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15. DEFAULT BY TENANT

15.1 If, at any time during the Term, any one or more of the following events (each of which being herein called an “Event of Default”) shall occur, to wit:

(a) Tenant fails to pay when due any sum required to be paid hereunder which is not received by Landlord when due and such failure shall continue for a period of five (5) business days after the date on which Landlord gives Tenant written notice of such failure (a “Monetary Default”); or

(b) Tenant fails to perform or observe any of Tenant’s obligations, covenants, or agreements (other than a Monetary Default) to be performed or observed by Tenant under this Lease and such failure shall continue for thirty (30) days after notice thereof from Landlord to Tenant, except that if such failure cannot, because of Unavoidable Delays or otherwise, be cured within such thirty (30) day period, and if Tenant shall have commenced to cure such failure within such thirty (30) day period or as soon as reasonably feasible following an Unavoidable Delay, and continues to prosecute such cure with reasonable diligence thereafter, then the time to cure such failure shall be extended for such period as may be necessary to complete such cure with reasonable diligence, subject to Unavoidable Delays; or

(c) Tenant admits in writing that it cannot meet its obligations as they become due; or is declared insolvent according to any applicable Legal Requirement; or an assignment of Tenant’s property is made for the benefit of creditors; or a receiver or trustee is appointed for Tenant or a substantial portion of its property; or the interest of Tenant under this Lease is levied on under execution or other legal process; or any petition is filed by or against Tenant or Guarantor to declare Tenant bankrupt; or any petition is filed or other action taken to reorganize or modify Tenant’s or Guarantor’s capital structure if Tenant is a corporation or other entity. Any such levy, execution, legal process, or petition filed against Tenant or Guarantor shall not constitute a breach of this Lease provided Tenant or Guarantor shall contest the same by appropriate proceedings and shall remove or vacate the same within sixty (60) days from the date of its creation, service, or filing; or

(d) Tenant ceases to exist as a corporation.

15.2 In the event of any Event of Default by Tenant, Landlord, at its option, may pursue one or more of the following remedies without notice or demand in addition to all other rights and remedies provided for at law or in equity:

(a) Upon an Event of Default, Landlord may, at its option, terminate this Lease by written notice to Tenant and recover possession of the Premises. No act by Landlord (including, without limitation, acts of maintenance, efforts to relet the Premises, or the appointment of a receiver on Landlord’s initiative to protect Landlord’s interest under the Lease) other than giving written notice to Tenant shall terminate this Lease. Following such termination, Landlord may recover from Tenant damages arising from the Event of Default and the termination of this Lease, including without limitation the following:

(i) The Worth at the Time of Award of the unpaid Rent which had been earned at the time of termination; plus

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(ii) The Worth at the Time of Award of the amount by which the unpaid Rent which would have been earned after termination until the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided; plus

(iii) The Worth at the Time of Award of the amount by which the unpaid Rent for the balance of the Term after the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that Tenant proves could be reasonably avoided; plus

(iv) any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord for all detriment proximately caused by Tenant’s failure to perform Tenant’s obligations under this Lease, or which, in the ordinary course of things, would be likely to result therefrom.

As used in Sections 15.2(a)(i) and 15.2(a)(ii) above, the “Worth at the Time of Award” shall be computed by allowing interest at the Default Rate. As used in Section 15.2(a)(iii) above, the “Worth at the Time of Award” shall be computed by discounting such amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award plus five percent (5%).

(b) Landlord shall have the remedy, described in California Civil Code 1951.4 (Landlord may continue the lease in effect after lessee’s breach and abandonment and recover rent as it becomes due, if lessee has the right to sublet or assign, subject only to reasonable limitations).

15.3 If Landlord shall exercise any one or more remedies hereunder granted or otherwise available, it shall not be deemed to be an acceptance or surrender of the Premises by Tenant whether by agreement or by operation of law; it is understood that such surrender can be effected only by the written agreement of Landlord and Tenant.

15.4 Each right and remedy provided for in this Lease shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other right or remedy provided for in this Lease or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, including, but not limited to, suits for injunctive relief and specific performance. The exercise or beginning of the exercise by Landlord of any one or more of the rights or remedies provided for in this Lease or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity, or by statute or otherwise shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by Landlord of any or all other rights or remedies provided for in this Lease or now or hereafter existing at or in equity or by statute or otherwise. All such rights and remedies shall be considered cumulative and non-exclusive. All costs incurred by Landlord in connection with collecting any Rent or other amounts and damages owing by Tenant pursuant to the provisions of this Lease, or to enforce any provision of this Lease, including reasonable attorneys’ fees from the date such matter is turned over to an attorney, whether or not one or more actions are commenced by Landlord, shall also be recoverable by Landlord from Tenant. If any notice and grace period required under Section 15.1(a) or Section 15.1(b) was not previously given, a notice to pay rent or quit, or to perform or quit, as the case may be, given to Tenant under any statute authorizing the forfeiture of leases for unlawful detainer shall also constitute the applicable notice for grace period purposes required by Section 15.1(a) or

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Section 15.1(b). In such case, the applicable grace period under Section 15.1(a) or Section 15.1(b) and under the unlawful detainer statute shall run concurrently after the one such statutory notice, and the failure of Tenant to cure the default within the greater of the two (2) such grace periods shall constitute both an unlawful detainer and an Event of Default entitling Landlord to the remedies provided for in this Lease and/or by said statute.

15.5 Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 15 to the contrary, any proceeding or action involving bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or appointment of a receiver or trustee, as set forth above, shall be considered to be an Event of Default only when such proceeding, action, or remedy shall be taken or brought by or against the then holder of the leasehold estate under this Lease.

15.6 No endorsement or statement on any check or letter of Tenant shall be deemed an accord and satisfaction or recognized for any purpose whatsoever. The acceptance of any such check or payment shall be without prejudice to Landlord’s rights to recover any and all amounts owed by Tenant hereunder and shall not be deemed to cure any other default nor prejudice Landlord’s rights to pursue any other available remedy, Landlord’s acceptance of partial payment of rent does not constitute a waiver of any rights, including without limitation any right Landlord may have to recover possession of the Premises.

15.7 Landlord’s failure to perform any of its obligations under this Lease shall constitute a default by Landlord under this Lease if the failure continues for thirty (30) days after written notice of the failure from Tenant to Landlord. If the required performance cannot be completed within thirty (30) days, Landlord’s failure to perform shall constitute a default under the Lease unless Landlord undertakes to cure the failure within thirty (30) days and diligently and continuously attempts to complete this cure as soon as reasonably possible. All obligations of each party hereunder shall be construed as covenants, not conditions.