FIRST LEASE AMENDMENT
Exhibit 10.8
FIRST
LEASE AMENDMENT
This FIRST LEASE AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) is made
and entered into as of September 1st, 2006 by and between
SY CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation (“Landlord”) and
I-FLOW CORPORATION, a California corporation
(“Tenant”).
Recitals
A. Tenant occupies approximately 51,000 square feet of
space (the “Original Demised Premises”) within the
building located at 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
(the “Building”) pursuant to that certain Lease
Agreement entered into as of April 14, 1997 between Tenant
and Industrial Developments International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and predecessor in interest to Industrial Property
Fund I, L.P., as landlord, with a lease term commencing on
July 2, 1997 and terminating on August 1, 2007,
subject to an option to renew vested in Tenant for an additional
term of five (5) years (the “Lease”). Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meaning given to such terms in the Lease.
B. Landlord acquired its interest in the above premises
through purchase of the real property from INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENTS INTERNATIONAL INC. and assignment of the Lease
Agreement under an Assignment of Lease dated
10-6-04.
C. Landlord and Tenant now desire to amend the Lease
Agreement on the terms and conditions set out herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and
the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Amendment
Terms
1. Additional Premises. As of
September 1, 2006, Landlord does hereby lease and demise to
Tenant an additional 15,675 square feet of space (the
“Additional Premises”, and collectively with the
Originally Demised Premises, the “Demised Premises”),
located within the Building, as described and depicted on
Exhibit ‘A’, attached hereto and incorporated herein
by reference, pursuant to all the terms and provisions of the
Lease, as hereby amended. The total square footage of the
Demised Premises will be 66,675 square feet of space.
Tenant acknowledges and agrees the above square footage figure
shall be used for determination of the additional rental amount
irrespective that the actual amount of square footage leased to
Tenant may differ slightly.
2. Expiration Date.
Section 1(h) of the Lease is hereby deleted
in its entirety and in place thereof, the following is inserted:
“Expiration Date: The Expiration Date of the Lease shall be
August 31, 2010.”
3. Renewal Option.
Notwithstanding Section 2 above Tenant shall retain the
right granted under Section 3.1(a) of the Lease to exercise
its right to renew for an additional five (5) year Renewal
Term from and after August 31, 2010, in accordance with the
terms of Section 3.1(a).
4. Rental Rate.
Sections 1(d), 1(e) and 17(d) of the Lease are hereby
amended such that commencing September 1, 2006, the Annual
Base Rent (subject to adjustment per Section 5 below) for
the Demised Premises through the end of the Primary Term shall
be Six Hundred Eighty Thousand, Eighty-Five and 00/100 Dollars
($680,085.00), based on a calculation of $.85 per square foot of
the Demised Premises. Base Rent shall be payable in equal
monthly installments of Fifty-Six Thousand, Six Hundred
Seventy-Three and 75/100 Dollars ($56,673.75) (subject to
adjustment per Section 5 below), in advance, on the first
day of each calendar month during the Term.
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5. Rent Escalation.
Sections 1(d) and 17(d) of the Lease are
hereby amended such that the Annual Base Rent and corresponding
Monthly Base Rent shall increase each year on the anniversary
date of September 1, commencing in 2007, by three percent
(3%) as follows:
Year
|
Annual Base Rent | |||
9-1-07 through 8-31-08
|
$ | 700,487.55 | ||
9-1-08 through 8-31-09
|
$ | 721,502.18 | ||
9-1-09 through 8-31-10
|
$ | 743,147.25 |
6. Security Deposit. Sections
1(k) and 5 of the Lease are hereby amended such that commencing
on or before September 1, 2006, Tenant shall increase the
Security Deposit to the amount of Fifty-Six Thousand, Six
Hundred Seventy-Three and 75/100 Dollars ($56,673.75), equal to
one month’s Base Rent for the Demised Premises.
7. Landlord Improvements. On or
before September 8, 2006, Landlord shall erect at its sole
expense a chain link fence which is twelve feet (12’) in
height with screening material (the “Chain Link
Fence”) reasonably acceptable to Tenant which will
physically segregate the Additional Premises from the premises
within the Building presently occupied by another tenant (the
“Adjacent Tenant”).
8. Utilities. Utility expenses for
the Additional Premises shall be prorated between Tenant and the
other tenant within the larger building on the basis of their
relative square feet and based upon the Adjacent Tenant’s
current utility usage. Such utilities shall be paid by Tenant as
set forth in the Lease Agreement.
9. Use of Racks. Tenant shall have
the right, without further consideration, during the Term of the
Lease to use for its own business purposes the industrial racks
presently located on the Additional Premises, provided however,
Tenant shall abide by any and all applicable codes and
regulations and shall not permit the racks or any other fixture
or equipment to come within three feet (3’) of the Chain
Link Fence. Tenant shall use reasonable commercial efforts to
obtain a high-pile permit for use of the racks, however, should
Tenant be denied that permit but be allowed to use the rack
system under the permit issued to the Adjacent Tenant, as
contemplated by this Amendment, Tenant expressly agrees to
perform no act or to allow any condition to exist that would
jeopardize the high-pile permit issued to the Adjacent Tenant.
10. Condition of Additional
Premises. Landlord shall deliver possession
of the Additional Premises to Tenant on September 1, 2006
and in good operating condition and repair, including without
limitation,
roll-up
doors, load levelers, lighting, plumbing and electrical outlets.
Tenant shall notify Landlord no later than October 31, 2006
of the need for repair or replacement required with respect to
the Additional Premises, and Landlord shall timely make said
repair or replacement at Landlord’s expense, provided that
Landlord shall not be responsible for the repair or replacement
of any damage caused by Tenant.
11. Tenant Parking. In addition to
its right to use ten (10) exclusive parking spaces pursuant
to Section 2 of the Lease, Tenant shall have the right to
the exclusive use of an additional thirty-seven
(37) parking spaces within the Common Area, on the same
terms and conditions, which shall be designated by the posting
of a sign.
12. Free Rent. Should Tenant
construct during the term of this Lease, including the renewal
option period if exercised, additional office space of
approximately 2,100 square feet within Tenant’s
Original Demised Premises, Landlord hereby agrees that upon
completion and final approval thereof by the City of Lake
Forest, to xxxxx the following three month’s Base Rent (but
not triple net charges). Such office construction shall be at
the sole cost and expense of tenant and subject to the prior
written approval by Landlord and the City of Lake Forest and
shall be in compliance with all other applicable terms and
conditions of the Lease.
13. Tenant before occupation of the Additional Premises
shall install at its sole expense on the Additional Premises
security monitoring alarm system which shall be operational
24 hours per day 7 days per week.
14. Reaffirmation of Lease. Except
as expressly set forth in this Amendment, all of the terms and
provisions of the Lease shall remain unmodified and in full
force and effect.
15. Counterparts. This Amendment
may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which will constitute one and the
same instrument.
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LANDORD:
SY CORPORATION, a Nevada Corporation
By: |
/s/ Xxxx
Xxxxxx
|
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Title: | CEO |
TENANT:
I-FLOW CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
By: |
/s/ Xxxxx
X. Dal Porto
|
Name: | Xxxxx X. Dal Porto | |
Title: | Exec VP COO | |
Date: | 9/12/06 |
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