0001104659-14-046530.txt : 20140624 0001104659-14-046530.hdr.sgml : 20140624 20140617163509 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-14-046530 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130928 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140617 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140617 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GT Advanced Technologies Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001394954 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 030606749 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34133 FILM NUMBER: 14925663 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 243 DANIEL WEBSTER HIGHWAY CITY: MERRIMACK STATE: NH ZIP: 03054 BUSINESS PHONE: (603)883-5200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 243 DANIEL WEBSTER HIGHWAY CITY: MERRIMACK STATE: NH ZIP: 03054 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GT Solar International, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070330 10-Q/A 1 a14-15505_110qa.htm 10-Q/A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q/A

 

Amendment No. 1

 

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 28, 2013

 

or

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period              to              

 

Commission file number: 001-34133

 

GT Advanced Technologies Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State of incorporation)

 

03-0606749
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

243 Daniel Webster Highway

Merrimack, New Hampshire

 

03054

 (Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (603) 883-5200

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o

 

Indicated by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated
filer 
x

 

Accelerated filer o

 

Non-accelerated filer o (Do not
check if a
smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting
company 
o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o  No x

 

As of June 13, 2014, approximately 137,174,027 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, were issued and outstanding.

 

 

 



 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-Q (this “Amendment No. 1”) is being filed to amend our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2013 (the “Original Filing”), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 7, 2014 (the “Original Filing Date”). The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to file revised Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 so that certain previously redacted provisions are disclosed in connection with the submission to the Commission of a confidential treatment request pursuant to Rule 24b-2 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The revised versions of Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 supersede in their entirety Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 to the Original Filing.

 

Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Exchange Act, this Amendment No. 1 also contains new certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are attached hereto. Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment No. 1 and this Amendment No. 1 does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of the certifications have been omitted.

 

Except as described above, no changes have been made to the Original Filing, and this Amendment No. 1 does not modify, amend or update in any way any of the financial or other information contained in the Original Filing. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the Original Filing Date.

 

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Item 6.  Exhibits

 

Exhibits are incorporated by reference or are filed with this report as indicated below (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Document

 

 

 

10.1*

 

Master Development and Supply Agreement between GTAT Corporation and Apple, Inc. dated as of October 31, 2013

 

 

 

10.2*

 

Statement of work under Master Development & Supply Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2013

 

 

 

10.3*

 

Facilities Lease For GT Advanced Equipment Holding LLC, dated October 31,2013

 

 

 

10.4*

 

Prepayment Agreement between GTAT Corporation and Apple, Inc. dated October 31, 2013

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), by Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), by Chief Financial Officer.

 


*                               Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 

 

  Thomas Gutierrez

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas Gutierrez

Date: June 17, 2014

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kanwardev Raja Singh Bal

Date: June 17, 2014

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EX-10.1 2 a14-15505_1ex10d1.htm EX-10.1

EXHIBIT 10.1

 

APPLE INC.

MASTER DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT

 

This Master Development and Supply Agreement #C56-13-02947 (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and among Apple Inc., a California corporation having its principal place of business at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California 95014, United States (“Apple”) and GTAT Corporation, having its principal place of business at 243 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, NH 03054 (“GTAT”), effective as of October 31, 2013 (the “Effective Date”).

 

1.              Scope.  This Agreement relates to goods that GTAT will develop, manufacture, sell and deliver to Authorized Purchasers (as defined below) for use in connection with Apple’s products (collectively, the “Goods”).  The parties may enter into statements of work (each, a “Statement of Work” or “SOW”) in the future to address additional details related to specific Goods.

 

2.              Forecast.  Apple will periodically provide written forecasts indicating Apple’s projected demand for each Good (each such forecast, a “Forecast”).  GTAT will accept each such Forecast upon receipt provided it is consistent with the applicable Flexibility Schedule, if any, in an SOW.  GTAT will timely commence the manufacture of Goods in order to deliver the Goods by the dates indicated in each Forecast.  “Flexibility Schedule” means a schedule that sets forth the maximum percentage increase in units forecasted or ordered, based on when notice of such increase is given.

 

3.              Pricing.  Apple and GTAT will mutually agree on pricing for Goods.  In addition to any agreed upon prices, the per unit price for a Good will not exceed [***]of the [***]GTAT offers to any other customer for similar Goods, net of rebates, discounts and other payments, and regardless of volume.

 

4.              Purchase Orders.

 

4.1.         GTAT will accept and timely fulfill all Purchase Orders that Apple or any entity Apple authorizes to procure Goods under this Agreement (Apple and each of the foregoing entities, an “Authorized Purchaser”) issues by the delivery date requested in such Purchase Order so long as the number of Goods indicated does not exceed the quantity specified in the applicable Forecast with respect to the relevant delivery period.  “Purchase Order” means an Authorized Purchaser’s written or electronically transmitted instruction to GTAT to deliver particular Goods pursuant to applicable delivery or performance dates and locations.

 

4.2.         Authorized Purchasers may, [***], (i) cancel any Purchase Order, or any portion thereof; or (ii) reschedule the shipment date of undelivered Goods and/or redirect shipments of Goods to alternate locations.

 

4.3.         Unless mutually agreed in writing otherwise, all Purchase Orders will be governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any applicable SOW.  As between Apple, its Related Entities and GTAT, any different or additional terms in any proposal, acknowledgement form or any other document will be of no force or effect and will not become part of the agreement between the parties.  GTAT will not enter into any agreement with any Authorized Purchaser in connection with the Goods on terms less favorable to such Authorized Purchaser than those in this Agreement.  Further, if GTAT or an Authorized Purchaser seeks, but fails within 90 days, to enter into such an agreement, then GTAT will promptly notify Apple of the circumstances.

 

4.4.         GTAT may not invoice for Goods until after delivery.  Payment terms are 45 days from the date an Authorized Purchaser receives an undisputed invoice.  All amounts payable will be stated and paid in United States Dollars.

 

4.5.         Authorized Purchasers are not obligated to purchase any Goods except pursuant to a Purchase Order it issues.  Except for amounts due pursuant to a Purchase Order or SOW, Authorized Purchasers will not be responsible for any costs in connection with the supply or purchase of any Goods.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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5.              Delivery.  TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE as to the supply and delivery of Goods under this Agreement.  If GTAT cannot meet the requirements of a Forecast or a Purchase Order, GTAT must promptly notify the Authorized Purchaser and propose a revised delivery date, and the Authorized Purchaser may, at its option, exercise any or all of the following options: (i) require GTAT to deliver the Goods using priority freight delivery (with all incremental freight charges at GTAT’s expense); (ii) purchase substitute goods and hold GTAT accountable for the difference between the price of the Goods and the price paid for substitute goods, as well as all amounts paid for shipping, insurance, handling, and any taxes or duties; and (iii) seek and collect all other remedies provided at law, in equity and under this Agreement for failure to timely deliver Goods.

 

6.              Supply Constraint. If GTAT’s ability to manufacture and deliver any Goods in accordance with the then current Forecast is constrained for any reason, GTAT will promptly notify Apple of the supply constraint and GTAT’s plan to resolve it, and will provide Apple daily updates regarding the steps taken to resolve the supply constraint.  If the supply constraint is due to constrained resources (e.g., personnel, material, equipment, or third party components), GTAT will allocate the constrained resources to supply Goods to Authorized Purchasers before using such resources to supply goods to any other customer.

 

7.              Acceptance. Goods delivered will be subject to Authorized Purchaser’s inspection, test and rejection. Acceptance testing and inspection of Goods will be performed at the Authorized Purchaser’s factory (or other applicable delivery destination specified in the Purchase Order) by GTAT’s and Authorized Purchaser’s personnel.  Any Goods delivered (individual units or entire lots) that do not comply with the requirements of the applicable Specifications, Purchase Order or this Agreement may be rejected; provided, however, that any Goods expressly accepted upon completion of acceptance testing and inspection, but later discovered to be Defective Goods, will instead be handled according to Sections 8 and 9.  Payment of invoices will not be deemed acceptance of Goods. “Specifications” means the most current version of all specifications and requirements that Apple provides in writing (which may include Apple notifying GTAT that such specifications and/or requirements are available for electronic download along with providing necessary access and download instructions), including any documents referenced in any bill of materials, SOW, and any relevant specifications, drawings, samples or other descriptions that GTAT provides and Apple approves in writing.

 

8.              Warranties.  GTAT represents and warrants that: (i) it has the right to enter into this Agreement and its performance of this Agreement will be free and clear of liens and encumbrances; (ii) entering into this Agreement will not cause GTAT to breach any other agreements to which it is a party; (iii) the Goods will be new and comprised of new materials when delivered; (iv) the Goods, or any portion thereof, do not infringe any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary right of a third party; and (v) for a period of 3 years (unless agreed otherwise in an SOW) the Goods will conform to all applicable Specifications, be free from any defects and be merchantable (as defined in CA Civil Code Section 1791.1).  For all Goods that an Authorized Purchaser other than Apple purchases, GTAT agrees that Apple may enforce against GTAT any and all applicable warranties in the same manner as if Apple was the actual purchaser of the Goods.  Further, Apple’s rights and remedies under this Agreement with respect to the Goods (including all warranties) remain in full force and effect even if Apple sells, consigns or otherwise transfers the Goods to any of Apple’s contract manufacturers, GTATs and other subcontractors.

 

9.              Remedies for Defective Goods.

 

9.1.         Defective Goods” means Goods or individual[***]that are cut from a Good that (a) fail (or because of a known issue or defect Apple reasonably expects to fail) to conform with or operate according to the warranties set forth in Section 8, applicable Specifications, or a consumer’s reasonable expectations; (b) fail to comply with any applicable law or regulation; or (c) create a risk of bodily injury or property damage.  [***]means any object of [***] that GTAT cuts from a sapphire [***]from which [***]can be fabricated for use in an [***] means any object of [***]size that is cut from a [***]for use in an [***].

 

9.2.         If, after acceptance, Apple or an Authorized Purchaser gives notice to GTAT that any Goods or individual [***]that are cut from a Good are Defective Goods, the parties will promptly convene a [***]to determine the[***]. Apple, the Authorized Purchaser, and GTAT may each designate[***]of their respective qualified personnel to participate in the[***]; however, each of Apple, the Authorized Purchaser, and GTAT may only designate [***].  GTAT will provide a sufficient number of qualified manufacturing,

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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materials and quality engineers to effectively conduct the necessary inspections and analyses and to document the [***] findings. The [***]will conduct [***] meetings until the[***] has been determined and documented to Apple’s reasonable satisfaction. For each investigation, [***]will determine the primary cause of the Defective Goods’ condition to be either: (i) GTAT’s failure to manufacture, test or package the Goods in accordance with the Specifications, or any other fault (including negligence) of GTAT that caused the Goods to be Defective Goods (“GTAT Fault”), (ii) the fault (including negligence) of any entity other than GTAT and its Related Entities and their respective agents and representatives (Third Party Fault”), or (iii) none of the above (“No Fault”). [***]determination will be based on a majority vote of its designated voting representatives.  If the[***]fails to meet [***], diligently pursue its responsibilities herein or render a final determination within[***]of the original notice to GTAT, then it will be presumed that[***].

 

9.3.         The consequence of the [***] in each instance will be as follows:

 

9.3.1.    In case of a GTAT Fault finding, then Apple may in its sole discretion select one or more of the following remedies: (i) have GTAT compensate Apple for [***]and any resulting impact on any Apple product, including any recall of impacted Apple products; (ii) have GTAT accept the return of such Defective Goods pursuant to Section 10, below; (iii) have GTAT, or an Apple-designated third party, repair the Defective Goods and recover from GTAT all reasonable repair-related costs and expenses; (iv) procure similar goods in substitution and charge GTAT for any costs arising from the procurement and use of such substitutes in connection with Apple products; and (v) have GTAT provide a written issue or defect analysis report and a correction plan.  GTAT must promptly and diligently implement corrective actions to resolve the root cause(s) of the condition giving rise to the GTAT Fault finding.

 

9.3.2.    In case of a Third Party Fault finding, then GTAT will have no liability to Apple or the Authorized Purchaser on account of such Defective Goods.

 

9.3.3.    In case of a No Fault finding, then Apple may specify, and GTAT will comply with, any corrective measures and other remedies, including without limitation any of the remedies available in Sections 9.3.1 or 10 herein, that Apple deems appropriate in its sole and reasonable discretion.  If GTAT [***] GTAT may address its concerns using the[***] contained in this Agreement [***].

 

10.       Return of Goods.  At its expense, GTAT will accept the return of any Defective Goods that an Authorized Purchaser returns, other than Goods found by [***] to be Defective Goods due to Third Party Fault, and will thereupon (i) ship replacement Goods on the same day the Authorized Purchaser returns the Goods or (ii) upon request, credit the Authorized Purchaser the original purchase price of the Goods (or, in the case of individual [***], credit an amount equal to [***]  that are returned to GTAT) /[***] multiplied by [***].  For example, if Apple paid[***] for a [***] from which [***] were cut but then[***] of those [***] were returned to GTAT as Defective Goods, then GTAT would issue a credit of [***] to Apple.  For the avoidance of doubt, GTAT will, upon Apple’s request pursuant to Section 9.3.3, comply with the obligations in this Section 10 with respect to Goods found by [***] to be Defective Goods due to No Fault.

 

11.       Modifications.  GTAT may not modify any Equipment, Specifications, manufacturing process or materials without first obtaining Apple’s prior consent.  Whenever Apple modifies the Specification for a Good, and notwithstanding any disagreement over the cost to implement such Specification modification, GTAT will immediately implement all such modifications and manufacture and timely deliver all such Goods pursuant to the applicable Forecast.  The parties will make good faith efforts to promptly resolve any such disagreement. During any period of disagreement, GTAT will charge Authorized Purchasers, and Authorized Purchasers will pay:  (i) the applicable price for the Good set forth in an SOW; (ii) in the absence of an SOW, the last price Authorized Purchasers paid for the applicable Good; or (iii) if Authorized Purchasers have not yet purchased the applicable Good, the last mutually agreed price for the applicable Good. When the parties resolve any disagreement over the amount to be charged for such Goods, they will reconcile any amounts an Authorized Purchaser or GTAT owes.

 

12.       Service and Support.  GTAT will provide the service and support services set forth on Attachment 3.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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13.       Hubs.  As agreed in any SOW, GTAT will store Goods in Hubs before their Forecast delivery date to support just-in-time delivery of the Goods.  GTAT will: (i) bear all costs associated with warehousing Goods in Hubs; (ii) maintain a sufficient inventory of Goods in the Hubs to satisfy the requirements of the then current Forecast; (iii) ensure that the Authorized Purchaser or its carrier(s) may withdraw Goods from the Hubs as needed; (iv) fully insure, or require the Hub operator to fully insure, all Goods in transit to or stored at a Hub against all risk of loss or damage until such time as the Authorized Purchaser takes title to them; and (v) require that the Hub operator take all steps necessary to protect all Goods in a Hub consistent with good commercial warehousing practice.  “Hub” means an Apple-approved facility located at or near Apple-specified manufacturing or distribution facilities, or other Apple-specified location.

 

14.       Logistics. When an Authorized Purchaser is the “Importer of Record,” GTAT will, at no charge, promptly forward to the Authorized Purchaser any documents the Authorized Purchaser may reasonably require to allow the Authorized Purchaser to clear the Goods through customs and/or obtain possession of the Goods at the port of entry.  GTAT will use the freight carriers that Apple selects or approves.  Apple is solely responsible for specifying any labeling of the Goods.  GTAT may not print any of its own trade names, trademarks, or logos on the Goods without Apple’s prior written consent.  GTAT will package all Goods in accordance with applicable Specifications using the best commercial practices.

 

15.       Terms of Sale.  GTAT will deliver Goods DDU (INCOTERMS 2010) delivery location designated in the applicable SOW, or if not so designated, in the applicable Purchase Order) with title and risk of loss transferring from GTAT to the Authorized Purchaser at the designated delivery location.  If Goods are delivered via Hubs, GTAT will deliver them DDP (delivery location designated in the applicable SOW or applicable Purchase Order) with title and risk of loss remaining with GTAT until the Authorized Purchaser or its designated carrier withdraws the Goods from the Hub.

 

16.       Manufacturing Commitment.  Regardless of initial manufacturing yields or any other circumstance, GTAT will always timely start the manufacture of the Goods in order to fully and timely meet Apple’s Forecasts.  For example, if GTAT is experiencing undesirable manufacturing yields during the initial ramp of a Good, GTAT will nevertheless continue to manufacture the Goods to meet Apple’s Forecast.

 

17.       Right to Manufacture.

 

17.1.  If GTAT materially breaches its supply obligations under this Agreement or any SOW and fails to cure such breach within 10 Business Days of Apple’s written notice of such breach as set forth below, then GTAT, on behalf of itself and its Related Entities, hereby grants and conveys to Apple a fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive, irrevocable, perpetual license under any Intellectual Property Rights owned, controlled or licensable by GTAT or its Related Entities to make, have made, use, have used, purchase, have purchased, sell, have sold, offer for sale, license, lease, import, have imported, export, or otherwise distribute or dispose of Sapphire Technology in Consumer Electronic Products (including components thereof), and to practice and have practiced any method in connection with the same by or for Apple or Apple’s Related Entities; provided, however, that Apple may exercise such license rights only: (i) for a period of up to 10 Business Days beginning upon Apple’s written notice to GTAT of any breach of GTAT’s supply obligations under this Agreement or any SOW, so long as such breach remains uncured, solely to prepare for but not to engage in commercial production of Goods; and (ii) indefinitely, and without the foregoing limitation on engaging in commercial production, if such breach remains uncured at the end of such 10 Business Day period.

 

17.2.  As reasonably necessary to assist Apple in exercising its rights under this license, GTAT will promptly and fully provide any technical information, training, and other assistance Apple requests.

 

17.3.  Sapphire Technology” is defined in Section 10.3.4 of SOW #1.

 

18.       Development.  GTAT may be asked to develop new products and technology, including Goods.  GTAT agrees that all such development activities and any resulting technology or Intellectual Property Rights (as defined in Attachment 2), will be governed by the terms set forth in Attachment 2.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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19.       Indemnification. GTAT shall indemnify and hold harmless, and at Apple’s request, defend or pay for the defense of Apple, Authorized Purchasers, or Apple Personnel (or any combination of Apple, Authorized Purchasers and Apple Personnel) against any claims or allegations that: (i) the Goods themselves, or any portion thereof, or any processes, Equipment or methods used to manufacture the Goods, infringe any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary right of a third party; (ii) the Goods caused injury or damage; or (iii) arise or are alleged to have arisen as a result of negligent and/or intentional acts or omissions of GTAT or GTAT Personnel or breach by GTAT of any term of the Agreement.  GTAT’s indemnification obligation includes the obligation to hold Apple, Authorized Purchasers and Apple Personnel harmless from and against any costs, damages and fees (including attorney and other professional fees) attributable to any such claims or allegations.  Apple agrees that it will notify GTAT in writing of any claims or allegations that are covered by this Section 19.  If Apple requests that GTAT defend such claim or allegation and GTAT irrevocably confirms full indemnification for the claim in writing and without exception, thereafter (1) Apple will permit GTAT to control the defense of the claim or allegation using counsel of GTAT’s choice who is approved by Apple, provided that such approval is not unreasonably withheld or delayed; and (2) Apple will not settle any such claim or allegation without GTAT’s permission if it requires any payment by GTAT, provided that such permission is not unreasonably withheld or delayed.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Apple may control the defense and settlement of a claim, at its own expense, if there is a reasonable risk that GTAT will not be able to cover its full obligation for the claim or if there is a significant risk of harm to Apple from a request for an injunction.  GTAT agrees to provide information and assistance reasonably necessary to enable Apple to defend the claim (at GTAT’s expense), and if GTAT defends at Apple’s request, then Apple will do the same (at GTAT’s expense). GTAT may not enter into any settlement that imposes any obligation on Apple without Apple’s prior written consent.  GTAT will not publicize or permit any third party to publicize any settlement of such claim or allegation without Apple’s written permission. If GTAT does not agree that the claim or allegation is fully covered by this indemnity provision, then the parties agree the indemnity claim shall be tolled while the Parties negotiate in good faith an equitable arrangement regarding the defense of the claim or suit and any settlement thereof consistent with GTAT’s obligations hereunder.  “Personnel” means officers, directors, agents, consultants, contractors, and employees.

 

20.       Duty to Correct.  If a third party claims that any Goods infringe an Intellectual Property Right, GTAT will, in addition to its obligations under Section 19, promptly notify Apple in writing and, at its own expense, keep Apple informed of GTAT’s defenses and exercise the first of the following remedies that is practicable: (i) obtain from such third party the right for Authorized Purchasers to use, import and sell such Goods in Apple products; (ii) modify the Goods so they are non-infringing and in compliance with this Agreement; (iii) replace the Goods with non-infringing versions that comply with the requirements of any Specifications and this Agreement; or (iv) at Authorized Purchaser’s request, accept the return of infringing Goods and refund any amounts Authorized Purchasers paid.  In any event, GTAT must exercise one of the foregoing remedies at a time and in a manner that will protect Apple from harm that could result from an injunction.

 

21.       Resource Requirements; Access to Apple Supply Chain.

 

21.1.  Unless agreed otherwise in an SOW, GTAT will, at its expense, purchase, install, test, maintain and operate all Equipment necessary to manufacture and deliver the development deliverables and the Goods.  GTAT will also secure all materials in accordance with applicable Specifications necessary to timely manufacture and supply the development deliverables (pursuant to Attachment 2) and the Goods.  Upon Apple’s request, GTAT will purchase materials directly from Apple, and, at Apple’s request, will provide Apple with (i) weekly reports by part number specifying demand for such materials for the immediately following 12-week period; and (ii) weekly receipt logs of any such materials.  Before placing orders for or purchasing any materials for use in Goods that are comprised of multiple components, GTAT will provide Apple, for Apple’s review and approval, a complete engineering bill of materials for such Goods, listing the GTAT part number(s), lead-time(s), and cost(s) of each material therein.  Except for amounts due pursuant to a Letter of Authorization, the applicable SOW or Purchase Order, Apple will not be responsible for any costs associated with the materials.  “Equipment” means fixtures, tooling, test equipment and any other equipment used in connection with the development, manufacturing, testing, packaging, delivery or servicing of the development deliverables or Goods.  “BOM” means the engineering bill of materials that Apple creates and approves for the development deliverables or Goods.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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21.2.  Apple may from time to time direct GTAT (or, at GTAT’s request, grant written authorization to GTAT) to procure certain materials or supplies from certain third-party vendors with whom Apple has established supply agreements (each, a “Specified Vendor”). In each such instance: (i) GTAT will negotiate and execute its own purchasing agreement with the Specified Vendor; (ii) for the quantities that are to be used to produce Goods under this Agreement, Apple will request the Specified Vendor to offer those materials or supplies to GTAT on terms no less favorable than the terms on which the Specified Vendor sells, or has agreed to sell, the same materials or supplies to Apple; (iii) for all other quantities of such materials or supplies (that is, quantities that are not used to produce Goods under this Agreement), Apple will request, but need not require, that the Specified Vendor offer such materials or supplies to GTAT on the same terms; and (iv) Apple will not require the Specified Vendor to impose less favorable terms on GTAT for quantities of the materials or supplies that are not used to produce Goods under this Agreement.

 

22.       Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement is defined in Section 13.1 of SOW #1 (the “Term”). Except as agreed in an SOW, GTAT may terminate this Agreement if Apple materially breaches this Agreement and fails to cure the breach within 30 days after receipt of written notice from GTAT of the breach.  The provisions of Sections 9 through and including 23, and Attachments 1-6 will survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

23.       Miscellaneous.  The terms and conditions in Attachments 1-6, to this Agreement are incorporated herein by this reference.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the effective date shown above.  Each of the persons signing this Agreement affirms that he or she is duly authorized to do so and thereby to bind the indicated entity.  This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

Apple Inc.

 

GTAT CORPORATION

 

 

 

By

/s/ Duco Pasmooij

 

By

/s/ Hoil Kim

 

 

 

 

Name: Duco Pasmooij

 

Name

Hoil Kim

 

 

 

 

Title: Vice President, Operations

 

Title

Vice President & General Counsel

 

 

 

 

Date

10/31/2013

 

Date

10/31/2013

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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ATTACHMENT 1

 

General Terms and Conditions

 

1.              Confidentiality. All disclosures of Confidential Information arising out of or related to this Agreement will be governed by the terms of the parties’ existing Confidentiality Agreement, dated August 24, 2012.

 

2.              Press Releases and Publicity.  Neither Apple nor GTAT will issue press releases or other publicity regarding the Agreement or its subject matter without the prior written approval of the other.

 

3.              Compliance with Laws.  GTAT agrees that it will fully comply with all applicable laws and regulations in performing its obligations under the Agreement.  GTAT agrees that it will not export, re-export, sell, resell or transfer any customer data or any export-controlled commodity, technical data or software (i) in violation of any law, regulation, order, policy or other limitation imposed by the United States (including the United States Export Administration regulations) or any other government authority with jurisdiction; or (ii) to any country for which an export license or other governmental approval is required at the time of export, without first obtaining all necessary licenses or equivalent.

 

4.              Anti-Corruption.  GTAT has reviewed and understands Apple’s policies with respect to ethical business conduct and agrees to fully comply with all such policies.  GTAT will comply with all applicable laws and regulations enacted to combat bribery and corruption, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, the principles of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and any corresponding laws of all countries where business or services will be conducted or performed pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”).  GTAT and, to the best of GTAT’s knowledge, its subsidiaries and affiliates, have conducted their businesses in compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws.  GTAT will not Knowingly, directly or indirectly pay, offer, promise, or give anything of value (including any amounts paid or credited by Apple to GTAT) to any person or party, to influence any act or decision by such person or party for the purpose of obtaining, retaining, or directing business to Apple.  “Knowingly” means (i) the actual knowledge of GTAT’s executive officers or employees, or (ii) the knowledge that GTAT’s executive officers and employees should reasonably be expected to have or (iii) the existence of a reasonable belief of GTAT’s executive officers or employees.  Any amounts paid by Apple to GTAT under the Agreement will be for services actually rendered, or Goods sold, by GTAT (as applicable).  Additionally, to the extent permitted by law, GTAT will notify Apple if an owner, partner, officer, director or employee of GTAT who is assigned to a current or prospective Apple account as an account representative or account manager (or any similar such position) has been, or will become, an official or employee of a governmental entity or political party or a candidate for political office.  GTAT represents and warrants that all information provided to Apple in connection with Apple’s selection and approval of GTAT as an Apple vendor, or at any other time during the term of the Agreement, is complete and true.

 

5.              Right to Offset.  Apple may, from time to time, set-off or recoup any amounts due from GTAT or any GTAT Related Entity to Apple or any Apple Related Entity, against any amounts due from Apple or any Apple Related Entity to GTAT or any GTAT Related Entity. If required by applicable law, Apple will give GTAT notice that Apple has effected a set-off or recoupment, within a reasonable time thereafter via email or any other reasonable means that Apple selects, and GTAT agrees that any such notice will be effective when given, even if a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official has been appointed for GTAT, the applicable GTAT Related Entity, or any substantial portion of the assets thereof.  The rights described in this paragraph are in addition to any other rights and remedies available under this Agreement or applicable law, including, for example, the right to deduct damages from any amount payable to GTAT or any GTAT Related Entity.  “Related Entity,” as applied to both Apple and GTAT, includes any subsidiary or affiliate and further includes any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other business entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with an entity, where “control” means that the entity possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of the other entity, whether through ownership of voting securities, an interest in registered capital, by contract, or otherwise.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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6.              Insurance and Loss Prevention.  GTAT will comply with the requirements specified in Attachment 4 hereto.

 

7.              GTAT Code of Conduct.  GTAT will comply with the requirements specified in Attachment 5 hereto

 

8.              Relationship of Parties. Nothing in the Agreement creates a joint venture, partnership, franchise, employment or agency relationship or fiduciary duty of any kind. Neither party will have the power, and will not hold itself out as having the power, to act for or in the name of or to bind the other party.  Except as expressly provided, the Agreement is not for the benefit of any third parties.

 

9.              Assignment.  This Agreement is personal to GTAT, and GTAT may not assign, delegate or otherwise transfer this Agreement, any SOW, any Purchase Order, and/or any right or obligation thereunder without the prior written consent of Apple.  Unless otherwise defined in a SOW, a Change of Control, as defined below, will be considered an assignment of this Agreement.  Any purported or attempted assignment, delegation, subcontracting or other transfer, in whole or in part, without such consent will be null and void and will constitute a breach of this Agreement.  Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors, assigns, representatives, and administrators of the parties.  “Change of Control” means (i) any sale or exchange of the capital stock by the shareholders of GTAT, or any GTAT Related Entity that makes, uses or sells, or offers services in connection with, sapphire production or processing equipment or sapphire goods or material, in one transaction or a series of related transactions where more than 50% of the outstanding voting power of GTAT, or of GTAT’s interest in any such GTAT Related Entity, is acquired by a person or entity or group of related persons or entities; (ii) any reorganization, consolidation or merger of GTAT or any GTAT Related Entity where the outstanding voting securities of GTAT or such GTAT Related Entity immediately before the transaction represent or are converted into less than fifty percent 50% of the outstanding voting power of the surviving entity (or its parent corporation) immediately after the transaction; or (iii) the consummation of any transaction or series of related transactions that results in the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of GTAT or any GTAT Related Entity, other than where the entity acquiring shares or assets, or the surviving entity with respect to clause (ii) above, is GTAT or a wholly owned subsidiary of GTAT.

 

10.       No Waiver.  No delay or failure to act in the event of a breach of the Agreement will be deemed a waiver of that or any subsequent breach of any provision of the Agreement.  Any remedies at law or equity not specifically disclaimed or modified by the Agreement remain available to both parties.

 

11.       Audits/Inspections.  During the Term and for two (2) years thereafter, Apple or its representatives may inspect GTAT facilities and audit GTAT’s records to verify that GTAT has complied with its obligations under this Agreement.  GTAT will provide Apple or its representatives any information and documentation that is reasonably requested in connection with such audit or inspection. GTAT will maintain all records related to the Goods during the Term and for two (2) years thereafter. GTAT will reimburse Apple within 45 days after the audit is completed for any overpayments made by Authorized Purchasers plus the maximum interest rate allowed by law.  GTAT will bear the cost of the audit and inspection if the audit or inspection reveals any breach of GTAT’s obligations under the Agreement.  GTAT must track the date Goods are produced and make such information available to Apple upon Apple’s request during the term of this Agreement and for two (2) years after the Goods are delivered.

 

12.       Governing Law. The Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California as applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within California between California residents, without regard to conflicts of law principles.  The parties expressly agree that the provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to the Agreement or to their relationship.

 

13.       GTAT Affiliates. GTAT’s affiliates may provide Goods or related services under this Agreement, provided that such affiliate is preapproved by Apple in writing and has executed a Contract of Adherence, joining such GTAT affiliate as a party to this Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Attachment 6.  GTAT is not relieved of any of its obligations under this Agreement by virtue of joining an affiliate to this Agreement.  Any breach of the Agreement by an affiliate is deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by GTAT.  If GTAT knows or becomes

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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aware that a GTAT affiliate is providing Goods or related services under this Agreement, then GTAT must immediately (i) notify Apple in writing of the affiliate’s identity and clearly explain its legal and corporate relationship with GTAT; (ii) obtain Apple’s written consent to allow such affiliate to engage in such activities; and (iii) promptly cause such affiliate to sign the Contract of Adherence (unless Apple requests otherwise).

 

14.       Remedies.  If GTAT breaches any term of this Agreement in connection with the provision of Goods to an Authorized Purchaser, then GTAT agrees it owes to Apple any and all remedies under this Agreement for such breach as if Apple had been the direct purchaser of the Goods from GTAT.  For example, if GTAT fails to timely deliver Goods to an Authorized Purchaser other than Apple, then GTAT will owe Apple (and Apple can seek from GTAT under this Agreement) any available remedies for failing to timely deliver such Goods.  If Apple seeks remedies in such event, then the affected Authorized Purchaser cannot seek remedies for the same breach.

 

15.       Binding Arbitration.  Disputes arising under, or in connection with, this Agreement will be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one arbitrator appointed in accordance with the Rules.  The language of the arbitration will be English. The place of the arbitration will be San Francisco, CA.  Judgment upon any award(s) rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

 

16.       Equitable Relief.  Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 15, above, either party may seek equitable relief in order to protect its rights, and to cause the other party to perform its obligations, hereunder at any time and in any court having jurisdiction over the parties hereto and/or the subject matter hereof.  The parties hereby waive any bond requirements for obtaining equitable relief. Without limitation of the foregoing, the confidentiality provisions of the Agreement will be enforceable under the provisions of the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act, California Civil Code Section 3426, as amended.

 

17.       Apple Requirements Documents.  GTAT will comply with all Apple Requirements Documents (as may be updated by Apple from time to time), including the following: #069-0135: Specification, Regulated Substances;  #069-1111: Apple RoHS Compliance Specification; #069-1857-D: Apple Specification on the Restriction of Chlorine and Bromine; #080-2503: Apple Supplier Code of Conduct (as further described in Section 7 of this Attachment 1); and #n/a: Loss Control and Loss Prevention Standards.

 

18.       Reports.  GTAT will, at GTAT’s expense, provide reports requested by Apple, including reports regarding the development deliverables, Goods, Purchase Orders, Hubs, and Defective Goods.

 

19.       Notices.  Any notice required or permitted hereunder will be in writing, and will be given to the appropriate party at the address first set forth above, or at such other address as the party may hereafter specify in writing.  Any notices to Apple will be sent to the attention of Apple’s Corporate Procurement Department.  Such notice will be deemed given: upon personal delivery to the appropriate address; or three (3) business days after the date of mailing if sent by certified or registered mail; or one (1) business day after the date of deposit with a commercial courier service offering next business day service with confirmation of delivery. “Business day” shall mean any day on which banks are open for business in San Francisco, California.

 

20.       Force Majeure.  Neither party will be liable for any failure to perform caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control including, but not limited to, acts of God, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tornados, fires, acts of war, hostilities, invasions, terrorism, civil disorder, riots, labor actions (other than actions by GTAT’s personnel and contractors), major upheavals, government action, government restrictions, blockade, embargo, utility disruptions, including power and water, or accident, provided: (a) it promptly notifies the other party and uses reasonable efforts to correct its failure to perform; and (b) it has taken such commercially reasonable efforts to protect against and mitigate the impact of the force majeure event if such event was reasonably foreseeable or was of a kind for which such precautionary measures are customarily taken in the applicable industry.  For the avoidance of doubt, any circumstance caused primarily by one or more furnaces or any other Equipment provided by GTAT, will not constitute a Force Majeure event, and the provisions of this Section 20 will not apply.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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21.       Construction.  The section headings in the Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting the Agreement.  References to sections, schedules, SOWs, and Purchase Orders are references to sections of, and SOWs, schedules and Purchase Orders to, the Agreement, and the word “herein” and words of similar meaning refer to the Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular section or provision.  The word “party” means a party to the Agreement and the phrase “third party” means any person, partnership, corporation or other entity not a party to the Agreement.  The words “will” and “shall” are used in a mandatory, not a permissive, sense, and the word “including” is intended to be exemplary, not exhaustive, and will be deemed followed by “without limitation.”  Any requirement to obtain a party’s consent is a requirement to obtain such consent in each instance.

 

22.       Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of the Agreement unlawful or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of the Agreement will continue in full force and effect.

 

23.       Related Documents; Precedence.  The terms and conditions of any SOW, Purchase Order, and the terms and conditions of any schedules, exhibits, attachments and other documents referenced herein or therein are incorporated into the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  In the event of any conflict in the documents which constitute this Agreement, the order of precedence will be (i) the applicable SOW; (ii) this Agreement; (iii) any other schedules, exhibits, attachments and other documents referenced and incorporated herein and therein; and (iv) any Purchase Order.

 

24.       Complete Agreement. The parties agree that the Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive agreement between them superseding all contemporaneous and prior agreements (written and oral) and all other communications between them relating to its subject matter, excluding the confidentiality agreement referenced herein.  Except as expressly provided herein, the Agreement may not be amended or modified except by a written amendment specifically referencing the Agreement, signed by authorized signatories of both parties. The parties expressly acknowledge that they have received and are in possession of a copy of any referenced item not physically attached to the Agreement and any such item will be treated as if attached.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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ATTACHMENT 2

 

Development Terms

 

1.              Scope and Standards of Work.

 

1.1.         During the Term of the Agreement, any services GTAT conducts in connection with the development of new products or other technology, including Goods, will be “Development Services” for the purpose of this Attachment 2.  The parties may describe the Development Services in a Statement of Work.  Apple has no obligation to purchase or pay for any Development Services or related deliverables except as set forth in an SOW.

 

1.2.         GTAT warrants that its employees, agents, consultants and subcontractors, if any, involved in performance of the Development Services will have the experience and expertise necessary to perform such Development Services and will at all times be bound by appropriate agreements to vest in GTAT all of their right, title and interest in any Project Work Product (as defined below), and all Intellectual Property Rights therein or thereto, that are to be property of Apple or otherwise protected pursuant to Sections 2, 3 or 4 of this Attachment 2.

 

1.3.         GTAT agrees to notify Apple promptly if GTAT knows or has reason to believe that the Statement of Work or any instructions from Apple would, if followed by GTAT, violate any applicable law or infringe or misappropriate any Intellectual Property Rights of any third party or be inconsistent with the Applicable Standards.

 

1.4.         GTAT agrees that while performing the Development Services for Apple, and for 3 years following the date that GTAT ceases to perform the Development Services for Apple, it will not to the best of its knowledge, after conducting reasonable due diligence, perform the same or similar Development Services in the Consumer Electronic Products Field for any other person or party, nor will GTAT assist, enable or in any way facilitate any other person or party in its provision of the same or similar Development Services for any other person or party. “Consumer Electronic Products[***]; and any accessory that is the same or similar (in Apple’s sole discretion) to an accessory made or sold by or on behalf of Apple (regardless of when Apple sold or started to sell such accessory, including after the date of the Agreement) that is suitable for use with any Consumer Electronic Product.  “Consumer Electronic Products Field” means the[***] for use in Consumer Electronics Products.

 

1.5.         The provision of deliverables and Services in their tangible form have no intrinsic value.  As such, no value added, sales, or use taxes have been assessed or are anticipated to be required as a result of the Services provided under this Agreement.

 

2.              Apple Project Materials.  Apple may provide items and materials, as specified in an SOW (the “Project Materials”).  GTAT agrees that all such Project Materials will be and remain the sole and exclusive property of Apple.  If Apple provides Project Materials, GTAT will only use them for the purpose described in the Statement of Work and will not be transferred to any third party without first obtaining written authorization from Apple in each instance. Upon completion of the Development Services, any unused Project Materials will be returned to Apple or destroyed at the sole discretion of Apple.

 

3.              Communication, Visits, Results, and Reports.

 

3.1.         All results, reports, findings, conclusions, work papers, notebooks, electronic records, samples, prototypes, deliverables, and any other information or materials in any form or format arising out of performance of the Development Services by or for GTAT (the “Project Work Product”) except GTAT Background

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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Technology (defined below) will be the sole property of Apple and will become part of the Confidential Information to be protected under the Agreement.  “GTAT Background Technology” means GTAT’s inventions, data, improvements, discoveries, ideas, processes, methodologies, formulas, techniques, works of authorship, trade secrets and know-how, whether patentable or not, conceived, reduced to practice, authored, or otherwise created or developed by or for GTAT either (i) prior to the date of the Agreement or (ii) subsequent to the date of the Agreement if conceived, reduced to practice, authored, or otherwise created or developed by GTAT separately and independently of its provision of any Development Services and any Apple Confidential Information or Project Materials, and all Intellectual Property Rights therein or thereto.  GTAT Background Technology is and will be owned by GTAT and is not being transferred or assigned to Apple under the Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, any Sapphire Technology that is conceived, reduced to practice, authored, or otherwise created or developed by or for GTAT using (i) any of Apple’s Confidential Information or (ii) any GTAT personnel or contractors who had access to Apple’s Confidential Information will be deemed Project Work Product.

 

3.2.         Upon receipt of any deliverable hereunder, Apple will either accept the deliverable, or if in Apple’s sole discretion, the deliverable does not comply with the Specifications, including the project schedule, reject the deliverable.  If Apple requests, GTAT will assist Apple with testing all deliverables without charge.  Upon rejection of a deliverable, GTAT will promptly correct any failure to comply with the Specifications and re-deliver the deliverable to Apple as soon as is practicable, or such other time period agreed upon by Apple in writing.

 

3.3.         GTAT will not destroy or dispose of any Project Work Product without Apple’s prior written authorization in each instance.  GTAT will, upon Apple’s request from time to time, promptly deliver any and all Project Work Product and any work-in-process to Apple.

 

3.4.         GTAT will provide Apple with a written monthly report summarizing the progress of the Development Services and any new Project Work Product developed since the last written report.  In addition, GTAT will prepare and provide one or more draft and final report(s) at the intervals, and upon completion of the Development Services, as more fully described in the Statement of Work.  All reports will be formatted and delivered to Apple in accordance with Apple’s instructions.

 

3.5.         Apple will be solely responsible, at its discretion in accordance with applicable law, for any reporting to appropriate government agencies any Project Work Product generated during performance of the Development Services.

 

3.6.         GTAT will permit Apple’s representatives to access all relevant GTAT facilities with reasonable frequency to perform quality assurance audits, observe progress of the Development Services, discuss the Development Services with relevant GTAT personnel, and inspect records and data relevant to the Development Services.

 

4.              Intellectual Property.

 

4.1.         Except as otherwise provided herein, no right or license to Apple’s Intellectual Property Rights is granted or implied as a result of the Agreement or the Development Services, except that Apple hereby grants to GTAT a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use Apple’s Intellectual Property Rights (including Project Work Product) solely to the extent necessary to perform Development Services and other obligations under the Agreement.  The transfer or license of Project Materials or GTAT Background Technology provided herein does not constitute a public disclosure. “Intellectual Property Rights” means the rights in and to all (i) U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications claiming any inventions or discoveries made, developed, conceived, or reduced to practice, including all divisions, substitutions, continuations, continuation-in-part applications, and reissues, re-examinations and extensions thereof; (ii) copyrights; (iii) unpatented information, trade secrets, data, or materials; (iv) mask work rights; and (v) any other intellectual or other proprietary rights of any kind now known or hereafter recognized in any jurisdiction.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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4.2.         All right, title and interest in all Project Work Product, and all Intellectual Property Rights therein or thereto, is solely owned by Apple, and GTAT hereby transfers and assigns all of GTAT’s right, title and interest in all Project Work Product and all Intellectual Property Rights therein or thereto, to Apple. GTAT will communicate to Apple any of the same promptly and fully upon its creation or development.  GTAT will execute all papers and take all actions that Apple reasonably deems necessary or advisable for the filing and prosecution of patent applications or copyright or other registrations and, if appropriate, maintenance of patents or other rights or properties that may issue therefrom, including without limitation execution of any assignments or other agreements further evidencing, perfecting, or recording Apple’s ownership of Project Work Product and all Intellectual Property Rights therein or thereto.  Inventorship will be determined under principles of U.S. patent law and practice.

 

4.3.         Except as set forth in an SOW, or as otherwise documented in writing and provided to Apple prior to performing any Development Services, GTAT represents and warrants that all Intellectual Property Rights not owned by GTAT and that are necessary for Apple’s use or exploitation of the Project Work Product are the subject of valid license or other agreements that grant to GTAT all necessary rights to sublicense or otherwise permit Apple’s use or exploitation of the Project Work Product, including in Apple products and services.  If any Intellectual Property Rights that are owned, controlled or licensable by GTAT or its Related Entities apply to any of Apple’s use or exploitation of the Goods and/or the Project Work Product, GTAT hereby grants to Apple a nonexclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license under such Intellectual Property Rights to make, have made, use, have used, sell, have sold, offer for sale, import, have imported or otherwise dispose of Apple products and services, and to practice any methods in connection therewith.

 

4.4.         GTAT will not engage in, nor will it authorize others to engage in, reverse engineering, disassembly or decompilation of any Apple technology provided by Apple to GTAT under this Agreement (including Project Materials) except as required to perform its obligations under the Agreement.  Neither Apple nor GTAT will use the other party’s Confidential Information provided or developed under this Agreement for the purpose of: (i) identifying or providing evidence to support any potential patent infringement claim against the other Party or its Related Entities, or any of the other Party’s direct or indirect suppliers or direct or indirect customers, (ii) filing patent applications except as otherwise provided under this Agreement; (iii) modifying its pending patent applications or the claims of patents in any post-grant proceedings; or (iv) mapping or reviewing software, hardware, and/or confidential information against patents, patent applications, claim charts or other like material.

 

4.5.         GTAT will not use any Apple trademarks for any purpose except to comply with its obligations under this Agreement.  The goodwill derived from GTAT’s use of any Apple trademarks inures exclusively to the benefit of and belongs to Apple.  GTAT acknowledges Apple’s ownership of the Apple trademarks and agrees not do anything inconsistent with Apple’s ownership of the Apple trademarks, such as filing any trademark application for an identical or similar mark anywhere in the world.  Apple will not use any GTAT’s trademarks for any purpose except to comply with its obligations under this Agreement.  The goodwill derived from Apple’s use of any GTAT trademarks inures exclusively to the benefit of and belongs to GTAT.  Apple acknowledges GTAT’s ownership of the GTAT trademarks and agrees not do anything inconsistent with GTAT’s ownership of the GTAT trademarks, such as filing any trademark application for an identical or similar mark anywhere in the world.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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ATTACHMENT 3

 

Service and Support

 

1.              GTAT will accept and fulfill Purchase Orders for replacement Goods (“Service Units”) for seven years after the date Apple designates as end-of-life for the Apple product featuring (or manufactured using) such Good (“End-of-Life Designation Date”).  To ensure that it is able to do so, GTAT agrees to (i) maintain an adequate stock of Service Units and/or (ii) maintain the equipment and materials (or the ongoing ability to timely acquire as needed) needed to produce and timely deliver Service Units throughout this seven-year period.  Under no circumstances will the price of a Service Unit (including the cost of single or multi-pack packaging and handling fees) exceed the price of the corresponding Good as of the day immediately preceding the End-of-Life Designation Date.  In no event will there be minimum order quantities for Service Units.

 

2.              Furthermore, GTAT will, at GTAT’s expense, provide an inventory of Service Units to Apple in accordance with the Service Unit inventory requirements set forth in document(s), if any, referenced in the applicable Apple Requirements Document(s) or applicable SOW.  In absence of such requirements and upon Apple’s request, GTAT will deliver an Initial Service Unit Inventory to entities designated by Apple, at no cost, at least one week before Apple first ships the applicable Apple product which incorporates the relevant Good.

 

Initial Service Unit Inventory” means the number of Service Units calculated using the following formula:

 

Initial Service Unit Inventory = A x B, where:

 

A = the projected rate of return (as determined by Apple) of the Goods.

 

B = the cumulative number of Goods in the then current Forecast for the first three months of production

 

3.              Authorized Purchasers will return all Goods Ex Works (place to be named by the Authorized Purchaser) and title will transfer to GTAT when placed in the carrier’s possession at the named place; provided, however, that whenever Apple Sales International or Apple Operations Europe returns Goods from the Asia-Pacific region, Goods will be returned DAF (named place, freight unpaid) and title will transfer to GTAT at the named place at the frontier, but before the customs border of the destination country.  GTAT will deliver all Service Units DDP (place to be named by the Authorized Purchaser) and title will transfer upon actual receipt of the Service Units at the named place of destination; provided, however, that whenever Service Units are delivered to Apple Sales International or Apple Operations Europe in the Asia-Pacific region, Goods will be delivered DAF (named place, freight paid to final destination) and title will transfer at the named place at the frontier, but before the customs border of the country of destination.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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ATTACHMENT 4

 

Insurance and Loss Prevention

 

1.              GTAT will, at no cost to Apple or any other Authorized Purchaser, maintain the following minimum insurance in full force and effect throughout the term of the Agreement: (i) public liability or commercial general liability insurance, including coverage for products liability and products/completed operations hazard, claims by one insured against another insured, and GTAT’s defense and indemnity obligations under the Agreement, with coverage of not less than $5,000,000 USD combined single limit per occurrence and $5,000,000 USD annual aggregate; (ii) automobile liability insurance in compliance with all statutory requirements and providing coverage for third party bodily injury and property damage, with limits of not less than $500,000 USD each accident, for all owned, non-owned and hired motor vehicles used in the performance of GTAT’s obligations under the Agreement; (iii) workers’ compensation insurance in compliance with all statutory regulations in any country, state, territory or province where any of the development deliverables or Goods are provided, manufactured or delivered; and (iv) property insurance on an all-risk of physical loss basis, subject to standard exclusions, with sufficient limits to cover GTAT’s liability for risk of loss or damage to Apple property while in GTAT’s care, custody or control.

 

2.              The insurance coverage that GTAT is obligated to carry pursuant to this Attachment 4 will include either (i) an indemnity to principals clause and either a blanket interest provision, or separately note the interests of Apple, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and any other party which Apple may reasonably designate as principals for liabilities and damages for which GTAT is obligated to provide indemnity to such parties pursuant to the Agreement, or (ii) Apple, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and any other party which Apple may reasonably designate as additional insureds for liabilities arising out of the acts or omissions of the GTAT, its employees, and agents in the performance of the Agreement.  The property insurance that GTAT is obligated to carry will include Apple, its subsidiaries and affiliates as loss payees, as their interests may appear.  The insurance that GTAT maintains will be primary to and without a right of contribution from any insurance maintained by or otherwise afforded to Apple, its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

3.              GTAT will deliver to Apple’s Procurement Department (1 Infinite Loop, M/S 81-2BIZ, Cupertino, California 95014) one or more certificates of insurance showing evidence of the maintenance of the coverage required above.  In the event of cancellation of any required coverage, GTAT will promptly replace such coverage so that no lapse in insurance occurs.  GTAT agrees to comply with the insurance and loss prevention requirements set forth in the document(s), if any, referenced in the Apple Requirements Document.  Apple reserves the right to perform risk evaluations of GTAT’s facilities and GTAT agrees to work with Apple to upgrade any facility that does not comply with such requirements.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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ATTACHMENT 5

 

Supplier Code of Conduct

 

1.              GTAT will comply with the Apple Supplier Code of Conduct (“Code of Conduct”) available on Apple’s public website, and will implement its requirements as amended by Apple from time-to-time.

 

2.              Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any prior agreement between Apple and GTAT, GTAT will:  (i) allow Apple and a third party auditor designated by Apple (collectively, the “Auditors”) to audit and assess GTAT’s practices, policies, records, and facilities without notice and to interview GTAT’s personnel without monitoring solely to verify GTAT’s compliance with the Code of Conduct (collectively, an “Assessment”); (ii) provide the Auditors with access to GTAT’s facilities, relevant records, and knowledgeable personnel without disruption as part of any Assessment; (iii) allow the Auditors to audit and assess working hours and conditions, remuneration, personnel practices, dormitory and dining facilities, and health, safety, and environmental practices, as applicable, as part of the Assessment; (iv) not request or encourage, directly or indirectly, any GTAT personnel to furnish false or incomplete information in connection with any Assessment; (v) not take retaliatory action against any GTAT personnel interviewed during an Assessment; and (vi) promptly implement corrective action to remedy any material non-conformance with the Code of Conduct identified by an Assessment.

 

3.              Prior to engaging any subcontractor to perform any material portion of its obligations under the Agreement, GTAT will provide Apple with the name and address of such subcontractor, and upon Apple’s written request, GTAT will (a) require such subcontractor’s compliance with the Code of Conduct; (b) require such subcontractor to provide the Auditors with access to its facilities, records, and personnel sufficient to enable the Auditors to assess such subcontractor’s compliance with the Code of Conduct; and (c) require such subcontractor to promptly implement corrective action to remedy any material non-conformance with the Code of Conduct.

 

4.              Notwithstanding any provision in the Agreement or any other agreement between Apple and GTAT, GTAT agrees to hold the results of any Assessment in the strictest confidence and all such information is deemed to be Apple Confidential Information and GTAT relinquishes any and all rights in and to such results and findings.  GTAT will obtain all permits, consents, and authorizations necessary to enable the Auditors to audit and assess the policies, practices, records, and facilities of each subcontractor or GTAT Related Entity performing under the terms of the Agreement.

 

5.             For purposes of Attachment 5, the term “GTAT” will include any GTAT Related Entity performing any material portion of GTAT’s obligations under the Agreement, and GTAT’s obligations hereunder will apply to any such GTAT Related Entity.

 

6.              GTAT’s failure to perform its obligations described in this section or to remedy any material non-conformance with the Code of Conduct after a reasonable amount of time will constitute a breach of the Agreement.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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ATTACHMENT 6

 

Contract of Adherence

 

This Contract of Adherence (“CoA”) is between the following parties and is effective as of [DATE]:

 

Apple Inc., a California corporation located at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California 95014, United States (“Apple”);

 

[GTAT Name and Address] (collectively, “Company”); and

 

[GTAT AFFILIATE TO BE ADDED], a [*], located at [*] (the “Covered Party”).

 

Purpose.  Reference is made to that certain Apple Inc. Supply Agreement by and between Apple and Company, effective as of [date] (together with its attachments, and any documents referenced therein, and all SOWs issued thereunder, the “Agreement”). All capitalized terms not defined herein are defined as set forth in the Agreement.  Pursuant to Section [    ] of the Agreement, additional GTAT Affiliates may become a party to the Agreement by the execution of this CoA.  Company and Apple would like to add Covered Party as a GTAT Affiliate.

 

GTAT Affiliate Obligations.  Covered Party acknowledges that it has read and understands the Agreement.  Covered Party hereby agrees to be a GTAT Affiliate under the Agreement and to fully comply with all terms and conditions applicable to GTAT Affiliates.

 

Agreement Amendments.  Covered Party acknowledges and agrees that Apple and Company may amend the Agreement in accordance with its terms, without the consent of Covered Party, and that any such amendment shall apply to Covered Party unless otherwise stated in such amendment.

 

Representations.  Covered Party represents that: (a) it has the full right and authority to enter into and carry out its obligations under this CoA and the Agreement; (b) it has obtained all private and governmental consents required to perform its obligations under this CoA; and (c) the execution and performance of this CoA does not and will not conflict with or violate any other obligation Covered Party may have, contractual or otherwise.

 

Entire Agreement.  This CoA and the Agreement constitute the entire understanding and agreement of Covered Party, Apple and Company, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter of this CoA, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings between Covered Party, Apple and Company with respect to its subject matter.

 

Joint and Several Liability.  Company shall not be relieved of any of its obligations under the Agreement by virtue of this CoA and Company guarantees the performance of the terms and conditions of the Agreement by GTAT Affiliates.  Any breach of this CoA is deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by Company.

 

Company and Covered Party agree that they will be jointly and severally liable for any claims by Apple or damages incurred by Apple under the Agreement or this CoA.  Company and Covered Party’s joint and several liability under this CoA includes obligations arising under successive transactions continuing, compromising, extending, increasing, modifying, releasing, or renewing obligations under the Agreement, any SOW, changing payment terms, or other terms and conditions thereof, or creating new or additional obligations after prior obligations under the Agreement have been satisfied in whole or in part under the Agreement, to the maximum extent permitted by law, Company and Covered Party hereby irrevocably waive any right to revoke their joint and several liability under this Agreement as to future obligations.

 

Company assumes full responsibility for keeping informed of Covered Party’s financial condition and all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Agreement and any SOW and Apple will have no duty to report any such information known to Apple. A separate action may be brought against any of Company, Covered Party or any other guarantor.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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Company and Covered Party acknowledge and agree with Apple that they are jointly and severally liable for their obligations under the Agreement and this CoA. Neither Company’s nor Covered Party ‘s obligations to Apple will be affected by (a) the amendment, modification, renewal, increase in the amount, waiver, surrender, compromise, settlement, release or termination of, or the acceptance of partial payment on, any or all of the obligations, covenants or agreements of the other under the Agreement or this Amendment; (b) the failure by Apple to give notice to either of the occurrence of a default by the other under the Agreement; (c) the extension of the time for performance of or the giving of any other indulgence in relation to any obligation under the Agreement; (d) proceeding against Company or Covered Party or any other person or entity in any particular order; (e) the taking of any of the actions referred to in the Agreement, including any acceleration of sums owing thereunder;(f) any failure, omission, delay or lack on the part of Apple to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power or remedy conferred on it in the Agreement or otherwise available to it in law or equity to proceed against or exhaust any such security held from Company or Covered Party or any other person;(g) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets, marshaling of assets and liabilities, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition with creditors or readjustment of, or other similar proceedings affecting Company or Covered Party or any of the respective assets of either of them; (h) any defense based upon any legal disability of Company or Covered Party or, any release, discharge, reduction or limitation of or with respect to any sums owing by Company or Covered Party or any other liability of Company or Covered Party to Apple; (i) the release or discharge by operation of law of Company or Covered Party from the performance or observance of any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in the Agreement or this CoA; (j) the taking and, holding, substitution, release, impairing the value, applying and directing the order or manner of sale of, or the addition to, in whole or in part, at any time or times, collateral or, guarantees or other security or support for payment under the Agreement and any change of such guaranties or collateral, guarantees or other security or support; or (k) application of payments received by Apple from Company or Covered Party to any amount owed by either to Apple, in such order as Apple shall determine in its sole discretion, whether or not such amounts are owed under this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company and Covered Party irrevocably waive (i) all notices all notices of acceptance of joint and several liability, the occurrence of any breach, default, nonperformance, protest, notice of protest or notice of dishonor or of any presentment, demand for any payment, action at any time taken or omitted, and to which each might otherwise be entitled to which it might otherwise be entitled; (ii) any claims and other rights that it now has or may hereafter acquire against Covered Party that arise from the payment or enforcement of Covered Party’s obligations under CoA, including any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of Apple against Covered Party; (iii)  any lack of authority of any officer, director, partner, agent or any other person acting or purporting to act on behalf of Company or Covered Party which is a corporation, partnership or other type of entity, or any defect in the formation of it; and (iv) any rights and benefits that might otherwise be available to Company under any rights and benefits that might otherwise be available to Covered Party under California Civil Code Section 2799, 2808, 2809, 2810, 2815, 2819, 2820, 2821, 2822, 2838, 2839, 2845, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2855, 2899 or 3433 or California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 337.

 

This Contract of Adherence shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without reference to principles of conflicts of law.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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Acknowledged and agreed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

Apple Inc.

 

[Company]

 

 

 

By

 

 

By

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

 

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title

 

 

Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

Date

 

 

 

 

[Covered Party]

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

 

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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EX-10.2 3 a14-15505_1ex10d2.htm EX-10.2

EXHIBIT 10.2

 

APPLE INC.

STATEMENT OF WORK #1

to

MASTER DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT

# C56-13-02947

 

Apple Inc. (“Apple”) and GTAT Corporation (“GTAT”) entered into Master Development and Supply Agreement #C56-13-02947 effective as of October 31, 2013 (the “Agreement” or “MDSA”).  Apple may purchase the Goods described in this Statement of Work #1 (“SOW”), and GTAT and any GTAT affiliates authorized to provide such Goods agree to manufacture and deliver such Goods, all in accordance with the terms set forth in this SOW and the MDSA.  This SOW is effective as of October 31, 2013 (“Effective Date of the SOW”).

 

PURPOSE

 

Apple and GTAT are entering into this SOW and the rest of the Collateral Agreements (as defined below) pursuant to which: (i) Apple will design and build the Mesa Facility that it will lease to GTAT; (ii) GTAT will grow and process sapphire boules into Goods which it will sell to Apple; (iii) Apple will make a prepayment to GTAT to fund the purchase of Furnaces (as defined in Section 1.6 below) and Equipment used to make the Goods and (iv) GTAT will grant Apple a security interest and provide Apple with other protective rights in recognition of Apple’s investment in the Mesa Facility and Apple’s prepayment to GTAT.  In connection with the foregoing, Apple and GTAT, or Apple’s or GTAT’s Related Entities, as applicable, are entering or will enter into the following agreements (collectively, the “Collateral Agreements”):

 

(a)         this SOW;

 

(b)         MDSA;

 

(c)          Intellectual Property Agreement among Apple, GTAT, GT Advanced Technologies Limited, GT Sapphire Systems Holding LLC and GT Sapphire Systems Group LLC;

 

(d)         Prepayment Agreement between Apple and GTAT, dated as of the Effective Date of the SOW (the “Prepayment Agreement”) and all exhibits and attachments thereto;

 

(e)          Membership Interest Pledge Agreement between Apple and GTAT, dated as of the Effective Date of the SOW (the “Pledge Agreement”) and all exhibits and attachments thereto; and

 

(f)           Mesa Facility Lease Agreement between Platypus Development LLC and GTAT, dated as of the Effective Date of the SOW (the “Mesa Facility Lease Agreement”) and all exhibits and attachments thereto.

 

AGREEMENT

 

Any capitalized terms used in this SOW will have the meanings assigned them in this SOW, or, if not defined in this SOW, those assigned them in the MDSA.  In the event of any conflicting terms, the order of precedence will be terms of (i) the Prepayment Agreement, (ii) the Pledge Agreement, (iii) the Intellectual Property Agreement, (iv) this SOW, (v) the MDSA and (vi) the Mesa Facility Lease Agreement.

 

For purposes of this SOW, “Goods” mean (i) sapphire [***] meeting the Specification provided by Apple to GTAT, (ii) other goods specified by Apple that are capable of being produced using the

 

Apple -GTAT MDSA SOW#1

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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Equipment at the Mesa Facility, (iii) sapphire [***] and (iv) [***]. “New Goods” will mean the goods referenced in clause [***] above.

 

1.                   Manufacturing Facility.

 

1.1                     Apple or its designee is purchasing and developing a new manufacturing facility to be located in Mesa, AZ (the “Mesa Facility”).  GTAT will execute Mesa Facility Lease Agreement, pursuant to which it will lease the Mesa Facility to manufacture the Goods for sale to Apple pursuant to this SOW and the MDSA.

 

1.2                     In connection with the acquisition, design and development of the Mesa Facility, and as may be more fully specified in the Mesa Facility Lease Agreement, Apple or its designee will use commercially reasonable efforts to:

 

1.2.1            Procure the land and initial entitlements necessary to retrofit the Mesa Facility for production of the Goods;

 

1.2.2            Contract for, fund and oversee the Landlord Work (as defined in Section 1.2.2 of the Mesa Facility Lease Agreement) (the “Facility Requirements”); and

 

1.2.3            Timely provide GTAT with all information it reasonably requests concerning the design and development of the Mesa Facility.

 

1.3                     To facilitate Apple’s, or its designee’s acquisition, design and development of the Mesa Facility, GTAT will use commercially reasonable efforts to:

 

1.3.1            Timely and continually provide input on the Facility Requirements;

 

1.3.2            Insure that the Facility Requirements are and remain commercially reasonable and consistent with industry practice such that the Facility Requirements do not impose or add unnecessary expenses to the development of the Mesa Facility; and

 

1.3.3            Timely and fully respond to all of Apple’s, or its designee’s, questions and requests for help or participation (including at Apple’s request, participation on-site at the Mesa Facility by a designated representative of GTAT) during all phases of the acquisition, design and development of the Mesa Facility.

 

1.4                     In the event that, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, (a) the parties disagree on any aspects of the Mesa Facility design or manner in which the Facility Requirements will be met, (b) Apple or its designee is unable to accomplish 1.2.1-1.2.2 in accordance with the timelines set forth in 1.7(a), or (c) GTAT is unable to accomplish 1.3.1-1.3.3 in accordance with the timelines set forth in 1.7, the parties will promptly escalate the situation to the following executives for immediate resolution: for Apple, Vice President, World-Wide Operations; for GTAT, Chief Executive Officer.

 

1.5                     GTAT will purchase, install, qualify and operate all Equipment at the Mesa Facility necessary to timely manufacture and deliver the Goods pursuant to Apple’s Forecast. GTAT is responsible for all Equipment-related costs associated with GTAT’s performance under this SOW and the MDSA.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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1.6                     GTAT will timely purchase, install, qualify and operate [***] than [***] ASF[***] sapphire growing furnaces in the [***] and will retrofit, qualify and operate [***] furnaces in [***] to make such furnaces equivalent in function to the ASF[***] sapphire growing furnace (the “Furnaces”) by the applicable dates specified in Attachment 1 hereto.

 

1.7                     The parties intend that: (a) GTAT will begin occupying the Mesa Facility by December 7, 2013, (b) GTAT will begin installing Furnaces and other Equipment in the Mesa Facility by December 10, 2013 and (c) that GTAT will grow the [***] sapphire boule at the Mesa Facility by January 6, 2014.  Apple will otherwise provide GTAT access to the Mesa Facility as soon as practicable.

 

1.8                     GTAT will not be responsible for failing to timely deliver Goods to Apple if such delay is solely attributable to any non-compliance with the Facility Requirements that: (a) is identified prior to GTAT’s occupancy of the Mesa Facility or (b) results from Construction Defects (as defined in the Mesa Facility Lease Agreement) in the Mesa Facility.  GTAT will be responsible for managing and resolving any non-compliance with the Facility Requirements that is identified after GTAT’s occupancy of the Mesa Facility has begun and is not the result of Construction Defects in the Mesa Facility.

 

1.9                     GTAT is not party to any arrangement, agreement or relationship with any third parties that would cause GTAT to receive any kind of income, credit or other economic benefit (including rebates or credits resulting from GTAT’s purchase of parts or materials for Furnaces, additional Furnaces, Similar Furnaces and Equipment used by GTAT to fulfill its obligations under this SOW) that will result from GTAT performing under this SOW and that has not been disclosed in writing to Apple.

 

2.                   Forecast and Supply Commitment.

 

2.1                     GTAT will develop and maintain the capacity to manufacture and timely deliver no less than the quantity of sapphire [***] per month as specified in Attachment 2 hereto (the “Supply Commitment”).  The maximum quantity of sapphire [***] that GTAT must timely deliver each month is also specified in Attachment 2 (the “Maximum Supply Obligation”); however, GTAT will use best efforts at all times to fulfill any Apple orders for Goods in excess of the Maximum Supply Obligation.  A “sapphire [***]” means a Good that complies with Apple’s [***] Specification.  A [***] means a [***].  A [***] means a [***].  A [***] means [***].  Whenever Apple specifies a New Good pursuant to Section 2.3, Apple and GTAT will promptly agree on the applicable Supply Commitment Conversion Ratio for such New Good, and the Supply Commitment and Maximum Supply Obligation will apply to such New Good. If meeting the Supply Commitment for [***] New Goods requires that [***] make [***], then, unless the parties agree otherwise, [***] will [***] so long as GTAT timely develops manufacturing capacity to deliver such [***], as applicable, pursuant to [***].  The amount of any such [***] must be based on [***] and is subject to audit and verification.

 

2.2                     For purposes of determining GTAT’s compliance with the Supply Commitment, only the linear measure of the portions of a [***] from which [***] comply with Apple’s Specifications will be counted.  For example, if out of a [***], only [***] can produce acceptable [***], then only [***] will count towards GTAT’s monthly Supply Commitment for that type of [***].  Unless Apple approves otherwise, GTAT may only supply and deliver [***] having a [***].

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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2.3                     GTAT must accept any Forecast for New Goods and must timely undertake Development Services in connection with such Goods and use best efforts to timely supply such Goods pursuant to such Forecast.

 

2.4                     The Flexibility Schedule for all Goods is as follows:

 

Days Notice Before
Forecasted Delivery Date

 

% Upside

[***]

 

[***]

[***]

 

[***]

[***]

 

[***]

 

The Forecast for a given week will be deemed consistent with the Flexibility Schedule if (i) the total number of units does not exceed the number of units in the last Forecast for that week by more than the percentage listed above, or (ii) if Apple has not previously provided a Forecast for that week, the number of units does not exceed the number of units in the last week included in Apple’s then most recent Forecast by more than the percentage listed above.

 

2.5                     The Lead Time is [***] for Goods to be shipped by ocean and [***] for Goods to be shipped by air freight.Lead Time” means the amount of time by which a Purchase Order for Goods must be placed in advance of the delivery date.

 

3.                   Price of Goods.

 

3.1                     Except as provided in Section 3.2 below, the [***] price of the Goods sold under this SOW will be the [***] the following:

 

3.1.1            the price agreed by GTAT and Apple;

 

3.1.2            the applicable [***];

 

3.1.3            [***] price offered by GTAT to any of its customers for a good of equivalent quality to that of the [***], net of any rebates or discounts and other payments to such customer that, in effect, subsidize the price of such goods, and regardless of volume; or

 

3.1.4            [***]% of the price quoted in a bona fide offer to [***], but only with respect to the quantity of [***] and time period applicable to such offer.  [***] means [***].  Section 3.1.4 will apply after [***].

 

3.2                     For New Goods that can be manufactured from [***], the price of such New Goods will be:  [***]:

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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[***]

 

[***] sapphire [***].

 

[***] incurred by [***].

 

3.3                     Apple may buy [***], in which case, the [***] will be [***].  To preserve this right, GTAT will maintain an adequate supply of [***] to satisfy [***] for (i) [***] or (ii) [***].

 

3.4                     For [***] that are not made from [***], having a [***], the [***] of such [***] will be calculated as follows:  (the applicable [***] for such [***]); plus or minus any verifiable change in [***] relative to those for [***], as may be [***].

 

3.5                     Whenever GTAT demonstrates to Apple’s satisfaction that it can successfully implement one or more of the sapphire growth or manufacturing process improvements specified in Attachment 4 hereto, then the [***] (both for [***]) produced using such improvements will be [***].

 

3.6                     GTAT will provide [***] and [***] from GTAT’s Salem facility at [***] to Apple through [***].

 

3.7                     In the event of a disagreement over the price to be charged for Goods, GTAT will continue to manufacture and timely deliver all such Goods to Apple pursuant to the applicable Forecast to the extent of Supply Commitment.  After Apple and GTAT resolve any disagreement on the amount to be charged for such Goods, the parties will reconcile any amounts owed by Apple or to be credited by GTAT.

 

4.                   Modifications.

 

For purposes of this SOW, Section 11 of the MDSA (Modifications) is replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

4.1                     GTAT may not modify any Equipment, Specifications, manufacturing process or materials, without first obtaining Apple’s prior consent.  If Apple intends to modify the Specification for any Goods, or any Equipment, processes, or materials used in the manufacture of Goods, Apple will first solicit GTAT’s input regarding the proposed modification and will in good faith consider any such input that GTAT provides.

 

4.2                     Subject to the preceding sentence, whenever Apple modifies the Specification for a Good, and notwithstanding any disagreement over the cost to implement such modified Specification, including inventory obsolescence throughout GTAT’s supply chain, GTAT will use best efforts to promptly implement all such modifications and manufacture and timely deliver all such Goods pursuant to the applicable Forecast.

 

4.3                     The parties will make good faith efforts to promptly resolve any such disagreement. During any period of disagreement, GTAT will temporarily charge Apple, and Apple will pay the lower of:  (i) the applicable price for the Good set forth in this SOW or (ii) the last price Apple paid for the applicable Good. When the parties resolve any disagreement over the amount to be charged for such Goods, they will reconcile any amounts Apple or GTAT owes.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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4.4                     If Apple and GTAT cannot agree within 30 days on the change to the price of the Good(s) based solely on the changes to the Specification, then the price of the Goods will be determined by arbitration in San Francisco, CA.

 

4.4.1            Apple and GTAT agree that the arbitral proceedings, including the formation of the tribunal, will be expedited in order to permit the tribunal to render one or more final Awards fully resolving the disputes before it within 1 month from the date it receives the file from the ICC.  Accordingly, the ICC may only propose arbitrators whose schedule will permit them to resolve any disputes in conformity with this schedule and the other requirements of this dispute resolution provision.

 

4.4.2            The parties agree that the only two issues for determination in the arbitration are (i) by how much Apple’s modification of the Specification for Goods changes (positively or negatively) GTAT’s cost to make the Goods and (ii) as between Apple and GTAT, which party’s proposed price for the Goods most accurately reflects only the change in GTAT’s cost to make the Goods based on the modified Specification.

 

4.4.3            Five days prior to the arbitration hearing, each party will submit a proposed price for the Goods and a written brief to the tribunal and the other party setting forth the basis and rationale for its proposed price.

 

4.4.4            An arbitration hearing will be conducted at which time Apple and GTAT may present their respective proposals to the tribunal (and the rationale for such proposed amount) and answer any questions posed by the tribunal.  Apple and GTAT may also present rebuttal arguments at the conclusion of the hearing.  The tribunal will promptly notify the parties in writing which party’s proposed price for the Goods most accurately reflects only the change in GTAT’s cost to make the Goods based on the modified Specification and will be used as the price for applicable Goods (the “Award”).  The tribunal will, in the Award, order the non-prevailing party to pay the arbitrator’s fees.  Judgment on the Award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.  Neither Apple nor GTAT may appeal the Award nor challenge the enforceability of such Judgment or Award for reasons of personal jurisdiction.

 

4.4.5            The tribunal will consist of one arbitrator appointed by the ICC.  The tribunal, and the parties, will conduct the proceedings as expeditiously as possible.  The tribunal will render one or more final Awards within 1 month from the date the file is transmitted to it by the ICC pursuant to Article 16 of the Rules.  The tribunal and the ICC are entitled to shorten any deadlines in the Rules to achieve this objective.

 

4.4.6            The tribunal will not extend the period in which it is to render one or more final Awards unless it makes a written finding concluding that additional time is essential to enable it to perform its responsibilities under the Rules or to ensure the fairness of the proceedings.  In this event, the tribunal will extend the period in which it is required to render one or more final Awards only for a specifically defined period and then only for as much time as it concludes is absolutely required to achieve either or both of these objectives.

 

4.4.7            Neither Apple nor GTAT may appeal nor challenge the enforceability of a final judgment or Award for reasons of personal jurisdiction.

 

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5.                   Apple-Owned Equipment.

 

5.1                     GTAT will purchase the Equipment listed in Attachment 7 hereto (collectively, “Apple Equipment”) and subject to the terms of this SOW, including Sections 5.2 and 5.4, Apple will purchase such Apple Equipment from GTAT and subsequently the Apple Equipment will be held by GTAT as a bailee for purposes of producing Goods for Apple.

 

5.2                     GTAT will place purchase orders for the Apple Equipment only upon prior written approval by Apple with respect to the quantity, specifications and price of each item of Apple Equipment.  Upon request, GTAT will provide Apple up to three competitive quotes for each item.  Apple reserves the right to contact each vendor directly to validate and/or negotiate the terms of any order (and GTAT agrees to waive any confidentiality restrictions to facilitate such discussions). GTAT will promptly provide documentation of each such order to Apple.  The value of any direct or indirect benefit received by GTAT from any vendor that sells Apple Equipment to GTAT in connection with this SOW must be applied exclusively to reducing the cost of the Apple Equipment listed in Attachment 7.

 

5.3                     GTAT will install and qualify the Apple Equipment at the Mesa Facility in accordance with the timelines set forth in Attachment 7.

 

5.4                     With respect to Apple Equipment purchased by GTAT, upon presentation of proof of delivery and proof that GTAT has paid for line items of Apple Equipment, and subject to the terms of this SOW, no more frequently than once every 2 weeks, GTAT may invoice Apple for such line items of Apple Equipment.  Apple will purchase the applicable Apple Equipment by payment to GTAT of the amount set forth in the actual Equipment vendor’s invoice and actually paid by GTAT to the Equipment vendor for the applicable Apple Equipment.  Upon such payment, Apple will become the owner of such Apple Equipment and GTAT hereby agrees to sell, assign, transfer and convey to Apple all of GTAT’s right, title and interest in and to such Apple Equipment.  GTAT hereby agrees that it will, at any time following Apple’s payment to GTAT for Apple Equipment, upon the request of Apple, execute, acknowledge, deliver or file, or cause to be done, executed, acknowledged, delivered or filed, any further acts, deeds, transfers, conveyances or assignments as may be reasonably requested by Apple to transfer, convey or assign to Apple any of the Apple Equipment. Apple will not be responsible for any other costs associated with the Apple Equipment.

 

5.5                     Subject to Section 5.4, Apple owns all Apple Equipment.  The Apple Equipment is and will be held by GTAT as bailee on the terms and conditions set forth in this SOW.  Apple will at all times maintain full and exclusive ownership of and title to the Apple Equipment as bailor.  The term of this bailment arrangement will expire on the earlier of (i) such date as Apple removes all of the Apple Equipment from GTAT’s premises and (ii) such other date on which Apple and GTAT may mutually agree in writing.

 

5.6                     Apple is hereby authorized to file financing statements or other similar documents or notices in any filing office or other location that Apple deems necessary or desirable, including for purposes of confirming its status as bailor, for purposes of giving actual public or constructive notice of the existence of the bailment created under this Agreement or for any other purposes. Apple is also authorized to contact and, if necessary in Apple’s discretion, negotiate with GTAT’s secured lenders to waive or subordinate any such lender’s potential claimed interest in the Apple Equipment to the rights of Apple.

 

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5.7                     GTAT will not attempt to sell, lease or loan any of the Apple Equipment, nor assign, transfer, pledge or hypothecate the Apple Equipment in any manner, without the prior written consent of Apple, which Apple may withhold in its sole discretion.  GTAT will not cause or suffer to exist any lien, security interest or encumbrance to be placed on any of the Apple Equipment, except in favor of Apple and any attempt by GTAT to create any such lien, security interest or encumbrance (other than the security interest in favor of Apple) will be void ab initio.  GTAT hereby waives, and subordinates to the prior rights and interests of Apple in the Apple Equipment, in each case, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, any and all rights, interests or encumbrances, including, without limitation, any lien that GTAT has or may have or otherwise acquire in the Apple Equipment at any time during the term of this SOW.

 

5.8                     GTAT will use best efforts to ensure that Apple has the benefit of all manufacturer’s warranties and indemnities for the Apple Equipment.

 

5.9                     GTAT will apply Apple asset tags provided by Apple to all Apple Equipment in accordance with the requirements, if any, provided by Apple.  Under no circumstances will GTAT move Apple Equipment from the location designated by Apple, without Apple’s prior written consent, or deny Apple, its agents or contractors access to the Equipment.

 

5.10              Immediately upon Apple’s request or termination of this SOW, GTAT will deliver the Apple Equipment to Apple Ex Works (GTAT’s facility), provided Apple has paid for any Apple Equipment purchased by GTAT.  GTAT agrees to return the Apple Equipment to Apple in the same condition as it was provided to GTAT, except for normal wear and tear.  GTAT will be responsible for physical loss of or damage to the Apple Equipment while in the possession or control of GTAT.

 

5.11              GTAT agrees to use Apple Equipment solely for Apple’s benefit.  GTAT will not use Apple Equipment for any other purpose or permit a third party to use the Apple Equipment except as set forth in this SOW.

 

5.12              The Apple Equipment provided by Apple is provided to GTAT “as is” and Apple disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

 

5.13              GTAT is solely responsible for installing, testing, and maintaining Apple Equipment in its control in good working condition in compliance with applicable manufacturing specifications, for purchasing and maintaining spare parts to repair such Apple Equipment with a minimum of downtime, and for any risk of loss in connection with the Apple Equipment.

 

5.14              Apple reserves the right to inspect any Apple Equipment in GTAT’s control at any time.  Apple reserves all its rights and remedies under MDSA, this SOW, the Uniform Commercial Code and all other applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the right to lawfully enter the premises of GTAT and take possession as bailor of any and all Apple Equipment at any time without breach of the peace.

 

6.                   Liquidated Damages.

 

6.1                     Without limiting the foregoing or any other remedies available to Apple: (i) on the [***] calendar day following the required delivery date for any Goods, GTAT will remit to Apple

 

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                                      the applicable amount set forth in the table below for each quantity of Goods that has not been delivered prior to such [***] calendar day; and (ii) on the [***] calendar day following the required delivery date for any Goods, GTAT will remit to Apple the additional applicable amount set forth in the table below for each quantity of Goods that has not been delivered prior to such [***] calendar day.  The foregoing remedy is non-exclusive and Apple will be entitled to pursue any other legal or equitable remedies.

 

Good

 

[***] Day Late

 

[***] Day Late

[***]

 

[***]

 

[***]

[***]

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

6.2                     Without limiting the foregoing or any other remedies available to Apple: If GTAT or any applicable GTAT Related Entities breaches the confidentiality obligations set forth in the MDSA, Apple Restricted Information Agreement or Apple Restricted Project Agreement, then GTAT will pay to Apple, as liquidated damages, an amount equal to $50 million per occurrence. The foregoing remedy is non-exclusive and Apple will be entitled to pursue any other legal or equitable remedies.

 

6.3                     Without limiting the foregoing or any other remedies available to Apple: If GTAT, any of its affiliates, distributors or channel partners or customers violates the exclusivity obligations set forth in Section 9.1 herein, GTAT will pay to Apple, as liquidated damages, an amount equal to [***] for each [***] produced and used in connection with a violation of the exclusivity obligations set forth in Section 9.1.  In addition, if GTAT, or any GTAT Related Entities, supply (whether by sale, lease or otherwise) sapphire growth furnaces or sapphire growth or production services to any entity in breach of the restrictions set forth in Section 9.1, GTAT will pay, as additional liquidated damages, an amount equal to [***] per [***] until such [***].  The foregoing remedies are non-exclusive and Apple will be entitled to pursue any other legal or equitable remedies.

 

6.4                     Without limiting the foregoing or any other remedies available to Apple:  If a [***] Employee is not replaced by a suitably qualified individual in accordance with Section 11 below, then GTAT will pay to Apple liquidated damages of [***] for the first 30 days that such [***] Employee is not working full time in their designated position and facility and [***] for days 31-60 that such [***] Employee is not working full time in their designated position and facility. The foregoing remedies are non-exclusive and Apple will be entitled to pursue any other legal or equitable remedies.

 

6.5                     Without limiting the foregoing or any other remedies available to Apple:  If GTAT or any applicable GTAT Related Entity fails to comply with any or all of the provisions of Section 12, then GTAT will pay to Apple, as liquidated damages, an amount equal to $1 billion ($1,000,000,000).

 

7.                   New GTAT Technologies.

 

7.1                     If any sapphire Fabrication and Processing Technology (including all Intellectual Property Rights therein) that is (i) currently in development by or for GTAT as of the Effective Date of the SOW or (ii) may be developed or acquired in the future by or for GTAT, should, at any time during the Term, reach a point, as mutually agreed by the parties, that it is suitable for evaluation and consideration for immediate commercial utilization by Apple in Consumer Electronic Products (each a “New Fabrication Technology” and collectively “New Fabrication Technologies”), then GTAT will take the following actions:

 

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7.1.1            GTAT will present each New Fabrication Technology to Apple (before disclosing or offering such New Fabrication Technology to any other person or party for commercial license, sale, use or otherwise) in writing, describing in reasonable detail the New Fabrication Technology and its potential applications for Apple’s evaluation.

 

7.1.2            Apple will have a period of [***] from the date of receipt of such presentation (unless extended by the mutual agreement of both Parties and assuming GTAT provides all reasonable details to enable Apple’s evaluation, otherwise the [***] period will commence upon receipt from GTAT of all such information in writing) to evaluate its interest in such New Fabrication Technology. Apple’s evaluation may include using the New Fabrication Technology in a field trial of commercially distributed Apple products.  GTAT will provide, at Apple’s request, reasonable quantities of New Fabrication Technology samples (the “NFT Samples”). NFT Samples will be provided to Apple at GTAT’s actual cost (i.e. no profit margin added), but the first [***] dollars worth of [***] during each [***] evaluation period will be provided by GTAT [***].  To the extent Apple or its supply chain partners need to utilize a New Fabrication Technology to facilitate the evaluation process, such New Fabrication Technology may be used without compensation of any type, including license fees.

 

7.1.3            If Apple determines that it is interested in acquiring rights to use or purchase any such New Fabrication Technology, the parties will negotiate in good faith, during the [***] evaluation period, the terms of a license, commercial contract, or other agreement governing Apple’s rights with respect to such New Fabrication Technology.

 

7.1.4            For each New Fabrication Technology, GTAT will not propose, negotiate or enter into any agreement with a third party relating to such New Fabrication Technology, whether such agreement is exclusive or non-exclusive, prior to the expiration of Apple’s [***] evaluation period described above.

 

7.1.5            For each New Fabrication Technology, GTAT will not propose, negotiate or enter into any agreement with a third party that grants any exclusive licenses or other exclusive rights with respect to such New Fabrication Technology sooner than one year following the end of Apple’s [***] evaluation period for such New Fabrication Technology.  For avoidance of doubt, one year following the end of Apple’s [***] evaluation period, GTAT may enter into any arrangement with any other party relating to such New Fabrication Technology including, but not limited to, granting exclusive rights thereunder in any application.

 

7.1.6            For each New Fabrication Technology:

 

(a)         If Apple in good faith proposes, but the parties do not enter into, an agreement for any New Fabrication Technology during the [***] after it was presented to Apple, GTAT will not, at any time, thereafter offer such New Fabrication Technology to any third party on any term or terms more favorable to such third party than the terms GTAT last offered to Apple.

 

(b)         If GTAT made no offer in response to an Apple proposal, then GTAT will not, at any time, thereafter offer such New Fabrication Technology to any third party on any term or terms more favorable to such third party than the terms Apple offered to GTAT.

 

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(c)          If Apple and GTAT reach an agreement related to any New Fabrication Technology, then GTAT will not, at any time, thereafter offer such New Fabrication Technology to any third party on any term or terms more favorable to such third party than the terms to which Apple and GTAT agreed.

 

7.1.7            For the avoidance of doubt, if GTAT presents a New Fabrication Technology to Apple, and GTAT subsequently materially improves the New Fabrication Technology (the “Improved NFT”), before GTAT may offer such Improved NFT to any third party, such Improved NFT must first be presented to Apple again pursuant to all the terms of this Section 7, unless such Improved NFT was developed pursuant to an exclusive contractual agreement between GTAT and another party and such agreement prohibits GTAT from otherwise performing its obligations under this Section.

 

7.1.8            If any Fabrication and Processing Technology is useful in connection with both sapphire and other materials, then GTAT may offer such Fabrication and Processing Technology to others prior to Apple, but only if it is offered for specific use not involving sapphire and not on terms that would preclude GTAT from otherwise fulfilling its obligations to Apple under Section 7.

 

7.1.9            Fabrication and Processing Technology” means all processes, materials, methods and Technology useful in the production [***] or [***] from a [***], including [***] and [***], but excluding [***] sapphire goods or materials.

 

8.                   Purchase of Additional Furnaces.

 

8.1                     GTAT will offer to sell additional Furnaces and Similar Furnaces to Apple at the [***] of: (i) the [***], net of any rebates or discounts and other payments to such customer that, in effect, subsidize the price of such goods, regardless of volume, or (ii) a price equal to [***]:

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

Upon Apple’s request, GTAT promptly will provide to Apple invoices and other documentation supporting such actual costs.  If requested by Apple, GTAT must [***].

 

8.2                     Similar Furnace” means a furnace capable of producing sapphire [***].

 

8.3                     Apple’s purchase of additional Furnaces and Similar Furnaces will be made under the terms of Apple’s Master Equipment Purchase Agreement (the “MEPA”).  Apple and GTAT will negotiate in good faith to execute the MEPA as soon as possible following the Effective Date, but in any event prior to the second Milestone Payment made under the Prepayment Agreement.

 

9.                   Exclusivity.

 

9.1                     During the Exclusivity Period, and subject only to the exceptions and limitations set forth in this Section:

 

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9.1.1            neither GTAT, nor any GTAT Related Entities, will directly or indirectly, without Apple’s express written permission: (i) supply to any entity (other than Apple) any [***] whether sold in [***], nor (ii) license to any entity (other than Apple) [***] nor (iii) provide services [***] to any entity (other than Apple) or otherwise enable any such entity to use or produce sapphire goods (whether for the benefit of such entity or for any third party), in each case for use in or in connection with Consumer Electronics Products; and

 

9.1.2            GTAT and GTAT Related Entities will include terms [***] set forth in Section 9.1.1 (and which will define Consumer Electronics Products in the same manner as this SOW) in its agreements with customers, GTAT Related Entities, distributors, licensees and other channel partners for [***]. In addition, GTAT will monitor and enforce compliance with the restrictions set forth in this section.

 

9.1.3            With respect to any exclusive licenses or distribution agreements GTAT has executed or may execute with any third parties with respect to Intellectual Property Rights that pertain to Sapphire Technology (including but not limited to any [***] that [***] to GTAT or any products that [***]: (a) GTAT will pay all license fees, royalties and other compensation (including any annual minimum royalties or sales amounts), and comply with all other requirements and conditions of the applicable license or distribution agreements, as necessary for GTAT to retain its exclusivity thereunder throughout the Term or, if shorter, for the maximum period permitted under the applicable license or distribution agreement; and (b) GTAT will use best efforts to enforce its exclusivity rights thereunder (including, where possible, by enforcing or causing the licensor to enforce the licensed Intellectual Property Rights against third-party infringers) for the benefit of Apple with respect to any activities of a kind that GTAT would be restricted from undertaking under this Section 9.

 

9.2                     The restrictions set forth in Section 9 will not apply to sales of [***] for the growth of [***] for which legally binding agreements have been entered into between GTAT and any customer prior to the Effective Date of the SOW, whether or not such furnaces have been manufactured or delivered prior to the Effective Date of the SOW (the “Exempt Furnaces”).  At the time of executing this SOW, GTAT will provide Apple with identification data and the identities of the purchaser for each Exempt Furnace, subject to any applicable confidentiality obligations. GTAT may provide [***], but agrees that it will not [***].

 

9.3                     Except as mutually agreed otherwise in writing, the Mesa Facility and all of the Furnaces will be used exclusively to manufacture Goods for Apple.  However, if GTAT anticipates that there will be idle capacity at the Mesa Facility, based on Apple’s Forecast, then GTAT can advise Apple of the anticipated amount of idle capacity and request Apple’s permission to use the Mesa Facility and Furnaces to produce and supply sapphire goods to other customers for uses in products other than Consumer Electronic Products.  GTAT must obtain Apple’s prior written approval for all such proposed uses for the benefit of other customers.  Apple’s approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.   GTAT will compensate Apple for its use of the Mesa Facility in an amount to be agreed upon by the parties and which will take into account depreciation costs of Equipment and the Mesa Facility and other expenses.  Any such use of the Mesa Facility will be subject to the exclusivity restrictions set forth in this Section 9; any breach of those restrictions will be subject to payment of the liquidated damages set forth in Section 6.3; and GTAT must, on monthly basis, report to Apple the number of sapphire boules produced in the Mesa Facility for production of goods sold to others.

 

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9.4                     “Consumer Electronic Products” means [***] and/or [***]; any device whose function includes the [***] or [***]; and any accessory that is the same or similar [***] that is suitable for use with any [***].  Consumer Electronic Products will not include, and GTAT will have no restrictions relating to its equipment or technology (including its Sapphire Technology) or any sapphire produced therefrom (including Goods) for use in Permitted Products.

 

9.5                     Permitted Products” means the following categories of products:

 

9.5.1            Sapphire for use in [***] irrespective of its end-product application and without regard to [***];

 

9.5.2            Sapphire for use in [***] but not including sapphire for use in any product that [***];

 

9.5.3            Sapphire for use in [***], where [***] means that the [***] including, but not limited to, [***]; but not including sapphire for use in any product that [***];

 

9.5.4            Sapphire for use in [***] whose sole function is to keep and display [***];

 

9.5.5            Sapphire for use in [***] and other [***]; but not including sapphire for use in any product that [***];

 

9.5.6            Sapphire for [***]; but not including sapphire for use in any product that [***]; and

 

9.5.7            [***] for use in any [***] or otherwise, except for [***].

 

9.6                     Subject to Section 9.7 below, “Exclusivity Period” means the period from the Effective Date of SOW and continuing until [***] year following the Term.

 

9.7                     Provided that GTAT is, and remains at all times, in compliance with the Conditions, then the Exclusivity Period is subject [***] as follows:

 

9.7.1            At the end of each calendar quarter (beginning with the fourth full calendar quarter after the Commencement Date), GTAT will determine if the sum of Apple’s Consumption and GTAT’s Consumption was less than [***]% of the cumulative Supply Commitment for [***] during the prior [***] period.  If so, GTAT will advise Apple in writing of the [***] together with supporting documentation thereof.

 

9.7.2            In such event, Apple will be entitled to [***] that is equal to or greater than the [***], and, if Apple elects to do so within [***] of receipt of GTAT’s notification [***], the exclusivity obligations in this Section 9 [***].  If Apple elects [***] as described above, GTAT will be entitled to [***] by: (i) [***] and (ii) paying to Apple the full balance of all Apple prepayments outstanding within 180 days of the date [***]. Section 9 will remain in full force and effect until Apple receives [***].

 

9.7.3            Apple’s Consumption” means the number equal to: [***] purchased by Apple during the prior [***].

 

9.7.4            Commencement Date” means the period beginning on the later of (i) [***] Goods.

 

9.7.5            Conditions” means GTAT is in compliance with all material obligations under the SOW, the other Collateral Agreements and all other agreements between the parties; all

 

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Goods are timely qualified for sale and delivery to Apple; all Goods remain qualified at all times thereafter; and all Goods conform to all Specifications at all times.

 

9.7.6            GTAT’s Consumption” means the number equal to [***] GTAT to produce goods for sale to others during the prior [***].

 

9.8                     This Section 9 replaces Section 1.4 of Attachment 2 of the MDSA in its entirety.

 

10.            Intellectual Property.

 

10.1              For purposes of this SOW, all results, reports, findings, conclusions, work papers, notebooks, electronic records, samples, prototypes, deliverables, and any other information or materials in any form or format arising out of performance of the Development Services by or for GTAT [***] (the “Project Work Product”) except GTAT Background Technology (defined below) will be the sole property of Apple and will become part of the Confidential Information to be protected under this SOW.  “GTAT Background Technology” means GTAT’s inventions, data, improvements, discoveries, ideas, processes, methodologies, formulas, techniques, works of authorship, trade secrets and know-how, whether patentable or not, conceived, reduced to practice, authored, or otherwise created or developed by or for GTAT (i) [***], (ii) [***] if conceived, reduced to practice, authored, or otherwise created or developed by GTAT separately and independently of its provision of any Development Services and any Apple Confidential Information or Project Materials, or (iii) in connection the [***] in or to (i), (ii) and (iii).

 

10.2              GTAT (i) represents and warrants that as of the Effective Date of this SOW and (ii) covenants that during the Term of this SOW:

 

10.2.1     All Technology and Intellectual Property Rights necessary for Apple’s use or exploitation of the Project Work Product (i) not owned by GTAT and that are necessary for Apple’s use or exploitation of the Project Work Product are the subject of valid license or other agreements that grant to GTAT all necessary rights to sublicense or otherwise permit Apple’s use or exploitation of the Project Work Product for use in Consumer Electronic Products or (ii) are owned by GTAT or its Related Entities.

 

10.2.2     GTAT is not under, and will remain free of, any obligation in conflict or in any way inconsistent with the provisions of the MDSA or this SOW.

 

10.2.3     GTAT is not aware of any facts, circumstances or other information about the performance of sapphire boules, [***], the use of the Furnaces to produce the boules, or the manufacturing and/or post-processing of sapphire boules, [***] that would in any way prevent, impede, interfere with, hinder or delay (a) GTAT’s ability to timely meet its obligations under this SOW, (b) Apple’s ability to further process the Goods for timely incorporation into Apple Consumer Electronic Products or (c) Apple’s ability to use sapphire materials in Apple Consumer Electronic Products in a way that would meet Apple’s and its customer’s reasonable expectations.  If, after the Effective Date of this Agreement, GTAT becomes aware of any facts, circumstances or other information relating to item (c) above, GTAT will inform Apple of the same; provided, however that GTAT will not be required to take any affirmative steps or perform any diligence.

 

10.3              Section 4.3 of Attachment 2 of the MDSA is replaced with the following:

 

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10.3.1     GTAT hereby grants and conveys to Apple a fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive, irrevocable, perpetual license under any Intellectual Property Rights owned, controlled or licensable by GTAT or its Related Entities to make, have made, use, purchase, sell, offer for sale, license, lease, import, have imported, export, or otherwise distribute or dispose of Sapphire Technology in Apple products (including components thereof) and services, and to practice and have practiced any method in connection with the same by or for Apple or Apple’s Related Entities.  Nothing in this Section 10.3.1 obligates GTAT to disclose or transfer any Sapphire Technology to Apple including, but not limited to, any technology, processes, engineering drawings and designs, know-how, trade secrets, operating conditions and other technical information.

 

10.3.2     Apple covenants not to exercise the rights granted by the license in Section 10.3.1, above, unless and until Apple notifies GTAT in writing that it wishes to do so.  In such case, Apple will pay GTAT $50 million within 45 days of providing such written notice.  Notwithstanding any other provision in the MDSA or this SOW, Apple may not effect this payment by means of offset or recoupment of any amount GTAT owes to Apple at the time of exercise.  After payment to GTAT, Apple may then exercise the rights granted by the license in Section 10.3.1 without any restriction or limitation.  After Apple’s payment, its license rights will remain in full force and effect so long as Apple fulfills its obligations in Section 1 of this SOW (“License Condition Subsequent”), provided that GTAT is and remains at all times in full compliance with all terms of this SOW and the other Collateral Agreements; otherwise, the License Condition Subsequent will not apply.  For purposes of Section 365(n) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the $50 million payable by Apple to GTAT under this Section will be deemed a one-time royalty payment.

 

10.3.3     To preserve the value of the license rights [***], GTAT hereby grants and conveys to Apple a fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive, irrevocable, perpetual license under any Intellectual Property Rights in or related to Sapphire Technology whether owned, controlled or licensable by GTAT or its Related Entities that is granted, sold, assigned, or transferred, in-whole or in-part, to a third party, effective immediately prior to the grant, sale, assignment, or transfer of such Intellectual Property Rights, to make, have made, use, purchase, sell, offer for sale, license, lease, import, export, or otherwise distribute or dispose of Apple products (including components thereof) and services, and to practice and have practiced any method in connection therewith by or for Apple or Apple’s affiliates.

 

10.3.4     Sapphire Technology” means all inventions, data, improvements, discoveries, ideas, processes, methodologies, formulas, techniques, works of authorship, trade secrets and know-how, whether patentable or not, related to sapphire growth [***], conceived, reduced to practice, authored, or otherwise created or developed by or for GTAT either (i) [***] or (ii) [***].  Sapphire Technology does not include [***].

 

10.3.5     GTAT hereby grants and conveys to Apple a fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide, non-assignable (except to any of Apple’s Related Entities), non-sublicensable, nonexclusive, irrevocable, perpetual license under any Intellectual Property Rights owned, controlled or licensable by GTAT or its Related Entities to operate, have operated, maintain and have maintained the Furnaces for the purpose of producing sapphire boules.

 

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10.3.6     Apple covenants not to exercise the rights granted by the license in Section 10.3.5, [***].

 

10.3.7     GTAT, on behalf of itself, its Related Entities, and their successors and assigns, grants to Apple, its Related Entities, and their successors and assigns, a nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide license under the [***] to make, have made, use, purchase, sell, offer for sale, license, lease, import, export, or otherwise dispose of Apple products and services, and to practice and have practiced any method in connection therewith, by or for Apple or its Related Entities.    [***].

 

10.4              For the avoidance of doubt, after the Effective Date of the SOW, any Sapphire Technology that is conceived, reduced to practice, authored, or otherwise created or developed by or for GTAT using any of Apple’s Confidential Information, provided that such Confidential Information does not fall within the standard exceptions to confidentiality set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement, or any GTAT personnel or contractors who had access to Apple’s Confidential Information will be deemed Project Work Product for purposes of Attachment 2 of the MDSA.

 

10.5              Apple may file applications for and prosecute any patents or other Intellectual Property Rights with respect to any Project Work Product in its discretion.  Upon request, Apple will provide GTAT with copies of patent applications, office actions, and related correspondence and responses thereto as soon as reasonably and practically possible. Apple will consider any timely input from GTAT regarding preparation and prosecution of patents.  GTAT is not required to provide and Apple is not required to wait for or incorporate input from GTAT regarding the prosecution of patents.  In order to facilitate cooperation and consultation in the patent prosecution process, either party may request (up to once per calendar year unless otherwise agreed) a joint meeting of the parties’ patent teams (at a mutually convenient time and location) during which the teams would discuss patent filing strategy and updates on pending patent filings.  For the avoidance of doubt, the above will continue to apply until the last Project Work Product created under any SOW is disposed of even after the termination or expiration of this SOW. If Apple notifies GTAT in writing that it has decided not to file, prosecute, or otherwise maintain a patent (or its corresponding patent application and family) on a patentable invention included in the Project Work Product and that Apple does not desire to maintain the invention as confidential, then GTAT may file a patent application for such invention (or take over the continued prosecution and maintenance) in its own name.  The parties will discuss whether to seek patent protection or trade secret protection and Apple will not unreasonably refuse to follow GTAT’s suggestions on such matter.

 

10.6              GTAT, on behalf of itself and its Related Entities, and their respective successors, successors in interest and their permitted assigns, all of whom are and will be bound to the same extent as GTAT, covenants not to assert any claims of infringement of any patents or any other Intellectual Property Rights owned, controlled by, or licensable by GTAT or any GTAT Related Entity against Apple or Apple Related Entities during the Term and [***] relating to any of their or any Authorized Purchaser’s making, having made, using, purchasing, selling, offering for sale, licensing, leasing, importing, having imported, exporting, or otherwise distributing or disposing of Consumer Electronic Products provided that such Consumer Electronic Products contain Goods (or some portion thereof) purchased from GTAT.

 

10.7              With respect to Annealing Technology which is the result of Development Services paid for by Apple, Apple and GTAT agree as follows:

 

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10.7.1     GTAT hereby grants and conveys to Apple a fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive, irrevocable, perpetual license under any Intellectual Property Rights owned, controlled or licensable by GTAT or its Related Entities to make, have made, use, have used, purchase, have purchased, sell, have sold, offer for sale, license, lease, import, have imported, export, or otherwise distribute or dispose of Annealing Technology in Apple Consumer Electronic Products (including components thereof) and services, and to practice and have practiced any method in connection with the same by or for Apple or Apple’s affiliates.

 

10.7.2     Annealing Technology” means all inventions, data, improvements, discoveries, ideas, processes, methodologies, formulas, techniques, works of authorship, trade secrets and know-how, whether patentable or not, related to [***], conceived, reduced to practice, authored, or otherwise created or developed by or for GTAT either (i) [***] or (ii) [***].

 

10.7.3     Apple may purchase annealing furnaces from GTAT on such terms as the parties may agree from time to time.

 

10.8              Apple hereby grants to GTAT a fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, field-limited license under Apple’s Intellectual Property Rights in the Project Work Product to make, have made, use, have used, purchase, have purchased, sell, have sold, offer for sale, license, lease, import, have imported, export, and otherwise distribute and dispose of GTAT products (including components thereof) and services, and to practice and have practiced any method in connection therewith by or for GTAT or any GTAT Related Entities; provided, however, that this license will not apply to, and grants no rights whatsoever with respect to, any products or services in the Consumer Electronic Products field, unless and until the expiration or early termination of the exclusivity pursuant to Section 9, in which case this license will thereafter continue without any such limitation on its field. Nothing in this Section will be construed as limiting or waiving any exclusivity obligations of GTAT (or any remedies of Apple for GTAT’s violation thereof) as set forth in this SOW.

 

11.            Key Personnel.

 

11.1              Apple and GTAT agree that certain GTAT employees (each a “Key Employee”) are critical to GTAT’s ability to support and operate the Mesa Facility successfully and to perform its obligations under the MDSA and SOW. The full list of Key Employees, the date by which each such individual must begin to work full time at their work location, and their work location is specified in Attachment 5 hereto.  As of the Effective Date of the SOW, all Key Employees, wherever located, are dedicated to supporting GTAT in fulfillment of its obligations to Apple under this SOW and the other Collateral Agreements.

 

11.2              If any Key Employee (i) does not commence fulltime employment by the date and at the work location specified in Attachment 5, (ii) is reassigned away from their work location by GTAT, or (iii) has his/her employment with GTAT end for any reason (each a “Key Employee Departure”), then GTAT will promptly notify Apple in writing of such development.

 

11.3              For each Key Employee Departure:

 

11.3.1             Within 5 business days of such Key Employee’s departure, Apple and GTAT will agree on a mitigation strategy for such Key Employee’s position, replacement plan and onboard date for such replacement.

 

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11.3.2             GTAT must use best efforts to immediately replace such Key Employee with another employee having equivalent or better skills and experience.  Each such replacement Key Employee will be subject to Apple’s prior approval, which approval will be subject to Apple’s reasonable and sole discretion, and Attachment 5 will be updated to include the replacement Key Employee; and

 

11.3.3             If Apple is not, in its reasonable and sole discretion, satisfied with GTAT’s mitigation efforts under the previously approved replacement plan for such Key Employee (including start date), and GTAT is unable to replace such Key Employee with a new hire, Apple will provide GTAT with written notice and GTAT will, within 15 days of Apple providing written notice, replace such Key Employee by transferring an existing GTAT employee, with equivalent or better skills and experience, from GTAT headquarters to the work location specified in Attachment 5 for such Key Employee.

 

12.            Rights Involving Covered Transactions.

 

12.1              In addition to Section 9 of Attachment 1 of the MDSA, the entirety of this Section 12 will apply to this SOW.  For purposes of this SOW, all Covered Transactions will be treated as a Change of Control.

 

12.2              If GTAT desires to: (a) sell all or substantially all of the assets of GTAT or the assets used in or related to the manufacture or operation of furnaces and associated equipment and Technology for the production and/or processing of sapphire goods and materials; or (b) undertake a Change of Control (any of the foregoing transactions, a “Covered Transaction”), then GTAT or the applicable GTAT Related Entity will notify Apple in writing promptly upon reaching the determination to do so, and if requested by Apple, will negotiate exclusively with Apple regarding a Covered Transaction for thirty (30) days, or such longer period as the parties may agree, after providing such notice. To give effect to Apple’s exclusive right of negotiation, upon determining that it desires to enter into a Covered Transaction, GTAT and the GTAT Related Entities will not solicit or consider offers from, nor engage in any other negotiations or discussions with, any prospective transaction partner other than Apple regarding a Covered Transaction until thirty (30) days, or such longer period as the parties may agree, have elapsed from the date on which Apple received written notice under this Section or, if earlier, until Apple notifies GTAT in writing that it is waiving its negotiation right in that instance (whichever occurs first).

 

12.3              If GTAT or a GTAT Related Entity receives a bona fide inquiry or indication of interest from a third party seeking to negotiate a Covered Transaction, and GTAT had not determined to pursue a Covered Transaction before receiving such inquiry or indication of interest, GTAT or the GTAT Related Entity will be free to negotiate with such third party, but must: (a) promptly notify Apple of such inquiry or indication of interest; (b) if requested by Apple, negotiate with Apple in good faith on at least a non-exclusive basis regarding a Covered Transaction for thirty (30) days, or such longer period as the parties may agree, after providing such notice; (c) refrain from entering into any exclusivity agreement with such third party or any other commitments or restrictions that would conflict with Apple’s negotiation right as described in the preceding clause; and (d) refrain from entering into any Covered Transaction with a third party during such thirty (30) day period.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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13.            Term & Termination.

 

13.1              The term of this SOW will commence on the Effective Date of the SOW and will continue until it expires on the seven-year anniversary of the date of the Commencement Date (the “Term”).  Thereafter, the Term will automatically renew for 1-year periods unless either party provides the other with 90 days written notice of its desire to terminate the SOW.

 

13.2              Either party may terminate this SOW for Cause. Cause” means a party’s material breach of this SOW or any Collateral Agreement that remains uncured for at least 30 days after receipt of written notice of such material breach.

 

13.2.1              If Apple terminates this SOW for Cause, then (i) GTAT’s exclusivity obligations set forth in Section 9 will survive such termination for 3 additional years from the date of Apple’s written notice of termination of the SOW, provided that GTAT has repaid the outstanding balance of any prepayment Apple provided under the Prepayment Agreement and has paid Apple any other amounts demanded or owed under any of the Collateral Agreements; otherwise Section 9 will remain in full force and effect until the date all such amounts have been refunded and paid to Apple and (ii) the covenants in Sections 10.3.2 and 10.3.6 will no longer apply and Apple will immediately be free to exercise the license rights granted in Section 10.3.1 and 10.3.5.

 

13.2.2             If GTAT terminates for Cause, then (i) the exclusivity obligations set forth in Section 9 will immediately terminate and (ii) the field limitation on the license granted to GTAT by Apple under Section 10.8 will immediately terminate.

 

13.3              Except as otherwise set forth in this SOW, neither Apple nor GTAT may terminate this SOW without the written consent of the other.

 

13.4              In addition to the survival of provisions described in Section 13.2, Sections 5.10, 6.2, 10.3.7 will survive any termination or expiration of this SOW.

 

14.            Notices.  Notices and correspondence required by or related to this SOW will be sent to:

 

 

 

For Apple

 

For GTAT

Name

 

Duco Pasmooij

 

Tom Gutierrez

Title

 

Vice President, Operations

 

President

Address

 

1 Infinite Loop, [***]

 

243 Daniel Webster Highway

Address

 

Cupertino, CA 95014

 

Merrimack, NH 03054 (USA)

Phone

 

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AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED

 

 

 

GTAT:

 

APPLE:

 

 

 

GTAT Corporation

 

Apple Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Hoil Kim

 

By:

/s/ Duco Pasmooij

 

 

 

Name: Hoil Kim

 

Name: Duco Pasmooij

Title: Vice President & General Counsel

 

Title: Vice President, Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

10/31/2013

 

Date:

10/31/2013

 

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ATTACHMENT 1

 

Furnace Qualification Schedule

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ATTACHMENT 2

 

Supply Commitment and Maximum Supply Obligation

 

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ATTACHMENT 4

 

SAVINGS FROM SAPPHIRE GROWTH OR MANUFACTURING PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS

 

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Key Personnel

 

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ATTACHMENT 7

 

APPLE EQUIPMENT

 

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EX-10.3 4 a14-15505_1ex10d3.htm EX-10.3

EXHIBIT 10.3

 

FACILITY LEASE AGREEMENT

 

This Facility Lease Agreement (this “Lease”) is entered into by Platypus Development LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”) and GTAT Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Tenant”), effective as of October 31, 2013 (the “Effective Date”).  Any capitalized terms used in this Lease shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Glossary attached as Exhibit A, or if not defined in Exhibit A, those assigned to them in the Collateral Agreements.

 

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Lease, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows.

 

ARTICLE 1
LEASE OF PREMISES AND LEASE TERM

 

1.1                               Premises. Landlord leases to Tenant and Tenant leases from Landlord, all of Landlord’s right, title and interest in and to: (a) the entire industrial building commonly known as [***], Mesa, Arizona, containing approximately [***] rentable square feet, as such building is, or will be, improved by the Landlord Work in accordance with the terms of this Lease (the “Building”), together with the land (the “Land”) on which the Building is located as more fully described in Exhibit B (collectively, the “Premises”), and (b) all fixtures, equipment and other improvements located at or within the Premises, including, without limitation, the fixtures and equipment to be installed by Landlord at its sole cost and expense as part of the Landlord Work.  The Premises includes the exterior surfaces of the Building (including the structural walls, roof and roof membrane), as well as the interior and other portions and components of the Building, and related improvements (including any loading dock areas, equipment pads, [***] and other Exterior Areas) (collectively, the “Improvements”); provided that, the Premises shall in no event include, and Landlord reserves for its sole and exclusive use to provide electrical services to the Premises: (i) the Roof Solar Array; (ii) the Solar Basin; (iii) the Fuel Cell (if any); and (iv) the Electrical Substation (which shall be owned and operated by a utility provider) and the portion of the Land upon which any such Electrical Substation is located.  Landlord further reserves a right of entry as reasonably necessary to maintain, repair, operate and monitor (or to cause the applicable utility provider to do the same) the Roof Solar Array, the Solar Basin, the Fuel Cell, and the Electrical Substation and portion of Land upon which the Electrical Substation is located, which right of entry shall be subject to the terms of Section 9.1, Section 9.5 and Section 9.6.  The location and dimensions of the Building and the Land, as they exist as of the Effective Date, are depicted on the plan attached as Exhibit B-1 as “Phase 1”.  The parties agree that the depiction of the Premises, the Building and the Land on Exhibit B-1, and any reference to square footage or dimensions do not constitute a representation, covenant or warranty of any kind by Landlord.

 

1.1.1                     The parties’ obligations under this Lease are conditioned upon and subject to Landlord acquiring fee title to the Building, Premises and Land (“Landlord’s Acquisition”).  Landlord represents and warrants that as of the date hereof, an agent for Landlord (the “Buyer Agent”) has entered into a binding agreement (the “P&S”) to purchase the Premises from the current owner of the Premises (the “Seller”).  Landlord agrees to inform Tenant of the progress of Landlord’s Acquisition (including, without limitation, promptly notifying Tenant in writing of the consummation of Landlord’s Acquisition), and to respond to all reasonable requests of Tenant concerning the status of the same.  If Landlord does not acquire fee simple title in and to the Premises, subject only to those liens and encumbrances set forth in the Title Commitment which have not been removed by Landlord or Seller on or before the Outside Closing Date (including, without limitation, any encumbrances that would prohibit the use of the Premises for the Permitted Use as reasonably determined by Landlord), then Landlord and Tenant shall each have the option to terminate this Lease by delivering written notice to the other party on or before the date that is seven (7) Business Days after the Outside Closing Date.  Landlord confirms to Tenant that, upon the closing of the Landlord’s Acquisition, Landlord will be the owner of the Premises and all of the fixtures, equipment and other improvements described in clause (b) of Section 1.1 then existing at or within the Premises.

 

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1.1.2                     Subject to the terms of the P&S, Tenant shall have the right, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, to conduct or to cause to be conducted by reputable and qualified companies, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, such audits, assessments, reviews, investigations, inspections, tests, and studies of the Premises, the environmental condition of the Premises, the condition of all buildings, structures and equipment on or within the Premises, the title to the Premises (including so-called survey matters), the compliance of the Premises with applicable Laws, such other engineering, legal and other matters relating to or affecting the Premises and any other investigation or study of the Premises not specifically prohibited by the P&S as Tenant deems necessary or desirable in connection with its lease of the Premises (“Studies”).  Tenant shall give Landlord reasonable (but in no event less than forty-eight (48) hours) prior notice of Tenant’s intention to conduct any Studies of the Premises. Immediately upon the completion of any physical Study of the Premises, Tenant shall at its sole expense restore any area of the Premises disturbed by Tenant to as near its original condition as reasonably possible.  Tenant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct all such Studies in such manner as will minimize any inconvenience to Seller, Buyer’s Agent and Landlord.  Landlord shall reasonably cooperate with Tenant’s Studies of the Premises and shall provide copies to Tenant of the Due Diligence Reports.  Landlord makes no representations or warranties as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of any of the Due Diligence Reports.  It is the parties’ express understanding and agreement that all of the Due Diligence Reports and any other such materials are provided by Landlord solely for Tenant’s convenience in making its own examination of the Premises, and, in making such examination, Tenant shall rely exclusively on its own independent investigation and evaluation of the Premises and not on the Due Diligence Reports or any other materials supplied by Landlord or Landlord’s Agents. Any Studies undertaken by or on behalf of Tenant pursuant to this Section 1.1.2 shall be at Tenant’s sole risk and expense.  All information regarding or relating to the Premises obtained by Tenant during any Study of the Premises shall be subject to Section 18.21 and held, maintained and treated by Tenant as private, confidential and privileged information. Tenant shall promptly deliver to Landlord, at no cost to Landlord, all third party reports, of the same type as the Due Diligence Reports, prepared for Tenant in connection with any Studies of the Premises.  Tenant will indemnify Landlord, Buyer Agent and Seller (each, a “P&S Party”) against, and hold each P&S Party harmless from, any claims, loss, injury, liability, or damages (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by such P&S Party as a result of persons or firms entering the Premises on Tenant’s behalf to complete any Study of the Premises as permitted under this Section 1.1.2.

 

1.1.3                     Tenant hereby agrees that: (a) it has read, and (b) this Lease is subject to the following agreements to be entered into by Landlord prior to the closing of Landlord’s Acquisition: (i) Basin Array Access Agreement; (ii) Reliability Center Access Agreement; and (iii) the Access Agreement (collectively, the “Access Agreements”); provided that, Tenant’s obligations under this Lease shall not be materially increased, nor shall Tenant’s rights under this Lease be materially diminished, as a result of the Access Agreements.

 

1.2                               Phased Delivery of Premises.

 

1.2.1                     Phases. Landlord anticipates that it will deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant in multiple phases as each phase of the Premises (each, a “Phase”) becomes ready for delivery to Tenant.  As used in this Lease, the term “Current Demised Premises” shall mean, at any given time, the Premises or the Phase(s), and the portion of the Premises corresponding to such Phase(s), of which Tenant has accepted delivery in accordance with Section 1.4.  Exhibit C describes each of the nine (9) Phases of the Premises.  The Phases are designated on Exhibit C as “Phase 1”, “Phase 2”, “Phase 3”, “Phase 4”, “Phase 5”,”Phase 6”, “Phase A”, “Phase B” and “Phase CExcept as expressly set forth in Sections 1.2.2, 1.3 and 1.4, Landlord shall deliver each Phase of the Premises to Tenant in its then “as-is” condition without any representations or warranties regarding condition.

 

1.2.2                     Landlord Work. For each Phase, Landlord, at its sole expense, shall: (a) deliver the portion of the Premises for such Phase as contemplated in the Phasing Plan (for each Phase, the “Applicable Phase Landlord Work”, and collectively for all Phases, the “Landlord Work”) in compliance with: (i) the Phasing Plan, (ii) the Approved Construction Documents, and (iii) all Laws; (b) satisfy the

 

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Acceptance Criteria (as described in the Phasing Plan) for such Phase; (c) deliver possession of the applicable Phase to Tenant free and clear of all tenants and other occupants and in good order, condition and repair, and with all Building Systems serving such Phase in the condition required of such Phase by the Phasing Plan; and (d) deliver to Tenant the Evidence of Completion with respect to such Phase (the requirements set forth in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), inclusive, are referred to herein as the “Delivery Conditions”).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a permanent certificate of occupancy is not available by the Applicable Delivery Date for a Phase due to Landlord Work remaining in subsequent Phases, then, in lieu of a permanent certificate of occupancy, Landlord may provide: (i) all required sign-offs and approvals from Governmental Authorities for: (A) Tenant to lawfully occupy and use the applicable Phase for the purpose contemplated by the Phasing Plan for such Phase (the “Applicable Phase Purpose”), and (B) issuance of a permanent certificate of occupancy in due course for such Phase, and (ii) a certificate from Landlord’s architect certifying to Tenant that all work for such Phase has been completed (other than Punch List items) in a manner that will allow for issuance of a permanent certificate of occupancy for such Phase for the Applicable Phase Purpose in due course.  Landlord shall remain responsible for delivering a permanent certificate of occupancy for such Phase for the Applicable Phase Purpose once the required work in subsequent Phases is complete.  Landlord shall undertake the Landlord Work in a good and workmanlike manner, employing materials of good quality, and in compliance with applicable Laws.  Unless otherwise specified in the Phasing Plan or the Approved Construction Documents, Landlord shall undertake the Landlord Work in the manner and utilizing the practices and procedures, and using materials, finishes and construction techniques, that are selected by Landlord in its reasonable discretion, in consultation with Tenant, in furtherance of the preparation of the Premises for Tenant’s engagement in the manufacturing purposes contemplated under Section 4.1 of this Lease and the Collateral Agreements.

 

1.2.3                     Preparation of Base Building Plans and Specifications.

 

1.2.3.1           Landlord’s architects and engineers shall prepare the Base Building Plans and Specifications consistent with all applicable Laws and the Phasing Plan.  The parties acknowledge that Tenant shall have a significant role in the preparation of the Base Building Plans and Specifications and has special expertise with respect to the improvements required for Tenant’s Permitted Use.  Landlord and Tenant shall work cooperatively and in good faith to develop and finalize the Base Building Plans and Specifications as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, in a manner designed to achieve simultaneous design review and input from both parties.  To that end: (a) during preparation and review of the Base Building Plans and Specifications: (i) Tenant and its designated representatives and Landlord and Landlord’s architects and engineers shall meet or conference on a weekly basis to discuss the status of the Base Building Plans and Specifications; and (ii) Landlord will use good faith efforts to notify Tenant, and permit Tenant to join, any scheduled working meetings between Landlord and its architects and/or engineers, during which Landlord anticipates the parties, in discussing the Base Building Plans and Specs, will primarily focus on the operation of the Furnaces and/or Tenant’s fabrication equipment; and (b) during construction of the Landlord Work: (i) Tenant and its designated representatives and Landlord and Landlord’s contractor shall meet or conference on a weekly basis to discuss the status of the construction of the Landlord Work; and (ii) Landlord will use good faith efforts to notify Tenant, and permit Tenant to join, any scheduled working meetings between Landlord and its general contractor, during which Landlord anticipates the parties, in discussing the construction of the Landlord Work, will primarily focus on the operation of the Furnaces and/or Tenant’s fabrication equipment.  During weekly meetings/conferences or any other meeting/conference attended by Tenant as permitted under this Section, Tenant agrees to: (A) provide Tenant’s operational perspective as to all issues discussed with respect to the Base Building Plans and Specifications; (B) pro-actively raise any concerns that the development of the Base Building Plans and Specifications may be inconsistent with the Phasing Plan, and propose reasonable resolutions to the same; and (C) otherwise participate in good faith in all such meetings/conferences in order to further the expeditious development of the Base Building Plans and Specifications and construction of the Landlord Work.  Upon Tenant’s reasonable request, Landlord shall provide (or shall cause its contractors to provide) to Tenant copies of current plans, drawings and specifications for the Landlord Work (collectively, the “Progress Plans”) for Tenant’s review; provided, however, Landlord shall not be held liable to any Tenant Party if Landlord, absent bad

 

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faith, inadvertently delivers to Tenant an incomplete or outdated version of any such Progress Plan, or fails to deliver any particular Progress Plan. Tenant agrees that Tenant shall provide any insight, concerns, issues, proposals and suggestions with respect to the Base Building Plans and Specifications and Progress Plans (“Tenant Feedback”) directly to Landlord, and shall only discuss Tenant Feedback with Landlord’s contractors if Landlord is present at such time and involved in such discussion.

 

1.2.3.2           Prior to submitting the Base Building Plans and Specifications to the applicable Government Authorities to obtain a building permit for the Landlord Work, Landlord shall furnish to Tenant a copy of the Base Building Plans and Specifications for Tenant’s review and approval; provided that, Tenant shall not withhold its approval of the Base Building Plans and Specifications so long as the Base Building Plans and Specifications comply with all Laws and are not materially inconsistent with the Phasing Plan. Tenant shall advise Landlord of Tenant’s approval or disapproval of the Base Building Plans and Specifications within three (3) Business Days after Landlord submits the Base Building Plans and Specifications to Tenant. If Tenant fails to respond within such three (3) Business Day period, Tenant will be deemed to have approved the Base Building Plans and Specifications submitted to Tenant for approval. If Tenant notifies Landlord of its reasonable objections, together with Tenant’s recommendation of modifications reasonably required to make the Base Building Plans and Specifications acceptable to Tenant within such three (3) Business Day Period, Landlord will revise the Base Building Plans and Specifications to meet Tenant’s reasonable objections, and resubmit the Base Building Plans and Specifications to Tenant for its review and approval.  Tenant shall advise Landlord of Tenant’s approval or disapproval of the revised Base Building Plans and Specifications within three (3) Business Days after Landlord submits the same, and such process shall continue until Tenant approves (or is deemed to have approved) the Base Building Plans and Specifications.  If Tenant objects to the Base Building Plans and Specifications for the reason that the Base Building Plans and Specifications are materially inconsistent with the Phasing Plan, and Landlord disputes Tenant’s claim that such inconsistency between the Base Building Plans and Specifications and the Phasing Plan is material, then, either party may immediately submit the dispute to Expedited Arbitration.

 

1.2.3.3           Tenant’s authorized representative (who shall have an appropriate level of expertise with respect to the Landlord Work contemplated in the Phasing Plan) shall be available promptly upon Landlord’s request, and at Tenant’s cost, to consult and confer with Landlord about the Landlord Work, the Base Building Plans and Specifications and the Approved Construction Documents. Tenant acknowledges that this may require the authorized representative to be on-site during all or part of the construction period.

 

1.2.4                     Change Orders.

 

1.2.4.1           Landlord may make changes to the Approved Construction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.2.4.1.  If Landlord desires to make a change to the Approved Construction Documents, Landlord shall deliver notice of the proposed change to Tenant, together with any material drawings, specifications and other documents necessary to show or describe the proposed change (“Change Order Documents”) (provided, however, Landlord shall not be held liable to any Tenant Party if Landlord, absent bad faith, inadvertently delivers to Tenant incomplete or Change Order Documents in connection with such change). If Landlord’s proposed change is a material change to the Approved Construction Documents, Landlord shall deliver a copy to Tenant of the Change Order Documents. As used herein, the term “material change” means a change to the Approved Construction Documents that: (a) directly and materially affects Tenant’s ability to grow and process sapphire boules in the Premises in accordance with the delivery schedule set forth in the MDSA SOW; or (b) requires the movement of manufacturing materials or Goods (as defined in the MDSA) in the Premises in an manner which would interrupt Tenant’s sapphire manufacturing process. If, within three (3) Business Days after the delivery of such Change Order Documents showing or describing the proposed material change to the Approved Construction Documents, Tenant gives notice to Landlord that Tenant objects to such change, which notice shall be accompanied by Tenant’s recommendation of any modifications reasonably required to make the change acceptable to Tenant, then Landlord shall either withdraw the proposed change or modify the same in accordance with Tenant’s recommendation.  If Tenant fails to

 

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respond to Landlord within three (3) Business Days after Landlord delivers the Change Order Documents, Tenant will be deemed to have approved such Change Order Documents.

 

1.2.4.2           Tenant may require Landlord to make changes to the Approved Construction Documents if: (a) absent such changes to the Approved Construction Documents: (i) Tenant’s ability to grow and process sapphire boules in the Premises in accordance with the delivery schedule set forth in the MDSA SOW would be directly and materially affected; or (ii) Tenant is required to move manufacturing materials or Goods in the Premises in a manner which would interrupt Tenant’s sapphire manufacturing process; (b) such changes comply with all Laws; (c) such changes are consistent with design review requirements of the Master Developer and Governmental Authorities pursuant to applicable Law; (d) such changes are not inconsistent with any express provision of the Phasing Plan; (e) such changes do not materially reduce the quality of the Landlord Work, as determined by Landlord in its reasonable discretion; and (f) Tenant is responsible for all costs and expenses and all delays resulting from such change, including without limitation costs or expenses relating to: (1) any additional architectural or engineering services and related design expenses, (2) any changes to materials in process of fabrication, (3) cancellation or modification of supply or fabricating contracts, (4) removal or alteration of work or plans completed or in process, and (5) delay claims made by any subcontractor (collectively, the “Cost and Delay Liability”).  Tenant may not require Landlord to make any other change to the Approved Construction Documents without Landlord’s prior written approval, which approval may be granted or withheld in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion. Tenant shall be responsible for all Cost and Delay Liability as a result of any such change approved by Landlord.

 

1.2.5                     Delivery Schedule. Landlord shall deliver each Phase of the Premises to Tenant, with each of the Delivery Conditions satisfied, not later than the Outside Delivery Date specified for such Phase in the schedule attached as Exhibit C.  If for any reason whatsoever Landlord cannot deliver possession of a specific Phase to Tenant, with each of the Delivery Conditions satisfied, on or before the Outside Delivery Date for such Phase, then this Lease shall not be void or voidable, nor shall Landlord, or Landlord’s Agents be liable to Tenant for any loss or damage resulting therefrom; provided that, Tenant shall not be obligated to pay Base Rent until the Commencement Date and Tenant shall not be obligated to pay Additional Rent for a particular Phase until Tenant has accepted such Phase pursuant to a Handover and Acceptance Certificate.

 

1.2.6                     Tenant’s Access to Phases Prior to Applicable Phase Delivery Date.  To the extent reasonably possible, taking into consideration the optimal schedule for installation of the Furnaces in the Premises and the Goods delivery schedule under the MDSA SOW, Landlord will grant Tenant access to each Phase prior to its Applicable Phase Delivery Date as reasonably required for Tenant to perform work within such Phase relating to Tenant’s installation of Tenant’s Property (the “Tenant’s Early Access Work”).  Landlord and Tenant will coordinate the performance of Tenant’s Early Access Work with the performance of any ongoing Landlord Work so that each of Tenant’s Early Access Work and the Landlord Work can proceed without material interference from the other and to maintain harmonious labor relations.

 

1.3                               Punch-List Inspection.  Approximately ten (10) days prior to Landlord’s delivery of possession of a Phase(s) to Tenant, Landlord and Tenant shall make an inspection of such Phase(s) (the “Punch List Inspection”).  During the Punch List Inspection, the parties shall: (a) determine whether the construction and installation of the Applicable Phase Landlord Work for such Phase(s) has been completed, subject to Punch List items, in accordance with the terms of this Lease; and (b) prepare a list of minor work requiring correction or completion by Landlord that will not materially interfere with Tenant using the Phase(s) for the Applicable Phase Purpose (the “Punch List”).  Subject to a Force Majeure Event, Tenant Delay, and Tenant’s compliance with the Logistics Plan, Landlord agrees to use reasonable efforts to complete all Punch List items and correct all defects or incomplete items with respect to a delivered Phase, within sixty (60) days after the Applicable Phase Delivery Date.

 

1.4                               Acceptance.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, by accepting delivery of a Phase(s), evidenced by Tenant’s execution of a Handover and Acceptance Certificate with respect to

 

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such Phase(s), Tenant shall be deemed to have accepted such Phase as: (a) suitable for the Applicable Phase Purpose; (b) in good and sanitary operating order, condition and repair with the Applicable Phase Landlord Work complete, subject to any Punch List items; (c) AS-IS, WHERE IS and WITH ALL FAULTS, and (d) without representation or warranty by Landlord as to the condition, use or occupancy which may be made thereof; provided, however, that: (i) Landlord shall, at its sole cost and expense, repair and replace any Construction Defects of which Tenant has notified Landlord in writing within twelve (12) months after the final Applicable Phase Delivery Date for the Premises; (ii) Landlord shall, at no cost to Landlord, assign to Tenant all Transferrable Warranties as the applicable Landlord Work is completed or as soon as is reasonably feasible, and (iii) the foregoing shall not release Landlord from any of its express obligations under this Lease. Tenant acknowledges that: (A) it has been advised by Landlord to satisfy itself with respect to the condition of the Premises and each Phase thereof (including, without limitation, the structural components of the Building and the Building Systems located therein, and the security and environmental aspects thereof) and the present and future suitability of the Premises for the Permitted Use; (B) Tenant has made such inspection and investigation as it deems necessary with reference to such matters and assumes all responsibility therefor as the same relate to Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Premises; and (C) neither Landlord nor any of Landlord’s Agents has made any oral or written representations or warranties with respect to the condition, suitability or fitness of the Premises other than as specifically set forth in this Lease. Further, Tenant expressly disclaims any implied warranty that the Premises are suited for the Permitted Use.

 

1.5                               Handover and Acceptance Certificate. Landlord shall complete and deliver to Tenant for Tenant’s execution: (a) upon the Commencement Date, a certificate in the form attached as Exhibit D to confirm, among other things, the Commencement Date, the Phase(s) (and approximate rentable square feet thereof) delivered on the Commencement Date, the anticipated Expiration Date, and Tenant’s acceptance of the Phase(s) delivered on the Commencement Date; and (b) upon each Applicable Phase Delivery Date, a certificate in the form attached as Exhibit D-1 to confirm, among other things, the Applicable Delivery Date of the Phase(s) delivered pursuant to such certificate, the Phase(s) (and actual number of rentable square feet thereof) delivered on such Applicable Phase Delivery Date, the Current Demised Premises as of such date, and Tenant’s acceptance of the Phase(s) delivered on such Applicable Phase Delivery Date (each such certificate, a “Handover and Acceptance Certificate”). Tenant may reject handover and acceptance of a delivered Phase(s) only if: (i) Tenant can reasonably demonstrate that Landlord has failed to complete (subject to the Punch List items) such Phase(s) in accordance with the terms of this Lease; and (ii) such failure will materially interfere with the Applicable Phase Purpose for such Phase.

 

1.6                               Construction and Dual Occupancy Logistics Plan. The parties acknowledge that Landlord’s undertaking of the Landlord Work in multiple Phases may occur concurrently with Tenant’s possession of, and operations in, one or more of the Phases of the Premises. In order to enable Landlord to substantially complete the Landlord Work in the Premises in accordance with the Phasing Plan, and to enable Tenant to operate in the Current Demised Premises for the Permitted Use, the parties agree to consult in good faith to establish a construction and dual occupancy logistics plan (the “Logistics Plan”) which shall set forth protocols and procedures for the parties during any such dual occupancy period to minimize interruption and interference of the parties’ respective work or operations. The Logistics Plan shall include, without limitation, protocols with respect to utilities shutoff notifications, access and security procedures, location of laydown areas, mitigation of construction noise and dust, onsite monitoring and feedback by Tenant’s authorized representatives with respect to the Landlord Work and a right of entry for Landlord to complete Punch List items.  The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate, and mutually agree upon, an approved Logistics Plan on or before the Commencement Date. Once approved, the parties shall comply in good faith with the Logistics Plan.

 

1.7                               Commencement and Expiration of Term.  This Lease shall be in full force and effect from the Effective Date. The term of the Lease (“Term”) shall commence on the Commencement Date and shall end on the Expiration Date, unless otherwise extended or earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of this Lease; provided that, with respect to any Phase of the Premises which is not delivered on the Commencement Date (other than the Phase 1 Premises), the Term of the Lease for such Phase

 

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shall commence on such Phase’s Applicable Phase Delivery Date.  For purposes of this Lease, the “Commencement Date” shall mean the Applicable Phase Delivery Date for the Phase 1 Premises.  The term “Expiration Date” means the last day of the term of the MDSA SOW.

 

ARTICLE 2
RENTAL AND OTHER PAYMENTS

 

2.1                               Base Rent. Tenant will pay Base Rent to Landlord each Lease Year in the amount of [***], in advance, without demand, deduction or offset commencing on the Commencement Date and thereafter on the first (1st) day of each Lease Year during the Term. Tenant shall make all Base Rent payments to the Rent Payment Address or at such other address as Landlord may from time to time designate in writing, or, alternatively at Landlord’s election, via electronic funds transfer as directed by Landlord.  Tenant shall make all Base Rent payments without Landlord’s previous demand, invoice or notice for payment. The term “Lease Year” means: (a) for the first Lease Year, the period commencing on the Commencement Date and ending on the last day of the twelfth (12th) full calendar month following the Commencement Date; and (b) thereafter, each period of twelve (12) consecutive months. Notwithstanding that Landlord may deliver possession of the Premises in Phases, the amount of annual Base Rent for each Lease Year during the Term shall be [***] and such amount shall not be affected by adjustments in the square footage of the Premises based on Phased delivery of the Premises.

 

2.2                               Rent Tax.  Landlord shall pay all Rent Tax due in connection with this Lease or the payment of Rent hereunder.

 

2.3                               Additional Rent.  Tenant shall make all payments of Additional Rent without demand, deduction or offset except as expressly provided in this Lease.  Tenant shall pay all Additional Rent described in this Lease that is not payable with Base Rent within fifteen (15) Business Days after receiving Landlord’s invoice for such Additional Rent.  Tenant shall make all Additional Rent payments to the same location and, except as described in the previous sentence, in the same manner as Tenant’s Base Rent payments. All Additional Rent calculated based on the rentable square footage of the Premises shall be calculated based upon the rentable square footage of the Current Demised Premises for the period in which the invoice for such charges relate.

 

2.4                               Late Payments. If either Landlord or Tenant does not pay any amount due from such party under this Lease within ten (10) Business Days after notice from the other party that the payment is past due, then the defaulting party shall pay to the other party interest on the delinquent payment calculated at the Default Rate from the date when the payment is due through the date the payment is made.

 

2.5                               Net Lease.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease, the Base Rent payable under this Lease shall be net to Landlord of all costs and obligations of every kind and nature whatsoever relating to the use or occupancy of the Premises, including all Impositions (except to the extent of Landlord’s obligations under this Lease), which shall be performed and paid by Tenant pursuant to this Lease.  Tenant shall perform its obligations under this Lease at its sole cost and expense.

 

2.6                               Independent Obligations. Tenant’s covenant and obligation to pay Rent is independent from any of Landlord’s covenants, obligations, warranties or representations in this Lease.

 

ARTICLE 3
PROPERTY TAXES

 

3.1                               Payment of Taxes by Landlord.  Except to the extent payable by Tenant pursuant to Section 3.2, Landlord shall pay, prior to delinquency, all Property Taxes for the Premises.

 

3.2                               Payment of Taxes by Tenant. Tenant shall pay, prior to delinquency: (a) all taxes, charges, license fees and or similar fees imposed by reason of the use of the Premises by Tenant,

 

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including all applicable sales tax; and (b) all taxes charged against Tenant’s trade fixtures and other personal property (including without limitation the Furnaces and other Tenant’s Property).  If any of Tenant’s trade fixtures and other personal property is taxed with the Premises, Tenant shall pay the taxes attributable to Tenant’s trade fixtures and other personal property to the taxing authority.

 

3.3                               Tax Incentive Programs.  With respect to any taxes payable by Tenant under this Lease, Tenant shall be permitted to seek, and to receive and retain all benefits from, any and all tax increment financing or other tax incentives or beneficial tax arrangements from Governmental Authorities.  Landlord, as the owner of the underlying fee simple interest in the Premises, shall, at no cost to it, cooperate with Tenant to obtain such incentives or arrangements.

 

ARTICLE 4
USE AND OCCUPANCY

 

4.1                               Permitted Use.  The Premises shall be used solely for the purpose of manufacturing the Goods for Landlord pursuant to the MDSA SOW [***]; and such other uses permitted by the terms of the MDSA SOW, and for no other purpose.

 

4.2                               Compliance with Law and Covenants or Restrictions of Record.  Tenant and Tenant’s Agents shall, at Tenant’s expense, faithfully observe and comply with: (a) all applicable Laws pertaining to Tenant’s use of the Premises and Tenant’s obligations under this Lease; and (b) all Private Restrictions pertaining to the Premises or Tenant’s use of the Premises; provided that, Tenant’s obligations under this Lease shall not be materially increased, nor shall Tenant’s rights under this Lease be materially diminished, as a result of the Private Restrictions.  Subject to Landlord’s obligations under Section 1.2.2, Tenant will be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all permits required for the lease, operation and maintenance of the Current Demised Premises by Tenant.

 

4.3                               Nuisance or Waste.  Tenant will not suffer or permit on the Premises any nuisance.  Tenant will not permit or commit any waste of the Premises.  Tenant will use the Premises in a careful, safe and proper manner and will not overload the floor or structure of the Premises or subject the Premises to use that would damage the Premises. Tenant shall not permit any objectionable or unpleasant odors, smoke, dust, gas, noise, or vibrations to emanate from the Premises, or take any other action that would unreasonably endanger Landlord or the Premises.  Outside storage, including without limitation, storage of trucks and other vehicles, is prohibited without Landlord’s prior written consent, except in the ordinary course of Tenant’s operations at the Premises. Tenant will not use or permit the Premises to be used for any purpose or in any manner that would void Tenant’s or Landlord’s insurance.  If any increase in the cost of any insurance on the Premises is caused by Tenant’s use or occupation of the Premises, or because Tenant vacates the Premises, then Tenant shall pay the amount of such increase to Landlord.  If Tenant occupies the Premises prior to the Commencement Date, such occupancy shall be subject to all obligations of Tenant under this Lease, other than the obligation to pay Rent.

 

4.4                               Signs. Tenant will not place or permit to be placed in, upon, or about the Premises, the Building or the Land any exterior lights, decorations, flags, pennants, banners, advertisements or notices, or erect or install any signs, windows or door lettering, placards, decorations, or advertising media of any type which can be viewed from the exterior the Premises without obtaining Landlord’s prior written consent, which Landlord may grant or withhold in Landlord’s sole discretion.  Any signage shall comply with all applicable Laws.

 

4.5                               OFAC Certification.  Each party certifies that it is not: (a) acting directly or indirectly for or on behalf of any person, group, entity, or nation named by any Executive Order or the United States Treasury Department, through its Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or otherwise, as a terrorist, “Specially Designated Nation,” “Blocked Person,” or other banned or blocked person, entity, nation, or

 

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transaction pursuant to any law, order, rule or regulation that is enforced or administered by OFAC or another department of the United States government; and (b)  engaged in this transaction (directly or indirectly) on behalf of, or instigating or facilitating this transaction (directly or indirectly) on behalf of, any such person, group, entity or nation.  Landlord and Tenant each shall, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable Laws, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other party from and against any Claims in any manner related to or arising out of any breach of this certification.

 

4.6                               Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Tenant has reviewed and understands Landlord’s policies with respect to ethical business conduct and agrees to fully comply with all such policies.  Tenant will comply with all applicable Laws and regulations enacted to combat bribery and corruption, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the principles of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and any corresponding Laws of all countries where business or services will be conducted or performed pursuant to this Lease (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”).  Tenant and, to the best of Tenant’s knowledge, its subsidiaries and affiliates, have conducted their businesses in compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws.  Tenant will not knowingly in violation of Law or any Landlord policy of which Tenant has been notified, directly or indirectly pay, offer, promise, or give anything of value (including any amounts paid or credited by Landlord to Tenant) to any person or party, to influence any act or decision by such person or party for the purpose of obtaining, retaining, or directing business to Landlord.

 

4.7                               [***]Landlord intends to pursue [***]for the benefit of the Premises.  Tenant agrees to cooperate with Landlord and Landlord’s Agents in this pursuit. If requested by Landlord, Tenant will file and diligently pursue (as the applicant/operator) approval of [***]and any supplemental application or forms[***]Tenant will cooperate with Landlord, Landlord’s Agents and the applicable Governmental Authorities in promptly providing all requisite information in Tenant’s possession in connection with the [***]Tenant shall comply with all Laws applicable to the [***]and maintain all licenses and permits as may be required in connection with it.

 

4.8                               Permitted Contests.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Lease to the contrary, Tenant shall not be required to pay, discharge or remove any tax, assessment, levy, fee, rent, charge, lien or encumbrance applicable to the Premises or the use thereof, so long as Tenant is contesting, at its sole cost and expense, the existence, amount or validity thereof, provided that any such contest shall: (a) be by appropriate proceedings conducted in accordance with applicable Law; (b) prevent the collection of or other realization upon the tax, assessment, levy, fee, rent, charge, lien or encumbrance so contested; (c) prevent the sale, forfeiture or loss of the Premises; and (d) not subject Landlord to the risk of any criminal liability or civil penalty, and provided further that any such contest may be conducted only for so long as Tenant, during the pendency of such contest, shall take any and all necessary action to prevent any deterioration or worsening of the condition giving rise to the contest that may result in any personal injury or property damage or cause any of the conditions set forth in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), inclusive, to no longer be satisfied.  Tenant shall indemnify Landlord against any liability or penalty assessed against Landlord by reason of such nonpayment.  Upon the termination (after final appeal) of any proceeding relating to any contest by Tenant pursuant to this Section 4.8, Tenant shall immediately pay any amount determined in such proceeding to be due or take any action ordered, and in the event Tenant fails to make such payment or take the action, Landlord shall have the right to make any such payment or take the action on behalf of Tenant and charge Tenant therefor, which shall be due and payable upon Tenant’s receipt of written demand from Landlord.

 

ARTICLE 5
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

 

5.1                               Hazardous Materials Disclosure Certificate.  Prior to executing this Lease, Tenant has completed, executed and delivered to Landlord a Hazardous Materials Disclosure Certificate in the form attached as Exhibit E (“Initial Disclosure Certificate”).  Tenant covenants, represents and warrants to Landlord that the information on the Initial Disclosure Certificate is true and correct in all material respects and accurately describes, in all material respects, the Hazardous Materials which will be manufactured,

 

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treated, used or stored on or about the Premises by Tenant or Tenant’s Agents.  Tenant shall, on each anniversary of the Commencement Date, execute and deliver to Landlord an updated Disclosure Certificate (each, an “Updated Disclosure Certificate”) in the form of Exhibit E or in such updated format as Landlord may require.

 

5.2                               Definitions.  The term “Hazardous Materials” shall mean and include any substance that is or contains:  (a) any “hazardous substance” as now or hereafter defined in § 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (“CERCLA”) (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.) or any regulations promulgated under CERCLA; (b) any “hazardous waste” as now or hereafter defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (“RCRA”) (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.) or any regulations promulgated under RCRA; (c) any substance now or hereafter regulated by the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended (“TSCA”) (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.) or any regulations promulgated under TSCA; (d) petroleum, petroleum by-products, gasoline, diesel fuel, or other petroleum hydrocarbons; (e) asbestos and asbestos-containing material, in any form, whether friable or non-friable; (f) polychlorinated biphenyls; (g) lead and lead-containing materials; or (h) any additional substance, material or waste: (i) the presence of which on or about the Premises requires reporting, investigation or remediation under any Environmental Laws; (ii) which causes or threatens to cause a nuisance on the Premises or any adjacent area or property or poses or threatens to pose a hazard to the health or safety of persons on the Premises or any adjacent area or property; (iii) which, if it emanated or migrated from the Premises, could constitute a trespass, or (iv) which is now or is later classified or considered to be hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Laws.  As used in this Lease, the term “Environmental Laws” shall mean and include:  (A) CERCLA, RCRA and TSCA; and (B) any other federal, state or local laws, ordinances, statutes, codes, rules, regulations, orders or decrees now or later in effect relating to (1) pollution, (2) the protection or regulation of human health, natural resources or the environment, (3) the treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Materials, or (4) the emission, discharge, release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials into the environment.

 

5.3                               Environmental Covenants.  During its use and occupancy of the Premises, Tenant will:  (a) not release, discharge or dispose of any Hazardous Materials on, in, at, under, or emanating from, the Premises in violation of any Environmental Law; (b) not permit Hazardous Materials to be present on or about the Premises except: (i) in a manner and quantity necessary for the ordinary performance of Tenant’s business; or (ii) to the extent of Migratory Releases; (c) comply with all Environmental Laws relating to its use of Hazardous Materials on or about the Premises and not engage in or permit others to engage in any activity (other than a Migratory Release) at the Premises in violation of any Environmental Laws; and (d) upon obtaining knowledge thereof, immediately notify Landlord of: (i) any inquiry, test, investigation or enforcement proceeding by any Governmental Authority against Tenant, Landlord as the owner of the Premises, or the Premises or Land relating to any Hazardous Materials or under any Environmental Laws; or (ii) the occurrence of any event or existence of any condition that would cause a breach of any of the covenants set forth in this Article 5.  The term “Migratory Release” means a release of Hazardous Materials on, in or under the Premises caused by the migration or leaching of Hazardous Materials from an area outside of the Premises that is not caused or exacerbated by an act or omission of Tenant.  Without limitation of the foregoing, Tenant acknowledges the Premises are subject to, and Tenant will comply with, [***].

 

5.4                               Remediation. If Tenant’s use of Hazardous Materials on or about the Premises results in a release, discharge or disposal of Hazardous Materials on, in, at, under, or emanating from, the Premises in violation of any Environmental Law, Tenant agrees to investigate, clean up, remove or remediate such Hazardous Materials in full compliance with the requirements of: (a) all Environmental Laws; and (b) any Governmental Authority responsible for the enforcement of any Environmental Laws.

 

5.5                               Right of Entry and Inspection by Landlord. Subject to the terms of Sections 9.5 and 9.6, upon at least twenty-four (24) hours’ prior written notice to Tenant (except for emergencies for which no notice is required), Landlord will have the right, but not the obligation, to inspect the Premises and

 

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surrounding areas for the purpose of determining whether there exists on or about the Premises any Hazardous Material or other condition or activity that is in violation of the requirements of this Lease or of any Environmental Laws.  Such inspections may include, but are not limited to, entering the Premises or adjacent property with drill rigs or other machinery for the purpose of obtaining laboratory samples.  There shall be no limit on the number of Landlord’s inspections for such purpose during the Term of this Lease.  If such inspections reveal the presence of any Hazardous Materials or other condition or activity in violation of the requirements of this Lease, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the cost of such inspections within ten (10) days of receipt of a written statement therefor.  Tenant will supply to Landlord such historical and operational information regarding the Premises and surrounding areas as may be reasonably requested to facilitate any such inspection and will make available for meetings appropriate personnel having knowledge of such matters. Tenant will give Landlord at least sixty (60) days’ prior notice of its intention to vacate the Premises so that Landlord will have an opportunity to perform such an inspection prior to such vacation.  This Section 5.5 shall not create a duty on Landlord’s part to inspect the Premises, or liability on the part of Landlord for Tenant’s use, storage, treatment or disposal of Hazardous Materials, it being understood that Tenant shall be solely responsible for all liability in connection with the same.  Landlord shall have the right, but not the obligation, subsequent to an Event of Default, without in any way limiting Landlord’s other rights and remedies under this Lease, to: (a) enter upon the Premises, or to take such other actions as it deems necessary or advisable, to investigate, clean up, remove or remediate any Hazardous Materials or contamination by Hazardous Materials present on, in, at, under, or emanating from, the Premises in violation of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease; and (b) Landlord shall also have the right, at its election, in its own name, to negotiate, defend, approve and appeal, any action taken or order issued by any Governmental Authority with regard to any such Hazardous Materials or contamination by such Hazardous Materials.  All costs and expenses paid or incurred by Landlord in the exercise of the rights set forth in this Article 5.5 (except for the costs and expenses of inspections performed by Landlord unless Tenant is responsible for such costs and expenses pursuant to this Section 5.5 as the result of its violation of the requirements of this Lease) shall be payable by Tenant upon demand.

 

5.6                               Environmental Conditions upon Surrender. Without limiting the terms of Section 17.1, Tenant will surrender the Premises to Landlord upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease free of debris, waste or Hazardous Materials placed on, about or near the Premises by Tenant or Tenant’s Agents, and in a condition which complies with the terms of this Article 5, including, without limitation, obtaining any closure permits or other governmental permits or approvals related to Tenant’s use of Hazardous Materials in or about the Premises that are required under applicable Environmental Laws.  If it is determined by Landlord that the condition of all or any portion of the Premises is not in compliance with the provisions of this Lease with respect to Hazardous Materials at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, then at Landlord’s sole option, Landlord may require Tenant to hold over possession of the Premises until Tenant can surrender the Premises to Landlord in compliance with the provisions of this Lease, including, without limitation, the conduct or performance of any closures as required by any Environmental Laws.  The burden of proof hereunder shall be upon Tenant.  Any such holdover by Tenant will be with Landlord’s consent, will not be terminable by Tenant in any event or circumstance and will otherwise be subject to the provisions of Section 15.2.

 

5.7                               Landlord’s Compliance.  Except for Tenant’s express obligations under this Article 5, Landlord shall comply with all Environmental Laws applicable to the Premises or any portion thereof.

 

5.8                               Indemnification; Survival. Tenant shall, to the fullest extent allowable under the Laws, indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonable acceptable to Landlord) and hold harmless the Landlord Parties and the Premises from and against any Claims (including, without limitation, loss in value of the Premises, the Building or the Land, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees)) sustained by the Landlord Parties or the Premises in any manner relating to or arising out of: (a) any Hazardous Materials placed on or about the Premises by Tenant or Tenant’s Agents; (b) the presence of any Hazardous Materials (excluding a Migratory Release) on or about the Premises as a result of any release or discharge occurring during Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises, except to the extent released, discharged or disposed of on, in, at or under as a result of any act or omission of Landlord or

 

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Landlord’s Agents; or (c) Tenant’s breach of any provision of this Article 5. Landlord shall, to the fullest extent allowable under the Laws, indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonable acceptable to Tenant) and hold harmless the Tenant Parties from and against any Claims sustained by any of the Tenant Parties in any manner relating to or arising out of: (i) any Hazardous Materials that exist at the Premises as of the Effective Date; (ii) any Hazardous Materials that are released, discharged or disposed of on, in, at, under, or that emanate from, the Premises as the result of any act or omission of Landlord or Landlord’s Agents; or (iii) Landlord’s breach of any provision of this Article 5.  The terms of this Section 5.8 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Lease.

 

ARTICLE 6
SERVICES

 

6.1                               Utility Services.  Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.1, Tenant shall contract, in its own name, for and pay when due all charges for the cost of all Utilities billed or metered separately to the Premises and/or Tenant, together with all taxes, assessments, charges and penalties added to or included within such cost. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall contract in its own name for all electrical service to the Premises (as necessary for the Phase(s) that have been delivered) necessary to comply with the Phasing Plan, and shall manage the billing of the cost of electricity incurred by or on behalf of Tenant in connection with its use and operation of the Premises (such costs, without any mark-up or premium whatsoever, the “Electrical Costs”), subject to reimbursement by Tenant for such Electrical Costs in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.1.  Landlord will bill Tenant for the Electrical Costs and Tenant shall pay Landlord for the same, as Additional Rent, within thirty (30) days after Landlord’s delivery of a written invoice for the Electrical Costs. Until Landlord delivers to Tenant the final Phase of the Premises, the calculation of Electrical Costs payable by Tenant will be based upon the electrical service consumed by Tenant in the Current Demised Premises.  If permitted by applicable Laws, Landlord may, at any time and from time to time during the Term, either contract for service from different electrical utility companies (“Alternate Service Providers”) than those providing electrical service on the date hereof (“Utility Service Providers”) or continue to contract for electrical service from the Utility Service Providers; provided, however, that Landlord shall not contract with an Alternate Service Provider without Tenant’s consent, which consent Tenant shall not unreasonably withhold.  Any and all costs associated with a change to any Alternate Service Provider shall be paid by Landlord without reimbursement from Tenant.  Tenant shall cooperate with Landlord, the Utility Service Providers, and any Alternate Service Providers at all times and, as reasonably necessary, shall allow Landlord, Utility Service Providers, and any Alternate Service Providers reasonable access to all utility lines, feeders, risers, wiring, and any other machinery and/or equipment within the Premises as necessary to provide electrical service to the Premises.  Landlord shall not be liable for any loss, injury or damage to property caused by or resulting from any variation, interruption, or failure of Utilities due to any cause whatsoever, or from failure to make any repairs or perform any maintenance of the Utilities, except to the extent caused by or arising out of: (a) the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or any of Landlord’s Agents; (b) Landlord’s failure to contract for electrical service for the Premises as necessary to comply with the Phasing Plan; or (c) Landlord’s failure to reasonably manage the billing and other administrative obligations associated with the Electrical Costs.  No temporary interruption or failure of Utilities incident to the making of repairs, alterations, improvements, or due to accident, strike, or conditions or other events shall be deemed an eviction of Tenant or, subject to the terms of Section 18.17, relieve Tenant from any of its obligations hereunder.  In no event shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for any damage to the Premises or for any loss, damage or injury to any property on or in the Premises occasioned by bursting, rupture, leakage or overflow of any plumbing or other pipes (including, without limitation, water, steam, and/or refrigerant lines), sprinklers, tanks, drains, drinking fountains or washstands, or other similar cause in, above, upon or about the Premises, except to the extent caused by or arising out of the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or any of Landlord’s Agents.  As used in this Lease, the term “Utilities” means water, sewer use, sewer discharge fees and permit costs and sewer connection fees, gas, heat, electricity, refuse pick-up, janitorial service, telephone and all materials and services or other utilities.

 

6.2                               Access to Premises. Tenant, its employees, contractors, agents and invitees shall have access to the Premises 24 hours per day, seven days per week, 365 days per year.

 

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6.3                               Security Services.  Tenant acknowledges and agrees that, while Landlord may engage security personnel to patrol the Premises, Landlord is not providing any security services with respect to the Premises and that Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for, and Tenant waives any claim against Landlord with respect to, any loss by theft or any other damage suffered or incurred by Tenant in connection with any unauthorized entry into the Premises or any other breach of security with respect to the Premises.  Tenant hereby agrees to the exercise by Landlord and Landlord’s Agents, within their sole discretion, of such security measures as, but not limited to, the evacuation of the Premises for cause, suspected cause or for drill purposes, the denial of any access to the Premises and other similarly related actions that it deems necessary to prevent any threat of property damage or bodily injury.

 

ARTICLE 7
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

 

7.1                               Landlord’s Obligations.  Landlord shall, at its sole cost and expense (and not as a cost or expense that may be charged, directly or indirectly, to Tenant), make all repairs and replacements necessary to keep the Structural Elements, Roof Solar Array, Solar Basin and Fuel Cell (if any) in good condition and repair; provided that, Landlord shall not be responsible for any repairs to, or replacements of, the Structural Elements necessary as a result of damage to the Structural Elements, in excess of reasonable wear and tear, caused by Tenant’s use of the Premises, whether for the Permitted Use or otherwise. The term “Structural Elements” means the structural foundation, roof and load-bearing walls of the Building and comparable structural elements of the service areas and loading docks located in the Exterior Areas.  Except for Landlord’s obligations under this Lease with respect to Landlord Work, Landlord is not required to furnish any services or facilities, or to make any repairs or Alterations, in, about or to the Premises other than with respect to the Structural Elements. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord is not required to maintain, repair or rebuild all or any part of the Premises or make repairs at the expense of Landlord pursuant to any Laws at any time in effect, except as expressly provided in this Lease.

 

7.2                               Tenant’s Obligations. Except as expressly provided herein, and subject to Section 7.1, Section 10.3, Article 12 and Section 13.1, during the Term, Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, be responsible for making all repairs and replacements to the Premises (including, without limitation, the Building Systems), and the Exterior Areas, necessary to keep them in as good order and repair as they were in on the final Applicable Phase Delivery Date, reasonable wear and tear and fire and casualty excepted, and (ii) paying all costs of operating the Premises in the ordinary course of business. Tenant’s repairs shall be at least equal in quality and workmanship to the Landlord Work and Tenant shall make the repairs in accordance with all Laws.

 

7.3                               Alterations Required by Laws.  If, after the final Applicable Phase Delivery Date, any Governmental Authority requires any Alteration to the Premises whether or not such Alteration is as a result of Tenant’s particular use of the Premises or as a result of any Alteration to the Premises (other than to a Structural Element) made by or on behalf of Tenant, Tenant shall pay the cost of all such Alterations or the cost of compliance, as the case may be. Landlord shall be responsible for any changes or modifications to the Structural Elements that may be required by applicable Laws; provided, however, if as a result of any use of the Premises by Tenant or Tenant’s Parties, or as a result of any Alteration made to the Premises by or on behalf of Tenant (other than the Landlord Work), any repairs, alterations or improvements are required in or to the Premises to comply with applicable Laws, Tenant shall be solely responsible for the cost of such repairs, alterations or improvements in or to the Premises.

 

ARTICLE 8
CHANGES AND ALTERATIONS

 

8.1                               Landlord Consent Requirements.  Tenant shall not make any: (a) Structural Alteration without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may be granted or withheld in Landlord’s sole discretion; or (b) System Alteration without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.  Landlord acknowledges that Tenant’s installation of the Furnaces in the

 

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Premises along with other related equipment is necessary for the Permitted Use.  Subject to Landlord’s reasonable approval of the plans for Tenant’s installation of the Furnaces and any related equipment and infrastructure, Tenant may install the Furnaces and related equipment in the Premises. Subject to the Collateral Agreements, the Furnaces and related equipment shall at all times be Tenant’s (or GTAT Equipment’s) property and shall be removed by Tenant at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

 

8.2                               Installation of Tenant Alterations.  Any Alteration to the Premises made by Tenant shall be at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, in compliance with all applicable Laws and all reasonable requirements of any insurer providing coverage for the Premises or any part thereof. Tenant shall obtain, in advance, and furnish to Landlord any necessary permits for such Alterations, together with proof of Tenant’s (or its contractor’s) builder’s “all risk” insurance in an amount at least equal to the replacement value of the Alterations and liability insurance as required in the attached Exhibit F-1, Tenant will diligently and continuously pursue the Alterations to completion.  Landlord may monitor construction of the Alterations and Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for its reasonable costs (including, without limitation, the reasonable costs of any construction manager retained by Landlord) in reviewing plans and documents and in monitoring construction.

 

8.3                               Ownership.  Subject to the terms of Section 8.8 and to the applicable terms of the Collateral Agreements, all Alterations Tenant makes or installs (excluding installation of any of Tenant’s Property) shall become the property of Landlord and a part of the Premises at the expiration or earlier termination of the Term, and Tenant shall surrender the Alterations to Landlord upon expiration or earlier termination of this Lease; provided, however, that Landlord may, require Tenant to remove any Removal Alterations and to repair any damage to the Premises caused by such removal, ordinary wear and tear excepted, all at Tenant’s sole expense. The term “Removal Alterations” shall mean any Structural Alterations: (a) which Landlord, in response to a Removal Inquiry by Tenant, indicated to Tenant must be removed by Tenant at the end of the Term; and (b) with respect to which Tenant did not deliver a Removal Inquiry to Landlord at the time Tenant sought Landlord’s approval of such Structural Alteration (in accordance with the provisions of this Article 8).  As used herein, the term “Removal Inquiry” shall mean an inquiry by Tenant, made to Landlord contemporaneously with Tenant’s request for approval of a Structural Alteration, as to whether or not such Structural Alteration must be removed by Tenant at the end of the Term.

 

8.4                               Liens.  Tenant shall be responsible for all costs and charges for any work done by or for Tenant on or about the Premises or in connection with Tenant’s occupancy thereof, and shall keep the Premises free from any mechanics’, materialmen’s, designers’ or other liens arising out of any work performed, materials furnished or obligations incurred by or for Tenant or any Person claiming by, through or under Tenant (“Liens”).  If any such Lien is filed or recorded against Landlord’s interest in the Premises and Tenant, within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice of such filing or recording, does not release the same of record or provide a bond or other surety satisfactory to Landlord protecting Landlord and the Premises against such Lien, Landlord may, without waiving its rights and remedies based upon such breach by Tenant and without releasing Tenant from any obligation under this Lease, upon notice to Tenant, cause such Lien to be released by any means Landlord deems proper, including, but not limited to, paying the claim giving rise to the Lien or posting security to cause the discharge of the Lien. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord, as Additional Rent, for all amounts Landlord pays (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs).

 

8.5                               Indemnification.  Tenant shall, to the fullest extent allowable under the Laws, indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord) and hold harmless the Landlord Parties and the Premises from and against any Liens or Claims in any manner relating to or arising out of any Alterations or any other work performed, materials furnished or obligations in connection with the same incurred by or for Tenant or any Person claiming by, through or under Tenant.

 

8.6                               Documentation.  Upon completion of any Structural Alterations, at Landlord’s request, Tenant shall promptly provide Landlord with: (a) an architect’s certificate certifying the Structural

 

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Alterations have been completed in conformity with the plans and specifications; (b) a certificate of occupancy (if the alterations are of such a nature as would require the issuance of a certificate of occupancy under applicable Laws); (c) a complete set of as-built plans and specifications; and (d) any other documents or information reasonably requested by Landlord.

 

8.7                               Cooperation.  Landlord shall cooperate with Tenant in the application for any permit or authorization required by Laws provided there shall be no cost, liability, obligation or expense to Landlord.

 

8.8                               Tenant’s Property.  The terms of this Section 8.8 are and shall remain subject to the Collateral Agreements. Notwithstanding any provision of this Lease to the contrary but subject to the Collateral Agreements, all of the Tenant’s Property shall remain the property of the applicable member of the Tenant Group.  Each member of the Tenant Group shall have the right, at any time and from time to time during the Term, to install, maintain, repair, replace, remove, operate and finance any and all of its Tenant’s Property.  At the expiration of the Term or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall (or shall cause each member of the Tenant Group to) remove all of the Tenant’s Property from the Premises unless either: (a) Tenant is permitted to leave such Tenant’s Property at the Premises pursuant to the terms of Section 17.1; or (b) Landlord gives Tenant a written waiver for same.  At any time that a member of the Tenant Group removes any of its Tenant’s Property, Tenant shall (or shall cause such member of the Tenant Group to) promptly repair the Premises as a result of any damage to, or destruction of, the Premises caused by such removal. Tenant will indemnify Landlord and Landlord’s Parties against, and hold Landlord and the Landlord Parties harmless from, any claims, loss, injury, liability, or damages (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by such party as a result of any member of the Tenant Group entering the Premises to remove any of Tenant’s Property from the Premises.  Tenant shall have the right to grant a lien on and a security interest in all of Tenant’s Property and any other assets and personal property of Tenant located at the Premises in favor of any creditor of Tenant (each a “Secured Party”) and such Secured Party shall be permitted to foreclose upon such interest, all without Landlord’s consent.  Landlord waives any and all security interests, liens, claims or other similar rights (including rights of levy or distraint for rent on or in Tenant’s assets or personal property) with respect to Tenant’s Property and any other assets or personal property of Tenant located at the Premises.  Upon the request of Tenant, Landlord shall execute an agreement: (i) confirming Landlord’s consent to the Secured Party’s lien or security interest and Landlord’s waiver as described above; and (ii) providing the Secured Party with the right to access any and all collateral located at the Premises, which agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Landlord and such Secured Party.

 

ARTICLE 9
RIGHTS RESERVED

 

9.1                               Landlord’s Entry.  Subject to the terms of Sections 9.5 and 9.6, without limiting the terms of Section 5.5, Landlord and Landlord’s Agents may during reasonable times and upon at least twenty-four (24) hours’ prior written notice to Tenant enter the Premises to: (a) inspect the Premises and/or audit Tenant’s records to verify that Tenant has complied with its obligations under this Lease and, subject to any limitations set forth in the Collateral Agreements, its obligations under the Collateral Agreements; (b) subject to any limitations set forth in the Collateral Agreements, perform quality assurance audits, observe progress of the Development Services, discuss the Development Services with relevant Tenant personnel, and inspect records and data relevant to the Development Services; (c) show the Premises to prospective purchasers, mortgagees and, during the last eighteen (18) months of the Term, tenants; (d) maintain, repair, operate and monitor (or cause the applicable utility provider to do the same) the Roof Solar Array, Fuel Cell and Electrical Substation; (e) post notices of non-responsibility or other protective notices if available under applicable Laws; or (f) from time to time, undertake additional improvements to the Building as Landlord deems reasonably necessary to perform Landlord’s obligations under this Lease or to comply with Law. Landlord may in the event of any emergency (which means a sudden or unanticipated event which may cause injury, loss of life or material damage to property) enter the Premises without notice to Tenant for the purpose of protecting life or property. No such entry shall be construed to be a forcible or unlawful entry into, or a detainer of, the Premises, or an eviction of Tenant from the Premises.  Landlord may temporarily close entrances, doors,

 

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corridors, elevators or other facilities without liability to Tenant by reason of such closure in the case of any such emergency.

 

9.2                               Assignment of Warranties, Guaranties, Permits, Contracts and Documents.  Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all guarantees, warranties and the like that relate to any of the Landlord Work are assignable to Tenant.  At the end of the Term, Tenant shall assign (or cause the applicable member of the Tenant Group to assign) to Landlord in writing pursuant to a mutually agreeable assignment and assumption agreement to the full extent assignable:  (a) warranties and guarantees relating to the Building and Improvements which are then in effect, and relating to the Furnaces to the extent the Furnaces have or will become the property of Landlord pursuant to the Collateral Agreements; (b) licenses and governmental approvals and permits relating to the Premises and the Building that are held by Tenant; (c) as-built plans, specifications, drawings and architectural and engineering studies relating to the Building; and (d) if requested by Landlord, operations, supply, maintenance, repair, service and other contracts relating to maintenance and operation of the Premises and the Building, but only if and to the extent Tenant and its affiliates are released from all obligations and liabilities with respect to such contracts that first arise after the effective date of such assignment.

 

9.3                               Right to Cure.  In addition to the rights set forth in Section 15.7, if either Landlord or Tenant defaults, beyond any applicable notice and cure period, in the performance of any obligation under Article 7 of this Lease and such default may have a material adverse impact on the operation of the Premises for the Permitted Use or the value of the Premises, then the other party may, but is not obligated to, perform any such obligation on the defaulting party’s part without waiving any rights based upon such default and without releasing the defaulting party from any obligations hereunder.  The defaulting party shall pay to the curing party, within fifteen (15) Business Days after delivery by the curing party to the defaulting party of statements therefor, sums equal to expenditures reasonably made and obligations reasonably incurred by the curing party in connection with the remedying of the defaulting party’s defaults, and such amount due shall bear interest at the Default Rate until paid in full.  Such obligations survive the termination or expiration of this Lease.

 

9.4                               Power Source Area.  Subject to the terms of Sections 9.5 and 9.6, Landlord may elect, in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion to install a fuel-cell system on the Premises to provide electrical service to the Premises (the “Fuel Cell”); provided that: (a) the size and location of the Fuel Cell shall be designed in consultation with Tenant to minimize interference to Tenant and Tenant’s use of the Premises for the Permitted Use; (b) Landlord shall bear all costs and expenses of the Fuel Cell (except for costs or expense resulting or relating to Tenant’s negligence or willful misconduct); and (c) Landlord shall install and maintain the Fuel Cell in compliance with all applicable Laws.

 

9.5                               Limitations on Landlord’s Entry Rights.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Lease that grants or reserves to Landlord the right to enter the Premises: (a) any such access to the Premises by Landlord or its agents shall be subject to Tenant’s reasonable security precautions and restrictions; (b) at Tenant’s option, Tenant’s representatives may accompany Landlord or Landlord’s Agents during any such access to the Premises, unless an event of emergency has occurred and there is insufficient time under the circumstances to defer entry until a representative of Tenant is available, and (c) Landlord and Landlord’s Agents shall conduct all of their activities on the Premises in a manner designed to minimize interference to Tenant and Tenant’s use of the Premises, and in a manner designed to protect Tenant’s confidentiality.

 

9.6                               Indemnification.  In addition to Landlord’s other indemnification obligations in this Lease, Landlord shall, to the fullest extent allowable under the Laws, indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Tenant) and hold harmless the Tenant Parties from and against all Claims in any manner relating to or arising out of: (a) any accident, injury, occurrence or damage in, about or on the Premises in any way related to the Roof Solar Array, the Solar Basin, or the Fuel Cell or the operation thereof (except to the extent such Claims arise from or in connection with any negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or Tenant’s Agents); or (b) any personal injury or property damage caused in or about the Premises by

 

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Landlord or Landlord’s Agents negligence or willful misconduct in its exercise of any right under this Lease to enter the Premises.

 

9.7                               Excluded Infrastructure.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease, but subject to Tenant’s agreements under Section 11.1.2 with respect to the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or Tenant’s Agents, Tenant shall have no obligation to: (a) repair, maintain, replace, alter or improve any or all of the Excluded Infrastructure; (b) obtain permits, licenses or other approvals from Governmental Authorities with respect to any or all of the Excluded Infrastructure or the operation thereof; or (c) to otherwise comply with Laws (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws) applicable to any or all of the Excluded Infrastructure or the operation thereof, or to conditions that may arise in connection therewith.  To the extent any Excluded Infrastructure has not been installed at the Premises as of the Effective Date, then the size and location of such Excluded Infrastructure shall be designed in consultation with Tenant to minimize interference to Tenant and Tenant’s use of the Premises for the Permitted Use.

 

ARTICLE 10
INSURANCE

 

10.1                        Tenant’s Insurance Obligations.  Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, at all times during the Term, maintain the insurance described in the attached Exhibit F-1.

 

10.1.1              Evidence of Insurance.  Upon the Effective Date, and upon renewal or replacement of coverage, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord certificates of insurance and any additional documentation reasonably requested by Landlord (including, without limitation, policy endorsements) to assure compliance with this Section 10.1. If any of the insurance policies required by this Section 10.1 are cancelled prior to the stated expiration date, Tenant shall promptly replace such coverage so that no lapse in insurance occurs.

 

10.1.2              Copies and Additional Information.  Tenant shall provide to Landlord upon request certified copies of all policies and endorsements.  If Tenant’s insurance carrier will not provide certified copies, each copy of a policy shall include a copy of all endorsements and shall be accompanied by a letter from Tenant’s insurance broker or Tenant’s authorized agent stating that Tenant’s insurance carrier will not provide certified copies of insurance policies and endorsements and that the enclosed copy of the policy and endorsements is a true, correct and complete copy of the respective insurance policy and all endorsements to the best of the broker’s or authorized agent’s knowledge.  In addition, Tenant agrees to reasonably cooperate with Landlord in obtaining any and all information demonstrating Tenant is in compliance with the insurance requirements of this Section 10.1.

 

10.1.3              Claims Reporting.  In the event that Tenant reports any claims to its insurers issuing the coverage required under this Lease, Tenant shall advise Landlord of the same.  Tenant shall diligently pursue coverage of claims under all such insurance policies and keep Landlord advised of any claim denials, whether partial denials or full denials, and the basis for the same.

 

10.1.4              Modification of Insurance Requirements.  From time to time during the Term, but not more often than once in any five (5) year period, Landlord may require that the types of insurance specified herein be modified as to the insurance amounts and/or coverages provided, but only to the extent then reasonable and customary for tenants of similar properties with similar uses.

 

10.1.5              Tenant’s Failure to Insure.  Notwithstanding any contrary language in this Lease and any notice and cure rights this Lease provides Tenant, if Tenant fails to provide Landlord with evidence of insurance as required under Section 10.1.1, and provided that such failure continues for at least ten (10) Business Days following written notice thereof to Tenant from Landlord, Landlord may assume that Tenant is not maintaining the insurance required under Section 10.1.  In such event, and without further notice or demand to Tenant, Landlord may, but is not obligated to, obtain such insurance for Landlord’s benefit.  Landlord’s exercise of this right shall not cure Tenant’s breach or waive any right

 

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the Landlord has with respect to Tenant’s default.  Upon demand, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, all reasonable costs and expenses Landlord incurs in obtaining such insurance, and such amount due shall bear interest at the Default Rate until paid in full.

 

10.2                        Landlord’s Insurance Obligations.  Landlord shall, at Landlord’s sole cost and expense, at all times during the Term maintain the insurance described in the attached Exhibit F-2. Landlord in its sole discretion may elect to self-insure any or all coverage set for in Exhibit F-2.

 

10.3                        Waiver of Subrogation Under Property Insurance Policies.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease, but subject to the terms of Section 10.4 and as long as the insurance is not invalidated thereby, Landlord and Tenant hereby waive, and shall cause their respective property insurers to waive, release and discharge the other party, its employees, and agents and their insurers for any loss or damage with respect to the Premises, or any contents thereof (including the Furnaces and other Tenant’s Property), which loss or damage is covered by the property insurance required by this Lease (whether or not the property insurance is actually maintained by the party suffering the loss or damage and regardless of whether or not the loss or damage falls within a deductible or other self-insured mechanism), and Landlord and Tenant, respectively, will look only to its insurance coverage (regardless of whether Landlord or Tenant maintains any such coverage) in the event of any such Claim.

 

10.4                        Certain Conduct Resulting in Insurance Costs.  If the recklessness or willful misconduct of either Landlord or Tenant (which shall apply only to the extent that conduct of any person or entity may be imputed, as a matter of law, to such party) causes property damage to the other party and such damage is covered by insurance maintained or which is required to be maintained under this Lease, then the party causing such damage shall be responsible for paying the following amounts: (a) the deductible attributable to such insured event, not to exceed $2,000,000 per event of loss (and, if the loss is not insured, then an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 per event of loss); and (b) any increase in the property insurance premiums for or allocable to the Premises or the Tenant’s Property maintained within the Premises following the insured event for the balance of the Term.

 

ARTICLE 11
RELEASE AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

11.1                        Release and Indemnification.

 

11.1.1              Waiver of Liability/Assumption of Risk. Tenant agrees that its use and occupancy of the Premises is at its own risk and, to the full extent permitted by Law, hereby releases Landlord and the Landlord Parties from all claims for any damage or injury except to the extent of any Excluded Liability. To the fullest extent allowed by law except to the extent of any Excluded Liability, Landlord shall not be responsible or liable for any property damage, bodily injury or injury to the business (or loss of income therefrom), goods, wares, merchandise or other property of Tenant in or about the Premises, whether such damage or injury is caused by or results from: (a) fire, steam, electricity, water, gas or rain; (b) the breakage, leakage, obstruction or other defects of pipes, sprinklers, wires, appliances, plumbing, air conditioning or lighting fixtures or any other cause; (c) conditions arising in or about the Premises or from other sources or places; or (d) any act or omission of any other party.  Landlord shall not be liable for any such damage or injury, even though the cause of, or the means of repairing, such damage or injury are not accessible to Tenant. Tenant agrees that any employee or agent to whom the Premises or any part thereof shall be entrusted by or on behalf of Tenant shall be acting as Tenant’s agent with respect to the Premises or any part thereof, and neither Landlord or any other Landlord Party shall be liable for any loss of or damage to the Premises or any part thereof.  The term “Excluded Liability” means Landlord’s liability under this Lease to the extent resulting from or relating to: (i) the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or Landlord’s Agents; and (ii) Landlord’s breach of this Lease (including Landlord’s failure to perform Landlord’s obligations hereunder).

 

11.1.2              Indemnification by Tenant.  In addition to Tenant’s other indemnification obligations in this Lease (including without limitation in Sections 1.1.3, 4.5, 4.8, 5.8, 8.5, 8.8, 15.4 and

 

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18.10), but subject to Landlord’s agreements in Section 11.1.3, Tenant shall, to the fullest extent allowable under the Laws, indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord) and hold harmless the Landlord Parties from and against all Claims in any manner relating to or arising out of: (a) any negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or Tenant’s Agents; (b) any accident, injury, occurrence or damage in, about or on the Premises; or (c) any use or occupancy of the Premises or any part thereof by the Tenant Parties.  In the event that Landlord or Landlord’s Agents caused or contributed to cause the Claims for which indemnity is sought under this Section 11.1.2, the damages and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) shall be allocated, or reallocated, as the case may be, between the indemnified and the indemnifying party, in such proportion as appropriately reflects the relative fault of the two parties, and the liability of the indemnifying party shall be proportionately reduced. The indemnity provisions of this Section shall survive termination or expiration of this Lease.

 

11.1.3              Indemnification by Landlord.  Subject to Tenant’s waivers, releases and agreements in this Article 11 and elsewhere in this Lease, and subject to Tenant’s agreements in Section 11.1.2 and the qualifications with reference to the use of the term “negligence” set forth below, in addition to Landlord’s other indemnification obligations in this Lease (including without limitation in Sections 4.5, 5.8, 9.6 and 18.10) Landlord shall, to the fullest extent allowable under the Laws, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Tenant from and against all Claims brought against Tenant by third parties to the extent caused by or resulting from the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or any of Landlord’s Agents.  For purposes of this indemnification obligation, the term “negligence” shall not include Landlord’s failure to act in respect of matters which are or were the obligation of Tenant under this Lease, including, without limitation, Claims caused by, incurred or resulting from Tenant’s operations or by Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Premises, whether relating to its original design or construction, latent defects, alteration, maintenance, or use by Tenant or any person thereon, including, without limitation, supervision or otherwise, or from any breach of, default under, or failure to perform any term or provision of this Lease by Tenant or Tenant’s Agents.  In the event that Tenant or Tenant’s Agents caused or contributed to cause the Claims for which indemnity is sought under this Section 11.1.3, the damages and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) shall be allocated, or reallocated, as the case may be, between the indemnified and the indemnifying party, in such proportion as appropriately reflects the relative fault of the two parties, and the liability of the indemnifying party shall be proportionately reduced. The indemnity provisions in this Section shall survive termination or expiration of this Lease.

 

11.1.4              Claim Procedure.  The indemnification obligations of Landlord and Tenant under this Lease are conditioned on the indemnified party promptly notifying the indemnifying party in writing after any of the indemnified parties receives notice of a claim or loss for which indemnification is or may be sought under this Lease.  Failure to provide such notice will relieve the indemnifying party of its indemnity obligations only to the extent that such failure actually prejudices the indemnifying party.  The indemnifying party will have the right to control, in a manner not adverse to the indemnified parties, the defense and settlement of any claims.  The indemnified parties may employ counsel, at their own expense, with respect to any such claim (provided that if counsel is employed due to a conflict of interest or because the indemnifying party does not assume control of the defense, the indemnifying party will bear such expense).  The indemnifying party will not admit liability or enter into any settlement of a claim that adversely affects the indemnified parties’ rights or interests without the indemnified parties’ prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

ARTICLE 12
DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION

 

12.1                        Notification.  Tenant shall give Landlord written notice promptly after any damage or destruction to the Premises from a fire or other casualty which damage or destruction could have a material adverse impact on operation of the Premises for the Permitted Use or the value of the Premises. Tenant’s notice shall provide a general description of the nature and extent of the damage or destruction, and shall include copies of any documents or notices received in connection with the same. Thereafter, Tenant shall promptly send Landlord copies of all notices, correspondence and pleadings relating to any such casualty.

 

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12.2                        Restoration.  Unless this Lease is terminated by Landlord or Tenant pursuant to Section 12.3, if the Premises is damaged or destroyed by any fire or other casualty, then: (a) Landlord shall, at its sole expense, as promptly as practicable after such fire or other casualty, repair, reconstruct or replace the Premises (other than Tenant’s Alterations) and the Electrical Substation (or Landlord shall cause the applicable utility to repair, reconstruct or replace the Electrical Substation) to as nearly as possible the same condition in which they existed prior to such damage or destruction, and (b) Tenant shall, at its sole expense, as promptly as practicable after Landlord has completed its restoration work, repair, reconstruct or replace such portion of Tenant’s Alterations that were not constructed by Landlord to as nearly as possible the same condition in which they existed prior to such damage or destruction.  The work to be performed by Landlord and Tenant pursuant to this Section 12.2 is referred to herein as the “Restoration Work.”

 

12.3                        Termination.

 

12.3.1              If the Premises is damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty, an independent architect or engineer shall, at Landlord’s sole cost and expense, reasonably estimate the period of time required for Landlord and Tenant to perform the Restoration Work.  Such architect or engineer shall provide a detailed written statement of such estimate to Landlord and Tenant within thirty (30) days after the date of such destruction or damage (“Landlord’s Restoration Estimate”).  If such architect or engineer determines that the Restoration Work cannot reasonably be expected to be completed within a period of 365 days from the date work were to commence thereon, then, subject to Section 12.6, Landlord or Tenant may terminate this Lease by giving written notice to the other party within thirty (30) days after such determination by Landlord’s architect or engineer.

 

12.3.2              If the Premises is destroyed or damaged by fire or other cause that is not insurable under a fire, extended coverage and so-called “all-risk” insurance policy with coverage against vandalism and malicious conduct, and such destruction or damage renders at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the Premises untenantable, then, subject to Section 12.6, Landlord may terminate this Lease by giving written notice to Tenant within thirty (30) days after the date of such fire or other casualty.

 

12.3.3              If all or any portion of the Premises is damaged by fire or other casualty, and neither Landlord nor Tenant elects to terminate this Lease pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.3, and Landlord shall fail to substantially complete the portion of the Restoration Work for which it is responsible within the period estimated in Landlord’s Restoration Estimate, subject to a Force Majeure Event and Tenant Delays, then, subject to Section 12.6, Tenant may deliver written notice to Landlord (the “Casualty Termination Notice”) of Tenant’s intent to terminate the Lease, provided that, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord such Casualty Termination Notice within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the period set forth in Landlord’s Restoration Estimate.  Tenant’s termination of this Lease pursuant to this Section 12.3.3, subject to Section 12.6, shall be effective sixty (60) days after Landlord’s receipt of the Casualty Termination Notice; provided, however if Tenant fails to deliver the Casualty Termination Notice within the required 30-day period, or if Tenant timely delivers to Landlord the Casualty Termination Notice and Landlord substantially completes the portion of the Restoration Work for which it is responsible prior to the expiration of the 60-day notice period, subject to a Force Majeure Event and Tenant Delays, then the Lease shall continue in existence and any Casualty Termination Notice so delivered shall be deemed null and void.  If Landlord fails to substantially complete the portion of the Restoration Work for which it is responsible within sixty (60) days after Landlord receives the Casualty Termination Notice, then, subject to Section 12.6, this Lease shall terminate on the sixty-first (61st) day after Landlord’s receipt of the Casualty Termination Notice.

 

12.4                        Damage or Destruction at End of Term.  If the Premises is damaged or destroyed during the last eighteen (18) months of the Term, Landlord shall provide written notice to Tenant (“Landlord’s Restoration Estimate”), within thirty (30) days after the date of such damage or destruction, stating whether, in Landlord’s reasonable determination, the Restoration Work can be completed by the date that is twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of the Term.  If Landlord reasonably determines that the Restoration Work cannot be completed by such date, then, subject to

 

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Section 12.6, either Landlord or Tenant may terminate this Lease by providing written notice to the other within thirty (30) days after the date of Landlord’s notice.  If Landlord fails to provide Landlord’s Restoration Estimate within thirty (30) days after the date of such damage or destruction during the last eighteen (18) months of the Term, then Tenant, subject to Section 12.6, may terminate this Lease by giving written notice to Landlord within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the 30-day period in which the Landlord Restoration Estimate was required to be given.

 

12.5                        Rent Abatement.  In the event of repair and restoration as herein provided, the monthly installments of Base Rent shall be abated proportionately corresponding to the time during which, and to the portion of the floor area of the Premises of which, Tenant is deprived on account of such repair or restoration, as reasonably determined by Landlord; provided that, Tenant shall not be entitled to such abatement to the extent that such damage or destruction resulted from the acts or inaction of Tenant or Tenant’s Agents.  Except as expressly provided in the immediately preceding sentence with respect to abatement of Base Rent, Tenant shall have no claim against Landlord for, and hereby releases Landlord and Landlord’s Agents from responsibility for and waives its entire claim of recovery for any cost, loss or expense suffered or incurred by Tenant as a result of any damage to or destruction of the Premises or the Building or the repair or restoration thereof, including, without limitation, any cost, loss or expense resulting from any loss of use of the whole or any part of the Premises and/or any inconvenience or annoyance occasioned by such damage, repair or restoration.  To the extent permitted by the Laws, Tenant waives the benefits of any Law that provides Tenant any abatement or termination rights by virtue of a casualty not specifically described in this Section 12.5.  Subject to the Collateral Agreements, neither Landlord nor any mortgagee shall have any right to, or interest in, any proceeds of insurance relating to Tenant’s Property.

 

12.6                        Termination of MDSA SOW.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 12, the termination rights granted to Landlord and Tenant in this Article 12 shall only be effective in the event the term of the MDSA SOW has expired or the MDSA SOW has been terminated pursuant to its terms as the result of an event constituting Cause.

 

ARTICLE 13
EMINENT DOMAIN

 

13.1                        If twenty-five percent (25%) or more of either the Premises or the Building is taken for any public or quasi-public purpose by any Governmental Authority, by exercise of the right of appropriation, inverse condemnation, condemnation or eminent domain, or sold to prevent such taking (each such event being referred to as a “Condemnation”), Landlord may, at its option, terminate this Lease as of the date title vests in the condemning party.  If twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Premises is taken and if the Premises remaining after such Condemnation and any repairs by Landlord would be untenantable for the conduct of Tenant’s business operations, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease as of the date title vests in the condemning party.  If either party elects to terminate this Lease as provided herein, such election shall be made by written notice to the other party given within thirty (30) days after the nature and extent of such Condemnation have been finally determined.  If neither Landlord nor Tenant elects to terminate this Lease to the extent permitted above, Landlord shall promptly proceed to restore the Premises (other than Tenant’s Alterations), to the extent of any Condemnation award received by Landlord, to substantially the same condition as existed prior to such Condemnation, allowing for the reasonable effects of such Condemnation. A proportionate abatement shall be made to the Base Rent corresponding to the time during which, and to the portion of the floor area of the Premises (adjusted for any increase thereto resulting from any reconstruction) of which, Tenant is deprived on account of such Condemnation and restoration, as reasonably determined by Landlord. Except as expressly provided in the immediately preceding sentence with respect to abatement of Base Rent and as provided below in Section 13.2, Tenant shall have no claim against Landlord for, and hereby releases Landlord and Landlord’s Agents from responsibility for and waives its entire claim of recovery for any cost, loss or expense suffered or incurred by Tenant as a result of any Condemnation or the repair or restoration of the Premises following such Condemnation, including, without limitation, any

 

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cost, loss or expense resulting from any loss of use of the whole or any part of the Premises and/or any inconvenience or annoyance occasioned by such Condemnation, repair or restoration.

 

13.2                        Tenant shall have the right to participate with Landlord and to be a party in any condemnation proceeding.  Landlord and Tenant shall cooperate to maximize the total award made by the Condemnation authority.  Landlord shall be entitled to any and all compensation, damages, income, rent, awards, or any interest therein whatsoever which may be paid or made in connection with any Condemnation, and Tenant shall have no claim against Landlord for the value of any unexpired term of this Lease or otherwise; provided that, Tenant shall be entitled to receive any award separately allocated by the condemning authority to Tenant for either or both of: (a) Tenant’s relocation expenses; and (b) the value of Tenant’s Property (specifically excluding fixtures, Alterations and other components of the Premises which under this Lease or by law are or at the expiration of the Term will become the property of Landlord), provided that such award does not reduce any award otherwise allocable or payable to Landlord.

 

13.3                        The provisions of this Article 13 are Tenant’s sole and exclusive rights and remedies in the event of a Condemnation.  To the extent permitted by the Laws, Tenant waives the benefits of any Law that provides Tenant any abatement or termination rights or any right to receive any payment or award (by virtue of a Condemnation) not specifically described in this Article 13.

 

ARTICLE 14
TRANSFERS

 

14.1                        Restriction on Transfers. Except as provided below, this Lease and the rights and obligations of Tenant under this Lease are personal to GTAT Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GTAT”), and GTAT may not Transfer this Lease or any right or obligation under this Lease, without the prior written consent of Landlord which may be granted or withheld in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion.  For purposes of this Section 14.1, any Change of Control or Covered Transaction will be considered a Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may Transfer this Lease to any permitted successor or assignee of GTAT under the MDSA or the MDSA SOW, or to any direct or indirect successor or assignee thereof permitted under the MDSA or the MDSA SOW; provided that, such successor or assignee must agree in writing prior to the date of such Transfer to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Lease as of the date of Transfer. No Transfer shall release Tenant from any liability or obligation under this Lease and Tenant shall remain liable to Landlord after such a Transfer as a principal and not as a surety.  Any purported or attempted Transfer, in whole or in part, without Landlord’s consent will be null and void and will constitute an Event of Default.

 

14.2                        Costs.  Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, all reasonable costs and expenses Landlord incurs in connection with any Transfer, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, regardless of whether Landlord consents to the Transfer.

 

14.3                        Permitted Subleases.  Provided Tenant shall provide Landlord prior written notice, and verification of Tenant’s relationship to the Permitted Sublessee, Tenant may assign this Lease or sublease all or any portion of the Premises to any Person that is 100% owned and controlled by GTAT (“Permitted Sublessee”), but any such assignment or sublease shall not release GTAT from any of its obligations or liabilities under this Lease.

 

ARTICLE 15
DEFAULTS; REMEDIES

 

15.1                        Events of Default.  The occurrence of any of the following constitutes an “Event of Default” by Tenant under this Lease:

 

15.1.1              Failure to Pay Rent.  Tenant fails to pay Base Rent or any Additional Rent as and when due and such failure continues for five (5) Business Days after Landlord delivers written notice

 

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thereof to Tenant except that Tenant shall not be entitled to notice more than twice in any consecutive twelve (12) month period and the failure to timely pay Base Rent or any other Additional Rent when due on the third and any subsequent instance of late payment in a consecutive twelve (12) month period shall be an immediate default.

 

15.1.2              Failure to Observe or Perform.  Tenant fails to observe or otherwise breaches or fails to perform any of the other provisions of this Lease to be observed or performed by Tenant under this Lease and such failure continues for a period of thirty (30) days after Landlord delivers written notice to Tenant of Tenant’s breach or failure; provided that if Tenant cannot reasonably cure its breach or failure within a 30-day period, Tenant’s breach or failure is not an Event of Default if Tenant commences to cure its breach or failure within the 30-day period and thereafter diligently pursues the cure to completion.

 

15.1.3              Collateral Agreements.  The MDSA SOW is terminated pursuant to its terms as the result of an event constituting Cause.

 

15.1.4              Other Defaults.  (a) Tenant makes a general assignment or general arrangement for the benefit of creditors; (b) a petition for adjudication of bankruptcy or for reorganization or rearrangement is filed by Tenant; (c) a petition for adjudication of bankruptcy or for reorganization or rearrangement is filed against Tenant and is not dismissed within one hundred twenty (120) days; (d) a trustee or receiver is appointed to take possession of substantially all of Tenant’s assets located at the Premises or of Tenant’s interest in this Lease and possession is not restored to Tenant within one hundred twenty (120) days; or (e) substantially all of Tenant’s assets, substantially all of Tenant’s assets located at the Premises, or Tenant’s interest in this Lease is subjected to attachment, execution or other judicial seizure not discharged within sixty (60) days (collectively, an “Insolvency”).  If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any act described in this Section 15.1.4 does not constitute an Event of Default, and the court appoints a trustee to take possession of the Premises (or if Tenant remains a debtor in possession of the Premises) and such trustee or Tenant Transfers Tenant’s interest hereunder, then Landlord is entitled to receive, as Additional Rent, the amount by which the Rent (or any other consideration) paid in connection with the Transfer exceeds the Rent otherwise payable by Tenant under this Lease.

 

15.2                        Remedies.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Landlord may at any time and from time to time, and without preventing Landlord from exercising any other right or remedy, exercise any one or more of the following remedies:

 

15.2.1              Termination of Tenant’s Possession/Re-entry and Reletting Right.  Terminate Tenant’s right to possess the Premises by any lawful means with or without terminating this Lease, in which event Tenant shall immediately surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord.  In such event, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect (except for Tenant’s right to possess the Premises) and Tenant shall continue to be obligated for and shall pay all Rent as and when due under this Lease.  Unless Landlord specifically states that it is terminating this Lease, Landlord’s termination of Tenant’s right to possess the Premises is not to be construed as an election by Landlord to terminate this Lease or Tenant’s obligations and liabilities under this Lease.  If Landlord terminates Tenant’s right to possess the Premises, Landlord shall not be obligated to, but may re-enter the Premises and remove all persons and property from the Premises.  Landlord may store any property Landlord removes from the Premises in a public warehouse or elsewhere at the cost and for the account of Tenant.  Subject to Section 15.3, upon such re-entry, Landlord may but shall not be obligated to relet all or any part of the Premises to a third party or parties for Tenant’s account.

 

15.2.2              Termination of Lease.  Terminate this Lease effective on the date Landlord specifies in Landlord’s notice to Tenant.  Upon termination, Tenant shall immediately surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord in accordance with the terms of this Lease.  If Landlord terminates this Lease, Landlord may recover from Tenant and Tenant shall pay to Landlord on demand all damages Landlord incurs by reason of Tenant’s default, including, without limitation: (a) all Rent due

 

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and payable under this Lease as of the effective date of the termination; and (b) any amount necessary to compensate Landlord for any detriment proximately caused Landlord by Tenant’s failure to perform its obligations under this Lease or which in the ordinary course would likely result from Tenant’s failure to perform, including, but not limited to, any Re-entry Costs, and taking into account Landlord’s obligation to mitigate damages.

 

15.2.3              Other Remedies.  Exercise any other right or remedy available to Landlord under this Lease, or otherwise at law or in equity. Without limitation, Landlord may, at its option, make any payment or perform any covenant for the account of Tenant and, if Landlord makes any expenditure or incurs any obligation for the payment of money, the same shall be due and payable by Tenant upon demand, together with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date paid by Landlord until repaid.

 

15.3                        Mitigation of Damages. In the event of the occurrence of an Event of Default by Tenant hereunder, Landlord shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate Landlord’s damages arising from such Event of Default.

 

15.4                        Costs.  Tenant shall reimburse and compensate Landlord on demand and as Additional Rent for any actual loss Landlord incurs resulting from Landlord’s exercise of any of its remedies under Section 15.2.  Such loss shall include all reasonable legal fees, costs and expenses Landlord incurs negotiating, settling or enforcing any of Landlord’s rights or remedies or otherwise protecting Landlord’s interests under this Lease.  Tenant shall also, to the fullest extent allowable under the Laws, indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord) and hold harmless the Landlord Parties from and against all Claims Landlord or any of the other Landlord Parties incurs if Landlord or any of the other Landlord Parties becomes or is made a party to any claim or action: (a) instituted by or against any Person holding any interest in the Premises by, under or through Tenant, except to the extent resulting solely from an act or omission of Landlord or any of Landlord’s Agents; (b) for foreclosure of any lien for labor or material furnished to or for Tenant or such other Person; or (c) otherwise arising out of or resulting from any negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or such other Person.  In addition, Landlord shall be entitled to reimbursement of all of Landlord’s reasonable fees, expenses and damages, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ and other professional fees and expenses, Landlord incurs in connection with protecting its interests in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding involving Tenant, including, without limitation, any proceeding under any chapter of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

15.5                        Landlord’s Default.  If Landlord defaults in the performance of any of its obligations under this Lease, Tenant shall notify Landlord of the default and Landlord shall have thirty (30) days after receiving such notice to cure the default.  If Landlord is not reasonably able to cure the default within a thirty (30) day period, Landlord shall have an additional reasonable period of time to cure the default as long as Landlord commences the cure within the 30-day period and thereafter diligently pursues the cure to completion.  In no event shall Landlord be liable to Tenant or any other Person for consequential, special, indirect or punitive damages, including, without limitation, lost profits in connection with this Lease. In the event of a default by Landlord which is not cured after notice and within the applicable cure period Tenant shall be entitled to exercise all remedies at law and in equity, subject to the terms and conditions of this Lease.

 

15.6                        No Waiver.  No failure by either party to insist upon the performance of any provision of this Lease or to exercise any right or remedy upon a breach or default thereof, and no acceptance by Landlord of full or partial Rent during the continuance of any such breach or default, shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or default. None of the terms of this Lease to be kept, observed or performed by Landlord or Tenant, and no breach or default thereof, may be waived, altered or modified except by a written instrument executed by Landlord and Tenant.  One or more waivers by either party shall not be construed as a waiver of a subsequent breach or default of the same provision.  No statement on a payment check from Landlord or Tenant or in a letter accompanying a payment check shall be binding on the other party and the payee party may, with or without notice to the payor party, negotiate such check without being bound to the conditions of any such statement.  If Landlord or Tenant pays any amount other than the actual amount due the other party, receipt or collection of such partial payment does not

 

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constitute an accord and satisfaction.  The payee party may retain any such partial payment, whether restrictively endorsed or otherwise, without prejudice to the other party’s right to collect the balance properly due.  If all or any portion of any payment is dishonored for any reason, payment shall not be deemed made until the entire amount due is actually collected by the party entitled thereto.  The foregoing provisions apply in kind to the receipt or collection of any amount by a lock box agent or other Person on Landlord’s behalf.

 

15.7                        Self-Help Rights.  In addition to the rights set forth in Section 9.3, if Landlord or Tenant fails to timely pay or perform any of its respective obligations under this Lease, which failure is not cured within all applicable notice, grace and cure periods, then the other party shall have the right but not the obligation to advance any such payment and/or perform any such obligation on the defaulting party’s behalf, in which event the amount of any such advance and/or the out-of-pocket cost of any such performance shall (a) bear interest at the Default Rate until paid in full, and (b) together with any accrued interest, be deemed Additional Rent payable by the defaulting party hereunder within fifteen (15) Business Days after delivery by the curing party of an invoice for such amount.

 

15.8                        Dispute Resolution. Disputes arising under, or in connection with, this Lease (excluding an action for forcible detainer which shall be litigated in a court of competent jurisdiction, or any other action required under applicable Laws to be litigated in a court of competent jurisdiction) will be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one arbitrator appointed in accordance with the Rules.  The language of the arbitration will be English. The place of the arbitration will be San Francisco, California.  Judgment upon any award(s) rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek equitable relief in order to protect its rights, and to cause the other party to perform its obligations, hereunder at any time and in any court having jurisdiction over the parties hereto and/or the subject matter hereof.  The parties hereby waive any bond requirements for obtaining equitable relief.

 

15.9                        Bankruptcy.

 

15.9.1              Timely Performance.  Tenant acknowledges that in entering into this Lease, Landlord is relying upon the financial condition and operating experience of Tenant, Tenant’s agreement to timely perform its obligations under this Lease, and all defaults under this Lease being cured promptly. Accordingly, Tenant agrees that if an Insolvency occurs: (a) all obligations that accrue or become due under this Lease (including the obligation to pay Rent), from and after the date that an Insolvency shall be timely performed exactly as provided in this Lease; (b) Rent obligations under this Lease that accrue or become due from and after the date of an Insolvency that are not paid as required by this Lease shall, in the amount of such Rents, constitute administrative expense claims allowable under the Bankruptcy Code with priority of payment at least equal to that of any other actual and necessary expenses incurred after the commencement of the Insolvency; (c) any extension of the time period within which Tenant may assume or reject this Lease without an obligation to cause all obligations accruing or coming due under this Lease from and after the date that an action is commenced to be performed as and when required under this Lease shall be harmful and prejudicial to Landlord; (d) any time period designated as the period within which Tenant must cure all defaults and compensate Landlord for all pecuniary losses which extends beyond the date of assumption of this Lease shall be harmful and prejudicial to Landlord; (e) any assignment of this Lease must result in all terms and conditions of this Lease being assumed by the assignee without alteration or amendment, and any assignment which results in an amendment or alteration of the terms and conditions of this Lease without the express written consent of Landlord shall be harmful and prejudicial to Landlord; (f) any proposed assignment of this Lease to an assignee: (i) that does not possess financial condition adequate to operate in the Premises or operating experience characteristics comparable to Tenant as of the Effective Date, shall be harmful and prejudicial to Landlord; and (ii) the rejection (or deemed rejection) of this Lease for any reason shall constitute cause for immediate relief from the automatic stay provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, and Tenant stipulates that such automatic stay shall be lifted immediately and possession of the Premises will be delivered to Landlord immediately without the necessity of any further action by Landlord.

 

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15.9.2              No Waiver.  No provision of this Lease shall be deemed a waiver of Landlord’s rights or remedies under the Bankruptcy Code or applicable law to oppose any assumption and/or assignment of this Lease, to require timely performance of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease, or to regain possession of the Premises as a result of the failure of Tenant to comply with the terms and conditions of this Lease or the Bankruptcy Code.

 

15.9.3              Rent.  Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, all amounts payable by Tenant to or on behalf of Landlord under this Lease, whether or not expressly denominated as such, shall constitute “rent” for the purposes of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

15.9.4              Successors.  For purposes of this Section addressing the rights and obligations of Landlord and Tenant in the event that an action is commenced, the term “Tenant” shall include Tenant’s successor in bankruptcy, whether a trustee, Tenant as debtor in possession or other responsible person.

 

ARTICLE 16
CREDITORS; ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES

 

16.1                        Subordination; Non-Disturbance.  Upon written request of Landlord, or any first mortgagee, lien of indenture holder or first deed of trust beneficiary of Lessor (“Requesting Entity”), Tenant shall, within fifteen (15) Business Days after Landlord’s reasonable request, in writing, subordinate its rights under this Lease to the lien of any mortgage, lien of indenture or first deed of trust, or to the interest of any lease in which Landlord is lessee, and to all advances made or later to be made thereunder. However, as a condition to Tenant’s obligation to sign any subordination agreement, Tenant shall have the right to obtain from the Requesting Entity, a written subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to Tenant providing that, such Requesting Entity shall: (a) recognize Tenant’s rights under this Lease for the full Term and agrees not to disturb Tenant’s quiet possession of the Premises as long as there is no Event of Default by Tenant, and (b) upon succeeding to Landlord’s interest in the Premises, become bound to Tenant as Landlord under this Lease. The holder of any security interest may, upon written notice to Tenant, elect to have this Lease prior to its security interest regardless of the time of the granting or recording of such security interest. In any foreclosure sale or transfer in lieu of foreclosure, Tenant shall attorn to the purchaser, transferee or lessor as the case may be, and recognize that party as Landlord under this Lease, provided such party acquires and accepts the Premises subject to all of Tenant’s rights under this Lease.

 

16.2                        Estoppel Certificates. Upon written request of either Landlord or Tenant, the other party shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the requesting party a written statement (“Estoppel Certificate”) in form reasonably satisfactory to the requesting party certifying: (a) that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if there have been any modifications, that the Lease is in full force and effect, as modified, and stating the modifications); (b) that this Lease has not been canceled or terminated; (c) the last date of payment of Rent and the time period covered by such payment; (d) whether there are then existing any breaches or defaults by the requesting party under this Lease known to the certifying party, and, if so, specifying the same; (e) specifying to the certifying party’s actual knowledge any existing claims or defenses in favor of the requesting party against the enforcement of this Lease (or of any guaranties); and (f) such other factual statements as the requesting party, any lender, prospective lender, investor or purchaser may reasonably request.  The certifying party will deliver the statement to the requesting party within fifteen (15) Business Days after the requesting party’s reasonable request.  The requesting party may give any such statement provided by the certifying party to any lender, prospective lender, investor or purchaser of all or any part of the Premises and any such party may conclusively rely upon such statement as true and correct.

 

16.3                        Failure to Deliver.  Tenant shall deliver any subordination instrument required pursuant to Section 16.1 or any Estoppel Certificate to Landlord within fifteen (15) Business Days following Landlord’s initial written request.  If Tenant fails to do so, and such failure continues unremedied for an additional five (5) Business Days following a Reminder Notice from Landlord, Landlord and any lender,

 

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prospective lender, investor or purchaser may conclusively presume that, except as otherwise represented by Landlord: (a) the terms and provisions of this Lease have not been changed; (b) this Lease has not been canceled or terminated; (c) not more than one month’s Rent has been paid in advance; and (d) Landlord is not in default in the performance of any of its obligations under this Lease.

 

ARTICLE 17
TERMINATION OF LEASE

 

17.1                        Surrender of Premises.  Tenant will surrender each Phase of the Premises to Landlord at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease in accordance with Section 5.6, above, and in as good order, condition and repair (subject to any repairs and replacements which Landlord is expressly obligated to make under this Lease) as such Phase was delivered to Tenant on the Applicable Phase Delivery Date, reasonable wear and tear and damage by casualty or condemnation excepted.  On or before the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall remove from the Premises Tenant’s Property (subject to Landlord’s (or Landlord’s affiliate’s) rights under the Collateral Agreements) and any Removal Alterations, but Tenant shall not have any other obligation to remove any Alterations (other than the Removal Alterations) at the expiration or earlier termination of the Term. Tenant will promptly repair any damage to the Premises caused by its or a member of the Tenant Group’s removal of the Tenant’s Property and Removal Alterations. Upon Tenant’s reasonable written request, Landlord shall provide Tenant reasonable access to the Premises for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease for the removal of Tenant’s Property; provided, however, Landlord may determine in its reasonable discretion the days and times during which Tenant may enter the Premises for such purpose, and Tenant shall minimize any interference with Landlord’s use of the Premises while Tenant is on the Premises. All property of Tenant or a member of the Tenant Group not removed on or before the last day of the Term shall be deemed abandoned if not removed by Tenant within 180 days after written notice from Landlord. Tenant will indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from, any claims, loss, injury, liability, or damages (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by any Landlord Party as a result of persons or firms entering the Premises on Tenant’s behalf to complete to remove Tenant’s Property following expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

 

17.2                        Holding Over.  If Tenant possesses the Premises without Landlord’s written consent after the Term expires or is otherwise terminated, Tenant shall be deemed to be occupying the Premises as a tenant from month-to-month, subject to all provisions, conditions and obligations of this Lease applicable to a month-to-month tenancy, except that: (a) Base Rent will equal 200% of the Base Rent payable by Tenant in the last year of the Term; and (b) either Landlord or Tenant may terminate the month-to-month tenancy at any time upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party.

 

ARTICLE 18
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

18.1                        Notices.  Except as provided in the Phasing Plan: (i) any notice required or permitted hereunder will be in writing, and will be given to the appropriate party at the Tenant Notice Address or Landlord Notice Address, as applicable, or at such other address as the party may hereafter specify in writing; and (ii) such notice will be deemed given: upon personal delivery to the appropriate address; or three (3) Business Days after the date of mailing if sent by certified or registered mail; or one (1) business day after the date of deposit with a commercial courier service offering next business day service with confirmation of delivery.

 

18.2                        Successors.  The covenants and agreements contained in this Lease bind and inure to the benefit of Landlord, its successors and assigns, and bind Tenant and its successors and assigns and inure to the benefit of Tenant and its permitted successors and assigns.  The term “Landlord,” as used herein, shall mean only the owner of the Premises or of a lease of the Premises, at the time in question, so that in the event of any transfer or transfers of title to the Premises, or of Landlord’s interest in a lease of the Premises, the transferor shall be relieved and freed of all obligations of Landlord under this Lease accruing after such transfer, and it shall be deemed, without further agreement, that such transferee has

 

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assumed and agreed to perform and observe all obligations of Landlord under this Lease during the period it is the holder of Landlord’s interest under this Lease.

 

18.3                        Captions.  The section headings in this Lease are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting the Lease.  References to sections, schedules, and exhibits are references to sections of, schedules and exhibits to the Lease, and the word “herein” and words of similar meaning refer to the Lease in its entirety and not to any particular section or provision.  The word “party” means a party to the Lease and the phrase “third party” means any person, partnership, corporation or other entity not a party to the Lease.  The words “will” and “shall” are used in a mandatory, not a permissive, sense, and the word “including” is intended to be exemplary, not exhaustive, and will be deemed followed by “without limitation.”  Any requirement to obtain a party’s consent is a requirement to obtain such consent in each instance.

 

18.4                        Relationship of Parties.  Nothing in this Lease creates a joint venture, partnership, franchise, employment or agency relationship or fiduciary duty of any kind. Neither party will have the power, and will not hold itself out as having the power, to act for or in the name of or to bind the other party.  Except as expressly provided, this Lease is not for the benefit of any third parties.

 

18.5                        Entire Agreement; Amendment. The parties agree that this Lease, including the exhibits, addenda and schedules attached to the Lease, the Collateral Agreements (to the extent referenced herein), constitute the complete and exclusive agreement between them superseding all contemporaneous and prior agreements (written and oral) and all other communications between them relating to its subject matter.  Except as expressly provided herein, the Lease may not be amended or modified except by a written amendment specifically referencing the Lease, signed by authorized signatories of both parties. The parties expressly acknowledge that they have received and are in possession of a copy of any referenced item not physically attached to the Lease and any such item will be treated as if attached.

 

18.6                        Severability.  If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Lease unlawful or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of the Lease will continue in full force and effect

 

18.7                        Landlord’s Limited Liability.  Tenant shall look solely to Landlord’s interest in the Premises and the rents and profits therefrom for recovering any judgment or collecting any obligation from Landlord or any other Landlord Party with respect to any breach of this Lease.

 

18.8                        Survival.  All obligations under this Lease (together with interest on payment obligations at the Default Rate) accruing prior to expiration or other termination of this Lease survive the expiration or other termination of this Lease.  Further, all of Landlord’s and Tenant’s releases and indemnification, defense and hold harmless obligations under this Lease survive the expiration or other termination of this Lease for the duration of the application statute of limitations, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Lease.

 

18.9                        Attorneys’ Fees.  If either Landlord or Tenant commences any litigation or judicial action to determine or enforce any of the provisions of this Lease, the prevailing party in any such litigation or judicial action is entitled to recover all of its costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenditures) from the non-prevailing party.

 

18.10                 Brokers.  Landlord and Tenant each represents and warrants to the other that it has not had any dealings with any realtors, brokers, finders or agents in connection with this Lease and each releases and agrees, to the fullest extent allowable under the Laws, to indemnify, defend and hold the other harmless from and against any Claims based on the failure or alleged failure to pay any realtors, brokers, finders or and from any cost, expense or liability for any compensation, commission or changes claimed by any realtors, brokers, finders or agents claiming by, through or on behalf of it with respect to this Lease or the negotiation of this Lease.

 

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18.11                 Governing Law. This Lease is governed by, and shall be interpreted under, the internal laws of the State without giving effect to conflicts of law principles.

 

18.12                 Time is of the Essence.  Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of every provision of this Lease in which time of performance is a factor.

 

18.13                 Landlord’s Authority. Landlord and each individual signing this Lease on behalf of Landlord represents and warrants that they are duly authorized to sign on behalf of and to bind Landlord and that this Lease is a duly authorized, binding and enforceable obligation of Landlord. Landlord has been duly organized or formed, is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of formation and is qualified as a foreign limited liability company to do business in the State. The authorization, execution, delivery, and performance of this Lease will not result in any breach of or default under any document, instrument or agreement to which Landlord is a party or by which Landlord is bound.

 

18.14                 Tenant’s Authority. Tenant and each individual signing this Lease on behalf of Tenant represents and warrants that they are duly authorized to sign on behalf of and to bind Tenant and that this Lease is a duly authorized, binding and enforceable obligation of Tenant. Tenant has been duly organized or formed, is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of formation and is qualified as a foreign corporation to do business in the State. The authorization, execution, delivery, and performance of this Lease will not result in any breach of or default under any document, instrument or agreement to which Tenant is a party or by which Tenant or the Premises is bound.

 

18.15                 No Merger.  There shall be no merger of this Lease nor of the leasehold estate created by this Lease with the fee estate in or ownership of the Premises by reason of the fact that the same Person may acquire or hold or own, directly or indirectly: (a) this Lease or the leasehold estate created by this Lease or any interest in this Lease or in such leasehold estate; and (b) the fee estate or ownership of the Premises or any interest in such fee estate or ownership.  No such merger shall occur unless and until all persons, corporations, firms and other entities having any interest in: (i) this Lease or the leasehold estate created by this Lease; and (ii) the fee estate in or ownership of the Premises or any part thereof sought to be merged shall join in a written instrument effecting such merger and shall duly record the same.

 

18.16                 Provisions are Covenants and Conditions.  All provisions of this Lease, whether covenants or conditions, are deemed both covenants and conditions.

 

18.17                 Force Majeure.  Neither party will be liable for any failure to perform under this Lease (excluding, however, the payment of money) caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tornados, fires, acts of war, hostilities, invasions, terrorism, civil disorder, riots, labor actions (other than actions by personnel or contractors of the party invoking force majeure), major upheavals, government action, government restrictions, blockade, embargo, utility disruptions, including power and water, or accident (“Force Majeure Event”), provided: (a) it promptly notifies the other party and uses reasonable efforts to correct its failure to perform; and (b) it has taken such commercially reasonable efforts to protect against and mitigate the impact of the Force Majeure Event if such Force Majeure Event was reasonably foreseeable or was of a kind for which such precautionary measures are customarily taken in the applicable industry.  For the avoidance of doubt, any circumstance caused primarily by one or more Furnaces or any other of Tenant’s Property, will not constitute a Force Majeure Event, and the provisions of this Section 18.17 will not apply.

 

18.18                 Non-Subordinated Lease.  This is a nonsubordinated lease. Landlord shall not be obligated to subordinate its rights in the Premises to any loan or money encumbrance that Tenant shall place against Tenant’s leasehold estate in the Premises.

 

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18.19                 Quiet Enjoyment.  Landlord covenants and agrees that Tenant shall have the right to peaceful and quiet enjoyment and occupancy of the Premises during the Term, subject to the terms and conditions of this Lease free from molestation or hindrance by Landlord or any Person claiming by, through or under Landlord, if Tenant pays all Rent as and when due and keeps, observes and fully performs all other covenants, obligations and agreements of Tenant under this Lease within all applicable notice, grace and cure periods.

 

18.20                 Counterparts.  This Lease may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which will constitute one and the same instrument.  Signature and acknowledgment pages may be detached from individual counterparts and attached to a single or multiple original(s) in order to form a single or multiple original(s) of this document.

 

18.21                 Nondisclosure of Lease Terms.  The terms and conditions of this Lease constitute proprietary information of Landlord and Tenant. Accordingly, Landlord and Tenant shall not, without mutual consent (which consent either party may grant or withhold in its sole and absolute discretion), directly or indirectly disclose the terms and conditions of this Lease to any other Person other than Landlord’s and Tenant’s employees, professional consultants and agents who have a legitimate need to know such information (and who shall also keep the same in confidence) or to Landlord’s prospective purchasers or lenders or Tenant’s prospective assignees or subtenants, who in each case shall have agreed in writing to keep the same in confidence, or pursuant to a court or governmental subpoena or order, or to the extent otherwise required by law, provided that if either party receives such a subpoena or order or is required by law to disclose the other party’s proprietary information, it shall give timely notice to the other, and takes reasonable steps to obtain protective treatment of the proprietary information.  In the event either party is expressly permitted to disclose any proprietary information of the other party (or such other party’s applicable affiliate) pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Agreements, then, provided such disclosing party complies (or causes its applicable affiliate to comply) fully with such relevant terms of the Collateral Agreements, such disclosure shall not be deemed a violation under this Section 18.21.

 

18.22                 Construction of the Terms. The terms and provisions of this Lease represent the results of negotiations between Landlord and Tenant, each of which are sophisticated parties and each of which has been represented or been given the opportunity to be represented by counsel of its own choosing, and neither of which has acted under any duress or compulsion, whether legal, economic or otherwise.  Consequently, the terms and provisions of this Lease shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with their usual and customary meanings, and Landlord and Tenant each waive the application of any rule of law that ambiguous or conflicting terms or provisions contained in this Lease are to be interpreted or construed against the party who prepared the executed Lease or any earlier draft of the same.  Whenever required by the context of this Lease, the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.  This Lease shall be interpreted and construed in a fair and impartial manner without regard to such factors as the party which prepared the instrument, the relative bargaining powers of the parties or the domicile of any party.

 

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Landlord and Tenant each caused this Lease to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives to be effective as of the Effective Date.

 

 

 

LANDLORD:

 

 

 

Date executed by Landlord:

 

Platypus Development LLC,

 

 

a Delaware limited liability company

10/31/2013

 

 

 

 

By:

Platypus Holdings LLC,

 

 

 

a Delaware limited liability company, its Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Authorized Person

 

 

 

Name:

[***]

 

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TENANT:

 

 

 

Date executed by Tenant:

 

GTAT CORPORATION,

 

 

a Delaware corporation

10/31/2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Hoil Kim

 

 

Name:

Hoil Kim

 

 

Title:

Vice President & General Counsel

 

[Signature page to Facility Lease]

 



 

EXHIBIT “A”

 

GLOSSARY

 

Access Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.3.

 

Additional Rent” means any charge, fee or expense (other than Base Rent) payable by Tenant under this Lease, however denoted.

 

“Alteration” means any change, alteration, modification, addition, decoration, improvement or any other work to the Premises that would directly or indirectly involve the penetration or removal (whether permanent or temporary) of, or require access through, in, under, or above any floor, wall or ceiling, or surface or covering thereof in the Premises.

 

Alternate Service Providers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

 

Applicable Phase Delivery Date” means with respect to each Phase, the date on which Landlord delivers possession of such Phase of the Premises to Tenant with each of the Delivery Conditions satisfied and Tenant executes the Handover and Acceptance Certificate with respect to such Phase of the Premises; provided that, failure by Tenant to execute the Handover and Acceptance Certificate with respect to a Phase (other than due to a rejection of handover and acceptance of such Phase in accordance with Section 1.5, of which Tenant has given Landlord prior written notice) shall not affect the Applicable Phase Delivery Date of such Phase.  The Applicable Phase Delivery Date for the Phase 1 Premises shall also be the Commencement Date.

 

Applicable Phase Landlord Work” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.2.

 

Applicable Phase Purpose” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.2.

 

Approved Construction Documents” means the Base Building Plans and Specifications that have been approved by Tenant in accordance with the terms of Section 1.2.3, as the same may be modified pursuant to Sections 1.2.4.1 and 1.2.4.2.

 

Authorized Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the MDSA.

 

“Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code as the same now exists and as the same may be amended, including any and all rules and regulations issued pursuant to or in connection with the United States Bankruptcy Code now in force or in effect after the Effective Date.

 

Base Building Plans and Specifications” means the plans and specifications for the Landlord Work prepared by Landlord’s architects and engineers in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 1.2.3 hereof.

 

“Base Rent” means the base rent payable by Tenant under this Lease, in the amount specified in Section 2.1.

 

Building” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

 

Building Systems” means the base Building mechanical, life safety, electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems of the Building.

 

“Business Days” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a federal or State holiday.

 

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Buyer Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.1.

 

Casualty Termination Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.3.3.

 

Cause” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 13 of the MDSA SOW.

 

Change of Control” shall have the meaning set forth in the MDSA SOW.

 

Change Order Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.4.

 

“Claims” means all claims, actions, proceedings, demands, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs, fines, penalties, forfeitures, losses or expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and the costs and expenses of enforcing any indemnification, defense or hold harmless obligation under the Lease.

 

“Collateral Agreements” means, collectively: (a) the MDSA; (b) the MDSA SOW; (c) the Prepayment Agreement between Apple Inc. and Tenant, dated as of October 31, 2013, and all exhibits and attachments thereto; (d) the Membership Interest Pledge Agreement between Apple Inc. and Tenant, dated as of October 31, 2013, and all exhibits and attachments thereto; (e) the Intellectual Property Agreement among Apple Inc., Tenant, GT Advanced Technologies Limited, GT Sapphire Systems Holding LLC and GT Sapphire Systems Group LLC, dated as of October 31, 2013, and all exhibits and attachments thereto.

 

Commencement Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.7.

 

Condemnation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.

 

“Condemning Authority” means any Person with a statutory or other power of eminent domain.

 

Construction Defect” means a failure of the Landlord Work to materially comply with the Approved Construction Documents, any requirement of Law or Section 1.2.2 of this Lease, which adversely affects Tenant’s use of the Premises for the Permitted Use; provided that, if either party disputes whether a specific failure of the Landlord Work to comply with the Approved Construction Documents is material, either party may immediately submit the dispute to Expedited Arbitration.

 

Cost and Delay Liability” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.4.2.

 

“County” means Maricopa County, Arizona.

 

Covered Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in the MDSA SOW.

 

“Default Rate” means interest at a rate equal to the lesser of: (a) the greater of: (i) 8% per annum; or (ii) an annual rate equal to two (2) percentage points above the prime annual interest rate published from time to time by The Wall Street Journal under the masthead “Money Rates” as the Prime Rate in effect at the due date (and thereafter adjusted quarterly) (provided, if for any reason The Wall Street Journal does not publish a Prime Rate, the Prime Rate shall be the prime rate announced by a reasonably equivalent responsible financial periodical reasonably selected by the party to whom interest at the Default Rate is owed); or (b) the maximum interest rate permitted by law.

 

Delivery Conditions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.2.

 

Development Services” shall have the meaning set forth in the MDSA SOW.

 

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Due Diligence Reports” means the following third party produced reports and surveys relating specifically to the Premises undertaken by Landlord or Buyer Agent on or before the closing of Landlord’s Acquisition: (a) environmental; (b) soils/geotechnical; (c) building assessment; (d) ALTA survey; and (e) the Title Commitment (including the underlying documents referenced in the Title Commitment).

 

Electrical Costs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

 

Electrical Substation” means any electrical substations located on or adjacent to the Land that provide electrical service to the Premises, and any conduit or other infrastructure connecting such electrical substations to the Building and the Improvements.

 

Estoppel Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.2.

 

Environmental Laws” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.

 

“Event of Default” means the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 15.1 of the Lease, or the occurrence of any other event which this Lease expressly labels as an “Event of Default”.

 

“Evidence of Completion” means, collectively, the following documents relating to the applicable Phase: (a) a certificate of occupancy for the applicable Phase for the Applicable Phase Purpose; (b) any and all other permits which Landlord is obligated to obtain to deliver the Applicable Phase Landlord Work in compliance with the Phasing Plan, and which are necessary for the occupancy and operation of the Phase for the Applicable Phase Purpose (provided that, Tenant is responsible for any and all permits required to operate the Premises for the Permitted Use in accordance with Section 4.2); and (c) a certificate from Landlord’s architect stating that the Landlord Work for such Phase has been completed in accordance with the requirements of Section 1.2.2 of the Lease, subject to Landlord’s completion of the Punch List items.

 

Excluded Infrastructure” means the following, whether existing as of the Effective Date or subsequently installed: (a) the Electrical Substation; (b) the Fuel Cell; (c) the Roof Solar Array; (d) the Solar Basin; and (e) any conduit or other infrastructure connecting the fuel cell or Roof Solar Array to the Building and the Improvements.

 

Excluded Liability” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.1.

 

Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.7.

 

Expedited Arbitration” means an arbitration proceeding in accordance with the terms of Section 15.8; provided that: (a) the arbitral proceedings, including the formation of the tribunal, will be expedited in order to permit the tribunal to render a final decision fully resolving the dispute before it within thirty (30) days from the date it receives the file from the ICC; (b) the ICC may only propose arbitrators whose schedule will permit them to resolve any disputes in conformity with a 30-day schedule; and (c) the parties agree that the only issue for determination in the arbitration is: (i) with respect to a party’s right to seek an Expedited Arbitration pursuant to Section 1.2.3.2, whether an inconsistency between the Base Building Plans and Specifications and the Phasing Plan is material; or (ii) with respect to a party’s right to seek Expedited Arbitration to resolve a dispute regarding a Construction Defect, whether a specific failure of the Landlord Work to comply with the Approved Construction Documents is material.

 

“Exterior Areas” means the paved areas, parking areas, driveways, concrete walkways, service areas, loading docks, landscaped areas, turf, plazas, and other areas of the Premises outside the interior of the Building.

 

Force Majeure Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 18.17.

 

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[***]shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.

 

Fuel Cell” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 9.4.

 

Furnace(s)” shall have the meaning set forth in the MDSA SOW.

 

Governmental Authority(ies)” means all governmental and quasi-governmental departments, agencies and authorities.

 

GTAT” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.1.

 

GTAT Equipment” means GT Advanced Equipment Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Handover and Acceptance Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.5.

 

Hazardous Materials” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.

 

ICC” means the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce.

 

“Impositions” means all taxes (excluding Property Taxes and Rent Tax, but including personal property taxes for which Tenant is responsible pursuant to clause (b) of Section 3.2, transaction privilege taxes and possessory interest taxes, if any), any assessments hereinafter imposed in accordance with applicable Laws for public improvements or benefits (including, if applicable, improvement districts and community facilities districts), water, sewer, electrical, natural gas, telephone, television, communication and other fees, rates and charges, whether foreseen or unforeseen, together with any interest or penalties imposed upon the late payment thereof, and all other charges which at any time during or in respect of the Term of this Lease may be assessed, levied, confirmed or imposed upon or in respect of, or be a lien upon: (a) the Premises; (b) any Base Rent or Additional Rent payable by Tenant hereunder; (c) this Lease and the leasehold estate hereby created; or (d) the possession or use of the Premises, in each case as the result of the use or occupancy of the Premises by Tenant.  Impositions shall not include any costs or expenses attributable to (i) the Excluded Infrastructure (other than use charges attributable to the consumption electrical service at the Premises), or (ii) installation of the Landlord Work.

 

“Improvements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

 

Initial Disclosure Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

 

Insolvency” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.4.

 

Land” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

 

Landlord” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 18.2.

 

Landlord Notice Address” [***].

 

“Landlord Party(ies)” means Landlord, any ground lessor, and any property manager retained by Landlord, and their respective officers, directors, partners, shareholders, members, and employees.

 

Landlord Work” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.2.

 

Landlord’s Agents” means, collectively: (i) Landlord’s agents, advisors, employees, partners, shareholders, directors, officers, members, invitees and independent contractors, and (ii) Landlord’s affiliates.

 

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Landlord’s Restoration Estimate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.3.1.

 

“Laws” means any law, regulation, rule, order, statute or ordinance of any governmental or private entity in effect on or after the Effective Date and applicable to the Premises or the use or occupancy of the Premises, including, without limitation, Environmental Laws and Private Restrictions.

 

“Lease” means this Facility Lease Agreement, as the same may be amended or modified after the Effective Date in accordance with the terms of the Lease.

 

Lease Year” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1

 

Liens” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

 

Logistics Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.6.

 

Master Developer” means [***].

 

MDSA” means that certain Master Development and Supply Agreement, between Apple Inc. and Tenant, dated as of October 31, 2013.

 

MDSA SOW” means that certain Statement of Work #1 incorporated in the MDSA.

 

Migratory Release” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.

 

“Notices” means all notices, demands, requests or consents that may be or are required to be given, demanded or requested by either party to the other as provided in the Lease.

 

“Occupant” means any sublessee, licensee, concessionaire, franchisee or user of all or any portion of the Premises under a sublease, license, concession or franchise or similar agreement approved by Landlord in its sole discretion (unless otherwise permitted herein), whether with the Tenant or any other Person.

 

OFAC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

 

Outside Delivery Date” means for each Phase of the Premises, the date set forth on the attached Exhibit C, by which the Applicable Delivery Date for such Phase shall have occurred, which date shall be extended one (1) day for each day of Tenant Delay and/or delay by a Force Majeure Event.

 

Outside Closing Date” means December 30, 2013.

 

P&S” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.1.

 

P&S Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.2.

 

“Permitted Use” means, collectively, the uses of the Premises that are permitted pursuant to Section 4.1.

 

“Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity.

 

Phase” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.1.

 

Phasing Plan” means the document attached as Exhibit C, and all schedules attached thereto.

 

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Premises” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

 

Private Restrictions” means all recorded covenants, conditions and restrictions affecting the Land now in force or which may hereafter be in force with Tenant’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that, if it is reasonably necessary to subject the Premises to a covenant, condition, restriction or other encumbrance in order for Landlord to deliver the Premises to Tenant with the Landlord Work completed, Landlord shall notify Tenant of such encumbrance but Tenant shall have no consent right with respect to such encumbrance unless such encumbrance would have a material adverse effect on Tenant’s ability to manufacture the Goods at the Premises in accordance with the delivery schedule set forth in the MDSA SOW, or would cause Tenant to incur substantial costs to comply with such encumbrance.

 

Progress Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.3.1.

 

“Property Taxes” means any general real property tax, personal property tax, government property lease excise tax, improvement tax, assessment, special assessment, reassessment, in lieu tax, levy, charge, penalty or similar imposition imposed by any authority having the direct or indirect power to tax, including but not limited to: (a) any city, county, state or federal entity; (b) any school, agricultural, lighting, drainage or other improvement or special assessment district; (c) any governmental agency; or (d) any Person having the authority to assess the Premises under any of the Private Restrictions.

 

Punch List” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

 

Punch List Inspections” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

 

“Re-entry Costs” means all costs and expenses Landlord incurs re-entering or reletting all or any part of the Premises, including, without limitation, all costs and expenses Landlord incurs: (a) maintaining or preserving the Premises after an Event of Default; (b) recovering possession of the Premises, removing persons and property from the Premises and storing such property (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees); (c) reletting, renovating or altering the Premises; and (d) real estate commissions, advertising expenses and similar expenses paid or payable in connection with reletting all or any part of the Premises.

 

“Reminder Notice” means a written notice from meeting the requirements for notice set forth in this Lease and reminding a party of a specific consent, approval or other action to be taken by such party that was not provided, acted upon or taken by a specified date set forth in this Lease.

 

“Removal Alterations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.  The Removal Alterations shall not include any of the Landlord Work.

 

“Rent” means, collectively, Base Rent and Additional Rent.

 

Rent Payment Address” means the Landlord Notice Address, or such other address designated by Landlord in writing.

 

“Rent Tax” means any tax or excise on rent or on other sums or charges required to be paid by Tenant under this Lease, and gross receipts tax, transaction privilege tax or other tax, however described, which is levied or assessed by the United States of America, the state in which the Building is located or any city, municipality or political subdivision thereof, against Landlord in respect to the Base Rent, Additional Rent or other charges payable under this Lease or as a result of Landlord’s receipt of such rents or other charges accruing under this Lease.

 

Requesting Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.1.

 

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Roof Solar Array” means that certain solar module system which is connected to the roof of the Building, but which is excluded from the Premises and is reserved for the sole and exclusive use by Landlord.

 

Seller” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.1.

 

Solar Basin” means the exterior solar basin existing on the Land as of the Effective Date.

 

“State” means the State of Arizona.

 

“Structural Alterations” means any Alterations made by or at the request of Tenant involving either: (a) the Structural Elements; or (b) any hardscaped portion of the Premises outside of the interior of the Building.

 

“Structural Elements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

 

Studies” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.2.

 

System Alterations” means any Alterations that materially affect any of the Building Systems.

 

“Tenant” means the tenant identified in the Lease and such tenant’s permitted successors and assigns.

 

Tenant Delay” means any delay of Landlord’s completion of the Landlord Work to the extent such delay is: (a) caused by any act or default on the part of the Tenant or the Tenant’s Agents that results in any material interference with the performance by Landlord or Landlord’s Agents of the Landlord Work; (b) due to changes requested by Tenant to be made to the Phasing Plan, Base Building Plans and Specifications or the Approved Construction Documents (except to the extent of a request by Tenant to change the Approved Construction Documents to resolve: (i) a failure of the Approved Construction Documents to comply with Law, or (ii) a material inconsistency with the Phasing Plan as agreed to by the parties or pursuant to a final decision in accordance with an Expedited Arbitration); or (c) due to delays by Tenant in approving or objecting to any change proposed by Landlord under, and in accordance with, Section 1.2.4.1 hereof.

 

Tenant Feedback” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.3.1.

 

“Tenant Group” means, collectively, all of the following Persons: (a) Tenant; (b) each Occupant; (c) each affiliate of Tenant (including GTAT Equipment) or any Occupant; and (d) any other Person claiming by, through or under Tenant or any Occupant.

 

Tenant Notice Address” means GTAT Corporation, 243 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054.

 

“Tenant Party(ies)” means Tenant and its officers, directors, partners, shareholders, members employees.

 

Tenant’s Agents” means Tenant’s agents, advisors, employees, partners, shareholders, directors, officers, members, members of the Tenant Group, invitees and independent contractors.

 

“Tenant’s Property” means, collectively, all of the following, as now or may hereafter exist at the Premises: (a) all trade fixtures of any member of the Tenant Group; (b) all furniture, furnishings, equipment (including equipment having the characteristics of leasehold improvements) and other personal property of any member of the Tenant Group, which includes, without limitation, each of the following, even if it is bolted or otherwise affixed to the floors, walls or other structural portions of the Building, or would otherwise constitute fixtures under applicable law: inventory, racking, shelving,

 

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conveyer equipment, material handling equipment, lifts, cabling, antennae, machinery, air compressors, communication equipment, data cabinets, hoist equipment, plug-in light fixtures, propane tanks, storage racks, trash compactors, signs, desks, tables, movable partitions, vending machines, computer stations, printers, computer software and hardware, and forklifts, and (c) the Furnaces and all related equipment.

 

Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.7.

 

Title Commitment” means the Title Insurance Commitment from [***] to Buyer’s Agent, [***].

 

“Transfer” means to assign, delegate or otherwise transfer this Lease or any rights or obligations under this Lease, or to sublet the Premises or any part thereof, or permit the use of the Premises or any part thereof by any persons other than GTAT or its employees, agent and invitees, whether in conjunction with a change in ownership, merger, acquisition, the sale or transfer of all, or substantially all or any part of, GTAT’s business or assets, or otherwise, voluntarily, by operation of law, reverse triangular merger or otherwise.

 

Transferrable Warranties” means to the extent assignable, those warranties, if any, in favor of Landlord relating to the Building and Improvements.

 

Updated Disclosure Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

 

Utilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

 

Utility Service Providers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

 

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EXHIBIT B

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LAND

 

[***]

 

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EXHIBIT B-1

 

SITE PLAN OF BUILDING AND LAND

 

[***]

 

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Confidential

#C56-13-03458

 

EXHIBIT C

 

PHASING PLAN

 

[***]

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF INITIAL HANDOVER AND ACCEPTANCE CERTIFICATE

 

THIS HANDOVER AND ACCEPTANCE CERTIFICATE is made as of                                       , 201    , by PLATYPUS DEVELOPMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and GTAT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Tenant”), who agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Landlord and Tenant entered into a Lease Agreement dated                               , 2013, in which Landlord leased to Tenant and Tenant leased from Landlord certain Premises described therein in the building located at 3740 South Signal Butte Road, Mesa, Arizona (the “Building”).  All capitalized terms herein are as defined in the Lease.

 

2.                                      Pursuant to the Lease, Landlord and Tenant agreed to and do hereby confirm the following matters as of the date hereof:

 

a.                                      the Commencement Date of the Lease is                           , 201    ;

 

b.                                      the Expiration Date of the Lease is                       , 20    ; (if known)

 

3.                                      Tenant confirms that as of the date hereof:

 

a.                                      Tenant accepts possession of the following Phase(s) of the Premises:                 ;

 

b.                                      the number of rentable square feet of the Current Demised Premises is                 ;

 

c.                                       Other than Punch List items, Landlord is not required by the Lease to perform any work or furnish any improvements to the Phases of the Premises set forth in Section 3.a.;

 

d.                                      Landlord has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Lease with respect to the Current Demised Premises as of the date hereof; and

 

e.                                       the Lease is in full force and effect and has not been modified, altered, or amended, except as follows:                                                                      .

 

The confirmations of Tenant set forth in Section 3.c and Section 3.d are based solely on Tenant’s Punch List Inspection, and nothing in this Handover and Acceptance Certificate shall be deemed to release Landlord from its obligations under the Lease with respect to Construction Defects.  The provisions of this Handover and Acceptance Certificate shall inure to the benefit of, or bind, as the case may require, the parties and their respective successors and assigns, and to all mortgagees of the Building, subject to the restrictions on assignment and subleasing contained in the Lease, and are hereby attached to and made a part of the Lease.

 

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LANDLORD:

 

 

 

PLATYPUS DEVELOPMENT LLC,

 

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

By:

PLATYPUS HOLDINGS LLC,

 

 

a Delaware limited liability company, its Member

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

TENANT:

 

 

 

GTAT CORPORATION,

 

a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT D-1

 

FORM OF HANDOVER AND ACCEPTANCE CERTIFICATE

 

THIS HANDOVER AND ACCEPTANCE CERTIFICATE is made as of                                       , 201    , by PLATYPUS DEVELOPMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and GTAT CORPORATION (“Tenant”), who agree as follows:

 

1.              Landlord and Tenant entered into a Lease Agreement dated                               , 2013, in which Landlord leased to Tenant and Tenant leased from Landlord certain Premises described therein in the building located at 3740 South Signal Butte Road, Mesa, Arizona (the “Building”).  All capitalized terms herein are as defined in the Lease.

 

2.              Tenant confirms that as of the date hereof:

 

a.                                      the Expiration Date of the Lease is                       , 20    ; (if known)

 

b.                                      Tenant accepts possession of the following Phase(s) of the Premises:                 ;

 

c.                                       the number of rentable square feet of the Current Demised Premises is                 ;

 

d.                                      Other than Punch List items, Landlord is not required by the Lease to perform any work or furnish any improvements to the Phases of the Premises set forth in 2.b., above;

 

e.                                       Landlord has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Lease with respect to the Current Demised Premises as of the date hereof; and

 

f.                                        the Lease is in full force and effect and has not been modified, altered, or amended, except as follows:                                                                      .

 

The confirmations of Tenant set forth in Section 2.d and Section 2.e are based solely on Tenant’s Punch List Inspection, and nothing in this Handover and Acceptance Certificate shall be deemed to release Landlord from its obligations under the Lease with respect to Construction Defects. The provisions of this Handover and Acceptance Certificate shall inure to the benefit of, or bind, as the case may require, the parties and their respective successors and assigns, and to all mortgagees of the Building, subject to the restrictions on assignment and subleasing contained in the Lease, and are hereby attached to and made a part of the Lease.

 

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LANDLORD:

 

 

 

PLATYPUS DEVELOPMENT LLC,

 

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

By:

PLATYPUS HOLDINGS LLC,

 

 

a Delaware limited liability company, its Member

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

TENANT:

 

 

 

GTAT CORPORATION,

 

a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT E

 

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE

 

Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.  Initially, the information provided by you in this Hazardous Materials Disclosure Certificate is necessary for Landlord to evaluate your proposed uses of the premises (the “Premises”) and to determine whether to enter into a lease agreement with you as tenant.  If a lease agreement is signed by you and Landlord (the “Lease”), on an annual basis in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1 of the Lease, you are to provide an update to the information initially provided by you in this certificate.  Any questions regarding this certificate should be directed to, and when completed, the certificate should be delivered to:

 

Landlord:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attention:

 

Phone: (      )

 

Name of (Prospective) Tenant:

Mailing Address:

 

Contact Person, Title and Telephone Number(s):

Contact Person for Hazardous Waste Materials Management and Manifests and Telephone Number(s):

 

Address of (Prospective) Premises:

Length of (Prospective) initial Term:

 

 

1.                                      GENERAL INFORMATION:

 

Describe the proposed operations to take place in, on, or about the Premises, including, without limitation, principal products processed, manufactured or assembled, and services and activities to be provided or otherwise conducted.  Existing tenants should describe any proposed changes to on-going operations.

 

 

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2.                                      USE, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

 

2.1          Will any Hazardous Materials (as hereinafter defined) be used, generated, treated, stored or disposed of in, on or about the Premises?  Existing tenants should describe any Hazardous Materials, which continue to be used, generated, treated, stored or disposed of in, on or about the Premises.

 

Wastes

Yes ¨

No ¨

 

 

 

Chemical Products

Yes ¨

No ¨

 

 

 

Other

Yes ¨

No ¨

 

If Yes is marked, please explain:

 

2.2          If Yes is marked in Section 2.1, attach a list of any Hazardous Materials to be used, generated, treated, stored or disposed of in, on or about the Premises, including the applicable hazard class and an estimate of the quantities of such Hazardous Materials to be present on or about the Premises at any given time; estimated annual throughput; the proposed location(s) and method of storage (excluding nominal amounts of ordinary household cleaners and janitorial supplies which are not regulated by any Environmental Laws, as hereinafter defined); and the proposed location(s) and method(s) of treatment or disposal for each Hazardous Material, including the estimated frequency, and the proposed contractors or subcontractors.  Existing tenants should attach a list setting forth the information requested above and such list should include actual data from on-going operations and the identification of any variations in such information from the prior year’s certificate.

 

3.                                      STORAGE TANKS AND SUMPS

 

3.3          Is any above or below ground storage or treatment of gasoline, diesel, petroleum, or other Hazardous Materials in tanks or sumps proposed in, on or about the Premises?  Existing tenants should describe any such actual or proposed activities.

 

Yes ¨

No ¨

 

If yes, please explain:

 

4.                                      WASTE MANAGEMENT

 

4.4          Has your company been issued an EPA Hazardous Waste Generator I.D. Number?  Existing tenants should describe any additional identification numbers issued since the previous certificate.

 

Yes ¨

No ¨

 

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4.5          Has your company filed a biennial or quarterly reports as a hazardous waste generator?  Existing tenants should describe any new reports filed.

 

Yes ¨

No ¨

 

If yes, attach a copy of the most recent report filed.

 

5.                                      WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISCHARGE

 

5.6          Will your company discharge wastewater or other wastes to:

 

o storm drain?

o sewer?

 

 

o surface water?

o no wastewater or other wastes discharged.

 

Existing tenants should indicate any actual discharges.  If so, describe the nature of any proposed or actual discharge(s).

 

 

5.7          Will any such wastewater or waste be treated before discharge?

 

Yes ¨

No ¨

 

If yes, describe the type of treatment proposed to be conducted.  Existing tenants should describe the actual treatment conducted.

 

 

6.                                      AIR DISCHARGES

 

6.8          Do you plan for any air filtration systems or stacks to be used in your company’s operations in, on or about the Premises that will discharge into the air; and will such air emissions be monitored?  Existing tenants should indicate whether or not there are any such air filtration systems or stacks in use in, on or about the Premises which discharge into the air and whether such air emissions are being monitored.

 

Yes ¨

No ¨

 

If yes, please describe:

 

 

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6.9          Do you propose to operate any of the following types of equipment, or any other equipment requiring an air emissions permit?  Existing tenants should specify any such equipment being operated in, on or about the Premises.

 

o Spray booth(s)

o Incinerator(s)

 

 

o Dip tank(s)

o Other (Please describe)

 

 

o Drying oven(s)

o No Equipment Requiring Air Permits

 

If yes, please describe:

 

6.10        Please describe (and submit copies of with this Hazardous Materials Disclosure Certificate) any reports you have filed in the past thirty-six months with any governmental or quasi-governmental agencies or authorities related to air discharges or clean air requirements and any such reports which have been issued during such period by any such agencies or authorities with respect to you or your business operations.

 

7.                                      HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURES

 

7.11        Has your company prepared or will it be required to prepare a Hazardous Materials management plan (“Management Plan”) or Hazardous Materials Business Plan and Inventory (“Business Plan”) pursuant to Fire Department or other governmental or regulatory agencies’ requirements?  Existing tenants should indicate whether or not a Management Plan is required and has been prepared.

 

Yes ¨

No ¨

 

If yes, attach a copy of the Management Plan or Business Plan.  Existing tenants should attach a copy of any required updates to the Management Plan or Business Plan.

 

8.                                      ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND COMPLAINTS

 

8.12        With respect to Hazardous Materials or Environmental Laws, has your company ever been subject to any agency enforcement actions, administrative orders, or consent decrees or has your company received requests for information, notice or demand letters, or any other inquiries regarding its operations?  Existing tenants should indicate whether or not any such actions, orders or decrees have been, or are in the process of being, undertaken or if any such requests have been received.

 

Yes ¨

No ¨

 

If yes, describe the actions, orders or decrees and any continuing compliance obligations imposed as a result of these actions, orders or decrees and also describe any requests, notices or demands, and attach a copy of all such documents.  Existing tenants should describe and attach a copy of any new actions, orders, decrees, requests, notices or demands not already delivered to Landlord pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 of the Lease.

 

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8.13        Have there ever been, or are there now pending, any lawsuits against your company regarding any environmental or health and safety concerns?

 

Yes ¨

No ¨

 

If yes, describe any such lawsuits and attach copies of the complaint(s), cross-complaint(s), pleadings and other documents related thereto as requested by Landlord.  Existing tenants should describe and attach a copy of any new complaint(s), cross-complaint(s), pleadings and other related documents not already delivered to Landlord pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 of the Lease.

 

 

8.14        Have there been any problems or complaints from adjacent tenants, owners or other neighbors at your company’s current facility with regard to environmental or health and safety concerns?  Existing tenants should indicate whether or not there have been any such problems or complaints from adjacent tenants, owners or other neighbors at, about or near the Premises and the current status of any such problems or complaints.

 

Yes ¨

No ¨

 

If yes, please describe.  Existing tenants should describe any such problems or complaints not already disclosed to Landlord under the provisions of the signed Lease Agreement and the current status of any such problems or complaints.

 

 

9.                                      PERMITS AND LICENSES

 

9.15        Attach copies of all permits and licenses issued to your company with respect to its proposed operations in, on or about the Premises, including, without limitation, any Hazardous Materials permits, wastewater discharge permits, air emissions permits, and use permits or approvals.  Existing tenants should attach copies of any new permits and licenses as well as any renewals of permits or licenses previously issued.

 

As used herein, “Hazardous Materials” shall mean and include any substance that is or contains (a) any “hazardous substance” as now or hereafter defined in § 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (“CERCLA”) (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.) or any regulations promulgated under CERCLA; (b) any “hazardous waste” as now or hereafter defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (“RCRA”) (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.) or any regulations promulgated under RCRA; (c) any substance now or hereafter regulated by the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended (“TSCA”) (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.) or any regulations promulgated under TSCA; (d) petroleum, petroleum by-products, gasoline, diesel fuel, or other petroleum hydrocarbons; (e) asbestos and asbestos-containing material, in any form, whether friable or non-friable; (f) polychlorinated biphenyls; (g) lead and lead-containing materials; or (h) any additional substance,

 

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material or waste (i) the presence of which on or about the Premises (A) requires reporting, investigation or remediation under any Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (B) causes or threatens to cause a nuisance on the Premises or any adjacent property or poses or threatens to pose a hazard to the health or safety of persons on the Premises or any adjacent property, or (C) which, if it emanated or migrated from the Premises, could constitute a trespass, or (ii) which is now or is hereafter classified or considered to be hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Laws; and “Environmental Laws” shall mean and include (a) CERCLA, RCRA and TSCA; and (b) any other federal, state or local laws, ordinances, statutes, codes, rules, regulations, orders or decrees now or hereinafter in effect relating to (i) pollution, (ii) the protection or regulation of human health, natural resources or the environment, (iii) the treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Materials, or (iv) the emission, discharge, release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials into the environment.

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Hazardous Materials Disclosure Certificate is being delivered to Landlord in connection with the evaluation of a Lease Agreement and, if such Lease Agreement is executed, will be attached thereto as an exhibit.  The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that if such Lease Agreement is executed, this Hazardous Materials Disclosure Certificate will be updated from time to time in accordance with Section 5.1 of the Lease.  The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that Landlord and its partners, lenders and representatives may, and will, rely upon the statements, representations, warranties, and certifications made herein and the truthfulness thereof in entering into the Lease Agreement and the continuance thereof throughout the term, and any renewals thereof, of the Lease Agreement.  I [print name]                               , acting with full authority to bind the (proposed) Tenant and on behalf of the (proposed) Tenant, certify, represent and warrant that the information contained in this certificate is true and correct.

 

 

(PROSPECTIVE) TENANT:

 

 

 

 

 

 ,

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT F-1

 

Minimum Tenant Insurance Requirements

 

1.                                      Tenant shall obtain and maintain in full force and effect, at its own cost and expense, during the term of the Lease and after termination as may be specified below, the following minimum types and limits of insurance and any other insurance required by law, regulation or orders in the State.  Such insurance shall be maintained with reputable and solvent insurance companies having, where available, an A.M. Best’s insurance rating of A-VII or better or a comparable financial rating from a reputable rating bureau, and lawfully authorized to do business in the State, and will comply with all those requirements as stated herein.  In no way do these minimum insurance requirements limit the liability assumed elsewhere in this Lease, including but not limited to Tenant’s defense and indemnity obligations.

 

2.                                      Minimum Insurance Requirements.

 

(i)                                     Commercial General Liability insurance, including coverage for bodily injury, property damage, personal and advertising injury, products liability, completed operations liability, premises and operations liability (including explosion, collapse, and underground hazard) and contractual liability and including severability of interests provisions.  Such insurance must have limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in the annual aggregate.  Such insurance must include Landlord Parties as additional insureds for liabilities falling within Tenant’s indemnity obligations pursuant to the Lease.

 

(ii)                                  Workers’ Compensation insurance with statutory limits, as required by any state, territory, province or nation having jurisdiction over Tenant’s employees, and Employer’s Liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000.

 

(iii)                               Automobile Liability insurance covering any owned, non-owned or hired vehicles used by Tenant in connection with the Premises, in compliance with all statutory requirements and with limits of not less than $1,000,000 for bodily injury and property damage.

 

(vi)                              Umbrella/Excess Liability insurance, on a follow form basis, providing coverage excess of the Commercial General Liability, Employer’s Liability and Automobile Liability insurance, with limits of not less than $20,000,000 per occurrence and in the annual aggregate.  Such insurance must include Landlord Parties as additional insureds for liabilities falling within Tenant’s indemnity obligations pursuant to the Lease.

 

(v)                                 Crime/Employee Dishonesty/Fidelity insurance covering the dishonest acts of Tenant’s employees and agents, acting alone or in collusion with others, and including third party coverage, with Landlord, its subsidiaries and affiliates included as a loss payees, with limits of not less than $1,000,000.

 

(vi)                          Property Insurance providing coverage on a full replacement cost basis on all property owned by Tenant or for which Tenant is legally liable, or which is installed by or on behalf of Tenant, and which is located within the Premises, including, without limitation, fittings, installations, alterations, additions, partitions, fixtures, Furnaces and anything in the nature of a leasehold improvement with respect to all risks of physical loss. Landlord, its subsidiaries and affiliates shall be included on such coverage as loss payees, as their interests may appear.

 

3.                                      All insurance to be provided by Tenant shall be designated as primary to and non-contributory with any and all insurance maintained by or otherwise afforded to Landlord Parties.  Except to the extent prohibited by law, and except with respect to Tenant’s crime/employee dishonesty/fidelity and property insurance, Tenant shall require its insurers to waive all rights of recovery from or subrogation against Landlord Parties and their respective insurers, but only to the extent of liabilities falling within Tenant’s

 

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indemnity obligations pursuant to the terms of this Lease. Tenant, by endorsement or otherwise, shall ensure that its property insurance policy contains a waiver of subrogation against Landlord in accordance with the terms of Section 10.3 of this Lease.

 

4.                                      At the time this Lease is executed, or within a reasonable time thereafter, and within a reasonable time after coverage is renewed or replaced, Tenant will deliver to Landlord evidence that the foregoing coverages required from Tenant are in place, at the Landlord Notice Address.

 

Landlord’s receipt or acceptance of evidence of coverage that does not comply with these requirements, or Tenant’s failure to provide evidence of coverage, shall not constitute a waiver or modification of the insurance requirements as set forth herein.  In the event of cancellation of coverage, Tenant shall promptly replace coverage so that no lapse in insurance occurs.  All deductibles and self-insured retentions are to be paid by Tenant, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Lease.

 

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EXHIBIT F-2

 

Landlord Insurance Requirements

 

1.                                      Landlord shall obtain and maintain in full force and effect, at its own cost and expense, during the term of the Lease, the following minimum types and limits of insurance and any other insurance required by law, regulation or orders in the State.  Such insurance shall be maintained with reputable and solvent insurance companies having, where available, an A.M. Best’s insurance rating of A-VII or better or a comparable financial rating from a reputable rating bureau, and lawfully authorized to do business in the State, and will comply with all those requirements as stated herein; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall prohibit Landlord from providing any or all of the insurance on a self-insured basis.  In no way do these minimum insurance requirements limit the liability assumed elsewhere in this Lease, including but not limited to Landlord’s defense and indemnity obligations.

 

2.                                      Minimum Insurance Requirements.

 

(i)                                     Commercial General Liability insurance, including coverage for bodily injury, property damage, personal and advertising injury, and contractual liability and including severability of interests provisions.  Such insurance must have limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in the annual aggregate.

 

(ii)                                  Workers’ Compensation insurance with statutory limits, as required by any state, territory, province or nation having jurisdiction over Landlord’s employees, and Employer’s Liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000.

 

(iii)                               Automobile Liability insurance covering any owned, non-owned or hired vehicles used by Landlord in connection with the Premises, in compliance with all statutory requirements and with limits of not less than $1,000,000 for bodily injury and property damage.

 

(iv)                              Property Insurance providing coverage on a full replacement cost basis on the Building and the machinery, boilers and equipment contained within the Building (but excluding the property that Tenant is required to insure pursuant to Exhibit F-1), on an extended perils basis, including fire, lighting, vandalism, and malicious mischief.

 

(v)                                 Such other insurance as Landlord deems reasonable and appropriate given the intended use of the Premises and its location.

 

Landlord, by endorsement or otherwise, shall ensure that its property insurance policy contains a waiver of subrogation against Tenant in accordance with the terms of Section 10.3 of this Lease.

 

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EX-10.4 5 a14-15505_1ex10d4.htm EX-10.4

EXHIBIT 10.4

 

PREPAYMENT AGREEMENT

 

between

 

GTAT CORPORATION

 

and

 

APPLE INC.

 

Dated as of October 31, 2013

 



 

PREPAYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS PREPAYMENT AGREEMENT #C56-13-03457, is entered into as of October 31, 2013 (this “Agreement”), between GTAT Corporation, a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at 243 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, NH 03054 (“GTAT” or “Supplier”) and Apple Inc., a California corporation having its principal place of business at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California 95014, United States (“Apple”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with execution of this Agreement, Apple and GTAT are entering into a Master Development and Supply Agreement, #C56-13-02947, effective October 31, 2013 (such agreement, as the same may be amended, modified and supplemented from time to time, the “MDSA”) and a Statement of Work to MDSA (such statement of work, as the same may be amended, modified and supplemented from time to time, the “SOW”), providing certain terms and conditions for Apple’s purchase of goods that GTAT will develop, manufacture, sell and deliver to Apple for use in connection with Apple’s products; and

 

WHEREAS, Apple has agreed, subject to certain conditions described below, to make a prepayment to GTAT up to Five Hundred Seventy Eight Million U.S. Dollars (US$578,000,000) (the “Prepayment”) as payment in advance for the purchase of Goods (as defined in the SOW) by Apple pursuant to the MDSA and SOW; and

 

WHEREAS, Apple would not be willing to make the Prepayment if GTAT did not execute this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (defined as provided below).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises of the mutual covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.              Definitions.

 

Certain capitalized terms have the meaning set forth of Attachment 1.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the MDSA or SOW.

 

2.              Prepayment.

 

(a)                                 Subject to Sections 2(c) and (d) below, and provided that, at the time for each payment (i) no Trigger Event (as defined below) has occurred and (ii) there are no ongoing disputes under the Facility Lease Agreement which have a material impact on the use of the manufacturing facility to be located in Mesa, AZ that Apple is purchasing and developing (theMesa Facility”) for its intended purpose, Apple will make the Prepayment by remitting funds to an account designated by GTAT as follows (the “Milestone Payments”):

 

·                  $225 million within 15 Business Days after execution of all of the Transaction Documents;

·                  $111 million by close of business on December 30, 2013;

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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·                  $103 million by close of business on February 28, 2014;

·                  $139 million by close of business on [***] 2014.

 

(b)                                 The Prepayment proceeds shall be used exclusively to (i) fund the purchase of [***] sapphire growing furnaces (the “Mesa Furnaces”) and [***] (ii) retrofit and qualify the committed [***] sapphire growing furnaces currently located in GTAT’s Salem, Massachusetts facility (the “Salem Furnaces” and, together with the Mesa Furnaces, the “Furnaces”), provided that the Prepayment used to retrofit and qualify the Salem Furnaces shall not to exceed [***], and provided further that $95 million of the first Milestone Payment (the “Advance Tranche”) may be used by GTAT for working capital purposes until the earlier to occur of (a) March 2, 2014 or (b) GT Advanced Technologies Inc. issues convertible notes, or undertakes any debt or equity financing (“GT Financing”) and loans the Advance Tranche to the SPE (as defined below).  For the avoidance of doubt, the Prepayment shall not be used to fund the purchase or installation of the Salem Furnaces.

 

(c)                                  Apple reserves the right to conduct audits of the manufacturing and installation of the Furnaces and the related processing and manufacturing equipment and, in the event that such audits identify any discrepancies between the costs set forth in Exhibit A hereto (provided by GTAT) and the actual costs or if the number of Furnaces installed is less than [***], Apple shall be entitled to [***].  In addition, if any portion of any previous Milestone Payment has not been transferred to the SPE pursuant to Section 4(d) below and the SPE Loan Agreement, Apple shall be entitled to receive immediate repayment of such amount and may withhold any subsequent Milestone Payment until such amount has been received or the transfer under the SPE Loan Agreement has occurred.

 

(d)                                 Apple shall be entitled to not pay the first Milestone Payment and any subsequent Milestone Payment until Apple, in its sole discretion, has received documentary evidence that all liens held by Bank of America related to GTAT’s loan facility with Bank of America have been terminated and released.  Apple shall be entitled to not pay any Milestone Payment if GTAT does not take any reasonable action requested by Apple that Apple deems necessary to perfect and continue the security interests granted to Apple under the Transaction Documents and such lack of cooperation prevents or precludes Apple from being able to perfect or continue such security interest. If GTAT has not met the technology specifications in Exhibit B to this Agreement by the deadlines set forth in Exhibit B, Apple shall be entitled to cancel any subsequent Milestone Payment and to receive repayment within five (5) Business Days of all or a portion of all previous Milestone Payments.  If Apple and GTAT have not executed the MEPA (as defined in the SOW) prior to the payment of the second Milestone Payment, Apple shall be entitled to cancel and not pay the second Milestone Payment and any subsequent Milestone Payment and to receive repayment within five (5) Business Days of all or a portion of all previous Milestone Payments.

 

(e)                                  Subject to any right to accelerate repayment hereunder, each calendar quarter beginning January 1, 2015 and through the calendar quarter ending December 31, 2019, Apple shall recoup Twenty Eight Million Nine Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (US$28,900,000) during that calendar quarter towards the Prepayment Balance (the “Quarterly Recoupment Amount”) from accounts payable owed by Apple to GTAT; provided that (subject to Apple’s

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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rights to accelerate as provided in this Agreement), the commencement of the recoupment of the Quarterly Recoupment Amount shall commence the later of [***] or [***]; provided further that if GTAT is excused of its supply obligations under the SOW (i) due to [***], (ii) pursuant to section [***] of the SOW or (iii) by mutual agreement of GTAT and Apple, the recoupment of the Quarterly Recoupment Amount shall [***]. [***] to cover the quarter’s Quarterly Recoupment Amount, at Apple’s election, the balance can be carried forward and recouped against [***] in cash within 10 Business Days of request of payment from Apple.

 

(f)                                   Provided that GTAT is, and remains at all times, in compliance with the Conditions (as defined in the SOW), if it is determined pursuant to Section 9.7.1 of the SOW at the end of any calendar quarter, that the sum of [***] was less than [***]% of the cumulative Supply Commitment for [***] during the prior [***] period, [***]% of the Quarterly Recoupment Amount for such calendar quarter will be [***]. Nothing in the immediately preceding sentence shall relieve GTAT of its obligations under Section 2(h).

 

(g)                                  If GTAT elects to terminate the exclusivity restrictions set forth in Section 9 of the SOW, it shall repay the Prepayment Balance to Apple within 180 days of such election.  The exclusivity restrictions in the SOW will remain in effect until GTAT makes such repayment.

 

(h)                                 Notwithstanding Section 2(e) or 2(f) above, if Apple has not recouped the Prepayment in full by January 1, 2020, GTAT will by January 13, 2020 pay the Prepayment Balance to Apple by transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Apple.

 

3.              Execution of Transaction Documents.

 

(a)                                 Contemporaneously with execution of this Agreement, GTAT will deliver (i) evidence of the formation of a Delaware Limited Liability Company as a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “SPE”) and (ii) the LLC Agreement and GTAT Board resolution forming the SPE, which documents shall be in form and substance acceptable to Apple.  The LLC Agreement will contain customary provisions that ensure the SPE is and remains bankruptcy-remote.

 

(b)                                 Contemporaneously with execution of this Agreement, the parties will execute the Transaction Documents, all of which shall be in form and substance acceptable to Apple.

 

4.              Covenants.  GTAT shall:

 

(a)                                 cause its obligations under this Agreement, the MDSA, and the SOW at all times to rank at least pari passu with all its other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations for indebtedness, except for those preferred by operation of law;

 

(b)                                 participate in conference calls or meetings with Apple regarding GTAT’s financial condition, at least once each quarter, or more frequently as reasonably requested by Apple;

 

(c)                                  immediately notify Apple of the occurrence of any Trigger Event or any event that would constitute a Trigger Event upon notice thereof by Apple, and any event which, to the

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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best of GTAT’s knowledge, with the passing of time or giving of notice to Apple, or both, would constitute a Trigger Event;

 

(d)                                 within two (2) Business Days of any Milestone Payment, loan such Milestone Payment to the SPE pursuant to the SPE Loan Agreement, and cause the SPE to use the Prepayment to purchase the [***], and to retrofit and qualify the Salem Furnaces [***]; provided that the Advance Tranche may be [***] and loaned to the SPE immediately upon the earlier of (i) GTAT issuing GT Financing or (ii) March 2, 2014;

 

(e)                                  not encumber its membership interests in the SPE or its interests in the Furnaces other than as set forth in the SPE Loan Agreement, the SPE Loan Assignment Agreement and the Pledge Agreement;

 

(f)                                   operate the SPE consistent with the LLC Agreement and not cause the SPE to have any business other than ownership of the Mesa Furnaces;

 

(g)                                  deliver to Apple:

 

(i)                                     as soon as available after the end of each fiscal year of GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (and, in any event, the earlier of 90 days after the end of such fiscal year or as soon as publicly available) copies of the annual, audited, consolidated financial statements for GT Advanced Technologies Inc. in English that are or will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (containing a balance sheet and statements of income, and cash flows, and notes thereto, as of the end of and for such fiscal year and the immediately preceding fiscal year);

 

(ii)                                  as soon as available (and in any event within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of GT Advanced Technologies Inc.) copies of all interim unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements for GT Advanced Technologies Inc. in English that are or will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (containing a consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of income, and cash flows, and notes thereto, as of the end of and for the interim period covered thereby and the comparable interim period in the immediately preceding fiscal year); and

 

(iii)                               as soon as available (and in any event within 30 Business Days after the end of each fiscal quarter of GT Advanced Technologies Inc.) a statement setting forth in reasonable detail: (1) the amount of the Prepayment recouped by Apple or repaid by GTAT during the previous fiscal quarter of the GTAT, (2) the Prepayment Balance as of the last day of such fiscal quarter of GTAT, (3) Consolidated Cash Balance as of the last day of such fiscal quarter; and (4) the Projections.

 

(h)                                 at the time of delivery of the financial statements provided for in Section 4(g) above, provide to Apple a duly completed Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto stating that no Trigger Event or event which with the passing of time or giving of notice to Apple, or both, would constitute a Trigger Event, exists, or if any Trigger Event or such other event does exist, specifying the nature and extent thereof and what action GTAT proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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5.              Trigger Events.  Each of the following events shall constitute a “Trigger Event” immediately upon Apple giving GTAT notice of the occurrence thereof, which notice may consist of any written notice to GTAT, including by electronic mail:

 

(a)                                 if Apple has given GTAT notice of one or more breaches under the SOW or the MDSA for which the cumulative liquidated damages for such breach(es) is One Hundred Million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or more;

 

(b)                                 any breach by GTAT of Section 2 or 4 of this Agreement;

 

(c)                                  termination of the SOW by Apple for Cause (as defined in the SOW);

 

(d)                                 any indebtedness of GTAT or Supplier Affiliate in excess of One Hundred Million United States Dollars (US$100,000,000) (“Material Debt”) in the aggregate is accelerated, or the holder (i.e., creditor) or holders of Material Debt or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf, pursuant to their rights under the applicable debt instrument, cause Material Debt to become due or require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, before its scheduled maturity, provided that if any convertible notes or bonds issued by the Consolidated Entities become redeemable prior to their maturity because the stock of GT Advanced Technologies Inc. or the trading price of such notes has reached the conversion price is not a Trigger Event under this provision;

 

(e)                                  if GTAT notifies Apple in writing that it will no longer perform its material obligations under the MDSA or SOW for any or no reason;

 

(f)                                   if GTAT or any Supplier Affiliate is subject to an Insolvency Proceeding or if an Insolvency Proceeding is filed against GTAT or any Supplier Affiliate and, if such Insolvency Proceeding is involuntary, is not dismissed within sixty (60) days;

 

(g)                                  if any Transaction Document shall have not been executed or becomes invalid or unenforceable in its entirety;

 

(h)                                 if as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of GTAT, the sum of [***] and [***] was equal to or greater than [***]% of the cumulative Supply Commitment [***] (as described in Section 9.7.1 of the SOW) during the prior [***] period and the Consolidated Cash Balance is below [***];

 

(i)                                     if as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of GTAT, the sum of [***] and [***] was less than [***]% of the cumulative Supply Commitment [***] during the prior [***] period and the Consolidated Cash Balance is below [***];

 

(j)                                    if the Projections show a Cash Balance of less than [***] at the end of the six-month period reflected in the applicable Projections;

 

(k)                                 if the Consolidated DPO is more than [***]; or

 

(l)                                     if two of any of the following have occurred at the end of any fiscal quarter of GTAT and both are continuing forty-five (45) days following the end of that fiscal quarter:

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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(i)                                     the Consolidated Cash Balance is below One Hundred Twenty Five Million United States Dollars (US$125,000,000);

 

(ii)                                  the Projections show a Consolidated Cash Balance of less than $100 million at the end of the following fiscal quarter; or

 

(iii)                               Consolidated DPO is more than 70 days.

 

6.              Remedies.

 

(a)                                 Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Trigger Event, Apple may take any or all of the following actions, in each case, in its discretion:

 

(i)                                     demand repayment of the entire Prepayment Balance, in which event, GTAT shall immediately repay such balance;

 

(ii)                                  accelerate the Prepayment Balance;

 

(iii)                               from time to time, apply the Prepayment Balance to any amounts Apple owes to GTAT from time to time after such Trigger Event;

 

(iv)                              foreclose on GTAT’s membership interests in the SPE pursuant to the Pledge Agreement;

 

(v)                                 foreclose on the collateral under the GTAT Security Agreement; or

 

(vi)                              foreclose on the SPE’s assets pursuant to the Secured Guarantee Agreement.

 

Upon electing to take any or all of the foregoing actions, Apple shall give written notice thereof to GTAT; provided, the failure by Apple to give any such notice shall not affect the right of Apple to take any or all such actions as it may deem appropriate in its discretion or any other right or remedy of Apple hereunder.

 

(b)                                 The rights described in this Section 6 are in addition to any other rights and remedies available under this Agreement, the SOW, the MDSA, or applicable law or in equity except to the extent that such rights and remedies are inconsistent with the express terms of this Section 6 (in which case the terms of this Section 6 shall apply).

 

7.              Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                                 THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EACH HAS READ THE AGREEMENT, UNDERSTANDS IT, AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.  FURTHER, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE AGREEMENT IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THEM, WHICH SUPERSEDES ALL PROPOSALS AND PRIOR AGREEMENTS, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ALL OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, EXCLUDING ANY NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS, THE MDSA, AND THE SOW.

 

(b)                                 No provision of this Agreement shall be construed against any party by reason of such party having, or being deemed to have, drafted the provision or any provision of the MDSA or the SOW.  GTAT and Apple each acknowledge that it has been advised by its counsel in the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement, the MDSA, and the SOW.

 

(c)                                  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, in the MDSA or in the SOW, to the extent the obligations of GTAT shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, without limitation, because of any applicable state or federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers) then the obligations of GTAT hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount that is permissible under applicable law (whether federal or state and including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code of the United States).

 

(d)                                 In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and either the MDSA or the SOW, the order of precedence will be (i) this Agreement; (ii) the SOW; and (iii) the MDSA.

 

(e)                                  This Agreement was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof. All references to “$” are to the legal tender of the United States of America.

 

(f)                                   The parties may amend this Agreement in the manner set forth in Section 24 of Attachment 1 to the MDSA.

 

(g)                                  Except as provided in Section 5, all notices will be provided as set forth in Section 19 of Attachment 1 to the MDSA.

 

(h)                                 If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement unlawful or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.  If this Agreement is held unenforceable in a final non-appealable judgment, order or other decision of a federal, state, local or foreign court having jurisdiction as a result of any provision in the MDSA also being held unenforceable or the MDSA or SOW is so held unenforceable, GTAT shall promptly refund the Prepayment Balance in immediately available funds to a bank account designated by Apple.

 

(i)                                     No party hereto may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the other’s prior written consent; provided, however, that Apple may assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the consent of GTAT (x) in connection with the sale of all or substantially all of its assets relating to Apple, or (y) to an affiliate of subsidiary of Apple, and in each case, Apple shall give written notice to GTAT of such assignment.  This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors, representatives, and administrators of the parties.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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(j)                                    If any lawsuit or other action or proceeding relating to this Agreement is brought by either party hereto against the other party hereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and disbursements (in addition to any other relief to which the prevailing party may be entitled).

 

(k)                                 THE VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS LAWS REGARDING CHOICE OF APPLICABLE LAW.

 

(l)                                     Any disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be resolved under the terms and procedures set forth in Sections 15 and 16 of Attachment 1 to the MDSA.

 

(m)                             The parties agree that this Agreement relates to a transaction involving not less than one million United States dollars ($1,000,000) in the aggregate and the parties have submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California, in each case, within the meaning of California Code of Civil Procedure section 410.40, and the federal courts with jurisdiction in such territory.

 

(n)                                 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall be an original with the same effect as if the signatures thereof and hereto were upon the same instrument.  The delivery of an executed signature page by facsimile or similar electronic means (including .PDF file) shall have the same effect as the delivery of an original.

 

(o)                                 Captions, headings and the table of contents in this Agreement are for convenience only, and are not to be deemed part of this Agreement.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of GTAT and Apple has caused this Prepayment Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer on the date first set forth above.

 

 

GTAT CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Hoil Kim

 

 

 

By:

Hoil Kim

 

 

 

 

Title:

Vice President & General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

APPLE INC.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Peter Oppenheimer

 

By: Peter Oppenheimer

 

Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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ATTACHMENT 1

 

Definitions

 

Apple Furnace Lease Agreement” means the agreement pursuant to which the SPE leases the Furnaces to Apple.

 

Business Day” is a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banks in San Francisco, California, U.S.A. are authorized or required to be closed for business.

 

Conditional Assignment Agreement” means the agreement pursuant to which GTAT conditionally assigns its interests in the SPE Loan Agreement to Apple.

 

Consolidated Cash Balance” means, as set forth in the Consolidated Entities’ financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as of any date of determination, the sum of the following as stated on the consolidated balance sheet of GTAT and the Consolidated Entities, to the extent the following are permitted under GTAT’s guidelines for the investment of its cash and cash equivalents (excluding restricted cash): (i) cash; (ii) marketable obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by, and backed by the full faith and credit of, a government, maturing within twelve (12) months of the date of acquisition; (iii) certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances maturing within twelve (12) months of the date of acquisition, and overnight bank deposits, in each case which are issued by a leading commercial bank, and not subject to offset rights; (iv) repurchase obligations with a final maturity of not more than twelve (12) months for underlying investments entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iii); (v) commercial paper maturing within twelve (12) months of the date of acquisition; and (vi) AAA rated Money Market funds with at least $1.0 billion in assets and seeks to maintain a stable Net Asset Value (NAV) of $1.00 per share.

 

Consolidated DPO” means, as of any date of determination, for GTAT and the Consolidated Entities, the average of the opening accounts payable and the ending accounts payable for that fiscal quarter divided by the cost of goods sold plus the change in inventory for that fiscal quarter, all multiplied by 91 days.  As an example, if in Fiscal Quarter 1, the opening accounts payable were $16.42 million, the ending accounts payable were $45.29 million, the cost of goods sold was $109.71 million, the ending inventory was $150.74 and the opening inventory was $119.64, Consolidated DPO is 35.72 days, calculated as follows:

 

DPO = 91 days x [(opening a/p + ending a/p)/2]/[cost of goods sold + (ending inventory — opening inventory)] or

 

91 x [(16.42) + (45.29)/2]/(109.71 + (150.74-119.64)] = 35.72 days.

 

Consolidated Entities” means any Supplier Affiliate that, together with GTAT, is consolidated on the financial statements and reports as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

GTAT Furnace Lease Agreement” means the agreement pursuant to which the SPE leases the Mesa Furnaces or the Furnace Components, as applicable, to GTAT.

 



 

GTAT Security Agreement” means the security agreement between Apple and GTAT pursuant to which GTAT grants to Apple a security interest in all of GTAT’s assets.

 

Mesa Facility Agreement” means the agreement pursuant to which Apple leases the Mesa Facility to GTAT.

 

Insolvency Proceeding” means a judicial or extra-judicial settlement with creditors, an assignment for the benefit of creditors, bankruptcy or an equivalent proceeding in the applicable jurisdiction, or a liquidation or dissolution proceeding, or appointment of a receiver or trustee (or the like) in bankruptcy or similar proceeding.

 

LLC Agreement” means the agreement that is the formation document of the SPE.

 

Pledge Agreement” means the agreement pursuant to which GTAT pledges its membership interests in the SPE to Apple.

 

Prepayment Balance” means, at any time, the portion of the Prepayment that has not, in accordance with this Agreement, been applied to purchases of Goods by Apple or repaid to Apple as of such time.

 

Projections” means the consolidated rolling (forward) six-month cash flow projections of GTAT and the Consolidated Entities, by month, detailing the sources and uses of cash, and ending cash balance (excluding restricted cash) by month over the rolling six-month period.

 

Secured Guarantee Agreement” means the agreement pursuant to which the SPE guarantees the obligations of GTAT to Apple under this Agreement, the SOW and the MDSA and secured such guarantee with a security interest in its assets.

 

SPE Loan Agreement” means the agreement pursuant to which GTAT loans the amount necessary to purchase the Furnace Components and related equipment to the SPE.

 

Supplier Affiliate” means any entity that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, Supplier.

 

Transaction Documents” means the MDSA, the SOW, this Agreement, the Apple Furnace Lease Agreement, the Conditional Assignment Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, SPE Loan Agreement, the GTAT Furnace Lease Agreement, the LLC Agreement, the Secured Guarantee Agreement, GTAT Security Agreement and the Mesa Facility Lease Agreement.

 

[***] Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

[***]

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

Financial Statement Date:              ,

To:                             Apple

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to that certain Prepayment Agreement, dated as of October [    ], 2013 (“Prepayment Agreement”) between GTAT Corporation (“GTAT”) and Apple Inc. (“Apple”).  Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings given them in the Prepayment Agreement.

 

The undersigned officer hereby certifies as of the date hereof that he/she is the                                                                                of GTAT, and that, as such, he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this Certificate to Apple, and that:

 

1.                                      Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the financial statements, including Projections, required by Section 4(g) of the Prepayment Agreement for the fiscal period of GTAT ended as of the above date.  Such financial statements fairly present the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of GTAT and the Consolidated Entities (including the SPE) in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as of such date and for such period, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

 

2.                                      The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the Prepayment Agreement and has made, or has caused to be made under his/her supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and condition (financial or otherwise) of GTAT during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.

 

3.                                      As of the above date, Consolidated Cash Balance is [        ]; Consolidated DPO is [        ].

 

4.                                      A review of the activities of GTAT and the SPE during such fiscal period has been made under the supervision of the undersigned with a view to determining whether during such fiscal period GTAT performed and observed all their obligations under the Prepayment Agreement, and

 

select one:]

 

[to the best knowledge of the undersigned during such fiscal period, GTAT performed and observed each covenant and condition of the Prepayment Agreement, and no Trigger Event or event with the passing of time or giving of notice, or both, would constitute a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing.]

 

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or—

 

[the following covenants or conditions have not been performed or observed and the following is a list of each such Trigger Event and its nature and status:]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of                        ,                                  .

 

 

SUPPLIER

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

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SCHEDULE 1 TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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EX-31.1 6 a14-15505_1ex31d1.htm EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

I, Thomas Gutierrez, certify that:

 

1.                                      I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of GT Advanced Technologies Inc.;

 

2.                                      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

Date: June 17, 2014

 

 

 

/s/ THOMAS GUTIERREZ

 

Thomas Gutierrez

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 


EX-31.2 7 a14-15505_1ex31d2.htm EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

I, Kanwardev Raja Singh Bal, certify that:

 

1.                                      I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of GT Advanced Technologies Inc.;

 

2.                                      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

Date: June17, 2014

 

 

 

/s/ KANWARDEV RAJA SINGH BAL

 

Kanwardev Raja Singh Bal

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer