ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.3.2
This
ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement")
is
made as of August 1, 2005, by and between LBA REALTY FUND-HOLDING CO. I, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company ("Master
Landlord"), and
AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Subtenant").
RECITALS:
A. Reference
is made to that certain Lease Agreement dated August 14, 1996 between
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., a Georgia corporation ("Original
Landlord") and
Global Associates, Ltd., a Virginia corporation ("Original
Tenant"), as
amended by that certain Lease Amendment dated October 23, 1996, that certain
Second Amendment to Office Lease dated January 24, 1997, and that certain Second
Amendment to Lease Agreement and Reinstatement of Lease dated August 15, 1998
(collectively, the "Master
Lease"), whereby
Original Tenant leased certain premises located at 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx. Master Landlord is the successor-in-interest
to
Original Landlord.
B. Pursuant
to that certain Amended and Restated Sublease Agreement dated September 1,
2000,
by and between Subtenant and Smiths Industries Aerospace & Defense Systems,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, the successor-in-interest to Original Tenant
under
the Master Lease, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and
Restated Sublease Agreement dated January 1, 2004 (collectively, the
"Sublease"),
Subtenant
leased a portion of the Master Premises containing approximately 23,548 rentable
square feet, as more particularly described in the Sublease. Master Landlord's
predecessor-in-interest, Bedford Property Investors, Inc., consented to the
Sublease pursuant to that certain Consent to Sublease dated May 11, 2004 (the
"Consent").
C. The
Master Lease terminated as of August 1, 2005. Pursuant to Section 6 of the
Consent, the Sublease expires concurrently with the Master Lease. However,
Master Landlord and Subtenant desire to continue the Sublease as a direct lease
between Master Landlord and Subtenant upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
D. All
terms
not otherwise expressly defined herein shall have the respective meanings given
in the Sublease.
AGREEMENT:
1. Attornment.
Master
Landlord hereby succeeds to the "Sublandlord's" interest under the Sublease,
and
Subtenant hereby attorns to Master Landlord, as if the Sublease were a direct
lease between Master Landlord and Subtenant, upon the terms set forth herein.
Subtenant shall commence making payments of Rent under the Sublease to Master
Landlord as of August 1, 2005, at the address set forth in Section 2.4 below.
Master Landlord shall undertake
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the
obligations of the Sublandlord under the Sublease first arising after August
1,
2005, but Master Landlord shall not (i) be liable for any
prepayment
of more than one (1) month's rent or any security deposit paid by Subtenant
to
the prior Sublandlord, (ii) be liable for any
act
or
omission of the prior Sublandlord under the Sublease or for any default or
breach of any covenant, condition, representation or warranty of the prior
Sublandlord under the Sublease, (iii) be subject to any defenses or offsets
which Subtenant may have against the prior Sublandlord, (iv) be bound by any
changes or modifications made to the Sublease without the written consent of
Master Landlord or (v) be bound by any obligation to pay brokerage commissions
or improvement allowances or otherwise improve or fixturize the
Premises.
2. Amendments
to Sublease. The
Sublease is amended as follows:
2.1 Premises.
Pursuant
to Section 19 of the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Sublease Agreement
dated January 1, 2004, Subtenant previously exercised its reduction option.
Effective as of August 1, 2005, such reduction option is rescinded, and the
square footage of the Premises, the Base Rent and Subtenant's Proportionate
Share of Operating Expenses are restored to the amounts set forth in Sections
5,
7 and 8, respectively, of said First Amendment.
2.2 Term.
The Term of the Sublease shall end on December 31, 2005; however, if neither
party has given the other party written notice to the contrary by December
1,
2005, then commencing January 1, 2006, the Term shall continue on a
month-to-month basis, with either party having the right to terminate the Lease
by giving the other party at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of
the
desired termination date.
2.3 Holding
Over.
Subtenant shall surrender possession of the Premises immediately upon the
expiration of the Term. If Subtenant, or any party under Subtenant claiming
rights to the Sublease, shall continue to occupy or possess the Premises after
such expiration, then such tenancy shall be a tenancy at sufferance upon all
of
the provisions of the Sublease, except that Base Rent shall increase upon the
expiration of the Term to an amount equal to two hundred percent (200%) of
the
Base Rent for the Premises in effect immediately prior to such expiration.
If
Subtenant fails to surrender the Premises upon such expiration, Subtenant shall
indemnify, defend and hold Master Landlord harmless from and against all loss,
damage, cost (including attorneys' fees) and liability resulting from or arising
out of Subtenant's failure to surrender the Premises, including, but not limited
to, any amounts required to be paid to any
tenant
or
prospective tenant who was to have occupied the Premises after the expiration
of
the Term and any related attorneys' fees and brokerage commissions.
2.4
Notice.
All
notices to Master Landlord under the Sublease shall be addressed as follows
(or
such other address as Master Landlord shall notify Subtenant): LBA Realty
Fund-Holding Co. I, LLC, c/o LBA Realty, 00000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx.
2.5
Conflicts.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Sublease remains in full force
and
effect. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of the
Sublease, the Consent and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall
control.
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3. General
Provisions.
3.1 Brokerage
Commission.
Subtenant agrees that under no circumstances shall Master Landlord be liable
for
any brokerage commission or other charge or expense in connection with the
Sublease and Subtenant agrees to protect, defend, indemnify and hold Master
Landlord harmless from the same and from any cost or expense (including, but
not
limited to, attorney's fees) incurred by Master Landlord in resisting any claim
for any such brokerage commission.
3.2 Controlling
Law.
The
terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
and
governed by the laws of the State of California.
3.3 Binding
Effect.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto,
their heirs, successors and assigns, subject to the limitations on the
assignment of Subtenant's interest under the Sublease.
3.4 Captions.
The
paragraph captions utilized herein are in no way intended to interpret or limit
the terms and conditions hereof, rather, they are intended for purposes of
convenience only.
3.5 Partial
Invalidity.
If any
term, provision or condition contained in this - Agreement shall, to any extent,
be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application
of such term, provision or condition to persons or circumstances other than
those with respect to which it is invalid or unenforceable, shall not be
affected thereby, and each and every other term, provision and condition of
this
Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent possible
permitted by law.
3.6 Attorney's
Fees.
If
either party commences litigation against the other for the specific performance
or interpretation of this Agreement, for damages for the breach hereof or
otherwise for enforcement of any remedy hereunder, the parties hereto agree
to
and hereby do waive any right to a trial by jury to the extent permitted by
law
and, in the event of any such commencement of litigation, the prevailing party
shall be entitled to recover from the other party such costs and reasonable
attorneys' fees as may have been incurred.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have executed this Agreement as of
the
day
and year first above written.
"Master
Landlord":
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LBA
REALTY FUND-XXXXXXX CO. I, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company
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By:
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LBA Realty
Fund, L.P.,
a
Delaware limited partnership
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its
Manager
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By:
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LBA
Management Company, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company,
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its
General Partner
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By:
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LBA,
Inc.,
a
California corporation,
its
Manager
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By: |
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Authorized Signatory
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"Subtenant":
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AMERICAN
TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION,
a
Delaware corporation
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
CFO
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
COO
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'"NOTE:
If
Subtenant is a California corporation,
then one
of the following alternative requirements must be satisfied:
(A) This
Agreement must be signed by two (2) officers of such corporation:
one
being
the chairman of the board, the president or a vice president n the other being
the secretary, an assistant secretary, the chief financial officer
or an assistant treasurer. If one (1) individual is signing in two (2) of the
foregoing capacities, that individual
must
identify the two (2) capacities.
(B) If
the
requirements of (A) above are not satisfied, then Subtenant shall deliver to
Master Landlord evidence in a form reasonably acceptable to Master Landlord
that
the signatory(ies) is (are) authorized to execute this Agreement.
If Subtenant
is
a corporation
incorporated in
a state other than
California,
then Subtenant
shall
deliver to Master
Landlord evidence in a form reasonably acceptable to Master Landlord that the
signatory(ies) is (are)
authorized to execute this Agreement
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