SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
[ X ] Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the quarterly period ended
September 30, 1996, or
[ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from
_____________ to ____________
Commission file number 0-4366
Regan Holding Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
California 68-0211359
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
1179 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, California 94954
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(707) 778-8638
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock, as of
October 31, 1996 was:
Common Stock-Series A 26,916,103
Common Stock-Series B 610,688
PART 1 FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
REGAN HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, December 31,
1996 1995
ASSETS: (Unaudited) (Audited)
Cash and cash equivalents $ 407,366 $ 1,496,631
Investments at market value 9,076,428 5,067,426
Accounts receivable 691,577 1,507,128
Prepaid expenses 297,643 106,539
Marketing supplies inventory 222,924 178,714
Income taxes receivable 187,073 5,687
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Total Current Assets 10,883,011 8,362,125
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Net fixed assets 1,659,484 1,687,025
Organization costs-net 16,410 19,306
Deferred tax assets 1,788,072 2,097,660
Other assets 544,684 138,685
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 14,891,661 $ 12,304,801
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LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK,
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT):
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable $ 123,120 $ 77,569
Accrued liabilities 1,850,525 1,293,110
Notes payable-current portion -- 87,688
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Total Current Liabilities 1,973,645 1,458,367
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Loan payable 132,285 132,285
Deferred incentive compensation 170,543 172,272
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Total Non Current Liabilities 302,828 304,557
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,276,473 1,762,924
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COMMITMENTS --
REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK (Note 2) 12,593,390 12,682,750
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT):
Preferred stock, no par value:
Authorized: 100,000,000 shares -- --
No shares issued or outstanding
Series A common stock, no par value:
Authorized: 45,000,000 shares
Issued and outstanding:
26,960,794 and 27,005,885
September 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995,
respectively 3,802,071 3,802,071
Series B common stock, no par value:
Authorized: 615,242 shares
Issued and outstanding: 610,688 shares --
Paid-in capital from acquisition and
retirement of common stock 63,605 --
Accumulated deficit (3,766,182) (6,047,382)
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments-net
of taxes (77,696) 104,438
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TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) 21,798 (2,140,873)
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON
STOCK & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) $ 14,891,661 $ 12,304,801
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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REGAN HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Income Statements
(Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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1996 1995 1996 1995
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INCOME:
Marketing allowances $ 2,262,869 $ 1,840,125 $ 7,819,586 $ 6,761,321
Commission income 965,994 963,516 3,309,537 2,931,647
Administrative fees 684,811 719,741 2,289,044 2,255,970
Investment income 189,719 95,788 506,927 241,320
Other income 4,627 17,712 47,809 56,180
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TOTAL INCOME 4,108,020 3,636,882 13,972,903 12,246,438
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EXPENSES:
Salaries and related benefits 2,126,998 1,638,086 6,095,526 4,379,510
Sales promotion and support 329,627 417,012 1,715,200 1,068,575
Professional fees 211,495 114,794 493,435 313,483
Occupancy expense 140,740 151,045 418,815 412,504
Depreciation and amortization 122,163 100,558 348,494 263,374
Courier and postage 97,428 66,044 266,757 185,607
Equipment expense 77,054 75,983 218,291 187,662
Stationery and supplies 61,173 71,371 216,767 146,333
Travel and entertainment 68,147 34,971 174,650 125,829
Insurance 41,021 26,537 127,642 62,701
Other miscellaneous expenses 17,290 25,528 55,755 41,583
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TOTAL EXPENSES 3,293,136 2,721,929 10,131,332 7,187,161
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INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 814,884 914,953 3,841,571 5,059,277
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 329,971 47,688 1,560,371 1,447,218
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NET INCOME $ 484,913 $ 867,265 $ 2,281,200 $ 3,612,059
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EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Weighted average shares
outstanding 27,584,620 27,616,573 27,603,756 27,548,873
Earnings per share from
operations $ .03 $ .03 $ .14 $ .18
Provision for income taxes .01 -- .06 .05
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Earnings per share $ .02 $ .03 $ .08 $ .13
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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REGAN HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Statement of Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)
(Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
Paid-in Capital
from Retirement
Series A Common Stock of Accumulated Unrealized
Shares Amount Common Stock Deficit Gains/(Losses) Total
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Balance
January 1, 1996 21,070,791 $3,802,071 $ -- $(6,047,382) $ 104,438 $(2,140,873)
Net income for the
nine months ended
September 30, 1996 2,281,200 2,281,200
Mandatory redemption
and retirement of
common stock
63,605 63,605
Unrealized losses on
investments (311,500) (311,500)
Deferred taxes on
unrealized losses 129,366 129,366
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Balance
September 30, 1996 21,070,791 $3,802,071 $ 63,605 $(3,766,182) $ (77,696) $ 21,798
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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REGAN HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
For the Nine For the Nine
Months Ended Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
1996 1995
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Income $ 2,281,200 $ 3,612,059
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 345,598 257,027
Amortization of organization costs 2,896 6,347
Amortization/accretion of investments (26,756) (23,483)
Realized gain on sale of investment (2,526) --
Net change in accounts receivable 815,551 (688,688)
Net change in prepaid expenses (191,104) (129,355)
Net change in marketing supplies inventory (44,210) (70,213)
Net change in income taxes payable/receivable (181,386) (298,499)
Net change in deferred tax assets 438,954 349,771
Net change in accounts payable 45,551 3,074
Net change in accrued liabilities 557,415 509,924
Net change in other assets and liabilities (407,728) 13,792
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Net cash provided by operating activities 3,633,455 3,541,756
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of investments (13,561,338) (4,974,178)
Proceeds from sales and maturities
of investments 9,270,118 2,036,548
Purchase of fixed assets (318,057) (653,296)
Payments for organization costs -- (14,989)
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Net cash used in investing activities (4,609,277) (3,605,915)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock -- 1,067
Payments on notes payable (87,688) (215,385)
Acquisition of common stock (25,755) --
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Net cash used in financing activities (113,443) (214,318)
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Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (1,089,265) (278,477)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 1,496,631 651,189
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 407,366 $ 372,712
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid $ 12,659 $ 7,937
Income taxes paid $ 1,302,802 $ 1,403,300
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
REGAN HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Financial Information
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and include the
accounts of Regan Holding Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Legacy
Marketing Group, Legacy Financial Services, Inc., and LifeSurance
Corporation. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
The statements are unaudited but reflect all adjustments (consisting
only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of
management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial
position and results of operations. The results for the nine months ended
September 30, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
expected for the entire year. Users of these financial statements are
encouraged to refer to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995 for additional disclosure.
2. Lease Commitments
On September 26, 1996, the Company entered into a new lease agreement
which encompased the 28,000 square feet it currently occupies, plus an
additional 15,300 square feet. Annual rent will be approximately $291,000,
compared to $201,000 before the new lease was signed. The new lease
commenced on November 1, 1996 and expires on October 31, 2006. Pursuant to
the new lease, the Company will lease the remaining 10,460 square feet
available in the same building beginning August 1, 1998, at which time the
annual rent will increase to approximately $371,000.
3. Redeemable Common Stock
The Company is obligated to repurchase certain of its shares of common
stock, pursuant to various agreements under which the stock was issued.
During the nine months ended September 30, 1996, 45,091 shares of
redeemable Series A Common Stock were redeemed for approximately $26,000.
The redeemed shares were effectively retired. The excess of original
proceeds over the redemption value has been reflected as additional paid-in
capital in the accompanying financial statements. At September 30, 1996,
the number of remaining shares of redeemable Series A and Series B Common
Stock totaled 5,890,003 and 610,688, respectively.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
Results of Operations
Summary--During the quarter ended September 30, 1996, the Company recorded net
income of $485,000, or $.02 per share, compared with $867,000, or $.03 per
share, during the quarter ended September 30, 1995. During the nine months ended
September 30, 1996, the Company had net income of $2,281,000, or $.08 per share,
compared with $3,612,000, or $.13 per share, during the nine months ended
September 30, 1995. The decreases between periods are attributable primarily to
increases in operating expenses and income taxes, as discussed below.
Income--Sales by the Company's distribution network, for the insurance companies
with which the Company contracts, resulted in premium placed inforce of
approximately $139,766,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 1996, compared
with $151,549,000 during quarter ended September 30, 1995, representing a 7.8%
decrease. This decrease is attributed largely to the renewal rates of one of
the insurance companies which, when compared to market interest rates, make
existing products less appealing in comparison to alternative financial
products. However, income from insurance sales activities increased, in spite
of a decrease in premium placed inforce, due to a change in the mix of products
sold to products which yield higher marketing allowances and commissions. As a
result, marketing allowances and commission income, combined, increased 15.2%,
to $3,229,000 during the third quarter of 1996, compared with $2,804,000 during
the comparable period in 1995.
During the nine months ended September 30, 1996, premium placed inforce through
the Company's distribution network totaled $486,859,000, compared with
approximately $471,741,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 1995,
which represented a 3.2% increase. Income from insurance sales activity also
increased as a result of a change in the sales mix to products which yield
higher marketing allowances and commissions. Accordingly, income from insurance
sales activity increased 14.8%, to $11,129,000 during the nine months ended
September 30, 1996, from $9,693,000 during the nine months ended September 30,
1995.
Investment income represents earnings from investments in marketable securities.
Such earnings increased 98.1% to $190,000 during the quarter ended September 30,
1996, from $96,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 1995. Likewise,
investment income increased 110.1% to $507,000 during the nine months ended
September 30, 1996, from $241,000 during the comparable period in 1995. These
increases resulted primarily from increases in the amount of assets invested.
Expenses--Expenses totaled $3,293,000 during the quarter ended September 30,
1996, compared with $2,722,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 1995.
During the nine months ended September 30, 1996, expenses totaled $10,131,000
compared with $7,187,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 1995. These
increases are largely attributable to planned increases in the number of Company
employees and expansion of the Company's infrastructure to prepare for projected
increases in sales of annuity, life insurance and variable products.
As a service organization, the Company's predominant expense is salaries and
related employee benefits. Salaries and related benefits increased 29.8% to
$2,127,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 1996, from $1,638,000 during
the comparable period in 1995. During the nine months ended September 30, 1996,
salaries and benefits increased 39.2% to $6,096,000 from $4,380,000 during the
nine months ended September 30, 1995. These increases were due primarily to
increases in the average number of full-time equivalent employees to 158 during
the quarter ended September 30, 1996, from 122 during the comparable period in
1995, and to 148 during the nine months ended September 30, 1996, from 102
during the comparable period in 1995. Such increases resulted from efforts to
expand operating capacity to accommodate anticipated increases in sales.
Sales promotion and support expense consists primarily of the cost of sales
promotion meetings, and design and printing of sales brochures for use by
producers throughout the Company's distribution network. This expense totaled
$330,000 during the third quarter of 1996, compared with $417,000 during the
third quarter of 1995. During the nine months ended September 30, 1996, this
expense totaled $1,715,000, compared with $1,069,000 during the comparable
period in 1995. The increase between comparable nine month periods is
attributable primarily to accrual during 1996 for the cost of the annual
national sales convention to be held in May of 1997. The decrease between
comparable three month periods, however, is due to a reduction in the sales
convention accrual for producers who are no longer on track to qualify for
convention attendance.
Professional fees, which include legal fees, outside accounting fees and
consulting fees, increased to $211,000 during the quarter ended September 30,
1996, from $115,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 1995. During the nine
months ended September 30, 1996, fees increased to $493,000, from $313,000
during the nine months ended September 30, 1995. These increases are due largely
to consulting fees related to a company-wide project to improve the
effectiveness and efficiency of the Company's operating processes as well as as
higher actuarial fees and other miscellaneous consulting projects.
Provision for Income Taxes--The Company files consolidated returns for federal
income tax purposes. The Company experienced both federal and state net
operating losses ("NOLs") in prior years that can be used to offset taxes
payable in current and future profitable years. In addition, the Company has
recorded federal and state alternative minimum tax ("AMT") credit carryforward
benefits. Included in deferred tax assets at September 30, 1996 are state NOL
carryforwards of $2,432,000 and federal and state AMT credit carryforwards of
$1,144,000 and $303,000, respectively. The NOL carrryforwards expire December
31, 1997. The AMT credit carryforwards have no expiration date. Realization of
the NOL carryforwards is dependent on generating sufficient taxable income prior
to expiration of the loss carryforwards. Although realization is not assured,
management believes it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax
asset will be realized. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realized
could, however, be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable
income during the carryforward period are reduced.
The provision for income taxes was $330,000 and $48,000 for the three months
ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, and $1,560,000 and $1,447,000
for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The
Company's effective tax rate was 40.6% and 28.6% during the nine months ended
September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, and 40.5% and 5.2% during the three
months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The effective rates
during the three months and the nine months ended September 30, 1995 were lower
than in comparable periods during 1996 due to recognition of federal and state
AMT credit carryforwards and to reversal during the third quarter of 1995 of
valuation allowances against state NOL carryforwards.
Financial Condition
During the nine months ended September 30, 1996, the Company continued to
generate positive cash flows from operations, which resulted in a 44.5% net
increase in cash and investments to $9,484,000 at September 30, 1996, from
$6,564,000 at December 31, 1995.
Total liabilities increased to $2,276,000 at September 30, 1996, from $1,763,000
at December 31, 1995, due primarily to accrual of costs related to the 1997
national sales convention during the producers' qualification period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company's business is not capital intensive. Cash flows from operations
totaled $3,633,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and were
applied primarily to the purchase of investments in U.S. Treasury securities and
other marketable securities backed by U.S. Government agencies. As a result,
cash and investments increased $2,920,000, or 44.5%, during the nine month
period ended September 30, 1996. Such amounts represented 63.7% of the Company's
total assets at September 30, 1996.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2. Change of Securities
At an Annual Meeting of the shareholders of the Company held on August 2,
1996 (the "Annual Meeting"), certain amendments to the Company's Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles") and the Company's by-laws
(the "By-laws") were adopted which altered the rights of the holders of the
Company's Series A Common Stock and the Company's Series B Common Stock (the
Series A Common Stock and the Series B Common Stock collectively referred to
herein as the "Common Stock"). The Articles were amended to eliminate (i) the
right of the holders of the Series A Common Stock to elect four (4) directors,
and (ii) the right of first refusal of the Company in connection with sales of
shares of Series A Common Stock. The By-laws were amended to eliminate (i) the
right of first refusal of the Company and the Company's shareholders in
connection with the sale of shares of Common Stock, and (ii) the Company's
call right with respect to shares of Common Stock held by certain holders and
the put right of shareholders who have held shares of Common Stock for at least
two years. (See Item 4.)
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders
The following is a list of matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders
of the Company at the Annual Meeting and the results of such votes:
(i) Amendment of the Articles to eliminate the right of the holders of the
Series A Common Stock to elect four (4) directors.
Broker
For Against Abstain Non-Votes
Series A 20,196,142 854,795 88,335 337
Series B 83,382 11,330 2,812 13,187
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20,279,524 866,125 91,147 13,524
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(ii) Amendment of the Bylaws to reduce the maximum number of directors to
seven (7) and the minimum number of directors to three (3).
Broker
For Against Abstain Non-Votes
Series A 19,759,838 1,301,264 78,507 0
Series B 94,094 14,415 2,202 0
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19,853,932 1,315,679 80,709 0
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(iii) Election of Directors
(a) Steve C. Anderson
Broker
For Withheld Non-Votes
Series A 20,964,237 175,372 0
Series B 105,837 4,874 0
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21,070,074 180,246 0
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(b) Ashley A. Penney
Broker
For Withheld Non-Votes
Series A 20,348,522 791,087 0
Series B 105,837 4,874 0
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20,454,359 795,961 0
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(c) R. Preston Pitts
Broker
For Withheld Non-Votes
Series A 20,934,900 204,709 0
Series B 105,778 4,933 0
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21,040,678 209,642 0
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(d) Lynda L. Regan
Broker
For Withheld Non-Votes
Series A 20,962,137 177,472 0
Series B 105,778 4,933 0
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21,067,915 182,405 0
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(iv) Amendment of (a) the Articles to eliminate the right of first refusal
of the Company in connection with sales of shares of Series A Common Stock, and
(b) the Bylaws to eliminate (i) the right of first refusal of the Company and
the Company's shareholders in connection with sales of shares of Common Stock,
and (ii) the Company's call right with respect to shares of Common Stock held by
certain stockholders and the put right of shareholders who have held shares of
Common Stock for at least two years.
Broker
For Against Abstain Non-Votes
Series A 20,811,438 243,915 83,919 337
Series B 73,595 20,838 3,091 13,187
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20,885,033 264,753 87,010 13,524
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(v) Ratification of the appointment of Coopers & Lybrand, LLP, as the
principal independent accountants for the Company for the five months ended
December 31, 1993 and the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996.
Broker
For Against Abstain Non-Votes
Series A 21,051,025 2,527 86,057 0
Series B 107,900 861 1,950 0
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21,158,925 3,388 88,007 0
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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Index to Exhibits
Exhibit 3(a) Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Regan
Holding Corp. (as amended at Annual Meeting)
Exhibit 3(b) Bylaws of Regan Holding Corp. (including amendments
adopted by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting and
amendments adopted by the Board of Directors subsequent
to the Annual Meeting)
Exhibit 10(e) Lease Agreement, dated September 26, 1996, for 1179
North McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, California 94954
Exhibit 27 Financial Data Schedule
(b) Reports on Form 8-K filed during the quarter ended September 30, 1996
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended September 30,
1996.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
REGAN HOLDING CORP.
Date: November 8, 1996 Signature: /s/ Lynda Regan
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Lynda Regan
President & CEO
Date: November 8, 1996 Signature: /s/ R. Preston Pitts
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R. Preston Pitts
Chief Financial Officer
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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
unaudited financial statements contained in the Company's quarterly report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1996 and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996
<CASH> 407,366
<SECURITIES> 9,076,428
<RECEIVABLES> 691,577
<ALLOWANCES> 0
<INVENTORY> 222,924
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 10,883,011
<PP&E> 2,774,318
<DEPRECIATION> (1,114,834)
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,973,645
<BONDS> 132,285
12,593,390
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<COMMON> 3,802,071
<OTHER-SE> (3,780,273)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 14,891,661
<SALES> 0
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 13,972,903
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<TOTAL-COSTS> 10,131,332
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 0
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<INCOME-PRETAX> 3,841,571
<INCOME-TAX> 1,560,371
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 2,281,200
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 2,281,200
<EPS-PRIMARY> .08
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BYLAWS OF
REGAN HOLDING CORP.
ARTICLE I - OFFICES
Section 1. The principal executive office of Regan Holding Corp. (the
"Corporation") shall be at 1179 North McDowell Blvd., in the City of Petaluma,
State of California.
Section 2. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places as
the Board of Directors may from time to time designate, or as the business of
the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II - SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS
Section 1. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the
Corporation for the election of directors to succeed those whose terms expire
and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the
meeting shall be held each year at such time and place as may be determined by
the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders, for any
purpose whatsoever, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called at any
time by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President,
or by the Board of Directors, or by one or more shareholders holding not less
than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of the Corporation.
Section 3. Place. All meetings of the shareholders shall be at any place
within or without the State of California designated by the Board of Directors
or by written consent of all the persons entitled to vote thereat, given either
before or after the meeting. In the absence of any such designation,
shareholders' meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the
Corporation.
Section 4. Notice. Notice of meetings of the shareholders of the
Corporation shall be given in writing to each shareholder entitled to vote,
either personally or by first class mail or other means of written
communication, charges prepaid, addressed to the shareholder at his/her address
appearing on the books of the Corporation or given by the shareholder to the
Corporation for the purpose of notice. Notice of any such meeting of
shareholders shall be sent to each shareholder entitled thereto not less than
ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the meeting. Said notice shall
state the place, date and hour of the meeting and, (l) in the case of special
meetings, the general nature of the business to be transacted, and no other
business may be transacted, or (2) in the case of annual meetings, those matters
which the Board of Directors, at the time of the mailing of the notice, intends
to present for action by the shareholders, and (3) in the case of any meeting at
which directors are to be elected, the names of the nominees intended at the
time of the mailing of the notice to be presented by management for election.
Section 5. Adjourned Meetings. Any shareholders' meeting may be adjourned
from time to time by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting shares
present at the meeting either in person or by proxy. Notice of any adjourned
meeting need not be given unless a meeting is adjourned for forty-five (45) days
or more from the date set for the original meeting.
Section 6. Quorum. The presence in person or by proxy of the persons
entitled to vote a majority of the shares entitled to vote at any meeting
constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. The shareholders present
at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do
business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough
shareholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than
adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the shares then remaining. In
the absence of a quorum, any meeting of shareholders may be adjourned from time
to time by the vote of a majority of the shares, the holders of which are either
present in person or represented by proxy thereat, but no other business may be
transacted, except as provided above.
Section 7. Consent to Shareholder Action. Any action which may be taken at
any meeting of shareholders may be taken without a meeting and without prior
notice of the proposed action, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action
so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less
than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take
such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were
present and voted; provided, however, that (l) unless the consents of all
shareholders entitled to vote have been solicited in writing, notice of any
shareholder approval without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent
shall be given as required by the California corporations Code, and (2)
directors may not be elected by written consent except by unanimous written
consent of all shares entitled to vote for the election of directors.
Any written consent may be revoked by a writing received by the Secretary
of the Corporation prior to the time that written consents of the number of
shares required to authorize the proposed action have been filed with the
Secretary.
Section 8. Waiver of Notice. The transactions of any meeting of
shareholders, however called and noticed, and whenever held, shall be as valid
as though transacted at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a
quorum be present either in person or by proxy, and if, either before or after
the meeting, each of the persons entitled to vote, not present in person or by
proxy, signs a written waiver of notice, or a consent to the holding of the
meeting, or an approval of the minutes thereof. All such waivers, consents, or
approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the
minutes of the meeting.
Section 9. Voting. The voting at all meetings of shareholders need not be
by ballot, but any qualified shareholder before the voting begins may demand a
stock vote whereupon such stock vote shall be taken by ballot, each of which
shall state the name of the shareholder voting and the number of shares voted by
such shareholder, and if such ballot be cast by a proxy, it shall also state the
name of such proxy.
At any meeting of the shareholders, every shareholder having the right to
vote shall be entitled to vote in person, or by proxy appointed in a writing
subscribed by such shareholder and bearing a date not more than eleven (11)
months prior to said meeting, unless the writing states that it is irrevocable
and is held by a person specified in Section 705(e) of the California
Corporations Code, in which event is irrevocable for the period specified in
said writing.
Section 10. Record Dates. In the event the Board of Directors fixes a day
for the determination of shareholders of record entitled to vote as provided in
Section 1 of Article V of these Bylaws, then, subject to the provisions of the
General Corporation Law of the State of California, only persons in whose name
shares entitled to vote stand on the stock records of the Corporation at the
close of business on such day shall be entitled to vote.
If no record date is fixed:
The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to
vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the
business day next preceding the day notice is given or, if notice is waived, at
the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the
meeting is held;
The record date for determining shareholders entitled to give consent to
corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board
of Directors if necessary, shall be the day on which the first written consent
is given; and
The record date for determining shareholders for any other purpose shall be
at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the
resolution relating thereto, or the sixtieth (60th) day prior to the date of
such other action, whichever is later.
A determination of shareholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote
at a meeting of shareholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting
unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting,
but the Board of Directors shall fix a new record date if the meeting is
adjourned for more than forty-five (45) days.
Section 11. Cumulative Voting for Election of Directors. Provided the
candidate's name has been placed in nomination prior to the voting and one or
more shareholders has given notice at the meeting prior to the voting of the
shareholder's intent to cumulate the shareholder's votes, every shareholder
entitled to vote at any election for directors shall have the right to cumulate
such shareholder's votes and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the
number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of votes to which the
shareholder's shares are normally entitled, or distribute the shareholder's
votes on the same principle among as many candidates as the shareholder shall
think fit. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes of the shares
entitled to be voted for them up to the number of directors to be elected by
such shares are elected.
ARTICLE III - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Powers. Subject to any limitations in the Articles of
Incorporation or these Bylaws and to any provision of the California
Corporations Code requiring shareholder authorization or approval for a
particular action, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed
and all corporate powers shall be exercised by, or under the direction of, the
Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may delegate the management of the
day-to-day operation of the business of the Corporation to a management company
or other person provided that the business and affairs of the Corporation shall
be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised, under the ultimate
direction of the Board of directors.
Section 2. Number, Tenure and Qualifications. The authorized number of
directors constituting the Board of Directors shall at all times be no less than
three (3) nor more than seven (7), until changed by amendment of the Articles of
Incorporation or amendment of the Bylaws approved by the shareholders. The
authorized number of directors within such range at any time shall be set by the
Board of Directors.
Directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders
and until their respective successors are elected. If any such annual meeting is
not held, or the directors are not elected thereat, the directors may be elected
at any special meeting of shareholders held for that purpose. Directors need not
be shareholders of the Corporation.
Section 3. Regular Meetings. A regular annual meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be held without other notice than this Bylaw immediately after,
and at the same place as, the annual meeting of shareholders. The Board of
Directors may provide for other regular meetings from time to time by
resolution.
Section 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may
be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer,
the President, the Secretary or more than two-thirds (2/3) of the directors.
Written notice of the time and place of all special meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be prepared by the Secretary of the corporation and shall be
delivered personally or by telephone including facsimile, or telegraph to each
director at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting, or sent to each
director by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at least four (4) days before the
meeting. Such notice need not specify the purpose of the meeting. Notice of any
meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given to any director who signs a
waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the
meeting without protesting prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of
notice to such director.
Section 5. Place of Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be
held at any place within or without the State of California, which has been
designated by the Chairman in the notice, or if not stated in the notice or
there is no notice, the principal executive office of the Corporation or as
designated by the resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Participation by Telephone. Members of the Board of Directors
may participate in a meeting through use of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment, so long as all members participating in such meeting
can hear one another.
Section 7. Quorum. A quorum at all meetings of the Board of Directors shall
be either one-third (1/3) of the authorized number of directors, or two (2),
whichever is greater. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors
present may adjourn any meeting to another time and place. If a meeting is
adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours, notice of any adjournment to
another time or place shall be given prior to the time of the adjourned meeting
to the directors who were not present at the time of adjournment .
Section 8. Action at Meeting. Every act or decision done or made by a
majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is
present is the act of the Board of Directors. A meeting at which a quorum is
initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the
withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority
of the directors remaining.
Section 9. Waiver of Notice. The transactions of any meeting of the Board
of Directors, however called and noticed or wherever held, are as valid as
though transacted at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice if a
quorum is present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the
directors not present signs a written waiver of notice, a consent to holding the
meeting, or an approval of the minutes thereof. All such waivers, consents and
approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the
minutes of the meeting.
Section 10. Action Without Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be
taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting, if all members
of the Board, individually or collectively, consent in writing to such action.
Such written consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of the
proceedings of the Board. Such action by written consent shall have the same
force and effect as a unanimous vote of such directors.
Section 11. Removal. The Board of Directors may declare vacant the office
of a director who has been declared of unsound mind by an order of court or who
has been convicted of a felony.
The entire Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed
from office without cause by a vote of shareholders holding a majority of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote at an election of directors; provided,
however, that unless the entire Board is removed, no individual director may be
removed when the votes cast against removal, or not consenting in writing to
such removal, should be sufficient to elect such director if voted cumulatively
at an election at which the same total number of votes cast were cast (or, if
such action is taken by written consent, all shares entitled to vote were voted)
and the entire number of directors authorized at the time of the director's most
recent election were then being elected.
In the event an office of a director is so declared vacant or in case the
Board or any one or more directors be so removed, new directors may be elected
at the same meeting.
Section 12. Resignations. Any director may resign effective upon giving
written notice to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, the Secretary or the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Such
resignation will be effective immediately unless the notice specifies a later
time for the effectiveness of such resignation. If the resignation is effective
at a future time, a successor may be elected to take office when the resignation
becomes effective.
Section 13. Vacancies. Except for a vacancy created by the removal of a
director, all vacancies on the Board of Directors, whether caused by
resignation, death or otherwise, may be filled by a majority of the remaining
directors, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and each
director so elected shall hold office until his successor is elected at an
annual, regular or special meeting of the shareholders. Vacancies created by the
removal of a director may be filled only by approval of the shareholders. The
shareholders may elect a director at any time to fill any vacancy not filled by
the directors. Any such election by written consent requires the consent of a
majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.
Section 14. Compensation. No stated salary shall be paid directors, as
such, for their services, but, by resolution of the Board of Directors, any
fixed sum or other arrangement and expenses of attendance, may be allowed for
attendance at each regular or special meeting of such Board; provided that
nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from
serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation
therefor. Members of any committees of the Board of Directors may be allowed
like compensation for attending committee meetings.
Section 15. Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted
by a majority of the authorized number of directors, designate one or more
committees, each consisting of two (2) or more directors, to serve at the
pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may designate one or
more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent
member at any meeting of the committee. Any such committee, to the extent
provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have all the
authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation, except with respect to (a) the approval of any
action requiring shareholders' approval or approval of the outstanding shares,
(b) the filling of vacancies on the board or any committee, (c) the fixing of
compensation of directors for serving on the Board or a committee, (d) the
adoption, amendment or repeal of Bylaws, (e) the amendment or repeal of any
resolution of the Board which by its express terms is not so amendable or
repealable, (f) a distribution to shareholders, except at a rate or in a
periodic account or within a price range determined by the Board and (g) the
appointment of other committees of the Board or the members thereof.
ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS
Section 1. Number and Term. The officers of the Corporation shall be a
Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, one or more Vice
Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Chairman, CEO, and President shall
be chosen by the Board of Directors. Other officers of the Corporation may be
appointed by the President and CEO or the Board of Directors. In addition, the
President or the Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as may be
deemed expedient for the proper conduct of the business of the Corporation, each
of whom shall have such authority and perform such duties as the President or
the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. The officers to be
appointed by the Board of Directors shall be chosen annually at the regular
meeting of the Board of Directors held after the annual meeting of shareholders
and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. If officers are not
chosen at such meeting of the Board of Directors, they shall be chosen as soon
thereafter as shall be convenient. Each officer shall hold office until his
successor shall have been duly chosen or until his/her removal or resignation.
Section 2. Inability To Act. In the case of absence or inability to act of
any officer of the Corporation and of any person herein authorized to act in his
place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or
duties of such officer to any other officer, or any director or other person
whom it may select.
Section 3. Removal and Resignation. Any officer chosen by the Board of
Directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative
vote of a majority of all the members of the Board of Directors. Any officer
chosen by the President and CEO may be removed at any time with or without cause
by the President and CEO.
Any officer chosen by the Board of Directors or any officer chosen by the
President and CEO may resign at any time by giving written notice of said
resignation to the Corporation. Unless a different time is specified therein,
such resignation shall be effective upon its receipt by the Chairman of the
Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Secretary or the Board of
Directors.
Section 4. Vacancies. A vacancy in the office of the President and CEO
because of any cause may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired
portion of the term. A vacancy in any other office may be filled by the
President and CEO.
Section 5. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. The Chairman
of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board. The Chief Executive
Officer shall generally oversee, and be generally responsible for, all aspects
of the operation of the Corporation.
Section 6. President. The President shall be the general manager and chief
executive officer of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board of
Directors, and as such shall preside at all meetings of shareholders, shall have
general supervision of the affairs of the Corporation, shall sign or countersign
or authorize another officer to sign all certificates, contracts, and other
instruments of the Corporation as authorized by the Board of Directors, shall
make reports to the Board of Directors and shareholders, and shall perform all
such other duties as are incident to such office or are properly required by the
Board of Directors.
Section 7. Vice President. In the absence of the President, or in the event
of such officer's death, disability or refusal to act, the Vice President, or in
the event there be more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents in the
order designated at the time of their selection, or in the absence of any such
designation, then in the order of their selection, shall perform the duties of
President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers and be subject to all
restrictions upon the President. Each Vice President shall have such powers and
discharge such duties as may be assigned from time to time by the President or
by the Board of Directors.
Section 8. Secretary. The Secretary shall see that notices for all meetings
are given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws and as required by
law, shall keep minutes of all meetings, shall have charge of the seal and the
corporate books, and shall make such reports and perform such other duties as
are incident to such office, or as are properly required by the Chief Executive
Officer, the President or by the Board of Directors.
The Assistant Secretary or the Assistant Secretaries, in the order of their
seniority, shall, in the absence or disability of the Secretary, or in the event
of such officer's refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers and
discharge such duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Chief
Executive Officer, the President or by the Board of Directors.
Section 9. Treasurer. The Treasurer may also be designated by the alternate
title of "Chief Financial Officer." The Chief Financial Officer shall have
custody of all moneys and securities of the Corporation and shall keep regular
books of account. Such officer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation in
payment of the just demands against the Corporation, or as may be ordered by the
Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall
render to the Board of Directors from time to time as may be required of such
officer, an account of all transactions as Chief Financial Officer and of the
financial condition of the Corporation. Such officer shall perform all duties
incident to such office or which are properly required by the President or by
the Board of Directors.
The Assistant Treasurers or the Assistant Chief Financial Officers, in the
order of their seniority, shall, in the absence or disability of the Chief
Financial Officer, or in the event of such officer's refusal to act, perform the
duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Financial Officer, and shall have
such powers and discharge such duties as may be assigned from time to time by
the President or by the Board of Directors.
Section 10. Salaries. The salary of the President and CEO shall be fixed
from time to time by the Board of Directors. The salary of other officers shall
be fixed from time to time by the President and CEO or the Board of Directors.
No officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact
that such officer is also a director of the Corporation.
Section 11. Officers Holding More Than One Office. Any two or more offices
may be held by the same person, but no person shall execute, acknowledge or
verify any instrument in more than one capacity.
ARTICLE V - MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1. Record Date and Closing of Stock Books. The Board of Directors
may fix a time in the future as a record date for the determination of the
shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting of shareholders or
entitled to receive payment of any dividend or distribution, or any allotment of
rights, or to exercise rights in respect to any other lawful action. The record
date so fixed shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days
prior to the date of the meeting or event for the purposes of which it is fixed.
When a record date is so fixed, only shareholders of record at the close of
business on that date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or to
receive the dividend, distribution, or allotment of rights, or to exercise the
rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the
books of the Corporation after the record date.
The Board of Directors may close the books of the Corporation against
transfers of shares during the whole or any part of a period of not more than
sixty (60) days prior to the date of a shareholders' meeting, the date then the
right to any dividend, distribution, or allotment of rights vests, or the
effective date of any change, conversion or exchange of shares.
Section 2. Certificates. Certificates of stock shall be issued in numerical
order and each shareholder shall be entitled to a certificate signed in the name
of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or
the President or a Vice President, and the Treasurer, the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary, certifying to the number of shares owned by such
shareholder. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile.
Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer in the stock transfer
book of the Corporation, the registered owner shall be treated as the person
exclusively entitled to vote, to receive notifications and otherwise to exercise
all the rights and powers of an owner, except as expressly provided otherwise by
the laws of the State of California.
Section 3. Representation of Shares in Other Corporations. Shares of other
corporations standing in the name of this Corporation, or share rights of other
corporations assigned to this corporation, may be voted or represented and all
incidents thereto may be exercised on behalf of the Corporation by the Chairman
of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President
and the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.
Section 4. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the
31st day of December.
Section 5. Amendments. Bylaws may be adopted, amended, or repealed by the
vote or the written consent of shareholders entitled to exercise a majority of
the voting power of the Corporation. Subject to the right of shareholders to
adopt, amend, or repeal Bylaws, Bylaws may be adopted, amended, or repealed by
the Board of Directors, except that a Bylaw amendment thereof changing the
authorized number of directors may be adopted by the Board of Directors only if
these Bylaws permit an indefinite number of directors and the Bylaw or amendment
thereof adopted by the Board of Directors changes the authorized number of
directors within the limits specified in these Bylaws.
Section 6. Indemnification of Corporate Agents. The Corporation shall
indemnify each of its agents against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and
other amounts, actually and reasonably incurred by such person by reason of such
person's having been made or having been threatened to be made a party to a
proceeding by reason of the fact that the person is or was an agent of the
Corporation, to the extent permitted by section 317 of the California
Corporations Code and the Corporation shall advance the expenses reasonably
expected to be incurred by such agent in defending any proceeding upon receipt
of the undertaking required by subdivision (f) of Section 317 of the California
Corporation Code. The terms "agent," "proceeding," and "expenses" made in this
Section 6 shall have the same meaning as such terms are defined in Section 317
of the California Corporation Code. The indemnification provided by this Section
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification may be entitled to under any other Articles, agreement, vote of
shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, to the extent such
additional rights are authorized in the Articles of Incorporation and by
applicable law.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
REGAN HOLDING CORP.
The undersigned, LYNDA L. REGAN and R. PRESTON PITTS, do hereby certify as
follows:
1. They are the President and Secretary, respectively, of Regan Holding
Corp., a California corporation (the "Corporation").
2. The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation are amended and
restated in their entirety to read in full as follows:
"ONE. The name of the Corporation is Regan Holding Corp.
TWO. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General
Corporation Law of California other than the banking business, the trust
company business or the practice of a profession permitted to be
incorporated by the California Corporations Code.
THREE. The Corporation is authorized to issue One Hundred Million
(100,000,000) shares of Common Stock of one class, in such series and
amounts and under such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors shall
decide pursuant to resolution or as may be set forth in the Articles of
Incorporation of the Corporation. The Corporation is also authorized to
issue One Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock in such
series and amounts and under such terms and conditions as the Board of
Directors shall decide pursuant to resolution or as may be set forth in the
Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation.
FOUR. Series A Common Stock.
(a) Designation and Definitions. There is hereby authorized a series
of Common Stock of the Corporation, the shares of which shall be designated
and known as "Series A Common Stock." The number of shares constituting the
Series A Common Stock shall be Forty Five Million (45,000,000) shares. Such
number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board
of Directors; provided, however, that no decrease shall reduce the number
of shares of Series A Common Stock to a number less than the number of
Series A Common Stock then outstanding plus the number of shares reserved
for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants
or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issues by the
Corporation convertible into Series A Common Stock.
(b) Voting Rights. Each outstanding share of Series A Common Stock is
entitled to one vote upon any matter submitted to a vote of shareholders of
the Corporation. The holder of each share of Series A Common Stock shall
vote as one class with holders of each other series of Common Stock upon
any such matter submitted to a vote of shareholders, except those matters
which would adversely affect the holders of the Series A Common Stock in a
different manner than other series of Common Stock of the Corporation.
(c) Dividends. The holders of the Series A Common Stock shall be
entitled to receive distributions out of any funds legally available
therefor, payable pro rata to them based on the total aggregate number of
shares of the Series A Common Stock held by them in relation to the total
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. No
distribution shall be made to the holders of the Series A Common Stock
unless such distribution is also made, on a pro rata basis, to the holders
of each other series of Common Stock then outstanding.
FIVE. Series B Common Stock.
(a) Designation and Definitions. There is hereby authorized a series
of Common Stock of the Corporation, the shares of which shall be designated
and known as "Series B Common Stock." The number of shares constituting the
Series B Common Stock shall be Six Hundred Fifteen Thousand Two Hundred
Forty Two (615,242) shares. Such number of shares may be increased or
decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that
no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series B Common Stock to a
number less than the number of Series B Common Stock then outstanding.
(b) Voting Rights. Each outstanding share of Series B Common Stock is
entitled to one vote upon any matter submitted to a vote of shareholders of
the Corporation. The holder of each share of Series B Common Stock shall
vote as one class with holders of each other series of common stock upon
any such matter submitted to a vote of shareholders, except those matters
which would adversely affect the holders of the Series B Common Stock in a
different manner than other series of Common Stock of the Corporation.
(c) Dividends. The holders of the Series B Common Stock shall be
entitled to receive distributions out of any funds legally available
therefor, payable pro rata to them based on the total aggregate number of
shares of the Series B Common Stock held by them in relation to the total
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. No
distribution shall be made to the holders of the Series B Common Stock
unless such distribution is also made, on a pro rata basis, to the holders
of each other series of Common Stock then outstanding.
SIX. The liability of the directors of the Corporation for monetary
damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under
California law.
SEVEN. The Corporation is authorized to indemnify the directors and
officers of the Corporation to the fullest extent permissible under
California law."
3. The foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation have been
duly approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
4. The foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation have been
duly approved by the required vote of shareholders of the Corporation in
accordance with Sections 902 and 903 of the California Corporations Code. The
total number of shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the foregoing Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation consisted of 26,982,595 shares of Series
A Common Stock and 610,688 shares of Series B Common Stock. Approval of the
foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation required the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Common
Stock and Series B Common Stock outstanding voting together as a class and the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Common
Stock outstanding voting as a class. The number of shares voted in favor of the
foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation exceeded the vote
required.
5. The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation in effect prior to the
approval and adoption of the foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation authorized the Company to issue Series B Preferred Stock and
Series C Common Stock which series of stock are eliminated by the foregoing
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. No shares of such series are
outstanding.
Each of the undersigned declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of
the State of California that the matters set forth herein are true and correct
of his or her own knowledge.
Date: October 11, 1996 /s/ Linda L. Regan
___________________________________________
LYNDA L. REGAN, President
/s/ R. Preston Pitts
___________________________________________
R. PRESTON PITTS, Secretary
NORTH MCDOWELL INVESTMENTS NO. 1
OFFICE LEASE
1179 NORTH MCDOWELL BLVD.
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
REGAN HOLDING CORPORATION
SEPTEMBER 26, 1996
OFFICE LEASE
Table of Contents
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Summary of Terms.......................................................i
Recitals...............................................................1
SECTION 1. Lease of Premises.........................................1
SECTION 2. Term of Lease.............................................1
SECTION 3. Early Occupancy...........................................2
SECTION 4. Possession; Delay in Delivery of Possession...............2
SECTION 5. Rent......................................................3
SECTION 6. Use.......................................................8
SECTION 7. Utilities................................................11
SECTION 8. Taxes....................................................11
SECTION 9. Condition of Premises....................................14
SECTION 10. Repairs and Maintenance..................................15
SECTION 11. Alterations..............................................17
SECTION 12. Entry....................................................18
SECTION 13. Surrender of Premises; Holding Over......................19
SECTION 14. Indemnity................................................20
SECTION 15. Insurance................................................20
SECTION 16. Trade Fixtures...........................................23
SECTION 17. Communications Cables....................................23
SECTION 18. Signs....................................................24
SECTION 19. Damage and Destruction...................................25
SECTION 20. Condemnation.............................................26
SECTION 21. Assignment and Subletting................................27
SECTION 22. Default..................................................30
SECTION 23. Remedies.................................................31
SECTION 24. Late Charge..............................................34
SECTION 25. Default Interest.........................................34
SECTION 26. Waiver...................................................34
SECTION 27. Estoppel Certificates....................................35
SECTION 28. Attorney Fees............................................35
SECTION 29. Security Deposit.........................................36
SECTION 30. Authority................................................37
SECTION 31. Notices..................................................37
SECTION 32. Heirs and Successors.....................................38
SECTION 33. Partial Invalidity.......................................38
SECTION 34. Entire Agreement.........................................38
SECTION 35. Time of Essence..........................................38
SECTION 36. Rent.....................................................38
SECTION 37. Amendments...............................................38
SECTION 38. Subordination, Nondisturbance and Attornment.............38
SECTION 39. Merger...................................................40
SECTION 40. Must Take Premises; Right of First Refusal...............40
SECTION 41. Options To Extend Term...................................41
SECTION 42. Determination Of Monthly Rent for Extension Term.........41
SECTION 43. Tenant Improvements......................................42
SECTION 44. Right of First Opportunity...............................43
SECTION 45. Hazardous Substances.....................................45
SECTION 46. Existing Rights..........................................47
SECTION 47. Publicity................................................47
SECTION 48. Easements................................................47
SECTION 49. Covenants and Conditions.................................47
SECTION 50. Recording................................................48
SECTION 51. Transfer by Landlord.....................................48
SECTION 52. Security Measures........................................48
SECTION 53. Parking..................................................48
SECTION 54. Broker...................................................49
SECTION 55. Termination of Prior Lease...............................49
SECTION 56. Offer....................................................49
SECTION 57. Governing Law............................................50
Exhibit A. Legal Description of Property
Exhibit B. Description of Prior Premises
Exhibit C. Description of Additional Premises
Exhibit D. Description of Premises
Exhibit E. Description of Landlord's Work
Exhibit F. Description of Premises together with Must Take Premises
SUMMARY OF TERMS
Date: September 26, 1996
Landlord: North McDowell Investments No. 1, a
California Limited Partnership
Tenant: Regan Holding Corporation, a California
corporation
Rentable Area of Premises: 43,300+ rentable square feet until August 1,
1998, and 53,760+ thereafter
Section 2 Term Commencement: November 1, 1996
Section 2 Term Expiration: October 31, 2006, unless sooner terminated in
accordance with this Lease
Section 2 Lease Term: 10 years
Section 5 Monthly Rent: Months Monthly Rent
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1-12 $24,248.00
13-21 $24,897.50
22-24 $30,912.00
25-36 $31,993.92
37-48 $33,113.71
49-60 $34,279.69
61-72 $35,472.23
73-84 $36,713.76
85-96 $37,998.74
97-108 $39,328.70
109-120 $40,705.20
Section 5 Advance Rent: $40,705.20
Section 29 Security Deposit: $24,248.00 until August 1, 1998,
and thereafter $31,993.92
Section 31 Tenant's Address for Notices: 1179 North McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma, California 94954
Section 31 Landlord's Address for Notices: P.O. Box 1433
Menlo Park, CA 94026-1433
OFFICE LEASE
THIS OFFICE LEASE (this "Lease") is entered into as of September 26, 1996,
by and between NORTH MCDOWELL INVESTMENTS NO. 1, a California Limited
Partnership ("Landlord") and REGAN HOLDING CORPORATION, a California corporation
("Tenant").
Recitals
A. Landlord is owner of that building and improvements
(collectively the "Building") located at 1179 North McDowell Blvd., Petaluma,
California, in the County of Sonoma (the "Property") are more particularly
described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein.
B. Tenant currently leases from Landlord a portion of the Building (the
"Prior Premises") as more particularly shown cross hatched on Exhibit B attached
hereto and incorporated herein pursuant to that certain Lease Agreement dated
November 4, 1991 (the "Prior Lease"). The Prior Lease by its terms expires and
terminates November 3, 1996.
C. Tenant desires to lease from Landlord and Landlord desires to
lease to Tenant the Prior Premises together with that certain additional portion
of the Building as more particularly shown cross hatched on Exhibit C attached
hereto and incorporated herein (the "Additional Premises" and together with the
Prior Premises, collectively the "Premises"), which Premises constitute
approximately Forty Three Thousand Three Hundred (43,300) rentable square feet
of the Building as more particularly shown cross hatched on Exhibit D attached
hereto and incorporated herein.
D. Landlord desires to lease to Tenant and Tenant desires to lease from
Landlord the Premises on the terms and conditions contained in this Lease.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Lease of Premises.
Landlord leases to Tenant and Tenant leases from Landlord the Premises on
the terms and conditions contained in this Lease.
SECTION 2. Term of Lease.
The term of this Lease (the "Term") shall be for ten (10) years commencing
on November 1, 1996 (the "Commencement Date"), and ending on October 31, 2006,
unless sooner terminated pursuant to the terms of this Lease (the "Termination
Date").
SECTION 3. Early Occupancy.
Notwithstanding the fact that pursuant to Section 2 of this Section the
term of this Lease does not commence until November 1, 1996, all terms of this
Lease shall be in full force and effect and Tenant shall have the right to enter
into the portion of the Premises not occupied by Tenant as of the date of this
Lease (the "Delivery Date") in order to effect Tenant's program of improvements
to such space, subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) Tenant's entry prior to the commencement of the Lease shall be on all
the terms and conditions of this Lease, other than the obligation to pay Monthly
Rent;
(b) Tenant shall provide evidence of the insurance coverage required by
Section 15 of this Lease;
(c) Tenant shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Landlord and
Landlord's agents, employees, and contractors against all claims, liability, and
damages arising from Tenant's entry prior to the commencement of the Lease;
(d) Tenant's entry prior to the commencement of the Lease does not
constitute the commencement of the Lease and the Termination Date shall not
change as result of such entry by Tenant; and
(e) Commencing on the Delivery Date, Tenant shall pay its share of
all charges and assessments for telephone, water, sewer, gas, heat, electricity,
garbage disposal, trash disposal, fire sprinkler and alarm monitoring,
landscaping maintenance, personal property taxes and all other utilities, taxes
and maintenance charges and services of any kind that may be used on the
Property based upon its actual usage or if, in Landlord's reasonable opinion,
such actual usage cannot be reasonably ascertained then based upon a fraction
equal to the number of rentable square feet contained in the Premises divided by
the total rentable square footage of the Building.
SECTION 4. Possession; Delay in Delivery of Possession.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Lease, Tenant agrees to accept
possession of the Premises in its existing "as is" condition, including but not
limited to all patent and latent defects and subject to all applicable laws,
ordinances, and regulations governing and regulating the use of the Property
and/or the Premises and any recorded covenants, conditions, restrictions,
easements, licenses or right of ways.
(b) If Landlord, for any reason whatsoever, cannot deliver possession of
the Premises to Tenant on or before the Commencement Date, this Lease shall not
be void or voidable and no obligation of Tenant shall be affected thereby, and
neither Landlord nor Landlord's agents shall be liable to Tenant for any loss or
damage resulting therefrom; provided however that Monthly Rent owing hereunder
shall be abated in proportion to that portion of the Premises not delivered on
or before the Commencement Date for the period commencing with the Commencement
Date and ending on the actual delivery of possession of such portion of the
Premises by Landlord.
(c) Landlord represents and warrants to Tenant that to the best of
Landlord's knowledge, without investigation or inquiry, no latent or patent
defects exist in the structure of the Building and that the heating, ventilation
and air conditioning system servicing the Additional Premises is in good working
order and condition as of the date of this Lease.
(d) Nothing contained in this Section 4 shall serve to relieve Landlord
from its responsibilities to maintain and repair the roof, the roof membrane,
the foundation (including the slab floor), the structural walls and the roof
drains, all at its sole cost and expense except however that Landlord shall have
the right to include in Operating Expenses the cost of periodically cleaning the
roof drains and the removal from time to time of debris from the roof.
SECTION 5. Rent.
(a) Tenant agrees to pay monthly rent ("Monthly Rent") as follows:
Months Monthly Rent
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1-12 $24,248.00
13-21 $24,897.50
22-24 $30,912.00
25-36 $31,993.92
37-48 $33,113.71
49-60 $34,279.69
61-72 $35,472.23
73-84 $36,713.76
85-96 $37,998.74
97-108 $39,328.70
109-120 $40,705.20
Rent shall be payable without deduction, offset, abatement, prior notice or
demand, except as may otherwise provided herein.
(b) The Monthly Rent shall be payable in advance on the first day of each
month at Landlord's address as provided herein or at such other address that
Landlord may from time to time designate by written notice to Tenant. In the
event that the Term commences on a date other than the first day of a calendar
month, then on the date of commencement of the Term Tenant shall pay to Landlord
as Monthly Rent for the period from such date of commencement to the first day
of the next succeeding calendar month that proportion of the first month's
Monthly Rent due hereunder which the number of days between such date of
commencement and the first day of the next succeeding calendar month bears to
thirty (30). In the event that the Term for any reason ends on a date other than
the last day of a calendar month then on the first day of the last partial
calendar month of such term Tenant shall pay to Landlord as Monthly Rent for the
period from said first day of said last partial calendar month to and including
the last day of the Term that proportion of that Monthly Rent then due hereunder
which the number of days between said first day of said last partial calendar
month and the last day of the term hereof bears to thirty (30).
(c) Landlord currently holds the amount of Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred
Dollars ($15,400.00) as the pre-payment of the last month's rent pursuant to the
Prior Lease. Upon execution of this Lease, Tenant shall increase such amount to
Forty Thousand Seven Hundred and Five and 20/100 Dollars ($40,705.20), which
amount shall be applied toward the last payment of Monthly Rent due hereunder.
Landlord shall not be required to hold such last month's payment of Monthly Rent
in a segregated account or to pay Tenant interest on such payment.
(d) In the event of a Chronic Delinquency (as hereinafter defined), at
Landlord's option, Landlord shall have the right, in addition to all other
remedies under this Lease and at law, to require that Monthly Rent be paid by
Tenant quarterly, in advance. This provision shall not limit in any way nor be
construed as a waiver of any rights and remedies of Landlord provided herein or
by law in the event of delinquency. "Chronic Delinquency" shall mean failure by
Tenant to pay Monthly Rent, or any other payments required to be paid by Tenant
under this Lease, when due in any of three (3) months (consecutive or
non-consecutive) during any twelve (12) month period.
(e) Unless otherwise provided by this Lease, in addition to Monthly Rent
Tenant shall pay to Landlord, within ten (10) business days after receipt of
invoice(s) therefore, as additional rent which shall be solely calculated and
determined by Landlord, Tenant's Share (as hereinafter defined) of the
following:
(i) the Taxes relating to the Property as set forth in Section 8
hereof;
(ii) the insurance premiums relating to the Property, as set forth in
Section 15 hereof;
(iii) all maintenance and repair expenses relating to the Property as
set forth in Section 10(i) hereof;
(iv) reasonable costs, charges, and expenses payable by Landlord that
are directly attributable to the operation, maintenance, and repair of the
Building, including the following:
(A) the cost of repairs to, and physical maintenance of, the
Building, including the mechanical equipment and appurtenances, and
the cost of necessary supplies, tools, materials, and equipment,
which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
would not be capitalized;
(B) the cost of inspecting and servicing the Building project,
including all outside maintenance contracts, such as contracts for
janitorial and window cleaning; rubbish removal; exterminating; water
treatment; maintenance of electrical, plumbing, and mechanical
equipment and the cost of necessary materials, tools, supplies, and
equipment used in connection with the maintenance of the Building;
(C) actual costs of electricity, chilled water, water, gas fuel,
or other utilities used in connection with the operation, maintenance,
and repair of the Building, except to the extent otherwise billed
directly to tenants of the Building;
(D) sales, use, and excise taxes on goods and services purchased
by Landlord to properly operate or maintain the Building; provided,
however, that Tenant's Share generally includes only the services as
are used by the Building, not prepaid services;
(E) license, permit, and inspection fees;
(F) reasonable legal fees, costs, and disbursements that would
normally be incurred in connection with the operation of the Building,
but exclusive of legal fees, costs, and disbursements (I) relating to
disputes with tenants of the Building; (II) based upon Landlord's
negligence or other tortious conduct; (III) relating to the
enforcement of any leases other than the enforcement of lease
provisions for the benefit of the tenants generally; or (IV) relating
to the defense of Landlord's title to, or interest in, the Building;
provided however that nothing in this Section 4(e)(iv)(K) shall
prevent Landlord from recovering legal fees, costs and disbursements
to which it may otherwise be entitled under this Lease;
(G) fees for management services provided by an independent
management company, or reasonable fees, based on fees charged by
independent and unaffiliated management companies, for such services
charged by Landlord in an amount not to exceed three percent (3%) of
the gross rents generated by the Building;
(H) the cost incurred by Landlord of any capital improvements
installed or paid for by Landlord and required by any change in laws,
rules, or regulations of any governmental or quasi-governmental
authority having jurisdiction, provided such costs shall be amortized
over the useful life of such capital improvements;
(I) other expenses and costs reasonably necessary for the purpose
of operating and maintaining the Building in a manner and condition
commensurate with other buildings of a similar nature within
surrounding geographic area; and
(v) All charges, costs, expenses and other amounts which Tenant is
required to pay hereunder, together with all interest, late charges,
penalties, costs and expenses, including without limitation attorneys'
fees, legal and accounting expenses, collection costs, and court costs,
that may accrue thereto or be incurred in the event of Tenant's default,
refusal or failure to pay such amounts, and all damages, costs and
expenses, including but not limited to attorneys fees, which Landlord may
incur by reason of any default by Tenant or failure on Tenant's part to
comply with the terms of this Lease; provided however that Tenant's
liability for attorneys' fees arising out of or in connection with any
single default by Tenant or single failure on Tenant's part to comply with
the terms of this Lease shall be limited to Three Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($3,500.00), unless Landlord shall in connection with such default
by Tenant or failure on Tenant's part to comply with the terms of this
Lease file an action to cure such default or failure or to collect sums
allegedly due Landlord or to terminate this Lease as a result of such
default or failure in which event no such limitation shall apply.
Amounts due from Tenant pursuant to Section 5(e)(i), Section 5(e)(ii),
Section 5(e)(iii) and Section 5(e)(iv) above are collectively referred to herein
as the "Operating Expenses." As used in this Lease the term "Tenant's Share"
shall mean such portion of the total cost equal to the number of rentable square
feet contained in the Premises at the time of such computation divided by the
total rentable square footage of the Building. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in Section 5(e)(iv)(F), Tenant's Share of legal fees (but not
costs) payable under Section 5(e) (iv)(F) for any lease year shall be limited to
Three Thousand Five Hundred dollars ($3,500.00) per separate matter per lease
year.
(f) Notwithstanding anything else contained in Section 5(e), "Operating
Expenses" shall not include:
(i) any costs of repairing or maintaining the roof, the roof membrane,
the foundation (including the slab floor), the structural walls and the
roof drains other than the periodic cleaning of the roof drains and the
removal of debris from the roof;
(ii) the cost of building a new parking lot on the Adjacent Lot (as
hereinafter defined);
(iii) the cost of placing a new slurry seal on the existing parking
lot located adjacent to the Building;
(iv) the cost of completing those items identified on Exhibit E
attached hereto and incorporated herein;
(v) property taxes to the extent Tenant's Share is otherwise passed
through under this Lease;
(vi) leasing commissions, attorney fees, costs, disbursements, and
other expenses incurred in connection with leasing, renovating, or
improving space for tenants or other occupants or prospective tenants or
other occupants of the Building;
(vii) the costs incurred by Landlord in the construction of tenant
improvements required to be constructed by Landlord under any lease;
(viii) the costs, including permit, license, and inspection fees
incurred in renovating or otherwise improving or decorating, painting, or
redecorating vacant space or space for other tenants or occupants of the
Building;
(ix) Landlord's cost of any service sold to other tenants or occupants
of the Building for which Landlord is entitled to be directly reimbursed
from such tenant or occupant, other than amounts passed through as
operating expenses under a lease with such tenant or occupant;
(x) the costs incurred by Landlord for alterations or additions that
are considered capital improvements and replacements under generally
accepted accounting principles; provided, however, that the annual
amortization of these costs is generally includable in "operating
expenses";
(xi) any depreciation and amortization of the Building other than the
depreciation and amortization otherwise allowed hereunder;
(xii) costs of a capital nature, including capital improvements,
capital repairs, capital equipment, and capital tools as determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; provided,
however, that the annual amortization of these costs is generally
includable in "operating expenses";
(xiii) the cost of services or improvements which are not provided to
Tenant but which are provided to other tenants or occupants of the
Building; and
(xiv) the interest on debt or the amortization payments or increases
in interest or debt on any mortgages or changes in deeds of trust or any
other debt for borrowed money.
(g) The Operating Expenses shall be paid in accordance with the following
procedures. Prior to the commencement of each year of the Term or as soon
thereafter as practicable, Landlord shall give Tenant notice of its estimate of
the Operating Expenses for the ensuing year of the Term. On or before the first
day of each month during the ensuing year of the Term, Tenant shall pay to
Landlord 1/12 of such estimated amount, provided that if such a notice is not
given prior to the commencement of the ensuing year of the Term, Tenant shall
continue to pay on the basis of the prior year's estimate until the month after
such notice is given. If at any time or times it appears to Landlord that the
actual Operating Expenses for the current year of the Term will vary from its
estimate by more than five percent (5%), Landlord may, by notice to Tenant,
revise its estimate for such year, and subsequent monthly payments by Tenant for
such year shall be based upon such revised estimate.
(h) Within ninety (90) days after the close of each calendar year of the
Term or as soon after such 90-day period as practicable, Landlord shall deliver
to Tenant (collectively the "Operating Statement") (i) a statement of the
Operating Expenses for such calendar year showing in reasonable detail the
actual Operating Expenses incurred by Landlord, certified by Landlord, which
certified statement shall be final and binding upon Landlord and Tenant,
together with copies of all billings, invoices and other support for such
Operating Expenses and (ii) a statement of the payments made by Tenant under
Section 5(g) above for such year. If on the basis of such statements Tenant owes
an amount that is less than the estimated Operating Expenses for such year
previously made by Tenant, Landlord at its election shall either promptly refund
the amount of the overpayment to Tenant or credit such excess against Tenant's
subsequent obligations to pay Rent. If on the basis of such statements Tenant
owes an amount that is more than the estimated Operating Expenses for such year
previously made by Tenant, Tenant shall pay the deficiency to Landlord within
thirty (30) days after delivery of such statements.
(i) Tenant shall have sixty (60) days following the delivery by Landlord of
the Operating Statement to object in writing to such Operating Statement, such
objection to set forth in detail the particulars of such objection. In the event
that Tenant objects to such Operating Statement, Tenant and Landlord shall
immediately meet and endeavor to resolve such objection. If such objection is
not resolved to Tenant's satisfaction within thirty (30) days following the
delivery by Tenant of such objection, Tenant may cause an audit of Landlord's
records regarding the Operating Statement by independent local or regional
certified public accountants of established and good reputation reasonably
satisfactory to Landlord and Tenant. In the event, such audit results in a
decrease in Tenant's Share of Operating Expenses in excess of 10% of the
original amount billed by Landlord for the preceding calendar year, Landlord
shall be solely responsible for the cost of such audit, otherwise such audit
shall be performed at the sole cost and expense of Tenant. In the event Tenant
fails to object in writing to any Operating Statement within sixty (60) days
following the delivery by Landlord of the Operating Statement, such Operating
Statement shall be deemed to be binding on Tenant and Tenant shall be deemed to
have waived any objection thereto.
(j) In the event of failure by Tenant to pay any additional rent in
accordance with the terms hereof, Landlord shall have all the rights and
remedies with respect thereto as Landlord has for nonpayment of Monthly Rent.
(k) Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and after the commencement of the
second year of the Term, Tenant shall have the right to assume direct
responsibility for the payment of the Operating Expenses. In such event,
Landlord shall no longer collect as additional rent pursuant to Section 5(g)
hereof such Operating Expenses and furthermore shall no longer be required to
provide to Tenant statements regarding such Operating Expenses as required by
Section 5(h). Tenant shall provide Landlord such evidence from time-to-time as
Landlord may require reflecting the timely payment of such Operating Expenses.
If at any time Landlord determines that Tenant has failed to pay any Operating
Expenses as and when due, Landlord may, but shall not be required to, pay such
Operating Expense and Tenant shall pay to Landlord as additional rent the amount
necessary to reimburse Landlord for such payment together with applicable
interest thereon within five (5) days following delivery by Landlord of
Landlord's notice of such payment by it and may, upon notice to Tenant elect to
resume payment of the Operating Expenses in which event such Operating Expenses
paid by Landlord shall be subject to collection as provided in Section 5(g) and
reporting as provided in Section 5(h).
SECTION 6. Use.
(a) Tenant will occupy and use the Premises for general office and for no
other use. Tenant agrees not to use the Premises for any immoral or unlawful
purpose. Landlord agrees that, subject to Section 18 and to the prior reasonable
review and approval by Landlord and compliance with all applicable governmental
requirements, including but not limited to the American with Disabilities Act,
and any signing criteria in any covenants, conditions, and restrictions recorded
prior to the date of this Lease, Tenant may erect and maintain on the Premises
and the building and improvements any signs advertising Tenant's business, as
Tenant may reasonably desire.
(b) Tenant shall not commit any acts on the Premises, nor use the Premises
in any manner that will increase the existing rates for or cause the
cancellation of any fire, liability, or other insurance policy insuring or
hereinafter insuring the Premises or the improvements on the Premises. Except as
otherwise provided in this Section 6(b), Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole cost and
expense, comply with all requirements of Landlord's insurance carriers that are
necessary for the continued maintenance at reasonable rates of fire and
liability insurance policies on the Premises and the improvements on the
Premises; provided however that in the event such compliance would result in
capital repairs or improvements to the Property, Landlord shall effect such
compliance and Tenant shall pay to Landlord as additional rent each month a
portion of the cost of such improvement equal to Tenant's Share of the cost of
such repair or improvement amortized over the useful life of such repair or
improvement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of making modifications to
the Premises or the Building to cause the Premises or the Building to comply
with the requirements of any insurance carrier, Tenant shall have the right to
pay any increase in premium charged by Landlord's carrier on any fire or other
liability policy provided such right may be exercised only if permitted by the
carrier without termination of such policy and further provided that such
increase shall not absent the agreement of any other tenant(s) be prorated among
the tenants of the Building but shall be borne solely by Tenant.
(c) Tenant shall not allow the Premises to be used for any unlawful
purpose, nor shall Tenant cause, maintain or permit any nuisance, either private
or public, in, on or about the Premises. No sale by auction shall be permitted
on the Premises without Landlord's prior written consent. Tenant shall not place
any loads upon the floors, walls, ceiling or roof which might endanger or damage
the structure: nor place or spill, nor suffer to be placed or spilled, any
harmful substances or Hazardous Substances in the drainage system of the
Building, nor on the Premises, the Building nor the Property; nor overload any
electrical, mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, or other systems. No waste
materials or refuse shall be permitted to remain upon any part of the Premises
nor outside of the Building in which the Premises are a part, except in trash
container(s) placed inside exterior enclosures approved by Landlord for that
purpose, or inside of the Building proper where designated by Landlord. No
materials, supplies, equipment, finished products or semi-finished products, raw
materials or articles of any nature shall be stored or permitted to remain on
the roof (other than air conditioning units) nor outside the Premises. Tenant
shall not place anything or allow anything to be placed near any window or door
which may appear unsightly from outside the Premises. No loudspeaker or other
device, system or apparatus which can be heard outside the Premises shall be
used in or at the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord. Tenant
shall not commit or suffer to be committed any waste in or upon the Premises.
Tenant covenants and agrees that no diminution of light, air or view by any
structure which may be hereafter erected (whether or not by Landlord) nor use of
the Building by other occupants nor use of neighboring buildings or areas by
others shall in any way affect this Lease, entitle Tenant to any reduction of
rent hereunder or result in any liability of Landlord to Tenant. Tenant shall
comply with any covenant, condition or restriction affecting the Premises, which
covenant, condition or restriction is of record as of the date of this Lease or
as to covenants, conditions or restrictions not of record as of the date of this
Lease, only such covenants, conditions or restrictions which do not materially
and adversely affect the Tenant's occupancy or use of the Premises. The
provisions of this Section are for the benefit of Landlord only and shall not be
construed to be for the benefit of any other person, or occupant of the
Premises.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in Section 6(e), Tenant shall, at Tenant's
sole cost, promptly comply with all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules,
regulations, orders, recorded covenants and restrictions, and requirements of
all municipal, state, and federal authorities now or later in force, including,
but not limited to, all provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the
"ADA"), all seismic retrofitting and other earthquake protection measures being
required by any governmental entity with regard to the Premises, any
requirements of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, the requirements
of any board of fire underwriters or other similar body now or in the future
constituted, and the direction or occupancy certificate issued by public
officers (collectively the "Legal Requirements"), insofar as they relate to the
condition, use, or occupancy of the Premises, the construction of the Tenant
Improvements (as hereinafter defined) and the construction of any future
Alterations (as hereinafter defined), including but not limited to the
correction or remediation of a violation arising out of or in connection with
the construction of Tenant Improvements or other Alterations done by or on
behalf of Tenant or which violation arises out of or results from the actions of
Tenant or any of Tenant's contractors, employees, licensees, invitees or agents.
Except in such circumstances where Tenant's compliance with Legal Requirements
arises in connection with the correction or remediation of a violation arising
out of or in connection with the construction of Tenant Improvements or other
Alterations done by or on behalf of Tenant or which violation arises out of or
results from the actions of Tenant or any of Tenant's contractors, employees,
licensees, invitees or agents, if Tenant's compliance with Legal Requirements
results in capital repairs or improvements to the Property, Landlord shall
effect such compliance and Tenant shall pay to Landlord as additional rent each
month a portion of the cost of such improvement equal to Tenant's Share of the
cost of such repair or improvement amortized over the useful life of such repair
or improvement. The judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction or the
admission of Tenant in any action or proceeding against Tenant that Tenant has
violated any Legal Requirement in the condition, use, or occupancy of the
Premises, will be conclusive of that fact as between Landlord and Tenant.
(e) Except in such circumstances where Tenant's compliance with Legal
Requirements arises in connection with the correction or remediation of a
violation arising out of or in connection with the construction of Tenant
Improvements or other Alterations done by or on behalf of Tenant or which
violation arises out of or results from the actions of Tenant or any of Tenant's
contractors, employees, licensees, invitees or agents, Landlord shall, at its
sole cost and expense, be responsible for compliance with Legal Requirements to
the extent that such compliance requires (i) physical modifications to the
foundation, roof, roof membrane, parking lot, sidewalks, structural walls or
other structural elements of the Building, (ii) physical modifications to tenant
improvements existing in the Prior Premises as of the date of this Lease, except
as such modifications may relate to the nature or placement of Tenant's
furnishings, fixtures or equipment, or (iii) physical modifications to the
bathrooms existing in the Additional Premises on the date of this Lease.
SECTION 7. Utilities.
Tenant shall pay promptly (as the same becomes due) directly to the entity
or authority providing and/or billing the same (or reimburse the entity paying
for the same as the case may be), all charges for water, gas, electricity,
telephone, telex and other electronic communication service, sewer service,
waste and refuse collection, and any other utilities, materials or services
furnished directly or indirectly to, for the benefit of and/or used by Tenant on
or about the Premises during the Term, including without limitation any charges
hereinafter imposes. In the event above charges also apply jointly to other
tenant(s) of Landlord where there is a common meter or common usage with other
tenant(s), Tenant shall allocate, adjust, reimburse and/or pay such charges on a
temporary or permanent basis (as the case may be) directly with such other
tenant(s); failing such direct allocation or adjustment, such charges may (at
Landlord's option) be allocated to the Premises by square footage or other
equitable basis as calculated and determined solely by Landlord. Except as
otherwise provided in this Section 7, Landlord shall not be liable for billings,
payment, advancement of money for payment, or reimbursement to others for or
with respect to any of the above services, materials, or charges, and Tenant
shall not be entitled to any abatement or reduction of Rent by reason of any
interruption or failure of utilities, material, or services to the Premises
during the Term, except and to the extent that such interruption or failure of
utilities, material, or services to the Premises results from the gross active
negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or any of Landlord's partners,
agents or employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord agrees that in the
event other tenant(s) fail to pay or reimburse, as the case may be, Tenant for
electrical usage properly allocable to such other tenant(s) within thirty (30)
days following receipt by such other tenant(s) of an invoice therefor from
Tenant, Tenant shall be entitled to a credit against Monthly Rent equal to the
amount unpaid by such tenant(s).
SECTION 8. Taxes.
(a) Within ten (10) business days after receipt of an invoice from
Landlord, Tenant shall, as additional rent, reimburse Landlord for all Taxes (as
hereinafter defined) and increases in Taxes which result from reassessment of
the Property due to changes in ownership thereof during the Term or which result
from the reassessment of the Property due to the improvement thereof subsequent
to the Delivery Date, and all installments of assessments that are due or become
due from and after the Delivery Date and on or prior to the expiration or sooner
termination of this Lease. In the event the Premises consist of only a portion
of the entire parcel being taxed, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the proportionate
share of such Taxes allocated to the Premises during the Term by square footage
or other reasonable basis as calculated and determined solely by Landlord.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be responsible for any taxes in
the nature of estate, inheritance, transfer, gift or franchise taxes of Landlord
or the federal or state income taxes imposed on Landlord's income from all
sources. As used herein the term "Taxes" shall mean and include (i) all taxes,
assessments, levies and other charges of any kind or nature whatsoever, general
and special, foreseen and unforeseen (including, without limitation, all
installments of principal and interest required to pay any general or special
assessments of public improvements, and any increases resulting from
reassessments caused by any change in ownership of the Premises or otherwise)
now or hereafter imposed by any governmental or quasi-governmental authority or
special district having the direct or indirect power to tax or levy assessments,
which are levied or assessed against, or with respect to the value, occupancy,
or use of all or any portion of the Property (as now constructed or as may at
any time hereafter be constructed, altered, or otherwise changed) or Landlord's
interest therein; any improvements located within the Premises (regardless of
ownership); the fixtures, equipment and other property of Landlord, real or
personal, that are an integral part of and located in the Premises; and
landscaping areas, walkways, parking areas, public utilities, or energy within
the Premises; (ii) all charges, levies or fees imposed by reason of
environmental regulation or other governmental control of the Premises, provided
however that Taxes shall not include any charges, levies or fees imposed by
reason of the environmental contamination of the Property by any party other
than Tenant, its agents, employees, contractors, officers, directors, partners,
licensees or invitees; (iii) any and all permit, inspection, and license fees,
and other public charges of whatever nature that are assessed against the
Property or arise because of the occupancy, use, or possession of the Property
(including but not limited to taxes on, or which shall be measured by, any rents
or rental income, taxes on personal property, whether of Landlord or Tenant);
and (iv) all costs and fees (including reasonable attorney's fees) incurred by
Landlord or Tenant in reasonably contesting any Tax and in negotiation with
public authorities as to any Tax. If at any time during the Term the taxation or
assessment of the Premises prevailing as of the Commencement Date shall be
altered so that in lieu of or in addition to any Tax described above there shall
be levied, assessed or imposed (whether by reason of a change in the method of
taxation or assessment, creation of a new tax or charge, or any other cause) an
alternate or additional tax or charge (x) on the value, use or occupancy of the
Premises or Landlord's interest therein or (y) on or measured by the gross
receipts, income or rentals from the Premises, on Landlord's business of leasing
the Premises, or based on vehicular ownership, parking, employment, production
or the like, or computed in any manner with respect to the operation of the
Premises, then any such tax or charge, however, designated, shall be included
within the meaning of the term "Taxes" for purposes of this Lease. If any Tax is
based in part upon property or rents unrelated to the Premises, then only that
part of such Tax that is fairly allocable to the Premises shall be included
within the meaning of the term "Taxes." Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term
"Taxes" shall not include estate, inheritance, gift or franchise taxes of
Landlord or the federal or state net income tax imposed on Landlord's income
from all sources.
(b) Tenant shall pay directly to the public authorities charged with the
collection on or before the last day on which payment may be made without
penalty or interest, as additional rent, all taxes, permit, inspection, and
license fees, and other public charges of whatever nature that are assessed
against personal property or trade fixtures owned by Tenant or others and/or
placed by Tenant in or about the Premises, and any interest or penalties
applicable thereto (if any) for non-payment or late payments, arising subsequent
to the Delivery Date, and all installments of assessments that are due or become
due from and after the Delivery Date and on or prior to the expiration or sooner
termination of this Lease.
(c) All Taxes levied on the Premises for the tax year in which the Delivery
Date falls shall be appropriately prorated between Landlord and Tenant, so that
Tenant's Share will reflect the portion of that tax year after the Delivery
Date. Taxes levied on the Premises for the tax year in which the Termination
Date occurs shall be similarly prorated between Landlord and Tenant to reflect
the period of Tenant's possession of the Premises during that tax year.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section,
Tenant shall have the right to contest or appeal the validity or the legality of
any Tax (including penalties and interest), so long as Tenant diligently and in
good faith pursues such contest or appeal to fruition; provided however, that
notwithstanding Tenant's desire to contest or appeal the validity or the
legality of any Tax, Landlord shall have the right in its sole discretion to pay
such Tax and Tenant shall, as a condition precedent to its right to contest or
appeal the imposition of any Tax, reimburse Landlord for such Tax in accordance
with Section 8(a). Any proceedings for contesting or appealing the validity,
legality, or amount of any tax, assessment, imposition, or charge, or to recover
any tax, assessment, imposition, or charge paid by Tenant, may be brought by
Tenant in the name of Landlord or in the name of Tenant, or both, as Tenant
deems advisable. Landlord agrees that Landlord will, upon the reasonable request
of Tenant, execute or join in the execution of any instrument or document
necessary in connection with any proceeding. However, if any proceedings are
brought by Tenant, Tenant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless
for all reasonable loss, cost, or expense that may be imposed on Landlord in
connection with the proceeding. In any event, Tenant shall notify Landlord in
advance of any Tax contest proceedings that Tenant intends to initiate, and
shall then inform Landlord of all significant developments in the proceedings as
they may occur. Upon the successful conclusion of any such contest or appeal,
Landlord agrees to, at Landlord's sole discretion, either (i) pay over to Tenant
such amounts as shall be returned to Landlord in connection with such appeal or
contest or (ii) apply such amounts as shall be returned to Landlord in
connection with such appeal or contest to amounts then owing from Tenant to
Landlord under this Lease.
(e) If Tenant has not paid any Tax required by this Lease to be paid by
Tenant before its delinquency, or if a Tax is contested by Tenant and that Tax
has not been paid within thirty (30) days after a final determination of the
validity, legality, or amount of the Tax, then Landlord may, but shall not be
required to, pay and discharge the Tax. If a Tax is paid by Landlord, the amount
of that payment shall be due and payable to Landlord by Tenant with the next
succeeding rental installment, and shall bear interest at the lesser of ten
percent (10%) per annum or the highest rate allowed by law from the date of the
payment by Landlord until repayment by Tenant.
(f) If any assessments for local improvements become a lien after the
Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay only the installments of the assessments
that become due and payable during the Term. On the request of Tenant, Landlord
agrees to cooperate or join with Tenant in any application that may be necessary
to permit the payment of the assessments in installments.
(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord agrees that Tenant shall not be
obligated to pay any increase in Taxes resulting from the transfer by Landlord
to an entity in which the named landlord herein or any of its shareholders,
partners or principals holds an ownership interest.
(h) Landlord represents and warrants that, to the best of its knowledge,
without investigation or inquiry, and except as may be disclosed by the secured
property tax bill for the 1995-1996, a copy of which has been provided to
Tenant, no assessments are currently assessed against the Building.
SECTION 9. Condition of Premises.
(a) Except as may be set forth on Exhibit E attached hereto, Tenant hereby
accepts the Premises, the Building and any improvements and equipment located
thereon or therein in their present "as-is" condition and, except as otherwise
may be set forth herein, without representation or warranty by Landlord as to
the condition of such Premises, Building, improvements or equipment or as to the
use of occupancy which may be made thereof.
(b) Landlord agrees to use reasonable and best efforts to repair the items
described on Exhibit E within ninety (90) days following the execution of this
Lease and in any case to complete such repairs within one-hundred and eighty
(180) days, provided however that if it is not feasible or practical to effect
repair of any item within the time frame required herein due to the seasonal
nature of such item, Landlord agrees to undertake an investigation and diagnosis
of such item promptly following the receipt of notice from Tenant as the
reoccurrence of such seasonal item and shall immediately commence repair of such
item and diligently pursue such repair until completion. Furthermore, as to the
Additional Premises, Landlord agrees to deliver such portion of the Premises to
Tenant upon the execution of this Lease, together with the electrical system,
the plumbing, the fire sprinkler system, the lighting, the windows, the interior
ceiling and walls, and the floor, but excluding the HVAC system, in good working
order and condition with the interior being free of leaks and water damage,
provided however that Landlord's obligations with regard to the HVAC system
shall be as set forth in Section 43(b) hereof. In addition, on or before
September 1, 1998, Landlord shall cause the Must Take Premises together with the
electrical system, the plumbing, the fire sprinkler system, the lighting, the
windows, the interior ceiling and walls, and the floor, but excluding the HVAC
system, to be in good working order and condition with the interior being free
of leaks and water damage.
(c) In addition to Landlord's obligations under Section 9(b) hereof,
Landlord agrees to install within ninety (90) days after the execution of this
Lease a "clean-out" in the main sewer line running connecting the Building to
the city sewer system.
SECTION 10. Repairs and Maintenance.
(a) Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole expense, keep and maintain the Premises,
including without limitation, interior walls, heating, ventilation and air
conditioning systems, operating systems, sidewalks, parking lots, fire
sprinklers, alarms, all windows (interior and exterior), window frames, plate
glass and glazing, truck doors, plumbing systems (such as water and drain lines,
sinks, toilets, faucets, drains, showers and water fountains), electrical
systems (such as panels, conduits, outlets, lighting fixtures, lamps, bulbs,
tubes and ballasts), heating and air conditioning systems (such as compressors,
fans, air handlers, ducts, mixing boxes, thermostats, time clocks, boilers,
heaters, supply and return grills), interior surfaces of the Premises, store
fronts, down mechanisms, latches, locks, skylights (if any), fire extinguishing
systems and equipment, and all other interior improvements of any nature
whatsoever, all exterior improvements including but not limited to sidewalks,
driveways, parking lots, landscaping areas, sprinkler systems, lighting, signs,
fountains, waterways, drains and landscaping that are part of or adjoin the
Premises in good and clean condition and repair, including without limitation
replacements as needed thereof, and to deliver to Landlord physical possession
of the Premises at the termination of this Lease or any sooner expiration
thereof, in good condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear excepted. All
repairs and replacements required of Tenant shall be promptly made with new
materials of like kind and quality. If the work affects the structural elements
of the Premises or if the estimated cost of any item of repair or replacement is
in excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), Tenant shall first obtain
Landlord's written approval of the scope of the work, the plans for the work,
the materials to be used, and the contractor hired to perform the work. In the
event any of the above maintenance responsibilities jointly apply to Tenant and
other tenant(s) of Landlord where there is common usage with other tenant(s),
such maintenance responsibilities and charges shall be performed by Landlord and
Tenant shall reimburse Landlord as additional rent the cost of such maintenance
responsibilities and charges as allocated to the Premises by square footage or
other equitable basis as calculated and determined by Landlord. In the event
that any repair or replacement shall be of a capital nature, Landlord agrees to
pay for such repair or replacement provided that Tenant shall reimburse
Landlord, as Operating Expenses, a portion of the cost of such repair or
replacement based upon the amortization of such repair or replacement over such
item's useful life as determined under generally accepted accounting standards.
In the event that the repair or replacement of such item benefits other tenants
in the Building, such amortization shall be shared on a pro-rata basis with such
other tenant(s) on a basis reasonably determined by Landlord.
(b) Tenant shall maintain continuously throughout the term of the Lease a
service contract for the washing of all windows, both interior and exterior
surfaces, in the Premises; the contract should provide for the periodic washing
of all windows at least once every ninety (90) days during the term of the Lease
(the "Window Washing Contract").
(c) Tenant shall maintain continuously throughout the term of the Lease a
service contract for the maintenance of all heating, air conditioning, and
ventilation equipment with a licensed repair and maintenance contractor approved
by Landlord; the contract should provide for periodic inspections and servicing
of the heating, air conditioning, and ventilation equipment at least once every
ninety (90) days during the term of the Lease (the "HVAC Contract").
(d) Tenant shall maintain continuously throughout the term of the Lease a
service contract for the monitoring of fire sprinklers and alarms located on or
about the Premises with a licensed service, which contract shall, inter alia,
provide for the periodic testing and if necessary replacement of the fire
sprinklers and alarms located on or about the Premises (the "Life Safety
Contract").
(e) Within ten (10) days of the Delivery Date, Tenant shall provide copies
of the Window Washing Contract, the HVAC Contract and the Life Safety Contract
to Landlord.
(f) If at any time during the Term, including renewals or extensions
thereof, Tenant fails to maintain the Premises, make any repairs or replacements
as required by this Section or maintain service contracts required by this
Section, Landlord shall have the right to, but shall not be required to, enter
the Premises and perform the maintenance or make the repairs or replacements or
enter into appropriate service contracts, as the case may be, all for the
account of Tenant and any sums expended by Landlord in so doing, together with
interest at the lesser of ten percent (10%) per annum or the highest rate
allowed by law, shall be deemed additional rent and shall be immediately due
from Tenant on demand of Landlord.
(g) Tenant waives the provisions of Civil Code ss.ss. 1941 and 1942 and any
other law that would require Landlord to maintain the Premises in a tenantable
condition or would provide Tenant with the right to make repairs and deduct the
cost of those repairs from the rent.
(h) Landlord shall, at its sole expense, maintain and, as necessary, repair
the Building foundation, the exterior walls, the roof, the roof membrane and
other structural elements of the Premises; provided however that Landlord shall
not be responsible for any repairs to or maintenance to the building foundation,
exterior walls or roof structure caused by or resulting from the actions of
Tenant or any of Tenant's contractors, employees, licensees, invitees or agents.
Tenant agrees that it shall be responsible for and shall promptly repair or
replace, as necessary, any part or portion of the building foundation, the
exterior walls and the roof structure of the Premises; which repair or
maintenance arises out of or results from the actions of Tenant or any of
Tenant's contractors, employees, licensees, invitees or agents.
(i) Landlord shall keep and maintain the exterior of the Premises and all
grounds and landscaping in good condition, and repair (collectively "Exterior
Maintenance"). Within ten (10) business days after receipt of an invoice from
Landlord, Tenant shall, as additional rent, reimburse Landlord for all costs
incurred by Landlord in such Exterior Maintenance.
SECTION 11. Alterations.
(a) Tenant shall not make or allow any alterations, additions, or
improvements to the Premises or any part of the Premises (collectively,
"Alterations"), without Landlord's prior consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Consent, however, may be conditioned upon the receipt by,
and approval of, Landlord of a set of plans and specifications for the
alterations no later than thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled construction
of the alterations as well as the use by Tenant of a contractor or contractors
acceptable to Landlord. The installation of furnishings, fixtures, equipment, or
decorative improvements, none of which shall affect operating systems or the
structure of the Premises shall not constitute "Alterations." All Alterations
and any furnishings, fixtures, equipment, or decorative improvements remaining
on the Premises after the termination or earlier expiration of this Lease shall
immediately become Landlord's property and, at the termination or earlier
expiration of this Lease, shall remain on the Premises without compensation to
Tenant. Tenant agrees upon notice from Landlord to remove, at Tenant's sole cost
and expense, any and all Alterations, furnishings, fixtures, equipment, or
decorative improvements (other than floors, walls, suspended ceilings and
structural walls) installed by or on behalf of Tenant prior to the termination
or earlier expiration of this Lease. In the event that Landlord requires Tenant
to remove any such Alterations, furnishings, fixtures, equipment, or decorative
improvements and Tenant fails to cause such removal on or prior to the
termination or other earlier expiration of this Lease, such failure shall be
deemed a holdover under Section 13(b) of this Lease, and in addition to any
other damages owing Landlord under this Section, Tenant shall owe Holdover Rent
(as hereinafter defined) for each and every day of such failure. All
improvements, additions, alterations, and repairs and the removal and
restoration thereof, if required under this Lease, shall be performed in
accordance with all applicable laws and at Tenant's sole expense. Tenant will
indemnify and defend Landlord for all liens, claims, or damages caused by
remodeling, improvements, additions, alterations, and repairs and the removal
and restoration thereof, if required under this Lease. Landlord agrees, when
requested by Tenant, to execute and deliver any applications, consents, or other
instruments reasonably required to permit Tenant to do this work or to obtain
permits for the work.
(b) Before any contract or subcontract is let or other agreement executed
for the performance of any service, or the furnishing of any materials, and
before any work of any kind or nature is commenced upon the construction of
Alterations, Tenant will procure and deliver to Landlord a completion bond and a
payment bond, both in form and substance satisfactory to Landlord issued by
reputable surety corporations or bonding corporations qualified to do business
in California, guaranteeing or otherwise assuring Landlord that the construction
of the Alterations will proceed to completion with due diligence, that the
reconstruction, when completed, will be fully paid for, and that the Premises
will remain free of all mechanics', laborers' or materialmen's liens or claimed
liens on account of any services or materials furnished or labor or work
performed in connection with the construction of the Alterations.
(c) At least ten (10) days before any construction commences or materials
are delivered for any alterations that Tenant is making to the Premises, whether
or not Landlord's consent is required, Tenant shall give written notice to
Landlord as to when the construction is to commence or the materials are to be
delivered. Landlord shall then have the right to post and maintain on the
Premises any notices that are required to protect Landlord and Landlord's
interest in the Premises from any liens for work and labor performed or
materials furnished in making the alterations; provided, however, that it shall
be Tenant's duty to keep the Premises free and clear of all liens, claims, and
demands for work performed, materials furnished, or operations conducted on the
Premises by or on behalf of Tenant. In the event that Tenant fails to provide
Landlord with the notice required by this Section 11(b), Landlord shall have the
right to cause the cessation of such construction and shall have the further
right to file notices of cessation and/or completion, so as to allow the
Premises to be protected from mechanic's liens. Tenant hereby irrevocably
appoints Landlord its attorney-in-fact which appointment is coupled with an
interest to cause such cessation and to file such notices.
(d) Tenant will not at any time permit any mechanics', laborers', or
materialmen's liens to stand against the Premises for any labor or material
furnished to Tenant or claimed to have been furnished to Tenant or Tenant's
agents, contractors, or subtenants, in connection with work of any character
performed or claimed to have been performed on the Premises by or at the
direction or sufferance of Tenant; provided, however, that Tenant shall have the
right to contest the validity or amount of any lien or claimed lien, upon giving
to Landlord a bond assuring that the lien or claimed lien will be paid, when and
to the extent that the lien is finally determined to be valid and owing. On
final determination of the lien or claim of lien, Tenant will immediately pay
any final judgment rendered, with all property costs and charges, and shall have
the lien released or judgment satisfied at Tenant's sole expense. If Tenant
fails to pay the judgment promptly or otherwise fails to prevent any sale,
foreclosure, or forfeiture of the Premises because of a lien, Landlord shall
have the right, upon five (5) days' written notice to Tenant, to pay or prevent
this action, and the amount paid by Landlord shall be immediately due and
payable to Landlord, and shall bear interest at the lesser of ten percent (10%)
per annum or the highest rate allowed by law from the date of payment by
Landlord until repayment by Tenant.
SECTION 12. Entry.
(a) Landlord and its agents may enter the Premises at any reasonable time
upon reasonable notice to Tenant, or immediately in the case of an emergency,
for the purpose of (i) inspecting the Premises; (ii) posting notices of
nonresponsibility; (iii) supplying any service to be provided by Landlord to
Tenant; (iv) showing the Leased Premises to prospective purchasers, mortgagees,
or tenants; (v) making necessary alterations, additions, or repairs as required
by this Lease or to otherwise perform Landlord's duties under this Lease; (vi)
to determine whether Tenant is complying with the terms of this Lease ; (vii)
performing Tenant's obligations when Tenant has failed to do so after written
notice from Landlord, if required by the terms of this Lease; (vii) placing on
the Leased Premises ordinary for lease signs or for sale signs; (viii) to do
other lawful acts that may be necessary to protect Landlord's interest in the
Premises under this Lease and (ix) responding to an emergency.
(b) Landlord shall have the right to use any means Landlord deems necessary
and proper to enter the Premises in an emergency. Any entry into the Premises
obtained by Landlord in accordance with this Section shall not be a forcible or
unlawful entry into, or a detainer of, the Premises, or an eviction, actual or
constructive, of Tenant from the Premises, nor shall such entry give rise to a
claim for rent abatement.
SECTION 13. Surrender of Premises; Holding Over.
(a) Tenant agrees on the last day of the Term, or on the sooner termination
of this Lease, to surrender the Premises promptly and peaceably to Landlord in
good condition and repair (normal wear and tear excepted), including without
limitation: all tile floors cleaned and waxed; all carpets cleaned and
shampooed; all broken, marred, stained or non-conforming acoustical ceiling
tiles replaced; all windows washed inside and out; the air conditioning and
heating systems serviced by a reputable and licensed service firm, left in good
operating condition and repair relative to its age as so certified to by such
firm; the plumbing, electrical and lighting systems left in good order and
repair, including replacement of any burned out, discolored or broken light
bulbs, ballasts or lenses; the lawn, shrubs and trees in good condition
including the replacement of any dead or damaged plantings; the sidewalk,
driveways and parking areas in good order, condition and repair, any damaged
surface or other portion having been repaired or replaced, together with all
alterations, additions, and improvements which may have been made in, to, or on
the Premises (except moveable trade fixtures installed at the expense of
Tenant). If Tenant fails to surrender the Premises at the end of the Term or
other sooner termination of this Lease, then Tenant shall indemnify Landlord
against loss or liability resulting from the delay by Tenant in so surrendering
the Premises, including, without limitation, any claims made by any succeeding
tenant founded on such delay. No act of conduct of Landlord, whether consisting
of the acceptance of the keys to the Premises, or otherwise, shall be deemed to
be or constitute an acceptance of the surrender of the Premises by Tenant prior
to the expiration of the Term hereof, and acceptance by Landlord of surrender by
Tenant shall only flow from and must be evidenced by a written acknowledgment of
acceptance of surrender signed by Landlord. The voluntary or other surrender of
this Lease or the Premises by Tenant or a mutual cancellation of this Lease
shall not work as a merger and, at the option of Landlord, shall either
terminate all existing subleases or operate as an assignment or attornment to
Landlord of such subleases as Landlord may elect to retain. After the expiration
or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and
deliver to Landlord, within ten (10) days after written demand from Landlord to
Tenant, any quitclaim deed or other document required by any reputable title
company, licensed to operation in the State of California, to remove the cloud
or encumbrance created by this Lease from the real property containing the
Premises.
(b) At the end of the Term, or any extension, should Tenant hold over for
any reason, it is agreed that in the absence of a written agreement to the
contrary, that tenancy shall be from month-to-month only and not a renewal of
this Lease, nor an extension for any further term. Tenant shall pay Monthly Rent
in an amount equal to one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the Monthly Rent
payable for the month immediately prior to the end of the Term or any extension
thereof for the first sixty (60) days of such hold over and two hundred percent
(200%) of the Monthly Rent payable for the month immediately prior to the end of
the Term or any extension thereof thereafter ("Holdover Rent") and the
month-to-month tenancy shall be subject to every other term, covenant, and
condition in this Lease that is consistent with and not contrary to a
month-to-month tenancy.
SECTION 14. Indemnity.
(a) Tenant agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold Landlord, and Landlord's
employees, agents and contractors harmless from all liability, penalties,
losses, damages, costs, expenses, causes of action, claims, or judgments,
including but not limited to attorneys' fees and costs, arising by reason of any
death, bodily injury, personal injury, or property damage resulting from: (i)
any cause occurring in or about or resulting from an occurrence in or about the
Premises during the Term, (ii) act, work or things done or permitted to be done
or otherwise suffered, or any omission to act, in or about the Premises by
Tenant or by any of Tenant's agents, officers, directors, employees,
contractors, licensees or invitees, (iii) the negligence or willful misconduct
of Tenant or Tenant's agents, employees, invitees, licensees, contractors and
subcontractors, wherever it occurs, or (iii) an Event of Default by Tenant. The
provisions of this Section 14(a) shall survive the expiration or sooner
termination of this Lease.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Lease, Landlord shall not be
liable to Tenant, nor shall Tenant be entitled to terminate this Lease or to any
abatement of rent for any damage to Tenant's property or any injury to Tenant or
any of Tenant's employees, agents, or invitees, or loss to Tenant's business
arising out of any cause, other than Landlord's active gross negligence or
willful misconduct, including but not limited to (i) the failure, interruption,
or installation of any heating, air conditioning, or ventilation equipment; (ii)
the failure, interruption, or installation of any fire sprinklers or alarms;
(iii) the loss or interruption of any utility service; (iv) the failure to
furnish or delay in furnishing any utilities or services; (v) the limitation,
curtailment, rationing, or restriction on the use of water or electricity, gas
or any other form of utility; (vi) vandalism, malicious mischief, or forcible
entry by unauthorized persons or the criminal act of any person; or (vii)
seepage, flooding, or other penetration of water into any portion of the
Premises. The provisions of this Section 14(b) shall survive the expiration or
sooner termination of this Lease. Nothing contained in this Section 14(b) shall
be deemed to relieve Landlord of a claim for damages arising out of any breach
by Landlord of its obligations under this Lease.
SECTION 15. Insurance.
(a) Landlord agrees at all times during the Term and during any extension
thereof, to purchase and keep in force policy(ies) of insurance covering loss or
damage to the Premises by reason of fire (extended coverage), flood, systems
breakdown and those perils included within the classification of "all risks"
insurance (with sprinkler damage and other appropriate endorsements), which
insurance shall be in the amount of the full replacement value of the Premises
as determined by insurance company appraisers or Landlord's insurance broker,
plus Landlord's liability insurance; plus rental income insurance in the amount
of one hundred (100%) percent of up to twelve (12) months Monthly Rent (plus
sums paid during such period as additional rent). Such coverage shall exclude
routine maintenance and repairs and incidental damage or destruction caused by
accidents or vandalism for which Tenant is responsible under this Lease. Tenant
agrees to pay Landlord as additional rent in accordance with Section 5(e) of
this Lease the cost of such insurance coverage (other than earthquake
insurance); or if Tenant does not lease the entire Building, then Tenant's
proportionate share of the cost of such insurance coverage (other than
earthquake insurance) which shall be allocated during the Term to the Premises
by building square footage or other equitable basis as calculated and determined
solely by Landlord or Landlord's insurance broker. If such insurance cost is
increased due to Tenant's particular use of the Premises, Tenant agrees to pay
to Landlord the full cost of such increase. Tenant shall have no interest in nor
any right to the proceeds of any insurance procured by Landlord for or with
respect to the Premises, except for amounts specifically designated by the
carrier as compensation for (i) tenant improvements installed and paid for by
Tenant; (ii) Tenant's furniture, fixtures and equipment; or (iii) Tenant's
moving or relocation costs.
(b) At all times during the Lease Term and during any holdover period,
Tenant, at its sole expense, shall procure and maintain the following types of
insurance:
(i) Liability and Worker's Compensation Insurance. Tenant shall, at
Tenant's expense, obtain and keep in force during the Term of this Lease a
policy of worker's compensation insurance and a policy of commercial
general liability insurance with Broad Form Liability, and cross-liability
endorsements, insuring Landlord and Tenant against any liability arising
out of the use or occupancy of the Premises and all areas appurtenant
thereto, including parking areas. Such insurance shall be in an amount
satisfactory to Landlord of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence,
$2,000,000 annually in the aggregate for all claims. Such policy shall
insure performance by Tenant of the indemnity provisions of Section 14
hereof.
(ii) Insurance for Tenant's Personal Property; Fixtures and Equipment.
"All Risk" insurance with a sprinkler damage endorsement for Tenant's
personal property, inventory, alterations, fixtures, equipment, plate glass
and leasehold improvements located on the Premises, in an amount not less
than one hundred percent (100%) of their actual replacement value,
providing coverage for risk of direct physical loss or damage including
sprinkler leakage, vandalism and malicious mischief. The proceeds of such
insurance, so long as this Lease remains in effect, shall be used to repair
or replace the personal property, inventory, alterations, fixtures,
equipment and leasehold improvements so insured. Provided such proceeds are
applied as set forth in this Section 15(b)(ii), any insurance proceeds
received by Tenant under such policy shall be the sole property of Tenant,
and Landlord shall have no rights thereto.
(c) Each policy of insurance required to be carried by Tenant shall be
issued by a responsible insurance company authorized to do business in
California with an A.M. Best rating of at least A+. Any policy of commercial
general liability insurance shall be issued in the names of Landlord, Tenant and
any beneficiary under any deed of trust covering the Premises, if required by
the deed of trust, as their respective interests may appear. In no event shall
Landlord be a co-insured on any policy of workers compensation insurance carried
by Tenant. Tenant shall deliver a certificate for each insurance policy to
Landlord with all relevant endorsements. Each policy of insurance shall be
primary and noncontributory with any policies carried by Landlord, to the extent
obtainable, any loss shall be payable notwithstanding any act or negligence of
Landlord or any of Landlord's agents, employees or contractors that might
otherwise result in forfeiture of insurance, shall contain a cross liability
endorsement; and shall contain a severability clause. Each insurance policy
shall provide that a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation and of any material
modification of coverage shall be given to all named insureds. The insurance
coverage required under this Section may be carried by Tenant under a blanket
policy insuring other locations of Tenant's business, provided that the Premises
covered by this Lease are specifically identified as included under that policy.
Tenant agrees that upon the failure to insure as provided in this Lease, or to
pay the premiums in the insurance, Landlord may contract for the insurance and
pay the premiums, and all sums expended by Landlord for the insurance shall be
considered additional rent under this Lease and shall be immediately repayable
by Tenant.
(d) At all times during the Term and any extensions or renewals, Tenant
agrees to keep and maintain, or cause Tenant's agents, contractors, or
subcontractors to keep and maintain, workmen's compensation insurance and other
forms of insurance as may from time to time be required by law or may otherwise
be necessary to protect Landlord and the Premises from claims of any person who
may at any time work on the Premises, whether as a servant, agent, or employee
of Tenant or otherwise. This insurance shall be maintained at the expense of
Tenant or Tenant's agents, contractors, or subcontractors and not at the expense
of Landlord.
(e) Landlord agrees that it will tender and turn over to Tenant or to
Tenant's insurers the defense of any claims, demands, or suits instituted, made,
or brought against Landlord or against Landlord and Tenant jointly, within the
scope of this Section. However, Landlord shall have the right to approve the
selection of legal counsel, to the extent that selection is within Tenant's
control, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In
addition, Landlord shall retain the right at Landlord's election to have
Landlord's own legal counsel participate as co-counsel, to the extent that
claims are made that may not be covered by Tenant's insurers.
(f) The parties hereto release each other, and their respective agents and
employees, from any liability for injury to any person or damage to property
that is caused by or results from any risk insured against under any valid and
collectible insurance policy carried by either of the parties which contains a
waiver of subrogation by the insurer and is in force at the time of such injury
or damage; provided however that Tenant shall not be released from any such
liability to the extent any damages resulting from such injury or damage are not
covered by the recovery obtained by Landlord from such insurance. This release
shall be in effect only so long as the applicable insurance policy contains a
clause to the effect that this release shall not affect the right of the insured
to recover under such policy. Each party shall use reasonable efforts to cause
each insurance policy obtained by it to provide that the insurer waives all
right of recovery by way of subrogation against the other party and its agents
and employees in connection with any injury or damage covered by such policy.
However, if any insurance policy cannot be obtained with such a waiver of
subrogation, or if such waiver of subrogation is only available at additional
cost and the party for whose benefit the waiver is to be obtained does not pay
such additional cost, then the party obtaining such insurance shall notify the
other party of that fact and thereupon shall be relieved of the obligation to
obtain such waiver of subrogation rights from the insurer with respect to the
particular insurance involved.
SECTION 16. Trade Fixtures.
(a) Tenant shall have the right, at any time and from time to time during
the Term and any renewals or extensions, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, to
install and affix on the Premises items for use in Tenant's trade or business,
which Tenant, in Tenant's sole discretion, deems advisable (collectively "Trade
Fixtures"). Trade Fixtures installed in the Premises by Tenant shall always
remain the property of Tenant and may be removed at the expiration of the Term
or any extension, provided that any damage to the Premises caused by the removal
of the Trade Fixtures shall be repaired by Tenant, and further provided that
Landlord shall have the right to keep any Trade Fixtures or to require Tenant to
remove any Trade Fixtures that Tenant might otherwise elect to abandon.
(b) Any Trade Fixtures that are not removed from the Premises by Tenant
within thirty (30) days after the Termination Date shall be deemed abandoned by
Tenant and shall automatically become the property of Landlord as owner of the
real property to which they are affixed.
SECTION 17. Communications Cables.
Regardless of any provisions of this Lease to the contrary, Landlord and
Tenant agree as follows:
(a) Cabling and Equipment. Tenant will be responsible, at Tenant's sole
cost, for the installation, maintenance, and repair of all telecommunication
cabling, wiring, and risers running throughout the Premises, together with all
of Tenant's telephones, telecopiers, computers, telephone switching, telephone
panels, and related equipment. Tenant agrees to install, maintain, and repair
the telecommunication cabling, wiring, and risers running throughout the
Premises in a good and proper manner.
(b) Right of Entry. In addition to Landlord's other rights of entry under
this Lease, Landlord may enter the Leased Premises to inspect the
telecommunication cabling, wiring, and risers to assure that the installation,
maintenance, and repair are being performed in a good and proper manner.
(c) Designated Provider. Tenant has informed Landlord that Tenant plans to
utilize its own personnel in the installation, maintenance, and repair of the
telecommunication cabling, wiring, and risers within the Premises. Tenant
represents, warrants and covenants that such personnel are and at all times
shall be qualified to conduct such installation, maintenance, and repair of the
telecommunication cabling, wiring, and risers. In the event that Landlord in its
reasonable opinion determines that the installation, maintenance, and repair of
the telecommunication cabling, wiring, and risers by Tenant's personnel creates
a significant risk of adversely effecting the telecommunication cabling, wiring,
and risers running through the portion of the Building not occupied by Tenant,
Landlord may require and Tenant agrees to have the installation, maintenance,
and repair of the telecommunication cabling, wiring, and risers done by an
independent contractor approved by Landlord, which approval Landlord shall give
or withhold within fifteen (15) business days following the receipt by Landlord
of Tenant's request therefor.
(d) Indemnity. Tenant agrees to indemnify, release, defend, and hold
Landlord harmless against any damages, claims, or other liability resulting from
Tenant's installation, repair, or maintenance of the telecommunication cabling,
wiring, and risers, including, but not limited to, the costs of repair.
(e) Release. Tenant releases Landlord from all losses, claims, injuries,
damages, or other liability, including, but not limited to, consequential
damages, whether to persons or property and no matter how caused, in any way
connected with the interruption of telecommunications services due to the
failure of any telecommunications cabling, wiring, or risers. Tenant expressly
waives the right to claim that any interruption constitutes grounds for a claim
of abatement of rent, of constructive eviction, or for termination of the Lease.
SECTION 18. Signs.
Tenant shall not maintain nor permit any sign, awning, canopy, marquee, or
other advertising to appear or be affixed on any exterior door, wall, or window
of the Premises, except as permitted by both applicable ordinances and any
conditions, covenants and restrictions covering the Premises, and then at
Tenants sole cost or expense. Furthermore, Tenant shall not place any
decoration, lettering, or advertising matter on the glass of any exterior window
of the Premises without the prior written approval of Landlord, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld. If Tenant maintains any sign, awning,
canopy, marquee, decoration, or advertising matter in accordance with the terms
of this Section, Tenant shall maintain it in good appearance and repair at all
times during this Lease. At the Termination Date, any of the items mentioned in
this Section that are not removed from the Premises by Tenant may, without
damage or liability, be removed and destroyed by Landlord and Tenant shall be
liable to Landlord for the cost of such removal and destruction.
SECTION 19. Damage and Destruction.
(a) If, during the Term, the Premises or other improvements located thereon
or therein are damaged or destroyed, whether partially or entirely, from any
insured casualty, Landlord shall, within one hundred and fifty (150) days after
such casualty, substantially complete the restoration of the Premises to
substantially the same condition as prior to such casualty. Landlord's
obligation shall not include repair or replacement of Tenant's equipment,
furnishings, fixtures or personal property. Damage to or destruction of any
portion of the building, fixtures, or other improvements on the Premises by
fire, the elements, or any other cause shall not terminate this Lease or entitle
Tenant to surrender the Premises or otherwise affect the respective obligations
of the parties, any present or future law to the contrary notwithstanding. If
the existing laws do not permit the Premises to be substantially restored to
substantially the same condition as they were in immediately before such
casualty and Landlord is unable to get a variance to such laws to permit the
restoration of the Premises within the 150-day period, then either party may
terminate this Lease by giving written notice to the other party within thirty
(30) days after the expiration of such 150-day period, in which event this Lease
shall terminate as of the date of such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Landlord shall notify Tenant within ninety (90) days following a casualty
whether Landlord shall restore or rebuild the Premises or demolish the Premises.
In the event that Landlord elects to demolish the Premises rather than rebuild
it, the Lease shall terminate sixty (60) days following the delivery of the
notice of Landlord's election to so demolish the Premises.
(b) If the Premises are damaged or destroyed in whole or in part by any
uninsured or under insured casualty, Landlord may either: (i) restore the
Premises to substantially the same condition as they were in immediately before
the destruction, such restoration to be substantially completed within one
hundred and fifty (150) days following the casualty, in which event this Lease
shall continue in full force and effect; or (ii) elect not to so restore the
Premises. In either event Landlord shall give Tenant written notice of its
intention within ninety (90) days following such casualty.
(c) If any casualty occurs to the Premises during the last six (6) months
of the initial Term or within the last six (6) months of any extension thereof
so that Tenant's use or occupancy of the Premises is materially impaired, either
party shall have the right to terminate this Lease within thirty (30) days
following such casualty.
(d) In the event that a casualty not caused by Tenant or any of Tenant's
employees, agents, contractors, officers, directors, invitees or licensees, or
in the event that Landlord fails to repair and maintain as required by this
Lease the roof, the roof membrane, the foundation and/or the structural walls,
which casualty or failure, as the case may be, results in the material
impairment of Tenant's use or occupancy of the Premises and this Lease is not
terminated in accordance with the terms of this Section 19, the Monthly Rent
otherwise payable by Tenant shall be abated from the date of such material
impairment until the Premises are substantially repaired or restored, such
abatement to be based upon the extent to which Tenant's use or occupancy of the
Premises is materially impaired by such casualty or failure. Except for the
abatement of Monthly Rent, all other obligations of Tenant under this Lease
shall remain in full force and effect. Except for the abatement of Monthly Rent,
Tenant shall have no claim against Landlord for any loss suffered by Tenant due
to such casualty or any restoration or repair work undertaken as herein
provided.
(e) The provisions of California Civil Code ss.ss. 1932(2) and 1933(4), and
any similar or successor statutes are hereby waived by Tenant and shall be
inapplicable with respect to any damage or destruction of the Premises, such
sections providing that a lease terminates upon the destruction of the Premises
unless otherwise agreed between the parties to the contrary.
SECTION 20. Condemnation.
(a) If, during the Term or any renewal or extension, the whole of the
Premises shall be taken pursuant to any condemnation proceeding, this Lease
shall terminate as of 12:01 a.m. of the date that actual physical possession of
the Premises is taken, and after that, both Landlord and Tenant shall be
released from all obligations under this Lease.
(b) If, during the Term or any renewal or extension, only a part of the
Premises is taken pursuant to any condemnation proceeding and the effect of such
condemnation is to materially impair Tenant's use or occupancy of the Premises,
or if Tenant's use or occupancy is materially impaired by reason of the taking
of any other property adjacent to or over the Premises pursuant to any
condemnation proceeding, or if by reason of any law or ordinance the use of the
Premises for the purposes specified in this Lease shall become unlawful, then
and after the taking or after the occurrence of other described events, Tenant
shall have the option to terminate, and the option can be exercised only after
the taking or after the occurrence of other described events by Tenant giving
ten (10) days' written notice to Landlord, and Monthly Rent shall be paid only
to the time when Tenant surrenders possession of the Premises. Without limiting
the generality of the previous provision, it is agreed that in the event of a
partial taking of the Premises pursuant to any condemnation proceeding, if
either (i) the number of square feet of floor area in the portion remaining
after the taking is less than eighty percent (80%) of the number of square feet
of floor area at the commencement of the Term or (ii) the number of square feet
of parking in the portion remaining after the taking is less than eighty percent
(80%) of the number of square feet of parking at the commencement of the Term,
Tenant shall, after the taking, have the option to terminate this Lease on ten
(10) days' written notice to Landlord, and Monthly Rent shall be paid only to
the time when Tenant surrenders possession of the Premises.
(c) If only a part of the Premises is taken pursuant to any condemnation
proceeding under circumstances that Tenant does not have the option to terminate
this Lease as provided in this Section, or having the option to terminate,
Tenant elects not to terminate, then Landlord shall at Landlord's expense
promptly proceed to restore the remainder of the Premises to a self-contained
architectural unit, and the Monthly Rent payable shall be reduced effective the
date of the taking to an amount that shall be in the same proportion to Monthly
Rent payable prior to the taking, as the number of square feet of floor area
remaining after the taking bears to the number of square feet of floor area
immediately prior to the taking.
(d) If the whole or any part of the Premises are taken pursuant to any
condemnation proceeding, then Landlord shall be entitled to the entirety of any
condemnation award except that portion specifically allocable by the condemning
authority, if any, to (i) tenant improvements installed and paid for by Tenant;
(ii) Tenant's furniture, fixtures and equipment; or (iii) Tenant's moving or
relocation costs..
SECTION 21. Assignment and Subletting.
(a) Tenant shall not assign or hypothecate this Lease or any interest
herein (by operation of law or otherwise) or sublet the Premises or any part
thereof, or permit the use of the Premises by any party other than Tenant or
mortgage or encumber the Lease (or otherwise use the Lease as a security device)
in any manner or materially amend or modify an assignment, sublease or other
Transfer that has been previously approved by Landlord (each an "Transfer")
without the prior written consent of Landlord which shall not be unreasonably
withheld. If Tenant is a corporation, a partnership or a limited liability
company, the transfer (as a consequence of a single transaction or any number of
separate transactions) of fifty percent (50%) or more of the beneficial
ownership interest of the voting stock of Tenant issued and outstanding as of
the date hereof or partnership interests in Tenant, or ownership interests in
Tenant, as the case may be, shall constitute a Transfer hereunder for which such
consent is required. Further, Tenant shall not Transfer this Lease to any
corporation which controls, is controlled by or is under common control with
Tenant, or to any corporation resulting from merger or consolidation with
Tenant, or to any person or entity which acquires all the assets as a going
concern of the business of Tenant that is being conducted on the Premises,
without the prior written consent of Landlord which shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Any of the foregoing acts without such consent shall be void, and, at
the option of Landlord, shall terminate this Lease. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Section, provided the use of the Premises does
not change, Tenant may Transfer this Lease without first obtaining Landlord's
consent as follows (each a "Permitted Transfer"): (i) to a corporation, limited
liability company or other entity which results from a merger, consolidation,
reorganization or asset sale with Tenant in which the surviving entity (A)
acquires substantially all of the assets of Tenant as a going concern, (B)
assumed, or is deemed by law to be liable for all of the liabilities of Tenant
and (C) has after such merger , consolidation, reorganization or asset sale a
net worth not less than the greater of Tenant's net worth as of the date of this
Lease or Tenant's net worth immediately preceding such merger, consolidation or
other reorganization, or (ii) as a result of a sale, issuance or transfer of the
capital stock of Tenant provided Tenant becomes a publicly traded corporation or
other entity.
(b) In the event that Tenant should desire to Transfer this Lease, Tenant
shall provide Landlord with written notice of such desire at least sixty (60)
days in advance of the effective date of such Transfer. Such notice shall
include (i) the name and legal composition of the proposed sublessee or
assignee, (ii) the nature of business to be conducted by the proposed sublessee
or assignee in the Premises, (iii) the terms and conditions of the proposed
Transfer, (iv) a current financial statement of the proposed sublessee or
assignee, financial statements of proposed sublessee or assignee covering the
preceding three (3) years, if they exist, and, if available, an audited
financial statement of the proposed sublessee or assignee for a period ending
not more than one (1) year prior to the proposed effective date of the Transfer,
all of which are to be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, (v) a statement of all consideration to be given on account of the
Transfer; and (vi) any other information that Landlord requests. At any time
within thirty (30) days following receipt of Tenant's notice, Landlord may by
written notice to Tenant elect to (i) in Landlord's sole and absolute
discretion, as to any Transfer occurring prior to August 1, 1998, terminate this
Lease as to the space affected by the proposed Transfer, as of the effective
date of the proposed Transfer, (ii) consent to the proposed subletting of the
Premises or assignment of this Lease or (iii) disapprove of the proposed
Transfer. If Landlord has the right to terminate this Lease as to the space
affected by the proposed Transfer and does not elect to so terminate this Lease,
Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to a proposed Transfer if
Tenant is not in default under this Lease at the time Tenant requests such
consent. If Landlord elects to terminate this Lease as to the space affected by
the proposed Transfer, Landlord shall so notify Tenant in which event Tenant
shall have the right within three (3) business days following the receipt of
Landlord's notice to notify Landlord that Tenant has elected not to Transfer the
Lease and has retracted its request for Landlord's consent thereto in which
event, Landlord shall not terminate the Lease. Without limiting other situations
in which it may be reasonable for Landlord to withhold its consent to any
proposed assignment or sublease, Landlord and Tenant agree that it shall be
reasonable for Landlord to withhold its consent in any one or more of the
following situations: (i) if, in Landlord's reasonable judgment, the net worth
of the proposed subtenant or assignee does not equal or exceed the greater of
Tenant's net worth at the time this Lease is signed or Tenant's net worth
immediately prior to the proposed assignment or sublease; (ii) in Landlord's
reasonable judgment, the business history and reputation in the community of the
proposed subtenant or assignee does not meet the standards applied by Landlord;
(iii) the proposed subtenant or assignee shall be a then existing or prospective
tenant of Landlord or (iv) the proposed subtenant or assignee lacks adequate
financial strength to fulfill Tenant's obligations under this Lease without the
support or credit of Tenant; provided that in any event Landlord shall be
entitled to exercise its right of termination in lieu of consenting to a
transfer, as set forth above. In order for any Transfer to be binding on
Landlord, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, promptly after execution thereof, an
executed copy of such sublease or assignment whereby the sublessee or assignee
shall expressly assume the obligations of Tenant under this Lease.
(c) Landlord and Tenant agree that fifty percent (50%) of any rent or other
consideration received or to be received by or on behalf of or for the benefit
of Tenant as a result of any Transfer, in excess of the aggregate of (i) the
Monthly Rent and other Rent (other than amounts payable by Tenant to Landlord
under this Section 21(c)) which Tenant is obligated to pay Landlord under this
Lease (prorated to reflect obligations allocable to that portion of the Premises
subject to such sublease) and (ii) any leasing commissions paid by Tenant in
connection with the entry by it into the Transfer, shall be payable to Landlord
as additional rent under this Lease without affecting or reducing any other
obligation of Tenant hereunder. Landlord's share of such excess rent or other
consideration shall be paid by the subtenant or assignee directly to Landlord at
the same time as such rent or other consideration is payable to Tenant.
(d) Regardless of Landlord's consent, no Transfer shall release Tenant of
Tenant's obligation or alter the primary liability of Tenant to pay the rental
and to perform all other obligations to be performed by Tenant hereunder. The
acceptance of rental by Landlord from any other person shall not be deemed to be
a waiver by landlord of any provision hereof. Consent to one assignment or
subletting shall not be deemed consent to any subsequent or further Transfers.
In the event of default by any assignee or successor of Tenant in the
performance of any of the terms hereof, Landlord may proceed directly against
Tenant without the necessity of exhausting remedies against said assignee or
successor. Landlord may consent to subsequent Transfers of this Lease or
amendments or modifications to this Lease with assignees of Tenant, without
notifying Tenant, or any successor of Tenant, and without obtaining its or their
consent thereto and such action shall not relieve Tenant or any successor of
Tenant of liability under this Lease.
(e) Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as an additional rent, all costs and
attorney fees incurred by Landlord in connection with the evaluation,
processing, or documentation of any requested Transfer, whether or not
Landlord's consent is granted, provided however that Tenant's liability for
attorney fees so incurred shall be limited to Three Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($3,500.00). Landlord's costs shall include the cost of any review or
investigation performed by Landlord or consultant acting on behalf of Landlord
of:
(i) any Hazardous Substances used, stored, released, or disposed of by
the proposed subtenant or assignee, or
(ii) violations of any Environmental Law by the Tenant or the proposed
subtenant or assignee.
(f) Any Transfer approved by Landlord shall not be effective until Tenant
has delivered to Landlord an executed counterpart of the document evidencing the
Transfer is in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Landlord.
(g) Any attempted Transfer without Landlord's consent shall constitute an
Event of Default. Landlord's consent to any one Transfer shall not constitute a
waiver of the provision of Section 21 as to any subsequent Transfer or a consent
to any subsequent Transfer.
SECTION 22. Default.
Any of the following events or occurrences shall constitute a material
breach of this Lease by Tenant and, after the expiration of any applicable grace
period, shall constitute an event of default (each an "Event of Default"):
(a) The failure by Tenant to pay any amount in full when it is due under
the Lease;
(b) The failure by Tenant to perform any obligation under this Lease, which
by its nature Tenant has no capacity to cure;
(c) The failure by Tenant to perform any other obligation under this Lease,
if the failure has continued for a period of ten (10) days after Landlord
demands in writing that Tenant cure the failure. If, however, by its nature the
failure cannot be cured within ten (10) days, Tenant may have a longer period as
is necessary to cure the failure, but this is conditioned upon Tenant's promptly
commencing to cure within the ten (10) day period and thereafter completing the
cure within thirty (30) days after Landlord demands in writing that Tenant cure
the failure. Tenant shall indemnify and defend Landlord against any liability,
claim, damage, loss, or penalty that may be threatened or may in fact arise from
that failure during the period the failure is uncured;
(d) Any of the following: a general assignment by Tenant for the benefit of
Tenant's creditors; any voluntary filing, petition, or application by Tenant
under any law relating to insolvency or bankruptcy, whether for a declaration of
bankruptcy, a reorganization, an arrangement, or otherwise; the abandonment,
vacation, or surrender of the Premises by Tenant without Landlord's prior
written consent; or the dispossession of Tenant from the Premises (other than by
Landlord) by process of law or otherwise;
(e) The appointment of a trustee or receiver to take possession of all or
substantially all of Tenant's assets; or the attachment, execution or other
judicial seizure of all or substantially all of Tenant's assets located at the
Premises or of Tenant's interest in this Lease, unless the appointment or
attachment, execution, or seizure is discharged within thirty (30) days; or the
involuntary filing against Tenant, or any general partner of Tenant if Tenant is
a partnership, of
(i) a petition to have Tenant, or any partner of Tenant if Tenant is a
partnership, declared bankrupt, or
(ii) a petition for reorganization or arrangement of Tenant under any
law relating to insolvency or bankruptcy, unless, in the case of any
involuntary filing, it is dismissed within sixty (60) days; or
(f) The abandonment of the Premises by Tenant.
SECTION 23. Remedies.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Landlord, in addition to any
other rights or remedies available to Landlord at law or in equity, shall have
the right to:
(a) terminate this Lease and all rights of Tenant under this Lease by
giving Tenant written notice that this Lease is terminated, in which case
Landlord may recover from Tenant the aggregate sum of
(i) the worth at the time of award of any unpaid rent that had been
earned at the time of termination;
(ii) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which (A) the
unpaid rent that would have been earned after termination until the time of
award exceeds (B) the amount of the rental loss, if any, as Tenant
affirmatively proves could have been reasonably avoided;
(iii) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which (A) the
unpaid rent for the balance of the term after the time of award exceeds (B)
the amount of rental loss, if any, as Tenant affirmatively proves could be
reasonably avoided;
(iv) any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord for all the
detriment caused by Tenant's failure to perform Tenant's obligations or
that, in the ordinary course of things, would be likely to result from
Tenant's failure, including without limitation the costs and expenses
incurred by Landlord for:
(A) retaking possession of the Premises;
(B) cleaning and making repairs and alterations (including
installation of leasehold improvements, whether or not the same shall
be funded by a reduction of rent, direct payment or otherwise)
necessary to return the Premises to good condition and preparing the
Premises for reletting, provided however that any tenant improvements
necessary to prepare the Premises for reletting shall be amortized
over the life of such improvements and charged to Tenant based on the
then remainder of the Term hereof and in no event shall Tenant be
obligated to reimburse Landlord an amount in excess of Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000.00) for the installation of leasehold improvements as
necessary for the reletting of the Premises;
(C) removing, transporting, and storing any of Tenant's property
left at the Premises (although Landlord shall have no obligation to
remove, transport, or store any of the said property);
(D) reletting the Premises, including without limitation,
brokerage commissions, advertising costs, and attorneys' fees;
(E) attorney's fees, expert witness fees and court costs; (F) any
unamortized real estate brokerage commissions paid in connection with
this Lease; and
(G) costs of carrying the Premises, such as repairs, maintenance,
taxes and insurance premiums, utilities and security precautions, if
any; and
(v) all other amounts in addition to or in lieu of those previously
set out as may be permitted from time to time by applicable California law.
As used in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 23(a), the worth at the time of
award is computed by allowing interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per
annum. As used in clause (iii) of Section 23(a), the worth at the time of award
is computed by discounting that amount at the discount rate of the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award plus one percent (1%). As
used in this Section, the term rent shall include Monthly Rent and any other
payments required by Tenant under this Lease.
(b) Continue this Lease, and from time to time, without terminating this
Lease, either
(i) recover all rent and other amounts payable as they become due or
(ii) relet the Premises or any part on behalf of Tenant on terms and
at the rent that Landlord, in Landlord's sole discretion, may deem
advisable, all with the right to make alterations and repairs to the
Premises, at Tenant's cost, and apply the proceeds of reletting to the rent
and other amounts payable by Tenant. To the extent that the rent and other
amounts payable by Tenant under this Lease exceed the amount of the
proceeds from reletting, the Landlord may recover the excess from Tenant as
and when due.
(c) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Landlord shall also have
the right, with or without terminating this Lease, to re-enter the Premises and
remove all persons and property from the Premises. Landlord may store the
property removed from the Premises in a public warehouse or elsewhere at the
expense and for the account of Tenant.
(d) None of the following remedial actions, alone or in combination, shall
be construed as an election by Landlord to terminate this Lease unless Landlord
has in fact given Tenant written notice that this Lease is terminated or unless
a court of competent jurisdiction decrees termination of this Lease: any act by
Landlord to maintain or preserve the Premises; any efforts by Landlord to relet
the Premises; any re-entry, repossession, or reletting of the Premises; or any
re-entry, repossession, or reletting of the Premises by Landlord pursuant to
this Section. If Landlord takes any of the previous remedial actions without
terminating this Lease, Landlord may nevertheless at any later time terminate
this Lease by written notice to Tenant.
(e) If Landlord relets the Premises, Landlord shall apply the revenue from
the reletting as follows: first, to the payment of any indebtedness other than
rent due from Tenant to Landlord; second, to the payment of any cost of
reletting, including without limitation finder's fees and leasing commissions;
third, to the payment of the cost of any maintenance and repairs to the
Premises; and fourth, to the payment of rent and other amounts due and unpaid
under this Lease. Landlord shall hold and apply the residue, if any, to payment
of future amounts payable under this Lease as the same may become due, and shall
be entitled to retain the eventual balance with no liability to Tenant. If the
revenue from reletting during any month, after application pursuant to the
previous provisions, is less than the sum of (i) Landlord's expenditures for the
Premises during that month and (ii) the amounts due from Tenant during that
month, Tenant shall pay the deficiency to Landlord immediately upon demand.
(f) After the occurrence of an Event of Default, Landlord, in addition to
or in lieu of exercising other remedies, may, but without any obligation to do
so, cure the breach underlying the Event of Default for the account and at the
expense of Tenant. However Landlord shall by prior notice first allow Tenant a
reasonable opportunity to cure, except in cases of emergency, where Landlord may
proceed without prior notice to Tenant. Tenant shall, upon demand, immediately
reimburse Landlord for all costs, including costs of settlements, defense, court
costs, and attorney fees, that Landlord may incur in the course of any cure.
(g) No security or guaranty for the performance of Tenant's obligations
that Landlord may now or later hold shall in any way constitute a bar or defense
to any action initiated by Landlord for unlawful detainer or for the recovery of
the Premises, for enforcement of any obligation of Tenant, or for the recovery
of damages caused by a breach of this Lease by Tenant or by an Event of Default.
(h) Except where this is inconsistent with or contrary to any provisions of
this Lease, no right or remedy conferred upon or reserved to either party is
intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, or any right or remedy
given or now or later existing at law or in equity or by statute. Except to the
extent that either party may have otherwise agreed in writing, no waiver by a
party of any violation or nonperformance by the other party of any obligations,
agreements, or covenants under this Lease shall be deemed to be a waiver of any
subsequent violation or nonperformance of the same or any other covenant,
agreement, or obligation, nor shall any forbearance by either party to exercise
a remedy for any violation or nonperformance by the other party be deemed a
waiver by that party of the rights or remedies with respect to that violation or
nonperformance.
SECTION 24. Late Charge.
Tenant acknowledges that Tenant's failure to pay any installment of Rent,
or any other amounts due under this Lease within five (5) days of the date due
may cause Landlord to incur costs not contemplated by Landlord when entering
into this Lease, the exact nature and amount of which would be extremely
difficult and impracticable to ascertain. Such costs include, without
limitation, processing and accounting charges, and late charges that may be
imposed on Landlord by the terms of any encumbrance and note secured by any
encumbrance covering the Premises, extraordinary interest charges, penalties,
collection costs, attorney(ies) and accountant(s) fees, and the like.
Accordingly, if any installment of Rent, or any other amount due under the Lease
is not received by Landlord as and when due, then, without any notice to Tenant,
Tenant shall pay to Landlord an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the past
due amount, which the parties agree represents a fair and reasonable estimate of
the costs incurred by Landlord as a result of the late payment by Tenant (the
"Late Charge").
SECTION 25. Default Interest.
All Rent and other amounts payable by Tenant to Landlord hereunder, if not
received by Landlord when and as due, shall bear interest from the due date
until paid at the rate publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America,
N.T.& S.A. (or any successor bank) at its San Francisco main office as its then
current "Reference Rate" for short term, unsecured loans or any successor rate
of interest to said Reference Rate, plus four percent (4%) per annum, but in no
event shall such interest exceed the maximum rate permitted by law. Any change
in said interest rate shall become effective on the same date on which a change
in the Reference Rate becomes effective. Interest due pursuant to this Section
shall be in addition to and not in lieu of amounts owing under Section 24
hereof. Acceptance of any late charge or interest payment shall not constitute a
waiver of Tenant's default with respect to the overdue amount, nor prevent
Landlord from exercising any of the other rights and remedies available to
Landlord under this Lease, at law or in equity. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Landlord agrees not to charge interest due pursuant to this Section on payments
of rent received by it on or before the fifth day following the date due.
SECTION 26. Waiver.
Any express or implied waiver of a breach of any term of this Lease shall
not constitute a waiver of any further breach of the same or other term of this
Lease; and the acceptance of rent shall not constitute a waiver of any breach of
any term of this Lease, except as to the payment of rent accepted.
SECTION 27. Estoppel Certificates.
At any time, with at least fifteen (15) days' prior notice by Landlord,
Tenant shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to Landlord a certificate
certifying:
(a) the Commencement Date, the occupancy date and the Term;
(b) the amount of the Monthly Rent;
(c) the dates to which rent and other charges have been paid;
(d) that this Lease is unmodified and in full force or, if there have been
modifications, that this Lease is in full force, as modified, and stating the
date and nature of each modification;
(e) that no notice has been received by Tenant of any default by Tenant
that has not been cured, except, if any exist, those defaults shall be specified
in the certificate, and Tenant shall certify that no event has occurred that,
but for the expiration of the applicable time period or the giving of notice or
both, would constitute an Event of Default under this Lease;
(f) that no default of Landlord is claimed by Tenant, except, if any, those
defaults shall be specified in the certificate; and
(g) other matters as may be reasonably requested by Landlord.
Any certificate may be relied on by prospective purchasers, mortgagees, or
beneficiaries under any deed of trust on the Premises or any part of it.
SECTION 28. Attorney Fees.
(a) If as a result of any breach or default on the part of Tenant under
this Lease, Landlord uses the services of an attorney in order to secure
compliance with this Lease, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord upon demand as
additional rent for any and all attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by
Landlord, whether or not formal legal proceedings are instituted, provided
however that Tenant's liability for attorneys' fees arising out of or in
connection with any single breach or default by Tenant shall be limited to Three
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00), unless Landlord shall in connection
with such breach or default by Tenant file an action to cure such breach or
default or to collect sums allegedly due Landlord or to terminate this Lease as
a result of such breach or default in which event no such limitation shall
apply. Notwithstanding the forgoing, Tenant shall not be liable to Landlord for
attorneys' fees if Tenant prevails in an action brought in connection with
breach or default on the part of Tenant under this Lease.
(b) If any action at law or in equity or any other proceeding is brought to
recover any rent or other sums under this Lease, or for or on account of any
breach or alleged breach of or to enforce or interpret any of the covenants,
terms, or conditions of this Lease, or for the recovery of the possession of the
Premises, the "prevailing party" shall be entitled to recover from the other
party as part of prevailing party's costs its actual attorney fees and other
costs incurred in that action or proceeding, including, but not limited to,
expert's expenses, in addition to any other relief to which they may be
entitled. The "prevailing party" shall include without limitation (a) a party
who dismisses an action in exchange for sums allegedly due; (b) the party who
receives performance from the other party of an alleged breach of covenant or a
desired remedy where that is substantially equal to the relief sought in an
action; or (c) the party determined to be the prevailing party by a court of
law. In addition, if either party to this Lease becomes a party to or is
involved in any way in any action concerning this Lease or the Premises by
reason in whole or in part of any act, neglect, fault or omission of any duty by
the other party, its employees or contractors, the party subjected to said
involvement shall be entitled to reimbursement for any and all reasonable
attorneys' fees and costs.
SECTION 29. Security Deposit.
Tenant has maintained with Landlord pursuant to the Prior Lease a security
deposit in the amount of Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($15,400.00).
Tenant agrees that, on or before the execution of this Lease, Tenant shall
increase the amount of the security deposit to the amount of Twenty Four
Thousand Two Hundred and Forty Eight Dollars ($24,248.00), which amount shall be
held by Landlord as security for the full and faithful performance of all of
Tenant's covenants and obligations under this Lease (as the same may be further
increased pursuant to Section 40 hereof, the "Security Deposit"), it being
expressly understood and agreed that the Security Deposit is not an advance
rental deposit or a measure of the Landlord's damages in case of Tenant's
default. Upon the occurrence of any default by Tenant hereunder, Landlord may
(but shall not be required to), from time to time and without prejudice to any
other remedy provided by this Lease or by law, use the Security Deposit to the
extent necessary to make good any arrears of rent or other payments or liability
caused by such default or to compensate Landlord for any other loss, damage,
liability or expense which Landlord may suffer by reason of Tenant's default.
Tenant shall within ten (10) days after written demand therefor pay to Landlord
the amount that was applied in order to restore the Security Deposit to the
amount held by Landlord prior to the application. Tenant's failure to so restore
the Security Deposit shall constitute an event of default under this Lease on
the part of Tenant. Although the Security Deposit shall be deemed the property
of Landlord, if Tenant fully and faithfully performs and observes every
provision of this Lease to be performed and observed by Tenant, the Security
Deposit or any then unused balance thereof shall be returned to Tenant (or at
Landlord's option, to the last assignee of Tenant's interest hereunder) after
the expiration of the Term and after Tenant has vacated and surrendered the
Premises in accordance with the terms hereof. Tenant shall not have the right to
apply this Security Deposit or any part thereof toward the payment of any Rent
or sums due hereunder. In the event of termination of Landlord's interest in
this Lease, Landlord shall transfer the unused balance of said Deposit to
Landlord's successor-in-interest whereupon Tenant hereby agrees to release
Landlord from liability for the return of such Deposit provided such
successor-in-interest agrees to return the Security Deposit to Tenant in
accordance with the terms hereof. Landlord shall not be required to keep the
Security Deposit separate from the general accounts of Landlord nor pay Tenant
any interest thereon.
SECTION 30. Authority.
If Tenant is a corporation, trust, limited liability company or general or
limited partnership, all individuals executing this Lease on behalf of that
entity represent that they are authorized to execute and deliver this Lease on
behalf of that entity. If Tenant is a corporation, limited liability company,
trust, or partnership, Tenant shall, prior to the execution of this Lease,
deliver to Landlord evidence of that authority and evidence of due formation,
all satisfactory to Landlord. If Tenant is a partnership, Tenant shall furnish
Landlord with a copy of Tenant's partnership agreement and with a certificate
from Tenant's attorney, stating that the partnership agreement constitutes a
correct copy of the existing partnership agreement of Tenant. Tenant agrees that
it shall in a timely manner obtain all corporate and other approvals necessary
to allow it to execute this Lease and carry out Tenant's obligations hereunder.
SECTION 31. Notices.
Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, all notices or other
communications required or permitted by this Lease or by law to be served on or
given to either party to this Lease by the other party shall be in writing and
shall be deemed served when personally delivered to the party to whom they are
directed, or in lieu of the personal service, three days following deposit in
the United States Mail, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
if to Tenant:
Regan Holding Corporation
1179 North McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma, California 94954
if to Landlord:
North McDowell Investments No. 1
P.O. Box 1433
Menlo Park, CA 94026-1433
Either party, Tenant or Landlord, may change the address for the purpose of
this Section by giving written notice of the change to the other party in the
manner provided in this Section.
SECTION 32. Heirs and Successors.
This Lease shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors, administrators, successors, and assigns of Landlord and Tenant.
SECTION 33. Partial Invalidity.
Should any provision of this Lease be held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be either invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of
this Lease shall remain in effect, unimpaired by the holding.
SECTION 34. Entire Agreement.
This instrument constitutes the sole agreement between Landlord and Tenant
respecting the Premises, the leasing of the Premises to Tenant, and the
specified lease term, and correctly sets forth the obligations of Landlord and
Tenant. Any agreement or representations respecting the Premises or their
leasing by Landlord to Tenant not expressly set forth in this instrument are
void.
SECTION 35. Time of Essence.
Time is of the essence in this Lease.
SECTION 36. Rent.
All monetary obligations of Tenant to Landlord under the Lease, including
but not limited to the Monthly Rent and any amounts deemed additional rent
hereunder shall be deemed rent.
SECTION 37. Amendments.
This Lease may be modified only in writing and only if signed by the
parties at the time of the modification.
SECTION 38. Subordination, Nondisturbance and Attornment.
(a) This Lease and the rights of Tenant hereunder are subject and
subordinate to any ground or underlying lease and the lien of the holder of or
beneficiary under a mortgage or deed of trust which now or in the future
encumbers the Premises and to any and all advances made thereunder, and interest
thereon, and all modifications, renewals, supplements, consolidations and
replacements thereof.
(b) Tenant agrees that any ground or underlying lessor or lender may at its
option, unilaterally elect to subordinate in whole or in part, such ground or
underlying lease or the lien of such mortgage or deed or trust to this Lease,
provided that such subordination shall be conditioned upon such ground or
underlying lessor or lender agreeing to enter into a nondisturbance and
attornment agreement with Tenant which shall provide that (i) so long as Tenant
is not in default in the payment of rent or in the performance of any of the
terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease, the lessor under any ground or
underlying lease, the beneficiary under a mortgage or deed of trust which now
encumbers the Premises and any purchaser at a trustee's sale or foreclosure sale
shall not interfere with Tenant's possession of the Premises during the term of
this Lease, and (ii) if Landlord's interest in the Premises is transferred to
the lessor under any ground or underlying lease as a result of the expiration or
termination of such lease or if Landlord's interest in the Premises is
transferred to the beneficiary under a mortgage or deed of trust which now
encumbers the Premises or any other purchaser at a trustee's sale or foreclosure
sale of the Premises, Tenant shall agree to be bound to such transferee under
all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease for the balance of the
term hereof (including any extensions or renewals). Except for such
nondisturbance agreement, such subordination or priority of this Lease, as the
case may be, shall be effective without the necessity of executing any further
instrument or agreement to effect such subordination or priority; provided,
however, that Tenant agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord upon
demand any and all instruments required by Landlord or any such ground or
underlying lessor or lender evidencing the subordination or priority of this
Lease, as the case may be. Tenant hereby irrevocably appoints Landlord as its
agent and attorney-in-fact (which appointment is coupled with an interest) to
execute, acknowledge and deliver any such instruments in the name of and on
behalf of Tenant if Tenant fails to so execute, acknowledge and deliver such
instruments within 10 days after written request therefor.
(c) Within thirty (30) days of the execution by both parties of this Lease,
Landlord shall cause the lessor under any ground or underlying lease and the
holder of or beneficiary under a mortgage or deed of trust which now encumbers
the Premises to enter into a nondisturbance and attornment agreement with Tenant
which shall provide that (i) so long as Tenant is not in default in the payment
of rent or in the performance of any of the terms, covenants and conditions of
this Lease, the lessor under any ground or underlying lease, the beneficiary
under a mortgage or deed of trust which now encumbers the Premises and any
purchaser at a trustee's sale or foreclosure sale shall not interfere with
Tenant's possession of the Premises during the term of this Lease, and (ii) if
Landlord's interest in the Premises is transferred to the lessor under any
ground or underlying lease as a result of the expiration or termination of such
lease or if Landlord's interest in the Premises is transferred to the
beneficiary under a mortgage or deed of trust which now encumbers the Premises
or any other purchaser at a trustee's sale or foreclosure sale of the Premises,
Tenant shall agree to be bound to such transferee under all of the terms,
covenants and conditions of the Lease for the balance of the term hereof
(including any extensions or renewals).
SECTION 39. Merger.
The voluntary or other surrender of this Lease by Tenant, or a mutual
cancellation of the Lease, or a termination by Landlord, shall not work a
merger, and shall, at the option of Landlord, terminate all or any existing
subtenancies or may, at the option of Landlord, operate as an assignment to a
Landlord of any of the subtenancies.
SECTION 40. Must Take Premises; Right of First Refusal.
(a) The Premises shall be increased from approximately 43,300 rentable
square feet to 53,760 rentable square feet as reflected in Exhibit F attached
hereto and incorporated herein as of August 1, 1998 (such additional Premises
are referred to herein as the "Must Take Premises"). Tenant agrees to take the
Must Take Premises on a then "as-is" basis, provided that at Tenant's option,
Landlord shall cause to be removed from the Must Take Premises such tenant
improvements as may have been installed in the Must Take Premises subsequent to
the date of this Lease and prior to August 1, 1998. From and after August 1,
1998, the term as "Premises" as used in this Lease shall refer to the Premises
as increased by the Must Take Premises. On or before August 1, 1998, Tenant
shall increase the amount of the Security Deposit from $24,248.00 to $31,993.92.
(b) Tenant acknowledges that Landlord shall attempt to lease the Must Take
Premises for the period commencing with the execution of this Lease and ending
on July 31, 1998. Landlord agrees that in the event Landlord receives an offer
to lease the Must Take Premises for all or a portion of such period which offer
is acceptable to Landlord, Landlord shall promptly give notice of receipt of
such offer to Tenant (the "Notice of Intent to Lease") and Tenant shall have
five (5) business days following the giving of such Notice of Intent to Lease to
notify Landlord in writing that Tenant agrees to lease the Must Take Premises on
the same per rentable square foot rental rate reflected in the Monthly Rent
amounts set forth in Section 5 hereof and otherwise on the terms and conditions
contained herein (the "Tenant's Notice"). In the event that Tenant so elects to
lease the Must Take Premises, Landlord and Tenant shall within five (5) business
days following the deliver of the Tenant's Notice to Landlord enter into an
amendment to this Lease reflecting the lease of the Must Take Premises by Tenant
on the terms set forth in this Section 40. In the event that Tenant fails to
respond to the Notice of Intent to Lease as and when described in this Section
40(b) or having delivered the Tenant's Notice to Landlord subsequently fails to
enter into an amendment to this Lease as and when required in this Section
40(b), Tenant's right to lease the Must Take Premises as provided in this
Section 40(b) shall be deemed waived and Landlord shall be free to enter into a
lease with any other party on such terms and conditions as Landlord deems
appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion and without any further
obligation to offer to lease the Must Take Premises to Tenant prior to September
1, 1998.
SECTION 41. Options To Extend Term.
Tenant shall have the option (collectively the "Extension Options") to
extend the Term for two additional periods of five (5) years each (each an
"Option Period") by giving Landlord prior written notice of Tenant's election to
exercise this option not more than eighteen (18) months before the expiration of
the Term as the same may have been extended and not less than fifteen (15)
months before the expiration of the Term as the same may have been extended;
provided that if there exists an uncured default on Tenant's part either at the
time of the exercise of any Extension Option or at the time that any Option
Period would commence, Landlord may cancel Tenant's exercise of such Extension
Option, in which case the Extension Option shall be of no further force or
effect and all subsequent Extension Options shall be deemed canceled. Each
Extension Option shall be on all the same terms of this Lease provided that the
Monthly Rent for each such Option Period shall be determined in accordance with
Section 42 of this Lease.
SECTION 42. Determination of Monthly Rent for Extension Option.
For purposes of Section 41(a), Monthly Rent shall be determined as follows:
(a) Parties shall have thirty (30) days from the receipt by Landlord of
Tenant's notice electing to exercise an Extension Option, to agree on the
Monthly Rent for the Option Period. If the parties agree on the Monthly Rent for
the Option Period, by such date, they shall immediately execute an amendment to
this Lease stating the Monthly Rent for the Option Period and memorializing the
extension of the Term in accordance with Section 41 hereof.
(b) If the parties are unable to agree upon the Monthly Rent for the Option
Period in accordance with Section 42(a), then within fourteen (14) days after
the parties fail to agree on the Monthly Rent for the Option Period, each party
at its cost and by giving notice to the other party, shall appoint a real estate
appraiser with at least five (5) years full time MAI appraisal experience in
Sonoma County, to determine the Monthly Rent for the Option Period, and shall
deliver to said appraiser as well as the other party, such party's proposal for
the Monthly Rent for the Option Period. If a party does not appoint an appraiser
within said fourteen (14) day period and the other party has given notice of the
name of its appraiser, the single appraiser appointed shall be the sole
appraiser and shall determine the Monthly Rent for the Option Period. If an
appraiser is appointed by each of the parties as provided in this section, they
shall meet promptly and attempt to set the Monthly Rent for the Option Period,
by agreeing on which party's proposal most closely reflects the Fair Market
Rental Value of the Premises for the Option Period. If they are unable to agree
within thirty (30) days after the second appraiser has been appointed, the two
appraisers shall within ten (10) days following the end of such thirty-day
period chose a third appraiser or if the two appraisers cannot agree upon a
third appraiser within such ten-day period, either of the parties to this Lease,
by giving ten (10) days notice to the other party, can apply to the then
Presiding Judge of the Sonoma County Superior Court for the appointment of a
third appraiser who meets the qualifications stated in this section. Each of the
parties shall bear one-half of the cost of appointing the third appraiser
together with one-half of such appraiser's fee. The third appraiser, however,
shall be a person who has not previously acted in any capacity for either party
during the prior three years. Within thirty (30) days after the selection of the
third appraiser, a majority of the appraisers shall determine which party's
proposal more closely reflects the Fair Market Rental Value of the Premises for
the Option Period. As used herein, "Fair Market Rental Value" shall mean the
then prevailing annual rental rate per square foot of rentable area for office
space in comparable buildings in Sonoma County which has been built out for
occupancy, comparable in area and location to the space for which such rental
rate is being determined (to the extent that quoted rental rates vary with
regard to location), being leased for a duration comparable to the term for
which such space is being leased and taking into consideration rental
concessions and abatements, tenant improvement allowances, if any, being offered
by Landlord, the "as is" condition of the space, operating expenses and taxes,
other adjustments to basic rent and other comparable factors.
(c) After the appraisers determine which party's proposal more closely
reflects the Fair Market Rental Value of the Premises for the Option Period, the
appraisers shall immediately notify the parties and the parties of their
findings and the parties shall immediately execute an amendment to this Lease
stating the Monthly Rent for the Option Period and memorializing the extension
of the Term in accordance with Section 41 hereof.
SECTION 43. Tenant Improvements.
Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that Tenant desires to effect a program of
Alterations for the renovation of the premises, all Alterations effected as part
of the renovation program being hereinafter referred to as the "Tenant
Improvements." The renovation program shall be accomplished in accordance with
the provisions of Section 11 of this Lease, subject to the following
modifications:
(a) The Tenant Improvements may be commenced any time after the Delivery
Date and in advance of the Commencement Date and shall be completed within a
reasonable period of time following commencement of such Alterations, provided
however that no delay in completion of the Tenant Improvements shall change or
extend the Commencement Date or change or extend the Termination Date.
(b) Tenant shall bear the cost of the Alterations and the cost of
architectural and engineering consultants in connection therewith, except that
Landlord shall contribute an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($15,000.00) (the "HVAC Allowance") for changes to or code upgrades regarding
the HVAC system in the Premises (the "HVAC Work"). Landlord agrees to reimburse
Tenant up to the HVAC Allowance upon the submission of paid invoices evidencing
the completion of the HVAC Work together with unconditional lien releases
covering work covered by such invoices. Tenant agrees and acknowledges that the
cost of the HVAC Work may significantly exceed the amount of the HVAC Allowance.
Except for the HVAC Allowance, Landlord shall have no liability or
responsibility for repairs to, changes to or code upgrades required in
connection with the HVAC system in the Premises.
(c) Tenant shall not commence construction of any Tenant Improvements
until:
(i) all required governmental approvals and permits have been
obtained,
(ii) all requirements regarding insurance imposed by this Lease have
been satisfied,
(iii) Tenant has given Landlord at least ten (10) days' prior written
notice of Tenant's intention to commence construction, and
(iv) Tenant has provided to Landlord, at Tenant's sole cost and
expense, a performance and payment bond in an amount equal to one and
one-half (1 1/2) the estimated cost of the Tenant Improvements, to insure
Landlord against any liability for mechanics' and materialmen's liens and
to ensure completion of the Tenant Improvements.
(d) Tenant agrees that as part of the Tenant Improvements, it shall cause
to be constructed a demising wall between the Premises and the Must Take
Premises. Tenant agrees that within ten (10) days following the execution of
this Lease, it shall cause its architect to complete an application for a
building permit and submit to Landlord for its approval working drawings for
such demising wall. Following the receipt of Landlord's approval and the
issuance of a building permit with regard to such demising wall, Tenant will
promptly commence and diligently pursue to completion such demising wall in
accordance with the drawings approved by Landlord, provided however that Tenant
shall complete such wall on or before the later of (i) the commencement date of
this Lease or (ii) thirty (30) days following the issuance of the building
permit therefor.
SECTION 44. Right of First Offer.
(a) At any time during the Term or any extension or renewal thereof, Tenant
shall have the right of first offer to acquire the Premises on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section (the "Right of First Offer"). If at any
time during the Term or any extension or renewal thereof, Landlord elects to
sell its interest in the Premises, Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing by
certified mail, return receipt requested, of its intent to sell its interest in
the Property (the "Sale Notice"). Tenant shall have ninety (90) days from said
notification to notify Landlord in writing of Tenant's intent to negotiate a
purchase of the Property (the "Exercise Notice"). Tenant and Landlord shall then
have forty-five (45) days from Landlord's receipt of the Exercise Notice to
agree on the terms and conditions of a purchase and sale agreement covering the
Property (the "Purchase Agreement"), provided however that the purchase price of
the Property shall be the Fair Market Value of the Property (as computed in
accordance with Section 44(b) hereof) less the Unamortized TI Costs (as
hereinafter defined). As used in this Section, the "Unamortized TI Costs" shall
mean the TI Costs (as hereinafter defined) less the amount of amortization of
such TI Costs computed on a straight-line amortization method over the initial
Term of this Lease. As used herein, the "TI Costs" shall mean the sum of (i) the
cost of the Tenant Improvements other than replacements of, or upgrades made to,
the HVAC system, plus (ii) the cost of any capital replacements of, or upgrades
made with regard to, the HVAC system to the extent that such cost has not been
reimbursed to Tenant pursuant to the HVAC Allowance. For example, if the TI
Costs equal $200,000, and Tenant elects to purchase the Property at the
beginning of the third year of the Term, then $160,000 would be deducted from
the fair market value of the Property to arrive at the purchase price of the
Property ($200,000/10 =$20,000 per year x 2 years = $40,000 to be deducted from
the TI Costs of $200,000 or $160,000 to be deducted from the purchase price of
the Property). If Tenant fails to give the Exercise Notice, it will be deemed
that Tenant has waived its right of first offer. If Landlord and Tenant do not
enter into the Purchase Agreement covering the Property within such forty-five
(45) day period, Tenant's right of first offer to purchase the Premises shall
terminate and Landlord shall have the right to sell the Property to a third
party on any terms and conditions it deems acceptable in its sole discretion.
The Right of First Offer shall be personal to the named tenant herein and any
Transfer of such tenant's interest in the Lease, whether or not consented to by
Landlord, shall cause the Right of First Offer to terminate and be of no further
effect, except that Tenant shall have the right to Transfer this Right of First
Offer to a transferee in connection with a Permitted Transfer. In the event that
Tenant does not exercise the Right of First Offer or fails to do so in a timely
manner, such Right of First Offer shall terminate and Landlord shall be free to
sell the Property to any third party on any terms or conditions which it deems
appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion without further offer or tender
to Tenant.
(b) For purposes of Section 44(a) the "Fair Market Value" of the Property
shall be determined as provided in this Section 44(b). Landlord and Tenant shall
have forty-five (45) days following the delivery by Tenant of the Exercise
Notice to Landlord to agree upon the Fair Market Value of the Property. In the
event that Landlord and Tenant cannot agree upon the Fair Market Value of the
Property within such forty-five (45) day period, each party at its cost and by
giving notice to the other party, shall within ten (10) business days to appoint
a real estate appraiser with at least five (5) years full time MAI appraisal
experience in Sonoma County, to determine the Fair Market Value of the Property.
If a party does not appoint an appraiser within said ten (10) business day
period and the other party has given notice of the name of its appraiser, the
single appraiser appointed shall be the sole appraiser and shall determine the
Fair Market Value of the Property. If an appraiser is appointed by each of the
parties as provided in this section, they shall submit their respective
determinations of Fair Market Value of the Property to both parties within
forty-five (45) days following the selection of the last of the appraisers. If
the lower of the two appraisals is ten percent (10%) or less of the higher
appraisal then the average between the two determinations shall be the Fair
Market Value of the Property, however, if such lower appraisal is more than ten
percent (10%) below the higher appraisal, then the two appraisers shall within
twenty (20) days of the date that the later appraiser submitted its appraisal,
designate a third appraiser who meets the qualifications stated in this section.
If the two appraisers cannot agree within such twenty-day period on a third
party, then either party can apply to the then Presiding Judge of the Sonoma
County Superior Court for the appointment of a third appraiser who meets the
qualifications stated in this section. The sole responsibility of the third
appraiser will be to determine which of the determinations made by the first two
appraisers most accurately reflects the Fair Market Value of the Property. The
third appraiser shall have no right to propose a middle ground or any
modification of either of the determinations made by the first two appraisers.
The third appraisers choice shall be submitted to the parties within thirty (30)
days after his or her selection. Such choice shall bind both of the parties and
shall establish the Fair Market Value of the Property. Each of the parties shall
bear one-half of the cost of appointing the third appraiser together with
one-half of such appraiser's fee. The third appraiser, however, shall be a
person who has not previously acted in any capacity for either party during the
prior three years. Within fifteen (15) days following the determination of the
Fair Market Value of the Property, the parties shall enter into a binding
purchase and sale agreement with regard thereto and shall complete such
transaction within sixty (60) days following such determination.
(c) In the event that Tenant fails to enter into a binding purchase and
sale agreement with regard to the Property following a determination of the Fair
Market Value in accordance with this Section or if Tenant enters into such
binding purchase and sale agreement with regard to the Property following a
determination of the Fair Market Value in accordance with this Section and fails
to complete such transaction within sixty (60) days following such
determination, such Right of First Offer shall terminate and Landlord shall be
free to sell the Property to any third party on any terms or conditions which it
deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion without further offer or
tender to Tenant.
(d) Concurrent with the execution of this Lease, Tenant has entered into
right of first offer agreement with the owner of the Adjacent Lot to acquire the
Adjacent Lot on substantially the same terms and conditions as set forth in this
Section 44 (the "Adjacent Lot Right of First Offer"). Tenant's right to exercise
and consummate the Right of First Offer shall be conditioned upon the
simultaneous exercise and consummation of the Adjacent Lot Right of First Offer.
(e) The Right of First Offer shall not apply to a transfer by Landlord to
any partner or related entity of Landlord, provided such partner or related
entity agrees to be bound by the terms of the Lease, including but not limited
to the terms of this Section 44.
SECTION 45. Hazardous Substances.
(a) Tenant shall not use, handle, store, transport, generate, release, or
dispose of any Hazardous Substances on, under, or about the Premises, except
that Tenant may use small quantities of common chemicals customarily used in an
office such as adhesives, lubricants, and cleaning fluids in order to conduct
business at the Premises. At any time during the term of this Lease, Tenant
shall, within ten (10) days after written request from Landlord, disclose in
writing all Hazardous Substances that are being used by Tenant on the Premises,
the nature of the use, and the manner of storage and disposal. Tenant agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from any liabilities, losses,
claims, damages, penalties, fines, attorney fees, expert fees, court costs,
remediation costs, investigation costs, or other expenses resulting from or
arising out of the use, storage, treatment, transportation, release, or disposal
of Hazardous Substances on or about the Premises by Tenant.
(b) As used herein the following terms have the following meanings:
(i) "Environmental Laws" means all federal, state, local, or municipal
laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, or
requirements of any government authority regulating, relating to, or
imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning any Hazardous
Substance (as later defined), or pertaining to occupational health or
industrial hygiene (and only to the extent that the occupational health or
industrial hygiene laws, ordinances, or regulations relate to Hazardous
Substances on, under, or about the Premises), occupational or environmental
conditions on, under, or about the Premises, as now or may at any later
time be in effect, including without limitation, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) [42
USCS ss.ss. 9601 et seq.]; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
1976 (RCRA) [42 USCS ss.ss. 6901 et seq.]; the Clean Water Act, also known
as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) [33 USCS ss.ss. 1251 et
seq.]; the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) [15 USCS ss.ss. 2601 et
seq.]; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA) [49 USCS ss.ss.
1801 et seq.]; the Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act [7 USCS ss.ss.
136 et seq.]; the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act [42 USCS
ss.ss. 6901 et seq.]; the Clean Air Act [42 USCS ss.ss. 7401 et seq.]; the
Safe Drinking Water Act [42 USCS ss.ss. 300f et seq.]; the Solid Waste
Disposal Act [42 USCS ss.ss. 6901 et seq.]; the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act [30 USCS ss.ss. 1201 et seq.]; the Emergency Planning and
Community Right to Know Act [42 USCS ss.ss. 11001 et seq.]; the
Occupational Safety and Health Act [29 USCS ss.ss. 655 and 657]; the
California Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances Act [H & S C ss.ss.
25280 et seq.]; the California Hazardous Substances Account Act [H & S C
ss.ss. 25300 et seq.]; the California Hazardous Waste Control Act [H & S C
ss.ss. 25100 et seq.]; the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act [H & S C ss.ss. 24249.5 et seq.]; the Porter-Cologne Water
Quality Act [Water Code ss.ss. 13000 et seq.] together with any amendments
of or regulations promulgated under the statutes cited above and any other
federal, state, or local law, statute, ordinance, or regulation now in
effect or later enacted that pertains to occupational health or industrial
hygiene, and only to the extent that the occupational health or industrial
hygiene laws, ordinances, or regulations relate to Hazardous Substances on,
under, or about the Premises, or the regulation or protection of the
environment, including ambient air, soil, soil vapor, groundwater, surface
water, or land use.
(ii) "Hazardous Substances" includes without limitation:
(A) Those substances included within the definitions of hazardous
substance, hazardous waste, hazardous material, toxic substance, solid
waste, or pollutant or contaminant in CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA, HMTA, or
under any other Environmental Law;
(B) Those substances listed in the United States Department of
Transportation (DOT) Table [49 CFR 172.101], or by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), or any successor agency, as hazardous
substances [40 CFR Part 302];
(C) Other substances, materials, and wastes that are or become
regulated or classified as hazardous or toxic under federal, state, or
local laws or regulations; and
(D) Any material, waste, or substance that is (1) a petroleum or
refined petroleum product, (2) asbestos, (3) polychlorinated biphenyl,
(iv) designated as a hazardous substance pursuant to 33 USCS ss. 1321
or listed pursuant to 33 USCS ss. 1317, (5) a flammable explosive, or
(6) a radioactive material.
SECTION 46. Existing Rights.
Landlord represents and warrants to Tenant that as of the date of this
Lease the Premises is not subject to any options, rights of first refusal or
other similar rights which could affect Tenant's right to occupy the Premises.
SECTION 47. Publicity.
Landlord on behalf of itself and its agents and representatives expressly
agrees that it is not authorized to announce this Lease or the terms and
conditions contained therein to any third party without the prior written
consent of Tenant.
SECTION 48. Easements.
Landlord reserves the right to grant easements, rights, and dedications
that Landlord deems necessary or desirable, and to record parcel maps and
restrictions, so long as these easements, rights, dedications, maps, and
restrictions do not unreasonably interfere with Tenant's use or occupancy of the
Premises. Tenant agrees to sign any of these documents immediately upon request
of Landlord.
SECTION 49. Covenants and Conditions.
Each term of this Lease performable by Tenant shall be deemed both a
covenant and a condition.
SECTION 50. Recording.
Tenant may execute, acknowledge, and record a memorandum of this Lease in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Landlord.
SECTION 51. Transfer by Landlord.
If Landlord transfers the Premises, Landlord shall be relieved of all
liability for the performance of Landlord's obligations after the date of the
transfer. However, any prepaid rent or security deposit held by Landlord at the
time of the transfer shall be delivered to the transferee.
SECTION 52. Security Measures.
Tenant acknowledges that Landlord shall have no obligation to provide any
guard service or other security measures to the Premises, and Tenant assumes all
responsibility for the protection of Tenant, Tenant's agents, invitees, and
customers, and the property of Tenant and of Tenant's agents, invitees, and
customers from acts of third parties.
SECTION 53. Parking.
(a) During the period commencing with the execution of this Lease and
ending on July 31, 1998, Tenant shall have the right to use the entire parking
lot located on the Property with the exclusion of thirty-one (31) parking spaces
in a location to be mutually agreed upon by Tenant and Landlord, which
thirty-one (31) parking spaces shall be reserved for the use of the Must Take
Premises until such time as Tenant leases the Must Take Premises.
(b) On or before August 1, 1998, Landlord shall have shall have entered
into a ground lease or otherwise acquired the right to use an adjacent parcel
(APN# 137-110-48) (the "Adjacent Lot") and caused the construction thereon of a
parking lot so as to provide to Tenant an additional fifty-eight (58) parking
spaces. Upon taking possession of the Must Take Premises, Tenant shall be
entitled to use the entire parking lot on the Property together with the parking
lot to be constructed on the Adjacent Lot. The failure of Landlord to enter into
the ground lease or otherwise acquire the right to use the Adjacent Lot or the
failure to construct a parking lot so as to provide to Tenant an additional
fifty-eight (58) parking spaces, shall constitute a material default by Landlord
hereunder and shall entitle Tenant to terminate this Lease upon notice to
Landlord given on or before August 31, 1998. In the event that Tenant fails to
so notify Landlord of its election to terminate this Lease on or before August
31, 1998, Tenant shall be deemed to have waived such default on the part of
Landlord and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect. In the event
Tenant elects to terminate this Lease as provided in this Section 53(b), such
termination shall be effective 180 days following the date of the termination
notice given by Tenant to Landlord.
SECTION 54. Brokers.
Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that no real estate broker,
agent or finder negotiated or was instrumental in negotiating or representing
Tenant in the negotiation of this Lease or the consummation hereof except for
Sabella & Lipman, Inc. ("Tenant's Broker"). Landlord shall be responsible for
the payment of the commission or fee, if any, owed to Tenant's Broker pursuant
to a separate fee agreement between Meridian Commercial, Inc. and Tenant's
Broker. Tenant shall pay the commission or fee of any other broker, agent or
finder acting for Tenant or claiming any commissions or fees on the basis of
contacts or dealings with Tenant other than Tenant's Broker and Tenant shall
indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any claims made by any
such broker, agent or finder of Tenant and any and all costs and damages
suffered by Landlord as a consequence thereof, including without limitation
attorneys' fees.
SECTION 55. Termination of the Prior Lease.
Upon the execution of this Lease, the Prior Lease shall terminate. The
security deposit held by Landlord under the Prior Lease in the amount of
$15,400.00 shall be applied by it to the obligations of Tenant in accordance
with Section 29 of this Lease. The amount of $15,400.00 being held by Landlord
as the pre-payment of the last month's rent under the Prior Lease shall be
applied by it to the obligations of Tenant in accordance with Section 5(c) of
this Lease. Notwithstanding such termination, Tenant's obligations under 14B
shall continue. The termination of the Prior Lease as provided in this Section
55 shall be conditioned on Tenant not filing for bankruptcy protection with
ninety (90) days after the execution of this Lease.
SECTION 56. Offer.
Preparation of this Lease by Landlord or Landlord's agent and submission to
Tenant shall not be deemed an offer to lease. This Lease shall become binding on
Landlord and Tenant only when fully executed by Landlord and Tenant.
SECTION 57. Governing Law.
This Lease shall be governed by and construed in accordance with California
law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lease as of the date
first above written.
LANDLORD:
NORTH MCDOWELL INVESTMENTS NO. 1,
a California Limited Partnership
By: ________________________
Name: ______________________
Its: _______________________
TENANT:
REGAN HOLDING CORPORATION,
a California corporation
By: ________________________
Name: ______________________
Its: _______________________
