Term and Possession (a) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Term of this Lease shall be for the period specified in the Basic Lease Information. The Term shall commence on the earlier of (i) the date that the Premises is delivered to Tenant free and clear of any third-party occupancy and (ii) the date that Tenant first commences normal business operation from the Premises (the “Commencement Date”). In the event of the inability of Landlord to deliver possession of the Premises for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, the vacating of the Premises by the prior tenant of the Premises, neither Landlord nor its agents shall be liable for any damage caused thereby, nor shall this Lease thereby become void or voidable, however, in such event Tenant shall not be liable for any rent until the actual occurrence of the Commencement Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, if, for any reason, Landlord has not delivered possession of the Premises to Tenant as described in clause (i) above as of January 1, 2020, Tenant, as Tenant’s sole remedy, will have the right to terminate this Lease by written notice delivered to Landlord at any time prior to Landlord’s delivery of possession of the Premises to Tenant; provided, however, that such January 1, 2020 date shall be extended so long as Landlord is using its good faith and diligent efforts to deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant (by unlawful detainer or otherwise). Within thirty (30) days after the Commencement Date, Landlord and Tenant shall execute an amendment to this Lease (“First Amendment to Lease and Acknowledgment”) setting forth the Commencement Date and the expiration date of the term of the Lease, which shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
(b) Tenant shall have the one-time option to terminate and cancel the Lease effective on the last day of the eighty-fifth (85th) month after the Commencement Date (the “Termination Date”), which right is contingent upon Tenant paying to Landlord the “Termination Consideration” (as defined below) concurrent with Tenant’s delivery of the Termination Notice (as defined below). To exercise such termination option, Tenant must deliver to Landlord on or before January 1, 2025, irrevocable written notice of Tenant’s exercise of such option (the “Termination Notice”) and the amount of the Termination Consideration. As used herein, the “Termination Consideration” shall mean the amount equal to Two Million and No/100ths Dollars ($2,000,000.00). Failure by Tenant to timely pay the Termination Consideration shall terminate Tenant’s option to terminate this Lease. If Tenant properly and timely exercises the termination option in this Section 4(b), this Lease shall expire at midnight on the Termination Date and Tenant shall be required to surrender the Premises to Landlord on or prior to such Termination Date in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Lease. The option to terminate set forth in this Section 4(b) is personal to the original Tenant executing this Lease and may not be assigned, voluntarily or involuntarily, separate from or as part of this Lease. At Landlord’s option, all rights of Tenant under this Section 4(b) shall terminate and be of no force or effect if any of the following individual events occur or any combination thereof occur: (1) Tenant has been in default beyond any notice and cure period on more than one (1) occasion during any consecutive twelve (12) month period during the initial Term of the Lease, or is in default of any provision of this Lease on the date Landlord receives the Termination Notice; and/or (2) Tenant has assigned its rights and obligations under all or part of this Lease; and/or (3) Tenant has failed to exercise the early termination option set forth in this Section 4(b) in a timely manner and in strict accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(b).