UNITED STATES
SECURIT IES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014
Or
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 000-50194
HMS HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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11-3656261 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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5615 High Point Drive, Irving, TX |
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75038 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(214) 453-3000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has 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 x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer x |
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Non-accelerated filer o |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
As of May 7, 2014, there were approximately 87,667,704 shares of the registrants common stock (par value $0.01 per share) outstanding.
HMS HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2014
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Item 1. |
Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Consolidated Statement of Shareholders Equity
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. From time to time, we also provide forward-looking statements in other materials we release to the public, as well as oral forward-looking statements. Such statements give our expectations or forecasts of future events; they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.
We have tried, wherever possible, to identify such statements by using words such as anticipate, estimate, expect, project, intend, plan, believe, will, target, seek, forecast and similar expressions. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, business plans, objects and prospects, future operating or financial performance or results of current and anticipated services, acquisitions and the performance of companies we have acquired, sales efforts, expenses, interest rates, and the outcome of contingencies, such as financial results.
We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. We caution you, therefore, against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. They are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in particular, the risks discussed under the heading Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Part II of this 10-Q and those discussed in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Any forward-looking statements made by us in this Report on Form 10-Q speak only as of the date on which they are made. Factors or events that could cause actual results to differ may emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to our Current Reports on Form 8-K.
HMS HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2013 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
76,290 |
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$ |
93,366 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $867 and $916, respectively and estimated allowance for appeals of $9,829 and $13,939 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively |
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162,603 |
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171,726 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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11,650 |
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12,942 |
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Prepaid income taxes |
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4,817 |
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6,792 |
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Other current assets |
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531 |
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489 |
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Total current assets |
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255,891 |
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285,315 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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118,719 |
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123,006 |
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Goodwill |
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361,468 |
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361,468 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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90,121 |
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95,312 |
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Deferred financing costs |
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8,520 |
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9,041 |
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Other assets |
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4,585 |
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4,460 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
839,304 |
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$ |
878,602 |
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Liabilities and Shareholders Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
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$ |
32,771 |
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37,123 |
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Acquisition related contingent consideration |
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523 |
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945 |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
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6,237 |
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6,326 |
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Estimated liability for appeals |
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35,007 |
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41,852 |
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Total current liabilities |
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74,538 |
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86,246 |
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Long-term liabilities: |
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Deferred rent |
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757 |
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724 |
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Revolving credit facility |
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197,796 |
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232,796 |
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Other liabilities |
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3,538 |
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3,874 |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
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51,645 |
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52,523 |
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Total long-term liabilities |
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253,736 |
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289,917 |
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Total liabilities |
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328,274 |
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376,163 |
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Shareholders equity: |
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Preferred stock - $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued |
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Common stock - $0.01 par value; 125,000,000 shares authorized; 94,190,422 shares issued and 87,664,117 shares outstanding at March 31, 2014; 93,826,453 shares issued and 87,300,148 shares outstanding at December 31, 2013 |
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939 |
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936 |
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Capital in excess of par value |
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301,752 |
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296,517 |
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Retained earnings |
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253,353 |
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250,000 |
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Treasury stock, at cost: 6,526,305 shares at March 31, 2014 and at December 31, 2013 |
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(45,014 |
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Total shareholders equity |
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511,030 |
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502,439 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
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$ |
839,304 |
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878,602 |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
HMS HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
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March 31, |
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2013 |
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Revenue |
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$ |
104,707 |
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$ |
116,607 |
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Cost of services: |
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Compensation |
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46,921 |
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43,984 |
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Data processing |
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9,224 |
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9,098 |
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Occupancy |
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3,960 |
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4,622 |
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Direct project costs |
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7,673 |
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13,270 |
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Other operating costs |
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5,483 |
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6,637 |
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Amortization of acquisition related software and intangibles |
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7,160 |
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7,929 |
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Total cost of services |
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80,421 |
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85,540 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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16,489 |
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15,799 |
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Total operating expenses |
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96,910 |
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101,339 |
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Operating income |
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7,797 |
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15,268 |
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Interest expense |
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(2,079 |
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Other income, net |
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23 |
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Interest income |
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24 |
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Income before income taxes |
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5,742 |
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11,560 |
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Income taxes |
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2,389 |
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4,584 |
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Net income and comprehensive income |
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$ |
3,353 |
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6,976 |
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Basic income per common share |
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Net income per share basic |
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0.04 |
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0.08 |
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Diluted income per share |
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Net income per share diluted |
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0.04 |
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0.08 |
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Weighted average shares: |
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Basic |
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87,436 |
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87,138 |
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Diluted |
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87,935 |
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88,826 |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
HMS HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(in thousands, except share amounts)
(unaudited)
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Capital in |
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Treasury Stock |
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Total |
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# of Shares
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Par Value |
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Excess of Par
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Retained
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Shareholders
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Balance at December 31, 2013 |
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93,826,453 |
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936 |
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$ |
296,517 |
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$ |
250,000 |
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6,526,305 |
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(45,014 |
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$ |
502,439 |
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Net income and comprehensive income |
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3,353 |
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3,353 |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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2,940 |
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2,940 |
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Exercise of stock options |
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261,833 |
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2,530 |
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2,532 |
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Vesting of restricted stock awards and units, net of shares withheld for employee tax |
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102,136 |
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Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options |
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854 |
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854 |
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Balance at March 31, 2014 |
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94,190,422 |
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$ |
939 |
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$ |
301,752 |
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$ |
253,353 |
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6,526,305 |
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$ |
(45,014 |
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$ |
511,030 |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
HMS HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
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Three months ended March 31, |
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2014 |
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2013 |
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Operating activities: |
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Net income and comprehensive income |
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$ |
3,353 |
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$ |
6,976 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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13,671 |
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14,158 |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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2,940 |
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3,028 |
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Excess tax benefit from exercised stock options |
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(854 |
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(3,021 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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(967 |
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(850 |
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Allowance for doubtful accounts |
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(4,159 |
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3,383 |
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Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
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6 |
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43 |
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Loss on disposal of fixed assets |
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46 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
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982 |
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(1,519 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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1,292 |
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169 |
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Prepaid income taxes |
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2,829 |
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(2,861 |
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Other current assets |
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(42 |
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(371 |
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Other assets |
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(125 |
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(34 |
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
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(3,057 |
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(6140 |
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Estimated liability for appeals |
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5,455 |
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2,946 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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21,324 |
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15,953 |
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Investing activities: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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(2,603 |
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(9,100 |
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Purchases of land |
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(1,605 |
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Investment in capitalized software |
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(649 |
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(734 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(4,857 |
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(9,834 |
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Financing activities: |
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Repayment of term loan |
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(8,750 |
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Repayment of revolving credit facility |
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(35,000 |
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Payments on contingent consideration |
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(428 |
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
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2,532 |
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5,375 |
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Payments on capital lease obligations |
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(413 |
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(287 |
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Payments of tax withholdings on behalf of employees for net-share settlement for stock-based compensation |
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(1,088 |
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(1,483 |
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Excess tax benefit from exercised stock options |
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854 |
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3,021 |
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Net cash used in financing activities |
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(33,543 |
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(2,124 |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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(17,076 |
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3,995 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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93,366 |
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135,227 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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$ |
76,290 |
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$ |
139,222 |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid for income taxes |
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$ |
419 |
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$ |
11,837 |
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Cash paid for interest |
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$ |
1,188 |
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$ |
2,879 |
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Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities: |
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Accrued property and equipment purchases |
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$ |
584 |
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$ |
1,128 |
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Equipment purchased through capital leases |
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$ |
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$ |
1,626 |
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Decrease in appeals liability for lost appeals offset with a reduction in accounts receivable |
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$ |
12,300 |
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$ |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
HMS HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013
(unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or U.S. GAAP, for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial statements furnished herein include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of our and our subsidiaries financial position at March 31, 2014, the results of our operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. Interim financial statements are prepared on a basis consistent with our annual financial statements. The financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which we refer to as our Annual Report.
We provide cost containment services to government and private healthcare payers and sponsors. Our program integrity services ensure that healthcare claims are paid correctly, and our coordination of benefits services ensure that they are paid by the responsible party. Together, these services help clients recover amounts from liable third parties; prevent future improper payments; reduce fraud, waste and abuse; and ensure regulatory compliance.
Since our inception, we have grown both organically and through targeted acquisitions. In 1985, we began providing coordination of benefits services to state Medicaid agencies. We expanded into the Medicaid managed care market, providing similar coordination of benefits services when Medicaid began to delegate members to managed care organizations. We launched our program integrity services in 2007 and have since acquired several businesses to expand our service offerings. In 2009, we entered the Medicare market with our acquisition of IntegriGuard, LLC, or IntegriGuard, now doing business as HMS Federal, which provides fraud, waste and abuse analytical services to the Medicare program, the VHA, and the Department of Defense. In 2009 and 2010, we entered the employer market, working with large self-funded employers through our acquisitions of Verify Solutions, Inc. and Chapman Kelly, Inc. In 2011, we extended our reach in the federal, state and commercial markets with our acquisition of HealthDataInsights, Inc., or HDI. HDI provides improper payment identification services for government and commercial health plans, and is the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Region D, covering 17 states and three U.S. territories. In December 2012, we extended our Workers Compensation recovery services to commercial health plans through our asset purchase of MedRecovery Management, LLC, or MRM. MRM provides Workers Compensation recovery services for commercial health plans.
These unaudited consolidated financial statements include our accounts and transactions and those of our wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
We are managed and operated as one business, with a single management team that reports to the Chief Executive Officer. We do not operate separate lines of business with respect to any of our product lines.
We provide products and services under contracts that contain various fee structures, including contingency fee and fixed fee arrangements. We recognize revenue when a contract exists, products or services have been provided to the client, the fee is fixed and determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. In addition, we have contracts with the federal government which are generally cost-plus or time and material based. Revenue on cost-plus contracts is recognized based on costs incurred plus an estimate of the negotiated fee earned. Revenue on time and materials contracts is recognized based on hours worked and expenses incurred.
Under our Medicare RAC contract with CMS, our Medicaid RAC contracts with various states, and similar contracts for commercial clients, we recognize revenue when claims are sent to the client for offset against future claims payments. Providers have the right to appeal a claim and may pursue additional appeals if the initial appeal is found in favor of the client. We accrue an estimated liability for appeals based on the amount of fees that are subject to appeals, closures, and other adjustments and which we estimate are probable of being returned to providers following a successful appeal. This estimated liability for appeals is an offset to revenue in our unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Our estimates are based on our historical experience with appeals. The estimated liability of appeals of $35.0 million at March 31, 2014, and $41.9 million as of December 31, 2013, represents our estimate of the potential amount of repayments related to appeals of claims, closures and other adjustments for which fees were previously collected. This is reflected as a separate line item in the current liabilities section of
our balance sheet titled Estimated liability for appeals. To the extent the amount to be returned to providers following a successful appeal exceeds the amount accrued, revenue in the applicable period would be reduced by the amount of the excess.
As of March 31, 2014, we have accrued an estimated liability for appeals and estimated allowance for appeals based on our historical experience with this activity under our clients contracts. At this time, we do not believe that we face a risk of significant loss in excess of the amounts accrued. Accordingly, we believe that an estimate of any possible loss in excess of the amounts accrued is immaterial. Any future changes to any of our client contracts, including further modifications to the transition plan for incumbent Medicare recovery audit contractors, may require us to apply different assumptions that could affect our estimated liability for future periods. We similarly accrue an allowance against accounts receivable related to fees yet to be collected, based on the same estimates used to establish the estimated liability for appeals of fees received. Our inability or failure to correctly estimate or accrue the estimated liabilities and allowance for appeals or accounts receivable could adversely affect our revenue in current or future periods.
Allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated allowance and liability for appeals as of March 31, 2014 are as follows:
Allowance for doubtful accounts (in thousands):
Balance, December 31, 2012 |
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$ |
830 |
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Provision |
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718 |
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Recoveries |
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(42 |
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Charge-offs |
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(590 |
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Balance, December 31, 2013 |
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$ |
916 |
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Provision |
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Recoveries |
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Charge-offs |
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(49 |
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Balance, March 31, 2014 |
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$ |
867 |
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Estimated allowance for appeals and estimated liability for appeals (in thousands):
Balance, December 31, 2012 |
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$ |
34,426 |
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Provision |
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41,076 |
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Appeals found in Providers favor |
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(19,711 |
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Balance, December 31, 2013 |
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$ |
55,791 |
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Provision |
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5,793 |
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Appeals found in Providers favor |
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(16,748 |
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Balance, March 31, 2014 |
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$ |
44,836 |
* |
*Includes $9,829 and $13,939 related to estimated allowance for appeals that apply to uncollected accounts receivable as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
In the first quarter of 2014, our estimated allowance for appeals found in favor of providers was $16.8 million, of which, $12.3 million was activity associated with our CMS RAC contract resulting in an accounts receivable charge-off with CMS.
Where contracts have multiple deliverables, we evaluate these deliverables at the inception of each contract and as each item is delivered. As part of this evaluation, we (i) consider whether a delivered item has value to a client on a standalone basis; (ii) use the vendor specific objective evidence (VSOE) of selling price or third party estimate (TPE) of selling price, and if neither VSOE nor TPE of selling price exist for a deliverable, use best estimated selling price for that deliverable; and (iii) allocate revenue to each non-contingent element based upon the relative selling price of each element. Revenue allocated to each element is then recognized when the above four basic revenue recognition criteria are met for each element. Arrangements, including implementation and transaction related revenue, are accounted for as a single unit of accounting. Since implementation services do not carry a standalone value, the revenue relating to these services is recognized over the term of the client contract to which it relates.
In addition, some of our contracts may include client acceptance provisions. Formal client sign-off is not always necessary to recognize revenue, provided we objectively demonstrate that the criteria specified in the acceptance provision are satisfied. Due to the range of products and services that we provide and the differing fee structures associated with each type of contract, we may recognize revenue in irregular increments.
The preparation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP, requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, primarily accounts receivable, intangible assets, accrued expenses, estimated allowance for
appeals and estimated liability for appeals and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Our actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash equivalents consist of deposits that are readily convertible into cash. We consider all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Our financial instruments are categorized into a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the category level is based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument. In the event the fair value is not readily available/determinable, the financial instrument is carried at cost and referred to as a cost method investment. The evaluation of whether an investments fair value is less than cost is determined by using a disclosed fair value estimate, if one is available, otherwise, it is determined by evaluating whether an event or change in circumstances has occurred that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment (an impairment indicator). We are not aware of any identified events or change in circumstances that would have a significant adverse effect on the carrying value of our cost method investments. Financial instruments recorded at fair value on our unaudited consolidated balance sheets are categorized as follows:
· Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
· Level 2: Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
· Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
Our policy is to limit our credit exposure by placing our investments with financial institutions evaluated as being creditworthy, or in short-term money market funds that are exposed to minimal interest rate and credit risk. We maintain our cash in cash depository accounts and certificate of deposits with large financial institutions. The balance in certain of these accounts exceeds the maximum balance insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of up to $250,000 per bank account. We have not experienced any losses on our bank deposits and we believe these deposits do not expose us to any significant credit risk.
We are subject to potential credit risk related to changes in economic conditions within the healthcare market. However, we believe that our billing and collection policies are adequate to minimize the potential credit risk. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our clients and generally do not require collateral. We have no history of significant losses from uncollectible accounts.
We evaluate the recoverability of goodwill annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an assets carrying amount may not be recoverable. Such circumstances could include, but are not limited to (i) a significant decrease in the market value of an asset, (ii) a significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which an asset is used, or (iii) an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition of an asset.
For long-lived assets and intangible assets, we measure the carrying amount of the asset against the estimated undiscounted future cash flows associated with it. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted net cash flows is less than the carrying value of the asset being evaluated, we would recognize an impairment charge. The impairment charge would be calculated as the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value. The determination of fair value is based on quoted market prices, if available. If quoted market prices are not available, the estimate of fair value is based on various valuation techniques, including the discounted value of estimated future cash flows. We did not recognize any impairment charges related to our long-lived assets, property and equipment, goodwill or intangible assets, during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, as management believes that the carrying amounts were not impaired. Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was $8.0 million and $7.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
The carrying amounts for our cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to their short-term nature.
Certain reclassifications were made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation.
R ecently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
On March 31, 2014, the New York Bank and Corporate Franchise Tax Reform was enacted. Under this new law, banks and general corporations will be subject to a substantially revised Article 9-A franchise tax. Substantive changes to the 9-A franchise tax include, but are not limited to, new economic nexus standards, reduced corporate franchise tax rates for general corporations and qualified manufacturers, revised apportionment provisions, and new rules for when unitary combined reporting is required. As required by ASC 740-10-25-48, the effects of a change in the tax law shall be recognized as of the date of enactment. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
2. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consisted of the following at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 ( in thousands ):
|
|
March 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
Useful Life |
|
||
Client relationships |
|
$ |
102,755 |
|
$ |
102,755 |
|
5-10 years |
|
Trade name |
|
17,312 |
|
19,532 |
|
3-5 years |
|
||
Restrictive covenants |
|
18,300 |
|
18,300 |
|
3-7 years |
|
||
|
|
138,367 |
|
140,587 |
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Less accumulated amortization |
|
(48,246 |
) |
(45,275 |
) |
|
|
||
Intangible assets, net |
|
$ |
90,121 |
|
$ |
95,312 |
|
|
|
Estimated amortization expense for intangible assets is expected to approximate the following ( in thousands ):
Year Ending December 31, |
|
|
|
|
Remainder of 2014 |
|
$ |
15,542 |
|
2015 |
|
20,270 |
|
|
2016 |
|
19,934 |
|
|
2017 |
|
16,613 |
|
|
2018 |
|
15,992 |
|
|
Thereafter |
|
1,770 |
|
|
For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, amortization expense related to intangible assets was $5.2 million and $5.9 million, respectively.
3. Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate increased to 41.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 from 39.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, primarily due to changes in state apportionments and permanent differences, including the aforementioned change in the New York State Franchise Tax. The principal differences between the statutory rate and our effective rate are state taxes and permanent differences.
We file income tax returns with the U.S. federal government and various state jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for years before 2010. We operate in a number of state and local jurisdictions, most of which have never audited our records. Accordingly, we are subject to state and local income tax examinations based upon the various statutes of limitations in each jurisdiction. We are currently being examined by Idaho.
During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, we recorded a tax benefit of $0.9 million and $3.0 million, respectively, related to the utilization of the income tax benefit from stock transactions by reducing income tax payable and increasing capital.
As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits was approximately $1.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively, including, approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively (net of the federal benefit for state issues) of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would favorably affect our future effective tax rate. As of both March 31, 2014 and 2013, the accrued liability for interest expense and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits was $1.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively. We include interest expense and penalties in the provision for income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The amount of interest expense (net of federal and state income tax benefits) and penalties in the
Consolidated Statements of Income for the months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were immaterial. We do not expect any significant change in unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve months.
4. Credit Agreement
In connection with our acquisition of HDI, we entered into a five-year, revolving and term secured credit agreement, which we refer to as the 2011 Credit Agreement, with certain financial institutions and Citibank, N.A. as Administrative Agent. In May 2013, we amended and restated the 2011 Credit Agreement and entered into a $500 million five-year, amended and restated revolving credit agreement, which we refer to as the 2013 Credit Agreement.
The 2013 Credit Agreement provides for an initial $500 million revolving credit facility, and, under specified circumstances, the revolving credit facility can be increased or one or more incremental term loan facilities can be added, provided that the incremental credit facilities do not exceed in the aggregate the sum of (a) $75 million plus (b) an additional amount not less than $25 million, so long as our total secured leverage ratio, calculated giving pro forma effect to the requested incremental borrowing and other customary and appropriate pro forma adjustment events, including any permitted acquisitions, is no greater than 2.5:1.0.
The 2013 Credit Agreement contains certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, and events of default. The 2013 Credit Agreement requires us to comply, on a quarterly basis, with certain principal financial covenants, including a maximum consolidated leverage ratio reducing from 3.50:1.00 to 3.25:1.00 over the next five years and a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.00:1.00.
The interest rates applicable to the revolving credit facility are, at our option, either (a) the LIBOR multiplied by the statutory reserve rate plus an interest margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.25% based on our consolidated leverage ratio, or (b) a base rate (which is equal to the greatest of (a) Citibanks prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (c) the one-month LIBOR plus 1.00% plus an interest margin ranging from 0.50% to 1.25% based on our consolidated leverage ratio). We will pay an unused commitment fee on the revolving credit facility during the term of the 2013 Credit Agreement ranging from 0.375% to 0.50% per annum based on our consolidated leverage ratio.
Our obligations under the 2013 Credit Agreement may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default, which includes customary events of default including, without limitation, payment defaults, failures to perform affirmative covenants, failure to refrain from actions or omissions prohibited by negative covenants, the inaccuracy of representations or warranties, cross-defaults, bankruptcy and insolvency related defaults, defaults relating to judgments, defaults due to certain ERISA related events and a change of control default. As of March 31, 2014, we were in compliance with all the terms of the 2013 Credit Agreement.
Borrowings under the 2013 Credit Agreement were used to refinance the outstanding principal and unpaid interest of $323.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively, under the term loan facility of the 2011 Credit Agreement. We paid lender fees of $2.9 million in connection with amending and restating the Credit Agreement.
The interest expense on revolving debt and commitment fees on unused revolving credit facility are as follows ( in thousands ):
|
|
March 31, |
|
||||
|
|
Three months ended |
|
||||
|
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
||
Interest expense |
|
$ |
1,164 |
|
$ |
2,662 |
|
Commitment fees |
|
$ |
328 |
|
$ |
117 |
|
At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the unamortized balance of deferred origination fees and debt issue costs were $8.5 million and $9.0 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, we amortized $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of interest expense related to our deferred origination fees and debt issue costs.
As part of our contractual agreement with a client, we have an outstanding irrevocable letter of credit or Letter of Credit for $4.6 million, which we established against our existing revolving credit facility.
5. Earnings Per Share
Basic income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of
common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding during the period. Our common share equivalents consist of stock options and restricted stock awards and units.
The following table reconciles the basic to diluted weighted average shares outstanding using the treasury stock method ( shares in thousands ):
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31 |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands, except per share data) |
|
||||
Basic and diluted |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
||
Net income |
|
$ |
3,353 |
|
$ |
6,976 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net weighted average common shares outstanding, basic |
|
87,436 |
|
87,138 |
|
||
Plus: net effect of dilutive stock options |
|
336 |
|
1,485 |
|
||
Plus: net effect of dilutive restricted common shares |
|
163 |
|
203 |
|
||
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted |
|
87,935 |
|
88,826 |
|
||
Income per common share - Basic |
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
Income per common share - Diluted |
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, 1,434,314 and 594,318 stock options, respectively, were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 , 25,541 and 64,054 restricted stock units were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
6. Stock-Based Compensation
Total stock-based compensation expense charged as a selling, general and administrative expense in our unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive income related to our stock compensation plans was $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013.
The total income tax benefit related to stock-based compensation expense recognized in our unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive income was $0.9 million and $3.0 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively .
Presented below is a summary of our stock option activity for the nine months ended March 31, 2014 ( shares in thousands ):
|
|
Shares |
|
Weighted
|
|
Weighted
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Outstanding at December 31, 2013 |
|
4,273 |
|
$ |
17.53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
50 |
|
$ |
20.41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
(262 |
) |
$ |
9.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
(143 |
) |
$ |
23.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired |
|
(8 |
) |
$ |
26.08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at March 31, 2014 |
|
3,910 |
|
$ |
17.86 |
|
4.73 |
|
$ |
16,661 |
|
Expected to vest at March 31, 2014 |
|
1,832 |
|
$ |
22.53 |
|
6.27 |
|
$ |
1,144 |
|
Exercisable at March 31, 2014 |
|
2,035 |
|
$ |
13.56 |
|
3.27 |
|
$ |
15,485 |
|
The fair value of each option grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes and Monte-Carlo option pricing models. Expected volatilities are calculated based on the historical volatility of our common stock. Management monitors stock option exercises and employee termination patterns to estimate forfeiture rates within the valuation model. Separate groups of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes. The expected holding period of options represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The expected terms of options granted are based on our historical experience for similar types of stock option awards. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury Notes.
The weighted average grant-date fair value per share of the stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $6.88 and $9.72, respectively. We estimated the fair value of each stock option grant on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the weighted-average assumptions set forth in the following table:
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
||
|
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
Expected dividend yield |
|
|
|
|
|
Risk-free interest rate |
|
1.65 |
% |
0.67 |
% |
Expected volatility |
|
37.08 |
% |
40.05 |
% |
Expected life |
|
4.81 years |
|
4.47 years |
|
During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, we issued 0.3 million shares and 0.5 million shares, respectively, of our common stock upon the exercise of outstanding stock options and received proceeds of $2.5 million and $5.4 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, we realized a tax benefit of $0.9 million and $3.0 million, respectively from the exercise of stock options.
For the three months ended March 31, 2014, and 2013, approximately $1.9 million, and $1.8 million respectively, of stock-based compensation expense relating to stock options was charged against income. As of March 31, 2014, there was approximately $13.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to stock options outstanding, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years. As of December 31, 2013, there was approximately $16.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to stock options outstanding, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years.
The total intrinsic value of options exercised (the difference in the market price of our common stock on the exercise date and the price paid by the optionee to exercise the option) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was approximately $3.0 million and $9.9 million, respectively.
Restricted Stock Units
Our non-employee members of the Board and certain employees have received restricted stock units under our 2006 Stock Plan, as amended. The fair value of restricted stock units is estimated based on the closing sale price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on the date of issuance. The total number of restricted stock units expected to vest is adjusted by estimated forfeiture rates. Shares withheld to pay taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock units are retired.
For the three months ended March 31, 2014, we granted 241,884 restricted stock units with an aggregate fair market value of $4.9 million. At March 31, 2014, 657,486 restricted stock units remained unvested and there was $13.4 million of unamortized compensation cost related to these restricted stock units, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.9 years. Stock-based compensation expense related to these restricted stock units was $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
A summary of the status of our restricted stock units and of changes in restricted stock units outstanding under the 2006 Stock Plan, as amended, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is as follows ( in thousands, except for weighted average grant date fair value per unit ):
|
|
Number
|
|
Weighted
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
||
Outstanding balance at December 31, 2013 |
|
636 |
|
$ |
25.50 |
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
242 |
|
$ |
20.26 |
|
|
|
|
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld for taxes |
|
(50 |
) |
$ |
25.62 |
|
|
|
|
Shares withheld for taxes |
|
(23 |
) |
$ |
26.22 |
|
|
|
|
Forfeitures |
|
(81 |
) |
$ |
26.22 |
|
|
|
|
Outstanding balance at March 31, 2014 |
|
724 |
|
$ |
23.66 |
|
$ |
13,800 |
|
Restricted Stock Awards
In February 2009, certain of our executive officers received a grant of restricted stock awards under the 2006 Stock Plan, which vested in full in February 2014. The vesting of these restricted stock awards was subject to the executive officers continued
employment with us and the recipients of these awards were not required to provide us with any consideration other than rendering service.
The stock-based compensation expense for restricted stock awards is determined based on the closing market price of our common stock on the grant date of the awards applied to the total number of awards that are anticipated to fully vest. Shares withheld to pay taxes are retired upon the vesting of the restricted stock awards. We did not issue restricted stock awards during the three months ended March 31, 2014. Stock-based compensation expense related to the previously granted restricted stock awards was $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
A summary of the status of our restricted stock awards at March 31, 2014 and of changes in restricted stock awards outstanding under the 2006 Stock Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is as follows ( in thousands, except for weighted average grant date fair value ):
|
|
Shares |
|
Weighted Average
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
||
Outstanding balance at December 31, 2013 |
|
82 |
|
$ |
10.42 |
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Vesting of restricted stock awards |
|
(54 |
) |
$ |
10.42 |
|
|
|
|
Shares withheld for payment of taxes upon vesting of restricted stock awards |
|
(28 |
) |
$ |
10.42 |
|
|
|
|
Forfeitures |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding balance at March 31, 2014 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
The total fair value of restricted stock awards vested during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $0.9 million.
7. Commitment and Contingencies
From time to time, we may be subject to investigations, legal proceedings and other disputes arising in the ordinary course of our business, including but not limited to regulatory audits, billing and contractual disputes and employment-related matters. We record accruals for outstanding legal matters when we believe it is probable that a loss will be incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. We evaluate, on a quarterly basis, developments in legal matters that could affect the amount of any accrual and developments that would make a loss contingency both probable and reasonably estimable. If a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, we do not establish an accrued liability. None of our accruals for outstanding legal matters are material in the aggregate to our financial position.
Our contractual relationships, including those with Federal and State government entities, subject our operations, billing, and business practices to scrutiny and audit, including by multiple agencies and levels of government, as well as to frequent transitions and changes in the personnel responsible for oversight of our contractual performance. From time to time, we may have contractual disputes with our clients arising from differing interpretations of contractual provisions that define our rights, obligations, scope of work, or terms of payment, and with associated claims of liability for inaccurate or improper billing for reimbursement of contract fees, or for sanctions or damages for alleged performance deficiencies. Resolution of such disputes may involve litigation or may require that we accept some amount of loss or liability in order to avoid client abrasion, negative marketplace perceptions and other disadvantageous results that could impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.
On February 27, 2014, we entered into a lease agreement with an initial term of 121 months, with New Russell One, LLC for 63,922 square feet of office space at The Gramercy in Las Vegas, Nevada. The term of the lease is expected to commence on or before July 18, 2014. We may elect to extend the lease term for up to two separate and successive five year periods at a base rent equal to 95% of the fair market value of the rent at the time of our election. We may terminate the lease on (i) the last day of the 75th month of the initial lease term, or (ii) the last day of the 99th month of the initial lease term, in each case, upon nine months prior notice.
The total value of lease is $16.1 million over its term and includes a tenant improvement allowance of $4.0 million. The base rent and our share of direct expenses will be abated for the first 13 months of the lease term.
On April 2, 2014, we obtained a surety bond with a notional amount of $6.1 million for purposes of guaranteeing payment to subcontractors for improvements to the office space.
8. Subsequent Events
In connection with the preparation of these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, an evaluation of subsequent events was performed through the date these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements were issued and there are no other events that have occurred that would require adjustments or disclosure to our unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
We begin Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations with a discussion of the critical accounting policies that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results. We then present a business overview followed by a discussion of our results of operations. Lastly, we provide an analysis of our liquidity and capital resources, including discussions of our cash flows, sources of capital and financial commitments.
You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition to historical condensed consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below, in Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors of the Annual Report and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, particularly in Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Critical Accounting Policies
Since the date of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies.
General Overview
We provide cost containment services to government and private healthcare payers and sponsors. Our program integrity services ensure that healthcare claims are paid correctly, and our coordination of benefits services ensure that they are paid by the responsible party. Together, these services help clients recover amounts from liable third parties; prevent future improper payments; reduce fraud, waste and abuse; and ensure regulatory compliance.
Our clients are the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); state Medicaid agencies; commercial health plans, including Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage, and group health lines of business; government and private employers; Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs); child support agencies; the Veterans Health Administration (VHA); and other healthcare payers and sponsors.
Since our inception, we have grown both organically and through targeted acquisitions. In 1985, we began providing coordination of benefits services to state Medicaid agencies. We expanded into the Medicaid managed care market, providing similar coordination of benefits services when Medicaid began to delegate members to managed care organizations. We launched our program integrity services in 2007 and have since acquired several businesses to expand our service offerings. In 2009, we entered the Medicare market with our acquisition of IntegriGuard, LLC, now doing business as HMS Federal, which provides fraud, waste and abuse analytical services to the Medicare program, the VHA, and the Department of Defense. In 2009 and 2010, we entered the employer market, working with large self-funded employers through our acquisitions of Verify Solutions, Inc. and Chapman Kelly, Inc. In 2011, we extended our reach in the federal, state and commercial markets with our acquisition of HealthDataInsights, Inc., or HDI. HDI provides improper payment identification services for government and commercial health plans, and is the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) in CMS Region D, covering 17 states and three U.S. territories. In December 2012, we extended our Workers Compensation recovery services to commercial health plans through our asset purchase of MedRecovery Management, LLC, or MRM. MRM provides Workers Compensation recovery services for commercial health plans.
In connection with our acquisition of HDI, we entered into a five-year, revolving and term secured credit agreement, which we refer to as the 2011 Credit Agreement, with certain financial institutions and Citibank, N.A. as Administrative Agent. In May 2013, we amended and restated the 2011 Credit Agreement and entered into a $500 million five-year, amended and restated revolving credit agreement, which we refer to as the 2013 Credit Agreement.
At March 31, 2014, our cash and cash equivalents and net working capital were $76.3 million and $181.4 million, respectively. To date, we have grown our business through the internal development of new products and services, the extension of our products and services into new markets and through acquisitions of businesses whose core services strengthen our overall mission to help our clients control healthcare costs. In addition, we leverage our expertise to acquire new clients at the state, federal and employer levels and to expand our current contracts to provide new services to current clients. Our growth to date has also been driven by growth in government programs as well as increased use of vendors by government agencies for coordination of benefits and other cost containment functions. We are continuously evaluating opportunities that will enable us to expand the breadth of the services we provide and will consider acquisition opportunities that enable us to continue to grow our business to address the increasing needs of the healthcare industry.
As of March 31, 2014, we served CMS, the VHA, 46 state Medicaid agencies and the District of Columbia. We also provided services to approximately 160 commercial clients and supported their multiple lines of business, including Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage, and group health plans. We also act as a subcontractor for certain business outsourcing and technology firms.
In 2014, we continued to incur restructuring expenses relating to employee severance and termination benefits. We recorded restructuring expenses of $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Accrued restructuring expenses were approximately $1.1 million at March 31, 2014.
In February 2013, CMS began the reprocurement process for the Medicare Recovery Audit Program contracts. After a protest was filed on the initial Request for Quote (RFQ), CMS took corrective action and between December 2013 and January 2014, issued five new RFQs covering each of the Medicare Recovery Audit Program contract regions. We and another bidder protested the new RFQs and our protests were denied by Government Accountability Office (GAO) in April 2014. On April 28, 2014, one of our competitors filed a lawsuit at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims challenging the terms of the solicitations and seeking an injunction against CMS. Given that the Medicare Recovery Auditor contract with CMS is one of our largest contracts and represents a significant potential business opportunity for us, our business and results of operations would be adversely affected if we are not awarded a region or if we are awarded a region but on substantially different terms than our current contract or if contract awards continue to be delayed and contracts are not awarded in the timeframe that we anticipate. In addition, if we are awarded a new Medicare Recovery Audit contract, the terms of that contract may change or delay the timing of our revenue recognition from timing under our current contract.
Under the existing RAC contract, on February 18, 2014, CMS announced its decision to pause the operations of the current Medicare Recovery Auditors, establishing June 1, 2014 as the last day that RAC contractors could submit improper payment files for processing.
On August 2, 2013 CMS issued the final rule of, CMS Rule 1599-F Hospital Inpatient Admission Order and Certification and Two Midnight Benchmark for Inpatient Hospital Admissions for the FY 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH). Under this final rule, effective October 1, 2013, CMS redefined the requirements for an inpatient stay with a new formal time-based standard. The new rule, termed the Two Midnight Rule, states that surgical procedures, diagnostic tests and other treatments (in addition to services designated as inpatient-only), are generally appropriate for inpatient hospital admission and payment under Medicare Part A when (1) the physician expects the beneficiary to require a stay that crosses at least two midnights and (2) admits the beneficiary to the hospital based upon that expectation. As part of the implementation of the new rule CMS suspended the review by Medicare RACs of inpatient hospital claims paid between October 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014 for a determination of whether the inpatient hospital admission and patient status was appropriate. In connection with this audit suspension, CMS announced that it has initiated a provider education and compliance review program and stated that it would re-evaluate the retrospective review strategy after it has evaluated the results of the compliance review. On April 1, 2014, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, was signed into law. A provision of this act further delayed the enforcement of and RAC review of two midnight claims until March 31, 2015.
These reviews have historically been a significant finding for the Recovery Audit program; as a result, Rule 1599-F and the suspension of these reviews by the Medicare RACs could have a material negative impact on our revenue if we are awarded a new Medicare contract going forward, depending upon, among other factors, how the rule is applied by providers and the review strategies ultimately approved by CMS.
R evenues under HDIs Medicare RAC contract for Region D generated approximately 10.1% and 22.3% of our consolidated total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Healthcare Environment
In March 2010, the ACA was signed into law and in June 2012, the US Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the ACA, ruling that the federal government could not condition continued existing federal funding of a states existing Medicaid program on the states agreement to implement the Medicaid expansion provisions of the ACA. As a result, states choosing not to expand their Medicaid programs will forgo only the federal matching funds associated with such expanded coverage. As a result of the ACA, states face increasing pressure to cover more individuals even as many of them continue to address ongoing budget deficit challenges. As of March 2014, 27 states will be or have begun to implement Medicaid expansion in these states.
It is expected that enrollment in government healthcare programs will continue to grow, particularly under the ACA. According to CMSs projections for national health expenditures for 2012-2022, after two years of slowing growth, Medicaid enrollment is projected to grow by 15.5% in 2014 and 8.2% in 2015. Total Medicaid spending is projected to increase at a rate of 12.2% in 2014 and 8.3% in 2015. In addition, Medicare spending is projected to grow by 5.1% in 2014 and 5.4% in 2015.
In response to pressures to contain the growth of state and federal Medicaid spending and to concerns about access to healthcare for low-income individuals, the use of managed care arrangements in Medicaid continues to grow dramatically. As of year-end 2013, 38 states and Washington, D.C. contract with managed care organizations to provide care to some or all of their Medicaid beneficiaries. In addition, many states are expanding the use of managed care organizations into new regions of the state or using them to serve beneficiaries with more complex or chronic conditions. Of the 26 states and Washington, D.C. that are expanding Medicaid eligibility levels this year pursuant to the ACA, just three of those do not use Medicaid managed care organizations.
The ACA also includes a number of provisions for combating fraud, waste and abuse, and we believe that the strong bipartisan support for containing healthcare costs through the measures identified in the ACA provides us with a platform for continued growth across products and markets. We plan to develop and build on existing partnerships with our state, federal and commercial clients and our other partners to provide services that address these provisions and assist these clients with their cost containment objectives.
In addition to the information provided below, you should refer to the items disclosed as our Critical Accounting Policies in Part II, Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of our Annual Report.
SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain items in our unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive income expressed as a percentage of revenue:
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2014 |
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2013 |
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Revenue |
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100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
Cost of services |
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Compensation |
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44.8 |
% |
37.7 |
% |
Data processing |
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8.8 |
% |
7.8 |
% |
Occupancy |
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3.8 |
% |
4.0 |
% |
Direct project costs |
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7.4 |
% |
11.4 |
% |
Other operating costs |
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5.2 |
% |
5.7 |
% |
Amortization of intangibles |
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6.8 |
% |
6.8 |
% |
Total cost of services |
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76.8 |
% |
73.4 |
% |
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
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15.7 |
% |
13.5 |
% |
Total operating expenses |
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92.6 |
% |
86.9 |
% |
Operating income |
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7.4 |
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13.1 |
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Interest expense |
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(1.9 |
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(3.2 |
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Other income, net |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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Interest income |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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Income before income taxes |
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5.5 |
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9.9 |
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Income taxes |
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(3.9 |
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Net income and comprehensive income |
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3.2 |
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6.0 |
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Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $104.7 million, a decrease of $11.9 million, or 10.2%, compared to revenue of $116.6 million in the same quarter for the prior year. Revenue generated by new clients for whom there was no revenue in the prior year period provided an increase of $6.7 million. Fluctuations in existing client accounts, together with changes in the yield and scope of those projects, and differences in the timing of when client projects were completed in the current year compared to the prior year, resulted in a $16.3 million decrease in revenue, of which $12.7 million of this decrease is related to the wind-down of the CMS RAC contract and $2.3 million relates to contract expirations.
Compensation expense as a percentage of revenue was 44.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to 37.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Compensation expense for the current quarter was $46.9 million, a $2.9 million, or 6.7%, increase over compensation expense of $44.0 million for the same quarter in the prior year. During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, we averaged 2,295 employees, a 6.0% decrease compared to our average of 2,441 employees during the quarter ended March 31, 2013. The increase in compensation expense relates to a $2.1 million increase in variable compensation expense accrual, a $0.6 million increase in salary and overtime expense and a $0.4 million increase in severance expense. This increase was partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in employee benefits expense. The decrease in our average number of employees reflects reductions of staff in the areas of client support and operations and includes 116 employees who supported CMS RAC operations who were furloughed at the end of March. The compensation savings related to those furloughed employees will be reflected in subsequent periods.
Data processing expense as a percentage of revenue was 8.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to 7.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Data processing expense was $9.2 million for the current quarter, an increase of $0.1 million, or 1.4%, over data processing expense of $9.1 million for the same quarter in the prior year. This increase reflects $0.4 million in additional hardware and hosting costs and $0.1 million in additional software costs. The increase was partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in data communications costs.
Occupancy expense as a percentage of revenue was 3.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to 4.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Occupancy expense was $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, a decrease of approximately $0.7 million, or 14.3%, compared to occupancy expense of $4.6 million for the same quarter in the prior year. The decreased occupancy costs resulted from the downsizing of our New York City and Charlestown offices, relocation of our Atlanta office, and the closing of several smaller office locations.
Direct project expense as a percentage of revenue was 7.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to 11.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Direct project expense for the current quarter was $7.7 million, a $5.6 million, or 42.2%, decrease compared to direct project expense of $13.3 million for the same quarter in the prior year. This decrease relates to a $3.0 million reduction in temporary help costs, as full time employees instead of temporary workers were used in the verification process. Other decreases included a $1.0 million reduction in data costs resulting from a decrease in the number of patient charts we were allowed to request as a result of the wind-down of the CMS RAC project; a $0.9 million decrease in subcontractor fees primarily related to reductions in the number of subcontractors used to support our clients; a $0.3 million decrease in data conversion expenses resulting from our ongoing process improvements; a $0.2 million decrease in bad debt expense; a $0.1 million decrease in travel expense as a result of cost control efforts; and a $0.1 million decrease in postage, delivery, and lockbox expenses resulting from the increased use of electronic data retrieval processes. Of the $5.6 million total reduction in direct project expenses, $1.3 million relates to the wind-down of the CMS RAC project.
Other operating costs as a percentage of revenue were 5.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to 5.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Other operating costs for the current quarter were $5.5 million, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 17.4%, compared to other operating costs of $6.6 million for the same quarter in the prior year. This resulted from a $0.6 million decrease in temporary help costs, a $0.4 million decrease in travel related expenses due to cost control efforts, and a $0.1 million decrease in recruiting expenses.
Amortization of acquisition-related software and intangibles as a percentage of revenue was 6.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to 6.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Amortization of acquisition-related software and intangibles for the current quarter was $7.2 million, compared to amortization expense of $7.9 million for the same quarter in the prior year. The decrease related to the full amortization of intangibles from prior acquisitions.
Selling, general, and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue was 15.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to 13.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Selling, general, and administrative expense for the current quarter was $16.5 million, a $0.7 million, or 4.4%, increase compared to $15.8 million for the same quarter in the prior year. During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, we averaged 218 corporate employees, a 1.9% increase over our average of 214 corporate employees during the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Compensation expense increased by $0.9 million, primarily comprised of variable compensation expense accrual. Data processing expense increased by $0.3 million. Other expenses decreased by $0.4 million of which temporary help expenses decreased by $0.2 million, recruiting and related expenses decreased by $0.1 million and legal expenses decreased by $0.1 million.
Operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $7.8 million, a decrease of $7.5 million, or 48.9%, compared to $15.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.
Interest expense was $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. This represents a $1.5 million decrease in interest expense on our debt and a $0.3 million decrease in amortization of deferred financing costs and was partially offset by an increase in commitment fees of $0.2 million related to our increased line of credit. Interest income was $24,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to interest income of $1,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Net other income of $23,000 in the prior year period related to net tenant income for leases associated with our Irving, Texas building.
We recorded income tax expense of $2.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, compared to income tax expense of $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, a decrease of $2.2 million. Our effective tax rate increased to 41.6% for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 from 39.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, primarily due to a change in state apportionments and permanent differences. The principal differences between the statutory rate and our effective rate are state taxes and permanent differences.
We reported net income and comprehensive income of $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 versus $7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.
Contractual Obligations
As of March 31, 2014, we are contractually obligated to pay $197.8 million of the outstanding revolving debt related to the 2013 Credit Agreement by April 2018.
As of March 31, 2014, we are contractually obligated to make $43.3 million of lease payments related to real estate and operating leases by July 2024.
With the exception above, there have been no material changes in our contractual obligations as presented in our Annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Other than our Letter of Credit, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
This data should be read in conjunction with our unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
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March 31, 2014 |
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December 31, 2013 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
76,290 |
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$ |
93,366 |
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Working capital |
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$ |
181,353 |
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$ |
199,069 |
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A summary of our cash flows is as follows:
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March 31, 2014 |
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March 31, 2013 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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$ |
21,324 |
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$ |
15,953 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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$ |
(4,857 |
) |
$ |
(9,834 |
) |
Net cash used in by financing activities |
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$ |
(33,543 |
) |
$ |
(2,124 |
) |
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
(17,076 |
) |
$ |
3,995 |
|
We believe that our cash generating capability and financial condition, together with our funds available under our 2013 Credit Agreement, will be adequate to meet our operating, investing and financing needs. Our principal source of cash has been our cash flow from operations and our $500 million five-year revolving credit facility. The primary uses of cash are compensation expenses, data processing, direct project costs and selling, general and administration expenses and acquisitions. Other sources of cash include proceeds from exercise of stock options and tax benefits associated with stock option exercises. We expect that operating cash flows will continue to be a primary source of liquidity for our operating needs.
We rely on operating cash flows and cash and cash equivalent balances to provide for our liquidity requirements. We believe that we have the ability to obtain both short-term and long-term loans to meet our financing needs for the foreseeable future. Due to our significant operating cash flows, access to capital markets and available revolving credit facility under the 2013 Credit Agreement, we continue to believe that we have the ability to meet our liquidity needs for the foreseeable future, which include:
· the working capital requirements of our operations;
· investments in our business;
· business-development activities; and
· repayment of our revolving credit loan under our 2013 Credit Agreement.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 was $21.3 million, a $5.3 million increase over net cash provided by operating activities of $16.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013. The increase was due to changes in our working capital accounts, primarily a decrease in our accounts receivable balance.
The number of days sales outstanding as of March 31, 2014, net of estimated liability for appeals, increased by 15 days to 120 days from 105 days at December 31, 2013 as a result of delays in our receipt of payment from several clients.
The majority of our client relationships have been in place for several years. Our operating cash flows could be adversely affected by a decrease in demand for our services or if one or more contracts with our largest clients is terminated or not re-awarded.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 was $4.9 million, a $4.9 million decrease from net cash used in investing activities of $9.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013. The net decrease is due to a $6.5 million decrease in purchases of property and equipment, partially offset by a $1.6 million increase related to the purchase of land.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 was $33.5 million, a $31.3 million increase from net cash used in financing activities of $2.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013. This increase was primarily related to a $26.2 million increase in payments toward the outstanding debt balances, which was partially offset by a decrease of $2.8 million of proceeds from stock option exercises.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements in Note 1 of the Notes to unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
At March 31, 2014, we were not a party to any derivative financial instruments. We conduct all of our business in U.S. currency and hence do not have direct foreign currency risk. We are exposed to changes in interest rates, primarily with respect to our revolving credit facility under our 2013 Credit Agreement. If the effective interest rate for all of our variable rate debt were to increase by 100 basis points (1%), our annual interest expense would increase by a maximum of $2.0 million based on our debt balances at March 31, 2014. Further, we currently invest substantially all of our excess cash in short-term investments, primarily money market accounts, where returns effectively reflect current interest rates. As a result market interest rate changes may impact our interest income or expense. The impact will depend on variables such as the magnitude of rate changes and the level of borrowings or excess cash balances. We do not consider this risk to be material. We manage such risk by continuing to evaluate the best investment rates available for short-term, high quality investments.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as specified in the SECs rules and forms, and that such information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2014. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation of our controls performed during the three months ended March 31, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Risks that could have a negative impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition include without limitation the risk factors set forth below and the following risk factors: (i) variations in our results of operations; (ii) changes in the U.S. healthcare environment and steps we take in anticipation of such changes; (iii) regulatory, budgetary or political actions that affect procurement practices; (iv) the loss of one or more major clients, including through our failure to reprocure a contract or the reduction in scope or early termination of one or more of our significant contracts ; (v) our ability to effectively manage our
growth to execute on our business plans; (vi) the growth rate of spending on Medicaid/Medicare, simplification of the healthcare payment process or programmatic changes that diminish the scope of benefits; (vii) client dissatisfaction or early termination of contracts triggering significant costs or liabilities; (viii) the development by competitors of new or superior products or services; (ix) the emergence of new competitors, or the development by our clients of in-house capacity to perform the servic es we offer; (x) all the risks inherent in the development, introduction, and implementation of new products and services; (xi) our failure to comply with laws and regulations governing health data or to protect such data from theft and misuse; (xii) our ability to maintain effective information systems and protect them from damage or interruption; (xiii) restrictions on our ability to bid on/perform certain work due to other work we currently perform; (xiv) our ability to successfully integrate our acquisitions; (xv) our ability to continue to secure contracts through the competitive bidding process and to accurately predict the cost and time to complete such contracts; (xvi) our compliance with the covenants and obligations under the terms of our credit facility and our ability to generate sufficient cash to cover our interest and principal payments thereunder; (xvii) negative results of government or client reviews, audits or investigations to verify our compliance with contracts and applicable laws and regulations; (xviii) the impact of lawsuits or claims related to contracts, subcontracts, employment matters or compliance with laws and regulations; (xix) our failure to properly remediate any future weaknesses or deficiencies or maintain proper and effective controls; and (xx) the potential that we are unable to meet our liquidity needs. A more detailed description of each of these and other risk factors can be found under the caption Risk Factors in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 3, 2014.
The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we currently deem to be immaterial, may also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
The exhibits filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are listed on the Exhibit Index immediately following the Signatures.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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HMS HOLDINGS CORP. |
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Description |
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10.1* |
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Form of 2013 Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the 2006 Stock Plan |
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10.2* |
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Form of 2013 Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2006 Stock Plan |
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Form of 2013 Executive Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the 2006 Stock Plan |
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Form of 2014 Executive Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2006 Stock Plan |
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Lease, dated February 27, 2014, between New Russell One LLC and HMS Business Services, Inc. |
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Principal Executive Officer of HMS Holdings Corp., as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Principal Financial Officer of HMS Holdings Corp., as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Section 1350 Certification of the Principal Executive Officer of HMS Holdings Corp., as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Section 1350 Certification of the Principal Financial Officer of HMS Holdings Corp., as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement
* Filed herewith
Furnished herewith
EXHIBIT 10.1
2013 BOARD OF DIRECTOR NQSO AGREEMENT
Congratulations, you have been awarded a stock option grant in recognition of your contributions to the success of HMS Holdings Corp. (the Company ) and its Affiliates. A stock option grant gives you the right to purchase a specific number of shares of the Companys common stock at a fixed price, assuming that you satisfy conditions of the Companys Fourth Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan (the Plan ) and the implementing agreement. We would like you to have an opportunity to share in the continued success of the Company through this stock option grant under the Plan. The following represents a brief description of your grant. Additional details regarding your award are provided in the attached Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (the Grant Agreement ) and in the Plan.
Stock Option Grant Summary:
Date of Grant |
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November 15, 2013 |
Option Shares |
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Exercise Price per Share |
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$ |
Exercisability |
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For Directors: One-quarter of the Option Shares on December 31 of the year in which the Grant is made and an additional one-quarter on the last day of each of the first three quarters of the following calendar year. Each of those dates is an Exercisability Date . |
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You have been granted a nonqualified stock option to purchase Shares of the Companys common stock. The total number of Shares under your grant is in the chart above under Option Shares and the price per share is under Exercise Price per Share.
The potential value of your stock option grant increases if the price of the Companys stock increases, but you also have to continue to provide services to the Company (except as the Grant Agreement provides) to actually receive such value. Of course, the value of the stock may go up and down over time.
You cant exercise the stock option (actually purchase the shares) until it becomes exercisable. Your stock option becomes exercisable as provided in the chart above under Exercisability, assuming you remain an employee of or member of the Board of Directors of the Company and subject to the terms in the Grant Agreement.
Whether or not you decide to exercise your stock option and purchase the stock is your decision, and, you have until the stock option expires (which will be no later than the seventh anniversary of the Date of Grant, but can end earlier in various situations) to make that decision.
Once you have purchased the Shares, you will own them and may decide whether to hold the stock, sell the stock or give the stock to someone as a gift.
You can access the Merrill Lynch portal updates and information: https://www.benefits.ml.com. Please email IR@hms.com with any questions.
HMS HOLDINGS CORP.
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT FOR DIRECTORS
HMS Holdings Corp. (the Company ) has granted you an option (the Option ) under the HMS Holdings Corp. Fourth Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan (as it may be amended from time to time) (the Plan ). The Option lets you purchase a specified number (the Option Shares ) of Shares of the Companys common stock, at a specified price per Share (the Exercise Price ).
The individualized communication you received (the Cover Letter ) provides the details for your Option. It specifies the number of Option Shares, the Exercise Price, the Date of Grant, the schedule for exercisability, and the latest date the Option will expire (the Term Expiration Date ).
The Option is subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the Plan. This Grant Agreement does not cover all of the rules that apply to the Option under the Plan; please refer to the Plan document. Capitalized terms are defined either further below in this grant agreement (the Grant Agreement ) or in the Plan.
The Plan document is available on the Merrill Lynch website. The Prospectus for the Plan, the Companys S-8, Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other filings the Company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available for your review under the Investor Relations tab on the Companys web site. You may also obtain paper copies of these documents upon request to the Companys Investor Relations department (IR@HMS.com).
Neither the Company nor anyone else is making any representations or promises regarding the duration of your service, exercisability of the Option, the value of the Companys stock or of this Option, or the Companys prospects. The Company is not providing any advice regarding tax consequences to you or regarding your decisions regarding the Option; you agree to rely only upon your own personal advisors.
NO ONE MAY SELL, TRANSFER, OR DISTRIBUTE THE OPTION OR THE SECURITIES THAT MAY BE PURCHASED UPON EXERCISING THE OPTION WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO HMS HOLDINGS CORP. OR OTHER INFORMATION AND REPRESENTATIONS SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
In addition to the Plans terms and restrictions, the following terms and restrictions apply:
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While your Option remains in effect under the Option Expiration section, you may exercise any exercisable portions of the Option (and buy the Option Shares) under the timing rules of this section, provided that you may not exercise the Option for fewer than 100 full shares at any particular time unless fewer than 100 remain unexercised. |
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The Option will become exercisable on the schedule provided in the Cover Letter to this Grant Agreement assuming that through each Exercisability Date, (i) if you received the Option in your capacity as an employee of the Company, you remain an employee or (ii) if you received the Option in your capacity as a member of the Companys Board, you remain a member of the Companys Board. Any fractional shares will be carried forward to the following Exercisability Date, unless the Committee selects a different treatment. For purposes of this Grant Agreement, employment with the Company will include employment with any Affiliate whose employees are then eligible to receive Awards under the Plan. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, if an entity employing you ceases to be an Affiliate, your employment with the Company will be treated as ended even though you continue to be employed by that entity. |
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Exercisability will accelerate fully on your disability or death, including with respect to the Performance Option Shares (as defined below). For this purpose, disability means permanent and total disability as defined by Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. Exercisability will continue and increase (until fully exercisable) over the two years following your date of Retirement. Retirement for this purpose means cessation of service on or after attaining age 60 and completing five years of service with the Company. |
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If a Change in Control occurs, your Option will be treated as provided in Section 11 of the Plan if, within 24 months following the Change in Control, your employment or service ends on a termination without cause (as determined by the Committee or the Board), provided also that the Option will remain outstanding for 12 months following such termination but not beyond the Term Expiration Date. |
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The Option will expire no later than the close of business on the Term Expiration Date. Unexercisable portions of the Option expire immediately when you cease to be employed (unless you are concurrently remaining or becoming a member of the Board, or, for a Board member, concurrently remaining or becoming an employee of the Company). If the Company terminates your employment or service for cause or if you violate any then applicable restrictive covenant agreement (such as agreements pertaining to confidentiality, intellectual property, nonsolicitation, and/or noncompetition), the Option will immediately expire without regard to whether it is then exercisable. |
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Exercisable portions of the Option remain exercisable until the first to occur of the following (the Final Exercise Date ), each as defined further in the Plan or the Grant Agreement: |
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· Three months (measured to the corresponding date in the month) after your employment (or directorship) ends if you resign or if the Company terminates your employment or service without cause (as determined under the Plan), except as provided above under Change in Control |
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· For death or Disability, the first anniversary of the date employment or service ends |
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· For Retirement, the end of the second year following your date of Retirement |
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· The Term Expiration Date |
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The Committee can override the expiration provisions of this Grant Agreement. |
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Subject to this Grant Agreement and the Plan, you may exercise the Option only by providing a written notice (or notice through another previously approved method, which could include a web-based or voice- or e-mail system) to the Secretary of the Company or to whomever the Committee designates, received on or before the date the Option expires. Each such notice must satisfy whatever then-current procedures apply to that Option and must contain such representations (statements from you about your situation) as the Company requires. You must, at the same time, pay the Exercise Price using one or more of the following methods: |
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cash or check in the amount of the Exercise Price payable to the order of the Company; |
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an approved cashless exercise method, including directing the Company to send the stock certificates (or other acceptable evidence of ownership) to be issued under the Option to a licensed broker acceptable to the Company as your agent in exchange for the brokers tendering to the Company cash (or acceptable cash equivalents) equal to the Exercise Price and, if you so elect, any required tax withholdings; |
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by delivery of a notice of net exercise to or as directed by the Company, as a result of which you will receive (i) the number of shares underlying the portion of the Option being exercised less (ii) such number of shares as is equal to (A) the aggregate Exercise Price for the portion of the Option being exercised divided by (B) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise; |
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if permitted by the Committee, by delivery of Shares owned by you, valued at their Fair Market Value, provided (i) applicable law then permits such method of payment, (ii) you owned such Shares, if acquired directly from the Company, for such minimum period of time, if any, as the Committee may establish in its discretion, and (iii) the Shares are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting, or other similar restrictions; or |
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any combination of the above permitted forms for payment. |
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Issuing the Option Shares is contingent on satisfaction of all obligations with respect to required tax or other required withholdings (for example, in the U.S., Federal, state, and local taxes). The Company may take any action permitted under Section 14(c) of the Plan to satisfy such obligation, including satisfying the tax obligations by (i) reducing the number of Option Shares to be issued to you in connection with any exercise of the Option by that number of Option Shares (valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise) that would equal all taxes required to be withheld (at their minimum withholding levels), (ii) accepting |
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payment of the withholdings from a broker in connection with a Cashless Exercise of the Option or directly from you, or (iii) taking any other action under Section 14(c) of the Plan. If a fractional share remains after deduction for required withholding, the Company will pay you the value of the fraction in cash. |
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You may not exercise the Option if the Companys issuing stock upon such exercise would violate any applicable Federal or state securities laws or other laws or regulations. You may not sell or otherwise dispose of the Option Shares in violation of applicable law. As part of this prohibition, you may not use the Cashless Exercise methods if the Companys insider trading policy then prohibits you from selling to the market. |
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Additional Conditions to Exercise |
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The Company may postpone issuing and delivering any Option Shares for so long as the Company determines to be advisable to satisfy the following: |
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its completing or amending any securities registration or qualification of the Option Shares or its or your satisfying any exemption from registration under any Federal or state law, rule, or regulation; |
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its receiving proof it considers satisfactory that a person seeking to exercise the Option after your death is entitled to do so; |
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your complying with any requests for representations under the Plan; and |
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your complying with any Federal, state, or local tax withholding obligations. |
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If you exercise the Option at a time when the Company does not have a current registration statement (generally on Form S-8) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act ) that covers issuances of shares to you, you must comply with the following before the Company will issue the Option Shares to you. You must |
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represent to the Company, in a manner satisfactory to the Companys counsel, that you are acquiring the Option Shares for your own account and not with a view to reselling or distributing the Option Shares; and |
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agree that you will not sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the Option Shares unless: |
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a registration statement under the Act is effective at the time of disposition with respect to the Option Shares you propose to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of; or |
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the Company has received an opinion of counsel or other information and representations it considers satisfactory to the effect that, because of Rule 144 under the Act or otherwise, no registration under the Act is required. |
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Nothing in this Grant Agreement restricts the Companys rights or those of any of its Affiliates to terminate your employment or other relationship at any time and for any or no reason. The termination of employment or other relationship, whether by the Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise, and regardless of the reason for such termination, has the consequences provided for under the Plan and any applicable employment or severance agreement or plan. |
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Not a Shareholder |
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You understand and agree that the Company will not consider you a shareholder for any purpose with respect to any of the Option Shares until you have exercised the Option, paid for the shares, and received evidence of ownership. |
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No Effect on Running Business |
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You understand and agree that the existence of the Option will not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its shareholders to make or authorize any adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other changes in the Companys capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or other stock, with preference ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise affecting the Companys common stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether or not of a similar character to those described above. |
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Governing Law |
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The laws of the State of New York will govern all matters relating to the Option, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. |
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Notices |
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Any notice you give to the Company must follow the procedures then in effect. If no other procedures apply, you must send your notice in writing by hand or by mail to the office of the Companys Secretary (or to the Chair of the Committee if you are then serving as the sole Secretary). If mailed, you should address it to the Companys Secretary (or the Chair of the Committee) at the Companys then corporate headquarters, unless the Company directs optionees to send notices to another corporate department or to a third party administrator or specifies another method of transmitting notice. The Company and the Committee will address any notices to you using its standard electronic communications methods or at your office or home address as reflected on the Companys personnel or other business records. You and the Company may change the address for notice by like notice to the other, and the Company can also change the address for notice by general announcements to optionees. |
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Amendment |
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Subject to any required action by the Committee or the shareholders of the Company, the Company may cancel the Option and provide a new Award in its place, provided that the Award so replaced will satisfy all of the requirements of the Plan as of the date such new Award is made and no such action will adversely affect the Option to the extent then exercisable. |
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Plan Governs |
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Wherever a conflict may arise between the terms of this Grant Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan will control. The Committee may adjust the number of Option Shares and the Exercise Price and other terms of the Option from time to time as the Plan provides. |
EXHIBIT 10.2
2013 BOARD OF DIRECTOR RSU AGREEMENT
Congratulations, you have been awarded restricted stock units ( RSUs ) in recognition of your contributions to the success of HMS Holdings Corp. (the Company ) and its Affiliates. A restricted stock unit entitles you to receive a share of the Companys common stock at a future date, assuming that you satisfy conditions of the Companys Fourth Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan (the Plan ) and the implementing agreement. We would like you to have an opportunity to share in the continued success of the Company through these RSUs under the Plan. The following represents a brief description of your grant. Additional details regarding your award are provided in the attached Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the Grant Agreement ) and in the Plan.
Restricted Stock Unit Grant Summary:
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One-quarter of the RSU Shares on December 31 of the year in which the Grant is made and an additional one-quarter on the last day of each of the first three quarters of the following calendar year. Each of those dates is a Vesting Date . |
· You have been granted RSUs for Shares of the Companys common stock for the total number of Shares specified under RSU Shares in the chart above.
· The potential value of your RSUs increases if the price of the Companys stock increases, but you also have to continue to provide services to the Company (except as the Grant Agreement provides) to actually receive such value. Of course, the value of the stock may go up and down over time.
· You will not receive the Shares represented by the RSUs unless and until the RSUs vest. Your RSUs vest as provided in the chart above under Vesting, assuming you remain a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and subject to the terms in the Grant Agreement.
· Once you have received the Shares, you will own them and may decide whether to hold the stock, sell the stock or give the stock to someone as a gift.
You can access the Merrill Lynch portal updates and information: https://www.benefits.ml.com. Please email IR@hms.com with any questions.
HMS HOLDINGS CORP.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT FOR DIRECTORS
HMS Holdings Corp. (the Company ) has granted you restricted stock units (the RSUs ) under the HMS Holdings Corp. Fourth Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan (as it may be amended from time to time) (the Plan ). Each RSU lets you receive a Share (an RSU Share ) of the Companys common stock, upon satisfaction of the conditions to receipt.
The individualized communication you received (the Cover Letter ) provides the details for your RSUs. It specifies the number of RSU Shares, the Date of Grant, and the schedule for vesting, with the related vesting dates ( Vesting Dates ).
The RSUs are subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the Plan. This Grant Agreement does not cover all of the rules that apply to the RSUs under the Plan; please refer to the Plan document. Capitalized terms are defined either further below in this grant agreement (the Grant Agreement ) or in the Plan.
The Plan document is available on the Merrill Lynch website. The Prospectus for the Plan, the Companys S-8, Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other filings the Company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available for your review under the Investor Relations tab on the Companys web site. You may also obtain paper copies of these documents upon request to the Companys Investor Relations department (IR@HMS.com).
Neither the Company nor anyone else is making any representations or promises regarding the duration of your service, vesting of the RSUs, the value of the Companys stock or of these RSUs, or the Companys prospects. The Company is not providing any advice regarding tax consequences to you or regarding your decisions regarding the RSUs; you agree to rely only upon your own personal advisors.
NO ONE MAY SELL, TRANSFER, OR DISTRIBUTE THE RSUS OR THE SECURITIES THAT MAY BE RECEIVED UNDER THEM WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO HMS HOLDINGS CORP. OR OTHER INFORMATION AND REPRESENTATIONS SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
In addition to the Plans terms and restrictions, the following terms and restrictions apply:
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Your RSUs become nonforfeitable ( Vested ) as provided in the Cover Letter to this Grant Agreement, assuming that through each Vesting Date, (i) if you received the RSUs in your capacity as an employee of the Company, you continue in service as an employee or (ii) if you received the RSUs in your capacity as a member of the Companys Board, you continue in service as a member of the Companys Board. Any fractional shares will be carried forward to the following Vesting Date, unless the Committee selects a different treatment. For purposes of this Grant Agreement, employment with the Company will include employment with any Affiliate whose employees are then eligible to receive Awards under the Plan. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, if an entity employing you ceases to be an Affiliate, your employment with the Company will be treated as ended even though you continue to be employed by that entity. |
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Vesting will accelerate fully on your disability or death, including with respect to the Performance RSU Shares (as defined below). For this purpose, disability means permanent and total disability as defined by Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. |
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If your employment or service ends as a result of Retirement, you will be treated as continuing in service for vesting purposes until the earlier to occur of (x) the second anniversary of your Retirement and (y) the last of the applicable Vesting Dates. Retirement for this purpose means cessation of employment or service on or after attaining age 60 and completing five years of service with the Company. |
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If a Change in Control occurs, your RSUs will be treated as provided in Section 11 of the Plan if, within 24 months following the Change in Control, your employment or service ends on (i) a termination without cause (as determined by the Committee or the Board) or (ii) Retirement. |
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If the Company terminates your employment or service for cause or if you violate any then applicable restrictive covenant agreement (such as agreements pertaining to confidentiality, intellectual property, nonsolicitation, and/or noncompetition), the RSUs will immediately terminate without regard to whether they are then Vested in whole or in part. |
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Subject to any overriding provisions in the Plan, you will receive a distribution of the Shares equivalent to your Vested RSU Shares as soon as practicable following the date(s) on which you become Vested (with the actual date being the Distribution Date ) and, in any event, no later than 30 days following an applicable Vesting Date, unless the Committee determines that you may make a timely deferral election to defer distribution to a later date and you have made such an election (in which case the deferred date will be the Distribution Date ). |
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Vesting that accelerates after a Change in Control will only accelerate the Distribution Date if and to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code. |
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You may not sell, assign, pledge, encumber, or otherwise transfer any interest ( Transfer ) in the RSU Shares until the RSU Shares are distributed to you. Any attempted Transfer that precedes the Distribution Date is invalid. |
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represent to the Company, in a manner satisfactory to the Companys counsel, that you are acquiring the RSU Shares for your own account and not with a view to reselling or distributing the RSU Shares; and |
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agree that you will not sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the RSU Shares unless: |
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a registration statement under the Act is effective at the time of disposition with respect to the RSU Shares you propose to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of; or |
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the Company has received an opinion of counsel or other information and representations it considers satisfactory to the effect that, because of Rule 144 under the Act or otherwise, no registration under the Act is required. |
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No Effect on Employment or Other Relationship |
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Nothing in this Grant Agreement restricts the Companys rights or those of any of its Affiliates to terminate your employment or other relationship at any time and for any or no reason. The termination of employment or other relationship, whether by the Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise, and regardless of the reason for such termination, has the consequences provided for under the Plan and any applicable employment or severance agreement or plan. |
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You understand and agree that the Company will not consider you a shareholder for any purpose with respect to the RSU Shares, unless and until the RSU Shares have been issued to you on the Distribution Date. You will not receive dividends with respect to the RSUs, but the Company will credit additional whole or fractional RSUs to this Grant equal to the result of dividing (i) the product of the total number of RSUs credited to you under this Grant on the record date for such dividend (and not yet distributed in Shares) and the per share amount of such dividend by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date such dividend is paid by the Company to shareholders. The additional RSUs will be or become Vested to the same extent as the RSUs that resulted in the crediting of such additional Units and may be paid out in cash or Shares under the timing rules provided in Section 8(e) of the Plan. |
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You may not vote the RSUs. You may not vote the RSU Shares unless and until the Shares are distributed to you. |
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No Effect on Running Business |
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You understand and agree that the existence of the RSUs will not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its shareholders to make or authorize any adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other changes in the Companys capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or other stock, with preference ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise affecting the Companys common stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether or not of a similar character to those described above. |
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The RSUs are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A and must be construed consistently with that section. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Grant Agreement to the contrary, if the RSUs Vest in connection with |
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your separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Company), and if (x) you are then a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such separation from service (as determined by the Company, by which determination you agree you are bound) and (y) the distribution of RSU Shares under such RSUs will result in the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if distributed to you within the six month period following your separation from service, then the distribution under such accelerated RSUs will not be made until the earlier of (i) the date six months and one day following the date of your separation from service or (ii) the 10 th day after your date of death. Neither the Company nor you shall have the right to accelerate or defer the delivery of any such RSU Shares or benefits except to the extent specifically permitted or required by Section 409A. In no event may the Company or you defer the delivery of the RSU Shares beyond the date specified in the Distribution Date section, unless such deferral complies in all respects with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b) related to subsequent changes in the time or form of payment of nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, or any successor regulation. In any event, the Company makes no representations or warranty and shall have no liability to you or any other person, if any provisions of or distributions under this Grant Agreement are determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A but not to satisfy the conditions of that section. |
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The RSUs create a contractual obligation on the part of the Company to make a distribution of the RSU Shares at the time provided for in this Grant Agreement. Neither you nor any other party claiming an interest in deferred compensation hereunder shall have any interest whatsoever in any specific assets of the Company. Your right to receive distributions hereunder is that of an unsecured general creditor of Company. |
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Governing Law |
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The laws of the State of New York will govern all matters relating to the RSUs, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. |
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Notices |
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Any notice you give to the Company must follow the procedures then in effect. If no other procedures apply, you must send your notice in writing by hand or by mail to the office of the Companys Secretary (or to the Chair of the Committee if you are then serving as the sole Secretary). If mailed, you should address it to the Companys Secretary (or the Chair of the Committee) at the Companys then corporate headquarters, unless the Company directs Plan participants to send notices to another corporate department or to a third party administrator or specifies another method of transmitting notice. The Company and the Committee will address any notices to you using its standard electronic communications methods or at your office or home address as reflected on the Companys personnel or other business records. You and the Company may change the address for notice by like notice to the other, and the Company can also change the address for notice by general announcements to Plan participants. |
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Subject to any required action by the Committee or the shareholders of the Company, the Company may cancel the RSUs and provide a new Award in its place, provided that the Award so replaced will satisfy all of the requirements of the Plan as of the date such new Award is made and no such action will adversely affect the RSUs to the extent then Vested. |
EXHIBIT 10.3
EXECUTIVE NQSO AGREEMENT
<Participant Full Name>
Dear <Participant First Name>
Congratulations, you have been awarded a stock option grant in recognition of your contributions to the success of HMS Holdings Corp. (the Company ) and its Affiliates. A stock option grant gives you the right to purchase a specific number of shares of the Companys common stock at a fixed price, assuming that you satisfy conditions of the Companys Fourth Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan (the Plan ) and the implementing agreement. We would like you to have an opportunity to share in the continued success of the Company through this stock option grant under the Plan. The following represents a brief description of your grant. Additional details regarding your award are provided in the attached Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (the Grant Agreement ) and in the Plan.
Stock Option Grant Summary:
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One-sixth of the Option Shares on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Date of Grant, with the remainder becoming exercisable as provided in Exhibit A to the Grant Agreement. Each of those dates is an Exercisability Date . |
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· You have been granted a nonqualified stock option to purchase Shares of the Companys common stock. The total number of Shares under your grant is in the chart above under Option Shares and the price per share is under Exercise Price per Share.
· The potential value of your stock option grant increases if the price of the Companys stock increases, but you also have to continue to provide services to the Company (except as the Grant Agreement provides) to actually receive such value. Of course, the value of the stock may go up and down over time.
· You cant exercise the stock option (actually purchase the shares) until it becomes exercisable. Your stock option becomes exercisable as provided in the chart above under Exercisability, assuming you remain an employee of or member of the Board of Directors of the Company and subject to the terms in the Grant Agreement.
· Whether or not you decide to exercise your stock option and purchase the stock is your decision, and, you have until the stock option expires (which will be no later than the seventh anniversary of the Date of Grant but can end earlier in various situations) to make that decision.
· Once you have purchased the Shares, you will own them and may decide whether to hold the stock, sell the stock or give the stock to someone as a gift.
You can access the Merrill Lynch portal updates and information: https://www29.benefits.ml.com/login/login.aspx. Please email IR@hms.com with any questions.
HMS HOLDINGS CORP.
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT FOR EXECUTIVES
HMS Holdings Corp. (the Company ) has granted you an option (the Option ) under the HMS Holdings Corp. Fourth Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan (as it may be amended from time to time) (the Plan ). The Option lets you purchase a specified number (the Option Shares ) of Shares of the Companys common stock, at a specified price per Share (the Exercise Price ).
The individualized communication you received (the Cover Letter ) provides the details for your Option. It specifies the number of Option Shares, the Exercise Price, the Date of Grant, the schedule for exercisability, and the latest date the Option will expire (the Term Expiration Date ).
The Option is subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the Plan. This Grant Agreement does not cover all of the rules that apply to the Option under the Plan; please refer to the Plan document. Capitalized terms are defined either further below in this grant agreement (the Grant Agreement ) or in the Plan.
The Plan document is available on the Merrill Lynch website. The Prospectus for the Plan, the Companys S-8, Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other filings the Company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available for your review under the Investor Relations tab on the Companys web site. You may also obtain paper copies of these documents upon request to the Companys Investor Relations department (IR@HMS.com).
Neither the Company nor anyone else is making any representations or promises regarding the duration of your service, exercisability of the Option, the value of the Companys stock or of this Option, or the Companys prospects. The Company is not providing any advice regarding tax consequences to you or regarding your decisions regarding the Option; you agree to rely only upon your own personal advisors.
NO ONE MAY SELL, TRANSFER, OR DISTRIBUTE THE OPTION OR THE SECURITIES THAT MAY BE PURCHASED UPON EXERCISING THE OPTION WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO HMS HOLDINGS CORP. OR OTHER INFORMATION AND REPRESENTATIONS SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
In addition to the Plans terms and restrictions, the following terms and restrictions apply:
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While your Option remains in effect under the Option Expiration section, you may exercise any exercisable portions of the Option (and buy the Option Shares) under the timing rules of this section, provided that you may not exercise the Option for fewer than 100 full shares at any particular time unless fewer than 100 remain unexercised. |
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The Option will become exercisable on the schedule provided in the Cover Letter to this Grant Agreement assuming that through each Exercisability Date, (i) if you received the Option in your capacity as an employee of the Company, you remain an employee or (ii) if you received the Option in your capacity as a member of the Companys Board, you remain a member of the Companys Board. Any fractional shares will be carried forward to the following Exercisability Date, unless the Committee selects a different treatment. For purposes of this Grant Agreement, employment with the Company will include employment with any Affiliate whose employees are then eligible to receive Awards under the Plan. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, if an entity employing you ceases to be an Affiliate, your employment with the Company will be treated as ended even though you continue to be employed by that entity. |
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Exercisability will accelerate fully on your disability or death, including with respect to the Performance Option Shares (as defined below). For this purpose, disability means permanent and total disability as defined by Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. Exercisability will continue and increase (until fully exercisable) over the two years following your date of Retirement. Retirement for this purpose means cessation of service on or after attaining age 60 and completing five years of service with the Company. |
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Change in Control |
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If a Change in Control occurs, your Option will be treated as provided in Section 11 of the Plan if, within 24 months following the Change in Control, your employment or service ends on a termination without cause (as determined by the Committee or the Board), provided also that the Option will remain outstanding for 12 months following such termination but not beyond the Term Expiration Date. |
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The Option will expire no later than the close of business on the Term Expiration Date. Unexercisable portions of the Option expire immediately when you cease to be employed (unless you are concurrently remaining or becoming a member of the Board, or, for a Board member, concurrently remaining or becoming an employee of the Company). If the Company terminates your employment or service for cause, the Option will immediately expire without regard to whether it is then exercisable. |
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Exercisable portions of the Option remain exercisable until the first to occur of the following (the Final Exercise Date ), each as defined further in the Plan or the Grant Agreement: |
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· Three months (measured to the corresponding date in the month) after your employment (or directorship) ends if you resign or if the Company terminates your employment or service without cause (as determined under the Plan), except as provided above under Change in Control |
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· For death or Disability, the first anniversary of the date employment or service ends |
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· For Retirement, the end of the second year following your date of Retirement |
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· The Term Expiration Date |
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The Committee can override the expiration provisions of this Grant Agreement. |
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Method of Exercise and Payment for Shares |
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Subject to this Grant Agreement and the Plan, you may exercise the Option only by providing a written notice (or notice through another previously approved method, which could include a web-based or voice- or e-mail system) to the Secretary of the Company or to whomever the Committee designates, received on or before the date the Option expires. Each such notice must satisfy whatever then-current procedures apply to that Option and must contain such representations (statements from you about your situation) as the Company requires. You must, at the same time, pay the Exercise Price using one or more of the following methods: |
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cash or check in the amount of the Exercise Price payable to the order of the Company; |
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Cashless Exercise |
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an approved cashless exercise method, including directing the Company to send the stock certificates (or other acceptable evidence of ownership) to be issued under the Option to a licensed broker acceptable to the Company as your agent in exchange for the brokers tendering to the Company cash (or acceptable cash equivalents) equal to the Exercise Price and, if you so elect, any required tax withholdings; |
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by delivery of a notice of net exercise to or as directed by the Company, as a result of which you will receive (i) the number of shares underlying the portion of the Option being exercised less (ii) such number of shares as is equal to (A) the aggregate Exercise Price for the portion of the Option being exercised divided by (B) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise; |
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if permitted by the Committee, by delivery of Shares owned by you, valued at their Fair Market Value, provided (i) applicable law then permits such method of payment, (ii) you owned such Shares, if acquired directly from the Company, for such minimum period of time, if any, as the Committee may establish in its discretion, and (iii) the Shares are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting, or other similar restrictions; or |
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any combination of the above permitted forms for payment. |
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Issuing the Option Shares is contingent on satisfaction of all obligations with respect to required tax or other required withholdings (for example, in the U.S., Federal, state, and local taxes). The Company may take any action permitted under Section 14(c) of the Plan to satisfy such obligation, including satisfying the tax obligations by (i) reducing the number of Option Shares to be issued to you in connection with any exercise of the Option by that number of Option Shares (valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise) that would equal all taxes required to be withheld (at their minimum withholding levels), (ii) accepting |
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payment of the withholdings from a broker in connection with a Cashless Exercise of the Option or directly from you, or (iii) taking any other action under Section 14(c) of the Plan. If a fractional share remains after deduction for required withholding, the Company will pay you the value of the fraction in cash. |
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You may not exercise the Option if the Companys issuing stock upon such exercise would violate any applicable Federal or state securities laws or other laws or regulations. You may not sell or otherwise dispose of the Option Shares in violation of applicable law. As part of this prohibition, you may not use the Cashless Exercise methods if the Companys insider trading policy then prohibits you from selling to the market. |
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Additional Conditions to Exercise |
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The Company may postpone issuing and delivering any Option Shares for so long as the Company determines to be advisable to satisfy the following: |
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its completing or amending any securities registration or qualification of the Option Shares or its or your satisfying any exemption from registration under any Federal or state law, rule, or regulation; |
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its receiving proof it considers satisfactory that a person seeking to exercise the Option after your death is entitled to do so; |
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your complying with any requests for representations under the Plan; and |
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your complying with any Federal, state, or local tax withholding obligations. |
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Additional Representations from You |
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If you exercise the Option at a time when the Company does not have a current registration statement (generally on Form S-8) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act ) that covers issuances of shares to you, you must comply with the following before the Company will issue the Option Shares to you. You must |
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represent to the Company, in a manner satisfactory to the Companys counsel, that you are acquiring the Option Shares for your own account and not with a view to reselling or distributing the Option Shares; and |
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agree that you will not sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the Option Shares unless: |
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a registration statement under the Act is effective at the time of disposition with respect to the Option Shares you propose to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of; or |
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the Company has received an opinion of counsel or other information and representations it considers satisfactory to the effect that, because of Rule 144 under the Act or otherwise, no registration under the Act is required. |
No Effect on Employment or Other Relationship |
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Nothing in this Grant Agreement restricts the Companys rights or those of any of its Affiliates to terminate your employment or other relationship at any time and for any or no reason. The termination of employment or other relationship, whether by the Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise, and regardless of the reason for such termination, has the consequences provided for under the Plan and any applicable employment or severance agreement or plan. |
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Not a Shareholder |
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You understand and agree that the Company will not consider you a shareholder for any purpose with respect to any of the Option Shares until you have exercised the Option, paid for the shares, and received evidence of ownership. |
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No Effect on Running Business |
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You understand and agree that the existence of the Option will not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its shareholders to make or authorize any adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other changes in the Companys capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or other stock, with preference ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise affecting the Companys common stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether or not of a similar character to those described above. |
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Governing Law |
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The laws of the State of New York will govern all matters relating to the Option, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. |
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Restrictive Covenants Clawback |
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If the Board or the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that you violated or are violating any of the Restrictive Covenants set forth below under the section titled Restrictive Covenants, the Option will immediately terminate without regard to whether it is then Vested in whole or in part. In addition, the Board or the Committee may, in its sole discretion, require from you payment or transfer to the Company of the Gain from the Option, where the Gain consists of the greatest of (i) the value of the Option Shares on the date, within the Recovery Measurement Period, on which you exercised the Option with respect to such Option Shares, (ii) the value of the Option Shares received upon exercise during the Recovery Measurement Period, as determined on the date of the request by the Committee to pay or transfer, (iii) the gross (before tax) proceeds you received from any sale of the Option Shares during the Recovery Measurement Period, and (iv) if transferred without sale during the Recovery Measurement Period, the value of the Option Shares when so transferred. The Board or the Committee may determine the recoupment method in its sole discretion for any portion of the Option transferred (where permitted) before being exercised. The Recovery Measurement Period means the 12 months before the date of the determination of violation. The provisions in this section are essential economic conditions to the Companys grant of the Option to you. By acknowledging receipt of the grant of the Option hereunder, you agree that the Company may deduct from any amounts it owes you from time to time (such as any severance or other payments owed following a termination of employment, as well as any other amounts owed to you by the Company, as permitted by applicable law) to the extent of any amounts you owe the Company under this Restrictive Covenants Clawback section.
You acknowledge that you would not be receiving the Option described herein but for your agreement to comply with the Restrictive Covenants. Likewise, you |
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acknowledge that you would be unjustly enriched if you violate the Restrictive Covenants, while being able to retain some or all of the Option Shares or the gain associated with them. Furthermore, you acknowledge and agree that the damages for your breach of the Restrictive Covenants are not subject to calculation and that the remedies set forth in this Restrictive Covenants Clawback section, therefore, will only reimburse the Company for a portion of the damage done. For this reason, the Company shall be entitled to recover from you any and all damages Company has suffered and, in addition, Company will be entitled to injunctive relief. The parties agree that the forfeiture of the Option and payments described in this section are expressly not Companys exclusive or sole remedy.
This remedy is in addition to any other remedies that the Company may have available in law or equity with respect to breaches of the Restrictive Covenants below. It is also in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other clawback policies that may be adopted from time to time, including any required by Federal law, such as under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Payment is due in cash or cash equivalents within 10 days after the Board or the Committee provides notice to you that it is enforcing this clawback. Payment will be calculated on a gross basis, without reduction for taxes or commissions. The Company may, but is not required to, accept retransfer of shares in lieu of cash payments. |
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Restrictive Covenants |
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In consideration of the terms of this Option and your access to Proprietary Information (as defined below), you agree to the Restrictive Covenants set forth below. |
Confidential Information |
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You have or will be given access to and provided with sensitive, confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information (collectively, Proprietary Information ) in the course of your employment. Examples of Proprietary Information include inventions, new product or marketing plans, business strategies and plans, merger and acquisition targets, financial and pricing information, software of the Company in various stages of development, including computer programs in source code and binary code form, software designs, specifications, programming aids (including library subroutines and productivity tools), programming languages, interfaces, visual displays, technical documentation, user manuals, data files and databases of the Company, analytical models, customer/client lists and information, and supplier and vendor lists and information. You agree not to disclose or use Proprietary Information, either during or after your employment with the Company, except as necessary to perform your duties or as the Company may consent in writing. |
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Non-competition and Non-solicitation |
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You agree that while the Company employs you and for a period of 12 months after your employment ends for any reason , you will not directly or indirectly (whether as an owner, partner, officer, employee, director, investor, lender, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise) do any of the following:
(i) Compete. In the geographical area where the Company does business or, at the time your employment ends, plans to do business, you will not engage or assist others in |
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engaging in any business or enterprise that competes with the Companys business, including any business or enterprise that develops, designs, produces, manufactures, markets, licenses, sells, renders, or provides any product or service that competes with any product or service actually or planned to be developed, designed, produced, manufactured, marketed, licensed, sold, rendered, or provided by the Company while you are or were employed by the Company; provided that your passive ownership of not more than 1% of the outstanding stock of a publicly-held company will not, by itself, violate this provision. For purposes of this Grant Agreement, you agree that the Company does business throughout and plans to do business throughout the United States;
(ii) Solicit Clients, Customers, or Accounts . You will not, either alone or in association with others, actually or attempt to solicit, divert, or take away the business or patronage of any of the Companys clients, customers, or accounts, or prospective clients, customers, or accounts, that the Company contacted, solicited, or served while you were employed by the Company or about which you have Proprietary Information, provided that this provision does not prevent you from soliciting clients, customers, or accounts (if you are not using Proprietary Information to do so) for purposes that are not in actual or potential competition with the Company;
(iii) Solicit or Hire Company Employees and Independent Contractors . You will not, either alone or in association with others, actually or attempt to (x) solicit, recruit or induce any Company employee or independent contractor to leave the Companys service or (y) solicit, recruit, hire, or engage as an employee or independent contractor any individual whom the Company employed or engaged at any time while you were employed by the Company, except for an individual whose employment or other service relationship with the Company ended at least six months before the date of your action; and/or
(iv) Disclose or Utilize Product Development. You will not, either alone or in association with others, disclose to, or utilize for the benefit of, any entity other than the Company, any systems or product development ideas, concepts, or strategies that you or others in communication with you explored, generated, initiated, or discussed for potential implementation during your employment with the Company, even if the Company has not implemented such ideas, concepts, or strategies by the time your employment with the Company ends.
For the purposes of subsection (ii) Solicit Clients, Customers, or Accounts , the terms customer, client, or account as applied to governmental agencies will mean the agency or department for which any of the products or services of the Company are sold or performed during the applicable period, any related program office, and any agency, department, or office that succeeds to the functions of any agency, department, or office to which the Company then provides or within the preceding 12 months provided goods or services (to the extent that the successor replaces part or all of the customer or client to which the Company provided goods or services). |
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To the extent that you and the Company agree at any time to enter into separate agreements containing restrictive covenants with different or inconsistent terms than those contained herein, you and the Company acknowledge and agree that such different or inconsistent terms shall not in any way affect or have relevance to the Restrictive Covenants contained herein, and the terms of these Restrictive Covenants do not supersede or amend any others currently or in the future in place.
By accepting this Option grant, you agree that the provisions of this Restrictive Covenants section (and the related Restrictive Covenants Clawback section) are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company. |
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Any notice you give to the Company must follow the procedures then in effect. If no other procedures apply, you must send your notice in writing by hand or by mail to the office of the Companys Secretary (or to the Chair of the Committee if you are then serving as the sole Secretary). If mailed, you should address it to the Companys Secretary (or the Chair of the Committee) at the Companys then corporate headquarters, unless the Company directs optionees to send notices to another corporate department or to a third party administrator or specifies another method of transmitting notice. The Company and the Committee will address any notices to you using its standard electronic communications methods or at your office or home address as reflected on the Companys personnel or other business records. You and the Company may change the address for notice by like notice to the other, and the Company can also change the address for notice by general announcements to optionees. |
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Amendment |
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Subject to any required action by the Committee or the shareholders of the Company, the Company may cancel the Option and provide a new Award in its place, provided that the Award so replaced will satisfy all of the requirements of the Plan as of the date such new Award is made and no such action will adversely affect the Option to the extent then exercisable. |
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Plan Governs |
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Wherever a conflict may arise between the terms of this Grant Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan will control. The Committee may adjust the number of Option Shares and the Exercise Price and other terms of the Option from time to time as the Plan provides. |
EXHIBIT A
The exercisability of 50% of the Shares covered by the Option (the Performance Option Shares ) is subject to the following conditions:
A. Service Condition
The Performance Option Shares will become exercisable according to the applicable schedule described in Paragraph C below, provided you remain employed by the Company as of each applicable exercisability date set forth below.
B. Performance Conditions
1. The Companys average closing price per Share as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market during at least one measurement period (as described below) must be at least 25% higher than the Exercise Price per Share specified in the Stock Option Grant Summary.
2. The measurement period will consist of the applicable trading days in any consecutive 30 (thirty) calendar day period preceding the first, second and/or third anniversaries of the Date of Grant.
3. On each anniversary of the Date of Grant (or as promptly as practicable thereafter), the Company will calculate the average closing price for the applicable measurement periods preceding such date in order to determine if the performance condition has been satisfied.
C. Exercisability
1. Performance Condition Achieved prior to First Anniversary of Date of Grant . If the performance condition is achieved prior to the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, the Performance Option Shares will become exercisable in equal installments pursuant to the following schedule:
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2. Performance Condition Achieved after First Anniversary but before Second Anniversary of the Date of Grant . If the performance condition is achieved after the first anniversary but before the second anniversary of the Date of Grant, the Performance Option Shares will become exercisable pursuant to the following schedule:
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3. Performance Condition Achieved after Second Anniversary but before Third Anniversary of the Date of Grant . If the performance condition is achieved after the second anniversary but before the third anniversary of the Date of Grant, the Performance Option Shares will become fully exercisable as of such third anniversary pursuant to the following schedule:
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4. Performance Condition Not Achieved before the Third Anniversary of the Date of Grant . Except in the event of death, Disability or a Change of Control prior to the third anniversary of the Date of Grant (in which case the terms set forth in the Grant Agreement will apply and, for the avoidance of doubt, the performance condition will no longer be applicable), if the performance condition is not achieved by the third anniversary of the Date of Grant, no portion of the Performance Option Shares will become exercisable and the Performance Option Shares shall be forfeited.
Exhibit 10.4
2014 EXECUTIVE RSU AGREEMENT
Dear Participant,
Congratulations, you have been awarded restricted stock units ( RSUs ) in recognition of your contributions to the success of HMS Holdings Corp. (the Company ) and its Affiliates. A restricted stock unit entitles you to receive a share of the Companys common stock at a future date, assuming that you satisfy conditions of the Companys Fourth Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan (the Plan ) and the implementing agreement. We would like you to have an opportunity to share in the continued success of the Company through these RSUs under the Plan. The following represents a brief description of your grant. Additional details regarding your award are provided in the attached Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the Grant Agreement ) and in the Plan.
Restricted Stock Unit Grant Summary:
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Provided the Company achieves the 2014 Performance Conditions set forth on Exhibit A to this Grant Agreement, the RSU Shares shall vest as follows:
One-quarter of the RSU Shares on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant and an additional one-quarter on the three following anniversaries of that date. Each of those dates is a Vesting Date . |
· You have been granted RSUs for Shares of the Companys common stock for the total number of Shares specified under RSU Shares in the chart above.
· The potential value of your RSUs increases if the price of the Companys stock increases, but you also have to continue to provide services to the Company (except as the Grant Agreement provides) to actually receive such value. Of course, the value of the stock may go up and down over time.
· You will not receive the Shares represented by the RSUs unless and until the RSUs vest. Your RSUs vest as provided in the chart above under Vesting, assuming you remain an employee of the Company and subject to the terms in the Grant Agreement.
· Once you have received the Shares, you will own them and may decide whether to hold the stock, sell the stock or give the stock to someone as a gift.
You can access the Merrill Lynch portal updates and information: https://www29.benefits.ml.com/login/login.aspx. Please email IR@hms.com with any questions.
HMS HOLDINGS CORP.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT FOR EXECUTIVES
HMS Holdings Corp. (the Company ) has granted you restricted stock units (the RSUs ) under the HMS Holdings Corp. Fourth Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan (as it may be amended from time to time) (the Plan ). Each RSU lets you receive a Share (an RSU Share ) of the Companys common stock, upon satisfaction of the conditions to receipt.
The individualized communication you received (the Cover Letter ) provides the details for your RSUs. It specifies the number of RSU Shares, the Date of Grant, and the schedule for vesting, with the related vesting dates ( Vesting Dates ).
The RSUs are subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the Plan. This Grant Agreement does not cover all of the rules that apply to the RSUs under the Plan; please refer to the Plan document. Capitalized terms are defined either further below in this grant agreement (the Grant Agreement ) or in the Plan.
The Plan document is available on the Merrill Lynch website. The Prospectus for the Plan, the Companys S-8, Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other filings the Company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available for your review under the Investor Relations tab on the Companys web site. You may also obtain paper copies of these documents upon request to the Companys Investor Relations department (IR@HMS.com).
Neither the Company nor anyone else is making any representations or promises regarding the duration of your service, vesting of the RSUs, the value of the Companys stock or of these RSUs, or the Companys prospects. The Company is not providing any advice regarding tax consequences to you or regarding your decisions regarding the RSUs; you agree to rely only upon your own personal advisors.
NO ONE MAY SELL, TRANSFER, OR DISTRIBUTE THE RSUS OR THE SECURITIES THAT MAY BE RECEIVED UNDER THEM WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO HMS HOLDINGS CORP. OR OTHER INFORMATION AND REPRESENTATIONS SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
In addition to the Plans terms and restrictions, the following terms and restrictions apply:
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Your RSUs become nonforfeitable ( Vested ) as provided in the Cover Letter to this Grant Agreement, assuming that through each Vesting Date, (i) if you received the RSUs in your capacity as an employee of the Company, you continue in service as an employee or (ii) if you received the RSUs in your capacity as a member of the Companys Board, you continue in service as a member of the Companys Board. Any fractional shares will be carried forward to the following Vesting Date, unless the Committee selects a different treatment. For purposes of this Grant Agreement, employment with the Company will include employment with any Affiliate whose employees are then eligible to receive Awards under the Plan. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, if an entity employing you ceases to be an Affiliate, your employment with the Company will be treated as ended even though you continue to be employed by that entity. |
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Vesting will accelerate fully on your disability or death, including with respect to the Performance RSU Shares (as defined below). For this purpose, disability means permanent and total disability as defined by Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. |
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If your employment or service ends as a result of Retirement, you will be treated as continuing in service for vesting purposes until the earlier to occur of (x) the second anniversary of your Retirement and (y) the last of the applicable Vesting Dates. Retirement for this purpose means cessation of employment or service on or after attaining age 60 and completing five years of service with the Company. |
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If a Change in Control occurs, your RSUs will be treated as provided in Section 11 of the Plan if, within 24 months following the Change in Control, your employment or service ends on (i) a termination without cause (as determined by the Committee or the Board) or (ii) Retirement. |
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If the Company terminates your employment or service for cause, the RSUs will immediately terminate without regard to whether they are then Vested in whole or in part. |
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Subject to any overriding provisions in the Plan, you will receive a distribution of the Shares equivalent to your Vested RSU Shares as soon as practicable following the date(s) on which you become Vested (with the actual date being the Distribution Date ) and, in any event, no later than 30 days following an applicable Vesting Date, unless the Committee determines that you may make a timely deferral election to defer distribution to a later date and you have made such an election (in which case the deferred date will be the Distribution Date ). |
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Vesting that accelerates after a Change in Control will only accelerate the Distribution Date if and to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code. |
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You may not sell, assign, pledge, encumber, or otherwise transfer any interest ( Transfer ) in the RSU Shares until the RSU Shares are distributed to you. Any attempted Transfer that precedes the Distribution Date is invalid. |
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represent to the Company, in a manner satisfactory to the Companys counsel, that you are acquiring the RSU Shares for your own account and not with a view to reselling or distributing the RSU Shares; and |
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agree that you will not sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the RSU Shares unless: |
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a registration statement under the Act is effective at the time of disposition with respect to the RSU Shares you propose to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of; or |
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the Company has received an opinion of counsel or other information and representations it considers satisfactory to the effect that, because of Rule 144 under the Act or otherwise, no registration under the Act is required. |
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No Effect on Employment or Other Relationship |
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Nothing in this Grant Agreement restricts the Companys rights or those of any of its Affiliates to terminate your employment or other relationship at any time and for any or no reason. The termination of employment or other relationship, whether by the Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise, and regardless of the reason for such termination, has the consequences provided for under the Plan and any applicable employment or severance agreement or plan. |
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Limited Status |
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You understand and agree that the Company will not consider you a shareholder for any purpose with respect to the RSU Shares, unless and until the RSU Shares have been issued to you on the Distribution Date. You will not receive dividends with respect to the RSUs, but the Company will credit additional whole or fractional RSUs to this Grant equal to the result of dividing (i) the product of the total number of RSUs credited to you under this Grant on the record date for such dividend (and not yet distributed in Shares) and the per share amount of such dividend by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date such dividend is paid by the Company to shareholders. The additional RSUs will be or become Vested to the same extent as the RSUs that resulted in the crediting of such additional Units and may be paid out in cash or Shares under the timing rules provided in Section 8(e) of the Plan. |
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You may not vote the RSUs. You may not vote the RSU Shares unless and until the Shares are distributed to you. |
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You understand and agree that the existence of the RSUs will not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its shareholders to make or authorize any adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other changes in the Companys capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or other stock, with preference ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise affecting the Companys common stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether or not of a similar character to those described above. |
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your separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Company), and if (x) you are then a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such separation from service (as determined by the Company, by which determination you agree you are bound) and (y) the distribution of RSU Shares under such RSUs will result in the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if distributed to you within the six month period following your separation from service, then the distribution under such accelerated RSUs will not be made until the earlier of (i) the date six months and one day following the date of your separation from service or (ii) the 10 th day after your date of death. Neither the Company nor you shall have the right to accelerate or defer the delivery of any such RSU Shares or benefits except to the extent specifically permitted or required by Section 409A. In no event may the Company or you defer the delivery of the RSU Shares beyond the date specified in the Distribution Date section, unless such deferral complies in all respects with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b) related to subsequent changes in the time or form of payment of nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, or any successor regulation. In any event, the Company makes no representations or warranty and shall have no liability to you or any other person, if any provisions of or distributions under this Grant Agreement are determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A but not to satisfy the conditions of that section. |
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Unsecured Creditor |
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The RSUs create a contractual obligation on the part of the Company to make a distribution of the RSU Shares at the time provided for in this Grant Agreement. Neither you nor any other party claiming an interest in deferred compensation hereunder shall have any interest whatsoever in any specific assets of the Company. Your right to receive distributions hereunder is that of an unsecured general creditor of Company. |
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The laws of the State of New York will govern all matters relating to the RSUs, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. |
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Restrictive Covenants Clawback |
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If the Board or the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that you violated or are violating any of the Restrictive Covenants set forth below under the section titled Restrictive Covenants, the RSUs will immediately terminate without regard to whether they are then Vested in whole or in part. In addition, the Board or the Committee may, in its sole discretion, require from you payment or transfer to the Company of the Gain from the RSUs, where the Gain consists of the greatest of (i) the value of the RSU Shares on the applicable Distribution Date on which you received them within the Recovery Measurement Period, (ii) the value of the RSU Shares received during the Recovery Measurement Period, as determined on the date of the request by the Committee to pay or transfer, (iii) the gross (before tax) proceeds you received from any sale of the RSU Shares during the Recovery Measurement Period, and (iv) if transferred without sale during the Recovery Measurement Period, the value of the RSU Shares when so transferred. The Recovery Measurement Period means the 12 months before the date of the determination of violation. The provisions in this section are essential economic conditions to the Companys grant of RSUs to you. By receiving the grant of RSUs hereunder, you agree that the Company may deduct from any amounts it owes you from time to time (such as any severance or other payments owed following a termination of employment, as well as any other amounts owed to you by the Company, as permitted by applicable law) to the extent of any amounts you owe the Company under this Restrictive Covenants Clawback section. |
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You acknowledge that you would not be receiving the RSUs described herein but for your agreement to comply with the Restrictive Covenants. Likewise, you acknowledge that you would be unjustly enriched if you violate the Restrictive Covenants, while being able to retain some or all of the RSUs or the gain associated with them. Furthermore, you acknowledge and agree that the damages for your breach of the Restrictive Covenants are not subject to calculation and that the remedies set forth in this Restrictive Covenants Clawback section, therefore, will only reimburse the Company for a portion of the damage done. For this reason, the Company shall be entitled to recover from you any and all damages Company has suffered and, in addition, Company will be entitled to injunctive relief. The parties agree that the forfeiture of the RSUs and payments described in this section are expressly not Companys exclusive or sole remedy.
This remedy is in addition to any other remedies that the Company may have available in law or equity with respect to breaches of the Restrictive Covenants below. It is also in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other clawback policies that may be adopted from time to time, including any required by Federal law, such as under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Payment is due in cash or cash equivalents within 10 days after the Board or the Committee provides notice to you that it is enforcing this clawback. Payment will be calculated on a gross basis, without reduction for taxes or commissions. The Company may, but is not required to, accept retransfer of shares in lieu of cash payments. |
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Restrictive Covenants |
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In consideration of the terms of this RSU award and your access to Proprietary Information (as defined below), you agree to the Restrictive Covenants set forth below. |
Confidential Information |
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You have or will be given access to and provided with sensitive, confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information (collectively, Proprietary Information ) in the course of your employment. Examples of Proprietary Information include inventions, new product or marketing plans, business strategies and plans, merger and acquisition targets, financial and pricing information, software of the Company in various stages of development, including computer programs in source code and binary code form, software designs, specifications, programming aids (including library subroutines and productivity tools), programming languages, interfaces, visual displays, technical documentation, user manuals, data files and databases of the Company, analytical models, customer/client lists and information, and supplier and vendor lists and information. You agree not to disclose or use Proprietary Information, either during or after your employment with the Company, except as necessary to perform your duties or as the Company may consent in writing. |
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Non-competition and Non-solicitation |
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You agree that while the Company employs you and for a period of 12 months after your employment ends for any reason, you will not directly or indirectly (whether as an owner, partner, officer, employee, director, investor, lender, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise) do any of the following: |
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(i) Compete. In the geographical area where the Company does business or, at the time your employment ends, plans to do business, you will not engage or assist others in engaging in any business or enterprise that competes with the Companys business, including any business or enterprise that develops, designs, produces, manufactures, markets, licenses, sells, renders, or provides any product or service that competes with any product or service actually or planned to be developed, designed, produced, manufactured, marketed, licensed, sold, rendered, or provided by the Company while you are or were employed by the Company; provided that your passive ownership of not more than 1% of the outstanding stock of a publicly-held company will not, by itself, violate this provision. For purposes of this Grant Agreement, you agree that the Company does business throughout and plans to do business throughout the United States;
(ii) Solicit Clients, Customers, or Accounts . You will not, either alone or in association with others, actually or attempt to solicit, divert, or take away the business or patronage of any of the Companys clients, customers, or accounts, or prospective clients, customers, or accounts, that the Company contacted, solicited, or served while you were employed by the Company or about which you have Proprietary Information, provided that this provision does not prevent you from soliciting clients, customers, or accounts (if you are not using Proprietary Information to do so) for purposes that are not in actual or potential competition with the Company;
(iii) Solicit or Hire Company Employees and Independent Contractors . You will not, either alone or in association with others, actually or attempt to (x) solicit, recruit or induce any Company employee or independent contractor to leave the Companys service or (y) solicit, recruit, hire, or engage as an employee or independent contractor any individual whom the Company employed or engaged at any time while you were employed by the Company, except for an individual whose employment or other service relationship with the Company ended at least six months before the date of your action; and/or
(iv) Disclose or Utilize Product Development. You will not, either alone or in association with others, disclose to, or utilize for the benefit of, any entity other than the Company, any systems or product development ideas, concepts, or strategies that you or others in communication with you explored, generated, initiated, or discussed for potential implementation during your employment with the Company, even if the Company has not implemented such ideas, concepts, or strategies by the time your employment with the Company ends.
For the purposes of subsection (ii) Solicit Clients, Customers, or Accounts , the terms customer, client, or account as applied to governmental agencies will mean the agency or department for which any of the products or services of the Company are sold or performed during the applicable period, any related program office, and any agency, department, or office that succeeds to the functions of any agency, department, or office to which the Company then provides or within the preceding 12 months provided goods or |
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services (to the extent that the successor replaces part or all of the customer or client to which the Company provided goods or services). |
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General |
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To the extent that you and the Company agree at any time to enter into separate agreements containing restrictive covenants with different or inconsistent terms than those contained herein, you and the Company acknowledge and agree that such different or inconsistent terms shall not in any way affect or have relevance to the Restrictive Covenants contained herein, and the terms of these Restrictive Covenants do not supersede or amend any others currently or in the future in place.
By accepting this RSU award, you agree that the provisions of this Restrictive Covenants section (and the related Restrictive Covenants Clawback section) are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company. |
Notices |
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Any notice you give to the Company must follow the procedures then in effect. If no other procedures apply, you must send your notice in writing by hand or by mail to the office of the Companys Secretary (or to the Chair of the Committee if you are then serving as the sole Secretary). If mailed, you should address it to the Companys Secretary (or the Chair of the Committee) at the Companys then corporate headquarters, unless the Company directs Plan participants to send notices to another corporate department or to a third party administrator or specifies another method of transmitting notice. The Company and the Committee will address any notices to you using its standard electronic communications methods or at your office or home address as reflected on the Companys personnel or other business records. You and the Company may change the address for notice by like notice to the other, and the Company can also change the address for notice by general announcements to Plan participants. |
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Amendment |
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Subject to any required action by the Committee or the shareholders of the Company, the Company may cancel the RSUs and provide a new Award in its place, provided that the Award so replaced will satisfy all of the requirements of the Plan as of the date such new Award is made and no such action will adversely affect the RSUs to the extent then Vested. |
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Plan Governs |
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Wherever a conflict may arise between the terms of this Grant Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan will control. The Committee may adjust the number of RSU Shares and other terms of the RSUs from time to time as the Plan provides. |
EXHIBIT A
Performance Conditions
The Company must have positive operating income before taxes for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.
Whether the operating income requirement is achieved for a particular fiscal year will be treated as determined on the date that the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for that year.
Exhibit 10.5
THE GRAMERCY, BUILDING 2
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
OFFICE LEASE
This Office Lease (the Lease ), dated as of the date set forth in Section 1 of the Summary of Basic Lease Information (the Summary ), below, is made by and between NEW RUSSELL ONE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( Landlord ), and HMS BUSINESS SERVICES, INC., a New York corporation ( Tenant ).
SUMMARY OF BASIC LEASE INFORMATION
[BUILDING ADDRESS]
[Tenant Name]
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Lease Commencement Date: |
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The earlier to occur of (i) the date upon which Tenant first commences to conduct business in the Premises and (ii) the date upon which the Premises are Ready for Occupancy. The term Ready for Occupancy shall mean that the Tenant Improvements are substantially completed in accordance with the Approved Plans, and a temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy (or local equivalent) has been issued for the Premises. The Lease Commencement Date is subject to adjustment on a day-for-day basis for delays in completion of the Tenant Improvements caused by Tenant Delays (as defined in Exhibit B ), extra lead time required for above-Building Standard items, and change orders made after Landlords approval of the Plans. The estimated Lease Commencement Date is July 18, 2014. Tenant acknowledges that the foregoing is only an estimate based on the information available to Landlord as of the Execution Date. Landlord makes no representation or warranty as to what the actual Lease Commencement Date will be. The Base Building Improvements will be substantially completed and delivered to Tenant simultaneously with the Tenant Improvements. |
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Provided this Lease is executed and delivered by Tenant on or before February 28, 2014 , if the Lease Commencement Date does not occur on or before June 1, 2014 (the Outside Date ), except to the extent due to governmental delays, Force Majeure and/or Tenant Delays, then, as Tenants sole remedy therefor except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, Tenant shall be entitled to a credit against the Base Rent first coming due under this Lease after the Abatement Period equal to the total amount actually paid by Tenant to its current lessor during the period from the Outside Date through the Lease Commencement Date (the Delay Period ) as a holdover premium (i.e., the premium rental paid in excess of the prior rent), with the credit for the last month of such premium being prorated if the Lease Commencement Date falls on other than the first of a month; provided, however, in no event shall the amount credited on account of such premium rental exceed $25,000 per month during the Delay Period. As a condition to its receipt of such credit, Tenant shall furnish Landlord, promptly following the Lease Commencement Date, with a true, complete and correct copy of the holdover provision from its current lease, as amended prior to the Execution Date, and reasonable evidence of the holdover premium it paid during the Delay Period. The Outside Date is not subject to extension due to delays by Landlord in delivering the Base Building Improvements as specified in Exhibit B . |
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1,457,421.60 |
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121,451.80 |
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22.8000 |
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1.9000 |
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1,490,213.59 |
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124,184.47 |
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23.3130 |
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1.9428 |
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1,523,740.68 |
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126,978.39 |
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23.8375 |
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1.9865 |
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1,558,028.44 |
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129,835.70 |
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24.3739 |
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2.0312 |
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1,593,083.26 |
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132,756.94 |
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24.9223 |
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2.0769 |
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1,628,930.72 |
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135,744.23 |
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25.4831 |
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2.1236 |
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1,665,577.20 |
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138,798.10 |
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26.0564 |
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2.1714 |
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1,703,054.67 |
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141,921.22 |
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26.6427 |
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2.2202 |
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1,741,375.91 |
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145,114.66 |
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27.2422 |
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2.2702 |
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1,780,553.70 |
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148,379.48 |
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27.8551 |
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2.3213 |
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Subject to the terms of Section 3.2 of this Lease. Tenants obligation to pay Base Rent and Tenants Share of Direct Expenses shall be abated for the first 13 months of the initial Lease Term. The Years referred to in the foregoing rent schedule are consecutive 12-month periods commencing on the Lease Commencement Date. |
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Calendar year 2015. |
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Tenants Share ( Article 4 ): |
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Permitted Use ( Article 5 ): |
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General office use consistent with a first-class office building, with shipping/receiving in 1 st floor suite. Tenant shall use its exterior door in the 1 st floor suite for all shipping/receiving activities and same shall not be conducted through the Building lobby (except for internal distributions). |
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Security Deposit ( Article 21 ): |
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None. |
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Intentionally Omitted: |
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Prior to lease Commencement : |
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Address of Tenant ( Section 29.18 ): |
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HMS Business Services, Inc. 7501 Trinity Peak, Suite 210 Las Vegas, Nevada 89128 Attention: Legal Department |
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After Lease Commencement : |
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HMS Business Services, Inc. 9275 West Russell Road Las Vegas, Nevada 89148 Attention: Legal Department 4 th Floor |
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With a copy to : |
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HMS Business Services, Inc. 5615 High Point Drive Irving, Texas 75038 Attention: Will Martin |
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Address of Landlord ( Section 29.18 ): |
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See Section 29.18 of the Lease. |
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Broker(s) ( Section 29.24 ): |
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Mr. Darren Lemmon, Tennants Broker CBRE, Inc. 3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy., Suite 700 Las Vegas, NV 89169 |
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Mr. Bradley Peterson, Landlords Broker CBRE, Inc. 3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy., Suite 700 Las Vegas, NV 89169 |
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Guarantor (Article 22): |
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HMS HOLDINGS CORP., a New York corporation. |
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Tenant Improvement Allowance ( Exhibit B ): |
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$65.00 per usable square foot of the Premises. |
ARTICLE 1
PREMISES, BUILDING, PROJECT, AND COMMON AREAS
1.1 Premises, Building, Project and Common Areas .
1.1.1 The Premises . Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord the premises set forth in Section 2.2 of the Summary (the Premises ). The outline of the Premises is set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and each floor or floors of the Premises has the approximate number of rentable square feet as set forth in Exhibit A ; provided, however, it is understood that Exhibit A is based on Tenants current conceptual drawings which have not yet been approved by Landlord, and the rentable (and usable) square footage of the Premises are subject to change. The parties hereto agree that the lease of the Premises is upon and subject to the terms, covenants and conditions herein set forth, and Tenant covenants as a material part of the consideration for this Lease to keep and perform each and all of such terms, covenants and conditions by it to be kept and performed and that this Lease is made upon the condition of such performance. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge that the purpose of Exhibit A is to show the approximate location of the Premises in the Building, as that term is defined in Section 1.1.2 , below, only, and such Exhibit is not meant to constitute an agreement, representation or warranty as to the construction of the Premises, the precise area thereof or the specific location of the Common Areas, as that term is defined in Section 1.1.3 , below, or the elements thereof or of the accessways to the Premises or the Project, as that term is defined in Section 1.1.2 , below. Except as specifically set forth in this Lease and in the Tenant Work Letter attached hereto as Exhibit B (the Tenant Work Letter ), Landlord shall not be obligated to provide or pay for any improvement work or services related to the improvement of the Premises. Tenant also acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any agent of Landlord has made any representation or warranty regarding the condition of the Premises, the Building or the Project or with respect to the suitability of any of the foregoing for the conduct of Tenants business, except as specifically set forth in this Lease and the Tenant Work Letter. The taking of possession of the Premises by Tenant shall, from and after the Lease Commencement Date, conclusively establish that the Premises and the Building were at such time in good and sanitary order, condition and repair, except for (i) correction of punch list items pursuant to Exhibit B , (ii) Landlords express obligations regarding latent defects during the Latent Defect Period, and (iii) Landlords continuing repair obligations, as set forth elsewhere in this Lease. Landlord shall repair latent defects (which include non-compliance with applicable laws, governmental rules, orders, licenses, zoning and building codes in effect as of the Lease Commencement Date, and non-compliance with any commercially reasonable requirements of insurance carriers, rating bureaus or underwriters providing coverage on the Premises as of the Lease Commencement Date) in the Base Building Improvements provided Tenant notifies Landlord of such defects in writing within two (2) years following the Lease Commencement Date (the Latent Defect Period ) except to the extent such latent defects were caused by, contributed to or made worse by any failure by Tenant to maintain and repair the Premises as required by this Lease, Tenants Work or any Alterations made by Tenant, or any other act or omission by Tenant, its agents, contractors or employees. Repairs or changes necessitated by normal wear and tear, casualty, condemnation, changes in applicable law, governmental requirements and/or insurance requirements after the Lease Commencement Date, acts of third parties or events of Force Majeure shall not be deemed latent defects for purposes of the foregoing. Except when and where Tenants right of access is specifically excluded as the result of: (i) an emergency, (ii) a requirement by law or the Rules and Regulations (as defined in Section 5.2 ), or (iii) a specific provision set forth in this Lease, Tenant shall have the right of ingress to and egress from the Premises, the Building, and the Project walkways, driveways and parking areas twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, fifty two (52) weeks per year during the Lease Term, subject to and in compliance with any reasonable access control system established by Landlord for the Building and/or Project. The Premises shall include a designated and marked loading zone area (the Tenant Loading Zone ), as shown approximately on Exhibit G , with direct and immediate access to a loading door into the Premises for the exclusive use of Tenant. Landlord shall have no right to relocate Tenants Premises, including the Tenant Loading Zone, without prior written consent of Tenant, such consent to be given or withheld by Tenant in its sole discretion. Tenant agrees that the portion of the Premises located on the second (2 nd ) floor of the Building (the Second Floor ) may be delivered without a fire-rated exit corridor ( Second Floor Exit Corridor ) in place. If at any time Landlord leases any space on the Second Floor to a third party, and provided Tenant fails to lease the applicable space pursuant to the Right of First Refusal or Right of First Offer (as such terms are hereinafter defined), as the case may be, then Landlord, shall, prior to occupancy of such space by the new tenant, construct the Second Floor Exit Corridor, in which event Tenant shall promptly construct such Alterations in
and to the Premises as may be needed for the Premises to accommodate the Second Floor Exit Corridor (including, without limitation, adding entry and exit doors and reconfiguring the layout of the Premises if required), at its sole cost and expense (which may be funded out of the then remaining balance of the Tenant Improvement Allowance, if any, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth in Exhibit B ). Tenant acknowledges that construction of the Second Floor Exit Corridor will occur during normal business hours and is likely to involve noise, vibrations, dirt, dust, smoke, debris, odors, and other conditions that may interfere with or disrupt Tenants business in the Premises, and that such work may also result in temporary interference with access to the Premises, disruption or reduction of utilities, and other conditions that may interfere with or disrupt Tenants business in the Premises or may otherwise inconvenience or damage Tenant. Landlord shall have no responsibility for any loss of, or damage or injury to, Tenants business in the Premises related to construction of the Second Floor Exit Corridor, and Tenant hereby waives any cause of action, claim, cross-claim, counterclaim, third party claim or any other claim, whether in equity or law, and whether in tort or in contract, and all other rights and remedies, whether or not expressly set forth in this Lease (including, but not limited to, any right to abate rents, vacate or abandon the Premises and/or cancel or terminate this Lease), based on, arising out of, or connected with, either directly or indirectly, any term, provision, matter, fact, event or occurrence related to Landlords construction of the Second Floor Exit Corridor, nor shall the same be deemed a constructive or actual eviction of Tenant or a breach of Landlords covenant of quiet enjoyment, provided Landlord uses commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference with Tenants operations in the Premises. Upon construction of the Second Floor Exit Corridor (or, if applicable, upon Tenants leasing the balance of the Second Floor pursuant to the Right of First Refusal, Right of First Offer or Tenants rights under Section 1.4 ), the Rentable Area of the portion of the Premises located on the Second Floor shall be recalculated accordingly using the procedures set forth in Section 1.1.2 .
1.1.2 The Building and The Project . The Premises are a part of the building set forth in Section 2.1 of the Summary (the Building ). The term Property , as used in this Lease, shall mean (i) the Building, the Building Common Areas, and the Shared Exterior Common Areas, (ii) the parcel of land (which is improved with landscaping, parking facilities and other improvements) upon which the Building, the adjacent office building known as Building 3 in the Project ( Building 3 ) and the Shared Exterior Common Areas are located, as identified on Exhibit A-1 (the Land ) and (iii) at Landlords discretion, any additional real property, areas, land, buildings or other improvements added thereto. A site plan for the Property in its current configuration is attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 and made a part hereof. The Property is part of a larger mixed-use project commonly known as The Gramercy and shown generally on Exhibit A-2 attached hereto and made a part hereof (the Project ). Tenant understands that Landlord may not own or control the balance of the Project at all times during the Lease Term, accordingly, the term Property shall be deemed to exclude all land and improvements of the Project outside of the area shown on Exhibit A-1 , whether or not owned by Landlord or any affiliate of Landlord, except as otherwise set forth in Section 1.1.3 . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Lease, as to such portions of the Project which are not owned by Landlord or an affiliate of Landlord, Landlords obligations under this Lease shall be limited to exercising its rights under the Operating Agreement and any other relevant Title Matters and using commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the provisions of the Operating Agreement and such Title Matters in a manner consistent with the requirements of this Lease. Landlord, may, at any time at its election, cause the Rentable Area of the Premises and/or Building to be determined and certified to Landlord and Tenant by Landlords architect, space planner or engineer, and such certified Rentable Area shall be binding on Landlord and Tenant; provided, however, not later than ten (10) business days after receipt of such determination and certification, Tenant may elect to cause the Rentable Area of the Premises to be determined and certified to Landlord and Tenant by a qualified and licensed architect or engineer selected by Tenant. If Landlord reasonably disputes Tenants determination of the Rentable Area, then such determination and certification shall thereafter be made by a mutually acceptable independent architect or engineer who has not been previously employed by Landlord or Tenant (in which event each party shall bear fifty percent (50%) of the cost of such independent architects or engineers determination and certification), and such certified Rentable Area shall be binding on Landlord and Tenant. In the event the final certified Rentable Area of the Premises shall differ from that set forth in Section 2.2 of the Summary, then Base Rent, Tenants Share, and all other rent, charges, percentages and dollar amounts under this Lease which are based on the square footage of the Premises shall be adjusted to reflect such actual, certified Rentable Area. Rentable Area shall be defined and calculated according to the ANSI/BOMA Z65.1-1996 Standard Method of Measurement for office buildings, applied in a commercially reasonable and consistent manner.
1.1.3 Common Areas . Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right to use in common with other tenants in the Project, and subject to the Rules and Regulations and, as applicable, the Parking Rules and
Regulations (as defined in Article 28 ) and the provisions of the Operating Agreement (as defined below), those portions of the Project which are provided, from time to time, for use in common by Landlord, Tenant and any other tenants of the Building (such areas, together with such other portions of the Project designated by Landlord, in its discretion, including certain areas designated for the exclusive use of certain tenants, or to be shared by Landlord and certain tenants, are collectively referred to herein as the Common Areas ). The Common Areas shall consist of the Project Common Areas, the Shared Exterior Common Areas and the Building Common Areas. The term Project Common Areas , as used in this Lease, shall mean the portion of the Project located outside of the Land designated as such by Landlord from time to time. The term Building Common Areas , as used in this Lease, shall mean the portions of the Common Areas located within the Building designated as such by Landlord from time to time. The term Shared Exterior Common Areas , as used in this Lease, shall mean the portions of the Common Areas located on the Land outside of the Building and Building 3 designated as such by Landlord from time to time, including but not limited to all shared exterior improvements on the Land at the patio level and the shared subterranean parking area on the Land. The manner in which the Common Areas are maintained and operated shall be determined by Landlord (using its good faith business judgment), subject to the provisions of this Lease and of the Operating Agreement, and the use thereof shall be subject to the Rules and Regulations, and, as applicable, the Parking Rules and Regulations and the provisions of the Operating Agreement. Landlord, subject to the Operating Agreement, shall have the right from time to time and without prior notice to, consent of, or compensation or liability to Tenant (except as may otherwise be expressly set forth to the contrary herein), to (a) add, eliminate, or make changes in the shape, size, location, character, number or extent of all improvements, buildings, accommodations, loading areas (other than the Tenant Loading Zone), and other temporary or permanent improvements to any portion of the Property or Project, (b) determine in Landlords good faith business judgment the nature and extent of the Common Areas, and add, eliminate, or make changes at any time in the size, shape, location, character, number and extent of the Common Areas, including changes to the parking layout and the construction of parking decks or structures or additional surface parking lots, (c) add, eliminate, or make changes in the land comprising the Project, the parcelization thereof or the boundary lines of the parcels therein (subject to the restrictions on changing the boundaries of the Land as hereinafter set forth), and (d) change the name, street address and/or suite or space number of the Premises, the Building, the Property, the Project or any other building within the Property or Project. In addition, Landlord shall have the right, from time to time, as determined by Landlord (using its good faith business judgment), to operate the Building and Building Common Areas separately from the balance of the Project, or to combine the operation of the Building with one or more of the other buildings in the Project owned by Landlord or its affiliate (including, but not limited to, Building 3) and their respective Common Areas, as a single integrated project, in which event the Building and all such other buildings and Common Areas shall be deemed the Property hereunder until Landlord shall otherwise elect. Tenant, its officers, employees, invitees and customers shall have the right, in common with Landlord, the other tenants and occupants of the Building, and all others legally entitled thereto, to use the Project Common Areas as the same may be changed from time to time as provided in this Section 1.1.3, subject to the provisions of this Lease and of the Operating Agreement. Landlord, subject to the provisions of this Lease and of the Operating Agreement, shall have the right from time to time in its sole discretion and without prior notice to, consent of, or compensation or liability to Tenant (except as may otherwise be expressly set forth to the contrary in this Lease), to (i) develop the Project in phases (and to develop some, but not all, of such phases), (ii) determine and/or change from time to time the nature, extent and/or character of the Project or any portion or phase thereof or any Common Areas therein (including, without limitation, determining the nature, extent, location and character of any uses to be included in the Project, it being understood that Landlord makes no representation or warranty as to whether any particular uses will be located at the Project or whether such uses will be in the locations shown on Exhibit A-2); (ii) convert Common Areas into leasable areas and vice versa (including, without limitation, installation or removal of pedestrian areas, malls, kiosks, lanais, planters, pools or sculptures) and construct temporary or permanent buildings, structures or improvements in the Project Common Areas and/or Shared Exterior Common Areas, (iii) parcelize (or re-parcelize) the Project (subject to the restrictions on changing the boundaries of the Land as hereinafter set forth) and sell or ground lease any such parcels and/or the buildings and improvements thereon, (iv) construct (or permit to be constructed) other buildings and improvements in the Project, enlarge or reduce the area of the Project, make alterations therein or additions thereto, modify the layouts thereof, and build adjoining thereto and construct decks or elevated parking facilities therein. (v) utilize any portion of the Project Common Areas and/or Shared Exterior Common Areas for events, promotions, exhibits, displays, automobile or other product shows, performances, farmers markets, art fairs, outdoor films, community events, the leasing of kiosks and food facilities, landscaping, decorative items, or any other use which in the sole judgment of Landlord and/or the Association is an appropriate amenity for the Project or benefits the tenants and occupants of the Project and/or the community at large, and retain all net revenue therefrom
as its or their sole property; provided the same do not materially adversely impact Tenants parking rights or access to the Building under this Lease during Building Hours and, if conducted at or on the Property, do not materially, adversely interfere with Tenants business in the Premises during Building Hours; or (vi) close or limit access to any or all of such streets and/or such other portions of the Common Areas as may be designated by Landlord and/or such other owners from time to time in order to accommodate special events, promotional activities and such other uses as they may determine to be appropriate for the Project in their sole business judgment, provided the same do not materially adversely impact Tenants parking rights or access to the Building under this Lease during Building Hours and, if conducted at or on the Property, do not materially, adversely interfere with Tenants business in the Premises during Building Hours. The use of any special facilities in or amenities of the Property other than parking (such as conference room or athletic facilities, if any) shall be subject to payment of fees or charges as established by Landlord from time to time and the net costs of operating such facilities and amenities shall be includible in Operating Expenses. Landlord shall have the right to close the Common Area as necessary to prevent the accrual of prescriptive rights and to temporarily close all or any portion of the Common Areas for repairs or alterations, in the event of fire, riot or other dangerous condition, or (provided the same does not materially adversely impact Tenants parking rights or access to the Building under this Lease during Building Hours and, if conducted at or on the Property, does not materially, adversely interfere with Tenants business in the Premises during Building Hours) for a private or community-wide event or any other reasonable purpose. Landlord hereby represents and warrants to Tenant that, to Landlords actual knowledge, as of the date upon which the Lease shall be executed, there will be no hazardous or toxic materials in, under or about the Premises, and no hazardous or toxic materials in, under or about any other portion of the Building, Property or Project which would cause the Premises to be in violation of any governmental law or regulation or would otherwise have a material, adverse affect on Tenants ability to operate in the Premises for the Permitted Use. As used herein, Landlords actual knowledge shall mean the actual, present knowledge of the general manager of the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall not modify the boundaries of the Land from that shown on Exhibit A-1 without Tenants prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, Landlord shall have the right, without such consent, to (i) make de minimis changes and adjustments to the boundaries of the Land from time to time, and (ii) cause the Building and the Buildings portion of the Land and the Shared Exterior Common Areas to be in a new, separately assessed parcel as set forth in Section 4.2.5.1 , provided the same is done in a commercially reasonable and equitable manner.
1.1.4 Title Matters . Tenant shall accept the Premises and Property subject to all easements, rights, restrictions, agreements and encumbrances of record affecting the Property (collectively, Title Matters ). So long as Tenant is not in default hereunder beyond any applicable notice and cure period, Tenant shall have the quiet enjoyment of the Premises without disturbance or hindrance on the part of Landlord, subject to (i) all of the provisions of this Lease, (ii) any mortgage to which this Lease is or shall become subordinate, and (iii) all Title Matters. Landlord represents and warrants that, to its best knowledge as of the Execution Date, nothing contained in the Title Matters would have a material, adverse effect on Tenants right to use and occupy the Premises for general office and administrative purposes or Tenants right to use the Common Areas as set forth in this Lease, subject to all conditions, requirements and restrictions set forth in this Lease, including the Rules and Regulations and Parking Rules and Regulations, and further subject to Tenants obtaining appropriate permits, business and health department licenses and other typical governmental approvals, permits and authorizations applicable to such use. Following the Execution Date, Landlord, subject to the Operating Agreement, may from time to time without prior notice to, consent of, or compensation or liability to Tenant (except as expressly set forth to the contrary in this Lease): (a) grant, receive, dedicate, relocate, modify, surrender or otherwise deal with easements, rights of way, restrictions, covenants, equitable servitude or other matters affecting the Building, Property or Project; or (b) change the company or companies providing any utility service to the Premises, Building or Common Areas, whether or not separately metered (in which event Tenant shall cooperate with the new service provider and provide its representatives with reasonable access to the utility lines, feeders, risers, wiring, equipment and machinery within the Premises); provided, however, Landlord may not make any such changes which would have a material, adverse affect on Tenants ability to operate in the Premises for the Permitted Use. The Title Matters shall include, without limitation, any recorded declaration of conditions, covenants and restrictions, reciprocal easement agreement, cross-easement agreement, operating agreement, or other recorded instrument, however captioned, now or hereafter granted and/or imposed against the Property by Landlord, including, without limitation, any such agreement regarding the construction, operation, management, use, repair and/or maintenance of the Project, any amendments or modifications thereof, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (individually and collectively, the Operating Agreement ). The Operating Agreement may provide for the formation of a non-profit owners
association or similar entity ( Association ) which will perform operation, management and maintenance services for the Project. Landlord shall furnish Tenant with a copy of the Operating Agreement promptly following the execution and recordation thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Lease, (a) the Operating Expenses for the Base Year shall include any allocations of costs or expenses to the Building made under the Operating Agreement during the Base Year, including, without limitation, the Buildings Share of Common Project Expenses, as defined in Section 4.2.4 (and if the Operating Agreement is not in effect as of the commencement of the Base Year, then the Operating Expenses for the Base Year shall be adjusted, upon the effective date of the Operating Agreement, to reflect such allocations that would have been made to the Building under the Operating Agreement had the Operating Agreement been in effect for the entire Base Year); (b) Landlord will not agree to any terms in the Operating Agreement that would materially, adversely affect Tenants use and occupancy of the Premises as permitted in this Lease; and (c) the Operating Agreement shall require the Project to be maintained and operated at all times during the Lease Term to a standard consistent with a Class A mixed-use project located in Summerlin/West Las Vegas. In addition, if the Operating Agreement is not in effect as of the Execution Date, Tenants rights under this Lease with respect to the Project Common Areas shall be set forth in a memorandum of lease, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit J , which shall be recorded against the Project promptly following the execution and delivery of this Lease at Tenants expense.
1 .2 Right of First Offer . Landlord hereby grants to the Tenant named in the Summary and/or its Affiliates (as that term is defined in Section 14.8, below (the Original Tenant ) a right of first offer (the Right of First Offer ) with respect to any space in the Building (except for the plaza facing retail space on the first (1 st ) floor of the Building) (the First Offer Space ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Right of First Offer is subordinate to all rights of existing tenants of the Project whose leases are in effect as of the Execution Date (collectively, the Superior Right Holders ), including any first refusal or expansion rights with respect to any First Offer Space. Tenants right of first offer shall be on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 1.2 . If Landlord tenders a notice for any Right of First Refusal Space (as defined in Section 1.3 ) to Tenant under Section 1.3 , Tenant does not timely exercise the Right of First Refusal (as defined in Section 1.3 ) with respect thereto, Landlord leases such Right of First Refusal Space to a third party, and the third party lease expires or is terminated in accordance with its terms and the applicable tenant vacates such Right of First Refusal Space, then such Right of First Refusal Space shall become First Offer Space under this Section 1.2 , and must thereafter be offered to Tenant in accordance with this Section 1.2 . To the extent any First Offer Space is vacant and available for lease as of the Execution Date, Tenant acknowledges that Tenant does not currently need such space, and as such, Landlord is free to market and lease such space to a third party with no obligations to Tenant, except Tenants Right of First Refusal under Section 1.3 and, if applicable, Tenants right to lease under Section 1.4 .
1.2.1 Procedure for Offer . Subject to the last two sentences of Section 1.2 , Landlord shall notify Tenant (the First Offer Notice ) from time to time on or about the time the First Offer Space or any portion thereof becomes available for lease to third parties (but in any event prior to entering into a new lease with a third party for such space), provided that no Superior Right Holder exercises its prior right to lease such space. Landlord shall in the First Offer Notice offer to lease to Tenant the then available First Offer Space. The First Offer Notice shall describe the space so offered to Tenant and shall set forth Landlords good-faith determination of the First Offer Rent, as that term is defined in Section 1.2.3 below, and the other economic terms upon which Landlord is willing to lease such space to Tenant (including the applicable tenant improvement allowance, if any, and the number of parking spaces allocable to the First Offer Space, including the number of parking spaces, if any, in the underground parking area below Buildings 2 and 3 in the Project).
1.2.2 Procedure for Acceptance . If Tenant wishes to exercise Tenants right of first offer with respect to the space described in the First Offer Notice, then within thirty (30) days of delivery of the First Offer Notice to Tenant, Tenant shall deliver irrevocable notice to Landlord of Tenants election to exercise its right of first offer with respect to the entire space described in the First Offer Notice on the terms contained in such notice. If Tenant does not so notify Landlord within the thirty (30) day period, then for the remainder of the Lease Term Landlord shall be free to lease the space described in the First Offer Notice to anyone to whom Landlord desires on any terms Landlord desires, and Landlord shall have no obligation to provide further First Offer Notices to Tenant as to such space. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Tenant must elect to exercise the Right of First Offer, if at all, with respect to all of the space offered by Landlord to Tenant at any particular time, and Tenant may not elect to lease only a portion thereof. In the event the First Offer Commencement Date (as defined in Section 1.2.5 ) occurs after the first (1 st ) year of the Lease Term and Tenant disputes, in good faith, the First Offer Rent stated
in the First Offer Notice, then Tenant shall state its opinion of the First Offer Rent in its notice, and the same shall be determined by the parties in accordance with the procedure set forth in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.2.2 ; provided, however, the parties shall endeavor to complete such process and determine the First Offer Rent not later than fifteen (15) days after Tenants notice is given.
1.2.3 First Offer Space Rent . The Rent, as that term is defined in Section 4.1 below, payable by Tenant for the First Offer Space (the First Offer Rent ) shall be equal to the Fair Market Rental, as that term is defined in Section 2.2.2 below; provided that in the event the First Offer Commencement Date occurs during the first (1 st ) year of the Lease Term, Tenant shall pay the same Base Rent rate as applies to the initial Premises during the initial Lease Term, with the same Tenant Improvement Allowance (pro-rated based on the usable square footage of the First Offer Space), with the abatement of Base Rent prorated accordingly based on the date the First Offer Space is delivered to Tenant.
1.2.4 Construction In First Offer Space . Tenant shall take the First Offer Space in its as is condition, subject, if the First Offer Commencement Date occurs after the first (1 st ) year of the Lease Term, to the payment of such tenant improvement allowance, if any, as may then be prevailing in the local market, which allowance shall be determined by the parties in connection with the determination of the Fair Market Rental, and the construction of improvements in the First Offer Space shall comply with the terms of Article 8 of this Lease.
1.2.5 Amendment to Lease . If Tenant timely exercises Tenants right to lease the First Offer Space as set forth herein, Landlord and Tenant shall within fifteen (15) days thereafter (or, if the First Offer Rent is disputed by Tenant under Section 1.2.2 , then within fifteen (15) days after same is determined) execute an amendment to this Lease for such First Offer Space upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the First Offer Notice and this Section 1.2 . As used herein, the First Offer Commencement Date shall mean (a) if the First Offer Space is delivered Ready for Occupancy, the date of delivery of the First Offer Space to Tenant; or (b) otherwise, the date which is three (3) months after the date of delivery of the First Offer Space to Tenant. Tenant shall commence payment of Rent for the First Offer Space upon the First Offer Commencement Date, and the term of the First Offer Space shall commence upon the First Offer Commencement Date and terminate on the date set forth in the First Offer Notice; provided that as long as there are not less than thirty-six (36) months remaining in the initial Lease Term, Tenants lease of the First Offer Space shall be coterminous with Tenants lease of the Premises.
1.2.6 Termination of Right of First Offer . The rights contained in this Section 1.2 shall be personal to the Original Tenant, its Affiliates and Permitted Transferees (as defined in Section 14.8 ), and may only be exercised by the Original Tenant, its Affiliate and/or a Permitted Transferee (and not any third-party assignee, sublessee or other transferee of the Original Tenants interest in this Lease) if the Original Tenant, its Affiliate and/or a Permitted Transferee occupies the majority of the Premises. The Right of First Offer shall terminate as to particular First Offer Space upon the failure by Tenant to timely exercise the Right of First Offer with respect to such First Offer Space as offered by Landlord. Tenant shall not have the right to lease the First Offer Space, as provided in this Section 1.2 , if, as of the date of the attempted exercise of the Right of First Offer by Tenant, or as of the scheduled date of delivery of such First Offer Space to Tenant, Tenant is in default under this Lease beyond any applicable notice and cure period, or has been in monetary default or material non-monetary default (which non-monetary default is not then the subject of a bona fide dispute between the parties) beyond any applicable notice and cure period more than two (2) times during the Lease Term. Nothing herein shall prohibit Landlord from showing or marketing the First Offer Space to third parties prior to the time Tenant receives the First Offer Notice or while Landlord awaits Tenants response or during the determination of First Offer Rent as described above, and Landlord shall not be deemed in default under this Section 1.2 unless and until Landlord enters into a fully-executed lease with a third party for the applicable First Offer Space prior to providing Tenant with the required First Offer Notice and complying with the other procedures set forth above in this Section 1.2 .
1.3 Right of First Refusal . Tenant shall have the ongoing, continuing right (the Right of First Refusal ) to lease any space located in the Building (except for the plaza-facing retail space on the first (1 st ) floor of the Building) unless the space was offered to Tenant under the Right of First Offer set forth in Section 1.2 above, Tenant failed to exercise its Right of First Offer in accordance with the terms and conditions of said Section 1.2 , and Landlord thereafter leased same to a third party tenant within nine (9) months after Tenants failure to exercise the Right of First Offer. Landlord shall provide Tenant with a complete copy of any offer to lease space in the Building to which Tenants Right of First Refusal applies ( Right of First Refusal Space ) received from any third party,
which Landlord is willing to accept. Such offer shall state the number of parking spaces allocable to the Right of First Refusal Space, including the number of parking spaces, if any, in the underground parking area below Buildings 2 and 3 in the Project. Tenant shall have seven (7) days within which to elect, by furnishing irrevocable written notice of such election to Landlord, to lease the Right of First Refusal Space at terms and conditions no different from those contained in such offer. In the event that Tenant elects not to lease any Right of First Refusal space, Landlord, may lease such space to a third party on the same terms and conditions at least as advantageous to Landlord as those contained in the offer provided to Tenant. If Landlord desires to lease the Right of First Refusal Space on terms and/or conditions more advantageous to the tenant than those contained in the offer, Landlord shall first offer the Right of First Refusal Space on such different terms and/or conditions to Tenant and Tenant shall then have seven (7) days within which to elect to lease such Right of First Refusal space. The lease term for any space leased by Tenant under the exercise of its Right of First Refusal shall be coterminous with the Lease Term (including renewals). Any rental abatement, Tenant Improvement Allowance or other applicable terms and conditions shall be adjusted on a straight-line, pro-rata basis to allow for differences in the length of the term. The rights contained in this Section 1.3 shall be personal to the Original Tenant, its Affiliates and Permitted Transferees, and may only be exercised by the Original Tenant, its Affiliate and/or a Permitted Transferee (and not any third-party assignee, sublessee or other transferee of the Original Tenants interest in this Lease) if the Original Tenant, its Affiliate and/or Permitted Transferee occupies the majority of the Premises. Tenant shall not have the rights contained in this Section 1.3 if, as of the date of the attempted exercise of the Right of First Refusal by Tenant, or as of the scheduled date of delivery of the Right of First Refusal Space to Tenant, Tenant is in default under this Lease beyond any applicable notice and cure period, or has been in monetary default or material non-monetary default (which non-monetary default is not then the subject of a bona fide dispute between the parties) beyond any applicable notice and cure period more than two (2) times during the Lease Term.
1.4 Right to Lease . Tenant may, at any time during the first twelve (12) months of the Lease Term, elect, by furnishing irrevocable written notice of such election to Landlord, to lease additional space in the Building (except for the plaza-facing retail space on the first (1 st ) floor of the Building and any space in the Building which is then leased or which is then the subject of a letter of intent or active lease negotiations either as of the Execution Date or after Tenant has failed to timely exercise its Right of First Refusal with respect to such space) under the same terms and conditions set forth in this Lease (including the same Base Rent rate) as they apply to the initial Premises, with the abatement of Base Rent prorated accordingly based on the date such additional space is delivered to Tenant and a Tenant Improvement Allowance based on the usable square footage of the additional space. The rights contained in this Section 1.4 are personal to the Original Tenant, its Affiliates and Permitted Transferees, and may only be exercised by the Original Tenant, its Affiliate or a Permitted Transferee (and not any third-party assignee, sublessee or other transferee of the Original Tenants interest in this Lease) if the Original Tenant, its Affiliate and/or a Permitted Transferee occupies the majority of the Premises. Tenant shall not have the rights contained in this Section 1.4 if, as of the date of the attempted election by Tenant, or as of the scheduled date of delivery of the additional space to Tenant, Tenant is in default under this Lease beyond any applicable notice and cure period, or has been in monetary default or material non-monetary default (which non-monetary default is not then the subject of a bona fide dispute between the parties) beyond any applicable notice and cure period more than two (2) times during the Lease Term.
1.5 Rights as to Second Floor . Landlord represents and warrants that, as of the Execution Date, there are no Superior Right Holders with rights which are superior to, or which would otherwise interfere with, Tenants rights to occupy space on the Second Floor under either Section 1.3 or Section 1.4 above.
ARTICLE 2
LEASE TERM
2.1 Initial Lease Term . The terms and provisions of this Lease (other than as to Rent, payment of charges for electricity and Rent abatement, which shall commence on the Lease Commencement Date) shall be effective as of the date of this Lease. The term of this Lease (the Lease Term ) shall be as set forth in Section 3.1 of the Summary, shall commence on the date set forth in Section 3.2 of the Summary (the Lease Commencement Date ), and shall terminate on the date set forth in Section 3.3 of the Summary (the Lease Expiration Date ) unless this Lease is sooner terminated as hereinafter provided. For purposes of this Lease, the term Lease Year shall mean each full or partial calendar year during the Lease Term. At any time during the Lease Term, Landlord
may deliver to Tenant a notice in the form as set forth in Exhibit C , attached hereto, as a confirmation only of the information set forth therein, which Tenant shall execute and return to Landlord within five (5) business days of receipt thereof.
2.2 Option Term . Provided Tenant has not been in monetary default or material non-monetary default (which non-monetary default is not then the subject of a bona fide dispute between the parties) beyond any applicable notice and cure period more than two (2) times during the Lease Term, including without limitation as of the date of exercise or at any time thereafter through and including the commencement date of the applicable Extended Term as hereinafter set forth, Tenant shall have the option to extend the Lease Term (which option may be exercised as to the entire then-current Premises only, and not as to a portion or portions thereof) for two (2) separate and successive periods of five (5) years each (the Extended Terms ), i.e. the first Extended Term shall be from the day immediately following the Expiration Date through the last day of the sixtieth (60th) month thereafter, and the second Extended Term shall be from the day immediately following the end of the first Extended Term through the last day of the sixtieth (60 th ) month thereafter, on the following terms and conditions:
2.2.1 The option contained in this Section 2.2 shall be exercised by Tenant, if at all, only in the following manner: (i) Tenant shall have the right to deliver written notice (Interest Notice) to Landlord on or before the date which is twelve (12) months (but no earlier than eighteen (18) months) prior to the expiration of the initial Lease Term or the previous Extended Term, as the case may be, stating that Tenant is interested in exercising its option; (ii) if the Interest Notice is given, Landlord, after receipt of Tenants notice, shall deliver notice (the Option Rent Notice ) to Tenant not less than ten (10) months prior to the expiration of the initial Lease Term, or the previous Extended Term, as the case may be, setting forth the Option Rent; and (iii) if Tenant wishes to exercise such option, Tenant shall, on or before the date occurring nine (9) months (but no earlier than fifteen (15) months) prior to the expiration of the initial Lease Term or the previous Extended Term, as the case may be,, exercise the option by delivering irrevocable written notice (the Option Exercise Notice ) thereof to Landlord, and, if the Interest Notice was given, upon, and concurrent with, such exercise, Tenant shall either accept or reject the Option Rent proposed in the Option Rent Notice. If Tenant rejects the Option Rent contained in the Option Rent Notice, the parties shall follow the procedure, and the Option Rent shall be determined, as set forth in Section 2.2.2 below. If Tenant timely and properly exercises its option to extend, the Lease Term shall be extended for the applicable Option Term upon all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Lease, except that the Rent shall be determined as aforesaid. Tenant may not exercise the option to extend as to any Extended Term unless it has already exercised said option as to all prior Extended Terms. Tenant shall have no right to extend or renew this Lease other than for the aforesaid two (2) Extended Terms. Time is of the essence with respect to any exercise of such option by Tenant. If Tenant fails to exercise the foregoing option when required for any Extended Term, such option shall thereafter be of no force or effect.
2.2.2 Base Rent for the first year of each Extended Term shall be ninety-five percent (95%) of the Fair Market Rental as of the commencement of such Extended Term. Fair Market Rental for the purposes of establishing the Base Rent for any Extended Term, shall mean the then prevailing base rental rate for office space of comparable size, use, quality and location in the Project and comparable Class A mixed-use projects in Summerlin/West Las Vegas, for tenants having a net worth, business experience and reputation comparable to that of Guarantor, for the same period of time as the Extended Term, taking into consideration rental rates, tenant reimbursements for taxes, insurance and other operating expenses, tenant improvement allowances, the nature of landlord-provided services, if any, and all other terms for occupancy then applicable in such comparable office buildings. If applicable, Fair Market Rental may include annual or other periodic increases in rent during the Extended Term on such basis as may then be prevailing in the aforesaid market, and any determination of Fair Market Rental by negotiation or arbitration hereunder shall specify the amount or nature of such increases, if any. In the event that Landlord and Tenant are unable to agree on the Base Rent for any applicable Extended Term, then the Fair Market Rental shall be determined as follows: Landlord shall provide written notice to Tenant of Landlords opinion as to the Fair Market Rental within thirty (30) days after Tenant provides written notice to Landlord exercising Tenants option to extend. Tenant shall have fifteen (15) days ( Tenants Review Period ) after receipt of Landlords notice of the proposed rental within which to accept or reject Landlords opinion of Fair Market Rental. In the event that, during Tenants Review Period, Tenant fails to reject in writing Landlords determination as to Fair Market Rental, Tenant shall be deemed to have accepted Landlords determination. If Tenant does reject such determination in writing during Tenants Review Period, Landlord and Tenant shall attempt to agree upon such Fair Market Rental, using their best good faith efforts. If Landlord and Tenant fail to reach agreement as to Fair
Market Rental within fifteen (15) days following the end of Tenants Review Period (the FMR Outside Agreement Date ), then each party shall place in a separate sealed envelope their final proposal as to Fair Market Rental and such determination shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with subsections (i) through (v) below:
(i) Landlord and Tenant shall meet with each other within five (5) business days after the FMR Outside Agreement Date and exchange the sealed envelopes in each others presence. If the Landlord and Tenant do not mutually agree upon the Fair Market Rental within one (1) business day of the exchange of envelopes, then within ten (10) business days after the exchange of envelopes, Landlord and Tenant shall each appoint an arbitrator who shall be a real estate appraiser (with MAI or similar professional qualifications) who shall have been active in the appraisal of Class A mixed use projects in the Summerlin/West Las Vegas market during the five (5) year period ending on the date of such appointment. If either party fails to make such appointment within said ten (10) business day period, and such failure continues for five (5) business days after receipt of written notice from the other party advising it of such failure, the other party at the sole cost and expense of the non-appointing party, shall appoint an arbitrator meeting the foregoing qualifications on the non-appointing partys behalf. Each party shall cause its arbitrator to submit to the other an appraisal of the Fair Market Rental together with a summary of the methods used and data collected to make such determination, within twenty (20) days after the end of said ten (10) business day period.
(ii) If Landlords appraisal and Tenants appraisal differ by (a) ten percent (10%) or less, the average of those two shall be the Fair Market Rental, or (b) more than ten percent (10%), the parties shall instruct their appraisers to jointly appoint a third appraiser meeting the foregoing qualifications to determine the Fair Market Rental, within thirty (30) days of his or her appointment. The appraisal among the three that is farthest from the average of all the appraisals shall be disregarded and the average of the other two shall be the Fair Market Rental.
(iii) The decision of the arbitrators as aforesaid shall be binding upon Landlord and Tenant.
(iv) If Landlord and Tenants arbitrators fail to agree upon and appoint a third arbitrator, then the appointment of such arbitrator shall be made by the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court for the County in which the Property is located, or, if he or she refuses to act, by any judge having jurisdiction over the parties.
(v) The cost of the third arbitrator, if necessary, shall be paid by Landlord and Tenant equally.
2.2.3 The rights contained in this Section 2.2 shall be personal to the Original Tenant, its Affiliates and Permitted Transferees, and may only be exercised by the Original Tenant, its Affiliate or a Permitted Transferee (and not any third-party assignee, sublessee or other transferee of the Original Tenants interest in this Lease) if the Original Tenant, its Affiliate or a Permitted Transferee occupies the majority of the Premises.
2.3 Tenant has a one-time right to terminate this Lease as of, at Tenants option, either (i) the last day of the seventy-fifth (75 th ) month of the initial Lease Term or (ii) the last day of the ninety-ninth (99 th ) month of the initial Lease Term (in either case, the Termination Date ), upon the delivery of not less than nine (9) months prior written notice to Landlord. Tenant shall, concurrently with delivery of notice (except as expressly set forth below), and as a condition to such early termination, pay a termination fee equal to the sum of (a) the unamortized balance (straight-line amortization over the Rent paying portion of the initial Lease Term) of (i) the Tenant Improvement Allowance, (ii) Conditionally Abated Rent (iii) and brokerage commissions to be paid by Landlord in connection with this Lease. Said items shall be amortized with an interest rate of six percent (6%) per annum over the rent paying portion of the Lease Term. At least fifteen (15) business days prior to the date Tenant delivers its exercise of its right of termination, Tenant shall request that Landlord notify it of the amount of the termination payment in order to permit Tenant to pay the same along with its notice of termination. If Landlord does not deliver its notice of the termination fee to Tenant within ten (10) business days after its receipt of Tenants request, then Tenant shall not be required to deliver the termination fee to Landlord until the tenth (10 th ) business day after it actually receives Landlords notice of the termination fee, even if such date is less than nine (9) months prior to the Termination Date. Provided that Tenant terminates the Lease pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.4 , the Lease shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect as of the Termination Date and Landlord and Tenant shall be relieved of their respective obligations under the Lease as of the Termination Date, except those obligations set forth in the Lease, which, expressly or by implication, survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease, including,
without limitation, indemnification obligations and the payment by Tenant and, if applicable, Landlord, of all amounts owed under the Lease, up to and including the Termination Date.
ARTICLE 3
BASE RENT
3.1 Base Rent . Tenant shall pay, without prior notice or demand, to Landlord c/o The Krausz Companies, Inc., 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3300, San Francisco, CA 94104-4806, or, at Landlords option, at such other place in the continental United States as Landlord may from time to time designate in writing, base rent ( Base Rent ) as set forth in Section 4 of the Summary, payable in equal monthly installments as set forth in Section 4 of the Summary in advance on or before the first day of each and every calendar month during the Lease Term. The Base Rent for the first full month of the Lease Term which occurs after the expiration of the Abatement Period shall be paid at the time of Tenants execution of this Lease. If any Rent payment date (including the Lease Commencement Date) falls on a day of the month other than the first day of such month or if any payment of Rent is for a period which is shorter than one month, the Rent for any fractional month shall accrue on a daily basis for the period from the date such payment is due to the end of such calendar month or to the end of the Lease Term at a rate per day which is equal to 1/365 of the applicable annual Rent. All other payments or adjustments required to be made under the terms of this Lease that require proration on a time basis shall be prorated on the same basis.
3.2 Rent Abatement. Tenant shall not be required to pay the Base Rent or Tenants Share of Direct Expenses for the first thirteen (13) months (the Abatement Period ) of the initial Lease Term (collectively, the Conditionally Abated Rent ); provided, however, in the event Tenant is in monetary default or material non-monetary default (which non-monetary default is not then the subject of a bona fide dispute between the parties) after the giving of notice and expiration of any applicable cure period two (2) or more times in any twelve (12) month period during the Lease Term, and such default has still not been cured within ten (10) days after Tenants receipt of an additional written notice from Landlord conspicuously stating that the Conditionally Abated Rent will immediately become due and payable if Tenant does not cure such default by the end of said ten (10) day period, then Tenant shall be required to pay to Landlord the entirety of the accrued Conditionally Abated Rent within ten (10) business days after receipt of demand from Landlord and all further abatements hereunder shall cease.
ARTICLE 4
ADDITIONAL RENT
4.1 General Terms . In addition to paying the Base Rent specified in Article 3 of this Lease, Tenant shall pay Tenants Share of the annual Direct Expenses, as those terms are defined in Section 4.2 of this Lease, respectively, which are in excess of the amount of Direct Expenses applicable to the Base Year, as that term is defined in Section 4.2.1 , below; provided, however, that in no event shall any decrease in Direct Expenses for any Expense Year , as that term is defined in Section 4.2.3 below, below Direct Expenses for the Base Year entitle Tenant to any decrease in Base Rent or any credit against sums due under this Lease except as expressly set forth in Section 4.4.1 . In the event any other lessee or occupant of the Building directly pays any Direct Expenses to which Tenant contributes, or directly bears the expense of repair or maintenance of any Common Areas, then such lessees or occupants premises shall not be included in the denominator of the fraction used to compute Tenants Share thereof, as a whole, or on an item by item basis, as determined by Landlord. Such payments by Tenant, together with any and all other amounts payable by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to the terms of this Lease, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Additional Rent , and the Base Rent and the Additional Rent are herein collectively referred to as Rent . All Rent shall be paid in lawful money of the United States of America without notice, demand, recoupment, offset, deduction, abatement or counterclaim except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Lease, to Landlord at the address established in Section 3.1 . All amounts due under this Article 4 as Additional Rent shall be payable for the same periods and in the same manner as the Base Rent. Without limitation on other obligations of Tenant which survive the expiration of the Lease Term, the obligations of Tenant to pay the Additional Rent provided for in this Article 4 shall survive the expiration of the Lease Term. If the Building is not at least ninety five percent (95%) occupied during all or a portion of the Base Year, Landlord shall (i) make an appropriate adjustment to the components of Operating Expenses for such year which vary with occupancy to determine the amount of Operating Expenses that would have been incurred had the Building been ninety five
percent (95%) occupied, and (ii) make an appropriate adjustment to the Tax Expenses for such year to reflect a one hundred percent (100%) occupied and fully-assessed Building. It is understood that (i) only Operating Expenses which vary with occupancy will be included in the foregoing adjustment, and (ii) Landlords right to adjust the components of Operating Expenses described above in this Section shall not permit Landlord to collect Operating Expenses from Tenant and all other tenants in the Building in an amount in excess of what Landlord actually incurs for the items included in such adjustment (including Landlords management fee thereon and all other components of such Operating Expenses described in Section 4.2.4 ).
4.2 Definitions of Key Terms Relating to Additional Rent . As used in this Article 4 , the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth:
4.2.1 Base Year shall mean the period set forth in Section 5 of the Summary.
4.2.2 Direct Expenses shall mean Operating Expenses and Tax Expenses.
4.2.3 Expense Year shall mean each calendar year in which any portion of the Lease Term falls, through and including the calendar year in which the Lease Term expires.
4.2.4 Operating Expenses shall mean all commercially reasonable, actual, out-of-pocket costs and expenses (with commercial reasonability determined based on comparable Class A mixed-use projects in Summerlin/West Las Vegas) incurred or accrued in each Expense Year in connection with the operation, maintenance, management, security, repair, replacement, and protection of the Building, Property and Common Areas, including but not limited to the Buildings Share of Common Project Expenses and Common Property Expenses, and the cost of Landlords personal property used in connection with the Project as hereinafter set forth. Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Lease and the requirements of the Operating Agreement, to the extent consistent with the operation of comparable Class A mixed-use projects in Summerlin/West Las Vegas, Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to repair, maintain, operate and manage the Property and Common Areas in an efficient manner and so as to minimize the Operating Expenses to the extent within Landlords control. Operating Expenses shall include all such reasonable costs and expenditures, including but not limited to the following:
(a) The operation, repair, maintenance and replacement of any part of the Building, including but not limited to the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, telephone service, HVAC, sanitary, storm drainage, elevator systems, fire prevention and warning and access control systems; materials and supplies (such as, without limitation, Building Standard light bulbs and ballasts); equipment, tools and equipment rental agreements; floor, wall and window coverings in the Building Common Areas; ceiling tiles and fixtures in the Building Common Areas; required or beneficial easements; alarm, security and other services; and maintenance and service agreements in connection therewith.
(b) The cost of repair, maintenance, replacement, operation and service of the Building exterior, roof, lighting facilities, loading and unloading areas, trash areas and stairways, subject to the limitations related to capital improvements specified herein.
(c) Administrative costs and management fees (whether paid to Landlord, an affiliate of Landlord, or third party managers), including costs of accounting and information services other than as normally may be charged by property managers of comparable Class A mixed-use projects in Summerlin/West Las Vegas in the course of their management duties (which may be charged Operating Expenses, except for costs of negotiations and disputes with specific tenants), provided, however, in no event shall the combined total of such administrative costs and management fees exceed 3.0% of the gross revenues of the Building for the applicable period; and wages, salaries, benefits, reimbursable expenses and taxes (or allocations thereof) for full and part time personnel involved in operation, maintenance and management of the Building at or below the level of on-site property manager. Administrative costs and management fees paid to Landlord or its affiliates under this clause (c) shall be considered out-of-pocket expenses for purposes of this Section 4.2.4 .
(d) Janitorial services in the Building Common Areas; window cleaning; waste disposal; gas, water and sewer and other utility charges; relamping and landscaping, including all applicable tools and supplies; and the fair market value of any management office space for the Property.
(e) Property, liability, rent loss and other insurance coverages carried by Landlord, including commercially reasonable deductibles, premiums, commercially reasonable deferred payment plans and risk retention programs and a proportionate allocation of the cost of blanket insurance policies maintained by Landlord, including any insurance, which Landlord may obtain in its sole discretion.
(f) Amortization (including interest on the unamortized cost) over such period of time as Landlord shall reasonably determine per prevailing accounting practices for comparable mixed-use properties in Summerlin/West Las Vegas, consistently applied ( Prevailing Accounting Practices ), of the cost of acquiring or the rental expense of personal property used in the maintenance, operation and repair of the Building, or any portion thereof;
(g) Intentionally deleted.
(h) Compliance with applicable laws, governmental rules, orders, licenses, zoning and building codes and requirements, and with requirements of insurance carriers, rating bureaus or underwriters providing coverage on the Premises (except for violations in existence on or before the Lease Commencement Date), including license, permit and inspection fees (but not in duplication of capital expenditures amortized as provided in this Section); costs incurred in connection with any governmentally mandated transportation system management program or similar program or resulting from any mandate imposed on Landlord by, any federal, state or local government for fire and police protection, trash removal, community services, or other services which do not constitute Tax Expenses as that term is defined in Section 4.2.5 , below, and all reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses and fees, including reasonable attorneys fees and court or other venue of dispute resolution costs, incurred in negotiating or contesting the validity and/or applicability of any governmental enactments which may affect Operating Expenses but not to exceed the amount of savings reasonably estimated to be realized by tenants of the Building from such attempt and provided Landlord shall credit against Operating Expenses any refunds received from the negotiations or contests to the extent originally included in Operating Expenses during the Lease Term (less Landlords reasonable out-of-pocket costs).
(i) Building safety services, to the extent provided or contracted for by Landlord.
(j) Goods and services purchased from Landlords subsidiaries and affiliates to the extent the cost of the good and services are not higher than rates charged by unaffiliated third parties of similar skill and experience for similar goods and services in Summerlin/West Las Vegas, Nevada.
(k) The cost of capital improvements or other costs incurred in connection with the Building (i) which are intended to effect economies in the operation or maintenance of the Building, or any portion thereof, or to reduce current or future Operating Expenses, or to enhance the safety or security of the Building or its occupants, (ii) that are required to comply with present or anticipated conservation programs, (iii) which are replacements or modifications of nonstructural items located in the Building Common Areas required to keep the Building Common Areas in good order or condition, (iv) that are required under any governmental law or regulation (except for violations in existence on or before the Lease Commencement Date) or (v) for roof replacements or exterior painting of the Building, provided, however, that during the initial Lease Term, any capital expenditures costing, in the aggregate, in excess of $25,000 in any Expense Year shall be amortized (including interest on the unamortized cost) over such period of time as Landlord shall reasonably determine using Prevailing Accounting Practices, and provided further that during any Extended Term said aggregate limit shall not apply, and any capital expenditures costing in excess of $50,000 per expenditure shall be amortized as aforesaid.
(l) The cost of electrical service used in the operation, maintenance and use of the Building Common Areas and Shared Exterior Common Areas; sales, use, excise and other taxes assessed by governmental authorities on such electrical service and other costs of providing electrical service to such areas.
(m) without duplication, subject to the limitations related to capital improvements specified herein, the cost of Landlords maintenance and repairs under Article 7 .
(n) The Buildings Share of Common Project Expenses. For purposes of this subparagraph (n), (i) Common Project Expenses means any maintenance, repair, replacement, security, management or operation costs related to the Project Common Areas or other jointly maintained or shared areas within the Project outside of the Land (including, but not limited to, all costs and expenses of the types described in clauses (a) through (m) above, to the extent reasonably applicable to the Project Common Areas or such other jointly maintained or shared areas), which costs are shared or allocated between the Land and other portions of the Project pursuant to the Operating Agreement, and (ii) the Buildings Share of Common Project Expenses shall consist of the following: (A) the Buildings pro rata share of the costs of maintaining shared surface level parking fields and associated driveways and landscaping on the Property and Commercial Parcels 1 and 3 (as shown on Exhibit A-2 ), which pro rata share shall be based on the relative gross leasable area of the buildings located on such parcels, and (B) the equitable allocation to the Building of the costs of maintaining any surface level parking fields and associated driveways and landscaping on the residential parcels in the Project which are jointly maintained or otherwise the subject of a shared cost, which allocation shall be based on the relative number of parking spaces, or the relative land area, within such jointly maintained or shared cost area utilized by the Building, or such other method as Landlord and the owner(s) of the other affected portions of the Project reasonably determine in good faith to be an equitable allocation of such costs. The Buildings Share of Common Project Expenses shall be determined in a fair and equitable manner which takes into account any allocations made under the Operating Agreement for use of any Shared Exterior Common Areas by occupants of the residential or other commercial parcels in the Project.
(o) The Buildings Share of Common Property Expenses. For purposes of this subparagraph (o), (i) Common Property Expenses means any maintenance, repair, replacement, security, management or operation costs related to the Shared Exterior Common Areas (including, but not limited to, all costs and expenses of the types described in clauses (a) through (m) above, to the extent reasonably applicable to the Property Common Areas), such as, by way of example and without limitation (i) the repair, maintenance and operation of surface and subterranean parking areas, loading and unloading areas, trash areas, roadways, sidewalks, curbs, walkways, stairways, parkways, driveways, landscaped areas, striping, bumpers, irrigation systems, lighting facilities, fences and gates situated on the Land and not within the Building or Building 3, and (ii) the capital cost of complete resurfacing or replacement of any parking lot situated on the Land (i.e., by providing a complete new asphalt overlay, as opposed to slurrying and restriping the same as part of repair and maintenance, which shall not be deemed a capital improvement or expenditure), provided, however, that during the initial Lease Term, any such capital expenditures costing, in the aggregate, in excess of $25,000 in any Expense Year shall be amortized (including interest on the unamortized cost) over such period of time as Landlord shall reasonably determine using Prevailing Accounting Practices, and provided further that during any Extended Term said aggregate limit shall not apply, and any such capital expenditure costing in excess of $50,000 per expenditure shall be amortized as aforesaid; and (ii) the Buildings Share of Common Property Expenses shall be fifty percent (50%), subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of a material expansion of either the Building or Building 3 occurring after the Lease Commencement Date.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 4.2.4 shall not impose any obligations upon Landlord to provide the services referenced in such provisions.
Operating Expenses shall not include the following:
(a) The cost of capital improvements or repairs except to the extent provided above, interest, points, and/or amortization of any mortgage affecting the Property or ground lease rental relating to the Property;
(b) Repairs or other work occasioned by (A) casualty to the extent covered by the insurance required or permitted to be maintained by Landlord under this Lease; or (B) the exercise of the right of eminent domain to the extent repairs, replacement, or other work are covered by the proceeds of any corresponding award or
(C) defects or non-compliance with laws in the Building or Property to the extent such defects or violations are in existence on or before the Lease Commencement Date;
(c) Leasing commissions, attorneys fees and other expenses related to leasing tenant space, enforcement of leases, and constructing improvements for the sole benefit of an individual tenant or by reason of a tort, permitting, licensing and inspection fees relating to leasable space, decorating costs, space planning and interior design costs of leasable space, or preparing to lease space;
(d) Rental concessions granted to specific tenants and any other expenditure made for the benefit of one or more, but not all tenants, unless the same are properly included in a CAM Pool under Section 4.3 which includes Tenant;
(e) Goods and services furnished to an individual tenant of the Building which are above Building Standard and which are separately reimbursable directly to Landlord in addition to Operating Expenses (by reason of CAM Pools or excessive use of utilities, for example);
(f) Repairs, replacements and general maintenance to the extent reimbursed by insurance proceeds or condemnation proceeds or restoration of an uninsured casualty (except for any commercially reasonable deductible maintained by Landlord); costs of repairs or other work occasioned by fire, windstorm or other casualty or by the exercise of the right of eminent domain to the extent reimbursed to Landlord by insurance required to be carried by Landlord under this Lease or actually carried by Landlord or by condemnation proceeds, so that no duplication of payment shall occur;
(g) Costs, fines, interest, penalties, liquidated damages or other costs incurred by Landlord due to negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or its agents, employees or contractors, late payment by Landlord on any obligation, Landlords failure to comply with any laws, rules, regulations or orders of any governmental authority, Landlords failure to comply with any contractual requirements relating to any services, materials, equipment, or other apparatus used in connection with the operation, maintenance, repair, or management of the Building, the Property or, to the extent within Landlords reasonable control, the Project, or failure to comply with leases or other contractual requirements with respect to other tenants in the Building, the Property or, to the extent within Landlords reasonable control, the Project;
(h) Excess costs incurred due to usage by other tenants that results in materially greater than average expenses when compared to average office tenants (for example, but without limitation, printing shops, restaurants, bars, health clubs, food preparation and food service companies), provided such tenants are unrelated to Landlord and do not provide an amenity for the Building (such as, by way of example and without limitation, a health club or conference center which offers services or memberships to tenants of the Building and their employees at a discount or for free). Landlord shall apply all revenues received from any such amenity against Operating Expenses as needed to reduce the Operating Expenses charged on account of such amenity from time to time under this Section 4.2.4(h) to zero (but all revenues in excess of such amount may be retained by Landlord as its sole property);
(i) Advertising, promotional and marketing expenses; and executive salaries above the level of on-site property manager.
(j) Reserves for future expenses.
(k) Costs incurred in installing, operating and maintaining any observatory, broadcasting facilities (other than the Buildings music system and life support and security system), luncheon club, athletic or recreational club, or child care facility, unless such facilities are available for the use by Tenant and Tenants employees at a discount or free (in which event Landlord shall apply all revenues received from any such facility against Operating Expenses in the manner and to the extent set forth in Section 4.2.4(h) above);
(l) Costs incurred for the purchase, ownership or lease of sculpture, painting or other works of art;
(m) Cost of fees related to the defense of Landlords title to the Property, the Project or any part thereof;
(n) Costs for removing Hazardous Substances, as defined below in this Lease unless any of the foregoing was required as a result of Tenant Caused Environmental Claims (which shall be Tenants sole responsibility); provided, however, that routine removal and disposal of automotive fluids from the parking lot surface and any Hazardous Substances left in the trash enclosures or elsewhere in the Property by third parties may be included in Operating Expenses); or costs of complying with the ADA or OSHA, both as defined below, prior to the Lease Commencement Date (but after the Lease Commencement Date such costs may be included, without duplication, subject to the restrictions on capital expenditures set forth herein, except to the extent relating to violations in existence as of the Lease Commencement Date);
(o) Expenses for repairs or maintenance related to the Property to the extent reimbursed to Landlord pursuant to warranties or service contracts, so that no duplication of payment shall occur.
(p) Payments on and costs in connection with indebtedness secured by liens instituted or agreed to by Landlord against the Property or the Project, or costs of refinancing such indebtedness;
(q) Costs of environmental remediation not covered in (n) above;
(r) Costs incurred to comply with any representations and warranties of Landlord under this Lease, including without limitation, with respect to the delivery condition of the Premises, the Property, or the Project;
(s) Costs incurred due to a breach by Landlord or any other tenant of the Property of the terms and conditions of any lease or a breach of any other contractual obligation of Landlord;
(t) Any interest, penalties, fines or fees for Landlords failure to comply with governmental, quasi-governmental, or regulatory agencies rules and regulations, including without limitation, any late payment by Landlord;
(u) Legal, accounting and other expenses (including without limitation, brokerage commissions, closing costs, title insurance premiums, transfer taxes and interest charges) related to Landlords financing, re-financing, mortgaging or selling the Building or the Project;
(v) Costs of any political, charitable or civic contribution or donation.
(w) Any capital improvements, capital alterations, capital additions, capital expenditures or replacements of capital expenditures other than as specifically permitted hereinabove;
(x) Salaries and benefits of service personnel to the extent that the service personnel perform services not solely in connection with the management, operation, security, repair or maintenance of the Building, Property or Common Areas;
(y) Landlords general overhead expenses not related to the Property and costs incurred in connection with the initial construction of the Building, Building 3 or the Common Areas (excluding costs of planting, replanting, replacing and relocation of Common Areas landscaping during the Lease Term); or to correct any defect (including latent defects) in the design, materials or workmanship of the Building or the Common Areas;
(z) Subject to the express terms and conditions of Section 4.1 , all items (including repairs) and services for which Tenant or other occupants pay directly to third parties, so that no duplication of payment shall occur;
(aa) Any costs related to events, promotions, exhibits, displays, automobile or other product shows, performances, farmers markets, art fairs, outdoor films, community events, or the leasing of kiosks and
food facilities in the Project Common Areas under Subsection 1.1.3(v) ; provided, however, for any events held specifically for the benefit of the Building and its occupants (such as, by way of example and without limitation, a Building-wide holiday party or tenant mixer) may be included in Operating Expenses so long as the cost of such events are reflected in Operating Expenses for the Base Year, which costs are acknowledged to be Controllable Operating Expenses.
Operating Expenses for the Base Year shall not include market-wide cost increases due to extraordinary circumstances, including, but not limited to, Force Majeure, boycotts, strikes, conservation surcharges, embargoes or shortages, or amortized costs relating to capital improvements. In no event shall the components of Direct Expenses for any Expense Year related to insurance, security or utility costs be less than the components of Direct Expenses related to insurance, security or utility costs, respectively, in the Base Year. Tenant shall pay directly to the provider for janitorial service provided to the Premises, and pay costs of electricity provided to the Premises directly to the applicable provider, and such costs shall not be paid as a part of Direct Expenses. During the first and last Expense Years, the Direct Expenses for such Expense Year and the Base Year Expenses shall be adjusted in the proportion that the number of days of that Expense Year bears to 365. As used herein, Base Year Controllable Operating Expenses shall mean Tenants Share of Controllable Operating Expenses payable by Tenant for the first full calendar year of the Lease Term following the end of the Abatement Period ( First Expense Year ). Tenants Share of Controllable Operating Expenses (as hereinafter defined) shall not exceed an amount equal to the Base Year Controllable Operating Expenses increased by five percent (5%), cumulatively and compounded, for each year since the First Expense Year. By way of example, but without limitation, for the second (2nd) full calendar year of the Lease Term following the end of the Abatement Period, Tenants Share of Controllable Operating Expenses shall not exceed 105% of the Base Year Controllable Operating Expenses and for the third (3rd) full calendar year of the Lease Term following the end of the Abatement Period, Tenants Share of Controllable Operating Expenses shall not exceed 110.25% of the Base Year Controllable Operating Expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at Landlords option, during any Extended Term, the Base Year Controllable Operating Expenses shall be recomputed based on the actual Controllable Operating Expenses for the last full calendar year of the initial Lease Term or the preceding Extended Term, as the case may be, and the aforesaid limitation shall be based on 105% of such recomputed Base Year Controllable Operating Expenses for the first full or partial calendar year in such Extended Term, with five percent (5%) increases in each subsequent calendar year, cumulatively and compounded, for the remainder of such Extended Term. Controllable Operating Expenses are operating expenses other than Tax Expenses, insurance, utilities costs, security, trash removal, any cost or expense which is directly variable based on the price of oil or gasoline and any other costs or expenses which are reasonably considered non-controllable under prevailing accounting practices for comparable mixed-use projects in Nevada.
4.2.5 Taxes .
4.2.5.1 Tax Expenses shall mean the Buildings Tax Share (as hereinafter defined) of all federal, state, county, or local governmental or municipal taxes, fees, charges or other impositions of every kind and nature, whether general, special, ordinary or extraordinary (including, without limitation, real estate taxes, real estate excise taxes, general and special assessments, governmentally imposed transit taxes, leasehold taxes or taxes based upon the receipt of rent, including gross receipts or sales taxes applicable to the receipt of rent, unless required to be paid by Tenant, and personal property taxes imposed upon the fixtures, machinery, equipment, apparatus, systems and equipment and appurtenances, used in connection with the Entire Property, as hereinafter defined, or any portion thereof), which shall be paid or accrued during any Expense Year (without regard to any different fiscal year used by such governmental or municipal authority) because of or in connection with the ownership, leasing and operation of the Land and any and all buildings and improvements thereon, including but not limited to, the Building, Building 3 and the Shared Exterior Common Areas (the Entire Property ). As used herein, the Buildings Tax Share shall mean (a) if an allocation of any Tax Expenses among the improvements on the Entire Property can be determined from the applicable tax bill or the assessors notes, the amount of such Tax Expenses so allocated to the Building and/or Building Common Areas, and (b) for all other Tax Expenses, fifty percent (50%). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord at its election shall have the right to cause the Building and the Buildings portion of the Land and the Shared Exterior Common Areas to be separately assessed at any time during the Lease Term in a commercially reasonable and equitable manner in accordance with Prevailing Accounting Practices; in such event of such a separate assessment, the Buildings Tax Share shall thereafter mean one hundred percent (100%) of the Buildings separately assessed Tax Expenses, and in such event the Base Taxes shall be adjusted accordingly.
4.2.5.2 Tax Expenses shall include any assessment, tax, fee, levy or charge in addition to, or in substitution, partially or totally, of any assessment, tax, fee, levy or charge previously included within the definition of real property tax, it being acknowledged by Tenant and Landlord that assessments, taxes, fees, levies and charges may be imposed by governmental agencies for such services as fire protection, street, sidewalk and road maintenance, refuse removal and for other governmental services formerly provided without charge to property owners or occupants, and, Tax Expenses shall also include any governmental assessments or the Entire Propertys contributions towards a governmental cost-sharing agreement for the purpose of augmenting or improving the quality of services and amenities provided by governmental agencies.
4.2.5.3 Any costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys and consultants fees) incurred in attempting to protest, reduce or minimize Tax Expenses shall be included in Tax Expenses in the Expense Year such expenses are incurred. If Tax Expenses for any period during the Lease Term (other than the Base Year) or any extension thereof are increased after payment thereof for any reason, including, without limitation, error or reassessment by applicable governmental or municipal authorities, Tenant shall pay Landlord upon demand Tenants Share of any such increased Tax Expenses. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4.2.5 (except as set forth in Section 4.2.5.1 , above), there shall be excluded from Tax Expenses (i) all excess profits taxes, franchise taxes, gift taxes, capital stock taxes, inheritance and succession taxes, estate taxes, federal and state income taxes, transfer (but Tenant shall bear all transfer taxes on any memorandum or short-form lease required to be recorded hereunder by Tenant), and other taxes to the extent applicable to Landlords net income (as opposed to rents, receipts or income attributable to operations at the Property), (ii) penalties or interest for late payments of taxes incurred solely as a result of Landlords failing to pay any tax bill before delinquency; (iii) the portion of taxes that is allocable to capital improvements made after the Entire Property is fully assessed as completed and occupied units and this Lease was signed except to the extent that the additional improvements are available for use by Tenant, (iv) any items included as Operating Expenses, and (v) any items paid by Tenant under Section 4.5 of this Lease.
4.2.5.4 The amount of Tax Expenses for the Base Year attributable to the valuation of the Entire Property, inclusive of tenant improvements, shall be known as the Base Taxes . If in any comparison year subsequent to the First Expense Year, the amount of Tax Expenses decreases below the amount of Base Taxes, then for purposes of all subsequent comparison years, including the comparison year in which such decrease in Tax Expenses occurred, the Base Taxes, and therefore the Direct Expenses for the Base Year, shall be decreased by an amount equal to the decrease in Tax Expenses.
4.2.6 Tenants Share shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the rentable square footage of the Premises and the denominator of which is the total rentable square footage of all premises in the Building. The estimated Tenants Share as of the Lease Commencement Date is set forth in Section 6 of the Summary and shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in this Lease.
4.3 CAM Pools . Landlord shall have the right, from time to time, to equitably allocate some or all of the Direct Expenses for the Property among different portions or occupants of the Property (the CAM Pools ), in Landlords reasonable discretion. Such CAM Pools may include, but shall not be limited to, the office space tenants of a building of the Property, and the retail space tenants of a building of the Property. The Direct Expenses within each such CAM Pool affecting the Premises shall be allocated and charged to Tenant in an equitable manner.
4.4 Calculation and Payment of Additional Rent . If for any Expense Year ending or commencing within the Lease Term after the Base Year, Tenants Share of Direct Expenses for such Expense Year exceeds Tenants Share of Direct Expenses applicable to the Base Year, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in the manner set forth in Section 4.4.1 , below, and as Additional Rent, an amount equal to the excess (the Excess ).
4.4.1 Statement of Actual Direct Expenses and Payment by Tenant . Landlord shall give to Tenant within 120 days following the end of each Expense Year, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, a statement (the Statement ) which shall reconcile and state the Direct Expenses incurred or accrued for such preceding Expense Year, and which (after the Base Year) shall indicate the amount of the Excess. Upon receipt of the Statement for each Expense Year commencing or ending during the Lease Term (after the Base Year), if an Excess is present, Tenant shall pay, with its next installment of Base Rent due, the full amount of the Excess for such Expense Year, less the amounts, if any, paid during such Expense Year as Estimated Excess , as that term is
defined in Section 4.4.2 , below, and if Tenant paid more as Estimated Excess than the actual Excess, Tenant shall receive a credit in the amount of Tenants overpayment against Rent next due under this Lease. Except as expressly set forth below, the failure of Landlord to timely furnish the Statement for any Expense Year shall not prejudice Landlord or Tenant from enforcing its rights under this Article 4 . If Tenant does not raise objections to a Statement within twelve (12) months after the date Tenant receives the same, such Statement shall be conclusive and binding upon Tenant. Even though the Lease Term has expired and Tenant has vacated the Premises, when the final determination is made of Tenants Share of Direct Expenses for the Expense Year in which this Lease terminates, if an Excess is present, Tenant shall immediately pay to Landlord such amount, and if Tenant paid more as Estimated Excess than the actual Excess, Landlord shall, provided Tenant is not then in default hereunder beyond any applicable notice and cure period, deliver a check payable to Tenant in the amount of the overpayment. The obligations of Tenant and Landlord under this Section 4.4.1 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentences, Tenant shall not be responsible for Tenants Share of any Direct Expenses attributable to any Expense Year which are first billed to Tenant more than twelve (12) months after the Lease Expiration Date, provided that in any event Tenant shall be responsible for Tenants Share of Tax Expenses levied by a governmental authority, and utility charges billed, within twelve (12) months following the Lease Expiration Date which are attributable to any Expense Year, and provided further that the foregoing shall not limit or restrict Landlords right to correct and adjust mathematical errors or to subsequently bill and collect unanticipated cost items not known to Landlord prior to the end of said twelve (12) month period.
4.4.2 Statement of Estimated Direct Expenses . For each Expense Year following the end of the Base Year, Landlord shall have the right to give Tenant a yearly expense estimate statement (the Estimate Statement ) which shall set forth Landlords reasonable estimate (the Estimate ) of what the total amount of Direct Expenses for the then-current Expense Year shall be and the estimated excess (the Estimated Excess ) as calculated by comparing the Direct Expenses for such Expense Year, which shall be based upon the Estimate, to the amount of Direct Expenses for the Base Year, subject to any applicable limit on Controllable Operating Expenses. The failure of Landlord to timely furnish the Estimate Statement for any Expense Year shall not preclude Landlord from enforcing its rights to collect any Estimated Excess under this Article 4 , nor shall Landlord be prohibited from revising any Estimate Statement or Estimated Excess theretofore delivered as Landlord determines to be necessary, subject to the 12-month limitation specified in Section 4.4.1 . Thereafter, Tenant shall pay, with its next installment of Base Rent due, a fraction of the Estimated Excess for the then-current Expense Year (reduced by any amounts paid for such Expense Year pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 4.4.2 ). Such fraction shall have as its numerator the number of months which have elapsed in such current Expense Year, including the month of such payment, and twelve (12) as its denominator. Until a new Estimate Statement is furnished (which Landlord shall have the right to deliver to Tenant at any time), Tenant shall pay monthly, with the monthly Base Rent installments, an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the total Estimated Excess set forth in the previous Estimate Statement delivered by Landlord to Tenant. Landlord shall give Tenant at least 30 days prior notice of any adjustment to the Estimate.
4.4.3 Tenant Review Right . Provided Tenant is not in default under this Lease (after the giving of notice and expiration of any applicable grace or cure period), Tenant may within twelve (12) months following its receipt of any Statement under Section 4.4.1 inspect, review, and copy Landlords books and records concerning the Direct Expenses set forth in such Statement. If Tenant does not make such election within such twelve (12) month period, then Tenant shall have no further right to review Landlords books pertaining to such Direct Expenses. If Tenant so elects to review Landlords books, such review shall occur on a date mutually acceptable to Landlord and Tenant, but in no event sooner than thirty (30) days and no more than ninety (90) days after the date of Tenants election. The review shall be conducted at Landlords management office at the Property or such other office in the continental United States as is designated by Landlord and shall be during normal business hours. Tenants review shall be conducted by a Certified Public Accountant who is retained strictly on a non-contingency basis, and Tenant may not employ any accounting firm or other person to review Landlords records on a contingent fee or profit-sharing basis. Tenants right to review shall be restricted to one (1) per calendar year and shall be at the sole cost and expense of Tenant; provided, however, if any such review by Tenant properly determines that the applicable Statement overstated the amount of Direct Expenses and as a result thereof Tenant overpaid Tenants Share of Direct Expenses for the applicable Expense Year by four percent (4%) or more, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for its reasonable review costs within thirty (30) days after receipt of a written demand for such costs, together with reasonable back up information. Tenant shall, and shall cause any consultant it hires in connection with any such review to, keep the information obtained in the review confidential, except in
connection with any legal action between Landlord and Tenant related to the review or as otherwise required by applicable laws. In no event shall Tenants right to review relieve Tenant of its obligation to pay all amounts due as provided in this Lease.
4.5 Taxes and Other Charges for Which Tenant Is Directly Responsible .
4.5.1 Tenant shall be liable for and shall pay not less than ten (10) days before delinquency, taxes levied against Tenants equipment, furniture, fixtures and any other personal property located in or about the Premises. If any such taxes on Tenants equipment, furniture, fixtures and any other personal property are levied against Landlord or Landlords property or if the assessed value of Landlords property is increased by the inclusion therein of a value placed upon such equipment, furniture, fixtures or any other personal property and if Landlord pays the taxes based upon such increased assessment, which Landlord shall have the right to do regardless of the validity thereof but only under proper protest if requested by Tenant, Tenant shall, within ten (10) business days after receipt of a statement therefor and evidence supporting the calculation thereof, repay to Landlord the taxes so levied against Landlord or the proportion of such taxes resulting from such increase in the assessment, as the case may be.
4.5.2 If the tenant improvements in the Premises, whether installed and/or paid for by Landlord or Tenant and whether or not affixed to the real property so as to become a part thereof, are assessed for real property tax purposes at a valuation higher than the valuation at which tenant improvements conforming to Landlords then current standards for improvements in other space in the Building ( Building Standard ) are assessed, then the Tax Expenses levied against Landlord or the property by reason of such excess assessed valuation shall be deemed to be taxes levied against personal property of Tenant and shall be governed by the provisions of Section 4.5.1 , above.
4.5.3 Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, Tenant shall pay prior to delinquency any (i) rent tax or sales tax, service tax, excise tax, transfer tax or value added tax, or any other applicable tax on the rent or services herein or otherwise respecting this Lease, or on the rent, right to rent or other income from the Building, or any portion thereof, or as against the business of leasing the Building, or any portion thereof, (ii) taxes assessed upon or with respect to the possession, leasing, operation, management, maintenance, alteration, repair, use or occupancy by Tenant of the Premises or any portion of the Project, including the Project parking facilities; (iii) taxes assessed upon this transaction or any document to which Tenant is a party creating or transferring an interest or an estate in the Premises or the improvements thereon, and (iv) any assessment, tax, fee, levy, or charge allocable to or measured by the area of the Premises or the Rent payable hereunder, including, without limitation, any business or gross income tax or excise tax with respect to the receipt of such rent, or upon or with respect to the possession, leasing, operating, management, maintenance, alteration, repair, use or occupancy by Tenant of the Premises, or any portion thereof.
ARTICLE 5
USE OF PREMISES
5.1 Permitted Use . Tenant shall use the Premises solely for the Permitted Use set forth in Section 7 of the Summary and Tenant shall not use or permit the Premises or the Project to be used for any other purpose or purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of Landlord, which may be withheld in Landlords sole discretion.
5.2 Prohibited Uses . Tenant further covenants and agrees that Tenant shall not use, or suffer or permit any employee, agent, contractor, subtenant, licensee or other person or persons within Tenants reasonable control ( Tenant Controlled Parties ), to use, the Premises or any part thereof for any use or purpose contrary to the provisions of the reasonable, non-discriminatory rules and regulations established by Landlord from time to time, including those set forth in Exhibit D , attached hereto (the Rules and Regulations ), or in violation of the laws of the United States of America, the State of Nevada, or the ordinances, regulations or requirements of the local municipal or county governing body or other lawful authorities having jurisdiction over the Project) including, without limitation, any such laws, ordinances, regulations or requirements relating to hazardous materials or substances, as those terms are defined by applicable laws now or hereafter in effect. Tenant shall not do or permit
anything to be done by Tenant Controlled Parties in or about the Premises which will in any way damage the reputation of the Project or obstruct or interfere with the rights of other tenants or occupants of the Project, or injure or disturb them or use or allow the Premises to be used for any improper, unlawful or objectionable purpose, nor shall Tenant cause, maintain or (as to any Tenant Controlled Parties) permit any nuisance (as defined under applicable laws) in, on or about the Premises. Tenant shall comply with, and Tenants rights and obligations under the Lease and Tenants use of the Premises shall be subject and subordinate to, all Title Matters.
ARTICLE 6
SERVICES AND UTILITIES
6.1 Standard Tenant Services . Landlord shall provide the following services during Building Hours (unless otherwise stated below) during the Lease Term.
6.1.1 Subject to limitations imposed by all governmental rules, regulations and guidelines applicable thereto, Landlord shall provide heating and air conditioning ( HVAC ), for normal comfort for normal office use in the Premises on generally accepted business days from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1:00 pm (collectively, the Building Hours ), except for the date of observation of New Years Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and, at Landlords discretion with at least three (3) business days prior notice to Tenant, other state-wide or nationally recognized holidays which are observed by other buildings comparable to and in the vicinity of the Building (collectively, the Holidays ) and at other times for an additional charge to be fixed by Landlord. Notwithstanding Building Hours, Tenant shall be permitted to operate the HVAC system serving the Premises 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year without incurring overtime charges.
6.1.2 An empty service conduit, sized as required for the Premises, shall be stubbed to locations within each floor of the Premises from Landlords switchgear, with a capacity in the Premises of up to 1276 amps at 277 volts. As part of Tenants Work, Tenant shall (a) install feeder wire from each assigned meter socket/breaker, (b) furnish distribution panels, breakers, wires and receptacles based on its service needs, (c) install a step-down transformer or transformers as needed to provide 120 volt service for its standard office machines in the Premises, and (d) arrange for service start-up and installation of utility meters directly with the electric utility company. Tenant shall also bear the cost of replacement of lamps, starters and ballasts for non-Building Standard lighting fixtures within the Premises.
6.1.3 Landlord shall provide city water from the regular Building outlets for normal drinking, lavatory and toilet purposes in the Building Common Areas and break rooms.
6.1.4 Tenant shall arrange and pay for (a) its own janitorial service to the Premises to the standards typically maintained in first-class office space in Summerlin/West Las Vegas, and (b) removal or recycling of shredded paper generated in the Premises.
6.1.5 Landlord shall provide nonexclusive, non-attended automatic passenger elevator service during the Building Hours, shall have one elevator available at all other times, including on the Holidays, and shall provide nonexclusive, non-attended automatic passenger escalator service during Building Hours only.
6.1.6 Landlord shall provide nonexclusive freight elevator service subject to scheduling by Landlord.
Tenant shall cooperate fully with Landlord at all times and abide by all regulations and requirements that Landlord may reasonably prescribe for the proper functioning and protection of the HVAC, electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems.
6.2 Overstandard Tenant Use . Tenant shall not, without Landlords prior written consent, use heat-generating machines, machines other than normal office machines, or equipment (excluding computer servers provided such equipment does not exceed the electrical capacity (except as hereinafter expressly permitted) of the
Premises as specified in Section 6.1.2 and Tenant installs, at its sole cost (which may be paid from the Tenant Improvement Allowance, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions of Exhibit B ) supplemental cooling equipment as needed to accommodate such use), or lighting other than Building Standard lights in the Premises, or increase the water normally furnished for the Premises by Landlord pursuant to the terms of Section 6.1 of this Lease. If Tenant desires to exceed the electrical capacity of the Premises stated in Section 6.1.2 as a result of current or future needs of Tenant, Tenant shall first obtain the written consent of Landlord, which shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, it shall not be unreasonable for Landlord to withhold such consent if (i) Landlord would be required to modify or increase the electrical capacity of the Building or Property to supply such additional electricity to the Premises (unless Tenant agrees to bear the cost of such modification or increase), or (ii) if, as a result of supplying such excess electricity to Tenant, Landlord would be unable to furnish any other tenant of the Building with adequate electrical capacity to support its use. If Tenant uses water, electricity, heat or air conditioning in excess of that typically supplied to office users in the Building (or, if applicable, in excess of that specifically required to be provided to Tenant under this Lease), Tenant shall pay to Landlord, upon billing, the actual cost of such excess consumption, the cost of the installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment which is installed in order to supply such excess consumption, and the cost of the increased wear and tear on existing equipment caused by such excess consumption; and Landlord may install devices to separately meter any increased use and in such event Tenant shall pay the increased cost directly to Landlord, on demand, at the rates charged by the public utility company furnishing the same, including the cost of installing, testing and maintaining of such additional metering devices. Tenants use of electricity shall never exceed the capacity of the feeders to the Project or the risers or wiring installation, and subject to the terms of Section 29.31 , below, Tenant shall not install or use or permit the installation or use of any Lines in the Premises, without the prior written consent of Landlord, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. If Tenant desires to use heat, ventilation or air conditioning during hours other than those for which Landlord is obligated to supply such services pursuant to the terms of Section 6.1 of this Lease, Tenant shall give Landlord such prior notice, if any, as Landlord shall from time to time establish as appropriate, of Tenants desired use in order to supply such services, and Landlord shall supply such services to Tenant at such hourly cost per zone to Tenant (which shall be treated as Additional Rent) as Landlord shall from time to time establish, which is currently $40/hour or portion thereof. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Lease, Tenant shall promptly pay to Landlord, Landlords standard charge for any services provided to Tenant which Landlord is not specifically obligated to provide to Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease.
6.3 Interruption of Use . Tenant agrees that Landlord shall not be liable for damages, by abatement of Rent or otherwise, for failure to furnish or delay in furnishing any service (including telephone and telecommunication services), or for any diminution in the quality or quantity thereof, when such failure or delay or diminution is occasioned, in whole or in part, by breakage, repairs, replacements, or improvements, by any strike, lockout or other labor trouble, by inability to secure electricity, gas, water, or other fuel at the Building or Project after reasonable effort to do so, by any riot or other dangerous condition, emergency, accident or casualty whatsoever, by act or default of Tenant or other parties, or by any other cause beyond Landlords reasonable control; and such failures or delays or diminution shall never be deemed to constitute an eviction or disturbance of Tenants use and possession of the Premises or relieve Tenant from paying Rent or performing any of its obligations under this Lease. Furthermore, Landlord shall not be liable under any circumstances for a loss of, or injury to, property or for injury to, or interference with, Tenants business, including, without limitation, loss of profits, however occurring, through or in connection with or incidental to a failure to furnish any of the services or utilities as set forth in this Article 6 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Tenant is prevented from using, and does not use, the Premises or any portion thereof, as a result of (i) any repair, maintenance or alteration performed by Landlord which is not made necessary due to any act, omission, negligence or breach of this Lease by Tenant, or which Landlord failed to perform, after the Lease Commencement Date and required by this Lease, which substantially interferes with Tenants use of the Premises, or (ii) any failure to provide required services, utilities or access to the Premises which failure is a direct result of the negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Lease by Landlord or any of its agents, contractors or employees (either such set of circumstances as set forth in items (i) or (ii), above, to be known as an Abatement Event ), and provided such Abatement Event results in a substantial and material interference with Tenants ability to conduct business in the Premises and Tenant reasonably ceases business operations in the Premises as a result thereof, then Tenant shall give Landlord notice of such Abatement Event, and if such Abatement Event continues for two (2) consecutive business days after Landlords receipt of any such notice (the Eligibility Period ), then the Base Rent and Tenants Share of Direct Expenses shall be abated until such time as such the Abatement Event ceases or Tenant is able to resume business operations in the Premises, whichever shall
first occur. Such right to abate Base Rent and Tenants Share of Direct Expenses, shall be Tenants sole and exclusive remedy at law or in equity for an Abatement Event; provided, however, if an Abatement Event which is not caused by circumstances beyond Landlords control, continues for more than thirty (30) consecutive days, then Tenant may terminate this Lease by giving at least ten (10) days written notice to Landlord and Landlords Mortgagee (if Landlord delivers notice of the name and address of its Mortgagee to Tenant), conspicuously stating that a termination of this Lease will result if the Abatement Event does not cease prior to the end of such ten (10) day period, in which event this Lease will terminate if the Abatement Event does not cease prior to the end of such ten (10) day period and Tenant shall promptly vacate the Premises as soon as is practicable taking into account the circumstances giving rise to the Abatement Event. Except as provided in this Section 6.3, nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to mean that Tenant is excused from paying Rent due hereunder due to an interruption of services. To the extent Tenant is entitled to abatement without regard to the Eligibility Period, because of an event described in Articles 11 or 13 of this Lease, then the Eligibility Period shall not be applicable.
ARTICLE 7
REPAIRS
Subject to the express terms and conditions of Articles 11 and 13 and Landlords maintenance obligations, as specified in the Lease, Tenant shall, at Tenants own expense, keep the Premises, including all improvements, fixtures, furnishings, and systems and equipment therein (including, without limitation, plumbing fixtures and equipment such as dishwashers, garbage disposals, and insta-hot dispensers, and all other non-standard mechanical systems or equipment in the Premises), and the non-structural portions of the floor or floors of the Building within the Premises, in good order, repair and condition at all times during the Lease Term. In addition, Tenant shall, at Tenants own expense, and subject to the prior approval of Landlord, and within any reasonable period of time specified by Landlord, promptly and adequately repair all damage to the Premises and replace or repair all damaged, broken, or worn fixtures and appurtenances, except for damage caused by ordinary wear and tear, casualty damage which is not required to be restored by Tenant under Article 11 , or damage caused by condemnation or otherwise beyond the reasonable control of Tenant; provided however, that, at Landlords option, or if Tenant fails to make such repairs, Landlord may, but need not, make such repairs and replacements, and Tenant shall pay Landlord the cost thereof, together with an administrative fee equal to ten percent (10%) of the cost thereof, within ten (10) business days after being billed for same, which bill shall be accompanied by reasonable back-up information to substantiate such costs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall be responsible for repairs and replacements to the exterior walls, foundation, HVAC systems and roof of the Building, the structural portions of the floors of the Building, and the Base Building systems and equipment, except to the extent that such repairs are required due to the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant, except casualty damage which is not required to be restored by Tenant under Article 11 , or damage caused by condemnation; provided, however, subject to the express terms and conditions of Article 11 , that if such repairs are due to the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant, or excessive, overloading, negligent or improper use of any Building system, facility or equipment by Tenant, Landlord shall nevertheless make such repairs at Tenants expense, or, if covered by Landlords insurance, Tenant shall only be obligated to pay any deductible in connection therewith. Subject to compliance with any commercially reasonable requirements of HIPAA as set forth in Article 27 , Landlord may, but shall not be required to, enter the Premises at all reasonable times, accompanied by an HDI employee if one is provided, to make such repairs, alterations, improvements or additions to the Premises or to the Project or to any equipment located in the Project as Landlord shall desire or deem necessary or as Landlord may be required to do by governmental or quasi-governmental authority or court order or decree. Tenant hereby waives and releases any and all rights it may have at law or in equity to make repairs at the expense of Landlord, except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 29.37 . Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for failure to make repairs as herein required unless Tenant has previously notified Landlord of the need for such repairs and Landlord has failed to commence and complete said repairs within a reasonable period following receipt of Tenants notification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Latent Defect Period, Landlord, at its cost and not as part of the Operating Expenses, shall promptly repair, restore or replace all latent defects in the Building upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1.1.1 . If any mold or mold-causing condition is caused within the Premises due to the negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Lease on the part Tenant or any of its agents, employees or contractors, and Tenant fails to remediate such condition promptly upon notice from Landlord, then Landlord shall have the right to remediate the same at Tenants cost, together with a ten percent (10%) administration fee as set forth above.
ARTICLE 8
ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS
8.1 Landlords Consent to Alterations . Tenant may not make any improvements, alterations, additions or changes to the Premises or any changes involving or affecting the Base Building mechanical, plumbing or HVAC facilities or systems pertaining to the Premises (collectively, the Alterations ) without first procuring the prior written consent of Landlord to such Alterations, which consent shall be requested by Tenant not less than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement thereof, and which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld by Landlord, provided Landlord may withhold its consent in its sole discretion to any Alteration which involves or affects the structural portions or the Base Building systems or equipment of the Building or is visible from the exterior of the Building. Landlord reserves the right to change the Building Standard specifications or substitute specifications of substantially similar quality from time to time. The construction of the initial improvements to the Premises shall be governed by the terms of the Tenant Work Letter and not the terms of this Article 8 . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Tenant shall have the right to make interior, non-structural alterations not affecting the Buildings mechanical, electrical, life safety, utility or telecommunications systems and costing not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) in the aggregate in any calendar year without Landlords prior consent but only after at least ten (10) days prior written notice thereof shall have been given to Landlord in each instance, and subject to Tenant providing Landlord upon request with updated plans for the Premises if any have been prepared in connection with the applicable work. Tenant shall have no requirement to remove the initial Tenant Improvements at the expiration of the Lease Term except to the extent provided in Section 29.31 of this Lease.
8.2 Manner of Construction . Landlord may impose, as a condition of its consent to any and all Alterations or repairs of the Premises or about the Premises, such requirements as Landlord in its reasonable discretion may deem desirable, including, but not limited to, the requirement that Tenant utilize for such purposes only contractors, subcontractors, materials, mechanics and materialmen selected by Tenant from a list provided and approved by Landlord (provided that Landlord understands and shall take into consideration the fact that Tenant is under a federal contractual obligation to utilize a percentage of small business, but the parties agree that all of Tenants contractors, subcontractors, materials, mechanics and materialmen shall in any event be qualified, licensed, and fully insured), and the requirement that upon Landlords request, Tenant shall, at Tenants expense, remove all or part of such Alterations upon the expiration or any early termination of the Lease Term. Tenant shall construct such Alterations and perform such repairs in a good and workmanlike manner, in conformance with any and all applicable federal, state, county or municipal laws, rules and regulations and pursuant to a valid building permit, issued by the city in which the Building is located (or other applicable governmental authority), all in conformance with Landlords construction rules and regulations as established or modified from time to time, provided such rules and regulations are consistent with the operation of an office space building within a Class A mixed-use project in Summerlin/West Las Vegas; provided, however, that prior to commencing to construct any Alteration, Tenant shall meet with Landlord to discuss Landlords design parameters and code compliance issues. In the event Tenant performs any Alterations in the Premises which require or give rise to governmentally required changes to the Base Building, as that term is defined below, then Landlord shall, at Tenants expense, make such changes to the Base Building. The Base Building shall include the structural portions of the Building, and the public restrooms, elevators, exit stairwells and the systems and equipment located in the internal core of the Building on the floor or floors on which the Premises are located. In performing the work of any such Alterations, Tenant shall have the work performed in such manner so as not to obstruct access to the Project or any portion thereof, by any other tenant of the Project, and so as not to obstruct the business of Landlord or other tenants in the Project. Tenant shall not use (and upon notice from Landlord shall cease using) contractors, services, workmen, labor, materials or equipment that, in Landlords reasonable judgment, would disturb labor harmony with the workforce or trades engaged in performing other work, labor or services in or about the Building or the Common Areas. In addition to Tenants obligations under Article 9 of this Lease, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a reproducible copy of the as built drawings and CAD files of the Alterations as well as all permits, approvals and other documents issued by any governmental agency in connection with the Alterations.
8.3 Payment for Improvements . If payment is made by Tenant directly to contractors, Tenant shall (i) comply with Landlords requirements for final lien releases and waivers in connection with Tenants payment for work to contractors, and (ii) cause its contractors to sign the indemnification form set forth in Exhibit B , submit evidence of its insurance and licensing to Landlord, and furnish a list of emergency and non-emergency contacts,. If
Tenant orders any work directly from Landlord, Tenant shall pay to Landlord an amount equal to seven and one half percent (7.5%) of the cost of such work to compensate Landlord for all overhead, general conditions, fees and other costs and expenses arising from Landlords involvement with such work. If Tenant does not order any work directly from Landlord, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for Landlords reasonable, actual, out-of-pocket costs and expenses actually incurred in connection with Landlords review of such work. At Landlords option, prior to the commencement of construction of any Alteration, Tenant shall provide Landlord with the reasonably anticipated cost thereof, which Landlord shall disburse during construction pursuant to Landlords standard, commercially reasonable disbursement procedure.
8.4 Construction Insurance . In addition to the requirements of Article 10 of this Lease, in the event that Tenant makes any Alterations, prior to the commencement of such Alterations, Tenant shall provide Landlord with evidence that Tenant carries Builders All Risk (or equivalent) insurance in an amount approved by Landlord covering the construction of such Alterations, and such other insurance as Landlord may reasonably require, it being understood and agreed that all of such Alterations shall be insured by Tenant pursuant to Article 10 of this Lease immediately upon completion thereof. In addition, Tenants contractors and subcontractors shall be required to carry Commercial General Liability insurance written on an occurrence basis (including premises/operations, products/completed operations, contractual, broad form PD, explosion, collapse and underground damage), auto liability for owned, rented or hired vehicles, workers compensation and employers liability, all in amounts approved by Landlord and otherwise in accordance with the requirements of Article 10 of this Lease, except as otherwise approved in writing by Landlord. In the case of aircraft liability or crane lifting liability, etc., specialized coverage must be provided to the Landlord. Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 108.234, Landlord hereby informs Tenant that if Tenant undertakes any work on the Premises, Tenant is required comply with NRS 108.2403 and NRS 108.2407. Tenant shall take all actions necessary under Nevada law to ensure that no liens encumbering Landlords interest in the Premises arise as a result of the construction of any Alterations, which actions shall include, without limitation, the recording of a notice of posted security in the Official Records of Clark County, Nevada, in accordance with NRS 108.2403, and either (i) establishing a construction disbursement account pursuant to NRS 108.2403(1)(b)(1), or (ii) furnishing and recording, in accordance with NRS 108.2403(1)(b)(2), a surety bond for the prime contract for the construction of Alterations that meets the requirements of NRS 108.2415.
8.5 Landlords Property . All Alterations, improvements, fixtures, equipment and/or appurtenances which may be installed or placed in or about the Premises, from time to time, shall be at the sole cost of Tenant (which may be paid from the Tenant Improvement Allowance, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions of Exhibit B ), and shall be and become the property of Landlord, except that Tenant may remove any trade fixtures and/or equipment (provided, however, prior to the end of the Lease Term, Tenant may not remove any trade fixtures and/or equipment which were paid for out of the Tenant Improvement Allowance), provided Tenant repairs any damage to the Premises and Building caused by such removal and returns the affected portion of the Premises to a Building Standard tenant improved condition as determined by Landlord, except for damage caused by ordinary wear and tear, casualty damage which is not required to be restored by Tenant under Article 11 . Furthermore, Landlord may, by written notice to Tenant prior to the end of the Lease Term, or given following any earlier termination of this Lease, require Tenant, at Tenants expense, to remove any Alterations and/or improvements and/or systems and equipment within the Premises and to repair any damage to the Premises and Building caused by such removal and return the affected portion of the Premises to a Building Standard tenant improved condition as determined by Landlord, except for damage caused by ordinary wear and tear, casualty damage which is not required to be restored by Tenant under Article 11 ; provided, however, in the event that in Tenants request for approval of any Alteration, Tenant requests a determination by Landlord (the Designation Notice ) as to whether or not Tenant shall be required to remove the subject Alteration upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, in accordance with the terms hereof, then Landlord shall include in its consent (if granted) notice as to whether the subject Alteration shall be required to be removed prior to the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, and corresponding repairs made. If Tenant fails to complete such removal and/or to repair any damage caused by the removal of any Alterations and/or improvements and/or systems and equipment in the Premises and return the affected portion of the Premises to a Building Standard tenant improved condition as reasonably determined by Landlord, Landlord may do so and may charge the cost thereof to Tenant. Tenant hereby protects, defends, indemnifies and holds Landlord harmless from any liability, cost, obligation, expense or claim of lien in any manner relating to the installation, placement, removal or financing of any such Alterations, improvements, fixtures and/or equipment in, on or about the Premises, which obligations of Tenant shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
ARTICLE 9
COVENANT AGAINST LIENS
Tenant shall keep the Project and Premises free from any liens or encumbrances arising out of the work performed, materials furnished or obligations incurred by or on behalf of Tenant, and shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, judgments or costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and costs) arising out of same or in connection therewith. Tenant shall give Landlord notice at least thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of any such work on the Premises (or such additional time as may be necessary under applicable laws) to afford Landlord the opportunity of posting and recording appropriate notices of non-responsibility. Tenant shall remove any such lien or encumbrance by bond or otherwise within thirty (30) days after Tenants receipt of notice from Landlord that any such lien has been filed, and if Tenant shall fail to do so, Landlord may pay the amount necessary to remove such lien or encumbrance, without being responsible for investigating the validity thereof. The amount so paid shall be deemed Additional Rent under this Lease payable upon demand, without limitation as to other remedies available to Landlord under this Lease. Nothing contained in this Lease shall authorize Tenant to do any act which shall subject Landlords title to the Building or Premises to any liens or encumbrances whether claimed by operation of law or express or implied contract. Any claim to a lien or encumbrance upon the Building or Premises arising in connection with any such work or respecting the Premises not performed by or at the request of Landlord shall be null and void, or at Landlords option shall attach only against Tenants interest in the Premises and shall in all respects be subordinate to Landlords title to the Project, Building and Premises.
ARTICLE 10
INSURANCE
10.1 Indemnification and Waiver . Tenant hereby assumes all risk of damage to property or injury to persons in, upon or about the Premises from any cause whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any personal injuries resulting from a slip and fall in, upon or about the Premises, any fire, steam, electricity, gas, or water, which may leak or flow into any part of the Premises, or from the breakage, leakage, obstruction or other defects of the components of the Premises, Building or Property, other than latent defects which Landlord is required to correct under Section 1.1.1 , or any accident, damage, closure, lost access, injury or criminal or terrorist act occurring therein or thereto) and agrees that Landlord, its partners, subpartners and their respective officers, agents, servants, employees, and independent contractors (collectively, Landlord Parties ) shall not be liable for, and are hereby released from any responsibility for, any damage either to person or property or resulting from the loss of use thereof, which damage is sustained by Tenant or by other persons claiming through Tenant. Tenant shall indemnify, defend, protect, and hold harmless the Landlord Parties from any and all loss, cost, damage, expense and liability (including without limitation court costs and reasonable attorneys fees) incurred in connection with or arising from any cause in, on or about the Premises (including, but not limited to, a slip and fall), any acts, omissions or negligence of Tenant or of any person claiming by, through or under Tenant, or of the contractors, agents, servants, employees, invitees, guests or licensees of Tenant or any such person, in, on or about the Project or any breach of the terms of this Lease or violation of legal requirements or Title Matters by Tenant or such other persons, at any time from and after the date of this Lease, provided that the terms of the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to the extent of any negligent acts, negligent omissions or willful misconduct of Landlord. Should Landlord be named as a defendant in any suit brought against Tenant in connection with or arising out of Tenants occupancy of the Premises, Tenant shall pay to Landlord its costs and expenses incurred in such suit, including without limitation, its actual professional fees such as reasonable appraisers, accountants and attorneys fees. Tenant hereby agrees that it shall not assert any industrial insurance immunity rights if such assertion would be inconsistent with or otherwise impair Landlords right to indemnification under this Section 10.1 , and, accordingly, hereby waives all such industrial insurance immunity rights. The foregoing waiver of industrial insurance immunity rights was specifically negotiated by Landlord and Tenant and is solely for the benefit of the Landlord and Tenant, and their successors and assigns, and is not intended as a waiver of Tenants rights of immunity under such industrial insurance for any other purposes. The provisions of this Section 10.1 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease with respect to any claims or liability arising in connection with any event occurring prior to such expiration or termination.
10.2 Tenants Compliance With Landlords Fire and Casualty Insurance . Tenant shall, at Tenants expense, comply with all insurance company requirements pertaining to the use of the Premises which Tenant has received in writing from Landlord or of which Tenant otherwise has actual notice. If Tenants conduct or use of the Premises causes any increase in the premium for any insurance policies covering the Property, then Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for any such increase. Tenant, at Tenants expense, shall comply with all rules, orders, regulations or requirements of the American Insurance Association (formerly the National Board of Fire Underwriters) and with any similar body.
10.3 Tenants Insurance . Tenant shall maintain the following coverages in the following amounts.
10.3.1 Commercial General Liability Insurance on an occurrence form covering the insured against claims of bodily injury, personal injury and property damage (including loss of use thereof) arising out of Tenants operations, and contractual liabilities (covering the performance by Tenant of its indemnity agreements) including a Broad Form endorsement covering the insuring provisions of this Lease and the performance by Tenant of the indemnity agreements set forth in Section 10.1 of this Lease, and including products and completed operations coverage, for limits of liability on a per location basis of not less than with coverage limits of not less than Three Million and no/100 Dollars ($3,000,000) combined single limit, per occurrence (up to Two Million and no/100 Dollars ($2,000,000) of such coverage may be in the form of umbrella insurance). In addition, as an express condition to any serving of alcoholic beverages in the Premises, Tenant shall obtain and keep in force liquor liability insurance satisfactory to Landlord (so long as Tenant or Guarantor is publicly-held, Tenant may self-insure for the risk of liquor liability, provided in such event Tenant shall be deemed to be fully insured against the applicable risk for all purposes under this Lease, including the waiver of subrogation provision).
10.3.2 Physical Damage Insurance covering (i) all office furniture, business and trade fixtures, office equipment, free-standing cabinet work, movable partitions, merchandise and all other items of Tenants property on the Premises installed by, for, or at the expense of Tenant, (ii) the Tenant Improvements, as that term is defined in the Tenant Work Letter, and any other improvements which exist in the Premises as of the Lease Commencement Date (excluding the Base Building Improvements) (the Original Improvements ), and (iii) all other improvements, alterations and additions to the Premises by Tenant. Such insurance shall cover any peril generally included in the classification Special Form, for the full replacement cost value (subject to reasonable deductible amounts) with deduction for depreciation of the covered items and in amounts that meet any co-insurance clauses of the policies of insurance and shall include coverage for damage or other loss caused by fire or other peril including, but not limited to, vandalism and malicious mischief, theft, water damage, sprinkler damage (Tenant may self-insure for the risk of sprinkler leakage, provided in such event Tenant shall be deemed to be fully insured against the applicable risk for all purposes under this Lease, including the waiver of subrogation provision, and Tenants obligation to reconstruct Tenants Work and replace Tenants improvements, trade fixtures, furnishings, and other personal property following a casualty pursuant to Article 11 shall not be diminished or otherwise affected by Tenants election to self-insure for such risk), or stoppage of pipes, and explosion(and, at Landlords election, earthquake, flood and/or terrorism), and providing business interruption coverage for a period of twelve (12) months (provided that Tenant may self-insure the business interruption insurance for months 7-12).
10.3.3 Workers Compensation and Employers Liability or other similar insurance pursuant to all applicable state and local statutes and regulations.
10.3.4 Business auto liability covering owned, non-owned and hired vehicles with a limit of not less than One Million and no/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per accident.
10.4 Form of Policies . The minimum limits of policies of insurance required of Tenant under this Lease shall in no event limit the liability of Tenant under this Lease. Tenants liability and business auto liability insurance shall (i) name Landlord, The Krausz Companies, Inc., Landlords Mortgagee (provided Landlord delivers notice of the name and address of its Mortgagee to Tenant), and any other party the Landlord so specifies with an insurable interest, as an additional insureds, including Landlords managing agent, if any; (ii) specifically cover the liability assumed by Tenant under this Lease, including, but not limited to, Tenants obligations under Section 10.1 of this Lease; (iii) be issued by an insurance company having a rating of not less than A-:VIII in Bests Insurance Guide or which is otherwise acceptable to Landlord and licensed to do business in the State of Nevada; (iv) be primary and noncontributory insurance as to all claims thereunder and provide that any insurance carried by
Landlord is excess and is non-contributing with any insurance requirement of Tenant; (v) be in form and content reasonably acceptable to Landlord; and (vi) if available at a commercially reasonable premium, provide that said insurance shall not be canceled or coverage changed unless thirty (30) days prior written notice shall have been given to Landlord and any Mortgagee of Landlord (provided Landlord delivers notice of the name and address of such Mortgagee to Tenant). The deductibles for all insurance required to be maintained by Tenant hereunder shall be commercially reasonable. Tenant shall deliver certificates for such insurance to Landlord on or before the Lease Commencement Date and at least thirty (30) days before the expiration dates thereof. In the event Tenant shall fail to procure such insurance, or to deliver such policies or certificate, Landlord may, at its option, procure such policies for the account of Tenant, and the cost thereof shall be paid to Landlord within five (5) days after delivery to Tenant of bills therefor.
10.5 Subrogation . Landlord and Tenant intend that their respective property loss risks shall be borne by reasonable insurance carriers to the extent above provided, and Landlord and Tenant hereby agree to look solely to, and seek recovery only from, their respective insurance carriers in the event of a property loss to the extent that such coverage is agreed to be provided hereunder. The parties each hereby waive all rights and claims against each other for such losses, and waive all rights of subrogation of their respective insurers, provided such waiver of subrogation shall not affect the right to the insured to recover thereunder. The parties agree that their respective insurance policies are now, or shall be, endorsed such that the waiver of subrogation shall not affect the right of the insured to recover thereunder, so long as no material additional premium is charged therefor.
10.6 Additional Insurance Obligations . Tenant shall carry and maintain during the entire Lease Term, at Tenants sole cost and expense, increased amounts of the insurance required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to this Article 10 and such other reasonable types of insurance coverage and in such reasonable amounts covering the Premises and Tenants operations therein, as may be reasonably requested by Landlord, but in no event in excess of the amounts and types of insurance then being required by landlords of buildings comparable to and in the vicinity of the Project.
ARTICLE 11
DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION
11.1 Repair of Damage to Premises by Landlord . Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord of any damage to the Premises resulting from fire or any other casualty. If the Premises or any Common Areas serving or providing access to the Premises or the Building shall be damaged by fire or other casualty, Landlord shall promptly and diligently, subject to reasonable delays for insurance adjustment or other matters beyond Landlords reasonable control, and subject to all other terms of this Article 11 , restore the Base Building Improvements and such Common Areas. Such restoration shall be to substantially the same condition of the Base Building Improvements and such Common Areas prior to the casualty, except for modifications required by zoning and building codes and other laws or by the holder of a mortgage on the Building or Project or any other modifications to the Common Areas deemed desirable by Landlord, which are consistent with the character of the Project, provided that access to the Premises, the Adjacent Exterior Parking Area (if applicable), the parking spaces allocated to Tenant under Article 28 , and any common restrooms serving the Premises shall not be materially impaired. Upon the occurrence of any damage to the Premises, upon notice (the Landlord Repair Notice ) to Tenant from Landlord, Tenant shall assign to Landlord all insurance proceeds payable to Tenant under Tenants insurance required under Section 10.3 of this Lease, and Landlord shall repair any injury or damage to the Tenant Improvements and the Original Improvements installed in the Premises and shall return such Tenant Improvements and Original Improvements to their original condition; provided that if the cost of such repair by Landlord exceeds the amount of insurance proceeds received by Landlord from Tenants insurance carrier, as assigned by Tenant, the cost of such repairs shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord prior to Landlords commencement of repair of the damage. Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, repair any injury or damage to its personal property, trade fixtures, equipment and any Alterations installed in the Premises and Landlord shall have no obligation to repair or restore the same. Landlord shall not be liable for any inconvenience or annoyance to Tenant or its visitors, or injury to Tenants business resulting in any way from such damage or the repair thereof; provided however, that if such fire or other casualty shall have damaged the Premises or Common Areas necessary to Tenants occupancy, and the Premises are not occupied by Tenant as a result thereof, then during the time and to the extent the Premises are unfit for occupancy, the Rent shall be abated in proportion to the ratio that the amount of rentable square feet of the Premises which is unfit for occupancy for the purposes permitted under
this Lease bears to the total rentable square feet of the Premises, until such time as Landlord shall have completed its repair work.
11.2 Landlords Option to Repair . Notwithstanding the terms of Section 11.1 of this Lease, Landlord may elect not to rebuild and/or restore the Premises, Building and/or Property, and instead terminate this Lease, by notifying Tenant in writing of such termination within sixty(60) days after the date of discovery of the damage, such notice to include a termination date giving Tenant not less than sixty (60) days to vacate the Premises, but Landlord may so elect only if the Building or Property shall be damaged by fire or other casualty or cause, whether or not the Premises are affected, and one or more of the following conditions is present (provided, with respect to clauses (i) through (iv), Landlord shall only have the right to terminate this Lease if Landlord also terminates the leases of all or substantially all other similarly affected tenants of the Building whose leases permit such termination upon the occurrence of the casualty): (i) in Landlords reasonable judgment, repairs cannot reasonably be completed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of discovery of the damage (when such repairs are made without the payment of overtime or other premiums); (ii) the holder of any mortgage on the Building or Property or ground lessor with respect to the Building or Property shall require that the insurance proceeds or any portion thereof be used to retire the mortgage debt, or shall terminate the ground lease, as the case may be; (iii) the damage is not fully covered by Landlords insurance policies (including deductibles maintained by Landlord); provided, however, Tenant shall have the right to nullify a termination by Landlord under this clause (iii) by agreeing in writing, within five (5) business days after receipt of Landlords termination notice, to bear the cost of restoring the Property above and beyond the extent allowed from net insurance proceeds; (iv) Landlord determines, whether due to the affect of changed zoning or other laws, changes or unrepaired damage to the portions of the Project not owned by Landlord, or otherwise, that the Building or Common Areas can no longer be feasibly be operated as part of a Class A mixed-use project; or (v) the damage occurs during the last twelve (12) months of the Lease Term; provided, however, that if Landlord does not elect to terminate this Lease pursuant to Landlords termination right as provided above, and the repairs are not completed within the Applicable Repair Period (as hereinafter defined), subject to extension for governmental delays, Force Majeure events and Tenant Delays, or if such damage occurs during the last twelve (12) months of the Lease Term, Tenant may elect, at any time thereafter and prior to the completion of such repairs, to terminate this Lease by written notice to Landlord effective as of the date specified in the notice, which date shall not be less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days after the date such notice is given by Tenant. As used herein, Applicable Repair Period means (i) one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of such damage or destruction, in the case of damage or destruction that affects the Property individually, or (ii) twelve (12) months following Landlords receipt of necessary permits and governmental approvals and insurance proceeds sufficient to restore such damage or destruction, in the case of a casualty (such as, by way of example and without limitation, an earthquake) that affects the region generally and not the Property individually. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 11.2 , Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease under this Section 11.2 only if each of the following conditions is satisfied: (a) the damage to the Property by fire or other casualty was not caused by the criminal act or gross negligence of Tenant or any Tenant Controlled Parties; (b) Tenant is not in monetary or material non-monetary default under this Lease not being contested by Tenant, beyond any applicable notice and cure period provided herein (unless Tenant cures the default simultaneously with the giving of its notice of termination), and (c) as a result of the damage, Tenant cannot reasonably conduct business from the Premises.
11.3 Waiver of Statutory Provisions . The provisions of this Lease, including this Article 11 , constitute an express agreement between Landlord and Tenant with respect to any and all damage to, or destruction of, all or any part of the Premises, the Building or the Property, and any statute or regulation of the State of Nevada with respect to any rights or obligations concerning damage or destruction in the absence of an express agreement between the parties, and any other statute or regulation, now or hereafter in effect, shall have no application to this Lease or any damage or destruction to all or any part of the Premises, the Building or the Project.
ARTICLE 12
NONWAIVER
No provision of this Lease shall be deemed waived by either party hereto unless expressly waived in a writing signed thereby. The waiver by either party hereto of any breach of any term, covenant or condition herein contained shall not be deemed to be a
waiver of any subsequent breach of same or any other term, covenant or condition herein contained. The subsequent acceptance of Rent hereunder by Landlord shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding breach by Tenant of any term, covenant or condition of this Lease, other than the failure of Tenant to pay the particular Rent so accepted, regardless of Landlords knowledge of such preceding breach at the time of acceptance of such Rent. No acceptance of a lesser amount than the Rent herein stipulated shall be deemed a waiver of Landlords right to receive the full amount due, nor shall any endorsement or statement on any check or payment or any letter accompanying such check or payment be deemed an accord and satisfaction, and Landlord may accept such check or payment without prejudice to Landlords right to recover the full amount due. No receipt of monies by Landlord from Tenant after the termination of this Lease shall in any way alter the length of the Lease Term or of Tenants right of possession hereunder, or after the giving of any notice shall reinstate, continue or extend the Lease Term or affect any notice given Tenant prior to the receipt of such monies, it being agreed that after the service of notice or the commencement of a suit, or after final judgment for possession of the Premises, Landlord may receive and collect any Rent due, and the payment of said Rent shall not waive or affect said notice, suit or judgment.
ARTICLE 13
CONDEMNATION
If the whole or any part of the Premises, Building or Project shall be taken by power of eminent domain or condemned by any competent authority for any public or quasi-public use or purpose, or if any adjacent property or street shall be so taken or condemned, or reconfigured or vacated by such authority in such manner as to require the use, reconstruction or remodeling of any part of the Premises, Building or Project, or if Landlord shall grant a deed or other instrument in lieu of such taking by eminent domain or condemnation, Landlord shall have the option to terminate this Lease effective as of the date possession is required to be surrendered to the authority but only if in each such instance the taking of such portion of the Project or such other action related to the Project materially, adversely affects the operation of the Property or if in Landlords reasonable business judgment, the Building or Common Areas can no longer be feasibly be operated as part of a Class A mixed-use project, and provided Landlord terminates the leases of all or substantially all other similarly affected tenants of the Building whose leases permit such termination upon the occurrence of the taking. If any portion of the rentable square feet of the Premises is taken, and provided such taking materially and adversely affects Tenants ability to operate in the Premises and the taken portion of the Premises is not replaced by Landlord with other comparable space within the Building or Building 3, or if access to the Premises is substantially impaired, in each case for a period in excess of one hundred eighty (180) days, Tenant shall have the option to terminate this Lease effective as of the date possession is required to be surrendered to the authority and shall not be responsible for a termination fee. Tenant shall not because of such taking assert any claim against Landlord or the authority for any compensation because of such taking and Landlord shall be entitled to the entire award or payment in connection therewith, except that Tenant shall have the right to file any separate claim available to Tenant for any taking of Tenants personal property and fixtures belonging to Tenant and removable by Tenant upon expiration of the Lease Term pursuant to the terms of this Lease, and for moving expenses, so long as such claims do not diminish the award available to Landlord or its Mortgagee, and such claim is payable separately to Tenant. All Rent shall be apportioned as of the date of such termination. If any part of the Premises shall be taken, and this Lease shall not be so terminated, the Rent shall be proportionately abated. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 13 , in the event of a temporary taking of all or any portion of the Premises for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days or less, then this Lease shall not terminate and the Base Rent and the Additional Rent shall not be abated, but Tenant shall be entitled to receive the entire award made in connection with any such temporary taking.
ARTICLE 14
ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
14.1 Transfers . Tenant shall not, without the prior written consent of Landlord (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), assign, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, or permit any lien (not otherwise prohibited under Article 9 ) to attach to, or otherwise transfer, this Lease or any interest hereunder, permit any assignment, or other transfer of this Lease or any interest hereunder by operation of law, sublet the Premises or any part thereof, or enter into any license or concession agreements or otherwise permit the occupancy or use of the Premises or any part thereof by any persons other than Tenant, Tenants parent company, sister entities and its employees and contractors (all of the foregoing are hereinafter sometimes referred to
collectively as Transfers and any person to whom any Transfer is made or sought to be made is hereinafter sometimes referred to as a Transferee ). If Tenant desires Landlords consent to any Transfer, Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing, which notice (the Transfer Notice ) shall include (i) the proposed effective date of the Transfer (the Contemplated Effective Date ), which shall not be less than thirty (30) days nor more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of delivery of the Transfer Notice, (ii) a description of the portion of the Premises to be transferred (the Subject Space ), (iii) all of the terms of the proposed Transfer and the consideration therefor, including calculation of the Transfer Premium, as that term is defined in Section 14.3 below, in connection with such Transfer, the name and address of the proposed Transferee, and a copy of all existing executed and/or proposed documentation pertaining to the proposed Transfer, including all existing operative documents to be executed to evidence such Transfer or the agreements incidental or related to such Transfer, (iv) current financial statements of the proposed Transferee certified by an officer of the Transferee, business credit and history of the proposed Transferee, business references and any other information reasonably required by Landlord which will enable Landlord to determine the financial responsibility, character, and reputation of the proposed Transferee, nature of such Transferees business and proposed use of the Subject Space, and (v) an executed estoppel certificate from Tenant in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E . Any Transfer made without Landlords prior written consent shall, at Landlords option, be null, void and of no effect, and shall, at Landlords option, constitute a default by Tenant under this Lease. Whether or not Landlord consents to any proposed Transfer, Tenant shall pay Landlords reasonable review and processing fees, as well as any reasonable professional fees (including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, architects, engineers and consultants fees) incurred by Landlord, within thirty (30) days after written request by Landlord, the total amount of such review fee(s) not to exceed not to exceed $1,500.00 in the aggregate for any requested assignment or sublease (said amount to be inclusive of any and all consultant, professional and/or attorney fees and Landlords internal review), unless the requested documentation is unusually extensive or complex or requires excessive amounts of attorney time.
14.2 Landlords Consent . Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent to any proposed Transfer of the Subject Space to the Transferee on the terms specified in the Transfer Notice. Without limitation as to other reasonable grounds for withholding consent, the parties hereby agree that it shall be reasonable under this Lease and under any applicable law for Landlord to withhold consent to any proposed Transfer where one or more of the following apply:
14.2.1 The Transferee is of a character or reputation or engaged in a business which is not consistent with the quality of the Building or the Project;
14.2.2 The Transferee intends to use the Subject Space for purposes which are not permitted under this Lease;
14.2.3 The Transferee is either a governmental agency or instrumentality thereof;
14.2.4 The Transferee is not a party of reasonable financial worth and/or financial stability in light of the responsibilities to be undertaken in connection with the Transfer on the date consent is requested;
14.2.5 The proposed Transfer would cause a violation of another lease for space in the Building or any other portion of the Project owned by Landlord or its affiliate, or would give an occupant of the Building or any such portion of the Project a right to cancel its lease; or
14.2.6 Either the proposed Transferee, or any person or entity which directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the proposed Transferee, (i) occupies space in the Building or any other portion of the Project owned by Landlord or its affiliate at the time of the request for consent, or (ii) is negotiating with Landlord or has negotiated with Landlord during the six (6) month period immediately preceding the date Landlord receives the Transfer Notice, to lease space in the Building or any such portion of the Project.
If Landlord consents to any Transfer pursuant to the terms of this Section 14.2 (and does not exercise any recapture rights Landlord may have under Section 14.4 of this Lease), Tenant may within six (6) months after Landlords consent, but not later than the expiration of said six-month period, enter into such Transfer of the Premises or portion thereof, upon substantially the same terms and conditions as are set forth in the Transfer Notice
furnished by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to Section 14.1 of this Lease, provided there are no material changes in the terms and conditions from those specified in the Transfer Notice such that Landlord would initially have been entitled to refuse its consent to such Transfer under this Section 14.2 . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, if Tenant or any proposed Transferee claims that Landlord has unreasonably withheld or delayed its consent under Section 14.2 or otherwise has breached or acted unreasonably under this Article 14 , their sole remedies shall be a suit for contract damages (other than damages for injury to, or interference with, Tenants business including, without limitation, loss of profits, however occurring) or declaratory judgment and an injunction for the relief sought, and Tenant hereby waives all other remedies, including, without limitation, any right at law or equity to terminate this Lease, on its own behalf and, to the extent permitted under all applicable laws, on behalf of the proposed Transferee.
14.3 Transfer Premium . If Landlord consents to a Transfer, as a condition thereto which the parties hereby agree is reasonable, Tenant shall pay to Landlord fifty percent (50%) of any Transfer Premium, as that term is defined in this Section 14.3 , received by Tenant from such Transferee. Transfer Premium shall mean all rent, or other consideration, less Tenants commercially reasonable costs to obtain the subtenant, brokers fees, Tenant Improvement monies, payable by such Transferee in connection with the Transfer in excess of the Rent and Additional Rent payable by Tenant under this Lease during the term of the Transfer on a per rentable square foot basis if less than all of the Premises is transferred. Transfer Premium shall also include, but not be limited to, key money, bonus money or other cash consideration paid by Transferee to Tenant in connection with such Transfer. The determination of the amount of Landlords applicable share of the Transfer Premium shall be made on a monthly basis as rent or other consideration is received by Tenant under the Transfer.
14.4 Landlords Option to Recapture . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 14 , in the event Tenant gives a Transfer Notice to Landlord pursuant to which Tenant proposes to sublease all of the Premises or to assign this Lease to a third party (i.e., to a non-Affiliate), the Transfer Notice shall specify the contemplated date of commencement of the Contemplated Transfer (the Contemplated Effective Date ), and the contemplated length of the term of such contemplated Transfer. Landlord shall have the option, by giving written notice to Tenant within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of the Transfer Notice, to recapture the Premises. Tenant shall have the right to nullify Landlords election to recapture under this Section 14.4 by withdrawing its request for Landlords approval of the proposed Transfer in writing within five (5) business days after Landlords notice is received by Tenant, in which event this Lease shall not terminate and such Transfer shall not be permitted. Such recapture shall cancel and terminate this Lease as of the Contemplated Effective Date. If Landlord declines, or fails to elect in a timely manner, to recapture the Premises under this Section 14.4 , then, subject to the other terms of this Article 14 , for a period of nine (9) months (the Nine Month Period ) commencing on the last day of such thirty (30) day period, Landlord shall not have any right to recapture the Premises with respect to any Transfer made during the Nine Month Period, provided that any such Transfer is substantially on the terms set forth in the Transfer Notice, and provided further that any such Transfer shall be subject to the remaining terms of this Article 14 . If such a Transfer is not so consummated within the Nine Month Period (or if a Transfer is so consummated, then upon the expiration of the term of any Transfer of the Premises consummated within such Nine Month Period), Tenant shall again be required to submit a new Transfer Notice to Landlord with respect any contemplated Transfer, as provided above in this Section 14.4 .
14.5 Effect of Transfer . If Landlord consents to a Transfer, (i) the terms and conditions of this Lease shall in no way be deemed to have been waived or modified, (ii) such consent shall not be deemed consent to any further Transfer by either Tenant or a Transferee, (iii) Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, promptly after execution, an original executed copy of all documentation pertaining to the Transfer in form reasonably acceptable to Landlord, (iv) Tenant shall furnish upon Landlords request a complete statement, certified by Tenants chief financial officer, setting forth in detail the computation of any Transfer Premium Tenant has derived and shall derive from such Transfer, and (v) no Transfer relating to this Lease or agreement entered into with respect thereto, whether with or without Landlords consent, shall relieve Tenant or any guarantor of the Lease from any liability under this Lease, including, without limitation, in connection with the Subject Space. Landlord or its authorized representatives shall have the right at all reasonable times to audit the books, records and papers of Tenant relating to any Transfer, and shall have the right to make copies thereof. If the Transfer Premium respecting any Transfer shall be found understated, Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after demand, pay the deficiency, and if understated by more than three percent (3%), Tenant shall pay Landlords costs of such audit.
14.6 Intentionally deleted .
14.7 Occurrence of Default . Any Transfer hereunder shall be subordinate and subject to the provisions of this Lease, and if this Lease shall be terminated during the term of any Transfer, Landlord shall have the right to: (i) treat such Transfer as cancelled and repossess the Subject Space by any lawful means, or (ii) require that such Transferee attorn to and recognize Landlord as its landlord under any such Transfer. While Tenant shall be in default under this Lease beyond any applicable notice and cure period, Landlord is hereby irrevocably authorized to direct any Transferee to make all payments under or in connection with the Transfer directly to Landlord (which Landlord shall apply towards Tenants obligations under this Lease) until such default is cured. Upon any assignment, the assignee shall assume in writing all obligations and covenants of Tenant thereafter to be performed or observed under this Lease. No collection or acceptance of rent by Landlord from any Transferee shall be deemed a waiver of any provision of this Article 14 or the approval of any Transferee or a release of Tenant from any obligation under this Lease, whether theretofore or thereafter accruing. In no event shall Landlords enforcement of any provision of this Lease against any Transferee be deemed a waiver of Landlords right to enforce any term of this Lease against Tenant or any other person, but the foregoing shall not entitle Landlord to receive duplicate payments of Rent or damages or to enforce duplicate performance of any obligations under this Lease. If Tenants obligations hereunder have been guaranteed, Landlords consent to any Transfer shall not be effective unless the guarantor also consents to such Transfer.
14.8 Non-Transfers . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Tenant shall have the absolute right, without the consent of Landlord, to assign this Lease or sublet all or any part of the Premises to any other entity which is an affiliate, subsidiary or parent of the Tenant or Guarantor, or to any entity which merges or consolidates with, or acquires all or substantially all of the assets of, the Tenant or Guarantor, or to any entity in which Tenant or Guarantor, or any of their affiliates, subsidiaries or parents are either a controlling entity or the holder of a majority interest in the entity (any such transferee hereinafter called an Affiliate ); provided that (i) Tenant provides Landlord with at least ten (10) business days prior written notice of any such transaction, including the name and address of the assignee or subtenant, the terms of such assignment or subletting, and a copy of the applicable assignment or sublease; (ii) the net worth and liquidity of the resulting Tenant entity following any such consolidation, merger or purchase are reasonably adequate to meet the obligations of Tenant under this Lease after taking into account the other obligations and liabilities of Tenant (but this clause (ii) shall not apply if Tenant or Guarantor is a publicly-traded company at the time of the transaction), (iii) the person or entity who or which was Tenant prior to the transaction, and Guarantor, shall each remain directly and primarily responsible and liable for the payment of all sums due and the performance of all other obligations under this Lease; and (iv) the assignee or sublessee (for the term of the sublease and with respect to all non-Rent obligations applicable the subleased portion of the Premises only) shall assume in a commercially reasonable written instrument satisfactory to Landlord all obligations under this Lease. Except as expressly permitted under this Section 14.8 , any changes in the effective ownership and control of Tenant. whether due to transfer of shares of stock or partnership interests in Tenant, sale of all or substantially all the assets of Tenant, or otherwise, shall be deemed an assignment within the meaning of this Article; however, in no event shall any offering, listing, redemption, hypothecation, conversion, exchange or other similar disposition of Tenants corporate stock on a national stock exchange or over-the-counter market be deemed an assignment or otherwise require Landlords consent hereunder. Any permitted assignee, sublessee, successor or transferee described in this Section 14.8 is referred to herein as a Permitted Transferee .
ARTICLE 15
SURRENDER OF PREMISES; OWNERSHIP AND
REMOVAL OF TRADE FIXTURES
15.1 Surrender of Premises . No act or thing done by Landlord or any agent or employee of Landlord during the Lease Term shall be deemed to constitute an acceptance by Landlord of a surrender of the Premises unless such intent is specifically acknowledged in writing by Landlord. The delivery of keys to the Premises to Landlord or any agent or employee of Landlord shall not constitute a surrender of the Premises or effect a termination of this Lease, whether or not the keys are thereafter retained by Landlord, and notwithstanding such delivery Tenant shall be entitled to the return of such keys at any reasonable time upon request until this Lease shall have been properly terminated. The voluntary or other surrender of this Lease by Tenant, whether accepted by Landlord or not, or a mutual termination hereof, shall not work a merger, and at the option of Landlord shall operate
as an assignment to Landlord of all subleases or subtenancies affecting the Premises or terminate any or all such sublessees or subtenancies. Landlord may separately elect termination or assignment with respect to each such subtenancy or other occupancy.
15.2 Removal of Tenant Property by Tenant . Upon the expiration of the Lease Term, or upon any earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall, subject to the provisions of this Article 15 , quit and surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord broom clean and in as good order and condition as when Tenant took possession and as thereafter improved by Landlord and/or Tenant, less reasonable wear and tear and repairs and maintenance which are specifically made the responsibility of Landlord hereunder and damage by fire or other casualty not required to be restored by Tenant under Article 11 and damage by condemnation excepted. Upon such expiration or termination, Tenant shall, without expense to Landlord, remove or cause to be removed from the Premises all debris and rubbish, and such items of furniture, equipment, business and trade fixtures, free-standing cabinet work, signs (including but not limited to the Exterior Sign referred to in Section 23.4 ) movable partitions and other articles of personal property owned by Tenant or installed or placed by Tenant at its expense in the Premises, and such similar articles of any other persons claiming under Tenant, as Landlord may, in its reasonable discretion, require to be removed, and Tenant shall repair at its own expense all damage to the Premises and Building resulting from such removal. IF THE SAME HAVE NOT BEEN REMOVED BY TENANT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OR SOONER TERMINATION OF THE LEASE TERM, LANDLORD SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT, BUT NOT THE OBLIGATION, TO IMMEDIATELY REMOVE ANY OR ALL OF TENANTS TRADE FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN, ON OR ABOUT THE PREMISES AND PLACE THE SAME IN STORAGE OR OTHERWISE RETAIN OR DISPOSE OF THE SAME IN ANY MANNER AS LANDLORD IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION MAY ELECT, IN EITHER CASE AT THE EXPENSE AND RISK OF TENANT, ANY SUCH PROPERTY SHALL BE DEEMED ABANDONED, AND LANDLORD SHALL HAVE NO DUTY, LIABILITY OR OBLIGATION TO TENANT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. Tenant hereby waives any notice now or hereafter required by law with respect to vacating the Premises on any such date and any rights which it may otherwise have under applicable law with respect to the removal or disposal of Tenants personal property. The provisions of this Section 15.2 are subject and subordinate to the provisions of Section 8.5 .
ARTICLE 16
HOLDING OVER
If Tenant holds over after the expiration of the Lease Term or earlier termination thereof, without the express or implied consent of Landlord, such tenancy shall be deemed a tenancy by sufferance only, and shall not constitute a renewal hereof or an extension for any further term, and in such case Rent shall be payable at a monthly rate equal to (i) the Rent applicable during the last rental period of the Lease Term under this Lease with respect to the first sixty (60) days of such holdover, and (ii) thereafter 125% of the Base Rent applicable during the last rental period of the Lease Term under this Lease plus 100% of the Additional Rent applicable during the last rental period of the Lease Term under this Lease. Such tenancy shall be subject to every other applicable term, covenant and agreement contained herein. Nothing contained in this Article 16 shall be construed as consent by Landlord to any holding over by Tenant after the expiration of the Lease Term, and Landlord expressly reserves the right to require Tenant to surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord as provided in this Lease upon the expiration or other termination of this Lease. The provisions of this Article 16 shall not be deemed to limit or constitute a waiver of any other rights or remedies of Landlord provided herein or at law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may hold over for up to sixty (60) days after the expiration of the Lease Term without becoming a tenant at sufferance. In the event Tenant holds over for a period of more than sixty (60) days after the Expiration Date or the earlier termination of this Lease without Landlords express written approval, in addition to any other liabilities to Landlord accruing therefrom, Tenant shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from all loss, costs (including reasonable attorneys fees) and liability resulting from such failure, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claims made by any succeeding tenant founded upon such failure to surrender and any lost profits to Landlord resulting therefrom.
ARTICLE 17
ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES
Within ten (10) business days following a request in writing by Landlord, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord an estoppel certificate, which, as submitted by Landlord, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit E , attached hereto (or such other form as may be required by any prospective Mortgagee or purchaser of the Project, or any portion thereof), indicating therein any exceptions thereto that may exist at that time, and shall also contain any other information reasonably requested by Landlord or Landlords Mortgagee or prospective Mortgagee. Any such certificate may be relied upon by any prospective Mortgagee or purchaser of all or any portion of the Project. At any time during the Lease Term, Landlord may require Tenant and any guarantor of this Lease to provide Landlord with a current financial statement. Landlord shall not request financial statements hereunder more than once in any calendar year, except for one (1) additional request which Landlord may make in any calendar year if required by a Mortgagee or in connection with a sale or refinancing of the Property. Such statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and certified as true and correct by an officer of Tenant. and, if Tenant or Guarantor is publicly-held, shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant. Tenant shall execute and deliver whatever other instruments may be reasonably required for such purposes. Failure of Tenant to timely execute, acknowledge and deliver such estoppel certificate or other instruments shall constitute an acceptance of the Premises and an acknowledgment by Tenant that statements included in the estoppel certificate are true and correct, without exception.
ARTICLE 18
SUBORDINATION
This Lease shall be subject and subordinate to all present and future ground or underlying leases of the Building or Project and to the lien of any mortgage, trust deed or other encumbrances now or hereafter in force against the Building or Project or any part thereof, if any, and to all renewals, extensions, modifications, consolidations and replacements thereof, and to all advances made or hereafter to be made upon the security of such mortgages or trust deeds, unless the holders of such mortgages, trust deeds or other encumbrances, or the lessors under such ground lease or underlying leases (as the case may be, a Mortgagee ), require in writing that this Lease be superior thereto. In consideration of, and as a condition precedent to, Tenants agreement to permit its interest pursuant to this Lease to be subordinated to any particular future ground or underlying lease of the Building or the Project or to the lien of any first mortgage or trust deed, hereafter enforced against the Building or the Project and to any renewals, extensions, modifications, consolidations and replacements thereof, Landlord shall deliver to Tenant a commercially reasonable attornment and non-disturbance agreement executed by the Mortgagee. Without limitation on the foregoing, Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an attornment and non-disturbance agreement from Landlords construction lender as of the Execution Date ( Existing Mortgagee ), if any, in form reasonably acceptable to Landlord, Tenant and the Existing Mortgagee, and deliver same to Tenant within sixty (60) days after the Execution Date. If any Existing Mortgagee has not provided such an attornment and non-disturbance agreement to Tenant within said sixty (60) day period and such attornment and non-disturbance agreement has still not been provided within thirty (30) days of written notice to Landlord conspicuously stating that a termination will result hereunder if the attornment and non-disturbance agreement is not delivered by the Existing Mortgagee within said thirty (30) days, Tenant may at its option terminate this Lease by written notice to Landlord. Upon any such termination hereunder, Tenant shall immediately vacate the Premises and remove all of its property therefrom, and restore any damage to the Premises caused by such removal, and each party shall be relieved of all further obligations under this Lease. Tenants approval and execution of any proposed attornment and non-disturbance agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Tenant covenants and agrees in the event any proceedings are brought for the foreclosure of any such mortgage or deed in lieu thereof (or if any ground lease is terminated), to attorn, without any deductions or set-offs whatsoever, to the lienholder or purchaser or any successors thereto upon any such foreclosure sale or deed in lieu thereof (or to the ground lessor), if so requested to do so by such purchaser or lienholder or ground lessor, and to recognize such purchaser or lienholder or ground lessor as the lessor under this Lease, provided such lienholder or purchaser or ground lessor shall agree to accept this Lease and not disturb Tenants occupancy, so long as Tenant timely pays the Rent and observes and performs the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease to be observed and performed by Tenant. Landlords interest herein may be assigned as security at any time to any lienholder. Tenant shall, within ten (10) days of request by Landlord,
execute such further commercially reasonable instruments or assurances as Landlord or its Mortgagee may reasonably deem necessary to evidence or confirm the subordination or superiority of this Lease to any such mortgages, trust deeds, ground leases or underlying leases. Tenant waives the provisions of any current or future statute, rule or law which may give or purport to give Tenant any right or election to terminate or otherwise adversely affect this Lease and the obligations of the Tenant hereunder in the event of any foreclosure proceeding or sale. If Tenant is given notice of the name and address of any Mortgagee, then prior to exercising its remedies under this Lease, Tenant shall give notice to such Mortgagee, specifying the default in reasonable detail, and affording such Mortgagee the right to perform on behalf of Landlord within thirty (30) days thereafter or, when more than thirty (30) days are required due to the nature of the default, such longer period as shall be reasonable under the circumstances. If such Mortgagee does perform on behalf of Landlord, the default shall be deemed cured and Tenant shall have no further remedies with respect thereto.
ARTICLE 19
DEFAULTS; REMEDIES
19.1 Events of Default . The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute a default of this Lease by Tenant:
19.1.1 Any failure by Tenant to pay any Rent or any other charge required to be paid under this Lease, or any part thereof, when due unless such failure is cured within five (5) business days after notice; or
19.1.2 Except where a specific time period is otherwise set forth for Tenants performance in this Lease, in which event the failure to perform by Tenant within such time period shall be a default by Tenant under this Section 19.1.2 , any failure by Tenant to observe or perform any other provision, covenant or condition of this Lease to be observed or performed by Tenant where such failure continues for thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Landlord to Tenant; provided that if the nature of such default is such that the same cannot reasonably be cured within a thirty (30) day period, Tenant shall not be deemed to be in default if it diligently commences such cure within such period and thereafter diligently proceeds to rectify and cure such default; or
19.1.3 Abandonment of (for purposes hereof, abandonment shall mean vacating the Premises accompanied by non-payment of Rent) the Premises by Tenant; or
19.1.4 The failure by Tenant to observe or perform according to the provisions of Articles 5 , 14 , 17 or 18 of this Lease where such failure continues for more than five (5) business days after notice from Landlord; or
The notice periods provided herein are in lieu of, and not in addition to, any notice periods provided by law.
19.2 Remedies Upon Default . Upon any default, Landlord shall have the right without notice or demand (except as provided in Section 19.1 ) to pursue any of its rights and remedies at Law or in equity, including any one or more of the following remedies, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
19.2.1 Terminate this Lease, in which case Tenant shall immediately surrender the Premises to Landlord. If Tenant fails to surrender the Premises, Landlord may, in compliance with applicable Law and without prejudice to any other right or remedy, enter upon and take possession of the Premises and expel and remove Tenant, Tenants property and any party occupying all or any part of the Premises. Tenant shall pay Landlord on demand the amount of all past due Rent and other losses and damages which Landlord suffers as a result of Tenants default, whether by Landlords inability to relet the Premises on satisfactory terms or otherwise, including, without limitation, all Costs of Reletting (defined below) and any deficiency that may arise from reletting or the failure to relet the Premises. Costs of Reletting shall include all costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in reletting or attempting to relet the Premises, including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees, brokerage commissions, the cost of alterations and the value of other concessions or allowances granted to a new tenant.
19.2.2 Terminate Tenants right to possession of the Premises and, in compliance with applicable Law, expel and remove Tenant, Tenants property and any parties occupying all or any part of the Premises. Landlord may relet all or any part of the Premises, without notice to Tenant, for a term that may be greater or less than the balance of the Term and on such conditions (which may include concessions, free rent and alterations of the Premises) and for such uses as Landlord in its absolute discretion shall determine. Landlord may collect and receive all rents and other income from the reletting. Tenant shall pay Landlord on demand all past due Rent, all Costs of Reletting and any deficiency arising from the reletting or failure to relet the Premises. Landlord shall not be responsible or liable for the failure to relet all or any part of the Premises or for the failure to collect any Rent. The re-entry or taking of possession of the Premises shall not be construed as an election by Landlord to terminate this Lease unless a written notice of termination is given to Tenant.
19.2.3 Keep this Lease in effect and enforce all of its rights and remedies under this Lease, including the right to recover all Rent as it becomes due.
19.2.4 In lieu of calculating damages under Sections 19.2.1 or 19.2.2 above, Landlord may elect to receive as damages the sum of (a) all Rent accrued through the date of termination of this Lease or Tenants right to possession, and (b) an amount equal to the total Rent that Tenant would have been required to pay for the remainder of the Term discounted to present value at the Interest Rate (defined in Article 25 below) then in effect, minus the then present fair rental value of the Premises for the remainder of the Term, similarly discounted, after deducting all anticipated Costs of Reletting. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 19 , Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate its damages if it does not elect to calculate its damages under this Section 19.2.4 (but Landlord shall not be required to treat the Premises preferentially over other space available in the Project, nor to relet the Premises for any use other than general office and administrative uses).
In the event of any failure of Tenant to pay Rent, at Landlords option, the written notice required in Section 19.1.1 (1) shall qualify as a five-day notice as contemplated by NRS 40.250 or NRS 40.253, or (2) may be given simultaneously with any five-day notice given by Landlord pursuant to NRS 40.250 or NRS 40.253. Unless expressly provided in this Lease, the repossession or re-entering of all or any part of the Premises shall not relieve Tenant of its liabilities and obligations under the Lease. No right or remedy of Landlord shall be exclusive of any other right or remedy. Each right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right and remedy now or subsequently available to Landlord at Law or in equity (but without duplication), including but not limited to declaratory or injunctive relief. Forbearance by Landlord to enforce one or more remedies shall not constitute a waiver of any default.
19.3 Subleases of Tenant . Whether or not Landlord elects to terminate this Lease on account of any default by Tenant, as set forth in this Article 19 , Landlord shall have the right to terminate any and all subleases, licenses, concessions or other consensual arrangements for possession entered into by Tenant and affecting the Premises or may, in Landlords sole discretion, succeed to Tenants interest in such subleases, licenses, concessions or arrangements. In the event of Landlords election to succeed to Tenants interest in any such subleases, licenses, concessions or arrangements, Tenant shall, as of the date of notice by Landlord of such election, have no further right to or interest in the rent or other consideration receivable thereunder.
19.4 Efforts to Relet . No re-entry or repossession, repairs, maintenance, changes, alterations and additions, reletting, appointment of a receiver to protect Landlords interests hereunder, or any other action or omission by Landlord shall be construed as an election by Landlord to terminate this Lease or Tenants right to possession, or to accept a surrender of the Premises, nor shall same operate to release Tenant in whole or in part from any of Tenants obligations hereunder, unless express written notice of such intention is sent by Landlord to Tenant. Tenant hereby irrevocably waives any right otherwise available under any law to redeem or reinstate this Lease.
ARTICLE 20
COVENANT OF QUIET ENJOYMENT
Landlord covenants that Tenant, on paying the Rent, charges for services and other payments herein reserved and on keeping, observing and performing all the other terms, covenants, conditions, provisions and
agreements herein contained on the part of Tenant to be kept, observed and performed, shall, during the Lease Term, peaceably and quietly have, hold and enjoy the Premises subject to the terms, covenants, conditions, provisions and agreements hereof without interference by any persons lawfully claiming by or through Landlord, subject to (i) all of the provisions of this Lease, (ii) any mortgage to which this Lease is or shall become subordinate, and (iii) all Title Matters. The foregoing covenant is in lieu of any other covenant express or implied.
ARTICLE 21
SECURITY DEPOSIT
Concurrently with Tenants execution of this Lease, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord a security deposit (the Security Deposit ) in the amount, if any, set forth in Section 8 of the Summary, as security for the faithful performance by Tenant of all of its obligations under this Lease. If Tenant defaults with respect to any provisions of this Lease, including, but not limited to, the provisions relating to the payment of Rent, the removal of property and the repair of resultant damage, Landlord may, without prior notice to Tenant, but shall not be required to apply all or any part of the Security Deposit for the payment of any Rent or any other sum in default, to cure any other breach or default by Tenant under this Lease, to compensate Landlord for any loss or damage sustained as a result of Tenants breach or default, or to discharge any other obligation of Tenant under this Lease (in such order and priority as Landlord may elect in its sole discretion),and Tenant shall, upon demand therefor, restore the Security Deposit to its original amount. Provided Tenant is not in Default, any unapplied portion of the Security Deposit shall be returned to Tenant, or, at Landlords option, to the last assignee of Tenants interest hereunder, within thirty (30) days following the expiration of the Lease Term. Tenant shall not be entitled to any interest on the Security Deposit and the same may be comingled with Landlords other funds. Tenant hereby irrevocably waives and relinquishes any and all rights, benefits, or protections, if any, Tenant now has, or in the future may have, which (i) establish the time frame by which a landlord must refund a security deposit under a lease, or (ii) provide that a landlord may claim from a security deposit only those sums reasonably necessary to remedy defaults in the payment of rent, to repair damage caused by a tenant, or to clean the subject premises. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that that (A) any statutory time frames for the return of a security deposit are superseded by the express period identified in this Article 21, above, and (B) rather than be so limited, Landlord may claim from the Security Deposit (i) any and all sums expressly identified in this Article 21, above, and (ii) any additional sums reasonably necessary to compensate Landlord for any and all losses or damages caused by Tenants default of this Lease, including, but not limited to, all damages or rent due upon termination of this Lease.
ARTICLE 22
GUARANTY
This Lease shall not be effective unless and until Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a guaranty executed by the entity set forth in Section 13 of the Summary ( Guarantor ) in the form attached as Exhibit F .
ARTICLE 23
SIGNS
23.1 Full Floors . Subject to Landlords prior written approval, in its sole discretion, and provided all signs are in keeping with the quality, design and style of the Building and Property, Tenant, if the Premises comprise an entire floor of the Building, at its sole cost and expense, may install identification signage anywhere in the Premises including in the elevator lobby of the Premises, provided that such signs must not be visible from the exterior of the Building.
23.2 Multi-Tenant Floors . If other tenants occupy space on the floor on which the Premises is located, Tenants identifying signage shall be provided by Landlord, at Landlords cost, and such signage shall be comparable to that used by Landlord for other similar floors in the Building and shall comply with Landlords then-current Building Standard signage program.
23.3 Prohibited Signage and Other Items . Any signs, notices, logos, pictures, names or advertisements which are installed and that have not been separately approved by Landlord may be removed without notice by Landlord at the sole expense of Tenant. Tenant may not install any signs on the exterior or roof of the Project or the Common Areas, except as expressly set forth in Section 23.4 . Any signs, window coverings, or blinds (even if the same are located behind the Landlord-approved window coverings for the Building), or other items visible from the exterior of the Premises or Building, shall be subject to the prior approval of Landlord.
23.4 Exterior Signage . Tenant has the right, at its sole cost and expense, to have one (1) sign bearing the name or trade name of Original Tenant or its Affiliate (provided such name is not an objectionable name, in the reasonable discretion of Landlord) installed on the eyebrow of the exterior façade of the Building facing West Russell Road (the Exterior Sign ). At Landlords election, such sign will be installed and maintained by Landlord at Tenants cost. The Exterior Sign shall be in compliance with the standard Building sign criteria, all Title Matters and applicable law and sign ordinances. The design, size, dimensions, exact location, utility connections and method of attachment of the Exterior Sign will be subject to Landlords reasonable approval. The Exterior Sign may not advertise any business or entity other than that of Tenant or its Affiliate, and no alteration or modification of the Exterior Sign shall be permitted without Landlords prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Landlord does not warrant or guaranty that the Exterior Sign is permitted under applicable law or that Tenant will be able to obtain all governmental and other approvals for installation and operation of the Exterior Sign, and Tenants obligations under this Lease shall remain unchanged if it is unable to do so. Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall be responsible for obtaining approval of the Exterior Sign by the applicable governmental authorities and ensuring that it is legally permitted in all respects (including, without limitation, obtaining all sign permits, variances, and/or other governmental permits, authorizations or approvals in connection with the Exterior Sign). Subject to Landlords election specified above, Tenant shall be responsible for installing, constructing, maintaining, repairing, restoring, replacing and operating the Exterior Sign, including but not limited to paying for the cost of electricity, all at Tenants sole cost and expense (but the cost to construct and install the Exterior Sign may be paid from the Tenant Improvement Allowance, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions of Exhibit B ), and Tenants obligations to repair and maintain the Exterior Sign and to obtain insurance and to indemnify Landlord under this Lease shall apply to the Exterior Sign as if it were part of the Premises. Tenant shall remove the Exterior Sign at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease and repair any damage to the Building caused by such removal. Tenants obligations under this Section shall survive the expiration of the Lease Term or sooner termination of this Lease. Nothing herein shall be deemed an exclusive right on the part of Tenant or to otherwise limit or restrict any other façade, monument or building top signage which Landlord may erect or permit in its sole and absolute discretion.
23.5 Building Directory . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Tenant will be entitled to have its name shown on the directory of the Building. Landlord will design the style of such identification. Landlord shall bear the cost of the first directory entry and Tenant shall bear the cost of any other directory entries desired by Tenant and permitted under the uniform directory policy. Landlord shall also provide Building Standard suite identification signage at no cost to Tenant
ARTICLE 24
COMPLIANCE WITH LAW
Landlord shall ensure that, at all times during the Lease Term, except as otherwise expressly set forth below in this Article 24 , the Base Building Improvements and the Common Areas are in compliance with any applicable laws (including, without limitation, the ADA or any legally binding requirements of OSHA) and Landlord shall cure or caused to be cured any such violations which exist as of the Lease Commencement Date at no cost to Tenant (and not as part of Operating Expenses) and if there are any facilities, services or amenities within the Premises which are required to comply with the provisions of the ADA or OSHA as of the Lease Commencement Date, Landlord will be responsible for ensuring and taking all actions necessary to bring the Premises into compliance with such requirements prior to the Lease Commencement Date; provided, however, the foregoing shall not apply to any violations or required facilities, services or amenities which relate to the Tenant Improvements or any other improvements or alterations by Tenant (regardless of when made), or which are a result of Tenants particular use of the Premises (as distinguished from general office use) or the nature or manner of operation of its business therein or the negligence, willful misconduct, breach of this Lease or violation of applicable law by Tenant
or any subtenant or licensee of Tenant, or any of their respective agents, employees or contractors (collectively, Tenant-Generated Requirements ). Subject to the Landlords obligations described above, in the event any applicable law (including, without limitation, the ADA or any legally binding requirements of OSHA) requires alterations or construction in or to the Property following the Lease Commencement Date, then Tenant shall comply with the same to the extent of any construction or alterations in or to the Premises and Landlord (provided that performance of such compliance work is actively being required by the applicable governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Premises) shall comply with the same to the extent of any construction or alterations in or to the Base Building Improvements and Common Areas; provided, however, that Tenant, and not Landlord, shall perform any such construction or alterations, wherever located, made necessary by reason of Tenant-Generated Requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be required to comply with any laws requiring any structural alterations in or to the Premises or to any Base Building systems, unless the same are required because of Tenant-Generated Requirements, and if Tenant is not required to construct such structural alteration, then Landlord (provided that construction of such alteration is actively being required by the applicable governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Premises and is not subject to any grandfathering or similar exception) shall construct the same. The foregoing obligations of Landlord shall not apply to any OSHA guidelines or recommendations which are not legally binding.
Landlord shall indemnify, protect, defend and hold Tenant harmless from and against: (i) Environmental Claims (except to the extent of Tenant Caused Environmental Claims) relating to the Premises, the Property or the Project Common Areas and caused by Landlord or its agents, contractors or employees, including, but not limited to, all foreseeable and unforeseeable costs, expenses and liabilities related to any testing, repair, cleanup, removal, detoxification or decontamination, but excluding consequential damages of any kind or nature except same related to Landlords obligation to indemnify Tenant under this clause (i) from any third party tort claim; and (ii) any other Environmental Claims relating to the Premises, the Property or the Project Common Areas (except to the extent of Tenant Caused Environmental Claims), but solely to the extent of any costs to remove, abate or manage in place the applicable Hazardous Substances as directed by the appropriate governmental authorities in accordance with applicable Environmental Regulations. Environmental Claims means any loss, claim, liability, damages, injuries (to person, property or natural resources), cost, expense, action or cause of action, including but not limited to all foreseeable and unforeseeable consequential and special damages, directly or indirectly arising out of the release, presence, use, generation, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances on, under, about or from the Premises or Property. Tenant Caused Environmental Claims means any Environmental Claims to the extent caused by, contributed to or exacerbated by Tenant, or any successor, assignee or sublessee of Tenant, or their respective agents, contractors, employees, licensees, or invitees. Hazardous Substances means any hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or materials which are regulated by Law or any governmental authority or which could pose a threat to persons, property or the environment. The provisions of this Article 25 survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term.
If the Premises or any part of the Common Areas requires abatement of Hazardous Substances by Landlord during the Lease Term, and provided that the applicable condition represents a risk to the health and safety of Tenants employees, materially, adversely interferes with Tenants business in the Premises or materially, adversely affects access to the Premises, except to the extent such condition was caused by, contributed to or exacerbated by Tenant, or any successor, assignee or sublessee of Tenant, or their respective agents, contractors, employees, licensees, or invitees (a Material Environmental Contamination ), then (i) the Base Rent and Additional Rent otherwise payable under this Lease will abate in whole or in part in proportion to that part of the Premises that is unusable by Tenant during the abatement; and (ii) if Landlord determines that the required abatement of such Material Environmental Contamination cannot be completed within twelve (12) months, then Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing of such determination, and Tenant may, upon notice given to Landlord within thirty (30) days following Landlords delivery of such notice, terminate this Lease without any termination fee, with the termination effective as of the date of such notice or any later date set forth therein.
If Tenant is required (either by law or by Landlord, or to protect the health and safety of its employees), to vacate the Premises due to a Material Environmental Contamination for more than thirty (30) consecutive days, Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to temporarily relocate Tenant in other comparable space in the Building or Building 3. Tenant may accept or reject the alternate space in its reasonable discretion. If Tenant accepts the alternate space, Tenant shall pay appropriate Base Rent based upon the quality, location and size of the alternate space compared to the Premises and a Base Year that is comparable to the one set for the Premises shall be
established for the alternate space, provided that if such alternate space costs more than the comparable cost of the Premises (considering all relevant factors such as location, size, tenant concessions and quality) plus any business interruption or other insurance proceeds received by Tenant in connection with such condition, then Tenant may terminate this Lease without any termination fee upon notice to Landlord, but Landlord may nullify such termination by agreeing, within ten (10) days of receipt of Tenants notice, to bear the excess cost.
Tenant reserves the right to conduct assessments to determine the presence of Hazardous Substances in the Premises or Common Areas subject to Landlords commercially reasonable rules and regulations therefor. Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the reasonable cost of any such study if any Hazardous Substances are identified and the existence of same was caused by Landlord or Landlord willfully failed to disclose the existence of same to Tenant.
Landlord has provided to Tenant prior to the date hereof, with copies of any reports in Landlords possession relating to Hazardous Substances on or about the Property or the Project and shall, upon request, deliver copies of any further reports Landlord obtains in the future; provided that in each instance such reports shall be deemed delivered without representation or and shall be held in strict confidence by Tenant and not disclosed to any third party (unless compelled by law) without Landlords prior consent, which consent may be withheld in Landlords sole and absolute discretion.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Landlord may only terminate this Lease under this Article if all or substantially all other leases of similarly affected space in the Building whose leases permit such termination based upon the existence of a Hazardous Substances condition are also terminated.
ARTICLE 25
LATE CHARGES
If Tenant fails to pay any installment of Base Rent or additional rent when due, such unpaid amount shall bear interest from the date due until paid, at the Interest Rate. In addition, if any such installment is not paid by Tenant when due, Tenant shall promptly pay to Landlord, in addition to the interest provided above, five percent (5%) of such payment as a late charge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenants late charge and interest shall be waived for the first late payment during any twelve (12) month period provided Tenant makes such payment within five (5) days of Tenants receipt of written notice from Landlord, but shall be assessed for any subsequent late payment during such twelve (12) month period, without need of any prior notice from Landlord. Landlord and Tenant agree that such late charge represents a reasonable estimate of the costs and expenses that will be incurred by Landlord as a result of such late payment and is fair compensation to Landlord for the loss caused by such late payment. The interest and late charges set forth herein are in addition to the unpaid amount, and acceptance of such late charge shall not constitute a waiver of Tenants default with respect to such overdue amount, nor prevent Landlord from exercising any other rights and remedies granted hereunder or by law to Landlord. If Tenant fails twice in any twelve (12) month period to pay any rent within five business (5) days of when the same is due, Landlord may require that all future rent be paid quarterly in advance (instead of monthly) by cashiers check or money order (and not by Tenants personal or corporate check). Interest Rate means the greater of (i) twelve percent (12%) per annum, or (ii) four percent (4%) above the annualized rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America NT&SA (or its successors-in-interest), as its prime rate or reference rate, but not in excess of the maximum lawful rate permitted under applicable usury or similar law. Such interest shall be determined by Landlord and computed on the basis of monthly compounding with actual days elapsed compared to a 360-day year.
ARTICLE 26
LANDLORDS RIGHT TO CURE DEFAULT; PAYMENTS BY TENANT
26.1 Landlords Cure . All covenants and agreements to be kept or performed by Tenant under this Lease shall be performed by Tenant at Tenants sole cost and expense and without any reduction of Rent, except to the extent, if any, otherwise expressly provided herein. If Tenant shall fail to perform any obligation under this Lease, and such failure shall continue in excess of the time allowed under Section 19.1.2 , above, unless a specific time period is otherwise stated in this Lease, Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, make any such payment or
perform any such act on Tenants part without waiving its rights based upon any default of Tenant and without releasing Tenant from any obligations hereunder.
26.2 Tenants Reimbursement . Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, within fifteen (15) business days after delivery by Landlord to Tenant of statements therefor: (i) sums equal to expenditures reasonably made and obligations incurred by Landlord in connection with the remedying by Landlord of Tenants defaults pursuant to the provisions of Section 26.1 ; (ii) sums equal to all losses, costs, liabilities, damages and expenses referred to in Article 10 of this Lease; and (iii) sums equal to all expenditures made and obligations incurred by Landlord in collecting or attempting to collect the Rent or in enforcing or attempting to enforce any rights of Landlord under this Lease or pursuant to law, including, without limitation, all reasonable legal fees and other amounts so expended. In addition, Tenant shall pay Landlord, as Additional Rent, a ten percent (10%) administrative fee on any reimbursement for work performed, payments made or costs incurred by Landlord on Tenants behalf pursuant to an express provision of this Lease (including, but not limited to, under Sections 7 , 8.5 , 9 , 10.4 , or 26.1 hereof). Tenants obligations under this Section 26.2 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of the Lease Term.
ARTICLE 27
ENTRY BY LANDLORD
Landlord reserves the right at all reasonable times and upon reasonable notice to Tenant (except in the case of an emergency or if a judgment of unlawful detainer has been entered against Tenant) to enter the Premises escorted by Tenants employees (if Tenant provides an employee at such time) to (i) inspect them; (ii) show the Premises to prospective purchasers, or to current or prospective Mortgagees or insurers or, during the last nine (9) months of the Lease Term, to prospective tenants; (iii) post notices of nonresponsibility; or (iv) alter, improve or repair the Premises or the Building, or for structural alterations, repairs or improvements to the Building or the Buildings systems and equipment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 27 , Landlord may enter the Premises at any time to (A) perform services required of Landlord; (B) take possession due to any breach of this Lease in the manner provided herein; and (C) perform any covenants of Tenant which Tenant fails to perform. Landlord may make any such entries without the abatement of Rent, except as otherwise provided in this Lease, and may take such reasonable steps as required to accomplish the stated purposes. Tenant hereby waives any claims for damages or for any injuries or inconvenience to or interference with Tenants business, lost profits, any loss of occupancy or quiet enjoyment of the Premises, and any other loss occasioned thereby, except as expressly provided to the contrary herein. For each of the above purposes, Landlord shall at all times have a key with which to unlock all the doors in the Premises, excluding Tenants vaults, safes and special security areas designated in advance by Tenant. Upon request, in connection with such entries, Landlord shall execute a commercially reasonable non-disclosure agreement and a commercially reasonable HIPAA business associate agreement. In an emergency, Landlord shall have the right to use any means that Landlord may deem proper to open the doors in and to the Premises. Any entry into the Premises by Landlord in the manner hereinbefore described shall not be deemed to be a forcible or unlawful entry into, or a detainer of, the Premises, or an actual or constructive eviction of Tenant from any portion of the Premises. Landlord shall repair any and all damage made to Tenants Premises made by Landlords entry unless such entry is made to remedy acts, omissions, negligence or breaches of this Lease by Tenant. No provision of this Lease shall be construed as obligating Landlord to perform any repairs, alterations or decorations except as otherwise expressly agreed to be performed by Landlord herein.
ARTICLE 28
TENANT PARKING
Subject to the provisions of the Operating Agreement and the terms and conditions of this Lease, and upon payment of Landlords monthly charges (if any) therefor as hereinafter set forth, Tenant shall be permitted to utilize, on a non-exclusive basis (except as specified below) at no cost in the area(s) designated by Landlord, a total of six (6) parking spaces in the Project for each 1,000 square feet of Rentable Area in the initial Premises (which shall be subject to adjustment as hereinafter set forth), as follows: (i) a total of two and one-half (2.5) parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of Rentable Area in the Premises shall be located in the underground parking area below Buildings 2 and 3 in the Project, of which ten (10) parking spaces shall be designated by Landlord, at Tenants cost (which
may be paid for out of the Tenant Improvement Allowance), for exclusive use by Tenant (but such spaces shall not be marked as reserved for individual employees of Tenant), and the remainder of such parking spaces in the underground parking area shall be unreserved; and (ii) the balance of said parking spaces shall be uncovered unreserved parking spaces in the parking areas of the Project which serve the Building from time to time (which areas may be located within surface lots, parking structures and/or other parking facilities located at the Project, provided all such areas are within a reasonable distance to the Building), of which sixty (60) parking spaces shall be situated in the area adjacent to the Building as designated on Exhibit A-1 (the Adjacent Exterior Parking Area). The parking spaces within the Adjacent Exterior Parking Area shall be designated by Landlord, at Tenants cost (which may be paid for out of the Tenant Improvement Allowance), for exclusive use by Tenant (but such spaces shall not be marked as reserved for individual employees of Tenant). The total number of parking spaces which may be utilized by Tenant, and the number of such parking spaces located in the underground parking area under clause (i) above, shall each be subject to adjustment (based on the ratios stated above) upon a remeasurement of the Premises under Section 1.1.2 and/or upon an expansion of the Premises under Section 1.4 (but the number of spaces designated for exclusive use by Tenant in the underground parking area and/or Adjacent Exterior Parking Area shall continue as stated above and shall not be affected by any such adjustment). In addition, the total number of parking spaces which may be utilized by Tenant shall also be adjusted in the event the Premises is expanded under the Right of First Offer or Right of First Refusal, but in such event the number of such parking spaces, including the number of such parking spaces located in the underground parking area under clause (i) above, shall only be adjusted if and to the extent expressly set forth in the First Offer Notice or the offer to lease space in the Building which is accepted by Tenant under the Right of First Refusal, as the case may be (but the number of spaces designated for exclusive use by Tenant in the underground parking area and/or Adjacent Exterior Parking Area shall continue as stated above and shall not be affected by any such adjustment), it being understood that the ratios set forth above shall not apply in the case of an expansion under the Right of First Offer or Right of First Refusal. Any additional parking spaces utilized by Tenant under the Right of First Offer or Right of First Refusal shall be subject to such parking charges, if any, as are stated in the First Offer Notice or offer to lease space accepted by Tenant. Notwithstanding any requirement for spaces in the underground parking area and/or Adjacent Exterior Parking Area to be designated for exclusive use by Tenant, Landlord shall only be required to adequately designate such spaces (with signage and/or painted ground markings, as Landlord shall deem appropriate, taking into account the requirements of applicable law), and Landlord shall not be required to monitor or enforce any such requirements. Subject to applicable law, all Title Matters and the terms and conditions of this Lease, Tenant shall have the right to enforce such requirements, including towing of offending vehicles if permitted by law, but only after providing reasonable prior notice to Landlord in each instance, and Tenant shall indemnify Landlord from any liability in connection with said enforcement. In the event Landlord develops or reconfigures the Project in a manner which requires relocation of the Adjacent Exterior Parking Area, Landlord shall have the right to relocate the same to an appropriate new location at its sole cost, provided the new location is in close proximity to the Building. Additionally, Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right to park in the adjacent west lot in common with the other authorized users thereof (which lot shall be paved, striped and provided with adequate lighting), until such time as Landlord notifies Tenant that Landlord will commence development work in that area for retail, office or another use within thirty (30) days thereafter. Additional spaces may be rented by Tenant at the then current charges, subject to availability as reasonably determined by Landlord. Said parking is subject to the further provisions of this Lease and the rules and regulations attached hereto as Exhibit D-1 and made a part hereof ( Parking Rules and Regulations ). The Parking Rules and Regulations may be modified from time to time by Landlord in a reasonable, non-discriminatory manner. Parking for Tenant and its employees, agents, customers, invitees and licensees in unreserved and undesignated spaces shall be on a first-come, first-served basis, and, for any parking spaces utilized by Tenant in excess of the parking spaces described in the first sentence of this Section, shall be subject to payment of parking fees established from time to time by Landlord or Landlords parking operator. Subject to availability, Tenant shall be entitled to utilize additional parking in the underground parking area below Buildings 2 and 3 in the Project at the then-current rates (subject to change from time to time), which are currently Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($50.00) per space per month for reserved spaces and Twenty-Five and 00/100 Dollars ($25.00) per space per month for unreserved spaces; Tenant shall request such additional parking in writing not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date Tenant desires to use said spaces. Tenant acknowledges that Tenant and its employees shall not be entitled to park in such parking areas located about the Property which may from time to time be designated for special parking, e.g. visitor, courier, or otherwise reserved; provided, such designated spaces may not reduce the number of parking spaces required to be made available to Tenant under this Lease. Landlord may designate areas for assigned, reserved or employee parking either within the parking areas located on and about the Property, or in other areas reasonably close thereto. Landlord shall have the right to change any such designated parking areas from time
to time. Tenant acknowledges that, except as expressly set forth in this Lease, neither Landlord nor any agent of Landlord has made any representation or warranty as to the suitability of the parking areas, or as to the availability of parking spaces, for the conduct of Tenants business. Any reference in this Lease to parking spaces to be provided to Tenant shall mean and be limited to one (1) parking permit/access card for each such parking space. Parking shall be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and is for use by Tenant, its Affiliates, and sublessees, if any, and their respective employees, licensees and visitors, subject to and in compliance with any reasonable access control system established by Landlord for the Building and/or Project from time to time and all Parking Rules and Regulations related thereto, except as may be due to acts of governmental authority or events of Force Majeure. If Landlord elects to cause the Building and the Buildings portion of the Land and the Shared Exterior Common Areas to be in a new, separately assessed parcel as set forth in Section 4.2.5.1 , any parking spaces in the underground parking area allocable to Tenant under this Article 28 shall be located in the portion of such underground parking area which is allocated to the Building.
ARTICLE 29
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
29.1 Terms; Captions . The words Landlord and Tenant as used herein shall include the plural as well as the singular. The necessary grammatical changes required to make the provisions hereof apply either to corporations or partnerships or individuals, men or women, as the case may require, shall in all cases be assumed as though in each case fully expressed. The captions of Articles and Sections are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit, construe, affect or alter the meaning of such Articles and Sections.
29.2 Binding Effect . Subject to all other provisions of this Lease, each of the covenants, conditions and provisions of this Lease shall extend to and shall, as the case may require, bind or inure to the benefit not only of Landlord and of Tenant, but also of their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors or assigns, provided this clause shall not permit any assignment by Tenant contrary to the provisions of Article 14 of this Lease.
29.3 No Air Rights . No rights to any view or to light or air over any property, whether belonging to Landlord or any other person, are granted to Tenant by this Lease. If at any time any windows of the Premises are temporarily darkened or the light or view therefrom is obstructed by reason of any repairs, improvements, maintenance or cleaning in or about the Project, the same shall be without liability to Landlord and without any reduction or diminution of Tenants obligations under this Lease.
29.4 Modification of Lease . Should any current or prospective Mortgagee for the Building or Project require a modification of this Lease, which modification will not cause an increased cost or expense to Tenant or in any other way materially and adversely change the rights and obligations of Tenant hereunder, then and in such event, Tenant agrees that this Lease may be so modified and agrees to execute whatever documents are reasonably required therefor and to deliver the same to Landlord within ten (10) business days following a request therefor.
29.5 Transfer of Landlords Interest . Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has the right to transfer all or any portion of its interest in the Project or Building and in this Lease, and Tenant agrees that in the event of any such transfer, Landlord shall automatically be released from all liability under this Lease and Tenant agrees to look solely to such transferee for the performance of Landlords obligations hereunder after the date of transfer and such transferee shall be deemed to have fully assumed and be liable for all obligations of this Lease to be performed by Landlord, including the return of any Security Deposit, and Tenant shall attorn to such transferee.
29.6 Prohibition Against Recording . Except as provided in Section 1.1.4 of this Lease, neither this Lease, nor any memorandum, affidavit or other writing with respect thereto, shall be recorded by Tenant or by anyone acting through, under or on behalf of Tenant.
29.7 Landlords Title . Landlords title is and always shall be paramount to the title of Tenant. Nothing herein contained shall empower Tenant to do any act which can, shall or may encumber the title of Landlord.
29.8 Relationship of Parties . Nothing contained in this Lease shall be deemed or construed by the parties hereto or by any third party to create the relationship of principal and agent, partnership, joint venturer or any association between Landlord and Tenant.
29.9 Application of Payments . Landlord shall have the right to apply payments received from Tenant pursuant to this Lease, regardless of Tenants designation of such payments, to satisfy any obligations of Tenant hereunder, in such order and amounts as Landlord, in its sole discretion, may elect. 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 party 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, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Lease, there shall survive the right on the part of said party to institute suit for the recovery of such sum.
29.10 Time of Essence . Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of every provision of this Lease in which time of performance is a factor.
29.11 Partial Invalidity . If any term, provision or condition contained in this Lease shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease, or the application of such term, provision or condition to persons or circumstances other than those with respect to which it is invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each and every other term, provision and condition of this Lease shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent possible permitted by law.
29.12 No Warranty . In executing and delivering this Lease, Tenant has not relied on any representations, including, but not limited to, any representation as to the amount of any item comprising Additional Rent or the amount of the Additional Rent in the aggregate or that Landlord is furnishing the same services to other tenants, at all, on the same level or on the same basis, or any warranty or any statement of Landlord which is not set forth herein or in one or more of the exhibits attached hereto, except as may otherwise be expressly set forth in this Lease.
29.13 Landlord Exculpation . The liability of Landlord or the Landlord Parties to Tenant for any default by Landlord under this Lease or arising in connection herewith or with Landlords operation, management, leasing, repair, renovation, alteration or any other matter relating to the Project or the Premises shall be limited solely and exclusively to the current rents, issues, profits and other income Landlord receives from Landlords operation of the Property, net of all current operating expenses, liabilities, reserves and debt service associated with said operation, and Landlords equity interest in the Property, subject in each case to the rights of Landlords Mortgagees, and no other real, personal or mixed property of Landlord, wherever located, shall be subject to levy on any judgment obtained against Landlord or any Landlord Parties. Neither Landlord, nor any of the Landlord Parties shall have any personal liability therefor, and Tenant hereby expressly waives and releases such personal liability on behalf of itself and all persons claiming by, through or under Tenant. The limitations of liability contained in this Section 29.13 shall inure to the benefit of Landlords and the Landlord Parties present and future partners, beneficiaries, officers, directors, trustees, shareholders, agents and employees, and their respective partners, heirs, successors and assigns. Under no circumstances shall any present or future partner of Landlord (if Landlord is a partnership), or trustee or beneficiary (if Landlord or any partner of Landlord is a trust), have any liability for the performance of Landlords obligations under this Lease. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, neither party shall be entitled to any punitive, speculative, consequential or other special damages for injury or damage to, or interference with, such partys business, including but not limited to, loss of profits, loss of rents or other revenues, loss of business opportunity, loss of goodwill or loss of use, in each case, however occurring, excepting any such damages as may lawfully be claimed by unaffiliated third parties and which are expressly covered by a partys indemnification obligation under this Lease.
29.14 Entire Agreement . It is understood and acknowledged that there are no oral agreements between the parties hereto affecting this Lease and this Lease constitutes the parties entire agreement with respect to the leasing of the Premises and supersedes and cancels any and all previous negotiations, arrangements, brochures, agreements and understandings, if any, between the parties hereto or displayed by Landlord to Tenant with respect to the subject matter thereof, and none thereof shall be used to interpret or construe this Lease. None of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of this Lease can be modified, deleted or added to except in writing signed by the parties hereto.
29.15 Right to Lease . Landlord reserves the absolute right to effect such other tenancies in the Project as Landlord in the exercise of its sole business judgment shall determine to best promote the interests of the Building or Project. Tenant does not rely on the fact, nor does Landlord represent, that any specific tenant or type or number of tenants shall, during the Lease Term, occupy any space in the Building or Project.
29.16 Force Majeure . Any prevention, delay or stoppage due to strikes, lockouts, labor disputes, acts of God, acts of war, terrorist acts, inability to obtain services, labor, or materials or reasonable substitutes therefor, governmental actions, civil commotions, fire or other casualty, and other causes beyond the reasonable control of the party obligated to perform, except with respect to the obligations imposed with regard to Rent and other charges to be paid by Tenant pursuant to this Lease (collectively, a Force Majeure ), notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, shall excuse the performance of such party for a period equal to any such prevention, delay or stoppage and, therefore, if this Lease specifies a time period for performance of an obligation of either party, that time period shall be extended by the period of any delay in such partys performance caused by a Force Majeure.
29.17 Waiver of Redemption by Tenant . Tenant hereby waives, for Tenant and for all those claiming under Tenant, any and all rights now or hereafter existing to redeem by order or judgment of any court or by any legal process or writ, Tenants right of occupancy of the Premises after any termination of this Lease.
29.18 Notices . All notices, demands, statements, designations, approvals or other communications (collectively, Notices ) given or required to be given by either party to the other hereunder or by law shall be in writing, shall be (A) sent by United States certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested ( Mail ), (B) delivered by a nationally recognized overnight courier, or (C) delivered personally. Any Notice shall be sent, transmitted, or delivered, as the case may be, to Tenant at the appropriate address set forth in Section 10 of the Summary, or to such other place in the continental United States as Tenant may from time to time designate in a Notice to Landlord, or to Landlord at the addresses set forth below, or to such other places in the continental United States as Landlord may from time to time designate in a Notice to Tenant. Any Notice will be deemed given (i) three (3) days after the date it is posted if sent by Mail, (ii) the date the overnight courier delivery is made, or (iii) the date personal delivery is made. As of the date of this Lease, any Notices to Landlord must be sent, transmitted, or delivered, as the case may be, to the following addresses:
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29.19 Joint and Several . If there is more than one Tenant, the obligations imposed upon Tenant under this Lease shall be joint and several. In the event that the Tenant is a married individual, the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease shall be binding upon the marital community of which the Tenant is a member.
29.20 Authority . If Tenant is a corporation, trust or partnership, each individual executing this Lease on behalf of Tenant hereby represents and warrants that Tenant is a duly formed and existing entity qualified to do business in the State of Nevada and that Tenant has full right and authority to execute and deliver this Lease and that each person signing on behalf of Tenant is authorized to do so. In such event, Tenant shall, within ten (10) days after execution of this Lease, deliver to Landlord satisfactory evidence of such authority and, if a corporation, upon
demand by Landlord, also deliver to Landlord satisfactory evidence of (i) good standing in Tenants state of incorporation and (ii) qualification to do business in the State of Nevada.
29.21 Attorneys Fees . In the event that either Landlord or Tenant should bring suit for the possession of the Premises, for the recovery of any sum due under this Lease, or because of the breach of any provision of this Lease or for any other relief against the other, then all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees, incurred by the prevailing party therein shall be paid by the other party, which obligation on the part of the other party shall be deemed to have accrued on the date of the commencement of such action and shall be enforceable whether or not the action is prosecuted to judgment. In the event no judicial or arbitration proceeding is commenced, or if commenced is not concluded, then the prevailing party for purposes of this paragraph shall be the party that obtains a payment or other relief from the other party once an attorney has been engaged by the prevailing party.
29.22 Governing Law; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY . This Lease shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada. IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING HEREFROM, LANDLORD AND TENANT HEREBY CONSENT TO (I) THE JURISDICTION OF ANY COMPETENT COURT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEVADA, (II) SERVICE OF PROCESS BY ANY MEANS AUTHORIZED BY NEVADA LAW, AND (III) IN THE INTEREST OF SAVING TIME AND EXPENSE, TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGAINST THE OTHER OR THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RESPECT OF ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LEASE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF LANDLORD AND TENANT, TENANTS USE OR OCCUPANCY OF THE PREMISES, AND/OR ANY CLAIM FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE, OR ANY EMERGENCY OR STATUTORY REMEDY. IN THE EVENT LANDLORD COMMENCES ANY PROCEEDING OR ACTION FOR SUMMARY EVICTION UNDER NRS 40.253 ET SEQ., TENANT SHALL NOT INTERPOSE ANY COUNTERCLAIM OF ANY NATURE OR DESCRIPTION (UNLESS SUCH COUNTERCLAIM SHALL BE MANDATORY) IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING OR ACTION, BUT SHALL BE RELEGATED TO AN INDEPENDENT ACTION AT LAW.
29.23 Submission of Lease . Submission of this instrument for examination or signature by Tenant does not constitute a reservation of, option for or option to lease and it is not effective as a lease or otherwise until execution and delivery by both Landlord and Tenant.
29.24 Brokers . Landlord and Tenant hereby warrant to each other that they have had no dealings with any real estate broker or agent in connection with the negotiation of this Lease, excepting only the real estate brokers or agents specified in Section 12 of the Summary (the Brokers ), and that they know of no other real estate broker or agent who is entitled to a commission in connection with this Lease. Each party agrees to indemnify and defend the other party against and hold the other party harmless from any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, lawsuits, judgments, costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys fees) with respect to any leasing commission or equivalent compensation alleged to be owing on account of any dealings with any real estate broker or agent, other than the Brokers, occurring by, through, or under the indemnifying party. The terms of this Section 29.24 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term.
29.25 Independent Covenants . This Lease shall be construed as though the covenants herein between Landlord and Tenant are independent and not dependent and Tenant hereby expressly waives the benefit of any statute to the contrary and agrees that if Landlord fails to perform its obligations set forth herein, Tenant shall not be entitled to make any repairs or perform any acts hereunder at Landlords expense or to any setoff of the Rent or other amounts owing hereunder against Landlord, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Lease.
29.26 Project or Building Name, Address and Signage . Landlord shall have the right at any time to change the name of the Property, Project or Building after giving at least thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof to Tenant, and to install, affix and maintain any and all signs on the exterior and on the interior of the Project or Building as Landlord may, in Landlords sole discretion, desire. If Landlord changes the name or address of the Property, Project or Building after the Lease Commencement Date and such change is not required by the U.S. Postal service or other governmental authority or by law, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for reasonable costs incurred in connection with new stationery and business cards. Tenant shall not use the name of the Property, Project or Building or use pictures or illustrations of the Property, Project or Building in advertising or other
publicity or for any purpose other than as the address of the business to be conducted by Tenant in the Premises, without the prior written consent of Landlord.
29.27 Counterparts . This Lease may be executed in counterparts with the same effect as if both parties hereto had executed the same document. Both counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute a single lease.
29.28 Confidentiality . Tenant acknowledges that the content of this Lease and any related documents are confidential information. Tenant shall keep such confidential information strictly confidential and shall not disclose such confidential information to any person or entity other than Tenants financial, legal, and space planning consultants.
29.29 Building Renovations . It is specifically understood and agreed that Landlord has no obligation and has made no promises to alter, remodel, improve, renovate, repair or decorate the Premises, Building, or any part thereof and that no representations respecting the condition of the Premises or the Building have been made by Landlord to Tenant except as specifically set forth herein or in the Tenant Work Letter. However, Tenant hereby acknowledges that Landlord is currently renovating or may during the Lease Term renovate, improve, alter, or modify (collectively, the Renovations ) the Project, the Building and/or the Premises. Tenant hereby agrees that such Renovations shall in no way constitute a constructive eviction of Tenant nor entitle Tenant to any abatement of Rent (and Landlord not be liable to Tenant for any injury to or interference with Tenants business arising from the Renovations, nor shall Tenant be entitled to any compensation or damages from Landlord for loss of the use of the whole or any part of the Premises or of Tenants personal property or improvements resulting from the Renovations, or for any inconvenience or annoyance occasioned by such Renovations) unless the same materially, adversely interfere with Tenants business in the Premises or materially, adversely affect access to the Premises, are performed voluntarily by Landlord (and not due to requirements of applicable law, acts of governmental authority, condemnation, casualty, emergencies or events of Force Majeure), and Landlord receives written notice of the applicable condition from Tenant and does not rectify the same within a reasonable time thereafter.
29.30 No Violation . Tenant hereby warrants and represents that neither its execution of nor performance under this Lease shall cause Tenant to be in violation of any agreement, instrument, contract, law, rule or regulation by which Tenant is bound, and Tenant shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless against any claims, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and costs, arising from Tenants breach of this warranty and representation.
29.31 Communications and Computer Lines . Tenant may install, maintain, replace, remove or use any communications or computer wires and cables serving the Premises (collectively, the Lines ), provided that (i) Tenant shall obtain Landlords prior written consent, use an experienced and qualified contractor approved in writing by Landlord, and comply with all of the other provisions of Articles 7 and 8 of this Lease, (ii) an acceptable number of spare Lines and space for additional Lines shall be maintained for existing and future occupants of the Project, as determined in Landlords reasonable opinion, (iii) the Lines therefor (including riser cables) shall be appropriately insulated to prevent excessive electromagnetic fields or radiation, shall be surrounded by a protective conduit reasonably acceptable to Landlord, and shall be identified in accordance with the Identification Requirements, as that term is set forth hereinbelow, (iv) any new or existing Lines servicing the Premises shall comply with all applicable governmental laws and regulations, (v) as a condition to permitting the installation of new Lines after completion of the Tenant Improvements, Landlord may require that Tenant remove existing Lines located in or serving the Premises and repair any damage in connection with such removal, and (vi) Tenant shall pay all costs in connection therewith. All Lines shall be clearly marked with adhesive plastic labels (or plastic tags attached to such Lines with wire) to show Tenants name, suite number, telephone number and the name of the person to contact in the case of an emergency (A) every four feet (4) outside the Premises (specifically including, but not limited to, the electrical room risers and other Common Areas), and (B) at the Lines termination point(s) (collectively, the Identification Requirements ). Landlord reserves the right, upon notice to Tenant at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of this Lease or within ten (10) business days following the earlier termination of this Lease, to require that Tenant, at Tenants sole cost and expense, remove any Lines located in or serving the Premises prior to the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
29.32 Limitation on Claims . EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS LEASE WHICH MAY PRESCRIBE A SHORTER PERIOD, ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, RIGHT OR DEFENSE OF ANY KIND BY EITHER PARTY WHICH IS BASED UPON OR ARISES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LEASE OR NEGOTIATIONS PRIOR TO EXECUTION, SHALL BE BARRED UNLESS SUCH PARTY COMMENCES AN ACTION THEREON WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR (24) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF OCCURRENCE OF THE ACT OR OMISSION TO WHICH THE CLAIM, DEMAND, RIGHT OR DEFENSE RELATES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SAID TWENTY FOUR (24) MONTHS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REASONABLE EXTENSION IF THE FAILURE TO COMMENCE SUCH ACTION OR INTERPOSE SUCH DEFENSE IS A RESULT OF SUCH PARTYS GOOD FAITH ATTEMPTS TO CURE THE CONDITION OR OTHERWISE RESOLVE THE DISPUTE. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ANY STATUTORY LIMITATIONS PERIODS UNDER APPLICABLE LAW WHICH MAY PRESCRIBE A LONGER PERIOD.
29.33 Alternative Energy . Subject to Section 29.34, Landlord shall have the exclusive right to use all or any part of the roof of the Building for any purpose, including, but not limited to, installation of communication equipment and solar panels and similar energy generating devices (Landlord reserving the right to sell, rent, lease, license or assign such equipment, any telecommunications capacity related thereto, or any energy generated therefrom, to one or more tenants, third parties and/or affiliates) so long as such use does not impact Tenants right of Quiet Enjoyment or interfere with Tenants security systems. Landlord shall also have the right, but not the obligation, to install or provide an alternative energy source or sources for the Property, including, but not limited to, locating solar panels on the Building roof or elsewhere in the Property, and may supply (or, at its election, cause to be supplied by an affiliate of Landlord and/or a third party provider) electricity to the Property from such devices and include charges for such electricity in Operating Expenses, provided it is an equivalent or better power source and the charges to Tenant for such electricity do not exceed the amount which would have been charged to Tenant had Tenant obtained the electricity directly from the local electric utility provider.
29.34 Roof Rights . Tenant shall have the right to install reasonable quantities of satellite dishes, antennae, telecommunication and/or fiber optic lines and other rooftop communication equipment on the roof of the Building provided it obtains the prior written consent of Landlord as to the exact location, method of installation, appearance, shielding and nature of such equipment (and provided that, in the event Landlord installs or causes to be installed any equipment on the roof or expands or reconfigures the Building in a manner which requires relocation of such equipment, Landlord shall have the right to relocate the same to an appropriate new location at its sole cost). Any such equipment shall be used solely in connection with Tenants business, and no right to use the same shall be rented, leased, licensed, or assigned by Tenant for other business uses (such as a cell tower operated by a third party carrier).
29.35 OFAC . Tenant warrants that neither Tenant nor any of its affiliates, nor any of their respective partners, members, shareholders, equity owners, employees, officers, directors, representatives or agents, is a person or entity with whom U.S. persons or entities are restricted from doing business under regulations of the Office of Foreign Asset Control ( OFAC ) of the Department of the Treasury under any statute, executive order or governmental action, or is named on OFACs Specially Designated and Blocked Persons List.
29.36 Offset Rights . Should Landlord fail to make any disbursement(s) of the Tenant Improvement Allowance when Landlord is required to make such disbursement(s) under Exhibit B , provided all applicable conditions to the making of such payment set forth in Exhibit B are fully satisfied and not the subject of a good faith dispute between the parties, and should such failure to make any such disbursement continue for twenty (20) days after written notice to Landlord and Landlords Mortgagee (provided Landlord delivers notice of the name and address of its Mortgagee to Tenant), if any, of such failure, and provided such failure continues for ten (10) days after an additional notice to Landlord conspicuously stating that failure to pay the sum demanded will result in an offset under this Section 29.36 , then Tenant shall have the right to offset and reduce the monthly installment(s) of the Base Rent payment(s) next due after the Abatement Period by the amount of the Tenant Improvement Allowance which Landlord has so failed to disburse. Should Landlord fail to pay the leasing commission applicable to Tenants Broker (as defined in Section 12 of the Summary) only, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days of the date on which such payment is due in accordance with the separate agreement to be executed by and between Landlord and Tenants Broker, provided all applicable conditions to the making of such payment are fully satisfied and not in dispute between Landlord and Tenants Broker, and should such failure to make such payment continue after written notice to Landlord and Landlords Mortgagee, if any (provided Landlord delivers notice of the name and address of
its Mortgagee to Tenant), and expiration of the applicable cure period set forth in this Lease, and such failure continues for ten (10) days after an additional notice to Landlord conspicuously stating that failure to pay the sum demanded will result in an offset under this Section 29.36 , then Tenant shall have the right, but not the obligation, to pay Tenants Broker the amount of the commission then due, and to offset and reduce the monthly installment(s) of the Base Rent next due by the amount of the commission paid by Tenant to Tenants Broker on behalf of Landlord.
29.37 Landlords Failure to Make Repairs . Provided Tenant is not then in default under this Lease, if, within a reasonable period after written notice to Landlord (which period shall not exceed thirty (30) days unless the necessary performance cannot be completed within such thirty (30) day period and Landlord has promptly commenced performance and is diligently prosecuting performance to completion), Landlord shall fail to fulfill its obligations to repair and maintain the Premises as required by this Lease, and such failure has a material, adverse impact on Tenants ability to use the Premises for the Permitted Use, then Tenant may (but shall not be obligated to), upon giving Landlord and Landlords Mortgagee (provided Landlord delivers notice of the name and address of its Mortgagee to Tenant) at least ten (10) business days additional prior written notice of Tenants election to do so, Tenant may perform the repairs or maintenance on Landlords behalf in a reasonable, economical and good and workmanlike manner, provided such work by Tenant does not affect the electrical, mechanical or plumbing systems serving the Building Common Area or any other tenant space in the Building or otherwise unreasonably interfere with or disturb the business or occupancy of any other tenant or occupant of the Building. If Tenant undertakes such repairs or maintenance, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the reasonable cost thereof within thirty (30) days after receipt of written demand, which demand is accompanied by copies of paid invoices or other reasonable evidence of the sum demanded; and if such reimbursement is not made within ten (10) business days after a second written notice to Landlord and Landlords Mortgagee (provided Landlord delivers notice of the name and address of its Mortgagee to Tenant) conspicuously stating that a deduction from rent will result if Landlord does not pay the sum demanded prior to the end of such ten (10) business day period, then Tenant may deduct the reasonable cost thereof from the Base Rent next coming due after the Abatement Period (but in any month Tenant may not deduct more than twenty five percent (25%) of that months installment of Base Rent, whether such deduction is made under this Section 29.37 or any other express provision of this Lease which permits such deduction), in addition to any other remedies Tenant may have. Landlord reserves the right to dispute, reasonably and in good faith, the need for or the manner of Tenants performance of repairs and maintenance hereunder and/or the cost thereof, and no repairs or deductions from Base Rent shall be made by Tenant for so long as any such dispute is pending.
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EXHIBIT B
TENANT WORK LETTER
1. DEFINITIONS .
1.1 Base Building Improvements shall mean any and all structural components and/or mechanical, electrical (subject to Tenants obligations under Section 6.1.2 ) and plumbing systems of the Premises (to the extent not included in the Tenant Improvements) and related portions of the Building, which shall be deemed substantially completed upon Tenants written acceptance of the Base Building Improvements following a walk-through inspection of the Premises with representatives of Landlord. Such written acceptance by Tenant shall not be withheld, conditioned or delayed and shall be subject to any remaining work, described by Landlords architect or other representative on a punch list, which can reasonably be expected to be completed within thirty (30) days thereafter with due diligence by the Approved General Contractor and which will not materially and adversely affect Tenants ability to occupy the Premises in accordance with the provisions of this Lease. Tenant shall have the right to approve the punch list items, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Any delay or failure of Tenant to conduct the walk-through inspection or to deliver its written acceptance when required shall be treated as a Tenant Delay. Upon substantial completion of the Base Building Improvements as aforesaid, Tenant shall conclusively be deemed to have accepted the Base Building Improvements in their as-is, where-is condition and state of repair, subject to Landlords completion of the items set forth in the punch list, and further subject to Landlords express obligations regarding latent defects during the Latent Defect Period and Landlords continuing repair obligations set forth in this Lease. The Base Building Improvements shall be constructed substantially in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by Clark County, Nevada ( County ), in connection with its issuance of the building permit(s) therefor, which shall be subject to modification by Landlord so long as such modifications meet code requirements and are approved by the County in its final sign-off.
1.2 Building Standard shall mean pursuant to Landlords then current specifications for Building Standard improvements and facilities. Landlord reserves the right to change the Building Standard specifications or substitute specifications of substantially similar quality from time to time. Landlords current Building Standard specifications (a) for the Base Building Improvements are set forth in Exhibit I : and (b) for the Tenant Improvements are set forth in Exhibit H . Tenant reserves the right to submit design alterations to such the Building Standard specifications for Base Building Improvements for Landlord approval (which may be given or withheld in Landlords sole and absolute discretion); if approved by Landlord, the cost differential shall be Tenants responsibility and may be paid out of the Tenant Improvement Allowance.
1.3 Space Planner shall mean a partys designated architect, engineer or space planner.
1.4 Tenant Improvements shall mean all improvements made to the Premises, other than those included within the definition of Base Building Improvements.
1.5 Tenant approval, authorization, consent or other required action shall mean such action taken or authorized by Will Martin, Jim Hutchinson, and/or Tony Huffer. Landlord shall have the right to rely on such approval, authorization, consent or other action, until Tenant advises Landlord in writing that some other person has such authority.
1.6 Tenants Work shall mean the work and responsibilities, if any, specifically designated in this Exhibit B as being Tenants responsibility and shall include, without limitation, the purchase and/or installation of any fixtures, furnishings, equipment or Tenant Improvements necessary to construct and complete construction of the Premises for occupancy by Tenant. Tenants Work, if any, shall be performed in accordance with all of the provisions of this Lease, including, but not limited to, Article 9 hereof.
1.7 Approved General Contractor shall mean Martin-Harris Construction, 3030 South Highland Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89109.
1.8 Tenant Delays shall mean delays caused by Tenant or its representatives, agents or employees, including, without limitation, delays caused by (i) Tenants failure to furnish information to Landlord or submit plans to Landlord as and when required by this Lease; (ii) Tenants use of any long lead-time materials or installations as part of Tenants Work which are above Building Standard; (iii) Tenants changes in any drawings, plans or specifications; (iv) any changes initiated by reason of Tenants disapproval of cost proposals or resulting in the preparation of revised cost proposals; (v) field changes to construction work; and (vi) any other act or omission of Tenant.
2. BASE BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS AND TENANT IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION .
2.1 Subject to Force Majeure, governmental delays and Tenant Delays, Landlord shall use diligent efforts to cause the Approved General Contractor to complete Base Building Improvements (and the repairs to structural concrete and installation of exterior caulking currently being undertaken by Landlord) by the Lease Commencement Date in using mostly Building Standard materials and finishes as set forth in Exhibit I . If the Base Building Improvements are not substantially complete by the Outside Date, Tenants rights under Section 3.2 of the Summary shall apply. The parties acknowledge that, as of the Execution Date, in certain areas the Premises floors do not currently meet reasonable standards for being in a level condition. As part of the Base Building Improvements, at no cost to Tenant, Landlord agrees, in a reasonable amount of time as not to delay the Tenant Improvements, to put all floors of the Premises in a reasonably level condition sufficient to accommodate the installation of Tenants fixtures, furnishings and equipment without adversely affecting Tenants intended use of the Premises. During the construction of the Base Building Improvements, the parties will consult with the Approved General Contractor and work together, diligently and in good faith, in order to agree upon any necessary specifications, on an area-by-area basis, for leveling the floors and to otherwise resolve any issues relating to the Premises floors in a fair, reasonable and mutually satisfactory manner. Subject to the foregoing, for any area as to which the parties are unable to agree on specifications for floor leveling, the following shall serve as a general guideline for permitted variances: (A) for carpeted areas, 1/4 to 3/8 variance (non-cumulative) over 10, and (B) for hard surfaces, 3/16 to 1/4 (non-cumulative) over 10.
Tenants Work shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the following:
A. All Tenant Improvements to be constructed or installed in the Premises shall be performed in accordance with plans and specifications to be approved in advance by Landlord (the Approved Plans ) by the Approved General Contractor. No work shall commence until the Approved Plans are filed with the governmental agencies having jurisdiction thereof and all required building permits have been obtained. Any changes to the construction work may be made only upon written request by Tenant, approved in writing by Landlord, or as may be required by any governmental agency, or as may be required due to structural or unanticipated field conditions, in each instance evidenced by a written change order describing the change; provided, however, Landlords approval and a change order shall not be required for interior, non-structural changes which are cosmetic in nature, do not require reapproval of the Approved Plans by the County, do not affect the Base Building mechanical, electrical, life safety, utility or telecommunications systems, are not visible from the exterior of the Premises, do not weaken the Building structure or lessen the value of the Building, do not impair the use of the Premises for general office use, do not involve puncturing, relocating or removing the roof or any bearing walls, and do not otherwise materially adversely affect any other tenant or occupant of the Building, but Tenant shall furnish Landlord at least ten (10) days prior written notice of any such change, and shall provide Landlord upon request with updated plans for the Tenant Improvements if any have been prepared in connection with the applicable change. Notwithstanding the forgoing, any work involving or affecting the fire/life safety systems of the Building and/or any mechanical system controls shall be performed by Landlords designated contractor at Tenants expense.
B. Not later than fifteen (15) days after the Execution Date, Tenant shall submit to Landlord, for its approval, complete architectural plans, drawings and specifications, finishes and materials, engineering working drawings ( Plans ) showing Tenants Work, and a construction schedule for Tenants Work prepared by the Approved General Contractor (the Construction Schedule ). The Plans shall be prepared by a licensed, qualified and reputable architect designated by Tenant and approved by Landlord, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. If Landlord disapproves of the proposed Plans, it shall state in reasonable detail the reasons for such disapproval in writing, and within five (5) business days thereafter Tenant shall cause its architect to revise the Plans to address the concerns raised by Landlord and resubmit the same to Landlord for its approval or
disapproval in accordance with the procedure set forth above, and revision and resubmittal of the Plans shall continue until the same have been approved by Landlord in all respects. Landlord shall endeavor to respond to the initial submittal of Plans within five (5) business days of receipt, and any resubmittal of Plans within three (3) business days of receipt; Landlords failure to respond with written notice within the applicable time period, which failure continues for five (5) business days after Landlords receipt of a second written notice from Tenant conspicuously stating that Landlords consent to the proposed Plans will be deemed given if Landlord does not so respond prior to the end of such five (5) business day period, shall be deemed Landlords approval of such Plans. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that time is of the essence of the foregoing provisions, and shall each use their commercially diligent efforts to ensure that the Plans are finalized and approved within ten (10) business days of the Execution Date. Upon the approval of the Plans by Landlord as provided herein, the same shall be deemed the Approved Plans. Prior to commencement of Tenants Work, Tenant shall also submit for Landlords written approval a copy of its construction contract with the Approved General Contractor, together with copies of all the necessary approvals and permits therefor from the governmental authorities having jurisdiction.
C. Tenants Work shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner, and shall be in compliance with the Approved Plans, all governmental rules, orders, licenses, zoning and building requirements and insurance requirements applicable thereto, and all provisions of this Lease applicable to the construction of alterations or improvements by Tenant, and once commenced shall be pursued with diligence by Tenant in accordance with the approved Construction Schedule. Upon completion of Tenants Work, Tenant shall obtain and deliver to Landlord an original Certificate of Occupancy or its equivalent and a certificate of Tenants architect certifying to the completion of Tenants Work in accordance with the Approved Plans. The Lease Commencement Date shall not be affected by the failure of Tenant to complete Tenants Work or Tenants failure to obtain a temporary or permanent Certificate of Occupancy by any particular date or at all.
D. As part of Tenants Work, Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, furnish and install all trade fixtures, furnishings, signs (except as otherwise expressly provided for elsewhere in this Lease), equipment, and other tangible personal property necessary for the conduct of Tenants business therein. All of the foregoing must be new or like new when installed in, or attached to, the Premises.
E. Tenants Work shall be performed in a skillful and workmanlike manner, consistent with the best practices and standards of the construction industry, and pursued with diligence in accordance with the Approved Plans and in full accord with all applicable Laws and all commercially reasonable rules and regulations applicable to construction work performed in the Building as established, promulgated or amended by Landlord from time to time, provided such rules and regulations are consistent with the operation of an office space building within a Class A mixed-use project in Summerlin/West Las Vegas. Without limitation on the foregoing, Tenant acknowledges that such rules and regulations may reasonably restrict the hours that certain types of work may be performed in the Premises and may reasonably limit Tenants use of dumpsters, elevators, loading areas and/or other facilities of the Building. Prior to commencement of Tenants Work, an on-site pre-construction meeting shall be held with Landlords representatives, to address scheduling, coordination and other matters related to Tenants Work.
F. Tenant shall construct, or cause the Approved General Contractor to construct, Tenants Work in such a manner as to avoid any labor dispute that causes or is likely to cause stoppage or impairment of work, deliveries or any other services at or in the Building or Property. Except for any specific items identified in the Approved Plans, all material, equipment, and articles incorporated in Tenants Work are to be of suitable grade for the purpose intended. All costs of Tenants Work shall be paid for by Tenant regardless of whether Tenant actually performed the work.
G. As part of Tenants Work, Tenant shall have the right to raise the sprinkler system on each floor of the Premises, provided (i) plans and specifications for any changes to the sprinkler system are approved in advance by Landlord, not to be unreasonably withheld; (ii) Tenant bears the entire cost of such changes, which may be paid for out of the Tenant Improvement Allowance; (iii) any delays in the completion of the Tenant Improvements caused by such changes shall be deemed a Tenant Delay, and the Lease Commencement Date shall be adjusted, on a day-for-day basis, to account for the same; and (iv) any modifications to the remainder of the sprinkler system, including but not limited to alterations, upgrades and code compliance, to the extent required as a
result of such changes, whether in the Premises or elsewhere in the Building, shall be performed at Tenants sole cost.
2.2 Tenant, at Tenants expense, shall cause plans and specifications for such work to be prepared by Tenants Space Planner; provided, however, Landlords Space Planner shall be used for plans and specifications relating to mechanical, plumbing, electrical, air conditioning and/or fire alarm components and improvements which serve the Premises. All plans and specifications shall be subject to review and approval by Landlord to insure, among other things, that the work is compatible with all other construction and all electrical and mechanical systems within the Building.
2.3 Tenant is required to use the Approved General Contractor for construction of the Tenant Improvements, and Approved General Contractor shall hire all subcontractors. Tenant shall not directly engage any subcontractor to perform any Tenant Improvement construction without first obtaining Landlords written consent which Landlord may withhold in its sole discretion.
3. LEASE COMMENCEMENT DATE .
3.1 The Lease Commencement Date shall be as set forth in Section 3.2 of the Summary. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Lease, in the event of any delay in the Lease Commencement Date, this Lease shall not be void or voidable, nor shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for any loss or damage resulting therefrom, nor shall such failure affect the obligations of Tenant hereunder; provided that, except to the extent due to Force Majeure events, Tenant Delays or governmental delays, Tenant may, in its sole discretion (and as its sole remedy therefor), terminate this Lease if Landlord does not substantially complete the Base Building Improvements by December 31, 2014, by delivering written notice of termination to Landlord at any time thereafter and prior to substantial completion of the Base Building Improvements.
4. GENERAL .
4.1 All drawings, space plans, plans and specifications for any improvements or installations in the Premises are expressly subject to Landlords prior written approval. Any drawings, plans or specifications prepared by Landlord or Landlords Space Planner(s) and any approval by Landlord or Landlords Space Planner(s) of any drawings, plans or specifications prepared on behalf of Tenant shall not in any way bind or give rise to liability on the part of Landlord or constitute a representation or warranty by Landlord as to the adequacy or sufficiency of such drawings, plans or specifications, or the improvement to which they relate, but shall merely evidence the consent of Landlord to such drawings, plans or specifications. Tenant and/or the Approved General Contractor is responsible for field measuring in all cases, and Tenant agrees that it will not rely on the dimensions shown on such drawings, plans or specifications. For any submittal (or resubmittal) of plans by Tenant to be deemed effective, one set of full-size printed paper plans shall be sent by Tenant to The Krausz Companies, Inc., 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3300, San Francisco, CA 94104-4806, Attn: David Pyle, with a duplicate set of electronic plans (both PDF and AutoCAD) sent by email to david@tkcre.com.
4.2 Any failure by Tenant to pay any amounts due hereunder shall have the same effect under the Lease as a failure to pay rent. Any such failure, or failure by Tenant to perform any of its other obligations hereunder, shall constitute an event of default under the Lease, entitling Landlord to all of its remedies under the Lease, at law and in equity.
5. CONTRACTOR INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY REQUIREMENTS:
5.1 Tenant shall cause the Approved General Contractor to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord, Landlords shareholders, officers, directors, affiliates and beneficiaries and their respective agents and employees from and against all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses of whatever nature including those to the person and property of Tenants contractor, its employees, agents, invitees, licensees and others arising out of or in conjunction with the performance of Tenants Work except to the extent same may arise out of Landlords, Landlords agents or employees negligence, it being understood that the foregoing indemnity
shall be in addition to the insurance requirements set forth below and shall not be in discharge of or in substitution for same.
5.2 Before commencement of construction, Tenant shall cause the Approved General Contractor to provide to Landlord evidence of the following insurance:
Comprehensive General Liability must include Premises/Operations, Products/Completed Operations, Contractual, Personal Injury, Broad Form PD, Explosion, Collapse and Underground Damage. This General Liability must be a minimum of $2,000,000. It must cover a minimum of all operations other than Auto and Workers Compensation, and must carry a minimum rating of A plus VII or better.
General Liability must be the Occurrence type. The occurrence coverage provided must apply to covered losses that occur during the policy period regardless of when the claim is reported. Certificates showing Claims Made and Modified Occurrence coverage shall not be acceptable.
The Auto insurance policy shall be for any auto, thus providing coverage for owned, rented or hired vehicles of the insured and the insureds liability arising from the use of his employees vehicles for a required minimum of $2,000,000. If the entity (contractor) obtaining the certificate claims to not own any vehicles, the minimum general liability insurance acceptable policy shall cover Non-Owned and Hired vehicles.
The Owner (Landlord) prefers the Umbrella Form of Excess Liability coverage for a minimum of $2,000,000.
Workers Compensation policies as required in the State in which the Building is located. Such policies shall also cover Employers Liability. The Employers Liability policy shall show a minimum statutory limit of $1,000,000 per accident or disease.
NOTICE : If the contractors Workmens Compensation policy is not furnished by the same insurance provider as the General Liability policy and certificate, an additional certificate and endorsement must be submitted from your Workers Compensation provider for this portion of the insurance. It must name the Landlord as certificate holder.
The insurance as is afforded by this policy, for the benefit of the additional insured (Landlord as is noted below) shall be primary insurance and any insurance maintained by the additional insured shall be excess and non-contributory.
Landlord requires that the Approved General Contractors certificate of Workers Compensation insurance include an endorsement indicating that coverage is primary.
In the case of Aircraft Liability or Crane Lifting Liability, etc., specialized coverage must be provided to the Landlord. Contact the Landlord for the limits and the coverage required for any unusual activities.
In all instances other than Workers Compensation, the Landlord must be named as Additionally Insured and Certificate Holder. Based on the jobsite, the Landlord should read as follows:
The Krausz Companies, Inc., a California Corporation
New Russell One LLC (Landlord)
(Lender)
Each contractor must read and sign the attached Tenant Contractor Indemnification Release Form.
CONTRACTOR INDEMNIFICATION RELEASE FORM
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Tenants Contractor shall indemnify, defend, protect, and hold harmless New Russell One LLC (Landlord), The Krausz Companies, Inc., Landlords lender, the Owners Association for the property (if any), and their respective officers, agents and employees and any other person designated by Landlord, and officers, directors, members, managers, shareholders, partners, representatives, agents and employees of each of them (collectively the Indemnitees) from and against all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including but not limited to attorneys and Contractors fees and expenses, arising out of or resulting from the performance of the work, provided that any such claim, damage, loss, cost or expense is caused in whole or in part by any willful or negligent act or omission of Tenants Contractor, any Subcontractor, anyone directly employed by any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, regardless of whether or not it is caused in part by a party indemnified hereunder. Such obligation shall not be construed to negate, abridge, or otherwise reduce any other right or obligation of indemnity, which would otherwise exist as to any party or person, described in this paragraph.
In any and all claims against of the Indemnitees, the indemnification obligation under this paragraph shall not be limited in any way by any limitation on the amount or type of damages, compensation or benefits payable to Tenants Contractor under workmens compensation acts, disability benefit acts or other employee benefit acts.
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EXHIBIT B - ADDENDUM
TENANT IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE
Landlord shall pay to Tenant a construction allowance (the Tenant Improvement Allowance ) of up to Sixty-Five and No/100 Dollars ($65.00) per usable square foot of the Premises (as finally determined under Section 1.1.2), as follows:
A. The Tenant Improvement Allowance shall be paid to Tenant in progress payments during the construction of Tenants Work, not more often than once every calendar month. As used herein, a Draw Request Date shall mean, for each calendar month from and after the Execution Date until the Outside Disbursement Date, the Thursday of the week in which the 25 th day of such month falls. It is understood that Landlord submits monthly draw requests to its construction lender on each Draw Request Date. Provided Tenant is not in default under this Lease (after the giving of notice and expiration of any applicable cure period), if Tenant delivers a complete Disbursement Request (as hereinafter defined) for a progress payment to Landlord at least five (5) business days prior to any Draw Request Date, then Landlord shall include the amount requested in such Disbursement Request with Landlords draw request submitted on such Draw Request Date. Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing of the requested amount of each progress payment (such notice being referred to as a Disbursement Request ), which notice shall be accompanied by (1) an architects certification stating the percentage of Tenants Work that has been completed in accordance with the Approved Plans since the last Disbursement Request, if any; (2) a certification from the Approved General Contractor to the same effect; (3) Tenant Work Invoices (as hereinafter defined) for the applicable work which shall be in a total amount equal to or exceeding the amount requested by Tenant in the Disbursement Request; (4) progress waivers of lien (which may be conditional upon payment for work covered by the waiver only) from the Approved General Contractor and from any subcontractor, vendor or supplier being paid more than Five Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($5,000.00) in connection with Tenants Work, showing that all such persons have been paid to date for all work performed to such date; and (5) if a conditional waiver of lien was provided to Landlord in connection with any previous progress payment paid to Tenant hereunder, a final lien release from the applicable contractor, subcontractor, vendor or supplier which is notarized, unconditional and in recordable form reasonably acceptable to Landlord. Tenant shall in addition provide a mechanics lien release from any subcontractor or material supplier who has filed a preliminary lien notice under NRS 108.246 which is in effect at the time Tenants request for disbursement from the Tenant Improvement Allowance is made. The Approved General Contractor certifications called for in this Exhibit B-Addendum shall be on AIA form G 702/703. Subject to verification by Landlord, each progress payment shall be in an amount equal to the Tenant Improvement Allowance multiplied by the percentage of completion stated in the architects certification, less a ten percent (10%) retainage from each progress payment. Subject to the foregoing, Landlord shall pay the amount requested in each Disbursement Request to Tenant within five (5) business days after Landlord receives such amount from its construction lender.
B. Provided Tenant is not in default under this Lease (after the giving of notice and expiration of any applicable cure period), the balance of the Tenant Improvement Allowance, including all retained amounts, shall be paid to Tenant based on Tenants final Disbursement Request ( Final Disbursement Request ) as follows: Landlord shall include the amount requested in the Final Disbursement Request with Landlords draw request submitted on the next Draw Request Date if Tenant delivers a complete Final Disbursement Request for the balance of the Tenant Improvement Allowance to Landlord at least five (5) business days prior to such Draw Request Date, and notifies Landlord that the last of the following conditions have been satisfied (and the same have been satisfied in fact): (i) Tenant not being in default under this Lease beyond any applicable notice and cure period, (ii) Tenant being current on any Base Rent and Additional Rent then due, (iii) Tenant having furnished to Landlord a recorded valid, Notice of Completion, if applicable, together with a complete list of names, addresses, telephone numbers and contract amounts of the Approved General Contractor and all subcontractors, vendors and/or suppliers providing materials and or labor for Tenants Work, as well as copies of all invoices from the Approved General Contractor and all subcontractors, vendors and/or suppliers ( Tenant Work Invoices ) for the applicable work covered by the Final Disbursement Request, which shall be in a total amount equal to or exceeding the amount requested by Tenant in the Final Disbursement Request, and a final mechanics lien release from the Approved General Contractor, any subcontractor, vendor or supplier being paid more than Five Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($5,000.00) in connection
with Tenants Work, and from any subcontractor or material supplier who has provided only a conditional waiver of lien under subparagraph A above, which are notarized, unconditional and in recordable form reasonably acceptable to Landlord; (iv) Tenant having furnished to Landlord copies of all building permits, indicating inspection and approval by the issuer of said permits, and the original Certificate of Occupancy; (v) Tenant having furnished to Landlord an architects certification that Tenants Work has been constructed in accordance with the Approved Plans and substantially complete in accordance with the Approved Plans subject only to the punch list items; (vi) Tenant having furnished to Landlord one (1) set of reproducible as built drawings and CAD files of Tenants Work; and (vii) completion of all punch list corrections. Tenant shall in addition provide a mechanics lien release from any subcontractor or material supplier who has filed a preliminary lien notice under NRS 108.246 which is in effect at the time Tenants Final Disbursement Request is made. Subject to the foregoing, Landlord shall pay the amount requested in the Final Disbursement Request to Tenant within five (5) business days after Landlord receives such amount from its construction lender.
It is understood that the requirements in subparagraphs A and B above are intended as a conditions to payment of the Tenant Improvement Allowance only and shall not be construed to limit or defeat any of Tenants obligations under Article 9 of the Lease. The cost of any additional work performed by Landlord for the benefit of Tenant shall be deducted from any installment of the Tenant Improvement Allowance before the same is paid to Tenant. The Tenant Improvement Allowance paid to Tenant shall in no event exceed the aggregate amount of the Tenant Work Invoices presented to Landlord. The Tenant Work Invoices may include Tenant Work Invoices for purchase and installation of furniture, fixtures, telephone equipment, computer wiring, security system, signage, moving and general communications needs.
Tenant shall have Tenant shall have twelve (12) months following the Lease Commencement Date (the Outside Disbursement Date ) to utilize the Tenant Improvement Allowance as aforesaid. If Tenant does not substantially complete Tenants Work by the Outside Disbursement Date, then any unpaid balance of the Tenant Improvement Allowance shall be null and void; provided, however, if and to the extent there is a remaining balance of the Tenant Improvement Allowance, then Landlord shall fund all costs incurred by Tenant in connection with Second Floor Exit Corridor as specified in Section 1.1.1 of the Lease, whether during or after such 12-month period, provided Tenant furnishes a Disbursement Request for such payment and the other conditions set forth above are satisfied as to such payment.
EXHIBIT C
THE GRAMERCY
NOTICE OF LEASE TERM DATES
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Re: Office Lease dated , 200 between , a ( Landlord ), and , a ( Tenant ) concerning Suite on floor(s) of the office building located at , Nevada.
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the Office Lease (the Lease ), we wish to advise you and/or confirm as follows:
1. The Lease Term shall commence on or has commenced on for a term of ending on .
2. Rent commenced to accrue on , in the amount of .
3. If the Lease Commencement Date is other than the first day of the month, the first billing will contain a pro rata adjustment. Each billing thereafter, with the exception of the final billing, shall be for the full amount of the monthly installment as provided for in the Lease.
4. Your rent checks should be made payable to at .
5. The exact number of rentable/usable square feet within the Premises is square feet.
6. Tenants Share as adjusted based upon the exact number of usable square feet within the Premises is %.
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EXHIBIT D
THE GRAMERCY
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Tenant shall faithfully observe and comply with the following Rules and Regulations. Landlord shall not be responsible to Tenant for the nonperformance of any of said Rules and Regulations by or otherwise with respect to the acts or omissions of any other tenants or occupants of the Project. In the event of any conflict between the Rules and Regulations and the other provisions of this Lease, the latter shall control.
1. Tenant shall not alter any lock or install any new or additional locks or bolts on any doors or windows of the Premises without obtaining Landlords prior written consent. Tenant shall have the right to designate certain areas as secure areas for storage of medical records and such other confidential information as is typically maintained by Tenant in the ordinary course of business, and Tenant shall be entitled to restrict Landlords access to such areas in a commercially reasonable manner. Tenant shall bear the cost of any lock changes or repairs required by Tenant. Two keys will be furnished by Landlord for the Premises, and any additional keys required by Tenant must be obtained from Landlord at a reasonable cost to be established by Landlord. Upon the termination of this Lease, Tenant shall restore to Landlord all keys of stores, offices, and toilet rooms, either furnished to, or otherwise procured by, Tenant and in the event of the loss of keys so furnished, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the cost of replacing same or of changing the lock or locks opened by such lost key if Landlord shall deem it necessary to make such changes.
2. All doors opening to public corridors shall be kept closed at all times except for normal ingress and egress to the Premises; it being understood, however, that Tenant and its employees shall have access to the Building 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks per year subject to and in compliance with any reasonable access control system established by Landlord for the Building and/or Project from time to time and all Rules and Regulations related thereto, except as may be due to acts of governmental authority or events of Force Majeure.
3. Landlord reserves the right to close and keep locked all entrance and exit doors of the Building during such hours as are customary for comparable buildings in the vicinity of the Building. Tenant, its employees and agents must be sure that the doors to the Building are securely closed and locked when leaving the Premises if it is after the normal hours of business for the Building. In case of invasion, mob, riot, public excitement, or other commotion, Landlord reserves the right to prevent access to the Building or the Project during the continuance thereof by any means it deems appropriate for the safety and protection of life and property.
4. Except for Tenants initial move, no furniture, freight or equipment of any kind shall be brought into the Building without prior notice to Landlord. All moving activity into or out of the Building shall be scheduled with Landlord and done only at such time and in such manner as Landlord designates. Landlord shall have the right to prescribe the weight, size and position of all safes and other heavy property brought into the Building and also the times and manner of moving the same in and out of the Building. Safes and other heavy objects shall, if considered necessary by Landlord, stand on supports of such thickness as is necessary to properly distribute the weight. Landlord will not be responsible for loss of or damage to any such safe or property in any case. Any damage to any part of the Building, its contents, occupants or visitors by moving or maintaining any such safe or other property shall be the sole responsibility and expense of Tenant.
5. No furniture, packages, supplies, equipment or merchandise will be received in the Building or carried up or down in the elevators, except between such hours, in such specific elevator and by such personnel as shall be designated by Landlord. Tenant will use its own moving company and will supply Landlord with Certificates of Insurance. Tenants moving company shall in any event be licensed, insured and have adequate experience with high-rise multi-tenant Class-A office buildings .
6. The requirements of Tenant will be attended to only upon application at the management office for the Project or at such office location designated by Landlord. Employees of Landlord shall not perform any work or do anything outside their regular duties unless under special instructions from Landlord.
7. No sign, advertisement, notice or handbill shall be exhibited, distributed, painted or affixed by Tenant on any part of the Premises or the Building without the prior written consent of the Landlord. Tenant shall not disturb, solicit, peddle, or canvass any occupant of the Project and shall cooperate with Landlord and its agents of Landlord to prevent same. In the event of the violation of this rule by Tenant, Landlord may remove the violating items without any liability, and may charge any expenses incurred by such removal to the Tenant or Tenants violating the rule.
8. The toilet rooms, urinals, wash bowls and other apparatus shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which they were constructed, and no foreign substance of any kind whatsoever shall be thrown therein. The expense of any breakage, stoppage or damage resulting from the violation of this rule shall be borne by the tenant who, or whose servants, employees, agents, visitors or licensees shall have caused same.
9. Tenant shall not overload the floor of the Premises, nor mark, drive nails or screws, or drill into the partitions, woodwork or drywall or in any way deface the Premises or any part thereof without Landlords prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may install fixtures into the drywall without Landlords consent but subject to the other terms and conditions of this Lease. Tenant shall not purchase, ice, towel, linen, maintenance or other like services from any person or persons not approved by Landlord.
10. Except for vending machines intended for the sole use of Tenants employees and invitees, no vending machine or machines other than standard office machines shall be installed, maintained or operated upon the Premises without the written consent of Landlord.
11. Tenant shall not use, keep or permit any Tenant Controlled Parties to use or keep, in or on the Premises, the Building, or the Project any kerosene, gasoline or other inflammable or combustible fluid, chemical, substance or material (except petroleum products, batteries and the like contained in any vehicle permitted to be parked in the Common Areas).
12. Tenant shall not without the prior written consent of Landlord use any method of heating or air conditioning other than that supplied by Landlord. Without limitation on the foregoing, use of portable electric heaters in the Premises is not allowed.
13. Tenant shall not use, keep or permit any Tenant Controlled Parties to use or keep, any Hazardous Substance in or on the Premises (other than products containing small quantities of Hazardous Materials, which products are of a type customarily utilized in office buildings in the State of Nevada, including but not limited to cleaning solvents and office supplies, provided the same are used, stored and disposed of in accordance with applicable law and all commercially reasonable insurance requirements applicable to the Premises), or use or occupy, or permit any Tenant Controlled Parties to use or occupy, the Premises in a manner offensive or objectionable to Landlord or other occupants of the Project by reason of noise, odors, or vibrations, or interfere with other tenants or those having business therein, whether by the use of any musical instrument, radio, phonograph, or in any other way. Tenant shall not throw anything out of doors, windows or skylights or down passageways.
14. Tenant shall not bring into or keep within the Project, the Building or the Premises any firearms, animals, birds, aquariums, or, except in areas designated by Landlord, bicycles or other vehicles.
15. No cooking shall be done or permitted on the Premises, nor shall the Premises be used for the storage of merchandise, for lodging or for any improper, objectionable or immoral purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Underwriters laboratory-approved equipment and microwave ovens may be used in the Premises for heating food and brewing coffee, tea, hot chocolate and similar beverages for employees and visitors, provided that such use is in accordance with all applicable federal, state, county and city laws, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations.
16. The Premises shall not be used for manufacturing or for the storage of merchandise except as such storage may be incidental to the use of the Premises provided for in the Summary. Tenant shall not occupy or permit any Tenant Controlled Parties to occupy any portion of the Premises as an office for a messenger-type operation or dispatch office, public stenographer or typist, or for the manufacture or sale of liquor, narcotics, or
tobacco in any form, or as a medical office, or as a barber or manicure shop, or as an employment bureau without the express prior written consent of Landlord.
17. Landlord reserves the right to exclude or expel from the Project any person who, in the judgment of Landlord, is intoxicated or under the influence of liquor or drugs, or who shall in any manner do any act in violation of any of these Rules and Regulations.
18. Tenant, its employees and agents shall not loiter in or on the entrances, corridors, sidewalks, lobbies, courts, halls, stairways, elevators, vestibules or any Common Areas for the purpose of smoking tobacco products or for any other purpose, nor in any way obstruct such areas, and shall use them only as a means of ingress and egress for the Premises.
19. Tenant shall not waste water or Common Area electricity or air conditioning and agrees to cooperate fully with Landlord on any conservation program established for the Building.
20. Tenant shall store all its trash and garbage within the interior of the Premises. No material shall be placed in the trash boxes or receptacles if such material is of such nature that it may not be disposed of in the ordinary and customary manner of removing and disposing of trash and garbage in city in which the Building is located without violation of any law or ordinance governing such disposal. All trash, garbage and refuse disposal shall be made only through entry-ways and elevators provided for such purposes at such times as Landlord shall designate.
21. Tenant shall comply with all safety, fire protection and evacuation procedures and regulations established by Landlord or any governmental agency.
22. Any persons employed by Tenant to do janitorial work shall be subject to the prior written approval of Landlord, and while in the Building and outside of the Premises, shall be subject to and under the control and direction of the Building manager (but not as an agent or servant of such manager or of Landlord), and Tenant shall be responsible for all acts of such persons.
23. No awnings or other projection shall be attached to the outside walls of the Building without the prior written consent of Landlord, and no curtains, blinds, shades or screens shall be attached to or hung in, or used in connection with, any window or door of the Premises other than Building Standard mini-blinds. Drapes are permitted only inside of such Building Standard mini-blinds. All electrical ceiling fixtures hung in the Premises or spaces along the perimeter of the Building must be fluorescent and/or of a quality, type, design and a warm white bulb color approved in advance in writing by Landlord. Neither the interior nor exterior of any windows shall be coated or otherwise sunscreened without the prior written consent of Landlord. All window coverings shall be regularly cleaned by Tenant and Building Standard mini-blinds shall be kept closed after sundown. Tenant shall abide by Landlords additional reasonable, uniform regulations concerning the opening and closing of window coverings which are attached to the windows in the Premises, if any, which have a view of any interior portion of the Building or Shared Exterior Common Areas, which additional regulations shall be provided to Tenant at least ten (10) business days before their effectiveness.
24. The sashes, sash doors, skylights, windows, and doors that reflect or admit light and air into the halls, passageways or other public places in the Building shall not be covered or obstructed by Tenant, nor shall any bottles, parcels or other articles be placed on the windowsills.
25. Tenant hereby acknowledges that Landlord shall have no obligation to provide guard service or other security measures for the benefit of the Premises, the Building or the Project. Tenant hereby assumes all responsibility for the protection of Tenant and its agents, employees, contractors, invitees and guests, and the property thereof, from acts of third parties, including keeping doors locked and other means of entry to the Premises closed, whether or not Landlord, at its option, elects to provide security protection for the Project or any portion thereof. Tenant further acknowledges that any safety and security devices, services and programs which Landlord elects, in its sole discretion, to provide may not be effective, or may malfunction or be circumvented by an unauthorized third party, and Tenant shall, in addition to its other insurance obligations under this Lease, obtain its
own insurance coverage to the extent Tenant desires protection against losses related to such occurrences. Tenant shall cooperate in any reasonable safety or security program developed by Landlord or required by law.
26. All office equipment of any electrical or mechanical nature shall be placed by Tenant in the Premises in settings approved by Landlord, to minimize any vibration, noise and annoyance.
27. Tenant shall not use in any space or in the public halls of the Building, any hand trucks except those equipped with rubber tires and rubber side guards.
28. No auction, liquidation, fire sale, going-out-of-business or bankruptcy sale shall be conducted in the Premises.
29. Tenant shall not use or permit any Tenant Controlled Parties to use any portion of the Premises for living quarters, sleeping apartments or lodging rooms.
30. Landlord will have the right to prohibit any advertising by Tenant mentioning the Building that, in Landlords reasonable opinion, tends to impair the reputation of the Building or its desirability as a Building for offices, and upon written notice from Landlord, Tenant will refrain from or discontinue such advertising.
31. Tenant and Tenants employees will not conduct themselves in any manner that is inconsistent with the character of the Building as a first quality Building or that will impair the comfort and convenience of other Tenants in the Building.
Landlord reserves the right at any time to change or rescind any one or more of these Rules and Regulations, or to make such other and further reasonable Rules and Regulations as in Landlords judgment may from time to time be necessary for the management, safety, care and cleanliness of the Premises, Building, the Common Areas and the Project, and for the preservation of good order therein, and shall provide a copy of any such modifications to Tenant. Tenant shall be deemed to have read these Rules and Regulations and to have agreed to abide by them as a condition of its occupancy of the Premises.
EXHIBIT D-1
PARKING RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Tenant and its employees shall have access to the Project parking areas twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, fifty two (52) weeks per year during the Lease Term, subject to and in compliance with any reasonable access control system established by Landlord for parking areas in the Building and/or Project .
2. Cars must be parked entirely within the stall lines painted on the floor or other parking surface.
3. All directions signs and arrows must be observed.
4. The speed limit shall be 5 miles per hour.
5. Parking is prohibited:
a. In areas not striped for parking
b. In aisles
c. Where no parking signs are posted
d. In designated Visitor and Reserved spaces
e. On ramps
f. In cross hatched areas
g. In such other areas as may be designated by Landlord or Landlords Parking Operator.
6. No double parking, blocking driveways, entrances or exits to the any parking garage or surface parking area is permitted.
7. Unauthorized vehicles parked in a reserved space will be towed at the owners expense.
8. Parking stickers and card-key entry cards or any other device or form of identification supplied by Landlord shall remain the property of landlord. Such parking identification device must be displayed as requested and may not be mutilated in any manner. The serial number of the parking identification device may not be obliterated. Devices are not transferable, except a transfer from one Tenant employee to another which is first registered with the Tenant employer and Landlord and any device in the possession of an unauthorized holder will be void. There will be a replacement fee charged of the Tenant or person designated by the Tenant of not less than $20.00 for loss of any parking sticker, card-key entry card or other form of identification or device.
9. Monthly rates for rental of parking space is payable one (1) month in advance and must be paid prior to the first day of each month. Failure to do so will automatically cancel parking privileges and a charge at the prevailing daily rate will be due. No deductions or allowances from the monthly rate will be made for days customer does not use parking facilities.
10. Property managers or attendants are not authorized to make or allow any exceptions to these Parking Rules and Regulations.
11. Every parker is required to park and lock his own car. All responsibility for damage to cars or persons or loss of personal property is assumed by the parker, except damage due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or Landlords employees, agents or contractors. Vehicles left during unattended hours are left at the vehicle owners own risk and if left without the express written consent of the Landlord, shall be towed from the garage or other parking area, at the vehicle owners expense.
12. Tenants employees, or any other Tenant Controlled Parties permitted by Tenant to park in the Project, shall keep their vehicles from leaking fluids that in Landlords discretion are excessive and potentially hazardous.
13. Loss or theft of parking identification devices from automobiles must be promptly reported to the property manager, and a lost or stolen report must be filed by the customer at that time.
(a) Any parking identification devices reported lost or stolen found in any unauthorized car will be confiscated and the illegal holder will be subject to prosecution.
(b) Lost or stolen devices found by Tenant or its employees must be reported to the office of the property manager promptly to avoid confusion.
14. Spaces rented to persons are for the express purpose of parking one automobile per space. Washing, waxing, cleaning or serving of any vehicle by the customer and/or his agents is prohibited. Card Key access to enter and exit the garage or other parking must be in sequence. If a Card Key will not allow a person to enter or exit the garage or other parking area, the Card Key is out of sequence. The second incident of the Card Key being out of sequence will be treated as a violation of these Parking Rules and Regulations.
15. Landlord and the property management reserve the right to refuse the sale of monthly validations stickers, parking stickers and Card Key entry cards or other parking identification devices to any tenant or person and/or his agents or representatives who willfully refuse to comply with these Parking Rules and Regulations and all City, State or Federal ordinances, laws or agreements, whether posted or not. In addition to the above Landlord and the property management may require that any person violating these Parking Rules and Regulations pay a penalty charge of $20.00 per violation of any of these Parking Rules and Regulations, which shall be due prior to exiting or continuing access to the garage or parking area.
16. Tenant shall notify all persons to whom Tenant assigns parking spaces of these Parking Rules and Regulations.
17. If the parking areas are damaged or destroyed, or if the use of the parking areas is limited or prohibited by any governmental authority, or the use or operation of the parking areas is limited or prevented by strikes or other labor difficulties or other causes beyond Landlords control, Tenants inability to use the parking area will not subject Landlord or any operator of the parking areas to any liability to Tenant and will not relieve Tenant of any of its obligations under the Lease and the Lease will remain in full force and effect.
If requested by Landlord, Tenants employees will be required to execute a parking agreement, which shall be commercially reasonable and consistent with the operation of a Class A mixed-use project in Summerlin/West Las Vegas, in order to park in the Project and to comply with these Parking Rules and Regulations. Landlord, in its reasonable discretion, may change these Parking Rules and Regulations from time to time.
EXHIBIT E
THE GRAMERCY
FORM OF TENANTS ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
The undersigned as Tenant under that certain Office Lease (the Lease ) made and entered into as of , 200 by and between as Landlord, and the undersigned as Tenant, for Premises on the floor(s) of the office building located at , Nevada , certifies as follows:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the Lease and all amendments and modifications thereto. The documents contained in Exhibit A represent the entire agreement between the parties as to the Premises.
2. The undersigned currently occupies the Premises described in the Lease, the Lease Term commenced on , and the Lease Term expires on , and the undersigned has no option to terminate or cancel the Lease or to purchase all or any part of the Premises, the Building and/or the Project.
3. Base Rent became payable on .
4. The Lease is in full force and effect and has not been modified, supplemented or amended in any way except as provided in Exhibit A .
5. Tenant has not transferred, assigned, or sublet any portion of the Premises nor entered into any license or concession agreements with respect thereto except as follows:
6. Tenant shall not modify the documents contained in Exhibit A without the prior written consent of Landlords Mortgagee.
7. All monthly installments of Base Rent, all Additional Rent and all monthly installments of estimated Additional Rent have been paid when due through . The current monthly installment of Base Rent is $ .
8. All conditions of the Lease to be performed by Landlord necessary to the enforceability of the Lease have been satisfied and Landlord is not in default thereunder. In addition, the undersigned has not delivered any notice to Landlord regarding a default by Landlord thereunder, except as follows: .
9. No rental has been paid more than thirty (30) days in advance and no security has been deposited with Landlord except as provided in the Lease.
10. As of the date hereof, there are no existing defenses or offsets, or, to the undersigneds knowledge, claims or any basis for a claim, that the undersigned has against Landlord, except as follows: .
11. If Tenant is a corporation or partnership, each individual executing this Estoppel Certificate on behalf of Tenant hereby represents and warrants that Tenant is a duly formed and existing entity qualified to do business in the State of Nevada and that Tenant has full right and authority to execute and deliver this Estoppel Certificate and that each person signing on behalf of Tenant is authorized to do so.
12. There are no actions pending against the undersigned under the bankruptcy or similar laws of the United States or any state.
13. Other than in compliance with all applicable laws and incidental to the ordinary course of the use of the Premises, the undersigned has not used or stored any hazardous substances in the Premises.
14. To the undersigneds knowledge, all tenant improvement work to be performed by Landlord under the Lease has been completed in accordance with the Lease and has been accepted by the undersigned and all reimbursements and allowances due to the undersigned under the Lease in connection with any tenant improvement work have been paid in full.
The undersigned acknowledges that this Estoppel Certificate may be delivered to Landlord or to a prospective Mortgagee or prospective purchaser, and acknowledges that said prospective Mortgagee or prospective purchaser will be relying upon the statements contained herein in making the loan or acquiring the property of which the Premises are a part and that receipt by it of this certificate is a condition of making such loan or acquiring such property.
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF GUARANTY
THIS GUARANTY is executed as of February 27, 2014, by HMS HOLDINGS CORP., a Delaware corporation ( Guarantor ), who agrees to the following for the benefit of NEW RUSSELL ONE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( Landlord ):
FOR VALUE RECEIVED and in consideration of Landlord executing that certain Office Lease (the Lease ) with HMS BUSINESS SERVICES, INC., a New York corporation ( Tenant ), to which this Guaranty is attached, Guarantor does hereby, for itself, its successors and assigns, unconditionally, absolutely, and irrevocably guarantee the payment of all rent, additional rent, and all other amounts required to be paid by Tenant under the Lease and the performance of all the terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions by Tenant to be performed under the Lease in the manner and at the times specified in the Lease during the original term and extended terms, if any, and hereby expressly waives notices of (i) acceptance of this Guaranty, (ii) non-payment, non-performance or default by Tenant under the Lease, and (iii) amendments, assignments or modifications of the Lease and Landlord is hereby released from any duty or lack of diligence in the enforcement of any of the terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions under the Lease. Guarantor hereby expressly consents to any amendments, assignments, extensions or modifications of the Lease that may hereafter be made and agrees that the same shall in no way relieve it from any liability under this Guaranty. Guarantor consents to Landlord proceeding directly against Guarantor on this Guaranty without the necessity of any suit or proceeding against Tenant and without first exhausting any remedy or remedies which Landlord may have against Tenant. Guarantor further agrees to pay to Landlord all actual (but not any special, consequential or punitive, excepting any such damages as may lawfully be claimed by unaffiliated third parties and which are expressly covered by Tenants indemnification obligation under the Lease) losses, costs and damages that may be sustained by Landlord in consequence of any default by Tenant under the Lease after the giving of notice and expiration of any applicable grace or cure period set forth in the Lease, together with reasonable attorneys fees, court costs and other expenses incurred by Landlord in enforcing Tenants covenants and agreements set forth in the Lease or in enforcing the covenants and agreements of Guarantor under this Guaranty. Guarantor agrees to execute and deliver to Landlord, upon the request of Landlord at the time that Tenant is required to execute an estoppel certificate under the Lease, a written statement confirming that this Guaranty is in full force and effect. Guarantor agrees that upon the request of Landlord Guarantor shall provide Landlord with financial statements showing Guarantors then current financial condition and certified as being true, complete and correct by Guarantor (but Landlord shall not request financial statements hereunder more than once in any calendar year, except for one (1) additional request which Landlord may make in any calendar year if required by a Mortgagee or in connection with a sale or refinancing of the Property). In the event of any bankruptcy, reorganization, winding up or similar proceedings with respect to Tenant, no limitation on Tenants liability under the Lease which may now or hereafter be imposed by any federal, state or any other statute, law or regulation applicable to such proceedings shall in any way limit the obligation of Guarantor hereunder, which obligation is coextensive with Tenants liability as set forth in the Lease, without regard to any such statutory or other limitation. Except as otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used in this Guaranty shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Lease. This Guaranty shall bind Guarantor and its successors and assigns and inure to the benefit of Landlord and its successors and assigns. This Guaranty shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of and enforced in the courts in the State of Nevada.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has executed this Guaranty as of the date first above written.
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[FOR AN INDIVIDUAL I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that (name of signatory) is the person who appeared before me, and said person acknowledged that (he/she) signed this instrument and acknowledged it to be (his/her) free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument. ] [ FOR A CORPORATE SIGNATORY I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that (name of signatory) is the person who appeared before me, and said person acknowledged that (he/she) signed this instrument, on oath stated that (he/she) was authorized to execute the instrument and acknowledged it as the (type of authority, e.g., officer, trustee, etc.) of (name of Tenant) to be the free and voluntary act of such party for the uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument. ]
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EXHIBIT H
UNIT (GENERAL) TENANT IMPROVEMENT SPECIFICATIONS
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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS |
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Solid-core, flat-sliced. Veneer by Mfr: Marshfield Series: African Mahogany. Espresso Finish. 3 X 8-0. |
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Standard room door within tenant suite: Solid-core, flat-sliced. Veneer by Mfr: Marshfield Series: African Mahogany. Espresso Finish. 3 X 8-0. |
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Timely metal frame, with TA-28 casing. Color: Browntone. |
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Unit entrance door lockset to be Schlage ND Series with a Sparta series lever,with satin nickel finish (finish #619). Unit interior doors to have Schlage ND Series latch set with a Sparta Series lever with satin nickel finish (finish #619). Hinges, closers, doorstops and other associated door hardware to be commercial grade in satin nickel finish (finish #619). |
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Landlord shall provide an Electrical service area, located outside lease space, with main distribution switchboard with main electrical service fusible disconnect switch(es) and meter socket(s) capable of distributing in total up to 1276 amps, 3-phase, four-wire 277/480 volt service power. An empty service conduit(s) from Landlords service area shall be provided to a location(s) within the Tenants premises. |
EXHIBIT I
SHELL WORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Gramercy
9275 and 9205 Russell Road, Las Vegas, Nevada
August 15, 2013
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High-performance, energy efficient dual-pane glass and stucco. |
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NOTE : Alternatives to the foregoing specifications may be submitted to Landlord for approval subject to the terms, conditions and limitations of Exhibit B , Paragraph 1.2 .
EXHIBIT J
FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF LEASE
RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED, RETURN TO:
HealthDataInsights
7501 Trinity Peak Ave., Suite 210
Las Vegas, NV 89128
Attention: Jim Hutchinson
SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDERS USE
MEMORANDUM OF LEASE
This Memorandum of Lease ( Memorandum ) is made as of , 2014, between NEW RUSSELL ONE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( Landlord ), and HMS BUSINESS SERVICES, INC., a New York corporation ( Tenant ).
W I T N E S S E T H:
A. Landlord and Tenant have entered into an Office Lease (the Lease ) of even date herewith, whereby Landlord has leased to Tenant a portion of a building (the Building ) located at 9275 West Russell Road in the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada. The Building is part of a larger mixed-use project located in said City, County and State and commonly known as The Gramercy (the Project ). The Project is legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof.
B. The Lease contains certain provisions and rights appurtenant to the Project, some of which are set forth in this Memorandum.
NOW, THEREFORE, for certain good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:
1. Term . The term of the Lease (the Lease Term ) is for a period of approximately ten (10) years and one (1) month, commencing on the Lease Commencement Date (as defined in the Lease). Thereafter, Tenant has the right under the Lease to renew and extend the Lease Term for two (2) separate and successive periods of five (5) years each, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth in the Lease.
2. Right to Use Project Common Areas . As used herein, Project Common Areas , shall mean and include (a) all driveways and roadways located in the Project from time to time, (b) the parking area located on the portion of the Project known as Commercial Lot 3, until such time as Landlord notifies Tenant that Landlord will commence development work in that area for retail, office or another use within thirty (30) days thereafter, and (c) a total of six (6) parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of Rentable Area in the initial Premises (which shall be subject to adjustment as hereinafter set forth), in the parking areas of the Project which serve the Building from time to time, which Tenant has the right to use at no cost to Tenant except as specified in Article 28 of the Lease, as follows: (i) except as otherwise expressly set forth in Article 28 of the Lease, a total of two and one-half (2.5) parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of Rentable Area (as defined in the Lease) in the Premises shall be located in the underground parking area below Buildings 2 and 3 in the Project, of which ten (10) parking spaces shall be designated for exclusive use by Tenant upon and subject to the provisions and limitations of Article 28 of the Lease, and the remainder of such parking spaces in the underground parking area shall be unreserved; and (ii) the balance of said parking spaces shall be uncovered unreserved parking spaces in the parking areas of the Project which serve the Building from time to time, of which sixty (60) parking spaces shall be situated on the portion of the Project known as Commercial Lot 1 in the area adjacent to the Building as shown generally on Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof (the Adjacent Exterior Parking Area ) and designated for exclusive use by Tenant upon and subject to the provisions and limitations of Article 28 of the Lease. The total number of parking spaces which may be utilized by Tenant, and the number of such parking spaces located in the underground parking area under
clause (i) above, shall each be subject to adjustment (based on the ratios stated above) upon a remeasurement of the Premises under Section 1.1.2 of the Lease and/or upon an expansion of the Premises under Section 1.4 of the Lease (but the number of spaces designated for exclusive use by Tenant in the underground parking area and/or Adjacent Exterior Parking Area shall continue as stated above and shall not be affected by any such adjustment). In addition, the total number of parking spaces which may be utilized by Tenant shall also be adjusted in the event the Premises is expanded under the Right of First Offer or Right of First Refusal (as such terms are defined in the Lease), but in such event the number of such parking spaces, including the number of such parking spaces located in the underground parking area under clause (i) above, shall only be adjusted if and to the extent expressly set forth in the First Offer Notice (as defined in the Lease) or the offer to lease space in the Building which is accepted by Tenant under the Right of First Refusal, as the case may be (but the number of spaces designated for exclusive use by Tenant in the underground parking area and/or Adjacent Exterior Parking Area shall continue as stated above and shall not be affected by any such adjustment), it being understood that the ratios set forth above shall not apply in the case of an expansion under the Right of First Offer or Right of First Refusal. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Project Common Areas shall not include any pool, plaza or courtyard at any time located in the Project. During the Lease Term (as the same may be extended as set forth in Paragraph 1 above), Tenant, its Affiliates (as defined in the Lease), sublessees, if any, and their respective officers, employees, invitees and customers, shall have the right, in common with Landlord, the other tenants and occupants of the Building, and all others legally entitled thereto (except as to the Adjacent Exterior Parking Area and the ten (10) spaces in the underground parking area as aforesaid, both of which shall be designated for exclusive use by Tenant as set forth above), to use the Project Common Areas, subject to all conditions, requirements and restrictions set forth in the Lease, including, without limitation, the Rules and Regulations and Parking Rules and Regulations (as such terms are defined in the Lease) and all rights of Landlord as provided in Section 1.1.3 of the Lease, and further subject to all commercially reasonable conditions, requirements and restrictions set forth in the Operating Agreement (as defined in the Lease) from time to time, subject, however, to any applicable limitations on the Operating Agreement set forth in Section 1.1.4 of the Lease. In the event Landlord develops or reconfigures the Project in a manner which requires relocation of the Adjacent Exterior Parking Area, Landlord shall have the right to relocate the same to an appropriate new location at its sole cost, provided the new location is in close proximity to the Building.
3. Successors . The covenants, conditions and agreements set forth herein shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, administrators, executors, representatives and permitted successors and assigns.
4. Incorporation of Lease . All terms and conditions of the Lease are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Lease.
5. Conflicts with Lease . This Memorandum is solely for notice and recording purposes and shall not be construed to alter modify, expand, diminish or supplement the provisions of the Lease. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Memorandum and the provisions of the Lease, the provisions of the Lease shall govern. Reference should be made to the Lease for a more detailed description of all matters contained in this Memorandum.
6. Termination of Memorandum . This Memorandum shall automatically terminate and be released upon the expiration of the Lease Term or sooner termination of the Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing automatic termination and release provision, at any time following the expiration of the Lease Term or earlier termination of the Lease, Tenant shall execute within five (5) business days of Landlords request, an instrument, in recordable form and otherwise in form reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, giving record notice that the Lease has expired or been terminated, and confirming the termination and release of this Memorandum. Said instrument shall be recorded at Tenants sole cost and expense. The provisions of this Paragraph 6 shall survive the expiration of the Lease Term or sooner termination of the Lease.
This Memorandum is continued directly on the Signature Page.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Memorandum has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.
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[FOR AN INDIVIDUAL I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that (name of signatory) is the person who appeared before me, and said person acknowledged that (he/she) signed this instrument and acknowledged it to be (his/her) free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument. ] [ FOR A CORPORATE SIGNATORY I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that (name of signatory) is the person who appeared before me, and said person acknowledged that (he/she) signed this instrument, on oath stated that (he/she) was authorized to execute the instrument and acknowledged it as the (type of authority, e.g., officer, trustee, etc.) of (name of Tenant) to be the free and voluntary act of such party for the uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument. ]
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
That certain real property in the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, more particularly described as follows:
[TO BE ATTACHED]
OFFICE LEASE
THE GRAMERCY, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
NEW RUSSELL ONE LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company, as Landlord,
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HMS BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.,
a New York corporation , as Tenant.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
PREMISES, BUILDING, PROJECT, AND COMMON AREAS |
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ARTICLE 2 |
LEASE TERM |
11 |
ARTICLE 3 |
BASE RENT |
14 |
ARTICLE 4 |
ADDITIONAL RENT |
14 |
ARTICLE 5 |
USE OF PREMISES |
23 |
ARTICLE 6 |
SERVICES AND UTILITIES |
24 |
ARTICLE 7 |
REPAIRS |
26 |
ARTICLE 8 |
ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS |
27 |
ARTICLE 9 |
COVENANT AGAINST LIENS |
29 |
ARTICLE 10 |
INSURANCE |
29 |
ARTICLE 11 |
DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION |
31 |
ARTICLE 12 |
NONWAIVER |
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ARTICLE 13 |
CONDEMNATION |
33 |
ARTICLE 14 |
ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING |
33 |
ARTICLE 15 |
SURRENDER OF PREMISES; OWNERSHIP AND REMOVAL OF TRADE FIXTURES |
36 |
ARTICLE 16 |
HOLDING OVER |
37 |
ARTICLE 17 |
ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES |
38 |
ARTICLE 18 |
SUBORDINATION |
38 |
ARTICLE 19 |
DEFAULTS; REMEDIES |
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ARTICLE 20 |
COVENANT OF QUIET ENJOYMENT |
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ARTICLE 21 |
SECURITY DEPOSIT |
41 |
ARTICLE 22 |
SUBSTITUTION OF OTHER PREMISES |
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ARTICLE 23 |
SIGNS |
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ARTICLE 24 |
COMPLIANCE WITH LAW |
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ARTICLE 25 |
LATE CHARGES |
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ARTICLE 26 |
LANDLORDS RIGHT TO CURE DEFAULT; PAYMENTS BY TENANT |
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ARTICLE 27 |
ENTRY BY LANDLORD |
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ARTICLE 28 |
TENANT PARKING |
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ARTICLE 29 |
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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INDEX
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Abatement Event |
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Alterations |
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Base Rent |
14 |
Base Taxes |
21 |
Base Year |
15 |
Brokers |
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Building |
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Building Common Areas |
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Building Hours |
24 |
Common Areas |
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Contemplated Effective Date |
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CAM Pools |
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Designation Notice |
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Direct Expenses |
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Eligibility Period |
25 |
Estimate |
22 |
Estimate Statement |
22 |
Estimated Excess |
22 |
Excess |
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Expense Year |
15 |
Force Majeure |
49 |
Holidays |
24 |
HVAC |
24 |
Identification Requirements |
51 |
Landlord |
1 |
Landlord Parties |
29 |
Landlord Repair Notice |
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Lease |
1 |
Lease Commencement Date |
11 |
Lease Expiration Date |
11 |
Lease Term |
11 |
Lease Year |
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Lines |
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Nine Month Period |
35 |
Notices |
49 |
Operating Expenses |
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Original Improvements |
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Premises |
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Project |
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Renovations |
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Security Deposit |
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Statement |
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Subject Space |
34 |
Summary |
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Tax Expenses |
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Tenant |
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Tenant Work Letter |
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Tenants Share |
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Transfer Notice |
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Transferee |
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Exhibit 31.1
Certification
I, William C. Lucia, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of HMS Holdings Corp.;
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 registrants 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) 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) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants 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
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 12, 2014 |
/s/ William C. Lucia |
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William C. Lucia |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 31.2
Certification
I, Walter D. Hosp, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of HMS Holdings Corp.;
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 registrants 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) 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) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants 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
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 12, 2014 |
/ s/ Walter D. Hosp |
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Walter D. Hosp |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 32.1
Certification Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of HMS Holdings Corp. (the Company ) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Report ), I, William C. Lucia, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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/s/ William C. Lucia |
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William C. Lucia |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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May 12, 2014 |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to HMS Holdings Corp. and will be retained by HMS Holdings Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. This written statement accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing of HMS Holdings Corp. under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
Exhibit 32.2
Certification Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of HMS Holdings Corp. (the Company ) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Report ), I, Walter D. Hosp, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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/s/ Walter D. Hosp |
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Walter D. Hosp |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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May 12, 2014 |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to HMS Holdings Corp. and will be retained by HMS Holdings Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. This written statement accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing of HMS Holdings Corp. under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.