Document:

Exhibit 10.4 

 

FORWARD PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Forward Purchase
Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of September 20, 2021, by and between G Squared Ascend I Inc., a
Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and New Enterprise Associates 15, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership the “Purchaser”). Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning giving such
terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, the Company was incorporated
for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination
with one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a draft registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration
Statement”) for its initial public offering (“IPO”) of units (the “Public Units”) at a
price of $10.00 per Public Unit, each comprised of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A
Share(s)”), and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant, where each whole redeemable warrant is exercisable to purchase one Class A
Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “Warrant(s)”). Only whole Warrants are exercisable. A holder of
Warrants will not be able to exercise any fraction of a Warrant. The Company did not issue fractional Warrants other than as part of the
Public Units. If, upon the detachment of the Warrants from the Public Units or otherwise, a holder of Warrants would be entitled to receive
a fractional Warrant, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number the number of Warrants to be issued to such holder;

 

WHEREAS, the Registration
Statement was declared effective on February 4, 2021;

 

WHEREAS, the Company intends
to consummate the Company’s initial Business Combination (the “Business Combination”), pursuant to that certain
Business Combination Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2021 (as may be amended, amended or restated or supplemented from time
to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Company, Horizon Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation
and wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Company, Transfix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Transfix”), and Transfix
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of Transfix; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish
to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination (the “Business Combination
Closing”), the Company shall issue and sell, and the Purchaser shall purchase, on a private placement basis, the aggregate (i) number
of forward purchase securities (the “Forward Purchase Securities”), with each Forward Purchase Security consisting
of one Class A Share (the “Forward Purchase Share(s)”) and one-fifth of one Warrant (the “Forward Purchase
Warrant(s)”), and (ii) the aggregate number of Forward Purchase Warrants, in each case, determined pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) hereof
on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises, representations, warranties and the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Sale and Purchase.

 

(a) Forward Purchase
Securities and Forward Purchase Warrants.

 

(i) The
aggregate number of Forward Purchase Securities and Forward Purchase Warrants that the Company shall be required to issue and sell, and
the Purchaser shall be required to purchase, hereunder, and the aggregate purchase price to be paid for such Forward Purchase Securities
and Forward Purchase Warrants, shall be determined as follows:

 

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A.            After
the Company’s final determination of the aggregate number of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares redeemed pursuant to the Redemption
Rights (the “Redeemed Shares”) and the aggregate amount payable by the Company with respect to all Redeemed Shares
(the “Redemption Amount”), but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after the redemption date (as set
forth in the Registration Statement), the Company shall deliver a written notice to the Purchaser (such notice, the “Purchase
Notice”) specifying: (I) the Redeemed Shares and the Redemption Amount; (II) the aggregate number of public Class A
Shares purchased by Purchaser or any of its affiliates in transactions after the redemption date (as set forth in the Registration Statement)
and prior to the delivery of the Purchase Notice (the “Acquired Public Shares”) and the aggregate amount paid by Purchaser
and its affiliates with respect to all Acquired Public Shares (the “Acquired Public Share Purchase Price”); (III) the
anticipated date of the Business Combination Closing; (IV) the aggregate number of Forward Purchase Securities and Forward Purchase
Warrants and the aggregate Forward Purchase Price and Warrant Purchase Price, together with evidence of the calculations of such aggregate
amounts reasonably satisfactory to Transfix; and (V) instructions for wiring the Forward Purchase Price and the Warrant Purchase
Price.

 

B.             Subject
to Section 1(a)(i)(D), the aggregate number of Forward Purchase Securities that the Company shall issue and sell, and the Purchaser
shall purchase, in each case, pursuant to this Agreement (the “Final Number of Forward Purchase Securities”), shall
equal: (I) the Committed Amount plus the Additional Amount; multiplied by (II) 0.1. The purchase price for each Forward
Purchase Security purchased and sold pursuant to this Section 1(a)(i)(B) shall equal $10.00.

 

C.             In
addition to the Final Number of Forward Purchase Securities, and subject to Section 1(a)(i)(D), the aggregate number of Forward Purchase
Warrants that the Company shall issue and sell, and the Purchaser shall purchase, in each case, pursuant to this Agreement, shall equal
a number of Forward Purchase Warrants equal to one-fifth of the Acquired Public Shares rounded down to the nearest whole Forward Purchase
Warrant (the “Final Number of Forward Purchase Warrants”). The purchase price for each Forward Purchase Warrant purchased
and sold pursuant to this Section 1(a)(i)(C) shall equal $0.0001 per whole Forward Purchase Warrant (the aggregate amount paid
by Purchaser with respect to all Forward Purchase Warrants purchased and sold pursuant to this Section 1(a)(i)(C), the “Forward
Purchase Warrant Price”).

 

D.            As
used in this Agreement, (I) “Committed Amount” means an amount, which shall in no event be less than zero
dollars ($0.00) or greater than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), equal to fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) less the Acquired
Public Share Purchase Price; (II) “Additional Amount” means an amount, which shall in no event be less than zero
dollars ($0.00) or greater than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), equal to the Redemption Amount less the amount, if any, by
which the Acquired Public Share Purchase Price exceeds fifty million dollars ($50,000,000); and (III) “Forward Purchase
Price” means the sum of the Committed Amount plus the Additional Amount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
in no event will the sum of the Forward Purchase Price plus the Acquired Public Share Purchase Price equal an amount greater than
one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000).

 

(ii) Each Forward Purchase
Warrant will have the same terms as each Warrant sold as part of the Public Units in the IPO, and will be subject to the terms and conditions
of the Warrant Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
as Warrant Agent (the “Warrant Agreement”). Each Forward Purchase Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase
one Class A Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described in the Warrant Agreement, and only whole Forward
Purchase Warrants will be exercisable. The Forward Purchase Warrants will become exercisable thirty (30) days after the Business Combination
Closing, and will expire five years after the Business Combination Closing or earlier upon redemption or the liquidation of the Company,
as described in the Warrant Agreement.

 

(iii) The closing of
the sale of the Final Number of Forward Purchase Securities and Final Number of Forward Purchase Warrants, if any (the “FPS Closing”),
shall be held on the same date and concurrently with the Business Combination Closing (such date being referred to as the “Closing
Date”). At least one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Company the Forward
Purchase Price for the Final Number of Forward Purchase Securities and the Forward Purchase Warrant Price for the Final Number of Forward
Purchase Warrants, in each case, by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company
in such notice to be held in escrow until the FPS Closing. Immediately prior to the FPS Closing on the Closing Date, (i) the Forward
Purchase Price and the Forward Purchase Warrant Price shall each be released to the Company from escrow automatically and without further
action by the Company or the Purchaser, and (ii) upon such release, the Company shall issue the Final Number of Forward Purchase
Securities and Final Number of Forward Purchase Warrants to the Purchaser in book-entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions
whatsoever (other than those arising under state or federal securities laws, this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined
below), the Sponsor Support agreement or the Surviving Corporation Bylaws, as applicable), registered in the name of the Purchaser (or
its nominee(s)), or to a custodian designated by Purchaser (or its nominee(s)). In the event the Business Combination Closing does not
occur within five (5) Business Days of the scheduled Closing Date, the FPS Closing shall not occur and the Company shall promptly
(but not later than one (1) Business Day thereafter) return the Forward Purchase Price and the Forward Purchase Warrant Price to
the Purchaser. For purposes of this Agreement, “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, that
is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or regulation to close
in the City of New York, New York.

 

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(b) Delivery of Forward
Purchase Securities.

 

(i) The Company shall
register the Purchaser as the owner of the Final Number of Forward Purchase Securities and Final Number of Forward Purchase Warrants purchased
by the Purchaser hereunder (individually or collectively, the “Securities”) with the Company’s transfer agent
by book entry on or promptly after (but in no event more than two (2) Business Days after) the date of the FPS Closing.

 

(ii) Each register and
book entry for the Securities shall contain a notation, and each certificate (if any) evidencing the Securities shall be stamped or otherwise
imprinted with a legend, in substantially the following form:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION,
AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN VIOLATION OF SUCH ACT AND LAWS. THE SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A CERTAIN FORWARD PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE HOLDER AND THE COMPANY, COPIES
OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”

 

(c) Legend Removal.
If the Securities are eligible to be sold without restriction under, and without the Company being in compliance with the current public
information requirements of, Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), then
at the Purchaser’s request, the Company will, at its sole expense, cause the Company’s transfer agent to remove the legend
set forth in Section 1(b)(ii). In connection therewith, if required by the Company’s transfer agent, the Company will
promptly cause an opinion of counsel to be delivered to and maintained with its transfer agent, together with any other authorizations,
certificates and directions required by the transfer agent that authorize and direct the transfer agent to transfer such Securities without
any such legend; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to deliver any such opinion, authorization or
certificate or direction if it reasonably believes that removal of the legend could result in or facilitate transfers of Securities in
violation of applicable law.

 

(d) Registration Rights.
The Purchaser shall have registration rights with respect to the Securities pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Registration
Rights Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Registration Rights Agreement”)
to be entered into by the Company, Purchaser and certain other parties at the Business Combination Closing.

 

(e) Antitrust Laws.
To the extent required under any Laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization
or restraint of trade, including the HSR Act (“Antitrust Laws”), each of the Company and Purchaser agrees to promptly
make any required filing or application under Antitrust Laws, as applicable, and with respect to the HSR Act make any required filings
no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement. The Company and Purchaser hereto agree to supply as promptly
as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to Antitrust Laws and to
take all other actions necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods or obtain
required approvals, as applicable, under Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable, including by requesting early termination of the waiting
period provided for under the HSR Act.

 

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2.
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company as follows, as of the
date hereof:

 

(a) Organization and
Power. The Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted.

 

(b) Authorization.
The Purchaser has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Purchaser,
will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms,
except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and any other laws
of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability
of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, or (c) to the extent the indemnification provisions contained
in the Registration Rights Agreement may be limited by applicable federal or state securities laws.

 

(c) Governmental Consents
and Filings. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with,
any federal, state or local governmental authority is required on the part of the Purchaser in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(d) Compliance with
Other Instruments. The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in any violation or default (i) of any provisions of its organizational
documents, (ii) of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iii) under
any note, indenture or mortgage to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iv) under any lease, agreement, contract or purchase
order to which it is a party or by which it is bound or (v) of any provision of federal or state statute, rule or regulation
applicable to the Purchaser, in each case (other than clause (i)), which would have a material adverse effect on the Purchaser or its
ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(e) Purchase Entirely
for Own Account. This Agreement is made with the Purchaser in reliance upon the Purchaser’s representation to the Company, which
by the Purchaser’s execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser hereby confirms, that the Securities to be acquired by the Purchaser
will be acquired for investment for the Purchaser’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or
distribution of any part thereof, and that the Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise
distributing the same in violation of law. By executing this Agreement, the Purchaser further represents that the Purchaser does not presently
have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such Person or to
any third Person, with respect to any of the Securities. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” means an individual,
a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity
or any government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(f) Disclosure of Information.
The Purchaser has had an opportunity to discuss the Company’s business, management, financial affairs and the terms and conditions
of the offering of the Securities, as well as the terms of the Company’s IPO and the proposed Business Combination, with the Company’s
management.

 

(g) Restricted Securities.
The Purchaser understands that the offer and sale of the Securities to the Purchaser has not been, and will not be, registered under the
Securities Act, by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other
things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations as expressed herein. The
Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws
and that, pursuant to these laws, the Purchaser must hold the Securities indefinitely unless they are registered with the SEC and qualified
by state authorities, or an exemption from such registration and qualification requirements is available. The Purchaser acknowledges that
the Company has no obligation to register or qualify the Securities, or any Class A Shares into which the Securities may be converted
into or exercised for, for resale, except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. The Purchaser further acknowledges that if an
exemption from registration or qualification is available, it may be conditioned on various requirements including, but not limited to,
the time and manner of sale, the holding period for the Securities, and on requirements relating to the Company which are outside of the
Purchaser’s control, and which the Company is under no obligation and may not be able to satisfy. The Purchaser acknowledges that
the Registration Statement was declared effective on February 4, 2021. The Purchaser understands that the offering of the Securities
is not, and is not intended to be, part of the IPO, and that the Purchaser will not be able to rely on the protection of Section 11
of the Securities Act with respect to such Securities.

 

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(h) No Public Market.
The Purchaser understands that no public market now exists for the Securities, and that the Company has made no assurances that a public
market will ever exist for the Securities.

 

(i) High Degree of Risk.
The Purchaser understands that its agreement to purchase the Securities involves a high degree of risk which could cause the Purchaser
to lose all or part of its investment.

 

(j) Accredited Investor.
The Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act.

 

(k) No General Solicitation.
Neither the Purchaser, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, stockholders or partners has either directly or indirectly,
including, through a broker or finder (i) to its knowledge, engaged in any general solicitation, or (ii) published any advertisement
in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities.

 

(l) Non-Public Information.
The Purchaser acknowledges its obligations under applicable securities laws with respect to the treatment of material non-public information
relating to the Company.

 

(m) Adequacy of Financing.
The Purchaser has available to it sufficient funds to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(n) Affiliation of Certain
FINRA Members. The Purchaser is neither a person associated nor affiliated with UBS Investment Bank or, to its actual knowledge, any
other member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority that participated as an underwriter in the IPO.

 

(o) No Other Representations
and Warranties; Non-Reliance. Except for the specific representations and warranties contained in this Section 2 and in
any certificate or agreement delivered pursuant hereto, none of the Purchaser nor any person acting on behalf of the Purchaser nor any
of the Purchaser’s affiliates (the “Purchaser Parties”) has made, makes or shall be deemed to make any other
express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Purchaser and this offering, and the Purchaser Parties disclaim any
such representation or warranty. Except for the specific representations and warranties expressly made by the Company in Section 3
of this Agreement and in any certificate or agreement delivered pursuant hereto, the Purchaser Parties specifically disclaim that they
are relying upon any other representations or warranties that may have been made by the Company, any person on behalf of the Company or
any of the Company’s affiliates (collectively, the “Company Parties”).

 

3.
Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows:

 

(a) Incorporation and
Corporate Power. The Company is duly incorporated and validly existing and in good standing as an exempted company under the laws
of the Cayman Islands and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted and as proposed
to be conducted. The Company has no subsidiaries.

 

(b) Authorization.
All corporate action required to be taken by the Company’s Board of Directors and shareholders in order to authorize the Company
to enter into this Agreement, and to issue the Securities at the FPS Closing, and the securities issuable upon conversion or exercise
of the Securities, has been taken or will be taken prior to the FPS Closing, as applicable. All action on the part of the shareholders,
directors and officers of the Company necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of all obligations of
the Company under this Agreement to be performed as of the FPS Closing, and the issuance and delivery of the Securities and the securities
issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Securities has been taken or will be taken prior to the FPS Closing. This Agreement, when
executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance, or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as
limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies, or (iii) to
the extent the indemnification provisions contained in the Registration Rights Agreement may be limited by applicable federal or state
securities laws.

 

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(c) Valid Issuance of
Securities.

 

(i) The Securities, when
issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, and the Company’s
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Articles”), and the securities issuable upon conversion
of exercise of the Securities, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Agreement, will be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free of all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens, encumbrances and charges with respect to the
issue thereof and restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer specified under this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Surviving Corporation Bylaws, applicable securities laws and liens or encumbrances created
by or imposed by the Purchaser. Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Purchaser in this Agreement and subject to the filings
described in Section 3(d) below, the Securities and the securities issuable upon conversion of the Securities will be
issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

(ii) No “bad actor”
disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”)
is applicable to the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any Company Covered Person (as defined below), except for a Disqualification
Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii–iv) or (d)(3), is applicable. “Company Covered Person” means, with respect
to the Company as an “issuer” for purposes of Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act, any Person listed in the
first paragraph of Rule 506(d)(1).

 

(d) Governmental Consents
and Filings. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by the Purchaser in this Agreement, no consent, approval,
order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental
authority is required on the part of the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
except for filings pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act, and applicable state securities laws and pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement.

 

(e) Compliance with
Other Instruments. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement will not result in any violation or default (i) of any provisions of the Company’s Articles or its other
governing documents, (ii) of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iii) under
any note, indenture or mortgage to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iv) under any lease, agreement, contract or purchase
order to which it is a party or by which it is bound or (v) of any provision of federal or state statute, rule or regulation
applicable to the Company, in each case (other than clause (i)) which would have a material adverse effect on the Company or its ability
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(f) Operations.
As of the date hereof, the Company has not conducted, and prior to the Business Combination Closing the Company will not conduct, any
operations other than organizational activities and activities in connection with offerings of the Securities or the Public Units in the
IPO.

 

(g) Foreign Corrupt
Practices. Neither the Company, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company has, in
the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment
or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic
government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful
payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.

 

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(h) Compliance with
Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial
recordkeeping and reporting requirements and all other applicable U.S. and non-U.S. anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including,
but not limited to, those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and
the applicable money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or
similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money
Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any
arbitrator involving the Company with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

(i) Absence of Litigation.
There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory
organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of the Company’s
officers or directors, whether of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such.

 

(j) No General Solicitation.
Neither the Company, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or shareholders, has either directly or indirectly, including,
through a broker or finder (i) engaged in any general solicitation or (ii) published any advertisement in connection with the
offer and sale of the Securities.

 

(k) No Other Representations
and Warranties; Non-Reliance. Except for the specific representations and warranties contained in this Section 3 and in
any certificate or agreement delivered pursuant hereto, none of the Company Parties has made, makes or shall be deemed to make any other
express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company, this offering, the IPO or the Business Combination, and the
Company Parties disclaim any such representation or warranty. Except for the specific representations and warranties expressly made by
the Purchaser in Section 2 of this Agreement and in any certificate or agreement delivered pursuant hereto, the Company Parties
specifically disclaim that they are relying upon any other representations or warranties that may have been made by the Purchaser Parties.

 

4.
FPS Closing Conditions.

 

(a) The obligation of the
Purchaser to purchase the Securities at the FPS Closing under this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the FPS
Closing, of each of the following conditions, any of which, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, may be waived by the Purchaser:

 

(i) The Business Combination
shall be consummated substantially concurrent with, and immediately following, the purchase of Securities;

 

(ii) The representations
and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct as of the date hereof
and shall be true and correct as of the FPS Closing, as applicable, with the same effect as though such representations and warranties
had been made on and as of such date (other than any such representation or warranty that is made by its terms as of a specified date,
which shall be true and correct as of such specified date), except where the failure to be so true and correct would not have a material
adverse effect on the Company or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(iii) The Company shall
have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement
to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the FPS Closing; provided, that, for purposes of this
Section 4(a)(iii), a covenant, agreement or condition of the Company shall only be deemed to have not been performed if the
Company has materially breached such covenant, agreement or condition and failed to cure within five (5) days after written notice
of such breach has been delivered to the Company;

 

(iv) No order shall have
been entered by or with any governmental, regulatory, or administrative authority or any court, tribunal, or judicial, or arbitral body,
and no other legal restraint or prohibition shall be in effect, preventing the purchase by the Purchaser from the Company of the Securities;
and

 

(b) The obligation of the
Company to sell the Securities at the FPS Closing under this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the FPS Closing,
of each of the following conditions, any of which, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, may be waived by the Company:

 

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(i) The Business Combination
shall be consummated substantially concurrent with, and immediately following, the purchase of Securities;

 

(ii) The representations
and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct as of the date hereof
and shall be true and correct as of the FPS Closing, as applicable, with the same effect as though such representations and warranties
had been made on and as of such date (other than any such representation or warranty that is made by its terms as of a specified date,
which shall be true and correct as of such specified date), except where the failure to be so true and correct would not have a material
adverse effect on the Purchaser or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(iii) The Purchaser shall
have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement
to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchaser at or prior to the FPS Closing; provided, that, for purposes of this
Section 4(b)(iii), a covenant, agreement or condition of the Purchaser shall only be deemed to have not been performed if
the Purchaser has materially breached such covenant, agreement or condition and failed to cure within five (5) days after written
notice of such breach has been delivered to the Purchaser; and

 

(iv) No order shall have
been entered by or with any governmental, regulatory, or administrative authority or any court, tribunal, or judicial, or arbitral body,
and no other legal restraint or prohibition shall be in effect, preventing the purchase by the Purchaser from the Company of the Securities.

 

5.
Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the FPS Closing:

 

(a) by mutual written consent
of Transfix, the Company and the Purchaser; or

 

(b) automatically:

 

(i) upon the valid termination
of the Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms; or

 

(ii) if the Company becomes
subject to any voluntary or involuntary petition under the United States federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law, in each
case which is not withdrawn within sixty (60) days after being filed, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer is appointed by a
court for business or property of the Company, in each case which is not removed, withdrawn or terminated within sixty (60) days after
such appointment.

 

In the event of any termination
of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 5, the Purchase Price (and interest thereon, if any), if previously paid, and all
the Purchaser’s funds paid in connection herewith shall be promptly returned to the Purchaser, and thereafter this Agreement shall
forthwith become null and void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of the Purchaser or the Company and their respective
directors, officers, employees, partners, managers, members, or stockholders and all rights and obligations of each party shall cease;
provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 5 shall relieve either party from liabilities or damages
arising out of any fraud or willful breach by such party of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained
in this Agreement.

 

6.
General Provisions.

 

(a) Notices. All
notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon
the earlier of actual receipt, or (a) personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent, if sent by electronic mail
or facsimile (if any) during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s
next Business Day, (c) five (5) Business Days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid,
specifying next Business Day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications sent to the Company shall be sent to:

 

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G Squared Ascend I Inc.

205 N Michigan Ave

Suite 3770

Chicago, IL 60601

Attn: Tom Hoban, Chief Financial Officer

 

with a copy to the Company’s counsel at:

 

Goodwin Procter LLP

100 Northern Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02210

Attn: Jocelyn M. Arel, Esq.

 

All communications to the Purchaser shall be sent
to the Purchaser’s address as set forth on the signature page hereof, or to such e-mail address, facsimile number (if any)
or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 6(a).

 

(b) No Finder’s
Fees. Other than fees (whether deferred or otherwise) payable to UBS Investment Bank, which shall be the responsibility of the Company,
each party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finder’s fee or commission in connection with this transaction.
The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature
of a finder’s or broker’s fee arising out of this transaction (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability
or asserted liability) for which the Purchaser or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible. The Company agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s or
broker’s fee arising out of this transaction (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability)
for which the Company or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible.

 

(c) Survival of Representations
and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the FPS Closing.

 

(d) Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, together with any documents, instruments and writings that are delivered pursuant hereto or referenced herein, constitutes
the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of its subject matter and supersedes all prior understandings,
agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter
hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Original FPA is hereby amended and restated in its entirety; provided, that if this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 5(b)(i)(B), this Agreement shall be null and void and the terms of the Original FPA will
be reinstated.

 

(e) Successors.
All of the terms, agreements, covenants, representations, warranties, and conditions of this Agreement are binding upon, and inure to
the benefit of and are enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied,
is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations
or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
set forth in this Agreement, the Company and the Purchaser hereby acknowledge and agree that Transfix is an express third party beneficiary
of this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that Transfix shall be entitled to seek and obtain equitable relief,
without proof of actual damages, including an injunction or injunctions or order for specific performance to prevent breaches of this
Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement to cause the Company to cause, or directly cause, the
Purchaser to fund the aggregate Forward Purchase Price and the Forward Purchase Warrant Price and cause the FPS Closing to occur if the
conditions in Section 4 have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waived.

 

(f) Assignments.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no party hereto may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser may assign and
delegate all or a portion of its rights and, obligations to purchase the Securities to one or more other persons or entities upon the
consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed); provided, however, that no consent
of the Company shall be required if such assignment or delegation is to an affiliate of Purchaser; provided, further, that no such assignment
or delegation shall relieve Purchaser of its obligations hereunder.

 

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(g) Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute
one and the same instrument.

 

(h) Headings. The
section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation
of this Agreement.

 

(i) Governing Law.
This Agreement, the entire relationship of the parties hereto, and any dispute between the parties (whether grounded in contract, tort,
statute, law or equity) shall be governed by, construed in accordance with, and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of New York,
without giving effect to its choice of laws principles.

 

(j) Jurisdiction.
The parties (i) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of the state courts of New York and to the jurisdiction
of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising
out of or based upon this Agreement, (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon
this Agreement except in state courts of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and (c) hereby
waive, and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it
is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution,
that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper
or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

 

(k) Waiver of Jury Trial.
The parties hereto hereby waive any right to a jury trial in connection with any litigation pursuant to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.

 

(l) Amendments.
This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived as to any particular provision, except with the prior written consent of Transfix,
the Company and the Purchaser.

 

(m) Severability.
The provisions of this Agreement will be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision will not affect the
validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof; provided that if any provision of this Agreement, as applied to any
party hereto or to any circumstance, is adjudged by a governmental authority, arbitrator, or mediator not to be enforceable in accordance
with its terms, the parties hereto agree that the governmental authority, arbitrator, or mediator making such determination will have
the power to modify the provision in a manner consistent with its objectives such that it is enforceable, and/or to delete specific words
or phrases, and in its reduced form, such provision will then be enforceable and will be enforced.

 

(n) Expenses. The
Company will bear its own and the Purchaser’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and performance
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including all fees and expenses of agents, representatives,
financial advisors, legal counsel and accountants; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any costs or expenses
of the Purchaser unless and until the Business Combination is consummated. The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer
agent; stamp taxes and all of The Depository Trust Company’s fees associated with the issuance and resale of the Securities and
the securities issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Securities.

 

(o) Construction.
The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent
or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of
proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. Any reference
to any federal, state, local, or foreign law will be deemed also to refer to law as amended and all rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The words “include,” “includes,” and “including”
will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be
construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the
context otherwise requires. The words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,”
 “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless
expressly so limited. The parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent
significance. If any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that
there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity)
which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such party hereto is in breach of the first representation,
warranty, or covenant.

 

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(p) Waiver. No waiver
by any party hereto of any default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, may be
deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way
any rights arising because of any prior or subsequent occurrence.

 

(q) Confidentiality.
Except as may be required by law, regulation or applicable stock exchange listing requirements, unless and until the transactions contemplated
hereby and the terms hereof are publicly announced or otherwise publicly disclosed by the Company, the parties hereto shall keep confidential
and shall not publicly disclose the existence or terms of this Agreement.

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

	 	PURCHASER:
	 	NeW
    ENterprise associates 15, l.p.
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Louis Citron
	 	 	Name: Louis Citron
	 	 	Title: Chief Administrative Officer
	 	 	 
	 	COMPANY:
	 	G SQUARED ASCEND I INC.
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Ward Davis
	 	 	Name: Ward Davis
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Forward Purchase Agreement]ex_285460.htm

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

BRITANNIA POINTE GRAND BUSINESS PARK

 

LEASE

 

This Lease (the "Lease"), dated as of the date set forth in Section 1 of the Summary of Basic Lease Information (the "Summary"), below, is made by and between BRITANNIA POINTE GRAND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Landlord"), and VAXART, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Tenant").

 

SUMMARY OF BASIC LEASE INFORMATION

 

	
			TERMS OF LEASE

				
			DESCRIPTION

			
	 	 
	
			1.         Date:

				
			September 17, 2021 (the “Effective Date”).

			
	 	 
	
			2.         Premises (Article 1).

				 
	 	 
	
			2.1         Building:

				
			That certain building containing approximately 71,000 rentable square feet of space ("RSF") located at:

			 

			170 Harbor Way

			South San Francisco, California 94080

			
	 	 
	
			2.2         Premises:

				
			Approximately 24,606 rentable square feet of space located on the third (3rd) floor of the Building, as further set forth in Exhibit A to the Lease.

			
	 	 
	
			2.3         Project:

				
			The multi-building, life science research park totaling approximately 631,000 square feet located on East Grand Avenue and Harbor Way in South San Francisco.

			
	 	 
	
			3.         Lease Term (Article 2).

				 
	 	 
	
			3.1         Length of Term:

				
			Three (3) years and six (6) months.

			
	 	 
	
			3.2         Lease Commencement Date:

				
			October 1, 2025.

			
	 	 
	
			3.3         Lease Expiration Date:

				
			March 31, 2029..

			

 

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			4.         Base Rent (Article 3):

				 

 

	
			Lease Year

				
			Annualized

			Base Rent

				
			Monthly

			Installment

			of Base Rent

				
			Approximate

			Monthly Base

			Rent per Rentable

			Square Foot

			
	 	 	 	 
	
			October 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026

				
			$2,127,926.74

				
			$177,327.23

				
			$7.21

			
	 	 	 	 
	
			April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027

				
			$2,202,404.17

				
			$183,533.68

				
			$7.46

			
	 	 	 	 
	
			April 1, 2027 – March 31, 2028

				
			$2,279,488.32

				
			$189,957.36

				
			$7.72

			
	 	 	 	 
	
			April 1, 2028 – March 31, 2029

				
			$2,359,270.41

				
			$196,605.87

				
			$7.99

			

 

	
			**Note: The calculations in the column Monthly Installment of Base Rent shall be binding on the parties in the event of any inconsistencies in the above rent schedule.

			

 

	
			5.         Tenant Improvement Allowance:

				
			None, Tenant shall continue to accept the Premises in its as-is condition.

			
	 	 
	
			6.         Tenant's Share (Article 4):

				34.66%.
	
			 

			 

			
	
			7.         Permitted Use (Article 5):

				
			The Premises shall be used only for general office, research and development, engineering, laboratory, storage, vivarium and/or warehouse uses, including, but not limited to, administrative offices and other lawful uses reasonably related to or incidental to such specified uses, all (i) consistent with first class life sciences projects in South San Francisco, California ("First Class Life Sciences Projects"), and (ii) in compliance with, and subject to, applicable laws and the terms of this Lease.

			
	 	 
	
			8.         Security Deposit (Article 21):

				
			$393,211.74.

			
	 	 
	
			9.         Parking (Article 28):

				
			2.8 unreserved parking spaces for every 1,000 rentable square feet of the Premises, subject to the terms of Article 28 of the Lease. For the avoidance of doubt, Tenant shall have rights to 69 unreserved parking spaces as of the date of this Lease.

			

 

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			10.         Address of Tenant (Section 29.18):

				
			Vaxart, Inc.

			170 Harbor Way

			South San Francisco, California 94080

			
	 	 
	
			11.         Address of Landlord (Section 29.18):

				
			See Section 29.18 of the Lease.

			
	 	 
	
			12.         Broker (Section 29.24):

				
			CBRE, Inc. and Kidder Mathews

			

 

 

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1.           PREMISES, BUILDING, PROJECT, AND COMMON AREAS

 

1.1    Premises, Building, Project and Common Areas.

 

1.1.1    The Premises. Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord the premises set forth in Section 2.2 of the Summary (the "Premises"). The outline of the Premises is set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. The outline of the "Building" and the "Project," as those terms are defined in Section 1.1.2 below, are further depicted on the Site Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A-1. The parties hereto agree that the lease of the Premises is upon and subject to the terms, covenants and conditions herein set forth, and Tenant covenants as a material part of the consideration for this Lease to keep and perform each and all of such terms, covenants and conditions by it to be kept and performed and that this Lease is made upon the condition of such performance. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge that the purpose of Exhibit A is to show the approximate location of the Premises only, and such Exhibit is not meant to constitute an agreement, representation or warranty as to the construction of the Premises, the precise area thereof or the specific location of the "Common Areas," as that term is defined in Section 1.1.3, below, or the elements thereof or of the accessways to the Premises or the "Project," as that term is defined in Section 1.1.2, below. Landlord shall not be obligated to provide or pay for any improvement work or services related to the improvement of the Premises. Tenant also acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any agent of Landlord has made any representation or warranty regarding the condition of the Premises, the Building or the Project or with respect to the suitability of any of the foregoing for the conduct of Tenant's business, except as specifically set forth in this Lease. Any process utilities shall be provided without warranty, in their currently existing, "as-is" condition.

 

1.1.2    The Building and The Project. The Premises constitutes a portion of the Building set forth in Section 2.1 of the Summary (the "Building"). The Building is part of an office/laboratory project currently known as "Britannia Pointe Grand Business Park." The term "Project," as used in this Lease, shall mean (i) the Building and the Common Areas, (ii) the land (which is improved with landscaping, parking facilities and other improvements) upon which the Building and the Common Areas are located, (iii) the other office/laboratory buildings located at Britannia Pointe Grand Business Park, and the land upon which such adjacent office/laboratory buildings are located, and (iv) at Landlord's discretion, any additional real property, areas, land, buildings or other improvements added thereto outside of the Project.

 

1.1.3    Common Areas. Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right to use in common with other tenants in the Project, and subject to the rules and regulations referred to in Article 5 of this Lease, those portions of the Project which are provided, from time to time, for use in common by Landlord, Tenant and any other tenants of the Project, including the parking facilities at the Project (such areas, together with such other portions of the Project designated by Landlord, in its discretion, are collectively referred to herein as the "Common Areas"). The manner in which the Common Areas are maintained and operated shall be at the sole discretion of Landlord, provided that such is reasonably consistent with First Class Life Sciences Projects, and the use thereof shall be subject to such reasonable and nondiscriminatory rules, regulations and restrictions as Landlord may make from time to time. Landlord reserves the right to close temporarily, make alterations or additions to, or change the location of elements of the Project and the Common Areas, provided that, in connection therewith, Landlord shall perform such closures, alterations, additions or changes in a commercially reasonable manner and, in connection therewith, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any material interference with Tenant's use of and access to the Premises.

 

1.2    Rentable Square Feet of Premises. The rentable square footage of the Premises is hereby deemed to be as set forth in Section 2.2 of the Summary, and shall not be subject to measurement or adjustment during the Lease Term.

 

1.3    Existing Sublease. As of the date hereof Tenant is occupying the Premises pursuant to that certain Sublease dated November 13, 2020, between Tenant, as subtenant, and Vera Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Vera"), as Sublandlord (the "Sublease"). The Sublease has been made subject to that certain Lease dated April 10, 2018 between Landlord, as landlord, and Vera, as tenant (the “Vera Lease”). The Sublease and Vera Lease are each scheduled to expire on September 30, 2025, and the Lease Commencement Date under this Lease shall occur immediately upon such termination and following such Lease Commencement Date Tenant’s occupancy of the Premises shall be governed by the terms of this Lease only (and not the Sublease). As Tenant is currently occupying the Premises, Landlord shall have no obligation to deliver the Premises to Tenant.

 

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2.            LEASE TERM

 

The terms and provisions of this Lease shall be effective as of the date of this Lease. The term of this Lease (the "Lease Term") shall be as set forth in Section 3.1 of the Summary, shall commence on the date set forth in Section 3.2 of the Summary (the "Lease Commencement Date"), and shall terminate on the date set forth in Section 3.3 of the Summary (the "Lease Expiration Date") unless this Lease is sooner terminated as hereinafter provided. For purposes of this Lease, the term "Lease Year" shall mean each consecutive twelve (12) month period during the Lease Term. At any time during the Lease Term, Landlord may deliver to Tenant a notice in the form as set forth in Exhibit C, attached hereto (subject to modification to correct any factual errors), as a confirmation only of the information set forth therein, which Tenant shall execute and return to Landlord within ten (10) business days of receipt thereof; however, the failure of the parties to execute such letter shall not defer the Lease Commencement Date or otherwise invalidate this Lease.

 

3.            BASE RENT     Tenant shall pay, without prior notice or demand, to Landlord or Landlord's agent at the management office of the Project, or, at Landlord's option, at such other place as Landlord may from time to time designate in writing, by a check for currency which, at the time of payment, is legal tender for private or public debts in the United States of America, base rent ("Base Rent") as set forth in Section 4 of the Summary, payable in equal monthly installments as set forth in Section 4 of the Summary in advance on or before the first day of each and every calendar month during the Lease Term for which Base Rent is payable, without any setoff or deduction whatsoever, except as expressly set forth in this Lease. The Base Rent for the first full month of the Lease Term for which Base Rent is payable shall be paid at the time of Tenant's execution of this Lease. If any Rent payment date (including the Lease Commencement Date) falls on a day of the month other than the first day of such month or if any payment of Rent is for a period which is shorter than one month, the Rent for any fractional month shall accrue on a daily basis for the period from the date such payment is due to the end of such calendar month or to the end of the Lease Term at a rate per day which is equal to 1/365 of the applicable annual Rent. All other payments or adjustments required to be made under the terms of this Lease that require proration on a time basis shall be prorated on the same basis.

 

4.            ADDITIONAL RENT

 

4.1    General Terms.

 

4.1.1    Direct Expenses; Additional Rent. In addition to paying the Base Rent specified in Article 3 of this Lease, Tenant shall pay "Tenant's Share" of the annual "Direct Expenses," as those terms are defined in Sections 4.2.6 and 4.2.2 of this Lease, respectively. Such payments by Tenant, together with any and all other amounts payable by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to the terms of this Lease, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Additional Rent", and the Base Rent and the Additional Rent are herein collectively referred to as "Rent." All amounts due under this Article 4 as Additional Rent shall be payable for the same periods and in the same manner as the Base Rent. Without limitation on other obligations of Tenant which survive the expiration of the Lease Term, the obligations of Tenant to pay the Additional Rent provided for in this Article 4 shall survive the expiration of the Lease Term.

 

4.1.2    Triple Net Lease. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that, except as otherwise 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, 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.

 

4.2    Definitions of Key Terms Relating to Additional Rent. As used in this Article 4, the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth:

 

4.2.1    Intentionally Deleted. 

 

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4.2.2    "Direct Expenses" shall mean "Operating Expenses" and "Tax Expenses."

 

4.2.3    "Expense Year" shall mean each calendar year in which any portion of the Lease Term falls, through and including the calendar year in which the Lease Term expires, provided that Landlord, upon notice to Tenant, may change the Expense Year from time to time to any other twelve (12) consecutive month period, and, in the event of any such change, Tenant's Share of Direct Expenses shall be equitably adjusted for any Expense Year involved in any such change.

 

4.2.4    "Operating Expenses" shall mean all expenses, costs and amounts of every kind and nature which Landlord pays or accrues during any Expense Year because of or in connection with the ownership, management, maintenance, security, repair, replacement, restoration or operation of the Project, or any portion thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Operating Expenses shall specifically include any and all of the following: (i) the cost of supplying all utilities, which utilities costs shall be allocated proportional to the use thereof in accordance with Section 6.2 (and to the extent Tenant and the other tenants of the Project pay for such utilities directly on a submetered or metered basis, those costs will not be included as Operating Expenses), the cost of operating, repairing, maintaining, and renovating the utility, telephone, mechanical, sanitary, storm drainage, and elevator systems, and the cost of maintenance and service contracts in connection therewith; (ii) the cost of licenses, certificates, permits and inspections and the cost of contesting any governmental enactments which may affect Operating Expenses, and the costs incurred in connection with a governmentally mandated transportation system management program or similar program; (iii) the cost of all insurance carried by Landlord in connection with the Project and Premises as reasonably determined by Landlord; (iv) the cost of landscaping, relamping, and all supplies, tools, equipment and materials used in the operation, repair and maintenance of the Project, or any portion thereof; (v) the cost of parking area operation, repair, restoration, and maintenance; (vi) fees and other costs, including management fees (subject to exclusion (p) below), consulting fees, legal fees and accounting fees, of all contractors and consultants in connection with the management, operation, maintenance and repair of the Project; (vii) payments under any equipment rental agreements and the fair rental value of any management office space; (viii) subject to item (f), below, wages, salaries and other compensation and benefits, including taxes levied thereon, of all persons engaged in the operation, maintenance and security of the Project; (ix) costs under any instrument pertaining to the sharing of costs by the Project; (x) operation, repair, maintenance and replacement of all systems and equipment and components thereof of the Project; (xi) the cost of janitorial, alarm, security and other services, replacement of wall and floor coverings, ceiling tiles and fixtures in common areas, maintenance and replacement of curbs and walkways, repair to roofs and re-roofing; (xii) amortization (including interest on the unamortized cost) over the useful life of such items as Landlord shall reasonably determine in accordance with sound real estate management and accounting practices, consistently applied, of the cost of acquiring or the rental expense of personal property used in the maintenance, operation and repair of the Project, or any portion thereof; (xiii) the cost of capital improvements or other costs incurred in connection with the Project (A) which are intended to effect economies in the operation or maintenance of the Project, or any portion thereof, or to reduce current or future Operating Expenses or to enhance the safety or security of the Project or its occupants, or (B) that are required under any governmental law or regulation; provided, however, that any capital expenditure shall be amortized (including reasonable interest on the amortized cost) over its useful life as Landlord shall reasonably determine in accordance with sound real estate management and accounting practices, consistently applied; (xiv) costs, fees, charges or assessments imposed by, or resulting from any mandate imposed on Landlord by, any federal, state or local government for fire and police protection, trash removal, community services, or other services which do not constitute "Tax Expenses" as that term is defined in Section 4.2.5, below; (xv) cost of tenant relation programs reasonably established by Landlord; and (xvi) payments under any easement, license, operating agreement, declaration, restrictive covenant, or instrument pertaining to the sharing of costs by the Building, including, without limitation, any covenants, conditions and restrictions affecting the property, and reciprocal easement agreements affecting the property, any parking licenses, and any agreements with transit agencies affecting the Project (collectively, "Underlying Documents"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Lease, Operating Expenses shall not, however, include:

 

(a)    costs, including legal fees, space planners' fees, advertising and promotional expenses (except as otherwise set forth above), and brokerage fees incurred in connection with the original construction or development, or original or future leasing of the Project, and costs, including permit, license and inspection costs, incurred with respect to the installation of tenant improvements made for new tenants initially occupying space in the Project after the Lease Commencement Date or incurred in renovating or otherwise improving, decorating, painting or redecorating vacant space for tenants or other occupants of the Project (excluding, however, such costs relating to any Common Areas of the Project or parking facilities), and any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the relocation of any tenants and costs for the repair or replacement of the Base Building (or any component thereof) made necessary as a result of defects in the original design, workmanship or materials;

 

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(b)    except as set forth in items (xii), (xiii), and (xiv) above, depreciation, interest and principal payments on mortgages and other debt costs, if any, penalties and interest, costs of capital repairs and alterations, and costs of capital improvements and equipment;

 

(c)    costs for which the Landlord is reimbursed by any tenant or occupant of the Project or by insurance by its carrier (or would have been reimbursed if Landlord had carried the insurance Landlord is required to carry pursuant to this Lease)or any tenant's carrier or by anyone else, and electric power costs for which any tenant directly contracts with the local public service company;

 

(d)    any bad debt loss, rent loss, or reserves for bad debts or rent loss;

 

(e)    costs associated with the operation of the business of the partnership or entity which constitutes the Landlord, as the same are distinguished from the costs of operation of the Project (which shall specifically include, but not be limited to, accounting costs associated with the operation of the Project). Costs associated with the operation of the business of the partnership or entity which constitutes the Landlord include costs of partnership accounting and legal matters, costs of defending any lawsuits with any mortgagee (except as the actions of the Tenant may be in issue), costs of selling, syndicating, financing, mortgaging or hypothecating any of the Landlord's interest in the Project, and costs incurred in connection with any disputes between Landlord and its employees, between Landlord and Project management, or between Landlord and other tenants or occupants;

 

(f)    the wages and benefits of any employee who does not devote substantially all of his or her employed time to the Project unless such wages and benefits are prorated to reflect time spent on operating and managing the Project vis-a-vis time spent on matters unrelated to operating and managing the Project; provided, that in no event shall Operating Expenses for purposes of this Lease include wages and/or benefits attributable to personnel above the level of Project manager;

 

(g)    amount paid as ground rental for the Project by the Landlord;

 

(h)    except for a Project management fee to the extent allowed pursuant to item (vi) above and exclusion (p) below, overhead and profit increment paid to the Landlord or to subsidiaries or affiliates of the Landlord for services in the Project to the extent the same exceeds the costs of such services rendered by qualified, first-class unaffiliated third parties on a competitive basis;

 

(i)    any compensation paid to clerks, attendants or other persons in commercial concessions operated by the Landlord, provided that any compensation paid to any concierge at the Project shall be includable as an Operating Expense;

 

(j)    rentals and other related expenses incurred in leasing air conditioning systems, elevators or other equipment which if purchased the cost of which would be excluded from Operating Expenses as a capital cost, except equipment not affixed to the Project which is used in providing engineering, janitorial or similar services and, further excepting from this exclusion such equipment rented or leased to remedy or ameliorate an emergency condition in the Project ;

 

(k)    all costs, items and services for which Tenant or any other tenant or other occupant in the Project reimburses Landlord or which Landlord provides selectively to one or more tenants (other than Tenant) without reimbursement;

 

(l)    any costs expressly excluded from Operating Expenses elsewhere in this Lease;

 

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(m)    rent for any office space occupied by Project management personnel to the extent the size or rental rate of such office space exceeds the size or fair market rental value of office space occupied by management personnel of the comparable buildings in the vicinity of the Building, with adjustment where appropriate for the size of the applicable project;

 

(n)    costs, to the extent arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or any Landlord Parties;

 

(o)    costs incurred to comply with laws relating to the removal of hazardous material (as defined under applicable law) which was in existence in the Building or on the Project prior to the Lease Commencement Date; and costs incurred to remove, remedy, contain, or treat hazardous material, which hazardous material is brought into the Building or onto the Project after the date hereof by Landlord or any other tenant of the Project; and

 

(p)    fees payable by Landlord for management of the Project in excess of percent (3%) (the “ Management Fee Cap” ) of Landlord’s gross rental revenues.

 

4.2.5    Taxes.

 

4.2.5.1    "Tax Expenses" shall mean all federal, state, county, or local governmental or municipal taxes, fees, charges or other impositions of every kind and nature, whether general, special, ordinary or extraordinary (including, without limitation, real estate taxes, general and special assessments, transit taxes, leasehold taxes or taxes based upon the receipt of rent, including gross receipts or sales taxes applicable to the receipt of rent, unless required to be paid by Tenant, personal property taxes imposed upon the fixtures, machinery, equipment, apparatus, systems and equipment, appurtenances, furniture and other personal property used by Landlord in connection with the Project, or any portion thereof), which shall be paid or accrued during any Expense Year (without regard to any different fiscal year used by such governmental or municipal authority) because of or in connection with the ownership, leasing and operation of the Project, or any portion thereof.

 

4.2.5.2    Tax Expenses shall include, without limitation: (i) Any tax on the rent, right to rent or other income from the Project, or any portion thereof, or as against the business of leasing the Project, or any portion thereof; (ii) Any assessment, tax, fee, levy or charge in addition to, or in substitution, partially or totally, of any assessment, tax, fee, levy or charge previously included within the definition of real property tax; (iii) Any assessment, tax, fee, levy, or charge allocable to or measured by the area of the Premises or the Rent payable hereunder, including, without limitation, any business or gross income tax or excise tax with respect to the receipt of such rent, or upon or with respect to the possession, leasing, operating, management, maintenance, alteration, repair, use or occupancy by Tenant of the Premises, or any portion thereof; and (iv) Any assessment, tax, fee, levy or charge, upon this transaction or any document to which Tenant is a party, creating or transferring an interest or an estate in the Premises.

 

4.2.5.3    Any costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' and consultants' fees) incurred in attempting to protest, reduce or minimize Tax Expenses shall be included in Tax Expenses in the Expense Year such expenses are incurred. Tax refunds shall be credited against Tax Expenses and refunded to Tenant regardless of when received, based on the Expense Year to which the refund is applicable, provided that in no event shall the amount to be refunded to Tenant for any such Expense Year exceed the total amount paid by Tenant as Additional Rent under this Article 4 for such Expense Year. If Tax Expenses for any period during the Lease Term or any extension thereof are increased after payment thereof for any reason, including, without limitation, error or reassessment by applicable governmental or municipal authorities, Tenant shall pay Landlord upon demand Tenant's Share of any such increased Tax Expenses included by Landlord as Tax Expenses pursuant to the terms of this Lease. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4.2.5 (except as set forth in Section 4.2.5.1 above), there shall be excluded from Tax Expenses (i) all excess profits taxes, franchise taxes, gift taxes, capital stock taxes, inheritance and succession taxes, estate taxes, federal and state income taxes, and other taxes to the extent applicable to Landlord's general or net income (as opposed to rents, receipts or income attributable to operations at the Project), (ii) any items included (or expressly excluded, other than Tax Expenses) as Operating Expenses, and (iii) any items paid by Tenant under Section 4.5 of this Lease.

 

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4.2.6    "Tenant's Share" shall mean the percentage set forth in Section 6 of the Summary.

 

4.3    Allocation of Direct Expenses.The parties acknowledge that the Building is a part of a multi-building project and that the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Project (i.e., the Direct Expenses) should be shared between the Building and the other buildings in the Project. Accordingly, as set forth in Section 4.2 above, Direct Expenses (which consist of Operating Expenses and Tax Expenses) are determined annually for the Project as a whole, and a portion of the Direct Expenses, which portion shall be determined by Landlord on an equitable basis, shall be allocated to the Building (as opposed to other buildings in the Project). Such portion of Direct Expenses allocated to the Building shall include all Direct Expenses attributable solely to the Building and an equitable portion of the Direct Expenses attributable to the Project as a whole, and shall not include Direct Expenses attributable solely to other buildings in the Project.

 

4.4    Calculation and Payment of Additional Rent. Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in the manner set forth in Section 4.4.1, below, and as Additional Rent, Tenant's Share of Direct Expenses for each Expense Year.

 

4.4.1    Statement of Actual Direct Expenses and Payment by Tenant. Landlord shall give to Tenant within five (5) months following the end of each Expense Year, a statement (the "Statement") which shall state the Direct Expenses incurred or accrued for such preceding Expense Year, and which shall indicate the amount of Tenant's Share of Direct Expenses. Upon receipt of the Statement for each Expense Year commencing or ending during the Lease Term, Tenant shall pay, within thirty (30) days following the receipt of the Statement, the full amount of Tenant's Share of Direct Expenses for such Expense Year, less the amounts, if any, paid during such Expense Year as "Estimated Direct Expenses," as that term is defined in Section 4.4.2, below, and if Tenant paid more as Estimated Direct Expenses than the actual Tenant's Share of Direct Expenses, Tenant shall receive a credit in the amount of Tenant's overpayment against Rent next due under this Lease or a refund if the Lease Term has ended as provided below. The failure of Landlord to timely furnish the Statement for any Expense Year shall not prejudice Landlord or Tenant from enforcing its rights under this Article 4. Even though the Lease Term has expired and Tenant has vacated the Premises, when the final determination is made of Tenant's Share of Direct Expenses for the Expense Year in which this Lease terminates, if Tenant’s Share of Direct Expenses is greater than the amount of Estimated Direct Expenses previously paid by Tenant to Landlord, Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Statement, pay to Landlord such amount, and if Tenant paid more as Estimated Direct Expenses than the actual Tenant's Share of Direct Expenses, Landlord shall, within thirty (30) days after delivering the Statement to Tenant, deliver a check payable to Tenant in the amount of the overpayment or apply such overpayment against unpaid Rent. The provisions of this Section 4.4.1 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term.

 

4.4.2    Statement of Estimated Direct Expenses. In addition, Landlord shall give Tenant a yearly expense estimate statement (the "Estimate Statement") (and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver the Estimate Statement within five (5) months of each year)which shall set forth Landlord's reasonable estimate (the "Estimate") of what the total amount of Direct Expenses for the then-current Expense Year shall be and the estimated Tenant's Share of Direct Expenses (the "Estimated Direct Expenses"). The failure of Landlord to timely furnish the Estimate Statement for any Expense Year shall not preclude Landlord from enforcing its rights to collect any Estimated Direct Expenses under this Article 4, nor shall Landlord be prohibited from revising any Estimate Statement or Estimated Direct Expenses theretofore delivered to the extent necessary. Thereafter, Tenant shall pay, within thirty (30) days following the receipt of the Statement, a fraction of the Estimated Direct Expenses for the then-current Expense Year (reduced by any amounts paid pursuant to the third-to-last sentence of this Section 4.4.2). Such fraction shall have as its numerator the number of months which have elapsed in such current Expense Year, including the month of such payment, and twelve (12) as its denominator. Until a new Estimate Statement is furnished (which Landlord shall have the right to deliver to Tenant at any time), Tenant shall pay monthly, with the monthly Base Rent installments, an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the total Estimated Direct Expenses set forth in the previous Estimate Statement delivered by Landlord to Tenant. Any amounts paid based on such an Estimate shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4.1 above when actual Direct Expenses are available for each Expense Year. Throughout the Lease Term Landlord shall maintain records with respect to Direct Expenses in accordance with sound real estate management and accounting practices, consistently applied.

 

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4.5    Taxes and Other Charges for Which Tenant Is Directly Responsible. Tenant shall be liable for and shall pay ten (10) days before delinquency, taxes levied against Tenant's equipment, furniture, fixtures and any other personal property located in or about the Premises. If any such taxes on Tenant's equipment, furniture, fixtures and any other personal property are levied against Landlord or Landlord's property or if the assessed value of Landlord's property is increased by the inclusion therein of a value placed upon such equipment, furniture, fixtures or any other personal property and if Landlord pays the taxes based upon such increased assessment, which Landlord shall have the right to do regardless of the validity thereof but only under proper protest if requested by Tenant, Tenant shall upon demand repay to Landlord the taxes so levied against Landlord or the proportion of such taxes resulting from such increase in the assessment, as the case may be.

 

4.6    Landlord's Books and Records. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt by Tenant of a Statement, if Tenant disputes the amount of Additional Rent set forth in the Statement, a member of Tenant's finance department, or an independent certified public accountant (which accountant is a member of a nationally recognized accounting firm and is not working on a contingency fee basis) ("Tenant's Accountant"), designated and paid for by Tenant, may, after reasonable notice to Landlord and at reasonable times, inspect Landlord's records with respect to the Statement at Landlord's offices, provided that there is no existing Event of Default and Tenant has paid all amounts required to be paid under the applicable Estimate Statement and Statement, as the case may be. In connection with such inspection, Tenant and Tenant's agents must agree in advance to follow Landlord's reasonable rules and procedures regarding inspections of Landlord's records, and shall execute a commercially reasonable confidentiality agreement regarding such inspection. Tenant's failure to dispute the amount of Additional Rent set forth in any Statement within one hundred twenty (120) days of Tenant's receipt of such Statement shall be deemed to be Tenant's approval of such Statement and Tenant, thereafter, waives the right or ability to dispute the amounts set forth in such Statement. If after such inspection, Tenant still disputes such Additional Rent, a determination as to the proper amount shall be made, at Tenant's expense, by an independent certified public accountant (the "Accountant") selected by Landlord and subject to Tenant's reasonable approval; provided that if such Accountant determines that Direct Expenses were overstated by more than five percent (5%), then the cost of the Accountant and the cost of such determination shall be paid for by Landlord, and Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the cost of the Tenant's Accountant (provided that such cost shall be a reasonable market cost for such services). Tenant hereby acknowledges that Tenant's sole right to inspect Landlord's books and records and to contest the amount of Direct Expenses payable by Tenant shall be as set forth in this Section 4.6, and Tenant hereby waives any and all other rights pursuant to applicable law to inspect such books and records and/or to contest the amount of Direct Expenses payable by Tenant.

 

5.            USE OF PREMISES

 

5.1    Permitted Use. Tenant shall use the Premises solely for the Permitted Use set forth in Section 7 of the Summary and Tenant shall not use or permit the Premises or the Project to be used for any other purpose or purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of Landlord, which may be withheld in Landlord's sole discretion.

 

5.2    Prohibited Uses. Tenant further covenants and agrees that Tenant shall not use, or suffer or permit any person or persons to use, the Premises or any part thereof for any use or purpose in violation of the laws of the United States of America, the State of California, or the ordinances, regulations or requirements of the local municipal or county governing body or other lawful authorities having jurisdiction over the Project) including, without limitation, any such laws, ordinances, regulations or requirements relating to hazardous materials or substances, as those terms are defined by applicable laws now or hereafter in effect, or any Underlying Documents. Landlord shall have the right to impose reasonable and customary rule and regulations regarding the use of the Project, as reasonably deemed necessary by Landlord with respect to the orderly operation of the Project, and Tenant shall comply with such reasonable rules and regulations. Tenant shall not do or permit anything to be done in or about the Premises which will in any way damage the reputation of the Project or obstruct or interfere with the rights of other tenants or occupants of the Building, or injure or annoy them or use or allow the Premises to be used for any improper, unlawful or objectionable purpose, nor shall Tenant cause, maintain or permit any nuisance in, on or about the Premises. Tenant shall comply with, and Tenant's rights and obligations under the Lease and Tenant's use of the Premises shall be subject and subordinate to, all recorded easements, covenants, conditions, and restrictions now or hereafter affecting the Project.

 

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5.3    Hazardous Materials.

 

5.3.1    Tenant's Obligations.

 

5.3.1.1    Prohibitions. As a material inducement to Landlord to enter into this Lease with Tenant, Tenant has fully and accurately completed Landlord’s Pre-Leasing Environmental Exposure Questionnaire (the “Environmental Questionnaire”), which is attached as Exhibit E. Tenant agrees that except for those chemicals or materials, and their respective quantities, specifically listed on the Environmental Questionnaire (as updated from time to time), neither Tenant nor Tenant’s employees, con‐trac‐tors and subcontractors of any tier, entities with a contractual relationship with Tenant (other than Landlord), or any entity acting as an agent or sub-agent of Tenant (collectively, "Tenant's Agents") will produce, use, store or generate any "Hazardous Materials," as that term is defined below, on, under or about the Premises, nor cause or permit any Hazardous Material to be brought upon, placed, stored, manufactured, generated, blended, handled, recycled, used or "Released," as that term is defined below, on, in, under or about the Premises. If any information provided to Landlord by Tenant on the Environmental Questionnaire, or otherwise relating to information concerning Hazardous Materials is intentionally or knowingly false, incomplete, or misleading in any material respect, the same shall be deemed an Event of Default by Tenant. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord an updated Environmental Questionnaire at least once a year, and Tenant may update the Environmental Questionnaire when Tenant anticipates a change in the types and amounts of Hazardous Materials Tenant will use in the Premises. Landlord’s prior written consent shall be required to any Hazardous Materials use for the Premises not described on the Environmental Questionnaire as updated from time to time by Tenant, such consent to be withheld only in Landlord’s commercially reasonable discretion. Tenant shall not install or permit any underground storage tank on the Premises. For purposes of this Lease, "Hazardous Materials" means all flammable explosives, petroleum and petroleum products, waste oil, radon, radioactive materials, toxic pollutants, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”), medical waste, chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity, pollutants, contaminants, hazardous wastes, toxic substances or related materials, including without limitation any chemical, element, compound, mixture, solution, substance, object, waste or any combination thereof, which is or may be hazardous to human health, safety or to the environment due to its radioactivity, ignitability, corrosiveness, reactivity, explosiveness, toxicity, carcinogenicity, infectiousness or other harmful or potentially harmful properties or effects, or defined as, regulated as or included in, the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” or “toxic substances” under any Environmental Laws, except for de minimis quantities of typical cleaning and office supplies, all of which shall be stored, used and disposed of in accordance with applicable laws. The term “Hazardous Materials” for purposes of this Lease shall also include any mold, fungus or spores, whether or not the same is defined, listed, or otherwise classified as a “hazardous material” under any Environmental Laws, if such mold, fungus or spores may pose a risk to human health. For purposes of this Lease, "Release" or "Released" or "Releases" shall mean any release, deposit, discharge, emission, leaking, spilling, seeping, migrating, in‐jecting, pumping, pouring, emptying, escaping, dumping, disposing, or other movement of Hazardous Materials into the environment. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, nothing in this Article 5 shall be construed to require any action by Tenant that is inconsistent with the allocation of responsibility between Landlord and Tenant for the making of repairs or Alterations as provided in Articles 7 and/or 8.

 

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5.3.1.2    Notices to Landlord. Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing as soon as possible but in no event later than five (5) days after (i) the occurrence of any actual, alleged or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material in, on, under, from, about or in the vicinity of the Premises (whether past or present), regardless of the source or quantity of any such Release, or (ii) Tenant becomes aware of any regulatory actions, inquiries, inspections, investigations, directives, or any cleanup, compliance, enforcement or abatement proceedings (including any threatened or contemplated investigations or proceedings) relating to or potentially affecting the Premises, or (iii) Tenant becomes aware of any claims by any person or entity relating to any Hazardous Materials in, on, under, from, about or in the vicinity of the Premises, whether relating to damage, contribution, cost recovery, compensation, loss or injury. Collectively, the matters set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above are hereinafter referred to as “Hazardous Materials Claims”. Tenant shall promptly forward to Landlord copies of all orders, notices, permits, applications and other communications and reports in connection with any Hazardous Materials Claims. Additionally, Tenant shall promptly advise Landlord in writing of Tenant’s discovery of any occurrence or condition on, in, under or about the Premises that could subject Tenant or Landlord to any liability, or restrictions on ownership, occupancy, transferability or use of the Premises under any "Environmental Laws," as that term is defined below. Tenant shall not enter into any legal proceeding or other action, settlement, consent decree or other compromise with respect to any Hazardous Materials Claims without first notifying Landlord of Tenant’s intention to do so and affording Landlord the opportunity to join and participate, as a party if Landlord so elects, in such proceedings and in no event shall Tenant enter into any agreements which are binding on Landlord or the Premises without Landlord’s prior written consent. Landlord shall have the right to appear at and participate in, any and all legal or other administrative proceedings concerning any Hazardous Materials Claim. For purposes of this Lease, “Environmental Laws” means all applicable present and future laws relating to the protection of hu‐man health, safety, wildlife or the environment, including, without limitation, (i) all requirements pertaining to reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation and/or remediation of emissions, discharges, Releases, or threatened Releases of Hazardous Materials, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous in nature, into the air, surface water, groundwater, or land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of Hazardous Materials; and (ii) all requirements pertaining to the health and safety of employees or the public. Environmental Laws include, but are not limited to, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 USC § 9601, et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1994, 49 USC § 5101, et seq., the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, and Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 USC § 6901, et seq., the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 USC § 1251, et seq., the Clean Air Act of 1966, 42 USC § 7401, et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, 15 USC § 2601, et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, 42 USC §§ 300f through 300j, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 USC § 651 et seq., the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 USC § 2701 et seq., the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986, 42 USC § 11001 et seq., the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 USC § 4321 et seq., the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1947, 7 USC § 136 et seq., California Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act, California Health & Safety Code §§ 25300 et seq., Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory Act, California Health & Safety Code, §§ 25500 et seq., Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances provisions, California Health & Safety Code, §§ 25280 et seq., California Hazardous Waste Control Law, California Health & Safety Code, §§ 25100 et seq., and any other state or local law counterparts, as amended, as such applicable laws, are in effect as of the Lease Commencement Date, or thereafter adopted, published, or promulgated.

 

5.3.1.3    Releases of Hazardous Materials. If, due to the acts or omissions of Tenant or any Tenant’s Agent, any Release of any Hazardous Material in, on, under, from or about the Premises shall occur at any time during the Lease and/or if, due to the acts or omissions of Tenant or any Tenant’s Agent, any other Hazardous Material condition exists at the Premises that requires response actions of any kind, in addition to notifying Landlord as specified above, Tenant, at its own sole cost and expense, shall (i) immediately comply with any and all reporting requirements imposed pursuant to any and all Environmental Laws, (ii) provide a written certification to Landlord indicating that Tenant has complied with all applicable reporting requirements, (iii) take any and all necessary investigation, corrective and remedial action in accordance with any and all applicable Environmental Laws, utilizing an environmental consultant approved by Landlord, all in accordance with the provisions and requirements of this Section 5.3, including, without limitation, Section 5.3.4, and (iv) take any such additional investigative, remedial and corrective actions such that the Premises are remediated to the condition required by Environmental Laws.

 

5.3.1.4    Indemnification.

 

5.3.1.4.1    In General. Without limiting in any way Tenant’s obligations under any other provision of this Lease, Tenant shall be solely responsible for and shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold the Landlord Parties harmless from and against any and all claims, judgments, losses, damages, costs, expenses, penalties, enforcement ac‐tions, taxes, fines, remedial actions, liabilities (including, without limitation, actual attorneys’ fees, litigation, arbitration and administrative proceeding costs, expert and consultant fees and laboratory costs) including, without limitation, consequential damages and sums paid in settlement of claims, which arise during or after the Lease Term, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, that arise during or after the Lease Term in whole or in part, foreseeable or unforeseeable, directly or indirectly arising out of or attributable to the presence, use, generation, manufacture, treatment, handling, refining, production, processing, storage, Release or presence of Hazardous Materials in, on, under or about the Premises by Tenant or Tenant's Agents.

 

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5.3.1.4.2    Limitations. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.3.1.4, to the contrary, neither Tenant's indemnity of Landlord as set forth in Section 5.3.1.4, above, nor Tenant’s investigation, corrective or remedial obligations as set forth in Section 5.3.1.3, above, shall be applicable to claims based upon Hazardous Materials not Released by Tenant or Tenant's Agents.

 

5.3.1.5    Compliance with Environmental Laws. Without limiting the generality of Tenant’s obligation to comply with applicable laws as otherwise provided in this Lease, Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, comply with all Environmental Laws applicable to its use or use by any Tenant’s Agents of any Hazardous Materials. Tenant shall obtain and maintain any and all necessary permits, licenses, certifications and approvals appropriate or required for the use, handling, storage, and disposal of any Hazardous Materials used, stored, generated, transported, handled, blended, or recycled by Tenant on the Premises. Landlord shall have a continuing right, without obligation, to require Tenant to obtain, and to review and inspect any and all such permits, licenses, certifications and approvals, together with copies of any and all Hazardous Materials management plans and programs, any and all Hazardous Materials risk management and pollution prevention programs, and any and all Hazardous Materials emergency response and employee training programs respecting Tenant’s use of Hazardous Materials. If Landlord has reasonable grounds to be concerned that Tenant has failed to comply with the provisions of this Article 5, upon request of Landlord, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a narrative description explaining the nature and scope of Tenant’s activities involving Hazardous Materials and showing to Landlord’s satisfaction compliance with all Environmental Laws and the terms of this Lease.

 

5.3.2    Assurance of Performance.

 

5.3.2.1    Environmental Assessments In General. Landlord may, but shall not be required to, engage from time to time such contractors as Landlord determines to be appropriate to perform environmental assessments of a scope reasonably determined by Landlord (an "Environmental Assessment") to ensure Tenant’s compliance with the requirements of this Lease with respect to Hazardous Materials. The environmental assessment conducted by Landlord’s consultant shall not unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s operations at the Premises. Landlord shall require its consultant to provide insurance against claims, damages, or costs arising from bodily injury or property damage caused to Tenant or the Premises by Landlord’s consultant. The Environmental Assessment shall not include access to areas of Tenant’s operations that are protected as confidential business information or contain operations or processes that are protected under intellectual property rights, such as, but not limited to, trade secrets.

 

5.3.2.2    Costs of Environmental Assessments. All costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with any such Environmental Assessment initially shall be paid by Landlord; provided that if any such Environmental Assessment shows that Tenant has failed to comply with the provisions of this Section 5.3, then all of the reasonable costs and expenses of such Environmental Assessment shall be reimbursed by Tenant as Additional Rent within ten (10) days after receipt of written demand therefor.

 

5.3.3    Tenant’s Obligations upon Surrender. At the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall: (i) cause an Environmental Assessment of the Premises to be conducted in accordance with Section 15.3; (ii) cause all Hazardous Materials brought onto the Premises by Tenant or Tenant's Agents to be removed from the Premises and disposed of in accordance with all Environmental Laws and as necessary to allow the Premises to be used for purposes consistent with First Class Life Sciences Projects; and (iii) cause to be removed all containers installed or used by Tenant or Tenant’s Agents to store any Hazardous Materials on the Premises, and cause to be repaired any damage to the Premises caused by such removal.

 

5.3.4    Clean-up.

 

5.3.4.1    Environmental Reports; Clean-Up. If any written report, including any report containing results of any Environmental Assessment (an “Environmental Report”) shall indicate (i) the presence of any Hazardous Materials as to which Tenant has a removal or remediation obligation under this Section 5.3, and (ii) that as a result of same, the investigation, characterization, monitoring, assessment, repair, closure, remediation, removal, or other clean-up (the “Clean-up”) of any Hazardous Materials is required, Tenant shall immediately prepare and submit to Landlord within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Environmental Report a comprehensive plan, subject to Landlord’s written approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), specifying the actions to be taken by Tenant to perform the Clean-up so that the Premises are restored to the condition required by Environmental Laws (the “Clean-Up Plan”). Upon Landlord’s approval of the Clean-up Plan, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, without limitation on any rights and remedies of Landlord under this Lease, immediately implement such plan with a consultant reasonably acceptable to Landlord and proceed to Clean-up Hazardous Materials in accordance with all applicable laws and as required by such plan and this Lease. If, within thirty (30) days after receiving a copy of such Environmental Report, Tenant fails either (a) to complete such Clean-up, or (b) with respect to any Clean-up that cannot be completed within such thirty-day period, fails to proceed with diligence to prepare the Clean-up Plan and complete the Clean-up as promptly as practicable, then Landlord shall have the right, but not the obligation, and without waiving any other rights under this Lease, to carry out any Clean-up recommended by the Environmental Report or required by any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Premises, and recover all of the costs and expenses thereof from Tenant as Additional Rent, payable within thirty (30) days after receipt of written demand therefor.

 

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5.3.4.2    No Rent Abatement. Tenant shall continue to pay all Rent due or accruing under this Lease during any Clean-up, and shall not be entitled to any reduction, offset or deferral of any Base Rent or Additional Rent due or accruing under this Lease during any such Clean-up.

 

5.3.4.3    Surrender of Premises. Tenant shall complete any Clean-up prior to surrender of the Premises upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. Tenant shall obtain and deliver to Landlord a letter or other written determination from the overseeing governmental authority confirming that the Clean-up has been completed in accordance with all requirements of such governmental authority and that no further response action of any kind is required for the use of the Premises for a use consistent with the Permitted Use and consistent with First Class Life Sciences Projects (“Closure Letter”). Upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall also be obligated to close all permits obtained in connection with Hazardous Materials in accordance with applicable laws.

 

5.3.4.4    Failure to Timely Clean-Up. Should any Clean-up for which Tenant is responsible not be completed, or should Tenant not receive the Closure Letter and any governmental approvals required under Environmental Laws in conjunction with such Clean-up prior to the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, then commencing on the later of the termination of this Lease and three (3) business days after Landlord's delivery of notice of such failure and that it elects to treat such failure as a holdover, Tenant shall be liable to Landlord as a holdover tenant (as more particularly provided in Article 16) until Tenant has fully complied with its obligations under this Section 5.3.

 

5.3.5    Confidentiality. Unless required to do so by applicable law, Tenant agrees that Tenant shall not dis‐close, discuss, disseminate or copy any information, data, findings, communications, conclusions and reports regarding the environmental condition of the Premises to any person or entity (other than Tenant’s consultants, attorneys, property managers and employees that have a need to know such information), including any governmental authority, without the prior written consent of Landlord. In the event Tenant reasonably believes that disclosure is required by applicable law, it shall provide Landlord ten (10) days’ advance notice of disclosure of confidential information so that Landlord may attempt to obtain a protective order. Tenant may additionally release such information to bona fide prospective purchasers, lenders, assignees or subtenants, subject to any such parties’ written agreement to be bound by the terms of this Section 5.3.5.

 

5.3.6    Copies of Environmental Reports. Within thirty (30) days of Tenant’s actual receipt thereof, Tenant shall provide Landlord with a copy of any and all environmental assessments, audits, studies and reports regarding Tenant’s activities with respect to the Premises, or ground water beneath the Project, or the environmental condition or Clean-up thereof. Tenant shall be obligated to provide Landlord with a copy of such materials without regard to whether such materials are generated by Tenant or prepared for Tenant, or how Tenant comes into possession of such materials; provided that nothing herein shall be construed as obligating Tenant to provide to Landlord documents or communications protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney-work product doctrine or any other legally recognized privilege.

 

5.3.7    Intentionally Omitted.

 

5.3.8    Signs, Response Plans, Etc. Tenant shall be responsible for posting on the Premises any signs required under applicable Environmental Laws. Tenant shall also complete and file any business response plans or inventories required by any applicable laws. Tenant shall concurrently file a copy of any such business response plan or inventory with Landlord.

 

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5.3.9    Survival. Each covenant, agreement, representation, warranty and indemnification made by Tenant set forth in this Section 5.3 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease and shall remain effective until all of Tenant’s obligations under this Section 5.3 have been completely performed and satisfied.

 

6.            SERVICES AND UTILITIES

 

6.1    In General. Landlord will be responsible, at Tenant's sole cost and expense (subject to the terms of Section 4.2.4, above), for the furnishing of heating, ventilation and air‐conditioning, electricity, water, and interior Building security services to the Premises. Landlord shall not provide janitorial or telephone services for the Premises. Tenant shall be solely responsible for performing all janitorial services and other cleaning of the Premises, all in compliance with applicable laws. The janitorial and cleaning of the Premises shall be adequate to maintain the Premises in a manner consistent with First Class Life Sciences Projects. Landlord shall provide to the Premises throughout the Lease Term, clean dry air, de-ionized water, and house vacuum.

 

Tenant shall cooperate fully with Landlord at all times and abide by all reasonable regulations and requirements that Landlord may reasonably prescribe for the proper functioning and protection of the HVAC, electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems. Provided that Landlord agrees to provide and maintain and keep in continuous service utility connections to the Project, including electricity, water and sewage connections, Landlord shall have no obligation to provide any services or utilities to the Building, including, but not limited to heating, ventilation and air‐conditioning, electricity, water, telephone, janitorial and interior Building security services, except as set forth in this Section 6.1, above.

 

6.2    Allocation of Utilities Costs. To the extent that any utilities (including without limitation, electricity, gas, sewer and water) to the Building are separately metered to the Premises, such utilities shall be contracted for and paid directly by Tenant to the applicable utility provider. To the extent that any utilities (including without limitation, electricity, gas, sewer and water) to the Building are not separately metered to the Premises, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord, within thirty (30) days after billing, an equitable portion of the Building utility costs, based on Tenant's proportionate use thereof. Tenant shall have the right to reasonably designate a suitable, licensed contractor to perform a measurement of the utility consumption by all occupants of the Building and Landlord shall equitably adjust the amount payable by Tenant based thereon.

 

6.3    Interruption of Use. Tenant agrees that Landlord shall not be liable for damages, by abatement of Rent or otherwise, for failure to furnish or delay in furnishing any service (including telephone and telecommunication services), or for any diminution in the quality or quantity thereof, when such failure or delay or diminution is occasioned, in whole or in part, by breakage, repairs, replacements, or improvements, by any strike, lockout or other labor trouble, by inability to secure electricity, gas, water, or other fuel at the Building or Project after reasonable effort to do so, by any riot or other dangerous condition, emergency, accident or casualty whatsoever, by act or default of Tenant or other parties, or by any other cause; and such failures or delays or diminution shall never be deemed to constitute an eviction or disturbance of Tenant's use and possession of the Premises or relieve Tenant from paying Rent or performing any of its obligations under this Lease. Furthermore, subject to Section 19.5 below, Landlord shall not be liable under any circumstances for a loss of, or injury to, property or for injury to, or interference with, Tenant's business, including, without limitation, loss of profits, however occurring, through or in connection with or incidental to a failure to furnish any of the services or utilities as set forth in this Article 6.

 

6.4    Energy Performance Disclosure Information. Tenant hereby acknowledges that Landlord may be required to disclose certain information concerning the energy performance of the Building pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 25402.10 and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto (collectively the “Energy Disclosure Requirements”). Tenant hereby acknowledges prior receipt of the Data Verification Checklist, as defined in the Energy Disclosure Requirements (the “Energy Disclosure Information”), and agrees that Landlord has timely complied in full with Landlord’s obligations under the Energy Disclosure Requirements. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that (i) Landlord makes no representation or warranty regarding the energy performance of the Building or the accuracy or completeness of the Energy Disclosure Information, (ii) the Energy Disclosure Information is for the current occupancy and use of the Building and that the energy performance of the Building may vary depending on future occupancy and/or use of the Building, and (iii) Landlord shall have no liability to Tenant for any errors or omissions in the Energy Disclosure Information. If and to the extent not prohibited by applicable laws, Tenant hereby waives any right Tenant may have to receive the Energy Disclosure Information, including, without limitation, any right Tenant may have to terminate this Lease as a result of Landlord’s failure to disclose such information. Further, Tenant hereby releases Landlord from any and all losses, costs, damages, expenses and/or liabilities relating to, arising out of and/or resulting from the Energy Disclosure Requirements, including, without limitation, any liabilities arising as a result of Landlord’s failure to disclose the Energy Disclosure Information to Tenant prior to the execution of this Lease. Tenant’s acknowledgment of the AS-IS condition of the Premises pursuant to the terms of this Lease shall be deemed to include the energy performance of the Building. Tenant further acknowledges that pursuant to the Energy Disclosure Requirements, Landlord may be required in the future to disclose information concerning Tenant’s energy usage to certain third parties, including, without limitation, prospective purchasers, lenders and tenants of the Building (the “Tenant Energy Use Disclosure”). Tenant hereby (A) consents to all such Tenant Energy Use Disclosures, and (B) acknowledges that Landlord shall not be required to notify Tenant of any Tenant Energy Use Disclosure. Further, Tenant hereby releases Landlord from any and all losses, costs, damages, expenses and liabilities relating to, arising out of and/or resulting from any Tenant Energy Use Disclosure. The terms of this Section 6.3 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

 

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7.            REPAIRS

 

7.1    Tenant Repair Obligations. Tenant shall, throughout the Term, at its sole cost and expense, maintain, repair, replace and improve as required, the Premises , including all improvements, fixtures, furnishings and finishes therein, in a good standard of maintenance, repair and replacement as required, and in good and sanitary condition, all in accordance with the standards of First Class Life Sciences Projects, whether or not such maintenance, repair, replacement or improvement is required in order to comply with applicable Laws ("Tenant's Repair Obligations"), including, without limitation (i) any specialty or supplemental Building Systems installed by or for Tenant; (ii) all electrical facilities and equipment, including lighting fixtures, lamps, fans and any exhaust equipment and systems, electrical motors and all other appliances and equipment of every kind and nature located in, upon or about the Premises; (iii) all of Tenant’s communications systems serving the Premises; (iv) all of Tenant's security systems in or about or serving the Premises; (v) Tenant's signage; and (vi) interior demising walls and partitions (including painting and wall coverings), and interior doors and door fixtures. Tenant shall additionally be responsible, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, to furnish all expendables, including light bulbs, paper goods and soaps, used in the Premises.

 

7.2    Service Contracts. Tenant shall contract with a qualified, experienced professional third party service companies (a "Service Contract") for any systems exclusively serving the Premises and which are part of Tenant’s Repair Obligations. Tenant shall regularly, in accordance with commercially reasonable standards, generate and maintain preventive maintenance records relating to any items for which Tenant is required to hold a Service Contract.

 

7.3    Landlord's Right to Perform Tenant's Repair Obligations. Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to performing any material Tenant's Repair Obligations, including without limitation, any Tenant's Repair Obligation which affect the Building Systems or which is reasonably anticipated to cost more than $100,000.00. Upon receipt of such notice from Tenant, Landlord shall have the right to either (i) perform such material Tenant's Repair Obligation by delivering notice of such election to Tenant within thirty (30) days following receipt of Tenant's notice, and Tenant shall pay Landlord the cost thereof (including Landlord's reasonable supervision fee) within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice therefor, or (ii) require Tenant to perform such Tenant's Repair Obligation at Tenant's sole cost and expense. If Tenant fails to perform any Tenant's Repair Obligation within a reasonable time period, as reasonably determined by Landlord, then Landlord may, but need not, following delivery of notice to Tenant of such election, make such Tenant Repair Obligation, and Tenant shall pay Landlord the cost thereof, (including Landlord's reasonable supervision fee) within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice therefor.

 

7.4    Landlord Repair Obligations. Landlord shall be responsible, as a part of Operating Expenses, for (i) repairs to the exterior walls, foundation and roof of the Building, the structural portions of the floors of the Building, except to the extent that such repairs are required due to the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant (, and (ii) for the repair and maintenance of the Building systems, including, without limitation, the following: (1) glass, windows, window frames, window casements (including the repairing, resealing, cleaning and replacing of exterior windows) and skylights; (2) exterior doors, door frames and door closers; (3) sewer lines exterior to the Premises and exterior Building drainage, (4) electrical service to the Building (but not within the Premises), Building fire protection systems (but not interior Premises systems), elevator, Building life safety and security systems and equipment, existing Building heating, ventilation and air-conditioning ("HVAC") systems, and all other Building mechanical, electrical and communications systems and equipment (collectively, the "Building Systems"), including the non-structural portions of the roof of the Building, including the roof membrane and coverings (collectively, the "Landlord Repair Obligation"); provided, however, that if such repairs are due to the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant, Landlord shall nevertheless make such repairs at Tenant's expense, or, if covered by Landlord's insurance, Tenant shall only be obligated to pay any deductible in connection therewith. Tenant hereby waives any and all rights under and benefits of subsection 1 of Section 1932 and Sections 1941 and 1942 of the California Civil Code or under any similar law, statute, or ordinance now or hereafter in effect.

 

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8.            ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS

 

8.1    Landlord's Consent to Alterations. Tenant may not make any improvements, alterations, additions or changes to the Premises or any mechanical, plumbing or HVAC facilities or systems pertaining to the Premises (collectively, the "Alterations") without first procuring the prior written consent of Landlord to such Alterations, which consent shall be requested by Tenant not less than twenty (20) days prior to the commencement thereof, and which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by Landlord, provided it shall be deemed reasonable for Landlord to withhold its consent to any Alteration which adversely affects the structural portions or the systems or equipment of the Building or is visible from the exterior of the Building. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall be permitted to make Alterations following five (5) business days’ notice to Landlord, but without Landlord's prior consent, to the extent that such Alterations (i) do not affect the building systems or equipment, (ii) are not visible from the exterior of the Building, and (iii) cost less than $50,000.00 for a particular job of work (the “Permitted Alterations”). Landlord hereby approves the construction by Tenant of a vivarium in the Premises not to exceed 1,000 rentable square feet, provided that Tenant shall comply with the provisions of this Article 8 with respect thereto (specifically including Landlord’s right to review and approve plans for such vivarium space).

 

8.2    Manner of Construction. Landlord may impose, as a condition of its consent to any and all Alterations or repairs of the Premises or about the Premises, such reasonable and customary requirements as Landlord in its reasonable discretion may deem desirable, including, but not limited to, the requirement that upon Landlord's request, Tenant shall, at Tenant's expense, remove such Alterations upon the expiration or any early termination of the Lease Term. Tenant shall construct such Alterations and perform such repairs in a good and workmanlike manner, in conformance with any and all applicable federal, state, county or municipal laws, rules and regulations and pursuant to a valid building permit, issued by the city in which the Building is located (or other applicable governmental authority). Tenant shall not use (and upon notice from Landlord shall cease using) contractors, services, workmen, labor, materials or equipment that, in Landlord's reasonable judgment, would disturb labor harmony with the workforce or trades engaged in performing other work, labor or services in or about the Building or the Common Areas. Upon completion of any Alterations (or repairs), Tenant shall deliver to Landlord final lien waivers from all contractors, subcontractors and materialmen who performed such work. In addition to Tenant's obligations under Article 9 of this Lease, upon completion of any Alterations, Tenant agrees to cause a Notice of Completion to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of the County of San Mateo in accordance with Section 3093 of the Civil Code of the State of California or any successor statute, and Tenant shall deliver to the Project construction manager a reproducible copy of the "as built" drawings of the Alterations as well as all permits, approvals and other documents issued by any governmental agency in connection with the Alterations.

 

8.3    Payment for Improvements. If Tenant orders any work directly from Landlord, Tenant shall pay to Landlord an amount equal to four percent (4%) of the hard costs of such work to compensate Landlord for all overhead, general conditions, fees and other costs and expenses arising from Landlord's involvement with such work. If Tenant does not order any work directly from Landlord, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for Landlord's reasonable, actual, out-of-pocket costs and expenses actually incurred in connection with Landlord's review of such work, not to exceed two percent (2%) of the hard costs of such work. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 8.3 shall not apply to Permitted Alterations.

 

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8.4    Construction Insurance. In addition to the requirements of Article 10 of this Lease, in the event that Tenant makes any Alterations, prior to the commencement of such Alterations, Tenant shall provide Landlord with evidence that Tenant carries "Builder's All Risk" insurance in an amount approved by Landlord covering the construction of such Alterations, and such other insurance as Landlord may reasonably require, it being understood and agreed that all of such Alterations shall be insured by Tenant pursuant to Article 10 of this Lease immediately upon completion thereof. In addition, Tenant's contractors and subcontractors shall be required to carry (i) Commercial General Liability Insurance in an amount approved by Landlord, with Landlord, and, at Landlord's option, Landlord's property manager and project manager, as additional insureds in an amount approved by Landlord, and otherwise in accordance with the requirements of Article 10 of this Lease, and (ii) workers compensation insurance with a waiver of subrogation in favor of Landlord . Landlord may, in its discretion, require Tenant to obtain a lien and completion bond or some alternate form of security reasonably satisfactory to Landlord in an amount sufficient to ensure the lien-free completion of such Alterations and naming Landlord as a co-obligee, but only if the aggregate cost of such work is expected to exceed $200,000.00.

 

8.5    Landlord's Property. All Alterations, improvements, fixtures, equipment and/or appurtenances which may be installed or placed in or about the Premises, from time to time, shall be at the sole cost of Tenant and shall be and become the property of Landlord and remain in place at the Premises following the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, except that Tenant may remove any Alterations, improvements, fixtures and/or equipment which Tenant can substantiate to Landlord have not been paid for with any Tenant improvement allowance funds provided to Tenant by Landlord or that are not permanently affixed to the Premises. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord may, by written notice to Tenant at the time Landlord provides consent (if any) to particular Alterations, require Tenant, at Tenant's expense, to remove any Alterations and/or improvements and/or systems and equipment within the Premises that are “Specialty Improvements” (defined below) and to repair any damage to the Premises and Building caused by such removal and return the affected portion of the Premises to the condition existing prior to such Alterations, normal wear and tear excepted; provided, however, that Tenant shall not be required to remove any Original Improvements (as defined in Article 10 below). If Tenant fails to complete such removal and/or to repair any damage caused by the removal of any Alterations and/or improvements and/or systems and equipment in the Premises and return the affected portion of the Premises to the condition existing prior to such Alterations, Landlord may do so and may charge the cost thereof to Tenant. Tenant hereby protects, defends, indemnifies and holds Landlord harmless from any liability, cost, obligation, expense or claim of lien in any manner relating to the installation, placement, removal or financing of any such Alterations, improvements, fixtures and/or equipment in, on or about the Premises, which obligations of Tenant shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. As used herein, “Specialty Improvements” shall mean any Alterations or tenant improvements other than normal and customary general office, life science and research and development improvements, and shall expressly include (a) raised floor systems; (b) any showers or similar facilities in the Premises that are not part of the Base Building or which require floor reinforcement or floor penetrations; (c) any staircase; and (d) any installations outside of the Premises, or any areas requiring floor reinforcement, personal baths and showers; and (e) any Alterations or Tenant Improvements that adversely affect the Building structure or adversely affect the Building Systems.

 

9.            COVENANT AGAINST LIENS      Tenant shall keep the Project and Premises free from any liens or encumbrances arising out of the work performed, materials furnished or obligations incurred by or on behalf of Tenant, and shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, judgments or costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of same or in connection therewith. Tenant shall give Landlord notice at least twenty (20) days prior to the commencement of any such work on the Premises (or such additional time as may be necessary under applicable laws) to afford Landlord the opportunity of posting and recording appropriate notices of non-responsibility (to the extent applicable pursuant to then applicable laws). Tenant shall remove any such lien or encumbrance by bond or otherwise within ten (10) business days after notice by Landlord, and if Tenant shall fail to do so, Landlord may pay the amount necessary to remove such lien or encumbrance, without being responsible for investigating the validity thereof.

 

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10.          INSURANCE

 

10.1    Indemnification and Waiver. Tenant hereby assumes all risk of damage to property or injury to persons in, upon or about the Premises from any cause whatsoever and agrees that Landlord, its partners, subpartners and their respective officers, agents, servants, employees, lenders, any property manager and independent contractors (collectively, "Landlord Parties") shall not be liable for, and are hereby released from any responsibility for, any damage either to person or property or resulting from the loss of use thereof, which damage is sustained by Tenant or by other persons claiming through Tenant. Tenant shall indemnify, defend, protect, and hold harmless the Landlord Parties from any and all claims, loss, cost, damage, injury, expense and liability (including without limitation court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with or arising from any cause in, on or about the Premises, any acts, omissions or negligence of Tenant or of any person claiming by, through or under Tenant, or of the contractors, agents, servants, employees, invitees, guests or licensees of Tenant or any such person, in, on or about the Project or any breach of the terms of this Lease, either prior to, during, or after the expiration of the Lease Term, provided that the terms of the foregoing indemnity shall not apply if and from the time that a final adjudication has resulted in a finding of willful misconduct of Landlord. Should Landlord be named as a defendant in any suit brought against Tenant in connection with or arising out of Tenant's occupancy of the Premises, Tenant shall pay to Landlord its costs and expenses incurred in such suit, including without limitation, its actual professional fees such as reasonable appraisers', accountants' and attorneys' fees. Subject to Tenant's indemnification obligations set forth above and the waiver of subrogation provided below, Landlord shall indemnify, defend, protect, and hold harmless Tenant from any and all claims, loss, cost, damage, injury, expense, and liability (including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) to the extent arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or the Landlord Parties in, on or about the Project either prior to or during the Lease Term, provided that the terms of the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Lease, either party's agreement to defend and indemnify the other party as set forth in this Section 10.1 shall be ineffective to the extent the matters for which such party agreed to defend and indemnify the other party are covered by insurance required to be carried by the non-indemnifying party pursuant to this Lease. Further, Tenant's agreement to indemnify Landlord and Landlord's agreement to indemnify Tenant, each pursuant to this Section 10.1 is not intended and shall not relieve any insurance carrier of its obligations under policies required to be carried pursuant to the provisions of this Lease, to the extent such policies cover the matters subject to the parties' respective indemnification obligations; nor shall they supersede any inconsistent agreement of the parties set forth in any other provision of this Lease. The provisions of this Section 10.1 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease with respect to any claims or liability arising in connection with any event occurring prior to such expiration or termination.

 

10.2    Landlord's Insurance. Landlord shall insure the Building during the Lease Term against loss or damage under an "all risk" property insurance policy. Such coverage shall be in such coverage and deductible amounts, from such companies, and on such other terms and conditions, as Landlord may from time to time reasonably determine based on insurance typical of landlords of First Class Life Sciences Projects. Additionally, at the option of Landlord, such insurance coverage may include the risks of earthquakes and/or flood damage and additional hazards, a rental loss endorsement and one or more loss payee endorsements in favor of the holders of any mortgages or deeds of trust encumbering the interest of Landlord in the Building or the ground or underlying lessors of the Building, or any portion thereof. Tenant shall, at Tenant's expense, comply with all insurance company requirements pertaining to the use of the Premises. If Tenant's conduct or use of the Premises causes any increase in the premium for such insurance policies then Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for any such increase. Tenant, at Tenant's expense, shall comply with all rules, orders, regulations or requirements of the American Insurance Association (formerly the National Board of Fire Underwriters) and with any similar body. Tenant shall also provide Landlord and Landlord’s insurer(s) with such information regarding the use of the Premises and any damage to the Premises as they may require in connection with the placement of insurance for the Premises or the adjusting of any losses to the Premises.

 

10.3    Tenant's Insurance. Tenant shall maintain the following coverages in the following amounts.

 

10.3.1    Commercial General Liability Insurance on an occurrence form covering the insured against claims of bodily injury, personal injury and property damage (including loss of use thereof) arising out of Tenant's operations, and contractual liabilities including a contractual coverage, and including products and completed operations coverage (which the parties agree shall not be required to be purchased until Tenant has a completed product or operation), for limits of liability on a per location basis of not less than:

 

	
			Bodily Injury and

			Property Damage Liability

				
			$5,000,000 each occurrence

			$5,000,000 annual aggregate

			
	 	 
	
			Personal Injury Liability

				
			$3,000,000 each occurrence

			$3,000,000 annual aggregate

			

 

Any combination of primary and excess/umbrella liability policies may be utilized in order to meet the limit requirements above.

 

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10.3.2    Property Insurance covering (i) all office furniture, business and trade fixtures, office equipment, free-standing cabinet work, movable partitions, merchandise and all other items of Tenant's property on the Premises installed by, for, or at the expense of Tenant, (ii) any improvements which exist in the Premises as of the Lease Commencement Date (excluding the Base Building) (the "Original Improvements"), and (iii) all other improvements, alterations and additions to the Premises. Such insurance shall be written on an "all risks" of physical loss or damage basis, for the full replacement cost value (subject to reasonable deductible amounts) new without deduction for depreciation of the covered items and in amounts that meet any co-insurance clauses of the policies of insurance and shall include coverage for damage or other loss caused by fire or other peril including, but not limited to, vandalism and malicious mischief, theft, water damage of any type, including sprinkler leakage, bursting or stoppage of pipes, and explosion.

 

10.3.3    Business Income Interruption for one (1) year plus Extra Expense insurance in such amounts as will reimburse Tenant for actual direct or indirect loss of earnings attributable to the risks outlined in Section 10.3.2 above.

 

10.3.4    Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability or other similar insurance pursuant to all applicable state and local statutes and regulations. The policy shall include a waiver of subrogation in favor of Landlord, its employees, Lenders and any property manager or partners.

 

10.4    Form of Policies. The minimum limits of policies of insurance required of Tenant under this Lease shall in no event limit the liability of Tenant under this Lease. Such insurance shall (i) name Landlord, its subsidiaries and affiliates, its property manager (if any) and any other party the Landlord so specifies, as an additional insured or loss payee, as applicable, including Landlord's managing agent, if any; (ii) be issued by an insurance company having a rating of not less than A:IX in Best's Insurance Guide or which is otherwise acceptable to Landlord and licensed to do business in the State of California; (iv) be primary insurance as to all claims thereunder and provide that any insurance carried by Landlord is excess and is non-contributing with any insurance required of Tenant; (v) be in form and content reasonably acceptable to Landlord; and (vi) provide that said insurance shall not be canceled or coverage changed unless thirty (30) days' prior written notice shall have been given to Landlord and any mortgagee of Landlord (unless such cancellation is the result of non-payment of premiums). Tenant shall deliver said policy or policies or certificates thereof to Landlord on or before the Lease Commencement Date and at least ten (10) days before the expiration dates thereof. In the event Tenant shall fail to procure such insurance, or to deliver such policies or certificate, Landlord may, at its option, procure such policies for the account of Tenant, and the cost thereof shall be paid to Landlord within five (5) days after delivery to Tenant of bills therefor.

 

10.5    Subrogation. Landlord and Tenant hereby agree to look solely to, and seek recovery only from, their respective insurance carriers in the event of a property or business interruption loss to the extent that such coverage is agreed to be provided hereunder. The parties each hereby waive all rights and claims against each other for such losses, and waive all rights of subrogation of their respective insurers, provided such waiver of subrogation shall not affect the right to the insured to recover thereunder. The parties agree that their respective insurance policies do now, or shall, contain the waiver of subrogation.

 

10.6    Additional Insurance Obligations. Tenant shall carry and maintain during the entire Lease Term, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, increased amounts of the insurance required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to this Article 10 and such other reasonable types of insurance coverage and in such reasonable amounts covering the Premises and Tenant's operations therein, as may be reasonably requested by Landlord or Landlord's lender, but in no event in excess of the amounts and types of insurance then being required by landlords of buildings comparable to and in the vicinity of the Building.

 

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11.          DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION

 

11.1    Repair of Damage to Premises by Landlord. Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord of any damage to the Premises resulting from fire or any other casualty. If the Premises or any Common Areas serving or providing access to the Premises shall be damaged by fire or other casualty, Landlord shall promptly and diligently, subject to reasonable delays for insurance adjustment or other matters beyond Landlord's reasonable control, and subject to all other terms of this Article 11, restore the Base Building and such Common Areas. Such restoration shall be to substantially the same condition of the Base Building and the Common Areas prior to the casualty, except for modifications required by zoning and building codes and other laws or by the holder of a mortgage on the Building or Project or any other modifications to the Common Areas deemed desirable by Landlord, which are consistent with the character of the Project, provided that access to the Premises shall not be materially impaired. Upon the occurrence of any damage to the Premises, upon notice (the "Landlord Repair Notice") to Tenant from Landlord (which shall be delivered by Landlord within sixty (60) days of the casualty, or not at all), Tenant shall assign to Landlord (or to any party designated by Landlord) all insurance proceeds payable to Tenant under Tenant's insurance required under Section 10.3 of this Lease, and Landlord shall repair any injury or damage to the Original Improvements installed in the Premises and shall return such Original Improvements to their original condition; provided that if the cost of such repair by Landlord exceeds the amount of insurance proceeds received by Landlord from Tenant's insurance carrier (including by taking into account any deductible), as assigned by Tenant, the cost of such repairs shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord prior to Landlord's commencement of repair of the damage. In the event that Landlord does not deliver the Landlord Repair Notice within sixty (60) days following the date the casualty becomes known to Landlord, Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, repair any injury or damage to the Original Improvements installed in the Premises and shall return such Original Improvements to their original condition. Whether or not Landlord delivers a Landlord Repair Notice, prior to the commencement of construction, Tenant shall submit to Landlord, for Landlord's review and approval, all plans, specifications and working drawings relating thereto, and Landlord shall select the contractors to perform such improvement work. Tenant shall in addition cooperate with requests for information regarding any repairs from Landlord’s insurer(s) by providing the requested information within ten (10) days after Tenant receives the request. Landlord shall not be liable for any inconvenience or annoyance to Tenant or its visitors, or injury to Tenant's business resulting in any way from such damage or the repair thereof; provided however, that if such fire or other casualty shall have damaged the Premises or Common Areas necessary to Tenant's occupancy, and the Premises are not occupied by Tenant as a result thereof, then during the time and to the extent the Premises are unfit for occupancy, the Rent shall be abated in proportion to the ratio that the amount of rentable square feet of the Premises which is unfit for occupancy for the purposes permitted under this Lease bears to the total rentable square feet of the Premises. In the event that Landlord shall not deliver the Landlord Repair Notice, Tenant's right to rent abatement pursuant to the preceding sentence shall terminate as of the date which is reasonably determined by Landlord to be the date Tenant should have completed repairs to the Premises assuming Tenant used reasonable due diligence in connection therewith.

 

11.2    Landlord's Option to Repair. Notwithstanding the terms of Section 11.1 of this Lease, Landlord may elect not to rebuild and/or restore the Premises, Building and/or Project, and instead terminate this Lease, by notifying Tenant in writing of such termination within sixty (60) days after the date of discovery of the damage, such notice to include a termination date giving Tenant sixty (60) days to vacate the Premises, but Landlord may so elect only if the Building or Project shall be damaged by fire or other casualty or cause, whether or not the Premises are affected, and one or more of the following conditions is present: (i) in Landlord's reasonable judgment, repairs cannot reasonably be completed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of discovery of the damage (when such repairs are made without the payment of overtime or other premiums); (ii) the holder of any mortgage on the Building or Project or ground lessor with respect to the Building or Project shall require that the insurance proceeds or any portion thereof be used to retire the mortgage debt, or shall terminate the ground lease, as the case may be; (iii) the damage is not fully covered by Landlord's insurance policies (unless such shortfall is a result of Landlord’s failure to maintain the insurance that Landlord is required to maintain pursuant to Section 10.2 above); (iv) material damage occurs during the last twelve (12) months of the Lease Term; or (v) any owner of any other portion of the Project, other than Landlord, does not intend to repair the damage to such portion of the Project; provided, however, that if Landlord does not elect to terminate this Lease pursuant to Landlord's termination right as provided above, and the repairs cannot, in the reasonable opinion of Landlord, be completed within one hundred eighty (180) days after being commenced (or are not in fact completed within two hundred seventy (270) days after the date of discovery of the damage), Tenant may elect, no earlier than sixty (60) days after the date of the damage and not later than ninety (90) days after the date of such damage, or within thirty (30) days after such repairs are not timely completed, 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 sixty (60) days after the date such notice is given by Tenant. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 11.2, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease under this Section 11.2 only if each of the following conditions is satisfied: (a) the damage to the Project by fire or other casualty was not caused by the gross negligence or intentional act of Tenant; (b) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (c) as a result of the damage, Tenant cannot reasonably conduct business from the Premises; and, (d) as a result of the damage to the Project, Tenant does not occupy or use the damaged portion of the Premises for the Permitted Use.

 

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11.3    Waiver of Statutory Provisions. The provisions of this Lease, including this Article 11, constitute an express agreement between Landlord and Tenant with respect to any and all damage to, or destruction of, all or any part of the Premises, the Building or the Project, and any statute or regulation of the State of California, including, without limitation, Sections 1932(2) and 1933(4) of the California Civil Code, with respect to any rights or obligations concerning damage or destruction in the absence of an express agreement between the parties, and any other statute or regulation, now or hereafter in effect, shall have no application to this Lease or any damage or destruction to all or any part of the Premises, the Building or the Project.

 

12.          NONWAIVER     No provision of this Lease shall be deemed waived by either party hereto unless expressly waived in a writing signed thereby. The waiver by either party hereto of any breach of any term, covenant or condition herein contained shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of same or any other term, covenant or condition herein contained. The subsequent acceptance of Rent hereunder by Landlord shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding breach by Tenant of any term, covenant or condition of this Lease, other than the failure of Tenant to pay the particular Rent so accepted, regardless of Landlord's knowledge of such preceding breach at the time of acceptance of such Rent. No acceptance of a lesser amount than the Rent herein stipulated shall be deemed a waiver of Landlord's right to receive the full amount due, nor shall any endorsement or statement on any check or payment or any letter accompanying such check or payment be deemed an accord and satisfaction, and Landlord may accept such check or payment without prejudice to Landlord's right to recover the full amount due. No receipt of monies by Landlord from Tenant after the termination of this Lease shall in any way alter the length of the Lease Term or of Tenant's right of possession hereunder, or after the giving of any notice shall reinstate, continue or extend the Lease Term or affect any notice given Tenant prior to the receipt of such monies, it being agreed that after the service of notice or the commencement of a suit, or after final judgment for possession of the Premises, Landlord may receive and collect any Rent due, and the payment of said Rent shall not waive or affect said notice, suit or judgment.

 

13.          CONDEMNATION     If the whole or any part of the Premises, Building or Project shall be taken by power of eminent domain or condemned by any competent authority for any public or quasi-public use or purpose, or if any adjacent property or street shall be so taken or condemned, or reconfigured or vacated by such authority in such manner as to require the use, reconstruction or remodeling of any part of the Premises, Building or Project, or if Landlord shall grant a deed or other instrument in lieu of such taking by eminent domain or condemnation, Landlord shall have the option to terminate this Lease effective as of the date possession is required to be surrendered to the authority. If more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the rentable square feet of the Premises is taken, or if access to the Premises is substantially impaired, in each case for a period in excess of one hundred twenty (120) days, Tenant shall have the option to terminate this Lease effective on not less than ninety (90) days prior written notice or, if sooner as of the date possession is required to be surrendered to the authority. Tenant shall not because of such taking assert any claim against Landlord or the authority for any compensation because of such taking and Landlord shall be entitled to the entire award or payment in connection therewith, except that Tenant shall have the right to file any separate claim available to Tenant for any taking of Tenant's personal property and fixtures belonging to Tenant and removable by Tenant upon expiration of the Lease Term pursuant to the terms of this Lease, and for moving expenses, so long as such claims do not diminish the award available to Landlord, its ground lessor with respect to the Building or Project or its mortgagee, and such claim is payable separately to Tenant. All Rent shall be apportioned as of the date of such termination. If any part of the Premises shall be taken, and this Lease shall not be so terminated, the Rent shall be proportionately abated. Tenant hereby waives any and all rights it might otherwise have pursuant to Section 1265.130 of The California Code of Civil Procedure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 13, in the event of a temporary taking of all or any portion of the Premises for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days or less, then this Lease shall not terminate but the Base Rent and the Additional Rent shall be abated for the period of such taking in proportion to the ratio that the amount of rentable square feet of the Premises taken bears to the total rentable square feet of the Premises. Landlord shall be entitled to receive the entire award made in connection with any such temporary taking.

 

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14.          ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

 

14.1    Transfers. Except in connection with a Permitted Transfer (defined below), Tenant shall not, without the prior written consent of Landlord, assign, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, or permit any lien to attach to, or otherwise transfer, this Lease or any interest hereunder, permit any assignment, or other transfer of this Lease or any interest hereunder by operation of law, sublet the Premises or any part thereof, or enter into any license or concession agreements or otherwise permit the occupancy or use of the Premises or any part thereof by any persons other than Tenant and its employees and contractors (all of the foregoing are hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as "Transfers" and any person to whom any Transfer is made or sought to be made is hereinafter sometimes referred to as a "Transferee"). If Tenant desires Landlord's consent to any Transfer, Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing, which notice (the "Transfer Notice") shall include (i) the proposed effective date of the Transfer, which shall not be less than thirty (30) days nor more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of delivery of the Transfer Notice, (ii) a description of the portion of the Premises to be transferred (the "Subject Space"), (iii) all of the terms of the proposed Transfer and the consideration therefor, including calculation of the "Transfer Premium", as that term is defined in Section 14.3 below, in connection with such Transfer, the name and address of the proposed Transferee, and a copy of all existing executed and/or proposed documentation pertaining to the proposed Transfer, and (iv) current financial statements of the proposed Transferee certified by an officer, partner or owner thereof, business credit and personal references and history of the proposed Transferee and any other information reasonably required by Landlord which will enable Landlord to determine the financial responsibility, character, and reputation of the proposed Transferee, nature of such Transferee's business and proposed use of the Subject Space. Any Transfer made without Landlord's prior written consent shall, at Landlord's option, be null, void and of no effect, and shall, at Landlord's option, constitute a default by Tenant under this Lease. Whether or not Landlord consents to any proposed Transfer, Tenant shall pay Landlord's reasonable review and processing fees, as well as any reasonable professional fees (including, without limitation, attorneys', accountants', architects', engineers' and consultants' fees) incurred by Landlord, within thirty (30) days after written request by Landlord, provided that such fees shall not exceed Two Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($2,000.00) for any such Transfer in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this Lease, "in the ordinary course of business" shall include, without limitation, the review of documents on no more than three (3) occasions in connection with any particular Transfer.

 

14.2    Landlord's Consent. Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold or delay its consent to any proposed Transfer of the Subject Space by assignment or sublease to the Transferee on the terms specified in the Transfer Notice. Without limitation as to other reasonable grounds for withholding consent, the parties hereby agree that it shall be reasonable under this Lease and under any applicable law for Landlord to withhold consent to any proposed Transfer where one or more of the following apply:

 

14.2.1    The Transferee is of a character or reputation or engaged in a business which is not consistent with the quality of the Building or the Project;

 

14.2.2    The Transferee is either a governmental agency or instrumentality thereof;

 

14.2.3    In connection with an assignment of this Lease, the Transferee is not a party of reasonable financial worth and/or financial stability in light of the responsibilities to be undertaken in connection with the assignment of this Lease on the date consent is requested; or

 

14.2.4    The proposed Transfer would cause a violation of another lease for space in the Project, or would give an occupant of the Project a right to cancel its lease.

 

If Landlord consents to any Transfer pursuant to the terms of this Section 14.2 (and does not exercise any recapture rights Landlord may have under Section 14.4 of this Lease), Tenant may within six (6) months after Landlord's consent, but not later than the expiration of said six-month period, enter into such Transfer of the Premises or portion thereof, upon substantially the same terms and conditions as are set forth in the Transfer Notice furnished by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to Section 14.1 of this Lease, provided that if there are any changes in the terms and conditions from those specified in the Transfer Notice such that Landlord would initially have been entitled to refuse its consent to such Transfer under this Section 14.2, Tenant shall again submit the Transfer to Landlord for its approval and other action under this Article 14 (including Landlord's right of recapture, if any, under Section 14.4 of this Lease). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, if Tenant or any proposed Transferee claims that Landlord has unreasonably withheld or delayed its consent under this Section 14.2 or otherwise has breached or acted unreasonably under this Article 14, their sole remedies shall be a suit for contract damages (other than damages for injury to, or interference with, Tenant's business including, without limitation, loss of profits, however occurring) or declaratory judgment and an injunction for the relief sought, and Tenant hereby waives all other remedies, including, without limitation, any right at law or equity to terminate this Lease, on its own behalf and, to the extent permitted under all applicable laws, on behalf of the proposed Transferee.

 

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14.3    Transfer Premium. If Landlord consents to a Transfer, as a condition thereto which the parties hereby agree is reasonable, Tenant shall pay to Landlord fifty percent (50%) of any "Transfer Premium," as that term is defined in this Section 14.3, received by Tenant from such Transferee. "Transfer Premium" shall mean all rent, additional rent or other consideration payable by such Transferee in connection with the Transfer in excess of the Rent and Additional Rent payable by Tenant under this Lease during the term of the Transfer on a per rentable square foot basis if less than all of the Premises is transferred, and after deducting the expenses incurred by Tenant for (i) any changes, alterations, or improvements to the Premises in connection with the Transfer, (ii) any free base rent or other economic concessions reasonably provided to the Transferee, (iii) any reasonable legal fees and brokerage commissions incurred by Tenant in connection with the Transfer, and (iv) any amounts payable to Landlord under Section 14.1 above (collectively, the “Transfer Costs”). The "Transfer Premium" shall also include, but not be limited to, key money, bonus money or other cash consideration paid by Transferee to Tenant in connection with such Transfer, and any payment in excess of fair market value for services rendered by Tenant to Transferee or for assets, fixtures, inventory, equipment, or furniture transferred by Tenant to Transferee in connection with such Transfer. The determination of the amount of Landlord's applicable share of the Transfer Premium shall be made on a monthly basis as rent or other consideration is received by Tenant under the Transfer. No Transfer Premium shall be payable in connection with any Permitted Transfer.

 

14.4    Landlord's Option as to Subject Space. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 14 (except that Landlord shall have no recapture rights for any Permitted Transfer), in the event Tenant contemplates a Transfer which, together with all prior Transfers then remaining in effect, would cause fifty percent (50%) or more of the Premises to be Transferred for more than fifty percent (50%) of the then remaining Lease Term (taking into account any extension of the Lease Term which has irrevocably exercised by Tenant), Tenant shall give Landlord notice (the "Intention to Transfer Notice") of such contemplated Transfer (whether or not the contemplated Transferee or the terms of such contemplated Transfer have been determined). The Intention to Transfer Notice shall specify the portion of and amount of rentable square feet of the Premises which Tenant intends to Transfer (the "Contemplated Transfer Space"), the contemplated date of commencement of the Contemplated Transfer (the "Contemplated Effective Date"), and the contemplated length of the term of such contemplated Transfer, and shall specify that such Intention to Transfer Notice is delivered to Landlord pursuant to this Section 14.4 in order to allow Landlord to elect to recapture the Contemplated Transfer Space. Thereafter, Landlord shall have the option, by giving written notice to Tenant within twenty (20) days after receipt of any Intention to Transfer Notice, to recapture the Contemplated Transfer Space (except that Tenant may, within five (5) days of Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s election to recapture, rescind the Intention to Transfer Notice by written notice to Landlord, in which case the Intention to Transfer Notice shall be deemed void ab initio and the Lease shall continue in full force and effect). Such recapture shall cancel and terminate this Lease with respect to such Contemplated Transfer Space as of the Contemplated Effective Date. In the event of a recapture by Landlord, if this Lease shall be canceled with respect to less than the entire Premises, the Rent reserved herein shall be prorated on the basis of the number of rentable square feet retained by Tenant in proportion to the number of rentable square feet contained in the Premises, and this Lease as so amended shall continue thereafter in full force and effect, and upon request of either party, the parties shall execute written confirmation of the same. If Landlord declines, or fails to elect in a timely manner, to recapture such Contemplated Transfer Space under this Section 14.4, then, subject to the other terms of this Article 14, for a period of nine (9) months (the "Nine Month Period") commencing on the last day of such twenty (20) day period, Landlord shall not have any right to recapture the Contemplated Transfer Space with respect to any Transfer made during the Nine Month Period, provided that any such Transfer is substantially on the terms set forth in the Intention to Transfer Notice, and provided further that any such Transfer shall be subject to the remaining terms of this Article 14. If such a Transfer is not so consummated within the Nine Month Period for reasons other than delays in Landlord’s consent to same (or if a Transfer is so consummated, then upon the expiration of the term of any Transfer of such Contemplated Transfer Space consummated within such Nine Month Period), Tenant shall again be required to submit a new Intention to Transfer Notice to Landlord with respect any contemplated Transfer (other than a Permitted Transfer), as provided above in this Section 14.4.

 

14.5    Effect of Transfer. If Landlord consents to a Transfer, (i) the terms and conditions of this Lease shall in no way be deemed to have been waived or modified, (ii) such consent shall not be deemed consent to any further Transfer by either Tenant or a Transferee, (iii) Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, promptly after execution, an original executed copy of all documentation pertaining to the Transfer in form reasonably acceptable to Landlord, (iv) Tenant shall furnish upon Landlord's request a complete statement, certified by an independent certified public accountant, or Tenant's chief financial officer, setting forth in detail the computation of any Transfer Premium Tenant has derived and shall derive from such Transfer, and (v) no Transfer relating to this Lease or agreement entered into with respect thereto, whether with or without Landlord's consent, shall relieve Tenant or any guarantor of the Lease from any liability under this Lease, including, without limitation, in connection with the Subject Space. Landlord or its authorized representatives shall have the right at all reasonable times to audit the books, records and papers of Tenant relating to any Transfer, and shall have the right to make copies thereof. If the Transfer Premium respecting any Transfer shall be found understated, Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after demand, pay the deficiency, and if understated by more than two percent (2%), Tenant shall pay Landlord's costs of such audit.

 

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14.6    Additional Transfers. For purposes of this Lease, subject to Section 14.8 below, the term "Transfer" shall also include (i) if Tenant is a partnership, the withdrawal or change, voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the partners, or transfer of fifty percent (50%) or more of partnership interests, within a twelve (12)-month period, or the dissolution of the partnership without immediate reconstitution thereof, and (ii) if Tenant is a closely held corporation (i.e., whose stock is not publicly held and not traded through an exchange or over the counter), (A) the dissolution, merger, consolidation or other reorganization of Tenant or (B) the sale or other transfer of an aggregate of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting shares of Tenant (other than to immediate family members by reason of gift or death), within a twelve (12)-month period, or (C) the sale, mortgage, hypothecation or pledge of an aggregate of fifty percent (50%) or more of the value of the unencumbered assets of Tenant within a twelve (12)-month period.

 

14.7    Occurrence of Default. Any Transfer hereunder shall be subordinate and subject to the provisions of this Lease, and if this Lease shall be terminated during the term of any Transfer, Landlord shall have the right to: (i) treat such Transfer as cancelled and repossess the Subject Space by any lawful means, or (ii) require that such Transferee attorn to and recognize Landlord as its landlord under any such Transfer. If an Event of Default by Tenant has occurred and is continuing, Landlord is hereby irrevocably authorized, as Tenant's agent and attorney-in-fact, to direct any Transferee to make all payments under or in connection with the Transfer directly to Landlord (which Landlord shall apply towards Tenant's obligations under this Lease) until such Event of Default is cured. Such Transferee shall rely on any representation by Landlord that Tenant is in default hereunder, without any need for confirmation thereof by Tenant. Upon any assignment, the assignee shall assume in writing all obligations and covenants of Tenant thereafter to be performed or observed under this Lease. No collection or acceptance of rent by Landlord from any Transferee shall be deemed a waiver of any provision of this Article 14 or the approval of any Transferee or a release of Tenant from any obligation under this Lease, whether theretofore or thereafter accruing. In no event shall Landlord's enforcement of any provision of this Lease against any Transferee be deemed a waiver of Landlord's right to enforce any term of this Lease against Tenant or any other person. If Tenant's obligations hereunder have been guaranteed, Landlord's consent to any Transfer shall not be effective unless the guarantor also consents to such Transfer.

 

14.8    Non-Transfers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 14, (i) an assignment or subletting of all or a portion of the Premises to an affiliate of Tenant (an entity which is controlled by, controls, or is under common control with, Tenant), (ii) an assignment of the Premises to an entity which acquires all or substantially all of the assets or interests (partnership, stock, membership or other) of Tenant, (iii) an assignment of the Premises to an entity which is the resulting entity of a merger or consolidation of Tenant, or (iv) a sale of interests (partnership, stock, membership or other) in Tenant in connection with either a bonafide financing for the benefit of the Tenant or an initial public offering of Tenant's stock on a nationally-recognized stock exchange (collectively, a "Permitted Transferee"), shall not be deemed a Transfer under this Article 14, provided that (A) following execution Tenant notifies Landlord of any such assignment or sublease and promptly supplies Landlord with any documents or information reasonably requested by Landlord regarding such assignment or sublease or such affiliate, (B) such assignment or sublease is not a subterfuge by Tenant to avoid its obligations under this Lease, (C) such Permitted Transferee shall be of a character and reputation consistent with the quality of the Building, and (D) such Permitted Transferee shall have a tangible net worth (not including goodwill as an asset) computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("Net Worth") at least equal to the Net Worth of Tenant on the day immediately preceding the effective date of such assignment or sublease. An assignee of Tenant's entire interest that is also a Permitted Transferee may also be known as a "Permitted Assignee". "Control," as used in this Section 14.8, shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, of at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the voting securities of, or possession of the right to vote, in the ordinary direction of its affairs, of at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the voting interest in, any person or entity. No such permitted assignment or subletting shall serve to release Tenant from any of its obligations under this Lease.

 

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15.          SURRENDER OF PREMISES; OWNERSHIP AND REMOVAL OF TRADE FIXTURES

 

15.1    Surrender of Premises. No act or thing done by Landlord or any agent or employee of Landlord during the Lease Term shall be deemed to constitute an acceptance by Landlord of a surrender of the Premises unless such intent is specifically acknowledged in writing by Landlord. The delivery of keys to the Premises to Landlord or any agent or employee of Landlord shall not constitute a surrender of the Premises or effect a termination of this Lease, whether or not the keys are thereafter retained by Landlord, and notwithstanding such delivery Tenant shall be entitled to the return of such keys at any reasonable time upon request until this Lease shall have been properly terminated. The voluntary or other surrender of this Lease by Tenant, whether accepted by Landlord or not, or a mutual termination hereof, shall not work a merger, and at the option of Landlord shall operate as an assignment to Landlord of all subleases or subtenancies affecting the Premises or terminate any or all such sublessees or subtenancies.

 

15.2    Removal of Tenant Personal Property by Tenant. Upon the expiration of the Lease Term, or upon any earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall, subject to the provisions of this Article 15, quit and surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord in as good order and condition as when Tenant took possession and as thereafter improved by Landlord and/or Tenant, reasonable wear and tear and repairs which are specifically made the responsibility of Landlord hereunder excepted. Upon such expiration or termination, Tenant shall, without expense to Landlord, remove or cause to be removed from the Premises all debris and rubbish, and such items of furniture, equipment, free-standing cabinet work, movable partitions and other articles of personal property owned by Tenant or installed or placed by Tenant at its expense in the Premises, and such similar articles of any other persons claiming under Tenant, as Landlord may, in its sole discretion, require to be removed, and Tenant shall repair at its own expense all damage to the Premises and Building resulting from such removal.

 

15.3    Environmental Assessment. In connection with its surrender of the Premises, Tenant shall submit to Landlord, at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the expiration date of this Lease (or in the event of an earlier termination of this Lease, as soon as reasonably possible following such termination), an environmental Assessment of the Premises by a competent and experienced environmental engineer or engineering firm reasonably satisfactory to Landlord (pursuant to a contract approved by Landlord and providing that Landlord can rely on the Environmental Assessment), which (i) evidences that the Premises are in a clean and safe condition and free and clear of any Hazardous Materials for which Tenant has responsibility under this Lease; and (ii) includes a review of the Premises by an environmental consultant for asbestos, mold, fungus, spores, and other moisture conditions, on-site chemical use, and lead-based paint. If such Environmental Assessment reveals that remediation or Clean-up is required under any Environmental Laws in connection with any Hazardous Materials for which Tenant has responsibility under this Lease, Tenant shall submit a remediation plan prepared by a recognized environmental consultant and shall be responsible for all costs of remediation and Clean-up, as more particularly provided in Section 5.3, above.

 

15.4    Condition of the Premises Upon Surrender. In addition to the above requirements of this Article 15, upon the expiration of the Lease Term, or upon any earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall, surrender the Premises with Tenant having complied with all of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease, including those relating to improvement, repair, maintenance, compliance with law, testing and other related obligations of Tenant set forth in Article 7 of this Lease. In the event that the Premises shall be surrendered in a condition which does not comply with the terms of this Section 15.4, because Tenant failed to comply with its obligations set forth in Lease, then following thirty (30) days’ notice to Tenant, during which thirty (30) day period Tenant shall have the right to cure such noncompliance, Landlord shall be entitled to expend all reasonable costs in order to cause the same to comply with the required condition upon surrender and Tenant shall immediately reimburse Landlord for all such costs upon notice and Tenant shall be deemed during the period that Tenant or Landlord, as the case may be, perform obligations relating to any Alterations or improvements which are subject to removal pursuant to the terms of this Lease, to be in holdover under Article 16 of this Lease.

 

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16.          HOLDING OVER     If Tenant holds over after the expiration of the Lease Term or earlier termination thereof, with the express or implied consent of Landlord, such tenancy shall be from month-to-month only, and shall not constitute a renewal hereof or an extension for any further term. If Tenant holds over after the expiration of the Lease Term of earlier termination thereof, without the express or implied consent of Landlord, such tenancy shall be deemed to be a tenancy by sufferance only, and shall not constitute a renewal hereof or an extension for any further term. In either case, Rent shall be payable at a monthly rate equal to (i) one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the Rent applicable during the last rental period of the Lease Term under this Lease for the first two (2) months following the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, and (ii) one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the Rent applicable during the last rental period of the Lease Term under this Lease thereafter. Such month-to-month tenancy or tenancy by sufferance, as the case may be, shall be subject to every other applicable term, covenant and agreement contained herein. Nothing contained in this Article 16 shall be construed as consent by Landlord to any holding over by Tenant, and Landlord expressly reserves the right to require Tenant to surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord as provided in this Lease upon the expiration or other termination of this Lease. The provisions of this Article 16 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 fails to surrender the Premises within thirty (30) days following 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 all loss, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and liability resulting from such failure, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claims made by any succeeding tenant founded upon such failure to surrender and any lost profits to Landlord resulting therefrom.

 

17.          ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES     Within ten (10) business days following a request in writing by Landlord, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord an estoppel certificate, which, as submitted by Landlord, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit D, attached hereto (or such other form as may be required by any prospective mortgagee or purchaser of the Project, or any portion thereof), indicating therein any exceptions thereto that may exist at that time, and shall also contain any other information reasonably requested by Landlord or Landlord's mortgagee or prospective mortgagee. Any such certificate may be relied upon by any prospective mortgagee or purchaser of all or any portion of the Project. Tenant shall execute and deliver whatever other instruments may be reasonably required for such purposes. At any time during the Lease Term (but not more than once in any calendar year unless in connection with the sale or proposed sale, or the financing/refinancing, of the Project or any portion thereof), Landlord may require Tenant to provide Landlord with a current financial statement and financial statements of the two (2) years prior to the current financial statement year. Such statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, if such is the normal practice of Tenant, shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant. Failure of Tenant to timely execute, acknowledge and deliver such estoppel certificate or other instruments shall constitute an acceptance of the Premises and an acknowledgment by Tenant that statements included in the estoppel certificate are true and correct, without exception.

 

18.          SUBORDINATION     This Lease shall be subject and subordinate to all present and future ground or underlying leases of the Building or Project and to the lien of any mortgage, trust deed or other encumbrances now or hereafter in force against the Building or Project or any part thereof, if any, and to all renewals, extensions, modifications, consolidations and replacements thereof, and to all advances made or hereafter to be made upon the security of such mortgages or trust deeds, unless the holders of such mortgages, trust deeds or other encumbrances, or the lessors under such ground lease or underlying leases, require in writing that this Lease be superior thereto. Tenant covenants and agrees in the event any proceedings are brought for the foreclosure of any such mortgage or deed in lieu thereof (or if any ground lease is terminated), to attorn, without any deductions or set-offs whatsoever, to the lienholder or purchaser or any successors thereto upon any such foreclosure sale or deed in lieu thereof (or to the ground lessor), if so requested to do so by such purchaser or lienholder or ground lessor, and to recognize such purchaser or lienholder or ground lessor as the lessor under this Lease, provided such lienholder or purchaser or ground lessor shall agree to accept this Lease and not disturb Tenant's occupancy, so long as Tenant timely pays the rent and observes and performs the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease to be observed and performed by Tenant. Landlord's interest herein may be assigned as security at any time to any lienholder. Tenant shall, within ten (10) days of request by Landlord, execute such commercially reasonable instruments or assurances as Landlord may reasonably deem necessary to evidence or confirm the subordination or superiority of this Lease to any such mortgages, trust deeds, ground leases or underlying leases. Tenant waives the provisions of any current or future statute, rule or law which may give or purport to give Tenant any right or election to terminate or otherwise adversely affect this Lease and the obligations of the Tenant hereunder in the event of any foreclosure proceeding or sale.

 

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19.          DEFAULTS; REMEDIES

 

19.1    Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following beyond the notice and cure periods provided in this Lease shall constitute a default of this Lease by Tenant (each, an “Event of Default”):

 

19.1.1    Any failure by Tenant to pay any Rent or any other charge required to be paid under this Lease, or any part thereof, when due unless such failure is cured within five (5) business days after notice (provided that, with respect to the first late payment of Rent during any twelve (12) month period, Tenant shall be entitled to a period of five (5) business days after written notice by Landlord to Tenant that such amount is past due before such late payment of Rent shall constitute a default of this Lease by Tenant); or

 

19.1.2    Except where a specific time period is otherwise set forth for Tenant's performance in this Lease, in which event the failure to perform by Tenant within such time period shall be a default by Tenant under this Section 19.1.2, any failure by Tenant to observe or perform any other provision, covenant or condition of this Lease to be observed or performed by Tenant where such failure continues for thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Landlord to Tenant; provided that if the nature of such default is such that the same cannot reasonably be cured within a thirty (30) day period, no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred if Tenant diligently commences such cure within such period and thereafter diligently proceeds to rectify and cure such default; or

 

19.1.3    Abandonment (as defined by applicable laws) of all or a substantial portion of the Premises by Tenant; or

 

19.1.4    The failure by Tenant to observe or perform according to the provisions of Articles 5, 14, 17 or 18 of this Lease where such failure continues for more than four (4) business days after notice from Landlord.

 

The notice periods provided herein are in lieu of, and not in addition to, any notice periods provided by law.

 

19.2    Remedies Upon Default. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default by Tenant, Landlord shall have, in addition to any other remedies available to Landlord at law or in equity (all of which remedies shall be distinct, separate and cumulative), the option to pursue any one or more of the following remedies, each and all of which shall be cumulative and nonexclusive, without any notice or demand whatsoever.

 

19.2.1    Terminate this Lease, in which event Tenant shall immediately surrender the Premises to Landlord, and if Tenant fails to do so, Landlord may, without prejudice to any other remedy which it may have for possession or arrearages in rent, enter upon and take possession of the Premises and expel or remove Tenant and any other person who may be occupying the Premises or any part thereof, without being liable for prosecution or any claim or damages therefor; and Landlord may recover from Tenant the following:

 

(i)    The worth at the time of award of the unpaid rent which has 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 Lease 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 necessary to compensate Landlord for all the detriment proximately caused by Tenant's failure to perform its obligations under this Lease or which in the ordinary course of things would be likely to result therefrom, specifically including but not limited to, brokerage commissions and advertising expenses incurred, expenses of remodeling the Premises or any portion thereof for a new tenant, whether for the same or a different use, and any special concessions made to obtain a new tenant; and

 

(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.

 

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The term "rent" as used in this Section 19.2 shall be deemed to be and to mean all sums of every nature required to be paid by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease, whether to Landlord or to others. As used in Sections 19.2.1(i) and (ii), above, the "worth at the time of award" shall be computed by allowing interest at the rate set forth in Article 25 of this Lease, but in no case greater than the maximum amount of such interest permitted by law. As used in Section 19.2.1(iii) above, the "worth at the time of award" shall be computed by discounting such amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award plus one percent (1%).

 

19.2.2    Landlord shall have the remedy described in California Civil Code Section 1951.4 (lessor may continue lease in effect after lessee's breach and abandonment and recover rent as it becomes due, if lessee has the right to sublet or assign, subject only to reasonable limitations). Accordingly, if Landlord does not elect to terminate this Lease on account of any Event of Default by Tenant, Landlord may, from time to time, without terminating this Lease, enforce all of its rights and remedies under this Lease, including the right to recover all rent as it becomes due.

 

19.2.3    Landlord shall at all times have the rights and remedies (which shall be cumulative with each other and cumulative and in addition to those rights and remedies available under Sections 19.2.1 and 19.2.2, above, or any law or other provision of this Lease), without prior demand or notice except as required by applicable law, to seek any declaratory, injunctive or other equitable relief, and specifically enforce this Lease, or restrain or enjoin a violation or breach of any provision hereof.

 

19.3    Subleases of Tenant. If Landlord elects to terminate this Lease on account of any Event of Default by Tenant, as set forth in this Article 19, Landlord shall have the right to terminate any and all subleases, licenses, concessions or other consensual arrangements for possession entered into by Tenant and affecting the Premises or may, in Landlord's sole discretion, succeed to Tenant's interest in such subleases, licenses, concessions or arrangements. In the event of Landlord's election to succeed to Tenant's interest in any such subleases, licenses, concessions or arrangements, Tenant shall, as of the date of notice by Landlord of such election, have no further right to or interest in the rent or other consideration receivable thereunder.

 

19.4    Efforts to Relet. No re-entry or repossession, repairs, maintenance, changes, alterations and additions, reletting, appointment of a receiver to protect Landlord's interests hereunder, or any other action or omission by Landlord shall be construed as an election by Landlord to terminate this Lease or Tenant's right to possession, or to accept a surrender of the Premises, nor shall same operate to release Tenant in whole or in part from any of Tenant's obligations hereunder, unless express written notice of such intention is sent by Landlord to Tenant. Tenant hereby irrevocably waives any right otherwise available under any law to redeem or reinstate this Lease.

 

19.5    Landlord Default.

 

19.5.1    General. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Lease, Landlord shall not be in default in the performance of any obligation required to be performed by Landlord pursuant to this Lease unless Landlord fails to perform such obligation within thirty (30) days after the receipt of notice from Tenant specifying in detail Landlord's failure to perform; provided, however, if the nature of Landlord's obligation is such that more than thirty (30) days are required for its performance, then Landlord shall not be in default under this Lease if it shall commence such performance within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently pursue the same to completion. Upon any such default by Landlord under this Lease, Tenant may, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Lease to the contrary, exercise any of its rights provided at law or in equity.

 

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19.5.2    Abatement of Rent. In the event that Tenant is prevented from using, and does not use, the Premises or any portion thereof, as a result of (i) any repair, maintenance or alteration performed by Landlord, or which Landlord failed to perform, after the Lease Commencement Date and required by this Lease, which substantially interferes with Tenant's use of the Premises, or (ii) any failure to provide services, utilities or access to the Premises to the extent required by this Lease, each as a direct result of Landlord's negligence or willful misconduct (and except to the extent such failure is caused in whole or in part by the action or inaction of Tenant) (either such set of circumstances as set forth in items (i) or (ii), above, to be known as an "Abatement Event"), then Tenant shall give Landlord notice of such Abatement Event, and if such Abatement Event continues for ten (10) consecutive business days after Landlord's receipt of any such notice (the "Eligibility Period") and Landlord does not diligently commence and pursue to completion the remedy of such Abatement Event, then the Base Rent, Tenant's Share of Direct Expenses, and Tenant's obligation, if any, to pay for parking (to the extent not utilized by Tenant) shall be abated or reduced, as the case may be, after expiration of the Eligibility Period for such time that Tenant continues to be so prevented from using, and does not use for the normal conduct of Tenant's business, the Premises or a portion thereof, in the proportion that the rentable area of the portion of the Premises that Tenant is prevented from using, and does not use, bears to the total rentable area of the Premises; provided, however, in the event that Tenant is prevented from using, and does not use, a portion of the Premises for a period of time in excess of the Eligibility Period and the remaining portion of the Premises is not sufficient to allow Tenant to effectively conduct its business therein, and if Tenant does not effectively conduct its business from such remaining portion, then for such time after expiration of the Eligibility Period during which Tenant is so prevented from effectively conducting its business therein, the Base Rent and Tenant's Share of Direct Expenses for the entire Premises and Tenant's obligation to pay for parking shall be abated for such time as Tenant continues to be so prevented from using, and does not use, the Premises. If, however, Tenant reoccupies any portion of the Premises during such period, the Rent allocable to such reoccupied portion, based on the proportion that the rentable area of such reoccupied portion of the Premises bears to the total rentable area of the Premises, shall be payable by Tenant from the date Tenant reoccupies such portion of the Premises. To the extent an Abatement Event is caused by an event covered by Articles 5, 11 or 13 of this Lease, then Tenant's right to abate rent shall be governed by the terms of such Article 5, 11 or 13, as applicable, and the Eligibility Period shall not be applicable thereto. Such right to abate Base Rent and Tenant's Share of Direct Expenses shall be Tenant's sole and exclusive remedy for rent abatement at law or in equity for an Abatement Event. Except as provided in this Section 19.5.2, nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to mean that Tenant is excused from paying Rent due hereunder.

 

20.          COVENANT OF QUIET ENJOYMENT     Landlord covenants that Tenant, on paying the Rent, charges for services and other payments herein reserved and on keeping, observing and performing all the other terms, covenants, conditions, provisions and agreements herein contained on the part of Tenant to be kept, observed and performed, shall, during the Lease Term, peaceably and quietly have, hold and enjoy the Premises subject to the terms, covenants, conditions, provisions and agreements hereof without interference by any persons lawfully claiming by or through Landlord. The foregoing covenant is in lieu of any other covenant express or implied.

 

21.          SECURITY DEPOSIT     Concurrently with Tenant's execution of this Lease, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord a security deposit (the "Security Deposit") in the amount set forth in Section 8 of the Summary, as security for the faithful performance by Tenant of all of its obligations under this Lease. If Tenant defaults (beyond the applicable notice and cure period) with respect to any provisions of this Lease, including, but not limited to, the provisions relating to the payment of Rent, the removal of property and the repair of resultant damage, Landlord may, without any additional notice to Tenant (other than the original notice of default), but shall not be required to apply all or any part of the Security Deposit for the payment of any Rent or any other sum in default and Tenant shall, upon demand therefor, restore the Security Deposit to its original amount (including, without limitation, during any eviction moratorium, to the extent allowed by Applicable Law). Any unapplied portion of the Security Deposit shall be returned to Tenant, or, at Landlord's option, to the last assignee of Tenant's interest hereunder, within sixty (60) days following the later to occur of (i) the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, or (ii) the date on which Tenant vacates and surrenders the Premises to Landlord. Tenant shall not be entitled to any interest on the Security Deposit. Tenant hereby irrevocably waives and relinquishes any and all rights, benefits, or protections, if any, Tenant now has, or in the future may have, under Section 1950.7 of the California Civil Code, any successor statute, and all other provisions of law, now or hereafter in effect, including, but not limited to, any provision of law which (i) establishes the time frame by which a landlord must refund a security deposit under a lease, and/or (ii) provides that a landlord may claim from a security deposit only those sums reasonably necessary to remedy defaults in the payment of rent, to repair damage caused by a tenant or to clean the subject premises. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that (a) any statutory time frames for the return of a security deposit are superseded by the express period identified in this Article 21, above, and (b) rather than be so limited, Landlord may claim from the Security Deposit (1) any and all sums expressly identified in this Article 21, above, and (2) any additional sums reasonably necessary to compensate Landlord for any and all losses or damages caused by Tenant's default of this Lease, including, but not limited to, all damages or rent due upon termination of Lease pursuant to Section 1951.2 of the California Civil Code.

 

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22.          COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER LINE     Tenant may install, maintain, replace, remove or use any communications or computer wires and cables serving the Premises (collectively, the "Lines"), provided that Tenant shall obtain Landlord's prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), use an experienced and qualified contractor approved in writing by Landlord, and comply with all of the other provisions of Articles 7 and 8 of this Lease. Tenant shall pay all costs in connection therewith. Tenant shall not be required to remove any Lines located in or serving the Premises prior to the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

 

23.          SIGNS

 

23.1    Exterior Signage. Subject to Landlord's prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and provided all signs are in keeping with the quality, design and style of the Building and Project, Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, may install (i) Building standard signage at the entrance to the Building, and (ii) internal directional and suite entry signage (collectively, "Tenant Signage"); provided, however, in no event shall Tenant's Signage include an "Objectionable Name," as that term is defined in Section 23.2, of this Lease. All such signage shall be subject to Tenant's obtaining all required governmental approvals. All permitted signs shall be maintained by Tenant at its expense in a first-class and safe condition and appearance. Upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall remove all of its signs at Tenant's sole cost and expense. The graphics, materials, color, design, lettering, lighting, size, illumination, specifications and exact location of Tenant's Signage (collectively, the "Sign Specifications") shall be subject to the prior written approval of Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and shall be consistent and compatible with the quality and nature of the Project. Tenant hereby acknowledges that, notwithstanding Landlord's approval of Tenant's Signage, Landlord has made no representation or warranty to Tenant with respect to the probability of obtaining all necessary governmental approvals and permits for Tenant's Signage. In the event Tenant does not receive the necessary governmental approvals and permits for Tenant's Signage, Tenant's and Landlord's rights and obligations under the remaining terms and conditions of this Lease shall be unaffected.

 

23.2    Objectionable Name. Tenant's Signage shall not include a name or logo which relates to an entity which is of a character or reputation, or is associated with a political faction or orientation, which is inconsistent with the quality of the Project, or which would otherwise reasonably offend a landlord of the Comparable Buildings (an "Objectionable Name"). The parties hereby agree that the following name, or any reasonable derivation thereof, shall be deemed not to constitute an Objectionable Name: "Vaxart."

 

23.3    Prohibited Signage and Other Items. Any signs, notices, logos, pictures, names or advertisements which are installed and that have not been separately approved by Landlord may be removed without notice by Landlord at the sole expense of Tenant. Any signs, window coverings, or blinds (even if the same are located behind the Landlord-approved window coverings for the Building), or other items visible from the exterior of the Premises or Building, shall be subject to the prior approval of Landlord, in its sole discretion.

 

23.4    Termination of Right to Tenant's Signage. The rights contained in this Article 23 shall be personal to Original Tenant and its Approved Assignee or Permitted Assignee, and may only be exercised and maintained by such parties (and not any other assignee, sublessee or other transferee of the Original Tenant's interest in this Lease) to the extent (x) there is not an Event of Default that is continuing and (y) if they occupy the entire Premises (occupancy by a subtenant as a result of a Permitted Transfer shall be deemed occupancy of the entire Premises).

 

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24.          COMPLIANCE WITH LAW     Landlord shall comply with all "Applicable Laws" (defined below) relating to the Base Building and Common Areas, provided that compliance with such Applicable Laws is not the responsibility of Tenant under this Lease, and provided further that, as between Landlord and Tenant, Landlord shall not be deemed to be in default of the Lease as a result of the failure to comply with any Applicable Laws unless Landlord's failure to comply therewith would prohibit Tenant from obtaining or maintaining a certificate of occupancy for the Premises, would materially affect the safety of Tenant's employees or create a material health hazard for Tenant's employees, or would otherwise result in any material cost or liability to Tenant. Tenant shall not do anything or suffer anything to be done in or about the Premises or the Project which will in any way conflict with any law, statute, ordinance or other rule, directive, order, regulation, guideline or requirement of any governmental entity or governmental agency now in force or which may hereafter be enacted or promulgated. At its sole cost and expense, Tenant shall promptly comply with all such governmental measures (except to the extent such are Landlord’s responsibility) (including the making of any alterations to the Premises required by such governmental measures) which relate to (i) Tenant's use of the Premises, (ii) the Alterations in the Premises, or (iii) the "Base Building" (which shall include the Building Structure, and the public restrooms, elevators, exit stairwells and the Building Systems located in the internal core of the Buildings on the floor or floors on which the Premises is located), but, as to the Base Building, only to the extent such obligations are triggered by Tenant's Alterations, or Tenant's particular use of the Premises. Should any standard or regulation now or hereafter be imposed on Landlord or Tenant by a state, federal or local governmental body charged with the establishment, regulation and enforcement of occupational, health or safety standards for employers, employees, landlords or tenants, then Tenant agrees, at its sole cost and expense, to comply promptly with such standards or regulations. Tenant shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense, to make all alterations to the Building and Premises as are required to comply with the governmental rules, regulations, requirements or standards described in this Article 24 as Tenant’s responsibility.. The judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction or the admission of Tenant in any judicial action, regardless of whether Landlord is a party thereto, that Tenant has violated any of said governmental measures, shall be conclusive of that fact as between Landlord and Tenant. For purposes of Section 1938 of the California Civil Code, Landlord hereby discloses to Tenant, and Tenant hereby acknowledges, that the Project, Building and Premises have not undergone inspection by a Certified Access Specialist (CASp). As required by Section 1938(e) of the California Civil Code, Landlord hereby states as follows: "A Certified Access Specialist (CASp) can inspect the subject premises and determine whether the subject premises comply with all of the applicable construction-related accessibility standards under state law. Although state law does not require a CASp inspection of the subject premises, the commercial property owner or lessor may not prohibit the lessee or tenant from obtaining a CASp inspection of the subject premises for the occupancy or potential occupancy of the lessee or tenant, if requested by the lessee or tenant. The parties shall mutually agree on the arrangements for the time and manner of the CASp inspection, the payment of the fee for the CASp inspection, and the cost of making any repairs necessary to correct violations of construction-related accessibility standards within the premises." In furtherance of the foregoing, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as follows: (a) any CASp inspection requested by Tenant shall be conducted, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, by a CASp approved in advance by Landlord; and (b) pursuant to this Article 24, Tenant, at its cost, is responsible for making any repairs within the Premises to correct violations of construction-related accessibility standards; and, if anything done by or for Tenant in its use or occupancy of the Premises shall require repairs to the Building (outside the Premises) to correct violations of construction-related accessibility standards, then Tenant shall, at Landlord's option, either perform such repairs at Tenant's sole cost and expense or reimburse Landlord upon demand, as Additional Rent, for the cost to Landlord of performing such repairs. 

 

25.          LATE CHARGES     If any installment of Rent or any other sum due from Tenant shall not be received by Landlord or Landlord's designee within five (5) business days after Tenant's receipt of written notice from Landlord that said amount is due, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord a late charge equal to five percent (5%) of the overdue amount plus any reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by Landlord by reason of Tenant's failure to pay Rent and/or other charges when due hereunder. The late charge shall be deemed Additional Rent and the right to require it shall be in addition to all of Landlord's other rights and remedies hereunder or at law and shall not be construed as liquidated damages or as limiting Landlord's remedies in any manner. In addition to the late charge described above, any Rent or other amounts owing hereunder which are not paid within ten (10) days after the date they are due shall bear interest from the date when due until paid at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the annual "Bank Prime Loan" rate cited in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release Publication G.13(415), published on the first Tuesday of each calendar month (or such other comparable index as Landlord and Tenant shall reasonably agree upon if such rate ceases to be published) plus four (4) percentage points, and (ii) the highest rate permitted by applicable law.

 

26.          LANDLORD'S RIGHT TO CURE DEFAULT; PAYMENTS BY TENANT

 

26.1    Landlord's Cure. All covenants and agreements to be kept or performed by Tenant under this Lease shall be performed by Tenant at Tenant's sole cost and expense and without any reduction of Rent, except to the extent, if any, otherwise expressly provided herein. If Tenant shall fail to perform any obligation under this Lease, and such failure shall continue in excess of the time allowed under Section 19.1.2, above, unless a specific time period is otherwise stated in this Lease, Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, make any such payment or perform any such act on Tenant's part without waiving its rights based upon any Event of Default of Tenant and without releasing Tenant from any obligations hereunder.

 

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26.2    Tenant's Reimbursement. Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, upon delivery by Landlord to Tenant of statements therefor: (i) sums equal to expenditures reasonably made and obligations incurred by Landlord in connection with the remedying by Landlord of Tenant's Events of Default pursuant to the provisions of Section 26.1; (ii) sums equal to all losses, costs, liabilities, damages and expenses referred to in Article 10 of this Lease; and (iii) sums equal to all reasonable expenditures made and obligations incurred by Landlord in collecting or attempting to collect the Rent or in enforcing or attempting to enforce any rights of Landlord under this Lease or pursuant to law, including, without limitation, all reasonable legal fees and other amounts so expended. Tenant's obligations under this Section 26.2 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of the Lease Term.

 

27.          ENTRY BY LANDLORD     Landlord reserves the right at all reasonable times and upon reasonable notice to Tenant (except in the case of an emergency) to enter the Premises to (i) inspect them; (ii) show the Premises to prospective purchasers, or to current or prospective mortgagees, ground or underlying lessors or insurers or, during the last nine (9) months of the Lease Term, to prospective tenants; (iii) post notices of nonresponsibility (to the extent applicable pursuant to then applicable law); or (iv) alter, improve or repair the Premises or the Building, or for structural alterations, repairs or improvements to the Building or the Building's systems and equipment. Landlord may make any such entries without the abatement of Rent, except as otherwise provided in this Lease, and may take such reasonable steps as required to accomplish the stated purposes. In an emergency, Landlord shall have the right to use any means that Landlord may deem proper to open the doors in and to the Premises. Any entry into the Premises by Landlord in the manner hereinbefore described shall not be deemed to be a forcible or unlawful entry into, or a detainer of, the Premises, or an actual or constructive eviction of Tenant from any portion of the Premises.

 

28.          TENANT PARKING     Tenant shall have the right to use the amount of parking set forth in Section 9 of the Summary, in the on-site and/or off-site, as the case may be, parking facility (or facilities) which serve the Project at no cost throughout the Lease Term, as may be extended. Tenant shall abide by all reasonable rules and regulations which are prescribed from time to time for the orderly operation and use of the parking facility where the parking passes are located (including any sticker or other identification system established by Landlord and the prohibition of vehicle repair and maintenance activities in the parking facilities), and shall cooperate in seeing that Tenant's employees and visitors also comply with such rules and regulations. Tenant's use of the Project parking facility shall be at Tenant's sole risk and Tenant acknowledges and agrees that Landlord shall have no liability whatsoever for damage to the vehicles of Tenant, its employees and/or visitors, or for other personal injury or property damage or theft relating to or connected with the parking rights granted herein or any of Tenant's, its employees' and/or visitors' use of the parking facilities.

 

29.          MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

29.1    Terms; Captions. The words "Landlord" and "Tenant" as used herein shall include the plural as well as the singular. The necessary grammatical changes required to make the provisions hereof apply either to corporations or partnerships or individuals, men or women, as the case may require, shall in all cases be assumed as though in each case fully expressed. The captions of Articles and Sections are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit, construe, affect or alter the meaning of such Articles and Sections.

 

29.2    Binding Effect. Subject to all other provisions of this Lease, each of the covenants, conditions and provisions of this Lease shall extend to and shall, as the case may require, bind or inure to the benefit not only of Landlord and of Tenant, but also of their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors or assigns, provided this clause shall not permit any assignment by Tenant contrary to the provisions of Article 14 of this Lease.

 

29.3    No Air Rights. No rights to any view or to light or air over any property, whether belonging to Landlord or any other person, are granted to Tenant by this Lease. If at any time any windows of the Premises are temporarily darkened or the light or view therefrom is obstructed by reason of any repairs, improvements, maintenance or cleaning in or about the Project, the same shall be without liability to Landlord and without any reduction or diminution of Tenant's obligations under this Lease.

 

29.4    Modification of Lease. Should any current or prospective mortgagee or ground lessor for the Building or Project require a modification of this Lease, which modification will not cause an increased cost or expense to Tenant or in any other way materially and adversely change the rights and obligations of Tenant hereunder, then and in such event, Tenant agrees that this Lease may be so modified and agrees to execute whatever documents are reasonably required therefor and to deliver the same to Landlord within ten (10) business days following a request therefor. At the request of Landlord or any mortgagee or ground lessor, Tenant agrees to execute a short form of Lease and deliver the same to Landlord within ten (10) business days following the request therefor.

 

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29.5    Transfer of Landlord's Interest. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has the right to transfer all or any portion of its interest in the Project or Building and in this Lease, and Tenant agrees that in the event of any such transfer, Landlord shall automatically be released from all liability accruing under this Lease after the date of such transfer and Tenant agrees to look solely to such transferee for the performance of Landlord's obligations accruing hereunder after the date of transfer provided that the transferee shall have fully assumed in writing and agreed to be liable for all obligations of this Lease to be performed by Landlord, including the return of any security deposit following the date of the transfer, and Tenant shall attorn to such transferee.

 

29.6    Prohibition Against Recording. Except as provided in Section 29.4 of this Lease, neither this Lease, nor any memorandum, affidavit or other writing with respect thereto, shall be recorded by Tenant or by anyone acting through, under or on behalf of Tenant.

 

29.7    Landlord's Title. Landlord's title is and always shall be paramount to the title of Tenant. Nothing herein contained shall empower Tenant to do any act which can, shall or may encumber the title of Landlord.

 

29.8    Relationship of Parties. Nothing contained in this Lease shall be deemed or construed by the parties hereto or by any third party to create the relationship of principal and agent, partnership, joint venturer or any association between Landlord and Tenant.

 

29.9    Application of Payments. Landlord shall have the right to apply payments received from Tenant pursuant to this Lease, regardless of Tenant's designation of such payments, to satisfy any obligations of Tenant hereunder, in such order and amounts as Landlord, in its sole discretion, may elect.

 

29.10    Time of Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of every provision of this Lease in which time of performance is a factor.

 

29.11    Partial Invalidity. If any term, provision or condition contained in this Lease shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease, or the application of such term, provision or condition to persons or circumstances other than those with respect to which it is invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each and every other term, provision and condition of this Lease shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent possible permitted by law.

 

29.12    No Warranty. In executing and delivering this Lease, Tenant has not relied on any representations, including, but not limited to, any representation as to the amount of any item comprising Additional Rent or the amount of the Additional Rent in the aggregate or that Landlord is furnishing the same services to other tenants, at all, on the same level or on the same basis, or any warranty or any statement of Landlord which is not set forth herein or in one or more of the exhibits attached hereto.

 

29.13    Landlord Exculpation. The liability of Landlord or the Landlord Parties to Tenant for any default by Landlord under this Lease or arising in connection herewith or with Landlord's operation, management, leasing, repair, renovation, alteration or any other matter relating to the Project or the Premises shall be limited solely and exclusively to an amount which is equal to the lesser of (a) the interest of Landlord in the Building or (b) the equity interest Landlord would have in the Building if the Building were encumbered by third-party debt in an amount equal to eighty percent (80%) of the value of the Building (as such value is determined by Landlord), provided that in no event shall such liability extend to any sales or insurance proceeds received by Landlord or the Landlord Parties in connection with the Project, Building or Premises. Neither Landlord, nor any of the Landlord Parties shall have any personal liability therefor, and Tenant hereby expressly waives and releases such personal liability on behalf of itself and all persons claiming by, through or under Tenant. The limitations of liability contained in this Section 29.13 shall inure to the benefit of Landlord's and the Landlord Parties' present and future partners, beneficiaries, officers, directors, trustees, shareholders, agents and employees, and their respective partners, heirs, successors and assigns. Under no circumstances shall any present or future partner of Landlord (if Landlord is a partnership), or trustee or beneficiary (if Landlord or any partner of Landlord is a trust), have any liability for the performance of Landlord's obligations under this Lease. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, neither Landlord nor the Landlord Parties shall be liable under any circumstances for injury or damage to, or interference with, Tenant's business, including but not limited to, loss of profits, loss of rents or other revenues, loss of business opportunity, loss of goodwill or loss of use, in each case, however occurring, or loss to inventory, scientific research, scientific experiments, laboratory animals, products, specimens, samples, and/or scientific, business, accounting and other records of every kind and description kept at the premises and any and all income derived or derivable therefrom.

 

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29.14    Entire Agreement. It is understood and acknowledged that there are no oral agreements between the parties hereto affecting this Lease and this Lease constitutes the parties' entire agreement with respect to the Premises and supersedes and cancels any and all previous negotiations, arrangements, brochures, agreements and understandings, if any, between the parties hereto or displayed by Landlord to Tenant with respect to the subject matter thereof, and none thereof shall be used to interpret or construe this Lease. None of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of this Lease can be modified, deleted or added to except in writing signed by the parties hereto.

 

29.15    Right to Lease. Landlord reserves the absolute right to effect such other tenancies in the Project as Landlord in the exercise of its sole business judgment shall determine to best promote the interests of the Building or Project. Tenant does not rely on the fact, nor does Landlord represent, that any specific tenant or type or number of tenants shall, during the Lease Term, occupy any space in the Building or Project.

 

29.16    Force Majeure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, any prevention, delay or stoppage due to strikes, lockouts, labor disputes, acts of God, acts of war, terrorist acts, inability to obtain services, labor, or materials or reasonable substitutes therefor, governmental actions, civil commotions, Casualty, actual or threatened public health emergency (including, without limitation, epidemic, pandemic, famine, disease, plague, quarantine, and other significant public health risk), governmental edicts, actions, declarations or quarantines by a governmental entity or health organization (including, without limitation, any shelter-in-place orders, stay at home orders or any restrictions on travel related thereto that preclude Tenant, its agents, contractors or its employees from accessing the Premises, national or regional emergency), breaches in cybersecurity, and other causes beyond the reasonable control of the party obligated to perform, regardless of whether such other causes are (i) foreseeable or unforeseeable or (ii) related to the specifically enumerated events in this paragraph (collectively, a "Force Majeure"), shall excuse the performance of such party for a period equal to any such prevention, delay or stoppage. If this Lease specifies a time period for performance of an obligation of either party, that time period shall be extended by the period of any delay in such party's performance caused by a Force Majeure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, no event of Force Majeure shall (i) excuse Tenant's obligations to pay Rent and other charges due pursuant to this Lease, (ii) be grounds for Tenant to abate any portion of Rent due pursuant to this Lease, or entitle either party to terminate this Lease, except as allowed pursuant to Articles 11 and 13 of this Lease, (iii) excuse Tenant's obligations under Articles 5 and 24 of this Lease, or (iv) extend the occurrence of the Lease Commencement Date.

 

29.17    Waiver of Redemption by Tenant. Tenant hereby waives, for Tenant and for all those claiming under Tenant, any and all rights now or hereafter existing 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.

 

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29.18    Notices. All notices, demands, statements, designations, approvals or other communications (collectively, "Notices") given or required to be given by either party to the other hereunder or by law shall be in writing, shall be (A) sent by United States certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested ("Mail"), (B) transmitted by telecopy, if such telecopy is promptly followed by a Notice sent by Mail, (C) delivered by a nationally recognized overnight courier, or (D) delivered personally. Any Notice shall be sent, transmitted, or delivered, as the case may be, to Tenant at the appropriate address set forth in Section 10 of the Summary, or to such other place as Tenant may from time to time designate in a Notice to Landlord, or to Landlord at the addresses set forth below, or to such other places as Landlord may from time to time designate in a Notice to Tenant. Any Notice will be deemed given (i) three (3) days after the date it is posted if sent by Mail, (ii) the date the telecopy is transmitted, (iii) the date the overnight courier delivery is made (or refused), or (iv) the date personal delivery is made (or refused). As of the date of this Lease, any Notices to Landlord must be sent, transmitted, or delivered, as the case may be, to the following addresses:

 

	 	Britannia Pointe Grand Limited Partnership
	 	c/o Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
	 	5050 S Syracuse St. #800
	 	Denver, CO 80237
	 	Attn: Legal Department
	 	 
	 	and
	 	 
	 	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
	 	1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1800
	 	Los Angeles, California 90067
	 	Attention: Anton N. Natsis, Esq.

 

29.19    Joint and Several. If there is more than one tenant, the obligations imposed upon Tenant under this Lease shall be joint and several.

 

29.20    Authority. If Tenant is a corporation, trust or partnership, each individual executing this Lease on behalf of Tenant hereby represents and warrants that Tenant is a duly formed and existing entity qualified to do business in the State of California and that Tenant has full right and authority to execute and deliver this Lease and that each person signing on behalf of Tenant is authorized to do so. If requested by Landlord, Tenant shall, within ten (10) days after execution of this Lease, deliver to Landlord satisfactory evidence of such authority and, if a corporation, upon demand by Landlord, also deliver to Landlord satisfactory evidence of (i) good standing in Tenant's state of incorporation and (ii) qualification to do business in the State of California.

 

29.21    Attorneys' Fees. In the event that either Landlord or Tenant should bring suit for the possession of the Premises, for the recovery of any sum due under this Lease, or because of the breach of any provision of this Lease or for any other relief against the other, then all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, 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.

 

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29.22    Governing Law; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY; JUDICIAL REFERENCE. This Lease shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California. IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING HEREFROM, LANDLORD AND TENANT HEREBY CONSENT TO (I) THE JURISDICTION OF ANY COMPETENT COURT WITHIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, (II) SERVICE OF PROCESS BY ANY MEANS AUTHORIZED BY CALIFORNIA LAW, AND (III) IN THE INTEREST OF SAVING TIME AND EXPENSE, TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGAINST THE OTHER OR THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RESPECT OF ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LEASE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF LANDLORD AND TENANT, TENANT'S USE OR OCCUPANCY OF THE PREMISES, AND/OR ANY CLAIM FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE, OR ANY EMERGENCY OR STATUTORY REMEDY. IN THE EVENT LANDLORD COMMENCES ANY SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS OR ACTION FOR NONPAYMENT OF BASE RENT OR ADDITIONAL RENT, TENANT SHALL NOT INTERPOSE ANY COUNTERCLAIM OF ANY NATURE OR DESCRIPTION (UNLESS SUCH COUNTERCLAIM SHALL BE MANDATORY) IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING OR ACTION, BUT SHALL BE RELEGATED TO AN INDEPENDENT ACTION AT LAW. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LEASE. IF THE JURY WAIVER PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 29.22 ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW, THEN THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS SHALL APPLY. IT IS THE DESIRE AND INTENTION OF THE PARTIES TO AGREE UPON A MECHANISM AND PROCEDURE UNDER WHICH CONTROVERSIES AND DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF THIS LEASE OR RELATED TO THE PREMISES WILL BE RESOLVED IN A PROMPT AND EXPEDITIOUS MANNER. ACCORDINGLY, EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS FOR UNLAWFUL OR FORCIBLE DETAINER OR WITH RESPECT TO THE PREJUDGMENT REMEDY OF ATTACHMENT, ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER PARTY HERETO AGAINST THE OTHER (AND/OR AGAINST ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATED ENTITIES) ON ANY MATTERS WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS LEASE, TENANT'S USE OR OCCUPANCY OF THE PREMISES AND/OR ANY CLAIM OF INJURY OR DAMAGE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE HEARD AND RESOLVED BY A REFEREE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, SECTIONS 638 — 645.1, INCLUSIVE (AS SAME MAY BE AMENDED, OR ANY SUCCESSOR STATUTE(S) THERETO) (THE "REFEREE SECTIONS"). ANY FEE TO INITIATE THE JUDICIAL REFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND ALL FEES CHARGED AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE REFEREE SHALL BE PAID BY THE PARTY INITIATING SUCH PROCEDURE (EXCEPT THAT IF A REPORTER IS REQUESTED BY EITHER PARTY, THEN A REPORTER SHALL BE PRESENT AT ALL PROCEEDINGS WHERE REQUESTED AND THE FEES OF SUCH REPORTER – EXCEPT FOR COPIES ORDERED BY THE OTHER PARTIES – SHALL BE BORNE BY THE PARTY REQUESTING THE REPORTER); PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT ALLOCATION OF THE COSTS AND FEES, INCLUDING ANY INITIATION FEE, OF SUCH PROCEEDING SHALL BE ULTIMATELY DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 29.21 ABOVE. THE VENUE OF THE PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PREMISES ARE LOCATED. WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF RECEIPT BY ANY PARTY OF A WRITTEN REQUEST TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION 29.22, THE PARTIES SHALL AGREE UPON A SINGLE REFEREE WHO SHALL TRY ALL ISSUES, WHETHER OF FACT OR LAW, AND REPORT A FINDING AND JUDGMENT ON SUCH ISSUES AS REQUIRED BY THE REFEREE SECTIONS. IF THE PARTIES ARE UNABLE TO AGREE UPON A REFEREE WITHIN SUCH TEN (10) DAY PERIOD, THEN ANY PARTY MAY THEREAFTER FILE A LAWSUIT IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PREMISES ARE LOCATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPOINTMENT OF A REFEREE UNDER THE REFEREE SECTIONS. IF THE REFEREE IS APPOINTED BY THE COURT, THE REFEREE SHALL BE A NEUTRAL AND IMPARTIAL RETIRED JUDGE WITH SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE IN THE RELEVANT MATTERS TO BE DETERMINED, FROM JAMS, THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION OR SIMILAR MEDIATION/ARBITRATION ENTITY. THE PROPOSED REFEREE MAY BE CHALLENGED BY ANY PARTY FOR ANY OF THE GROUNDS LISTED IN THE REFEREE SECTIONS. THE REFEREE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO DECIDE ALL ISSUES OF FACT AND LAW AND REPORT HIS OR HER DECISION ON SUCH ISSUES, AND TO ISSUE ALL RECOGNIZED REMEDIES AVAILABLE AT LAW OR IN EQUITY FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION THAT IS BEFORE THE REFEREE, INCLUDING AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS LEASE. THE REFEREE SHALL NOT, HOWEVER, HAVE THE POWER TO AWARD PUNITIVE DAMAGES, NOR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THE EXPRESS PROVISIONS OF THIS LEASE, AND THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO RECOVER ANY SUCH DAMAGES. THE PARTIES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CONDUCT ALL DISCOVERY AS PROVIDED IN THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, AND THE REFEREE SHALL OVERSEE DISCOVERY AND MAY ENFORCE ALL DISCOVERY ORDERS IN THE SAME MANNER AS ANY TRIAL COURT JUDGE, WITH RIGHTS TO REGULATE DISCOVERY AND TO ISSUE AND ENFORCE SUBPOENAS, PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND OTHER LIMITATIONS ON DISCOVERY AVAILABLE UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW. THE REFERENCE PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA LAW (INCLUDING THE RULES OF EVIDENCE), AND IN ALL REGARDS, THE REFEREE SHALL FOLLOW CALIFORNIA LAW APPLICABLE AT THE TIME OF THE REFERENCE PROCEEDING. THE PARTIES SHALL PROMPTLY AND DILIGENTLY COOPERATE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND THE REFEREE, AND SHALL PERFORM SUCH ACTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN A PROMPT AND EXPEDITIOUS RESOLUTION OF THE DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION 29.22. IN THIS REGARD, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE PARTIES AND THE REFEREE SHALL USE BEST EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT (A) DISCOVERY BE CONDUCTED FOR A PERIOD NO LONGER THAN SIX (6) MONTHS FROM THE DATE THE REFEREE IS APPOINTED, EXCLUDING MOTIONS REGARDING DISCOVERY, AND (B) A TRIAL DATE BE SET WITHIN NINE (9) MONTHS OF THE DATE THE REFEREE IS APPOINTED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 644 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, THE DECISION OF THE REFEREE UPON THE WHOLE ISSUE MUST STAND AS THE DECISION OF THE COURT, AND UPON THE FILING OF THE STATEMENT OF DECISION WITH THE CLERK OF THE COURT, OR WITH THE JUDGE IF THERE IS NO CLERK, JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED THEREON IN THE SAME MANNER AS IF THE ACTION HAD BEEN TRIED BY THE COURT. ANY DECISION OF THE REFEREE AND/OR JUDGMENT OR OTHER ORDER ENTERED THEREON SHALL BE APPEALABLE TO THE SAME EXTENT AND IN THE SAME MANNER THAT SUCH DECISION, JUDGMENT, OR ORDER WOULD BE APPEALABLE IF RENDERED BY A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT IN WHICH VENUE IS PROPER HEREUNDER. THE REFEREE SHALL IN HIS/HER STATEMENT OF DECISION SET FORTH HIS/HER FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW. THE PARTIES INTEND THIS GENERAL REFERENCE AGREEMENT TO BE SPECIFICALLY ENFORCEABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 29.22 SHALL PREJUDICE THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO OBTAIN PROVISIONAL RELIEF OR OTHER EQUITABLE REMEDIES FROM A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION AS SHALL OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE UNDER THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE AND/OR APPLICABLE COURT RULES.

 

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29.23    Submission of Lease. Submission of this instrument for examination or signature by Tenant does not constitute a reservation of, option for or option to lease, and it is not effective as a lease or otherwise until execution and delivery by both Landlord and Tenant.

 

29.24    Brokers. Landlord and Tenant hereby warrant to each other that they have had no dealings with any real estate broker or agent in connection with the negotiation of this Lease, excepting only the real estate brokers or agents specified in Section 12 of the Summary (the "Brokers"), and that they know of no other real estate broker or agent who is entitled to a commission in connection with this Lease. Each party agrees to indemnify and defend the other party against and hold the other party harmless from any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, lawsuits, judgments, costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees) with respect to any leasing commission or equivalent compensation alleged to be owing on account of any dealings with any real estate broker or agent, other than the Brokers, occurring by, through, or under the indemnifying party. The terms of this Section 29.24 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term. Landlord shall pay the Brokers a commission pursuant to a separate written agreement.

 

29.25    Independent Covenants. This Lease shall be construed as though the covenants herein between Landlord and Tenant are independent and not dependent and Tenant hereby expressly waives the benefit of any statute to the contrary and agrees that if Landlord fails to perform its obligations set forth herein, Tenant shall not be entitled to make any repairs or perform any acts hereunder at Landlord's expense or to any setoff of the Rent or other amounts owing hereunder against Landlord.

 

29.26    Project or Building Name, Address and Signage. Landlord shall have the right at any time to change the name and/or address of the Project or Building and to install, affix and maintain any and all signs on the exterior and on the interior of the Project or Building as Landlord may, in Landlord's sole discretion, desire. Tenant shall not use the name of the Project or Building or use pictures or illustrations of the Project or Building in advertising or other publicity or for any purpose other than as the address of the business to be conducted by Tenant in the Premises, without the prior written consent of Landlord.

 

29.27    Counterparts. This Lease may be executed in counterparts with the same effect as if both parties hereto had executed the same document. Both counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute a single lease.

 

29.28    Confidentiality. Tenant acknowledges that the content of this Lease and any related documents are confidential information. Tenant shall keep such confidential information strictly confidential and shall not disclose such confidential information to any person or entity other than Tenant’s consultants, attorneys, property managers and employees that have a need to know such information, including any governmental authority, without the prior written consent of Landlord. In the event Tenant reasonably believes that disclosure is required by applicable law, it shall provide Landlord ten (10) days’ advance notice of disclosure of confidential information so that Landlord may attempt to obtain a protective order. Tenant may additionally release such information to bona fide prospective purchasers, lenders, assignees, or subtenants, subject to any such parties’ written agreement to be bound by this Section 29.28.

 

29.29    Development of the Project.

 

29.29.1    Subdivision. Landlord reserves the right to subdivide all or a portion of the buildings and Common Areas. Tenant agrees to execute and deliver, upon demand by Landlord and in the form reasonably requested by Landlord, any additional documents needed to conform this Lease to the circumstances resulting from a subdivision and any all maps in connection therewith. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Lease, the separate ownership of any buildings and/or Common Areas by an entity other than Landlord shall not affect the calculation of Direct Expenses or Tenant's payment of Tenant's Share of Direct Expenses.

 

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29.29.2    Construction of Property and Other Improvements. Tenant acknowledges that portions of the Project may be under construction following Tenant's occupancy of the Premises, and that such construction may result in levels of noise, dust, obstruction of access, etc. which are in excess of that present in a fully constructed project. Tenant hereby waives any and all rent offsets or claims of constructive eviction which may arise in connection with such construction; provided, however, in undertaking any such construction, Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference with Tenant’s use and enjoyment of the Premises, Tenant’s access to the Premises, or any other rights Tenant has under this Lease.

 

29.30    No Violation. Each party hereby warrants and represents to the other party that neither its execution of nor performance under this Lease shall cause it to be in violation of any agreement, instrument, contract, law, rule or regulation by which it is bound, and it shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold the other party harmless against any claims, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising from its breach of this warranty and representation.

 

29.31    Transportation Management. Tenant shall fully comply with all present or future programs intended to manage parking, transportation or traffic in and around the Project and/or the Building, and in connection therewith, Tenant shall take responsible action for the transportation planning and management of all employees located at the Premises by working directly with Landlord, any governmental transportation management organization or any other transportation-related committees or entities. Such programs may include, without limitation: (i) restrictions on the number of peak-hour vehicle trips generated by Tenant; (ii) increased vehicle occupancy; (iii) implementation of an in-house ridesharing program and an employee transportation coordinator; (iv) working with employees and any Project, Building or area-wide ridesharing program manager; (v) instituting employer-sponsored incentives (financial or in-kind) to encourage employees to rideshare; and (vi) utilizing flexible work shifts for employees.

 

29.32    Signatures. The parties hereto consent and agree that this Lease may be signed and/or transmitted by facsimile, e-mail of a .pdf document or using electronic signature technology (e.g., via DocuSign or similar electronic signature technology), and that such signed electronic record shall be valid and as effective to bind the party so signing as a paper copy bearing such party’s handwritten signature. The parties further consent and agree that (1) to the extent a party signs this Lease using electronic signature technology, by clicking “SIGN”, such party is signing this Lease electronically, and (2) the electronic signatures appearing on this Lease shall be treated, for purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility, the same as handwritten signatures.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have caused this Lease to be executed the day and date first above written.

 

	
			LANDLORD:

				 	 	
			TENANT:

			 

				 
	
			BRITANNIA POINTE GRAND LIMITED

			PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership

				 	
			VAXART, INC.,

			a Delaware corporation

				 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	
			HCP-Pointe Grand, Incorporated 

				 	By:	 	 	 
	 	its general partner	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name:	 	 	Its:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Its:	 	By:	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	Its:	 	 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

BRITANNIA POINTE GRAND BUSINESS PARK

 

OUTLINE OF PREMISES

 

 

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EXHIBIT A-1

 

BRITANNIA POINTE GRAND BUSINESS PARK

 

PROJECT SITE PLAN

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

BRITANNIA POINTE GRAND BUSINESS PARK

 

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

BRITANNIA POINTE GRAND BUSINESS PARK

 

NOTICE OF LEASE TERM DATES

 

To:         _______________________

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

 

	 	
			Re:

				
			Lease dated ____________, 20__ between ____________________, a _____________________ ("Landlord"), and _______________________, a _______________________ ("Tenant") concerning Suite ______ on floor(s) __________ of the building located at ___________________________, California.

			

 

Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with the Lease (the "Lease"), we wish to advise you and/or confirm as follows:

 

	 	
			1.

				
			The Lease Term shall commence on or has commenced on _____________ for a term of _______________ ending on _______________.

			

 

	 	
			2.

				
			Rent commenced to accrue on ____________, in the amount of ____________.

			

 

	 	
			3.

				
			If the Lease Commencement Date is other than the first day of the month, the first billing will contain a pro rata adjustment. Each billing thereafter, with the exception of the final billing, shall be for the full amount of the monthly installment as provided for in the Lease.

			

 

	 	
			4.

				
			Your rent checks should be made payable to __________ at ______________.

			

 

 

	 	 	 	 	"Landlord":	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	,
	 	 	 	 	a	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	Its:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Agreed to and Accepted as	 	 	 	 	 
	of                , 200  .	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	"Tenant":	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	a	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Its:	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

EXHIBIT C

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EXHIBIT D

 

BRITANNIA POINTE GRAND BUSINESS PARK

 

FORM OF TENANT'S ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE

 

The undersigned as Tenant under that certain Lease (the "Lease") made and entered into as of ___________, 20___ by and between _______________ as Landlord, and the undersigned as Tenant, for Premises consisting of the entire office building located at ______________________________, California, certifies as follows:

 

1.         Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the Lease and all amendments and modifications thereto. The documents contained in Exhibit A represent the entire agreement between the parties as to the Premises.

 

2.         The undersigned currently occupies the Premises described in the Lease, the Lease Term commenced on __________, and the Lease Term expires on ___________, and the undersigned has no option to terminate or cancel the Lease or to purchase all or any part of the Premises, the Building and/or the Project.

 

3.         Base Rent became payable on ____________.

 

4.         The Lease is in full force and effect and has not been modified, supplemented or amended in any way except as provided in Exhibit A.

 

5.         Tenant has not transferred, assigned, or sublet any portion of the Premises nor entered into any license or concession agreements with respect thereto except as follows:

 

6.         All monthly installments of Base Rent, all Additional Rent and all monthly installments of estimated Additional Rent have been paid when due through ___________. The current monthly installment of Base Rent is $_____________________.

 

7.         All conditions of the Lease to be performed by Landlord necessary to the enforceability of the Lease have been satisfied and Landlord is not in default thereunder. In addition, the undersigned has not delivered any notice to Landlord regarding a default by Landlord thereunder. The Lease does not require Landlord to provide any rental concessions or to pay any leasing brokerage commissions, which have not already been provided or paid.

 

8.         No rental has been paid more than thirty (30) days in advance and no security has been deposited with Landlord except as provided in the Lease. Neither Landlord, nor its successors or assigns, shall in any event be liable or responsible for, or with respect to, the retention, application and/or return to Tenant of any security deposit paid to any prior landlord of the Premises, whether or not still held by any such prior landlord, unless and until the party from whom the security deposit is being sought, whether it be a lender, or any of its successors or assigns, has actually received for its own account, as landlord, such security deposit.

 

9.         As of the date hereof, there are no existing defenses or offsets, or, to the undersigned's knowledge, claims or any basis for a claim, that the undersigned has against Landlord.

 

10.         Tenant hereby represents and warrants that Tenant is a duly formed and existing entity qualified to do business in California and that Tenant has full right and authority to execute and deliver this Estoppel Certificate and that each person signing on behalf of Tenant is authorized to do so.

 

EXHIBIT D

[Britannia Pointe Grand Business Park]

[Vaxart, Inc.]

-1-

 

 

11.         To the undersigned’s knowledge, there are no actions pending against the undersigned under the bankruptcy or similar laws of the United States or any state.

 

12.         To the undersigned’s knowledge, Tenant is in full compliance with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations affecting its use of the Premises, including, but not limited to, those laws, ordinances, rules or regulations relating to hazardous or toxic materials. Tenant has never permitted or suffered, nor does Tenant have any knowledge of, the generation, manufacture, treatment, use, storage, disposal or discharge of any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material in, on, under or about the Project or the Premises or any adjacent premises or property in violation of any federal, state or local law, ordinance, rule or regulation.

 

13.         To the undersigned's knowledge, all tenant improvement work to be performed by Landlord under the Lease has been completed in accordance with the Lease and has been accepted by the undersigned and all reimbursements and allowances due to the undersigned under the Lease in connection with any tenant improvement work have been paid in full. All work (if any) in the common areas required by the Lease to be completed by Landlord has been completed and all parking spaces required by the Lease have been furnished and/or all parking ratios required by the Lease have been met.

 

The undersigned acknowledges that this Estoppel Certificate may be delivered to Landlord or to a prospective mortgagee or prospective purchaser, and acknowledges that said prospective mortgagee or prospective purchaser will be relying upon the statements contained herein in making the loan or acquiring the property of which the Premises are a part and that receipt by it of this certificate is a condition of making such loan or acquiring such property.

 

Executed at ______________ on the ____ day of ___________, 20__.

 

	 	"Tenant":
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	,
	 	a	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	 	 	 
	 	 	Its:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	 	 	 
	 	 	Its:	 	 

 

EXHIBIT D

[Britannia Pointe Grand Business Park]

[Vaxart, Inc.]

-2-

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

BRITANNIA POINTE GRAND BUSINESS PARK

 

ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

 

ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES

 

 

 

	Tenant Name:	 	 

	Lease Address:	 	 

 

	Lease Type (check correct box – right click to properties):	☐	Primary Lease/Lessee
	 	☐	Sublease from:	 

 

Instructions: The following questionnaire is to be completed by the Lessee representative with knowledge of the planned operations for the specified building/location. Please print clearly and attach additional sheets as necessary.

 

	
			1.0

				
			PROCESS INFORMATION

			

 

Describe planned site use, including a brief description of manufacturing processes and/or pilot plants planned for this site, if any.

 

	
			 

				
			 

			
	 	 
	 	 

 

	
			2.0

				
			HAZARDOUS MATERIALS – OTHER THAN WASTE

			

 

Will (or are) non-waste hazardous materials be/being used or stored at this site? If so, continue with the next question. If not, go to Section 3.0.

 

	 	
			2.1

				
			Are any of the following materials handled on the Property? Yes No

			

 

	
			 

				
			[A material is handled if it is used, generated, processed, produced, packaged, treated, stored, emitted, discharged, or disposed.] If YES, check (right click to properties) the applicable correct Fire Code hazard categories below.

			

 

	☐	
			Combustible dusts/fibers

				☐	
			Explosives

				☐	
			Flammable liquids

			
	☐	
			Combustible liquids (e.g., oils)

				☐	
			Compressed gas - inert

				☐	
			Flammable solids/pyrophorics

			
	☐	
			Cryogenic liquids - inert

				☐	
			Compressed gas - flammable/pyrophoric

				☐	
			Organic peroxides

			
	☐	
			Cryogenic liquids - flammable

				☐	
			Compressed gas - oxidizing

				☐	
			Oxidizers - solid or liquid

			
	☐	
			Cryogenic liquids - oxidizing

				☐	
			Compressed gas - toxic

				☐	
			Reactives - unstable or water reactive

			
	☐	
			Corrosives - solid or liquid

				☐	
			Compressed gas - corrosive

				☐	
			Toxics - solid or liquid

			

 

	 	
			2-2.

				
			For all materials checked in Section 2.1 above, please list the specific material(s), use(s), and quantities of each used or stored on the site in the table below; or attach a separate inventory. NOTE: If proprietary, the constituents need not be named but the hazard information and volumes are required.

			

 

EXHIBIT E

-1-

 

 

	
			Material/

			Chemical

				
			Physical State (Solid, Liquid, or Gas)

				
			Container Size

				
			Number of Containers Used & Stored

				
			Total Quantity

				
			Units (pounds for solids, gallons or liters for liquids, & cubic feet for gases)

			
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

	 	
			2-3.

				
			Describe the planned storage area location(s) for the materials in Section 2-2 above. Include site maps and drawings as appropriate.

			

 

	 	
			 

				
			 

			
	 	 	 

 

	 	
			2-4.

				
			Other hazardous materials. Check below (right click to properties) if applicable. NOTE: If either of the latter two are checked (BSL-3 and/or radioisotope/radiation), be advised that not all lease locations/cities or lease agreements allow these hazards; and if either of these hazards are planned, additional information will be required with copies of oversight agency authorizations/licenses as they become available.

			

 

EXHIBIT E

-2-

 

 

	☐	
			Risk Group 2/Biosafety Level-2 Biohazards

				☐	
			Risk Group 3/Biosafety Level-3 Biohazards

				☐	
			Radioisotopes/Radiation

			

 

	
			3.0

				
			HAZARDOUS WASTE (i.e., REGULATED CHEMICAL WASTE)

			

 

Are (or will) hazardous wastes (be) generated? Yes No

 

If YES, continue with the next question. If not, skip this section and go to section 4.0.

 

	 	
			3.1

				
			Are or will any of the following hazardous (CHEMICAL) wastes generated, handled, or disposed of (where applicable and allowed) on the property?

			

 

	☐	
			Liquids

				☐	
			Process sludges

				☐	
			PCBs

			
	☐	
			Solids

				☐	
			Metals

				☐	
			wastewater

			

 

	 	
			3-2.

				
			List and estimate the quantities of hazardous waste identified in Question 3-1 above.

			

 

	
			 

				
			 

				
			WASTE TYPE

				
			 

				
			 

			
	
			HAZRDOUS (CHEMICAL) 

			WASTE GENERATED

				SOURCE	
			RCRA

			listed 

			(federal)

				
			Non-

			RCRA (Calif-

			ornia ONLY or recycle)

				
			APPROX. 

			MONTHLY 

			QUANTITY 

			with units

				
			DISPOSITION [e.g., off-site 

			landfill, incineration, fuel 

			blending scrap metal; 

			wastewater neutralization (onsite 

			or off-site)]

			
	 	 	☐	☐	 	 
	 	 	☐	☐	 	 
	 	 	☐	☐	 	 
	 	 	☐	☐	 	 
	 	 	☐	☐	 	 

 

	 	
			3-3.

				
			Waste characterization by: Process knowledge EPA lab analysis Both

			

 

	 	
			3-4.

				
			Please include name, location, and permit number (e.g. EPA ID No.) for transporter and disposal facility if applicable. Attach separate pages as necessary. If not yet known, write “TBD.”

			

 

	
			Hazardous Waste 

			Transporter/Disposal Facility Name

				
			Facility Location

				
			Transporter (T) or 

			Disposal (D) Facility

				
			Permit Number

			
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

	 	
			3-5.

				
			Are pollution controls or monitoring employed in the process to prevent or minimize the release of wastes into the environment? NOTE: This does NOT mean fume hoods; examples include air scrubbers, cyclones, carbon or HEPA filters at building exhaust fans, sedimentation tanks, pH neutralization systems for wastewater, etc.

			

 

	 	
			☐ Yes    ☐ No

			

 

	 	
			If YES, please list/describe:

				 

 

EXHIBIT E

-3-

 

 

	
			 

				
			 

			

 

	
			4.0

				
			OTHER REGULATED WASTE (i.e., REGULATED BIOLOGICAL WASTE, referred to as “Medical Waste” in California)

			

 

	 	
			4-1.

				
			Will (or do) you generate medical waste? Yes No If NO, skip to Section 5.0.

			

 

	 	
			4-2.

				
			Check the types of waste that will be generated, all of which fall under the California Medical Waste Act:

			

 

	☐	
			Contaminated sharps (i.e., if contaminated with ≥ Risk Group 2 materials)

				☐	
			Animal carcasses

				☐	
			Pathology waste known or suspected to be contaminated with ≥ Risk Group 2 pathogens)

			
	☐	
			Red bag biohazardous waste (i.e., with ≥ Risk Group 2 materials) for autoclaving

				☐	
			Human or non-human primate blood, tissues, etc.

			(e.g., clinical specimens)

				☐	
			Trace Chemotherapeutic Waste and/or Pharmaceutical waste NOT otherwise regulated as RCRA chemical waste

			

 

	 	
			4-3.

				
			What vendor will be used for off-site autoclaving and/or incineration?

			

 

	 	
			4-5.

				
			Do you have a Medical Waste Permit for this site?      ☐ Yes    ☐ No, not required.

			

 

   ☐ No, but an application will be submitted.

 

	
			5.0

				
			UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (USTS) & ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS (ASTS)

			

 

	 	
			5-1.

				
			Are underground storage tanks (USTs), aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), or associated pipelines used for the storage of petroleum products, chemicals, or liquid wastes present on site (lease renewals) or required for planned operations (new tenants)?     ☐ Yes   ☐ No

			

 

NOTE: If you will have your own diesel emergency power generator, then you will have at least one AST! [NOTE: If a backup generator services multiple tenants, then the landlord usually handles the permits.]

 

If NO, skip to section 6.0. If YES, please describe capacity, contents, age, type of the USTs or ASTs, as well any associated leak detection/spill prevention measures. Please attach additional pages if necessary.

 

	
			UST or AST

				
			Capacity (gallons)

				
			Contents

				
			Year Installed

				
			Type (Steel, Fiberglass, etc.)

				
			Associated Leak Detection / Spill Prevention Measures*

			
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

*NOTE: The following are examples of leak detection / spill prevention measures: integrity testing, inventory reconciliation, leak detection system, overfill spill protection, secondary containment, cathodic protection.

 

	 	
			5-2.

				
			Please provide copies of written tank integrity test results and/or monitoring documentation, if available.

			

 

	 	
			5-3.

				
			Is the UST/AST registered and permitted with the appropriate regulatory agencies? ☐   Yes ☐   No, not yet

			

 

If YES, please attach a copy of the required permit(s). See Section 7-1 for the oversight agencies that issue permits, with the exception of those for diesel emergency power generators which are permitted by the local Air Quality District (Bay Area Air Quality Management District = BAAQMD; or San Diego Air Pollution Control District = San Diego APCD).

 

EXHIBIT E

-4-

 

 

	 	
			5-4.

				
			If this Questionnaire is being completed for a lease renewal, and if any of the USTs/ASTs have leaked, please state the substance released, the media(s) impacted (e.g., soil, water, asphalt, etc.), the actions taken, and all remedial responses to the incident.

			

 

	 	
			 

				
			 

			
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

 

	 	
			5-5.

				
			If this Questionnaire is being completed for a lease renewal, have USTs/ASTs been removed from the Property?

			

 

☐  Yes   ☐  No

 

If YES, please provide any official closure letters or reports and supporting documentation (e.g., analytical test results, remediation report results, etc.).

 

	 	
			5-6.

				
			For Lease renewals, are there any above or below ground pipelines on site used to transfer chemicals or wastes?

			

 

☐  Yes   ☐  No

 

For new tenants, are installations of this type required for the planned operations? ☐  Yes   ☐  No

 

If YES to either question in this section 5-6, please describe.

	 	
			 

				
			 

			
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

 

	
			6.0

				
			ASBESTOS CONTAINING BUILDING MATERIALS

			

 

Please be advised that an asbestos survey may have been performed at the Property. If provided, please review the information that identifies the locations of known asbestos containing material or presumed asbestos containing material. All personnel and appropriate subcontractors should be notified of the presence of these materials, and informed not to disturb these materials. Any activity that involves the disturbance or removal of these materials must be done by an appropriately trained individual/contractor.

 

	
			7.0

				
			OTHER REGULATORY PERMITS/REQUIREMENTS

			

 

	 	
			7-1.

				
			Does the operation have or require an industrial wastewater permit to discharge into the local National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)? [Example: This applies when wastewater from equipment cleaning is routed through a pH neutralization system prior to discharge into the sanitary or lab sewer for certain pharmaceutical manufacturing wastewater; etc.] Permits are obtained from the regional sanitation district that is treating wastewater.

			

 

☐  Yes   ☐  No ☐   No, but one will be prepared and submitted to the Landlord property management company.

 

If so, please attach a copy of this permit or provide it later when it has been prepared.

 

	 	
			7-2.

				
			Has a Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP) been developed for the site and submitted via the State of California Electronic Reporting System (CERS)? [NOTE: The trigger limits for having to do this are ≥ 200 cubic feet if any one type of compressed gas(except for carbon dioxide and inert simple asphyxiant gases, which have a higher trigger limit of ≥ 1,000 cubic feet); ≥ 55 gallons if any one type of hazardous chemical liquid; and ≥500 pounds of any one type of hazardous chemical solid. So a full-sixe gas cylinder and a 260-liter of liquid nitrogen are triggers! Don’t forget the diesel fuel in a backup emergency generator if the diesel tank size is ≥ 55 gallons and it is permitted under the tenant (rather than under the landlord).] NOTE: Each local Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) in California governs the HMBP process so start there. Examples: the CUPA for cities in San Mateo County is the County Environmental Health Department; the CUPA for the City of Hayward, CA is the Hayward Fire Department; the CUPA for Mountain View is the Mountain View Fire Department; and, the CUPA for San Diego is the County of San Diego Hazardous Materials Division (HMD),

			

 

EXHIBIT E

-5-

 

 

☐  Yes   ☐  No, not required. ☐  No, but one will be prepared and submitted, and a copy will be provided to the landlord property management company.

 

If one has been completed, please attach a copy. Continue to provide updated versions as they are completed. This is a legal requirement in that State law requires that the owner/operator of a business located on leased or rented real property shall notify, in writing, the owner of the property that the business is subject to and is in compliance with the Hazardous Materials Business Plan requirements (Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.95 Section 25505.1).

 

	
			7-3.

				
			NOTE: Please be advised that if you are involved in any tenant improvements that require a construction permit, you will be asked to provide the local city with a Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement (HMIS) to ensure that your hazardous chemicals fall within the applicable Fire Code fire control area limits for the applicable construction occupancy of the particular building. The HMIS will include much of the information listed in Section 2-2. Neither the landlord nor the landlord’s property management company expressly warrants that the inventory provided in Section 2-2 will necessarily meet the applicable California Fire Code fire control area limits for building occupancy, especially in shared tenant occupancy situations. It is the responsibility of the tenant to ensure that a facility and site can legally handle the intended operations and hazardous materials desired/ needed for its operations, but the landlord is happy to assist in this determination when possible.

			

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I am familiar with the real property described in this questionnaire. By signing below, I represent and warrant that the answers to the above questions are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I also understand that Lessor will rely on the completeness and accuracy of my answers in assessing any environmental liability risks associated with the property.

 

	Signature:	                                                                                                         
	 	 
	Name:  	                                                                                                         
	 	 
	Title:	                                                                                                         
	 	 
	Date:	                                            
	 	 
	Telephone:  	                                            

 

EXHIBIT E

-6-

 

 

 

LEASE

 

 

 

 

BRITANNIA POINTE GRAND BUSINESS PARK

 

 

 

 

 

BRITANNIA POINTE GRAND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

a Delaware limited partnership,

 

as Landlord,

 

and

 

VAXART, INC., 

 

a Delaware corporation,

 

as Tenant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

 

	
			1.

				
			PREMISES, BUILDING, PROJECT, AND COMMON AREAS

				
			5

			
	
			2.

				
			LEASE TERM

				
			6

			
	
			3.

				
			BASE RENT

				
			6

			
	
			4.

				
			ADDITIONAL RENT

				
			6

			
	
			5.

				
			USE OF PREMISES

				
			11

			
	
			6.

				
			SERVICES AND UTILITIES

				
			16

			
	
			7.

				
			REPAIRS

				
			17

			
	
			8.

				
			ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS

				
			18

			
	
			9.

				
			COVENANT AGAINST LIENS

				
			19

			
	
			10.

				
			INSURANCE

				
			19

			
	
			11.

				
			DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION

				
			21

			
	
			12.

				
			NONWAIVER

				
			23

			
	
			13.

				
			CONDEMNATION

				
			23

			
	
			14.

				
			ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

				
			23

			
	
			15.

				
			SURRENDER OF PREMISES; OWNERSHIP AND REMOVAL OF TRADE FIXTURES

				
			27

			
	
			16.

				
			HOLDING OVER .

				
			27

			
	
			17.

				
			ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES  

				
			28

			
	
			18.

				
			SUBORDINATION .

				
			28

			
	
			19.

				
			DEFAULTS; REMEDIES

				
			28

			
	
			20.

				
			COVENANT OF QUIET ENJOYMENT

				
			31

			
	
			21.

				
			SECURITY DEPOSIT

				
			31

			
	
			22.

				
			COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER LINE e.

				
			32

			
	
			23.

				
			SIGNS

				
			32

			
	
			24.

				
			COMPLIANCE WITH LAW

				
			32

			
	
			25.

				
			LATE CHARGES

				
			33

			
	
			26.

				
			LANDLORD'S RIGHT TO CURE DEFAULT; PAYMENTS BY TENANT

				
			33

			
	
			27.

				
			ENTRY BY LANDLORD

				
			34

			
	
			28.

				
			TENANT PARKING

				
			34

			
	
			29.

				
			MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

				
			34

			

 

	
			EXHIBITS

				 	 
	
			A

				
			OUTLINE OF PREMISES

				 
	
			B

				
			INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

				 
	
			C

				
			FORM OF NOTICE OF LEASE TERM DATES

				 
	
			D

				
			FORM OF TENANT'S ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE

				 
	
			E

				
			ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

				 

 

(i)

 

 

INDEX

Page(s)

 

	
			Abatement Event

				
			29

			
	
			Accountant

				
			10

			
	
			Alterations

				
			17

			
	
			Base Building

				
			32

			
	
			Base Rent

				
			5

			
	
			Brokers

				
			38

			
	
			Building

				
			4

			
	
			Common Areas

				
			4

			
	
			Contemplated Effective Date

				
			24

			
	
			Contemplated Transfer Space

				
			24

			
	
			Direct Expenses

				
			6

			
	
			Eligibility Period

				
			29

			
	
			Estimate

				
			9

			
	
			Estimate Statement

				
			9

			
	
			Estimated Direct Expenses

				
			9

			
	
			Expense Year

				
			6

			
	
			Force Majeure

				
			35

			
	
			Intention to Transfer Notice

				
			24

			
	
			Landlord

				
			1

			
	
			Landlord Parties

				
			18

			
	
			Landlord Repair Notice

				
			21

			
	
			Lease

				
			1

			
	
			Lease Commencement Date

				
			5

			
	
			Lease Expiration Date

				
			5

			
	
			Lease Term

				
			5

			
	
			Lease Year

				
			5

			
	
			Lines

				
			31

			
	
			Mail

				
			35

			
	
			Net Worth

				
			25

			
	
			Nine Month Period

				
			24

			
	
			Notices

				
			35

			
	
			Objectionable Name

				
			31

			
	
			Operating Expenses

				
			6

			
	
			Original Improvements

				
			20

			
	
			Premises

				
			4

			
	
			Project,

				
			4

			
	
			Security Deposit

				
			30

			
	
			Sign Specifications

				
			31

			
	
			Statement

				
			9

			
	
			Subject Space

				
			23

			
	
			Summary

				
			1

			
	
			Tax Expenses

				
			8

			
	
			Tenant

				
			1

			
	
			Tenant's Accountant

				
			10

			
	
			Tenant's Share

				
			9

			
	
			Transfer Notice

				
			23

			
	
			Transferee

				
			23

			
	
			Abatement Event

				
			29

			
	
			Accountant

				
			10

			
	
			Alterations

				
			17

			

 

(ii)

 

 

Page(s)

 

	
			Base Building

				
			32

			
	
			Base Rent

				
			5

			
	
			Brokers

				
			38

			
	
			Building

				
			4

			
	
			Common Areas

				
			4

			
	
			Contemplated Effective Date

				
			24

			
	
			Contemplated Transfer Space

				
			24

			
	
			Direct Expenses

				
			6

			
	
			Eligibility Period

				
			29

			
	
			Estimate

				
			9

			
	
			Estimate Statement

				
			9

			
	
			Estimated Direct Expenses

				
			9

			
	
			Expense Year

				
			6

			
	
			Force Majeure

				
			35

			
	
			Intention to Transfer Notice

				
			24

			
	
			Landlord

				
			1

			
	
			Landlord Parties

				
			18

			
	
			Landlord Repair Notice

				
			21

			
	
			Lease

				
			1

			
	
			Lease Commencement Date

				
			5

			
	
			Lease Expiration Date

				
			5

			
	
			Lease Term

				
			5

			
	
			Lease Year

				
			5

			
	
			Lines

				
			31

			
	
			Mail

				
			35

			
	
			Net Worth

				
			25

			
	
			Nine Month Period

				
			24

			
	
			Notices

				
			35

			
	
			Objectionable Name

				
			31

			
	
			Operating Expenses

				
			6

			
	
			Original Improvements

				
			20

			
	
			Premises

				
			4

			
	
			Project,

				
			4

			
	
			Security Deposit

				
			30

			
	
			Sign Specifications

				
			31

			
	
			Statement

				
			9

			
	
			Subject Space

				
			23

			
	
			Summary

				
			1

			
	
			Tax Expenses

				
			8

			
	
			Tenant

				
			1

			
	
			Tenant's Accountant

				
			10

			
	
			Tenant's Share

				
			9

			
	
			Transfer Notice

				
			23

			
	
			Transferee

				
			23

			
	
			Abatement Event

				
			29

			
	
			Accountant

				
			10

			
	
			Alterations

				
			17

			
	
			Base Building

				
			32

			
	
			Base Rent

				
			5

			
	
			Brokers

				
			38

			
	
			Building

				
			4

			
	
			Common Areas

				
			4

			

 

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Page(s)

 

	
			Contemplated Effective Date

				
			24

			
	
			Contemplated Transfer Space

				
			24

			
	
			Direct Expenses

				
			6

			
	
			Eligibility Period

				
			29

			
	
			Estimate

				
			9

			
	
			Estimate Statement

				
			9

			
	
			Estimated Direct Expenses

				
			9

			
	
			Expense Year

				
			6

			
	
			Force Majeure

				
			35

			
	
			Intention to Transfer Notice

				
			24

			
	
			Landlord

				
			1

			
	
			Landlord Parties

				
			18

			
	
			Landlord Repair Notice

				
			21

			
	
			Lease

				
			1

			
	
			Lease Commencement Date

				
			5

			
	
			Lease Expiration Date

				
			5

			
	
			Lease Term

				
			5

			
	
			Lease Year

				
			5

			
	
			Lines

				
			31

			
	
			Mail

				
			35

			
	
			Net Worth

				
			25

			
	
			Nine Month Period

				
			24

			
	
			Notices

				
			35

			
	
			Objectionable Name

				
			31

			
	
			Operating Expenses

				
			6

			
	
			Original Improvements

				
			20

			
	
			Premises

				
			4

			
	
			Project,

				
			4

			
	
			Security Deposit

				
			30

			
	
			Sign Specifications

				
			31

			
	
			Statement

				
			9

			
	
			Subject Space

				
			23

			
	
			Summary

				
			1

			
	
			Tax Expenses

				
			8

			
	
			Tenant

				
			1

			
	
			Tenant's Accountant

				
			10

			
	
			Tenant's Share

				
			9

			
	
			Transfer Notice

				
			23

			
	
			Transferee

				
			23

			
	
			Abatement Event

				
			29

			
	
			Accountant

				
			10

			
	
			Alterations

				
			17

			
	
			Base Building

				
			32

			
	
			Base Rent

				
			5

			
	
			Brokers

				
			38

			
	
			Building

				
			4

			
	
			Common Areas

				
			4

			
	
			Contemplated Effective Date

				
			24

			
	
			Contemplated Transfer Space

				
			24

			
	
			Direct Expenses

				
			6

			
	
			Eligibility Period

				
			29

			
	
			Estimate

				
			9

			

 

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			Estimate Statement

				
			9

			
	
			Estimated Direct Expenses

				
			9

			
	
			Expense Year

				
			6

			
	
			Force Majeure

				
			35

			
	
			Intention to Transfer Notice

				
			24

			
	
			Landlord

				
			1

			
	
			Landlord Parties

				
			18

			
	
			Landlord Repair Notice

				
			21

			
	
			Lease

				
			1

			
	
			Lease Commencement Date

				
			5

			
	
			Lease Expiration Date

				
			5

			
	
			Lease Term

				
			5

			
	
			Lease Year

				
			5

			
	
			Lines

				
			31

			
	
			Mail

				
			35

			
	
			Net Worth

				
			25

			
	
			Nine Month Period

				
			24

			
	
			Notices

				
			35

			
	
			Objectionable Name

				
			31

			
	
			Operating Expenses

				
			6

			
	
			Original Improvements

				
			20

			
	
			Premises

				
			4

			
	
			Project,

				
			4

			
	
			Security Deposit

				
			30

			
	
			Sign Specifications

				
			31

			
	
			Statement

				
			9

			
	
			Subject Space

				
			23

			
	
			Summary

				
			1

			
	
			Tax Expenses

				
			8

			
	
			Tenant

				
			1

			
	
			Tenant's Accountant

				
			10

			
	
			Tenant's Share

				
			9

			
	
			Transfer Notice

				
			23

			
	
			Transferee

				
			23

			

 

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