For valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, Seller and Buyer agree as follows:
(b) Buyer hereby accepts the foregoing assignment, and assumes, agrees to perform all of the covenants and agreements in the Leases to be performed by the landlord thereunder that arise or accrue from and after the date of this Assignment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller and Buyer have executed this Assignment as of the date first hereinabove written.
For valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (“Seller”), hereby sells, assigns, transfers and delivers to ______________, a ______________ (“Buyer”), all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all improvements, furniture, furnishings, trade fixtures, building systems and equipment, the personal property, tangible or intangible, owned by Seller and relating to or used in connection with the operation of the real property described on Exhibit 1 attached hereto or the leasehold property described on Exhibit 2 attached hereto, but excluding those items described in Exhibit 3 attached hereto (the “Personal Property”).
SELLER HAS MADE NO AFFIRMATION OF FACT OR PROMISE RELATING TO THE PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT HAS BECOME ANY BASIS OF THIS BARGAIN, AND FURTHER, SELLER HAS MADE NO AFFIRMATION OF FACT OR PROMISE RELATING TO THE PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT WOULD CONFORM TO ANY SUCH AFFIRMATION OR PROMISE. SELLER DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WHATEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE PERSONAL PROPERTY IS SOLD ON AN “AS IS” BASIS.
Dated: ____________.
For valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, Seller and Buyer agree as follows:
(b) Buyer hereby accepts the foregoing assignment, assumes and agrees to perform all of the covenants and agreements in the Contracts to be performed by Seller thereunder that arise or accrue from and after the date of this Assignment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller and Buyer have executed this Assignment as of the date first hereinabove written.
For valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, __________, a __________ (“Seller”), hereby certifies to ___________________, a _______________ (“Buyer”), that all representations and warranties made by Seller in Section 5.1 of the Purchase Agreement dated ________________, ______, between Seller and Buyer (the “Purchase Agreement”) are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of this Certificate except for any changes that are not materially adverse and any changes in the list of Leases attached to the Assignment of Leases from Schedule 2 attached to the Purchase Agreement or in the list of Contracts attached to the Assignment of Contracts from Schedule 4 attached to the Purchase Agreement. This Certificate is executed by Seller and delivered to Buyer pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Dated: ____________.
For valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, ___________________, a _________________ (“Buyer”), hereby certifies to __________________, a ____________ “Seller”), that all representations and warranties made by Buyer in Section 5.2 of the Purchase Agreement dated _____________, ______, between Seller and Buyer (the “Purchase Agreement”) are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of this Certificate except for any changes that are not materially adverse. This Certificate is executed by Buyer and delivered to Seller pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Dated: ____________.
Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that a transferee of a U.S. real property interest must withhold tax if the transferor is a foreign person. For U.S. tax purposes (including section 1445), the owner of a disregarded entity (which has legal title to a U.S. real property interest under local law) will be the transferor of the property and not the disregarded entity. To inform the transferee that withholding of tax is not required upon the disposition of a U.S. real property interest by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (“Seller”), the undersigned hereby certifies the following on behalf of Seller:
1. Seller is not a foreign corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust or foreign estate (as those terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code and Income Tax Regulations);
2. Seller is not a disregarded entity as defined in Income Tax Regulations section 1.1445-2(b)(2)(iii).
3. Seller’s U.S. employer identification number is _____________; and
4. Seller’s office address is ______________________________.
Seller understands that this certification may be disclosed to the Internal Revenue Service by the transferee and that any false statement contained herein could be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both.
Under penalties of perjury I declare that I have examined this certification and to the best of my knowledge and belief it is true, correct and complete, and I further declare that I have authority to sign this document on behalf of Seller.
Dated: __________________.
LEASE AGREEMENT
dated as of _____________, 20___,
by and between
____________________________,
a _____________________ (“Landlord”),
and
Pacific Gas and Electric Company,
a California corporation (“Tenant”)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page Number
1. | Lease. | 1 |
| 1.1 | Premises | 1 |
| 1.2 | Project Rights and Obligations | 1 |
| 1.3 | Landlord Waiver | 1 |
| 1.4 | Acceptance of Premises | 1 |
2. | Term; Extension Right | 2 |
| 2.1 | Term | 2 |
| 2.2 | Extension Right | 2 |
3. | Rent | | 2 |
| 3.1 | Base Rent | 2 |
| 3.2 | Additional Rent | 2 |
| 3.3 | Payment to Landlord | 3 |
| 3.4 | Late Charges and Interest | 3 |
4. | Insurance | | 3 |
| 4.1 | Tenant’s Insurance Requirements | 3 |
| 4.2 | Landlord’s Insurance Requirements | 5 |
| 4.3 | General Requirements | 5 |
| 4.4 | Waiver of Subrogation | 6 |
5. | Taxes | | 6 |
| 5.1 | Real Property Taxes | 6 |
| 5.2 | Personal Property Taxes | 6 |
6. | Utilities, Services, Repairs and Maintenance | 6 |
| 6.1 | Landlord’s Obligations | 6 |
| 6.2 | Tenant’s Obligations | 8 |
| 6.3 | Inspection of Premises | 8 |
| 6.4 | Landlord Self-Help | 8 |
7. | Alterations | 8 |
| 7.1 | Tenant Alterations | 8 |
| 7.2 | Mechanics Liens | 9 |
8. | Use and Compliance With Laws | 9 |
| 8.1 | Permitted Use | 9 |
| 8.2 | Prohibited Uses | 9 |
| 8.3 | Cessation of Operation | 10 |
| 8.4 | Compliance With Laws | 10 |
9. | Damage and Destruction | 10 |
| 9.1 | Repair Estimate | 10 |
| 9.2 | Tenant’s and Landlord’s Rights to Terminate | 11 |
| 9.3 | Repair Obligation | 11 |
| 9.4 | Abatement of Rent | 11 |
10. | Eminent Domain | 11 |
| 10.1 | Total Condemnation | 11 |
| 10.2 | Partial Condemnation | 11 |
| 10.3 | Landlord’s Award | 12 |
11. | Default | | 12 |
| 11.1 | Events of Tenant Default | 12 |
| 11.2 | Landlord’s Remedies | 12 |
| 11.3 | Landlord’s Default | 14 |
| 11.4 | Tenant’s Remedies | 14 |
| 11.5 | Exculpation | 15 |
12. | Assignment and Subletting | 16 |
| 12.1 | Landlord’s Consent | 16 |
| 12.2 | Permitted Transfers | 16 |
| 12.3 | Terms of Transfer | 16 |
13. | Estoppel Certificate; Attornment and Subordination; Quiet Enjoyment | 17 |
| 13.1 | Estoppel Certificate | 17 |
| 13.2 | Attornment | 17 |
| 13.3 | Subordination | 17 |
| 13.4 | Quiet Enjoyment | 17 |
14. | Brokerage Commission | 18 |
15. | Environmental Matters | 18 |
| 15.1 | Landlord Indemnity | 18 |
| 15.2 | Tenant Indemnity | 18 |
| 15.3 | Compliance with Environmental Laws | 18 |
16. | General Provisions | 19 |
| 16.1 | Holding Over | 19 |
| 16.2 | Mutual Consequential Damages Waiver | 19 |
| 16.3 | Notices | 19 |
| 16.4 | Successors Bound | 20 |
| 16.5 | Waiver | 21 |
| 16.6 | Time | 21 |
| 16.7 | Attorneys’ Fees | 21 |
| 16.8 | Construction | 21 |
| 16.9 | Severability | 21 |
| 16.10 | Applicable Law | 22 |
| 16.11 | Consent | 22 |
| 16.12 | Agreements in Writing | 22 |
| 16.13 | Authority | 22 |
| 16.14 | Sale of Premises | 22 |
| 16.15 | Force Majeure | 22 |
| 16.16 | Indemnification; Hold Harmless | 22 |
| 16.17 | Surrender of Possession | 23 |
| 16.18 | OFAC Certification of Landlord | 24 |
| 16.19 | OFAC Certification of Tenant | 24 |
| 16.20 | Counterparts | 24 |
| 16.21 | Mandatory Negotiation and Mediation | 24 |
| 16.22 | Joint and Several Liability | 25 |
Exhibit A Premises and Base Rent
Exhibit B Project Rights and Obligations
Exhibit C Depiction of Premises and Non-Exclusive Rights Use Areas
Exhibit D Depiction of Expiration Dates as to 77 Beale Portion of Premises
LEASE AGREEMENT
THIS LEASE AGREEMENT (the “Lease”) is entered into as of _____________, 20___, by and between [______________, a ___________] (“Landlord”), and Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (“Tenant”).
Recitals
A. Landlord is the owner of the real properties located at 25 and 77 Beale Street, 215 and 245 Market Street, and 50 Main Street, each in the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”), State of California (the “State”), together with all improvements constructed or to be constructed on such real property (collectively, the “Project”).
B. Tenant desires to lease the Premises (as defined below) and Landlord desires to lease the Premises to Tenant.
Agreement
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree to the above Recitals and as follows:
1. Lease.
1.1 Premises. Landlord hereby leases to Tenant, and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord certain portions of the Project as set forth in Exhibit A hereto (“Premises”), upon all of the terms, covenants and conditions in this Lease.
1.2 Project Rights and Obligations. For no additional charge, Tenant shall have certain additional non-exclusive rights to use, and certain other rights with respect to, the portions of the Project not comprising the Premises identified in and described on Exhibit B attached hereto. The Premises and certain non-exclusive rights use areas are depicted on site plans attached as Exhibit C. In addition, Landlord shall limit any use of the Project (including any renovations of and redevelopment of the portions of the Project not including the Premises) in any manner that would unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s use and enjoyment of, or access to, the Premises, it being understood that any activities that impair uninterrupted functioning of the [●] (the “[●]”) would be unreasonable interference (“Unreasonable Interference”).
1.3 Landlord Waiver. Landlord hereby waives any and all rights it may have in Tenant’s personal property, including without limitation, Tenant’s inventory, trade fixtures, and equipment that may be removed without damage to the Premises. Landlord shall execute, upon request by Tenant, a confirmation of such waiver in a commercially reasonable form.
1.4 Acceptance of Premises. By entry hereunder, Tenant accepts the Premises from Landlord in its “as is”, “where is” condition. Landlord has made no representations or warranties respecting the Premises and Tenant has investigated and inspected the Premises and has satisfied itself that the Premises are suitable for the Tenant’s intended use thereof and are in compliance with applicable laws and codes. For purposes of Section 1938 of the California Civil Code, Landlord hereby discloses to Tenant, and Tenant hereby acknowledges, that the Premises have not undergone inspection by a Certified Access Specialist (CASp).
2. Term; Extension Right.
2.1 Term. The “Term” shall be the period commencing on the date hereof (“Commencement Date”) and continuing, as to each space within the 45 Beale portion of the Premises, through December 31, 2023, and, as to each space within the 77 Beale portion of the Premises, through December 31, 2022 or December 31, 2023, as indicated on Exhibit D attached hereto. As used herein, the “Expiration Date” of this Lease shall mean, as to the space within the 45 Beale portion of the Premises, December 31, 2023, and, as to any given space within the 77 Beale portion of the Premises, December 31, 2022 or December 31, 2023, as appropriate, unless in either case extended as described below.
2.2 Extension Right. Tenant shall have two (2) successive options (each an “Option to Extend”) to extend the Term of this Lease for a period of three (3) months each (each an “Option Period”) as to each space within the Premises, commencing on the day immediately following the Expiration Date of this Lease with respect to the applicable space or the day immediately following the expiration of the prior Option Period, as the case may be, on all the same terms and conditions of the Lease excepting the monthly Base Rent which shall be at two hundred percent (200%) of the Base Rent for the Premises. Tenant shall exercise its Option to Extend by giving written notice to Lessor of exercise (the “Exercise Notice”) not less than three (3) months prior to the commencement of the Option Period.
3. Rent.
3.1 Base Rent. Beginning on the Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay monthly base rent (“Base Rent”) during the Term for each portion of the Premises in accordance with Exhibit A. Tenant shall pay the Base Rent in advance upon the first (1st) day of each calendar month of the Term, without notice, demand or offset, except as otherwise expressly stated herein. If the Term or a reduction in the Premises commences or ends on a day other than the first (1st) day or last day of a calendar month, as applicable, then Tenant shall pay a pro rata portion of the Base Rent, prorated on a per diem basis.
3.2 Additional Rent.
3.2.1 All charges required to be paid by Tenant hereunder other than Base Rent shall be referred to as “Additional Rent”. Tenant shall pay Additional Rent within thirty (30) days after Tenant’s receipt of a statement from Landlord, except as otherwise provided in this Lease. All Additional Rent shall be deemed “rent” or “Rent” hereunder for all purposes, including Landlord’s remedies for non-payment thereof.
3.2.2 Landlord and Tenant shall work together cooperatively and collaboratively on the payment of Project operating expenses, it being understood that Tenant shall be responsible for the payment of any aggregate expenses above normal and customary aggregate expenses for a tenant leasing premises in size substantially-similar to the Premises for general office purposes in the San Francisco Financial District.
3.2.3 For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise provided for in this Lease (including Section 3.2.2 above), Tenant has no obligation to reimburse Landlord for any expenses of ownership, operation, repair and maintenance of the Project.
3.3 Payment to Landlord. Payments of rents and all other amounts to be paid by Tenant to Landlord hereunder shall be made to Landlord at the address specified in Section 16.3 hereof, or at such other place as Landlord may from time to time direct in writing. All rent shall be paid without prior notice, demand and without right of deduction or offset, except as otherwise provided in this Lease.
3.4 Late Charges and Interest. Tenant hereby acknowledges that late payment by Tenant of the Base Rent or any Additional Rent shall cause Landlord to incur costs not contemplated by this Lease. Accordingly, if any installment of Base Rent or any Additional Rent is not be paid within three (3) business days after the date that Landlord gives written notice to Tenant of Tenant’s failure to timely pay such sum(s), Tenant shall thereupon pay to Landlord a late charge equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount that is due (“Late Charge”); provided, however, that Landlord shall be required to give notice to Tenant only once per twelve (12) month period and, thereafter, a Late Charge shall accrue if the Rent is not paid within three (3) business days after the date the same is due hereunder. Landlord and Tenant agree that this Late Charge represents a reasonable sum considering all of the circumstances existing on the date of this Lease, including the relationship of the sum to the loss to Landlord that could be reasonably anticipated by such nonpayment by Tenant and the anticipation that proof of actual damages sustained by Landlord would be costly or inconvenient to determine. Such Late Charge shall in no event constitute a waiver of Tenant’s default with respect to such overdue amount, nor prevent Landlord from exercising any of the other rights and remedies available to Landlord at law, in equity, or under this Lease. In addition, any Base Rent or Additional Rent (excluding any Late Charge) not paid within thirty (30) days after the date the same is due hereunder, shall bear interest at the higher of ten percent (10%) or the maximum rate allowable under law (the “Interest Rate”).
4. Insurance.
4.1 Tenant’s Insurance Requirements.
4.1.1 All Risk; Property Insurance. Tenant shall procure and maintain during the Term, at its expense, insurance covering Tenant’s personal property from time to time in, on, or at the Premises, in an amount equal to the full replacement cost, and providing protection against events protected under “fire and extended coverage,” as well as against sprinkler damage, vandalism and malicious mischief. The proceeds from such insurance shall be used solely for the repair or replacement of the property damaged or destroyed unless this Lease shall cease and terminate under the provisions of Article 9 hereof, whereupon any proceeds of insurance covering Tenant’s leasehold improvements and any alterations or additions to the Premises shall be payable to Tenant.
4.1.2 Commercial General Liability Insurance and Umbrella Insurance. During the Term, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s cost and expense, maintain and carry liability insurance with respect to damage or injury to property or person (including death) occurring on the Premises, or any part thereof, or arising from the ownership, use, occupancy or maintenance thereof, or arising directly or indirectly from any act or omission of Tenant or any Tenant’s agents, employees or contractors. The liability insurance to be maintained by Tenant shall also insure performance of all of Tenant’s hold harmless and indemnity obligations under this Lease. Such insurance shall be carried and maintained with a per occurrence limit of not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) primary coverage, which may be satisfied through primary and umbrella coverage. Such insurance shall be in a Commercial General Liability form providing for blanket contractual liability coverage, broad form property damage coverage, products completed operations, and owner’s protective coverage. Landlord shall be included as additional insured through a Blanket Additional Insured endorsement. Such insurance maintained by Tenant shall be issued as primary policy(ies) and not contributing with or in excess of coverage that Landlord may carry.
4.1.3 Self-Insurance.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Lease to the contrary, Tenant shall have the right to fulfill any or all of its insurance obligations under this Lease by self-insurance, provided that the right to self-insure shall only apply so long as Tenant is the original Tenant named in this Lease and is wholly-owned by PG&E Corporation, a company that is publicly traded on the NYSE or, subject to obtaining Landlord’s reasonable approval, Tenant is a Permitted Transferee that maintains a self-insurance program similar to the self-insurance program of the original Tenant named herein with similar regulatory recovery treatment.
(b) Any self-insurance by Tenant shall not result in decreased coverage to Landlord from what would have been provided to Landlord had Landlord been named as additional insured under insurance meeting the requirements of this Section 4.1 underwritten by a third-party insurance carrier.
(c) Tenant shall have no claim against Landlord, and Tenant shall have waived all rights of recovery against Landlord, it’s agents, officers, directors, shareholders or employees for any damage, loss, or injury to the extent the same would have been covered by an insurance policy required under this Lease even if Tenant is self-insuring for all or a portion of such insurance, giving full effect to the waiver of subrogation provisions otherwise contained in this Lease.
4.1.4 Additional Requirements. Tenant shall furnish to Landlord, prior to delivery of possession of the Premises, and thereafter prior to the expiration of each such policy, memorandum of insurance or a certificate of insurance issued by the insurance carrier of each policy of insurance carried pursuant to this Lease. The policies provided for or contemplated by Section 4.1 shall name Tenant as the insured and Landlord (and its successors and/or assigns) as additional insured. To the extent available on commercially reasonable terms, all policies provided for in this Section 4.1 shall contain clauses or endorsements to the effect that, or otherwise provide that the policies shall not be canceled without at least thirty (30) days’ notice to Landlord, except for non-payment of premium which shall be ten (10) days. Any blanket insurance policy shall provide for the benefit of the Premises the amount of coverage from time to time required hereunder and shall otherwise provide the same protection as would a separate policy insuring only the Premises in compliance with the provisions of this Section 4.1.
4.2 Landlord’s Insurance Requirements. Landlord shall, at all times during the Term of this Lease, procure and continue in full force the following insurance, at its cost:
4.2.1 All Risk; Property Insurance. Special form causes of loss (“all-risk” and also known as “special form perils”) insurance (including boiler and machinery/equipment breakdown insurance, and terrorism insurance) insuring against loss or damage by fire, sprinkler leakage, special extended perils (all risk), inflation guard endorsement, vandalism and malicious mischief endorsements, or their equivalents. Such insurance shall be obtained in commercially reasonable amounts determined from time to time by Landlord in its discretion, but in no event less than one hundred (100%) of replacement cost, with loss payable to Landlord and to any authorized mortgagee of Landlord (with standard mortgagee loss payable clause) in accordance with their respective interests for the purpose of restoring or rebuilding the Project to like kind and quality.
4.2.2 Commercial General Liability Insurance and Umbrella Insurance. Commercial General Liability Insurance against bodily injury, personal injury, death and property damage based upon, involving or arising out of any act or omission of Landlord or any of Landlord’s agents, employees or contractors in the ownership, use, occupancy or maintenance of the Premises and the Project. Such insurance shall be on an occurrence basis, providing One Million Dollars ($1,000,00.00) per occurrence and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in aggregate. Such insurance shall cover at least the following hazards: (1) premises and operations; (2) products and completed operations on an “if any” basis; and (3) Contractual Liability as defined in the CGL policy. Landlord shall maintain Excess/ Umbrella Liability insurance in the amount of, no less than Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) per occurrence and in aggregate covering claims arising out of the ownership use, occupancy or maintenance of the Premises, the Project, and all areas appurtenant thereto.
4.2.3 Ordinance and Law Insurance. Ordinance or law coverage to compensate for the cost of demolition (up to ten percent (10%) of building value) and rebuilding of the undamaged portion of the Project (full limit per building value) along with any increased cost of construction (up to ten percent (10%) of Project value), in an amount no less than the full replacement value of the Project.
4.2.4 Additional Requirements. Landlord shall furnish to Tenant, prior to delivery of possession of the Premises, and thereafter prior to the expiration of each such policy, memorandum of insurance or a certificate of insurance issued by the insurance carrier of each policy of insurance carried pursuant to this Lease. The policies provided for or contemplated by Section 4.2 shall name Landlord as the insured and Tenant (and its successors and/or assigns) as additional insured. Any blanket insurance policy shall provide for the benefit of the Premises the amount of coverage from time to time required hereunder and shall otherwise provide the same protection as would a separate policy insuring only the Premises in compliance with the provisions of this Section 4.2.
4.3 General Requirements. All insurance carried by Landlord or Tenant pursuant to this Lease shall be issued by reputable insurance companies authorized to do business in the State of California having a rating of at least A-, VIII in the most current issue of “AM Best’s Insurance Guide.” If either Landlord or Tenant fails to procure or maintain any policy required to be maintained under this Lease by such party, the other party may elect, in addition to all other remedies available to it at law, in equity, or under this Lease, to procure or maintain such policy at the expense of the party required to carry such policy, and the party required to carry such policy shall reimburse the other party therefor upon demand. Subject to Section 4.4 below, in no event shall the limits of any insurance to be obtained by either party limit the liability of such party under this Lease. Nothing in this Lease shall prevent Tenant from carrying any of the insurance required of Tenant hereunder in the form of a blanket insurance policy or policies which cover other properties owned or operated by Tenant in addition to the Premises, so long as coverage provided thereunder is thereby not diminished.
4.4 Waiver of Subrogation.
4.4.1 Waiver. Each party, for itself and, without affecting any insurance maintained by such party, on behalf of its insurer, releases and waives any right to recover against the other party, including officers, employees, agents and authorized representatives (whether in contract or tort) of such other party, that arise or result from any and all loss of or damage to any property of the waiving party located within or constituting part of the Premises and the Project, to the extent of amounts payable under a standard ISO Commercial Property insurance policy, or such additional property coverage as the waiving party may carry (with a commercially reasonable deductible), whether or not the party suffering the loss or damage actually carries any insurance, recovers under any insurance or self-insures the loss or damage. Each party shall have their property insurance policies issued in such form as to waive any right of subrogation as might otherwise exist. This mutual waiver is in addition to any other waiver or release contained in this Lease.
4.4.2 Waiver in Event of Self-Insurance. Notwithstanding the terms of Section 4.4.1 above, if Tenant self-insures in accordance with Section 4.1.3, then Tenant releases and waives any right to recover against Landlord, including officers, employees, agents and authorized representatives (whether in contract or tort) of Landlord, that arise or result from any and all loss of or damage to any property of Tenant located within or constituting part of the Premises and the Project, to the extent of the waiver contained in Section 4.1.3(c). This waiver is in addition to any other waiver or release contained in this Lease.
5. Taxes.
5.1 Real Property Taxes. Landlord shall pay or cause to be paid, prior to delinquency, all real property taxes to the extent relating to the Project and the parcels of land underlying the Project (“Real Property Taxes”).
5.2 Personal Property Taxes. Tenant shall pay or cause to be paid, prior to delinquency, any and all taxes and assessments levied upon Tenant’s trade fixtures, inventories and other personal property located in and upon the Premises.
6. Utilities, Services, Repairs and Maintenance.
6.1 Landlord’s Obligations.
6.1.1 Services by Landlord. Beginning on the Commencement Date and continuing throughout the Term, Landlord shall supply, at Landlord’s cost and expense, water, gas, heat, light, power and sewage services to the Premises in amounts consistent with similarly-situated office buildings in the San Francisco Financial District (“Baseline Standard”). Landlord shall at all times operate and maintain the Project (excluding the Premises only to the extent provided in Section 6.1.2 below) in accordance with the Baseline Standard. Such operation and maintenance shall include, without limitation, repair, maintenance and required replacement of: (a) the portions of the Project to which Tenant has rights to and which serve as access to the Premises; (b) the structural components and exterior components of the Premises, including, without limitation, exterior glass, exterior walls, foundation, and concrete slab; (c) the electrical (including emergency generators and switches), plumbing and other utility lines located outside the Premises or in the Project’s floors or foundation (whether exposed or unexposed); (d) the base building mechanical, electrical, fire, life safety, plumbing, vertical transportation system, sprinkler systems and HVAC systems; and (e) the roof, roof decking, membrane and covering, including periodic preventative maintenance. Landlord’s obligations under this Section shall be at Landlord’s sole cost.
6.1.2 Waiver by Tenant. Landlord shall not be liable for any loss, injury or damage to property caused by or resulting from any variation, interruption, or failure of utilities due to any cause whatsoever, excepting only the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or the breach by Landlord of its obligations under Section 1.2 above with respect to the avoidance of Unreasonable Interference with the functioning of the [●]. Subject only to Section 16.16 below and the prior sentence, no temporary interruption or failure of such services due to accident, strike, or conditions or other similar events shall be deemed an eviction of Tenant or relieve Tenant from any of its obligations hereunder. In no event shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for any damage to the Premises or for any loss, damage or injury to any property therein or thereon occasioned by bursting, rupture, leakage or overflow of any plumbing or other pipes (including, without limitation, water, steam, and/or refrigerant lines), sprinklers, tanks, drains, drinking fountains or washstands, or other similar cause in, above, upon or about the Premises or the Building, except to the extent the same results from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or the breach by Landlord of its obligations under Section 1.2 above with respect to the avoidance of Unreasonable Interference with the functioning of the [●].
6.1.3 No Representations by Landlord. Landlord makes no representation with respect to the adequacy or fitness of the existing air‑conditioning or ventilation equipment in the Project to maintain temperatures which may be required for, or because of, any equipment of Tenant, and Landlord shall have no liability for loss or damage in connection therewith. Tenant shall not, without Landlord’s prior written consent, use heat-generating machines, machines other than normal fractional horsepower office machines, equipment or lighting other than Building-Standard (as hereinafter defined) lights in the Premises, which may affect the temperature otherwise maintained by the air conditioning system or increase the water normally furnished for the Premises by Landlord pursuant to the terms of this Section 6.1. If such consent is given, Landlord shall have the right to install supplementary air conditioning units or other facilities in the Premises, including supplementary or additional metering devices, and the cost thereof, including the cost of installation, operation and maintenance, increased wear and tear on existing equipment and other similar charges, shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord upon billing by Landlord. Tenant shall not use water or heat or air conditioning in excess of that normally supplied by Landlord. For the purposes hereof, the term “Building-Standard” shall mean the standards in existence as of the Commencement Date.
6.2 Tenant’s Obligations. Tenant shall contract for and pay for all telephone and telecommunications services in the Premises. There shall be no additional charge for Tenant’s usage of the elevator services or utilities required to be supplied by Landlord hereunder. Except as specifically provided to the contrary in Section 6.1 of this Lease, Tenant shall keep the interior, non-structural portions of the Premises and portions of the building systems exclusively serving the Premises, including without limitation, interior walls, ceiling, plumbing, electrical wiring, and doors in good condition, order and repair and shall make all necessary repairs and replacements thereof, and shall provide or obtain, at its sole cost and expense, any Project maintenance and services (including, without limitation, utilities) above the Baseline Standard. Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall promptly replace all plate glass windows and other glass forming part of the Premises which are damaged or broken with glass of the same quality and strength. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall be responsible for the cost of repair of any damage caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or any of its agents, contractors and employees.
6.3 Inspection of Premises. Landlord may, at reasonable times after at least twenty-four (24) hours prior written notice to Tenant (except in the case of an emergency, for which the notice requirement shall be reduced as reasonably appropriate and practicable), enter the Premises to repair the same; provided, however, upon request of Tenant, Landlord shall be accompanied by a representative of Tenant at all times during Landlord’s entry. Landlord shall conduct such activities in a manner which does not result in Unreasonable Interference. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Landlord be permitted to enter any area maintained as a high security area in the ordinary course of Tenant’s business unless such entry is required in an emergency situation and Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to be accompanied by a representative of Tenant during any emergency entry into any area clearly marked as a high-security area. For purposes of the foregoing sentence a “high security area” shall mean areas of the Premises for which Tenant has imposed a higher level of secured access than the measures instituted to secure general access to the Premises or such Leased Space.
6.4 Landlord Self-Help. In the event Tenant is in default of its obligations under Section 6.1.2 above beyond any applicable notice and cure periods (except in an emergency, in which event no notice shall be required), then, in addition to all other remedies available hereunder or at law or in equity for Tenant’s default, Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, enter the Premises, and perform or cause to be performed such repairs on behalf of and at the expense of Tenant. Landlord may undertake on behalf of and at the expense of Tenant such emergency repairs as Landlord reasonably deems necessary. All expenses so incurred by Landlord shall be repaid in the form of Additional Rent to be remitted with the next subsequent rent payment.
7. Alterations.
7.1 Tenant Alterations. Tenant may, at any time during the Term and at Tenant’s sole expense, make any improvements, alterations and additions to the Premises (collectively, “Alterations”); provided that Landlord’s consent shall be required for any Alterations (other than the installation of security systems serving the Premises) that (a) cost more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) on an individual basis or for a series of related Alterations, or (b) affect the building systems or structure. In addition, without limiting Tenant’s rights as provided herein, Tenant may install or replace without Landlord’s consent such security systems within the Premises and such trade fixtures, furniture and equipment, upon, to or in the interior of the Premises as Tenant deems desirable for the conduct of its business. Alterations shall be in a good workmanlike manner, in conformity with applicable building codes and without endangering the structural integrity or the value of the Premises. Landlord shall receive no fee for supervision, profit, overhead or general conditions in connection with the Alterations. Subject to Section 16.17, Tenant shall have the right, but shall not be required, to remove from the Premises at any time and from time to time, all or any part of its trade fixtures, furniture, equipment, initial improvements, Alterations and signs, provided that Tenant shall repair any damage to the Premises caused by such removal.
7.2 Mechanics Liens. Tenant shall keep the Premises and the balance of the Project free and clear of any and all mechanic’s, materialmen’s and other liens for work or labor done, services performed, or materials, appliances, transportation or power contributed, used or furnished to be used, to or on the order of Tenant. At all times Tenant shall promptly and fully pay and discharge any and all claims upon which any such lien may or could be based, and Tenant shall hold Landlord, the Premises, all buildings and improvements within which the Premises are located, and the balance of the Project, free and harmless from any and all such liens and claims of liens and suits or other proceedings arising out of work performed, or materials or services furnished, to or on the order of Tenant. In the event that Tenant shall not, within ten (10) days following the imposition of any such lien, cause the lien to be released of record by payment or posting of a proper bond, Landlord shall have in addition to all other remedies provided herein and by law the right but not the obligation to cause same to be released by such means as it shall deem proper, including payment of the claim giving rise to such lien. All such sums paid by Landlord and all expenses incurred by it in connection therewith (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) shall be payable to Landlord by Tenant upon demand. Landlord shall have the right at all times to post and keep posted on the Premises any notices permitted or required by law or that Landlord shall deem proper for the protection of Landlord, the Premises and the Project, from mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens. Tenant shall give to Landlord at least five (5) business days’ prior written notice of commencement of any Alterations, repair or construction on the Premises.
8. Use and Compliance With Laws.
8.1 Permitted Use. Tenant shall use the Premises only for the uses of each space as set forth in Exhibit A (“Permitted Use”), and for no other use or purpose.
8.2 Prohibited Uses. Tenant shall not use or permit the use of any portion of the Premises for any of the following uses (“Prohibited Uses”): (i) any offensive, noisy or dangerous trade, business, manufacturing activity or occupation, including burning of trash, refuse or waste materials; (ii) any activity which constitutes a nuisance or violates public policy; (iii) any use that violates Law; (iv) for any sales or provision of services outside the exterior walls of the Premises; (v) fire sales or bankruptcy sales; (vi) any use that will materially increase the rate of fire and extended coverage insurance upon the Premises or the Project; (vii) any other use not compatible with the operation of a first-class commercial project.
8.3 Cessation of Operation. Tenant shall not be required to continuously operate or to otherwise remain open for the conduct of business, provided Tenant shall pay all rent and other charges due and payable under this Lease and shall perform all other obligations of Tenant under this Lease during any period of cessation of business.
8.4 Compliance With Laws.
8.4.1 Tenant’s Obligations. Tenant, at its cost and expense, shall promptly comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, orders, judgments, decrees, regulations, permit conditions, and requirements of all courts and all federal, state, county, municipal or other governmental or quasi-governmental authorities, departments, commissions, agencies and boards now or hereafter in effect, including, but not limited to, the Americans With Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.) and Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations and all regulations and guidelines promulgated thereunder (collectively, “Applicable Laws”) applicable to the Premises and Tenant’s use or occupancy of, or business conducted in, the Premises, and shall maintain the Premises and all portions thereof in compliance with all Applicable Laws; provided, however, Tenant shall not be responsible for making any structural changes to the Premises unless such changes are necessitated by (i) Tenant’s specific manner of use or occupancy of the Premises, or the business conducted by Tenant therein, or (ii) any acts or omissions of Tenant or Tenant and Tenant’s agents, employees, contractors, tenants, subtenants, licensees, customers and invitees (collectively, “Tenant Parties”) (including any Alterations). In addition, Tenant shall make all modifications to any portion of the Project outside the Premises (including whether structural or capital in nature), which are necessitated, in whole or in part, by (i) Tenant’s specific manner of use or occupancy of the Premises, or business conducted in, the Premises, or (ii) any acts or omissions of Tenant or any Tenant Parties or Tenant Parties (including any Alterations), or Landlord may elect to perform such modifications at Tenant’s expense.
8.4.2 Landlord’s Obligations. As between Landlord and Tenant, Landlord shall be responsible for compliance with all Applicable Laws relating to the Project (other than the Premises), provided that compliance with such Applicable Laws is not stated to be the responsibility of Tenant under this Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall have the right to contest any alleged violation of any Applicable Laws in good faith, including, without limitation, the right to apply for and obtain a waiver or deferment of compliance, the right to assert any and all defenses allowed by Applicable Law and the right to appeal any decisions, judgments or rulings to the fullest extent permitted by law. Landlord, after pursuing any appeals or contests as Landlord may so elect, will make at Landlord’s cost and expense, all repairs, additions, alterations or improvements necessary to comply with the terms of any final order or judgment.
9. Damage and Destruction.
9.1 Repair Estimate. If the Premises are damaged by fire, earthquake or other casualty (a “Casualty”), Landlord shall, promptly after such Casualty, deliver to Tenant a good faith estimate (the “Damage Notice”) of the time needed to repair the damage caused by such Casualty.
9.2 Tenant’s and Landlord’s Rights to Terminate. If the Premises is damaged by a Casualty such that Tenant is prevented from accessing the Premises or otherwise conducting its business in the Premises in a manner comparable to that conducted immediately before such Casualty and: (a) Landlord estimates that the damage caused cannot be repaired within thirty (30) days after the Damage Notice (or will not be repaired pursuant to Section 9.3), then Tenant may terminate this Lease by delivering written notice to Landlord of its election to terminate within thirty (30) days after the Damage Notice has been delivered to Tenant; or (b) Landlord estimates that the damage caused cannot be repaired within ninety (90) days after the Damage Notice, then Landlord may terminate this Lease by delivering written notice to Tenant of its election to terminate within thirty (30) days after the Damage Notice has been delivered to Tenant. In addition, if such a Casualty described in this Section 9.2 occurs during the last six (6) months of the Term, either Landlord or Tenant may terminate this Lease by giving written notice of its election to terminate within thirty (30) days after the Damage Notice has been delivered to Tenant.
9.3 Repair Obligation. If neither party elects to terminate this Lease following a Casualty, then Landlord shall, promptly after such Casualty, begin to repair the Premises and shall proceed with diligence to restore the Premises to substantially the same condition as they existed immediately before such Casualty; however, Landlord shall not be required to repair or replace any furniture, equipment, trade fixtures or personal property of Tenant or to undertake any repair if it was not required by the terms of this Lease to carry insurance covering such Casualty.
9.4 Abatement of Rent. If the Premises are damaged by Casualty, and provided that such Casualty was not the result of the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or any Tenant Parties, then Rent shall be abated for such part of the Premises rendered unusable by Tenant in the conduct of its business during the time such part is so unusable, in the proportion that the rentable area contained in the unusable part of the Premises bears to the total rentable area of the Premises. If Tenant reasonably determines that continuation of business is not practical pending reconstruction, Rent due and payable hereunder shall abate until reconstruction is completed.
10. Eminent Domain.
10.1 Total Condemnation. If the whole of the Premises is acquired or condemned by eminent domain, inversely condemned or sold in lieu of condemnation, for any public or quasi-public use or purpose (collectively, “Condemned”), then this Lease shall terminate as of the date of title vesting in such proceeding, and Base Rent and Additional Rent shall be adjusted as of the date of such termination. Landlord shall promptly notify Tenant of any such occurrence.
10.2 Partial Condemnation. If any part of the Premises is partially Condemned, and such partial condemnation renders the Premises unusable for the business of Tenant, as reasonably determined by Tenant, or in the event a substantial portion of the Premises is Condemned, as reasonably determined by Tenant, then this Lease shall terminate as of the date of title vesting in such proceeding and Base Rent and Additional Rent shall be adjusted to the date of termination. If such condemnation is not sufficiently extensive to render the Premises unusable for the business of Tenant as reasonably determined by Tenant, or less than a substantial portion of the Premises is Condemned, then Landlord shall promptly restore the Premises to a condition comparable to its condition immediately prior to such condemnation less the portion thereof lost in such condemnation, and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect except that after the date of such title vesting the Base Rent and Additional Rent shall be reduced in proportion to the amount of the portion of the Premises that is not usable for Tenant’s use due to such condemnation. Landlord shall not be required to expend funds in excess of the awards for such restoration.
10.3 Landlord’s Award. If the Premises are wholly or partially Condemned, then Landlord shall be entitled to the entire award paid for such condemnation, and Tenant waives any right or claim to any part thereof from Landlord. Tenant may obtain a separate award from the condemning authority so long as the award to Tenant does not diminish the award to Landlord.
11. Default.
11.1 Events of Tenant Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” on the part of Tenant:
11.1.1 Payment. Failure to pay any installment of Base Rent, Additional Rent or other amount due and payable by Tenant under this Lease, which failure continues for three (3) business days after written notice from Landlord to Tenant that said payment is overdue; provided, however, that Landlord shall be required to give notice to Tenant only once per twelve (12) month period and, thereafter, an Event of Default shall occur if the Base Rent, Additional Rent or other amount due and payable by Tenant is not paid within three (3) business days after the date the same is due; or
11.1.2 Performance. Material default in the performance of any of Tenant’s other covenants, agreements or obligations hereunder continuing for thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Landlord to Tenant; provided that if the cure of any such default cannot reasonably be completed within such thirty (30) day period, there shall be no Event of Default so long as Tenant commences to cure such default within said thirty (30) day period, diligently prosecutes said cure to completion, and actually completes the cure within sixty (60) days after such written notice; or
11.1.3 Bankruptcy. A general assignment by Tenant for the benefit of creditors, the liquidation of Tenant, or any action or proceeding commenced by Tenant under any chapter of the Bankruptcy Act or any such action commenced against Tenant and not discharged within sixty (60) days after the date of commencement; or
11.2 Landlord’s Remedies. In the event of an Event of Default by Tenant, Landlord may, at its option, enforce the provisions of this Lease and protect the rights of Landlord hereunder by an action or actions at law or in equity, including without limitation actions for damages, declaratory relief, specific performance or injunctive relief, and, specifically including, without limitation, the following:
11.2.1 Terminate this Lease and re-enter the Premises and take possession thereof and remove all persons therefrom, and Tenant shall have no further claim thereon or hereunder; or
11.2.2 Without terminating this Lease, re-enter the Premises and occupy the whole or any part thereof for and on account of Tenant in which event Landlord shall have the remedy described in California Civil Code Section 1951.4 (Landlord may continue this Lease in effect after Tenant’s breach and recover rent as it becomes due, if Tenant has the right to sublet or assign, subject only to reasonable limitations); and
11.2.3 Even though Landlord may have re-entered the Premises without terminating this Lease, Landlord may thereafter elect to terminate this Lease and all of the rights of Tenant in or to the Premises.
If Landlord re-enters the Premises under the provisions of Section 11.2.2 above, Landlord shall not be deemed to have terminated this Lease, or the liability of Tenant to pay rent thereafter to accrue, or its liability for damages under any of the provisions hereof, by any such re-entry or by any action in unlawful detainer, or otherwise, to obtain possession of the Premises, unless Landlord notifies Tenant in writing that it has so elected to terminate this Lease, and the service by Landlord of any notice pursuant to the unlawful detainer statutes of the State and the surrender of possession pursuant to such notice shall not (unless Landlord elects to the contrary at the time or at any time subsequent to the serving of such notices and such election be evidenced by a written notice to tenant) be deemed to be a termination of this Lease. In the event of any entry or taking possession of the Premises as aforesaid, Landlord shall have the right, but not the obligation, to remove therefrom all or any part of the personal property located therein and may place the same in storage at a public warehouse at the expense and risk of Tenant.
If Landlord re-enters as provided above and does not elect to terminate this Lease, then Landlord may from time to time, without terminating this Lease, either recover all rental as it becomes due or relet the Premises or any part thereof for such term or terms and at such rental or rentals and upon such other terms and conditions as Landlord deems advisable. If Landlord elects to so relet, then rentals received by Landlord from such reletting shall be applied first, to the payment of any cost of such reletting; second, to the payment of the cost of any required alterations and repairs to the Premises; third, to the payment of any indebtedness other than Base Rent and Additional Rent owed by Tenant to Landlord; and fourth, to the payment of Base Rent and Additional Rent due and unpaid hereunder; and the residue, if any, shall be held by Landlord and applied in payment of future rent as the same becomes due and payable hereunder. Should the portion of such rentals received from such reletting during any month which is applied to the payment of rent hereunder, be less than the rent payable during that month by Tenant hereunder, then Tenant shall pay such deficiency to Landlord. Such deficiency shall be calculated and paid monthly.
If Landlord elects to terminate this Lease under the above provisions of this Section 11.2, Landlord may recover from Tenant as damages:
(a) the worth at the time of award of any unpaid rent which has been earned at the time of such termination; plus
(b) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid rent which would have been earned after termination until the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided; plus
(c) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid rent for the balance of the term after the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that Tenant proves could be reasonably avoided; plus
(d) any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord for all the detriment proximately caused by Tenant’s failure to perform its obligations under this Lease or which in the ordinary course of things would be likely to result therefrom, including, but not limited to any costs or expenses incurred by Landlord in maintaining or preserving the Premises after such default, preparing the Premises for such reletting, leasing commissions, or any other costs necessary or appropriate to relet the Premises; plus
(e) at Landlord’s election, such other amounts in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as is permitted from time to time under State law.
As used in subsections (a) and (b) above, the “worth at the time of award” is computed by allowing interest at the Interest Rate. As used in subsection (c) above, the “worth at the time of award” is computed by discounting such amount at the then existing discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco, California, plus one percent (1%).
11.3 Landlord’s Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” on the part of Landlord:
11.3.1 Payment. Failure to pay any amount due and payable by Landlord under this Lease, which failure continues for ten (10) days after written notice from Tenant to Landlord that said payment is overdue; or
11.3.2 Performance. Material default in the performance of any of Landlord’s other covenants, agreements or obligations hereunder continuing for thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Tenant to Landlord; provided that if the cure of any such default cannot reasonably be completed within such thirty (30) day period, there shall be no Event of Default so long as Landlord commences to cure such default within said thirty (30) day period and diligently prosecutes said cure to completion.
11.4 Tenant’s Remedies.
11.4.1 Tenant’s Remedies. In the event of an Event of Default by Landlord, Tenant may enforce the provisions of this Lease and protect the rights of Tenant hereunder by an action or actions at law or in equity, including without limitation actions for damages, declaratory relief, specific performance or injunctive relief. Tenant shall not have the right based on such Event of Default to terminate this Lease or to withhold, offset or abate rent, unless pursuant to an express provision in this Lease.
11.4.2 Tenant’s Self-Help. If Landlord shall default in the observance or performance of its obligations under Section 6.1, and if Tenant’s ability to use and occupy the Premises is materially impaired as a result thereof, and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after written notice thereof to Landlord (such period shall be extended if Landlord is using good faith, diligent and commercially reasonable efforts to remedy such default) or such shorter period, if any, as Tenant may reasonably determine to be appropriate in case of an emergency involving an imminent threat to life or property, then, except in the event of such an emergency, Tenant shall deliver a second notice to Landlord (such written notice to expressly state Tenant’s intention to exercise its rights under this Section 11.4.2), and if Landlord does not commence required repairs or commence such other actions within ten (10) business days thereafter as required to remedy such default, then Tenant, without being under any obligation to do so and without thereby waiving such default, may remedy such default on behalf of Landlord. Promptly following completion of any work undertaken by Tenant pursuant to this Section, Tenant shall deliver a detailed invoice of the work completed, the materials used and the reasonable costs relating thereto, an assignment of any and all warranties relating to such work, and an unconditional final lien waiver and release regarding such work. If Landlord does not deliver a detailed written objection to Tenant within thirty (30) days after receipt of such invoice and documentation from Tenant, then Tenant shall be entitled to deduct from Rent payable by Tenant under this Lease, or seek reimbursement from Landlord, the amount set forth in such invoice, commencing with the Rent first due and payable at least forty-five (45) days after Tenant’s delivery of such invoice. If, however, Landlord delivers to Tenant, within thirty (30) days after delivery of Tenant’s invoice, a written objection to the payment of such invoice, setting forth with reasonable detail Landlord’s good faith reasons for its claim that such action did not have to be taken by Tenant pursuant to this Lease or that the charges are unreasonable (in which case Landlord shall pay the amount it contends would have been reasonable), then Tenant shall not then be entitled to such deduction from Rent, or reimbursement by Landlord, but, rather, such dispute shall be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the provisions of Section 16.21 hereof.
11.5 Exculpation.
11.5.1 Landlord. In the event that Landlord is liable to Tenant for damage sustained by Tenant as a result of Landlord’s breach, it is expressly understood and agreed that any money judgment resulting from any default or other claim arising under this Lease shall be satisfied only out of Landlord’s interest in the Project, and no other property of Landlord shall be subject to levy on any such judgment obtained against Landlord. For purposes of this Section 11.5 only, the term “Landlord” means any and all partners, both general or limited, or both, if any, which comprise Landlord.
11.5.2 Tenant. Landlord shall look solely to Tenant for any default by Tenant under this Lease or for the recovery of any judgment arising in connection herewith or with Tenant’s operation, repair, alteration of the Premises or any other matter relating to the Premises. None of the Tenant Parties shall have any personal liability therefor, and Landlord hereby expressly waives and releases such personal liability on behalf of itself and all persons claiming by, through or under Landlord. The limitations of liability contained in this Section 11.5 shall inure to the benefit of Tenant and the Tenant Parties’ present and future partners, beneficiaries, officers, directors, trustees, shareholders, agents and employees, and their respective partners, heirs, successors and assigns. Under no circumstances shall any present or future partner of Tenant (if Tenant is a partnership), or trustee or beneficiary (if Tenant or any partner of Tenant is a trust), have any liability for the performance of Tenant obligations under this Lease.
12. Assignment and Subletting.
12.1 Landlord’s Consent. Except as permitted in Section 12.2 below, Tenant shall not assign this Lease or sublet the Premises (or any portion thereof) (each, a “Transfer”) to any party (a “Transferee”) without Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Landlord shall deliver notice to Tenant indicating whether or not Landlord consents to a proposed Transfer within thirty (30) days after any written request by Tenant for Landlord’s consent thereto; provided, however, if Landlord does not respond to Tenant’s request for consent within such thirty (30) day period, Landlord shall be deemed to have consented to Tenant’s Transfer.
12.2 Permitted Transfers.
12.2.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.1 above, the provisions of this Article 12 shall not apply to (i) the transfer of stock in Tenant so long as Tenant’s parent is a publicly traded corporation, the stock of which is listed on a national stock exchange or over the counter stock exchange, or (ii) the issuance of stock in Tenant or Tenant’s parent in a public offering or pursuant to the terms of a confirmed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization or (iii) transfers of equity interests in Tenant.
12.2.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, Landlord’s consent shall not be required in connection with any assignment, sublease or shared occupancy to or with: (i) an entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Tenant; (ii) an entity into or with which Tenant is merged or consolidated; (iii) an entity which acquires all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant; (iv) an entity which acquires control of Tenant, or (v) any successor entity to Tenant by way of merger, consolidation or other corporate reorganization of Tenant, including a so-called spin off; provided that the (1) the proposed transferee’s use of the Premises shall be the Permitted Use; and (2) in the case of an assignment, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, within thirty (30) days after the effective date of the assignment, an agreement evidencing the assignment and assumption by the assignee of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease. With respect to any transfer meeting the conditions set forth in Section 12.2.1 or this Section 12.2.2, such transfer shall be a “Permitted Transfer” and the resultant transferee shall be a “Permitted Transferee”. Each Permitted Transferee shall be entitled to all options, signage and other rights and privileges granted by Landlord to Tenant under this Lease as if such Permitted Transferee were the original Tenant hereunder.
12.3 Terms of Transfer. Any Transfer shall be subject to all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease. Notwithstanding any Transfer, Tenant shall remain fully and primarily liable for all obligations of Tenant under this Lease, except to the extent otherwise agreed by Landlord in writing. The acceptance of any rent or other sum due hereunder, or the acceptance of performance of any term, covenant, or condition hereof, from any other person or entity shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any of the provisions of this Lease or a consent to any Transfer. Consent to one Transfer shall not be deemed a consent to any subsequent Transfer. If any Transferee of Tenant defaults under this Lease, Landlord may proceed directly against Tenant without pursuing any rights or remedies against any such Transferee. Each Transferee acquiring Tenant’s interest in this Lease shall be conclusively deemed, without the necessity of any further agreement, and for the express benefit of Landlord, to have assumed all of the obligations of Tenant under this Lease, and to have agreed to be bound by, and obligated to perform, each and all of the covenants, agreements and obligations of Tenant under this Lease. Each such Transferee shall, upon the request of Landlord, execute and deliver to Landlord such documents as are reasonable required to further evidence the foregoing assumption and agreement. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for Landlord’s reasonable attorneys’ fees not to exceed $1,500 incurred in conjunction with the processing and documentation of any Transfer requiring Landlord’s consent.
13. Estoppel Certificate; Attornment and Subordination; Quiet Enjoyment.
13.1 Estoppel Certificate. Within twenty (20) days after request therefor by either party, the other party shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the requesting party a reasonable estoppel certificate certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect and that the other party is not in default (or stating how any of the foregoing is not true) and certifying the dates to which rental or other sums due hereunder have been paid in advance.
13.2 Attornment. In the event of any foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure under any mortgage or deed of trust encumbering the Premises or the Project, or any part thereof, or in the event of a termination of a ground lease, if any, Tenant shall, if so requested, attorn to the purchaser, grantee or ground lessor (collectively, “Successor”) and recognize such Successor as the Landlord under this Lease; provided, however, that Tenant’s obligation to so attorn to any Successor is expressly conditioned upon Tenant’s prior receipt from such Successor of a commercially reasonable nondisturbance agreement whereby the Successor agrees that so long as Tenant pays the rent due and performs all other obligations under this Lease, Tenant’s occupancy of the Premises shall not be disturbed (a “Nondisturbance Agreement”).
13.3 Subordination. The rights of Tenant hereunder are and shall be, at the election of the mortgagee (a “Mortgagee”), subject and subordinate to the lien of any mortgage, deed of trust or other method of financing in force against the Premises and/or Project as of the Commencement Date (“Mortgage”), and to all advances made upon the security thereof, provided that, a condition precedent to Tenant’s foregoing agreement to subordinate this Lease shall be that Tenant receives a Nondisturbance Agreement. Tenant further agrees to enter into a Nondisturbance Agreement with any future holder of a Mortgage upon reasonable request.
13.4 Quiet Enjoyment. Landlord covenants with Tenant that so long as no Event of Default on the part of Tenant has occurred hereunder, Tenant shall and may peaceably and quietly have, hold and enjoy the Premises and the nonexclusive use of the common areas and the other portions of the Project as set forth in Exhibit B and Exhibit C for the Term or applicable portion thereof, and that neither Landlord nor any party claiming under or through Landlord shall disturb such use or the occupancy by Tenant, and Landlord shall defend Tenant’s right to such use and occupancy.
14. Brokerage Commission. Landlord and Tenant each represents and warrants to the other that no broker or finder, including, without limitation, CBRE, Inc., a Delaware corporation, can properly claim a right to a commission or a finder’s fee based upon contacts between the claimant and the representing party with respect to this Lease or the Premises. Landlord and Tenant shall each indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party) and hold the other party harmless from and against any loss, cost or expense, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and court costs, resulting from any claim for a fee or commission by any broker or finder claiming through the indemnifying party in connection with the Premises or this Lease.
15. Environmental Matters.
15.1 Landlord Indemnity. Landlord agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Tenant from any and all claims, damages, fines, judgments, penalties, costs, liabilities, or losses (including, without limitation, any and all sums paid for settlement of claims, attorneys’ fees, consultant and expert fees, any and all costs incurred due to any investigation of the site or any cleanup, removal, or restoration mandated by a federal, state, or local agency or political subdivision) arising during or after the Term from or in connection with the presence or suspected presence of Hazardous Materials in or on the Project, which are present solely as a result of the acts or omissions of Landlord, Landlord’s agents, employees, or contractors. This indemnification shall specifically include any and all costs due to Hazardous Materials that flow, diffuse, migrate, or percolate into, onto or under the Project after the Term commences, except to the extent the foregoing was the result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or its agents or was proportionately caused, exacerbated or permitted by Tenant or its agents or contractors.
15.2 Tenant Indemnity. Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Landlord from any and all claims, damages, fines, judgments, penalties, costs, liabilities, or losses (including, without limitation, any and all sums paid for settlement of claims, attorneys’ fees, consultant and expert fees, any and all costs incurred due to any investigation of the site or any cleanup, removal, or restoration mandated by a federal, state, or local agency or political subdivision) arising during or after the Term from or in connection with the presence or suspected presence of Hazardous Materials in or on the Project, which are present solely as a result of the acts or omissions of Tenant, Tenant’s agents, employees, or contractors during and after the Term, except to the extent the foregoing was the result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or its agents or was proportionately caused, exacerbated or permitted by Landlord or its agents or contractors.
15.3 Compliance with Environmental Laws. If Landlord shall commence the redevelopment or reconstruction of the Project during the Term, then Landlord shall comply with all Environmental Laws (defined below) relating to industrial hygiene, environmental protection, and the use, analysis, generation, emission, manufacture, storage, disposal or transportation of any Hazardous Material in, on, under or about the Project, in connection with such redevelopment or reconstruction. Tenant shall at all times and in all respects comply with all Environmental Laws relating to industrial hygiene, environmental protection, and the use, analysis, generation, emission, manufacture, storage, disposal or transportation of any Hazardous Materials in, on, under or about the Premises except for the use of general office supplies within the Premises of a kind typically used in normal office areas in the ordinary course of business (such as copier toner, correction fluid, glue, ink and cleaning solvents) that are at all times and in all respects used, maintained and stored in accordance with all Environmental Laws (defined below). As used in this Lease, the term “Environmental Laws” means applicable federal, state or local laws, ordinances or regulations relating to any Hazardous Material affecting the Premises, whether in effect as of the date hereof or hereafter enacted including, without limitation, Proposition 65 of the State of California, California Assembly Bill 3713 and the laws, ordinances and regulations referred to above and the term and “Hazardous Materials” shall mean those substances included within the definitions of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “toxic substances” “solid waste” or “infectious waste” under Environmental Laws, including, without limitation, asbestos, chlorinated solvents and petroleum products.
16. General Provisions.
16.1 Holding Over. If Tenant remains in possession of the Premises after the expiration of the Term, or any earlier termination of this Lease with the consent of Landlord (any such portion of the Premises being the “Holdover Premises”), Tenant shall be deemed to be occupying the Holdover Premises as a month-to-month tenant, at a monthly rental equal to three hundred percent (300%) of the rent payable during the last month of the Term. If Tenant holds over after the expiration of the Term or any earlier termination of this Lease without the consent of Landlord, Tenant shall become a tenant at sufferance only, with Base Rent for the Holdover Premises equal to three hundred percent (300%) of the Base Rent in effect for such Holdover Premises immediately prior to such expiration or termination, and otherwise subject to the terms, covenants, and conditions specified in this Lease. Acceptance by Landlord of rent after any written demand by Landlord to surrender the Holdover Premises shall not result in a renewal of this Lease or waiver of any default or circumstances of termination.
16.2 Mutual Consequential Damages Waiver. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, nothing in this Lease shall impose any obligations on Tenant or Landlord to be responsible or liable for, and each hereby releases the other from all liability for, consequential damages.
16.3 Notices. All notices required to be given hereunder shall be in writing and mailed postage prepaid by certified or registered mail or licensed courier service, return receipt requested, or by personal delivery, to the appropriate address(es) indicated in this Section 16.3, or at such other place or places as either Landlord or Tenant may, from time to time, designate in a written notice given to the other. Notices shall be deemed sufficiently served three (3) days after the date of mailing thereof, or upon personal delivery. The addresses for proper notice under this Lease are as follows:
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16.4 Successors Bound. This Lease and each of its covenants and conditions shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and assigns, subject to the provisions hereof. Whenever in this Lease a reference is made to Landlord or Tenant, such reference shall be deemed to refer to the person in whom the interest of Landlord or Tenant shall be vested. Any successor or assignee of Landlord or Tenant who accepts an assignment or the benefit of this Lease and enters into possession or enjoyment hereunder shall thereby assume and agree to perform and be bound by the covenants and conditions thereof.
16.5 Waiver. No waiver of any default or breach of any covenant by either party hereunder shall be implied from any omission by either party to take action on account of such default if such default persists or is repeated, and no express waiver shall affect any default other than the default specified in the waiver. Waivers of any covenant, term or condition contained herein by either party shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same covenant, term or condition. The consent or approval by either party to or of any act by either party requiring further consent or approval shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary its consent or approval to or of any subsequent similar acts. No waiver of any provision of this Lease shall be binding unless evidenced by a writing signed by the parties hereto.
16.6 Time. Time is of the essence of every provision hereof. If any date set forth for the performance of any obligation or for the delivery of any instrument or notice should be on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, compliance with such obligations or delivery shall be deemed acceptable on the next business day following such Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. As used herein, the term “legal holiday” means any state or federal holiday for which Tenant is closed for observance thereof. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Lease, all references to days shall mean calendar days.
16.7 Attorneys’ Fees. In any action or proceeding by Landlord or Tenant to enforce its rights hereunder, the unsuccessful party therein shall pay all costs incurred by the prevailing party therein, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to be fixed by the court, and said costs and attorneys’ fees shall be made a part of the judgment in said action.
16.8 Construction. This Lease shall not be construed more strictly against one party than against the other merely by virtue of the fact that it may have been prepared by counsel for one of the parties, it being recognized that both Landlord and Tenant have been independently represented and have contributed substantially and materially to the preparation of this Lease. The captions and section numbers appearing in this Lease are inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or intent of such sections of this Lease nor in any way affect this Lease.
16.9 Severability. If any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Lease, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall to any extent be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of this Lease, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
16.10 Applicable Law. This Lease, and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto, shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
16.11 Consent. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease, whenever either party’s consent or approval is required under the terms of this Lease, such consent or approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If either party withholds its consent or approval, then such failure to consent or approve shall only be effective if accompanied by the reasons for failing to consent or approve.
16.12 Agreements in Writing. It is expressly agreed that there are no oral agreements between the parties hereto, nor any agent, employee or representative acting or purporting to act on behalf of either of the parties hereto, affecting this Lease, and that this Lease supersedes and cancels any and all previous negotiations, arrangements, brochures, agreements and understandings, if any, between the parties hereto. It is further agreed by and between the parties hereto that there shall be no modification or amendment of this Lease except as executed in writing between the parties hereto.
16.13 Authority. Each individual executing this Lease on behalf of Landlord or Tenant represents and warrants that he or she is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Lease on behalf of the party for whom he or she is signing, and that this Lease is binding upon the party for whom he or she is signing in accordance with its terms.
16.14 Sale of Premises. The term “Landlord” as used in this Lease shall mean the owner of Landlord’s interest and estate in and to the Premises or any property of which the Premises are a part. If Landlord’s interest and estate in and to the Premises is transferred by Landlord, Landlord shall be entirely freed, relieved and discharged of all liabilities and obligations under this Lease to the extent arising after the date of such transfer, and the transferee shall conclusively be deemed, without the necessity of any further agreement or acknowledgement from the transferee, to have assumed all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of Landlord arising under this Lease at any time after such transfer. Landlord shall deliver to Landlord’s transferee all funds previously paid by Tenant to the extent such funds have not been applied under the terms of this Lease.
16.15 Force Majeure. If either party cannot perform any of its obligations under this Lease (excluding the obligation to pay Rent) due to events beyond such party’s control, the time provided for such party performing such obligations shall be extended by a period of time equal to the delay caused by such events. Events beyond a party’s control include, but are not limited to, pandemics, acts of the other party, strikes, threats of strikes, blackouts, war, threats of war, bombing, labor disputes, shortages of labor or material, insurrection, invasion, epidemic, acts of God, calamities, civil commotions, weather conditions, fire, flood or other casualty, action or regulation of any governmental authority, state law or ordinances, and impossibility of obtaining materials. Events beyond a party’s control shall in no event include financial inability.
16.16 Indemnification; Hold Harmless. Landlord shall not be liable, responsible, or in any way accountable to Tenant, or any of Tenant’s agents, employees or contractors, or any person whomever, for any loss, theft or destruction of or damage to the Premises, or to any goods, wares, merchandise, fixtures or other property stored, kept, maintained, or displayed in, on or about the Premises, nor for injury to or death of any person or persons who may at any time be using, occupying or visiting the Premises or the Project, regardless of the nature or cause of such injury, damage or destruction, except to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or the breach of this Lease by Landlord.
Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord and its agents and employees from and against any and all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees), liabilities, penalties, damages and claims for damage to or loss of property (including Tenant’s property) or injury to or death of persons, to the extent resulting from (i) the use of the Premises or the Project by Tenant or Tenant’s agents, employees or representatives, or from any activity done, permitted or suffered by Tenant or Tenant’s agents, employees or representatives in or about the Premises or the Project, (ii) any act, neglect, fault, willful misconduct or omission of Tenant or Tenant’s agents, employees or representatives, or (iii) any default or breach of any express covenant or warranty by Tenant under the terms of this Lease; except to the extent resulting from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Lease by Landlord.
Landlord shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Tenant and its agents and employees from and against any and all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees), liabilities, penalties, damages and claims for damage to or loss of property (including Tenant’s property) or injury to or death of persons, to the extent resulting from any gross negligence or willful act of Landlord; except to the extent resulting from the negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Lease by Tenant.
16.17 Surrender of Possession. Tenant agrees that on the last day of the Term, or on the sooner termination of this Lease, Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord in at least the same condition as such premises were on the Commencement Date (damage by acts of God, fire, condemnation, and normal wear and tear excepted). Normal wear and tear shall not include any damage or deterioration that would have been prevented by proper maintenance by Tenant or Tenant otherwise performing all of its obligations under this Lease. On or before the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, (i) Tenant shall remove all of Tenant’s personal property, furniture, furnishings, trade or business fixtures and equipment and Tenant’s signage from the Premises and the Project and repair any damage caused by such removal, and (ii) Landlord may, by notice to Tenant, require Tenant at Tenant’s expense to remove Tenant’s any or all Alterations constructed and installed by Tenant during the Term, and to repair any damage caused by such removal; provided that Tenant shall have the right but not the obligation to remove any office alterations (other than Alterations constructed during the Term), betterments, improvements or attached trade fixtures, including cubicles or other such non-flexible furniture, generators, equipment, roof systems, cablings, safe deposit boxes, vault, wires, cabling or telecommunications or security systems; provided that if Tenant removes any such items it shall repair any damage cause by such removal. Any of Tenant’s property not so removed by Tenant as required herein shall be deemed abandoned and may be stored, removed, and disposed of by Landlord at Tenant’s expense, and Tenant waives all claims against Landlord for any damages resulting from Landlord’s retention and disposition of such property; provided, however, that Tenant shall remain liable to Landlord for all costs incurred in storing and disposing of such abandoned property of Tenant. If the Premises are not surrendered at the end of the Term or sooner termination of this Lease, and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 16.17, Tenant shall continue to be responsible for the payment of Rent until the Premises are so surrendered, and Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from and against any and all loss or liability resulting from delay by Tenant in so surrendering the Premises.
16.18 OFAC Certification of Landlord. As an inducement to Tenant to enter into this Lease, Landlord hereby represents and warrants that: (i) Landlord is not, nor is it owned or controlled directly or indirectly by, any person, group, entity or nation named on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Treasury (“OFAC”) (any such person, group, entity or nation being hereinafter referred to as a “Prohibited Person”); (ii) Landlord is not (nor is it owned or controlled, directly or indirectly by, any person, group, entity or nation which is) acting directly or indirectly for or on behalf of any Prohibited Person; and (iii) Landlord (and any person, group, or entity which Landlord controls, directly or indirectly) has not conducted nor will conduct business nor has engaged nor will engage in any transaction or dealing with any Prohibited Person that either may cause or causes Tenant to be in violation of any OFAC rule or regulation, including without limitation any assignment of this Lease.
16.19 OFAC Certification of Tenant. As an inducement to Landlord to enter into this Lease, Tenant hereby represents and warrants that to the knowledge of Tenant: (i) Tenant, as well as any director, officer, agent, or employee of Tenant, is a Prohibited Person; and (ii) Tenant is not in violation of any OFAC rule or regulation in any material respect.
16.20 Counterparts. Each party hereto has (i) agreed to permit the use, from time to time, of telecopied signatures in order to expedite the transaction contemplated by this Lease, (ii) intends to be bound by its telecopied signature, (iii) is aware that the other parties will rely on the telecopied signature, and (iv) and acknowledges such reliance and waives any defenses (other than fraud) to the enforcement of the document based on the fact that a signature was sent by telecopy. As used in this Section, the term “telecopied signature” shall include any signature sent via facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “.pdf”, “.tif” or “.jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). This Lease may be executed in several counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original but such counterparts, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.
16.21 Mandatory Negotiation and Mediation. Except as provided in Section 16.21.2 below, Landlord and Tenant agree to first negotiate and then mediate with respect to any claim or dispute arising out of or relating to this Lease, before resorting to court action. Either party may initiate settlement negotiations by providing written notice to the other party, setting forth the subject of the claim or dispute. Landlord and Tenant agree to cooperate in scheduling negotiations and to participate in the settlement negotiations in good faith. If Landlord and Tenant fail to settle such claim or dispute within thirty (30) days after the date of mailing of the notice initiating settlement negotiations or within such additional time period as the parties may agree in writing, the parties agree to submit the matter to JAMS for mediation. Either party may commence mediation by providing to JAMS and the other party a written request for mediation, setting forth the subject of the claim or dispute and the relief requested. Except as provided herein or by written Lease of the parties, the mediation shall be conducted in San Francisco pursuant to the JAMS rules. The parties will cooperate in selecting a mediator from the JAMS panel of neutrals, and in scheduling the mediation proceedings. The parties agree to participate in the mediation in good faith, and to share equally in its costs. All offers, promises, conduct and statements, whether oral or written, made in the course of the mediation by either of the parties, their employees, agents, experts and attorneys, and by the mediator and any other JAMS employees, are confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose, including impeachment, in any litigation or other proceeding involving the parties, but evidence that is otherwise admissible or discoverable shall not be rendered inadmissible or non-discoverable as a result of its use in the mediation. If JAMS should no longer exist at the time the claim or dispute arises, the matter shall be submitted to its successor entity, or if there is no such successor entity, to the American Arbitration Association or other similar organization mutually agreed upon by the parties, and except as provided herein or by mutual Lease of the parties, the mediation rules of such successor or alternate organization shall apply. Except as may be expressly set forth in any written settlement agreement, should the matter be settled by negotiation or mediation prior to commencing court action, each party shall pay its own attorneys’ fees and costs. Except as provided in Section 16.21.2, neither party may commence an action arising out of or relating to this Lease until expiration of the negotiation period and completion of the initial mediation session in accordance with this Section 16.21. If either party commences an action with respect to a claim or dispute covered by this Section 16.21 without first attempting to resolve the matter through negotiation and mediation, or refuses to negotiate or mediate after a request has been made, then that party shall not be entitled to recover attorneys’ fees and costs, even if such fees and costs would otherwise be available to that party in such action.
16.21.2 Either party may seek equitable relief to preserve the status quo prior to participating in the negotiation and mediation proceedings required pursuant to this Section 16.21. In addition, the following matters are excluded from mandatory negotiation and mediation hereunder: (i) an unlawful detainer action based upon a monetary Event of Default; and (ii) any matter that is within the jurisdiction of probate, small claims, or bankruptcy court.
16.21.3 The provisions of this Section 16.21 may be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction, and the party seeking enforcement shall be entitled to an award of all fees and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to be paid by the party against which enforcement is ordered. The covenants of Landlord and Tenant contained in this Section 16.21 shall survive the termination of this Lease.
16.21.4 Nothing contained herein shall enable either party to compel the other party to submit any dispute to arbitration and neither party shall be required to submit a dispute to arbitration prior to commencing an action with respect to a claim or dispute covered by this Section 16.21 so long as such party first complies with terms and conditions of this Section 16.21.
16.22 Joint and Several Liability. If more than one person or entity executes this Lease as Landlord each of them is and shall be jointly and severally liable for the covenants, conditions, provisions and agreements of this Lease to be kept, observed and performed by Landlord.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties shall be deemed to have executed this Lease as of the date first set forth above.
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[Signature Page to Lease Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
PREMISES AND BASE RENT
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EXHIBIT B
PROJECT RIGHTS & OBLIGATIONS
(1) | Tenant shall have the exclusive rights to use, and the non-exclusive rights in common with others to use, the portions of the Project not consisting of the Premises and identified on Exhibit C attached hereto. The non-exclusive rights include, without limitation, the path of travel and entry points to and serving the Premises as well as to all electrical systems (including the network and power service systems) serving the Premises from the vaults of 77 Beale and 245 Market Street. |
(2) | Tenant shall have the right to install, maintain, replace, remove or use any communications or computer wires and cables or other data-lines that exist outside of the Premises and which serve the Premises (collectively, the “Lines”), including specifically installing and maintaining the Lines from the minimum point of entry to the Premises at 45 Beale and the 77 Beale; provided that (i) Tenant shall coordinate with Landlord and comply with all of the other provisions of this Lease, (ii) any new or existing Lines servicing the Premises shall comply with all applicable governmental laws and regulations, and (iii) Tenant shall pay all costs in connection therewith. |
(3) | Tenant shall have the right to maintain existing signage on the exterior of the Premises at 45 Beale Street, and the Project at 77 Beale Street to the maximum extent permitted by the City and any other governmental entity with jurisdiction (including, without limitation, changing Tenant’s name, logo, lettering or coloring). |
(4) | Tenant may install and maintain on available space on the roofs of 77 Beale and 245 Market Street, antennas and satellite dishes and associated cabling, equipment and roof mount and base (collectively the “Rooftop System”) for data communications and video used in the conduct of Tenant’s business. Tenant’s right to install and maintain any such Rooftop System shall be exclusive, and provided further that Tenant shall coordinate with Landlord regarding any rooftop uses required by Landlord for the continuing operation and maintenance of such building. Tenant’s installation, if any, including of the antennas or satellite dishes, any associated electronic or other equipment, wiring, roof mount and base, shall at all times be subject to supervision and reasonable approval by Landlord. Tenant shall be responsible for procuring whatever consents, approvals, licenses or permits that may be required for the use and operation of the Rooftop System. Tenant shall at all times be permitted access to the area on the roof where any such installation may be made as necessary for the installation, maintenance, repair and replacement thereof. Tenant shall at all times, and at Tenant’s sole expense, be responsible for proper maintenance of any such installation and all governmental permits and approvals required in connection therewith (including compliance with any and all conditions attached thereto). Tenant may at any time, and shall at expiration or earlier termination of the Term, remove the Rooftop System, restore the relevant area to the condition existing prior to Tenant’s installation to the extent reasonably practicable, and repair any damage caused by Tenant’s installation or removal. |
(5) | Tenant shall have the sole and exclusive rights to maintain, replace, remove and use the Diesel/Unleaded Fuel Supply (defined below) and access to all portions of the Project as may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing; provided, Tenant shall coordinate with Landlord and comply with all applicable provisions of this Lease in accordance with the foregoing. Tenant shall at all times, and at Tenant’s sole expense, be responsible for proper maintenance of any such installation and all governmental permits and approvals required in connection therewith (including compliance with any and all conditions attached thereto). As used herein the “Diesel/Unleaded Fuel Supply” shall mean the standby power generators, transformers, fuel tanks and enclosed generator pads currently existing on the rooftop of 77 Beale Street and below grade as shown on Exhibit C attached hereto and the equipment, connections and/or facilities relating thereto and servicing the Premises. |
(6) | Tenant shall have the right, at its cost and expense, to install security systems within and servicing the Premises as it deems appropriate, including electronic card key system. In addition, Tenant shall have the right to install a point-of-entry security system relating to the point of entry at 45 Beale Street as shown on Exhibit C. Tenant shall ensure that any such security systems shall comply with all laws, including all fire safety laws. Section 7 of this Lease shall govern the installation of any such security systems, provided that Landlord’s consent shall not be required for security systems within and serving the Premises. |
Exhibit B
EXHIBIT C
DEPICTION OF PREMISES AND NON-EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS USE AREAS
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EXHIBIT D
DEPICTION OF EXPIRATION DATES AS TO 77 BEALE PORTION OF PREMISES
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Tenant acknowledges the right of Seller, Buyer, and any lender to Buyer contemplating holding a security interest in the Building and its future assignee, if any, to rely upon the statements and representations of Tenant contained in this Certificate and further acknowledges that any purchase by Buyer of the property that includes the Premises and the Building, and any loan by a lender taking a security interest in the Building will be made and entered into in material reliance on this Certificate.
THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, IN THE COUNTY
LOT 19, AS SHOWN UPON SAID PARCEL MAP, BEING A MERGER OF LOTS 14A AND 18, BEING A
PORTION OF ASSESSOR’S BLOCK NO. 3711, ALSO BEING A PORTION OF 100 VARA BLOCK NO. 329, SAN
FRANCISCO, CALIF., WHICH WAS FILED FOR RECORD ON JULY 27, 1995, IN BOOK 42 OF PARCEL MAPS,
AT PAGE 85, IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF MAIN STREET, DISTANT THEREON 183.333
NORTHWESTERLY AND ALONG SAID LINE OF MAIN STREET, 46.233 FEET TO A POINT THAT MEASURES
320.833 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF MARKET STREET; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE
SOUTHWESTERLY 137.833 FEET TO A POINT 137.500 FEET FROM THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF
BEALE STREET; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE SOUTHEASTERLY 46.233 FEET; THENCE AT A RIGHT
ANGLE NORTHEASTERLY 137.833 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEING ALL OF BEACH AND WATER LOT NO. 617, IN BLOCK NO. 329.
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF MAIN STREET, DISTANT THEREON 137
RUNNING THENCE NORTHWESTERLY AND ALONG SAID LINE OF MAIN STREET, 45.833 FEET; THENCE
NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF BEALE STREET; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE SOUTHEASTERLY 45.833 FEET;
THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE NORTHEASTERLY 137.833 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEING A PORTION OF 100 VARA BLOCK NO. 329.
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF BEALE STREET, DISTANT THEREON 229.160
NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID LINE OF BEALE STREET, 45.906 FEET TO A POINT 275.333 FEET FROM
137.500 FEET; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE SOUTHEASTERLY 45.906 FEET; AND THENCE AT A RIGHT
ANGLE SOUTHWESTERLY 137.500 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEING A PART OF 100 VARA BLOCK NO. 329.
BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF MISSION STREET
NORTHWESTERLY 137 FEET AND 6 INCHES; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE NORTHEASTERLY 45 FEET
AND 10 INCHES TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF MAIN STREET; AND THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE
SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID LINE OF MAIN STREET 137 FEET AND 6 INCHES TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
BEING A PART OF 100 VARA BLOCK NO. 329.
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF MISSION STREET, DISTANT THEREON 45
RUNNING THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY AND ALONG SAID LINE OF MISSION STREET, 45 FEET AND 10
INCHES; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE NORTHWESTERLY 137 FEET AND 6 INCHES; THENCE AT A RIGHT
ANGLE NORTHEASTERLY 45 FEET AND 10 INCHES; THENCE AT ARIGHT ANGLE SOUTHEASTERLY 137
FEET AND 6 INCHES TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEING PART OF 100 VARA BLOCK NO. 329.
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF MISSION STREET, DISTANT THEREON
NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF BEALE STREET; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE NORTHWESTERLY 137.500
BEGINNING.
BEING A PORTION OF 100 VARA BLOCK NO. 329.
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF MISSION STREET, DISTANT THEREON 91
RUNNING THENCE NORTHEASTERLY AND ALONG SAID LINE OF MISSION STREET, 46 FEET; THENCE
SOUTHWESTERLY 46 FEET; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE SOUTHEASTERLY 137 FEET AND 6 INCHES TO
THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEING PART OF 100 VARA BLOCK NO. 329.
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF MISSION STREET, DISTANT THEREON 46
RUNNING THENCE NORTHEASTERLY AND ALONG SAID LINE OF MISSION STREET, 45 FEET; THENCE
INCHES TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEING PART OF 100 VARA BLOCK NO. 329.
BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF BEALE STREET WITH
THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF MISSION STREET; RUNNING THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID
LINE OF MISSION STREET, 46 FEET AND 6 INCHES; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE NORTHWESTERLY 137
FEET AND 6 INCHES; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE SOUTHWESTERLY 46 FEET AND 6 INCHES TO THE
NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF BEALE STREET; AND THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG
SAID LINE OF BEALE STREET 137 FEET AND 6 INCHES TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEING A PORTION OF 100 VARA BLOCK NO. 329.
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF BEALE STREET, DISTANT THEREON 137
RUNNING THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID LINE OF BEALE STREET, 91 FEET AND 8 INCHES;
THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE NORTHEASTERLY 137 FEET AND 6 INCHES; THENCE AT ARIGHT ANGLE
SOUTHEASTERLY 91 FEET AND 8 INCHES; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE SOUTHWESTERLY 137 FEET
AND 6 INCHES TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEING A PART OF 100 VARA BLOCK NO. 329.
COMMENCING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHERLY LINE OF BEALE STREET WITH
THE WESTERLY LINE OF MISSION STREET; THENCE, RUNNING WESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY
LINE OF MISSION STREET, A DISTANCE OF 229.167 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE, AT A
RIGHT ANGLE NORTHERLY, A DISTANCE OF 137.500 FEET; THENCE, AT A RIGHT ANGLE WESTERLY, A
DISTANCE OF 0.406 FEET; THENCE, AT A RIGHT ANGLE SOUTHERLY, A DISTANCE OF 137.500 FEET;
THENCE, AT A RIGHT ANGLE EASTERLY, A DISTANCE OF 0.406 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEING A PART OF 100 VARA BLOCK NO. 329.
APN: LOTS 005, 006, 007, 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, AND 019 (formerly Lots 014A & 018), BLOCK 3711
Dr. Szeto