COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION 10.1 This Agreement shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall continue in force until terminated in accordance with the provisions herein.
10.2 This Agreement shall terminate without penalty:
a. As to any Participating Fund, at the option of Insurance Company or the Participating Fund at any time from the date hereof upon 180 days' notice, unless a shorter time is agreed to by the respective Participating Fund and Insurance Company;
b. As to any Participating Fund, at the option of Insurance Company, if shares of that Participating Fund are not reasonably available to meet the requirements of the Contracts as determined by Insurance Company. Prompt notice of election to terminate shall be furnished by Insurance Company, said termination to be effective ten days after receipt of notice unless the Participating Fund makes available a sufficient number of shares to meet the requirements of the Contracts within said ten-day period;
c. As to a Participating Fund, at the option of Insurance Company, upon the institution of formal proceedings against that Participating Fund by the Commission, National Association of Securities Dealers or any other regulatory body, the expected or anticipated ruling, judgment or outcome of which would, in Insurance Company's reasonable judgment, materially impair that Participating Fund's ability to meet and perform the Participating Fund's obligations and duties hereunder. Prompt notice of election to terminate shall be furnished by Insurance Company with said termination to be effective upon receipt of notice;
d. As to a Participating Fund, at the option of each Participating Fund, upon the institution of formal proceedings against Insurance Company by the Commission, National Association of Securities Dealers or any other regulatory body, the expected or anticipated ruling, judgment or outcome of which would, in the Participating Fund's reasonable judgment, materially impair Insurance Company's ability to meet and perform Insurance Company's obligations and duties hereunder. Prompt notice of election to terminate shall be furnished by such Participating Fund with said termination to be effective upon receipt of notice;
e. As to a Participating Fund, at the option of that Participating Fund, if the Participating Fund shall determine, in its sole judgment reasonably exercised in good faith, that Insurance Company has suffered a material adverse change in its business or financial condition or is the subject of material adverse publicity and such material adverse change or material adverse publicity is likely to have a material adverse impact upon the business and operation of that Participating Fund or Dreyfus, such Participating Fund shall notify Insurance Company in writing of such determination and its intent to terminate this Agreement, and after considering the actions taken by Insurance Company and any other changes in circumstances since the giving of such notice, such determination of the Participating Fund shall continue to apply on the sixtieth (60th) day following the giving of such notice, which sixtieth day shall be the effective date of termination;
f. As to a Participating Fund, upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement between that Participating Fund and Dreyfus or its successors unless Insurance Company specifically approves the selection of a new Participating Fund investment adviser. Such Participating Fund shall promptly furnish notice of such termination to Insurance Company;
g. As to a Participating Fund, in the event that Participating Fund's shares are not registered, issued or sold in accordance with applicable federal law, or such law precludes the use of such shares as the underlying investment medium of Contracts issued or to be issued by Insurance Company. Termination shall be effective immediately as to that Participating Fund only upon such occurrence without notice;
h. At the option of a Participating Fund upon a determination by its Board in good faith that it is no longer advisable and in the best interests of shareholders of that Participating Fund to continue to operate pursuant to this Agreement. Termination pursuant to this Subsection (h) shall be effective upon notice by such Participating Fund to Insurance Company of such termination;
i. At the option of a Participating Fund if the Contracts cease to qualify as annuity contracts or life insurance policies, as applicable, under the Code, or if such Participating Fund reasonably believes that the Contracts may fail to so qualify;
j. At the option of any party to this Agreement, upon another party's breach of any material provision of this Agreement;
k. At the option of a Participating Fund, if the Contracts are not registered, issued or sold in accordance with applicable federal and/or state law; or
l. Upon assignment of this Agreement, unless made with the written consent of every other non-assigning party. Any such termination pursuant to Section 10.2a, 10.2d, 10.2e, 10.2f or 10.2k herein shall not affect the operation of Article V of this Agreement. Any termination of this Agreement shall not affect the operation of Article IX of this Agreement.
10.3 Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.2 hereof, each Participating Fund and Dreyfus may, at the option of the Participating Fund, continue to make available additional shares of that Participating Fund for as long as the Participating Fund desires pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as provided below, for all Contracts in effect on the effective date of termination of this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Existing Contracts"). Specifically, without limitation, if that Participating Fund and Dreyfus so elect to make additional Participating Fund shares available, the owners of the Existing Contracts or Insurance Company, whichever shall have legal authority to do so, shall be permitted to reallocate investments in that Participating Fund, redeem investments in that Participating Fund and/or invest in that Participating Fund upon the making of additional purchase payments under the Existing Contracts. In the event of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.2 hereof, such Participating Fund and Dreyfus, as promptly as is practicable under the circumstances, shall notify Insurance Company whether Dreyfus and that Participating Fund will continue to make that Participating Fund's shares available after such termination. If such Participating Fund shares continue to be made available after such termination, the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect and thereafter either of that Participating Fund or Insurance Company may terminate the Agreement as to that Participating Fund, as so continued pursuant to this Section 10.3, upon prior written notice to the other party, such notice to be for a period that is reasonable under the circumstances but, if given by the Participating Fund, need not be for more than six months.
10.4 Termination of this Agreement as to any one Participating Fund shall not be deemed a termination as to any other Participating Fund unless Insurance Company or such other Participating Fund, as the case may be, terminates this Agreement as to such other Participating Fund in accordance with this Article X.
Premises and Term a. Landlord, in consideration of the Rent hereinafter reserved to be paid and of the covenants, conditions and agreements to be kept and performed by Tenant, hereby leases, lets and demises to Tenant, and Tenant hereby leases and hires from Landlord, the Project. Upon the Commencement Date for Phase 1, Tenant shall be entitled to the exclusive use and occupancy of Phase 1 and that portion of the Parking Area allocated for Phase 1 plus such spaces in addition to the spaces allocated for Phase 1, if any, that may be constructed by Landlord at the time, so long as Tenant’s use of such spaces in addition to the spaces allocated for Phase 1 does not interfere with the construction of the remainder of the Project by Landlord. Upon the Commencement Date for Phase 2, Tenant shall be entitled to the exclusive use and occupancy of Phase 2 and the entire Parking Area, and at which time Tenant will have the exclusive use and occupancy of the entire Project.
b. Promptly after the actual Commencement Date for each Phase, the parties shall execute an instrument in which the Commencement Date and expiration date for such Phase will be specified, as well as any adjustments to the Rentable Area of the Premises as described above and any corresponding adjustments to the Base Rent.
c. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, although Landlord has estimated a completion date for Phase 1 of October 1, 1999, the parties agree that if Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion of Phase 1 on or before November 1, 1999 (the “Phase 1 Completion Date”) (subject to any Tenant Delays and Force Majeure events, as hereinafter defined), then, commencing on November 1, 1999, Tenant shall receive a credit against the Base Rent to become due under this Lease in connection with Phase 1, such credit to be equal to one (1) day’s Base Rent for Phase 1 for each day of Landlord’s delay beyond the Phase 1 Completion Date that Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion, subject to the limitations thereon pursuant to subsection (m), below.
d. If Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion of Phase 1 on or before November 15, 1999 (the “Phase 1 Extended Completion Date”) (subject to any Tenant Delays and Force Majeure events), then, commencing on November 16, 1999, the Base Rent credit available to Tenant for Phase 1 shall be increased to two (2) days’ Base Rent for each day of Landlord’s delay beyond the Phase 1 Extended Completion Date that Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion, subject to the limitations thereon pursuant to subsection (m), below.
e. If Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion of Phase 1 on or before December 17, 1999 (the “Phase 1 Second Extended Completion Date”) (subject to any Tenant Delays and Force Majeure events), then, commencing on December 18, 1999, (x) the Base Rent credit available to Tenant for Phase 1 shall be decreased back to one (1) day’s Base Rent for each day of Landlord’s delay beyond the Phase 1 Second Extended Completion Date that Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion, plus (y) Tenant shall be entitled to receive, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, the sum of Ten Thousand and No/100 ($10,000.00) Dollars per day, subject to the limitations thereon pursuant to subsection (m), below.
f. If Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion of Phase 1 on or before January 17, 2000 (the “Phase 1 Outside Completion Date”) (subject to any Tenant Delays and Force Majeure events), then Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by written notice to Landlord delivered within ten (10) days after the Phase 1 Outside Completion Date, whereupon (i) Landlord shall return to Tenant the Prepaid Rent and Security Deposit, and (ii) Landlord shall pay to Tenant liquidated damages equal to (x) the total of the Base Rent abatements for Phase 1 accrued to the date of Tenant’s termination notice, plus (y) the total of the $10,000.00 per day damages for Phase 1 accrued to the date of Tenant’s termination notice, plus (z) the actual, reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Tenant directly in connection with this Lease, subject to the limitations thereon pursuant to subsection (m), below, and thereupon both parties shall be relieved of all further obligations hereunder; provided, however, that if Landlord achieves Substantial Completion of Phase 1 within fifteen (15) days after receipt of Tenant’s termination notice, then the termination notice will be deemed to be void and rescinded, and the Lease shall continue in full force and effect.
g. If Tenant does not elect to terminate the Lease as provided above, and Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion of Phase 1 on or before May 17, 2000 (the “Phase 1 Extended Outside Completion Date”) (subject to any Tenant Delays but regardless of Force Majeure events), then Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by written notice to Landlord delivered within ten (10) days after the Phase 1 Extended Outside Completion Date, whereupon (i) Landlord shall return to Tenant the Prepaid Rent and Security Deposit, and (ii) Landlord shall pay to Tenant liquidated damages equal to (x) the total of the Base Rent abatements for Phase 1 accrued to the date of Tenant’s termination notice, plus (y) the total of the $10,000.00 per day damages for Phase 1 accrued to the date of Tenant’s termination notice, plus (z) the actual, reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Tenant directly in connection with this Lease, subject to the limitations thereon pursuant to subsection (m), below, and thereupon both parties shall be relieved of all further obligations hereunder. If Tenant intends to exercise its termination right under this paragraph, then Tenant will use its best efforts to notify Landlord in writing between April 1, 2000 and May 1, 2000 of such intent, but Tenant’s failure to so notify Landlord shall not constitute a waiver of Tenant’s termination right.
h. Although Landlord has estimated a completion date for Phase 2 of October 1, 2001, the parties agree that if Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion of Phase 2 on or before November 1, 2001 (the “Phase 2 Completion Date”) (subject to any Tenant Delays and Force Majeure events, as hereinafter defined), then, commencing on November 1, 2001, Tenant shall receive a credit against the Base Rent to become due under this Lease in connection with Phase 2, such credit to be equal to one (1) day’s Base Rent for Phase 2 for each day of Landlord’s delay beyond the Phase 2 Completion Date that Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion, subject to the limitations thereon pursuant to subsection (m), below.
i. If Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion of Phase 2 on or before November 15, 2001 (the “Phase 2 Extended Completion Date”) (subject to any Tenant Delays and Force Majeure events), then, commencing on November 16, 2001, the Base Rent credit available to Tenant for Phase 2 shall be increased to two (2) days’ Base Rent for Phase 2 for each day of Landlord’s delay beyond the Phase 2 Extended Completion Date that Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion, subject to the limitations thereon pursuant to subsection (m), below.
j. If Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion of Phase 2 on or before December 17, 2001 (the “Phase 2 Second Extended Completion Date”) (subject to any Tenant Delays and Force Majeure events), then, commencing on December 18, 2001, (x) the Base Rent credit available to Tenant shall be decreased back to one (1) day’s Base Rent for Phase 2 for each day of Landlord’s delay beyond the Phase 2 Second Extended Completion Date that Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion, plus (y) Tenant shall be entitled to receive, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, the sum of Ten Thousand and No/100 ($10,000.00) Dollars per day, subject to the limitations thereon pursuant to subsection (m), below.
k. If Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion of Phase 2 on or before January 17, 2002 (the “Phase 2 Outside Completion Date”) (subject to any Tenant Delays and Force Majeure events), then Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by written notice to Landlord delivered within ten (10) days after the Phase 2 Outside Completion Date, whereupon (i) Tenant shall vacate and surrender the Premises to Landlord in the manner required by this Lease, (ii) Landlord shall return to Tenant the Security Deposit, (iii) Landlord shall pay to Tenant liquidated damages equal to (x) the total of the Base Rent abatements for Phase 2 accrued to the date of Tenant’s termination notice, plus (y) the total of the $10,000.00 per day damages for Phase 2 accrued to the date of Tenant’s termination notice, plus (z) the actual, reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Tenant directly in connection with this Lease between the Commencement Date for Phase 1 and the date of Tenant’s termination notice, subject to the limitations thereon pursuant to subsection (m), below, and thereupon both parties shall be relieved of all further obligations hereunder; provided, however, that if Landlord achieves Substantial Completion of Phase 2 within fifteen (15) days after receipt of Tenant’s termination notice, then the termination notice will be deemed to be void and rescinded, and the Lease shall continue in full force and effect. Within ninety (90) days after Tenant’s termination notice, Tenant shall notify Landlord of the exact date that Tenant will vacate and surrender Phase 1, which date shall be (a) no earlier than ninety (90) days after the date of Tenant’s notification of such exact date, and (b) no later than one (1) year after the date of Tenant’s termination notice. Rent for Phase 1 shall be prorated through the date that Tenant so vacates and surrenders Phase 1 to Landlord.
l. If Tenant does not elect to terminate the Lease as provided above, and Landlord has not achieved Substantial Completion of Phase 2 on or before May 17, 2002 (the “Phase 2 Extended Outside Completion Date”) (subject to any Tenant Delays but regardless of Force Majeure events), then Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by written notice to Landlord delivered within ten (10) days after the Phase 2 Extended Outside Completion Date, whereupon (i) Tenant shall vacate and surrender the Premises to Landlord in the manner required by this Lease, (ii) Landlord shall return to Tenant the Security Deposit, (iii) Landlord shall pay to Tenant liquidated damages equal to (x) the total of the Base Rent abatements for Phase 2 accrued to the date of Tenant’s termination notice, plus (y) the total of the $10,000.00 per day damages for Phase 2 accrued to the date of Tenant’s termination notice, plus (z) the actual, reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Tenant directly in connection with this Lease between the Commencement Date for Phase 1 and the date of Tenant’s termination notice, subject to the limitations thereon pursuant to subsection (m), below, and thereupon both parties shall be relieved of all further obligations hereunder. Within ninety (90) days after Tenant’s termination notice, Tenant shall notify Landlord of the exact date that Tenant will vacate and surrender Phase 1, which date shall be (a) no earlier than ninety (90) days after the date of Tenant’s notification of such exact date, and (b) no later than one (1) year after the date of Tenant’s termination notice. Rent for Phase 1 shall be prorated through the date that Tenant so vacates and surrenders Phase 1 to Landlord. If Tenant intends to exercise its termination right under this paragraph, then Tenant will use its best efforts to notify Landlord in writing between April 1, 2002 and May 1, 2002 of such intent, but Tenant’s failure to so notify Landlord shall not constitute a waiver of Tenant’s termination right.
m. The abatements, liquidated damages and termination rights in favor of Tenant as described above shall be Tenant’s sole and exclusive remedies in the event of any late delivery of the Buildings by Landlord, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, in no event shall the entire liability of Landlord in connection with the total aggregate amounts of the Base Rent credits, plus the $10,000.00 per day damages, plus the out-of-pocket costs incurred by Tenant exceed a total amount of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 ($750,000.00) Dollars in the aggregate, regardless of the length of time such rent credits, and/or liquidated damages and/or out-of-pocket costs actually accrue and regardless of whether Tenant terminates this Lease.
n. Although the completion date for Phase 2 is intended to be October 1, 2001, Tenant may notify Landlord in writing of Tenant’s election to have the Commencement Date for Phase 2 be on October 1, 2000. Tenant must provide such notice no later than April 1, 1999. If Tenant timely provides such notice, then the anticipated Commencement Date for Phase 2 will be deemed to be October 1, 2000, and subparagraphs 2.h through 2.I above will be deemed to be modified as follows: All references to the year “2001” in such subparagraphs will be deemed to be “2000,” and all references to the year “2002” in such subparagraphs will be deemed to be “2001.”
