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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005.
or
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to             
Commission File Number 0-29185
SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Nevada   52-2088326
     
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
5125 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, California 91601

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
(818) 487-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, $0.001 par value.
     Check whether the Registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
     The number of shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2005 was 39,354,821 shares.
     Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one): Yes o No þ
 
 

 


SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
FORM 10-QSB
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EXHIBIT 10.1
       
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EXHIBIT 31.1
       
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EXHIBIT 32
       
  Exhibit 10.1
  Exhibit 10.2
  Exhibit 10.3
  Exhibit 10.4
  Exhibit 31.1
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PART I
Item 1. Financial Statements.
SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2004
                 
    Sept. 30, 2005     December 31,  
    (unaudited)     2004  
ASSETS
               
 
               
Current assets
               
Cash
  $ 429,754     $ 84,826  
Other current assets
          2,602  
 
           
 
               
Total current assets
    429,754       87,428  
 
           
 
               
Property and equipment , net of accumulated depreciation
    53,868       35,596  
 
           
 
               
Other assets
    4,500        
 
           
 
               
 
  $ 488,122     $ 123,024  
 
           
See notes to condensed financial statements.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS — Continued
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2004
                 
    Sept. 30, 2005     December 31,  
    (unaudited)     2004  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
               
 
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 86,758     $ 64,089  
Accrued expenses
    80,669       84,420  
Accrued research and development fees
    705,000       50,000  
Accrued professional fees
    987,279       876,452  
Payable to shareholder
    20,000        
Payable to related parties
    179,561       36,478  
Finders fees payable
    1,000       1,521  
Convertible debentures, net
    22,066        
 
           
 
               
Total current liabilities
    2,082,333       1,112,960  
 
           
 
               
Advances from founding executive officer
    1,017,208       1,017,208  
 
           
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
               
 
               
Stockholders’ deficiency
               
Common stock, $.001 par value: 200,000,000 shares authorized, 39,354,821 and 37,784,821 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively
    39,355       37,784  
Common stock to be issued
    80,000       119,000  
Additional paid-in capital
    17,654,469       15,043,028  
Deferred compensation
    (203,125 )     (76,068 )
Deficit accumulated during the development stage
    (20,182,118 )     (17,130,888 )
 
           
 
               
Total stockholders’ deficiency
    (2,611,419 )     (2,007,144 )
 
           
 
               
 
  $ 488,122     $ 123,024  
 
           
See notes to condensed financial statements.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004 AND FOR
THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 18, 1998) TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
                                         
    Three months ended     Nine months ended        
    September 30,     September 30,     Cumulative  
            2004             2004     since  
    2005     (as restated)     2005     (as restated)     inception  
Net sales
  $     $     $     $     $  
 
                                       
Operating expenses
    759,087       864,653       1,983,186       2,362,205       14,848,556  
 
                                       
Research and development expenses
    452,571       162,458       1,066,068       1,565,177       3,719,293  
 
                                       
Non-cash patent settlement costs
          1,610,066             1,610,066       1,610,066  
 
                             
 
                                       
Loss before other income
    (1,211,658 )     (2,637,177 )     (3,049,254 )     (5,537,448 )     (20,177,915 )
 
                                       
Other income
                                       
Interest income
                      514       954  
 
                             
 
                                       
Loss before provision for income taxes
    (1,211,658 )     (2,637,177 )     (3,049,254 )     (5,536,934 )     (20,176,961 )
 
                                       
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
          (4,063 )     1,976       (3,063 )     5,157  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net loss
  $ (1,211,658 )   $ (2,633,114 )   $ (3,051,230 )   $ (5,533,871 )   $ (20,182,118 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
  $ (0.03 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.08 )   $ (0.16 )        
 
                             
 
                                       
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
    39,115,886       36,599,887       38,564,191       35,328,591          
 
                             
See notes to condensed financial statements.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
FROM INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 18, 1998) TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
                                                                 
                          Additional             Deficit accumulated     Total stockholders’  
    Price per     Common Stock     Common stock     paid -in     Deferred     during the     development  
    share     Shares     Amount     to be issued     capital     compensation     development stage     stage deficiency  
Balance, February 18, 1998 (date of inception)
                $     $     $     $     $     $  
Issuance of common stock on April 18, 1998
    .0015 – .01       10,030,000       10,030             14,270                   24,300  
Net loss
                                          (21,307 )     (21,307 )
 
                                               
Balance, December 31, 1998
            10,030,000       10,030               14,270             (21,307 )     2,993  
Issuance of common stock on May 18, 1999
    1.00 – 6.40       198,003       198             516,738                   516,936  
Issuance of common stock for ZEFS on September 14, 1999
    .001       5,000,000       5,000                               5,000  
Stock issued for professional services on May 18, 1999
    0.88       69,122       69             49,444                   49,513  
Net loss
                                          (1,075,264 )     (1,075,264 )
 
                                               
Balance, December 31, 1999
            15,297,125       15,297             580,452             (1,096,571 )     (500,822 )
Stock issued for employee compensation on February 8, 2000
    1.03       20,000       20             20,580                   20,600  
Stock issued for consulting services on February 8, 2000
    1.03       100,000       100             102,900                   103,000  
Stock issued for professional services on April 18, 2000
    3.38       27,000       27             91,233                   91,260  
Stock issued for directors fees on April 18, 2000
    3.38       50,000       50             168,950                   169,000  
Stock issued for professional services on May 19, 2000
    4.06       5,000       5             20,295                   20,300  
Stock issued for directors fees on June 20, 2000
    4.44       6,000       6             26,634                   26,640  
Stock issued for professional services on June 20, 2000
    4.44       1,633       2             7,249                   7,251  
Stock issued for professional services on June 26, 2000
    5.31       1,257       1             6,674                   6,675  
Stock issued for employee compensation on June 26, 2000
    5.31       22,000       22             116,798                   116,820  
Stock issued for consulting services on June 26, 2000
    5.31       9,833       10             52,203                   52,213  
Stock issued for promotional services on July 28, 2000
    4.88       9,675       9             47,205                   47,214  
Stock issued for consulting services on July 28, 2000
    4.88       9,833       10             47,975                   47,985  
Stock issued for consulting services on August 4, 2000
    2.13       35,033       35             74,585                   74,620  
Stock issued for promotional services on August 16, 2000
    2.25       25,000       25             56,225                   56,250  
Stock issued for consulting services on September 5, 2000
    2.25       12,833       13             28,861                   28,874  
Stock issued for consulting services on September 10, 2000
    1.50       9,833       10             14,740                   14,750  
Stock issued for consulting services on November 2, 2000
    0.88       9,833       10             8,643                   8,653  

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
FROM INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 18, 1998) TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
                                                                 
            Common Stock             Additional             Deficit accumulated     Total stockholders’  
    Price per                     Common stock     paid -in     Deferred     during the     development  
    share     Shares     Amount     to be issued     capital     compensation     development stage     stage deficiency  
Stock issued for consulting services on November 4, 2000
    0.88       9,833       10             8,643                   8,653  
Stock issued for consulting services on December 20, 2000
    0.50       19,082       19             9,522                   9,541  
Stock issued for filing services on December 20, 2000
    0.50       5,172       5             2,581                   2,586  
Stock issued for professional services on December 26, 2000
    0.38       12,960       13             4,912                   4,925  
Other stock issuance on August 24, 2000
    2.13       2,000       2             4,258                   4,260  
Common shares cancelled
            (55,000 )     (55 )           (64,245 )                 (64,300 )
Net loss
                                          (1,270,762 )     (1,270,762 )
 
                                               
Balance, December 31, 2000
            15,645,935       15,646             1,437,873             (2,367,333 )     (913,814 )
Stock issued for consulting services on January 8, 2001
    0.31       9,833       10             3,038                   3,048  
Stock issued for consulting services on February 1, 2001
    0.33       9,833       10             3,235                   3,245  
Stock issued for consulting services on March 1, 2001
    0.28       9,833       10             2,743                   2,753  
Stock issued for legal services on March 13, 2001
    0.32       150,000       150             47,850                   48,000  
Stock issued for consulting services on April 3, 2001
    0.25       9,833       10             2,448                   2,458  
Stock issued for legal services on April 4, 2001
    0.25       30,918       31             7,699                   7,730  
Stock issued for professional services on April 4, 2001
    0.25       7,040       7             1,753                   1,760  
Stock issued for consulting services on April 5, 2001
    0.25       132,600       132             33,018                   33,150  
Stock issued for filing fees on April 30, 2001
    1.65       1,233       1             2,033                   2,034  
Stock issued for filing fees on September 19, 2001
    0.85       2,678       2             2,274                   2,276  
Stock issued for professional services on September 28, 2001
    0.62       150,000       150             92,850                   93,000  
Stock issued for directors services on October 5, 2001
    0.60       100,000       100             59,900                   60,000  
Stock issued for legal services on October 17, 2001
    0.60       11,111       11             6,655                   6,666  
Stock issued for consulting services on October 18, 2001
    0.95       400,000       400             379,600                   380,000  
Stock issued for consulting services on October 19, 2001
    1.25       150,000       150             187,350                   187,500  
Stock issued for exhibit fees on October 22, 2001
    1.35       5,000       6             6,745                   6,751  
Stock issued for directors services on November 2, 2001
    0.95       1,000,000       1,000             949,000                   950,000  
Stock issued for consulting services on November 7, 2001
    0.85       20,000       20             16,980                   17,000  

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
FROM INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 18, 1998) TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
                                                                 
                          Additional             Deficit accumulated     Total stockholders’  
    Price per     Common Stock     Common stock     paid-in     Deferred     during the     development  
    share     Shares     Amount     to be issued     capital     compensation     development stage     stage deficiency  
Stock issued for consulting services on November 20, 2001
    0.98       43,000       43             42,097                   42,140  
Stock issued for consulting services on November 27, 2001
    0.98       10,000       10             9,790                   9,800  
Stock issued for consulting services on November 28, 2001
    0.98       187,000       187             183,073                   183,260  
Intrinsic value of options issued to employees
                              2,600,000       (2,600,000 )            
Fair value of options issued to non-employees for services
                              142,318                   142,318  
Amortization of deferred compensation
                                    191,667             191,667  
Net loss
                                          (2,735,013 )     (2,735,013 )
 
                                               
Balance, December 31, 2001
            18,085,847       18,086             6,220,322       (2,408,333 )     (5,102,346 )     (1,272,271 )
Stock issued for directors services on December 10, 2002
    0.40       2,150,000       2,150             857,850                   860,000  
Common stock paid for, but not issued (2,305,000 shares)
    0.15 -0.25                   389,875                         389,875  
Fair value of options issued to non-employees for services
                              54,909       (54,909 )            
Amortization of deferred compensation
                                    891,182             891,182  
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2002
                                          (2,749,199 )     (2,749,199 )
 
                                               
Balance, December 31, 2002
            20,235,847       20,236       389,875       7,133,081       (1,572,060 )     (7,851,545 )     (1,880,413 )
Common stock issued, previously paid for
    0.15       1,425,000       1,425       (213,750 )     212,325                    
Common stock issued, previously paid for
    0.25       880,000       880       (220,000 )     219,120                    
Stock issued for cash on March 20, 2003
    0.25       670,000       670             166,830                   167,500  
Stock issued for cash on April 4, 2003
    0.25       900,000       900             224,062                   224,962  
Stock issued for cash on April 8, 2003
    0.25       100,000       100             24,900                   25,000  
Stock issued for cash on May 8, 2003
    0.25       1,150,000       1,150             286,330                   287,480  
Stock issued for cash on June 16, 2003
    0.25       475,000       475             118,275                   118,750  
Stock issued for legal services on June 27, 2003
    0.55       83,414       83             45,794                   45,877  
Debt converted to stock on June 27, 2003
    0.25       2,000,000       2,000             498,000                   500,000  
Stock and warrants issued for cash on July 11, 2003
    0.25       519,000       519             129,231                   129,750  
Stock and warrants issued for cash on September 29, 2003
    0.25       1,775,000       1,775             441,976                   443,751  
Stock and warrants issued for cash on October 21, 2003
    0.25       1,845,000       1,845             459,405                   461,250  
Stock and warrants issued for cash on October 28, 2003
    0.25       1,570,000       1,570             390,930                   392,500  
Stock and warrants issued for cash on November 19, 2003
    0.25       500,000       500             124,500                   125,000  

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
FROM INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 18, 1998) TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
                                                                 
                                    Additional             Deficit accumulated     Total stockholders’  
    Price per     Common Stock     Common stock     paid-in     Deferred     during the     development  
    share     Shares     Amount     to be issued     capital     compensation     development stage     stage deficiency  
Finders’ fees related to stock issuances
                        43,875       (312,582 )                 (268,707 )
Common stock paid for, but not issued (25,000 shares)
    0.25                   6,250                         6,250  
Amortization of deferred comp
                                    863,727             863,727  
Net loss for year ended December 31, 2003
                                          (2,476,063 )     (2,476,063 )
 
                                               
Balance, December 31, 2003
            34,128,261       34,128       6,250       10,162,177       (708,333 )     (10,327,608 )     (833,386 )
Common stock issued, previously paid for
    0.25       25,000       25       (6,250 )     6,225                    
Stock issued for director services on March 31, 2004
    1.50       50,000       50             74,950                   75,000  
Stock issued for finders fees on March 31, 2004
    0.15       82,500       82             12,293                   12,375  
Stock issued for finders fees on March 31, 2004
    0.25       406,060       407             101,199                   101,606  
Stock issued for services on April 2, 2004
    1.53       65,000       65             99,385                   99,450  
Debt converted to stock on April 2, 2004
    1.53       60,000       60             91,740                   91,800  
Stock issued upon exercise of warrants on May 21, 2004
    0.20       950,000       950             189,050                   190,000  
Stock issued for directors services on June 8, 2004
    1.70       600,000       600             1,019,400                   1,020,000  
Stock issued for cash on August 25, 2004
    1.00       550,000       550             549,450                   550,000  
Stock issued upon exercise of options on August 30, 2004
    0.40       4,000       4             1,596                   1,600  
Stock issued for cash on September 8, 2004
    1.00       25,000       25             24,975                   25,000  
Stock issued for consulting services on September 15, 2004
    1.31       50,000       49             65,451                   65,500  
Stock issued for patent settlement on September 22, 2004
    1.24       20,000       20             24,780                   24,800  
Stock issued for research and development on October 6, 2004
    1.40       65,000       65             90,935                   91,000  
Stock issued for cash on October 6, 2004
    1.00       25,000       25             24,975                   25,000  
Stock issued for cash on October 15, 2004
    1.00       150,000       150             149,850                   150,000  
Stock issued upon exercise of stock options on October 21, 2004
    0.40       6,500       6             2,594                   2,600  
Stock issued for cash on November 3, 2004
    1.00       25,000       25             24,975                   25,000  
Stock issued for cash on November 18, 2004
    1.00       172,500       173             172,327                   172,500  
Stock issued for cash on December 9, 2004
    1.00       75,000       75             74,925                   75,000  
Stock issued for cash on December 23, 2004
    1.00       250,000       250             249,750                   250,000  
Finders fees related to stock issuances
                            (88,384 )                 (88,384 )
Common stock paid for, but not issued (119,000 shares)
                      119,000                         119,000  

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
FROM INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 18, 1998) TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
                                                                 
                                    Additional             Deficit accumulated     Total stockholders’  
    Price per     Common Stock     Common stock     paid-in     Deferred     during the     development  
    share     Shares     Amount     to be issued     capital     compensation     development stage     stage deficiency  
Intrinsic value of options issued to employees
                            248,891       (248,891 )            
Fair value of options issued to non-employees for services
                            55,381       (55,381 )            
Fair value of warrants issued for settlement costs
                              1,585,266                   1,585,266  
Fair value of warrants issued to non- employees for services
                            28,872                   28,872  
Amortization of deferred compensation
                                  936,537             936,537  
Net loss for year ended December 31, 2004
                                        (6,803,280 )     (6,803,280 )
 
                                               
Balance, December 31, 2004
            37,784,821       37,784       119,000       15,043,028       (76,068 )     (17,130,888 )     (2,007,144 )
Common stock issued, previously paid for
    1.00       69,000       69       (69,000 )     68,931                    
Stock issued upon exercise of warrants, previously paid for
    1.00       50,000       50       (50,000 )     49,950                    
Stock issued for cash on January 20, 2005
    1.00       25,000       25             24,975                   25,000  
Stock issued upon exercise of warrants on January 31, 2005
    0.40       500       1             199                   200  
Stock issued for cash on February 17, 2005
    1.00       325,000       325             324,675                   325,000  
Stock issued for cash on March 31, 2005
    1.00       215,000       215             214,785                   215,000  
Stock issued for cash on May 17, 2005
    1.00       5,000       5             4,995                   5,000  
Stock issued for cash on June 7, 2005
    1.00       300,000       300             299,700                   300,000  
Stock issued for cash on August 5, 2005
    1.00       480,500       481             480,019                   480,500  
Stock issued for cash on August 9, 2005
    1.00       100,000       100             99,900                   100,000  
Common stock paid for, but not issued (80,000 shares)
                      80,000                         80,000  
Finders fees related to stock issuances
                            (108,840 )                 (108,840 )
Intrinsic value of options issued to employees
                            243,750       (243,750 )            
Fair value of options issued for settlement costs
                            31,500                   31,500  
Fair value of warrants issued for settlement costs
                            4,957                   4,957  
Fair value of warrants issued to non- employees for services
                            13,505                   13,505  
Amortization of deferred compensation
                                  116,693             116,693  
Warrants issued with convertible debentures
                            427,703                   427,703  
Intrinsic value of beneficial conversion associated with convertible debentures
                            430,737                   430,737  
Net loss for nine months ended September 30, 2005
                                        (3,051,230 )     (3,051,230 )
 
                                               
Balance, September 30, 2005 (unaudited)
            39,354,821     $ 39,355     $ 80,000     $ 17,654,469     $ (203,125 )   $ (20,182,118 )   $ (2,611,419 )
 
                                               

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004 AND
FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 18, 1998)
TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
                         
            September 30,     Cumulative  
    September 30,     2004     since  
    2005     (as restated)     inception  
Cash flows from operating activities
                       
Net loss
  $ (3,051,230 )   $ (5,533,871 )   $ (20,182,118 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
                       
Write off of intangible assets
                505,000  
Fair value of options issued for services
                171,190  
Issuance of common stock for services
          1,361,550       5,280,623  
Issuance of options for legal settlement
    31,500             31,500  
Issuance of warrants for legal settlement
    4,957             4,957  
Issuance of warrants for services
    13,505             13,505  
Patent acquisition cost
          1,585,266       1,610,066  
Amortization of issuance costs
    22,066             22,066  
Amortization of deferred compensation
    116,693       789,636       2,999,806  
Depreciation
    6,987       6,323       21,404  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Prepaid expenses and other
    (1,898 )     (50,000 )     (4,500 )
Income taxes payable
          (5,991 )      
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    789,624       157,999       1,980,087  
 
                 
 
                       
Net cash used in operating activities
    (2,067,796 )     (1,689,088 )     (7,546,414 )
 
                 
 
                       
Cash flows from investing activities
                       
Purchase of property and equipment
    (25,259 )     (9,037 )     (71,722 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net cash used in investing activities
    (25,259 )     (9,037 )     (71,722 )
 
                 
 
                       
Cash flows from financing activities
                       
Increase (decrease) in payables to related parties and shareholder
    163,083       (6,425 )     711,011  
Advances from founding executive officer
                517,208  
Net proceeds from convertible debentures
    858,440             858,440  
Issuance of common stock for cash
    1,342,860       766,600       5,887,631  
Common stock issuable
    73,600       235,000       73,600  
 
                 
 
                       
Net cash provided by financing activities
    2,437,983       995,175       8,047,890  
 
                 
 
                       
Net increase (decrease) in cash
    344,928       (702,950 )     429,754  
 
                       
Cash , beginning of period
    84,826       926,052        
 
                 
 
                       
Cash , end of period
  $ 429,754     $ 223,102     $ 429,754  
 
                 
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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS — Continued (UNAUDITED)
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004 AND
FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 18, 1998)
TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
                         
                    Cumulative  
    September 30,     September 30,     since  
    2005     2004     inception  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
                       
 
                       
Cash paid during the year for
                       
 
Interest
  $     $     $  
 
                 
 
                       
Income taxes
  $ 1,976     $     $ 5,157  
 
                 
 
                       
Non-cash investing and financing activities
                       
 
                       
Acquisition of intangible asset through advance from related party and issuance of common stock
  $     $     $ 505,000  
 
                       
Deferred compensation for stock options issued for services
    243,750       304,272       3,202,931  
 
                       
Purchase of property and equipment financed by advance from related party
                3,550  
 
                       
Conversion of related party debt to equity
          15,000       515,000  
 
                       
Issuance of common stock in settlement of payable
          113,981       113,981  
 
                       
Common stock, previously paid for
    119,000       6,250       119,000  
 
                       
Finders fees accrued for issuance of common stock
    1,000       64,928       1,000  
 
                       
Value of warrants and beneficial conversion feature of convertible notes
    858,440             858,440  
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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization and basis of presentation
     Basis of presentation
The accompanying interim condensed financial statements are unaudited, but in the opinion of management of Save the World Air, Inc. (the Company), contain all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position at September 30, 2005, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2004 is derived from the Company’s audited financial statements.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, although management of the Company believes that the disclosures contained in these financial statements are adequate to make the information presented therein not misleading. For further information, refer to the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization and basis of presentation — continued
     Description of business
Save the World Air, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Nevada on February 18, 1998 under the name Mandalay Capital Corp. The Company changed its name to Save the World Air, Inc. on February 11, 1999 following the purchase of the worldwide exclusive manufacturing, marketing and distribution rights for the ZEFS device. ZEFS is a device which is fitted to an internal combustion engine and is expected to reduce carbon monoxide hydrocarbons and nitrous oxide emissions. During the past three years, the Company has been acquiring new technologies, developing prototype products using the Company’s technologies and conducting scientific tests regarding the technologies and prototype products. In 2003, the Company acquired worldwide intellectual property and patent rights to technologies which reduce carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrous oxide emissions in two- and four-stroke motorcycles, fuel-injection engines, generators and small engines. The Company has also developed prototype products and named them “CAT-MATE”.
     Development stage enterprise
The Company is a development stage enterprise as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 7, “Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises.” All losses accumulated since the inception of the Company have been considered as part of the Company’s development stage activities.
The Company’s primary historical focus has been on research and development of proprietary devices that are designed to reduce harmful emissions, and improve fuel efficiency and engine performance on equipment and vehicles driven by internal combustion engines and has not yet generated any revenues. The prototype devices are called “ZEFS” and “CAT-MATE.” Previously, the Company devoted the bulk of its efforts to complete the design, the development of production models and initial efforts for the promotion of products in the marketplace worldwide. The Company is currently in a transitional phase from research and development to initial marketing and early sales of its devices. Expenses have been funded primarily through the sale of company stock and debt. The Company has taken actions to secure the intellectual property rights to the ZEFS and CAT-MATE devices. In addition, the Company has initiated marketing efforts to international governmental entities in cooperation with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and various original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), to eventually sell or license the ZEFS and CAT-MATE products and technology.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
2. Net loss per share
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution, using the treasury stock method, that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company. In computing diluted earnings per share, the treasury stock method assumes that outstanding options and warrants are exercised and the proceeds are used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. Options and warrants will have a dilutive effect under the treasury stock method only when the average market price of the common stock during the period exceeds the exercise price of the options and warrants. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the dilutive impact of outstanding stock options of 16,508,561 and 14,422,652 respectively, and outstanding warrants of 19,095,728 and 14,973,414 have been excluded because their impact on the loss per share is antidilutive.
3. Recent accounting pronouncements
In November 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 151, “Inventory Costs”. This Statement amends the guidance in ARB No. 43 Chapter 4 Inventory Pricing, to require items such as idle facility costs, excessive spoilage, double freight and rehandling costs to be expensed in the current period, regardless if they are abnormal amounts or not. This Statement will become effective for us in the first quarter of 2006. The adoption of SFAS No. 151 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R), which revises SFAS No. 123. SFAS 123R also supersedes APB No. 25 and amends SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows”. In general, the accounting required by SFAS 123R is similar to that of SFAS No. 123. However, SFAS No. 123 gave companies a choice to either recognize the fair value of stock options in their income statements or disclose the pro forma income statement effect of the fair value of stock options in the notes to the financial statements. SFAS 123R eliminates that choice and requires the fair value of all share-based payments to employees, including the fair value of grants of employee stock options, be recognized in the income statement, generally over the option vesting period. SFAS 123R must be adopted no later than July 1, 2005 (or December 31, 2005 for small business issuers). Early adoption is permitted.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
3. New accounting pronouncements — continued
The Company is currently evaluating the timing and manner in which it will adopt SFAS 123R. As permitted by SFAS 123, the Company currently accounts for share-based payments to employees using APB 25’s intrinsic value method. Accordingly, adoption of SFAS 123R’s fair value method will have an effect on results of operations, although it will have no impact on overall financial position. The impact of adoption of SFAS 123R cannot be predicted at this time because it will depend on levels of share-based payments granted in the future. However, had SFAS 123R been adopted in prior periods, the effect would have approximated the SFAS 123 pro forma net loss and loss per share disclosures as shown above. SFAS 123R also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as currently required, thereby reducing net operating cash flows and increasing net financing cash flows in periods after adoption.
4. Certain relationships and related transactions
     Advances from founding executive officer
All of the marketing and manufacturing rights for the ZEFS were acquired from Mr. Muller, for 5,000,000 shares of common stock, $500,000 and a $10 royalty for each unit sold (see discussion below), pursuant to the Agreement entered into in December 1998, by and between the Company and Mr. Muller. Working capital advances in the amount of $517,208 and payment in the amount of $500,000 for marketing and distribution rights of the ZEFS are due to Mr. Muller. Such amounts are interest free and do not have any due dates for payment.
In January 2000, the Company entered into an agreement offering Mr. Muller and Lynne Muller, Mr. Muller’s wife, the option to purchase 5,000,000 shares each at $0.10 per share as consideration for work performed for the Company. Mrs. Muller subsequently transferred her option to Mr. Muller.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
4. Certain relationships and related transactions — continued
     Advances from founding executive officer — continued
In connection with the Company’s legal proceedings against Mr. Muller (see Note 9), the Company is attempting to obtain a judgment that will relieve the Company of $1,017,208, which represents all amounts due Mr. Muller. These amounts include the $500,000 due for the marketing and distribution rights of the ZEFS and the working capital advances of $517,208. The Company has been relieved of the $10 royalty interest that Mr. Muller held for each unit sold. In addition, the Company is also attempting to obtain a judgment that will divest and prevent any subsequent holders of the right to exercise options previously held by Mr. Muller for 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Based on the status of current legal proceedings, the Company does not believe that it will have to pay Mr. Muller the $500,000 for the rights to the ZEFS device and the $517,208 of advances. The Company has not made any adjustments for the above in its financial statements as the matters have not yet been finalized.
     Due to related parties
Masry & Vititoe, a law firm in which Edward Masry, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, is a partner, has advanced $179,561 and $36,478 as of September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, to the Company for working capital purposes. Advances by Masry and Vititoe are unsecured, non-interest bearing, and are due on demand. In April 2004, the Company issued 60,000 shares of common stock to convert $15,000 of an outstanding loan made to the Company by the wife of Edward Masry. The shares issued are valued at the current market price at the date of issuance of $91,800 resulting in additional charge to expense of $76,800, which was reflected as consulting expense in the financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.
5. Convertible debentures and warrants
On September 23, 2005, the Company completed a private offering of an of its 9% Convertible Notes due July 31, 2006 (the “Notes”) and Warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock which expire August 31, 2007 (the “Warrants”). The Notes are convertible at $0.70 per share of common stock and the Warrants entitle the holder to purchase a number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to 150% of the number of shares of common stock into which the Note is convertible. The Warrants are exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
5. Convertible debentures and warrants — continued
During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company issued Notes totaling $904,720 and paid related transaction fees of $46,280, resulting in net proceeds to the Company of $858,440. In addition to the cash paid for transaction fees, 43,268 additional Warrants were issued to certain placement agents. These Warrants expire August 31, 2010 and are exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share.
The aggregate value of the Warrants issued in connection with the offering and to the finder were valued at $427,703 using the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following assumptions; risk-free interest rate of 4.02%; dividend yield of 0%; volatility factors of the expected market price of common stock of 83.59%; and an expected life of two to five years. The company also determined that the notes contained a beneficial conversion feature of $430,737.
The value of the Warrants of $427,703, the conversion option of $430,737, and the transaction fees of $46,280 are considered as debt discount and are being amortized over the life of the Notes. $22,066 of such discount has been amortized and included in the accompanying statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. The remaining unamortized debt discount of $882,654 has been netted against the $904,720 Convertible Debentures on the accompanying September 30, 2005 balance sheet.
Subsequent to September 30, 2005, the Company issued an additional $96,658 of these Notes.
6. Capital stock
     Sale of equity securities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company sold 1,451,000 units of common stock, of which 1,400,500 units consist of one share of common stock and one warrant to acquire a share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, for net proceeds of $1,342,860. The 1,400,500 warrants were issued to investors as part of an equity agreement and were not ascribed any value in the accompanying financial statements.
In addition, the Company sold 80,000 units of common stock, of which 80,000 consist of one share of common stock and one warrant to acquire a share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, for net proceeds of $73,600. The 80,000 warrants were issued to investors as part of an equity agreement and were not ascribed any value in the accompanying financial statements. As of September 30, 2005 the shares were not issued but the funds were received, and have been reflected as common stock issuable.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
6. Capital stock — continued
     Sale of equity securities — continued
During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company issued 119,000 shares (of which 50,000 relates to the exercise of warrants) of common stock for which payment was previously received.
     Warrants
During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company issued 10,000 warrants to an individual for settlement of a claim. The Company also issued 25,000 warrants to an individual in exchange for consulting services rendered. The warrants were valued at an aggregate amount of $18,462 using the Black Scholes pricing model and have been reflected in the accompanying statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005.
     Intrinsic value of employee options
During the years ended December 31, 2004 and prior, certain employee options were granted with exercise prices less the than fair market value of the Company’s stock at the date of grant. As the grants were to employees, the intrinsic value method, as allowed under APB No. 25, was used to calculate the related compensation expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company granted 2,085,909 options to certain employees, exercisable at amounts ranging from $0.85 to $1.10, vested over one year with a ten-year life, and $116,693 and $789,636 of deferred compensation costs were amortized and recognized as expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 respectively.
7. Research and development
The Company has established a research and development facility in Queensland, Australia. The Company has expanded research and development to include applications of the ZEFS and CAT-MATE technology to diesel engines, motorbikes, boats, generators, lawnmowers and other small engines. The Company has also purchased test vehicles, test engines and testing equipment. The Company completed testing on ZEFS and CAT-MATE devices for multiple automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, off-road vehicles and stationary engines, the results of which have been provided to RAND Corporation (RAND) for evaluation. During 2004, RAND expanded its role with the Company and now oversees the Company’s research and development facility in Australia. The Company also uses third party research and development facilities in Los Angeles and San Jose, California for the development of our ZEFS and CAT-MATE devices. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company has spent $1,066,068 and $1,565,177, respectively, on research and development.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
8. Going concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company had a net loss of $3,051,230 and a negative cash flow from operations of $2,182,036 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, and had a working capital deficiency of $1,652,579 and a stockholders’ deficiency of $2,611,419 at September 30, 2005. These factors raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to raise additional funds and implement its business plan. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
9. Commitments and contingencies
     Legal matters
On December 19, 2001, the SEC filed civil charges in the United States Federal District Court, Southern District of New York, against its former President and then sole director Jeffrey A. Muller, and others, alleging that the Company and the other defendants were engaged in a fraudulent scheme to promote the Company’s stock. The SEC complaint alleged the existence of a promotional campaign using press releases, Internet postings, an elaborate website, and televised media events to disseminate false and materially misleading information as part of a fraudulent scheme to manipulate the market for stock for the Company, which was then controlled by Mr. Muller. On March 22, 2002, the Company signed a Consent to Final Judgment of Permanent Injunction and Other Relief in settlement of this action as against the corporation only, which the court approved on July 2, 2002. Under this settlement, the Company was not required to admit fault and did not pay any fines or restitution. The SEC’s charges of fraud and stock manipulation continue against Mr. Muller and others.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
9. Commitments and contingencies — continued
     Legal matters — continued
On July 2, 2002, after an investigation by the Company’s newly constituted board of directors, the Company filed a cross-complaint in the SEC action against Mr. Muller and others seeking injunctive relief, disgorgement of monies and stock and financial restitution for a variety of acts and omissions in connection with sales of the Company’s stock and other transactions occurring between 1998 and 2002. Among other things, the Company alleged that Mr. Muller and certain others sold company stock without providing adequate consideration to the Company; sold insider shares without making proper disclosures and failed to make necessary filings required under federal securities laws; engaged in self-dealing and entered into various undisclosed related-party transactions; misappropriated for their own use proceeds from sales of the Company’s stock; and entered into various undisclosed arrangements regarding the control, voting and disposition of their stock. The Company contends that it is entitled to a judgment canceling all of the approximately 8,716,710 shares of the Company’s common stock that were previously obtained and controlled, directly or indirectly, by Mr. Muller; divesting and preventing any subsequent holders of the right to exercise options previously held by Mr. Muller for 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, conversion of an existing preliminary injunction to a permanent injunction to prevent Mr. Muller from any involvement with the Company and a monetary judgment against Mr. Muller and others in the amount of several million dollars.
On July 30, 2002, the U.S. Federal District Court, Southern District of New York, granted the Company’s application for a preliminary injunction against Mr. Muller and others, which prevented Mr. Muller and other cross-defendants from selling, transferring, or encumbering any assets and property previously acquired from the Company, from selling or transferring any of the Company’s stock that they may own or control, or from taking any action to injure the business and from having any direct contact with the Company’s shareholders. The injunctive order also prevents Mr. Muller from engaging in any effort to exercise control over the Company and from serving as an officer or director of the Company. The Company believes that it has valid claims; however, there can be no assurance that an adverse result or settlement would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or cash flow.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
9. Commitments and contingencies — continued
     Legal matters — continued
In the course of the litigation, the Company has obtained ownership control over Mr. Muller’s claimed patent rights to the ZEFS device. Under a Buy-Sell Agreement between Mr. Muller and the Company dated December 29, 1998, Mr. Muller, who was listed on the ZEFS devise patent application as the inventor of the ZEFS device, purported to grant us all international marketing, manufacturing and distribution rights to the ZEFS device. Those rights were disputed because an original inventor of the ZEFS device contested Mr. Muller’s legal ability to have conveyed those rights.
In Australia, Mr. Muller entered into a bankruptcy action seeking to overcome the Company’s claims for ownership of the ZEFS device. In conjunction with these litigation proceedings, a settlement agreement was reached whereby the $10 per unit royalty previously due to Mr. Muller under his contested Buy-Sell Agreement was terminated and replaced with a $.20 per unit royalty payable to the bankruptcy trustee. On November 7, 2002, under a settlement agreement executed with the Mr. Muller’s bankruptcy trustee, the trustee transferred to the Company all ownership and legal rights to this international patent application for the ZEFS device.
Both the SEC and the Company have filed Motions for Summary Judgment contending that there are no material issues of fact in contention and as a matter of law, the Court should grant a judgment against Mr. Muller and the cross-defendants. Mr. Muller has filed a response contending the motions are without merit or substance. A final decision on these motions, which potentially would terminate the ongoing litigation, is still pending. Should the Court not grant summary judgment in favor of the Company, the case will be scheduled for final disposition in a trial.
Mr. Muller and several of the defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the complaint filed by the Company and moved for summary judgment in their favor. On December 21, 2004, Judge George B. Daniels denied the cross-defendants’ motion to dismiss the Company’s cross-complaint, denied the request to vacate the July 2, 2002 preliminary injunction and denied the request for damages against the Company. The court also refused to grant a summary judgment in favor of the cross-defendants and dismissed Mr. Muller’s claims against the Company for indemnification for his legal costs and for damages resulting from the litigation. Neither Mr. Muller nor any of the cross-defendants have filed any cross-claims against the Company and the Company is not exposed to any liability as a result of the litigation, except for possibly incurring legal fees and expenses should the Company lose the litigation.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
9. Commitments and contingencies — continued
     Legal matters — continued
Although the outcome of this litigation cannot be predicted with any degree of certainty, the Company is optimistic that the Court’s ruling will either significantly narrow the issues for any later trial or will result in a final disposition of the case in a manner favorable to the Company. The Company believes that they have valid claims; however, there can be no assurance that an adverse result or outcome on the pending motions or a trial of this case would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or cash flow.
In April 2005, Jeffrey A. Muller, the Company’s former sole director and executive officer, filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Central District of California, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and alleging unfair competition in connection with a claimed prior patent interest in the ZEFS device and stock option rights. In seeking declaratory relief, Mr. Muller is seeking to have the patent rights in the ZEFS device that were previously transferred to the Company by Mr. Muller’s bankruptcy trustee declared null and void.
The Company was named as a defendant in a complaint filed before the Los Angeles Superior Court, Civ. No. BC 312401, by Terracourt Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation (“Terracourt”), claiming breach of contract and related remedies from promises allegedly made by the former president of the Company in 1999. Terracourt sought specific performance of the former president’s alleged promises to transfer to Terracourt an aggregate 480,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for office consultant and multimedia services. The complaint was filed on March 18, 2004. Terracourt also filed a Statement of Damages seeking costs of the lawsuit and general damages of $2 million. The case proceeded to trial in the Los Angeles Superior Court in May, 2005. In June, 2005, the Judge issued a statement of decision which denied Terracourt’s claims for 450,000 shares of stock, monetary damages, and costs of the lawsuit. The Court also ruled that Terracourt was entitled to receive an option exercisable for 30,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, exercisable at $.001 per share (par value). Both parties filed motions for a new trial on the issue of the opinion. Subsequently, the parties settled the lawsuit for a payment by the Company to Terracourt of $2,500 and asked the court to vacate the judgment and dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, which action the court took on September 30, 2005.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
9. Commitments and contingencies — continued
     Legal matters — continued
This recent lawsuit brought by Mr. Muller arises out of the same claims that are the subject of ongoing litigation in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, in which the Company has previously obtained a preliminary injunction against Mr. Muller barring him from any involvement with the Company and preventing Mr. Muller, his agents or assigns, from exercising any claimed rights to the Company’s assets or stock. Mr. Muller previously filed the same complaint in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, which claim is pending dismissal. On December 28, 2004, Federal District Court Judge George B. Daniels issued a decision dismissing motions filed by Mr. Muller against the Company’s cross-claims. The dismissal of those motions involved similar causes of action as those contained in Mr. Muller’s recent lawsuit commenced in the Federal District Court for the Central District of California. Since the case in New York is still pending, the filing of the new lawsuit in California is subject to various defenses which should result in the dismissal of the new lawsuit.
The Company intends to vigorously defend against any bifurcation of the lawsuit that is ongoing in New York and will move to dismiss and/or to transfer the recently filed complaint to Judge Daniels in New York for any eventual decision. While the Company believes that it has valid claims, there can be no assurance that an adverse result or outcome on the pending motions or a trial of this case would not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or cash flow of the Company.
     Employment agreements
In July 2005, the Company entered into an employment agreement with an individual to serve as a Vice President of Operations for the Company. The agreement expires December 31, 2005, with an automatic one-year extension and provides for annual base compensation of not less than $120,000 per year. During the employment term, the individual is eligible to participate in certain incentive plans, stock option plans and similar arrangements in accordance with the Company’s recommendations at award levels consistent and commensurate with the position and duties hereunder.

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SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
10. Restatement
During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company discovered an error in the previously reported September 30, 2004 financial statements related to the valuation of shares issued for services and options granted to employees and non-employees. These financial statements reflect the correction of the error in the September 30, 2004 amounts. The correction of this error resulted in an increase in net loss of $931,742, an increase in additional paid in capital of $977,070 and an increase in deferred compensation of $47,210.
The effect of this restatement on the September 30, 2004 financial statement is as follows:
                                 
    As previously             As previously        
    reported             reported        
    Three months ending             Nine months ending        
    Sept. 30, 2004     Restated     Sept. 30, 2004     Restated  
Net loss
  $ 2,661,971     $ 2,633,114     $ 4,602,129     $ 5,533,871  
Paid in capital
  $ 13,270,211     $ 14,247,281     $ 13,270,211     $ 14,247,281  
Loss per share
  $ 0.07     $ 0.07     $ 0.13     $ 0.16  

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations
     This Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include predictions regarding our future:
    revenues and profits;
 
    customers;
 
    research and development expenses and efforts;
 
    scientific test results;
 
    sales and marketing expenses and efforts;
 
    liquidity and sufficiency of existing cash;
 
    pending and future financings;
 
    technology and products;
 
    the outcome of pending or threatened litigation; and
 
    the effect of recent accounting pronouncements on our financial condition and results of operations.
     You can identify these and other forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “continues,” or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements also include the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing statements.
     Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth elsewhere in this Report and under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us on the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Overview
     The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-QSB and the Financial Statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.
     We are a development stage company that has not yet generated revenues. The company’s primary historical focus has been on research and development of proprietary devices that are designed to reduce harmful emissions, and improve fuel efficiency and engine performance on equipment and vehicles driven by internal combustion engines. We are currently in a transitional phase from research and development to initial marketing and early sales of our devices.
     Our devices are called “ZEFS” and “CAT-MATE.” Previously, we devoted the bulk of our efforts to the completion of the design, the development of our production models and initial efforts for the promotion of our products in the marketplace worldwide. Expenses have been funded primarily through the sale of company stock and debt. We have taken actions to secure our intellectual property rights to the ZEFS and CAT-MATE devices.
     During the third quarter of 2005, we established a product development and testing center in Morgan Hill, California, which we currently expect will be fully operational by December 2005. We are continuing our marketing efforts to international governmental entities in cooperation with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and various original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), to eventually sell or license our ZEFS and CAT-MATE products and technology. We anticipate that these efforts will continue during the remainder of 2005. We sold our first devices early in the fourth quarter of 2005 and we

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will begin to generate revenue late in the fourth quarter of 2005 or early in 2006. We will need to raise additional capital in 2006, and possibly beyond, to fund our operational and other expenses until our revenue base grows sufficiently.
Results of Operations
     To date, we have not generated any revenues and our business continues in the development stage. We have focused our efforts on verifying and developing our technologies and devices and commencing marketing efforts for their license or sale. We began selling our devices after the end of the three-month period ended September 30, 2005, and we expect to begin generating revenue in late 2005 or early 2006.
     General and administrative expenses were $759,087 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2005, compared to $864,653 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2004 (as restated), a decrease of $105,566. This decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in non-cash amortization of deferred compensation and corporate expenses, partially offset by increases in payroll expenses, professional fees, consulting fees, interest, office and computer expenses.
     General and administrative expenses were $1,983,186 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, compared to $2,362,205 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004 (as restated), a decrease of $379,019. This decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in non-cash amortization of deferred compensation, partially offset by increases in payroll expenses, professional fees, consulting fees, travel expense, office expense, corporate, interest and advertising expenses.
     Research and development expenses were $452,571 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2005, compared to $162,458 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2004 (as restated), an increase of $290,113. This increase is primarily attributable to an increase in research by RAND Corporation (“RAND”), product research, testing, product development and prototype expenses.
     Research and development expenses were $1,066,068 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, compared to $1,565,177 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004 (as restated), a decrease of $499,109. This decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in non-cash research, partially offset by increases in research by RAND, product research, testing, product development and prototype expenses.
     We expect our operating costs to increase during the balance of fiscal year 2005, primarily as a result of anticipated increases in research and development expenses, general and administrative expenses, and marketing expenses, as we continue production and sales activities during late 2005.
     We had a net loss of $1,211,658 or $.03 per share for the three-month period ended September 30, 2005, compared to a net loss of $2,633,114 or $.07 per share for the three-month period ended September 30, 2004 (as restated). We had a net loss of $3,051,230 or $.08 per share for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, compared to a net loss of $5.533,871 or $.16 per share for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004 (as restated). We have relied upon our 2004 Stock Option Plan to compensate consultants and employees who have assisted in developing and executing our business plan. This reliance, together with issuances of stock by us in connection with private offerings of our securities, has significantly narrowed the loss per share by increasing the amount of the Company’s outstanding common stock. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below. We expect to incur additional net loss in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, primarily attributable to continued general and administrative expenses and marketing-related expenditures without the benefit of any revenue for the remainder of the year.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
     We have incurred negative cash flow from operations in the development stage since our inception in 1998. As of September 30, 2005, we had cash of $429,754 and an accumulated deficit of $20,182,118. Our negative operating cash flow since inception has been funded primarily through the sale of common stock, issuance of convertible notes, and, to a lesser degree, by proceeds we received from the exercise of options and warrants.
     The financial statements accompanying this report have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of our business. As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, we had a net loss of $3,051,230 and a negative cash flow from operations of $2,182,036 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005 and had a working capital deficiency of $1,652,579 and a stockholders’ deficiency of $2,611,419 as of September 30, 2005. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to raise additional funds and implement our business plan. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.
     From July 24, 2004 through July 22, 2005, we engaged in a private offering (the “Stock Offering”) of units comprised of shares of our common stock and one-year warrants to purchase an equal number of shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share. The Stock Offering terminated on July 22, 2005. From July 1, 2005 through July 22, 2005, we received aggregate gross proceeds of $199,500 and aggregate net proceeds of $183,540 in connection with the sale of 199,500 shares of our common stock to nine purchasers. The total amount raised during the Stock Offering was $2,872,000 gross proceeds and $2,659,044 net proceeds. See Notes 5 and 10 to Notes to Financial Statements and Part II, Item 2, “Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds”.
     As disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2005, on July 25, 2005 we extended the expiration date of each of the warrants issued in the Stock Offering by 180 days from its original expiration date. No additional consideration was paid by the purchasers of the units for such extension.
     Between August 1, and September 23, 2005, we conducted a new offering (the “Interim Offering”) of our 9% convertible notes due July 31, 2006 and warrants. The notes are convertible into shares of our common stock at an initial conversion price of $.70 per share, anytime prior to maturity at the election of the noteholder and may be converted at our election under certain circumstances. The warrants are convertible, at $1.00 per share, for 150% of the number of shares into which the notes are convertible and may be exercised until August 31, 2007. The Interim Offering was made to the purchasers of the units in the Stock Offering and a limited number of individuals who are not “U.S. persons” as that term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The total amount subscribed for in the Interim Financing was $1,501,378 gross proceeds ($1,428,432 net proceeds). Of this amount, $904,720 gross proceeds ($858,440 net proceeds) was received by the Company during the three-month period ended September 30, 2005, and the balance of $596,658 gross proceeds ($569,992 net proceeds) is expected to be received by the Company during the fourth quarter of 2005.
     We are relying on the proceeds of the Stock Offering and the Interim Offering to provide additional working capital for our needs for the next several months. We believe that we have sufficient cash to fund our operations through the remainder of 2005.
     We have also retained the services of an exclusive placement agent to work with us from September 1, 2005, to provide additional capital that we need to continue to execute on our business plan. In this regard, on October 10, 2005, we commenced an offering (the “Bridge Financing”) of our 9% subordinated convertible promissory notes and warrants. The Bridge Financing is being made exclusively through our placement agent. The Bridge Financing is ongoing and, as of the date of the filing of this Report, no sales have been consummated under the Bridge Financing.
     We believe that exercises of in-the-money options and warrants, with various expiration dates through 2007, may also provide some of the proceeds needed to meet our capital requirements, together with sales of our securities in connection with the efforts of our placement agent in the Bridge Financing and other financings we may undertake. However, there can be no assurance that

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additional equity or debt financing will be available or available on terms favorable to us. If we are unable to obtain additional capital, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate, our research and development programs, reduce any marketing activities or relinquish rights to technologies that we might otherwise seek to develop or commercialize.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
     Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these Financial Statements and related disclosures requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate, on an on-going basis, our estimates and judgments, including those related to the useful life of the assets. We base our estimates on historical experience and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
     The methods, estimates and judgments we use in applying our most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results that we report in our Financial Statements. The SEC considers an entity’s most critical accounting policies to be those policies that are both most important to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and results of operations and those that require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain at the time of estimation. We believe the following critical accounting policies, among others, require significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our Financial Statements:
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Certain significant estimates were made in connection with preparing our financial statements as described in Note 1 to Notes to Financial Statements. See Item 7, “Financial Statements”. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Stock-Based Compensation
     We account for stock-based compensation to employees as defined by using the intrinsic-value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.”
     We account for stock option and warrant grants issued to non-employees using the guidance of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and EITF No. 96-18: “Accounting for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services,” whereby the fair value of such option and warrant grants is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model at the earlier of the date at which the non-employee’s performance is completed or a performance commitment is reached.
New Accounting Pronouncements
     In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 151, “Inventory Costs”. This Statement amends the guidance in APB No. 43 Chapter 4 Inventory Pricing, to require items such as idle facility costs, excessive spoilage, double freight and rehandling costs to be expensed in the current period, regardless if they are abnormal amounts or not. This Statement will become effective for us in the first quarter of 2006. The adoption of SFAS No. 151 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
     In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R), which revises SFAS No. 123. SFAS 123R also supersedes APB No. 25 and amends SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows”. In general, the accounting required by SFAS 123R is similar to that of SFAS

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No. 123. However, SFAS No. 123 gave companies a choice to either recognize the fair value of stock options in their income statements or disclose the pro forma income statement effect of the fair value of stock options in the notes to the financial statements. SFAS 123R eliminates that choice and requires the fair value of all share-based payments to employees, including the fair value of grants of employee stock options, be recognized in the income statement, generally over the option vesting period. SFAS 123R must be adopted no later than July 1, 2005 (December 15, 2005 for small business filers). Early adoption is permitted.
     The Company is currently evaluating the timing and manner in which it will adopt SFAS 123R. As permitted by SFAS 123, the Company currently accounts for share-based payments to employees using APB 25’s intrinsic value method. Accordingly, adoption of SFAS 123R’s fair value method will have an effect on results of operations, although it will have no impact on overall financial position. The impact of adoption of SFAS 123R cannot be predicted at this time because it will depend on levels of share-based payments granted in the future. However, had SFAS 123R been adopted in prior periods, the effect would have approximated the SFAS 123 pro forma net loss and loss per share disclosures as shown above. SFAS 123R also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as currently required, thereby reducing net operating cash flows and increasing net financing cash flows in periods after adoption.
Item 3. Controls and Procedures
     (a)  Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures: Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quaterly Report on Form 10-QSB. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act)) are inadequate to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms. We are developing a plan to ensure that all information will be recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis. This plan is dependent, in part, upon reallocation of responsibilities among various personnel, possibly hiring additional personnel and additional funding. It should also be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
     (b)  Changes in internal control over financial reporting: There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
     On December 19, 2001, the SEC filed civil charges in the United States Federal District Court, Southern District of New York, against us, our former President and then sole director Jeffrey A. Muller, and others, alleging that we and the other defendants were engaged in a fraudulent scheme to promote our stock. The SEC complaint alleged the existence of a promotional campaign using press releases, Internet postings, an elaborate website, and televised media events to disseminate false and materially misleading information as part of a fraudulent scheme to manipulate the market for stock in our corporation, which was then controlled by Mr. Muller. On March 22, 2002, we signed a Consent to Final Judgment of Permanent Injunction and Other Relief in settlement of this action as against the corporation only, which the court approved on July 2, 2002. Under this settlement, we were not required to admit fault and did not pay any fines or restitution. The SEC’s charges of fraud and stock manipulation continue against Mr. Muller and others.

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     On July 2, 2002, after an investigation by our newly constituted board of directors, we filed a cross-complaint in the SEC action against Mr. Muller and others seeking injunctive relief, disgorgement of monies and stock and financial restitution for a variety of acts and omissions in connection with sales of our stock and other transactions occurring between 1998 and 2002. Among other things, we alleged that Mr. Muller and certain others sold Company stock without providing adequate consideration to us; sold insider shares without making proper disclosures and failed to make necessary filing required under federal securities laws; engaged in self-dealing and entered into various undisclosed related-party transactions; misappropriated for their own use proceeds from sales of our stock; and entered into various undisclosed arrangement regarding the control, voting and disposition of their stock. We contend that we are entitled to a judgment canceling all of the approximately 8,716,710 shares of our common stock that was previously obtained and controlled, directly or indirectly, by Mr. Muller; divesting and preventing any subsequent holders of the right to exercise options previously held by Mr. Muller for 10,000,000 shares of our common stock, conversion of an existing preliminary injunction to a permanent injunction to prevent Mr. Muller from any involvement with the Company and a monetary judgment against Mr. Muller and others in the amount of several million dollars.
     On July 30, 2002, the U.S. Federal District Court, Southern District of New York, granted our application for a preliminary injunction against Mr. Muller and others, which prevented Mr. Muller and other cross-defendants from selling, transferring, or encumbering any assets and property previously acquired from us, from selling or transferring any of our stock that they may own or control, or from taking any action to injure us or our business and from having any direct contact with our shareholders. The injunctive order also prevents Mr. Muller from engaging in any effort to exercise control over our corporation and from serving as an officer or director of our company. While we believe that we have valid claims, there can be no assurance that an adverse result or settlement would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or cash flow.
     In the course of the litigation, we have obtained ownership control over Mr. Muller’s claimed patent rights to the ZEFS device. Under a Buy-Sell Agreement between Mr. Muller and dated December 29, 1998, Mr. Muller, who was listed on the ZEFS devise patent application as the inventor of the ZEFS device, purported to grant us all international marketing, manufacturing and distribution rights to the ZEFS device. Those rights were disputed because an original inventor of the ZEFS device contested Mr. Muller’s legal ability to have conveyed those rights.
     In Australia, Mr. Muller entered into a bankruptcy action seeking to overcome our claims for ownership of the ZEFS device. In conjunction with these litigation proceedings, a settlement agreement was reached with the bankruptcy trustee whereby the $10 per unit royalty previously due to Mr. Muller under his contested Buy-Sell Agreement was terminated and replaced with a $.20 per unit royalty payable to the bankruptcy trustee. On November 7, 2002, under a settlement agreement executed with Mr. Muller’s bankruptcy trustee, the trustee transferred to us all ownership and legal rights to this international patent application for the ZEFS device.
     Both the SEC and we have filed Motions for Summary Judgment contending that there are no material issues of fact in contention and as a matter of law, the Court should grant a judgment against Mr. Muller and the cross-defendants. Mr. Muller has filed a response contending the motions are without merit or substance. A final decision on these motions, which potentially would terminate the ongoing litigation, is still pending. Should the Court not grant summary judgment in our favor, the case will be scheduled for final disposition in a trial.
     Mr. Muller and several of the defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the complaint filed by us and moved for summary judgment in their favor. On December 28, 2004, Judge George B. Daniels, denied the cross-defendants’ motion to dismiss our cross-complaint, denied the defendants’ request to vacate the July 2, 2002 preliminary injunction and denied their request for damages against us. The court also refused to grant a summary judgment in favor of the cross-defendants and dismissed Mr. Muller’s claims against us for indemnification for his legal costs and for damages resulting from the litigation. Neither Mr. Muller nor any of the cross-defendants have filed any cross-claims against us and we are not exposed to any liability as a result of the litigation, except for possibly incurring legal fees and expenses should we lose the litigation.
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in a final disposition of the case in a manner favorable to us. While we believe that we have valid claims, there can be no assurance that an adverse result or outcome on the pending motions or a trial of this case would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or cash flow.
     In April 2005, Jeffrey A. Muller, the Company’s former sole director and executive officer, filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Central District of California, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and alleging unfair competition in connection with a claimed prior patent interest in the ZEFS device and stock option rights. In seeking declaratory relief, Mr. Muller is seeking to have the patent rights in the ZEFS device that were previously transferred to us by Mr. Muller’s bankruptcy trustee declared null and void.
     This recent lawsuit brought by Mr. Muller arises out of the same claims that are the subject of ongoing litigation in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, in which we have previously obtained a preliminary injunction against Mr. Muller barring him from any involvement with the Company and preventing Mr. Muller, his agents or assigns, from exercising any claimed rights to our assets or stock. Mr. Muller previously filed the same complaint in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, which claim is still pending. On December 28, 2004, Federal District Court Judge George B. Daniels issued a decision dismissing motions filed by Mr. Muller against our cross-claims. The dismissal of those motions involved similar causes of action as those contained in Mr. Muller’s recent lawsuit commenced in the Federal District Court for the Central District of California. Since the case in New York is still pending, we believe that the filing of the new lawsuit in California is subject to various defenses which should result in the dismissal of the new lawsuit.
     We have filed a Motion to Dismiss this new complaint or alternatively, to transfer this action to the Federal District Court in New York for disposition by the same Federal District Judge handling the New York litigation. While we believe that we have valid claims and defenses, there can be no assurance that an adverse result or outcome on the pending motions or a trial of this case would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or cash flow.
     We were named as a defendant in a complaint filed before the Los Angeles Superior Court, Civ. No. BC 312401, by Terracourt Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation (“Terracourt”), claiming breach of contract and related remedies from promises allegedly made by the former president of the Company in 1999. Terracourt sought specific performance of the former president’s (Jeffrey Muller) alleged promises to transfer to Terracourt an aggregate 480,000 shares of our common stock for office consultant and multimedia services. The complaint was filed on March 18, 2004. Terracourt also filed a Statement of Damages seeking costs of the lawsuit and general damages of $2 million. The case proceeded to trial in the Los Angeles Superior Court in May, 2005. In June, 2005, the judge issued a decision which denied Terracourt’s claims for 450,000 shares of stock, monetary damages and costs of the lawsuit. The Court also ruled that Terracourt was entitled to receive an option exercisable for 30,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, exercisable at $.001 per share (par value). Both parties filed motions for a new trial on the issue of the option. Subsequently, the parties settled the lawsuit for a payment by the Company to Terracourt of $2,500 and asked the court to vacate the judgment and dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, which action the court took on September 30, 2005.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
     During the three-month period ended September 30, 2005, the Company sold an aggregate 199,500 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 199,500 additional shares of common stock at $1.00 per share, to certain investors in connection with the Company’s Stock Offering. Gross proceeds to the Company in connection with these issuances were $199,500 and net proceeds were $183,540.
     Between August 1, and September 23, 2005, we conducted the Interim Offering of our 9% convertible notes due July 31, 2006 and warrants. The notes are convertible into shares of our common stock at an initial conversion price of $.70 per share, anytime prior to maturity at the election of the noteholder and may be converted at our election under certain circumstances. The warrants are convertible, at $1.00 per share, for 150% of the number of shares into which the notes are convertible and may be exercised until August 31, 2007. The Interim Offering was made to the purchasers of the units in the Stock Offering and a limited number of individuals who are not “U.S. persons” as that term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The total amount subscribed

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for in the Interim Financing was $1,501,378 gross proceeds ($1,428,432 net proceeds). Of this amount, $904,720 gross proceeds ($858,440 net proceeds) was received by the Company during the three-month period ended September 30, 2005, and the balance of $596,658 gross proceeds ($569,992 net proceeds) is expected to be received by the Company during the fourth quarter of 2005. Of the total number of warrants issued by the Company, warrants exercisable for 53,627 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued to the Company’s placement agent. If all of the warrants issued in the Interim Offering were exercised by all the warrant holders, the Company would be obligated to issue an additional 3,270,859 shares of its common stock to such persons.
     The issuances of shares, convertible notes and warrants described above were made in reliance on the exemptions from registration set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Regulations D or S promulgated thereunder.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
     None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
     None
Item 5. Other Information
     None
Item 6. Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.   Description
10.1
  Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2005 between the Company and John R. Bautista.
 
   
10.2
  Lease dated August 15, 2005 between the Company and Thomas L. Jackson.
 
   
10.3
  Form of the Company’s 9% convertible note issued in the Interim Financing.
 
   
10.4
  Form of the Company’s stock purchase warrant issued in the Interim Financing.
 
   
31.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Quarterly Report Pursuant to Rule 13(a)-15(e) or Rule 15(d)-15(e)
 
   
31.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Quarterly Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
 
   
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  Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Quarterly Report pursuant to Rule 13(a)-15(e) or Rule 15(d)-15(e)

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SIGNATURES
     In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
         
Date: November 11, 2005  SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ EUGENE E. EICHLER    
    Eugene E. Eichler   
    Chief Executive Officer   

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
10.1
  Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2005 between the Company and John R. Bautista.
 
   
10.2
  Lease dated August 15, 2005 between the Company and Thomas L. Jackson.
 
   
10.3
  Form of 9% convertible note issued in the Company’s Interim Financing.
 
   
10.4
  Form of stock purchase warrant issued in the Company’s Interim Financing.
 
   
31.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Quarterly Report Pursuant to Rule 13(a)-15(e) or Rule 15(d)-15(e)
 
   
31.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Quarterly Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
 
   
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  Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Quarterly Report pursuant to Rule 13(a)-15(e) or Rule 15(d)-15(e)

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EXHIBIT 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
     AGREEMENT made as of the 1st day of July 2005 by and between SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC. (“STWA”), a Nevada chartered corporation, and John Richard Bautista III (the “Executive”).
BACKGROUND
     A. STWA desires to employ the Executive and the Executive is willing to serve on the terms and conditions herein provided.
     B. In order to effect the foregoing, the parties hereto desire to enter into an employment agreement on the terms and conditions set forth below.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the respective covenants and agreements of the parties contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
     1.  Definitions and Special Provisions Each capitalized word and term used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the glossary appended hereto, unless the context in which such word or term is used otherwise clearly requires further definition. Such glossary is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
     2.  Employment . STWA hereby agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to serve STWA, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
     3.  Term of Agreement The Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall continue until December 31, 2005; provided, however, that commencing on December 31, 2005 and each anniversary thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year beyond the term otherwise established unless, prior to such date, STWA or the Executive shall have given a Notice of Non-Extension.
     4.  Position and Duties The Executive shall serve as Vice President of Operations of STWA and he shall have such responsibilities, duties and authority as may, from time to time, be generally associated with such position and or as specifically detailed in the company’s official “Position Description.” In addition, the Executive shall serve in such capacity, with respect to each Subsidiary or affiliated company, as the Board of Directors of each such Subsidiary or affiliated company shall designate from time to time.
     5.  Compensation and Related Matters.
Base Compensation . During the period of the Executive’s employment hereunder, STWA shall pay to him annual base compensation of not less than $120,000.00;
The Board(s) of Directors of STWA shall periodically review the Executive’s employment performance, in accordance with policies generally in effect from time to time, for possible merit or cost-of-living increases in such base compensation. Except for a reduction, should such reduction occur, which is proportionate to a company-wide reduction in executive pay, the annual base compensation paid to the Executive in any period shall not be less than the annual base compensation paid to him in any prior period.The frequency and manner of payment of

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such base compensation shall be in accordance with STWA’s executive payroll practices from time to time in effect
Incentive Compensation . During the period of the Executive’s employment hereunder, he shall be eligible to participate in certain incentive plans, stock option plans, and similar arrangements in accordance with him supervisor’s recommendation at award levels consistent and commensurate with him position and duties hereunder.
     (a) Employee Benefit Plans and Other Plans or Arrangements The Executive shall be entitled to participate in all Employee Benefit Plans of STWA that either, are in effect at present or that may be adopted in the future. In addition, he shall be entitled to participate in and enjoy any other plans and arrangements, which provide for sick leave, vacation, or personal days, provided to or for the officers of STWA from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall be entitled to at least four (4) weeks vacation per calendar year during each year of employment. Such vacation shall be prorated during the year 2005 based on the date of this Agreement.
     (b) Expenses . During the period of the Executive’s employment hereunder, he shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable and customary expenses, including transportation expenses, incurred by him in performing services hereunder in accordance with the general policies and procedures established by STWA. Not withstanding, such expenses require the Executive’s supervisor approval prior to their expenditures.
     6.  Termination By Reason of Disability
(a) In General . In the event the Executive becomes unable to perform him duties on a basis as required by reason of the occurrence of him Disability and, within 30 days after a Notice of Termination is given, he shall not have returned to perform such duties, him employment may be terminated by STWA.
(b) Compensation During any period of disability during which Executive is unable to perform the services required of Executive hereunder and remains employed, him salary hereunder shall be payable only to the extent of, and subject to, Employer’s policies and practices then in effect with regard to sick leave and disability benefits.
     7.  Termination By STWA for Cause
     (a) In General . STWA may terminate Executive’s employment for gross negligence, conviction of a felony or any other conviction reflecting dishonesty, or breach of this Agreement, and in any such event, all obligations of Employer hereunder shall immediately terminate.
     (b) Compensation . Within 30 days after the Executive’s termination under Subparagraph (a), STWA shall pay him, in one lump sum, him accrued but unpaid base compensation and vacation compensation earned through the Date of Termination.

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     8.  Termination By STWA Without Disability or Cause
     (a) In General . In the event STWA intends to terminate the Executive’s employment for any reason other than Disability or Cause, it shall deliver a Notice of Termination to him which specifies a Date of Termination not less than 30 days following the date of such notice.
     (b) Compensation and Benefits During Remaining Term of Agreement . In the event of the termination of the Executive’s employment under Subparagraph (a), STWA shall pay or provide the compensation and benefits described in Paragraph 6(b), except that all such compensation and benefits shall be for the remaining term of this Agreement determined in accordance with Section 3 hereof, unless a change in control has occurred prior to such termination of employment, in which case all such compensation and benefits shall be for a term of one (1) year from the Date of Termination and the term of this Agreement shall continue until all such compensation and benefits are paid to Executive in full.
     (c) Death During Remaining Term of Agreement In the event of Executive’s death during the term of his employment, this Agreement shall terminate and Employer shall only be obligated to pay Executive’s estate or legal representative accrued salary and benefits to the extent earned by Executive prior to his death.
     9.  Termination By the Executive
     (a) In General . In the event the Executive intends to terminate him employment, he shall deliver a Notice of Termination to STWA which specifies a Date of Termination not less than 30 days following the date of such notice.
     (b) Compensation Within 30 days after the Executive’s termination under Subparagraph (a), STWA shall pay him, in one lump sum, him accrued but unpaid base compensation and vacation compensation earned through the Date of Termination.
     10.  Withholding Taxes . All compensation and benefits provided for herein shall, to the extent required by law, be subject to federal, state, and local tax withholding.
     11.  Confidential Information . The Executive agrees that subsequent to him employment with STWA, he will not, at any time, communicate or disclose to any unauthorized person, without the written consent of the STWA, any proprietary or other confidential information concerning STWA or any Subsidiary of STWA; provided, however, that the obligations under this paragraph shall not apply to the extent that such matters (i) are disclosed in circumstances where the Executive is legally obligated to do so, or (ii) become generally known to and available for use by the public otherwise than by him wrongful act or omission; and provided further, that he may disclose any knowledge of insurance, financial, legal and economic principles, concepts and ideas which are not solely and exclusively derived from the business plans and activities of STWA.

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     12.  Covenants Not to Compete or to Solicit .
     (a) Noncompetition . During the period in which he is employed by STWA and, if the Executive’s employment terminates under Paragraphs 6, for a period of 12 months after the Date of Termination (the “Noncompetition Period”), the Executive shall not, without the written consent in writing of the Board of Directors of STWA, become an executive officer, partner, consultant, director, or a four and nine-tenths percent or greater shareholder or equity owner of any entity engaged in any similar activity as STWA it’s Subsidiaries and affiliated companies. If at the time of the enforcement of this paragraph a court holds that the duration, scope, or area restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under the circumstances then existing and, thus, unenforceable, STWA and the Executive agree that the maximum duration, scope, or area reasonable under such circumstances shall be substituted for the stated duration, scope, or area.
     (b) Nonsolicitation . During him employment and the Noncompetition Period, the Executive shall not, whether on him own behalf or on behalf of any other individual or business entity, solicit, endeavor to entice away from STWA, a Subsidiary or any affiliated company, or otherwise interfere with the relationship of STWA, a Subsidiary or any affiliated company with any person who is, or was within the then most recent 12 month period, an employee or associate thereof; provided, however, that this subparagraph shall not apply following the occurrence of a Change in Control.
     (c) Extension of Noncompetition Period The Non-Competition Period shall be automatically extended by the length of time (if any) in which the Executive is in violation of any of the terms of this Section 19.
     13.  Arbitration . To the extent permitted by applicable law, any controversy or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or any alleged breach hereof, shall be settled by arbitration in Los Angeles, California in accordance with the commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association then in existence (to the extent such rules are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement), it being understood and agreed that the arbitration panel shall consist of three individuals acceptable to the parties hereto. In the event that the parties cannot agree on three arbitrators within 20 days following receipt by one party of a demand for arbitration from another party, then the Executive and STWA shall each designate one arbitrator and the two arbitrators selected shall select the third arbitrator. The arbitration panel so selected shall convene a hearing no later than 90 days following the selection of the panel. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the parties, and judgment may be entered thereon in the California Superior Court or in any other court of competent jurisdiction.
     14.  Additional Equitable Remedy The Executive acknowledges and agrees that STWA’s remedy at law for a breach or a threatened breach of the provisions of Paragraphs 18 and 19 would be inadequate; and, in recognition of this fact and notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 20, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach by him, it is agreed that STWA shall be entitled to request equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction, or any other equitable remedy which may then be available. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as prohibiting

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STWA from pursuing any other remedy available under this Agreement for such a breach or threatened breach.
     15.  Related Agreements . Except as may otherwise be provided herein, to the extent that any provision of any other agreement between STWA and the Executive shall limit, qualify, duplicate, or be inconsistent with any provision of this Agreement, the provision in this Agreement shall control and such provision of such other agreement shall be deemed to have been superseded, and to be of no force or effect, as if such other agreement had been formally amended to the extent necessary to accomplish such purpose.
     16.  No Effect on Other Rights . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as adversely affecting any rights the Executive may have under any agreement, plan, policy or arrangement to the extent any such right is not inconsistent with the provisions hereof.
     17.  Exclusive Rights and Remedy . Except for any explicit rights and remedies the Executive may have under any other contract, plan or arrangement with STWA, the compensation and benefits payable hereunder and the remedy for enforcement thereof shall constitute him exclusive rights and remedy in the event of him termination of employment.
     18.  Notices . Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be sufficient if it is in writing and shall be deemed given (i) at the time of personal delivery to the addressee, or (ii) at the time sent certified mail, with return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
     
If to the Executive:
  John Richard Bautista III
16890 Church Street #19
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

If to STWA
  5125 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601


Attention: Chairman of the Board of Directors
The name or address of any addressee may be changed at any time and from time to time by notice similarly given.
     19.  No Waiver . The failure by any party to this Agreement at any time or times hereafter to require strict performance by any other party of any of the provisions, terms, or conditions contained in this Agreement shall not waive, affect, or diminish any right of the first party at any time or times thereafter to demand strict performance therewith and with any other provision, term, or condition contained in this Agreement. Any actual waiver of a provision, term, or condition contained in this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other provision, term, or condition herein, whether prior or subsequent to such actual waiver and whether of the same or a different type. The failure of STWA to promptly terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause or the Executive to promptly terminate him employment for

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Good Reason shall not be construed as a waiver of the right of termination, and such right may be exercised at any time following the occurrence of the event giving rise to such right.
     20.  Survival . Notwithstanding the nominal termination of this Agreement and the Executive’s employment hereunder, the provisions hereof which specify continuing obligations, compensation and benefits, and rights (including the otherwise applicable term hereof) shall remain in effect until such time as all such obligations are discharged, all such compensation and benefits are received, and no party or beneficiary has any remaining actual or contingent rights hereunder.
     21.  Severability . In the event any provision in this Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegal or invalid provision shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed, administered and enforced as though such illegal or invalid provision were not contained herein.
     22.  Binding Effect and Benefit . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of STWA and the executors, personal representatives, surviving spouse, heirs, devisees, and legatees of the Executive.
     23.  Entire Agreement . This Agreement embodies the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and it supersedes all prior Agreements, discussions and oral understandings of the parties with respect thereto.
     24.  No Assignment . This Agreement, and the benefits and obligations hereunder, shall not be assignable by any party hereto except by operation of law.
     25.  No Attachment . Except as otherwise provided by law, no right to receive compensation or benefits under this Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to set off, execution, attachment, levy, or similar process, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to effect any such action shall be null and void.
     26.  Captions . The captions of the several paragraphs and subparagraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only. They constitute no part of this Agreement and are not to be considered in the construction hereof.
     27.  Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed one and the same instrument which may be sufficiently evidenced by any one counterpart.
     28.  Number . Wherever any words are used herein in the singular form, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural form, as the context requires, and vice versa.
     29.  Applicable Law . Except to the extent preempted by federal law, the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed, administered, and enforced in accordance with the domestic internal law of the State of California without reference to its laws regarding conflict of laws.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement, or caused it to be executed, as of the date first above written.
         
     
    /s/ John Richard Bautista III    
    John Richard Bautista III   
     
 
    SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Eugene E. Eichler    
    Eugene E Eichler, President   
       
 
     
  Attest:  /s/ Janice Holder   
    Janice Holder   
    Corporate Secretary   

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GLOSSARY
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the relevant corporation.
“Cause” means (i) a documented repeated and willful failure by the Executive to perform him duties, but only after written demand and only if termination is effected by action taken by a vote of (A) prior to a Change in Control, at least a majority of the directors of STWA then in office, or (B) after a Change in Control, at least 80% of the non-officer directors of STWA then in office, (ii) him final conviction of a felony, (iii) conduct by him which constitutes moral turpitude which is directly and materially injurious to STWA or any Material Subsidiary, (iv) willful material violation of corporate policy, or (v) the issuance by the regulator of STWA or any Subsidiary or affiliated company of an unappealable order to the effect that he be permanently discharged.
For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act on the part of the Executive shall be considered “willful” unless done or omitted not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the action or omission was in the best interest of STWA or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliated companies.
“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
     (a) any Person (except (i) STWA or any Subsidiary or prior affiliate of STWA, or (ii) any Employee Benefit Plan (or any trust forming a part thereof) maintained by STWA or any Subsidiary or prior affiliate of STWA) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of STWA’s securities representing 19.9% or more of the combined voting power of STWA’s then outstanding securities, or 50.1% or more of the combined voting power of a Material Subsidiary’s then outstanding securities, other than pursuant to a transaction described in Clause (c);
     (b) there occurs a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of substantially all of the assets of STWA or a Material Subsidiary to another entity, except to an entity controlled directly or indirectly by STWA;
     (c) there occurs a merger, consolidation, share exchange, division or other reorganization of or relating to STWA, unless—
          (i) the shareholders of STWA immediately before such merger, consolidation, share exchange, division or reorganization own, directly or indirectly, immediately thereafter at least two-thirds of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Surviving Company in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the voting securities immediately before such merger, consolidation, share exchange, division or reorganization; and
          (ii) the individuals who, immediately before such merger, consolidation, share exchange, division or reorganization, are members of the Incumbent Board continue to constitute at least two-thirds of the board of directors of the Surviving Company; provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by STWA’s shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such director

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shall, for the purposes hereof, be considered a member of the Incumbent Board; and provided further, however, that no individual shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board if such individual initially assumed office as a result of either an actual or threatened Election Contest or Proxy Contest, including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest; and
          (iii) no Person (except (A) STWA or any Subsidiary or prior affiliate of STWA, (B) any Employee Benefit Plan (or any trust forming a part thereof) maintained by STWA or any Subsidiary or prior affiliate of STWA, or (C) the Surviving Company or any Subsidiary or prior affiliate of the Surviving Company) has beneficial ownership of 19.9% or more of the combined voting power of the Surviving Company’s outstanding voting securities immediately following such merger, consolidation, share exchange, division or reorganization;
     (d) a plan of liquidation or dissolution of STWA, other than pursuant to bankruptcy or insolvency laws, is adopted; or
     (e) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constituted the Board of Directors of STWA cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of such Board of Directors, unless the election, or the nomination for election by STWA’s shareholders, of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period; provided, however, that no individual shall be considered a member of the Board of Directors of STWA at the beginning of such period if such individual initially assumed office as a result of either an actual or threatened Election Contest or Proxy Contest, including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred if a Person becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities representing 19.9% or more of the combined voting power of STWA’s then outstanding securities solely as a result of an acquisition by STWA of its voting securities which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding, increases the proportionate number of shares beneficially owned by such Person; provided, however, that if a Person becomes a beneficial owner of 19.9% or more of the combined voting power of STWA’s then outstanding securities by reason of share repurchases by STWA and thereafter becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of any additional voting securities of STWA, then a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to such Person under Clause (a).
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if the Executive’s employment is terminated and he reasonably demonstrates that such termination (i) was at the request of a third party who has indicated an intention of taking steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control and who effects a Change in Control, or (ii) otherwise occurred in connection with, or in anticipation of, a Change in Control which actually occurs, then for all purposes hereof, a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred on the day immediately prior to the date of such termination of him employment.
“STWA” means Save The World Air, Inc.

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“Date of Termination” means:
     (a) if the Executive’s employment is terminated for Disability, 30 days after the Notice of Termination is given (provided that he shall not have returned to the performance of him duties on a full-time basis during such 30-day period);
     (b) if the Executive’s employment terminates by reason of him death, the date of him death;
     (c) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by STWA for Cause, the date of termination specified in the Notice of Termination and determined in accordance with Section 8(a);
     (d) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by him without Good Reason, the date of termination specified in the Notice of Termination and determined in accordance with Section 9(a);
     (e) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by STWA for any reason other than for Disability or Cause, the date specified in the Notice of Termination and determined in accordance with Section 10(a); or
     (f) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by him for Good Reason, the termination date specified in the Notice of Termination and determined in accordance with Section 11(a);
provided, however that the Date of Termination shall mean the actual date of termination in the event the parties mutually agree to a date other than that described above.
“Defined Benefit Plan” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(35) of ERISA.
“Disability” has the meaning ascribed to the term “permanent and total disability” in Section 22(e)(3) of the IRC.
“Employee Benefit Plan” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(3) of ERISA.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and as the same may be amended from time to time.
“Excise Tax” means the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the IRC (or any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed by federal, state or local law).
“Executive” means NAME OF EXECUTIVE, an individual residing in ADDRESS, California.
“Incumbent Board” means the Board of Directors of STWA as constituted at any relevant time.

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“IRC” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and as the same may be amended from time to time.
“Notice of Non-Extension” means a written notice delivered to or by the Executive which advises that the Agreement will not be extended as provided in Paragraph 3.
“Notice of Termination” means a written notice that (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated, and (iii) gives the required advance notice of termination.
“Person” has the same meaning as such term has for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the 1934 Act.
“Subsidiary” means any business entity of which a majority of its voting power or its equity securities or equity interests is owned, directly or indirectly by STWA.
“Successor” means any Person that succeeds to, or has the practical ability to control (either immediately or with the passage of time), STWA’s business directly, by merger or consolidation, or indirectly, by purchase of STWA’s voting securities or all or substantially all of its assets.
“Surviving Company” means the business entity that is a resulting company following a merger, consolidation, share exchange, division or other reorganization of or relating to STWA.
“Total Payments” means the compensation and benefits that become payable under the Agreement or otherwise (and which may be subject to an Excise Tax) by reason of the Executive’s termination of employment, less the federal, state and local income tax (but not any Excise Tax) on such compensation and benefits, in each case determined without regard to any Gross-Up Payments that may also be made.

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EXHIBIT 10.2
(AIR LOGO)
AIR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL
MULTI—TENANT LEASE — GROSS
1. Basic Provisions (“Basic Provisions”).
     1.1 Parties: This Lease (“Lease”) , dated for reference purposes only August 15, 2005, is made by and between Thomas L. Jackson (“Lessor”) and Save the World Air, Inc. (“Lessee”) , (collectively the “Parties” , or individually a “Party” ).
     1.2(a) Premises: That certain portion of the Project (as defined below), including all improvements therein or to be provided by Lessor under the terms of this Lease, commonly known by the street address of 235 Tenant Avenue, #5, located in the City of Morgan Hill         , County of Santa Clara , State of California , with zip code 95037, as outlined on Exhibit attached hereto (“Premises”) and generally described as (describe briefly the nature of the Premises): an approximately 3,200 square foot industrial unit, part of a larger approximately 20,000 square foot industrial building In addition to Lessee’s rights to use and occupy the Premises as hereinafter specified, Lessee shall have non-exclusive rights to any utility raceways of the building containing the Premises ( “Building” )and to the Common Areas (as defined in Paragraph 2.7 below), but shall not have any rights to the roof, or exterior walls of the Building or to any other buildings in the Project. The Premises, the Building, the Common Areas, the land upon which they are located, along with all other buildings and improvements thereon, are herein collectively referred to as the “Project. ” (See also Paragraph 2)
     1.2(b) Parking: 6 unreserved vehicle parking spaces . (See also Paragraph 2.6)
     1.3 Term: 2 years and -0- months (“Original Term”) commencing September 1, 2005 (“Commencement Date”) and ending August 31, 2007 (“Expiration Date”). (See also Paragraph 3)
     1.4 Early Possession: N/A (“Early Possession Date”). (See also Paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3)
     1.5 Base Rent: $ 2,240.00 per month (“Base Rent”) , payable on the 1st day of each month commencing September 1, 2005. (See also Paragraph 4)
o If this box is checked, there are provisions in this Lease for the Base Rent to be adjusted.
     1.6 Lessee’s Share of Common Area Operating Expenses: None percent (                      %) ( “Lessee’s Share” ). Lessee’s Share has been calculated by dividing the approximate square footage of the Premises by the approximate square footage of the Project. In the event that size of the Premises and/or the Project are modified during the term of this Lease, Lessor shall recalculate Lessee’s Share to reflect such modification.
     1.7 Base Rent and Other Monies Paid Upon Execution:
          (a) Base Rent: $ 2,240.00 for the period September 1, 2005 — September 30, 2005
          (b) Common Area Operating Expenses: $ None for the period                                           .
          (c) Security Deposit: $ 4,500.00 (“Security Deposit”). (See also Paragraph 5)
          (d) Other: $                      for                                                               
          (e) Total Due Upon Execution of this Lease: $ 6,740.00 .
     1.8 Agreed Use: The engineering, design and testing of automotive, motorcycle parts and all related legal uses . (See also Paragraph 6)
     1.9 Insuring Party. Lessor is the “Insuring Party”. (See also Paragraph 8)
     1.10 Real Estate Brokers: (See also Paragraph 15)
          (a) Representation: The following real estate brokers (the “Brokers” ) and brokerage relationships exist in this transaction (check applicable boxes):
o                                                                represents Lessor exclusively ( “Lessor’s Broker” );
o                                                                represents Lessee exclusively ( “Lessee’s Broker” ); or
þ Colliers International represents both Lessor and Lessee ( “Dual Agency” ).
          (b) Payment to Brokers: Upon execution and delivery of this Lease by both Parties, Lessor shall pay to the Brokers the brokerage fee agreed to in a separate written agreement
          1.11 Guarantor. The obligations of the Lessee under this Lease are to be guaranteed by Signatory ( “Guarantor” ). (See also Paragraph 37)
          1.12 Attachments. Attached hereto are the following, all of which constitute a part of this Lease:
þ an Addendum consisting of Paragraphs 1 through 2 ;
o a site plan depicting the Premises;
o a site plan depicting the Project;
o a current set of the Rules and Regulations for the Project;
o a current set of the Rules and Regulations adopted by the owners’ association;
         
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o a Work Letter;
   
o other (specify):
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
2. Premises.
     2.1 Letting. Lessor hereby leases to Lessee, and Lessee hereby leases from Lessor, the Premises, for the term, at the rental, and upon all of the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in this Lease. Unless otherwise provided herein, any statement of size set forth in this Lease, or that may have been used in calculating Rent, is an approximation which the Parties agree is reasonable and any payments based thereon are not subject to revision whether or not the actual size is more or less. NOTE: Lessee is advised to verify the actual size prior to executing this Lease.
     2.2 Condition. Lessor shall deliver that portion of the Premises contained within the Building ( “Unit” ) to Lessee broom clean and free of debris on the Commencement Date or the Early Possession Date, whichever first occurs ( “Start Date” ), and, so long as the required service contracts described in Paragraph 7.1(b) below are obtained by Lessee and in effect within thirty days following the Start Date, warrants that the existing electrical, plumbing, fire sprinkler, lighting, heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems ( “HVAC” ), loading doors, sump pumps, if any, and all other such elements in the Unit, other than those constructed by Lessee, shall be in good operating condition on said date, that the structural elements of the roof, bearing walls and foundation of the Unit shall be free of material defects, and that the Unit does not contain hazardous levels of any mold or fungi defined as toxic under applicable state or federal law. If a non-compliance with such warranty exists as of the Start Date, or if one of such systems or elements should malfunction or fail within the appropriate warranty period, Lessor shall, as Lessor’s sole obligation with respect to such matter, except as otherwise provided in this Lease, promptly after receipt of written notice from Lessee setting forth with specificity the nature and extent of such non-compliance, malfunction or failure, rectify same at Lessor’s expense. The warranty periods shall be as follows: (i) 6 months as to the HVAC systems, and (ii) 30 days as to the remaining systems and other elements of the Unit. If Lessee does not give Lessor the required notice within the appropriate warranty period, correction of any such non-compliance, malfunction or failure shall be the obligation of Lessee at Lessee’s sole cost and expense (except for the repairs to the fire sprinkler systems, roof, foundations, and/or bearing walls — see Paragraph 7).
     2.3 Compliance. Lessor warrants that to the best of its knowledge the improvements on the Premises and the Common Areas comply with the building codes that were in effect at the time that each such improvement, or portion thereof, was constructed, and also with all applicable laws, covenants or restrictions of record, regulations, and ordinances in effect on the Start Date ( “Applicable Requirements” ). Said warranty does not apply to the use to which Lessee will put the Premises, modifications which may be required by the Americans with Disabilities Act or any similar laws as a result of Lessee’s use (see Paragraph 49), or to any Alterations or Utility Installations (as defined in Paragraph 7.3(a)) made or to be made by Lessee. NOTE: Lessee is responsible for determining whether or not the Applicable Requirements, and especially the zoning are appropriate for Lessee’s intended use, and acknowledges that past uses of the Premises may no longer be allowed. If the Premises do not comply with said warranty, Lessor shall, except as otherwise provided, promptly after receipt of written notice from Lessee setting forth with specificity the nature and extent of such non-compliance, rectify the same at Lessor’s expense. If Lessee does not give Lessor written notice of a non-compliance with this warranty within 6 months following the Start Date, correction of that non-compliance shall be the obligation of Lessee at Lessee’s sole cost and expense. If the Applicable Requirements are hereafter changed so as to require during the term of this Lease the construction of an addition to or an alteration of the Unit, Premises and/or Building, the remediation of any Hazardous Substance, or the reinforcement or other physical modification of the Unit, Premises and/or Building ( “Capital Expenditure” ), Lessor and Lessee shall allocate the cost of such work as follows:
          (a) Subject to Paragraph 2.3(c) below, if such Capital Expenditures are required as a result of the specific and unique use of the Premises by Lessee as compared with uses by tenants in general, Lessee shall be fully responsible for the cost thereof, provided, however, that if such Capital Expenditure is required during the last 2 years of this Lease and the cost thereof exceeds 6 months’ Base Rent, Lessee may instead terminate this Lease unless Lessor notifies Lessee, in writing, within 10 days after receipt of Lessee’s termination notice that Lessor has elected to pay the difference between the actual cost thereof and the amount equal to 6 months’ Base Rent. If Lessee elects termination, Lessee shall immediately cease the use of the Premises which requires such Capital Expenditure and deliver to Lessor written notice specifying a termination date at least 90 days thereafter. Such termination date shall, however, in no event be earlier than the last day that Lessee could legally utilize the Premises without commencing such Capital Expenditure.
          (b) If such Capital Expenditure is not the result of the specific and unique use of the Premises by Lessee (such as, governmentally mandated seismic modifications), then Lessor and Lessee shall allocate the obligation to pay for the portion of such costs reasonably attributable to the Premises pursuant to the formula set out in Paragraph 7.1(d); provided, however, that if such Capital Expenditure is required during the last 2 years of this Lease or if Lessor reasonably determines that it is not economically feasible to pay its share thereof, Lessor shall have the option to terminate this Lease upon 90 days prior written notice to Lessee unless Lessee notifies Lessor, in writing, within 10 days after receipt of Lessor’s termination notice that Lessee will pay for such Capital Expenditure. If Lessor does not elect to terminate, and fails to tender its share of any such Capital Expenditure, Lessee may advance such funds and deduct same, with Interest, from Rent until Lessor’s share of such costs have been fully paid. If Lessee is unable to finance Lessor’s share, or if the balance of the Rent due and payable for the remainder of this Lease is not sufficient to fully reimburse Lessee on an offset basis, Lessee shall have the right to terminate this Lease upon 30 days written notice to Lessor.
          (c) Notwithstanding the above, the provisions concerning Capital Expenditures are intended to apply only to non-voluntary, unexpected, and new Applicable Requirements. If the Capital Expenditures are instead triggered by Lessee as a result of an actual or proposed change in use, change in intensity of use, or modification to the Premises then, and in that event, Lessee shall either: (i) immediately cease such changed use or intensity of use and/or take such other steps as may be necessary to eliminate the requirement for such Capital Expenditure, or (ii) complete such Capital Expenditure at its own expense. Lessee shall not have any right to terminate this Lease.
     2.4 Acknowledgements. Lessee acknowledges that: (a) it has been advised by Lessor and/or Brokers to satisfy itself with respect to the condition of the Premises (including but not limited to the electrical, HVAC and fire sprinkler systems, security, environmental aspects, and compliance with Applicable Requirements and the Americans with Disabilities Act), and their suitability for Lessee’s intended use, (b) Lessee has made such investigation as it deems necessary with reference to such matters and assumes all responsibility therefor as the same relate to its occupancy of the Premises, and (c) neither Lessor, Lessor’s agents, nor Brokers have made any oral or written representations or warranties with respect to said matters other than as set forth in this Lease. In addition, Lessor acknowledges that: (i) Brokers have made no representations, promises or warranties concerning Lessee’s ability to honor the Lease or suitability to occupy the Premises, and (ii) it is Lessor’s sole responsibility to investigate the financial capability and/or suitability of all proposed tenants.
     2.5 Lessee as Prior Owner/Occupant. The warranties made by Lessor in Paragraph 2 shall be of no force or effect if immediately prior to the Start Date Lessee was the owner or occupant of the Premises. In such event, Lessee shall be responsible for any necessary corrective work.
     2.6 Vehicle Parking. Lessee shall be entitled to use the number of Parking Spaces specified in Paragraph 1.2(b) on those portions of the Common Areas designated from time to time by Lessor for parking. Lessee shall not use more parking spaces than said number. Said parking spaces shall be used for parking by vehicles no larger than full-size passenger automobiles or pick-up trucks, herein called “Permitted Size Vehicles.”
         
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Lessor may regulate the loading and unloading of vehicles by adopting Rules and Regulations as provided in Paragraph 2.9. No vehicles other than Permitted Size Vehicles may be parked in the Common Area without the prior written permission of Lessor. In addition:
     (a) Lessee shall not permit or allow any vehicles that belong to or are controlled by Lessee or Lessee’s employees, suppliers, shippers, customers, contractors or invitees to be loaded, unloaded, or parked in areas other than those designated by Lessor for such activities.
     (b) Lessee shall not service or store any vehicles in the Common Areas.
     (c) If Lessee permits or allows any of the prohibited activities described in this Paragraph 2.6, then Lessor shall have the right, without notice, in addition to such other rights and remedies that it may have, to remove or tow away the vehicle involved and charge the cost to Lessee, which cost shall be immediately payable upon demand by Lessor.
     2.7 Common Areas — Definition. The term “Common Areas” is defined as all areas and facilities outside the Premises and within the exterior boundary line of the Project and interior utility raceways and installations within the Unit that are provided and designated by the Lessor from time to time for the general non-exclusive use of Lessor, Lessee and other tenants of the Project and their respective employees, suppliers, shippers, customers, contractors and invitees, including parking areas, loading and unloading areas, trash areas, roadways, walkways, driveways and landscaped areas.
     2.8 Common Areas — Lessee’s Rights. Lessor grants to Lessee, for the benefit of Lessee and its employees, suppliers, shippers, contractors, customers and invitees, during the term of this Lease, the non-exclusive right to use, in common with others entitled to such use, the Common Areas as they exist from time to time, subject to any rights, powers, and privileges reserved by Lessor under the terms hereof or under the terms of any rules and regulations or restrictions governing the use of the Project. Under no circumstances shall the right herein granted to use the Common Areas be deemed to include the right to store any property, temporarily or permanently, in the Common Areas. Any such storage shall be permitted only by the prior written consent of Lessor or Lessor’s designated agent, which consent may be revoked at any time. In the event that any unauthorized storage shall occur, then Lessor shall have the right, without notice, in addition to such other rights and remedies that it may have, to remove the property and charge the cost to Lessee, which cost shall be immediately payable upon demand by Lessor.
     2.9 Common Areas — Rules and Regulations. Lessor or such other person(s) as Lessor may appoint shall have the exclusive control and management of the Common Areas and shall have the right, from time to time, to establish, modify, amend and enforce reasonable rules and regulations ( “Rules and Regulations” ) for the management, safety, care, and cleanliness of the grounds, the parking and unloading of vehicles and the preservation of good order, as well as for the convenience of other occupants or tenants of the Building and the Project and their invitees. Lessee agrees to abide by and conform to all such Rules and Regulations, and shall use its best efforts to cause its employees, suppliers, shippers, customers, contractors and invitees to so abide and conform. Lessor shall not be responsible to Lessee for the non-compliance with said Rules and Regulations by other tenants of the Project.
     2.10 Common Areas — Changes. Lessor shall have the right, in Lessor’s sole discretion, from time to time:
     (a) To make changes to the Common Areas, including, without limitation, changes in the location, size, shape and number of driveways, entrances, parking spaces, parking areas, loading and unloading areas, ingress, egress, direction of traffic, landscaped areas, walkways and utility raceways;
     (b) To close temporarily any of the Common Areas for maintenance purposes so long as reasonable access to the Premises remains available;
     (c) To designate other land outside the boundaries of the Project to be a part of the Common Areas;
     (d) To add additional buildings and improvements to the Common Areas;
     (e) To use the Common Areas while engaged in making additional improvements, repairs or alterations to the Project, or any portion thereof; and
     (f) To do and perform such other acts and make such other changes in, to or with respect to the Common Areas and Project as Lessor may, in the exercise of sound business judgment, deem to be appropriate.
3. Term.
     3.1 Term. The Commencement Date, Expiration Date and Original Term of this Lease are as specified in Paragraph 1.3.
     3.2 Early Possession. If Lessee totally or partially occupies the Premises prior to the Commencement Date, the obligation to pay Base Rent shall be abated for the period of such early possession. All other terms of this Lease (including but not limited to the obligations to pay Lessee’s Share of Common Area Operating Expenses, Real Property Taxes and insurance premiums and to maintain the Premises) shall be in effect during such period. Any such early possession shall not affect the Expiration Date.
     3.3 Delay In Possession. Lessor agrees to use its best commercially reasonable efforts to deliver possession of the Premises to Lessee by the Commencement Date. If, despite said efforts, Lessor is unable to deliver possession as agreed, Lessor shall not be subject to any liability therefor, nor shall such failure affect the validity of this Lease or change the Expiration Date. Lessee shall not, however, be obligated to pay Rent or perform its other obligations until Lessor delivers possession of the Premises and any period of rent abatement that Lessee would otherwise have enjoyed shall run from the date of the delivery of possession and continue for a period equal to what Lessee would otherwise have enjoyed, but minus any days of delay caused by the acts or omissions of Lessee. If possession is not delivered within 60 days after the Commencement Date, Lessee may, at its option, by notice in writing within 10 days after the end of such 60 day period, cancel this Lease, in which event the Parties shall be discharged from all obligations hereunder. If such written notice is not received by Lessor within said 10 day period, Lessee’s right to cancel shall terminate. Except as otherwise provided, if possession is not tendered to Lessee by the Start Date and Lessee does not terminate this Lease, as aforesaid, any period of rent abatement that Lessee would otherwise have enjoyed shall run from the date of delivery of possession and continue for a period equal to what Lessee would otherwise have enjoyed under the terms hereof, but minus any days of delay caused by the acts or omissions of Lessee. If possession of the Premises is not delivered within 4 months after the Commencement Date, this Lease shall terminate unless other agreements are reached between Lessor and Lessee, in writing.
     3.4 Lessee Compliance. Lessor shall not be required to tender possession of the Premises to Lessee until Lessee complies with its obligation to provide evidence of insurance (Paragraph 8.5). Pending delivery of such evidence, Lessee shall be required to perform all of its obligations under this Lease from and after the Start Date, including the payment of Rent, notwithstanding Lessor’s election to withhold possession pending receipt of such evidence of insurance. Further, if Lessee is required to perform any other conditions prior to or concurrent with the Start Date, the Start Date shall occur but Lessor may elect to withhold possession until such conditions are satisfied.
4. Rent.
     4.1. Rent Defined. All monetary obligations of Lessee to Lessor under the terms of this Lease (except for the Security Deposit) are deemed to be rent ( “Rent” ).
     4.2 Common Area Operating Expenses. Lessee shall pay to Lessor during the term hereof, in addition to the Base Rent, Lessee’s Share (as specified in Paragraph 1.6) of all Common Area Operating Expenses, as hereinafter defined, during each calendar year of the term of this Lease, in accordance with the following provisions:
     (a)  “Common Area Operating Expenses” are defined, for purposes of this Lease, as all costs incurred by Lessor relating to the ownership and operation of the Project, including, but not limited to, the following:
          (i) The operation, repair and maintenance, in neat, clean, good order and condition, but not the replacement (see
         
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subparagraph (e)), of the following:
               (aa) The Common Areas and Common Area improvements, including parking areas, loading and unloading areas, trash areas, roadways, parkways, walkways, driveways, landscaped areas, bumpers, irrigation systems, Common Area lighting facilities, fences and gates, elevators, roofs, and roof drainage systems.
               (bb) Exterior signs and any tenant directories.
               (cc) Any fire sprinkler systems.
          (ii) The cost of water, gas, electricity and telephone to service the Common Areas and any utilities not separately metered.
          (iii) Trash disposal, pest control services, property management, security services, owner’s association dues and fees, the cost to repaint the exterior of any structuresand the cost of any environmental inspections.
          (iv) Reserves set aside for maintenance and repair of Common Areas and Common Area equipment.
          (v) Any increase above the Base Real Property Taxes (as defined in Paragraph 10).
          (vi) Any “Insurance Cost Increase” (as defined in Paragraph 8).
          (vii) Any deductible portion of an insured loss concerning the Building or the Common Areas.
          (viii) Auditors’, accountants’ and attorneys’ fees and costs related to the operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the Project.
          (ix) The cost of any Capital Expenditure to the Building or the Project not covered under the provisions of Paragraph 2.3 provided; however, that Lessor shall allocate the cost of any such Capital Expenditure over a 12 year period and Lessee shall not be required to pay more than Lessee’s Share of 1/144th of the cost of such Capital Expenditure in any given month.
          (x) Any other services to be provided by Lessor that are stated elsewhere in this Lease to be a Common Area Operating Expense.
     (b) Any Common Area Operating Expenses and Real Property Taxes that are specifically attributable to the Unit, the Building or to any other building in the Project or to the operation, repair and maintenance thereof, shall be allocated entirely to such Unit, Building, or other building. However, any Common Area Operating Expenses and Real Property Taxes that are not specifically attributable to the Building or to any other building or to the operation, repair and maintenance thereof, shall be equitably allocated by Lessor to all buildings in the Project.
     (c) The inclusion of the improvements, facilities and services set forth in Subparagraph 4.2(a) shall not be deemed to impose an obligation upon Lessor to either have said improvements or facilities or to provide those services unless the Project already has the same, Lessor already provides the services, or Lessor has agreed elsewhere in this Lease to provide the same or some of them.
     (d) Lessee’s Share of Common Area Operating Expenses is payable monthly on the same day as the Base Rent is due hereunder. The amount of such payments shall be based on Lessor’s estimate of the annual Common Area Operating Expenses. Within 60 days after written request (but not more than once each year) Lessor shall deliver to Lessee a reasonably detailed statement showing Lessee’s Share of the actual Common Area Operating Expenses incurred during the preceding year. If Lessee’s payments during such year exceed Lessee’s Share, Lessor shall credit the amount of such over-payment against Lessee’s future payments. If Lessee’s payments during such year were less than Lessee’s Share, Lessee shall pay to Lessor the amount of the deficiency within 10 days after delivery by Lessor to Lessee of the statement.
     (e) Except as provided in paragraph 4.2(a)(viii), Common Area Operating Expenses shall not include the cost of replacing equipment or capital components such as the roof, foundations, exterior walls or Common Area capital improvements, such as the parking lot paving, elevators, fences that have a useful life for accounting purposes of 5 years or more.
     (f) Common Area Operating Expenses shall not include any expenses paid by any tenant directly to third parties, or as to which Lessor is otherwise reimbursed by any third party, other tenant, or insurance proceeds.
     4.3 Payment. Lessee shall cause payment of Rent to be received by Lessor in lawful money of the United States, without offset or deduction (except as specifically permitted in this Lease), on or before the day on which it is due. All monetary amounts shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar. In the event that any statement or invoice prepared by Lessor is inaccurate such inaccuracy shall not constitute a waiver and Lessee shall be obligated to pay the amount set forth in this Lease. Rent for any period during the term hereof which is for less than one full calendar month shall be prorated based upon the actual number of days of said month. Payment of Rent shall be made to Lessor at its address stated herein or to such other persons or place as Lessor may from time to time designate in writing. Acceptance of a payment which is less than the amount then due shall not be a waiver of Lessor’s rights to the balance of such Rent, regardless of Lessor’s endorsement of any check so stating. In the event that any check, draft, or other instrument of payment given by Lessee to Lessor is dishonored for any reason, Lessee agrees to pay to Lessor the sum of $25 in addition to any Late Charge and Lessor, at its option, may require all future Rent be paid by cashier’s check. Payments will be applied first to accrued late charges and attorney’s fees, second to accrued interest, then to Base Rent and Common Area Operating Expenses, and any remaining amount to any other outstanding charges or costs.
5. Security Deposit. Lessee shall deposit with Lessor upon execution hereof the Security Deposit as security for Lessee’s faithful performance of its obligations under this Lease. If Lessee fails to pay Rent, or otherwise Defaults under this Lease, Lessor may use, apply or retain all or any portion of said Security Deposit for the payment of any amount due Lessor or to reimburse or compensate Lessor for any liability, expense, loss or damage which Lessor may suffer or incur by reason thereof. If Lessor uses or applies all or any portion of the Security Deposit, Lessee shall within 10 days after written request therefor deposit monies with Lessor sufficient to restore said Security Deposit to the full amount required by this Lease. If the Base Rent increases during the term of this Lease, Lessee shall, upon written request from Lessor, deposit additional monies with Lessor so that the total amount of the Security Deposit shall at all times bear the same proportion to the increased Base Rent as the initial Security Deposit bore to the initial Base Rent. Should the Agreed Use be amended to accommodate a material change in the business of Lessee or to accommodate a sublessee or assignee, Lessor shall have the right to increase the Security Deposit to the extent necessary, in Lessor’s reasonable judgment, to account for any increased wear and tear that the Premises may suffer as a result thereof. If a change in control of Lessee occurs during this Lease and following such change the financial condition of Lessee is, in Lessor’s reasonable judgment, significantly reduced, Lessee shall deposit such additional monies with Lessor as shall be sufficient to cause the Security Deposit to be at a commercially reasonable level based on such change in financial condition. Lessor shall not be required to keep the Security Deposit separate from its general accounts. Within 14 days after the expiration or termination of this Lease, if Lessor elects to apply the Security Deposit only to unpaid Rent, and otherwise within 30 days after the Premises have been vacated pursuant to Paragraph 7.4(c) below, Lessor shall return that portion of the Security Deposit not used or applied by Lessor. No part of the Security Deposit shall be considered to be held in trust, to bear interest or to be prepayment for any monies to be paid by Lessee under this Lease.
6. Use.
     6.1 Use. Lessee shall use and occupy the Premises only for the Agreed Use, or any other legal use which is reasonably comparable thereto, and for no other purpose. Lessee shall not use or permit the use of the Premises in a manner that is unlawful, creates damage, waste or a nuisance, or that disturbs occupants of or causes damage to neighboring premises or properties. Other than guide, signal and seeing eye dogs, Lessee shall not keep or allow in the Premises any pets, animals, birds, fish, or reptiles. Lessor shall not unreasonably withhold or delay its consent to any written request for a modification of the Agreed Use, so long as the same will not impair the structural integrity of the Building or the mechanical or electrical systems therein, and/or is not significantly more burdensome to the Project. If Lessor elects to withhold consent, Lessor shall within 7 days
         
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after such request give written notification of same, which notice shall include an explanation of Lessor’s objections to the change in the Agreed Use.
     6.2 Hazardous Substances.
          (a) Reportable Uses Require Consent. The term “Hazardous Substance” as used in this Lease shall mean any product, substance, or waste whose presence, use, manufacture, disposal, transportation, or release, either by itself or in combination with other materials expected to be on the Premises, is either: (i) potentially injurious to the public health, safety or welfare, the environment or the Premises, (ii) regulated or monitored by any governmental authority, or (iii) a basis for potential liability of Lessor to any governmental agency or third party under any applicable statute or common law theory. Hazardous Substances shall include, but not be limited to, hydrocarbons, petroleum, gasoline, and/or crude oil or any products, by-products or fractions thereof. Lessee shall not engage in any activity in or on the Premises which constitutes a Reportable Use of Hazardous Substances without the express prior written consent of Lessor and timely compliance (at Lessee’s expense) with all Applicable Requirements. “Reportable Use” shall mean (i) the installation or use of any above or below ground storage tank, (ii) the generation, possession, storage, use, transportation, or disposal of a Hazardous Substance that requires a permit from, or with respect to which a report, notice, registration or business plan is required to be filed with, any governmental authority, and/or (iii) the presence at the Premises of a Hazardous Substance with respect to which any Applicable Requirements requires that a notice be given to persons entering or occupying the Premises or neighboring properties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee may use any ordinary and customary materials reasonably required to be used in the normal course of the Agreed Use, ordinary office supplies (copier toner, liquid paper, glue, etc.) and common household cleaning materials, so long as such use is in compliance with all Applicable Requirements, is not a Reportable Use, and does not expose the Premises or neighboring property to any meaningful risk of contamination or damage or expose Lessor to any liability therefor. In addition, Lessor may condition its consent to any Reportable Use upon receiving such additional assurances as Lessor reasonably deems necessary to protect itself, the public, the Premises and/or the environment against damage, contamination, injury and/or liability, including, but not limited to, the installation (and removal on or before Lease expiration or termination) of protective modifications (such as concrete encasements) and/or increasing the Security Deposit.
          (b) Duty to Inform Lessor. If Lessee knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that a Hazardous Substance has come to be located in, on, under or about the Premises, other than as previously consented to by Lessor, Lessee shall immediately give written notice of such fact to Lessor, and provide Lessor with a copy of any report, notice, claim or other documentation which it has concerning the presence of such Hazardous Substance.
          (c) Lessee Remediation. Lessee shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Substance to be spilled or released in, on, under, or about the Premises (including through the plumbing or sanitary sewer system) and shall promptly, at Lessee’s expense,comply with all Applicable Requirements and take all investigatory and/or remedial action reasonably recommended, whether or not formally ordered or required, for the cleanup of any contamination of, and for the maintenance, security and/or monitoring of the Premises or neighboring properties, that was caused or materially contributed to by Lessee, or pertaining to or involving any Hazardous Substance brought onto the Premises during the term of this Lease, by or for Lessee, or any third party.
          (d) Lessee Indemnification. Lessee shall indemnify, defend and hold Lessor, its agents, employees, lenders and ground lessor, if any, harmless from and against any and all loss of rents and/or damages, liabilities, judgments, claims, expenses, penalties, and attorneys’ and consultants’ fees arising out of or involving any Hazardous Substance brought onto the Premises by or for Lessee, or any third party (provided, however, that Lessee shall have no liability under this Lease with respect to underground migration of any Hazardous Substance under the Premises from areas outside of the Project not caused or contributed to by Lessee). Lessee’s obligations shall include, but not be limited to, the effects of any contamination or injury to person, property or the environment created or suffered by Lessee, and the cost of investigation, removal, remediation, restoration and/or abatement, and shall survive the expiration or termination of this Lease. No termination, cancellation or release agreement entered into by Lessor and Lessee shall release Lessee from its obligations under this Lease with respect to Hazardous Substances, unless specifically so agreed by Lessor in writing at the time of such agreement.
          (e) Lessor Indemnification. Lessor and its successors and assigns shall indemnify, defend, reimburse and hold Lessee, its employees and lenders, harmless from and against any and all environmental damages, including the cost of remediation, which suffered as a direct result of Hazardous Substances on the Premises prior to Lessee taking possession or which are caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lessor, its agents or employees. Lessor’s obligations, as and when required by the Applicable Requirements, shall include, but not be limited to, the cost of investigation, removal, remediation, restoration and/or abatement, and shall survive the expiration or termination of this Lease.
          (f) Investigations and Remediations. Lessor shall retain the responsibility and pay for any investigations or remediation measures required by governmental entities having jurisdiction with respect to the existence of Hazardous Substances on the Premises prior to Lessee taking possession, unless such remediation measure is required as a result of Lessee’s use (including “Alterations”, as defined in paragraph 7.3(a) below) of the Premises, in which event Lessee shall be responsible for such payment. Lessee shall cooperate fully in any such activities at the request of Lessor, including allowing Lessor and Lessor’s agents to have reasonable access to the Premises at reasonable times in order to carry out Lessor’s investigative and remedial responsibilities.
          (g) Lessor Termination Option. If a Hazardous Substance Condition (see Paragraph 9.1(e)) occurs during the term of this Lease, unless Lessee is legally responsible therefor (in which case Lessee shall make the investigation and remediation thereof required by the Applicable Requirements and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect, but subject to Lessor’s rights under Paragraph 6.2(d) and Paragraph 13), Lessor may, at Lessor’s option, either (i) investigate and remediate such Hazardous Substance Condition, if required, as soon as reasonably possible at Lessor’s expense, in which event this Lease shall continue in full force and effect, or (ii) if the estimated cost to remediate such condition exceeds 12 times the then monthly Base Rent or $100,000, whichever is greater, give written notice to Lessee, within 30 days after receipt by Lessor of knowledge of the occurrence of such Hazardous Substance Condition, of Lessor’s desire to terminate this Lease as of the date 60 days following the date of such notice. In the event Lessor elects to give a termination notice, Lessee may, within 10 days thereafter, give written notice to Lessor of Lessee’s commitment to pay the amount by which the cost of the remediation of such Hazardous Substance Condition exceeds an amount equal to 12 times the then monthly Base Rent or $100,000, whichever is greater. Lessee shall provide Lessor with said funds or satisfactory assurance thereof within 30 days following such commitment. In such event, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect, and Lessor shall proceed to make such remediation as soon as reasonably possible after the required funds are available. If Lessee does not give such notice and provide the required funds or assurance thereof within the time provided, this Lease shall terminate as of the date specified in Lessor’s notice of termination
     6.3 Lessee’s Compliance with Applicable Requirements. Except as otherwise provided in this Lease, Lessee shall, at Lessee’s sole expense, fully, diligently and in a timely manner, materially comply with all Applicable Requirements, the requirements of any applicable fire insurance underwriter or rating bureau, and the recommendations of Lessor’s engineers and/or consultants which relate in any manner to such Requirements, without regard to whether said Requirements are now in effect or become effective after the Start Date. Lessee shall, within 10 days after receipt of Lessor’s written request, provide Lessor with copies of all permits and other documents, and other information evidencing Lessee’s compliance with any Applicable Requirements specified by Lessor, and shall immediately upon receipt, notify Lessor in writing (with copies of any documents involved) of any threatened or actual claim, notice, citation, warning, complaint or report pertaining to or involving the failure of Lessee or the Premises to comply with any Applicable Requirements. Likewise, Lessee shall immediately give written notice to Lessor of: (i) any water damage to the Premises and any suspected seepage, pooling, dampness or other condition conducive to the production of mold; or (ii) any mustiness or other odors that might indicate the presence of mold in the Premises.
         
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     6.4 Inspection; Compliance. Lessor and Lessor’s “Lender” (as defined in Paragraph 30) and consultants shall have the right to enter into Premises at any time, in the case of an emergency, and otherwise at reasonable times after reasonable notice, for the purpose of inspecting the condition of the Premises and for verifying compliance by Lessee with this Lease. The cost of any such inspections shall be paid by Lessor, unless a violation of Applicable Requirements, or a Hazardous Substance condition (see Paragraph 9.1) is found to exist or be imminent, or the inspection is requested or ordered by a governmental authority. In such case, Lessee shall upon request reimburse Lessor for the cost of such inspection, so long as such inspection is reasonably related to the violation or contamination. In addition, Lessee shall provide copies of all relevant material safety data sheets( MSDS ) to Lessor within 10 days of the receipt of written request therefor.
     7.  Maintenance; Repairs; Utility Installations; Trade Fixtures and Alterations.
          7.1 Lessee’s Obligations.
          (a) In General. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 2.2 (Condition), 2.3 (Compliance), 6.3 (Lessee’s Compliance with Applicable Requirements), 7.2 (Lessor’s Obligations), 9 (Damage or Destruction), and 14 (Condemnation), Lessee shall, at Lessee’s sole expense, keep the Premises, Utility Installations (intended for Lessee’s exclusive use, no matter where located), and Alterations in good order, condition and repair (whether or not the portion of the Premises requiring repairs, or the means of repairing the same, are reasonably or readily accessible to Lessee, and whether or not the need for such repairs occurs as a result of Lessee’s use, any prior use, the elements or the age of such portion of the Premises), including, but not limited to, all equipment or facilities, such as plumbing, HVAC equipment, electrical, lighting facilities, boilers, pressure vessels, fixtures, interior walls, interior surfaces of exterior walls, ceilings, floors, windows, doors, plate glass, and skylights but excluding any items which are the responsibility of Lessor pursuant to Paragraph 7.2. Lessee, in keeping the Premises in good order, condition and repair, shall exercise and perform good maintenance practices, specifically including the procurement and maintenance of the service contracts required by Paragraph 7.1(b) below. Lessee’s obligations shall include restorations, replacements or renewals when necessary to keep the Premises and all improvements thereon or a part thereof in good order, condition and state of repair.
          (b) Service Contracts. Lessee shall, at Lessee’s sole expense, procure and maintain contracts, with copies to Lessor, in customary form and substance for, and with contractors specializing and experienced in the maintenance of the following equipment and improvements, if any, if and when installed on the Premises: (i) HVAC equipment, (ii) boiler and pressure vessels, (iii) clarifiers, and (iv) any other equipment, if reasonably required by Lessor. However, Lessor reserves the right, upon notice to Lessee, to procure and maintain any or all of such service contracts, and Lessee shall reimburse Lessor, upon demand, for the cost thereof.
          (c) Failure to Perform. If Lessee fails to perform Lessee’s obligations under this Paragraph 7.1, Lessor may enter upon the Premises after 10 days’ prior written notice to Lessee (except in the case of an emergency, in which case no notice shall be required), perform such obligations on Lessee’s behalf, and put the Premises in good order, condition and repair, and Lessee shall promptly pay to Lessor a sum equal to 115% of the cost thereof.
          (d) Replacement. Subject to Lessee’s indemnification of Lessor as set forth in Paragraph 8.7 below, and without relieving Lessee of liability resulting from Lessee’s failure to exercise and perform good maintenance practices, if an item described in Paragraph 7.1(b) cannot be repaired other than at a cost which is in excess of 50% of the cost of replacing such item, then such item shall be replaced by Lessor, and the cost thereof shall be prorated between the Parties and Lessee shall only be obligated to pay, each month during the remainder of the term of this Lease, on the date on which Base Rent is due, an amount equal to the product of multiplying the cost of such replacement by a fraction, the numerator of which is one, and the denominator of which is 144 (ie. 1/144th of the cost per month). Lessee shall pay interest on the unamortized balance but may prepay its obligation at any time.
     7.2 Lessor’s Obligations. Subject to the provisions of Paragraphs 2.2 (Condition), 2.3 (Compliance), 4.2 (Common Area Operating Expenses), 6 (Use), 7.1 (Lessee’s Obligations), 9 (Damage or Destruction) and 14 (Condemnation), Lessor, subject to reimbursement pursuant to Paragraph 4.2, shall keep in good order, condition and repair the foundations, exterior walls, structural condition of interior bearing walls, exterior roof, fire sprinkler system, Common Area fire alarm and/or smoke detection systems, fire hydrants, parking lots, walkways, parkways, driveways, landscaping, fences, signs and utility systems serving the Common Areas and all parts thereof, as well as providing the services for which there is a Common Area Operating Expense pursuant to Paragraph 4.2. Lessor shall not be obligated to paint the exterior or interior surfaces of exterior walls nor shall Lessor be obligated to maintain, repair or replace windows, doors or plate glass of the Premises. Lessee expressly waives the benefit of any statute now or hereafter in effect to the extent it is inconsistent with the terms of this Lease.
     7.3 Utility Installations; Trade Fixtures; Alterations.
          (a) Definitions. The term “Utility Installations” refers to all floor and window coverings, air and/or vacuum lines, power panels, electrical distribution, security and fire protection systems, communication cabling, lighting fixtures, HVAC equipment, plumbing, and fencing in or on the Premises. The term “Trade Fixtures” shall mean Lessee’s machinery and equipment that can be removed without doing material damage to the Premises. The term “Alterations” shall mean any modification of the improvements, other than Utility Installations or Trade Fixtures, whether by addition or deletion. “Lessee Owned Alterations and/or Utility Installations” are defined as Alterations and/or Utility Installations made by Lessee that are not yet owned by Lessor pursuant to Paragraph 7.4(a).
          (b) Consent. Lessee shall not make any Alterations or Utility Installations to the Premises without Lessor’s prior written consent. Lessee may, however, make non-structural Utility Installations to the interior of the Premises (excluding the roof) without such consent but upon notice to Lessor, as long as they are not visible from the outside, do not involve puncturing, relocating or removing the roof or any existing walls,will not affect the electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and/or life safety systems, and the cumulative cost thereof during this Lease as extended does not exceed a sum equal to 3 month’s Base Rent in the aggregate or a sum equal to one month’s Base Rent in any one year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee shall not make or permit any roof penetrations and/or install anything on the roof without the prior written approval of Lessor. Lessor may, as a precondition to granting such approval, require Lessee to utilize a contractor chosen and/or approved by Lessor. Any Alterations or Utility Installations that Lessee shall desire to make and which require the consent of the Lessor shall be presented to Lessor in written form with detailed plans. Consent shall be deemed conditioned upon Lessee’s: (i) acquiring all applicable governmental permits, (ii) furnishing Lessor with copies of both the permits and the plans and specifications prior to commencement of the work, and (iii) compliance with all conditions of said permits and other Applicable Requirements in a prompt and expeditious manner. Any Alterations or Utility Installations shall be performed in a workmanlike manner with good and sufficient materials. Lessee shall promptly upon completion furnish Lessor with as-built plans and specifications. For work which costs an amount in excess of one month’s Base Rent, Lessor may condition its consent upon Lessee providing a lien and completion bond in an amount equal to 150% of the estimated cost of such Alteration or Utility Installation and/or upon Lessee’s posting an additional Security Deposit with Lessor.
          (c) Liens; Bonds. Lessee shall pay, when due, all claims for labor or materials furnished or alleged to have been furnished to or for Lessee at or for use on the Premises, which claims are or may be secured by any mechanic’s or materialmen’s lien against the Premises or any interest therein. Lessee shall give Lessor not less than 10 days notice prior to the commencement of any work in, on or about the Premises, and Lessor shall have the right to post notices of non-responsibility. If Lessee shall contest the validity of any such lien, claim or demand, then Lessee shall, at its sole expense defend and protect itself, Lessor and the Premises against the same and shall pay and satisfy any such adverse judgment that may be rendered thereon before the enforcement thereof. If Lessor shall require, Lessee shall furnish a surety bond in an amount equal to 150% of the amount of such contested lien, claim or demand, indemnifying Lessor against liability for the same. If Lessor elects to participate in any such action, Lessee shall pay Lessor’s attorneys’ fees and costs.
         
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7.4 Ownership; Removal; Surrender; and Restoration.
          (a) Ownership. Subject to Lessor’s right to require removal or elect ownership as hereinafter provided, all Alterations and Utility Installations made by Lessee shall be the property of Lessee, but considered a part of the Premises. Lessor may, at any time, elect in writing to be the owner of all or any specified part of the Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations. Unless otherwise instructed per paragraph 7.4(b) hereof, all Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations shall, at the expiration or termination of this Lease, become the property of Lessor and be surrendered by Lessee with the Premises.
          (b) Removal. By delivery to Lessee of written notice from Lessor not earlier than 90 and not later than 30 days prior to the end of the term of this Lease, Lessor may require that any or all Lessee Owned Alterations or Utility Installations be removed by the expiration or termination of this Lease. Lessor may require the removal at any time of all or any part of any Lessee Owned Alterations or Utility Installations made without the required consent.
          (c) Surrender; Restoration. Lessee shall surrender the Premises by the Expiration Date or any earlier termination date, with all of the improvements, parts and surfaces thereof broom clean and free of debris, and in good operating order, condition and state of repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted. “Ordinary wear and tear” shall not include any damage or deterioration that would have been prevented by good maintenance practice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Lease is for 12 months or less, then Lessee shall surrender the Premises in the same condition as delivered to Lessee on the Start Date with NO allowance for ordinary wear and tear. Lessee shall repair any damage occasioned by the installation, maintenance or removal of Trade Fixtures, Lessee owned Alterations and/or Utility Installations, furnishings, and equipment as well as the removal of any storage tank installed by or for Lessee. Lessee shall also completely remove from the Premises any and all Hazardous Substances brought onto the Premises by or for Lessee, or any third party (except Hazardous Substances which were deposited via underground migration from areas outside of the Premises) even if such removal would require Lessee to perform or pay for work that exceeds statutory requirements. Trade Fixtures shall remain the property of Lessee and shall be removed by Lessee. Any personal property of Lessee not removed on or before the Expiration Date or any earlier termination date shall be deemed to have been abandoned by Lessee and may be disposed of or retained by Lessor as Lessor may desire. The failure by Lessee to timely vacate the Premises pursuant to this Paragraph 7.4(c) without the express written consent of Lessor shall constitute a holdover under the provisions of Paragraph 26 below.
8. Insurance; Indemnity.
     8.1 Payment of Premium Increases.
          (a) As used herein, the term “Insurance Cost Increase” is defined as any increase in the actual cost of the insurance applicable to the Building and/or the Project and required to be carried by Lessor, pursuant to Paragraphs 8.2(b), 8.3(a) and 8.3(b), ( “Required Insurance” ), over and above the Base Premium, as hereinafter defined, calculated on an annual basis. Insurance Cost Increase shall include, but not be limited to, requirements of the holder of a mortgage or deed of trust covering the Premises, Building and/or Project, increased valuation of the Premises, Building and/or Project, and/or a general premium rate increase. The term Insurance Cost Increase shall not, however, include any premium increases resulting from the nature of the occupancy of any other tenant of the Building. If the parties insert a dollar amount in Paragraph 1.9, such amount shall be considered the “Base Premium.” The Base Premium shall be the annual premium applicable to the 12 month period immediately preceding the Start Date. If, however, the Project was not insured for the entirety of such 12 month period, then the Base Premium shall be the lowest annual premium reasonably obtainable for the Required Insurance as of the Start Date, assuming the most nominal use possible of the Building. In no event, however, shall Lessee be responsible for any portion of the premium cost attributable to liability insurance coverage in excess of $2,000,000 procured under Paragraph 8.2(b).
          (b) Lessee shall pay any Insurance Cost Increase to Lessor pursuant to Paragraph 4.2. Premiums for policy periods commencing prior to, or extending beyond, the term of this Lease shall be prorated to coincide with the corresponding Start Date or Expiration Date.
     8.2 Liability Insurance.
          (a) Carried by Lessee. Lessee shall obtain and keep in force a Commercial General Liability policy of insurance protecting Lessee and Lessor as an additional insured against claims for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage based upon or arising out of the ownership, use, occupancy or maintenance of the Premises and all areas appurtenant thereto. Such insurance shall be on an occurrence basis providing single limit coverage in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence with an annual aggregate of not less than $2,000,000. Lessee shall add Lessor as an additional insured by means of an endorsement at least as broad as the Insurance Service Organization’s “Additional Insured-Managers or Lessors of Premises” Endorsement and coverage shall also be extended to include damage caused by heat, smoke or fumes from a hostile fire. The policy shall not contain any intra-insured exclusions as between insured persons or organizations, but shall include coverage for liability assumed under this Lease as an “ insured contract ” for the performance of Lessee’s indemnity obligations under this Lease. The limits of said insurance shall not, however, limit the liability of Lessee nor relieve Lessee of any obligation hereunder. Lessee shall provide an endorsement on its liability policy(ies) which provides that its insurance shall be primary to and not contributory with any similar insurance carried by Lessor, whose insurance shall be considered excess insurance only.
          (b) Carried by Lessor. Lessor shall maintain liability insurance as described in Paragraph 8.2(a), in addition to, and not in lieu of, the insurance required to be maintained by Lessee. Lessee shall not be named as an additional insured therein.
     8.3 Property Insurance — Building, Improvements and Rental Value.
          (a) Building and Improvements. Lessor shall obtain and keep in force a policy or policies of insurance in the name of Lessor, with loss payable to Lessor, any ground-lessor, and to any Lender insuring loss or damage to the Premises. The amount of such insurance shall be equal to the full insurable replacement cost of the Premises, as the same shall exist from time to time, or the amount required by any Lender, but in no event more than the commercially reasonable and available insurable value thereof. Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations, Trade Fixtures, and Lessee’s personal property shall be insured by Lessee under Paragraph 8.4. If the coverage is available and commercially appropriate, such policy or policies shall insure against all risks of direct physical loss or damage (except the perils of flood and/or earthquake unless required by a Lender), including coverage for debris removal and the enforcement of any Applicable Requirements requiring the upgrading, demolition, reconstruction or replacement of any portion of the Premises as the result of a covered loss. Said policy or policies shall also contain an agreed valuation provision in lieu of any coinsurance clause, waiver of subrogation, and inflation guard protection causing an increase in the annual property insurance coverage amount by a factor of not less than the adjusted U.S. Department of Labor Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the city nearest to where the Premises are located. If such insurance coverage has a deductible clause, the deductible amount shall not exceed $1,000 per occurrence.
          (b) Rental Value. Lessor shall also obtain and keep in force a policy or policies in the name of Lessor with loss payable to Lessor and any Lender, insuring the loss of the full Rent for one year with an extended period of indemnity for an additional 180 days ( " Rental Value insurance " ). Said insurance shall contain an agreed valuation provision in lieu of any coinsurance clause, and the amount of coverage shall be adjusted annually to reflect the projected Rent otherwise payable by Lessee, for the next 12 month period.
          (c) Adjacent Premises. Lessee shall pay for any increase in the premiums for the property insurance of the Building and for theCommon Areas or other buildings in the Project if said increase is caused by Lessee’s acts, omissions, use or occupancy of the Premises.
          (d) Lessee’s Improvements. Since Lessor is the Insuring Party, Lessor shall not be required to insure Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations unless the item in question has become the property of Lessor under the terms of this Lease.
     8.4 Lessee’s Property; Business Interruption Insurance.
         
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          (a) Property Damage. Lessee shall obtain and maintain insurance coverage on all of Lessee’s personal property, Trade Fixtures, and Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations. Such insurance shall be full replacement cost coverage with a deductible of not to exceed $1,000 per occurrence. The proceeds from any such insurance shall be used by Lessee for the replacement of personal property, Trade Fixtures and Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations. Lessee shall provide Lessor with written evidence that such insurance is in force.
          (b) Business Interruption. Lessee shall obtain and maintain loss of income and extra expense insurance in amounts as will reimburse Lessee for direct or indirect loss of earnings attributable to all perils commonly insured against by prudent lessees in the business of Lessee or attributable to prevention of access to the Premises as a result of such perils.
     (c)  No Representation of Adequate Coverage. Lessor makes no representation that the limits or forms of coverage of insurance specified herein are adequate to cover Lessee’s property, business operations or obligations under this Lease.
     8.5 Insurance Policies. Insurance required herein shall be by companies duly licensed or admitted to transact business in the state where the Premises are located, and maintaining during the policy term a “General Policyholders Rating” of at least A-, VI, as set forth in the most current issue of “Best’s Insurance Guide”, or such other rating as may be required by a Lender. Lessee shall not do or permit to be done anything which invalidates the required insurance policies. Lessee shall, prior to the Start Date, deliver to Lessor certified copies of policies of such insurance or certificates evidencing the existence and amounts of the required insurance. No such policy shall be cancelable or subject to modification except after 30 days prior written notice to Lessor. Lessee shall, at least 10 days prior to the expiration of such policies, furnish Lessor with evidence of renewals or “insurance binders” evidencing renewal thereof, or Lessor may order such insurance and charge the cost thereof to Lessee, which amount shall be payable by Lessee to Lessor upon demand. Such policies shall be for a term of at least one year, or the length of the remaining term of this Lease, whichever is less. If either Party shall fail to procure and maintain the insurance required to be carried by it, the other Party may, but shall not be required to, procure and maintain the same.
     8.6 Waiver of Subrogation. Without affecting any other rights or remedies, Lessee and Lessor each hereby release and relieve the other, and waive their entire right to recover damages against the other, for loss of or damage to its property arising out of or incident to the perils required to be insured against herein. The effect of such releases and waivers is not limited by the amount of insurance carried or required, or by any deductibles applicable hereto. The Parties agree to have their respective property damage insurance carriers waive any right to subrogation that such companies may have against Lessor or Lessee, as the case may be, so long as the insurance is not invalidated thereby.
     8.7 Indemnity. Except for Lessor’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, Lessee shall indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless the Premises, Lessor and its agents, Lessor’s master or ground lessor, partners and Lenders, from and against any and all claims, loss of rents and/or damages, liens, judgments, penalties, attorneys’ and consultants’ fees, expenses and/or liabilities arising out of, involving, or in connection with, the use and/or occupancy of the Premises by Lessee. If any action or proceeding is brought against Lessor by reason of any of the foregoing matters, Lessee shall upon notice defend the same at Lessee’s expense by counsel reasonably satisfactory to Lessor and Lessor shall cooperate with Lessee in such defense. Lessor need not have first paid any such claim in order to be defended or indemnified.
     8.8 Exemption of Lessor from Liability. Lessor shall not be liable for injury or damage to the person or goods, wares, merchandise or other property of Lessee, Lessee’s employees, contractors, invitees, customers, or any other person in or about the Premises, whether such damage or injury is caused by or results from fire, steam, electricity, gas, water or rain, indoor air quality, the presence of mold or from the breakage, leakage, obstruction or other defects of pipes, fire sprinklers, wires, appliances, plumbing, HVAC or lighting fixtures, or from any other cause, whether the said injury or damage results from conditions arising upon the Premises or upon other portions of the Building, or from other sources or places. Lessor shall not be liable for any damages arising from any act or neglect of any other tenant of Lessor nor from the failure of Lessor to enforce the provisions of any other lease in the Project. Notwithstanding Lessor’s negligence or breach of this Lease, Lessor shall under no circumstances be liable for injury to Lessee’s business or for any loss of income or profit therefrom.
     8.9 Failure to Provide Insurance. Lessee acknowledges that any failure on its part to obtain or maintain the insurance required herein will expose Lessor to risks and potentially cause Lessor to incur costs not contemplated by this Lease, the extent of which will be extremely difficult to ascertain. Accordingly, for any month or portion thereof that Lessee does not maintain the required insurance and/or does not provide Lessor with the required binders or certificates evidencing the existence of the required insurance, the Base Rent shall be automatically increased, without any requirement for notice to Lessee, by an amount equal to 10% of the then existing Base Rent or $100, whichever is greater. The parties agree that such increase in Base Rent represents fair and reasonable compensation for the additional risk/costs that Lessor will incur by reason of Lessee’s failure to maintain the required insurance. Such increase in Base Rent shall in no event constitute a waiver of Lessee’s Default or Breach with respect to the failure to maintain such insurance, prevent the exercise of any of the other rights and remedies granted hereunder, nor relieve Lessee of its obligation to maintain the insurance specified in this Lease.
9. Damage or Destruction.
     9.1 Definitions.
          (a) “Premises Partial Damage” shall mean damage or destruction to the improvements on the Premises, other than Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations, which can reasonably be repaired in 3 months or less from the date of the damage or destruction, and the cost thereof does not exceed a sum equal to 6 month’s Base Rent. Lessor shall notify Lessee in writing within 30 days from the date of the damage or destruction as to whether or not the damage is Partial or Total. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Premises Partial Damage shall not include damage to windows, doors, and/or other similar items which Lessee has the responsibility to repair or replace pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 7.1.
          (b) “Premises Total Destruction” shall mean damage or destruction to the improvements on the Premises, other than Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations and Trade Fixtures, which cannot reasonably be repaired in 3 months or less from the date of the damage or destruction and/or the cost thereof exceeds a sum equal to 6 month’s Base Rent. Lessor shall notify Lessee in writing within 30 days from the date of the damage or destruction as to whether or not the damage is Partial or Total.
          (c) “Insured Loss” shall mean damage or destruction to improvements on the Premises, other than Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations and Trade Fixtures, which was caused by an event required to be covered by the insurance described in Paragraph 8.3(a), irrespective of any deductible amounts or coverage limits involved.
          (d) “Replacement Cost” shall mean the cost to repair or rebuild the improvements owned by Lessor at the time of the occurrence to their condition existing immediately prior thereto, including demolition, debris removal and upgrading required by the operation of Applicable Requirements, and without deduction for depreciation.
          (e) “Hazardous Substance Condition” shall mean the occurrence or discovery of a condition involving the presence of, or a contamination by, a Hazardous Substance as defined in Paragraph 6.2(a), in, on, or under the Premises which requires repair, remediation, or restoration.
     9.2 Partial Damage — Insured Loss. If a Premises Partial Damage that is an Insured Loss occurs, then Lessor shall, at Lessor’s expense, repair such damage (but not Lessee’s Trade Fixtures or Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations) as soon as reasonably possible and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect; provided, however, that Lessee shall, at Lessor’s election, make the repair of any damage or destruction the total cost to repair of which is $10,000 or less, and, in such event, Lessor shall make any applicable insurance proceeds available to Lessee on a reasonable basis for that purpose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the required insurance was not in force or the insurance proceeds are not sufficient to effect such repair, the Insuring Party shall promptly contribute the shortage in proceeds as and when required to complete said repairs.
         
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In the event, however, such shortage was due to the fact that, by reason of the unique nature of the improvements, full replacement cost insurance coverage was not commercially reasonable and available, Lessor shall have no obligation to pay for the shortage in insurance proceeds or to fully restore the unique aspects of the Premises unless Lessee provides Lessor with the funds to cover same, or adequate assurance thereof, within 10 days following receipt of written notice of such shortage and request therefor. If Lessor receives said funds or adequate assurance thereof within said 10 day period, the party responsible for making the repairs shall complete them as soon as reasonably possible and this Lease shall remain in full force and effect. If such funds or assurance are not received, Lessor may nevertheless elect by written notice to Lessee within 10 days thereafter to: (i) make such restoration and repair as is commercially reasonable with Lessor paying any shortage in proceeds, in which case this Lease shall remain in full force and effect, or (ii) have this Lease terminate 30 days thereafter. Lessee shall not be entitled to reimbursement of any funds contributed by Lessee to repair any such damage or destruction. Premises Partial Damage due to flood or earthquake shall be subject to Paragraph 9.3, notwithstanding that there may be some insurance coverage, but the net proceeds of any such insurance shall be made available for the repairs if made by either Party.
     9.3 Partial Damage — Uninsured Loss. If a Premises Partial Damage that is not an Insured Loss occurs, unless caused by a negligent or willful act of Lessee (in which event Lessee shall make the repairs at Lessee’s expense), Lessor may either: (i) repair such damage as soon as reasonably possible at Lessor’s expense, in which event this Lease shall continue in full force and effect, or (ii) terminate this Lease by giving written notice to Lessee within 30 days after receipt by Lessor of knowledge of the occurrence of such damage. Such termination shall be effective 60 days following the date of such notice. In the event Lessor elects to terminate this Lease, Lessee shall have the right within 10 days after receipt of the termination notice to give written notice to Lessor of Lessee’s commitment to pay for the repair of such damage without reimbursement from Lessor. Lessee shall provide Lessor with said funds or satisfactory assurance thereof within 30 days after making such commitment. In such event this Lease shall continue in full force and effect, and Lessor shall proceed to make such repairs as soon as reasonably possible after the required funds are available. If Lessee does not make the required commitment, this Lease shall terminate as of the date specified in the termination notice.
     9.4 Total Destruction. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if a Premises Total Destruction occurs, this Lease shall terminate 60 days following such Destruction. If the damage or destruction was caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lessee, Lessor shall have the right to recover Lessor’s damages from Lessee, except as provided in Paragraph 8.6.
     9.5 Damage Near End of Term. If at any time during the last 6 months of this Lease there is damage for which the cost to repair exceeds one month’s Base Rent, whether or not an Insured Loss, Lessor may terminate this Lease effective 60 days following the date of occurrence of such damage by giving a written termination notice to Lessee within 30 days after the date of occurrence of such damage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Lessee at that time has an exercisable option to extend this Lease or to purchase the Premises, then Lessee may preserve this Lease by, (a) exercising such option and (b) providing Lessor with any shortage in insurance proceeds (or adequate assurance thereof) needed to make the repairs on or before the earlier of (i) the date which is 10 days after Lessee’s receipt of Lessor’s written notice purporting to terminate this Lease, or (ii) the day prior to the date upon which such option expires. If Lessee duly exercises such option during such period and provides Lessor with funds (or adequate assurance thereof) to cover any shortage in insurance proceeds, Lessor shall, at Lessor’s commercially reasonable expense, repair such damage as soon as reasonably possible and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect. If Lessee fails to exercise such option and provide such funds or assurance during such period, then this Lease shall terminate on the date specified in the termination notice and Lessee’s option shall be extinguished.
     9.6 Abatement of Rent; Lessee’s Remedies.
          (a) Abatement. In the event of Premises Partial Damage or Premises Total Destruction or a Hazardous Substance Condition for which Lessee is not responsible under this Lease, the Rent payable by Lessee for the period required for the repair, remediation or restoration of such damage shall be abated in proportion to the degree to which Lessee’s use of the Premises is impaired, but not to exceed the proceeds received from the Rental Value insurance. All other obligations of Lessee hereunder shall be performed by Lessee, and Lessor shall have no liability for any such damage, destruction, remediation, repair or restoration except as provided herein.
          (b) Remedies. If Lessor shall be obligated to repair or restore the Premises and does not commence, in a substantial and meaningful way, such repair or restoration within 90 days after such obligation shall accrue, Lessee may, at any time prior to the commencement of such repair or restoration, give written notice to Lessor and to any Lenders of which Lessee has actual notice, of Lessee’s election to terminate this Lease on a date not less than 60 days following the giving of such notice. If Lessee gives such notice and such repair or restoration is not commenced within 30 days thereafter, this Lease shall terminate as of the date specified in said notice. If the repair or restoration is commenced within such 30 days, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect. “Commence” shall mean either the unconditional authorization of the preparation of the required plans, or the beginning of the actual work on the Premises, whichever first occurs.
     9.7 Termination; Advance Payments. Upon termination of this Lease pursuant to Paragraph 6.2(g) or Paragraph 9, an equitable adjustment shall be made concerning advance Base Rent and any other advance payments made by Lessee to Lessor. Lessor shall, in addition, return to Lessee so much of Lessee’s Security Deposit as has not been, or is not then required to be, used by Lessor.
     9.8 Waive Statutes. Lessor and Lessee agree that the terms of this Lease shall govern the effect of any damage to or destruction of the Premises with respect to the termination of this Lease and hereby waive the provisions of any present or future statute to the extent inconsistent herewith.
10. Real Property Taxes.
     10.1 Definitions.
          (a) “Real Property Taxes.” As used herein, the term “Real Property Taxes” shall include any form of assessment; real estate, general, special, ordinary or extraordinary, or rental levy or tax (other than inheritance, personal income or estate taxes); improvement bond; and/or license fee imposed upon or levied against any legal or equitable interest of Lessor in the Project, Lessor’s right to other income therefrom, and/or Lessor’s business of leasing, by any authority having the direct or indirect power to tax and where the funds are generated with reference to the Project address and where the proceeds so generated are to be applied by the city, county or other local taxing authority of a jurisdiction within which the Project is located. The term “Real Property Taxes” shall also include any tax, fee, levy, assessment or charge, or any increase therein: (i) imposed by reason of events occurring during the term of this Lease, including but not limited to, a change in the ownership of the Project, (ii) a change in the improvements thereon, and/or (iii) levied or assessed on machinery or equipment provided by Lessor to Lessee pursuant to this Lease.
          (b) “Base Real Property Taxes.” As used herein, the term “Base Real Property Taxes” shall be the amount of Real Property Taxes, which are assessed against the Premises, Building, Project or Common Areas in the calendar year during which the Lease is executed. In calculating Real Property Taxes for any calendar year, the Real Property Taxes for any real estate tax year shall be included in the calculation of Real Property Taxes for such calendar year based upon the number of days which such calendar year and tax year have in common.
     10.2 Payment of Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 10.3, Lessor shall pay the Real Property Taxes applicable to the Project, and said payments shall be included in the calculation of Common Area Operating Expenses in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4.2.
     10.3 Additional Improvements. Common Area Operating Expenses shall not include Real Property Taxes specified in the tax assessor’s records and work sheets as being caused by additional improvements placed upon the Project by other lessees or by Lessor for the exclusive enjoyment of such other lessees. Notwithstanding Paragraph 10.2 hereof, Lessee shall, however, pay to Lessor at the time Common Area Operating
         
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Expenses are payable under Paragraph 4.2, the entirety of any increase in Real Property Taxes if assessed solely by reason of Alterations, Trade Fixtures or Utility Installations placed upon the Premises by Lessee or at Lessee’s request or by reason of any alterations or improvements to the Premises made by Lessor subsequent to the execution of this Lease by the Parties.
     10.4 Joint Assessment. If the Building is not separately assessed, Real Property Taxes allocated to the Building shall be an equitable proportion of the Real Property Taxes for all of the land and improvements included within the tax parcel assessed, such proportion to be determined by Lessor from the respective valuations assigned in the assessor’s work sheets or such other information as may be reasonably available. Lessor’s reasonable determination thereof, in good faith, shall be conclusive.
     10.5 Personal Property Taxes. Lessee shall pay prior to delinquency all taxes assessed against and levied upon Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations, Trade Fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all personal property of Lessee contained in the Premises. When possible, Lessee shall cause its Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations, Trade Fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all other personal property to be assessed and billed separately from the real property of Lessor. If any of Lessee’s said property shall be assessed with Lessor’s real property, Lessee shall pay Lessor the taxes attributable to Lessee’s property within 10 days after receipt of a written statement setting forth the taxes applicable to Lessee’s property.
11. Utilities and Services. Lessee shall pay for all water, gas, heat, light, power, telephone, trash disposal and other utilities and services supplied to the Premises, together with any taxes thereon. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 4.2, if at any time in Lessor’s sole judgment, Lessor determines that Lessee is using a disproportionate amount of water, electricity or other commonly metered utilities, or that Lessee is generating such a large volume of trash as to require an increase in the size of the trash receptacle and/or an increase in the number of times per month that it is emptied, then Lessor may increase Lessee’s Base Rent by an amount equal to such increased costs. There shall be no abatement of Rent and Lessor shall not be liable in any respect whatsoever for the inadequacy, stoppage, interruption or discontinuance of any utility or service due to riot, strike, labor dispute, breakdown, accident, repair or other cause beyond Lessor’s reasonable control or in cooperation with governmental request or directions.
12. Assignment and Subletting.
     12.1 Lessor’s Consent Required.
          (a) Lessee shall not voluntarily or by operation of law assign, transfer, mortgage or encumber (collectively, “assign or assignment” ) or sublet all or any part of Lessee’s interest in this Lease or in the Premises without Lessor’s prior written consent.
          (b) Unless Lessee is a corporation and its stock is publicly traded on a national stock exchange, a change in the control of Lessee shall constitute an assignment requiring consent. The transfer, on a cumulative basis, of 25% or more of the voting control of Lessee shall constitute a change in control for this purpose.
          (c) The involvement of Lessee or its assets in any transaction, or series of transactions (by way of merger, sale, acquisition, financing, transfer, leveraged buy-out or otherwise), whether or not a formal assignment or hypothecation of this Lease or Lessee’s assets occurs, which results or will result in a reduction of the Net Worth of Lessee by an amount greater than 25% of such Net Worth as it was represented at the time of the execution of this Lease or at the time of the most recent assignment to which Lessor has consented, or as it exists immediately prior to said transaction or transactions constituting such reduction, whichever was or is greater, shall be considered an assignment of this Lease to which Lessor may withhold its consent. “Net Worth of Lessee” shall mean the net worth of Lessee (excluding any guarantors) established under generally accepted accounting principles.
          (d) An assignment or subletting without consent shall, at Lessor’s option, be a Default curable after notice per Paragraph 13.1(c), or a noncurable Breach without the necessity of any notice and grace period. If Lessor elects to treat such unapproved assignment or subletting as a noncurable Breach, Lessor may either: (i) terminate this Lease, or (ii) upon 30 days written notice, increase the monthly Base Rent to 110% of the Base Rent then in effect. Further, in the event of such Breach and rental adjustment, (i) the purchase price of any option to purchase the Premises held by Lessee shall be subject to similar adjustment to 110% of the price previously in effect, and (ii) all fixed and non-fixed rental adjustments scheduled during the remainder of the Lease term shall be increased to 110% of the scheduled adjusted rent.
          (e) Lessee’s remedy for any breach of Paragraph 12.1 by Lessor shall be limited to compensatory damages and/or injunctive relief.
          (f) Lessor may reasonably withhold consent to a proposed assignment or subletting if Lessee is in Default at the time consent is requested.
          (g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, allowing a diminimus portion of the Premises, ie. 20 square feet or less, to be used by a third party vendor in connection with the installation of a vending machine or payphone shall not constitute a subletting.
     12.2 Terms and Conditions Applicable to Assignment and Subletting.
          (a) Regardless of Lessor’s consent, no assignment or subletting shall : (i) be effective without the express written assumption by such assignee or sublessee of the obligations of Lessee under this Lease, (ii) release Lessee of any obligations hereunder, or (iii) alter the primary liability of Lessee for the payment of Rent or for the performance of any other obligations to be performed by Lessee.
          (b) Lessor may accept Rent or performance of Lessee’s obligations from any person other than Lessee pending approval or disapproval of an assignment. Neither a delay in the approval or disapproval of such assignment nor the acceptance of Rent or performance shall constitute a waiver or estoppel of Lessor’s right to exercise its remedies for Lessee’s Default or Breach.
          (c) Lessor’s consent to any assignment or subletting shall not constitute a consent to any subsequent assignment or subletting.
          (d) In the event of any Default or Breach by Lessee, Lessor may proceed directly against Lessee, any Guarantors or anyone else responsible for the performance of Lessee’s obligations under this Lease, including any assignee or sublessee, without first exhausting Lessor’s remedies against any other person or entity responsible therefore to Lessor, or any security held by Lessor.
          (e) Each request for consent to an assignment or subletting shall be in writing, accompanied by information relevant to Lessor’s determination as to the financial and operational responsibility and appropriateness of the proposed assignee or sublessee, including but not limited to the intended use and/or required modification of the Premises, if any, together with a fee of $500 as consideration for Lessor’s considering and processing said request. Lessee agrees to provide Lessor with such other or additional information and/or documentation as may be reasonably requested. (See also Paragraph 36)
          (f) Any assignee of, or sublessee under, this Lease shall, by reason of accepting such assignment, entering into such sublease, or entering into possession of the Premises or any portion thereof, be deemed to have assumed and agreed to conform and comply with each and every term, covenant, condition and obligation herein to be observed or performed by Lessee during the term of said assignment or sublease, other than such obligations as are contrary to or inconsistent with provisions of an assignment or sublease to which Lessor has specifically consented to in writing.
          (g) Lessor’s consent to any assignment or subletting shall not transfer to the assignee or sublessee any Option granted to the original Lessee by this Lease unless such transfer is specifically consented to by Lessor in writing. (See Paragraph 39.2)
     12.3 Additional Terms and Conditions Applicable to Subletting. The following terms and conditions shall apply to any subletting by Lessee of all or any part of the Premises and shall be deemed included in all subleases under this Lease whether or not expressly incorporated therein:
          (a) Lessee hereby assigns and transfers to Lessor all of Lessee’s interest in all Rent payable on any sublease, and Lessor may collect such Rent and apply same toward Lessee’s obligations under this Lease; provided, however, that until a Breach shall occur in the performance of Lessee’s obligations, Lessee may collect said Rent. In the event that the amount collected by Lessor exceeds Lessee’s then outstanding obligations any
         
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such excess shall be refunded to Lessee. Lessor shall not, by reason of the foregoing or any assignment of such sublease, nor by reason of the collection of Rent, be deemed liable to the sublessee for any failure of Lessee to perform and comply with any of Lessee’s obligations to such sublessee. Lessee hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs any such sublessee, upon receipt of a written notice from Lessor stating that a Breach exists in the performance of Lessee’s obligations under this Lease, to pay to Lessor all Rent due and to become due under the sublease. Sublessee shall rely upon any such notice from Lessor and shall pay all Rents to Lessor without any obligation or right to inquire as to whether such Breach exists, notwithstanding any claim from Lessee to the contrary.
          (b) In the event of a Breach by Lessee, Lessor may, at its option, require sublessee to attorn to Lessor, in which event Lessor shall undertake the obligations of the sublessor under such sublease from the time of the exercise of said option to the expiration of such sublease; provided, however, Lessor shall not be liable for any prepaid rents or security deposit paid by such sublessee to such sublessor or for any prior Defaults or Breaches of such sublessor.
          (c) Any matter requiring the consent of the sublessor under a sublease shall also require the consent of Lessor.
          (d) No sublessee shall further assign or sublet all or any part of the Premises without Lessor’s prior written consent.
          (e) Lessor shall deliver a copy of any notice of Default or Breach by Lessee to the sublessee, who shall have the right to cure the Default of Lessee within the grace period, if any, specified in such notice. The sublessee shall have a right of reimbursement and offset from and against Lessee for any such Defaults cured by the sublessee.
13. Default; Breach; Remedies.
     13.1 Default; Breach. A “Default” is defined as a failure by the Lessee to comply with or perform any of the terms, covenants, conditions or Rules and Regulations under this Lease. A “Breach” is defined as the occurrence of one or more of the following Defaults, and the failure of Lessee to cure such Default within any applicable grace period:
          (a) The abandonment of the Premises; or the vacating of the Premises without providing a commercially reasonable level of security, or where the coverage of the property insurance described in Paragraph 8.3 is jeopardized as a result thereof, or without providing reasonable assurances to minimize potential vandalism.
          (b) The failure of Lessee to make any payment of Rent or any Security Deposit required to be made by Lessee hereunder, whether to Lessor or to a third party, when due, to provide reasonable evidence of insurance or surety bond, or to fulfill any obligation under this Lease which endangers or threatens life or property, where such failure continues for a period of 3 business days following written notice to Lessee.
          (c) The commission of waste, act or acts constituting public or private nuisance, and/or an illegal activity on the Premises by Lessee, where such actions continue for a period of 3 business days following written notice to Lessee.
          (d) The failure by Lessee to provide (i) reasonable written evidence of compliance with Applicable Requirements, (ii) the service contracts, (iii) the rescission of an unauthorized assignment or subletting, (iv) an Estoppel Certificate, (v) a requested subordination, (vi) evidence concerning any guaranty and/or Guarantor, (vii) any document requested under Paragraph 41, (viii) material data safety sheets (MSDS), or (ix) any other documentation or information which Lessor may reasonably require of Lessee under the terms of this Lease, where any such failure continues for a period of 10 days following written notice to Lessee.
          (e) A Default by Lessee as to the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of this Lease, or of the rules adopted under Paragraph 2.9 hereof, other than those described in subparagraphs 13.1(a), (b), (c) or (d), above, where such Default continues for a period of 30 days after written notice; provided, however, that if the nature of Lessee’s Default is such that more than 30 days are reasonably required for its cure, then it shall not be deemed to be a Breach if Lessee commences such cure within said 30 day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes such cure to completion.
          (f) The occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the making of any general arrangement or assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) becoming a “debtor” as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101 or any successor statute thereto (unless, in the case of a petition filed against Lessee, the same is dismissed within 60 days); (iii) the appointment of a trustee or receiver to take possession of substantially all of Lessee’s assets located at the Premises or of Lessee’s interest in this Lease, where possession is not restored to Lessee within 30 days; or (iv) the attachment, execution or other judicial seizure of substantially all of Lessee’s assets located at the Premises or of Lessee’s interest in this Lease, where such seizure is not discharged within 30 days; provided, however, in the event that any provision of this subparagraph is contrary to any applicable law, such provision shall be of no force or effect, and not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.
          (f) The discovery that any financial statement of Lessee or of any Guarantor given to Lessor was materially false.
          (g) If the performance of Lessee’s obligations under this Lease is guaranteed: (i) the death of a Guarantor, (ii) the termination of a Guarantor’s liability with respect to this Lease other than in accordance with the terms of such guaranty, (iii) a Guarantor’s becoming insolvent or the subject of a bankruptcy filing, (iv) a Guarantor’s refusal to honor the guaranty, or (v) a Guarantor’s breach of its guaranty obligation on an anticipatory basis, and Lessee’s failure, within 60 days following written notice of any such event, to provide written alternative assurance or security, which, when coupled with the then existing resources of Lessee, equals or exceeds the combined financial resources of Lessee and the Guarantors that existed at the time of execution of this Lease.
     13.2 Remedies. If Lessee fails to perform any of its affirmative duties or obligations, within 10 days after written notice (or in case of an emergency, without notice), Lessor may, at its option, perform such duty or obligation on Lessee’s behalf, including but not limited to the obtaining of reasonably required bonds, insurance policies, or governmental licenses, permits or approvals. Lessee shall pay to Lessor an amount equal to 115% of the costs and expenses incurred by Lessor in such performance upon receipt of an invoice therefor. In the event of a Breach, Lessor may, with or without further notice or demand, and without limiting Lessor in the exercise of any right or remedy which Lessor may have by reason of such Breach:
     (a) Terminate Lessee’s right to possession of the Premises by any lawful means, in which case this Lease shall terminate and Lessee shall immediately surrender possession to Lessor. In such event Lessor shall be entitled to recover from Lessee: (i) the unpaid Rent which had been earned at the time of termination; (ii) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid rent which would have been earned after termination until the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that the Lessee proves could have been reasonably avoided; (iii) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid rent for the balance of the term after the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that the Lessee proves could be reasonably avoided; and (iv) any other amount necessary to compensate Lessor for all the detriment proximately caused by the Lessee’s failure to perform its obligations under this Lease or which in the ordinary course of things would be likely to result therefrom, including but not limited to the cost of recovering possession of the Premises, expenses of reletting, including necessary renovation and alteration of the Premises, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and that portion of any leasing commission paid by Lessor in connection with this Lease applicable to the unexpired term of this Lease. The worth at the time of award of the amount referred to in provision (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be computed by discounting such amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of the District within which the Premises are located at the time of award plus one percent. Efforts by Lessor to mitigate damages caused by Lessee’s Breach of this Lease shall not waive Lessor’s right to recover damages under Paragraph 12. If termination of this Lease is obtained through the provisional remedy of unlawful detainer, Lessor shall have the right to recover in such proceeding any unpaid Rent and damages as are recoverable therein, or Lessor may reserve the right to recover all or any part thereof in a separate suit. If a notice and grace period required under Paragraph 13.1 was not previously given, a notice to pay rent or quit, or to perform or quit given to Lessee under the unlawful detainer statute shall also constitute the notice required by Paragraph 13.1. In such case, the applicable grace period required by Paragraph 13.1 and the unlawful detainer statute shall run concurrently, and the failure of Lessee to cure the Default within the greater of the two such grace
         
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periods shall constitute both an unlawful detainer and a Breach of this Lease entitling Lessor to the remedies provided for in this Lease and/or by said statute.
          (b) Continue the Lease and Lessee’s right to possession and recover the Rent as it becomes due, in which event Lessee may sublet or assign, subject only to reasonable limitations. Acts of maintenance, efforts to relet, and/or the appointment of a receiver to protect the Lessor’s interests, shall not constitute a termination of the Lessee’s right to possession.
          (c) Pursue any other remedy now or hereafter available under the laws or judicial decisions of the state wherein the Premises are located. The expiration or termination of this Lease and/or the termination of Lessee’s right to possession shall not relieve Lessee from liability under any indemnity provisions of this Lease as to matters occurring or accruing during the term hereof or by reason of Lessee’s occupancy of the Premises.
     13.3 Inducement Recapture. Any agreement for free or abated rent or other charges, or for the giving or paying by Lessor to or for Lessee of any cash or other bonus, inducement or consideration for Lessee’s entering into this Lease, all of which concessions are hereinafter referred to as “Inducement Provisions” , shall be deemed conditioned upon Lessee’s full and faithful performance of all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease. Upon Breach of this Lease by Lessee, any such Inducement Provision shall automatically be deemed deleted from this Lease and of no further force or effect, and any rent, other charge, bonus, inducement or consideration theretofore abated, given or paid by Lessor under such an Inducement Provision shall be immediately due and payable by Lessee to Lessor, notwithstanding any subsequent cure of said Breach by Lessee. The acceptance by Lessor of rent or the cure of the Breach which initiated the operation of this paragraph shall not be deemed a waiver by Lessor of the provisions of this paragraph unless specifically so stated in writing by Lessor at the time of such acceptance.
     13.4 Late Charges. Lessee hereby acknowledges that late payment by Lessee of Rent will cause Lessor to incur costs not contemplated by this Lease, the exact amount of which will be extremely difficult to ascertain. Such costs include, but are not limited to, processing and accounting charges, and late charges which may be imposed upon Lessor by any Lender. Accordingly, if any Rent shall not be received by Lessor within 5 days after such amount shall be due, then, without any requirement for notice to Lessee, Lessee shall immediately pay to Lessor a one-time late charge equal to 10% of each such overdue amount or $100, whichever is greater. The parties hereby agree that such late charge represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the costs Lessor will incur by reason of such late payment. Acceptance of such late charge by Lessor shall in no event constitute a waiver of Lessee’s Default or Breach with respect to such overdue amount, nor prevent the exercise of any of the other rights and remedies granted hereunder. In the event that a late charge is payable hereunder, whether or not collected, for 3 consecutive installments of Base Rent, then notwithstanding any provision of this Lease to the contrary, Base Rent shall, at Lessor’s option, become due and payable quarterly in advance.
     13.5 Interest. Any monetary payment due Lessor hereunder, other than late charges, not received by Lessor, when due as to scheduled payments (such as Base Rent) or within 30 days following the date on which it was due for non-scheduled payment, shall bear interest from the date when due, as to scheduled payments, or the 31st day after it was due as to non-scheduled payments. The interest ( “Interest” ) charged shall be computed at the rate of 10% per annum but shall not exceed the maximum rate allowed by law. Interest is payable in addition to the potential late charge provided for in Paragraph 13.4.
     13.6 Breach by Lessor.
          (a) Notice of Breach. Lessor shall not be deemed in breach of this Lease unless Lessor fails within a reasonable time to perform an obligation required to be performed by Lessor. For purposes of this Paragraph, a reasonable time shall in no event be less than 30 days after receipt by Lessor, and any Lender whose name and address shall have been furnished Lessee in writing for such purpose, of written notice specifying wherein such obligation of Lessor has not been performed; provided, however, that if the nature of Lessor’s obligation is such that more than 30 days are reasonably required for its performance, then Lessor shall not be in breach if performance is commenced within such 30 day period and thereafter diligently pursued to completion.
          (b) Performance by Lessee on Behalf of Lessor. In the event that neither Lessor nor Lender cures said breach within 30 days after receipt of said notice, or if having commenced said cure they do not diligently pursue it to completion, then Lessee may elect to cure said breach at Lessee’s expense and offset from Rent the actual and reasonable cost to perform such cure, provided however, that such offset shall not exceed an amount equal to the greater of one month’s Base Rent or the Security Deposit, reserving Lessee’s right to reimbursement from Lessor for any such expense in excess of such offset. Lessee shall document the cost of said cure and supply said documentation to Lessor.
14. Condemnation. If the Premises or any portion thereof are taken under the power of eminent domain or sold under the threat of the exercise of said power (collectively “Condemnation” ), this Lease shall terminate as to the part taken as of the date the condemning authority takes title or possession, whichever first occurs. If more than 10% of the floor area of the Unit, or more than 25% of Lessee’s Reserved Parking Spaces, is taken by Condemnation, Lessee may, at Lessee’s option, to be exercised in writing within 10 days after Lessor shall have given Lessee written notice of such taking (or in the absence of such notice, within 10 days after the condemning authority shall have taken possession) terminate this Lease as of the date the condemning authority takes such possession. If Lessee does not terminate this Lease in accordance with the foregoing, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect as to the portion of the Premises remaining, except that the Base Rent shall be reduced in proportion to the reduction in utility of the Premises caused by such Condemnation. Condemnation awards and/or payments shall be the property of Lessor, whether such award shall be made as compensation for diminution in value of the leasehold, the value of the part taken, or for severance damages; provided, however, that Lessee shall be entitled to any compensation for Lessee’s relocation expenses, loss of business goodwill and/or Trade Fixtures, without regard to whether or not this Lease is terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph. All Alterations and Utility Installations made to the Premises by Lessee, for purposes of Condemnation only, shall be considered the property of the Lessee and Lessee shall be entitled to any and all compensation which is payable therefor. In the event that this Lease is not terminated by reason of the Condemnation, Lessor shall repair any damage to the Premises caused by such Condemnation.
15. Brokerage Fees.
     15.1 Additional Commission. In addition to the payments owed pursuant to Paragraph 1.10 above, and unless Lessor and the Brokers otherwise agree in writing, Lessor agrees that: (a) if Lessee exercises any Option, (b) if Lessee acquires from Lessor any rights to the Premises or other premises owned by Lessor and located within the Project, (c) if Lessee remains in possession of the Premises, with the consent of Lessor, after the expiration of this Lease, or (d) if Base Rent is increased, whether by agreement or operation of an escalation clause herein, then, Lessor shall pay Brokers a fee in accordance with the schedule of the Brokers in effect at the time of the execution of this Lease.
     15.2 Assumption of Obligations. Any buyer or transferee of Lessor’s interest in this Lease shall be deemed to have assumed Lessor’s obligation hereunder. Brokers shall be third party beneficiaries of the provisions of Paragraphs 1.10, 15, 22 and 31. If Lessor fails to pay to Brokers any amounts due as and for brokerage fees pertaining to this Lease when due, then such amounts shall accrue Interest. In addition, if Lessor fails to pay any amounts to Lessee’s Broker when due, Lessee’s Broker may send written notice to Lessor and Lessee of such failure and if Lessor fails to pay such amounts within 10 days after said notice, Lessee shall pay said monies to its Broker and offset such amounts against Rent. In addition, Lessee’s Broker shall be deemed to be a third party beneficiary of any commission agreement entered into by and/or between Lessor and Lessor’s Broker for the limited purpose of collecting any brokerage fee owed.
     15.3 Representations and Indemnities of Broker Relationships. Lessee and Lessor each represent and warrant to the other that it has had no dealings with any person, firm, broker or finder (other than the Brokers, if any) in connection with this Lease, and that no one other than said named Brokers is entitled to any commission or finder’s fee in connection herewith. Lessee and Lessor do each hereby agree to indemnify, protect, defend and hold the other harmless from and against liability for compensation or charges which may be claimed by any such unnamed broker, finder or
         
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other similar party by reason of any dealings or actions of the indemnifying Party, including any costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred with respect thereto.
16. Estoppel Certificates.
          (a) Each Party (as “Responding Party” ) shall within 10 days after written notice from the other Party (the “Requesting Party” ) execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Requesting Party a statement in writing in form similar to the then most current “Estoppel Certificate” form published by the AIR Commercial Real Estate Association, plus such additional information, confirmation and/or statements as may be reasonably requested by the Requesting Party.
          (b) If the Responding Party shall fail to execute or deliver the Estoppel Certificate within such 10 day period, the Requesting Party may execute an Estoppel Certificate stating that: (i) the Lease is in full force and effect without modification except as may be represented by the Requesting Party, (ii) there are no uncured defaults in the Requesting Party’s performance, and (iii) if Lessor is the Requesting Party, not more than one month’s rent has been paid in advance. Prospective purchasers and encumbrancers may rely upon the Requesting Party’s Estoppel Certificate, and the Responding Party shall be estopped from denying the truth of the facts contained in said Certificate.
          (c) If Lessor desires to finance, refinance, or sell the Premises, or any part thereof, Lessee and all Guarantors shall deliver to any potential lender or purchaser designated by Lessor such financial statements as may be reasonably required by such lender or purchaser, including but not limited to Lessee’s financial statements for the past 3 years. All such financial statements shall be received by Lessor and such lender or purchaser in confidence and shall be used only for the purposes herein set forth.
17. Definition of Lessor. The term “Lessor” as used herein shall mean the owner or owners at the time in question of the fee title to the Premises, or, if this is a sublease, of the Lessee’s interest in the prior lease. In the event of a transfer of Lessor’s title or interest in the Premises or this Lease, Lessor shall deliver to the transferee or assignee (in cash or by credit) any unused Security Deposit held by Lessor. Except as provided in Paragraph 15, upon such transfer or assignment and delivery of the Security Deposit, as aforesaid, the prior Lessor shall be relieved of all liability with respect to the obligations and/or covenants under this Lease thereafter to be performed by the Lessor. Subject to the foregoing, the obligations and/or covenants in this Lease to be performed by the Lessor shall be binding only upon the Lessor as hereinabove defined.
18. Severability. The invalidity of any provision of this Lease, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall in no way affect the validity of any other provision hereof.
19. Days. Unless otherwise specifically indicated to the contrary, the word “days” as used in this Lease shall mean and refer to calendar days.
20. Limitation on Liability. The obligations of Lessor under this Lease shall not constitute personal obligations of Lessor, or its partners, members, directors, officers or shareholders, and Lessee shall look to the Premises, and to no other assets of Lessor, for the satisfaction of any liability of Lessor with respect to this Lease, and shall not seek recourse against Lessor’s partners, members, directors, officers or shareholders, or any of their personal assets for such satisfaction.
21. Time of Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of all obligations to be performed or observed by the Parties under this Lease.
22. No Prior or Other Agreements; Broker Disclaimer. This Lease contains all agreements between the Parties with respect to any matter mentioned herein, and no other prior or contemporaneous agreement or understanding shall be effective. Lessor and Lessee each represents and warrants to the Brokers that it has made, and is relying solely upon, its own investigation as to the nature, quality, character and financial responsibility of the other Party to this Lease and as to the use, nature, quality and character of the Premises. Brokers have no responsibility with respect thereto or with respect to any default or breach hereof by either Party. The liability (including court costs and attorneys’ fees), of any Broker with respect to negotiation, execution, delivery or performance by either Lessor or Lessee under this Lease or any amendment or modification hereto shall be limited to an amount up to the fee received by such Broker pursuant to this Lease; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation on each Broker’s liability shall not be applicable to any gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Broker.
23. Notices.
     23.1 Notice Requirements. All notices required or permitted by this Lease or applicable law shall be in writing and may be delivered in person (by hand or by courier) or may be sent by regular, certified or registered mail or U.S. Postal Service Express Mail, with postage prepaid, or by facsimile transmission, and shall be deemed sufficiently given if served in a manner specified in this Paragraph 23. The addresses noted adjacent to a Party’s signature on this Lease shall be that Party’s address for delivery or mailing of notices. Either Party may by written notice to the other specify a different address for notice, except that upon Lessee’s taking possession of the Premises, the Premises shall constitute Lessee’s address for notice. A copy of all notices to Lessor shall be concurrently transmitted to such party or parties at such addresses as Lessor may from time to time hereafter designate in writing.
     23.2 Date of Notice. Any notice sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, shall be deemed given on the date of delivery shown on the receipt card, or if no delivery date is shown, the postmark thereon. If sent by regular mail the notice shall be deemed given 72 hours after the same is addressed as required herein and mailed with postage prepaid. Notices delivered by United States Express Mail or overnight courier that guarantee next day delivery shall be deemed given 24 hours after delivery of the same to the Postal Service or courier. Notices transmitted by facsimile transmission or similar means shall be deemed delivered upon telephone confirmation of receipt (confirmation report from fax machine is sufficient), provided a copy is also delivered via delivery or mail. If notice is received on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, it shall be deemed received on the next business day.
24. Waivers. No waiver by Lessor of the Default or Breach of any term, covenant or condition hereof by Lessee, shall be deemed a waiver of any other term, covenant or condition hereof, or of any subsequent Default or Breach by Lessee of the same or of any other term, covenant or condition hereof. Lessor’s consent to, or approval of, any act shall not be deemed to render unnecessary the obtaining of Lessor’s consent to, or approval of, any subsequent or similar act by Lessee, or be construed as the basis of an estoppel to enforce the provision or provisions of this Lease requiring such consent. The acceptance of Rent by Lessor shall not be a waiver of any Default or Breach by Lessee. Any payment by Lessee may be accepted by Lessor on account of monies or damages due Lessor, notwithstanding any qualifying statements or conditions made by Lessee in connection therewith, which such statements and/or conditions shall be of no force or effect whatsoever unless specifically agreed to in writing by Lessor at or before the time of deposit of such payment.
25. Disclosures Regarding The Nature of a Real Estate Agency Relationship.
     (a) When entering into a discussion with a real estate agent regarding a real estate transaction, a Lessor or Lessee should from the outset understand what type of agency relationship or representation it has with the agent or agents in the transaction. Lessor and Lessee acknowledge being advised by the Brokers in this transaction, as follows:
          (i) Lessor’s Agent . A Lessor’s agent under a listing agreement with the Lessor acts as the agent for the Lessor only. A Lessor’s agent or subagent has the following affirmative obligations: To the Lessor : A fiduciary duty of utmost care, integrity, honesty, and loyalty in dealings with the Lessor. To the Lessee and the Lessor : a. Diligent exercise of reasonable skills and care in performance of the agent’s duties. b. A duty of honest and fair dealing and good faith. c. A duty to disclose all facts known to the agent materially affecting the value or desirability of the property that are not known to, or within the diligent attention and observation of, the Parties. An agent is not obligated to reveal to either Party any confidential information obtained from the other Party which does not involve the affirmative duties set forth above.
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agent, even if by agreement the agent may receive compensation for services rendered, either in full or in part from the Lessor. An agent acting only for a Lessee has the following affirmative obligations. To the Lessee : A fiduciary duty of utmost care, integrity, honesty, and loyalty in dealings with the Lessee. To the Lessee and the Lessor : a. Diligent exercise of reasonable skills and care in performance of the agent’s duties. b. A duty of honest and fair dealing and good faith. c. A duty to disclose all facts known to the agent materially affecting the value or desirability of the property that are not known to, or within the diligent attention and observation of, the Parties. An agent is not obligated to reveal to either Party any confidential information obtained from the other Party which does not involve the affirmative duties set forth above.
          ` (iii) Agent Representing Both Lessor and Lessee . A real estate agent, either acting directly or through one or more associate licenses, can legally be the agent of both the Lessor and the Lessee in a transaction, but only with the knowledge and consent of both the Lessor and the Lessee. In a dual agency situation, the agent has the following affirmative obligations to both the Lessor and the Lessee: a. A fiduciary duty of utmost care, integrity, honesty and loyalty in the dealings with either Lessor or the Lessee. b. Other duties to the Lessor and the Lessee as stated above in subparagraphs (i) or (ii). In representing both Lessor and Lessee, the agent may not without the express permission of the respective Party, disclose to the other Party that the Lessor will accept rent in an amount less than that indicated in the listing or that the Lessee is willing to pay a higher rent than that offered. The above duties of the agent in a real estate transaction do not relieve a Lessor or Lessee from the responsibility to protect their own interests. Lessor and Lessee should carefully read all agreements to assure that they adequately express their understanding of the transaction. A real estate agent is a person qualified to advise about real estate. If legal or tax advice is desired, consult a competent professional.
     (b) Brokers have no responsibility with respect to any default or breach hereof by either Party. The Parties agree that no lawsuit or other legal proceeding involving any breach of duty, error or omission relating to this Lease may be brought against Broker more than one year after the Start Date and that the liability (including court costs and attorneys’ fees), of any Broker with respect to any such lawsuit and/or legal proceeding shall not exceed the fee received by such Broker pursuant to this Lease; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation on each Broker’s liability shall not be applicable to any gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Broker.
     (c) Buyer and Seller agree to identify to Brokers as “Confidential” any communication or information given Brokers that is considered by such Party to be confidential.
26. No Right To Holdover. Lessee has no right to retain possession of the Premises or any part thereof beyond the expiration or termination of this Lease. In the event that Lessee holds over, then the Base Rent shall be increased to 150% of the Base Rent applicable immediately preceding the expiration or termination. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as consent by Lessor to any holding over by Lessee.
27. Cumulative Remedies. No remedy or election hereunder shall be deemed exclusive but shall, wherever possible, be cumulative with all other remedies at law or in equity.
28. Covenants and Conditions; Construction of Agreement. All provisions of this Lease to be observed or performed by Lessee are both covenants and conditions. In construing this Lease, all headings and titles are for the convenience of the Parties only and shall not be considered a part of this Lease. Whenever required by the context, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. This Lease shall not be construed as if prepared by one of the Parties, but rather according to its fair meaning as a whole, as if both Parties had prepared it.
29. Binding Effect; Choice of Law. This Lease shall be binding upon the parties, their personal representatives, successors and assigns and be governed by the laws of the State in which the Premises are located. Any litigation between the Parties hereto concerning this Lease shall be initiated in the county in which the Premises are located.
30. Subordination; Attornment; Non-Disturbance.
     30.1 Subordination. This Lease and any Option granted hereby shall be subject and subordinate to any ground lease, mortgage, deed of trust, or other hypothecation or security device (collectively, “Security Device” ), now or hereafter placed upon the Premises, to any and all advances made on the security thereof, and to all renewals, modifications, and extensions thereof. Lessee agrees that the holders of any such Security Devices (in this Lease together referred to as “Lender” ) shall have no liability or obligation to perform any of the obligations of Lessor under this Lease. Any Lender may elect to have this Lease and/or any Option granted hereby superior to the lien of its Security Device by giving written notice thereof to Lessee, whereupon this Lease and such Options shall be deemed prior to such Security Device, notwithstanding the relative dates of the documentation or recordation thereof.
     30.2 Attornment. In the event that Lessor transfers title to the Premises, or the Premises are acquired by another upon the foreclosure or termination of a Security Devise to which this Lease is subordinated (i) Lessee shall, subject to the non-disturbance provisions of Paragraph 30.3, attorn to such new owner, and upon request, enter into a new lease, containing all of the terms and provisions of this Lease, with such new owner for the remainder of the term hereof, or, at the election of the new owner, this Lease will automatically become a new lease between Lessee and such new owner, and (ii) Lessor shall thereafter be relieved of any further obligations hereunder and such new owner shall assume all of Lessor’s obligations, except that such new owner shall not: (a) be liable for any act or omission of any prior lessor or with respect to events occurring prior to acquisition of ownership; (b) be subject to any offsets or defenses which Lessee might have against any prior lessor, (c) be bound by prepayment of more than one month’s rent, or (d) be liable for the return of any security deposit paid to any prior lessor.
     30.3 Non-Disturbance. With respect to Security Devices entered into by Lessor after the execution of this Lease, Lessee’s subordination of this Lease shall be subject to receiving a commercially reasonable non-disturbance agreement (a “Non-Disturbance Agreement” ) from the Lender which Non-Disturbance Agreement provides that Lessee’s possession of the Premises, and this Lease, including any options to extend the term hereof, will not be disturbed so long as Lessee is not in Breach hereof and attorns to the record owner of the Premises. Further, within 60 days after the execution of this Lease, Lessor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a Non-Disturbance Agreement from the holder of any pre-existing Security Device which is secured by the Premises. In the event that Lessor is unable to provide the Non-Disturbance Agreement within said 60 days, then Lessee may, at Lessee’s option, directly contact Lender and attempt to negotiate for the execution and delivery of a Non-Disturbance Agreement.
     30.4 Self-Executing. The agreements contained in this Paragraph 30 shall be effective without the execution of any further documents; provided, however, that, upon written request from Lessor or a Lender in connection with a sale, financing or refinancing of the Premises, Lessee and Lessor shall execute such further writings as may be reasonably required to separately document any subordination, attornment and/or Non-Disturbance Agreement provided for herein.
31. Attorneys’ Fees. If any Party or Broker brings an action or proceeding involving the Premises whether founded in tort, contract or equity, or to declare rights hereunder, the Prevailing Party (as hereafter defined) in any such proceeding, action, or appeal thereon, shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees. Such fees may be awarded in the same suit or recovered in a separate suit, whether or not such action or proceeding is pursued to decision or judgment. The term, “Prevailing Party” shall include, without limitation, a Party or Broker who substantially obtains or defeats the relief sought, as the case may be, whether by compromise, settlement, judgment, or the abandonment by the other Party or Broker of its claim or defense. The attorneys’ fees award shall not be computed in accordance with any court fee schedule, but shall be such as to fully reimburse all attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred. In addition, Lessor shall be entitled to attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred in the preparation and service of notices of Default and consultations in connection therewith, whether or not a legal action is subsequently commenced in connection with such Default or resulting Breach ($200 is a reasonable minimum per occurrence for such services and consultation).
32. Lessor’s Access; Showing Premises; Repairs. Showing Premises; Repairs. Lessor and Lessor’s agents shall have the right to enter the Premises at any time, in the case of an emergency, and otherwise at reasonable times after reasonable prior notice for the purpose of showing the same
         
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to prospective purchasers, lenders, or tenants, and making such alterations, repairs, improvements or additions to the Premises as Lessor may deem necessary or desirable and the erecting, using and maintaining of utilities, services, pipes and conduits through the Premises and/or other premises as long as there is no material adverse effect on Lessee’s use of the Premises. All such activities shall be without abatement of rent or liability to Lessee.
33. Auctions. Lessee shall not conduct, nor permit to be conducted, any auction upon the Premises without Lessor’s prior written consent. Lessor shall not be obligated to exercise any standard of reasonableness in determining whether to permit an auction.
34. Signs. Lessor may place on the Premises ordinary “For Sale” signs at any time and ordinary “For Lease” signs during the last 6 months of the term hereof. Except for ordinary “For Sublease” signs which may be placed only on the Premises, Lessee shall not place any sign upon the Project without Lessor’s prior written consent. All signs must comply with all Applicable Requirements.
35. Termination; Merger. Unless specifically stated otherwise in writing by Lessor, the voluntary or other surrender of this Lease by Lessee, the mutual termination or cancellation hereof, or a termination hereof by Lessor for Breach by Lessee, shall automatically terminate any sublease or lesser estate in the Premises; provided, however, that Lessor may elect to continue any one or all existing subtenancies. Lessor’s failure within 10 days following any such event to elect to the contrary by written notice to the holder of any such lesser interest, shall constitute Lessor’s election to have such event constitute the termination of such interest.
36. Consents. Except as otherwise provided herein, wherever in this Lease the consent of a Party is required to an act by or for the other Party, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Lessor’s actual reasonable costs and expenses (including but not limited to architects’, attorneys’, engineers’ and other consultants’ fees) incurred in the consideration of, or response to, a request by Lessee for any Lessor consent, including but not limited to consents to an assignment, a subletting or the presence or use of a Hazardous Substance, shall be paid by Lessee upon receipt of an invoice and supporting documentation therefor. Lessor’s consent to any act, assignment or subletting shall not constitute an acknowledgment that no Default or Breach by Lessee of this Lease exists, nor shall such consent be deemed a waiver of any then existing Default or Breach, except as may be otherwise specifically stated in writing by Lessor at the time of such consent. The failure to specify herein any particular condition to Lessor’s consent shall not preclude the imposition by Lessor at the time of consent of such further or other conditions as are then reasonable with reference to the particular matter for which consent is being given. In the event that either Party disagrees with any determination made by the other hereunder and reasonably requests the reasons for such determination, the determining party shall furnish its reasons in writing and in reasonable detail within 10 business days following such request.
37. Guarantor.
     37.1 Execution. The Guarantors, if any, shall each execute a guaranty in the form most recently published by the AIR Commercial Real Estate Association,.
     37.2 Default. It shall constitute a Default of the Lessee if any Guarantor fails or refuses, upon request to provide: (a) evidence of the execution of the guaranty, including the authority of the party signing on Guarantor’s behalf to obligate Guarantor, and in the case of a corporate Guarantor, a certified copy of a resolution of its board of directors authorizing the making of such guaranty, (b) current financial statements, (c) an Estoppel Certificate, or (d) written confirmation that the guaranty is still in effect.
39. Options. If Lessee is granted an option, as defined below, then the following provisions shall apply.
     39.1 Definition. “Option” shall mean: (a) the right to extend the term of or renew this Lease or to extend or renew any lease that Lessee has on other property of Lessor; (b) the right of first refusal or first offer to lease either the Premises or other property of Lessor; (c) the right to purchase or the right of first refusal to purchase the Premises or other property of Lessor.
     39.2 Options Personal To Original Lessee. Any Option granted to Lessee in this Lease is personal to the original Lessee, and cannot be assigned or exercised by anyone other than said original Lessee and only while the original Lessee is in full possession of the Premises and, if requested by Lessor, with Lessee certifying that Lessee has no intention of thereafter assigning or subletting.
     39.3 Multiple Options. In the event that Lessee has any multiple Options to extend or renew this Lease, a later Option cannot be exercised unless the prior Options have been validly exercised.
     39.4 Effect of Default on Options.
          (a) Lessee shall have no right to exercise an Option: (i) during the period commencing with the giving of any notice of Default and continuing until said Default is cured, (ii) during the period of time any Rent is unpaid (without regard to whether notice thereof is given Lessee), (iii) during the time Lessee is in Breach of this Lease, or (iv) in the event that Lessee has been given 3 or more notices of separate Default, whether or not the Defaults are cured, during the 12 month period immediately preceding the exercise of the Option.
          (b) The period of time within which an Option may be exercised shall not be extended or enlarged by reason of Lessee’s inability to exercise an Option because of the provisions of Paragraph 39.4(a).
          (c) An Option shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, notwithstanding Lessee’s due and timely exercise of the Option, if, after such exercise and prior to the commencement of the extended term or completion of the purchase, (i) Lessee fails to pay Rent for a period of 30 days after such Rent becomes due (without any necessity of Lessor to give notice thereof), or (ii) if Lessee commits a Breach of this Lease.
40. Security Measures. Lessee hereby acknowledges that the Rent payable to Lessor hereunder does not include the cost of guard service or other security measures, and that Lessor shall have no obligation whatsoever to provide same. Lessee assumes all responsibility for the protection of the Premises, Lessee, its agents and invitees and their property from the acts of third parties.
41. Reservations. Lessor reserves the right: (i) to grant, without the consent or joinder of Lessee, such easements, rights and dedications that Lessor deems necessary, (ii) to cause the recordation of parcel maps and restrictions, and (iii) to create and/or install new utility raceways, so long as such easements, rights, dedications, maps, restrictions, and utility raceways do not unreasonably interfere with the use of the Premises by Lessee. Lessee agrees to sign any documents reasonably requested by Lessor to effectuate such rights.
42. Performance Under Protest. If at any time a dispute shall arise as to any amount or sum of money to be paid by one Party to the other under the provisions hereof, the Party against whom the obligation to pay the money is asserted shall have the right to make payment “under protest” and such payment shall not be regarded as a voluntary payment and there shall survive the right on the part of said Party to institute suit for recovery of such sum. If it shall be adjudged that there was no legal obligation on the part of said Party to pay such sum or any part thereof, said Party shall be entitled to recover such sum or so much thereof as it was not legally required to pay. A Party who does not initiate suit for the recovery of sums paid “under protest” within 6 months shall be deemed to have waived its right to protest such payment.
43. Authority.; Multiple Parties; Execution.
          (a) If either Party hereto is a corporation, trust, limited liability company, partnership, or similar entity, each individual executing this Lease on behalf of such entity represents and warrants that he or she is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Lease on its behalf. Each Party shall, within 30 days after request, deliver to the other Party satisfactory evidence of such authority.
          (b) If this Lease is executed by more than one person or entity as “Lessee”, each such person or entity shall be jointly and severally liable hereunder. It is agreed that any one of the named Lessees shall be empowered to execute any amendment to this Lease, or other document ancillary thereto and bind all of the named Lessees, and Lessor may rely on the same as if all of the named Lessees had executed such document.
          (c) This Lease may be executed by the Parties in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together
         
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shall constitute one and the same instrument.
44. Conflict. Any conflict between the printed provisions of this Lease and the typewritten or handwritten provisions shall be controlled by the typewritten or handwritten provisions.
45. Offer. Preparation of this Lease by either party or their agent and submission of same to the other Party shall not be deemed an offer to lease to the other Party. This Lease is not intended to be binding until executed and delivered by all Parties hereto.
46. Amendments. This Lease may be modified only in writing, signed by the Parties in interest at the time of the modification. As long as they do not materially change Lessee’s obligations hereunder, Lessee agrees to make such reasonable non-monetary modifications to this Lease as may be reasonably required by a Lender in connection with the obtaining of normal financing or refinancing of the Premises.
47. Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING INVOLVING THE PROPERTY OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.
48. Mediation and Arbitration of Disputes. An Addendum requiring the Mediation and/or the Arbitration of all disputes between the Parties and/or Brokers arising out of this Lease is            is not attached to this Lease.
49. Americans with Disabilities Act. Since compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is dependent upon Lessee’s specific use of the Premises, Lessor makes no warranty or representation as to whether or not the Premises comply with ADA or any similar legislation. In the event that Lessee’s use of the Premises requires modifications or additions to the Premises in order to be in ADA compliance, Lessee agrees to make any such necessary modifications and/or additions at Lessee’s expense.
LESSOR AND LESSEE HAVE CAREFULLY READ AND REVIEWED THIS LEASE AND EACH TERM AND PROVISION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND BY THE EXECUTION OF THIS LEASE SHOW THEIR INFORMED AND VOLUNTARY CONSENT THERETO. THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE THAT, AT THE TIME THIS LEASE IS EXECUTED, THE TERMS OF THIS LEASE ARE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE AND EFFECTUATE THE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF LESSOR AND LESSEE WITH RESPECT TO THE PREMISES.
ATTENTION: NO REPRESENTATION OR RECOMMENDATION IS MADE BY THE AIR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION OR BY ANY BROKER AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY, LEGAL EFFECT, OR TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THIS LEASE OR THE TRANSACTION TO WHICH IT RELATES. THE PARTIES ARE URGED TO:
1. SEEK ADVICE OF COUNSEL AS TO THE LEGAL AND TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THIS LEASE.
2. RETAIN APPROPRIATE CONSULTANTS TO REVIEW AND INVESTIGATE THE CONDITION OF THE PREMISES. SAID INVESTIGATION SHOULD INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: THE POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, THE ZONING OF THE PREMISES, THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, THE CONDITION OF THE ROOF AND OPERATING SYSTEMS, COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND THE SUITABILITY OF THE PREMISES FOR LESSEE’S INTENDED USE.
WARNING: IF THE PREMISES ARE LOCATED IN A STATE OTHER THAN CALIFORNIA, CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE LEASE MAY NEED TO BE REVISED TO COMPLY WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PREMISES ARE LOCATED.
The parties hereto have executed this Lease at the place and on the dates specified above their respective signatures.
                 
Executed at: Cupertino, California       Executed at: North Hollywood, California
On: August 16, 2005       On: August 15, 2005
 
By LESSOR:       By LESSEE:
 
Thomas L. Jackson       Save the World Air, Inc.
 
By:
/s/ Thomas L. Jackson   By: /s/ Eugene E. Eichler
 
           
Name Printed: Thomas L. Jackson       Name Printed: Eugene E. EIchler
Title:
          Title:   President   President
 
             
 
               
By:
          By:    
 
               
Name Printed:       Name Printed:
 
               
Title:
          Title:    
 
               
 
               
         
 
               
Address: 22468 Cupertino Road       Address: 5125 Lankership Boulevard
Cupertino, CA 95014       North Hollywood, CA 91601
 
               
Telephone: (       )         Telephone: (818) 487-8000
 
               
Facsimile: (       )       Facsimile: (818) 487-8003
 
               
Federal ID No.         Federal ID No:  
 
               
         
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BROKER:       BROKER:
 
Colliers International       Colliers International
Att: Brent Dressen       Att: Brent Dressen
Title:
          Title:    
 
           
Address: 8339 Church Street, Suite 101       Address: 8339 Church Street, Suite 101
Gilroy, CA 95020       Gilroy, CA 95020
Telephone: (408 ) 842-7000       Telephone: (408 ) 842-7000
Facsimile:(408 ) 842-1141       Facsimile:(408 ) 842-1141
Federal ID No.         Federal ID No:  
 
               
bautista 080505 bd/pkp
These forms are often modified to meet changing requirements of law and needs of the industry. Always write or call to make sure you are utilizing the most current form: AIR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION, 700 South Flower Street, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90017. (213) 687-8777.
(c)Copyright 1998 By AIR Commercial Real Estate Association. All rights reserved.
No part of these works may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing.
         
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EXHIBIT 10.3
THIS NOTE AND ANY SHARES OF COMMON STOCK INTO WHICH THIS NOTE MAY BE CONVERTED HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR QUALIFIED FOR SALE UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (COLLECTIVELY, “SECURITIES LAWS”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED FOR SALE UNDER ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH SECURITIES LAWS.
     
$    
     
“Subscription Amount”   “Issuance Date”
 
“Holder”
     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Nevada (the “Company”), promises to pay to the order of the holder identified above (together with any subsequent holder hereof, called the “Holder”), at the address of the Holder shown on the books and records of the Company, or at such other place as Holder may direct from time to time, the “Subscription Amount” noted above (the “Loan”), payable in full on July 31, 2006, or at an earlier date as provided herein (the “Maturity Date”). This Note is one of several Notes issued by the Company on one or more Issuance Dates (collectively, the “Notes”).
     The Company agrees to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Subscription Amount from time to time outstanding hereunder at the rate of 9% per year. Interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty-five (365) days and the actual number of days elapsed. Interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof shall accrue on a monthly basis on the last day of each calendar month, commencing on the calendar month following the Issuance Date. Interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof shall be payable quarterly commencing on the last day of the second calendar month after the calendar month of the Issuance Date and continuing on the last day of each third calendar month thereafter until all sums due hereunder have been paid in full. Accrual of interest hereunder shall commence on the Issuance Date.
     Payments of both principal and interest will be made in immediately available funds in lawful money of the United States of America to the Holder at the Investor’s Address.
     The Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
     1. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from all payments of principal and/or interest of this Note any amounts required to be withheld under the applicable

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provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable laws at the time of such payments.
     2. This Note has been issued subject to investment representations of the original Holder hereof and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state and other securities laws. Prior to the due presentment for such transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Company’s Note register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and all other purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The transferee shall be bound, as the original Holder by the same representations and terms described herein and under the Agreement.
     3. a. The Holder or the Company may, at such Holder’s option, at any time convert the principal amount of this Note or any portion thereof, and any interest accrued and unpaid thereon (the “Conversion Amount”), into a number shares of fully paid and non-assessable Common Stock of the Company (the “Conversion Shares”) pursuant to the following formula: the Conversion Amount divided by Seventy Cents ($0.70) (as the same may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Note, the “Conversion Price”). The Holder may exercise the right to convert all or any portion of the Conversion Amount by delivering to the Company (i) an executed and completed notice of conversion in the form attached to this Note (the “Notice of Conversion”) to the Company and (ii) this Note. The business day on which a Notice of Conversion and this Note are delivered to the Company in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be deemed a “Conversion Date”. The Company will transmit the certificates representing Conversion Shares issuable upon such conversion of this Note (together with the certificates representing the amount of this Note not so converted) to the Holder via express courier within ten Business Days after the Conversion Date. No fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of this Note. The amount of any of the Conversion Amount which is less than a whole share of Common Stock shall be paid to the Holder in cash. If the conversion of this Note requires that the Company amend its charter to increase the number of common shares authorized, the conversion may not take place prior to the Company’s completion of that process. Any delay due to such circumstance shall not be an event of default under this Note. The Company shall promptly take any action required to effect such amendments to its charter.
          b. If at any time on or prior to the Maturity Date the Company should either consummate or enter into a “firm commitment” agreement for debt and/or equity financings in a transaction or series of transactions in which the Company would be entitled to receive at least Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) of proceeds before payment of all costs of consummating such transaction or transactions (the “Financing”), the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, elect to require that the Holders of all, but not less than all, of the Notes, convert their respective Notes on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as if each Holder had elected to exercise such Holder’s rights of conversion as provided for herein (the “Mandatory Conversion”). Whether or not the Company obtains the Financing, the Company shall have no obligation to require

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a Mandatory Conversion. Should it elect to exercise its rights to require a Mandatory Conversion, the Company shall promptly so notify the Holder and each holder of the other Notes, but not later than five business days following the Maturity Date. The principal amount of this Note, and any accrued interest thereon, shall be reduced as per that principal amount indicated on the Notice of Conversion upon the proper receipt by the Holder of such Conversion Shares due upon such Notice of Conversion.
     4. The number of Conversion Shares shall be adjusted as follows:
          a. If the Company shall at any time after the Issuance Date subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, the number of Conversion Shares in effect immediately prior to such subdivision shall be proportionately increased, and conversely, in case the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be combined into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately reduced.
          b. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date make, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note shall be proportionately increased; provided, however, that if such record date is fixed and such dividend is not fully paid, or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the number of Conversion Shares shall be recomputed to reflect that such dividend was not fully paid or that such distribution was not fully made.
          c. If the Company at any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the Company other than shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event provision shall be made so that Holder shall receive upon exercise of the conversion right of this Note, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock receivable thereupon, the amount of securities of the Company which Holder would have received had the Conversion Amount of this Note been exercised on the date of such event and had it thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the date of conversion or purchase, retained such securities receivable during such period.
          d. If the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of this Note or option to purchase is changed into the same or a different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by recapitalization, reclassification or otherwise (other than a transaction described elsewhere in Section 4 of this Note), then, and in any such event, each Holder shall have the right thereafter, upon conversion of this Note or purchase pursuant to option to receive the kind and amount of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such reorganization or other change, in an amount equal to the amount that Holder would have been entitled to had it immediately prior to such reorganization, reclassification or change converted this Note, but only to the extent this Note is actually converted, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.

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          e. If at any time the Company proposes (A) the acquisition of the Company by another entity by means of any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, any reorganization, merger, consolidation or stock issuance) that results in the transfer of fifty percent (50%) or more of the then outstanding voting power of the Company; or (B) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, then the Company shall give the Holder ten (10) days notice of the proposed effective date of the transaction. If this Note has not been converted by the effective date of such transaction, this Note shall be exercisable into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property of the Company or of the entity resulting from such merger or acquisition to which such Holder would have been entitled if immediately prior to such acquisition or merger, it had exercised this Note. The provisions of this Section 4(e) shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales or conveyances.
     5. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, upon an Event of Default (as defined below), to pay the principal of, and interest on this Note at the place, time, and rate, and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
     6. Events of Default. Each of the following occurrences is hereby defined as an “Event of Default”:
  (i)   Nonpayment . The Company shall fail to make any payment of principal, interest, or other amounts payable hereunder when and as due; or
 
  (ii)   Dissolutions, etc . The Company or any subsidiary shall fail to comply with any provision concerning its existence or any prohibition against dissolution, liquidation, merger, consolidation or sale of assets; or
 
  (iii)   Noncompliance with this Agreement . The Company shall fail to comply in any material respect with any provision hereof, which failure does not otherwise constitute an Event of Default; or
 
  (iv)   Insolvency . The institution of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Company, which proceedings shall not have been vacated by appropriate court order within sixty (60) days of such institution.
     If one or more “Events of Default” shall occur, then, or at any time thereafter, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) or cured as provided herein, at the option of the Holder, and in the Holder’s sole discretion, the Holder may elect to consider this Note (and all interest through such date) immediately due and payable. In order to so elect, the Holder must deliver written notice of the election and the amount due to the Company via certified mail, return receipt requested, at the Company’s address as set forth herein (or any other

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address provided to the Holder), and thereafter the Company shall have ten (10) business days upon receipt to cure the Event of Default or pay this Note, or convert the amount due on the Note pursuant to the conversion formula set forth above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Event of Default shall have occurred, if the Company shall have given a notice of a Mandatory Conversion hereunder.
     7. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
     8. This Note does not entitle the Holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Issuer prior to the conversion into Common Stock thereof, except as provided by applicable law. If, however, at the time of the surrender of this Note and conversion the Holder hereof shall be entitled to convert this Note, the Conversion Shares so issued shall be and be deemed to be issued to such holder as the record owner of such shares as of the close of business on the Conversion Date.
     9. The Holder shall pay all issue and transfer taxes and other incidental expenses in respect of the issuance of certificates for Conversion Shares upon the conversion of this Note, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder of this Note.
     10. In no event will the Holder make a disposition of this Note or the Conversion Shares unless and until, if requested by the Company, the Holder shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company and its counsel to the effect that appropriate action necessary for compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) relating to sale of an unregistered security has been taken. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions imposed upon the transferability of the Conversion Shares shall terminate as to this Note or any particular Conversion Share when (i) such security shall have been sold without registration in compliance with Rule 144 under the Act, or (ii) a letter shall have been issued to the Holder at its request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or a ruling shall have been issued to the Holder at its request by such Commission stating that no action shall be recommended by such staff or taken by such Commission, as the case may be, if such security is transferred without registration under the Act in accordance with the conditions set forth in such letter or ruling and such letter or ruling specifies that no subsequent restrictions on transfer are required, or (iii) such security shall have been registered under the Act and sold by the Holder thereof in accordance with such registration.
     11. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and in case of loss, theft or destruction of this Note, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement or security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, and upon reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, the Company will make and deliver to the

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Holder, in lieu thereof, a new Note in substantially identical form and dated as of such cancellation.
     12. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall be a Saturday or a Sunday or shall be a legal holiday in the United States or the State of California, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding business day.
     13. a. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such state.
          b. Except as otherwise provided herein, any notice or demand which, by the provisions hereof, is required or which may be given to or served upon the parties hereto shall be in writing and, if by telegram, telecopy or telex, shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered when sent, if by personal delivery, shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered upon actual delivery and, if mailed, shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered three (3) business days after deposit in the United States mails, as registered or certified mail, with proper postage prepaid and addressed to the party or parties to be notified.
          c. The Holder acknowledges that the Conversion Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Note may have restrictions upon its resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
          d. With regard to any power, remedy or right provided herein or otherwise available to any party hereunder (i) no waiver or extension of time shall be effective unless expressly contained in a writing signed by the waiving party; and (ii) no alteration, modification or impairment shall be implied by reason of any previous waiver, extension of time, delay or omission in exercise, or other indulgence.
          e. This Note constitutes the Company’s and Holder’s entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all agreements, representations, warranties, statements, promises and understandings, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Note may not be amended, altered or modified except by a writing signed by the Company and the Holder.
     14. a. The rights of the Holder to receive payments hereunder shall be subordinate to the rights of the holders of up to $10,000,000.00 of the Company’s other securities which may be issued after the Issuance Date and prior to the Maturity Date (the “Other Debt”), if the terms of the Other Debt require that the indebtedness represented by all Notes shall be so subordinated. .
          b. Unless and until there should occur a default under the terms and conditions of the Other Debt, the Holder shall be entitled to retain any payment of principal or interest made by the Company in respect of its obligations under this Note. In the event of and during the continuance of any such default, no payment of principal of

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          or interest on this Note shall be made by the Company or, to the extent made by the Company, retained by the Holder. If the Company should be in such default, the Company shall so notify the Holder not later than the next date a payment hereunder shall become due in accordance with the provisions hereof
          c. Upon any distribution of assets of the Company in connection with any dissolution, winding-up or liquidation (whether or not in bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar proceedings) the holders of the Other Debt shall first be entitled to receive payment in full in money or money’s worth, in accordance with the terms of the Other Debt, of all sums due in respect thereto, before the Holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company any payment under this Note.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Convertible Note to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.
         
  SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
 
 
  By:      
  Name:        
  Title:        

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF CONVERSION RIGHT
     TO:   SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
     (1) The undersigned hereby elects to convert $____________ of the attached Note into ____________ shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) of Save the World Air, Inc. pursuant to the terms of the attached Note.
     (2) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing the Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
 
(Print Name)
Address:
 
 

 

 
     (3) The undersigned confirms that the Shares are being acquired for the account of the undersigned for investment only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof and that the undersigned has no present intention of distributing or selling the Shares.
     (4) The undersigned accepts such shares subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the attached Note.
     (5) The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that that he or she is either (you must initial one choice and fill in the requested information):
_______________ FOR U.S. INVESTORS ONLY : an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, a copy of which definition the investor acknowledges receiving and reviewing, and resident of the State of __________________; or
_______________ FOR NON-U.S. PERSONS ONLY : not a “U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S, a copy of which definition the investor acknowledges receiving and reviewing, and a citizen of the country of __________________ and a resident of the country of __________________,
and, in either case, makes the following further representation:
I, THE UNDERSIGNED, REPRESENT THAT I HAVE A PRE-EXISTING PERSONAL OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY, ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR CONTROLLING PERSON THEREOF OR HAVE, THROUGH MYSELF OR THROUGH MY UNAFFILIATED PROFESSIONAL

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ADVISER, THE BUSINESS OR FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE TO PROTECT MY INTERESTS IN CONNECTION WITH MY SUBSCRIPTION HERETO.
FURTHER, I AM PURCHASING THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOWARD DISTRIBUTION THEREOF.
           
       
         
  (Date)   (Signature)   
     
 
       
         
      (Print Name)   
       
 

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EXHIBIT 10.4
THIS WARRANT AND ANY SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FOR WHICH THIS WARRANT MAY BE EXERCISED HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR QUALIFIED FOR SALE UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (COLLECTIVELY, “SECURITIES LAWS”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED FOR SALE UNDER ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH SECURITIES LAWS.
     
No. _________   _______________, 2005
SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M. California Time on August 31, 2007
     THIS CERTIFIES that, for the value received, _______________ (the “ Holder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date of this Warrant and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. California time on August 31, 2007 (the “ Expiration Time ”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase, from SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), up to _______________ (_________) shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) at a purchase price per share equal to $1.00 (the “ Exercise Price ”).
     1.  Exercise of Warrant .
          (a) The purchase rights represented by this Warrant are exercisable by the Holder, in whole or in part, at any time after the date hereof and before the Expiration Time by the surrender of this Warrant and the Notice of Warrant Exercise annexed hereto duly executed at the office of the Company, in Agoura Hills, California (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company), and upon payment of an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of Shares thereby purchased (by cash or by check or certified bank check payable to the order of the Company in an amount equal to the purchase price of the shares thereby purchased); whereupon the Holder shall be entitled to receive a stock certificate representing the number of Shares so purchased. The Company agrees that if at the time of the surrender of this Warrant and purchase of the Shares, the Holder shall be entitled to exercise this Warrant, the Shares so purchased shall be and be deemed to be issued to such holder as the record owner of such Shares as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been exercised as aforesaid.
          (b) Upon partial exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company a new Warrant in substantially identical form for the purchase of that number of Shares as to which this Warrant shall not have been exercised. Certificates for Shares purchased hereunder shall be delivered to the Holder within a reasonable time after the date on which this Warrant shall have been exercised as aforesaid.

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     2.  No Fractional Shares or Scrip .
          No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. If any adjustment to the Exercise Price hereunder should result in an Exercise Price of less than $0.01, such adjustment shall be rounded to the nearest $0.01..
     3.  Charges, Taxes and Expenses . The Holder shall pay all issue and transfer taxes and other incidental expenses in respect of the issuance of certificates for Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder of this Warrant.
     4.  No Rights as a Stockholder . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof.
     5.  Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and in case of loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement or security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant, and upon reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, the Company will make and deliver to the Holder, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant in substantially identical form and dated as of such cancellation.
     6.  Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall be a Saturday or a Sunday or shall be a legal holiday in the United States or the State of California, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding business day.
     7.  Merger, Reclassification, etc .
          (a) If at any time the Company proposes (A) the acquisition of the Company by another entity by means of any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, any reorganization, merger, consolidation or stock issuance) that results in the transfer of fifty percent (50%) or more of the then outstanding voting power of the Company; or (B) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, then the Company shall give the Holder ten (10) days notice of the proposed effective date of the transaction. If this Warrant has not been exercised by the effective date of such transaction, this Warrant shall be exercisable into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property of the Company or of the entity resulting from such merger or acquisition to which such Holder would have been entitled if immediately prior to such acquisition or merger, it had exercised this Warrant. The provisions of this Section 7(a) shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales or conveyances.
          (b) If the Company at any time shall, by subdivision, combination or reclassification of securities or otherwise, change any of the securities to which purchase rights under this Warrant exist into the same or a different number of securities of any class or classes, this Warrant shall thereafter be to acquire such number and kind of securities as would have been

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issuable as the result of such change with respect to the securities which were subject to the purchase rights under this Warrant immediately prior to such subdivision, combination, reclassification or other change. If the Shares are subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of Shares, the Exercise Price under this Warrant shall be proportionately reduced in case of subdivision of shares or proportionately increased in the case of combination of shares, in both cases by the ratio which the total number of Shares to be outstanding immediately after such event bears to the total number of Shares outstanding immediately prior to such event.
          (c) No adjustment on account of cash dividends or interest on the Shares or other securities purchasable hereunder will be made to the Exercise Price under this Warrant.
     8.  Restrictions on Transfer .
          (a) In no event will the Holder make a disposition of this Warrant or the Shares unless and until, if requested by the Company, it shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company and its counsel to the effect that appropriate action necessary for compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) relating to sale of an unregistered security has been taken. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions imposed upon the transferability of the Shares shall terminate as to any particular Share when (i) such security shall have been sold without registration in compliance with Rule 144 under the Act, or (ii) a letter shall have been issued to the Holder at its request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or a ruling shall have been issued to the Holder at its request by such Commission stating that no action shall be recommended by such staff or taken by such Commission, as the case may be, if such security is transferred without registration under the Act in accordance with the conditions set forth in such letter or ruling and such letter or ruling specifies that no subsequent restrictions on transfer are required, or (iii) such security shall have been registered under the Act and sold by the Holder thereof in accordance with such registration.
          (b) Subject to the provisions of Section 8(a) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of the Warrant with a properly executed assignment at the principal office of the Company.
          (c) The stock certificates representing the Shares and any securities of the Company issued with respect thereto shall be imprinted with legends restricting transfer except in compliance with the terms hereof and with applicable federal and state securities laws.
     9.  Miscellaneous .
          (a) Governing Law . This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such state.
          (b) Restrictions . The Holder acknowledges that the Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant may have restrictions upon its resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

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          (c) Waivers Strictly Construed . With regard to any power, remedy or right provided herein or otherwise available to any party hereunder (i) no waiver or extension of time shall be effective unless expressly contained in a writing signed by the waiving party; and (ii) no alteration, modification or impairment shall be implied by reason of any previous waiver, extension of time, delay or omission in exercise, or other indulgence.
          (d) Complete Agreement and Modifications . This Warrant constitutes the Company’s and Holder’s entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all agreements, representations, warranties, statements, promises and understandings, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Warrant may not be amended, altered or modified except by a writing signed by the Company and the Holder of this Warrant.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC. has caused this Warrant to be executed by its duly authorized representative dated as of the date first set forth above.
         
  SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
 
 
  By:      
  Name:        
  Title:        

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NOTICE OF WARRANT EXERCISE
TO: SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.
     (1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ____________ shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) of Save the World Air, Inc. pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the purchase price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
     (2) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing the Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
 
(Print Name)
Address:
 
 

 

 
     (3) The undersigned confirms that the Shares are being acquired for the account of the undersigned for investment only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof and that the undersigned has no present intention of distributing or selling the Shares.
     (4) The undersigned represents and warrants that he or she is either (you must initial one choice and fill in the requested information):
_______________ FOR U.S. INVESTORS ONLY : an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, a copy of which definition the investor acknowledges receiving and reviewing, and resident of the State of __________________; or
_______________ FOR NON-U.S. PERSONS ONLY : not a “U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S, a copy of which definition the investor acknowledges receiving and reviewing, and a citizen of the country of __________________ and a resident of the country of __________________,
and, in either case, makes the following further representation:
I, THE UNDERSIGNED, REPRESENT THAT I HAVE A PRE-EXISTING PERSONAL OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY, ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR CONTROLLING PERSON THEREOF OR HAVE, THROUGH MYSELF OR THROUGH MY UNAFFILIATED PROFESSIONAL ADVISER, THE BUSINESS OR FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE TO PROTECT MY INTERESTS IN CONNECTION WITH MY SUBSCRIPTION HERETO.

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FURTHER, I AM PURCHASING THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOWARD DISTRIBUTION THEREOF.
     (5) The undersigned accepts such shares subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the attached Warrant.
           
       
         
  (Date)   (Signature)   
     
 
       
         
      (Print Name)   
       
 

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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
AND RULES 13A-14 AND 15D-14 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, Eugene E. Eichler, certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of Save the World Air, Inc.;
     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
          (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
          (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
          (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
     5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
          (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
          (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: November 11, 2005
         
 
  /s/ EUGENE E. EICHLER    
 
 
 
Eugene E. Eichler
   
 
  Chief Executive Officer    

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
AND RULES 13A-14 AND 15D-14 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, Eugene E. Eichler, certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of Save the World Air, Inc.;
     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
          (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
          (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
          (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
     5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
          (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
          (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: November 11, 2005
         
 
  /s/ EUGENE E. EICHLER    
 
 
 
Eugene E. Eichler
   
 
  Chief Financial Officer    

 

 

EXHIBIT 32
CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
     Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Save the World Air, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on our knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
Date: November 11, 2005
  /s/ EUGENE E. EICHLER    
 
 
 
Eugene E. Eichler
   
 
  Chief Executive Officer    
 
       
Date: November 11, 2005
  /s/ EUGENE E. EICHLER    
 
 
 
Eugene E. Eichler
   
 
  Chief Financial Officer