TWELFTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT
TWELFTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT
THIS TWELFTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Twelfth Amendment”) is made and entered into on July 19, 2012 (the “Execution Date”) but effective as of June 30, 2012 (the “Effective Date”), by and between TEXAS TOWER LIMITED, a Texas limited partnership (the “Landlord”), and XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX INC., a Texas corporation (successor-in-interest to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Inc.) (the “Tenant”).
WHEREAS, by that certain Lease Agreement dated September 22, 1987 (the “Original Lease”), Landlord leased to Tenant approximately 8,064 square feet of net rentable area of office space located on Floor 31 (the “Leased Premises”), of the building now known as JPMorgan Chase Tower, located at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, xx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (the “Building”), all as is more fully described in the Original Lease; and
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant have amended the Original Lease pursuant to the following instruments: (i) First Amendment to Lease Agreement dated October 26, 1990 (the “First Amendment”); (ii) Second Amendment to Lease Agreement dated December 1, 1990 (the “Second Amendment”); (iii) Third Amendment to Lease Agreement dated May 21, 1991 (the “Third Amendment”); (iv) Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement dated April 20, 1992 (the “Fourth Amendment”); (v) Fifth Amendment to Lease Agreement dated July 25, 1994 (the “Fifth Amendment”); (vi) Sixth Amendment to Lease Agreement dated September 25, 1996 (the “Sixth Amendment”); (vii) Seventh Amendment to Lease Agreement dated January, 1998 (the “Seventh Amendment”); (viii) Eighth Amendment to Lease Agreement dated April 27, 2000 (the “Eighth Amendment”); Ninth Amendment to Lease Agreement dated September 18, 2000 (the “Ninth Amendment”); Tenth Amendment to Lease Agreement dated December 7, 2001 (the “Tenth Amendment”); and Eleventh Amendment to Lease Agreement dated December 21, 2006 (as amended by letter agreements dated December 18, 2007, April 24, 2008 and May 31, 2011, respectively) (collectively, the “Eleventh Amendment”) (the Original Lease, as so amended, is collectively referred to herein as the “Lease”); and
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(f) Authority of Tenant. Tenant warrants and represents unto Landlord that (i) Tenant is a duly organized and existing legal entity, in good standing in the State of Texas and is qualified to do business in the State of Texas; (ii) Tenant has full right and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Twelfth Amendment; (iii) the person executing this Twelfth Amendment was authorized to do so; and (iv) upon request of Landlord, such person will deliver to Landlord satisfactory evidence of his or her authority to execute this Twelfth Amendment on behalf of Tenant.
(i) Governing Law. This Twelfth Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.
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Executed as of the date first written above.
LANDLORD: | ||
TEXAS TOWER LIMITED, | ||
a Texas limited partnership | ||
By: | Prime Asset Management LLC, | |
a Delaware limited liability company, | ||
its general partner |
By: | Raha One (U.S.) Limited, Inc., | ||
a Delaware corporation, | |||
its managing member |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
President |
TENANT: | ||
XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX INC., | ||
a Texas corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | ||
Title: Chairman of thee Board |
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EXHIBIT A
Floor Plan of Relinquishment Premises
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EXHIBIT B
Guaranty
For value received, and in order to induce TEXAS TOWER LIMITED, a Texas limited partnership (“Landlord”), to execute a lease with ANGOLA LNG SUPPLY SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tenant”), for leased premises consisting of approximately 9,091 square feet of net rentable area on Floor 57 (the “Premises”) of JPMorgan Chase Tower, an office building located on Block 67, South Side Buffalo Bayou, in Houston, Xxxxxx County, Texas (together with any and all extensions or renewals thereof and amendments and modifications thereto, the “Lease”) XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX INC., a Texas corporation (“Guarantor”), hereby unconditionally guarantees to Landlord (and Landlord’s successors or assigns) the full, prompt and faithful performance of each and every obligation of Tenant under the Lease, including, without limitation, the full and punctual payment (in the manner and at the times prescribed in the Lease) of all sums due and owing or to become due and owing by Tenant under the Lease (whether as Base Rent, as Additional Rental, court costs, attorneys’ fees and any and all such other sums as may be payable by Tenant to Landlord under the Lease) (the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Guarantor’s aggregate liability under this Guaranty shall not exceed the “Maximum Guaranty Amount” (as defined in paragraph 2 below). A true and correct copy of the Lease is attached hereto as EXHIBIT A. All capitalized terms used in this Guaranty and not defined in this Guaranty shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Lease.
1. The obligations of Guarantor as to the Guaranteed Obligations shall continue in full force and effect against Guarantor until the earlier to occur of (i) July 31, 2013 (provided no uncured event of default by Tenant under the Lease has occurred and is then continuing at such time) or (ii) the date all Guaranteed Obligations are unconditionally and irrevocably paid in full. This Guaranty covers any and all of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether presently outstanding or arising subsequent to the date hereof. This Guaranty is binding upon and enforceable against Guarantor and its successors and assigns.
2. This instrument shall be an absolute, continuing, irrevocable, and unconditional guaranty, of payment and performance and not a guaranty of collection, and Guarantor shall remain liable on its obligations hereunder until the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Guaranty to the contrary, the aggregate liability of Guarantor for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations (the “Maximum Guaranty Amount”) shall not exceed the total sum of $297,449.60. The Maximum Guaranty Amount shall be reduced monthly during the term of this Guaranty on a dollar-for-dollar basis, by the aggregate amount of Base Rent and Additional Rental timely paid by Tenant pursuant to the Lease from and after the Effective Date.
3. If Guarantor becomes liable for any indebtedness owing by Tenant to Landlord by endorsement or otherwise, other than under this Guaranty, such liability shall not be in any manner impaired or affected hereby, and the rights of Landlord hereunder shall be cumulative of any and all other rights that Landlord may ever have against Guarantor. The exercise by Landlord of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other instrument, or at law or in equity, shall not preclude the concurrent or subsequent exercise of any other right or remedy.
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4. In the event of a default (beyond applicable cure period(s) following notice) by Tenant in payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, when such Guaranteed Obligations become due, whether by its terms, by acceleration, or otherwise, Guarantor shall within ten (10) business days after receiving notice from Landlord pay the amount due thereon to Landlord upon written demand in lawful money of the United States and it shall not be necessary for Landlord, in order to enforce such payment by Guarantor, first to institute suit or exhaust its remedies against Tenant or others liable on such Guaranteed Obligations, or to enforce any rights against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure such Guaranteed Obligations.
5. Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations under this Guaranty shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced, or affected by the occurrence of any reason or event, including, without limitation, one or more of the following events, whether or not with notice to or the consent of Guarantor: (a) the taking or accepting of collateral as security for any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations or the release, surrender, exchange, or subordination of any collateral now or hereafter securing any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations; (b) any partial release of the liability of Guarantor hereunder, or the release of any other guarantor from liability for any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) any disability of Tenant, or the dissolution, insolvency, or bankruptcy of Tenant, Guarantor, or any party at any time liable for the payment of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations; (d) any adjustment, indulgence, forbearance, waiver, or compromise that may be granted or given by Landlord to Tenant, Guarantor, or any other party ever liable for any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations; (e) any neglect, delay, omission, failure, or refusal of Landlord to take or prosecute any action for the collection of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or to foreclose or take or prosecute any action in connection with any instrument, document, or agreement evidencing, securing, or otherwise relating to any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations; (f) the unenforceability or invalidity of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations or any instrument, document, or agreement evidencing, securing, or otherwise relating to any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations; (g) any payment by Tenant to Landlord is determined by a court to constitute a preference under the bankruptcy laws or if for any other reason Landlord is required to refund such payment or pay the amount thereof to someone else; (h) the failure of Landlord to perfect or continue any security interest or lien securing any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations; or (i) the failure of Landlord to preserve, protect, maintain, or insure any collateral securing any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations.
6. Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to Landlord that Guarantor will receive direct benefit from the making of this Guaranty. Guarantor represents and warrants to Landlord that Guarantor has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform her obligations under this Guaranty and this Guaranty constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor, enforceable against Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or other laws of general application relating to the enforcement of creditor’s rights.
7. All present and future indebtedness of Tenant to Guarantor is hereby subordinated to the Guaranteed Obligations.
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8. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty nor consent to any departure by Guarantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Landlord. No failure on the part of Landlord to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
9. This Guaranty is for the benefit of Landlord and its successors and assigns, and in the event of an assignment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, the rights and benefits hereunder, to the extent applicable to the Guaranteed Obligations so assigned, may be transferred with such Guaranteed Obligations. This Guaranty is binding not only on Guarantor, but on Guarantor’s successors and assigns.
10. This Guaranty is executed and delivered as an incident to a lending transaction performable in Xxxxxx County, Texas, and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. Venue in any dispute relating to this Guaranty, whether in federal or state court, shall be laid in Xxxxxx County, Texas.
11. Guarantor shall pay on demand all reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with the enforcement or collection of this Guaranty.
12. Upon satisfaction in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, this Guaranty will terminate, and Guarantor shall have no further obligation hereunder except for Guarantor’s obligations under paragraph 11 above, which shall survive.
GUARANTOR: | ||
XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX INC., | ||
a Texas corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Title: | Chairman |
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XXXXXX OF XXXXXX | § |
This instrument was acknowledged before me this 27th day of June, 2012 by Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Chairman of XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX INC., a Texas corporation, on behalf of said corporation.
/s/ Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxxx | ||
Notary Public in and for | ||
the State of Texas | ||
Printed Name of Notary: | Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxxx | |
My Commission Expires: | March 8, 2016 |
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