Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

[***] Certain information in this document has been excluded pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(10). Such excluded information is not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed.

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is

entered into as of November 5, 2025 by and among Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto, the Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lenders (as defined below) party hereto constituting Required Lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (each, a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2019 (as the same has been amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement”; the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to amend the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms set forth

herein;

WHEREAS, Section 9.02 of the Existing Credit Agreement provides that the relevant Loan Parties and the Required Lenders may amend the Existing Credit Agreement for certain purposes, including to amend certain provisions thereunder;

WHEREAS, the Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lenders have agreed, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, to consent to the amendments to the Credit Agreement as provided in Section 2 below);

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in the Credit Agreement and this Amendment, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Party, as applicable, together with all amendments thereto as of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date (or for Loan Parties other than the Borrower, if applicable, a certification that no change has been made to such documents of such Loan Party since the date of the Existing Credit Agreement) and such by-laws or operating, management, partnership or similar agreement are in full force and effect, (c) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the resolutions or written consent, as applicable, of its board of directors, board of managers, sole member, manager or other applicable governing body authorizing the execution and delivery of this Amendment, which resolutions or consent have not been modified, rescinded or amended (other than as attached thereto) and are in full force and effect and (d) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer, manager, director or authorized signatory executing this Amendment No. 6 or any other Loan Document delivered by such Loan Party in connection therewith and (ii) a good standing (or equivalent) certificate for such Loan Party, as applicable, from the relevant authority of its jurisdiction of organization, dated as of a recent date.

(i) all premiums as agreed in writing required to be paid by the Borrower on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date and (ii) the accrued and unpaid fees and expenses of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Moelis & Co., as advisors to the Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lenders, and all other expenses required to be reimbursed by the Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement in connection with this Amendment, in each case, for which invoices have been presented at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date or such later date to which the Borrower may agree (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of legal counsel required to be paid), in each case on or before the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date.

attachment) shall effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. The words “execution,” “execute”, “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf, or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature page, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided, that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent and pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any electronic signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such electronic signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower without further verification thereof and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of any such electronic signature and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent, any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower hereby (A) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lenders, the Borrower and the Loan Parties, electronic signatures transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or any electronic images of this Amendment shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, (B) the Administrative Agent and each of the Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Amendment in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record), (C) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Amendment based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Amendment, including with respect to any signature pages thereto and (D) waives any claim against the Administrative Agent and/or any Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender of any of the foregoing for any liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender’s reliance on or use of electronic signatures and/or transmissions by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page, including any liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Borrower to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any electronic signature.

immediately after giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) its guarantee of the Obligations under the Guarantee, as applicable, and its grant of Liens on the Collateral to secure the Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Documents, with all such Liens continuing in full force and effect after giving effect to this Amendment. Each of the parties hereto confirms that the amendment of the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to this Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

CLAROS MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.

as the Borrower

By: /s/ J. Michael McGillis

Name: J. Michael McGillis

Title: President and Chief Financial Officer

CMTG CALIFORNIA 2 LLC CMTG LENDER 26 LLC CMTG LENDER 33 LLC CMTG LENDER 65 LLC CMTG LENDER 66 LLC CMTG LENDER 7 LLC CMTG LENDER 99 LLC CMTG LENDER31 LLC CMTG LENDER 73 LLC

as a Subsidiary Guarantor

By: CLAROS MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.,

Its sole member

By: /s/ J. Michael McGillis

Name: J. Michael McGillis

Title: President and Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement]

140 Summer Partners LP on behalf of 140 Summer Partners Master Fund LP, as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Jessica Davis Name: Jessica Davis

Title: COO

Helix Partners Management LP, on behalf of Helix Strategic Fund LP, as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Samuel Jed Rubin Name: Samuel Jed Rubin

Title: COO, CCO

ARISTEIA CAPITAL, L.L.C., as Investment Manager to Underlying Funds, as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ William R. Techar

Name: William R. Techar

Title: Co-Chief Investment Officer

Managing Partner

Aristeia Capital, LLC

By: /s/ Andrew B. David

Name: Andrew B. David

Title: Chief Operating Officer

Aristeia Capital, LLC

PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC, on behalf of certain funds and/or accounts managed or sub-managed thereby

as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Steven Oh Name: Steven Oh

Title: Managing Director

PINEBRIDGE GALAXY LLC, on behalf of certain funds and/or accounts managed or sub-managed thereby

as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Steven Oh Name: Steven Oh

Title: Managing Director

On behalf of:

Blue Shield of California CSAA Insurance Exchange

Dunham Floating Rate Bond Fund

Fire and Police Pension Fund, San Antonio Galaxy 30 CLO, Ltd.

Galaxy 31 CLO, Ltd Galaxy 32 CLO, Ltd Galaxy 33 CLO, Ltd Galaxy 34 CLO, Ltd. Galaxy XXII CLO, Ltd Galaxy XXIV CLO, Ltd Galaxy XXV CLO, Ltd

New York City Employees' Retirement System

PineBridge Flexible Credit Implementation LLC

PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit Master Fund LP

PineBridge SARL

PineBridge Senior Secured Loan Fund Ltd Portico Benefit Services

RLI Insurance Company Secura Insurance Company

Stichting Blue Sky Global Leveraged Loan Transamerica Strategic Income

CITADEL MULTI-ASSET MASTER FUND LTD., as an

Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender,

By Citadel Advisors LLC, its P01tfolio Manager

By: /s/ Jonny Cheatle Name: Jonny Cheatle

Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 6 to Term Loan Credit Agreement, Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.]

HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC ON BEHALF OF,

Cardinal Fund, L.P.

HPS Loan Management 2013-2, Ltd. HPS Loan Management 3-2014, Ltd. HPS Loan Management 5-2015, Ltd. HPS Loan Management 10-2016, Ltd HPS Loan Management 11-2017, Ltd. HPS Loan Management 15-2019, Ltd. HPS Loan Management 2021-16, Ltd. HPS Loan Management 2023-17 Ltd. HPS Loan Management 2023-18, Ltd. HPS Loan Management 2024-19, Ltd. HPS Loan Management 2024-20, Ltd. HPS Loan Management 2024-21, Ltd. HPS Loan Management 2024-22, Ltd. HPS Loan Management 2025-23, Ltd. HPS Loan Management 2025-24, Ltd. HPS Loan Management 2025-25, Ltd.

Credit Value Ontario Fund V Subsidiary, L.P.

Fresno County Employees Retirement Association The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Institutional Credit Fund Subsidiary, L.P.

HPS Mauna Kea Fund, L.P

Florida Power & Light Company Qualified Decommissioning Trusts For Turkey Point and St. Lucie Nuclear Plants

Park Avenue Institutional Advisors CLO Ltd 2017-1 Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd 2019-2 Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd 2021-1 Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd 2021-2 Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd 2022-1 Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd 2022-2 Strata CLO II Ltd.

Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana ZALICO VL Series Account - 2.,

as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Lucian Tira

Name: Lucian Tira

Title: Managing Director

Birch Grove CLO Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Birch Grove CLO 2 Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Birch Grove CLO 3 Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Birch Grove CLO 4 Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Birch Grove CLO 5 Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Birch Grove CLO 6 Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Birch Grove CLO 7 Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Birch Grove CLO 8 Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Birch Grove CLO 9 Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Birch Grove CLO 10 Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Birch Grove CLO 11 Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Birch Grove CLO 12 Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Birch Grove CLO 14 Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Birch Grove Funding 1 Ltd, as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Intel Retirement Plans Collective Investment Trust, as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Premia AmTrust 2017 Aggregate Reinsurance Trust, as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Premia B.D. Cooke Group Quota Share Reinsurance Trust,

as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Premia LV1 Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender By: /s/ Todd Berry

Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Towers Watson Focused High Yield Master Fund, as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

WTW Diversified Credit Fund, L.P., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Todd Berry Name: Todd Berry

Title: Authorized Signatory

Blair Funding LLC, as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Scott Giardina Name: Scott Giardina

Title: Managing Director

Bridge Street CLO I Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ James Holley Name: James Holley

Title: Managing Director

Bridge Street CLO II Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ James Holley Name: James Holley

Title: Managing Director

Bridge Street CLO III Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ James Holley Name: James Holley

Title: Managing Director

Bridge Street CLO IV Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ James Holley Name: James Holley

Title: Managing Director

Bridge Street CLO V Ltd., as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ James Holley Name: James Holley

Title: Managing Director

FS Credit Income Fund, as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Scott Giardina Name: Scott Giardina

Title: Managing Director

FS Specialty Lending Fund, as an Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lender

By: /s/ Scott Giardina Name: Scott Giardina

Title: Managing Director

Annex A

Conformed Credit Agreement

[See Attached]

Conformed through Amendment No. 56

ANNEX A

TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of August 9, 2019, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on December 1, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 2 on November 15, 2021, and

as amended by Amendment No. 3 on December 2, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 4 on May 5, 2023,

as amended by Amendment No. 5 on September 12, 2025, and as amended by Amendment No. 6 on November 5, 2025

among

CLAROS MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.,

as the Borrower,

THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO,

as Lenders, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent, and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

and BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

Conformed through Amendment No. 5

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Article 1 DEFINITIONS 1

Section 1.01. Defined Terms 1

Section 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings 64

Section 1.03. Terms Generally 64

Section 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP 64

Section 1.05. [Reserved] 65

Section 1.06. Timing of Payment of Performance 65

Section 1.07. Times of Day 66

Section 1.08. Currency Equivalents Generally 66

Section 1.09. Cashless Rollovers 67

Section 1.10. Certain Calculations and Tests 67

Section 1.11. Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification 71

Article 2 THE CREDITS 72

Section 2.01. Commitments 72

Section 2.02. Loans and Borrowings 72

Section 2.03. Requests for Borrowings 73

Section 2.04. [Reserved] 74

Section 2.05. [Reserved] 74

Section 2.06. [Reserved] 74

Section 2.07. Funding of Borrowings 74

Section 2.08. Type; Interest Elections 75

Section 2.09. Termination of Commitments 76

Section 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt 76

Section 2.11. Prepayment of Loans 77

Section 2.12. Fees 8283

Section 2.13. Interest 83

Section 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest 84

Section 2.15. Increased Costs 86

Section 2.16. Break Funding Payments 8788

Section 2.17. Taxes 88

Section 2.18. Payments Generally; Allocation of Proceeds; Sharing of Payments 9293

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Section 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 9495

Section 2.20. [Reserved] 9596

Section 2.21. Defaulting Lenders 9596

Section 2.22. Incremental Facilities 9697

Section 2.23. Extensions of Loans 100101

Article 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 102103

Section 3.01. Organization; Powers 102103

Section 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability 103104

Section 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts 103104

Section 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect 103104

Section 3.05. Properties 103104

Section 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters 104105

Section 3.07. Compliance with Laws 104105

Section 3.08. Investment Company Status 105

Section 3.09. Taxes 105106

Section 3.10. ERISA 105106

Section 3.11. Disclosure 105106

Section 3.12. Solvency 105106

Section 3.13. Subsidiaries 106107

Section 3.14. Security Interest in Collateral 106107

Section 3.15. [Reserved] 106107

Section 3.16. Federal Reserve Regulations 106107

Section 3.17. OFAC; PATRIOT ACT and FCPA 106107

Article 4 CONDITIONS 107108

Section 4.01. Closing Date 107108

Article 5 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 110111

Section 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Reports 110111

Section 5.02. Existence 113114

Section 5.03. Payment of Taxes 113114

Section 5.04. Maintenance of Properties 114

Section 5.05. Insurance 114

Section 5.06. Inspections 114115

Section 5.07. Maintenance of Book and Records 115116

Section 5.08. Compliance with Laws 115116

Section 5.09. Environmental 115116

Section 5.10. Designation of Subsidiaries[Reserved] 116

Section 5.11. Use of Proceeds 116

Section 5.12. Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security 116117 Section 5.13. Maintenance of Ratings 118

Section 5.14. Further Assurances 118

Section 5.15. Post-Closing Covenant 119

Article 6 NEGATIVE COVENANTS 119

Section 6.01. Indebtedness 119

Section 6.02. Liens 125

Section 6.03. [Reserved] 130

Section 6.04. Restricted Payments; Restricted Debt Payments 130

Section 6.05. Burdensome Agreements 133

Section 6.06. Investments 135

Section 6.07. Fundamental Changes; Disposition of Assets 138

Section 6.08. [Reserved] 142

Section 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates 142

Section 6.10. Conduct of Business 145

Section 6.11. [Reserved]Restriction on Transfers of Material Assets and Specified Assets 145 Section 6.12. Fiscal Year 145

Section 6.13. Financial Covenants 145146

Article 7 EVENTS OF DEFAULT 147

Section 7.01. Events of Default 147

Article 8 THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 150151

Article 9 MISCELLANEOUS 159160

Section 9.01. Notices 159160

Section 9.02. Waivers; Amendments 162163

Section 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity 167170

Section 9.04. Waiver of Claim 169171

Section 9.05. Successors and Assigns 169172

Section 9.06. Survival 179182

Section 9.07. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 180182

Section 9.08. Severability 181183

Section 9.09. Right of Setoff 181183

Section 9.10. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process 181183 Section 9.11. Waiver of Jury Trial 182185

Section 9.12. Headings 183185

Section 9.13. Confidentiality 183185

Section 9.14. No Fiduciary Duty 184186

Section 9.15. Several Obligations 185187

Section 9.16. USA PATRIOT Act 185187

Section 9.17. Disclosure of Agent Conflicts 185187

Section 9.18. Appointment for Perfection 185187

Section 9.19. Interest Rate Limitation 185187

Section 9.20. Conflicts 185188

Section 9.21. Release of Guarantors 186188

Section 9.22. Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 186189

Section 9.23. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 186189

SCHEDULES:

Schedule 1.01(a) - Commitment Schedule Schedule 1.01(b) - Dutch Auction

Schedule 1.01(c) - Material Real Estate Assets Schedule 3.05 - Fee Owned Real Estate Assets Schedule 3.13 - Subsidiaries

Schedule 5.10 - Unrestricted Subsidiaries[Reserved] Schedule 5.15 - Post-Closing Items

Schedule 6.01 - Existing Indebtedness Schedule 6.02 - Existing Liens Schedule 6.06 - Existing Investments

EXHIBITS:

Exhibit A-1 - Form of Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption Exhibit A-2 - Form of Assignment and Assumption

Exhibit B - Form of Borrowing Request

Exhibit C-1 - Form of Intellectual Property Security Agreement

Exhibit C-2 - Form of Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement Exhibit D - Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit E - Form of First Lien Intercreditor Agreement Exhibit F - Form of Intercompany Note

Exhibit G - [Reserved]

Exhibit H - Form of Interest Election Request

Exhibit I - Form of Guaranty Agreement

Exhibit J - Form of Perfection Certificate

Exhibit K - Form of Perfection Certificate Supplement Exhibit L - Form of Promissory Note

Exhibit M - Form of Pledge and Security Agreement

Exhibit N-1 - Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit N-2 - Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit N-3 - Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit N-4 - Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit O - Form of Solvency Certificate

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Conformed through Amendment No. 5

TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 9, 2019, as amended by Amendment No. 1 (as defined below) on December 1, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 2 on November 15, 2021 and, as amended by Amendment No. 3 (as defined below) on December 2, 2021 (this “Agreement”), as amended by Amendment No. 4 (as defined below) on May 5, 2023, as amended by Amendment No. 5 (as defined below) on September 12, 2025 and as amended by Amendment No. 6 (as defined below) on November 5, 2025, by and among Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party hereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMCB”), in its capacities as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacities and together with its successors and assigns, the “Administrative Agent”).

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the

meanings specified below:

“ABR,” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

“Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement” means:

“ACH” means automated clearing house arrangements.

“Additional Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 8.

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“Additional Commitment” means any commitment hereunder added pursuant to Sections 2.22, 2.23 or 9.02(c).

“Additional Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(b). “Additional Term B-1 Commitment” means, with respect to the Additional Term B-1

Lender, its commitment to make a Term B-1 Loan on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date in an amount equal to $762,717,171.72, minus the aggregate principal amount of all Converted Initial Term Loans.

“Additional Term B-1 Lender” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

“Additional Term B-1 Loan” means the Term B-1 Loan made by the Additional Term B-1 Lender on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a).

“Additional Term Lender” means any Lender with an Additional Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Additional Term Loan.

“Additional Term Loan Commitment” means any term commitment added pursuant to Sections 2.22, 2.23 or 9.02(c).

“Additional Term Loans” means any term loan added pursuant to Section 2.22, 2.23 or 9.02(c).

“Adjusted Term SOFR Rate” means (a) the Term SOFR Rate, plus (b)(x) in the case of an interest period that is one month in duration, 0.10%, (y) in the case of an interest period that is three months in duration, 0.15% and (z) in the case of an interest period that is six months in duration, 0.25%; provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than 0.50%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.50% for the purposes of calculating such rate.

“Administrative Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

“Administrative Questionnaire” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(d).

“Adverse Proceeding” means any action, suit, proceeding (whether administrative, judicial or otherwise), governmental investigation or arbitration (whether or not purportedly on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) at law, in equity or in arbitration, or before or by any Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign (including any Environmental Claim), whether pending or, to the knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened in writing, against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any property of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution and (b) any UK Financial Institution.

“Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with, that Person.

“Affiliated Lender” means any Affiliate of Borrower or Manager (other than any Debt Fund Affiliate, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries).

“Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Affiliated Lender (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.05) and accepted by the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit A-1 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

“Affiliated Lender Cap” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(g)(iv). “Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Term Loan

Credit Agreement.

“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for a one month Interest Period as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for any day shall be based on the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m. Chicago time on such day (or any amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the CME Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR Reference Rate methodology). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement has been determined pursuant to Section 2.14), then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1.50%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.50% for purposes of this Agreement.

“Amendment No. 1” means Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2020, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, and the other Lenders party thereto.

“Amendment No. 1 Additional Lender” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as such.

“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Amendment No. 1. “Amendment No. 2” means Amendment No. 2 to this Agreement, dated of as November

15, 2021, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto.

“Amendment No. 3” means Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2021, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Additional Term B-1 Lender and the Amendment No. 3 Consenting Lenders.

“Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Amendment No. 3. “Amendment No. 4” means Amendment No. 4 to this Agreement, dated as of May 5,

2023, by and between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

“Amendment No. 5” means Amendment No. 5 to this Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2025, by and between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

“Amendment No. 6” means Amendment No. 6 to this Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2025, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Amendment No. 6 Consenting Lenders.

“Amendment No. 6 Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Amendment No. 6. “Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Term Lender of any Class, a

percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and unused Term Commitments (if any) of such Term Lender under the applicable Class and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and unused Term Commitments (if any) of all Term Lenders under the applicable Class.

“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any Term B-1 Loan, the rate per annum equal to (i) 3.50% in the case of an ABR Loan and (ii) 4.50% in the case of a Term Benchmark Loan.

“Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and is administered, advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) any Affiliate of such Lender or (c) any entity or any Affiliate of any entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

“Arrangers” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Barclays Bank PLC, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Term B-1 Loans funded on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.

“ASC 326” means Accounting Standards Codification 326 – Financial Instruments – Credit Losses.

“Asset Financing Facility” means any indebtedness or obligations under securitization transactions, repurchase facilities, warehouse facilities, note-on-note financings, other credit facilities and arrangements similar to any of the foregoing and any other indebtedness or

obligations, in each case, secured directly or indirectly by, and incurred for the primary purpose of directly or indirectly funding the origination, acquisition or holding of, or any Investment in,

or otherwise financing, refinancing or capitalizing any previous origination, acquisition or holding of, or Investment in, any CRE Finance Assets, but excluding any facility relating to Non-Recourse Indebtedness.

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.05), and accepted by the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit A-2 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent (including electronic records generated by the use of an electronic platform).

“Attorney Costs” means all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external legal counsel, to the extent documented in reasonable detail and invoiced.

“Available Amount” means, at any time, an amount equal to, without duplication:

any Restricted Subsidiary as a capital contribution in respect of Qualified Capital Stock or in return for any issuance of Qualified Capital Stock (other than any amounts (x) constituting a Cure Amount or an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or a Contribution Indebtedness Amount or (y) received from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Closing Date through and including such time; provided that amounts received by a Restricted Subsidiary from a Person that is not the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has not been distributed or otherwise returned to such Person; plus

Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.06(r)(i)) to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Closing Date through and including such time; plus

“Available Excluded Contribution Amount” means the aggregate amount of Cash or Cash Equivalents or the fair market value of other assets (as reasonably determined by the Borrower, but excluding any Cure Amount and any Contribution Indebtedness Amount) received (or deemed to be received) by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date from:

in each case, designated as an Available Excluded Contribution Amount pursuant to a certificate of a Financial Officer on or promptly after the date on which the relevant capital contribution is made or the relevant proceeds are received, as the case may be, and which are excluded from the calculation of the Available Amount.

“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof),

as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (e) of Section 2.14.

“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule. and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.), as it has been, or may be, amended, from time to time.

“Basket” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.10(d).

“Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, the Term SOFR Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, and the related Benchmark Replacement Date, have occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (b) of Section 2.14.

“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:

If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:

provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S.

Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency

of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent determines, in its reasonable discretion and in consultation with the Borrower, may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines, in its reasonable discretion and in consultation with the Borrower, is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).

“Benchmark Replacement Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:

For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:

calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14.

“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or

purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan.”

“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the U.S. “Bona Fide Debt Fund” means any bona fide debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated

bank entity or unregulated lending entity that is primarily engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business for financial investment purposes which is managed, sponsored or advised by any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with (a) any named Disqualified Institution or (b) any Affiliate of such named Disqualified Institution, but, in each case, with respect to which no personnel involved with any investment in such Person or the management, control or operation of such Person directly or indirectly makes, has the right to make or participates with others in making any investment decisions, or otherwise causing the direction of the investment policies, with respect to such debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated entity; it being understood and agreed that the term “Bona Fide Debt Fund” shall not include any Person that is a named Disqualified Institution.

“Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement, together with any successors and assigns permitted under this Agreement.

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d). “Borrowing” means any Loans of the same Type and Class made, converted or continued

on the same date and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03 and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B or such other form that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

“[***] Intercompany Loan” means that certain Senior Loan Agreement, dated as of December 27, 2018, by and between [***] and CMTG JPM Term Funding LLC (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Senior Loan Agreement and Loan Documents, dated as of February 20, 2020, by that certain Second Amendment to Senior Loan Agreement and Loan Documents, dated as of July 20, 2023, and by that certain Third Amendment to Senior Loan Agreement and Loan Documents, dated as of June 2, 2025).

“[***] Property” means that certain property located at [***], owned by [***], a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of CMTG Lender 33 LLC.

“Burdensome Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.05. “Business Day” means, any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are

open for business in New York City or Chicago.

“Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests, membership interests, profits interests and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing, but excluding for the avoidance of doubt any Indebtedness convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing.

“Capitalized Lease Obligations” shall mean obligations under a lease that are required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. The amount of a Capitalized Lease Obligation is the capitalized amount of such obligation as would be required to be reflected on the balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP of the applicable Person as of the applicable date; provided that Capitalized Lease Obligations shall, for the avoidance of doubt, exclude all Non-Finance Lease Obligations.

“Captive Insurance Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is subject to regulation as an insurance company (or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof).

“Cash” means money, currency or a credit balance in any Deposit Account, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date of determination, (a) readily marketable securities (i) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed or insured as to interest and principal by the U.S. government or (ii) issued by any agency or instrumentality of the U.S. the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S., in each case maturing within one year after such date and, in each case, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating thereto; (b) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the

U.S. or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof or by any foreign government, in each case maturing within one year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) and, in each case, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating thereto; (c) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency); (d) deposits, money market deposits, time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances (or similar instruments) maturing within one year after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any bank organized under, or authorized to operate as a bank under, the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any political subdivision thereof and that has capital and surplus of not less than

$100,000,000 and, in each case, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating thereto; (e) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000; (f) shares of any money market mutual fund that has (i) substantially all of its assets invested in the types of investments referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above,

(ii) net assets of not less than $250,000,000 and (iii) a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s; and (g) solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any

investment that such Captive Insurance Subsidiary is not prohibited to make in accordance with applicable law.

The term “Cash Equivalents” shall also include (x) Investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (a) through (g) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parent companies thereof) have the ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (y) other short-term Investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in Investments that are analogous to the Investments described in clauses (a) through (g) and in this paragraph.

“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, treaty, rule or regulation after the Closing Date, (b) any change in any law, treaty, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Closing Date (other than any such request, guideline or directive to comply with any law, rule or regulation that was in effect on the Closing Date). For purposes of this definition and Section 2.15, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or U.S. or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, be deemed to be a Change in Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

“Change of Control” means the acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of Securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), but excluding (i) any employee benefit plan and/or Person acting as the trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator therefor, (ii) [reserved] or (iii) any such group approved by the Required Lenders), of Capital Stock representing more than the greater of 50% of the total voting power of all of the outstanding voting stock of the Borrower.

“Charge” means any fee, loss, charge, expense, cost, accrual or reserve of any kind. “Charged Amounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.19.

“Class,” when used with respect to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Initial Term Loans, Term B-1 Loans or Additional Term Loans of any series established as a separate “Class” pursuant to Section 2.22,

2.23 or 9.02(c), (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is an Additional Term B-1 Commitment or an Additional Term Loan Commitment of any series established as a separate “Class” pursuant to Section 2.22, 2.23 or 9.02(c) and (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment of a particular Class.

“Closing Date” means August 9, 2019.

“CME Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) (or a successor administrator).

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Collateral” means any and all property of any Loan Party subject (or purported to be subject in accordance with this Agreement or the Collateral Documents) to a Lien under any Collateral Document and any and all other property of any Loan Party, now existing or hereafter acquired, that is or becomes subject (or purported to be subject in accordance with this Agreement or the Collateral Documents) to a Lien pursuant to any Collateral Document to secure the Secured Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall “Collateral” include any Excluded Asset.

“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, subject to (x) the applicable limitations set forth in this Agreement and/or any other Loan Document and (y) the time periods (and extensions thereof) set forth in Section 5.12, the requirement that:

reasonably agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower subject to customary limitations and exclusions in such jurisdiction as reasonably agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower; and

existing certificate or appraisal so long as such existing certificate or appraisal satisfies any applicable local law requirements; and

Notwithstanding any provision of any Loan Document to the contrary, if a mortgage tax or any similar tax or charge will be owed on the entire amount of the Secured Obligations evidenced hereby, then, to the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, applicable law, the amount of such mortgage tax or any similar tax or charge shall be calculated based on the lesser of (x) the amount of the Secured Obligations allocated to the applicable Material Real Estate Assets and (y) the fair market value of the applicable Material Real Estate Assets at the time the Mortgage is entered into and determined in a manner reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and the Borrower, which in the case of clause (y) will result in a limitation of the Secured Obligations secured by the Mortgage to such amount.

“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, (i) the Security Agreement, (ii) each Mortgage, (iii) each Intellectual Property Security Agreement, (iv) any supplement to any of the foregoing delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” and (v) each of the other instruments and documents pursuant to which any Loan Party grants (or purports to grant) a Lien on any Collateral as security for payment of the Secured Obligations.

“Commercial Tort Claim” has the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC. “Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Additional Term B-1

Commitment and Additional Commitment, as applicable, in effect as of such time. “Commitment Schedule” means the Schedule attached hereto as Schedule 1.01(a). “Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.).

“Competitor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Disqualified Institution.”

“Compliance Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

“Confidential Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.13. “Consolidated Net Income” means, in respect of any period and as determined for any

Person (the “Subject Person”) on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to the sum of net income as reported in the Subject Person’s consolidated financial statements, determined in accordance with GAAP, but excluding (i) the income of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Subject Person), except to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments (including any ordinary course dividend, distribution or other payment) paid in Cash, Cash

Equivalents, portfolio investments or liquidating distributions to the Subject Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by such Person during such period or (ii) the losses of any Person

(other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Subject Person), other than to the extent that the Subject Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has contributed Cash or Cash Equivalents to such Person in respect of such loss during such period.

“Consolidated Total Assets” means, at any date of determination with respect to the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, the total assets of the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period after deducting therefrom any amount attributable to any investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“Consolidated Total Debt” means, with respect to the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries at any date of determination, the aggregate Indebtedness for borrowed money and Indebtedness evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements and similar instruments and Capitalized Lease Obligations of the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period but excluding Indebtedness of Unrestricted Subsidiaries that is Non-Recourse Indebtedness.

“Contractual Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any provision of any Security issued by that Person or of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement or other instrument to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it or any of its properties is subject.

“Contribution Indebtedness Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section

6.01(r).

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the

direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

“Converted Initial Term Loan” means each Initial Term Loan held by an Amendment No. 3 Consenting Lender on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date that has consented to its Initial Term Loans being converted to Term B-1 Loans (or, if less, the amount notified to such Lender by the Administrative Agent) immediately prior to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 3.

“Copyright” means the following: (a) all copyrights, rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable by copyright whether published or unpublished, copyright registrations and copyright applications; (b) all renewals of any of the foregoing; (c) all income, royalties, damages, and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past or future infringements for any of the foregoing; (d) the right to sue for past, present, and future infringements of any of the foregoing; and (e) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.

“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.

“Covered Entity” means any of the following:

“Covered Party” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.23.

“CRE Finance Assets” means (i) any commercial real estate loans and/or direct or indirect interests therein (including, without limitation, commercial mortgage backed securities, collateralized loan obligations, mezzanine interests, senior and junior notes and participation interests with respect to any of the foregoing), (ii) any rights, assets or investments similar to or derivative of, any item referred to in the foregoing clause (i) and/or the origination, acquisition, financing, servicing or administration thereof (regardless of whether or not the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or originated the applicable commercial real estate loan or direct or indirect interest therein) and (iii) Capital Stock in any Person substantially all of whose assets, directly or indirectly, are comprised of one or more of the items referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) and/or (ii). For the avoidance of doubt, no Real Estate Investment shall constitute a CRE Finance Asset.

“CRE Financing” shall mean any Indebtedness or obligations principally secured directly or indirectly by, and incurred for the primary purpose of directly or indirectly funding the acquisition or ownership of, or any Investment in, or otherwise financing, refinancing or capitalizing any previous acquisition or ownership of, or Investment in, fee or leasehold interests in real property and/or interests therein (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any mezzanine financing secured by Capital Stock in Subsidiaries that directly or indirectly own Real Estate Investments).

“Cure Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.13(b)(i). “Cure Right” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.13(b)(i).

“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day “SOFR Determination Date”) that is five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the Borrower.

“Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of Borrower or Manager (other than a natural Person, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) that is a bona fide debt fund or investment vehicle that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course, in each case with respect to which the Persons making such investment decisions for such applicable Affiliate are not primarily engaged in the making, acquiring or holding of equity investments in the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, general assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief laws of the U.S. or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

“Declined Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(v). “Default” means any event or condition which upon notice, lapse of time or both would

become an Event of Default.

“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that has (a) defaulted in its obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation, failing to make a Loan within two Business Days of the date required to be made by it hereunder, unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) notified the Administrative Agent or the Borrower in writing that it does not intend to satisfy any such obligation or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or under agreements in which it commits to extend credit generally (unless such writing indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a Loan cannot be satisfied), (c) failed, within two Business Days after the request of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans; provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent, (d) become (or any parent company thereof has become) insolvent or been determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets, to be insolvent, or the assets or management of which has been taken over by any Governmental Authority or (e) become the subject of (i) a bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar case or proceeding or (ii) a Bail-In Action, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or custodian, appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, unless in the case of any Lender subject to this clause (e), the Borrower and the Administrative Agent have each determined that such Lender intends, and has all approvals required to enable it (in form and substance

satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent), to continue to perform its obligations as a Lender hereunder; provided

that no Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Capital Stock in such Lender or its parent by any Governmental Authority; provided that such action does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the U.S. or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contract or agreement to which such Lender is a party.

“Deposit Account” means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit.

“Derivative Transaction” means (a) any interest-rate transaction, including any interest-rate swap, basis swap, forward rate agreement, interest rate option (including a cap, collar or floor) and any other instrument linked to interest rates that gives rise to similar credit risks (including when-issued securities and forward deposits accepted), (b) any exchange-rate transaction, including any cross-currency interest-rate swap, any forward foreign-exchange contract, any currency option and any other instrument linked to exchange rates that gives rise to similar credit risks, (c) any equity derivative transaction, including any equity-linked swap, any equity-linked option, any forward equity-linked contract and any other instrument linked to equities that gives rise to similar credit risk and (d) any commodity (including precious metal) derivative transaction, including any commodity-linked swap, any commodity-linked option, any forward commodity-linked contract and any other instrument linked to commodities that gives rise to similar credit risks; provided, that no payments pursuant to a phantom stock, restricted stock unit or similar equity-based incentive compensation plan shall be a Derivative Transaction.

“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of non-Cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Disposition pursuant to Section 6.07(h) that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the amount of Cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale or conversion of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration to Cash or Cash Equivalents).

“Designated Revolving Commitments” means any commitments to make loans or extend credit on a revolving basis (or delayed draw basis) to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary by any Person other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that have been designated in a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent as “Designated Revolving Commitments” until such time as the Borrower subsequently delivers a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to the effect that such commitments will no longer constitute “Designated Revolving Commitments.”

“Discretionary Guarantor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Guarantor.”

“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, lease, sublease, or other disposition (but

excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, repayments) of any property of any Person; provided that, except as set forth in the immediately succeeding proviso, all sales, leases, subleases,

syndications and other dispositions of CRE Finance Assets (including, without limitation, in connection with any Asset Financing Facility) in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) shall not constitute a Disposition.; provided, further, that (i) all sales and other dispositions of the Specified Assets (including any disposition pursuant to an Asset Sale Financing), (ii) any incurrence of Indebtedness (other than the [***] Intercompany Loan as in effect on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date) secured by the [***] Property and (iii) any refinancing, refunding and replacement of any of the Specified Loans shall in each case constitute a Disposition.

“Disqualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable (other than for Qualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than for Qualified Capital Stock), in whole or in part, on or prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued (it being understood that if any such redemption is in part, only such part coming into effect prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date shall constitute Disqualified Capital Stock), (b) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case at any time on or prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued, (c) contains any mandatory repurchase obligation or any other repurchase obligation at the option of the holder thereof (other than for Qualified Capital Stock), in whole or in part, which may come into effect prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued (it being understood that if any such repurchase obligation is in part, only such part coming into effect prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date shall constitute Disqualified Capital Stock) or (d) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in Cash on or prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued; provided that any Capital Stock that would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of any security into or for which such Capital Stock is convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) the right to require the issuer thereof to redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of any change of control or any Disposition occurring prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock if such Capital Stock provides that the issuer thereof will not redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions prior to the Termination Date.

Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, (A) if such Capital Stock is issued for the benefit of directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants or by any such plan to such directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the Manager or its Affiliates), in each case in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the issuer thereof in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations, and (B) no Capital Stock held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager, member of management or consultant (or their respective Affiliates or

Immediate Family Members) of the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) shall be considered

Disqualified Capital Stock because such stock is redeemable or subject to repurchase pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement, stock option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock unit or other stock award agreement, stock ownership plan, put agreement, stockholder agreement or similar agreement that may be in effect from time to time.

“Disqualified Institution” means:

it being understood and agreed that (x) no written notice delivered pursuant to clauses (a)(ii), (a)(iv), (b)(i) and/or (b)(iii) above shall apply retroactively to disqualify any Person that has previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in any Loans and (y) any designation of a Person as a Disqualified Institution permitted above shall not be effective until the third Business Day after written notice thereof by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the next succeeding paragraph.

Any supplement or other modification to the list of Persons identified as Disqualified Institutions permitted above shall be e-mailed to the Administrative Agent at JPMDQcontact@JPMorgan.com.

“Disqualified Lending Institution” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Disqualified Institution.”

“Dividing Person” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division.” “Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person that

is a limited liability company (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement resulting in two or more Persons), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or

may not survive.

“Division Successor” means any Person that, upon the consummation of a Division of a Dividing Person, holds all or any portion of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations previously held by such Dividing Person immediately prior to the consummation of such Division. A Dividing Person which retains any of its assets, liabilities and/or obligations after a Division shall be deemed a Division Successor upon the occurrence of such Division.

“Dollar Equivalent” means, on any date of determination, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount in any other currency, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount determined pursuant to Section 1.08.

“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the U.S.

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

“Dutch Auction” has the meaning assigned to such term on Schedule 1.01(b) hereto. “EBITDA” means, for any Test Period, with respect to the Borrower and its consolidated

Restricted Subsidiaries, an amount equal to the sum (without duplication) of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such Test Period, plus (or minus), without duplication, the following (but only to the extent actually deducted (or included) and not added back in determination of such Consolidated Net Income (or loss): (b) depreciation and amortization expense, (c) Interest Expense, (d) federal, foreign, state and local income tax expense (whether or not payable during such period), (e) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains and losses, (f) gains or losses from the early extinguishment of indebtedness and dispositions outside of the ordinary course of business, (g) non-cash items, charges and expenses (including, without limitation, non-cash stock compensation), (h) expenses classified as “pre-opening and start-up expenses”;, (i) all transaction fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any equity issuance;, (j) income and loss on non-speculative Hedge Agreements;, and (k) any costs or expense incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock incentive plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or stockholder agreement.

“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

“Effective Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the effective yield applicable thereto calculated by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower in a manner consistent

with generally accepted financial practices, taking into account (a) interest rate margins, (b) interest rate floors (subject to the proviso set forth below), (c) any amendment to the relevant interest rate margins and interest rate floors effective subsequent to the Closing Date but prior to the applicable date of determination and (d) original issue discount and upfront or similar fees on customary terms paid by the Borrower (with upfront fees and original issue discount being equated to interest rate margins based on an assumed four-year average life to maturity or lesser remaining average life to maturity), but excluding (i) any prepayment premiums, arrangement, commitment, structuring, underwriting, placement, success, advisory, ticking, unused line fees, amendment and/or consent fees and any other similar fees (regardless of whether any such fees are paid to or shared in whole or in part with any lender) and (ii) any other fee that is not paid directly by the Borrower generally to all relevant lenders ratably; provided, however, that (A) to the extent that the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (with an Interest Period of three months) or Alternate Base Rate (without giving effect to any floor specified in the definition thereof) is less than any floor applicable to the Term Loans in respect of which the Effective Yield is being calculated on the date on which the Effective Yield is determined, the amount of the resulting difference will be deemed added to the interest rate margin applicable to the relevant Indebtedness for purposes of calculating the Effective Yield and (B) to the extent that the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (for a period of three months) or Alternate Base Rate (without giving effect to any floor specified in the definition thereof) is greater than any applicable floor on the date on which the Effective Yield is determined, the floor will be disregarded in calculating the Effective Yield.

“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

“Eligible Assignee” means (a) any Lender, (b) any commercial bank, insurance company, or finance company, financial institution, any fund that invests in loans or any other “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act), (c) any Affiliate of any Lender, (d) any Approved Fund of any Lender and (e) to the extent permitted under Section 9.05(g), any Affiliated Lender or any Debt Fund Affiliate; provided that in any event, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (i) any natural person, (ii) any Disqualified Institution or (iii) except as permitted under Section 9.05(g), the Borrower or any of its Affiliates.

“Enterprise Transformative Event” shall mean any merger, acquisition, investment, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or disposition that is either (a) not permitted by the Loan Documents or (b) if permitted by the Loan Documents, immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction, would not provide the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under the Loan Documents for the operation, continuation and/or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as reasonably determined by the Borrower acting in good faith.

“Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface and subsurface strata & natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.

“Environmental Claim” means any investigation, notice, notice of violation, claim, action,

suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order or directive (conditional or

otherwise), by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, arising (a) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law; (b) in connection with any Hazardous Material or any actual or alleged Hazardous Materials Activity; or (c) in connection with any actual or alleged damage, injury, threat or harm to the Environment.

“Environmental Laws” means any and all current or future applicable foreign or domestic, federal or state (or any subdivision of either of them), statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, judgments, Governmental Authorizations, or any other applicable requirements of Governmental Authorities and the common law relating to (a) environmental matters, including those relating to any Hazardous Materials Activity; or (b) the generation, use, storage, transportation or disposal of or exposure to Hazardous Materials, in any manner applicable to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Facility.

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the Environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. “ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is

under common control with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations at any facility of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate as described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA, in each case, resulting in liability pursuant to Section 4063 of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan resulting in the imposition of Withdrawal Liability on the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate, notification of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is “insolvent” within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA or the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of notice of the treatment of a Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under

Section 4041A of ERISA or of notice of the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Multiemployer Plan; (e) the occurrence of an event or condition which constitutes

grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee under Section 4042 of ERISA to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate, with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan; or (g) the conditions for imposition of a Lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA have been met with respect to any Pension Plan.

“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 7.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

“Excluded Assets” means each of the following:

Law) or (iv) except with respect to the Capital Stock of any Loan Party or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, trigger termination of any contract relating to such asset that is permitted by the terms of this Agreement pursuant to any “change of control” or similar provision (to the extent such contract is binding on such asset at the time of its acquisition and not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition) (after giving effect to applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable Requirements of Law) or would violate any joint venture agreement binding on such Capital Stock; it being understood that the term “Excluded Asset” shall not include proceeds or receivables arising out of any contract described in this clause (a) to the extent that the assignment of such proceeds or receivables is expressly deemed to be effective under the UCC or other applicable Requirements of Law notwithstanding the relevant prohibition, violation or termination right,

any Capital Stock in any Subsidiary that is excluded from the Collateral under clause (e)(ii) as a result of absence of any requisite third party consent, approval, license or authorization only, all of the outstanding Capital Stock in a direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary is pledged as Collateral hereunder or under a Collateral Document); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not include Capital Stock of the Borrower; it being understood that the term “Excluded Asset” shall not include proceeds or receivables arising out of any asset described in this clause

(e) to the extent that the assignment of such proceeds or receivables is expressly deemed to be effective under the UCC or other applicable Requirements of Law notwithstanding the relevant requirement or prohibition,

65% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of any such Person or (y) to the extent such Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary Holdco is not a first-tier Subsidiary of a Loan Party,

(aa) (aa) any asset of a Subsidiary (including its Capital Stock) acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Permitted Acquisition (other than from the Borrower of any Subsidiary) that, at the time of the relevant acquisition, is encumbered by a Permitted Lien to secure assumed indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 to the extent (and for so long as) the documentation governing the applicable assumed Indebtedness prohibits such asset from being pledged to secure the Obligations and the relevant prohibition was not implemented in contemplation of the applicable acquisition,

(bb) (bb) any assets owned by an Excluded Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, and

(cc) (cc) any aircraft or any trucks, trailers, tractors, service vehicles, automobiles, rolling stock or other registered mobile equipment or equipment covered by certificates of title or ownership of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

provided, however, that Excluded Assets will not include any proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Assets (unless such proceeds, substitutions or replacements would otherwise constitute Excluded Assets).

“Excluded Subsidiary” means:

(dd) (dd) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary on the Closing Date or on the date such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary, in each case for so long as such Subsidiary remains not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary,

(ee) (ee) any Immaterial Subsidiary,

(ff) (ff) any Restricted Subsidiary (i) that is prohibited or restricted from providing a Loan Guaranty by (A) any Requirement of Law, (B) any Contractual Obligation that, in the case of this clause (B), exists on the Closing Date or at the time such Restricted Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary (which Contractual Obligation was not entered into in anticipation of such Restricted Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary (including pursuant to assumed Indebtedness)) and/or (C) with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary owning, directly or indirectly, the relevant CRE Finance Assets or Real Estate Investments, as applicable, financed thereby, or the corresponding Financing Equity and notwithstanding anything in clause (B) above to the contrary, any Asset Financing Facility or CRE Financing, in each case, that is permitted hereunder (including, without limitation, any Asset Financing Facility or CRE Financing existing on the Closing Date or established from time to time after the Closing Date, in each case, that is permitted hereunder (including Asset Financing Facilities or CRE Financings established in contemplation of the applicable Restricted Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary)) or (ii) that would require a governmental (including regulatory) or third party (other than Borrower, a Subsidiary of Borrower, the Manager, or the respective Affiliates of the foregoing) consent, approval, license or authorization on the Closing Date or at the time such Restricted Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary (and (other than in the case of any Asset Financing Facility or CRE Financing with respect to (x) the relevant CRE Finance Assets or Real Estate Investments, as applicable, financed by such Asset Financing Facility or CRE Financing, as applicable, (y) any corresponding Financing Equity and (z) other assets ancillary to such CRE Finance Asset or Real Estate Investments owned by the Financing SPE Subsidiary under such Asset Financing Facility or CRE Financing, as applicable) to the extent such requirement was not incurred in contemplation of the Closing Date or of such Restricted Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary), (including any regulatory consent, approval, license or authorization) to provide a Loan Guaranty (except to the extent such consent has been obtained, it being understood there is no obligation to obtain or seek to obtain any such consent, approval, license or authorization), so long as, in the case of any Subsidiary that constitutes an Excluded Subsidiary pursuant to clause (i)(C) or (ii) (with respect to third party consent, approval, license or authorization only) above only, a direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary is a Guarantor,

(gg) (gg) any not-for-profit subsidiary,

(hh) (hh) any Captive Insurance Subsidiary,

(jj) (jj) any Foreign Subsidiary,

(kk) (kk) (i) any Foreign Subsidiary Holdco and/or (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or of any Foreign Subsidiary Holdco,

(ll) (ll) any Unrestricted Subsidiary[reserved],

(mm) (mm) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement with assumed Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(n), and each Restricted Subsidiary acquired in such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder that guarantees such Indebtedness, in each case to the extent that, and for so long as, the documentation relating to such Indebtedness to which such Subsidiary is a party prohibits such Subsidiary from providing a Loan Guaranty (which prohibition was not implemented in contemplation of such Restricted Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary or in order to avoid the requirement of providing a Loan Guaranty), and

(nn) (nn) any other Restricted Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the burden or cost of providing a Loan Guaranty (including any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent companies or Subsidiaries) outweighs, or would be excessive in light of, the practical benefits afforded thereby; in each case, unless such Subsidiary becomes a Guarantor pursuant to the last sentence of the definition thereof, which judgment is evidenced in writing;

provided, however, that no Discretionary Guarantor shall constitute an Excluded Subsidiary. “Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation

if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Loan Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Loan Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (a) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to Section 3.20 of the Loan Guaranty and any other “keepwell,” support or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor) at the time the Loan Guaranty of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant

to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Guarantor is a “financial entity,” as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, at the

time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Loan Guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.

“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such recipient, (a) any Taxes imposed on (or measured by) such recipient’s net income (however denominated) or franchise Taxes, (i) imposed as a result of such recipient being organized or having its principal office located in or, in the case of any Lender, having its applicable lending office located in, the taxing jurisdiction or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any branch profits Taxes imposed under Section 884(a) of the Code, or any similar Tax, imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (a), (c) any U.S. federal withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Requirement of Law in effect on the date on which such Lender (i) acquires such interest in the applicable Loan or Commitment or, if such Lender did not fund the applicable Loan pursuant to a prior Commitment, on the date such Lender acquires its interest in such Loan (in each case, other than pursuant to an assignment under Section 2.19), or (ii) designates a new lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Tax were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it designated a new lending office, (d) any Tax imposed as a result of a failure by such Lender to comply with Section 2.17(f) (or, in the case of any payment made to the Administrative Agent for its own account, by the Administrative Agent to comply with Section 2.17(i)), (e) any Taxes imposed under FATCA, and (f) any U.S. federal backup withholding imposed under Section 3406 of the Code.

“Extended Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(a). “Extension” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(a).

“Extension Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (to the extent required by Section 2.23) and the Borrower executed by each of (a) the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Lender that has accepted the applicable Extension Offer pursuant hereto and in accordance with Section 2.23.

“Extension Offer” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(a).

“Facility” means any real property (including all buildings, fixtures or other improvements located thereon) now, hereafter or, except with respect to Articles 5 and 6, owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors or Affiliates.

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version described above), and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official administrative practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement (and any related fiscal or regulatory legislation or rules, or official administrative guidance) implementing any of the foregoing.

“FCPA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.17(c).

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

“Finance Lease” means any lease of property, real or personal, the obligations of the lessee in respect of which are required in accordance with GAAP to be accounted for as a finance lease on the balance sheet.

“Financial Covenants” means each of the covenants set forth in Section 6.13(a). “Financial Incurrence Test” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.10(d). “Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer,

treasurer, or any vice president having duties substantially similar to the foregoing, of the Borrower, or such other officer of the Borrower reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

“Financial Officer Certification” means, with respect to the financial statements for which such certification is required, the certification of a Financial Officer that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower as at the dates indicated and its consolidated income and cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments.

“Financing Equity” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Excluded Assets.”

“Financing SPE Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that constitutes a special purpose entity or other similar entity, in each case, formed or acquired to incur, or provide credit support with respect to, any Asset Financing Facility or CRE Financing at such time of formation or acquisition or any time thereafter.

“Fiscal Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.

“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31 of each calendar year.

“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc. and any successor to its ratings agency business. “Fixed Basket” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.10(d).

“Flood Hazard Property” means any parcel of any Material Real Estate Asset located in the U.S. in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area.

“Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate.

“Foreign Discretionary Guarantor” means a Discretionary Guarantor that is organized in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary. “Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” means any Restricted Subsidiary that has no material assets

other than, directly or indirectly, Capital Stock or indebtedness of one or more subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries or other Foreign Subsidiary Holdcos.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. in effect and applicable to the accounting period in respect of which reference to GAAP is made; provided that the effects of ASC 326 shall be disregarded for purposes of determining Tangible Net Worth as of any date.

“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, municipal, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity or officer exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with the U.S., a foreign government or any political subdivision thereof.

“Governmental Authorization” means any permit, license, authorization, approval, plan, directive, consent order or consent decree of or from any Governmental Authority.

“Granting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(e). “Guarantee” of or by any Person (as used in this definition, the “Guarantor”) means any

obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the Guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person (the “Primary Obligor”) in any manner and including any obligation of the Guarantor (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the Primary Obligor so as to enable the Primary Obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or monetary obligation, (e) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part) or (f) secured by any Lien on any assets of such Guarantor securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or monetary other obligation is assumed by such Guarantor (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition, Disposition or other transaction permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.

“Guarantor” means any Subsidiary Guarantor. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, elect to cause one or more Restricted Subsidiaries that are Excluded Subsidiaries to become a Guarantor (any such person, a “Discretionary Guarantor”) by causing such Person to execute a joinder to the Loan Guaranty (in substantially the form attached as an exhibit thereto) and to satisfy the requirements of Section 5.12 and the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (as if such Person was a newly formed Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary but without regard to the time periods specified therein); provided, that (i) in the case of any Foreign Discretionary Guarantor, the jurisdiction of such person is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) Administrative Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to such Person becoming a Guarantor all documentation and other information in respect of such person required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations (including the USA PATRIOT Act).

“Hazardous Materials” means any chemical, material, substance or waste, or any constituent thereof, which is prohibited, limited or regulated under any Environmental Law or by any Governmental Authority or which poses a hazard to the Environment or to human health and safety, including, without limitation, petroleum and petroleum by-products, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, medical waste and pharmaceutical waste.

“Hazardous Materials Activity” means any past, current, proposed or threatened activity, event or occurrence involving any Hazardous Material, including the use, manufacture, possession, storage, holding, presence, existence, location, Release, threatened Release, discharge, placement, generation, transportation, processing, construction, treatment, abatement, removal, remediation, disposal, disposition or handling of any Hazardous Material, and any corrective action or response action with respect to any of the foregoing.

“Hedge Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any Derivative Transaction between any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary and any other Person.

“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any Hedge Agreement.

“IFRS” means international accounting standards within the meaning of the IAS Regulation 1606/2002, as in effect from time to time (subject to the provisions of Section 1.04), to the extent applicable to the relevant financial statements.

“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, as of any date, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, unless the Borrower elects not to treat any such Restricted Subsidiaries as Immaterial Subsidiaries, (a) the total assets (excluding the amount of operating lease “right-of-use assets” under GAAP) of which Restricted Subsidiary as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period do not exceed 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period and (b) the gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary for such Test Period do not exceed 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case under this clause (b), determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, if at any time and from time to time, the consolidated total assets (excluding the amount of operating lease “right-of-use assets” under GAAP), and consolidated gross revenues, of all Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors solely because they do not meet the thresholds set forth in the preceding clause (a) or (b) above shall exceed 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets and 7.5% of consolidated gross revenues, respectively, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, as of or for the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, then the Borrower shall, not later than sixty (60) days after the date by which financial statements for such Fiscal Quarter were required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (i) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more Restricted Subsidiaries as not constituting “Immaterial Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (ii) comply with the provisions of Section 5.12 with respect to any such Restricted Subsidiaries (to

the extent applicable), in each case, other than any Restricted Subsidiaries that otherwise constitute Excluded Subsidiaries.

“Immediate Family Member” means, with respect to any individual, such individual’s child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, domestic partner, former domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including adoptive relationships), any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals, such individual’s estate (or an executor or administrator acting on its behalf), heirs or legatees or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor.

“Incremental Commitment” means any commitment made by a lender to provide all or any portion of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Term Loan.

“Incremental Equivalent Debt” means Indebtedness in the form of senior secured, junior secured or unsecured Indebtedness, whether in the form of term loans, notes, debt securities or otherwise and/or commitments in respect of any of the foregoing, (in each case in respect of the issuance of notes, whether issued in a public offering, Rule 144A or other private placement or purchase or otherwise) or any bridge facility in lieu of the foregoing, or secured or unsecured “mezzanine” debt, issued, incurred or implemented in lieu of loans under an Incremental Facility or to refinance other Indebtedness incurred under the Loan Documents; provided that:

(oo) (oo) on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower would be in compliance with each of the Financial Covenants,

(pp) (pp) subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity applicable to such Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than customary bridge loans with a maturity date not longer than one year that are exchangeable or convertible into, or are intended to be refinanced, with other debt instruments permitted hereunder; provided, that any loans, notes, securities or other Indebtedness which are exchanged for or otherwise replace such bridge loans shall be subject to the requirements of this clause (b)) is no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the then-existing Term Loans (without giving effect to any prepayments thereof) on the date of incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Debt,

(qq) (qq) subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, the final maturity date with respect to such Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than customary bridge loans with a maturity date not longer than one year that are exchangeable or convertible into, or are intended to be refinanced, with other debt instruments permitted hereunder; provided, that any loans, notes, securities or other Indebtedness which are exchanged for or otherwise replace such bridge loans shall be subject to the requirements of this clause (c)) is no earlier than the Term B-1 Loan Maturity Date on the date of incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Debt,

(rr) (rr) [reserved],

(ss) (ss) in the case of Incremental Equivalent Debt in the form of term loans that rank pari passu with the Term B-1 Loans in right of payment and with respect to security, the

Effective Yield of the Initial Term Loans shall be subject to the adjustment in the manner set forth in the MFN Protection (to the extent then applicable), determined for purposes of this clause (e) as if such Incremental Equivalent Debt were Incremental Term Loans,

(tt) (tt) any such Incremental Equivalent Debt (x) shall rank pari passu in right of payment with any then-existing tranche of Term Loans or be subordinated in right of payment thereto and (y) may rank pari passu with or junior to any then-existing tranche of Term Loans, as applicable, in right of security with respect to the Collateral or may be unsecured,

(uu) (uu) if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is (a) secured by a Lien on the Collateral, then such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be subject to any applicable Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or (b) unsecured and contractually subordinated to the Obligations with respect to right of payment, then such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be subject to a subordination agreement or subordination provision reasonably acceptable to the Borrower,

(vv) (vv) no such Indebtedness may be (x) incurred or guaranteed by any Person that is not a Loan Party or (y) secured by any assets other than the Collateral, and

(ww) (ww) any conditions to availability or funding of any Incremental Equivalent Debt (or commitments with respect to any such Incremental Equivalent Debt), subject to any requirements or limitations set forth above (and subject to the Borrower’s right to make an LCT Election), will be determined by the lenders or holders providing such Incremental Equivalent Debt.

“Incremental Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a). “Incremental Facility Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement that is

reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (solely for purposes of giving effect to Section 2.22) and the Borrower executed by each of (a) the Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Lender that agrees to provide all or any portion of the Incremental Facility being incurred pursuant thereto and in accordance with Section 2.22.

“Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a). “Indebtedness” shall mean, for any Person, without duplication, (i) obligations created,

issued or incurred by such Person for borrowed money (whether by loan, the issuance and sale of debt securities or the sale of property to another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property from such Person); (ii) obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase or acquisition price of property or services (other than (x) trade accounts payable (other than for borrowed money) arising, and accrued expenses incurred, in the ordinary course of business so long as such trade accounts payable are payable within ninety (90) days of the date the respective goods are delivered or the respective services are rendered and (y) obligations with respect to earn-outs and similar deferred or contingency compensation arrangements that are not due and payable at such time); (iii) Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on the property of such Person, whether or not the respective Indebtedness so secured has been assumed by such Person; (iv) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person in respect

of letters of credit or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks and other financial institutions for account of such Person; (v)

obligations of such Person under repurchase agreements, sale/buy-back agreements or like arrangements; (vi) Indebtedness of others guaranteed by such Person; (vii) all obligations of such Person incurred in connection with the acquisition or carrying of fixed assets by such person;

(viii) Indebtedness of general partnerships of which such person is secondarily or contingently liable (other than by endorsement of instruments in the course of collection), whether by reason of any agreement to acquire such indebtedness to supply or advance sums or otherwise; (ix) Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; and (x) all net liabilities or obligations under any interest rate, interest rate swap, interest rate cap, interest rate floor, interest rate collar, or other hedging instrument or agreement; provided, that Indebtedness of any Person shall not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness of such Person, provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) in no event shall the obligations under any Derivative Transaction be deemed “Indebtedness” for any calculation of the Total Debt to Equity Ratio or any other financial ratio under the Loan Documents, (b) the amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause

(iii) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (B) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith, (c) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall exclude intercompany Indebtedness so long as such intercompany Indebtedness (A) has a term not exceeding 364-days (inclusive of any roll over or extensions of terms) and (B) of any Loan Party owed to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party is unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations and subject to the Intercompany Note and (e) for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any funding obligations or commitments, or guarantees of funding obligations or commitments, under any CRE Finance Assets be deemed “Indebtedness” for any purpose under the Loan Documents.

For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness will not be deemed to include obligations incurred in advance of, and the proceeds of which are to be applied in connection with, the consummation of a transaction solely to the extent that the proceeds thereof are and continue to be held in an escrow, trust, collateral or similar account or arrangement and are not otherwise made available for any other purpose and are used for such purpose.

“Indemnified Taxes” means all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b). “Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.11(a).

“Information Memorandum” means collectively, (a) that certain “Lender Presentation - July 2019”, (b) “Private Market Supplement - July 2019” and (c) the “Public Comparables - July 2019”, each dated on or about July 2019 relating to the Borrower and its subsidiaries and the Transactions as of the Closing Date.

“Initial Lenders” means the Arrangers, the Affiliates of the Arrangers and the other financial institutions that are party to this Agreement as Lenders on the Closing Date.

“Initial Term Loans” means all Term Loans outstanding under this Agreement immediately prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.

“Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Documents.

“Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means any agreement executed on the Closing Date confirming or effecting the grant of any Lien on IP Rights owned by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in accordance with this Agreement and the Security Agreement, including an Intellectual Property Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto.

“Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement” means any agreement executed after the Closing Date confirming or effecting the grant of any Lien on IP Rights owned by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in accordance with this Agreement and the Security Agreement, including an Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2 hereto.

“Intercompany Note” means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit F. “Interest Coverage Ratio” means, in respect of any period, the ratio of (i) EBITDA for

such period to (ii) Interest Expense paid or payable in cash for such period.

“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower in the form of Exhibit H hereto or another form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.

“Interest Expense” means, with respect to the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, in respect of any period, the amount of interest expense as shown on the Borrower’s consolidated income statement in accordance with GAAP, as offset by interest income and the amount of receipts pursuant to interest rate swap agreements of the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries during the applicable period plus, for the purposes of the definition of “EBITDA” only, to the extent deducted in such consolidated income statement and without duplication: (a) the interest portion of payments paid or payable (without duplication) on capital leases; (b) amortization of financing fees, debt issuance costs and interest or deferred financing or debt issuance costs; (c) arrangement, commitment or upfront fees, original issue discount, redemption or prepayment premiums; (d) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing; (e) interest with respect to indebtedness that has been discharged or placed in escrow; (f) the accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities during such period; (g) interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under non-speculative Hedge Agreement or Swap Obligation or other derivative instruments; (h) payments made under non-speculative Hedge Agreement or Swap Obligation relating to interest rates and any costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates; (i) all interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations and financing fees; (j) fees and expenses associated with the consummation of the Transactions,; (k) annual or quarterly

agency fees paid to Administrative Agent and any other agent or trustee; and (l) costs

and fees associated with obtaining hedge agreements and fees payable thereunder; provided that Interest Expense shall exclude amounts attributable solely to Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the maturity date applicable to such Loan and (b) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and the Maturity Date; provided that the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date shall constitute an Interest Payment Date for the Initial Term Loans (including the Converted Initial Term Loans).

“Interest Period” means with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability for the Benchmark applicable to the relevant Loan or Commitment), as the Borrower may elect; provided that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period and (iii) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 2.14(e) shall be available for specification in such Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

“Investment” means (a) any purchase or other acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any of the Securities of any other Person (other than any Loan Party),

(b) the acquisition by purchase or otherwise (other than any purchase or other acquisition of inventory, materials, supplies and/or equipment in the ordinary course of business) of all or a substantial portion of the business, property or fixed assets of any other Person or any division or line of business or other business unit of any other Person and (c) any loan, advance (other than any advance to any current or former employee, officer, director, member of management, manager, consultant or independent contractor of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any other Person (but, in all cases, excluding, in the case of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness so long as such Indebtedness (i) has a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll over or extensions of terms) and (ii) of any Loan Party owed to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party is unsecured and subordinated to the Secured Obligations and subject to the Intercompany Note). Subject to Section 5.10, the amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment, plus the cost of any addition thereto that otherwise constitutes an Investment, without

any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or

write-offs with respect thereto, but giving effect to any repayments of principal in the case of any Investment in the form of a loan and any return of capital or return on Investment in the case of any equity Investment (whether as a distribution, dividend, redemption or sale but not in excess of the amount of the relevant initial Investment).

“IP Rights” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.05(c). “IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

“ISDA Definitions” shall mean the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.

“JPMCB” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement. “Junior Debt” means any Indebtedness of the types described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the

definition of “Indebtedness” (other than Indebtedness among the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries) of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, in each case, with an individual outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, each Asset Financing Facility and CRE Financing shall not constitute Junior Debt.

“Knowledge” or “knowledge” means, as of any date of determination, then-current actual (as distinguished from imputed or constructive) knowledge. For the avoidance of doubt, “know,” “known” and “knew” shall have the respective correlative meaning thereto.

“Latest Maturity Date” means, as of any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any Term Loan or Term Commitment.

“LCT Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.10(b)(i). “LCT Requirements” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.10(b)(i). “LCT Test Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.10(b)(i).

“Legal Reservations” means the application of relevant Debtor Relief Laws, general principles of equity and/or principles of good faith and fair dealing.

“Lenders” means the Term Lenders, any lender with an Additional Commitment or an outstanding Additional Term Loan and any other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or

preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any Finance Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing), in each case, in the nature of security; provided that in no event shall (x) an operating lease (or other lease in respect of a Non-Finance Lease Obligation) or a license to use intellectual property be deemed to constitute a Lien or (y) for the avoidance of doubt, any right of first refusal and tag, drag, forced sale, major decision or similar right in respect of any CRE Finance Asset or Real Estate Investment constitute a Lien.

“Limited Condition Transaction” means any (a) any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or similar transaction (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination or the acquisition of Capital Stock or otherwise) permitted hereunder by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge, repayment or other retirement of Indebtedness and (c) any Restricted Payment.

“LLC” means any Person that is a limited liability company under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation.

“Loan” means any Term Loan.

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5, Amendment No. 6, any Promissory Note, each Loan Guaranty, the Collateral Documents, the Perfection Certificate (including any Perfection Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”), any Perfection Certificate Supplement, any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement to which the Borrower is a party, each Refinancing Amendment, each Incremental Facility Amendment, each Extension Amendment and any other document or instrument designated by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent as a “Loan Document.” Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto.

“Loan Guaranty” means the Guaranty Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto, executed by each Loan Party thereto and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as supplemented in accordance with the terms of Section 5.12 hereof.

“Loan Installment Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(a). “Loan Parties” means the Borrower and each Guarantor.

“Management Services Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2016, by and between Borrower and Manager.

“Manager” means Claros REIT Management LP (or any successor thereto) or, to the extent the board of directors of the Borrower appoints another investment manager of the Borrower at any time and from time to time, such other investment manager appointed thereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (i) each reference to “Manager” set

forth in the last paragraph of the definition of Disqualified Capital Stock, Section 6.04(a)(ii) and Section 6.06(z) shall, as applicable, also be deemed to include any previous investment manager

of the Borrower (each, a “Predecessor Manager”) with respect to any Capital Stock, compensation or deferred compensation granted or provided to any applicable Person set forth in such applicable clause, or any arrangement or agreement entered into with respect to any applicable item referenced in such clause, while such Predecessor Manager was acting as the Manager of the Borrower and (ii) each reference to “Manager” set forth in Section 6.09(f)(i) shall include any Predecessor Manager (provided that any fees paid to a Predecessor Manager pursuant to Section 6.09(f)(i) shall have accrued or been granted while such Person was acting as the Manager of the Borrower).

“Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the rights and remedies (taken as a whole) of the Administrative Agent under the applicable Loan Documents or (iii) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the applicable Loan Documents.

“Material Debt Instrument” means any physical instrument evidencing any Indebtedness for borrowed money which is required to be pledged and delivered to the Administrative Agent (or its agent or bailee) or delivered to Borrower’s (or its Subsidiaries’) custodians that is a party to a Custodian Agreement (as defined in the Security Agreement) between such custodian and the Administrative Agent.

“Material Property” means assets, including intellectual property, owned by Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is material to the business, operations, assets or financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole either (i) prior to any applicable transfer or disposition or (ii) pro forma for any applicable transfer or disposition.

“Material Real Estate Asset” means (a) on the Closing Date, each Real Estate Asset listed on Schedule 1.01(c) and (b) any “fee-owned” Real Estate Asset acquired by any Loan Party after the Closing Date having a fair market value (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent after taking into account any liabilities with respect thereto that impact such fair market value) in excess of $20,000,000 as of the date of acquisition thereof.

“Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Term B-1 Loans, the Term B-1 Loan Maturity Date, (b) with respect to any Replacement Term Loans, the final maturity date for such Replacement Term Loans, as set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, (c) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, the final maturity date set forth in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment and (d) with respect to any Extended Term Loans, the final maturity date for such Extended Term Loans as set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment.

“Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.19. “MFN Protection” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(a)(v).

“Minimum Extension Condition” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(b).

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

“Mortgage” means any mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement which conveys or evidences a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the relevant Secured Parties, on any Material Real Estate Asset constituting Collateral, which shall contain such terms as may be necessary under applicable local Requirements of Law to perfect a Lien on the applicable Material Real Estate Asset.

“Mortgage Policies” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan which is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, makes or is obligated to make contributions or with respect to which any of them has any ongoing obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise.

“Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds” means an amount equal to: (a) any Cash payments or proceeds (including Cash Equivalents) received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) under any casualty insurance policy in respect of a covered loss thereunder of any assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, for purposes of Section 2.11(b)(ii), assets acquired after the Closing Date with the proceeds of equity contributions to, or the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of, the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case, other than contributions by, or issuances to, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) or (ii) as a result of the taking of any assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, for purposes of Section 2.11(b)(ii), assets acquired after the Closing Date with the proceeds of equity contributions or the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case, other than contributions by, or issuances to, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary)) by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent domain, condemnation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets to a purchaser with such power under threat of such a taking, minus (b) (i) any actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the adjustment, settlement or collection of any claims of the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary in respect thereof, (ii) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness (other than the Loans and any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with or expressly subordinated to the Lien on the Collateral securing any Secured Obligation) that is secured by a Lien on the assets in question and that is required to be repaid or otherwise comes due or would be in default under the terms thereof as a result of such loss, taking or sale, or payment of other amounts due to, or required to be made available to, any Person under any other Contractual Obligation binding such assets or to which such assets are subject (including, without limitation, in the case of Real Estate Assets, any ground lease, lease or other occupancy agreement), (iii) in the case of a taking,

the reasonable out-of-pocket costs of putting any affected property in a safe and secure position, (iv) any selling costs and out-of-pocket expenses

(including reasonable broker’s fees or commissions, legal fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith and the Borrower’s good faith estimate of income Taxes paid or payable (including pursuant to Tax sharing arrangements or any intercompany distribution)) in connection with any sale or taking of such assets as described in clause (a) of this definition, (v) any amounts provided as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities under any indemnification obligation or purchase price adjustments associated with any sale or taking of such assets as referred to in clause (a) of this definition (provided that to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds) and (vi) in the case of any covered loss or taking from a non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the pro rata portion thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (vi)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary as a result thereof.

“Net Proceeds” means (a) with respect to any Disposition (including any Prepayment Asset Sale), the Cash proceeds (including Cash Equivalents and Cash proceeds subsequently received (as and when received) in respect of non-cash consideration initially received), net of (i) selling costs and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable broker’s fees or commissions, legal fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, escrow costs and fees, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith and the Borrower’s good faith estimate of income Taxes paid or payable (including pursuant to Tax sharing arrangements or any intercompany distributions) in connection with such Disposition), (ii) amounts provided as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities under any indemnification obligation or purchase price adjustment associated with such Disposition (provided that to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net Proceeds), (iii) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness (other than the Loans and any other Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with or expressly subordinated to the Lien on the Collateral securing any Secured Obligation) which is secured by the asset sold in such Disposition and which is required to be repaid or otherwise comes due or would be in default and is repaid (other than any such Indebtedness that is assumed by the purchaser of such asset) (including, without limitation, any Asset Financing Facility or CRE Financing), (iv) Cash escrows (until released from escrow to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) from the sale price for such Disposition and

(v) in the case of any Disposition by a non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (v)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary as a result thereof; and (b) with respect to any issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness or Capital Stock, the Cash proceeds thereof, net of all Taxes and customary fees, commissions, costs, underwriting discounts and other fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith. and (c) with respect to any Specified Asset Litigation Event, the Cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in respect of any principal due on such Specified Asset, net of

any fees, costs or expenses paid or obligated to be paid to any legal or other advisor in connection with such Specified Asset Litigation Event (and, for the avoidance of

doubt, excluding any such Cash proceeds payable to any Person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary).

“Net Proceeds Percentage” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(ii). “Non-Converted Initial Term Loan” means each Initial Term Loan (or portion thereof)

other than a Converted Initial Term Loan.

“Non-Finance Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that is not required to be accounted for as a finance lease or capital lease on the balance sheet and the income statement in accordance with GAAP as in effect at any time of determination. For the avoidance of doubt, any lease pursuant to which a Person recognizes lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term and any operating lease shall be considered a Non-Finance Lease.

“Non-Finance Lease Obligation” means a lease obligation pursuant to any Non-Finance

Lease.

“Non-Fixed Basket” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.10(d).

“Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness other than Recourse

Indebtedness.

“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar case or proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such case or proceeding) on the Loans, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses (including fees and expenses accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar case or proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such case or proceeding), reimbursements, indemnities and all other advances to, debts, liabilities and obligations of any Loan Party to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Administrative Agent, Arranger or any Indemnitee arising under the Loan Documents in respect of any Loan or otherwise, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute, contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising.

“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department.

“Operating Earnings” means consolidated net income available to common stockholders

of the Borrower (computed in accordance with GAAP), plus, to the extent deducted in

calculating such consolidated net income, depreciation, amortization and impairments, but excluding undistributed earnings of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, gains on the sale of investment properties or assets from “continuing operations” and “discontinued operations” (as indicated on the consolidated statements of income (and accompanying notes) of the Borrower) and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect operating earnings on the same basis.

“Organizational Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, its certificate or articles of incorporation or organization and its by-laws, (b) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate of limited partnership and its partnership agreement, (c) with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement, (d) with respect to any limited liability company, its articles of organization or certificate of formation, and its operating agreement or limited liability company agreement, and (e) with respect to any other form of entity, such other organizational documents required by local Requirements of Law or customary under such jurisdiction to document the formation and governance principles of such type of entity. In the event that any term or condition of this Agreement or any other Loan Document requires any Organizational Document to be certified by a secretary of state or similar governmental official, the reference to any such “Organizational Document” shall only be to a document of a type customarily certified by such governmental official.

“Other Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(iii).

“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising solely from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

“Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(ii).

“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary Taxes or any intangible, recording, filing or other excise or property Taxes arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, but excluding any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment, grant of a participation or designation of a new office for receiving payments by or on account of the Borrower (other than an assignment or designation of a new office made pursuant to Section 2.19(b)).

“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar transaction denominated in Dollars by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding

Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.

“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(c)(i). “Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(c)(ii).

“Patent” means the following: (a) any and all patents and patent applications; (b) all inventions, designs or improvements thereto described or claimed therein; (c) all reissues, reexaminations, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations in part thereof;

(d) all income, royalties, damages, claims, and payments now or hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past and future infringements thereof; (e) all rights to sue for past, present, and future infringements thereof; and

(f) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as described in Section 4002 of ERISA.

“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, maintains or contributes to or has an obligation to contribute to, or otherwise has any liability, contingent or otherwise.

“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J. “Perfection Certificate Supplement” means a supplement to the Perfection Certificate

substantially in the form of Exhibit K.

“Perfection Requirements” means the filing of appropriate financing statements with the office of the Secretary of State or other appropriate office of the state of organization (or, in the case of a Foreign Discretionary Guarantor, other office under Section 9-307 of the UCC) of each Loan Party, the filing of appropriate assignments, security agreements, instruments or notices with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office, the proper recording or filing, as applicable, of Mortgages and fixture filings with respect to any Material Real Estate Asset constituting Collateral, in each case in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and to the extent required by the applicable Loan Documents, in each case, the delivery to the Administrative Agent of any stock certificate, promissory note and instruments required to be delivered pursuant to the applicable Loan Documents, together with instruments of transfer executed in blank and, in the case of any Foreign Discretionary Guarantor (and its Capital Stock), such steps required to grant the Administrative Agent a first priority perfected lien on its Capital Stock and substantially all of its assets pursuant to arrangements reasonably agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

“Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, or any business line, unit or division or product line (including research and development and related assets in respect of any product) of, any Person or of a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock of any Person (and, in any event, including any Investment in (x) any

Restricted Subsidiary the effect of which is to increase the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s equity ownership in such Restricted Subsidiary or (y) any joint venture for the

purpose of increasing the Borrower’s or its relevant Restricted Subsidiary’s ownership interest in such joint venture) if (A) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (B) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transaction, is amalgamated, merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets (or such division, business unit or product line) to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Investment.

“Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception” means Indebtedness incurred, at the option of the Borrower (in its sole discretion), with a final maturity date prior to the earliest maturity date otherwise expressly required under this Agreement with respect to such Indebtedness (in each such case, the “Earliest Permitted Maturity Date”) and/or a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the minimum Weighted Average Life to Maturity otherwise expressly required under this Agreement with respect to such Indebtedness (in each such case, the “Minimum Permitted Weighted Average Life to Maturity”) in an aggregate principal amount up to the greater of (a) $140,000,000 and (b) 3.5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, in each case, solely to the extent the final maturity date of such Indebtedness is expressly restricted under the applicable Basket from occurring prior to an Earliest Permitted Maturity Date set forth therein that is expressly applicable thereto and/or the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Indebtedness is expressly restricted under the applicable Basket from being shorter than a Minimum Permitted Weighted Average Life to Maturity set forth therein that is expressly applicable thereto.

“Permitted Liens” means Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02.

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or any other entity.

“Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) maintained by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary.

“Platform” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.

“Prepayment” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, the repayment, in whole or in part, thereof prior to the stated maturity thereof (excluding regularly scheduled amortization and other mandatory or required payments), including by redemption, repurchase (including by assignment to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and cancellation or reduction of such Indebtedness or by Dutch Auction), tender offer, offer to purchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge, or other retirement of such Indebtedness; provided, that if such Indebtedness is under a revolving credit or similar facility, such Prepayment is accompanied by a corresponding permanent reduction of the commitments thereunder. “Prepaid”, “Prepay” and “Prepayment” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

“Prepayment Asset Sale” means (i) any non-ordinary course Disposition by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries made pursuant to Section 6.07(h), other than the Disposition of assets acquired after the Closing Date with the proceeds of equity contributions or the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower (in each case, other than contributions by, or

issuances to, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary)., (ii) any Disposition of the Specified Assets, (iii) any incurrence of Indebtedness (other than the [***] Intercompany Loan as in effect on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date) secured by the [***] Property, (iv) any repayment (whether at maturity, through discounted pay-off or otherwise), refinancing, refunding, replacement or financing (including pursuant to an Asset Sale Financing) of any of the Specified Loans and (v) any Specified Asset Litigation Event.

“Primary Obligor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Guarantee.”

“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent).

“Pro Forma Basis” or “pro forma effect” means, with respect to any determination of the Total Debt to Equity Ratio, Interest Coverage Ratio, Tangible Net Worth or Consolidated Total Assets (including component definitions thereof), subject to Section 1.10, that each Subject Transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period (in the case of income statement items) or the last day of the applicable period (in the case of balance sheet items) with respect to any test or covenant for which such calculation is being made and that:

(yy) (yy) (x) if any Indebtedness to which pro forma effect is being given has a floating or formula rate, such Indebtedness shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable Test Period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness at the relevant date of determination (taking into account any interest hedging arrangements applicable to such Indebtedness), (y) interest on any obligation with respect to any Finance Lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a Financial Officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such obligation in accordance with GAAP and (z) interest on any Indebtedness to which pro forma effect is being given that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate or other rate shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen by the Borrower,

(zz) (zz) the acquisition of any asset included in calculating Consolidated Total Assets, whether pursuant to any Subject Transaction or any Person becoming a Subsidiary or merging,

amalgamating or consolidating with or into the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or

the Disposition of any asset included in calculating Consolidated Total Assets described in the definition of “Subject Transaction,” shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which such calculation is being made, and

(aaa) (aaa) whenever a financial ratio or test is to be calculated on a pro forma basis, the reference to the “Test Period” for purposes of calculating such financial ratio or test (except for purposes of determining actual compliance with Section 6.13(a)) shall be deemed to be a reference to, and shall be based on, the most recently ended Test Period for which either, as determined by the Borrower, internal financial statements of the Borrower of the type described in Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b), as applicable, are available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or such financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b), as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph, for the avoidance of doubt, when calculating compliance with the Financial Covenants for purposes of Section 6.13(a) (other than for the purpose of determining pro forma compliance with Section 6.13(a) as a condition to taking any action under this Agreement), the events described in the immediately preceding paragraph that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect.

“Projections” means the financial projections, forecasts, financial estimates, other forward-looking and/or projected information and pro forma financial statements of the Borrower and its subsidiaries included in the Information Memorandum (or a supplement thereto).

“Promissory Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit L hereto, evidencing the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Loans made by such Lender.

“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

“Public Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d). “QFC Credit Support” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.23.

“Qualified Capital Stock” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

“Qualified Securitization Financing” means any Securitization Financing of a Securitization Subsidiary that meets the following conditions: (a) such Qualified Securitization Financing (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower and the Securitization Subsidiary, (b) all sales and/or contributions of Securitization Assets and related assets to the Securitization Subsidiary are made at fair market value and (c) the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof, including any Standard Securitization Undertakings, shall be market terms. The grant of a security interest in any Securitization Assets of the Borrower or any

of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Securitization Subsidiary) to

secure Indebtedness under this Agreement prior to engaging in any Securitization Financing shall not be deemed a Qualified Securitization Financing. For the avoidance of doubt, no Asset Financing Facility or CRE Financing is required to meet the conditions for a Qualified Securitization Financing in order to be permitted to be incurred hereunder and Qualified Securitization Financings shall be deemed to exclude Asset Financing Facilities and CRE Financings.

“Real Estate Asset” means, at any time of determination, all right, title and interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) of any Loan Party in and to real property (including, but not limited to, land, improvements and fixtures thereon).

“Real Estate Investment” means (i) any Real Estate Asset that is not used by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries for operational purposes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such Real Estate Asset (x) subject to a sale-leaseback, ground lease or other long-term net lease, in each case, in respect of which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is the landlord or lessor, as applicable, (y) acquired in connection with a foreclosure or other exercise of remedies under any CRE Finance Asset and/or (z) which is, or is in the process of becoming, subject to any CRE Financing and/or direct or indirect interests therein (including, without limitation, preferred equity and/or syndicated equity interests), and (ii) any rights, assets or investments similar to or derivative of, any item referred to in the foregoing clause (i) and/or the acquisition, financing, operation or administration thereof (regardless of whether or not the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns the applicable Real Estate Asset or direct or indirect interest therein) (including, without limitation, management, franchise and/or other operational rights) and (iii) Capital Stock in any Person substantially all of whose assets, directly or indirectly, are comprised of one or more of the items referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) and/or (ii).

“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any Lender, as applicable. “Recourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted

Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on any date of determination, all obligations of such Person that would constitute Indebtedness for which such Person has recourse liability (including without limitation through a Guarantee), exclusive of any such Indebtedness to the extent such recourse liability of such Person is limited to obligations relating to customary nonrecourse carve-outs.

“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is the Term SOFR Rate, 5:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the day that is two Business Days preceding the date of such setting or (2) if such Benchmark is not the Term SOFR Rate, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

“Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower executed by (a) the Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Lender that agrees to provide all or any portion of the Replacement Term Loans being incurred pursuant thereto and in accordance with Section 9.02(c).

“Refinancing Indebtedness” means any refinancing, refunding or replacing of Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a), (i), (m), (n), (r), (u), (y), and (z) and any subsequent Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof.

“Refunding Capital Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04(a)(viii).

“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(b)(iv).

“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“REIT Status” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) the qualification of such Person as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code and (b) the applicability to such Person and its shareholders of the method of taxation provided for in Section 857 et seq. of the Code.

“Related Funds” means with respect to any Lender that is an Approved Fund, any other Approved Fund that is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, managers, officers, trustees, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the Environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material), including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.

“Relevant Governmental Body” means, the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB, the CME Term SOFR Administrator, as applicable, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.

“Remaining Prepayment Asset Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(i).

“Replaced Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c).

“Replacement Notes” means any Refinancing Indebtedness (whether issued in a public offering, Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other private placement or bridge financing in lieu of the foregoing or otherwise) incurred in respect of Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a) (and any subsequent refinancing of such Replacement Notes).

“Replacement Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c). “Reportable Event” means, with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, any

of the events described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than those events as to which the 30-day notice period is waived under ERISA Section 4043.

“Representatives” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.13.

“Repricing Transaction” means each of (a) the prepayment, repayment, refinancing, substitution or replacement of all or a portion of any Term B-1 Loans with the incurrence by any Loan Party of any broadly syndicated term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Term B-1 Loans (including any Replacement Term Loans) under any credit facilities the primary purpose (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of which is to, and which does, reduce the Effective Yield of such Indebtedness relative to the Term B-1 Loans so prepaid, repaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced, as applicable, and (b) any amendment, waiver or other modification to this Agreement the primary purpose (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of which is to, and which does, reduce the Effective Yield applicable to the applicable-total Term B-1 Loans immediately prior to such amendment, waiver or modification; provided that in no event shall any “Repricing Transaction” include (or be deemed to include) any such prepayment, repayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement, amendment, waiver or other modification in connection with (i) a Change of Control, (ii) a dividend recapitalization,

(iii) any transaction resulting in the upsize of the Term Loans, (iv) an Enterprise Transformative Event or (v) any other transaction not otherwise permitted by this Agreement. Any determination by the Administrative Agent of the Effective Yield for purposes of this definition shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any Person with respect to such determination absent bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct.

“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Loans and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Loans and such unused Commitments at such time.

“Required Prepayment Asset Subject Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(i).

“Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, collectively, the common law and all federal, state, local, foreign, multinational or international laws, statutes, codes, treaties, standards, rules and regulations, guidelines, ordinances, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees (including administrative or judicial precedents or authorities) and the interpretation or administration thereof by, and other determinations, directives, requirements or requests of any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law and that are

applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

“Responsible Officer” means, (A) with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) the Chief Executive Officer, president, vice president, secretary, assistant secretary or any Financial Officer of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any successor to any of the foregoing, (ii) any asset manager at the Manager or any Affiliate thereof responsible for the applicable asset (or replacement manager of Borrower), or (iii) any other employee with a title equivalent or more senior to that of “principal” within the Manager or any Affiliate thereof responsible for the origination, acquisition and/or management of the applicable asset and (B) with respect to any other Person, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any executive vice president, any senior vice president, any vice president, the chief operating officer or any other executive officer of such Person and any other individual or similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such Person in respect of this Agreement, and, as to any document delivered on the Closing Date, shall include any secretary or assistant secretary or any other individual or similar official thereof with substantially equivalent responsibilities of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer on behalf of any Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party, and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

“Restricted Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(b)(iv)(c). “Restricted Debt Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(b).

“Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution on account of any shares of any class of the Capital Stock of the Borrower, except a dividend payable solely in shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower to the holders of such class; (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value of any shares of any class of the Capital Stock of the Borrower; and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of the Capital Stock of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding.

“Restricted Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, any subsidiary of such Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unless otherwise specified, “Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower.

“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc.

“Sanctioned Person” means a person that is (i) the subject of Sanctions, (ii) located in or organized under the laws of a country or territory which is the subject of country- or territory-wide Sanctions (including without limitation Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or the Crimea

region), (iii) ordinarily a resident in a country or territory which is the subject of country- or territory-wide Sanctions (including without limitation Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or the

Crimea region), or (iv) majority-owned or, as relevant under applicable Sanctions, controlled by any of the foregoing.

“Sanctions” means those trade, economic and financial sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes, and restrictive measures (in each case having the force of law) administered, enacted or enforced from time to time by the United States (including without limitation the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control) or HerHis Majesty’s Treasury.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of its functions.

“Secured Hedging Obligations” means all Hedging Obligations (other than any Excluded Swap Obligations) under each Hedge Agreement that (a) is in effect on the Closing Date between any Loan Party and a counterparty that is the Administrative Agent, a Lender, an Arranger or any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Arranger as of the Closing Date, (b) is entered into after the Closing Date between any Loan Party and any counterparty that is (or is an Affiliate of) the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Arranger at the time such Hedge Agreement is entered into or (c) is in effect on the Closing Date or entered into after the Closing Date by any Loan Party with any counterparty that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent designated as a “Secured Hedge Bank” by written notice executed by the Borrower and such counterparty to the Administrative Agent in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in each case, for which such Loan Party agrees to provide security and in each case that has been designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Borrower as being a Secured Hedging Obligation for purposes of the Loan Documents, it being understood that each counterparty thereto shall be deemed (x) to appoint the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (y) to agree to be bound by the provisions of Article 8, Section 9.03 and Section 9.10 as if it were a Lender.

“Secured Obligations” means all Obligations, together with all Secured Hedging Obligations.

“Secured Parties” means (i) the Lenders, (ii) the Administrative Agent, (iii) each counterparty to a Hedge Agreement with a Loan Party the obligations under which constitute Secured Hedging Obligations, (iv) the Arrangers and (v) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

“Securities” means any stock, shares, units, partnership interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or arrangement, options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as “securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing; provided that “Securities” shall not include any earn-out agreement or obligation or any employee bonus or other incentive compensation plan or agreement.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations of the

SEC promulgated thereunder.

“Securitization Assets” means the accounts receivable, royalty or other revenue streams and other rights to payment subject to a Qualified Securitization Financing and the proceeds thereof.

“Securitization Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with, any Qualified Securitization Financing.

“Securitization Financing” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a) a Securitization Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) or (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Securitization Subsidiary), or may grant a security interest in, any Securitization Assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto, including all collateral securing such Securitization Assets, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such Securitization Assets, proceeds of such Securitization Assets and other assets that are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving Securitization Assets.

“Securitization Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of Securitization Assets in a Qualified Securitization Financing to repurchase Securitization Assets arising as a result of a breach of a Standard Securitization Undertaking, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, offset or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.

“Securitization Subsidiary” means a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Qualified Securitization Financing in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower makes an Investment and to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower transfers Securitization Assets and related assets) that engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of Securitization Assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, all proceeds thereof and all rights (contingent and other), collateral and other assets relating thereto, and any business or activities incidental or related to such business, and which is designated by the board of directors of the Borrower or such other Person (as provided below) as a Securitization Subsidiary and (a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i) is guaranteed by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (ii) is recourse to or obligates the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or (iii) subjects any property or asset of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, (b) with which none of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the

Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, has any material

contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms which the Borrower reasonably believes to be no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Borrower and (c) to which none of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results. Any such designation by the board of directors of the Borrower or such other Person shall be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors of the Borrower or such other Person giving effect to such designation and a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.

“Security Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit M, among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

“Similar Business” means any Person the majority of the revenues of which are derived from, or the majority of operations relate to, a business that would be permitted by Section 6.10 if the references to “Restricted Subsidiaries” in Section 6.10 were read to refer to such Person.

“SOFR” means, with respect to any business day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such business day published by the New York Federal Reserve Board (the “NYFRB”) on the NYFRB’s website on the immediately succeeding business day. If SOFR as so determined is less than zero, it shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of calculating the rate.

“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the NYFRB’s website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.

“SOFR Determination Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.

“SOFR Rate Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”. “SPC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(e).

“Specified Assets” means, collectively, the Specified Loans and the [***] Property.

“Specified Asset Litigation Event” means the receipt of Net Proceeds from any litigation, settlement, judgment or enforcement action with respect to any Specified Assets.

“Specified Guarantor Release Provision” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21.

“Specified Loans” means, collectively, the loans identified on Schedule 1.01(d).

“Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01(a)(i) (solely with respect to the Loan Parties), 3.02 (as it relates to the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and the enforceability thereof), 3.03(b)(i), 3.08, 3.12, 3.14 (as it relates to the creation, validity and perfection of the security interests in the Collateral and subject to the last paragraph of Section 4.01), 3.16, 3.17(a)(ii), 3.17(b) and 3.17(c) (solely as it relates to the use of proceeds in violation of FCPA).

“Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower that are customary in a Securitization Financing.

“Subject Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(iii).

“Subject Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Consolidated Net Income.”

“Subject Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(ii). “Subject Transaction” means (a) the Transactions, (b) any Permitted Acquisition or any

other acquisition, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, or any business line, unit or division of, any Person or of a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock of any Person (including (i) to the extent applicable, any Investment in (A) any Restricted Subsidiary the effect of which is to increase the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s respective equity ownership in such Restricted Subsidiary or (B) any joint venture for the purpose of increasing the Borrower’s or its relevant Restricted Subsidiary’s ownership interest in such joint venture and (ii) and any transaction resulting in any Person that was not previously a Restricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or being merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary), in each case that is not prohibited by this Agreement, (c) any Disposition of all or substantially all of the assets or Capital Stock of any subsidiary (or any business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) not prohibited by this Agreement, (d) the designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 5.10 hereof[reserved], (e) any incurrence or repayment (or redemption, repurchase or other retirement) of Indebtedness and/or (f) any other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires pro forma compliance with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a pro forma basis.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other subsidiaries of such Person or a

combination thereof, in each case to the extent such entity’s financial results are required to be included in such Person’s consolidated financial statements under GAAP; provided that in determining the percentage of ownership interests of any Person controlled by another Person, no ownership interests in the nature of a “qualifying share” of the former Person shall be deemed to be outstanding. Unless otherwise specified, “Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower.

“Subsidiary Guarantor” means (x) each Subsidiary of the Borrower on the Closing Date (other than any such Subsidiary that is an Excluded Subsidiary on the Closing Date) and (y) thereafter, each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a guarantor of the Secured Obligations pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including each Restricted Subsidiary that is a Discretionary Guarantor), in each case, until such time as the relevant Subsidiary is released from its obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Guaranty, as applicable, in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.

“Successor Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.07(a). “Supported QFC” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.23.

“Swap Obligations” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

“Tangible Net Worth” means, with respect to the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, and as of a particular date, (a) all amounts that would be included under capital of the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, on a balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (b) intangible assets of the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP, and amounts attributable to investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

“Taxes” means all present and future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

“Term B-1 Loan Maturity Date” means August 9, 2026. “Term B-1 Loan” has the meaning provided in Section 2.01(a).

“Term Benchmark” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate.

“Term Commitment” means the Additional Term B-1 Commitment and any Additional Term Loan Commitment.

“Term Facility” means the Term Loans provided to or for the benefit of the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

“Term Lender” means any Initial the Additional Term B-1 Lender and any Additional Term Lender.

“Term Loan” means the Initial Term Loans, the Term B-1 Loans and, if applicable, any Additional Term Loans.

“Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned to it under the definition of Term SOFR Reference Rate.

“Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator.

“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on such Term SOFR Determination Day, the “Term SOFR Reference Rate” for the applicable tenor has not been published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Rate has not occurred, then the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than five (5) Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.

“Termination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the lead-in to Article 5. “Test Period” means, as of any date, the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters then

most recently ended for which financial statements under Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b), as applicable, have been delivered (or are required to have been delivered).

“Threshold Amount” means, at any date, the greater of (i) $50,000,000 and (ii) 2.00% of Tangible Net Worth as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period.

“Total Debt to Equity Ratio” means, at any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt on such date to (ii) Total Equity on such date.

“Total Equity” means, with respect to the Borrower as of any date, the Borrower’s total equity as of such date, as shown on the Borrower’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP after deducting any amount otherwise included therein that is

attributable to the Borrower’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s investments in any Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“Trademark” means the following: (a) all trademarks (including service marks), common law marks, trade names, trade dress, domain names and logos, slogans and other indicia of origin under the Requirements of Law of any jurisdiction in the world, and the registrations and applications for registration thereof and the goodwill of the business symbolized by the foregoing; (b) all renewals of the foregoing; (c) all income, royalties, damages, and payments now or hereafter due or payable with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages, claims, and payments for past and future infringements, dilutions or violations thereof; (d) all rights to sue for past, present, and future infringements, dilutions or violations of the foregoing, including the right to settle suits involving claims and demands for royalties owing; and (e) all domestic rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.

“Transaction Costs” means fees, premiums, expenses and other transaction costs (including original issue discount or upfront fees) payable or otherwise borne by the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions and the transactions contemplated thereby.

“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are a party and the Borrowing of Loans hereunder on the Closing Date and (b) the payment of the Transaction Costs.

“Treasury Capital Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04(a)(viii). “Treasury Regulations” means the U.S. federal income tax regulations promulgated under

the Code.

“Trust Account” means any accounts used solely to hold Trust Funds.

“Trust Funds” means, to the extent segregated from other assets of the Loan Parties in a segregated account that contains amounts comprised solely and exclusively of such Trust Funds, cash, cash equivalents or other assets comprised solely of (a) funds used for payroll and payroll taxes and other employee benefit payments to or for the benefit of such Loan Party’s employees,

(b) all taxes required to be collected, remitted or withheld (including, without limitation, federal and state withholding taxes) and (c) any other funds which the Loan Parties hold in trust or as an escrow or fiduciary for another person, which is not a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary.

“Type” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the creation or perfection of security interests.

“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom

Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is listed on Schedule 5.10 hereto or designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.10.

“U.S.” means the United States of America.

“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

“U.S. Lender” means any Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.23. “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section

2.17(f)(ii)(B).

“USA PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required scheduled payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness; provided that the effects of any Prepayments made on such Indebtedness shall be disregarded in making such calculation.

“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a direct or indirect subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by Requirements of Law to be owned by a resident of the

relevant jurisdiction) shall be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

“Withdrawal Liability” means the liability to any Multiemployer Plan as the result of a “complete” or “partial” withdrawal by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or a part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligations in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

Section 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., an “Initial Term Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Loan” or an “ABR Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Initial Term Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Term Loan Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Initial Term Loan Borrowing”).

Section 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein or in any Loan Document (including any Loan Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified or extended, replaced or refinanced (subject to any restrictions or qualifications on such amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, supplements or modifications or extensions, replacements or refinancings set forth herein), (b) any reference to any Requirement of Law in any Loan Document shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Requirement of Law, (c) any reference herein or in any Loan Document to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (d) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all references herein or in any Loan

Document to Articles, Sections, clauses, paragraphs, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections, clauses and paragraphs of, and Exhibits and Schedules

to, such Loan Document, (f) in the computation of periods of time in any Loan Document from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including,” the words “to” and “until” mean “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including” and

(g) the words “asset” and “property,” when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including Cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

Section 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP.

Section 1.05. [Reserved].

Section 1.06. Timing of Payment of Performance. When payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension.

Section 1.07. Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified herein, all references herein to times of day shall be references to New York City time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

Section 1.08. Currency Equivalents Generally.

(x) unpaid accrued interest, penalties and premiums (including tender premiums) thereon

plus reasonable and customary fees and expenses (including upfront fees and original issue discount) incurred in connection with such refinancing or replacement and the Indebtedness being refinanced or replaced, (y) any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and (z) additional amounts permitted to be incurred under Section 6.01, and

(B) for the avoidance of doubt, no Default or Event of Default shall occur or be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of a change in the rate of currency exchange occurring after the time of any specified transaction so long as such specified transaction was permitted at the time incurred, made, acquired, committed, entered or declared as set forth above.

Section 1.09. Cashless Rollovers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, to the extent that any Lender extends the maturity date of, or replaces, renews or refinances, any of its then-existing Loans with Incremental Term Loans, Replacement Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or loans incurred under a new credit facility, in each case, to the extent such extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing is effected

by means of a “cashless roll” by such Lender, such extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing shall be deemed to comply with any requirement hereunder

or any other Loan Document that such payment be made “in Dollars,” “in immediately available funds,” “in Cash” or any other similar requirement.

Section 1.10. Certain Calculations and Tests.

6.09 or any applicable defined terms used in any of the foregoing, including any measured as a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets) or (E) compliance with, or satisfaction of, any other condition or requirement, in each case, in connection with any Limited Condition Transactions (or any actions and transactions in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction (including the incurrence of any Indebtedness (and related Liens) pursuant to Sections 2.22 and 6.01)) and any actions or transactions related thereto, determination of whether the relevant conditions or requirement described in subclauses (A) through (E) above (the “LCT Requirements”) are satisfied or complied with may be made, at the election of the Borrower (an “LCT Election”), on the date (the “LCT Test Date”) the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction is entered into (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of irrevocable notice (which may be conditional or subject to deferral) with respect to Indebtedness or declaration of a Restricted Payment). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election, and any Default or Event of Default occurs following the LCT Test Date and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to not have occurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted hereunder.

pursuant to Sections 2.22 and 6.01 and the use of proceeds thereof and related Subject Transactions) and any related pro forma adjustments on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such Limited Condition Transaction (and all related actions and transactions) on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with any applicable LCT Requirements, all applicable LCT Requirements shall be deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes and the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate such Limited Condition Transaction and take or consummate all related actions and transactions at any time subsequent to the LCT Test Date regardless of whether any LCT Requirement determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time subsequent to such LCT Test Date fail to be complied with or satisfied for any reason whatsoever (including due to the occurrence or existence of any event, fact or circumstance), and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction and taking or consummation of all related actions and transactions.

occur or be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of a change in such financial ratio or test occurring after such calculation.

terms) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such transaction (or portion thereof) in any one applicable Basket thereof.

Section 1.11. Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in Dollars may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that may be discontinued or is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, Section 2.14(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to any interest rate used in this Agreement, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the existing interest rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did any existing interest rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any interest rate used in this Agreement, any component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

ARTICLE 2

THE CREDITS

Section 2.01. Commitments.

of such Class to the Borrower, which Loans shall not exceed for any such Lender at the time of any incurrence thereof the Additional Commitment of such Class of such Lender as set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment or Incremental Facility Amendment.

Section 2.02. Loans and Borrowings.

Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date applicable to the relevant Loans.

Section 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. Each Term Loan Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Term Benchmark Loans shall be made upon irrevocable notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (provided that notices in respect of Term Loan Borrowings to be made in connection with any acquisition, investment or irrevocable repayment or redemption of Indebtedness may be conditioned on the closing of such Permitted Acquisition, permitted Investment or permitted irrevocable repayment or redemption of Indebtedness). Each such notice must be in the form of a written Borrowing Request, completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and must be received by the Administrative Agent (by hand delivery, fax or other electronic transmission (including “.pdf” or “.tif”)) not later than (i) 1:00 p.m. three Business Days prior to the requested day of any Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans or, in the case of the Borrowing of the Term B-1 Loan on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, such later time as the Administrative Agent may agree and (ii) 1:00 p.m. on the requested date of any Borrowing of ABR Loans (or, in each case, such later time as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent); provided, however, that if the Borrower wishes to request Term Benchmark Loans having an Interest Period of other than one, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” (A) the applicable notice from the Borrower must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. four Business Days prior to the requested date of the relevant Borrowing (or such later time as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), conversion or continuation, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the appropriate Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is available to them and (B) not later than 12:00 noon three Business Days before the requested date of the relevant Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower whether or not the requested Interest Period is available to the appropriate Lenders.

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term Benchmark Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. The Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details and amount of any Loan to be made as part of the relevant requested Borrowing (x) in the case of any ABR Borrowing, on the same Business Day of receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section or (y) in the case of any Term Benchmark Borrowing, no later than one Business Day following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section.

Section 2.04. [Reserved].

Section 2.05. [Reserved].

Section 2.06. [Reserved].

Section 2.07. Funding of Borrowings.

Section 2.08. Type; Interest Elections.

p.m. three Business Days prior to the requested day of any Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans and (ii) 1:00 p.m. on the requested date of any Borrowing of ABR Loans (or, in each case, such later time as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent); provided, however, that if the Borrower wishes to request Term Benchmark Loans having an Interest Period of other than one. three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” (A) the applicable notice from the Borrower must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. four Business Days prior to the requested date of the relevant Borrowing, conversion or continuation (or such later time as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the appropriate Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is available to them and (B) not later than 12:00 noon three Business Days before the requested date of the relevant Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower whether or not the requested Interest Period is available to the appropriate Lenders.

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(ii) unless repaid, each Term Benchmark Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the then-current Interest Period applicable thereto.

Section 2.09. Termination of Commitments. Unless previously terminated, (i) the Additional Term B-1 Commitment on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date shall automatically terminate upon the making of the Term B-1 Loans on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and

(ii) the Additional Term Loan Commitments of any Class shall automatically terminate upon the making of the Additional Term Loans of such Class and, if any such Additional Term Loan Commitment is not drawn on the date that such Additional Term Loan Commitment is required to be drawn pursuant to the applicable Refinancing Amendment or Incremental Facility Amendment, the undrawn amount thereof shall automatically terminate.

Section 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.

(ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

Lender payable to such Lender and its registered assigns; it being understood and agreed that such Lender (and/or its applicable assign) shall be required to return such Promissory Note to the Borrower in accordance with Section 9.05(b)(iii) and upon the occurrence of the Termination Date (or as promptly thereafter as practicable). If any Lender loses the original copy of its Promissory Note, it shall execute an affidavit of loss containing an indemnification provision reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower.

Section 2.11. Prepayment of Loans.

(including to make capital expenditures) the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds in the business (other than Cash or Cash Equivalents) (including, without limitation, investments in CRE Finance Assets and Real Estate Investments) of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, then, the Borrower shall not be required to make a mandatory prepayment under this clause (ii) in respect of the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds to the extent (x) the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds are so reinvested within 18 months following receipt thereof, or (y) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has committed to so reinvest the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds during such 18 month period and the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds are so reinvested within 180 days after the expiration of such 18 month period (it being understood that if the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds have not been so reinvested prior to the expiration of the applicable period, the Borrower shall promptly prepay the Subject Loans with the amount of Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds not so reinvested as set forth above in this clause (I)) (provided that, with respect to this clause (I), at the Borrower’s election by written notice to the Administrative Agent, expenditures and investments occurring prior to receipt of the relevant Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds (and not otherwise applied in respect of any other prepayment required by this clause (ii)), but after the definitive agreement governing the transaction from which such Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds were generated was entered into, may be deemed to have been reinvested after receipt of such Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds) or, (II) apply the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds to prepay amounts outstanding under any (x) Asset Financing Facility secured directly or indirectly by CRE Finance Assets or any (y) CRE Financing (or in the case of any such proceeds relating to a sale or other event with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, to pay Indebtedness of such Subsidiary), then, the Borrower shall not be required to make a mandatory prepayment under this clause (ii) in respect of the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds to the extent the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds are so applied within 18 months following receipt thereof (it being understood that if the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds have not been so applied prior to the expiration of the applicable period, the Borrower shall promptly prepay the Subject Loans with the amount of Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds not so applied to repay such amounts as set forth above in this clause (II)); and (B) if, at the time that any such prepayment would be required hereunder, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is required to Prepay any other Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations by the documentation governing such other Indebtedness (such other Indebtedness, “Other Applicable Indebtedness”), then the relevant Person may apply the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds on a pro rata basis to the prepayment of the Subject Loans and to the Prepayment of the Other Applicable Indebtedness (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Subject Loans and the Other Applicable Indebtedness (or accreted amount if such Other Applicable Indebtedness is issued with original issue discount) at such time); it being understood that (1) the portion of the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of the Other Prepayment Subject Proceeds shall be allocated to the Subject Loans in accordance with the terms hereof, and the amount of the prepayment