Market Rent means the price that a ready and willing tenant would pay, at commencement of the Option Term, as monthly base rent to a ready and willing landlord of similar space in the geographical area of San Diego County known as Del Mar Heights if such office space were offered for lease on the open market for a reasonable period of time and be the product of the fair market annual rental rate per rentable square foot multiplied by the Rentable Area of the Premises (as set forth in the Basic Lease Information), determined as follows: (a) as mutually agreed by Landlord and Tenant within ten (10) days of Landlord’s delivery to Tenant of Landlord’s opinion of the Market Rent for the first year of the Option Term (“Landlord Rent Notice”, which shall be Verus Lease v06 -4- February 2, 2005 (8:51 pm) delivered to Tenant within ten (10) days of receipt of Tenant’s written Extension Notice; or (b) in the event that Landlord and Tenant are unable to so agree, the Market Rent shall be determined by concurrent appraisals pursuant to Section 4.01(c) below. In determining Market Rent, appraisers shall take into account the duration of the Option Term, the quality, condition and prestige of the Building and Premises (as tenant improvements are maintained as required by the terms and conditions of this Lease), recent monthly rental rates and annual base rent escalations for buildings of similar size and location imputed to the commencement of the Option Term, condition and quality of comparable tenant improvements in buildings of similar quality and location and all relevant economic terms of this Lease, including free rent and other economic inducements, it being the intent that Market Rent, as so determined, should reflect the total economic package which would be offered at the time of commencement of the Option Term to a new tenant for the Premises, or substantially similar space in a building of similar quality, condition, and location and with similar tenant improvements under a lease with substantially the same terms and provisions as the applicable terms and provisions of this Lease (“Market for Similar Space”) without discounting the rent for the creditworthiness of the Tenant or for the cost of real estate leasing commissions. Landlord’s Rent Notice, and any determination of Market Rent by appraisal as described herein, shall also set forth the market annual base rent escalation rate then prevailing in the relevant marketplace, which shall be used for purposes of determining Base Rent adjustments during the Option Term in accordance with Section 4.03 below.
Independent Financial Expert means a U.S. investment banking firm of national standing in the United States, (i) which does not, and whose directors, officers and employees or affiliates do not have a direct or indirect material financial interest for its proprietary account in the Company or any of its affiliates and (ii) which, in the judgment of the board of directors of the Company, is otherwise independent with respect to the Company and its affiliates and qualified to perform the task for which it is to be engaged.
Corrosion expert means a person who, by reason of thorough knowledge of the physical sciences and the principles of engineering and mathematics acquired by a professional education and related practical experience, is qualified to engage in the practice of corrosion control on buried or submerged metal piping systems and metal tanks. Such a person must be accredited or certified as being qualified by the National Association of Corrosion Engineers or be a registered professional engineer who has certification or licensing that includes education and experience in corrosion control of buried or submerged metal piping systems and metal tanks.
Direct Expenses means “Operating Expenses” and “Tax Expenses.”
Accounting Referee has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(c).
Benchmark Replacement Adjustment means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
Teaching Experience means full-time employment as a teacher in a public school, private school licensed or accredited by the State Board of Education, or institution of higher education,