Assignment Subleasing A. Tenant shall not assign, sublet or otherwise license the whole or any part or use of the Premises nor otherwise permit the use or occupancy of all or any of the Premises by other than the Tenant signing this Lease without Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall be determined consistent with the Permitted Use and based upon Landlord’s determination of the business plan, adequacy of financial condition and clear business history of the proposed assignee, sublessee, licensee or user. In the event of a proposed assignment, financial statements, supporting data and credit references of the proposed assignee and its majority principals requested by Landlord shall be delivered to Landlord, and Landlord will not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent provided, however, Landlord may withhold its consent for reasonable cause or if the proposed assignee’s creditworthiness, financial condition or business history is not reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, or if the proposed assignment, subletting or licensing is otherwise not in compliance with the terms of this Section 12. Notwithstanding such consent, Tenant shall remain liable to Landlord for the payment of all rent and for the full performance of all agreements, covenants and conditions of this Lease required of Tenant. Transfer of more than 49% of the ownership or control of Tenant’s business shall constitute an assignment. No assignment or subleasing shall be permitted unless the Yearly Fixed Rent to be paid by the proposed assignee or sublessee is at least equal to the Yearly Fixed Rent payable by Tenant to Landlord hereunder, except that Tenant may allow a customary then market rental concession not exceeding three (3) months. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at Tenant’s request, so long as Landlord does not then have available comparable size space (within fifteen percent (15%) more or less of the space proposed to be sublet) in the Building, the proposed sublet Yearly Fixed Rent will be not less than Twenty-Four ($24,00) Dollars per square foot (provided Tenant may allow a customary then market rental concession, not exceeding three (3) months if the sublease is for a period less than four (4) years, and not exceeding six (6) months if the sublease is for a period in excess of four (4) years). In the event of an assignment or subleasing, fifty (50%) percent of the excess of the rent and other compensation collectible by Tenant over the sum of (i) the Yearly Fixed Rent and Additional Rent due from Tenant under this Lease, and (ii) the reasonable expenses of Tenant in connection with said assignment or subleasing (including brokerage fees, legal fees, improvement costs and/or allowances and review fees/expenses payable to Landlord) amortized over the term of the assignment or sublease, shall be remitted to Landlord as Additional Rent as and when first received by Tenant; and, to the extent a sublease is for less than all the Premises, then the foregoing determination shall be based on a proportional square foot calculation by Landlord. Tenant shall not solicit any other tenant or occupant in the Building or their affiliates (“Building Occupant”) for the letting of all or any portion of the Premises as a sublessee, assignee or otherwise, provided, however, in the event a Building Occupant approaches Tenant for the purpose of subletting all or any portion of the Premises (the “Sublease Space”), Tenant shall immediately notify Landlord of the Building Occupant’s interest (“Sublet Interest Notice”) to enable Landlord to itself negotiate with the Building Occupant to enter into a lease for the Sublease Space directly with Landlord on terms and conditions acceptable to Landlord in its sole discretion. In the event Landlord intends to negotiate or is able to enter into a direct leasing arrangement with the Building Occupant with respect to the Sublease Space, Landlord shall so notify Tenant within sixty (60) days after Landlord’s receipt of the Sublet Interest Notice from Tenant, and in such event, within thirty (30) days after Landlord’s written request therefor, Landlord and Tenant will enter into an early termination agreement with respect to the Sublease Space on terms mutually acceptable to Landlord and Tenant, and Tenant shall vacate the Sublease Space and leave it in the condition required for surrender under the terms of the Lease, unless otherwise agreed by Landlord. In the event Landlord has not notified Tenant that Landlord has or intends to enter into a direct leasing arrangement for the Sublease Space with the Building Occupant within sixty (60) days after receipt of the Sublet Interest Notice from the Tenant, or if Landlord notifies Tenant that it has elected not to negotiate directly with the Building Occupant with respect to the Sublease Space, then Tenant shall have the right to enter into a sublease agreement directly with the Building Occupant for the Sublease Space, provided Tenant otherwise complies with the terms of this Section 12. No request for transfer, assignment or sublease will be considered unless written assurances reasonably satisfactory to Landlord are received to assure Landlord that it will be reimbursed its reasonable third party costs incurred in connection with the processing of Tenant’s request, including reasonable legal fees, whether or not consent is ultimately forthcoming. B. Landlord shall consent to an assignment or sublease to an Affiliate (as herein defined) of the Tenant named herein within seven (7) days after satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: (i) Tenant is not in default under this Lease, nor would be in default but for the giving of notice or the passage of time or both; (ii) Tenant and the Affiliate comply with the other provisions of this Section 12; (iii) Tenant has provided Landlord with thirty (30) days’ advance written notice (“Affiliate Assignee Notice”) of such proposed assignment or sublease together with Tenant’s certification and documentation that the assignment or sublease is in fact to an Affiliate and complies with the provisions of this subsection 12.B.; and (iv) in the event of an assignment, each of Tenant and the Affiliate (if they remain separate entities, otherwise the surviving company in the event of a merger) shall have a clear credit history and a net worth at least comparable to Tenant as of the date of this Lease (“Financial Condition Requirement”). An “Affiliate” shall mean an entity into or with which Tenant is merged or consolidated; or to which substantially all of Tenant’s assets are transferred; or which controls or is controlled by Tenant or is under common control with Tenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a so-called “spin-off or other series of assignments or subleasing to entities which individually would be Affiliates, but which taken together are intended to circumvent the intent of this subsection 12.B., shall not be permitted.
Overstandard Tenant Use If Tenant uses water, electricity, heat or air conditioning in excess of that supplied by Landlord pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, upon billing, the cost of such excess utility consumption, the cost of the installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment which is required to be installed in order to supply such excess consumption; and, to the extent no previously installed, Landlord may install devices to separately sub-meter any increased use and in such event Tenant shall pay the increased cost directly to Landlord, on demand, at the rates charged by the public utility company furnishing the same, including the cost of such additional metering (or sub-metering) devices. Tenant’s use of electricity shall never exceed the capacity of the feeders to the Property or the risers or wiring installation; provided, however, Tenant shall have the right, subject to the terms of Article 8, to increase such capacity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, Tenant may operate the HVAC within the Premises at its discretion; provided, however, if Tenant desires to use heat, ventilation or air conditioning during hours other than those for which Landlord is obligated to supply such utilities pursuant to the terms of Section 6.1 of this Lease, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the actual cost of supplying chilled water and gas to the Premises during non-Building Hours at the actual rates charged by the utilities, which cost shall be equitably prorated among all Building occupants (other than the Bank) operating HVAC during the same non-Building Hours. For purposes of an example, Exhibit K, attached hereto, sets forth the calculation of such actual utilities costs, with the actual calculation being subject to the actual rates charged by the utilities. Landlord shall, at its sole cost, as part of the Core and Shell Work, provide a cloud-based software system (Workspeed) to allow Tenant to control Tenant’s after-hours HVAC.
Assignment; Sublease 19.1 Lessor may sell, assign or otherwise transfer all or any part of its right, title and interest in and to the Equipment and/or this Lease Agreement to a third-party assignee, subject to the terms and conditions of this Lease Agreement including, but not limited to, the right to the quiet enjoyment of the Equipment by Lessee as set forth in Section 7.1 above. Such assignee shall assume all of the rights and obligations of Lessor under this Lease Agreement and shall relieve Lessor therefrom. Thereafter, all references to Lessor herein shall mean such assignee. Notwithstanding any such sale, assignment or transfer, the obligations hereunder shall remain absolute and unconditional as set forth in Section 7.2 above. 19.2 Lessor may also pledge, mortgage or grant a security interest in the Equipment and assign this Lease Agreement as collateral. Each such pledgee, mortgagee, lienholder or assignee shall have any and all rights as may be assigned by Lessor but none of the obligations of Lessor hereunder. Any pledge, mortgage or grant of security interest in the Equipment or assignment of this Lease Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions hereof including, but not limited to, the right to the quiet enjoyment of the Equipment by Lessee as set forth in Section 7.1 above. Lessor, by reason of such pledge, mortgage, grant of security interest or collateral assignment, shall not be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder which shall remain absolute and unconditional as set forth in Section 7.2 above. Upon the written request of Lessor, Lessee shall acknowledge such obligations the pledgee, mortgagee, lienholder or assignee. 19.3 LESSEE SHALL NOT SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, SUBLEASE, CONVEY OR PLEDGE ANY OF ITS INTEREST IN THIS LEASE AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF LESSOR. Any such sale, transfer, assignment, sublease, conveyance or pledge, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Lessor, shall be void.
Landlord Consent If Landlord shall not exercise its option to terminate this Lease pursuant to Section 13.03(b) above, except as set forth in Section 13.13, Landlord shall not unreasonably delay, condition or withhold its consent to the proposed assignment or subletting referred to in Tenant’s Offer Notice, provided that the following further conditions shall be fulfilled: (a) The Demised Premises shall not, without Landlord’s prior consent, have been listed or otherwise publicly advertised for assignment or subletting at a rental less than the Fixed Rent and Additional Rent. However, this shall not be deemed to prohibit Tenant from negotiating or consummating a sublease at a lower rental if Tenant shall first have offered to sublet the space involved to Landlord for the same rent and term by notice given with or after Tenant’s request for consent to the subletting or assignment. Landlord may accept such offer within thirty (30) days from receipt of such request for consent or twenty (20) days after receipt of the offer, whichever is later; (b) Tenant shall not then be in default hereunder beyond the time herein provided, if any, to cure such default; (c) The proposed assignee or subtenant shall have a financial standing, be of a character, be engaged in a business, and propose to use the Demised Premises in a manner consistent with the extent of the obligations undertaken by the proposed assignee or subtenant; (d) No subletting shall end later than one (1) day before the Expiration Date of this Lease or shall be for a term of less than two (2) years unless it commences less than two (2) years before the Expiration Date; (e) There should be no more than three (3) subtenants in the Demised Premises; (f) Tenant shall reimburse Landlord on demand for any actual costs that may be incurred by Landlord in connection with said assignment or sublease, including, without limitation, the costs of making investigations as to the acceptability of the proposed assignee or subtenant, and legal costs incurred in connection with the granting of any requested consent; and (g) The proposed assignee or subtenant is engaged in a business and the Demised Premises will be used in a manner, which is limited to the Permitted Use.
No Release of Lessee Regardless of Lessor's consent, no subletting or assignment shall release Lessee of Lessee's obligation or alter the primary liability of Lessee to pay the rent and to perform all other obligations to be performed by Lessee hereunder. The acceptance of rent by Lessor from any other person shall not be deemed to be a waiver by Lessor of any provision hereof. Consent to one assignment or subletting shall not be deemed consent to any subsequent assignment or subletting. In the event of default by any assignee of Lessee or any successor of Lessee, in the performance of any of the terms hereof, Lessor may proceed directly against Lessee without the necessity of exhausting remedies against said assignee. Lessor may consent to subsequent assignments or subletting of this Lease or amendments or modifications to this Lease with assignees of Lessee, without notifying Lessee, or any successor of Lessee, and without obtaining its or their consent thereto and such action shall not relieve Lessee of liability under this Lease.
