Exhibit 10.12
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
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PAGE
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1.
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PREMISES
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3
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2.
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POSSESSION AND
LEASE COMMENCEMENT
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3
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3.
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TERM
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4.
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USE
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5.
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RULES AND
REGULATIONS
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6.
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RENT
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5
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7.
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OPERATING
EXPENSES
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5
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8.
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INSURANCE AND
INDEMNIFICATION
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9
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9.
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WAIVER OF
SUBROGATION
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11
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10.
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LANDLORD’S REPAIRS AND
MAINTENANCE
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11
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11.
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TENANT’S
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
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12
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12.
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ALTERATIONS
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12
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13.
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SIGNS
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13
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14.
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INSPECTION/POSTING NOTICES
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13
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15.
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SERVICES AND
UTILITIES
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14
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16.
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SUBORDINATION
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15
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17.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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16
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18.
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ESTOPPEL
CERTIFICATE
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16
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19.
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SECURITY
DEPOSIT
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16
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20.
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LIMITATION OF
TENANT’S REMEDIES
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17
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21.
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ASSIGNMENT AND
SUBLETTING
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17
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22.
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AUTHORITY
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19
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23.
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CONDEMNATION
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19
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24.
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CASUALTY
DAMAGE
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20
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25.
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HOLDING
OVER
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26.
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DEFAULT
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27.
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LIENS
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23
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28.
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INTENTIONALLY
DELETED
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24
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29.
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TRANSFERS BY
LANDLORD
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24
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30.
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RIGHT OF
LANDLORD TO PERFORM TENANT’S COVENANTS
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24
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31.
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WAIVER
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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
( CONTINUED )
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Page
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32.
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NOTICES
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24
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33.
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ATTORNEYS’ FEES
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25
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34.
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SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS
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25
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35.
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FORCE
MAJEURE
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25
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36.
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SURRENDER OF
PREMISES
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25
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37.
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HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS
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26
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38.
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MISCELLAENOUS
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27
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39.
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ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS
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28
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40.
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JURY TRIAL
WAIVER
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E XHIBITS :
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Exhibit A
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Rules and Regulations
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Exhibit B
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Outline And Location of
Premises
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Exhibit C
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Lease Improvement
Agreement
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Exhibit D
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Hazardous Materials
Questionnaire
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BASIS LEASE INFORMATION
INDUSTRIAL NET
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LEASE DATE
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November 27,
2001
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TENANT:
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RACKABLE
SYSTEMS, INC. a Delaware corporation
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TENANT’S NOTICE ADDRESS:
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721 Charcot
Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131
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TENANT’S BILLING ADDRESS:
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721 Charcot
Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131
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TENANT CONTACT: Jack Randall
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PHONE NUMBER:
408-321-0290
FAX NUMBER:
408-321-0293
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LANDLORD:
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EOP-INDUSTRIAL
PORTFOLIO, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
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LANDLORD’ NOTICE ADDRESS:
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EOP-INDUSTRIAL PORTFOLIO, L.L.C.,
226 Airport Parkway
Suite 570
San Jose, California 95110
Attn: Property Manager
With a copy to:
Equity Office Properties Trust
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2100
Chicago, Illinois 60506
Attn: Regional Counsel - San Jose
Region
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LANDLORD’ REMITTANCE ADDRESS:
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Payable to the
order of Equity Office Properties to the address below:
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Project Description:
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That certain
industrial project commonly known as “ Charcot Business
Park ” which currently includes: the single-story
buildings located at 2023-2037 O’Toole Avenue, 721-751
Charcot Avenue, 2142-2158 Paragon Drive, and 2170-2190 Paragon
Drive, the parcel(s) of land on which such buildings are located
and, at Landlord’s discretion, all other improvements
thereon; and, at Landlord’s option, the parking areas serving
the Project, all of which are located in San Jose, California
95131. If the number of buildings included in the Project increases
or decreases, then the definition of the Project shall be revised
accordingly to reflect such change.
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Building Description:
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That single
story building located at 721-751 Charcot Avenue, San Jose,
California 95131
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Premises:
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Approximately
13,240 rentable square feet located at 721 Charcot Avenue, San
Jose, California 95131
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Permitted Use:
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General office,
storage, warehouse, light manufacturing and assembly for the
production of rackable computer systems
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Parking Density:
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2.5 spaces per
1,000 rentable square feet of the Premises
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Schedule Term Commencement Date:
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February 1,
2002
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Scheduled Length of Term:
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Five (5)
years
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Scheduled Term Expiration Date:
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January 31,
2007
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Rent:
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Base Rent:
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See Paragraph
39.A. hereof
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Estimated First Year Operating
Expenses:
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$2,912.50 per
month
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Security Deposit:
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$15,888.00
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Tenant’s NAICS Code:
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[
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Tenant’s Proportionate
Share:
Of Project:
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8.104%
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The foregoing Basic Lease Information is
incorporated into and made a part of this Lease, Each reference in
this Lease to any of the Basic Lease Information shall mean the
respective information above and shall be construed to incorporate
all of the terms provided under the particular Lease paragraph
pertaining to such information. In the event of any conflict
between the Basic Lease Information and the Lease, the letter shall
control.
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LEASE
THIS LEASE is made as of the 27
th
day of November, 2001,
by and between EOP-INDUSTRIAL PORTFOLIO, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company (hereinafter called “
Landlord ”), and RACKABLE SYSTEMS, INC., a
Delaware corporation (hereinafter called “ Tenant
”).
1. PREMISES
Landlord leases to Tenant and Tenant
leases from Landlord, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, those premises (the “ Premises ”)
outlined on Exhibit B and described in the Basic
Lease Information. The Premises shall be all or part of a building
(the “ Building ”) and of a project (the “
Project ”), which may consist of more than one
building and additional facilities, an described in the Basis Lease
Information. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that physical changes
may occur from time to time in the Premises, Building or Project,
and that the number of buildings and additional facilities which
constitute the Project may change from time to time, which may
result in an adjustment in Tenant’s Proportionate Share, as
defined in the Basis Lease Information, as provided in Paragraph
7.A.
2. POSSESSION AND LEASE
COMMENCEMENT
The term commencement date (“
Term Commencement Date ”) shall be the earlier of the
date on which: (1) Tenant takes possession of some or all of the
Premises; or (2) the improvements to be constructed or performed in
the Premises by Landlord (if any) shall have been substantially
completed in accordance with the plans and specifications, if any,
described on Exhibit C . Upon substantial completion
of the improvements to be constructed by Landlord in the Premises,
Landlord shall deliver the Premises to Tenant in a broom-clean
condition and reasonably free of debris. If for any reason Landlord
cannot deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on the
scheduled Term Commencement Date, Landlord shall not be subject to
any liability therefore, nor shall Landlord be in default hereunder
nor shall such failure affect the validity of this Lease, and
Tenant agrees to accept possession of the Premises at such time as
such Improvements have been substantially completed, which date
shall then be deemed the Term Commencement Date. Tenant shall not
be liable for any Rent for any period prior to the Term
Commencement Date (but without affecting any obligation of Tenant
under any improvement agreement appended to this Lease). In the
event of any dispute as to substantial completion of work performed
or required to be performed by Landlord, the certificate of
Landlord’s architect or general contractor shall be
conclusive. Substantial completion shall have occurred
notwithstanding Tenant’s submission of a punchlist to
Landlord, which Tenant shall submit, if at all, within three (3)
business days after the Term Commencement Date or otherwise in
accordance with any improvement agreement appended to this Lease.
Upon Landlord’s request, Tenant shall promptly execute and
return to Landlord a “ Start-Up Letter ” in
which Tenant shall agree, among other things, in acceptance of the
Premises and to the determination of the Term Commencement Date, in
accordance with the terms of this Lease, but Tenant’s failure
or refusal to do so shall not negate Tenant’s acceptance of
the Premises or affect determination of the Term Commencement
Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the Term Commencement Date has not occurred on or before the
Required Completion Date (defined below), Tenant, as its sole
remedy, may terminate this Lease by giving Landlord written notice
of termination on or before the earlier to occur of: (i) 5 business
days after the Required Completion Date and (ii) the Term
Commencement Date. In such event, this Lease shall be deemed null
and void and of no further force and effect and Landlord shall
promptly refund any prepaid rent and Security Deposit previously
advanced by Tenant under this Lease and, so long as Tenant has not
previously defaulted under any of its obligations under the Lease
Improvement Agreement, the parties hereto shall have no further
responsibilities or obligations to each other with respect to this
Lease. The “ Required Completion Date ” shall
mean the date which is 120 days after the later of the date this
Lease is properly executed and delivered by Tenant, the date all
prepaid rental and Security Deposits required under this Lease are
delivered to Landlord, the date the building permit for the
Landlord Work had been obtained, and, if applicable, the date all
contingencies, if any, specified in this Lease have been satisfied
or waived in writing by Landlord. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge
and agree that: (i) the determination of the Term Commencement Date
shall take into consideration the effect of any Tenant Delays
(defined below); and (ii) the Required Completion Date shall be
postponed by the number of days the Term Commencement Date is
delayed due to events of force majeure, as described in Paragraph
35 hereof.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
if Landlord determines in good faith that it will be unable to
cause this Term Commencement Date to occur by the Required
Completion Date, Landlord shall have the right to immediately cease
its performance of the Landlord Work and provide Tenant with
written notice (the “ Completion Date Extension Notice
”) of such inability, which Completion Date Extension Notice
shall set forth the date on which Landlord reasonably believes that
the Term Commencement Date will occur. Upon receipt of the
Completion Date Extension Notice, Tenant shall have the right to
terminate this Lease by providing written notice of termination to
Landlord within 5 business days after the date of the Completion
Date Extension Notice. If Tenant does not terminate this Lease
within such 5 business day period, the Required Completion Date
automatically shall be amended to be the date set forth in
Landlord’s Completion Date Extension Notice. “
Tenant Delay ” means any act or omission of Tenant or
its agents, employees, vendors or contractors that actually delays
the substantial completion of the Landlord Work, including, without
limitation: (1) Tenant’s failure to furnish information or
approvals within any time period specified in this Lease, including
the failure to prepare or approve preliminary or final plans by any
applicable due date; (2) Tenant’s selection of equipment or
materials that have long lead times after first being informed by
Landlord that the selection may result in a delay; (3) changes
requested or made by Tenant to previously approved plans and
specifications; (4) performance of work in the Premises by Tenant
or Tenant’s contractor(s) during the performance of the
Landlord Work; or (5) if the performances of any portion of the
Landlord work depends on the prior or simultaneous performance of
work by Tenant, a delay by Tenant or Tenant’s contractor(s)
in the completion of such work.
3. TERM
The term of this Lease (the “
term ”) shall commence on the Term Commencement Date
and continue in full force and effect for the number of months
specified as the Length of Term in the Basic Lease Information or
until this Lease is terminated as otherwise provided herein. If the
Term Commencement Date is a data other than the first day of the
calendar month, the Term shall be the number of months of the
Length of Term in addition to the remainder of the calendar month
following the Term Commencement Date.
4. USE
A. General. Tenant shall use the Premises for the permitted
use specified in the Basic Lease Information. (“ Permitted
Use ”) and for no other use or purpose. Tenant shall
control Tenant’s employees, agents, customers, visitors,
invitees, licensees, contractors, assignees and subtenants
(collectively, “ Tenant’s Parties ”) in
such a manner that Tenant and Tenant’s Parties competitively
do not exceed the parking density specified in the Basic Lease
Information (the “ Parking Density ”) at any
time. So long as Tenant is occupying the Premises, Tenant and
Tenant’s Parties shall have the nonexclusive right to use, in
common with other parties occupying the Building or Project, the
parking areas, driveways and other common areas of the Building and
Project, subject to the terms of this Lease and such rules and
regulations as Landlord may from time to time reasonably prescribe.
Landlord reserves the right, without notice or liability to Tenant,
and without the same constituting an actual or constructive
eviction, to alter or modify the common areas from time to time,
including the location and configuration thereof, and the amenities
and facilities which Landlord may determine to provide form time to
time, provided, such alteration or modification shall not
materially adversely affect Tenant’s Permitted Use pursuant
to this Lease.
B. Limitations . Tenant shall not permit any odors, smoke,
dust, gas, substances, noise or vibrations to emanate from the
Premises or from any portion of the common areas as a result of
Tenant’s or any Tenant’s Party’s use thereof, nor
take any action which would constitute a nuisance or would
unreasonably disturb, obstruct or endanger any other tenants or
occupants of the Building or Project or elsewhere, or interfere
with their use of their respective premises or common areas.
Storage outside the Premises of materials, vehicles or any other
items is prohibited. Tenant shall not use or allow the Premises to
be used for any immoral, improper or unlawful purpose, nor shall
Tenant cause or maintain or permit any nuisance in, on or about the
Premises. Tenant shall not commit or suffer the commission of any
waste in, on or about the Premises. Tenant shall not allow any sale
by assign upon the Premises, or place any loads upon the floors,
walls or ceilings which could endanger the structure, or place any
harmful substances in the drainage system of the Building or
Project. No waste, materials or refuse shall be dumped upon or
permitted to remain outside the Premises except in trash containers
placed inside exterior enclosures designated for that purpose by
Landlord. Landlord shall not be responsible to Tenant for the
non-compliance by any
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other tenant or occupant of the Building or
Project with any of the above-referenced rules or any other terms
or provisions of such tenant’s or occupant’s lease or
other contract.
C. Compliances with Regulations.
By entering the Premises, Tenant
accepts the Premises in the condition existing as of the date of
such entry. Tenant shall at its sole cost and expense strictly
comply with all existing or future applicable municipal, state and
federal and other governmental statutes, rules, requirements,
regulations, laws and ordinances, including zoning ordinances and
regulations, and covenance, agreements and restrictions of record
governing and relating to the use, occupancy or possession of the
Premises, to Tenant’s use of the common areas, or to the use,
storage, generation or disposal of Hazardous Materials (hereinafter
defined) (collectively “ Regulations ”). Tenant
shall at its sole cost and expense obtain any and all license or
permits necessary for Tenant’s use of the Premises. Tenant
shall at its sole cost and expense promptly comply with the
requirements of any board of fire underwriters or other similar
body now or hereafter constituted. Tenant shall not do or permit
anything to be done in, on, under or about the Project or bring or
keep anything which will in any way increase the rate of any
insurance upon the Premises, Building or Project or upon any
contents therein or cause a cancellation of said insurance or
otherwise affect said insurance in any manner. Tenant shall
indemnify, defend (by counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord),
protect and hold Landlord harmless from and against any loss, cost,
expenses, damage, attorneys’ fees or liability arising out of
the failure of Tenant to comply with any Regulation. Tenant’s
obligations pursuant to the foregoing indemnity shall survive the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
5. RULES AND
REGULATIONS
Tenant shall faithfully observe and
comply with the building rules and regulations attached hereto as
Exhibit A and any other rules and regulations and any
modification or additions thereto which Landlord may from time to
time reasonably prescribe in writing for the purpose of maintaining
the proper care, cleanliness, safety, traffic flow and general
order of the Premises or the Building or Project; provided,
however, that if there is a conflict between this Lease and any
rules and regulations enacted after the date of this Lease, the
areas of this Lease shall control. Tenant shall cause
Tenant’s Parties to comply with such rules and regulations.
Landlord shall not be responsible to Tenant for the non-compliance
by any other tenant or occupant of the Building or Project with any
of such rules and regulations, any other tenant’s or
occupant’s lease or any Regulations.
6. RENT
A. Base Rent. Tenant shall pay to Landlord and Landlord shall
receive, without notice or demand throughout the Term, Base Rent as
specified in the Basic Lease Information, payable in monthly
installments in advance on or before the first day of each calendar
month, in lawful money of the United states, without deduction or
offset whatsoever, as the Remittance Address specified in the Basic
Lease Information or to such other place as Landlord may form time
to time delegate in writing. Base Rent for the third (3
rd
) full month of the Term
shall be paid by Tenant upon Tenant’s execution of this
Lease. If the obligation for payment of Base Rent commences on a
day other than the first day of a month, then Base Rent shall be
prorated and the prorated installment shall be paid on the first
day of the calendar month next succeeding the Term Commencement
Date. The Base Rent payable by Tenant hereunder is subject to
adjustment as provided elsewhere in this Lease, as applicable. As
used herein, the term “ !Base Rent ” shall mean
the Base Rent specified in the Basic Lease Information as it may be
so adjusted form time to time.
B. Additional Rent. All monies other than the Base Rent required to
be paid by Tenant hereunder, including, but not limited to,
Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses, as
specified in Paragraph 7 of this Lease, charges to be paid by
Tenant under Paragraph 15, the interest and late charge described
in Paragraphs 26.D, and E, and any monies spent by Landlord
pursuant to Paragraph 30, shall be considered additional rent
(“ Additional Rent ”). “ Rent
” shall mean Base Rent and Additional rent.
7. OPERATING
EXPENSES
A. Operating Expenses. In addition to the Base Rent required to be paid
hereunder, Tenant shall pay as Additional Rent, Tenant’s
Proportionate Share of the Building and/or Project (as applicable),
as defined in the Basic Lease Information, of Operating Expenses
(defined below) in the manner set forth below. Tenant shall pay the
applicable Tenant’s Proportionate Share of each such
Operating Expenses. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that
if
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the number of buildings which constitute the
Project increases or decreases, or if physical changes are made to
the Premises, Building or Project or the configurations of any
thereof, Landlord may at its discretion reasonably adjust
Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Building or Project to
reflect the change. Landlord’s determination of
Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Building and of the
Project shall be conclusive so long as it is reasonably and
consistently applied. “ Operating Expenses ”
shall mean all expenses and costs of very kind and nature which
Landlord shall pay or become obligated to pay, because of or in
connection with the ownership, management, maintenance, repair,
preservation, replacement operation of the Building or Project and
its supporting facilities and such additional facilities now and in
subsequent years as may be determined by Landlord to be necessary
or desirable to the Building and/or Project (as determined in a
reasonable manner) other than those expenses and costs which are
specifically attributable to Tenant or which are expressly made the
financial responsibility of Landlord or specific tenants of the
Building or Project pursuant to this Lease. Operating Expenses
shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Taxes.
All real property taxes and
assessments, possesory interest taxes, sales taxes, personal
property taxes, business or license taxes or fees, gross receipts
taxes, service payments in lieu of such taxes or fees, annual or
periodic license or use fees, excise, transit charges, and other
impositions, general and special, ordinary and extraordinary,
unforeseen as well as foreseen, of any kind (including fees “
in-lieu ” of any such tax or assessment) which are now
or hereafter assessed, levied, charged, confirmed, or imposed by
any public authority upon the Building or Project, its operations
or the Rent (or any portion or component thereof), or any tax,
assessment or fee imposed in substitution, partially or totally, or
any of the above. Operating Expenses shall also include any taxes,
assessments, reassessments, or other fees or impositions with
respect to the development, leasing, management, maintenance,
alteration, repair, use or occupancy by Tenant of the Premises,
Building or Project or any portion thereof; including, without
limitation, by or for Tenant, and all increases therein or
reassessments thereof whether the increase or reassessments result
from increased rate and/or valuation (whether upon a transfer of
the Building or Project or any portion thereof or any interest
therein or for any other reason). Operating Expenses shall not
include gift, franchise, inheritance or estate taxes imposed upon
or assessed against the interest of any person in the Project, or
taxes computed upon the basis of the net income of any owners or
any interest in the Project. If it shall not be lawful for Tenant
to reimburse Landlord for all or any part of such taxes, the
monthly rental payable to Landlord under this Lease shall be
revised to net Landlord the same net rental after imposition of any
such taxes by Landlord as would have been payable to Landlord prior
to the payment of any such taxes.
(2) Insurance.
All insurance premiums and costs,
including, but not limited to, any deductible amounts, premiums and
other costs of insurance incurred by Landlord, including for the
insurance coverage set forth in Paragraph 8.A. herein.
(3) Common Area
Maintenance.
(a) Repairs, replacements, and general maintenance
of and for the Building and Project and public and common areas and
facilities of and comprising the Building and Project, including,
but not limited to, the roof and roof membrane, elevators,
mechanical rooms, alarm systems, pest extermination, landscaped
areas, parking and service areas, driveways, sidewalks, truck
staging areas, coil spur areas, fire sprinkler systems, sanitary
and storm sewer lines, utility services, heating/ventilation/air
conditioning systems, electrical, mechanical or other systems,
telephone equipment and wiring servicing, plumbing, lighting, and
any other items or areas which affect the operation or appearance
of the Building or Project, which determination shall be at
Landlord’s discretion, except for those items to the extent
paid for by the proceeds of insurance, and those items attributable
solely or jointly to specific tenants of the Building or
Project.
(b) Repairs, replacements, and general maintenance
shall include the cost of any improvements made to or required for
the Project or Building that in Landlord’s discretion may
reduce any other Operating Expenses, including present or future
repair work, are reasonably necessary for the health and safety of
the occupants of the Building or Project, or for the operation of
the Building systems, services and equipment, or are required to
comply with any Regulation,
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such costs or allocable portions
thereof to be amortized in accordance with GAAP, together with
interest on the unamortized balance at the publicly announced
“ prime rate ” charged by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
(San Francisco) or its successor at the time such improvements or
capital aspects are constructed or acquired, plus two (w)
percentage points, or in the absence of such prime rate, then at
the U.S. Treasury six-month market note (or bond, if so designated)
rate as published by any national financial publication selected by
Landlord, plus four (4) percentage points, but in no event more
than the maximum rate permitted by law, plus reasonable financing
charges.
(c) Payment under or for any easement, license,
permit, operating agreement, declaration, restricted covenant or
instrument relating to the Building or Project.
(d) All expenses and rental related to services and
costs of supplies, materials and equipment used in operating,
managing and maintaining the Premises, Building and Project, the
equipment therein and the adjacent sidewalks, driveways, parking
and service areas, including, without limitation, expenses related
to service agreements regarding security, fire and other alarm
systems, janitorial services to the extent not addressed in
Paragraph 11 hereof, window cleaning, elevator maintenance,
Building exterior maintenance, landscaping and expenses related to
the administration, management and operation of the Project,
including without limitation salaries, wages and benefits and
management office rent.
(e) The costs of supplying any services and
utilities which benefit all or a portion of the Premises, Building
or Project to the extent not addressed in Paragraph 15
hereof.
(f) Legal expenses and the cost of audits by
certified public accountants; provided, however, the legal expenses
chargeable as Operating Expenses shall not include the cost of
negotiating leases, collecting rents, evicting tenants nor shall it
include costs incurred in legal proceedings with or against any
tenant or to enforce the provisions of any lease.
(g) A management and accounting cost recovery fee
equal to three percent (3%) of the sum of the Project’s
revenues.
If the rentable area of the Building and/or
Project is not fully occupied during any fiscal year of the Term as
determined by Landlord, an adjustment shall be made in
Landlord’s discretion in computing the Operating Expenses for
such year so that Tenant pays an equitable portion of all variable
items (e.g. utilities, janitorial services and other component
expenses that are affected by variations in occupancy levels) of
Operating Expenses, as reasonably determined by Landlord; provided,
however, that in no event shall Landlord be entitled to collect in
excess of the hundred percent (100%) of the total Operating
Expenses from all of the tenants in the Building or Project, as the
case may be.
Operating Expenses shall not include: the costs
in connection with leasing space in the Building or Project,
including brokerage commissions, lease concessions, including
rental abatements and construction allowances, granted to specific
tenants, the initial construction cost of the Building; the cost of
capital improvements (except as set forth in Paragraph 7.A(3)(b)
above); depreciation; interest (except as provided in Paragraph
7.A(3)(b) above for the amortization of capital improvements);
principal payments of mortgage and other non-operating debts of
Landlord; the cost of repairs or other work to the extent Landlord
is reimbursed by insurance or condemnation proceeds; costs incurred
in connection with the sale, financing or refinancing of the
Building or the Project; fines, interest and penalties incurred due
to the late payment of taxes (as described in Paragraph 7.A(1)
above) or Operating Expenses, organizational expenses associated
with the creation and operation of the entity which constitutes
Landlord; any penalties or damages that Landlord pays to Tenant
under this Lease or to other tenants in the Building under their
respective leases; attorney’s fees and other expenses
incurred in connection with negotiations or disputes with
prospective tenants or tenants or other occupants of the Building;
any expenses for which Landlord has received actual reimbursement
(other than through Operating Expenses); advertising and
promotional expenditures; costs incurred by Landlord in connection
with the correction of defects in design and original construction
of the Building or Project; fines or penalties incurred as a result
of violation by Landlord of any
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applicable laws; any fines, penalties or
interest resulting from the negligence or willful misconduct of the
Landlord or its agents, contractors, or employees; the cost or
expense of any services or benefits provided generally to other
tenants in the Building and not provided or available to Tenant,
expenses for the replacement of any item covered under warranty,
unless Landlord has not received payment under such warranty and it
would not be fiscally prudent to pursue legal action to collect on
such warranty. Notwithstanding anything hereto to the contrary, in
any instance wherein Landlord, in Landlord’s reasonable
discretion, deems Tenant to be responsible for any amounts greater
than Tenant’s Proportionate Share, Landlord shall have the
right to allocate costs in an equitable manner Landlord reasonably
deems appropriate.
The above examination of services and facilities
shall not be deemed to impose an obligation on Landlord to make
available or provide such services or facilities except to the
extent, if any that Landlord has specifically agreed elsewhere in
this Lease to make the same available or provide the same. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tenant acknowledges and
agrees that it shall be responsible for providing adequate security
for its use of the Premises, the Building and the Project and that
Landlord shall have no obligation or liability with respect
therein, except to the extent if any that Landlord has specifically
agreed elsewhere in this Lease to provide the same.
B. Payment of Estimated Operating
Expenses. “
Estimated Operating Expenses ” for any particular year
shall mean Landlord’s estimate of the Operating Expenses for
such fiscal year made with respect to such fiscal year as
hereinafter provided, Landlord shall have the right from time to
time to revise its fiscal year and interim accounting periods so
long as the periods as so revised are reconciled with prior periods
in a reasonable manner. During the last month of each fiscal year
during the Term, or as soon thereafter as practicable, Landlord
shall give Tenant written notice of the Estimated Operating
Expenses for the ensuing fiscal year. Tenant shall pay
Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Estimated Operating
Expenses with installments of Base Rent for the fiscal year to
which the Estimated Operating Expenses applies in monthly
installments on the first day of each calendar month during such
year, in advance. Such payment shall be considered to be Additional
Rent for all purposes hereunder. If at any time during the course
of the fiscal year, Landlord determines that Operating Expenses are
projected to vary from the then Estimated Operating Expenses by
more than five percent (5%), Landlord may, by written notices to
Tenant, revise the Estimated Operating Expenses for the balance of
such fiscal year, and Tenant’s monthly installments for the
remainder of such year shall be adjusted so that by the end of such
fiscal year Tenant has paid to Landlord Tenant’s
Proportionate Share of the revised Estimated Operating Expenses for
such year, such revised installment amounts to be Additional Rent
for all purposes hereunder.
C. Computation of Operating Expense
Adjustment. “
Operating Expense Adjustment ” shall mean the
difference between Estimated Operating Expenses and Actual
Operating Expenses for any fiscal year determined as hereinafter
provided. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of
each fiscal year, or as soon thereafter as practicable, Landlord
shall deliver to Tenant a statement of actual Operating Expenses
for the fiscal year just ended, accompanied by a computation of
Operating Expense Adjustment. If such statement shows that
Tenant’s payment based upon Estimated Operating Expenses is
less than “Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating
Expenses, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord the difference within
twenty (20) days after receipt of such statement, such payment to
constitute Additional Rent for all purposes hereunder. If such
statement shows that Tenant’s payments of Estimated Operating
Expenses exceed Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating
Expenses, then (provided that Tenant is not in default under this
Lease beyond the explanation of any applicable Parties and cure
periods) Landlord shall pay to Tenant the difference within twenty
(20) days after delivery of such statement to Tenant. If this Lease
has been terminated or the Term hereof has expired prior to the
date of such statement, then the Operating Expense Adjustment shall
be paid by the appropriate party within twenty (20) days after the
date of delivery of the statement. Should this Lease commence or
terminate at any time other than the first day of the fiscal year,
Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Operating Expense
Adjustment shall be prorated based on a month of 30 days and the
number of calendar months during such fiscal year that this Lease
is in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Paragraph 7.A or 7.B, Landlord’s failure to provide any
notices or statements within the time periods specified in those
paragraphs shall in no way excuse Tenant from its obligation to pay
Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating
Expenses.
D. Net Lease. This shall be a triple net Lease and Base Rent
shall be paid to Landlord absolutely out of all costs and expenses,
except as specifically provided to the contrary in this Lease. The
provisions for payment of Operating Expenses and the Operating
Expense Adjustment are intended to pass on to Tenant and
reimburse
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Landlord for all costs and expenses of the
nature described in Paragraph 7.A incurred in connection with the
ownership, management, maintenance, repair, preservation,
replacement and operation of the Building and/or Project and its
supporting facilitates and such additional facilities now and in
subsequent years as may be determined by Landlord to be necessary
or desirable to the Building and/or Project.
E. Tenant Audit. If Tenant shall dispute the amount set forth in
any statement provided by Landlord under Paragraph 7.B or 7.C
above, Tenant shall have the right, not later than twenty (20) days
following receipt of such statement and upon the condition that
Tenant shall first deposit with Landlord the full amount in
dispute, to cause Landlord’s books and records with respect
to Operating Expenses for such fiscal year to be audited by
certified public accountants selected by Tenant and subject to
Landlord’s reasonable right of approval. The Operating
Expense Adjustment shall be appropriately adjusted on the basis of
such audit. If such audit discloses a liability for a refund in
excess of ten percent (10%) of Tenant’s Proportionate Share
of the Operating Expenses previously reported, the cost of such
audit shall be borne by Landlord; otherwise the cost of such audit
shall be paid by Tenant. If Tenant shall not request an audit in
accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph 7.E within twenty
(20) days after receipt of Landlord’s statement provided
pursuant to Paragraph 7.B or 7.C., such statement shall be final
and binding for all purposes hereof. Tenant acknowledges and agrees
that any information revealed in the above described audit may
contain proprietary and sensitive information and that significant
damage could result to Landlord if such information were disclosed
to any party other than Tenant’s auditors. Tenant shall not
in any manner disclose, provide or make available any information
revealed by the audit to any person or entity without
Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent may be
withheld by Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion. The
information disclosed by the audit will be used by Tenant solely
for the purpose of evaluating Landlord’s books and records in
connection with this Paragraph 7.B.
8. INSURANCE AND
INDEMNIFICATION
A. Landlord’s Insurance.
All insurance maintained by Landlord
shall be for the sole benefit of Landlord and under
Landlord’s sole control.
(1) Property
Insurance. Landlord
agrees to maintain property insurance insuring the Building against
damage or destruction due to risk including fire, vandalism, and
malicious mischief in an amount not less than the replacement cost
thereof, in the form and with describes and endorsements as
selected by Landlord. At its election, Landlord may instead (but
shall have no obligation to) obtain “ All Risk ”
coverage, and may also obtain earthquake, and/or flood insurance in
amounts selected by Landlord.
(2) Optional
Insurance. Landlord, at
Landlord’s opinion, may also (but shall have no obligation
to) carry (i) insurance against loss of rent, in an amount equal to
the amount of Base Rent and Additional Rent that Landlord could be
required to abate to all Building tenants in the event of
condemnation or casualty damage for a period of twelve (12) months;
and (ii) liability insurance and such other insurance as Landlord
may deem prudent or advisable, including, without limitation,
liability insurance in such amounts and on such terms as Landlord
shall determine. Landlord shall not be obligated to insure, and
shall have no responsibility whatsoever for any damage to, any
furniture, machinery, goods, inventory or supplies, or other
personal property or fixtures which Tenant may keep or maintain in
the Premises, or any leasehold improvements, additions or
alterations within the Premises.
B. Tenant’s Insurances.
Tenant shall procure at
Tenant’s sole cost and expense and keep in effect from the
date of this Lease and at all times until the end of the Term the
following:
(1) Property
Insurance. Insurance on
all personal property and fixtures of Tenant and all improvements,
addition or alterations made by or for Tenant to the Premises on an
“ All Risk ” basis, insuring such property for
the full replacement value of such property.
(2) Liability
Insurance. Commercial
General Liability insurance covering bodily injury and property
damage liability occurring in or about the Premises or arising out
of the use and occupancy of the Premises and the Project, and any
part of either, and any areas adjacent thereto, and the business
operated by Tenant or by any other occupant of the Premises. Such
insurance shall include contractual liability
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coverage insuring all of
Tenant’s indemnity obligations under this Lease. Such
coverage shall have a minimum combined single limit of liability of
at least Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) and a minimum general
aggregate limit of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00), with an
“ Additional Insured – Managers or Lessors of
Premises Endorsement ” and the “ Amendment of
the Pollution Exclusion Endorsement .” All such policies
shall be written to apply to all bodily injury (including death),
property damage or loss, personal and advertising injury and other
covered loss, however occasioned, occurring during the policy term,
shall be endorsed to and Landlord and any party holding an interest
to which this Lease may be subordinated as an additional injured,
and shall provide that such coverage shall be “
primary ” and non-contributing with any insurance
maintained by Landlord, which shall be excess insurance only. Such
coverage shall also contain endorsements including employees as
additional insureds if not covered by Tenant’s Commercial
General Liability Insurance. All such insu