MEMORANDUM OF LEASE AGREEMENT made effective the 1st day of July, 2005. BETWEEN:
(hereinafter referred to as the “Lessor”)
(hereinafter referred to as the “Lessee”)
ARTICLE 1 | — INTENT OF LEASE | |||||
1.1 | It is the intent of this Lease and agreed to by both Parties that all and every cost, expense, rate, tax or charge in any way related to the Leased Premises and to the Lessee’s share of Operating Costs (all as hereinafter defined) will be borne by the Lessee without any variation, set-off, or deduction whatsoever, except as herein expressly set out to the contrary. | |||||
ARTICLE 2 | — BASIC TERMS, SCHEDULES AND DEFINITIONS | |||||
2.1 | Basic Terms | |||||
(a) | (i) | Lessor: | ||||
The Westaim Corporation | ||||||
(ii) | Address of Lessor: | |||||
The Westaim Corporation | ||||||
00000-000 Xxxxxx | ||||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx | ||||||
Xxxxxx X0X 0X0 |
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Attention: Legal Services | ||||||
Fax: 000-000-0000 | ||||||
With a copy to: | ||||||
The Westaim Corporation | ||||||
0000, 000-0xx Xxxxxx X.X. | ||||||
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0 | ||||||
Attention: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Fax:000-000-0000 | ||||||
(b) | (i) | Lessee: | ||||
Nucryst Pharmaceuticals Corp. | ||||||
(ii) | Address of Lessee: | |||||
Nucryst Pharmaceuticals Corp. | ||||||
00000-000 Xxxxxx | ||||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X0X 0X0 |
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Attention: Vice-President Operations | ||||||
Fax: 000-000-0000 | ||||||
With a copy to: | ||||||
Nucryst Pharmaceuticals Corp. | ||||||
Xxxxx X, 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx | ||||||
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||||||
Attention: President | ||||||
Attention: Vice-President Finance and Administration | ||||||
Fax:000-000-0000 | ||||||
(c) | Leased Premises: approximately 62,684 square feet of space in the MMC Building, as shown cross-hatched in red on Schedules “A-2”, “A-3”, “A-4” and “X- 0” and approximately 7,854 square feet of space in the R&D/AIMS I Building, as shown shaded in green on Schedule “A-1” | |||||
(d) | Address of Leased Premises: | |||||
00000-000 Xxxxxx, | ||||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx | ||||||
X0X 0X0 |
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(e) | (i) | Term: | ||||
For the Leased Premises located in the MMC Building, the Term shall be ten (10) years commencing on July 1, 2005 and ending on June 30, 2015, together with any extensions in accordance with the terms of this Lease. | ||||||
For the Leased Premises located in the R&D/AIMS I Building, the Term shall be five (5) years commencing on July 1, 2005 and ending on June 30, 2010, together with any extensions in accordance with the terms of this Lease. | ||||||
(ii) | Commencement Date: July 1, 2005 | |||||
(f) | Basic Rent: | |||||
(i) | $521,530.88 per annum (calculated based on $8.32 per square foot of Floor Area of the Leased Premises in the MMC Building per annum), to be paid in advance in equal monthly installments on the first day of each month. | |||||
(ii) | $39,270.00 per annum (calculated based on $5.00 per square foot of Floor Area of the Leased Premises in the R&D/AIMS I Building per annum), to be paid in advance in equal monthly installments on the first day of each month. | |||||
(g) | Lands: lands legally described as Xxx 0 Xxxx 000 0000 and Xxx 00 Xxxxx 0 Xxxx 000 0000. |
2.2 | Schedules |
Schedules “A-1” through “A-7” - | Diagrams showing the Leased Premises and Reserved Parking Stalls | |||
Schedule “B-1” through “B-3” | Diagrams showing the MMC Building, the R&D/AIMS I Building and the Complex Common Facilities |
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Schedule “C” | List of tenant’s fixtures and leasehold improvements which the Lessee can remove upon termination of the Lease | |||
Schedule “D” | Definitions |
2.3 | Definitions |
3.1 | Demise |
4.1 | Term |
4.2 | Overholding |
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(a) | shall vacate and surrender up to the Lessor the Leased Premises in accordance with all the requirements of this Lease; | ||
(b) | may remove all tenant’s fixtures installed on the Leased Premises which are listed in Schedule C attached hereto and such other tenant’s fixtures or leasehold improvements installed on the Leased Premises which the Lessor has expressly agreed in writing may be removed upon termination together with such unattached equipment, unattached furnishings and unattached contents which are the personal property of the Lessee (and not otherwise), and shall in any event remove any permitted identification signs or fixtures and such tenant’s fixtures, equipment, furnishings and contents and also all leasehold improvements installed by the Lessee if and to the extent required to do so by the Lessor, and shall pay to the Lessor on demand the cost of removal of any permitted identification signs or fixtures and all tenant’s fixtures, furnishings, contents and leasehold improvements which the Lessee shall have failed to remove in accordance with any requirements of the Lessor or before the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, and the Lessee shall make good all damage to the Leased Premises and to any heating, ventilating, air conditioning and utility systems serving the Leased Premises caused by the removal thereof and failing which shall pay to the Lessor all cost and expense incurred by the Lessor in making good such damage or restoration; and | ||
(c) | shall leave the Leased Premises in such a state of repair and condition as shall comply in all respects with the provisions of this Lease, subject to reasonable wear and tear. |
(a) | Provided that the Lessee is not in default under this Lease at the time it gives notice to the Lessor of the Lessee’s intention to extend the initial Term of this Lease with respect to the MMC Building and/or the R&D/AIMS I Building, the Lessor shall, at the expiration of the applicable Term, upon request in writing by the Lessee delivered to the Lessor at least six (6) months but not more than twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of the applicable Term, grant to the Lessee a right to extend the initial Term for a further term of five (5) years (the “First Renewal Term”) from the expiration of the initial Term upon the same terms and conditions as contained in this Lease except as to the inclusion of this clause 4.4(a) and except as to the amount of Basic Rent payable during the First Renewal Term which shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Basic Rent, as mutually agreed between the parties or, failing such agreement, as determined by arbitration, provided always that, in no event shall such Fair Market Value of the Basic Rent be less than an amount calculated as follows: |
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Basic Rent during Term x | CPI at End of Term | |||||
Alberta CPI at Commencement Date |
(b) | Provided that the Lessee is not in default under this Lease at the time it gives notice to the Lessor of the Lessee’s intention to extend the First Renewal Term with respect to the MMC Building and/or the R&D/AIMS I Building, as the case may be, the Lessor shall, at the expiration of the applicable First Renewal Term, upon request in writing by the Lessee delivered to the Lessor at least six (6) months but not more than twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of the applicable First Renewal Term, grant to the Lessee a right to extend the applicable First Renewal Term for a further term of five (5) years (the “Second Renewal Term”) from the expiration of the applicable First Renewal Term upon the same terms and conditions as contained in this Lease except as to the inclusion of clauses 4.4 (a) and 4.4 (b) and except as to the amount of Basic Rent payable during the Second Renewal Term which shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Basic Rent, as mutually agreed between the parties or, failing such agreement, as determined by arbitration, provided always that, in no event shall such Fair Market Value of the Basic Rent be less than an amount calculated as follows: |
Basic Rent in First Renewal Term x | CPI at End of Term | |||||
CPI at commencement date of First Renewal Term |
(c) | Provided that the Lessee is not in default under this Lease at the time it gives notice to the Lessor of the Lessee’s intention to extend the Second Renewal Term with respect to the R&D/AIMS I Building (but not the MMC Building), the Lessor shall, at the expiration of the Second Renewal Term with respect to the R&D/AIMS I Building, upon request in writing by the Lessee delivered to the Lessor at least six (6) months but not more than twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of the Second Renewal Term for the R&D/AIMS I Building, grant to the Lessee a right to extend the Second Renewal Term for the R&D/AIMS I Building for a further term of five (5) years (the “Third Renewal Term”) from the expiration of the Second Renewal Term upon the same terms and conditions as contained in this Lease except as to the inclusion of this clause 4.4(b) and except as to the amount of Basic Rent payable during the Third Renewal Term which shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Basic Rent, as mutually agreed between the parties or, failing such agreement, as determined by arbitration, provided always that, in no event shall such Fair Market Value of the Basic Rent be less than an amount calculated as follows: |
Basic Rent in Second Renewal Term x | CPI at End of Term | |||||
CPI at commencement date of Second Renewal Term |
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4.5 | Lease Option |
(a) | From time to time, in the event that the Lessor determines to attempt to lease any unleased space in the Building located on the Lands to a third party (“the Unleased Space”), the Lessor shall first provide written notice to the Lessee that it intends to attempt to lease such Unleased Space (the “Lessor’s Notice”). In addition, from time to time, in the event that the Lessee determines that it wishes to lease any Unleased Space, it may do so by written election to the Lessor as outlined herein; | ||
(b) | Within fifteen (15) days after a Lessor’s Notice, or from time to time as the Lessee shall determine, the Lessee has the option (the “Lease Option”) to lease the Unleased Space, or portion or portions thereof (such Unleased Space or portion thereof being referred to as the “Option Additional Space” once it is the subject of a Lease Option which has been exercised by the Lessee), from the Lessor upon the following terms and conditions: |
(i) | any exercise of the Lease Option shall be unconditional; | ||
(ii) | the lease rate for basic rent of space leased to the Lessee by virtue of the Lease Option shall be equal to the fair market value of the Basic Rent on a triple net basis, as mutually agreed between the Lessor and the Lessee or, failing such agreement, as determined by arbitration, provided always that, in no event shall such fair market value of Basic Rent be less than the then current Basic Rent for the Leased Premises in the MMC Building or in the R&D/AIMS I Building, as the case may be, (on a per square foot basis) plus an additional amount required to be paid to the Lessor to enable it to fully recover its Capital Improvement Costs over the term for the Option Additional Space; | ||
(iii) | all rent shall be payable monthly, in advance; | ||
(iv) | the term for the Option Additional Space shall be the same as the Term remaining for the Leased Premises at the time of exercise of the Lease Option. In the event that the time remaining under the Term for the Option Additional Space is, or will be, shorter than five years from the date of possession of the said Option Additional Space, then, notwithstanding anything else contained in this Lease (and in particular |
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the time limits contained in the renewal option provisions in section 4.4 hereof) but subject always to section 4.4(a) hereof, concurrently with its exercise of the Lease Option, the Lessee shall have the right to exercise the next renewal option for the MMC Building pursuant to section 4.4 hereof; | |||
(v) | the possession date shall be ninety (90) days from the date of exercise of the Lease Option by the Lessee. |
(c) | Upon any exercise of the Lease Option as aforesaid, the Lessee shall be bound to lease the Option Additional Space, or portion thereof, from the Lessee and the Lessor shall be bound to lease the Option Additional Space, or portion thereof, to the Lessor at the price and upon the terms mentioned above, and otherwise subject to the specific terms and provisions, mutatis mutandis, of this Lease. | ||
(d) | If, after a Lessor’s Notice, the Lessee does not exercise its Lease Option with respect to Unleased Space, or portion thereof, as identified in the Lessor’s Notice within fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt such Lessor’s Notice from the Lessor, then the Lessee shall be deemed to have declined to exercise its Lease Option with respect to the Unleased Space and the Lessor shall be shall be free to proceed to lease the Unleased Space, or portion thereof, to any third party or parties, provided always that, in the event that the Lessor does not enter into an agreement to lease the Unleased Space or a portion thereof within 180 days following the earlier of the expiry of the said fifteen time day period date or the date that the Lessee provides notice that it will not exercise its Lease Option with respect to the Unleased Space, the Lessor shall be required to again comply with the provisions of subsections 4.5 (a) to (c) hereof, inclusive. | ||
(e) | Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, the provisions of this Lease Option shall have no application to any leases, rentals, licenses or other possessory interests that the Lessor grants or intends to grant to any related or affiliated party. |
(a) | commence, conduct and continue good faith negotiations to attempt to agree upon the expansion of the Building (the “Building Expansion”) as reasonably required by the Lessee for permitted use to allow for the construction, fixturing, equipment and utility installation and finishing of the Expansion Additional Space to meet the requirements and purposes reasonably required by the Lessee in |
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accordance with standards and specifications reasonably required by the Lessee (the “Lessee Expansion Requirements”) and the timing of such expansion; | |||
(b) | upon agreement between the Lessee and the Lessor respecting the Building Expansion and the Lessee’s Expansion Requirements, the Lessor shall proceed with the application for all permits necessary for the construction of the Building Expansion and the Expansion Additional Space (the “Permits”); | ||
(c) | in the event that the applications by the Lessor for the Permits results in any changes to the Building Expansion or the Expansion Additional Space, then, prior to proceeding with construction, the Lessor shall obtain the consent of the Lessee to such changes, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; | ||
(d) | after issuance of the necessary development and building permits for the construction of the Building Expansion and the Expansion Additional Space, the Lessor shall construct the Building Expansion and the Expansion Additional Space and all fixturing, finishing, equipment and utility installations contemplated by the Lessee Expansion Requirements, all in accordance with applicable Governmental Requirements; | ||
(e) | possession of the Expansion Additional Space shall be granted to the Lessee upon substantial completion thereof and the Lessee’s obligation to make payment of basic rent and additional rent for the Expansion Additional Space shall commence upon such substantial completion; | ||
(f) | in the event that there are any conflicts with the Lessee Expansion Requirements and any applicable Governmental Requirements relating to the Lessee Expansion Requirements, the said Governmental Requirements shall supersede and govern and the Lessee Expansion Requirements shall be deemed to be amended accordingly; | ||
(g) | upon completion of the Expansion Additional Space, the term for the Expansion Additional Space shall be the same as the Term remaining for the Leased Premises at the time of exercise of possession of the Expansion Additional Space being given to the Lessee. In the event that the time remaining under the Term is, or will be, shorter than five years from the date of possession of the Expansion Additional Space, then, notwithstanding anything else contained in this Lease (and in particular the time limits contained in the renewal option provisions in section 4.4 hereof) but subject always to section 4.4(d) hereof, concurrently with its exercise of the Construction Option, the Lessee shall have the right to exercise the next applicable renewal option pursuant to section 4.4 hereof; | ||
(h) | the basic rent for such Expansion Additional Space shall be equal to the fair market value of basic rent on a triple net basis, as mutually agreed between the parties or, failing such agreement, as determined by arbitration, provided always that, in no event shall such fair market value of basic rent be less than an amount required to be paid to the Lessor to enable it to fully recover its Construction Costs over the remaining Term (without consideration of any renewals); |
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(i) | in the event that development and building permits are not issued for the construction of the Building Expansion and the Expansion Additional Space as both the Lessor and the Lessee agree, then the Lessee hereby agrees that it does fully and completely indemnify the Lessor from any and all of its Planning Costs incurred. The Lessor agrees to make payment to the Lessee of such Planning Costs within ten days from the date that the Lessor invoices the Lessee for such costs. In default of such payment, the Lessee agrees to pay interest to the Lessor on the outstanding amount of such Planning Costs at the rate of 18% per annum until paid. |
5.1 | Basic Rent |
5.2 | Additional Rent |
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(a) | paid to the Lessor by the Lessee in Canadian dollars; | ||
(b) | paid to the Lessor at the address noted in Section 2.1(a)(ii), or such other places as the Lessor may designate in writing from time to time; | ||
(c) | made when due hereunder, without prior demand thereof and without any setoff, compensation or deduction whatsoever; | ||
(d) | applied towards amounts then outstanding hereunder in such manner as the Lessor may, in its discretion, see fit, and without restricting the generality of the foregoing, the acceptance by the Lessor of any amount less than the full amount which is due and owing by the Lessee shall not constitute an accord and satisfaction or otherwise oblige the Lessor to accept in full settlement, anything less than the full amount owing and outstanding at any time; | ||
(e) | deemed to be rent, in partial consideration for which this Lease has been entered into, and shall be payable and recoverable as rent, such that the Lessor shall have all rights and remedies against the Lessee for default in making any such payment which may not be expressly said to be rent as the Lessor has for default in payment in rent. |
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7.1 | Permitted Uses |
7.3 | Nuisance |
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(a) | Such right of use shall not extend to parts of the Common Facilities from time to time allocated by the Lessor for other use or to other parties, whether temporary or permanent, such as storage areas or areas containing utility or mechanical systems. Without limitation, the Lessor may restrict or rescind entirely the Lessee’s right to use the Complex Common Facilities; provided that the Lessor shall use reasonable commercial efforts to minimize any interference with the Lessee’s use of the Leased Premises. | ||
(b) | The Common Facilities shall at all times be under the exclusive control and management of the Lessor. | ||
(c) | The Lessor shall have the right to alter or relocate the Common Facilities or any parts thereof, and to interfere with the use of any portions thereof as may be necessary and reasonable during the making of alterations, reconstructions or repairs to any portion of the Building and Lands; provided that the Lessor shall use reasonable commercial efforts to minimize any interference with the Lessee’s use of the Leased Premises. | ||
(d) | The Lessee shall not park and shall use its reasonable efforts to prevent its employees from parking any vehicles in the parking areas or facilities except in such parts as may be allocated from time to time by the Lessor for the use of tenants and their employees, and shall co-operate with the Lessor as may be required to effectively control parking. |
8.3 | Parking |
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(a) | From time to time, the Lessor may, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine the number of Parking Spaces that the Lessee is entitled to use under this Agreement based upon the Lessee’s Ratable Share as defined above, and, in that regard, if the Lessee’s entitlement to Parking Spaces is to be reduced, then the Lessor shall be entitled to reduce the number of Parking Spaces that the Lessee is entitled to use under this Agreement by thirty days written notice to the Lessee. | ||
(b) | The Lessee shall comply with all requirements, rules and procedures of the Lessor governing or affecting the safety and security of the Lands and the Parking Lands and adjacent areas. | ||
(c) | The Lessee acknowledges and agrees that, as the Reserved Parking Stalls have electrical service available, the Lessee shall make payment of electricity costs for electrical service for the Reserved Parking Stalls as part of the Operating Costs hereunder. | ||
(d) | The Lessee acknowledges and agrees that, as some of the Parking Spaces have electrical service available, the Lessee shall make payment of its Ratable Share of electricity costs for electrical service for the Parking Spaces as part of the Operating Costs hereunder. |
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(a) | the portions of the Building which are structural in nature, being responsible only for effecting Structural Repairs to the Building, including, but not limited to, repairing the foundations, exterior weather walls, structural portions of roofs, structural portions of bearing walls and structural columns and beams; | ||
(b) | all heating, ventilating, air conditioning and utility systems serving the Leased Premises, excluding all gas and utility systems which exclusively serve the Lessee or the Leased Premises; | ||
(c) | the Common Facilities and all elevators, stairways, and washrooms located within the Leased Premises; | ||
(d) | all security and emergency alarm systems serving the Leased Premises; | ||
(e) | subject to Section 9.6, all damage to the Lands and Building which is covered or required to be covered by any insurance required to be effected by the Lessor; and | ||
(f) | the landscaped areas and all driveways, sidewalks, Parking Lands and other parking areas located on the Lands including, without limitation, removal of snow and ice as and when reasonably required having regard to weather conditions. |
(a) | keep in good repair, order and condition, consistent with the standard of premises of similar use, the Leased Premises which exclusively serve the Lessee or the Leased Premises or exclusively support the Lessee’s equipment or use, and all improvements, fixtures and furnishings therein of every nature or kind and whether or not furnished or installed by the Lessor or the Lessee, but with the exception only of reasonable wear and tear and those repairs in and to the Leased Premises which are expressly the obligation of the Lessor pursuant to Section 9.1; |
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(b) | immediately before the termination of the Term and subject to the provisions of Section 4.3(b), clean the Leased Premises and leave the Leased Premises in a broom clean state and shall not leave upon the Leased Premises any refuse, garbage or waste materials; | ||
(c) | The Lessee, its employees or agents shall not xxxx, paint, drill or in any way deface any walls, ceilings, partitions, floors, wood, stone or ironwork without the written approval of the Lessor. |
(a) | The Lessor and its employees or agents shall be entitled at all reasonable times during normal business hours and at any times in the case of any real or apprehended emergency, to enter and examine the state of maintenance and repair of the Leased Premises and to do such acts or things as may be necessary or advisable to prevent or xxxxx damage or injury to the Leased Premises; | ||
(b) | The Lessee shall give prompt written notice to the Lessor of the existence of any condition, including any need for repair, within the Leased Premises which might cause any damage or injury or is a hazard to any portion of the Leased Premises, and of any need for repair, which is the Lessor’s obligation under Section 9.1; | ||
(c) | The Lessee shall be liable for all destruction or damage of property of the Lessor or others caused by any defect, failure or want of repair of anything for the condition and repair of which the Lessee is responsible under Section 9.2; | ||
(d) | If the Lessee fails to repair promptly as required in this Article, the Lessor may make such repair on the Lessee’s behalf, and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Lessor in so doing plus eighteen (18%) percent shall be reimbursed to it by the Lessee on demand; provided that except in cases of real or apprehended emergency or where any destruction, damage, risk or material inconvenience affecting any part of the Leased Premises exists or might ensue failing an immediate repair, the Lessor shall first give written notice to the Lessee to so repair; | ||
(e) | Should the Lessor deem it necessary to supervise any repairs by the Lessee, or should any damage be caused in the course of such repairs or the Lessor otherwise be put to any expense in connection with such repairs, the Lessee shall upon demand reimburse to the Lessor all reasonable expenses incurred by the Lessor in connection therewith. |
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(a) | If and whenever the Leased Premises shall be destroyed or damaged (including without limitation, smoke and water damage) by any casualty required to be insured against by the Lessor or otherwise insured against by the Lessor, and if as a result of such occurrence: |
(i) | the Leased Premises are rendered untenantable in part, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect and the Lessor shall, subject to Section 9.6(b) hereof, commence diligently to reconstruct, rebuild or repair the Leased Premises, and if the damage is such that the portion of the Leased Premises rendered untenantable is not reasonably capable of use and occupancy by the Tenant for the purposes of its business for any period of time in excess of ten (10) days, rent shall xxxxx proportionately to the portion of the Leased Premises rendered untenantable from the date of such damage or destruction until the Lessor’s repairs have been completed; | ||
(ii) | the Leased Premises are rendered wholly untenantable for a period in excess of ten (10) days, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect and the Lessor shall, subject to Section 9.6(b) hereof, commence diligently to repair, restore or rebuild the Leased Premise and rent shall xxxxx entirely from the date of such damage or destruction and until the Lessor’s repairs have been completed; | ||
(iii) | the Leased Premises are not rendered untenantable in whole of in part, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect, the rent and other amounts payable by the Lessee shall not terminate, be reduced or xxxxx and the Lessor shall, subject to Sections 9.6(b) and 9.7 hereof, commence diligently to repair, restore, or rebuild the Leased Premises. |
(b) | Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.6(a), if and whenever: |
(i) | the Leased Premises are damaged or destroyed by any cause to such an extent that in the Lessor’s reasonable opinion the Leased Premises shall not be capable, with due diligence, of being repaired, restored or rebuilt in a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days after the happening of such destruction or damage; or | ||
(ii) | the Building shall be destroyed or damaged by any cause to such an extent that in the Lessor’s reasonable opinion either it shall not be capable, with due diligence, of being repaired, restored or rebuilt within a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days after the happening of such destruction or damage, or the estimated cost of repairing, restoring or rebuilding it will exceed the proceeds of insurance available to the Lessor for the purpose; |
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then the Lessor or the Lessee may at its option terminate this Lease upon thirty (30) days written notice to the other party, to be given within sixty (60) days after the happening of such destruction or damage, and in such event the Lessee shall on or before the expiry of such period of thirty (30) days surrender the Leased Premises and this Lease to the Lessor and rent and all other amounts due or becoming due hereunder shall be apportioned and paid to the date of such damage or destruction. |
10.3 | Payment of Taxes |
10.4 | Sales Taxes |
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11.1 | Lessee’s Signs |
12.1 | Lessor’s Covenants |
(a) | the Lessor shall supply utilities (including electricity and domestic running water) to the Leased Premises but only to the extent that such utilities are currently provided to the Leased Premises and the Common Facilities and are not now, or in the future, capable of being metered separately; | ||
(b) | the Lessor shall operate all the heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment of the Leased Premises in such manner and as may be necessary to maintain comfortable conditions therein to the extent reasonably possible; and | ||
(c) | there are appropriate ducts in the Leased Premises for telephone and telecommunication systems. |
12.2 | Utilities |
(a) | such of the following costs and expenses incurred or facilities supplied which are attributable to the maintenance, repair, supervision, policing, security, inspection, operation, administration and management of the Building and the Lands: the cost of lighting, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and supplying water, natural gas and other utilities; Environmental Costs; cleaning or janitorial services; snow and ice removal; striping and repairing parking areas; supervising, policing and security; painting; planting and landscaping; maintenance, repairs and replacements to the apparatus for heating, ventilating and air-conditioning installed in the Building; operating and maintaining the garbage compaction equipment; repairs and replacements to the Leased Premises, other than Structural Repairs, business taxes, place of business taxes and any other taxes levied in respect of or fairly attributable to the Building; Property Taxes; costs of appeals against assessments for Property Taxes; insurance premiums; supplies; all office expenses and Leased Premises personnel wages; employee benefits and payroll expenses; and | ||
(b) | other reasonable costs and expenses not otherwise expressly included hereunder attributable to the maintenance, repair, supervision, policing, security, inspection, operation, administration and management of the Building and the Lands. |
(i) | periodic depreciation on the capital cost to the Lessor of the Building at the time that the Building was first constructed; | ||
(ii) | payments of principal and interest under any mortgages on the Building; | ||
(iii) | capital taxes and corporate income, profits or excess profit taxes assessed upon the income of the Lessor; | ||
(iv) | the costs of repair of damage against which Lessor has insured or is required to insure hereunder; | ||
(v) | the cost for Structural Repairs; | ||
(vi) | leasing commissions, general corporate overhead and administrative surcharges incurred by the Lessor. |
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(a) | Prior to the Commencement Date and prior to the commencement of each fiscal period adopted by the Lessor for the operation of the Building and the Lands which commences thereafter during the Term, or in each case as soon after the commencement of such fiscal period as possible, the Lessor shall furnish to the Lessee an estimate of Operating Costs for such fiscal period and the amount thereof payable and contributable by the Lessee calculated in accordance with Section 13.1. | ||
The Lessee shall pay to the Lessor on account of its obligations under Section 13.1 the amount so estimated to be payable in equal monthly instalments throughout such fiscal period on each date for payment of an installment of Basic Rent pursuant to Section 5.1. | |||
(b) | Within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of such fiscal period the Lessor shall furnish to the Lessee a statement of the Lessor’s actual Operating Costs during such fiscal period (or if applicable broken portion thereof) and the amount thereof payable by the Lessee pursuant to Section 13.1, and showing in reasonable detail the information relevant and necessary to the calculation and determination thereof. If such amount is greater or less than the payments on account thereof made pursuant to Section 13.2(a), appropriate adjustments will be made between the Lessor and the Lessee within fifteen (15) days after delivery of such statement. Neither party may claim a re-adjustment after the expiration of one year from the delivery of such statement. The Lessor shall maintain full records of all Operating Costs and will make them available for review and inspection by the Lessee or its agents upon reasonable prior notice to the Lessor. In the event of any dispute between the Lessor and the Lessee relating to Operating Costs, the parties shall use reasonable commercial efforts to resolve the dispute within a reasonable period of time, failing which the matter shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Act. | ||
(c) | If any of the Operating Costs (e.g. Property Taxes, insurance premiums) are not separately metered, assessed or levied in respect of the Building or any other buildings located in the vicinity of the Lands, then the Lessor may make a reasonable allocation of such Operating Costs between the Building and such other buildings. |
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(a) | fire insurance (including standard extended coverage endorsement perils and leakage from fire protective devices) or alternatively at Lessor’s option, all risk insurance in respect of the buildings and fixed improvements in the Building in an amount equal to the full replacement cost thereof without deduction for depreciation, but excluding tenant’s fixtures and (except to the extent that the Lessor elects to insure them) leasehold improvements installed or constructed by tenants including the Lessee; | ||
(b) | if any boiler or pressure vessel is operated by parties other than the Lessee in the Leased Premises, boiler and pressure vessel insurance with respect thereto; | ||
(c) | comprehensive general business liability insurance with respect to the operation of the Building for personal injury or death and damage to property of others; | ||
(d) | loss of rental income insurance; | ||
(e) | such other types of insurance as the Lessor, acting reasonably, considers that it is prudent to carry. |
(a) | fire insurance (including standard extended coverage endorsement perils and leakage from fire protective devices) in respect of the Lessee’s fixtures, furniture, equipment, inventory and stock in trade, the Lessee’s leasehold improvements to the extent that the Lessor has not elected to insure them pursuant to Section 14.1, and such other property in or forming part of the Leased Premises (not being property which the Lessor is bound to insure pursuant to Section 14.1) as the Lessor may from time to time require; | ||
(b) | if any boiler or pressure vessel is operated by the Lessee in the Leased Premises, boiler and pressure vessel insurance with respect thereto; | ||
(c) | business interruption and business loss insurance; | ||
(d) | commercial general liability insurance applying to all operations of the Lessee and against claims for bodily injury, including death, property damage or loss arising out of the use or occupation of the Leased Premises, or the Lessee’s business on or about the Leased Premises. |
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(a) | The Lessee shall not assign this Lease in whole or in part, nor sublet all or any part of the Leased Premises, nor grant any license or part with possession of the Leased Premises or transfer any other right or interest under this Lease, without the prior written consent of the Lessor in each instance, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld so long as the proposed assignment or sublease complies with the provisions of this Article. | ||
(b) | Notwithstanding any assignment or sublease, the Lessee shall remain fully liable on this Lease and shall not be released from performing any of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease. | ||
(c) | If the Lease is assigned or if the Leased Premises or any part thereof are sublet or occupied by anyone other than the Lessee, the Lessor may collect rent directly from the assignee, subtenant or occupant, and apply the net amount collected, or the necessary portion thereof, to the rent herein reserved. |
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(d) | No assignment or sublease shall be made or proposed other than to responsible persons, firms, partnerships or bodies corporate who are experienced in and agree to carry on the type of business conducted in the Leased Premises by the Lessee, and who undertake in favour of the Lessor to perform and observe the obligations of the Lessee hereunder by entering into an assumption agreement directly with the Lessor. | ||
(e) | The consent by the Lessor to any assignment or sublease shall not constitute a waiver of the necessity of such consent to any subsequent assignment or sublease. |
(a) | This Lease and the Lessee’s rights hereunder shall automatically be subordinate to any mortgage or mortgages, or encumbrance resulting from any other method of financing or refinancing, now or hereafter in force against the Lands or any part thereof, as now or hereafter constituted, and to all advances made or hereafter to be-made upon the security hereof; and, upon the request of the Lessor, the Lessee shall execute such documentation as may be required by the Lessor in order to confirm and evidence such subordination; provided that the form of any such subordination will provide that the rights of the Lessee under this Lease shall not be interfered with so long as the Tenant is not in default hereunder. | ||
(b) | The Lessee shall, in the event any proceedings are brought, whether in foreclosure or by way of the exercise of the power of sale or otherwise, under any mortgage or other method of financing or refinancing made by the Lessor in respect of the Lands, attorn to the encumbrancer upon any such foreclosure or sale and recognize such encumbrancer as the Lessor under this Lease, should such encumbrancer so elect and require. | ||
(c) | The Lessor shall use reasonable efforts to ensure that no subordination or attornment as required by this Article shall have the effect of disturbing the Lessee’s occupation and possession of the Leased Premises, provided that the Lessee is not in default hereunder and complies with all of the covenants, terms and conditions hereof. |
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(a) | Whenever requested by the Lessor, a mortgagee or an encumbrance holder or other third party having any interest in the Lands, the Lessee shall within ten (10) days of the request execute and deliver an Estoppel Certificate or other form of certified acknowledgment as to the Commencement Date, the status and the validity of this Lease, the state of the rental account hereunder, any incurred defaults on the part of the Lessor alleged by the Lessee, and such other information as may reasonably be required, including, if requested, a copy of the Lessee’s most recent audited financial statements. | ||
(b) | Lessee’s failure to deliver such certificate or acknowledgment within the time provided shall constitute default hereunder and shall be conclusive against the Lessee that the information set out in the certificate or acknowledgment which the Lessee was requested to execute is as set out in such certificate or acknowledgment. |
(a) | The Lessee hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Lessor has granted a right of first offer to purchase the lands to Sherritt International Inc. (the “Sherritt Right of First Offer”) and that the Sherrit Right of First Offer has priority and precedence in all respects over this right of first offer from time to time; | ||
(b) | In the event that the Lessor determines to attempt to sell the Lands, or any portion thereof, provided that the Lessor has not entered into an agreement to |
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sell the Lands, or portion thereof, pursuant to the Sherritt Right of First Offer, the Lessor shall provide written notice to the Lessee that it intends to attempt to sell the Lands, or the portion thereof which the Vendor intends to sell (the “Lessee’s Right of First Offer”); | |||
(c) | Within 21 days after such written notice, the Lessee has the sole and exclusive right to make an offer to the Lessor to purchase the Lands, or the portion thereof which is intended to be sold by the Lessor, upon such terms and conditions as the Lessee shall deem appropriate, provided always that offer must be unconditional, the purchase price being offered by the Lessee must be cash payable upon closing, the closing date may not be longer than 60 days from the date of acceptance of the offer by the Lessor; and the Lands being purchased shall be without any representations or warranties whatsoever by the Lessor and shall be on an “as is, where is” basis; | ||
(d) | The Lessor must accept or reject the Lessee’s offer to purchase within 30 days from the date of receipt thereof. Any acceptance shall be by delivery of a written acceptance to the Lessee. If the offer is so accepted, the Lessor shall be bound to sell the Lands, or portion thereof, to the Lessee and the Lessee shall be bound to purchase the Lands, or portion thereof, from the Lessee at the price and upon the terms contained in the accepted offer; | ||
(e) | If the Lessor does not accept the Lessee’s offer within 30 days from the date of receipt thereof, or if it rejects the Lessee’s offer, then it shall be shall be free to proceed with a sale of the Lands, or the portion thereof identified in a notice delivered pursuant to section 15.7(b) hereof, provided always that: it may not sell such lands at a purchase price which is less than the purchase price which was offered by the Lessee; and, in the event that the Lessor does not consummate a sale of the Lands or the portion thereof identified in a notice delivered pursuant to section 15.7(b) within 180 days following the earlier of the expiry of the 30 day period identified in section 15.7(d) or the date of rejection of the Lessee’s offer, the Lessor shall be required to again comply with the provisions of sections 15.7(b) to (e) hereof, inclusive. |
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(a) | any personal injury or consequential damage of any nature whatsoever, however caused, that may be suffered or sustained by the Lessee or by any other person who may be upon the Leased Premises; or | ||
(b) | any loss or damage of any nature whatsoever, howsoever caused, to the Leased Premises, any property belonging to the Lessee or to any other person while such property is in or about the Leased Premises; |
(a) | The Lessee shall not be liable to the Lessor in respect of any loss, injury or damage against which the Lessor has insured or is required to insure under Section 14.1 (a), (b) or (d); and |
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(b) | The Lessor shall not be liable to the Lessee in respect of any loss, injury or damage to property against which the Lessee has insured or is required to insure under Section 14.2(a), (b) or (c) or in respect of any loss, injury or damage to property that arises as a result of any act, omission by any tenant or occupant of the Lands or any adjacent lands and any of their respective agents, servants, invitees, contractors or employees. |
(a) | the Lessee shall be in default in the payment of any money, whether hereby expressly reserved or deemed as rent, or any part thereof, and such default shall continue for three (3) days following any specific due date on which the Lessee is to make such payment or, in the absence of such specific due date, for the three (3) days following written notice by the Lessor requiring the Lessee to pay the same; or | ||
(b) | the Lessee’s leasehold interest hereunder, or any goods, chattels or, equipment of the Lessee located in the Leased Premises shall be taken or seized in execution or attachment, or if any writ of execution shall issue against the Lessee and not be discharged within twenty-one (21) days of its issuance, or the Lessee shall become insolvent or commit an act of bankruptcy or become bankrupt or take the benefit of any Act that may be in force for bankrupt or insolvent debtors or become involved involuntary or involuntary winding up, dissolution or liquidation proceedings, or if a receiver or receiver and manager shall be appointed for the affairs, business, property or revenues of the Lessee; or | ||
(c) | the Lessee shall fail to commence, diligently pursue and complete the Lessee’s work to be performed pursuant to any agreement to lease pertaining to the Leased Premises or other agreement signed by the parties or fail to open for business when required by the provisions of this Lease, or vacate or abandon the Leased Premises or fail or cease to operate pursuant to the provisions of this Lease or otherwise cease to conduct business from the Leased Premises, or use or permit or suffer the use of the Leased Premises for any purposes other than as allowed pursuant to this Lease, or fail to remedy or rectify any act or omission hereunder, or if the Lessee should move or commence, attempt or threaten to move its goods, chattels and equipment out of the Leased Premises other than in the routine and ordinary course of its business; or | ||
(d) | the Lessee or any agent of the Lessee falsifies any report or statement required to be furnished to the Lessor or anyone else pursuant to this Lease; or | ||
(e) | the Lessee makes a sale in bulk of any of its assets, wherever situated (other than a bulk sale made to an Assignee or Sublessee pursuant to a permitted |
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assignment or subletting hereunder and pursuant to the Bulk Sales Act of Alberta); or | |||
(f) | the Lessee abandons or attempts to abandon the Leased Premises, or sells or disposes of the trade fixtures, goods or chattels of the Lessee or removes them from the Leased Premises so that there would not in the event of such sale or disposal be sufficient trade fixtures, goods or chattels of the Lessee on the Leased Premises subject to distress to satisfy all rent due or accruing hereunder for a period of at least three (3) months; or | ||
(g) | the Leased Premises become and remain vacant for a period of five (5) consecutive days or are used by any persons other than such as are entitled to use them hereunder; or | ||
(h) | the Lessee assigns, transfers, encumbers, sublets or permits the occupation or use or the parting with or sharing possession of all or any part of the Leased Premises by anyone except in a manner permitted by this Lease; or | ||
(i) | re-entry is permitted under any other term of this Lease; or | ||
(j) | the Lessee shall not observe, perform and keep each and every of the covenants, agreements, stipulations, obligations, conditions and other provisions of this Lease to be observed, performed and kept by the Lessee and shall persist in such default, in the case of monetary payments, beyond the ten (10) day period stipulated in paragraph (a) — aforesaid or, in the case of any other default, after ten (10) days following written notice from the Lessor requiring that the Lessee remedy, correct or comply or, in the case of any such default which would reasonably require more than ten(10) days to rectify, unless the Lessee shall commence rectification within the said ten (10) day notice period and thereafter promptly and diligently and continuously proceed with the rectification of any such default; |
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(a) | notwithstanding any such re-entry, termination, or the Term thereby becoming forfeited and void, the provisions of this Lease relating to the consequences of termination shall survive; | ||
(b) | the Lessor may use such force as it may deem necessary for the purpose of gaining admittance to and retaking possession of the Leased Premises and the Lessee hereby releases the Lessor from all actions, proceedings, claims and demands whatsoever for or in respect of any such forcible entry or any loss or damage in connection therewith or consequential thereupon; | ||
(c) | the Lessor may relet the Leased Premises or any part thereof for a term or terms which may be less or greater than the balance of the Term and may grant reasonable concessions in connection therewith; and | ||
(d) | the Lessee shall pay to the Lessor on demand: |
(i) | rent and all other amounts payable hereunder up to the time of re-entry or to termination, whichever shall be the later; and | ||
(ii) | such reasonable expenses as the Lessor may incur or has incurred in connection with the re-entering, terminating, reletting, collecting sums due or payable by the Lessee, realizing upon assets seized, including without limitation brokerage, legal fees and disbursements on an indemnification basis as between a solicitor and his own client, and the expenses of keeping the Leased Premises in good order, repairing the same and preparing them for reletting; and | ||
(iii) | at the Lessor’s option, either of the following:(A)as liquidated damages for the loss of refit and other income of the Lessor expected to be derived from the lease during the period which would have constituted the unexpired portion of the Term had it not been terminated, the greater of: |
(1) | an amount determined by reducing to present worth at an assumed interest rate of eighteen (18%) per cent per annum all Basic Rent and Additional Rent to become payable during the period which would have constituted the unexpired portion of the Term, such determination to be made by the Lessor, who may make reasonable estimates of when any such other amounts would have become payable and may make such other assumptions of fact as may be reasonable in the circumstances; and | ||
(2) | an amount equal to accelerated Basic Rent and Additional Rent for a period of six (6) months; or |
(iv) | damages on the footing of a present recovery of damages for loss of benefit of the Lease over its unexpired Term, without any requirement in law or in equity imposed upon the Lessor to notify the Lessee prior to, concurrently with, or at any time following the exercise of the option of the |
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Lessor to terminate this Lease that the Lessor intends to claim such damages from the Lessee. |
(a) | “Contaminant” includes but is not limited to, any pollutants, dangerous substances, liquid waste, toxic substances, hazardous wastes, hazardous |
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materials, hazardous substances and contaminants including any of the foregoing as defined in any Environmental Law; | |||
(b) | “Environment” means the components of the earth and includes: |
(i) | air, land and water; | ||
(ii) | all layers of the atmosphere; | ||
(iii) | all organic or inorganic matter and living organisms; and | ||
(iv) | the interacting natural systems that include components referred to in Sections 17.1(b)(i) to I7.1(b)(iii); |
(c) | “Environmental Activity” means any activities, events or circumstances in respect of a Contaminant, including, without limitation, its storage, use, holding, collection, purchase, accumulation, assessment, generation, manufacture, construction, processing, treatment, stabilization, disposition, handling or transportation, or its Release into the Environment; | ||
(d) | “Environmental Authority” means any international, federal, provincial or municipal ministry, department or agency which enforces Environmental Laws; | ||
(e) | “Environmental Damage” means any direct or indirect damage from any Environmental Activity which violates any Environmental Law; | ||
(f) | “Environmental Law” means any and all current and future applicable international, federal, provincial or municipal laws, by-laws, statutes, regulations, orders or judgments, relating to the environment, occupational health and safety, or any Environmental Activity; | ||
(g) | “Order” means any claim, action, investigation, lien, prosecution, notice, work order, control order, stop order or directive, written or oral, issued, pending or threatened from any third party, court or Environmental Authority; | ||
(h) | “Release” includes, but is not limited to, spill, discharge, dispose of, spray, inject, inoculate, abandon, deposit, leak, seep, pour, emit, empty, throw, dump, place and exhaust and any definition of Release in any future applicable Environmental Law. |
(a) | To comply with all Environmental Laws existing now or in the future and/or any environmental permits held by the Lessee relating to its activities in the Leased Premises during the Term and to report to the Lessor immediately: |
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(i) | Any material Release of any Contaminant on the Leased Premises, the Building or the Lands during the Term by the Lessee or as a result of the Lessee’s use or occupancy of the Leased Premises; | ||
(ii) | Any regulatory action or proposed action by an Environmental Authority in connection with the Leased Premises or any activity conducted on the Leased Premises during the Term. The Lessee shall provide the Lessor with copies of any Orders, reports or other communications received by the Lessee or any agent of the Lessee from any Environmental Authority with respect to the Leased Premises forthwith upon receipt. The Lessee shall, concurrently, provide the Lessor with copies of any communications submitted to any Environmental Authority with respect to the Leased Premises by or on behalf of the Lessee; | ||
(iii) | Any violation of Environmental Law as a result of activities conducted on the Leased Premises during the Term or any breach of any of the covenants contained herein; |
(b) | To immediately take all remedial action required by any Order in the event of a violation of any Environmental Law as a result of activities conducted on the Leased Premises or the Release of a Contaminant on the Leased Premises during the Term, and to forthwith advise the Lessor in writing of such violation and of the remedial action being taken in respect thereof; | ||
(c) | To maintain the Leased Premises and Environmental Activity to at least the standards required by Environmental Laws relating to the industrial use and nature of the business conducted on the Leased Premises, as regulated and interpreted by any relevant Environmental Authority. |
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THE WESTAIM CORPORATION
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LEASED PREMISES
R&D/AIMS/ BUILDING

LEASED PREMISES
MMC BUILDING

LEASED PREMISES
MMC BUILDING

LEASED PREMISES
MMC BUILDING

LEASED PREMISES
MMC BUILDING

RESERVED PARKING STALLS

RESERVED PARKING STALLS

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COMPLEX COMMON FACILITIES
MMC BUILDING


§ | Vacuum Vessel | |
§ | Four complete pump trains including: |
- | E2M275 rotary vacuum pumps | ||
- | EH2600 Boosters | ||
- | Aerzen blowers c/w 40 HP GE motors | ||
- | All valves, piping and instrumentation |
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- | Pump stands |
§ | Two complete diffusion pump systems | |
§ | One Polycold cryopump | |
§ | PLC cabinet complete with all cables and instruments | |
§ | Web drive cabinet | |
§ | MDX cabinet c/w power supplies and wiring | |
§ | UPS including circuit panel “F”, panel “UPS”, and transformer | |
§ | Magnetron chilled water system including: |
- | water pump | ||
- | heat exchanger | ||
- | water tank | ||
- | controller & valve | ||
- | all instrumentation associated with system |
§ | Motor control center #7 (RC-1 basement) | |
§ | Air handler AS-11 (RC-1 cooling) | |
§ | One ton budget crane complete | |
§ | Oxygen control panel complete |
§ | Vacuum Vessel | |
§ | One complete pump train including: |
- | E2M275 rotary vacuum pump | ||
- | EH2600 Booster | ||
- | Aerzen blowers c/w 40 HP GE motor | ||
- | All valves, piping and instrumentation | ||
- | Pump stand |
§ | Motor control center #8 in RC-2 electrical room c/w transformers |
§ | Control cabinet c/w all cabling and instrumentation | |
§ | Logic/drive cabinet c/w all cabling and instrumentation | |
§ | MDX cabinet c/w all power supplies and wiring |
§ | Vacuum Vessel | |
§ | Two complete pump trains including: |
- | E2M275 rotary vacuum pumps | ||
- | EH2600 Boosters | ||
- | Aerzen blowers c/w 40 HP GE motors | ||
- | All valves, piping and instrumentation | ||
- | Pump stands |
§ | One Polycold cryopump | |
§ | PLC cabinet complete with all cables and instruments | |
§ | Control console | |
§ | Gas distribution cabinet | |
§ | MDX cabinet c/w power supplies and wiring | |
§ | Two 250kg overhead cranes | |
§ | Hydraulic pumping system | |
§ | Magnetron chilled water system including: |
- | water pump | ||
- | heat exchanger | ||
- | water tank | ||
- | controller & valve | ||
- | all instrumentation associated with system |
§ | Motor control center #9 complete with both transformers |
§ | Vacuum Vessel |
§ | Four complete pump trains including: |
- | E2M275 rotary vacuum pumps | ||
- | EH2600 Boosters | ||
- | Aerzen blowers c/w 40 HP GE motors | ||
- | All valves, piping and instrumentation | ||
- | Pump stands |
§ | Polycold c/w all instrumentation | |
§ | PLC cabinet complete with all cables and instruments |
§ | Web drive cabinet | |
§ | MDX cabinet c/w power supplies and wiring | |
§ | UPS | |
§ | Magnetron chilled water system including: |
- | water pump |
- | heat exchanger |
- | water tank | ||
- | controller & valve | ||
- | all instrumentation associated with system |
§ | Motor control center in RC-4 basement c/w two transformers | |
§ | Air handler (RC-4 cooling) | |
§ | One ton crane complete | |
§ | Three ton crane complete | |
§ | Oxygen control panel complete |
§ | Sonic cabinet | |
§ | Control console | |
§ | Two unwind modules | |
§ | Sonic module | |
§ | Rewind module | |
§ | Crush cutter | |
§ | Trim collection system | |
§ | LM-1 Overhead crane |
§ | Complete heat lamination unit |
§ | Power transformer c/w switch gear |
§ | Complete four side seal automated packaging machine |
§ | Exit conveyor |
§ | Unwind stands |
§ | Complete 4SS-400 four side seal automated packaging machine | |
§ | 4SS Control cabinet | |
§ | Integrated PD120 dressing manufacturing system | |
§ | Variable speed exit conveyor | |
§ | Power transformer c/w motor control center |
§ | Two Bry-Air dehumidification systems (air dryers) complete with all instrumentation, | |
cooling coils and associated ductwork. | ||
§ | Two raw material dryers c/w controllers and air filtration systems | |
§ | Controlled environment ventilating and air conditioning unit (VU-1) c/w all | |
instrumentation and auxiliary equipment | ||
§ | Controlled environment ventilating and air conditioning unit (AS-9) c/w all | |
instrumentation and auxiliary equipment | ||
§ | All temperature & humidity transmitters and data loggers, excluding all Building | |
specific operating controls | ||
§ | All differential pressure monitors connected to Lessee’s equipment |
§ | Three Atom hydraulic clicker die cutting presses | |
§ | One hydraulic compactor | |
§ | One complete bead blasting unit | |
§ | One target de-bonding station c/w controller and ventilating equipment |
§ | Material and shaft racking | |
§ | PM-2 change part racks | |
§ | HEPA filters and clean room lighting | |
§ | Roll storage spindle racking |
§ | All laboratory equipment including but not limited to: |
- | Fume hoods c/w roof fans | ||
- | Bio-cabinets c/w roof fans | ||
- | Environmental xxxxxxxx c/w water distillers | ||
- | Autoclaves | ||
- | Centrifuges c/w accessories | ||
- | Refrigeration & Freezers | ||
- | All analytical equipment c/w all accessories |
§ | All research equipment including but not limited to: |
- | Interatom coater c/w all auxiliary equipment | ||
- | Argo coater c/w all auxiliary equipment | ||
- | MRC coater c/w all auxiliary equipment | ||
- | Surface preparation equipment | ||
- | Summit laminator | ||
- | Bondtex laminator |
(a) | “Agreement” or “Lease” means this Lease as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and the expressions “herein”, “hereof, “hereto”, “above”, “below” and similar expressions used in any paragraph, subparagraph, section or article of this Lease refer and relate to the whole of this Lease and not to that paragraph, subparagraph, section or article only, unless otherwise expressly provided. | ||
(b) | “Additional Rent” means the Additional Rent payable by the Lessee to the Lessor pursuant to this Lease as provided for in Section 5.2 hereof. | ||
(c) | “Additional Space” means the Expansion Additional Space or the Lease Option Additional Space, as applicable in the circumstances. | ||
(d) | “Alberta CPI” or “CPI” means the All-Items Consumer Price Index for Alberta as published by Statistics Canada or other department or agency of the Canadian federal government from time to time. | ||
(e) | “Arbitration Act” means the Arbitration Act (Alberta), and amendments thereto, or any like statute in effect from time to time. | ||
(f) | “Basic Rent” means the rent set out in Section 2.1(f), as may be amended from time to time by the incorporation of Additional Space into the Leased Premises pursuant to the terms of this Lease. For greater certainty “Basic Rent” does not include any goods and services tax (G.S.T.) which is payable by the Lessee in addition to Basic Rent. | ||
(g) | “Building” means the MMC Building or the R&D/AIMS I Building, as applicable in the circumstances, including the Common Facilities, all as the same may be expanded or altered in accordance with this Lease from time to time. | ||
(h) | “Building Expansion” shall have the meaning given to it in section 4.6(a). | ||
(i) | “Capital Improvement Costs” means any and all planning, design, project management and construction costs associated with improvements to the Unleased Space and any and all fees and expenses and costs associated with such activities payable to contractors, subcontractors, consultants and the municipality relating thereto, plus fifteen (15%) percent on all of such amounts. | ||
(j) | “Commencement Date” means the date set out in Section 2.1 (e)(ii). |
(k) | “Common Facilities” means the Complex Common Facilities and all lands, improvements, facilities, utilities, installations, and equipment forming part of the Building and the Lands other than parts of those lands, improvements, facilities, utilities, installations and equipment designated by the Lessor for leasing to tenants of the Building or for exclusive use by the Lessor or tenants. | ||
(I) | “Complex Common Facilities” means the cafeteria located adjacent to the R&D/AIMS I Building on the lands legally described as Xxx 00, Xxxxx 0, Xxxx 000 0000 and the front lobby, cafeteria and board room of the MMC Building located on the Lands, all as shown on Schedule “B-1” and “B-2” attached. | ||
(m) | “Construction Costs” means any and all costs and expenses means any and all costs and expenses of planning, design, development, demolition, project management and construction relating to the Building Expansion and the Expansion Additional Space in accordance with agreed upon plans and specifications and any and all fees and expenses and costs associated with such activities payable to contractors, subcontractors, consultants and the municipality relating thereto, plus fifteen (15%) percent on all of such amounts. | ||
(n) | “CPI at End of Term” means any of the following as applicable in the circumstances: |
(i) | For a First Renewal Term, the Alberta CPI on the last day of the month which is six months prior to the last day of the initial Term; | ||
(ii) | For a Second Renewal Term, the Alberta CPI on the last day of the month which is six months prior to the last day of the First Renewal Term; | ||
(iii) | For a Third Renewal Term, the Alberta CPI on the last day of the month which is six months prior to the last day of the Second Renewal Term; | ||
(iv) | In the event that the Lessee has accelerated the exercise of its renewal rights pursuant to section 4.5(b)(iv) or section 4.6(g) hereof (the “accelerated renewal”), a number which is extrapolated to be the CPI at the expiry date of the then current term of the lease (without considering the accelerated renewal) on the basis that the rate of change in the Alberta CPI from the first day of the then current Term or renewal, as applicable, until the last day of the then current Term or renewal, as applicable, shall be the same as the rate of change in the Alberta CPI from the first day of the then current Term or renewal, as applicable, until the date of exercise of the accelerated renewal. |
(o) | “Environmental Costs” shall mean any and all costs and expenses incurred by the Lessor associated with disposal of effluent from the Buildings and adjacent lands. | ||
(p) | “Expansion Additional Space” shall have the meaning given to it in section 4.6 hereof. |
(q) | “Floor Area” means the area, expressed in square feet or such other unit as the Lessor may determine, of all floors and mezzanines of all storeys in each interior leasable space in the Building or any specified portion thereof, calculated by measuring from the exterior surfaces of the exterior walls and of all walls adjoining Common Facilities, from the centre line of party or demising walls separating two (2) or more interior leasable premises and from the lease line separating any interior leasable premises from other areas in the Building (as the case may be) where no wall exists, all without deduction or exclusion for any space occupied by or used for columns, stairs, elevators, escalators or other interior construction or equipment or for any storefront or doorway areas recessed from the lease line, and when used in respect of the Leased Premises means the area of all floors and mezzanines of all storeys in the Leased Premises, calculated as aforesaid. | ||
(r) | “Governmental Requirements” means any and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances or orders of a municipality or other governmental authority. | ||
(s) | “Gross Leaseable Area” of the Buildings or any specified portion thereof means the aggregate, from time to time, of the Floor Areas of all interior leaseable areas in the Buildings or any specified portion thereof. | ||
(t) | “High Volume Air Flow Area” means the portions of the Buildings which are served by a make-up air unit system. | ||
(u) | “Lab Area” means the portion of Floor Area in the Buildings used from time to time for laboratory purposes. | ||
(v) | Lands” means the lands described in Section 2.1 (g). | ||
(w) | “Leased Premises” means the portion of the MMC Building comprising approximately 62,684 square feet of Floor Area as shown cross-hatched in red on Schedules “A-2”, “A-3”, “A-4” and “A-5” attached hereto and the portion of the R&D/AIMS I Building comprising approximately 7,854 square feet of Floor Area as shown shaded in green on Schedule “A-1” attached hereto. | ||
(x) | “Lessee” means the Party described in Section 2.1(b) and the successors and permitted assigns thereof. | ||
(y) | “Lessor” means the Party described in Section 2.1 (a) and the successors and assigns thereof. | ||
(z) | “MMC Building” means the building located on the lands legally described as Xxx 0 Xxxx 000 0000. | ||
(aa) | “Notice” includes requests, demands, designations, statements or other writings in this Lease required or permitted to be given by the Lessor to the Lessee or by the Lessee to the Lessor and all writs, originating notices of motion, affidavits and any other ancillary documents in support of all legal proceedings. |
(bb) | “Operating Costs” means those operating costs associated with the Building and the Lands as described and set forth in Article 13. | ||
(cc) | “Option Additional Space” shall have the meaning given to it in section 4.5 hereof. | ||
(dd) | “Other Areas” means the portion of the Buildings which are not High Volume Air Flow Areas. | ||
(ee) | “Parking Lands” means the lands legally described as Lot 27, Plan 962 3802. | ||
(ff) | “Parking Spaces” shall have the meaning given to it in section 8.3 hereof. | ||
(gg) | “Parties” means the Lessor and Lessee and “Party” means either the Lessor or the Lessee as the context requires. | ||
(hh) | “Planning Costs” means any and all costs and expenses incurred by the Lessor in planning, budgeting, engineering, consulting, designing and otherwise considering the Lessee’s requirements for the Expansion Additional Space and all activities necessarily incidental, plus fifteen (15%) percent. | ||
(ii) | “Property Taxes” means all general, special, local improvement, school and water taxes, levies, rates and charges from time to time imposed against the Building and the Lands, or any part thereof, by municipal or other governmental authorities having jurisdiction, together with the costs of contesting or negotiating the same, but exclusive of income taxes, business taxes, place of business taxes, estate, inheritance, succession, capital levy or transfer tax. (Should it be found that due to changes in the method of levying or collection of any tax, levy, rate or charge to be imposed upon the Building or the Lands, or any part thereof, or should any new tax, levy, rate or charge be levied or imposed in lieu of or in addition to those contemplated by the above definition, the Lessor and the Lessee hereby agree to negotiate an amendment or new provision to this Lease as is necessary to deal with such tax, levy, rate or charge, in an equitable manner so as to obviate any injustice or inequity which shall have arisen and should the Lessor and the Lessee fail to agree on such amendment or new provision the same shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Act. | ||
(jj) | “Proportionate Share” means: |
(i) | in the case of Operating Costs (excluding natural gas costs) relating to the Building, the proportion that the Floor Area of the portion of the Leased Premises in the Building bears to the Gross Leaseable Area of the Building; | ||
(ii) | in the case of natural gas costs comprised in Operating Costs, the Lessor’s Proportionate Share thereof shall be calculated separately from other Operating Costs for the Building on the basis of the general principle that High Volume Air Flow Areas in the Building consumes 2.5 |
times the amount of natural gas as an Other Areas in the Building; provided that it is acknowledged that the Lessor shall not be entitled to recover more than 100% of the natural gas costs incurred by it; |
(iii) | in the case of Section 8.2(d) and Operating Costs relating to the Complex Common Facilities and the Lands, the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00); | ||
(iv) | in the case of Environmental Costs relating to the Building, the proportion that the Lab Area of Leased Premises bears to the aggregate of all of the Lab Area in the MMC Building and the R&D/AIMS I Building. |
(kk) | “Ratable Share” shall have the meaning given to it in section 8.3 hereof. | ||
(II) | “R&D/AIMS I Building” means the three storey administrative and laboratory building known as the “R&D/AIMS I Building” which is located on the Lands as shown on Schedule “B-3” attached. | ||
(mm) | “Reserved Parking Stalls” means the 33 motor vehicle parking spaces located on the Lands and highlighted in pink on Schedules “A-6” and “A-7”. | ||
(nn) | “Sales Tax” means the goods and services tax and any other sales tax, consumption tax, business transfer tax, value added tax or any similar tax or replacement tax imposed by the Government of Canada, or any provincial or municipal government to the extent that such tax is imposed on the Lessor or is required to be paid by or collected by the Lessor by reason of the supply of any goods or services by the Lessor to the Lessee, the Lands, the Building or the Leased Premises or any payments by the Lessee to the Lessor pursuant to any provision of this Lease. | ||
(oo) | “Structural Repairs” means repairs to the foundations, the structural subfloors, columns and beams and the structural portions of bearing walls and roofs of the Building. For certainty, “Structural Repairs” do include repairs and replacements of the roof membrane but do not include maintenance of any kind of the foundations, structural subfloors, columns and beams unless such maintenance is of a capital nature. | ||
(pp) | “Users” shall have the meaning given to it in section 8.3 hereof. |