UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 27, 2019

 

 

SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Oregon   001-38964   93-1151989

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

2765 N.W. Nicolai Street

Portland, Oregon

  97210-1818
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (503) 227-7908

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock – no par value

Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

  SMIT   NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On November 22, 2019, Schmitt Industries, Inc. (“Schmitt” or the “Company”) entered into a Transition Services Agreement (“TSA”), whereby Tosei America, Inc. and Tosei Engineering Corp. (collectively, “Tosei”) and Schmitt will render critical operational services to one another for up to one year. Tosei and Schmitt will bill for services rendered based a formula whereby the percentage of each employee’s time spent on performing operational services for the other party is multiplied by that employee’s compensation.

On November 22, 2019, Tosei America, Inc. entered into a 10-year triple net lease of Schmitt’s 28th Avenue manufacturing facility. Base rent for the first twelve months will be approximately $23 thousand a month.

The foregoing descriptions of the TSA and the lease agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the TSA and the lease agreement which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On November 22, 2019, Schmitt completed the previously announced sale of its Schmitt Dynamic Balance Systems (“SBS”) business line to Tosei, for a purchase price of $10.5 million in cash.

Schmitt previously reported the definitive agreement to sell SBS to Tosei in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 2019.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 27, 2019, Schmitt issued a press release in connection with the foregoing. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b) Pro forma financial information.

The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information of Schmitt, giving effect to the Transaction, as of August 31, 2019 and for the three months then ended, and for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, is filed as Exhibit 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1    Transition Services Agreement, dated November 22, 2019 between the Company and Tosei America, Inc.
99.2    Lease Agreement, dated November 22, 2019 between the Company and Tosei America, Inc.
99.3    Press Release Entitled Schmitt Industries Inc Completes Sale of SBS Business Line for $10.5 million
99.4    Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

    SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC.
November 27, 2019              By:  

/s/ Regina Walker

      Name: Regina Walker
      Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

EXHIBIT 99.1

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

This Transition Services Agreement (as amended or modified hereafter, this “Agreement”), dated as of November 22, 2019, is by and among SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC., an Oregon corporation (“Seller”), TOSEI AMERICA, INC., a Ohio corporation (“U.S. Buyer”) and TOSEI ENGINEERING CORP., a company organized and existing under the laws of Japan (“UK Buyer” and together with the U.S. Buyer, the “Buyer” or “Buyers”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement and Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2019 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Seller and Buyer, U.S. Buyer purchased from Seller the Purchased Assets and the UK Buyer purchased from Seller the UK Shares; and

WHEREAS, Seller has agreed to provide Buyer with certain services in connection with the Business on a transition basis on the terms and subject to the conditions and for the consideration hereinafter set forth;

WHEREAS, Buyer has agreed to provide Seller with certain services in connection with Seller’s business on a transition basis on the terms and subject to the conditions and for the consideration hereinafter set forth; and

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Seller and Buyer hereby agree as follows:

1. Services.

(a) Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide, and, if necessary, to cause any appropriate third party provider to provide, Buyer with each transition service described in Schedule 1 to Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Seller Services”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Seller shall only be required to provide, or cause to be provided, each Seller Service to Buyer pursuant to the terms hereof (i) in connection with the operation of the Business, (ii) with substantially the same diligence, care and (where no time period is stated on Schedule 1 to Exhibit A) promptness as such Seller Services or services of a similar nature were provided to the Business prior to the Closing Date, and (iii) if provided by a third party provider, on substantially the same terms and conditions, and only to the extent, that such service is provided to the Business following the Closing Date pursuant to any applicable provider agreement. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, Seller makes no express or implied representation, warranty or guarantee relating to the Seller Services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement, including and without limitation, no warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Buyer’s use of each Seller Service pursuant to the terms hereof shall be limited to the nature and scope of the Business’ use of such Seller Service immediately prior to the Closing Date, regardless of any changes Buyer may make in the operations of the Business following the Closing Date.

(b) To the extent Seller requires information exclusively within the control of Buyer solely for the purpose of performing any Seller Services, Buyer shall promptly provide such information, or cause such information to be provided, to Seller. Buyer acknowledges that Seller has agreed to perform the Seller Services for the fees and with the standard of care and promptness provided for in this Agreement (including Schedule 1 to Exhibit A hereto). Buyer shall provide reasonable cooperation in order to facilitate the provision and receipt of the Seller Services


(c) Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide, and, if necessary, to cause any appropriate third party provider to provide, Seller with each transition service described in Schedules 1 to 5 to Exhibit B attached hereto (the “Buyer Services” and, together with the Seller Services, the “Services”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Buyer shall only be required to provide, or cause to be provided, each Buyer Service to Seller pursuant to the terms hereof (i) in connection with the operation of Seller’s business, (ii) with substantially the same diligence, care and (where no time period is stated on Schedules 1 to 5 to Exhibit B) promptness as such Buyer Services or services of a similar nature were provided to Seller’s business prior to the Closing Date, and (iii) if provided by a third party provider, on substantially the same terms and conditions, and only to the extent, that such service is provided to Seller’s business following the Closing Date pursuant to any applicable provider agreement. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, Buyer makes no express or implied representation, warranty or guarantee relating to the Buyer Services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement, including and without limitation, no warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Seller’s use of each Buyer Service pursuant to the terms hereof shall be limited to the nature and scope of the Seller’s business’ use of such Buyer Service immediately prior to the Closing Date, regardless of any changes Seller may make in the operations of its business following the Closing Date.

(d) To the extent Buyer requires information exclusively within the control of Seller solely for the purpose of performing any Buyer Services, Seller shall promptly provide such information, or cause such information to be provided, to Buyer. Seller acknowledges that Buyer has agreed to perform the Buyer Services for the fees and with the standard of care and promptness provided for in this Agreement (including Schedules 1 to 5 to Exhibit B hereto). Seller shall provide reasonable cooperation in order to facilitate the provision and receipt of the Buyer Services.

(e) Each provider of Services hereunder is sometimes hereinafter referred to as a “Provider,” and each recipient of Services hereunder is sometimes hereinafter referred to as a “Recipient.”


2. Purpose. The Services to be provided pursuant to Section 1 above are transitional in nature and are intended to enable each Recipient to independently conduct its business free from reliance on Provider for any aspect of Recipient’s operations. Each Recipient agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to make a transition of each Service into its own internal organization or to obtain alternate third-party sources to provide the Services as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Closing. Each Recipient acknowledges and agrees that it is its responsibility, and not the responsibility of Provider, to operate such Recipient’s business and to make all determinations with respect to the conduct of such Recipient’s business.

3. Term. Each Provider shall provide its Services to each Recipient on the terms set forth in this Agreement during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 below, subject however to the right of each Recipient to terminate the provision of Services pursuant to Section 5 hereof (the “Term”).

4. Payment Terms. In connection with the performance of Services during the Term, Recipient shall pay for the Services as provided on the Schedules hereto. Each Provider shall deliver to each Recipient a reasonably detailed invoice on a monthly basis setting forth the Services provided during the immediately preceding month and the costs thereof, and each such invoice shall be due within fifteen (15) days after the issuance date of the invoice. With respect to any payment that is not paid within fifteen (15) days of the due date therefor, Recipient shall pay an additional amount equal to interest thereon from such due date through and including the date of payment at a rate equal to five percent (5%) per annum. Recipient shall pay all reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Provider in collecting any amounts due hereunder.

5. Partial Termination of Services. During the term of this Agreement, each Recipient shall have the right, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Provider, to terminate any of the Services being provided to it (provided that each Provider’s right to terminate all Services being provided by it shall remain as set forth in Section 8 hereof). Upon receipt of any such notice, Provider shall proceed to terminate the provision of such Service(s) effective as of the end of the thirty (30) day notice period and Recipient shall pay for such Services through such date.

6. Insurance. Each Recipient acknowledges that its Provider will not be responsible for maintaining insurance on the business or assets of such Recipient and Recipient shall maintain appropriate insurance coverage with respect thereto.

7. Confidentiality. Buyer and Seller acknowledge that, by reason of their relationship, they may have access to certain information and materials concerning the other’s business and products (including, but not limited to, information and materials contained in technical data provided by the other party, information concerning the other’s business, financial information and data, strategies and marketing and customer information) which is confidential and of substantial value to the other party, which value would be impaired if such information were disclosed to third parties (“Confidential Information”). Each party agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ officers, directors, members, managers, partners, employees, agents and other representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) not to, use in any way, for their own account or the account of any third party or any purposes other than performing the Services, or disclose to any third party, any such Confidential Information without prior written authorization from the other party, except to the extent otherwise required by law or legal process, and then only after notifying the other party, to the extent reasonably practicable or permissible, in advance. Each party will take precautions to protect the confidentiality of such Confidential Information consistent with the efforts exercised by it with respect to its own Confidential Information. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, a party (the


Receiving Party”) who receives Confidential Information from the other party (the “Disclosing Party”) shall not be required to hold in confidence information that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a breach of these provisions by the Receiving Party or its Representatives, or (ii) becomes available to the Receiving Party or its Representatives subsequent to the date hereof on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Disclosing Party, provided that the source of such information was not bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or bound by any other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Disclosing Party with respect to such information. This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of three (3) years.

8. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by a Provider (solely with respect to the Services to be provided by it), upon written notice to Recipient, if any of the following events occurs:

(i) The failure by Recipient to pay any amount due to such Provider under this Agreement, which failure continues for more than fifteen (15) days following written notice thereof from such Provider; or

(ii) The default by Recipient in performing any covenant or agreement under this Agreement in its capacity as such, which default continues for more than ten (10) days following written notice thereof from such Provider.

In the absence of an early termination as provided above, this Agreement shall terminate on the Scheduled Termination Date (as defined below). The “Scheduled Termination Date” means the twelve-month anniversary of the Closing Date, or for one or more particular Services, such other date specified as the Scheduled Termination Date for that Service on Exhibit A or B.

9. Relationship of the Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any relationship of agency, joint venture or partnership between Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. Each Recipient agrees to provide such information and assistance as each Provider may need to enable such Provider to provide the Services and fulfill its obligations hereunder.

10. Miscellaneous.

10.1 Limitation of Liability. No Covered Person (as defined below) shall be liable in any respect for any delay or failure in performance hereunder where such failure or delay shall have been due wholly or in part to the elements, acts of God, acts of Recipient or any of its Affiliates, acts of civil or military authority, fire, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, war, riots, strikes, lockouts, breakdown or other Force Majeure Event (as defined below). Each Recipient shall promptly indemnify, defend and hold harmless Provider, its Affiliates and Provider’s and its Affiliates’ officers, directors, members, managers, partners, employees, agents and other representatives (each, a “Covered Person”) from and against any and all damages, claims, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with any claim made by any third party with respect to the performance of or failure to perform any of the Services, unless such performance or failure to perform is finally judicially determined to have constituted negligence or willful misconduct on the part of a Covered Person. In no event shall a Provider be liable for any indirect, special, consequential, punitive, speculative or incidental damages as a result of any such negligence or willful misconduct, except for claims arising from fraud, criminal activity and willful misconduct on the part of such Provider. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 10.1, in no event shall either party’s aggregate liability arising out of or related to any Service provided pursuant to this Agreement exceed the total service fee payable for such Service, except in the case of fraud, criminal activity or willful misconduct.


10.2 Assignment. No party may assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit a party from designating, in its sole discretion, one or more of its direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries to perform the Services required hereunder.

10.3 Entire Agreement: Amendment. This Agreement and the Schedules attached hereto set forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, commitments or representations of any kind, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be modified, amended or waived, in whole or in part, except by written agreement of the parties hereto.

10.4 Waiver. No delay or omission on the part of either party to this Agreement in requiring performance by the other party hereunder, or in exercising any right hereunder, shall operate as a waiver of any provision hereof or of any right or rights hereunder; and the waiver, omission or delay in requiring the performance or exercise of any right hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or a waiver of such performance or right, or of any right or remedy under this Agreement, on any future occasion.

10.5 Section Headings. Section headings are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Agreement.

10.6 Applicability of the Purchase Agreement. The provisions of Sections 10.02, 10.05, 10.10 and 10.12 of the Purchase Agreement shall apply to this Agreement as though contained herein in their entirety.

10.7 Force Majeure. Continued performance of any Service may be suspended immediately by Provider to the extent made impossible by any event or condition beyond the reasonable control of Provider, including, without limitation, acts of God, fire, flood, labor or trade disturbance, war, riots, civil commotion, compliance in good faith with the requirements of any applicable Law or Governmental Order (whether or not it later proves to be invalid), unavailability of materials, or other event or condition whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing (a “Force Majeure Event”). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, Provider may, and without any required prior written notice, suspend the performance of any or all of the Services it provides as to which a Force Majeure Event relates. Provider shall give prompt notice to Recipient of the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event giving rise to any suspension of a Service and of the nature and anticipated duration of such Force Majeure Event, and Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cure the cause of such suspension promptly, it being understood, however, that labor disputes shall be a continuing cause of suspension, and settlement of the same shall be entirely within the discretion of Provider. Upon the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event, the parties shall cooperate with each other to find reasonable alternative commercial means and methods for the provision of the suspended Service.

[Signature page follows]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Transition Services Agreement has been duly executed by the parties as of the date first above written.

 

SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
TOSEI AMERICA, INC
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
TOSEI ENGINEERING CORP.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

EXHIBIT 99.2

LEASE AGREEMENT

This Lease is made this 22nd day of November, 2019, by Schmitt Industries, Inc. (“Landlord”), an Oregon corporation, and Tosei America, Inc., an Ohio corporation (“Tenant”).

In consideration of the promises herein contained, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:

1. Premises. Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord, on the terms of this Lease, approximately 25,869 square feet (the “Premises”) in the building (which is approximately 35,050 square feet) located at 2451 NW 28th Avenue, Portland, OR 97210 (the building and the site, including common areas and other space not leased to Tenant, in which the Premises are located, sometimes hereinafter called the “Building”). The Premises leased to Tenant under this Lease and the common areas are described or shown on the attached Exhibit 1. For the avoidance of doubt, the Premises does not include any portion of the Building leased to Sci3.2, Inc., approximately 9,181 square feet, as described or shown on the attached Exhibit 1. For purposes of this Lease, the square footages described above shall be used for all provisions of this Lease that are dependent on such square footages (such as the Base Rent, Security Deposit and Tenant’s Share), and there shall be no remeasurement of the square footage of the Premises or the Building.

2. Lease Term. The Premises are leased for a term of one-hundred twenty (120) months (the “Lease Term”), beginning on                      (the “Start Date”) and ending on                      (the “End Date”) unless earlier terminated pursuant to this Lease.

Tenant shall have the right to extend the Lease Term for one period of five (5) years in accordance with the terms of Exhibit 2 attached hereto; provided, however, Tenant shall not have the right to exercise the option to extend if Tenant has previously exercised its right to terminate this Lease, as described below.

Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by giving nine (9) months prior written notice to Landlord after the five-year anniversary from the Start Date if the renovation contemplated in Section 14 has not been completed by then due to applicable laws or structure of the Building. At the time this Lease is terminated, Tenant shall pay Landlord a termination fee equal to the amount of Base Rent that would have been payable under this Lease for the three (3) months following the date this Lease terminates if this Lease was not so terminated.


3. Base Rent. Tenant shall pay to Landlord in advance, without prior notice, demand, invoice, offset, or deduction, at Landlord’s address set forth below, the following amount (“Base Rent”) as base monthly rental for each month of the Lease Term:

 

Months

   Base Rent         

1-12

   $ 23,282        NNN  

13-24

   $ 23,981        NNN  

25-36

   $ 24,670        NNN  

37-48

   $ 25,441        NNN  

48-60

   $ 26,204        NNN  

61-72

   $ 26,990        NNN  

73-84

   $ 27,800        NNN  

85-96

   $ 28,634        NNN  

97-108

   $ 29,493        NNN  

109-120

   $ 30,378        NNN  

Tenant’s first monthly payment of Base Rent is due on the first day of the first calendar month of the Lease Term, with succeeding payments on the first day of each succeeding month of the Lease Term.

4. Taxes, Insurance and Common Area Costs. As “Additional Rent”, Tenant shall pay to Landlord monthly with Tenant’s payment of the monthly Base Rent one-twelfth (1/12) of Tenant’s Share of Landlord’s Common Area Costs (defined below) which includes Landlord’s cost of fire, hazard, and liability insurance on the Building (“Insurance”) and the annual real property taxes assessed against the Building, including any charge or assessment levied against Landlord or the Building in lieu of or to replace all or part of any ad valorem levy (“Taxes”).

“Tenant’s Share” means the fraction with a numerator equal to the actual square feet in the Premises (for purposes of calculating Tenant’s Share, 25,869 square feet) and a denominator equal to the gross leasable square footage in the Building (for purpose of calculating Tenant’s Share, 35,050 square feet). For the avoidance of doubt, measurements are to the middle of interior demising walls and to the outside of exterior building walls.


Tenant’s Share is calculated at 73.81% (25,869 SF/35,050 SF) and Tenant’s Share of the current total of Common Area Costs is estimated at $7,995.34 per month ($0.30/SF/month), which Tenant will pay to Landlord each month in addition to the Base Rent.

“Common Area Costs” means Landlord’s commercially reasonable, actual costs and expenses in operating and maintaining the Building in first-class condition, including but not limited to the following: Insurance, Taxes, utilities, cleaning, sweeping, painting, exterior lighting, sewer charges, repairs, maintenance, landscape care, routine city inspection fees, equipment rental charges, and business licenses for the Building, patching, repairing, and resurfacing of parking lots, driveways and sidewalks, repairing, replacing and tarring the roof, painting, repair and replacement of the Building’s identifying signs (but not including any costs related to signage for particular tenants), ice removal and management (not to exceed five percent (5%) of the gross rent of the Building). If Landlord engages a management company not affiliated with Landlord then the reasonable charges of the management company will be included in Common Area Costs, not to exceed five percent (5%) of the gross rent of the Building. If Landlord manages the property itself or through an affiliate, then Common Area Costs will include a reasonable fee on account of Landlord’s overhead and expenses, not to exceed five percent (5%) of the gross rent of the Building.

The term “Common Area Costs” does not include (a) Landlord’s general income taxes; (b) costs of repairs and replacements to the extent that proceeds of insurance or condemnation awards are received therefor; (c) fines or penalties resulting from the violation by Landlord or any other tenant of the terms and conditions of any lease for space in the Building or imposed upon Landlord by any governmental authority as a result of the violation of any law by Landlord; (d) the cost of any item or service to the extent of any direct reimbursement Landlord actually receives with respect thereto from Tenant (other than reimbursement Landlord receives through payment of a proportionate or other share of Landlord’s Common Area Costs) or any other tenant of the Building; (e) the cost of building out leasable space in preparation for occupancy (excluding any portion of said cost that results from repairs, replacements or maintenance work that would otherwise have been performed or were otherwise required); (f) the amount of brokerage commissions paid by Landlord in connection with the leasing of space by Landlord in the Building and all other costs incurred in connection with the leasing of space in the Building; (g) principal and interest payments to service the debt under any mortgage secured by the Building; (h) the cost of any services provided by affiliates or related parties of Landlord to the extent that Tenant establishes to Landlord’s reasonable satisfaction that the costs for such service materially exceeds prevailing competitive rates for the provision of such services by reputable independent third parties; (i) any expense resulting from the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord; (j) advertising and promotional charges, except for the acquisition, installation, maintenance, operation, repair and replacement of Project signs; (k) charitable and political contributions made by Landlord; (l) the cost of any repairs to remedy any damage caused by or resulting from the negligence of any tenant under its lease; (m) costs incurred in connection with obtaining any mortgage or other financing or refinancing in respect of the Building (n) legal fees in connection with the preparation of leases or other services other than those pertaining to the Common Areas or operation and maintenance of the Landlord’s property; (o) costs to maintain and operate the entity that is the Landlord (as opposed to operation and maintenance of the Building); (p) costs of items considered capital repairs, replacements, improvements and equipment under generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied or otherwise (“Capital Items”) unless such Capital Items are amortized over the useful life of such Capital Item with a market rate of interest; (q) expenses in connection with services or other benefits which are not offered to Tenant or for which Tenant is charged for directly but which are provided to another tenant or occupant of the Building; (r) notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Lease, including,


without limitation, any provision relating to capital expenditures, any and all costs arising from the presence of Hazardous Substances (as defined by applicable Laws in effect on the date this Lease is executed) in or about the Premises, or the Building including, without limitation, Hazardous Substances in the ground water or soil, not placed in the Premises or the Building by Tenant; (s) costs arising from latent defects in the base, shell or core of the Building or improvements installed by Landlord or repair thereof; (t) any entertainment, dining or travel expenses for any purpose; (u) costs for which Landlord is separately compensated by a management fee; (v) costs (including in connection therewith all attorneys’ fees and costs of settlement, judgments and payments in lieu thereof) arising from claims, disputes or potential disputes in connection with potential or actual claims in litigation or arbitration pertaining to Landlord and/or the Building that do not benefit the Common Areas; and (w) any other expenses which, in accordance with generally accepted property management practices, consistently applied, would not normally be treated as Common Area Costs by comparable landlords of comparable buildings.

At least annually, Landlord shall make a reasonable estimate of the Common Area Costs and notify Tenant of the monthly amount required from Tenant to pay Tenant’s Share thereof. Within sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, Landlord shall calculate and deliver to Tenant a statement of Tenant’s Share of the actual Common Area Costs (“Common Area Cost Statement”), and bill any deficit to Tenant or refund any excess to Tenant. Tenant shall pay any deficit within thirty (30) days of being billed for it.

So long as Tenant is not in default of this Lease beyond any applicable notice and cure period, Tenant shall have the right, upon thirty (30) days written request, to review Landlord’s records concerning Common Area Costs for the immediately prior calendar year, which request must be delivered within ninety (90) days after the date Landlord’s annual statement of Common Area Costs is delivered to Tenant (and if Tenant fails to object in writing to specific Common Area Costs within ninety (90) days after the date Landlord’s annual statement of Common Area Costs is delivered to Tenant, Tenant shall be deemed to have approved the same and to have waived the right to object to such calculations); provided, however, Tenant shall have no right to review the Common Area Costs more than one time during a calendar year. Such review shall occur during regular business hours at the site Landlord maintains such records within the City of Portland. Should Tenant choose to hire independent auditors, such auditors shall be paid on an hourly or lump sum basis, not on contingency of any potential refund. If Tenant questions any Common Area Costs, Landlord shall provide reasonably satisfactory evidence of the validity of Landlord’s calculation or adjust the item. Disputes which cannot be resolved after a reasonable period of good faith negotiations between the parties (not to exceed ninety (90) days, then either Landlord or Tenant may notify the other that it desires to have such disagreement resolved by a nationally recognized accounting firm mutually selected by Landlord and Tenant (the “CPA”), which CPA shall not then be employed by Landlord or Tenant. The determination of the CPA shall be binding on Landlord and Tenant. If such audit discloses that Tenant has overpaid Tenant’s share of Common Area Costs, Landlord shall give Tenant credit on Common Area Costs with respect to such amount, or if the Lease is at the end of the Term, refund such amount to Tenant. In the event the audit discloses that Tenant has overpaid Tenant’s share of Common Area Costs in excess of 5% of the actual amount due, then Landlord shall pay all costs and expenses of the audit by the CPA. Otherwise, Tenant shall pay all costs and expenses of the audit by the CPA. In the event such audit discloses that Tenant has underpaid Common Area Costs, Tenant shall promptly pay to Landlord the amount of such underpayment. Tenant hereby agrees to keep the results of any such audit confidential except that Tenant may disclose such information to its accountants, legal advisors or as otherwise required by law, and to require Tenant’s auditor and its employees and each of their respective attorneys and advisors likewise to keep the results of such audit in strictest confidence.


Improvement and replacement costs that Landlord incurs as part of Common Area Costs that are Capital Items will be amortized over their useful life, and Landlord will include within Common Area Costs for a given year only that portion of the capital costs that is ratably attributable to that year.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4, for the purposes of computing Tenant’s Share of Common Area Costs under this Lease, commencing with the second lease year, in no event shall the amount of Controllable Common Area Costs (as hereinafter defined) included in Common Area Costs for any calendar year increase by more than five percent (5%) (the “Cap Percentage”) on a basis from one calendar year to the next calendar year. For the purposes of this Section 4, “Controllable Common Area Costs” shall mean all Common Area Costs except for the following items: (i) utilities, and water and sewer charges; (ii) all costs premiums and deductibles for fire, casualty, rental income, liability and other such insurance maintained by Landlord relating directly to Property; (iii) costs of snow removal; and (iv) Taxes.

Landlord further agrees that since one of the purposes of Common Area Costs and Insurance costs and the gross up provision is to allow Landlord to require Tenant to pay for the costs attributable to its Premises, Landlord agrees that (i) Landlord will not collect or be entitled to collect Common Area Costs or Insurance costs from all of its tenants in an amount which is in excess of one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Area Costs and Insurance costs actually paid by Landlord in connection with the operation of the Building, and (ii) Landlord shall make no profit from Landlord’s collections of Common Area Costs and Insurance costs.

Landlord shall pay to the public officers charged with the collection thereof, before any fine or penalty may be added thereto for the nonpayment thereof, all taxes, assessments, and other governmental charges, general and special, ordinary and extraordinary, unforeseen as well as foreseen, of any kind and nature whatsoever in said categories, that are assessed upon the Building and become payable during the Lease Term; provided, however, that if, by law, any taxes, assessments or other charges may at the option of the taxpayer be paid in installments (whether or not interest accrues on the unpaid balance of the taxes, assessments or other charges), Tenant’s reimbursement of Landlord for Taxes shall be based on the amount that would have been payable if Landlord only had paid the installments which become due during the Lease Term.

5. Utilities and Rubbish Removal. Tenant shall pay directly to the utility or service provider any utility or service charges relating to the Premises that are separately billed or metered by the utility or service provider. Tenant shall remove Tenant’s rubbish from the Building at Tenant’s expense and not allow rubbish to accumulate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, if an interruption or cessation of utilities results from the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord and the Premises are not useable by Tenant for the conduct of Tenant’s business as a result thereof and Tenant does not in fact use the Premises for five (5) consecutive business days for any purpose, then as Tenant’s sole remedy commencing on the sixth (6th) consecutive business day, Base Rent and applicable Additional Rent shall be abated until the earlier to occur of the cessation of such interruption or the date Tenant resumes use of the Premises.


6. Late Charge and Interest. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord will incur costs and damages not contemplated by this Lease if Tenant fails to pay the Base Rent and Additional Rent in full when due, the exact amount of which costs and damages are extremely difficult to ascertain. These costs and damages include but are not limited to processing and accounting charges, late charges imposed on Landlord by Landlord’s lenders, and other charges and costs. Accordingly, Tenant agrees that if any installment of Base Rent or Additional Rent is not received by Landlord within five (5) days after the date that the payment is due, Tenant will pay to Landlord on demand a late charge of five (5%) percent of the amount of the installment or other payment. Tenant agrees that this represents a reasonable estimate of Landlord’s damage from late payment by Tenant. Acceptance by Landlord of this late charge, or of any partial payment or performance, is not a waiver of Tenant’s default under this Lease, nor of any other right or remedy of Landlord.

7. Security Deposit. As security for its punctual and complete performance of its obligations under this Lease, Tenant deposits with Landlord the sum of $30,378 as a security deposit. Landlord may apply all or part of the security deposit to cure any default by Tenant or to repair any damage to the Premises or the Building caused by Tenant or Tenant’s invitees and licensees. Tenant shall replenish the security deposit to the above stated sum within thirty (30) days after receiving notice from Landlord that Landlord has applied part of the security deposit to cure a default. Within thirty (30) days after expiration or termination of the Lease, Landlord will return the unused portion of the security deposit to Tenant, together with a summary and supporting documentation for any portion of the security deposit used or spent by Landlord.

8. Use. Tenant shall use the Premises for the purpose of manufacturing, warehousing, storage, office, exhibition room, demo room and any other lawful use ancillary thereto, and for no other purpose without Landlord’s prior written consent, which Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay. Tenant shall make no unlawful use of the Premises. Tenant shall not use the Premises as sleeping quarters. Tenant shall make no use of the Premises that would place Landlord’s fire insurance at risk of cancellation. Tenant shall not permit any activity to be carried on that may constitute a nuisance or unreasonably interfere with the reasonable uses of other tenants of the Building.

9. Hazardous Substances Prohibited. Tenant shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Substances to be placed, held, located, deposited, spilled, dumped, stored, or disposed of on the Premises or in the Building, except for small quantities of ordinary cleaning substances used by Tenant to clean the Premises, and except for other materials which are used in Tenant’s business in the ordinary course and handled, stored and disposed of in compliance with the all applicable Federal, state or local environmental law, regulation or ordinance. Tenant shall provide a list in advance for approval by Landlord to be able to provide to emergency responders. The term “Hazardous Substances” includes any flammable substance, explosive, radioactive materials (except only smoke detectors), hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, toxic substances, pollutants, or related or similar materials specified as such in, or regulated under, any Federal, state, or local environmental law, regulation, or ordinance. Tenant hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Landlord harmless against any liability (including but not limited to the cost of remediation, attorney’s fees, fines, and other expenses) directly or indirectly caused by any Hazardous Substance brought to the Building by Tenant or Tenant’s employees, agents, suppliers, or customers. Landlord hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Tenant harmless against any liability (including but not limited to the cost of remediation, attorneys’ fees, fines, and other expenses) directly or indirectly caused by any Hazardous Substance existing at the Building in violation of applicable laws prior to the date Landlord delivers possession of the Premises


to Tenant or brought to the Building by Landlord or its employees or agents in violation of applicable laws during the Lease Term (collectively, the “Landlord’s Hazardous Substances”). This indemnity survives the termination of this Lease. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, if the Premises are not useable by Tenant for the conduct of Tenant’s business as a result of any Hazardous Substance existing at the Building in violation of applicable laws prior to the date Landlord delivers possession of the Premises to Tenant or brought to the Building by Landlord or its employees or agents in violation of applicable laws during the Lease Term and Tenant does not in fact use the Premises for five (5) consecutive business days for any purpose, then commencing on the sixth (6th) consecutive business day, Base Rent and applicable Additional Rent shall be abated until the date Tenant resumes use of the Premises.

10. Acceptance of Condition. Tenant accepts the Premises and the common areas of the Building in their present “as is” condition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord represents to Tenant (and Landlord shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense, and not as a Common Area Cost, for making corrections and repairs to ensure compliance with this representation) that: (i) all building systems serving the Premises will be in good working order on the date possession of the Premises is delivered to Tenant, and (ii) Landlord has received no written notice from any governmental entity that either the Premises or the common areas of the Building are not in compliance with any applicable Federal, state and local laws and regulations.

11. Tenant’s Maintenance and Repair Obligations. Throughout the Lease Term, Tenant shall, at its own expense, keep and maintain the Premises, including all mechanical and utility systems and doors and windows, in good and sufficient condition and shall promptly make at Tenant’s cost all repairs necessary therefor. Tenant shall at its expense keep all interior pipes and drains clear and unfrozen, repair all leaks and damages therefrom, and replace all broken or cracked glass in windows and doors. From and after the date that Tenant accepts possession of the Premises, subject to Landlord’s indemnity obligations under this Lease, Tenant will be responsible for compliance of the Premises with applicable environmental regulations and will provide to Landlord the materials data sheets for any Hazardous Substances that Tenant brings to the Premises, if Landlord so requests.

12. Landlord’s Maintenance and Repair Obligations. Landlord shall at its cost and expense (but subject to reimbursement as a Common Area Cost) repair the foundation, floor slabs (excluding floor cleaning, maintenance, and repair of minor cracks and pitting), roof, bearing and exterior walls of the Building, columns, beams and the utility lines that serve the Building as a whole, up to their meters or other point of connection to the Premises, and replace the roof and roof membrane and supporting structure when necessary. Landlord shall, as a Common Area Cost, maintain the roof and repair leaks, keep the Building free from accumulations of filth and debris, and maintain the Building in a condition comparable to that of similar business-warehouse centers in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.

13. Alterations. Except for non-structural, non-exterior, non-building systems alterations costing less than $50,000 in the aggregate in any 12-month period, Tenant may make no alterations or improvements to the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord, which Landlord may not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay; provided that irrespective of the cost of an alteration, any alteration that is structural, effects building systems or is to the exterior of the Premises shall required the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may


be withheld in Landlord’s sole discretion. At the time that Landlord gives consent, Landlord will state whether Landlord will require Tenant to remove the alterations at the end of the Lease Term and to restore the Premises to their condition before Tenant made the alterations. Tenant shall not install any “through-the-wall” or “through-the-window” heaters or air-conditioners in the Premises. Tenant shall make any approved alterations in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, with all required building permits, and with arrangements acceptable to Landlord to eliminate risk of mechanic’s or construction liens attaching to the Building or to the Premises. Tenant indemnifies Landlord against any cost or expense incurred by Landlord to investigate, contest, or satisfy any mechanic’s or construction lien on the Building or the Premises that results from any alterations authorized or contracted for by Tenant. All alterations shall be made by Tenant at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, including any alterations required to the Building that are required by an alteration Tenant makes to the Premises.

14. Renovation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained Section 13, Tenant may conduct, upon its discretion, the renovation of the Premises necessary or desirable for Tenant’s business at the Premises within the budget of $300,000. Tenant would incur the entire costs and expenses for the renovation. Landlord shall, at no cost to Landlord, provide commercially reasonably support necessary for Tenant to complete the renovation upon Tenant’s reasonable request.

15. Liability. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease, Tenant assumes all risk of loss, damage, and destruction of its property and all personal property of any kind or description whatsoever on the Premises, whether property of Tenant or not, unless caused by Landlord’s negligence or willful misconduct (but subject to the waiver of subrogation provisions contained in this Lease). Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease, Landlord shall not be liable for any accident or injury to the goods, stock, or property of Tenant, or of any other person, resulting from any cause including but not limited to damage by water, gas, or steam, or by reason of any electrical apparatus in or about the Premises, unless caused by Landlord’s negligence or willful misconduct (but subject to the waiver of subrogation provisions contained in this Lease) or in connection with the Landlord’s obligations under this Lease with respect to Hazardous Substances.

Tenant agrees to defend Landlord at Tenant’s cost and expense, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, and to satisfy any judgment awarded against Landlord, in connection with any claim brought against Landlord for any matter described in this Section 15 or in Section 16 below.

16. Indemnity. Tenant hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Landlord harmless from and against all loss, expense, cost, damage, or liability whatsoever caused by the use of the Premises and the Building by Tenant and Tenant’s employees, agents, suppliers, customers, invitees, and licensees, including all loss and damage arising out of injuries, death of persons, and damage to or destruction of property, and that Tenant will make no claim against Landlord for anything in any manner caused by or connected with Tenant’s use of the Premises. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have no obligation to indemnify or hold Landlord harmless for Landlord’s own negligence, willful misconduct or in connection with Landlord’s Hazardous Substances.


17. Tenant’s Liability Insurance. Tenant shall keep in force at its own cost and expense general liability insurance policies in form reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, showing Landlord as additional insured against blanket contractual liability and all liability for damages to persons or property in or about the Premises, in an amount of not less than Two Million and no/100 ($2,000,000.00) dollars combined single limit for any one occurrence, written on an occurrence basis and not on a claims-made basis. Tenant’s insurance shall be primary and prior to Landlord’s own insurance, if any. Tenant shall furnish Landlord with certificates from Tenant’s insurer(s) stating that this insurance is in force, which shall contain a clause committing the insurer(s) to give Landlord at least thirty (30) days advance notice before canceling or materially altering Tenant’s insurance.

18. Landlord’s Fire Insurance. Landlord shall maintain fire insurance covering the full replacement cost of the Building, with extended coverage and coverage for vandalism and mischief, upon commercially reasonable terms acceptable to Landlord, but this insurance shall not cover Tenant’s trade fixtures or personal property. Tenant shall pay Tenant’s Share of the cost of this insurance as provided in Section 4 above.

Landlord and Tenant each waive all right to recover from the other for any loss or damage of a type which would be covered by a standard policy of fire insurance with extended coverage, or which is in fact covered by any insurance (whether fire or other) carried by the other party, and no insurance carrier for either party shall have a subrogated claim against the other party arising from any injury, loss or damage. Landlord and Tenant waive all rights of subrogation against the other, and agree to notify their respective insurance carriers of this waiver.

19. Damage to or Destruction of Premises. If, during the Lease Term, there is an insured partial destruction of the Premises of less than fifty (50%) percent of their actual replacement cost at the time of destruction, and if at least six (6) months remain of the Lease Term, then Landlord shall forthwith repair the Premises unless prohibited by law, regulation, or ordinance. If Landlord repairs the Premises, then the destruction shall not terminate this Lease or reduce Tenant’s obligations hereunder except that Tenant shall be entitled to a proportionate reduction of Base Rent and Additional Rent while the Premises are unusable by reason of the destruction.

If, during the Lease Term, there is an insured total destruction of the Premises, or an insured partial destruction of fifty (50%) percent or more of their actual replacement cost at the time of destruction, or if repairs cannot be made under then-existing laws, regulations, and ordinances, then Landlord may elect either to repair the Premises or to terminate the Lease as of the date of the destruction. If Landlord does not elect within thirty (30) days after the date of destruction to promptly repair the Premises, then Tenant may elect to terminate the Lease by notifying Landlord of Tenant’s election to terminate.

If, during the last six (6) months of the Lease Term, there is an insured partial destruction of the Premises of less than fifty (50%) percent of their actual replacement cost at the time of destruction, then Landlord shall within thirty (30) days either elect to repair the Premises or to terminate the Lease as of the date of destruction. If Landlord elects to repair the Premises, then the destruction shall not terminate this Lease or reduce Tenant’s obligations hereunder except that Tenant shall be entitled to proportionate reduction of Rent and Additional Rent while the Premises are unusable by reason of the destruction.


20. Condemnation. If a portion of the Premises shall be taken by condemnation or eminent domain and the part so taken materially interferes with Tenant’s use of the Premises, then Tenant shall have the right, within thirty (30) days after the portion taken or to be taken is ascertained, to terminate this Lease on thirty (30) days’ advance notice to Landlord. If this Lease does not so terminate, the Base Rent and Tenant’s Share shall be equitably reduced based on the amount of the Premises so taken.

The proceeds of any condemnation award shall belong to Landlord, except that Tenant shall be entitled to have a separate claim for Tenant’s moving costs.

21. Defaults. Any of the following shall be an act of default by Tenant:

 

  a.

Failure to pay Base Rent or Additional Rent in full when due; provided, that the first two (2) times in a twelve (12) consecutive month period that Tenant fails to pay any amounts when due, Tenant shall not be in default of this Lease so long as Tenant pays such past due amount within five (5) days after Tenant’s receipt from Landlord of written notice that such amount is past due.

 

  b.

Failure to maintain the insurance required of Tenant in this Lease;

 

  c.

Tenant’s assignment of Tenant’s interest in this Lease or in the Premises to any other person or entity whatever, except as specifically permitted by Section 42 below.

 

  d.

Tenant’s insolvency.

 

  e.

Tenant’s dissolution or termination, if Tenant is a partnership, corporation, or entity other than a natural person.

Tenant’s breach of any other term of this Lease shall be an act of default by Tenant, effective thirty (30) days after Landlord notifies Tenant of the default in writing, unless Tenant cures the breach in that thirty (30) day period, or (if cure is not reasonably possible in thirty (30) days) proceeds diligently to cure the breach.


22. Landlord’s Remedies. On Tenant’s default, subject to applicable notice and cure periods described above, Landlord may exercise any remedies available to Landlord under this Lease or the laws of the State of Oregon. No exercise by Landlord of any remedy shall bar Landlord from pursuing additional or alternative remedies.

23. Tenant’s Signs. Tenant shall place no signs on or about the Premises except as specifically allowed by this Lease. Landlord grants Tenant the privilege to place a sign or signs on the Premises identifying Tenant as described on Exhibit 23 attached hereto. Landlord may at Tenant’s expense remove any signs which do not comply with this section or with Exhibit 23 attached hereto. At termination of this Lease, Tenant shall remove Tenant’s signs and repair the underlying surfaces to their condition before the signs were installed.

24. Successors. Subject to the restrictions on assignments by Tenant contained in this Lease, this Lease binds Landlord’s and Tenant’s heirs, successors, and assigns.

25. Quiet Enjoyment. Landlord warrants that upon Tenant paying the Base Rent and Additional Rent specified in this Lease, and keeping every other covenant and obligation of Tenant hereunder, Tenant shall have quiet possession of the Premises for the Lease Term, subject to the terms of this Lease.

26. Notices. The giving of notice of any matter arising under this Lease shall be satisfied only by sending written notice of the matter by: (a) certified mail, or (b) reputable overnight courier making delivery against a signed receipt to the party to be notified at the addresses set forth below:

 

If to Landlord:   

If to Tenant:

Schmitt Industries, Inc.    Tosei America, Inc.
c/o **   

c/o **

2765 NW Nicolai Street    8790 Governors Hill Drive, Suite 207
Portland, OR 97210   

Cincinnati, Ohio 45249

**   

**

Landlord and Tenant may each substitute other addresses for those given above by notifying the other of the addresses to be substituted.


27. Governing Law. This Lease is made in Oregon subject to Oregon law. Landlord and Tenant agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts of Multnomah County, Oregon for any dispute between them connected with this Lease, the Premises, or the Building.

28. No Personal Liability of Landlord. Landlord shall have no personal liability for performance or breach of any term of this Lease, nor for any other matter connected with the Lease, the Premises, or the Building, it being agreed by Tenant that Landlord’s liability hereunder is strictly limited to Landlord’s interest in the Building. Tenant waives any right to recover from any partner, shareholder, owner, or manager of Landlord for any matter connected with this Lease, the Premises, or the Building. This Section 28 is a material inducement to Landlord, without which Landlord would not make this Lease.

29. Attorney’s Fees. In any action brought by either party to enforce this Lease, the prevailing party shall recover its reasonable attorney’s fees, costs of suit, and disbursements (including costs of depositions) from the losing party, in addition to any other amounts to which the prevailing party may be entitled.

30. Landlord’s Right of Entry. Landlord shall have the right to enter the Premises at reasonable hours to inspect the Premises and to show the Premises to prospective tenants (during the last nine (9) months of the Lease Term) and purchasers, upon not less than two (2) business days’ advance written notice to Tenant. Landlord may also enter the Premises without notice in case of emergency.

31. Common Areas/Parking. Landlord grants Tenant and Tenant’s employees, agents, invitees, and customers the non-exclusive privilege of using the common areas of the Building in compliance with any rules (not inconsistent with the express terms of this Lease) that Landlord may adopt for their use, in common with Landlord, the other tenants of the Building and their employees, agents, invitees, and customers. Tenant shall have the exclusive use of parking within those areas designated on Exhibit 31 attached hereto, including exclusive visitor parking spaces and shall have the right to use other parking within the common area on a non-exclusive basis. Tenant agrees to comply and to cause its employees, agents, invitees, and customers to comply with any reasonable rules that Landlord may and adopt for parking and vehicle maneuvering in the common areas. Tenant may not place any objects, goods, supplies, rubbish, or any other items whatever in any common area.

32. No Partnership or Agency. Nothing in this Lease creates any partnership or agency relationship between Landlord and Tenant, nor to create any relationship other than that of Landlord and Tenant.

33. Holding Over. Any holding over by Tenant after the end of the Lease Term shall be treated as a month-to-month tenancy, terminable by either party on thirty (30) days’ notice, except that the monthly Base Rent shall be one hundred fifty (150%) percent of the Base Rent for the last month of the Lease Term.


34. Modifications. This Lease may be modified only in writing signed by the parties. No forbearance or course of conduct by either party shall be considered as a modification of this Lease.

35. Estoppel Certificate; Subordination. Tenant will, if requested by a lender or prospective lender to Landlord, certify to Landlord and the lender that this Lease is in full force and effect, unmodified except as stated in Tenant’s certificate, that, to Tenant’s knowledge, Landlord is not in breach of the Lease except as specified in the certificate, and that, to Tenant’s knowledge, no event has occurred that would give Tenant the right to terminate this Lease or withhold any Rent from Landlord. Tenant will also execute an agreement subordinating Tenant’s interest in this Lease to any lender who holds a first deed of trust on the Building in a commercially reasonable form which does not modify the terms of this Lease and agreeing to attorn to Lender or any other person who acquires the Building through foreclosure of the Lender’s deed of that or a deed in lieu of foreclosure, if the Lender agrees for itself and its successors that it will not disturb Tenant’s right of possession under the Lease as long as Tenant performs its obligations under the Lease, in form reasonably acceptable to Tenant. Landlord represents and warrants to Tenant that the Building is not currently subject to a deed of trust or a ground lease.

36. Surrender on Expiration or Termination. At the expiration or termination of this Lease, Tenant will remove all of its personal property and return possession of the Premises to Landlord, broom-clean and in the same condition as when Tenant took possession, except that (i) Tenant does not need to remove any alterations to which Landlord consented, and (ii) Tenant does not need to repair ordinary wear and tear. Landlord may treat any property of Tenant that Tenant does not remove within 10 days after the expiration or termination of this Lease as having been abandoned to Landlord by Tenant as valueless, and Landlord may sell or dispose of the property as Landlord wishes without liability to Tenant, or Landlord may dispose of the property at the expense of Tenant.

37. Right of First Opportunity to Purchase. Tenant shall have a right of first opportunity to purchase the Building in accordance with the terms of Exhibit 37 attached hereto.

38. Consent/Duty to Act Reasonably. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, any time the consent of Landlord or Tenant is required, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Whenever this Lease grants Landlord or Tenant the right to take action, exercise discretion, establish rules and regulations or make allocations or other determinations (other than decisions to exercise expansion, contraction, cancellation, termination or renewal options), Landlord and Tenant shall act reasonably and in good faith and take no action which might result in the frustration of the reasonable expectations of a sophisticated tenant or landlord concerning the benefits to be enjoyed under this Lease.

39. Right to Make Repairs. If Tenant believes that Landlord has not performed a repair that Landlord is obligated to repair under Section 12, Tenant shall give Landlord written notice of such repair required to be performed by Landlord and Landlord shall within thirty (30) days of the date of such notice either: (i) complete such repair within thirty (30) days of the date of Tenant’s notice, (ii) notify Tenant in writing that Landlord disputes the need for Landlord to make such repair, or (iii) notify Tenant in writing that Landlord will commence such repairs and diligently pursue the completion of such repairs to completion if such repairs will not be completed within


thirty (30) days of the date of Tenant’s notice. If within such thirty (30) day period after the date of Tenant’s written notice to Landlord, Landlord does not take any of the actions described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) in the immediately preceding sentence, Tenant may send Landlord a second notice specifying the actions in reasonable detail that Tenant intends to take to perform such repair and the date Tenant intends to commence such actions, which date shall be not less than ten (10) days after the date Landlord receives such notice. If during such ten (10) day period Landlord does not notify Tenant that Landlord has commenced either the repairs that Tenant proposes to undertake or such other repairs as Landlord determines appropriate in Landlord’s reasonable business judgment, Tenant may undertake repairs which would be Landlord’s responsibility and Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the reasonable costs so incurred within thirty (30) days after notice, which notice shall be accompanied by paid receipts. If Landlord does not timely pay Tenant for such repairs, Tenant may deduct the cost thereof from the monthly Base Rent next coming due, up to twenty-five percent (25%) of Tenant’s monthly Base Rent, until the cost thereof is fully accounted for; provided, however, if at the time Tenant is entitled to commence such abatement of monthly Base Rent the remaining term of this Lease is not sufficiently long enough for a full recovery of such abatement, Tenant may increase the percentage of such abatement (and, if necessary abate Additional Rent) so as to enable Tenant to fully recover such amount during the Term of this Lease. In no event shall Tenant’s repair and maintenance self-help remedies include any right to rebuild or repair the Building or Common Areas following any damage or destruction to the Building or Common Areas, it being agreed that Tenant’s sole remedy with respect to any such damage or destruction is contained in Section 19 of this Lease.

40. OFAC Compliance. Each of Landlord and Tenant, each as to itself, represents its compliance with all applicable anti-money laundering laws, including, without limitation, the USA Patriot Act, and the laws administered by the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, including, without limitation, Executive Order 13224 (“Executive Order”). Each of Landlord and Tenant further represents (i) that it is not, and it is not owned or controlled directly or indirectly by any person or entity, on the SDN List published by the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and (ii) that it is not a person otherwise identified by government or legal authority as a person with whom a U.S. Person is prohibited from transacting business. As of the date of this Lease, a list of the designations and the text for the Executive Order are published under the internet website address www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac. If Landlord transfers its interest under this Lease, whether by sale of the Building or by assignment or by other means (including any transfer by operation of law), and the transferee, assignee or other successor to Landlord’s interest (collectively, “Transferee”) is not an Affiliate of Landlord, then, in connection with that transfer, the Transferee must warrant and represent to Tenant, at the time of the transfer, each of the foregoing warranties and representations set forth above.

41. Roof Rights. Tenant shall have the exclusive right to install a satellite dish, antenna and/or solar panels (collectively, “Roof Equipment”) on the roof of the Building at such locations to be designated by Tenant and reasonably approved by Landlord and in a manner not to impair any warranty obtained by Landlord with respect to the roof of the Building. Tenant’s use of the roof under this Section 41 shall be at no additional charge to Tenant. Prior to such installation, Tenant shall obtain Landlord’s reasonable written approval with respect to the size and design of such Roof Equipment, and such installation shall be at Tenant’s sole expense and in accordance with all reasonable requirements and criteria imposed by Landlord in connection therewith (including, without limitation, confirmation that such installation will not impair the rights of Landlord under any warranty for the roof of the Building). Prior to the installation of any Roof Equipment, Tenant shall cause to be performed all responsible inspections relating to the installation of the Roof Equipment (including, without limitation, inspections as to the structural capabilities of the roof of the Building). Tenant shall pay for any and all costs and expenses in connection


with the installation, maintenance, use and removal of the Roof Equipment and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord for any claims, losses, liabilities, damages (excluding consequential damages), costs and expenses (including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) to the extent directly resulting from the installation of such Roof Equipment (including, without limitation, the repair of any damage to the structure or the roof of the Building to the extent attributable to the Roof Equipment). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tenant shall pay all costs relating to connections from such Roof Equipment to the Premises and any reinforcement of, or resulting damage to, the roof. Tenant shall be obligated to maintain such Roof Equipment in good condition and repair. Landlord shall be entitled to move such Roof Equipment to a different location on the roof from time to time so long as Landlord pays all costs incurred in connection with any such move. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has made no representation or warranty to Tenant to the effect that transmission or reception by such Roof Equipment will not be interfered with by other antennas or other structures or activities on or in the vicinity of the roof. Tenant’s installation and use rights under this Section 41 shall only apply with respect to the use of such Roof Equipment in connection with Tenant’s operations in the Premises (as opposed to, e.g., a lease or license of such Roof Equipment by Tenant to any third party). On or before the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, remove such Roof Equipment and repair any damage to the Building caused by such removal.

42. Assignment and Sublease. Tenant may assign its interest in the Lease or sublet all or any part of the Premises to a party not affiliated with Tenant only if Tenant obtains the prior written consent of Landlord, which Landlord will not unreasonably withhold or delay but may condition on Landlord’s review of the proposed subtenant’s or assignee’s business experience and financial condition, and on payment to Landlord of a reasonable sum (not to exceed $2,000.00) to compensate Landlord for its time and expenses in considering Tenant’s request. In the case of an assignment, or of a sublease of substantially all of the Premises, Landlord may also condition its consent on the proposed assignee or subtenant signing an assumption of the Lease in form reasonably acceptable to Landlord. No such assignment will relieve Tenant of any liability under this Lease.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 42, and so long as Tenant provides Landlord with not less than fifteen (15) days prior written notice, no prior written consent of Landlord shall be required for any assignment or sublease with: (i) an entity into or with which Tenant is merged or consolidated or with an entity to which all or substantially all of Tenant’s assets are transferred, provided (x) such merger, consolidation or transfer of assets is for a valid business purpose and not principally for the purpose of transferring the leasehold estate created hereby, and (y) the assignee or successor entity has a tangible net worth (determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied) at least equal to or in excess of the tangible net worth of Tenant immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or transfer and Landlord has been provided with reasonable proof thereof prior to such transaction (or as soon as reasonably possible thereafter if Tenant is prohibited from disclosing such information prior to the merger, consolidation or transfer) or (ii) any entity which is a parent, subsidiary or affiliate of Tenant. As used herein, the term “affiliate” means an entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with Tenant. For the purposes of this Section 42, “control” means direct ownership of not less than 51% of the voting control of such entity.


43. Entire Agreement. This is the entire Lease and replaces all prior agreements (if any) of the parties in connection with the Premises and the Building.

 

LANDLORD:    TENANT
Schmitt Industries, Inc.:   

Tosei America, Inc.:

 

By:   

 

  

By:

  

 

 

Exhibit 1       Location of the Premises within the Building
Exhibit 2                Option to Extend
Exhibit 23       Signage Criteria
Exhibit 37       Right of First Opportunity to Purchase

 

EXHIBIT 99.3

SCHMITT INDUSTRIES COMPLETES SALE OF

SBS BUSINESS LINE FOR $10.5 MILLION

 

November 27, 2019   NASDAQ: SMIT

Portland, Oregon, – Schmitt Industries, Inc. (“Schmitt” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SMIT) today announced that it has closed on the sale of its Schmitt Dynamic Balance Systems (“SBS”) business line to Tosei Engineering Corp. and Tosei America, Inc. (collectively “Tosei”), for a purchase price of $10.5 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.

In conjunction with the sale, Tosei has entered into a 10-year triple net lease of Schmitt’s 28th Avenue manufacturing facility. Base rent for the first twelve months will be approximately $23 thousand a month.

Michael Zapata, Chairman and CEO of Schmitt, commented, “Our board believes this transaction is a win for everyone. I want to recognize our SBS team for their dedication and contributions to Schmitt over the years. The sale aligns the SBS team and business line with a dedicated strategic partner and unlocks significant value for shareholders. Moving forward, we are excited to focus on our Xact and Acuity business lines and will maintain options for further value creation for our shareholders.”

Schmitt will allocate net proceeds among organic investment opportunities, acquisitions, and capital returns to shareholders based on expected return on invested capital.

About Schmitt Industries

Schmitt Industries, Inc., founded in 1987, designs, manufactures and sells high precision test and measurement products, solutions and services through its Acuity® and Xact® product lines.

About Tosei Engineering Corp.

Tosei Engineering Corp., a 100% owned subsidiary of Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd., established in 1949 and headquartered in Japan, designs, manufactures and sells semiconductor manufacturing equipment and measuring products under the corporate brand of ACCRETECH worldwide.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. A complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties that may affect Schmitt’s business, including the business of its subsidiary, is included in “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s business, please refer to Schmitt’s SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.

The forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of the date on which they were made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release, or for changes to this document made by wire services or internet service providers.

 

For more information contact:   

Michael R. Zapata, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

(503) 227-7908 or visit our web site at www.schmitt-ind.com

 

EXHIBIT 99.4

SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC.

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2019 and the unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended August 31, 2019 and the years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, have been derived from the historical consolidated financial statements of Schmitt Industries, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “Schmitt”, “we”, or “us”) as adjusted to give effect to the sale of our Schmitt Dynamic Balance Systems business line (“SBS Sale”), and are intended to reflect the impact of the SBS Sale on Schmitt on a pro forma basis as of and for the periods indicated.

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information is based upon, and should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended August 31, 2019 and our historical audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes and MD&A included in our Annual Reports on Forms 10-K for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 2019, August 21, 2019 and August 21, 2018, respectively.

The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2019 reflects the SBS Sale as if it had been consummated on August 31, 2019, and includes pro forma adjustments based on estimates made by management.

The unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended August 31, 2019 and for the years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018 give effect to the SBS Sale as if it had been consummated on June 1st of the respective fiscal year.

We have prepared the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for informational purposes only and it is based upon estimates by Schmitt’s management, which are based upon available information and certain assumptions that Schmitt’s management believes are reasonable as of the date of this report. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information is not intended to be indicative of actual financial position or results of operations that would have been achieved had the SBS Sale been consummated on the dates indicated, nor does it purport to indicate results which may be attained in the future. Actual amounts could differ materially from these estimates.


SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC.

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet

August 31, 2019

 

     HISTORICAL     PRO FORMA
ADJUSTMENTS
           PRO FORMA  
     Schmitt Industries,
Inc. Consolidated
    Sale of SBS     Notes      Schmitt Industries,
Inc. Consolidated
 

ASSETS

         

Current assets

         

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,592,847     $ 9,895,677       A      $  11,488,524  

Restricted cash

     54,895       365,105       A        420,000  

Accounts receivable, net

     2,004,159       (1,399,703        604,456  

Inventories

     5,019,109       (3,845,936        1,173,173  

Prepaid expenses

     155,405       (77,824        77,581  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 
     8,826,415       4,937,319          13,763,734  

Property and equipment, net

     817,478       (156,999        660,479  

Other assets

         

Operating lease right-of-use assets

     102,767       (102,767        —    

Intangible assets, net

     366,039       —            366,039  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 10,112,699     $ 4,677,553        $ 14,790,252  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

         
Current liabilities                          

Accounts payable

   $ 505,496     $ (396,946      $ 108,550  

Accrued commissions

     173,491       (99,557        73,934  

Accrued payroll liabilities

     171,768       (98,631        73,137  

Customer deposits and prepayments

     197,982       (115,922        82,060  

Other accrued liabilities

     127,635       (54,398        73,237  

Income taxes payable

     14,134       —            14,134  

Current portion of long-term liabilities

     21,258       (21,258        —    

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

     32,721       (32,721        —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     1,244,485       (819,433        425,052  

Long-term liabilities

     23,065       (23,065        —    

Long-term operating lease liabilities

     70,046       (70,046        —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,337,596       (912,544        425,052  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

         

Common stock, no par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 4,032,878 shares issued and outstanding at August 31, 2019

     13,317,453       —            13,317,453  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (467,479     —            (467,479

Accumulated deficit

     (4,074,871     5,590,097       B        1,515,226  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     8,775,103       5,590,097          14,365,200  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $  10,112,699     $ 4,677,553        $ 14,790,252  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 


SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC.

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the three months ended August 31, 2019

 

     HISTORICAL     PRO FORMA
ADJUSTMENTS
           PRO FORMA  
     Schmitt Industries,
Inc. Consolidated
    Sale of SBS     Notes      Schmitt Industries,
Inc. Consolidated
 

Net Sales

   $ 3,341,885     $ (2,247,107      $ 1,094,778  

Cost of sales

     1,781,547       (1,164,124        617,423  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross profit

     1,560,338       (1,082,983        477,355  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

         

General, administration and sales

     1,279,007       (550,848        728,159  

Research and development

     12,167       (9,081        3,086  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     1,291,174       (559,929        731,245  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     269,164       (523,054        (253,890

Other income (expense), net

     (83,388     84,731       C        1,343  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     185,776       (438,323        (252,547

Provision for income taxes

     15,968                15,968  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 169,808     $ (438,323      $ (268,515
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share, basic

   $ 0.04          $ (0.07

Weighted average number of common shares, basic

     4,032,878            4,032,878  

Net income (loss) per common share, diluted

   $ 0.04          $ (0.07

Weighted average number of common shares, diluted

     4,059,279            4,059,279  


SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC.

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019

 

     HISTORICAL     PRO FORMA
ADJUSTMENTS
           PRO FORMA  
     Schmitt Industries,
Inc. Consolidated
    Sale of SBS     Notes      Schmitt Industries,
Inc. Consolidated
 

Net Sales

   $ 13,810,161     $ (9,080,719      $ 4,729,442  

Cost of sales

     8,836,856       (5,876,176        2,960,680  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross profit

     4,973,305       (3,204,543        1,768,762  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

         

General, administration and sales

     5,951,765       (2,771,252        3,180,513  

Research and development

     129,040       (72,207        56,833  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     6,080,805       (2,843,459        3,237,346  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (1,107,500     (361,084        (1,468,584

Other income (expense), net

     (77,051     85,977       C        8,926  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (1,184,551     (275,107        (1,459,658

Provision for income taxes

     26,439                26,439  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,210,990   $ (275,107      $ (1,486,097

Net income (loss) per common share, basic

   $ (0.30        $ (0.37

Weighted average number of common shares, basic

     4,005,795            4,005,795  

Net income (loss) per common share, diluted

   $ (0.30        $ (0.37

Weighted average number of common shares, diluted

     4,005,795            4,005,795  


SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC.

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2018

 

     HISTORICAL      PRO FORMA
ADJUSTMENTS
           PRO FORMA  
     Schmitt Industries,
Inc. Consolidated
     Sale of SBS     Notes      Schmitt Industries,
Inc. Consolidated
 

Net Sales

   $ 13,888,063      $ (9,026,562      $ 4,861,501  

Cost of sales

     7,822,749        (4,989,747        2,833,002  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross profit

     6,065,314        (4,036,815        2,028,499  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

          

General, administration and sales

     5,582,625        (2,656,607        2,926,018  

Research and development

     327,317        (114,089        213,228  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     5,909,942        (2,770,696        3,139,246  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     155,372        (1,266,119        (1,110,747

Other income (expense), net

     81,182        (85,870     C        (4,688
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     236,554        (1,351,989        (1,115,435

Provision for income taxes

     25,915                 25,915  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 210,639      $ (1,351,989      $ (1,141,350
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share, basic

   $ 0.06           $ (0.33

Weighted average number of common shares, basic

     3,422,724             3,422,724  

Net income (loss) per common share, diluted

   $ 0.06           $ (0.33

Weighted average number of common shares, diluted

     3,460,339             3,460,339  


SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements

The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information above reflects the following pro forma adjustments:

 

A

Represents gross proceeds of $10,500,000 less $140,000 paid to the buyer as minimum operating cash and $44,323 used to pay off an equipment financing arrangement. $420,000 of the gross proceeds was placed in escrow and is reflected in the balance of restricted cash.

 

B

Net effect of pro forma adjustments.

 

C

Elimination of foreign currency exchange gain/(loss) attributable to SBS.