Document:

Exhibit 10.2

 

EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

 

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
the 2nd day of February, 2004 by and between THE MILLS CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and MARK ETTENGER (“Executive”).

 

Recitals

 

R-1                              The
Company is engaged directly and indirectly in the business of developing,
constructing, leasing, financing and operating super regional value-oriented
retail and entertainment-based shopping centers, malls, strip centers and other
commercial properties.

 

R-2                              The
Company wishes to employ Executive, and Executive wishes to be employed by
Company, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

Agreement

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive hereby
agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Employment; Employment
Period.

 

1.1                                 Employment.  The Company hereby employs Executive, and
Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, all upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

1.2                                 Employment
Period.  The term of
Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall commence on February 2,
2004 (the “Effective Date”) and end on January 31, 2009 (the “Employment
Period”); provided that commencing on February 1, 2009, and on each
succeeding anniversary thereafter, the Employment Period shall automatically be
extended for one (1) year unless either party has given written notice of
non-renewal to the other party at least six (6) months prior to the then
scheduled expiration of the Employment Period, and each such extension shall
become part of (and incorporated into) the Employment Period for all purposes
of this Agreement; and provided, further, that Executive’s employment hereunder
may be terminated prior to the end of the Employment Period as provided in
Section 6 hereof.

 

2.                                      Duties.  During the Employment Period, Executive shall hold the position
of President of the Company.  In such
capacity, Executive shall be the sole, second highest-ranking executive officer
in the Company in terms of position, responsibilities and authority (excluding
Board members who are not employees of the Company), and shall report to the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company. 
Executive shall perform the duties and responsibilities normally
associated with the position of President and number two ranking executive in
corporations of the size and nature of the Company, and shall perform such
other duties and responsibilities as may reasonably be assigned during the
Employment Period by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

 

3.                                      Performance of
Duties/Standard of Care.  During the Employment Period, Executive shall act at all times in
the best interests of the Company and diligently discharge his duties and
responsibilities to the Company under this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Executive shall
at all times strictly abide by the policies of the Company, including, without
limitation, The Mills Corporation Code of Business Conduct and Ethics as it may
be amended from time to time by the Company in its sole discretion (the “Code
of Conduct”).  Executive’s duties shall
be carried out at the Company’s headquarters in the Washington, D.C.
metropolitan area, and at offices to be established either in White Plains, New York or in New York City,
as mutually determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and
Executive, and Executive shall travel to such other places as the interests,
needs, business or opportunity of the Company shall require; provided, however,
that during each one-year period within the Employment Period, commencing on
the Effective Date, Executive shall spend a majority of business weekdays
working from the Company’s headquarters in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.  For purposes of the preceding sentence,
travel on Company business (including time spent in New York City for meetings
at the request of or with the consent of the Chief Executive Officer) will be
treated as working from the Company’s headquarters, and vacation and sick days
shall be disregarded.  During the
Employment Period, Executive agrees to devote his full business time, attention
and energies to the Company’s business and not to engage in any other business
activity, whether or not such business activity is pursued for gain, profit, or
other economic or financial advantage, except that Executive may serve in
charitable or philanthropic capacities or positions and sit on the board of
directors of up to two companies that do not directly or indirectly compete
with the Company, so long as such activities comply with the Code of Conduct,
are not injurious to the Company and do not interfere with the performance of
Executive’s duties hereunder.  In
connection with the performance of his duties hereunder, Executive shall at all
times seek to exercise the highest degree of loyalty to the Company and shall
comply with the highest standards of conduct in the performance of such
duties.  Subject to compliance by Executive
with the Code of Conduct, this Section 3 shall not be construed to prevent
or prohibit Executive from managing his personal or family assets or
investments, including Angling Productions Inc. and any such investments which
are non-competing real estate investments, as long as such activities do not
interfere with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder.

 

4.                                      Compensation
and Expenses.

 

4.1                               Base
Salary.  During the Employment
Period , the Company shall pay to Executive an annual base salary (the “Base
Salary”) in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practice applicable to
senior executives.  Initially, the Base
Salary shall be calculated at the rate of $1,150,000 per year.  The Base Salary shall be reviewed at least
annually by the committee of the Board of Directors of the Company having
responsibility for executive compensation matters (the “Executive Compensation
Committee”), and may be increased (but shall not be decreased), in the sole
discretion of the Executive Compensation Committee.

 

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4.2                               Annual
Bonus Program.

 

(a)                                  During
each calendar year of the Employment Period, Executive will be eligible to
participate in the Company’s annual short-term performance incentive plan
applicable to senior executives, as such plan may exist from time to time (the
“PIP”).  Executive’s target annual bonus
award under the PIP for each calendar year of the Employment Period (the
“Target Annual Bonus”) will be $920,000. 
The amount of the actual annual bonus, if any, awarded to Executive
under the PIP with respect to any calendar year during the Employment Period
(each an “Annual Bonus Award”), shall be determined in accordance with the
terms of the PIP as administered by the Executive Compensation Committee.  All decisions regarding the criteria to be
used to determine awards under the PIP (which may consist of both corporate and
individual performance factors and metrics), the amount, if any, to be awarded
to Executive under the PIP with respect to any calendar year during the
Employment Period, and interpretations of the terms of the PIP shall be made
solely and exclusively by the Executive Compensation Committee in its
discretion; provided, however, that in determining Executive’s Annual Bonus
Award, if any, with respect to any calendar year during the Employment Period,
the corporate (as opposed to individual) performance factors and metrics that
are taken into account, and the percentage of the award that is based on
corporate and individual performance factors, shall be the same for Executive
as those applied to the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company.  The
Company reserves the right to change, alter, or terminate the PIP at any time
in its sole discretion; provided, that no such change, alteration or
termination shall adversely affect Executive’s rights under this Agreement, or
under any Annual Bonus Award made prior to the date of such change, alteration
or termination, without Executive’s prior written consent; and provided,
further, that if no PIP is in place with respect to any calendar
year during the Employment Period, then a substitute target annual
short-term performance-based incentive award shall be
established for Executive with respect to such calendar year, with a value
equal to $920,000, having terms conforming with this Section 4.2(a) and
otherwise having substantially similar vesting, performance and payment terms
to those applicable under the then most recent Annual Bonus Award made to
Executive.  If earned, such substitute
short-term performance incentive compensation award shall be payable in cash.

 

(b)                                 Each
Annual Bonus Award shall be paid to Executive in cash when the Company
customarily pays annual bonus awards to other senior executives under the PIP.

 

4.3                               Long-Term Incentive Plan.  Executive
will be eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive plan
applicable to senior executives, as such plan may exist from time to time (the
“LTIP”).  Executive’s target annual
award under the LTIP with respect to each calendar year during the Employment
Period (each a “Target LTIP Award”) will be equal to Executive’s annualized
Base Salary for such calendar year.  All
awards to Executive under the LTIP shall vest and become non-forfeitable at the
end of the Performance Period (as defined in the LTIP) relating to such LTIP
Award or on the third anniversary of the first day of the Program (as defined
in the LTIP) to which the award relates, whichever is earlier, and shall be
subject to all other

 

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terms and conditions of the LTIP.  The amount of the actual LTIP Award, if any,
made to Executive with respect to any calendar year during the Employment
Period (each an “LTIP Award”) shall be determined in accordance with the terms
of the LTIP as administered by the Executive Compensation Committee.  All decisions regarding the criteria to be
used to determine LTIP Awards (which may consist of both corporate and
individual performance factors and metrics), the actual amount of the LTIP Award,
if any, with respect to any calendar year during the Employment Period, the
form of payment of such awards (which may be in cash, shares of Company Stock,
options to purchase Company Stock having an aggregate value equal to the amount
of the LTIP Award, or a combination thereof), and interpretations of the terms
of the LTIP shall be made solely and exclusively by the Executive Compensation
Committee in its discretion; provided, however, that in determining the amount
of Executive’s LTIP Award with respect to any given calendar year during the Employment
Period, the corporate (as opposed to individual) performance factors and
metrics that are taken into account, and the percentage of the award that is
based on corporate and individual performance factors shall be the same for
Executive as those applied to the LTIP award made to the Chief Executive Officer for the same
calendar year, and the form of payment of Executive’s LTIP Award, if any, with
respect to any given calendar year during the Employment Period shall be the
same as the form of payment of the LTIP Award made to the Chief Executive Officer for the same
calendar year.  The Company reserves the
right to change, alter or terminate the LTIP at any time in its
sole discretion; provided, that no such change, alteration or termination shall
adversely affect Executive’s rights under this Agreement or under any LTIP
Award made prior to the date of such change, alteration or termination; and
provided, further, that if no LTIP is in place with respect
to any calendar year during the Employment Period, then a substitute target
performance-based long-term incentive compensation award with a value equal to
$1,150,000 shall be established for Executive with respect to such calendar
year, with terms conforming to the provisions of this Section 4.3 and otherwise
having substantially similar vesting and performance terms to those applicable
under the then most recent LTIP Award made to Executive.  If earned, such substitute long-term
performance incentive compensation award shall be payable in cash.

 

4.4                               Inducement Grant.

 

(a)                                  As an inducement to Executive to enter
into this Agreement, the Company shall grant to Executive, not later than
June 1, 2004, unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, 110,000
restricted stock units (the “Inducement Grant”).  Each restricted stock unit (“RSU”) shall represent an unfunded and
unsecured promise of the Company to deliver to Executive, on the Settlement
Date, one share of common stock of the Company (“Company Stock”).  For purposes
of this Section 4.4, the “Settlement Date” for payment of each RSU
comprising the Inducement Grant shall be the applicable vesting date for such
RSU; provided, however, in the case of any RSUs as to which a timely deferral
election has been made by Executive pursuant to Section 4.6 hereof, the
term “Settlement Date” shall mean the later of the applicable vesting date for
such RSUs and the date on which shares of Company Stock issued upon

 

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settlement of such RSUs are required to be distributed
from the Trust provided for under Section 4.6 below.

 

(b)                                 In addition to any issuances of Company
Stock due upon settlement of any RSUs
comprising the Inducement Grant as provided above, on each date during
the period commencing on the date of grant of such RSUs and ending on the
Settlement Date of such RSUs upon which any dividends declared on Company Stock
are paid to stockholders of the Company, Executive shall be paid an amount in
cash (in the case of a cash dividend declared and paid by the Company) or
distributed a number of shares of Company Stock (in the case of a stock
dividend declared and paid by the Company), in each case equal to the aggregate
dividends that would have been paid on the Company Stock issuable upon
settlement of such RSUs if such RSUs had been settled in Company Stock
immediately prior to the date on which any such dividend was declared;
provided, however, that Executive may elect to defer the receipt of any such
cash payment by electing such deferral in a timely manner as provided in
Section 4.6 below.

 

(c)                                  Fifty
percent (50%) of the RSUs comprising the Inducement Grant (the “First RSU
Installment”) shall vest on January 1, 2005 if Executive is then employed
by the Company.  If Executive’s
employment with the Company terminates for any reason, and the “Effective Date
of Termination,” as hereafter defined, is on or prior to December 31,
2004, the First RSU Installment shall be forfeited by Executive.  The remaining 50% of the RSUs comprising the
Inducement Grant (the “Second RSU Installment”) shall vest upon the earlier of
(iv) January 1, 2006, if Executive is then employed by the Company and (v)
the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason other than termination
by the Company for Cause (as defined below) or termination by Executive without
Good Reason (as defined below).  In the
event Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause or Executive terminates
his employment without Good Reason prior to January 1, 2006, the Second
RSU Installment shall be forfeited by Executive.

 

(d)                                 If the
Inducement Grant is not made pursuant to a plan covered by a registration
statement declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”),
the Company agrees to file with the SEC, on or prior to the Effective Date, or
as soon as practicable thereafter to the extent the Company is not eligible to
do so on the Effective Date, a Form S-8 registration statement covering the
shares of Company Stock issuable upon settlement of the RSUs comprising the
Inducement Grant.

 

4.5                               Expense
Reimbursement Policy.  During the Employment Period, the Company
shall reimburse Executive for all ordinary and reasonable business expenses
paid by Executive in connection with the performance of his duties under this
Agreement in accordance with and subject to the Company’s expense reimbursement
policies then in effect for senior executives.

 

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4.6                               Grantor
Trust.  The Company shall establish a grantor (or “rabbi”) trust for the
benefit of Executive (the “Trust”) into which Executive may elect to have the
Company deposit, not later than the vesting date applicable to such
compensation, (a) all or any portion of any cash compensation paid to Executive
under the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation any Base
Salary, Annual Bonus Awards, LTIP Awards payable in cash or cash-settled equity
awards provided to Executive under the terms of this Agreement and/or (b) all
or any portion of the shares of Company Stock required to be distributed to Executive
upon settlement of any stock-settled equity awards provided to Executive under
the terms of this Agreement, in each case provided that Executive has made a
timely election to have the income attributable to any such compensation
deferred until a later date in accordance with applicable tax rules.  Any Company Stock required to be deposited
in the Trust shall be issued in the name of the trustee of the Trust and shall
be subject to all of the provisions of the agreement of Trust.  Upon the making of any deferral election,
Executive shall specify the payment schedule for distribution to him of
such cash or equity-based compensation that has been earned or vested in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Company shall promptly
deliver such payment schedule to the trustee under the Trust.  The Company agrees to cause the transfer
agent for the Company Stock to promptly transfer on the books and records of
the Company into Executive’s name all shares of Company Stock distributed to
Executive from the Trust.  The Trust
shall be established by the Company within thirty (30) days following receipt
of a written request from Executive, and shall contain terms substantially
similar to those set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, except that the Company
may make any changes to the terms of the Trust reasonably necessary for its
proper administration, including but not limited to, changes to ensure the
appropriate tax consequences to Executive and the Company or changes required
by the Trustee, provided such changes do not affect the rights of Executive
thereunder in any materially adverse manner.

 

4.7                               Annual
Equity Compensation.

 

(a)                                  The Company shall grant to Executive with respect to
each calendar year during the Employment Period that number of RSUs (each an
“Annual Equity Compensation Award”) that is equal to $580,000 divided by the last
reported sales price of the Company Stock, as reported by the New York Stock
Exchange or such other national securities
exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company Stock is then
traded (the “Last Reported Sales Price”), on the date of grant.  The decision
as to whether the RSUs comprising any given Annual Equity Compensation Award
may be settled in cash or Company Stock shall be made by the Executive
Compensation Committee in its sole discretion and indicated in the grant
document relating to such grant.  For
purposes of this Section 4.7, (i) the “Settlement Date” for payment of
each RSU comprising any Annual Equity Compensation Award shall be the applicable
vesting date for such RSU; provided, however, in the case of any RSUs as to
which a timely deferral election has been made by Executive pursuant to
Section 4.6 hereof, the term “Settlement Date” shall mean the later of the
applicable vesting date for such RSUs and the date on which shares of Company
Stock issued upon settlement of such RSUs are required to be distributed from
the Trust, and (ii) with respect to any cash-settled RSUs

 

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comprising any Annual Equity
Compensation Award, the fair market value of a share of Company Stock shall be equal
to the Last Reported Sales Price of the Company Stock on the Settlement Date
for such RSUs.

 

(b)                                 The Annual Equity Compensation Award with respect to
each calendar year during the Employment Period shall be made on or before
April 30 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year to
which the Annual Equity Compensation Award relates.

 

(c)                                  The grant document relating to each Annual Equity
Compensation Award shall provide that the RSUs comprising such Annual Equity
Compensation Award shall be fully vested as of the date of the grant.  In addition to any cash
payments or issuances of Company Stock due upon settlement of any RSUs comprising any Annual Equity Compensation Award,
on each date during the period commencing on the date of grant of such RSUs and
ending on the Settlement Date of such RSUs upon which any dividends declared on
Company Stock are paid to stockholders of the Company, Executive shall be paid
an amount in cash (in the case of a cash dividend declared and paid by the
Company) or distributed a number of shares of Company Stock (in the case of a
stock dividend declared and paid by the Company), in each case equal to the
aggregate dividends that would have been paid on the Company Stock issuable
upon settlement of such RSUs if such RSUs had been settled in Company Stock
immediately prior to the date on which any such dividend was declared;
provided, however, that Executive may elect to defer the receipt of any such
cash payment by electing such deferral in a timely manner as provided in
Section 4.6 above.

 

(d)                                 In the event that Executive’s employment terminates
for any reason after December 31 of any year during the Employment Period,
and prior to the date of grant of the Annual Equity Compensation Award with
respect to such year, the Annual Equity Compensation Award with respect to such
year shall be treated as an accrued obligation of the Company and shall be paid
in accordance with Section 6.1 hereof.

 

(e)                                  If the Executive Compensation Committee determines
that the RSUs comprising any Annual Equity Compensation Award shall be settled
in Company Stock and such Annual Equity Compensation Award is not made pursuant
to a plan that is then covered by a registration statement declared effective
by the SEC, the Company agrees to file, as soon as practicable after the date
on which such award is made, to the extent it is then eligible to do so, a Form
S-8 registration statement covering the shares of Company Stock issuable upon
settlement of the RSUs comprising such award.

 

5.                                      Personnel Policies and
Benefits.

 

5.1                               Benefits
Generally.  During the Employment
Period, subject to Executive satisfying any underwriting criteria imposed on
the Company or Executive by the Company’s insurance carriers, Executive shall
be entitled to participate in all benefit

 

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programs, policies or plans adopted by the
Company and applicable to senior executives of the Company on the same basis as
the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, as such programs, policies or plans may be interpreted,
adopted, revised or terminated from time to time by the Company in its sole
discretion; provided however that health care, dental and hospitalization
benefits for Executive shall include spouse and dependent care coverage and
shall provide for access to providers and hospitals in both the New York and
Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas (including Westchester County, New York and
either Maryland or Virginia, depending on whether Executive chooses to reside
in Maryland or Virginia).  Subject to
Executive satisfying any underwriting criteria described above, Executive shall
be eligible to participate in all such benefit programs, policies or plans
immediately on the Effective Date.  All
matters of eligibility for coverage or benefits under any such benefit
programs, policies or plans shall be determined in accordance with the
provisions of the applicable program, policy, plan or arrangement.  The Company reserves the right to change,
alter, interpret or terminate any such programs, policies or plans at any time
in its sole discretion.

 

5.2                               Additional
Benefits.  In addition to the
benefits provided pursuant to Section 5.1 above:

 

(a)                                  Subject
to Executive satisfying applicable underwriting criteria imposed by the
insurance carrier, the Company shall pay for life insurance coverage on the
Executive’s life with a minimum benefit of $3 million, provided the Company is
able to obtain a life insurance policy at reasonable rates, using commercially
reasonable efforts, that fully insures this minimum benefit to Executive;

 

(b)                                 The
Company shall pay to Executive on the Effective Date the sum of $250,000 in
cash to help defray the cost of relocation from the New York area to the
Washington, DC metropolitan area (the “Relocation Payment”); provided, however
that Executive shall promptly refund the Relocation Payment to the Company in
the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or
by Executive without Good Reason prior to the first anniversary of the
Effective Date; and

 

(c)                                  Executive
shall also be entitled to receive from the Company, during the Employment
Period, benefits or reimbursements in addition to those provided pursuant to
the Company programs, policies and plans described in Section 5.1 above,
for himself or his dependents, having a value of up to $40,000 per year
including, without limitation, co-pays and other non-covered medical or dental
benefits, hospitalization benefits, disability benefits, life insurance
benefits, club memberships or unreimbursed transportation expenses, or any
other benefits or perquisites reasonably selected by Executive and approved by
the Executive Compensation Committee.

 

5.3                               Personnel Policies.  Except as otherwise provided herein,
Executive’s employment shall be subject to the personnel policies that apply
generally to the Company’s senior executive officers as the same may be
interpreted, adopted, revised or terminated from time to time during the term
of this Agreement by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

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6.                                      Termination.

 

6.1                               Payment
of Accrued But Unpaid Amounts Upon Termination.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the
contrary, in the event that Executive’s employment with the Company terminates
for any reason during the Employment Period, Executive or his beneficiaries or
estate (as provided in Section 10.2) shall be entitled to receive, in
addition to all other payments and benefits required to be made or provided
under the remaining provisions of this Article 6, within fourteen (14)
days after the Effective Date of Termination:

 

(a)                                  any
accrued but unpaid Base Salary for services rendered
by Executive to the Company prior to the Effective Date of Termination;

 

(b)                                 any
earned but unpaid Annual Bonus Awards for calendar years that have ended prior
to the year of termination;

 

(c)                                  reimbursement
of any accrued but unpaid expenses
required to be reimbursed under this Agreement that were incurred by Executive
prior to the Effective Date of Termination;

 

(d)                                 payment
for any accrued but unpaid vacation time
to the extent consistent with Company policy in effect at the time of
termination;

 

(e)                                  any
amounts deposited in the Trust on behalf of Executive
at Executive’s election;

 

(f)                                    earned
but unpaid Annual Equity Compensation Awards for any calendar year that has
ended prior to the Effective Date of Termination and with respect to which a
grant is required to have been made
pursuant to Section 4.7 hereof but has not been made on or before the
Effective Date of Termination; provided, however, that for Annual Bonus Award
and Annual Equity Compensation Award purposes, amounts will be treated as
earned if Executive is employed by the Company on the last day of the calendar
year to which such Annual Bonus Award or Annual Equity Compensation Award
relates;

 

(g)                                 any
earned but unpaid LTIP Awards; provided however
that an LTIP Award will in all events be treated as earned if Executive is
employed by the Company on the last day of the Performance Period relating to
such LTIP Award or on the third anniversary of the first day of the Program to
which the LTIP Award relates, whichever is earlier; and

 

(h)                                 if
Executive’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason and the
Effective Date of Termination is prior to January 1, 2005, a lump sum cash
payment equal to $3,200,000.

 

Except as specifically provided in this Agreement or under the terms of
any incentive compensation or benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement in
effect and applicable to

 

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Executive on the Effective Date of Termination, Executive shall have no
right to receive any other compensation, or to participate in any other plan,
arrangement or benefit of the Company after such termination and all other
obligations of the Company and rights of Executive under this Agreement shall
terminate effective as of the Effective Date of Termination.

 

6.2                               Termination
Due to Death.  Executive’s
employment with the Company shall automatically terminate upon Executive’s
death.  From and after the date of
death, the Company shall have no further obligation to pay any Base Salary to
Executive.  In the event of such
termination:

 

(a)                                  the
entitlement of any beneficiary of Executive to benefits under any benefit plan,
program, policy or arrangement described in Section 5.1 or 5.2 shall be
determined in accordance with the provisions thereof;

 

(b)                                 the
Inducement Grant will fully vest if not already vested and the Inducement Grant
and any Annual Equity Compensation Awards made prior to the Effective Date of
Termination will, to the extent not already settled, be settled in accordance
with the terms of the grant documents covering such grants or awards and
consistent with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(c)                                  vesting
and all other rights with respect to stock options and any other equity-based
compensation awards not covered by Section 6.1 above will be determined in
accordance with the equity incentive plan under which the relevant grant was
made and any applicable grant documents; provided, however that Executive shall
be considered for such purpose to have been employed at the end of the calendar
year in which the termination occurred;

 

(d)                                 the
Company shall pay to Executive’s designated beneficiary or estate, within
ninety (90) days after the Effective Date of Termination, a lump sum cash
payment equal to (i) Executive’s Base Salary in effect as of the date of
Executive’s death plus (ii) Executive’s Target Annual Bonus for the year in
which the termination occurs; and

 

(e)                                  any
LTIP Awards that are not covered by Section 6.1 or Section 6.2(c)
above will be treated in accordance with the LTIP as then in effect.

 

6.3                               Termination
Due to Disability.

 

(a)                                  If
Executive becomes “Disabled” (as defined below) at any time during the
Employment Period, the Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s
employment, which termination shall become effective upon a date not less than
thirty (30) calendar days following the date that written notice of such
termination is given to Executive.  The
Effective Date of Termination shall be specified in such written notice of
termination.  From and after the
Effective Date of Termination, the Company shall have no further obligation to
pay any Base Salary to Executive.  In
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(i)                                     the
entitlement of Executive to benefits under any benefit plan, program, policy or
arrangement described in Section 5.1 or 5.2 shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions thereof;

 

(ii)                                  the
Inducement Grant will fully vest if not already vested and the Inducement Grant
and any Annual Equity Compensation Awards made prior to the Effective Date of Termination
will, to the extent not already settled, be settled in accordance with the
terms of the grant documents covering such grants or awards and consistent with
the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iii)                               vesting
and all other rights with respect to stock options and any other equity-based
compensation awards not covered by Section 6.1 above will be determined in
accordance with the equity incentive plan under which the relevant grant was
made and any applicable grant documents; provided, however that Executive shall
be considered for such purpose to have been employed at the end of the calendar
year in which the termination occurred;

 

(iv)                              the
Company shall pay to Executive, within ninety (90) days after the Effective
Date of Termination, a lump sum cash payment equal to the sum of (i)
Executive’s Base Salary in effect as of the Effective Date of Termination plus
(ii) Executive’s Target Annual Bonus for the year in which the termination
occurs; and

 

(v)                                 any
LTIP Awards that are not covered by Section 6.1 or Section 6.2(a)(iii)
above will be treated in accordance with the LTIP as then in effect.

 

(b)                                 The
term “Disabled” or “Disability” shall mean that (i) Executive has been unable,
notwithstanding such reasonable accommodations as may be required by applicable
law, to engage in the essential functions of his position with the Company due
to a disability, as determined by the Executive Compensation Committee upon
receipt of and in reliance on independent competent medical advice, for more
than one hundred eighty (180) total calendar days during any period of twelve
(12) consecutive months, or (ii) the Executive Compensation Committee has
reasonably determined, upon receipt of and in reliance on independent competent
medical advice, that Executive is unlikely to be able, notwithstanding such
reasonable accommodations as may be required by applicable law, to engage in
the essential functions of his position with the Company due to a disability
for more than one hundred eighty (180) total calendar days during any period of
twelve (12) consecutive months.

 

6.4                               Voluntary
Termination by Executive.  Executive
may terminate his employment at any time during the Employment Period without
Good Reason (as defined in Section 6.7) by giving the Company written
notice of Executive’s intent to terminate not less than one hundred and twenty
(120) calendar days before the effective date of such termination; provided,
however, that the required notice period shall be reduced to sixty (60) days in
the event Executive’s voluntary termination is not for the

 

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purpose of taking alternative
employment.  Such written notice of
termination shall state the Effective Date of Termination, which shall not be
earlier than the last day of the applicable notice period set forth in the
preceding sentence.  From and after the
Effective Date of Termination, the Company shall have no further obligation to
pay any Base Salary to Executive.  In
the event of such termination:

 

(a)                                  the
entitlement of Executive to benefits under any benefit plan, program, policy or
arrangement described in Section 5.1 or 5.2 hereof shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions thereof;

 

(b)                                 all
unvested equity or equity-based compensation awards, including, without limitation,
any unvested portion of the Inducement Grant, shall be forfeited by Executive;
and

 

(c)                                  any
LTIP Awards that are not covered by Section 6.1 or Section 6.4(b)
above will be treated in accordance with the LTIP as then in effect.

 

6.5                               Termination
By The Company Without Cause. The Board of Directors of the Company may
terminate Executive’s employment at any time during the Employment Period for
reasons other than death, Disability or Cause upon written notice to Executive,
which notice shall specify the Effective Date of Termination.  From and after the Effective Date of
Termination, the Company shall have no further obligation to pay any Base
Salary to Executive.  In the event of
such termination, except as provided in Section 6.8 with respect to termination
in anticipation of or within twenty four (24) months after a Change in Control,
Executive shall be entitled to the payments and benefits described in the
following paragraph contingent upon executing and returning to the Company (and
not revoking) a release of claims in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B and within the time permitted by the Company (which permitted time
period shall not be less than twenty-one (21) days).

 

Within fifteen (15) days
following the Effective Date of such Termination (or if later, eight (8) days
after Executive provides an executed release of claims which he is obligated to
deliver as described above, and as long as such release of claims is not
revoked by Executive during the seven (7) day period following its execution by
Executive), the Company shall pay to Executive:  (a) a lump sum cash payment equal to (i) two (2) times the sum of
(A) $1,150,000, (B) Executive’s Target Annual Bonus for the year in which the
termination occurs, and (C) $580,000 and (ii) a pro rata cash payment of
Executive’s Target Annual Bonus for the year of termination based on service
from commencement of the applicable bonus year through the Effective Date of
Termination.  In addition, the Inducement Grant will fully vest if not already
vested and the Inducement Grant and any Annual Equity Compensation Awards made
prior to the Effective Date of Termination will, to the extent not already
settled, be settled in accordance with the terms of the grant documents
covering such grants or awards and consistent with the terms of this Agreement,
and vesting and all other rights with respect to stock options and other
equity-based compensation awards not covered by Section 6.1 above will be
determined in accordance with the equity incentive plan under which the
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and any applicable grant documents; provided,
however, that Executive shall be considered for such purpose to have been
employed at the end of the calendar year in which the termination
occurred.  Any LTIP Awards that are not
covered by Section 6.1 above or the preceding provisions of this
Section 6.5 will be treated in accordance with the LTIP as then in effect.  The entitlement of Executive to benefits
under any benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement described in
Section 5.1 or 5.2 hereof shall be determined in accordance with the
provisions thereof; provided, however, that, subject to the last sentence of
this Section 6.5, the Company shall provide, at its expense, continued
participation in any medical insurance and dental insurance plans in which
Executive or his dependents participated as of the Effective Date of
Termination for two (2) years following the Effective Date of Termination at
the same coverage level as in effect as of the Effective Date of Termination,
but subject to such modifications as shall be established for senior executives
of the Company.  As a condition to
receiving such continued coverage, Executive may be required to elect continuation
coverage under “COBRA” under the terms of the applicable plans, in which case
the Company shall reimburse Executive for the cost of such continued coverage
at the same coverage level as in effect as of the Effective Date of Termination
but subject to such modifications as shall be established for senior executives
of the Company.

 

6.6                               Termination
for Cause.

 

(a)                                  Subject to Section 6.6(d), the Board
of Directors of the Company may terminate Executive’s employment at any time
during the Employment Period for “Cause,” which termination shall be effective
immediately upon written notice to Executive.

 

(b)                                 For purposes of this Agreement and
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean any
of the following: (i) Executive commits an act of fraud or embezzlement with
respect to the Company or any of its affiliates; (ii) Executive is convicted
of, or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony; (iii)
Executive is grossly negligent in carrying out his duties under this Agreement
and such gross negligence has a material adverse effect on the Company, or (iv)
Executive willfully fails to perform his duties under this Agreement (other
than as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after
delivery of a written demand for substantial performance is delivered by the
Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof to Executive;
provided, however, that an act or failure to act shall be considered “willful”
only if done or omitted to be done not in good faith and without reasonable
belief that such act or omission was in the best interests of the Company.

 

(c)                                  From and after the Effective Date of
Termination, the Company shall have no further obligation to pay any Base
Salary to Executive.  In the event of
such termination:

 

(i)                                     the entitlement of Executive to benefits
under any benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement described in
Section 5.1 or 5.2 shall be determined in accordance with the provisions
thereof;

 

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(ii)                                  any unvested equity or equity-based
compensation awards, including, without limitation, any unvested portion of the
Inducement Grant, shall be forfeited by Executive; and

 

(ii)                                  any LTIP Awards that are not covered by
Section 6.1 or Section 6.6(c)(ii) above will be treated in accordance
with the LTIP as then in effect.

 

(d)                                 Any determination of Cause under this
Agreement shall be based on Executive’s efforts, not his quality of
performance, and shall be made by a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative
vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Board of Directors (not
including Executive if Executive is a member of the Board of Directors) at a
meeting of the Board of Directors called and held for that purpose; provided
that Executive shall have been given written notice of such meeting by
certified mail at least ten (10) business days prior to the meeting and shall
have been given the opportunity to be heard in person with counsel by the Board
of Directors before such resolution is passed. 
Any failure by the Company to follow the procedures set forth in this
Section 6.6(d) in connection with a termination of Executive’s employment
shall result in such termination being deemed to be a termination by the
Company without Cause under Section 6.5; provided, however, that neither
the provision of notice to Executive that a Board meeting will be held to
determine whether there is grounds for a “Cause” termination, nor the holding
of such meeting, shall be construed as a notice of termination pursuant to
Section 6.5 or Section 6.6(a).

 

6.7                               Termination
by Executive for Good Reason.

 

(a)                                  Executive
may terminate his employment hereunder at any time during the Employment Period
for “Good Reason” (as hereinafter defined) by providing the Company with
written notice of termination within ninety (90) days after Executive knows, or
should have known, that an event constituting “Good Reason” has occurred.  Such notice of termination shall state the
Effective Date of Termination, which effective date shall not be less than
thirty (30) days after the date of such notice, except in the case of any event
described in subparagraph 6.7(b)(ii) below, in which case such termination
shall be effective immediately upon the delivery of such notice.  If Executive terminates his employment under
this Section 6.7 for Good Reason (a “Termination for Good Reason”) and a
Change in Control (as defined in Section 7.1) has not occurred within the
twenty-four (24) month period preceding the Effective Date of Termination,
Executive shall receive the same payments and benefits Executive would be
entitled to receive under Section 6.5 following a termination of
employment by the Company without Cause, subject to providing a release of
claims as described therein.  If Executive
terminates his employment under this Section 6.7 for Good Reason and such
a Change in Control has occurred, Executive shall receive the payments and
benefits as are provided pursuant to Section 6.8.

 

(b)                                 “Good
Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following events
without the express written consent of Executive; provided,

 

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however, that any of the events described in subparagraph 6.7(b)(ii)
shall only constitute Good Reason if the Company shall have failed to correct
or remedy such event within thirty (30) days following receipt of written
notice from Executive describing in reasonable detail such event and demanding
correction or remedy:

 

(i)                                     The relocation of Executive’s principal
office to a location that is more than fifty (50) miles from the Company’s
current or future Washington, D.C. area headquarters;

 

(ii)                                  A reduction by the Company in, or a
failure by the Company to pay, any Base Salary required to be paid hereunder,
or a failure by the Company to pay or provide for any earned Annual Bonus, any
earned Annual Equity Compensation Award or any other material earned
compensation or benefits required to be paid or provided for under this
Agreement, in each case when due;

 

(iii)                               A change in Executive’s responsibilities
or titles or any other action that results in Executive no longer being the
sole second highest officer in the Company (excluding Board members who are not
employees of the Company) except in connection with or as a result of a
termination of Executive’s employment pursuant to any provision of this
Section 6;

 

(iv)                              the appointment by the Company of any
person to any position within the Company (excluding Board members who are not
full-time employees of the Company) or the giving to any person of any title
within the Company (excluding titles given to Board members who are not
full-time employees of the Company) that is equal to or greater than
Executive’s other than the current Chief Executive Officer or any future Chief
Executive Officer of the Company; or

 

(v)                                 The failure of the Company to obtain a
satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and perform
the obligations of the Company hereunder, as contemplated by Section 10.1.

 

Executive shall also be entitled to voluntarily terminate his
employment with the Company for any reason by giving not less than five (5)
days’ advance written notice to the Company of his intention to terminate his
employment within the thirty (30)-day period commencing on the first
anniversary of a Change in Control of the Company (as defined in
Section 7.1 hereof) and any such termination shall be considered a
termination for Good Reason after a Change in Control for purposes of this
Agreement.  The continued employment of
Executive after an event constituting Good Reason shall not constitute consent
to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good
Reason, until the passage of ninety (90) days after Executive knew or should
have known that an event constituting “Good Reason” has occurred without
delivery by Executive of a written notice of termination for Good Reason, as
provided above.

 

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6.8                               Termination
After a Change in Control.  If the Company
terminates Executive’s employment for reasons other than death, Disability or
Cause or Executive timely terminates his employment for “Good Reason”, and such
termination occurs during the Employment Period and in anticipation of a Change
in Control or within twenty-four (24) months after a Change in Control, then,
from and after the Effective Date of Termination, the Company shall have no
further obligation to pay any Base Salary to Executive and, in lieu of any
severance amounts payable under Section 6.5 or 6.7, whichever would
otherwise apply, Executive shall be entitled to the payments and benefits
described in the following paragraph, contingent upon executing and returning
to the Company (and not revoking) a release of claims in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B within the time permitted by the Company (which
permitted time period shall not be less than twenty-one (21) days).

 

Within fifteen (15) days following the Effective Date of Termination
(or if later, eight (8) days after Executive provides an executed release of
claims as described above, as long as such release of claims is not revoked by
Executive during the seven (7) day period following its execution by
Executive), the Company shall pay to Executive:  (a) a lump sum cash payment equal to (i) two (2) times the sum of
(A) $1,150,000, (B) Executive’s Target Annual Bonus for the year in which the
termination occurs, and (C) $580,000 and (ii) a pro rata cash payment of
Executive’s Target Annual Bonus for the year of termination based on service
from commencement of the applicable bonus year through the date of termination;
provided, however, that if the Effective Date of Termination occurs on or after
February 2, 2005 but prior to February 2, 2007, the Company shall pay
to Executive, in lieu of the payment provided for in subsection (a)(i)
above, a lump sum cash payment equal to two and one-half (2-1/2) times the sum
of (A) $1,150,000, (B) Executive’s Target Annual Bonus for the year in which
termination occurs and (C) $580,000; and provided further that if the Effective
Date of Termination occurs on or after February 2, 2007, the Company shall
pay to Executive, in lieu of the payments provided for in
subsection (a)(i) above and the preceding proviso, a lump sum cash payment
equal to three (3) times the sum of (A) $1,150,000, (B) Executive’s Target
Annual Bonus for the year in which termination occurs, and (C) $580,000.  In addition, the Inducement Grant will fully vest if not already
vested and the Inducement Grant and any Annual Equity Compensation Awards made
prior to the Effective Date of Termination will, to the extent not already
settled, be settled in accordance with the terms of the grant documents
covering such grants or awards and consistent with the terms of this Agreement,
and vesting of stock options and other equity-based compensation awards not
covered by Section 6.1 above will be treated in accordance with the equity
incentive plan under which the relevant grant was made and any applicable grant
agreements; provided, however, that Executive shall be considered for such
purpose to have been employed at the end of the calendar year in which the
termination occurred.  Any LTIP Awards
that are not covered by Section 6.1 above or the preceding provisions of
this Section 6.8 will be treated in accordance with the LTIP as then in
effect.  The entitlement of Executive to
benefits under any benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement described in
Section 5.1 or 5.2 shall be determined in accordance with the provisions
thereof; provided, however, that, subject to the last sentence of
Section 6.5, the Company shall provide, at its expense, continued
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and dental insurance plans in which Executive or his dependents
participated as of the Effective Date of Termination for two (2) years
following the Effective Date of Termination, as described in Section 6.5.

 

6.9                               Effective
Date of Termination.  For purposes
of this Agreement, the Effective Date of Termination shall mean: in the event
of Executive’s (i) death, his date of death; (ii) Disability, the date
specified in the written notice of termination provided for in
Section 6.3(a); (iii) termination of employment without Cause, the date
specified in the Company’s notice of termination provided for in
Section 6.5; (iv) termination of employment for Cause, the date on which
written notice of termination is delivered to Executive as provided in
Section 6.6(a); (v) termination of employment for Good Reason, the date
specified by Executive in his written notice of termination as provided for in
Section 6.7(a); and (vi) voluntary termination by Executive pursuant to
Section 6.4, the date specified by Executive in his written notice of termination
provided for in Section 6.4.

 

6.10                        Termination
by Mutual Consent; Expiration of Term.  If
at any time during the Employment Period the parties by mutual consent decide
to terminate Executive’s employment or this Agreement on a basis other than
that set forth in this Agreement, they shall do so only by separate written
agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of such termination.

 

6.11                        Cooperation
with Employer After Termination of Employment. 
Following termination of Executive’s employment for any reason,
Executive shall fully cooperate with the Company in all matters relating to any
litigation in which the Company is or becomes involved, and in the winding up
of his pending work on behalf of the Company including, but not limited to, the
orderly transfer of any such pending work to other employees of the Company as
may be designated by the Company.  The
Company agrees to reimburse Executive for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
he incurs in performing any work on behalf of the Company following the
termination of his employment.

 

7.                                      Change
in Control.

 

7.1                               Definition
of “Change in Control.”  A “Change
in Control” of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day
on which any one or more of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

 

(a)                                  The acquisition
of beneficial ownership, as such term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) in a single transaction or series of
related transactions (by tender offer or otherwise), of more than fifty percent
(50%) of the voting securities of the Company by a single person or entity
(other than the Company) or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3)
of the Exchange Act, whether through the acquisition of previously issued and
outstanding voting securities or of voting securities that have not been
previously issued, or any combination thereof; or

 

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(b)                                 There shall be
consummated any consolidation, merger, 
business combination or reorganization involving the Company or the
securities of the Company, in which holders of voting securities of the Company
immediately prior to such consummation own, as a group, immediately after such
consummation, voting securities of the Company (or, if the Company does not
survive such transaction, voting securities of the corporation surviving such
transaction) having less than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power in
an election of directors of the Company (or such other surviving corporation);
or

 

(c)                                  The individuals who
constituted the Company’s Board of Directors as of the date hereof (the
“Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of
the directors of the Company; provided, however, that: (i) individuals whose
election, or whose nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Incumbent Board shall be
considered, for purposes of this Agreement, members of the Incumbent Board; and
provided, further, that no individual shall be considered a member of the
Incumbent Board if such individual initially assumed office as a result of
either an actual or threatened “election contest” (as described in Rule 14a-11
promulgated under the Exchange Act) (an “Election Contest”) or other actual or
threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person or
entity other than the Company’s Board of Directors (a “Proxy Contest”)
including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Election
Contest or Proxy Contest; or

 

(d)                                 There shall be
consummated any sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one transaction or
a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company (on a consolidated basis) to a party which is not a direct or
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, including, without limitation,
any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company (on a consolidated basis) that includes the assets of The
Mills Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating
Partnership”); or

 

(e)                                  The Company (or its
successor) no longer serves as the sole general partner of the Operating
Partnership other than as a result of (i) the merger of the Operating
Partnership with the Company or a subsidiary of the Company, (ii) the
redemption of all limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership by
the Operating Partnership or the purchase of all such limited partnership
interests by the Company, or (iii) the liquidation, dissolution or winding up
of the Operating Partnership.

 

Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Change in Control shall be deemed
not to have occurred with respect to Executive (a) if Executive is involved as
an officer, director, employee, agent, finder, consultant, partner, investor,
creditor or principal, or in any other individual or representative capacity
whatsoever, with an entity that acquires an interest in the Company in a
transaction that otherwise would constitute a Change in Control, and, pursuant
to a written or unwritten agreement or understanding with such entity entered
into prior to or in connection with such transaction (a “Change in Control
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benefit as a
result of or in connection with such transaction (other than compensation
granted or awarded to Executive by the Company in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice pursuant to this Agreement or solely as
a result of his then-current ownership interest in the Company), or (b) any of
the foregoing transactions occurs with any employee benefit plan of the Company
or with any trustee or fiduciary or committee of any employee benefit plan of
the Company, any affiliate of the Company, any direct or indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, or any entity owned, directly or indirectly by the
shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership of stock of the Company prior to the event that would otherwise
constitute a Change in Control.  For
purposes of this Section 7.1, a “material economic benefit” shall mean any
compensation, payment, beneficial ownership interest in the Company or another
entity that is party to any of the foregoing transactions or other economic
benefit (other than compensation granted or awarded to Executive by the Company
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice pursuant to
this Agreement or solely as a result of his then-current ownership interest in
the Company) that has a value equal to or greater than forty percent (40%) of
Executive’s Base Salary in effect as of the effective date of the Change in
Control; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated as a result of
or in connection with such transaction, the amount of compensation paid or
payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be deducted from any compensation paid
or payable pursuant to a Change in Control Agreement in calculating whether
Executive receives or has the right to receive a material economic benefit as a
result of or in connection with such transaction.

 

7.2.                            Certain
Most Favored Nation Provisions.  Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Executive’ entitlement to
Section 280G gross up payments in the event of a Change in Control shall
in no event be less favorable to Executive than those provided to the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer.

 

8.                                      Certain
Employment and Post-Employment Obligations.

 

8.1                               Non-competition
and Non-solicitation.  Unless
Executive obtains the prior written approval of the Company, Executive shall
not, at any time during the Employment Period and for a period of twenty-four
(24) months following the termination of Executive’s employment with the
Company for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, or whether due to the
expiration, non-renewal or termination of this Agreement, directly or
indirectly:

 

(a)                                  engage either individually
or as an officer, director, employee, agent, consultant, partner, investor
(excluding passive investments in voting securities of a publicly traded entity
aggregating less than five percent (5%) of any such entity’s total outstanding
voting securities), creditor, principal or otherwise, in the predevelopment,
development, redevelopment, operation, management or leasing of any type of
retail or entertainment-based shopping centers, malls, strip centers or other
commercial properties, the provision of related services or in any other
businesses then carried on by the Company in any way that would compete with
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Company anywhere in the world; provided, however, that ownership of the
interests referred to in Exhibit D hereto shall not be deemed to violate this
Section 8.1(a)(i), and provided, further, that retail or
entertainment-based shopping centers, malls, strip centers or other commercial
properties with an aggregate square footage of less than 250,000 square feet
shall be deemed not to compete with the business activities of the Company for
purposes of this Section 8.1(a)(i);

 

(b)                                 cause, solicit, entice or induce any employee of the Company or any
employee of any affiliate of the Company to leave the employ of the Company or
such affiliate, to interfere in any manner with the business of the Company or
any such affiliate or to accept employment with, or compensation from,
Executive or any person, entity or business with which Executive is associated
or affiliated or by whom Executive is employed; or

 

(c)                                  use any Proprietary Property
(as defined below) of the Company or any of its affiliates or any other
information obtained from the Company or any of its affiliates for any purpose
other than in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties for the
Company under this Agreement.

 

8.2          Confidentiality Covenants.  Executive
acknowledges that in the course of his employment with the Company, the Company
has provided and will provide Executive with, and Executive has had and will
have access to, material, non-public information and other materials and
information that constitute trade secrets or other intellectual property or
proprietary material of the Company (“Proprietary Property”).  Such Proprietary Property includes, but is
not limited to, information (regardless of the form or medium in which such
information is stored or contained) not generally known in the retail shopping
center industry regarding the operations, market, structure, processes,
techniques, marketing plans, strategies, forecasts, new products or services,
systems, financial information, budgets, projections, plans, drawings,
specifications, licenses, prices, costs, or employees of the Company and/or its
clients, tenants, prospective clients or prospective tenants or the identity
of, or  the Company’s relationship with,
its clients, tenants, prospective clients or prospective tenants and all other
information and materials developed by Executive or other employees of the
Company in connection with their activities for or on behalf of the Company
and/or developed through the use of the Company’s resources, including
trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property.  Such Proprietary Property shall be the sole
and exclusive property of the Company. 
Executive shall have no right, title or interest in and to the
Proprietary Property.   Executive
covenants and agrees that, during the Employment Period and for a period of
thirty-six (36) months thereafter, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
communicate, disclose or divulge to, or use for the benefit of Executive or any
other person (other than the Company), or to the disadvantage of the Company,
the Proprietary Property or any information in any way relating to the
Proprietary Property, without the prior written consent of the Company.  Executive further covenants and agrees that
he shall not, at any time, including any time after expiration of the 36-month
period following termination of his employment, directly or indirectly,
communicate, disclose or divulge to, or use for the benefit of Executive or any
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the Company), or to the disadvantage of the Company, any Proprietary
Property that then constitutes material, non-public information without the
prior written consent of the Company. 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) any disclosure of
Proprietary Property made by Executive pursuant to valid legal process
(including, but not limited to, a subpoena or court order) shall not be
considered a violation of this Section 8.2 so long as Executive has
promptly notified the Company of his receipt of such process and provided the
Company with an opportunity to contest the validity of the process; and (ii)
the term “Proprietary Property” shall not include any information that becomes
public by any means other than a breach by Executive of this Agreement or is
rightfully disclosed to Executive by a third party without restriction and not
in violation of any duty of confidentiality owed to the Company.

 

8.3                               Covenants
Concerning Return of Company Property.  Upon
demand by the Company and/or upon termination of Executive’s employment with
the Company for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary or whether due to
the expiration, non-renewal or termination of this Agreement, Executive shall
promptly deliver to the Company all Proprietary Property and all other property
and materials, belonging to the Company, including, without limitation, all
lists of and information pertaining to the Company’s clients, tenants,
prospective clients or prospective tenants, but excluding materials distributed
to employees of the Company generally and relating to Executive’s rights and obligations
as an employee of the Company.

 

8.4                               Certain
Acknowledgments.  Executive
acknowledges and agrees that:

 

(a)                                  As a key management
person, Executive is involved, on a high level, in the development,
implementation and management of the Company’s development strategies and
plans.  By virtue of Executive’s unique
and sensitive position and special background, employment of Executive by a
competitor of the Company at any time while the covenants set forth in Section 8.1
are in effect represents a serious competitive danger to the Company, and the
use of Executive’s talent and knowledge and information about the Company’s
business strategies can and would constitute a valuable competitive advantage
over the Company;

 

(b)                                 Enforcement of the
covenants set forth in this Section 8 will not prevent Executive from
earning a living in the real estate industry;

 

(c)                                  The Company has made
a substantial investment in Executive and the Company’s business;

 

(d)                                 The restrictions
provided in this Section 8 are reasonable, proper and necessary for the
Company’s protection; and

 

(e)                                  This Agreement is not
intended to restrict Executive from performing work in a role that does not
compete with the then-current business of the Company.

 

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8.5                               Enforcement
and Remedies.

 

(a)                                  If a court of
competent jurisdiction finds Section 8, or any of its restrictions, to be
ambiguous, unenforceable and/or invalid, Executive and the Company agree that
such court shall (i) in the case of ambiguity, read Section 8 as a whole
and interpret the restriction(s) at issue to be enforceable and valid to the
maximum extent allowed by law for the protection of the Company’s business
interests; and (ii) in the case of unenforceability or invalidity, eliminate
such enforceable or invalid provisions from this Agreement to the extent
necessary to permit the remaining provisions to be enforced to the maximum
extent permitted for the protection of the Company’s business interests.

 

(b)                                 Executive
acknowledges that it may be impossible to assess the monetary damages incurred
by his violation of this Section 8, or any of its terms, and that any
threatened or actual violation or breach of this Section 8, or any of its
terms, will constitute immediate and irreparable injury to the Company.  Executive expressly agrees that in addition
to any and all other damages and remedies available to the Company as a result
of Executive’s breach of Section 8, the Company shall be entitled to an
injunction restraining Executive from violating or breaching Section 8 or
any of its terms.

 

8.6                               Mutual Non-Disparagement.  Executive shall not, at any time during or after the Employment
Period, make or publish any derogatory, unfavorable, negative, disparaging,
false, damaging or deleterious written or oral statements or remarks
(including, without limitation, the repetition or distribution of derogatory
rumors, allegations or negative or unfavorable reports or comments) regarding
the Company or any of its affiliates or any members of their respective
managements or the business affairs or performance of the Company or any of its
affiliates or any of their respective managements.  The Company shall not at any time during or after the Employment
Period make or publish any derogatory, unfavorable, negative, disparaging,
false, damaging or deleterious written or oral statements or remarks regarding
Executive or his performance to anyone who is not an officer, director or
employee of the Company or any of its affiliates.  For purposes of this Section 8.6, a statement or remark
shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only if it is made or
authorized by a member of the Board of Directors or executive management of the
Company.  Nothing in this Section 8.6
shall be construed to limit any person’s ability to give truthful testimony
pursuant to valid legal process, including but not limited to, a subpoena or
court order.

 

8.7                               Publication of this Agreement to
Subsequent Employers or Business Associates. 
Executive agrees that, if Executive is offered employment or the
opportunity to enter into any business venture as an owner, partner, consultant
or in any other capacity in the businesses or industries covered by
Section 8 of this Agreement while the restrictions described in
Section 8 of this Agreement are in effect, Executive will inform the
offeror of the existence of Section 8 of this Agreement and provide the
offeror with a copy thereof.  Executive
authorizes the Company to provide a copy of relevant provisions of this
Agreement to any of the persons or entities described herein and to make such
persons aware of Executive’s obligations under this Section 8.

 

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9.                                      Indemnification
and Director’s and Officer’s Liability Insurance.  On or prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company and
Executive shall enter into an Indemnification Agreement substantially in the
form of Exhibit C attached hereto, and the Company shall designate Executive as
a named insured under and provide coverage to Executive under the Company’s
director’s and officer’s liability insurance coverage with respect to services
rendered during the Employment Period in the same amount as provided to other
senior executives of the Company.

 

10.                               Assignment.

 

10.1                        Assignment
by the Company.  This Agreement may,
and shall be, assigned or transferred to, and shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of, any successor of the Company, and any such successor
shall be deemed substituted for all purposes for the “Company” under the terms
of this Agreement (other than for the purpose of determining whether a Change
in Control has occurred under Section 7.1).  Notwithstanding such assignment, the Company (if it survives)
shall remain, with such successor, jointly and severally liable for all its
obligations hereunder.  Except as herein
provided, this Agreement may not otherwise be assigned by the Company.

 

10.2                        Assignment
by Executive.  The services to be
provided by Executive to the Company pursuant to this Agreement are personal to
Executive, and Executive’s duties may not be assigned by Executive; provided,
however, that this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be
enforceable by Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors and
administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.  Unless otherwise required by law, if
Executive dies while any amounts payable to Executive hereunder remain
outstanding, all such amounts shall be paid in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement to the beneficiary designated by Executive in writing to the
Company prior to his death or, if Executive has not designated a beneficiary or
the designated beneficiary does not survive Executive, to Executive’s estate.

 

11.                               General
Provisions.

 

11.1                        Notice.  Any notice required or permitted
hereunder shall be made in writing either (a) by actual delivery of the notice
into the hands of the party thereunder entitled, (b) by the mailing of the
notice in the United States first class mail, certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested, all postage prepaid or (c) by nationally recognized
overnight delivery service, in each case addressed to the party to whom the
notice is to be given at the party’s respective address set forth below, or
such other address as the parties may from time to time designate by written
notice as herein provided.

 

	
  To the Company:

  	
   

  	
  The Mills Corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  1300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Arlington, Virginia 22209

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Attn:  Chief Executive Officer

  

 

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  with a copy to:

  	
   

  	
  The Mills Corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  1300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Arlington, Virginia 22209

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Attn: General Counsel

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  and

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Karen A. Dewis, Esquire

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  McDermott, Will & Emery

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  600 13th St., N.W.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Washington, D.C. 20005

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  To Executive:

  	
   

  	
  Mark Ettenger

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  1317 Flagler Drive

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Mamaroneck, NY  10543

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  with a copy to:

  	
   

  	
  Stephen T. Lindo, Esquire

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  787 Seventh Avenue

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  New York, NY 10019

  

 

The notice shall be deemed to be received in
case (a) on the date of its actual receipt by the party entitled thereto, in
case (b) on the third business day following the date of its mailing, and in
case (c) on the next business day following the date of its delivery to such
nationally recognized overnight delivery service.

 

11.2                        Amendment
and Waiver.  No amendment or
modification of this Agreement shall be valid or binding upon (a) the Company
unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company
or (b) Executive unless made in writing and signed by him.

 

11.3                        Non-Waiver
of Breach.  No failure by either
party to declare a default due to any breach of any obligation under this
Agreement by the other, nor failure by either party to act quickly with regard
thereto, shall be considered to be a waiver of any such obligation, or of any
future breach.

 

11.4                        Severability.  Subject to Section 8.5(a), if any
provision or portion of this Agreement, with the exception of Sections 1, 2 and
4, shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be unaffected thereby and shall
remain in full force and effect.

 

11.5                        Tax
Withholding.  The Company may
withhold from any payments to Executive under this Agreement all federal,
state, city, or other taxes as may be required pursuant to any law or
governmental regulation or ruling.

 

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11.6                        Governing
Law.  To the extent not preempted by
Federal law, the validity and effect of this Agreement and the rights and
obligations of the parties hereto shall be construed and determined in
accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware without
regard to the conflict of laws or choice of law principles thereof.

 

11.7                        Effect
on Prior Agreement.  The Employment
Term Sheet executed by the Company on December 16, 2003 and countersigned
by the Executive on January 20,
2004 (the “Term Sheet”) is hereby deemed terminated and of no further force or
effect as of the date of execution of this Agreement without any consequence to
the Executive or the Company of any kind, and the Term Sheet shall be
considered superceded and replaced for all purposes by this Agreement.

 

11.8                        Entire
Agreement.  This Agreement contains
all of the terms agreed upon by the Company and Executive with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements,
understandings and communications between the parties dealing with such subject
matter hereof, whether oral or written. 
To the extent this Agreement conflicts with any terms, conditions or
agreements set forth in any Company plan, policy or manual, the terms of this
Agreement shall govern.

 

11.9                        Headings.  Numbers and titles to paragraphs and
sections hereof are for information purposes only and, where inconsistent with
the text, are to be disregarded.

 

11.10                 Counterparts.  This agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which when taken together, shall be and constitute one and the same instrument.

 

11.11                 Survival
Beyond Termination.  Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the restrictions and obligations
imposed on the parties that are to be carried out after any termination of
Executive’s employment shall survive termination of Executive’s employment,
whether voluntary or involuntary, or whether due to the expiration, non renewal
or termination of this Agreement, and be binding regardless of the reason for
termination of employment.  Executive
covenants that if Executive should ever seek to avoid his obligations under
Section 6.11, Section 8 or Section 11.5 because Executive
contends that such restrictions are unenforceable as written for any reason,
Executive shall provide notice to the Company in accordance with the provisions
of Section 11.1 of this Agreement setting forth in detail the reasons that
Executive believes such restrictions to be unenforceable.

 

11.12                 Knowing
and Voluntary Execution.  Executive
has carefully read and considered all of the terms of this Agreement, including
Section 8 and the restrictions contained in it.  Executive has freely, willing and knowingly entered into this
Agreement with the intent to be bound by it.

 

11.13                 Prevailing
Parties.  In the event that either
the Company or Executive is successful in whole or in part in any legal or
equitable action against the

 

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other party under this Agreement (either as determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction pursuant to a final, non-appealable order or as agreed
to by the parties pursuant to a duly executed settlement agreement), the
prevailing party in any such dispute shall be entitled to receive a
reimbursement of his or its reasonable attorneys’ fees and related costs
associated with resolving such dispute.

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed on this 10th day of May, 2004, and to be
effective as of the Effective Date.

 

 

	
  The Company:

  	
  THE MILLS
  CORPORATION

  
	
   

  	
  a Delaware corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Laurence C. Siegel

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Laurence C. Siegel

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Its Chairman and Chief

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Executive Officer

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Executive:

  	
  MARK ETTENGER

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ Mark Ettenger

  	
   

  

 

26EXHIBIT 10.1

 

PONDVIEW
PLAZA

 

LEASE

 

THIS
LEASE is entered into and made as of the 26th day of March, 2004 by
and between PONDVIEW PLAZA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, hereinafter
called “Landlord”, and VITAL IMAGES, INC., a Minnesota corporation, hereinafter
called “Tenant”.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

Landlord,
in consideration of the rents and covenants hereinafter set forth, does hereby
demise, let and lease to Tenant, and Tenant does hereby hire, take and lease
from Landlord, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the following
described space, hereinafter called the “Premises”, to have and to hold the
same, with all appurtenances, unto Tenant for the term hereinafter specified.

 

1.                                      DESCRIPTION OF THE
PREMISES

 

The
“Initial Premises” shall consist of approximately 41,085 rentable square feet
of space as shown on the demising plan attached as Exhibit “A” which is
referred to as suite number 300 and consists of the entire third floor of
Pondview Plaza, 5850 Opus Parkway, in the City of Minnetonka, County of
Hennepin, State of Minnesota, (hereinafter called the “Project”), which is
located on the property legally described on Exhibit “B” attached hereto
and made a part hereof.  The Premises
shall be expanded to include approximately 20,856 square feet of rentable area
(the “Additional Premises”) which is located on the second floor of the
Project, as shown on Exhibit “A” attached hereto.  The Additional Premises shall be added to and become a part of
the Premises between February 1, 2007 and July 31, 2007 on a date specified by
Tenant (which date is hereinafter referred to as the “Expansion Date”) which
shall be at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date on which
Tenant desires to add the Additional Premises. 
The Additional Premises shall in any event be added to the Premises no
later than July 31, 2007.  From and
after the Expansion Date, the Premises shall consist of approximately 61,941
square feet of rentable area.  Except as
provided herein to the contrary, the terms and conditions of this Lease shall
apply to the Additional Premises from and after the Expansion Date.

 

2.                                      TERM

 

The
term of this Lease (the “Term”) shall be for a period of seven (7) years and
zero (0) months, commencing February 1, 2005 (the “Commencement Date”), and
ending January 31, 2012 (the “Expiration Date”), subject to adjustment as
provided in Paragraph 6 hereof, unless this Lease shall be sooner
terminated as hereinafter provided.

 

3.                                      RENT

 

For
purposes of Paragraph 3, Rent, the following definitions shall apply:

 

(i)                                     “Lease Year” shall mean the twelve-month
period beginning on the Commencement Date and each anniversary thereof.

 

(ii)                                  “Comparison Year” means the calendar year for
which a Rent Adjustment computation is being made.

 

(iii)                               “Tenant’s Proportionate Share” of Landlord’s
Operating Expenses shall initially mean the percentage determined by dividing
the rentable area of the Initial Premises (approximately 41,085 square feet) by
the total rentable area within the Project (approximately 120,478 square feet)
and is herein fixed as thirty-four and one hundred two one thousandths percent
(34.102%).  Tenant’s Proportionate Share
of Landlord’s Operating Expenses shall increase to fifty-one and four hundred
thirteen one thousandths percent (51.413%) on the Expansion Date.

 

(iv)                              “Taxes” shall mean all real estate taxes,
installments of special assessments, sewer charges, transit taxes, taxes based
upon receipt of rent and any other federal, state or local governmental charge,
general, special, ordinary or extraordinary (excluding income, franchise, or
other taxes based upon Landlord’s income or profit, unless imposed in lieu of
real estate taxes) which shall now or hereafter be levied, assessed or imposed
against the Project and be due and payable in any Lease Year.  Tenant shall be responsible for a prorated
portion of Taxes payable in the first and last Lease Years.

 

(v)                                 “Operating Expenses” shall mean all of
Landlord’s direct costs and expenses of operation and maintenance of the
Project and the surrounding walks, driveways, parking lots and landscaped areas
(within the area described in Exhibit “B”) as determined by Landlord in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or other recognized
accounting practices, consistently applied, including by way of illustration
and not limitation:  Taxes (other than
penalties for late payment); costs (including attorney’s fees) incurred in
connection with any good faith contest of Taxes:  insurance premiums; personal property taxes on personal property
used in the Project; water, electrical and other utility charges other than the
separately billed electrical and other charges described in Paragraph
8 hereof; the charges of any independent contractor who, under a contract
with Landlord, or its representatives, does any of the work of operating,
maintaining or repairing of the Project, service and other charges incurred in
the operation and maintenance of the elevators and the heating, ventilation and
air conditioning system; cleaning services; tools and supplies; landscape
maintenance costs; building security services; license and permit fees;
building management fees (which shall not exceed five percent (5%) of gross
receipts from the Project); wages, bonuses and related employee benefits
payable to the on-site employees of Landlord or its building management agent;
and in general all other costs and expenses which would, under generally
accepted accounting principles, be regarded as operating and maintenance costs
and expenses, including those which would normally be amortized over the useful
life of an expenditure.  Operating
Expenses shall also include all additional direct costs and expenses of
operation and maintenance which Landlord determines that it would have paid or
incurred if the Project had Full Occupancy (Full Occupancy defined as the
greater of actual occupancy or 95%).

 

                If
Landlord shall install a labor saving device, equipment or such other
improvement intended to improve the operating efficiency of any system within
the Project (such as an energy management computer system) then Landlord may,
in determining the amount of Tenant’s Rent Adjustment, add to Operating
Expenses of the Project, in each year during the useful life of such installed
device or equipment through and including the year in which the cost of such
item has been fully recovered, an amount equal to the annual depreciation or
amortization allowance of the cost of such installed device or equipment as
determined in accordance with applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue
Service or generally accepted accounting principles, provided, however,
Landlord shall be permitted to add such cost to Operating Expenses to the
extent Landlord in good faith reasonably determines that estimated Operating
Expense savings equal or exceed the cost of such item (without regard to
whether or not such savings actually occur).

 

                Tenant
or its accountants shall have the right to inspect, at reasonable times and
locations and in a reasonable manner, during the sixty (60) day period
following the delivery of Landlord’s statement of Operating Expenses for a
given calendar year, such of Landlord’s books and records as pertain to and
contain information concerning such costs and

 

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expenses in order to verify the amounts
thereof.  Unless Tenant takes written
exception to any item within sixty (60) days after the furnishing of the
statement (which shall be noted on the item as “paid in protest”), such
statement shall be considered as final and accepted by Tenant.  If Tenant shall dispute any item or items
included in the determination of Landlord’s Operating Expenses for a given
calendar year, and such dispute is not resolved by the parties hereto within
ninety (90) days after the statement for such year was delivered to Tenant,
then either party may, within thirty (30) days thereafter, request that a firm
of certified public accountants mutually selected by Landlord and Tenant render
an opinion as to whether or not the disputed item or items may properly be
included in the determination of Landlord’s Operating Expenses of the Project
for such year; and the opinion of such firm on the matter shall be conclusive
and binding upon the parties hereto. 
The fees and expenses incurred in obtaining such an opinion shall be
borne by Tenant unless Landlord’s statement contains an error of greater than
three percent (3%) of Landlord’s Operating Expenses for the Project adversely
affecting Tenant.  If Tenant shall not
dispute any item or items included in the determination of Landlord’s Operating
Expenses of the Project for a given calendar year within sixty (60) days after
the statement for such year was delivered to it, Tenant shall be deemed to have
approved such statement.

 

(vi)                              “Rent Adjustment” means any amount owed by
Tenant for Operating Expenses or Taxes, or other rental increases, attributable
to costs of the Project.

 

(vii)                           “Rent Adjustment Payment” shall be, within
Landlord’s reasonable estimate from time to time, an amount paid monthly to
Landlord equal to the Rent Adjustments due for the next succeeding calendar
year or part thereof of the Lease Term.

 

(a)                                  Base Rent.  Tenant shall pay to Landlord, at the address listed below in
Paragraph 26, Base Rent for the Premises in the sums specified for the
applicable period set out below:

 

	
  PERIOD

  	
   

  	
  BASE RENT
  RATE

  	
   

  	
  ANNUAL
  BASE RENT

  	
   

  	
  MONTHLY
  BASE RENT

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  February 1, 2005 – January 31, 2006

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  10.75

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  441,663.75

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  36,805.31

  	
   

  
	
  February 1, 2006
  – January 31, 2007

  	
   

  	
  11.00

  	
   

  	
  451,935.00

  	
   

  	
  37,661.25

  	
   

  
	
  February 1, 2007
  – Expansion Date

  	
   

  	
  11.25

  	
   

  	
  462,206.25

  	
   

  	
  38,517.19

  	
   

  
	
  Expansion Date –
  January 31, 2008

  	
   

  	
  11.25

  	
   

  	
  696,836.25

  	
   

  	
  58,069.69

  	
   

  
	
  February 1, 2008
  – January 31, 2009

  	
   

  	
  11.50

  	
   

  	
  712,321.50

  	
   

  	
  59,360.13

  	
   

  
	
  February 1, 2009
  – January 31, 2010

  	
   

  	
  11.75

  	
   

  	
  727,806.75

  	
   

  	
  60,650.56

  	
   

  
	
  February 1, 2010
  – January 31, 2011

  	
   

  	
  12.00

  	
   

  	
  743,292.00

  	
   

  	
  61,941.00

  	
   

  
	
  February 1, 2011
  – January 31, 2012

  	
   

  	
  12.25

  	
   

  	
  758,777.25

  	
   

  	
  63,231.44

  	
   

  
											

 

Base Rent shall be payable in monthly installments in advance, on or
before the first day of each and every month throughout the Term; provided,
however, that if the Commencement Date shall be a day other than the first day
of a calendar month or the Expiration Date shall be a day other than the last
day of a calendar month, the Base Rent installment for such first or last fractional
month shall be pro-rated accordingly. 
Tenant’s obligation to pay Base Rent is a separate and independent
covenant and obligation.  Tenant shall
pay all Base Rent and other sums of money as shall become due from and payable
by Tenant to Landlord under this Lease at the times and in the manner provided
herein, without abatement and without notice, demand, set-off or counterclaim,
except as otherwise provided herein.

 

Tenant
shall pay throughout the term of this Lease as Additional Rent the following
Rent Adjustments:

 

(b)                                 Taxes and Operating Expenses.  Tenant shall pay as Rent Adjustment Tenant’s
Proportionate Share of all Taxes and Operating Expenses.

 

(c)                                  Adjustments for Taxes and Operating
Expenses.  Tenant’s Proportionate Share
of Taxes and Operating Expenses for each Comparison Year shall be estimated
annually by Landlord.  Tenant shall pay
Landlord each month, at the same time as the Base Rent payment is due, an
amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of said annual estimate as Rent Adjustment
Payment.  If Taxes or the cost of
utility or janitorial services increase during a calendar year, Landlord may
increase the amount paid as Rent Adjustment Payment during such year by giving
Tenant written notice to that effect. 
As soon as reasonably feasible after the end of each calendar year and,
in any event, on or before the following May 1 (but subject to delays beyond
Landlord’s reasonable control), Landlord shall prepare and deliver to Tenant a
statement showing Tenant’s actual Rent Adjustment.  Within thirty (30) days after service of the aforementioned
statement, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, or Landlord shall pay to Tenant (in
the case of the last Lease Year) or credit against the next rent payment or
payments due from Tenant, as the case may be, the difference between Tenant’s
actual Rent Adjustment for the preceding calendar year and the Rent Adjustment
Payment paid by Tenant during such year. 
If this Lease shall commence, expire or be terminated on any date other
than the last day of a calendar year, then Tenant’s Proportionate Share of
Operating Expenses for such partial calendar year shall be pro-rated on the
basis of the number of days during the year this Lease was in effect in
relation to the total number of days in such year.  Without limitation on other obligations of Tenant which shall
survive the expiration of the Term, the obligations of Tenant to pay Rent
Adjustment shall survive the expiration of the Term.

 

(d)                                 Net Lease.  Landlord and Tenant intend that this Lease shall be deemed and
construed to be a “net lease” and Base Rent, Rent Adjustment Payments and all
other charges, costs and sums to be paid by Tenant hereunder shall be paid to
Landlord absolutely net and without any charges, assessments, impositions,
expenses or deductions of any kind or nature whatsoever.

 

(e)                                  Service Charge.  Tenant’s failure to make any monetary payment required of Tenant
hereunder within five (5) business days of the due date therefore shall result
in the imposition of a service charge for such late payment in the amount of
ten percent (10%) of the amount due.  In
addition, any sum not paid within thirty (30) days of the due date therefore
shall bear interest at a rate equal to the greater of eighteen percent (18%) or
the prime rate plus two percent (2%) per annum (or such lesser percentage as
may be the maximum amount permitted by law) from the first day of the first
month following the date due until paid.

 

4.                                      SECURITY DEPOSIT

 

                (a)                                  Landlord initially waives the requirement
that Tenant pay a security deposit to Landlord.  If at any time during the Term, Tenant fails to pay any
installment of rent or any other charges required to be paid to Landlord
hereunder and such failure continues beyond the period given to cure such default
as set forth in paragraph 19(a) hereof, Landlord may by notice to Tenant
require the immediate deposit as a security deposit of a sum equal to one (1)
month of the then gross rent for the Premises (the “Security Deposit”).  Such deposit shall be held as security for
the performance and observance by Tenant of all of its obligations under the
terms, conditions and covenants of this Lease throughout the Term of this
Lease.  If Tenant performs and observes
all of the terms, conditions and covenants of this Lease which are required to
be performed and observed by it, Landlord shall return the Security Deposit, or
balance thereof then held by Landlord, to Tenant (within thirty (30) days)
after the Expiration Date or after Tenant surrenders possession of the
Premises, whichever is later.  In the event
of a default by Tenant in the payment of rent or the performance or observance
of any of the other terms, conditions or covenants of this Lease which default
continues beyond any applicable grace, notice and/or cure period available to
Tenant hereunder, then Landlord may, at its option and after notice, apply all
or any part of the Security Deposit in payment of such rent or to cure any
other such default; and if Landlord does so, Tenant shall, upon request,
deposit with Landlord the amount so applied so that Landlord will have on hand
at all times throughout the Term of this Lease the full amount of the Security
Deposit.  Landlord shall not be required
to hold the Security Deposit as a separate account, but may commingle it with
Landlord’s other funds.  The use,
application or retention of the Security Deposit or any portion thereof by
Landlord shall not prevent Landlord from exercising any other right or remedy
provided by this Lease or by law (it being intended that Landlord

 

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shall not first be required to proceed against the Security Deposit)
and shall not operate as a limitation on any recovery to which Landlord may
otherwise be entitled.

 

(b)                                 In the event of a sale or any other
transfer of the Project, Landlord shall have the right to transfer the Security
Deposit to its purchaser and Landlord shall thereupon be released by Tenant
from all responsibility for the return of such deposit; and Tenant agrees to
look solely to such purchaser for the return of such deposit.  In the event of an assignment of this Lease,
the Security Deposit shall be deemed to be held by Landlord as a deposit made
by the assignee, and Landlord shall have no further responsibility for the
return of such deposit to the assignor.

 

5.                                      TENANT FINISH
IMPROVEMENTS

 

Landlord
shall construct certain tenant finish improvements to the Initial Premises in
accordance with the schematic drawings and specifications attached to this
Lease, made a part hereof and marked Exhibit “C” and the Work Letter
attached to this Lease, made a part hereof and marked Exhibit “F”.  Landlord shall also construct tenant finish
improvements for the Additional Premises in accordance with schematic drawings
and specifications to be agreed to by Landlord and Tenant and attached to this
Lease as Exhibit “C-1” and the Work Letter.

 

6.                                      DELIVERY OF
POSSESSION; ADJUSTMENT OF TERM

 

(a)                                  Early Delivery of Possession.  Landlord expects that it will have the
Tenant Finish Improvements completed and the Initial Premises ready for
occupancy on or before the Commencement Date. 
Tenant shall have access to the Initial Premises three (3) weeks prior
to the Commencement Date for the limited purpose of installing furniture,
fixtures and cabling.  Any such
occupancy by Tenant prior to the Commencement Date shall be subject to all of
the terms, conditions and covenants of this Lease other than the Term and the
obligation to pay rent as provided in Paragraphs 2 and 3 hereof.  In such event, Tenant shall not be obligated
to pay Base Rent or the Rent Adjustment for the period between such date and
the Commencement Date.

 

(b)                                 Late Delivery of Possession.  If Landlord determines that it will be
unable to substantially to complete the Tenant Finish Improvements and have the
Initial Premises ready for occupancy by the Commencement Date for delays caused
by Landlord or Landlord’s contractor, Landlord shall give Tenant written notice
to that effect, and thereafter the Commencement Date shall be postponed to the
earlier of (i) the date upon which Landlord tenders possession of the
Initial Premises or (ii) the thirtieth (30th) day after Landlord shall
have notified Tenant in writing of the date the Initial Premises will be ready
for occupancy.  In the event of such
postponement, the Term of this Lease shall remain the same, but the Expiration
Date shall be extended for the same number of days the Commencement Date was
postponed; Tenant’s obligation to pay rent shall be postponed for a like number
of days, and Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any loss or damage
resulting from Landlord’s delay in delivering possession of the Initial
Premises to Tenant.  Should the
completion date be delayed by cause of Tenant, then the Commencement Date shall
remain as if there were no delay in completion.  If Landlord is unable to substantially complete the Tenant Finish
Improvements and deliver the Initial Premises to Tenant for occupancy within
ninety (90) days after the scheduled Commencement Date set forth in Paragraph 2
above and if such failure is not attributable to causes beyond Landlord’s
reasonable control or to a “Tenant Delay” (as such term is defined in
Paragraph 3 of the Work Letter), Tenant shall have the right to terminate
this Lease by giving written notice thereof to Landlord with such termination
to be effective on a date which is thirty (30) days after receipt by Landlord
of Tenant’s notice but only if Landlord is unable, within such thirty (30) day
period, to substantially complete the Tenant Finish Improvements and deliver
the Initial Premises to Tenant for occupancy.

 

(c)                                  Tenant’s Acceptance of the Premises.  Upon delivery of possession of the Initial
Premises and the Additional Premises to Tenant as hereinbefore provided, Tenant
shall give Landlord an Estoppel Letter, in the form attached to this Lease,
made a part hereof and marked Exhibit “E”, signed by an officer or
principal of Tenant acknowledging (i) the original or revised Commencement
Date and Expiration Date of this Lease, and (ii) that Tenant has accepted
the applicable portion of the Premises for occupancy and that the condition of
such space, including the Tenant Finish Improvements constructed thereon, and
that the Project was at the time satisfactory and in conformity with the
provisions of this Lease in all respects, except for any latent defects or
punchlist items as to which Tenant shall give written notice to Landlord within
thirty (30) days after Landlord has delivered possession of the applicable
Premises.  Landlord shall as promptly
thereafter as is reasonably possible correct all such defects and, subject to
unavoidable delays, Landlord shall complete correction of such defects within
ninety (90) days after receipt of Tenant’s notice.  Tenant’s Estoppel Letter, fully executed, shall be attached to
and made a part of this executed Lease. 
A certificate signed by Landlord’s architect stating that such
improvements were substantially completed in accordance with such plans and
specifications shall be conclusive and binding upon Tenant, subject to
correction by Landlord of latent defects and punchlist items identified in
Tenant’s notice.

 

7.                                      USE OF THE PREMISES

 

(a)                                  Specific Use.  The Premises shall be occupied and used exclusively for general
office purposes and for legal purposes incidental thereto, and shall not be
used for any other purpose.

 

(b)                                 Covenants Regarding Use.  In connection with its use of the Premises,
Tenant agrees to do the following:

 

(i)                                     Tenant shall use the Premises and conduct
its business thereon in a safe, careful, reputable and lawful manner; shall keep
and maintain the Premises in as good a condition as they were when Tenant first
took possession thereof, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and shall make all
necessary repairs to the Premises other than those which Landlord is obligated
to make as provided elsewhere herein.

 

(ii)                                  Tenant shall not commit, nor allow to be
committed, in, on or about the Premises or the Project, any act of waste,
including any act which might deface, damage or destroy the Project or any part
thereof; use or permit to be used on the Premises any hazardous substance,
equipment or other thing which might cause injury to person or property or
increase the danger of fire or other casualty in, on or about the Premises;
permit any objectionable or offensive noise or odors to be emitted from the
Premises; or do anything, or permit anything to be done, which would, in
Landlord’s reasonable opinion, disturb other tenants occupying leased space in
the Project.

 

(iii)                               Tenant shall not overload the floors of
the Premises beyond their designed weight-bearing capacity.  Landlord reserves the right to direct the
positioning of all heavy equipment, furniture and fixtures which Tenant desires
to place in the Premises so as to distribute properly the weight thereof, and
to require the removal of any equipment or furniture which exceeds the weight
limit specified herein.  Tenant shall
provide Landlord with specifications of all heavy equipment, furniture and
fixtures during the space planning and design process.

 

                (iv)                              Tenant shall not use the Premises, nor
allow the Premises to be used, for any purpose or in any manner which would, in
Landlord’s reasonable opinion, invalidate any policy of insurance now or
hereafter carried on the Project or increase the rate of premiums payable on
any such insurance policy.  Should
Tenant fail to comply with this covenant, Landlord may, at its option, require
Tenant to stop engaging in such activity or to reimburse Landlord as additional
rent for any increase in premiums charged during the term of this Lease on the
insurance carried by Landlord on the Premises and attributable to the use being
made of the Premises by Tenant.

 

(v)                                 Tenant shall use the Premises and conduct
its business thereon in a manner which is designed to prevent unusual moisture
conditions or mold growth particularly in kitchen areas, janitor closets,
bathrooms, breakrooms and around outside walls.  Tenant shall use good housekeeping and ventilation practices for
moisture control and mold prevention and in particular, Tenant shall not block
or inhibit the flow of return or make-up air into the HVAC system.    Tenant shall immediately notify Landlord
and Landlord’s building manger if Tenant observes any mold, mildew or moisture
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(including leaks) and shall allow Landlord
and its building manager to inspect the Premises, make recommendations to
Tenant for curative action and/or take appropriate corrective action.

 

(c)                                  Compliance with Laws.  Tenant shall not use or permit the use of
any part of the Premises for any purpose prohibited by law.  Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole expense,
comply with all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders of
any federal, state, municipal or other governmental agency thereof having
jurisdiction over and relating to the use, condition and occupancy of the
Premises, except that after completion of construction of the Tenant Finish
Improvements, Tenant shall not be responsible for or required to make
structural repairs to the Project or the Premises unless, in the case of the
latter, they are occasioned by its own particular use of the Premises or
negligence.

 

(d)                                 Compliance with Project Rules and
Regulations.  Rules and regulations
governing the use and occupancy of the Premises and all other leased space in
the Project have been adopted by Landlord for the mutual benefit and protection
of all tenants in the Project.  Tenant
shall comply with and conform to the rules and regulations currently in effect,
which are attached to this Lease, made a part hereof and marked
Exhibit “D”.  Landlord shall have
the right to change such rules and regulations or to make new rules and
regulations from time to time in any manner that it deems necessary or
desirable in order to insure the safety, care and cleanliness of the Project
and the preservation of order therein so long as any such changes or new rules
are uniformly applied to all tenants of the Project.  Any such amendments to the rules and regulations shall be set
forth in writing and shall be given to Tenant, who shall thereafter comply with
and conform to the same.

 

(e)                                  Compliance with Zoning.  Tenant knows the character of its operation
in the Premises and that applicable zoning ordinances and regulations are of
public record. Tenant shall have sole responsibility for its compliance
therewith, and Tenant’s inability so to comply shall not be cause for Tenant to
terminate this Lease.

 

8.                                      UTILITIES AND OTHER
BUILDING SERVICES

 

(a)                                  Services to be Provided.  Landlord shall furnish Tenant, between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday and 8:00
a.m. and noon on Saturday of each week except on legal holidays and except as
noted below, with the following utilities and other building services to the
extent reasonably necessary for Tenant’s comfortable use and occupancy of the
Premises for general office use or as may be required by law or directed by
governmental authority:

 

(i)                                     Heating, ventilation and air conditioning;

 

(ii)                                  Electricity for lighting and operating
business machines and equipment in the Premises and the common areas and
facilities of the Project;

 

(iii)                               Water for lavatory and drinking purposes;

 

(iv)                              Automatic elevator service;

 

(v)                                 Cleaning and janitorial service, including
the supplying and installing of paper towels, toilet tissue and soap in common
washrooms on Monday through Friday of each week except legal holidays;

 

(vi)                              Washing of interior and exterior windows
at intervals reasonably established by Landlord;

 

(vii)                           Replacement of all lamps, bulbs, starters
and ballasts used in common areas of the Project;

 

(viii)                        Cleaning and maintenance of the common
areas and facilities of the Project and the walks, driveways, parking lots and
landscaped areas adjacent to the Project, including the removal of rubbish and
snow; and

 

(ix)                                Repair and maintenance of the Project and
certain systems within the Premises to the extent specified in
Paragraph 11(a) hereof.

 

The services
listed in subparagraphs (a)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) shall, subject to
temporary interruptions necessary in order to maintain and repair such
services, be available on a twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per
week basis provided that HVAC shall be available subject to Landlord’s
temperature setback points as the same may be adjusted from time to time.

 

(b)                                 Additional Services.  If Tenant requests any other utilities or
building services in addition to those identified above or any of the above
utilities or building services in frequency, scope, quality or quantities greater
than that which Landlord reasonably determines are normally required by other
tenants in the Project for general office use, then Landlord shall use
reasonable efforts to attempt to furnish Tenant with such additional utilities
or building services.  In the event
Landlord is able to and does furnish such additional utilities or building
services, the cost thereof shall be borne by Tenant, who shall reimburse
Landlord monthly for the same as provided in Paragraph 8(d) hereof.

 

If
any lights, machines or equipment (including but not limited to computers) used
by Tenant in the Premises materially affect the temperature otherwise
maintained by the Project’s air conditioning system, Landlord shall have the
right to install any machinery or equipment which Landlord considers reasonably
necessary in order to restore the temperature balance between the Premises and
rest of the Project, including that which modifies the Project’s air
conditioning system.  All costs expended
by Landlord to install any such machinery and equipment and any additional cost
of operation and maintenance occasioned thereby shall be borne by Tenant, who
shall reimburse Landlord for the same as provided in Paragraph 8(d)
hereof.

 

Tenant
shall not install nor connect any electrical machinery or equipment other than
the business machines and equipment typically used for general office use by
tenants in office buildings comparable to the Project (a personal computer
being an example of such a typical electrical equipment) nor any water-cooled
machinery or equipment without Landlord’s prior written consent.  If Landlord determines that the machinery or
equipment to be so installed or connected exceeds the designed load capacity of
the Project’s electrical system or is in any way incompatible therewith will
materially affect utility costs, then Landlord shall have the right, as a
condition to granting its consent, to make such modifications to any utility
system or other parts of the Project or the Premises, or to require Tenant to
make such modifications to the equipment to be installed or connected, as
Landlord considers to be reasonably necessary before such equipment may be so
installed or connected.  The cost of any
such modifications shall be borne by Tenant, who shall reimburse Landlord for
the same (or any portion thereof paid by Landlord) as provided in
Paragraph 8(d) hereof.

 

                (c)                                  Interruption of Services.  Tenant understands, acknowledges and agrees
that any one or more of the utilities or other building services identified
above may be interrupted by reason of accident, emergency or other causes
beyond Landlord’s control, or may be discontinued or diminished temporarily by
Landlord or other persons until certain repairs, alterations or improvements
can be made; that Landlord does not represent or warrant the uninterrupted
availability of such utilities or building services; and that any such
interruption shall not be deemed an eviction or disturbance of Tenant’s right
to possession, occupancy and use of the Premises or any part thereof, or render
Landlord liable to Tenant in damages by abatement of rent or otherwise, or
relieve Tenant from the obligation to perform its covenants under this Lease,
provided, however, that if the services described in Paragraph 8(a) are
interrupted, such interruption continues for more than three (3) consecutive
business days and restoration of such services is reasonably within Landlord’s
control, Tenant may, to the extent the Premises are rendered untenantable,
abate payment of Base Rent and Rent Adjustment Payment from the time of
interruption until such services are restored. 
Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to interrupt
utility services during normal business hours and, to the extent reasonably
possible, perform repairs to such services after normal business hours if
interruption would materially and adversely affect Tenant’s ability to do
business in the Premises.

 

(d)                                 Payment for Utilities and Building
Services.  The cost of additional
utilities and other building services furnished by Landlord at the request of
Tenant or as a result of Tenant’s activities as provided in Paragraph 8(b)
hereof shall be borne by Tenant, who shall be separately billed therefore and
who shall reimburse and pay Landlord monthly for the same as additional rent,
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same time the next monthly installment of Base Rent and other
additional rent is due.  Tenant agrees
to give reasonable advance notice, in writing, to Landlord of its request for
additional services.  The cost of
additional utilities including after-hours HVAC shall be billed to Tenant at
Landlord’s actual cost.

 

(e)                                  Energy Conservation.  Notwithstanding anything to contrary in this
Paragraph 8 or elsewhere in this Lease, Landlord shall have the right to
institute such policies, programs and measures as may be necessary or
desirable, in Landlord’s reasonable discretion, for the conservation and/or
preservation of energy related services, or as may be required to comply with
any applicable codes, rules and regulations, whether mandatory or voluntary.

 

9.                                      PARKING

 

Landlord
hereby gives to Tenant’s employees, agents, customers and invitees and in
common with other tenants in the Project and to their employees, agents,
customers and invitees, the right to unallocated parking in the surface parking
areas serving the Project, subject to the Rules and Regulations from time to
time promulgated by Landlord.  Tenant is
not entitled to the exclusive use of any particular parking space or portion of
the surface parking areas serving the Project.

 

10.                               SIGNS

 

Except
as provided in the Addendum to Lease attached hereto, Tenant shall not
inscribe, paint, affix or display any signs, advertisements or notices on or in
the Project or in the Premises and visible from outside the Premises, except
for such tenant identification information as Landlord at its reasonable
discretion permits to be included and agrees to install on the directory board
in the main lobby and on the tenant access doors to the Premises.

 

11.                               REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE,
ALTERATIONS, IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXTURES

 

(a)                                  Repair and Maintenance of Project.  Landlord shall keep and maintain in good
order, condition and repair the roof, exterior and interior load-bearing walls
(including any plate glass windows comprising a part thereof), foundation,
basement, the common areas and facilities of the Project and the electrical,
plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems serving the
Premises and other parts of the Project, except that the repair and maintenance
of any electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning
components which have been installed in the Premises pursuant to the provisions
of Paragraph 8(b) hereof shall be the responsibility of Tenant.  The cost of all non-capitalized repairs
required to be made by Landlord shall be an operating expense of the Project
unless made necessary by the negligence, misuse or default of Tenant, its
employees, agents, customers or invitees, in which event they shall be borne by
Tenant, who shall be separately billed and shall reimburse Landlord for the
same as additional rent.

 

(b)                                 Repair and Maintenance of Premises.  Except as provided in Paragraph 11(a)
hereof, Tenant shall, at its own expense, keep and maintain the Premises in
good order, condition and repair at all times during the Term, and Tenant shall
promptly repair all damage to the Premises and replace or repair all damaged or
broken fixtures, equipment and appurtenances with materials equal in quality
and class to the original materials, under the supervision and subject to the
approval of Landlord, and within any reasonable period of time specified by
Landlord.  If Tenant fails to do so,
Landlord may, but need not make such repairs and replacements, and Tenant shall
pay Landlord the cost thereof, including Landlord’s Costs, forthwith upon being
billed for same.  As used in this Lease,
the term “Landlord’s Costs” shall mean five percent (5%) of any costs or
expenses paid by Landlord, in order to reimburse Landlord for all overhead,
general conditions, fees and other costs and expenses arising from Landlord’s
actions or involvement.

 

(c)                                  Alterations or Improvements.  Tenant shall not make, nor permit to be
made, alterations or improvements to the Premises, unless Tenant obtains the
prior written consent of Landlord thereto, which, except as provided in the
next sentence, shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  Landlord may approve or disapprove, in
Landlord’s discretion, any improvements proposed by Tenant which may affect the
electrical, plumbing, HVAC or other building systems, provided, however,
Landlord shall not arbitrarily disapprove improvements proposed by Tenant if
the work does not materially and adversely affect building systems or other
tenants in the Project.  If Landlord
permits Tenant to make any such alterations or improvements, Tenant shall make
the same in accordance with all applicable laws and building codes, in a good
and workmanlike manner and in quality equal to or better than the original
construction of the Project and shall comply with such requirements as Landlord
considers reasonably necessary or desirable, including without limitation the
provision by Tenant to Landlord with security for the payment of all costs to
be incurred in connection with such work, requirements as to the manner in
which and the times at which such work shall be done and the contractor or
subcontractors to be selected to perform such work and the posting and
re-posting of notices of Landlord’s non-responsibility for mechanics’ liens.  Tenant shall promptly pay all costs
attributable to such alterations and improvements and shall indemnify, defend
and hold harmless Landlord from and against any mechanic’s liens or other liens
or claims filed or asserted as a result thereof and against any costs or expenses
which may be incurred as a result of building code violations attributable to
such work.  Tenant shall promptly repair
any damage to the Premises or the Project caused by any such alterations or
improvements.  Any alterations or
improvements to the Premises, except movable office furniture and equipment and
trade fixtures, shall at Landlord’s election, either (i) become a part of
the realty and the property of Landlord, and shall not be removed by Tenant, or
(ii) be removed by Tenant upon the expiration or sooner termination hereof
and any damage caused thereby repaired at Tenant’s cost and expense if Landlord
has so required such removal at the time Tenant seeks consent for the
work.  In the event Tenant so fails to
remove same, Landlord may have same removed and the Premises so repaired at
Tenant’s expense.  At Landlord’s
election, Landlord and Landlord’s architect, engineers or contractors shall
have the right to supervise all construction operations within the Premises,
and Tenant shall promptly pay Landlord’s Costs of such supervision.

 

(d)                                 Trade Fixtures.  Any trade fixtures installed on the Premises by Tenant at its own
expense, such as movable partitions, counters, shelving, showcases, mirrors and
the like may, and, at the request of Landlord, shall be removed on the
Expiration Date or earlier termination of this Lease, provided that Tenant is
not then in default, that Tenant bears the cost of such removal, and further
that Tenant repair at its own expense any and all damage to the Premises
resulting from the original installation of and subsequent removal of such
trade fixtures.  If Tenant fails so to
remove any and all such trade fixtures from the Premises on the Expiration Date
or earlier termination of this Lease, Landlord may have same removed and the
Premises restored to their prior condition at Tenant’s expense.

 

(e)                                  Wiring and Cabling.  Any wiring or cabling installed by Tenant in
the Premises or in shafts, ducts or portions of the Common Areas shall be
removed by Tenant at Tenant’s expense on or before the Expiration Date or
earlier termination of this Lease.  If
Tenant fails to remove any such wiring or cabling, Landlord may have the same
removed at Tenant’s expense.

 

                (f)                                    Storefront.  If the Premises includes storefront glass entrances or walls at
or near public spaces in the Project, Tenant must have specific approval by
Landlord of all colors and materials for floorcovering, wallcovering,
furniture, open landscape partitions, and artwork prior to installation.

 

(g)                                 Reserved Rights.  Landlord reserves the right to decorate and to make, at any time
or times, at its own expense, repairs, alterations, additions and improvements,
structural or otherwise, in or to the Project or part thereof, and to make, at
any time or times, at its own expense, repairs, alterations, additions and
improvements, structural or otherwise, in or to the Premises as may be
reasonably necessary and to perform any acts related to the safety, protection
or preservation thereof, and during such operations to take into and through
the Premises or any part of the Project all material and equipment required and
to close or temporarily suspend operation of entrances, doors, corridors,
elevators or other facilities, provided that Landlord shall cause as little
inconvenience or annoyance to Tenant as is reasonably necessary in the
circumstances, and shall not do any act which permanently reduces the size of
the Premises or permanently reduces the number of parking spaces serving the
Project below the number required by applicable codes and regulations.  Landlord may do any such work during
ordinary business hours and Tenant shall pay Landlord for overtime and for any
other expenses incurred if such work is done during other hours at Tenant’s request.

 

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12.                               FIRE OR OTHER
CASUALTY; CASUALTY INSURANCE

 

(a)                                  Substantial Destruction of the
Project.  If the Project should be
substantially destroyed (which, as used herein, means destruction or damage to
at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Project) by fire or other casualty,
either party hereto may, at its option, terminate this Lease by giving written
notice thereof to the other party within thirty (30) days of such
casualty.  In such event, the rent shall
be apportioned to and shall cease as of the date of such casualty.  If neither party exercises this option, then
the Premises shall be reconstructed and restored, at Landlord’s expense, to
substantially the same condition as they were prior to the casualty.

 

(b)                                 Substantial Destruction of the
Premises.  If the Premises should be
substantially destroyed, or rendered wholly untenantable for the purpose for
which they were leased, by fire or other casualty and the Project is not
substantially destroyed as provided above, then the parties hereto shall have
the following options:

 

(i)                                     Tenant may require that the Premises be
reconstructed and restored, at Landlord’s expense, to substantially the same
condition as they were prior to the casualty, except for repair or replacement
of Tenant’s personal property, equipment and trade fixtures, which shall remain
Tenant’s responsibility.  This option
shall be exercised by Tenant giving written notice to Landlord within thirty
(30) days after the date of the casualty, and upon the exercise thereof rent
shall be abated from the date of the casualty until substantial completion of
the reconstruction of the Premises, whereupon this Lease shall continue in full
force and effect for the balance of the Term upon the same terms, conditions
and covenants as are contained herein. 
If this option is not so exercised by Tenant, Landlord shall then have
the right and option, to be exercised within thirty (30) days following the
expiration of Tenant’s option period, by the giving of written notice to
Tenant, to reconstruct and restore the Premises to substantially the same
condition as they were prior to the casualty or, Landlord, at its option, shall
make available reasonably comparable space in the Project to accommodate
Tenant.  In either such event, this
Lease shall continue in full force and effect for the balance of the Term upon
the same terms, conditions, and covenants as are contained herein; provided,
however, that the rent shall be abated from the date of the casualty until
substantial completion of the reconstruction of the Premises or notice by
Landlord that comparable space is ready for Tenant to occupy.  If Landlord fails to exercise either of
these aforementioned options, this Lease shall be terminated as of the date of
the casualty, to which date rent shall be apportioned and shall cease.

 

(ii)                                  If the casualty occurs during the last
twelve (12) months of the Term, either party shall have the right and option to
terminate its Lease as of the date of the casualty, which option shall be
exercised by written notice to be given by either party to the other party
within thirty (30) days therefrom.  If
this option is exercised, rent shall be apportioned to and shall cease as of
the date of the casualty.

 

(c)                                  Partial Destruction of the Premises.  If the Premises should be rendered partially
untenantable for the purpose for which they were leased (which, as used herein,
means such destruction or damage as would prevent Tenant from carrying on its
business on the Premises to an extent not exceeding forty percent (40%) of its
normal business activity) by fire or other casualty, then such damaged part of
the Premises shall be reconstructed and restored, at Landlord’s expense, to
substantially the same condition as it was prior to the casualty; rent shall be
abated in the proportion which the approximate area of the damaged part bears
to the total area in the Premises from the date of the casualty until
substantial completion of the reconstruction repairs; and this Lease shall
continue in full force and effect for the balance of the Term.  Landlord shall use reasonable diligence in
completing such reconstruction repairs, but in the event Landlord fails to
complete the same within two hundred (200) days from the date of the casualty,
Tenant may, at its option, terminate this Lease upon giving Landlord written
notice to that effect, whereupon both parties shall be released from all
further obligations and liability hereunder.

 

(d)                                 Casualty Insurance.  Landlord shall be responsible for insuring
and shall at all times during the Term carry, as an Operating Expense of the
Project, a policy of insurance which insures the Project, including the
Premises, against loss or damage by fire or other casualty (namely, the perils
against which insurance is afforded by the standard fire insurance policy and
extended coverage endorsement); provided, however, that Landlord shall not be
responsible for, and shall not be obligated to insure against, any loss or
damage to personal property (including, but not limited to, any furniture,
machinery, equipment, goods or supplies) of Tenant or which Tenant may have on
the Premises or any trade fixtures installed by or paid for by Tenant on the
Premises or any additional improvements which Tenant may construct on the
Premises.  If Tenant’s operation or the
Tenant Finish Improvements installed by Landlord pursuant to the provisions of
Paragraph 5(a) hereof or any alterations or improvements made by Tenant
pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 11(c) hereof are substantially
different from the Tenant Improvements described in Exhibit ”C” and result
in an increase in the premiums charged during the Term on the casualty
insurance carried by Landlord on the Project, then the cost of such increase in
insurance premiums shall be borne by Tenant, who shall reimburse Landlord for
the same as additional rent after being billed therefore.  Tenant shall at all times during the Term,
carry, at its own expense, property insurance covering its personal property,
trade fixtures installed by or paid for by Tenant or any additional
improvements which Tenant may construct on the Premises which coverage shall be
no less than eighty percent (80%) of replacement value.  Tenant shall also carry business
interruption insurance on such terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to
Landlord.  Tenant shall furnish Landlord
with a certificate evidencing that such coverages are in full force and effect.

 

(e)                                  Waiver of Subrogation.  Landlord and Tenant hereby release each
other and each other’s employees, agents, customers and invitees from any and
all liability for any loss, damage or injury to property occurring in, on or
about or to the Premises, improvements to the Project or personal property
within the Project, by reason of fire or other casualty which are covered by
applicable standard fire and extended coverage insurance policies.  Because the provisions of this paragraph
will preclude the assignment of any claim mentioned herein by way of
subrogation or otherwise to an insurance company or any other person, each
party to this Lease shall give to each insurance company which has issued to it
one or more policies of fire and extended coverage insurance notice of the
terms of the mutual releases contained in this paragraph, and have such
insurance policies properly endorsed, if necessary, to prevent the invalidation
of insurance coverages by reason of the mutual releases contained in this
paragraph.

 

13.                               GENERAL PUBLIC
LIABILITY, INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE

 

(a)                                  Except for the negligence or intentional
misconduct of Landlord, Landlord’s agents, servants or employees, Tenant shall
be responsible for, shall insure against, and shall indemnify Landlord and hold
it harmless from, any and all liability for any loss, damage or injury to
person or property, arising out of use, occupancy or operations of Tenant and
occurring in, on or about the Premises and Tenant hereby releases Landlord from
any and all liability for the same. 
Tenant’s obligation to indemnify Landlord hereunder shall include the
duty to defend against any claims asserted by reason of such loss, damage or
injury and to pay any judgments, settlements, costs, fees and expenses,
including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection therewith.

 

                (b)                                 Tenant shall at all times during the Term
carry, at its own expense, for the protection of Tenant, Landlord and
Landlord’s management agent, as their interests may appear, one or more
policies of general public liability and property damage insurance, issued by
one or more insurance companies reasonably acceptable to Landlord, covering Tenant’s
use, occupancy and operations providing minimum coverages of $1,000,000
combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage per occurrence with
$2,000,000 aggregate coverage.  Such
insurance policy or policies shall name Landlord, its agents and employees, as
insureds and shall provide that they may not be canceled or materially changed
on less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to Landlord.  Tenant shall furnish Landlord with
certificates evidencing such insurance. 
Should Tenant fail to carry such insurance and furnish Landlord with
copies of all such policies within ten (10) days after a written request to do
so, Landlord shall have the right to obtain such insurance and collect the cost
thereof from Tenant as additional rent. 
Landlord shall have the right during the term of this Lease to adjust
the minimum coverage levels stipulated above upon written notice to Tenant
provided any adjustment to minimum coverage levels is consistent with insurance
required by owners of similar office properties located in the Minneapolis/St.
Paul metropolitan area.  Within thirty
(30) days of such written notice, Tenant shall provide Landlord with evidence
of such adjustment.  Tenant shall also

 

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provide Landlord with certificates evidencing workers’ compensation
insurance coverage.  Tenant’s insurance
coverages required hereby shall be deemed to be additional obligations of
Tenant and shall not be a discharge or limitation of Tenant’s indemnity obligations
contained in Paragraph 13(a) hereof.

 

(c)                                  Except for the negligence or intentional
misconduct of Tenant, or Tenant’s agents, servants or employees, Landlord shall
be responsible for, shall have the obligation to insure against, and shall
indemnify Tenant and hold it harmless from, any and all liability for any loss,
damage or injury to person or property occurring in, on or about the common
areas and facilities for the Project and the walks, driveways, parking lot and
landscaped areas adjacent to the Project.

 

(d)                                 Landlord and its partners, shareholders,
affiliates, officers, agents, servants and employees shall not be liable for
any damage to property or business or resulting from the loss of use thereof
sustained by Tenant or by any other persons due to the Project or any part
thereof or any appurtenances thereof becoming out of repair, or due to the
happening of any accident or event in or about the Project, including the
Premises, or due to any act or neglect of any tenant or occupant of the Project
or of any other person.  This provision
shall apply particularly, but not exclusively, to damage caused by gas,
electricity, snow, ice, frost, steam, sewage, sewer gas or odors, fire, water,
moisture or the growth or occurrence of mold or mildew, or by the bursting or
leaking of pipes, faucets, sprinklers, plumbing fixtures and windows and shall
apply without distinction as to the person whose act or neglect was responsible
for the damage and whether the damage was due to any of the causes specifically
enumerated above or to some other cause. 
Tenant agrees that all personal property located in the Premises or upon
loading docks, receiving and holding areas, or freight elevators of Project,
shall be at the risk of Tenant only, and that Landlord shall not be liable for
any loss or damage thereto or theft thereof.

 

14.                               EMINENT DOMAIN

 

If
the whole or any part of the Premises shall be taken for public or quasi-public
use by a governmental authority under the power of eminent domain or shall be
conveyed to a governmental authority in lieu of such taking, and if such taking
or conveyance shall cause the remaining part of the Premises to be untenantable
and inadequate for use by Tenant for the purpose for which they were leased,
then Tenant may, at its option, terminate this Lease as of the date Tenant is
required to surrender possession of the Premises.  If a part of the Premises shall be taken or conveyed but the
remaining part is tenantable and adequate for Tenant’s use, then this Lease
shall be terminated as to the part taken or conveyed as of the date Tenant
surrenders possession; Landlord shall make such repairs, alterations and
improvements as may be necessary to render the part not taken or conveyed
tenantable; and the rent shall be reduced in proportion to the part of the
Premises so taken or conveyed.  All
compensation awarded for such taking or conveyance shall be the property of
Landlord without any deduction therefrom for any present or future estate of
Tenant, and Tenant hereby assigns to Landlord all its right, title and interest
in and to any such award.  However,
Tenant shall have the right to recover from the governmental authority, but not
from Landlord, such compensation as may be awarded to Tenant on account of the
interruption of Tenant’s business, moving and relocation expenses and
depreciation to and removal of Tenant’s trade fixtures and personal property.

 

15.                               LIENS

 

If,
because of any act or omission of Tenant or anyone claiming by, through, or
under Tenant, any mechanic’s lien or other lien shall be filed against the
Premises or the Project or against other property of Landlord (whether or not
such lien is valid or enforceable as such), Tenant shall, at its own expense,
cause the same to be discharged of record within a reasonable time, not to
exceed thirty (30) days after the date of filing thereof, and shall also defend
and indemnify Landlord and hold it harmless from any and all claims, losses,
damages, judgments, settlements, cost and expenses, including attorneys’ fees,
resulting therefrom or by reason thereof. 
If such lien is not discharged of record within thirty (30) days after
the date of filing thereof, Landlord, at its sole option, may take all action
necessary to release and remove such lien and Tenant shall promptly upon notice
reimburse Landlord for all sums, costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and Landlord’s Costs) incurred by Landlord in connection with
such lien.

 

16.                               RENTAL, PERSONAL
PROPERTY AND OTHER TAXES

 

(a)                                  Tenant shall pay before delinquency any
and all taxes, assessments, fees or charges (hereinafter referred to as
“taxes”), including any sales, gross income, rental, business occupation or
other taxes, levied or imposed upon Tenant’s business operation in the Premises
and any personal property or similar taxes levied or imposed upon Tenant’s
trade fixtures, leasehold improvements or personal property located within the
Premises.  In the event any such taxes
are charged to the account of, or are levied or imposed upon the property of
Landlord, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the same as additional rent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall
have the right to contest in good faith any such tax and to defer payment, if
required, until after Tenant’s liability therefore is finally determined.

 

(b)                                 If any tenant finish improvements, trade
fixtures, alterations or improvements or business machines and equipment
located in, on or about the Premises, regardless of whether they are installed
or paid for by Landlord or Tenant and whether or not they are affixed to and
become a part of the realty and the property of Landlord, are assessed for real
property tax purposes at a valuation higher than that at which other such
property in other leased space in the Project is assessed, then Tenant shall
reimburse Landlord as additional rent for the amount of real property taxes
shown on the appropriate county official’s records as having been levied upon
the Project or other property of Landlord by reason of such excess assessed
valuation.

 

17.                               ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

 

                Tenant
may not assign or otherwise transfer its interest in this Lease or sublet the
Premises or any part thereof without the prior written consent of
Landlord.  Tenant shall notify Landlord
fifteen (15) days in advance of its intent to transfer, assign or sublet all or
any portion of the Premises.  In the
event of any such assignment or subletting, Tenant shall nevertheless at all
times remain fully responsible and liable for the payment of rent and the performance
and observance of all of Tenant’s other obligations under the terms, conditions
and covenants of this Lease.  No
assignment or subletting of the Premises or any part thereof shall be binding
upon Landlord unless such assignee or subtenant shall deliver to Landlord an
instrument (in recordable form, if requested) containing an agreement of
assumption of all of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease and Landlord shall
execute a consent form.  Landlord agrees
to be reasonable in its consent, but Landlord may at its sole discretion
withhold its consent to an assignment or sublease to any present tenant of
Landlord in the Property or to any tenant whose occupancy would be inconsistent
with the character of the Project . 
Upon the occurrence of an event of default, if all or any part of the
Premises are then assigned or sublet, Landlord, in addition to any other
remedies provided by this Lease or by law, may, at its option, collect directly
from the assignee or subtenant all rent becoming due to Landlord by reason of
the assignment or subletting, and Landlord shall have a security interest in
all property on the Premises to secure payment of such sums.  Landlord, at its option, may also recapture
any sublet space in the event of default. 
Any collection by Landlord from the assignee or subtenant shall not be
construed to constitute a novation or release of Tenant from the further
performance of its obligations under this Lease.  One-half of any rents received by Tenant from the assignment or
subletting of the Premises which exceed rents payable by Tenant hereunder
(after deduction of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Tenant in connection
with such assignment or subletting for brokerage fees, leasehold improvements
and other lease concessions) shall be immediately paid to Landlord as
additional compensation.  Landlord
shall, at its option, have the right to recapture all or any part of the
Premises Tenant proposes to assign or sublet upon notice from Tenant of its
intent to assign or such sublet part of the Premises, except that Tenant may
sublet portions of the Premises which, in the aggregate, do not exceed
twenty-five percent (25%) of the total area of the Premises for terms of three
(3) years or less without Landlord having a recapture right for such
sublettings.  Landlord shall have the
right to transfer and assign, in whole or in part, all its rights and
obligations hereunder and in the Project, the Project and all other property
referred to herein, and upon such transfer, the transferor shall have no
further liability hereunder and Tenant shall attorn to any such transferee.

 

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18.                               SUBORDINATION OF LEASE
TO MORTGAGES

 

This
Lease is subject and subordinate to any mortgage, deed of trust or similar
encumbrance including ground or underlying leases presently existing or
hereafter voluntarily placed upon the Project or the Premises, including any
renewals, extensions or modifications thereof provided that the holder of any
such mortgage, deed of trust or similar encumbrance acknowledges and agrees that
Tenant’s right to possession of the Premises and its rights under this Lease
shall not be disturbed so long as Tenant is not in default beyond any
applicable grace, notice and/or cure period; and the recording of any such
mortgage, deed of trust or similar encumbrance shall make it prior and superior
to this Lease regardless of the date of execution or recording of either
document.  Tenant shall, at Landlord’s
request, execute and deliver within ten (10) days to Landlord, without cost,
any instrument which may be deemed necessary or desirable by Landlord to
confirm the subordination of this Lease (provided that such agreement confirms
that Tenant’s right to possession of the Premises and its rights under this
Lease shall not be disturbed so long as Tenant is not in default beyond any
applicable grace, notice and/or cure period); and if Tenant fails or refuses to
do so, Landlord may execute such instrument in the name and as the act of
Tenant.  Landlord represents that there
is no mortgage, deed of trust or similar encumbrance against the Project as of
the date of this Lease.  Tenant shall
attorn to any subsequent owner or transferee of the Project regardless of
whether or not a subordination agreement has been executed by Tenant.

 

19.                               DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

(a)                                  Default by Tenant.  The occurrence of any one or more of the
following events shall be a default and breach of this Lease by Tenant:

 

(i)                                     Tenant shall fail to pay any monthly
installment of Base Rent or additional rent or the Rent Adjustment (collectively,
“Rent”) within five (5) days after the same shall be due and payable except
that Landlord agrees to give written notice of nonpayment of Rent once in each
calendar year of the Term in which case, there shall be no default unless Rent
then payable has not been paid within five (5) days after the effective date of
Landlord’s written notice of nonpayment.

 

(ii)                                  Tenant shall fail to perform or observe
any term, condition, covenant or obligation required to be performed or
observed by it under this Lease for a period of thirty (30) days after notice
thereof from Landlord; provided, however, that if the term, condition, covenant
or obligation to be performed by Tenant is of such nature that the same cannot
reasonably be performed within such thirty-day period, such default shall be
deemed to have been cured if Tenant commences such performance within said
thirty-day period and thereafter diligently undertakes to complete the same,
but in any event completes cure within ninety (90) days after notice from Landlord.

 

(iii)                               Tenant shall abandon and not pay Rent on
the Premises;

 

(iv)                              Tenant makes an assignment for the benefit
of creditors; or substantially all of Tenant’s assets in, on or about the
Premises or Tenant’s interest in this Lease are attached or levied upon under
execution (and Tenant does not discharge the same within thirty (30) days
thereafter); or

 

(v)                                 Tenant causes or permits a hazardous
condition in violation of applicable laws, ordinances or regulations to exist
on the Premises and fails to cure such condition immediately after notice
thereof from Landlord or the applicable governmental authority.

 

(b)                                 Remedies of Landlord.  Upon the occurrence of any event of default
set forth in Paragraph 19(a) hereof, Landlord shall have the following
rights and remedies, in addition to those allowed by law, any one or more of
which may be exercised without further notice to or demand upon Tenant:

 

(i)                                     Landlord may apply the security deposit or
re-enter the Premises and cure any default of Tenant, in which event Tenant
shall reimburse Landlord as additional rent for any costs and expenses which
Landlord may incur to cure such default; and Landlord shall not be liable to
Tenant for any loss or damage which Tenant may sustain by reason of Landlord’s
action, unless caused by Landlord’s gross negligence or intentional misconduct.

 

(ii)                                  Landlord may terminate this Lease as of
the date of such default, in which event: 
(A) neither Tenant nor any person claiming under or through Tenant
shall thereafter be entitled to possession of the Premises, and Tenant shall
immediately thereafter surrender the Premises to Landlord; (B) Landlord
may re-enter the Premises and dispossess Tenant or any other occupants of the
Premises by summary proceedings, ejectment or otherwise, and may remove their
effects, without prejudice to any other remedy which Landlord may have for
possession or arrearages in rent; and (C) notwithstanding the termination
of this Lease Landlord (1) shall be entitled to recover from Tenant, and Tenant
shall pay to Landlord on demand, as and for liquidated and agreed final damages
for Tenant’s default, an amount equal to the then present value of the excess
of the Base Rent and all other sums or charges reserved under this Lease from
the date of such termination for what would be the then unexpired Term if the
same had remained in effect, over the net fair rental value of the Premises for
the same period, such present value to be arrived at on the basis of a discount
factor of four percent (4%) per year or (2) Landlord may relet all or any part
of the Premises for a term different from that which would otherwise have
constituted the balance of the Term and for rent and on terms and conditions
different from those contained herein, whereupon Tenant shall be obligated to pay
to Landlord as liquidated damages the difference between the rent provided for
herein and that provided for in any lease covering a subsequent reletting of
the Premises, for the period which would otherwise have constituted the balance
of the Term, together with all of Landlord’s reasonable costs and expenses for
preparing the Premises, for reletting, including all repairs, tenant finish
improvements, marketing costs, broker’s and attorney’s fees, and all loss or
damage which Landlord may sustain by reason of such termination, re-entry and
reletting, it being expressly understood and agreed that the liabilities and
remedies specified above shall survive the termination of this Lease.

 

                (iii)                               Landlord may terminate Tenant’s right of
possession of the Premises and may repossess the Premises by unlawful detainer
action, by taking peaceful possession or otherwise, without terminating this
Lease, in which event Landlord may, but shall be under no obligation to, relet
the same for the account of Tenant, for such rent and upon such terms as shall
be satisfactory to Landlord.  For the
purpose of such reletting, Landlord is authorized to decorate, repair, remodel
or alter the Premises.  If Landlord
fails to so relet the Premises, Tenant shall pay to Landlord as damages a sum
equal to the rent which would have been due under this Lease for the balance of
the Term or exercised renewal period as such rent shall become due and payable
hereunder from time to time during the Term. 
If the Premises are relet and a sufficient sum shall not be realized
from such reletting after paying all of the reasonable costs and expenses of
all decoration, repairs, remodeling, alterations and additions and the expenses
of such reletting and of the collection of the rent accruing therefrom to
satisfy the rent provided for in this Lease, Tenant shall satisfy and pay the
same upon demand therefor from time to time. 
Tenant shall not be entitled to any rents received by Landlord in excess
of the rent provided for in this Lease.

 

(iv)                              Landlord may sue for injunctive relief or
to recover damages for any loss resulting from the breach.

 

Any
agreement for an extension of the Term or any additional period thereafter
shall not thereby prevent Landlord from terminating this Lease for any reason
specified in this Lease.  If any such
right of termination is exercised by Landlord during the Term or any extension
thereof, Tenant’s right to any further extension shall thereby be automatically
canceled.  Any such right of termination
of Landlord contained herein shall continue during the Term and any subsequent
extension hereof.

 

                (c)                                  Default by Landlord and Remedies of
Tenant.  It shall be a default and
breach of this Lease by Landlord if it shall fail to perform or observe any
term, condition, covenant or obligation required to be performed or observed by
it under this Lease for a period of thirty (30) days after notice thereof from
Tenant; provided, however, that if the term, condition, covenant or obligation
to be performed by Landlord is of such nature that the same cannot reasonably
be performed within such thirty-day period, such default

 

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shall be deemed to have been cured if Landlord commences such
performance within said thirty-day period and thereafter diligently undertakes
to complete the same.  Upon the
occurrence of any such default, Tenant may sue for injunctive relief or to
recover damages for any loss resulting from the breach, but Tenant shall not be
entitled to terminate this Lease or withhold or abate any rent due hereunder.

 

(d)                                 Non-Waiver of Defaults.  The failure or delay by either party hereto
to enforce or exercise at any time any of the rights or remedies or other
provisions of this Lease shall not be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor
affect the validity of any part of this Lease or the right of either party
thereafter to enforce each and every such right or remedy or other
provisions.  No waiver of any default
and breach of this Lease shall be held to be a waiver of any other default of
breach.  The receipt of rent by Landlord
at a time after rent is due under this Lease shall not be construed as a waiver
of such default.  The receipt by
Landlord of less than the full rent due shall not be construed to be other than
a payment on account of rent then due, nor shall any statement on Tenant’s
check or any letter accompanying Tenant’s check be deemed an accord and
satisfaction, and Landlord may accept such payment without prejudice to
Landlord’s right to recover the balance of the rent due or to pursue any other
remedies provided in this Lease.  No act
or omission by Landlord or its employees or agents during the term of this
Lease shall be deemed an acceptance of a surrender of the Premises, and no agreement
to accept such a surrender shall be valid unless in writing and signed by
Landlord.

 

(e)                                  Attorney’s Fees.  If Tenant defaults in the performance or observance of any of the
terms, conditions, covenants or obligations contained in this Lease and
Landlord places the enforcement of all or any part of this Lease, the
collection of any rent due or to become due or the recovery of possession of
the Premises in the hands of an attorney, or if Landlord incurs any fees or
out-of-pocket costs in any litigation, negotiation or transaction in which Tenant
causes Landlord (without Landlord’s fault) to be involved or concerned, Tenant
agrees to reimburse Landlord for the attorney’s fees and costs incurred
thereby, whether or not suit is actually filed.  If Landlord defaults in the performance or observance of any of
the terms, conditions, covenants or obligations contained in this Lease to be
performed by Landlord and Tenant prevails in an action commenced to enforce
this Lease, Landlord agrees to reimburse Tenant for Tenant’s reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs incurred thereby.

 

20.                               BANKRUPTCY OR
INSOLVENCY

 

It
is understood and agreed that the following shall apply in the event of the
bankruptcy or insolvency of Tenant:

 

(a)                                  If a petition is filed by, or an order for
relief is entered against Tenant under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code
and the trustee of Tenant elects to assume this Lease for the purpose of
assigning it, such election or assignment, or both, may be made only if all of
the terms and conditions of subparagraphs (b) and (d) below are satisfied.  To be effective, an election to assume this
Lease must be in writing and addressed to Landlord, and in Landlord’s business
judgement, all of the conditions hereinafter stated, which Landlord and Tenant
acknowledge to be commercially reasonable, must have been satisfied.  If the trustee fails so to elect to assume
this Lease within sixty (60) days after his appointment, this Lease will be
deemed to have been rejected, and Landlord shall then immediately be entitled
to possession of the Premises without further obligation to Tenant or the
trustee and this Lease shall be terminated. 
Landlord’s right to be compensated for damages in the bankruptcy
proceeding, however, shall survive such termination.

 

(b)                                 If Tenant files a petition for
reorganization under Chapters 11 or 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, or if a
proceeding filed by or against Tenant under any other chapter of the Bankruptcy
Code is converted to a Chapter 11 or 13 proceeding and Tenant’s trustee or
Tenant as debtor-in-possession fails to assume this Lease within sixty (60)
days from the date of the filing of such petition or conversion, then the
trustee or the debtor-in-possession shall be deemed to have rejected this
Lease.  To be effective any election to
assume this Lease must be in writing addressed to Landlord and, in Landlord’s
business judgement, all of the following conditions, which Landlord and Tenant
acknowledge to be commercially reasonable, must have been satisfied:

 

(i)                                     The trustee or the debtor-in-possession
has cured or has provided to Landlord adequate assurance, as defined in this
subparagraph (b), that:

 

(1)                                  The trustee will cure all monetary
defaults under this Lease within ten (10) days from the date of assumption and

 

(2)                                  The trustee will cure all nonmonetary
defaults under this Lease within thirty (30) days from the date of assumption.

 

(ii)                                  The trustee or the debtor-in-possession
has compensated Landlord, or has provided Landlord with adequate assurance, as
hereinafter defined, that within ten (10) days from the date of assumption
Landlord will be compensated for any pecuniary loss it has incurred arising
from the default of Tenant, the trustee, or the debtor-in-possession, as
recited in Landlord’s written statement of pecuniary loss sent to the trustee
or debtor-in-possession.

 

(iii)                               The trustee or the debtor-in-possession
has provided Landlord with adequate assurance of the future performance of each
of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease; provided, however, that:

 

(1)                                  From and after the date of assumption of
this Lease, the trustee or the debtor-in-possession shall pay the Base and
Additional Rents payable under this Lease in advance in equal monthly
installments on each date that such Rents are payable.

 

(2)                                  The trustee or debtor-in-possession shall
also deposit with Landlord, as security for the timely payment of Rent, an
amount equal to three (3) months’ Base Rent and other monetary charges accruing
under this Lease;

 

(3)                                  If not otherwise required by the terms of
this Lease, the trustee or the debtor-in-possession shall also pay in advance,
on each day that any installment of Base Rent is payable, one-twelfth (1/12) of
Tenant’s annual Taxes, Operating Expenses, and other obligations under this
Lease; and

 

(4)                                  The obligations imposed upon the trustee
or the debtor-in-possession will continue for Tenant after the completion of
bankruptcy proceedings.

 

(iv)                              Landlord has determined that the
assumption of this Lease will not:

 

(1)                                  Breach any provision in any other lease,
mortgage, financing agreement, or other agreement by which Landlord is bound
relating to the Property or Project in which the Premises is located; or

 

                (2)                                  Disrupt, in Landlord’s judgement, the
tenant mix of the or Project or any other attempt by Landlord to provide a
specific variety of tenants in the Project which, in Landlord’s judgement,
would be most beneficial to all of the tenants thereof and would enhance the
image, reputation, and profitability thereof.

 

(v)                                 For purposes of this
subparagraph (b), “adequate assurance” means that:

 

(1)                                  Landlord determines that the trustee or
the debtor-in-possession has, and will continue to have, sufficient
unencumbered assets, after the payment of all secured obligations and
administrative expenses, to assure Landlord that the trustee or the
debtor-in-possession will have sufficient funds timely to fulfill Tenant’s
obligations under this Lease and to keep the Premises properly staffed with
sufficient employees to conduct a fully operational, actively promoted business
in the Premises; and

 

                (2)                                  An order shall have been entered
segregating sufficient cash payable to Landlord and/or a valid and perfected
first lien and security interest shall have been granted in property of Tenant,
trustee, or debtor-in-

 

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possession which is acceptable in value
and kind to Landlord, to secure to Landlord the obligation of the trustee or
debtor-in-possession to cure all monetary and nonmonetary defaults under this
Lease within the time periods set forth above.

 

(c)                                  In the event this Lease is assumed by a
trustee appointed for Tenant or by Tenant as debtor-in-possession under the
provisions of subparagraph (b) above and, thereafter, Tenant is either
adjudicated bankrupt or files a subsequent petition for arrangement under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, then Landlord may, at its option,
terminate this Lease and all the tenant’s rights under it, by giving written
notice of Landlord’s election so to terminate.

 

(d)                                 If the trustee or the debtor-in-possession
has assumed this Lease, pursuant to subparagraph (a) or (b) above, to
assign or to elect to assign Tenant’s interest under this Lease or the estate
created by that interest to any other person, such interest or estate may be
assigned only if the intended assignee has provided adequate assurance of
future performance, as defined in this subparagraph (d), of all of the
terms, covenants, and conditions of this Lease.

 

(i)                                     For purposes of this
subparagraph (d), “adequate assurance of future performance” means that
Landlord has ascertained that each of the following conditions has been
satisfied:

 

(1)                                  The assignee has submitted a current
financial statement, audited by a certified public accountant, which shows a
net worth and working capital in amounts determined by Landlord to be
sufficient to assure the future performance by the assignee of the tenant’s
obligations under this Lease;

 

(2)                                  If requested by Landlord, the assignee
will obtain guarantees, in form and substance satisfactory to Landlord (i.e.
letter(s) of credit), from one or more persons who satisfy Landlord’s standards
of creditworthiness; and

 

(3)                                  Landlord has obtained consents or waivers
from any third parties which may be required under any lease, mortgage,
financing arrangement, or other agreement by which Landlord is bound, to enable
Landlord to permit such assignment.

 

(e)                                  When, pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, the
trustee or the debtor-in-possession is obligated to pay reasonable use and
occupancy charges for the use of all or part of the Premises, it is agreed that
such charges will not be less than the Base Rent as defined in this Lease, plus
additional rent and other monetary obligations of Tenant included herein.

 

(f)                                    Neither Tenant’s interest in this Lease
nor any estate of Tenant created in this Lease shall pass to any trustee,
receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, or any other person or entity,
nor otherwise by operation of law under the laws of any state having
jurisdiction of the person or property of Tenant, unless Landlord consents in
writing to such transfer.  Landlord’s
acceptance of rent or any other payments from any trustee, receiver, assignee,
person, or other entity will not be deemed to have waived, or waive, either the
requirement of Landlord’s consent or Landlord’s right to terminate this Lease
for any transfer of Tenant’s interest under this Lease without such consent.

 

21.                               ACCESS TO THE PREMISES

 

Landlord,
its employees and agents and any mortgagee of the Project shall have the right
to enter any part of the Premises at all reasonable times after prior
reasonable notice (except that no notice shall be required in the case of an
emergency) for the purposes of examining or inspecting the same, showing the
same to prospective purchasers, mortgagees or tenants and for making such
repairs, alterations or improvements to the Premises or the Project as Landlord
may deem necessary or desirable.  Except
in the case of an emergency, Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to minimize
the disruption to Tenant’s business when making repairs, alterations or
improvements.  If representatives of
Tenant shall not be present to open and permit such entry into the Premises at
any time when such entry is necessary or permitted hereunder, Landlord and its
employees and agents may enter the Premises by means of a master key or
otherwise, Landlord shall incur no liability to Tenant for such entry, nor
shall such entry constitute an eviction of Tenant or a termination of this
Lease, nor entitle Tenant to any abatement of rent therefore.

 

22.                               SURRENDER OF PREMISES

 

Upon
the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall surrender the
Premises to Landlord, together with all keys, access cards, alterations,
improvements, and other property as provided elsewhere herein, in broom-clean
condition and in good order, condition and repair, except for ordinary wear and
tear and damage which Tenant is not obligated to repair, failing which (but
only after Landlord gives Tenant notice of any deficiency and gives Tenant five
(5) days after the date of such notice in which to cure) Landlord may restore
the Premises to such condition at Tenant’s expense, which shall be payable upon
demand.  Upon such expiration or
termination Tenant’s trade fixtures, furniture and equipment shall remain Tenant’s
property, and Tenant shall have the right and the obligation to remove the same
prior to the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall
promptly repair any damage caused by any such removal, and shall restore the
Premises to the condition existing prior to the installation of the items so
removed.  Any of Tenant’s trade
fixtures, furniture or equipment not so removed shall be considered abandoned
and may be retained by Landlord or be destroyed.

 

23.                               HOLDING OVER

 

If
Tenant remains in possession of the Premises without the consent of Landlord
after the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall be
deemed to hold the Premises as a tenant at will subject to all of the terms,
conditions, covenants and provisions of this Lease (which shall be applicable
during the holdover period), except that Tenant shall pay to Landlord one
hundred fifty percent (150%) of the last current Base Rent and Additional Rent,
which rent shall be payable to Landlord on demand.  In addition, Tenant shall be liable to Landlord for all damages
occasioned by such holding over.  Tenant
shall vacate and surrender the Premises to Landlord upon Tenant’s receipt of
notice from Landlord to vacate.  No
holding over by Tenant, whether with or without the consent of Landlord, shall
operate to extend this Lease except as otherwise expressly provided herein.

 

24.                               INTENTIONALLY DELETED

 

25.                               QUIET ENJOYMENT

 

                Except
as provided in Paragraph 23 hereof to the extent that it may be
applicable, if and so long as Tenant pays the prescribed rent and performs or
observes all of the terms, conditions, covenants and obligations of this Lease
required to be performed or observed by it hereunder, Tenant shall at all times
during the term hereof have the peaceable and quiet enjoyment, possession,
occupancy and use of the Premises without any interference from Landlord or any
person or persons claiming the Premises by, through or under Landlord, subject
to any mortgages, underlying leases or other matters of record to which this
Lease is or may become subject.

 

26.                               NOTICE AND PLACE OF
PAYMENT

 

(a)                                  All rent and other payments required to be
made by Tenant to Landlord shall be delivered or mailed to Landlord’s
management agent at the address set forth below or any other address Landlord
may specify from time to time by written notice given to Tenant.

 

                (b)                                 All payments required to be made by
Landlord to Tenant shall be delivered or mailed to Tenant at the address set
forth in Paragraph 26(c) hereof or at any other address within the United
States as Tenant may specify from time to time by written notice given to
Landlord.

 

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(c)                                  Any notice, demand or request required or
permitted to be given under this Lease or by law shall be deemed to have been
given if reduced to writing and mailed by Registered or Certified mail, postage
prepaid, to the party who is to receive such notice, demand or request at the
address set forth below or at such other address as Landlord or Tenant may
specify from time to time by written notice. 
When delivering such notice, demand or request shall be deemed to have
been given as of the date it was so delivered or mailed.

 

	
  Landlord

  	
  Tenant:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Pondview
  Plaza Corporation

  c/o Zeller Management Corporation

  7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Suite 125

  Bloomington, Minnesota 55431

  Attention:  Building Manager

  	
  Vital
  Images, Inc.

  5850 Opus Parkway, Suite 300
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
Attn: Chief Financial Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  With
  copies to:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Pondview
  Plaza Corporation

  500 Three Galleria Tower
13155 Noel Road
Dallas, Texas 75240
Attention:  William Brown

  	
  Richard
  A. Hoel

  Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
Suite 3500
225 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN  55402

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Thomas P. Stoltman, Esq.

  LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY &
  LINDGREN, LTD.
1500 Wells Fargo Plaza
7900 Xerxes Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55431

  	
   

  

 

27.                               MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL
PROVISIONS

 

(a)                                  Payments Deemed Rent.  Any amounts of money to be paid by Tenant to
Landlord pursuant to the provisions of this Lease, whether or not such payments
are denominated “rent” or “additional rent” and whether or not they are to be
periodic or recurring, shall be deemed rent or additional rent for purposes of
this Lease; and any failure to pay any of same as provided in
Paragraph 19(a) hereof shall entitle Landlord to exercise all of the rights
and remedies afforded hereby or by law for the collection and enforcement of
Tenant’s obligation to pay rent. 
Tenant’s obligation to pay any such rent or additional rent pursuant to
the provisions of this Lease shall survive the expiration or other termination
of this Lease and the surrender of possession of the Premises after any
holdover period.

 

(b)                                 Estoppel Letters.  Tenant shall, within ten (10) business days
following written request from Landlord, execute, acknowledge and deliver to
Landlord or to any lender, purchaser or prospective lender or purchaser
designated by Landlord a written statement in a form provided by Landlord
certifying (i) that this Lease is in full force and effect and unmodified
(or, if modified, stating the nature of such modification), (ii) the date
to which rent has been paid, (iii) that there are not, to Tenant’s actual
knowledge, any uncured defaults (or specifying such defaults if any are
claimed); and (iv) such further matters as may be requested by Landlord.  Any such statement may be relied upon by any
prospective purchaser or mortgagee of all or any part of the Project.  Tenant’s failure to deliver such statement
within such period shall be conclusive upon Tenant that this Lease is in full
force and effect and unmodified, and that there are no uncured defaults in
Landlord’s performance hereunder.

 

(c)                                  Memorandum of Lease.  If requested by either party, a Memorandum
of Lease, containing the information required by applicable law concerning this
Lease shall be prepared, executed by both parties and filed for record in the
office of the county recorder in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

 

(d)                                 Claims for Fees.  Landlord and Tenant represent that they have not dealt with any
brokers in connection with the negotiation or execution of this Lease except
for Zeller Realty Corporation as Landlord’s representative and Winthrop
Commercial as Tenant’s representative. 
Landlord agrees to pay leasing commissions to Landlord’s representative
and Tenant’s representative pursuant to separate agreements.  Each party hereto shall indemnify and hold
harmless the other party for any and all liability incurred in connection with
the negotiation or execution of this Lease for any other real estate broker’s
commission or finder’s fee which has been earned by a real estate broker or
other person on such party’s behalf. 
One-half of the leasing commissions for the Initial Premises and the
Additional Premises shall be payable upon execution of this Lease and the
remaining one-half shall be payable on or before December 15, 2004.

 

(e)                                  Applicable Law.  This Lease and all matters pertinent thereto shall be construed
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota.

 

(f)                                    Entire Agreement.  This Lease, including all Exhibits, Riders
and Addenda, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and
may not be modified except by an instrument in writing executed by the parties
hereto.

 

(g)                                 Binding Effect.  This Lease and the respective rights and obligations of the
parties hereto shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors
and assigns of the parties hereto as well as the parties themselves; provided,
however, that Landlord, its successors and assigns shall be obligated to
perform Landlord’s covenants under this Lease only during and in respect of
their successive periods as Landlord during the term of this Lease.

 

(h)                                 Severability.  If any provision of this Lease shall be held to be invalid, void
or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof shall not be affected or impaired,
and such remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(i)                                     No Partnership.  Landlord shall not, by virtue of the execution of this Lease or
the leasing of the Premises to Tenant, become or be deemed a partner of Tenant
in the conduct of Tenant’s business on the Premises or otherwise.

 

(j)                                     Headings, Gender, etc.  As used in this Lease, the word “person”
shall mean and include, where appropriate, an individual, corporation,
partnership or other entity; the plural shall be substituted for the singular,
and the singular for the plural, where appropriate; and words of any gender
shall include any other gender.  The
topical headings of the several paragraphs of this Lease are inserted only as a
matter of convenience and reference, and do not affect, define, limit or
describe the scope or intent of this Lease.

 

                (k)                                  Waiver of Jury.  To the extent permitted by law, Tenant hereby waives any right it
may have to a jury trial in the event of litigation between Tenant and Landlord
pertaining to this Lease.

 

                (l)                                     Allocation of Rent.  Landlord and Tenant agree that no portion of
the Base Rent paid by Tenant during the portion of the term of this Lease
occurring after the expiration of any period during which such rent was abated
shall be allocated by Landlord or Tenant to such rent abatement period, nor is
such rent intended by the parties to be allocable to any abatement period.

 

                (m)                               Right to Change Project Name and
Address.  Landlord reserves the right to
change the name or street address of the Project.  If the change of name or street address is done at the direction
of Landlord (and not at the request or requirement of governmental authorities
(including the U.S. Postal Service), Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the
cost of a six (6) month supply of business cards.

 

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(n)                                 Requirement of Identification.  Landlord, or its contractor(s), may require
all persons entering or leaving the Project during such hours as Landlord may
reasonably determine, to identify themselves by registration or otherwise, and
to establish their right to leave or enter, and to exclude or expel any
peddler, solicitor or beggar at any time from the Premises or Project.

 

(o)                                 Reserved Areas, Light and Air.  This Lease does not give Tenant any right to
use, and Landlord hereby excludes and reserves for its sole and exclusive use,
the following areas in and about the Premises: 
janitor closets, stairways and stairwells, fan, mechanical, electrical,
telephone and similar rooms (other than those installed for Tenant’s exclusive
use); elevator, pipe and other vertical shafts, flues and ducts; all areas
above the acoustical ceiling and below the finished floorcovering installed in
the Premises; all other structural or mechanical elements serving other areas
of the Project; and all subterranean, mineral, air, light and view rights.

 

(p)                                 Limitation of Landlord’s Personal
Liability.  Tenant specifically agrees
to look solely to Landlord’s interest in the Project for the recovery of any judgment
against Landlord, it being agreed that Landlord (and its partners and
shareholders) shall never be personally liable for any such judgment.

 

(q)                                 Execution by Landlord.  Submission of this instrument to Tenant, or
Tenant’s agents or attorneys, for examination or signature does not constitute
or imply an offer to lease, reservation of space, or option to lease, and this
Lease shall have no binding legal effect until execution hereof by both
Landlord and Tenant.

 

(r)                                    Time of Essence.  Time is of the essence of this Lease and each of its provisions.

 

28.                               ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

 

Additional provisions of this Lease are set
forth in Paragraphs 29 through 37 of the Addendum to Lease attached hereto
and made a part hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
executed this Lease as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
  LANDLORD:

  	
  TENANT:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  PONDVIEW
  PLAZA CORPORATION,

  	
  VITAL
  IMAGES, INC.

  
	
  a
  Delaware corporation

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Michael Kirby

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Jay D. Miller

  
	
  Name:

  	
  Michael
  Kirby

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Jay
  D. Miller

  
	
  Title:

  	
  Vice President

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  President & CEO

  
									

 

Exhibits

A)                                  Demising Plan

B)                                    Legal Description

C)                                    Tenant Improvement Drawings and Specifications

D)                                   Rules & Regulations

E)                                     Estoppel Letter

F)                                     Work Letter

 

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Exhibit
A

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

Exhibit
B

 

 

Lot 1, Block 2, Opus 2
Tenth Addition, Hennepin County, Minnesota

 

 

Exhibit
C

 

 

Floor plans to be
completed and attached.

 

 

EXHIBIT
D

 

PONDVIEW
PLAZA RULES & REGULATIONS

 

Tenant
agrees to observe the rights reserved to Landlord in the Lease and agrees, for
itself, its employees, agents, clients, customers, invitees and guests, to
comply with the following rules and regulations with such reasonable
modifications thereof and additions thereto as Landlord may make, from time to
time, for the Project:

 

1.                                       The sidewalks, entries, passages, courtyard,
corridors, stairways and elevators shall not be obstructed by any tenants,
their employees or agents, or used by them for purposes other than ingress and
egress to and from their respective suites. 
Boxes, cartons or any other debris which is to be thrown away by the
cleaning crew should not be left in the corridors.

 

2.                                       All heavy articles (i.e., safes) shall be
carried up or into the Premises only at such times and in such manner as shall
be prescribed by Landlord, and Landlord shall in all cases have the right to
specify the proper weight and position of any such heavy article.  Any damage done to the Building by taking in
or removing any such equipment or from overloading any floor in any way shall
be paid for by Tenant.  Defacing or
injuring in any way any part of the Building by Tenant, his agents or
employees, shall be paid for by Tenant.

 

3.                                       Tenant will refer all contractors,
contractors’ representatives and installation technicians rendering any service
on or to the Premises for Tenant to Landlord for Landlord’s approval and
supervision before performance of any contractual service.  This provision shall apply to all work
performed in the Building, including but not limited to the installation of the
telephone and other communications equipment, electrical devices and attachments
and installations of any nature affecting floors, walls, woodwork, trim,
windows, ceilings, equipment or any other physical portion of the
Building.  Such approval, if given,
shall in no way make Landlord a party to any contract between Tenant and any such
contractor, and Landlord shall have no liability therefore.

 

4.                                       No sign, advertisement or notice shall be
inscribed, painted or affixed on any part of the inside or outside of said
Building.  Landlord will supply building
standard signage for Tenant’s suite entrance, at Tenant’s cost.  Any additions, deletions or changes to the
door signage after the original signage is installed shall also be at Tenant’s
cost.  A directory in a conspicuous
space, with the names of tenants, will be provided by Landlord; any necessary
revisions to the directory will be made by Landlord within a reasonable time
after notice from Tenant of the error or change making the revision
necessary.  No furniture shall be placed
in front of the Building or in any lobby or corridor without written consent of
Landlord.  Landlord shall have the right
to remove all other signs and furniture, without notice to Tenant, at the
expense of Tenant.

 

5.                                       Tenant shall have the non-exclusive use in
common with Landlord, other tenants, their guests and invitees, of the
automobile parking areas, driveways and footways, subject to reasonable rules
and regulations for the use thereof as prescribed from time to time by
Landlord.  Landlord shall have the right
to designate parking areas for the use of tenants of the Project and their
employees, and tenants and their employees shall not park in parking areas not
so designated, specifically including driveways, fire lanes, loading/unloading
areas, walkways and building entrances. 
Tenant agrees that upon written notice from Landlord, it will furnish
Landlord, within five (5) days from receipt of such notice, the state
automobile license numbers assigned to the automobiles of Tenant and its
employees.  Landlord shall not be liable
for any vehicle of Tenant or its employees that Landlord shall have towed from
the premises when illegally parked. 
Landlord will not be liable for damage to vehicles in the parking areas
or for theft of vehicles, personal property from vehicles, or equipment of
vehicles.

 

6.                                       No tenant shall do or permit anything to be
done in said Premises or bring or keep anything therein which will in any way
increase the rate of fire insurance on said Building, or on property kept
therein, or obstruct or interfere with the rights of other tenants, or in any
way injure or annoy them, or conflict with the laws relating to fire, or with
any regulations of the fire department, or with any insurance policy upon said
buildings or any part thereof, or conflict with any rules and ordinances of the
local Board of Health or any governing bodies.

 

7.                                       Employees of the Building will at all times
keep a pass key, and agents of Landlord shall at all reasonable times be
allowed admittance to Tenant’s Premises for purposes authorized by the Lease.

 

8.                                       No additional locks shall be placed upon any
doors without the written consent of Landlord. 
All keys to the Premises shall be furnished by Landlord in a reasonable
number commensurate with the square footage leased.  Additional keys shall be furnished at Tenant cost.  Upon termination of this Lease, all keys shall
be surrendered, and Tenant shall then give Landlord or its agent explanation of
the combination of all locks upon any doors or vaults.

 

9.                                       No windows or other openings that reflect or
admit light into the corridors or passageways, or to any other place in said
Building, shall be covered or obstructed by any tenant.

 

10.                                 No person shall disturb the occupants of the
Building by the use of any musical instruments, the making of unseemly noises,
or any unreasonable noise.  No animals
or pets of any kind will be allowed in the building.

 

11.                                 The water closets and other water fixtures
shall not be used for any purpose other than those for which they were
constructed, and any damage resulting to them from misuse, or the defacing or
injury of any part of the Building, shall be borne by the person who shall
occasion it.

 

12.                                 No bicycles or similar vehicles will be
allowed in the Building.  Exterior
parking for such vehicles will be provided.

 

13.                                 Nothing shall be thrown out the windows of the
Building or down the stairways or other passages.

 

14.                                 Tenant shall not be permitted to use or to
keep in the Building any kerosene, camphene, burning fluid or other
illuminating materials.

 

15.                                 If any tenant desires, at its cost, telephonic
or other electronic connections, Landlord or its agents will direct the
electricians as to where and how the wires may be introduced, and without such
directions, no boring or cutting for wires will be permitted.

 

16.                                 All mini-blinds, draperies or other window
treatments Tenant desires to install on exterior windows in the Premises shall
be of such shape, color, materials and make as shall be approved by Landlord
and the same shall be installed at Tenant’s cost.  Landlord or its agents shall have the right to enter the Premises
to examine the same or to make such repairs, alterations or additions as
Landlord shall deem necessary for the safety, preservation or improvement of
the Building.

 

17.                                 Six months prior to the expiration of the
Lease, Landlord or its agents may show the Premises.

 

18.                                 No portion of the Building shall be used for
the purpose of lodging rooms or for any immoral or unlawful purposes.

 

19.                                 All glass, locks and trimmings in or about the
doors and windows and all electric fixtures belonging to the Building shall be
kept whole, and whenever broken by anyone shall be immediately replaced or
repaired and put in order at Tenant’s cost under the direction and to the
satisfaction of Landlord, and on removal shall be left whole and in good
repair.

 

 

20.                                 Except for the installation of vending
machines for snacks and soft drinks for use by Tenant’s employees and visitors,
Tenant shall not install or authorize the installation of any vending machines
or food preparation devices without Landlord’s written approval.  Landlord shall have the right to rescind
this approval, if given, without liability to Tenant for reimbursement of any
Tenant costs or expenses or to grant exclusive rights to vending machine
operators.

 

21.                                 Landlord reserves the right at any time to
temporarily take one elevator out of service to tenants for exclusive use by
management in servicing the Building.

 

22.                                 No electric heaters or electric fans are
allowed on the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord except
for “UL” approved devices.

 

23.                                 Intentionally deleted.

 

24.                                 Before leaving the Premises unattended, Tenant
shall close and securely lock all doors and transoms and shut off all utilities
in the Premises.  Any damage resulting
from failure to do so shall be paid by Tenant.

 

25.                                 Tenant shall not place any radio or television
antenna on the roof or on or in any part of the inside or outside of the
Building other than the inside of the Premises, or operate or permit to be
operated any musical or sound producing instrument or device inside or outside the
Premises which may be heard outside the Premises, or operate any electrical
device from which may emanate electrical waves which may interfere with or
impair radio or television broadcasting or reception from or in the Building or
elsewhere.

 

26.                                 Tenant shall not make or permit any noise,
vibration or odor to emanate from the Premises; or do anything therein tending
to create, or maintain, a nuisance; or disturb, solicit or canvass any occupant
of the Building, or do any act tending to injure the reputation of the
Building.

 

27.                                 Tenant shall not place anything or allow
anything to be placed near the glass of any door, partition, or window which
may be unsightly from outside the Premises; or take or permit to be taken in or
out of other entrances of the Building, or take or permit on other elevators,
any item normally taken in or out through the trucking concourse or service
doors or in or on freight elevators; or, whether temporarily, accidentally, or
otherwise, allow anything to remain in, place or store anything in, or obstruct
in any way, any passageway, exit, stairway, elevator, shipping platform, or
truck concourse.  Tenant shall lend its
full cooperation to keep such areas free from all obstruction and in a clean
and sightly condition and move all supplies, furniture and equipment as soon as
received directly to the Premises and move all such items and waste, other than
waste customarily removed by employees of the Building, being taken from the
Premises, directly to the shipping platform at or about the time arranged for
removal therefrom.

 

28.                                 Except for hanging artwork on walls, Tenant
shall not do any painting or decorating in the Premises; or mark, paint, cut or
drill into, drive nails or screws into, or in any way deface any part of the
Premises or the Building, outside or inside, without the prior written consent
of Landlord.  If Tenant desires signal,
communication, alarm or other utility or service connections installed or
changed, the same shall be made by and at the expense of Tenant, with the
approval and under direction of Landlord.

 

29.                                 Upon written application by Tenant, and
approval thereof by Landlord, Landlord shall furnish freight elevator service
for Tenant at times other than those times provided for in the Lease.

 

 

EXHIBIT
E

 

TENANT
ESTOPPEL LETTER

 

 

Pondview
Plaza Corporation

7900
Xerxes Avenue South

Bloomington,
Minnesota 55431

 

 

	
  Lease Dated:

  	
  March
                              ,
  2004

  
	
  Landlord:

  	
  Pondview Plaza Corporation

  
	
  Tenant:

  	
  Vital Images, Inc.

  
	
  Premises:

  	
  300 Pondview Plaza

  
	
   

  	
  5850 Opus Parkway

  
	
   

  	
  Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343

  

 

 

Gentlemen:

 

The
undersigned (“Tenant”) hereby confirms the following as of the date hereof:

 

	
  1.                Tenant
  is the tenant under the above captioned lease (the “Lease”).  All capitalized terms contained herein
  have the meaning defined in the Lease.

  
	
   

  
	
  2.                The
  Commencement Date of the Term is February 1, 2005.  The Expiration Date of the Term is January 31, 2012.

  
	
   

  
	
  3.                Tenant
  has accepted the Initial Premises for occupancy and the condition of the
  Initial Premises, including the Tenant Finish Improvements constructed
  thereon and the Building, is in conformity with the provisions of this Lease
  in all respects, except for the following:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  .

  
	
   

  
	
  4.                The
  rentable area of the Initial Premises is 41,085 square feet.

  
	
   

  
	
  5.                The
  Lease is in full force and effect; to Tenant’s actual knowledge, there is no
  existing default on the part of Landlord under the Lease; and the Lease has
  not been amended, modified, supplemented or superseded, except for the
  following:

  
	
   

  	
  .

  

 

	
  Dated: 
                                ,
  2005

  	
  VITAL IMAGES, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
   

  
					

 

 

EXHIBIT
F

WORK LETTER

(ALLOWANCE)

 

The
terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Lease, unless
otherwise stated herein.  This Work
Letter shall apply to construction of Tenant Finish Improvements both for the
Initial Premises and the Additional Premises. 
With respect to construction of Tenant Finish Improvements for the
Additional Premises, the “Commencement Date” shall mean the “Expansion Date” on
which the Additional Premises is to be added to the Premises in accordance with
Paragraph 1 of the Lease.  Landlord and
Tenant agree that their respective rights and obligations in reference to the
construction of the Tenant Finish Improvements shall be as follows:

 

1.                                       Construction Documents.

 

A.                   Drawings and Specifications. 
Landlord and Tenant will in good faith negotiate and agree to schematic
drawings and specifications for construction of the Tenant Finish Improvements,
which drawings and specifications will be attached to this Lease as
Exhibit C.  Construction drawings
and specifications for the Tenant Finish Improvements shall be prepared by
Landlord’s architect or by Tenant’s architect (which shall either be Jafvert
Mueller or E Design) based on of the drawings and specifications included in
Exhibit C.

 

B.                     Tenant Approval.  Upon
completion of the construction drawings and specifications, Tenant shall be
allowed ten (10) working days after receipt thereof in which to review and
approve or object to the constructions drawings and specifications and to
advise Landlord of such approval or objections.  Landlord shall be permitted five (5) working days thereafter in
which to make, agree to make or reject any change requested by Tenant.  Any changes to the construction drawings and
specifications which are required by Tenant and are inconsistent with Exhibit C
shall be made by Landlord’s architect and the cost of related design fees
included in the Improvement Price.

 

C.                     Building Standard Construction. 
Landlord has designated the type and quantities of materials to be used
in the construction of the Tenant Finish Improvements (hereinafter referred to
as “Building Standard Construction”). 
Unless otherwise specified on the construction drawings and
specifications, Building Standard Construction shall be utilized for the Tenant
Finish Improvements.  Landlord shall
have the right to designate, and from time to time to change, the materials,
fixtures, colors and other items that are Building Standard Construction,
provided that such changes are of equal or superior quality.

 

2.                                       Improvement Price.  The
“Improvement Price” for the Tenant Finish Improvements shall be calculated and
paid as follows:

 

A.                   The Improvement Price shall include the cost
of all architectural and engineering construction drawings and specifications
required in connection with the Improvements, all work, labor, material and
equipment necessary to construct the Tenant Finish Improvements in accordance
with the approved construction drawings and specifications from the “as is”
condition of the Premises and the cost of installing cabling and voice/data
systems (all such construction being hereinafter referred to as the “Work”) and
Landlord’s construction review and coordination fee equal to one and one-half
percent (1.5%) of the cost of the Work.

 

B.                     Landlord will pay the Improvement Price to the
extent that it does not exceed an amount equal to Twenty-five and no/100 Dollars
($25.00) multiplied by the rentable area of the Premises (said amount is
hereinafter referred to as “Landlord’s Contribution”).  Landlord’s Contribution shall be separately
determined and paid for the Initial Premises and the Additional Premises.  Landlord’s Contribution for the Initial
Premises shall also include the cost of preparation of the initial space plan
using Landlord’s approved space planner, which shall not exceed Ten Cents
($.10) multiplied by the rentable area of the Premises.  If the Improvement Price shall exceed
Landlord’s Contribution, Tenant shall pay Landlord the difference as set forth
herein.  Once Landlord has completed the
Work, any additional tenant finish improvements shall be at Tenant’s sole cost
and expense.

 

C.                     Landlord shall competitively bid the approved
construction drawings and specifications to no less than three (3) qualified
general contractors, one of which shall be selected by Landlord, one by Tenant
and the third selected jointly by Landlord and Tenant.  Landlord hereby approved M. P. Johnson, The
Bainey Group and RJM Construction as 
qualified general contractors. 
Each bidder will be requested to limit its general contractor fee to six
percent (6%) of hard construction costs but the failure of any contractor to so
limit its fee shall not disqualify the contractor or such contractor’s
bid.  At Tenant’s direction, Landlord
shall enter into a general contract based on the lowest responsive bid for the
Work.

 

D.                    To the extent the cost of the Work exceeds
Landlord’s Contribution, such Work shall be performed at Tenant’s sole cost and
expense.  The amount of the cost and
expense in excess of Landlord’s Contribution shall be agreed to by Landlord and
Tenant prior to commencement of construction of the Tenant Finish Improvements.  Tenant shall pay one-half of such excess to
Landlord prior to commencement of construction and shall pay the remaining
one-half of such excess to Landlord prior to Tenant taking occupancy of the
Premises.  Tenant shall be allowed ten
(10) working days to review and approve Landlord’s Statement of Improvement
Price after receipt thereof and to make payment in accordance with this
paragraph.

 

E.                      Landlord shall have no obligation for the cost
of improvements, finishes, or additional Work not included in the approved
construction drawings and specifications (hereinafter referred to as
“Additional Work”).  Additional Work
shall be performed at Tenant’s sole cost and expense.  Drawings and specifications, contractors, suppliers and vendors
for any Additional Work shall be subject to Landlord’s approval, which shall
not be unreasonably withheld.  Any delay
in completion of Additional Work performed by Tenant shall not delay
commencement of the Term of the Lease or limit the obligations of Tenant as set
forth herein.

 

F.                      Failure by Tenant to timely pay any amounts
due hereunder shall be a default under Paragraph 19(a)(i) of the Lease and
failure by Tenant to perform any of its other obligations hereunder shall be a
default under Paragraph 19(a)(ii) of the Lease, entitling Landlord to all
of its remedies under the Lease as well as all remedies otherwise available to
Landlord, including, at Landlord’s option, the right to withhold delivering
possession of the Premises until such amounts have been paid in full.

 

3.                                       Completion of the Work; Commencement Date. 
Landlord shall substantially complete the Work on or before the
Commencement Date.  Notwithstanding the
Commencement Date provided in the Lease, the Commencement Date shall be
deferred until Landlord has substantially completed the Work, provided,
however, that if Landlord is delayed in substantially completing the Work as a
result of (a) Tenant’s failure to provide timely approvals in accordance
with this Work Letter; (b) Tenant’s request for changes to the Work as included
in the approved construction drawings and specifications; (c) Tenant’s requests
for materials, finishes or installations other than Building Standard
Construction; (d) performance of Additional Work in the Premises by Tenant or
its contractors, suppliers, employees or agents; (e) any other act or omission
of Tenant; (all of which shall be deemed to be delays caused by Tenant and
shall be referred to herein as one or more “Tenant Delays”), then the

 

 

Commencement Date shall be deferred only until
the date on which Landlord would have substantially completed the performance
of the Work but for such delays. 
Deferral of the Commencement Date shall be in full settlement of all
claims that Tenant might otherwise have against Landlord by reason of the
Premises not being ready for occupancy by Tenant as of the Commencement Date
provided in the Lease, and such delay shall not entitle Tenant to rescind or
terminate the Lease.

 

4.                                       Entry by Tenant Prior to Commencement Date. 
Landlord, subject to the following terms and conditions, and in
Landlord’s sole discretion and upon request by Tenant, may grant to Tenant and
Tenant’s agents a license to enter the Premises prior to the Commencement Date
in order that Tenant may do other work required by Tenant to make the Premises
ready for Tenant’s use and occupancy.

 

A.                   Tenant shall give Landlord not less than two
(2) days’ prior written notice of the request to have such early access to the
Premises, which notice must contain or be accompanied by: (i) a description and
schedule for the work to be performed by those persons and entities for whom
and which such early access is being requested; (ii) the names and addresses of
all contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers for whom and which such
access is being requested; (iii) the approximate number of individuals,
itemized by trade, who shall be present in the Premises; (iv) copies of all
contracts pertaining to the performance of the work for which such early access
is being requested; (v) copies of all plans and specifications pertaining to
the work for which such access is being requested; (vi) copies of all
licenses and permits required in connection with the performance of the work
for which such access is being requested; and (vii) certificates of insurance
and instruments of indemnification against all claims, costs, expenses,
damages, suits, fines, penalties, actions, causes of action and liabilities
which may arise in connection with such work.

 

B.                     Early access to the Premises is subject to
scheduling by Landlord.

 

C.                     Tenant’s employees, agents, contractors,
workers, suppliers, and invitees must work in harmony and not interfere with
Landlord and Landlord’s agents in completion of the Work and any additional
work in the Premises, Landlord’s work in other premises and in common areas of
the Building or the general operation of the Building.  If at any time such entry shall cause or
threaten to cause disharmony or interference, including labor disharmony, Landlord
may withdraw its license upon twenty-four (24) hours prior written notice to
Tenant.

 

D.                    Tenant agrees that any early entry into the
Premises shall be at Tenant’s own risk and Landlord shall not be liable for any
injury to persons or damage to property of Tenant, or to Tenant’s employees,
licensees or invitees, from any cause whatsoever occurring upon or about the
Premises, and Tenant shall indemnify and save Landlord harmless from any and
all liability and claims arising out of or connected with any such injury or
damage.

 

E.                      Tenant shall be liable to Landlord for any
damage to the Premises or any portion of the Work caused by Tenant or any of
Tenant’s employees, agents, contractors, workers, suppliers or invitees.

 

5.                                       Landlord’s Entry After Commencement Date. 
Landlord may enter the Premises at any time after the Commencement Date,
upon prior notice to Tenant at mutually acceptable times to complete unfinished
details of the Work and such entry by Landlord, its agents, servants,
employees, or contractors for such purposes shall not constitute an actual or
constructive eviction, in whole or in part, or entitle Tenant to any abatement
or diminution of Rent, or relieve Tenant from any obligation under this Lease,
or impose any liability upon Landlord or its agents; provided, however,
Landlord shall not unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s business and to the
extent that any such work will interfere with Tenant’s business, such work will
be completed after business hours.

 

6.                                       Guaranty.  Landlord hereby guarantees
that the Improvements will be free of material defects for a period of one (1)
year after the Commencement Date, which guaranty period shall be in addition to
and concurrent with the period of any applicable special guaranty required by
any applicable construction documents relating to the Work.  Landlord’s guaranty set forth above shall
not deprive Tenant of any action, right, or remedy otherwise available to it
for breach of any of the provisions of this Work Letter and the periods
referred to above shall not be construed as a limitation on the time in which
Tenant may pursue such other action, right or remedy.

 

7.                                       Landlord’s Property.  All
work and materials furnished are Landlord’s property and will be considered
part of the Building, subject to Tenant’s rights to use the same under the lease.

 

8.                                       Binding Agreement.  This
Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of Landlord and Tenant, and
their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns.

 

	
  LANDLORD:

  	
  TENANT:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  PONDVIEW
  PLAZA CORPORATION,

  	
  VITAL
  IMAGES, INC.

  
	
  a
  Delaware corporation

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Michael Kirby

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Jay D. Miller

  
	
  Name:

  	
  Michael
  Kirby

  	
   

  	
  Names:

  	
  Jay
  D. Miller

  
	
  Title:

  	
  Vice President

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  President & CEO

  
									

 

 

ADDENDUM

ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF

PONDVIEW PLAZA LEASE

BY AND BETWEEN

PONDVIEW PLAZA CORPORATION AS LANDLORD

AND

VITAL IMAGES, INC. AS TENANT

 

ADDITIONAL LEASE PROVISIONS

 

THIS ADDENDUM contains additional terms and
conditions of the Lease attached hereto. 
The terms and conditions contained in this Addendum shall supersede any
conflicting provisions contained in the printed form Lease.

 

29.                               EXISTING LEASE OBLIGATIONS

 

Tenant
currently leases approximately 30,611 rentable square feet of space at Plymouth
Woods pursuant to a Lease dated October 19, 1999, as amended by Amendment No. 1
to Lease dated March 29, 2002 and by Amendment No. 2 to Lease dated March 31,
2003 (“Existing Lease”) .  Tenant
represents that Tenant is obligated to pay net rent and taxes and operating
costs on 26,944 rentable square feet through July 31, 2005; Tenant represents
that Tenant is obligated to pay net rent and taxes and operating costs on the
remaining 3,667 rentable square feet through May 31, 2006.  From and after the Commencement Date under
this Lease (but no in any event earlier than February 1, 2005), Landlord agrees
to pay Tenant’s monthly net rent and taxes and operating cost rent obligations
for 30,611 rentable square feet under the Existing Lease for a period ending on
July 31, 2005 and Tenant’s monthly net rent and taxes and operating cost obligations
for 3,667 rentable square feet under the Existing Lease for a period ending on
May 31, 2006.  Landlord’s obligation to
Tenant under this Paragraph is specifically limited to the specified amounts of
net rent and tax and operating cost rent and shall not extend to any other
obligation which may arise under the Existing Lease including, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, any costs associated with restoring a portion
of the common corridor at Plymouth Woods. 
The net rent portion of Landlord’s obligation under this Paragraph shall
not exceed $251,642.00.  Landlord may
suspend payments under this Paragraph if Tenant fails to pay Rent under this
Lease for one or more months.

 

30.                               RELOCATION ALLOWANCE

 

Landlord
will pay Tenant a relocation allowance in the amount of $205,425.00 (the
“Relocation Allowance”) (which has been calculated at the rate of $5.00
multiplied by the number of rentable square feet included in the Initial
Premises) to offset relocation costs incurred by Tenant.  Landlord shall pay the Relocation Allowance
to Tenant within thirty (30) days after the Commencement Date occurs without
any obligation on Tenant to submit invoices or other backup for costs incurred.

 

31.                               PARKING

 

Tenant
shall have the right to contract for up to fifteen (15) stalls in the Project’s
parking garage at market rates (plus applicable sales tax) as the same may be
adjusted from time to time by Landlord. 
Landlord’s current monthly rate is $90.00 per space plus tax.  If Tenant does not elect to lease all of the
parking spaces as of the Commencement Date (or does lease all of the spaces but
later turns back one or more to Landlord), the remaining spaces shall be leased
by Tenant as the same may become available from time to time and Tenant may, at
Tenant’s option, be placed on the waiting list if insufficient spaces are
available to fulfill Tenant’s requirements. 
All parking spaces shall be leased pursuant to Landlord’s standard
parking space lease agreement.

 

32.                               EXTERIOR SIGNAGE

 

Subject
to all applicable codes, ordinances and regulations, approval by Landlord
(which shall not be unreasonably withheld) and approval by Opus or the current
holder of review and approval rights under the restrictive covenants which
affect the Project), Tenant shall have the right to install exterior signage on
the Project using Tenant’s name or trade name (“Building Signage”).  If Tenant desires to install Building
Signage, Tenant shall deliver written notice to Landlord designating the type
and proposed location of the Building Signage and including plans and
specifications for such signage which shall include the design, size, color,
composition, method of illumination, if any, and the method and timing of
installation of the signage.  The plans
and specifications included with Tenant’s notice shall be subject to Landlord
approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.  The design,

 

 

construction,
installation and operation of all Building Signage shall be performed by Tenant
at Tenant’s sole cost and expense and in accordance with the approved plans and
specifications.  Tenant may use a
portion of Landlord’s Contribution for the cost of the Work (but not more than
$1.00 per rentable square foot of the Initial Premises) to pay for Building
Signage but only if Tenant has used all of the Relocation Allowance provided at
Paragraph 30 above.  Once approved and
installed, Tenant shall maintain all Building signage and associated wiring in
a first class condition and shall perform all repairs and replacements
necessary to maintain compliance with such standard.  Tenant shall repair any damage to the Project caused by the
installation, maintenance, operation or use of the Building Signage, including
without limitation, water leaks or other problems occasioned by any penetration
of the exterior shell of the Project, all at Tenant’s sole cost and
expense.  Tenant shall initially obtain
and keep in full force and effect any and all licenses, permits, or other
governmental approvals (and any private party approvals) which are or may become
required for the operation and use of the Building Signage.  Upon the expiration or earlier termination
of the Lease, Tenant shall remove the Building Signage and associated wiring
and hardware, return the Project to the condition that existed prior to the
installation thereof and repair and restore any damage resulting from such
removal, all at Tenant’s sole cost and expense.  In addition to the Building Signage rights granted in this
paragraph, Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right to install Tenant’s name
on the Project’s monument sign.  The
provisions applicable to Tenant’s Building Signage shall apply to any proposed
monument signage, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Tenant’s obligation to obtain all required permits for installation and the
obligation to remove the same following expiration or earlier termination of
the Lease.

 

33.                               EXPANSION OPTION

 

Tenant
shall have the option to expand the Premises to include the balance of the
second (2nd) floor of the Project which consists of approximately 20,000
rentable square feet (the “Expansion Space”) located on the second floor of the
Project effective on a date mutually agreed to by Landlord and Tenant which
shall be no earlier than February 1, 2009 and no later than December 31, 2009
upon the terms and conditions contained in this paragraph (the “Expansion
Option”).  Tenant shall exercise the
Expansion Option, if at all, by giving written notice thereof to Landlord
(“Tenant’s Notice”) on or before February 1, 2008 which shall specify the date
on which Tenant proposes to add the Expansion Space to the Premises.  The Expansion Space shall be added to the
Premises from the date specified in Tenant’s Notice (or such other date as
Landlord and Tenant may agree in writing) for the balance of the Term
(including any Renewal Term as set forth below).  The Expansion Space shall be added to the Premises at “Market
Rate” as defined in Paragraph 34 below. 
If Tenant exercises its Expansion Option, Landlord and Tenant shall
promptly execute an amendment to this Lease confirming the same.

 

34.                               MARKET RATE

 

As
used in this Lease, the term “Market Rate” means the annual net rental rate per
rentable square foot of the Premises that a willing tenant would pay, and a
willing landlord would accept in arms-length bona fide negotiations, for
similar office space in the Project or in comparable buildings located in the
southwest suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota market area, if the Premises was
leased to a single tenant for the applicable period of time, taking into
account all pertinent factors, including, but not limited to, market
concessions and leasehold improvement allowance.  In each case where 
“Market Rate” is to be determined under this Lease, Tenant may, no more
than thirty (30) days before any Tenant’s Notice is to be given, begin
discussions with Landlord concerning Landlord’s opinion of the appropriate
Market Rate.  All discussions which
occur prior to a Tenant’s Notice shall be preliminary and non-binding on the
parties.  If Tenant desires to continue
discussions to add the Expansion Space or to exercise the Renewal Term and
Tenant timely gives a Tenant’s Notice, within thirty (30) days after receipt of
any Tenant’s Notice, Landlord shall advise Tenant in writing (“Landlord’s Rent
Notice”) of Landlord’s determination of Market Rate.  If Landlord and Tenant agree on Landlord’s determination, then
they shall promptly execute an amendment to this Lease stating and
incorporating such agreed upon Market Rate as the Base Rent for the Premises or
applicable portion thereof.  If Tenant
disagrees with Landlord determination, Landlord and Tenant shall have a period
of thirty (30) days after Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s Rent Notice (the
“Negotiation Period”) in which to further negotiate Market Rate.

 

If
Landlord and Tenant are unable to agree upon Market Rate for the Premises
within the Negotiation Period, the dispute shall proceed to arbitration.  The arbitration procedure shall commence
when either party notifies the other of its election to submit the matter to
arbitration.  Not later than ten (10)
days after the arbitration procedure has commenced, each party shall submit to
the other party a written statement of its final position on Market Rate for
the applicable Premises or period of time (the “Final Offer”).  Within ten (10) days after the submission of
the Final Offers, the parties shall

 

 

jointly
select as an arbitrator a licensed real estate broker, who is an individual of
substantial experience with respect to office building ownership, leasing,
management and marketing in the southwest suburban Minneapolis market area,
which person shall not be regularly employed or  have been retained during the past two (2) years as a consultant
by the parties.  If the parties cannot
agree on the arbitrator, the Chief Judge of the Hennepin County District Court
shall, upon application by either party, select an arbitrator having the above
qualifications.  Both parties shall have
the right to submit proposed names and criteria for the arbitrator to the Chief
Judge.  Neither party may consult
directly or indirectly with the arbitrator regarding Market Rate prior to
appointment or after appointment outside the presence of the other party.  The arbitrator selected shall determine
Market Rate pursuant to the criteria contained in this Paragraph 34 and shall
select the Final Offer which is closest thereto, without considering whether
the Final Offer is higher or lower than Market Rate as determined by the
arbitrator.  The decision of the
arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties and may be entered in any
court having jurisdiction thereof.  The
party whose Final Offer was not selected by the arbitrator shall pay the cost
of arbitration.

 

35.                               CONTRACTION OPTION

 

If
Tenant has not exercised its Expansion Option granted in Paragraph 33 above,
Tenant shall have the one-time option to reduce the area of the Premises by up
to 20,000 rentable square feet located on the second floor of the Project (the
“Turnback Space”) on January 31, 2010 upon the following conditions:

 

(a)                                  Tenant shall give Landlord written notice
of Tenant’s exercise of the contraction option on or before April 30, 2009 (the
“Contraction Notice”) which shall include the amount of space Tenant desires to
turn back to Landlord;

 

(b)                                 The location and configuration of the
proposed Turnback Space shall be approved by Landlord, which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;

 

(c)                                  Tenant shall pay the costs necessary to
demise the Turnback Space from the balance of the Premises including
construction of demising partitions, entrances and similar work and, if
required by applicable codes, construction of corridors; and

 

(d)                                 Tenant shall pay a contraction fee (the
“Contraction Fee”) to Landlord on the date Tenant turns back the Turnback Space
to Landlord equal to Landlord’s unamortized transaction costs for the
Additional Space which, for the purpose of this provision shall include
Landlord’s contribution for the cost of Tenant Finish Improvements, real estate
commissions, Tenant’s existing lease obligations and related costs.  The amount of the Contraction Fee shall vary
depending on the date the Additional Premises are added to the Premises
pursuant to Paragraph 1 of the Lease and shall be determined by multiplying the
number of square feet of rentable area included in the Turnback Space by the
per square foot amount for the applicable date set forth below.  

 

	
  MONTH ADDITIONAL PREMISES ADDED

  	
   

  	
  PER SQUARE
  FOOT CONTRACTION FEE

  	
   

  
	
  February 2007

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  15.59

  	
   

  
	
  March 2007

  	
   

  	
  16.35

  	
   

  
	
  April 2007

  	
   

  	
  17.10

  	
   

  
	
  May 2007

  	
   

  	
  17.84

  	
   

  
	
  June 2007

  	
   

  	
  18.57

  	
   

  
	
  July 2007

  	
   

  	
  19.30

  	
   

  
	
  August 2007

  	
   

  	
  20.03

  	
   

  
					

 

Landlord
and Tenant shall execute an amendment to this Lease confirming contraction
following receipt of the Contraction Notice which shall be conditioned upon
Tenant’s payment of the Contraction Fee.

 

 

36.                               RENEWAL OPTION

 

Tenant at its option may extend the Term of this
Lease for the entire Premises for one (1) additional period of five (5) years
(the “Renewal Term”).  Tenant may
exercise such option by giving written notice thereof to Landlord at least
twelve (12) months before the expiration of the initial Term (“Tenant’s
Notice”), provided that at the time of Tenant’s Notice and at the commencement
of the Renewal Term, no event of default by Tenant is in existence, after
expiration of any applicable cure period. 
The Renewal Term shall commence upon the expiration of the initial Term
of this Lease, expire upon the annual anniversary of such date five (5) years
thereafter and be upon the same terms, covenants and conditions as contained in
this Lease for the initial Term, except that the provisions of Paragraphs 29,
30, 33 and 35 of this Addendum and Exhibit F shall not be applicable, Base Rent
shall be adjusted to “Market Rate” (as defined in Paragraph 34 above) as of the
first day of the Renewal Term and Tenant shall not be entitled to any
additional options to extend the Term. 
Payment of all additional rent and other charges required to be made by
Tenant as provided in this Lease shall continue to be made during the Renewal
Term.  Any termination (except for
Tenant’s exercise of its right to contract pursuant to Paragraph 35 of this
Addendum), of this Lease during the initial Term terminates all rights of
extension.  Except for an assignment or
subletting either approved or permitted by Paragraph 17, any assignment or
subletting by Tenant of this Lease terminates Tenant’s renewal option.

 

37.                               RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER

 

Commencing on February 1, 2008, subject to
Landlord’s right to renew or extend any tenant lease executed prior to the date
of this Lease, Tenant shall have a right of first offer (the “Right of First
Offer”) to lease any contiguous, unencumbered space that becomes available in
the Project (the “First Offer Space”) during the Term.  From time to time, Landlord shall notify
Tenant of expected Lease expirations and/or availability in the Project which
notice shall be given at least twelve (12) months before the date Landlord
expects such space to be available for Tenant (“Landlord’s Notice”).  Landlord’s Notice shall specify the area and
location of such space, the date on which Landlord expects such space to be
available and the terms and conditions on which Landlord would be willing to
lease such space to Tenant.  Tenant
shall, within twenty (20) days after receipt of Landlord’s Notice, advise
Landlord whether Tenant would be willing to add the First Offer Space to the
Premises on the terms set forth in Landlord’s Notice.  If Tenant desires to add the First Offer Space on the terms
described in Landlord’s Notice, Landlord and Tenant shall promptly execute an
amendment to this Lease which adds the First Offer Space to the Premises.  If Tenant does not exercise its Right of
First Offer for the space described in Landlord’s Notice or fails to timely
exercise its Right of First Offer, Landlord shall be free to lease the First
Offer Space described in Landlord’s Notice to others.  If Landlord has not leased the First Offer Space within one
hundred twenty (120) days, Landlord shall again be obligated to offer the space
to Tenant pursuant to this Paragraph 37. 
If Tenant desires to add the First Offer Space but disagrees with
Landlord’s determination of Base Rent, Tenant shall notify Landlord of such
disagreement within thirty (30) days after receipt of Landlord’s Notice in
which case the Base Rent for the First Offer Space shall be determined in the
manner set forth in Paragraph 34 of this Addendum and once determined, Landlord
and Tenant shall promptly execute an amendment to this Lease which adds the
First Offer Space to the Premises upon the terms specified in Landlord’s Notice
with such Base Rent modification as may be determined in accordance with
Paragraph 34 hereof.

 

	
  LANDLORD:

  	
  TENANT:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  PONDVIEW
  PLAZA CORPORATION

  	
  VITAL
  IMAGES, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Michael Kirby

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Jay D. Miller

  
	
  Name:

  	
  Michael
  Kirby

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Jay
  D. Miller

  
	
  Title:

  	
  Vice President

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  President & CEO

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