Document:

DECK-2013.12.31 Exhibit 10.6

EXHIBIT 10.6

STANDARD INDUSTRIAL LEASE
(NET)

		
	LANDLORD:
	MORENO KNOX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

		
	TENANT:
	DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation

		
	PROJECT:
	Vantage Pointe Logistics Center

		
	CITY, STATE:
	Moreno Valley, California

		
	DATE:
	December 5, 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS
	
					
	 
	 
	 
	 
	Page

	1.
	 
	BASIC LEASE TERMS
	 
	1

	2.
	 
	PREMISES
	 
	3

	3.
	 
	LEASE TERM
	 
	3

	4.
	 
	POSSESSION
	 
	4

	5.
	 
	RENT
	 
	4

	6.
	 
	PREPAID RENT
	 
	6

	7.
	 
	SECURITY DEPOSIT
	 
	6

	8.
	 
	USE OF PREMISES AND PROJECT FACILITIES
	 
	6

	9.
	 
	SURRENDER OF PREMISES; HOLDING OVER
	 
	7

	10.
	 
	SIGNAGE
	 
	8

	11.
	 
	TAXES
	 
	8

	12.
	 
	UTILITIES; INTERRUPTIONS
	 
	10

	13.
	 
	MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
	 
	11

	14.
	 
	ALTERATIONS
	 
	13

	15.
	 
	RELEASE AND INDEMNITY
	 
	14

	16.
	 
	INSURANCE
	 
	14

	17.
	 
	DESTRUCTION
	 
	15

	18.
	 
	CONDEMNATION
	 
	16

	19.
	 
	ASSIGNMENT OR SUBLEASE
	 
	17

	20.
	 
	DEFAULT
	 
	18

	21.
	 
	LANDLORD'S REMEDIES
	 
	18

	22.
	 
	DEFAULT BY LANDLORD
	 
	19

	23.
	 
	ENTRY OF PREMISES AND PERFORMANCE BY TENANT
	 
	19

	24.
	 
	SUBORDINATION
	 
	20

	25.
	 
	NOTICE
	 
	21

	26.
	 
	WAIVER
	 
	21

	27.
	 
	LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
	 
	21

	28.
	 
	FORCE MAJEURE
	 
	21

	29.
	 
	PROFESSIONAL FEES
	 
	21

	30.
	 
	EXAMINATION OF LEASE
	 
	22

	31.
	 
	ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
	 
	22

	32.
	 
	RULES AND REGULATIONS
	 
	22

	33.
	 
	LIENS
	 
	22

	34.
	 
	MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
	 
	22

	35.
	 
	LEASE EXECUTION
	 
	24

	36.
	 
	ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
	 
	24

(i)

	
				
	EXHIBITS
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	EXHIBIT
	A:
	 
	DEPICTION OF PREMISES

	EXHIBIT
	B:
	 
	DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES LAND

	EXHIBIT
	C:
	 
	WORK LETTER AGREEMENT

	EXHIBIT
	D:
	 
	NOTICE OF LEASE TERM DATES

	EXHIBIT
	E:
	 
	TENANT ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE

	EXHIBIT
	F:
	 
	RULES AND REGULATIONS

	EXHIBIT
	G:
	 
	APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF TENANT'S SIGNAGE

	EXHIBIT
	H:
	 
	HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ADDENDUM

	EXHIBIT
	I:
	 
	HAZARDOUS MATERIALS QUESTIONNAIRE

	EXHIBIT
	J:
	 
	REFERENCE PROVISION

	EXHIBIT
	K:
	 
	PARKING

	EXHIBIT
	L:
	 
	MEMORANDUM OF LEASE

	EXHIBIT
	M:
	 
	EXCLUSIONS FROM NNN CHARGES

	EXHIBIT
	X:
	 
	FORM PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

	EXHIBIT
	X-1:
	 
	MODIFICATIONS TO PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

	
				
	RIDERS
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	RIDER
	1:
	 
	OPTION TO EXTEND

	RIDER
	2:
	 
	EXPANSION OPTION

	RIDER
	3:
	 
	RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL TO PURCHASE (Premises)

	RIDER
	4:
	 
	RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER TO LEASE (Expansion Building)

	RIDER
	5:
	 
	RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER TO PURCHASE (Remainder Land/Building)

(ii)

EXHIBIT 10.6

STANDARD INDUSTRIAL LEASE
(NET)
1.BASIC LEASE TERMS.
(a)    DATE OF LEASE EXECUTION:  December 5, 2013
(b)    TENANT:  DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
Trade Name:  Deckers
Address (Premises):  17791 Perris Boulevard, Moreno Valley, California  92551
		
	Address for Notices:  
	Deckers Outdoor Corporation  
495-A South Fairview Avenue 
Goleta, CA  93117 
Attn:  Facilities Department

with a copy to:
Deckers Outdoor Corporation  
495-A South Fairview Avenue 
Goleta, CA 93117 
Attn:  Legal Department
(c)    LANDLORD:  MORENO KNOX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
		
	Address for Rent:  
	c/o SARES•REGIS Group 
18802 Bardeen Avenue 
Irvine, CA  92612 
Attn:  Property Manager, Commercial Property Services Division

		
	Address for Notices:
	c/o SARES·REGIS Group 
18802 Bardeen Avenue 
Irvine, CA  92612 
Attn:  Property Manager, Commercial Property Services Division

with a copy to:
c/o J.P. Morgan Asset Management 
2029 Century Park East, Suite 4150 
Los Angeles, CA  90067 
Attn:  Asset Manager
(d)    TENANT'S PERMITTED USE OF PREMISES:  General warehousing and distribution and ancillary office uses, subject to the provisions set forth in this Lease and as permitted by law.
(e)    LAND; BUILDING; IMPROVEMENTS; PROJECT:  
i)    LAND:  The parcel(s) of real property located in the County of Riverside (the "County"), State of California ("State"), as described on Exhibit B attached hereto, containing approximately 38.13 net acres (40.09 gross acres) of land (the "Land") as of the Commencement Date (as defined below).  Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that the Land is not a separate legal parcel as of the date of this Lease and that Landlord may separate the Land from the remainder of such legal parcel following the date of this Lease (i.e., by recording a lot split, lot-line adjustment, parcel map or similar documentation).  
ii)    BUILDING:  The building to be built by Landlord on the Land, which building will initially contain approximately 794,447 square feet (the "Building"), subject to adjustment pursuant to Paragraph 2(c) below.  The Building is more particularly depicted on the site plan ("Site Plan") attached hereto as Exhibit A.  
iii)    IMPROVEMENTS:  The Building and the other improvements to be built by Landlord on the Land pursuant to the Work Letter Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C (the "Work Letter").
iv)    PROJECT: The Building is part of the project commonly known as Vantage Pointe Logistics Center, consisting of approximately 71.3 acres.  
(f)    PREMISES:  The Land and the Improvements (excluding any work done by or through Tenant), subject to expansion pursuant to Rider 2 and/or Rider 4 attached hereto.
(g)    TERM; COMMENCEMENT DATE; RENT COMMENCEMENT DATE; EXPIRATION DATE:

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Term:  Approximately one hundred twenty-four (124) months following the Rent Commencement Date, subject to extension as set forth in Rider 1 and Rider 2 attached hereto.
Commencement Date:  Upon mutual execution and delivery of this Lease (notwithstanding that certain of Tenant's obligations do not commence pursuant to the terms of this Lease until Tenant is permitted early entry upon the Premises pursuant to the terms of Paragraph 3 below, the Delivery Date or the Rent Commencement Date, as applicable). 
Rent Commencement Date:  Thirty (30) days following the Delivery Date pursuant to the Work Letter attached hereto as Exhibit C, but no sooner than December 1, 2014.  The Rent Commencement Date is currently anticipated to occur on or around December 1, 2014 (the "Anticipated Rent Commencement Date").
Expiration Date:  The last day of the one hundred twenty-fourth (124th) full calendar month immediately following the Rent Commencement Date (subject to extension pursuant to the terms of Rider 2 attached hereto).
(h)    BASIC RENT FOR THE PREMISES:

	
		
	Months Following the Rent Commencement Date
	Basic Rent Per Month 
(Per Square Foot)

	1 – 12*
	$0.3600*

	13 – 24
	$0.3600

	25 – 36
	$0.3690

	37 – 48
	$0.3780

	49 – 60
	$0.3780

	61 – 72
	$0.3969

	73 – 84
	$0.3969

	85 – 96
	$0.4068

	97 – 108
	$0.4167

	109 – 120
	$0.4167

	121 – 124
	$0.4167

	125 – 132**
	$0.4271

	133 – 144**
	$0.4375

	145 – 156**
	$0.4375

	157 – 171**
	$0.4484

*Subject to abatement pursuant to Paragraph 5(b) below.
**Only applicable if Tenant exercises its Expansion Option pursuant to Rider 2 attached hereto.  Landlord and Tenant agree that, dependent upon when Tenant exercises its Expansion Option pursuant to Rider 2 attached hereto, Tenant's obligation to pay Basic Rent in connection with the Premises during the period from month 125 through month 171 shall be only for the term period that is equal to 120 months following the Expansion Space Commencement Date.
(i)    PREPAID RENT:  Tenant shall pay to Landlord on or before January 7, 2014 the Basic Rent for the first month of the Term in the amount equal to Two Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand and 92/100ths Dollars ($286,000.92), based upon the initial Premises containing 794,447 square feet of space, subject to adjustment pursuant to Paragraph 2(c) below.
(j)    SECURITY DEPOSIT:  None.
(k)    BROKER(S):  Lee & Associates, representing Landlord; CRESA Los Angeles, representing Tenant.
(l)    GUARANTOR(S):  None.
(m)    RIDERS:  Rider 1, Rider 2, Rider 3, Rider 4 and Rider 5 attached hereto and made a part hereof. 

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(n)    EXHIBITS:  Exhibits lettered "A" through "M", inclusive, and Exhibits "X" and "X-1" are attached hereto and made a part hereof.
This Paragraph 1 represents a summary of the basic terms of this Lease.  In the event of any inconsistency between the terms contained in this Paragraph 1 and any specific provision of this Lease, the terms of the more specific provision shall prevail.
2.    PREMISES.
(a)    Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord, the Premises, as the same may be expanded pursuant to the terms set forth in this Lease.
(b)    The parties agree that the letting and hiring of the Premises is upon and subject to the terms, covenants and conditions herein set forth and Tenant and Landlord each covenant as a material part of the consideration for this Lease to keep and perform each and all of said terms, covenants and conditions by it to be kept and performed and that this Lease is made upon the condition of such performance by the parties.
(c)    Within forty-five (45) days following the completion of the Shell Improvements (as defined in Section 9.1 of the Work Letter), the Premises shall be measured by Tenant's architect in accordance with the Standard Method for Measuring Floor Area in Industrial Buildings, ANSI/BOMA Z65.2 - 2012 ("BOMA") using the "drip line" methodology which includes measuring to the exterior face of the perimeter walls of the Building.  Tenant shall deliver the results of such measurement to Landlord within fifteen (15) days following Tenant's receipt of measurements from Tenant's architect.  In the event Landlord disagrees with the square footage as stated by Tenant's architect, then Landlord shall have the right, exercisable within thirty (30) days after the date Tenant provides the square footage pursuant to the measurement, to object to the square footage and to cause the Premises to be measured by Landlord's architect.  If Tenant disagrees with Landlord's remeasurement and if a dispute occurs and continues for thirty (30) days following Tenant's receipt of Landlord's architect measurement regarding the final accuracy of such measurements, Landlord and Tenant shall agree and select within ten (10) days following said 30-days upon a mutually acceptable architect with at least 10 years of experience in designing and measuring similar buildings in Riverside County to remeasure the Premises within fifteen (15) days from the time such architect was selected in accordance with BOMA and the determination of such architect shall be binding upon Landlord and Tenant.  Landlord and Tenant shall each be responsible for the cost of their chosen architect and the cost of the mutually selected architect, if applicable, shall be borne by Landlord and Tenant equally.  In the event that the foregoing measurement determines that the square footage of the Building is different by at least 1,000 square feet from the square footage set forth in this Lease, then all amounts, percentages and figures appearing or referred to in this Lease based upon such incorrect amount (including, without limitation, the amount of the "rent" and the abated amounts set forth in Subparagraph 5(b) below) shall be modified in accordance with such determination.  If such determination is made, it will be confirmed in writing by Landlord to Tenant within thirty (30) days following such determination.
(d)    Landlord hereby represents and warrants to Tenant that, (i) except as set forth on the Title Policy (defined in Paragraph 36(a) below), there is no existing declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions ("CC&Rs") encumbering the Premises or the Project as of the date of this Lease; and (ii) Landlord has provided to Tenant, prior to execution of this Lease, copies of the following reports/documents/agreements in Landlord's possession in connection with the Project:  (A) Phase I environmental report; (B) soil report; (C) conditions of approval; (D) conditions of entitlement; (E) Settlement Agreement and Release dated June 24, 2013; and (F) property survey.  Landlord further agrees not to record any new CC&R's against the Premises or Project after the date of this Lease unless such new CC&R's are necessary, in Landlord's commercially reasonable discretion, in connection with the development or operation of the Premises or Project and provided such new CC&R's do not materially and adversely affect Tenant's rights or obligations under this Lease.
3.    LEASE TERM.
The Term of this Lease shall be for the period designated in Subparagraph 1(g) commencing on the Rent Commencement Date, and ending on the Expiration Date, unless the term hereby demised shall be sooner terminated as herein provided (the "Term").  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Rent Commencement Date falls on any day other than the first day of a calendar month then the Basic Rent and NNN Charges shall be prorated based on the number of days for the applicable month using the Basic Rent and NNN Charges for the first month of the Term as set forth herein, and the Term of this Lease shall be measured from the first day of the month following the month in which the Rent Commencement Date occurs.  Landlord and Tenant shall promptly execute Exhibit D to confirm the Commencement Date, the Delivery Date, the Rent Commencement Date and the Expiration Date and other matters.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Rent Commencement Date has yet to occur, Landlord agrees to permit Tenant to enter the Premises during the construction of the same (a) for the Wynright Access pursuant to Paragraph 6 of the Work Letter and (b) upon the Delivery Date in order for Tenant to commence the installation of its equipment, trade fixtures and personal property and commence the operation of its business.  Such entry shall be subject to all of the conditions set forth in this paragraph below.  Such early entry is conditioned upon Tenant and its contractors, employees, agents and invitees (collectively, "Tenant Construction Parties") working in harmony and not materially interfering with Landlord and its contractors.  In the event Landlord provides Tenant with notice (written or verbal) that Tenant Construction Parties are materially interfering with Landlord and its contractors, and Tenant fails to cease such material interference within two (2) days following receipt of such notice from Landlord (such two (2) days of interference being deemed a Tenant Delay for all purposes of this Lease), then Landlord may terminate such early entry.  Tenant agrees that any such early entry is subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Lease, except for those relating to the payment of Basic Rent, NNN Charges and any additional rent and other recurring monetary obligations which have 

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a specific commencement time, which provisions will become applicable in accordance with the terms of this Lease; provided, however, Tenant shall pay for utilities and janitorial/trash services provided to the Premises from and after the Delivery Date.  
4.    POSSESSION.
(a)    Delivery of Possession.  Landlord agrees to deliver exclusive possession of the Premises to Tenant upon the "Substantial Completion" of the Improvements in accordance with the terms of the Work Letter attached hereto as Exhibit C.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall not be obligated to deliver possession of any portion of the Premises to Tenant (including, without limitation, for purposes of the Wynright Access) until Landlord has received from Tenant all of the following:  (i) the Prepaid Rent; (ii) executed copies of policies of insurance or certificates thereof as required under Paragraph 16 of this Lease; (iii) copies of all governmental permits and authorizations required in connection with Tenant's operation of its business upon the Premises, if any; and (iv) an executed original of the Hazardous Materials Questionnaire in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I.  Following delivery of exclusive possession, Tenant shall have access to the Premises 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and 365 days per year.
(b)    Condition of Premises.  Subject to (i) construction of the Improvements in accordance with the terms of the Work Letter attached hereto as Exhibit C, (ii) any warranties from contractors and/or manufacturers (which shall be assigned to Tenant on a nonexclusive basis), and (iii) any obligations of Landlord to maintain, replace or repair the Premises as expressly set forth in this Lease, by taking possession of any portion of the Premises, Tenant will be deemed to have accepted the Premises in its "AS-IS," "WHERE-IS," with all faults condition on the date of delivery of possession and to have acknowledged that there are no items needing work or repair.  Tenant acknowledges that, except as expressly set forth in this Lease, neither Landlord nor any agent of Landlord has made any representation or warranty with respect to the Premises or any portions thereof or with respect to the suitability of same for the conduct of Tenant's business or any other business.
(c)    Incentives.  Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost, shall, at its option, attempt to secure certain incentives from the City of Moreno Valley and other governmental agencies.  Landlord, at no additional charge to Landlord, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Tenant while Tenant is securing any such incentives, provided such incentives do not impose any additional requirements, costs (unless such costs are paid by Tenant) or obligations on Landlord or any portion of the Project.  Tenant shall reimburse Landlord, as additional rent, for any and all actual costs incurred by Landlord at Tenant's request in connection with Landlord's above described cooperation.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall provide notice to Tenant prior to Landlord incurring any costs in connection any such Tenant's incentives.  In accordance with the foregoing, the parties acknowledge that Tenant is in the process of negotiating with the City of Moreno Valley to receive certain local impact fees, foreign trade zone credits, local e-commerce sales tax reimbursements and local electric utility discounts in connection with Tenant's decision to locate Tenant's business within the City limits of Moreno Valley (individually, an "Incentive" and collectively, the "Incentives"); provided, however, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that under no circumstances shall the Incentives be deemed to include any savings from the City's time and materials processing program, which savings Tenant acknowledges is already being pursued by Landlord.  If and to the extent any Incentive is received by Tenant and provided to Landlord in connection with the development of the Building (i.e., in the form of a credit against Landlord's impact fees, permit fees and/or other City fees that Landlord would have otherwise been required to pay, or incur in connection with the additional electrical locations referenced in Item 9 of the Description of Shell Improvements attached as Schedule 1 to the Work Letter), then Landlord agrees to rebate ninety percent (90%) of such Incentive actually received by Landlord in the form of additional Basic Rent abatement commencing upon the first day of the eighth (8th) full calendar month of the initial Lease Term and continuing until fully utilized by Tenant.  
5.    RENT.
(a)    Basic Rent; NNN Charges.  Tenant agrees to pay Landlord Basic Rent for the Premises on a monthly basis at the Basic Rent rate designated in Subparagraph 1(h) above, each in advance of the first day of each and every calendar month during the Term, except that the Prepaid Rent set forth in Subparagraph 1(i) shall be paid on or before January 7, 2014, and applied to the first full calendar month occurring during the Term.  If the Term of this Lease commences on a day other than the first day of a calendar month or ends on a day other than the last day of a calendar month, then the rent (as defined below) for such periods shall be prorated in the proportion that the number of days this Lease is in effect during such periods bears to thirty (30), and such rent shall be paid at the commencement of such period.  In addition to the Basic Rent, Tenant agrees to pay additional rent as provided in Paragraph 11 (Taxes), Paragraph 13 (Maintenance Expenses), and Paragraph 16 (Insurance Costs), and the Management Fee defined in Paragraph 5(d) below (collectively, the "NNN Charges").  The Basic Rent, NNN Charges, any additional rent payable pursuant to the provisions of this Lease, and any rental adjustments shall be paid to Landlord, without any prior demand therefor, and, except as expressly provided in this Lease, without any deduction or offset whatsoever (but subject to abatement pursuant to Paragraph 5(b) below), in lawful money of the United States of America, which shall be legal tender at the time of payment, at the address of Landlord designated in Subparagraph 1(c) or to such other person or at such other place as Landlord may from time to time designate in writing.  Further, all charges to be paid by Tenant hereunder, including, without limitation, payments for NNN Charges, shall be considered "additional rent" for the purposes of this Lease, and the word "rent" in this Lease shall include such additional rent unless the context specifically or clearly implies that only the Basic Rent is referenced.  Basic Rent shall be adjusted as provided in Subparagraph 1(h) above.  The NNN Charges for the Premises during the first year of the initial Term of this Lease are estimated to be as follows (the "Estimated NNN Charges"):

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	Category of NNN Charges
	Estimate Per Yr./SF
	Estimate Per Month/SF

	Property Taxes
	$.6600
	$.055

	Insurance (inclusive of earthquake coverage)
	$.1800
	$.015

	Common Area Maintenance
	$.1014
	$.008

	Property Management
	$.0300
	$.002

In the event the actual aggregate amount of NNN Charges for the first year of the initial Term of this Lease exceeds the estimated aggregate amount set forth above, Landlord acknowledges and agrees that in no event shall Tenant be obligated to pay an aggregate amount of NNN Charges that is in excess of five percent (5%) over the estimated aggregate amount of NNN Charges set forth above.  
(b)    Notwithstanding the Basic Rent schedule under Subparagraph 1(h) above and subject to the terms of this Subparagraph 5(b), the Basic Rent and NNN Charges shall be abated as follows:

	
				
	Applicable Space
	Charges Abated
	Abatement Period
	 

	Premises
	Basic Rent
	Months 2, 3, 4 and 5 of initial Term
	 

	Premises
	NNN Charges
	Months 2, 3 and 4 of initial Term
	 

	Premises
	Sixty-two percent (62%) of Basic Rent (i.e., $177,320.57 based upon the Premises containing 794,447 square feet)
	Month 7 of initial Term
	 

	Expansion Space
	Basic Rent
	Months 2 and 3 of Expansion Space Term
	 

	Expansion Space
	Eleven and 12/100 percent (11.12%) of Basic Rent (i.e., $17,538.84 based upon the Expansion Space containing 404,419 square feet and an initial Basic Rent of $0.39 per square foot per month)

	Month 4 of Expansion Space Term
	 

Landlord agrees to abate Tenant's obligation to pay monthly Basic Rent and/or NNN Charges, as applicable, during the periods indicated above (such months being hereinafter referred to as the "Abatement Period") and the total amount of abated Basic Rent, which may be variously described as free rent, deferred rent, or rent forgiveness, together with any other financial obligations of Tenant that would otherwise be due under this Lease during the Abatement Period shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Abated Amount").  During the Abatement Period, Tenant will still be responsible for the payment of any other monetary obligations under this Lease.  The Abated Amount shall only be granted provided Tenant is not in default under this Lease beyond any applicable notice and cure period.  Tenant acknowledges that any default by Tenant under this Lease will cause Landlord to incur costs not contemplated hereunder, the exact amount of such costs being extremely difficult and impracticable to ascertain, therefore, should Tenant at any time during the initial Term (as extended by virtue of Tenant exercising its Expansion Option) be in default after having been given notice and opportunity to cure and Landlord elects to terminate this Lease as a result of such default, then the total unamortized sum of such Abated Amount and the Applied Allowance (as that term is defined in the Work Letter), if any, amortized on a straight line basis over the initial Term of this Lease (as extended by virtue of Tenant exercising its Expansion Option) so conditionally excused shall become immediately due and payable by Tenant to Landlord; provided, however, in the event such default is subsequently cured by Tenant, any such remaining Abated Amount and/or Applied Allowance shall be reinstated and made available to Tenant pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Lease as if such default had not occurred.  Tenant acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this subparagraph is intended to limit any other remedies available to Landlord at law or in equity under applicable law (including, without limitation, the remedies under Civil Code Section 1951.2 and/or 1951.4 and any successor statutes or similar laws), in the event Tenant defaults under this Lease beyond all applicable notice and cure periods.  
(c)    Late Payment.  Tenant acknowledges that late payment by Tenant to Landlord of any rent or other sums due under this Lease will cause Landlord to incur costs not contemplated by this Lease, the exact amount of such costs being extremely difficult and impracticable to ascertain.  Such costs include, without limitation, processing and accounting charges and late charges that may be imposed on Landlord by the terms of any encumbrance or note secured by the Premises.  Therefore, if any rent or other sum due from Tenant is not received within ten (10) calendar days from when due, Tenant shall pay to Landlord an additional sum equal to five percent (5%) of such overdue payment for each month such payment remains overdue.  Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that such late charge represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the costs that Landlord will incur by reason of any such late payment.  Additionally, all such delinquent rents or other sums, shall bear interest at the lesser of (i) eight percent (8%) per annum or (ii) the maximum legal interest rate (as applicable, the "Interest Rate").  Any payments of any kind returned for insufficient funds will be subject to an additional handling charge of $25.00.

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(d)    Triple Net Lease.  Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that, except as otherwise expressly provided to the contrary in this Lease, it is their intent and agreement that this Lease be a "TRIPLE NET" lease and that as such, the provisions contained in this Lease are intended to pass on to Tenant or reimburse Landlord for the costs and expenses reasonably associated with this Lease, the Building and the Project (as applicable), and Tenant's operation therefrom.  To the extent such costs and expenses payable by Tenant cannot be charged directly to, and paid by, Tenant, such costs and expenses shall be paid by Landlord but reimbursed by Tenant as additional rent hereunder, subject to the exclusions set forth in Exhibit M attached hereto.  The NNN Charges shall include a property management fee (the "Management Fee"), and such Management Fee shall not exceed $2,000 per month during the first year of the initial Term of this Lease, and shall not increase more than three percent (3%) per year thereafter.
(e)    Controllable Expenses.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, following the first full calendar year of the initial Term of this Lease (i.e., whereby the Estimated NNN Charges are currently anticipated to be incurred), Tenant's Percentage of "controllable expenses" shall not increase by an average of more than five percent (5%) of such Estimated NNN Charges per calendar year on a cumulative, compounded basis.  As used herein, the term "controllable expenses" means all NNN Charges other than (i) the cost of utilities; (ii) Real Property Taxes; (iii) Insurance Costs; (iv) capital repairs and replacements; and (v) repair costs incurred by Landlord pursuant to the first sentence of Paragraph 13(b) below.
(f)    Audit Rights.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Subparagraph 5(f) or elsewhere in this Lease, if Tenant disputes the amount of NNN Charges set forth in any annual reconciliation statement of a prior calendar year's NNN Charges delivered by Landlord to Tenant (the "Actual Statement"), Tenant or an accounting firm selected by Tenant and reasonably satisfactory to Landlord (billing hourly and not on a contingency fee basis) will have the right not later than two hundred seventy (270) days following receipt of an Actual Statement and upon no less than ten (10) days notice to Landlord, to cause Landlord's general ledger of accounts, invoices and other items and records related thereto with respect to the calendar year(s) covered by such Actual Statement(s) to be audited, at no material cost or expense to Landlord except as otherwise set forth in this Lease; provided, however, Tenant shall not have the right to perform any such audit more than one (1) time for each Actual Statement provided by Landlord during the Term.  Any audit conducted by or on behalf of Tenant shall be performed at Landlord's office and/or Landlord's property manager's office (at Tenant's sole election, it being the intent of the parties that Tenant shall have access to all records related to the Premises whether located at Landlord's office or Landlord's property manager's office) during Landlord's normal business hours and in a manner so as to minimize interference with Landlord's business operations.  Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Tenant's audit, and shall allow Tenant or Tenant's auditing team to make photocopies of any of Landlord's ledgers, invoices or other items and records pertaining to such audit; provided, however, Landlord shall not be obligated to make such photocopies on Tenant's behalf.  Pending completion of any such audit, Tenant agrees to pay Landlord any such disputed amount of NNN Charges.  If such audit discloses an overpayment by Tenant, Tenant shall receive a credit against Tenant's future NNN Charges in the amount of such overpayment until exhausted, or in the event such overpayment is determined following the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, such overpayment shall be paid by Landlord to Tenant within thirty (30) days after such determination is made.  If such audit discloses an underpayment by Tenant, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the amount of such underpayment within thirty (30) days after such determination is made.  The amounts subsequently payable under this Subparagraph 5(f) by Landlord to Tenant or Tenant to Landlord, as the case may be, will be appropriately adjusted on the basis of such audit.  Additionally, if such audit discloses a liability for further refund by Landlord to Tenant in excess of three percent (3%) of the NNN Charges previously made by Tenant for such calendar year, Tenant will receive a credit against Tenant's future NNN Charges for the reasonable cost of an audit performed by a third party; otherwise the cost of such audit including Landlord's costs incurred in complying with such audit will be borne by Tenant.  To the extent Landlord must pay the cost of such third party audit, such cost shall not exceed a reasonable hourly charge for a reasonable amount of hours spent by such third-party in connection with the audit.  Tenant agrees to keep, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its accountant and employees to keep, all information revealed by any audit of Landlord's books and records strictly confidential and not to disclose any such information or permit any such information to be disclosed to anyone other than Landlord, unless compelled to do so by a court of law in connection with the resolution of any dispute related to such audit.  In the event of any dispute Landlord and Tenant over the amount of NNN Charges or the results of any audit pertaining thereto, such dispute shall be dispute resolved and determined by binding arbitration pursuant to the terms of Paragraph 36(l) below.  
6.    PREPAID RENT.
On or before January 7, 2014, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the Prepaid Rent set forth in Subparagraph 1(i), and if Tenant is not in default of any provisions of this Lease beyond all applicable notice and cure periods, such Prepaid Rent shall be applied during the first (1st) full calendar month Basic Rent is due during the Term with respect to Tenant's leasing of the Premises.  Landlord's obligations with respect to the Prepaid Rent are those of a debtor and not of a trustee, and Landlord can commingle the Prepaid Rent with Landlord's general funds.  Landlord shall not be required to pay Tenant interest on the Prepaid Rent.  Landlord shall be entitled to immediately endorse and cash Tenant's Prepaid Rent; however, such endorsement and cashing shall not constitute Landlord's acceptance of this Lease.  In the event Landlord does not accept this Lease, Landlord shall return said Prepaid Rent.  If Landlord sells the Premises and deposits with the purchaser the Prepaid Rent, Landlord shall be discharged from any further liability with respect to the Prepaid Rent.
7.    SECURITY DEPOSIT.  Intentionally Omitted.
8.    USE OF PREMISES AND PROJECT FACILITIES.
(a)    Tenant's Use of the Premises.  Tenant shall use the Premises for the use or uses set forth in Subparagraph 1(d) above, and shall not use or permit the Premises to be used for any other purpose without the prior 

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written consent of Landlord, which consent Landlord may withhold in its sole and absolute discretion.  Except as expressly set forth in this Lease, Landlord makes no representations or warranties that said use of the Premises or any other use of the Premises is permitted by any duly constituted public authority having jurisdiction over the Premises or the conduct of Tenant's business.
(b)    Compliance.  At Tenant's sole cost and expense, Tenant shall procure, maintain and hold available for Landlord's inspection, all governmental licenses and permits required for Tenant's use of the Premises and the proper and lawful conduct of Tenant's business from the Premises.  Tenant shall at all times during the Term of this Lease, at its sole cost and expense, observe and comply with the certificate of occupancy issued for the Building and all laws, statutes, zoning restrictions, ordinances, rules, regulations and requirements of any duly constituted public authority having jurisdiction over the Premises now or hereafter in force relating to or affecting the use, occupancy, alteration or improvement of the Premises including, without limitation, the provisions of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (the "ADA").  Tenant shall not use or occupy the Premises in violation of any of the foregoing.  Tenant shall, upon written notice from Landlord, discontinue any use of the Premises which is declared by any governmental and/or quasi-governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Premises to be a violation of law or of said certificate of occupancy.  Tenant shall comply with all rules, orders, regulations and requirements of the Board of Fire Underwriters or any other insurance authority having jurisdiction over the Premises or any present or future insurer relating to the Premises.  Provided that Landlord has provided Tenant with written notice identifying Tenant's use or action that is causing such non-compliance, if Tenant has not thereafter cured such non-compliance within ten (10) business days, Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days following demand, reimburse Landlord for any additional premium charged for any existing insurance policy or endorsement required by reason of Tenant's failure to comply with the provisions of this Paragraph 8.  Tenant shall not use or knowingly allow the Premises to be used for any improper, immoral, unlawful or objectionable purpose, nor shall Tenant cause, maintain or knowingly permit any nuisance in, on or about the Premises.  Tenant shall comply with all restrictive covenants and obligations created by recorded agreements which affect the use and operation of the Premises, including, without limitation, the Rules and Regulations referred to in Paragraph 32 and attached hereto as Exhibit F.  Tenant shall not commit or suffer to be committed any waste in or upon the Premises and shall keep the Premises in first-class repair and appearance, ordinary wear and tear excepted.  Further, Tenant's business machines and mechanical equipment which cause vibration or noise that may be transmitted to the Building structure or to any other space in the Building shall be so installed, maintained and used by Tenant as to eliminate or minimize such vibration or noise.  Tenant shall be responsible for all structural engineering required to determine structural load, as well as the expense thereof. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord agrees, as and when required by applicable law, to be responsible at its sole cost and expense for causing the Building, the Premises and the common areas of the Project to comply with the terms of the ADA existing as of the Commencement Date; provided, however, to the extent Landlord is required to incur any such costs as a result of Tenant's unique use of the Premises which is other than Tenant's Permitted Use of Premises, or as a result of any Alterations to the Premises made by or on behalf of Tenant after the Delivery Date, Tenant agrees to promptly reimburse Landlord for the same as additional rent hereunder within thirty (30) days following receipt of an invoice therefor.  
(c)    Hazardous Materials.  Tenant shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Materials to be brought upon, stored, used, generated, released into the environment or disposed of in, on, under or about the Premises by Tenant, its agents, employees, contractors or invitees, in violation of the terms of Exhibit H attached hereto.  
(d)    Parking.  Landlord grants to Tenant and Tenant's customers, suppliers, employees and invitees, a non-exclusive license to use all of the vehicle parking spaces within the designated parking areas at the Premises as shown on Exhibit K attached hereto.  Landlord reserves the right at any time to promulgate commercially reasonable rules and regulations relating to the use of such parking areas.
(e)    California Accessibility Disclosure.  Except as otherwise provided herein, for purposes of Section 1938 of the California Civil Code, Landlord hereby discloses to Tenant, and Tenant hereby acknowledges, that the Premises has not undergone inspection by a Certified Access Specialist (CASp).  
(f)    Survival.  The provisions of this Paragraph 8 shall survive any termination of this Lease.
9.    SURRENDER OF PREMISES; HOLDING OVER.
(a)    Upon the expiration of the Term of this Lease including any extension periods, Tenant shall surrender to Landlord the Premises and all Improvements and/or Alterations (as defined in Paragraph 14 below) in reasonable condition, except for ordinary wear and tear, and Alterations Tenant has the right or is obligated to remove, if any, under the provisions of Paragraph 14 herein.  Tenant shall not be required to remove or restore at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease (i) any of the initial Tenant Improvements constructed prior to the Rent Commencement Date, Tenant's cabling of the Premises or (iii) any Alterations which are typical office or warehouse improvements (provided the parties hereto agree that any office improvements constituting greater than 3.75% of the total square footage of the Premises shall not be deemed typical).  Subject to Paragraph 14, before the expiration of the Term, Tenant shall remove all personal property, and shall perform all restoration made necessary by the removal of any Alterations or Tenant's personal property before the expiration of the Term, including, for example, restoring all damaged wall surfaces to their condition prior to the removal of such Alterations or personal property.  Landlord may elect to retain or dispose of in any manner Tenant's personal property not removed from the Premises by Tenant prior to the expiration of the Term.  Tenant waives all claims against Landlord for any damage to Tenant resulting from Landlord's retention or disposition of Tenant's personal property that has not been removed by Tenant prior to the expiration of the Term.  Tenant shall be liable to Landlord for Landlord's actual and reasonable costs for storage, removal or disposal of Tenant's personal property.

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(b)    Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 9, including, but not limited to, Paragraph 9(e) below, if Tenant holds over after the expiration of the Term of this Lease (as may extended by virtue of Tenant exercising its Expansion Option) with or without the express written consent of Landlord, such tenancy shall be a tenancy at sufferance, and shall not constitute a renewal hereof or an extension for any further term, and in such case Basic Rent shall be payable at a monthly rate of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the Basic Rent applicable during the last rental period of the Term under this Lease.  Such tenancy shall be subject to every other applicable term, covenant and agreement contained herein.  
(c)    Except as provided in Paragraph 9(e) below, nothing contained in this Paragraph 9 shall be construed as consent by Landlord to any holding over by Tenant, and Landlord expressly reserves the right to require Tenant to vacate and deliver possession of the Premises to Landlord as provided in this Lease upon the expiration or other termination of this Lease.  The provisions of this Paragraph 9 shall not be deemed to limit or constitute a waiver of any other rights or remedies of Landlord provided herein or at law.  If Tenant holds over without Landlord's express written consent, and tenders payment of rent for any period beyond the expiration of the Term of this Lease by way of check (whether directly to Landlord, its agents, or to a lock box) or wire transfer, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that the cashing of such check or acceptance of such wire shall be considered inadvertent and not be construed as creating a month-to-month tenancy, provided Landlord refunds such payment to Tenant promptly upon learning that such check has been cashed or wire transfer received.
(d)    Tenant acknowledges that any holding over without Landlord's express written consent may compromise or otherwise affect Landlord's ability to enter into new leases with prospective tenants regarding the Premises.  Therefore, if Tenant fails to vacate and deliver the Premises upon the termination or expiration of this Lease, in addition to any other liabilities to Landlord accruing therefrom, Tenant shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against all claims resulting from such failure, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claims made by any succeeding tenant founded upon such failure to vacate and deliver, and any losses suffered by Landlord, including lost profits, resulting from such failure to vacate and deliver; provided, however, Tenant shall not be liable for damages resulting from a holdover until the later of (i) the date that is 90 days after the expiration of the Term of this Lease (as may extended by virtue of Tenant exercising its Expansion Option), or (ii) thirty (30) days after Landlord notifies Tenant that Landlord has entered into a new lease or sale agreement regarding the Premises.  Tenant agrees that any proceedings necessary to recover possession of the Premises, whether before or after expiration of the Term of this Lease, shall be considered an action to enforce the terms of this Lease for purposes of the awarding of any attorney's fees in connection therewith.  
(e)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Tenant provides written notice to Landlord no less than seven (7) months prior to the expiration of the Term of this Lease (as may extended by virtue of Tenant exercising its Expansion Option) indicating Tenant's intention to holdover beyond such expiration of the Term, Tenant shall be permitted to retain occupancy of the Premises at the end of the Term for a period of up to ninety (90) days by paying to Landlord on a monthly basis the then current Basic Rent and additional rent (including NNN Charges, the cost of utilities and janitorial services).  After such 90-day period (if applicable), the terms of this Paragraph 9 above shall apply to such holdover.
10.    SIGNAGE.
Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense (subject to application of the Allowance, as provided in the Work Letter), be entitled to install the following signage:  (i) Tenant's name/logo on a Building top back-lit sign, (ii) Tenant's name/logo on at least one (1) monument sign, (iii) Tenant's name/logo at, near or above the main entrance to the Premises, and (iv) appropriate directional signage around the Building and Project (collectively "Tenant's Signage"), the approximate locations of which are all depicted on Exhibit G attached hereto.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may elect, in Tenant's sole discretion, to install such signage using the names and/or logos of one or more of brands or marks controlled by Tenant, in addition to or in lieu of Tenant's name/logo.  Tenant's Signage shall be subject to all applicable laws and Landlord's prior reasonable approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  Except as set forth above, Tenant shall have no right to install or maintain Tenant identification signs in any other location in, on or about the Premises and shall not display or erect any other signs, displays or other advertising materials that are visible from the exterior of the Building.  The size, design, color and other physical aspects of permitted sign(s) shall be subject to:  (i) Landlord's written approval prior to installation, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed so long as the proposed signage is in compliance with all applicable laws, and (ii) any applicable municipal or governmental permits and approvals.  The cost of the sign(s), including the installation, maintenance and removal thereof, shall be at Tenant's sole cost and expense (subject to application of the Allowance, as provided in the Work Letter).  Upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Landlord shall, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, (i) cause all of Tenant's Signage to be removed from the exterior and interior of the Building and the common areas of the Project, (ii) repair any damage caused by the removal of Tenant's Signage, and (iii) restore the underlying surfaces to the condition existing prior to the installation of Tenant's Signage, reasonable wear and tear excepted; provided, however, in no event shall Tenant be required to remove the monument sign (i.e., Tenant shall only be required to remove Tenant's sign panel(s) located thereon).  Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for all costs incurred by Landlord, if any, within thirty (30) days following Tenant's receipt of Landlord's invoice, to effect such installation, maintenance or removal, which amount shall be deemed additional rent, and shall include, without limitation, all sums disbursed, incurred or deposited by Landlord, including Landlord's costs, expenses and actual reasonable attorneys' fees.  Any sign rights granted to Tenant under this Lease are personal to Tenant and successors to Tenant pursuant to any Permitted Transfer, but otherwise may not be assigned, transferred or otherwise conveyed to any other assignee or subtenant of Tenant without Landlord's prior written consent, which consent Landlord may withhold in its sole and absolute discretion.
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(a)    Personal Property Taxes.  Tenant shall pay before delinquency all taxes, assessments, license fees and public charges levied, assessed or imposed upon its business operations as well as upon all trade fixtures, leasehold improvements, merchandise and other personal property in or about the Premises.
(b)    Real Property Taxes.  On and after the Rent Commencement Date and throughout the Term of this Lease (as the same may be extended), Tenant shall pay, as additional rent, all Real Property Taxes, including all taxes, assessments (general and special) and other impositions or charges which may be taxed, charged, levied, assessed or imposed with respect to any calendar year or part thereof included within the Term upon all or any portion of or in relation to the Premises or any portion thereof, any leasehold estate in the Premises or measured by rent from the Premises, including any increase caused by the transfer, sale or encumbrance of the Premises or any portion thereof, but excluding any taxes, assessments (general and special) and other impositions or charges that relate to any portion of the Project that is not included in the Premises.  "Real Property Taxes" (sometimes referred to herein as "Taxes" and "Tax Expenses") shall also include any form of assessment, levy, penalty, charge or tax (other than estate, inheritance, net income or franchise taxes or as otherwise in Exhibit M attached hereto) imposed by any authority having a direct or indirect power to tax or charge, including, without limitation, any city, county, state, federal or any improvement or other district, whether such tax is:  (1) determined by the area of the Premises or the rent or other sums payable under this Lease; (2) upon or with respect to any legal or equitable interest of Landlord in the Premises or any part thereof; (3) upon this transaction or any document to which Tenant is a party creating a transfer in any interest in the Premises; (4) in lieu of or as a direct substitute in whole or in part of or in addition to any Real Property Taxes on the Premises; (5) based on any parking spaces or parking facilities provided at the Premises; or (6) in consideration for services, such as police protection, fire protection, street, sidewalk and roadway maintenance, refuse removal or other services that may be provided by any governmental or quasi-governmental agency from time to time which were formerly provided without charge or with less charge to property owners or occupants.  Tenant shall pay Real Property Taxes on or before the date any taxes or installments of taxes would become delinquent as determined by the taxing authority, evidenced by the tax bill, and subject to Landlord providing thirty (30) days advanced notice as stated below.  Landlord shall determine and notify Tenant of the amount of Real Property Taxes not less than thirty (30) days in advance of the date such tax or installment of taxes is due and payable.  In the event Landlord fails to deliver such timely determination and notice to Tenant, then Tenant shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of such notice to remit payment of Real Property Taxes to Landlord.  The foregoing notwithstanding, upon notice from Landlord, Tenant shall pay, as additional rent, Real Property Taxes to Landlord in advance monthly installments equal to one twelfth (1/12) of Landlord's reasonable estimate of the Real Property Taxes payable under this Lease, together with monthly installments of Basic Rent, and Landlord shall hold such payments in a non-interest bearing account.  Landlord shall determine and notify Tenant of any deficiency in the impound account Tenant shall pay any deficiency of funds in the impound account on or before the date such taxes or installments of taxes would become delinquent as determined by the taxing authority.  In the event Landlord fails to deliver such timely deficiency determination and notice to Tenant, then Tenant shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of such notice to remit payment of such deficiency to Landlord.  If Landlord determines that Tenant's impound account has accrued an amount in excess of the Real Property Taxes due and payable, then such excess shall be credited to Tenant within thirty (30) days from receipt of said notice from Landlord. 
(c)    Tenant's Payment of Certain Tax Expenses (Proposition 13 Protection).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, in the event that, at any time during the first thirty-six (36) months following the Rent Commencement Date, any change in ownership or sale of the Building and/or the Land is consummated, and as a result thereof, and to the extent that in connection therewith, the Building is reassessed (the "Reassessment") for real estate tax purposes by the appropriate governmental authority pursuant to the terms of Proposition 13, then the terms of this Paragraph 11(c) shall apply to such Reassessment.  
i)    The Tax Increase.  For purposes of this Paragraph 11(c), the term "Tax Increase" shall mean that portion of the Tax Expenses, as calculated immediately following the Reassessment, which is attributable solely to the Reassessment.  Accordingly, the term Tax Increase shall not include any portion of the Tax Expenses, as calculated immediately following the Reassessment, which is attributable (i) to the initial assessment of the value of the Land, the Building, the Shell Improvements (as that term is defined in the Work Letter Agreement), the Tenant Improvements and/or any other improvements located in the Building, (ii) to assessments which were pending immediately prior to the Reassessment which assessments were conducted during, and included in, such Reassessment, or which assessments were otherwise rendered unnecessary following the Reassessment, (iii) to the current annual Proposition 13 permitted inflationary increase of Real Property Taxes, but not in excess of two percent (2.0%) per annum, or (iv) to Tax Expenses calculated prior to the Reassessment without including any Proposition 8 reduction.
ii)    Protection.  During the first thirty-six (36) months following the Rent Commencement Date, Tenant shall not be obligated to pay any portion of the Tax Increase in connection with the Premises.  In addition, if Tenant exercises its Expansion Option as provided in Rider 2, during the first thirty-six (36) months immediately following the Expansion Space Commencement Date, Tenant shall not be obligated to pay any portion of the Tax Increase in connection with the initial Premises and the Expansion Space.
iii)    Landlord's Right to Purchase the Proposition 13 Protection Amount Attributable to a Particular Reassessment.  The amount of Tax Expenses which Tenant is not obligated to pay or will not be obligated to pay during the Term in connection with a particular Reassessment pursuant to the terms of this Paragraph 11(c), shall be sometimes referred to hereinafter as a "Proposition 13 Protection Amount".  If the occurrence of a Reassessment is reasonably foreseeable by Landlord and the Proposition 13 Protection Amount attributable to such Reassessment can be reasonably and accurately quantified or estimated for each calendar year commencing with the calendar year in which the Reassessment will occur (including commencing and prorating the calculation from the date following the occurrence of the actual Reassessment according to the appropriate governmental authority), the terms of this Paragraph 11(c) shall apply to each such Reassessment.  

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Upon notice to Tenant, Landlord shall have the right to purchase the Proposition 13 Protection Amount relating to the applicable Reassessment (the "Applicable Reassessment"), at any time during the Term, by paying to Tenant an amount equal to the Proposition 13 Purchase Price, as that term is defined below, provided that the right of any successor of Landlord to exercise its right of repurchase hereunder shall not apply to any Reassessment which results from the event pursuant to which such successor of Landlord became the Landlord under this Lease.  As used herein, "Proposition 13 Purchase Price" shall mean the present value of the Proposition 13 Protection Amount remaining during the Term, as of the date of payment of the Proposition 13 Purchase Price by Landlord.  Such present value shall be calculated (i) by using the portion of the Proposition 13 Protection Amount attributable to each remaining calendar year (as though the portion of such Proposition 13 Protection Amount benefited Tenant at the end of each calendar year), as the amounts to be discounted, and (ii) by using discount rates for each amount to be discounted equal to (A) the average rates of yield for United States Treasury Obligations with maturity dates as close as reasonably possible to the end of each calendar year during which the portions of the Proposition 13 Protection Amount would have benefited Tenant, which rates shall be those in effect as of Landlord's exercise of its right to purchase, as set forth in this Paragraph 11(c), plus (B) two percent (2%) per annum.  Upon such payment to Tenant of the Proposition 13 Purchase Price, the provisions of Paragraph 11(c) shall not apply to any Tax Increase attributable to the Applicable Reassessment.  Since Landlord is estimating the Proposition 13 Purchase Price because a Reassessment has not yet occurred, then when such Reassessment occurs, if Landlord has underestimated the Proposition 13 Purchase Price, then upon notice by Landlord to Tenant, Tenant's rent next due shall be credited with the amount of such underestimation, and if Landlord overestimates the Proposition 13 Purchase Price, then upon notice by Landlord to Tenant, Tenant's Rent next due shall be increased by the amount of the overestimation.
(d)    Contests.  Tenant shall have such rights, at any time during the Term hereof as may be extended, and Tenant's sole cost and expense, to contest the validity or amount of Real Property Taxes for the tax parcel(s) on which the Premises is located as are permitted by law, either in its own name or in the name of the Landlord, in either case with Landlord's reasonable cooperation, at no cost to Landlord.  In conjunction with any such contest, Landlord shall make reasonably available to Tenant such information in Landlord's files as Tenant may reasonably request with respect to Real Property Taxes.  Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from all cost, loss, damage and expense incurred in the prosecution of any such contest by Tenant.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall continue to pay, prior to the date such taxes or installments of taxes would become delinquent as determined by the taxing authority, any and all Real Property Taxes during the period in which such Real Property Taxes is being contested.
12.    UTILITIES; INTERRUPTIONS.
(a)    On and after the Rent Commencement Date and throughout the Term of this Lease, Tenant shall pay directly to the utility companies providing such services, the cost of all water, gas, heat, light, power, sewer, electricity, telephone or other service metered, chargeable or provided to the Premises.  Tenant shall have the option of selecting the utility provider if alternate service providers are available and/or secured by Tenant at Tenant's cost and only so long as such selection does not delay Landlord's construction of the Improvements.  Tenant shall have the ability to use and control all utilities servicing the Premises, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and 365 days a year.  Except as expressly set forth in Paragraph 12(b) below, Landlord shall not be liable in damages or otherwise for any failure or interruption of any utility or other service furnished to the Premises.  No such failure or interruption shall entitle Tenant to terminate this Lease or, except as otherwise expressly provided below in this Paragraph 12, abate rent in any manner and Tenant hereby waives the provisions of any applicable existing or future law, ordinance or regulation permitting the termination of this Lease due to an interruption, failure or inability to provide any services (including, without limitation, the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1932(1)).
(b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, if Tenant's use of or access to all or any material portion of the Premises is impaired due to Landlord's negligence or willful misconduct (including, but not limited to, (i) an interruption of utility or mechanical services or any other essential services provided to the Premises, (ii) existence of hazardous materials, or (iii) damage or destruction), and such interruption materially interferes with the conduct of Tenant's business in the Premises for three (3) consecutive business days (including Saturdays and Sundays if Tenant is then operating its business in the Premises 7 days per week) or ten (10) non-consecutive business days in any twelve (12) month period (such 3 consecutive business day period or 10 day period, as applicable, is referred to herein as the "Eligibility Period"), then Tenant shall be entitled to an equitable abatement of monthly Basic Rent and additional rent under this Lease based upon the portion of the Premises affected thereby (provided that if the operation of Tenant's business from the remainder of the Premises not affected thereby is not reasonably practicable under the circumstances and Tenant in fact does not operate for business from the remainder of the Premises, all monthly Basic Rent and additional rent under this Lease shall be subject to such abatement) from the commencement of the Eligibility Period until the applicable material impairment is cured; provided, however, that if Landlord is diligently pursuing the repair of such impairment and, if applicable to the nature of such impairment, Landlord provides substitute services reasonably suitable for Tenant's purposes and Tenant is thereafter able to conduct its business in the Premises, such as for example, bringing in portable air-conditioning equipment, then there shall not be any abatement of Rent.  The provisions of this Paragraph 12 shall not, however, apply in the event of a damage or casualty or in the event of a taking (except where the same is caused by Landlord's negligence or willful misconduct) or condemnation. 
(c)    Utility Companies servicing the Premises as of the Commencement Date are:
		
	(i)
	Electrical - Moreno Valley Utility

		
	(ii)
	Water - Eastern Municipal Water District

		
	(iii)
	Gas – Southern California Gas Company

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	(iv)
	Phone - Verizon

		
	(v)
	Sewer - Eastern Municipal Water District

(d)    Tenant, at Tenant's sole option and cost, shall have the right to select its telecommunications vendor / provider.  As part of the Landlord's Work, Landlord shall bring conduit to the Premises.  Subject to application of the Allowance, as provided in the Work Letter, Tenant shall be solely responsible for any costs incurred in connection with bringing the fiber into the above described conduit.  
13.    MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.
(a)    Performed by Tenant.  
i)    Except as provided below, Tenant shall maintain, repair and replace the Premises in good condition, including, without limitation, maintaining, repairing and replacing (as necessary) of all of the following:  exterior and interior walls, including painting (provided under no circumstances shall Tenant be required to repaint the entire Building during the first 10-years of the Lease Term), window frames and exterior windows (but expressly excluding the structural components of the exterior walls which are Landlord's responsibility pursuant to Subparagraph 13(b) below); floors; ceilings; telephone equipment and wiring; doors; exterior and interior windows and fixtures (excluding skylights), as well as damage caused by Tenant, its agents, contractors, employees or invitees.  Tenant shall comply with the provisions of California Health and Safety Code Sections 26142 and 26145.  Upon expiration or termination of this Lease, Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord in the same condition as existed at the commencement of the Term, except for reasonable wear and tear or damage caused by fire or other casualty.  Tenant shall, at its own expense, provide, install and maintain in good condition all of its personal property required in the conduct of its business on the Premises.  If Tenant refuses or neglects to repair, replace and maintain the Premises as required hereunder and to the reasonable satisfaction of Landlord, Landlord may at any time following thirty (30) days from the date on which Landlord shall make a written demand on Tenant to effect such repair, replacement and maintenance for which Tenant is responsible for pursuant to this Lease (emergencies excepted, in which case no such demand shall be less than five (5) days or otherwise commensurate with the urgency of the pending emergency), enter upon the Premises and make such repairs, replacements and/or maintenance, without liability to Tenant for any loss or damage which might occur to Tenant's merchandise, fixtures or other property or to Tenant's business by reason thereof so long as Landlord uses commercially reasonable efforts to coordinate such access with Tenant to not materially and adversely interfere with Tenant's business and not cause any unreasonable loss or damage to Tenant.  Upon completion thereof, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, Landlord's costs for making such repairs plus interest equal to five percent (5%) for overhead, within thirty (30) days from delivery to Tenant of a bill therefor.
ii)    Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense (subject to Landlord's obligations with respect to capital replacements pursuant to the terms of Paragraph 13(b) below), also maintain, repair and replace, and enter into a regularly scheduled and commercially reasonable preventive maintenance/service contract with a maintenance contractor to service, all hot water, heating and air conditioning systems and equipment ("HVAC") within the Premises, or which serve the Premises exclusively, including, without limitation, any rooftop package HVAC units, distribution lines and internal venting systems; provided, however, during the first three (3) years of the initial Term, Landlord, at Landlord's sole cost and expense and not part of the NNN Charges, shall be responsible for any and all capital repairs or replacements of the HVAC (except to the extent such capital repairs or replacements are required as a result of negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or any of Tenant's Parties, in which case Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as additional rent, the costs of such capital repairs or replacements).  All cleaning and janitorial services, including regular removal of trash and debris, for the Premises shall be performed and obtained, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, exclusively by or through Tenant, Tenant's employees or Tenant's janitorial contractors.  All applicable maintenance/service contracts shall include all services recommended by the equipment manufacturer within the operation/maintenance manual, shall become effective  following the date Tenant takes possession of the Premises, and a copy thereof shall be delivered to Landlord within thirty (30) days following Tenant's receipt of written request therefor.  If Tenant fails to maintain any or all of such service contracts, Landlord may provide written notice to Tenant that, if such failure continues for thirty (30) days following such notice, Landlord shall procure and maintain any or all of such lacking service contracts.  If Tenant fails to timely procure such missing service contracts, and if Landlord thereafter elects to procure same, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the actual cost with five percent (5%) for overhead, as additional rent, within thirty (30) days following demand and copies of the invoices for same.  
(b)    Performed by Landlord.  Subject to reimbursement by Tenant as hereinafter provided, Landlord shall be responsible to repair and maintain, in good condition, and replace, if necessary; the roof membrane; the unexposed electrical, plumbing and sewerage systems, including without limitation, those portions of the systems lying outside the Premises; the paved and hardscaped parking and driveway areas (including resurfacing and restriping); gutters and downspouts on the Building; the outside areas of the Premises and every part thereof, including, without limitation, the soil, landscaping (including replacement thereof), sprinkler system, walkways, parking areas (including periodic sweeping), Project or Building signs (but excluding Tenant's signs), site lighting and pest control and any common areas of the Project; provided, however, any costs incurred by Landlord for items which are covered under any contractor, manufacturer or supplier warranty or any maintenance or service contract, shall not be reimbursable by Tenant.  Tenant acknowledges that none of the foregoing repair costs incurred by Landlord shall be deemed part of "controllable expenses" for purposes of Paragraph 5(e) above.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in addition to the obligations of Landlord set forth above, Landlord, at Landlord's sole cost and not subject to reimbursement by Tenant, nor part of as 

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NNN Charges or Maintenance Expenses, shall be responsible for (A) structural repairs or replacements in connection with (i) the roof structure, (ii) the foundation, exterior and structural walls, and the structural integrity of the Building, (iii) the skylights, and (iv) structural plumbing (i.e., within or below the slab of the Building), (B) latent defects during the first two (2) years of the Lease Term, and (C) capital replacements (unless required in connection with a new code or law enacted after the Commencement Date, in which case Tenant shall be responsible for such annual amortization costs so long as the same are amortized over the useful life of the applicable capital replacement (but in no event less than ten (10) years at 2% over the then published Prime Rate) and except with respect to the HVAC following the third (3rd) year of the initial Term) to the extent made and chargeable during the first ten (10) years of the Lease Term (i.e., after the first ten (10) years of the Lease Term Tenant shall be responsible for such annual amortization costs so long as the same are amortized over the useful life of the applicable capital replacement (but in no event less than ten (10) years at 2% over the then published Prime Rate)); provided, however, to the extent such repairs or replacements are required as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or any of Tenant's Parties, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as additional rent, the costs of such repairs and/or replacements within thirty (30) days following Tenant's receipt of Landlord's invoice for same.  For purposes of this Lease, the term "Prime Rate" shall be deemed to mean the prime rate quoted by Wells Fargo Bank on the date such Prime Rate is to be determined pursuant to the terms hereof.
(c)    Reimbursement by Tenant.  Prior to the commencement of each calendar year, Landlord shall give Tenant a written estimate of the expenses Landlord anticipates will be incurred for the ensuing calendar year with respect to the maintenance, repair and replacement to be performed by Landlord as herein described (the "Maintenance Expenses").  Tenant shall pay, as additional rent, such estimated expenses as part of the NNN Charges concurrent with its payment of Basic Rent.  Within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar year, Landlord shall furnish Tenant with the Actual Statement for the prior calendar year's NNN Charges pursuant to Subparagraph 5(f) above, showing in reasonable detail, among other items, the actual expenses incurred for the previous calendar year (or portion thereof, as applicable), and the parties shall within forty-five (45) days thereafter make payment or allowance as necessary to adjust Tenant's estimated payments to the actual expenses as shown by the Actual Statement submitted by Landlord.  If Landlord shall determine at any time that the estimate of expenses for the current calendar year is or will become inadequate to meet all such expenses for any reason, Landlord shall immediately determine the appropriate amount of such inadequacy and issue a supplemental estimate as to such expenses, and Tenant shall pay a prorata increase in the estimated expenses as reflected by such supplemental estimate within thirty (30) days following receipt of written request from Landlord; provided, however, Landlord shall be limited to making any such increase to the estimated expenses one (1) time per calendar year, other than the routine annual adjustment when the Actual Statement is delivered to Tenant.  Tenant's failure to timely pay any of the charges in connection with the performance of its maintenance and repair obligations to be paid under this Paragraph 13 shall, subject to all applicable notice and cure periods, constitute a material default under this Lease.
Landlord shall keep or cause to be kept separate and complete books of account covering costs and expenses incurred in connection with its maintenance and repair of the Building and outside areas and Project common areas (and such records and books shall be made reasonably available to Tenant if requested by Tenant for Tenant's review in the event of an audit pursuant to Subparagraph 5(f)), which costs and expenses shall include, without limitation but subject to the exclusions set forth in Exhibit M attached hereto, the actual costs and expenses incurred in connection with labor and material utilized in performance of the maintenance and repair obligations hereinafter described, public liability, property damage and other forms of insurance which Landlord may, or is required to, maintain, employment of such personnel as Landlord may deem reasonably necessary, payment or provision for unemployment insurance, worker's compensation insurance and other employee costs, depreciation of machinery and equipment used in connection with the maintenance of the outside areas, the cost of bookkeeping and accounting services, assessments which may be levied against the Premises under any recorded covenants, conditions and restrictions, and any other items reasonable necessary from time to time to properly repair, replace and maintain the outside areas and any interest paid in connection therewith.  Landlord may elect to delegate its duties hereunder to a professional property manager subject to the costs set forth herein for said property management services.
Except as provided in Paragraphs 12(b) and 17 hereof, there shall be no abatement of rent and no liability of Landlord by reason of any injury to or interference with Tenant's business arising from the making of any repairs, Alterations or improvements in or to any portion of the Building or the Premises or in or to fixtures, appurtenances and equipment therein.  Except as expressly provided in Subparagraph 13(d), Tenant waives the right to make repairs at Landlord's expense under Sections 1941 and 1942 of the California Civil Code or any similar law, statute or ordinance now or hereafter in effect and under the provisions of California Health and Safety Code Section 26143 with respect to those maintenance obligations which are Landlord's responsibility under the terms of this Lease.
(d)    Tenant's Right to Make Certain Repairs.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 13(b), above, if Tenant provides written notice to Landlord of an event or circumstance which requires the action of Landlord (i.e., which is Landlord's responsibility under this Lease), and Landlord fails to take such action within a reasonable period of time given the circumstances (i.e., no more than five (5) business days if Landlord's failure to act has a material adverse effect on Tenant's access to or use of the Premises; otherwise 30 days), after the receipt of such written notice, then Tenant may proceed to take the required action upon delivery of an additional two (2) business days' prior written notice to Landlord specifying that Tenant is taking such required action, and if such action was required under the terms of this Lease to be taken by Landlord and was not commenced within such two (2) business day period and thereafter diligently pursued to completion, then Tenant shall be entitled to prompt reimbursement by Landlord of Tenant's actual and reasonable costs and expenses in taking such action, plus interest equal to eight percent (8%) per annum.  In the event Tenant takes such action, Tenant shall use only qualified contractors which normally and regularly perform similar work in comparable buildings.  Promptly following completion of any work taken by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Paragraph 13(d), Tenant shall deliver a detailed invoice of the work completed, the materials used and the costs relating thereto.  If Landlord does not deliver a detailed written objection to Tenant within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice from Tenant, then Tenant shall have the right to deduct the amount set forth in such invoice from Basic 

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Rent payable by Tenant under this Lease (not to exceed one-half of the Basic Rent due Landlord in any applicable month, but to be deducted each month until the amount in the invoice from Tenant is fully reimbursed to Tenant), which right shall be Tenant's sole remedy in such instance.  If, however, Landlord delivers to Tenant, within thirty (30) days after receipt of Tenant's invoice, a written objection to the payment of such invoice, setting forth with reasonable particularity Landlord's reasons for its claim that such action did not have to be taken by Landlord pursuant to the terms of this Lease or that the charges are excessive (in which case Landlord shall pay the amount it contends would not have been excessive), then Tenant shall not then be entitled to such deduction from Basic Rent, but rather, as Tenant's sole remedy, Tenant may proceed to claim a default by Landlord under this Lease; provided, however, under no circumstances shall Tenant be allowed to terminate this Lease based upon such default by Landlord.  For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence only, Landlord shall not be entitled to claim that Tenant's incurred charges are excessive if Tenant (i) competitively bid such applicable work to two (2) qualified licensed contractors, and (ii) selects the lowest qualified bidder to perform such applicable work.  
14.    ALTERATIONS.
(a)    Alterations.  Except as set forth below, Tenant shall not make any alterations to the Premises ("Alterations"), including any changes to the existing landscaping, without Landlord's prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, Landlord acknowledges and agrees that the defined term Alterations shall expressly exclude any of the initial Improvements to the Premises performed by Landlord pursuant to the Work Letter.  For requested Alterations which do not adversely affect the structure of the Building, the exterior appearance, or the Building's base systems and equipment, Landlord shall grant or deny its consent thereto within ten (10) business days following Tenant's notice, and Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent thereto.  For other requested Alterations by Tenant or on behalf of Tenant after the Commencement Date, Landlord shall grant or deny its consent to the proposed Alterations in its sole and absolute discretion.  Any Alterations made shall remain on and be surrendered with the Premises upon expiration of the Term, except that Landlord may, at the time it provides its consent to any Alterations which are not Pre-Approved Alterations (defined below) and which are not typical office or warehouse improvements (provided the parties hereto agree that any office improvements constituting greater than 3.75% of the total square footage of the Premises shall not be deemed typical), elect to require Tenant to remove any Alterations which Tenant may have made to the Premises.  If Landlord so elects in a written notice to Tenant to require such removal, Tenant shall, at its own cost, restore the Premises to the condition designated by Landlord in its election prior to Tenant vacating the Premises.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord's prior approval shall not be required for any alteration to the interior of the Premises that is of a cosmetic nature that satisfies all of the following conditions (hereinafter a "Pre-Approved Alteration"):  (i) to the extent reasonably required by Landlord or by law due to the nature of the work being performed, Tenant delivers to Landlord final plans, specifications, working drawings, permits and approvals for such Alterations at least ten (10) days prior to commencement of the work thereof; (ii) Tenant and such Alterations otherwise satisfy all other conditions set forth in this Paragraph 14; (iii) the making of such Alterations will not otherwise cause a default by Tenant under any provision of this Lease; and (iv) the making of such Alterations will not affect the Building structure or systems.  Tenant shall pay to Landlord, within thirty (30) days after written demand, the costs of any increased insurance premiums incurred by Landlord to include such Alterations in the causes of loss – special form property insurance obtained by Landlord pursuant to this Lease, if Landlord elects in writing to insure such Alterations; provided, however, Landlord shall not be required to include the Alterations under such insurance.  If the Alterations are not included in Landlord's insurance, Tenant shall insure the Alterations under its causes of loss-special form property insurance pursuant to this Lease.
If Landlord should fail to notify Tenant in writing of its decision regarding the proposed Alteration(s) within the ten (10) business day period described above, Landlord shall be deemed to have refused consent to such applicable Alteration(s); provided, however, if Landlord shall be deemed to have refused to consent to such Alteration(s) as stated in this sentence above, Tenant may deliver to Landlord an additional request for Landlord's consent ("Tenant's Additional Alteration Notice").  In the event Landlord fails to either approve or disapprove such applicable Alteration(s) in accordance with the terms of this Lease within five (5) business days following Landlord's receipt of Tenant's Additional Alteration Notice, Landlord shall be deemed to have granted its consent to such applicable Alteration(s).  Tenant acknowledges that the Tenant's Additional Alteration Notice will not be deemed given to Landlord unless the same contains the following language (in at least 12 point, bold face and all capital letters):  "LANDLORD'S FAILURE TO EITHER APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE SUCH ALTERATION(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE LEASE WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE MAY RESULT IN LANDLORD BEING DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO SUCH ALTERATION(S) PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 14(a) OF THE LEASE".  
(b)    Standard of Work.  Prior to Tenant's alteration of the Premises, Tenant shall contract with a contractor approved by Landlord (with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) for the construction of such Alterations, shall secure all appropriate governmental approvals and permits, if any, and shall complete such Alterations with due diligence, in a first-class manner, in compliance with plans and specifications approved by Landlord (with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and in compliance with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations; provided, however, Landlord shall not be required to approve of any contractor selected by Tenant to perform a Pre-Approved Alteration so long as such contractor is licensed.  Landlord shall not impose any construction standards which are in excess of applicable building codes or laws or charge any fees or construction management or supervision fee in connection with Tenant's Alterations.  Tenant shall pay all costs for such construction (including any actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by Landlord with a third party in connection with Landlord's supervision of such construction and/or review of plans and specifications, etc.) and shall keep the Premises free and clear of all mechanics' liens which may result from construction by Tenant.  Landlord shall have the right, but not the obligation, to inspect periodically the work on the Premises and Landlord may require changes in the method or quality of the work if such work is substandard in nature or not being performed in a commercially reasonable manner as reasonably determined by a third party qualified contractor mutually selected by Landlord and Tenant in good faith.  

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Landlord may also require, as a condition to its consent to any Alterations by Tenant or on behalf of Tenant after the Commencement Date, that any architect retained by Tenant in connection with such Alterations be certified as a Certified Access Specialist ("CASp"), or that Tenant otherwise consult with a CASp if Tenant's architect is not so certified, and that following the completion of such Alterations Tenant shall cause a CASp to certify the Premises as meeting all applicable construction-related accessibility standards pursuant to California Civil Code Section 55.53.  
(c)    Liens.  Tenant shall pay all costs for such construction and shall keep the Premises free and clear of all mechanics' and materialmens' liens which may result from construction by Tenant.  Tenant shall provide at least ten (10) days prior written notice to Landlord before any labor is performed, supplies furnished or services rendered on or at the Premises and Landlord shall have the right to post on the Premises notices of non-responsibility provided, however, Tenant shall not be required to provide such ten (10) days prior written notice to Landlord in connection with any Alteration that Tenant previously requested Landlord's consent and previously notified Landlord of the construction start date applicable thereto.
15.    RELEASE AND INDEMNITY.
As material consideration to Landlord, Tenant agrees that, except to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of the Landlord Indemnified Parties (as hereinafter defined) and not covered by the insurance carried by Tenant or otherwise required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease, Landlord, its agents, successors-in-interest with respect to the Premises and their respective directors, officers, partners, members, employees, shareholders, agents and representatives and the directors, officers, partners, members, employees, shareholders, agents and representatives of the partners or members of Landlord (collectively, the "Landlord Indemnified Parties") shall not be liable to Tenant, its agents, employees, invitees, licensees and other persons claiming under Tenant for:  (i) any damage to any property entrusted to employees of the Premises, Landlord or the Landlord Indemnified Parties, (ii) loss or damage to any property by theft or otherwise, (iii) consequential damages arising out of any loss of the use of the Premises or any equipment or facilities therein, or (iv) any injury or damage to person or property resulting from fire, explosion, falling plaster, steam, gas, electricity, water or rain which may leak from any part of the Premises or from pipes, appliances or plumbing work therein or from the roof, street, sub-surface or from any other place or resulting from dampness or any other causes whatsoever.  Landlord and/or the Landlord Indemnified Parties shall not be liable for interference with light or other incorporeal hereditaments, nor shall Landlord or the Landlord Indemnified Parties be liable for any latent defects in the Premises (except during the first two (2) years of the Lease Term as expressly provided in this Lease).  Tenant shall give prompt notice to Landlord in case of fire or accidents in the Premises and of defects therein or in the fixtures or equipment located therein.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Tenant agrees to indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Landlord) and hold harmless Landlord and the Landlord Indemnified Parties from (i) all claims, actions, liabilities, and proceedings arising from Tenant's use of the Premises or the conduct of its business or from any activity, work or thing done, permitted or suffered by Tenant, its agents, contractors, sublessees, employees or invitees, in or about the Premises and any breach or default in the performance of any obligation to be performed by Tenant under the terms of this Lease, or arising from any act, neglect, fault or omission of Tenant, or of its agents, contractors, employees or invitees, and (ii) any and all reasonable costs, attorneys' fees, expenses and liabilities incurred with respect to any such claims, actions, liabilities, or proceedings, and in the event any actions or proceedings shall be brought against Landlord by reason of such claims, Tenant, upon written notice from Landlord, shall defend the same at Tenant's expense by counsel reasonably approved in writing by Landlord.  Except as to damage or injury resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of the Landlord Indemnified Parties and not covered by the insurance carried by Tenant or otherwise required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease, Tenant hereby assumes all risk of damage to property or injury to person in, upon or about the Premises from any cause whatsoever, and Tenant hereby waives all its claims in respect thereof against Landlord except where caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of the Landlord Indemnified Parties and not covered by the insurance carried by Tenant or otherwise required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Landlord agrees to indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Tenant) and hold harmless Tenant and the Tenant Parties from (i) all claims, actions, liabilities, and proceedings arising from any breach or default in the performance of any obligation to be performed by Landlord under the terms of this Lease, or arising from any gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of the Landlord Indemnified Parties, and (ii) any and all reasonable costs, attorneys' fees, expenses and liabilities incurred with respect to any such claims, actions, liabilities, or proceedings, and in the event any actions or proceedings shall be brought against Tenant by reason of such claims, Landlord, upon written notice from Tenant, shall defend the same at Landlord's expense by counsel reasonably approved in writing by Tenant.  
As used herein, the term "liabilities" shall include all suits, actions, claims and demands and all expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of defense) incurred in or about any such liability and any action or proceeding brought thereon.  If any claim shall be made or any action or proceeding brought against the indemnified party on the basis of any liability described in this Paragraph 15, the indemnifying party shall, upon notice from the indemnified party, defend the same at the indemnifying party's expense by counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party.  It is understood that payment shall not be a condition precedent to recovery upon the foregoing indemnity.
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Tenant, at its cost, shall pay for and keep in full force and effect throughout the Term of this Lease: 
(a)    COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY insurance with respect to the Premises and the operations by or on behalf of Tenant in, on or about the Premises, including, but not limited to, personal injury, product liability (if applicable), blanket contractual, owner's protective, broad form property damage liability, liquor liability (if applicable) and owned and non-owned automobile liability in an amount not less than $5,000,000 per occurrence.  The insurance policy or policies shall contain the following provisions:  (1) severability of interest, (2) cross-liability, (3) an endorsement naming Landlord, Landlord's Mortgagees and Ground Lessors (as defined in Subparagraph 34(m) below) if any, and any other parties-in-interest designated by Landlord as additional insureds, (4) an endorsement stating "such insurance as is afforded by this policy for the benefit of Landlord and any other additional insured shall be primary as respects any liability or claims arising out of the occupancy of the Premises by the Tenant, or Tenant's operations and any insurance carried by Landlord, or any other additional insured shall be non-contributory," (5) with respect to improvements or Alterations permitted under this Lease, contingent liability and builder's risk insurance, (6) an endorsement allocating to the Premises the full amount of liability limits required by this Lease, and (7) coverage must be on an "occurrence basis."  "Claims-Made" forms are not acceptable.
(b)    WORKERS COMPENSATION COVERAGE as required by law, and Employers Liability coverage with a limit of not less than $2,000,000.
(c)    TENANT'S PROPERTY INSURANCE:  Tenant shall at all times during the Term hereof and at its cost and expense, maintain in effect policies of insurance covering (1) all tenant improvements and/or other Alterations on the Premises installed by or on behalf of Tenant, (2) all personal property of Tenant located in or at the Premises, including, but not limited to, fixtures, furnishings, equipment and furniture, in an amount not less than their full replacement value, and (3) loss of income or business interruption insurance.  These policies shall provide protection against any peril included normally covered under ISO Special Forms coverage (comparable to former "All Risk" coverage), including, but not limited to, insurance against sprinkler leakage, vandalism and malicious mischief.  The proceeds of such insurance shall be used to repair or replace the tenant improvements, Alterations and personal property so insured.  Tenant shall, at its cost, maintain rental abatement insurance assuring that insurance proceeds will be available to Tenant so that the rent payable hereunder will be paid to Landlord for a period of not less than twelve (12) months if rent is to abate under any provision of this Lease or applicable law.  Property coverage shall include Tenant's leasehold interest.  Such coverage shall include a sixty (60) day extended period of indemnity endorsement.
All policies of insurance required hereunder (other than commercial general liability) shall include a clause or endorsement denying the insurer any rights of subrogation against the other party to the extent rights have been waived by the insured before the occurrence of injury or loss, if same are obtainable without unreasonable cost.  Landlord and Tenant each hereby waive any rights of recovery against the other for injury or loss to such waiving party or to its property or the property of others under its control, arising from any cause insured against under any policy of insurance required to be carried by such waiving party under this Lease (other than commercial general liability).  The foregoing waiver shall be effective whether or not the waiving party shall actually obtain and maintain the insurance which such waiving party is obligated to obtain and maintain under this Lease.
All insurance required to be provided by Tenant under this Lease:  (a) shall be issued by insurance companies authorized to do business in the state in which the Premises are located and holding a General Policyholders Rating of "A" and a Financial Rating of "X" or better, as set forth in the most recent edition of Best's Insurance Reports; and (b) Tenant shall provide at least thirty (30) days prior notice to Landlord and Landlord's lender, before cancellation or change in coverage, scope or amount of any policy.  Tenant shall deliver a certificate or copy of such policy together with evidence of payment of all current premiums to Landlord within thirty (30) days of execution of this Lease and within fifteen (15) days of expiration of each policy.  Tenant's failure to provide evidence of such coverage to Landlord may, in Landlord's sole discretion, constitute a default under this Lease.
Subject to being reimbursed by Tenant, Landlord shall insure the Building and the Premises Land (excluding all property which Tenant is obligated to insure) by obtaining and maintaining property insurance for any and all reasonable risks (including earthquake and flood insurance) and public liability insurance, all in such amounts and with such deductibles as Landlord considers appropriate.  Tenant shall pay, as additional rent, the cost of any insurance maintained by Landlord hereunder and any other insurance Landlord may elect to obtain for the Building and/or the Premises Land from time to time during the Term (including, without limitation, earthquake and/or flood insurance) ("Insurance Costs").  Tenant shall pay the Insurance Costs to Landlord at least five (5) days prior to the date any premiums or installments of premiums are due and payable.  Landlord shall determine and notify Tenant of the amount of insurance premiums not less than fifteen (15) days in advance of the date such premium or installment of premiums is due and payable.  In the event Landlord fails to deliver such timely determination and notice to Tenant, then Tenant shall have five (5) days from receipt of such notice to remit payment of the Insurance Costs to Landlord.  The foregoing notwithstanding, upon notice from Landlord, Tenant shall pay, as additional rent, the Insurance Costs to Landlord in advance monthly installments equal to one twelfth (1/12) of Landlord's reasonable estimate of the Insurance Costs, together with monthly installments of Basic Rent, and Landlord shall hold such payments in a non-interest bearing account.  Upon determination of the actual Insurance Costs due and payable, Landlord shall determine and notify Tenant of any deficiency in the impound account Tenant shall pay any deficiency of funds in the impound account not less than fifteen (15) days in advance of the date such Insurance Costs or installment of Insurance Costs is due and payable.  In the event Landlord fails to deliver such timely deficiency determination and notice to Tenant, then Tenant shall have five (5) days from receipt of such notice to remit payment of such deficiency to Landlord.  If Landlord determines that Tenant's impound account has accrued an amount in excess of the Insurance Costs due and payable, then such excess shall be credited to Tenant within 30-days following the date of said notice from Landlord.

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Notwithstanding any contribution by Tenant to the Insurance Costs as provided herein, Tenant acknowledges that it has no right to receive any proceeds from any insurance policies carried by Landlord.
17.    DESTRUCTION.
(a)    Casualty.  If during the Term of this Lease, as may be extended by an Option Term or otherwise, any portion of the Premises, access to the Premises or any part of the Building is damaged or destroyed and such damage or destruction can, in Landlord's reasonable estimation, be repaired within 270 days following such damage or destruction, and Landlord receives insurance proceeds sufficient to restore such damage, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect and Landlord shall promptly commence to repair and restore the damage or destruction to substantially the same condition as existed prior to such damage, and shall complete such repair and restoration with due diligence in compliance with all then existing laws.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) such damage or destruction cannot, in Landlord's reasonable estimate, be repaired within 270 days following such damage or destruction; or (2) more than seventy percent (70%) of the Building is damaged or destroyed; or (3) any Mortgagee of the Building will not allow the application of insurance proceeds for repair and restoration; or (4) the damage or destruction is not covered in full by Landlord's Insurance required by Paragraph 16, subject to the deductible, or (5) the damage or destruction occurs within the last twelve (12) months of the Term of this Lease or any extension hereof, then Landlord may, in its sole discretion, terminate this Lease by delivery of notice to Tenant within thirty (30) days of the date Landlord learns of the damage; provided, however, that if such fire or other casualty shall have damaged the Premises or a portion thereof or Common Areas necessary to Tenant's occupancy and as a result of such damage the Premises are unfit for occupancy, and provided that Landlord does not elect to terminate this Lease pursuant to Landlord's termination right as provided above, and either (i) the repairs cannot, in the reasonable opinion of Landlord's contractor, be completed within nine (9) months after the date of such damage or destruction, or (ii) the repairs are not completed and the Premises delivered to Tenant ready for occupancy within nine (9) months after the date of such damage or destruction, Tenant may elect, in Tenant's sole discretion, to terminate this Lease by written notice to Landlord effective as of the date specified in the notice, which date shall not be less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days after the date such notice is given by Tenant; provided, however, if Tenant elects to terminate this Lease pursuant to clause (ii) above and Landlord completes such repairs and delivers the Premises to Tenant ready for occupancy within thirty (30) days following receipt of Tenant's written election to terminate, then this Lease shall, at Landlord's sole option, remain in full force and effect and Tenant's previous election to terminate shall be deemed void and of no further force or effect.
(b)    Rent Abatement.  In the event of repair, reconstruction and restoration by Landlord as herein provided, the rent payable under this Lease shall be abated proportionately to the extent to which there is material interference with Tenant's access to or use of the Premises during the period of such repair, reconstruction or restoration; provided that there shall be no abatement of rent if such damage is the result of Tenant's negligence or intentional wrongdoing.  Tenant shall not be entitled to any compensation or damages for loss in the use of the whole or any part of the Premises, damage to Tenant's personal property and/or any inconvenience or annoyance occasioned by such damage, repair, reconstruction or restoration, except in the event such damage is the result of Landlord's gross negligence or willful misconduct and not covered by the insurance carried by Tenant or otherwise required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease.
(c)    Repair or Restoration.  If Landlord is obligated to or elects to repair or restore as herein provided, Landlord shall be obligated to make repair or restoration only to those portions of the Building and the Premises which were originally provided at Landlord's expense, and the repair and restoration of items not provided at Landlord's expense shall be the obligation of Tenant.  Tenant agrees to coordinate the restoration and repair of those items it is required to restore or repair with Landlord's repair and restoration work and in accordance with a work schedule prepared by Landlord, or Landlord's contractor, and reasonably agreed upon in good faith by Landlord and Tenant.  Further, Tenant's work shall be performed in accordance with the terms, standards and conditions contained in Paragraph 14 above.
(d)    Waiver.  The provisions of California Civil Code Section 1932, Subsection 2, and Section 1933, Subsection 4, and any other similarly enacted statute or court decision relating to the abatement or termination of a lease upon destruction of the leased premises, are hereby waived by Tenant; and the provisions of this Paragraph 17 shall govern in case of such destruction.
18.    CONDEMNATION.
(a)    Definitions.  The following definitions shall apply:  (1) "Condemnation" and/or "Taking" means (a) the exercise of any governmental power of eminent domain, whether by legal proceedings or otherwise by condemnor, or (b) the voluntary sale or transfer by Landlord to any condemnor either under threat of condemnation or while legal proceedings for condemnation are proceeding; (2) "Date of Taking" means the date the condemnor has the right to possession of the property being condemned; (3) "Award" means all compensation, sums or anything of value awarded, paid or received on a total or partial condemnation; and (4) "Condemnor" means any public or quasi-public authority, or private corporation or individual, having a power of condemnation.
(b)    Obligations to be Governed by Lease.  If there is any Taking of all or any part of the Premises, the rights and obligations of the parties shall be determined pursuant to this Lease.
(c)    Total or Partial Taking.  If between ninety percent (90%) and one hundred percent (100%) of the Premises is taken in its entirety by condemnation, this Lease shall terminate on the date of Taking.  If a portion of the Premises comprised of less than ninety percent (90%) is taken by condemnation, this Lease shall remain in effect, except that Tenant may elect to terminate this Lease if the remaining portion of the Premises is rendered by Tenant, in Tenant's reasonable discretion, unsuitable for Tenant's continued use of the Premises.  If Tenant elects to terminate this 

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Lease, Tenant must exercise its right to terminate by giving notice to Landlord within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice of the Taking from Landlord.  If Tenant elects to terminate this Lease, Tenant shall also notify Landlord of the date of termination, which date shall not be earlier than thirty (30) days after Tenant has notified Landlord of its election to terminate no later than the date of Taking; except that this Lease shall terminate on the date of Taking if the date of Taking falls on a date before the date of termination as designated by Tenant.  If any portion of the Premises is taken by condemnation and this Lease remains in full force and effect, on the date of taking the rent shall be reduced by an amount in the same ratio as the total number of square feet in the portion of the Premises taken bears to the total number of square feet in the Premises immediately before the Date of Taking.  In the case where a portion of the Premises is taken and the Lease remains in full force and effect, Landlord shall, at its own cost and expense, to the extent of condemnation proceeds, make all alterations or repairs to the Building so as to make the portion of the Building not taken a complete architectural unit.  Such work shall not, however, exceed the scope of work done by Landlord in originally constructing the Building.  If severance damages from the condemnor are not available to Landlord in sufficient amounts to permit such restoration, Landlord may terminate this Lease upon written notice to Tenant.  Rent due and payable hereunder shall be temporarily abated during such restoration period in proportion to the extent to which there is material interference with Tenant's use of the Premises, as reasonably determined by Landlord or Landlord's architect.  Each party hereby waives the provisions of Section 1265.130 of the California Code of Civil Procedure and any present or future law allowing either party to petition the Superior Court to terminate this Lease in the event of a partial taking of the Building or Premises.
If the Premises are totally or partially taken by condemnation, Tenant shall not assert any claim against Landlord or the condemnor for any compensation because of such Taking, and Landlord shall be entitled to receive the entire amount of the award without any deduction for any estate or interest of Tenant; provided, however, Tenant shall have the right to remove all of its personal property located in or at the Premises, including, but not limited to, fixtures, furnishings, equipment and furniture, or file a separate claim with the Condemnor to receive compensation for any such items not available for removal due to the Taking (but only so long as Landlord's award is not materially reduced as a result thereof).
19.    ASSIGNMENT OR SUBLEASE.
(a)    Except for a Permitted Transfer (as defined in Subparagraph 19(f) below), Tenant shall not assign or encumber its interest in this Lease or any portion of the Premises or sublease all or any part of the Premises or allow any other person or entity (except Tenant's authorized representatives, employees, invitees, or guests) to occupy or use all or any part of the Premises without first obtaining Landlord's consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  In addition to any other commercially reasonable grounds upon which Landlord may withhold its consent, Landlord shall be deemed reasonable in withholding its consent if it determines in its sole discretion that:  (i) the intended use of the Premises by the proposed assignee or sublessee will be inconsistent with the typical office or warehouse improvements existing within the Premises or permitted to be constructed within the Premises pursuant to the terms of this Lease; or (ii) the intended uses of the Premises by the proposed assignee or sublessee will constitute a violation of this Lease or any governmental law, rule, ordinance or regulation governing the Premises in violation of the terms of this Lease.  Any assignment, encumbrance or sublease without Landlord's written consent shall be voidable and at Landlord's election, shall constitute a default hereunder.  Landlord's waiver or consent to any assignment or subletting shall not relieve Tenant or any assignee or sublessee from any obligation under this Lease whether or not accrued.
(b)    Except as expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of Paragraph 19(f) below, if Tenant is a partnership, a withdrawal or change, voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law of any partner, or the dissolution of the partnership, shall be deemed a voluntary assignment.  If Tenant is a corporation, any dissolution, merger, consolidation or other reorganization of Tenant, or sale or other transfer of a controlling percentage of the capital stock of Tenant, or the sale of at least 50% of the value of the assets of Tenant shall be deemed a voluntary assignment.  The phrase "controlling percentage" means ownership of and right to vote stock possessing at least 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of Tenant's capital stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote for election of directors.  The preceding two sentences of this paragraphs shall not apply to corporations the stock of which is traded through a public exchange.  If Landlord shall consent to any assignment or sublease of this Lease, 50% of all sums and other consideration payable to or for the benefit of the Tenant from its assignees or subtenants in excess of the rent payable by Tenant to Landlord under this Lease, and after deducting Tenant's commercially reasonable cost to sublet or assign, including, but not limited to, brokerage fees, marketing fees, tenant improvements costs and legal fees (collectively, the "Tenant Transfer Costs") shall be paid to Landlord (the "Excess"), within thirty (30) days following Tenant's receipt of such sums; provided, however, this provision shall not apply to any Permitted Transfer.
(c)    If Tenant requests Landlord's consent to an assignment or sublease that is not a Permitted Transfer, Tenant shall submit to Landlord, in writing, the name of the proposed assignee or subtenant and the nature and character of the business of the proposed assignee or subtenant, the term, use, rental rate and all other material terms and conditions of the proposed assignment or sublease, including, without limitation, evidence reasonably satisfactory to Landlord that the proposed assignee or subtenant satisfies the financial criteria set forth in the first paragraph of this Paragraph 19, thirty (30) days prior to the proposed effective date of such assignment or sublease.  Tenant shall also submit to Landlord a processing fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) as a condition to Landlord reviewing Tenant's proposed assignment or subletting materials.  Landlord shall within twenty-one (21) days after Landlord's receipt of such written request and information either consent to or refuse to consent to such assignment or sublease in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and no such consent to an assignment or sublease shall relieve Tenant or any guarantor of Tenant's obligations under this Lease of any liability hereunder).  If Landlord should fail to notify Tenant in writing of its decision within such twenty-one (21)-day period after the later of the date Landlord is notified in writing of the proposed assignment or sublease or the date Landlord has received all required information concerning the proposed assignee or subtenant and the proposed assignment or sublease, Landlord shall be deemed to 

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have refused to consent to such assignment or sublease.  If Tenant requests Landlord's consent to any such assignment or sublease, the assignment shall be on a form reasonably approved by Landlord, and Tenant shall pay Landlord, whether or not consent is ultimately given, any attorneys' fees and other costs actually incurred by Landlord with third parties in connection with the preparation, review and/or approval of such documentation, not to exceed $2,000.00 per event.
(d)    No interest of Tenant in this Lease shall be assignable by involuntary assignment through operation of law (including, without limitation, the transfer of this Lease by testacy or intestacy).  Each of the following acts shall be considered an involuntary assignment:  (a) If Tenant is or becomes bankrupt or insolvent, makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or institutes proceedings under the Bankruptcy Act in which Tenant is the bankrupt; or if Tenant is a partnership or consists of more than one person or entity, if any partner of the partnership or other person or entity is or becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (b) If a writ of attachment or execution is levied on this Lease; or (c) If in any proceeding or action to which Tenant is a party, a receiver is appointed with authority to take possession of the Premises.  An involuntary assignment shall constitute a default by Tenant and Landlord shall have the right to elect to terminate this Lease, in which case this Lease shall not be treated as an asset of Tenant.
(e)    No assignment or subletting, occupancy or collection of rent from any proposed assignee or sublessee shall be deemed a waiver on the part of Landlord, or the acceptance of the applicable assignee or sublessee, as applicable, as Tenant, and no such assignment or subletting shall release Tenant of Tenant's obligations under this Lease or alter the primary liability of Tenant to pay rent and to perform all other obligations to be performed by Tenant hereunder.  Landlord may require that any assignee or sublessee remit directly to Landlord on a monthly basis, all monies due Tenant by said assignee or sublessee, and each sublease shall provide that if Landlord gives said sublessee written notice that Tenant is in default under this Lease, said sublessee will thereafter make all payments due under the sublease directly to or as directed by Landlord, which payments will be credited against any payments due under this Lease.  Tenant hereby irrevocably and unconditionally assigns to Landlord all rents and other sums payable under any sublease of the Premises; provided, however, that Landlord hereby grants Tenant a license to collect all such rents and other sums so long as Tenant is not in default under this Lease.  Consent by Landlord to one assignment or subletting shall not be deemed consent to any subsequent assignment or subletting.  In the event of default by any assignee or sublessee of Tenant or any successor of Tenant in the performance of any of the terms hereof, Landlord may proceed directly against Tenant without the necessity of exhausting remedies against such assignee or sublessee or successor.  Landlord may consent to subsequent assignments of the Lease or sublettings or amendments or modifications to the Lease with assignees of Tenant, without notifying Tenant, or any successor of Tenant, and without obtaining its or their consent thereto and any such actions shall not relieve Tenant of liability under this Lease.  Tenant hereby waives (for itself and all persons claiming under Tenant) the provisions of Civil Code Section 1995.310.
(f)    Notwithstanding any provisions of Paragraph 19 above to the contrary, Tenant may assign this Lease or sublet the Premises or any portion thereof (herein, a "Permitted Transfer"), without Landlord's consent and without payment of any Excess to any entity which controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Tenant, or to any entity resulting from a merger or consolidation with Tenant, to any person or entity which acquires all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant's business as a going concern, or to any person or entity which acquires all or substantially all of the equity ownership interests of Tenant (each, a "Permitted Transferee"), provided that:  (i) at least seven (7) days prior to such assignment or sublease, Tenant delivers to Landlord notice of such contemplated Permitted Transfer and the identity of the Permitted Transferee; (ii) if an assignment, the Permitted Transferee assumes, in full, the obligations of Tenant under this Lease (or if a sublease, the Permitted Transferee executes a sublease agreement acknowledging that such subletting is subject to this Lease); (iii) Tenant remains fully liable under this Lease; (iv) the use of the Premises under Subparagraph 1(d) above remains substantially similar following the Permitted Transfer; and (v) the Permitted Transfer is not entered into as a subterfuge to avoid the restrictions and provisions of this Paragraph 19.
20.    DEFAULT.
The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute a default by Tenant under this Lease:  (a) the failure to pay rent or any other charge within five (5) calendar days after Tenant's receipt of written notice from Landlord; (b) the failure to occupy and operate the Premises for in excess of sixty (60) consecutive days while also failing to pay rent during such same 60-day period); (c) the making by Tenant of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; the filing by or against Tenant of a petition to have Tenant adjudged a bankrupt or a petition for reorganization or arrangement under any law relating to bankruptcy (unless, in the case of a petition filed against Tenant, the same is dismissed within ninety (90) days; the appointment of a trustee or receiver to take possession of substantially all of Tenant's assets located at the Premises or of Tenant's interest in this Lease, or of substantially all of Tenant's assets located at the Premises or of Tenant's interest in this Lease, where possession is not restored to Tenant within thirty (30) days; the attachment, execution or other judicial seizure of substantially all of Tenant's assets located at the Premises or of Tenant's interest in this Lease where such seizure is not discharged within (30) days; or if this Lease shall, by operation of law or otherwise, pass to any person or persons other than Tenant except as provided in Paragraph 19 herein; (d) The failure of Tenant to timely comply with the provisions of Paragraph 24 or Paragraph 31 of this Lease regarding, respectively, Subordination and Estoppel Certificates; or (e) The failure of Tenant to perform any other provision of this Lease within thirty (30) days following receipt of written request from Landlord, except in the case of an emergency, when the cure period shall be commensurate with the urgency of the emergency. 
21.    LANDLORD'S REMEDIES.
Landlord shall have the remedies described in this Paragraph 21 if Tenant is in default hereunder.  These remedies are not exclusive; they are cumulative and in addition to any remedies now or later allowed by law (including, without limitation, to the extent the Premises are located in California, the remedies of Civil Code Section 1951.4 and 

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any successor statute or similar law, which provides that Landlord may continue this Lease in effect following Tenant's breach and abandonment and collect rent as it falls due, if Tenant has the right to sublet or assign, subject to reasonable limitations).  
Upon any default by Tenant, Landlord may: 
(a)    Maintain this Lease in full force and effect and recover the rent and other monetary charges as they become due, without terminating Tenant's right to possession irrespective of whether Tenant shall have abandoned the Premises.  If Landlord elects not to terminate this Lease, Landlord shall have the right to attempt to relet the Premises at such rent and upon conditions, and for such a term, and to do all acts necessary to maintain or preserve the Premises, as Landlord deems reasonable and necessary, without being deemed to have elected to terminate this Lease, including re-entering the Premises to make repairs or to maintain or modify the Premises, and removing all persons and property from the Premises; such property may be removed and stored in a public warehouse or elsewhere at the cost of and for the account of Tenant.  Reletting may be for a period shorter or longer than the remaining Term of this Lease, and for more or less rent, but Landlord shall have no obligation to relet at less than prevailing market rental rates.  If reletting occurs, this Lease shall terminate automatically when the new tenant takes possession of the Premises.  Notwithstanding that Landlord fails to elect to terminate the Lease initially, Landlord at any time thereafter may elect to terminate the Lease by virtue of any previous uncured default by Tenant.  In the event of any such termination, Landlord shall be entitled to recover from Tenant all damages incurred by Landlord by reason of Tenant's default, as well as all costs of reletting, including, without limitation, brokerage commissions and/or finder's fees, attorneys' fees, and restoration or remodeling costs.
(b)    Terminate Tenant's right to possession by any lawful means, in which case this Lease shall terminate and Tenant shall immediately surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord.  In such event Landlord shall be entitled to recover from Tenant all damages incurred by Landlord by reason of Tenant's default including, without limitation thereto, the following:  (i) the worth, at the time of award, of any unpaid rent which had been earned at the time of such termination; plus (ii) the worth, at the time of award, of the amount by which the unpaid rent which would have been earned after termination until the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided; plus (iii) the worth, at the time of award, of the amount by which the unpaid rent for the balance of the Term after the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided; plus (iv) any other amount, and court costs, necessary to compensate Landlord for all the detriment proximately caused by Tenant's default or which in the ordinary course of things would be likely to result there from (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the amount of any brokerage commissions and/or finder's fees for a replacement tenant, maintaining the Premises after such default, and preparing the Premises for reletting); plus (v) at Landlord's election, such other amounts in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as may be permitted from time to time by applicable law.  As used in (i) and (ii) above, the "worth at the time of the award" is computed by allowing interest at the Interest Rate.  As used in (iii) above, the "worth at the time of the award" is computed by discounting such amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of the award plus one percent (1%).  Tenant hereby waives for Tenant and all those claiming under Tenant all rights now or hereafter existing, including, without limitation, any rights under California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1174 and 1179 and Civil Code Section 1950.7 to redeem by order or judgment of any court or by any legal process or writ, Tenant's right of occupancy of the Premises after any termination of this Lease. 
(c)    Collect sublease rents (or appoint a receiver to collect such rents) and otherwise perform Tenant's obligations at the Premises, it being agreed, however, that neither the filing of a petition for the appointment of a receiver for Tenant nor the appointment itself shall constitute an election by Landlord to terminate this Lease.
(d)    Proceed to cure the default at Tenant's sole cost and expense.  If at any time Landlord pays any sum or incurs any expense as a result of or in connection with curing any default of Tenant, the amount thereof shall be deemed additional rent hereunder and shall be immediately due and payable by Tenant to Landlord upon demand.
(e)    Intentionally Omitted. 
(f)    Pursue any and all other legal or equitable remedies as may be available to Landlord by reason of such default by Tenant.
The remedies of Landlord, as hereinabove provided, are cumulative and in addition to and not exclusive of any other remedy of Landlord herein given or which may be permitted by law.  The remedies of Landlord, as hereinabove provided, are subject to the other provisions herein.  Nothing contained in this Paragraph 21 shall constitute a waiver of Landlord's right to recover damages by reason of Landlord's efforts to mitigate the damage to it caused by Tenant's default; nor shall anything herein adversely affect Landlord's right, as in this Lease elsewhere provided, to indemnification against liability for injury or damage to persons or property occurring prior to the termination of this Lease.
22.    DEFAULT BY LANDLORD.
Landlord shall not be in default hereunder unless Landlord fails to perform the obligations required of Landlord within thirty (30) days after written notice by Tenant to Landlord and to any Mortgagee or Ground Lessor (as defined in Subparagraph 34(m) below) in writing specifying wherein Landlord has failed to perform such obligation, except in the case of an emergency, when the cure period shall be commensurate with the urgency of the emergency; provided, however, that if the nature of Landlord's obligation is such that more than thirty (30) days is required for performance, then Landlord shall not be in default if Landlord commences performance within such thirty (30)-day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes the same to completion.  In no event shall Tenant have the right to terminate this Lease 

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as a result of Landlord's default.  Tenant's remedies shall be limited to any other remedy available at law or in equity; provided, however, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, under no circumstances shall Landlord be liable hereunder to Tenant for any consequential damages or for loss of business, revenue, income or profits and Tenant hereby waives any and all claims for any such damages.  Nothing herein contained shall be interpreted to mean that Tenant is excused from paying rent due hereunder as a result of any default by Landlord except as may be permitted under Subparagraph 13(d).
23.    ENTRY OF PREMISES AND PERFORMANCE BY TENANT.
Landlord and its authorized representatives shall have the right to enter the Premises following no less than 48 hours advanced notice to Tenant (written or telephonic) during business hours or at such other reasonable times mutually acceptable to Landlord and Tenant (emergencies excepted, in which case such advanced notice shall be commensurate with the urgency of the emergency), for any of the following purposes without abatement of rent or liability to Tenant:  (a) To determine whether the Premises is in good condition and whether Tenant is complying with its obligations under this Lease; (b) To do any necessary maintenance and to make any restoration to the Premises or the Building that Landlord has the right or obligation to perform, in which case Landlord shall provide no less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to Tenant (emergencies excepted, in which case no such prior notice shall be required); (c) To post "for sale" signs at any time during the Term, to post "for rent" or "for lease" signs during the last nine (9) months of the Term, or during any period while Tenant is in default beyond all applicable notice and cure periods; (d) To show the Premises to prospective tenants at any time during the last nine (9) months of the Term and to prospective brokers, lenders, agents, buyers or persons interested in an exchange, at any time during the Term; (e) To repair, maintain or improve the Premises and to erect scaffolding and protective barricades around and about the Premises but not so as to prevent the use of all access and entry points to the Premises and to do any other act or thing necessary for the safety or preservation of the Premises, in which case Landlord shall provide no less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to Tenant (emergencies excepted, in which case no such prior notice shall be required), and provided that such acts or things do not materially interfere with Tenant's use of or access to the Premises; or (f) To discharge Tenant's obligations hereunder when Tenant has failed to do so in accordance with the terms of this Lease beyond all applicable notice and cure periods.  Landlord shall not be liable in any manner for any inconvenience, disturbance, loss of business, nuisance or other damage arising of out Landlord's entry onto the Premises as provided in this Paragraph 23.  Tenant shall not be entitled to an abatement or reduction of rent if Landlord exercises any rights reserved in this Paragraph 23, except as expressly set forth in this Lease.  Landlord shall reasonably attempt to conduct its activities on the Premises as provided herein in a manner that will reasonably minimize the inconvenience, annoyance or disturbance to Tenant.  
All covenants and agreements to be performed by Tenant under any of the terms of this Lease shall be performed by Tenant at Tenant's sole cost and expense without any abatement of rent except as expressly set forth in this Lease.  If Tenant shall fail to pay any sum of money to any third party which Tenant is obligated to pay under this Lease or shall fail to perform any other act on its part to be performed hereunder, and such failure shall continue for thirty (30) days after notice thereof by Landlord (or such other period as specifically provided herein), Landlord may, without waiving or releasing Tenant from any obligations of Tenant, but shall not be obligated to, make any such payment or perform any such other act on Tenant's part to be made or performed in this Lease, without liability to Tenant for any loss or damage which might occur to Tenant's merchandise, fixtures or other property or to Tenant's business by reason thereof, and upon completion thereof, Tenant shall pay to Landlord all sums so paid by Landlord and all necessary incidental costs for making such repairs plus five percent (5%) for overhead, upon presentation of a bill therefor.  Tenant covenants to pay any such sums to Landlord within thirty (30) days following demand from Landlord, and Landlord shall have (in addition to all other rights or remedies of Landlord) the same rights and remedies in the event of the nonpayment thereof by Tenant as in the case of default by Tenant in the payment of rent.  
24.    SUBORDINATION.
Without the necessity of any additional document being executed by Tenant for the purpose of effecting a subordination, and unless otherwise elected by Landlord or any Mortgagee (defined below) with a lien on the Premises or any Ground Lessor (defined below) with respect to the Premises (or any part thereof), this Lease shall be subject and subordinate at all times to (a) all ground leases or underlying leases which may now exist or hereafter be executed affecting the Premises, or the land upon which the Premises is situated, or both, and (b) the lien of any mortgage or deed of trust which may now exist or hereafter be executed in any amount for which the Premises, ground leases or underlying leases, or Landlord's interest or estate in any of said items is specified as security.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Tenant acknowledges that Landlord shall have the right to subordinate or cause to be subordinated this Lease to any such ground leases or underlying leases or any such liens, and (ii) Landlord acknowledges and agrees that Tenant's obligation to subordinate as described herein is expressly subject to Tenant obtaining a commercially reasonable nondisturbance agreement on Landlord's lender's form, as may be reasonably negotiated between such lender and Tenant.  Landlord and Tenant agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate and cause the parties thereto to mutually approve and execute any such subordination, attornment and nondisturbance agreement within thirty (30) days following the request for same by either party.  In the event that any ground lease or underlying lease terminates for any reason or any mortgage or deed of trust is foreclosed or a conveyance in lieu of foreclosure is made for any reason, Tenant shall, notwithstanding any subordination, attorn to and become the tenant of the successor in interest to Landlord, at the option to such successor in interest.  Tenant covenants and agrees to execute and deliver, upon demand by Landlord and in the form requested by Landlord and reasonable acceptable to Tenant any additional documents evidencing the priority or subordination of this Lease with respect to any such ground lease or underlying leases or the lien of any such mortgage or deed of trust.  Tenant shall pay within thirty (30) days following demand Landlord's actual reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in connection with any negotiation or modification of Landlord's lender's standard subordination agreement form, if any.

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25.    NOTICE.
Any notice, demand, request, consent, approval or communication desired by either party or required to be given, shall be in writing and served personally or sent prepaid by commercial overnight courier or prepaid certified first class mail (return receipt requested), addressed as set forth in Subparagraphs 1(b) and 1(c).  Either party may change its address by notification to the other party.  Notice shall be deemed to be communicated seventy-two (72) hours from the time of mailing (if sent via first class mail), or at the time of service if sent by other than first class mail as provided in this Paragraph 25.
26.    WAIVER.
No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy by Landlord shall impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver.  No act or conduct of Landlord, including, without limitation, acceptance of the keys to the Premises, shall constitute acceptance of the surrender of the Premises by Tenant before the expiration of the Term.  Only written notice from Landlord to Tenant shall constitute acceptance of the surrender of the Premises and accomplish termination of this Lease.  Landlord's consent to or approval of any act by Tenant requiring Landlord's consent or approval shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary Landlord's consent to or approval of any subsequent act by Tenant.  Any waiver by Landlord of any default must be in writing and shall not be a waiver of any other default concerning the same or any other provision of this Lease.
27.    LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
In consideration of the benefits accruing hereunder, Tenant and all successors and assigns of Tenant covenant and agree that, in the event of any actual or alleged failure, breach or default hereunder by Landlord or otherwise pertaining to any obligation of Landlord with respect to the Building: 
(a)    The liability of Landlord and/or any Landlord Indemnified Parties shall be limited solely and exclusively to an amount which is equal to the interest of Landlord in the Building, provided that in no event shall such liability extend to any sales or insurance proceeds received by Landlord and/or any Landlord Indemnified Parties in connection with the Building or the Premises Land; 
(b)    No member, partner, officer, director, owner, shareholder or advisor of Landlord shall be sued or named as a party in any suit or action (except as may be necessary to secure jurisdiction of the entity in question);
(c)    No service of process shall be made against any member, partner, officer, director, owner, shareholder or advisor of Landlord (except as may be necessary to secure jurisdiction of the entity in question);
(d)    No member, partner, officer, director, owner, shareholder or advisor of Landlord shall be required to answer or otherwise plead to any service of process;
(e)    No judgment may be taken against any member, partner, officer, director, owner, shareholder or advisor of Landlord;
(f)    Any judgment taken against any member, partner, officer, director, owner, shareholder or advisor of Landlord may be vacated and set aside at any time after the fact;
(g)    No writ of execution will ever be levied against the assets of any member, partner, officer, director, owner, shareholder or advisor of Landlord;
(h)    The obligations under this Lease do not constitute personal obligations of any individual member, partner, officer, director, owner, shareholder or advisor of Landlord, and Tenant shall not seek recourse against any such persons or entities of Landlord or any of their personal assets for satisfaction of any liability in respect to this Lease; and
(i)    These covenants and agreements are enforceable both by Landlord and also by any member, partner, officer, director, owner, shareholder or advisor of Landlord.
Tenant agrees that each of the foregoing provisions shall be applicable to any covenant or agreement either expressly contained in this Lease or imposed by statute or at common law.
28.    FORCE MAJEURE.
Neither Landlord nor Tenant shall have liability whatsoever to the other on account of the inability or delay of a party in fulfilling any of such party's non-monetary obligations under this Lease by reason of strike, other labor trouble, terrorism, weather, acts of god, governmental controls in connection with a national or other public emergency, or shortages of fuel, supplies or labor resulting there from or any other cause, whether similar or dissimilar to the above, beyond such party's reasonable control.  If this Lease specifies a time period for performance of a non-monetary obligation by a party, that time period shall be extended by the period of any delay in such party's performance caused by any of the events of force majeure described above.
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If Landlord or Tenant should engage any professional including, without limitation, attorneys, appraisers, accountants or environmental or other consultants for the purpose of bringing suit related to this Lease or possession of the Premises, for the recovery of any sum due under this Lease, or because of the breach of any provisions of this Lease, or for any other relief against a party hereunder, or in the event of any other litigation between the parties with respect to this Lease, then all reasonable costs and expenses including, without limitation, actual professional fees such as appraisers', accountants', attorneys' and other consultants' fee, incurred by the prevailing party therein shall be paid by the other party, which obligation on the part of the other party shall be deemed to have accrued on the date of the commencement of such action and shall be enforceable whether or not the action is prosecuted to judgment.  
30.    EXAMINATION OF LEASE.
Submission of this instrument for examination or signature by Tenant shall not create a binding agreement between Landlord and Tenant nor shall it constitute a reservation or option to lease on the part of Tenant and this instrument shall not be effective as a lease and shall not create any obligations on the part of Landlord or Tenant until this Lease has been validly executed first by Tenant and second by Landlord, and delivered Tenant.
31.    ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE.
(a)    Within ten (10) business days following any written request which Landlord may make from time to time, Tenant shall execute and deliver to Landlord a statement ("Estoppel Certificate"), in a form substantially similar to the form of Exhibit E attached hereto or in such other form as Landlord's lender or purchaser may reasonably require, certifying:  (i) the date of commencement of this Lease; (ii) the fact that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if there have been modifications, stating the nature and date of such modifications), (iii) the date to which the rent and other sums payable under this Lease have been paid; (iv) that there are no current defaults under this Lease by either Landlord or Tenant except as specified in Tenant's statement; and (v) such other matters reasonably requested by Landlord which in no way alter or modify the terms of this Lease.  Landlord and Tenant intend that any statement delivered pursuant to this Paragraph 31 may be relied upon by any Mortgagee, beneficiary, purchaser or prospective purchaser of the Premises or any interest therein.
(b)    Tenant's failure to deliver such statement within such time shall be conclusive upon Tenant (i) that this Lease is in full force and effect, without modification except as may have been previously evidenced in writing and executed by Landlord and Tenant, and (ii) that there are no uncured defaults in Landlord's performance (unless Tenant has previously provided notice to Landlord of any such default pursuant to this Lease, and (iii) that not more than one (1) month's rent has been paid in advance.  Tenant's failure to deliver said statement to Landlord within ten (10) business days of receipt shall constitute a default under this Lease and Landlord shall have the remedies provided in Paragraph 21.
32.    RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Tenant shall faithfully observe and comply with the "Rules and Regulations", a copy of which is attached hereto and marked Exhibit F, and all commercially reasonable and nondiscriminatory modifications thereof and additions thereto from time to time put into effect by Landlord.  Landlord shall not be responsible to Tenant for the violations or nonperformance by any other tenant or occupant of the project of any of said Rules and Regulations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to enforce said Rules and Regulations in a non-discriminatory manner.  
33.    LIENS.
Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of the filing of any mechanic's lien for material or work claimed to have been furnished to the Premises on Tenant's behalf or at Tenant's request, discharge the lien or post a bond equal to the amount of the disputed claim with a bonding company reasonably satisfactory to Landlord.  If Tenant posts a bond, it shall contest the validity of the lien with all due diligence.  Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from any and all losses and costs incurred by Landlord as a result of any such liens attributable to Tenant.  If Tenant does not discharge any lien or post a bond for such lien within such thirty (30) day period, Landlord may discharge such lien at Tenant's expense and Tenant shall promptly reimburse Landlord for all costs incurred by Landlord in discharging such lien including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs and interest on all sums expended at the Interest Rate.  Subject to the terms of Paragraph 14(c) above, Tenant shall provide Landlord with not less than ten (10) days written notice of its intention to have work performed at or materials furnished to the Premises so that Landlord may post appropriate notices of non-responsibility.  Tenant shall pay upon demand Landlord's reasonable attorneys' fees and other actual costs incurred by Landlord with third parties in connection with any request by Tenant for any subordination or clarification of any Landlord lien right arising under this Lease or at law.
34.    MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a)    Time of Essence.  Time is of the essence of each provision of this Lease.
(b)    Successors.  This Lease shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors, except as provided in Paragraph 19 herein.
(c)    Consent.  Except as otherwise provided in this Lease (and except for matters which (1) could have an adverse effect on the structural integrity of the Building, (2) could have an adverse effect on the Building systems, or (3) could have an effect on the exterior appearance of the Building, whereupon in each such case Landlord's duty is 

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to act in good faith and in compliance with this Lease), any time the consent of Landlord or Tenant is required, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  Whenever this Lease grants Landlord or Tenant the right to take action, exercise discretion, establish rules and regulations or make allocations or other determinations (other than decisions to exercise expansion, contraction, cancellation, termination or renewal options), Landlord and Tenant shall act reasonably and in good faith and take no action which might result in the frustration of the reasonable expectations of a sophisticated tenant or landlord concerning the benefits to be enjoyed under this Lease.
(d)    Commissions.  Each party represents that it has not had dealings with any real estate broker, finder or other person with respect to this Lease in any manner, except for the broker(s) identified in Subparagraph 1(k) above.  If Tenant has dealt with any other person or real estate broker with respect to leasing or renting the Premises, Tenant shall be solely responsible for the payment of any fees due said person or firm and Tenant shall hold Landlord free and harmless and indemnify and defend Landlord from any liabilities, damages or claims with respect thereto, including attorney's fees and costs.  If Landlord has dealt with any other person or real estate broker with respect to leasing or renting the Premises, Landlord shall be solely responsible for the payment of any fees due said person or firm and Landlord shall hold Tenant free and harmless and indemnify and defend Tenant from any liabilities, damages or claims with respect thereto, including attorney's fees and costs.  Landlord shall be responsible for paying all fees and commissions in connection with this Lease to the broker(s) identified in Subparagraph 1(k) above pursuant to a separate agreement between Landlord and said brokers.
(e)    Landlord's Successors.  In the event of a sale or conveyance by Landlord of the Premises, the same shall operate to release Landlord from any liability under this Lease first accruing on or following the effective date of such sale or conveyance, and in such event Landlord's successor-in-interest shall be solely responsible for all obligations of Landlord under this Lease.
(f)    Prior Agreement or Amendments.  This Lease contains all of the agreements of the parties hereto with respect to any matter covered or mentioned in this Lease, and no prior agreement or understanding pertaining to any such matter shall be effective for any purpose.  No provisions of this Lease may be amended except by an agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto or their respective successors-in-interest.
(g)    Recording.  Within fifteen (15) days after the Commencement Date, Landlord and Tenant shall execute and cause to be recorded against the Land and the land upon which the Expansion Space is contemplated to be located, at Tenant's sole cost, a Memorandum of Lease in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L.  Following the date this Lease expires or is earlier terminated, Tenant agrees, within thirty (30) days after receipt of written request from Landlord, to execute, acknowledge and deliver any instruments reasonably required by Landlord or any title company to remove the cloud of the Memorandum of Lease from title to the Premises and/or Project.  Tenant's obligations under this clause (g) shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
(h)    Severability.  Any provision of this Lease which shall prove to be invalid, void or illegal shall in no way affect, impair or invalidate any other provision hereof, and all other provisions of this Lease shall remain in full force and effect.
(i)    No Partnership or Joint Venture.  Nothing in this Lease shall be deemed to constitute Landlord and Tenant as partners or joint venturers.  It is the express intent of the parties hereto that their relationship with regard to this Lease and the Premises be and remain that of lessor and lessee.
(j)    Interpretation.  When required by the context of this Lease, the singular shall include the plural, and the masculine shall include the feminine and/or neuter.  "Party" shall mean Landlord or Tenant.
(k)    No Light, Air or View Easement.  Any diminution or blocking of light, air or view by any structure which may be erected on lands adjacent to the Building shall in no way affect this Lease or impose any liability on Landlord.
(l)    Governing Law.  This Lease shall be governed by and construed pursuant to the laws of the State of California.
(m)    Mortgagee Protection.  In the event of any default on the part of Landlord, so long as Landlord has provided Tenant with the contact information for such parties, Tenant will give simultaneous notice consistent with Paragraph 25 to any beneficiary of a deed of trust, mortgagee, or ground lessor of the Premises ("Mortgagee" or Ground Lessor"), and shall offer such Mortgagee or Ground Lessor, a reasonable opportunity to cure the default, including time to obtain possession of the Premises by power of sale or a judicial foreclosure, or in the event of a Ground Lessor, by appropriate judicial action, if such should prove necessary to effect a cure.  Landlord hereby represents and warrants to Tenant that as of the date hereof, there is no Mortgagee or Ground Lessor.
(n)    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; JUDICIAL REFERENCE.
i)    Jury Trial Waiver.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS.  EACH PARTY RECOGNIZES AND AGREES THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR IT TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.  EACH PARTY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL 

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RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  THIS PARAGRAPH 34(n)(i) IS SUBJECT IN ITS ENTIRETY TO PARAGRAPH 34(n)(ii) HEREOF.
ii)    Reference Provision.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, UNTIL SUCH TIME (IF AT ALL) AS THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE ENACTS A LAW THAT WOULD RENDER THE JURY TRIAL WAIVER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 34(n)(i) HEREOF VALID AND ENFORCEABLE OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION DETERMINES THAT THE JURY TRIAL WAIVER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 34(n)(i) HEREOF IS VALID AND ENFORCEABLE, THE REFERENCE PROVISION CONTAINED IN EXHIBIT J HERETO SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED PRIOR TO SUCH TIME IN LIEU OF THE JURY TRIAL WAIVER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 34(n)(i) HEREOF. 
(o)    Counterparts.  This Lease may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which shall be one and the same agreement.
(p)    Financial Statements.  Upon ten (10) business days prior written request from Landlord (which Landlord may make at any time during the Term including in connection with Tenant's exercise of any option to extend or other option granted to Tenant in this Lease, but no more often than one (1) time in any calendar year, other than in the event of a default by Tenant beyond all applicable notice and cure periods set forth in this Lease during such calendar year, the exercise of any option in such calendar year or in connection with Landlord's prospective sale or refinancing of the Building, when such limitation shall be not more often than two (2) times in such calendar year), Tenant shall deliver to Landlord (i) a current financial statement of Tenant, and (ii) financial statements of Tenant for the two (2) years prior to the current financial statement year.  Such statements shall be prepared in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with generally acceptable accounting principles and certified as true in all material respects by Tenant (if Tenant is an individual) or by an authorized officer, member/manager or general partner of Tenant (if Tenant is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, respectively).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the foregoing obligation to provide financial statements to Landlord is hereby waived so long as Tenant (or its Permitted Transferee) is a publically traded company or subsidiary thereof, where such financial information is readily available in Tenant's public securities filings.
(q)    Laws.  For purposes of this Lease, the term "law(s)" shall mean any and all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, requirements, covenants, conditions and restrictions affecting the Premises.
35.    LEASE EXECUTION.
(a)    Tenant's Authority.  If Tenant executes this Lease as a partnership or corporation, then Tenant and the persons and/or entities executing this Lease on behalf of Tenant represent and warrant that: (a) Tenant is a duly authorized and existing partnership or corporation, as the case may be, and is qualified to do business in the state in which the Building is located; (b) such persons and/or entities executing this Lease are duly authorized to execute and deliver this Lease on Tenant's behalf in accordance with the Tenant's partnership agreement (if Tenant is a partnership), or a duly adopted resolution of Tenant's board of directors and the Tenant's by-laws (if Tenant is a corporation); and (c) this Lease is binding upon Tenant in accordance with its terms.
(b)    Joint and Several Liability.  If more than one person or entity executes this Lease as Tenant: (a) each of them is and shall be jointly and severally liable for the covenants, conditions, provisions and agreements of this Lease to be kept, observed and performed by Tenant; and (b) the act or signature of, or notice from or to, any one or more of them with respect to this Lease shall be binding upon each and all of the persons and entities executing this Lease as Tenant with the same force and effect as if each and all of them had so acted or signed, or given or received such notice.
36.    ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.
(a)    Title.  Upon recordation of the Memorandum of Lease, Landlord shall provide for the benefit of Tenant, at Landlord's cost, a leasehold policy of title insurance with a title company selected by Tenant with insurance in the amount of $34,320,110.00, and an ALTA survey of the Premises.
(b)    Rooftop Equipment.  Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right, at Tenant's sole cost and expense (subject to application of the Allowance, with respect to the installation costs only), to install satellite and communication equipment and supplemental heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems upon the roof of the Building (collectively, the "Rooftop Equipment") under the following conditions:  (i) all plans and specifications for the Rooftop Equipment, including but not limited to, weight, configuration, location, means of installation, cabling and screening of the Rooftop Equipment are subject to the prior reasonable approval of Landlord; (ii) Tenant shall provide evidence to Landlord that Tenant has obtained all governmental approvals and permits required for the installation and operation of the Rooftop Equipment; (iii) Tenant shall provide evidence to Landlord of commercially reasonable insurance coverage for the installation, location, repair, removal, and operation of the Rooftop Equipment, with Landlord as an additional insured, all in form and substance reasonably approved by Landlord and such insurance shall be maintained during the Term of this Lease; (iv) Tenant shall indemnify, defend, and hold Landlord harmless from and against any and all loss, liability, cost and expense incurred by Landlord as a result of the installation, location, repair, removal, or operation of the Rooftop Equipment on the Building; (v) Tenant shall be responsible for the installation, engineering, maintenance, repair and removal of the Rooftop Equipment and appurtenant equipment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws, and ordinances; (vi) no roof penetrations shall be made without obtaining Landlord's consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (vii) Tenant shall be responsible for any 

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impairment of Landlord's roof warranty as a result of installation of the Rooftop Equipment except in the event that Tenant engages Landlord's preferred general contractor or roofing contractor for such installation, in which case such contractor shall take full responsibility for any such impairment; (viii) Tenant shall, at its own expense, promptly repair any damage or wear to the roof resulting from the installation and use of the Rooftop Equipment and appurtenant equipment; and (ix) the operation of the Rooftop Equipment shall be for Tenant's internal use only.  Landlord shall grant Tenant access to the roof for such installation, maintenance, repair, and removal of the Rooftop Equipment.  Tenant shall not be obligated to pay any rental or other recurring charges with respect to the use of the roof as contemplated under this clause (b).  Upon the expiration of this Lease, Tenant shall promptly remove the Rooftop Equipment (excluding any supplemental heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems) and repair any damage caused by such removal.  
(c)    Truck Courts/Outside Storage.  Tenant may use truck court area or other areas upon the Land for outside storage (the "Outside Storage") subject to Tenant's compliance with all applicable laws and prior written approval by the City of Moreno Valley or the County of Riverside, as applicable.  Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost, shall have the right, subject to Landlord's prior approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), to install additional fencing and/or gates or screening around any Outside Storage.  Tenant shall have no obligation to remove any such additional fencing and/or gates (and other related improvements) from the Premises on or before the expiration or earlier termination of the Term of this Lease.  
(d)    Additional Equipment.  Landlord, at Tenant's sole option and as part of Landlord's Work, shall provide Tenant with an exterior area(s) located near the Building for the installation of Tenant's other non-hazardous equipment, e.g., air compressor equipment, etc. (collectively, the "Additional Equipment"); provided, however, Tenant shall be responsible for the costs associated with any screening, and wall enclosures and gates in connection with the Additional Equipment.  The installation of any Additional Equipment shall be subject to Landlord's reasonable approval and in accordance with all applicable laws.  The installation, repair, maintenance and removal of Tenant's Additional Equipment, and any such screening and/or wall enclosure and gates, during the Term shall be at Tenant's sole cost (subject to application of the Allowance with respect to installation only).
(e)    Building Security.  Subject to Landlord's prior written approval of the plans and specifications therefor and subject to Paragraph 13, Tenant shall have the right, at Tenant's sole cost and expense to install and maintain a security system within the Premises.  Tenant shall not be required to remove the security system upon expiration or earlier termination of the Lease.  Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, shall further be permitted to administer its own security services throughout the Premises.  Tenant's security system and security services shall be subject to Landlord's prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  Tenant shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold Landlord harmless from and against any claims, damages, judgments, suits, causes of action, losses, liabilities and expenses, including attorneys' fees and court costs arising out of any such security system and/or services installed, maintained and/or implemented by Tenant.
(f)    Use of Premises' Exterior Areas.  Tenant shall have the right to use the exterior portions of the Premises, including the parking area and open space, for temporary events, meetings and functions in connection with Tenant's business.  Such use by Tenant shall be subject to:  (a) Tenant's obtaining any approval required by a governmental agency and compliance with any requirements imposed by such approval; (b) Landlord's prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and (c) compliance with the terms of the Lease.  Tenant shall comply with any and all conditions required by Landlord in connection with such use, including obtaining additional required insurance.
(g)    Emergency Power Generator.
i)    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Paragraph 36(g) and Paragraph 14, and to Tenant obtaining all necessary governmental permits and approvals, and so long as Tenant shall not adversely impact any Building systems, Tenant shall have the right to install, operate and maintain, at Tenant's sole cost and expense (subject to application of the Allowance, with respect to installation only), a maximum 1,000 kilowatt back-up generator ("Tenant's Generator") on the Land near the Building within the area specified on Exhibit J hereto which shall not exceed one hundred forty (140) square feet (i.e., a 10' x 14' pad).  Tenant shall not be obligated to pay any rental or other recurring charges with respect to the area designated for Tenant's Generator.  Landlord shall have the right to review and approve, such review and approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, Tenant's plans and specifications for the proposed equipment, including, without limitation, the size, method of installation and visibility of such equipment.  The location of Tenant's Generator shall be limited to the area specified on Exhibit J.
ii)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the installation of Tenant's Generator involve the installation of an underground storage tank.  The above-ground storage tank associated with Tenant's Generator (the "AST") shall not exceed five hundred (500) gallons in capacity, shall be double walled in thickness, shall contain diesel fuel or liquid propane only (to power Tenant's Generator only), and shall employ at a minimum for a diesel powered generator, a double containment system whereby if the first containment system fails, a second containment system shall be present to prevent releases of Hazardous Materials, all in accordance with applicable laws and environmental regulations.  For these purposes, a sealed, uncracked concrete slab containment area without drains shall be sufficient (but shall not be the exclusive method) to constitute the second containment system, provided it is large enough to completely contain a release of the maximum volume of Hazardous Materials which could be present in the first containment system.  All handling, use, storage and disposal of Hazardous Materials relating to the AST or Tenant's Generator shall be accomplished by Tenant at its sole cost and expense in accordance with this Paragraph 36(g) and the terms and conditions of Exhibit H of this Lease.

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iii)    In conjunction with the installation of Tenant's Generator, subject to Landlord's prior approval of Tenant's plans and specifications, Tenant shall have the right to install an emergency generator connection on the outside of the Building for the purpose of connecting Tenant's Generator to the Premises and an appurtenant electrical grounding system.  Furthermore, Tenant shall have the right to install conduits from Tenant's Generator to the Premises, provided, however, that such conduits are installed below grade to Landlord's reasonable satisfaction in accordance with the design and architectural standards for the Building.
iv)    So long as Tenant complies with the terms of this Paragraph 36(g) with respect to the installation and operation of the AST, Tenant shall not be required to remove the AST upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.  If Tenant fails to so comply with the terms of this Paragraph 36(g) after receipt of written notice from Landlord and thirty (30) days to cure such failure, prior to or within sixty (60) days following the expiration or earlier termination of the Term of this Lease, Tenant agrees upon Landlord's request to (i) promptly remove from the Project, at its sole cost and expense, the AST (including, at Landlord's request, the slab), if any, and all Hazardous Materials which are brought upon, stored, used, generated or released upon, in, under or about the Premises, the Project or any portion thereof by Tenant or any Tenant Parties in connection with Tenant's Generator or AST, and (ii) return the Premises and the balance of the Building and Project to substantially the condition existing prior to Tenant's installation of Tenant's Generator and AST.  Tenant shall be solely responsible for complying with any and all laws relating to the AST, Tenant's Generator and all Hazardous Materials associated with either of the same, including, without limitation, all permitting and tank installations, monitoring and removal/closure obligations.  For purposes of all laws, Tenant shall be the owner and operator of the AST.  Tenant shall be responsible for ensuring compliance by all Tenant Parties with all laws relating to the AST and Tenant's Generator.  Any acknowledgment, consent or approval by Landlord of Tenant's use or handling of Hazardous Materials shall not constitute an assumption of risk respecting the same nor a warranty or certification by Landlord that Tenant's proposed use and handling of Hazardous Materials is safe or reasonable or in compliance with all applicable laws.
v)    From time to time during the Term and for up to one hundred eighty (180) days thereafter, if required by any government agency, or in the event Landlord has actual knowledge of a Hazardous Materials release at the Premises which resulted from a fuel leak relating to the AST, Landlord may, and upon Landlord's request, Tenant shall, retain a registered environmental consultant ("Consultant") reasonably acceptable to Landlord to conduct an environmental investigation of the Project ("Environmental Assessment") (i) for Hazardous Materials contamination in, about or beneath the Project relative to the AST or Tenant's Generator, and (ii) to assess the activities of Tenant and all Tenant Parties with respect to Tenant's Generator and the AST for compliance with all applicable laws and to recommend the use of procedures intended to reasonably reduce the risk of a release of Hazardous Materials.  If the Environmental Assessment discloses any material breach of any applicable laws by Tenant or any Tenant Parties, then the cost thereof shall be the sole responsibility of Tenant, payable as additional rent under this Lease.  Otherwise, the costs of the Environmental Assessment shall be the responsibility of Landlord.  If Landlord so requires, Tenant shall comply, at its sole cost and expense, with all reasonable recommendations contained in the Environmental Assessment, including any reasonable recommendations with respect to precautions which should be taken with respect to Tenant's or Tenant Parties' activities at the Project relative to the AST or Tenant's Generator or any recommendations for additional testing and studies to detect the presence of Hazardous Materials relative to the AST or Tenant's Generator.  Tenant covenants to reasonably cooperate with the Consultant and to allow entry and reasonable access to the AST and Tenant's Generator for the purpose of the Consultant's investigations.
vi)    If any cleanup or monitoring procedure is required by any applicable governmental authorities in or about the Project as a consequence of any Hazardous Materials contamination by Tenant or any of Tenant's Parties arising out of Tenant's Generator or AST use, and the procedure for cleanup is not completed (to the satisfaction of all applicable governmental authorities) prior to the expiration or earlier termination of the Term of this Lease (referred to herein as "Tenant's Failure to Clean-Up"), then, without limiting any of Landlord's other rights and remedies contained in this Lease (including, without limitation, any indemnity and restoration obligations of Tenant contained in this Lease), Tenant will additionally be liable for any revenue of Landlord lost to the extent Landlord is precluded from re-leasing the Premises or any other portion of the Project as a result of such contamination.
vii)    Subject to Tenant obtaining all necessary governmental permits and approvals, Tenant shall have the right, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, to test Tenant's Generator pursuant to the manufacturer's recommendations, but in no event more than once a week during the Term at a time after normal business hours mutually agreed upon by Landlord and Tenant.  Tenant's intended use of Tenant's Generator shall be to provide back-up power should there be for any reason, any interruption in electrical service to the Project, the Building and/or the Premises.
viii)    Tenant shall indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord), protect and hold Landlord harmless from any and all liability, losses, damages, actions or causes of action, judgments, costs and expenses arising in any way from Tenant's installation, operation, maintenance and removal of Tenant's Generator and the AST, or any breach of Tenant's obligations under this Lease with respect to Tenant's Generator and the AST.  The representations, warranties and agreements of the Tenant set forth in this Paragraph 36(g) shall survive the expiration of the Term or the earlier termination of the Lease for any reason.
ix)    Tenant's Generator shall be installed in a weatherproof, walk-around type, reasonable sound attenuating enclosure.  Tenant shall be responsible for all insulation for magnetic or electrical interference from operation of Tenant's Generator as necessary to prevent interference of any kind with equipment or systems operated by other occupants of the Project.

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x)    If Tenant's Generator is visible from outside of the Building (including from any areas adjacent to the Building (or from other buildings now or hereafter constructed within the Project), Tenant shall cause Tenant's Generator to be screened from view in a manner reasonably acceptable to Landlord and comparable and compatible with the improvements and/or landscaping contiguous to such improvements (such as by way of example only with appropriate metal and/or fabric screening, concrete masonry unit block wall fencing or landscaping screening to match adjacent landscaping).  All such screening and visible improvements shall be of first class quality and shall be consistent in quality and design with similar improvements and screening in comparable quality office/warehouse projects in the vicinity of the Project.  Tenant may elect to have such improvements included in the scope of the Tenant Improvements.  If the use of any parking spaces is lost as a result of the placement of Tenant's Generator in the Common Areas, Tenant's allocation of parking spaces shall be deemed reduced by the number of parking spaces lost as a result of the location of Tenant's Generator and Landlord shall have no liability to Tenant whatsoever for such reduction.
xi)    To the extent that the installation of Tenant's Generator requires modifications to the shell, foundation, or other structural portions of the Building (including, without limitation, the installation of Tenant's Generator upon the roof of the Building), such modifications shall be subject to Landlord's reasonable approval and Tenant shall pay to Landlord within thirty (30) days after demand therefor, all costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in conjunction with such structural modifications.
(h)    Tenant Competitor.  So long as Tenant is not in default under this Lease beyond any applicable cure period, then, subject to the limitations and exceptions set forth in this Subparagraph 36(h), Landlord shall not, after the date of this Lease, lease space within the Project to any of the following shoe companies and/or their respective shoe subsidiaries or shoe brands:  (i) Sketchers; (ii) Nike; (iii) Wolverine Worldwide (i.e., Crocs); (iv) VF Corp. (i.e., Vans); and (v) Adidas (each, a "Tenant Competitor"); provided, however, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to any of the above described Tenant Competitors operating in a non-footwear capacity (e.g., Nike Golf and/or Nike Apparel).  Tenant acknowledges and agrees that Landlord's covenant not to lease is personal to the specific Tenant identified in Subparagraph 1(b) of this Lease and a Permitted Transferee (hereafter defined), and shall no longer apply once this Lease has been assigned or the Premises have been sublet except to a Permitted Transferee.  
(i)    Confidentiality. Landlord and Tenant (and their agents, brokers, vendors, consultants, etc.) agree to keep all information with respect to the transaction contemplated herein strictly confidential between Landlord and Tenant; provided, however, (A) Landlord shall be allowed to disclose the terms of the Lease to its existing and/or prospective lenders, potential buyers, partners, attorneys, consultants, accountants, agents, employees, real estate and loan brokers and as it might be required by law to disclose, and (B) Tenant shall be allowed to disclose the terms of the Lease to Tenant's attorneys, accountants, consultants, agents and as it might be required by law or the SEC to disclose.  Landlord and tenant further expressly agree that there shall be no press releases or other publicity originated by the parties hereto, or any representatives thereof, concerning the subject Lease transaction, without the prior written consent of both parties, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.   
(j)    Name and Image.  Tenant shall have the right to use the name and image of the Building in Tenant's advertising, website and other Tenant's business related publications.
(k)    Limited Binding Obligations.  Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge and agree that the Limited Binding Obligations (as defined in that certain letter of intent dated September 27, 2013 and pertaining to the transaction contemplated by this Lease) are hereby deemed cancelled and no longer valid as of the mutual execution and delivery of this Lease.
(l)    Arbitration.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES PROVIDED BY THE JUDICIAL REFERENCE PROCEDURE OF EXHIBIT J ATTACHED HERETO, ANY DISPUTE THAT RELATES TO THE AMOUNT OF NNN CHARGES ASSESSED AND/OR DUE UNDER PARAGRAPH 5(f) OF THIS LEASE, IF ANY, SHALL BE SETTLED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION BEFORE JAMS, LOCATED AT SUCH OFFICE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS IS DETERMINED BY JAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE USUAL AND THEN-EXISTING EXPEDITED PROCEDURES OF THE JAMS STREAMLINED RULES AND PROCEDURES (OR OTHER COMPARABLE RULES AND PROCEDURES, MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH PARTIES), SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
		
	i)
	THE PARTY SEEKING ARBITRATION SHALL DELIVER A WRITTEN NOTICE OF DEMAND TO RESOLVE DISPUTE (THE "DEMAND") TO THE OTHER PARTY AND TO JAMS.  THE DEMAND SHALL INCLUDE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF SUCH PARTY'S CLAIM, THE AMOUNT THEREOF, AND THE NAME OF THE PROPOSED RETIRED JUDGE FROM JAMS TO DECIDE THE DISPUTE ("ARBITRATOR").  WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DEMAND, THE OTHER PARTY AGAINST WHOM A DEMAND IS MADE SHALL DELIVER A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE DEMANDING PARTY AND JAMS.  SUCH RESPONSE SHALL INCLUDE A SHORT AND PLAIN STATEMENT OF THE NON-DEMANDING PARTY'S DEFENSES TO THE CLAIM AND SHALL ALSO STATE WHETHER SUCH PARTY AGREES TO THE ARBITRATOR CHOSEN BY THE DEMANDING PARTY.  IN THE EVENT THE PARTIES CANNOT AGREE UPON AN ARBITRATOR, THEN JAMS SHALL SELECT AND NAME A SINGLE ARBITRATOR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS EXPEDITED ARBITRATION PROCEDURES, TO CONDUCT THE HEARINGS.

		
	ii)
	UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED BY THE PARTIES, THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE A RETIRED OR FORMER JUDGE WITH SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE IN CALCULATING, ADJUDICATING OR LITIGATING RENT AND OTHER CHARGES DUE UNDER A COMMERCIAL LEASE. 

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	iii)
	IF JAMS IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS AND THERE IS NO COMPARABLE SUCCESSOR, THEN THE PARTIES SHALL AGREE UPON ANOTHER ARBITRATOR.  IF THE PARTIES CANNOT AGREE UPON ANOTHER ARBITRATOR, THEN A SINGLE NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR SHALL BE APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 1281.6 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.

		
	iv)
	THE ARBITRATOR'S POWERS SHALL BE LIMITED AS FOLLOWS: THE ARBITRATOR SHALL FOLLOW THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING RULES OF EVIDENCE.  THE ARBITRATOR SHALL NOT CONSIDER ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE TO TENANT DURING THE AUDIT UNLESS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO ALL PARTIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO SUCH MATTERS THAT WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO TENANT DURING THE AUDIT.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE NO POWER TO MODIFY ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS LEASE AND THE ARBITRATOR'S JURISDICTION IS LIMITED ACCORDINGLY.  THE ARBITRATOR SHALL PREPARE AND SERVE A WRITTEN AND REASONED DECISION WHICH DETERMINES THE DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY, OR CLAIM AND WHICH DESIGNATES THE PARTY AGAINST WHOSE POSITION THE DECISION IS RENDERED.  JUDGMENT UPON THE AWARD RENDERED BY THE ARBITRATOR MAY BE ENTERED IN ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION THEREOF.

		
	v)
	THE COSTS OF THE RESOLUTION SHALL BE DIVIDED EQUALLY AMONG THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN SUCH DISPUTE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH COSTS, ALONG WITH ALL OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES OR ARBITRATION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS' FEES, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO AWARD, IN FULL OR IN PART, BY THE ARBITRATOR, IN THE ARBITRATOR'S DISCRETION, TO THE PREVAILING PARTY.  UNLESS THE ARBITRATOR SO AWARDS ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS, EACH PARTY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH PARTY'S OWN ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS.

		
	vi)
	TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE ARBITRATION HEARINGS SHALL BE CONDUCTED ON CONSECUTIVE DAYS, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS, UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE CASE.

NOTICE:  BY INITIALING IN THE SPACE BELOW YOU ARE AGREEING TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF THE MATTERS INCLUDED IN THIS "ARBITRATION" PROVISION DECIDED BY NEUTRAL ARBITRATION AS PROVIDED BY CALIFORNIA LAW AND YOU ARE GIVING UP ANY RIGHTS YOU MIGHT POSSESS TO HAVE THE DISPUTE LITIGATED IN A COURT OR JURY TRIAL.  BY INITIALING IN THE SPACE BELOW YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR JUDICIAL RIGHTS TO DISCOVERY AND APPEAL, UNLESS THOSE RIGHTS ARE SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN THIS "ARBITRATION" PROVISION.  IF YOU REFUSE TO SUBMIT TO ARBITRATION AFTER AGREEING TO THIS PROVISION, YOU MAY BE COMPELLED TO ARBITRATE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.  YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION IS VOLUNTARY.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOREGOING AND AGREE TO SUBMIT DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF THE MATTERS INCLUDED IN THIS "ARBITRATION" PROVISION TO NEUTRAL ARBITRATION.
	
		
	

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Landlord's Initials
	

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Tenant's Initials

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lease as of the date first above written.
	
		
	TENANT:
DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION,  
a Delaware corporation
By:      
 
Name:   
 
Its:   
	LANDLORD:
MORENO KNOX, LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company
By:      
 
Name:   
 
Its:   

28DECK-2013.12.31 Exhibit 10.10

EXHIBIT 10.10

Deckers Outdoor Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan
Effective February 1, 2010
As Amended and Restated Effective August 1, 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS
	
					
	 
	 
	 
	 
	Page

	ARTICLE 1
	 
	DEFINITIONS
	 
	1

	ARTICLE 2
	 
	SELECTION, ENROLLMENT, ELIGIBILITY
	 
	6

	ARTICLE 3
	 
	DEFERRAL ELECTIONS
	 
	7

	ARTICLE 4
	 
	IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTIONS AND UNFORESEEABLE EMERGENCIES
	 
	11

	ARTICLE 5
	 
	BENEFITS
	 
	14

	ARTICLE 6
	 
	BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
	 
	16

	ARTICLE 7
	 
	LEAVE OF ABSENCE
	 
	17

	ARTICLE 8
	 
	TERMINATION, AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION
	 
	17

	ARTICLE 9
	 
	ADMINISTRATION
	 
	19

	ARTICLE 10
	 
	OTHER BENEFITS AND AGREEMENTS
	 
	19

	ARTICLE 11
	 
	CLAIMS PROCEDURES
	 
	20

	ARTICLE 12
	 
	TRUST
	 
	20

	ARTICLE 13
	 
	MISCELLANEOUS
	 
	20

    

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Deckers Outdoor Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan 
Effective February 1, 2010
As Amended and Restated Effective August 1, 2013
Purpose
The purpose of this Deckers Outdoor Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide specified benefits to a select group of management and highly compensated Employees.  The Plan shall be unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA.
The Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and final Treasury Regulations thereunder (collectively referred to herein as “Code Section 409A”).
The Plan was adopted effective as of February 1, 2010, and amended and restated as of January 1, 2011.  This amendment and restatement is effective as of August 1, 2013.  This amendment and restatement shall not modify any Participant deferral or payment election in effect prior to August 1, 2013; provided, however, that Participants shall have the ability to change such elections to the extent specifically permitted under the terms of the Plan and Code Section 409A.
ARTICLE 1 
Definitions
For purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context, the following phrases or terms shall have the following indicated meanings:
		
	1.1
	    “Account Balance” shall mean, with respect to a Participant, a credit on the records of the Company equal to the sum across all Class Years of (i) the Retirement Account balances and (ii) the In-Service Account balances for such Class Years.  Base Salary deferrals and Bonus deferrals, plus investment returns as outlined in Section 3.5, shall be directed to distinct Retirement Accounts and In-Service Accounts as indicated on each Class Year’s Election Form.  Any Company Contribution Amount for a Plan Year will be credited to the Base Salary Retirement Account for that Class Year, even if the Participant does not direct any Deferral Amounts into the Base Salary Retirement Account for that Class Year.  The Account Balance shall be a bookkeeping entry only and shall be utilized solely as a device for the measurement and determination of the amounts to be paid to a Participant, or his or her Beneficiary, pursuant to the Plan.

		
	1.2
	    “Affiliated Group” shall mean (i) the Company and (ii) all entities with which the Company would be considered a single employer under Code Sections 414(b) and 414(c), provided that in applying Code Sections 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3) for purposes of determining whether a controlled group of corporations exists under Code Section 414(b), the language “at least fifty percent (50%)” shall be used instead of “at least eighty percent (80%)” each place it appears in Code Sections 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3), and in applying Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining whether trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) are under common control for purposes of Code Section 414(c), the language “at least fifty percent (50%)” shall be used instead of “at least eighty percent (80%)” each place it appears in Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2.  The term 

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“Affiliated Group” shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the definition of “service recipient” contained in Code Section 409A.
		
	1.3
	    “Annual Installment Method” shall mean an annual installment payment over the number of years selected by the Participant in accordance with the Plan, calculated as follows:  (i) for the first annual installment, the vested Account Balance of the Participant shall be calculated as of the date of payment in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, and (ii) for remaining annual installments, the vested Account Balance of the Participant shall be calculated on every applicable anniversary of the first annual installment. Each annual installment shall be calculated by multiplying this balance by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the remaining number of annual payments due the Participant.  By way of example, if the Participant elects a ten (10) year Annual Installment Method, the first payment shall be one tenth (1/10) of the vested Account Balance, calculated as described in this definition.  The following year, the payment shall be one ninth (1/9) of the vested Account Balance, calculated as described in this definition.

For purposes of Code Section 409A each annual installment payment shall be considered as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii).
		
	1.4
	    “Base Salary” shall mean the annual base rate of cash compensation plus any bonus which does not qualify as “performance based compensation” under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(e)(1) payable by an Employer during a calendar year, excluding commissions, overtime, fringe benefits, stock options, relocation expenses, incentive payments, non-monetary awards, fees, automobile and other allowances, and prior to reduction for compensation voluntarily deferred or contributed by the Participant pursuant to any qualified or non-qualified plan of the Employer under Code Section 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h) or 403(b).  Base Salary payable after the last day of a calendar year solely for services performed during the final payroll period described in Code Section 3401(b) containing December 31 of such year shall be treated as earned during the subsequent calendar year.

		
	1.5
	    “Beneficiary” shall mean the person or persons or entity or entities, designated in accordance with Article 6, who is (are) entitled to receive benefits under the Plan upon the death of a Participant.

		
	1.6
	    “Beneficiary Designation Form” shall mean the form established from time to time by the Plan Administrator that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the Plan Administrator to designate one or more Beneficiaries.

		
	1.7
	    “Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company, or a delegate of the Board acting under the authority of the Board in respect the Plan. 

		
	1.8
	    “Bonus” shall mean either a Discretionary Bonus or a Performance Bonus, as applicable.

		
	1.9
	    “Change in Control” shall mean, with respect to that portion of a Participant’s Account Balance attributable to the 2010 and 2011 Class Years, the occurrence of a "change in the 

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ownership," a "change in the effective control," or a "change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets" of the Company within the meaning of, and determined in accordance with, Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).  With respect to that portion of a Participant’s Account Balance attributable to the 2012 and later Class Years, a Change in Control shall mean the occurrence of a "change in the ownership," a "change in the effective control," or a "change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets" of the Participant’s Employer within the meaning of, and determined in accordance with, Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).
		
	1.10
	    “Class Year” shall mean the designation of the Account Balance by the year in which the Deferral Amounts are credited under the Plan.

		
	1.11
	    “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.

		
	1.12
	    “Company” shall mean Deckers Outdoor Corporation and any successor to all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or business.

		
	1.13
	    “Company Contribution Amount” shall mean, for any one Plan Year, the amount determined in accordance with Section 3.3.  Company Contribution Amounts shall be credited with investment returns, as outlined in Section 3.5(c).  All Company Contribution Amounts with respect to a Class Year shall be credited to the Base Salary Retirement Account for that Class Year, even if the Participant does not direct any Deferral Amounts into the Base Salary Retirement Account for that Class Year.

		
	1.14
	    “Deferral Account” shall consist of a Participant’s In-Service Accounts and Retirement Account.

		
	1.15
	    “Deferral Amount” shall mean that portion of a Participant’s Base Salary and Bonus that a Participant elects to have deferred in accordance with Article 3, for any one Plan Year.  In the event of a Participant’s Disability, death or a Termination of Employment prior to the end of a Plan Year, such year’s Deferral Amount shall be the actual amount withheld pursuant to the Participant’s Deferral Election from the Participant’s Base Salary and Bonus prior to such event.

		
	1.16
	    “Deferral Election” shall mean a Participant's election on an Election Form to defer a portion of his or her Base Salary or Bonus, in accordance with the provisions of Article 3.

		
	1.17
	    “Disability” shall have the same meaning as outlined in the Deckers Outdoor Corporation 401(k) Plan (or successor to such plan), which is the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.  The permanence and degree of such impairment must be supported by medical evidence.  The term "Disability" 

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shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the definition of "disability" contained in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(4).
		
	1.18
	    “Disability Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in Section 5.5.

		
	1.19
	    “Discretionary Bonus” shall mean any bonus or cash incentive compensation payable by an Employer to a Participant as an Employee and relating to services performed during the Plan Year, other than a Performance Bonus.  

		
	1.20
	    “Election Form” shall mean the form established from time to time by the Plan Administrator that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the Plan Administrator to make a Deferral Election under the Plan.

		
	1.21
	    “Employee” shall mean a person who is classified as an employee on the payroll records of the Company or, effective as of February 1, 2010, any of its U.S. subsidiaries.

		
	1.22
	    “Employer” shall mean any member of the Affiliated Group that has one or more Employees or former Employees that are Participants in the Plan. 

		
	1.23
	    “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to time.

		
	1.24
	    “In-Service Account” shall mean the sum of (i) that portion of a Participant’s Deferral Amount that a Participant elects to have distributed while in the service of the Company in accordance with Article 4, plus (ii) all other amounts credited to the In-Service Account in accordance with the applicable crediting provisions of the Plan, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to the Plan that relate to his or her In-Service Account.

		
	1.25
	     “In-Service Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in Section 4.1.

		
	1.26
	    “Participant” shall mean any Employee (i) who is selected to participate in the Plan, (ii) who elects to participate in the Plan, (iii) who completes, signs and returns an Election Form and a Beneficiary Designation Form, (iv) whose signed Election Form and Beneficiary Designation Form are accepted by the Plan Administrator, (v) who commences participation in the Plan, and (vi) whose participation in the Plan has not terminated.  A spouse or former spouse of a Participant shall not be treated as a Participant in the Plan or have an Account Balance under the Plan, even if he or she has an interest in the Participant’s benefits under the Plan as a result of applicable law or property settlements resulting from legal separation or divorce.

		
	1.27
	    “Performance Bonus” shall mean (i) any compensation relating to services performed during the Plan Year payable to a Participant as an Employee under an Employer’s written bonus or cash compensation incentive plans, excluding stock options and restricted stock, and (ii) which qualifies as “performance-based compensation” under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(e)(1).

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	1.28
	    “Plan” shall mean this Deckers Outdoor Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time.

		
	1.29
	    “Plan Administrator” shall mean the person(s) or entity(ies) appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.  In the absence of formal action by the Board to appoint a Plan Administrator, the Plan Administrator shall be the Company.

		
	1.30
	    “Plan Year” shall mean a period beginning on January 1 of each calendar year and continuing through December 31 of such calendar year.

		
	1.31
	     “Retirement”, “Retire(s)” or “Retired” shall mean a Termination of Employment on or after the attainment of age sixty-five (65) for any reason other than a leave of absence, death or Disability. 

		
	1.32
	    “Retirement Account” shall mean the sum of (i) that portion of a Participant’s Deferral Amount that a Participant elects to have distributed upon Termination of Employment in accordance with Article 5, plus (ii) all other amounts credited to the Retirement Account in accordance with the applicable crediting provisions of the Plan, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to the Plan that relate to his or her Retirement Account.

		
	1.33
	    “Retirement Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in Section 5.1.

		
	1.34
	     “Termination Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in Section 5.2.

		
	1.35
	    “Termination of Employment” shall mean a termination of employment with all members of the Affiliated Group in such a manner as to constitute a "separation from service" as defined under, and determined in accordance with, Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h), voluntarily or involuntarily, for any reason other than Disability, or death.  For this purpose, the employment relationship is treated as continuing while a Participant is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed six (6) months or, if longer, so long as the individual retains a right to reemployment with any member of the Affiliated Group under an applicable statute or by contract.  A leave of absence constitutes a bona fide leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Participant will return to perform services for a member of the Affiliated Group.  If the period of leave exceeds six (6) months and the Participant does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable statute or by contract, the employment relationship is deemed to terminate on the first day immediately following such six (6)-month period.  A Termination of Employment will occur if there is a reasonable expectation that the level of services by the Participant for all members of the Affiliated Group will permanently decrease to twenty percent (20%) or less of the average level of services during the previous thirty-six (36) months (or, if shorter, the actual period of services).

		
	1.36
	    “Trust” shall mean one or more rabbi trusts established by the Company in accordance with Article 12 of the Plan, as amended from time to time.

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	1.37
	    “Unforeseeable Emergency” shall mean a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from (i) an illness or accident of the Participant or Beneficiary or his or her spouse or dependent (as defined in Code Section 152(a) without regard to Code Sections 152(b)(1), 152(b)(2), and 152(d)(1)(B)), (ii) loss of the Participant's property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to the home not otherwise covered by insurance), or (iii) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant.  The term “Unforeseeable Emergency” shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the definition of “unforeseeable emergency” contained in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(3).

ARTICLE 2 
Selection, Enrollment, Eligibility
		
	2.1
	    Eligibility; Selection by Board.  Participation in the Plan shall be limited to those Employees who are determined by the Company to be members of a select group of management or highly compensated employees and who are selected by the Company to participate in the Plan.

		
	2.2
	    Initial Enrollment Requirements.  As a condition to participation, each selected Employee shall complete, execute and return to the Plan Administrator an Election Form and a Beneficiary Designation Form, all within thirty (30) days (or such shorter time as the Plan Administrator may determine) after he or she is initially selected to participate in the Plan.  In addition, the Plan Administrator shall establish from time to time such other enrollment requirements as it determines in are necessary.

		
	2.3
	    Commencement of Participation.  Provided an Employee selected to participate in the Plan has met all enrollment requirements set forth in the Plan and required by the Plan Administrator, including returning all required documents to the Plan Administrator within thirty (30) days (or such shorter time as the Plan Administrator may determine) after he or she is initially selected to participate in the Plan, that Employee shall commence participation in the Plan on the first day of the pay period following the date on which the Employee completes all enrollment requirements.  However, for the initial enrollment coinciding with the establishment of the Plan, an Employee shall commence participation in the Plan on the first day of the pay period coinciding with or next following the date on which the Employee completes all enrollment requirements.  If an Employee fails to meet all such requirements within the period required, that Employee shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan until the first day of the Plan Year following the delivery to and acceptance by the Plan Administrator of the required enrollment documents.

		
	2.4
	    Termination of Deferrals.  If the Company determines in good faith that a Participant no longer qualifies as a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as membership in such group is determined in accordance with ERISA Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1), the Participant's entitlement to defer Base Salary and Bonus shall cease with respect to calendar years following the calendar year in which such determination is made, although the Participant shall remain subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan for as long as he remains a Participant.

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ARTICLE 3
Deferral Elections
		
	3.1
	    Elections to Defer Base Salary or Bonus.

		
	(a)
	Deferral Election.

		
	(i)
	New Participant.  In connection with a Participant’s commencement of participation in the Plan, a Participant may elect to defer Base Salary or Bonus, by filing with the Plan Administrator an Election Form that conforms to the requirements of Article 2 within the time period specified in Section 2.3, and the Deferral Election shall become irrevocable at the end of such time period.  The Deferral Election for the first Plan Year of participation shall apply only to that portion of the Base Salary and Bonus earned after the Deferral Election becomes irrevocable.  If a Participant does not make a deferral election with respect to the first Plan Year with respect to which the Participant is first selected to participate in the Plan, the Participant may elect to defer Base Salary or Bonus for any subsequent Plan Year by filing with the Plan Administrator an Election Form that conforms with the requirements of Article 2 before the start of that Plan Year.

		
	(ii)
	Annual Deferral Election.  Unless Section 3.1(a)(i) applies, each Participant may elect to defer Base Salary or Bonus for a Plan Year by filing a Deferral Election with the Plan Administrator within the timeframes specified by the Plan Administrator for the Plan Year for which such Base Salary or Bonus is earned.  However, the Deferral Election shall become irrevocable (A) with respect to Base Salary or a Discretionary Bonus, as of December 31st of the calendar year immediately preceding the Plan Year during which the Base Salary covered by the Deferral Election is earned and (B) with respect to a Performance Bonus, as of the date six (6) months prior to the end of the performance period of the Performance Bonus, or such earlier dates as specified by the Plan Administrator.

		
	(b)
	Amount of Deferral.  A Participant shall designate on the Deferral Election form the amount of Base Salary, Discretionary Bonus and/or Performance Bonus that is to be deferred in accordance with this Article 3.  The Deferral Amount, in whole percentages or a specific dollar amount, shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the Participant’s Base Salary and ninety-five percent (95%) of each of the Participant’s Discretionary Bonus and Performance Bonus; provided that the total amount deferred by a Participant shall be limited in any calendar year, if necessary, to satisfy FICA, income tax, and employee benefit plan withholding requirements as determined by the Plan Administrator.

		
	(c)
	Allocation of Deferral Amount.  A Participant shall further designate on the Deferral Election form for each Plan Year the percentage of such Plan Year’s Base Salary, 

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Discretionary Bonus and Performance Bonus deferrals that will be allocated to the Retirement Account and one or more In-Service Accounts for the Class Year corresponding to such Plan Year.  For Deferral Amounts to be allocated to an In-Service Account, the Participant shall be permitted to designate on the Deferral Election form percentages of such Plan Year’s Base Salary and/or Bonus deferrals to be allocated to different In-Service Accounts with different in-service distribution dates, subject to any limitations on such designations as may be prescribed by the Plan Administrator.  The allocation of each Plan Year’s Deferral Amounts into the Class Year Retirement Account or In-Service Accounts shall be in whole percentages or only.  A Participant is not obligated to apply the same percentage allocation to the Base Salary and Bonus deferrals.  As an example, a Participant can allocate fifty percent (50%) of the Base Salary deferral into the Retirement Account and fifty percent (50%) into an In-Service Account for a Class Year while allocating one hundred percent (100%) of the Bonus deferrals into the Retirement Account for the same Class Year.
		
	(d)
	Duration of Deferral Election.  A Participant’s Deferral Election shall apply only to Base Salary and Bonuses earned during the Plan Year to which the Deferral Election relates.  A Participant must indicate a new Deferral Election for any subsequent Plan Year by filing a new Election Form with the Plan Administrator prior to the beginning of such Plan Year or at such time as the Plan Administrator may require, which Deferral Election shall be effective on the first day of the next following Plan Year.  If a Participant fails to complete a new Election Form for any subsequent Plan Year the Deferral Amount for that subsequent Plan Year will be deemed to be zero (0).

		
	(e)
	Class Year Elections.  Each Plan Year’s Deferral Amount will be maintained in separate and distinct Retirement and In-Service Accounts for each Class Year in which the Deferral Amounts are credited and, if a Participant so elects in accordance with Section 3.1(c), multiple In-Service Accounts may be established for the Participant for the same Class Year.  Separate distribution elections shall apply with respect to each Class Year and, if a Participant has designated multiple In-Service Accounts for the Class Year, separate distribution elections shall apply to each such In-Service Account.  Any Company Contribution Amount with respect to a Class Year shall be allocated and credited to that Class Year’s Base Salary Retirement Account.

		
	3.2
	    Withholding of Deferral Amounts.  For each Plan Year, the Base Salary portion of the Deferral Amount shall be withheld from each regularly scheduled Base Salary payroll in substantially equal amounts, as adjusted from time to time for increases and decreases in Base Salary.  Any Bonus portion of the Deferral Amount shall be withheld at the time the Bonus is or otherwise would be paid to the Participant, whether or not this occurs during the Plan Year.

		
	3.3
	    Annual Company Contribution Amount.  For each Plan Year, the Board may, but is not required to, credit any amount it desires to the Retirement Account of any Participant under the Plan, which amount shall equal the annual Company Contribution Amount for that Participant for that Plan Year.  The amount so credited to a Participant may be smaller 

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or larger than the amount credited to any other Participant, and the amount credited to any Participant for a Plan Year may be zero (0), even though one or more other Participants receive an annual Company Contribution Amount for that Plan Year.
		
	3.4 
	Vesting.  A Participant shall at all times be 100% vested in his or her Deferral Account, including any Company Contribution Amount credited to the Participant’s Base Salary Retirement Account.

		
	3.5 
	In-Service Accounts and Retirement Accounts.  The Company shall establish accounts for Base Salary Deferral Amounts, Discretionary Bonus Deferral Amounts and Performance Bonus Deferral Amounts, shall further sub-divide such accounts into In-Service Accounts and Retirement Accounts for each Participant under the Plan.  Each of those subaccounts will be maintained by Class Year and, if a Participant so elects in accordance with Section 3.1(c), multiple In-Service Accounts shall be established for the Participant for the same Class Year.  Each Participant’s Deferral Account shall be further divided into separate subaccounts (“notional investment subaccounts”), each of which corresponds to an investment fund elected by the Participant.  A Participant’s Deferral Account shall be credited as follows:

		
	(a)
	After amounts are withheld and deferred from a Participant’s Base Salary or Bonus, the Company shall credit the notional investment subaccounts with an amount equal to the amount of Base Salary or Bonus, or both, deferred by the Participant as of the date that the Base Salary or Bonus would have been paid to the Participant absent the Deferral Election, and the portion of the Participant’s deferred Base Salary or Bonus that the Participant has deemed to be invested in a certain type of investment fund shall be credited to the notional investment subaccount corresponding to that investment fund.

		
	(b)
	The Company shall credit the Participant with an amount equal to the annual Company Contribution Amount, if any, for that Participant, on the date or dates to be determined by the Board and the portion of the Participant’s annual Company Contribution Amount that the Participant has deemed to be invested in a certain type of investment fund shall be credited to the notional investment subaccount corresponding to that investment fund.

		
	(c)
	As of the end of each business day, each of the Participant’s notional investment subaccounts shall be credited with earnings (gains or losses) in an amount equal to that determined by multiplying the balance credited to such notional investment subaccount as of the prior day plus amounts allocated to the notional investment subaccount that day by the rate of net gain or loss for the corresponding investment fund for that day.

		
	(d)
	Each of the Participant’s notional investment subaccounts shall be reduced pro rata by the amount of any distributions made to the Participant, as of the date of the distribution.

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	3.6
	Investment Elections.

		
	(a)
	The Company shall select, from time to time, commercially available investment funds to be used to determine the amount of earnings (gains or losses) to be credited to the Participant’s notional investment subaccounts under Section 3.5.

		
	(b)
	At the time of making a Deferral Election, a Participant shall designate, on the Deferral Election form, the investment fund or funds in which the Participant’s Deferral Account attributable to deferrals of Base Salary, Discretionary Bonus or Performance Bonus will be deemed to be invested for purposes of determining the amount of earnings (gains or losses) to be allocated to the notional investment subaccounts.  The Participant may specify the deemed investment, in whole percentage increments  in one or more of the investment funds as communicated from time to time by the Plan Administrator.  Participants may change their investment designations on a daily basis, both with respect to reallocations of their current Account Balance and allocations of future Deferral Amounts, by electing such investment changes through such procedures as may be specified by the Plan Administrator.  If the Company establishes a Trust pursuant to Section 12.1 or otherwise sets aside assets to assist in meeting its obligations under the Plan, the Company shall not be obligated to mirror the Participant’s notional investment subaccount elections.

		
	(c)
	Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan that may be interpreted to the contrary, the investment funds selected by the Company or designation of investment funds by a Participant shall not be considered or construed in any manner as an actual investment of the Participant’s Account Balance in any such investment fund.  In the event that the Company or the trustee of the Trust shall invest funds in any or all of the selected investment funds, no Participant shall have any rights in or to such investments.  Without limiting the foregoing, a Participant’s Account Balance shall at all times be a bookkeeping (notional) entry only and shall not represent any investment made on his or her behalf by the Company, the Participant’s Employer or the Trust; the Participant shall remain at all times an unsecured creditor of the Company.

		
	3.7
	    FICA and Other Taxes.

		
	(a)
	Deferral Amounts.  For each Plan Year in which a Deferral Amount is being withheld from a Participant, the Employer shall withhold from that portion of the Participant’s Base Salary or Bonus that is not being deferred, in a manner determined by the Employer, the Participant’s share of FICA and other employment taxes on such Deferral Amount.  If necessary, the Plan Administrator may reduce the Deferral Amount in order to comply with this Section 3.7(a).

		
	(b)
	Company Contribution Amounts.  Upon contribution of a Company Contribution Amount, the Employer shall withhold from the Participant’s Base Salary and/or Bonus that is not deferred, in a manner determined by the Employer, the Participant’s share of FICA and other employment taxes.  If necessary, the Plan Administrator may reduce 

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either or both of the Participant’s Company Contribution Amount or Deferral Amount in order to comply with this Section 3.7(b).
		
	(c)
	Distributions.  The Company, or the trustee of the Trust, shall withhold from any payments made to a Participant under the Plan all federal, state and local income, employment and other taxes required to be withheld by the Company, or the trustee of the Trust, in connection with such payments, in amounts and in a manner to be determined by the Company and the trustee of the Trust.

ARTICLE 4
In-Service Distributions and Unforeseeable Emergencies
		
	4.1
	In-Service Distributions.  A Participant, in connection with his or her initial commencement of participation in the Plan and each subsequent annual enrollment, may elect on an Election Form the month and year of distribution of the Deferral Amount allocated to each of that Class Year’s In-Service Accounts.  The Participant shall not be required to make the same distribution election for the Base Salary, Discretionary Bonus and Performance Bonus Deferral Elections made on the Deferral Election form for that Class Year, and shall not be required to make the same distribution election for each In-Service Account established for that Class Year.  The Participant may elect to receive payment in the form of a lump sum or pursuant to an Annual Installment Method not to exceed ten (10) years or, effective as of January 1, 2014, fifteen (15) years.  If a Participant elects to direct a percentage of the particular Class Year’s Deferral Amount to an In-Service Account but does not indicate the year in which the payment is to be made, then it will be assumed that no In-Service Account election was made for that Class Year and all such Deferral Amounts for that Class Year will be allocated to the Participant’s Retirement Account.  In addition, if a Participant makes an election to allocate Deferral Amounts to an In-Service Account and specifies a distribution date but fails to elect a form of payment, the distribution election will be assumed to be a lump sum payment.  The lump sum payment shall be made or the installments shall commence as soon as possible after the date elected on the Deferral Election form, but in no event later than the later of (i) the end of the calendar year that includes the elected payment date and (ii) the fifteen (15th) day of the third month following the elected payment date, provided that the Participant may not directly or indirectly designate the taxable year of payment.

If Termination of Employment for any reason, other than death, occurs prior to the year selected for the In-Service Distribution or prior to the complete payment of an In-Service Account in the process of being distributed in the form of an Annual Installment Method, then any remaining amount in the In-Service Account shall be paid to the Participant in accordance with the election made for the Retirement Account for that Class Year.  If no Retirement Account election is in effect for that Class Year, i.e., the Participant elected to have one hundred percent (100%) of that Class Year’s Deferral Amount directed to one or more In-Service Accounts, then payment will be made in the form of a lump sum as soon as practicable following Termination of Employment but in no event later than the later of  (i) the end of the calendar year that includes the date of the Termination of Employment 

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and (ii) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third month following the date of the Termination of Employment, provided that the Participant may not directly or indirectly designate the taxable year of payment.  If Termination of Employment occurs as a result of death, payment will be made in accordance with either Section 5.3 or 5.4, as applicable.
In no event will any Company Contribution Amount be available for an In-Service distribution.
		
	4.2
	Change in Time or Form of Payment for In-Service Distribution.  Notwithstanding the methods of payment elected for each In-Service Account, the Participant may elect to change the time of such payment under a subsequent election that meets the following requirements:

		
	(a)
	The subsequent election may not take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the subsequent election is made.

		
	(b)
	The subsequent election is made not less than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the scheduled payment.

		
	(c)
	The payment with respect to which the subsequent election is made must be deferred for an additional period of not less than five (5) years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made.

		
	(d)
	The subsequent election may not accelerate the time of any payment.

		
	4.3
	Payout/Suspensions for Unforeseeable Emergencies.  If the Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Participant may petition the Plan Administrator to receive a partial or full payout of the portion of the Participant’s Account Balance attributable to Deferral Amounts.  Company Contribution Amounts are not available for distribution on account of Unforeseeable Emergencies.  Any distribution on account of Unforeseeable Emergencies will be made starting with Deferral Amounts attributable to the most recently completed Class Year’s In-Service Accounts, if any (on a prorata basis from all such accounts, if more than one In-Service Account was established for the Class Year), and progressing to each preceding Class Year as necessary.  The Retirement Accounts will be used only upon exhausting all completed prior Class Year In-Service Accounts.

By way of example, if a request for an Unforeseeable Emergency is made in 2015 and 2013 was the initial Class Year for the Participant, payment will come from the 2014 Class Year’s In-Service Accounts.  To the extent the 2014 Class Year’s In-Service Accounts are insufficient, additional amounts will come from the 2013 Class Year’s In-Service Account.  If the previously completed Class Years’ In-Service Accounts are insufficient or if none exist, then the distribution of any remaining amount needed shall come from the 2014 Class Year’s Retirement Account and then from the 2013 Class Year’s Retirement Account.  Only when all prior Class Years have been exhausted will the distribution be made from the 2015 Class Year Deferral Amounts, beginning with that Class Year’s In-Service Accounts.

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Any distribution on account of Unforeseeable Emergencies shall not exceed the lesser of the Participant’s Account Balance, calculated as if such Participant were receiving a Termination Benefit, and the amount reasonably needed to satisfy the Unforeseeable Emergency, plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which such Unforeseeable Emergency is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent such liquidation would not itself cause severe financial hardship).
If the Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Participant may request a suspension of the Participant’s Deferral Election.  In that case, the suspension will apply for the entire Plan Year in which the request is made and deferrals to be made for the remainder of the Plan Year will be canceled.  Participants who suspend their Deferral Elections pursuant to this paragraph shall not be permitted to resume deferrals under the Plan during the twelve (12)-month period beginning on the date of suspension, and shall not be permitted to submit another Deferral Election until the first annual enrollment period that ends after completion of such 12-month suspension period. 
If the Plan Administrator approves the petition for a suspension and/or distribution, then the suspension shall take effect upon the date of approval and any distribution shall be made within sixty (60) days of the date of approval provided that the Participant may not directly or indirectly designate the taxable year of payment.
		
	4.4
	    Change in Control.  Upon a Change in Control, a Participant’s Account Balance will be paid in a lump sum as soon as possible following the effective date of the Change in Control, but in no event later than the later of  (i) the end of the calendar year that includes the effective date of the Change in Control and (ii) the fifteen (15th) day of the third (3rd) month following the effective date of the Change in Control, provided that the Participant may not directly or indirectly designate the taxable year of payment.

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ARTICLE 5 
Benefits
		
	5.1
	    Retirement Benefit.  A Participant who Retires shall receive, as a Retirement Benefit, his or her Account Balance.  A Participant, in connection with his or her commencement of participation in the Plan and each subsequent Plan Year shall elect on the Deferral Election form the form of payment with respect to that Class Year’s Deferral Amount.  The Participant may elect to receive payment in the form of a lump sum or pursuant to an Annual Installment Method not to exceed ten (10) years or, effective as of January 1, 2014, fifteen (15) years.  Thus, separate Retirement Benefit distribution elections may apply to each Class Year, but the Participant must make the same Distribution Election for the Base Salary and Bonus Deferral Elections made on the Deferral Election form.  Any Company Contribution Amount credited to the Participant’s  Retirement Account for that Class Year shall be paid in the same manner as elected by the Participant for that Class Year’s  Retirement Account.  If a Participant does not make any election with respect to the payment of the Retirement Benefit or if the Participant does not elect to allocate a Deferral Amount into the Retirement Account for that Class Year but is credited with a Company Contribution Amount for that Class Year, then such Retirement Benefit shall be payable in a lump sum.  The lump sum payment shall be made, or installment payments shall commence, within sixty (60) days after Retirement, provided that the Participant may not directly or indirectly designate the taxable year of payment.

		
	5.2
	    Termination Benefit.  A Participant who experiences a Termination of Employment prior to Retirement shall receive as a Termination Benefit his or her Account Balance in accordance with the same election made under Section 5.1.  The lump sum payment shall be made, or installment payments shall commence, within sixty (60) days of Termination of Employment, provided that the Participant may not directly or indirectly designate the taxable year of payment.

		
	5.3
	    Death Prior to Retirement or Termination of Employment.  If a Participant dies prior to Retirement or Termination of Employment, the Participant’s Beneficiaries shall receive a lump sum payment equal to the Participant’s then-remaining Account Balance, including any installment payment that have yet to be  distributed.  The payment shall be made as soon as practicable after certification of death but in no event later than the later of (i) the end of the calendar year that includes the date of death and (ii) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third month following the date of death, provided that the Beneficiary may not directly or indirectly designate the taxable year of payment.

		
	5.4
	    Death after Retirement or Termination of Employment.  If a Participant dies after Retirement or Termination of Employment but before the Account Balance is paid in full, the Participant’s unpaid Account Balance shall be paid to the Beneficiary in a lump sum payment as soon as practicable after certification of death but in no event later than the later of (i) the end of the calendar year that includes the date of death and (ii) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third month following the date of death, provided that the Beneficiary may not directly or indirectly designate the taxable year of payment.

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	5.5
	Disability Benefit.  A Participant who incurs a Disability shall, for benefit purposes under the Plan, be deemed to have experienced a Termination of Employment as of the date the Disability is incurred.  The Disability Benefit shall be paid in the same form as elected in accordance with Section 5.1.  The lump sum payment shall be made, or installment payments shall commence within sixty (60) days after the date the Participant incurs the Disability, provided that the Participant may not directly or indirectly designate the taxable year of payment.

		
	5.6
	    Change in Time or Form of Payment for Termination Benefit.  Notwithstanding the method of payment elected by a Participant with respect to the Base Salary or Bonus Deferral Amounts for a Class Year, the Participant may elect to change the method of such payment under a subsequent election that meets the following requirements:

		
	(d)
	The subsequent election may not take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the subsequent election is made.

		
	(e)
	The subsequent election is made not less than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the scheduled payment.

		
	(f)
	The first payment with respect to which the subsequent election is made must be deferred for a period of not less than five (5) years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made.  This five (5)-year deferral shall not apply to any change in the benefits payable upon death pursuant to Section 5.3 or 5.4, as applicable, or upon the occurrence of a Disability.

		
	(g)
	The subsequent election may not accelerate the time of any payment.

The form of payment elected in a subsequent election must be a lump sum or an Annual Installment Method of between two (2) and ten (10) years or, effective as of January 1, 2014, fifteen (15) years.  In accordance with Section 1.3, each installment payment may be individually changed provided that the above requirements are met with respect to each such payment that is changed.
		
	5.7
	    Limitation on Key Employees.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the payment of a Retirement Benefit or Termination Benefit with respect to a “specified employee,” as defined in, and determined in accordance with, Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i), of the Affiliated Group shall not be made (or, in the case of payments to be made under an Annual Installment Method, shall not commence) until the six month anniversary of the Participant’s Retirement or Termination of Employment, or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death, if at that time any stock of the Company is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise.  Any installment payments that are delayed pursuant to this provision shall be accumulated and paid on the delayed payment date.

		
	5.8
	Involuntary Cash Out Limit.  If a Participant’s total Account Balance under this Plan and all other such arrangements required to be aggregated with the Plan under Code Section 409A is less than or equal to the deferral limit in effect under Code Section 402(g) f

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or the calendar year in which the Participant experiences a Retirement or Termination of Employment, then, despite the election made by the Participant, the Company may pay the Account Balance in a lump sum as soon as practicable following such Retirement or Termination of Employment.  In addition, if the present value of any remaining installments due a Participant who has experienced a Termination of Employment and elected an Annual Installment Method falls below the deferral limit in effect under Code Section 402(g) for the calendar year in which the Participant experienced a Termination of Employment, then the Company may pay the remaining Account Balance in a lump sum as soon as practicable thereafter.
ARTICLE 6 
Beneficiary Designation
		
	6.1
	    Beneficiary.  Each Participant shall have the right, at any time, to designate his or her Beneficiary(ies) (both primary as well as contingent) to receive any benefits payable under the Plan upon the death of a Participant.  The Beneficiary designated under the Plan may be the same as or different from the Beneficiary designation under any other Company or Employer plan in which the Participant participates.

		
	6.2
	    Beneficiary Designation Change.  A Participant shall designate his or her Beneficiary by completing and signing the Beneficiary Designation Form, and returning it to the Plan Administrator.  A Participant shall have the right to change a Beneficiary by completing, signing and otherwise complying with the terms of the Beneficiary Designation Form and the Plan Administrator’s rules and procedures, as in effect from time to time.  Upon the acceptance by the Plan Administrator of a new Beneficiary Designation Form, all Beneficiary designations previously filed shall be canceled.  The Plan Administrator shall be entitled to rely on the last Beneficiary Designation Form filed by the Participant and accepted by the Plan Administrator prior to his or her death.  If a Participant is married, the designation of a Beneficiary other than the Participant’s spouse shall only be permitted upon written consent of the Participant’s spouse.

		
	6.3
	    Acknowledgment.  No designation or change in designation of a Beneficiary shall be effective until received and acknowledged in writing by the Plan Administrator.

		
	6.4
	    No Beneficiary Designation.  If a Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary as provided in Sections 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 above or, if all Beneficiaries predecease the Participant or die prior to complete distribution of the Participant’s benefits, then the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be deemed to be his or her surviving spouse.  If the Participant has no surviving spouse, the benefits remaining under the Plan to be paid to a Beneficiary shall be payable to the Participant’s estate.

		
	6.5
	    Doubt as to Beneficiary.  If the Plan Administrator has any doubt as to the proper Beneficiary to receive payments pursuant to the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have the right to cause the Company to withhold such payments until this matter is resolved to the Plan Administrator’s satisfaction.

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	6.6
	    Discharge of Obligations.  The payment of benefits under the Plan to a Beneficiary shall fully and completely discharge the Employer, the Company, the Plan Administrator and the Board from all further obligations under the Plan with respect to the Participant, and that Participant’s participation in the Plan shall terminate upon such full payment of benefits.

ARTICLE 7 
Leave of Absence
		
	7.1
	    Paid Leave of Absence.  If a Participant is authorized by the Employer for any reason to take a paid leave of absence from the employment of the Employer, the Participant shall continue to be considered employed by the Employer and the Deferral Amount shall continue to be withheld during such paid leave of absence in accordance with Section 3.1.

		
	7.2
	    Unpaid Leave of Absence.  If a Participant is authorized by the Employer for any reason to take an unpaid leave of absence from the employment of the Employer, the Participant shall continue to be considered employed by the Employer and the Participant shall be excused from making deferrals until the Participant returns to a paid employment status.  Upon such return, deferrals shall resume for the remaining portion of the Plan Year in which the return occurs, based on the Deferral Election, if any, made for that Plan Year.  If no Deferral Election was made for that Plan Year, no deferral shall be withheld.

ARTICLE 8 
Termination, Amendment or Modification
		
	8.1
	    Termination.  Although the Company anticipates that it will continue the Plan for an indefinite period of time, there is no guarantee that the Company will continue the Plan or will not terminate the Plan at any time in the future.  Accordingly, the Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time with respect to any or all Participants, by action of the Board or its authorized delegate.  Upon the termination of the Plan, further deferrals under the Plan shall terminate but all Account Balances shall remain subject to the terms of the Plan and the distribution elections made in the applicable Deferral Election forms.

Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, upon termination of the Plan, the Company may distribute Account Balances in a consistent manner to all Participants in compliance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(C), specifically:

		
	(a) 
	The termination and liquidation does not occur as a result of downturn in the financial health of the Company;

		
	(b) 
	The Company terminates and liquidates all similar arrangements sponsored by a member of the Affiliated Group that would be aggregated with any other arrangements under Treasury Regulation Section1.409A-1(c) if the Participants had deferrals of compensation under all of the arrangements that are terminated;

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	(c) 
	No payments under the Plan are made within twelve (12) months of the date the Company takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan other than payments that would be payable under the terms of the Plan if the action to terminate and liquidate the plan had not occurred;

		
	(d) 
	All payments are made within twenty-four (24) months of the date the Company takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan; and 

		
	(e) 
	No member of the Affiliated Group adopts a new plan that would be aggregated with any terminated and liquidated plan under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(c) if the same Participant participated in both plans, at any time within three years following the date the Company takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan.

		
	8.2
	    Amendment.  The Company may, at any time, amend or modify the Plan in whole or in part by the action of the Board or its authorized delegate; provided, however, that: (i) no amendment or modification shall be effective to decrease or restrict the value of a Participant’s Account Balance in existence at the time the amendment or modification is made, calculated as if the Participant had experienced a Termination of Employment as of the effective date of the amendment or modification, and (ii) no amendment or modification of this Section 8.2 of the Plan shall be effective.  The amendment or modification of the Plan shall not affect any Participant or Beneficiary who has become entitled to the payment of benefits under the Plan as of the date of the amendment or modification.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company specifically reserves the right to amend the Plan to conform the provisions of the Plan to the guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to Code Section 409A, in accordance with such guidance.

		
	8.3
	    Effect of Payment.  The full payment of the applicable benefit under Article 4 or 5 of the Plan shall completely discharge all obligations to a Participant and his or her Beneficiaries under the Plan and the Participant’s participation in the Plan shall thereupon terminate.

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ARTICLE 9
Administration
		
	9.1
	    Administrative Duties.  To the extent that ERISA applies to the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall be the “named fiduciary” of the Plan and the “administrator” of the Plan, within the meaning of ERISA.  The Plan Administrator shall be responsible for the general administration of the Plan.  The Plan Administrator will, subject to the terms of the Plan, have the authority to:  (i) adopt, alter, and repeal administrative rules and practices governing the Plan, (ii) interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan, and (iii) otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan.  All decisions by the Plan Administrator will be made with the approval of not less than a majority of its members.  The Plan Administrator may delegate any of its authority to any other person or persons that it deems appropriate.

		
	9.2
	    Agents.  In the administration of the Plan, the Plan Administrator may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit (including acting through a duly appointed representative) and may from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to the Company.

		
	9.3
	    Binding Effect of Decisions.  All decisions by the Plan Administrator, and by any other person or persons to whom the Plan Administrator has delegated authority, shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.

		
	9.4
	    Indemnity of Board and Plan Administrator.  The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Board, the Plan Administrator and any Employee to whom the duties of the Board or Plan Administrator may be delegated, against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities arising from any action or failure to act with respect to the Plan, except in the case of willful misconduct by the Board, any of its members, the Plan Administrator or any such Employee.

		
	9.5
	    Information.  To enable the Plan Administrator to perform its functions, the Company shall supply full and timely information to the  Plan Administrator on all matters relating to the compensation of its Participants, the date and circumstances of the Disability, death, Retirement or Termination of Employment of its Participants, and such other pertinent information as the  Plan Administrator may reasonably require.

ARTICLE 10 
Other Benefits and Agreements
		
	10.1
	    Coordination with Other Benefits.  The benefits provided to a Participant and such Participant’s Beneficiary under the Plan are in addition to any other benefits available to such Participant and Beneficiary under any other plan or program for Employees of the Affiliated Group.  The Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify or amend any other such plan or program, except as may otherwise be expressly provided.

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ARTICLE 11
Claims Procedures
		
	11.1
	    Procedures for Handling Claims.  In accordance with the provisions of ERISA Section 503, the Company shall provide a procedure for handling claims for benefits under the Plan.  The procedure shall be in accordance with the regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor and provide adequate written notice within a reasonable period of time with respect to a claim denial.  The procedure shall also provide for a reasonable opportunity for a full and fair review by the Company of any claim denial.

ARTICLE 12 
Trust
		
	12.1
	    Establishment of the Trust.  The Company may establish one or more Trusts to which the Company may transfer such assets as the Company determines to assist in meeting its obligations under the Plan.

		
	12.2
	    Interrelationship of the Plan and the Trust.  The provisions of the Plan and a Participant's Deferral Election forms shall govern the rights of a Participant to receive distributions pursuant to the Plan.  The provisions of the Trust shall govern the rights of the Company, Participants and the creditors of the Company to the assets transferred to the Trust.

		
	12.3
	    Distributions from the Trust.  The Company’s obligations under the Plan may be satisfied with Trust assets distributed pursuant to the terms of the Trust, and any such distribution shall reduce the Company’s obligations under the Plan.

ARTICLE 13
Miscellaneous
		
	13.1
	    Status of Plan.  The Plan is intended to be a plan that is not qualified within the meaning of Code Section 401(a) and that “is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees” within the meaning of ERISA Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1).  The Plan shall be administered and interpreted to the extent possible in a manner consistent with that intent.

		
	13.2
	    Unsecured General Creditor.  Participants and their Beneficiaries, heirs, successors and assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, interests or claims in any property or assets of the Company or any other member of the Affiliated Group.  For purposes of the payment of benefits under the Plan, any and all of the Company’s assets shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged unrestricted assets of the Company.  The Company’s obligation under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.

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	13.3
	    Company’s Liability.  The Company’s liability for the payment of benefits shall be defined only by the Plan and the Participants’ Deferral Election forms.  The Company shall have no obligation to a Participant under the Plan, except as expressly provided in the Plan and his or her Deferral Election forms.

		
	13.4
	    Nonassignability.  Neither a Participant, nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, hypothecate, alienate or convey in advance of actual receipt, the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights to which are expressly declared to be, unassignable and non-transferable.  No part of the amount payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure, attachment, garnishment or sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant’s or any other person’s bankruptcy or insolvency or be transferable to a spouse as a result of a property settlement or otherwise.

		
	13.5
	    Not a Contract of Employment.  The terms and conditions of the Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of employment between an Employer and the Participant, either expressed or implied.  Such employment is hereby acknowledged to be an “at will” employment relationship that can be terminated at any time for any reason, or for no reason at all, with or without cause, and with or without notice, unless expressly provided in a written employment agreement.  Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give a Participant the right to be retained in the service of the Employer, or to interfere with the right of the Employer to discipline or discharge a Participant at any time for any reason.

		
	13.6
	    Furnishing Information.  A Participant or his or her Beneficiary will cooperate with the Plan Administrator by furnishing any and all information requested by the Plan Administrator and take such other actions as may be requested in order to facilitate the administration of the Plan and the payments of benefits hereunder, including but not limited to taking such physical examinations as the Plan Administrator may deem necessary.

		
	13.7
	    Terms.  Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as though they were in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and whenever any words are used herein in the singular or in the plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or the singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they would so apply.

		
	13.8
	    Captions.  The captions of the articles, sections and paragraphs of the Plan are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its provisions.

		
	13.9
	    Governing Law.  Subject to ERISA, the provisions of the Plan shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal laws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

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	13.10
	    Notice.  Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Board, the Company or the Plan Administrator under the Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail, to the address below:

Deckers Outdoor Corporation
Attention:  General Counsel
495-A South Fairview Avenue
Goleta, CA  93117

Such notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification.

Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to a Participant under the Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by mail, to the last known address of the Participant.
		
	13.11
	    Successors.  The provisions of the Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns and the Participant and the Participant’s Beneficiaries.

		
	13.12
	    Spouse’s Interest.  The interest in the benefits hereunder of a spouse of a Participant who has predeceased the Participant shall automatically pass to the Participant and shall not be transferable by such spouse in any manner, including but not limited to such spouse’s will, nor shall such interest pass under the laws of intestate succession.

		
	13.13
	    Validity.  In case any provision of the Plan shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

		
	13.14
	    Incompetent.  If the  Plan Administrator determines that a benefit under the Plan is to be paid to a minor, a person declared incompetent or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of that person’s property, the  Plan Administrator may direct payment of such benefit to the guardian, legal representative or person having the care and custody of such minor, incompetent or incapable person.  The Plan Administrator may require proof of minority, incompetence, incapacity or guardianship, as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution of the benefit.  Any payment of a benefit shall be a payment for the account of the Participant and the Participant’s Beneficiary, as the case may be, and shall be a complete discharge of any liability under the Plan for such payment amount.

		
	13.15
	    Court Order.  The Company is authorized to make any payments directed by court order in any action in which the Plan, Company, Employer, Plan Administrator or the Board has been named as a party.  In addition, if a court determines that a spouse or former spouse of a Participant has an interest in the Participant’s benefits under the Plan in connection with a property settlement or otherwise, the Company shall have the right, notwithstanding 

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any election made by a Participant, to immediately distribute the spouse’s or former spouse’s interest in the Participant’s benefits under the Plan to that spouse or former spouse.
		
	13.16
	    Insurance.  The Company, on its own behalf or on behalf of the trustee of the Trust, may apply for and procure insurance on the life of the Participant, in such amounts and in such forms as the Company or trustee of the Trust may choose.  The Company or the trustee of the Trust, as the case may be, shall be the sole owner and beneficiary of any such insurance.  The Participant shall have no interest whatsoever in any such policy or policies, and at the request of the Company shall submit to medical examinations and supply such information and execute such documents as may be required by the insurance company or companies to whom the Company has applied for insurance.

		
	13.17
	    No Acceleration of Benefits.  The acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment under the Plan is not permitted, except as provided in regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury.

		
	13.18
	    Compliance with Code Section 409A.  The Plan is intended to provide for the deferral of compensation in accordance with the applicable requirements of Code Section 409A for compensation earned, vested, or deferred after December 31, 2004, and shall be interpreted and administered accordingly.  Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan or any Deferral Election form to the contrary, no otherwise permissible election under the Plan shall be given effect that would result in the immediate inclusion in income of any amount under Code Section 409A.

		
	13.19
	    Discretion of the Board, Plan Administrator, Trustee and Company and Interpretation.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Board, Plan Administrator, Company and Trustee shall each, in its sole and absolute discretion, construe and interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and to do all things necessary or appropriate to effect the intent and purpose thereof whether or not such powers are specifically set forth in the Plan and Trust Agreement, including any issue arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the administration and operation of the Plan.  Such construction and/or interpretation shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, entities and parties, including, without limitation, the Participants and Beneficiaries, or successors or assigns thereto, and shall be given the maximum possible deference allowed by law.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has signed this Plan as of this 13th day of August, 2013.

DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION

By:    /s/Zohar Ziv
Name:  Zohar Ziv
Title:    COO

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