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EXHIBIT 10.5
Bankers Building - 5th Street North Lease Agreement
BANKERS INSURANCE GROUP, INC., LANDLORD
INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., TENANT
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INDEX
Page No.
1 DEFINITIONS...................................................................................1
2. PREMISES......................................................................................2
3. TERM..........................................................................................3
4. RENT..........................................................................................3
5. TENANT'S SHARE OF OPERATING COSTS.............................................................4
6. SECURITY DEPOSIT..............................................................................4
7. ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS.....................................................................4
8. PERMITTED USE ................................................................................5
9. UTILITIES.....................................................................................5
10. INDEMNIFICATION; INSURANCE....................................................................6
11. ASSIGNMENT OR SUBLETTING......................................................................8
12. SIGNS; ADVERTISING............................................................................9
13. MAINTENANCE OF INTERIOR OF PREMISES ..........................................................9
14. DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION .......................................................................10
15. DEFAULTS.................................................................................... 10
16. REMEDIES.....................................................................................12
17. LANDLORD'S RIGHT OF ENTRY....................................................................13
18 NOTICES......................................................................................13
19. TAXES ON TENANTS PERSONAL PROPERTY
AND TAXES ASSESSED ON RENTALS.............................................................13
20 COSTS OF COLLECTION..........................................................................14
21. PRIOR AGREEMENTS.............................................................................14
22. FLOOR PLANS..................................................................................14
23. NO AUTOMATIC RENEWAL.........................................................................15
24. BUILDING STANDARDS MANUAL....................................................................15
25. TERMS AND HEADING............................................................................15
26. CONDEMNATION.................................................................................15
27. SUBORDINATION TO MORTGAGES...................................................................15
28. ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...............................................16
29. QUIET ENJOYMENT..............................................................................16
30. PARKING SPACES...............................................................................16
31. SUBSTITUTION OF PREMISES.....................................................................17
32. LANDLORD'S RIGHT TO ALTER COMMON AREAS.......................................................17
33. EXCULPATION .................................................................................17
34. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.......................................................................17
35. SECURITY AGREEMENT ..........................................................................18
36. MECHANICS LIEN...............................................................................18
37. RECORDATION..................................................................................18
38. RADON GAS....................................................................................18
39. REAL ESTATE BROKER...........................................................................19
EXHIBIT "A" .........................................................................FLOOR PLAN
EXHIBIT "B" .......................................................BUILDING RULES & REGULATIONS
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BANKERS BUILDING 5TH STREET NORTH LEASE AGREEMENT
THIS LEASE, made as of the 1st day of January, 1997, by and between
BANKERS INSURANCE GROUP, INC., hereinafter called the "Landlord", and INSURANCE
MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., hereinafter referred to as the "Tenant";
WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the rents, covenants, agreements and
conditions hereinafter reserved, made and entered into on the part of the Tenant
to be paid, performed, and observed, it is hereby stipulated, covenanted and
agreed by and between the Landlord and the Tenant as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Lease Agreement, the terms enumerated below as items
1.1 to 1.18 inclusive shall have only the meaning set forth in this section
unless the same shall be expressly modified, limited or expanded elsewhere in
the Lease Agreement, in which event, such modification, limitation and/or
expansion shall supersede the applicable terms set forth below:
1.1 Exhibits:
The following Exhibits attached to this lease are incorporated herein
and made a part hereof:
Exhibit A: Floor Plan of Premises
Exhibit B Building Standards Manual
1.2 Building:
Commercial Building located at
10051 5th Street North St. Petersburg, Florida 33702
Legal description:
Lot 1, Block 1, Bankers White Way Replat as recorded
in Plat Book 107, Page 72 of the Public Records of
Pinellas County, Florida
1.3 Premises or Demised Premises: As outlined on Exhibit A
1.4 Term: 2 years
1.5 Commencement Date: January 1, 1997.
1.6 Termination Date: December 31, 1999.
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1.7 Base Rent: $12.00 per square foot;
$252,636.00 per annum;
$21,053.00 per month.
1.8 Prepaid Rent: N/A
1.9 Rentable Area of Demised Premises: 21,053 square feet MOL
1.10 Tenant's Proportionate Share of Operating Costs
("Proportionate Share"): 47.77%
1.11 Tenant Improvement Allowance: N/A
Number of Parking Spaces available for Tenant's use: Ten (10) covered parking
spaces and approximately 138 surface parking spaces.
1.13 Monthly Rental for parking spaces: $10 per month per space plus
taxes for ten (10) covered parking spaces and $0 per month per space plus taxes
for approximately 138 surface parking spaces. (Rates subject to change to
reflect rates generally charged by the Landlord).
1.14 Security Deposit: N/A.
1.15 Permitted Use: Office use.
1.16 Tenant's Address: Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc.
360 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
1.17 Landlord's Address: Bankers Insurance Group, Inc.
360 Central Avenue, Suite 100
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
1.18 Guarantor: N/A
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1.19 Expense Stop: N/A
2. PREMISES
2.1 The Landlord does hereby let, demise and lease the Premises to the
Tenant, and the Tenant does hereby hire and take the Premises from the Landlord
for the Term of this Lease.
2.2 Tenant acknowledges that this Lease is made subject to all existing
liens, encumbrances, deeds of trust, reservations, restrictions and other
matters of record and to zoning, building and fire ordinances and all
governmental statutes, rules and
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regulations relating to the use or occupancy of the Premises, as same may
hereafter be amended from time to time.
3. TERM
3.1 The Term of this Lease shall commence on the Commencement Date and
shall terminate on the Termination Date, unless terminated sooner in accordance
with the terms of this Lease. The Tenant has an option to renew this Lease for
one additional two (2) year period by providing the Landlord with notice to do
so six (6) months prior to the termination date of this Lease. Tenant's right to
exercise this option is based upon agreeing to pay rent at the time of the
renewal equal to 90% of the then market rent for like space or at a rate as
provided by paragraph 4.5 herein.
3.2 Notwithstanding the Commencement Date, the Term shall commence
earlier than the Commencement Date if Tenant occupies the Premises prior to the
stated Commencement Date. "Occupancy", "occupy" or "occupies" as used in this
Lease shall mean use of the Premises for any reason by Tenant or Tenant's
agents, licensees, employees, directors, officers, partners, trustees, and
invitees (collectively, "Tenant's Employee").
3.3 If Landlord, through no fault of Tenant, cannot deliver possession
of the Premises to Tenant on the Commencement Date, such delay shall not affect
the validity of this Lease nor shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for any loss
or damage resulting therefrom, but there shall be a proportionate reduction of
rent covering the period between the Commencement Date and the time when
Landlord delivers possession of the Premises to Tenant. No such delay shall
operate to extend the Term.
4. RENT
4.1 Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord each year during the Term (as the
Term may be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.2 or 3.3) the Annual Rent for the
Premises. Said Annual Rent shall be paid in monthly installments equal to the
Monthly Rent. The Monthly Rent shall be due and payable in advance, on or before
the first day of each calendar month during the entire Term, commencing with the
first full calendar month of the Term; provided that Tenant shall pay to the
Landlord on the Commencement Date the prorated Monthly Rent attributable to the
month in which the Commencement Date occurs if the Commencement Date is other
than the first day of a month. Concurrently with the execution of this Lease,
Tenant shall pay to Landlord the Prepaid Rent plus Florida State Sales Tax
thereon and any other tax applicable to said Rent.
4.2 Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord as additional rent upon demand
(but not more frequently than monthly) all charges for any services, goods or
materials furnished by Landlord at Tenant 's request which are not required to
be furnished by Landlord under this Lease without separate charge or
reimbursement.
4.3 Any rent for any fractional month shall be prorated based on a
thirty (30) day month, and for any fractional year shall be prorated based on a
three hundred sixty-
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five (365) day year. All rent payable by Tenant to Landlord under this Lease
shall be paid to Landlord in lawful money of the United States of America at
Landlord's office located in the Building, or to such other person or at such
other place as Landlord may from time to time designate in writing. All rent
shall be paid without prior demand, deduction, setoff or counterclaim.
4.4 A late payment penalty shall be added to any rent not received by
Landlord within ten (10) days of the due date. Such penalty shall be equal to
the interest that accrues on said amount from the date the payment was due until
the date on which Landlord receives said payment, computed at the rate of
eighteen percent (18%) per annum.
4.5 The Monthly Rent shall be adjusted, upward only, beginning on the
first anniversary of the Commencement Date by the greater of $0.25 per square
foot or by the same percentage that the "Index" (as hereinafter defined) most
recently published prior to such anniversary date has increased over the Index
on the date of this Lease. For purposes of this Paragraph 4.5, the "Index" means
the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W);
U.S. City Average (1967=100) as published by the United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; provided that, in the event the Index shall
not be published or shall be discontinued, the most nearly comparable index
shall be substituted therefor by Landlord; however, such increase shall not
exceed a total of $13.00 per square foot annually over the term of this Lease
and the option period exercised by the Tenant.
4.6 Tenant shall pay to Landlord concurrently with the payment of the
Monthly Rent and other sums all Florida State Sales Tax and any other tax which
is applicable to such payment.
5. TENANT'S SHARE OF OPERATING COSTS: N/A
6. SECURITY DEPOSIT: N/A
7. ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS
No changes, alterations, improvements, or additions to the Premises
shall be made to or upon said Premises or any part thereof without the written
consent of the Landlord being first had and obtained. All changes, alterations,
additions and improvements made or placed in or upon the Premises by the
Landlord or the Tenant, and which by operation of law would become a part of the
real estate, shall immediately upon being made or placed thereon become the
property of the Landlord and shall remain upon and be surrendered with the
Premises as a part thereof, at the termination, by lapse of time or otherwise,
of the Term herein granted. Any such changes, alterations, improvements, or
additions shall be done in conformity with the "Building Standards Manual"
furnished herewith as Exhibit "B", as well as with such other reasonable
requirements as Landlord may impose upon the granting of its written consent. At
Landlord's request at or prior to termination of the Term, Tenant shall remove
all or any part of any improvements made to the Premises.
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8. PERMITTED USE
8.1 The Premises shall be used only for the Permitted Use and for no
other purpose. The Tenant, shall, at its own cost and expense, obtain any and
all licenses and permits necessary for such use. The Tenant shall comply with
all governmental laws, ordinances and regulations applicable from time to time
to its use of the Premises, and shall promptly comply with all governmental
orders and directives for the correction, prevention and abatement of nuisances
in or upon, or connected with the Premises, all at the Tenant's sole expense.
8.2 The Tenant shall not do, suffer or permit anything to be done in,
on or about the Premises or the Property, nor bring, nor keep anything therein
which will in any way affect fire or other insurance upon the Building or any of
its contents or which will in any way conflict with any law, ordinance, rule or
regulation now or hereafter in force or effect relating to the occupancy and use
of the Premises and said Property, or in any way obstruct or interfere with the
rights of other lessees or users of the Property, or injure or annoy them, nor
use, nor allow the Premises or the Building to be used for any improper,
immoral, unlawful or objectionable purpose, cooking therein, and nothing shall
be prepared, manufactured, or used in the Premises which might emit an odor into
the corridors of the building.
8.3 The Tenant will not, without the written consent of the Landlord,
use any apparatus, machinery, or equipment or device in, on or about the
Premises which may cause any excessive noise or may set up any excessive
vibration or excessive floor loads or which in any way would increase the normal
amount of electricity agreed to be furnished or supplied under this Lease, or as
specified in the Building Standards Manual, and further, the Tenant shall not
connect with water any apparatus, machinery, equipment or device without the
prior written consent of the Landlord. The Tenant shall, at the Tenant's sole
cost and expense, comply with all of the requirements of all municipal, state
and federal authorities now or hereafter in force, pertaining to said Premises,
and shall faithfully observe in the use of said Premises and Property all
municipal ordinances and regulations and state and federal statutes and
regulations now or hereafter in force and effect.
8.4 Any change in law or otherwise which may make Tenant's use of the
Premises impracticable or impossible shall not affect Tenant's obligations under
this Lease.
9. UTILITIES; JANITORIAL SERVICES
Subject to Tenant's obligation to pay rent under this Lease and perform
Tenant's other obligations, the Landlord agrees to furnish in connection with
the Premises, the following: electricity (commensurate with the Landlords
electrical system and wiring in the building of which the Premises are a part,
supplying approximately 110 volts) for lights and other usual and ordinary
office purposes; replacement of ceiling light bulbs and tubes in the fixtures
provided by the Landlord; heat and air conditioning, subject to government
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authority regulations from time to time in effect, during normal business hours
(8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays and from 8 a.m. to 1
p.m. on Saturdays); janitorial services as specified in the Building Standards
Manual; and provide for use in common of the elevators, restrooms, and other
like facilities of the Building. All said costs shall be included in Building
Operating Costs. Landlord reserves the right to establish special charges to be
paid by Tenant for additional non-standard services provided. The Landlord shall
not be liable for the failure to furnish any of the items or services herein
mentioned when such failure is caused by or results from accidents or conditions
or matters beyond the reasonable ability of the Landlord to control, or caused
by or resulting from lack of utility services, breakdown of mechanical
equipment, repairs, labor disturbances, or labor disputes of any character,
whether resulting from or caused by acts of the Landlord or otherwise; nor shall
the Landlord be liable under any circumstances for loss of or injury to property
or persons, however occurring, through or in connection with or incidental to
the furnishing of any of such items or services, nor shall any such failure
relieve the Tenant from the duty to pay the full amount of rent and other sums
of money herein provided to be paid by the Tenant, or constitute or be construed
as a constructive or other eviction of the Tenant.
10. INDEMNIFICATION; INSURANCE
10.1 INDEMNITY. Tenant agrees to indemnify, defend and save harmless
Landlord, Bankers Insurance Company any property manager(s) engaged by Landlord
or Bankers Insurance Company and each of their affiliated companies, partners,
shareholders, agents, directors, officers, and employees (collectively,
"Indemnitees") from and against any and all liabilities, damages, claims, suits,
injuries, costs (including court costs, attorneys fees and costs of
investigation, and actions of any kind arising or alleged to arise by reason of
injury to or death of any person or damage to or loss of property occurring on,
in, or about the Leased Premises or by reason of any other claim whatsoever of
any person or party occasioned or alleged to be occasioned in whole or in part
by any act or omission on the part of Tenant or any invitee, licensee, agent,
employee, director, officer, contractor, subcontractor, or tenant of Tenant, or
by any breach, violation, or nonperformance of any covenant of Tenant under this
Lease (collectively "Liabilities") even if such Liabilities arise from or are
attributed to the concurrent negligence of any Indemnitee. The only Liabilities
with respect to which Tenant's obligation to indemnify the Indemnitees does not
apply is with respect to Liabilities resulting from the sole negligence or
willful misconduct of an Indemnitee. If any action or proceeding is brought by
or against any Indemnitee in connection with any such Liabilities, Tenant shall
defend such action or proceeding, at Tenant's expense, by or through attorneys
reasonable satisfactory to Landlord. The provisions of this paragraph apply to
all activities of Tenant with respect to the Leased Premises or Building,
whether occurring before or after the Commencement Date of the Term and before
or after the expiration or termination of this Lease. Tenant's obligations under
this paragraph are not limited to the limits or coverage of insurance maintained
or required to be maintained by Tenant under this Lease.
10.2 TENANT'S INSURANCE. Tenant shall, at its sole expense, maintain in
effect at all times during the Term, insurance coverage with limits not less
than those set
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forth below with insurers reasonably acceptable to Landlord and which are
licensed to do business in the State in which the Building is located.
Insurance Minimum Limits
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A. Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Statutory
Employer's Liability $500,000
This policy shall include a Waiver of Subrogation in favor of the
Indemnitees.
B. Commercial General Liability
Bodily Injury/ $1,000,000 each occurrence,
Property Damage or equivalent, subject to
(Occurrence Basis) a $1,000,000 aggregate
This policy shall be on a form acceptable to Landlord, endorsed to
include the Indemnitees as additional insured, contain cross-liability
and severability of interest endorsements, state that this insurance is
primary insurance as regards any other insurance carried by any
Indemnitee, and shall include the following coverages:
(1) Premises/Operations;
(2) Independent Contractors;
(3) Broad Form Contractual Liability specifically in
support of, but not limited to, the Indemnity
sections of this Lease; and
(4) Personal Injury Liability with employee and
contractual exclusions removed.
C. Comprehensive Automobile Liability
Combined single limit for $500,000 of equivalent
bodily injuries/property damage
This policy shall be on a standard form written to cover all owned,
hired and non-owned automobiles. This policy shall be endorsed to
include the Indemnitees as additional insured, contain cross-liability
and severability of interest endorsements, and state that this
insurance is primary insurance as regards any other insurance carried
by any Indemnitee
Evidence of these coverages represented by Certificates of Insurance issued by
the insurance carrier must be furnished to the Landlord prior to Tenant moving
in. Certificates of Insurance shall specify the additional insured status
mentioned above as well as the Waivers of Subrogation. Such Certificate of
Insurance shall state that Landlord will be notified in writing thirty (30)
days prior to cancellation, material change, or non-renewal of insurance. If
Tenant does not procure insurance as required hereunder, Landlord may, upon
advance written notice to Tenant, cause such insurance to be issued, and
Tenant
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shall pay to Landlord the premium of such insurance within ten (10) days of
Landlord's demand, plus interest at the highest lawful rate for a loan of like
amount from the date of payment by Landlord until repaid by Tenant. Upon the
request of Landlord, Tenant shall provide Landlord with certified copies of any
and all applicable insurance policies.
10.3 WAIVER OF LIABILITY. No Indemnitee will be liable in any manner to
Tenant or any other party claiming by through or under Tenant for any injury to
or death of persons unless caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct
of an Indemnitee. In no event will any Indemnitee be liable in any manner to
Tenant or any other party as the result of the acts or omissions of Tenant, its
invitees, licensees, agents, employees, directors, officers, contractors,
subcontractors, or tenants of Tenant, or any other tenant of the Building. All
personal property upon the Leased Premises is at the risk of Tenant only and no
Indemnitees will be liable for any damage thereto or theft thereof, regardless
of whether such property is entrusted to employees of the Building, or such loss
or damage is occasioned by casualty, theft, or any other cause of whatsoever
nature, even if due in whole or in part to the negligence of any Indemnitee.
10.4 WAIVER OF SUBROGATION. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, no party will have any right or claim against any Indemnitee for any
property damage (whether caused, in whole or in part, by negligence or the
condition of the Leased Premises or the Building or any part thereof by way of
subrogation or assignment, Tenant hereby waiving and relinquishing any such
right. To the extent Tenant chooses to insure its property, Tenant shall request
its insurance carrier to endorse all applicable policies waiving the carrier's
right of recovery under subrogation or otherwise in favor of any Indemnitee and
provide Landlord with a certificate of insurance verifying this waiver.
Landlord hereby waives and relinquishes any right or claim against Tenant for
damage to the Leased Premises or the Building by way of subrogation or
assignment, to the extent covered by insurance proceeds. Landlord shall request
its insurance carrier to endorse all applicable policies waiving the carrier's
right of recovery under subrogation or otherwise in favor of Tenant and a
certificate of insurance will be made available at the request of the Tenant.
11. ASSIGNMENT OR SUBLETTING
11.1 The Tenant shall not sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, hypothecate
or otherwise encumber this Lease or the leasehold interest granted hereby, or
any interest therein, or permit the use of the Premises or any part thereof by
any person or persons other than the Tenant and Tenant's employees and business
invitees, or sublet the Premises, or any part thereof, without the written
consent of the Landlord in Landlord's sole discretion in each such case being
first had and obtained; and notwithstanding any such assignment, mortgage,
hypothecation, encumbrance or subletting, the Tenant shall at all times remain
fully responsible and liable for the payment of the rent and other sums of money
herein specified and for compliance with all of the obligations of the Tenant
under the terms, provisions and covenants of the Lease. If Tenant is a
corporation, unincorporated association, trust or general or limited
partnership, the sale, assignment,
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transfer or hypothecation of any stock or other ownership interest of such
entity which from time to time in the aggregate exceeds twenty-five percent
(25%) of such interest shall be deemed an assignment subject to the provisions
of this Paragraph 11.1.
11.2 If Tenant subleases or assigns any portion of the Premises and
whether or not such sublease or assignment was consented to, and the rental
exceeds the amount of rent due hereunder, Tenant shall pay to Landlord all such
excess rent as additional rent. In no event shall Tenant be permitted to
sublease or assign any portion of the Premises at a rental amount less than the
amount due under the terms of this Lease.
11.3 Any act described in Section 11.1 which is done without the
consent of the Landlord shall be null and void and shall be an Event of Default.
11.4 Landlord shall have the right to sell, transfer or assign any of
its rights and obligations under this Lease.
12. SIGNS; ADVERTISING
The Tenant shall not place or maintain or permit to be placed or
maintained any signs or advertising of any kind whatsoever on the exterior of
the Building, or on any exterior windows in said Building, or elsewhere within
the Premises so as to be visible from the exterior of said Building, or on the
interior walls or partitions, including doorways, of the Premises, visible from
the public hallways or other public areas of the Building except such numerals
and lettering on doorways as may be approved and permitted by the Landlord (and
the Landlord shall have the right to specify the size, design, content,
materials to be used and locations upon the door of any such materials and
letter); and the Tenant shall not place or maintain, nor permit the placing or
maintaining, and shall promptly remove any that may be placed by Tenant, of any
awnings or other structure or material or machinery or equipment of any kind
whatsoever on the exterior or extending to the exterior of the Building, or on
the outside (that is to say, the side not facing inward toward the interior of
the Premises) of any interior wall or partition separating the Premises from
other portions or areas of said Building.
13. MAINTENANCE OF INTERIOR OF PREMISES
The Tenant shall take good care of the Premises and shall, at the
Tenant's own cost and expenses, keep in good sanitary condition and repair and
shall promptly make all repairs to the same to the satisfaction of the Landlord,
except for usual and ordinary wear and tear by reasonable use and occupancy or
fire or other casualty; and at the end or other expiration of the Term, shall
deliver up the Premises in the same condition as received, ordinary wear and
tear by ordinary use thereof, fire and other casualty only excepted. Landlord
may, but shall not be obligated to, make any repairs which are not promptly made
by Tenant and charge Tenant for the cost thereof as rent. Tenant waives all
rights (whether statutory or otherwise) to make repairs at the expense of
Landlord, to cure any alleged defaults by Landlord at the expense of Landlord,
or to deduct the cost thereof from rent or other sums due Landlord hereunder.
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14. DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION
If the Building is, without fault of the Tenant, damaged by fire or
other peril to the extent that the entire Demised Premises are rendered
untenantable and cannot be reasonably rendered in as good a condition as existed
prior to the damage within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of such
damage, the Term of this lease may be terminated by the Landlord or the Tenant
by giving written notice to the other party; but if such damage is not such as
to permit a termination of the Term of this Lease as above provided, then if
such damage is not caused by Tenant or Tenant's agents, employees, guests or
invitees, a proportionate reduction shall be made in the rent herein reserved
corresponding to the time during which and to the portions of the Premises of
which the Tenant shall hereby be deprived of possession. The Tenant agrees that
Landlord shall not be responsible or liable for any loss due to business
interruption occasioned by such fire, casualty or other cause which renders the
Premises untenantable nor shall Landlord be liable for any damage to Tenant's
property or persons. Tenant may not terminate this Lease on account of any
damage caused by Tenant or Tenant's agents, employees, guests or invitees.
15. DEFAULTS
15.1 Each and any of the following shall be deemed an "Event of
Default" by Tenant and a material breach of the Lease:
(a) Tenant's failure to pay the Monthly Rent or any other sum
payable by Tenant hereunder as and when such payment is due and such failure
shall continue for ten (10) days after written notice by Landlord to Tenant of
such failure;
(b) Tenant's failure to observe, keep or perform any of the other
terms, covenants, agreements or conditions under this Lease, including, without
limitation, the Building Standards Manual, that Tenant is obligated to observe
or perform and said failure continues for a period of ten (10) days after
written notice by Landlord; provided that if the nature of Tenant's default is
such that it cannot be cured solely by the payment of money and that more than
ten (10) days are reasonably required for its cure, then Tenant shall not be in
default hereunder if it shall commence the correction of such default within
said ten (10) day period and shall diligently prosecute the same to completion;
(c) Tenant's vacation or abandonment of the Premises;
(d) (i) Tenant's (or general partner of Tenant, if Tenant is a
partnership) making an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(ii) A custodian, trustee, receiver or agent being appointed
or taking possession of all or substantially all of property of Tenant (or a
general partner of Tenant); or
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(iii) Tenant's failure to pay Tenant's debts as such debts
become due; or
(iv) Tenant's (or a general partner of Tenant) becoming
"insolvent" as that term is defined in Section 101(26) of the "Revised
Bankruptcy Act" (Title II of the United States Code; II U.S.C. &101 et seq.); or
(v) Tenant's (or a general partner of Tenant (a) filing of
a petition with the bankruptcy court under the Revised Bankruptcy Act, or (b)
otherwise filing any petition or applying to any tribunal for appointment of a
custodian, trustee or receiver of Tenant (or of a general partner of Tenant) or
commencing any proceeding relating to Tenant (or a general partner of Tenant)
under any bankruptcy or reorganization statute or under any arrangement,
insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any
jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect; or
(vi) Any petition being filed against Tenant (or a general
partner of Tenant) under the Revised Bankruptcy Act and either (a) the
bankruptcy court orders relief against Tenant (or a general partner of Tenant)
under the chapter of the Revised Bankruptcy Act under which the petition was
filed, or (b) such petition is not dismissed by the bankruptcy court within
sixty (60) days of the date of filing; or
(vii) Any petition or application of the type described in
subparagraph (v)(b), above, filed against Tenant (or a general partner of
Tenant), or any proceeding of the type described in subparagraph (v)(b), above,
is commenced, and either (a) Tenant (or a general partner of Tenant) by any act
indicates its approval thereof, consent thereto, or acquiescence therein, or (b)
an order is entered appointing any such custodian, trustee, receiver or agent,
adjudicating Tenant (or a general partner of Tenant) bankrupt or insolvent, or
approving such petition or application in any such proceeding, and any such
order remains in effect for more than sixty (60) days; or
(e) Any guarantor of this Lease defaulting under any guaranty of
this Lease, or attempting to repudiate or revoke any such guaranty or any
obligation under such guaranty; or the occurrence of any event described in
Paragraph 1 5(d), above, with respect to any guarantor of this Lease (as if
Paragraph 1 5(d) referred to such guarantor in place of "Tenant"); or
(f) The liquidation, dissolution, failure to exist or
disqualification of Tenant.
15.2 Landlord shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cure any
of Tenant's defaults under this Lease, in which event Tenant shall forthwith
reimburse Landlord all costs thereof, including any attorneys' fees, together
with interest from the date expended until the date repaid at the rate of
eighteen percent (18%) per annum. No exercise of this right shall be deemed to
be an acceptance of such default or a waiver thereof.
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16. REMEDIES
16.1 Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, Landlord may
at any time thereafter, without notice or demand except as stated hereafter and
without limiting Landlord in the exercise of any other right or remedy which
Landlord may have by reason of such default or breach:
(a) Enter upon and take possession of the Premises. In such event,
Landlord shall have the right to remove all persons and property from the
Premises and store such property in a public warehouse or elsewhere at the cost
and risk of and for the account of Tenant, and all such persons shall quit and
surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord. Tenant hereby waives all
claims for damages which may be caused by the entry of Landlord and taking
possession of the Premises or removing and storing the furniture and property
and hereby agrees to indemnify and save Landlord harmless from any loss, costs,
damages or liability occasioned thereby, and no such entry shall be considered
or construed to be forcible entry or construed to be a termination of the Lease
unless Landlord expressly elects to terminate this Lease. Should Landlord elect
to enter, as hereby provided, or should Landlord take possession pursuant to
legal proceedings or pursuant to any notice provided by law, Landlord may then
or at any time thereafter terminate this Lease pursuant to Paragraph 16.1 (c),
below:
(b) Tenant and each and every subtenant and assignee of Tenant
shall remain and continue liable for the equivalent of the rent and other
charges herein reserved and required by the Tenant to be paid and met until the
expiration of this Lease and for any and all loss or damage, including all fees
and expenses and attorneys' fees which the Landlord may sustain or incur by
reason of any such event, and the Landlord may relet all or any part of the
Premises at such price and upon such terms and for such duration of time as the
Landlord may determine in the name of the Landlord or as agent of the Tenant, or
otherwise, and receive the rent therefor and apply the same first to the payment
of such expenses and fees as the Landlord may have incurred in entering,
dispossessing and in letting, including among others all expenses of the
Landlord reasonably incurred in putting the Premises in proper condition
(including tenant improvements) and then to the payment of the rent and other
charges reserved hereunder and the fulfillment of the Tenant's covenants
hereunder, the Tenant and any subtenant of the Tenant and assignee of the Tenant
shall remain liable for any deficiency. Acts of maintenance, efforts to relet
the Premises, or the appointment of a receiver on Landlord's initiative to
protect Landlord's interest under this Lease shall not constitute a termination
of this Lease, unless and until Landlord expressly elects in writing to
terminate this Lease;
(c) Terminate this Lease and all rights of Tenant therein and
recover from Tenant in an action of all of the damages suffered or to be
suffered by Landlord, including the damages and costs described in subparagraph
(b) above; and
(d) Pursue any other remedy now or hereafter available to Landlord
under the laws or judicial decisions of the State of Florida.
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16.2 Acceptance by the Landlord of any rent after the same has become
due and payable shall not constitute a waiver by the Landlord of any rights
which the Landlord may have under the terms of this Lease in the event of a
default with respect to any other payment of rent.
16.3 The Landlord's rights and remedies under this Lease shall be
cumulative, and shall not be exhausted by one exercise thereof, and shall not
exclude any other rights and remedies authorized, provided or permitted by law.
No failure or omission on the part of the Landlord promptly to exercise or
insist upon any of its rights hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any such
rights; and no waiver on the part of the Landlord of any breach or default or
lack of prompt or full and complete performance or compliance by the Tenant
hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or lack
of prompt and full performance or compliance.
17. LANDLORD'S RIGHT OF ENTRY
The Tenant agrees that the Landlord, or its officers, agents, servants,
and employees, may enter said Premises at any hour to protect the same against
the elements, or accidents, or to effect repairs or replacements, and at any
reasonable hour for the purpose of examining the same, showing the same to
prospective purchasers or tenants, or for any other reasonable purpose.
18. NOTICES
Any bill, statement, notice or communication which the Landlord may
desire or be required to give to the Tenant shall be deemed sufficiently given
and rendered if, in writing, delivered to the Tenant personally, or sent by
registered or certified mail addressed to the Tenant at the Building or left at
the Premises addressed to the Tenant, and the time of the rendition of such
bill, statement, or notice shall be deemed to be the time when the same is
mailed to the Tenant, or delivered, or left at the Premises as herein provided.
Any notice to Landlord shall be in writing, addressed to Landlord at Landlord's
Address (or such different address as Landlord may notify Tenant) and shall be
sent first class U.S. mail, postage prepaid, certified return receipt requested.
19. TAXES ON TENANT'S PERSONAL PROPERTY AND TAXES ASSESSED ON RENTALS
19.1 The Tenant shall pay promptly when due any and all taxes and
assessments that may be levied or assessed against Tenant's personal property
located in, on or about the Premises and will cause such personal property to be
assessed directly to the Tenant. If for any reason said personal property
cannot, or is not assessed separately and is included with the Landlord's real
or personal property tax assessments, the Tenant will upon demand pay to the
Landlord the amount of taxes levied or assessed against the personal property,
using for such purpose the valuation and rate of tax placed thereon by the
taxing authority, if the same can be determined and if not, using a reasonable
valuation.
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19.2 In addition to the rent hereinabove provided for, the Tenant shall
pay to the Landlord, promptly as and when due, all sales, use or excise taxes,
levied, assessed or payable on or on account of the Leasing or renting provided
for hereunder, or on account for the rent payable hereunder.
20. COSTS OF COLLECTION
The Tenant shall promptly pay to the Landlord all costs and expenses of
enforcement of this Lease and of collection, including a reasonable attorney's
fee, including on appeal, with respect to any part of said rent and other
charges and sums of money herein reserved or required by the Tenant to be paid
and met, which may be sustained or incurred by the Landlord after the date the
same, or any thereof, becomes due; and the Tenant further agrees to pay all
reasonable costs and expenses, including a reasonable attorney's fee including
on appeal, which may be sustained or incurred by the Landlord in or about the
enforcement or declaration of any of the rights or remedies of the Landlord or
obligations of the Tenant, whether arising under this Lease or granted,
permitted or imposed by law or otherwise.
21. PRIOR AGREEMENTS:
This agreement supersedes and revokes any and all prior written
agreements between the parties relating to the Premises, and all oral agreements
between the parties relating to the Premises are hereby merged into this Lease;
and no amendment, modification or variation of the Lease or any terms or
provisions of the Lease, shall be effectual, binding or valid unless and until
the same is reduced to writing and signed by the party to be charged thereby. No
notice, request or demand in this Lease provided for may be waived except by
written waiver thereof signed by the party waiving the same. Submission of the
Lease to or by Tenant shall not create any rights in favor of Tenant until this
Lease has been executed by both Landlord and Tenant.
22. FLOOR PLANS
Any floor plan or other plan, drawing or sketch which is attached to or
made part of this Lease, such as Exhibit "A", is used solely for the purpose of
a reasonable approximate identification and location of the demised Premises,
and any markings, measurements, dimensions or notes of any kind contained
therein shall be subordinate to any specific terms contained in this Lease.
Attached to the construction plans for the tenant improvements shall be a
specification sheet stating in detail the finishes to be used in the demised
premises. Both Landlord and Tenant shall initial the construction plans and
specifications indicating this approval of the terms contained therein.
Construction of the tenant improvements by contract shall be the responsibility
of the Landlord and any cost in excess of the Tenant Improvement Allowance shall
be the Tenant's responsibility. If Tenant requests any Change Orders that create
cost over and above the original scope of work then Tenant shall be responsible
for that additional cost. Tenant has inspected the Premises and the Building and
has verified the dimensions thereof to the satisfaction of the Tenant; and the
Tenant has inspected and is familiar with the condition of the
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elevators, stairways, halls, air conditioning system and facilities; and
sanitary facilities of the Building and the Tenant agrees to accept the
Premises.
23. NO AUTOMATIC RENEWAL
There shall be no extension or automatic renewal of the terms of this
Lease unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties hereto. Tenant shall
have no right to hold over and, if Tenant does so with Landlord's consent, same
shall be a tenancy from month-to-month terminable at will by either Landlord or
Tenant.
24. BUILDING STANDARDS MANUAL
By the execution of this Lease, the Tenant accepts and agrees to abide
by, and to instruct the Tenant's employees to abide by all provisions of the
"Building Standards Manual" and any modifications or additions made thereto from
time to time during the term of this Lease. The initial set of these regulations
is attached as the "Building Standards Manual" (Exhibit "B").
25. TERMS AND HEADING
As used herein the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall
include the singular, and each gender shall include the other where the context
shall so require. The headings in this Lease are not a part of this Lease and
shall nave no effect upon the construction of interpretation of any part hereof.
This Lease shall be governed by the laws of the state of Florida.
26. CONDEMNATION
In the event the whole or any part of the Building of which the
Premises are a part, other than a part not interfering with the maintenance or
operation thereof shall be taken or condemned for any public or quasi-public use
or purpose, the Landlord may, at its option, terminate this Lease from the time
title to or right to possession shall vest in or be taken for such public or
quasi-public use or purpose and the Landlord shall be entitled to any and all
income, rent, awards or any interest therein whatsoever which may be paid or
made in connection therewith.
27. SUBORDINATION TO MORTGAGES
This Lease is hereby made expressly subject and subordinate at all
times to any and all mortgages, deeds of trust, ground or underlying leases
affecting the Premises which have been executed and delivered or which will
hereafter be executed and delivered and any and all extensions and renewals
thereof and substitutions therefore and to any and all advances made or to be
made under or upon said mortgages, deeds of trust, ground or underlying leases.
Tenant agrees to execute any instrument or instruments which the Landlord may
deem necessary or desirable to effect the subordination of this Lease to any or
such mortgages, deeds of trust, ground or underlying leases and in the event
that the Tenant shall refuse, after reasonable notice, to
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execute such instrument or instruments which the Landlord may deem necessary or
desirable to effect the subordination of the Lease to any or all such mortgages,
deeds of trust, ground or underlying leases and in the event that the Tenant
shall refuse, after reasonable notice, to execute such instrument or
instruments, the Landlord may, in addition to any right or remedy accruing
hereunder, terminate this Lease without incurring any liability whatsoever and
the estate hereby granted is expressly limited accordingly. The Tenant hereby
agrees to attorn to any future owner of the Lessor's interest in the Premises
under this Lease, whether such occurs by reason of the dispossession of the
Landlord or otherwise, and such shall not constitute a default by Tenant
hereunder.
28. ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
28.1 Within fifteen (15) days after request of Landlord, Tenant shall
deliver to Landlord a duly executed certificate stating the Termination Date,
the Monthly Rent, the amount of any prepaid rent and security deposits, the fact
that this Lease is in full force and effect, the fact that this Lease is
unmodified (or if modified, the date of the modification), and the fact that
Landlord is not in default (or if a default exists, the nature thereof). Failure
to timely deliver same shall be conclusive evidence that the Termination Date
and Monthly Rent are as set forth herein, no rent has been paid in advance,
there is no security deposit, and that there are no modifications or Landlord's
defaults. Such certificate will be relied on by Landlord, prospective lenders or
prospective purchasers.
28.2 During the term of Lease and any extensions thereto, Tenant (and
Tenant's Guarantor) shall produce current financial statements as requested by
Landlord, any prospective purchaser or lender or any lender of record within
thirty (30) days of written notification from Landlord. If Tenant (or Tenant's
Guarantor) is a company which is required to make periodic reports to the
Securities and Exchange Commission, a copy of Tenant's (or Tenant's Guarantor)
most recent publicly disclosed financial statements shall be sufficient for
purposes of this Lease.
29. QUIET ENJOYMENT
Landlord agrees that Tenant, upon paying the Monthly Rent, all
additional rent and all other sums and charges then due and upon performing the
covenants and conditions of this Lease to be performed by the Tenant, may enjoy
peaceful and quiet possession of the Premises during the term of this Lease.
30. PARKING SPACES
Tenant hereby agrees to lease from Landlord the number of parking
spaces indicated in Paragraph 1 hereinabove in the attached parking garage for
the Term of the Lease and any renewals thereof. The monthly rental shall
commence at the per space rate therefore indicated in Paragraph 1 hereinabove
and shall thereafter be adjusted to the rate generally charged by Landlord.
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31. SUBSTITUTION OF PREMISES
At any time hereafter, Landlord may substitute for the Premises other
Premises (herein referred to as "the new premises") provided:
(a) The new premises shall be substantially similar to the Premises in
area and use for Tenant's purposes and shall be located in the Building;
(b) The rental for the new premises shall be adjusted in accordance
with Landlord's scheduled lease rates but shall not exceed the rental paid for
the Premises;
(c) If Tenant is already in occupancy of the Premises, then in
addition:
(i) Landlord shall pay the expense of Tenant for moving from
the Premises to the new premises and for improving the new premises so that they
are substantially similar to the Premises; and
(ii) Landlord shall first give Tenant at least thirty (30) days
notice before making such change. If Landlord shall exercise its right
hereunder, the new premises shall thereafter be deemed for the purposes of this
Lease as the Premises.
32. LANDLORD'S RIGHT TO ALTER COMMON AREAS
Without abatement or diminution in rent, Landlord reserves and shall
have the right to change the street address and/or location of entrances,
passageways, doors, doorways, corridors, elevators, stairs, toilets, or other
common areas of the Building or the complex without liability to Tenant.
33. EXCULPATION
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Lease, it is
specifically understood and agreed by Tenant that there shall be absolutely no
personal liability on the part of Landlord or on the part of the partners of
Landlord with respect to any of the terms, covenants and conditions of this
Lease, and Tenant shall look solely to the equity of Landlord in the Property
for the satisfaction of each and every remedy of Tenant in the event of any
breach by Landlord of any of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease
to be performed by Landlord. This exculpation of personal liability is absolute
and without any exception whatsoever.
34. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Except as otherwise provided in this Lease, all of the covenants,
conditions and provisions of this Lease shall be binding upon and shall inure to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal
representatives, successors and assigns.
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35. SECURITY AGREEMENT
Tenant hereby grants to the Landlord a security interest under the
Uniform Commercial Code as adopted by the State of Florida in all the furniture
and fixtures, goods and chattels of the said Tenant now owned or hereafter
required, which may be brought or put on said premises, as security for the
payment of rent herein reserved, and agrees that said security interest as well
as the Florida Statutory Landlord's lien for the payment of said rent may be
enforced by distress, foreclosure or otherwise, at the option of the said
Landlord, and Tenant agrees that such lien is granted to the Landlord and vested
in said Landlord, and the Tenant further agrees that in case of the failure of
said Tenant to pay the rent herein reserved when the same shall become due, and
it becomes necessary for the Landlord to collect said rent by suit or through an
attorney, or should Landlord employ an attorney because of the breach of any of
the terms, covenants or agreements contained in this lease, the Tenant will pay
the Landlord a reasonable attorney's fee together with all costs and charges
incurred by, through or in connection with such collection or in any other suit
or action or appeal which may be brought in any Court because of a breach of any
terms, covenants or agreements contained in this Lease.
36. MECHANICS LIEN
The Tenant shall have no authority to incur, create or permit, and
shall not incur, create, permit or suffer, any lien for labor or materials or
services to attach to the interest or estate of either the Landlord or the
Tenant in the Demised Premises or in the building or other real estate of which
the Demised Premises form a part; and neither the Tenant nor anyone claiming by,
through or under the Tenant, shall have any right to file or place any labor or
material lien of any kind or character whatsoever or any mechanics lien or other
lien of any kind, upon the Demised Premises or the building or other real estate
of which the Demised Premises form a part, so as to encumber or affect the title
of the Landlord, and all persons contracting with the Tenant directly or
indirectly, or with any person who in turn is contracting with the Tenant, for
the erection, construction, installation, alteration or repair of the demised
premises or any improvements therein or thereon, including fixtures and
equipment, and all material-men, contractors, mechanics, laborers, architects,
from the date of this instrument, they and each of them must look to the Tenant
only to secure the payment of any bills or charges or claims for work done, or
materials furnished, or services rendered or performed during the term hereby
demised.
37. RECORDATION
This Lease shall not be recorded.
38. RADON GAS
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that, when it has
accumulated in a building in sufficient quantities, may present health risk to
persons who are exposed to it over time. Levels or radon that exceed Federal and
State Guidelines have been found in
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buildings in Florida. Additional information may be obtained from your county
public health unit.
39. REAL ESTATE BROKER
Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that no broker, agent,
commission salesman or other person has represented Tenant in the negotiations
for or procurement of this Lease and of the Premises and Tenant does and shall
agree to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any and all loss,
cost, damage, claim and demand, meritorious or otherwise, for or from any fees,
commissions, payments or expenses due or alleged to be due to any broker, agent,
commission salesman or other person purporting to represent Tenant in connection
with this Lease, the premises, or the negotiations therefore.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Landlord and Tenant have executed this Lease as
of the day and year first above written.
WITNESS: LANDLORD:
BANKERS INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
Erica Rudin
- ------------------------------- By: /s/ G. Kristin Delano
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Susan M. Dill
- ------------------------------- Date: 1-1-98
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WITNESS: TENANT:
INSURANCE MANAGEMENT
SOLUTIONS GROUP INC.
Diane Helland
- ------------------------------- By: /s/ Jeffrey S. Bragg
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Erica Rudin
- ------------------------------- Date: 1-1-98
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BANKERS BUILDING
10051 5TH STREET NORTH
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33702
INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
FLOOR RENTABLE AREA (SQUARE FEET)
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2 7,360