LEASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
THIS LEASE AGREEMENT is made and entered into this the 9th Day of March 2012, by and between Mighty Mekong Agro Industries Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Tenant"), and Xxxx Xxxxxx of House #28E0, Pastor Street, Poohm 3, Sangkat Psa-Thmey 0, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx of Cambodia (hereinafter referred to as "Landlord").
Landlord, in consideration of the rents to be paid and the covenants and agreements to be performed and observed by the Tenant, does hereby lease to the Tenant and the Tenant does hereby lease and take from the Landlord the property described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and by reference made a part hereof (the "Leased Premises"), together with, as part of the parcel, all improvements located thereon.
Section 2.
The Tenant agrees to pay the Landlord and the Landlord agrees to accept, during the term hereof, at such place as the Landlord shall from time to time direct by notice to the Tenant, rent at the following rates and times:
Section 1.
Annual Rent: Annual rent for the term of the Lease shall be US$10,000, with the first year’s annual rent payment due upon the Commencement Date.
Section 2.
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During term of this agreement if the Landlord receives a bonafide purchase offer for the property from a 3rd Party Purchaser, the Landlord will extend the “right of first refusal” to the Tenant who will have the option to meet that purchase offer. If the Tenant opts not to purchase the property, and the Landlord sells the property, the 3rd Party Purchaser must meet and fulfill all the terms and conditions contained in this Lease Agreement, for its full and complete term.
The Leased Premises may be occupied and used by Tenant exclusively as a Stevia propagation and cultivation facility.
Nothing herein shall give Tenant the right to use the property for any other purpose or to sublease, assign, or license the use of the property to any sub lessee, assignee, or licensee, which or who shall use the property for any other use.
Tenant shall have the right, at its sole risk and expense and in conformity with applicable laws and ordinances, to erect and thereafter, to repair or replace, if it shall so elect signs on any portion of the Leased Premises, providing that Tenant shall remove any such signs upon termination of this lease, and repair all damage occasioned thereby to the Leased Premises.
Section 1.
a. Tenant shall be in default in the payment of rent or other charges herein required to be paid by Tenant (default herein being defined as payment received by Landlord sixty or more days subsequent to the due date), on consecutive months; or
b. Tenant has caused a lien, mortgage or charges to be filed/created against the Landlord's property and said lien is not removed within thirty (30) days of recordation thereof; or
c. Tenant shall default in the observance or performance of any of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by Tenant hereunder for a period of thirty (30) days after notice to Tenant in writing of such default (or if such default shall reasonably take more than thirty (30) days to cure, Tenant shall not have commenced the same within the thirty (30) days and diligently prosecuted the same to completion);
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then Landlord shall be entitled to its election (unless Tenant shall cure such default prior to such election), to exercise concurrently or successively, any one or more of the following rights:
I. Terminate this Lease by giving Tenant notice of termination, in which event this Lease shall expire and terminate on the date specified in such notice of termination, with the same force and effect as though the date so specified were the date herein originally fixed as the termination date of the term of this Lease, and all rights of Tenant under this Lease and in and to the Premises shall expire and terminate, and Tenant shall remain liable for all obligations under this Lease arising up to the date of such termination, and Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord on the date specified in such notice; or
II. Terminate this Lease as provided herein and recover from Tenant all damages Landlord may incur by reason of Tenant's default,
Section 1.
Notices. All notices and other communications authorized or required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by mailing the same by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and any such notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been given when received by the party to whom such notice or other communication shall be addressed. If intended for Landlord the same will be mailed to the address herein above set forth or such other address as Landlord may hereafter designate by notice to Tenant, and if intended for Tenant, the same shall be mailed to Tenant at the address herein above set forth, or such other address or addresses as Tenant may hereafter designate by notice to Landlord.
Section 2.
Section 3.
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Except as in this Lease otherwise provided, the terms and provisions of this Lease shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or construed by the parties hereto nor by any third party as creating the relationship of principal and agent or of partnership or of a joint venture between the parties hereto, it being understood and agreed that neither any provision contained herein, nor any acts of the parties hereto, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the parties hereto other than the relationship of Landlord and Tenant.
Section 4.
Section 5.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of:
/s/Authorized Signatory
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/s/ Authorized Signatory
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"LANDLORD"
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"TENANT"
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March 9, 2012
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March 9, 2012
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The following described real property, together with all improvements thereon which has a street address as follows:
Two parcels totaling 20 Hectares:
Parcel A: 6.813 HA, adjacent to Xxxxx # 00, 2 kilometres north of Kampong Speu town, Kampong Speu Province, Kingdom of Cambodia;
Parcel B: 12.775 HA, near Xxxxx # 000, 5 kilometres southeast of Kampong Speu town, south of Hwy #4; Kampong Speu Province, Kingdom of Cambodia