, prior to the end of the Lease Term; and

 

(d)                                 All lease terms for the Renewal Term shall be the same as in the Lease, except that the annual Base Rent for the Renewal Term shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market rental rate (as of the time the Renewal Term is to commence) for similar space in buildings in the Bridgewater, New Jersey submarket (the “Market”).  The fair market rental rate shall be calculated to include all then current market concessions for comparable renewal tenants in the Market.  Landlord and Tenant shall use good faith efforts to agree upon the fair market rental rate for thirty (30) days after Landlord receives Tenant’s notice.  If they do not come to agreement within such thirty (30) day period, the fair market rental rate shall be determined as follows:

 

(i)                                                             Landlord and Tenant shall each select a duly licensed appraiser in the person of an experienced real estate broker, each of whom must have at least ten (10) years office leasing experience in the Market, employed by a nationally recognized real estate services firm, within fifteen (15) days after the expiration of the foregoing 30-day negotiation period;

 

(iii)                               The two appraisers shall confer for a period of fifteen (15) days to see if they can agree on the fair market rental rate for comparable space in the Market, as of the time the Renewal Term is to begin; and, if they reach agreement, 100% of the rate upon which they agree shall become the new Base Rent for the first year of the Renewal Term;

 

(iv)                              If the two appraisers cannot reach agreement, then each shall designate the rate which he or she believes is the appropriate new Base Rent.  Unless either Landlord agrees to the rate specified by Tenant’s appraiser or vice versa, the two appraisers shall agree on a third appraiser, who shall have no less than the minimum experience required of the initial two appraisers, within fifteen (15) days after their inability to reach a decision; and

 

(v)                                 Within fifteen (15) days after appointment, the third appraiser shall determine which of the two appraisals for the new Base Rent more accurately represents the new Base Rent which the third appraiser believes is the appropriate new Base Rent.  Upon such determination, 100% of the new Base Rent selected by the third appraiser shall be used.

 

(vi)                              If Landlord or Tenant fails to comply with the time guidelines in this section, then the prevailing market rental submitted by the other shall automatically apply.

 

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(vii)                           Each party shall bear the expense of its own appraiser and the expense of the third appraiser shall be divided equally.

 

26.2                           The renewal option is personal to Tenant and is non-transferable, except to an Affiliate of Tenant.

 

ARTICLE XXVII
 RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER

 

27.1                           Tenant (or an Affiliate of Tenant) shall have a first right of offer to lease additional space on the sixth (6th) floor (the “Additional Space”) in the Building, provided:

 

(a)                                  This right of first offer is subordinate to the rights of all future tenants in such space, to renew or extend their leases;

 

(b)                                 Tenant is not then in monetary default;

 

(c)                                  Tenant has not previously assigned the Lease, nor is it then subletting in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Premises;

 

(d)                                 Tenant must lease all of the Additional Space offered;

 

(e)                                  This right of first offer must be exercised with at least three (3) years remaining in the Lease Term, or the Renewal Term, as applicable (and, notwithstanding the provisions of Article XXVI above, Tenant can simultaneously exercise its Option to Renew with respect to the Renewal Term in order to comply with such three (3) year requirement; provided, however, that in such event, the fair market rental rate shall not be determined until the time period has occurred after which Tenant would otherwise be entitled to exercise its Option to Renew);

 

(f)                                    Tenant exercises its option as provided in this Section by delivering to Landlord written notice of its intention within ten (10) days after Landlord has notified Tenant that the Additional Space is available.  Landlord’s notice shall specify the size of such space and shall constitute an offer by Landlord to lease such space to Tenant upon the terms of this Lease, except (i) as otherwise provided in this Article, and (ii) the Lease Term may not be co-terminus; and

 

g.                                      Tenant executes an addendum or a new lease for the Additional Space within twenty (20) days after Landlord’s receipt of Tenant’s notice to lease the Additional Space.

 

27.2                           All terms of the lease of the Additional Space shall be at 100% of the fair market rental rate for the Additional Space (calculated as of the anticipated commencement date of the Lease for the Additional Space), to be negotiated in good faith between the parties for twenty (20) days from the date of delivery of Tenant’s notice pursuant to Subsection 27.1(f) above.  If they reach an agreement within such twenty (20) day period, the fair market rental rate shall be determined in accordance with Section 26.1(d) above.  After the parties determine the fair market rental rate, they shall execute an addendum or a new lease for the Additional Space within twenty (20) days after Landlord’s delivery to Tenant.

 

27.3                           If Tenant fails to comply with each of the above conditions within the time specified, all time periods herein for Tenant being of the essence, then this right of first offer will lapse and be of no further force and effect as to the specific Additional Space so offered to Tenant on that occasion only, and Landlord shall have the right at any time thereafter to lease all or any part of the Additional Space to a third party under the same or any other terms and conditions, whether or not such terms and conditions are more or less favorable than those offered to Tenant.

 

27.4                           This right of first offer to lease the Additional Space is personal to Tenant and is non-transferable, except to an Affiliate of Tenant.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Lease under seal as of the day and year first above written.

 

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RIDER 1 — GENERAL DEFINITIONS

 

ADA:  the Americans with Disabilities Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

Affiliate of Tenant:  (i) a corporation or other business entity (a “successor corporation”) into or with which Tenant shall be merged or consolidated, or to which substantially all of the assets of Tenant may be transferred or sold, provided that such successor corporation shall have a net worth and liquidity factor at least equal to the net worth and liquidity factor of Tenant as of the date hereof or otherwise reasonably acceptable to Landlord taking into account the fact that the original Tenant under this Lease is not being released, and provided that the successor corporation shall assume in writing all of the obligations and liabilities of Tenant under this Lease and the proposed use of the Premises is in compliance with Article VI; or (ii) a corporation or other business entity (a “related corporation”) which shall control, be controlled by or be under common control with Tenant, shall have a net worth and liquidity factor at least equal to the net worth and liquidity factor of Tenant as of the date hereof or otherwise reasonably acceptable to Landlord taking into account the fact that the original Tenant under this Lease is not being released, and provided that such related corporation shall assume in writing all of the obligations and liabilities of Tenant under this Lease (without relieving Tenant therefrom) and the proposed use of the Premises is in compliance with Article VI.  For purposes of clause (ii) above, “control” shall be deemed to be ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or other voting interest of the controlled corporation or other business entity.

 

Agents:  any agent, employee, subtenant, assignee, contractor, client, family member, licensee, customer, invitee or guest of a party.

 

Alterations:  any structural or other alterations, decorations, additions, installations, demolitions, improvements or other changes.

 

Approved Space Plan:  a space plan, approved by both Landlord and Tenant, drawn to scale which shall include all partition types and locations; all doors and hardware requirements; all light fixtures and exit lights; all finish materials including glass, wall and floor finishes; all special ceiling conditions; all cabinetry and millwork with elevations and details; all modifications to existing base building HVAC equipment, all electrical receptacles; all data and voice locations; all floor load requirements which exceed eighty (80) pounds per square foot live load and twenty (20) pounds per square foot dead load; and the seating capacity of all conference rooms and furniture workstation areas; and all other information Landlord reasonably requires to approve said Space Plan.  All of Tenant’s plans shall be prepared by a licensed architect approved by Landlord and in a form sufficient to secure approvals of applicable governmental authorities.

 

Bankruptcy Code:  Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended.

 

Building Directory Share:  one (1) listing.

 

Building Structure and Systems:  the exterior and common area walls, main lobby in the Building, slab floors, exterior windows, load bearing elements, foundations, roof and common areas that form a part of the Building, and the building standard mechanical, electrical, HVAC and plumbing systems, pipes and conduits that are provided by Landlord in the operation of the Building.

 

Cabling:  telephone, computer and other communications and data systems and cabling.

 

Case:  a formal proceeding in which Tenant is the subject debtor under the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Common Areas:  those common and public areas and facilities of the Building and improvements to the Land which are from time to time provided by Landlord for the use or benefit of tenants in the Building or for use or benefit by the public in general, including (a) access corridors, elevator foyers and core bathrooms, to the extent the same are not located on floors of the Building fully leased to a single tenant, and (b) Building-wide mailrooms, fire rooms, vending areas, health and fitness facilities, janitorial areas and other similar facilities of the Building, and (c) any and all non-exclusive grounds, parks, landscaped areas, plazas, outside sitting areas, sidewalks, tunnels, pedestrian ways, sky bridges, loading docks, and (d) generally all other common and public improvements on the Land.

 

Construction Drawings:  the architectural, mechanical and engineering working drawings that define the total scope of work to be performed by Landlord or Tenant, as applicable, in sufficient detail to secure required permits from the local jurisdiction and that include, without limitation:  key plan; all legends and schedules; construction plan; reflected ceiling plan; telephone and electrical outlet location plan; finish plan; and all architectural details, elevations and specifications necessary to construct the Premises.

 

Cosmetic Changes:  those minor, non-structural Alterations which cost (including installation) in the aggregate less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) per project or series of related projects (as reasonably determined by Landlord), such as painting, carpeting and hanging pictures.

 

Costs:  any costs, damages, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), losses, penalties and court costs.

 

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Default Rate:  the lower of twelve percent (12%) per annum or the rate per annum which is five (5) whole percentage points higher than the Prime Rate published in the Money Rates section of the Wall Street Journal.

 

Environmental Default:  any of the following by Tenant or any Agent of Tenant:  a violation of an Environmental Law; a release, spill or discharge of a Hazardous Material on or from the Premises, the Land or the Building; an environmental condition requiring responsive action; or an emergency environmental condition.

 

Environmental Law:  any present and future Law and any amendments (whether common law, statute, rule, order, regulation or otherwise), permits and other requirements or guidelines of governmental authorities applicable to the Building or the Land and relating to the environment and environmental conditions or to any Hazardous Material (including CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq., the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq., the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., and any so-called “Super Fund” or “Super Lien” law, any Law requiring the filing of reports and notices relating to hazardous substances, environmental laws administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, and any similar state and local Laws, all amendments thereto and all regulations, orders, decisions, and decrees now or hereafter promulgated thereunder concerning the environment, industrial hygiene or public health or safety).

 

ERISA: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

Event of Bankruptcy:  the occurrence with respect to any of Tenant, any Guarantor or any other person liable for Tenant’s obligations hereunder (including any general partner of Tenant) of any of the following:  (a) such person becoming insolvent, as that term is defined in the Bankruptcy Code or Insolvency Laws; (b) appointment of a receiver or custodian for any property of such person, or the institution of a foreclosure or attachment action upon any property of such person; (c) filing by such person of a voluntary petition under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code or Insolvency Laws; (d) filing of an involuntary petition against such person as the subject debtor under the Bankruptcy Code or Insolvency Laws, which either (1) is not dismissed within sixty (60) days after filing, or (2) results in the issuance of an order for relief against the debtor; (e) such person making or consenting to an assignment for the benefit of creditors or a composition of creditors; (f) such person knowingly submitting (either before or after execution hereof) to Landlord any financial statement containing any material inaccuracy or omission; or (g) an admission by Tenant or Guarantor of its inability to pay debts as they become due.

 

Event of Default:  any of the following:  (a) Tenant’s failure to make when due any payment of the Base Rent, additional rent or other sum, which failure shall continue for a period of five (5) business days after Landlord sends Tenant written notice thereof; (b) Tenant’s failure to perform or observe any covenant or condition of this Lease not otherwise specifically described in Section 19.1, which failure shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after Landlord sends Tenant written notice thereof (or such shorter period as is appropriate if such failure is capable of being cured sooner); provided, however, that if such cure cannot reasonably be effected within such thirty (30) day period and Tenant begins such cure promptly within such thirty (30) day period and is pursuing such cure in good faith and with diligence and continuity during such thirty (30) day period, then, except in the event of an emergency, Tenant shall have such additional time as is reasonably necessary to effect such cure; (c) Tenant’s failure to take occupancy of or occupy continuously the Premises; (d) an Event of Bankruptcy; (e) Tenant’s dissolution or liquidation; (f) any Environmental Default; or (g) any sublease, assignment or mortgage not permitted by Article VII

 

Final Construction Drawings: the Construction Drawings as approved (or deemed approved pursuant to Exhibit B) by Tenant and Landlord.

 

Fitness Facility:  an un-staffed fitness facility within the Building.

 

Hazardous Materials:  (a) asbestos and any asbestos containing material and any substance that is then defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any Environmental Law or any other applicable Law as a “hazardous substance,” “hazardous material,” “hazardous waste,” “infectious waste,” “toxic substance,” “toxic pollutant” or any other formulation intended to define, list, or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, toxicity, reproductive toxicity, or Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) toxicity, (b) any petroleum and drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal resources, (c) toxic mold, mildew or any substance that reasonably can be expected to give rise to toxic mold or mildew, or (d) any petroleum product, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde, radon gas, radioactive material (including any source, special nuclear, or by-product material), medical waste, chlorofluorocarbon, lead or lead-based product, and any other substance whose presence could be detrimental to the Building or the Land or hazardous to health or the environment.

 

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including:  including, but not limited to; including, without limitation; and words of similar import.

 

Insolvency Laws:  the insolvency Laws of any state.

 

IRC:  Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Land:  the site upon which the Building is constructed.

 

Landlord Insured Parties:  Landlord’s advisors, the managing agent of the Building and the holder of any Mortgage, in each case of whom Landlord shall have given notice to Tenant, and any other party that Landlord may reasonably designate in writing from time to time.

 

Landlord’s Representatives:  Landlord’s affiliates, shareholders, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives.

 

Laws:  all present and future laws, ordinances (including zoning ordinances and land use requirements), regulations, orders and recommendations (including those made by any public or private agency having authority over insurance rates).

 

Lease Year:  a period of twelve (12) consecutive months commencing on the Lease Commencement Date, and each successive twelve (12) month period thereafter; provided, however, that if the Lease Commencement Date is not the first day of a month, then the second Lease Year shall commence on the first day of the month in which the first anniversary of the Lease Commencement Date occurs.

 

Mortgages:  all mortgages, deeds of trust, ground leases or other security instruments which may now or hereafter encumber any portion of the Building or the Land.

 

Operating Charges: all expenses, charges and fees incurred by or on behalf of Landlord in connection with the management, operation, ownership, maintenance, servicing, insuring and repair, including the following:  (1) electricity, gas, water, HVAC (including chilled condenser water), sewer and other utility and service costs, charges and fees (including any tap fees and connection and switching fees) of every type and nature; (2) premiums, deductibles (to the extent reasonable and customary) and other charges for insurance; (3) management fees of not more than three percent (3%)  of the adjusted gross revenues of the Building plus amounts that would have been received had there been no rental abatements or other concessions)  and personnel costs of the Building (including all fringe benefits, workers’ compensation insurance premiums and payroll taxes); (4) costs of service, equipment rental, access control, landscaping and maintenance contracts; (5) maintenance and repair expenses and supplies; (6) depreciation/amortization for capital expenditures made by Landlord to reduce operating expenses or to comply with Laws imposed after the date hereof, which shall be charged in annual installments equal to the greater of the savings realized or amortized based upon the useful life of the items for which such costs are incurred, each calendar year such costs are charged to Operating Charges, together with interest, each calendar year such costs are charged to Operating Charges, on the unamortized balance at an interest rate of one percent (1%) in excess of the Prime Rate in effect on January 1 of each calendar year; (7) charges for janitorial and cleaning services and supplies; (8) any business, professional or occupational license tax payable by Landlord with respect to the Building and any association fees; (9) intentionally omitted; (10) sales, use and personal property taxes payable in connection with tangible personal property and services purchased for and used in connection with the Building; (11) reasonable third party accounting fees relating to the determination of Operating Charges (and tenants’ proportionate shares thereof) and the preparation of statements required by tenant leases; (12) expenses incurred in connection with concierge services provided to the Building (if any); (13) the fair market rental value of any management office (of reasonable and customary size, but in any event not to exceed 3,000 rentable square feet) and fitness facilities in the Building; (14) special assessments, fees, penalties and other charges and costs for transit, transit encouragement traffic reduction programs, or any similar purpose; (15) all costs of operating, maintaining and repairing equipment in any portion of any fitness facility, (to the extent not offset by separate membership or usage fees imposed by Landlord) roof deck, function room or other amenity of the Building; (16) payments required in connection with a reciprocal easement or similar agreement to which the Landlord is bound; and (17) any other expense incurred by Landlord in arm’s-length transactions in connection with maintaining, repairing or operating the Building.  Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Lease to the contrary, Operating Charges shall not include: (i) Real Estate Taxes; (ii) principal or interest payments on any Mortgage; (iii) the costs of special services and utilities separately charged to particular tenants of the Building; (iv) ground lease payments; (v) advertising and promotional expenses directly relating to leasing; (vi) costs for which Landlord is reimbursed by insurance proceeds or from tenants of the Building (other than such tenants’ regular contributions to Operating Charges); (vii) costs directly and solely related to the maintenance and operation of the entity that constitutes the Landlord, such as accounting fees incurred solely for the purpose of reporting Landlord’s financial condition; (viii) costs of repairs, replacements or other work occasioned by fire, windstorm or other casualty, or the exercise by governmental authorities of the right of eminent domain (except a commercially reasonable deductible); (ix) leasing commissions, attorney’s fees, costs, disbursements and other expenses incurred by Landlord or its agents in connection with negotiations for leases with tenants, other occupants or prospective tenants or other occupants of the Building, and similar costs incurred in connection with disputes with and/or enforcement of any leases

 

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with tenants, other occupants, or prospective tenants or other occupants of the Building; (x) tenant allowances, tenant concessions, and other costs and expenses (including permit, license and inspection fees) incurred in connection with completing, fixturing, furnishing, renovating or otherwise improving, decorating or redecorating leased premises for tenants or other occupants, or vacant, leasable space in the Building, including space planning/interior architecture fees and/or engineering for same; (xi) costs or expenses (including fines, penalties and legal fees) incurred due to the violation (as compared to compliance costs) by Landlord, its agents, any tenant (other than Tenant) or other occupant of the Building of any terms and conditions of this Lease or of the leases of other tenants in the Building, and/or of any valid applicable Laws that would not have been incurred but for such violation by Landlord, its agent, tenant, or other occupant, it being intended that each party shall be responsible for the costs resulting from its violation of such leases and Law; (provided that reasonable attorneys fees to enforce rules and regulations for the Building shall be included in Operating Charges); (xii) penalties for any late payment by Landlord, including taxes and equipment leases; (xiii) compensation paid to clerks, attendants or other persons in commercial concessions (such as a snack bar, restaurant or newsstand, but not including Building amenities such as a fitness center or the parking facilities); (xiv) Landlord’s contributions to charitable organizations; (xv) costs of correcting defects, including any allowances for same, in the original construction of the Building; (xvi) costs in connection with services (including electricity), items or other benefits of a material type which are not available to Tenant without specific charge therefor, but which are provided to another tenant or occupant of the Building, whether or not such other tenant or occupant is specifically charged therefor by Landlord; (xvii) costs or expenses for sculpture, paintings or other works of art, including costs incurred with respect to the purchase, ownership, leasing, showing, promotion, securing, repair and/or maintenance of same, other than normal building decorations customary in buildings comparable to the Building; and (xviii) costs arising from the presence of Hazardous Materials in, about or below the Land or the Building (including any Hazardous Materials brought to, deposited on or disposed of at the Building by Landlord or Landlord’s Agents, but excluding those Hazardous Materials utilized in connection with the operation, maintenance and repair of the Building in the ordinary course and those brought, deposited or disposed of by Tenant or Tenant’s Agents with respect to its use or occupancy of space in the Building).

 

Operating Charges Base Amount:  the Operating Charges incurred during the Operating Charges Base Year.

 

Parking Facility:  the parking facility at the Building.

 

Permitted Recipient:  the officers, partners and senior level employees of Tenant who are involved in lease administration, Tenant’s certified public accountants who have responsibilities related to Operating Charges, Tenant’s attorney if involved in the dispute, any employees of Tenant’s auditor involved with the review, or any person or entity to whom disclosure is required by applicable judicial or governmental authority.

 

Prime Rate:  the prime rate published in the Money Rates section of the Wall Street Journal.

 

Proposed Sublease Commencement Date:  the anticipated commencement date of the proposed assignment, subletting or other transaction.

 

Proposed Sublet Space:  the area proposed to be assigned, sublet or otherwise encumbered.

 

Real Estate Taxes Base Amount:  the Real Estate Taxes incurred during the Real Estate Taxes Base Year.

 

Real Estate Taxes:  (1) all real estate taxes, vault and/or public space rentals, business district or arena taxes, special user fees, rates and assessments (including general and special assessments, if any), ordinary and extraordinary, foreseen and unforeseen, which are imposed upon Landlord or assessed against the Building or the Land, or Landlord’s personal property used in connection therewith; (2) any other present or future taxes or charges that are imposed upon Landlord or assessed against the Building which are in the nature of or in substitution for real estate taxes, including any tax levied on or measured by the gross rents payable by tenants of the Building, any public safety fee or similar charge, any transit, sales, rental, use, receipts or occupancy tax or fee, and any assessment imposed in connection with business improvement or similar districts; and (3) reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and court costs) incurred in reviewing, protesting or seeking a reduction or abatement of, or defending or otherwise participating in any challenge to, real estate taxes, whether or not such protest or reduction is ultimately successful (provided, however, that such review, protest, or reduction attempt is undertaken in good faith by Landlord with the reasonable expectation to reduce Real Estate Taxes for the Building).  Real Estate Taxes shall not include any inheritance, estate, gift, franchise, corporation, net income or net profits tax assessed against Landlord from the operation of the Building, or any interest charges or penalties incurred as a result of Landlord’s failure to timely pay Real Estate Taxes (provided that if the taxing authority permits a taxpayer to elect to pay in installments, then, for purposes of determining the amount of Real Estate Taxes, if Landlord so elects to pay in installments, all interest charges shall be deemed Real Estate Taxes).

 

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Reconciliation Statement: a reasonably detailed written statement showing (1) Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the amount by which Operating Charges or Real Estate Taxes, as applicable, incurred during the preceding calendar year exceeded, respectively, the Operating Charges Base Amount or the Real Estate Taxes Base Amount and (2) the aggregate amount of Tenant’s estimated payments made on account of Operating Charges and Real Estate Taxes during such year.

 

Retail Area Charges: those expenses, if any, that are solely attributable to and payable by tenants of the Retail Area (for example, expenses relating to janitorial, bussing and cleaning services; storage and removal of trash; maintenance and replacement of tables, chairs, trash receptacles and other furnishings or facilities; and electricity, gas, water, sewer and other utility service furnished solely to such space, to the extent applicable).

 

Structural and System Alterations:  any Alteration that will or may necessitate any changes, replacements or additions to the load-bearing or exterior walls, non-drop ceilings, partitions (load-bearing or non-demising), columns or floor, or to the fire protection, water, sewer, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC or other base building systems, of the Premises or the Building; provided, however, that Landlord shall be solely responsible for the repair of any structural and/or latent defects in the base Building, including, but not limited to, the roof, over the Lease Term and any Renewal Term.

 

Tenant Items:  all non-Building standard supplemental heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment and systems serving exclusively the Premises, facilities and finishes, any special fire protection equipment, any telecommunications, security, data, computer and similar equipment, cabling and wiring, kitchen/galley equipment and fixtures, all other furniture, furnishings, equipment and systems of Tenant and all Alterations.

 

Tenant’s Sublease Request Notice:  a notice to Landlord containing: the identity of a proposed assignee, subtenant or other party and its business; the terms of the proposed assignment, subletting or other transaction (including a copy of the proposed document for same); the Proposed Sublease Commencement Date; the Proposed Sublet Space; financial statements for the prior two (2) years certified by an authorized officer of Tenant or a certified public accounting firm, or other evidence of financial responsibility of such proposed assignee, subtenant to other party; and a certification executed by Tenant and such party stating whether or not any premium or other consideration is being paid for the assignment, sublease or other transaction.

 

Tenant’s Work: As defined in Exhibit B.

 

Trustee:  a trustee-in-bankruptcy of Tenant under a Case.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

PLAN SHOWING PREMISES

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

WORK AGREEMENT

 

This Exhibit is attached to and made a part of that certain Lease Agreement dated as of October           , 2011 (the “Lease”), by and between WELLS REIT — BRIDGEWATER NJ, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Tenant”). Terms used but not defined in this Exhibit shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Lease.

 

2.             Tenant’s Authorized Representative.  Tenant designates                                                                                           (“Tenant’s Authorized Representative”) as the person authorized to approve all budgets, plans, drawings and change orders pursuant to this Exhibit.  Landlord shall not be obligated to respond to or act upon any such item until such item has been approved in writing by Tenant’s Authorized Representative.

 

3.             Landlord’s Work.  Landlord, through its independent designated contractor, shall install in the Premises those initial improvements specified in the Approved Space Plan and Final Construction Drawings (collectively with any subsequent modifications or additions, “Landlord’s Work”).  Landlord shall not be obligated to provide any improvements, and the Premises shall be delivered containing no property of any kind, other than Landlord’s Work.  Tenant shall pay all costs and expenses (including a construction management fee in the amount of three percent (3%) of the total cost of the initial buildout), and all fees and charges for utilities during the initial buildout) incurred in connection with the Leasehold Improvements to the extent such costs and expenses exceed an allowance (the “Initial Allowance”) equal to the product of (a) thirty-six and 00/100 dollars ($36.00), multiplied by (b) the number of square feet of rentable area in the Premises.  Tenant shall not receive any credit, cash or otherwise, for any unused portion of the Allowance.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the cost of the completion of the Landlord’s Work of the Premises exceeds the Initial Allowance, Landlord, at Tenant’s written request, shall contribute an additional allowance (the “Additional Allowance”) equal to the product of (a) ten and 00/100 dollars ($10.00), multiplied by (b) the number of square feet of rentable area in the Premises.   The full amount of the Additional Allowance will be amortized over the Lease  Term, at an interest rate of nine percent (9%) per annum, and shall be payable, as Additional Rent, along with Tenant’s monthly installments of Base Rent, in accordance with the provisions of Article IV.  The Initial Allowance and Additional Allowance are collectively referred to as the “Allowance.”  Tenant shall pay fifty percent (50%) of Landlord’s reasonable estimate of those costs and expenses (if any) which exceed the Allowance on or before the later to occur of (i) the earlier to occur of (A) the date the preliminary space plan is prepared and delivered to Tenant, or (B) the date of Tenant’s execution of the Lease, or (ii) the tenth (10th) day after the date Landlord gives Tenant notice of Landlord’s estimate of such expenses.  Tenant shall pay twenty-five percent (25%)/the remainder of of such estimate within ten (10) days after Tenant’s receipt of a notice stating that Landlord’s Work are fifty percent (50%) complete, as reasonably determined by Landlord.  Tenant shall pay for all such costs and expenses (minus any estimated payments made as aforesaid) when Landlord’s Work are substantially complete and Tenant receives a bill therefor.  Tenant shall pay such bill, if any, no later than the earlier of the Lease Commencement Date or ten (10) days after Tenant’s receipt thereof.  All amounts payable pursuant to this Exhibit by Tenant shall be considered additional rent and are subject to the provisions of the Lease.

 

4.             Schedule.

 

(a)           Tenant shall be solely responsible for the timely completion of all plans and drawings and for their compliance with all Laws.  All of Tenant’s plans shall be prepared by Cerminara Architect AIA, who is hereby approved by Landlord, shall be in a form sufficient to secure the approval of government authorities with jurisdiction over the approval thereof, and shall be otherwise satisfactory to Landlord.

 

(b)           Tenant shall submit to Landlord a final space plan and all specifications, details, finishes (including paint and carpet selections), elevations and sections, all as approved by Tenant and Landlord (“Tenant’s Space Plan”), on or before the date of execution of this Lease.  Tenant’s Space Plan shall indicate partition layout, door location, special equipment types, floor load requirements, telephone and electrical outlet locations, and the seating capacity of all conference rooms.

 

(c)           Tenant shall submit to Landlord final architectural, mechanical and engineering working drawings approved by Tenant and Landlord on or before October 31, 2011.  Such architectural working drawings shall include: master legend, construction plan, reflected ceiling plan, telephone and electrical outlet layout, finish plan and all architectural details, elevations and specifications necessary to construct the Premises.  Promptly after submission of the final architectural drawings, Landlord shall prepare an estimation of the cost of providing the Leasehold Improvements.

 

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deadlines must be met in order to allow Landlord sufficient time to review plans and drawings, discuss with Tenant any changes thereto which Landlord believes to be necessary or desirable, and complete substantially the Premises within the time frame provided in Article III of the Lease.  The parties intend for each such deadline to be the applicable deadline, even if any such deadline is before the date the Lease is executed.

 

5.             Approval.  All plans and drawings (and changes thereto) shall be subject to mutual written approval of both Landlord and Tenant.  Such approval shall not constitute either (a) approval of any delay caused by Tenant or a waiver of any right or remedy that may arise as a result of such delay, or (b) Landlord’s representation that such approved plans, drawings or changes comply with all Laws. Any deficiency in design or construction, although same had prior approval of Landlord, shall be solely the responsibility of Tenant.

 

6.             Change Orders.  If Tenant requests any change or addition to the work or materials to be provided by Landlord pursuant to this Exhibit after Tenant’s approval of the Approved Space Plan or the Final Construction Drawings, then Landlord shall perform such change or addition.  All additional expenses attributable to any change order requested by Tenant and reasonably approved by Landlord shall be payable by Tenant prior to the performance of the work contemplated by such change order.  If Landlord submits an estimate of the additional expenses attributable to a change order, and the Allowance is insufficient to pay such additional expense, then Tenant shall pay such estimated additional expenses prior to the performance of the work contemplated by such change order.  If the actual additional expenses attributable to such change order exceed such estimated additional expenses, then Tenant shall pay the amount of such excess no later than the earlier of the Lease Commencement Date or ten (10) days after Tenant’s receipt of a bill therefor.  If such estimated additional expenses exceed the actual additional expenses attributable to such change order, then the amount of such excess shall be credited against the first installment(s) of rent.

 

7.             Substantial Completion.

 

(a)           Except as provided in Paragraph 6(b), the Premises shall be deemed to be ready for occupancy when all work and materials to be provided by Landlord pursuant to this Exhibit, have been substantially completed (except for items of work and adjustment of equipment and fixtures that can be completed after the Premises are occupied without causing substantial interference with Tenant’s use of the Premises (i.e., the “punch list” items)), as reasonably determined by Tenant’s architect in its professional judgment, as confirmed by Landlord.

 

(b)           If Landlord shall be delayed in completing the work and materials to be provided pursuant to this Exhibit as a result of (1) Tenant’s failure to comply with any of the approval requirements and deadlines specified in this Exhibit or with any of the other requirements of this Exhibit or the Lease, (2) Tenant’s request for modifications to the Approved Space Plans or the Final Construction Drawings, (3) Tenant’s failure to pay when due any amount required pursuant to this Exhibit, (4) Tenant’s request for long lead time materials, finishes or installations, or (5) the performance or timing of any work, or the entry into the Premises, by Tenant or any person or firm employed or retained by Tenant, then for purposes of determining the Lease Commencement Date, the work and materials to be provided pursuant to this Exhibit shall be deemed to have been substantially complete on the date that the parties mutually agree that such work and materials would have been substantially complete if such delay(s) had not occurred.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Rent Commencement Date shall remain May 1, 2012, and Tenant’s sole remedies for any non-Tenant delays shall be as limited in Section 3.3 of the Lease.

 

8.             Possession.  Tenant’s taking of possession of the Premises to conduct its business therefrom shall constitute Tenant’s acknowledgment that the Premises are in good condition and that all work and materials are satisfactory, except as to any defect or incomplete work that is described in a written notice given by Tenant to Landlord promptly following the walkthrough inspection.  Tenant and its agents shall have no right to make any alteration in the Premises until Tenant submits such written notice.  Landlord will correct and complete those defects and incomplete items described in such notice which Landlord reasonably confirms are in fact defects or incomplete items.  Tenant shall accompany Landlord to prepare the punch list on or before the date Tenant takes possession of the Premises.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

This Exhibit is attached to and made a part of that certain Lease Agreement dated as of October         , 2011 (the “Lease”), by and between WELLS REIT — BRIDGEWATER NJ, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Tenant”).

 

The following rules and regulations have been formulated for the safety and well-being of all tenants of the Building.  Strict adherence to these rules and regulations is necessary to guarantee that every tenant will enjoy a safe and undisturbed occupancy of its premises.  Any violation of these rules and regulations by Tenant shall constitute a default by Tenant under the Lease.

 

A.                                   ALL TENANTS.

 

The following rules shall be applicable to all tenants of the Building:

 

1.             Tenant shall not obstruct or encumber or use for any purpose other than ingress and egress to and from the Premises any sidewalk, entrance, passage, court, elevator, vestibule, stairway, corridor, hall or other part of the Building not exclusively occupied by Tenant.  No bottles, parcels or other articles shall be placed, kept or displayed on window ledges, in windows or in corridors, stairways or other public parts of the Building.  Tenant shall not place any showcase, mat or other article outside the Premises.  Nothing may be placed on or about balcony areas, if any, of the Building without Landlord’s prior written approval.  Tenant shall keep all portions of the Premises which are visible from the Building’s central atrium (if any) in a tasteful, neat and orderly condition characteristic of first-class professional offices, so as not to be offensive to other tenants of the Building.  No desks, bookcases, file cabinets and other furniture shall be placed against the glass surrounding the Building’s central atrium (if any).

 

2.             Landlord shall have the right to control and operate the public portions of the Building and the facilities furnished for common use of the tenants, in such manner as Landlord deems best for the benefit of the tenants generally.  Tenant shall not permit the visit to the Premises of persons in such numbers or under such conditions as to interfere with the use and enjoyment of the entrances, corridors, elevators and other public portions or facilities of the Building by other tenants.  Tenant shall coordinate in advance with Landlord’s property management department all deliveries to the Building so that arrangements can be made to minimize such interference.  Tenant shall not permit its employees and invitees to congregate in the elevator lobbies or corridors of the Building.  Canvassing, soliciting and peddling in the Building are prohibited, and Tenant shall cooperate to prevent the same.  Public corridor doors, when not in use, shall be kept closed.  Nothing, including mats and trash, shall be placed, swept or thrown into the corridors, halls, elevator shafts, stairways or other public or Common Areas.

 

3.             Tenant shall not attach, hang or use in connection with any window or door of the Premises any drape, blind, shade or screen, without Landlord’s prior written consent.  All awnings, drapes projections, curtains, blinds, shades, screens and other fixtures shall be of a quality, type, design and color, and shall be attached in a manner, approved in writing by Landlord.  Any Tenant-supplied window treatments shall be installed behind Landlord’s standard window treatments so that Landlord’s standard window treatments will be what is visible to persons outside the Building.  Drapes (whether installed by Landlord or Tenant) which are visible from the exterior of the Building shall be cleaned by Tenant at least once a year, without notice from Landlord, at Tenant’s own expense.

 

4.             Tenant shall not use the water fountains, water and wash closets, and plumbing and other fixtures for any purpose other than those for which they were constructed, and Tenant shall not place any debris, rubbish, rag or other substance therein (including coffee grounds).  All damages from misuse of fixtures shall be borne by the tenant causing same.

 

5.             Tenant shall not construct, maintain, use or operate within the Premises any electrical device, wiring or apparatus in connection with a loudspeaker system (other than an ordinary telephone and paging system) or other sound system, in connection with any excessively bright, changing, flashing, flickering or moving light or lighting device, or in connection with any similar device or system, without Landlord’s prior written consent.  Tenant shall not construct, maintain, use or operate any such device or system outside of its Premises or within such Premises so that the same can be heard or seen from outside the Premises.  No flashing, neon or search lights shall be used which can be seen outside the Premises.  Only warm white lamps may be used in any fixture that may be visible from outside the Building or Premises.  Tenant shall not maintain, use or operate within the Premises any space heater.

 

6.             Tenant shall not bring any bicycle, vehicle, animal, bird or pet of any kind into the Building, except seeing-eye or hearing-ear dogs for handicapped persons visiting the Premises.  Except while loading and unloading vehicles, there shall be no parking of vehicles or other obstructions placed in the loading dock area.

 

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7.             Except as specifically provided to the contrary in the Lease, Tenant shall not cook or permit any cooking on the Premises, except for microwave cooking and use of coffee machines by Tenant’s employees for their own consumption.  Tenant shall not cause or permit any unusual or objectionable odor to be produced upon or emanate from the Premises.

 

8.             Tenant shall not make any unseemly or disturbing noise or disturb or interfere with occupants of the Building, whether by the use of any musical instrument, radio, talking machine or in any other way.

 

9.             Tenant shall not place on any floor a load exceeding the floor load per square foot which such floor was designed to carry.  Landlord shall have the right to prescribe the weight, position and manner of installation of safes and other heavy equipment and fixtures.  Landlord shall have the right to repair at Tenant’s expense any damage to the Premises or the Building caused by Tenant’s moving property into or out of the Premises or due to the same being in or upon the Premises or to require Tenant to do the same.  Tenant shall not receive into the Building or carry in the elevators any safes, freight, furniture, equipment or bulky item except as approved by Landlord, and any such furniture, equipment and bulky item shall be delivered only through the designated delivery entrance of the Building and the designated freight elevator at designated times.  Tenant shall remove promptly from any sidewalk adjacent to the Building any furniture, furnishing, equipment or other material there delivered or deposited for Tenant.  Landlord reserves the right to inspect all freight to be brought into the Building, except for government classified and confidential client materials, and to exclude from the Building all freight which violates any of these rules or the Lease.

 

10.           Tenant shall not place additional locks or bolts of any kind on any of the doors or windows, and shall not make any change in any existing lock or locking mechanism therein, without Landlord’s prior written approval.  At all times Tenant shall provide Landlord with a “master” key for all locks on all doors and windows.  Tenant shall keep doors leading to a corridor or main hall closed at all times except as such doors may be used for ingress or egress and shall lock such doors during all times the Premises are unattended.  Tenant shall, upon the termination of its tenancy:  (a) restore to Landlord all keys and security cards to stores, offices, storage rooms, toilet rooms, the Building and the Premises which were either furnished to, or otherwise procured by, Tenant, and in the event of the loss of any keys so furnished, Tenant shall pay the replacement cost thereof; and (b) inform Landlord of the combination of any lock, safe and vault in the Premises.  At Landlord’s request, Landlord’s then customary charge per key shall be paid for all keys in excess of two (2) of each type.  Tenant’s key system shall be consistent with that for the rest of the Building.

 

11.           Except as shown in the Final Construction Drawings, Tenant shall not install or operate in the Premises any electrically operated equipment or machinery (other than standard servers, desk-top office equipment, including desk-top computers and copiers, typewriters, facsimile machines, printers or other similar equipment used in connection with standard office operations) without obtaining the prior written consent of Landlord.  Landlord may condition such consent upon Tenant’s payment of additional rent in compensation for the excess consumption of electricity or other utilities and for the cost of any additional wiring or apparatus that may be occasioned by the operation of such equipment or machinery.  Landlord shall have the right at any time and from time to time to designate the electric service providers for the Building.  Tenant shall cooperate with Landlord and such service providers and shall allow, as reasonably necessary, access to the Building’s electric lines, feeders, risers, wiring and any other Building machinery.  Tenant shall not install any equipment of any type or nature that will or may necessitate any changes, replacements or additions to, or changes in the use of, the water system, heating system, plumbing system, air-conditioning system or electrical system of the Premises or the Building, without obtaining Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion.  If any machine or equipment of Tenant causes noise or vibration that may be transmitted to such a degree as to be objectionable to Landlord or any tenant in the Building, then Landlord shall have the right to install at Tenant’s expense vibration eliminators or other devices sufficient to reduce such noise and vibration to a level satisfactory to Landlord or to require Tenant to do the same.

 

12.           All telephone and telecommunications services desired by Tenant shall be ordered by and utilized at the sole expense of Tenant.  Unless Landlord otherwise requests or consents in writing, all of Tenant’s telecommunications equipment shall be and remain solely in the Premises and the telephone closet(s) designated by Landlord.  Landlord shall have no responsibility for the maintenance of Tenant’s telecommunications equipment (including wiring) nor for any wiring or other infrastructure to which Tenant’s telecommunications equipment may be connected.  Landlord shall have the right, upon reasonable prior notice to Tenant (except in the event of an emergency), to interrupt telecommunications facilities as necessary in connection with any repairs or with installation of other telecommunications equipment.  Subject to the provisions of the Lease, Tenant shall not utilize any wireless communications equipment (other than usual and customary cellular telephones), including antennae and satellite receiver dishes, at the Premises or the Building, without Landlord’s prior written consent, which may be granted or withheld in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

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13.           No telephone, telecommunications or other similar provider whose equipment is not then servicing the Building shall be permitted to install its lines or other equipment within or about the Building without first securing the prior written approval of Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  Landlord’s approval shall not be deemed any kind of warranty or representation by Landlord, including any warranty or representation as to the suitability, competence, or financial strength of the provider.  Without limitation of the foregoing standards, as specific conditions of any consent:  (i) Landlord shall incur no expense whatsoever with respect to any aspect of the provider’s provision of its services (including the costs of installation, materials and services); (ii) prior to commencement of any work in or about the Building by the provider, the provider shall supply Landlord with such written indemnities, insurance, financial statements, and such other items as Landlord reasonably determines and Landlord shall have reasonably determined that there is sufficient space in the Building for the placement of the necessary equipment and materials; (iii) the provider agrees to abide by such rules and regulations, building and other codes, job site rules and such other requirements as are reasonably determined by Landlord to be necessary; (iv) the provider shall agree to use existing building conduits and pipes or use building contractors (or other contractors approved by Landlord); (v) the provider shall pay Landlord such compensation as is reasonably determined by Landlord to compensate it for space used in the building for the storage and maintenance of the provider’s equipment, the fair market value of a provider’s access to the Building, and the costs which may reasonably be expected to be incurred by Landlord; (vi) the provider shall agree to deliver to Landlord detailed “as built” plans immediately after the installation of the provider’s equipment is complete; and (vii) all of the foregoing matters shall be documented in a written agreement between Landlord and the provider on Landlord’s standard form and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Landlord.

 

14.           Landlord reserves the right to exclude from the Building at all times any person who does not properly identify himself to the Building management or attendant on duty.  Landlord shall have the right to exclude any undesirable or disorderly persons from the Building at any time.  Landlord may require all persons admitted to or leaving the Building to show satisfactory identification and to sign a register.  Tenant shall be responsible for all persons for whom it authorizes entry into the Building and shall be liable to Landlord for all acts of such persons.  Landlord has the right to evacuate the Building in the event of emergency or catastrophe or for the purpose of holding a reasonable number of fire drills.

 

15.           Tenant shall not permit or encourage any loitering in or about the Premises and shall not use or permit the use of the Premises for lodging, dwelling or sleeping.

 

16.           Tenant, before closing and leaving the Premises at the end of each business day, shall see that all lights and equipment are turned off, including coffee machines.

 

17.           Tenant shall not request Landlord’s employees to perform any work or do anything outside of such employees’ regular duties without Landlord’s prior written consent.  Tenant’s special requirements will be attended to only upon application to Landlord, and any such special requirements shall be billed to Tenant in accordance with the schedule of charges maintained by Landlord from time to time or as is agreed upon in writing in advance by Landlord and Tenant.  Tenant shall not employ any of Landlord’s employees for any purpose whatsoever without Landlord’s prior written consent.  Tenant shall notify Landlord or the Building manager of any person employed by it to do janitorial work within the Premises, except for full-time employees of Tenant, prior to such person’s commencing work, and such person shall, while in the Building and outside of the Premises, comply with all instructions issued by Landlord or its representatives.

 

18.           There shall not be used in any space, or in the public halls of the Building, either by any tenant or by jobbers or others in the delivery or receipt of merchandise, any hand trucks, except those equipped with rubber tires and side guards.  Tenant shall be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from any deliveries made by or for Tenant.

 

19.           Tenant shall not install or permit the installation of any wiring for any purpose on the exterior of the Premises.  Landlord will direct electricians as to where and how telephone and telegraph wires are to be introduced.  No boring or cutting for wires or stringing of wires will be allowed without written consent of Landlord.  The location of telephones, call boxes and other office equipment affixed to the Premises shall be subject to the approval of Landlord.  All such work shall be effected pursuant to permits issued by all applicable governmental authorities having jurisdiction.  Tenant shall not do anything, or permit anything to be done, in or about the Building, or bring or keep anything therein, that will in any way increase the possibility of fire or other casualty or obstruct or interfere with the rights of, or otherwise injure or annoy, other tenants, or do anything in conflict with the valid pertinent laws, rules, or regulations of any governmental authority.

 

20.           Tenant acknowledges that it is Landlord’s intention that the Building be operated in a manner which is consistent with the highest standards of cleanliness, decency and morals in the community which it serves.  Toward that end, Tenant shall not sell, distribute, display or offer for sale any

 

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item which, in Landlord’s judgment, is inconsistent with the quality of operation of the Building or may tend to impose or detract from the moral character or image of the Building.  Tenant shall not use the Premises for any immoral or illegal purpose.  Tenant shall cooperate with Building employees in keeping the Premises neat and clean.

 

21.           Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Lease, Tenant shall not use, occupy or permit any portion of the Premises to be used or occupied for the storage, manufacture, or sale of liquor.

 

22.           Tenant shall purchase or contract for waxing, rug shampooing, venetian blind washing, interior glass washing, furniture polishing, janitorial work, removal of any garbage from any dining or eating facility or for towel service in the Premises, only from contractors, companies or persons approved by Landlord.

 

23.           Tenant shall not remove, alter or replace the ceiling light diffusers, ceiling tiles or air diffusers in any portion of the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord

 

24.           Tenant shall not purchase water, ice, coffee, soft drinks, towels, or other merchandise or services from any company or person whose repeated violation of Building regulations has caused, in Landlord’s opinion, a hazard or nuisance to the Building and/or its occupants and Landlord has provided Tenant with a complete list of such companies.

 

25.           Tenant shall not use the Premises as headquarters for large scale employment of workers for other locations.

 

26.           Tenant shall not in any manner deface any part of the Premises or the Building.  Other than ordinary office decorations, no stringing of wires, boring or cutting shall be permitted except with Landlord’s prior written consent.  Any floor covering installed by Tenant shall have an under layer of felt rubber, or similar sounddeadening substance, which shall not be affixed to the floor by cement or any other non-soluble adhesive materials.

 

27.           Should Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Premises require the installation of supplemental cooling, and should the Building contain a closed loop, Tenant agrees that its supplemental cooling requirements will be serviced by tapping into the Building’s closed loop.  Tenant shall be responsible for the cost of connecting into the loop and agrees to pay to Landlord as additional rent the monthly tap fee in accordance with Landlord’s then-current rate schedule.  Should the Building not contain a closed loop, Tenant agrees to be responsible for fees associated with placing equipment on the roof of the Building.

 

28.           Tenant shall handle its newspapers, “office paper,” garbage, trash and other waste products in the manner required by applicable law (as the same may be amended from time to time) whether required of Landlord or otherwise and shall conform with any recycling plan instituted by Landlord.  Landlord shall have no obligation to accept any waste that is not prepared for collection in accordance with any such requirements.  Landlord reserves the right to require Tenant to arrange for waste collection, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, utilizing a contractor reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, and to require Tenant to pay all costs, expenses, fines, penalties, or damages that may be imposed on Landlord or Tenant by reason of Tenant’s failure to comply with any such requirements.  If Tenant is unable to comply with Landlord’s standard procedures regarding the internal collection, sorting, separation and recycling of waste, then, upon reasonable advance notice to Landlord, Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to arrange for alternative procedures for Tenant, provided Tenant shall pay Landlord all additional costs incurred by Landlord with respect thereto.

 

29.           Tenant shall not bring or keep, or permit to be brought or kept, in the Building any weapon or flammable, combustible or explosive fluid, chemical or substance, except as otherwise expressly permitted in the Lease.

 

30.           Tenant shall comply with all workplace smoking Laws.  There shall be no smoking in bathrooms, elevator lobbies, elevators, terraces, loading docks, plaza areas, and other Common Areas.

 

31.           All wiring and cabling installed by Tenant shall be marked and coded, in a manner reasonably acceptable to Landlord, to identify such facilities as belonging to Tenant and the point of commencement and termination of such facilities.  All such cabling and wiring shall, at Landlord’s request, be removed by Tenant upon the expiration or termination of the Lease if required by the terms of the Lease or if applicable governmental agencies require removal of such facilities upon the termination of their use or abandonment.

 

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complying with these rules and regulations, and (d) no waiver shall relieve Tenant from any liability for any loss or damage resulting from Tenant’s failure to comply with any rule.  Landlord reserves the right to rescind any of these rules and make such other and further rules as in the judgment of Landlord shall from time to time be needed for the safety, protection, care, and cleanliness of the Building, the operation thereof, the preservation of good order therein, and the protection and comfort of its tenants, their agents, employees, and invitees, which rules when made and notice thereof given to a tenant shall be binding upon it in like manner as if originally herein prescribed.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms and provisions of these rules, as now or hereafter in effect, and the terms and provision of the Lease, the terms and provision of the Lease shall prevail.

 

B.                                     RETAIL TENANTS ONLY.

 

The following rules shall be applicable to retail tenants only:

 

1.             Tenant shall replace promptly any cracked or broken glass in the Premises (including all windows, display cases, countertops and doors) with glass of like color, kind and quality.

 

2.             Tenant shall not operate its business in a manner which is commonly known as a “discount house”, “wholesale house”, “cut-rate store”, or “outlet store”.  The Premises shall not be used for conducting any barter, trade, or exchange of goods, or sale through promotional give-away gimmicks, or any business involving the sale of second-hand goods, insurance salvage stock or fire sale stock, and shall not  be used for any auction or pawnshop business, any fire sale, bankruptcy sale, going-out-of-business sale, moving sale, bulk sale or any other business which, because of merchandising methods or otherwise, would tend to lower the first-class character of the Building.

 

3.             Tenant shall not receive or ship articles of any kind outside the designated loading area for the Premises or other than during the designated loading times.

 

4.             Tenant shall keep any garbage, trash, rubbish or other refuse in rat-proof containers within the interior of the Premises; deposit daily such garbage, trash, rubbish and refuse in receptacles designated by Landlord; and enclose and/or shield such receptacles in a manner approved by Landlord.

 

5.             Tenant shall not sell, display or offer for sale any roach clip, water pipe, bong, coke spoon, cigarette papers, hypodermic syringe or other paraphernalia which in Landlord’s opinion are commonly used in connection with illegal drugs, or any pornographic, lewd, suggestive or “adult” newspaper, book, magazine, film, picture or merchandise of any kind.

 

6.             Tenant shall not install burglar bars in or to the Premises without Landlord’s prior approval and if requested to do so by Landlord, install a locking system compatible with the locking system being used by Landlord at the Building.

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

CERTIFICATE AFFIRMING THE LEASE COMMENCEMENT DATE

 

This Certificate is being provided pursuant to that certain Lease Agreement dated as of                       , 201       (the “Lease”), by and between WELLS REIT — BRIDGEWATER NJ, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Tenant”).  The parties to the Lease desire to confirm the following:

 

1.             The Lease Commencement Date is                           , 201    .

 

2.             The initial Lease Term shall expire on                               ,         .

 

Attached to this Certificate is evidence of payment of premiums for all insurance required pursuant to the Lease.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Certificate under seal on                                       , 201      .

 

 

	
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EXERCISE FACILITY CONSENT AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY

 

In order to use the fitness facilities and equipment located at                              (the “Building”), I hereby certify, covenant, and agree:

 

1.     I am in good physical condition and able to use the facilities and equipment and to participate in any and all exercise and fitness activities available or to be available.  I have a reasonable basis for this opinion due to examination and/or consultation with my physician.  I fully recognize that I am responsible for knowledge of my own state of health at all times.

 

2.     I will do all exercise and participate in all activities at my own pace and at my own risk.  I will use good judgment while exercising, will not overexert, and will follow any instructions concerning exercise procedures.  If I have any questions regarding my workout, I will consult a trained professional.

 

3.     I acknowledge that the fitness facility is unstaffed.  I understand and acknowledge that neither the owner of the Building (“Owner”), nor the property management company (“Manager”), nor any of their agents, advisors or employees, represents that its employees, personnel or agents have expertise in diagnosing, examining or treating medical conditions of any kind of in determining the effect of any specific exercise on such medical condition.

 

4.     I understand that in participating in one or more exercises or fitness activities at the facility, or in use of the equipment or the facility in any way, there is a possibility of accidental or other physical injury or loss of my personal property.  I agree to assume that risk of any such accident or injury or loss of property.  I hereby release and discharge Owner and Manager, their respective officers, agents, employees, personnel, partners, directors, shareholders, affiliates and other representatives, and their successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from any and all liability, harm and damage, and waive any and all claims whatsoever, for any injury, accident or loss in connection with my use of or entry into the facility.  In addition, I hereby agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties from any and all costs, claims, liability, harm, damage or expenses resulting from my use of or entry into the facility or the equipment.

 

5.     I acknowledge that I have received and read a copy of the current Rules and Regulations governing the use of the fitness center (a copy of which is attached hereto).  I agree that I will fully comply with all rules and regulations as they are amended from time to time.

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
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FITNESS FACILITY RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

The following Rules and Regulations are intended to make the Fitness Facility (“Facility”) at                                                , as safe, enjoyable and pleasant as possible for all users of the Facility (“Users”).  These Rules are applicable to all Users and may be changed from time to time by Landlord or Building Manager, in order to provide for the safe, orderly and enjoyable use of the Facility’s facilities and equipment.

 

1.                                       Use.  Users shall use the Fitness Facility and related equipment solely for weight and cardiovascular training on the equipment provided.  Users shall not misuse or use the facilities and related equipment in any manner which will damage the same.  Users shall not install, nor tamper with or remove, any equipment in the Facility.  No person may use the Facility unless they have signed a Waiver of Liability.  This Facility is open to tenants only.  Guests are not authorized to use the Facility and users shall not grant access to the Facility, nor permit the Facility to be used, by any unauthorized persons.  Any User that provides an unauthorized person with access to the Facility will be prohibited from using the Facility.  Each User acknowledges that he or she shall exercise caution when using the Facility, that the Facility is unstaffed, and that no security is provided by Landlord.  Any suspicious activity should be reported to the Building Manager.

 

2.                                       Hours of Operation.  The Facility is open twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week.  However, in order to accommodate thorough cleaning of the facility, access to certain areas of the Facility may be limited during cleaning hours, which are currently from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday.  The Facility will not be open for use on legal public holidays.  The Facility may be closed, and its hours of operation modified from time-to-time, at Landlord’s sole discretion.  Tenants will be notified at least 24 hours in advance of any closing, unless such closing is due to emergency.

 

3.                                       Clothing.  The minimum attire at the facility shall be gym shorts, tee shirts, socks and tennis shoes.  Any conventional exercise attire is permissible, including leotards and tights, warm-up suits, etc.  Sneakers, tennis shoes, or similar footwear must be worn at all times.  Users of the Facility must wear clean and appropriate attire when in transit to and from the Facility, which may include, but not be limited to, warm-up suits and sweatsuits.

 

4.                                       Conduct.  Any conduct which unreasonably interferes with the use or enjoyment of Facility or the equipment by others, or disrupts or interferes with the normal, safe, orderly and efficient operation of the Facility or the equipment, is strictly prohibited.  Radios, tape recorders or other similar personal audio equipment may not be used without headphones.  No Tenant shall make, or permit to be made, any disturbing noises or disturb or interfere with the occupants of the Building or neighboring buildings or premises or those having business with them, whether by the use of any musical instrument, radio, tape recorder, loud speaker or other sound system.  After a User completes its use of a piece of equipment within the Facility, such User shall wipe that piece of equipment with disinfectant solution provided by the Building Manager.  Those in violation of these rules will be subject to immediate expulsion.

 

5.                                       Smoking.  Smoking of any kind or any other consumption of tobacco products is strictly prohibited in the Facility.

 

6.                                       Solicitations and Petitions.  Solicitation for the sale of any product or service, or for charitable contributions, and petitions of any kind, are strictly prohibited.

 

7.                                       Identification.  Upon request by Landlord’s employee or personnel, users must present their key for identification purposes.  Neither Landlord or the Building Manager assumes responsibility for lost or stolen keys.

 

8.                                       Food and Beverages Prohibited.  No food or beverages (other than water) shall be brought to the Facility.  All food and beverages (other than water) are strictly prohibited.

 

9.                                       Notices, Complaints or Suggestions.  Users must immediately notify Landlord or Building Manager in the event that they discover any unsafe or hazardous defect or condition relating to the Facility or the equipment, or any more than de minimis breakage, fire, or disorder at the Facility.  Complaints or suggestions as to the operation, maintenance, services, or equipment at the Facility should be directed to Building Manager.

 

10.                                 Other Facilities.  Landlord or Building Manager may prohibit the use of or close the Facility if misused in any way.  Landlord and Building Manager take no responsibility for personal possessions left in the facility.  Locks or lockers are permissible, but all articles and locks must be removed when the user leaves the Facility.  Landlord and Building Manager reserve the right to remove and dispose of any locks and personal possessions remaining in the Facility when it closes each day.  

 

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Landlord and Building Manager make no representation or warranty that the use of any locker will protect User’s personal property from damage, loss or theft.

 

11.                                 Violation of Rules.  Repeated failure or refusal to comply with these Rules and Regulations may result in the loss of privileges.

 

12.                                 Maintenance.  No member shall leave any litter, trash, debris, or articles of clothing at the Facility.  The entry door(s) to the Facility shall be kept closed and locked at all times.

 

13.                                 No Representations.  User hereby acknowledges that the installation of equipment, devices and/or facilities in or serving the Facility shall in no way be deemed a representation or warranty by Operator regarding the efficacy or safety of the same, nor as an agreement or undertaking by, or obligation of, Operator to protect, indemnify or hold User harmless from any harm of any type or to ensure User’s safety.  It is expressly understood and agreed that use of the Facility by User shall be at User’s sole risk.

 

14.                                 Card Keys.  User hereby agrees to keep any card key and/or locker key provided to User in User’s possession and control at all times until required or requested to surrender the same, and in no event shall User lend or otherwise transfer its card key or locker key to any other person.  In the event User shall lose or misplace its card key or locker key, or in the event User’s card key or locker key shall be stolen, User shall immediately notify Landlord and Operator in writing.  User further agrees that, in the event either (i) User’s employment with Tenant is terminated for any reason, or (ii) Tenant shall be in default under its lease with Landlord, Operator may immediately de-activate User’s key card and User shall immediately surrender its card key and locker key to Operator.  User hereby acknowledges that the card key and locker key are and shall remain the property of Operator, and User agrees to return the same to Operator upon the expiration (or sooner termination) of Tenant’s lease or any earlier date on which Operator is entitled to de-activate said card key.  Inoperative (but not de-activated) cards keys will be replaced at no charge, but lost and de-activated card keys will be replaced (or reactivated, as the case may be) at a cost established by the Operator from time to time.  Lost locker keys shall be replaced, and the appropriate locker re-keyed, at a cost established by the Operator from time to time.

 

15.                                 Consent.  As a condition to the use of the Facility, all Users must sign a Consent and Waiver on Landlord’s current form.

 

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EXHIBIT F

 

HVAC SPECIFICATIONS

 

The heat and air conditioning equipment shall maintain a uniform (1) indoor temperature of 76 degrees F at 50% R.H. plus or minus 5% automatic control with outside conditions of 95 degrees DB/75 degrees FWB in summer, and an indoor temperature of 70 degrees minimum in winter with outside conditions of 10 degrees.  Load calculations of Design Criteria are based upon internal heat load of 6 watts/square foot for light and power and occupancy of 1 person/150 rentable square feet with ventilation of 10 CFM of outside air/person.  Temperature control shall be automatic and shall maintain the temperature set point plus or minus 2 degrees F.

 

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EXHIBIT G

 

FORM NON-DISTURBANCE AGREEMENT

 

This SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of                                       , 20     (the “Effective Date”), between [insert Trustee], as Trustee for the registered holders of [insert Trust] (“Mortgagee”), and                                             , a                                      (“Tenant”).

 

A.                                   [insert Borrower] (“Landlord”), owns the real property located at                                                             (such real property, including all buildings, improvements, structures and fixtures located thereon, shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Landlord’s Premises”), as more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

B.                                     Mortgagee is the holder of a loan (the “Loan”) to Landlord, which Loan is secured, in part, by that certain                                                      [describe mortgage] dated                                         , 20    , in favor of Mortgagee (as amended, increased, renewed, extended, spread, consolidated, severed, restated or otherwise changed from time to time, the “Mortgage”), recorded at Book                 , Page                 , in the [Official Records of the County of                                 ].

 

C.                                     Pursuant to that certain                                                  [describe lease], dated as of                               , 20    , (the “Lease”), Landlord demised to Tenant a portion of Landlord’s Premises as described in the Lease (the “Tenant’s Premises”).

 

D.                                    Tenant and Mortgagee desire to agree upon the relative priorities of their interests in Landlord’s Premises and their rights and obligations if certain events occur.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and sufficient consideration, Tenant and Mortgagee agree:

 

1.                                       DEFINITIONS

 

The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this Agreement.

 

1.1                                 Construction-Related Obligation.  A “Construction-Related Obligation” means any obligation of Landlord under the Lease to make, pay for or reimburse Tenant for any alterations, demolitions or other improvements or work at Landlord’s Premises, including Tenant’s Premises.  “Construction-Related Obligations” shall not include: (a) reconstruction or repair following fire, casualty or condemnation to the extent of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards actually received by Mortgagee or (b) day-to-day maintenance and repairs.

 

1.2                                 Foreclosure Event.  A “Foreclosure Event” means: (a) foreclosure under the Mortgage; (b) any other exercise by Mortgagee of rights and remedies (whether under the Mortgage or under applicable law, including bankruptcy law) as holder of the Loan and/or the Mortgage, as a result of which Successor Landlord becomes owner of Landlord’s Premises; or (c) delivery by Landlord to Mortgagee (or its designee or nominee) of a deed or other conveyance of Landlord’s interest in Landlord’s Premises in lieu of any of the foregoing.

 

1.3                                 Former Landlord.  A “Former Landlord” means Landlord and any other party that was landlord under the Lease at any time before the occurrence of any attornment under this Agreement.

 

1.4                                 Offset Right.  An “Offset Right” means any right or alleged right of Tenant to any offset, defense claim, counterclaim, reduction, deductions or abatement against Tenant’s payment of Rent or performance of Tenant’s other obligations under the Lease, arising (whether under the Lease or other applicable law) from Landlord’s breach or default under the Lease.

 

1.5                                 Rent.  The “Rent” means any fixed rent, base rent or additional rent under the Lease.

 

1.6                                 Successor Landlord.  A “Successor Landlord” means any party that becomes owner of Landlord’s Premises as the result of a Foreclosure Event.

 

1.7                                 Termination Right.  A ‘Termination Right” means any right of Tenant to cancel or terminate the Lease or to claim a partial or total eviction, arising (whether under the Lease or under applicable law) from Landlord’s breach or default under the Lease.

 

2.                                       SUBORDINATION.

 

The Lease shall be, and shall at all times remain, subject and subordinate to the Mortgage, the lien imposed by the Mortgages and all advances made under the Mortgage.

 

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3.                                       NON-DISTURBANCE;  RECOGNITION AND ATTORNMENT

 

3.1                                 No Exercise of Mortgage Remedies Against Tenant.  So long as the Lease has not been terminated, Mortgagee shall not name or join Tenant as a defendant in any exercise of Mortgagee’s rights and remedies arising upon a default under the Mortgage, unless applicable law requires Tenant to be made a party thereto as a condition to proceeding against Landlord or prosecuting such rights and remedies.  In the latter case, Mortgagee may join Tenant as a defendant in such action only for such purpose and not to terminate the Lease or otherwise adversely affect Tenant’s rights under the Lease or this Agreement in such action.

 

3.2                                 Non-Disturbance and Attornment.  If the Lease has not been terminated when Successor Landlord takes title to the Landlord’s Premises: (a) Successor Landlord shall not terminate or disturb Tenant’s possession of Tenant’s Premises under the Lease, except in accordance with the terms of the Lease and this Agreement; (b) Successor Landlord shall be bound to Tenant under all of the terms and conditions of the Lease (except as provided in this Agreement); (c) Tenant shall recognize and attorn to Successor Landlord as Tenant’s direct landlord under the Lease as modified by this Agreement; and (d) the Lease shall continue in full force and effect as a direct lease in accordance with its terms (except as provided in this Agreement) between Successor Landlord and Tenant.

 

3.3                                 Further Documentation.  The provisions of this Article shall be effective and self-operative without any need for Successor Landlord or Tenant to execute any further documents.  Tenant and Successor Landlord shall, however, confirm the provisions of this Article in writing upon written request by either of them.

 

4.                                       PROTECTION OF SUCCESSOR LANDLORD.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Lease or the Mortgage, Successor Landlord shall not be liable for or bound by any of the following matters:

 

4.1                                 Claims Against Former Landlord.  Any Offset Right that Tenant may have against any Former Landlord relating to any event or occurrence before the date of attornment, including any claim for damages of any kind whatsoever as the result of any breach by Former Landlord that occurred before the date of attornment.

 

4.2                                 Prepayments.  Any payment of Rent that Tenant may have made to Former Landlord more than thirty (30) days before the date such Rent was first due and payable under the Lease.

 

4.3                                 Payment; Security Deposit.  Any obligation: (a) to pay Tenant any sum(s) that any Former Landlord owed to Tenant or (b) with respect to any security deposited with Former Landlord, unless such security was actually delivered to Mortgagee.

 

4.4                                 Modification, Amendment or Waiver.  Any modification or amendment of the Lease, or any waiver of any terms of the Lease, made without Mortgagee’s prior written consent.

 

4.5                                 Surrender, Etc.  Any consensual or negotiated surrender, cancellations or termination of the Lease, in whole or in part, agreed upon between Landlord and Tenant, unless effected unilaterally by Tenant pursuant to the express terms of the Lease.

 

4.6                                 Construction-Related Obligations.  Any Construction-Related Obligation of Former Landlord.

 

4.7                                 Casualty; Condemnation.  Any obligation of Former Landlord to restore the Landlord’s Premises, including the Tenant’s Premises, except to the extent of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards actually received by Mortgagee after the deduction of all costs and expenses incurred in obtaining such proceeds or awards, and subject to the terms of the Mortgage with respect to the disposition of such proceeds or awards.

 

5.                                       EXCLUSION OF SUCCESSOR LANDLORD.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Lease, upon any attornment pursuant to this Agreement, the Lease shall be deemed to have been automatically amended to provide that Successor Landlord’s obligations and liability under the Lease shall never extend beyond Successor Landlord’s (or its successors’ or assigns’) interest, if any, in Landlord’s Premises from time to time, Successor Landlord’s interest in the Lease and the proceeds from any sale or other disposition of Landlord’s Premises by Successor Landlord (collectively, “Successor Landlord’s Interest”).  Tenant shall look exclusively to Successor Landlord’s Interest (or that of its successors and assigns) for payment or discharge of any obligations of Successor Landlord under the Lease as modified by this Agreement.

 

6.                                      MORTGAGEE’S RIGHT TO CURE.

 

6.1                                 Notice to Mortgagee.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Lease, before exercising any Termination Right or Offset Right, Tenant shall provide Mortgagee with notice of the breach or default by Landlord giving rise to same (the “Default Notice”) and, thereafter, the opportunity to cure such breach or default as provided for below.

 

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6.2                                 Mortgagee’s Cure Period.  After Mortgagee receives a Default Notice, Mortgagee shall have a period of thirty (30) days beyond any cure period provided to Landlord under the Lease in which to cure the breach or default by Landlord.  Mortgagee shall have no obligation to cure any breach or default by Landlord, except to the extent that Mortgagee agrees or undertakes otherwise in writing.

 

6.3                                 Extended Cure Period.  In addition, as to any breach or default by Landlord the cure of which requires possession and control of Landlord’s Premises, Mortgagee’s cure period shall continue for such additional time as Mortgagee may reasonably require to either (a) obtain possession and control of Landlord’s Premises and thereafter cure the breach or default with reasonable diligence and continuity or (b) obtain the appointment of a receiver and give such receiver a reasonable period of time in which to cure the default.

 

7.                                       RENT PAYMENT NOTICES.

 

From and after Tenant’s receipt of written notice from Mortgagee (a “Rent Payment Notice”), Tenant shall pay all Rent to Mortgagee or as Mortgagee shall direct in writing, until such time as Mortgagee directs otherwise in writing.  Tenant shall comply with any Rent Payment Notice, notwithstanding any contrary instruction, direction or assertion from Landlord.  Mortgagee’s delivery to Tenant of a Rent Payment Notice, or Tenant’s compliance therewith, shall not be deemed to: (a) cause Mortgagee to succeed to or to assume any obligations or responsibilities as Landlord under the Lease, all of which shall continue to be performed and discharged solely by Landlord unless and until any attornment has occurred pursuant to this Agreement; or (b) relieve Landlord of any obligations under the Lease.

 

8.                                       CONFIRMATION OF FACTS.

 

Tenant represents to Mortgagee and to any Successor Landlord, in each case as of the Effective Date:

 

8.1                                 Effectiveness of Lease.  The Lease is in full force and effect, has not been modified and constitutes the entire agreement between Landlord and Tenant relating to Tenant’s Premises.  Tenant has no interest in Landlord’s Premises except pursuant to the Lease.  No unfulfilled conditions exist to Tenant’s obligations under the Lease.

 

8.2                                 Rent.  Tenant has not paid any Rent that is first due and payable under the Lease after the Effective Date.

 

8.3                                 No Landlord Default.  To the best of Tenant’s knowledge, no breach or default by Landlord exists and no event has occurred that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default.

 

8.4                                 No Tenant Default.  Tenant is not in default under the Lease and has not received any uncured notice of any default by Tenant under the Lease.

 

8.5                                 No Termination.  Tenant has not commenced any action nor sent or received any notice to terminate the Lease.  Tenant has no presently exercisable Termination Right(s) or Offset Right(s).

 

8.6                                 Commencement Date.  The “Commencement Date” of the Lease was                                            20    .

 

8.7                                 Acceptance.  Tenant has accepted possession of Tenant’s Premises and Landlord has performed all Construction-Related Obligations related to Tenant’s initial occupancy of Tenant’s Premises and Tenant has accepted such performance by Landlord.

 

8.8                                 No Transfer.  Tenant has not transferred, encumbered, mortgaged, assigned, conveyed or otherwise disposed of the Lease or any interest therein.

 

8.9.                              Due Authorization.  Tenant has full authority to enter into this Agreement, which has been duly authorized by all necessary actions.

 

9.                                       MISCELLANEOUS.

 

9.1                                 Notices.  All notices or other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and given by certified mail (return receipt requested) or by nationally recognized overnight courier service that regularly maintains records of items and shall be delivered to Mortgagee or Tenant (applicable) at the addresses set forth below.  Notices shall be effective upon receipt.

 

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9.2                                 Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall bind and benefit the parties, their successors and assigns, any Successor Landlord and its successors and assigns.  If Mortgagee assigns the Mortgage, upon delivery to Tenant of written notice thereof all liability of the assignor shall terminate.

 

9.3                                 Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Mortgagee and Tenant regarding the subordination of the Lease to the Mortgage and the rights and obligations of Tenant and Mortgagee as to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

9.4                                 Interaction with Lease.  If this Agreement conflicts with the Lease, then this Agreement shall govern as between the parties and any Successor Landlord, including upon any attornment pursuant to this Agreement.

 

9.5                                 Mortgagee’s Rights and Obligations.  Except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, Mortgagee shall have no obligations to Tenant with respect to the Lease.  If an attornment occurs pursuant to this Agreement, all rights and obligations of Mortgagee under this Agreement shall terminate, without thereby affecting in any way the rights and obligations of Successor Landlord provided for in this Agreement.

 

9.6                                 Interpretation; Governing Law.  The interpretation, validity and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the internal laws of the state where the Landlord’s Premises is located excluding its principles of conflict of laws.

 

9.7                                 Amendments.  This Agreement may be amended, discharged or terminated, or any of its provisions waived, only by a written instrument executed by the party to be charged.

 

9.8                                 Execution.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the-same instrument.

 

9.9                                 Mortgagee’s Authority.  Mortgagee represents that Mortgagee has full authority to enter into this Agreement, and Mortgagee’s entry into this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary actions.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by Mortgagee and Tenant as of the Effective Date.

 

 

	
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Landlord consents and agrees to the terms of the foregoing Agreement, which was entered into at Landlord’s request.  The foregoing Agreement shall not alter, waive or diminish any of Landlord’s obligations under the Mortgage or the Lease.  The above Agreement discharges any obligations of Mortgagee under the Mortgage and related loan documents to enter into a non-disturbance agreement with Tenant.

 

Landlord irrevocably directs Tenant to comply with any Rent Payment Notice, notwithstanding any contrary direction, instructions, or assertion by Landlord.  Tenant shall be entitled to rely on any Rent Payment Notice.  Tenant shall be under no duty to controvert or challenge any Rent Payment Notice.  Tenant’s compliance with a Rent Payment Notice shall not be deemed to violate the Lease.

 

 

	
 
    	
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Each of the undersigned, a guarantor of Tenant’s obligations under the Lease (a “Guarantor”), consents to Tenant’s execution, delivery and performance of the foregoing Agreement.  From and after any attornment pursuant to the foregoing Agreement, that certain Guaranty dated             , 20     (the “Guaranty”) executed by Guarantor in favor of                        shall automatically benefit and be enforceable by Successor Landlord with respect to Tenant’s obligations under the Lease as affected by the foregoing Agreement.  Successor Landlord’s rights under the Guaranty shall not be subject to any defense, offset, claim, counterclaim, reduction or abatement of any kind resulting from any act, omission or waiver by any Former Landlord for which Successor Landlord would, pursuant to the foregoing Agreement, not be liable or answerable after an attornment.  Guarantor confirms that the Guaranty is in full force and effect and Guarantor currently has no offset, defense (other than any arising from actual payment or performance by Tenant, which payment or performance would bind a Successor Landlord under the foregoing Agreement), claim, counterclaim, reduction, deduction or abatement against Guarantor’s obligations under the Guaranty.

 

	
 
    	
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