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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 29, 2025

 

 

STORE Capital LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36739   88-4051712
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100

Scottsdale, AZ 85255

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(480) 256-1100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

None   None   None

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

Emerging growth company ☐

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

 

 
 


Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amended and Restated Unsecured Credit Agreement

On September 29, 2025, STORE Capital LLC (the “Company”), KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the lenders party thereto, amended and restated (the “Amended and Restated Unsecured Credit Agreement”) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2023 (as amended to date, the “Unsecured Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, the other lenders identified therein, and the Administrative Agent, to, among other things, make available to the Company (a) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1,250,000,000, which will include a $200,000,000 swingline subfacility and a $75,000,000 letter of credit subfacility, and (b) senior unsecured term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,650,000,000. The Amended and Restated Unsecured Credit Agreement extended maturity dates for borrowings made thereunder, and otherwise bears substantially similar terms and conditions as the Unsecured Credit Agreement, including the interest rates and various restrictive financial and nonfinancial covenants which, among other things, require the Company to maintain certain leverage ratios, cash flow and debt service coverage ratios and secured borrowing ratios.

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Unsecured Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is attached here as Exhibit 10.1.

2025 Master Funding Transaction

On September 30, 2025, the Company completed the issuance of $645,000,000 aggregate principal amount of STORE Master Funding Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2025-1 (the “Notes”) by STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC and STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC (together, the “Issuers”). Each of the Issuers is a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned, special purpose, bankruptcy-remote, indirect subsidiary of the Company. Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $625,000,000 were issued to qualified institutional investors (the “Class A Notes”). The remaining Notes, in the aggregate principal amount of $20,000,000, were issued to an affiliate of the Company (the “Class B Notes”).

The Notes were issued to qualified institutional investors pursuant to a Note Purchase Agreement, entered into on September 25, 2025 (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), among the Company and the Issuers, and the initial purchasers party thereto (together, the “Initial Purchasers”). Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, the Issuers sold the Notes to the Initial Purchasers in reliance on certain exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and upon certain representations and warranties made by the Initial Purchasers in the Note Purchase Agreement. The Note Purchase Agreement also contained customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company and the Issuers.

The Notes

The Notes were issued in seven classes: (i) Class A-1 (AAA), (ii) Class A-2 (AAA), (iii) Class A-3 (AAA), (iv) Class A-4 (AA), (v) Class A-5 (AA), (vi) Class A-6 (AA) and (vii) Class B, with such classes bearing the following initial principal balances, annual interest rates, anticipated repayment dates and the ratings assigned by S&P Global Ratings, respectively:

 

Class

  Initial Principal Balance     Note Rate   Anticipated Repayment Date   Rating (S&P)
A-1 (AAA)   $ 107,200,000     4.76%   September 2030   AAA(sf)
A-2 (AAA)   $ 268,000,000     4.98%   September 2032   AAA(sf)
A-3 (AAA)   $ 160,800,000     5.19%   September 2035   AAA(sf)
A-4 (AA)   $ 17,800,000     4.95%   September 2030   AA(sf)
A-5 (AA)   $ 44,500,000     5.17%   September 2032   AA(sf)
A-6 (AA)   $ 26,700,000     5.39%   September 2035   AA(sf)
B   $ 20,000,000     6.14%   September 2035   A(sf)

The weighted average note rate of the Class A Notes is 5.06%. The weighted average life of the Class A Notes is 7.32 years. The Company and the Issuers intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Class A Notes to fund growth. The Class B Notes are being retained by an affiliate of the Company and some or all of them may be sold in the future.

 


The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered and sold absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration.

Indenture and Indenture Supplement

The Notes were issued pursuant to the Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2025 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuers and Citibank, N.A. (the “Indenture Trustee”) and are governed by the Series 2025-1 Supplement to the Indenture entered into by the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee on September 30, 2025 (the “Indenture Supplement”). From time to time and subject to certain conditions, the Issuers and/or any special purpose, bankruptcy-remote affiliate of the Issuers (each, a “Co-Issuer”) may issue additional series of notes pursuant to the Indenture and any applicable series supplement thereto. The Notes and any additional series of notes will be payable solely from and secured by a security interest in the assets of the Issuers and any Co-Issuer.

Under the Indenture, the Notes are subject to events of default that generally are customary in nature for rated net-lease mortgage securitizations of this type, including (a) the non-payment of interest or principal, (b) material violations of covenants, (c) material breaches of representations and warranties and (d) certain bankruptcy events. The Notes are subject to early amortization events that generally are customary in nature for rated net-lease mortgage securitizations of this type, including (i) the average cash flow coverage ratio falling below certain levels, (ii) the occurrence of an event of default and (iii) the failure by the Issuers to repay any class of notes in full on or prior to the anticipated repayment date for such class of notes. The occurrence of an early amortization event or an event of default could result in the early amortization of the Notes and the occurrence of an event of default could, in certain instances, result in the liquidation of the collateral securing the Notes.

Property Management and Servicing Agreement

In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company also entered into the Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025 (the “Property Management Agreement”), among the Issuers, the Company, KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”) and the Indenture Trustee. Under the Property Management Agreement, the Company serves as the property manager and special servicer and is responsible for servicing and administering the assets securing the Notes. KeyBank acts as the back-up manager and sub-manager and, among other things, is responsible for collecting and remitting monthly lease and mortgage payments and other amounts to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Company.

The Issuers are subject to certain restrictive covenants under the Property Management Agreement and the Indenture including with respect to the types of business they may conduct and other customary covenants for a bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity.

The foregoing description in this Item 1.01 is only a summary of certain provisions of the transaction described above and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Indenture, the Indenture Supplement and the Property Management Agreement, which are attached to this Report as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 10.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03 as if fully set forth herein.

 

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 30, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the Company’s offering of the Notes. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 


Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit    Description
 4.1    Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2025, by and among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC and STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company, collectively as issuers, and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee, relating to the Net-Lease Mortgage Notes.
 4.2    Series 2025-1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of September 30, 2025, among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC and STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company, collectively as issuers, and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee, relating to the Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2025-1.
10.1    Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025, among STORE Capital LLC, KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders and parties identified therein.
10.2    Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025, among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC and STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company, collectively as issuers, STORE Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as property manager and special servicer, KeyBank National Association, as back-up manager, and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee.
99.1    Press Release dated September 30, 2025.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 


SIGNATURES

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

 

    STORE Capital LLC
Dated: October 3, 2025  
        By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

            Chad A. Freed
            Executive Vice President – General Counsel

Exhibit 4.1

EXECUTION VERSION

ELEVENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER INDENTURE

Dated as of September 30, 2025

 

 

AMONG

STORE MASTER FUNDING I, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING II, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING III, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING IV, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING V, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING VI, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING VII, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XIV, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XIX, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XX, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXII, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXIV, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXIV, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXVII, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXVIII, LLC,

as an Issuer,

AND

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Indenture Trustee

NET-LEASE MORTGAGE NOTES


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

     5  

Section 1.01

   Definitions      5  

Section 1.02

   Rules of Construction      29  

ARTICLE II THE NOTES

     30  

Section 2.01

   Forms; Denominations      30  

Section 2.02

   Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating      31  

Section 2.03

   Reserved      32  

Section 2.04

   The Notes Generally; New Issuances      32  

Section 2.05

   Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Notes      36  

Section 2.06

   Book-Entry Notes      43  

Section 2.07

   Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes      44  

Section 2.08

   Noteholder Lists      45  

Section 2.09

   Persons Deemed Owners      45  

Section 2.10

   Payment Account      45  

Section 2.11

   Payments on the Notes      46  

Section 2.12

   Final Payment Notice      51  

Section 2.13

   Compliance with Withholding Requirements      52  

Section 2.14

   Cancellation      52  

Section 2.15

   Reserved      52  

Section 2.16

   The Hedge Agreements      52  

Section 2.17

   Tax Treatment of the Notes      54  

Section 2.18

   DSCR Reserve Account      54  

Section 2.19

   Representations and Warranties with Respect to the Issuers      54  

Section 2.20

   Representations and Warranties With Respect To Properties and Leases      58  

Section 2.21

   Representations and Warranties With Respect To Mortgage Loans and Loan Components of Hybrid Leases      65  

Section 2.22

   Representations and Warranties With Respect to Hybrid Leases      78  

Section 2.23

   Liquidity Reserve Account      79  

ARTICLE III SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

     80  

Section 3.01

   Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture      80  

Section 3.02

   Application of Trust Money      81  

ARTICLE IV EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

     81  

Section 4.01

   Events of Default      81  

Section 4.02

   Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment      83  

Section 4.03

   Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture Trustee      84  

Section 4.04

   Remedies      85  

Section 4.05

   Application of Money Collected      86  

 

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Section 4.06

   Limitation on Suits      87  

Section 4.07

   Unconditional Right of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest      87  

Section 4.08

   Restoration of Rights and Remedies      87  

Section 4.09

   Rights and Remedies Cumulative      88  

Section 4.10

   Delay or Omission Not Waiver      88  

Section 4.11

   Control by Requisite Global Majority      88  

Section 4.12

   Waiver of Past Defaults      88  

Section 4.13

   Undertaking for Costs      89  

Section 4.14

   Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws      89  

Section 4.15

   Sale of Collateral      90  

Section 4.16

   Action on Notes      91  

ARTICLE V THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE

     91  

Section 5.01

   Certain Duties and Responsibilities      91  

Section 5.02

   Notice of Defaults      94  

Section 5.03

   Certain Rights of Indenture Trustee      95  

Section 5.04

   Compensation; Reimbursement; Indemnification      97  

Section 5.05

   Corporate Indenture Trustee Required; Eligibility      99  

Section 5.06

   Authorization of Indenture Trustee      99  

Section 5.07

   Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business      99  

Section 5.08

   Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor      100  

Section 5.09

   Acceptance of Appointment by Successor      101  

Section 5.10

   Unclaimed Funds      101  

Section 5.11

   Illegal Acts      102  

Section 5.12

   Communications by the Indenture Trustee      102  

Section 5.13

   Separate Indenture Trustees and Co-Trustees      102  

Section 5.14

   Communications with the Rating Agency      104  

ARTICLE VI REPORTS TO NOTEHOLDERS

     104  

Section 6.01

   Reports to Noteholders and Others      104  

Section 6.02

   Certain Communications with the Rating Agencies      105  

Section 6.03

   Access to Certain Information      105  

ARTICLE VII REDEMPTION; SERIES ENHANCEMENT

     107  

Section 7.01

   Redemption of the Notes      107  

Section 7.02

   Series Enhancement      108  

ARTICLE VIII SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES; AMENDMENTS

     108  

Section 8.01

   Supplemental Indentures or Amendments Without Consent of Noteholders      108  

Section 8.02

   Supplemental Indentures With Consent      110  

Section 8.03

   Delivery of Supplements and Amendments      111  

Section 8.04

   Series Supplements      111  

Section 8.05

   Execution of Supplemental Indentures, Etc.      112  

 

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ARTICLE IX COVENANTS; WARRANTIES

     113  

Section 9.01

   Maintenance of Office or Agency      113  

Section 9.02

   Existence and Good Standing      113  

Section 9.03

   Payment of Taxes and Other Claims      113  

Section 9.04

   Validity of the Notes; Title to the Collateral; Lien      114  

Section 9.05

   Protection of Collateral Pool      116  

Section 9.06

   Covenants      116  

Section 9.07

   Statement as to Compliance      119  

Section 9.08

   Issuers May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms      120  

Section 9.09

   Litigation      121  

Section 9.10

   Notice of Default      121  

Section 9.11

   Cooperate in Legal Proceedings      121  

Section 9.12

   Insurance Benefits      121  

Section 9.13

   Costs of Enforcement      122  

Section 9.14

   Performance of Issuers’ Duties by the Related Issuer Member      122  

Section 9.15

   Further Acts, Etc.      122  

Section 9.16

   Recording of Mortgages, Etc.      122  

Section 9.17

   Treatment of the Notes as Debt for Tax Purposes      123  

Section 9.18

   Payment of Debts      123  

Section 9.19

   Single-Purpose Status      123  

Section 9.20

   Separateness of Each Issuer      123  

Section 9.21

   Capitalization of the Issuers      123  

Section 9.22

   Maintenance of Assets      123  

Section 9.23

   Compliance with Representations and Warranties      123  

Section 9.24

   Independent Directors      124  

Section 9.25

   Employees      125  

Section 9.26

   Assumptions in Insolvency Opinion      125  

Section 9.27

   Performance by the Issuers      125  

Section 9.28

   Use of Proceeds      125  

Section 9.29

   Other Rights, Etc.      126  

Section 9.30

   Books and Records      126  

Section 9.31

   Overhead Expenses      126  

Section 9.32

   Embargoed Persons      126  

ARTICLE X COVENANTS REGARDING PROPERTIES

     126  

Section 10.01

   General      126  

Section 10.02

   Insurance      126  

Section 10.03

   Mortgage Loans, Leases and Rents      127  

Section 10.04

   Compliance With Laws      127  

Section 10.05

   Estoppel Certificates      128  

Section 10.06

   Other Rights, Etc.      128  

Section 10.07

   Right to Release Any Portion of the Collateral Pool      128  

Section 10.08

   Environmental Covenants      128  

Section 10.09

   Handicapped Access      129  

Section 10.10

   Preservation of Title      130  

Section 10.11

   Maintenance and Use of Properties      130  

Section 10.12

   Access to Properties      130  

 

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ARTICLE XI COSTS

     130  

Section 11.01

   Performance at the Issuers’ Expense      130  

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

     130  

Section 12.01

   Execution Counterparts      130  

Section 12.02

   Compliance Certificates and Opinions, Etc.      130  

Section 12.03

   Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee      131  

Section 12.04

   No Oral Change      132  

Section 12.05

   Acts of Noteholders      132  

Section 12.06

   Computation of Percentage of Noteholders      132  

Section 12.07

   Notice to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuers and Certain Other Persons      133  

Section 12.08

   Notices to Noteholders; Notification Requirements and Waiver      133  

Section 12.09

   Successors and Assigns      133  

Section 12.10

   Interest Charges; Waivers      134  

Section 12.11

   Severability Clause      134  

Section 12.12

   Governing Law      134  

Section 12.13

   Effect of Headings and Table of Contents      134  

Section 12.14

   Benefits of Indenture      135  

Section 12.15

   Trust Obligation      135  

Section 12.16

   Inspection      135  

Section 12.17

   Method of Payment      135  

Section 12.18

   Limitation on Liability of the Issuers and Issuer Member      136  

Section 12.19

   Acquisition of Post-Closing Properties and the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account      136  

Section 12.20

   Addition of Properties to Master Leases      137  

Exhibits

 

Exhibit A-1   Form of Restricted Global Net-Lease Mortgage Note
Exhibit A-2   Form of Regulation S Global Net-Lease Mortgage Note
Exhibit A-3   Form of Definitive Net-Lease Mortgage Note
Exhibit B   Form of Trustee Report
Exhibit C-1   Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfers of Definitive Notes
Exhibit C-2   Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfers of Definitive Notes
Exhibit D-1   Form of Transfer Certificate for Transfers From Regulation S Global Note or Definitive Note to Restricted Global Note
Exhibit D-2   Form of Transfer Certificate for Transfer from Restricted Global Note or Definitive Note to Regulation S Global Note During the Restricted Period
Exhibit D-3   Form of Transfer Certificate for Transfer from Restricted Global Note or Definitive Note to Regulation S Global Note After the Restricted Period

 

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Exhibit D-4   Form of Regulation S Letter for Exchange of Interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Note for Interests in the Permanent Regulation S Global Note
Exhibit E-1   Form of Certificate with Respect to Information Request by Beneficial Owner
Exhibit E-2   Form of Certificate with Respect to Information Request by Prospective Purchaser
Exhibit F   Form of Noteholder Confidentiality Agreement
Exhibit G-1   Form of Officer’s Certificate of the Issuers with respect to Post-Closing Properties and Additional Master Lease Properties
Exhibit G-2   Form of Officer’s Certificate of STORE Capital with respect to Post-Closing Properties and Additional Master Lease Properties
Exhibit G-3   Form of Officer’s Certificate of Counsel to the Issuers with respect to Post-Closing Properties and Additional Master Lease Properties
Exhibit G-4   Form of Post-Closing Acquisition Notice

 

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ELEVENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER INDENTURE, dated as of September 30, 2025 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time as permitted hereby, the “Indenture”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding I”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding II”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding III”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding IV”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding V”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding VI”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding VII”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII”), STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII” and collectively with STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV and STORE Master Funding XXXVII, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A., a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) under this Indenture.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee entered into a master indenture (the “Original Master Indenture”), dated as of August 23, 2012;

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee entered into an amended and restated master indenture (the “Amended and Restated Master Indenture”), dated as of March 27, 2013 which amended and restated in its entirety the Original Master Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee entered into a second amended and restated master indenture (the “Second Amended and Restated Master Indenture”), dated as of December 3, 2013, which amended and restated in its entirety the Amended and Restated Master Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee entered into a third amended and restated master indenture (the “Third Amended and Restated Master Indenture”), dated as of May 6, 2014, which amended and restated in its entirety the Second Amended and Restated Master Indenture;


WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee entered into a fourth amended and restated master indenture (the “Fourth Amended and Restated Master Indenture”), dated as of April 16, 2015, which amended and restated in its entirety the Third Amended and Restated Master Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee entered into a fifth amended and restated master indenture (the “Fifth Amended and Restated Master Indenture”), dated as of October 18, 2016, which amended and restated in its entirety the Fourth Amended and Restated Master Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee entered into a sixth amended and restated master indenture (the “Sixth Amended and Restated Master Indenture”) dated as of October 22, 2018, which amended and restated in its entirety the Fifth Amended and Restated Master Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee entered into a seventh amended and restated master indenture (the “Seventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture”) dated as of November 13, 2019, which amended and restated in its entirety the Sixth Amended and Restated Master Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee entered into an eighth amended and restated master indenture (the “Eighth Amended and Restated Master Indenture”) dated as of June 29, 2021, which amended and restated in its entirety the Seventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee entered into a ninth amended and restated master indenture (the “Ninth Amended and Restated Master Indenture”) dated as of May 31, 2023, which amended and restated in its entirety the Eighth Amended and Restated Master Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee entered into a tenth amended and restated master indenture (the “Tenth Amended and Restated Master Indenture” and, together with the Original Master Indenture, the Amended and Restated Master Indenture, the Second Amended and Restated Master Indenture, the Third Amended and Restated Master Indenture, the Fourth Amended and Restated Master Indenture, the Fifth Amended and Restated Master Indenture, the Sixth Amended and Restated Master Indenture, the Seventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, the Eighth Amended and Restated Master Indenture and the Ninth Amended and Restated Master Indenture, the “Prior Master Indenture”), dated as of April 18, 2024, which amended and restated in its entirety the Ninth Amended and Restated Master Indenture;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Prior Master Indenture, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee may enter into one or more amendments to the Prior Master Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee hereby consent to the amendments to the Prior Master Indenture set forth herein;

 

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WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee hereby agree that pursuant to this Indenture the Prior Master Indenture continues in full force and effect as amended hereby and except with respect to the terms that have been amended pursuant to this Indenture, all obligations of the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee under the Prior Master Indenture will remain outstanding and continue in full force and effect, unpaid, unimpaired and undischarged, and all liens created under the Prior Master Indenture will continue in full force and effect, unimpaired and undischarged, having the same perfection and priority for payment and performance of the obligations of the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee as were in place under the Prior Master Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuers have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of their respective series of Net-Lease Mortgage Notes (collectively, the “Notes”), to be issued pursuant to this Indenture, and the Notes issuable under this Indenture shall be issued in series (each, a “Series”), as from time to time may be created by supplements (each, a “Series Supplement”) to this Indenture;

WHEREAS, in connection with each Series of Notes issued under this Indenture, the applicable Issuers may enter into a Series Enhancement (as defined herein) that will provide credit enhancement or other protection for the Holders of a Series of Notes and the applicable Issuers will incur obligations under the terms of such Series Enhancements;

NOW THEREFORE, all things necessary to make the Notes, when the Notes are executed by the applicable Issuers and authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee hereunder and duly issued by such Issuers, the valid and legally binding obligations of such Issuers enforceable in accordance with their terms, and to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding agreement of such Issuers enforceable in accordance with its terms, have been done.

GRANTING CLAUSE

Each of the Issuers hereby Grants to the Indenture Trustee on the applicable Series Closing Date, for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders, all of such Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to all of such Issuer’s “accounts,” “deposit accounts,” “chattel paper,” “payment intangibles,” “commercial tort claims,” “supporting obligations,” “promissory notes,” “letter-of-credit rights,” “documents,” “goods,” “fixtures,” “general intangibles,” “instruments,” “inventory,” “equipment,” “investment property,” “proceeds” (as each of the foregoing terms is defined in the UCC), rights, interests and property (whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, other than any Excluded Assets) (individually, the “Collateral” and, collectively, the “Collateral Pool”), including the following: (i) fee title to, and if applicable, leasehold interests in ground leases on, such Issuer’s Properties, (ii) each of the Leases with respect to such Properties and all payments required thereunder on and after the applicable Series Closing Date or Transfer Date, as applicable, (iii) the Mortgage Loans and all payments required thereunder on and after the applicable Series Closing Date or Transfer Date, (iv) all of such Issuer’s right, title and interest in all fixtures and reserves and escrows, if any, related to such Issuer’s Properties, (v) any guarantees of and security for the Tenants’ obligations under the Leases, including any security deposits thereunder, (vi) all of such Issuer’s rights under the applicable Guaranties, (vii) all of such Issuer’s rights (but none of its obligations) under the Purchase and Sale Agreements and the Collateral Agency Agreement, (viii) the Collection Account, the Release Account, the Lockbox Transfer

 

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Account, the DSCR Reserve Account, the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account, the Payment Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, any Exchange Reserve Account established in connection with the Exchange Program, in each case, as applicable, any sub-accounts and any other accounts established under the Transaction Documents for purposes of receiving, retaining and distributing amounts received in respect of the Collateral Pool and making payments to Noteholders and distributions to the Holders of the Issuer Interests, and all funds and Permitted Investments as may from time to time be deposited therein, (ix) all of such Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to a Series Enhancement, if any, (x) all present and future claims, demands and causes of action in respect of the foregoing, and (xi) all proceeds of the foregoing of every kind and nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all proceeds of the conversion thereof, voluntary or involuntary, into cash or other liquid property, all cash proceeds, accounts receivable, notes, drafts, acceptances, chattel paper, checks, deposit accounts, rights to payment of any and every kind and other forms of obligations and receivables, instruments and other property that at any time constitute all or part of or are included in the proceeds of the foregoing.

The foregoing Grants are made in trust to secure the payment of principal of and interest on, and any other amounts owing in respect of, the Notes, and to secure compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, all as provided in this Indenture and each Series Supplement.

GENERAL COVENANT

IT IS HEREBY COVENANTED AND DECLARED that the Notes are to be authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee on the applicable Series Closing Dates (as defined herein), that the Collateral is to be held by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee and that moneys in or from the Collateral Pool are to be applied by the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, subject to the further covenants, conditions and trusts hereinafter set forth, and each Issuer does hereby represent and warrant, and covenant and agree, to and with the Indenture Trustee, for the equal and proportionate benefit and security of each Noteholder, as follows:

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS

OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 1.01 Definitions.

Whenever used in this Indenture, including in the Preliminary Statement, the Granting Clause and the General Covenant hereinabove set forth, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in this Section 1.01 or, if not specified in this Section 1.01, then in the Property Management Agreement.

1939 Act”: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules, regulations and published interpretations of the SEC promulgated thereunder from time to time.

1940 Act”: The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations and published interpretations of the SEC promulgated thereunder from time to time.

3-Month Average DSCR”: With respect to any Determination Date, the average of the Monthly DSCRs for such Determination Date and the two immediately preceding Determination Dates.

95-Person Limit”: As defined in Section 2.05(m).

Account Control Agreement”: An agreement with respect to a deposit account or a securities account, in form and substance satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, pursuant to which the institution at which such account is maintained agrees to follow the instructions or entitlement orders, as the case may be, of the Indenture Trustee or, in certain instances, the Property Manager with respect thereto.

Accredited Investor”: As defined in Section 2.05(d).

Accrual Period”: With respect to any Class of Notes, as defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

Act”: As defined in Section 12.05(a).

Additional Master Lease Property”: A Property that may be added to an existing Master Lease in the Collateral Pool on a Master Lease Addition Date, subject to satisfaction of the Master Lease Conditions.

Adjusted Principal Balance”: On any Payment Date and for any Class of Notes, the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Class before giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date (or, in the case of the initial Payment Date, the Initial Principal Balance as of the Series Closing Date), minus the Adjustment Amount for such Class on the current Payment Date. In no event will the Adjusted Principal Balance of any Class exceed the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Class or be a number less than zero. On the Series Closing Date, the Adjusted Principal Amount of any Class will be equal to the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Class on the Series Closing Date.

 

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Adjustment Amount”: For any Class of any Series of Notes, as defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

Advance”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Affiliate”: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Aggregate Allocated Loan Amount”: The Aggregate Series Principal Balance.

Aggregate Collateral Value of Post-Closing Properties”: The “Aggregate Collateral Value of Post-Closing Properties” specified in the most recently executed Series Supplement, if applicable.

Aggregate Series Principal Balance”: On any date of determination, the sum of all Series Principal Balances, in each case, as of such date of determination, after giving effect to any payments of principal on such date.

Allocated Release Amount”: With respect to any Series of Notes, as defined in the related Series Supplement, if applicable.

Amended and Restated Master Indenture”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

Anticipated Repayment Date” For any Series of Notes, the Anticipated Repayment Date for such Series of Notes, as specified in the related Series Supplement.

Applicable Laws”: As defined in Section 10.04(a).

Applicable Paydown Percentage”: With respect to any Series of Notes and as of any applicable Payment Date upon which Unscheduled Principal Payments are made pursuant to Section 2.11(b) and/or upon which a Voluntary Prepayment in part is made, a fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the related Series Principal Balance subject to paydown and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Series Principal Balance before giving effect to any payment on such Payment Date.

Appraised Value”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Asbestos”: Asbestos or any substance or material containing asbestos.

Authenticating Agent”: As defined in Section 2.02(b).

 

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Authorized Officer”: With respect to each Issuer, any person who is authorized to act for such Issuer and who is identified on the list delivered by such Issuer to the Indenture Trustee on the applicable Series Closing Date (as such list may be modified or supplemented from time to time thereafter).

Authorized Persons”: As defined in Section 5.03(r).

Available Amount”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Back-Up Fee”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Back-Up Manager”: KeyBank National Association, a national banking association, or its successor in interest.

Bankruptcy Code”: The federal Bankruptcy Code of 1978, Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time.

Book-Entry Custodian”: Initially, the Indenture Trustee and thereafter, such other bank or trust company as the Indenture Trustee shall appoint pursuant to Section 2.06(a).

Book-Entry Note”: Any Note registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee.

Borrower”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Business Day”: Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed in New York, New York, Scottsdale, Arizona, or any other city in which the principal office of the Issuer, the primary servicing office of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer or the Indenture Trustee’s Office is located.

Cash”: Coin or currency of the United States or immediately available federal funds, including such funds delivered by wire transfer.

CERCLA”: As defined in Section 10.08(a).

Class”: Collectively, all of the Notes of a particular Series that bear the same name and the same alphabetical and, if applicable, numerical class designations.

Class A Notes”: As defined in the related Series Supplement.

Class B Note Adjusted Principal Balance”: As defined in the related Series Supplement.

Class B Notes”: As defined in the related Series Supplement.

Code”: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Collateral”: As defined in the Granting Clause hereto.

 

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Collateral Agency Agreement”: The Second Amended and Restated Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2015, among the Collateral Agent, STORE Capital, STORE SPE Warehouse Funding, LLC, any other party that becomes a “Joining Party Lender” thereto (as such term is defined in therein), STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, and any other Issuer that becomes a “Joining Party Issuer” thereto (as such term is defined in therein), and any other Collateral Agency Agreement as set forth in a Series Supplement, each as may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Collateral Agent”: Citibank, N.A., a national banking association, in its capacity as collateral agent under this Indenture and the Collateral Agency Agreement, or its successor in interest, or any successor collateral agent appointed as provided in this Indenture and the Collateral Agency Agreement.

Collateral Defect”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Collateral Pool”: As defined in the Granting Clause hereto.

Collateral Pool Expenses”: As defined in Section 2.11(b).

Collateral Transfer”: Any voluntary or involuntary sale, transfer, exchange, conveyance, mortgage, grant, bargain, encumbrance, pledge, assignment, grant of any options with respect to, or any other transfer or disposition of (directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, and whether or not for consideration or of record), including but not limited to: (i) an installments sales agreement wherein an Issuer agrees to sell a related Mortgage Loan or Property or any part thereof for a price to be paid in installments or (ii) an agreement by an Issuer leasing all or a substantial part of a related Property for other than actual occupancy by a Tenant thereunder or a sale, assignment or other transfer of, or the grant of a security interest in, such Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to any mortgagee Loans, Leases or any rents.

Collection Account”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Collection Period”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Condemnation Proceeds”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Control Person”: With respect to any Person, any other Person that constitutes a “controlling person” within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act.

Controlling Party”: With respect to any Series, as defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

Custodian”: U.S. Bank National Association or its successor in interest.

Custody Agreement”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

 

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Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest”: With respect to any Payment Date and any Series of Notes, applicable accrued and unpaid Post-ARD Additional Interest from any prior Payment Date. For the avoidance of doubt, Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest will not bear interest.

Definitive Note”: As defined in Section 2.01(b).

Department of Labor Regulations”: Regulations at 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101.

Depository”: The Depository Trust Company or any successor depository hereafter named as contemplated by Section 2.06. The nominee of the initial Depository, for purposes of registering such Notes that are Book-Entry Notes, is Cede & Co. The Depository shall at all times be a “clearing corporation” as defined in Section 8-102(4) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Depository Participant”: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.

Determination Date”: With respect to any Payment Date, the seventh (7th) day of the month in which such Payment Date occurs or, if such seventh (7th) day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately succeeding such seventh (7th) day.

Disposition Period: If any Series Principal Balance is greater than zero on its related Series Disposition Period Date, a period commencing on such Series Disposition Period Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the date upon which the Series Principal Balance is reduced to zero and (ii) the Rated Final Payment Date for such Series.

DSCR Reserve Account”: The segregated trust account established by and in the name of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 2.18 hereof.

DSCR Sweep Period”: A period that shall commence on any Determination Date for which the Monthly DSCR is less than or equal to 1.30x and an Early Amortization Period has not otherwise commenced or is not otherwise in effect, and shall continue until the Monthly DSCR is greater than 1.30x for three (3) consecutive Determination Dates.

Early Amortization Period”: An Early Amortization Period will commence on any Determination Date: (A) if the 3-Month Average DSCR as of such Determination Date is less than or equal to 1.20x; provided, however, that such Early Amortization Period under this clause (A) shall continue until the 3-Month Average DSCR is greater than 1.20x for three (3) consecutive Determination Dates; (B) if an Event of Default, after giving effect to any grace period, shall have occurred and shall not have been cured or waived in accordance with the terms hereof; or (C) upon the occurrence of any other event upon which an Early Amortization Period shall have commenced, as specified in any Series Supplement.

 

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Eligible Account”: Any of (i) a segregated account maintained with a federal- or state-chartered depository institution or trust company, the long-term deposit or long-term unsecured debt obligations of which (or of such institution’s parent holding company) are rated “BBB” or better by S&P, if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days, or the short-term deposit or short-term unsecured debt obligations of which (or of such institution’s parent holding company) are rated “A-1” by S&P (or, solely with respect to the General Receipts Account and the Lockbox Transfer Account, “A-2” or better by S&P) if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less, in any event at any time funds are on deposit therein, (ii) a segregated trust account maintained with a federal- or state-chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity, which, in the case of a state-chartered depository institution or trust company is subject to regulations regarding fiduciary funds on deposit therein substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. § 9.10(b), and which, in either case, has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, or (iii) any other account that is acceptable to the Rating Agencies (as evidenced by written confirmation from such Rating Agencies); provided, that in the event that any of the accounts no longer qualifies as an Eligible Account under this definition, the Issuers shall promptly, and in no event later than thirty (30) calendar days following such account failing to qualify as an Eligible Account, direct the Indenture Trustee to remit all funds in such account to a specified Eligible Account. Eligible Accounts may bear interest.

Email Recipient”: As defined in Section 5.03(q).

Embargoed Person”: As defined in Section 2.19(u).

Environmental Laws”: As defined in Section 10.08.

ERISA”: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Event”: As defined in Section 11.01.

Event of Default”: As defined in Section 4.01.

Excluded Asset”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Extraordinary Expense Cap”: (A) With respect to the Extraordinary Expenses paid and payable each calendar year, an amount equal to the greater of (i) $250,000 per Series per calendar year and (ii) 0.10% of the Aggregate Series Principal Balance (as of the most recent Series Closing Date and each anniversary thereof) per year and 1/12 of such amount per month (such amount as set forth in clause (i) or (ii) above to be cumulative for each month in a calendar year if not used, although any such cumulative amount not to be carried forward into the next calendar year) and (B) with respect to the aggregate Extraordinary Expenses paid and payable pursuant to this Indenture since the Initial Closing Date, an amount equal to $7,500,000.

Extraordinary Expenses”: Unanticipated expenses required to be borne by the applicable Issuers, that consist of, among other things: (i) amounts to be paid in connection with the transfer of the Loan Files, Lease Files and other administrative expenses incurred in connection with the sale or transfer of Leases, Loans and Properties by such Issuers; (ii) payments to the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, any Hedge Counterparty (if applicable), any Issuers, the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Control Persons of amounts for certain expenses and liabilities as specified in this

 

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Indenture (including, but not limited to, Section 5.04(a)(2)), the Notes, the Property Management Agreement, the applicable Limited Liability Company Agreements or any other agreement related thereto; (iii) payments for the advice of counsel and the cost of certain Opinions of Counsel; (iv) costs and expenses incurred in connection with environmental remediation with respect to any Property; and (v) certain indemnities that STORE Capital is obligated to pay but fails to pay under any Guaranty.

FDIC”: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor.

Final Payment Date”: With respect to any Class of Notes, the Payment Date on which the final payment on such Notes is made hereunder by reason of all principal, interest and other amounts due and payable on such Notes having been paid.

Flow-Through Entity”: As defined in Section 2.05(m).

Foreclosure Proceeding”: Any proceeding, non-judicial sale or power of sale or other proceeding (judicial or non-judicial) for the foreclosure, sale or assignment of any Mortgage Loan, Property or Lease or any other Collateral under any Mortgage.

GAAP”: Such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States.

Governmental Authority”: Any (i) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government, (ii) governmental or quasi governmental entity of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), whether foreign or domestic, or (iii) body exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature, whether foreign or domestic, including any arbitral tribunal.

Grant”: To mortgage, pledge, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, demise, convey, assign, transfer, create and grant a security interest in and right of set-off against, deposit, set over and confirm. A Grant of Collateral shall include all rights, powers and options (but none of the obligations) of the granting party thereunder, including, without limitation, the immediate and continuing right to claim for, collect, receive and give receipt for principal and interest payments in respect of such Collateral and all other moneys and proceeds payable thereunder, to give and receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements, to exercise all rights and options, to bring Proceedings in the name of the granting party or otherwise, and generally to do and receive anything which the granting party is or may be entitled to do or receive thereunder or with respect thereto.

Guaranty”: With respect to each Series of Notes, as defined in the related Series Supplement.

Hazardous Substances”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Hedge Agreement”: With respect to any Series, as defined in the related Series Supplement, if applicable.

 

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Hedge Counterparty”: With respect to the applicable Class of any Series, as defined in the related Series Supplement, if applicable.

Hedge Counterparty Account”: With respect to any Series, as defined in the related Series Supplement, if applicable.

Hybrid Lease”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Improvements”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Indenture”: This Indenture, as amended by this instrument as originally executed or as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, including, with respect to any Series, the related Series Supplement.

Indenture Trustee”: Citibank, N.A., a national banking association, in its capacity as trustee under this Indenture, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as provided in this Indenture.

Indenture Trustee Fee” With respect to any Determination Date and each Series of Notes issued under this Indenture, an amount on a monthly basis equal to the product of (a) one-twelfth of the applicable Indenture Trustee Fee Rate and (b) the aggregate Outstanding Principal Balance of each Class of Notes in such Series of Notes as of such Determination Date.

Indenture Trustee Fee Rate: With respect to (i) each Series of Notes issued under this Indenture on or after September 30, 2025, the percentage set forth in the applicable Series Supplement; (ii) the Series 2016-1 Notes, 0.0085%; (iii) the Series 2021-1 Notes, the Series 2019-1 Notes, the Series 2018-1 Notes and the Series 2014-1 Notes, 0.0095%; (iv) the Series 2023-1 Notes, 0.0086%; and (vii) the Series 2024-1 Notes and the Series 2025-1 Notes, 0.0104%.

Indenture Trustee’s Office”: The corporate trust office of the Indenture Trustee at which at any particular time its mortgage-backed securities trust business with respect to this Indenture shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Indenture is located at (i) solely for purposes of the transfer, surrender or exchange of Notes, 480 Washington Boulevard, 16th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, Attention: Securities Window—STORE Master Funding, and (ii) for all other purposes, 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust—STORE Master Funding, or at such other address as the Indenture Trustee or Note Registrar may designate from time to time.

Independent”: When used with respect to any specified Person, any such Person who (i) is in fact independent of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuers and the related Issuer Member and any and all Affiliates thereof, (ii) does not have any direct financial interest in or any material indirect financial interest in any of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuers, the related Issuer Member or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) is not connected with the Indenture Trustee, the Issuers, the related Issuer Member or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions; provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be Independent of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuers or any related Issuer Member or any Affiliate thereof merely because such Person is the beneficial owner of 2% or less of any class of securities issued by the Indenture Trustee, any Issuer or any related Issuer Member or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be. The Indenture Trustee may rely, in the performance of any duty hereunder, upon the statement of any Person contained in any certificate or opinion that such Person is Independent according to this definition.

 

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Independent Director”: As defined in Section 9.24.

Initial Closing Date”: The Series Closing Date of the first Series of Notes issued under the Original Master Indenture and related Series Supplement.

Initial Principal Balance”: With respect to any Class of any Series of Notes, as defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

Initial Purchaser”: With respect to a Series of Notes, any Person named as such in the applicable Series Supplement or any successor thereto.

Insolvency Opinion”: As defined in Section 2.19(s).

Insurance Rating Requirements”: As defined in Section 2.21(m).

Insurance Schedule”: As defined in Section 2.21(m).

Interest Carry-Forward Amount”: For the Class B Notes of any Series on any Payment Date, the sum of (i) interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the applicable Note Rate for such Class B Notes on the excess, if any, of the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Class B Notes over the Adjusted Principal Balance for such Class B Notes before giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date and (ii) any amounts calculated pursuant to clause (i) above for such Class B Notes from all prior Payment Dates remaining unpaid, if any, plus, to the extent permitted by law, interest thereon for each Interest Accrual Period for such Class B Notes at the applicable Note Rate; provided, that unless and until the Indenture Trustee is informed otherwise in writing by the Issuers, any Series Enhancer or the Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee may assume any such payment is permitted by law with no obligation to confirm such assumption and no liability in connection therewith. Interest Carry-Forward Amounts on the Class B Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

Interested Person”: Any Issuer, the related Issuer Member, the holder of any related Issuer Interest, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate of any such Person.

IRB Hybrid Lease”: Each Hybrid Lease subject to an industrial revenue bond and labeled as such in the related Series Supplement, if applicable.

Issuer”: Each of STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII and any other party designated as an “Issuer” in any Series Supplement, as the context may require. References to a “related” or “applicable” Issuer shall refer to the Issuer that owns the Collateral or has issued or co-issued the Notes being addressed.

 

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Issuer Advances: As defined in Section 2.11(b).

Issuer Expense Cap”: (A) With respect to the Issuer Expenses paid and payable each calendar year, an amount equal to 0.10% of the Aggregate Series Principal Balance (as of the most recent Series Closing Date and each anniversary thereof) per year and 1/12 of such amount per month (such amount to be cumulative for each month in a calendar year if not used, although any such cumulative amount not to be carried forward into the next calendar year) and (B) with respect to the aggregate Issuer Expenses paid and payable pursuant to this Indenture since the Initial Closing Date, an amount equal to $7,500,000; provided, that, upon written confirmation from each Rating Agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of its then current ratings of the Notes, the Issuer Expense Cap will be such higher amount as proposed by the Issuers.

Issuer Expenses”: With respect to the Collateral Pool, the costs and expenses relating to the Collateral Pool for (i) general liability insurance policies maintained by the applicable Issuers as owners of the Properties, or such Issuers’ respective proportionate shares of premiums with respect to general liability insurance policies maintained by Affiliates of such Issuers, (ii) casualty insurance policies maintained by the applicable Issuers, or such Issuers’ respective proportionate shares of premiums with respect to casualty insurance policies maintained by Affiliates of such Issuers, to insure casualties not otherwise insured by any related Tenant due to a default by such Tenant under the insurance covenants of its Lease or because any related Tenant permitted to self-insure fails to pay for casualty losses, and (iii) certain state franchise taxes prohibited by the Leases or by law from being passed through by the applicable Issuers as lessor to a Tenant.

Issuer Interests”: As defined in the related Series Supplement.

Issuer Member”: With respect to each Series of Notes, as defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

Issuer Order”: A written order signed in the name of an Issuer by (i) a Responsible Officer of the related Issuer, in his or her capacity as an officer of such Issuer or (ii) the Issuer Member.

Issuer Request”: A written request signed in the name of an Issuer by (i) a Responsible Officer of the related Issuer, in his or her capacity as an officer of such Issuer or (ii) the Issuer Member.

Issuer’s Office”: The principal office of any Issuer, located at the address provided in the Limited Liability Company Agreement of such Issuer.

Lease”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Lease File”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

 

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Lease Guarantor”: Any guarantor under any Lease Guaranty.

Lease Guaranty”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Legal Requirements”: With respect to each Property, all federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting such Property or any part thereof, or the construction, use, alteration or operation thereof, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto.

Letter of Representations”: With respect to any Series of Notes, the Letter of Representations, dated the applicable Series Closing Date, among the Depository and the applicable Issuers.

Licenses: As defined in Section 2.20(k).

Lien”: With respect to each Property, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, or any other encumbrance, charge or transfer of, on or affecting the Property, any portion thereof or any interest therein, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, the filing of any financing statement, and mechanic’s, materialmen’s and other similar liens and encumbrances.

Limited Liability Company Agreement”: With respect to each Series, as defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

Liquidated Lease”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Liquidation Proceeds”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Liquidity Reserve Account”: The segregated account established by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 2.23(a).

Loan File”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Lockbox Transfer Account”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Make Whole Amount”: With respect to each Series, as defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

Master Lease”: A lease of two or more properties to a single Tenant under a single lease.

Master Lease Addition Date”: Any Business Day other than a Series Closing Date on which an Additional Master Lease Property is added to the Collateral Pool.

 

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Master Lease Addition Deliverables”: With respect to each Additional Master Lease Property on each Master Lease Addition Date, each of the items enumerated in the definition of “Post-Closing Acquisition Deliverables”.

Master Lease Conditions”: With respect to any Additional Master Lease Property proposed to be added to the Collateral Pool on any Master Lease Addition Date, the following conditions precedent:

(a) satisfaction of the Post-Closing Acquisition Conditions with respect to each Additional Master Lease Property on the applicable Master Lease Addition Date; and

(b) such Additional Master Lease Property is subject to a Master Lease with one or more Properties that were included in the Collateral Pool prior to the related Master Lease Addition Date.

Material Action”: With respect to any Issuer, to consolidate or merge such Issuer with or into any Person, or sell all or substantially all of the assets of such Issuer, or to institute proceedings to have such Issuer be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against such Issuer or file a petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to such Issuer under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of such Issuer or a substantial part of its property, or make any assignment for the benefit of creditors of such Issuer, or admit in writing such Issuer’s inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or take action in furtherance of any such action, or, to the fullest extent permitted by law, dissolve or liquidate such Issuer.

Maturity”: With respect to any Note, the date as of which the principal of and interest on such Note has become due and payable as herein provided, whether on the Rated Final Payment Date, by acceleration or otherwise.

Maximum Property Concentrations”: With respect to all Series of Notes, as defined in the most recent Series Supplement.

Monthly DSCR”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Monthly Lease Payment”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Monthly Loan Payment”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Mortgage”: With respect to any Property, a mortgage (or deed of trust or deed to secure debt), assignment of leases and rents, security agreement and fixture filing or similar document executed by the applicable Issuer or Borrower, applicable, pursuant to which such Issuer or Borrower grants a lien on its interest in such Property in favor of the Collateral Agent or the initial lender of the lender of the related Mortgage Loan, as applicable.

Mortgage Loan”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Mortgage Loan Schedule”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

 

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Mortgage Note” As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

New Issuance”: As defined in Section 2.04(c).

Nonrecoverable Advance”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Note”: Any of the Issuers’ Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, executed, authenticated and delivered hereunder and under the related Series Supplements, substantially in the forms attached as Exhibit A hereto.

Note Interest”: On any Payment Date for any Class of Notes, the interest accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Note Rate for such Class, applied to the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Class of Notes on such Payment Date before giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date, provided that the Note Interest for Class B Notes on any Payment Date will equal interest accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Note Rate for such Class, applied to the Class B Note Adjusted Principal Balance before giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date. The Note Interest for a Class of Notes will be calculated in the manner set forth in the related Series Supplement.

Note Owner”: With respect to a Book-Entry Note, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Note as reflected on the books of the Depository, a Depository Participant or an indirect participating brokerage firm for which a Depository Participant acts as agent. With respect to a Definitive Note, the Person who is the holder of such Note as reflected on the Note Register.

Note Rate”: With respect to any Class of Notes, the note interest rate specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Note Register”: As defined in Section 2.05(a).

Note Registrar”: Initially, the Indenture Trustee and thereafter, such other bank or trust company as the Indenture Trustee shall appoint pursuant to Section 2.05(a).

Note Transfer Restrictions”: As defined in Section 2.05(m).

Noteholder” or “Holder”: With respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered on the Note Register maintained pursuant to Section 2.05. All references herein to “Noteholders” shall reflect the rights of Note Owners as they may indirectly exercise such rights through the Depository and the Depository Participants, except as otherwise specified herein; provided, however, that the parties hereto shall be required to recognize as a “Noteholder” or “Holder” only the Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Note Register as of the related Record Date.

Notice of Default”: As defined in Section 5.02.

Officer’s Certificate”: A certificate signed by any Responsible Officer of an Issuer or of the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be.

 

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Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel (which shall be rendered by counsel that is Independent) in form and substance reasonably acceptable to and delivered to the addressees thereof.

Original Master Indenture”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

Originator”: Any of STORE Capital Acquisitions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of STORE Capital, or its affiliates that originally acquires Properties or Mortgage Loans pursuant to purchase agreements with third parties and thereafter transfers such Properties or Mortgage Loans to an Issuer.

OTS”: Office of Thrift Supervision or any successor thereto.

Outstanding”: When used with respect to Notes, means, as of any date of determination, any Note theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:

(i) Notes theretofore canceled by the Note Registrar or delivered to the Note Registrar for cancellation (other than any Note as to which any amount that has become due and payable in respect thereof has not been paid in full); and

(ii) Notes in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Notes in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Note Registrar proof satisfactory to it that such Notes are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Notes are valid obligations of the applicable Issuers;

provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite amount or percentage have given any request, demand, authorization, vote, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Notes owned by an Interested Person shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding (other than with respect to a request for consent pursuant to Section 8.02 or unless any such Person or Persons owns all such Notes), except that, in determining whether the Indenture Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Notes which the Note Registrar knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes owned by an Interested Person which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Note Registrar in its sole discretion the pledgee’s right to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not an Interested Person.

Outstanding Principal Balance”: With respect to any Class of Notes and any date of determination, the applicable Initial Principal Balance less the sum of all principal payments actually distributed to the Holders of such Class as of such date of determination.

Owned Property”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Owned Property Schedule”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

 

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Ownership Interest”: As to any Note, any ownership or security interest in such Note as held by the Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.

Payment Account”: The segregated account established in the name of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 2.10(a).

Payment Date”: The twentieth (20th) day of each calendar month, or, if such twentieth (20th) day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing with respect to each Series on the date specified in the applicable Series Supplement, and with respect to any Voluntary Prepayment, the applicable Redemption Date as set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Payoff Amount”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Percentage Interest”: With respect to any Note, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the initial principal balance of such Note on the applicable Series Closing Date as set forth on the face thereof, and the denominator of which is the Initial Principal Balance of the related Class of Notes on the applicable Series Closing Date.

Percentage Rent”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Permanent Regulation S Global Note”: As defined in Section 2.01(c).

Permitted Encumbrances”: With respect to any Property, collectively, (a) the Liens and security interests created by the Transaction Documents, (b) all Liens, encumbrances and other matters disclosed in the Title Insurance Policies relating to such Property or any part thereof, (c) Liens, if any, for taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority not yet delinquent, (d) Leases, (e) such other title and survey exceptions as are required by the Lease for such Property, and (f) such other easements, covenants, restrictions, rights-of-way and encumbrances as the applicable Issuer or the Property Manager has approved or may approve in writing in accordance with the Servicing Standard, which Permitted Encumbrances in the aggregate do not materially adversely affect the value or use or operation of such Property, the security intended to be provided by the related Mortgage or the Issuers’ ability to repay the Notes. If reasonably requested by the applicable Issuer or the Property Manager, the Indenture Trustee shall join in the execution of a Permitted Encumbrance described in (e) and (f) above and subordinate the liens under the Transaction Documents to the same.

Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities:

(i) direct obligations of, or guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof provided that such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America;

(ii) direct obligations of, or guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Farm Credit System, provided that any such obligation, at all times is qualified by any Rating Agency as an investment of funds backing securities rated “AAA” (or such comparable rating);

 

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(iii) demand and time deposits in or certificates of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any bank or trust company, savings and loan association or savings bank fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which such bank, trust company, savings and loan association or savings bank shall have a rating of not less than A-2 from S&P;

(iv) repurchase obligations collateralized at 102% by any security described in clause (i) or (ii) above entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (iii) above; and

(v) such other obligations as the Issuers consent to in writing and would not cause a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Notes;

provided that, with respect to clause (iii) of this definition, any short-term debt obligations at the date of acquisition thereof have been rated (x) “A” or “A-1” by the applicable Rating Agencies, if any, then rating any Outstanding Series (or the equivalent rating of such Rating Agencies (or, if not rated by the applicable Rating Agencies, have a comparable rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating organization)), if such obligations have a maturity of sixty (60) days or less after the date of acquisition or (y) “AA-”, “A-1+”, or “AAAm” by the applicable Rating Agencies, if any, then rating any Outstanding Series (or the equivalent rating of such Rating Agencies (or, if not rated by the applicable Rating Agencies, have a comparable rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating organization)), if such obligations have a maturity greater than sixty (60) days after the date of acquisition; provided further that such obligations mature within 365 days and that each such obligation has a fixed interest rate or has its interest rate tied to a single interest rate index plus a single fixed spread.

Permitted Materials”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Person”: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, joint-stock company, estate, trust, association, unincorporated organization, or any federal, state, county or municipal government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Plan”: Any one of: (i)(A) an “employee benefit plan”, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA, or (B) a “plan”, as defined in Section 4975 of the Code, that is subject to the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code; (ii) an entity whose underlying assets include assets of any such employee benefit plan or plan as set forth in clause (i) of this definition by reason of an investment in such entity by such employee benefit plan or plan; or (iii) a governmental, church or non-U.S. plan that is subject to any federal, state, local or non-U.S. law that is substantially similar to the provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Post-ARD Additional Interest”: On any Payment Date on or after the Anticipated Repayment Date of any applicable Class of Notes, the interest accrued at the applicable Post-ARD Additional Interest Rate from and after such Payment Date on the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Class determined prior to giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date.

 

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Post-ARD Additional Interest Rate”: With respect to any applicable Class of Notes, the note interest rate specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Post-Closing Acquisition Conditions”: With respect to each Post-Closing Property on each Post-Closing Acquisition Date, the following conditions precedent:

(a) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate from the Issuers (upon which the Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely with no liability therefor), dated as of the applicable Post-Closing Acquisition Date, in the form of Exhibit G-1 attached hereto, certifying to the following, and a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has no actual knowledge that anything contained therein is untrue:

(i) no Early Amortization Period or DSCR Sweep Period is continuing and the acquisition of the Post-Closing Properties will not result in the occurrence of an Early Amortization Period or a DSCR Sweep Period;

(ii) based on the facts known to the Person executing such Officer’s Certificate, the Issuers reasonably believe that no uncured Event of Default is continuing as of the applicable Post-Closing Acquisition Date and the acquisition of the related Post-Closing Properties will not result in the occurrence of an Event of Default;

(iii) each Issuer is a solvent, special purpose, bankruptcy-remote entity;

(iv) the representations and warranties of the Issuers made pursuant to this Indenture with respect to the Post-Closing Properties are true and correct as of the Post-Closing Acquisition Date;

(v) all Post-Closing Acquisition Deliverables have been delivered to the Custodian as of the applicable Post-Closing Acquisition Date or such Post-Closing Acquisition Deliverables are addressed by a certification from counsel to the Issuers in the form of Exhibit G-3 attached hereto;

(vi) each of the UCC Financing Statements (in the form of the UCC Financing Statements delivered in the ordinary course with respect to the Issuers’ Properties), including those (A) to the extent required by the jurisdiction in which the Post-Closing Property is located, which, upon filing, perfect the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in each such Post-Closing Property for the benefit of the Noteholders and (B) that relate to the termination of any applicable liens with respect to each such Post-Closing Property, have been delivered to the applicable title insurance company with appropriate direction to file such UCC Financing Statements in connection with the acquisition of the Post-Closing Properties; and

(vii) each Post-Closing Property satisfies the requirements set forth in the definition of Post-Closing Property.

(b) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate from STORE Capital (upon which the Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely with no liability therefor), dated as of the applicable Post-Closing Acquisition Date, in the form of Exhibit G-2 attached hereto, certifying that (i) the terms, covenants, agreements and conditions to be complied with and

 

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performed by STORE Capital pursuant to the Transaction Documents have been complied with and performed in all material respects and (ii) each of the representations and warranties of STORE Capital contained in the Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects as though expressly made on and as of the Post-Closing Acquisition Date;

(c) receipt by the Indenture Trustee and the Custodian of a certification from counsel to the Issuers, dated as of the Post-Closing Acquisition Date and in form and substance of Exhibit G-3 attached hereto, that each of the items required to be delivered pursuant to this Indenture and the Custody Agreement in connection with the acquisition of a Post-Closing Property has been duly delivered in the form and substance required therein or, to the extent such documents have not been so delivered, that (i) such documents are in the possession of the related title company and such title company has been instructed to record or file such documents, as applicable, or (ii) such counsel has such documents in its possession and is acting as the document agent on behalf of the Custodian and the Noteholders with respect thereto and that such documents will be delivered as required pursuant to this Indenture and the Custody Agreement; and

(d) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of a receipt and certification of the Custodian in accordance with the Custody Agreement with respect to such Post-Closing Property.

Post-Closing Acquisition Date”: Any Business Day on or after the related Series Closing Date through and including the related Post-Closing Acquisition Deadline.

“Post-Closing Acquisition Deadline”: With respect to any Series, as defined in the related Series Supplement, if applicable.

Post-Closing Acquisition Deliverables”: With respect to each Post-Closing Property on each Post-Closing Acquisition Date, the following items:

(a) a Lease File with respect to such Post-Closing Property containing all components of a Lease File;

(b) Opinions of Counsel from counsel to the Issuers, each dated as of the applicable Post-Closing Acquisition Date, relating to the Indenture Trustee’s security interest created by, and enforceability of, the related Mortgages, including, if applicable, perfection of the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in fixtures in the related Post-Closing Property; provided, however, that no such Opinion of Counsel shall be required if (i) the Master Lease Addition Date occurs no later than twelve (12) months after the Series Closing Date, and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel was given on the Series Closing Date with respect to the applicable Master Lease in the state where such Additional Master Lease Property is located;

(c) a duly executed copy of the applicable purchase and sale agreement, or other similar agreement, evidencing transfer of such Post-Closing Property to the related Issuer;

(d) a payoff letter, title company escrow letter, or other similar documentation for such Post-Closing Property providing, among other things, that any prior lien on such Post-Closing Property will be released upon payment in full of the indebtedness outstanding under each applicable purchase and sale agreement; and

 

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(e) the following documents: (a) to the extent available, an updated or amended “tie-in” or similar endorsement, together with a “first loss” endorsement, (i) to each title insurance policy insuring the lien of the existing Mortgages as of the Post-Closing Acquisition Date, (ii) to each title insurance policy insuring the lien of the Mortgages with respect to each Post-Closing Property and (iii) providing that any leases of record are subordinate to the relevant Mortgage, and (b) a title insurance policy (or a marked, signed and redacted commitment or pro forma policy to issue such title insurance policy) insuring the lien of the Mortgage encumbering each Post-Closing Property, issued by the title company that issued the title insurance policies insuring the lien of the existing Mortgages and dated as of the date of the Post-Closing Acquisition Date that contains such endorsements and affirmative coverages as are then available and are contained in the title insurance policies insuring the liens of the existing Mortgages, and such other endorsements or affirmative coverage that a prudent institutional mortgage lender would require.

Post-Closing Acquisition Notice”: As defined in Section 12.19(b).

Post-Closing Acquisition Remittance Amount”: With respect to each Post-Closing Acquisition Date, the amount to be remitted by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with Section 12.19 hereof, which such amount shall be no greater than 75% of the related Aggregate Collateral Value of Post-Closing Properties.

Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account”: The segregated trust account established by and in the name of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 12.19(a) hereof.

Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Amount”: With respect to any Class of Notes, as defined in the applicable Series Supplement, if applicable.

Post-Closing Acquisition Unused Proceeds”: As defined in Section 12.19(c).

Post-Closing Property”: A Property or Hybrid Lease acquired by an Issuer with amounts on deposit in the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account that, on such Post-Closing Acquisition Date, (i) complies, in all material respects, with all of the applicable representations and warranties hereunder (with each date therein referring to the relevant Post-Closing Acquisition Date), (ii) is leased to a Tenant or Tenants whose Unit FCCR, Master Lease FCCR or Hybrid Lease FCCR is greater than or equal to 1.25x, (iii) has, or is leased pursuant to a Lease that has, a remaining term that will not cause the weighted average remaining term of the Collateral Pool to decrease by more than three (3) months, (iv) if the Tenant thereon or any third party has an option to purchase such Post-Closing Property, the contractual amount of such Third Party Option Price is not less than what the Allocated Loan Amount of such Post-Closing Property would be after being acquired by the Issuer, (v) is leased to a Tenant or Tenants whose Unit FCCR will not cause the Weighted Average Unit FCCR of the Collateral Pool to decrease by more than 0.05, (vi) is, or is leased pursuant to, a “triple-net” lease, (vii) has an appraisal meeting the requirements set forth in the definition of Appraised Value that was obtained no more than twelve (12) months prior to the relevant Post-Closing Acquisition Date, (viii) is leased to a Tenant or Tenants whose lease rate will not cause the weighted average lease rate of the Collateral Pool to decrease by more than 0.10 and (ix) after giving effect to the acquisition of such Property or Hybrid Lease by the related Issuer, either (A) a Maximum Property Concentration is not exceeded, or (B) if, prior to such acquisition, an existing Maximum Property Concentration is already exceeded, the addition of such Post-Closing Property will reduce the Maximum Property Concentration or such Maximum Property Concentration will remain unchanged after giving effect to such acquisition.

 

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Principal Terms”: With respect to any Series: (i) the name or designation of such Series; (ii) the initial principal amount of the Notes to be issued for such Series; (iii) the interest rate to be paid with respect to such Series (or method for the determination thereof); (iv) the Mortgage Loans and Properties pledged to the Indenture Trustee in connection with such Series; (v) the designation of any Series Accounts and the terms governing the operation of any such Series Accounts; (vi) the terms of any form of Series Enhancement with respect to such Series; (vii) the Rated Final Payment Date for the Series; and (viii) such other terms and provisions as may be specified in the applicable Series Supplement with respect to the related Notes and the Collateral Pool.

Prior Master Indenture”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

Proceeding”: Any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding.

Property”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Property Management Agreement”: The Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXVII and STORE Master Funding XXXVIII each as an Issuer, STORE Capital, as the Property Manager and Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Back-Up Manager, and any other joining party thereto, each such joining party as an Issuer, as the same may be further amended or supplemented from time to time.

Property Management Fee”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Property Manager”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Purchase and Sale Agreements”: Collectively (i) the Loan Purchase Agreements and Purchase Agreements between the applicable Originator and the applicable Issuer, pursuant to which such Issuer acquires Mortgage Loans, Hybrid Lease loan components and Properties, as applicable, from the applicable Originator and (ii) the Purchase Agreements, if any, between the applicable Originator and certain third parties, the rights of which are assigned by the applicable Originator from time to time to an Issuer.

Qualified Institutional Buyer”: A “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A.

Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

 

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Qualified Substitute Loan”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Qualified Substitute Property”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Rated Final Payment Date”: With respect to any Series of Notes, the date specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Rating Agency”: With respect to any Series of Notes, each nationally recognized statistical rating organization that has been requested by the applicable Issuers to assign a rating to a Class of such Series.

Rating Condition”: With respect to any action or event or proposed action or event, will be satisfied by each Rating Agency then rating any existing Series of Notes confirming in writing that such action or event or proposed action or event will not result in the downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of such Rating Agency’s then current ratings of such Notes.

RCRA”: As defined in Section 10.08(a).

Record Date”: As to any Payment Date with respect to Book-Entry Notes, the Business Day immediately preceding such Payment Date. As to any Payment Date with respect to Definitive Notes, the last Business Day of the prior calendar month or, in the case of the initial Payment Date for any Series, the applicable Series Closing Date.

Recorded Covenants”: With respect to a Property, all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments recorded against the same or any part thereof, including, without limitation, any which may (a) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to such Property or any part thereof, or (b) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof.

Redemption Amount”: As defined in Section 7.01(a).

Redemption Date”: As defined in Section 7.01(a).

Regulation S”: Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

Regulation S Global Note”: As defined in Section 2.01(c).

Reimbursement Rate”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Release Account”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Remedial Work”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Remittance Date”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Requisite Global Majority”: The Noteholders (excluding STORE Capital and any of its Affiliates) representing more than 66 2/3% of the Aggregate Series Principal Balance.

 

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Resolution”: With respect to any Issuer, a copy of a resolution certified by an Authorized Officer of the applicable Issuer Member, to have been duly adopted by such Issuer Member to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification.

Responsible Officer”: With respect to the Indenture Trustee, any officer of the Indenture Trustee assigned to its Corporate Trust Services Group, customarily performing functions with respect to corporate trust matters and having direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter under this Indenture, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, in each case, having direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture; and, with respect to the Issuers and the Issuer Member, any officer or number of officers or other Person or number of Persons duly authorized to perform the indicated action on behalf of such Person.

Restricted Global Note”: As defined in Section 2.01(b).

Restricted Period”: With respect to the Notes of any Series, the period of time to and including forty (40) days after the later of (a) the date upon which such Notes were first offered to any Persons (other than distributors) in reliance upon Regulation S and (b) the applicable Series Closing Date.

Rule 144A”: Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

Rule 501(a)”: Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act.

S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, which is a division of S&P Global, Inc.

Scheduled Class A Principal Payment”: With respect to each Payment Date, as defined in the related Series Supplement.

Scheduled Class B Principal Payment”: With respect to each Payment Date, as defined in the related Series Supplement.

Scheduled Principal Payment”: With respect to each Payment Date and each Series, an amount equal to the sum of (a) any unpaid Scheduled Principal Payment or portion thereof for such Series from any prior Payment Date plus (b) the product of (i) (A) the related Scheduled Series Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date minus (B) the related Scheduled Series Principal Balance for the current Payment Date multiplied by (ii) a fraction (A) the numerator of which is equal to the Series Principal Balance immediately prior to such Payment Date (without taking into account any payments to be made on such Payment Date), minus the amounts specified in clause (a) of this definition and (B) the denominator of which is the related Scheduled Series Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date.

Scheduled Series Principal Balance”: With respect to any Payment Date and any Series of Notes, as defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

SEC”: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Securities Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules, regulations and published interpretations of the SEC promulgated thereunder from time to time.

Series”: Any series of Notes issued pursuant to this Indenture.

Series Account”: Any account described in a related Series Supplement as established in the name of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the related Noteholders.

Series Available Amount”: As defined in Section 2.11(b).

Series Closing Date”: With respect to any Series, the closing date specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Disposition Period Date”: With respect to each Series of Notes, as defined in the related Series Supplement.

Series Enhancement”: The rights and benefits provided to the applicable Issuers or the Noteholders of any Series or Class pursuant to any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, reserve account, spread account, guaranteed rate agreement, letter of credit, surety bond, financial guaranty insurance, interest rate protection agreement or other similar agreement. Series Enhancement shall also refer to any agreements, instruments or documents governing the terms of the enhancements mentioned in the previous sentence or under which they are issued, where the context makes sense. The subordination of any Class to another Class shall be deemed to be a Series Enhancement.

Series Enhancer”: The Person or Persons providing any Series Enhancement, other than (except to the extent otherwise provided with respect to any Series in the related Series Supplement) the Noteholders of any Class of any Series which is subordinated to another Class of such Series.

Series Note”: Any one of the Notes with the same Series designation, executed by the applicable Issuers and authenticated by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee.

Series Principal Balance”: For any date of determination and any Series, the sum of the Outstanding Principal Balances of each Class of Notes of such Series.

Series Supplement”: With respect to any Series, a supplement to this Indenture, executed and delivered in connection with the original issuance of the Notes of such Series under Section 2.04 hereof, including all amendments thereof and supplements thereto.

Series Transaction Documents”: With respect to any Series of Notes, any and all of the related Series Supplement, any related supplements or amendments to the Transaction Documents, documents related to any applicable Series Enhancement, if any, and any and all other agreements, documents and instruments executed and delivered by or on behalf or in support of the applicable Issuers with respect to the issuance and sale of such Series of Notes, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or renewed.

Servicing Standard”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

 

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Special Servicer”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Special Servicing Fee”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Specially Managed Unit”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

STORE Capital”: STORE Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest.

Sub-Manager”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Successor Person”: As defined in Section 9.08(a)(i).

Support Provider”: With respect to each Series of Notes, STORE Capital as support provider under the Guaranty.

Tax Opinion”: An Opinion of Counsel in respect of Taxes.

Taxes”: As defined in Section 9.03(a).

Temporary Regulation S Global Note”: As defined in Section 2.01(b).

Tenant”: With respect to each Lease, the tenant under such Lease and any successor or assign thereof.

Third Party Purchase Option”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Title Insurance Policies”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Transaction Documents”: This Indenture, the Property Management Agreement, the Hedge Agreements, the Limited Liability Company Agreements and other organizational documents of the Issuers, each Account Control Agreement, the Guaranty, the Collateral Agency Agreement, the Custody Agreement and other Series Transaction Documents specified in the related Series Supplement.

Transfer”: Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a Note.

Transfer Date”: The date on which a Property or Mortgage Loan is acquired by the applicable Issuer.

Transfer-Restricted Note”: As defined in Section 2.05(m).

Treasury Regulations”: Temporary, final or proposed regulations (to the extent that by reason of their proposed effective date such proposed regulations would apply to the Issuers) of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Trustee Report”: As defined in Section 6.01(a).

 

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UCC”: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

UCC Financing Statement”: A financing statement executed and in form sufficient for filing pursuant to the UCC, as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.

Unscheduled Principal Payment”: With respect to each Series, (i) as defined in the related Series Supplement, if applicable, or (ii) if not otherwise defined in the related Series Supplement, on any Payment Date, the Unscheduled Proceeds deposited into the Collection Account for such Payment Date.

Unscheduled Proceeds”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

U.S. Person”: As defined in Regulation S.

Voluntary Prepayment”: Any voluntary prepayment of any Class of Notes, in whole but not in part, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.01 or as provided in the applicable Series Supplement.

Section 1.02 Rules of Construction.

For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;

(2) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the terms “generally accepted accounting principles” or “GAAP” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder means such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States;

(3) the word “including” shall be construed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

(4) article and section headings are for the convenience of the reader and shall not be considered in interpreting this Indenture or the intent of the parties hereto;

(5) the definition of or any reference to any agreement, document or instrument herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, document or instrument as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified;

(6) references to any law, constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule or ordinance, including any section or other part thereof, shall refer to such law, constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule or ordinance as amended from time to time, and shall include any successor thereto;

 

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(7) references herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns;

(8) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular article, section or other subdivision; and

(9) the pronouns used herein are used in the masculine and neuter genders but shall be construed as feminine, masculine or neuter, as the context requires.

ARTICLE II

THE NOTES

Section 2.01 Forms; Denominations.

(a) Each Series of Notes shall be designated as the “Net-Lease Mortgage Notes”. The Notes may be issued with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon consistent herewith, as determined by the officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution thereof. Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note. The number of Series of Notes which may be created by this Indenture is not limited.

(b) Forms of Notes.

(i) Except as set forth in Section 2.01(b)(ii) below and as otherwise set forth in the related Series Supplement, the Notes of each Class in a Series, upon original issuance, shall be issued as Book-Entry Notes in substantially the form of (i) a global note without interest coupons representing the Notes of such Class sold to Qualified Institutional Buyers, in substantially the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, with such applicable legends as may be set forth in such exhibit (the “Restricted Global Note”), and (ii) a temporary global note without interest coupons representing the Notes of such Class sold in “offshore transactions” (within the meaning of Regulation S) to non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S, in substantially the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, with such applicable legends as may be set forth in such exhibit (the “Temporary Regulation S Global Note”).

(ii) Notes held as of the related Series Closing Date by an Issuer or an Affiliate of an Issuer may be issued initially in the form of certificated notes in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons in substantially the form of Exhibit A-3 hereto, with such applicable legends as may be set forth in such exhibit (each, a “Definitive Note”) which shall be registered in the name of the beneficial owner or nominee thereof, duly executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee as hereinafter provided.

 

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(iii) Each Class of Notes will be issuable only in denominations of not less than $100,000 and in integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof or as otherwise specified in the applicable Series Supplement. Each Note will be registered on issuance in the names of the initial Noteholders thereof.

(c) After such time as the Restricted Period shall have terminated, and subject to the receipt by the Indenture Trustee of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-4 hereto (subject to Section 12.03), beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Global Note may be exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of beneficial interest in a permanent global note without interest coupons (a “Permanent Regulation S Global Note” and, together with the Temporary Regulation S Global Notes, the “Regulation S Global Notes”), substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, with such applicable legends as may be set forth in such exhibit. Upon any exchange of any beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Note for a beneficial interest in a Permanent Regulation S Global Note, (i) such Temporary Regulation S Global Note shall be endorsed by the Indenture Trustee to reflect the reduction of the principal amount evidenced thereby, whereupon the principal amount of such Temporary Regulation S Global Note shall be reduced for all purposes by the amount so exchanged and endorsed and (ii) such Permanent Regulation S Global Note shall be endorsed by the Indenture Trustee to reflect the increase of the principal amount evidenced thereby, whereupon the principal amount of such Permanent Regulation S Global Note shall be increased for all purposes by the amount so exchanged and endorsed.

(d) Each Restricted Global Note will be deposited with the Book-Entry Custodian and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee thereof. Each Regulation S Global Note will be deposited with the Book-Entry Custodian and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee thereof for the accounts of Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, or its successors, and/or Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, or its successors. Each Definitive Note will be delivered to and registered in the name of the applicable Noteholder.

Section 2.02 Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.

(a) The Notes of each Series shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature on behalf of the applicable Issuers by any Authorized Officers of such Issuers. Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the Authorized Officers of such applicable Issuers shall be entitled to all benefits under this Indenture, subject to the following sentence, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such offices at the date of such Notes. No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture, or be valid for any purpose, unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein, executed by the Indenture Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate of authentication upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All Notes shall be dated the respective dates of their authentication.

 

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(b) At the election of the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee may appoint one or more agents (each, an “Authenticating Agent”) with power to act on its behalf and subject to its direction in the authentication of Notes in connection with transfers and exchanges under Sections 2.05 and 2.07, as fully to all intents and purposes as though each such Authenticating Agent had been expressly authorized under those Sections to authenticate the Notes. For all purposes of this Indenture, the authentication of Notes by an Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be the authentication of such Notes “by the Indenture Trustee.” The Indenture Trustee shall be the initial Authenticating Agent.

Any corporation, bank, trust company or association into which any Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation, bank, trust company or association resulting from any merger, consolidation or conversion to which any Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation, bank, trust company or association succeeding to the corporate trust business of any Authenticating Agent, shall be the successor of such Authenticating Agent hereunder, without the execution or filing of any further act on the part of the parties hereto or such Authenticating Agent or such successor corporation, bank, trust company or association.

Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuers. The Indenture Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and the Issuers. Upon receiving such notice of resignation or upon such a termination, the Indenture Trustee may promptly appoint a successor Authenticating Agent, and give written notice of such appointment to the Issuers and to the Noteholders. Upon the resignation or termination of the Authenticating Agent and prior to the appointment of a successor, the Indenture Trustee shall act as Authenticating Agent.

Each Authenticating Agent shall be entitled to all limitations on liability, rights of reimbursement and indemnities that the Indenture Trustee is entitled to hereunder as if it were the Indenture Trustee.

(c) The Indenture Trustee shall upon Issuer Request authenticate and deliver Notes of each Series for original issue in an aggregate amount equal to the initial Outstanding Principal Balance for each related Class as set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Section 2.03 Reserved.

Section 2.04 The Notes Generally; New Issuances.

(a) Each Note of a particular Class shall rank pari passu with each other Note of such Class and be equally and ratably secured by the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool. All Notes of a particular Class shall be substantially identical except as to denominations and as expressly permitted in this Indenture.

(b) This Indenture, together with the related Mortgages, shall evidence a continuing lien on and security interest in the Collateral Granted hereunder or subsequently included in the Collateral Pool to secure the full payment of the principal, interest and other amounts on the Notes of all Series, which shall in all respects be equally and ratably secured hereby for payment as provided herein, and without preference, priority or distinction on account of the actual time or times of the authentication and delivery of the Notes of any Class with respect to any Series, all in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Indenture and each Series Supplement.

 

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(c) Pursuant to one or more Series Supplements, the applicable Issuers may, from time to time, direct the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of such Issuers, to issue one or more new Series of Notes (a “New Issuance”). The Notes of all outstanding Series shall be equally and ratably entitled as provided herein to the benefits of this Indenture without preference, priority or distinction on account of the actual time of the authentication and delivery of any such Notes, all in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Indenture and each Series Supplement.

On or before the Series Closing Date relating to any New Issuance, the applicable Issuers shall execute and deliver a Series Supplement which shall specify the Principal Terms with respect to such Series. The Indenture Trustee shall execute the Series Supplement, the applicable Issuers shall execute the Notes of such Series and the Notes of such Series shall be delivered to the Indenture Trustee for authentication and delivery.

(d) The issuance of the first Series of Notes (which Series was issued pursuant to a Series Supplement dated as of the Initial Closing Date) was subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(i) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of an Issuer Order authorizing the execution and authentication of such Notes;

(ii) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of the Transaction Documents and the related Series Transaction Documents duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto and being in full force and effect, free of any breach or waiver;

(iii) all Lease Files and Loan Files with respect to the Collateral Pool, as set forth herein, shall have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee or a custodian on its behalf together with all UCC Financing Statements, documents of similar import in other jurisdictions, and other documents reasonably necessary to perfect the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in such Collateral for the benefit of the Noteholders of all Series;

(iv) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of Opinions of Counsel, (A) relating to the corporate and enforceability matters, as well as securities law matters, reasonably acceptable to the related Initial Purchasers and their counsel; (B) relating to the perfection and priority of the Indenture Trustee’s security interest; (C) relating to the consolidation of the assets and liabilities of the applicable Issuer in a bankruptcy proceeding that involves such Issuer, the related Issuer Member or STORE Capital; (D) relating to the characterization of the particular Class of Notes indicated in the related Series Supplement as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (E) all opinions relating to enforceability of the related Mortgage; and (F) any other opinion required under the related Series Supplement;

(v) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of copies of letters signed by each applicable Rating Agency confirming that each Class of Notes has been given the ratings as indicated in the related Series Supplement;

 

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(vi) any applicable Issuer, if it has not done so for any previously issued Series, has delivered a certificate of such Issuer to the Indenture Trustee, dated the applicable Series Closing Date, to the effect that such Issuer is a solvent, special purpose, bankruptcy-remote entity; and

(vii) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate from the applicable Issuer, upon which the Indenture Trustee shall be permitted to fully rely and shall not have any liability for so relying, stating that the conditions precedent to such issuance have been fulfilled.

(e) The issuance of the Notes of any Series other than the first Series of Notes shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(i) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of an Issuer Order authorizing the execution and authentication of such Notes;

(ii) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of the Transaction Documents and the related Series Transaction Documents duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto and being in full force and effect, free of any breach or waiver;

(iii) if required by the related Series Supplement, delivery to the Indenture Trustee of the form of any Series Enhancement and all accompanying agreements with respect thereto and satisfaction of any other requirements set forth in such Series Supplement;

(iv) all Lease Files and Loan Files with respect to the Collateral Pool, as set forth herein, shall have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee or a custodian on its behalf together with all UCC Financing Statements, documents of similar import in other jurisdictions, and other documents reasonably necessary to perfect the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in such Collateral for the benefit of the Noteholders of all Series;

(v) each Rating Agency then rating any existing Series of Notes shall have confirmed in writing that such issuance will not result in the downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the higher of (A) the then current rating of such Notes and (B) the rating of such Notes at the time of the original issuance thereof;

(vi) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such New Issuance (x) will not adversely affect the tax characterization of the Class of Notes of any outstanding Series that was characterized as debt at the time of its issuance for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (y) will not cause any of the Issuers (or portions thereof) of any outstanding Series to be an association taxable as a corporation, a “publicly-traded partnership” and will not cause any Issuer or Co-Issuer (or portion of any Issuer or Co-Issuer) to be a taxable mortgage pool, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (z) will not cause or constitute an event in which any U.S. federal income taxable gain or loss would be recognized by any Noteholder or any of the Issuers of any outstanding Series;

 

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(vii) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of Opinions of Counsel, (A) relating to corporate and enforceability matters, as well as securities law matters reasonably acceptable to the related Initial Purchasers; (B) relating to the perfection and priority of the Indenture Trustee’s security interest; (C) (i) relating to the consolidation of the assets of the applicable Issuers in a bankruptcy proceeding that involves any such Issuer, the related Issuer Member or STORE Capital and (ii) if any Collateral is being assigned to an Issuer by an Affiliate of such Issuer in connection with the issuance of such Series, related to true sale matters with respect to such Collateral; (D) relating to the characterization of any Class of Notes indicated in the related Series Supplement as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (E) all opinions relating to enforceability of the related Mortgage; and (F) any other opinion required under the related Series Supplement;

(viii) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of copies of letters signed by each applicable Rating Agency confirming that each other Class of Notes has been given the then-current ratings by such Rating Agencies;

(ix) any applicable Issuer, if it has not done so for any previously issued Series, has delivered a certificate of such Issuer to the Indenture Trustee, dated the applicable Series Closing Date, to the effect that such Issuer is a solvent, special purpose, bankruptcy-remote entity;

(x) the Rated Final Payment Date with respect to such Notes shall be no earlier than the earliest Rated Final Payment Date with respect to any issued Series of Notes;

(xi) no Early Amortization Period is continuing at the time of such issuance and such issuance will not result in the occurrence of an Early Amortization Period;

(xii) such New Issuance shall not result in the occurrence of an Event of Default and the Issuers have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate, dated the applicable Series Closing Date (upon which the Indenture Trustee may rely), to the effect that (1) based on the facts known to the Person executing such Officer’s Certificate, the Issuers reasonably believe that no uncured Event of Default is continuing at the time of such New Issuance and that such New Issuance shall not result in the occurrence of an Event of Default and (2) all conditions precedent to such execution, authentication and delivery have been satisfied;

(xiii) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate from each applicable Issuer, upon which the Indenture Trustee shall be permitted to fully rely and shall not have any liability for so relying, stating that the conditions precedent to such issuance have been fulfilled; and

(xiv) any additional conditions as set forth in the related Series Supplement.

 

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Section 2.05 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Notes.

(a) At all times during the term of this Indenture, there shall be maintained at the office of the Note Registrar a “Note Register” in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Note Registrar may prescribe, the Note Registrar shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers and exchanges of Notes as herein provided. The offices of the Note Registrar shall be initially located (as of the date hereof) at Citibank, N.A., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust—STORE Master Funding. The Indenture Trustee is hereby initially appointed (and hereby agrees to act in accordance with the terms hereof) as “Note Registrar” for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers and exchanges of Notes as herein provided. The Indenture Trustee may appoint, by a written instrument delivered to the Issuers, any other bank or trust company to act as Note Registrar under such conditions as the predecessor Indenture Trustee may prescribe; provided, that the Indenture Trustee shall not be relieved of any of its duties or responsibilities hereunder by reason of such appointment. If the Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed in accordance with the terms hereof, the successor trustee shall immediately succeed to its predecessor’s duties as Note Registrar. The Issuers, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Indenture Trustee shall have the right to inspect the Note Register or to obtain a copy thereof at all reasonable times, and to rely conclusively upon a certificate of the Note Registrar as to the information set forth in the Note Register. Upon written request of any Noteholder made for purposes of communicating with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture, the Note Registrar shall promptly furnish such Noteholder with a list of the other Noteholders of record identified in the Note Register at the time of the request.

(b) No Transfer of any Note or interest therein shall be made unless that Transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. No purported Transfer of any interest in any Note or any portion thereof which is not made in accordance with this Section 2.05 shall be given effect by or be binding upon the Indenture Trustee and any such purported Transfer shall be null and void ab initio and vest in the transferee no rights against the Collateral Pool or the Indenture Trustee.

None of the Issuers or any other person shall be obligated to register or qualify any Notes under the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under this Indenture to permit the transfer of any Note or interest therein without registration or qualification.

By its acceptance of a Note or an Ownership Interest therein, each Holder and Note Owner, respectively, will be deemed to have represented and agreed (or, in the case of Definitive Notes, shall represent and agree) that the Transfer thereof is restricted and agrees that it shall Transfer such Note or Ownership Interest only in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Note (including the legends applicable thereto) and in compliance with applicable law.

 

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(c) A Noteholder or Note Owner may exchange or Transfer a Book-Entry Note or Ownership Interest therein only in accordance with the following provisions:

(i) No Transfer of any Book-Entry Note or an Ownership Interest therein shall be made unless such Transfer is made to a Qualified Institutional Buyer in reliance on Rule 144A or in an “offshore transaction” (within the meaning of Regulation S) to a non-U.S. Person in reliance on Regulation S, and pursuant to exemption, registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws. The Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon the representations made or deemed made by each transferee pursuant to this Section 2.05, and shall have no duty to undertake any investigation or verify that any Transfer satisfies the requirements of this paragraph.

(ii) Restricted Global Note to Regulation S Global Note during Restricted Period. If a Holder of or a Note Owner with respect to a Restricted Global Note wishes at any time during the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Restricted Global Note for an interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Note, or to Transfer such Restricted Global Note or an Ownership Interest therein to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a Regulation S Global Note or an Ownership Interest therein, such Holder or Note Owner may, subject to the provisions of this Section 2.05, exchange or Transfer such Restricted Global Note for a Regulation S Global Note of the same Series and Class or an Ownership Interest therein with an equivalent principal amount. Upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 (subject to Section 12.03) given by the transferee of such Note or Ownership Interest (stating that such transferee is a non-U.S. Person and the exchange or Transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to such Notes and in accordance with Regulation S), the Indenture Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Global Note so exchanged or transferred (or reduce the principal amount of the Notes evidenced thereby), the applicable Issuers shall, concurrently with such cancellation (or reduction), issue and the Indenture Trustee shall cause to be authenticated to the transferee a Regulation S Global Note of the same Series and Class (or increase the principal amount of the Notes evidenced by such Regulation S Global Note) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Restricted Global Note so exchanged or transferred.

(iii) Restricted Global Note to Regulation S Global Note after the Expiration of Restricted Period. If a Holder of or a Note Owner with respect to a Restricted Global Note wishes at any time after the expiration of the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Restricted Global Note for an interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Note, or to Transfer such Restricted Global Note or an Ownership Interest therein to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a Regulation S Global Note or an Ownership Interest therein, such Noteholder or Note Owner may, subject to provisions of this Section 2.05, exchange or Transfer such Restricted Global Note for a Regulation S Global Note of the same Series and Class or an Ownership Interest therein with an equivalent principal amount. Upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-3 (subject to Section 12.03) given by the transferee (stating that the Transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to such Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S), the Indenture Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Global Note so exchanged or transferred (or reduce the principal amount of the Notes evidenced thereby) and the applicable Issuers shall, concurrently with such cancellation (or reduction), issue, and the Indenture Trustee shall cause to be authenticated, to the transferee a Regulation S Global Note of the same Series and Class (or increase the principal amount of the Notes evidenced by such Regulation S Global Note) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Restricted Global Note so exchanged or transferred.

 

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(iv) Regulation S Global Note to Restricted Global Note. If a Holder of or a Note Owner with respect to a Regulation S Global Note wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Regulation S Global Note for an interest in a Restricted Global Note, or to Transfer such Regulation S Global Note or an Ownership Interest therein to a Qualified Institutional Buyer who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Global Note or an Ownership Interest therein, such Noteholder or Note Owner may, subject to the provisions of this Section 2.05, exchange or Transfer such Regulation S Global Note for a Restricted Global Note of the same Series and Class or an Ownership Interest therein in an equivalent principal amount. Upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 (subject to Section 12.03) given by the transferee and stating that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer and is obtaining such Restricted Global Note or Ownership Interest therein in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, the Indenture Trustee shall cancel the Regulation S Global Note so exchanged or transferred (or reduce the principal amount of the Notes evidenced thereby) and the applicable Issuers shall, concurrently with such cancellation (or reduction), issue and the Indenture Trustee shall cause to be authenticated to the transferee a Restricted Global Note of the same Series and Class (or increase the principal amount of the Notes evidenced by such Restricted Global Note) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note so exchanged or transferred.

(v) Transfer of Ownership Interests in Book-Entry Notes. Ownership Interests in Book-Entry Notes shall be exchanged or transferred in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depository and the Depository Participants, including, with respect to Regulation S Global Notes, Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, or its successors, and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, or its successors.

(vi) Book-Entry Note to Definitive Note. If any Book-Entry Note or an Ownership Interest therein is to be exchanged for a corresponding interest held in the form of a Definitive Note, or if any Transfer of a Book-Entry Note or an Ownership Interest therein is to be held by the related transferee in the form of a Definitive Note, then the Note Registrar shall refuse to register such exchange or Transfer unless it receives (and, upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) (A) an executed transferor certificate from the transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C-1 (subject to Section 12.03), and (B) an executed transferee certificate from the prospective transferee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C-2 (subject to Section 12.03). If any such transfer of a Book-Entry Note or Ownership Interest held by the related transferor and also to be held by the related transferee in the form of a Book-Entry Note is to be made without registration under the Securities Act, the transferor will be deemed to have made as of the transfer date each of the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit C-1 in respect of such Note and the transferee will be deemed to have made as of the transfer date each of the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit C-2 in respect of such Note, in each case as if such Note were evidenced by a Definitive Note.

 

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(d) A Noteholder or Note Owner may exchange or Transfer a Definitive Note or Ownership Interest therein only in accordance with the following provisions:

(i) No Transfer of any Definitive Note shall be made unless such Transfer is made to a Qualified Institutional Buyer in reliance on Rule 144A or in an “offshore transaction” (within the meaning of Regulation S) to a non-U.S. Person in reliance on Regulation S, and pursuant to exemption, registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws; provided, however, that a Noteholder may Transfer a Definitive Note to an Issuer or an Affiliate of an Issuer that is an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of the Securities Act (an “Accredited Investor”) and has certified that it is an Affiliate of an Issuer and an Accredited Investor, upon Indenture Trustee’s receipt of (A) such Holder’s Definitive Note properly endorsed for assignment to the transferee, (B) an executed transferor certificate from the transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C-1 (subject to Section 12.03), and (C) an executed transferee certificate from the prospective transferee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C-2 (subject to Section 12.03). The Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon the representations made or deemed made by each transferee pursuant to this Section 2.05, and shall have no duty to undertake any investigation or verify that any Transfer satisfies the requirements of this paragraph.

(ii) Transfer of Definitive Note to Regulation S Global Note during Restricted Period. If a Holder of or a Note Owner with respect to a Definitive Note wishes at any time during the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Definitive Note for an interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Note, or to Transfer such Definitive Note or an Ownership Interest therein to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a Regulation S Global Note or an Ownership Interest therein, such Holder or Note Owner may, subject to the provisions of this Section 2.05, exchange or Transfer such Definitive Note for a Regulation S Global Note of the same Series and Class or an Ownership Interest therein with an equivalent principal amount. Upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of (A) such Holder’s Definitive Note properly endorsed for assignment to the transferee and (B) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 (subject to Section 12.03) given by the transferee of such Note or Ownership Interest (stating that such transferee is a non-U.S. Person and the exchange or Transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to such Notes and in accordance with Regulation S), the Indenture Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Note so exchanged or transferred (or reduce the principal amount of the Notes evidenced thereby), the applicable Issuers shall, concurrently with such cancellation (or reduction), issue and the Indenture Trustee shall cause to be authenticated to the transferee a Regulation S Global Note of the same Series and Class (or increase the principal amount of the Notes evidenced by such Regulation S Global Note) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Note so exchanged or transferred.

 

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(iii) Transfer of Definitive Note to Regulation S Global Note after the Expiration of Restricted Period. If a Holder of or a Note Owner with respect to a Definitive Note wishes at any time after the expiration of the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Definitive Note for an interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Note, or to Transfer such Definitive Note or an Ownership Interest therein to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a Regulation S Global Note or an Ownership Interest therein, such Noteholder or Note Owner may, subject to provisions of this Section 2.05, exchange or Transfer such Definitive Note for a Regulation S Global Note of the same Series and Class or an Ownership Interest therein with an equivalent principal amount. Upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of (A) such Holder’s Definitive Note properly endorsed for assignment to the transferee and (B) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-3 (subject to Section 12.03) given by the transferee (stating that the Transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to such Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S), the Indenture Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Note so exchanged or transferred (or reduce the principal amount of the Notes evidenced thereby) and the applicable Issuers shall, concurrently with such cancellation (or reduction), issue and the Indenture Trustee shall cause to be authenticated to the transferee a Regulation S Global Note of the same Series and Class (or increase the principal amount of the Notes evidenced by such Regulation S Global Note) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Note so exchanged or transferred.

(iv) Transfer of Definitive Note to Restricted Global Note. If a Holder of or a Note Owner with respect to a Definitive Note wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Definitive Note for an interest in a Restricted Global Note or to Transfer such Definitive Note or an Ownership Interest therein to a Qualified Institutional Buyer who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Global Note or an Ownership Interest therein, such Noteholder or Note Owner may, subject to the provisions of this Section 2.05, exchange or Transfer such Definitive Note for a Restricted Global Note of the same Series and Class or an Ownership Interest therein in an equivalent principal amount. Upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of (A) such Holder’s Definitive Note properly endorsed for assignment to the transferee and (B) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 (subject to Section 12.03) given by the transferee and stating that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer and is obtaining such Restricted Global Note or Ownership Interest therein in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, the Indenture Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Note so exchanged or transferred (or reduce the principal amount of the Notes evidenced thereby) and the applicable Issuers shall, concurrently with such cancellation (or reduction), issue and the Indenture Trustee shall cause to be authenticated to the transferee a Restricted Global Note of the same Series and Class (or increase the principal amount of the Notes evidenced by such Restricted Global Note) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Note so exchanged or transferred.

(v) Transfer of Definitive Note to Definitive Note. If a Holder of a Definitive Note wishes at any time to transfer such Definitive Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of one or more Definitive Notes, such Holder may transfer or cause the transfer of such Note as provided below. Upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of (A) such Holder’s Definitive Note, properly endorsed for assignment to the transferee, (B) an executed transferor certificate from the transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C-1 (subject to Section 12.03), and (C) an executed transferee certificate from the prospective transferee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C-2

 

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(subject to Section 12.03), then the Indenture Trustee shall cancel such original Definitive Note in accordance with Section 2.14, record the transfer in the Note Register in accordance with Section 2.05 and upon execution by the Issuer, authenticate and deliver one or more Definitive Notes bearing the same designation as the Definitive Notes, endorsed for transfer, registered in the names specified in the assignment described in clause (A) above, in the aggregate Outstanding Principal Balances designated by the transferee (the aggregate Outstanding Principal Balances being equal to the aggregate Outstanding Principal Balance of the Definitive Notes, surrendered by the transferor), and in authorized denominations.

(e) If a Person is acquiring any Note as a fiduciary or agent for one or more accounts, such Person shall be required to deliver to the Note Registrar a certification to the effect that, and such other evidence as may be reasonably required by the Note Registrar to confirm that, it has (i) sole investment discretion with respect to each such account and (ii) full power to make the foregoing acknowledgments, representations, warranties, certifications and agreements with respect to each such account as set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section 2.05.

(f) Subject to the preceding provisions of this Section 2.05, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the offices of the Note Registrar maintained for such purpose, the applicable Issuers shall execute, and the Indenture Trustee shall cause to be authenticated and delivered, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of the same Series and Class of a like Percentage Interest.

(g) At the option of any Holder, its Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of authorized denominations of the same Series and Class of a like Percentage Interest upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at the offices of the Note Registrar maintained for such purpose. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the applicable Issuers shall execute, and the Indenture Trustee shall cause to be authenticated and delivered the Notes which the Noteholder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

(h) Every Note presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall (if so required by the Note Registrar) be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form satisfactory to the Note Registrar duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

(i) No service charge shall be imposed for any transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Notes.

(j) All Notes surrendered for transfer and exchange shall be physically canceled by the Note Registrar, and the Note Registrar shall dispose of such canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures.

(k) The Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee shall provide to the Issuers upon reasonable written request and at the expense of the requesting party a current copy of the Note Register.

 

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(l) Each transferee of a Note or an Ownership Interest therein will be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed (or, in the case of Definitive Notes, shall represent, warrant and agree) that either (i) such transferee is not, and is not purchasing such Note on behalf of, as a fiduciary of, as trustee of, or with the assets of, a Plan or (ii)(A) such Note is rated investment grade or better as of the date of the purchase, (B) such transferee acknowledges that it cannot acquire such Note unless it is properly treated as indebtedness without substantial equity features for purposes of Department of Labor Regulations, as modified by ERISA, and agrees to so treat such Note and (C) such transferee’s acquisition and continued holding of such Note will not constitute or give rise to a non-exempt prohibited transaction described in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or violated any Similar Law).

(m) If any Note or Class of Notes is directly or indirectly owned by a Person such that such Note or Class of Notes is not properly treated as issued and outstanding for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a “Transfer-Restricted Note”), then such Transfer-Restricted Note may be sold or transferred to any Person if (a) the Note Registrar has received on the date of such sale or transfer an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel knowledgeable in the tax aspects of securitization to the effect that at the time of such sale or transfer (1) such Transfer-Restricted Note is indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (2) such sale or transfer does not cause any Issuer to be an association taxable as a corporation, or a publicly traded partnership and does not cause any Issuer (or portion thereof) to be a taxable mortgage pool for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or (b) (1) the sum of the number of beneficial owners of the Transfer-Restricted Notes and the equity interests of all Issuers not exceeding the 95-Person Limit (as defined below) for U.S. federal income tax purposes after the proposed sale or transfer and (2) the Transfer-Restricted Notes being in definitive, physical form and (3) the Note Transfer Restrictions (as defined below) shall having been complied with.

For purposes of complying with alternative (b) above in this Section 2.05(m) with respect to the proposed sale or transfer of a Transfer-Restricted Note, each prospective beneficial owner of any Transfer-Restricted Note shall represent, warrant and covenant to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuers in writing, on the date of such proposed sale or transfer, that (a) it is a U.S. Person within the meaning of Code section 7701(a)(30), (b) either (1) such beneficial owner is not a partnership, grantor trust or S corporation (a “Flow-Through Entity”) or (2) if such beneficial owner is a Flow-Through Entity or indirectly owns an interest in the Transfer-Restricted Notes through a Flow-Through Entity, (i) more than 50% of the value of such beneficial owner’s ownership interest in the Flow-Through Entity is not attributable to the Flow-Through Entity’s interest in the Transfer-Restricted Notes and (ii) a principal purpose of the use of the Flow-Through Entity is not to enable the sum of the number of beneficial owners of the Transfer-Restricted Notes and the equity interests of all Issuers to exceed 95 persons (the “95-Person Limit”) and (c) such beneficial owner (1) will not use the Transfer-Restricted Notes and will not allow the Transfer-Restricted Notes to be used as collateral for the issuance of any securities that could cause any Issuer (or portion thereof) to become taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (2) will not take any action and will not allow any other action that could cause any Issuer (or portion thereof) to become taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes (the “Note Transfer Restrictions”).

 

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Section 2.06 Book-Entry Notes.

(a) The Book-Entry Notes of each Series shall be delivered as one or more Notes held by the Book-Entry Custodian or, if appointed to hold such Notes as provided below, the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee and, except as set forth in any related Series Supplement or as otherwise provided in Section 2.06(c) below, transfer of such Notes may not be registered by the Note Registrar unless such transfer is to a successor Depository that agrees to hold such Notes for the respective Note Owners with Ownership Interests therein. Except as provided in Sections 2.01 and 2.05 above, and Section 2.06(c) below, such Note Owners shall hold and transfer their respective Ownership Interests in and to such Notes through the book-entry facilities of the Depository and, except as provided in Sections 2.01 and 2.05 above, and Section 2.06(c) below, shall not be entitled to Definitive Notes in respect of such Ownership Interests. All transfers by Note Owners of their respective Ownership Interests in the Book-Entry Notes to be held by the related transferees as Book-Entry Notes shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by the Depository Participant or brokerage firm representing each such Note Owner. Each Depository Participant shall only transfer the Ownership Interests in the Book-Entry Notes of Note Owners it represents or of brokerage firms for which it acts as agent in accordance with the Depository’s normal procedures. The Indenture Trustee is hereby initially appointed as the Book-Entry Custodian and hereby agrees to act as such in accordance herewith and in accordance with the agreement that it has with the Depository authorizing it to act as such. Neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Note Registrar shall have any responsibility to monitor or restrict the transfer of any Book-Entry Note transferable through the book-entry facilities of the Depository. The Book-Entry Custodian may, and, if it is no longer qualified to act as such, the Book-Entry Custodian shall, appoint, by a written instrument delivered to the Issuers, the Property Manager and Special Servicer, and, if the Indenture Trustee is not the Book-Entry Custodian, the Indenture Trustee, any other transfer agent (including the Depository or any successor Depository) to act as Book-Entry Custodian under such conditions as the predecessor Book-Entry Custodian and the Depository or any successor Depository may prescribe; provided, that the predecessor Book-Entry Custodian shall not be relieved of any of its duties or responsibilities by reason of any such appointment other than with respect to an appointment of the Depository. If the Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed in accordance with the terms hereof, the successor trustee or, if it so elects, the Depository shall immediately succeed to its predecessor’s duties as Book-Entry Custodian. The Issuers shall have the right to inspect, and to obtain copies of, any Notes held as Book-Entry Notes by the Book-Entry Custodian.

(b) The Issuers, the Indenture Trustee, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Note Registrar may for all purposes, including the making of payments due on the Book-Entry Notes, deal with the Depository as the Noteholder and the authorized representative of the Note Owners with respect to such Notes for the purposes of exercising the rights of Noteholders hereunder. The rights of Note Owners with respect to the Book-Entry Notes shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Note Owners and the Depository Participants and brokerage firms representing such Note Owners. Multiple requests and directions from, and votes of, the Depository as holder of the Book-Entry Notes with respect to any particular matter shall not be deemed inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Note Owners. The Indenture Trustee may establish a reasonable record date in connection with solicitations of consents from or voting by Noteholders and shall give notice to the Depository of such record date.

 

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(c) If (i) the Issuers advise the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities with respect to the Book-Entry Notes (or any portion thereof), and (ii) the Issuers are unable to locate a qualified successor, the Note Registrar shall notify all affected Note Owners, through the Depository, of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of Definitive Notes to such Note Owners requesting the same. Upon surrender to the Note Registrar of the Book-Entry Notes (or any portion thereof) by the Book-Entry Custodian or the Depository, as applicable, and the delivery of registration instructions from the Depository for registration of transfer, the applicable Issuers shall execute, and the Indenture Trustee shall cause to be authenticated and delivered, the Definitive Notes in respect of such Notes to the Note Owners identified in such instructions. None of the applicable Issuers, the Collateral Agent, the Indenture Trustee, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager or the Note Registrar shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions.

(d) Upon the issuance of Definitive Notes, for purposes of evidencing ownership of any Notes, the registered holders of such Definitive Notes shall be recognized as Noteholders hereunder and, accordingly, shall be entitled directly to receive payments on, to exercise voting and consent rights with respect to, and to transfer and exchange such Definitive Notes.

(e) Each of the Issuers shall provide an adequate inventory of Definitive Notes of each Class of each Series to the Indenture Trustee.

Section 2.07 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes.

If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Note Registrar, the applicable Issuers shall execute and the Indenture Trustee shall cause to be authenticated and delivered, in exchange therefor, a new Note of the same Series, Class and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

If there shall be delivered to the applicable Issuers, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction (including mutilation tantamount to destruction), loss or theft of any Note and the ownership thereof, and (ii) indemnity as may be reasonably required by them to hold each of them and any of their agents harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the applicable Issuers or the Note Registrar that such Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the applicable Issuers shall execute and the Indenture Trustee shall cause to be authenticated and delivered, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of the same Series, Class, tenor and denomination registered in the same manner, dated the date of its authentication and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

Upon the issuance of any new Note under this Section 2.07, the applicable Issuers, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar may require the payment by the Noteholder of an amount sufficient to pay or discharge any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other reasonable expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of the Authenticating Agent and the Indenture Trustee) in connection therewith.

 

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Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.07 in lieu of any destroyed, mutilated, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuers, whether or not the destroyed, mutilated, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by any Person, and such new Note shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes of its Class and Series duly issued hereunder.

The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent permitted by applicable law) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.

Section 2.08 Noteholder Lists.

The Note Registrar shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Noteholders of each Series, which list, upon request, will be made available to the Indenture Trustee insofar as the Indenture Trustee is no longer the Note Registrar. Upon written request of any Noteholder made for purposes of communicating with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture, the Note Registrar shall promptly furnish such Noteholder at such Noteholder’s expense with a list of the Noteholders of record identified in the Note Register at the time of the request. Every Noteholder, by receiving such access, or by receiving a Note or an interest therein, agrees with the Note Registrar that the Note Registrar will not be held accountable in any way by reason of the disclosure of any information as to the names and addresses of any Noteholder regardless of the source from which such information was derived.

Section 2.09 Persons Deemed Owners.

The Issuers, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and any of their agents, may treat the Person in whose name a Note is registered as the owner of such Note as of the related Record Date for the purpose of receiving payments of principal, interest and other amounts in respect of such Note and for all other purposes, whether or not such Note shall be overdue, and none of the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar or any agents of any of them, shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

Section 2.10 Payment Account.

(a) The Indenture Trustee has established and shall maintain one or more segregated trust accounts (collectively, the “Payment Account”) at Citibank, N.A., in its name, as Indenture Trustee, bearing a designation clearly indicating that such account and all funds deposited therein are held for the exclusive benefit of the Noteholders and the Issuers as their interests may appear. At all times, the Payment Account shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account. On each Remittance Date, the Indenture Trustee shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the Payment Account, as provided in the Property Management Agreement, all Available Amounts on deposit in the Collection Account for such Payment Date. Except as provided in this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, shall have exclusive control and sole right of withdrawal with respect to the Payment Account. Funds in the Payment Account shall not be commingled with any other moneys. All moneys deposited from time to time in the Payment Account shall be held by and under the control of the Indenture Trustee in the Payment Account for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Issuers as herein provided.

 

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(b) Amounts in the Payment Account shall be held uninvested.

(c) The Indenture Trustee is authorized to make withdrawals from the Payment Account (the order set forth hereafter in this subsection (c) not constituting an order of priority for such withdrawals) to make payments on the Notes and to other parties as set forth in the priorities of payments pursuant to Section 2.11(b) of this Indenture, to the applicable Series Enhancers and to the Issuers as provided in Section 2.11. On the Series Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee is also authorized to make payments at the direction of the Issuers.

(d) Upon the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 3.01, the Indenture Trustee shall pay to the holders of the Issuer Interests, as their interests may appear, all amounts, if any, held by it remaining as part of the Collateral Pool.

Section 2.11 Payments on the Notes.

(a) Subject to Section 2.11(b), the applicable Issuers agree to pay:

(i) on each Payment Date prior to the Rated Final Payment Date for the Classes of each Series of Notes (but only to the extent of the Available Amount pursuant to Section 2.11(b), in the case of payments of principal), interest on and principal of such Notes in the amounts and in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 2.11(b); and

(ii) on the Rated Final Payment Date for the Classes of each Series of Notes, the entire applicable Series Principal Balance, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.

Amounts properly withheld under the Code by any Person from a payment to any Holder of a Note of interest, principal or other amounts, or any such payment set aside on the Final Payment Date for such Note as provided in Section 2.11(b), shall be considered as having been paid by the applicable Issuers to such Noteholder for all purposes of this Indenture.

(b) With respect to each Payment Date, any interest, principal and other amounts payable on the Notes shall be paid to each Person that is a registered holder thereof at the close of business on the related Record Date; provided, however, that interest, principal and other amounts payable at the Final Payment Date of any Note shall be payable only against surrender thereof at the Indenture Trustee’s Office or such other address as may be specified in the notice of final payment. Payments of interest, principal and other amounts on the Notes shall be made on each Payment Date other than the Final Payment Date, subject to applicable laws and regulations, by wire transfer to such accounts as each such Noteholder shall designate by written instruction received by the Indenture Trustee not later than the Record Date related to such Payment Date. The Indenture Trustee shall pay each Note in whole or in part as provided herein on its Final Payment Date in immediately available funds from funds in the Payment Account as promptly as possible after presentation to the Indenture Trustee of such Note at the Indenture Trustee’s Office, but in no event later than the next Business Day after the day of such presentation. If presentation is made after 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on any day, such presentation shall be deemed to have been made on the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

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Each payment with respect to a Book-Entry Note shall be paid to the Depository, as holder thereof, and the Depository shall be responsible for crediting the amount of such payment to the accounts of its Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such payments to the related Note Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating brokerage firm (a “brokerage firm” or “indirect participating firm”) for which it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds to the related Note Owners that it represents. None of the parties hereto shall have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by this Indenture or applicable law. The applicable Issuers and the Indenture Trustee shall perform their respective obligations under each Letter of Representations.

Except as provided in the following sentence, if a Note is issued in exchange for any other Note during the period commencing at the close of business at the office or agency where such exchange occurs on any Record Date and ending before the opening of business at such office or agency on the related Payment Date, no interest, principal or other amounts will be payable on such Payment Date in respect of such new Note, but will be payable on such Payment Date only in respect of the prior Note. Interest, principal and other amounts payable on any Note issued in exchange for any other Note during the period commencing at the close of business at the office or agency where such exchange occurs on the Record Date immediately preceding the Final Payment Date for such Notes and ending on the Final Payment Date for such Notes, shall be payable to the Person that surrenders the new Note as provided in this Section 2.11(b).

All payments of interest, principal and other amounts made with respect to the Notes of a Class of any Series will be allocated pro rata among the Outstanding Notes of such Class as set forth below.

If any Note on which the final payment was due is not presented for payment on its Final Payment Date, then the Indenture Trustee shall set aside such payment in a segregated, non-interest bearing account (and shall remain uninvested) separate from the Payment Account (but which may be a sub-account thereof) but which constitutes an Eligible Account (or a sub-account of an Eligible Account), and the Indenture Trustee and the Issuers shall act in accordance with Section 5.10 in respect of the unclaimed funds.

On each Payment Date, the Available Amount for such Payment Date will be applied by the Indenture Trustee, first to pay the following expenses of the Issuers related to the Collateral Pool (collectively, “Collateral Pool Expenses”), (i) to the extent not withdrawn from the Collection Account by the Property Manager on or prior to the applicable Remittance Date in accordance with the Property Management Agreement in the following order of priority:

(I) to the Indenture Trustee, the earned and unpaid Indenture Trustee Fees;

(II) to the Property Manager, the earned and unpaid Property Management Fee;

(III) to the Special Servicer, any earned and unpaid Special Servicing Fees;

 

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(IV) to the Back-Up Manager, any earned and unpaid Back-Up Fee;

(V) to the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, an amount equal to all unreimbursed Advances, including any Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate) and Extraordinary Expenses for such Payment Date and to the extent unpaid from any prior Payment Date with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate (in the case of Extraordinary Expenses, not to exceed the Extraordinary Expense Cap, unless an Event of Default resulting in the acceleration of the Notes has occurred and is then continuing, in which case, such limit will not apply);

(VI) to the parties entitled thereto, the amount of any Issuer Expenses (not to exceed the Issuer Expense Cap, unless an Event of Default resulting in the acceleration of the Notes has occurred and is then continuing, in which case, such limit will not apply); and

(VII) (a) first, to the Indenture Trustee (in any of its capacities under this Indenture), (b) second, to the Property Manager and the Special Servicer, and (c) third, to the relevant party, the amount of Extraordinary Expenses for such Payment Date and to the extent unpaid from any prior Payment Date, to the extent not already reimbursed in sub-clauses (I) through (VI) above, in each case, with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate (not to exceed the Extraordinary Expense Cap, unless an Event of Default resulting in the acceleration of the Notes has occurred and is then continuing, in which case (i) such limit will not apply and (ii) indemnities due to the Issuers or any Control Person, member, manager, officer, employee or agent of any such Issuers, other than any such party in connection with its role as Property Manager or Special Servicer, will be payable only after payments due to the Noteholders pursuant to the allocation of the Series Available Amount below).

Subject to the terms and provisions of each Series Supplement, the Available Amount remaining on any Payment Date after payment of Collateral Pool Expenses will be allocated in the following manner and priority (the aggregate amount allocated pursuant to clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (6), (7) and (8) below, the “Series Available Amount”):

(1) to each Series, Note Interest, allocated pro rata, based on all amounts due on such Payment Date to each Series in respect of Note Interest on the Class A Notes of such Series, plus all unpaid Note Interest from prior Payment Dates and interest thereon at the applicable Note Rate, and an amount equal to such Note Interest on such Class A Notes, plus unpaid Note Interest on such Class A Notes from any prior Payment Date (together with interest thereon);

(2) to each Series, Note Interest, allocated pro rata, based on all amounts due on such Payment Date to each Series in respect of Note Interest on the Class B Notes of such Series, plus all unpaid Note Interest from prior Payment Dates and interest thereon at the applicable Note Rate, and an amount equal to such Note Interest on such Class B Notes, plus unpaid Note Interest on such Class B Notes from any prior Payment Date (together with interest thereon);

(3) so long as no Early Amortization Period is in effect, sequentially:

 

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  a.

to each Series, the Scheduled Class A Principal Payments for such Payment Date, allocated pro rata based on all amounts due on such Payment Date for all Series in respect of Scheduled Class A Principal Payments on all Class A Notes; provided, however, that any Scheduled Class A Principal Payments allocated to any Series shall not exceed the related Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class A Notes of such Series;

 

  b.

to each Series, the Scheduled Class B Principal Payments for such Payment Date, allocated pro rata based on all amounts due on such Payment Date for all Series in respect of Scheduled Class B Principal Payments on all Class B Notes; provided, however, that any Scheduled Class B Principal Payments allocated to any Series shall not exceed the related Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class B Notes of such Series;

 

  c.

to each Series, the Unscheduled Principal Payment for such Payment Date, allocated pro rata based on the applicable Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class A Notes (in each case after application of the allocations described in clause (3)(a) above); provided, however, that any Unscheduled Principal Payments allocated to any Series shall not exceed the related Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class A Notes of such Series; and

 

  d.

to each Series, the Unscheduled Principal Payment for such Payment Date, allocated pro rata based on the applicable Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class B Notes (in each case after application of the allocations described in clause (3)(b) above); provided, however, that any Unscheduled Principal Payments allocated to any Series shall not exceed the related Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class B Notes of such Series;

(4) during an Early Amortization Period, sequentially:

 

  a.

to each Series, all remaining Available Amounts, allocated pro rata, based on the Outstanding Principal Balance of the related Class A Notes, in an amount not to exceed the applicable Outstanding Principal Balance of such Class A Notes; and

 

  b.

to each Series, all remaining Available Amounts, allocated pro rata, based on the Outstanding Principal Balance of the related Class B Notes plus any Interest-Carry Forward Amounts, in an amount not to exceed the applicable Outstanding Principal Balance of such Class B Notes;

 

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(5) during a DSCR Sweep Period, to the DSCR Reserve Account, all remaining Series Available Amounts until the amount on deposit in the DSCR Reserve Account is equal to the Aggregate Series Principal Balance;

(6) to each Series, sequentially:

 

  a.

based on the Make Whole Amount related to any Unscheduled Principal Payments due on the Class A Notes of such Series in clause (3)(c) above, the applicable Make Whole Amount on such Class A Notes, plus any unpaid Make Whole Amounts from any prior Payment Date due on such Class A Notes; and

 

  b.

based on the Make Whole Amount related to any Unscheduled Principal Payments due on the Class B Notes of such Series in clause (3)(d) above, the applicable Make Whole Amount on such Class B Notes, plus any unpaid Make Whole Amounts from any prior Payment Date due on such Class B Notes; and

(7) to each Series, Interest Carry-Forward Amounts, allocated pro rata, based on all amounts due on such Payment Date to each Series in respect of Interest Carry-Forward Amounts on the Notes of such Series designated as Class “B”, plus all unpaid Interest Carry-Forward Amounts on such Notes of such Series designated as Class “B” from any prior Payment Date (together with interest thereon at the applicable note rate);

(8) to each Series, sequentially,

 

  a.

the aggregate unpaid Post-ARD Additional Interest (if any) accrued on the Class A Notes of such Series, allocated pro rata, based on any and all amounts due on such Payment Date for such Series in respect of Post-ARD Additional Interest (if any) on the Class A Notes of such Series, and any Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest, if any, on the Class A Notes of such Series from any prior Payment Date, an amount equal to the Post-ARD Additional Interest with respect to the Class A Notes of such Series; and

 

  b.

the aggregate unpaid Post-ARD Additional Interest (if any) accrued on the Class B Notes of such Series, allocated pro rata, based on any and all amounts due on such Payment Date for such Series in respect of Post-ARD Additional Interest (if any) on the Class B Notes of such Series, and any Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest, if any, on the Class B Notes of such Series from any prior Payment Date, an amount equal to the Post-ARD Additional Interest with respect to the Class B Notes of such Series;

 

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(9) to the extent not paid as Collateral Pool Expenses, any Issuer Expenses and Extraordinary Expenses related to each Payment Date plus any unpaid Issuer Expenses and Extraordinary Expenses from any prior Payment Date, with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate; and

(10) pro rata, to each Issuer, all remaining Series Available Amounts.

The commencement of an Early Amortization Period caused by the occurrence of an event set forth under clause (A) or clause (B) of the definition of “Early Amortization Period” shall be waivable by the Requisite Global Majority. The occurrence of an event, upon the occurrence of which an Early Amortization Period under clause (C) of the definition of “Early Amortization Period” shall otherwise commence, shall be waivable by the Controlling Parties of all Series of Notes.

The Notes are nonrecourse obligations solely of the applicable Issuers and will be payable only from the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool. Each Noteholder and Note Owner will be deemed to have agreed that they have no rights or claims against the Issuers directly or indirectly and may only look to the Collateral Pool to satisfy any such Issuer’s obligations hereunder. Each Noteholder and Note Owner will be deemed to have agreed, by its acceptance of its Note or its Ownership Interest therein, not to file or join in filing any petition in bankruptcy or commence any similar proceeding in respect of any applicable Issuer for a period of two (2) years and thirty-one (31) days following payment in full of the Notes of all Series. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.11(b), the Issuers may, subject to Section 9.06, at any time advance funds to the Indenture Trustee for the purpose of allowing the Indenture Trustee to make required payments on the Notes (“Issuer Advances”) without right of reimbursement.

(c) In connection with making any payments pursuant to Section 2.11(b), the Indenture Trustee shall make available to each Issuer on the related Payment Date via the Indenture Trustee’s internet website specified in Section 6.01(a), a written statement detailing the amounts so paid; provided, that if such information is not so available on the Indenture Trustee’s internet website for any reason, the Indenture Trustee shall provide each Issuer with such written statement by facsimile transmission, confirmed in writing by first class mail or overnight courier.

Section 2.12 Final Payment Notice.

(a) Notice of final payment under Section 2.11(b) shall be given by the Indenture Trustee as soon as practicable, but not later than two Business Days prior to the Final Payment Date for a Class of any Series, to each Noteholder of such Series as of the close of business on the Record Date in the calendar month preceding the Final Payment Date at such Noteholder’s address appearing in the Note Register and to each applicable Rating Agency and each applicable Issuer.

(b) All notices of final payment in respect of a Class of Notes of any Series shall state (i) the Final Payment Date for such Notes, (ii) the amount of the final payment for such Notes and (iii) the place where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment.

(c) Notice of final payment of a Class of Notes of any Series shall be given by the Indenture Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Indenture Trustee. Failure to give notice of final payment, or any defect therein, to any Noteholder of such Series shall not impair or affect the validity of the final payment of any other Note.

 

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Section 2.13 Compliance with Withholding Requirements.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall comply with all federal withholding requirements with respect to payments to Noteholders of interest, original issue discount, or other amounts that the Indenture Trustee reasonably believes are applicable under the Code or any other applicable federal law. The consent of Noteholders shall not be required for any such withholding.

Section 2.14 Cancellation.

The applicable Issuers may at any time deliver to the Note Registrar for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which such Issuers may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Note Registrar.

All Notes delivered to the Indenture Trustee for payment shall be forwarded to the Note Registrar. All such Notes and all Notes surrendered for transfer and exchange in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and disposed of by the Note Registrar in accordance with its customary procedures.

Section 2.15 Reserved.

Section 2.16 The Hedge Agreements.

(a) On any Series Closing Date, the applicable Issuers may enter into one or more Hedge Agreements with respect to any Class of any related Series of Notes.

(b) The Indenture Trustee shall, on behalf of the applicable Issuers, distribute amounts due to each Hedge Counterparty under the applicable Hedge Agreements on any Payment Date from the Payment Account in accordance with Section 2.11 and the applicable Series Supplement.

(c) The Indenture Trustee shall agree to any reduction in the notional amount of any Hedge Agreement requested by the applicable Issuers; provided, that, if any Notes are then Outstanding and rated by the Rating Agencies, the Indenture Trustee shall first have received the written confirmation that the Rating Condition is satisfied. Any amount paid by a Hedge Counterparty to the applicable Issuers in connection with such reduction shall constitute part of the Available Amount except as otherwise provided in the applicable Series Supplement.

(d) Each Hedge Agreement (unless otherwise provided in the applicable Series Supplement) shall permit the complete or partial termination thereof (without the payment by the applicable Issuers of penalties or fees other than termination-related expenses) by the applicable Issuers subject to the provision of at least ten (10) Business Days notification to the Rating Agencies. The Indenture Trustee shall, prior to each applicable Series Closing Dates if required by the applicable Series Supplement, establish at Citibank, N.A. (or at such other financial institution as provided in the applicable Series Supplement and as necessary to ensure that the Hedge Counterparty Account is at all times an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account) a segregated trust account that shall be designated as a “Hedge Counterparty Account”, in its

 

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name, as Indenture Trustee, bearing a designation clearly indicating that such account and all funds deposited therein are held for the exclusive benefit of the applicable Noteholders, over which the Indenture Trustee shall have exclusive control and the sole right of withdrawal, and in which neither the applicable Issuers nor any other Person shall have any legal or beneficial interest. The Hedge Counterparty Accounts may be sub-accounts of the Payment Account. The only permitted withdrawal from or application of funds on deposit in, or otherwise to the credit of, a Hedge Counterparty Account shall be for application to obligations of the applicable Hedge Counterparty to the applicable Issuers under the related Hedge Agreement.

(e) In the event a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee becomes aware that a Hedge Counterparty has defaulted in the payment when due of its obligations to the applicable Issuers under the related Hedge Agreement, the Indenture Trustee shall make a demand on such Hedge Counterparty, or any guarantor, if applicable, demanding payment by 12:30 p.m., New York City time, on such date (or by such time on the next succeeding Business Day if such actual knowledge is obtained by such Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee after 11:00 a.m., New York City time). The Indenture Trustee shall give notice to the applicable Noteholders upon the continuing failure by such Hedge Counterparty to perform its obligations during the two Business Days following a demand made by the Indenture Trustee on such Hedge Counterparty.

(f) If at any time a Hedge Agreement becomes subject to early termination due to the occurrence thereunder of an event of default or a termination event, the applicable Issuers and the Indenture Trustee shall take such actions (following the expiration of any applicable grace period and after the expiration of the two Business Day period referred to in Section 2.16(e), as applicable) to enforce the rights of the applicable Issuers and the Indenture Trustee thereunder as may be permitted by the terms of such Hedge Agreement and consistent with the terms hereof, and shall apply the proceeds of any such actions (including, without limitation, the proceeds of the liquidation of any collateral pledged by the related Hedge Counterparty) to enter into a replacement Hedge Agreement on such terms or provide such other substitute arrangement (or forebear from doing either of the foregoing) as provided in the applicable Series Supplement. Any costs attributable to entering into a replacement Hedge Agreement which exceed the aggregate amount of the proceeds of the liquidation of the terminated Hedge Agreement shall constitute Issuer Expenses payable under Section 2.11(b). In addition, the applicable Issuers will use their best efforts to cause the termination of a Hedge Agreement to become effective simultaneously with the entry into a replacement Hedge Agreement described as aforesaid.

(g) The applicable obligations under a Hedge Agreement must be non-recourse obligations of the applicable Issuers payable only to the extent of available funds in accordance with Section 2.11(b). In addition, the provisions under each Hedge Agreement shall provide that the related Hedge Counterparty shall not institute against, or join any other person or entity in instituting against, any of the Issuers, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding, or other proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code or any state bankruptcy or similar law, for two (2) years and thirty-one (31) days after the last Note issued by the Issuers is paid in full, and that the agreements in such provisions shall survive termination of such Hedge Agreement.

 

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Section 2.17 Tax Treatment of the Notes.

The Issuers have entered into this Indenture, and each Class of Notes will be issued, with the intention that, for purposes of any federal, state and local income or franchise tax and any other taxes imposed on or measured by income, such Notes will qualify as indebtedness (unless otherwise provided in the applicable Series Supplement) upon their issuance for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Issuers, by entering into this Indenture, each Noteholder, by acceptance of its Note, and each Note Owner, by purchasing or otherwise acquiring an Ownership Interest in a Note, agree to treat the Notes and such Ownership Interests for purposes of any federal, state and local income or franchise tax and any other taxes imposed on or measured by income, as indebtedness (unless otherwise provided in the applicable Series Supplement) upon their issuance for U.S. federal income tax purposes and not to take any action inconsistent with such treatment unless otherwise required by applicable law in a proceeding of final determination.

Section 2.18 DSCR Reserve Account.

(a) On or prior to the date hereof, the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain at Citibank, N.A. one or more segregated trust accounts (collectively, the “DSCR Reserve Account”), in its name, as Indenture Trustee, bearing a designation clearly indicating that such account and all funds deposited therein are held for the exclusive benefit of the Noteholders and the Issuers as their interests may appear. At all times, the DSCR Reserve Account shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account.

(b) The Indenture Trustee shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the DSCR Reserve Account during any DSCR Sweep Period the amount allocated for such purpose pursuant to Section 2.11(b). Except as provided in this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, shall have exclusive control and sole right of withdrawal with respect to the DSCR Reserve Account. Funds in the DSCR Reserve Account shall not be commingled with any other moneys. All moneys deposited from time to time in the DSCR Reserve Account shall be held by and under the control of the Indenture Trustee in the DSCR Reserve Account for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Issuers as herein provided.

(c) All amounts in the DSCR Reserve Account shall remain uninvested.

(d) Upon the termination of a DSCR Sweep Period, the Indenture Trustee shall remit such amounts to the Payment Account for application as Available Amount (other than as Unscheduled Proceeds) by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11(b). During an Early Amortization Period, the Indenture Trustee shall apply all amounts on deposit in the DSCR Reserve Account as Unscheduled Principal Payments and allocate such amounts to all Series in accordance with Section 2.11(b) on the related Payment Date. On the Rated Final Payment Date of any Class of Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall transfer all amounts on deposit in the DSCR Reserve Account on such date to the Payment Account to be applied in accordance with Section 2.11(b).

Section 2.19 Representations and Warranties with Respect to the Issuers.

Except as otherwise provided in any applicable Series Supplement, each applicable Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto, as of the applicable Series Closing Date, as follows:

(a) Such Issuer is a limited liability company duly created and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver the Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which such Issuer is a party and to perform its obligations under the Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

 

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(b) The execution and delivery by such Issuer of the Indenture and the performance by such Issuer of its obligations under the Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which such Issuer is a party has been duly and validly authorized and directed and does not violate the applicable Limited Liability Company Agreement, nor does such execution, delivery or performance require the authorization, consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the filing or registration with, or the taking of any other action by, any arbitrator, court or other Governmental Authority or conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any provision of any law or regulation governing such Issuer or any order, writ, judgment or decree of any arbitrator, court or other Governmental Authority applicable to such Issuer or any of its assets, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, partnership agreement or other agreement or instrument to which such Issuer is a party or by which such Issuer or any portion of the Collateral is a party or by which such Issuer or all or any portion of the Collateral is bound, which breach or violation would materially adversely affect either the ability of such Issuer to perform its obligations under the Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party or the financial condition of such Issuer or the value of any Property as security for the Notes.

(c) Such Issuer has requisite power and authority to own the applicable Properties and Mortgage Loans and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged. Such Issuer is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with the applicable Properties and Mortgage Loans, its business and operations. Such Issuer possesses all rights, licenses, permits and authorizations, governmental or otherwise, necessary to entitle it to own the applicable Properties and Mortgage Loans and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged, the failure of which to obtain would result in a material adverse effect on either the ability of such Issuer to perform its obligations under the Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party or the financial condition of such Issuer or the value of any such Property or Mortgage Loans as security for the Notes. The sole business of such Issuer is as set forth in the applicable Limited Liability Company Agreement.

(d) The Indenture and the other Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by such Issuer and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of such Issuer, enforceable against such Issuer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(e) Such Issuer has no employee benefit plans and is not required to make any contributions to any Plans.

 

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(f) Such Issuer (a) has not entered into the Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor and (b) has received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Indenture. Giving effect to the applicable Series of Notes, the fair saleable value of all Issuers’ assets exceed and will, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, exceed the Issuers’ total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed or contingent liabilities. The fair saleable value of the Issuers’ assets is and will, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, be greater than the Issuers’ probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of their contingent liabilities or debts as such debts become absolute and matured. The Issuers’ assets do not and, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Such Issuer does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts and liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of such Issuer).

(g) Such Issuer is not: (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the 1940 Act; (b) relying upon Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act as a basis for not registering under the 1940 Act; (c) required to be registered under the 1940 Act because of an exclusion or exemption from the definition of “investment company” contained in Section 3(c)(5) of the 1940 Act, although there may be additional exclusions or exemptions available to the such Issuer; (d) a “covered fund” under the so-called Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; (e) a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of either a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended; or (f) subject to any other federal or state law or regulation which prevents such Issuer from entering into the Indenture; the Indenture is not required to be qualified under the 1939 Act.

(h) The Transaction Documents and the applicable Private Placement Memorandum (as defined in the applicable Series Supplement) do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make statements contained herein or therein not misleading.

(i) The applicable Series of Notes, the Indenture, the other Transaction Documents and the organizational documents of such Issuer are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, nor would the operation of any of the terms of such Series of Notes, the Indenture, any of the other Transaction Documents or the organizational documents of such Issuer, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Indenture unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury.

(j) The Indenture is in full force and effect and no Event of Default or violation under the Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents or the organizational documents of such Issuer by any party thereunder has occurred and is continuing.

 

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(k) Neither such Issuer nor any of its constituent Persons are contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under the Bankruptcy Code or any state bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of such Issuer’s assets or property, and such Issuer has no knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against it or such constituent Persons.

(l) Such Issuer is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of Section 1445(f)(3) of the Code and the related Treasury Regulations, including temporary regulations.

(m) Such Issuer does not own any asset or property other than the applicable Mortgage Loans, Properties and related Leases.

(n) Such Issuer has not incurred any indebtedness, secured or unsecured, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), that has not been repaid in full, other than (i) the Notes, and (ii) trade and operational debt incurred in the ordinary course of business with trade creditors and in amounts as are normal and reasonable under the circumstances.

(o) Such Issuer has not made any loans or advances to any third party (including any Affiliate or constituent party or any Affiliate of any constituent party).

(p) Such Issuer has done or caused to be done all things necessary to observe organizational formalities and preserve its existence.

(q) Such Issuer has maintained its assets in such a manner that it will not be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any Affiliate or constituent party or any Affiliate of any constituent party, or any other Person.

(r) Such Issuer has not guaranteed, become obligated for, pledged its assets as security for, or held itself out to be responsible for the debts or obligations of any other Person or the decisions or actions respecting the daily business or affairs of any other Person, except for (a) guarantees or pledges from which such Issuer has been released or (b) the Notes.

(s) All of the assumptions made in any applicable substantive non-consolidation opinion letter dated the date hereof, delivered by DLA Piper LLP (US) in connection with the Notes and any subsequent non-consolidation opinion delivered on behalf of such Issuer as required by the terms and conditions of the Indenture (the “Insolvency Opinion”), including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto, are true and correct in all material respects. Each Person other than such Issuer, if any, with respect to which an assumption is made in the applicable Insolvency Opinion has complied with all of the assumptions made with respect to it in such Insolvency Opinion.

(t) Upon the issuance of the applicable Series of Notes, the Indenture Trustee has a valid and enforceable first priority perfected lien or perfected security interest, as applicable, in the Collateral, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances.

 

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(u) As of the date hereof, each applicable Series Closing Date and at all times throughout the term of the Notes, (i) none of the funds or other assets of such Issuer constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Person, entity or government subject to trade restrictions under U.S. law, including but not limited to, the USA PATRIOT Act (including the anti-terrorism provisions thereof), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. Sections 1701, et seq., The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Orders or regulations promulgated thereunder, with the result that the investment in such Issuer (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by law or the Notes are in violation of law (such person, an “Embargoed Person”), (ii) no Embargoed Person has any interest of any nature whatsoever in such Issuer, with the result that the investment in such Issuer (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by law or the Notes are in violation of law, and (iii) none of the funds of such Issuer have been derived from any lawful activity with the result that the investment in such Issuer (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by law or the Notes are in violation of law.

(v) No part of the proceeds of the Notes will be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Legal Requirements or by the terms and conditions of the Indenture or the other Transaction Documents.

Section 2.20 Representations and Warranties With Respect To Properties and Leases.

Except as set forth in Schedule I of the applicable Series Supplement, each of the applicable Issuers shall make the following representations and warranties and the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit A of such Series Supplement, as of the applicable Series Closing Date, Transfer Date, Post-Closing Acquisition Date or Master Lease Addition Date, as applicable, with respect to the Properties and Leases indicated in such Series Supplement or otherwise added to the Collateral Pool by such Issuer in connection with the issuance of any Series of Notes or as Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases, Post-Closing Properties or Additional Master Lease Properties:

(a) There are no pending actions, suits or proceedings, arbitrations or governmental investigations against such Issuer or the related Properties, an adverse outcome of which would materially affect (i) such Issuer’s performance under the Notes, the Indenture (including any applicable Series Supplement) or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or the use of such Properties for the use currently being made thereof, the operation of such Properties as currently being operated or the value of such Properties or (ii) the collectability or enforceability of the Mortgages with respect to such Properties or the related Leases.

(b) Such Issuer has good, marketable (or with respect to the related Properties located in Texas, indefeasible) and insurable title to each Property and good title to the balance of such Property, and has the full power, authority and right to deed, encumber, mortgage, give, grant, bargain, sell, alienate, setoff, convey, confirm, pledge, assign and hypothecate the same and such Issuer possesses an unencumbered fee estate, or ground lease interest, in each Property and the Improvements thereon (other than the Improvements with respect to a Hybrid Lease) and it owns each Property free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and charges whatsoever except for Permitted Encumbrances and each Mortgage is a valid, enforceable and continuing first lien on and security interest in the applicable Property, subject only to said Permitted Encumbrances.

 

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(c) The Permitted Encumbrances do not materially and adversely affect (i) the ability of such Issuer to pay in full the principal and interest on the Notes in a timely manner or (ii) the use of the related Properties for the use currently being made thereof or the operation of such Properties as currently being operated.

(d) Upon the execution by such Issuer and the recording of each Mortgage, and upon the execution and proper filing of UCC Financing Statements (if required by a jurisdiction to perfect the security interest set forth in the Mortgage), the Indenture Trustee will have a valid first lien on the related Properties and a valid security interest in such Issuer’s interest in the “Equipment” (as defined in the Mortgages), if any, subject to no liens, charges or encumbrances other than the Permitted Encumbrances.

(e) Each Property is covered by a Title Insurance Policy, in an amount at least equal to the initial Appraised Value of such Property, issued during the six (6) months after the date of acquisition thereof. The Title Insurance Policy insures, as of the date of such policy (or any date-down endorsement to such policy), that the related Mortgage is a valid first lien on the fee or leasehold interest in such Property subject only to the Permitted Encumbrances (to the extent stated therein); such Title Insurance Policy is in full force and effect and names the Collateral Agent as the mortgagee of record; such Title Insurance Policy is assignable to assignees of the insured in accordance with its terms. All premiums for the Title Insurance Policy have been paid and no material claims have been made hereunder. The Title Insurance Policy has been issued by a company licensed to issue such policies in the state in which such Property is located.

(f) The related Properties have adequate rights of access to public ways and are served by adequate water, sewer, sanitary sewer and storm drain facilities. Except as disclosed in surveys delivered to the Indenture Trustee in connection with the issuance of the Notes, all public utilities necessary to the continued use and enjoyment of such Properties as presently used and enjoyed are located in the public right-of-way abutting such Property or an adjacent mortgaged property, and all such utilities are connected so as to serve such Properties, directly from such public right-of-way, through such adjacent mortgaged property or through valid easements insured under the Title Insurance Policies. All roads necessary for the current utilization of such Properties have been completed and dedicated to public use and accepted by all Governmental Authorities or are the subject of access easements for the benefit of the applicable Property or an adjacent mortgaged property.

(g) Except as disclosed in the Title Insurance Policies, to the knowledge of such Issuer, there are no material pending or proposed special or other assessments for public Improvements or otherwise affecting the related Properties, nor, to the knowledge of such Issuer, are there any contemplated Improvements to such Properties that may result in such special or other assessments.

(h) There are no delinquent or unpaid Taxes affecting any Property which are or may become a lien of priority equal to or higher than the lien of the related Mortgage. For purposes of the representation and warranty, Taxes shall not be considered unpaid until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

 

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(i) Each related Property is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ and recorded materialmen’s liens or liens in the nature thereof which would materially and adversely affect the value of such Property.

(j) No material Improvements on any Property are located in an area designated as Flood Zone A or Flood Zone V by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or otherwise located in a flood zone area as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a 100 year flood zone or special hazard area, except as may be shown on the surveys delivered to the Indenture Trustee in connection with the issuance of the Notes, for which Properties such Issuer has caused the Tenant under the related Lease to obtain flood insurance in accordance with the provisions of the Property Management Agreement;

(k) All material certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including, without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits required for the legal use, occupancy and operation of the related Properties (collectively, the “Licenses”) currently being operated have been obtained and are in full force and effect except to the extent the failure of any such License to be in full force and effect would not have a material adverse effect on such Issuer or the use and operation of any Property. The related Properties are free of material damage and are in good repair in all material respects, and there is no proceeding pending or to the knowledge of such Issuer, is threatened or contemplated, for the total or material partial condemnation of, or affecting, such Properties, or for the relocation of roadways providing access to any Property.

(l) Except as illustrated on surveys delivered to the Indenture Trustee in connection with the issuance of the Notes, all of the material Improvements which were included in determining the Appraised Value of each Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of such Property except to the extent such Improvements may encroach upon an adjoining Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties, other than an adjoining Property, encroach materially upon any property, and no easements or other encumbrances upon a Property encroach materially upon any of the Improvements, so as to affect the value or marketability of any Property, except those which are insured against by the Title Insurance Policies. Except as set forth on reports and surveys delivered to the Indenture Trustee in connection with the issuance of the Notes, all of the Improvements comply with all material requirements of any applicable zoning and subdivision laws and ordinances.

(m) In connection with the acquisition of each Property, such Issuer inspected or caused to be inspected such Property by (i) appraisal inspection performed by an independent, third party Member of the Appraisal Institute appraiser and (ii) a property condition engineer or (iii) otherwise as required by STORE Capital’s underwriting guidelines then in effect; the related Lease File or Loan File, as applicable, contains a survey with respect to such Property, which survey was deemed sufficient to delete the standard title survey exception (to the extent the deletion of such exception is available in the related state).

 

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(n) The related Properties are in compliance in all material respects with all Recorded Covenants and all Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes, the failure of which to comply with the same would result in a material adverse effect on either the ability of such Issuer to perform its obligations under the Indenture (including such applicable Series Supplement) and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party or the financial condition of such Issuer or the value of any related Property as security for the Notes.

(o) No fraudulent acts were committed by STORE Capital or such Issuer during the origination process with respect to each such Lease; and, there has not been committed by such Issuer or any other Person in occupancy of or involved in the operation or use of the related Properties any act or omission affording the federal government or any state or local government the right of forfeiture as against such Properties or any part thereof or any moneys paid in performance of such Issuer’s obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.

(p) Such Issuer is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which such Issuer or any of the related Properties are bound, which default would materially adversely affect either the ability of such Issuer to perform its obligations under the Indenture (including such applicable Series Supplement) and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party or the financial condition of such Issuer or the value of any related Property as security for the Notes.

(q) All financial data that have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee in respect of the related Properties, including, to such Issuer’s knowledge, any such data relating to Tenants under Leases, (i) are true, complete and correct in all material respects, (ii) accurately represent the financial condition of such Properties as of the date of such reports and (iii) to the extent prepared or audited by an independent certified public accounting firm, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP throughout the periods covered, except as disclosed therein; provided, however, that it is expressly understood by each party hereto that any cost estimates, projections and other predictions contained in such data are not deemed to be representations of such Issuer. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no materially adverse change in the financial condition, operations or business of such Issuer from that set forth in said financial statements.

(r) Each Property is comprised of one (1) or more parcels, which constitute a separate tax lot or lots, and does not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of such Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in which case an escrow amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Property is a part will be required until the separate tax lots are created.

(s) The operation of any of the terms of the related Lease, or the exercise of any rights thereunder, does not render the Lease unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, abatement, diminution, counterclaim or defense.

(t) Except as set forth on a schedule to the applicable Series Supplement, each Property (1) is free of any damage that would materially and adversely affect the use or value of such Property and (2) in good repair and condition so as not to materially and adversely affect the use or value of such Property; and all improvements contained on such Property are in good working order so as not to materially and adversely affect the use or value of such Property.

 

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(u) Except as set forth on a schedule to the applicable Series Supplement, in connection with each Property with respect to which a Lease Guarantor has executed a Lease Guaranty with respect to all payments due under the related Lease:

(i) such Lease Guaranty is in full force and effect and, to such Issuer’s knowledge, there are no defaults by the related Lease Guarantors thereunder;

(ii) such Lease Guaranty, on its face, (1) contains no conditions to such payment, other than a notice and right to cure; (2) provides that it is the guaranty of both the performance and payment of the financial obligations of the Tenant under the Lease; and (3) does not provide that the rejection of the Lease in a bankruptcy or insolvency of the Tenant shall affect the related Lease Guarantor’s obligations under such Lease Guaranty; and

(iii) such Lease Guaranty is binding on the successors and assigns of the related Lease Guarantor and inures to the benefit of the lessor’s successors and assigns; such Lease Guaranty cannot be released or amended without the lessor’s consent or unless a predetermined performance threshold is achieved or a predetermined period of time has elapsed.

(v) Except as set forth on a schedule to the applicable Series Supplement:

(i) the related Properties are not subject to any Leases other than the Leases (and the subleases and assignments as permitted thereunder) described in the Owned Property Schedule attached to the applicable Series Supplement and made a part hereof. No Person has any possessory interest in any Property or right to occupy the same except under and pursuant to the provisions of the Leases and subleases or assignments permitted thereunder. The current Leases are in full force and effect and there are no material defaults thereunder by such Issuer or any Tenant. No rent (other than security deposits) has been paid more than one (1) month in advance of its due date. All material work to be performed by such Issuer under each Lease has been performed as required and has been accepted by the applicable Tenant, and any payments, free rent, partial rent, rebate of rent or other payments, credits, allowances or abatements required to be given by such Issuer to any Tenant has already been received by such Tenant. There has been no prior sale, transfer or assignment from such Issuer of any Property or Leases in the Collateral or hypothecation or pledge of any Lease or of the rents received therein, except for such hypothecations or pledges that have been released. Except as permitted under the Leases, no Tenant listed on the Owned Property Schedule attached to the applicable Series Supplement has assigned its Lease and no such Tenant holds its leased premises under assignment or sublease. Such Owned Property Schedule to the applicable Series Supplement sets forth a true and correct list of each Property that is subject to a Third Party Purchase Option or an option to terminate such Lease prior to the Rated Final Payment Date, together with the earliest date on which each such option may be exercised;

 

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(ii) the Tenant under each Lease is in possession and paying rent pursuant to the applicable Lease; such Issuer is the owner of the lessor’s interest in each Lease; the Tenant is required to make rental payments as directed by such Issuer, as lessor, and its successors and assigns;

(iii) each Tenant has all material licenses, permits, material agreements, including, but not limited to franchise agreements, if applicable, necessary for the operation and continuance of such Tenant’s business on the related Property; no Issuer has received notice of any Tenant in default of such Tenant’s obligations under any such applicable license, permit or agreement, which default would materially and adversely affect its business operations on the subject Property; and no Issuer has received notice of a material default under any applicable franchise or operating agreement;

(iv) neither such Issuer nor to such Issuer’s knowledge, any Tenant is the subject of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding;

(v) there are no pending actions, suits or proceedings by or before any court or Governmental Authority against or affecting such Issuer, or, to such Issuer’s knowledge, the related Properties or any Tenant that, if determined adverse to such Issuer or any Property or any Tenant, would materially and adversely affect the value of any Property, the ability of such Issuer to pay principal, interest or any other amounts due under the Notes, or the ability of any Tenant to pay any amounts due under the applicable Lease;

(vi) the obligations of the related Tenant under the Lease, including, but not limited to, the obligation of Tenant to pay rent, are not affected by reason of: (i) any damage to or destruction of any portion of a related Property, except damage to such Property caused by casualty in the last twelve (12) or twenty-four (24) months of the lease term or substantial damage to the leased property such that the improvements cannot be repaired so as to allow Tenant to conduct a substantial part of its business within a specified time period ranging from one hundred eighty (180) days to one (1) year; (ii) any taking of such Property, except a total condemnation and taking of the leased property or a partial condemnation and taking that renders the leased property unsuitable for the continuation of Tenant’s business; (iii) any prohibition, limitation, interruption, cessation, restriction, prevention or interference of Tenant’s use, occupancy or enjoyment of such Property, except with respect to certain abatement rights in connection with casualty and condemnation which may be provided for under the related Lease;

(vii) every obligation associated with owning, developing and operating the Property, including, but not limited to, the costs associated with utilities, taxes, insurance, capital and structural improvements, maintenance and repairs is an obligation of Tenant;

(viii) such Issuer, as lessor under the Lease, does not have any material monetary or non-monetary obligations under the Lease and has made no representation or warranty under the Lease, the breach of which would result in the abatement of rent, a right of setoff or termination of the Lease;

 

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(ix) except as otherwise provided in the related Lease, the Tenant may not assign or sublease the Property without the consent of such Issuer, and in the event the Tenant sublets the leased property, the Tenant remains primarily obligated under the Lease;

(x) the Tenant has agreed to indemnify such Issuer, as lessor under the Lease, from any claims of any nature relating to the Lease and the related Property other than the lessor’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, including, without limitation, arising as a result of violations of Environmental Laws resulting from the Tenant’s operation of the property;

(xi) any obligation or liability imposed by any easement or reciprocal easement agreement is an obligation of Tenant, and such Issuer has no liability to Tenant for performance of the same;

(xii) the Tenant under a Lease or related ancillary document (which document does not negate other representations and warranties set forth herein) is required to make rental payments to such Issuer, as lessor, and its successor and assigns;

(xiii) pursuant to the terms of each Lease, each Lease is automatically subordinate to the related Mortgage, and to the extent the terms of a Lease do not include such automatic subordination language, the Issuer, as lessor, and related Tenant have executed a subordination, non-disturbance, and attornment agreement;

(xiv) except for certain rights of first offer or rights of first refusal set forth in certain Leases, the Lease is freely assignable by the lessor and its successor and assigns (including, but not limited to, the Indenture Trustee, which acquires title to a Property by foreclosure or otherwise) to any person without the consent of the Tenant, and in the event the lessor’s interest is so assigned, the Tenant is obligated to recognize the assignee as lessor under such Lease, whether under the Lease or by operation of law; and

(xv) the Tenant has not been released, in whole or in part, from its obligations under the terms of the Lease.

(w) With respect to any Property and Lease originated or acquired after the Series Closing Date, including with respect to any Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases, Post-Closing Properties or Additional Master Lease Properties purchased or substituted by such Issuer from a third party (subject to exceptions scheduled and set forth in the related Purchase and Sale Agreement, if applicable), such Property and Lease are required to be originated or acquired pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Indenture and the Property Management Agreement in accordance with the related underwriting guidelines.

(x) All transfer taxes, deed stamps, intangible taxes or other amounts in the nature of transfer taxes required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the transfer of the related Properties to such Issuer have been paid. All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the Mortgages, have been paid, and, under current Legal Requirements, each of the Mortgages is enforceable in accordance with their respective terms by the Indenture Trustee (or any subsequent holder thereof).

 

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(y) To such Issuer’s knowledge, except as disclosed in the environmental reports delivered to the Custodian in connection with the issuance of the Notes, in all material respects: (a) no Property is in violation of any Environmental Laws; (b) no Property is subject to any private or governmental lien or judicial or administrative notice or action or inquiry, investigation or claim relating to Hazardous Substances; (c) no Hazardous Substances are or have been (including the period prior to such Issuer’s acquisition of each Property) released, discharged, generated, treated, disposed of or stored on, incorporated in, or removed or transported from each Property other than in material compliance with all Environmental Laws, or for which have been addressed and received regulatory closure from applicable government agencies; and (d) no Hazardous Substances other than Permitted Materials, are present in, on or under any nearby real property which could migrate to or otherwise affect each Property.

(z) To such Issuer’s knowledge, no Asbestos is located on any Property except as may have been disclosed in the environmental reports delivered to the Custodian in connection with the issuance of the Notes.

(aa) No portion of the related Properties has been purchased or leased with proceeds of any illegal activity.

(bb) Each Qualified Substitute Property satisfies the requirements set forth in the definition of Qualified Substitute Property.

(cc) Each Post-Closing Property satisfies the requirements set forth in the definition of Post-Closing Property.

Section 2.21 Representations and Warranties With Respect To Mortgage Loans and Loan Components of Hybrid Leases.

Except as set forth in Schedule I of the applicable Series Supplement, each of the applicable Issuers shall make the following representations and warranties and the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit A of such Series Supplement, as of the applicable Series Closing Date or Transfer Date, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and each loan component of a Hybrid Lease indicated in such Series Supplement or otherwise added to the Collateral Pool by such Issuer in connection with the issuance of any Series of Notes or as Qualified Substitute Loans or, with respect to the related loan component, as Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases, Post-Closing Properties or Additional Master Lease Properties; provided, however, that, references to “Mortgage Loan,” “Loan,” “Loan Documents,” “Loan File,” “Borrower,” “Mortgage,” “Mortgage Note” and any other terms relating to the Mortgage Loans used in this Section 2.21 shall be construed to relate to the loan components of a Hybrid Lease, the related documents, files, borrowers, mortgages, mortgage notes and other related concepts, each, as applicable, each associated with a Hybrid Lease:

(a) Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment of the Mortgage Loan to such Issuer, the Originator had good title to, and was the sole owner and holder of, the Mortgage Loan, free and clear of any and all liens, encumbrances and other interests on, in or to the Mortgage Loan. Such transfer and assignment from the Originator to such Issuer of the Mortgage Loan by collateral assignment and by individual allonges of the Mortgage Notes and assignments of the Mortgages in blank legally and validly assigns all of the Originator’s right, title and ownership of the Mortgage Loan to such Issuer (and, with respect to the Mortgage, to the Collateral Agent) free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or security interest.

 

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(b) Such Issuer has full right and authority to own and possess the Mortgage Loan. The entire agreement with the related Originator (whether originated by the Originator or a different originator) is contained in the related Loan Documents and there are no warranties, agreements or options regarding such Mortgage Loan or the related Property not set forth therein. Other than the Loan Documents, there are no agreements between any predecessor in interest in the Mortgage Loan and the Borrower.

(c) The information pertaining to the Mortgage Loan set forth in the mortgage loan schedule attached to the related Purchase and Sale Agreement was true and correct in all material respects as of the related transfer date. The Mortgage Loan was originated or acquired in accordance with, and fully complies with, STORE Capital’s underwriting guidelines then in effect in all material respects. All documents comprising the Loan File have been delivered to the Custodian, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, with respect to each Mortgage Loan by the related Series Closing Date. The related Loan File contains all of the documents and instruments required to be contained therein.

(d) Financing Statements have been filed and/or recorded (or, if not filed and/or recorded, have been submitted in proper form for filing and recording), in all public places necessary to perfect a valid first priority security interest in all items of personal property defined as part of the Property and in all cases, subject to a purchase money security interest and to the extent perfection may be effected pursuant to applicable law solely by recording or filing Financing Statements.

(e) With respect to each Loan, the related Mortgage constitutes a valid, legally binding and enforceable first priority lien upon the related Property and a fee or leasehold interest in the improvements located thereon and forming a part thereof, prior to all other liens and encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances. The lien of the Mortgage is insured by a Title Insurance Policy, issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company, insuring the originator of the Loan, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan after all advances of principal, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (or, if a Title Insurance Policy has not yet been issued in respect of the Loan, a policy meeting the foregoing description is evidenced by a commitment for title insurance “marked up” (or by “pro-forma” otherwise agreed to in a closing instruction letter countersigned by the title company) as of the closing date of the Loan). Each Title Insurance Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no material claims have been made thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Originator nor the applicable Issuer has, by act or omission, done anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Insurance Policy. Each Title Insurance Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such

 

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exclusion may exist), (a) that the area shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous. Immediately following the transfer and assignment of the Mortgage Loan to the applicable Issuer, such Title Insurance Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) inures to the benefit of such Issuer without the consent of or notice to the insurer.

(f) Neither the Originator nor such Issuer has waived any material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or Mortgage Note.

(g) The Borrower has not waived any material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration by any Tenant existing under a related Lease.

(h) There is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission to the payment or performance obligations of the Loan.

(i) The related Property is free and clear of any damage that would materially and adversely affect its value as security for the Loan. No proceeding for the condemnation of all or any material portion of such Property has been commenced.

(j) An engineering report was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the origination by, or transfer to, an Issuer in connection with the related Series Closing Date immediately following such origination, which indicates that each related Property (a) is free and clear of any material damage, (b) is in good repair and condition, (c) to the extent any damage is noted in the report, the related Borrower is required to repair same within a commercially reasonable time frame subject to the terms and provisions of the related Loan, and (d) is free of structural defects, except to the extent of any damage or deficiencies that would not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value the Mortgage Property. No proceeding for the condemnation of all or any material portion of such Property has been commenced or threatened.

(k) The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making, closing and recording the Loan, including, but not limited to, mortgage recording taxes and recording and filing fees relating to the origination of such Loan, have been paid. Any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvement by the Borrower and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor that were to have been complied with have been complied with.

(l) The Borrower under the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage and all other Loan Documents had the power, authority and legal capacity to enter into, execute and deliver the same, and, as applicable, such Mortgage Note, Mortgage and other Loan Documents have been duly authorized, properly executed and delivered by the parties thereto, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Borrower, guarantor or other obligor and the maker thereof (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency legislation), enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

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(m) All improvements upon the related Property are insured under insurance policies (as described in a Schedule to the related Purchase and Sale Agreement, if any, entitled the “Insurance Schedule”). The Loan Documents require the Borrower to maintain, or cause any related Tenant to maintain, and the related Lease requires such Tenant to maintain, insurance coverage described on the Insurance Schedule and all insurance required under applicable law, including, without limitation, insurance against loss by hazards with extended coverage in an amount (subject to a customary deductible) at least equal to the full replacement cost of the improvements located on such Property, including without limitation, flood insurance if any portion of the improvements located upon such Property was, at the time of the origination of the Loan, in a flood zone area as identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a 100 year flood zone or special hazard area, and flood insurance was available under the then current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance carrier. The Loan Documents require the Borrower to maintain, or to cause any related Tenant to maintain, on the related Property a fire and extended perils insurance policy, in an amount not less than the replacement cost and the amount necessary to avoid the operation of any co-insurance provisions with respect to such Property. All such insurance policies contain a standard “additional insured” clause (or similar clause) naming the Borrower (as landlord under the related Lease), its successors and assigns (including, without limitation, subsequent owners of such Property), as additional insured, and may not be reduced, terminated or canceled without thirty (30) (and, in some cases, ten (10)) days’ prior written notice to the additional insured. In addition, the Mortgage requires the Borrower to (i) cause the holder of the Mortgage to be named as an additional insured mortgagee, and (ii) maintain (or to require any related Tenant to maintain) in respect of the related Property workers’ compensation insurance (if applicable), commercial general liability insurance in amounts generally required by such holder of the Mortgage, and at least 6 months’ rental or business interruption insurance. The related Loan Documents obligate the Borrower to maintain such insurance and, at such Borrower’s failure to do so, authorizes the mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Borrower’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from such Borrower. Each such insurance policy, as applicable, is required to name the holder of the Mortgage as an additional insured or contain a mortgagee endorsement naming the holder of the Mortgage as loss payee and requires prior notice to the holder of the Mortgage of termination or cancellation, and no such notice has been received, including any notice of nonpayment of premiums, that has not been cured. There have been no acts or omissions that would impair the coverage of any such insurance policy or the benefits of the mortgage endorsement. All insurance contemplated in this section is maintained with insurance companies with a General Policy Rating of “A” or better by S&P or “A:VIII” or better by Best’s Insurance Guide and are licensed to do business in the state wherein the Borrower or the Property subject to the policy, as applicable, is located (“Insurance Rating Requirements”).

(n) As of the applicable Series Closing Date, the related Property was subject to one or more environmental site assessments or reports performed pursuant to ASTM 1527-13 (or an update of a previously conducted assessment or report) within 12 months prior to such Series Closing Date, and neither the Originator nor the applicable Issuer has knowledge of any material and adverse environmental conditions or circumstance affecting such Property that was not

 

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disclosed in the related assessment or report(s). Neither the Originator nor the related Issuer has knowledge of any material and adverse environmental conditions or circumstances affecting any Property other than, with respect to any adverse environmental condition described in such report, those conditions for which remediation has been completed or otherwise satisfactorily addressed and, thereafter, to the extent that such report or remediation program is so recommended: (i) a program of annual integrity testing and/or monitoring was recommended and implemented in connection with such Property; (ii) an operations and maintenance plan or periodic monitoring of such related Property was recommended and implemented; or (iii) a follow-up plan was otherwise required to be taken under CERCLA or under regulations established thereunder from time to time by the Environmental Protection Agency, and such plan has been implemented in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii) above. The Originator determined in accordance with STORE Capital’s underwriting guidelines then in effect that adequate funding was available for such program or plan, as applicable. The Originator has not taken any action with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the related Property that can subject the applicable Issuer, or its successors and assigns in respect of the Loan, to any liability under CERCLA or any other applicable federal, state or local environmental law, and neither the Originator nor the applicable Issuer has received any actual notice of a material violation of CERCLA or any applicable federal, state or local environmental law with respect to such Property that was not disclosed in the related report. The Mortgage or other Loan Documents require the Borrower (and any related Leases require the related Tenant) to comply with all applicable federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. With respect to each Loan, (i)(a) a property condition or engineering report was prepared, if the related Property was constructed prior to 1985, with respect to asbestos-containing materials (“ACMs”) and (b) if such report disclosed the existence of any material and adverse ACMs affecting the related Property, the related Borrower (A) was required to remediate the identified condition prior to closing the Mortgage Loan or provide additional security or establish with the mortgagee a reserve in an amount deemed to be sufficient by the Property Manager, for the remediation of the problem and/or (B) agreed in the Loan Documents to establish an operations and maintenance plan after the closing of the Mortgage Loan that should reasonably be expected to mitigate the environmental risk related to the identified ACMs.

(o) The Mortgage Loan is not cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any mortgage loan that is not included in the Collateral Pool.

(p) Except by written instruments that are part of the Loan File, recorded or filed in the applicable public office if necessary to maintain the priority of the lien of the related Mortgage, (i) the terms of the Mortgage, Mortgage Note and other Loan Documents have not been impaired, waived altered, modified, satisfied, canceled or subordinated in any material respect, (ii) no related Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use, value or operation of such Property, and (iii) neither Borrower nor any guarantor has been released from its obligations under the Loan.

(q) There are no delinquent taxes, ground rents, assessments for improvements or other similar outstanding lienable charges affecting the related Property which are or may become a lien of priority equal to or higher than the lien of the Mortgage. For purposes of this representation and warranty, real property taxes and assessments shall not be considered unpaid until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

 

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(r) Except for any Mortgage Loan secured by a ground lease, the interest of the Borrower in the related Property consists of a fee simple estate in real property.

(s) Each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest.

(t) The assignment of the Mortgage referred to in the Loan File constitutes the legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage from the relevant assignor to the applicable Issuer or to the Collateral Agent. The assignment of leases and rents set forth in the Mortgage or separate from the Mortgage and related to and delivered in connection with each Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting and, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances, enforceable first priority lien and first priority security interest in the Borrower’s interest in all leases, subleases, licenses or other agreements pursuant to which any person is entitled to occupy, use or possess all or any portion of the real property subject to the Mortgage, and each assignor thereunder has the full right to assign the same. The related assignment of Mortgage or any assignment of leases and rents not included in a Mortgage, executed and delivered in favor of such Issuer is in recordable form and constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment, sufficient to convey to the assignee named therein all of the assignor’s right, title and interest in, to and under such assignment of leases and rents. No person other than the related Borrower owns any interest in any payment due under such lease or leases that is superior to or of equal priority with the lender’s interest therein. The related Mortgage or related assignment of leases, subject to applicable law, provides that, upon an event of default under the Loan, a receiver will be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the mortgagee.

(u) All escrow deposits relating to the Mortgage Loan that are required to be deposited with the related holder of the Mortgage Loan or its agent have been so deposited and there are no deficiencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits that are required under the related Loan Documents have been conveyed to the applicable Issuer or its designee and identified as such with appropriate detail. No other escrow amounts have been released except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the related Loan Documents.

(v) As of the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan and, as of the transfer date, as the case may be, the related Property securing such Mortgage Loan was and is free and clear of any mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens or liens in the nature thereof which create a lien prior to that created by the Mortgage, except those which are insured against by the Title Insurance Policy referred to in paragraph (e) above.

(w) As of the date of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, no improvement that was included for the purpose of determining the Appraised Value of the related Property securing such Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan lay outside the boundaries and building restriction lines of such property in any way that would materially and adversely affect the value of such related Property or the ability to operate such Property under the related Lease (unless affirmatively covered by the Title Insurance Policy referred to in paragraph (e) above), and no improvements on adjoining properties encroached upon such Property or any related easements to any material extent.

 

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(x) (i) There exists no material default, breach or event of acceleration under the Mortgage Loan or any of the Loan Documents or the related lease, if any, (ii) there exists no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) that, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute such a material default, breach or event of acceleration, (iii) no payment on any Mortgage Loan is, or has previously been during any time owned by the Originator or the applicable Issuer, 30 or more days delinquent, and (iv) no payment on any related lease is or has previously been 30 or more days delinquent; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to any matter otherwise covered or addressed by any other representation and warranty made by the applicable Issuer with respect to the Mortgage Loans. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Loan Documents.

(y) In connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, the applicable Issuer inspected or caused to be inspected within twelve months of the applicable Series Closing Date the related Property by inspection or otherwise as required in STORE Capital’s underwriting guidelines then in effect.

(z) Except as set forth in the Series Supplement, the Mortgage Loan contains no equity participation by or shared appreciation rights in the lender or beneficiary under the Mortgage, and does not provide for any contingent or additional interest in the form of participation in the cash flow of the related Property, or for negative amortization.

(aa) No holder of the Mortgage Loan has advanced funds or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the related Property, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Loan (other than amounts paid by the related Tenant as specifically provided under the related lease). No Originator or any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Borrower under a Mortgage Loan.

(bb) To such Issuer’s knowledge, based on due diligence customarily performed in the origination or acquisition of comparable mortgage loans, as of the date of origination or acquisition of the Mortgage Loans, the related Borrowers, were in compliance with all applicable laws relating to the ownership and operation of the related Properties as they were then operated and were in possession of all material licenses, permits and authorizations required by applicable laws for the ownership and operation of such Properties as they were operated. With respect to Properties that are operated as franchised properties, and except with respect to Mortgage Loans for which the related Tenant is the franchisor, the Tenant of such Property has entered into a legal, valid, and binding franchise agreement and such Tenant has represented in the applicable Lease Documents that, as of the date of origination or acquisition of the Mortgage Loan, there were no defaults under the franchise agreement by such Tenant.

(cc) The origination, servicing and collection practices the related Originator or Issuer used with respect to the Mortgage Loan since such Originator’s origination or, as applicable, Originator’s or Issuer’s acquisition thereof have complied with applicable law in all material respects and are consistent and in accordance with the terms of the related Loan Documents and in accordance with the applicable servicing standard and customary industry standards.

 

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(dd) The Mortgage or Mortgage Note, together with applicable state law, contains customary and enforceable provisions (subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph (l) above) such as to render the rights and remedies of the holders thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including the right of foreclosure under the laws of the state in which such Property is located.

(ee) The Mortgage provides that insurance proceeds and condemnation proceeds will be applied for one of the following purposes: to restore or repair the related Property (the lender (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses); to repay the principal of the Mortgage Loan; or to be used as otherwise directed by the holder of such Mortgage.

(ff) There are no actions, suits, legal, arbitration or administrative proceedings or investigations by or before any court or governmental authority or, to such Issuer’s knowledge, pending against or affecting the Borrower or the related Property that, if determined adversely to such Borrower or such Property, would materially and adversely affect (a) title to the Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Borrower’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) any related guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the use, operation or value of the Property, (f) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Loan Documents, (g) the current ability of the Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service such Mortgage Loan, or (h) the current principal use of the Property.

(gg) If the Mortgage is a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, is properly designated and serving under such Mortgage. Except in connection with a trustee’s sale or as otherwise required by applicable law, after default by the Borrower, no fees or expenses are payable to such trustee.

(hh) The Mortgage does not permit the related Property to be encumbered by any lien junior to or of equal priority with the lien of the Mortgage (excluding any lien relating to another Mortgage Loan that is cross collateralized with the Mortgage Loan) without the prior written consent of the holder thereof. There is no mezzanine debt related to the Property.

(ii) The Borrower is not a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

(jj) As of the date of origination by the related Originator or acquisition of each Mortgage by such Issuer, as applicable, each Borrower which is not a natural person was duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the state of its jurisdiction.

(kk) The Mortgage Loan contains provisions for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan if, without complying with the requirements of the Mortgage Loan, (i) the related Property, or any controlling interest in the Borrower, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold or (ii) the related Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Property.

(ll) The Loan Documents for each of the Mortgage Loans generally provide that the Borrower is to provide periodic financial and operating reports including, without limitation, annual profit and loss statements, statements of cash flow and other related information that the applicable Issuer reasonably requests from time to time.

 

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(mm) To the applicable Issuer’s actual knowledge, based upon zoning letters, zoning reports, the Title Insurance Policy insuring the lien of the Mortgage, historical use and/or other due diligence customarily performed by the Originator in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, the improvements located on or forming part of the related Property comply in all material respects with applicable zoning laws and ordinances (except to the extent that they may constitute legal non-conforming uses). In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Property in amounts customarily required by prudent commercial mortgage lenders that provides coverage for additional costs to rebuild and/or repair the property to current applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants and restrictions, or (c) the inability to restore the Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Property.

(nn) Any Property is located within one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia.

(oo) With respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by a Property located in “seismic zones” 3 or 4 with the probable maximum loss exceeding 20%, the Borrower or Issuer (or an affiliate of Issuer) has obtained, and is required under the Loan Documents to maintain, earthquake insurance from an insurer in compliance with the Insurance Rating Requirements and in an amount not less than 100% of the probable maximum loss for the related Property with respect to the improvements on and forming a part of such Property, or is required to cause the Tenant to maintain (and the Tenant has obtained) earthquake insurance if such Property is located in any such area.

(pp) The applicable Issuer does not have knowledge of any circumstance or condition with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the related Property, the related Lease or the Borrower’s or the Tenant’s credit standing that can reasonably be expected to cause such Issuer to regard such Mortgage Loan as unacceptable security, cause such Mortgage Loan or the related Lease to become delinquent or have a material adverse effect on the value or marketability of such Mortgage Loan.

(qq) The related Property has adequate rights of access to public rights-of-way and is served by utilities, including, without limitation, adequate water, sewer, electricity, gas, telephone, sanitary sewer, and storm drain facilities. All public utilities necessary to the continued use and enjoyment of such Property as presently used and enjoyed are located in such public rights-of-way abutting such Property or are the subject of access easements for the benefit of such Property, and all such utilities are connected so as to serve such Property without passing over other property or are the subject of access easements for the benefit of such Property. All roads necessary for the full use of such Property for its current purpose have been completed and dedicated to public use and accepted by all governmental authorities or are the subject of access easements for the benefit of such Property. The related Property constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Property or is subject to an

 

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endorsement under the related Title Insurance Policy insuring the Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Borrower to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.

(rr) With respect to any Mortgage Loan where all or a material portion of the Property securing such Mortgage Loan is a leasehold estate, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related ground lessor’s fee interest in such Property, based upon the terms of the ground lease and any estoppel letter or other writing received from the ground lessor and included in the related Loan File and, if applicable, the related Mortgage:

(i) The ground lease or a memorandum regarding such ground lease has been duly recorded. The ground lessor has permitted the interest of the related lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage. There has been no material change in the terms of the ground lease since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Loan File.

(ii) The ground lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated without the prior written consent of the owner of the Mortgage Loan and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the lender, its successors or assigns.

(iii) The ground lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and is enforceable, by the lender) that extends beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan.

(iv) Based on the Title Insurance Policy referenced in paragraph (e) above, the ground leasehold interest is not subject to any liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, subject to permitted encumbrances and liens that encumber the ground lease’s fee interest.

(v) The ground lease is assignable to the lender and its assigns without the consent of the ground lessor thereunder.

(vi) Such Issuer or Originator has not received any written notice of default under or notice of termination of such ground lease. The ground lease is in full force and effect and no default has occurred under the ground lease and there is no existing condition which, but for the passage of time or the giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of the ground lease.

(vii) The ground lease or ancillary agreement between the lessor and the lessee requires the lessor to give to the lender written notice of any default, provides that no notice of default or termination is effective unless such notice is given to the lender, and requires that the ground lessor will supply an estoppel.

(viii) The lender is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the ground lease through legal proceedings, or to take other action so long as the lender is proceeding diligently) to cure any default under the ground lease which is curable after the receipt of notice of any default, before the ground lessor may terminate the ground lease.

 

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(ix) The ground lease does not impose restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by a prudent commercial mortgage lender. The ground lessor is not permitted to disturb the possession, interest or quiet enjoyment of any subtenant of the ground lessee in the relevant portion of the related Property subject to the ground lease for any reason, or in any material manner, which would adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage.

(x) Any related insurance proceeds or condemnation award (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking) is required under the related ground lease to be applied either to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Property, with the lender or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest.

(xi) Any related insurance proceeds, or condemnation award in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Property is required to be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest (except as provided by applicable law or in cases where a different allocation would not be viewed as commercially unreasonable by any institutional investor, taking into account the relative duration of the ground lease and the related Mortgage and the ratio of the market value of the related Property to the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan). Pursuant to the related ground lease, until the principal balance and accrued interest are paid in full, neither the lessee nor the ground lessor under the ground lease has an option to terminate or modify the ground lease without the prior written consent of the lender as a result of any casualty or partial condemnation, except to provide for an abatement of the rent.

(xii) Provided that the lender cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease upon termination of the ground lease for any reason, including rejection of the ground lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

(ss) With respect to each Mortgage Loan and any Qualified Substitute Loans or, with respect to the related loan component, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases purchased or substituted by an Issuer from a third party, each Mortgage Loan and the related Property are required to be originated pursuant to the Indenture and the Property Management Agreement in accordance with STORE Capital’s underwriting guidelines then in effect or in accordance with a Borrower’s, Tenant’s or a different form of document that is otherwise approved by such Issuer on a case by case basis in a manner that provides for such Issuer to receive the substantive benefits intended to be realized in accordance with STORE Capital’s underwriting guidelines then in effect.

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(uu) Each Borrower covenants in the Loan Documents that is shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy, consents, and other approvals necessary for the operation of the Property in full force and effect, and to the applicable Issuer’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by such Issuer for similar commercial mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy, consents, and other approvals are in effect. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Borrower to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Property is located and for the Borrower and the Property to be in compliance in all material respects with all regulations, zoning and building laws.

(vv) To the extent required under applicable law, as of the related Series Closing Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the applicable Issuer.

(ww) The Loan Documents for each Mortgage Loan provide that such Mortgage Loan (a) becomes full recourse to the Borrower and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Borrower (but may be affiliated with the Borrower) that has assets other than equity in the related Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events: (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Borrower; (ii) Borrower or guarantor shall have colluded with other creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Borrower or (iii) transfers of either the Property or equity interests in Borrower made in violation of the Loan Documents; and (b) contains provisions providing for recourse against the Borrower and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Borrower (but may be affiliated with the Borrower) that has assets other than equity in the related Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages sustained in the case of (i) misappropriation of rents, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) the Borrower’s fraud or willful misrepresentation; (iii) willful misconduct by the Borrower or guarantor; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Loan Documents; or (v) commission of material physical waste at the Property.

(xx) [Reserved].

(yy) Each Mortgage Loan requires the Borrower to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Both the Loan Documents and the organizational documents of the Borrower with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a principal balance in excess of $5 million as of the related Series Closing Date provide that the Borrower is a Single-Purpose Entity, and each Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $20 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Borrower. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a principal balance as of the related Series Closing Date equal to $5 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Loan Documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Properties securing the Mortgage Loans and prohibit it from engaging in any business

 

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unrelated to such Property or Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Loan Documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Property or Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Loan Documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Borrower for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

(zz) Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

(aaa) Prior to the origination date of the related Mortgage Loan, the applicable Originator obtained financial information with respect to the Borrower and the related tenant in accordance with the requirements of STORE Capital’s underwriting guidelines then in effect.

(bbb) The applicable Originator has obtained an organizational chart or other description of each Borrower which identifies all beneficial controlling owners of the Borrower. Prior to the origination date of the related Mortgage Loan, the applicable Originator reviewed and approved the Borrower in accordance with the requirements of STORE Capital’s underwriting guidelines then in effect.

(ccc) Such Issuer obtained an estoppel from the tenant on the Property within ninety (90) days prior to the origination date of the related Mortgage Loan, (w) confirming the rent payments under the related lease, (x) the term of the related lease, including any extension options, (y) the related lease is in full force and effect, and (z) there exists no default under such lease, either by the lessee thereunder or by the Borrower, as lessor.

(ddd) The Loan File contains an appraisal of the related Property with an appraisal date within six (6) months of the Mortgage Loan origination date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser who is a Member of the Appraisal Institute and, to the best of such Issuer’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Property or the Borrower or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

(eee) Issuer and Originator have complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

 

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Section 2.22 Representations and Warranties With Respect to Hybrid Leases.

Except as set forth in Schedule I of the applicable Series Supplement, each of the applicable Issuers shall make the following representations and warranties and the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit A of such Series Supplement, as of the applicable Series Closing Date, Transfer Date or Post-Closing Acquisition Date, with respect to the Hybrid Leases indicated in such Series Supplement or otherwise added to the Collateral Pool by such Issuer in connection with the issuance of any Series of Notes, as Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases or as Post-Closing Properties:

(a) The related Lease and loan agreements provide that such Issuer may exercise its remedies under each related Lease to terminate the related Tenant’s right to access the related Property and assume ownership of, or leasehold estate in, all the Improvements located on such Property without foreclosing on the mortgage related to the loan component of such Hybrid Lease, unless an obligation to foreclose is otherwise imposed by a court of law.

(b) The related Lease and loan agreements provide that ownership of, or leasehold estate in, the Improvements located on the related Property shall revert to such Issuer upon expiration or early termination of such Lease notwithstanding the terms of the loan agreement with respect to the related loan component or the standing of the related borrower under such loan agreement.

(c) Any related Lease containing a Third Party Purchase Option shall (i) contain a Third Party Option Price not less than the sum of the Fair Market Values of each Property relating to such Hybrid Lease and (ii) require that the principal balance of the related loan component be paid in full prior to the exercise of such Third Party Purchase Option.

(d) Each Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease satisfies the requirements set forth in the definition of Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease.

(e) Pursuant to the lease, loan and other operative agreements relating to the IRB Hybrid Lease, including the trust indenture under which the related industrial revenue bond was issued:

(i) The related Issuer may exercise the rights of the related Tenant and its Affiliates under (A) the ground lease under which the ground lessor is the Governmental Authority that holds the fee interest in the related Property and (B) the trust indenture pursuant to which the related industrial revenue bond is issued;

(ii) the related Tenant or its applicable Affiliate may redeem the related industrial revenue bond at any time prior to its maturity at the discretion of the holder of the related industrial revenue bond; and

(iii) upon the maturity of the related industrial revenue bond, or the earlier redemption of the related industrial revenue bond by the holder of the related industrial revenue bond, fee title to the subject land reverts to the related Issuer and fee title to the improvements reverts to the related Tenant or its applicable Affiliate, each upon the payment under the ground lease with the related Governmental Authority of (i) an amount sufficient to redeem the related industrial revenue bond, which such amounts may be netted against amount payable by such Governmental Authority as issuer of the related industrial revenue bond to the holder of the related industrial revenue bond and (ii) certain nominal administrative fees and expenses.

 

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(f) Each Post-Closing Property that is subject to a Hybrid Lease satisfies the requirements set forth in the definition of Post-Closing Property.

Section 2.23 Liquidity Reserve Account.

(a) On or prior to the date hereof, the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain at Citibank, N.A. a segregated account identified as the “Liquidity Reserve Account” (the “Liquidity Reserve Account”), in its name, as Indenture Trustee for the benefit of all Noteholders, bearing a designation clearly indicating that such account and all funds deposited therein are held for the exclusive benefit of the Noteholders and the Issuers as their interests may appear.. At all times, the Liquidity Reserve Account shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account.

(b) On the Series 2019-1 Closing Date, the Issuers deposited into the Liquidity Reserve Account an amount equal to $500,000 and may (directly or indirectly) deposit additional amounts into the Liquidity Reserve Account on any Series Closing Date; provided that the funds used for such deposits are not otherwise subject to the Lien of this Indenture.

(c) All amounts held in the Liquidity Reserve Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments as directed by the Property Manager, or if no such direction is received, shall be held uninvested.

(d) If on any Determination Date, a shortfall exists, solely with respect to the Collateral Pool Expenses or Note Interest with respect to any Series of Notes, in each case due and payable on the related Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall transfer an amount equal to the lesser of (x) any such shortfall amount and (y) the amount then on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account to the Payment Account, to be applied as part of the Available Amount in respect of such Payment Date.

(e) Upon the commencement of an Early Amortization Period, any amounts remaining in the Liquidity Reserve Account shall be remitted to the Payment Account for application by the Indenture Trustee as part of the Available Amount in accordance with Section 2.11(b).

(f) On any Payment Date after any Class of any Series of Notes that has a then-current rating of AAA(sf) by S&P has been repaid in full, the Property Manager shall have the right to direct the Indenture Trustee to release all (but not less than all) amounts in the Liquidity Reserve Account to or at the direction of the Issuers. Upon such direction of the Property Manager pursuant to this Section 2.23(f), the Indenture Trustee shall release any and all amounts held in the Liquidity Reserve Account free and clear of the lien of the Indenture, and such funds shall no longer constitute Collateral.

 

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ARTICLE III

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 3.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect except as to (i) any surviving rights herein expressly provided for, including any rights of transfer or exchange of Notes herein expressly provided for, (ii) in the case of clause (1)(B) below, the rights of the Noteholders hereunder to receive payment of the Outstanding Principal Balance of and interest on the Notes and any other rights of the Noteholders hereunder, and (iii) the provisions of Section 3.02, when:

(1) either: (A) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Notes which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.07 and (ii) Notes for which payment of money has theretofore been deposited in the Payment Account by the Indenture Trustee and thereafter repaid to the Issuers or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 5.10) have been delivered to the Note Registrar for cancellation; or (B) all such Notes not theretofore delivered to the Note Registrar for cancellation (i) have become due and payable or (ii) will become due and payable on the next Payment Date, and in the case of clause (B)(i) or (B)(ii) above, cash in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Notes not theretofore delivered to the Note Registrar for cancellation or sufficient to pay the Outstanding Principal Balance thereof and any interest thereon accrued to the date of such deposit (in the case of Notes which have become due and payable) or to the end of the related Accrual Period for the next Payment Date has been deposited with the Indenture Trustee as trust funds in trust for these purposes;

(2) the Issuers have paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable or reasonably expected to become payable by such Issuers to the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager, each of the Rating Agencies, each of the other Persons to which amounts are payable hereunder and each of the Noteholders (in each case, if any);

(3) the Issuers have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate of the applicable Issuer Member (upon which the Indenture Trustee may rely) stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with; and

(4) the Issuers have furnished to the Indenture Trustee a Tax Opinion to the effect that the actions contemplated by this Section 3.01 will not (i) cause any Class of Notes of any Series that was characterized as debt at the time of its issuance for U.S. federal income tax purposes, to be characterized other than as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or (ii) cause or constitute an event in which any U.S. federal income tax gain or loss would be recognized by any Noteholder or any Issuer;

provided, however, that if, at any time after the payment that would have otherwise resulted in the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and such obligations, such payment is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason, effective upon such rescission or return such satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and such obligations shall automatically be deemed never to have occurred and this Indenture and such obligations shall be deemed to be in full force and effect.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Issuers to the Indenture Trustee under Section 5.04 hereof and the obligations of the Indenture Trustee to the Noteholders under Section 3.02 hereof shall survive satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

Section 3.02 Application of Trust Money.

Subject to the provisions of Section 2.11, Section 5.10 and Section 7.01, all Cash deposited with the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 3.01 shall be held in the Payment Account and applied by the Indenture Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to pay to the Persons entitled thereto the amounts to which such Persons are entitled pursuant to the provisions hereof.

ARTICLE IV

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

Section 4.01 Events of Default.

Event of Default,” wherever used herein with respect to the Notes of any Series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

(a) unless otherwise specified in the related Series Supplement, the failure of any Issuer to pay Note Interest on any related Notes on any Payment Date and such failure continues unremedied for a period of two (2) Business Days;

(b) the failure of any Issuer to reduce to zero the Outstanding Principal Balance of any related Class of Notes (including any Interest Carry-Forward Amounts) on the applicable Rated Final Payment Date;

(c) (i) any material default in the observance or performance of any material covenant or agreement of the Issuers made in this Indenture or any related Mortgage (other than a covenant or agreement, a default in the observance or performance of which is elsewhere in this Section 4.01 specifically dealt with), which default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after there shall have been given to the Issuers by the Indenture Trustee, or to the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee by the Noteholders holding at least 25% of the Aggregate Series Principal Balance, a written notice specifying such default and requiring it to be remedied; (ii) any monetary default by any Issuer under any Transaction Document, other than this Indenture, any Mortgage or any Series of Notes, which monetary default continues beyond any applicable cure period set forth in such Transaction Document, or if no cure period is set forth in such document, such default continues unremedied for a period of five (5) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to such Issuer by the Indenture Trustee; or (iii) any material default in the observance or performance of any non-monetary covenant or agreement on the part of any Issuer contained in any Transaction Document, other than this Indenture, any Mortgage or any Series of Notes, which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to such Issuer by the Indenture Trustee, provided, however, if such default under this clause (iii) is reasonably susceptible of cure, but not within such thirty (30) day period, then such Issuer may be permitted an additional ninety (90) days to cure such default provided such Issuer diligently and continuously pursues such cure;

 

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(d) (i) the impairment of the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture or the material impairment of the validity or effectiveness of the Lien of any Mortgage, the subordination of the lien of any such Mortgage, the creation of any lien or other encumbrance on any part of the Collateral Pool in addition to the lien of any such Mortgage or the failure of the lien of any such Mortgages to constitute a valid first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool, if such impairment or lien could have a material adverse effect with respect to the Collateral Pool, in each case subject to liens expressly permitted under the terms of the Property Management Agreement and the related Mortgages; provided, that if susceptible of cure, no Event of Default shall arise pursuant to this clause (d) until the continuation of any such default unremedied for a period of five (5) days or, with respect to the lien of any Mortgage, 30 days after receipt by the Issuers of notice thereof; or (ii) the creation of any mechanic’s, materialmen’s or other lien or encumbrance, other than a Permitted Encumbrance and subject to such Issuer’s right to contest such lien pursuant to Section 9.04(b), on any part of the Collateral in addition to the lien of any Mortgage, which lien is not removed of record or otherwise insured over to Indenture Trustee’s satisfaction within forty-five (45) days of the filing or recording of such lien;

(e) a material breach of the representations and warranties of any Issuer contained in the Indenture (other than as set forth in Section 2.20, Section 2.21 and Section 2.22) that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, which continues unremedied for a period of five (5) days after the date on which written notice of such breach, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to such Issuer by the Indenture Trustee;

(f) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities and reorganization or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against any Issuer or Issuer Member and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of ninety (90) days;

(g) any Issuer shall voluntarily file a petition for bankruptcy, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar proceeding or consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, or similar proceedings of, or relating to, such Issuer or the related Issuer Member or of, or relating to, all or substantially all of the assets of such Issuers or the related Issuer Member;

(h) the Mortgage Loans or Properties are subject to a Collateral Transfer other than as provided in this Indenture or the Property Management Agreement;

(i) any default on the obligations of any Issuer as set forth under any applicable Series Supplement, or any default under any other Transaction Document (that is deemed an “Event of Default under the Indenture” pursuant to the terms of such other Transaction Document); or

 

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(j) with respect to any Series of Notes, any material default by the related Issuer in the observance or performance of the covenants set forth in Section 9.24, which default shall continue unremedied for a period of two (2) Business Days after the date on which written notice of such breach shall have been given to such Issuer.

Section 4.02 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.

If an Event of Default (other than with respect to clause (f), clause (g) or clause (j) of the definition thereof) should occur and be continuing, at the written direction of the Requisite Global Majority (which shall have the right, but not the obligation, to direct the Indenture Trustee to accelerate the Notes and, subject to the provisions of this Indenture, cause the foreclosure and sale of the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool), the Indenture Trustee shall declare all of the Notes to be immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 4.01(f), (g) or (j) occurs, the unpaid Outstanding Principal Balance of such Notes, together with all accrued interest thereon through the date of acceleration, shall automatically become due and payable in full without any declaration or other act on the part of the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder.

At any time after such declaration of acceleration has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due in respect of the Notes has been obtained by the Indenture Trustee as hereinafter provided in this Article IV, the Requisite Global Majority may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:

(a) the Issuers have paid to or deposited with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay:

(i) all payments of principal of and interest on the Notes and all other amounts that would, in each case, then be due hereunder or upon the Notes if the Event of Default giving rise to such acceleration had not occurred; and

(ii) all sums paid or advanced by the Indenture Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee and counsel; and

(b) all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of the Notes that has become due solely by virtue of such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 4.12.

No such rescission and annulment shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereto.

 

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Section 4.03 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture Trustee.

(a) If the Issuers fail to pay all amounts due upon an acceleration of the Notes under Section 4.02 forthwith upon demand and such declaration and its consequences shall not have been rescinded and annulled, the Indenture Trustee, in its capacity as Indenture Trustee and as trustee of an express trust, shall, if directed by the Requisite Global Majority (which will have the right, but not the obligation, to direct the Indenture Trustee to cause the foreclosure and sale of the Collateral in the Collateral Pool), institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and enforce the same against the Issuers or any other obligor upon such Notes and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the Collateral, wherever situated, or may institute and prosecute such non-judicial proceedings in lieu of judicial proceedings as are then permitted by applicable law.

(b) If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee may, in its discretion and in any order, proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Noteholders by such appropriate proceedings as the Indenture Trustee shall deem most effective to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein or to enforce any other proper remedy or legal or equitable right vested in the Indenture Trustee by this Indenture or any Mortgage or by law.

(c) In case (x) there shall be pending, relative to the Issuers or any Person having or claiming an interest in the Collateral Pool, proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, (y) a receiver, assignee, debtor-in-possession or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or shall have taken possession of any Issuer or its property or (z) there shall be pending a comparable judicial proceeding brought by creditors of any Issuer or affecting the property of such Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of or interest on any Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Indenture Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise:

(i) to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee (including any claim for reasonable compensation to the Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee, and their respective attorneys, and for reimbursement of all reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee, except as a result of willful misconduct, negligence or bad faith of the Indenture Trustee or any predecessor Indenture Trustee, as applicable) and of the Noteholders allowed in such proceedings;

(ii) unless prohibited by applicable law and regulations, to vote on behalf of the Noteholders in any election of a trustee, a standby trustee or Person performing similar functions in any such proceedings;

(iii) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute all amounts received with respect to the claims of the Noteholders and of the Indenture Trustee on their and its behalf; and

 

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(iv) to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to any Issuer, its creditors and its property;

and any trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each of Noteholders to make payments to the Indenture Trustee, and, in the event that the Indenture Trustee shall consent to the making of payments directly to such Noteholders to pay to the Indenture Trustee such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Indenture Trustee, each predecessor Indenture Trustee and their respective attorneys, and all other expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee except as a result of willful misconduct, negligence or bad faith of the Indenture Trustee or predecessor Indenture Trustee.

(d) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Indenture Trustee to authorize or consent to or vote for or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any related Noteholder or to authorize the Indenture Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder in any such proceeding except, as aforesaid, to vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar Person.

(e) In any proceedings brought by the Indenture Trustee (and also any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Indenture Trustee shall be a party), the Indenture Trustee shall be held to represent all the Noteholders, and it shall not be necessary to make any Noteholder a party to any such proceedings.

(f) All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Notes may be prosecuted and enforced by the Indenture Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Indenture Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee and its counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Noteholders in respect of which such judgment has been recovered, subject to the payment priorities of Section 2.11(b).

Section 4.04 Remedies.

If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and the Notes have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 4.02 and such declaration and its consequences shall not have been rescinded and annulled, the Indenture Trustee shall, at the written direction of the Requisite Global Majority, in addition to performing any tasks as provided in Section 4.03, do one or more of the following:

(a) institute, or cause to be instituted, Proceedings for the collection of all amounts then payable on or under the Collateral or this Indenture with respect to the Notes, whether by declaration of acceleration or otherwise, of the sums due and unpaid, prosecute such Proceedings, enforce any judgment obtained and collect from the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool the moneys adjudged to be payable;

 

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(b) liquidate, or cause to be liquidated, all or any portion of the Collateral Pool at one or more public or private sales called and conducted in any manner permitted by applicable laws; provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee shall give the Issuers written notice of any private sale called by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.04(b) at least ten (10) days prior to the date fixed for such private sale;

(c) institute, or cause to be instituted, Foreclosure Proceedings with respect to all or part of the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool;

(d) exercise, or cause to be exercised, any remedies of a secured party under the UCC;

(e) maintain the lien of this Indenture and the Mortgages over the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool and, in its own name or in the name of the Issuers or otherwise, collect and otherwise receive in accordance with the Property Management Agreement or this Indenture any money or property at any time payable or receivable on account of or in exchange for the Properties and Leases in the Collateral Pool;

(f) take any other appropriate action to protect and enforce the rights and remedies of the Indenture Trustee hereunder; and

(g) exercise, or cause to be exercised, any remedies contained in any Mortgage;

provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee shall not, unless required by law, sell or otherwise liquidate all or any portion of the Collateral Pool following any Event of Default except in accordance with Section 4.15; provided, further, that, with respect to instituting any remedies pursuant to this Section 4.04 in any state wherein the law prohibits more than one “judicial action” or “one form of action” to enforce a mortgage obligation, the Indenture Trustee shall enforce any of the Indenture Trustee’s rights hereunder with respect to any Properties in accordance with the directions of the Property Manager.

In the event that the Indenture Trustee, following an Event of Default hereunder, institutes Foreclosure Proceedings, the Indenture Trustee shall promptly give a notice to that effect to the Issuers and each Rating Agency.

Section 4.05 Application of Money Collected.

Any money collected by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be deposited in the Payment Account and, on each Payment Date, shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.11 and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of the principal of or interest on the Notes, upon presentation and surrender of the Notes if fully paid.

 

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Section 4.06 Limitation on Suits.

Except as provided in Section 4.07, no Noteholder shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:

(1) such Noteholder has previously given written notice to the Indenture Trustee of a continuing Event of Default;

(2) the Requisite Global Majority shall have made written request to the Indenture Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Indenture Trustee hereunder;

(3) such Noteholder has offered to the Indenture Trustee adequate indemnity or security satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

(4) the Indenture Trustee for sixty (60) days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity or security has failed to institute any such proceeding; and

(5) an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Noteholders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing itself or themselves of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Noteholders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Noteholders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Noteholders. Subject to the foregoing restrictions, the Noteholders may exercise their rights under this Section 4.06 independently.

Section 4.07 Unconditional Right of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Note at Maturity shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts then due on such Note (subject to Section 2.11) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment (subject to Section 4.06), and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Noteholder, unless a non-payment has been cured pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 4.02. The Issuers shall, however, be subject to only one consolidated lawsuit by the Noteholders, or by the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders, for any one cause of action arising under this Indenture or otherwise.

Section 4.08 Restoration of Rights and Remedies.

If the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued, waived, rescinded or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Indenture Trustee or to such Noteholder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

 

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Section 4.09 Rights and Remedies Cumulative.

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.07, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 4.10 Delay or Omission Not Waiver.

No delay or omission of the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Indenture or by law to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders, as the case may be.

Section 4.11 Control by Requisite Global Majority.

The Requisite Global Majority shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee under Section 4.04, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee (including, without limitation, the exercise of its rights under any Account Control Agreement); provided, that such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or involve the Indenture Trustee in personal liability; provided, further, that the Indenture Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Indenture Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Requisite Global Majority will not be required to provide, and the Indenture Trustee will not be required to obtain, a Tax Opinion in the case of a direction by the Requisite Global Majority to the Indenture Trustee, following an Event of Default, to realize upon the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool by liquidating such Collateral or otherwise.

Section 4.12 Waiver of Past Defaults.

Prior to the acceleration of the Maturity of the Notes, the Requisite Global Majority may waive any past default hereunder and its consequences, except a default:

(1) in the distribution of principal or interest on any Note, for which a waiver shall require the consent of Noteholders holding 100% of the Series Principal Balance of all Notes affected thereby;

 

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(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article VIII cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note affected thereby, for which a waiver shall require the consent by each such Holder;

(3) depriving the Indenture Trustee of a lien on any part the Collateral, for which a waiver shall require the consent of the Indenture Trustee; or

(4) depriving the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent of any fees, reimbursement, or indemnification, to which the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent is entitled, for which a waiver shall require the written consent of the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable.

Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom (and any Early Amortization Period under clause (B) of the definition thereof resulting therefrom) shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon. Any costs or expenses incurred by the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent in connection with such waiver shall be reimbursable to the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, as an Extraordinary Expense from amounts on deposit in the Payment Account.

Section 4.13 Undertaking for Costs.

All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Noteholder and Note Owner by its acceptance of such Note or an Ownership Interest therein shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Indenture Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Indenture Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses based on time expended, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by any Issuer, or to any suit instituted by the Indenture Trustee, or to any suit instituted by any Noteholder or group of Noteholders, holding in the aggregate at least 25% of the Aggregate Series Principal Balance, or to any suit instituted by any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note on or after the Maturity of such Note.

Section 4.14 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.

Each Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim to take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; each Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of such law and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the exercise of any power herein granted to the Indenture Trustee, but will suffer and permit the exercise of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

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Section 4.15 Sale of Collateral.

(a) The power to effect any public or private sale of any portion of the Collateral Pool pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 4.04 shall not be exhausted by any one or more sales as to any portion of the Collateral remaining unsold, but shall continue unimpaired until either the entirety of the Collateral Pool shall have been sold or all amounts payable on the Notes and under this Indenture with respect thereto shall have been paid. The Indenture Trustee may from time to time postpone any sale by public announcement made at the time and place of such sale. The Indenture Trustee hereby expressly waives its right to any amount fixed by law as compensation for any such sale but such waiver does not apply to any amounts to which the Indenture Trustee is otherwise entitled under Section 5.04.

(b) Subject to Section 4.15(c), the Indenture Trustee shall not sell the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 4.04, unless:

(i) the Requisite Global Majority consents to or directs the Indenture Trustee to make the related sales; or

(ii) the proceeds of such liquidation would be greater than or equal to the Aggregate Series Principal Balance.

The foregoing provisions of this Section 4.15 shall not preclude or limit the ability of the Indenture Trustee or its designee to purchase all or any portion of the Collateral at any sale, public or private, and the purchase by the Indenture Trustee or its designee of all or any portion of the Collateral at any sale shall not be deemed a sale or disposition thereof for purposes of this Section 4.15(b).

(c) In the event that any Series of Notes is not fully paid on the applicable Rated Final Payment Date, the applicable Controlling Party shall have the right to require the sale of the Collateral, subject to Section 4.15(b) and (d).

(d) In connection with a sale of all or any portion of the Collateral Pool:

(i) any Holder or Holders of Notes may bid for and purchase the property offered for sale, and upon compliance with the terms of sale may hold, retain and possess and dispose of such property, without further accountability, and may, in paying the purchase money therefor, deliver any Outstanding Notes or claims for interest thereon in lieu of cash up to the amount which shall, upon distribution of the net proceeds of such sale, be payable thereon, and such Notes, in case the amounts so payable thereon shall be less than the amount due thereon, shall be returned to the Holders thereof after being appropriately stamped to show such partial payment;

(ii) the Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver, without recourse, an appropriate instrument of conveyance transferring its interest in any portion of the Collateral Pool in connection with a sale thereof;

(iii) the Indenture Trustee is hereby irrevocably appointed the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Issuers to transfer and convey any such Issuer’s interest in any portion of the Collateral Pool in connection with a sale thereof, and to take all action necessary to effect such sale;

 

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(iv) no purchaser or transferee at such a sale shall be bound to ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application of any moneys; and

(v) no purchaser or transferee at such a sale shall have been a prior owner of such Collateral if such prior owner was STORE Capital or an Affiliate thereof.

Section 4.16 Action on Notes.

The Indenture Trustee’s right to seek and recover judgment on the Notes or under this Indenture shall not be affected by the seeking, obtaining or application of any other relief under or with respect to this Indenture. Neither the lien of the Mortgages and this Indenture nor any rights or remedies of the Indenture Trustee, any Series Enhancer or the Noteholders shall be impaired by the recovery of any judgment by the Indenture Trustee against any Issuer or by the levy of any execution under such judgment upon any portion of the Collateral Pool.

ARTICLE V

THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE

Section 5.01 Certain Duties and Responsibilities.

The Issuers hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the Indenture Trustee, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in place and stead of the Issuers and in the name of the Issuers or in its own name or in the name of a nominee, from time to time in the Indenture Trustee’s discretion, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Indenture, all as set forth in this Section 5.01.

(a) The rights, duties and liabilities of the Indenture Trustee in respect of this Indenture shall be as follows:

(i) The Indenture Trustee shall have the full power and authority to do all things not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture that it may deem advisable in order to enforce the provisions hereof or to take any action with respect to a default or an Event of Default hereunder, or to institute, appear in or defend any suit or other proceeding with respect hereto, or to protect the interests of the Noteholders. The Issuers shall prepare and file or cause to be filed, at the applicable Issuers’ expense, a UCC Financing Statement and any continuation statements, describing such Issuers as debtor, the Indenture Trustee as secured party and the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool as the collateral, in all appropriate locations in the State of Delaware promptly following the initial issuance of each Series of Notes, and within six (6) months prior to each fifth (5th) anniversary of the original filing. The Indenture Trustee is hereby authorized and obligated to make, at the expense of the applicable Issuers, all required filings and refilings with respect to which the Indenture Trustee receives written direction from an Issuer, necessary to preserve the liens created by the Mortgages and this Indenture as provided therein and herein. The Indenture Trustee shall not be required to take any action to exercise or enforce the trusts hereby created which, in the opinion of the Indenture Trustee,

 

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shall be likely to involve expense or liability to the Indenture Trustee, unless the Indenture Trustee shall have received an agreement satisfactory to it in its reasonable discretion to indemnify it against such liability and expense. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Indenture Trustee shall not be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the covenants or agreements contained herein, or in any other instruments to be performed or observed by the Issuers.

(ii) Subject to the other provisions of this Article V, the Indenture Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Indenture Trustee that are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provisions of this Indenture, shall examine them to determine whether they are on their face in the form required by this Indenture to the extent expressly set forth herein. If any such instrument is found on its face not to conform to the requirements of this Indenture in a material manner, the Indenture Trustee shall take such action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument corrected. The Indenture Trustee shall not incur any liability in acting upon any signature, notice, request, consent, certificate, opinion, or other instrument reasonably believed by it to be genuine. In administering the trusts hereunder, the Indenture Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder directly or through its agents or attorneys; provided, that it shall remain liable for the acts of all such agents and attorneys. The Indenture Trustee may, at its own expense (except as otherwise provided in Section 5.04), consult with counsel, accountants and other professionals to be selected and employed by it, and the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for anything done, suffered or omitted in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of any such Person nor for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Indenture Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

(iii) The Indenture Trustee shall not, except as otherwise provided in Section 5.01(a)(i), have any duty to make, arrange or ensure the completion of any recording, filing or registration of any instrument or other document (including any UCC Financing Statements), or any amendments or supplements to any of said instruments or to determine if any such instrument or other document is in a form suitable for recording, filing or registration, and the Indenture Trustee shall not have any duty to make, arrange or ensure the completion of the payment of any fees, charges or taxes in connection therewith.

(iv) Whenever in performing its duties hereunder, the Indenture Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Indenture Trustee may, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Indenture Trustee, rely upon (unless other evidence in respect thereof be specifically prescribed herein) an Officer’s Certificate of any applicable Issuer Member and such Officer’s Certificate shall be full warrant to the Indenture Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it on the faith thereof.

 

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(v) Except in its capacity as successor to the Property Manager, the Indenture Trustee shall not have any obligations to see to the payment or discharge of any liens (other than the liens of this Indenture and the Mortgages) upon the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool, or to see to the application of any payment of the principal of or interest on any Note secured thereby or to the delivery or transfer to any Person of any property released from any such lien, or to give notice to or make demand upon any mortgagor, mortgagee, trustor, beneficiary or other Person for the delivery or transfer of any such property. The Indenture Trustee (and any successor trustee or co-trustee in its individual capacity) nevertheless agrees that it will, at its own cost and expense, promptly take all action as may be necessary to discharge any liens or encumbrances on the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool, arising as a result of the Indenture Trustee (or such successor trustee or co-trustee, as the case may be) acting negligently, in bad faith or with willful misconduct in its capacity as Indenture Trustee (or such successor trustee or co-trustee, as the case may be).

(vi) The Indenture Trustee shall not be concerned with or accountable to any Person for the use or application of any deposited moneys or of any property or securities or the proceeds thereof that shall be released or withdrawn in accordance with the provisions hereof or of any property or securities or the proceeds thereof that shall be released from the lien hereof or thereof in accordance with the provisions hereof or thereof and the Indenture Trustee shall not have any liability for the acts of other parties that are not in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(b) The rights, duties and liabilities of the Indenture Trustee in respect of the Collateral Pool and this Indenture, in addition to those set forth in Section 5.01(a), shall be as follows:

(i) except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Notes, the Indenture Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Indenture Trustee; and

(ii) the Indenture Trustee may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Indenture Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, as applicable; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture, to the extent expressly set forth herein.

(c) Subject to Section 4.12, in case an Event of Default known to the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and the Mortgages, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

 

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(d) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Indenture Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) this subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsections (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 5.01;

(ii) the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Indenture Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(iii) the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the directions of any applicable party pursuant to a Transaction Document, the Requisite Global Majority, any Controlling Party or Noteholders of more than 50% (unless a lower or higher percentage of Noteholders is expressly permitted or required to authorize such action hereunder, in which case such lower or higher percentage) of the Aggregate Series Principal Balance, as the case may be, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee, or exercising or omitting exercise any trust or power conferred upon the Indenture Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Notes; and

(iv) the Indenture Trustee shall not be required to take notice or be deemed to have notice or knowledge of a default in the observance of any covenant contained in Section 9.06 or Article X unless either (i) a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee shall have actual knowledge of such default or (ii) written notice of such default shall have been given by the Issuers or by any Noteholder to and received by a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee. In the absence of receipt of such notice or actual knowledge the Indenture Trustee may conclusively assume that is no default or Event of Default.

The Indenture Trustee shall perform the duties and obligations specified to be performed by the Indenture Trustee in the Property Management Agreement and in the other Transaction Documents.

Section 5.02 Notice of Defaults.

The Indenture Trustee, promptly but not later than two (2) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee acquires actual knowledge of the occurrence of any default under this Indenture, shall notify the Issuers the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies of any such default (a “Notice of Default”), unless all such defaults known to the Indenture Trustee shall have been cured before the giving of such notice or unless the same is rescinded and annulled, or waived by the Requisite Global Majority pursuant to Section 4.02 or Section 4.12. For the purpose of this Section 5.02, the term “default” means any event which is, or after notice, or direction of the Requisite Global Majority or lapse of time would become, an Event of Default with respect to the Notes.

 

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Section 5.03 Certain Rights of Indenture Trustee.

Subject to the provisions of Section 5.01, in connection with this Indenture:

(a) the Indenture Trustee may request and rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties as may be required by such party or parties pursuant to the terms of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, as applicable;

(b) any request or direction of an Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Request or Issuer Order and any resolution of the board of managers of the Issuer Member may be sufficiently evidenced by a Resolution;

(c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Indenture Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Indenture Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;

(d) the Indenture Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel rendered thereby shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(e) [reserved];

(f) the Indenture Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, coupon, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Indenture Trustee in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Indenture Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuers, personally or by agent or attorney;

(g) the Indenture Trustee may, at its own expense (except as otherwise provided in Section 5.04), execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys of the Indenture Trustee; provided, that it shall remain liable for the acts of all such attorneys and agents;

(h) the Indenture Trustee shall not be required to provide any surety or bond of any kind in connection with the execution or performance of its duties hereunder;

(i) except with respect to the representations made by it in Section 5.06, the Indenture Trustee shall not make any representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture;

 

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(j) the Indenture Trustee shall not at any time have any responsibility or liability with respect to the legality, validity or enforceability of the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool other than its failure to act in accordance with the terms of this Indenture or the Property Management Agreement;

(k) the Indenture Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, as applicable, or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Noteholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Noteholders shall have offered to the Indenture Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby (which in the case of the Requisite Global Majority will be deemed to be satisfied by a letter agreement with respect to such costs from such Noteholders); nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Indenture Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee shall have actual knowledge, and such Event of Default having not been cured, to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs;

(l) the Indenture Trustee shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or the rights and powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;

(m) the right of the Indenture Trustee to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty, and the Indenture Trustee shall not be answerable for other than its own negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of such act;

(n) the Indenture Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability for the performance of any of its duties hereunder or the exercise of any of its rights or powers if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to it;

(o) the right of the Indenture Trustee to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty, and Indenture Trustee shall not be answerable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of such act;

(p) to help the U.S. government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When an account is opened, the Indenture Trustee shall ask for information that will allow the Indenture Trustee to identify relevant parties. The other parties hereto hereby acknowledge such information disclosure requirements and agree to comply with all such information disclosure requests from time to time from the Indenture Trustee;

 

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(q) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any and all email communications (both text and attachments) by or from the Indenture Trustee that the Indenture Trustee deems to contain confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information may be encrypted. The recipient (the “Email Recipient”) of the encrypted email communication will be required to complete a registration process. Instructions on how to register and/or retrieve an encrypted message will be included in the first secure email sent by the Indenture Trustee to the Email Recipient. Additional information and assistance on using the encryption technology can be found at Citibank’s Secure Email website at www.citi.com/citi/citizen/privacy.htm or by calling (866) 535-2504 (in the U.S.) or (904) 954-6181; and

(r) the Indenture Trustee shall have the right to require that any directions, instructions or notices provided to it by any Noteholder be signed by an Authorized Person (as hereinafter defined), be provided on corporate letterhead, be notarized or contain a medallion signature guarantee, or contain such other evidence as may be reasonably requested by the Indenture Trustee to establish the identity and/or signatures thereon. The identity of such Authorized Persons, as well as their specimen signatures, title, telephone number and e-mail address, shall be delivered to the Indenture Trustee in a list of authorized signers form acceptable to the Indenture Trustee and shall remain in effect until the applicable party, or an entity acting on its behalf, notifies the Indenture Trustee of any change thereto (the person(s) so designated from time to time, the “Authorized Persons”).

Section 5.04 Compensation; Reimbursement; Indemnification.

(a) Subject to Section 5.04(b), the applicable Issuers hereby agree:

(1) to pay or cause to be paid to the Indenture Trustee, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, monthly, the related Indenture Trustee Fee as compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust); and

(2) to reimburse, indemnify or cause to be indemnified and hold harmless the Indenture Trustee and its directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates and Control Persons for any loss, liability, claim, expense or disbursements (including without limitation costs and expenses of litigation, and of investigation, reasonable counsel fees, damages, judgments and amounts paid in settlement): (A) incurred in connection with any act (including any actions taken by the Indenture Trustee or its agents pursuant to Article IV) or omission on the part of the Indenture Trustee with respect to this Indenture (and the transactions contemplated in connection herewith), any other Transaction Documents, the Collateral Pool (including but not limited to protecting its interest in such Collateral or collecting any amount payable thereunder or in enforcing its rights with respect to such Collateral, whether or not any legal proceeding is commenced hereunder or under the Mortgages) or the Notes (in each case, other than any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of the Indenture Trustee’s obligations or duties under this Indenture); (B) arising out of or in any way relating to any one or more of the following: (i) any accident, injury to or death of persons or loss of or damage to property occurring in, on or about any Property or any part thereof or on the adjoining

 

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sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (ii) any use, non-use or condition in, on or about any Property or any part thereof or on the adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (iii) performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials or other property in respect of any Property or any part thereof; and (iv) any failure of any Property to be in compliance with any Applicable Laws; or (C) arising out of or in any way relating to any tax on the making and/or recording of any Mortgage.

With respect to any third party claim:

(i) the Indenture Trustee shall give the Issuers written notice thereof promptly after the Indenture Trustee shall have knowledge thereof;

(ii) while maintaining control over its own defense, the Indenture Trustee shall cooperate and consult fully with the Issuers in preparing such defense; and

(iii) notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.04(a), the Indenture Trustee shall not be entitled to reimbursement out of the Payment Account for settlement of any such claim by the Indenture Trustee entered into without the prior written consent of the applicable Issuers, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

The provisions of this Section 5.04(a) shall survive the termination of this Indenture and the resignation or termination of the Indenture Trustee.

Each of the Authenticating Agents, the Note Registrar and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all limitations on liability, rights of reimbursement and indemnities that the Indenture Trustee is entitled to under this Indenture.

The Indenture Trustee agrees to fully perform its duties under this Indenture notwithstanding any failure on the part of any of the Issuers to make any payments, reimbursements or indemnifications to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 5.04(a); provided, however, that (subject to Sections 5.04(b) and 5.04(c)) nothing in this Section 5.04 shall be construed to limit the exercise by the Indenture Trustee of any right or remedy permitted under this Indenture in the event of any such Issuer’s failure to pay any sums due the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 5.04.

(b) The obligations of the Issuers set forth in Section 5.04(a) are nonrecourse obligations solely of the Issuers and will be payable only from the Collateral Pool. The Indenture Trustee hereby agrees that it has no rights or claims against the Issuers directly and shall only look to the Collateral Pool to satisfy any Issuer’s obligations under Section 5.04(a). Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.03, the Indenture Trustee hereby agrees not to file or join in filing any petition in bankruptcy or commence any similar proceeding in respect of any Issuer.

 

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(c) The Indenture Trustee shall not institute any proceeding seeking the enforcement of any lien against the Collateral Pool unless (i) such proceeding is in connection with a proceeding in accordance with Article IV hereof for enforcement of the lien of the Mortgages and this Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders after the occurrence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default due solely to a breach of this Section 5.04) and a resulting declaration of acceleration of such Notes that has not been rescinded and annulled, or (ii) such proceeding does not and will not result in or cause a sale or other disposition of the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool.

Section 5.05 Corporate Indenture Trustee Required; Eligibility.

The Issuers hereby agree that there shall at all times be an Indenture Trustee hereunder which shall be a bank (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(5) of the 1940 Act) organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having aggregate capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $100,000,000, and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, the long-term unsecured debt of which is rated not lower than “A” by S&P and the short-term debt of which is rated not lower than “A-1” by S&P, or another institution the retention of which satisfies the Rating Condition. If such bank publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the applicable supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 5.05, the combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of such bank shall be deemed to be its combined capital, surplus and undivided profits as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. The Indenture Trustee shall at all times meet the requirements of Section 26(a)(1) of the 1940 Act and shall in no event be an Affiliate of any Issuer or an Affiliate of any Person involved in the organization or operation of any Issuer or be directly or indirectly controlled by any Issuer. If at any time a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee becomes aware that the Indenture Trustee has ceased to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.05, the Indenture Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article V.

Section 5.06 Authorization of Indenture Trustee.

The Indenture Trustee represents and warrants as to itself: that it is duly authorized under applicable federal law, its charter and its by-laws to execute and deliver this Indenture, and to perform its obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, that (assuming it is enforceable against the other parties hereto) this Indenture constitutes its valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with the Indenture’s terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and general principles of equity), that it is duly authorized to accept the Grant to it of the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool and is authorized to authenticate any Series of Notes issued pursuant to the applicable Series Supplement, and that all corporate action necessary or required therefor has been duly and effectively taken or obtained and all federal and state governmental consents and approvals required with respect thereto have been obtained.

Section 5.07 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.

Any corporation, bank, trust company or association into which the Indenture Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation, bank, trust company or association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Indenture Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation, bank, trust company or association succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Indenture Trustee, shall be the successor of the Indenture Trustee hereunder; provided, that such corporation, bank, trust company or association shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.

 

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Section 5.08 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

(a) No resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and no appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until (i) the acceptance of appointment by the successor Indenture Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 5.09, (ii) payment to the predecessor Indenture Trustee of all unpaid fees and expenses and (iii) the Rating Condition is satisfied.

(b) Subject to Section 5.08(a), the Indenture Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Notes by the Requisite Global Majority and notice of such action by the Noteholders shall be delivered to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuers and the Rating Agencies.

(c) If at any time:

(i) the Indenture Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 5.05, or the representations of the Indenture Trustee in Section 5.06 shall prove to be untrue in any material respect, and the Indenture Trustee shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer Member or the Noteholders of 10% of the Aggregate Series Principal Balance; or

(ii) the Indenture Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Indenture Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Indenture Trustee or its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation;

then, in either such case, (i) the Issuer Member, may, by written notice, remove the Indenture Trustee, or (ii) subject to Section 4.13, any Noteholder may, on its own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.

(d) If the Indenture Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Indenture Trustee for any reason (including removal), the Issuer Member, on behalf of the Issuers, with the consent of the Requisite Global Majority, shall promptly appoint a successor Indenture Trustee, who shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 5.09. If, within sixty (60) days after such resignation, or incapacity, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Indenture Trustee shall not have been appointed by the Issuer Member, on behalf of the Issuers, and shall not have accepted such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 5.09, then a successor Indenture Trustee shall be appointed by act of the Requisite Global Majority delivered to the Issuers and the retiring Indenture Trustee, and the successor Indenture Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 5.09, become the successor Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes. If the Indenture Trustee shall resign pursuant to this Section 5.08, then such resigning Indenture Trustee must pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties. If the Indenture Trustee shall be removed pursuant to this Section 5.08, then the party requesting such removal of the Indenture Trustee shall pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties.

 

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If, within one hundred twenty (120) days after such resignation, removal or incapacity, or the occurrence of such vacancy, no successor Indenture Trustee shall have been so appointed and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 5.09, the resigning Indenture Trustee may, on its own behalf, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.

(e) The Issuers shall give notice of any resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee by giving notice of such event to the Rating Agencies and the Noteholders. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Indenture Trustee and the address of its corporate trust office.

Section 5.09 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Indenture Trustee, the successor Indenture Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuers and to the retiring Indenture Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Indenture Trustee shall become effective and such successor Indenture Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Indenture Trustee; but, on the request of the Issuer Member or the successor Indenture Trustee, such retiring Indenture Trustee shall, upon payment of its fees, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Indenture Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Indenture Trustee, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Indenture Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Indenture Trustee hereunder, and shall take such action as may be requested by the Issuer Member to provide for the appropriate interest in the Collateral Pool (including, without limitation, the Mortgages) to be vested in such successor Indenture Trustee, but shall not be responsible for the recording of such documents and instruments as may be necessary to give effect to the foregoing.

Upon request of any such successor Indenture Trustee, the Issuers shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Indenture Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in this Section.

No successor Indenture Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Indenture Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.

Section 5.10 Unclaimed Funds.

The Indenture Trustee is required to hold any payments received by it with respect to the Notes that are not paid to the Noteholders in trust for the Noteholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the expiration of three years following the Final Payment Date for any Class of Notes of any Series any moneys set aside in accordance with Section 2.11(b) for payment of principal, interest and other amounts on such Notes remaining unclaimed by any lawful owner thereof, and, to the extent required by applicable law, any accrued interest thereon shall be remitted to the applicable Issuers, as their interest may appear, to be held in trust by such Issuers for the benefit

 

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of the applicable Noteholder until distributed in accordance with applicable law, and all liability of the Indenture Trustee with respect to such money shall thereupon cease; provided, that the Indenture Trustee, before being required to make any such remittance, may, at the expense of the applicable Noteholder, payable out of such unclaimed funds, to the extent permitted by applicable law, and otherwise at the expense of the applicable Issuers payable out of the Collateral Pool, cause to be published at least once but not more than three times in two newspapers in the English language customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in New York, New York, a notice to the effect that such moneys remain unclaimed and have not been applied for the purpose for which they were deposited, and that after a date specified therein, which shall be not less than thirty (30) days after the date of first publication of said notice, any unclaimed balance of such moneys then remaining in the hands of the Indenture Trustee will be paid to the applicable Issuers upon their written directions to be held in trust for the benefit of the applicable Noteholder until distributed in accordance with applicable law. Any successor to an Issuer through merger, consolidation or otherwise or any recipient of substantially all the assets of an Issuer in a liquidation of such Issuer shall remain liable for the amount of any unclaimed balance paid to such Issuer pursuant to this Section 5.10.

Section 5.11 Illegal Acts.

No provision of this Indenture or any amendment or supplement hereto shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Indenture Trustee to do any act in the performance of its duties hereunder or to exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, which under any present or future law shall be unlawful, or which shall be beyond the corporate powers, authorization or qualification of the Indenture Trustee.

Section 5.12 Communications by the Indenture Trustee.

The Indenture Trustee, if any principal of or interest on any Notes due and payable hereunder is not paid, shall send to the applicable Issuers, within one (1) Business Day after the Maturity thereof, a written demand for payment thereon.

Section 5.13 Separate Indenture Trustees and Co-Trustees.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, at any time, for the purpose of meeting legal requirements applicable to it in the performance of its duties hereunder, the Indenture Trustee shall have the power to, and shall execute and deliver all instruments to, appoint one or more Persons to act as separate trustees or co-trustees hereunder, jointly with the Indenture Trustee, of any portion of the Collateral Pool subject to this Indenture, and any such Persons shall be such separate trustee or co-trustee, with such powers and duties consistent with this Indenture as shall be specified in the instrument appointing such Person but without thereby releasing the Indenture Trustee from any of its duties hereunder. If the Indenture Trustee shall request the Issuers to do so, the Issuers shall join with the Indenture Trustee in the execution of such instrument, but the Indenture Trustee shall have the power to make such appointment without making such request. A separate trustee or co-trustee appointed pursuant to this Section 5.13 need not meet the eligibility requirements of Section 5.05.

 

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(b) Every separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent not prohibited by law, be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) the rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon such separate or co-trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Indenture Trustee and such separate or co-trustee jointly, as shall be provided in the appointing instrument, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act is to be performed any nonresident trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the Indenture Trustee;

(ii) all powers, duties, obligations and rights conferred upon the Indenture Trustee, in respect of the custody of all cash deposited hereunder shall be exercised solely by the Indenture Trustee; and

(iii) the Indenture Trustee may at any time by written instrument accept the resignation of or remove any such separate trustee or co-trustee, and, upon the request of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuers shall join with the Indenture Trustee in the execution, delivery and performance of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to make effective such resignation or removal, but the Indenture Trustee shall have the power to accept such resignation or to make such removal without making such request. A successor to a separate trustee or co-trustee so resigning or removed may be appointed in the manner otherwise provided herein.

(c) Such separate trustee or co-trustee, upon acceptance of such trust, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in such instruments, jointly with the Indenture Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee shall take such action as may be necessary to provide for (i) the appropriate interest in the Collateral Pool to be vested in such separate trustee or co-trustee, and (ii) the execution and delivery of any transfer documentation or bond powers that may be necessary to give effect to the transfer of the lien of this Indenture and the Mortgages to the co-trustee. Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, by written instrument constitute the Indenture Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent permitted by law, do all acts and things and exercise all discretion authorized or permitted by it, for and on behalf of it and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall be dissolved, become incapable of acting, resign, be removed or die, all the estates, property, rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations of said separate trustee or co-trustee, so far as permitted by law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Indenture Trustee, without the appointment of a successor to said separate trustee or co-trustee, until the appointment of a successor to said separate trustee or co-trustee is necessary as provided in this Indenture.

(d) Any notice, request or other writing, by or on behalf of any Noteholder, delivered to the Indenture Trustee shall be deemed to have been delivered to all separate trustees and co-trustees.

 

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(e) Although co-trustees may be jointly liable, no co-trustee or separate trustee shall be severally liable by reason of any act or omission of the Indenture Trustee or any other such trustee hereunder.

(f) No appointment of a separate trustee or co-trustee pursuant to this Section 5.13 shall relieve the Indenture Trustee of any of its obligations, duties or responsibilities hereunder in any way or to any degree.

Section 5.14 Communications with the Rating Agency.

The Indenture Trustee will transmit a copy of each statement, notice or other document required to be provided to any applicable Rating Agency pursuant to this Indenture via email to the applicable Rating Agency’s website(s) set forth in the applicable Series Supplements contemporaneously with its posting or delivery of such statement, notice or other document to each such Rating Agency, as the case may be. Except as expressly provided in this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall not have any oral or written communications regarding the terms and provisions of the Transaction Documents or of the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder with any applicable Rating Agency without the prior written consent of the Support Provider.

ARTICLE VI

REPORTS TO NOTEHOLDERS

Section 6.01 Reports to Noteholders and Others.

(a) Based on information with respect to the Mortgage Loans, Properties and Leases provided to the Indenture Trustee by the Property Manager and the Special Servicer pursuant to the Property Management Agreement (and the Indenture Trustee’s calculations based on such information and the Indenture Trustee’s records with respect to the Notes), the Indenture Trustee shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and make available either in electronic format or by first class mail on each Payment Date, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, to the Issuers, the Initial Purchasers, the Rating Agencies, each Noteholder and any other Person upon the direction of any Issuer a statement in respect of the payments made on such Payment Date setting forth the information set forth in Exhibit B hereto (the “Trustee Report”). The Indenture Trustee shall promptly make each Trustee Report available via the Indenture Trustee’s internet website to any Noteholder, Note Owner or prospective investor upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee from such person of a certification in the form of Exhibit E-1 or E-2 attached hereto, as applicable, and to the Issuers, designees of the Issuers, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager, any Sub-Manager, the Rating Agencies and the Initial Purchasers. The Indenture Trustee’s internet website will be located at “http://www.sf.citidirect.com” or at such other address as the Indenture Trustee shall notify the parties hereto from time to time. For assistance with the Indenture Trustee’s internet website, Noteholders may call (888) 855-9695.

In connection with providing access to the Indenture Trustee’s internet website, the Indenture Trustee shall require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer as well as the delivery of a request for information, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1 or Exhibit E-2, as applicable. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for having disseminated information in accordance with this Indenture.

 

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The Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to rely on and shall not be responsible for the content or accuracy of any information provided by third parties for purposes of preparing the Trustee Report and may affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

(b) Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year (but in no event more than sixty (60) days following the end of such calendar year), the Indenture Trustee shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and make available either in electronic format or by first class mail to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Noteholder (i) a statement containing the aggregate amount of principal and interest payments on the Notes for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which such person was a Noteholder and (ii) such other customary information as the Indenture Trustee deems necessary or desirable for Noteholders to prepare their federal, state and local income tax returns including, without limitation (and to the extent provided to it by the Issuers which shall so cause such information to be provided), the amount of original issue discount accrued on the Notes, if applicable. The obligations of the Indenture Trustee in the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information has been provided by the Indenture Trustee.

Section 6.02 Certain Communications with the Rating Agencies.

Upon request by any Rating Agency, the Indenture Trustee shall make available or send, in the case of all material items, and shall endeavor to make available or send, in the case of all other items, a copy of each supplement, notice, certificate, request, demand, financial statement and amortization schedule sent by it or received by it pursuant to or in connection with this Indenture or the Collateral Pool or any part thereof, other than statements of the Indenture Trustee’s fees and expenses sent by it to the Issuers and any other communications of a similar and solely administrative nature in the Indenture Trustee’s sole opinion, to such Rating Agency.

Section 6.03 Access to Certain Information.

(a) The Indenture Trustee shall afford to the Noteholders, the Issuers, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager, the OTS, the FDIC and any other banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any Noteholder, access to any documentation regarding the Collateral Pool within its control; provided, however, to the extent STORE Capital delivers any operating statements or other financial information to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(B) or Section 4.01(d)(v) of the Property Management Agreement (and such statements or information are designated in writing (by email or otherwise) by STORE Capital to the Indenture Trustee as confidential), the Indenture Trustee shall not disseminate any such information to any Noteholder unless such Noteholder executes a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F. Any such confidentiality agreement executed by a Noteholder shall apply to all future disclosures of operating statements and other financial information delivered by STORE Capital to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(B) or Section 4.01(d)(v) of the Property Management Agreement and provided to such Noteholder by the Indenture Trustee under this Section 6.03(a). Such access shall be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Indenture Trustee designated by it.

 

 

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(b) The Indenture Trustee shall maintain at its office primarily responsible for administration of the Collateral Pool and shall deliver to the Issuers, the Rating Agencies and, subject to the succeeding paragraph, any Noteholder or Note Owner or Person identified to the Indenture Trustee as a prospective transferee of a Note or an Ownership Interest therein (at the reasonable request and, except for the Rating Agencies, expense of the requesting party), copies of the following items (to the extent that such items have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee or the Indenture Trustee can cause such items to be delivered to it without unreasonable burden or expense): (i) any private placement memorandum or disclosure document relating to the applicable Notes, in the form most recently provided to the Indenture Trustee by the applicable Issuers or by any Person designated by such Issuers; (ii) this Indenture, the Limited Liability Company Agreements, the Property Management Agreement and any amendments hereto or thereto; (iii) all reports prepared by, and all reports delivered to, the Indenture Trustee, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or the Back-Up Manager in such capacities since the Initial Closing Date; (iv) all Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Property Manager and the Special Servicer since the Initial Closing Date pursuant to Section 3.11 of the Property Management Agreement and all Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Issuer Member since the Initial Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.07; (v) all accountants’ reports caused to be delivered by the Property Manager and the Special Servicer since the Initial Closing Date pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Property Management Agreement; (vi) all Determination Date Reports, Special Servicer Reports and Modified Collateral Detail and Realized Loss Reports (each, as defined in the Property Management Agreement) since the Initial Closing Date prepared pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Property Management Agreement; (vii) the Lease Files and Loan Files, including any and all modifications, waivers and amendments of the terms of each Lease and Mortgage Loan, as applicable, entered into or consented to by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer and delivered to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 3.16(c) of the Property Management Agreement or otherwise; and (viii) any and all Officer’s Certificates and other evidence to support the Property Manager’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, determination that any Advance was or, if made, would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. The Indenture Trustee shall make available copies of any and all of the foregoing items upon written request of any party set forth in the previous sentence. However, the Indenture Trustee shall be permitted to require of such party the payment of a sum sufficient to cover the reasonable costs and expenses of providing such copies as are requested by such party.

If requested by any Noteholder, the Indenture Trustee (to the extent it is able to obtain such information from the Property Manager) shall provide: (i) the most recent inspection report prepared by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer in respect of each Property pursuant to Section 3.10 of the Property Management Agreement; (ii) the most recent available documentation and information collected by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer pursuant to Article IV of the Property Management Agreement, together with the accompanying written reports to be prepared by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to Article IV of the Property Management Agreement; and (iii) any and all notices and reports with respect to any Property as to which environmental testing is contemplated by Section 10.08.

 

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The Indenture Trustee will make available, upon reasonable advance notice and at the expense of the requesting party, copies of the above items to any Noteholder or Note Owner and to prospective purchasers of Notes; provided, that, as a condition to making such items available, the Indenture Trustee shall require (a) in the case of Noteholders or Note Owners, a confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1 hereto generally to the effect that such Person is a Noteholder or Note Owner, is requesting the information solely for use in evaluating such Person’s investment in the related Notes and will otherwise keep such information confidential and (b) in the case of a prospective purchaser, confirmation executed by the requesting Person and such Person’s prospective transferor substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2 hereto generally to the effect that such Person is a prospective purchaser of Notes, is requesting the information solely for use in evaluating a possible investment in such Notes and will otherwise keep such information confidential.

(c) The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any dissemination of information made in accordance with Section 6.03(a) or (b).

(d) Each Issuer shall permit agents, representatives and employees of the Indenture Trustee to inspect the Properties or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice, subject to the applicable Leases.

ARTICLE VII

REDEMPTION; SERIES ENHANCEMENT

Section 7.01 Redemption of the Notes.

(a) Subject to Section 7.01(b), on any Business Day, the Issuers may, at their option, elect to purchase the Outstanding Notes, in whole or in part, to be allocated pro rata among all Series and Class of Notes on any Business Day (such date, the “Redemption Date”) in an amount equal to (i) the Applicable Paydown Percentage with respect to the then outstanding Aggregate Series Principal Balance, plus all accrued and unpaid interest (including any Interest Carry-Forward Amounts, Post-ARD Additional Interest and Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest) thereon, (ii) all amounts outstanding to the Indenture Trustee, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager, and (iii) the required Make Whole Amount, if any ((i), (ii) and (iii), the “Redemption Amount”), any such amounts deposited pursuant to clauses (i) and (iii) above to be allocated pro rata among all Series and Class of Notes by giving written notice to the Indenture Trustee, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the Redemption Date, which such notice will include the Applicable Paydown Percentage of the Notes to be purchased on such Redemption Date, and the parties to whom payments are owed, and the respective amounts thereof, under clause (ii) of the definition of Redemption Amount. In the event such option is exercised, the Issuers shall deposit in the Collection Account not later than the related Redemption Date an amount in immediately available funds equal to the Redemption Amount. Upon confirmation that such deposit has been made, the Indenture Trustee shall: (1) remit principal amounts set forth under clause (i) of the definition of Redemption Amount, pro rata, to the Noteholders of each Series based on the respective Outstanding Principal Balances of each such Series, and shall remit interest amounts set forth under clause (i) of the definition of Redemption Amount and amounts set forth

 

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under clause (iii) of the definition of Redemption Amount to the Noteholders of each Series in accordance with the respective accrued and unpaid amounts to which they are then entitled to payment; (2) pay all amounts set forth under clause (ii) of the definition of Redemption Amount to each applicable party as set forth in the notice of redemption provided by the Issuers pursuant to this Section 7.01(a); and (3) with respect to a purchase of all of the Outstanding Notes under this Section 7.01(a), release or cause to be released to the Issuers the Lease Files and the Loan Files for the Properties, the Leases and the Mortgage Loans specified in the applicable redemption notice and execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Issuers without recourse, as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Notes, the Mortgages, the Mortgage Loans and the Leases to the Issuers or their respective designees.

(b) In addition to the right of redemption set forth in Section 7.01(a), the Notes of each Series shall be subject to mandatory or optional redemption or other Voluntary Prepayment as provided in the applicable Series Supplement.

Section 7.02 Series Enhancement.

To manage risk between the Collateral Pool and the Notes of any Series, the applicable Issuers, on or before the related Series Closing Date, may enter into one or more types of Series Enhancement with respect to such Series of Notes, and may from time to time thereafter enter into additional Series Enhancements, in each case so long as the Rating Condition is satisfied. The Series Supplement with respect to such Series of Notes shall specify the form of Series Enhancement and Series Enhancer, if any, and any additional terms with respect thereto.

ARTICLE VIII

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES; AMENDMENTS

Section 8.01 Supplemental Indentures or Amendments Without Consent of Noteholders.

Without the consent of any Noteholder, but upon ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the Rating Agencies, the parties to each agreement listed below, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, or one or more amendments hereto or to the Notes, the Property Management Agreement, any Guaranty, any Mortgage or any other Transaction Documents, as applicable, for any of the following purposes:

(1) to correct any typographical error or cure any ambiguity herein or in the Notes, the Property Management Agreement, any Guaranty, any Mortgage or any other Transaction Document;

(2) to cause any provision herein or in the Notes, the Property Management Agreement, any Guaranty, any Mortgage or any other Transaction Document to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements set forth in the applicable Private Placement Memorandum (as defined in the applicable Series Supplement) or to correct or supplement any provisions herein or therein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or therein, as applicable;

 

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(3) to amend or supplement a provision, or to supplement any provisions herein or in the Notes, the Property Management Agreement, any Guaranty, any Mortgage or any other Transaction Document; provided, that such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders in any material respect; provided, that if the Rating Condition is satisfied, any such action shall be deemed not to materially adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder;

(4) to institute or modify any procedures relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

(5) to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property to the Indenture Trustee so long as the interests of the Noteholders would not be adversely affected in any material respect;

(6) to correct any manifestly incorrect description, or amplify the description, of any property subject to the lien of the Mortgages or this Indenture;

(7) to modify the Indenture, the Property Management Agreement, any Mortgage, any Guaranty or any other Transaction Documents as required or made necessary by any change in applicable law, so long as the interests of the Noteholders would not be adversely affected in any material respect; provided, that if the Rating Condition is satisfied, any such action shall be deemed not to materially adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder;

(8) to add to the covenants of any Issuer, or any other party for the benefit of the Noteholders, or to surrender any right or power conferred upon any Issuer under this Indenture, the Property Management Agreement or any Guaranty;

(9) to add any additional Events of Default hereunder or Servicer Replacement Events (as defined in the Property Management Agreement) under the Property Management Agreement; provided, that such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders in any material respect; provided, that if the Rating Condition is satisfied, any such action shall be deemed not to materially adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder; or

(10) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor Indenture Trustee, Collateral Agent, Custodian, Property Manager, Special Servicer or Back-Up Manager.

No such supplemental indenture or amendment shall be effective unless the Indenture Trustee shall have first received a Tax Opinion to the effect that such amendment will not (x) cause the imposition of a tax on any of the Issuers (or portion of the Issuers), (y) cause any Notes of any Series to be characterized other than as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or (z) cause any Notes of any Series to be deemed to have been exchanged for a new debt instrument pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1001-3.

 

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Without the consent of any Noteholder, but upon ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the Rating Agencies, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments to any Account Control Agreement.

Section 8.02 Supplemental Indentures With Consent.

With the consent of the Controlling Party of each Series with Notes Outstanding, and ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the Rating Agencies, the parties to the agreements listed below may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, or one or more amendments hereto or to the Notes, the Property Management Agreement, any Mortgage, any Guaranty or any other Transaction Document for the purpose of adding any provisions hereto or thereto, changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions hereof or thereof or modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders hereunder or thereunder; provided, that no such supplemental indenture or amendment shall be effective unless the Indenture Trustee shall have first received a Tax Opinion to the effect that such amendment will not (x) cause the imposition of a tax on any of the Issuers, (y) cause any Notes of any Series to be characterized other than as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (z) cause any Notes of any Series to be deemed to have been exchanged for a new debt instrument pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1001-3; and provided, further, that no such supplemental indenture or amendment may, without the consent of the Noteholders of 100% of the Aggregate Series Principal Balance of the Outstanding Notes affected thereby:

(1) change a Rated Final Payment Date or the Payment Date of any principal, interest or other amount on any Note;

(2) reduce the Outstanding Principal Balance of a Note, the applicable Note Rate or the applicable Post-ARD Additional Interest Rate (if any);

(3) authorize the Indenture Trustee to agree to delay the timing of, or reduce the payments to be made on or in respect of, the Mortgage Loans, the Properties or the Leases, except as provided in this Indenture or in the Property Management Agreement;

(4) change the coin or currency in which the principal of any Note or interest thereon is payable;

(5) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after a Rated Final Payment Date;

(6) reduce the percentage of the then Aggregate Series Principal Balance, the consent of whose Holders is required for any supplemental indenture or amendment, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver of defaults under this Indenture and their consequences provided for in this Indenture, or for any other reason under this Indenture;

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(8) except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, in the Property Management Agreement or in any Mortgage, deprive the Indenture Trustee of the benefit of a first priority security interest in the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool;

(9) modify Section 2.11; or

(10) release from the lien of any Mortgage and this Indenture (except as specifically permitted under this Indenture, the Property Management Agreement or the related Mortgage) all or any portion of the Collateral Pool.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Noteholders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.

Additionally, in connection with any sale of the Class B Notes by STORE Capital (or an Affiliate thereof) to an unaffiliated third party investor, the Note Rate and the Post-ARD Spread of such Class B Notes may be reset at the time of such sale upon the delivery of an Issuer Order executed by the Issuers and delivered to the Indenture Trustee and subject to the satisfaction of such other conditions as may be specified in the applicable Series Supplement; provided, that in no event shall such Note Rate exceed the Note Rate applicable to the Class B Notes on the related Series Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise specified in the applicable Series Supplement, the reset Note Rate shall not require the consent of the Noteholders and shall not be conditioned upon prior notice to any party, including the Rating Agency.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, none of the above-referenced Transaction Documents may be amended without the consent of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or the Back-Up Manager, as applicable, if such person would be materially adversely affected by such amendment, regardless of whether any such person is a party to such agreement.

Section 8.03 Delivery of Supplements and Amendments.

Promptly after the execution by the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee (and any other party, if required) of any supplemental indenture or amendment pursuant to the provisions hereof, the Indenture Trustee, at the expense of the Issuers, payable out of the Collateral Pool pursuant to Section 5.04, shall furnish a notice setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture or amendment to the Rating Agencies and to each Noteholder at the address for such Noteholder set forth in the Note Register.

Section 8.04 Series Supplements.

(a) For purposes of this Article VIII, a Series Supplement executed in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.04(c) shall not be considered an amendment or supplemental indenture for the purposes of this Article VIII. Accordingly, any Series Supplement executed in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.04(c) may amend, modify or supplement this Indenture and the Issuers and the other parties thereto may amend, modify or supplement any of the Mortgages, and any other of the Transaction Documents in connection with any such New Issuance, in each case without the consent of the Noteholders; provided, that no such Series Supplement may, without the consent of each Noteholder holding 100% of the Aggregate Series Principal Balance of the Outstanding Notes affected thereby:

(1) change the Rated Final Payment Date, or the Payment Date of any principal, interest or other amount on any such Note, or reduce the Outstanding Principal Balance thereof, the Note Rate thereon or the applicable Post-ARD Additional Interest Rate thereon (if any), or change the coin or currency in which the principal of any Note or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Rated Final Payment Date thereof;

 

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(2) reduce the percentage of the then Aggregate Series Principal Balance, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such Series Supplement, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver of defaults hereunder and their consequences provided for in this Indenture, or for any other reason under this Indenture (including for actions taken by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.01);

(3) change any obligation of the Issuers to maintain an office or agency in the places and for the purposes set forth in this Indenture;

(4) except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, in the Property Management Agreement or in any Mortgage, deprive any Noteholder of the benefit of a valid first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool;

(5) release from the lien of the Mortgages or this Indenture (except as specifically permitted under this Indenture, the Property Management Agreement or the related Mortgage) all or any portion of the Collateral Pool;

(6) modify the definition of Noteholder; or

(7) modify this Section 8.04.

Section 8.05 Execution of Supplemental Indentures, Etc.

In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture or amendment permitted by this Article or in accepting the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture or in giving any consent to any modification of any Mortgage Loan or any Lease pursuant to this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive, at the applicable Issuers’ expense payable out of the Collateral Pool pursuant to Section 5.04, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture, amendment or modification is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and each Series Supplement. The Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture or amendment or consent to any such modification which affects the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

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ARTICLE IX

COVENANTS; WARRANTIES

Section 9.01 Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Issuers shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or agency in the continental United States where notices and demands to or upon the Issuers in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuers shall give prompt written notice to the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency.

Section 9.02 Existence and Good Standing.

Subject to Section 9.08, the Issuers shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect their existence, rights, licenses, permits and corporate franchises and comply in all material respects with all Legal Requirements applicable to them and the Properties. There shall never be committed by any Issuer or any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of any Properties any act or omission affording any Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against any Property or any part thereof or any moneys paid in performance of such Issuer’s obligations under any of the Transaction Documents. The Issuers hereby covenant and agree not to commit, permit or suffer to exist any act or omission affording such right of forfeiture. The Issuers shall at all times maintain, preserve and protect, or cause to be maintained, preserved and protected, all franchises and trade names and preserve all the remainder of its property required for the conduct of its business and shall keep (or cause to be kept) the applicable Properties in good working order and repair, and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all reasonably necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto. The Issuers shall keep (or cause the Tenants under each applicable Lease to keep) the Properties insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers, to such extent and against such risks, and maintain liability and such other insurance, as is more fully provided in this Indenture and the Property Management Agreement.

Section 9.03 Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.

(a) Each Issuer shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, all applicable taxes, assessments and governmental charges and claims (the “Taxes”) levied or imposed upon such Issuer or upon the income, profits or property of such Issuer, or shown to be due on the tax returns filed by such Issuer, except as set forth in Section 9.03(b); provided, that such failure to pay or discharge will not cause a forfeiture of, or a lien (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) to encumber, any property included in the Collateral. Upon the written direction of Property Manager, the Indenture Trustee is authorized to pay out of the Payment Account, prior to making payments on the Notes, any such Taxes which, if not paid, would cause a forfeiture or sale of, or a lien (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) to encumber, any property included in the Collateral.

 

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(b) After prior written notice to the Indenture Trustee, any Issuer, at its own expense, may in good faith contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any applicable Taxes; provided, that: (i) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (ii) such proceeding shall not be precluded by, and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of, any other instrument to which such Issuer is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (iii) no applicable Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, canceled or lost; (iv) such Issuer shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay, or cause to be paid, the amount of any such Taxes, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Taxes from the applicable Property; and (vi) such Issuer shall furnish such security and/or reserves as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by the Indenture Trustee or as required in accordance with GAAP, to insure the payment of any such Taxes, together with all interest and penalties thereon; provided, that the Indenture Trustee shall not require such Issuer to post additional security if a contest is being conducted by a Tenant under an applicable Lease (even if such Issuer has joined in such proceeding to accommodate such Tenant’s contest) if such contest is conducted in accordance with such Lease and the related Tenant has provided such security as such Issuer may be entitled to require under such Lease. The Indenture Trustee may transfer any such cash deposit or part thereof held by the Indenture Trustee to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the judgment of the Indenture Trustee, the entitlement of such claimant is established.

Section 9.04 Validity of the Notes; Title to the Collateral; Lien.

(a) Each Issuer represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that such Issuer is duly authorized under applicable law and the related Limited Liability Company Agreement to create and issue the Notes, to pledge the applicable Collateral included in the Collateral Pool to the Indenture Trustee, to execute and deliver this Indenture, the other documents referred to herein to which it is a party and all instruments included in the Collateral Pool which it has executed and delivered, and that all partnership, limited liability company, corporate or trust action and governmental consents, authorizations and approvals necessary or required therefor have been duly and effectively taken or obtained. The Notes, when issued, will be, and this Indenture and such other documents are, valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuers enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject only to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law).

(b) Each Issuer represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that (i) such Issuer has good title to, and is the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan, Property and Lease, as applicable, and all other applicable Collateral included in the Collateral Pool, free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or security interest other than Permitted Encumbrances and the liens created hereby and under the related Mortgages, (ii) this Indenture creates a valid and continuing security interest in each such item of the Collateral Pool in which a security interest may be created under Article 9 of the UCC in favor of the Indenture Trustee, which security interest is prior to all other liens, encumbrances and security interests, subject only to exceptions permitted in this Indenture, in the Property Management Agreement and in the related Mortgages, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from such Issuer, subject only to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s

 

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rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law), (iii) each Mortgage creates a valid lien upon the Mortgage Loans, Property and Lease, as applicable, specified therein, which lien is prior to all other liens, encumbrances and security interests, subject only to exceptions permitted in this Indenture, in the Property Management Agreement and in such Mortgage, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from such Issuer, subject only to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law), (iv) the assignment of rents contained in each related Mortgage (or in a separate document, if required by the local jurisdiction) constitutes the legal, valid, binding and enforceable assignment of such Issuer’s rights in each related Mortgage Loan or Lease, as applicable, subject only to exceptions permitted in this Indenture, in the Property Management Agreement and in such Mortgage or separate document and to bankruptcy reorganization, insolvency and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law), and (v) such Issuer has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of the applicable Collateral to Grant such Collateral included in the Collateral Pool to the Indenture Trustee as provided herein and in the related Mortgages.

(c) The Issuers have caused the filing of appropriate financing statements with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in order to perfect the security interests in the Collateral granted to the Indenture Trustee hereunder, to the extent such security interests may be perfected by such filing.

(d) Other than the lien and security interest Granted to the Indenture Trustee hereunder and under the Mortgages (and as otherwise permitted in the Property Management Agreement or this Indenture) and with respect to the interests of STORE SPE Warehouse, LLC under the Master Loan Agreement, dated as of September 19, 2011, between STORE Master Funding I, as borrower, and STORE SPE Warehouse Funding, LLC, as lender, which such interests have been assigned to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, the Issuers have not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool. The Issuers have not authorized the filing of and are not aware of any financing statements against any such Issuer that include a description of collateral covering the Collateral other than any financing statements filed in favor of the Indenture Trustee. The Issuers are not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against any such Issuer.

(e) The Issuers shall ensure that all cash and investment property at any time owned by the Issuers and held as part of the Collateral Pool is deposited and maintained in the Collection Account, Lockbox Transfer Account, Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account, Payment Account, DSCR Reserve Account, Liquidity Reserve Account, Release Account, Hedge Counterparty Accounts or any other account subject to an Account Control Agreement. Each such account shall be maintained in the name of the Indenture Trustee, and the Issuers shall not consent to the bank or securities intermediary maintaining any such account complying with instructions or entitlement orders of any Person other than the Property Manager in accordance with the Property Management Agreement or the Indenture Trustee. If any such account is not held at a depository institution that is the same as the Indenture Trustee, the Issuers will cause the bank or securities intermediary maintaining the Collection Account, Release Account, Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account, Payment Account, DSCR Reserve Account or any other account held as part of the Collateral Pool, to execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee an Account Control Agreement with respect to such account.

 

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(f) The Issuers represent and warrant that the Indenture is not required to be qualified under the 1939 Act and that no Issuer is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the 1940 Act.

Section 9.05 Protection of Collateral Pool.

The Issuers, and, to the extent directed by the Issuers or the Requisite Global Majority, the Indenture Trustee, will from time to time execute and deliver all such amendments and supplements hereto (subject to Sections 8.01 and 8.02) and all such financing statements, continuation statements, instruments of further assurance and other instruments (provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee will not be obligated to prepare or file any such supplements, statements or other instruments), and will take such other action necessary or advisable to:

(a) Grant more effectively all or any portion of the Collateral Pool;

(b) maintain or preserve the lien (and the priority thereof) of the Mortgages and this Indenture or carry out more effectively the purposes hereof;

(c) perfect, publish notice of, or protect the validity of any Grant made or to be made by or in the Mortgages or this Indenture;

(d) subject to the Property Management Agreement, enforce any of the Mortgage Loans or Leases included in the Collateral Pool; or

(e) preserve and defend title to the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool and the rights of the Indenture Trustee in such Collateral against the claims of all Persons and parties.

Each of the Issuers hereby designates the Indenture Trustee, its agent and attorney-in-fact, to execute and deliver any financing statement, continuation statement or other instrument required pursuant to this Section 9.05; provided, that, subject to and consistent with Section 5.01, the Indenture Trustee will not be obligated to prepare or file any such statements or instruments.

Section 9.06 Covenants.

(a) For so long as the Notes of any Series are outstanding, no Issuer shall:

(i) cause or permit any Collateral Transfer of a legal or beneficial interest in any Mortgage Loan, Property, Lease or any part thereof or any legal or beneficial interest therein or any other part of the Collateral Pool, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture or the Property Management Agreement;

(ii) dissolve or liquidate in whole or in part, except as provided in Section 9.08;

 

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(iii) engage, directly or indirectly, in any business other than that arising out of the issuance of the Notes and the actions contemplated or required to be performed under this Indenture or the Property Management Agreement;

(iv) incur, create or assume any indebtedness for borrowed money other than the Notes or otherwise pursuant to this Indenture or the Property Management Agreement, other than the Revolving Loan Agreement between the Issuers and STORE Capital;

(v) voluntarily file a petition for bankruptcy or reorganization, make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence any similar proceeding;

(vi) change its state of organization, name, identity or organizational status, or otherwise amend its Limited Liability Company Agreement, without notifying the Indenture Trustee of such change in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such change and, in the case of a change in such Issuer’s organizational status or any such amendment, without first obtaining the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee and satisfying the Rating Condition;

(vii) withdraw or direct any party to withdraw any funds from the Lockbox Transfer Account or the Collection Account, other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture or the Property Management Agreement;

(viii) engage in any business or activity other than as permitted under the related Limited Liability Company Agreement and this Indenture;

(ix) except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, commingle its funds or assets with those of any other Person and shall not participate in any cash management system with any other Person;

(x) pledge its assets to or for the benefit of any other Person other than with respect to loans secured by the Property or the Mortgage Loans and no such pledge remains outstanding except to the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders to secure the Notes;

(xi) other than capital contributions and distributions permitted under the terms of its organizational documents, enter into or be a party to, any transaction with any of its partners, members, shareholders or Affiliates except in the ordinary course of its business and on terms which are commercially reasonable terms comparable to those of an arm’s-length transaction with an unrelated third party;

(xii) indemnify its partners, officers, directors or members, as the case may be, in each case unless such an obligation or indemnification is fully subordinated to the Notes and shall not constitute a claim against it in the event that its cash flow is insufficient to pay the Notes;

 

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(xiii) other than with respect to a pledge or financing under a repurchase transaction of the related Issuer Interests, cause or permit a voluntary or involuntary sale, transfer, exchange, encumbrance, pledge or assignment or any other transfer or disposition of (directly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, and whether for consideration or of record) any of the ownership interests in such Issuer or the related Issuer Member; or

(xiv) without the consent the Requisite Global Majority, be, become or hold itself out (or permit itself to be held out) as being liable for the debts or other obligations of any other Person, or hold out its credit (or permit its credit to be held out) as being available to satisfy the obligation of any other Person; except for (A) debts or other obligations secured by the Collateral and assumed in its entirety by such Issuer at the time it acquired the related Collateral, and (B) the Notes.

(b) For so long as the Notes of any Series are outstanding, each Issuer covenants, that:

(i) it shall be organized solely for the purpose of acquiring, developing, owning, holding, selling, leasing, transferring, exchanging, managing and operating the related Property and Mortgage Loans, entering into and performing its obligations under the Transaction Documents and transacting lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing;

(ii) it shall not have any assets other than the Properties and Mortgage Loans, the related Leases and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership and operation of such Property and Mortgage Loans, other than the Excluded Assets, which, on any date of determination, in the aggregate, shall be equal to no more than 5% of the Aggregate Collateral Value (measured as of the most recent date of issuance under this Indenture);

(iii) (A) it shall be structured as a single member, bankruptcy-remote, special purpose Delaware limited liability company consistent with the requirements of each applicable Rating Agency and (B) it shall have at least one Independent Director and an independent “Springing Member” if the Issuer Member is dissolved or is otherwise no longer a member of such Issuer;

(iv) it (A) shall maintain its financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate from those of any other Person; (B) show, in its financial statements, its asset and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person; and (C) shall not permit its assets to be listed as assets on the financial statement of any of its Affiliates except as required by GAAP; provided, however, that any such consolidated financial statement contains a note indicating that its separate assets and credit are not available to pay the debts of such Affiliate and that its liabilities do not constitute obligations of the consolidated entity;

(v) it shall cause the related Issuer Member to provide the Indenture Trustee with thirty (30) days prior written notice prior to the removal of the Independent Director of such Issuer;

 

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(vi) it shall have a Limited Liability Company Agreement that provides that such Issuer will not take any Material Action without the affirmative vote of an Independent Director of itself;

(vii) it shall maintain an arm’s-length relationship with each of its Affiliates, not enter into any contract or agreement or amendment thereof with any of its Affiliates, unless the terms are commercially reasonable, intrinsically fair and substantially similar to those that would be available on an arm’s-length basis with third parties, and transact all business with its Affiliates pursuant to enforceable agreements with material terms established at the inception that will not be amendable except with the consent of each of the parties to such agreement;

(viii) to the extent that any Issuer leases premises from an Affiliate, such Issuer shall pay appropriate, fair and reasonable compensation or rental to the lessor; and

(ix) so long as STORE Capital or an Affiliate of any Issuer is the Property Manager, any legal proceedings to collect rent, principal or interest or other income from the Properties and Mortgage Loans, or to oust or dispossess a Tenant or other Person from a Property or foreclose on a Mortgage Loan, shall be brought only in the name of the related Issuer and at such Issuer’s expense. So long as STORE Capital or an Affiliate of any Issuer is the Property Manager, the applicable Issuer shall execute all Leases and Mortgage Loans, service contracts and other contracts, including amendments thereto. So long as STORE Capital or an Affiliate of any Issuer is the Property Manager, the Property Manager shall not bind any Issuer in respect of any term or condition of any such Lease, Mortgage Loan or contract except in Leases, Mortgage Loans or other contracts that are executed by the applicable Issuer.

Section 9.07 Statement as to Compliance.

Each Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee and to each Rating Agency, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year commencing with 2025, an Officer’s Certificate of the related Issuer Member on behalf of such Issuer stating that, in the course of the performance by the officer executing such Officer’s Certificate of such officer’s present duties as an officer of such Issuer, such officer would normally obtain knowledge or have made due inquiry of employees of such Issuer and such Issuer’s Affiliates as to the existence of any condition or event which would constitute an Event of Default after notice or lapse of time or both and that to the best of the officer’s knowledge, (a) such Issuer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Indenture in all material respects throughout such year, or, if there has been an Event of Default in the fulfillment of any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof, and (b) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and no condition or event that would constitute an Event of Default after notice or lapse of time or both has occurred, or, if such an event has occurred and is continuing, specifying each such event known to such officer and the nature and status thereof.

 

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Section 9.08 Issuers May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.

(a) For so long as the Notes of any Series are outstanding, no Issuer may consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or convey or transfer all or substantially all of the applicable Collateral Pool to any Person (other than as provided in the Transaction Documents) without the consent of the Requisite Global Majority, unless:

(i) the Person (if other than any such Issuer) formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger or that acquires by conveyance or transfer the Collateral Pool (the “Successor Person”) shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof, shall have expressly assumed by written instrument, and executed and delivered such written instrument to the Indenture Trustee, the obligation (to the same extent as such Issuer was so obligated) to make payments of principal, interest and other amounts, as applicable, on all of the applicable Notes and the obligation to perform every covenant of this Indenture on the part of such Issuer to be performed or observed, all as provided herein;

(ii) at the time of, and immediately after giving effect to, such transaction, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or Early Amortization Period shall have occurred and be continuing;

(iii) the Indenture Trustee shall have received written confirmation that the Rating Condition is satisfied;

(iv) any such Issuer shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each to the effect that, such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer complies with and satisfies all conditions precedent set forth in this Article IX;

(v) the Successor Person shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that (1) the Successor Person has good and marketable title to the applicable Collateral included in the Collateral Pool, free and clear of any lien, security interest or charge other than the lien and security interest of the related Mortgages and this Indenture and any other lien permitted hereby, and (2) immediately following the event which causes the Successor Person to become the Successor Person, the Indenture Trustee continues to have a perfected security interest in such Collateral included in the Collateral Pool to the extent a security interest may be created and perfected under Article 9 of the UCC and a valid, first priority lien (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) in the related Mortgage Loans, Properties and Leases; and

(vi) the Successor Person shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that, with respect to a Successor Person that is a corporation, partnership or trust: such Successor Person shall be duly organized, validly existing and in good standing in the jurisdiction in which such Successor Person is organized; that the Successor Person has sufficient power and authority to assume the obligations set forth in clause (i) above and to execute and deliver an indenture supplement hereto for the purpose of assuming such obligation; that the Successor Person has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of any indenture supplement and that such supplemental indenture is a valid, legal and binding

 

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obligation of the Successor Person, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject only to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law); and that, immediately following the event which causes the Successor Person to become the Successor Person, the Indenture Trustee continues to have a perfected security interest in the applicable Collateral included in the Collateral Pool to the extent a security interest may be created and perfected under Article 9 of the UCC.

(b) Upon any consolidation or merger, or any conveyance or transfer of all or substantially all of the Collateral Pool, the Successor Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, an Issuer under this Indenture with the same effect as if such Successor Person had been named as an Issuer herein. In the event of any such conveyance or transfer of the Collateral Pool permitted by this Section 9.08, the Person named as an “Issuer” in the first paragraph of this Indenture, or any successor that shall theretofore have become such in the manner prescribed in this Article IX and that has thereafter effected such a conveyance or transfer, may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter, and such Person thereafter shall be released from its liabilities as obligor and maker on all of the then Outstanding Notes and from its obligations under this Indenture.

Section 9.09 Litigation. Each Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Indenture Trustee of any litigation or governmental proceedings pending against such Issuer which might materially and adversely affect such Issuer’s condition (financial or otherwise) or business or any Property.

Section 9.10 Notice of Default. Each Issuer shall promptly advise the Indenture Trustee in writing of any material adverse change in such Issuer’s condition, financial or otherwise not otherwise reported, or of the occurrence of any material Event of Default of which such Issuer has knowledge.

Section 9.11 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings. Each Issuer shall cooperate fully with the Indenture Trustee with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way affect the rights of the Indenture Trustee hereunder or any rights obtained by the Indenture Trustee under any of the other Transaction Documents and, in connection therewith, permit the Indenture Trustee, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.

Section 9.12 Insurance Benefits. Each Issuer shall cooperate with the Indenture Trustee in obtaining for the Indenture Trustee the benefits of any proceeds of the insurance policies lawfully or equitably payable in connection with any applicable Property, subject to the rights of Tenants under the applicable Leases and the terms of the Property Management Agreement, and the Indenture Trustee shall be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) out of such insurance proceeds.

 

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Section 9.13 Costs of Enforcement. In the event (a) that any Mortgage encumbering any Property is foreclosed in whole or in part or that any such Mortgage is put into the hands of an attorney for collection, suit, action or foreclosure, (b) of the foreclosure of any mortgage prior to or subsequent to any Mortgage encumbering any Property in which proceeding the Indenture Trustee is made a party, or (c) of the bankruptcy, insolvency, rehabilitation or other similar proceeding in respect of any Issuer or related Issuer Member or an assignment by such Issuer or related Issuer Member for the benefit of its creditors, such Issuer, its successors or assigns, shall be chargeable with and agrees to pay all reasonable costs of collection and defense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by the Indenture Trustee or such Issuer in connection therewith and in connection with any appellate proceeding or post-judgment action involved therein, together with all required service or use taxes.

Section 9.14 Performance of Issuers Duties by the Related Issuer Member. The duties of each Issuer will be performed on behalf of such Issuer by its Board of Managers or the related Issuer Member pursuant to the applicable Limited Liability Company Agreement.

Section 9.15 Further Acts, Etc. Each Issuer will, at such Issuer’s expense, and without expense to the Indenture Trustee, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all and every such further acts, deeds, conveyances, mortgages, assignments, notices of assignment, UCC Financing Statements or continuation statements, transfers and assurances as the Indenture Trustee shall, from time to time, reasonably require, for the better assuring, conveying, assigning, transferring, and confirming unto the Indenture Trustee the property and rights hereby deeded, mortgaged, given, granted, bargained, sold, alienated, offset, conveyed, confirmed, pledged, assigned and hypothecated or intended now or hereafter so to be, or which such Issuer may be or may hereafter become bound to convey or assign to the Indenture Trustee, or for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Indenture or for filing, registering or recording this Indenture. Each Issuer will promptly execute and deliver and hereby authorizes the Indenture Trustee to execute in the name of such Issuer or without the signature of such Issuer to the extent the Indenture Trustee may lawfully do so, one or more financing statements or other instruments, to evidence more effectively the security interest of the Indenture Trustee in the Properties or the Mortgage Loans. Upon foreclosure, the appointment of a receiver or any other relevant action, each such Issuer will, at the cost of such Issuer and without expense to the Indenture Trustee, cooperate fully and completely to effect the assignment or transfer of any license, permit, agreement or any other right necessary or useful to the operation of the Properties. Each Issuer grants to the Indenture Trustee an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest for the purpose of exercising and perfecting any and all rights and remedies available to the Indenture Trustee at law and in equity, including, without limitation, such rights and remedies available to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section.

Section 9.16 Recording of Mortgages, Etc. Each Issuer forthwith upon the execution and delivery of this Indenture and thereafter, from time to time, will cause the applicable Mortgages, and any security instrument creating a lien or security interest or evidencing the lien thereof upon the related Properties and each instrument of further assurance to be filed, registered or recorded in such manner and in such places as may be required by any present or future law in order to publish notice of and fully to protect the lien or security interest upon, and the interest of the Indenture Trustee in, such Properties. Each Issuer will pay all filing, registration or recording fees, and all expenses incident to the preparation, execution and acknowledgment of the applicable Mortgages, any Mortgages supplemental thereto, any security instrument with respect to the related Properties and any instrument of further assurance, and all federal, state, county and municipal, taxes, duties, imposts, assessments and charges arising out of or in connection with the

 

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execution and delivery of such Mortgages, any Mortgages supplemental thereto, any security instrument with respect to such Properties or any instrument of further assurance, except where prohibited by law so to do. Each Issuer shall hold harmless and indemnify the Indenture Trustee, its successors and assigns, against any liability incurred by reason of the imposition of any tax on the making and recording of the applicable Mortgages.

Section 9.17 Treatment of the Notes as Debt for Tax Purposes. Each Issuer shall, and shall cause the Indenture Trustee to, treat each Series of Notes as indebtedness for all federal and state income tax purposes upon its issuance for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Each Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note, agrees to treat each Series of Notes as indebtedness for all federal and state income tax purposes and agrees not to take any position on its books or tax returns inconsistent therewith upon its issuance for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Section 9.18 Payment of Debts. Each Issuer will remain solvent and such Issuer will pay its debts and liabilities (including, as applicable, shared personnel and overhead expenses) from its assets as the same shall become due.

Section 9.19 Single-Purpose Status. Each Issuer will do all things necessary to observe organizational formalities and preserve its existence, and such Issuer will not, nor will such Issuer permit the applicable Issuer Member to, amend, modify or otherwise change the certificate of formation, limited liability agreement, articles of incorporation and bylaws, operating agreement, certificate of organization, trust or other organizational documents of such Issuer in any manner that would affect the status of such Issuer or Issuer Member as a single-purpose, bankruptcy-remote entity, without (i) the prior written consent of the Requisite Global Majority, in its sole discretion, and (ii) the satisfaction of the Rating Condition.

Section 9.20 Separateness of Each Issuer. Each Issuer will be, and at all times will hold itself out to the public as, a legal entity separate and distinct from any other entity (including any Affiliate of such Issuer), shall correct any known misunderstanding regarding its status as a separate entity, shall conduct business in its own name, shall not identify itself or any of its Affiliates as a division or part of the other and shall maintain and utilize separate stationery, invoices and checks.

Section 9.21 Capitalization of the Issuers. Each Issuer shall maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations.

Section 9.22 Maintenance of Assets. Each Issuer will maintain its assets in such a manner that it will not be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any Affiliate or constituent party or any Affiliate of any constituent party, or any other Person.

Section 9.23 Compliance with Representations and Warranties. Each Issuer Member shall be a limited liability company whose sole assets are its interest in the Issuers and such Issuer Member will at all times comply, and will cause the Issuers to comply, with each of the applicable representations, warranties, and covenants contained in this Indenture (including any Series Supplement) as if such representation, warranty or covenant was made directly by such Issuer Member.

 

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Section 9.24 Independent Directors. Each Issuer shall at all times cause there to be at least one (1) duly appointed director or one (1) duly appointed manager (an “Independent Director”) of such Issuer:

(1) who is a natural person;

(2) who shall not have been at the time of such individual’s appointment, and shall not be at any time while serving as a director of such Issuer, and has not been at any time during the preceding five (5) years (i) a shareholder of, or an officer, director (with the exception of serving as the Independent Director of such Issuer), attorney, counsel, partner or employee of, such Issuer or any Affiliate of any of them, (ii) a customer of, or supplier to, such Issuer or any Affiliate thereof, (iii) a Person controlling or under common control with any such shareholder, partner, supplier or customer or (iv) a member of the immediate family of any such shareholder, officer, director, partner, employee, supplier or customer;

(3) who has prior experience as an independent director or manager for a corporation or limited liability company whose charter documents required the unanimous consent of all independent directors or managers thereof before such corporation or limited liability company could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy; and

(4) who has at least three (3) years of employment experience with one or more entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities.

As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies or activities of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(I) an individual that otherwise satisfies the foregoing shall not be disqualified from serving as an Independent Director of an Issuer if such individual, at or prior to the time of initial appointment, or at any time while serving as an Independent Director of such Issuer :

(i) is an Independent Director of a “special purpose entity” affiliated with the related Issuer (for purposes of this paragraph, a “special purpose entity” is an entity whose organizational documents contain restrictions on its activities and impose requirements intended to preserve separateness that are substantially similar to those of such Issuer and provided, inter alia, that it: (a) is organized for the limited purpose of owning and operating one or more properties or being an owner of one or more other entities that are so organized; (b) has restrictions on its ability to incur indebtedness, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate, merge and/or sell assets; (c) may not file voluntarily a bankruptcy petition on its own behalf or on

 

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behalf of an entity in which it has an ownership interest without the consent of its independent director; and (d) shall conduct itself and cause any entity in which it has an ownership interest to conduct itself in accordance with certain “separateness covenants,” including, but not limited to, the maintenance of its and such entity’s books, records, bank accounts and assets separate from those of any other person or entity);

(ii) is employed by a company that provides independent director or manager services to corporations and limited liability companies, which company (either directly or through an affiliated entity) provides corporate registration or other services to such Issuer or any affiliate thereof; and

(II) such Issuer shall be entitled to pay reasonable fees to the Independent Director for his or her services as a director thereof.

Section 9.25 Employees. Each Issuer shall pay its own liabilities and expenses, including, without limitation, the salaries of its own employees, if any, out of its own funds and assets and maintain a sufficient number of employees if any are required in light of its contemplated business operations.

Section 9.26 Assumptions in Insolvency Opinion. Each Issuer shall conduct its business so that the assumptions made with respect to such Issuer in any Insolvency Opinion shall be true and correct in all respects. Each Affiliate of the Issuers, if any, with respect to which an assumption is made in a related Insolvency Opinion will comply with all of the assumptions made with respect to it in such Insolvency Opinion.

Section 9.27 Performance by the Issuers.

(a) Each Issuer shall observe, perform and satisfy all the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of, and shall pay when due all applicable costs, fees and expenses to the extent required under, the Transaction Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, such Issuer.

(b) Each Issuer shall in a timely manner observe, perform, enforce and fulfill each and every covenant, term and provision of each Transaction Document executed and delivered by, or applicable to, such Issuer, or recorded instrument affecting or pertaining to the applicable Properties, to the extent the failure to observe or perform the same would materially and adversely affect such Issuer’s interest in such Properties, and shall not enter into or otherwise suffer or permit any amendment, waiver, supplement, termination or other modification of any Transaction Document executed and delivered by, or applicable to, such Issuer except in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof and hereof.

Section 9.28 Use of Proceeds. The Issuers shall use the proceeds of the Notes to (a) repay and discharge, or cause to be repaid and discharged, any existing loans relating to the Properties, (b) pay costs and expenses incurred in connection with the closing of any transaction contemplated by this Indenture, (c) fund any working capital requirements of the Properties, (d) distribute the balance, if any, to their respective partners or equity holders, (e) to acquire Post-Closing Properties as described herein and (f) as may otherwise be provided in the related Series Supplement.

 

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Section 9.29 Other Rights, Etc. It is agreed that the risk of loss or damage to any Property is on the Issuers, and the Indenture Trustee shall have no liability whatsoever for decline in value of the Property or for failure to determine whether insurance in force is adequate as to the amount of risks insured.

Section 9.30 Books and Records. The Issuers will maintain all of their respective books, records, financial statements and bank accounts separate from those of its Affiliates and any constituent party and file its own tax returns (provided that each such Issuer’s financial statements and tax returns may be prepared on a consolidated basis with other entities provided that such consolidated financial statements and tax returns indicate the separate existence of such Issuer and its assets and liabilities). The Issuers shall maintain their respective books, records, resolutions and agreements as official records.

Section 9.31 Overhead Expenses. The Issuers shall allocate fairly and reasonably overhead expenses, if any, that are shared with an Affiliate, including paying for office space and services performed by any employee of an Affiliate.

Section 9.32 Embargoed Persons. Each Issuer has performed and shall perform reasonable due diligence to insure that at all times throughout the term of the Notes, (a) none of the funds or other assets of such Issuer constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Embargoed Person; (b) no Embargoed Person has any interest of any nature whatsoever in such Issuer, with the result that the investment in such Issuer (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by law or the Notes are in violation of law; and (c) none of the funds of such Issuer, have been derived from, or are the proceeds of, any unlawful activity, including money laundering, terrorism or terrorism activities, with the result that the investment in such Issuer (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by law or the Notes are in violation of law, or may cause any of the related Properties to be subject to forfeiture or seizure.

ARTICLE X

COVENANTS REGARDING PROPERTIES

Section 10.01 General.

The Issuers will be required to maintain and manage, or cause the Property Manager to maintain and manage, each of its related Properties in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in the Property Management Agreement.

Section 10.02 Insurance.

The Issuers will be required to maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance of the types and amounts set forth in the Property Management Agreement.

 

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Section 10.03 Mortgage Loans, Leases and Rents.

With respect to each Property, the related Issuer (i) shall observe and perform all the obligations imposed upon the Borrower under the related Mortgage Loan or the lessor under the related Lease and shall not do or permit to be done anything to impair materially the value of Mortgage Loan, Property or related Lease as security, (ii) shall promptly send copies to the Indenture Trustee of all notices of event of default which such Issuer shall send or receive under the Mortgage Loans and Leases, (iii) shall notify the Indenture Trustee in writing of any material change in the status of any tenancy at such Property, including, without limitation, the vacating, surrender or going dark of any Tenant, even if such action is expressly permitted by the terms of such Tenant’s Lease, (iv) shall, consistent with the Property Management Agreement, enforce all of the material terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Mortgage Loans upon the part of the Borrower and the Leases upon the part of the Tenant, as applicable, thereunder to be observed or performed (including, without limitation, collecting financial information from each Borrower or Tenant), (v) shall not execute any assignment of the Borrower’s interest in the Mortgage Loan or the Monthly Loan Payments or the lessor’s interest in the Lease or the Monthly Lease Payments except as permitted under the Property Management Agreement, and (vi) shall not consent to any assignment of or subletting under a Lease not in accordance with its terms or as permitted under the Property Management Agreement. No Issuer shall agree to any material modification of a Mortgage Loan or Lease except in accordance with the terms of the Property Management Agreement.

Section 10.04 Compliance With Laws.

With respect to each Property:

(a) The related Issuer shall promptly comply, or cause the Tenants to comply, in all material respects with all federal, state and local laws, orders, ordinances, governmental rules and regulations or court orders affecting such Property, or the use thereof (“Applicable Laws”), currently existing or enacted in the future.

(b) The Issuers shall give prompt notice to the Indenture Trustee of the receipt by any such Issuer of any written governmental agency notice related to a violation of any Applicable Laws and of the commencement of any governmental agency proceedings or investigations which relate to compliance with Applicable Laws.

(c) After prior written notice to the Indenture Trustee, the related Issuer, at its own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the Applicable Laws affecting any Property; provided, that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under any Mortgage or this Indenture, (ii) such Issuer is not prohibited from doing so under the provisions of any Mortgage Loan or Lease and any other mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt affecting the related Mortgage Property, (iii) such proceeding shall not be prohibited under, and shall be conducted in accordance with, the Property Management Agreement, (iv) none of such Property, any part thereof or interest therein, any of the related Borrowers, the Tenants or occupants thereof, or such Issuer shall be affected in any materially adverse way as a result of such proceeding, (v) non-compliance with the Applicable Laws shall not impose criminal liability on such Issuer or civil or criminal liability on the Indenture Trustee, and (vi) such Issuer shall have furnished to the Indenture Trustee all other items reasonably requested by the Indenture Trustee.

 

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Section 10.05 Estoppel Certificates.

The Issuers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee, promptly upon request but in no event later than twenty (20) days following such request, duly executed estoppel certificates from any one or more Borrowers or Tenants as required by the Property Management Agreement and the Mortgage Loan or Lease, as applicable, attesting to such facts regarding the Mortgage Loan or Lease, as applicable, as the Property Manager may require in accordance with the Property Management Agreement.

Section 10.06 Other Rights, Etc.

It is agreed that the risk of loss or damage to a Property is on the related Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee shall have no liability whatsoever for decline in value of such Property, for failure to maintain insurance policies, or for failure to determine whether insurance in force is adequate as to the amount of risks insured. Possession by the Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed an election of judicial relief, if any such possession is requested or obtained, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Property or any other Collateral included in the Collateral Pool and not in the Indenture Trustee’s possession.

Section 10.07 Right to Release Any Portion of the Collateral Pool.

The Indenture Trustee shall not release any portion of the Collateral Pool except as expressly set forth in the terms and provisions of the Property Management Agreement, the Indenture and the other Transaction Documents and shall release such portion without, as to the remainder of such Collateral, in any way impairing or affecting the lien or priority of this Indenture, or improving the position of any subordinate lienholder with respect thereto, except to the extent that the obligations hereunder shall have been reduced by the actual monetary consideration, if any, received by the Indenture Trustee for such release, and may accept by assignment, pledge or otherwise any other property in place thereof, all in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Property Management Agreement. This Indenture shall continue as a lien and security interest in the remaining portion of the Collateral Pool to which it applies.

Section 10.08 Environmental Covenants.

(a) So long as the Issuers own or are in possession of each Property, the Issuers shall keep or cause each Property to be kept free from Hazardous Substances other than Permitted Materials and in compliance with any and all local, state, federal or other Governmental Authority, statute, ordinance, code, order, decree, law, rule or regulation pertaining to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning environmental regulation, contamination or clean-up including, without limitation, the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended (“CERCLA”), the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (“RCRA”), the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, as amended, the Hazardous Substances Transportation Act, as amended, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, the Clean Water Act, as amended, the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Toxic Substance Control Act, as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended, any state super-lien and environmental statutes and all rules and regulations adopted in respect to the foregoing laws whether presently in force or coming into being and/or effectiveness hereafter (collectively, “Environmental Laws”).

 

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(b) The Issuers shall protect, indemnify, and hold harmless the Indenture Trustee from and against all liabilities, obligations, claims, demands, damages, penalties, causes of action, losses, fines, costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements), imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against the Indenture Trustee by reason of (i) the presence, disposal, escape, seepage, leakage, spillage, discharge, emission, release, or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance or Asbestos on, from or affecting any Properties or other real properties owned by an Issuer at any time since the initial formation of such Issuer; (ii) any personal injury (including wrongful death) or property damage (real or personal) arising out of or related to such Hazardous Substance or Asbestos; (iii) any lawsuit brought or threatened, settlement reached, or government order relating to such Hazardous Substance or Asbestos; and (iv) any violation of Environmental Laws, including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of any Remedial Work, reasonable attorney and consultant fees and disbursements, investigation and laboratory fees, court costs, and litigation expenses.

(c) The Issuers shall, within six (6) months of each Series Closing Date (or such longer time as may reasonably be required to complete the same with diligent effort by the applicable Issuers, in light of the Legal Requirements and Governmental Authorities involved), deliver evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Property Manager establishing that such Issuers have performed and paid or caused the Tenants or Borrowers, as applicable, to perform and pay for the work set forth in exhibits to the applicable Series Supplement, if any, all in accordance with all Environmental Laws.

(d) The Issuers shall not install Asbestos in any Property and, upon discovery of any Asbestos in any Property, shall, to the extent permitted under the related Lease and at the Issuers’ sole expense, cause an operations and maintenance program to be established with respect to such Asbestos. The Issuers shall in all instances comply with, and ensure compliance by all occupants of each Property with, all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations with respect to Asbestos, and shall keep each Property free and clear of any liens imposed pursuant to such laws, ordinances, rules or regulations. In the event that the Issuers receives any written notice or advice from any governmental agency or any source whatsoever with respect to Asbestos on, affecting or installed on any Property, the Issuers shall promptly notify the Property Manager and the Indenture Trustee. The obligations and liabilities of the Issuers under this Section 10.08(d) shall survive any termination, satisfaction, or assignment of this Indenture and the exercise by the Indenture Trustee of any of its rights or remedies hereunder, including but not limited to, the acquisition of any Property by foreclosure or a conveyance in lieu of foreclosure.

Section 10.09 Handicapped Access. (a) The Issuers agree that the Properties shall at all times strictly comply in all material respects to the extent applicable with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (if applicable), all state and local laws and ordinances related to handicapped access and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant thereto including, without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (collectively, “Access Laws”). The Issuers agree to give prompt notice to the Indenture Trustee of the receipt by any Issuer of any complaints related to material violation of any Access Laws and of the commencement of any proceedings or investigations which relate to compliance with applicable Access Laws.

 

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Section 10.10 Preservation of Title. Subject to any Permitted Encumbrances, the Issuers shall forever warrant, defend and preserve such title and the validity and priority of the lien of any Mortgage and the other Transaction Documents and shall forever warrant and defend the same to the Indenture Trustee against the claims of all Persons whomsoever.

Section 10.11 Maintenance and Use of Properties. The Properties shall be maintained in accordance with the terms of the Leases and the Property Management Agreement.

Section 10.12 Access to Properties. The Issuers shall permit the agents, representatives and employees of the Indenture Trustee to inspect the Properties or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice, subject to the Leases.

ARTICLE XI

COSTS

Section 11.01 Performance at the Issuers Expense.

The Issuers acknowledge and confirm that the Indenture Trustee shall impose certain administrative processing fees in connection with the release or substitution of any Mortgage Loan or Property (the occurrence of any of the above shall be called an “Event”), which fees are payable to the Indenture Trustee under the Property Management Agreement as an Extraordinary Expense. The Issuers further acknowledge and confirm that they shall be responsible for the payment of all costs of reappraisal of any Property or any part thereof, whether required by law, regulation or any Governmental Authority. The Issuers hereby acknowledge and agree to pay, immediately, upon demand, all such fees (as the same may be reasonably increased or decreased from time to time), and any additional fees of a similar type or nature which may reasonably be imposed by the Indenture Trustee from time to time, upon the occurrence of any Event or otherwise, in accordance with the priorities set forth herein and in the Property Management Agreement. Wherever it is provided for herein that an Issuer pay any costs and expenses, such costs and expenses shall include, but not be limited to, all reasonable legal fees and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the priorities set forth herein.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Execution Counterparts.

This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 12.02 Compliance Certificates and Opinions, Etc.

Upon any application or request by an Issuer to the Indenture Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, such Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with, except that, in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

 

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Section 12.03 Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee.

In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

Any certificate or opinion of an Authorized Officer of an Issuer or Issuer Member may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate of an Authorized Officer or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of an Issuer or Issuer Member stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of such Issuer or Issuer Member, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

Whenever this Indenture requires that a document or instrument (other than any Note) be delivered in substantially the form attached hereto as an exhibit, modifications and additions to and deletions from any such exhibit reflected in such document or instrument as delivered hereunder shall not impair the validity or acceptability of such document or instrument (nor shall any Person be entitled to reject such document or instrument as a result thereof) to the extent that such modifications, additions or deletions are approved by the Issuers and are made in a manner consistent with applicable law (including changes thereto).

Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

Whenever in this Indenture, in connection with any application or certificate or report to the Indenture Trustee, it is provided that any Person shall deliver any document as a condition of the granting of such application, or as evidence of such Person’s compliance with any term hereof, it is intended that the truth and accuracy, at the time of the granting of such application or at the effective date of such certificate or report (as the case may be), of the facts and opinions stated in such document shall in such case be conditions precedent to the right of such Person to have such application granted or to the sufficiency of such certificate or report. The foregoing shall not, however, be construed to affect the Indenture Trustee’s right to rely upon the truth and accuracy of any statement or opinion contained in any such document as provided in Article V.

 

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Section 12.04 No Oral Change.

This Indenture, and any provisions hereof, may not be modified, amended, waived, extended, changed, discharged or terminated orally or by any act or failure to act on the part of any Issuer, Issuer Member or the Indenture Trustee, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any modification, amendment, waiver, extension, change, discharge or termination is sought and otherwise in accordance herewith.

Section 12.05 Acts of Noteholders.

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by the Noteholders of any Class of any Series or in their entirety may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Noteholders in person or by agents duly appointed in writing; and except as herein otherwise expressly provided such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Indenture Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the applicable Issuers. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” or “Acts” of the Noteholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 5.01) conclusive in favor of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuers if made in the manner provided in this Section 12.05. With respect to authorization to be given or taken by Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee shall be authorized to follow the written directions or the vote of Noteholders of Notes representing more than 50% of the Aggregate Series Principal Balance (or Outstanding Notes of the affected Class, if applicable), unless any greater or lesser percentage is required by the terms hereunder.

(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved in any manner that the Indenture Trustee deems sufficient.

(c) The Series, Class, Outstanding Principal Balance and serial numbers of Notes held by any Person, and the date of holding the same, shall be proved by the Note Register.

(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, election, declaration, waiver or other act of any Noteholder shall bind every future Noteholder of the same Note and the Noteholder of every Note issued upon the transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, suffered or omitted to be done by the Indenture Trustee or the applicable Issuers in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.

Section 12.06 Computation of Percentage of Noteholders.

Unless otherwise specified herein, whenever this Indenture states that any action may be taken by a specified percentage of the Noteholders or the Noteholders of any Class, such statement shall mean that such action may be taken by the Noteholders of such specified percentage of the Aggregate Series Principal Balance or of such Class of Notes, respectively.

 

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Section 12.07 Notice to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuers and Certain Other Persons.

Any communication provided for or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by courier or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or if transmitted by facsimile and confirmed in a writing delivered or mailed as aforesaid, to: (i) in the case of any Issuer to STORE Master Funding I, LLC, 8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255, Attention: Secretary or to such other address as provided in the applicable Series Supplement, as applicable; (ii) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, Citibank, N.A., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust—STORE Master Funding, email: james.polcari@citi.com or call (888) 855-9695 to obtain Citibank, N.A. account manager’s email address; and (iii) with respect to any applicable Series, in the case of any Series Enhancer or Rating Agency, the address of such Series Enhancer or Rating Agency as provided in the applicable Series Supplement, or, as to each such Person, such other address or facsimile number as may hereafter be furnished by such Person to the parties hereto in writing.

Section 12.08 Notices to Noteholders; Notification Requirements and Waiver.

Where this Indenture provides for notice to Noteholders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given if in writing and delivered by courier or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid to each Noteholder affected by such event, at its address as it appears on the Note Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Noteholders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice nor any defect in any notice so mailed to any particular Noteholder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Noteholders, and any notice that is delivered or mailed in the manner herein provided shall conclusively be presumed to have been duly given.

Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by any Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Noteholders shall be filed with the Indenture Trustee but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such a waiver.

In case, by reason of the suspension of regular courier and mail service as a result of a strike, work stoppage or similar activity, it shall be impractical to mail notice of any event to Noteholders when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any manner of giving such notice as shall be satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.

Where this Indenture provides for notice to the Rating Agencies, failure to give any such notice shall not affect any other rights or obligations created hereunder, and shall not under any circumstance constitute a default or Event of Default.

Section 12.09 Successors and Assigns.

All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuers shall bind their successors and permitted assigns, whether so expressed or not.

 

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Section 12.10 Interest Charges; Waivers.

This Indenture is subject to the express condition that at no time shall any Issuer be obligated or required to pay interest hereunder at a rate which could subject the Indenture Trustee to either civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the maximum interest rate which such Issuer is permitted by applicable law to contract or agree to pay. If by the terms of this Indenture, any Issuer is at any time required or obligated to pay interest hereunder at a rate in excess of such maximum rate, such rate shall be deemed to be immediately reduced to such maximum rate and all previous payments in excess of the maximum rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal and not on account of the interest due hereunder.

The Issuers expressly waive presentment, demand, diligence, protest and all notices of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Indenture, except for notices expressly provided for in this Indenture, the Mortgages or the Notes.

Section 12.11 Severability Clause.

In case any provision of this Indenture or of the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall, to the extent permitted by law, not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 12.12 Governing Law.

(a) THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES).

(b) Any action or proceeding against any of the parties hereto relating in any way to this Indenture or any Note or the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool may be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan or of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and each of the Issuers irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of each such court in respect of any such action or proceeding. The Issuers hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to remove any such action or proceeding by reason of improper venue or inconvenient forum. As long as any of the Notes remain Outstanding, service of process upon any Issuer shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be deemed in every respect effective service in any such legal action or proceeding.

Section 12.13 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.

The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

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Section 12.14 Benefits of Indenture.

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, the Noteholders, the Series Enhancers, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and any other party secured hereunder or named as a beneficiary of any provision hereof, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

Section 12.15 Trust Obligation.

No recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuers on the Notes or under this Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith, against (i) any Issuer, any Issuer Member, the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager or the Special Servicer, each in its individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial interest in an Issuer or Issuer Member or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee, agent or Control Person of an Issuer, an Issuer Member, the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager or the Special Servicer in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in an Issuer or of any successor or assignee of an Issuer, an Issuer Member, the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager or the Special Servicer, each in its individual capacity, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed (it being understood that none of any Issuer Member, the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager or the Special Servicer has any such obligations in its individual capacity).

Section 12.16 Inspection.

Each Issuer agrees that, on reasonable prior notice, it will permit any representative of the Indenture Trustee, during such Issuer’s normal business hours, to examine all the books of account, records, reports, and other papers of such Issuer, to make copies and extracts therefrom and to discuss such Issuer’s affairs, finances and accounts relating to such Issuer with the officers of STORE Capital on behalf of such Issuer and such Issuer’s employees and independent public accounting firm, all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested. The Indenture Trustee shall and shall cause its representatives to hold in confidence all such information except to the extent disclosure may be required by law (and all reasonable applications for confidential treatment are unavailing) or the Indenture Trustee may reasonably determine that such disclosure is consistent with its obligations hereunder.

Section 12.17 Method of Payment.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11(b), all amounts payable or to be remitted pursuant to this Indenture shall be paid or remitted or caused to be paid or remitted in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account specified in writing by the recipient thereof.

 

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Section 12.18 Limitation on Liability of the Issuers and Issuer Member.

None of the Issuers, Issuer Member, or any of the directors, managers, officers, employees, agents or Control Persons of any Issuer or Issuer Member, shall be under any liability to the Noteholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Indenture, or for errors in judgment. The Issuers, Issuer Member and any director, manager, officer, employee or agent of any Issuer or Issuer Member, may rely in good faith on any document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. No Issuer or Issuer Member shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action unless such action is related to its duties under this Indenture and which in its opinion does not involve it in any expenses or liability; provided, however, that any such Issuer or Issuer Member may in its discretion undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable with respect to this Indenture and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Noteholders hereunder.

Section 12.19 Acquisition of Post-Closing Properties and the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account.

(a) The Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain a non-interest bearing, segregated account in the name of the Indenture Trustee at Citibank, N.A. for the deposit and retention of designated proceeds from the sale of the Notes for the purpose of purchasing Post-Closing Properties (the “Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account”). On each Series Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee will deposit or cause to be deposited into the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account the related Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Amount. The Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account will constitute an “Eligible Account” within the meaning of the Indenture. The funds held in the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account may be held as cash. In accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall have exclusive control and sole right of withdrawal with respect to the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account. Funds in the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account shall not be commingled with any other moneys.

(b) No later than one (1) Business Day prior to a proposed Post-Closing Acquisition Date, the Issuers shall provide written notice in the form of Exhibit G-4 attached hereto (“Post-Closing Acquisition Notice”) to the Indenture Trustee, with a copy to the Property Manager and the Custodian, of the Issuers’ intent to acquire one or more Post-Closing Properties. Such notice shall include the following with respect to each such Post-Closing Property: (i) the proposed Post-Closing Acquisition Date; (ii) the expected purchase price; (iii) the requested Post-Closing Acquisition Remittance Amount; (iv) wire instructions for the account of the related Issuer or its designee into which the Indenture Trustee shall deposit the Post-Closing Acquisition Remittance Amount; and (v) all of the information contained in the Owned Property Schedule. Subject to the satisfaction of the Post-Closing Acquisition Conditions, on each Post-Closing Acquisition Date, the Indenture Trustee shall transfer to the account designated by the Issuer in the related Post-Closing Acquisition Notice, from the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account, the Post-Closing Acquisition Remittance Amount.

 

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(c) If (A) a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee obtains actual knowledge (either through notice or otherwise) of the occurrence of an Early Amortization Period, the Indenture Trustee shall deposit all amounts on deposit in the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account into the Collection Account as Unscheduled Proceeds to be paid as Unscheduled Principal Payments on the following Payment Date or (B) with respect to any Series of Notes, any portion of the related Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Amount remains on deposit in the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account as of the related Post-Closing Acquisition Deadline, the Indenture Trustee shall add such amount to the Series Available Amount for the related Series of Notes and such amount shall be applied as an Unscheduled Principal Payment in accordance with the Priority of Payments for the related Series of Notes (any such amounts set forth in clauses (A) and (B) above, the “Post-Closing Acquisition Unused Proceeds”).

Section 12.20 Addition of Properties to Master Leases.

From time to time after the Series Closing Date, on any Business Day upon which the Master Lease Conditions are satisfied, any Issuer may acquire one or more Additional Master Lease Properties from a Tenant under a Lease or Master Lease that is already included in the Collateral Pool.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

STORE MASTER FUNDING I, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING V, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STORE MASTER FUNDING VI, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING VII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING XIV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING XIX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING XX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STORE MASTER FUNDING XXII, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING XXIV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXVII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXVIII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXIV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as an Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as Indenture Trustee
By:  

/s/ Dragana Boskovic

Name:   Dragana Boskovic
Title:   Senior Trust Officer

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this __ day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be the EVP – General Counsel of Store Master Funding I, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding II, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding III, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding V, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA)    )
  

) ss.:

COUNTY OF MARICOPA   

)

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF ARIZONA    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF MARICOPA    )   

On this 26 day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Chad A. Freed, and acknowledged himself to me to be a EVP – General Counsel of STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Carla Caye Thoman

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


STATE OF NEW JERSEY

   )   
   )    ss.:

COUNTY OF HUNTERDON

   )   

On this 25th day of September 2025, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Dragana Boskovic, and acknowledged himself to me to be a Senior Trust Officer of Citibank, N.A, and that as such officer, being duly authorized to do so pursuant to such entity’s by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors, executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of such entity by him as such officer as his free and voluntary act and deed and the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Ornella A. Bally

Notary Public

NOTARIAL SEAL

 

Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (STORE 2025-1)


EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF RESTRICTED GLOBAL NET-LEASE MORTGAGE NOTE

144A NOTE

SERIES [__], CLASS [__] NOTE

 

Note Rate: [___]%

  

Aggregate Series Principal Balance as of the Series Closing Date: $[_________]

Post-ARD Additional Interest Rate: [___]%

  

Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class [__] Notes as of the Series Closing Date: $[_____]

  

Initial Principal Balance of this Class [__] Note: $[_________]

Series Closing Date: [_____], 20[__]

  

CUSIP No. ___________

First Payment Date: [_____], 20[__]

  

ISIN No. _____________

Issuer(s): [STORE]

  

Property Manager and Special Servicer:

[_______________]

Indenture Trustee:

Citibank, N.A.

  

Rated Final Payment Date: [____________]

Note No. __

  

 

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UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE NOTE REGISTRAR OR ANY AGENT THEREOF FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR DISTRIBUTION, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE &CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, AND MAY NOT BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY THIS LEGEND. EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE INITIAL TRANSFER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS NOTE BY ANY ISSUER OR THE INITIAL PURCHASERS TO AN AFFILIATE OF ANY ISSUER, THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE, AND EACH PERSON WHO ACQUIRES A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH INTEREST, REPRESENTS, ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT REOFFER, RESELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND EXCEPT (A) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, WHOM THE SELLER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PURCHASER DELIVERS ALL DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS AS THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE; OR (B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTIONS” TO NON-US PERSONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR DEFINITIVE NOTES, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY DTC TO A NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY A NOMINEE OF DTC TO DTC OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY DTC OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY.

THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY ACCEPTING THIS NOTE, AND EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER BY PURCHASING OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRING A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS NOTE, EACH AGREES TO TREAT THIS NOTE AND SUCH BENEFICIAL INTEREST FOR PURPOSES OF UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE

 

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AND LOCAL INCOME OR FRANCHISE TAXES AND ANY OTHER TAXES IMPOSED ON OR MEASURED BY INCOME, AS INDEBTEDNESS AND TO REPORT THIS NOTE AND SUCH BENEFICIAL INTEREST ON ALL APPLICABLE TAX RETURNS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH SUCH TREATMENT.

[CERTAIN PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE WILL BE SUBORDINATE TO PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS [__] NOTES AS AND TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.]1

REDUCTIONS OF THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS NOTE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE.

THE NOTES ARE SOLELY OBLIGATIONS OF THE ISSUERS AND DO NOT REPRESENT OBLIGATIONS OF ANY OTHER PERSON, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE PROPERTY MANAGER, THE SUPPORT PROVIDER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE BACK-UP MANAGER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. THE NOTES ARE NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY. EACH NOTE IS ONE OF A SERIES OF NOTES, ALL OF WHICH ARE PAYABLE SOLELY FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE COLLATERAL POOL. ADDITIONAL SERIES OF NOTES SECURED PRO RATA BY THE COLLATERAL POOL MAY ALSO BE ISSUED IN THE FUTURE. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD MAKE AN INVESTMENT DECISION BASED UPON AN ANALYSIS OF THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE COLLATERAL POOL.

 
1 

Include only in subordinate Classes of Notes, if any.

 

A-1-3


The Issuers, each a Delaware limited liability company, for value received, hereby promise to pay to Cede & Co. or its registered assigns, upon presentation and surrender of this Note (this “Note”), the principal sum of up to [___________________________] United States dollars ($[____________]) on the Rated Final Payment Date referred to above, together with interest hereon from time to time in the amounts and at the times specified in the Indenture referred to below.

This Note is one of a series of Net-Lease Mortgage Notes (collectively, the “Notes”) issued by the Issuers (each, a “Class”) pursuant to an Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated on or about September 30, 2025 (as amended or supplemented thereafter, the “Master Indenture”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding I”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding II”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding III”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding IV”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding V”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding VI”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding VII”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII”) and STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII” and together with STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV and STORE Master Funding XXXVII, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”), as supplemented by the Series 2016-1 Supplement (the “Series 2016-1 Supplement”), dated as of October 18, 2016, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2018-1 Supplement (the “Series 2018-1 Supplement”), dated as of -October 22, 2018, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2019-1 Supplement (the “Series 2019-1 Supplement”), dated as of November 13, 2019, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2021-1 Supplement (the “Series 2021-1 Supplement”) dated as of June 29, 2021, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2023-1 Supplement (the “Series 2023-1 Supplement”), dated as of May 31, 2023, among STORE Master

 

A-1-4


Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXIV and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2024-1 Supplement (the “Series 2024-1 Supplement”), dated as of April 18, 2024, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV and the Indenture Trustee, and as further supplemented by the Series 2025-1 Supplement (the “Series 2025-1 Supplement”; together with the Master Indenture, the Series 2016-1 Supplement, the Series 2018-1 Supplement, the Series 2019-1 Supplement, the Series 2021-1 Supplement, the Series 2023-1 Supplement, the Series 2024-1 Supplement and any other supplements to the Master Indenture (each, as may be amended from time to time, a “Supplement”), the “Indenture”) dated as of September 30, 2025, among the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee and will be payable solely from the assets of the Issuers (individually, the “Collateral” and, collectively, the “Collateral Pool”). To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings assigned in the Indenture. This Note is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Indenture, to which Indenture the Holder of this Note by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, payments of any interest, principal and other amounts payable on this Note shall be made on the Class of Notes to which this Note belongs, pro rata among the Notes of such Class based on their respective Outstanding Principal Balance, on the twentieth (20th) day of each calendar month or, if any such day is not a Business Day, then on the next succeeding Business Day (each, a “Payment Date”), commencing on the first Payment Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the related Record Date. All payments made under the Indenture on this Note will be made by the Indenture Trustee by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Noteholder shall have provided the Indenture Trustee with wiring instructions prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent payments). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final payment on this Note on the Final Payment Date will be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at the offices of the Indenture Trustee or such other location specified in the notice to the Holder hereof of such final payment. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no payments will be made with respect to a Note that has previously been surrendered as contemplated by the preceding sentence or, with limited exception, that should have been surrendered as contemplated by the preceding sentence.

The Notes are limited in right of payment to certain distributions on the Mortgage Loans, Properties and Leases and the other Collateral included in the Collateral Pool, all as more specifically set forth herein and in the Indenture.

Any payment to the Holder of this Note in reduction of the Outstanding Principal Balance hereof is binding on such Holder and all future Holders of this Note and any Note issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such payment is made upon this Note.

 

A-1-5


The Class of Notes to which this Note belongs are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in minimum denominations specified in the Indenture. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Note is exchangeable for new Notes of the same Class in authorized denominations of a like Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No transfer of this Note or any interest herein may be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. No person is obligated to register or qualify any of the Notes under the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Indenture to permit the transfer of any Note or interest therein without registration or qualification.

If this Note or any Class of Notes is directly or indirectly owned by a Person such that such Note or Class of Notes is not properly treated as issued and outstanding for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a “Transfer-Restricted Note”), then such Transfer-Restricted Note may be sold or transferred to any Person if (a) the Note Registrar has received on the date of such sale or transfer an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel knowledgeable in the tax aspects of securitization to the effect that at the time of such sale or transfer (1) such Transfer-Restricted Note is indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (2) such sale or transfer does not cause any Issuer to be an association taxable as a corporation or a publicly traded partnership and does not cause any Issuer (or portion thereof) to be a taxable mortgage pool for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or (b) (1) the sum of the number of beneficial owners of the Transfer-Restricted Notes and the equity interests of all Issuers not exceeding the 95-Person Limit for U.S. federal income tax purposes after the proposed sale or transfer and (2) the Transfer-Restricted Notes being in physical form and (3) the Note Transfer Restrictions, as defined in the Indenture, shall having been complied with.

Each transferee of a Note or an Ownership Interest therein will be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed that either (i) such transferee is not, and is not purchasing such Note on behalf of, as a fiduciary of, as trustee of, or with the assets of, a Plan or (ii)(A) such Note is rated investment grade or better as of the date of the purchase, (B) such transferee acknowledges that it cannot acquire such Note unless it is properly treated as indebtedness without substantial equity features for purposes of Department of Labor Regulations, as modified by ERISA, and agrees to so treat such Note and (C) such transferee’s acquisition and continued holding of such Note will not constitute or give rise to a non-exempt prohibited transaction described in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or violate any Similar Law).

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Note Register upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the offices of the Note Registrar, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form satisfactory to the Note Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same Aggregate Series Principal Balance will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

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No service charge will be imposed for any transfer or exchange of this Note, but the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of this Note.

The Issuers, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and any agent thereof may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Indenture, the Property Management Agreement and the Notes are subject to amendment, including by supplemental indenture, from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, including in circumstances which do not require the consent of any or all Noteholders.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Indenture Trustee, by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid for any purpose.

The registered Holder hereof, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that it will look solely to the Collateral Pool (to the extent of its rights therein) for payments hereunder.

The Indenture Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Note (other than as to its signature set forth hereon below).

This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (including Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York, but otherwise without regard to conflict of laws principles).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuers have caused this instrument to be duly executed by the Issuers.

Dated: [__________]

 

[STORE]
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class [____] Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,

not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as Indenture Trustee

By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

 

 

  

 

  

 

(please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the within Net-Lease Mortgage Note and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such Note to assignee on the Note Register.

I (we) further direct the Note Registrar to issue a new Net-Lease Mortgage Note of a like Outstanding Principal Balance and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Note to the following address:

 

 

  

 

  

 

Dated: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor
 
Signature Guaranteed

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee should include the following for purposes of payment:

Payments shall, if permitted, be made by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of ___________________________________________.

This information is provided by ____________________________, the Assignee named above, or _____________________, as its agent.

 

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EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF REGULATION S GLOBAL NET-LEASE MORTGAGE NOTE

[TEMPORARY] [PERMANENT] REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE

SERIES [__], CLASS [__] NOTE

 

Note Rate: [___]%

  

Aggregate Series Principal Balance as of the Series Closing Date: $[_________]

Post-ARD Additional Interest Rate: [___]%

  

Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class [__] Notes as of the Series Closing Date: $[_____]

  

Initial Principal Balance of this Class [__] Note: $[_________]

  

CUSIP No. ___________

Series Closing Date: [_____], 20[__]

  

ISIN No. _____________

First Payment Date: [____], 20[__]

  

Property Manager and Special Servicer:

Issuer(s): [STORE]

  

Rated Final Payment Date: [____________]

Indenture Trustee:

Citibank, N.A.

  

Note No. __

  

 

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UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE NOTE REGISTRAR OR ANY AGENT THEREOF FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR DISTRIBUTION, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE &CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, AND MAY NOT BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY THIS LEGEND. EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE INITIAL TRANSFER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS NOTE BY ANY ISSUER OR THE INITIAL PURCHASERS TO AN AFFILIATE OF ANY ISSUER, THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE, AND EACH PERSON WHO ACQUIRES A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH INTEREST, REPRESENTS, ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT REOFFER, RESELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND EXCEPT (A) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, WHOM THE SELLER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PURCHASER DELIVERS ALL DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS AS THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE; OR (B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTIONS” TO NON-US PERSONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR DEFINITIVE NOTES, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY DTC TO A NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY A NOMINEE OF DTC TO DTC OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY DTC OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY.

[THIS NOTE IS A TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, WHICH IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR A PERMANENT GLOBAL NOTE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.]

 

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THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY ACCEPTING THIS NOTE, AND EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER BY PURCHASING OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRING A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS NOTE, EACH AGREES TO TREAT THIS NOTE AND SUCH BENEFICIAL INTEREST FOR PURPOSES OF UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL INCOME OR FRANCHISE TAXES AND ANY OTHER TAXES IMPOSED ON OR MEASURED BY INCOME, AS INDEBTEDNESS AND TO REPORT THIS NOTE AND SUCH BENEFICIAL INTEREST ON ALL APPLICABLE TAX RETURNS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH SUCH TREATMENT.

[CERTAIN PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE WILL BE SUBORDINATE TO PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS [__] NOTES AS AND TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.]1

REDUCTIONS OF THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS NOTE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE.

THE NOTES ARE SOLELY OBLIGATIONS OF THE ISSUERS AND DO NOT REPRESENT OBLIGATIONS OF ANY OTHER PERSON, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE PROPERTY MANAGER, THE SUPPORT PROVIDER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE BACK-UP MANAGER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. THE NOTES ARE NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY. EACH NOTE IS ONE OF A SERIES OF NOTES, ALL OF WHICH ARE PAYABLE SOLELY FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE COLLATERAL POOL. ADDITIONAL SERIES OF NOTES SECURED PRO RATA BY THE COLLATERAL POOL MAY ALSO BE ISSUED IN THE FUTURE. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD MAKE AN INVESTMENT DECISION BASED UPON AN ANALYSIS OF THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE COLLATERAL POOL.

 

 
1 

Include only in subordinate Classes of Notes, if any.

 

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The Issuers, each a Delaware limited liability company, for value received, hereby promise to pay to Cede & Co. or its registered assigns, upon presentation and surrender of this Note (this “Note”), the principal sum of up to [___________________________] United States dollars ($[____________]) on the Rated Final Payment Date referred to above, together with interest hereon from time to time in the amounts and at the times specified in the Indenture referred to below.

This Note is one of a series of Net-Lease Mortgage Notes (collectively, the “Notes”) issued by the Issuers (each, a “Class”) pursuant to an Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated on or about September 30, 2025 (as amended or supplemented thereafter, the “Master Indenture”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding I”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding II”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding III”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding IV”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding V”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding VI”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding VII”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII”) and STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII” and together with STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV and STORE Master Funding XXXVII, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”), as supplemented by the Series 2016-1 Supplement (the “Series 2016-1 Supplement”), dated as of October 18, 2016, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2018-1 Supplement (the “Series 2018-1 Supplement”), dated as of -October 22, 2018, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2019-1 Supplement (the “Series 2019-1 Supplement”), dated as of November 13, 2019, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2021-1 Supplement (the “Series 2021-1 Supplement”) dated as of June 29, 2021, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2023-1 Supplement (the “Series 2023-1 Supplement”), dated as of May 31, 2023, among STORE Master

 

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Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXIV and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2024-1 Supplement (the “Series 2024-1 Supplement”), dated as of April 18, 2024, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV and the Indenture Trustee, and as further supplemented by the Series 2025-1 Supplement (the “Series 2025-1 Supplement”; together with the Master Indenture, the Series 2016-1 Supplement, the Series 2018-1 Supplement, the Series 2019-1 Supplement, the Series 2021-1 Supplement, the Series 2023-1 Supplement, the Series 2024-1 Supplement and any other supplements to the Master Indenture (each, as may be amended from time to time, a “Supplement”), the “Indenture”) dated as of September 30, 2025, among the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee and will be payable solely from the assets of the Issuers (individually, the “Collateral” and, collectively, the “Collateral Pool”). To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings assigned in the Indenture. This Note is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Indenture, to which Indenture the Holder of this Note by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, payments of any interest, principal and other amounts payable on this Note shall be made on the Class of Notes to which this Note belongs, pro rata among the Notes of such Class based on their respective Outstanding Principal Balance, on the twentieth (20th) day of each calendar month or, if any such day is not a Business Day, then on the next succeeding Business Day (each, a “Payment Date”), commencing on the first Payment Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the related Record Date. All payments made under the Indenture on this Note will be made by the Indenture Trustee by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Noteholder shall have provided the Indenture Trustee with wiring instructions prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent payments). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final payment on this Note on the Final Payment Date will be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at the offices of the Indenture Trustee or such other location specified in the notice to the Holder hereof of such final payment. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no payments will be made with respect to a Note that has previously been surrendered as contemplated by the preceding sentence or, with limited exception, that should have been surrendered as contemplated by the preceding sentence.

The Notes are limited in right of payment to certain distributions on the Mortgage Loans, Properties and Leases and the other Collateral included in the Collateral Pool, all as more specifically set forth herein and in the Indenture.

Any payment to the Holder of this Note in reduction of the Outstanding Principal Balance hereof is binding on such Holder and all future Holders of this Note and any Note issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such payment is made upon this Note.

 

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The Class of Notes to which this Note belongs are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in minimum denominations specified in the Indenture. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Note is exchangeable for new Notes of the same Class in authorized denominations of a like Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No transfer of this Note or any interest herein may be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. No person is obligated to register or qualify any of the Notes under the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Indenture to permit the transfer of any Note or interest therein without registration or qualification.

If this Note or any Class of Notes is directly or indirectly owned by a Person such that such Note or Class of Notes is not properly treated as issued and outstanding for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a “Transfer-Restricted Note”), then such Transfer-Restricted Note may be sold or transferred to any Person if (a) the Note Registrar has received on the date of such sale or transfer an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel knowledgeable in the tax aspects of securitization to the effect that at the time of such sale or transfer (1) such Transfer-Restricted Note is indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (2) such sale or transfer does not cause any Issuer to be an association that is taxable as a corporation or a publicly traded partnership and does not cause any Issuer (or portion thereof) to be a taxable mortgage pool for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or (b) (1) the sum of the number of beneficial owners of the Transfer-Restricted Notes and the equity interests of all Issuers not exceeding the 95-Person Limit for U.S. federal income tax purposes after the proposed sale or transfer and (2) the Transfer-Restricted Notes being in physical form and (3) the Note Transfer Restrictions, as defined in the Indenture, shall having been complied with.

Each transferee of a Note or an Ownership Interest therein will be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed that either (i) such transferee is not, and is not purchasing such Note on behalf of, as a fiduciary of, as trustee of, or with the assets of, a Plan or (ii)(A) such Note is rated investment grade or better as of the date of the purchase, (B) such transferee acknowledges that it cannot acquire such Note unless it is properly treated as indebtedness without substantial equity features for purposes of Department of Labor Regulations, as modified by ERISA, and agrees to so treat such Note and (C) such transferee’s acquisition and continued holding of such Note will not constitute or give rise to a non-exempt prohibited transaction described in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or violate any Similar Law).

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Note Register upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the offices of the Note Registrar, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form satisfactory to the Note Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same Aggregate Series Principal Balance will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

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No service charge will be imposed for any transfer or exchange of this Note, but the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of this Note.

[After such time as the Restricted Period shall have terminated, and subject to the receipt by the Indenture Trustee of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-4 to the Indenture, beneficial interests in this Note may be exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of beneficial interest in the Permanent Regulation S Global Note. Upon any exchange of any beneficial interest in this Note for a beneficial interest in the Permanent Regulation S Global Note, (i) this Note shall be endorsed by the Indenture Trustee to reflect the reduction of the principal amount evidenced hereby, whereupon the principal amount of this Note shall be reduced for all purposes by the amount so exchanged and endorsed and (ii) the Permanent Regulation S Global Note shall be endorsed by the Indenture Trustee to reflect the increase of the principal amount evidenced thereby, whereupon the principal amount of the Permanent Regulation S Global Note shall be increased for all purposes by the amount so exchanged and endorsed.]

The Issuers, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and any agent thereof may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Indenture, the Property Management Agreement and the Notes are subject to amendment, including by supplemental indenture, from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, including in circumstances which do not require the consent of any or all Noteholders.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Indenture Trustee, by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid for any purpose.

The registered Holder hereof, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that it will look solely to the Collateral Pool (to the extent of its rights therein) for payments hereunder.

The Indenture Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Note (other than as to its signature set forth hereon below).

This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (including Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York, but otherwise without regard to conflict of laws principles).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuers have caused this instrument to be duly executed by the Issuers.

Dated: [__________]

 

[STORE]
By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class [____] Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as Indenture Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

 

 
 
 

(please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the within Net-Lease Mortgage Note and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such Note to assignee on the Note Register.

I (we) further direct the Note Registrar to issue a new Net-Lease Mortgage Note of a like Outstanding Principal Balance and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Note to the following address:

 

 
 

Dated: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor
 
Signature Guaranteed

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee should include the following for purposes of payment:

Payments shall, if permitted, be made by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds, to         
          
for the account of                                       .

This information is provided by_______________________, the Assignee named above, or _____________________________, as its agent.

 

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EXHIBIT A-3

FORM OF DEFINITIVE NET-LEASE MORTGAGE NOTE

DEFINITIVE NOTE

SERIES [__], CLASS [__] NOTE

 

Note Rate: [___]%

  

Aggregate Series Principal Balance as of the Series Closing Date: $[_________]

Post-ARD Additional Interest Rate: [__]%

  

Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class [__] Notes as of the Series Closing Date: $[_____]

  

Initial Principal Balance of this Class [__] Note: $[_________]

Series Closing Date: [_____], 20[__]

  

CUSIP No. ___________

First Payment Date: [_____], 20[__]

  

ISIN No. _____________

Issuer(s): [STORE]

  

Property Manager and Special Servicer:

Indenture Trustee:

Citibank, N.A.

  

Rated Final Payment Date: [____________]

Note No. __

  

 

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THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, AND MAY NOT BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY THIS LEGEND. EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE INITIAL TRANSFER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS NOTE BY ANY ISSUER OR THE INITIAL PURCHASERS TO AN AFFILIATE OF ANY ISSUER, OR WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSFER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS NOTE TO ANY ISSUER OR AN AFFILIATE OF ANY ISSUER THAT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR WITHIN THE MEANING OF PARAGRAPHS (1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF RULE 501(a) OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”), THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE, REPRESENTS, ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT REOFFER, RESELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND EXCEPT (A) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, WHOM THE SELLER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PURCHASER DELIVERS ALL DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS AS THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE; OR (B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTIONS” TO NON-US PERSONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PURCHASER DELIVERS ALL DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS AS THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.

THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY ACCEPTING THIS NOTE, AGREES TO TREAT THIS NOTE FOR PURPOSES OF UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL INCOME OR FRANCHISE TAXES AND ANY OTHER TAXES IMPOSED ON OR MEASURED BY INCOME, AS INDEBTEDNESS AND TO REPORT THIS NOTE ON ALL APPLICABLE TAX RETURNS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH SUCH TREATMENT.

[CERTAIN PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE WILL BE SUBORDINATE TO PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS [___] NOTES AS AND TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.]1

REDUCTIONS OF THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS NOTE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

 
1 

Include only in subordinate Classes of Notes, if any.

 

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ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE.

THE NOTES ARE SOLELY OBLIGATIONS OF THE ISSUERS AND DO NOT REPRESENT OBLIGATIONS OF ANY OTHER PERSON, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE PROPERTY MANAGER, THE SUPPORT PROVIDER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE BACK-UP MANAGER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. THE NOTES ARE NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY. EACH NOTE IS ONE OF A SERIES OF NOTES, ALL OF WHICH ARE PAYABLE SOLELY FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE COLLATERAL POOL. ADDITIONAL SERIES OF NOTES SECURED PRO RATA BY THE COLLATERAL POOL MAY ALSO BE ISSUED IN THE FUTURE. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD MAKE AN INVESTMENT DECISION BASED UPON AN ANALYSIS OF THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE COLLATERAL POOL.

 

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The Issuers, each a Delaware limited liability company, for value received, hereby promise to pay to [________________________] or its registered assigns, upon presentation and surrender of this Note (this “Note”), the principal sum of up to [___________________________] United States dollars ($[____________]) on the Rated Final Payment Date referred to above, together with interest hereon from time to time in the amounts and at the times specified in the Indenture referred to below.

This Note is one of a series of Net-Lease Mortgage Notes (collectively, the “Notes”) issued by the Issuers (each, a “Class”) pursuant to an Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated on or about September 30, 2025 (as amended or supplemented thereafter, the “Master Indenture”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding I”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding II”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding III”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding IV”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding V”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding VI”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding VII”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII”) and STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII” and together with STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV and STORE Master Funding XXXVII, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”), as supplemented by the Series 2016-1 Supplement (the “Series 2016-1 Supplement”), dated as of October 18, 2016, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2018-1 Supplement (the “Series 2018-1 Supplement”), dated as of -October 22, 2018, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2019-1 Supplement (the “Series 2019-1 Supplement”), dated as of November 13, 2019, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2021-1 Supplement (the “Series 2021-1 Supplement”) dated as of June 29, 2021, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2023-1 Supplement (the “Series 2023-1 Supplement”), dated as of May 31, 2023, among STORE Master

 

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Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXIV and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2024-1 Supplement (the “Series 2024-1 Supplement”), dated as of April 18, 2024, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV and the Indenture Trustee, and as further supplemented by the Series 2025-1 Supplement (the “Series 2025-1 Supplement”; together with the Master Indenture, the Series 2016-1 Supplement, the Series 2018-1 Supplement, the Series 2019-1 Supplement, the Series 2021-1 Supplement, the Series 2023-1 Supplement, the Series 2024-1 Supplement and any other supplements to the Master Indenture (each, as may be amended from time to time, a “Supplement”), the “Indenture”) dated as of September 30, 2025, among the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee and will be payable solely from the assets of the Issuers (individually, the “Collateral” and, collectively, the “Collateral Pool”). To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings assigned in the Indenture. This Note is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Indenture, to which Indenture the Holder of this Note by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, payments of any interest, principal and other amounts payable on this Note shall be made on the Class of Notes to which this Note belongs, pro rata among the Notes of such Class based on their respective Outstanding Principal Balance, on the twentieth (20th) day of each calendar month or, if any such day is not a Business Day, then on the next succeeding Business Day (each, a “Payment Date”), commencing on the first Payment Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the related Record Date. All payments made under the Indenture on this Note will be made by the Indenture Trustee by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Noteholder shall have provided the Indenture Trustee with wiring instructions prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent payments). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final payment on this Note on the Final Payment Date will be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at the offices of the Indenture Trustee or such other location specified in the notice to the Holder hereof of such final payment. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no payments will be made with respect to a Note that has previously been surrendered as contemplated by the preceding sentence or, with limited exception, that should have been surrendered as contemplated by the preceding sentence.

The Notes are limited in right of payment to certain distributions on the Mortgage Loans, Properties and Leases and the other Collateral included in the Collateral Pool, all as more specifically set forth herein and in the Indenture.

 

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Any payment to the Holder of this Note in reduction of the Outstanding Principal Balance hereof is binding on such Holder and all future Holders of this Note and any Note issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such payment is made upon this Note.

The Class of Notes to which this Note belongs are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in minimum denominations specified in the Indenture. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Note is exchangeable for new Notes of the same Class in authorized denominations of a like Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No transfer of this Note or any interest herein may be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. No person is obligated to register or qualify any of the Notes under the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Indenture to permit the transfer of any Note or interest therein without registration or qualification.

If this Note or any Class of Notes is directly or indirectly owned by a Person such that such Note or Class of Notes is not properly treated as issued and outstanding for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a “Transfer-Restricted Note”), then such Transfer-Restricted Note may be sold or transferred to any Person if (a) the Note Registrar has received on the date of such sale or transfer an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel knowledgeable in the tax aspects of securitization to the effect that at the time of such sale or transfer (1) such Transfer-Restricted Note is indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (2) such sale or transfer does not cause any Issuer to be an association that is taxable as a corporation or a publicly traded partnership and does not cause any Issuer (or portion thereof) to be a taxable mortgage pool for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or (b) (1) the sum of the number of beneficial owners of the Transfer-Restricted Notes and the equity interests of all Issuers not exceeding the 95-Person Limit for U.S. federal income tax purposes after the proposed sale or transfer and (2) the Transfer-Restricted Notes being in physical form and (3) the Note Transfer Restrictions, as defined in the Indenture, shall having been complied with.

Each transferee of a Note or an Ownership Interest therein will be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed that either (i) such transferee is not, and is not purchasing such Note on behalf of, as a fiduciary of, as trustee of, or with the assets of, a Plan or (ii)(A) such Note is rated investment grade or better as of the date of the purchase, (B) such transferee acknowledges that it cannot acquire such Note unless it is properly treated as indebtedness without substantial equity features for purposes of Department of Labor Regulations, as modified by ERISA, and agrees to so treat such Note and (C) such transferee’s acquisition and continued holding of such Note will not constitute or give rise to a non-exempt prohibited transaction described in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or violate any Similar Law).

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Note Register upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the offices of the Note Registrar, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form satisfactory to the Note Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same Aggregate Series Principal Balance will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

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No service charge will be imposed for any transfer or exchange of this Note, but the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of this Note.

The Issuers, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and any agent thereof may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Indenture, the Property Management Agreement and the Notes are subject to amendment, including by supplemental indenture, from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, including in circumstances which do not require the consent of any or all Noteholders.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Note Registrar, by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid for any purpose.

The registered Holder hereof, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that it will look solely to the Collateral Pool (to the extent of its rights therein) for payments hereunder.

The Indenture Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Note (other than as to its signature set forth hereon below).

This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (including Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York, but otherwise without regard to conflict of laws principles).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuers have caused this instrument to be duly executed by the Issuers.

Dated: [__________]

 

[STORE]
By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class [____] Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as Indenture Trustee
By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

  

 

  

 

  

 

(please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the within Net-Lease Mortgage Note and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such Note to assignee on the Note Register.

I (we) further direct the Note Registrar to issue a new Net-Lease Mortgage Note of a like Outstanding Principal Balance and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Note to the following address:

  

 

  

 

  

 

Dated: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Signature by or on behalf of Assignor

 

Signature Guaranteed

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee should include the following for purposes of payment:

Payments shall, if permitted, be made by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds, to          
          
for the account of                                       .

This information is provided by ____________________________, the Assignee named above, or________________________ _______________________________________, as its agent.

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF TRUSTEE REPORT

 

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EXHIBIT C-1

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE

FOR TRANSFERS OF DEFINITIVE NOTES

          [Date]

Citibank, N.A.

480 Washington Boulevard

16th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window—STORE Master Funding

 

Re:

STORE Master Funding, Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 20[__]-[ ] (the “Notes”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by ___________ (the “Transferor”) to _____________ (the “Transferee”) of Class [__] Notes having an Initial Principal Balance as of [________] [__], 20[__] (the “Closing Date”) of $[_________] (the “Transferred Notes”). The Notes, including the Transferred Notes, were issued pursuant to an Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated on or about September 30, 2025 (as amended or supplemented thereafter, the “Master Indenture”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC (“STORE Master Funding I”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC (“STORE Master Funding II”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC (“STORE Master Funding III”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC (“STORE Master Funding IV”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC (“STORE Master Funding V”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VI”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VII”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII”), STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII”, and together with STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV and STORE Master Funding XXXVII, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”), as supplemented by the Series 20[__]-[ ] Supplement (together with the Master Indenture and any other indenture supplement thereto (each, a “Supplement”), the “Indenture”). All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Note Registrar, and for the benefit of the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee and the Transferee, that:

1. The Transferor is the lawful owner of the Transferred Notes with the full right to transfer such Notes free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever.

 

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2. Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of any Note, any interest in any Note or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of any Note, any interest in any Note or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to any Note, any interest in any Note or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) taken any other action, which (in the case of any of the acts described in clauses (a) through (e) hereof) would constitute a distribution of any Note under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or would render the disposition of any Note a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities laws, or would require registration or qualification of any Note pursuant to the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

[3. The Transferor and any person acting on behalf of the Transferor in this matter reasonably believe that the Transferee is a Non-U.S. Person that is not acquiring the Transferred Notes for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S) and is acquiring the Transferred Notes in an offshore transaction.]

[3. The Transferor and any person acting on behalf of the Transferor in this matter reasonably believe that the Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act (a “Qualified Institutional Buyer”) purchasing for its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer. In determining whether the Transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer, the Transferor and any person acting on behalf of the Transferor in this matter have relied upon the following method(s) of establishing the Transferee’s ownership and discretionary investments of securities (check one or more):

 

   

(a)The Transferee’s most recent publicly available financial statements, which statements present the information as of a date within 16 months preceding the date of sale of the Transferred Note in the case of a U.S. purchaser and within 18 months preceding such date of sale for a foreign purchaser; or

 

   

(b)The most recent publicly available information appearing in documents filed by the Transferee with the SEC or another United States federal, state, or local governmental agency or self-regulatory organization, or with a foreign governmental agency or self-regulatory organization, which information is as of a date within 16 months preceding the date of sale of the Transferred Note in the case of a U.S. purchaser and within 18 months preceding such date of sale for a foreign purchaser; or

 

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(c)The most recent publicly available information appearing in a recognized securities manual, which information is as of a date within 16 months preceding the date of sale of the Transferred Note in the case of a U.S. purchaser and within 18 months preceding such date of sale for a foreign purchaser; or

 

   

(d)A certification by the chief financial officer, a person fulfilling an equivalent function, or other executive officer of the Transferee, specifying the amount of securities owned and invested on a discretionary basis by the Transferee as of a specific date on or since the close of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year, or, in the case of a Transferee that is a member of a “family of investment companies”, as that term is defined in Rule 144A, a certification by an executive officer of the investment adviser specifying the amount of securities owned by the “family of investment companies” as of a specific date on or since the close of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year.]

[3. The Transferor and any person acting on behalf of the Transferor in this matter reasonably believe that, with respect to the initial transfer of the Transferred Note by the [insert applicable Issuer[s]] or the Initial Purchasers, the Transferee is an Affiliate of the [insert applicable Issuer[s]].]

[3. The Transferor and any person acting on behalf of the Transferor in this matter reasonably believe that the Transferee is an Affiliate of [insert applicable Issuer[s]] and is an “Accredited Investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of the Securities Act.]

4. The Transferor and any person acting on behalf of the Transferor understand that in determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and invested on a discretionary basis by an entity for purposes of establishing whether such entity is a Qualified Institutional Buyer:

 

  (a)

the following instruments and interests shall be excluded: securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee; securities that are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Transferee, if the Transferee is a dealer; securities of issuers that are part of the Transferee’s “family of investment companies”, if the Transferee is a registered investment company; bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit; loan participations; repurchase agreements; securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement; and currency, interest rate and commodity swaps;

 

  (b)

the aggregate value of the securities shall be the cost of such securities, except where the entity reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market value, and no current information with respect to the cost of those securities has been published, in which case the securities may be valued at market;

 

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  (c)

securities owned by subsidiaries of the entity that are consolidated with the entity in its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles may be included if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the direction of the entity, except that, unless the entity is a reporting company under Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, securities owned by such subsidiaries may not be included if the entity itself is a majority-owned subsidiary that would be included in the consolidated financial statements of another enterprise.

5. [The Transferor or a person acting on its behalf has taken reasonable steps to ensure that the Transferee is aware that the Transferor is relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by [Rule 144A][Regulation S].]

6. The Transferor or a person acting on its behalf has furnished, or caused to be furnished, to the Transferee all information regarding (a) the Transferred Notes and payments thereon, (b) the nature and performance of the Mortgage Loans, the Leases and the Properties, (c) the Indenture and the Collateral, and (d) any credit enhancement mechanism associated with the Transferred Notes, that the Transferee has requested.

 

Very truly yours,

 

(Transferor)

 

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

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EXHIBIT C-2

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE

FOR TRANSFERS OF DEFINITIVE NOTES

        [Date]

Citibank, N.A.

480 Washington Boulevard

16th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window—STORE Master Funding

 

Re:

STORE Master Funding, Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 20[__]-[ ] (the “Notes”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by ___________ (the “Transferor”) to _____________ (the “Transferee”) of Class [__] Notes (the “Transferred Notes”) having an Initial Principal Balance as of [_______][__], 20[__] (the “Closing Date”) of $[_________]. The Notes, including the Transferred Notes, were issued pursuant to an Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated on or about September 30, 2025 (as amended or supplemented thereafter, the “Master Indenture”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC (“STORE Master Funding I”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC (“STORE Master Funding II”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC (“STORE Master Funding III”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC (“STORE Master Funding IV”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC (“STORE Master Funding V”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VI”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VII”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII”), STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII”, and together with STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV and STORE Master Funding XXXVII, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”), as supplemented by the Series 20[__]-[ ] Supplement (together with the Master Indenture and any other indenture supplement thereto (each, a “Supplement”), the “Indenture”). All terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Indenture. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Note Registrar, and for the benefit of the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee and the Transferor, that:

 

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1. The Transferee understands that (a) the Transferred Notes have not been and will not be registered or qualified under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities law, (b) none of the Issuer[s] or the Indenture Trustee is required to so register or qualify the Transferred Notes, (c) the Transferred Notes may be resold only if registered and qualified pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or any state securities law, or if an exemption from such registration and qualification is available, (d) the Indenture contains restrictions regarding the transfer of the Transferred Notes and (e) the Transferred Notes will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.

2. The Transferee is acquiring the Transferred Notes for its own account for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof in any manner that would violate the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws.

3. The Transferee is (a) a Non-U.S. Person, is not acquiring the Notes or interests therein for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person (as that term is defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) and is acquiring the Transferred Notes in an offshore transaction; or (b) a “qualified institutional buyer” (a “Qualified Institutional Buyer”) as that term is defined in Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act and has completed one of the forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 and Annex 2; or (c) with respect to the initial transfer of the Transferred Note by the [insert applicable Issuer[s]] or the Initial Purchasers, an Affiliate of the [insert applicable Issuer[s]]; or (d) an Affiliate of [insert applicable Issuer[s]] and an “Accredited Investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of the Securities Act. Other than with respect to the Transfer of a Definitive Note to an Issuer or an Affiliate of an Issuer that is an Accredited Investor, the Transferee is aware that the sale to it of the Transferred Notes is being made in reliance on Rule 144A or pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act, as applicable. The Transferee is acquiring the Transferred Notes for its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer, the account of an Accredited Investor or another Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction, and understands that such Transferred Notes may be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to a person reasonably believed to be a Qualified Institutional Buyer that purchases for its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, or (ii) pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The Transferee is (a) a substantial, sophisticated institutional investor having such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, and, in particular, in such matters related to securities similar to the Transferred Notes, such that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the Transferred Notes, and (b) able to bear the economic risks of such an investment.

4. The Transferee has reviewed and understands the restrictions on transfer of the Transferred Notes and acknowledges that such transfer restrictions may adversely affect the liquidity of the Transferred Notes.

5. The Transferee understands that each Noteholder, by virtue of its acceptance thereof, assents to, and agrees to be bound by, the terms, provisions and conditions of the Indenture, including those relating to the transfer restrictions.

 

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6. The Transferee understands that the information contained in the Memorandum (as defined below) and all such additional information, as well as all information to be received by the Transferee as a Noteholder, is confidential and agrees to keep such information confidential (a) by not disclosing any such information other than to a person who needs to know such information and who has agreed to keep such information confidential and (b) by not using any such information other than for the purpose of evaluating an investment in the Transferred Notes; provided, however, that any such information may be disclosed as required by applicable law if the Issuers are given written notice of such requirement sufficient to enable the Issuers to seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy in advance of disclosure.

7. The Transferee has been furnished with, and has had an opportunity to review (a) a copy of the Private Placement Memorandum dated [____], 20[__], relating to the Transferred Notes (the “Memorandum”), (b) a copy of the Indenture and the Transferred Notes and (c) such other information concerning the Transferred Notes and payments thereon, the Mortgage Loans, Properties and Leases and the other Collateral and the Issuer[s] and is relevant to the Transferee’s decision to purchase the Transferred Notes. The Transferee has had any questions arising from such review answered by the Issuer[s] or the Transferor to the satisfaction of the Transferee.

8. The Transferee has not and will not nor has it authorized or will it authorize any person to (a) offer, pledge, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any Transferred Note, any interest in any Transferred Note or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (b) otherwise approach or negotiate with respect to any Transferred Note, any interest in any Transferred Note or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (c) make any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner or (d) take any action, that (as to any of (a) through (d) above) would constitute a distribution of any Transferred Note under the Securities Act, that would render the disposition of any Transferred Note a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities law, or that would require registration or qualification pursuant thereto. The Transferee will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Transferred Notes, except to a person reasonably believed to be (x) a Non-U.S. Person that is not acquiring the Transferred Notes for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S) and is acquiring the Transferred Notes or interests therein in an offshore transaction, or (y) a Qualified Institutional Buyer that purchases for its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, or otherwise in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture.

9. The Transferee is duly authorized to purchase the Transferred Notes acquired thereby, and its purchase of investments having the characteristics of the Notes acquired thereby is authorized under, and not directly or indirectly in contravention of, any law, charter, trust instrument or other operative document, investment guidelines or list of permissible or impermissible investments applicable to the investor.

10. If the Transferee is acquiring any Transferred Notes or interests therein as a fiduciary or agent for one or more accounts, it has sole investment discretion with respect to each such account and it has full power to make the foregoing acknowledgments, representations, warranties and agreements with respect to each such account.

 

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11. If the Transferee is other than STORE Capital or one or more of its directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries that are disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is not part of the “expanded group” of the Issuers within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.385-1(c)(4) and is not acquiring the Note with a principal purpose of avoiding the application of Treasury Regulation sections 1.385-3, 1.385-3T or 1.385-4T.

 

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Very truly yours,

 

(Transferee)
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

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ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT C-2

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SECURITIES ACT RULE 144A

[for Transferees other than Registered Investment Companies]

The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”) and [name of Note Registrar], as Note Registrar, with respect to the Notes being transferred (the “Transferred Notes”) as described in the Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:

1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the chief financial officer, a person fulfilling an equivalent function, or other executive officer of the entity purchasing the Transferred Notes (the “Transferee”).

2. The Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), because (i) the Transferee owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $ _______________1 in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A) and (ii) the Transferee satisfies the criteria in the category marked below:

 

   

Corporation, etc. The Transferee is a corporation (other than a bank, savings and loan association or similar institution), Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

   

Bank. The Transferee (a) is a national bank or a banking institution organized under the laws of any State, U.S. territory or the District of Columbia, the business of which is substantially confined to banking, and is supervised by the State or territorial banking commission or similar official or is a foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto, as of a date not more than 16 months preceding the date of sale of the Note in the case of a U.S. bank, and not more than 18 months preceding such date of sale for a foreign bank or equivalent institution.

 

   

Savings and Loan. The Transferee (a) is a savings and loan association, building and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association or similar institution, which is supervised and examined by a state or federal

 

 
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Transferee must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $100,000,000 in securities unless Transferee is a dealer, and, in that case, Transferee must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000 in securities.

 

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authority having supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto, as of a date not more than 16 months preceding the date of sale of the Note in the case of a U.S. savings and loan association, and not more than 18 months preceding such date of sale for a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution.

 

   

Broker-dealer. The Transferee is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

   

Insurance Company. The Transferee is an insurance company whose primary and predominant business activity is the writing of insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance companies and which is subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a State, U.S. territory or the District of Columbia.

 

   

State or Local Plan. The Transferee is a plan established and maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of the State or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.

 

   

Employee Benefit Plan. The Transferee is an “employee benefit plan”, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA.

 

   

Investment Advisor. The Transferee is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 

   

Other. (Please supply a brief description of the entity and a cross-reference to the paragraph and subparagraph under subsection (a)(1) of Rule 144A pursuant to which it qualifies. Note that registered investment companies should complete Annex 2 rather than this Annex 1.)______________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. The term “securities” as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee, (ii) securities that are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Transferee, if the Transferee is a dealer, (iii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements, (vi) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Transferee, the Transferee did not include any of the securities referred to in this paragraph.

 

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4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Transferee, the Transferee used the cost of such securities to the Transferee, unless the Transferee reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market value, and no current information with respect to the cost of those securities has been published, in which case the securities were valued at market. Further, in determining such aggregate amount, the Transferee may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the Transferee, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Transferee in its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the Transferee’s direction. However, such securities were not included if the Transferee is a majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Transferee is not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

5. The Transferee acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the Transferor and other parties related to the Transferred Notes are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Transferee may be in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

                
     Yes    No       Will the Transferee be purchasing the Transferred Notes only for the Transferee’s own account?

6. If the answer to the foregoing question is “no”, then in each case where the Transferee is purchasing for an account other than its own, such account belongs to a third party that is itself a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and the “qualified institutional buyer” status of such third party has been established by the Transferee through one or more of the appropriate methods contemplated by Rule 144A.

7. The Transferee will notify each of the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice is given, the Transferee’s purchase of the Transferred Notes will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Transferee is a bank or savings and loan as provided above, the Transferee agrees that it will furnish to such parties any updated annual financial statements that become available on or before the date of such purchase, promptly after they become available.

 

 

Print Name of Transferee

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Date:  

 

 

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ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT C-2

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SECURITIES ACT RULE 144A

[for Transferees that are Registered Investment Companies]

The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”) and [name of Note Registrar], as Note Registrar, with respect to the Notes being transferred (the “Transferred Notes”) as described in the Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:

1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the chief financial officer, a person fulfilling an equivalent function, or other executive officer of the entity purchasing the Transferred Notes (the “Transferee”) or, if the Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), because the Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies (as defined below), is an executive officer of the investment adviser (the “Adviser”).

2. The Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A because (i) the Transferee is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and (ii) as marked below, the Transferee alone owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis, or the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies owned, at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the Transferee or the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities was used, unless the Transferee or any member of the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, as the case may be, reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market value, and no current information with respect to the cost of those securities has been published, in which case the securities of such entity were valued at market.

 

   

The Transferee owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $____________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).

 

   

The Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies which owned in the aggregate $____________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).

3. The term Family of Investment Companies as used herein means two or more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the same investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).

 

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4. The term “securities” as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee or are part of the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, (ii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (iii) loan participations, (iv) repurchase agreements, (v) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vi) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Transferee, or owned by the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, the securities referred to in this paragraph were excluded.

5. The Transferee is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the parties to which this certification is being made are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Transferee will be in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

                
     Yes    No       Will the Transferee be purchasing the Transferred Notes only for the Transferee’s own account?

6. If the answer to the foregoing question is “no”, then in each case where the Transferee is purchasing for an account other than its own, such account belongs to a third party that is itself a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and the “qualified institutional buyer” status of such third party has been established by the Transferee through one or more of the appropriate methods contemplated by Rule 144A.

7. The undersigned will notify the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice, the Transferee’s purchase of the Transferred Notes will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such purchase.

 

 

Print Name of Transferee or Adviser

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

IF AN ADVISER:
 

Print Name of Transferee

Date:  

 

 

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EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS FROM

[REGULATION S GLOBAL][DEFINITIVE] NOTE TO RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE

[DATE]

Citibank, N.A.

480 Washington Boulevard

16th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window —STORE Master Funding

 

Re:

STORE Master Funding, Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 20[__]-[ ] (the “Notes”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [____] (the “Transferor”) to [___] (the “Transferee”) of [beneficial interests in] Class [__] Notes evidenced by [Regulation S Global][Definitive] Notes (the “Transferred Notes”) having an Initial Principal Balance as of [________][__], 20[__] of $[________] evidencing a [_]% Percentage Interest in such Class. The Transferor has requested a transfer of such Transferred Note for a [beneficial interest in a] Restricted Global Note evidencing Notes of the same Class, in a like principal balance to be registered in the name of the Transferee. The Notes, including the Transferred Notes, were issued pursuant to an Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated on or about September 30, 2025 (as amended or supplemented thereafter, the “Master Indenture”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC (“STORE Master Funding I”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC (“STORE Master Funding II”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC (“STORE Master Funding III”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC (“STORE Master Funding IV”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC (“STORE Master Funding V”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VI”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VII”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII”), STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII”, and together with STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV and STORE Master Funding XXXVII, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”), as supplemented by the Series 20[__]-[ ] Supplement (together with the Master Indenture and any other indenture supplement thereto (each, a “Supplement”), the “Indenture”).

 

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All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Note Registrar, and for the benefit of the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee and the Transferor, that:

1. The Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” (a “Qualified Institutional Buyer”) as that term is defined in Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and has completed one of the forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex A and Annex B. The Transferee is aware that the sale to it of the Transferred Notes is being made in reliance on Rule 144A. The Transferee is acquiring the Transferred Notes for its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer, and understands that such Transferred Notes may be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to a person reasonably believed to be a Qualified Institutional Buyer that purchases for its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, or (ii) pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

2. The Transferee has been furnished with all information regarding (a) the Transferred Notes and distributions thereon, (b) the nature, performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans the Leases and the Properties, (c) the Indenture and the Collateral and (d) any credit enhancement mechanism associated with the Transferred Notes, that it has requested.

 

Very truly yours,

 

(Transferee)
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

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ANNEX A TO EXHIBIT D-1

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SECURITIES ACT RULE 144A

[for Transferees other than Registered Investment Companies]

The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”) and [name of Note Registrar], as Note Registrar, with respect to the Notes being transferred (the “Transferred Notes”) as described in the Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:

1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the chief financial officer, a person fulfilling an equivalent function, or other executive officer of the entity purchasing the Transferred Notes (the “Transferee”).

2. The Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), because (i) the Transferee owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $ __________1 in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A) and (ii) the Transferee satisfies the criteria in the category marked below:

 

   

Corporation, etc. The Transferee is a corporation (other than a bank, savings and loan association or similar institution), Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

   

Bank. The Transferee (a) is a national bank or a banking institution organized under the laws of any State, U.S. territory or the District of Columbia, the business of which is substantially confined to banking and is supervised by the State or territorial banking commission or similar official or is a foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto, as of a date not more than 16 months preceding the date of sale of the Note in the case of a U.S. bank, and not more than 18 months preceding such date of sale for a foreign bank or equivalent institution.

 

   

Savings and Loan. The Transferee (a) is a savings and loan association, building and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association or similar institution that is supervised and examined by a state or federal authority having supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated

 
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Transferee must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $100,000,000 in securities unless Transferee is a dealer, and, in that case, Transferee must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000 in securities.

 

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in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto, as of a date not more than 16 months preceding the date of sale of the Note in the case of a U.S. savings and loan association, and not more than 18 months preceding such date of sale for a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution.

 

   

Broker-dealer. The Transferee is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

   

Insurance Company. The Transferee is an insurance company whose primary and predominant business activity is the writing of insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance companies and which is subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a State, U.S. territory or the District of Columbia.

 

   

State or Local Plan. The Transferee is a plan established and maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of the State or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.

 

   

Employee Benefit Plan. The Transferee is an “employee benefit plan”, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA.

 

   

Investment Advisor. The Transferee is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 

   

Other. (Please supply a brief description of the entity and a cross-reference to the paragraph and subparagraph under subsection (a)(1) of Rule 144A pursuant to which it qualifies. Note that registered investment companies should complete Annex B rather than this Annex A.) ______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

3. The term “securities” as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee, (ii) securities that are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Transferee, if the Transferee is a dealer, (iii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements, (vi) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Transferee, the Transferee did not include any of the securities referred to in this paragraph.

4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Transferee, the Transferee used the cost of such securities to the Transferee, unless the Transferee reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market value, and no current information with respect to the cost of those securities has been published, in which case the securities were valued at market. Further, in determining such aggregate amount, the Transferee may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the Transferee, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Transferee in

 

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its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the Transferee’s direction. However, such securities were not included if the Transferee is a majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Transferee is not itself a reporting company under the Exchange Act.

5. The Transferee acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the Transferor and other parties related to the Transferred Notes are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Transferee may be in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

                 
     Yes   No         Will the Transferee be purchasing the Transferred Notes only for the Transferee’s own account?

6. If the answer to the foregoing question is “no,” then in each case where the Transferee is purchasing for an account other than its own, such account belongs to a third party that is itself a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and the “qualified institutional buyer” status of such third party has been established by the Transferee through one or more of the appropriate methods contemplated by Rule 144A.

7. The Transferee will notify each of the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice is given, the Transferee’s purchase of the Transferred Notes will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Transferee is a bank or savings and loan as provided above, the Transferee agrees that it will furnish to such parties any updated annual financial statements that become available on or before the date of such purchase, promptly after they become available.

 

 

Print Name of Transferee

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Date:  

 

 

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ANNEX B TO EXHIBIT D-1

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SECURITIES ACT RULE 144A

[for Transferees that are Registered Investment Companies]

The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”) and [name of Note Registrar], as Note Registrar, with respect to the Notes being transferred (the “Transferred Notes”) as described in the Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:

1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the chief financial officer, a person fulfilling an equivalent function, or other executive officer of the entity purchasing the Transferred Notes (the “Transferee”) or, if the Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A(“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), because the Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies (as defined below), is an executive officer of the investment adviser (the “Adviser”).

2. The Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A because (i) the Transferee is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (ii) as marked below, the Transferee alone owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis, or the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies owned, at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the Transferee or the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities was used, unless the Transferee or any member of the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, as the case may be, reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market value, and no current information with respect to the cost of those securities has been published, in which case the securities of such entity were valued at market:

 

   

The Transferee owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $ __________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).

 

   

The Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies that owned in the aggregate $ _________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).

3. The term Family of Investment Companies as used herein means two or more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the same investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).

 

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4. The term securities as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee or are part of the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, (ii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (iii) loan participations, (iv) repurchase agreements, (v) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vi) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Transferee, or owned by the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, the securities referred to in this paragraph were excluded.

5. The Transferee is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the parties to which this certification is being made are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Transferee will be in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

                Will the Transferee be purchasing the Transferred Notes only for the Transferee’s own account?
     Yes   No      

6. If the answer to the foregoing question is “no,” then in each case where the Transferee is purchasing for an account other than its own, such account belongs to a third party that is itself a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and the “qualified institutional buyer” status of such third party has been established by the Transferee through one or more of the appropriate methods contemplated by Rule 144A.

7. The undersigned will notify the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice, the Transferee’s purchase of the Transferred Notes will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such purchase.

 

 

Print Name of Transferee or Advisor

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

IF AN ADVISER:

 

Print Name of Transferee

Date: _____________

 

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EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER

FROM [RESTRICTED GLOBAL][DEFINITIVE] NOTE

TO REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE

DURING THE RESTRICTED PERIOD

[DATE]

Citibank, N.A.

480 Washington Boulevard

16th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window—STORE Master Funding

 

Re:

STORE Master Funding, Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 20[__]-[ ] (the “Notes”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [____] (the “Transferor”) to [___] (the “Transferee”) of [beneficial interests in] Class [__] Notes evidenced by [Restricted Global][Definitive] Notes (the “Transferred Notes”) having an Initial Principal Balance as of [_____], 20[__] of $[_________] evidencing a [_]% Percentage Interest in such Class. The Transferor has requested a transfer of such Transferred Note for a [beneficial interest in a] Temporary Regulation S Global Note, evidencing Notes of the same Class, in a like principal balance to be registered in the name of the Transferee. The Notes, including the Transferred Notes, were issued pursuant to an Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated on or about September 30, 2025 (as amended or supplemented thereafter, the “Master Indenture”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC (“STORE Master Funding I”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC (“STORE Master Funding II”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC (“STORE Master Funding III”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC (“STORE Master Funding IV”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC (“STORE Master Funding V”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VI”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VII”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII”), STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII”, and together with STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII,

 

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STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV and STORE Master Funding XXXVII, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”), as supplemented by the Series 20[__]-[ ] Supplement (together with the Master Indenture and any other indenture supplement thereto (each, a “Supplement”), the “Indenture”). All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture.

In connection with such request and in respect of such Notes, the Transferee does hereby certify that such transfer has been effected in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture and the Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S, and accordingly the Transferee does hereby certify, represent and warrant to you, as Note Registrar, and for the benefit of the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee that:

1. The Transferee is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S) or holding the Notes for the account or benefit of any U.S. person.

2. The offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States.

[3. At the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States.]1

[3. The transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and the transaction was not prearranged with a buyer in the United States.]

 

Very truly yours,

 

(Transferee)
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

 
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EXHIBIT D-3

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER

FROM [RESTRICTED GLOBAL][DEFINITIVE] NOTE TO REGULATION S

GLOBAL NOTE AFTER THE RESTRICTED PERIOD

[DATE]

Citibank, N.A.

480 Washington Boulevard

16th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window—STORE Master Funding

 

Re:

STORE Master Funding, Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 20[__]-[ ] (the “Notes”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [____] (the “Transferor”) to [___] (the “Transferee”) of [beneficial interests in] Class [__] Notes evidenced by [Restricted Global][Definitive] Notes (the “Transferred Notes”) having an Initial Principal Balance as of [_____], 20[__] of $[_________] evidencing a []% Percentage Interest in such Class. The Transferor has requested a transfer of such Transferred Note for a [beneficial interest in a] Permanent Regulation S Global Note, evidencing Notes of the same Class, in a like principal balance to be registered in the name of the Transferee. The Notes, including the Transferred Notes, were issued pursuant to an Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated on or about September 30, 2025 (as amended or supplemented thereafter, the “Master Indenture”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC (“STORE Master Funding I”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC (“STORE Master Funding II”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC (“STORE Master Funding III”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC (“STORE Master Funding IV”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC (“STORE Master Funding V”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VI”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VII”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII”), STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII”, and together with STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV and STORE Master Funding

 

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XXXVII, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”), as supplemented by the Series 20[__]-[ ] Supplement (together with the Master Indenture and any other indenture supplement thereto (each, a “Supplement”), the “Indenture”). All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture.

In connection with such request and in respect of such Notes, the transferee does hereby certify that such transfer has been effected in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture and the Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S, and accordingly the Transferee does hereby certify, represent and warrant to you, as Note Registrar, and for the benefit of the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee and the Transferee, that:

1. The offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States.

[2. At the time the buy order as originated, the Transferee was outside the United States.]1.

[2. The transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and the transaction was not prearranged with a buyer in the United States.]

 

Very truly yours,

 

(Transferee)

By:

   

Name:

   

Title:

   
 
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EXHIBIT D-4

FORM OF REGULATION S LETTER FOR EXCHANGE OF INTERESTS IN THE

TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE FOR INTERESTS IN THE

PERMANENT REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE

[DATE]

Citibank, N.A.

480 Washington Boulevard

16th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window—STORE Master Funding

 

Re:

STORE Master Funding, Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 20[__]-[ ] (the “Notes”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the exchange by [____] (the “Transferor”) to [___] (the “Transferee”) of $[________] principal amount of beneficial interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Note evidencing Class [__] Notes for a like amount of beneficial interests in the Permanent Regulation S Global Note evidencing Notes of the same Class. The Notes, including the Transferred Notes, were issued pursuant to an Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated on or about September 30, 2025 (as amended or supplemented thereafter, the “Master Indenture”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC (“STORE Master Funding I”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC (“STORE Master Funding II”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC (“STORE Master Funding III”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC (“STORE Master Funding IV”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC (“STORE Master Funding V”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VI”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VII”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII”), STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII”, and together with STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV and STORE Master Funding XXXVII, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”), as supplemented by the Series 20[__]-[ ] Supplement (together with the Master Indenture and any other indenture supplement thereto (each, a “Supplement”), the “Indenture”). All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture.

 

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In connection with such request, we hereby certify that, based solely on certifications we have received in writing, by tested telex or by electronic transmission, from member organizations appearing in our records as persons entitled to a portion of the principal amount set forth above (our “Member Organizations”) substantially to the effect that the beneficial interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Note are beneficially owned by (a) non-U.S. persons or (b) U.S. persons who purchased their beneficial interests in transactions that did not require registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933.

We further certify that as of the date hereof we have not received any notification from any of our Member Organizations to the effect that the statements made by such Member Organizations with respect to any portion of the part submitted herewith for exchange (or, if relevant, exercise of any rights or collection of any interest) are no longer true and cannot be relied upon as of the date hereof.

We understand that this certification is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certification is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certification to any interested party to such proceedings.

 

Yours faithfully,
[EUROCLEAR BANK, S.A./N.A., as operator of the Euroclear Clearance Systems S.C., a Belgian cooperative corporation]
or
[CLEARSTREAM BANKING, S.A.]
By:    

 

Name:

   

Title:

   

 

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EXHIBIT E-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATE WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION

REQUEST BY BENEFICIAL OWNER

[Date]

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust—STORE Master Funding

 

STORE Master Funding I, LLC    STORE Master Funding II, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary    Attention: Secretary
STORE Master Funding III, LLC    STORE Master Funding IV, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary    Attention: Secretary
STORE Master Funding V, LLC    STORE Master Funding VI, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary    Attention: Secretary
STORE Master Funding VII, LLC    STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary    Attention: Secretary
STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC    STORE Master Funding XX, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary    Attention: Secretary
STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC    STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary    Attention: Secretary
STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC    STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary    Attention: Secretary

 

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STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC

8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255

Attention: Secretary

In accordance with Section 6.03 of the Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated on or about September 30, 2025 (as amended or supplemented thereafter, the “Master Indenture”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC (“STORE Master Funding I”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC (“STORE Master Funding II”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC (“STORE Master Funding III”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC (“STORE Master Funding IV”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC (“STORE Master Funding V”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VI”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VII”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII”), STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII”, and together with STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV and STORE Master Funding XXXVII, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”), as supplemented by the Series 20[__]-[ ] Supplement (together with the Master Indenture and any other indenture supplement thereto (each, a “Supplement”), the “Indenture”), with respect to the Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 20[__]-[ ] (the “Notes”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1. The undersigned is a beneficial owner of Class [__] Notes.

2. The undersigned is requesting access to certain non-public information contained on the Indenture Trustee’s website relating to the Notes or such other information identified on the schedule attached hereto pursuant to Section 6.03 of the Indenture (in each case, the “Information”) for use in evaluating its investment in the Class A Notes.

3 In consideration of the Indenture Trustee’s disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making the evaluation described in paragraph 2 and from its accountants, attorneys and any governmental agency or authority which regulates the undersigned), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee, be disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part.

 

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4. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Note pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

5. The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Indenture.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year written above.

 

 

[BENEFICIAL OWNER OF A NOTE]

By:

   

Name:

   

Title:

   

 

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EXHIBIT E-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATE WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION

REQUEST BY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER

[Date]

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust—STORE Master Funding

 

STORE Master Funding I, LLC    STORE Master Funding II, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary    Attention: Secretary
STORE Master Funding III, LLC    STORE Master Funding IV, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary    Attention: Secretary
STORE Master Funding V, LLC    STORE Master Funding VI, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary    Attention: Secretary
STORE Master Funding VII, LLC    STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary    Attention: Secretary
STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC    STORE Master Funding XX, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary    Attention: Secretary
STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC    STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary    Attention: Secretary
STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC    STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC
8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100    8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255
Attention: Secretary   

Attention: Secretary

 

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STORE Master Funding XXXIV

8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255

Attention: Secretary

In accordance with Section 6.03 of the Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated on or about September 30, 2025 (as amended or supplemented thereafter, the “Master Indenture”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC (“STORE Master Funding I”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC (“STORE Master Funding II”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC (“STORE Master Funding III”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC (“STORE Master Funding IV”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC (“STORE Master Funding V”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VI”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VII”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII”), STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII”, and together with STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV and STORE Master Funding XXXVII, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”), as supplemented by the Series 20[__]-[ ] Supplement (together with the Master Indenture and any other indenture supplement thereto (each, a “Supplement”), the “Indenture”), with respect to the STORE Master Funding I, LLC, Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 20[__]-[ ] (the “Notes”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1. The undersigned is contemplating an investment in the Class [__] Notes.

2. The undersigned is requesting access to certain non-public information contained on the Indenture Trustee’s website relating to the Notes or such other information identified on the schedule attached hereto pursuant to Section 6.03 of the Indenture (in each case, the “Information”) solely for use in evaluating such possible investment.

3. In consideration of the Indenture Trustee’s disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making the investment decision described in paragraphs 1 and 2 and from its accountants, attorneys and any governmental agency or authority which regulates the undersigned), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee, be disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part.

 

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4. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Note pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

5. The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Issuers, the Transferor, the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Indenture.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year written above.

 

 

[PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER]

By:

   

Name:

   

Title:

   

The undersigned is a beneficial owner of Class __ Notes contemplating a transfer of all or a portion of such Notes to the prospective purchaser named above.

 

 

[PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEROR]

By:

   

Name:

   
Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF NOTEHOLDER CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

[DATE]

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust—STORE Master Funding

Reference is hereby made to (i) the Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated on or about September 30, 2025 (as amended or supplemented thereafter, the “Master Indenture”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC (“STORE Master Funding I”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC (“STORE Master Funding II”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC (“STORE Master Funding III”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC (“STORE Master Funding IV”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC (“STORE Master Funding V”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VI”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC (“STORE Master Funding VII”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII”), STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII”, and together with STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV and STORE Master Funding XXXVII, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”), pursuant to which the Issuers and certain of their affiliates issue, from time to time, notes (the “Notes”) and (ii) the Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement (collectively, with any supplements or amendments thereto, the “Property Management Agreement”), dated as of September 30, 2025, among the Issuers, STORE Capital LLC (“STORE”), as the property manager and special servicer, the Indenture Trustee, KeyBank National Association, as the back-up manager, and each joining party thereto, each such joining party as an issuer.

As a “Noteholder” under the Indenture, pursuant to Section 6.03(a) thereof, we have requested that you deliver to us certain operating statements and/or other confidential and proprietary financial information concerning the business, assets, properties and/or operations of certain tenants and/or borrowers under the properties, leases and mortgage loans that collateralize the Notes. All such information furnished or made available to us or to our affiliates and Representatives (defined below), whether in written or electronic form, or derived by us or our affiliates, their respective directors, officers, employees, financial advisors, legal counsel, independent certified public accountants, or other agents, advisors or representatives (collectively “Representatives”) from any of the foregoing, are herein collectively referred to as “Confidential Material”.

 

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Evidenced by our signature below, we hereby acknowledge and agree that it is imperative that the Confidential Material remains confidential. We also agree that prior to any of our affiliates or Representatives being given access to the Confidential Material, we shall cause each of our affiliates and Representatives to whom or which any Confidential Material is to be furnished or made available to become subject to obligations of confidentiality equivalent or greater to those required of us under the terms of this agreement.

To maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Material, we agree not to (a) use or allow the use for any purpose of any portion of the Confidential Material or notes, summaries or other material derived from your review of the Confidential Material except to analyze and evaluate the Notes and our position as owner of the Notes and (b) disclose or allow disclosure to others of any portion of the Confidential Material (including any copies of any of the Confidential Material) except to our affiliates and Representatives, in each case of (a) and (b), except (i) to the extent the Confidential Material or any portion thereof has become available to the public and (ii) to the extent disclosure of the Confidential Material or any portion thereof is (A) required by law, rule, regulation, subpoena, or in connection with any legal or regulatory proceeding or (B) requested by any governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over us.

We acknowledge and agree that this agreement shall be binding upon us, as well as our Representatives and be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

With respect to all Confidential Material furnished to us, we understand and agree that none of the Indenture Trustee or its affiliates or Representatives make any representations or warranties, express or implied, with respect thereto.

 

[INVESTOR]
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Acknowledged by:

CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual

capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee

 

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT G-1

FORM OF ISSUERS’ [POST-CLOSING ACQUISITION][ADDITIONAL MASTER

LEASE PROPERTY] CERTIFICATE

NET LEASE MORTGAGE NOTES, SERIES [____] - [__]

Form of Officer’s Certificate

[____________], 20[__]

Citibank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee

388 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10013

Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust—STORE Master Funding

I, ___________________, hereby certify that I am a duly appointed [____________] of the following entities:

(1) STORE Master Funding I, LLC;

(2) STORE Master Funding II, LLC;

(3) STORE Master Funding III, LLC;

(4) STORE Master Funding IV, LLC;

(5) STORE Master Funding V, LLC;

(6) STORE Master Funding VI, LLC;

(7) STORE Master Funding VII, LLC;

(8) STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC;

(9) STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC;

(10) STORE Master Funding XX, LLC;

(11) STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC;

(12) STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC;

(13) STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC;

(14) STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC; and

(15) STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC.

 

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Reference is hereby made to the Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2025, among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, and Citibank, N.A., and any supplement thereto (the “Indenture”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture. I have examined the Transaction Documents and further certify that, as of the date hereof:

(i) no Early Amortization Period or DSCR Sweep Period is continuing and the acquisition of the [Post-Closing][Additional Master Lease] Properties will not result in the occurrence of an Early Amortization Period or a DSCR Sweep Period;

(ii) based on the facts known to me, the Issuers reasonably believe that no uncured Indenture Event of Default is continuing as of the date hereof and the acquisition of the [Post-Closing][Additional Master Lease] Properties on the date hereof will not result in the occurrence of an Event of Default;

(iii) each Issuer is a solvent, special purpose, bankruptcy-remote entity;

(iv) the representations and warranties of the Issuers made pursuant to the Indenture with respect to the Post-Closing Properties are true and correct as of the date hereof;

(v) all [Post-Closing Acquisition][Master Lease Addition] Deliverables have been delivered to the Custodian as of the date hereof or such [Post-Closing Acquisition][Master Lease Addition] Deliverables are addressed by a certification from counsel to the Issuers in the form of Exhibit G-3 of the Indenture;

(vi) each of the UCC Financing Statements (in the form of the UCC Financing Statements delivered in the ordinary course with respect to the Issuers’ Properties), including those (A) to the extent required by the jurisdiction in which the [Post-Closing][Additional Master Lease] Property is located, which, upon filing, perfect the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in each such [Post-Closing][Additional Master Lease] Property for the benefit of the Noteholders and (B) that relate to the termination of any applicable liens with respect to each such [Post-Closing][Additional Master Lease] Property, have been delivered to the applicable title insurance company with appropriate direction to file such UCC Financing Statements in connection with the acquisition of the [Post-Closing][Additional Master Lease] Properties; and

(vii) each [Post-Closing][Additional Master Lease] Property satisfies the requirements set forth in the definition of [Post-Closing][Additional Master Lease] Property.

[Signature Appears on Following Page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of the date first written above.

 

By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT G-2

FORM OF STORE CAPITAL LLC [POST-CLOSING ACQUISITION][ADDITIONAL

MASTER LEASE PROPERTY] CERTIFICATE

NET LEASE MORTGAGE NOTES, SERIES [____] - [__]

Form of Officer’s Certificate

[____________], 20[__]

Citibank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee

388 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10013

Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust—STORE Master Funding

We, ___________________ and __________________, hereby certify that we are duly appointed [____________] and [____________], respectively, of STORE Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”). Reference is hereby made to the Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2025, among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC and Citibank, N.A., and any supplement thereto (the “Indenture”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.

We have examined Transaction Documents and hereby certify that, as of the date hereof:

(1) the terms, covenants, agreements and conditions to be complied with and performed by the Company pursuant to the Transaction Documents have been complied with and performed in all material respects; and

(2) each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects as though expressly made on and as of the date hereof.

[Signature Appears on Following Page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has hereto set his hand as of the date first written above.

 

By:    
  Name:
  Title:
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT G-3

FORM OF ISSUERS’ COUNSEL [POST-CLOSING ACQUISITION][ADDITIONAL

MASTER LEASE PROPERTY] CERTIFICATE

NET LEASE MORTGAGE NOTES, SERIES [____] - [__]

Form of Officer’s Certificate

[____________], 20[__]

Citibank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee

388 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10013

Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust—STORE Master Funding

U.S. Bank National Association

U.S. Bank Global Corporate Trust Services

Mail Code EP-MN-TMZD

1133 Rankin Street, Suite 100

St. Paul, MN 55116

Attention: Saah T. Kemayah

We have acted as counsel to the Issuers, in connection with the issuance by the Issuers of [_______] pursuant to that certain Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2025, among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC and Citibank, N.A., and any supplement thereto (the “Indenture”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.

This letter is being provided to you pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Post-Closing Conditions” in the Indenture.

We hereby certify that we have reviewed the Indenture and the definition of “Post-Closing Acquisition Conditions” contained therein, and further certify as to the following:

 

  (i)

each of the following documents required to be delivered pursuant to the [Post-Closing Acquisition][Master Lease] Conditions and pursuant to the Custody Agreement in connection with the acquisition of [Post-Closing][Additional Master Lease] Properties has been delivered in the form and substance required therein; [ISSUERS’ COUNSEL TO LIST ALL DOCUMENTS DELIVERED AT TIME OF CERTIFICATION]

 

G-3-1


  (ii)

each of the following documents required to be delivered pursuant to the [Post-Closing Acquisition][Master Lease] Conditions and pursuant to the Custody Agreement in connection with the acquisition of [Post-Closing][Additional Master Lease] Properties is in the possession of the related title company and such title company has been instructed to record or file such document, as applicable: [ISSUERS’ COUNSEL TO LIST DOCUMENTS AS APPLICABLE]

 

  (iii)

each of the following documents required to be delivered pursuant to such definition and pursuant to the Custody Agreement in connection with the acquisition of [Post-Closing] [Additional Master Lease] Properties is in our possession, and we are acting as the document agent on behalf of the Custodian and the Noteholders, and which such documents will be delivered as soon as possible in accordance with the Indenture and the Custody Agreement: [ISSUERS’ COUNSEL TO LIST DOCUMENTS AS APPLICABLE].

Very truly yours,

 

G-3-2


EXHIBIT G-4

FORM OF ISSUERS’ POST-CLOSING ACQUISITION NOTICE

[____________], 20[__]

Citibank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee

388 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10013

Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust—STORE Master Funding

U.S. Bank National Association

U.S. Bank Global Corporate Trust Services

Mail Code EP-MN-TMZD

1133 Rankin Street, Suite 100

St. Paul, MN 55116

Attention: Saah T. Kemayah

Reference is hereby made to (i) the Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2025, among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC (together with any joining issuer, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A. (the “Indenture Trustee”) and any supplement thereto (the “Indenture”) and (ii) the Second Amended and Restated Custody Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2014 among the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Custodian”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture or the Custody Agreement, as applicable.

The Issuers hereby notify the Indenture Trustee and the Custodian that, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 12.19 of the Indenture, [APPLICABLE ISSUER] intends to acquire each of the Post-Closing Properties identified and described on Schedule I attached hereto.

 

G-4-1


Very truly yours,

STORE MASTER FUNDING I, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING II, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING III, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:  

 

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING IV, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING V, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

 

G-4-2


STORE MASTER FUNDING VI, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING VII, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING XIV, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING XIX, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING XX, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

 

G-4-3


STORE MASTER FUNDING XXII, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXIV, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXIV, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXVII, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXVIII, LLC

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:    
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

 

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Schedule I

[PROVIDE FOR EACH POST-CLOSING PROPERTY]

 

1.

Proposed Post-Closing Acquisition Date: [____________], 20[__];

 

2.

Expected purchase price of Post-Closing Property: $[__________];

 

3.

Requested Post-Closing Remittance Amount: $[____________];

 

4.

Wire Instructions for Post-Closing Acquisition Remittance Amount:

[_____________]

[_____________]

[_____________]

[_____________]

[_____________]

 

5.

Identification number for the Post-Closing Property;

 

6.

Related Issuer lease number and name of the related Tenant;

 

7.

Lease Expiration Date for such Lease;

 

8.

Street address (including city, state and zip code) of such Property;

 

9.

Appraised Value of such Property;

 

10.

Concept operated on such Property; and

 

11.

Allocated Loan Amount.

 

G-4-5

Exhibit 4.2

EXECUTION VERSION

STORE MASTER FUNDING I, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING II, LLC,

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING III, LLC

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING IV, LLC

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING V, LLC

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING VI, LLC

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING VII, LLC

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XIV, LLC

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XIX, LLC

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XX, LLC

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXII, LLC

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXIV, LLC

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXIV, LLC

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXVII, LLC

as an Issuer,

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXVIII, LLC

as an Issuer,

and

CITIBANK, N.A.

as Indenture Trustee

 

 

SERIES 2025-1 SUPPLEMENT

Dated as of September 30, 2025

to

ELEVENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER INDENTURE

Dated as of September 30, 2025

 

 

NET-LEASE MORTGAGE NOTES, SERIES 2025-1

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

             Page  
ARTICLE I Definitions      3  
  Section 1.01.  

Definitions

     3  
ARTICLE II Creation of the Series 2025-1 Notes; Payments on the Series 2025-1 Notes      14  
  Section 2.01.  

Designation

     14  
  Section 2.02.  

Payments on the Series 2025-1 Notes

     15  
  Section 2.03.  

Redemption of the Series 2025-1 Notes

     18  
  Section 2.04.  

Exceptions to Payment of Make Whole Amount

     19  
  Section 2.05.  

Early Refinancing Prepayment

     20  
  Section 2.06.  

[Reserved]

     20  
ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties      20  
  Section 3.01.  

Representations and Warranties

     20  
  Section 3.02.  

Conditions Precedent Satisfied

     21  
  Section 3.03.  

Collateral Representations and Warranties

     21  
ARTICLE IV Miscellaneous Provisions      21  
  Section 4.01.  

Reserved

     21  
  Section 4.02.  

Ratification of Indenture

     21  
  Section 4.03.  

[Reserved]

     21  
  Section 4.04.  

Counterparts

     21  
  Section 4.05.  

Governing Law

     21  
  Section 4.06.  

Beneficiaries

     22  
  Section 4.07.  

Limited Recourse

     22  
  Section 4.08.  

Notice to the Rating Agency

     22  
  Section 4.09.  

Co-Issuer Status

     22  

 

Exhibits   
EXHIBIT A    Additional Representations and Warranties
Schedules   
SCHEDULE I-A    Properties / Tenants
SCHEDULE I-B    Mortgage Loans
SCHEDULE I-C    Representations and Warranties Exception Schedule
SCHEDULE II    Reserved
SCHEDULE III-A    Amortization Schedule (Series 2016-1 Notes)
SCHEDULE III-B    Amortization Schedule (Series 2018-1 Notes)
SCHEDULE III-C    Amortization Schedule (Series 2019-1 Notes)
SCHEDULE III-D    Amortization Schedule (Series 2021-1 Notes)
SCHEDULE III-E    Amortization Schedule (Series 2023-1 Notes)
SCHEDULE III-F    Amortization Schedule (Series 2024-1 Notes)
SCHEDULE III-G    Amortization Schedule (Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes)
SCHEDULE III-H    Amortization Schedule (Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes)
SCHEDULE III-I    Amortization Schedule (Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes)
SCHEDULE III-J    Amortization Schedule (Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes)

SCHEDULE III-K

  

Amortization Schedule (Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes)

SCHEDULE III-L

  

Amortization Schedule (Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes)

SCHEDULE III-M

  

Amortization Schedule (Series 2025-1 Class B Notes)

 

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SERIES 2025-1 SUPPLEMENT, dated as of September 30, 2025 (this “Series 2025-1 Supplement”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, (each an “Issuer” and together, the “Issuers”) and Citibank, N.A. (the “Indenture Trustee”).

Pursuant to this Series 2025-1 Supplement to the Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture (the “Master Indenture”), dated as of September 30, 2025, among the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee hereby create a new Series of Notes (the “Series 2025-1 Notes”), which consists of the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes and the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes (each, as defined below), and specify the Principal Terms thereof.

Pursuant to the Tenth Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of April 18, 2024, as supplemented by the Series 2016-1 Supplement (as amended by the Omnibus Amendment, “Series 2016-1 Supplement”), dated as of October 18, 2016, among the STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC and STORE Master Funding VII, LLC and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2018-1 Supplement (as amended by the Omnibus Amendment, “Series 2018-1 Supplement”), dated as of October 22, 2018, among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2019-1 Supplement (as amended by the Omnibus Amendment, “Series 2019-1 Supplement”), dated as of November 13, 2019, among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2021-1 Supplement (as amended by the Omnibus Amendment, “Series 2021-1 Supplement”), dated as of June 29, 2021, among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC and the Indenture Trustee, as further supplemented by the Series 2023-1 Supplement (as amended by the Omnibus Amendment, “Series 2023-1 Supplement”), dated as of May 31, 2023, among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC and the Indenture Trustee, and as further supplemented by the Series 2024-1 Supplement (as amended by the Omnibus Amendment, “Series 2024-1 Supplement”), dated as of April 18, 2024, among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE

 

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Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC and the Indenture Trustee, STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC issued the Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2024-1 (the “Series 2024-1 Notes”), with an initial series principal balance equal to $450,000,000.

Pursuant to the Ninth Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of May 31, 2023, as supplemented by the Series 2016-1 Supplement, as further supplemented by the Series 2018-1 Supplement, as further supplemented by the Series 2019-1 Supplement, as further supplemented by the Series 2021-1 Supplement, and as further supplemented by the Series 2023-1 Supplement, STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC and STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC issued the Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2023-1 (the “Series 2023-1 Notes”), with an initial series principal balance equal to $548,000,000.

Pursuant to the Eighth Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of June 29, 2021, as supplemented by the Series 2016-1 Supplement, as further supplemented by the Series 2018-1 Supplement, as further supplemented by the Series 2019-1 Supplement, and as further supplemented by the Series 2021-1 Supplement, STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC and STORE Master Funding XX, LLC issued the Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2021-1 (the “Series 2021-1 Notes”), with an initial series principal balance equal to $550,000,000.

Pursuant to the Seventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of November 19, 2019, as supplemented by the Series 2016-1 Supplement, as further supplemented by the Series 2018-1 Supplement and as further supplemented by the Series 2019-1 Supplement, STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, and STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC issued the Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2019-1 (the “Series 2019-1 Notes”), with an initial series principal balance equal to $663,000,000.

Pursuant to the Sixth Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of October 22, 2018, as supplemented by the Series 2016-1 Supplement and as further supplemented by the Series 2018-1 Supplement, STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC and STORE Master Funding VII, LLC issued the Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2018-1 (the “Series 2018-1 Notes”), with an initial series principal balance equal to $626,000,000. The Series 2018-1 Class A-1 and Class A-3 Notes were previously redeemed.

 

2


Pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of October 18, 2016, as supplemented by the Series 2016-1 Supplement, STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC and STORE Master Funding VII, LLC issued the Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2016-1 (the “Series 2016-1 Notes”), with an initial series principal balance equal to $355,000,000.

Pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuers, together with any applicable co-issuers, may from time to time direct the Indenture Trustee to authenticate one or more new Series of Notes. The Principal Terms of any new Series are to be set forth in a related Series Supplement to the Indenture.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Definitions.

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Master Indenture or in the Property Management Agreement, as applicable.

Accrual Period”: With respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes and any Payment Date, the period from and including the immediately preceding Payment Date (or, with respect to the initial Accrual Period, from and including the Series Closing Date) to, but excluding, such Payment Date.

Aggregate Class B Note Adjustment Amount”: On any Payment Date, the amount, if any, by which the Aggregate Series Principal Balance before giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date exceeds (i) the Aggregate Collateral Value minus (ii) the sum of Collateral Value of the Defaulted Assets and Collateral Value of the Delinquent Assets as of the last day of the Collection Period related to such Payment Date. In no event will the Aggregate Class B Note Adjustment Amount be greater than the sum of (i) the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class B Notes and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all class B notes of each other Series.

Allocated Loan Amount”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Allocated Release Amount”: For a Released Asset (other than any Delinquent Asset or Defaulted Asset purchased by the Special Servicer or the Property Manager or any assignee thereof or sold to a STORE SPE), an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the Fair Market Value of such Released Asset and (B) one hundred fifteen percent (115%) of the Allocated Loan Amount of such Released Asset.

Anticipated Repayment Date”: With respect to the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes and the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes, the Payment Date occurring in September 2030, with respect to the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) and the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes, the Payment Date occurring in September 2032 and with respect to the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA), the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes, and the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes, the Payment Date occurring in September 2035.

 

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Class B Note Adjusted Principal Balance”: On any Payment Date, the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes before giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date (or, in the case of the initial Payment Date, the Initial Principal Balance as of the Series Closing Date), minus the Class B Note Adjustment Amount on the current Payment Date. In no event will the Class B Note Adjusted Principal Balance exceed the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes or be a number less than zero. On the Series Closing Date, the Class B Note Adjusted Principal Balance will be equal to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes on the Series Closing Date.

Class B Note Adjustment Amount”: On any Payment Date, (i) the quotient of (a) the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes, divided by (b) the sum of (A) the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes and (B) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all class B notes of each other Series, multiplied by (ii) the Aggregate Class B Note Adjustment Amount for such Payment Date.

Collateral Defect”: As defined in the Property Management Agreement.

Construction Property”: Properties that are subject to ongoing construction and are not currently operating, but are generating current rental payments.

Controlling Party”: With respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes, Noteholders (excluding STORE Capital and any of its affiliates) representing in the aggregate more than 50% of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A (AAA) Notes, or, if such Series 2025-1 Class A (AAA) Notes have been paid in full, Noteholders (excluding STORE Capital and any of its affiliates) representing in the aggregate more than 50% of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A (AA) Notes, or, if such Series 2025-1 Class A (AA) Notes have been paid in full, Noteholders (excluding STORE Capital and any of its affiliates) representing in the aggregate more than 50% of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes.

Double-Net Lease Properties”: Properties for which the Tenant is responsible for property taxes, insurance and ordinary repairs and maintenance, and the lessor is responsible for structural repairs and maintenance.

Early Amortization Period”: With respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes, (a) as defined in the Master Indenture and (b) in the event that the Issuers do not repay the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Notes in full on or prior to the applicable Anticipated Repayment Date commencing on the applicable Anticipated Repayment Date.

Early Refinancing Notice Date”: As defined in Section 2.05.

Early Refinancing Prepayment”: As defined in Section 2.05.

Eligible Office Properties”: Single tenant property primarily used as office space and essential to a Tenant’s operating business.

 

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Guaranty”: With respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes, the Guaranty, dated as of August 23, 2012, by STORE Capital in favor of the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Noteholders, as amended and as may be further amended or restated from time to time.

Indenture”: With respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes, the Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2025, as supplemented by the Series 2016-1 Supplement, the Series 2018-1 Supplement, the Series 2019-1 Supplement, the Series 2021-1 Supplement, the Series 2023-1 Supplement, the Series 2024-1 Supplement and this Series 2025-1 Supplement and any other Series Supplement, as applicable, each as may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Indenture Trustee Fee Rate”: With respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes, 0.0104%.

Initial Principal Balance”: With respect to each Class of the Series 2025-1 Notes, as set forth on the table in Section 2.01(a) hereof.

Initial Purchaser”: Each of Atlas SP Securities, a division of Apollo Global Securities, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Capital One Securities, Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Truist Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.

Issuer Interests”: The limited liability company interests of STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC and STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC.

Issuer Member”: With respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes, STORE Capital Acquisitions, LLC.

Limited Liability Company Agreement”: (i) The Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding I, LLC, dated as of November 14, 2013; (ii) the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding II, LLC, dated as of November 14, 2013; (iii) the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding III, LLC, dated as of November 14, 2013; (iv) the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, dated as of November 14, 2013; (v) the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding V, LLC, dated as of April 28, 2014; (vi) the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, dated as of April 15, 2015; (vii) the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding VII, dated as of October 13, 2016, LLC; (viii) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, dated as of October 21, 2016; (ix) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, dated as of November 18, 2019; (x) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, dated as of November 18, 2019, each as may be amended or

 

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restated from time to time; (xi) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, dated as of April 9, 2021; (xii) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, dated as of October 8, 2021; (xiii) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, dated as of October 5, 2023; (xiv) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, dated as of July 23, 2024; and (xv) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, dated as of July 23, 2024, each as may be amended or restated from time to time.

Make Whole Amount”: With respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes and any Payment Date (I) upon which any Unscheduled Principal Payment related to any Third Party Option Price received as a result of a Third Party Purchase Option, Payoff Amounts received in connection with releases and sales of Leases and Properties, any proceeds derived from each un-leased Property (exclusive of related operating costs, including certain reimbursements payable to the Property Manager in connection with the operation and disposition of such un-leased Property), or any other amount disbursed from the Release Account to the Collection Account relating to Released Assets, shall be paid pursuant to Section 2.02 of this Series Supplement or (II) with respect to the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes or the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes, that occurs more than twenty-four (24) months, and with respect to the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes or the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes, that occurs more than thirty-six (36) months, prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date for such Class of Series 2025-1 Notes, upon which a Voluntary Prepayment is made, the payment due to each Series 2025-1 Noteholder in an amount not less than zero (as calculated two (2) Business Days prior to such Payment Date) equal to: the product of (1) the Applicable Paydown Percentage and (2)(A) using the Reinvestment Yield, the sum of the present values of the scheduled payments of principal and interest remaining until the applicable Anticipated Repayment Date (calculated prior to the application of the Voluntary Prepayment or Unscheduled Principal Payment, as applicable), minus (B) the amount of principal repaid by the Voluntary Prepayment or Unscheduled Principal Payment, as applicable.

Maximum Property Concentrations”: With respect to any Determination Date and any concentration set forth below, means a percentage equal to the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts in such concentration over the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts of the Collateral Pool: (i)(a) with respect to the Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (7139) industry group from the North American Industry Classification System as of any Determination Date, a percentage equal to 20.0%, and (b) in the case of any other industry group from the North American Industry Classification System (other than Restaurants and Other Eating Places, so long as no related Restaurant Concept exceeds 12.5% of the Allocated Loan Amount of the Collateral Pool) as of any Determination Date, a percentage no greater than 15.0% as of such Determination Date; (ii) with respect to any Tenant (including affiliates thereof), (a) in the case of the largest Tenant (including affiliates thereof) as of any Determination Date, a percentage equal to 8.0% and (b) in the case of the five (5) largest Tenants (including affiliates thereof) as of any Determination Date, an aggregate percentage equal to 45% as of such Determination Date; (iii) (a) with respect to Properties located in any state (other than Texas, Illinois and Tennessee) as of any Determination Date, a percentage equal to 12.5%; (b) with respect to Properties located in Illinois or Tennessee as of any Determination Date, a percentage equal to 15.0% as of such Determination Date and (c) with respect to Properties located in Texas as of any Determination Date, a percentage equal to 27.5% as of such Determination Date; (iv) with respect to ground leases as of any Determination Date, a percentage equal to 2.0% as of such Determination Date; (v) with respect to Tenants which

 

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pay Percentage Rent only as of any Determination Date, a percent equal to 5.0% as of such Determination Date; (vi) with respect to Properties with less than twelve (12) months of operating history at such location as of any Determination Date, a percentage equal to 10.0% as of such Determination Date; (vii) with respect to Construction Properties as of any Determination Date, a percentage equal to 3.0% as of such Determination Date, (viii) (a) with respect to Loans, as of any Determination Date prior to the first Series closing date occurring after the Series Closing Date, a percentage no greater than 0.0% as of such Determination Date and (b) with respect to Loans, as of any Determination Date on or after the first Series closing date occurring after the Series Closing Date, a percentage no greater than 20.0% as of such Determination Date, (ix) with respect to Eligible Office Properties, a percentage equal to 5.0% as of such Determination Date, provided, that such limit shall exclude such single tenant properties (a) that are part of a master lease and used as office headquarters, or (b) where the majority of the property is not being used as office space, (x) with respect to Double-Net Lease Properties, a percentage equal to 5.0% as of such Determination Date and (xi) with respect to Single Net Lease Properties, a percentage equal to 5.0% as of such Determination Date.

Note Interest”: The Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Note Interest, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Note Interest, the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Note Interest, the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Note Interest, the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Note Interest, the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Note Interest or the Series 2025-1 Class B Note Interest, as applicable.

Note Rate”: The Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Note Rate, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Note Rate, the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Note Rate, the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Note Rate, the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Note Rate, the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Note Rate or the Series 2025-1 Class B Note Rate, as applicable.

Post-ARD Additional Interest Rate”: With respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes, a rate determined by the Property Manager to be the greater of (i) 5.0% and (ii) the applicable Post-ARD Reset Rate.

Post-ARD Reset Rate”: With respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes, the positive amount (expressed as a rate per annum), if any, by which (i) the sum of (A) the yield to maturity (adjusted to a “mortgage equivalent basis” pursuant to the standards and practices of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) on the applicable Anticipated Repayment Date of the United States Treasury Security having a term closest to ten (10) years, plus (B) 5.0%, plus (C) the applicable Post-ARD Spread exceeds (ii) the applicable Note Rate.

Post-ARD Spread”: (i) With respect to the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes, a percentage equal to 1.05%, (ii) with respect to the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes, a percentage equal to 1.10%, (iii) with respect to the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes, a percentage equal to 1.10%, (iv) with respect to the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes, a percentage equal to 1.25%, (v) with respect to the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes, a percentage equal to 1.30%, (vi) with respect to the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes, a percentage equal to 1.30% and (vii) with respect to the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes, a percentage equal to 2.05%; provided, however, that with respect to the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes, such rate may be reset by the Issuers in the future.

 

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Private Placement Memorandum”: With respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes, the Private Placement Memorandum dated September 25, 2025.

Qualified Release Amount”: A portion of the Collateral Pool that may be released in connection with an Early Refinancing Prepayment, applying a Release Price for each asset to be released equal to the greater of Fair Market Value and one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the Allocated Loan Amount of the Properties, Hybrid Leases and/or Loans being released, that in the aggregate is no greater than the dollar amount of the Notes being prepaid in connection with such Early Refinancing Prepayment.

Rated Final Payment Date”: With respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes, the Payment Date occurring in October 2055.

Reinvestment Yield”: With respect to any Class of Series 2025-1 Notes, the yield on United States Treasury Securities having the closest maturity (month and year) to the weighted average life of such Class of Notes as of such Payment Date, based on the Anticipated Repayment Date of such Class of Notes (prior to the application of any Voluntary Prepayment or Unscheduled Principal Payment with respect thereto; if more than one such quoted United States Treasury Security has the same maturity date, then the yield of the United States Treasury Security quoted closest to par), plus 0.50%.

Scheduled Class A Principal Payment”: The sum of (i) the Scheduled Class A-1 (AAA) Principal Payment, (ii) the Scheduled Class A-2 (AAA) Principal Payment, (iii) the Scheduled Class A-3 (AAA) Principal Payment, (iv) the Scheduled Class A-4 (AA) Principal Payment, (v) the Scheduled Class A-5 (AA) Principal Payment and (vi) the Scheduled Class A-6 (AA) Principal Payment.

Scheduled Class A-1 (AAA) Principal Balance”: With respect to any Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes, the amount set forth for such date on the amortization schedule annexed hereto as Schedule III-G.

Scheduled Class A-1 (AAA) Principal Payment”: With respect to each Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes, an amount equal to the sum of (a) any unpaid portion of Scheduled Class A-1 (AAA) Principal Payment, from prior Payment Dates and (b) the product of (i)(A) the related Scheduled Class A-1 (AAA) Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date minus (B) the Scheduled Class A-1 (AAA) Principal Balance for the current Payment Date and (ii) a fraction (A) the numerator of which is equal to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes (without taking into account any payments to be made on such Payment Date) minus the amounts specified in clause (a) of this definition and (B) the denominator of which is the Scheduled Class A-1 (AAA) Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date.

Scheduled Class A-2 (AAA) Principal Balance”: With respect to any Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes, the amount set forth for such date on the amortization schedule annexed hereto as Schedule III-H.

 

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Scheduled Class A-2 (AAA) Principal Payment”: With respect to each Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes, an amount equal to the sum of (a) any unpaid portion of Scheduled Class A-2 (AAA) Principal Payment, from prior Payment Dates and (b) the product of (i)(A) the related Scheduled Class A-2 (AAA) Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date minus (B) the Scheduled Class A-2 (AAA) Principal Balance for the current Payment Date and (ii) a fraction (A) the numerator of which is equal to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes (without taking into account any payments to be made on such Payment Date) minus the amounts specified in clause (a) of this definition and (B) the denominator of which is the Scheduled Class A-2 (AAA) Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date.

Scheduled Class A-3 (AAA) Principal Balance”: With respect to any Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes, the amount set forth for such date on the amortization schedule annexed hereto as Schedule III-I.

Scheduled Class A-3 (AAA) Principal Payment”: With respect to each Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes, an amount equal to the sum of (a) any unpaid portion of Scheduled Class A-3 (AAA) Principal Payment, from prior Payment Dates and (b) the product of (i)(A) the related Scheduled Class A-3 (AAA) Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date minus (B) the Scheduled Class A-3 (AAA) Principal Balance for the current Payment Date and (ii) a fraction (A) the numerator of which is equal to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes (without taking into account any payments to be made on such Payment Date) minus the amounts specified in clause (a) of this definition and (B) the denominator of which is the Scheduled Class A-3 (AAA) Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date.

Scheduled Class A-4 (AA) Principal Balance”: With respect to any Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes, the amount set forth for such date on the amortization schedule annexed hereto as Schedule III-J.

Scheduled Class A-4 (AA) Principal Payment”: With respect to each Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes, an amount equal to the sum of (a) any unpaid portion of Scheduled Class A-4 (AA) Principal Payment, from prior Payment Dates and (b) the product of (i)(A) the related Scheduled Class A-4 (AA) Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date minus (B) the Scheduled Class A-4 (AA) Principal Balance for the current Payment Date and (ii) a fraction (A) the numerator of which is equal to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes (without taking into account any payments to be made on such Payment Date) minus the amounts specified in clause (a) of this definition and (B) the denominator of which is the Scheduled Class A-4 (AA) Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date.

Scheduled Class A-5 (AA) Principal Balance”: With respect to any Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes, the amount set forth for such date on the amortization schedule annexed hereto as Schedule III-K.

Scheduled Class A-5 (AA) Principal Payment”: With respect to each Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes, an amount equal to the sum of (a) any unpaid portion of Scheduled Class A-5 (AA) Principal Payment, from prior Payment Dates and (b) the product of (i)(A) the related Scheduled Class A-5 (AA) Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date minus (B) the Scheduled Class A-5 (AA) Principal Balance for the current Payment Date and

 

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(ii) a fraction (A) the numerator of which is equal to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes (without taking into account any payments to be made on such Payment Date) minus the amounts specified in clause (a) of this definition and (B) the denominator of which is the Scheduled Class A-5 (AA) Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date.

Scheduled Class A-6 (AA) Principal Balance”: With respect to any Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes, the amount set forth for such date on the amortization schedule annexed hereto as Schedule III-L.

Scheduled Class A-6 (AA) Principal Payment”: With respect to each Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes, an amount equal to the sum of (a) any unpaid portion of Scheduled Class A-6 (AA) Principal Payment, from prior Payment Dates and (b) the product of (i)(A) the related Scheduled Class A-6 (AA) Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date minus (B) the Scheduled Class A-6 (AA) Principal Balance for the current Payment Date and (ii) a fraction (A) the numerator of which is equal to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes (without taking into account any payments to be made on such Payment Date) minus the amounts specified in clause (a) of this definition and (B) the denominator of which is the Scheduled Class A-6 (AA) Principal Balance for the prior Payment Date.

Scheduled Class B Principal Balance”: With respect to any Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes, the amount set forth for such date on the amortization schedule annexed hereto as Schedule III-M.

Scheduled Class B Principal Payment”: With respect to each Payment Date and the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes, an amount equal to (i) on any Payment Date prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date, zero dollars ($0) and (ii) on the Anticipated Repayment Date, the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes.

Scheduled Series Principal Balance”: With respect to any Payment Date, the sum of the Scheduled Class A-1 (AAA) Principal Balance, the Scheduled Class A-2 (AAA) Principal Balance, the Scheduled Class A-3 (AAA) Principal Balance, the Scheduled Class A-4 (AA) Principal Balance, the Scheduled Class A-5 (AA) Principal Balance, the Scheduled Class A-6 (AA) Principal Balance and the Scheduled Class B Principal Balance.

Series 2025-1 Class A (AAA) Notes”: The Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes and the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes.

Series 2025-1 Class A (AA) Notes”: The Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes and the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes.

Series 2025-1 Class A (AAA) Noteholder”: With respect to any Series 2025-1 Class (AAA) Notes, the applicable Noteholder, as such term is further defined in the Master Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class A (AA) Noteholder”: With respect to any Series 2025-1 Class A (AA) Notes, the applicable Noteholder, as such term is further defined in the Master Indenture.

 

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Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Noteholder”: With respect to any Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Note, the applicable Noteholder, as such term is further defined in the Master Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Note Interest”: On any Payment Date for the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes, the interest accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Note Rate, applied to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes before giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date.

Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Note Rate”: The Note Rate set forth in Section 2.01(a) hereof that corresponds to the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes.

Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes”: Any of the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes, issued pursuant to this Series 2025-1 Supplement and the Indenture, executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, if any, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1, A-2 or A-3 attached to the Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Noteholder”: With respect to any Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Note, the applicable Noteholder, as such term is further defined in the Master Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Note Interest”: On any Payment Date for the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes, the interest accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Note Rate, applied to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes before giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date.

Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Note Rate”: The Note Rate set forth in Section 2.01(a) hereof that corresponds to the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes.

Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes”: Any of the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes, issued pursuant to this Series 2025-1 Supplement and the Indenture, executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, if any, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1, A-2 or A-3 attached to the Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Noteholder”: With respect to any Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Note, the applicable Noteholder, as such term is further defined in the Master Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Note Interest”: On any Payment Date for the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes, the interest accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Note Rate, applied to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes before giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date.

Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Note Rate”: The Note Rate set forth in Section 2.01(a) hereof that corresponds to the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes.

 

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Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes”: Any of the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes, issued pursuant to this Series 2025-1 Supplement and the Indenture, executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, if any, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1, A-2 or A-3 attached to the Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Noteholder”: With respect to any Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Note, the applicable Noteholder, as such term is further defined in the Master Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Note Interest”: On any Payment Date for the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes, the interest accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Note Rate, applied to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes before giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date.

Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Note Rate”: The Note Rate set forth in Section 2.01(a) hereof that corresponds to the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes.

Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes”: Any of the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes, issued pursuant to this Series 2025-1 Supplement and the Indenture, executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, if any, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1, A-2 or A-3 attached to the Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Noteholder”: With respect to any Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Note, the applicable Noteholder, as such term is further defined in the Master Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Note Interest”: On any Payment Date for the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes, the interest accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Note Rate, applied to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes before giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date.

Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Note Rate”: The Note Rate set forth in Section 2.01(a) hereof that corresponds to the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes.

Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes”: Any of the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes, issued pursuant to this Series 2025-1 Supplement and the Indenture, executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, if any, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1, A-2 or A-3 attached to the Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Noteholder”: With respect to any Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Note, the applicable Noteholder, as such term is further defined in the Master Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Note Interest”: On any Payment Date for the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes, the interest accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Note Rate, applied to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes before giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date.

 

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Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Note Rate”: The Note Rate set forth in Section 2.01(a) hereof that corresponds to the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes.

Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes”: Any of the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes, issued pursuant to this Series 2025-1 Supplement and the Indenture, executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, if any, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1, A-2 or A-3 attached to the Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class B Noteholder”: With respect to any Series 2025-1 Class B Note, the applicable Noteholder, as such term is further defined in the Master Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Class B Note Interest”: On any Payment Date for the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes, the interest accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Series 2025-1 Class B Note Rate, applied to the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes before giving effect to any payments of principal on such Payment Date.

Series 2025-1 Class B Note Rate”: The Note Rate set forth in Section 2.01(a) hereof that corresponds to the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes; provided, however, that such annual rate may be reset by the Issuers in the future so long as such reset Note Rate does not exceed the Note Rate Series 2025-1 Class B Notes applicable on the date hereof.

Series 2025-1 Class B Notes”: Any of the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes, issued pursuant to this Series 2025-1 Supplement and the Indenture, executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, if any, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1, A-2 or A-3 attached to the Indenture.

Series 2025-1 Note”: Any of the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes and the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes.

Series 2025-1 Noteholder”: Any of the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Noteholders and the Series 2025-1 Class B Noteholders.

Series 2025-1 Redemption Date”: As defined in Section 2.03(a).

Series Closing Date”: September 30, 2025.

Series Disposition Period Date”: As defined in Section 2.01(f).

Single Net Lease Properties”: Properties for which the Tenant is responsible for property taxes, and the lessor is responsible for insurance and repairs and maintenance (including structural repairs and maintenance.

 

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Unscheduled Principal Payment”: With respect to any Payment Date, the sum of (A) all Unscheduled Proceeds (other than any Unscheduled Proceeds described in clause (viii) of the definition thereof) that are deposited into the Collection Account for such Payment Date and (B) all Allocated Release Amounts associated with any Release Price deposited into the Collection Account (including Allocated Release Amounts disbursed from the Release Account to the Collection Account) during the related Collection Period.

ARTICLE II

CREATION OF THE SERIES 2025-1 NOTES; PAYMENTS ON THE SERIES 2025-1 NOTES

Section 2.01. Designation.

(a) There is hereby created a Series of Notes consisting of the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes and the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes to be issued by the Issuers pursuant to the Indenture and this Series 2025-1 Supplement to be known as “Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2025-1.” The Series 2025-1 Notes shall have the following Class Designations, Initial Principal Balances, Note Rates, and Ratings, where applicable:

 

Class Designation

   Initial
Principal Balance
     Note Rate     Ratings (S&P)  

Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes

   $ 107,200,000        4.76     AAA(sf)  

Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes

   $ 268,000,000        4.98     AAA(sf)  

Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes

   $ 160,800,000        5.19     AAA(sf)  

Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes

   $ 17,800,000        4.95     AA(sf)  

Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes

   $ 44,500,000        5.17     AA(sf)  

Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes

   $ 26,700,000        5.39     AA(sf)  

Series 2025-1 Class B Notes

   $ 20,000,000        6.14     A(sf)  

The Note Interest with respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

The Series 2025-1 Notes shall not have preference or priority over the Notes of any other Series except to the extent set forth in the Indenture. The Series 2025-1 Notes shall not be subordinate to any other Series.

(b) The initial Payment Date with respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes shall be the Payment Date occurring in October 2025. The Rated Final Payment Date with respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes shall be the Payment Date occurring in October 2055.

(c) The initial Collection Period with respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes shall be the period commencing on the Series Closing Date and ending on the Determination Date in October 2025.

 

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(d) On the Series Closing Date, (1) the Series 2025-1 Class A Notes shall be issued in the form of Book-Entry Notes and (2) the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes shall be issued in the form of Definitive Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, the Series 2025-1 Notes may be transferred in accordance with Article II of the Master Indenture, subject to the additional requirements set forth herein.

(e) Each statement, notice or other document related to the Series 2025-1 Notes required to be provided to any applicable Rating Agency pursuant to Sections 5.14 or 6.02 of the Master Indenture via email shall be sent to the following address: servicer_reports@sandp.com.

(f) The “Series Disposition Period Date” with respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes shall be the Payment Date occurring in September 2052.

Section 2.02. Payments on the Series 2025-1 Notes. On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee will apply and distribute the Series Available Amount with respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes for such Payment Date for the following purposes and in the following order of priority:

(1) on a pro rata basis, (a) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Note Interest, plus unpaid Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Note Interest from any prior Payment Date, together with interest on any such unpaid Note Interest at the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Note Rate, (b) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Note Interest, plus unpaid Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Note Interest from any prior Payment Date, together with interest on any such unpaid Note Interest at the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Note Rate and (c) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Note Interest, plus unpaid Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Note Interest from any prior Payment Date, together with interest on any such unpaid Note Interest at the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Note Rate;

(2) on a pro rata basis (a) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Note Interest, plus unpaid Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Note Interest from any prior Payment Date, together with interest on any such unpaid Note Interest at the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Note Rate, (b) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Note Interest, plus unpaid Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Note Interest from any prior Payment Date, together with interest on any such unpaid Note Interest at the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Note Rate and (c) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Note Interest, plus unpaid Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Note Interest from any prior Payment Date, together with interest on any such unpaid Note Interest at the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Note Rate;

 

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(3) to the holders of the Class B Notes, the Note Interest with respect to the Class B Notes, plus unpaid Note Interest with respect to the Class B Notes from any prior Payment Date, together with interest on any such unpaid Note Interest at the Note Rate applicable to the Class B Notes;

(4) (a) so long as no Early Amortization Period or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on a pro rata basis, (i) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Noteholders, an amount equal to the Scheduled Class A-1 (AAA) Principal Payment and a pro rata share (based on the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes as a percentage of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A (AAA) Notes) of any Unscheduled Principal Payment allocable to the Series 2025-1 Notes for such Payment Date (until the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes has been reduced to zero dollars ($0)), (ii) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Noteholders, an amount equal to the Scheduled Class A-2 (AAA) Principal Payment and a pro rata share (based on the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes as a percentage of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A (AAA) Notes) of any Unscheduled Principal Payment allocable to the Series 2025-1 Notes for such Payment Date (until the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Notes has been reduced to zero dollars ($0)) and (iii) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Noteholders, an amount equal to the Scheduled Class A-3 (AAA) Principal Payment and a pro rata share (based on the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes as a percentage of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A (AAA) Notes) of any Unscheduled Principal Payment allocable to the Series 2025-1 Notes for such Payment Date (until the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes has been reduced to zero dollars ($0)), or (b) if an Early Amortization Period or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on a pro rata basis (based on the Outstanding Principal Balance of each Class of a percentage of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A (AAA) Notes, to the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Noteholders and the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Noteholders all remaining Series Available Amounts until the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A (AAA) Notes has been reduced to zero dollars ($0);

(5) (a) so long as no Early Amortization Period or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on a pro rata basis, (i) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Noteholders, an amount equal to the Scheduled Class A-4 (AA) Principal Payment and a pro rata share (based on the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes as a percentage of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class A (AA) Notes) of any Unscheduled Principal Payment allocable to the Series 2025-1 Notes for such Payment Date (until the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes has been reduced to zero dollars ($0)), (ii) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Noteholders, an amount equal to the Scheduled Class A-5 (AA) Principal Payment and a pro rata share (based on the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes as a percentage of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class A (AA) Notes) of any Unscheduled Principal Payment allocable to the Series 2025-1 Notes for such Payment Date (until the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class

 

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A-5 (AA) Notes has been reduced to zero dollars ($0)) and (iii) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Noteholders, an amount equal to the Scheduled Class A-6 (AA) Principal Payment and a pro rata share (based on the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes as a percentage of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class A (AA) Notes) of any Unscheduled Principal Payment allocable to the Series 2025-1 Notes for such Payment Date (until the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes has been reduced to zero dollars ($0)), or (b) if an Early Amortization Period or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on a pro rata basis (based on the Outstanding Principal Balance of each Class as a percentage of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class A (AA) Notes), to the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Noteholders and the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Noteholders all remaining Series Available Amounts until the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Class A (AA) Notes has been reduced to zero dollars ($0);

(6) (a) so long as no Early Amortization Period or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the holders of the Class B Notes, an amount equal to the Scheduled Class B Principal Payment and the Unscheduled Principal Payment allocable to the Series 2025-1 Notes for such Payment Date remaining after distributions to the Series 2025-1 Class A (AAA) Notes and Series 2025-1 Class A (AA) Notes, respectively, described in 4(a) and 5(a) above, if any; or (b) if an Early Amortization Period or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the holders of the Class B Notes all remaining Series Available Amounts, first, until the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Class B Notes has been reduced to zero dollars ($0) and second, until all Interest Carry-Forward Amounts have been reduced to zero dollars ($0);

(7) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Noteholders and the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Noteholders, pro rata, based on the amount payable, the Make Whole Amount allocated to the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Noteholders and the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes, if any, due on such Payment Date;

(8) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Noteholders and the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Noteholders, pro rata, based on the amount payable, the Make Whole Amount allocated to the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Noteholders and the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes, if any, due on such Payment Date;

(9) to the holders of the Class B Notes, the Make Whole Amount allocated to the Class B Notes, if any, due on such Payment Date;

(10) to the holders of the Class B Notes, the Interest Carry-Forward Amounts, if any, due on such Payment Date;

 

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(11) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Noteholders and the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Noteholders, pro rata, based on the amount payable, any Post-ARD Additional Interest and Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest, if any, due to the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (AAA) Noteholders and the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes on such Payment Date;

(12) to the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Noteholders, the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Noteholders and the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Noteholders, pro rata, based on the amount payable, any Post-ARD Additional Interest and Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest, if any, due to the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Noteholders and the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes on such Payment Date;

(13) to the holders of the Class B Notes, any Post-ARD Additional Interest and Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest, if any, due to the Class B Notes on such Payment Date; and

(14) to the Issuers, all remaining Series Available Amounts.

Section 2.03. Redemption of the Series 2025-1 Notes.

(a) The Issuers may, at their option, elect to purchase the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Notes, in whole or in part, on any Business Day commencing with the Series Closing Date (such date, the “Series 2025-1 Redemption Date”) in an amount sufficient to pay (i) the then Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Notes, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (ii) all amounts related to the Series 2025-1 Notes that are outstanding to the Indenture Trustee, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager, and (iii) the required Make Whole Amount, if applicable, by giving written notice to the Indenture Trustee, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the Series 2025-1 Redemption Date; provided, however, such notice may be a revocable notice and may be withdrawn up to four (4) Business Days prior to such Series 2025-1 Redemption Date. The Issuers may purchase the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Notes, in part, so long as the Issuers shall also purchase a pro rata amount of the Outstanding Principal Balance of each other Outstanding Series of Notes.

(b) On any Business Day that is less than or equal to, with respect to the Series 2025-1 Class A-1 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-4 (AA) Notes or the Series 2025-1 Class A-5 (AA) Notes, twenty-four (24) months, and with respect to the Series 2025-1 Class A-3 (AAA) Notes, the Series 2025-1 Class A-6 (AA) Notes or the Series 2025-1 Class B Notes, thirty-six (36) months, prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date of such Class of Series 2025-1 Notes, the Issuers may purchase the Outstanding Principal Balance of any such Class of Series 2025-1 Notes, in whole, without purchasing the Outstanding Principal Balance of any other Class of Notes; provided, however, except in connection with a Series Collateral Release, unless the Issuers purchase the Outstanding Principal Balance of all Outstanding Series of Notes, the Issuers may not purchase the Outstanding Principal Balance of any Class of Series 2025-1 Notes, in whole, if there shall be Outstanding (i) any other Series 2025-1 Notes or (ii) a Class of any other Series, in each case, with a higher alphabetical designation and an Anticipated Repayment Date that is the same as, or sooner than, the Anticipated Repayment Date of the Class of Notes being prepaid. For the avoidance of doubt, proceeds from a Series Collateral Release shall not be used for a Voluntary Prepayment in connection with a partial prepayment of the Series 2025-1 Notes or the Notes of any other Series.

 

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(c) In the event a prepayment option is exercised pursuant to Section 2.03(a) above, the Issuers shall deposit into the Collection Account not later than the applicable Series 2025-1 Redemption Date an amount in immediately available funds equal to the amount described in Section 2.03(a). Upon confirmation that such deposit has been made, the Indenture Trustee shall: (1) remit principal amounts set forth under Section 2.03(a)(i) above, pro rata, to the Series 2025-1 Noteholders based on their respective Outstanding Principal Balances, and shall remit interest amounts set forth under Section 2.03(a)(i) above in accordance with the respective accrued and unpaid amounts to which they are then entitled to payment; (2) pay all amounts set forth under Section 2.03(a)(ii) above to each applicable party as set forth in the applicable notice of redemption provided by the Issuers pursuant to this Section 2.03; and (3) remit the Make Whole Amount set forth under Section 2.03(a)(iii), if applicable, pro rata, to the Series 2025-1 Noteholders based on their respective Outstanding Principal Balances.

(d) In the event the Issuers elect to prepay a Class of the Series 2025-1 Notes pursuant to Section 2.03(b) above, the Issuers shall deposit into the Collection Account not later than the applicable Series 2025-1 Redemption Date an amount in immediately available funds equal to the amounts described in Section 2.03(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) above. Upon confirmation that such deposit has been made, the Indenture Trustee shall remit such principal amounts, interest amounts and Make Whole Amounts to which such Noteholders are then entitled, as set forth in the applicable notice of redemption provided by the Issuers pursuant to Section 2.03(a).

(e) In the event the Issuers elect to prepay a Series of Notes in full in connection with a Series Collateral Release, any Series Collateral Release Price received in connection with such Series Collateral Release shall be deposited into the Collection Account and applied by the Indenture Trustee on the date of such Series Collateral Release, to prepay in full one or more Series of Notes as designated by the Issuers in accordance with the terms of the Master Indenture and hereof. Any excess proceeds remaining after prepaying such Series of Notes will be remitted to the Release Account as a Release Price. For the avoidance of doubt, any Series Collateral Release Price shall not be used for a Voluntary Prepayment in connection with a partial prepayment of the Series 2025-1 Notes or the Notes of any other Series pursuant to this Section 2.03.

Section 2.04. Exceptions to Payment of Make Whole Amount.

With respect to the Series 2025-1 Notes, no Make Whole Amount shall be due with respect to (i) any portion of any Unscheduled Principal Payment allocable to the Series 2025-1 Notes that is actually paid on the related Payment Date consisting of Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Early Refinancing Prepayments made in connection with a Qualified Deleveraging Event, amounts disbursed to the Payment Account from the DSCR Reserve Account, or amounts received in respect of a Specially Managed Unit or a repurchase due to a Collateral Defect or (ii) Allocated Release Amounts in an aggregate amount up to ten percent (10%) of the Initial Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Notes; provided, however, that when combined with any Early Refinancing Prepayments made since the Series Closing Date, such Allocated Release Amounts shall not exceed thirty-five percent (35%) of the Initial Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Notes (and for any amount of Allocated Release Amounts and Early Refinancing Prepayments that do exceed thirty-five percent (35%), a Make Whole Amount shall be due).

 

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Section 2.05. Early Refinancing Prepayment.

The Issuers have the right to make a Voluntary Prepayment of the Series 2025-1 Notes in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Section 2.05 (an “Early Refinancing Prepayment”), provided that such Voluntary Prepayment (i) occurs on a Business Day that is greater than twenty-four (24) months after the Series Closing Date, (ii) is made with funds obtained from a Qualified Deleveraging Event, (iii) where the Issuers have provided no less than thirty (30) days’ notice to the Noteholders (such date, the “Early Refinancing Notice Date”) and (iv) where such Voluntary Prepayment occurs no later than twelve (12) months following the Early Refinancing Notice Date; provided, that the maximum Early Refinancing Prepayments permitted to be made on any Business Day is an amount equal to (A) thirty-five percent (35%) of the Initial Principal Balance of the Series 2025-1 Notes, minus (B) the aggregate amount of Allocated Release Amounts and Early Refinancing Prepayments previously made since the Series Closing Date. In addition, in connection with an Early Refinancing Prepayment, an Issuer may release Properties subject to the limitations set forth in the definition of Qualified Release Amounts.

Section 2.06. [Reserved].

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 3.01. Representations and Warranties.

(a) The Issuers and the Indenture Trustee hereby restate as of the Series Closing Date, or as of such other date as is specifically referenced in the body of such representation and warranty, all of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.19, Section 2.20, Section 2.21, Section 2.22, Section 5.06 and Section 9.04, as applicable, of the Master Indenture.

(b) Each of the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee hereby represents and warrants to each other as of the Series Closing Date:

(i) it has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform under this Series 2025-1 Supplement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Series 2025-1 Supplement is in the ordinary course of its business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of its organizational documents, or any material agreement or instrument to which it is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which it or its property is subject, except any such violation that would not result in a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of such party or the enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents. The execution, delivery and performance by it of this Series 2025-1 Supplement, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. This Series 2025-1 Supplement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of it enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; and

 

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(ii) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by it in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by it of this Series 2025-1 Supplement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, except such as have already been obtained.

Section 3.02. Conditions Precedent Satisfied. The Issuers hereby represent and warrant to the Series 2025-1 Noteholders and the Indenture Trustee that, as of the Series Closing Date, each of the conditions precedent set forth in the Master Indenture, including but not limited to those conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.04(e) thereof, have been satisfied.

Section 3.03. Collateral Representations and Warranties. The Issuers hereby represent and warrant to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Series 2025-1 Noteholders that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.20, Section 2.21, and Section 2.22 of the Master Indenture and, if any, Exhibit A hereto are true and correct as of the Series Closing Date (or such other date as is set forth in any such representation or warranty) with respect to the Properties and Leases Granted by such Issuer on or prior to the Series Closing Date, except as otherwise set forth in Schedule I-C hereto.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 4.01. Reserved.

Section 4.02. Ratification of Indenture. The Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Indenture, as so supplemented by this Series 2025-1 Supplement, the Series 2024-1 Supplement, the Series 2023-1 Supplement, the Series 2021-1 Supplement, the Series 2019-1 Supplement, the Series 2018-1 Supplement, the Series 2016-1 Supplement, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

Section 4.03. [Reserved].

Section 4.04. Counterparts. This Series 2025-1 Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts, and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original regardless of whether delivered in physical or electronic form, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 4.05. Governing Law. THIS SERIES 2025-1 SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF, OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

 

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Section 4.06. Beneficiaries. As supplemented by this Series 2025-1 Supplement, the Indenture shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, the Series 2025-1 Noteholders, and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No other Person shall have any right or obligation hereunder.

Section 4.07. Limited Recourse. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or otherwise in the Indenture, the Series 2025-1 Notes are nonrecourse obligations solely of the Issuers and shall be payable only from the Collateral Pool. Upon the exhaustion of the Collateral included in the Collateral Pool, any liabilities of the Issuers hereunder shall be extinguished. Each Series 2025-1 Noteholder shall be deemed to have agreed, by acceptance of its Series 2025-1 Note, not to file or join in filing any petition in bankruptcy or commence any similar proceeding in respect of any Issuer for a period of two (2) years and thirty-one (31) days following payment in full of all of the Notes (including the Series 2025-1 Notes) issued or co-issued by the Issuers under the Indenture.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Series 2025-1 Noteholders, shall have the right to enforce the liability and obligation of any Issuer hereunder, by money judgment or otherwise, to the extent of any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other obligation incurred by such Noteholders (including attorneys’ fees and costs reasonably incurred) arising out of or in connection with the following: (i) fraud or intentional misrepresentation by such Issuer in connection with the Series 2025-1 Notes, the Indenture and/or any other Transaction Documents; (ii) intentional acts constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct or bad faith of such Issuer; (iii) intentional destruction or waste of any Property by such Issuer; (iv) the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or indemnification provision in the Indenture or any other Transaction Document concerning Environmental Laws, Hazardous Substances or Asbestos; (v) the removal or disposal of any portion of any Property during the continuation of an Event of Default; (vi) the misapplication or conversion by such Issuer of (A) any Insurance Proceeds, (B) any Condemnation Proceeds, (C) any Monthly Lease Payments following an Event of Default, (D) any Monthly Lease Payments paid more than one month in advance, (E) any premiums for any Property Insurance Policies required under the Property Management Agreement received by such Issuer from any third party or Tenant or (F) any funds received by such Issuer for payment of Taxes or other charges that can create liens on any portion of any Property; or (vii) any security deposits (including letters of credit) collected with respect to any Property which are not delivered to the Indenture Trustee upon a foreclosure of such Property or other action in lieu thereof, except to the extent any such security deposits were applied in accordance with the terms and conditions of any of the Leases prior to the occurrence of the Event of Default that gave rise to such sale or foreclosure or action in lieu thereof.

Section 4.08. Notice to the Rating Agency. Any communication provided for or permitted hereunder or otherwise pursuant to the Indenture shall be in writing and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by courier or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or if transmitted by facsimile and confirmed in a writing delivered or mailed as aforesaid, to, in the case of Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, which is a division of S&P Global, Inc., 55 Water Street, 41st Floor, New York, New York, 10004, Attention: Asset-Backed Surveillance Department, facsimile number: (212) 438-2435; or, as to such Person, such other address or facsimile number as may hereafter be furnished by such Person to the parties hereto in writing.

Section 4.09. Co-Issuer Status. Each Issuer shall be a co-issuer of the Series 2016-1 Notes, the Series 2018-1 Notes, the Series 2019-1 Notes, the Series 2021-1 Notes, the Series 2023-1 Notes, the Series 2024-1 Notes and the Series 2025-1 Notes and each Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of each other Issuer under each of the Transaction Documents.

 

22


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee have caused this Series 2025-1 Supplement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and their respective seals, duly attested, to be hereunto affixed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

STORE MASTER FUNDING I, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING II, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING III, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING IV, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

 

Indenture Supplement (STORE 2025-1)


STORE MASTER FUNDING V, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING VI, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING VII, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING XIV, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

 

Indenture Supplement (STORE 2025-1)


STORE MASTER FUNDING XIX, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING XX, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXII, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXIV, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

Indenture Supplement (STORE 2025-1)


STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

Indenture Supplement (STORE 2025-1)


STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer

By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President - General Counsel

Indenture Supplement (STORE 2025-1)


CITIBANK, N.A.,

not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee

By:   /s/ Dragana Boskovic
Name:   Dragana Boskovic
Title:   Senior Trust Officer

Indenture Supplement (STORE 2025-1)


EXHIBIT A

ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

NONE.

 

A-1


SCHEDULE I-A

PROPERTIES / TENANTS

 

Tenant

   Number of
Owned
Properties*
     Collateral
Value
     % of Aggregate
Collateral Value
    Monthly Rent      % of
Monthly Rent
    WA Unit
FCCR(1)
 

Zips Car Wash Holdings, LLC

     45      $ 152,860,000        3.33   $ 1,039,135        3.20     1.63  

Equipmentshare.com Inc.

     47      $ 150,723,032        3.28   $ 1,052,184        3.24     12.22  

Cadence Education, LLC

     57      $ 146,715,000        3.19   $ 1,012,758        3.12     1.94  

EOS Fitness OPCO Holdings, LLC

     14      $ 137,255,000        2.99   $ 925,739        2.85     2.02  

Automotive Remarketing Group, Inc.

     9      $ 133,910,000        2.91   $ 913,697        2.81     4.79  

At Home Group Inc.

     9      $ 113,573,457        2.47   $ 702,819        2.16     2.14  

CWGS Group, LLC

     12      $ 99,010,000        2.15   $ 626,821        1.93     1.77  

Spring Education Group Inc.

     15      $ 95,580,000        2.08   $ 921,800        2.84     1.58  

Dufresne Spencer Group Holdings, LLC

     16      $ 93,100,000        2.03   $ 705,639        2.17     2.55  

TGS Parent, LLC

     14      $ 90,240,000        1.96   $ 665,156        2.05     2.05  

Gilmer Warehouse LLC

     9      $ 75,010,000        1.63   $ 392,129        1.21     1.37  

American Multi-Cinema, Inc.

     8      $ 74,580,000        1.62   $ 565,687        1.74     1.30  

National Veterinary Associates, Inc.

     51      $ 71,940,000        1.57   $ 549,845        1.69     4.00  

Dave & Buster’s, Inc.

     6      $ 67,070,000        1.46   $ 514,779        1.59     3.32  

Western Smokehouse Partners, LLC

     4      $ 65,141,000        1.42   $ 411,701        1.27     5.99  

Bish’s RV, LLC

     6      $ 61,790,000        1.34   $ 393,936        1.21     2.42  

Idaho Pacific US Intermediate Holding, LLC

     3      $ 55,600,000        1.21   $ 307,303        0.95     2.84  

KUEHG Corp.

     36      $ 53,300,000        1.16   $ 430,483        1.33     2.36  

Flanders CR Acquisition, Inc.

     6      $ 50,720,000        1.10   $ 339,780        1.05     2.66  

Sun Auto Tire & Service, Inc.

     21      $ 46,645,000        1.01   $ 291,533        0.90     3.15  

Alta Enterprises, LLC

     14      $ 46,200,000        1.01   $ 367,982        1.13     2.98  

Tru Fit Holdings, LLC

     10      $ 45,050,000        0.98   $ 346,307        1.07     1.26  

PF Purchaser Corp.

     50      $ 42,710,000        0.93   $ 308,716        0.95     1.63  

RMH Franchise Holdings, Inc.

     16      $ 39,970,000        0.87   $ 275,936        0.85     1.23  

CST Industries, Inc.

     4      $ 38,900,000        0.85   $ 292,155        0.90     3.67  

LBM Acquisition, LLC

     14      $ 38,560,000        0.84   $ 262,558        0.81     2.72  

Titan Machinery Inc.

     5      $ 38,070,000        0.83   $ 270,928        0.83     0.37  

Evolve Growth Initiatives, LLC

     15      $ 37,750,000        0.82   $ 280,972        0.87     3.12  

 

I-A-1


Tenant

   Number of
Owned
Properties*
     Collateral
Value
     % of Aggregate
Collateral Value
    Monthly Rent      % of
Monthly Rent
    WA Unit
FCCR(1)
 

Pace Industries Holdings, Inc.

     9      $ 37,090,000        0.81   $ 332,464        1.02     0.77  

Firebird Investment Company

     5      $ 36,410,000        0.79   $ 281,329        0.87     2.33  

Best Friends Pet Care Intermediate Holdings, Inc.

     20      $ 36,157,000        0.79   $ 268,342        0.83     2.16  

Channelside Acquisition co, Inc.

     17      $ 35,840,000        0.78   $ 252,910        0.78     5.62  

The Sunshine House, Inc.

     32      $ 35,820,000        0.78   $ 310,766        0.96     1.55  

US Fitness Holdings, LLC

     3      $ 35,600,000        0.77   $ 220,384        0.68     2.28  

Triple Shift Entertainment, LLC

     8      $ 33,740,000        0.73   $ 243,269        0.75     2.23  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.

     10      $ 33,631,787        0.73   $ 235,310        0.72     4.74  

Gateway Plastics LLC

     1      $ 32,950,000        0.72   $ 218,489        0.67     19.73  

PetVet Care Centers, LLC

     17      $ 32,550,000        0.71   $ 254,749        0.78     2.01  

Children’s Learning Adventure USA, LLC

     4      $ 31,250,000        0.68   $ 142,310        0.44     3.30  

Indiana Liquor Holdings Inc.

     43      $ 30,615,000        0.67   $ 216,855        0.67     3.68  

ZXP Holdings LLC

     1      $ 30,000,000        0.65   $ 224,766        0.69     1.86  

Southeast Dental Partners, LLC

     23      $ 29,880,000        0.65   $ 171,406        0.53     2.73  

PAC LLC

     1      $ 28,000,000        0.61   $ 186,667        0.57     2.37  

TM Restaurant Group LLC

     7      $ 28,000,000        0.61   $ 171,500        0.53     1.74  

BBQ Holdings, Inc.

     6      $ 27,800,000        0.60   $ 117,045        0.36     0.92  

Istituto Marangoni Miami, Inc.

     1      $ 27,200,000        0.59   $ 196,520        0.61     4.06  

Kids & Company, Ltd.

     18      $ 27,070,000        0.59   $ 170,212        0.52     1.42  

Redbuilt, LLC

     3      $ 26,870,000        0.58   $ 141,138        0.43     19.71  

WDS Holdings, LLC

     6      $ 25,790,000        0.56   $ 189,116        0.58     2.23  

GenesisCare USA Holdings, Inc.

     7      $ 25,270,000        0.55   $ 200,786        0.62     4.99  

NR Automotive Inc.

     13      $ 24,732,713        0.54   $ 167,438        0.52     1.91  

Foss Intermediate Holdings, LLC

     7      $ 24,615,000        0.54   $ 189,377        0.58     3.57  

Medical Management Resource Group, L.L.C.

     7      $ 24,570,000        0.53   $ 172,282        0.53     2.76  

FCA, LLC

     6      $ 23,960,000        0.52   $ 134,963        0.42     4.55  

On Deck Restaurant Group, LP

     4      $ 21,929,000        0.48   $ 137,063        0.42     1.68  

Thunderbird Manufacturing, LLC

     4      $ 21,320,000        0.46   $ 149,967        0.46     3.55  

New Creations Child Care and Learning Center, LLC

     7      $ 21,020,000        0.46   $ 170,558        0.53     1.29  

BWT, LLC

     8      $ 20,400,000        0.44   $ 165,582        0.51     3.25  

Ruby Tuesday Operations LLC

     13      $ 20,150,000        0.44   $ 108,240        0.33     2.63  

 

I-A-2


Tenant

   Number of
Owned
Properties*
     Collateral
Value
     % of Aggregate
Collateral Value
    Monthly Rent      % of
Monthly Rent
    WA Unit
FCCR(1)
 

Studio Movie Grill Holdings, LLC

     2      $ 20,060,000        0.44   $ 162,459        0.50     1.63  

IB Parks & Entertainment LLC

     1      $ 19,750,000        0.43   $ 56,250        0.17     0.70  

Pretium PKG Holdings, Inc.

     1      $ 19,600,000        0.43   $ 106,768        0.33     4.67  

Stars and Strikes, LLC

     4      $ 19,500,000        0.42   $ 140,696        0.43     2.71  

Soderstrom Intermediate Holdings, Inc.

     4      $ 19,280,000        0.42   $ 146,242        0.45     0.98  

R&B SHH, Inc.

     3      $ 18,770,000        0.41   $ 117,945        0.36     2.50  

GT Technologies, Inc.

     4      $ 18,210,000        0.40   $ 127,543        0.39     3.39  

Gibson Brands, Inc.

     2      $ 18,170,000        0.40   $ 207,556        0.64     1.65  

SII Holding I Corporation

     3      $ 17,970,000        0.39   $ 127,289        0.39     14.89  

EL Academies, Inc.

     8      $ 17,730,000        0.39   $ 128,439        0.40     1.53  

Superior Huntingdon Holdings LLC

     2      $ 17,650,000        0.38   $ 125,000        0.38     7.18  

Ox Industries Holding Co, LLC

     2      $ 17,450,000        0.38   $ 123,637        0.38     1.65  

HOA Holdco, LLC

     6      $ 17,240,000        0.38   $ 134,717        0.41     0.42  

AdaptHealth LLC

     1      $ 17,150,000        0.37   $ 112,421        0.35     3.55  

LABL, Inc.

     5      $ 17,040,000        0.37   $ 129,190        0.40     0.60  

Valence ST Inc.

     4      $ 16,750,286        0.36   $ 124,781        0.38     9.97  

Exeter Image Holdings, LLC

     3      $ 16,110,000        0.35   $ 106,103        0.33     4.16  

West Star Aviation, LLC

     1      $ 16,060,000        0.35   $ 126,728        0.39     8.39  

Harbor Logistics, LLC

     1      $ 16,010,000        0.35   $ 113,272        0.35     0.50  

IBP Solutions, Inc.

     2      $ 16,000,000        0.35   $ 119,583        0.37     1.51  

Arthur H. Thomas Company

     2      $ 15,920,000        0.35   $ 107,657        0.33     5.86  

Michaels Stores, Inc.

     2      $ 15,810,000        0.34   $ 86,900        0.27     1.20  

Alco Manufacturing Holding Corporation

     3      $ 15,715,000        0.34   $ 115,061        0.35     2.85  

Patriot Erectors Holdings LLC

     3      $ 15,580,000        0.34   $ 106,563        0.33     5.46  

Piccadilly Holdings LLC

     5      $ 15,387,777        0.33   $ 104,502        0.32     1.17  

Cooper’s Hawk Intermediate Holding, LLC

     3      $ 15,125,000        0.33   $ 156,971        0.48     5.35  

Electrical Source Holdings, LLC

     3      $ 15,060,000        0.33   $ 111,626        0.34     6.63  

Tabletrust Brands LLC

     3      $ 15,000,000        0.33   $ 107,821        0.33     1.23  

Corvidae, Inc.

     2      $ 14,980,000        0.33   $ 99,860        0.31     2.17  

Four Corners Holdings, LLC

     3      $ 14,600,000        0.32   $ 120,877        0.37     1.49  

Incredible Pizza Co., Inc.

     2      $ 14,500,000        0.32   $ 124,159        0.38     1.36  

 

I-A-3


Tenant

   Number of
Owned
Properties*
     Collateral
Value
     % of Aggregate
Collateral Value
    Monthly Rent      % of
Monthly Rent
    WA Unit
FCCR(1)
 

Wiscon Corp.

     1      $ 14,160,000        0.31   $ 95,795        0.30     2.38  

Furlani Foods, LLC

     1      $ 14,000,000        0.30   $ 80,475        0.25     5.56  

Pearl Street Dental Management, LLC

     3      $ 14,000,000        0.30   $ 76,812        0.24     1.51  

Ashley Furniture Corporate Stores

     2      $ 13,900,000        0.30   $ 88,335        0.27     0.73  

SRG PLK OpCo, LLC

     12      $ 13,840,000        0.30   $ 102,152        0.31     3.12  

Trident Holdings LLC

     15      $ 13,350,000        0.29   $ 104,323        0.32     2.15  

The Eye Center of Central PA, LLP

     10      $ 13,300,000        0.29   $ 95,976        0.30     2.41  

Taco John’s of Iowa, Inc.

     12      $ 13,190,000        0.29   $ 96,597        0.30     1.82  

EyeSouth Eye Care Holdco LLC

     5      $ 13,100,000        0.29   $ 92,512        0.28     3.84  

Other

     344      $ 864,051,996        18.80   $ 6,546,304        20.16     3.41  

N/R - Vacant

     15      $ 33,120,000        0.72   $ 0        0.00     0.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total:

     1,337      $ 4,596,393,048        100.00   $ 32,468,178        100.00     3.35  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

May not sum to total due to Property with multiple Leases Columns may not sum due to rounding

(1)

For certain other properties where Unit FCCR is not available for the unit relating to the individual Mortgaged Property, FCCR is calculated on a corporate level.

 

I-A-4


SCHEDULE I-B

MORTGAGE LOANS

NONE.

 

I-B-1


SCHEDULE I-C

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXCEPTION SCHEDULE

Pg. 62 (v)(i) The related Properties are not subject to any Leases other than the Leases (and the subleases and assignments as permitted thereunder) described in the Owned Property Schedule attached to the applicable Series Supplement and made a part hereof. No Person has any possessory interest in any Property or right to occupy the same except under and pursuant to the provisions of the Leases and subleases or assignments permitted thereunder. The current Leases are in full force and effect and there are no material defaults thereunder by such Issuer or any Tenant. No rent (other than security deposits) has been paid more than one (1) month in advance of its due date. All material work to be performed by such Issuer under each Lease has been performed as required and has been accepted by the applicable Tenant, and any payments, free rent, partial rent, rebate of rent or other payments, credits, allowances or abatements required to be given by such Issuer to any Tenant has already been received by such Tenant. There has been no prior sale, transfer or assignment from such Issuer of any Property or Leases in the Collateral or hypothecation or pledge of any Lease or of the rents received therein, except for such hypothecations or pledges that have been released. Except as permitted under the Leases, no Tenant listed on the Owned Property Schedule attached to the applicable Series Supplement has assigned its Lease and no such Tenant holds its leased premises under assignment or sublease. Such Owned Property Schedule to the applicable Series Supplement sets forth a true and correct list of each Property that is subject to a Third Party Purchase Option or an option to terminate such Lease prior to the Rated Final Payment Date, together with the earliest date on which each such option may be exercised;

P0000137 (Dave & Busters, Inc./Main Event Entertainment, Inc.) – The Property located at 9375 Dallas Parkway, Frisco, Texas (the “Frisco Property”) is subject to a multi-Property Lease. The initial term of such Lease was generally extended from April 30, 2028 to June 30, 2045 when two additional Properties were added to the Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the initial term of such Lease solely with respect to the Frisco Property shall expire on the original expiration date (i.e., April 30, 2028, the “Frisco Property Expiration Date”) if Tenant does not exercise its option to extend the Frisco Property Expiration Date for an additional five (5) year period. If such option is exercised, Tenant shall have two (2) additional five (5) year extension options with respect to the Frisco Property.

 

II-1


SCHEDULE II

RESERVED

 

II-1


SCHEDULE III-A

SERIES 2016-1 NOTES

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Date

   Scheduled Class A-1
Principal Balance ($)
     Scheduled Class A-2
Principal Balance ($)
 

Series Closing Date

        163,024,603.00  

10/20/2025

     162,613,188.00        111,416,355.00  

11/20/2025

     162,200,401.00        111,143,233.00  

12/20/2025

     161,786,238.00        110,869,199.00  

1/20/2026

     161,370,695.00        110,594,253.00  

2/20/2026

     160,953,767.00        110,318,390.00  

3/20/2026

     160,535,449.00        110,041,607.00  

4/20/2026

     160,115,737.00        109,763,902.00  

5/20/2026

     159,694,625.00        109,485,271.00  

6/20/2026

     159,272,110.00        109,205,711.00  

7/20/2026

     158,848,186.00        108,925,219.00  

8/20/2026

     158,422,850.00        108,643,793.00  

9/20/2026

     157,996,095.00        108,361,428.00  

10/20/2026

     —         108,078,122.00  

11/20/2026

     —         107,793,872.00  

12/20/2026

     —         107,508,674.00  

1/20/2027

     —         107,222,526.00  

2/20/2027

     —         106,935,424.00  

3/20/2027

     —         106,647,364.00  

4/20/2027

     —         —   

 

III-G-1


SCHEDULE III-B

SERIES 2018-1 NOTES

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Date

   Scheduled Class
A-2 (AAA) Principal

Balance ($)
     Scheduled Class
A-4 (A+) Principal
Balance ($)
 

Series Closing Date

     207,368,413.00        154,296,667.00  

10/20/2025

     207,178,413.00        154,160,000.00  

11/20/2025

     206,988,413.00        154,023,333.00  

12/20/2025

     206,798,413.00        153,886,667.00  

1/20/2026

     206,608,413.00        153,750,000.00  

2/20/2026

     206,418,413.00        153,613,333.00  

3/20/2026

     206,228,413.00        153,476,667.00  

4/20/2026

     206,038,413.00        153,340,000.00  

5/20/2026

     205,848,413.00        153,203,333.00  

6/20/2026

     205,658,413.00        153,066,667.00  

7/20/2026

     205,468,413.00        152,930,000.00  

8/20/2026

     205,278,413.00        152,793,333.00  

9/20/2026

     205,088,413.00        152,656,667.00  

10/20/2026

     204,898,413.00        152,520,000.00  

11/20/2026

     204,708,413.00        152,383,333.00  

12/20/2026

     204,518,413.00        152,246,667.00  

1/20/2027

     204,328,413.00        152,110,000.00  

2/20/2027

     204,138,413.00        151,973,333.00  

3/20/2027

     203,948,413.00        151,836,667.00  

4/20/2027

     203,758,413.00        151,700,000.00  

5/20/2027

     203,568,413.00        151,563,333.00  

6/20/2027

     203,378,413.00        151,426,667.00  

7/20/2027

     203,188,413.00        151,290,000.00  

8/20/2027

     202,998,413.00        151,153,333.00  

9/20/2027

     202,808,413.00        151,016,667.00  

10/20/2027

     —         —   

 

III-H-1


SCHEDULE III-C

SERIES 2019-1 NOTES

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Date

   Scheduled
Class A-1

(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-2

(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-3

(A+)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-4

(A+)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class B

Principal
Balance ($)
 

Series Closing Date

     77,052,743.00        229,278,893.00        44,658,326.00        132,033,310.00        155,000,000.00  

10/20/2025

     77,018,576.00        229,177,226.00        44,639,159.00        131,976,643.00        155,000,000.00  

11/20/2025

     76,984,409.00        229,075,559.00        44,619,992.00        131,919,976.00        155,000,000.00  

12/20/2025

     76,950,242.00        228,973,892.00        44,600,825.00        131,863,309.00        155,000,000.00  

1/20/2026

     76,916,075.00        228,872,225.00        44,581,658.00        131,806,642.00        155,000,000.00  

2/20/2026

     76,881,909.00        228,770,557.00        44,562,491.00        131,749,975.00        155,000,000.00  

3/20/2026

     76,847,742.00        228,668,890.00        44,543,325.00        131,693,307.00        155,000,000.00  

4/20/2026

     76,813,575.00        228,567,223.00        44,524,158.00        131,636,640.00        155,000,000.00  

5/20/2026

     76,779,408.00        228,465,556.00        44,504,991.00        131,579,973.00        155,000,000.00  

6/20/2026

     76,745,241.00        228,363,889.00        44,485,824.00        131,523,306.00        155,000,000.00  

7/20/2026

     76,711,074.00        228,262,222.00        44,466,657.00        131,466,639.00        155,000,000.00  

8/20/2026

     76,676,908.00        228,160,554.00        44,447,490.00        131,409,972.00        155,000,000.00  

9/20/2026

     76,642,741.00        228,058,887.00        44,428,324.00        131,353,304.00        155,000,000.00  

10/20/2026

     76,608,574.00        227,957,220.00        44,409,157.00        131,296,637.00        155,000,000.00  

11/20/2026

     —         227,855,553.00        —         131,239,970.00        155,000,000.00  

12/20/2026

     —         227,753,886.00        —         131,183,303.00        155,000,000.00  

1/20/2027

     —         227,652,219.00        —         131,126,636.00        155,000,000.00  

2/20/2027

     —         227,550,551.00        —         131,069,969.00        155,000,000.00  

3/20/2027

     —         227,448,884.00        —         131,013,301.00        155,000,000.00  

4/20/2027

     —         227,347,217.00        —         130,956,634.00        155,000,000.00  

5/20/2027

     —         227,245,550.00        —         130,899,967.00        155,000,000.00  

6/20/2027

     —         227,143,883.00        —         130,843,300.00        155,000,000.00  

7/20/2027

     —         227,042,216.00        —         130,786,633.00        155,000,000.00  

8/20/2027

     —         226,940,548.00        —         130,729,966.00        155,000,000.00  

9/20/2027

     —         226,838,881.00        —         130,673,298.00        155,000,000.00  

10/20/2027

     —         226,737,214.00        —         130,616,631.00        155,000,000.00  

11/20/2027

     —         226,635,547.00        —         130,559,964.00        155,000,000.00  

12/20/2027

     —         226,533,880.00        —         130,503,297.00        155,000,000.00  

1/20/2028

     —         226,432,213.00        —         130,446,630.00        155,000,000.00  

2/20/2028

     —         226,330,545.00        —         130,389,963.00        155,000,000.00  

3/20/2028

     —         226,228,878.00        —         130,333,295.00        155,000,000.00  

4/20/2028

     —         226,127,211.00        —         130,276,628.00        155,000,000.00  

5/20/2028

     —         226,025,544.00        —         130,219,961.00        155,000,000.00  

6/20/2028

     —         225,923,877.00        —         130,163,294.00        155,000,000.00  

7/20/2028

     —         225,822,210.00        —         130,106,627.00        155,000,000.00  

8/20/2028

     —         225,720,542.00        —         130,049,960.00        155,000,000.00  

9/20/2028

     —         225,618,875.00        —         129,993,292.00        155,000,000.00  

10/20/2028

     —         225,517,208.00        —         129,936,625.00        155,000,000.00  

11/20/2028

     —         225,415,541.00        —         129,879,958.00        155,000,000.00  

12/20/2028

     —         225,313,874.00        —         129,823,291.00        155,000,000.00  

1/20/2029

     —         225,212,207.00        —         129,766,624.00        155,000,000.00  

2/20/2029

     —         225,110,539.00        —         129,709,957.00        155,000,000.00  

3/20/2029

     —         225,008,872.00        —         129,653,289.00        155,000,000.00  

4/20/2029

     —         224,907,205.00        —         129,596,622.00        155,000,000.00  

 

III-I-1


Date

   Scheduled
Class A-1
(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-2

(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-3
(A+)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-4

(A+)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class B P

rincipal
Balance ($)
 

5/20/2029

     —         224,805,538.00        —         129,539,955.00        155,000,000.00  

6/20/2029

     —         224,703,871.00        —         129,483,288.00        155,000,000.00  

7/20/2029

     —         224,602,204.00        —         129,426,621.00        155,000,000.00  

8/20/2029

     —         224,500,536.00        —         129,369,954.00        155,000,000.00  

9/20/2029

     —         224,398,869.00        —         129,313,287.00        155,000,000.00  

10/20/2029

     —         224,297,202.00        —         129,256,619.00        155,000,000.00  

11/20/2029

     —         224,195,535.00        —         129,199,952.00        155,000,000.00  

12/20/2029

     —         224,093,868.00        —         129,143,285.00        155,000,000.00  

1/20/2030

     —         223,992,201.00        —         129,086,618.00        155,000,000.00  

2/20/2030

     —         223,890,533.00        —         129,029,951.00        155,000,000.00  

3/20/2030

     —         223,788,866.00        —         128,973,284.00        155,000,000.00  

4/20/2030

     —         223,687,199.00        —         128,916,616.00        155,000,000.00  

5/20/2030

     —         223,585,532.00        —         128,859,949.00        155,000,000.00  

6/20/2030

     —         223,483,865.00        —         128,803,282.00        155,000,000.00  

7/20/2030

     —         223,382,198.00        —         128,746,615.00        155,000,000.00  

8/20/2030

     —         223,280,530.00        —         128,689,948.00        155,000,000.00  

9/20/2030

     —         223,178,863.00        —         128,633,281.00        155,000,000.00  

10/20/2030

     —         223,077,196.00        —         128,576,613.00        155,000,000.00  

11/20/2030

     —         222,975,529.00        —         128,519,946.00        155,000,000.00  

12/20/2030

     —         222,873,862.00        —         128,463,279.00        155,000,000.00  

1/20/2031

     —         222,772,195.00        —         128,406,612.00        155,000,000.00  

2/20/2031

     —         222,670,527.00        —         128,349,945.00        155,000,000.00  

3/20/2031

     —         222,568,860.00        —         128,293,278.00        155,000,000.00  

4/20/2031

     —         222,467,193.00        —         128,236,610.00        155,000,000.00  

5/20/2031

     —         222,365,526.00        —         128,179,943.00        155,000,000.00  

6/20/2031

     —         222,263,859.00        —         128,123,276.00        155,000,000.00  

7/20/2031

     —         222,162,192.00        —         128,066,609.00        155,000,000.00  

8/20/2031

     —         222,060,524.00        —         128,009,942.00        155,000,000.00  

9/20/2031

     —         221,958,857.00        —         127,953,275.00        155,000,000.00  

10/20/2031

     —         221,857,190.00        —         127,896,607.00        155,000,000.00  

11/20/2031

     —         221,755,523.00        —         127,839,940.00        155,000,000.00  

12/20/2031

     —         221,653,856.00        —         127,783,273.00        155,000,000.00  

1/20/2032

     —         221,552,189.00        —         127,726,606.00        155,000,000.00  

2/20/2032

     —         221,450,521.00        —         127,669,939.00        155,000,000.00  

3/20/2032

     —         221,348,854.00        —         127,613,272.00        155,000,000.00  

4/20/2032

     —         221,247,187.00        —         127,556,604.00        155,000,000.00  

5/20/2032

     —         221,145,520.00        —         127,499,937.00        155,000,000.00  

6/20/2032

     —         221,043,853.00        —         127,443,270.00        155,000,000.00  

7/20/2032

     —         220,942,186.00        —         127,386,603.00        155,000,000.00  

8/20/2032

     —         220,840,518.00        —         127,329,936.00        155,000,000.00  

9/20/2032

     —         220,738,851.00        —         127,273,269.00        155,000,000.00  

10/20/2032

     —         220,637,184.00        —         127,216,601.00        155,000,000.00  

11/20/2032

     —         220,535,517.00        —         127,159,934.00        155,000,000.00  

12/20/2032

     —         220,433,850.00        —         127,103,267.00        155,000,000.00  

1/20/2033

     —         220,332,183.00        —         127,046,600.00        155,000,000.00  

2/20/2033

     —         220,230,515.00        —         126,989,933.00        155,000,000.00  

3/20/2033

     —         220,128,848.00        —         126,933,266.00        155,000,000.00  

4/20/2033

     —         220,027,181.00        —         126,876,598.00        155,000,000.00  

5/20/2033

     —         219,925,514.00        —         126,819,931.00        155,000,000.00  

6/20/2033

     —         219,823,847.00        —         126,763,264.00        155,000,000.00  

7/20/2033

     —         219,722,180.00        —         126,706,597.00        155,000,000.00  

8/20/2033

     —         219,620,512.00        —         126,649,930.00        155,000,000.00  

 

III-I-2


Date

   Scheduled
Class A-1
(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-2

(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-3

(A+)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-4

(A+)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class B

Principal
Balance ($)
 

9/20/2033

     —         219,518,845.00        —         126,593,263.00        155,000,000.00  

10/20/2033

     —         219,417,178.00        —         126,536,595.00        155,000,000.00  

11/20/2033

     —         219,315,511.00        —         126,479,928.00        155,000,000.00  

12/20/2033

     —         219,213,844.00        —         126,423,261.00        155,000,000.00  

1/20/2034

     —         219,112,177.00        —         126,366,594.00        155,000,000.00  

2/20/2034

     —         219,010,509.00        —         126,309,927.00        155,000,000.00  

3/20/2034

     —         218,908,842.00        —         126,253,260.00        155,000,000.00  

4/20/2034

     —         218,807,175.00        —         126,196,592.00        155,000,000.00  

5/20/2034

     —         218,705,508.00        —         126,139,925.00        155,000,000.00  

6/20/2034

     —         218,603,841.00        —         126,083,258.00        155,000,000.00  

7/20/2034

     —         218,502,174.00        —         126,026,591.00        155,000,000.00  

8/20/2034

     —         218,400,506.00        —         125,969,924.00        155,000,000.00  

9/20/2034

     —         218,298,839.00        —         125,913,257.00        155,000,000.00  

10/20/2034

     —         218,197,172.00        —         125,856,589.00        155,000,000.00  

11/20/2034

     —         —         —         —         —   

 

III-I-3


SCHEDULE III-D

SERIES 2021-1 NOTES

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Date

   Scheduled
Class A-1
(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-2
(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-3
(A+)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-4
(A+)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class B
Principal
Balance ($)
 

Series Closing Date

     164,919,371        164,919,371        87,108,732        87,108,732        35,000,000  

10/20/2025

     164,849,162        164,849,162        87,071,648        87,071,648        35,000,000  

11/20/2025

     164,778,954        164,778,954        87,034,564        87,034,564        35,000,000  

12/20/2025

     164,708,745        164,708,745        86,997,480        86,997,480        35,000,000  

1/20/2026

     164,638,537        164,638,537        86,960,396        86,960,396        35,000,000  

2/20/2026

     164,568,328        164,568,328        86,923,312        86,923,312        35,000,000  

3/20/2026

     164,498,120        164,498,120        86,886,228        86,886,228        35,000,000  

4/20/2026

     164,427,911        164,427,911        86,849,144        86,849,144        35,000,000  

5/20/2026

     164,357,703        164,357,703        86,812,060        86,812,060        35,000,000  

6/20/2026

     164,287,494        164,287,494        86,774,976        86,774,976        35,000,000  

7/20/2026

     164,217,286        164,217,286        86,737,892        86,737,892        35,000,000  

8/20/2026

     164,147,077        164,147,077        86,700,808        86,700,808        35,000,000  

9/20/2026

     164,076,869        164,076,869        86,663,724        86,663,724        35,000,000  

10/20/2026

     164,006,660        164,006,660        86,626,640        86,626,640        35,000,000  

11/20/2026

     163,936,452        163,936,452        86,589,556        86,589,556        35,000,000  

12/20/2026

     163,866,243        163,866,243        86,552,472        86,552,472        35,000,000  

1/20/2027

     163,796,035        163,796,035        86,515,388        86,515,388        35,000,000  

2/20/2027

     163,725,826        163,725,826        86,478,304        86,478,304        35,000,000  

3/20/2027

     163,655,618        163,655,618        86,441,220        86,441,220        35,000,000  

4/20/2027

     163,585,409        163,585,409        86,404,136        86,404,136        35,000,000  

5/20/2027

     163,515,201        163,515,201        86,367,052        86,367,052        35,000,000  

6/20/2027

     163,444,992        163,444,992        86,329,968        86,329,968        35,000,000  

7/20/2027

     163,374,784        163,374,784        86,292,884        86,292,884        35,000,000  

8/20/2027

     163,304,575        163,304,575        86,255,800        86,255,800        35,000,000  

9/20/2027

     163,234,367        163,234,367        86,218,716        86,218,716        35,000,000  

10/20/2027

     163,164,158        163,164,158        86,181,632        86,181,632        35,000,000  

11/20/2027

     163,093,950        163,093,950        86,144,548        86,144,548        35,000,000  

12/20/2027

     163,023,741        163,023,741        86,107,464        86,107,464        35,000,000  

1/20/2028

     162,953,533        162,953,533        86,070,380        86,070,380        35,000,000  

2/20/2028

     162,883,324        162,883,324        86,033,296        86,033,296        35,000,000  

3/20/2028

     162,813,116        162,813,116        85,996,212        85,996,212        35,000,000  

4/20/2028

     162,742,907        162,742,907        85,959,128        85,959,128        35,000,000  

5/20/2028

     162,672,699        162,672,699        85,922,044        85,922,044        35,000,000  

6/20/2028

     —         162,602,490        —         85,884,960        35,000,000  

7/20/2028

     —         162,532,282        —         85,847,876        35,000,000  

8/20/2028

     —         162,462,073        —         85,810,792        35,000,000  

9/20/2028

     —         162,391,865        —         85,773,708        35,000,000  

10/20/2028

     —         162,321,656        —         85,736,624        35,000,000  

11/20/2028

     —         162,251,448        —         85,699,540        35,000,000  

12/20/2028

     —         162,181,239        —         85,662,456        35,000,000  

1/20/2029

     —         162,111,031        —         85,625,372        35,000,000  

2/20/2029

     —         162,040,822        —         85,588,288        35,000,000  

3/20/2029

     —         161,970,614        —         85,551,204        35,000,000  

4/20/2029

     —         161,900,405        —         85,514,120        35,000,000  

 

III-J-1


Date

   Scheduled
Class A-1
(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-2
(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-3
(A+)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-4
(A+)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class B
Principal
Balance ($)
 

5/20/2029

     —         161,830,197        —         85,477,036        35,000,000  

6/20/2029

     —         161,759,988        —         85,439,952        35,000,000  

7/20/2029

     —         161,689,780        —         85,402,868        35,000,000  

8/20/2029

     —         161,619,571        —         85,365,784        35,000,000  

9/20/2029

     —         161,549,363        —         85,328,700        35,000,000  

10/20/2029

     —         161,479,154        —         85,291,616        35,000,000  

11/20/2029

     —         161,408,946        —         85,254,532        35,000,000  

12/20/2029

     —         161,338,737        —         85,217,448        35,000,000  

1/20/2030

     —         161,268,529        —         85,180,364        35,000,000  

2/20/2030

     —         161,198,320        —         85,143,280        35,000,000  

3/20/2030

     —         161,128,112        —         85,106,196        35,000,000  

4/20/2030

     —         161,057,903        —         85,069,112        35,000,000  

5/20/2030

     —         160,987,695        —         85,032,028        35,000,000  

6/20/2030

     —         160,917,486        —         84,994,944        35,000,000  

7/20/2030

     —         160,847,278        —         84,957,860        35,000,000  

8/20/2030

     —         160,777,069        —         84,920,776        35,000,000  

9/20/2030

     —         160,706,861        —         84,883,692        35,000,000  

10/20/2030

     —         160,636,652        —         84,846,608        35,000,000  

11/20/2030

     —         160,566,444        —         84,809,524        35,000,000  

12/20/2030

     —         160,496,235        —         84,772,440        35,000,000  

1/20/2031

     —         160,426,027        —         84,735,356        35,000,000  

2/20/2031

     —         160,355,818        —         84,698,272        35,000,000  

3/20/2031

     —         160,285,610        —         84,661,188        35,000,000  

4/20/2031

     —         160,215,401        —         84,624,104        35,000,000  

5/20/2031

     —         160,145,193        —         84,587,020        35,000,000  

6/20/2031

     —         160,074,984        —         84,549,936        35,000,000  

7/20/2031

     —         160,004,776        —         84,512,852        35,000,000  

8/20/2031

     —         159,934,567        —         84,475,768        35,000,000  

9/20/2031

     —         159,864,359        —         84,438,684        35,000,000  

10/20/2031

     —         159,794,150        —         84,401,600        35,000,000  

11/20/2031

     —         159,723,942        —         84,364,516        35,000,000  

12/20/2031

     —         159,653,733        —         84,327,432        35,000,000  

1/20/2032

     —         159,583,525        —         84,290,348        35,000,000  

2/20/2032

     —         159,513,316        —         84,253,264        35,000,000  

3/20/2032

     —         159,443,108        —         84,216,180        35,000,000  

4/20/2032

     —         159,372,899        —         84,179,096        35,000,000  

5/20/2032

     —         159,302,691        —         84,142,012        35,000,000  

6/20/2032

     —         159,232,482        —         84,104,928        35,000,000  

7/20/2032

     —         159,162,274        —         84,067,844        35,000,000  

8/20/2032

     —         159,092,065        —         84,030,760        35,000,000  

9/20/2032

     —         159,021,857        —         83,993,676        35,000,000  

10/20/2032

     —         158,951,648        —         83,956,592        35,000,000  

11/20/2032

     —         158,881,440        —         83,919,508        35,000,000  

12/20/2032

     —         158,811,231        —         83,882,424        35,000,000  

1/20/2033

     —         158,741,023        —         83,845,340        35,000,000  

2/20/2033

     —         158,670,814        —         83,808,256        35,000,000  

3/20/2033

     —         158,600,606        —         83,771,172        35,000,000  

4/20/2033

     —         158,530,397        —         83,734,088        35,000,000  

5/20/2033

     —         158,460,189        —         83,697,004        35,000,000  

6/20/2033

     —         —         —         —         —   

 

III-J-2


SCHEDULE III-E

SERIES 2023-1 NOTES

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Date

   Scheduled Class A-1
(AAA) Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled Class A-2 (A+)
Principal Balance ($)
     Scheduled Class B
Principal Balance ($)
 

Series Closing Date

     341,963,332        179,876,664        20,000,000  

10/20/2025

     341,819,165        179,800,830        20,000,000  

11/20/2025

     341,674,998        179,724,996        20,000,000  

12/20/2025

     341,530,831        179,649,162        20,000,000  

1/20/2026

     341,386,664        179,573,328        20,000,000  

2/20/2026

     341,242,497        179,497,494        20,000,000  

3/20/2026

     341,098,330        179,421,660        20,000,000  

4/20/2026

     340,954,163        179,345,826        20,000,000  

5/20/2026

     340,809,996        179,269,992        20,000,000  

6/20/2026

     340,665,829        179,194,158        20,000,000  

7/20/2026

     340,521,662        179,118,324        20,000,000  

8/20/2026

     340,377,495        179,042,490        20,000,000  

9/20/2026

     340,233,328        178,966,656        20,000,000  

10/20/2026

     340,089,161        178,890,822        20,000,000  

11/20/2026

     339,944,994        178,814,988        20,000,000  

12/20/2026

     339,800,827        178,739,154        20,000,000  

1/20/2027

     339,656,660        178,663,320        20,000,000  

2/20/2027

     339,512,493        178,587,486        20,000,000  

3/20/2027

     339,368,326        178,511,652        20,000,000  

4/20/2027

     339,224,159        178,435,818        20,000,000  

5/20/2027

     339,079,992        178,359,984        20,000,000  

6/20/2027

     338,935,825        178,284,150        20,000,000  

7/20/2027

     338,791,658        178,208,316        20,000,000  

8/20/2027

     338,647,491        178,132,482        20,000,000  

9/20/2027

     338,503,324        178,056,648        20,000,000  

10/20/2027

     338,359,157        177,980,814        20,000,000  

11/20/2027

     338,214,990        177,904,980        20,000,000  

12/20/2027

     338,070,823        177,829,146        20,000,000  

1/20/2028

     337,926,656        177,753,312        20,000,000  

2/20/2028

     337,782,489        177,677,478        20,000,000  

3/20/2028

     337,638,322        177,601,644        20,000,000  

4/20/2028

     337,494,155        177,525,810        20,000,000  

5/20/2028

     —         —         —   

 

III-J-1


SCHEDULE III-F

SERIES 2024-1 NOTES

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Date

   Scheduled
Class A-1
(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-2
(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-3
(AA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-4
(AA)
Principal
Balance ($)
 

Series Closing Date

     73,873,000        258,754,083        25,418,667        88,766,750  

10/20/2025

     73,842,000        258,645,500        25,408,000        88,729,500  

11/20/2025

     73,811,000        258,536,917        25,397,333        88,692,250  

12/20/2025

     73,780,000        258,428,333        25,386,667        88,655,000  

1/20/2026

     73,749,000        258,319,750        25,376,000        88,617,750  

2/20/2026

     73,718,000        258,211,167        25,365,333        88,580,500  

3/20/2026

     73,687,000        258,102,583        25,354,667        88,543,250  

4/20/2026

     73,656,000        257,994,000        25,344,000        88,506,000  

5/20/2026

     73,625,000        257,885,416        25,333,333        88,468,749  

6/20/2026

     73,594,000        257,776,832        25,322,666        88,431,498  

7/20/2026

     73,563,000        257,668,248        25,311,999        88,394,247  

8/20/2026

     73,531,999        257,559,665        25,301,332        88,356,996  

9/20/2026

     73,500,999        257,451,081        25,290,665        88,319,745  

10/20/2026

     73,469,999        257,342,497        25,279,998        88,282,494  

11/20/2026

     73,438,999        257,233,913        25,269,331        88,245,243  

12/20/2026

     73,407,999        257,125,329        25,258,664        88,207,992  

1/20/2027

     73,376,999        257,016,745        25,247,997        88,170,741  

2/20/2027

     73,345,999        256,908,161        25,237,330        88,133,490  

3/20/2027

     73,314,998        256,799,578        25,226,663        88,096,239  

4/20/2027

     73,283,998        256,690,994        25,215,996        88,058,988  

5/20/2027

     73,252,998        256,582,410        25,205,329        88,021,737  

6/20/2027

     73,221,998        256,473,826        25,194,663        87,984,485  

7/20/2027

     73,190,998        256,365,242        25,183,996        87,947,234  

8/20/2027

     73,159,998        256,256,658        25,173,329        87,909,983  

9/20/2027

     73,128,997        256,148,075        25,162,662        87,872,732  

10/20/2027

     73,097,997        256,039,491        25,151,995        87,835,481  

11/20/2027

     73,066,997        255,930,907        25,141,328        87,798,230  

12/20/2027

     73,035,997        255,822,323        25,130,661        87,760,979  

1/20/2028

     73,004,997        255,713,739        25,119,994        87,723,728  

2/20/2028

     72,973,997        255,605,155        25,109,327        87,686,477  

3/20/2028

     72,942,997        255,496,571        25,098,660        87,649,226  

4/20/2028

     72,911,996        255,387,988        25,087,993        87,611,975  

5/20/2028

     72,880,996        255,279,404        25,077,326        87,574,724  

6/20/2028

     72,849,996        255,170,820        25,066,659        87,537,473  

7/20/2028

     72,818,996        255,062,236        25,055,992        87,500,222  

8/20/2028

     72,787,996        254,953,652        25,045,325        87,462,971  

9/20/2028

     72,756,996        254,845,068        25,034,658        87,425,720  

10/20/2028

     72,725,996        254,736,484        25,023,991        87,388,469  

11/20/2028

     72,694,995        254,627,901        25,013,324        87,351,218  

12/20/2028

     72,663,995        254,519,317        25,002,657        87,313,967  

1/20/2029

     72,632,995        254,410,733        24,991,990        87,276,716  

2/20/2029

     72,601,995        254,302,149        24,981,323        87,239,465  

3/20/2029

     72,570,995        254,193,565        24,970,656        87,202,214  

4/20/2029

     —         254,084,981        —         87,164,963  

5/20/2029

     —         253,976,397        —         87,127,712  

6/20/2029

     —         253,867,814        —         87,090,461  

 

III-J-1


Date

   Scheduled
Class A-1
(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-2
(AAA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-3
(AA)
Principal
Balance ($)
     Scheduled
Class A-4
(AA)
Principal
Balance ($)
 

7/20/2029

     —         253,759,230        —         87,053,210  

8/20/2029

     —         253,650,646        —         87,015,959  

9/20/2029

     —         253,542,062        —         86,978,708  

10/20/2029

     —         253,433,478        —         86,941,456  

11/20/2029

     —         253,324,894        —         86,904,205  

12/20/2029

     —         253,216,311        —         86,866,954  

1/20/2030

     —         253,107,727        —         86,829,703  

2/20/2030

     —         252,999,143        —         86,792,452  

3/20/2030

     —         252,890,559        —         86,755,201  

4/20/2030

     —         252,781,975        —         86,717,950  

5/20/2030

     —         252,673,391        —         86,680,699  

6/20/2030

     —         252,564,807        —         86,643,448  

7/20/2030

     —         252,456,224        —         86,606,197  

8/20/2030

     —         252,347,640        —         86,568,946  

9/20/2030

     —         252,239,056        —         86,531,695  

10/20/2030

     —         252,130,472        —         86,494,444  

11/20/2030

     —         252,021,888        —         86,457,193  

12/20/2030

     —         251,913,304        —         86,419,942  

1/20/2031

     —         251,804,720        —         86,382,691  

2/20/2031

     —         251,696,137        —         86,345,440  

3/20/2031

     —         251,587,553        —         86,308,189  

4/20/2031

     —         —         —         —   

 

III-J-2


SCHEDULE III-G

SERIES 2025-1 CLASS A-1 (AAA) NOTES

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Date

   Scheduled Class A-1 (AAA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

Series Closing Date

     107,200,000  

10/20/2025

     107,155,333  

11/20/2025

     107,110,667  

12/20/2025

     107,066,000  

1/20/2026

     107,021,333  

2/20/2026

     106,976,667  

3/20/2026

     106,932,000  

4/20/2026

     106,887,333  

5/20/2026

     106,842,667  

6/20/2026

     106,798,000  

7/20/2026

     106,753,333  

8/20/2026

     106,708,667  

9/20/2026

     106,664,000  

10/20/2026

     106,619,333  

11/20/2026

     106,574,667  

12/20/2026

     106,530,000  

1/20/2027

     106,485,333  

2/20/2027

     106,440,667  

3/20/2027

     106,396,000  

4/20/2027

     106,351,333  

5/20/2027

     106,306,667  

6/20/2027

     106,262,000  

7/20/2027

     106,217,333  

8/20/2027

     106,172,667  

9/20/2027

     106,128,000  

10/20/2027

     106,083,333  

11/20/2027

     106,038,666  

12/20/2027

     105,994,000  

1/20/2028

     105,949,333  

2/20/2028

     105,904,666  

3/20/2028

     105,859,999  

4/20/2028

     105,815,332  

5/20/2028

     105,770,666  

6/20/2028

     105,725,999  

7/20/2028

     105,681,332  

8/20/2028

     105,636,665  

9/20/2028

     105,591,998  

10/20/2028

     105,547,332  

11/20/2028

     105,502,665  

12/20/2028

     105,457,998  

1/20/2029

     105,413,331  

2/20/2029

     105,368,664  

3/20/2029

     105,323,998  

4/20/2029

     105,279,331  

5/20/2029

     105,234,664  

6/20/2029

     105,189,997  

7/20/2029

     105,145,330  

8/20/2029

     105,100,664  

 

III-N-1


Date

   Scheduled Class A-1 (AAA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

9/20/2029

     105,055,997  

10/20/2029

     105,011,330  

11/20/2029

     104,966,663  

12/20/2029

     104,921,996  

1/20/2030

     104,877,330  

2/20/2030

     104,832,663  

3/20/2030

     104,787,996  

4/20/2030

     104,743,329  

5/20/2030

     104,698,662  

6/20/2030

     104,653,996  

7/20/2030

     104,609,329  

8/20/2030

     104,564,662  

9/20/2030

     —   

 

III-N-2


SCHEDULE III-H

SERIES 2025-1 CLASS A-2 (AAA) NOTES

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Date

   Scheduled Class A-2 (AAA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

Series Closing Date

     268,000,000  

10/20/2025

     267,888,334  

11/20/2025

     267,776,667  

12/20/2025

     267,665,000  

1/20/2026

     267,553,334  

2/20/2026

     267,441,667  

3/20/2026

     267,330,000  

4/20/2026

     267,218,334  

5/20/2026

     267,106,667  

6/20/2026

     266,995,000  

7/20/2026

     266,883,334  

8/20/2026

     266,771,667  

9/20/2026

     266,660,000  

10/20/2026

     266,548,334  

11/20/2026

     266,436,667  

12/20/2026

     266,325,000  

1/20/2027

     266,213,334  

2/20/2027

     266,101,667  

3/20/2027

     265,990,000  

4/20/2027

     265,878,334  

5/20/2027

     265,766,667  

6/20/2027

     265,655,000  

7/20/2027

     265,543,334  

8/20/2027

     265,431,667  

9/20/2027

     265,320,000  

10/20/2027

     265,208,333  

11/20/2027

     265,096,666  

12/20/2027

     264,984,999  

1/20/2028

     264,873,332  

2/20/2028

     264,761,665  

3/20/2028

     264,649,998  

4/20/2028

     264,538,331  

5/20/2028

     264,426,664  

6/20/2028

     264,314,997  

7/20/2028

     264,203,330  

8/20/2028

     264,091,663  

9/20/2028

     263,979,996  

10/20/2028

     263,868,329  

11/20/2028

     263,756,662  

12/20/2028

     263,644,995  

1/20/2029

     263,533,328  

2/20/2029

     263,421,661  

3/20/2029

     263,309,994  

4/20/2029

     263,198,327  

5/20/2029

     263,086,660  

6/20/2029

     262,974,993  

7/20/2029

     262,863,326  

8/20/2029

     262,751,659  

 

III-N-1


Date

   Scheduled Class A-2 (AAA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

9/20/2029

     262,639,992  

10/20/2029

     262,528,325  

11/20/2029

     262,416,658  

12/20/2029

     262,304,991  

1/20/2030

     262,193,324  

2/20/2030

     262,081,657  

3/20/2030

     261,969,990  

4/20/2030

     261,858,323  

5/20/2030

     261,746,656  

6/20/2030

     261,634,989  

7/20/2030

     261,523,322  

8/20/2030

     261,411,655  

9/20/2030

     261,299,988  

10/20/2030

     261,188,321  

11/20/2030

     261,076,654  

12/20/2030

     260,964,987  

1/20/2031

     260,853,320  

2/20/2031

     260,741,653  

3/20/2031

     260,629,986  

4/20/2031

     260,518,319  

5/20/2031

     260,406,652  

6/20/2031

     260,294,985  

7/20/2031

     260,183,318  

8/20/2031

     260,071,651  

9/20/2031

     259,959,984  

10/20/2031

     259,848,317  

11/20/2031

     259,736,650  

12/20/2031

     259,624,983  

1/20/2032

     259,513,316  

2/20/2032

     259,401,649  

3/20/2032

     259,289,982  

4/20/2032

     259,178,315  

5/20/2032

     259,066,648  

6/20/2032

     258,954,981  

7/20/2032

     258,843,314  

8/20/2032

     258,731,647  

9/20/2032

     —   

 

III-N-2


SCHEDULE III-I

SERIES 2025-1 CLASS A-3 (AAA) NOTES

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Date

   Scheduled Class A-3 (AAA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

Series Closing Date

     160,800,000  

10/20/2025

     160,733,000  

11/20/2025

     160,666,000  

12/20/2025

     160,599,000  

1/20/2026

     160,532,000  

2/20/2026

     160,465,000  

3/20/2026

     160,398,000  

4/20/2026

     160,331,000  

5/20/2026

     160,264,000  

6/20/2026

     160,197,000  

7/20/2026

     160,130,000  

8/20/2026

     160,063,000  

9/20/2026

     159,996,000  

10/20/2026

     159,929,000  

11/20/2026

     159,862,000  

12/20/2026

     159,795,000  

1/20/2027

     159,728,000  

2/20/2027

     159,661,000  

3/20/2027

     159,594,000  

4/20/2027

     159,527,000  

5/20/2027

     159,460,000  

6/20/2027

     159,393,000  

7/20/2027

     159,326,000  

8/20/2027

     159,259,000  

9/20/2027

     159,192,000  

10/20/2027

     159,125,000  

11/20/2027

     159,058,000  

12/20/2027

     158,990,999  

1/20/2028

     158,923,999  

2/20/2028

     158,856,999  

3/20/2028

     158,789,999  

4/20/2028

     158,722,999  

5/20/2028

     158,655,998  

6/20/2028

     158,588,998  

7/20/2028

     158,521,998  

8/20/2028

     158,454,998  

9/20/2028

     158,387,998  

10/20/2028

     158,320,997  

11/20/2028

     158,253,997  

12/20/2028

     158,186,997  

 

III-N-1


Date

   Scheduled Class A-3 (AAA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

1/20/2029

     158,119,997  

2/20/2029

     158,052,997  

3/20/2029

     157,985,996  

4/20/2029

     157,918,996  

5/20/2029

     157,851,996  

6/20/2029

     157,784,996  

7/20/2029

     157,717,996  

8/20/2029

     157,650,995  

9/20/2029

     157,583,995  

10/20/2029

     157,516,995  

11/20/2029

     157,449,995  

12/20/2029

     157,382,995  

1/20/2030

     157,315,994  

2/20/2030

     157,248,994  

3/20/2030

     157,181,994  

4/20/2030

     157,114,994  

5/20/2030

     157,047,994  

6/20/2030

     156,980,993  

7/20/2030

     156,913,993  

8/20/2030

     156,846,993  

9/20/2030

     156,779,993  

10/20/2030

     156,712,993  

11/20/2030

     156,645,992  

12/20/2030

     156,578,992  

1/20/2031

     156,511,992  

2/20/2031

     156,444,992  

3/20/2031

     156,377,992  

4/20/2031

     156,310,991  

5/20/2031

     156,243,991  

6/20/2031

     156,176,991  

7/20/2031

     156,109,991  

8/20/2031

     156,042,991  

9/20/2031

     155,975,990  

10/20/2031

     155,908,990  

11/20/2031

     155,841,990  

12/20/2031

     155,774,990  

1/20/2032

     155,707,990  

2/20/2032

     155,640,989  

3/20/2032

     155,573,989  

4/20/2032

     155,506,989  

5/20/2032

     155,439,989  

6/20/2032

     155,372,989  

7/20/2032

     155,305,988  

8/20/2032

     155,238,988  

9/20/2032

     155,171,988  

10/20/2032

     155,104,988  

11/20/2032

     155,037,988  

12/20/2032

     154,970,987  

1/20/2033

     154,903,987  

2/20/2033

     154,836,987  

 

III-N-2


Date

   Scheduled Class A-3 (AAA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

3/20/2033

     154,769,987  

4/20/2033

     154,702,987  

5/20/2033

     154,635,986  

6/20/2033

     154,568,986  

7/20/2033

     154,501,986  

8/20/2033

     154,434,986  

9/20/2033

     154,367,986  

10/20/2033

     154,300,985  

11/20/2033

     154,233,985  

12/20/2033

     154,166,985  

1/20/2034

     154,099,985  

2/20/2034

     154,032,985  

3/20/2034

     153,965,984  

4/20/2034

     153,898,984  

5/20/2034

     153,831,984  

6/20/2034

     153,764,984  

7/20/2034

     153,697,984  

8/20/2034

     153,630,983  

9/20/2034

     153,563,983  

10/20/2034

     153,496,983  

11/20/2034

     153,429,983  

12/20/2034

     153,362,983  

1/20/2035

     153,295,982  

2/20/2035

     153,228,982  

3/20/2035

     153,161,982  

4/20/2035

     153,094,982  

5/20/2035

     153,027,982  

6/20/2035

     152,960,981  

7/20/2035

     152,893,981  

8/20/2035

     152,826,981  

9/20/2035

     —   

 

III-N-3


SCHEDULE III-J

SERIES 2025-1 CLASS A-4 (AA) NOTES

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Date

   Scheduled Class A-4 (AA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

Series Closing Date

     17,800,000  

10/20/2025

     17,792,583  

11/20/2025

     17,785,167  

12/20/2025

     17,777,750  

1/20/2026

     17,770,333  

2/20/2026

     17,762,917  

3/20/2026

     17,755,500  

4/20/2026

     17,748,083  

5/20/2026

     17,740,667  

6/20/2026

     17,733,250  

7/20/2026

     17,725,833  

8/20/2026

     17,718,417  

9/20/2026

     17,711,000  

10/20/2026

     17,703,583  

11/20/2026

     17,696,167  

12/20/2026

     17,688,750  

1/20/2027

     17,681,333  

2/20/2027

     17,673,917  

3/20/2027

     17,666,500  

4/20/2027

     17,659,083  

5/20/2027

     17,651,667  

6/20/2027

     17,644,250  

7/20/2027

     17,636,833  

8/20/2027

     17,629,417  

9/20/2027

     17,622,000  

10/20/2027

     17,614,583  

11/20/2027

     17,607,166  

12/20/2027

     17,599,750  

1/20/2028

     17,592,333  

2/20/2028

     17,584,916  

3/20/2028

     17,577,499  

4/20/2028

     17,570,082  

5/20/2028

     17,562,666  

6/20/2028

     17,555,249  

7/20/2028

     17,547,832  

8/20/2028

     17,540,415  

9/20/2028

     17,532,998  

10/20/2028

     17,525,582  

11/20/2028

     17,518,165  

12/20/2028

     17,510,748  

1/20/2029

     17,503,331  

2/20/2029

     17,495,914  

3/20/2029

     17,488,498  

 

III-N-1


Date

   Scheduled Class A-4 (AA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

4/20/2029

     17,481,081  

5/20/2029

     17,473,664  

6/20/2029

     17,466,247  

7/20/2029

     17,458,830  

8/20/2029

     17,451,414  

9/20/2029

     17,443,997  

10/20/2029

     17,436,580  

11/20/2029

     17,429,163  

12/20/2029

     17,421,746  

1/20/2030

     17,414,330  

2/20/2030

     17,406,913  

3/20/2030

     17,399,496  

4/20/2030

     17,392,079  

5/20/2030

     17,384,662  

6/20/2030

     17,377,246  

7/20/2030

     17,369,829  

8/20/2030

     17,362,412  

9/20/2030

     —   

 

III-N-2


SCHEDULE III-K

SERIES 2025-1 CLASS A-5 (AA) NOTES

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Date

   Scheduled Class A-5 (AA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

Series Closing Date

     44,500,000  

10/20/2025

     44,481,459  

11/20/2025

     44,462,917  

12/20/2025

     44,444,375  

1/20/2026

     44,425,834  

2/20/2026

     44,407,292  

3/20/2026

     44,388,750  

4/20/2026

     44,370,209  

5/20/2026

     44,351,667  

6/20/2026

     44,333,125  

7/20/2026

     44,314,584  

8/20/2026

     44,296,042  

9/20/2026

     44,277,500  

10/20/2026

     44,258,959  

11/20/2026

     44,240,417  

12/20/2026

     44,221,875  

1/20/2027

     44,203,334  

2/20/2027

     44,184,792  

3/20/2027

     44,166,250  

4/20/2027

     44,147,709  

5/20/2027

     44,129,167  

6/20/2027

     44,110,625  

7/20/2027

     44,092,084  

8/20/2027

     44,073,542  

9/20/2027

     44,055,000  

10/20/2027

     44,036,458  

11/20/2027

     44,017,916  

12/20/2027

     43,999,374  

1/20/2028

     43,980,832  

2/20/2028

     43,962,290  

3/20/2028

     43,943,748  

4/20/2028

     43,925,206  

5/20/2028

     43,906,664  

6/20/2028

     43,888,122  

7/20/2028

     43,869,580  

8/20/2028

     43,851,038  

9/20/2028

     43,832,496  

10/20/2028

     43,813,954  

11/20/2028

     43,795,412  

12/20/2028

     43,776,870  

1/20/2029

     43,758,328  

2/20/2029

     43,739,786  

3/20/2029

     43,721,244  

4/20/2029

     43,702,702  

 

III-N-3


Date

   Scheduled Class A-5 (AA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

5/20/2029

     43,684,160  

6/20/2029

     43,665,618  

7/20/2029

     43,647,076  

8/20/2029

     43,628,534  

9/20/2029

     43,609,992  

10/20/2029

     43,591,450  

11/20/2029

     43,572,908  

12/20/2029

     43,554,366  

1/20/2030

     43,535,824  

2/20/2030

     43,517,282  

3/20/2030

     43,498,740  

4/20/2030

     43,480,198  

5/20/2030

     43,461,656  

6/20/2030

     43,443,114  

7/20/2030

     43,424,572  

8/20/2030

     43,406,030  

9/20/2030

     43,387,488  

10/20/2030

     43,368,946  

11/20/2030

     43,350,404  

12/20/2030

     43,331,862  

1/20/2031

     43,313,320  

2/20/2031

     43,294,778  

3/20/2031

     43,276,236  

4/20/2031

     43,257,694  

5/20/2031

     43,239,152  

6/20/2031

     43,220,610  

7/20/2031

     43,202,068  

8/20/2031

     43,183,526  

9/20/2031

     43,164,984  

10/20/2031

     43,146,442  

11/20/2031

     43,127,900  

12/20/2031

     43,109,358  

1/20/2032

     43,090,816  

2/20/2032

     43,072,274  

3/20/2032

     43,053,732  

4/20/2032

     43,035,190  

5/20/2032

     43,016,648  

6/20/2032

     42,998,106  

7/20/2032

     42,979,564  

8/20/2032

     42,961,022  

9/20/2032

     —   

 

III-N-4


SCHEDULE III-L

SERIES 2025-1 CLASS A-6 (AA) NOTES

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Date

   Scheduled Class A-6 (AA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

Series Closing Date

     26,700,000  

10/20/2025

     26,688,875  

11/20/2025

     26,677,750  

12/20/2025

     26,666,625  

1/20/2026

     26,655,500  

2/20/2026

     26,644,375  

3/20/2026

     26,633,250  

4/20/2026

     26,622,125  

5/20/2026

     26,611,000  

6/20/2026

     26,599,875  

7/20/2026

     26,588,750  

8/20/2026

     26,577,625  

9/20/2026

     26,566,500  

10/20/2026

     26,555,375  

11/20/2026

     26,544,250  

12/20/2026

     26,533,125  

1/20/2027

     26,522,000  

2/20/2027

     26,510,875  

3/20/2027

     26,499,750  

4/20/2027

     26,488,625  

5/20/2027

     26,477,500  

6/20/2027

     26,466,375  

7/20/2027

     26,455,250  

8/20/2027

     26,444,125  

9/20/2027

     26,433,000  

10/20/2027

     26,421,875  

11/20/2027

     26,410,750  

12/20/2027

     26,399,624  

1/20/2028

     26,388,499  

2/20/2028

     26,377,374  

3/20/2028

     26,366,249  

4/20/2028

     26,355,124  

5/20/2028

     26,343,998  

6/20/2028

     26,332,873  

7/20/2028

     26,321,748  

8/20/2028

     26,310,623  

9/20/2028

     26,299,498  

10/20/2028

     26,288,372  

11/20/2028

     26,277,247  

12/20/2028

     26,266,122  

1/20/2029

     26,254,997  

2/20/2029

     26,243,872  

3/20/2029

     26,232,746  

4/20/2029

     26,221,621  

 

III-N-5


Date

   Scheduled Class A-6 (AA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

5/20/2029

     26,210,496  

6/20/2029

     26,199,371  

7/20/2029

     26,188,246  

8/20/2029

     26,177,120  

9/20/2029

     26,165,995  

10/20/2029

     26,154,870  

11/20/2029

     26,143,745  

12/20/2029

     26,132,620  

1/20/2030

     26,121,494  

2/20/2030

     26,110,369  

3/20/2030

     26,099,244  

4/20/2030

     26,088,119  

5/20/2030

     26,076,994  

6/20/2030

     26,065,868  

7/20/2030

     26,054,743  

8/20/2030

     26,043,618  

9/20/2030

     26,032,493  

10/20/2030

     26,021,368  

11/20/2030

     26,010,242  

12/20/2030

     25,999,117  

1/20/2031

     25,987,992  

2/20/2031

     25,976,867  

3/20/2031

     25,965,742  

4/20/2031

     25,954,616  

5/20/2031

     25,943,491  

6/20/2031

     25,932,366  

7/20/2031

     25,921,241  

8/20/2031

     25,910,116  

9/20/2031

     25,898,990  

10/20/2031

     25,887,865  

11/20/2031

     25,876,740  

12/20/2031

     25,865,615  

1/20/2032

     25,854,490  

2/20/2032

     25,843,364  

3/20/2032

     25,832,239  

4/20/2032

     25,821,114  

5/20/2032

     25,809,989  

6/20/2032

     25,798,864  

7/20/2032

     25,787,738  

8/20/2032

     25,776,613  

9/20/2032

     25,765,488  

10/20/2032

     25,754,363  

11/20/2032

     25,743,238  

12/20/2032

     25,732,112  

1/20/2033

     25,720,987  

2/20/2033

     25,709,862  

3/20/2033

     25,698,737  

4/20/2033

     25,687,612  

5/20/2033

     25,676,486  

6/20/2033

     25,665,361  

 

III-N-6


Date

   Scheduled Class A-6 (AA)
Principal Balance ($)
 

7/20/2033

     25,654,236  

8/20/2033

     25,643,111  

9/20/2033

     25,631,986  

10/20/2033

     25,620,860  

11/20/2033

     25,609,735  

12/20/2033

     25,598,610  

1/20/2034

     25,587,485  

2/20/2034

     25,576,360  

3/20/2034

     25,565,234  

4/20/2034

     25,554,109  

5/20/2034

     25,542,984  

6/20/2034

     25,531,859  

7/20/2034

     25,520,734  

8/20/2034

     25,509,608  

9/20/2034

     25,498,483  

10/20/2034

     25,487,358  

11/20/2034

     25,476,233  

12/20/2034

     25,465,108  

1/20/2035

     25,453,982  

2/20/2035

     25,442,857  

3/20/2035

     25,431,732  

4/20/2035

     25,420,607  

5/20/2035

     25,409,482  

6/20/2035

     25,398,356  

7/20/2035

     25,387,231  

8/20/2035

     25,376,106  

9/20/2035

     —   

 

III-N-7


SCHEDULE III-M

SERIES 2025-1 CLASS B NOTES

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Date

   Scheduled Class B
Principal Balance ($)
 

Series Closing Date

     20,000,000  

10/20/2025

     20,000,000  

11/20/2025

     20,000,000  

12/20/2025

     20,000,000  

1/20/2026

     20,000,000  

2/20/2026

     20,000,000  

3/20/2026

     20,000,000  

4/20/2026

     20,000,000  

5/20/2026

     20,000,000  

6/20/2026

     20,000,000  

7/20/2026

     20,000,000  

8/20/2026

     20,000,000  

9/20/2026

     20,000,000  

10/20/2026

     20,000,000  

11/20/2026

     20,000,000  

12/20/2026

     20,000,000  

1/20/2027

     20,000,000  

2/20/2027

     20,000,000  

3/20/2027

     20,000,000  

4/20/2027

     20,000,000  

5/20/2027

     20,000,000  

6/20/2027

     20,000,000  

7/20/2027

     20,000,000  

8/20/2027

     20,000,000  

9/20/2027

     20,000,000  

10/20/2027

     20,000,000  

11/20/2027

     20,000,000  

12/20/2027

     20,000,000  

1/20/2028

     20,000,000  

2/20/2028

     20,000,000  

3/20/2028

     20,000,000  

4/20/2028

     20,000,000  

5/20/2028

     20,000,000  

6/20/2028

     20,000,000  

7/20/2028

     20,000,000  

8/20/2028

     20,000,000  

9/20/2028

     20,000,000  

10/20/2028

     20,000,000  

11/20/2028

     20,000,000  

12/20/2028

     20,000,000  

1/20/2029

     20,000,000  

2/20/2029

     20,000,000  

3/20/2029

     20,000,000  

 

III-N-1


Date

   Scheduled Class B
Principal Balance ($)
 

4/20/2029

     20,000,000  

5/20/2029

     20,000,000  

6/20/2029

     20,000,000  

7/20/2029

     20,000,000  

8/20/2029

     20,000,000  

9/20/2029

     20,000,000  

10/20/2029

     20,000,000  

11/20/2029

     20,000,000  

12/20/2029

     20,000,000  

1/20/2030

     20,000,000  

2/20/2030

     20,000,000  

3/20/2030

     20,000,000  

4/20/2030

     20,000,000  

5/20/2030

     20,000,000  

6/20/2030

     20,000,000  

7/20/2030

     20,000,000  

8/20/2030

     20,000,000  

9/20/2030

     20,000,000  

10/20/2030

     20,000,000  

11/20/2030

     20,000,000  

12/20/2030

     20,000,000  

1/20/2031

     20,000,000  

2/20/2031

     20,000,000  

3/20/2031

     20,000,000  

4/20/2031

     20,000,000  

5/20/2031

     20,000,000  

6/20/2031

     20,000,000  

7/20/2031

     20,000,000  

8/20/2031

     20,000,000  

9/20/2031

     20,000,000  

10/20/2031

     20,000,000  

11/20/2031

     20,000,000  

12/20/2031

     20,000,000  

1/20/2032

     20,000,000  

2/20/2032

     20,000,000  

3/20/2032

     20,000,000  

4/20/2032

     20,000,000  

5/20/2032

     20,000,000  

6/20/2032

     20,000,000  

7/20/2032

     20,000,000  

8/20/2032

     20,000,000  

9/20/2032

     20,000,000  

10/20/2032

     20,000,000  

11/20/2032

     20,000,000  

12/20/2032

     20,000,000  

1/20/2033

     20,000,000  

2/20/2033

     20,000,000  

3/20/2033

     20,000,000  

4/20/2033

     20,000,000  

5/20/2033

     20,000,000  

 

III-N-2


Date

   Scheduled Class B
Principal Balance ($)
 

6/20/2033

     20,000,000  

7/20/2033

     20,000,000  

8/20/2033

     20,000,000  

9/20/2033

     20,000,000  

10/20/2033

     20,000,000  

11/20/2033

     20,000,000  

12/20/2033

     20,000,000  

1/20/2034

     20,000,000  

2/20/2034

     20,000,000  

3/20/2034

     20,000,000  

4/20/2034

     20,000,000  

5/20/2034

     20,000,000  

6/20/2034

     20,000,000  

7/20/2034

     20,000,000  

8/20/2034

     20,000,000  

9/20/2034

     20,000,000  

10/20/2034

     20,000,000  

11/20/2034

     20,000,000  

12/20/2034

     20,000,000  

1/20/2035

     20,000,000  

2/20/2035

     20,000,000  

3/20/2035

     20,000,000  

4/20/2035

     20,000,000  

5/20/2035

     20,000,000  

6/20/2035

     20,000,000  

7/20/2035

     20,000,000  

8/20/2035

     20,000,000  

9/20/2035

     —   

 

III-N-3

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

 

 
 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of September 29, 2025

by and among

STORE CAPITAL LLC

as Borrower,

THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO

AND THEIR ASSIGNEES UNDER SECTION 13.5,

as Lenders,

and

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Administrative Agent

 

 

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC., BOFA SECURITIES, INC., CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION, RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, TRUIST SECURITIES, INC. and JPMORGAN CHASE

BANK, N.A.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers,

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC., BOFA SECURITIES, INC., CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION, RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, TRUIST SECURITIES, INC. and JPMORGAN CHASE

BANK, N.A.,

as Joint Bookrunners,

BOFA SECURITIES, INC., CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, RBC CAPITAL

MARKETS and TRUIST BANK

as Co-Syndication Agents,

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Documentation Agent

 

 
 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Article I. Definitions      1  
   Section 1.1. Definitions      1  
   Section 1.2. General; References to Eastern Time; GAAP      41  
   Section 1.3. Rates      42  
   Section 1.4. Divisions      43  
Article II. Credit Facility      43  
   Section 2.1. Revolving Loans      43  
   Section 2.2. Term Loans      44  
   Section 2.3. [Reserved]      46  
   Section 2.4. Letters of Credit      46  
   Section 2.5. Swingline Loans      51  
   Section 2.6. Rates and Payment of Interest on Loans      53  
   Section 2.7. Number of Interest Periods      54  
   Section 2.8. Repayment of Loans      54  
   Section 2.9. Prepayments      54  
   Section 2.10. Continuation      55  
   Section 2.11. Conversion      55  
   Section 2.12. Notes      56  
   Section 2.13. Voluntary Reductions of the Commitments      56  
   Section 2.14. Extensions of the Revolving Termination Date and the Tranche A-2 Term Loan Termination Date      57  
   Section 2.15. Expiration Date of Letters of Credit Past Revolving Commitment Termination      58  
   Section 2.16. Amount Limitations      58  
   Section 2.17. Incremental Facilities      58  
   Section 2.18. Funds Transfer Disbursements      60  
   Section 2.19. Temporary Inability to Determine Rates      61  
Article III. Payments, Fees and Other General Provisions      61  
   Section 3.1. Payments      61  
   Section 3.2. Pro Rata Treatment      62  
   Section 3.3. Sharing of Payments, Etc.      63  
   Section 3.4. Several Obligations      63  
   Section 3.5. Fees      63  
   Section 3.6. Computations      64  
   Section 3.7. Usury      64  
   Section 3.8. Statements of Account; Bill Lead Date Request      65  
   Section 3.9. Defaulting Lenders      65  
   Section 3.10. Taxes      69  
Article IV. Eligibility of Assets      73  
   Section 4.1. Eligibility of Assets      73  
   Section 4.2. Termination of Designation as Unencumbered Asset      73  
Article V. Yield Protection, Etc.      73  
   Section 5.1. Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy      73  
   Section 5.2. Benchmark Replacement Setting      75  
   Section 5.3. Illegality      77  

 

- i -


   Section 5.4. Compensation      77  
   Section 5.5. Treatment of Affected Loans      77  
   Section 5.6. Affected Lenders      78  
   Section 5.7. Change of Lending Office      79  
Article VI. Conditions Precedent      79  
   Section 6.1. Initial Conditions Precedent      79  
   Section 6.2. Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit      81  
Article VII. Representations and Warranties      82  
   Section 7.1. Representations and Warranties      82  
   Section 7.2. Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc.      88  
Article VIII. Affirmative Covenants      88  
   Section 8.1. Preservation of Existence and Similar Matters      88  
   Section 8.2. Compliance with Applicable Law      88  
   Section 8.3. Maintenance of Property      89  
   Section 8.4. Conduct of Business      89  
   Section 8.5. Insurance      89  
   Section 8.6. Payment of Taxes and Claims      89  
   Section 8.7. Books and Records; Inspections      89  
   Section 8.8. Use of Proceeds      90  
   Section 8.9. Environmental Matters      90  
   Section 8.10. Further Assurances      91  
   Section 8.11. Material Contracts      91  
   Section 8.12. REIT Status      91  
   Section 8.13. [Reserved]      91  
   Section 8.14. Guarantors      91  
Article IX. Information      92  
   Section 9.1. Quarterly Financial Statements      92  
   Section 9.2. Year-End Statements      93  
   Section 9.3. Compliance Certificate      93  
   Section 9.4. Other Information      93  
   Section 9.5. Electronic Delivery of Certain Information      94  
   Section 9.6. Public/Private Information      95  
   Section 9.7. USA Patriot Act Notice; Beneficial Ownership Regulation Notice; Compliance      95  
Article X. Negative Covenants      96  
   Section 10.1. Financial Covenants      96  
   Section 10.2. Negative Pledge      97  
   Section 10.3. Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers      97  
   Section 10.4. Merger, Consolidation, Sales of Assets, Acquisitions and Other Investments      98  
   Section 10.5. Plans      99  
   Section 10.6. Fiscal Year      99  
   Section 10.7. Modifications of Organizational Documents and Material Contracts      99  
   Section 10.8. Transactions with Affiliates      99  
   Section 10.9. Derivatives Contracts      100  
   Section 10.10. Line of Business      100  
   Section 10.11. Terrorism Sanctions Regulations      100  

 

- ii -


Article XI. Default      101  
   Section 11.1. Events of Default      101  
   Section 11.2. Remedies Upon Event of Default      104  
   Section 11.3. [Reserved]      105  
   Section 11.4. Marshaling; Payments Set Aside      105  
   Section 11.5. Allocation of Proceeds      105  
   Section 11.6. Letter of Credit Collateral Account      106  
   Section 11.7. Performance by Administrative Agent      108  
   Section 11.8. Rights Cumulative      108  
Article XII. The Administrative Agent      108  
   Section 12.1. Appointment and Authorization      108  
   Section 12.2. Administrative Agent’s Reliance      109  
   Section 12.3. Notice of Events of Default      110  
   Section 12.4. Administrative Agent as Lender      110  
   Section 12.5. Approvals of Lenders      111  
   Section 12.6. Indemnification of Administrative Agent      111  
   Section 12.7. Lender Credit Decision, Etc.      112  
   Section 12.8. Successor Administrative Agent      113  
   Section 12.9. Titled Agents      114  
   Section 12.10. Specified Derivatives Contracts      114  
   Section 12.11. Lender Benefit Plan Representations      114  
   Section 12.12. Erroneous Payments      115  
Article XIII. Miscellaneous      118  
   Section 13.1. Notices      118  
   Section 13.2. Expenses      120  
   Section 13.3. Setoff      121  
   Section 13.4. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Other Waivers      121  
   Section 13.5. Successors and Assigns      123  
   Section 13.6. Amendments and Waivers      127  
   Section 13.7. Nonliability of Administrative Agent and Lenders      129  
   Section 13.8. Confidentiality      130  
   Section 13.9. Indemnification      131  
   Section 13.10. Termination; Survival      132  
   Section 13.11. Severability of Provisions      133  
   Section 13.12. GOVERNING LAW      133  
   Section 13.13. Counterparts; Electronic Execution of Documents      133  
   Section 13.14. Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties and Subsidiaries      134  
   Section 13.15. Independence of Representations, Warranties and Covenants      134  
   Section 13.16. Limitation of Liability      134  
   Section 13.17. Entire Agreement      134  
   Section 13.18. Construction      134  
   Section 13.19. Headings      13  
   Section 13.20. Amendment and Restatement      135  
   Section 13.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions      135  
   Section 13.22. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs      136  

 

- iii -


EXHIBIT A    Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT B    [Reserved]
EXHIBIT C    [Reserved]
EXHIBIT D    [Reserved]
EXHIBIT E    Form of Guaranty
EXHIBIT F    Form of Notice of Continuation
EXHIBIT G    Form of Notice of Conversion
EXHIBIT H    Form of Notice of Borrowing
EXHIBIT I    Form of Notice of Swingline Borrowing
EXHIBIT J    [Reserved]
EXHIBIT K    Form of Revolving Note
EXHIBIT L    Form of Swingline Note
EXHIBIT M    Form of Term Note
EXHIBIT N    Form of Unencumbered Asset Certificate
EXHIBIT O    [Reserved]
EXHIBIT P    [Reserved]
EXHIBIT Q    [Reserved]
EXHIBITS R    Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
EXHIBIT S    Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT T    Form of Closing Certificate

 

- iv -


THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of September 29, 2025 by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), each of the financial institutions party hereto as a Lender, and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2023 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof and as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders and KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent.

WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders desire to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in order to make available to the Borrower (a) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1,250,000,000, which will include a $200,000,000 swingline subfacility and a $75,000,000 letter of credit subfacility, and (b) senior unsecured term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,650,000,000, in each case, on the terms and conditions contained herein.

WHEREAS, the Borrower intends to continue, modify and/or refinance (a) all of the Initial Term Loans (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) (the “Existing Initial Term Loans”) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement with the proceeds of the Tranche A-1 Term Loans (as hereinafter defined) and (b) all of the 2023 Incremental Term Loans (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) (the “Existing 2023 Incremental Term Loans”; and together with the Existing Initial Term Loans, the “Existing Term Loans”) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement with the proceeds of the Tranche A-2 Term Loans (as hereinafter defined).

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

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions.

In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this Agreement:

Accession Agreement” means an Accession Agreement substantially in the form of Annex I to the Guaranty.

Additional Costs” has the meaning given that term in Section 5.1.(b).

Administrative Agent” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Administrative Questionnaire” means the Administrative Questionnaire completed by each Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders from time to time.

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


Affected Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 5.6.

Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any Lender be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Borrower.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Agreement Date” means September 29, 2025.

Amendment and Restatement Date Refinancing” means the refinancing (including by modification or conversion) of the Existing Term Loans and the Existing Revolving Loans on the Agreement Date.

Anti-Corruption Laws” means all Applicable Laws of any jurisdiction concerning or relating to bribery, corruption or money laundering, including without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

Anti-Terrorism Laws” has the meaning given that term in Section 7.1(y).

Applicable Law” means, as to any Person, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders, and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities applicable to such Person, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

Applicable Margin” means, (a) as to any SOFR Loan or Base Rate Loan that is a Tranche A-1 Term Loan or a Tranche A-2 Term Loan, the Applicable Margin (Rating), (b) as to any SOFR Loan or Base Rate Loan that is a Revolving Loan, the Applicable Margin (Ratio), and following the Borrower’s one-time irrevocable written election delivered to the Administrative Agent at a time when the Borrower has an Investment Grade Rating, the Applicable Margin (Rating) and (c) as to any Class of Incremental Term Loans, as set forth in the Incremental Amendment establishing such Class.

Applicable Margin (Rating)” means, as to any SOFR Loan or Base Rate Loan of a particular Class, the percentage rates set forth in the table below for the applicable Class corresponding to the level (each, a “Level”) into which the Borrower’s Credit Rating then falls. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary (other than as set forth in the immediately succeeding two sentences), (1) if at any time the Borrower has two applicable Credit Ratings and at least one Credit Rating is Baa2 (or higher) from Moody’s or BBB (or higher) from S&P, the Applicable Margin (Rating) shall be the rate per annum applicable to the highest applicable Credit Rating; provided that if the highest applicable Credit Rating and the lowest applicable Credit Rating are more than one Level apart (e.g. Baa1 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P or Fitch), the Applicable Margin (Rating) shall be the rate per annum applicable to applicable Credit Rating that is one Level below the highest applicable Credit Rating, (2) if at any time the Borrower has three applicable Credit Ratings, and at least two are Baa2 or BBB (or higher) and such applicable Credit Ratings are split, then: (A) if the difference between the highest and the lowest such applicable Credit Ratings is one Level (e.g. Baa2 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P or Fitch), the Applicable Margin (Rating) shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the highest of the applicable Credit Ratings were used; and (B) if the difference between such applicable Credit Ratings is two Levels (e.g. Baa1 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P

 

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or Fitch) or more, the Applicable Margin (Rating) shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the average of the two highest applicable Credit Ratings were used, provided that if such average is not a recognized Level, then the Applicable Margin (Rating) shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the second highest applicable Credit Rating of the three were used and (3) if at any time the Borrower has only one applicable Credit Rating (and such credit rating is from Moody’s or S&P), the Applicable Margin (Rating) shall be the rate per annum applicable to such applicable Credit Rating. If the Borrower does not have an applicable Credit Rating from Moody’s and does not have an applicable Credit Rating from S&P, the Applicable Margin (Rating) shall be the rate per annum applicable to Level 6. Notwithstanding the foregoing (unless the Applicable Margin would otherwise be determined based on Level 1 or Level 2), if and for so long as (i) the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio set forth in the most recently delivered Compliance Certificate is either (x) equal to or less than 35.0% or, (y) greater than 35.0% but less than or equal to 37.5% with respect to not more than one fiscal quarter following a period in which the condition described in clause (x) was satisfied, and (ii) the applicable Credit Rating of the Borrower as determined in accordance with the foregoing provisions would otherwise be Level 4, then the Applicable Margin (Rating) shall be determined based on Level 3.

 

Level

  

Credit Rating

  

Applicable
Margin for
Tranche A-1

Term Loans
and Tranche

A-2 Term

Loans that

are SOFR

Loans

  

Applicable
Margin for
Tranche A-1

Term Loans

and Tranche

A-2 Term
Loans that are
Base Rate

Loans

  

Applicable
Margin for
Revolving
Loans that are
SOFR Loans

  

Applicable
Margin for
Revolving
Loans that are
Base Rate

Loans

  

Letter of

Credit Fees

1

   At Least A or A2    0.75%    0.00%    0.70%    0.00%    0.70%

2

   At Least A- or A3    0.80%    0.00%    0.725%    0.00%    0.725%

3

   At Least BBB+ or Baa1    0.85%    0.00%    0.775%    0.00%    0.775%

4

   At Least BBB or Baa2    0.95%    0.00%    0.85%    0.00%    0.85%

5

   At Least BBB- or Baa3    1.20%    0.20%    1.05%    0.05%    1.05%

6

   Below BBB- and Baa3    1.60%    0.60%    1.40%    0.40%    1.40%

 

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Any election by Borrower for the Applicable Margin (Rating) to apply and any change in the Borrower’s Credit Rating which would cause the Applicable Margin (Rating) to be determined based on a different Level shall be effective as of the first day of the first calendar month immediately following receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice delivered by the Borrower in accordance with Section 9.4(n) that the Borrower’s Credit Rating has changed; provided, however, if the Borrower has not delivered the notice required by such Section, but the Administrative Agent becomes aware that the Borrower’s Credit Rating has changed, then the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, adjust the Level effective as of the first day of the first calendar month following the date the Administrative Agent becomes aware that the Borrower’s Credit Rating has changed. The provisions of this definition shall be subject to Section 2.6(c).

Applicable Margin (Ratio)” means, as to any SOFR Loan or Base Rate Loan of a particular Class, the percentage rates set forth in the table below for the applicable Class corresponding to the level (each a “Ratio Level”) into which the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio then falls. Any change in Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio after the Agreement Date which would cause the Applicable Margin to be determined based on a different Ratio Level shall be effective as of the first day of the first calendar month immediately following receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Compliance Certificate delivered by the Borrower in accordance with Section 9.3; provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then Ratio Level 6 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the later of (x) the first day of the first calendar month immediately following the date when such Compliance Certificate was due in accordance with Section 9.3 and (y) the date that is three (3) Business Days following the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered. As of the Agreement Date, prior to the delivery of a Compliance Certificate in accordance with Section 9.3, the Applicable Margin for the Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Fees shall be determined based on Ratio Level 3. The provisions of this definition shall be subject to Section 2.6(c).

 

Ratio Level   

Consolidated Total

Leverage Ratio

   Applicable Margin
for Revolving
Loans that are
SOFR Loans
    Applicable Margin for
Revolving Loans that
are Base Rate Loans
    Letter of
Credit Fees
 
1    Less than or equal to 35%      1.00     0.00     1.00
2    Greater than 35%, less than or equal to 40%      1.05     0.05     1.05
3    Greater than 40%, less than or equal to 45%      1.10     0.10     1.10
4    Greater than 45%, less than or equal to 50%      1.20     0.20     1.20
5    Greater than 50%, less than or equal to 55%      1.25     0.25     1.25
6    Greater than 55%      1.45     0.45     1.45

 

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Applicable Revolving Facility Fee” means the percentage rate set forth in the table below corresponding to the Level or Ratio Level, as applicable, at which the Applicable Margin (Rating) or Applicable Margin (Ratio), as then applicable, is determined in accordance with the definition thereof:

 

Level

   Applicable
Revolving
Facility Fee -Ratio
    Applicable
Revolving
Facility Fee -Rating
 

1

     0.15     0.10

2

     0.15     0.125

3

     0.20     0.15

4

     0.20     0.20

5

     0.30     0.25

6

     0.30     0.30

Any change in the applicable Level or Ratio Level at which the Applicable Margin (Rating) or Applicable Margin (Ratio), as then applicable, is determined shall result in a corresponding and simultaneous change in the Applicable Revolving Facility Fee. The provisions of this definition shall be subject to Section 2.6(c).

Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered, advised, serviced or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of any entity that administers, advises, sub-advises, services or manages a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender.

Asset” means, unless otherwise specifically limited, real or personal property of any kind, tangible or intangible, choate or inchoate (including, without limitation, any Property or Real Estate).

Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 13.5), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, 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 Section 5.2(d).

 

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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 the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended.

Base Rate” means, at any time, the highest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%, (c) Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect on such day plus 1.0% and (d) 1.0%. Each change in the Base Rate shall take effect as of 12:01 a.m. on the Business Day on which such change or changes in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or Term SOFR, respectively, becomes effective, without notice or demand of any kind.

Base Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan or Term Loan (or any portion thereof) bearing interest at a rate based on the Base Rate.

Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to (i) any Daily Simple SOFR Loan, Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) any Term SOFR Loan, Term SOFR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to Daily Simple SOFR or Term SOFR, as applicable, 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 Section 5.2. Any reference to “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.

Benchmark Replacement” means with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event for any Available Tenor for the then-current Benchmark, the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for such Benchmark giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (B) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for such Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, if any; provided that, if such Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the applicable Floor, such Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the applicable Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of any then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities.

 

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

(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness, will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.

For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) 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 then-current Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events:

(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the 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);

(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) 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); or

(c) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.

 

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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 Transition Start Date” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the ninetieth (90th) day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than ninety (90) days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).

Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark, the period (if any) (i) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to such Benchmark has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 5.2 and (ii) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 5.2.

Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership 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 (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

Bill Lead Date” has the meaning given that term in Section 3.8(b).

Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof and shall include the Borrower’s successors and permitted assigns.

Borrower Information” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.6(c).

Breakage Costs” means the actual cost incurred (or reasonably expected to be incurred) by any Lender, including, without limitation, actual costs incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to fund its SOFR Loans, (a) with respect to Term SOFR Loans, as a result of (i) the payment or prepayment of any principal of any Term SOFR Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or an optional or mandatory prepayment of such Loans), (ii) the Conversion of any Term SOFR Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (iii) the failure to borrow, Convert, Continue or prepay any Term SOFR Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice is revoked in accordance therewith), or (iv) the assignment of any Term SOFR Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower in accordance herewith, and (b) with respect to Daily Simple SOFR Loans, as a result of (i) the payment or prepayment of any principal of any Daily Simple SOFR Loan other than on the interest payment date

 

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applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or an optional or mandatory prepayment of such Loans), (ii) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Daily Simple SOFR Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice is revoked in accordance therewith), or (iii) the assignment of any Daily Simple SOFR Loan other than on the interest payment date applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower in accordance herewith.

Business Day” means any day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday) on which banks in Cleveland, Ohio and New York, New York, are open for the conduct of their commercial banking business; provided that in relation to any SOFR Loan and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any such SOFR Loan, such day is also a U.S. Government Securities Business Day. Unless specifically referenced in this Agreement as a Business Day, all references to “days” shall be to calendar days.

Capitalized Lease Obligations” means obligations under a lease (or other similar arrangement conveying the right to use property) to pay rent or other similar amounts 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 a balance sheet of the applicable Person prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the applicable date.

Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, as collateral for Letter of Credit Liabilities or obligations of Revolving Lenders to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Liabilities, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

Cash Equivalents” means (a) securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any of its agencies with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; (b) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired issued by any Lender (or bank holding company owning any Lender) or any other United States federal or state chartered commercial bank, or a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, acting through a branch or agency, which bank has capital and unimpaired surplus in excess of $500,000,000 and which bank or its holding company has a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-2 or the equivalent by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent by Moody’s; (c) reverse repurchase agreements with terms of not more than seven days from the date acquired, for securities of the type described in clause (a) above and entered into only with commercial banks having the qualifications described in clause (b) above; (d) commercial paper issued by any Lender (or bank holding company owning any Lender) or any other Person incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, in each case with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; and (e) investments in money market funds which have net assets of at least $500,000,000 and whose assets consist primarily of securities and other obligations of the type described in clauses (a) through (d) above.

Cash Revenues” means, for any calculation date, the base rent and interest, annualized based on contract rates in effect as of such calculation date, for all leases, loans, notes and direct financing receivables (and similar revenue streams) in place as of that date.

 

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Class” (a) when used with respect to a Commitment, refers to a Revolving Commitment, (b) when used with respect to a Loan, refers to whether such Loan is a Revolving Loan, a Tranche A-1 Term Loan, a Tranche A-2 Term Loan or an Incremental Term Loan of a particular tranche and (c) when used with respect to a Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments.

Co-Syndication Agents” means, collectively, BofA Securities, Inc., Capital One, National Association, RBC Capital Markets and Truist Bank, in their capacities as co-syndication agents for the credit facilities under this Agreement.

Commitment” means, as to a Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Compliance Certificate” has the meaning given that term in Section 9.3.

Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of any Benchmark or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides in consultation with the Borrower may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).

Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Consolidated” means with reference to any term defined herein, that term as applied to the accounts of a Person and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA” means with respect to any period, an amount equal to the EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a Consolidated basis.

Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, on any date of determination, for the period of four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period (both expensed and capitalized), plus (b) all of the scheduled payments of principal due and payable with respect to Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period, other than (x) any balloon, bullet or similar principal payment which repays such Indebtedness in full and (y) any voluntary full or partial prepayments prior to stated maturity thereof, plus (c) all Preferred Distributions paid during such period, plus (d) the scheduled imputed principal payment on any Capitalized Lease Obligations. Such Person’s Equity Percentage in the fixed charges referred to above of its Unconsolidated Affiliates shall be included in the determination of Consolidated Fixed Charges.

 

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Consolidated Interest Expense” means, on any date of determination, without duplication, (a) total Interest Expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for the period of determination, plus (b) such Person’s Equity Percentage of Interest Expense of its Unconsolidated Affiliates for such period.

Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the undepreciated cost of all assets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries minus goodwill, write downs and impairments, calculated on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value will be adjusted to include an amount equal to the Equity Percentage of the Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value attributable to the assets owned by the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Unconsolidated Affiliates, calculated in the same manner as above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that more than 25.0% of the Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value would be attributable in the aggregate to (i) Unimproved Land and Development Property, (ii) non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates and (iii) Mortgage Note Receivables secured by completed commercial single tenant income producing properties and other secured and unsecured note receivables relating to loans with customers, such excess shall be excluded.

Consolidated Total Adjusted Unencumbered Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of:

(a) with respect to each Qualifying Note Receivable that is an Unencumbered Asset, an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of such Qualifying Note Receivable; plus

(b) with respect to Unencumbered Assets that are not subject to a Qualifying Note Receivable and are not Hybrid Leases or Hybrid Mortgages, the undepreciated cost (minus goodwill, write downs and impairments) of such Unencumbered Asset as determined in accordance with GAAP; plus

(c) for Unencumbered Assets that are Hybrid Leases and are not subject to a Qualifying Note Receivable, the sum of (x) the undepreciated cost (minus goodwill, write downs and impairments) of such Unencumbered Asset (excluding Improvements) as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (y) the outstanding principal balance of the Hybrid Mortgage corresponding to such Unencumbered Asset.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) to the extent that more than (i) 10.0% of the Consolidated Total Adjusted Unencumbered Asset Value would be attributable to Qualifying Note Receivables, such excess shall be excluded, (ii) 10.0% of the Consolidated Total Adjusted Unencumbered Asset Value would be attributable to Development Properties, Unimproved Land and Future Advance Properties, such excess shall be excluded and (iii) 15.0% of the Consolidated Total Adjusted Unencumbered Asset Value would be attributable to Unencumbered Assets for which the related Property is located in Canada, such excess shall be excluded, and (b) in no event shall the amount attributable to the Consolidated Total Adjusted Unencumbered Asset Value from any Hybrid Mortgage or Qualifying Note Receivable exceed the outstanding principal balance of such Hybrid Mortgage or Qualifying Note Receivable, as applicable.

Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ outstanding Indebtedness (determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) plus (ii) the Equity Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Unconsolidated Affiliates.

 

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Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio” means, as at any date of determination, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of such date to (ii) Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value as of such date.

Consolidated Total Secured Indebtedness” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ outstanding Secured Indebtedness (determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) plus (ii) the Equity Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Secured Indebtedness of the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Unconsolidated Affiliates.

Consolidated Total Unsecured Indebtedness” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ outstanding Unsecured Indebtedness (determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) plus (ii) the Equity Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Unconsolidated Affiliates.

Continue”, “Continuation” and “Continued” each refers to the continuation of a Term SOFR Loan from one Interest Period to another Interest Period pursuant to Section 2.10.

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. Any Person who beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower shall be deemed to have “Control”.

Controlled Entity” means any of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower and any of their or the Borrower’s respective Controlled Affiliates.

Convert”, “Conversion” and “Converted” each refers to the conversion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type pursuant to Section 2.11.

Convertible Debt” means any debt securities of the Borrower that are convertible into the capital stock of the Borrower (or convertible into any combination of cash and capital stock of the Borrower based on the value of such capital stock); provided that such capital stock is not Mandatorily Redeemable Stock.

Covered Entity” means any of the following: (a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b), (b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (c) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

Covered Party” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.26(a).

Credit Event” means any of the following: (a) the making (or deemed making) of any Loan, (b) the issuance of a Letter of Credit and (c) the amendment of a Letter of Credit that extends the maturity, or increases the Stated Amount, of such Letter of Credit.

Credit Rating” means a rating as determined by a Credit Rating Agency of the Borrower’s non-credit-enhanced, senior unsecured long-term indebtedness. For purposes of determining the Applicable Margin with respect to the Investment Grade Rating Grid, the Borrower’s Credit Rating shall be determined by S&P, Moody’s and/or Fitch, in accordance with the definition of “Applicable Margin (Rating)”.

 

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Credit Rating Agency” means a nationally recognized credit rating agency that evaluates the financial condition of issuers of debt instruments and then assigns a rating that reflects its assessment of the issuer’s ability to make debt payments.

Daily Simple SOFR” means for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum (rounded in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s customary practice) equal to SOFR for the day (such day, the “SOFR Determination Day”) that is five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days (or such other period as determined by the Administrative Agent based on then prevailing market conventions) 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 and when SOFR for such SOFR Rate Day is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website. If by 5:00 pm (Cleveland, Ohio time) on the second (2nd) U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately following any SOFR Determination Day, SOFR in respect of such SOFR Determination Day has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Daily Simple SOFR has not occurred, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Day will be SOFR as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website; provided, that any SOFR determined pursuant to this sentence shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of Daily Simple SOFR for no more than three (3) consecutive SOFR Rate Days. 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Daily Simple SOFR as so determined for any Class would be less than the Floor for such Class, then Daily Simple SOFR for such Class shall be deemed to be the Floor for such Class for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Daily Simple SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Daily Simple SOFR.

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar Applicable Laws relating to the relief of debtors in the United States of America or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

Default” means any of the events specified in Section 11.1, whether or not there has been satisfied any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both.

Default Right” means the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 3.9(f), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within 2 Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including, with respect to a Revolving Lender, in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within 2 Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any

 

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applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within 3 Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (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 and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America 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 contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 3.9(f)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the Issuing Banks, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.

Derivatives Contract” means any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement. Not in limitation of the foregoing, the term “Derivatives Contract” includes any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement of similar type, including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition, “Derivatives Contract” does not include any Convertible Debt of the Borrower or any indenture or supplement thereto governing the same.

Derivatives Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Derivatives Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement or provision relating thereto, (a) for any date on or after the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the termination amount or value determined in accordance therewith, and (b) for any date prior to the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the then-current mark-to-market value for such Derivatives Contracts, determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in Derivatives Contracts (which may include Chatham Financial, the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Specified Derivatives Provider or any Affiliate of any of them).

Designated Excluded Subsidiary” has the meaning given that term in Section 8.14(a).

 

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Development Property” means a Property currently under development (i) upon which a certificate of occupancy has not been obtained in accordance with Applicable Law and local building and zoning ordinances, (ii) on which the improvements (other than tenant improvements on unoccupied space) related to the development are proceeding to completion without undue delay from permit denial, construction delays or otherwise and have not been substantially completed and (iii) that remains less than one hundred percent (100%) leased to an unaffiliated third party pursuant to a Lease under which rent is currently being paid.

Disclosure Letter” means that certain Disclosure Letter, dated as of the Agreement Date, delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

Disqualified Lenders” means, collectively, (a) Persons identified on the list delivered to the Administrative Agent on or before the Agreement Date, (b) any Person that is a bona fide competitor engaged in the same or a similar line of business as the Borrower or its Subsidiaries that is identified in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, (c) any Affiliates (other than bona fide debt funds that purchase, hold or otherwise invest in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business, other than such debt funds excluded pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this paragraph) of the Persons referred to in clauses (a) or (b) that are identified in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on and after the Agreement Date or that are reasonably identifiable solely on the basis of their name and (d) any Affiliates of the Lenders that are engaged as principals (but not as asset managers) primarily in private equity, mezzanine financing or venture capital; provided that no updates to the list of Disqualified Lenders and their Affiliates shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in respect of the Loans or Commitments from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders. The Borrower hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to post and/or distribute the list of Disqualified Lenders to the Lenders, including any Lenders who desire to only receive “Public Information”.

Distribution” means any (a) dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the holders of that class; (b) redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding other than with another Equity Interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; and (c) payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding other than with another Equity Interest of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Distributions from any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be excluded from this definition.

Documentation Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

EBITDA” means with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period (without duplication): (a) Net Income (or Loss) on a Consolidated basis, in accordance with GAAP, exclusive of the following (but only to the extent included in determination of such Net Income (or Loss)): (i) depreciation and amortization expense; (ii) Interest Expense (including any amounts excluded from the definition of Interest Expense due to being non-cash interest expense); (iii) income tax expense; (iv) fees, costs and expenses incurred during such period in sourcing, investigating, reviewing and making acquisitions and dispositions permitted hereunder (in each case, whether or not completed); (v) extraordinary or non-

 

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recurring gains and losses (including, without limitation, gains and losses on the sale of assets); (vi) distributions to minority owners; (vii) gains and losses resulting from currency exchange effects and hedging arrangements and (viii) other non-cash items to the extent not actually paid as a cash expense; plus (b) such Person’s pro rata share of EBITDA of its Unconsolidated Affiliates as provided below. With respect to Unconsolidated Affiliates, EBITDA attributable to such entities shall be excluded but EBITDA shall include a Person’s Equity Percentage of Net Income (or Loss) from such Unconsolidated Affiliates plus its Equity Percentage of items (i) through (viii) above.

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 Date” means the Agreement Date.

Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 13.5(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) and Section 13.5(g) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 13.5(b)(iii)).

Eligible Ground Lease” means a ground lease containing terms and conditions customarily required by mortgagees making a loan secured by the interest of the holder of the leasehold estate demised pursuant to a ground lease, including without limitation, the following: (a) either (i) such ground lease relates to an Unencumbered Asset leased by the Borrower or an Unencumbered Asset Owner on the Agreement Date and such ground lease is in effect on the Agreement Date or (ii) such ground lease has a remaining term (including any unexercised extension options exercisable at the sole option of the ground lessee) no shorter than the date that is at least 5 years after the latest Termination Date; (b) the right of the lessee to mortgage and encumber its interest in the leased property, and to amend the terms of any such mortgage or encumbrance, in each case, without the consent of the lessor; (c) a customary obligation of the lessor to give the holder of any mortgage Lien on such leased property written notice of any defaults on the part of the lessee and agreement of such lessor that such lease will not be terminated until such holder has had a reasonable opportunity to cure or complete foreclosures, and fails to do so; (d) reasonably acceptable transferability of the lessee’s interest under such lease, including ability to sublease (provided that a provision that if a consent of such ground lessor is required, such consent is subject to either an express reasonableness standard or an objective financial standard for the transferee that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall be deemed acceptable); and (e) acceptable limitations on the use of the leased property.

Employee Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of §3(3) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by Borrower, any Subsidiary, or any member of the ERISA Group, other than a Multiemployer Plan.

 

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Environmental Claims” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, accusations, allegations, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Person in the ordinary course of business and not in response to any third party action or request of any kind) or proceedings relating in any way to any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any and all claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to human health or the environment.

Environmental Laws” means any Applicable Law relating to environmental protection or the manufacture, storage, remediation, disposal or clean-up of Hazardous Materials including, without limitation, the following: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.; National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, any applicable rule of common law and any judicial interpretation thereof relating primarily to the environment or Hazardous Materials, and any analogous or comparable state or local laws, regulations or ordinances that concern Hazardous Materials or protection of the environment.

Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any warrant, option or other right for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, whether or not certificated, any security convertible into or exchangeable for any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrant, right or option for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any other ownership or profit interest in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such share, warrant, option, right or other interest is authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination; provided, however, that “Equity Interest” will not include any Convertible Debt of the Borrower.

Equity Percentage” means the aggregate ownership percentage of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in each Unconsolidated Affiliate, which shall be calculated as the greater of (a) the Borrower’s direct or indirect nominal capital ownership interest in the Unconsolidated Affiliate as set forth in the Unconsolidated Affiliate’s organizational documents, and (b) the Borrower’s direct or indirect economic ownership interest in the Unconsolidated Affiliate reflecting the Borrower’s current allocable share of income and expenses of the Unconsolidated Affiliate.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

ERISA Event” means, with respect to the ERISA Group, (a) a Reportable Event; (b) the withdrawal of a member of the ERISA Group from a Qualified 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 that results in the imposition of material liability under Section 4063 of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) the incurrence by a member of the ERISA Group of any material liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan; (d) the incurrence by any member of the ERISA Group of any material liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Qualified Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) the institution of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Qualified Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the failure

 

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by any member of the ERISA Group to make when due required contributions to a Multiemployer Plan or Qualified Plan unless such failure is cured within 30 days or the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard; (g) any other event or condition that might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Qualified Plan or Multiemployer Plan or the imposition of material liability on any member of the ERISA Group under Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; (h) the receipt by any member of the ERISA Group of any notice or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any member of the ERISA Group of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA), or in “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (i) the imposition of any material liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums upon any member of the ERISA Group or the imposition of any Lien upon any member of the ERISA Group in favor of the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA; or (j) a determination that a Qualified Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303 of ERISA).

ERISA Group” means the Borrower, any Subsidiary and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control, which, together with the Borrower or any Subsidiary, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 12.12(a).

Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 12.12(d)(i).

Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 12.12(d)(i).

Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 12.12(d)(i).

Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 12.12(e).

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” means any of the events specified in Section 11.1, provided that any requirement for notice or lapse of time or any other condition has been satisfied.

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the liability of such Loan Party for or the Guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any liability or guarantee 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) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the liability for or the Guarantee of such Loan Party or the grant of such Lien becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation (such determination being made after giving effect to any applicable keepwell, support or other agreement for the benefit of the applicable Loan Party, including under Section 31 of the Guaranty). 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 Guarantee or Lien is or becomes illegal for the reasons identified in the immediately preceding sentence of this definition.

 

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Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Recipient, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Recipient with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to an Applicable Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Recipient acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 5.6) or (ii) such Recipient (if such Recipient is a Lender) changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.10, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Recipient’s assignor immediately before such Recipient became a party hereto or to such Recipient immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.10(g) and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing 2023 Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning given that term in the recitals hereto.

Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning given that term in the recitals hereto.

Existing Revolving Commitment” means a “Revolving Commitment” under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement.

Existing Revolving Loan” means a “Revolving Loan” under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement.

Existing Initial Term Loans” has the meaning given that term in the recitals hereto.

Existing Term Loans” has the meaning given that term in the recitals hereto.

Existing Note Purchase Agreements” means that certain note purchase agreement dated April 28, 2016, among the Borrower and the purchasers named therein.

Extended Letter of Credit” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.4.(b).

FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue 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) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code and any intergovernmental agreement between a non-U.S. jurisdiction and the United States of America with respect to the foregoing and any law, regulation or practice adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

 

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Fee Letter” means, that certain fee letter dated on or about the Agreement Date, by and among the Borrower, KeyBank National Association and KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc.

Fees” means the fees and commissions provided for or referred to in Section 3.5 and any other fees payable by the Borrower hereunder, under the Fee Letter or under any other Loan Document.

Fitch” means Fitch, Inc., and its successors.

Floor” means, with respect to the Revolving Loans, the Tranche A-1 Term Loans and the Tranche A-2 Term Loans, a rate of interest equal to zero percent (0.00%) per annum. The Floor for each Class of Incremental Term Loans shall be as set forth in the Incremental Amendment establishing such Class.

Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, (a) with respect to each Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities attributable to such Issuing Bank other than Letter of Credit Liabilities as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Lenders or Cash Collateralized by such Defaulting Lender or by the Borrower in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Lenders.

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

Future Advance Property” means an Unencumbered Asset which otherwise satisfies the requirements of this Agreement to be treated as an Unencumbered Asset, but which provides for the future advance of funds to be used by a Tenant at the related Real Estate, which future advances are detailed in the applicable Unencumbered Asset Documents, or if there are no Unencumbered Asset Documents, in a separate disbursement agreement with the Tenant.

G Investor” means GIC (Realty) Private Limited or any Person wholly-owned and controlled (directly and/or indirectly) by GIC (Realty) Private Limited.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (including Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification”) or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States of America, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

 

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Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, all Governmental Authorities.

Governmental Authority” means any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, administrative, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau, commission, board, department or other comparable authority (including, without limitation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank), or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law.

Guaranteed Obligations” means, collectively, (a) the Obligations and (b) all existing or future payment and other obligations owing by any Loan Party under any Specified Derivatives Contract (other than any Excluded Swap Obligation).

Guarantor” means any Person that is a party to the Guaranty as a “Guarantor”.

Guaranty”, “Guaranteed” or to “Guarantee” as applied to any obligation means and includes: (a) a guaranty (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), directly or indirectly, in any manner, of any part or all of such obligation, or (b) an agreement, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not constituting a guaranty, the practical effect of which is to assure the payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of any part or all of such obligation whether by: (i) the purchase of securities or obligations, (ii) the purchase, sale or lease (as lessee or lessor) of property or the purchase or sale of services primarily for the purpose of enabling the obligor with respect to such obligation to make any payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of or on account of any part or all of such obligation, or to assure the owner of such obligation against loss, (iii) the supplying of funds to or in any other manner investing in the obligor with respect to such obligation, (iv) repayment of amounts drawn down by beneficiaries of letters of credit (including Letters of Credit), or (v) the supplying of funds to or investing in a Person on account of all or any part of such Person’s obligation under a Guaranty of any obligation or indemnifying or holding harmless, in any way, such Person against any part or all of such obligation. As the context requires, “Guaranty” shall also mean the guaranty executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 8.14 and substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

Hazardous Materials” means all or any of the following: (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable Environmental Laws as “hazardous substances”, “hazardous materials”, “hazardous wastes”, “toxic substances” or any other formulation intended to define, list or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, “TCLP” toxicity, or “EP toxicity”; (b) oil, petroleum or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids or synthetic gas and drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources; (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials; (d) asbestos in any form; (e) toxic mold; and (f) electrical equipment which contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of fifty parts per million.

Hybrid Lease” means an Asset pursuant to which (a) the Hybrid Lease Fee Owner owns fee simple title to the Real Estate, the Tenant owns fee simple title to the improvements on such Real Estate, and the Hybrid Lease Fee Owner leases such Real Estate to the Tenant and (b) such Tenant is the borrower under a Hybrid Mortgage from the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and which loan is secured by a first-priority mortgage on the improvements and such Tenant’s interest in the ground lease of such Real Estate.

 

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Hybrid Lease Fee Owner” means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower which owns fee simple title to a parcel of Real Estate in connection with a Hybrid Lease.

Hybrid Mortgage” means a first priority mortgage loan on the improvements owned by the Tenant of a completed single-tenant commercial real estate property which is operationally essential to such Tenant, which includes, without limitation, such Tenant’s interest in the ground lease of such Real Estate.

Improvements” means all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures now erected on, attached to, or used or adapted for use in the operation of any Real Estate.

Incremental Amendment” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.17.

Incremental Facility” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.17.

Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.17.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any indebtedness of such person in respect of (1) borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments, (2) indebtedness secured by any Lien on any property or asset owned by such person, but, if such indebtedness has not been assumed by such Person, only to the extent of the lesser of (a) the amount of indebtedness so secured and (b) the fair market value (determined in good faith by the board of directors of such person or, in the case of the Borrower or a Subsidiary, by the Board of Directors of the Borrower or a duly authorized committee thereof) of the property subject to such Lien, (3) reimbursement obligations, contingent or otherwise, in connection with any letters of credit actually issued or amounts representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services except any such balance (i) that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable, or (ii) in connection with any deferred compensation arrangement, or (4) any lease of property by such person as lessee that is required to be reflected on such person’s balance sheet as a capitalized lease in accordance with GAAP. The term “Indebtedness” also includes, to the extent not otherwise included, any non-contingent obligation of such person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise (other than for purposes of collection in the ordinary course of business), Indebtedness of the types referred to above of another person (it being understood that Indebtedness will be deemed to be incurred by such person whenever such person creates, assumes, guarantees (on a non-contingent basis) or otherwise becomes liable in respect thereof); provided, however, that the term “Indebtedness” will not include (x) intercompany indebtedness (to the extent the corresponding intercompany receivable is not included in Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value); and (y) Guarantees of Non-Recourse Exclusions with respect to Non-Recourse Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries until such time as they become primary obligations of, and payments are due and required to be made thereunder by, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

Indemnifiable Amounts” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.6.

Indemnified Party” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.9.

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the immediately preceding clause (a), Other Taxes.

 

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Information” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.8.

Information Materials” has the meaning given that term in Section 9.6.

Intellectual Property” has the meaning given that term in Section 7.1(s).

Interest Expense” means, on any date of determination, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, without duplication, total interest expense accruing or paid on Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis, during such period (including interest expense attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations and amounts attributable to interest incurred under Derivatives Contracts), determined in accordance with GAAP, and including (without duplication) the Equity Percentage of Interest Expense for the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ Unconsolidated Affiliates. Interest Expense shall not include non-cash interest expense, but shall include capitalized interest.

Interest Period” means the period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan is made, or in the case of the Continuation of a Term SOFR Loan, the last day of the preceding Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan, and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the first, third or sixth calendar month, thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability thereof), as the Borrower may select in a Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Continuation or Notice of Conversion, as the case may be, except that each Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on any day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent calendar month) shall end on the last Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month.

Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) if any Interest Period for a Class of Loans would otherwise end after the Termination Date for such Class, such Interest Period shall end on such Termination Date; and (ii) each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall end on the immediately following Business Day (or, if such immediately following Business Day falls in the next calendar month, on the immediately preceding Business Day).

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

Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any acquisition or investment (whether or not of a controlling interest) by such Person, whether by means of any of the following: (a) the purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interest in another Person, (b) a loan, advance or extension of credit to, capital contribution to, Guaranty of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any Indebtedness of, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute Real Estate or the business or a division or operating unit of another Person. Except as expressly provided otherwise, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant contained in a Loan Document, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment but determined net of all payments constituting returns of invested capital received in respect of such Investment and, in the case of a guaranty or similar obligation, such Investment will be reduced to the extent the exposure under such guaranty or similar obligation is reduced.

Investment Grade Rating” means either or both of a Credit Rating of BBB- or higher from S&P or Baa3 or higher from Moody’s.

IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

 

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ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

Issuing Bank” means (a) KeyBank and (b) any other Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders selected by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) that agrees to become an Issuing Bank, in each case, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit issued by it pursuant to Section 2.4. If there is more than one Issuing Bank hereunder, then references to “Issuing Bank” shall refer to the applicable Issuing Bank with respect to a Letter of Credit, or to each Issuing Bank, as the context may require.

Joint Bookrunners” means, collectively, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Capital One, National Association, RBC Capital Markets, Truist Securities, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in their capacities as joint bookrunners for the credit facilities under this Agreement.

KeyBank” means KeyBank National Association, and its successors and assigns.

L/C Commitment Amount” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.4(a).

L/C Disbursement” has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.9(b).

Lead Arrangers” means, collectively, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Capital One, National Association, RBC Capital Markets, Truist Securities, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in their capacities as joint lead arrangers for the credit facilities under this Agreement.

Lease” means each lease entered into between an Unencumbered Asset Owner which owns Real Estate and a Tenant, and each lease from a Hybrid Lease Fee Owner to a Tenant in a Hybrid Lease structure, each as amended or restated.

Lender” means each financial institution from time to time party hereto as a “Lender” (including each Person that becomes a “Lender” pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or Section 2.17) together with its respective successors and permitted assigns in accordance with Section 13.5, and, as the context requires, includes the Swingline Lender; provided, however, that the term “Lender”, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, shall exclude any Lender (or its Affiliates) in its capacity as a Specified Derivatives Provider.

Lender Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 12.2, any other holder from time to time of any of any Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Lending Office” means, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the office of such Lender specified in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may notify the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time.

Letter of Credit” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.4(a).

Letter of Credit Collateral Account” means a special deposit account maintained by the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Revolving Lenders, and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent.

 

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Letter of Credit Documents” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, collectively, any application therefor, any certificate or other document presented in connection with a drawing under such Letter of Credit and any other agreement, instrument or other document governing or providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at risk with respect to such Letter of Credit or (b) any collateral security for any of such obligations.

Letter of Credit Liabilities” means, without duplication, at any time and in respect of any Letter of Credit, (a) the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit plus (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Reimbursement Obligations of the Borrower at such time due and payable in respect of all drawings made under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) a Revolving Lender (other than a Lender in its capacity as an Issuing Bank of a Letter of Credit) shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its participation interest under Section 2.4 in such Letter of Credit, and the Lender that is the Issuing Bank of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its retained interest in such Letter of Credit after giving effect to the acquisition by the Revolving Lenders (other than the Lender then acting as the Issuing Bank of such Letter of Credit) of their participation interests under such Section and (ii) if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Level” has the meaning given that term in the definition of the term “Applicable Margin (Rating).”

Lien” as applied to the property of any Person means: (a) any security interest, encumbrance, mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, charge or lease constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or other security title or encumbrance of any kind in respect of any property of such Person, or upon the income, rents or profits therefrom; and (b) any arrangement, express or implied, under which any property of such Person is transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified for the purpose of subjecting the same to the payment of Indebtedness or performance of any other obligation in priority to the payment of the general, unsecured creditors of such Person.

Loan” means a Revolving Loan, a Term Loan or a Swingline Loan, as the context may require.

Loan Document” means this Agreement, each Note, the Guaranty (if in effect), each Letter of Credit Document, the Fee Letter, the Disclosure Letter and each other document or instrument now or hereafter executed and delivered by a Loan Party in connection with, pursuant to or relating to this Agreement and designated as a Loan Document by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (other than any Specified Derivatives Contract).

Loan Party” means each of the Borrower, and each other Person who guarantees all or a portion of the Obligations and/or who pledges any collateral to secure all or a portion of the Obligations. Schedule 1.1 of the Disclosure Letter sets forth the Loan Parties in addition to the Borrower as of the Agreement Date.

Lookback Day” has the meaning given that term in the definition of “Term SOFR”.

Mandatorily Redeemable Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person which by the terms of such Equity Interest (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable), upon the happening of any event or otherwise, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than an Equity

 

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Interest to the extent redeemable in exchange for common stock or other equivalent common Equity Interests at the option of the issuer of such Equity Interest), (b) is convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Indebtedness or Mandatorily Redeemable Stock, or (c) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (other than an Equity Interest which is redeemable solely in exchange for common stock or other equivalent common Equity Interests), in the case of each of clauses (a) through (c), on or prior to the latest Termination Date for any Class of Loans.

Material Acquisition” means any acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in which the assets acquired exceed 10% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined under GAAP as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 9.1 or 9.2, subject to Section 9.5.

Material Adverse Effect” means a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents, (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, or (d) the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents.

Material Contract” means any contract or other arrangement (other than Loan Documents and Specified Derivatives Contracts), whether written or oral, to which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party is a party as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Material Credit Facility” means, as to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,

(a) the Existing Note Purchase Agreements, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing thereof;

(b) the Indenture dated March 15, 2018 (and all supplements thereto) between Borrower and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, governing Borrower’s public offerings of $1,775,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes in March 2018, February 2019, November 2020, November 2021 and March 2025; and

(c) any other agreement(s) creating or evidencing indebtedness for borrowed money (other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness) entered into on or after the Agreement Date by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or in respect of which the Borrower or any Guarantor is an obligor or otherwise provides a guarantee or other credit support, in a principal amount outstanding or available for borrowing equal to or greater than $250,000,000 (or the equivalent of such amount in the relevant currency of payment, determined as of the date of the closing of such facility based on the exchange rate of such other currency).

Maximum Total Leverage Ratio” has the meaning given that term in Section 10.1(a).

Maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio” has the meaning given that term in Section 10.1(e).

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

Mortgage Note Receivables” means a mortgage loan on a commercial real estate property, and which Mortgage Note Receivable includes, without limitation, the indebtedness secured by a related first priority security instrument. Hybrid Leases and Hybrid Mortgages shall not be considered a Mortgage Note Receivable.

 

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Multiemployer Plan” means at any time a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding six plan years made contributions, including for these purposes any Person which ceased to be a member of the ERISA Group during such six-year period.

Negative Pledge” means, with respect to a given asset, any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than any Loan Document or any Specified Derivatives Contract) which prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation or assumption of any Lien on such asset as security for Indebtedness of a Person; provided, however, that an agreement that (a) conditions a Person’s ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios or financial tests (including any financial ratio such as a maximum ratio of unsecured debt to unencumbered assets) that limit such Person’s ability to encumber its assets but that do not generally prohibit the encumbrance of its assets, or the encumbrance of specific assets, shall not constitute a Negative Pledge for purposes of this Agreement; or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure Unsecured Indebtedness permitted hereunder of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure the Obligations or other Unsecured Indebtedness permitted hereunder of such Person shall not constitute a “Negative Pledge” for purposes of this Agreement.

“Net Income (or Loss)” means with respect to any Person (or any asset of any Person) for any period, the net income (or loss) of such Person (or attributable to such asset), determined in accordance with GAAP.

Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all or all affected Lenders (or all or all affected Lenders of a Class, as applicable) in accordance with the terms of Section 13.6. and (b) has been approved by the Requisite Lenders or, in the case of amendments that require the approval of all or all affected Lenders of a particular Class, Requisite Class Lenders of such Class.

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

Non-Recourse Exclusions” means with respect to any Non-Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, any usual and customary exclusions from the non-recourse limitations governing such Indebtedness, including, without limitation, exclusions for claims that (i) are based on fraud, intentional or material misrepresentation, misapplication of funds, gross negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) result from intentional mismanagement of or waste at the Real Estate securing such Non-Recourse Indebtedness, (iii) arise from the presence of Hazardous Materials on the Real Estate securing such Non-Recourse Indebtedness; (iv) are the result of any unpaid real estate taxes and assessments (whether contained in a loan agreement, promissory note, indemnity agreement or other document); or (v) result from the borrowing Subsidiary and/or its assets becoming the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means with respect to a Person, (a) Indebtedness in respect of which recourse for payment (except for Non-Recourse Exclusions) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness or (b) if such Person is a Single Asset Entity, any Indebtedness of such Person. A loan secured by multiple properties owned by Single Asset Entities shall be considered Non-Recourse Indebtedness of such Single Asset Entities even if such Indebtedness is cross-defaulted and cross-collateralized with the loans to such other Single Asset Entities.

Note” means a Revolving Note, a Term Note or a Swingline Note, as the context may require.

 

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Notice of Borrowing” means a notice executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit H (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.1(b) or 2.2(b), as applicable, evidencing the Borrower’s request for a borrowing of Loans.

Notice of Continuation” means a notice executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit F (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.10 evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Continuation of a Term SOFR Loan.

Notice of Conversion” means a notice executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit G (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.11 evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Conversion of a Loan from one Type to another Type.

Notice of Swingline Borrowing” means a notice executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit I (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.5(b) evidencing the Borrower’s request for a Swingline Loan.

Obligations” means, individually and collectively: (a) the aggregate principal balance of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all Loans; (b) all Reimbursement Obligations and all other Letter of Credit Liabilities; and (c) all other indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties owing to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender of every kind, nature and description, under or in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Fees and indemnification obligations, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any promissory note (and including in each case interest, fees and costs accruing or obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding). For the avoidance of doubt, “Obligations” shall not include any indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants or duties in respect of Specified Derivatives Contracts, but shall include the Loan Parties’ obligations to pay, discharge and satisfy the Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights.

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

Off-Balance Sheet Obligations” means liabilities and obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) which the Borrower would be required to disclose in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of the Borrower’s report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or their equivalents) which the Borrower is required to file with the SEC or would be required to file if it were subject to the jurisdiction of the SEC (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor).

OS Investor” means (a) Blue Owl Capital, Inc. or any successor thereto, together with any investment fund or vehicle, parallel partnerships or alternative investment vehicles and any co-investment or managed vehicles Controlled, managed or advised by any of the foregoing entities or its Affiliate(s), (b) Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC or any successor thereto, together with any investment fund or vehicle, parallel partnerships or alternative investment vehicles and any co-investment or managed vehicles Controlled, managed or advised by any of the foregoing entities or its Affiliate(s), and/or (c) any entity comprising any other real estate investment fund or vehicle sponsored, managed or advised by Blue Owl Capital, Inc. or Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC or their respect Affiliate(s).

 

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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 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 or Loan Document).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 5.6.).

Paid in Full” or “Payment in Full” and any other similar terms, expressions or phrases shall mean, at any time, with respect to the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations, the irrevocable termination of all Commitments, the payment in full in cash of all Obligations (except undrawn Letters of Credit and Unasserted Obligations), including principal, interest, fees, costs (including post-petition interest, fees and costs even if such interest, fees and costs are not an allowed claim enforceable against any Loan Party in a bankruptcy case under applicable law) and premium (if any), and the discharge or Cash Collateralization of all Letters of Credit outstanding (or receipt of backstop letters of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent). For purposes of this definition, “Unasserted Obligations” shall mean, at any time, contingent indemnity obligations in respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time.

Participant” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.5(d).

Participant Register” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.5(d).

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)), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Payment Recipient” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 12.12(a).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor agency.

Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.

Permitted Holder” means (i) each G Investor and/or (ii) each OS Investor.

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Unencumbered Asset owned by a Person, (a) Liens securing taxes, assessments and other charges or levies imposed by any Governmental Authority (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or pursuant to any Environmental Laws) or property owner association or similar entity or the claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen or landlords for labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business, which are not at the time delinquent or required to be paid or discharged under Section 8.6; (b) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges made, in the ordinary course of business, in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance or other social

 

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security or other similar Applicable Laws; (c) Liens consisting of encumbrances in the nature of covenants, conditions, zoning restrictions, easements, and rights or restrictions on the use of real property, which do not materially detract from the value of such property or impair the use thereof in the business of such Person; (d) the rights of tenants under leases or subleases and the rights of managers or operators with respect to real or personal property made in the ordinary course of business, in each case, not interfering with the ordinary conduct of business of such Person; (e) Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and/or any Specified Derivatives Provider; (f) any option, contract or other agreement to sell an asset provided such sale is otherwise permitted by this Agreement; (g) Liens in favor of a Loan Party, Liens under the Unencumbered Asset Documents, and Liens disclosed in the title insurance policies (other than Liens securing Indebtedness) related to the properties subject to the Unencumbered Asset Documents; (h) Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness Restrictions; (i) with respect to any Property, any attachment or judgment Lien on such Property arising from a judgment or order against such Person by any court or other tribunal so long as (1) such judgment or order is paid, stayed or dismissed through appropriate appellate proceedings on or before 60 days from the date of entry and (2) the amount thereof is equal to or less than $500,000, and (j) such other Lien as Administrative Agent has approved or may approve in writing.

Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness Restrictions” means restrictions or provisions that are contained in documentation evidencing or governing Unsecured Indebtedness permitted hereunder which restrictions or provisions (i) impose restrictions on the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to agree to limitations on the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof to transfer property to the Borrower or any Guarantor, (ii) impose restrictions on the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to agree to Negative Pledges, or (iii) impose a requirement that other Unsecured Indebtedness permitted hereunder be secured on an “equal and ratable basis” to the extent that the Loans are secured.

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, joint stock company, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, company, trust, bank, trust company, land trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or any other nongovernmental entity, or any Governmental Authority.

Post-Default Rate” means, in respect of any principal of any Class of Loans, the rate otherwise applicable to such Class of Loans plus an additional two percent (2.0%) per annum and with respect to any other Obligation, a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans or Term Loans of the applicable Class (as applicable) that are Base Rate Loans plus two percent (2.0%).

Preferred Distributions” means for any period and without duplication, all Distributions paid, declared but not yet paid or otherwise due and payable during such period on Preferred Securities issued by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Preferred Distributions shall not include dividends or distributions: (a) paid or payable solely in Equity Interests of identical class payable to holders of such class of Equity Interests; (b) paid or payable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; or (c) constituting or resulting in the redemption of Preferred Securities, other than scheduled redemptions not constituting balloon, bullet or similar redemptions in full.

Preferred Securities” means with respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person, which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation, or both.

Prime Rate” means, at any time, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Lender then acting as the Administrative Agent as its prime rate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day such change in such prime rate occurs. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by the Lender acting as Administrative Agent as its prime rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks.

 

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Principal Office” means the office of the Administrative Agent located at 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1306, or any other subsequent office that the Administrative Agent shall have specified as the Principal Office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.

Pro Rata Share” means, as to each Lender, the ratio, expressed as a percentage of (a) (i) the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Commitments plus (ii) the aggregate amount of such Lender’s outstanding Term Loans (if any) to (b) (i) the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Term Loans (if any) of all Lenders; provided, however, that if at the time of determination the Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the “Pro Rata Share” of each Lender shall be the ratio, expressed as a percentage of (A) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities owing to such Lender as of such date to (B) the sum of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities of all Lenders as of such date. If at the time of determination the Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero and there are no outstanding Loans or Letter of Credit Liabilities, then the Pro Rata Shares of the Lenders shall be determined as of the most recent date on which Commitments were in effect or Loans or Letters of Credit Liabilities were outstanding. For purposes of this definition, a Revolving Lender shall be deemed to hold a Swingline Loan or a Letter of Credit Liability to the extent such Revolving Lender has acquired a participation therein under the terms of this Agreement and has not failed to perform its obligations in respect of such participation.

Property” means, with respect to any Person, any parcel of real property, together with any building, facility, structure, equipment or other asset located on such parcel of real property, in each case owned by such Person.

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.

QFC” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

QFC Credit Support” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 13.22.

Qualified IPO” means (i) the issuance by the Borrower, or any direct or indirect parent thereof that holds 100% of the Equity Interests in the Borrower, of its Equity Interests, or the sale by any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower that holds 100% of the Equity Interests in the Borrower, of the common Equity Interests of the Borrower owned by such parent, in each case in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act or a direct listing of the Borrower’s Equity Interests in the United States on a national securities exchange or (ii) the merger by the Borrower, or any direct or indirect parent thereof that holds 100% of the Equity Interests in the Borrower, with, or the acquisition of all of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, or any direct or indirect parent thereof that holds 100% of the Equity Interests in the Borrower by, any special purpose acquisition company following which, the common stock of the surviving company or acquirer (or any parent thereof that holds 100% of the surviving company or acquirer) is listed in the United States on a national securities exchange.

 

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Qualified Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of §3(2) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group the benefits of which are guaranteed on termination in full or in part by the PBGC pursuant to Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan.

Qualified Stock” of any person shall mean any Equity Interest of such person that does not constitute Mandatorily Redeemable Stock.

Qualifying Note Receivable” means either (a) a loan originated and owned by the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower that operates a commercial business and with whom the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower simultaneously enters into a sale-leaseback transaction, or (b) a loan originated and owned by the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower that operates a single-user commercial business from the real estate that is security for such loan, and which loan is secured by a first-priority mortgage in the related real estate and improvements. For the avoidance of doubt, Hybrid Leases and Hybrid Mortgages shall not constitute a Qualifying Note Receivable.

Ratio Level” has the meaning given that term in the definition of the term “Applicable Margin (Ratio).”

Real Estate” means all real property and related Improvements at the time of determination then owned or leased (as lessee or sublessee) in whole or in part or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or an Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower.

Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable.

Recourse Indebtedness” means as of any date of determination, any Indebtedness (whether secured or unsecured) which is recourse to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Recourse Indebtedness shall not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness.

Register” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.5(c).

Regulatory Change” means the occurrence after the Agreement Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in Applicable Law (including without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or (c) the adoption or making after such date of any interpretation, directive or request of or under any Applicable Law (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy or liquidity. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Regulatory Change”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Reimbursement Obligation” means the absolute, unconditional and irrevocable obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for any drawing honored by such Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit.

 

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REIT” means a “real estate investment trust” under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, counsel, other advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.

Reportable Event” means a reportable event with respect to a Qualified Plan within the meaning of §4043 of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder as to which the requirement of notice has not been waived or any other event with respect to which Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group could have liability under §4062(e) or §4063 of ERISA.

Requisite Class Lenders” means, with respect to a Class of Lenders as of any date of determination, Lenders of such Class (a) having more than 50.0% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments of such Class and, in the case of Term Loans of any Class, the outstanding Term Loans of such Class (if any) of all Lenders or (b) if the Commitments of such Class have been terminated or reduced to zero, holding more than 50.0% of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Loans of such Class, and in the case of Revolving Lenders, outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities and Swingline Loans; provided that (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders of such Class will be disregarded and excluded, and (ii) at all times when two or more unaffiliated Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) of such Class are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Class Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two unaffiliated Lenders of such Class. For purposes of this definition, a Revolving Lender shall be deemed to hold a Swingline Loan or a Letter of Credit Liability to the extent such Lender has acquired a participation therein under the terms of this Agreement and has not failed to perform its obligations in respect of such participation.

Requisite Lenders” means, as of any date, (a) Lenders having more than 50.0% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments and the outstanding Term Loans (if any) of all Lenders, or (b) if the Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, Lenders holding more than 50.0% of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities; provided that (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and (ii) at all times when two or more unaffiliated Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two unaffiliated Lenders. For purposes of this definition, a Revolving Lender shall be deemed to hold a Swingline Loan or a Letter of Credit Liability to the extent such Lender has acquired a participation therein under the terms of this Agreement and has not failed to perform its obligations in respect of such participation.

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

Responsible Officer” means with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer, the chief operating officer and any executive vice president of the Borrower or such Subsidiary and any other Person the Borrower shall designate by written notice to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender (other than the Swingline Lender), such Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.1, to issue (in the case of an Issuing Bank) and to participate (in the case of the other Revolving Lenders) in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4(i), and to participate in Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.5(e), in an amount up to, but not exceeding the amount set forth for such Revolving Lender on Schedule I to the Disclosure Letter as such Revolving Lender’s “Revolving Commitment Amount” or as set forth in the applicable Assignment and Assumption, or agreement executed by a Person becoming a Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.13 or increased or reduced as appropriate to reflect any assignments to or by such Revolving Lender effected in accordance with Section 13.5 or increased as appropriate to reflect any increase effected in accordance with Section 2.17. The aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments on the Effective Date is $1,250,000,000.

Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.17.

Revolving Commitment Percentage” means, as to each Lender with a Revolving Commitment, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment to (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders; provided, however, that if at the time of determination the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the “Revolving Commitment Percentage” of each Lender with a Revolving Commitment shall be the “Revolving Commitment Percentage” of such Lender in effect immediately prior to such termination or reduction.

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Loans and such Revolving Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Liabilities and Swingline Loans at such time.

Revolving Extension Request” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.14(a).

Revolving Lender means a Lender having a Revolving Commitment, or if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, holding any Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Liabilities.

Revolving Loan” means a loan made by a Revolving Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a).

Revolving Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit K (or such other form agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) payable to a Revolving Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment.

Revolving Termination Date” means September 29, 2029, or such later date to which the Revolving Termination Date may be extended pursuant to Section 2.14.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or any successor.

Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is, or whose government is, the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the Agreement Date, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic regions of the Ukraine).

Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by any Governmental Authority of the United States of America, including without limitation, OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the United Kingdom, Canada, the European Union or any member state of the European Union, (b) any Person located, operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned Country or (d) any Person Controlled by any Person or agency described in any of the preceding clauses (a) through (c).

 

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Sanctions” means any sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority of the United States of America, including without limitation, OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the United Kingdom, Canada, the European Union or any member state of the European Union.

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

Secured Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, Indebtedness of such Person outstanding at such date and that is secured in any manner by any Lien on assets of such Person.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, together with all rules and regulations issued thereunder.

Single Asset Entity” means a bankruptcy remote, single purpose entity which is a Subsidiary of the Borrower, which owns real property and related assets which are security for Indebtedness of such entity, and which Indebtedness does not constitute Indebtedness of any other Person except as provided in the definition of Non-Recourse Indebtedness (except for Non-Recourse Exclusions). In addition, if the assets of a Person that is a bankruptcy remote, single purpose entity which is a Subsidiary of the Borrower and which is not a Guarantor consist solely of (i) Equity Interests in one or more other Single Asset Entities and (ii) cash and other assets of nominal value incidental to such Person’s ownership of the other Single Asset Entities, such Person shall also be deemed to be a Single Asset Entity for purposes hereof.

SOFR” means, a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.

SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 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 Loan” means a Term SOFR Loan or a Daily Simple SOFR Loan, as applicable.

SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning given that term in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.

SOFR Rate Day” has the meaning given that term in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.

Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person, that (a) the fair value and the fair salable value of its assets are each in excess of the fair valuation of its total liabilities (including all contingent liabilities computed at the amount which, in light of all facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that could reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability); (b) such Person is able to pay its debts or other obligations in the ordinary course as they mature; and (c) such Person has capital not unreasonably small to carry on its business and all business in which it proposes to be engaged.

 

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Specified Derivatives Contract” means any Derivatives Contract that is made or entered into at any time, or in effect at any time now or hereafter, whether as a result of an assignment or transfer or otherwise, between or among any Loan Party and any Specified Derivatives Provider, and which was not prohibited by any of the Loan Documents when made or entered into.

Specified Derivatives Provider” means any Person that (a) at the time it enters into a Specified Derivatives Contract with a Loan Party, is the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or of a Lender or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes the Administrative Agent or a Lender (including on the Effective Date), is a party to a Specified Derivatives Contract with a Loan Party, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Specified Derivatives Contract.

Stated Amount” means the amount available to be drawn by a beneficiary under a Letter of Credit from time to time, as such amount may be increased or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

Subsidiary” means, for any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which at least a majority of the Equity Interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other individuals performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and shall include all Persons the accounts of which are consolidated with those of such Person pursuant to GAAP.

Substantial Amount” means, at the time of determination thereof, an amount equal to 25% of Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value at such time.

Supported QFC” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 13.22.

Swap Obligation” 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.

Swingline Commitment” means the Swingline Lender’s obligation to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.5 in an amount up to, but not exceeding the amount set forth in the first sentence of Section 2.5(a), as such amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

Swingline Disbursement” has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.9(b).

Swingline Lender” means KeyBank, together with its successors and assigns.

Swingline Loan” means a loan made by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5.

Swingline Maturity Date” means the date which is 5 Business Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date.

Swingline Note” means the promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit L (or such other form agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), payable to the Swingline Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of the Swingline Commitment as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed.

 

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

Tenant” means the tenant of an Unencumbered Asset pursuant to a Lease or sub-Lease of such Unencumbered Asset, together with such tenant’s Affiliates and any guarantor of such tenant’s obligations under such Lease or sub-Lease. A Tenant shall include each tenant under a Hybrid Lease and their sublessees.

Term Loan” means a Tranche A-1 Term Loan, a Tranche A-2 Term Loan or an Incremental Term Loan (if any).

Term Loan Increase” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.17.

Term Loan Lender” means a Lender holding Term Loans, including without limitation, any Tranche A-1 Term Loan Lender and any Tranche A-2 Term Loan Lender.

Term Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit M (or such other form agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), payable to a Term Loan Lender of any Class in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan of such Class.

Term SOFR” means, (a) for any calculation with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Lookback Day”) that is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period (and rounded in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s customary practice), as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (Cleveland, Ohio time) on any Lookback Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Lookback Day and (b) for any calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one (1) month on the day that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the date the Base Rate is determined, subject to the proviso provided in clause (a) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Term SOFR as so determined for any Class would be less than the Floor for such Class, then Term SOFR for such Class shall be deemed to be the Floor for such Class for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Ltd. (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).

Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Term SOFR, other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of Base Rate.

Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.

 

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Termination Date” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Termination Date, (b) with respect to the Tranche A-1 Term Loans, the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Termination Date, (c) with respect to the Tranche A-2 Term Loans, the Tranche A-2 Term Loan Termination Date, and (d) with respect to an Incremental Term Loan, the maturity date for such Class of Incremental Term Loans set forth in the Incremental Amendment establishing such Class of Incremental Term Loans.

Titled Agent” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.9.

Trade Date” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.5(g).

Trading with the Enemy Act” has the meaning given that term in Section 7.1(y).

Tranche A-1 Term Loan” means each term loan made, deemed made or continued by a Tranche A-1 Term Loan Lender pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i).

Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment” means, as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make, be deemed to make or to continue a Tranche A-1 Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I to the Disclosure Letter or, as the case may be, in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The aggregate principal amount of the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitments on the Effective Date is $1,000,000,000.

Tranche A-1 Term Loan Lender” means each Lender that is the holder of a Tranche A-1 Term Loan or a Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment.

Tranche A-1 Term Loan Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) September 29, 2030 and (ii) the date on which all Tranche A-1 Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise.

Tranche A-2 Term Loan” means each term loan made, deemed made or continued by a Tranche A-2 Term Loan Lender pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii).

Tranche A-2 Term Loan Commitment” means, as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make, be deemed to make or to continue a Tranche A-2 Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Tranche A-2 Term Loan Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I to the Disclosure Letter or, as the case may be, in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The aggregate principal amount of the Tranche A-2 Term Loan Commitments on the Effective Date is $650,000,000.

Tranche A-2 Term Loan Extension Request” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.14(b).

Tranche A-2 Term Loan Lender” means each Lender that is the holder of a Tranche A-2 Term Loan or a Tranche A-2 Term Loan Commitment.

Tranche A-2 Term Loan Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) September 29, 2028 and (ii) the date on which all Tranche A-2 Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise.

 

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Type” with respect to any Revolving Loan or Term Loan, refers to whether such Loan or portion thereof is a Term SOFR Loan, a Daily Simple SOFR Loan or a Base Rate Loan.

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form 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.

Unconsolidated Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person in whom such Person holds an Investment, which Investment is accounted for in the financial statements of such Person on an equity basis of accounting and whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such Person on the consolidated financial statements of such Person if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with the full consolidation method of GAAP as of such date.

Unencumbered Asset” means any Asset, real or personal, of any kind, tangible or intangible, which satisfies all of the following requirements:

(a) such Asset is wholly owned (and in the case of any Real Estate, is wholly owned in fee simple, or leased under an Eligible Ground Lease), by (i) the Borrower, or (ii) a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (excluding any Designated Excluded Subsidiary and any Subsidiary of a Designated Excluded Subsidiary);

(b) such Asset is (i) Real Estate (including lease intangibles related to any such Real Estate), (ii) cash or Cash Equivalents (other than tenant deposits and other cash and Cash Equivalents the disposition of which is restricted in any way), (iii) a Hybrid Lease and a Hybrid Mortgage or (iv) a Qualifying Note Receivable;

(c) if such Asset is owned by a Subsidiary, such Subsidiary, and each Subsidiary of the Borrower that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interests in such Subsidiary, either (i) is a Guarantor or (ii) if it is not a Guarantor, has not incurred, acquired or suffered to exist (A) any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Guarantor) or (B) any Guaranty of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Guarantor);

(d) regardless of whether such Asset is owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary, the Borrower has the right directly, or indirectly through a Subsidiary, to take the following actions without the need to obtain the consent of any Person: (i) to create Liens on such Asset as security for Indebtedness of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, and (ii) to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of such Asset;

(e) neither such Asset, nor if such Asset is owned by a Subsidiary, any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect ownership interest in such Subsidiary, is subject to (i) any Lien other than Permitted Liens or (ii) any Negative Pledge (other than Negative Pledges in favor of Loan Parties);

 

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(f) such Asset is free of all structural defects, title defects and environmental conditions except for such defects or conditions individually or collectively which do not materially adversely affect the profitable operation of such Asset; and

(g) the Property related to such Asset is located in the United States or Canada.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Asset approved by the Requisite Lenders shall be deemed to be an Unencumbered Asset even if such Asset does not satisfy all of the requirements herein, so long as such Asset continues to satisfy all those remaining requirements in this definition that were satisfied by such Asset at the time of such Requisite Lender approval.

Unencumbered Asset Certificate” means a report, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in the manner provided for in Exhibit N, setting forth the calculations required to establish Consolidated Total Adjusted Unencumbered Asset Value as of a specified date, all in form and detail as set forth in Exhibit N (or such other form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower).

Unencumbered Asset Documents” means originals of all documents, instruments, agreements, assignments and certificates, including without limitation, any and all loan or credit agreements, notes, allonges or endorsements, master loan agreements, mortgages, assignments of leases and rents, security agreements, pledge agreements, assignments of contracts, environmental indemnities, guaranties, mortgagee’s title insurance policies, opinions of counsel, evidences of authorization or incumbency, escrow instructions and UCC-1 financing statements, evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to the Unencumbered Assets.

Unencumbered Asset Owner” means, with respect to:

(a) each Unencumbered Asset that is not subject to a Qualifying Note Receivable or Hybrid Lease, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower;

(b) each Unencumbered Asset that is subject to a Qualifying Note Receivable, the borrower or maker of such loan approved by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower or Wholly Owned Subsidiary which is the holder of such loan, as the context permits or requires; and

(c) each Hybrid Lease, collectively, the Hybrid Lease Fee Owner and the Tenant which is the owner of the related Improvements.

Unencumbered NOI” means, for any calculation date, the aggregate net operating income as of such date for all Unencumbered Assets calculated as (a) annualized Cash Revenues on the Unencumbered Assets calculated as of the end of the most recent quarter minus (b) annualized property expenses (those expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries related to the ownership, operation or maintenance of such Unencumbered Assets, including but not limited to, real estate taxes, assessments, insurance, utilities, maintenance, repair and landscaping expenses, marketing expenses and any property management fees) of such Unencumbered Assets calculated based on property expenses as of the most recent quarter and minus (c) annualized corporate general and administrative expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be Consolidated Total Adjusted Unencumbered Asset Value as of the calculation date and the denominator of which shall be Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value as of the calculation date.

 

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Unimproved Land” means land (i) on which no development (other than improvements that are not material and are temporary in nature) has occurred and (ii) that remains less than one hundred percent (100%) leased to an unaffiliated third party pursuant to a Lease under which rent is currently being paid.

Unsecured Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness of such Person that is not Secured Indebtedness.

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. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.

U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 13.22.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.10(g)(ii)(B)(III).

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of a Person in respect of which all of the Equity Interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors’ qualifying shares) are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Withdrawal Liability” means any liability as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

Withholding Agent” means (a) the Borrower, (b) any other Loan Party and (c) the Administrative Agent, as applicable.

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 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 obligation 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 1.2. General; References to Eastern Time; GAAP.

(a) Unless otherwise indicated, all accounting terms, ratios and measurements shall be interpreted or determined in accordance with GAAP as in effect as of the Agreement Date. References in this Agreement to “Sections”, “Articles” and “Exhibits” are to sections, articles and exhibits herein and hereto unless otherwise indicated. References in this Agreement to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits and other attachments thereto, (b) except as expressly provided otherwise in any Loan Document, shall include all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof, to the extent permitted hereby and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or

 

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agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent not otherwise stated herein or prohibited hereby and in effect at any given time. Except as expressly provided otherwise in any Loan Document, (i) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time and (ii) any reference to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and permitted assigns. 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”. The word “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter. References to “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” (and similar terms) in any Loan Document refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision of such Loan Document. Unless explicitly set forth to the contrary, a reference to “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Subsidiary of such Subsidiary and a reference to an “Affiliate” means an Affiliate of the Borrower. Titles and captions of Articles, Sections, subsections and clauses in this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to time are references to Eastern time daylight or standard, as applicable.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all computations and determinations as to accounting or financial matters (including financial covenants) shall be made in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Agreement Date consistently applied for all applicable periods, and all accounting or financial terms shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms by GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and the Borrower notifies Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Requisite Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Requisite Lenders, not to be unreasonably withheld).

Section 1.3. Rates

The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Daily Simple SOFR, SOFR, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Daily Simple SOFR, SOFR or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate,

 

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Term SOFR, Daily Simple SOFR, SOFR, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) 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 Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Daily Simple SOFR, SOFR or any other Benchmark, 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.

Section 1.4. Divisions.

For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.

ARTICLE II. CREDIT FACILITY

Section 2.1. Revolving Loans.

(a) Making of Revolving Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including without limitation, Section 2.16, each Revolving Lender severally and not jointly agrees to make Revolving Loans in Dollars to the Borrower during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the Revolving Termination Date, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to, but not exceeding, such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided that after giving effect to such borrowing, (i) such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed its Revolving Commitment and (ii) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Revolving Lenders shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders. Each borrowing of Revolving Loans that are to be (i) Base Rate Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof and (ii) SOFR Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess thereof. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding two sentences but subject to Section 2.16, a borrowing of Revolving Loans may be in the aggregate amount of the unused Revolving Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Loans.

(b) Requests for Revolving Loans. Not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time at least 1 Business Day prior to a borrowing of Revolving Loans that are to be Base Rate Loans and not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time at least 3 Business Days prior to a borrowing of Revolving Loans that are to be SOFR Loans, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Borrowing. Each Notice of Borrowing shall specify the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans to be borrowed, the date such Revolving Loans are to be borrowed (which must be a Business Day), the Type of the requested Revolving Loans, and if such Revolving Loans are to be Term SOFR Loans, the initial Interest Period for such Revolving Loans. Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable once given and binding on the Borrower. Prior to delivering a Notice of Borrowing, the Borrower may (without specifying whether a Revolving Loan will be a Base Rate Loan or a SOFR Loan) request that the Administrative Agent provide the Borrower with the most recent Term SOFR rate available to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall provide such quoted rate to the Borrower on the date of such request or as soon as possible thereafter.

 

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(c) Funding of Revolving Loans. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Borrowing under the immediately preceding subsection (b), the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the proposed borrowing. Each Revolving Lender shall deposit an amount equal to the Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender to the Borrower with the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date of such proposed Revolving Loans. Subject to fulfillment of all applicable conditions set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall make available to the Borrower in the account specified in the Notice of Borrowing or otherwise specified in writing by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, not later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date of the requested borrowing of Revolving Loans, the proceeds of such amounts received by the Administrative Agent.

(d) Assumptions Regarding Funding by Revolving Lenders. With respect to Revolving Loans to be made after the Effective Date, unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Revolving Lender that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent a Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender in connection with any borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender will make the proceeds of such Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Section, and the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower the amount of such Revolving Loan to be provided by such Lender. In such event, if such Lender does not make available to the Administrative Agent the proceeds of such Revolving Loan, then such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent on demand the amount of the portion of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Revolving Loan that such Lender failed to fund, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Revolving Loan is made available to the Borrower but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay the amount of such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays to the Administrative Agent the amount of such Revolving Loan, the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Revolving Lender that shall have failed to make available the proceeds of a Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender (including, if applicable, treatment of such Lender as a Defaulting Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement).

Section 2.2. Term Loans.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (i) each Tranche A-1 Term Loan Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, to make (or modify and continue its Existing Initial Term Loan into) a Tranche A-1 Term Loan to the Borrower on the Effective Date in an amount equal to the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment of such Tranche A-1 Term Loan Lender and (ii) each Tranche A-2 Term Loan Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, to make (or modify and continue its Existing 2023 Incremental Term Loan into) a Tranche A-2 Term Loan to the Borrower on the Effective Date in an amount equal to the Tranche A-2 Term Loan Commitment of such Tranche A-2 Term Loan Lender. The Borrower may make only one borrowing under each of the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment and the Tranche A-2 Term Loan Commitment, which in each case shall be on the Effective Date. Each Lender’s Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment and Tranche A-2 Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Effective Date after giving effect to the funding (or conversion and deemed funding) of such Lender’s Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment and Tranche A-2 Term Loan Commitment on the Effective Date. Any amount borrowed under this Section 2.2 and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

 

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(b) Procedure for Term Loan Borrowing.

(i) Not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date of borrowing of Term Loans that are to be Base Rate Loans and not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time at least 3 Business Days (or in the case of the initial borrowing of Term Loans on the Effective Date, 1 Business Day) prior to a borrowing of Term Loans that are to be SOFR Loans, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Borrowing. Each Notice of Borrowing shall specify the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans to be borrowed, the date such Term Loans are to be borrowed (which must be a Business Day), the Class of the requested Term Loans, the Type of the requested Term Loans, and if such Term Loans are to be Term SOFR Loans, the initial Interest Period for such Term Loans. Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable once given and binding on the Borrower.

(ii) Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, each applicable Term Loan Lender shall make (or shall be deemed to made and convert) its Term Loan of the applicable Class available to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the applicable Borrowing Date (or 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, in respect of any borrowing of Base Rate Loans) by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at the principal office designated by the Administrative Agent. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent shall (x) in the case of the borrowing of the Tranche A-1 Term Loans on the Effective Date, (A) first, apply the proceeds of such Tranche A-1 Term Loans to the repayment of the Existing Initial Term Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement that are not being continued and converted to Tranche A-1 Term Loans and (B) second, make any remaining proceeds of the Tranche A-1 Term Loans available to the Borrower on the Effective Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to such remaining proceeds of the Tranche A-1 Term Loans received by Administrative Agent from the applicable Tranche A-1 Term Loan Lenders to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the principal office designated by the Administrative Agent or to such other account as may be designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, (y) in the case of the borrowing of the Tranche A-2 Term Loans on the Effective Date, (A) first, apply the proceeds of such Tranche A-2 Term Loans to the repayment of the Existing 2023 Incremental Term Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement that are not being continued and converted to Tranche A-2 Term Loans and (B) second, make any remaining proceeds of the Tranche A-2 Term Loans available to the Borrower on the Effective Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to such remaining proceeds of the Tranche A-2 Term Loans received by Administrative Agent from the applicable Tranche A-2 Term Loan Lenders to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the principal office designated by the Administrative Agent or to such other account as may be designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, and (z) in the case of any other borrowing of Term Loans, make the proceeds of the applicable Term Loans available to the Borrower on the applicable Borrowing Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Term Loans received by Administrative Agent from the applicable Term Loan Lenders to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the principal office designated by the Administrative Agent or to such other account as may be designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.

 

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Section 2.3. [Reserved].

Section 2.4. Letters of Credit.

(a) Letters of Credit. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation, Section 2.16., each Issuing Bank severally and not jointly, on behalf of the Revolving Lenders, agrees to issue for the account of the Borrower (which may be in support of the obligations of the Borrower or in support of obligations of a Subsidiary of the Borrower) during the period from and including the Effective Date to, but excluding, the date 30 days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, one or more standby letters of credit (each a “Letter of Credit”) up to a maximum aggregate Stated Amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $75,000,000 as such amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof (the “L/C Commitment Amount”); provided, that an Issuing Bank shall not issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of the Revolving Lenders would exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders or (ii) the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank plus such Issuing Bank’s Revolving Credit Exposure (excluding Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank) would exceed such Issuing Bank’s Revolving Commitment.

(b) Terms of Letters of Credit. At the time of issuance, the amount, form, terms and conditions of each Letter of Credit, and of any drafts or acceptances thereunder, shall be subject to approval by the applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower, such approvals not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may (i) the expiration date of any Letter of Credit extend beyond the date that is 5 days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, or (ii) any Letter of Credit have a duration in excess of one year; provided, however, a Letter of Credit may contain a provision providing for the automatic extension of the expiration date in the absence of a notice of non-renewal from the applicable Issuing Bank but in no event shall any such provision permit the extension of the current expiration date of such Letter of Credit beyond the earlier of (x) the date that is 5 days prior to the Revolving Termination Date and (y) the date one year after the current expiration date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Letter of Credit may, as a result of its express terms or as the result of the effect of an automatic extension provision, have an expiration date of not more than one year beyond the Revolving Termination Date (any such Letter of Credit being referred to as an “Extended Letter of Credit”), so long as the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the applicable Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders no later than 5 days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, Cash Collateral for such Letter of Credit for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account in an amount equal to the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit; provided, that the obligations of the Borrower under this Section in respect of such Extended Letters of Credit shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall remain in effect until no such Extended Letters of Credit remain outstanding. If the Borrower fails to provide Cash Collateral with respect to any Extended Letter of Credit by the date 5 days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, such failure shall be treated as a drawing under such Extended Letter of Credit (in an amount equal to the maximum Stated Amount of such Extended Letter of Credit), which shall be reimbursed (or participations therein funded) by the Revolving Lenders in accordance with the immediately following subsections (i) and (j), with the proceeds being utilized to provide Cash Collateral for such Extended Letter of Credit. The initial Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit shall be at least $50,000 (or such lesser amount as may be acceptable to the Borrower, the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent).

(c) Requests for Issuance of Letters of Credit. The Borrower shall give the Issuing Bank selected by the Borrower to issue a Letter of Credit and the Administrative Agent written notice at least 5 Business Days prior to the requested date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (or such shorter period as agreed to by the applicable Issuing Bank), such notice to describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Letter of Credit and the nature of the transactions or obligations proposed to be supported by such Letter of Credit, and in any event shall set forth with respect to such Letter of Credit the proposed (i) initial

 

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Stated Amount, (ii) beneficiary, and (iii) expiration date. The Borrower shall also execute and deliver such customary applications and agreements for standby letters of credit, and other forms as reasonably requested from time to time by the applicable Issuing Bank. Provided the Borrower has given the notice prescribed by the first sentence of this subsection and delivered such applications and agreements referred to in the preceding sentence, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the satisfaction of any applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2, the applicable Issuing Bank shall issue the requested Letter of Credit on the requested date of issuance for the benefit of the stipulated beneficiary but in no event prior to the date 5 Business Days (or such shorter period as agreed to by the applicable Issuing Bank) following the date after which the applicable Issuing Bank has received all of the items required to be delivered to it under this subsection. The Issuing Bank shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Bank or any Revolving Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall also include extensions or modifications of any outstanding Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires. Upon the written request of the Borrower, an Issuing Bank shall deliver to the Borrower a copy of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank within a reasonable time after the date of issuance thereof. To the extent any term of a Letter of Credit Document (excluding any certificate or other document presented by a beneficiary in connection with a drawing under such Letter of Credit) is inconsistent with a term of any Loan Document, the term of such Loan Document shall control. The Borrower shall examine the copy of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit that is delivered to it by the Issuing Bank and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will promptly (but in any event, within 5 Business Days after the later of (x) receipt by the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit of the original of, or amendment to, such Letter of Credit, as applicable and (y) receipt by the Borrower of a copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment, as applicable) notify the Issuing Bank. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the Issuing Bank and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

(d) Reimbursement Obligations. Upon receipt by an Issuing Bank from the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank of any demand for payment under such Letter of Credit and such Issuing Bank’s determination that such demand for payment complies with the requirements of such Letter of Credit, such Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of the amount to be paid by such Issuing Bank as a result of such demand and the date on which payment is to be made by such Issuing Bank to such beneficiary in respect of such demand; provided, however, that an Issuing Bank’s failure to give, or delay in giving, such notice shall not discharge the Borrower in any respect from the applicable Reimbursement Obligation. The Borrower hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to pay and reimburse each applicable Issuing Bank for the amount of each demand for payment under such Letter of Credit together with interest thereon from the date payment was made by the Issuing Bank, no later than one (1) Business Day after the date on which payment is made by such Issuing Bank to the beneficiary thereunder, without presentment, demand, protest or other formalities of any kind. Upon receipt by an Issuing Bank of any payment in respect of any Reimbursement Obligation in respect of a Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, such Issuing Bank shall promptly pay to each Revolving Lender that has acquired a participation therein under the second sentence of the immediately following subsection (i) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of such payment.

(e) Manner of Reimbursement. Upon its receipt of a notice referred to in the immediately preceding subsection (d), the Borrower shall advise the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank whether or not the Borrower intends to borrow hereunder to finance its obligation to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for the amount of the related demand for payment and, if it does, the Borrower shall submit a timely request for such borrowing as provided in the applicable provisions of this Agreement. If the Borrower fails to so advise the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank, or if the Borrower fails to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit issued by such

 

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Issuing Bank by the date that is one (1) Business Day after the date of such payment, the failure of which the applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, then (i) if the applicable conditions contained in Article VI would permit the making of Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a borrowing of Revolving Loans (which shall be Base Rate Loans) in an amount equal to the unpaid Reimbursement Obligation and the Administrative Agent shall give each Revolving Lender prompt notice of the amount of the Revolving Loan to be made available to the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern time and (ii) if such conditions would not permit the making of Revolving Loans, the provisions of subsection (j) of this Section shall apply. The amount limitations set forth in the second sentence of Section 2.1(a) shall not apply to any borrowing of Base Rate Loans under this subsection.

(f) Effect of Letters of Credit on Revolving Commitments. Upon the issuance by an Issuing Bank of any Letter of Credit and until such Letter of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled, the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be utilized for all purposes of this Agreement in an amount equal to the product of (i) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage and (ii) the aggregate unpaid Letter of Credit Liabilities in respect of such Letter of Credit.

(g) Issuing Banks’ Duties Regarding Letters of Credit; Unconditional Nature of Reimbursement Obligations. In examining documents presented in connection with drawings under Letters of Credit and making payments under such Letters of Credit against such documents, each Issuing Bank shall only be required to use the same standard of care as it uses in connection with examining documents presented in connection with drawings under letters of credit in which it has not sold participations and making payments under such letters of credit. The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, none of the Issuing Banks, Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders shall be responsible for, and the Borrower’s obligations in respect of Letters of Credit shall not be affected in any manner by, (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effects of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of or any drawing honored under any Letter of Credit even if such document should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit, or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) failure of the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply fully with conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telex, telecopy, electronic mail or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit, or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or of the proceeds of any drawing under any Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Banks, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. None of the above shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any of the Issuing Banks’ or Administrative Agent’s rights or powers hereunder. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by an Issuing Bank under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it, if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment), shall not create against such Issuing Bank any liability to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any other Issuing Bank or any Lender. In this connection, the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for any drawing made under any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, and to repay any Revolving Loan made pursuant to the second sentence of the immediately preceding subsection (e), shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and any other applicable Letter of Credit Document under all circumstances whatsoever, including without limitation, the following circumstances: (A) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit

 

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Document or any term or provisions therein; (B) any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any of the Letter of Credit Documents; (C) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against any Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or in the Letter of Credit Documents or any unrelated transaction; (D) any breach of contract or dispute between the Borrower, any Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person; (E) any demand, statement or any other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein or made in connection therewith being untrue or inaccurate in any respect whatsoever; (F) any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; (G) payment by an Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit issued by it against presentation of a draft or certificate which does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and (H) any other act, omission to act, delay or circumstance whatsoever that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable defense to or discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section or Section 13.9., but not in limitation of the Borrower’s unconditional obligation to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for any drawing made under a Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank as provided in this Section and to repay any Revolving Loan made pursuant to the second sentence of the immediately preceding subsection (e), the Borrower shall have no obligation to indemnify the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in respect of any liability incurred by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender arising solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender in respect of a Letter of Credit as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, nothing in this Section shall affect any rights the Borrower may have with respect to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit.

(h) Amendments, Etc. The issuance by an Issuing Bank of any amendment, supplement or other modification to any Letter of Credit issued by it constituting a Credit Event under clause (b) of the definition of such term shall be subject to the same conditions applicable under this Agreement to the issuance of new Letters of Credit (including, without limitation, that the request therefor be made through the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent), and no amendment, supplement or other modification to any Letter of Credit shall be issued unless either (i) the respective Letter of Credit affected thereby would have complied with such conditions had it originally been issued hereunder in such amended, supplemented or modified form or (ii) the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders, if any, required by Section 13.6 shall have consented thereto. In connection with any such amendment, supplement or other modification, the Borrower shall pay the fees, if any, payable under the last sentence of Section 3.5(c).

(i) Revolving Lenders’ Participation in Letters of Credit. Immediately upon the issuance by an Issuing Bank of any other Letter of Credit, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to have absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received from such Issuing Bank, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the liability of such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit and each Revolving Lender thereby shall absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably assume, as primary obligor and not as surety, and shall be unconditionally obligated to such Issuing Bank to pay and discharge when due, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of such Issuing Bank’s liability under such Letter of Credit. In addition, upon the making of each payment by a Revolving Lender to the Administrative Agent for the account of an Issuing Bank in respect of any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank pursuant to the immediately following subsection (j), such Lender shall, automatically and without any further action on the part of any Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, acquire (i) a participation in an amount equal to such payment in the Reimbursement Obligation owing to such Issuing Bank by the Borrower in respect of such Letter of Credit and (ii) a participation in a percentage equal to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage in any interest or other amounts payable by the Borrower in respect of such Reimbursement Obligation (other than the Fees payable to such Issuing Bank pursuant to the second and the last sentences of Section 3.5(c)).

 

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(j) Payment Obligation of Revolving Lenders. Each Revolving Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, on demand in immediately available funds in Dollars the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of each drawing paid by such Issuing Bank under each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank to the extent such amount is not reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to the immediately preceding subsection (d); provided, however, that in respect of any drawing under any Letter of Credit, the maximum amount that any Revolving Lender shall be required to fund, whether as a Revolving Loan or as a participation, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of such drawing except as otherwise provided in Section 3.9(d). If the notice referenced in the second sentence of Section 2.4(e) is received by a Revolving Lender not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time, then such Lender shall make such payment available to the Administrative Agent not later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date of demand therefor; otherwise, such payment shall be made available to the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the next succeeding Business Day. Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make such payments to the Administrative Agent under this subsection, and the Administrative Agent’s right to receive the same for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, shall be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional and shall not be affected in any way by any circumstance whatsoever, including without limitation, (i) the failure of any other Revolving Lender to make its payment under this subsection, (ii) the financial condition of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, (iii) the existence of any Default or Event of Default, including any Event of Default described in Section 11.1(e) or (f), (iv) the termination of the Revolving Commitments or (v) the delivery of Cash Collateral in respect of any Extended Letter of Credit. Each such payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Issuing Bank shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or deduction whatsoever.

(k) Information to Revolving Lenders. Promptly following any change in any Letter of Credit outstanding, the applicable Issuing Bank shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly deliver the same to each Revolving Lender and the Borrower, a notice describing the aggregate amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank and outstanding at such time. Upon the request of any Revolving Lender from time to time, each Issuing Bank shall deliver any other information reasonably requested by such Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank and then outstanding. Other than as set forth in this subsection, the Issuing Banks shall have no duty to notify the Lenders regarding the issuance or other matters regarding Letters of Credit issued hereunder. The failure of any Issuing Bank to perform its requirements under this subsection shall not relieve any Revolving Lender from its obligations under the immediately preceding subsection (j).

(l) Payments Set Aside, Etc.. Each Revolving Lender confirms that its obligations under the immediately preceding subsections (i) and (j) shall be reinstated in full and apply if the delivery of any Cash Collateral in respect of an Extended Letter of Credit is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise.

(m) Applicability of ISP; Limitation of Liability. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Issuing Bank shall be responsible to the Borrower for, and each Issuing Bank’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of such Issuing Bank required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this

 

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Agreement, including Applicable Law or any order of a jurisdiction where such Issuing Bank or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade-International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.

(n) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder, is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of its Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

Section 2.5. Swingline Loans.

(a) Swingline Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, including without limitation Section 2.16, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in Dollars to the Borrower, during the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the Swingline Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to, but not exceeding, (such amount being referred to as the “Swingline Availability”) $200,000,000, as such amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof; provided that after giving effect to such borrowing the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Revolving Lenders shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders. If at any time the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans outstanding at such time exceeds the Swingline Availability at such time, the Borrower shall promptly pay the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender the amount of such excess. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans hereunder.

(b) Procedure for Borrowing Swingline Loans. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender notice pursuant to a Notice of Swingline Borrowing or telephonic notice of each borrowing of a Swingline Loan. Each Notice of Swingline Borrowing shall be delivered to the Swingline Lender no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the proposed date of such borrowing. Any telephonic notice shall include all information to be specified in a written Notice of Swingline Borrowing and shall be promptly confirmed in writing by the Borrower pursuant to a Notice of Swingline Borrowing sent to the Swingline Lender by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of communication on the same day of the giving of such telephonic notice. Not later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date of the requested Swingline Loan and subject to satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 6.2 for such borrowing, the Swingline Lender will make the proceeds of such Swingline Loan available to the Borrower in Dollars, in immediately available funds, at the account specified by the Borrower in the Notice of Swingline Borrowing.

(c) Interest. Swingline Loans shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans (or at such other rate or rates as the Borrower and the Swingline Lender may agree from time to time in writing). Interest on Swingline Loans is solely for the account of the Swingline Lender (except to the extent a Revolving Lender acquires a participating interest in a Swingline Loan pursuant to the immediately following subsection (e)). All accrued and unpaid interest on Swingline Loans shall be payable on the dates and in the manner provided in Section 2.6 with respect to interest on Base Rate Loans (except as the Swingline Lender and the Borrower may otherwise agree in writing in connection with any particular Swingline Loan).

 

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(d) Swingline Loan Amounts, Etc. Each Swingline Loan shall be in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof, or such other minimum amounts agreed to by the Swingline Lender and the Borrower. Any voluntary prepayment of a Swingline Loan must be in integral multiples of $100,000 or the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans (or such other minimum amounts upon which the Swingline Lender and the Borrower may agree). No prior notice shall be required for prepayment of any Swingline Loan. The Swingline Loans shall, in addition to this Agreement, be evidenced by the Swingline Note.

(e) Repayment and Participations of Swingline Loans. The Borrower agrees to repay each Swingline Loan within five (5) Business Days after the date such Swingline Loan was made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Swingline Loans on the Swingline Maturity Date (or such earlier date as the Swingline Lender and the Borrower may agree in writing). At any time that any Swingline Loan is outstanding, the Swingline Lender may, if it has not yet received notice from the Borrower of a repayment thereof, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), request a borrowing of Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans from the Revolving Lenders in an amount equal to the principal balance of such Swingline Loan. The amount limitations contained in the second sentence of Section 2.1(a) shall not apply to any borrowing of such Revolving Loans made pursuant to this subsection. The Swingline Lender shall give notice to the Administrative Agent of any such borrowing of Revolving Loans not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time at least one Business Day prior to the proposed date of such borrowing. Promptly after receipt of such notice of borrowing of Revolving Loans from the Swingline Lender under the immediately preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the proposed borrowing. Not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the proposed date of such borrowing, each Revolving Lender will make available to the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office for the account of the Swingline Lender, in immediately available funds, the proceeds of the Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall pay the proceeds of such Revolving Loans to the Swingline Lender, which shall apply such proceeds to repay such Swingline Loan. If the Revolving Lenders are prohibited from making Revolving Loans required to be made under this subsection for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation, the existence of any of the Defaults or Events of Default described in Sections 11.1(e) or (f), each Revolving Lender shall purchase from the Swingline Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of such Swingline Loan, by directly purchasing a participation in such Swingline Loan in such amount and paying the proceeds thereof to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender in Dollars and in immediately available funds. A Revolving Lender’s obligation to purchase such a participation in a Swingline Loan shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including without limitation, (i) any claim of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender or any other Person may have or claim against the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or any other Person whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or Event of Default (including without limitation, any of the Defaults or Events of Default described in Sections 11.1(e) or (f)), or the termination of any Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (iii) the existence (or alleged existence) of an event or condition which has had or could have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of any Loan Document by the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Borrower or any other Loan Party, or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Swingline Lender by any Revolving Lender, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof, at the Federal Funds Rate. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Swingline Lender’s demand therefor, and until such time as such Lender makes the required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of such unpaid participation obligation for all purposes of the Loan Documents (other than those provisions requiring the other Revolving Lenders to purchase a participation therein). Further, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Revolving Loans, and any other amounts due it hereunder, to the Swingline Lender to fund Swingline Loans in the amount of the participation in Swingline Loans that such Lender failed to purchase pursuant to this Section until such amount has been purchased (as a result of such assignment or otherwise).

 

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Section 2.6. Rates and Payment of Interest on Loans.

(a) Rates. The Borrower promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made (or continued and deemed made) by such Lender for the period from and including the date of the making (or continuation and deemed making) of such Loan to but excluding the date such Loan shall be paid in full, at the following per annum rates:

(i) during such periods as such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate (as in effect from time to time), plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans of the applicable Class;

(ii) during such periods as such Loan is a Term SOFR Loan, at Term SOFR for such Loan for the Interest Period therefor, plus the Applicable Margin for SOFR Loans of the applicable Class; and

(iii) during such periods as such Loan is a Daily Simple SOFR Loan, at Daily Simple SOFR (as in effect from time to time), plus the Applicable Margin for SOFR Loans of the applicable Class.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, automatically while an Event of Default exists under Section 11.1(a), 11.1(e) or 11.1(f), or at the direction of the Requisite Lenders in the case of any other Event of Default, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Class of Lenders and the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, interest at the Post-Default Rate on the outstanding principal amount of any Class of Loans made by such Lender, on all Reimbursement Obligations and on any other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder or under the Notes held by such Lender to or for the account of such Lender (including without limitation, accrued but unpaid interest to the extent permitted under Applicable Law).

(b) Payment of Interest. All accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding principal amount of each Loan shall be payable (i) monthly in arrears on the first day of each month, commencing with the first full calendar month occurring after the Effective Date, (ii) on the date of any mandatory or optional prepayment in accordance with Section 2.9 on the portion of the Loans so prepaid, and (iii) on any date on which the principal balance of such Loan is due and payable in full (whether at maturity, due to acceleration or otherwise). Interest payable at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable from time to time on demand. All determinations by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on the Lenders and the Borrower for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(c) Borrower Information Used to Determine Applicable Interest Rates. The parties understand that the applicable interest rate for the Obligations and certain fees set forth herein may be determined and/or adjusted from time to time based upon certain information to be provided or certified to the Lenders by the Borrower (the “Borrower Information”). If it is subsequently determined that any such Borrower Information was incorrect (for whatever reason, including without limitation because of a subsequent restatement of earnings by the Borrower) at the time it was delivered to the Administrative Agent, and if the applicable interest rate or fees calculated for any period were lower than they should have been had the correct information been timely provided, then, such interest rate and such fees for such period shall be automatically recalculated using correct Borrower Information. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower in writing of any additional interest and fees due because of such recalculation, and the Borrower shall pay such additional interest or fees due to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, within 5 Business Days of receipt of such written notice. Any recalculation of interest or fees required by this provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and this provision shall not in any way limit any of the Administrative Agent’s, any Issuing Bank’s, or any Lender’s other rights under this Agreement.

 

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(d) SOFR Conforming Changes. In connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR and/or Daily Simple SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right in consultation with the Borrower to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR and/or Daily Simple SOFR.

Section 2.7. Number of Interest Periods.

There may be no more than 15 different Interest Periods for Term SOFR Loans outstanding at the same time.

Section 2.8. Repayment of Loans.

(a) Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Revolving Loans on the Revolving Termination Date.

(b) Tranche A-1 Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Tranche A-1 Term Loans on the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Termination Date.

(c) Tranche A-2 Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Tranche A-2 Term Loans on the Tranche A-2 Term Loan Termination Date.

(d) Incremental Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay each Class of Incremental Term Loans as set forth in the Incremental Amendment establishing such Class of Incremental Term Loans.

Section 2.9. Prepayments.

(a) Optional. Subject to Section 5.4, the Borrower may prepay any Loan at any time without premium or penalty. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at least 1 Business Day prior written notice of the prepayment of any Loan that is a Base Rate Loan and at least 3 Business Days prior written notice of the prepayment of any Loan that is a SOFR Loan. Any such notice may be conditioned upon the receipt of replacement financing or any other event and may be withdrawn at any time prior to the specified date of prepayment if such event does not occur. Each voluntary prepayment of Loans (other than a prepayment of all outstanding Loans of a Class) shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof.

(b) Mandatory.

(i) Revolving Commitment Overadvance. If at any time the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, together with the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities, exceeds the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall immediately upon demand pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Lenders, the amount of such excess.

 

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(ii) Application of Mandatory Prepayments. Amounts paid under the preceding subsection (b)(i) shall be applied to pay all amounts of principal outstanding on the Revolving Loans and any Reimbursement Obligations pro rata in accordance with Section 3.2 and if any Letters of Credit are outstanding at such time, the remainder, if any, shall be deposited into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account for application to any Reimbursement Obligations. If the Borrower is required to pay any outstanding SOFR Loans by reason of this Section prior to (x) in the case of a Term SOFR Loan, the end of the applicable Interest Period therefor or (y) in the case of a Daily Simple SOFR Loan, the applicable interest payment date therefor, the Borrower shall pay all amounts due, if any, under Section 5.4.

(c) No Effect on Derivatives Contracts. No repayment or prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section shall affect any of the Borrower’s obligations under any Derivatives Contracts entered into with respect to the Loans.

Section 2.10. Continuation.

So long as no Event of Default exists, the Borrower may on any Business Day, with respect to any Term SOFR Loan, elect to maintain such Term SOFR Loan or any portion thereof as a Term SOFR Loan by selecting a new Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan. Each Continuation of Term SOFR Loans of the same Class shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess of that amount, and each new Interest Period selected under this Section shall commence on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period. Each selection of a new Interest Period shall be made by the Borrower giving to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Continuation not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the third Business Day prior to the date of any such Continuation. Such notice by the Borrower of a Continuation shall be by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of communication in the form of a Notice of Continuation, specifying (a) the proposed date of such Continuation, (b) the Term SOFR Loans, Class and portions thereof subject to such Continuation and (c) the duration of the selected Interest Period, all of which shall be specified in such manner as is necessary to comply with all limitations on Loans outstanding hereunder. Each Notice of Continuation shall be irrevocable by and binding on the Borrower once given. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender holding Loans being Continued of the proposed Continuation. If the Borrower shall fail to deliver in a timely manner a Notice of Continuation or shall fail to select in a timely manner a new Interest Period for any Term SOFR Loan in accordance with this Section, such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor, continue as a Term SOFR Loan with an Interest Period of one month; provided, however that if an Event of Default exists, such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Loan notwithstanding the first sentence of Section 2.11 or the Borrower’s failure to comply with any of the terms of such Section.

Section 2.11. Conversion.

The Borrower may on any Business Day, upon the Borrower’s giving of a Notice of Conversion to the Administrative Agent by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of communication, Convert all or a portion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type; provided, however, no Loan may be Converted into a SOFR Loan if an Event of Default exists, but shall be automatically converted to a Base Rate Loan on (a) the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto for a Term SOFR Loan ending during the continuance of any Event of Default or (b) the date of any such Event of Default for a Daily Simple SOFR Loan. Each Conversion of Base Rate Loans of the same Class into SOFR Loans of the same Class shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess of

 

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that amount. Each such Notice of Conversion shall be given not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time 3 Business Days prior to the date of any proposed Conversion and such Conversion shall only be made on (a) the last day of the Interest Period with respect to any such Loan that is a Term SOFR Loan, or (b) the applicable interest payment date with respect to any such Loan that is a Daily Simple SOFR Loan. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Conversion, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender holding Loans being Converted of the proposed Conversion. Subject to the restrictions specified above, each Notice of Conversion shall be by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of communication in the form of a Notice of Conversion specifying (a) the requested date of such Conversion, (b) the Type and Class of Loan to be Converted, (c) the portion of such Type of Loan to be Converted, (d) the Type of Loan such Loan is to be Converted into and (e) if such Conversion is into a Term SOFR Loan, the requested duration of the Interest Period of such Loan. Each Notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable by and binding on the Borrower once given.

Section 2.12. Notes.

(a) Notes. Except in the case of a Lender that has notified the Administrative Agent in writing that it elects not to receive any Notes, (i) the Revolving Loans made by each Revolving Lender shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a Revolving Note, payable to such Revolving Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of its Revolving Commitment as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed, and (ii) the Term Loans made by a Term Loan Lender shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a Term Note, payable to such Term Loan Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Lender’s Term Loan as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed. The Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a Swingline Note payable to the Swingline Lender.

(b) Records. The date, amount, interest rate, Class, Type and duration of Interest Periods (if applicable) of each Loan made by each Lender to the Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by such Lender on its books and such entries shall be binding on the Borrower absent manifest error; provided, however, that (i) the failure of a Lender to make any such record shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents and (ii) if there is a discrepancy between such records of a Lender and the statements of accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent in the Register, in the absence of manifest error, the statements of account maintained by the Administrative Agent in the Register shall be controlling.

(c) Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Notes. Upon receipt by the Borrower of (i) written notice from a Lender that a Note of such Lender has been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated, and (ii)(A) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, an unsecured agreement of indemnity from such Lender in form reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower, or (B) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, the Borrower shall at its own expense execute and deliver to such Lender a new Note dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.

Section 2.13. Voluntary Reductions of the Commitments.

The Borrower shall have the right to terminate or reduce the aggregate unused amount of the Revolving Commitments (for which purpose use of the Revolving Commitments shall be deemed to include the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities and the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans) at any time and from time to time without penalty or premium upon not less than 5 Business Days (or such shorter period as agreed to by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of each such termination or reduction, which notice shall specify the Class of Commitments subject to such termination or reduction, the effective date thereof and the amount of any such reduction (which in the case of any partial reduction of Commitments shall not be less than $5,000,000

 

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and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount in the aggregate) and shall be irrevocable once given and effective only upon receipt by the Administrative Agent (“Prepayment Notice”); provided, that a Prepayment Notice providing for termination or reduction of the Commitments may state that such Prepayment Notice is conditioned on the closing of other financing facilities or any other event, in which case such Prepayment Notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date such termination or reduction of the Commitments is to become effective) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly after receipt of a Prepayment Notice with respect to a Class of Commitments, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of such Class of the proposed termination or reduction. Commitments, once reduced or terminated pursuant to this Section, may not be increased or reinstated. If the Commitments of a Class are terminated or reduced to zero, the Borrower shall pay all fees on the Commitments so reduced or terminated that have accrued to the date of such reduction or termination to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders of the applicable Class, including but not limited to any applicable compensation due to any Lender in accordance with Section 5.4.

Section 2.14. Extensions of the Revolving Termination Date and the Tranche A-2 Term Loan Termination Date.

(a) The Borrower may, not more than two (2) times, request that the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders extend the current Revolving Termination Date by six (6) months per each request. The Borrower may exercise such right only by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent at least thirty (30) days but not more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the current Revolving Termination Date, a written request for such extension (a “Revolving Extension Request”). The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders if it receives a Revolving Extension Request promptly upon receipt thereof. Subject to satisfaction of the following conditions, the Revolving Termination Date shall be extended for six (6) months effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Revolving Extension Request and payment of the fee referred to in the following clause (y): (x) immediately prior to such extension and immediately after giving effect thereto, (A) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and (B) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such extension with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Loan Documents or waived or consented to by Requisite Lenders in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6 and (y) the Borrower shall have paid the Fees payable under Section 3.5(d). At any time prior to the effectiveness of any such extension, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate from the chief executive officer or other Responsible Officer certifying the matters referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (x)(A) and (x)(B). The Revolving Termination Date may be extended only two (2) times pursuant to this Section.

(b) The Borrower may, not more than two (2) times, request that the Administrative Agent and the Tranche A-2 Term Loan Lenders extend the current Tranche A-2 Term Loan Termination Date by six (6) months per each request. The Borrower may exercise such right only by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent at least thirty (30) days but not more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the current Tranche A-2 Term Loan Termination Date, a written request for such extension (a “Tranche A-2 Term Loan Extension Request”). The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders if it receives a Tranche A-2 Term Loan Extension Request promptly upon receipt thereof. Subject to satisfaction of the following conditions, the Tranche A-2 Term Loan Termination Date shall be extended for six (6) months

 

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effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Tranche A-2 Term Loan Extension Request and payment of the fee referred to in the following clause (y): (x) immediately prior to such extension and immediately after giving effect thereto, (A) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and (B) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such extension with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Loan Documents or waived or consented to by Requisite Lenders in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6 and (y) the Borrower shall have paid the Fees payable under Section 3.5(e). At any time prior to the effectiveness of any such extension, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate from the chief executive officer or other Responsible Officer certifying the matters referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (x)(A) and (x)(B). The Tranche A-2 Term Loan Termination Date may be extended only two (2) times pursuant to this Section.

Section 2.15. Expiration Date of Letters of Credit Past Revolving Commitment Termination.

If on the date the Revolving Commitments are terminated or reduced to zero (whether voluntarily, by reason of the occurrence of an Event of Default or otherwise) there are any Letters of Credit outstanding hereunder and the aggregate Stated Amount of such Letters of Credit exceeds the balance of available funds on deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, then the Borrower shall, on such date, pay to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Revolving Lenders and the Issuing Banks, for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, an amount of money equal to the amount of such excess.

Section 2.16. Amount Limitations.

Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no Lender shall be required to make a Loan, the Issuing Banks shall not be required to issue Letters of Credit and no reduction of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.13 shall take effect, if immediately after the making of such Loan, the issuance of such Letter of Credit or such reduction in the Revolving Commitments, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, together with the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities, would exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments at such time.

Section 2.17. Incremental Facilities.

The Borrower shall have the right at any time to request (i) increases in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments (a “Revolving Commitment Increase”), (ii) increases in the aggregate amount of any Class of Term Loans (a “Term Loan Increase”) or (iii) additional tranches of term loans (an “Incremental Term Loan” and together with a Revolving Commitment Increase and a Term Loan Increase, each an “Incremental Facility”), in each case to be established under this Agreement, by providing written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall be irrevocable once given; provided, however, that after giving effect to any such Incremental Facility the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments and Term Loans shall not exceed $3,900,000,000. Each Incremental

 

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Facility must be an aggregate minimum amount of $10,000,000 and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof (or, in each case, in such lesser amounts as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower). The Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, shall manage all aspects of the syndication of such Incremental Facility so as to achieve a syndication of such Incremental Facility reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, including decisions as to the selection of the existing Lenders and/or other banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders, in each case that would constitute an Eligible Assignee, to be approached with respect to any such Incremental Facility and the allocations of any Incremental Facility among such existing Lenders and/or other banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders, in each case, as reasonably agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. No Lender shall be obligated in any way whatsoever to participate in any Incremental Facility or provide increased Revolving Commitments or Term Loans hereunder, and any new Lender becoming a party to this Agreement in connection with any such requested increase must be an Eligible Assignee. If a new Revolving Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, or if any existing Revolving Lender is increasing its Revolving Commitment, such Lender shall on the date it becomes a Revolving Lender hereunder (or in the case of an existing Revolving Lender, increases its Revolving Commitment) (and as a condition thereto) purchase from the other Revolving Lenders its Revolving Commitment Percentage (determined with respect to the Revolving Lenders’ respective Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the Revolving Commitment Increase) of any outstanding Revolving Loans, by making available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such other Revolving Lenders, in same day funds, an amount equal to (A) the portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Loans to be purchased by such Lender, plus (B) the aggregate amount of payments previously made by the other Revolving Lenders under Section 2.4(j) and Section 2.5(e) that have not been repaid, plus (C) interest accrued and unpaid to and as of such date on such portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall pay to the Revolving Lenders amounts payable, if any, to such Lenders under Section 5.4 as a result of the prepayment of any such Revolving Loans, unless such amount is waived by the applicable Lender.

Effecting any Incremental Facility under this Section is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a) any Revolving Commitment Increase shall be on the same terms (other than arrangement, upfront or similar fees, which shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Revolving Commitment Increase) as the existing Revolving Commitments in effect on the effective date of such Revolving Commitment Increase;

(b) any Term Loan Increase shall be on the same terms (other than arrangement, upfront or similar fees, including any original issue discount, which shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Term Loan Increase) as the existing Term Loans of the applicable Class in effect on the effective date of such Term Loan Increase;

(c) with respect to any Incremental Term Loan: (i) such Incremental Term Loan shall not mature earlier than the latest maturity date of the then-existing Classes of Term Loans and Revolving Commitments without the written consent of the Requisite Class Lenders of each earlier maturing Class, and the weighted average life to maturity of any Incremental Term Loan shall be no shorter than that of the then-existing Classes of Term Loans without the written consent of the Requisite Class Lenders of each shorter lived Class of then-existing Term Loans, (ii) the interest rate margins, fees (including any original issue discount), and, subject to clause (i), the maturity and amortization applicable to such Incremental Term Loan will be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan and (iii) except as otherwise required or permitted in clauses (i) and (ii) above, all other terms of such Incremental Term Loan shall be as agreed by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan and, taken as a whole, shall not be materially more restrictive than the terms set forth in this Agreement (except for terms applicable only after the latest Termination Date in effect at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loan);

 

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(d) such Incremental Facility shall (i) be established under this Agreement, (ii) rank pari passu in right of payment with the existing Revolving Commitments and Term Loans, (iii) be unsecured and (iv) not have any obligors other than the Loan Parties;

(e) no Default or Event of Default shall be in existence on the effective date of such Incremental Facility;

(f) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and any other Loan Party in any Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on the effective date of such Incremental Facility except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted hereunder or waived or consented to by the Requisite Lenders in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6; and

(g) the Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (i) if not previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, copies certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of (A) all corporate or other necessary action taken by the Borrower to authorize such increase and (B) all corporate or other necessary action taken by each Guarantor authorizing the guaranty of such increase; (ii) an opinion of counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders covering such matters with respect to the Incremental Facility as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; and (iii) except in the case of a Lender that has requested not to receive Notes, new Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to any such new Lenders and replacement Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to any such existing Lenders increasing their respective Revolving Commitments or Term Loans, as applicable, in each case, in the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or Term Loans, as applicable, at the time of the effectiveness of the applicable Incremental Facility.

In connection with any Incremental Facility pursuant to this Section 2.17, any Lender becoming a party hereto shall (1) execute such documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request including amendments or joinders to this Agreement (each, an “Incremental Amendment”) and (2) provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

Section 2.18. Funds Transfer Disbursements.

The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of any Loan made by the Lenders or any of their Affiliates pursuant to the Loan Documents as requested by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (including pursuant to any Notice of Revolving Borrowing or Notice of Swingline Borrowing).

 

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Section 2.19. Temporary Inability to Determine Rates.

In the event that, (i) the Administrative Agent determines (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining Term SOFR or any component thereof (including because the relevant screen rate is not available or published on a current basis) for such Interest Period or (B) at any time, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining Daily Simple SOFR or any component thereof, or (ii) the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan, Term SOFR for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining such Loans included in such borrowing for such Interest Period or (B) at any time, Daily Simple SOFR will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining such Loans included in such borrowing, then the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice of such determination (which shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders absent manifest error) to the Borrower and the Lenders. In such event, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and the Borrower delivers a new Notice of Conversion or Notice of Continuation in accordance with Section 2.10 or 2.11, as applicable, (a) any Notice of Conversion or Notice of Continuation that requests the conversion of any Loan to, or continuation of any Loan as, a Term SOFR Loan and any Notice of Borrowing that requests a Term SOFR Loan shall instead be deemed to be a Notice of Conversion, Notice of Continuation or Notice of Borrowing, as applicable, for (x) a Daily Simple SOFR Loan so long as Daily Simple SOFR is not also the subject of Section 2.19(i) or (ii) above or (i) a Base Rate Loan if Daily Simple SOFR also is the subject of Section 2.19(i) or (ii) above and (b) any Notice of Borrowing that requests a Daily Simple SOFR Loan shall instead be deemed to be a Notice of Borrowing for a Base Rate Loan; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, if the circumstances giving rise to the notice referenced above affect only one Type of borrowings, then all other Types of borrowings shall be permitted.

ARTICLE III. PAYMENTS, FEES AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 3.1. Payments.

(a) Payments by Borrower. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, all payments of principal, interest, Fees and other amounts to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without setoff, deduction or counterclaim (excluding Taxes required to be withheld pursuant to Section 3.10), to the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date on which such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such due date to be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day). Subject to Section 11.5, the Borrower shall, at the time of making each payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, specify to the Administrative Agent the amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder to which such payment is to be applied. Each payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of a Lender under this Agreement or any Note shall be paid to such Lender by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the wiring instructions provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent from time to time, for the account of such Lender at the applicable Lending Office of such Lender. Each payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement shall be paid to such Issuing Bank by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the wiring instructions provided by such Issuing Bank to the Administrative Agent from time to time, for the account of such Issuing Bank. If the Administrative Agent fails to pay such amounts to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, within one Business Day of receipt of such amounts, the Administrative Agent shall pay interest on such amount until paid at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. If the due date of any payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document would otherwise fall on a day which is not a Business Day such date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and interest shall continue to accrue at the rate, if any, applicable to such payment for the period of such extension.

 

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(b) Presumptions Regarding Payments by Borrower. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or an Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent on demand that amount so distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

Section 3.2. Pro Rata Treatment.

Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (a) each borrowing from the Revolving Lenders under Sections 2.1(a), 2.4(e) and 2.5(e) shall be made from the Revolving Lenders, each payment of the fees under Sections 3.5(b), the first sentence of 3.5(c), and 3.5(d) shall be made for the account of the Revolving Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Revolving Commitments under Section 2.13 shall be applied to the respective Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Commitments; (b) each payment or prepayment of principal of Revolving Loans shall be made for the account of the Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Revolving Loans held by them, provided that, subject to Section 3.9, if immediately prior to giving effect to any such payment in respect of any Revolving Loans the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans shall not be held by the Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments in effect at the time such Revolving Loans were made, then such payment shall be applied to the Revolving Loans in such manner as shall result, as nearly as is practicable, in the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans being held by the Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with such respective Revolving Commitments; (c) each payment or prepayment of principal of Term Loans of a Class shall be made for the account of the Term Loan Lenders of such Class pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Term Loans of such Class held by them; (d) each payment of interest on Loans of a Class shall be made for the account of the Lenders of such Class pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans of such Class then due and payable to the respective Lenders; (e) each payment of the fees under Section 3.5(e) shall be made for the account of the Tranche A-2 Term Loan Lenders pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Tranche A-2 Term Loans; (f) the Conversion and Continuation of Loans of a particular Type and Class (other than Conversions provided for by Sections 5.1(c) and 5.5) shall be made pro rata among the Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Loans and the then current Interest Period for each such Lender’s portion of each such Loan of such Type and Class shall be coterminous; (g) the Revolving Lenders’ participation in, and payment obligations in respect of, Swingline Loans under Section 2.5, shall be in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages; and (h) the Revolving Lenders’ participation in, and payment obligations in respect of, Letters of Credit under Section 2.4, shall be in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages. All payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts in respect of the Swingline Loans shall be for the account of the Swingline Lender only (except to the extent any Revolving Lender shall have acquired a participating interest in any such Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.5(e), in which case such payments shall be pro rata in accordance with such participating interests).

 

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Section 3.3. Sharing of Payments, Etc.

If a Lender shall obtain payment of any principal of, or interest or fees on, any Loan made by it to the Borrower under this Agreement or shall obtain payment on any other Obligation owing by the Borrower or any other Loan Party through the exercise of any right of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar right or otherwise or through voluntary prepayments directly to a Lender or other payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Lender not in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such payment should be distributed to the Lenders in accordance with Section 3.2 or Section 11.5, as applicable, such Lender shall promptly purchase from the other Lenders participations in (or, if and to the extent specified by such Lender, direct interests in) the Loans made by the other Lenders or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time as shall be equitable, to the end that all the Lenders shall share the benefit of such payment (net of any reasonable expenses which may actually be incurred by such Lender in obtaining or preserving such benefit) in accordance with the requirements of Section 3 or Section 11.5, as applicable. To such end, all the Lenders shall make appropriate adjustments among themselves (by the resale of participations sold or otherwise) if such payment is rescinded or must otherwise be restored. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation (or direct interest) in the Loans or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders may exercise all rights of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of Loans in the amount of such participation. Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of any Lender to exercise and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other indebtedness or obligation of the Borrower.

Section 3.4. Several Obligations.

No Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender hereunder, and the failure of any Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by it hereunder shall not relieve the obligation of any other Lender to make any Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender.

Section 3.5. Fees.

(a) Closing Fee. On the Effective Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and each Lender all fees as have been agreed to in writing by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers.

(b) Facility Fees. During the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the Revolving Termination Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Lenders a facility fee equal to the daily aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments (whether or not utilized) times a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Revolving Facility Fee. Such fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each January, April, July and October during the term of this Agreement and on the Revolving Termination Date or any earlier date of termination of the Revolving Commitments or reduction of the Revolving Commitments to zero. The Borrower acknowledges that the fee payable hereunder is a bona fide commitment fee and is intended as reasonable compensation to the Revolving Lenders for committing to make funds available to the Borrower as described herein and for no other purposes.

 

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(c) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a letter of credit fee at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are SOFR Loans times the daily average Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (x) to and including the date such Letter of Credit expires or is cancelled or terminated or (y) to but excluding the date such Letter of Credit is drawn in full; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, during any period that the Post-Default Rate is payable in accordance with Section 2.6(a), such letter of credit fees shall accrue at the Post-Default Rate. In addition to such fees, the Borrower shall pay to each Issuing Bank solely for its own account, a fronting fee in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank equal to one-eighth of one percent (0.125%) of the initial Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit; provided, however, in no event shall the aggregate amount of such fee in respect of any Letter of Credit be less than $1,500. The fees provided for in this subsection shall be nonrefundable and payable, in the case of the fee provided for in the first sentence, in arrears (i) quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October, (ii) on the Revolving Termination Date, (iii) on the date the Revolving Commitments are terminated or reduced to zero and (iv) thereafter from time to time on demand of the Administrative Agent and in the case of the fee provided for in the second sentence, at the time of issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable Issuing Bank from time to time on demand all commissions, charges, costs and expenses in the amounts customarily charged or incurred by such Issuing Bank from time to time in like circumstances with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any other transaction relating thereto.

(d) Revolving Extension Fee. Each time the Borrower extends the Revolving Termination Date in accordance with Section 2.14(a), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a fee equal to 0.075% of the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment (whether or not utilized). Such fee shall be paid to the Administrative Agent prior to, and as a condition to, each extension.

(e) Tranche A-2 Term Loan Extension Fee. Each time the Borrower extends the Tranche A-2 Term Loan Termination Date in accordance with Section 2.14(b), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Tranche A-2 Term Loan Lender a fee equal to 0.075% of the amount of such Tranche A-2 Term Loan Lender’s Tranche A-2 Term Loans outstanding as of such date. Such fee shall be paid to the Administrative Agent prior to, and as a condition to, each extension.

(f) Administrative and Other Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay the administrative and other fees of the Administrative Agent as provided in the Fee Letter and as may be otherwise agreed to in writing from time to time by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Section 3.6. Computations.

Unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, any accrued interest on any Loan, any Fees or any other Obligations due hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed.

Section 3.7. Usury.

In no event shall the amount of interest due or payable on the Loans or other Obligations exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed by Applicable Law and, if any such payment is paid by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or received by any Lender, then such excess sum shall be credited as a payment of principal, unless the Borrower shall notify the respective Lender in writing that the Borrower elects to have such excess sum returned to it forthwith. It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the Borrower not pay and the Lenders not receive, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may be lawfully paid by the Borrower under Applicable Law. The parties hereto hereby agree and stipulate that the only charge imposed upon the Borrower for the use of money in connection with this Agreement is and shall be the interest specifically described in Section 2.6(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) and, with

 

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respect to Swingline Loans, in Section 2.5(c). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto further agree and stipulate that all agency fees, syndication fees, facility fees, ticking fees, closing fees, letter of credit fees, underwriting fees, default charges, late charges, funding or “breakage” charges, increased cost charges, attorneys’ fees and reimbursement for costs and expenses paid by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to third parties or for damages incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in each case, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, are charges made to compensate the Administrative Agent or any such Lender for underwriting or administrative services and costs or losses performed or incurred, and to be performed or incurred, by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with this Agreement and shall under no circumstances be deemed to be charges for the use of money. All charges other than charges for the use of money shall be fully earned and nonrefundable when due.

Section 3.8. Statements of Account; Bill Lead Date Request.

(a) The Administrative Agent will account to the Borrower monthly with a statement of Loans, accrued interest and Fees, charges and payments made pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and, subject to the entries in the Register, which shall be controlling, such account rendered by the Administrative Agent shall be deemed conclusive upon the Borrower absent manifest error. The failure of the Administrative Agent to deliver such a statement of accounts shall not relieve or discharge the Borrower from any of its Obligations.

(b) By written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may request to receive monthly billings on a date (the “Bill Lead Date”) that is prior to the first day of a month. The Administrative Agent will submit to the Borrower monthly billings, which will consist of the actual interest and principal due through the Bill Lead Date plus projected interest and principal due through the balance, if any, of such month. Any necessary adjustments in the applicable interest rate and/or principal payments due or made between a Bill Lead Date and the end of a month will be reflected as an additional charge (or credit) in the billing for the next following month. Neither the failure of the Administrative Agent to submit a Bill Lead Date billing nor any error in any such billing will excuse the Borrower’s obligation to make full payment of all amounts due under this Agreement. In its sole discretion, the Administrative Agent may cancel or modify the terms of such request which cancellation or modification will be effective upon written notification to the Borrower. Should the Borrower request a Bill Lead Date, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to prepare a month end invoice.

Section 3.9. Defaulting Lenders.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:

(a) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definitions of Requisite Lenders and Requisite Class Lenders and in Section 13.6.

(b) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, Fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article XI or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 13.3 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, in the case of a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to

 

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the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender hereunder; third, in the case of a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, to Cash Collateralize the Issuing Banks’ Fronting Exposures with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with subsection (e) below; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) in the case of a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, Cash Collateralize the Issuing Banks’ future Fronting Exposures with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with subsection (e) below; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans of any Class or amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender under Section 2.4(j) in respect of Letters of Credit (such amounts “L/C Disbursements”) or amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender under Section 2.5(e) in respect of Swingline Loans (such amounts “Swingline Disbursements”), in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued or the related Swingline Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Article VI were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of such Class of, and L/C Disbursements and Swingline Disbursements owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders of the applicable Class on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Disbursements or Swingline Disbursements owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans of such Class and, as applicable, funded and unfunded participations in Letter of Credit Liabilities and Swingline Loans are held by the Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages (determined without giving effect to the immediately following subsection (d)) and all Term Loans of each Class (if any) are held by the Term Loan Lenders of such Class pro rata as if there had been no Defaulting Lenders that are Term Loan Lenders of such Class. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(c) Certain Fees.

(i) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Fee payable under Section 3.5(b) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

(ii) Each Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender shall be entitled to receive the Fee payable under Section 3.5(c) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Revolving Commitment Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to the immediately following subsection (e).

 

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(iii) With respect to any Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (ii), the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender that portion of any such Fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Liabilities or Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to the immediately following subsection (d), (y) pay to each Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such Fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Issuing Bank’s or Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such Fee.

(d) Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. In the case of a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, all or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Liabilities and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders that are Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages (determined without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Article VI are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Subject to Section 13.21, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Revolving Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

(e) Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swingline Loans.

(i) If the reallocation described in the immediately preceding subsection (d) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, (x) first, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize each Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in this subsection.

(ii) At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, within 1 Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize such Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to the immediately preceding subsection (d) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the aggregate Fronting Exposure of such Issuing Bank with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank and outstanding at such time.

(iii) The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Banks, and agree to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the obligation of Defaulting Lenders that are Revolving Lenders to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Liabilities, to be applied pursuant to the immediately following clause (iv). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the aggregate Fronting Exposure of the Issuing Banks with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender).

 

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(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section in respect of Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the obligation of a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Liabilities (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

(v) Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the Issuing Banks’ Fronting Exposures shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this subsection following (x) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Revolving Lender), or (y) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to the immediately preceding subsection (b), the Person providing Cash Collateral and the Issuing Banks may (but shall not be obligated to) agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations and to the extent that such Cash Collateral was provided by the Borrower, such Cash Collateral shall remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to the Loan Documents.

(f) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and solely in the case of a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Banks, agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause, as applicable, (i) the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages (determined without giving effect to the immediately preceding subsection (d)), and (ii) the Term Loans of each Class (if any) to be held by the Term Loan Lenders of such Class pro rata as if there had been no Defaulting Lenders of such Class, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to Fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(g) New Swingline Loans/Letters of Credit. So long as any Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swingline Loan and (ii) no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

 

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(h) Purchase of Defaulting Lender’s Commitment; Termination of Defaulting Lender.

(i) During any period that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may, by the Borrower giving written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, such Defaulting Lender and the other Lenders, demand that such Defaulting Lender assign its Commitments and Loans to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.5(b). No party hereto shall have any obligation whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. In addition, any Lender who is not a Defaulting Lender may, but shall not be obligated, in its sole discretion, to acquire the face amount of all or a portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Commitments and Loans via an assignment subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.5(b). In connection with any such assignment, such Defaulting Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to effect such assignment, including an appropriate Assignment and Assumption and, notwithstanding Section 13.5(b), shall pay to the Administrative Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $7,500. The exercise by the Borrower of its rights under this Section shall be at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense and at no cost or expense to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders.

(ii) The Borrower may terminate the unused amount of the Commitment of any Revolving Lender that is a Defaulting Lender upon not less than 15 Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders thereof), and in such event the provisions of Section 3.9(b) will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts); provided that (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (B) such termination shall not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.

Section 3.10. Taxes.

(a) Issuing Banks. For purposes of this Section, the term “Lender” includes each Issuing Bank and the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.

(b) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower or other applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(d) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower or another Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 13.5 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection. The provisions of this subsection shall continue to inure to the benefit of an Administrative Agent following its resignation or removal as Administrative Agent.

(f) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section, the Borrower or such other Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(g) Status of Lenders.

(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in the immediately following clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person:

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), a copy of an executed IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) in the format reasonably acceptable to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

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(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(I) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, a copy of an executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, in the format reasonably acceptable to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(II) a copy of an executed IRS Form W-8ECI;

(III) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit R-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or

(IV) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, a copy of an executed IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit R-2 or Exhibit R-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit R-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made;

 

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(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement; and

(E) If any successor Administrative Agent is not a U.S. Person and it can qualify as a “U.S. branch”, it shall deliver two duly completed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (with respect to any payments to be received on its own behalf) and IRS Form W-8IMY (for all other payments) certifying that it is a “U.S. branch” on such IRS form and that the payments it receives for the account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of its trade or business in the United States and that it is using such IRS Form W-8IMY as evidence of its agreement with the Loan Parties to be treated as a U.S. Person with respect to such payments (and the Loan Parties and Administrative Agent agree to so treat Administrative Agent as a U.S. Person with respect to such payments), with the effect that the Loan Parties can make payments to Administrative Agent without deduction or withholding of any Taxes imposed by the United States.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(h) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this subsection (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

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(i) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

ARTICLE IV. ELIGIBILITY OF ASSETS

Section 4.1. Eligibility of Assets.

(a) Existing Unencumbered Assets. Subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of Section 6.1(a), as of June 30, 2025, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that Schedule 4.1 to the Disclosure Letter sets forth (i) a pro forma property summary as of June 30, 2025 and (ii) a pro forma listing of Unencumbered Assets as of June 30, 2025, after giving effect to the transactions occurring on the Agreement Date.

(b) Additional Unencumbered Assets. After the Effective Date, an Asset shall be included as an Unencumbered Asset upon delivery to the Administrative Agent of an Unencumbered Asset Certificate pursuant to Section 9.4(c) setting forth the information required to be contained therein and assuming that such Asset is included as an Unencumbered Asset. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such certificate, such Asset shall be included as an Unencumbered Asset.

(c) Alternative Acceptance Procedure for Additional Unencumbered Assets. Any Asset that does not satisfy all of the requirements of an Unencumbered Asset shall be included only upon the written approval of the Requisite Lenders; provided, however, that such approval shall only be a waiver of those requirements in the definition of Unencumbered Assets specifically set forth and approved therein with respect to such Asset.

Section 4.2. Termination of Designation as Unencumbered Asset.

An Asset shall cease to be included as an Unencumbered Asset for purposes of this Agreement if either (i) such Asset ceases to satisfy the requirements of the definition of the term “Unencumbered Assets” applicable to it (with the termination effective immediately) or (ii) such Asset is noted to have been removed as an Unencumbered Asset in an Unencumbered Asset Certificate subsequently submitted pursuant to this Agreement (with the termination effective as of the date of receipt by the Administrative Agent of such Unencumbered Asset Certificate). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Asset will be terminated as an Unencumbered Asset under clause (ii) above if (i) a Default or Event of Default exists or (ii) a Default or Event of Default would exist immediately after such Property is terminated as an Unencumbered Asset.

ARTICLE V. YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.

Section 5.1. Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy.

(a) Capital Adequacy. Subject to clause (e) below, if any Lender determines that any Regulatory Change affecting such Lender or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity ratios or requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if

 

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any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Regulatory Change (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then within the time period and to the extent required by clause (e) below, the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(b) Additional Costs. In addition to, and not in limitation of the immediately preceding subsection, but subject to clause (e) below, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of a Lender, within the time period and to the extent required by clause (e) below, such amounts as such Lender may determine to be necessary to compensate such Lender for any costs incurred by such Lender that it reasonably determines are attributable to its making or maintaining of any SOFR Loans or its obligation to make any SOFR Loans hereunder, any reduction in any amount receivable by such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such SOFR Loans or the maintenance by such Lender of capital in respect of its SOFR Loans or its Commitments (other than any amounts included in the determination of Daily Simple SOFR or Term SOFR) (such increases in costs and reductions in amounts receivable being herein called “Additional Costs”), resulting from any Regulatory Change that:

(i) subject any such Lender to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes, Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and Connection Income Taxes) on such SOFR Loans or its Commitments, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

(ii) imposes or modifies any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirements (other than Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other similar reserve requirement applicable to any other category of liabilities or category of extensions of credit or other assets by reference to which the interest rate on SOFR Loans is determined to the extent utilized when determining Daily Simple SOFR or Term SOFR for such Loans) relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities of, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by such Lender (or its parent corporation), or any commitment of such Lender (including, without limitation, the Commitments of such Lender hereunder); or

(iii) imposes on any Lender any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender.

(c) Lender’s Suspension of SOFR Loans. Without limiting the effect of the provisions of the immediately preceding subsections (a) and (b), if by reason of any Regulatory Change, any Lender either (i) incurs Additional Costs based on or measured by the excess above a specified level of the amount of a category of deposits or other liabilities of such Lender that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on SOFR Loans is determined as provided in this Agreement or a category of extensions of credit or other assets of such Lender that includes SOFR Loans or (ii) becomes subject to restrictions on the amount of such a category of liabilities or assets that it may hold, then, if such Lender so elects by notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the obligation of such Lender to make or Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, SOFR Loans shall be suspended until such Regulatory Change ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 5.5 shall apply).

 

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(d) Additional Costs in Respect of Letters of Credit. Without limiting the obligations of the Borrower under the preceding subsections of this Section (but without duplication), but subject to clause (e) below, if as a result of any Regulatory Change or any risk-based capital guideline or other requirement heretofore or hereafter issued by any Governmental Authority there shall be imposed, modified or deemed applicable any Tax (other than Indemnified Taxes, Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and Connection Income Taxes), reserve, special deposit, capital adequacy, liquidity or similar requirement against or with respect to or measured by reference to Letters of Credit and the result shall be to increase the cost to an Issuing Bank of issuing (or any Revolving Lender of purchasing participations in) or maintaining its obligation hereunder to issue (or purchase participations in) any Letter of Credit or reduce any amount receivable by such Issuing Bank or any Revolving Lender hereunder in respect of any Letter of Credit, then, within the time period and to the extent required by clause (e) below, following demand by such Issuing Bank or such Lender, the Borrower shall pay to such Issuing Bank or, in the case of such Lender, to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Issuing Bank or such Lender, such additional amounts as shall be sufficient to compensate such Issuing Bank or such Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amount.

(e) Notification and Determination of Additional Costs. Each of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, as the case may be, agrees to notify the Borrower (and in the case of an Issuing Bank or a Lender, to notify the Administrative Agent) of any event occurring after the Agreement Date entitling the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender to compensation under any of the preceding subsections of this Section as promptly as practicable; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to give such notice shall not release the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder; provided, further, that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate the Administrative Agent, an Issuing Bank or a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Regulatory Change giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of the intention of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Regulatory Change giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). The Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, as the case may be, agrees to furnish to the Borrower (and in the case of an Issuing Bank or a Lender to the Administrative Agent as well) a certificate setting forth the basis and amount of each request for compensation under this Section; provided that the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, as applicable, shall provide the Borrower with a written certification that such Person is generally charging other borrowers or account parties for such additional costs incurred or reductions suffered on loans to companies similarly situated to the Borrower in connection with syndicated credit facilities as reasonably determined by such Lender acting in good faith. Determinations by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the case may be, of the effect of any Regulatory Change shall, provided that such determinations are made on a reasonable basis and in good faith, be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank and or any such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

Section 5.2. Benchmark Replacement Setting.

(a) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event with respect to any then-current Benchmark, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace such Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrower so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Requisite Lenders. No replacement of a then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 5.2(a) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.

 

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(b) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Change. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right in consultation with the Borrower to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(c) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (x) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 5.2(d) and (y) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 5.2 including, without limitation, any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment, or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto absent manifest error and may be made in its sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 5.2.

(d) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if any then-current Benchmark is a term rate and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative, tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.

(e) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a SOFR Loan or, Conversion to or Continuation of SOFR Loans to be made, Converted or Continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, either the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any request for (i) a Term SOFR Loan into a request for a Loan of or Conversion to (A) a Daily Simple SOFR Loan so long as Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (B) a Base Rate Loan if Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event and (ii) a Daily Simple SOFR Loan into a request for a Loan of or a Conversion to a Base Rate Loan if Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Base Rate.

 

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Section 5.3. Illegality.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding) that it is unlawful for such Lender to honor its obligation to make or maintain SOFR Loans of any Type hereunder then such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower thereof (with a copy of such notice to the Administrative Agent) and such Lender’s obligation to make or Continue, or to Convert Loans of any other Type into, SOFR Loans of such Type shall be suspended until such time as such Lender may again make and maintain SOFR Loans of such Type (in which case the provisions of Section 5.5 shall be applicable).

Section 5.4. Compensation.

The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent within the time period required by the last sentence of this Section 5.4 for the account of the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, in addition to any amounts of interest otherwise payable hereunder, the Breakage Costs incurred by such Lender as a result of any of the events set forth in the definition of Breakage Costs. The Borrower understands, agrees and acknowledges the following: (a) no Lender has any obligation to purchase, sell and/or match funds in connection with the use of any Benchmark as a basis for calculating the rate of interest on a SOFR Loan; (b) any such Benchmark is used merely as a reference in determining such rate; and (c) the Borrower has accepted each Benchmark as a reasonable and fair basis for calculating such rate and any Breakage Costs. The Borrower further agrees to pay the Breakage Costs, if any, whether or not a Lender elects to purchase, sell and/or match funds. For the purpose of calculating amounts payable to a Lender under this Section, each Lender shall be deemed to have actually funded its relevant SOFR Loan through the purchase of a deposit in Dollars bearing interest at the applicable Benchmark in an amount equal to the amount of that SOFR Loan and, with respect to any Term SOFR Loan, having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period applicable thereto; provided, that each Lender may fund each of its SOFR Loans in any manner it sees fit, and the foregoing assumption shall be utilized only for the calculation of amounts payable under this Section. The Borrower shall pay all Breakage Costs required to be paid by it pursuant to this Agreement and incurred from time to time by any Lender upon demand within fifteen (15) days from receipt of written notice from the Administrative Agent, or such earlier date as may be required by this Agreement.

Section 5.5. Treatment of Affected Loans.

If the obligation of any Lender to make SOFR Loans of any Type or to Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, SOFR Loans of any Type shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.1(c) or Section 5.3. then such Lender’s SOFR Loans of such Type shall be automatically Converted into (i) in the case of a Term SOFR Loan (A) a Daily Simple SOFR Loan so long as Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of such suspension pursuant to Section 5.1(c) or Section 5.3 or (B) a Base Rate Loan if Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of a such suspension pursuant to Section 5.1(c) or Section 5.3 and (ii) in the case of a Daily Simple SOFR Loan into a Base Rate Loan if Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of such suspension pursuant to Section 5.1(c) or Section 5.3, in each case, on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for Term SOFR Loans or applicable interest payment date for Daily Simple SOFR Loans (or, in the case of a Conversion required by Section 5.1(c) or Section 5.3 on such earlier date as such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, may specify to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent, as applicable)) and, unless and until such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 5.1 or Section 5.3 that gave rise to such Conversion no longer exist:

(a) to the extent that such Lender’s SOFR Loans of such Type have been so Converted into Base Rate Loans, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s SOFR Loans of such Type shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and

 

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(b) all Loans of such Type that would otherwise be made or Continued by such Lender as SOFR Loans of such Type shall be made or Continued instead as (i) in the case of a Term SOFR Loan (A) a Daily Simple SOFR Loan so long as Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of such suspension pursuant to Section 5.1(c) or Section 5.3 or (B) a Base Rate Loan if Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of a such suspension pursuant to Section 5.1(c) or Section 5.3 and (ii) in the case of a Daily Simple SOFR Loan into a Base Rate Loan if Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of such suspension pursuant to Section 5.1(c) or Section 5.3, in each case, and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be Converted into SOFR Loans of such Type shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

If such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent, as applicable) that the circumstances specified in Section 5.1(c) or 5.3 that gave rise to the Conversion of such Lender’s SOFR Loans of such Type pursuant to this Section no longer exist (which such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when SOFR Loans of such Type made by other Lenders are outstanding, then such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically Converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding SOFR Loans of such Type, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding SOFR Loans of such Type and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, Types and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments.

Section 5.6. Affected Lenders.

If (a) a Lender requests compensation pursuant to Section 3.10 or 5.1, or is a Lender that sold a participation to a Participant that requests compensation pursuant to Section 3.10 or 5.1, and the Requisite Lenders are not also doing the same, (b) the obligation of any Lender to make SOFR Loans of any Type or to Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, SOFR Loans of any Type shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.1(c) or 5.3 but the obligation of the Requisite Lenders shall not have been suspended under such Sections or (c) a Lender becomes a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may either (i) demand that such Lender (the “Affected Lender”), and upon such demand the Affected Lender shall promptly, assign its Commitments and Loans to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.5(b) for a purchase price equal to (x) the aggregate principal balance of all Loans then owing to the Affected Lender, plus (y) the aggregate amount of payments previously made by the Affected Lender under Section 2.4(j) and Section 2.5(e) that have not been repaid, plus (z) any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and accrued but unpaid fees owing to the Affected Lender, or any other amount as may be mutually agreed upon by such Affected Lender and Eligible Assignee or (ii) pay to the Affected Lender the aggregate principal balance of the Loans then owing to the Affected Lender, plus the aggregate amount of payments previously made by the Affected Lender under Section 2.4(j) and Section 2.5(e) that have not been repaid, plus any accrued but unpaid interest and accrued but unpaid fees owing to the Affected Lender (or such other amount as may be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and such Affected Lender), and by written notice to such Affected Lender, terminate such Affected Lender’s Commitment, whereupon the Affected Lender shall no longer be a party hereto or have any rights or obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents (but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.10, 5.1, 5.4, 13.2 and 13.9 and the other provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as provided in Section 13.10 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such payment). Each of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Affected Lender shall reasonably cooperate in effectuating the replacement of such Affected Lender under this Section, but at no time shall the Administrative Agent, such

 

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Affected Lender, any other Lender or any Titled Agent be obligated in any way whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. The exercise by the Borrower of its rights under this Section shall be at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense and at no cost or expense to the Administrative Agent, the Affected Lender or any of the other Lenders; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be obligated to reimburse or otherwise pay an Affected Lender’s administrative or legal costs incurred as a result of the Borrower’s exercise of its rights under this Section. The terms of this Section shall not in any way limit the Borrower’s obligation to pay to any Affected Lender compensation owing to such Affected Lender pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to Sections 3.10, 5.1 or 5.4) with respect to any period up to the date of replacement. In connection with any such assignment under this Section 5.6, such Affected Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to effect such assignment, including an appropriate Assignment and Assumption; provided that if such Affected Lender fails to execute such documents within one Business Day of request by the Borrower, such assignment shall be effective without any further action by such Affected Lender.

Section 5.7. Change of Lending Office.

Each Lender agrees that it will use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate an alternate Lending Office or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates with respect to any of its Loans affected by the matters or circumstances described in Sections 3.10, 5.1 or 5.3 if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.10, 5.1, or 5.3, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

ARTICLE VI. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 6.1. Initial Conditions Precedent.

The obligation of the Lenders to effect or permit the occurrence of the first Credit Event hereunder on or after the Agreement Date, whether as the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i) counterparts of this Agreement executed by each of the parties hereto;

(ii) Revolving Notes and Term Notes executed by the Borrower, in each case, payable to each applicable Lender and complying with the terms of Section 2.12(a) and the Swingline Note executed by the Borrower, in each case, to the extent requested by any Lender;

(iii) an opinion of outside counsel to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and covering such matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

(iv) copies of the certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, articles of organization, certificate of limited partnership, declaration of trust or other comparable organizational instrument (if any) of each Loan Party certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of incorporation or formation of such Person (or in the case of any Loan Party other than the Borrower, any other date acceptable to the Administrative Agent so long as such organizational documents are certified as of the Effective Date by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of the applicable Loan Party);

 

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(v) a certificate of good standing (or certificate of similar meaning) with respect to each Loan Party issued as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of formation or incorporation of each such Person;

(vi) a certificate of incumbency signed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party with respect to each of the officers of such Loan Party authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party, and in the case of the Borrower, authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Borrower Notices of Borrowing, Notices of Swingline Borrowing, requests for Letters of Credit, Notices of Conversion and Notices of Continuation;

(vii) copies certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party of (A) the by-laws of such Loan Party, if a corporation, the operating agreement, if a limited liability company, the partnership agreement, if a limited or general partnership, or other comparable document in the case of any other form of legal entity and (B) all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by such Loan Party to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(viii) an Unencumbered Asset Certificate calculated as of June 30, 2025 and including a pro forma listing of Unencumbered Assets as of June 30, 2025, after giving effect to the transactions occurring on the Agreement Date;

(ix) a Compliance Certificate calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the transactions occurring on the Agreement Date;

(x) a Closing Certificate substantially in form of Exhibit T, executed on behalf of the Borrower by an authorized officer of the Borrower; and

(xi) evidence that the Fees, if any, then due and payable under Section 3.5, together with all other fees, expenses and reimbursement amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and any of the Lenders, including without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent invoiced to the Borrower at least 2 Business Days prior to the Agreement Date, have been paid (or substantially concurrently with the first Credit Event will be paid);

(b) there shall not have occurred or become known to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders any event, condition, situation or status since June 30, 2025 that has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) no litigation, action, suit, investigation or other arbitral, administrative or judicial proceeding shall be pending or threatened which is reasonably likely to be adversely determined, and, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to (A) result in a Material Adverse Effect or (B) restrain or enjoin, impose materially burdensome conditions on, or otherwise materially and adversely affect, the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to fulfill its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

 

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(d) the Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall have received all approvals, consents and waivers, and shall have made or given all necessary filings and notices as shall be required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby without the occurrence of any default under, conflict with or violation of (A) any Applicable Law or (B) any agreement, document or instrument to which any Loan Party is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties is bound, except for such approvals, consents, waivers, filings and notices the receipt, making or giving of which, or the failure to make, give or receive which, would not reasonably be likely to (A) have a Material Adverse Effect, or (B) restrain or enjoin or impose materially burdensome conditions on, or otherwise materially and adversely affect the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to fulfill its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(e) the Lenders shall have completed their accounting, business, financial, legal, tax, environmental and regulatory due diligence investigation of the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Unencumbered Assets in scope, and with results, satisfactory to the Lenders in their sole discretion; and

(f) the Borrower and each other Loan Party shall have provided all information requested by the Administrative Agent and each Lender at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Agreement Date in order to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act and if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Borrower shall deliver to each Lender that so requests at least 5 days prior to the Agreement Date, in a form acceptable to such Lender, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower; and

(g) the Amendment and Restatement Date Refinancing shall be consummated.

Section 6.2. Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit.

The obligations of (i) Lenders to make any Loans and (ii) the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit are each subject to the further conditions precedent that: (a) no Default or Event of Default shall exist as of the date of the making of such Loan or date of issuance of such Letter of Credit or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto, and no violation of the limits described in Section 2.16 would occur after giving effect thereto; (b) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of the making of such Loan or date of issuance of such Letter of Credit with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted hereunder or waived or consented to by the applicable Lenders in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6; and (c) in the case of the borrowing of Revolving Loans, the Administrative Agent shall have received a timely Notice of Revolving Borrowing, in the case of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender shall have received a timely Notice of Swingline Borrowing, and in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent shall have received a timely request for the issuance of such Letter of Credit. Each Credit Event shall constitute a certification by the Borrower to the effect set forth in the preceding sentence (both as of the date of the giving of notice relating to such Credit Event and, unless the Borrower otherwise notifies the Administrative Agent prior to the date of such Credit Event, as of the date of the occurrence of such Credit Event). In addition, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented to

 

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the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders at the time any Loan is made or any Letter of Credit is issued that all conditions to the making of such Loan or issuing of such Letter of Credit contained in Section 6.1, solely in the case of the initial Loan made or Letter of Credit issued hereunder, whichever occurs first, and in this Section 6.2, in the case of the making of all Loans and the issuance of all Letters of Credit have been satisfied or waived. Unless set forth in writing to the contrary, the making of its initial Loan by a Lender shall constitute a certification by such Lender to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the conditions precedent for initial Loans set forth in Sections 6.1 and in this Section 6.2 that have not previously been waived by the Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement have been satisfied.

ARTICLE VII. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 7.1. Representations and Warranties.

In order to induce the Administrative Agent and each Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make Loans and, in the case of the Issuing Banks, to issue Letters of Credit, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender as follows:

(a) Organization; Power; Qualification. Each of the Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity, duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, has the power and authority to own or lease its respective properties and to carry on its respective business as now being and hereafter proposed to be conducted and is duly qualified and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity, and authorized to do business, in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification or authorization and where the failure to be so qualified or authorized could reasonably be expected to have, in each instance, a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Ownership Structure. Part I of Schedule 7.1(b) of the Disclosure Letter is, as of the Agreement Date, a complete and correct list of all Subsidiaries of the Borrower setting forth for each such Subsidiary, (i) the jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary, (ii) each Person holding any Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, (iii) the nature of the Equity Interests held by each such Person and (iv) the percentage of ownership of such Subsidiary represented by such Equity Interests. As of the Agreement Date, except as disclosed in Schedule 7.1(b) of the Disclosure Letter, (A) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, free and clear of all Liens, and has the unencumbered right to vote, all outstanding Equity Interests in each Person shown to be held by it on such Schedule of the Disclosure Letter, (B) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such Person organized as a corporation is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and (C) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including, without limitation, any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of, or outstanding securities convertible into, any additional shares of capital stock of any class, or partnership or other Equity Interests of any type in, any such Person. Part II of Schedule 7.1(b) of the Disclosure Letter correctly sets forth, as of the Agreement Date, all Unconsolidated Affiliates of the Borrower, including the correct legal name of such Person, the type of legal entity which each such Person is, and all Equity Interests in such Person held directly or indirectly by the Borrower.

(c) Authorization of Loan Documents and Borrowings. The Borrower has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to borrow and obtain other extensions of credit hereunder. The Borrower and each other Loan Party has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to execute, deliver and perform each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party in accordance with their respective terms and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Loan

 

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Documents to which the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of such Person and each is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with its respective terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies for the enforcement of certain obligations contained herein or therein and as may be limited by equitable principles generally (whether in a proceeding at law or in equity).

(d) Compliance of Loan Documents with Laws. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any Loan Party is a party in accordance with their respective terms and the borrowings and other extensions of credit hereunder do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both: (i) require any Governmental Approval or violate any Applicable Law (including all Environmental Laws) in any material respect relating to the Borrower or any other Loan Party; (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the articles of incorporation or the bylaws of the Borrower or the organizational or governing documents of any Loan Party, or any material indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party or by which it or any of its respective properties may be bound; or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party other than in favor of the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the other Lender Parties.

(e) Compliance with Law; Governmental Approvals. Each of the Borrower, each of the other Loan Parties and each of the other Subsidiaries is in compliance with each Governmental Approval and all other Applicable Laws relating to it except for noncompliances which, and Governmental Approvals the failure to possess which, could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Title to Properties; Liens. Schedule 7.1(f) of the Disclosure Letter is, as of June 30, 2025 after giving effect to the transactions occurring on the Agreement Date a complete and correct listing of all real estate assets of the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary, setting forth, for each such Property, the current occupancy status of such Property and whether such Property is a Development Property and, if such Property is a Development Property, the status of completion of such Property. During the period from June 30, 2025 to and including the Agreement Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have not acquired or disposed of any material real estate assets. Schedule 4.1 of the Disclosure Letter is, as of June 30, 2025, a complete and correct listing of all Unencumbered Assets. Each of the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary has good, marketable (in the case of real property) and legal title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, its respective material assets. No Unencumbered Asset is subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens or any Negative Pledge (other than a Negative Pledge in favor of a Loan Party).

(g) Existing Indebtedness; Consolidated Total Indebtedness. The Compliance Certificate includes, as of the Agreement Date after giving effect to the transactions occurring on the Agreement Date, a complete and correct listing of all Indebtedness (including all Guarantees) of each of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries, and if such Indebtedness is secured by any Lien, a description of all of the property subject to such Lien. The Compliance Certificate includes, as of the Agreement Date after giving effect to the transactions occurring on the Agreement Date, a complete and correct listing of all Consolidated Total Indebtedness of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries.

(h) Material Contracts. Schedule 7.1(h) of the Disclosure Letter is, as of June 30, 2025 after giving effect to the transactions occurring on the Agreement Date, a true, correct and complete listing of all Material Contracts. Copies of any Material Contracts entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary during the period from June 30, 2025 to, but not including, the Agreement Date have been publicly filed by the

 

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Borrower with the SEC. As of the Agreement Date after giving effect to the transactions occurring on the Agreement Date, each of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries that are parties to any Material Contract has performed and is in compliance with all of the terms of such Material Contract to the extent that the noncompliance therewith would give any other party thereto the right to terminate such Material Contract.

(i) Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.1(i) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending (nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, are there any actions, suits or proceedings threatened in writing) against or in any other way relating adversely to or affecting the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or any of their respective property in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any other Governmental Authority which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no strikes, slowdowns, work stoppages or walkouts or other labor disputes in progress or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened in writing, relating to, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(j) Taxes. All federal, material state and other material tax returns of the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary required by Applicable Law to be filed have been duly filed, and all material federal, state and other taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies upon, each Loan Party, each other Subsidiary and their respective properties, income, profits and assets which are due and payable have been paid, except any such nonpayment or non-filing which is at the time permitted under Section 8.6. As of the Agreement Date, none of the United States federal income tax returns of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is under a material tax audit. All charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries in respect of any taxes or other governmental charges are in accordance with GAAP to the extent required under GAAP.

(k) Financial Statements. The Borrower has furnished to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders copies of (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024, and the related audited consolidated statements of income, equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended on such dates, with the opinion thereon of Ernst & Young LLP, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended on each such date. Such financial statements (including in each case related schedules and notes) are complete and correct in all material respects and present fairly, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at their respective dates and the results of operations and the cash flow for such periods (subject, as to interim statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes).

(l) No Material Adverse Change; Solvency. Since June 30, 2025, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are Solvent.

(m) ERISA.

(i) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Employee Benefit Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and other Applicable Laws. Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be tax qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS or is maintained under a prototype plan and may rely upon a favorable opinion letter issued by the IRS with respect to such prototype plan, or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto. To the best knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred which would cause the loss of its reliance on each such Employee Benefit Plan’s favorable determination letter or opinion letter.

 

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(ii) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) no ERISA Event has occurred or is expected to occur; (ii) there are no pending, or to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, claims, actions or lawsuits or other action (other than routine claims for benefits) against the Borrower by any Governmental Authority, plan participant or beneficiary with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan; (iii) there are no violations of the fiduciary responsibility rules by the Borrower or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any other fiduciary with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan; and (iv) no member of the ERISA Group has engaged in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction,” as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, in connection with any Qualified Plan, that would reasonably be expected to subject any member of the Borrower or such Subsidiary to a tax on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 502(i) of ERISA or an excise tax imposed by Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(n) Absence of Defaults. None of the Loan Parties or any of the other Subsidiaries is in default under its certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, bylaws, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other similar organizational documents, and no event has occurred, which has not been remedied, cured or waived: (i) which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default; or (ii) which constitutes, or which with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute, a default or event of default by, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary under any judgment, decree or order to which any such Person is a party or by which any such Person or any of its respective properties may be bound where such default or event of default could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(o) Environmental Laws. In the ordinary course of business, and from time to time, each of the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary conducts reviews of the effect of Environmental Laws on its respective business, operations and properties. Each of the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary: (i) is in compliance with all Environmental Laws applicable to its business, operations and the Assets, (ii) has obtained all Governmental Approvals which are required under Environmental Laws, and each such Governmental Approval is in full force and effect, and (iii) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of such Governmental Approvals, where with respect to each of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii) the failure to obtain or to comply with could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except for any of the following matters that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Loan Party has any knowledge of, or has received notice of, any past, present, or pending releases, events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, facts, occurrences, actions, or plans that, with respect to any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, their respective businesses, operations or with respect to the Assets, may: (x) cause or contribute to an actual or alleged violation of or noncompliance with Environmental Laws, (y) cause or contribute to any other potential common-law or legal claim or other liability, or (z) cause any of the Assets (or related underlying Real Estate) to become subject to any restrictions on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law or require the filing or recording of any notice, approval or disclosure document under any Environmental Law and, with respect to the immediately preceding clauses (x) through (z) is based on or related to the on-site or off-site manufacture, generation, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, removal, clean up or handling, or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release of any wastes or Hazardous Material, or any other requirement under Environmental Law. There is no civil, criminal, or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, hearing, notice, or demand letter, mandate, order, lien, request, investigation, or proceeding pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge after due inquiry, threatened in writing, against the Borrower, any other Loan

 

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Party or any other Subsidiary relating in any way to Environmental Laws which, reasonably could be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Assets (or related underlying Real Estate) is listed on or proposed for listing on the National Priority List promulgated pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and its implementing regulations, or any state or local priority list promulgated pursuant to any analogous state or local law, except to the extent all such listings taken together could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. To the Borrower’s knowledge, no Hazardous Materials generated at or transported from the Assets (or related underlying Real Estate) are or have been transported to, or disposed of at, any location that is listed or proposed for listing on the National Priority List or any analogous state or local priority list, or any other location that is or has been the subject of a clean-up, removal or remedial action pursuant to any Environmental Law, except to the extent that such transportation or disposal could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(p) Investment Company. None of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is (i) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (ii) subject to any other Applicable Law which purports to regulate or restrict its ability to borrow money or obtain other extensions of credit or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party.

(q) Margin Stock. None of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(r) Reserved.

(s) Intellectual Property. Except for such instances as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (1) each of the Loan Parties and each other Subsidiary owns or has the right to use, under valid license agreements or otherwise, all patents, licenses, franchises, trademarks, trademark rights, service marks, service mark rights, trade names, trade name rights, trade secrets and copyrights (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary to the conduct of its businesses, without known conflict with any patent, license, franchise, trademark, trademark right, service mark, service mark right, trade secret, trade name, copyright, or other proprietary right of any other Person; (2) all such Intellectual Property is fully protected and/or duly and properly registered, filed or issued in the appropriate office and jurisdictions for such registrations, filing or issuances and (3) no claim has been asserted by any Person with respect to the use of any such Intellectual Property by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, or challenging or questioning the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual Property.

(t) Business. As of the Agreement Date, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries are engaged primarily in the business of owning, financing the acquisition and development of, operating, buying, selling and managing completed commercial properties leased to third party tenants principally, but not exclusively, on a net lease basis, and extending mortgage loans, together with other business activities incidental thereto.

(u) Broker’s Fees. No broker’s or finder’s fee, commission or similar compensation will be payable with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Except for Fees payable pursuant to the Fee Letter, no other similar fees or commissions will be payable by any Loan Party for any other services rendered to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary ancillary to the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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(v) Accuracy and Completeness of Information. All written information, reports and other papers (other than financial projections, pro forma information, estimates, forecasts, and other forward looking statements, general economic and general industry information, reports and other papers, and all third party memos or reports) furnished to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender by, on behalf of, or at the direction of, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or delivered hereunder from time to time, taken as a whole, together with the information publicly filed by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries with the SEC does not, taken as a whole, contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or, in the case of financial statements, present fairly, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, the financial position of the Persons involved as at the date thereof and the results of operations for such periods (subject, as to interim statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and absence of full footnote disclosure). All financial projections, estimates, forecasts and other forward looking statements prepared by or on behalf of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary that have been or may hereafter be made available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary were or will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time made (it being understood that projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Borrower’s control, that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such information may differ significantly from the forecasted, estimated, pro forma, projected or anticipated results and assumptions, and such differences may be material).

(w) Unencumbered Assets. Each of the Assets included in calculations of Consolidated Total Adjusted Unencumbered Asset Value qualifies as an Unencumbered Asset.

(x) Not Plan Assets; No Non-Exempt Prohibited Transactions. None of the assets of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary constitutes, and none of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary will be using in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments any, “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Employee Benefit Plans. Assuming that no Lender funds any amount payable by it hereunder with “plan assets,” as that term is defined in 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the extensions of credit and repayment of amounts hereunder, do not and will not constitute non-exempt “prohibited transactions” under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code.

(y) Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions; Anti-Terrorism Laws. None of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (i) is an “enemy” or an “ally of the enemy” within the meaning of Section 2 of the Trading with the Enemy Act of the United States, 50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1 et seq., as amended (the “Trading with the Enemy Act”) or (ii) is in violation of (A) the Trading with the Enemy Act, (B) any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, including without limitation, Executive Order No. 13224, effective as of September 24, 2001 relating to Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)) or (C) the Patriot Act (collectively, the “Anti-Terrorism Laws”). The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance in all material respects by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (in their capacities as such) with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, their respective directors, officers, employees and agents are in compliance with Anti-Corruption

 

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Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of the Borrower or any Subsidiary is, or derives any portion of its assets or operating income from investments in or transactions with, a Sanctioned Person and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, none of the respective directors, officers, employees or agents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a Sanctioned Person.

(z) REIT Status. The Borrower qualifies as, and has elected to be treated as, a REIT.

(aa) Affected Financial Institution. Neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party is an Affected Financial Institution.

(bb) Beneficial Ownership. The information included in each Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered to the Administrative Agent and/or any Lender in connection with this Agreement is true and correct in all respects as of the date of such Beneficial Ownership Certificate.

Section 7.2. Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc.

All representations and warranties made under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to be made at the Agreement Date, the Effective Date, the date on which any extension of the Revolving Termination Date is effectuated pursuant to Section 2.14(a), the date on which any extension of the Tranche A-2 Term Loan Termination Date is effectuated pursuant to Section 2.14(b), the date on which any increase of the Revolving Commitments, increase of the Term Loans or incurrence of Incremental Term Loans is effectuated pursuant to Section 2.17 and at the date of the occurrence of each Credit Event. All such representations and warranties shall survive the effectiveness of this Agreement, the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit.

ARTICLE VIII. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Payment in Full of the Obligations, the Borrower shall comply with the following covenants:

Section 8.1. Preservation of Existence and Similar Matters.

Except as otherwise permitted under Section 10.4, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, preserve and maintain its respective existence (in the case of the Borrower, in a United States jurisdiction), rights, franchises, licenses and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and qualify and remain qualified and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification and authorization and where the failure to be so authorized and qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.2. Compliance with Applicable Law.

The Borrower shall comply, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to comply, and the Borrower shall use, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to use, commercially reasonable efforts to cause all other Persons occupying, using or present on the Assets (or the underlying Real Estate related thereto) to comply, with all Applicable Law, including the obtaining of all Governmental Approvals, the failure with which to comply could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance in all material respects by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (in their capacities as such) with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable Sanctions.

 

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Section 8.3. Maintenance of Property.

In addition to the requirements of any of the other Loan Documents and except as may otherwise be permitted herein, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, protect and preserve all of its respective material properties, including, but not limited to, all material Intellectual Property necessary to the conduct of its respective business, and maintain in good repair, working order and condition all tangible properties, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

Section 8.4. Conduct of Business.

The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, carry on its respective businesses as described in Section 7.1(t).

Section 8.5. Insurance.

The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, maintain insurance (on a replacement cost basis) with financially sound and reputable insurance companies against such risks and in such amounts as is customarily maintained by Persons engaged in similar businesses or as may be required by Applicable Law. The Borrower shall from time to time deliver to the Administrative Agent upon request a detailed list, together with copies of all policies of the insurance then in effect, stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts and rates of the insurance, the dates of the expiration thereof and the properties and risks covered thereby.

Section 8.6. Payment of Taxes and Claims.

The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, pay and discharge when due (a) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or upon any properties belonging to it, and (b) all lawful claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen and landlords for labor, materials, supplies and rentals which, if unpaid, would reasonably be expected to result in the creation of a Lien (other than a Lien not resulting in an Event of Default under Section 11.1(h)) on any properties of such Person; provided, however, that this Section shall not require the payment or discharge of any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted which operate to suspend the collection thereof and for which adequate reserves have been established on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP to the extent required by GAAP.

Section 8.7. Books and Records; Inspections.

The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, keep proper books of record and account in which, in all material respects, full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, permit representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine and make abstracts from any of their respective books and records and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers, employees and independent public accountants (in the presence of an officer of the Borrower), all at such reasonable times during business hours and as often as may reasonably be requested and so long as no Event of Default exists, with reasonable prior notice. The Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for their reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of their rights under this Section only if such exercise occurs while a Default or Event of Default exists. The Borrower hereby authorizes and instructs its accountants to discuss the financial affairs of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary with the Administrative Agent or any Lender in accordance with the terms of this Section.

 

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Section 8.8. Use of Proceeds.

The Borrower will use the proceeds of Loans only (a) in the case of the Tranche A-1 Term Loans, to refinance (including by modification and conversion of) the Existing Initial Term Loans outstanding under the Existing Term Loan Agreement on the Effective Date, (b) in the case of the Tranche A-2 Term Loans, to refinance (including by modification and conversion of) the Existing 2023 Incremental Term Loans outstanding under the Existing Term Loan Agreement on the Effective Date, (c) in the case of the Revolving Loans, to refinance (including by modification and conversion of) the Existing Revolving Loans outstanding under the Existing Revolver Agreement on the Effective Date, (d) for the payment of pre-development and development costs incurred in connection with Assets owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (e) to finance acquisitions and equity and debt investments otherwise permitted under this Agreement; (f) to finance capital expenditures of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and (g) to provide for the general working capital needs of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and for other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including distributions and stock repurchases otherwise permitted under this Agreement). The Borrower shall only use Letters of Credit for the same purposes for which it may use the proceeds of Loans. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, use any part of such proceeds, or any Letter of Credit, to purchase or carry, or to reduce or retire or refinance any credit incurred to purchase or carry, any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock, in each case in violation of Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; provided, however, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Borrower may use proceeds of the Loans to purchase outstanding shares of its common stock and Preferred Securities (to the extent such payments are permitted by Section 10.1(c)) so long as such use will not result in any of the Loans, Letters of Credit or other Obligations being considered to be “purpose credit” directly or indirectly secured by margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. No proceeds of any Loan or any Letter of Credit will be used directly or indirectly in any manner which would violate Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws or applicable Sanctions.

Section 8.9. Environmental Matters.

The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, comply with, and to include within all leases relating to any Asset (or underlying Real Estate related thereto) for which the Borrower, any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary is the lessor or lender terms requiring their respective tenants and/or borrowers to comply with, all Environmental Laws the failure with which to comply could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower shall comply, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to comply, and the Borrower shall use, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to use, commercially reasonable efforts to cause all other Persons occupying, using or present on the Assets (or underlying Real Estate related thereto) to comply, with all Environmental Laws where the failure to comply with could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, promptly take all actions and pay or arrange to pay all costs necessary for it and for the Assets (or underlying Real Estate related thereto) to comply with all Environmental Laws and all Governmental Approvals, including actions to remove and dispose of all Hazardous Materials and to clean up the Assets (or underlying Real Estate related thereto) as required under Environmental Laws, in the case of each of the forgoing, where the failure to comply with could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, promptly take all actions necessary to prevent the imposition of any Liens on any of their respective properties arising out of or related to any Environmental Laws, where the imposition of such Lien could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Nothing in this Section shall impose any obligation or liability whatsoever on the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

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Section 8.10. Further Assurances.

At the Borrower’s cost and expense and upon request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary that is required to become a Loan Party in accordance with the terms hereof to, duly execute and deliver or cause to be duly executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent such further instruments, documents and certificates, and do and cause to be done such further acts that may be reasonably necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 8.11. Material Contracts.

After giving effect to the transactions occurring on the Agreement Date, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, duly and punctually perform and comply with all terms and conditions of all Material Contracts to which it is a party to the extent that the failure to comply therewith would permit any other party thereto to terminate such Material Contract. After giving effect to the transactions occurring on the Agreement Date, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, do or knowingly permit to be done anything to impair materially the value of any of the Material Contracts.

Section 8.12. REIT Status.

The Borrower shall maintain its status as, and election to be treated as, a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code.

Section 8.13. [Reserved].

Section 8.14. Guarantors.

(a) Requirements to Become a Guarantor. Within 30 days (or such later date as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) of the date on which a Subsidiary Guarantees, or otherwise becomes obligated at any time, whether as a borrower or an additional or co-borrower or otherwise, for or in respect of, any Recourse Indebtedness, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent each of the following in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (i) an Accession Agreement executed by such Subsidiary and (ii) the items that would have been delivered under subsections (iv) through (vii) of Section 6.1(a) and under Section 6.1(f) if such Subsidiary had been required to become a Guarantor on the Agreement Date; provided, that (x) the foregoing requirement to become a Guarantor shall not apply to Guaranties of exceptions to non-recourse liability described in the definition of “Non-Recourse Indebtedness” and (y) in lieu of causing such Subsidiary to become a Guarantor, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may elect to exclude such Subsidiary and all Assets owned directly or indirectly by such Subsidiary from inclusion as Unencumbered Assets (whereupon no Assets of such Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary shall be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Adjusted Unencumbered Asset Value) (any such Subsidiary, a “Designated Excluded Subsidiary”). In addition, the Borrower shall be permitted, in its sole discretion, to cause any Subsidiary to become a Guarantor at any time by delivering to the Administrative Agent each of the following in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (i) an Accession Agreement executed by such Subsidiary and (ii) the items that would have been delivered under subsections (iv) through (vii) of Section 6.1(a) and under Section 6.1(f) if such Subsidiary had been required to become a Guarantor on the Agreement Date.

 

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(b) Release of Guarantors. The Borrower may request in writing that the Administrative Agent release, and upon receipt of such request the Administrative Agent shall release, a Guarantor from the Guaranty so long as: (i)(A) such Guarantor is not, or simultaneously with its release from the Guaranty will not be, required to be a party to the Guaranty under the immediately preceding subsection (a), (B) such Guarantor has ceased to be, or simultaneously with its release from the Guaranty will cease to be, a Subsidiary or (C) the Borrower has elected to designate such Subsidiary as a Designated Excluded Subsidiary; (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall then be in existence or would occur as a result of such release (including after giving pro forma effect to the removal of any Asset from the calculation of Consolidated Total Adjusted Unencumbered Asset Value as a result thereof); (iii) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent otherwise qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such release with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent otherwise qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Loan Documents or waived or consented to by the applicable Lenders in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6; and (iv) the Administrative Agent shall have received such written request at least 10 Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) prior to the requested date of release. Delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of any such request shall constitute a representation by the Borrower that the matters set forth in the preceding sentence (both as of the date of the giving of such request and as of the date of the effectiveness of such request) are true and correct with respect to such request.

ARTICLE IX. INFORMATION

Until the Payment in Full of the Obligations, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each of the Lenders:

Section 9.1. Quarterly Financial Statements.

Within 15 days after the same is filed with the SEC (but in no event later than 45 days after the end of each of the first, second and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, including if the Borrower is not required or does not elect to file the same with the SEC), the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such period and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, in his or her opinion, to present fairly, in accordance with GAAP, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the results of operations for such period (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes).

 

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Section 9.2. Year-End Statements.

Within 15 days after the same is filed with the SEC (but in no event later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, including if the Borrower is not required or does not elect to file the same with the SEC), the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related audited consolidated statements of income, equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, setting forth in comparative form the figures as at the end of and for the previous fiscal year, all of which shall be (a) certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, in his or her opinion, to present fairly, in accordance with GAAP and in all material respects, the financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the result of operations for such period and (b) accompanied by the report thereon of Ernst & Young LLP or any other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing whose report shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit (other than a qualification, if applicable, as to going concern status due to the impending maturity of the Obligations within 12 months) and who shall have authorized the Borrower to deliver such financial statements and report to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 9.3. Compliance Certificate.

At the time the financial statements are furnished pursuant to Sections 9.1 and 9.2, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit S (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) (a “Compliance Certificate”) executed on behalf of the Borrower by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (a) setting forth in reasonable detail as of the end of such fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as the case may be, the calculations required to establish whether the Borrower was in compliance with the covenants contained in Section 10.1; and (b) stating that no Default or Event of Default exists, or, if such is not the case, specifying such Default or Event of Default and its nature, when it occurred and the steps being taken by the Borrower with respect to such event, condition or failure.

Section 9.4. Other Information.

(a) Within 5 Business Days after the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements (excluding the exhibits thereto (unless requested by the Administrative Agent) and any registration statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent), reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K (or their equivalents) and all other periodic reports which any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall file with the SEC or any national securities exchange;

(b) Promptly upon the issuance thereof copies of all material press releases issued by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party;

(c) Within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, an Unencumbered Asset Certificate setting forth the information to be contained therein as of the last day of such fiscal quarter;

(d) No later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, projected balance sheets, operating statements and cash flow budgets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for each quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year;

(e) Within 30 days of Borrower’s obtaining knowledge, any ERISA Event that individually, or together with any other ERISA Event that has occurred, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, a certificate from the Borrower setting forth details as to such occurrence and the action, if any, which the Borrower or applicable member of the ERISA Group is required or proposes to take;

(f) To the extent any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is aware of the same, prompt notice of the commencement of any proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority and any action or proceeding in any court or other tribunal or before any arbitrator against or in any other way relating adversely to, or adversely affecting, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, assets or businesses which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(g) A copy of any amendment to the certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, bylaws, partnership agreement or other similar organizational documents of any Loan Party within 30 Business Days after the effectiveness thereof;

(h) Prompt notice of any change in the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or business prospects of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;

(i) Prompt notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(j) Promptly upon entering into any Material Contract after the Agreement Date, a copy of such Material Contract and prompt notice of any event constituting a breach of a Material Contract by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, which breach (with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or otherwise), would permit a counterparty to such Material Contract to terminate such Material Contract;

(k) Prompt notice of any order, judgment or decree in excess of $20,000,000 having been entered against any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets;

(l) Prompt notice of any written notification of a material violation of any Applicable Law shall have been received by any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary from any Governmental Authority;

(m) Promptly upon the reasonable written request of the Administrative Agent, evidence of the Borrower’s calculation of the Equity Percentage with respect to a Subsidiary or an Unconsolidated Affiliate, such evidence to be in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(n) Prompt notice of any change in the Borrower’s Credit Rating from any Credit Rating Agency;

(o) Promptly, upon each request, information of the Borrower as a Lender may request in order to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; and

(p) From time to time promptly upon each written request, such data, certificates, reports, statements, documents or further information regarding any Asset or the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, or results of operations of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Loan Party as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

Section 9.5. Electronic Delivery of Certain Information.

(a) Documents and notices required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents may be delivered by electronic communication and delivery, including, the Internet, e-mail or intranet websites to which the Administrative Agent and each Lender have access (including SEC/EDGAR, IntraLinks, SyndTrak, DebtDomain or any other commercial, third-party website or any website sponsored or hosted by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower); provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (i) notices to any Lender (or the Issuing Banks) pursuant to Article II (which delivery is covered by subsection (b) below) and (ii) any Lender (or Issuing Bank) that has notified the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it cannot or does not want to receive electronic communications. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower

 

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may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic delivery pursuant to procedures approved by it for all or particular notices or communications. Documents or notices delivered electronically shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date and at the time the Administrative Agent or the Borrower posts such documents or the documents become available on a commercial website and the Administrative Agent or Borrower notifies each Lender (which notice may be given electronically) of said posting and provides a link thereto; provided, (x) if such notice or other communication is not sent or posted during the normal business hours of the recipient, said posting date and time shall be deemed to have commenced as of 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient and (y) if the deemed time of delivery occurs on a day that is not a business day for the recipient, the deemed time of delivery shall be 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the next business day of the recipient.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing subsection (a) and for the avoidance of doubt, (i) any documents and notices required to be delivered by any Loan Party pursuant to the Loan Documents may be delivered by electronic means described above, and for all purposes hereunder, including delivery of information required under Article IX, electronic delivery of such documents and notices by any such Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall be deemed effective (x) when such documents are delivered to the Administrative Agent and such Loan Party receives an acknowledgement from the Administrative Agent (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return email or other written acknowledgement), or (y) if posted to a website as described in subsection (a) above (including SEC/EDGAR, IntraLinks, SyndTrak, DebtDomain or any other commercial, third-party website or any website sponsored or hosted by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower), on the date and at the time such document or notice is delivered electronically or posted to such website; provided, however, that (x) if such documents or notices are not delivered or posted during normal business hours of the Administrative Agent, such documents or notice shall be deemed to have been delivered or posted at the opening of the next Business Day of the Administrative Agent and (y) if the deemed time of delivery or posting occurs on a day that is not a Business Day, the deemed time of delivery or posting shall be 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the next Business Day; and (ii) documents and notices required to be delivered pursuant to Article II may be delivered electronically to a website provided for such purpose by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures provided to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent.

Section 9.6. Public/Private Information.

The Borrower shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Administrative Agent in connection with the publication of certain materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (collectively, “Information Materials”) pursuant to this Article and the Borrower shall designate Information Materials (a) that are either available to the public or not material with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws, as “Public Information” and (b) that are not Public Information as “Private Information”.

Section 9.7. USA Patriot Act Notice; Beneficial Ownership Regulation Notice; Compliance.

The Patriot Act, the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and federal regulations issued with respect thereto require all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record certain information that identifies individuals or business entities which open an “account” with such financial institution. Consequently, a Lender (for itself and/or as a non-fiduciary agent for all Lenders hereunder) may from time-to-time request, and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties to, provide promptly upon any such request to such Lender, such Loan Party’s name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for such Lender to comply with U.S. federal law. An “account” for this purpose may include, without limitation, a deposit account, cash management service, a transaction or asset account, a credit account, a loan or other extension of credit, and/or other financial services product.

 

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ARTICLE X. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Payment in Full of the Obligations, the Borrower shall comply with the following covenants:

Section 10.1. Financial Covenants.

(a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value. The Borrower will not permit the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value (expressed as a percentage) to be greater than the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower. As used herein, “Maximum Total Leverage Ratio” means sixty percent (60.0%); provided that the Borrower shall have the option, exercisable no more than three (3) times during the term of this Agreement, to elect that the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio may exceed sixty percent (60%) (but in no event, greater than sixty-five percent (65%)) for any fiscal quarter in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries completes a Material Acquisition and the two immediately succeeding fiscal quarters so long as the Borrower has delivered a written notice to the Administrative Agent that the Borrower is exercising its option under this proviso.

(b) Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges. The Borrower will not permit the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA determined for the most recently ended four (4) fiscal quarters to Consolidated Fixed Charges for the most recently ended four (4) fiscal quarters, to be less than 1.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

(c) Consolidated Total Secured Indebtedness to Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value. The Borrower will not permit the ratio of Consolidated Total Secured Indebtedness to Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value (expressed as a percentage) to exceed forty-five percent (45.0%) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

(d) Ratio of Unencumbered NOI to Interest Expense on Unsecured Indebtedness. The Borrower will not permit the ratio of (i) Unencumbered NOI of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a Consolidated basis to (ii) Interest Expense on Unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a Consolidated basis, to be less than 1.75 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

(e) Consolidated Unsecured Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the ratio of Consolidated Total Unsecured Indebtedness determined as of such date to Consolidated Total Adjusted Unencumbered Asset Value determined as of such date to be greater than the Maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower. As used herein, “Maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio” means, sixty percent (60%); provided that the Borrower shall have the option, exercisable no more than three (3) times during the term of this Agreement, to elect that the Maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio may exceed sixty percent (60%) (but in no event, greater than sixty-five percent (65%)) for any fiscal quarter in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries completes a Material Acquisition and the two immediately succeeding fiscal quarters so long as the Borrower has delivered a written notice to the Administrative Agent that the Borrower is exercising its option under this proviso.

(f) [Reserved].

 

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(g) Distributions. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall make no Distributions or Preferred Distributions to its shareholders, partners, members or other owners, other than Distributions in an amount not to exceed the minimum distributions required under the Internal Revenue Code to maintain the status of the Borrower as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code and to avoid the payment of any income or excise taxes imposed under Sections 857(b)(1), 857(b)(3) or 4981 of the Internal Revenue Code, as evidenced by a certification of the principal financial or accounting officer of the Borrower containing calculations in detail reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent.

Section 10.2. Negative Pledge.

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, (a) create, assume, incur, or permit or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of the Unencumbered Assets or any direct or indirect ownership interest of the Borrower in any Subsidiary owning any Unencumbered Asset, other than Permitted Liens or (b) permit any Unencumbered Asset or any direct or indirect ownership interest of the Borrower in any Subsidiary owning any Unencumbered Asset, to become subject to a Negative Pledge (other than a Negative Pledge in favor of a Loan Party) if immediately prior to the creation, assumption, incurrence or existence of such Lien, or Unencumbered Asset or ownership interest becoming subject to a Negative Pledge, or immediately thereafter, a Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence, including without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 10.1.

Section 10.3. Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers.

Other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary that directly or indirectly owns any Unencumbered Asset to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary to: (a) pay dividends or make any other distribution on any of such Subsidiary’s capital stock or other equity interests owned by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; (b) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; (c) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; or (d) transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; other than (i) with respect to clauses (a) through (d), (1) those encumbrances or restrictions (x) contained in any Loan Document, (y) existing by reason of Applicable Law or (z) contained in any Unencumbered Asset Documents and running in favor of a Loan Party or any agent for the benefit of a Loan Party, (2) customary restrictions contained in the organizational documents of any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (but only to the extent applicable solely to the Equity Interest in such Subsidiary or the assets of such Subsidiary) and (3) Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness Restrictions and encumbrances or restrictions contained in any agreement evidencing Unsecured Indebtedness so long as such encumbrances or restrictions are substantially similar to, or not more restrictive than, those contained in the Loan Documents or, (ii) with respect to clause (d), (1) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, (2) customary restrictions on transfer contained in leases applicable only to the property subject to such lease, (3) restrictions on transfer contained in any agreement relating to the transfer, sale, conveyance, or other disposition, or merger or acquisition of or by a Subsidiary or the assets of a Subsidiary permitted under this Agreement pending such transfer, sale, conveyance or other disposition, or merger or acquisition; provided that in any such case, the restrictions apply only to the Subsidiary, the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary or the assets of such Subsidiary, including the assets that are the subject of such transfer, sale, conveyance or other disposition, or merger or acquisition, (4) customary non-assignment provisions or other customary restrictions on transfer arising under leases, licenses, sub-leases and sub-licenses, and other contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided, that such restrictions are limited to assets subject to such leases, licenses, sub-leases, sub-licenses and contracts and the Subsidiary and the

 

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Equity Interests of the Subsidiary that own such assets and (5) restrictions on transfer contained in any agreement evidencing Secured Indebtedness secured by a Lien on assets that the Borrower or a Subsidiary may create, incur, assume, or permit or suffer to exist under this Agreement; provided that in any such case, the restrictions apply only to the assets that are encumbered by such Lien and the Subsidiary and the Equity Interests of the Subsidiary that own such assets.

Section 10.4. Merger, Consolidation, Sales of Assets, Acquisitions and Other Investments.

(a) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, (i) enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation or (ii) liquidate, windup or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution); provided, however, that, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, or would result therefrom, (1) the Borrower may merge with any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person; provided that the Borrower is the continuing or surviving Person, (2) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with or into any other Subsidiary of the Borrower or another Person; provided that the surviving or continuing Person is a Subsidiary, and provided further, that (x) if either Subsidiary is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, the surviving or continuing Person is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and (y) if the Borrower is party to any such merger or consolidation, the Borrower shall be the surviving or continuing Person, (3) a Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with or into any other Person in connection with a conveyance, sale, transfer or disposition permitted by Section 10.4(b) or an Investment permitted by Section 10.4(c), and (4) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may dissolve, liquidate or wind up its affairs at any time; provided that such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as applicable, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, convey, sell, lease, sublease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or any substantial part of its business or assets, or the capital stock of or other Equity Interests in any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; provided, however, that, (i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may convey, sell, transfer, contribute or otherwise dispose of any of its assets to the Borrower or to any other Subsidiary, (ii) the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may lease and sublease their respective assets, as lessor or sublessor (as the case may be), in the ordinary course of business and may convey, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of their respective assets in the ordinary course of business or because such assets have become damaged, worn, obsolete or unnecessary or are no longer used or useful in their business, (iii) the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may convey, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of cash and cash equivalents and inventory, fixtures, furnishings and equipment in the ordinary course of business and (iv) the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may make other conveyances, sales, transfers, leases, subleases, transfers and other dispositions so long as immediately prior thereto, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence, including, without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 10.1 and if the value of the assets to be conveyed, sold, leased, subleased, transferred or otherwise disposed of to a Person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary exceeds the Substantial Amount, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (A) at least 10 Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) prior written notice of such conveyance, sale, lease, sublease, transfer, disposition and (B) a Compliance Certificate, calculated on a pro forma basis, evidencing the continued compliance by the Loan Parties with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, the financial covenants contained in Section 10.1, after giving effect to such conveyance, sale, lease, sublease, transfer, or other disposition.

 

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(c) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, consummate a transaction in which the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary acquires assets of any other Person for an amount exceeding the Substantial Amount, or make an Investment in an amount exceeding the Substantial Amount; provided, however, that: (i) the Borrower, any other Loan Party and any other Subsidiary may, directly or indirectly, acquire (whether by purchase, acquisition of Equity Interests of a Person, or as a result of a merger or consolidation) assets for an amount exceeding the Substantial Amount, or make an Investment in an amount exceeding the Substantial Amount, so long as (x) immediately prior thereto, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence, including, without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 10.1 and (y) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (A) at least 10 Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) prior written notice of such acquisition or Investments and (B) a Compliance Certificate, calculated on a pro forma basis, evidencing the continued compliance by the Loan Parties with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, the financial covenants contained in Section 10.1, after giving effect to such acquisition or Investment, (ii) the Borrower, any other Loan Party and any other Subsidiary may make any acquisition or Investment permitted by Section 10.4(a) above and (iii) the Borrower, any other Loan Party and any other Subsidiary may make Investments received in respect of transactions permitted by Section 10.4(b) above.

Section 10.5. Plans.

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, permit any of its respective assets to become or be deemed to be “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and the respective regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 10.6. Fiscal Year.

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary to, change its fiscal year from that in effect as of the Agreement Date.

Section 10.7. Modifications of Organizational Documents and Material Contracts.

The Borrower shall not enter into, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party to enter into any amendment, supplement, restatement or other modification or waiver of the application of any provision of its certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, by-laws, operating agreement, declaration of trust, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other applicable organizational document if such amendment, supplement, restatement or other modification of its certificate or articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of limited partnership, declaration of trust or other comparable organizational instrument (if any) that (a) is adverse to the interest of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders in any material respect or (b) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower shall not enter into, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party to enter into, any Material Contract, or any amendment or modification to any Material Contract, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that this sentence will not prohibit the entry into, or supplement of, any debt instrument in connection with the issuance, by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, of Indebtedness, so long as such issuance of Indebtedness is not prohibited by the other provisions of this Article X.

Section 10.8. Transactions with Affiliates.

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, permit to exist or enter into any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate, except (a) as set forth on Schedule 7.1(r) of the Disclosure Letter, (b) transactions in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower, such other Loan Party or such other Subsidiary and upon fair and reasonable terms which are no less favorable to the Borrower, such other

 

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Loan Party or such other Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate, (c) payments of compensation, perquisites and fringe benefits arising out of any current or former employment, consulting or similar relationship in the ordinary course of business, including to any current or former directors, managers, officers, employees and consultants, (d) Distributions not prohibited by Section 10.1(g), (e) transactions with Unconsolidated Affiliates relating to the provision of management services and overhead and similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business, (f) employment and severance arrangements between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and their respective current and former directors, managers, officers and employees in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to retirement, health, and stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements, (g) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, managers, officers, employees and consultants of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership, management or operation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (h) transactions between or among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (i) following the consummation of an acquisition or Investment permitted under this Agreement (including in respect of any joint venture), any agreements of the acquired Person in effect on the closing date of such acquisition or Investment, in each case to the extent that such agreements were not entered into in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or Investment and were in existence on the date of such acquisition or Investment, (j) the issuance of Equity Interests to, and repurchase of Equity Interests from, current and former directors, officers, managers and employees, and payments to any such Persons, in each case pursuant to the terms of the organizational documents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, employment, benefit, or other agreements in respect thereof, (k) cash management netting and pooled account arrangements not prohibited by this Agreement, and (l) transactions required by any Applicable Law.

Section 10.9. Derivatives Contracts.

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, enter into or become obligated in respect of Derivatives Contracts other than Derivatives Contracts entered into by the Borrower, any such Loan Party or any such Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and which establish an effective hedge in respect of liabilities, commitments or assets held or reasonably anticipated by the Borrower, such other Loan Party or such other Subsidiary.

Section 10.10. Line of Business.

The Borrower will not and will not permit any Subsidiary to engage in any business if, as a result, the general nature of the business in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, would then be engaged would be substantially changed from the general nature of the business in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are engaged on the date of this Agreement.

Section 10.11. Terrorism Sanctions Regulations.

The Borrower will not and will not permit any Controlled Entity (a) to become (including by virtue of being controlled by a Sanctioned Person), own or control a Sanctioned Person or any Person that is the target of sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United Nations or by the European Union, or (b) directly or indirectly to have any investment in or engage in any dealing or transaction (including, without limitation, any investment, dealing or transaction involving the proceeds of the Loans) with any Person if such investment, dealing or transaction (i) would cause any holder to be in violation of any U.S., U.K., Canadian or European Union law or regulation applicable to such holder, or (ii) is prohibited by or subject to sanctions under any Anti-Terrorism Laws, or (c) to engage in any activity that could reasonably be expected to subject such Person or any holder to sanctions under the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act or any similar law or regulation with respect to Iran or any other country, any economic or trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing, or any economic sanctions regulations administered and enforced by the United States or any enabling legislation or executive order relating to any of the foregoing.

 

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ARTICLE XI. DEFAULT

Section 11.1. Events of Default.

Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default, whatever the reason for such event and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of Applicable Law or pursuant to any judgment or order of any Governmental Authority:

(a) Default in Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party shall, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, fail to pay (whether upon demand, at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise), (i) when due, the principal on any of the Loans or any Reimbursement Obligation or (ii) within 5 Business Days of the date the Borrower or any other Loan Party has received notice of such failure from the Administrative Agent, any interest or fees on any of the Loans or other payment Obligations owing by the Borrower or any other Loan Party under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the Fee Letter.

(b) Default in Performance.

(i) Any Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be performed or observed and contained in Section 8.1 (solely with respect to the existence of the Borrower), Section 9.4(i), or Article X (excluding Section 10.8); or

(ii) Any Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party and not otherwise mentioned in this Section, and in the case of this subsection (b)(ii) only, such failure shall continue for a period of 30 days after the earlier of (x) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or such other Loan Party obtains knowledge of such failure and (y) the date upon which the Borrower has received written notice of such failure from the Administrative Agent.

(c) Misrepresentations. Any written statement, representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document, or any amendment hereto or thereto, or in any other writing or statement at any time furnished by, or at the direction of, any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, shall at any time prove to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when furnished or made or deemed made.

(d) Indebtedness Cross-Default.

(i) The Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall fail to pay when due and payable the principal of, or interest on, any Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and any Non-Recourse Indebtedness) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount (or, in the case of any Derivatives Contract, having, without regard to the effect of any close-out netting provision, a Derivatives Termination Value), in each case individually or in the aggregate with all other Indebtedness (other than any Non-Recourse Indebtedness) as to which such a failure exists, of $100,000,000 or more (“Material Indebtedness”) and such failure shall continue beyond any applicable cure or grace periods; or

 

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(ii) (x) The maturity of any Material Indebtedness shall have been accelerated in accordance with the provisions of any indenture, contract or instrument evidencing, providing for the creation of or otherwise concerning such Material Indebtedness or (y) any Material Indebtedness shall have been required (other than at the voluntary request of the Borrower or any Subsidiary) to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased prior to the stated maturity thereof; or

(iii) Any other event shall have occurred and be continuing which would permit any holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness, any trustee or agent acting on behalf of such holder or holders or any other Person, to accelerate the maturity of any such Material Indebtedness or require any such Material Indebtedness to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased prior to its stated maturity; or

(iv) There occurs an “Event of Default” under and as defined in any Derivatives Contract constituting Material Indebtedness as to which the Borrower, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is a “Defaulting Party” (as defined therein), or there occurs an “Early Termination Date” (as defined therein) in respect of any Specified Derivatives Contract constituting Material Indebtedness as a result of a “Termination Event” (as defined therein) as to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is an “Affected Party” (as defined therein);

provided, however, that the occurrence of any event (including, without limitation, the passage of time) that would cause or permit the holder of any Convertible Debt of the Borrower to be entitled to convert such Convertible Debt in accordance with its terms will not, in itself, be an Event of Default pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) above;

(e) Voluntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. The Borrower or any one or more Subsidiaries to which more than 5% of Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value is attributable in the aggregate shall: (i) commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or other federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect); (ii) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other Applicable Laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up, or composition or adjustment of debts; (iii) consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws or other Applicable Laws or consent to any proceeding or action described in the immediately following subsection (f); (iv) apply for or consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of itself or of a substantial part of its property, domestic or foreign; (v) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; (vi) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vii) make a conveyance fraudulent as to creditors under any Applicable Law; or (viii) take any corporate or partnership action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

(f) Involuntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. A case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Borrower or any one or more Subsidiaries to which more than 5% of Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value is attributable in the aggregate in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking: (i) relief under the Bankruptcy Code or other federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect) or under any other Applicable Laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up, or composition or adjustment of debts; or (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of such Person, or of all or any substantial part of the assets, domestic or foreign, of such Person, and in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive days, or an order granting the remedy or other relief requested in such case or proceeding (including, but not limited to, an order for relief under such Bankruptcy Code or such other federal bankruptcy laws) shall be entered.

 

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(g) Revocation of Loan Documents. Any Loan Party shall (or shall attempt to) disavow, revoke or terminate any Loan Document to which it is a party or shall otherwise challenge or contest in any action, suit or proceeding in any court or before any Governmental Authority the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any Loan Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (except as a result of the express terms thereof or the express written agreement of the parties thereto).

(h) Judgment. A judgment or order for the payment of money or for an injunction or other non-monetary relief shall be entered against the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary by any court or other tribunal and (i) such judgment or order shall continue for a period of 60 days without being paid, stayed or dismissed and (ii) either (A) in the case of a judgment or order for the payment of money, the amount of such judgment or order for which insurance has been denied by the applicable insurance carrier or that is not covered by valid third party indemnification obligations from a third party which is Solvent, exceeds, individually or together with all other such judgments or orders entered against the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, $100,000,000 or (B) in the case of a judgment or order for an injunction or non-monetary relief, such injunction or judgment or order could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(i) Attachment. A warrant, writ of attachment, execution or similar process shall be issued against any property of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, which exceeds, individually or together with all other such warrants, writs, executions and processes, $100,000,000 in amount, and such warrant, writ, execution or process shall not be paid, discharged, vacated, stayed or bonded for a period of 60 days; provided, however, that if a bond has been issued in favor of the claimant or other Person obtaining such warrant, writ, execution or process, the issuer of such bond shall execute a waiver or subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pursuant to which the issuer of such bond subordinates its right of reimbursement, contribution or subrogation to the Obligations and waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the assets of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary.

(j) ERISA.

(i) Any ERISA Event shall have occurred that results or would reasonably be expected to result in liability to any Loan Party aggregating in excess of $100,000,000; or

(ii) The “benefit obligation” of all Qualified Plans exceeds the “fair market value of plan assets” for such Qualified Plans by more than $100,000,000, all as determined, and with such terms defined, in accordance with FASB ASC 715.

(k) Loan Documents. An Event of Default (as defined therein) shall occur under any of the other Loan Documents.

(l) Change of Control.

(i) at any time prior to the consummation of a Qualified IPO, the Permitted Holders, collectively, cease to beneficially own, either directly or indirectly (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), Equity Interests representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower;

 

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(ii) at any time after the consummation of a Qualified IPO, any Person (including a Person’s Affiliates and associates) or group (as that term is understood under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) (in each case, other than any Permitted Holder and any employee benefit plan of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of a percentage (based on voting power, in the event different classes of stock or voting interests shall have different voting powers) of the voting stock or voting interests of the Borrower equal to more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding voting stock or voting interests of the Borrower; or

(ii) a “change of control” or similar event occurs under any Material Credit Facility.

(m) Damage; Strike; Casualty. Any material damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any Property, whether or not insured, or any strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God or public enemy, or other casualty which causes, for more than 30 consecutive days beyond the coverage period of any applicable business interruption insurance, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and only if any such event or circumstance could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 11.2. Remedies Upon Event of Default.

During the existence of an Event of Default the following provisions shall apply:

(a) Acceleration; Termination of Facilities.

(i) Automatic. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 11.1(e) or 11.1(f), (1)(A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, the Loans and the Notes at the time outstanding, (B) an amount equal to the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Default for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and (C) all of the other Obligations, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents shall become immediately and automatically due and payable without presentment, demand, protest, or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower on behalf of itself and the other Loan Parties, and (2) the Commitments and the Swingline Commitment and the obligation of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, shall all immediately and automatically terminate.

(ii) Optional. If any other Event of Default shall exist, the Administrative Agent may, and at the direction of the Requisite Lenders shall: (1) declare (A) the principal of, and accrued interest on, the Loans and the Notes at the time outstanding, (B) an amount equal to the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Default for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and (C) all of the other Obligations, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower on behalf of itself and the other Loan Parties, and (2) terminate the Commitments and the Swingline Commitment and the obligation of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder.

(b) Loan Documents. The Requisite Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent if so directed shall, exercise any and all of its rights under any and all of the Loan Documents.

 

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(c) Applicable Law. The Requisite Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent if so directed shall, exercise all other rights and remedies it may have under any Applicable Law.

(d) Appointment of Receiver. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver for the assets and properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, without notice of any kind whatsoever and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the Obligations or the solvency of any party bound for its payment, to take possession of all or any portion of the assets and properties and/or the business operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and to exercise such power as the court shall confer upon such receiver.

(e) Rescission of Acceleration by Requisite Lenders. If at any time after acceleration of the maturity of the Loans and the other Obligations, the Borrower shall pay all arrears of interest and all payments on account of principal of the Obligations which shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest on principal and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, on overdue interest, at the rates specified in this Agreement) and all Events of Default and Defaults (other than nonpayment of principal of and accrued interest on the Obligations due and payable solely by virtue of acceleration) shall become remedied or waived to the satisfaction of the Requisite Lenders, then by written notice to the Borrower, the Requisite Lenders may elect, in the sole discretion of such Requisite Lenders, to rescind and annul the acceleration and its consequences. The provisions of the preceding sentence are intended merely to bind all of the Lenders to a decision which may be made at the election of the Requisite Lenders, and are not intended to benefit the Borrower and do not give the Borrower the right to require the Lenders to rescind or annul any acceleration hereunder, even if the conditions set forth herein are satisfied.

Section 11.3. [Reserved].

Section 11.4. Marshaling; Payments Set Aside.

No Lender Party shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Loan Party or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations. To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or payments to a Lender Party, or a Lender Party enforces its security interest or exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such recovery, the Guaranteed Obligations, or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

Section 11.5. Allocation of Proceeds.

If an Event of Default exists, all payments received by the Administrative Agent (or any Lender as a result of its exercise of remedies permitted under Section 13.3) under any of the Loan Documents in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations shall be applied in the following order and priority:

(a) to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting fees (including fronting fees), indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest), including attorney fees, payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such, each Issuing Bank in its capacity as such and the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such, ratably among the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and Swingline Lender in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (a) payable to them;

 

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(b) to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting fees (including commitment fees and letter of credit fees), indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders under the Loan Documents, including attorney fees, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (b) payable to them;

(c) to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Swingline Loans;

(d) to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the Issuing Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (d) payable to them;

(e) to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Swingline Loans;

(f) to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations, other Letter of Credit Liabilities and payment obligations then owing under Specified Derivatives Contracts, ratably among the Lenders, the Issuing Banks, the Specified Derivatives Providers in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (f) payable to them; provided, however, to the extent that any amounts available for distribution pursuant to this clause are attributable to the issued but undrawn amount of an outstanding Letter of Credit, such amounts shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account; and

(g) the balance, if any, after all of the Guaranteed Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Applicable Law.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Guaranteed Obligations arising under Specified Derivatives Contracts shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Specified Derivatives Provider, as the case may be. Each Specified Derivatives Provider not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article XII for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

Section 11.6. Letter of Credit Collateral Account.

(a) As collateral security for the prompt payment in full when due of all Letter of Credit Liabilities and the other Obligations, the Borrower hereby pledges and grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders as provided herein, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in and to the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and the balances from time to time in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account (including the investments and reinvestments therein provided for below). The balances from time to time in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall not constitute payment of any Letter of Credit Liabilities until applied by the applicable Issuing Bank as provided herein. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall be subject to withdrawal only as provided in this Section.

 

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(b) Amounts on deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall be invested and reinvested by the Administrative Agent in such Cash Equivalents as the Administrative Agent shall determine in its sole discretion. All such investments and reinvestments shall be held in the name of and be under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders; provided, that all earnings on such investments will be credited to and retained in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account. The Administrative Agent shall exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and shall be deemed to have exercised such care if such funds are accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Administrative Agent accords other funds deposited with the Administrative Agent, it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account.

(c) If a drawing pursuant to any Letter of Credit occurs on or prior to the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the Borrower and the Lenders authorize the Administrative Agent to use the monies deposited in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for the payment made by such Issuing Bank to the beneficiary with respect to such drawing.

(d) If an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent may (and, if instructed by the Requisite Lenders, shall) in its (or their) discretion at any time and from time to time elect to liquidate any such investments and reinvestments and apply the proceeds thereof to the Obligations in accordance with Section 11.5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to liquidate and release any such amounts if such liquidation or release would result in the amount available in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account being less than the Stated Amount of all Extended Letters of Credit that remain outstanding.

(e) So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, and to the extent amounts on deposit in or credited to the Letter of Credit Collateral Account exceed the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Liabilities then due and owing, the Administrative Agent shall, from time to time, at the written request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower within 5 Business Days after the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such request from the Borrower, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever, such amount of the credit balances in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account as exceeds the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Liabilities at such time. Upon the expiration, termination or cancellation of an Extended Letter of Credit for which the Lenders reimbursed (or funded participations in) a drawing deemed to have occurred under the fourth sentence of Section 2.4(b) for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account but in respect of which the Lenders have not otherwise received payment for the amount so reimbursed or funded, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Lenders the amount so reimbursed or funded for such Extended Letter of Credit that remains in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid reimbursements or funded participations of the Lenders in respect of such Extended Letter of Credit, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever. When all of the Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and no Letters of Credit remain outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever, the balances remaining in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account.

(f) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent from time to time such fees as the Administrative Agent normally charges for similar services in connection with the Administrative Agent’s administration of the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and investments and reinvestments of funds therein.

 

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Section 11.7. Performance by Administrative Agent.

If the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall fail to perform any covenant, duty or agreement contained in any of the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent may, after notice to the Borrower, perform or attempt to perform such covenant, duty or agreement on behalf of the Borrower or such other Loan Party after the expiration of any cure or grace periods set forth herein. In such event, the Borrower shall, at the request of the Administrative Agent, promptly pay any amount reasonably expended by the Administrative Agent in such performance or attempted performance to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon at the applicable Post-Default Rate from the date of such expenditure until paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever for the performance of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

Section 11.8. Rights Cumulative.

(a) Generally. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any of them may otherwise have under Applicable Law. In exercising their respective rights and remedies the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders may be selective and no failure or delay by any such Lender Party in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver of it, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude its other or further exercise or the exercise of any other power or right.

(b) Enforcement by Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Article XI for the benefit of all the Lenders and the Issuing Banks; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (i) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (ii) any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as an Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as the case may be) hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, (iii) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 13.3 (subject to the terms of Section 3.3), or (iv) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (x) the Requisite Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article XI and (y) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (ii) and (iv) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 3.3, any Lender may, with the consent of the Requisite Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Requisite Lenders.

ARTICLE XII. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 12.1. Appointment and Authorization.

Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as contractual representative on such Lender’s behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Not in limitation of the foregoing, each Lender authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Loan

 

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Documents (other than this Agreement) for the benefit of the Lenders. Each Lender hereby agrees that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Requisite Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents, and the exercise by the Requisite Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. Nothing herein shall be construed to deem the Administrative Agent a trustee or fiduciary for any Lender or to impose on the Administrative Agent duties or obligations other than those expressly provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the terms “Agent”, “Administrative Agent”, “agent” and similar terms in the Loan Documents with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead, use of such terms is merely a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. The Administrative Agent shall deliver or otherwise make available to each Lender, promptly upon receipt thereof by the Administrative Agent, copies of each of the financial statements, certificates, notices and other documents delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article IX. that the Borrower is not otherwise required to deliver directly to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will furnish to any Lender, upon the request of such Lender, a copy (or, where appropriate, an original) of any document, instrument, agreement, certificate or notice furnished to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate of the Borrower, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document not already delivered or otherwise made available to such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any such other Loan Document. As to any matters not expressly provided for by the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of any of the Obligations), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders if explicitly required under any other provision of this Agreement), and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of any of the Obligations; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or Applicable Law. Not in limitation of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may exercise any right or remedy it or the Lenders may have under any Loan Document upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default unless the Requisite Lenders have directed the Administrative Agent otherwise. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Requisite Lenders, or where applicable, all the Lenders.

Section 12.2. Administrative Agent’s Reliance.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein or therein as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including its own counsel or counsel for the Borrower or any other Loan Party), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties: (a) makes any warranty or representation to any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other Person, or shall be responsible to any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other Person for any statement, warranty or representation made or deemed made by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (b) shall have any duty

 

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to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent under this Agreement or any Loan Document on the part of the Borrower or other Persons, or to inspect the property, books or records of the Borrower or any other Person; (c) shall be responsible to any Lender or any Issuing Bank for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or any collateral covered thereby or the perfection or priority of any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender Parties in any such collateral; (d) shall have any liability in respect of any recitals, statements, certifications, representations or warranties contained in any of the Loan Documents or any other document, instrument, agreement, certificate or statement delivered in connection therewith; or (e) shall incur any liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail) believed by it to be genuine and signed, sent or given by the proper party or parties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under the Loan Documents by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such agent or attorney-in-fact as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment.

Section 12.3. Notice of Events of Default.

The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing with reasonable specificity such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” If any Lender (excluding the Lender which is also serving as the Administrative Agent) becomes aware of any Default or Event of Default, it shall promptly send to the Administrative Agent such a “notice of default”; provided, a Lender’s failure to provide such a “notice of default” to the Administrative Agent shall not result in any liability of such Lender to any other party to any of the Loan Documents. Further, if the Administrative Agent receives such a “notice of default,” the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.

Section 12.4. Administrative Agent as Lender.

The Lender acting as Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers as a Lender or a Specified Derivatives Provider, as the case may be, under this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any Specified Derivatives Contract as the case may be, as any other Lender or Specified Derivatives Provider and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include the Lender acting as Administrative Agent in each case in its individual capacity. Such Lender and its Affiliates may each accept deposits from, maintain deposits or credit balances for, invest in, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, serve as financial advisor to, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof as if it were any other bank and without any duty to account therefor to the Issuing Banks, the other Lenders or any Specified Derivatives Providers. Further, the Administrative Agent and any Affiliate may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary for services in connection with this Agreement or any Specified Derivatives Contract, or otherwise without having to account for the same to the Issuing Banks, the other Lenders or any Specified Derivatives Providers. The Issuing Banks and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Lender acting as Administrative Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, other Loan Parties, other Subsidiaries and other Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Person) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them.

 

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Section 12.5. Approvals of Lenders.

All communications from the Administrative Agent to any Lender requesting such Lender’s determination, consent or approval (a) shall be given in the form of a written notice to such Lender, (b) shall be accompanied by a description of the matter or issue as to which such determination, consent or approval is requested, or shall advise such Lender where information, if any, regarding such matter or issue may be inspected, or shall otherwise describe the matter or issue to be resolved and (c) shall include, if reasonably requested by such Lender and to the extent not previously provided to such Lender, written materials provided to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower in respect of the matter or issue to be resolved. Unless a Lender shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent that it specifically objects to the requested determination, consent or approval within 10 Business Days (or such lesser or greater period as may be specifically required under the express terms of the Loan Documents) of receipt of such communication, such Lender shall be deemed to have conclusively approved such requested determination, consent or approval. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any amendment, waiver or consent regarding any of the matters described in Section 13.6.(b).

Section 12.6. Indemnification of Administrative Agent.

Each Lender agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) pro rata in accordance with such Lender’s respective Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent but not as a Lender) in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents, any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (collectively, “Indemnifiable Amounts”); provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such Indemnifiable Amounts to the extent resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment; provided, further, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders, if expressly required hereunder) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) promptly upon demand for its Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable reimbursement is sought) of any out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of the counsel to the Administrative Agent) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, administration, or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings, or otherwise) of, or legal advice with respect to the rights or responsibilities of the parties under, the Loan Documents, any suit or action brought by the Administrative Agent to enforce the terms of the Loan Documents and/or collect any Obligations, any “lender liability” suit or claim brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, and any claim or suit brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders arising under any Environmental Laws. Such out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) shall be advanced by the Lenders on the request of the Administrative Agent notwithstanding any claim or assertion that the Administrative Agent is not entitled to indemnification hereunder upon receipt of an undertaking by the Administrative Agent that the Administrative Agent will reimburse the Lenders if it is actually and finally determined in a non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Administrative Agent is not so entitled to indemnification. The agreements in this Section shall survive the Payment in Full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement. If the Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent for any Indemnifiable Amount following payment by any Lender to the Administrative Agent in respect of such Indemnifiable Amount pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall share such reimbursement on a ratable basis with each Lender making any such payment.

 

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Section 12.7. Lender Credit Decision, Etc.

Each of the Lenders and each Issuing Bank expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and, in participating as a Lender, it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and in providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or Issuing Bank, in each case in the ordinary course of business, and not for the purpose of investing in the general performance or operations of the Borrower, or for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument such as a security (and each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing, such as a claim under the federal or state securities laws), and neither the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers, nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent or the Lead Arrangers hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent or any Lead Arranger to any Lender or Issuing Bank.

Each of the Lenders and each Issuing Bank expressly acknowledges and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties has made any representations or warranties to such Issuing Bank or such Lender and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or Affiliate, shall be deemed to constitute any such representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Issuing Bank or any Lender. Each of the Lenders and each Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has made its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent, or any of their respective Related Parties, and based on the financial statements of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the other Subsidiaries and other Affiliates, and inquiries of such Persons, its independent due diligence of the business and affairs of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the other Subsidiaries and other Persons, its review of the Loan Documents, the legal opinions required to be delivered to it hereunder, the advice of its own counsel and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate. Each of the Lenders and each Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Related Parties, and based on such review, advice, documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of the Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for therein or to inspect the properties or books of, or make any other investigation of, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary. Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to provide any Lender or any Issuing Bank with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof which may come into possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties. Each of the Lenders and each Issuing Bank acknowledges that the Administrative Agent’s legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is only acting as counsel to the Administrative Agent and is not acting as counsel to any Lender or any Issuing Bank.

 

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Section 12.8. Successor Administrative Agent.

The Administrative Agent may resign at any time as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may be removed as administrative agent by the Requisite Lenders (excluding for such purpose Loans and Commitments held by the Lender then acting as Administrative Agent) upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, if the Administrative Agent (i) is found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment to have committed gross negligence or willful misconduct in the course of performing its duties hereunder or (ii) the Lender then acting as Administrative Agent has become a Defaulting Lender under clause (d) of the definition of that term. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent which appointment shall, provided no Event of Default exists, be subject to the Borrower’s approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the current Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation or having been removed, then, in the case of resignation by the Administrative Agent, the current Administrative Agent may, or in the case of removal of the Administrative Agent, the Requisite Lenders may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent (subject, provided no Event of Default exists, to the Borrower’s approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), which shall be a Lender, if any Lender shall be willing to serve, and otherwise shall be an Eligible Assignee and in any case shall have an office in the United States; provided that if no Lender has accepted such appointment, then such resignation or removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made to each Lender and each Issuing Bank directly, until such time as a successor Administrative Agent has been appointed as provided for above in this Section; provided, further that such Lenders and such Issuing Banks so acting directly shall be and be deemed to be protected when so acting in such capacity by all indemnities and other provisions herein for the benefit and protection of the Administrative Agent as if each such Lender or Issuing Bank were itself the Administrative Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, (i) such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the current Administrative Agent, (ii) the current Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents and (iii) the current Administrative Agent shall provide copies of (A) the Register and any related Assignment and Assumptions, as well as (B) any tax certificates or IRS forms that it has received under Section 3.10(g) from any Lenders to the successor Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days of the acceptance of such appointment by the successor Administrative Agent, in each case under this clause (iii)(B) to the extent such documents are commercially reasonably available to the current Administrative Agent. After any Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article XII shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent may assign its rights and duties under the Loan Documents to any of its Affiliates by giving the Borrower and each Lender prior written notice.

Any resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as an Issuing Bank and as Swingline Lender. If an Issuing Bank resigns as an Issuing Bank, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an Issuing Bank hereunder with respect to all of its Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as an Issuing Bank and all Letter of Credit Liabilities with respect thereto, including the right to require the Revolving Lenders to make Loans or fund risk participations pursuant to Section 2.4. If any Swingline Lender resigns as

 

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Swingline Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swingline Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swingline Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Revolving Lenders to make Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.5. Upon the appointment by Borrower of a successor Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) other than a Defaulting Lender), (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as applicable, (b) the retiring Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations in such capacities hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit of the retiring Issuing Bank, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring Issuing Bank to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring Issuing Bank with respect to such Letters of Credit.

Section 12.9. Titled Agents.

Each of the Lead Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners, the Co-Syndication Agents and the Documentation Agents (each a “Titled Agent”) in each such respective capacity, assumes no responsibility or obligation hereunder, including, without limitation, for servicing, enforcement or collection of any of the Loans, nor any duties as an agent hereunder for the Lenders. The titles given to the Titled Agents are solely honorific and imply no fiduciary responsibility on the part of the Titled Agents to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank, the Borrower or any other Loan Party and the use of such titles does not impose on the Titled Agents any duties or obligations greater than those of any other Lender or entitle the Titled Agents to any rights other than those to which any other Lender is entitled.

Section 12.10. Specified Derivatives Contracts.

No Specified Derivatives Provider that obtains the benefits of Section 11.5 by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Loan Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of any Loan Document other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Specified Derivatives Contracts unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Specified Derivatives Contracts, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Specified Derivatives Provider.

Section 12.11. Lender Benefit Plan Representations.

(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement;

 

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(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement;

(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b) In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Documents or any documents related hereto or thereto).

Section 12.12. Erroneous Payments.

(a) If the Administrative Agent (x) notifies a Lender or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender (any such Lender or other recipient, a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds (as set forth in such notice from the Administrative Agent) received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously or mistakenly transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether transmitted or received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and (y) demands in writing the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent pending its return or repayment as contemplated below in this Section 12.12 and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Lender (or, with respect to any

 

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Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days thereafter (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, specify in writing), return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon (except to the extent waived in writing by the Administrative Agent) in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(b) Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in this Agreement or in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), then in each such case:

(i) it acknowledges and agrees that (A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error and mistake shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error and mistake has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and;

(ii) such Lender shall cause any other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to promptly (and, in all events, within two (2) Business Days of its knowledge of the occurrence of any of the circumstances described in immediately preceding clauses (x), (y) and (z)) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 12.12(b).

For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 12.12(b) shall not have any effect on a Payment Recipient’s obligations pursuant to Section 12.12(a) or on whether or not an Erroneous Payment has been made.

(c) Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender under any Loan Document with respect to any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, against any amount that the Administrative Agent has demanded to be returned under immediately preceding clause (a).

(d)(i) In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor in accordance with immediately preceding clause (a), from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) on its respective behalf) (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the Administrative

 

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Agent’s notice to such Lender at any time, then effective immediately (with the consideration therefor being acknowledged by the parties hereto), (A) such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned its Loans (but not its Commitments) of the relevant Class with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class”) in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Loans (but not Commitments) of the Erroneous Payment Impacted Class, the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) (on a cashless basis and such amount calculated at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Administrative Agent in such instance)), and is hereby (together with the Borrower) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption (or, to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to an approved electronic platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants) with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and such Lender shall deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (but the failure of such Person to deliver any such Notes shall not affect the effectiveness of the foregoing assignment), (B) the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to have acquired the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (C) upon such deemed acquisition, the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender, (D) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall each be deemed to have waived any consents required under this Agreement to any such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and (E) the Administrative Agent will reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loans subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(ii) Subject to Section 13.5 (but excluding, in all events, any assignment consent or approval requirements (whether from the Borrower or otherwise), and including, in all events, the requirements set forth in Section 13.5(g)), the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Loans acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan (or portion thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). In addition, an Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender (x) shall be reduced by the proceeds of prepayments or repayments of principal and interest, or other distribution in respect of principal and interest, received by the Administrative Agent on or with respect to any such Loans acquired from such Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that any such Loans are then owned by the Administrative Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, be reduced by any amount specified by the Administrative Agent in writing to the applicable Lender from time to time.

(e) The parties hereto agree that (x) irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent may be equitably subrogated, in the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Payment Recipient that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights and interests of such Payment Recipient (and, in the case of any Payment Recipient who has received funds on behalf of a Lender to the rights and interests of such Lender) under the Loan Documents with respect to such amount (the “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”) (provided that the Loan Parties’ Obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of the Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights shall not be duplicative of such Obligations in respect of

 

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Loans that have been assigned to the Administrative Agent under an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment) and (y) an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party; provided that this Section 12.12(e) shall not be interpreted to increase (or accelerate the due date for), or have the effect of increasing (or accelerating the due date for), the Obligations of the Borrower relative to the amount (and/or timing for payment) of the Obligations that would have been payable had such Erroneous Payment not been made by the Administrative Agent; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, immediately preceding clauses (x) and (y) shall not apply to the extent any such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment.

(f) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defence or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received, including, without limitation, any defence based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.

(g) Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 12.12 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document.

ARTICLE XIII. MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.1. Notices.

Unless otherwise provided herein (including without limitation as provided in Section 9.5.), communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, telecopied, or delivered as follows:

If to the Borrower:

STORE Capital LLC

8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona 85255

Attn: General Counsel

Tel.: (480) 256-1108

Email: cfreed@storecapital.com

and

STORE Capital LLC

8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona 85255

Attn: Chief Accounting Officer

Tel.: (480) 256-1136

Email: adembowski@storecapital.com

 

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with a copy to

DLA Piper LLP (US)

1251 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor

New York, New York 10020

Attn: Jamie Knox

Tel.: (212) 335-4992

Email: jamie.knox@dlapiper.com

If to the Administrative Agent or KeyBank:

KeyBank National Association

4910 Tiedeman Road, 3rd Floor

Brooklyn, Ohio 44144

Attn: Real Estate Capital Services

with a copy to

KeyBank National Association

1200 Abernathy Road, N.E., Suite 1550

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attn: James Komperda

Telecopy No.: (770) 510-2195

Email: james_k_komperda@keybank.com

and

Latham & Watkins LLP

10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 1100

Los Angeles, California 90067

Attn: Ken Askin

Telecopy No.: (213) 891-8507

Email: kenneth.askin@lw.com

If to any other Lender:

To such Lender’s address or telecopy number as set forth in the applicable Administrative Questionnaire

or, as to each party at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties delivered in compliance with this Section; provided, a Lender or an Issuing Bank shall only be required to give notice of any such other address to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. All such notices and other communications shall be effective (i) if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the expiration of 3 days after the deposit in the United States Postal Service mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the address of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and Lenders at the addresses specified; (ii) if telecopied, when transmitted; (iii) if hand delivered or sent by overnight courier, when delivered; or (iv) if delivered in accordance with Section 9.5 to the extent applicable; provided, however, that, in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), non-receipt of any communication as the result of any change of address of which the sending party was not notified or as the result of a refusal to accept delivery shall be deemed receipt of such communication. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, all notices or communications to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender under Article II shall be effective only when actually received. None of the Administrative Agent,

 

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any Issuing Bank or any Lender shall incur any liability to any Loan Party (nor shall the Administrative Agent incur any liability to the Issuing Banks or the Lenders) for acting upon any telephonic notice referred to in this Agreement which the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the case may be, believes in good faith to have been given by a Person authorized to deliver such notice or for otherwise acting in good faith hereunder. Failure of a Person designated to get a copy of a notice to receive such copy shall not affect the validity of notice properly given to another Person.

Section 13.2. Expenses.

The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers for all of their respective reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, any of the Loan Documents (including due diligence expenses, the costs of any electronic datasite or other communications service utilized by the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers for the syndication and administration of the credit facilities (including, without limitation, DebtDomain or Intralinks) and reasonable travel expenses related to closing), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of one primary counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers, taken as a whole, and one local counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers, taken as a whole, in each relevant jurisdiction and with respect to each relevant specialty, and all costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the use of IntraLinks, SyndTrak, DebtDomain or other similar information transmission systems in connection with the Loan Documents and of the Administrative Agent in connection with the review of Assets for inclusion in calculations of the Consolidated Total Adjusted Unencumbered Asset Value and the Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value and the Administrative Agent’s other activities under Article IV, and the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one primary counsel, and one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction and with respect to each relevant specialty, to the Administrative Agent relating to all such activities, (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders for all their reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Loan Documents, limited in the case of counsel to the reasonable fees and disbursements of one primary counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, one local counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, taken as a whole, in each relevant jurisdiction and with respect to each relevant specialty (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest among the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, one additional primary counsel, and one additional local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction and with respect to each relevant specialty, to each group of similarly situated affected parties) and any payments in indemnification or otherwise payable by the Lenders to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents, (c) to pay, and indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any failure to pay or delay in paying, documentary, stamp, excise and other similar taxes, if any, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of any of the Loan Documents, or consummation of any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, any Loan Document and (d) to the extent not already covered by any of the preceding subsections, to pay or reimburse the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank and any Lender (limited to the reasonable fees and disbursements of one primary counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, one local counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, taken as a whole, in each relevant jurisdiction and with respect to each relevant specialty (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest among the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, one additional primary counsel, and one additional local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction and with respect to each relevant specialty, to each group of similarly situated affected parties)) incurred in connection with the representation of the

 

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Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender in any matter relating to or arising out of any bankruptcy or other proceeding of the type described in Sections 11.1(e) or 11.1(f), including, without limitation (i) any motion for relief from any stay or similar order, (ii) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of any document relating to the Obligations and (iii) the negotiation and preparation of any debtor-in-possession financing or any plan of reorganization of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, whether proposed by the Borrower, such Loan Party, the Lenders or any other Person, and whether such fees and expenses are incurred prior to, during or after the commencement of such proceeding or the confirmation or conclusion of any such proceeding. If the Borrower shall fail to pay any amounts required to be paid by it pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders may pay such amounts on behalf of the Borrower and such amounts shall be deemed to be Obligations owing hereunder.

Section 13.3. Setoff.

Subject to Section 3.3. and in addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, the Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Lender, each Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, and each Participant, at any time while an Event of Default exists, without notice to the Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but in the case of an Issuing Bank, a Lender, an Affiliate of an Issuing Bank or a Lender, or a Participant, subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank, such Lender, any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, or such Participant, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against and on account of any of the Obligations, irrespective of whether or not any or all of the Loans and all other Obligations have been declared to be, or have otherwise become, due and payable as permitted by Section 11.2, and although such Obligations shall be contingent or unmatured. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, if any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.9 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders and (y) such Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.

Section 13.4. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Other Waivers.

(a) EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ISSUING BANK OR ANY OF THE LENDERS WOULD BE BASED ON DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX ISSUES OF LAW AND FACT AND WOULD RESULT IN DELAY AND EXPENSE TO THE PARTIES. ACCORDINGLY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE LENDERS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH ISSUING BANK AND THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR NATURE IN ANY COURT OR TRIBUNAL IN WHICH AN ACTION MAY BE COMMENCED BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR BY REASON OF ANY OTHER SUIT, CAUSE OF ACTION OR DISPUTE WHATSOEVER BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ISSUING BANK OR ANY OF THE LENDERS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

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(b) THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, ANY ISSUING BANK, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY ISSUING BANK MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY FURTHER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND EACH AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME. THE CHOICE OF FORUM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ISSUING BANK OR ANY LENDER OR THE ENFORCEMENT BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ISSUING BANK OR ANY LENDER OF ANY JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN SUCH FORUM IN ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION.

(c) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY EACH PARTY WITH THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL AND WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, AND SHALL SURVIVE THE PAYMENT OF THE LOANS AND ALL OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE TERMINATION, EXPIRATION OR CANCELLATION OF ALL LETTERS OF CREDIT AND THE TERMINATION OF THE COMMITMENTS AND THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 13.5. Successors and Assigns.

(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of the immediately following subsection (b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of the immediately following subsection (d) or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of the immediately

 

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following subsection (e). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in the immediately following subsection (d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts.

(A) in the case of (i) an assignment of the entire remaining amount of an assigning Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment and/or the Revolving Loans at the time owing to it, (ii) an assignment of the entire remaining amount of an assigning Term Loan Lender’s Term Loans of the applicable Class at the time owing to it, (iii) contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in the immediately following clause (B) in the aggregate, or (iv) an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B) in any case not described in the immediately preceding subsection (A), the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) of a Class or, if the applicable Commitments of the same Class as such Commitment are not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of such Class of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (in each case, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default shall exist, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that if, after giving effect to such assignment, the amount of the Commitment of the applicable Class held by such assigning Lender or if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the outstanding principal balance of the Loans of the applicable Class of such assigning Lender, as applicable, would be less than $5,000,000, then such assigning Lender shall assign the entire amount of its Commitment of such Class and the Loans of such Class at the time owing to it.

(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Classes of Commitments or Loans on a non-pro rata basis.

 

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(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by clause (i)(B) of this subsection (b) and, in addition:

(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default shall exist at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender of the same Class of Commitments or Loans (provided that for purposes of this clause (A), each Class of Term Loans shall be considered to be of the same Class), an Affiliate of such a Lender or an Approved Fund of such a Lender; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 5 Business Days after having received notice thereof;

(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless such assignment is to a Lender of the same Class of Commitments or Loans (provided that for purposes of this clause (B), each Class of Term Loans shall be considered to be of the same Class), an Affiliate of such a Lender or an Approved Fund of such a Lender; and

(C) the consent of each Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of a Revolving Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not already a Revolving Lender, an Affiliate of such a Lender or an Approved Fund of such a Lender.

(iv) Assignment and Assumption; Notes. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 for each assignment (which fee the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive), and the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. If requested by the transferor Lender or the assignee, upon the consummation of any assignment, the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so that new Notes are issued to the assignee and such transferor Lender, as appropriate.

(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or to any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B).

(vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural person or any investment vehicle established primarily for the benefit of a natural person.

(vii) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Swingline Lender and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in accordance with its Revolving Commitment Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under Applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

 

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Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the immediately following subsection (c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.4, 13.2 and 13.9 and the other provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as provided in Section 13.10 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender.

Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 13.5(b) shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with the immediately following subsection (d).

(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Principal Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”) in a manner such that the Loans are considered to be in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Internal Revenue Code under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Bank, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person, any investment vehicle established primarily for the benefit of a natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to (w) increase or extend such Lender’s Commitments, (x) extend the date fixed for the payment of interest, fees or principal on the Loans or portions thereof owing to such Lender, (y) reduce the principal of any Loan or the rate at which interest is payable thereon (other than with respect to a waiver of implementation of interest at the Post-Default Rate) or (z) release any Guarantor from its Obligations under the Guaranty except as contemplated by Section 8.14(b), in each case, as applicable to that portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations that are subject to the participation. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.10, 5.1, 5.4 (subject to the requirements and

 

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limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.10(g) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.10(g) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 5.6 as if it were an assignee under subsection (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 5.1 or 3.10, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Regulatory Change that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 5.6 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 13.3 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 3.3 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Internal Revenue Code under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations and Section 1.163-5(b) of the proposed United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(e) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(f) No Registration. Each Lender agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, it will not make any assignment hereunder in any manner or under any circumstances that would require registration or qualification of, or filings in respect of, any Loan or Note under the Securities Act or any other securities laws of the United States of America or of any other jurisdiction.

(g) No Assignment or Participation to Disqualified Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no assignment or participation shall be made to any Person that, as of the date (the “Trade Date”) on which the applicable Lender entered into a binding agreement to sell and assign or participate all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to such Person, was a Disqualified Lender unless the Borrower has consented to such assignment or participation, in which case such Person will not be considered a Disqualified Lender for the purpose of such assignment or participation. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any assignee or participant that becomes a Disqualified Lender after the applicable Trade Date, (x) such assignee or participant shall not retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender or participant and (y) the execution by the Borrower of an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignee will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a Disqualified Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Loan Party and the

 

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Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility or obligation to determine whether any assignee or participant or potential assignee or participant is a Disqualified Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability with respect to any assignment or participation made to a Disqualified Lender.

(h) USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance. In order for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act, prior to any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America becoming a party hereto, the Administrative Agent may request, and such Lender shall provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with federal law.

Section 13.6. Amendments and Waivers.

(a) Generally. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.14, 2.17, and 5.2), (i) any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or any other Loan Document to be given by the Lenders may be given, (ii) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document may be amended, (iii) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of any terms of this Agreement or such other Loan Document may be waived, and (iv) the continuance of any Default or Event of Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Requisite Lenders (or the Administrative Agent at the written direction of the Requisite Lenders), and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party which is party thereto. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.14, 2.17, and 5.2), subject to the immediately following subsection (b), any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating solely to the rights or obligations of the Lenders of a particular Class, and not Lenders of any other Class, may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any such terms may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, and only with, the written consent of the Requisite Class Lenders for such Class of Lenders (and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party which is a party thereto). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, the Fee Letter may only be amended, and the performance or observance by any Loan Party thereunder may only be waived, in a writing executed by the parties thereto.

(b) Additional Lender Consents. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.14, 2.17, and 5.2), in addition to the foregoing requirements under clause (a) above, no amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(i) increase (or reinstate or, other than in accordance with Section 2.14., extend) a Commitment of a Lender or subject a Lender to any additional obligations without the written consent of such Lender;

(ii) reduce the principal of, or interest that has accrued or the rates of interest that will be charged on the outstanding principal amount of, any Loans or other Obligations without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, only the written consent of the Requisite Lenders shall be required for the waiver of interest payable at the Post-Default Rate, retraction of the imposition of interest at the Post-Default Rate and amendment of the definition of “Post-Default Rate”;

(iii) reduce the amount of any Fees payable to a Lender without the written consent of such Lender;

 

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(iv) modify the definition of “Revolving Commitment Percentage” without the written consent of each Revolving Lender;

(v) modify the definitions of “Revolving Termination Date” or clause (a) of the definition of “Termination Date” (in each case, except in accordance with Section 2.14) or, except in accordance with Section 5.2, otherwise postpone any date fixed for, or forgive, any payment of principal of, or interest on, any Revolving Loans or for the payment of Fees or any other Obligations owing to the Revolving Lenders, or extend the expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Termination Date, in each case, without the written consent of each Revolving Lender directly affected thereby;

(vi) with respect to any Class of Term Loans, modify the maturity date for such Class of Term Loans or, to the extent applicable to such Class of Term Loans, clause (b), (c) or (d) of the definition of “Termination Date” or, except in accordance with Section 5.2, otherwise postpone any date fixed for, or forgive, any payment of principal of, or interest on, any Term Loans under such Class or for the payment of Fees or any other Obligations owing to the Term Loan Lenders of such Class, in each case, without the written consent of each Term Loan Lender of such Class directly affected thereby;

(vii) modify the definition of “Pro Rata Share” or amend or otherwise modify the provisions of Section 3.2 or Section 3.3 without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(viii) amend this Section, or amend the definitions of the terms used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents insofar as such definitions affect the substance of this Section, without the written consent of each Lender;

(ix) modify the definition of the term “Requisite Lenders” or (except as otherwise provided in the immediately following clause (x)), modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or to waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof without the written consent of each Lender;

(x) modify the definition of the term “Requisite Class Lenders” as it relates to a particular Class of Lenders, or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of a Class of Lenders required to make any determinations or to waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof, in each case, solely with respect to such Class of Lenders, without the written consent of each Lender in such Class;

(xi) release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty (except as contemplated by Section 8.14(b)) without the written consent of each Lender;

(xii) amend, or waive the Borrower’s compliance with, Section 2.16 (provided that an amendment in accordance with Section 2.17 shall not be deemed to amend or waive compliance with Section 2.16), without the written consent of each Revolving Lender; or

(xiii) modify or eliminate the requirement for the maintenance of a Register under Section 13.5(c) or a Participant Register under Section 13.5(d), except to comply with Applicable Law, such that the Loans are always considered to be in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Internal Revenue Code without the consent of each Lender.

 

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(c) Amendment of Administrative Agent’s Duties, Etc. No amendment, waiver or consent unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, shall affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Any amendment, waiver or consent relating to Section 2.5 or the obligations of the Swingline Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, require the written consent of the Swingline Lender. Any amendment, waiver or consent relating to Section 2.4 or the obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, require the written consent of such Issuing Bank. Any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to any Loan Document that (i) diminishes the rights of a Specified Derivatives Provider in a manner or to an extent dissimilar to that affecting the Lenders or (ii) increases the liabilities or obligations of a Specified Derivatives Provider shall, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, require the consent of the Lender that is (or having an Affiliate that is) such Specified Derivatives Provider. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) a Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased, reinstated or extended without the written consent of such Defaulting Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the written consent of such Defaulting Lender. No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon and any amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose set forth therein. No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto. Any Event of Default occurring hereunder shall continue to exist until such time as such Event of Default is waived in writing in accordance with the terms of this Section, notwithstanding any attempted cure or other action by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person subsequent to the occurrence of such Event of Default. Except as otherwise explicitly provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, no notice to or demand upon the Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

(d) Technical Amendments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 13.6, if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower have jointly identified an ambiguity, omission, mistake or defect in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or an inconsistency between provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision or provisions to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency so long as to do so would not adversely affect the interests of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks in any material respect. Any such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

Section 13.7. Nonliability of Administrative Agent and Lenders.

In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding and agreement, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Co- Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent, the Lead Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent, the Lead Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, on the other hand, (B) each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal,

 

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accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent, the Lead Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners, each Lender and each Issuing Bank is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent, the Lead Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners, any Lender nor any Issuing Bank has any obligation to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent, the Lead Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from, or conflict with, those of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent, the Lead Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners, the Lenders nor any Issuing Bank has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates. The Borrower agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding and agreement, that nothing in the Loan Documents will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent, the Lead Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, on the one hand, and any Loan Party, its stockholders or its affiliates, on the other. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent, the Lead Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners, any Lender and any Issuing Bank with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 13.8. Confidentiality.

The Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender shall maintain the confidentiality of all Information (as defined below) but in any event may make disclosure: (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential); (b) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any actual or proposed assignee, Participant or other transferee in connection with a potential transfer of any Commitment or Loan or participation therein as permitted hereunder, or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations; (c) as required or requested by any Governmental Authority or regulatory or similar authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) having or purporting to have jurisdiction over it or any representative thereof or pursuant to legal process or in connection with any legal proceedings, or as otherwise required by Applicable Law, in which case (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority) such disclosing Person shall promptly notify the Borrower thereof to the extent permitted by Applicable Law; (d) to the Administrative Agent’s, such Issuing Bank’s or such Lender’s independent auditors and other professional advisors (provided they shall be notified of the confidential nature of the information); (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under any Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document or the enforcement of rights thereunder; (f) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section actually known by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender to be a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the

 

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Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower; (g) to the extent requested by, or required to be disclosed to, any nationally recognized rating agency; (h) to bank trade publications, such information to consist of deal terms and other information customarily found in such publications; (i) to any other party hereto; or (j) with the consent of the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender may disclose any such confidential information, without notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, to Governmental Authorities in connection with any regulatory examination of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender or in accordance with the regulatory compliance policy of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender and without limiting the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall limit the disclosure of any tax strategies to the extent required by applicable law and, in any event, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict or impede any person from reporting possible legal violations to any regulatory authority. As used in this Section, the term “Information” means all information received from the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower relating to any Loan Party or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Section 13.9. Indemnification.

(a) The Borrower shall indemnify the Lead Arrangers, Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Issuing Bank, each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnified Party”) against, and hold each Indemnified Party harmless from, and shall pay or reimburse each such Indemnified Party for, any and all actual losses, claims (including without limitation, Environmental Claims), damages, liabilities and related expenses (including without limitation, the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for each Indemnified Party (subject to the limitations below), other professional fees and settlement costs), incurred by any Indemnified Party or asserted against any Indemnified Party by any Person (including the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or Affiliate) other than such Indemnified Party and its Related Parties, arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto or thereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, or any Environmental Claim related in any way to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, and regardless of whether any Indemnified Party is a party thereto, or (v) any claim (including without limitation, any Environmental Claims), investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not any Indemnified Party is a party thereto) and the prosecution and defense thereof, arising out of or in any way connected with the Loans, the Commitments, the Letters of Credit, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; provided, however, that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnified Party, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or

 

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related expenses (A) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith breach of direct funding obligations hereunder of such Indemnified Party or (B) result from a dispute among Indemnified Parties (other than disputes involving the Administrative Agent, a Lead Arranger or other agent in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as such and any claims arising out of any act or omission on the part of the Borrower or any Subsidiary); provided, further, however, that legal fees and expenses shall be limited to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one primary counsel to the Indemnified Parties, taken as a whole, and one local counsel for the Indemnified Parties, taken as a whole, in each relevant jurisdiction and with respect to each relevant specialty, and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional primary counsel and one additional local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction and with respect to each relevant specialty to the similarly situated affected Indemnified Parties taken as a whole. This section shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim. Each Indemnified Party shall be obligated to refund or return any amounts paid by the Borrower under this paragraph to such Indemnified Party to the extent such Indemnified Party was not actually entitled to payment of such amounts in accordance with the terms hereof as determined by such Indemnified Party in its sole discretion exercised in good faith.

(b) If and to the extent that the obligations of the Borrower under this Section are unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under Applicable Law.

(c) The Borrower’s obligations under this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the Payment in Full of the Obligations, and are in addition to, and not in substitution of, any of the other obligations set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party.

References in this Section 13.9 to “Lender” or “Lenders” shall be deemed to include such Persons (and their Affiliates) in their capacity as Specified Derivatives Providers.

Section 13.10. Termination; Survival.

This Agreement shall terminate at such time as (a) all of the Commitments have been terminated, (b) all Letters of Credit have terminated or expired or been canceled (other than Extended Letters of Credit in respect of which the Borrower has satisfied the requirements to provide Cash Collateral as required in Section 2.4(b) and other Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank), (c) none of the Lenders is obligated any longer under this Agreement to make any Loans and no Issuing Bank is obligated under this Agreement to issue Letters of Credit and (d) all Obligations (other than obligations which survive as provided in the following sentence) have been paid and satisfied in full. The indemnities to which the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders and their respective Related Parties are entitled under the provisions of Sections 3.10, 5.1, 5.4, 12.6, 13.2 and 13.9 and any other provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the provisions of Section 13.4, shall continue in full force and effect and shall protect the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders and their respective Related Parties (i) notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, or of the other Loan Documents, against events arising after such termination as well as before and (ii) at all times after any such party ceases to be a party to this Agreement with respect to all matters and events existing on or prior to the date such party ceased to be a party to this Agreement.

 

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Section 13.11. Severability of Provisions.

If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed from the Loan Documents, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been part of the Loan Documents.

Section 13.12. GOVERNING LAW.

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

Section 13.13. Counterparts; Electronic Execution of Documents.

(a) To facilitate execution, this Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements may be executed in any number of counterparts as may be convenient or required (which may be effectively delivered by facsimile, in portable document format (“PDF”) or other similar electronic means). It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single document. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this document to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto.

(b) The words “execution,” “execute”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to this Agreement and any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments, borrowing requests, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that (x) notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it and (y) each party hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly provide manually executed counterparts of its electronic signatures if reasonably requested by any other party hereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower hereby (i) 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 Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Loan Parties, electronic images of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (ii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents based solely on the lack of paper original copies of any Loan Documents, including with respect to any signature pages thereto. The Loan Parties assume all risks arising out of the use of digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications, including without limitation the risk of a Person acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

 

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Section 13.14. Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties and Subsidiaries.

The obligations of the Borrower to direct or prohibit the taking of certain actions by the other Loan Parties and Subsidiaries as specified herein shall be absolute and not subject to any defense the Borrower may have that the Borrower does not control such Loan Parties or Subsidiaries.

Section 13.15. Independence of Representations, Warranties and Covenants.

All representations, warranties and covenants hereunder shall be given in any jurisdiction independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by, or is a breach of, any of such representations, warranties or covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or be otherwise within the limitations of, or not a breach of, another representation, warranty or covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists.

Section 13.16. Limitation of Liability.

None of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender, or any of their respective Related Parties, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall have any liability with respect to, and each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders and the Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any of them upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages suffered or incurred by any of the foregoing Persons in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; provided, that the foregoing does not limit or relieve the Borrower of its obligations under Sections 13.2 and 13.9 hereof with respect to any such damages. None of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any of their respective Related Parties shall be liable to the Borrower, its Affiliates or any other Person for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained or transmitted by any electronic means.

Section 13.17. Entire Agreement.

This Agreement and the other Loan Documents embody the final, entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersede any and all prior commitments, agreements, representations, and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and may not be contradicted or varied by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements or discussions of the parties hereto. To the extent any term of this Agreement is inconsistent with a term of any other Loan Document to which the parties of this Agreement are party, the term of this Agreement shall control to the extent of such inconsistency. There are no oral agreements among the parties hereto.

Section 13.18. Construction.

The Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, the Borrower and each Lender acknowledge that each of them has had the benefit of legal counsel of its own choice and has been afforded an opportunity to review this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with its legal counsel and that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed as if jointly drafted by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, the Borrower and each Lender.

Section 13.19. Headings.

The paragraph and section headings in this Agreement are provided for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its construction or interpretation.

 

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Section 13.20. Amendment and Restatement.

This Agreement is intended to amend and restate the provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement and except as expressly modified herein, all of the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement shall continue to apply for the period prior to the Effective Date, including any determinations of payment dates, interest rates, compliance with covenants and other obligations, accuracy of representations and warranties, Events of Default or any amount that may be payable to Administrative Agent, the Lenders or the Issuing Banks (or their assignees or replacements hereunder).

The Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks acknowledge and agree that all principal, interest, fees, costs, reimbursable expenses and indemnification obligations accruing or arising under or in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement which remain unpaid and outstanding as of the Effective Date shall be and remain outstanding and payable as an obligation under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Existing Credit Agreement is superseded by this Agreement, which hereby renews, amends, restates and modifies, but does not novate or extinguish, the obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not operate as a waiver, release or modification of any right, power or remedy of the “Administrative Agent” or the “Lenders” under the Existing Credit Agreement arising prior to the date hereof, except to extent that any such covenant, agreement is modified hereby.

Each of the Lenders whose name appears on Schedule I of the Disclosure Letter (a) acknowledges that each lender who was a party to the Existing Credit Agreement but is not listed on Schedule I hereto (each a “Departing Lender”) is executing a termination agreement among itself, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which, upon execution of this Agreement each such lender shall (i) be paid the full amount of principal outstanding on its loans and commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement, (ii) relinquish any and all of its rights as a lender under the Existing Credit Agreement except for its rights (A) that would expressly survive termination in accordance with the terms thereof and (B) to receive interest and fees outstanding on its loans and commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement and (iii) have no further obligations under this Credit Agreement and (b) agrees to purchase Loans and Commitments hereunder (including participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans) from the Departing Lenders and from one another on the Effective Date so that after giving effect thereto, the Loans and Commitments of each Class of each Lender hereunder will be held ratably in accordance with the Loans and Commitments of such Class of such Lender as set forth on Schedule I of the Disclosure Letter and the Administrative Agent is authorized and directed to take such actions and to make such notations in the Register as shall be necessary to effectuate and reflect the foregoing.

Section 13.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.

Solely to the extent any Lender or Issuing Bank that is an Affected Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender or Issuing Bank that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender or Issuing Bank that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

 

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(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.

Section 13.22. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.

To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Derivatives Contracts or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

[Signatures on Following Pages]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to be executed by their authorized officers all as of the day and year first above written.

 

STORE CAPITAL LLC
By:   /s/ Chad A Freed
Name: Chad A. Freed

Title:  Executive Vice President – General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent, as Swingline Lender, as an Issuing Bank and as a Lender
By:   /s/ Jim Komperda
Name: Jim Komperda
Title:  Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


Bank of America, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Dennis Kwan
Name: Dennis Kwan
Title: Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


Capital One, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Melissa DeVito
Name: Melissa DeVito
Title: Authorized Signer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Brian Gross
Name: Brian Gross
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


TRUIST BANK,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Ryan Almond
Name: Ryan Almond
Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ David Glenn
Name: David Glenn
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Jonathan Dworkin
Name: Jonathan Dworkin
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ David Dewar
Name: David Dewar
Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


SCOTIA FINANCING (USA), LLC,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Michelle Phillips
Name: Michelle Phillips
Title: President & CEO

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Matthew Kuhn
Name: Matthew Kuhn
Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


CITIBANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Huijuan Chen
Name: Huijuan Chen
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


AGF WHCO 2-A2 LP,
as a Lender
By:   AASP Management, LP, its investment manager
By:   /s/ William B. Kuesel
Name: William B. Kuesel
Title: Vice President and AGM General Counsel, Americas

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


Standard Chartered Bank,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Noubar Sofoian
Name: Noubar Sofoian
Title: Executive Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Donna DeMagistris
Name: Donna DeMagistris
Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Michael King
Name: Michael King
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


BANCO DE SABADELL, S.A., MIAMI BRANCH,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Enrique Castillo
Name: Enrique Castillo
Title: Head of Corporate Banking

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


S&T BANK,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Sean Apicella
Name: Sean Apicella
Title: SVP

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

This Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each]1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “Assignor”) and [the][each]2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]3 hereunder are several and not joint.]4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the][each] Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a [Revolving][Term Loan] Lender][their respective capacities as [Revolving][Term Loan] Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any [letters of credit, swingline loans and] guarantees included in such facilities), and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.

 
1 

For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.

2 

For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.

3 

Select as appropriate.

4 

Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.


1.

   Assignor[s]:               
                 
   [Assignor [is] [is not] a Defaulting Lender]

2.

   Assignee[s]:   

            

                  
   [for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]

3.

   Borrower(s):    STORE CAPITAL LLC (a Delaware limited liability company)

4.

   Administrative Agent:    KeyBank National Association, as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement

5.

   Credit Agreement:    The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 29, 2025, by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, the Lenders party thereto, KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto

6.

   Assigned Interest[s]:   

 

Assignor[s]1

   Assignee[s]2      Facility
Assigned3
     Aggregate Amount
of
Commitment/Loans
for all Lenders 4
     Amount of
Commitment/Loans
Assigned8
     Percentage
Assigned of
Commitment/
Loans5
    CUSIP
Number
 
         $           $                  
         $        $               
         $        $               

 

[7.

Trade Date: ______________]6

[Page break]

 
1 

List each Assignor, as appropriate.

2 

List each Assignee, as appropriate.

3 

Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g., “Revolving Credit Commitment,” “Tranche A-1 Term Loan,” “Tranche A-2 Term Loan” etc.)

4 

Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.

5 

Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of the applicable Class all Lenders thereunder.

6 

To be completed if the Assignor(s) and the Assignee(s) intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.


Effective Date: _____________ ___, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR[S]7
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

ASSIGNEE[S]8
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

 
7 

Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making the trade (if applicable).

8 

Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making the trade (if applicable).


[Consented to and]9 Accepted:
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

[Consented to:]10
[STORE CAPITAL LLC]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 
9 

To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

10 

To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties (e.g. Swingline Lender, Issuing Banks) is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.


ANNEX 1

STORE CAPITAL LLC

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties.

1.1 Assignor[s]. [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document, or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee[s]. [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an Eligible Assignee as defined in the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under such definition), (iii) from and after the Effective Date specified for this Assignment and Assumption, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the financial statements referenced in Section 7.1(k) thereof or of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 9.1 or 9.2 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vii) attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee and (viii) it is not a Defaulting Lender [or a Disqualified Lender]; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Effective Date specified for this Assignment and Assumption. The Assignor[s] and the Assignee[s] shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to such Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.


3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed, and to be fully performed, in such state.


EXHIBIT B

[Reserved]


EXHIBIT C

[Reserved]


EXHIBIT D

[Reserved]


EXHIBIT E

FORM OF GUARANTY

THIS GUARANTY dated as of ______________, 20__ (this “Guaranty”) is executed and delivered by each of the undersigned and the other Persons from time to time party hereto pursuant to the execution and delivery of an Accession Agreement in the form of Annex I hereto (all of the undersigned, together with such other Persons each a “Guarantor” and collectively, the “Guarantors”) in favor of KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks and the Specified Derivatives Providers (the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks and the Specified Derivatives Providers, each individually a “Guarantied Party” and collectively, the “Guarantied Parties”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Swingline Lender and the other Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrower and/or to continue certain financial accommodations on the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Specified Derivatives Providers may from time to time enter into Specified Derivatives Contracts with the Loan Parties;

WHEREAS, each Guarantor is owned or controlled by the Borrower, or is otherwise an Affiliate of the Borrower;

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Guarantors, though separate legal entities, are mutually dependent on each other in the conduct of their respective businesses as an integrated operation and have determined it to be in their mutual best interests to obtain financial accommodations from the Guarantied Parties through their collective efforts;

WHEREAS, each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the Guarantied Parties making such financial accommodations; and

WHEREAS, each Guarantor’s execution and delivery of this Guaranty is a condition to the Guarantied Parties’ making, and continuing to make, such financial accommodations.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each Guarantor, each Guarantor agrees as follows:

Section 1. Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranties the due and punctual payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all of the following (collectively referred to as the “Guarantied Obligations”): (a) all indebtedness and obligations owing by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to any Lender, any Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, including without limitation, the repayment of all principal of the Revolving Loans, Term Loans and Swingline Loans, and the Reimbursement Obligations, and the payment of all interest, fees, charges, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other amounts payable to any Lender, any


Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent thereunder or in connection therewith (and including in each case interest accruing or obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding); (b) all existing or future payment and other obligations owing by any Loan Party under any Specified Derivatives Contract; (c) any and all extensions, renewals, modifications, amendments or substitutions of the foregoing; (d) all expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (limited in the case of attorneys’ fees and disbursements to the reasonable fees and disbursements of one primary counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, one additional local counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, taken as a whole, in each relevant jurisdiction and with respect to each relevant specialty (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest among the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, one additional primary counsel, and one additional local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction and with respect to each relevant specialty, to each group of similarly situated affected parties)) that are incurred by the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party in the enforcement of any of the foregoing or any obligation of such Guarantor hereunder; and (e) all other Guaranteed Obligations; provided that the Guaranteed Obligations of any Loan Party shall exclude Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Party.

Section 2. Guaranty of Payment and Not of Collection. This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment, and not of collection, and a debt of each Guarantor for its own account. Accordingly, the Guarantied Parties shall not be obligated or required before enforcing this Guaranty against any Guarantor: (a) to pursue any right or remedy the Guarantied Parties may have against the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person or commence any suit or other proceeding against the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person in any court or other tribunal; (b) to make any claim in a liquidation or bankruptcy of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person; or (c) to make demand of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person or to enforce or seek to enforce or realize upon any collateral security held by the Guarantied Parties which may secure any of the Guarantied Obligations.

Section 3. Guaranty Absolute. Each Guarantor guarantees that the Guarantied Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the documents evidencing the same, regardless of any Applicable Law now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Guarantied Parties with respect thereto. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional in accordance with its terms and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever, including without limitation, the following (whether or not such Guarantor consents thereto or has notice thereof):

(a) (i) any change in the amount, interest rate or due date or other term of any of the Guarantied Obligations, (ii) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of all or any portion of the Guarantied Obligations, (iii) any amendment or waiver of, or consent to the departure from or other indulgence with respect to, the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Specified Derivatives Contract, or any other document, instrument or agreement evidencing or relating to any Guarantied Obligations (the “Guarantied Documents”), or (iv) any waiver, renewal, extension, addition, or supplement to, or deletion from, or any other action or inaction under or in respect of, any Guarantied Document or any assignment or transfer of any Guarantied Document;

(b) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Guarantied Document or any assignment or transfer of any Guarantied Document;


(c) any furnishing to any of the Guarantied Parties of any security for any of the Guarantied Obligations, or any sale, exchange, release or surrender of, or realization on, any collateral securing any of the Guarantied Obligations;

(d) any settlement or compromise of any of the Guarantied Obligations, any security therefor, or any liability of any other party with respect to any of the Guarantied Obligations, or any subordination of the payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations to the payment of any other liability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party;

(e) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to such Guarantor, any other Loan Party or any other Person, or any action taken with respect to this Guaranty by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding;

(f) any act or failure to act by any Loan Party or any other Person which may adversely affect such Guarantor’s subrogation rights, if any, against any other Loan Party or any other Person to recover payments made under this Guaranty;

(g) any nonperfection or impairment of any security interest or other Lien on any collateral, if any, securing in any way any of the Guarantied Obligations;

(h) any application of sums paid by any Loan Party or any other Person with respect to the liabilities of any Loan Party to any of the Guarantied Parties, regardless of what liabilities of the Borrower remain unpaid;

(i) any defect, limitation or insufficiency in the borrowing powers of the Borrower or in the exercise thereof;

(j) any defense, set off, claim or counterclaim (other than indefeasible payment and performance in full (except for contingent obligations specified in Section 13.10 of the Credit Agreement that survive the termination of the Credit Agreement and in respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time)) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by any Loan Party or any other Person against any Guarantied Party;

(k) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of any Loan Party;

(l) any statement, representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party under any Guarantied Document, or any amendment hereto or thereto, proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any respect; or

(m) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, a Guarantor hereunder (other than indefeasible payment and performance in full (except for contingent obligations specified in Section 13.10 of the Credit Agreement that survive the termination of the Credit Agreement and in respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time)).

Section 4. Action with Respect to Guarantied Obligations. The Guaranteed Parties may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Guarantor, and without discharging any Guarantor from its obligations hereunder, take any and all actions described in Section 3 and may otherwise: (a) amend, modify, alter or supplement the terms of any of the Guarantied Obligations, including, but not limited to, extending or shortening the time of payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations or


changing the interest rate that may accrue on any of the Guarantied Obligations; (b) amend, modify, alter or supplement any Guarantied Document; (c) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with all, or any part, of any collateral securing any of the Guarantied Obligations; (d) release any Loan Party or other Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of any of the Guarantied Obligations; (e) exercise, or refrain from exercising, any rights against any Loan Party or any other Person; and (f) apply any sum, by whomsoever paid or however realized, to the Guarantied Obligations in such order as the Guarantied Parties shall elect.

Section 5. Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor hereby makes to the Administrative Agent and the other Guarantied Parties all of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower with respect to or in any way relating to such Guarantor in the Credit Agreement and the other Guarantied Documents, as if the same were set forth herein in full.

Section 6. Covenants. Each Guarantor will comply with all covenants with which the Borrower is to cause such Guarantor to comply under the terms of the Credit Agreement or any of the other Guarantied Documents.

Section 7. Waiver. Each Guarantor, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, hereby waives notice of acceptance hereof or any presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, and any other act or thing, or omission or delay to do any other act or thing, which in any manner or to any extent might vary the risk of such Guarantor or which otherwise might operate to discharge such Guarantor from its obligations hereunder.

Section 8. Inability to Accelerate. If the Guarantied Parties or any of them are prevented under Applicable Law or otherwise from demanding or accelerating payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations by reason of any automatic stay or otherwise, the Administrative Agent and/or the other Guarantied Parties shall be entitled to receive from each Guarantor, upon demand therefor, the sums which otherwise would have been due had such demand or acceleration occurred.

Section 9. Reinstatement of Guarantied Obligations. If claim is ever made on the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any of the Guarantied Obligations, and the Administrative Agent or such other Guarantied Party repays all or part of said amount by reason of (a) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, or (b) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by the Administrative Agent or such other Guarantied Party with any such claimant (including the Borrower or a trustee in bankruptcy for the Borrower), then and in such event each Guarantor agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding on it, notwithstanding any revocation hereof or the cancellation of any of the Guarantied Documents and such Guarantor shall be and remain liable to the Administrative Agent or such other Guarantied Party for the amounts so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been paid to the Administrative Agent or such other Guarantied Party.

Section 10. Subrogation. Upon the making by any Guarantor of any payment hereunder for the account of another Loan Party, such Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the payee against such Loan Party; provided, however, that such Guarantor shall not enforce any right or receive any payment by way of subrogation or otherwise take any action in respect of any other claim or cause of action such Guarantor may have against such Loan Party arising by reason of any payment or performance by such Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, unless and until all of the Guarantied Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full (other than contingent obligations specified in Section 13.10 of the Credit Agreement that survive the termination of the Credit Agreement and with respect to which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time) and the Commitments have expired or been terminated.


If any amount shall be paid to such Guarantor on account of or in respect of such subrogation rights or other claims or causes of action, such Guarantor shall hold such amount in trust for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties and shall forthwith pay such amount to the Administrative Agent to be credited and applied against the Guarantied Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement or to be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral security for any Guarantied Obligations existing.

Section 11. Payments Free and Clear. All sums payable by each Guarantor hereunder, whether of principal, interest, fees, expenses, premiums or otherwise, shall be paid in full, without set-off or counterclaim or any deduction or withholding whatsoever (including any Taxes, but excluding Taxes required to be withheld pursuant to Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement) and if such Guarantor is required by Applicable Law or by any Governmental Authority to make any such deduction or withholding such Guarantor shall pay to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders such additional amount as will result in the receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the full amount payable hereunder had such deduction or withholding not occurred or been required.

Section 12. Set-off. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under any of the other Guarantied Documents or Applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each Guarantor hereby authorizes each Guarantied Party, each Affiliate of a Guarantied Party, and each Participant, at any time while an Event of Default exists, without any prior notice to such Guarantor or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but in the case of a Guarantied Party (other than the Administrative Agent), an Affiliate of a Guarantied Party (other than the Administrative Agent), or a Participant, subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders exercised in their sole discretion, to set-off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by a Guarantied Party, an Affiliate of a Guarantied Party or such Participant to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor against and on account of any of the Guarantied Obligations, although such obligations shall be contingent or unmatured. Each Guarantor agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, that any Participant may exercise rights of setoff or counterclaim and other rights with respect to its participation as fully as if such Participant were a direct creditor of such Guarantor in the amount of such participation.

Section 13. Subordination. Each Guarantor hereby expressly covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties that all obligations and liabilities of any other Loan Party to such Guarantor of whatever description, including without limitation, all intercompany receivables of such Guarantor from any other Loan Party (collectively, the “Junior Claims”) shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Guarantied Obligations. If an Event of Default shall exist, no Guarantor shall accept any direct or indirect payment (in cash, property or securities, by setoff or otherwise) from any other Loan Party on account of or in any manner in respect of any Junior Claim until all of the Guarantied Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full (except for contingent obligations specified in Section 13.10 of the Credit Agreement that survive the termination of the Credit Agreement and with respect to which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time).

Section 14. Avoidance Provisions. It is the intent of each Guarantor and the Guarantied Parties that in any Proceeding, such Guarantor’s maximum obligation hereunder shall equal, but not exceed, the maximum amount which would not otherwise cause the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Guarantied Parties) to be avoidable or unenforceable against such Guarantor in such Proceeding as a result of Applicable Law, including without limitation, (a) Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code and (b) any state fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance act or statute applied in such Proceeding, whether by virtue of Section 544 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise. The Applicable Laws under which the possible avoidance or unenforceability of the obligations of such Guarantor


hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Guarantied Parties) shall be determined in any such Proceeding are referred to as the “Avoidance Provisions”. Accordingly, to the extent that the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder would otherwise be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions, the maximum Guarantied Obligations for which such Guarantor shall be liable hereunder shall be reduced to that amount which, as of the time any of the Guarantied Obligations are deemed to have been incurred under the Avoidance Provisions, would not cause the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Guarantied Parties), to be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions. This Section is intended solely to preserve the rights of the Administrative Agent and the other Guarantied Parties hereunder to the maximum extent that would not cause the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder to be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions, and no Guarantor or any other Person shall have any right or claim under this Section as against the Guarantied Parties that would not otherwise be available to such Person under the Avoidance Provisions.

Section 15. Information. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the financial condition of the Loan Parties, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of any of the Guarantied Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that neither of the Administrative Agent nor any other Guarantied Party shall have any duty whatsoever to advise any Guarantor of information regarding such circumstances or risks.

Section 16. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

SECTION 17. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

(a) EACH GUARANTOR, AND EACH OF THE GUARANTIED PARTIES BY ACCEPTING THE BENEFITS HEREOF, ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN OR AMONG SUCH GUARANTOR AND ANY OF THE GUARANTIED PARTIES WOULD BE BASED ON DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX ISSUES OF LAW AND FACT AND WOULD RESULT IN DELAY AND EXPENSE TO THE PARTIES. ACCORDINGLY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE GUARANTORS, AND THE GUARANTIED PARTIES BY ACCEPTING THE BENEFITS HEREOF, HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR NATURE IN ANY COURT OR TRIBUNAL IN WHICH AN ACTION MAY BE COMMENCED BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY.

(b) EACH GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY OTHER GUARANTIED PARTY, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE


PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS GUARANTY OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER GUARANTIED PARTY MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY GUARANTOR OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY FURTHER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, AND EACH AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME. THE CHOICE OF FORUM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION BY ANY GUARANTIED PARTY OR THE ENFORCEMENT BY ANY GUARANTIED PARTY OF ANY JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN SUCH FORUM IN ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION.

(c) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY EACH PARTY WITH THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL AND WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, AND SHALL SURVIVE THE PAYMENT OF THE LOANS AND ALL OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE OTHER GUARANTIED DOCUMENTS, THE TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF ALL LETTERS OF CREDIT AND THE TERMINATION OF THE COMMITMENTS AND THIS GUARANTY.

Section 18. Loan Accounts. The Administrative Agent and each other Guarantied Party may maintain books and accounts setting forth the amounts of principal, interest and other sums paid and payable with respect to the Guarantied Obligations arising under or in connection with the Loan Documents, and in the case of any dispute relating to any of the outstanding amount, payment or receipt of any of such Guarantied Obligations or otherwise, the entries in such books and accounts shall be binding on the Guarantors absent manifest error. The failure of the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party to maintain such books and accounts shall not in any way relieve or discharge any Guarantor of any of its obligations hereunder.

Section 19. Waiver of Remedies. No delay or failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party in the exercise of any right or remedy it may have against any Guarantor hereunder or otherwise shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party of any such right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right or remedy.

Section 20. Termination. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect with respect to each Guarantor until indefeasible payment and performance in full of the Guarantied Obligations (except for contingent obligations specified in Section 13.10 of the Credit Agreement that survive the termination of the Credit Agreement and with respect to which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time) and the termination or cancellation of all Guarantied Documents in accordance with their respective terms.

Section 21. Successors and Assigns. Each reference herein to the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party shall be deemed to include such Person’s respective successors and permitted assigns (including, but not limited to, any holder of the Guarantied Obligations) in whose favor the provisions of this Guaranty also shall inure, and each reference herein to each Guarantor shall be deemed to include such Guarantor’s successors and assigns, upon whom this Guaranty also shall be binding. The Guarantied Parties may, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Guarantied Documents, assign,


transfer or sell any Guarantied Obligation, or grant or sell participations in any Guarantied Obligations, to any Person without the consent of, or notice to, any Guarantor and without releasing, discharging or modifying any Guarantor’s obligations hereunder. Each Guarantor hereby consents to the delivery by the Administrative Agent and any other Guarantied Party to any Assignee or Participant (or any prospective Assignee or Participant) of any financial or other information regarding the Borrower or any Guarantor. No Guarantor may assign or transfer its obligations hereunder to any Person without the prior written consent of all Lenders and any such assignment or other transfer to which all of the Lenders have not so consented shall be null and void.

Section 22. JOINT AND SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS. THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE GUARANTORS HEREUNDER SHALL BE JOINT AND SEVERAL, AND ACCORDINGLY, EACH GUARANTOR CONFIRMS THAT IT IS LIABLE FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE “GUARANTIED OBLIGATIONS” AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES OF EACH OF THE OTHER GUARANTORS HEREUNDER.

Section 23. Amendments. This Guaranty may not be amended except in writing signed by the Administrative Agent and each Guarantor, subject to Section 13.6 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 24. Payments. All payments to be made by any Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent at its Principal Office, not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, on the date one Business Day after demand therefor.

Section 25. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be given (a) to each Guarantor at its address set forth below its signature hereto, (b) to the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party at its address for notices provided for in the Guarantied Documents, as applicable, or (c) as to each such party at such other address as such party shall designate in a written notice to the other parties. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the expiration of 3 days after the deposit in the United States Postal Service mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the address of a Guarantor or Guarantied Party at the addresses specified; (ii) if telecopied, when transmitted; or (iii) if hand delivered or sent by overnight courier, when delivered; provided, however, that in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii), non-receipt of any communication as the result of any change of address of which the sending party was not notified or as the result of a refusal to accept delivery shall be deemed receipt of such communication.

Section 26. Severability. If any provision of this Guaranty shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed from this Guaranty, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been part of this Guaranty.

Section 27. Headings. The paragraph and section headings in this Guaranty are provided for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its construction or interpretation.

Section 28. Limitation of Liability. None of the Administrative Agent, any other Guarantied Party or any of their respective Related Parties shall have any liability with respect to, and each of the Administrative Agent, such other Guarantied Party, any of their respective Related Parties and each Guarantor hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any of them upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages suffered or incurred by any of the foregoing Persons in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Guaranty, any of the other Guarantied Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty or any of the other Guarantied Documents. The Administrative Agent, each other Guarantied Party, each of their respective Related


Parties and each Guarantor hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue the Administrative Agent, any other Guarantied Party, any of their respective Related Parties, or the Borrower, as applicable, for punitive damages in respect of any claim in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Guaranty, any of the other Guarantied Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.

Section 29. Electronic Delivery of Certain Information. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that information regarding the Guarantor may be delivered electronically pursuant to Section 9.5 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 30. Right of Contribution. The Guarantors hereby agree as among themselves that, if any Guarantor shall make an Excess Payment, such Guarantor shall have a right of contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s Contribution Share of such Excess Payment. The payment obligations of any Guarantor under this Section shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the Guarantied Obligations until such time as the Guarantied Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full (except for contingent obligations specified in Section 13.10 of the Credit Agreement that survive the termination of the Credit Agreement and with respect to which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time) and the Commitments have expired or terminated, and none of the Guarantors shall exercise any right or remedy under this Section against any other Guarantor until such Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full (except for contingent obligations specified in Section 13.10 of the Credit Agreement that survive the termination of the Credit Agreement and with respect to which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time) and the Commitments have expired or terminated. Subject to Section 10 of this Guaranty, this Section shall not be deemed to affect any right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution that any Guarantor may have under Applicable Law against any other Loan Party in respect of any payment of Guarantied Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights of contribution against any Guarantor shall terminate from and after such time, if ever, that such Guarantor shall cease to be a Guarantor in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Loan Documents.

Section 31. Keepwell. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under this Guaranty in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section, or otherwise under this Guaranty, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until termination of this Guaranty in accordance with Section 20 hereof. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Section 32. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this Guaranty:

Contribution Share” means, for any Guarantor in respect of any Excess Payment made by any other Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) as of the date of such Excess Payment of (i) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all of its assets and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder) to (ii) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all assets and other properties of the Loan Parties other than the maker of such Excess Payment exceeds the amount of all of the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the Guaranteed Obligations of the Loan Parties) of the Loan Parties other than the maker of such Excess Payment; provided, however,


that, for purposes of calculating the Contribution Shares of the Guarantors in respect of any Excess Payment, any Guarantor that became a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such Excess Payment shall be deemed to have been a Guarantor on the date of such Excess Payment and the financial information for such Guarantor as of the date such Guarantor became a Guarantor shall be utilized for such Guarantor in connection with such Excess Payment.

Excess Payment” means the amount paid by any Guarantor in excess of its Ratable Share of any Guarantied Obligations.

Proceeding” means any of the following: (i) a voluntary or involuntary case concerning any Guarantor shall be commenced under the Bankruptcy Code; (ii) a custodian (as defined in such Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable bankruptcy laws) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or any substantial part of the property of any Guarantor; (iii) any other proceeding under any Applicable Law, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up or composition for adjustment of debts, whether now or hereafter in effect, is commenced relating to any Guarantor; (iv) any Guarantor is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; (v) any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction; (vi) any Guarantor makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vii) any Guarantor shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; (viii) any Guarantor shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition or adjustment of its debts; (ix) any Guarantor shall by any act or failure to act indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or (x) any corporate action shall be taken by any Guarantor for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party (including the Borrower) that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Ratable Share” means, for any Guarantor in respect of any payment of Guarantied Obligations, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) as of the date of such payment of Guarantied Obligations of (i) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all of its assets and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder) to (ii) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all assets and other properties of all of the Loan Parties exceeds the amount of all of the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the Guaranteed Obligations of the Loan Parties) of the Loan Parties; provided, however, that, for purposes of calculating the Ratable Shares of the Guarantors in respect of any payment of Guarantied Obligations, any Guarantor that became a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such payment shall be deemed to have been a Guarantor on the date of such payment and the financial information for such Guarantor as of the date such Guarantor became a Guarantor shall be utilized for such Guarantor in connection with such payment.

(b) As used herein, “Guarantors” shall mean, as the context requires, collectively, (a) each Subsidiary identified as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto, (b) each Person that joins this Guaranty as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 8.14 of the Credit Agreement, (c) with respect to (i) any Specified Derivatives Obligations between any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) and any Specified Derivatives Provider, the Borrower and each other Loan Party (other than the Loan Party party to such Specified Derivatives Obligations) and (ii) the payment and performance by each other Loan Party of its obligations under the Guaranty with respect to all Swap Obligations, the Borrower, and (d) the successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing.


(c) Terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

Section 33. Counterparts.

(a) To facilitate execution, this Guaranty and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements may be executed in any number of counterparts as may be convenient or required (which may be effectively delivered by facsimile, in portable document format (“PDF”) or other similar electronic means). It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single document. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this document to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto.

(b) The words “execution,” “execute”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to this Guaranty and any document to be signed in connection with this Guaranty and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Accession Agreements, amendments, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that (x) notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it and (y) each party hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly provide manually executed counterparts of its electronic signatures if reasonably requested by any other party hereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor hereby (i) 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 Lenders, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks and the Loan Parties, electronic images of this Guaranty or any other Loan Documents (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (ii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents based solely on the lack of paper original copies of any Loan Documents, including with respect to any signature pages thereto. The Guarantors assume all risks arising out of the use of digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications, including without limitation the risk of a Person acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

[Signatures on Following Page]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has duly executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the date and year first written above.

 

GUARANTORS:

[NAME OF GUARANTOR]

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Address for Notices for all Guarantors:

c/o STORE Capital LLC

8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona 85255

Attention: General Counsel

Tel.: (480) 256-1108

Email: cfreed@storecapital.com

 

and

STORE Capital LLC

8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona 85255

Attn: Chief Accounting Officer

Tel.: (480) 256-1136

Email: adembowski@storecapital.com

 

with a copy to

DLA Piper LLP (US)

1251 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor

New York, New York 10020

Attn: Jamie Knox

Tel.: (212) 335-4992

Email: jamie.knox@dlapiper.com

 

and to

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

1 Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

Attention: Nancy Olson

 David Wagener

Telephone: +1.312.407.0532

 +1.312.407.0870

Email: Nancy.Olson@skadden.com

 David.Wagener@skadden.com


BORROWER:

STORE CAPITAL LLC

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 


ANNEX I

FORM OF ACCESSION AGREEMENT

THIS ACCESSION AGREEMENT dated as of ____________, ____, executed and delivered by ______________________, a _____________ (the “New Guarantor”) in favor of KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, for its benefit and the benefit of the other Guarantied Parties.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrower and/or to continue certain financial accommodations on the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Specified Derivatives Providers may from time to time enter into Specified Derivatives Contracts with the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries;

WHEREAS, the New Guarantor is owned or controlled by the Borrower, or is otherwise an Affiliate of the Borrower;

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the New Guarantor and the other Guarantors, though separate legal entities, are mutually dependent on each other in the conduct of their respective businesses as an integrated operation and have determined it to be in their mutual best interests to obtain financial accommodations from the Guarantied Parties through their collective efforts;

WHEREAS, the New Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the Guarantied Parties making such financial accommodations available; and

WHEREAS, the New Guarantor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the Guarantied Parties continuing to make such financial accommodations.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the New Guarantor, the New Guarantor agrees as follows:

Section 1. Accession to Guaranty. The New Guarantor hereby agrees that it is a “Guarantor” under the Guaranty, dated as of ___________, 20__ (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty”), made by the Guarantors party thereto in favor of the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the other Guarantied Parties, and assumes all obligations of a “Guarantor” thereunder, all as if the New Guarantor had been an original signatory to the Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the New Guarantor hereby:

(a) irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees the due and punctual payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Guarantied Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty);

(b) makes to the Administrative Agent and the other Guarantied Parties as of the date hereof each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of the Guaranty and agrees to be bound by each of the covenants contained in Section 6 of the Guaranty; and


(c) consents and agrees to each provision set forth in the Guaranty.

SECTION 2. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

Section 3. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have their respective defined meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

Section 4. Counterparts. To facilitate execution, this Accession Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements may be executed in any number of counterparts as may be convenient or required (which may be effectively delivered by facsimile, in portable document format (“PDF”) or other similar electronic means). It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single document. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this document to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto. The words “execution,” “execute”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to this Accession Agreement and any document to be signed in connection with this Accession Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation amendments, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that (x) notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it and (y) each party hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly provide manually executed counterparts of its electronic signatures if reasonably requested by any other party hereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the New Guarantor hereby (i) 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 Lenders, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks and the Loan Parties, electronic images of this Accession Agreement or any other Loan Documents (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (ii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents based solely on the lack of paper original copies of any Loan Documents, including with respect to any signature pages thereto. The New Guarantor assumes all risks arising out of the use of digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications, including without limitation the risk of a Person acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

[Signatures on Following Page]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Guarantor has caused this Accession Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

 

[NEW GUARANTOR]

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Address for Notices:

c/o STORE Capital LLC

8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona 85255

Attn: General Counsel

Tel.: (480) 256-1108

Email: cfreed@storecapital.com

 

and

STORE Capital LLC

8377 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona 85255

Attn: Chief Accounting Officer

Tel.: (480) 256-1136

Email: adembowski@storecapital.com

 

with a copy to

DLA Piper LLP (US)

1251 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor

New York, New York 10020

Attn: Jamie Knox

Tel.: (212) 335-4992

Email: jamie.knox@dlapiper.com


Accepted:

KEYBANK NATIONAL

 ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION

____________, 20__

KeyBank National Association

1200 Abernathy Road, N.E., Suite 1550

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attn: James Komperda

Telecopy No.: (770) 510-2195

Email: james_k_komperda@keybank.com

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 2.10 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests a Continuation of Term SOFR Loans under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Continuation as required by such Section of the Credit Agreement:

 

  1.

The requested date of such Continuation is ____________, 20__.

 

  2.

The Class of Term SOFR Loans subject to such Continuation is [Revolving] [Tranche [_] Term] Loans.

 

  3.

The aggregate principal amount of the Term SOFR Loans subject to such Continuation is $________________________ and the portion of such principal amount subject to such Continuation is $__________________________.

 

  4.

The current Interest Period of the Term SOFR Loans subject to such Continuation ends on ________________, 20__.

 

  5.

The duration of the Interest Period for the Term SOFR Loans or portion thereof subject to such Continuation is:

[Check one box only]

 

 

one month

 

 

three months

 

 

six months


The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the proposed date of the requested Continuation, and immediately after giving effect to such Continuation, no Event of Default exists or will exist.

[Signature on Following Page]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Continuation as of the date first written above.

 

STORE CAPITAL LLC

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:  

 


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION

____________, 20__

KeyBank National Association

1200 Abernathy Road, N.E., Suite 1550

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attn: James Komperda

Telecopy No.: (770) 510-2195

Email: james_k_komperda@keybank.com

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests a Conversion of Loans of one Type into Loans of another Type under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Conversion as required by such Section of the Credit Agreement:

 

  1.

The requested date of such Conversion is ______________, 20__.

 

  2.

The Class of Loans to be Converted is [Revolving] [Tranche [] Term] Loans.

 

  3.

The Type of Loans to be Converted pursuant hereto is currently:

[Check one box only]

 

 

Base Rate Loan

 

Daily Simple SOFR Loan

 

Term SOFR Loan

 

  4.

The aggregate principal amount of the Loans subject to the requested Conversion is $_____________________ and the portion of such principal amount subject to such Conversion is $___________________.

 

  5.

The amount of such Loans to be so Converted is to be converted into Loans of the following Type:

[Check one box only]

 

 

Base Rate Loan

 

Daily Simple SOFR Loan


 

Term SOFR Loan, with an initial Interest Period for a duration of:

[Check one box only]

 

 

one month

 

three months

 

six months

[The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the proposed date of the requested Conversion, and immediately after giving effect to such Conversion, no Event of Default exists or will exist.]1

[Signature on Following Page]

 
1 

Include this paragraph only in the case of a conversion of Base Rate Loans into SOFR Loans.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Conversion as of the date first written above.

 

STORE CAPITAL LLC

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:  

 


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING

____________, 20__

KeyBank National Association

1200 Abernathy Road, N.E., Suite 1550

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attn: James Komperda

Telecopy No.: (770) 510-2195

Email: james_k_komperda@keybank.com

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as September 29, 2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

 

  1.

Pursuant to [Section 2.1(b)] [Section 2.2(b)] of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that the Lenders make [Revolving Loans] [Tranche A-1 Term Loans] [Tranche A-2 Term Loans] to the Borrower in an aggregate amount equal to $___________________.

 

  2.

The Borrower requests that such [Revolving Loans] [Tranche A-1 Term Loans] [Tranche A-2 Term Loans] be made available to the Borrower on ____________, 20__.

 

  3.

The Borrower hereby requests that such [Revolving Loans] [Tranche A-1 Term Loans] [Tranche A-2 Term Loans] be of the following Type:

[Check one box only]

 

 

Base Rate Loan

 

Daily Simple SOFR Loan

 

Term SOFR Loan, with an initial Interest Period for a duration of:

[Check one box only]

 

 

one month

 

three months

 

six months

The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the date of the making of the requested Loans, and immediately after making such Loans, (a) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist, and none of the limits specified in Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement would be violated; and (b) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party are and shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty is and shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations


and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty was true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Loan Documents or waived or consented to by the applicable Lenders in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6 of the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Borrower certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that all conditions to the making of the requested Loans contained in Article VI of the Credit Agreement that have not been waived by the Lenders in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement will have been satisfied at the time such Loans are made.

[Signature on Following Page]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Borrowing as of the date first written above.

 

STORE CAPITAL LLC

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:  

 


EXHIBIT I

FORM OF NOTICE OF SWINGLINE BORROWING

____________, 20___

KeyBank National Association

1200 Abernathy Road, N.E., Suite 1550

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attn: James Komperda

Telecopy No.: (770) 510-2195

Email: james_k_komperda@keybank.com

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

 

  1.

Pursuant to Section 2.5(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that the Swingline Lender make a Swingline Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to $___________________.

 

  2.

The Borrower requests that such Swingline Loan be made available to the Borrower on ____________, 20___.

The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the other Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the date of the making of the requested Swingline Loan, and after making such Swingline Loan, (a) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist, and none of the limits specified in Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement would be violated; and (b) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, are and shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty is and shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty was true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Loan Documents or waived or consented to by the applicable Lenders in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6 of the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Borrower certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that all conditions to the making of the requested Swingline Loan contained in Article VI of the Credit Agreement that have not been waived by the Lenders in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement will have been satisfied at the time such Swingline Loan is made.


If notice of the requested borrowing of this Swingline Loan was previously given by telephone, this notice is to be considered the written confirmation of such telephone notice required by Section 2.5(b) of the Credit Agreement.

[Signature on Following Page]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Swingline Borrowing as of the date first written above.

 

STORE CAPITAL LLC

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:  

 


EXHIBIT J

[Reserved]


EXHIBIT K

FORM OF REVOLVING NOTE

 

$______________       _________, 20__

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to ___________________________ or registered assigns (the “Revolving Lender”), in care of KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), to its address at 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1306, or at such other address as may be specified by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the principal sum of ___________________ AND ___/100 DOLLARS ($_____________) (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Revolving Loans made by the Revolving Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (as defined below)), on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount owing hereunder, at the rates and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.

This Revolving Note is one of the “Revolving Notes” referred to in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.5 thereof, the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, and is subject to, and entitled to, all provisions and benefits thereof. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Revolving Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of Revolving Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.

The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.

Time is of the essence for this Revolving Note.

[This Revolving Note is given in replacement of the Revolving Note dated _____ __, 20__, in the original principal amount of $_______ previously delivered to the Revolving Lender under the Credit Agreement. THIS REVOLVING NOTE IS NOT INTENDED TO BE, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE OTHER REVOLVING NOTE.]1

THIS REVOLVING NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

[Signature on Following Page]

 
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Language to be included in case of (i) an assignment and need to issue a replacement note to an existing Revolving Lender, either because such Revolving Lender’s Commitment has increased or decreased from what it was initially or (ii) a note issued to a Revolving Lender on the Effective Date in replacement of a note issued under the Existing Revolver Agreement.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Revolving Note as of the date first written above.

 

STORE CAPITAL LLC

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:  

 


EXHIBIT L

FORM OF SWINGLINE NOTE

 

$200,000,000       _________, 2025

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION or registered assigns (the “Swingline Lender”) to its address at 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1306, or at such other address as may be specified by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower, the principal sum of TWO HUNDRED MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($200,000,000.00) (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (as defined below)), on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount owing hereunder, at the rates and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.

This Swingline Note is the “Swingline Note” referred to in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.5 thereof, the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, and evidences Swingline Loans made to the Borrower thereunder. Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Swingline Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Swingline Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of Swingline Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.

The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.

Time is of the essence for this Swingline Note.

[This Swingline Note is given in replacement of the Swingline Note dated _____ __, 20__, in the original principal amount of $_______ previously delivered to the Swingline Lender under the Credit Agreement. THIS SWINGLINE NOTE IS NOT INTENDED TO BE, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE OTHER SWINGLINE NOTE.]

THIS SWINGLINE NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

[Signature on Following Page]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Swingline Note as of the date first written above.

 

STORE CAPITAL LLC

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:  

 


EXHIBIT M

FORM OF TERM NOTE

 

$______________       _________, 20__

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to ___________________________ or registered assigns (the “Term Loan Lender”), in care of KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), to its address at 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1306, or at such other address as may be specified by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the principal sum of ___________________ AND ___/100 DOLLARS ($_____________) (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the [•] Term Loan made or continued by the Term Loan Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (as defined below)), on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount owing hereunder, at the rates and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.

This Term Note is one of the “Term Notes” relating to the [•] Term Loans referred to in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.5 thereof, the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, and is subject to, and entitled to, all provisions and benefits thereof. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Term Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of [•] Term Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.

The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.

Time is of the essence for this Term Note.

[This Term Note is given in replacement of the Term Note dated _____ __, 20__, in the original principal amount of $_______ previously delivered to the Term Loan Lender under the Credit Agreement. THIS TERM NOTE IS NOT INTENDED TO BE, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE OTHER TERM NOTE.]1

THIS TERM NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

[Signature on Following Page]

 
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Language to be included in case of an assignment and need to issue a replacement note to an existing Term Loan Lender, either because such Term Loan Lender’s [•] Term Loan has increased or decreased from what it was initially.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Term Note as of the date first written above.

 

STORE CAPITAL LLC

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:  

 


EXHIBIT N

FORM OF UNENCUMBERED ASSET CERTIFICATE

________________________, 20___

Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section [9.4(c)] [4.1(b)] [4.2][6.1(a)(viii)] of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned in his/her capacity as a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (and not in his/her individual capacity) hereby certifies to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that:

1. With respect to each of the Assets listed on Schedule I attached hereto, either:

 

  (a)

(i)such Asset is wholly owned (and in the case of any Real Estate, is wholly owned in fee simple, or leased under an Eligible Ground Lease), by (A) the Borrower, or (B) a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (excluding any Designated Excluded Subsidiary and any Subsidiary of a Designated Excluded Subsidiary);

(ii) such Asset is (A) Real Estate (including lease intangibles related to any such Real Estate), (B) cash or Cash Equivalents (other than tenant deposits and other cash and Cash Equivalents the disposition of which is restricted in any way), (C) a Hybrid Lease and a Hybrid Mortgage or (D) a Qualifying Note Receivable;

(iii) if such Asset is owned by a Subsidiary, such Subsidiary, and each Subsidiary of the Borrower that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interests in such Subsidiary, either (A) is a Guarantor or (B) if it is not a Guarantor, has not incurred, acquired or suffered to exist (1) any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Guarantor) or (2) any Guaranty of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Guarantor);

(iv) regardless of whether such Asset is owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary, the Borrower has the right directly, or indirectly through a Subsidiary, to take the following actions without the need to obtain the consent of any Person: (A) to create Liens on such Asset as security for Indebtedness of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, and (B) to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of such Asset;

(v) neither such Asset, nor if such Asset is owned by a Subsidiary, any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect ownership interest in such Subsidiary, is subject to (A) any Lien other than Permitted Liens or (B) any Negative Pledge (other than Negative Pledges in favor of Loan Parties);


(vi) such Asset is free of all structural defects, title defects and environmental conditions except for such defects or conditions individually or collectively which do not materially adversely affect the profitable operation of such Asset; and

(vii) the Property related to such Asset is located in the United States or Canada;

or

(b) the Requisite Lenders have approved the inclusion of such Asset as an Unencumbered Asset pursuant to Section 4.1(c) of the Credit Agreement even though such Asset did not include all of the requirements set forth in the immediately preceding clause (a) and such Asset continues to satisfy all those remaining requirements that were satisfied by such Asset at the time of such Requisite Lender approval.

2. Schedule I attached hereto accurately and completely sets forth, in reasonable detail, the calculations required to establish Consolidated Total Adjusted Unencumbered Asset Value as of ___________, 20__.

3. No Default or Event of Default exists [except as set forth on Attachment A hereto, which accurately describes the nature of the conditions(s) or event(s) that constitute (a) Default(s) or (an) Event(s) of Default and the actions which the Borrower (is taking) (is planning to take) with respect to such condition(s) or event(s)].

[Signature on Following Page]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Unencumbered Asset Certificate on and as of the date first written above.

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:  


EXHIBIT O

[Reserved]


EXHIBIT P

[Reserved]


EXHIBIT Q

[Reserved]


EXHIBIT R-1

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), each of the financial institutions initially a signatory thereto together with their assignees under Section 13.5(b) thereof (the “Lenders”), KeyBank National Association, as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a “ten percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]

By:

   

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Date: ________ __, 20__


EXHIBIT R-2

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), each of the financial institutions initially a signatory thereto together with their assignees under Section 13.5(b) thereof (the “Lenders”), KeyBank National Association, as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a “ten percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

By:

   

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Date: ________ __, 20__


EXHIBIT R-3

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), each of the financial institutions initially a signatory thereto together with their assignees under Section 13.5(b) thereof (the “Lenders”), KeyBank National Association, as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “bank” extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “ten percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

By:

   

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Date: ________ __, 20__


EXHIBIT R-4

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), each of the financial institutions initially a signatory thereto together with their assignees under Section 13.5(b) thereof (the “Lenders”), KeyBank National Association, as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “bank” extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “ten percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF LENDER]

 

By:

   

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Date: ________ __, 20__


EXHIBIT S

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

________________________, 20___

Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 9.3 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned in his/her capacity as ____________ of the Borrower (and not in his/her individual capacity) hereby certifies on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders that:

1. The undersigned has reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and has made a review of the transactions, financial condition and other affairs of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of, and during the relevant accounting period ending on, _______________, 20__.

2. Schedule I attached hereto sets forth in reasonable detail as of the end of such fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as the case may be, the calculations required to establish whether the Borrower was in compliance with the covenants contained in Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement.

3. As of the date hereof, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, together with the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities, does not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments.

4. No Default or Event of Default exists [except as set forth on Attachment A hereto, which accurately describes the nature of the conditions(s) or event(s) that constitute (a) Default(s) or (an) Event(s) of Default and the actions which the Borrower (is taking)(is planning to take) with respect to such condition(s) or event(s)].

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Compliance Certificate on and as of the date first written above.

 

By:

   

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 


EXHIBIT T

FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE

____________________, 20__

Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. This certificate is being delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(x) of the Credit Agreement.

I, _____________________, a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, in my capacity as a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (and not in my individual capacity) hereby certify to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that:

(a) no Default or Event of Default exists as of the date hereof;

(b) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent otherwise qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true in all respects) on and as of the date hereof except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent otherwise qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date);

(c) No event, condition, situation or status has occurred since June 30, 2025 that has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) No litigation, action, suit, investigation or other arbitral, administrative or judicial proceeding is pending or threatened which is reasonably likely to be adversely determined, and, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to (i) result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) restrain or enjoin, impose materially burdensome conditions on, or otherwise materially and adversely affect, the ability of any Loan Party to fulfill its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(e) The Borrower and the other Loan Parties have received all approvals, consents and waivers, and have made or given all necessary filings and notices as required to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement without the occurrence of any default under, conflict with or violation of (i) any Applicable Law or (ii) any agreement, document or instrument to which any Loan Party is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties is bound, except for such approvals, consents, waivers, filings and notices the receipt, making or giving of which, or the failure to make, give or receive which, would not reasonably be likely to (1) have a Material Adverse Effect, or (2) restrain or enjoin, impose materially burdensome conditions on, or otherwise materially and adversely affect the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to fulfill its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party; and


(f) The Borrower has furnished to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders copies of the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024, and the related audited consolidated statements of income, equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended on such dates, with the opinion thereon of Ernst & Young LLP, and the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter and portion of the fiscal year ended on such date. Such financial statements (including in each case related schedules and notes) are complete and correct in all material respects and present fairly, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at their respective dates and the results of operations and the cash flow for such periods (subject, as to interim statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes).

(g) The information included in each Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered to the Administrative Agent and/or any Lender in connection with the Credit Agreement is true and correct in all respects as of the date of such Beneficial Ownership Certification.

[Signature on Following Page]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name on this Closing Certificate the date first written above.

 

By:

   

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

STORE MASTER FUNDING I, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING II, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING III, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING IV, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING V, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING VI, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING VII, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING XIV, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING XIX, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING XX, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXII, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXIV, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXIV, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXVII, LLC

STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXVIII, LLC

each, as an Issuer,

and

EACH JOINING PARTY

each, as an Issuer,

STORE CAPITAL LLC (as successor in interest to STORE CAPITAL CORPORATION)

as Property Manager and Special Servicer,

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Back-Up Manager

and

CITIBANK, N.A.,

not individually but solely as Indenture Trustee

 

 

TENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND

SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

 

Dated as of September 30, 2025

 

 

Net-Lease Mortgage Notes


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     3  

Section 1.01

   Defined Terms      3  

Section 1.02

   Other Definitional Provisions      34  

Section 1.03

   Certain Calculations in Respect of the Leases and the Mortgage Loans      34  

Section 1.04

   Fee Calculations      36  

ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; RECORDINGS AND FILINGS; BOOKS AND RECORDS; DEFECT, BREACH, CURE, REPURCHASE AND SUBSTITUTION

     36  

Section 2.01

   Representations and Warranties of STORE Capital, the Back-Up Manager and the Issuers      36  

Section 2.02

   Recordings and Filings; Books and Records; Document Defects      40  

Section 2.03

   Repurchase or Transfer and Exchange for Document Defects, Collateral Defects and Breaches of Representations and Warranties      42  

Section 2.04

   Non Petition Agreement      44  

ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF PROPERTIES, LEASES AND MORTGAGE LOANS

     44  

Section 3.01

   Administration of the Properties, Leases and Mortgage Loans      44  

Section 3.02

   Collection of Monthly Lease Payments and Monthly Loan Payments; General Receipts Accounts; Lockbox Transfer Accounts; Collection Account; Release Account      46  

Section 3.03

   Advances      49  

Section 3.04

   Withdrawals From the Collection Account, Release Account and Liquidity Reserve Account      52  

Section 3.05

   Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, the Release Account, the Exchange Reserve Account and the Liquidity Reserve Account      52  

Section 3.06

   Maintenance of Insurance Policies: Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage      54  

Section 3.07

   DSCR Reserve Account      57  

Section 3.08

   Issuers, Custodian and Indenture Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Lease Files and Loan Files      58  

Section 3.09

   Servicing Compensation: Interest on Advances      59  

Section 3.10

   Property Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements; Delivery of Certain Reports      60  

 

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Section 3.11

   Quarterly Statement as to Compliance      61  

Section 3.12

   Reports by Independent Public Accountants      61  

Section 3.13

   Access to Certain Information; Delivery of Certain Information      62  

Section 3.14

   Management of REO Properties and Properties Relating to Defaulted Assets      62  

Section 3.15

   Release, Sale and Exchange of Defaulted Assets and Terminated Lease Properties      63  

Section 3.16

   Renewals, Modifications, Waivers, Amendments; Consents and Other Matters      66  

Section 3.17

   Transfer of Servicing Between Property Manager and Special Servicer; Record Keeping      69  

Section 3.18

   Sub-Management Agreements      70  

Section 3.19

   Casualty      72  

Section 3.20

   Condemnation      74  

Section 3.21

   Separateness Provisions      77  

Section 3.22

   Estoppels      78  

Section 3.23

   Environmental Matters      78  

ARTICLE IV REPORTS

     80  

Section 4.01

   Reports to the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee      80  

Section 4.02

   Use of Agents      83  

ARTICLE V THE PROPERTY MANAGER AND THE SPECIAL SERVICER

     83  

Section 5.01

   Liability of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager      83  

Section 5.02

   Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager      83  

Section 5.03

   Limitation on Liability of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager      84  

Section 5.04

   Term of Service; Property Manager and Special Servicer Not to Resign      85  

Section 5.05

   Rights of Certain Persons in Respect of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer      86  

Section 5.06

   Designation of Special Servicer by the Indenture Trustee      87  

Section 5.07

   Property Manager or Special Servicer as Owner of Notes      87  

ARTICLE VI SERVICER REPLACEMENT EVENTS

     88  

Section 6.01

   Servicer Replacement Events      88  

Section 6.02

   Appointment of Successor Servicer      90  

Section 6.03

   Back-Up Manager      92  

Section 6.04

   Additional Remedies of Issuers and the Indenture Trustee upon a Servicer Replacement Event      94  

 

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ARTICLE VII TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES OF PROPERTIES AND MORTGAGE LOANS BY ISSUERS; RELEASE OF PROPERTIES AND MORTGAGE LOANS BY ISSUERS

     95  

Section 7.01

   Exchange of Mortgage Loans and Properties      95  

Section 7.02

   Sale Pursuant to Third Party Purchase Option      97  

Section 7.03

   Transfer of Lease to New Property      98  

Section 7.04

   Release of Property by an Issuer      98  

Section 7.05

   Terminated Lease Property and REO Property      99  

Section 7.06

   Risk-Based or Credit Risk Substitution      99  

Section 7.07

   Disposition Period      100  

Section 7.08

   Qualified Deleveraging Event      100  

Section 7.09

   Series Collateral Release      101  

Section 7.10

   Like-Kind Exchange      101  

Section 7.11

   Exchange Reserve Account      103  

ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION

     104  

Section 8.01

   Termination      104  

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     105  

Section 9.01

   Amendment      105  

Section 9.02

   Counterparts      105  

Section 9.03

   Governing Law      105  

Section 9.04

   Notices      105  

Section 9.05

   Severability of Provisions      106  

Section 9.06

   Effect of Headings and Table of Contents      106  

Section 9.07

   Notices to the Rating Agencies and Others      106  

Section 9.08

   Successors and Assigns: Beneficiaries      107  

Section 9.09

   Complete Agreement      108  

Section 9.10

   Consent to Jurisdiction      108  

Section 9.11

   No Proceedings      108  

Section 9.12

   Cooperation      108  

Section 9.13

   Acknowledgment of Receipts by Indenture Trustee      108  

 

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EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT A

  

[RESERVED]

EXHIBIT B-l

  

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE — PROPERTY MANAGER

EXHIBIT B-2

  

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE — SPECIAL SERVICER

EXHIBIT C-1

  

FORM OF NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DESIGNATION OF REPLACEMENT SPECIAL SERVICER

EXHIBIT C-2

  

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY PROPOSED SPECIAL SERVICER ACCEPTING APPOINTMENT

EXHIBIT D

  

FORM OF LIMITED POWERS OF ATTORNEY FROM ISSUER OR INDENTURE TRUSTEE

EXHIBIT E

  

FORM OF ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE, SUBORDINATION, NONDISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT F

  

FORM OF JOINDER

EXHIBIT G

  

FORM OF CERTIFICATE UNDER SECTION 7.01(b)

EXHIBIT H

  

FORM OF DETERMINATION DATE REPORT

EXHIBIT I

  

CALCULATION OF FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIOS

EXHIBIT J-1

  

FORM OF MASTER EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT J-2

  

FORM OF EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT K-1

  

FORM OF ESCROW AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT K-2    FORM OF ESCROW AGREEMENT

 

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This TENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of September 30, 2025 (this “Agreement”), is made among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding I,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding II, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding II,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding III, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding III,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding IV,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding V, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding V,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding VI,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding VII,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIV,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XIX,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XX,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXII,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXIV,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXIV,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVII,” and an “Issuer”), STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, as an issuer (“STORE Master Funding XXXVIII,” and an “Issuer”), each Joining Party, each as an issuer (each, an “Issuer”), STORE Capital LLC (as successor in interest to STORE Capital Corporation), a Delaware limited liability company, as property manager and special servicer (together with its successors in such capacities, the “Property Manager” and “Special Servicer,” respectively), Citibank, N.A., not individually but solely as indenture trustee (together with its successors in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”) and KeyBank National Association, as Back-Up Manager (together with its successors in such capacity, the “Back-Up Manager”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

As of the Initial Closing Date certain of the Issuers owned certain Properties and related Leases and, as of each successive Series Closing Date, the applicable Issuer will own certain Properties and related Leases and the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the applicable Series Supplement, and upon the issuance of the Notes under the Indenture, the applicable Issuer will grant a first priority security interest in its right, title and interest in and to such Properties, Leases and Mortgage Loans to the Indenture Trustee as security for the indebtedness evidenced by the Indenture and the Notes issued under the Indenture. The Property Manager has agreed to provide property management services with respect to the Properties and to service the Leases and the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement.

WHEREAS, STORE Master Funding I, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager, entered into a Property Management Agreement, dated August 23, 2012 (the “First Predecessor Property Management Agreement”);

WHEREAS, STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager, entered into an amended and restated Property Management Agreement, dated March 27, 2013 (the “Second Predecessor Property Management Agreement”);


WHEREAS, STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager, entered into a further Amended and Restated Property Management Agreement, dated December 3, 2013 (the “Third Predecessor Property Management Agreement”);

WHEREAS, STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager, entered into a further Amended and Restated Property Management Agreement, dated May 6, 2014 (the “Fourth Predecessor Property Management Agreement”);

WHEREAS, STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager, entered into a further Amended and Restated Property Management Agreement, dated April 16, 2015, which was amended pursuant to the First Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2015, and further amended pursuant to the Second Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 17, 2018 (the “Fifth Predecessor Property Management Agreement”);

WHEREAS, STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager, entered into a further Amended and Restated Property Management Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2018 (the “Sixth Predecessor Property Management Agreement”);

WHEREAS, STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager, entered into a further Amended and Restated Property Management Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2019 (the “Seventh Predecessor Property Management Agreement”);

WHEREAS, STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager, entered into a further Amended and Restated Property Management Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2021 (the “Eighth Predecessor Property Management Agreement”);

 

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WHEREAS, STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXIV, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager, entered into a further Amended and Restated Property Management Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2023 (the “Ninth Predecessor Property Management Agreement”);

WHEREAS, STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager, entered into a further Amended and Restated Property Management Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2024 (the “Tenth Predecessor Property Management Agreement”); and together with the First Predecessor Property Management Agreement, the Second Predecessor Property Management Agreement, the Third Predecessor Property Management Agreement, the Fourth Predecessor Property Management Agreement, the Fifth Predecessor Property Management Agreement, the Sixth Predecessor Property Management Agreement, the Seventh Predecessor Property Management Agreement, the Eighth Predecessor Property Management Agreement and the Ninth Predecessor Property Management Agreement, the “Predecessor Property Management Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Predecessor Property Management Agreement, subject to the provisions of the Indenture governing amendments, supplements and other modifications to the Predecessor Property Management Agreement, such Agreement may be amended by the parties thereto from time to time by the mutual written agreement signed by the parties thereto;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.04 of the Indenture, the Issuers and the other parties to the Predecessor Property Management Agreement may amend the Predecessor Property Management Agreement in connection with a New Issuance without the consent of the Noteholders;

WHEREAS, as evidenced by their respective signatures hereto, the Issuers and the other parties to the Predecessor Property Management Agreement desire to amend the Predecessor Property Management Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Defined Terms.

Whenever used in this Agreement, including in the Preliminary Statement, the words and phrases set forth below, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in this Section 1.01. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement, including the Preliminary Statement, and not defined herein, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the respective meanings specified in Section 1.01 of the Indenture (as defined below).

 

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4-Wall FCCR”: A unit’s FCCR before taking into account indirect corporate overhead or general and administrative costs, equal to the ratio of (1) the sum of the unit’s EBITDAR, less all non-recurring income, to (2) the unit’s Fixed Charges payable in respect of the unit, in each case for the period of time as to which such figure is presented.

Additional Servicing Compensation”: Property Manager Additional Servicing Compensation and Special Servicer Additional Servicing Compensation.

Additional Subsidies”: Funds deposited in or held in an Exchange Account other than funds that constitute Relinquished Property Proceeds; provided any such funds may not be already subject to the lien of the Indenture.

Advance”: Any P&I Advance or Property Protection Advance.

Advance Interest”: Interest accrued on any Advance at the Reimbursement Rate and payable to the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, each in accordance with Section 3.09(e).

Aggregate Appraised Value”: On any date of determination, the sum of the Appraised Values of all Properties.

Aggregate Collateral Value”: On any date of determination, the sum of the Collateral Values of the Mortgage Loans and Properties in the Collateral Pool.

Agreement”: This Seventh Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

Allocated Hybrid Amount”: With respect to a Property relating to a Hybrid Lease, a fraction, (a) the numerator of which is the appraised value of the Improvements located on such Property (as set forth in the most recent appraisal obtained in accordance with the definition of Appraised Value) and (b) the denominator of which is the sum of the appraised values of the Improvements located on all Properties relating to such Hybrid Lease (as set forth in the most recent appraisal obtained in accordance with the definition of Appraised Value).

Allocated Loan Amount”: With respect to any Property or Mortgage Loan at any time, the product of (i) the Aggregate Series Principal Balance at such time and (ii) a fraction, (a) the numerator of which is the Collateral Value of such Property or Mortgage Loan at such time and (b) the denominator of which is the sum of (A) the Aggregate Collateral Value at such time and (B) the product of (1) the Aggregate Collateral Value of Post-Closing Properties and (2) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding balance of the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account and the denominator of which is the initial balance of the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account.

ALTA”: American Land Title Association, or any successor thereto.

 

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Appraised Value”: With respect to any Property means an appraised value obtained in accordance with the Indenture and determined pursuant to an independent appraisal completed by an MAI certified appraiser in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and which takes into account the leased fee value of the related buildings and land of such Property, consistent with industry standards, and excludes the value of trade equipment and other tangible personal property and business enterprise value, and (1) with respect to any Property that secures a Mortgage Loan included in the Collateral Pool (other than any such Property relating to a Qualified Substitute Loan added since the most recent Issuance Date) is the most recent appraisal report completed by an MAI certified appraiser and obtained by, or caused to be obtained by, the Property Manager with respect to such Property, (2) with respect to any Property in the Collateral Pool that does not secure a Mortgage Loan (other than Qualified Substitute Properties added since the most recent Issuance Date), is the most recent appraisal report completed by an MAI certified appraiser and obtained, or caused to be obtained by, the Property Manager for such Property in connection with the most recent Issuance Date and (3) with respect to any Qualified Substitute Property or Property relating to a Qualified Substitute Loan added to the Collateral Pool since the most recent Issuance Date, is the most recent appraisal report completed by an MAI certified appraiser and obtained by, or caused to be obtained by, the Property Manager for such Property or Qualified Substitute Property in conjunction with the related substitution. Notwithstanding that the term “Owned Property” used throughout this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents includes the commercial real estate property subject to the ground lease and any sublease related to a Hybrid Lease but excludes any Improvements located on such property, for the purpose of this definition of “Appraised Value,” the term “Owned Property” includes any Improvements located on such property related to a Hybrid Lease.

Assignment of Leases”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any assignment of leases, rents and profits or similar document or instrument executed by the Borrower in connection with the origination or subsequent modification or amendment of the related Mortgage Loan.

Available Amount”: The Available Amount on any Payment Date will consist of (i) all amounts received in respect of the Collateral Pool during the related Collection Period, (ii) all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (other than amounts relating to any Excluded Asset) on the related Determination Date, including amounts earned, if any, on the investment of funds on deposit in the Collection Account, the Exchange Reserve Account, if applicable, and the Release Account during the related Collection Period, (iii) Unscheduled Proceeds, (iv) amounts received on account of payments under any Lease Guaranties or Loan Guaranties, (v) amounts received on account of payments under the Guaranty, (vi) amounts received in connection with a Voluntary Prepayment or Early Refinancing Prepayment, (vii) any amounts that have been released from the Liquidity Reserve Account to the Payment Account to be treated as Available Amounts and (viii) in connection with the Exchange Program, amounts that have been transferred to the Release Account from the Exchange Account for such Payment Date, if applicable; provided, however, that the following amounts will be excluded from Available Amount: (a) amounts on deposit in the Release Account and not transferred to the Collection Account for such Payment Date, (b) the amount of any Workout Fees, Liquidation Fees or Additional Servicing Compensation, (c) amounts withdrawn from the Collection Account to reimburse the Property Manager, the Indenture Trustee or the Back-Up Manager, as applicable, for any unreimbursed Advances, including any Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) and to pay the Property Management Fee, the Back-Up Fee, any Special Servicing Fee and any Emergency Property

 

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Expenses, (d) amounts required to be paid by an Issuer as lessor under the Leases in respect of franchise or similar taxes, (e) any amount received from a Tenant or Borrower as reimbursement for any cost paid by or on behalf of an Issuer as lessor or lender under any Lease or Mortgage Loan, (f) any amounts collected by or on behalf of an Issuer as lessor or lender and held in escrow or impound to pay future obligations due under a Lease or Mortgage Loan, as applicable, (g) amounts received in connection with a Series Collateral Release, (h) amounts on deposit in the Exchange Account that have not been transferred to the Release Account for such Payment Date, if applicable and (i) any amounts received on account of payments relating to any Excluded Asset.

Back-Up Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and Property, the monthly fee payable to the Back-Up Manager pursuant to Section 3.09(f) in an amount equal to the product of (i) the Back-Up Fee Rate and (ii) the Aggregate Series Principal Balance as of the related Determination Date.

Back-Up Fee Rate”: With respect to each Property, a monthly rate equal to the product of (i) one-twelfth and (ii) 0.010%.

Back-Up Manager”: As defined in the preamble.

Back-Up Servicing Transfer Date”: As defined in Section 6.03(c).

Bankruptcy Code”: The federal Bankruptcy Code of 1978, Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time.

Borrower”: The obligor or obligors on a Mortgage Note, including any Person that has acquired the related Collateral and assumed the obligations of the original obligor under the Mortgage Note.

Casualty and Condemnation Proceeds Sub-Account”: A sub-account of the Collection Account into which shall be deposited insurance proceeds arising from an Insured Casualty and amounts received in connection with a Condemnation.

Change of Control”: Either the acquisition of the beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of 35% or more of the common stock of STORE Capital by a single Person or group of related Persons or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of STORE Capital.

Collateral Defect”: As defined in Section 2.03(a).

Collateral Value”: As of any determination date (i) with respect to each Property owned by an Issuer not relating to a Hybrid Lease, such Property’s Appraised Value, (ii) with respect to a Property owned by an Issuer relating to a Hybrid Lease, the sum of (1) the appraised value of the land or ground lease interest in the land comprising such Property (as set forth in the most recent appraisal obtained in accordance with the definition of Appraised Value) and (2) the lesser of (a) the appraised value of the Improvements located on such Property (as set forth in the most recent appraisal obtained in accordance with the definition of Appraised Value) and (b) the outstanding principal balance of the loan secured by a mortgage or deed of trust, as applicable, on the Improvements located on, and ground lease interest in, such Property multiplied by the Allocated Hybrid Amount with respect to such Property and (iii) with respect to each Loan, the lesser of (1) the Appraised Value of the related Underlying Mortgaged Property or Underlying Mortgaged Properties and (2) the outstanding principal balance of such Loan.

 

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Collection Account”: The segregated account or accounts created and maintained by the Property Manager in the name of the Issuers pursuant to Section 3.02(d) and, in each case, pledged to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, which shall be entitled “STORE Master Funding I, LLC, Blocked Collection Account” or, with respect to any account in the name of any other Issuer, such title as the Property Manager, the Collection Account Bank and the Indenture Trustee shall agree.

Collection Account Bank”: As defined in Section 3.02(d) hereof.

Collection Period”: With respect to any Payment Date, the period commencing on the day immediately following the Determination Date in the month immediately preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs (or, in the case of the initial Payment Date, commencing on the Initial Closing Date) and ending with the Determination Date related to such Payment Date.

Condemnation”: As defined in Section 3.20(a) hereof.

Condemnation Proceeds”: All proceeds received in connection with the Condemnation of any Property or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease other than proceeds applied to the restoration of such Property or released to the related Tenant or Borrower or the applicable Issuer in accordance with this Agreement or payable to the applicable Issuer in accordance with Section 3.20(b).

Consolidated” (or “consolidated”) or “Consolidating” (or “consolidating”): When used with reference to any financial term in this Agreement, the aggregate for two or more Persons of the amounts signified by such term for all such Persons determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Corrected Unit”: Any Property or Mortgage Loan that had been a Specially Managed Unit but with respect to which (a) as of the date of determination, no circumstance identified in clauses (i) through (v) of the definition of the term “Specially Managed Unit” then exists and (b) one or more of the following as are applicable occur:

(i) if a circumstance described in clause (i) of the definition of the term “Specially Managed Unit” previously existed with respect to such Property or Mortgage Loan, such condition shall have ceased to exist and the related Tenant or Borrower has made two consecutive full and timely Monthly Lease Payments or Monthly Loan Payments under the terms of the related Lease or Mortgage Loan (as such terms may be changed or modified in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving the related Tenant or Borrower or by reason of a modification, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to by the Special Servicer);

 

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(ii) if a default described in clause (ii) of the definition of the term “Specially Managed Unit” previously existed with respect to such Property or Mortgage Loan, such default is cured;

(iii) if a circumstance described in clause (iii) of the definition of the term “Specially Managed Unit” previously existed with respect to such Property or Mortgage Loan, such circumstances cease to exist in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer;

(iv) if a circumstance described in clause (iv) of the definition of the term “Specially Managed Unit” previously existed with respect to such Property or Mortgage Loan, a Lease or Mortgage Loan is entered into with respect to such Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and

(v) if the Property Manager previously received the notice described in clause (v) of the definition of the term “Specially Managed Unit” with respect to such Property or Mortgage Loan, the Property Manager receives notice that the related Tenant or Borrower will resume making Monthly Lease Payments under such Tenant’s Lease or Monthly Loan Payments under such Borrower’s Mortgage Loan and such Tenant or Borrower has made two consecutive full and timely Monthly Lease Payments or Monthly Loan Payments under the terms of the related Lease or Mortgage Loan (as such terms may be changed or modified in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving the related Tenant or Borrower or by reason of a modification, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to by the Special Servicer).

Custody Agreement”: The Second Amended and Restated Custody Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2014, as may be amended from time to time, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, the Indenture Trustee, the Custodian and each joining party thereto, each such joining party, as an Issuer, as amended by that certain Joinder Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2015, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, the Indenture Trustee, the Custodian and each joining party thereto, each such joining party, as an Issuer, as amended by that certain Joinder Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2019, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, the Indenture Trustee, the Custodian and each joining party thereto, each such joining party, as an Issuer, as amended by that certain Joinder Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2021, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, the Indenture Trustee, the Custodian and each joining party thereto, each such joining party, as an Issuer, as amended by that certain Joinder Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2023, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXIV, the Indenture Trustee, the Custodian and each

 

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joining party thereto, each such joining party, as an Issuer, as further amended by that certain Joinder Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2024, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, the Indenture Trustee, the Custodian and each joining party thereto, each such joining party, as an Issuer, and as the same may be further amended or supplemented from time to time.

Default Interest”: With respect to any (i) Lease, any amounts collected thereon (other than late payment charges or amounts representing the Third Party Option Price paid by the related Tenant or any third party) that represent penalty interest accrued at the rate specified in such Lease and (ii) Mortgage Loan, any amounts collected thereon (other than late payments, late payment charges or Yield Maintenance Premiums) that represent penalty interest in excess of interest on the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan accrued at the related Interest Rate.

Defaulted Asset”: Any Mortgage Loan or Lease and Property included in the Collateral Pool (a) with respect to which a Monthly Lease Payment or Monthly Loan Payment is overdue for more than 30 consecutive days (without taking into account the required giving of notices under such Lease or Mortgage Loan), or (b) with respect to which the related Tenant or Borrower is otherwise in default beyond any applicable notice, grace or cure period, and which Lease or Mortgage Loan has not been rejected in any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

Defaulting Party”: As defined in Section 6.02(a).

Deficiency”: As defined in Section 4.01(f).

Delinquent Asset”: Any Mortgage Loan or Lease and Property included in the Collateral Pool (other than a Defaulted Asset), with respect to which any Monthly Loan Payment or Monthly Lease Payment, as applicable, is overdue for more than 60 consecutive days (without taking into account the required giving of notices under such Lease or Mortgage Loan), and which Lease or Mortgage Loan has not been rejected in any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

Determination Date Report”: As defined in Section 4.01(a).

Disbursement Occurrence”: A disbursement of funds in an Exchange Account pursuant to the terms of a Master Exchange Agreement.

Document Defect”: As defined in Section 2.02(c).

Due Date”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Lease, the day of each calendar month on which the Monthly Loan Payment or Monthly Lease Payment, as applicable, with respect thereto is due.

Emergency Property Expenses”: As defined in Section 3.03(e).

Environmental Insurer”: Any Qualified Insurer that issues Environmental Policies relating to any of the Mortgage Loans or Properties.

 

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Environmental Policy”: Any insurance policy issued by an Environmental Insurer, together with any endorsements thereto, providing insurance coverage for losses, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans or Properties, caused by the presence of Hazardous Substances on, or the migration of Hazardous Substances from, the related Properties.

Escrow Agent”: As defined in the applicable Master Exchange Agreement.

Escrow Agreement”: An escrow agreement that may be entered into, among the Escrow Agent, the Qualified Intermediary, STORE Capital, the Issuers and any joining party thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 or Exhibit K-2 hereto.

Escrow Payment”: Any payment received by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer for the account of any Tenant or Borrower for application toward the payment of real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents (if applicable) and similar items in respect of the related Property.

Exchange”: An exchange transaction pursuant to the terms of a Master Exchange Agreement.

Exchange Account”: As defined in the applicable Master Exchange Agreement.

Exchange Act”: Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exchange Cash Collateral”: As defined in Section 7.11(b).

Exchange Commencement Date”: The date on which a Relinquished Property is transferred in connection with an Exchange pursuant to a Master Exchange Agreement.

Exchange Reserve Account”: As defined in Section 7.11(a).

Exchanged Assets”: Collectively, all Exchanged Loans, Exchanged Properties and Exchanged Hybrid Leases.

Exchanged Hybrid Lease”: A Hybrid Lease that is exchanged for a Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease or Qualified Substitute Hybrid Property in a transaction with a third party or an Affiliate of STORE Capital and subject to the conditions and limitations described in this Agreement.

Exchanged Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that is exchanged for a Qualified Substitute Property or Qualified Substitute Loan, in each case, in a transaction with a third party or an Affiliate of STORE Capital and subject to the conditions and limitations described in this Agreement.

Exchanged Property”: A Property and the related Lease not relating to a Hybrid Lease that is exchanged for a Qualified Substitute Property in a transaction with a third party or an Affiliate of STORE Capital and subject to the conditions and limitations described in this Agreement.

 

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Excluded Asset”: A Property owned by an Issuer that has been identified by the applicable Issuer as not included in the Collateral Pool and that has been certified by the applicable Issuer in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Property Manager and the Indenture Trustee as satisfying the following conditions: (i) such Property complies, in all material respects, with all of the representations and warranties made with respect to Owned Properties under the Indenture (with each date therein referring to the date of acquisition of such Property), (ii) such Property has received an environmental site assessment in connection with the acquisition of the related Excluded Asset that did not identify any material environmental items, (iii) the contractual amount of any third party option price with respect to such Property is at least equal to the fair market value of such Property, (iv) such Property is leased pursuant to a “triple-net” lease or Hybrid Lease, (v) such Property is consistent with STORE Capital’s investment criteria and does not present any material risk or contingent obligations, taking into account the Servicing Standard and the best interests of the Noteholders and (vi) such Property has an Appraised Value that, when combined with all Excluded Assets then owned by the Issuers, would not exceed 5% of the Aggregate Collateral Value (for purposes of this provision, the Aggregate Collateral Value as measured as of the most recent Issuance Date).

Fair Market Value”: At any time, a price determined by the Property Manager (or by the Special Servicer with respect to a Specially Managed Unit) in accordance with the Servicing Standard to be the most probable price that the related Lease, Mortgage Loan or Property should bring in a competitive and open market under all conditions requisite to a fair sale, the buyer and seller each acting prudently and knowledgeably, and assuming the price is not affected by undue stimulus, plus any unreimbursed Advances, Emergency Property Expenses, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, Special Servicing Fees and Extraordinary Expenses (plus interest thereon as applicable), in each case, related to such Lease, Mortgage Loan or Property. In making any such determination, the Property Manager or Special Servicer may obtain an MAI certified appraisal of the related Property and shall assume the consummation of a sale as of a specified date (and, with respect to Properties not securing Mortgage Loans, the passing of title from the seller to the buyer) under conditions whereby: (i) the buyer and the seller are typically motivated; (ii) both parties are well informed or well advised, and acting in what they consider their best interests; (iii) a reasonable time is allowed for exposure in the open market; (iv) payment is made in terms of cash in United States dollars or in financial arrangements comparable thereto; and (v) the price represents the normal consideration for such Lease, Mortgage Loan or Property unaffected by special or creative financing or sales concessions granted by anyone associated with the sale.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” or “FCCR”: The fixed charge coverage ratio for a Tenant determined in accordance with the provisions of Exhibit I attached hereto.

FNMA”: Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor.

GAAP”: Generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States, consistently applied, as of the date of such application.

General Receipts Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.02(b).

General Receipts Account Bank”: As defined in Section 3.02(b).

 

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Ground Lease”: With respect to any Property, the lease agreement, if any, between the Ground Lessor thereof and the applicable Issuer with respect to the land comprising such Property.

Ground Lessor”: The fee owner (or intermediate lessor) of the land with respect to any Property which is subject to a Ground Lease.

Hazardous Substances”: As defined in Section 3.23(a).

Hybrid Lease”: A transaction pursuant to which the related Issuer acquires fee title to or a ground lease interest in the underlying real property (with no fee interest in the Improvements located on such real property) and (i) as ground lessor, enters into a ground lease with respect to a Property and, simultaneously, (ii) as lender, makes a loan to the entity that is the ground lessee under such ground lease, or an affiliate thereof, secured by a mortgage or deed of trust, as applicable, on such ground lessee’s fee or leasehold interest in the Improvements located on the related Property and leasehold interest in the real property subject to such ground lease.

Hybrid Lease FCCR” The aggregate FCCR for all Properties under a Hybrid Lease, which includes the sum of all cash flows for all of the Properties and related Leases and loan components under such Hybrid Lease. Only one Hybrid Lease FCCR is reported for each Hybrid Lease that is included in the Collateral Pool.

Improvements”: The buildings, structures, fixtures, additions, enlargements, extensions, modifications, repairs, replacements and improvements erected or located on the related Property.

Indenture”: The Eleventh Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2025, among STORE Master Funding I, STORE Master Funding II, STORE Master Funding III, STORE Master Funding IV, STORE Master Funding V, STORE Master Funding VI, STORE Master Funding VII, STORE Master Funding XIV, STORE Master Funding XIX, STORE Master Funding XX, STORE Master Funding XXII, STORE Master Funding XXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII and the Indenture Trustee, and any supplement thereto relating to the issuance of any series of Notes, including all amendments and supplements thereto.

Insurance Proceeds”: Proceeds paid under any Property Insurance Policy, to the extent such proceeds are not applied to the restoration of the related Property or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease in accordance with this Agreement or payable to the Issuers pursuant to Section 3.19(b)(i).

Insured Casualty”: As defined in Section 3.19(a).

Interest Accrual Period”: With respect to each Due Date related to any Mortgage Loan, the period specified in the related Loan Documents.

Interest Carry-Forward Amount”: As defined in the Indenture.

 

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Interest Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the annualized rate at which interest is scheduled (in the absence of a default) to accrue on such Mortgage Loan from time to time during any Interest Accrual Period in accordance with the related Mortgage Note and applicable law, as such rate may be modified in accordance with this Agreement or in connection with a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the related Borrower.

Issuance Date”: With respect to any Series of Notes, the applicable Series Closing Date.

Joinder Agreement”: With respect to any Series of Notes, the Joinder Agreement, dated as of the applicable Series Closing Date, among the applicable Joining Party, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager, substantially in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto.

Joining Party”: Any STORE SPE, as indicated in the applicable Joinder Agreement.

KeyBank”: KeyBank National Association.

Land and Building Lease”: A lease pursuant to which land, buildings and other Improvements are leased by a Tenant from the related land and building lessor.

Lease”: Each lease listed on the Owned Property Schedule from time to time. As used herein and in the other Transaction Documents, the term “Lease” includes (i) the related lease agreement and all amendments, modifications and waiver agreements related thereto and (ii) with respect to a Hybrid Lease, the ground lease and any sublease related to such Hybrid Lease and the loan secured by a mortgage or deed of trust, as applicable, on the Improvements on, and the leasehold interest in, the Property subject to such ground lease.

Lease Documents”: Any related lease agreement, non-disturbance agreement, guaranty or other agreement or instrument, to the extent made for the benefit of the related Originator.

Lease Expiration Date”: With respect to any Lease, the date specified in such Lease (as in effect on the Initial Closing Date or, if later, the date such Lease was first included in the Collateral Pool) on which the term of the Lease expires or such earlier date on which the Tenant has an option to terminate the Lease (as in effect on the Initial Closing Date or, if later, the date such Lease was first included in the Collateral Pool), without regard to any unexercised options to renew or extend such Lease or change in or modification of such terms in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving the related Tenant or a modification, waiver, extension or amendment of such Lease granted or agreed to by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16.

Lease File”: With respect to each Property and the related Lease, the following documentation:

(i) the executed original of the Lease and any amendment, modification, waiver agreement or instrument related thereto or a copy thereof certified to be true, correct and complete by the related Issuer;

 

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(ii) the executed original of any Lease Guaranty and any amendment, modification, waiver agreement or instrument related thereto to the extent in the possession of the related Issuer or a copy thereof certified to be true, correct and complete by such Issuer;

(iii) a file stamped copy of any UCC Financing Statements in favor of the Indenture Trustee required to be filed with respect to such Property in order to perfect the Indenture Trustee’s lien with respect to such Lease or, if a file stamped copy has not been returned from one applicable filing office, a copy of such UCC Financing Statement as certified by the Property Manager to be a true and complete copy of the original that will be submitted for recording;

(iv) the executed original recorded Mortgage and any assignment thereof in favor of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, with respect to the related Property, or, if such original Mortgage and/or any assignment thereof has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a complete copy thereof delivered by the related Originator or the related Issuer or any applicable title company that closed or is closing such Mortgage as a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording (which delivery shall be deemed to be a certification by such Originator and such Issuer that such copy is a true and complete copy of the original submitted for recording);

(v) an original or copy of the lender’s title insurance policy relating to the Mortgage for such Property, together with all riders thereto showing the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, and its successors and assigns as the named insured, or, with respect to each Property as to which a title insurance policy has not yet been issued, a policy meeting the foregoing description as evidenced by a commitment for title insurance “marked up” together with a closing instruction letter setting forth such requirements of the lender’s title insurance policy (or by “pro-forma” otherwise agreed to by the title company) as of the closing date of the acquisition of such Property;

(vi) a Tenant estoppel certificate, if any, to the extent in the possession of the related Issuer or the related Originator, in which the Tenant acknowledges that the Lease is in full force and effect, that the lessor is not in default under the terms of the Lease, and that no circumstances currently exist that would give the Tenant the right to abate or offset its rent;

(vii) evidence of insurance showing the related Issuer or its Affiliate as the insured or an additional insured party under certain casualty insurance policies, if any;

(viii) with respect to any Lease to a franchisee, a copy of the related franchise agreement, to the extent in the possession of the related Issuer or the related Originator;

(ix) the SNDA, if any, for each Lease existing as of the date of this Agreement or the related Transfer Date, as applicable;

(x) any property zoning reports;

 

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(xi) the related Ground Lease, if any, and any amendment, modification, waiver agreement or instrument related thereto, together with the applicable Ground Lessor estoppel;

(xii) an appraisal of the Property, including information on rental rates and lease terms for comparable space, recent sales of comparable properties, and recent sales of unimproved land with similar zoning;

(xiii) environmental reports, if applicable;

(xiv) a copy of the environmental insurance policy, if applicable, together with the original assignment thereof to the Indenture Trustee;

(xv) a survey of the Property;

(xvi) property condition report, if applicable;

(xvii) any purchase option agreements, to the extent not included in the Lease;

(xviii) with respect to any Ground Lease, an assignment of Ground Lease, if any, and a non-disturbance agreement from the Ground Lessor and the fee mortgagee, if any;

(xix) all original letters of credit, if any;

(xx) with respect to a Hybrid Lease, the documents set forth in the definition of “Loan File” contained herein; and

(xxi) a checklist of the foregoing documents;

provided, that (x) no assignment of any of the foregoing documents in favor of the Indenture Trustee shall be considered to be effective until the applicable Series Closing Date, notwithstanding any earlier date on any such assignment, (y) whenever the term “Lease File” is used to refer to documents actually received by the Custodian pursuant to this Agreement or the Custody Agreement, such term shall not be deemed to include such documents required to be included therein unless they are actually so received and (z) whenever the term “Lease File” is used in connection with any receipt or certification by the Custodian for documents described in clauses (ii), (vi), (vii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xiii), (xiv), (xvii), (xviii) and (xix) of this definition, such term shall be deemed to include such documents and any amendment, modification, waiver, agreement or instrument related thereto, only to the extent that a Responsible Officer of the Custodian has actual knowledge of their existence.

Lease Guarantor”: Any guarantor under a Lease Guaranty.

Lease Guaranty”: With respect to any Lease, the guaranty related to such Lease executed by an Affiliate or parent of the Tenant in favor of the lessor.

Lease Transfer Property”: As defined in Section 7.03.

 

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Liquidated Lease”: A Defaulted Asset that is a Lease with respect to which the related Property has been either re-leased or sold, or any Lease related to a Property purchased from the applicable Issuer or disposed of by such Issuer pursuant to an exchange, whether or not terminated because of a default by the Tenant.

Liquidation Fee”: A liquidation fee payable to the Special Servicer with respect to (a) each Mortgage Loan, Lease or Property repurchased by an Issuer or the Support Provider due to a Collateral Defect if purchased after the applicable cure period, (b) any Specially Managed Unit as to which the Special Servicer obtains a full, partial or discounted payoff for some or all of the Allocated Loan Amount of the Property from the related Tenant or Mortgage Loan from the related Borrower, or (c) any Specially Managed Unit or REO Property as to which the Special Servicer recovered any Liquidation Proceeds; provided, that no Liquidation Fee will be payable from any Liquidation Proceeds collected in connection with the purchase of any Specially Managed Unit or REO Property by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer.

Liquidation Proceeds”: All net proceeds realized by the applicable Issuer, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer in respect of the purchase or sale of a Mortgage Loan or Property.

Loan Documents”: With respect to each of the Mortgage Loans, the related loan agreement, if any, and Mortgage Note, and any related Mortgage, Ground Lease or Land and Building Lease, as applicable, Loan Guaranty or other agreement or instrument, to the extent made for the benefit of the related lender or holder of the Mortgage Note.

Loan File”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and the loan component of each Hybrid Lease, the following documentation:

(i) the original Mortgage Note endorsed, without recourse, to the order of the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent or in blank and bearing all intervening endorsements;

(ii) the original of the Mortgage and, if applicable, the originals of any intervening recorded assignments thereof showing a complete chain of assignment from the Originator of the Mortgage Loan to the most recent assignee of record thereof, if any, in each case with evidence of recording indicated thereof or, if any such original Mortgage or assignment has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a copy thereof as a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording (which delivery shall be deemed to be a certification by such Originator and the related Issuer that such copy is a true and complete copy of the original submitted for recording);

(iii) originals or copies of any other documents related to the Mortgage Loan (other than the Mortgage Note and Mortgage described in clauses (i) and (ii) above) and copies of any related UCC Financing Statements filed under the UCC as in effect in any jurisdiction, if any, together with originals or copies of any intervening assignments of such Loan Documents and UCC Financing Statements, with evidence of filing indicated on each such UCC Financing Statement and assignment thereof;

 

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(iv) original letters of credit, if any;

(v) an original assignment of the related Mortgage, in favor of the Collateral Agent and in recordable form, to the extent applicable;

(vi) an original omnibus assignment of the documents related to the Mortgage Loan (other than the Mortgage described in clause (v) above) in favor of the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, (or in blank), together with original assignments of any related UCC Financing Statements in favor of the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, and in a form suitable for filing;

(vii) originals or copies of all assumption, modification and substitution agreements in those instances where the terms of any related loan document have been modified or the Mortgage Loan has been assumed, together with any evidence of recording thereon or that such document has been submitted for recording, when appropriate;

(viii) originals or copies of all Ground Leases, if any, the related Ground Lease estoppels and amendments thereof;

(ix) the original or a copy of the lender’s title insurance policy, together with all endorsements or riders (or copies thereof) that were issued with or subsequent to the issuance of such policy, insuring the priority of the Mortgage as a first lien on the related Property or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan as to which a title insurance policy has not yet been issued, a policy meeting the foregoing description as evidenced by a commitment for title insurance “marked up” together with a closing instruction letter setting forth such requirements of the lender’s title insurance policy (or by “pro-forma” otherwise agreed to by the title company) as of the closing date of the Mortgage Loan;

(x) a copy of any tenant or borrower estoppel certificate, if available;

(xi) a copy of the appraisal (whether in hard copy, electronic copy or CD-ROM format) containing the appraisal information for the related Property;

(xii) copies of environmental reports, if applicable;

(xiii) a copy of any environmental insurance policy, if applicable, together with the original assignment thereof to the Indenture Trustee;

(xiv) evidence of insurance showing the applicable Issuer or its Affiliate as the insured or an additional insured party under certain casualty insurance policies, if any;

(xv) the executed original of any Loan Guaranty and any amendment, modification, waiver agreement or instrument related thereto to the extent in the possession of the related Issuer or a copy thereof certified to be true, correct and complete by such Issuer;

(xvi) a checklist of the foregoing documents;

 

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provided, that (x) no assignment of any of the foregoing documents in favor of the Indenture Trustee shall be considered to be effective until the applicable Series Closing Date, notwithstanding any earlier date on any such assignment, (y) whenever the term “Loan File” is used to refer to documents actually received by the Custodian pursuant to this Agreement or the Custody Agreement, such term shall not be deemed to include such documents required to be included therein unless they are actually so received and (z) whenever the term “Loan File” is used in connection with any receipt or certification by the Indenture Trustee for documents described in clauses (iii), (iv), (vii), (viii), (ix) (only as it relates to endorsements or riders with respect thereto), (x), (xii), (xiii), (xiv) and (xv) of this definition, such term shall be deemed to include such documents and any amendment, modification, waiver, agreement or instrument related thereto, only to the extent that a Responsible Officer of the Custodian has actual knowledge of their existence.

Loan Guarantor”: Any guarantor under a Loan Guaranty.

Loan Guaranty”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the guaranty related to such Mortgage Loan executed by an Affiliate or parent of the Borrower in favor of an Issuer.

Lockbox Transfer Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.02(c).

Lockbox Transfer Account Bank”: As defined in Section 3.02(c).

MAI”: A designation signifying that the designee is a member of the Appraisal Institute.

Master Exchange Agreement”: A master exchange agreement or exchange agreement, entered into by STORE Capital, the Issuers, the Qualified Intermediary and/or the owner of the Qualified Intermediary, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1 or Exhibit J-2 hereto.

Master Lease FCCR”: The aggregate FCCR for all Properties under a master lease, which includes the sum of all cash flows for all of the Properties under such master lease. Only one Master Lease FCCR is reported for each master lease that is included in the Collateral Pool.

Modified Collateral Detail and Realized Loss Report”: As defined in Section 4.01(c).

Monthly DSCR”: With respect to any Determination Date, the quotient, expressed as a ratio, of (i) the sum of the Monthly Lease Payments, Monthly Loan Payments and any income earned from the investment of funds on deposit in the Collection Account and the Release Account in Permitted Investments during the related Collection Period, and (ii) the Total Debt Service for the related Payment Date.

Monthly Lease Payment”: With respect to any Lease, the fixed or “base” rent monthly payment that is actually payable by the related Tenant from time to time under the terms of such Lease (excluding any Percentage Rent), after giving effect to any provision of such Lease providing for periodic increases in such fixed or “base” rent by fixed percentages or dollar amounts or by percentages based on increases in the Consumer Price Index.

 

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Monthly Loan Payment”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on such Mortgage Loan that is or would be, as the case may be, payable by the related Borrower on each Due Date under the terms of the related Mortgage Note as in effect on the applicable Series Closing Date or, if otherwise applicable, such date such Mortgage Loan was first included in the Collateral Pool, without regard to any subsequent change in or modification of such terms in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving the related Borrower or a modification, waiver or amendment of such Mortgage Loan granted or agreed to by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, and assuming that each prior Monthly Loan Payment has been made in a timely manner.

Mortgage Loan”: Each fixed- and adjustable-rate, monthly pay, first lien, commercial mortgage loan, as listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and from time to time included in the Collateral Pool.

Mortgage Loan Schedule”: The list of Mortgage Loans identified on an exhibit or schedule to each applicable Series Supplement in connection with the issuance of a related Series of Notes. Such list shall set forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan:

(i) the identification number for the related Property;

(ii) the street address (including city, state and zip code) of the related Property;

(iii) the related Issuer loan number and name of Borrower;

(iv) the Appraised Value of the related Property;

(v) the Mortgage Loan’s maturity date, if applicable;

(vi) the concept of the related Property; and

(vii) the Allocated Loan Amount.

Mortgage Note”: The original executed note evidencing the indebtedness of a Borrower under a Mortgage Loan, together with any rider, addendum or amendment thereto, or any renewal, substitution or replacement of such note.

Net Default Interest”: With respect to any (i) Lease, any Default Interest collected thereon, net of any Advance Interest accrued on Advances made in respect of such Lease and reimbursable from such Default Interest in accordance with Section 2.11 of the Indenture and (ii) Mortgage Loan, any Default Interest collected thereon, net of any Advance Interest accrued on Advances made in respect of such Mortgage Loan and reimbursable from such Default Interest in accordance with Section 2.11 of the Indenture.

 

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Net Investment Earnings”: The amount by which the aggregate of all interest and other income realized during a Collection Period on funds held in the Collection Account, Release Account and any other accounts established under the Indenture from time to time, if any, exceeds the aggregate of all losses, if any, incurred during such Collection Period in connection with the investment of such funds in accordance with Section 3.05.

Net Worth”: With respect to STORE Capital, the excess of total assets of STORE Capital over total liabilities of STORE Capital, adding back accumulated depreciation but excluding the impact of “other comprehensive income”, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Nonrecoverable Advance”: Any portion of an Advance previously made or proposed to be made which, in the case of an Advance previously made, has not been previously reimbursed to the Property Manager or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, and which the Property Manager, in accordance with the terms hereof, or the Indenture Trustee, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, as applicable, determines, taking into account amounts that may be collected or realized on such Mortgage Loans, Properties or Leases prior to final liquidation and Liquidation Proceeds, will not, or, in the case of a proposed Advance, would not, be ultimately recoverable together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from amounts to be deposited in the Collection Account under the terms of this Agreement with respect to such Mortgage Loans, Properties or Leases (including, without limitation, payments by the Tenants and Borrowers and collections under the related Leases and Mortgage Loans, Default Interest and late payment fees, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, and proceeds from the operation and servicing of such Properties, Leases and Mortgage Loans), as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to Section 3.03(f). In making any determination as to nonrecoverability pursuant to the provisions of the Transaction Documents following the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under the Indenture, the Property Manager (including the Back-Up Manager, as successor Property Manager, and the Indenture Trustee, as applicable) may consider the limitations on its enforcement remedies.

Officer’s Certificate”: A certificate signed by a Servicing Officer of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer or a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee or the applicable Issuer Member on behalf of an Issuer, as the case may be, and with respect to any other Person, a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President, a Vice President or Assistant Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of such Person.

Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel (which shall be rendered by counsel that is Independent of the Issuers, the Issuer Members, the Indenture Trustee, the Property Manager and the Special Servicer) in form and substance reasonably acceptable to and delivered to the addressees thereof.

Owned Property”: Each parcel of real property listed on the Owned Property Schedule and from time to time included in the Collateral Pool. As used herein and in the other Transaction Documents, the term “Owned Property” when used with respect to a Hybrid Lease, includes the commercial real estate property subject to the ground lease and any sublease related to such Hybrid Lease but, other than with respect to the definition of Appraised Value, excludes any Improvements located on such property.

 

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Owned Property Schedule”: The list of Properties and related Leases identified on an exhibit or schedule to each applicable Series Supplement in connection with the issuance of a related Series of Notes. Such list shall set forth the following information with respect to each Lease:

(i) the identification number for the Property;

(ii) the related Issuer lease number and name of the related Tenant;

(iii) the Lease Expiration Date for such Lease;

(iv) the street address (including city, state and zip code) of such Property;

(v) the Appraised Value of such Property;

(vi) the concept operated on such Property; and

(vii) the Allocated Loan Amount.

P&I Advance”: Any advance of principal and/or interest made by the Property Manager or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 3.03 of this Agreement. Each reference to reimbursement or payment of a P&I Advance shall be deemed to include, whether or not specifically referred to, payments or reimbursement of interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate through the date of payments or reimbursement.

Payoff Amount”: With respect to any Released Loan or Released Property, an amount equal to the Collateral Value of such Released Loan or Released Property, plus any unpaid Monthly Loan Payments or Monthly Lease Payments, as applicable, and any unreimbursed Advances, Emergency Property Expenses, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Issuer Expenses, Back-Up Fees, Extraordinary Expenses (and any fees and expenses incurred in connection with such release) (in each case, plus interest thereon as applicable), in each case related to such Released Loan or Released Property or the related Lease.

Percentage Rent”: With respect to any Lease, the rent thereunder, if any, calculated as a percentage of the total sales generated by the related Tenant at the related Property in excess of (or in lieu of, as applicable) the Monthly Lease Payments as provided in the applicable Lease.

Permitted Leases”: Those Leases referenced on the Owned Property Schedule and any other Leases entered into in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and this Agreement.

Permitted Materials”: As defined in Section 3.23(a).

 

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Post-Closing Properties Adjustment Amount”: The product of (A) the sum of the amounts described in clauses (a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of the definition of Total Debt Service and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the balance of the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Series Principal Balance.

Primary Servicing Office”: (i) With respect to the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, the office of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the context may require, that is primarily responsible for such party’s servicing obligations hereunder and (ii) with respect to the Back-Up Manager, the office of the Back-Up Manager, as the context may require, that is primarily responsible for such party’s servicing obligations hereunder.

Prime Rate”: The “prime rate” published in the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal, as such “prime rate” may change from time to time. If The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “prime rate,” then the Indenture Trustee shall select an equivalent publication that publishes such “prime rate”; and if such “prime rate” is no longer generally published or is limited, regulated or administered by a governmental or quasi-governmental body, then the Indenture Trustee shall select a comparable interest rate index. In either case, such selection shall be made by the Indenture Trustee in its sole discretion and the Indenture Trustee shall notify the Property Manager and the Special Servicer in writing of its selection.

Property”: An Owned Property and/or an Underlying Mortgaged Property, as the context requires.

Property Insurance Policy”: With respect to any Property, any hazard insurance policy, flood insurance policy, or other insurance policy that is maintained from time to time in respect of such Property (including, without limitation, any blanket insurance policy maintained by or on behalf of the applicable Issuer).

Property Management Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and each Property owned by an Issuer, the monthly fee payable to the Property Manager pursuant to Section 3.09(a) in amount equal to the product of: (i) the Property Management Fee Rate and (ii) the aggregate Allocated Loan Amount (as of the related Determination Date) of all Mortgage Loans and Properties in the Collateral Pool that did not relate to Specially Managed Units during the related Collection Period.

Property Management Fee Rate”: With respect to each Lease and Mortgage Loan, a monthly rate equal to the product of (i) one-twelfth and (ii) 0.25%.

Property Manager”: STORE Capital, in its capacity as property manager under this Agreement, or any successor property manager appointed as herein provided.

Property Manager Additional Servicing Compensation”: The additional servicing compensation payable to the Property Manager pursuant to Section 3.09(b).

 

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Property Protection Advances”: With respect to the Leases, the Mortgage Loans and the Properties:

(i) All customary, reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Property Manager (or, if applicable, the Back-Up Manager), in connection with servicing the Leases, the Properties and the Mortgage Loans, in accordance with the Servicing Standard and this Agreement, for the purpose of paying real estate taxes, premiums on Property Insurance Policies (not already paid pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Indenture, as confirmed by the applicable Issuer) and other amounts necessary to preserve or maintain the security interest and lien of the Indenture Trustee in, and value of, each related Property (including any costs and expenses necessary to re-lease such Property), Lease or Mortgage Loan (including costs and expenses related to collection efforts).

(ii) All customary, reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager or Special Servicer in connection with the servicing of a Mortgage Loan after a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event, or in connection with the administration of any REO Property, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, insurance, restoration, protection and management of any Collateral, including the cost of any “force placed” insurance policy purchased by the Property Manager to the extent such cost is allocable to a particular item of Collateral that the Property Manager is required to cause to be insured pursuant to Section 3.06, (b) obtaining any Liquidation Proceeds (insofar as such Liquidation Proceeds are of the nature described in the definition thereof) or Insurance Proceeds in respect of any Collateral or REO Property, (c) any enforcement of judicial proceedings with respect to any Collateral, including foreclosures, and (d) the operation, management, maintenance and liquidation of any REO Property. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, “Property Protection Advances” shall not include allocable overhead of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, such as costs for office space, office equipment, supplies and related expenses, employee salaries and related expenses and similar internal costs and expenses.

Purchase Option”: An option by a Tenant or other Person that is not an Affiliate of the applicable Issuer to purchase a Property pursuant to the related Lease.

Qualified Deleveraging Event”: Except as otherwise defined in a related Series Supplement with respect to a particular Series of Notes, (i) one or more firm commitment underwritten public offerings of the equity interests of STORE Capital or any direct or indirect parent entity of STORE Capital pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act, which result in aggregate cash proceeds to STORE Capital or any direct or indirect parent entity of STORE Capital of at least $75,000,000 (net of underwriting discounts and commissions), (ii) an acquisition of greater than fifty percent (50%) of the equity interests of STORE Capital or any direct or indirect parent of STORE Capital by an entity that has shares that are traded on a national exchange, or (iii) the firm commitment purchase by one or more third parties unaffiliated with the Issuers of at least $100,000,000 of unsecured corporate debt of STORE Capital or any of its subsidiaries with an investment grade rating published by Moody’s, S&P or another nationally recognized statistical rating organization.

Qualified Insurer”: An insurance company or security or bonding company qualified to write the related Property Insurance Policy in the relevant jurisdiction.

 

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Qualified Intermediary”: The intermediary specified in a Master Exchange Agreement.

Qualified Release Amount”: A portion of the Collateral Pool that may be released in connection with an Early Refinancing Prepayment, applying a Release Price for each asset to be released equal to the greater of Fair Market Value and 125% of the Allocated Loan Amount of the Owned Properties, Hybrid Leases or Loans being released, that in the aggregate is no greater than the dollar amount of the Notes being prepaid in connection with such Early Refinancing Prepayment. For example, if $1,000,000 of the Series 2025-1 Notes are prepaid in connection with an Early Refinancing Prepayment, the Issuers will be permitted to release one or more Owned Properties, Hybrid Leases and/or Loans that have an aggregate Release Price equal to or less than $1,000,000. If one Owned Property has a Fair Market Value of $500,000 and an Allocated Loan Amount of $350,000, releasing such Owned Property would use $500,000 (determined by selecting the greater of (i) Fair Market Value (equal to $500,000) and (ii) one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the Allocated Loan Amount (equal to $437,500)) of the permitted $1,000,000 Qualified Release Amount. If a second property has a Fair Market Value of $400,000 and an Allocated Loan Amount of $400,000, releasing such Owned Property would use the remaining $500,000 (determined by selecting the greater of (i) Fair Market Value (equal to $400,000) and (ii) one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of Allocated Loan Amount (equal to $500,000)) of the permitted $1,000,000 Qualified Release Amount.

Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease”: A Hybrid Lease (A) acquired by an Issuer in substitution for any Exchanged Hybrid Lease that, on the date of such substitution, (i) relates to a Property or Properties that have aggregate Collateral Values that, when combined with the Collateral Values of all other Properties relating to Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases and Qualified Substitute Loans to be acquired by the Issuers on such date of substitution, is at least equal to the sum of (1) the Fair Market Value of all Exchanged Properties and (2) the Collateral Value of all Exchanged Loans and Exchanged Hybrid Leases on the date of substitution, (ii) complies, in all material respects, with all of the applicable representations and warranties made under the Indenture (with each date therein referring to the date of substitution), (iii) has, together with all other Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases and Qualified Substitute Loans to be acquired by the Issuers on such date, the same or greater aggregate Monthly Lease Payments and Monthly Loan Payments as the Exchanged Properties, Exchanged Hybrid Leases and Exchanged Loans, (iv) has a remaining term that, when combined with all other Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases and Qualified Substitute Loans to be acquired on such date, has a weighted average remaining term that equals or exceeds the weighted average remaining term of the Exchanged Properties, Exchanged Hybrid Leases and Exchanged Loans for such date, (v) if applicable, has a Third Party Option Price that is not less than the sum of what the Allocated Loan Amounts of each Property relating to such Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease would be after giving effect to the substitution of such Hybrid Lease, (vi) when combined with all other Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases and Qualified Substitute Loans since the most recent Issuance Date, does not cause the Weighted Average Unit FCCR of such Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases and Qualified Substitute Loans to be less than the Weighted Average Unit FCCR (measured as of the date of each respective substitution) of all Exchanged Properties, Exchanged Hybrid Leases and Exchanged Loans since the most recent Issuance Date, (vii) is a “triple-net” lease, and (viii) has an appraisal that meets the requirements set forth in the definition of Appraised

 

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Value and was obtained no more than twelve (12) months prior to such substitution or (B) acquired by an Issuer with proceeds deposited in the Release Account that, on the date of such acquisition, (i) complies, in all material respects, with all of the applicable representations and warranties under the Indenture (with each date therein referring to the date of acquisition), (ii) has a remaining term that equals or exceeds the weighted average remaining term of the Released Properties and Released Loans, (iii) if applicable, has a Third Party Option Price that is not less than the sum of what the Allocated Loan Amounts of each Property relating to such Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease would be after giving effect to the substitution of such Hybrid Lease, (iv) is leased to the Tenant or Tenants who leased the related Released Property or to a different Tenant or Tenants whose Unit FCCR is greater than or equal to the then-current Unit FCCR, (v) is a “triple-net” lease and (vi) has an appraisal meeting the requirements set forth in the definition of Appraised Value that was obtained no more than twelve (12) months prior to such substitution.

Qualified Substitute Loan”: Any commercial real estate loan, acquired by an Issuer in substitution for an Exchanged Loan or with the proceeds (or a portion thereof) from the sale of a Released Loan and which, as of the date of the acquisition thereof (i) is secured by a Qualified Underlying Property, (ii) has a Collateral Value not less than the Collateral Value of the Released Loan or Exchanged Loan, (iii) has an Interest Rate not less than such Released Loan or Exchanged Loan, (iv) complies with all of the representations and warranties originally made with respect to such Released Loan or Exchanged Loan under the Indenture (with each date therein referring to the date of substitution), (v) pays interest and, if applicable, principal on a monthly basis, (vi) has a maturity date that is not earlier than the related Released Loan or Exchanged Loan, and (vii) if such Released Loan or Exchanged Loan is a balloon Loan, has a balloon payment that is not more than 5% larger than such Released Loan’s or Exchanged Loan’s balloon payment.

Qualified Substitute Property”: A Property not relating to a Hybrid Lease and acquired by an Issuer in substitution for any Exchanged Asset or with the Release Price (or any portion of the Release Price) from a Released Property that, in each case, on the date such Qualified Substitute Property is added to the Collateral Pool, (i)(A) in connection with any Exchanged Asset, has a Collateral Value that, when combined with the Collateral Value of all other Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Loans and Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases acquired by the Issuers since the most recent Issuance Date, is at least equal to the sum of (1) the Fair Market Value of all Exchanged Properties and (2) the Collateral Value of all Exchanged Loans and Exchanged Hybrid Lease exchanged since the most recent Issuance Date (each such Exchanged Property, Exchanged Loan and Exchanged Hybrid Lease as measured on the date of their respective removals) and (B) in connection with any Property acquired with the Release Price (or a portion thereof) from a Released Property, has a Collateral Value equal to the Release Price (or portion thereof) applied to purchase such Qualified Substitute Property, (ii) complies, in all material respects, with all of the representations and warranties made with respect to Properties under the Indenture (with each date therein referring to the date of substitution), (iii) has, together with all other Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Loans and Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases acquired by the Issuers since the most recent Issuance Date, the same or greater aggregate Monthly Lease Payments and Monthly Loan Payments as the Exchanged Assets and Released Assets since the most recent Issuance Date (each measured on the date of their respective removals), (iv) is leased pursuant to a Lease, that when combined with the Leases of all other Qualified Substitute Properties and Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases and the Mortgage Loans of all other Qualified Substitute Loans acquired since the most recent Issuance Date, has a

 

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weighted average remaining term that equals or exceeds the weighted average remaining term of the Leases associated with the Exchanged Properties, Released Properties, Exchanged Hybrid Leases and Released Hybrid Leases and the Mortgage Loans associated with the Exchanged Loans and Released Loans since the most recent Issuance Date (each measured on the date of their respective removals), (v) if the Tenant thereof or any third party has an option to purchase such Qualified Substitute Property, the contractual amount of such Third Party Option Price is not less than what the Allocated Loan Amount of such Qualified Substitute Property would be after giving effect to the substitution of such Property, (vi) when combined with all other Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases and Qualified Substitute Loans since the most recent Issuance Date, does not cause the weighted average Unit FCCR of such Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases and Qualified Substitute Loans to be less than the weighted average Unit FCCR (measured as of the date of each respective substitution) of all Exchanged Assets and Released Assets since the most recent Issuance Date; provided, however, with respect to no more than fifteen percent (15%) of the Aggregate Appraised Value of all Owned Properties, the requirement set forth in this clause (vi) shall not apply so long as such Qualified Substitute Properties (1) have a weighted average Unit FCCR not less than 2.0x and (2) the Property Manager, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, has determined that such substitution is in the best interest of the Issuers and the Noteholders, (vii) is leased pursuant to a “triple-net” lease, and (viii) has an appraisal that meets the requirements set forth in the definition of Appraised Value and was obtained no more than (12) months prior to such substitution.

Qualified Underlying Property”: Any commercial real estate property securing a Qualified Substitute Loan, which, as of the date of the acquisition of such related Qualified Substitute Loan, (i) has a Fair Market Value or, when combined with the Fair Market Value of all Qualified Substitute Properties and all other Qualified Underlying Properties to be acquired on the date of such acquisition as substitution for the related Released Loan or Exchanged Loan, has a Fair Market Value in the aggregate, that is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the Property that secures such Released Loan or Exchanged Loan, and (ii) complies with all of the representations and warranties originally made with respect to the Property securing the related Released Loan or Exchanged Loan under the Indenture (with each date therein referring to the date of substitution).

Reimbursement Rate”: The rate per annum applicable to the accrual of Advance Interest, which rate per annum is equal to the Prime Rate plus 2.0%.

Release Account”: The segregated account established and maintained by the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders and the Issuers for the deposit of cash proceeds from the sale of any Property or Mortgage Loan.

Release Price”: With respect to any Released Property or Released Loan, an amount equal to (i) the Third Party Option Price, if the release occurs in connection with any Third Party Purchase Option, (ii) with respect to any Delinquent Asset or Defaulted Asset purchased by the Special Servicer or the Property Manager or any assignee thereof or any Released Property or Released Loan sold to a STORE SPE, (x) prior to the date on which the Series 2016-1 Notes have been repaid in full, the greater of (A) the Fair Market Value and (B) one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the Allocated Loan Amount and (y) on and after the date on which the Series 2016-1 Notes have been repaid in full, the greater of (A) the Fair Market Value and (B) one

 

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hundred fifteen percent (115%) of the Allocated Loan Amount, (iii) the Payoff Amount with respect to any Released Property or Released Loan released due to a Collateral Defect, (iv) the Fair Market Value for any Released Property sold to a third party, STORE Capital or a STORE SPE or (v) the greater of Fair Market Value and one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the Allocated Loan Amount of the Owned Properties, Hybrid Leases or Mortgage Loans being released with respect to a Qualified Deleveraging Event.

Released Asset”: Any Released Loan or Released Property, as applicable.

Released Loan”: As defined in Section 7.04.

Released Property”: As defined in Section 7.04.

Relinquished Property”: As defined in the applicable Master Exchange Agreement.

Relinquished Property Proceeds”: Funds derived from or otherwise attributable to the transfer of Relinquished Property pursuant to a Master Exchange Agreement.

Remedial Work”: As defined in Section 3.23(c).

Remittance Date”: The Business Day preceding each Payment Date.

Removed Loan”: A Released Loan or Exchanged Loan that has either been released or substituted that is removed from the Collateral Pool pursuant to Section 2.03 and Article VII hereof.

Removed Property”: A Released Property or Exchanged Property that has either been released or substituted and that is removed from the Collateral Pool pursuant to Section 2.03 and Article VII hereof.

REO Property”: A Property acquired by or on behalf of an Issuer as “real estate owned” whether through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise.

REO Revenues”: All income, rents, profits and proceeds derived from the ownership, operation or leasing of any REO Property.

Replacement Property”: As defined in the applicable Master Exchange Agreement.

Request for Release”: A request signed by a Servicing Officer of the applicable Issuer or the Property Manager in the form of Exhibit B-l attached hereto or of such Issuer or the Special Servicer in the form of Exhibit B-2 attached hereto.

 

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Required Conditions”: With respect to any proposed substitution, release, exchange or lease transfer of a Property or Mortgage Loan, the Required Conditions will be satisfied if:

(i) the applicable Issuer shall submit to the Indenture Trustee, not less than five (5) days prior to the date of such release, a release of Lien of the Mortgage (and related Transaction Documents) for such Property or Mortgage Loan for execution by the Indenture Trustee. Such release shall be in a form appropriate in each jurisdiction in which the Property or Mortgage Loan is located. In addition, such Issuer shall provide all other documentation that is reasonably required to be delivered by any party hereto in connection with such substitution, release, exchange or lease transfer, together with an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such documentation (A) is in compliance with all Legal Requirements, and (B) will effect such release in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

(ii) solely with respect to a proposed substitution, release, exchange or lease transfer of a Property, if the Property sought to be substituted, released, exchanged or have its lease transferred is located adjacent to another Property, after giving effect to such release, (A) each such remaining Property shall (1) have adequate rights of access to public ways, (2) be a “legal lot” under all Legal Requirements and be separately assessed for tax purposes, (3) comply with all Legal Requirements, including all applicable zoning ordinances and subdivision ordinances, (4) receive all public utilities directly from an adjoining public right-of-way, through another remaining Property or through valid easements insured under the Title Insurance Policies, and (5) not be subject to any material encroachment by Improvements on the Property so released, and (B) no material Improvements on any Property shall encroach onto the Property so released. Such Issuer shall have executed and delivered such reciprocal easements, declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions and such other agreements as may be required by the title insurance company that issued the Title Insurance Policies or by any Governmental Authorities or as may be reasonably required by the Indenture Trustee; and

(iii) if the Property sought to be substituted, released, exchanged or have its lease transferred is subject to a Lease or Mortgage Loan that also covers any other Property, such Lease or Mortgage Loan shall be severed and amended so that, after giving effect to such release, no Property shall be subject to a Lease or Mortgage Loan that also affects any Property that is not subject to a Mortgage.

Required Transfer Instruction Date: The date on which an Issuer or STORE Capital is required to direct the transfer of Relinquished Property Proceeds from the Exchange Account to the Release Account pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.

Risk-Based Substitution”: The meaning specified in Section 7.06.

Series Collateral Release”: A release of Released Assets in connection with a full prepayment of one or more Series of Notes following or concurrent with repayment in full of the Series 2016-1 Notes; provided, however, the release of such Released Assets to the related Issuer (i) shall not trigger an Indenture Event of Default or Early Amortization Period (including but not limited to the Issuers’ obligations to maintain the 3-month Average DSCR), (ii) shall result in the Rating Condition being satisfied, (iii) shall not cause a Maximum Property Concentration to be exceeded (or if, prior to such release, an existing Maximum Property Concentration is already exceeded, the release of such Released Assets will reduce the Maximum Property Concentration

 

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or such Maximum Property Concentration will remain unchanged after giving effect to such release), and (iv) shall not cause the Weighted Average Unit FCCR of the properties remaining in the Collateral Pool to be less than the Weighted Average Unit FCCR of the Collateral Pool prior to the Series Collateral Release.

Series Collateral Release Price”: With respect to any Released Asset released at the time of a Series Collateral Release, the Release Price shall be an amount equal to the greater of (i) one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Allocated Loan Amount of such Released Asset and (ii) the Fair Market Value of Released Asset.

Servicer Replacement Event”: The meaning specified in Section 6.01(a).

Servicing Fees”: With respect to each Property and the related Lease or Mortgage Loan, the Property Management Fee, the Back-Up Fee, the Property Manager Additional Servicing Compensation, if any, the Special Servicing Fee, if any, and the Special Servicer Additional Servicing Compensation, if any.

Servicing File”: Any documents (other than documents required to be part of the related Lease File or Loan File) in the possession of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer and relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or Lease or the administration of any Property.

Servicing Officer”: Any officer or employee of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration, management and servicing of the Properties, Leases or Mortgage Loans, whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of Servicing Officers furnished by such party to the applicable Issuer Members, the applicable Issuer and the Indenture Trustee on the related Series Closing Date, as such list may be amended from time to time.

Servicing Standard”: To provide property management services for the Properties and to service the Mortgage Loans and the Leases (a) in the same manner in which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which, STORE Capital, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar leases and properties and loans, including, without limitation, the granting of Permitted Encumbrances, for their own account and the account of their Affiliates or any third-party portfolios, to the extent applicable, or (b) in a manner normally associated with the prudent management and operation of similar properties, whichever standard is highest, and in each such case, in material compliance with all applicable laws, but without regard to: (i) any known relationship that the Property Manager or Special Servicer, or an Affiliate of the Property Manager or Special Servicer, may have with any Issuer, any Tenant, any Borrower, any of their respective Affiliates or any other party to the Transaction Documents; (ii) the ownership of any Note or Issuer Interest by the Property Manager or Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the Property Manager or Special Servicer, as applicable; (iii) the Property Manager’s obligation to make Advances or to incur servicing expenses with respect to the Leases, Properties and Mortgage Loans; (iv) the Property Manager’s or Special Servicer’s right to receive compensation for its services; (v) the ownership, or servicing or management for others, by the Property Manager or Special Servicer of any other leases, commercial real properties or loans; (vi) the release, transfer or indemnification obligations of the Property Manager or Special Servicer; or (vii) the existence of any loans made to a Tenant by the Property Manager or Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof.

 

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Servicing Transfer Agreement”: As defined in Section 5.04. “Servicing Transfer Date”: As defined in Section 5.04.

Servicing Transfer Event”: With respect to any Property, the occurrence of any of the events described in clauses (i) through (v) of the definition of “Specially Managed Unit.”

SNDA”: A subordination, non-disturbance, and attornment agreement with respect to a Lease, which is in a form attached hereto as Exhibit E with such reasonable modifications as may be requested by the subject Tenant and are reasonably acceptable to the Indenture Trustee.

Special Servicer”: STORE Capital, in its capacity as special servicer under this Agreement, or any successor special servicer appointed as herein provided.

Special Servicer Additional Servicing Compensation”: The additional servicing compensation payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.09(d).

Special Servicer Report”: As defined in Section 4.01(b).

Special Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Specially Managed Unit, the monthly fee payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.09(c) in amount equal to the product of (i) the Special Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the aggregate Allocated Loan Amount (as of the related Determination Date) of all Mortgage Loans and Properties in the Collateral Pool that did not relate to Specially Managed Units during the related Collection Period.

Special Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to each Specially Managed Unit, a monthly rate equal to the product of (i) one-twelfth and (ii) 0.75%.

Specially Managed Unit”: Any Property or Mortgage Loan as to which any of the following events has occurred:

(i) such Property or Mortgage Loan is a Delinquent Asset; or

(ii) such Property or Mortgage Loan is a Defaulted Asset, with respect to which the related default materially and adversely affects the interests of the applicable Issuer; or

(iii) there shall have been commenced in a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction an involuntary action against the Tenant or Borrower under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, or similar proceedings or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, which action shall not have been dismissed for a period of 90 days, and the subject Lease or Mortgage Loan has not been rejected in any related proceeding; or the Tenant or Borrower shall have consented to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and

 

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liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Tenant or Borrower or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property, and the subject Lease or Mortgage Loan has not been rejected in any related proceeding; or the Tenant or Borrower shall have admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, filed a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations, and the subject Lease or Mortgage Loan has not been rejected in any related proceeding; or

(iv) the Lease or Mortgage Loan has expired, been terminated, or rejected in any bankruptcy or related proceeding; or

(v) the Property Manager receives notice that (A) a Tenant will no longer make Monthly Lease Payments under such Tenant’s Lease or (B) a Borrower will no longer make Monthly Loan Payments under such Borrower’s Mortgage Loan.

STORE Capital”: STORE Capital LLC (as successor in interest to STORE Capital Corporation), a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

STORE SPE”: Any special purpose, bankruptcy remote subsidiary (direct or indirect) of STORE Capital (other than any Originator).

Sub-Management Agreement”: The written contract between the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and any Sub-Manager, on the other hand, relating to servicing and administration of Mortgage Loans, Leases and Properties, as provided in Section 3.18.

Sub-Manager”: Any Person with which the Property Manager or the Special Servicer has entered into a Sub-Management Agreement.

Subsidiary”: Any other corporation, association, joint stock company, business trust, limited liability company, general or limited partnership or any other business entity of which more than 50% of the total combined outstanding voting stock, share capital, membership or other interests, as the case may be, is owned either directly or indirectly, or the management of which is controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by STORE Capital either directly or through Subsidiaries.

Successor Property Manager”: As defined in Section 6.02.

Successor Special Servicer”: As defined in Section 6.02.

Tenant”: With respect to each Lease, the tenant under such Lease and any successor or assign thereof.

Terminated Lease Property”: A Property, the Lease with respect to which has expired, has been terminated or has been rejected in a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding of the Tenant or from which the Tenant has been evicted or otherwise removed.

 

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Termination Date”: The termination date or end date specified in a Master Exchange Agreement.

Third Party Option Price”: With respect to any Property pursuant to which a Purchase Option is exercised, a cash price equal to the amount specified in the related Lease or other Lease Document, as applicable, as payable by a Tenant or other third party in connection with the exercise of such Purchase Option.

Third Party Purchase Option”: The option under a Lease, whether conditional or otherwise, for the related Tenant or another third party to purchase the related Property before or at the expiration of the term of the Lease for the Third Party Option Price.

Title Insurance Policies”: With respect to each Property, an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy in the customary form (or, if any Property is in a state which does not permit the issuance of such ALTA policy, such form as shall be permitted in such state) issued with respect to such Property and insuring the lien of the Mortgage encumbering such Property.

Total Debt Service”: (a) The sum of (i) the Scheduled Principal Payment and all Note Interest with respect to each Class of Series Notes, assuming for the Class B Notes there is no Class B Note Adjustment Amount, (in each case, less any scheduled principal payment due on the related Anticipated Repayment Date with respect to such Series of Notes), (ii) the Property Management Fee, (iii) the Special Servicing Fee, if any, (iv) the Back-Up Fee, and (v) the Indenture Trustee Fee, each as accrued during the Collection Period ending on such Determination Date minus (b) the Post-Closing Properties Adjustment Amount. For the purpose of calculating “Monthly DSCR,” the Note Interest component of Total Debt Service shall, for each Series, be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

Triple A Notes”: Any Notes that have been issued pursuant to the Indenture and have received a rating of “AAA(sf)” from the applicable Rating Agency.

UCC”: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

UCC Financing Statement”: One or more financing statements filed or recorded or in a form suitable for filing and recording under the UCC.

Underlying Mortgaged Property”: Each parcel of real property securing a Mortgage Loan, including the buildings, structures, fixtures (to the extent not property of the related Tenant), additions, enlargements, extensions, modifications, repairs, replacements or Improvements now or hereinafter erected or located on such parcel and appurtenant easements and other property rights relating thereto.

Unit FCCR”: The individual FCCR of a Property, an individual Lease or Mortgage Loan or, in the case of Master Leases, the Master Lease FCCR and, in the case of Hybrid Leases, the Hybrid Lease FCCR.

 

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Unscheduled Proceeds”: Collectively, without duplication, (i) Liquidation Proceeds and any other proceeds received by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer with respect to the disposition of a Property or a Mortgage Loan that is a Defaulted Asset, (ii) Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or amounts received in connection with an Insured Casualty, (iii) provided that such amounts are less than the Collateral Value of the related Property or Mortgage Loan, any Third Party Option Price received as a result of a Third Party Purchase Option, (iv) Payoff Amounts received in connection with releases and sales of Leases, Mortgage Loans and Properties in relation to a Collateral Defect, (v) any proceeds derived from each un-leased Property (exclusive of related operating costs, including certain reimbursements payable to the Property Manager in connection with the operation and disposition of such un-leased Property), (vi) all amounts disbursed to the Payment Account from the DSCR Reserve Account during an Early Amortization Period, (vii) any proceeds transferred from the Exchange Account to the Release Account pursuant to the Exchange Program, (viii) any Post-Closing Acquisition Unused Proceeds, and (ix) all amounts transferred from the Release Account to the Collection Account during the related Collection Period.

U.S. Credit Risk Retention Rules”: means the final rules adopted by the FDIC, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury, the SEC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development implementing the credit risk retention requirements of Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

U.S. Risk Retention Agreement”: The U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement executed and delivered by STORE Capital LLC, as Support Provider, and the Issuers in favor of the Indenture Trustee, dated as of September 30, 2025.

Weighted Average 4-Wall FCCR”: An amount equal to the quotient of (i) the sum of the products of the 4-Wall FCCRs and the Allocated Loan Amounts of each Owned Property or Loan in the Collateral Pool, and (ii) the Aggregate Allocated Loan Amount of the Collateral Pool.

Weighted Average Unit FCCR”: An amount equal to the quotient of (i) the sum of the products of the Unit FCCRs and the Allocated Loan Amounts of each Property or Mortgage Loan in the Collateral Pool and (ii) the Aggregate Series Principal Balance.

Workout Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer with respect to each Corrected Unit. As to each such Corrected Unit, the Workout Fee will be payable out of, and will be calculated by application of 0.50% to, each collection of rents and principal and interest payments (other than any default interest) received on the related Lease or Mortgage Loan, as applicable, so long as it remains a Corrected Unit; provided, that no Workout Fee will be payable from any Liquidation Proceeds collected in connection with (i) the purchase of any Specially Managed Unit or REO Property by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer or (ii) the repurchase of any Specially Managed Unit by the applicable Issuer or the Support Provider due to a Collateral Defect within the period provided to cure such Collateral Defect.

Yield Maintenance Premium”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any premium, penalty or fee paid or payable, as the context requires, by a Borrower in connection with a principal prepayment on or other early collection of principal of a Mortgage Loan.

 

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Section 1.02 Other Definitional Provisions.

(a) All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.

(b) As used in this Agreement and in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document, and accounting terms partly defined in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document shall control.

(c) The words “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; Section and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to Sections and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; a reference to a subsection or other subdivision without further reference to a Section is a reference to such subsection or other subdivision as contained in the Section in which the reference appears; and the words “include” and “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration.

(d) The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as the feminine and neuter genders of such terms.

(e) Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; references to a Person are also to its permitted assignees.

Section 1.03 Certain Calculations in Respect of the Leases and the Mortgage Loans.

(a) All amounts collected in respect of any Lease in the form of payments from the related Tenants, guaranties provided by related Lease Guarantors, Unscheduled Proceeds or otherwise shall be applied to amounts due and owing under the Lease in accordance with the express provisions of such Lease, and all amounts collected in respect of any Mortgage Loan in the form of payments from the related Borrower, guaranties provided by related Loan Guarantors or Unscheduled Proceeds shall be applied to amounts due and owing under the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage (including for principal and accrued and unpaid interest) in accordance with the express provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage; in the absence of such express provisions, shall be applied for purposes of this Agreement: (i) with respect to amounts collected in respect to any Lease, first, as a recovery of any related and unreimbursed Advances; and second, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but subject to Section 1.03(c), as a recovery of any

 

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other amounts then due and owing under such Lease, including, without limitation, Percentage Rent and Default Interest; and (ii) with respect to amounts collected in respect of any Mortgage Loan, first, as a recovery of any related and unreimbursed Advances, second, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest at the related Interest Rate on such Mortgage Loan to but not including, as appropriate, the date of receipt or the Due Date in the Collection Period of receipt, third, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan then due and owing, including by reason of acceleration of the Mortgage Loan following a default thereunder (or, if a liquidation event has occurred in respect of such Mortgage Loan, a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance), fourth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Premium then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan, fifth, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but subject to Section 1.03(c), as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan, including Default Interest, and sixth, as a recovery of any remaining principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance. Any proceeds derived from an unleased Property (exclusive of related operating costs, including reimbursement of Advances made by the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or the Indenture Trustee in connection with the operation and disposition of such Property) shall be applied by the Property Manager in the same manner as if they were Monthly Lease Payments due on the previously existing Lease for such Property until such Lease becomes a Liquidated Lease pursuant to the terms of such Lease and the related Lease Documents.

(b) Collections in respect of each REO Property (exclusive of amounts to be applied to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, maintaining and disposing of such REO Property) shall be treated: first, as a recovery of any related and unreimbursed Advances; second, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on the related Mortgage Loan at the related Interest Rate to but not including the Due Date in the Collection Period of receipt; third, as a recovery of principal of the related Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire unpaid principal balance; and fourth, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but subject to Section 1.03(c), as a recovery of any other amounts deemed to be due and owing in respect of the related Mortgage Loan.

(c) Insofar as amounts received in respect of any Lease, Mortgage Loan or REO Property and allocable to fees and charges owing in respect of such Lease, Mortgage Loan or REO Property constituting Additional Servicing Compensation payable to the Property Manager or Special Servicer are insufficient to cover the full amount of such fees and charges, such amounts shall be allocated between such of those fees and charges as are payable to the Property Manager, on the one hand, and as are payable to the Special Servicer, on the other, pro rata in accordance with their respective entitlements.

(d) The foregoing applications of amounts received in respect of any Lease, Mortgage Loan or REO Property shall be determined by the Property Manager and reflected in the appropriate monthly Determination Date Report and any Modified Collateral Detail and Realized Loss Report.

(e) Notwithstanding the early termination of any Lease resulting from a default by the related Tenant, such Lease will be treated for purposes of determining Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees and Indenture Trustee Fees as remaining in effect until such Lease becomes a Liquidated Lease.

 

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(f) Insofar as amounts received in respect of any Lease and allocable to fees and charges owing in respect of such Lease constituting Additional Servicing Compensation payable to the Property Manager or Special Servicer are insufficient to cover the full amount of such fees and charges, such amounts shall be allocated between such of those fees and charges as are payable to the Property Manager, on the one hand, and as are payable to the Special Servicer, on the other, pro rata in accordance with their respective entitlements.

(g) The foregoing applications of amounts received in respect of any Lease shall be determined by the Property Manager and reflected in the appropriate monthly Determination Date Report and Modified Collateral Detail and Realized Loss Reports.

Section 1.04 Fee Calculations.

The calculation of the Servicing Fees shall be made in accordance with Section 3.11; the payment of Indenture Trustee Fees shall be made pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. All dollar amounts calculated hereunder shall be rounded to the nearest penny with one-half of one penny being rounded up.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; RECORDINGS

AND FILINGS; BOOKS AND RECORDS; DEFECT,

BREACH, CURE, REPURCHASE AND SUBSTITUTION

Section 2.01 Representations and Warranties of STORE Capital, the Back-Up Manager and the Issuers.

(a) STORE Capital represents and warrants to the other parties hereto, and for the benefit of the Issuers, and the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders as of Series Closing Date:

(i) STORE Capital is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is in compliance with the laws of each state (within the United States of America) in which any Property is located to the extent necessary to its performance under this Agreement;

(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by STORE Capital, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by STORE Capital, do not violate its organizational documents or constitute an event that, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound;

(iii) STORE Capital has the corporate power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

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(iv) This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of STORE Capital, enforceable against STORE Capital in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

(v) STORE Capital is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of STORE Capital to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of STORE Capital;

(vi) No litigation is pending or, to STORE Capital’s knowledge, threatened against STORE Capital that is reasonably likely to be determined adversely to STORE Capital and, if determined adversely to STORE Capital, would prohibit STORE Capital from entering into this Agreement or that, in STORE Capital’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of STORE Capital to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of STORE Capital.

(vii) No consent, approval, authorization or order under any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by STORE Capital of, or the compliance by STORE Capital with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of STORE Capital contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order that has been obtained or that if not obtained would not have a material and adverse effect on the ability of STORE Capital to perform its obligations hereunder; and

(viii) Each officer and employee of STORE Capital that has responsibilities concerning the management, servicing and administration of Properties, Leases and Mortgage Loans is covered by errors and omissions insurance and the fidelity bond as and to the extent required by Section 3.06.

(b) The representations and warranties of STORE Capital set forth in Section 2.01(a) shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall inure to the benefit of the Persons to whom and for whose benefit they were made until all amounts owed to the Noteholders under or in connection with this Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes have been indefeasibly paid in full. Upon discovery by any party hereto of any breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties.

(c) Any successor Property Manager or Special Servicer shall be deemed to have made, as of the date of its succession, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.01(a), subject to such appropriate modifications to the representation and warranty set forth in Section 2.01(a)(i) to accurately reflect such successor’s jurisdiction of organization and whether it is a corporation, partnership, bank, association or other type of organization.

 

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(d) The Back-Up Manager represents and warrants to the other parties hereto, and for the benefit of the Issuers, and the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders, as of each Series Closing Date:

(i) The Back-Up Manager is an entity duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and is in compliance with the laws of each state (within the United States of America) in which any Property is located to the extent necessary to its performance under this Agreement;

(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Back-Up Manager, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Back-Up Manager, do not violate its organizational documents or constitute an event that, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound;

(iii) The Back-Up Manager has the corporate power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

(iv) This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Back-Up Manager, enforceable against the Back-Up Manager in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

(v) The Back-Up Manager is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of the Back-Up Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Back-Up Manager;

(vi) No litigation is pending or, to the Back-Up Manager’s knowledge, threatened (in writing received by the Back-Up Manager) against the Back-Up Manager, which if determined adversely to the Back-Up Manager, would prohibit the Back-Up Manager from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Back-Up Manager’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Back-Up Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Back-Up Manager;

 

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(vii) No consent, approval, authorization or order under any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Back-Up Manager of, or the compliance by the Back-Up Manager with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Back-Up Manager by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order that has been obtained or that if not obtained would not have a material and adverse effect on the ability of the Back-Up Manager to perform its obligations hereunder; and

(viii) The Back-Up Manager is covered by errors and omissions insurance and the fidelity bond as and to the extent required by Section 3.06.

(e) Each Issuer hereby represents and warrants to each of the other parties hereto and for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders as of the related Series Closing Date on or after the date on which such Issuer becomes a party to this Agreement:

(i) Such Issuer is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is in compliance with the laws of each state (within the United States of America) in which any applicable Property is located to the extent necessary to its performance under this Agreement;

(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Issuer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by such Issuer, do not violate its organizational documents or constitute an event that, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound;

(iii) Such Issuer has the limited liability company power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement and any applicable Joinder Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and any applicable Joinder Agreement;

(iv) This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of such Issuer, enforceable against such Issuer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

(v) Such Issuer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, this Agreement or any applicable Joinder Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of such Issuer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of such Issuer;

 

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(vi) No litigation is pending or, to such Issuer’s knowledge, threatened against such Issuer that is reasonably likely to be determined adversely to such Issuer and, if determined adversely to such Issuer, would prohibit such Issuer from entering into this Agreement or that, in such Issuer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of such Issuer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of such Issuer;

(vii) No consent, approval, authorization or order under any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by such Issuer of, or the compliance by such Issuer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of such Issuer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order that has been obtained or that if not obtained would not have a material and adverse effect on the ability of such Issuer to perform its obligations hereunder;

(viii) Each officer and employee of such Issuer that has responsibilities concerning the management, servicing and administration of the applicable Properties, Leases and Mortgage Loans is covered by errors and omissions insurance and the fidelity bond as and to the extent required by Section 3.06; and

(ix) To such Issuer’s knowledge, each of the Properties owned by such Issuer or securing a Mortgage Loan owned by such Issuer is a commercial property and is operated for commercial purposes. The representations and warranties of each Issuer set forth in Section 2.01(e) shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall inure to the benefit of the Persons to whom and for whose benefit they were made for so long as such Issuer remains in existence. Upon discovery by any party hereto of any breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties.

Section 2.02 Recordings and Filings; Books and Records; Document Defects.

(a) In connection with the Grant made by each Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the granting clause of the Indenture, each Issuer shall cause the delivery of the applicable Lease Files for the applicable Leases and the applicable Loan Files for the applicable Mortgage Loans to the Custodian in accordance with the Custody Agreement for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee in furtherance of such Grant and such Issuer shall cause: (i) with respect to the Properties owned by such Issuer: (A) each Mortgage, UCC Financing Statement and continuation statement referred to in the definition of “Lease File” herein to be submitted to the appropriate Title Company (as defined below) on or before the applicable Series Closing Date or Transfer Date for recording or filing, as the case may be, in the appropriate public office for real property records or for UCC Financing Statements, at the expense of such Issuer and (B) each title insurance binder or commitment referred to in the definition of “Lease File” herein to be issued as a final title insurance policy by the title companies (the “Title Companies”) issuing same (the “Title Insurance Policies”) and (ii) with respect to the Mortgage Loans owned by such Issuer, promptly (and in any event within 60 days following the applicable Series Closing Date or Transfer Date) each assignment of Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent referred to in clauses (v) and (vi) of the definition of “Loan File” in the Custody Agreement and each UCC Financing Statement on

 

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Form UCC-2 and UCC-3 in favor of the Collateral Agent referred to in clause (iii) of such definition to be submitted for recording or filing, as the case may be, in the appropriate public office for real property records or for UCC Financing Statements. Each such assignment and each Mortgage shall reflect that, following recording, it should be returned by the public recording office to the Custodian, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee (or to the Property Manager (or its designee), who shall then deliver such recorded document to the Custodian), and each such UCC Financing Statement shall reflect that the file copy thereof should be returned to the Custodian, for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee (or to the Property Manager (or its designee), who shall then deliver such recorded document to the Custodian) following filing; provided, that in those instances where the public recording office retains the original Mortgage, assignment of Mortgage and Assignment of Leases, the Property Manager, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, shall obtain therefrom a certified copy of the recorded original. Each of the Title Companies issuing the Title Insurance Policies shall be instructed by the applicable Issuer to deliver such policies to the Custodian, for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee. The Property Manager, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, shall use reasonable efforts to diligently pursue with the Title Companies the return of each of the Mortgages, assignments of Mortgages and UCC Financing Statements from the appropriate recording or filing offices and the delivery of the Title Insurance Policies by the related Title Company. If any such document or instrument is lost or returned unrecorded or unfiled, as the case may be, because of a defect therein, the Indenture Trustee or the Custodian shall notify the Property Manager and the Property Manager shall promptly prepare and cause to be executed a substitute therefor or cure such defect, as the case may be, and thereafter, the Property Manager shall cause the same to be duly recorded or filed, as appropriate. The Property Manager shall file any continuation statements necessary to continue the effectiveness of the UCC Financing Statements. The Indenture Trustee and the related Issuer shall cooperate as necessary for the Property Manager to perform such obligations.

(b) Each Issuer shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Property Manager all documents and records in the possession of such Issuer or any related Originators that relate to the applicable Properties, Leases and Mortgage Loans and that are not required to be a part of a Lease File or a Loan File in accordance with the definitions thereof, and the Property Manager shall hold all such documents and records in trust on behalf of the Indenture Trustee (in hard copy or electronic format). The Property Manager’s possession of such documents and records shall be at the will of the related Issuer and the Indenture Trustee for the sole purpose of facilitating the servicing of the applicable Leases, Mortgage Loans and Properties pursuant to this Agreement and such possession by the Property Manager shall be in a custodial capacity only on behalf of the Indenture Trustee. The ownership of such documents and records shall be vested in each Issuer, as applicable, subject to the lien of the Indenture, and the ownership of all documents and records with respect to the applicable Leases, Mortgage Loans and Properties that are prepared by or which come into possession of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer shall immediately vest in such Issuer, subject to the lien of the Indenture, and shall be delivered to and deposited with the Property Manager, in the case of documents or records in the hands of the Special Servicer, and retained and maintained in trust by the Property Manager in such custodial capacity only on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, except as otherwise provided herein. All such documents and records shall be appropriately maintained in a manner to clearly reflect the ownership of such documents and records by the applicable Issuer, subject to the lien of the Indenture, and that such documents and records are being held on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, and the Property Manager shall release such documents and records from its custody only in accordance with this Agreement.

 

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(c) If any party hereto discovers that any document constituting a part of a Lease File or Loan File has not been properly executed, is missing, contains information that does not conform in any respect with the corresponding information set forth in the Owned Property Schedule or Mortgage Loan Schedule (and the terms of such document have not been modified by written instrument contained in the Lease File or the Loan File) or does not appear to be regular on its face (each, a “Document Defect”), such party shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other parties thereto. Upon its discovery or receipt of notice of any such Document Defect, the Property Manager shall notify the Issuers and any applicable Rating Agency. If the applicable Issuer does not correct any Document Defect within 90 days of its receipt of such notice and such Document Defect materially and adversely affects the value of, or the interests of such Issuer in, the related Lease, Property or Mortgage Loan, the Property Manager shall, on behalf of such Issuer, and subject to the provisions of Section 2.03 to the same extent as if such Document Defect were a Collateral Defect, exercise such rights and remedies as such Issuer may have under Section 2.03 with respect to such Document Defect in such manner as it determines, in its good faith and reasonable judgment, is in the best interests of such Issuer.

(d) The Property Manager shall monitor the delivery of the Lease Files and the Loan Files to the Custodian, for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery of a commitment to issue a policy of owner’s title insurance in lieu of the delivery of the actual policy of owner’s title insurance shall not be considered a Document Defect with respect to any Lease File if such actual policy of insurance is delivered to the Custodian not later than 270 days after the Closing Date.

Section 2.03 Repurchase or Transfer and Exchange for Document Defects, Collateral Defects and Breaches of Representations and Warranties.

(a) If any party hereto discovers or receives notice that any document required to be included in any Loan File or Lease File is missing (after the date it is required to be delivered) or is otherwise deficient or that there exists a breach of any representation or warranty relating to any Mortgage Loan, Property or Lease set forth in Section 2.20, Section 2.21 or Section 2.22 of the Indenture and if such absence, deficiency or breach materially and adversely affects (a) the interests of the applicable Issuer in, or the value of, such Mortgage Loan, Property or Lease or (b) the collectability or enforceability of the Lease or Mortgage with respect to the Property (a “Collateral Defect”), the party discovering such Collateral Defect shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other parties hereto. Promptly upon becoming aware of any such Collateral Defect, the Property Manager shall request that such Issuer, not later than 60 days from the receipt by such Issuer of such request, (i) cure such Collateral Defect in all material respects, (ii) cause such Property, Lease or Mortgage Loan to be released from the Collateral in accordance with Section 7.04 of this Agreement, or (iii) substitute one or more Qualified Substitute Properties for the subject Property, one or more Qualified Substitute Properties or Qualified Substitute Loans for the subject Mortgage Loan or one or more Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases for the subject Hybrid Lease in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.01 of this Agreement; provided that if (i) such Collateral Defect is capable of being cured but not within such 60-day period, (ii) such

 

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Issuer has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Collateral Defect within such 60-day period, and (iii) such Issuer shall have delivered to, the Property Manager, the Indenture Trustee and the Custodian a certification executed on behalf of such Issuer by an officer thereof setting forth the reason such Collateral Defect is not reasonably capable of being cured within an initial 60-day period and what actions such Issuer is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that such Issuer anticipates that such Collateral Defect will be cured within an additional period not to exceed 60 more days, then such Issuer shall have up to an additional 60 days commencing on the 61st day from receipt by such Issuer of such request to complete such cure.

(b) If an Issuer has elected to release or to substitute one or more of the Properties or Mortgage Loans and the Property Manager and/or such Issuer has delivered the Officer’s Certificates referenced in Sections 7.01 and 7.04, respectively, the Property Manager shall, and is hereby authorized and empowered by such Issuer and the Indenture Trustee to, prepare, execute and deliver in its own name, on behalf of such Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, or any of them, the endorsements, assignments and other documents contemplated by Section 7.01 or Section 7.04 necessary to effectuate an exchange or release pursuant to Section 2.03(a), and such Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver any limited powers of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit D prepared by the Property Manager and necessary to permit the Property Manager to do so; provided, however, that none of the applicable Issuer, the applicable Issuer Member, the applicable Issuer board of managers, the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall be held liable for any misuse of any such power of attorney by the Property Manager and the Property Manager hereby agrees to indemnify such Issuer, such Issuer Member, such Issuer board of managers, the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent against, and hold such Issuer, such Issuer Member, such Issuer board of managers, the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent harmless from, any loss or liability arising from any misuse of such power of attorney. In connection with any such release or substitution by an Issuer, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as appropriate, shall concurrently deliver the related Lease File or Loan File, as applicable, to such Issuer.

(c) Subject to the terms of the Guaranty, this Section 2.03 provides the sole remedies available to the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders with respect to any Collateral Defect. If any Issuer defaults on its obligations to release or substitute for any Property or Mortgage Loan as contemplated by Section 2.03(a), such default shall be deemed an Event of Default under the Indenture and the Property Manager shall promptly notify the Indenture Trustee and any applicable Rating Agency and shall take such actions with respect to the enforcement of such obligations, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings, and the Property Manager shall notify the Controlling Party of each Series of any proposed action and, prior to the Property Manager taking such action, such Controlling Parties shall consent to such action. Any and all expenses incurred by the Property Manager or the Indenture Trustee with respect to the foregoing shall constitute Property Protection Advances in respect of the affected Property or Mortgage Loan.

 

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Section 2.04 Non Petition Agreement.

Each Issuer will cause each party to any Purchase and Sale Agreement to covenant and agree that such party shall not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, any Issuer, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding, or any other proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law.

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF PROPERTIES, LEASES AND MORTGAGE LOANS

Section 3.01 Administration of the Properties, Leases and Mortgage Loans.

(a) Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall service and administer the Properties, Leases and Mortgage Loans that it is obligated to service and administer pursuant to this Agreement on behalf of the Issuers and in the best interests and for the benefit of the Noteholders and the holders of the Issuer Interests (as a collective whole), in accordance with any and all applicable laws and the terms of this Agreement, the Property Insurance Policies and the respective Leases and Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, in accordance with the Servicing Standard. Without limiting the foregoing, and subject to Section 3.18, (i) the Property Manager shall service and administer each Lease (and each related Property) and each Mortgage Loan as to which no Servicing Transfer Event has occurred and each Corrected Unit, and (ii) the Special Servicer shall service and administer each Lease (and each related Property) and each Mortgage Loan as to which a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred and that is not a Corrected Unit or has not been released from the Lien of the related Mortgage in accordance with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; provided, however, that the Property Manager shall continue to collect information and prepare and deliver all reports to the Indenture Trustee and each Issuer required hereunder with respect to any Specially Managed Unit (and the related Mortgage or Leases), and further to render such incidental services with respect to any Specially Managed Unit as are specifically provided for herein. No direction, consent or approval or lack of direction, consent or approval of any Controlling Party or the Requisite Global Majority may (and the Special Servicer or the Property Manager will ignore and act without regard to any such advice or approval or lack of approval that the Special Servicer or the Property Manager has determined, in its reasonable, good faith judgment, would) (A) require or cause the Special Servicer or the Property Manager to violate applicable law, the Servicing Standard (unless STORE Capital is the Property Manager or Special Servicer, as applicable) or the terms of any Mortgage Loan or any Lease or (B) expand the scope of the Property Manager’s or Special Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement. In addition, neither the Property Manager nor the Special Servicer, acting in its individual capacity, shall take any action or omit to take any action as lessor of any Property or holder of any Mortgage Loan if such action or omission would materially and adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders or the Issuer Interests, or any Issuer. None of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or the Back-Up Manager shall be liable to the Indenture Trustee, any Noteholder or any other Person for following any direction of a Controlling Party hereunder.

(b) Subject to Section 3.01(a), the Property Manager and the Special Servicer each shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer, in its own name, with respect to each of the Properties, Leases and Mortgage Loans it is obligated to service hereunder, is hereby authorized and empowered by the applicable Issuer and the Indenture Trustee to execute and deliver, on behalf of each such Issuer and the Indenture Trustee: (i) any and all UCC Financing Statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by any Mortgage or other security document in the related Lease File or Loan File on the related Collateral; (ii) in accordance with the Servicing Standard and subject to Section 3.16, any and all modifications, waivers, amendments or consents to or with respect to any documents contained in the related Lease File or Loan File, other than the Transaction Documents, (iii) subject to the Servicing Standard, all documents to be executed by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the last sentence of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances and (iv) any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments. Subject to Section 3.08, each applicable Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall, at the written request of a Servicing Officer of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, execute and deliver to the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, any limited powers of attorney (substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto) and other documents furnished by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and necessary or appropriate to enable it to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, however, that none of the Issuers, the Issuer Members or the Indenture Trustee shall be held liable for any misuse of any such power of attorney by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer and each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer hereby agree to indemnify each Issuer, the Issuer Members and the Indenture Trustee against, and hold each Issuer, the Issuer Members and the Indenture Trustee harmless from, any cost, loss or liability arising from any misuse by of such power of attorney. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Property Manager shall not, without the Indenture Trustee’s written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Indenture Trustee’s name without indicating the Indenture Trustee’s representative capacity or (ii) take any action with the intent to cause, and which actually does cause, the Indenture Trustee to be registered to do business in any state.

(c) Promptly after any request therefor, the Property Manager shall provide to the Indenture Trustee: (i) the most recent inspection report prepared or obtained by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer in respect of each Property pursuant to Section 3.10(a); (ii) the most recent available operating statement and financial statements of the related Tenant or Borrower collected by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10(d), together with the accompanying written reports to be prepared by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 3.10(b); and (iii) any and all notices and reports with respect to any Property as to which environmental testing is contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

(d) The relationship of each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer to each Issuer and the Indenture Trustee under this Agreement is intended by the parties to be and shall be that of an independent contractor and not that of a joint venturer, partner or agent.

(e) The Property Manager agrees to service and administer Excluded Assets on behalf of the applicable Issuers, in accordance with any and all applicable laws, the Property Insurance Policies and the respective Leases and Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, in accordance with the Servicing Standard. Unless and until an Excluded Asset is added to the Collateral Pool as a Qualified Substitute Property, the terms of this Agreement that relate to the Collateral Pool, including Articles III (other than this Section 3.01(e)), Article IV, Article V, Article VI and Article VII, shall not apply with respect to any Excluded Assets.

 

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Section 3.02 Collection of Monthly Lease Payments and Monthly Loan Payments; General Receipts Accounts; Lockbox Transfer Accounts; Collection Account; Release Account.

(a) Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall undertake reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Leases and the Mortgage Loans it is obligated to service hereunder and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement, follow such collection procedures as it would follow were it the owner of such Leases and Mortgage Loans. Consistent with the foregoing and the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer or the Property Manager, as the case may be, may waive any Net Default Interest or late payment charge it is entitled to in connection with any delinquent payment on a Lease or Mortgage Loan it is obligated to service hereunder.

(b) The Property Manager shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, one or more accounts (each, a “General Receipts Account”) with one or more banks (each, a “General Receipts Account Bank”). On or prior to the applicable Series Closing Date (or, if later, the date the related Lease or Mortgage Loan is first included in the Collateral Pool), the Property Manager shall instruct each Tenant and Borrower to make all payments into a General Receipts Account. Each General Receipts Account shall (i) be maintained at an institution that satisfies the institutional requirements of clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition of Eligible Account or (ii) is otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agencies (as evidenced by written confirmation from such Rating Agencies) and may be an account to which payments relating to other assets serviced or managed by the Property Manager are paid; provided, that such account shall be in the nature of a clearing account and STORE Capital or any successor thereto (except for successor Property Managers not affiliated with STORE Capital) shall not have access to, or control over, such account. Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall, on or prior to each Series Closing Date (or, if applicable, such other date of acquisition), as to those Leases and Mortgage Loans it is obligated to service hereunder, instruct the related Tenant or Borrower to make all Monthly Lease Payments and Monthly Loan Payments to a General Receipts Account. The Property Manager shall cause all amounts deposited into the General Receipts Account with respect to the Collateral to be transferred to the Collection Account or the Lockbox Transfer Account within one Business Day after such funds have been identified, cleared and become available in accordance with the polices of the General Receipts Account Bank.

(c) The Property Manager may establish and maintain one or more segregated accounts in the name of the Property Manager on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, held for the benefit of the Noteholders (each, a “Lockbox Transfer Account”) with one or more banks (each, a “Lockbox Transfer Account Bank”). Each Lockbox Transfer Account shall be an Eligible Account. Each Lockbox Transfer Account shall be subject to an Account Control Agreement among the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Indenture Trustee and the applicable Lockbox Transfer Account Bank. Except as expressly permitted herein, neither the Property Manager nor any Issuer will have any right of withdrawal from the Lockbox Transfer Account, and each of the Property Manager and the Back-Up Manager hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not withdraw, or direct any Person to withdraw, any funds from the Lockbox Transfer Account.

 

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(d) The Property Manager shall establish and maintain one segregated account in the name of the Issuers for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders, for the collection of payments on and other amounts received in respect of the Leases, the Properties and the Mortgage Loans (collectively, the “Collection Account”), which shall be established in such manner and with the type of depository institution (the “Collection Account Bank”) specified in this Agreement. The Collection Account Bank shall be maintained at KeyBank. The Collection Account shall be an Eligible Account. If the Collection Account Bank is not the same depository institution as the Indenture Trustee, then the Collection Account will be subject to an Account Control Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to which the Collection Account Bank agrees to follow the instructions of the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Collection Account and the amounts on deposit therein. Subject to Section 3.04, neither the Property Manager nor any Issuer will have any right of withdrawal from the Collection Account, and the Property Manager hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not withdraw, or direct any Person to withdraw, any funds from the Collection Account; provided, however, that the Property Manager may, on behalf of the applicable Issuer, at any time make withdrawals from the Collection Account in respect of amounts relating to Excluded Assets. The Collection Account shall be maintained by the Collection Account Bank as a segregated account, separate and apart from trust funds created for trust certificates or bonds of other series serviced and the other accounts of the Property Manager.

(e) The Property Manager shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the Collection Account, on each Business Day and within two (2) Business Days after receipt, the following payments and collections received or made by or on behalf of the Property Manager on or after the later of the related Series Closing Date and the applicable Transfer Date (other than payments due before the applicable Transfer Date) or, in the case of collections and payments to the General Receipts Account, on each Business Day, the Property Manager shall instruct each General Receipts Account Bank to transfer the following payments and collections deposited in the General Receipts Account prior to the end of such Business Day (A) to the Lockbox Transfer Account and, within one Business Day thereafter from the Lockbox Transfer Account into the Collection Account or (B) directly into the Collection Account, in each case, immediately after such funds have been identified, cleared and become available in accordance with the policies of the General Receipts Account Bank:

(i) all payments on account of Monthly Lease Payments and Monthly Loan Payments;

(ii) all payments of other amounts payable by the Tenants on the Leases and Borrowers on the Mortgage Loans, except for escrows and impounds and including without limitation amounts in respect of Additional Servicing Compensation pursuant to Section 3.09;

 

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(iii) all Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of any Property, Lease or Mortgage Loan other than (A) proceeds applied to the restoration of property or released to the related Tenant or Borrower in accordance with this Agreement, or (B) proceeds deposited into the Release Account in accordance with this Agreement because such amounts were greater than or equal to the Collateral Value of the related Property or Mortgage Loan;

(iv) the Release Price from the release of any Property to the extent not deposited into the Release Account; and the Release Price from the release of any Property transferred from the Release Account to the Collection Account pursuant to this Agreement and all proceeds representing earnings on investments in the Release Account (including interest on any Permitted Investments) made with such proceeds;

(v) any amounts required to be deposited by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer in the Collection Account in connection with losses resulting from a deductible clause in a blanket hazard insurance policy;

(vi) any amounts paid by any party to indemnify the Issuers, the Issuer Members, the Indenture Trustee, the Property Manager, Back-Up Manager or the Special Servicer pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or the Indenture;

(vii) any amounts received on account of payments under the guaranties provided by related Lease Guarantors or Loan Guarantor; and

(viii) any other amounts required to be so deposited under this Agreement.

Upon receipt of any of the amounts described in clauses (i) through (iii) above with respect to any Specially Managed Unit, the Special Servicer shall promptly but in no event later than the second Business Day after receipt remit such amounts to the Property Manager for deposit into the Collection Account in accordance with the third preceding paragraph, unless the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that a particular item should not be deposited because of a restrictive endorsement or other reasonably appropriate reason. With respect to any such amounts paid by check to the order of the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall endorse such check to the order of the Property Manager and shall deliver promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day after receipt, any such check to the Property Manager by overnight courier, unless the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that a particular item cannot be so endorsed and delivered because of a restrictive endorsement or other reasonably appropriate reason.

(f) The Property Manager shall establish and maintain at a bank designated by the Indenture Trustee a Release Account. The Release Account shall be an Eligible Account. The funds held in the Release Account may be held as cash or invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.05(a). The Release Account and the amounts on deposit therein will be pledged to the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture. The Property Manager will deposit or cause to be deposited in the Release Account, on the date of receipt, (i) the Release Price from the sale of any Released Property or Released Loan (other than any Series Collateral Release Price (except for any excess proceeds as described in the following sentence) or Relinquished Property Proceeds deposited into the Exchange Account pursuant to Section 7.10 herein and the applicable Master Exchange Agreement) and (ii) provided that such amounts are greater than or equal to the Collateral Value of the related Property or Mortgage Loan,

 

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Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and proceeds of an Insured Casualty. For the avoidance of doubt, any Series Collateral Release Price received will be deposited into the Collection Account in accordance with the Indenture, and any excess proceeds remaining after prepaying the applicable Series of Notes in connection with a Series Collateral Release will be remitted to the Release Account as a Release Price. Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, Relinquished Property Proceeds in the Exchange Account may be transferred to the Release Account following the occurrence of certain events specified therein and, in accordance with Section 3.05(b), such Relinquished Property Proceeds may be used to acquire a Qualified Substitute Property.

Section 3.03 Advances.

(a) Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall, as to those Properties and Mortgage Loans it is obligated to service hereunder, maintain accurate records with respect to each Property and Mortgage Loan reflecting the status of real estate taxes, ground rents, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon, and Ground Lease renewals and the status of insurance premiums payable in respect thereof that, in each case, the related Tenant or Borrower is contractually or legally obligated to pay under the terms of the applicable Lease or Mortgage Loan, and, subject to Section 3.03(c) below, the Property Manager shall effect payment thereof, as an Advance or otherwise as payment of an Emergency Property Expense from funds on deposit in the Collection Account, as described below, if not paid by such Tenant or Borrower prior to the applicable penalty or termination date, promptly after the Property Manager or Special Servicer, as applicable, receives actual notice from any source of such nonpayment by such Tenant or Borrower. For purposes of effecting any such payment for which it is responsible, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall apply Escrow Payments as allowed under the terms of the related Lease or Mortgage Loan or, if such Lease or Mortgage Loan does not require the related Tenant or Borrower to escrow for the payment of real estate taxes, assessments and insurance premiums, each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall, as to those Leases and Mortgage Loans it is obligated to service hereunder, enforce the requirement of the related Lease and Mortgage Loan that such Tenant or Borrower make payments in respect of such items at the time they first become due.

(b) In the event that (i) a Monthly Lease Payment, or any portion thereof, on any Lease, or a Monthly Loan Payment, or any portion thereof, on any Mortgage Loan, has not been made on the related Due Date or (ii) the Notes of any Series are not paid in full on the related Rated Final Payment Date or (iii) any Property has become untenanted, then the Property Manager, subject to its determination that such amounts are not Nonrecoverable Advances, will be obligated to make a P&I Advance; provided, that the Property Manager will not be required to make any advance to cover (A) any resulting shortfall in the scheduled payment of principal on any Class of Notes on or after the Anticipated Repayment Date, (B) the Make Whole Amount, (C) Post-ARD Additional Interest, (D) Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest or (E) the Interest Carry-Forward Amount. The Property Manager will be required to deposit such P&I Advance into the Payment Account not later than 11:00 a.m. New York time on the Remittance Date, in an amount equal to the excess of (x) the scheduled monthly amount required to be paid with respect to principal and interest on the Notes on the related Payment Date, over (y) the amount on deposit in the Payment Account prior to such deposit by the Property Manager, taking into account all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that are required to be transferred to the Payment Account for such

 

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Payment Date. If a late payment of a Monthly Lease Payment is received on or prior to the Remittance Date, the Property Manager shall immediately set-off such late payment against such P&I Advance, and no interest shall be payable on such P&I Advance unless such late payment shall have been received too late on the date of its receipt for the Property Manager to invest such funds. On or before 5:00 p.m. New York time on the Remittance Date in the event that that the full amount of any P&I Advance required to be made by the Property Manager has not been so made, the Indenture Trustee shall provide notice of such failure to a Servicing Officer of the Property Manager and the Back-Up Manager. The Back-Up Manager, as successor Property Manager, will be required to make any required P&I Advance by 11:00 a.m. New York City time on the related Payment Date to the extent that any P&I Advance required to be made by the Property Manager pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence is not made and the Back-Up Manager, as successor Property Manager, receives notice thereof, subject to the Back-Up Manager’s sole discretion exercised in good faith and in accordance with Section 3.03(g) below, that the P&I Advance will not be a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Property Manager (including the Back-Up Property Manager, as successor Property Manager) fails to make such Advance, the Indenture Trustee will be required to make any required P&I Advance by 3:00 p.m. New York City time on the related Payment Date to the extent that any P&I Advance required to be made by the Property Manager pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence is not made and the Indenture Trustee receives notice thereof, subject to the Indenture Trustee’s sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the P&I Advance will ultimately be recoverable from subsequent payments or collections on or in respect of Mortgage Loans, Leases or the Properties.

(c) In accordance with the Servicing Standard, the Property Manager shall advance with respect to each Property any and all Property Protection Advances; provided that the particular advance would not, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance and a prudent property manager would make such advance. The Property Manager shall not have any obligation under this Section 3.03(c) to advance any funds in respect of real estate taxes or premiums on Insurance Policies that the related Tenant or Borrower or the applicable Issuer is not contractually or legally obligated to pay, nor to monitor the timely payment of real estate taxes and insurance premiums the payment of which is the responsibility of a person other than such Tenant, Borrower or Issuer, unless it has actual knowledge of the non-payment of such items and would otherwise make such advance in accordance with the Servicing Standard. The Back-Up manager, as successor Property Manager, will be required to make any required Property Protection Advance to the extent that any Property Protection Advance required to be made by the Property Manager pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence is not made and the Back-Up Manager, as successor Property Manager, receives notice thereof, subject to the Back-Up Manager’s sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Property Protection Advance will not be a Nonrecoverable Advance. The Indenture Trustee will be required to make any required Property Protection Advance to the extent that any Property Protection Advance required to be made by the Property Manager (or the Back-Up Manager, as successor Property Manager) pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence is not made and the Indenture Trustee receives notice thereof, subject to the Indenture Trustee’s sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Property Protection Advance will ultimately be recoverable from subsequent payments or collections on or in respect of Leases, Properties or Mortgage Loans.

 

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(d) All Advances, together with Advance Interest thereon, shall be reimbursable in the first instance from collections from the related Leases, Properties and Mortgage Loans and further as provided in Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture.

(e) If, prior to making any Property Protection Advance, the Property Manager shall have determined, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (i) that such Property Protection Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, and (ii) that the payment of such cost, expense or other amount for which a Property Protection Advance might be made is nonetheless in the best interest of the Noteholders, the Property Manager shall, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, withdraw funds from the Collection Account and use such funds in order to pay such costs, expenses and other amounts (collectively, “Emergency Property Expenses”) to the extent necessary to preserve the security interest in, and value of, any Property or Mortgage Loan, as applicable. Any such funds withdrawn from the Collection Account to pay Emergency Property Expenses shall not constitute part of the Available Amount on any Payment Date.

(f) The determination by the Property Manager (or the Back-Up Manager as successor Property Manager) that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be in accordance with (i) with respect to Property Protection Advances, the Servicing Standard and (ii) with respect to P&I Advances, Section 3.03(g) below, and, in each case, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered promptly to each Issuer and to the Indenture Trustee setting forth the basis for such determination. The determination by the Indenture Trustee that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be made in good faith. The Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely on any determination by the Property Manager that an Advance, if made, would be a Nonrecoverable Advance.

(g) In making a nonrecoverability determination with respect to any P&I Advance, the Property Manager (including the Back-Up Manager as successor Property Manager) and the Special Servicer may only consider the obligations of the Issuers under the terms of the Transaction Documents as they may have been modified, the related Collateral in its “as is” or then current conditions and the timing and availability of anticipated cash flows as modified by such party’s assumptions regarding the possibility and effect of future adverse changes, together with such other factors, including but not limited to an estimate of future expenses, timing of recovery, the inherent risk of a protracted period to complete liquidation or the potential inability to liquidate Collateral as a result of intervening creditor claims or of a bankruptcy proceeding affecting any Issuer and the effect thereof on the existence, validity and priority of any security interest encumbering the Collateral, the direct and indirect equity interests in the Issuers, available cash on deposit in the Collection Account, the future allocations and disbursements of cash on deposit in the Collection Account, and the net proceeds derived from any of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall take into account amounts on deposit in the Post-Closing Acquisition Reserve Account in making any nonrecoverability determination with respect to any P&I Advance.

 

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Section 3.04 Withdrawals From the Collection Account, Release Account and Liquidity Reserve Account.

(a) The applicable Account Control Agreement shall provide that on each Remittance Date the Collection Account Bank shall deliver the Available Amount by wire transfer of immediately available funds for deposit into the Payment Account for application by the Indenture Trustee to make payments in accordance with the priorities set forth pursuant to Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture. On or prior to each Remittance Date, the Property Manager may withdraw funds from the Collection Account to pay the Property Management Fee, Back-Up Fee, Workout Fees, Liquidation Fees, Additional Servicing Compensation, any applicable Special Servicing Fee due and payable to the Property Manager, Back-Up Manager and Special Servicer, and to pay any Emergency Property Expenses (pursuant to Section 3.03(e)) and Advances (including Nonrecoverable Advances) plus interest thereon (including to reimburse the Indenture Trustee therefor); provided, however, that no other amounts may be withdrawn from the Collection Account by the Property Manager, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Funds withdrawn by the Property Manager for the payment of the Property Management Fee, Back-Up Fee, Workout Fees, Liquidation Fees, Additional Servicing Compensation, any reimbursements of Advances (including Nonrecoverable Advances) plus interest thereon, and any applicable Special Servicing Fee shall not constitute part of the Available Amount on any Payment Date.

(b) In addition, on any Payment Date after the Triple A Notes have been repaid in full, the Property Manager may direct the Indenture Trustee to release all (but not less than all) amounts held in the Liquidity Reserve Account to or at the direction of the Issuers in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. Pursuant to the Indenture, upon such direction of the Property Manager, the Indenture Trustee shall release any and all amounts held in the Liquidity Reserve Account free and clear of the lien of the Indenture, and such funds shall no longer constitute Collateral.

Section 3.05 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, the Release Account, the Exchange Reserve Account and the Liquidity Reserve Account.

(a) The Property Manager shall direct the Collection Account Bank to invest the funds held in the Collection Account in one or more Permitted Investments selected by such Issuer bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, not later than the Business Day immediately preceding the next succeeding Remittance Date, which may be in the form of a standing direction. The Property Manager may direct any institution maintaining the Exchange Reserve Account to invest the funds held therein in one or more specific Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, prior to the Payment Date following the date of such direction, which may be in the form of a standing direction; provided, that such Permitted Investment must have (i) a short-term rating of not less than “A-2” by S&P and (ii) a maturity date prior to the Payment Date following the date of such direction. The Property Manager may direct any institution maintaining the Release Account to invest the funds held therein in one or more specific Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, not later than the Business Day immediately preceding the day such amounts are required to be distributed pursuant to this Agreement, which may be in the form of a standing direction. All such Permitted Investments in the Collection Account and the Release Account shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any investment of funds in the Collection Account and the Release Account shall be made in the name of the applicable Issuer for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee (in its capacity as such). The Property Manager may direct the Indenture Trustee to invest the funds held in the

 

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Liquidity Reserve Account in one or more Permitted Investments pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. The Property Manager shall promptly deliver to the Indenture Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee shall maintain continuous possession of, any Permitted Investment that is either (i) a “certificated security,” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, or (ii) other property in which a secured party may perfect its security interest by possession under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable law. All such Permitted Investments in the Collection Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, the Release Account and the Exchange Reserve Account shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any investment of funds in the Collection Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, the Release Account and the Exchange Reserve Account shall be made in the name of the applicable Issuer for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee (in its capacity as such). If amounts on deposit in the Collection Account, the Release Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account or the Exchange Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Property Manager shall:

(x) consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

(y) demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the Property Manager that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the Collection Account or the Release Account, as applicable.

(b) In the event that (i) any Issuer elects to release a Property or Mortgage Loan from the Collateral Pool under Section 2.03, Section 7.02 or Section 7.04, (ii) Relinquished Property Proceeds are transferred from the Exchange Account to the Release Account in accordance with the terms of the applicable Master Exchange Agreement and the Escrow Agreement or (iii) amounts in connection with a Series Collateral Release are deposited into the Release Account pursuant to Section 7.11(c) and the Indenture amounts deposited in the Release Account shall be applied by the Property Manager (or the Indenture Trustee based solely on the instructions of the Property Manager if the Property Manager is STORE Capital), first, to reimburse the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Indenture Trustee any amounts owed with respect to unreimbursed Extraordinary Expenses and Advances (plus Advance Interest) thereon and Emergency Property Expenses related to such Mortgage Loan, Lease or Property and to pay the expenses related to such release and, second, either to (i) allow any Issuer to acquire a Qualified Substitute Loan, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease or Qualified Substitute Property within twelve (12) months following the removal of the related Released Property or Released Loan or (ii) at the option of the Property Manager, be deposited as Unscheduled Proceeds into the Collection Account. Any amounts remaining in the Release Account following the twelve (12) month period from the related release shall be transferred as Unscheduled Proceeds into the Collection Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during an Early Amortization Period, all amounts in the Release Account shall be deposited as Unscheduled Proceeds into the Collection Account and applied as Unscheduled Principal Payments on the Payment Date following the commencement of such Early Amortization Period.

 

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(c) Whether or not the Property Manager directs the investment of funds in the Collection Account, the Release Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, or the Exchange Reserve Account, (i) interest and investment income realized on funds deposited therein, to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, for the Collection Account, the Release Account or the Exchange Reserve Account for each Collection Period, shall be added to the Available Amount for such Collection Period and (ii) interest and investment income realized on funds deposited therein, to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, for the Liquidity Reserve Account shall remain on deposit therein until released in accordance with the Indenture.

(d) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Indenture Trustee may take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings.

(e) Notwithstanding the investment of funds held in the Collection Account, the Release Account or the Exchange Reserve Account, for purposes of the calculations hereunder, including the calculation of the Available Amount, the amounts so invested shall be deemed to remain on deposit in the Collection Account, the Release Account or the Exchange Reserve Account, as applicable.

(f) Any actual losses sustained on the liquidation of a Permitted Investment in the Collection Account or the Release Account shall be deposited by the applicable Issuer immediately, but in no event later than one Business Day following such liquidation, into the Collection Account or the Release Account, as applicable.

Section 3.06 Maintenance of Insurance Policies: Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage.

(a) The Property Manager (other than with respect to Specially Managed Units) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Managed Units) shall use reasonable efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to cause the related Tenant or Borrower to maintain for each Property all insurance coverage as is required under the terms of the related Lease or Mortgage Loan, as applicable (including for the avoidance of doubt, any Environmental Policy); provided, that if and to the extent that any such Lease or Mortgage Loan permits the lessor thereunder any discretion (by way of consent, approval or otherwise) as to the insurance coverage that the related Tenant or Borrower is required to maintain, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall exercise such discretion in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard, with a view towards requiring insurance comparable to that required under other similar leases or mortgage loans with express provisions governing such matters; and provided, further, that, if and to the extent that a Lease or Mortgage Loan so permits, the related Tenant or Borrower shall be required to obtain the required insurance coverage from Qualified Insurers that have a claims-paying ability rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide. If such Tenant or Borrower does not maintain the required insurance or, with respect to any Environmental Policy in place as of the related Series Closing Date or Transfer Date, the Property Manager will itself cause such insurance to be maintained with Qualified Insurers; provided, that the Property Manager shall not be required to maintain such insurance if the Indenture Trustee (as

 

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mortgagee of record on behalf of the Noteholders) does not have an insurable interest or the Property Manager has determined (in its reasonable judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard) that either (i) such insurance is not available at a commercially reasonable rate and the subject hazards are at the time not commonly insured against by prudent owners of properties similar to the Property located in or around the region in which such Property is located or (ii) such insurance is not available at any rate. The Special Servicer shall also use reasonable efforts to cause to be maintained for each REO Property no less property insurance coverage than was previously required of the Tenant or Borrower under the related Mortgage or Lease and at a minimum, (i) hazard insurance with a replacement cost rider and (ii) comprehensive general liability insurance, in each case, in an amount customary for the type and geographic location of such REO Property and consistent with the Servicing Standard; provided, that all such insurance shall be obtained from Qualified Insurers that, if they are providing casualty insurance, shall have a claims-paying ability rated at least “A-:VIII” by A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide. The cost of any such insurance coverage obtained by either the Property Manager or the Special Servicer shall be a Property Protection Advance to be paid by the Property Manager. All such insurance policies shall contain (if they insure against loss to property) a “standard” mortgagee clause, with loss payable to the Property Manager, as agent of and for the account of the applicable Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, and shall be issued by an insurer authorized under applicable law to issue such insurance. Any amounts collected by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer under any such policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the related Property or amounts to be released to the related Tenant, in each case in accordance with the Servicing Standard) shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Indenture.

(b) The Property Manager or Special Servicer may satisfy its obligations under Section 3.06(a) by obtaining, maintaining or causing to be maintained a blanket or forced place insurance policy. If applicable, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain, or cause to be obtained and maintained on behalf of each applicable Issuer, a master forced place insurance policy or a blanket policy (or an endorsement to an existing policy) insuring against hazard losses (not otherwise insured by a Tenant or Borrower due to a default by such Tenant or Borrower under the insurance covenants of its Lease or Mortgage Loan or because a Tenant or Borrower permitted to self-insure fails to pay for casualty losses) on the applicable Properties that it is required to service and administer, which policy shall (i) be obtained from a Qualified Insurer having a claims-paying ability rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide and at least “A” by S&P, and (ii) provide protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required under Section 3.06(a). The Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall bear the cost of any premium payable in respect of any such blanket policy (other than blanket policies specifically obtained for Properties or REO Properties) without right of reimbursement; provided, that if the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, causes any Property or REO Property to be covered by such blanket policy, the incremental costs of such insurance applicable to such Property or REO Property shall constitute, and be reimbursable as, a Property Protection Advance to the extent that, except with respect to an REO Property, such blanket policy provides insurance that the related Tenant or Borrower, as applicable, has failed to maintain. If the Property Manager or Special Servicer, as applicable, causes any Property or REO Property to be covered by a force-placed insurance policy, the incremental costs of such insurance applicable to such Property or REO Property (i.e., other than any minimum or standby premium

 

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payable for such policy whether or not any Property or REO Property is covered thereby) shall be paid as a Property Protection Advance. Such policy may contain a deductible clause (not in excess of a customary amount) in which case the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as appropriate, shall, if there shall not have been maintained on the related Property or REO Property a hazard insurance policy complying with the requirements of Section 3.06(a) and there shall have been one or more losses that would have been covered by such policy, promptly deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy in connection with such loss or losses because of such deductible clause. The Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as appropriate, shall prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the Indenture Trustee and the applicable Issuer, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Any payments on such policy shall be made to the Property Manager as agent of and for the account of the applicable Issuer, the Noteholders and the Indenture Trustee.

(c) Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall at all times during the term of this Agreement (or, in the case of the Special Servicer, at all times during the term of this Agreement in which Specially Managed Units exist as part of the Collateral) keep in force with a Qualified Insurer having a claims paying ability rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide and at least “A” by S&P, a fidelity bond in such form and amount as would not adversely affect any rating assigned by any Rating Agency to the Notes (as evidenced in writing from each Rating Agency). Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall be deemed to have complied with the foregoing provision if an Affiliate thereof has such fidelity bond coverage and, by the terms of such fidelity bond, the coverage afforded thereunder extends to the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. Such fidelity bond shall provide that it may not be canceled without ten (10) days’ prior written notice to each Issuer.

Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall at all times during the term of this Agreement (or, in the case of the Special Servicer, at all times during the term of this Agreement in which Specially Managed Units exist as part of the Collateral) also keep in force with a Qualified Insurer having a claims-paying ability rated at least “A: VIII” by A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide and at least “A” by S&P, a policy or policies of insurance covering loss occasioned by the errors and omissions of its officers, employees and agents in connection with its servicing obligations hereunder, which policy or policies shall name the Indenture Trustee as an additional insured and shall be in such form and amount as would not adversely affect any rating assigned by any Rating Agency to the Notes (as evidenced in writing from each Rating Agency). Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall be deemed to have complied with the foregoing provisions if an Affiliate thereof has such insurance and, by the terms of such policy or policies, the coverage afforded thereunder extends to the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. Any such errors and omissions policy shall provide that it may not be canceled without ten (10) days’ prior written notice to each Issuer.

The Back-Up Manager (whether as Back-Up Manager, Property Manager or Special Servicer) shall at all times during the term of this Agreement maintain insurance in conformity with market requirements and shall keep in force with a Qualified Insurer having a claims paying ability rated by at least one of the following Rating Agencies of at least (a) “A3” by Moody’s, (b) “A-” by S&P, (c) “A-” by Fitch or (d) “A:X” by A.M. Best Company, Inc., (i) a fidelity bond (employee dishonesty insurance) in such form and amount as is consistent with the

 

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Servicing Standard, and (ii) a policy or policies of insurance covering loss occasioned by the errors and omissions of its officers and employees in connection with its servicing obligations hereunder, which policy or policies shall be in such form and amount as is consistent with the Servicing Standard. The Back-Up Manager shall cause any awards or other amounts payable under such policy or policies that result from the errors or omissions of its officers and employees in connection with its servicing obligations hereunder to be promptly remitted to the Indenture Trustee for application in accordance with the Indenture. The Back-Up Manager shall be deemed to have complied with the foregoing provision if an Affiliate thereof has such fidelity bond and/or errors and omissions coverage and, by the terms of such fidelity bond and/or errors and omissions policy, the coverage afforded thereunder extends to the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be.

Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall at all times during the term of this Agreement (or, in the case of the Special Servicer, at all times during the term of this Agreement in which Specially Managed Units exist as part of the Collateral) also, on behalf of each Issuer, keep in force with a Qualified Insurer having a claims-paying ability rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide and at least “A” by S&P, a lessor’s general liability insurance policy or policies, which policy or policies shall be in such form and amount as would not adversely affect any rating assigned by any Rating Agency to the Notes without giving effect to any Insurance Policy (as evidenced in writing from each Rating Agency). Any such general liability insurance policy shall provide that it may not be canceled without ten (10) days’ prior written notice to each Issuer and the Indenture Trustee. Any payments on such policy shall be made to the Property Manager as agent of and for the account of any applicable Issuer and the Indenture Trustee.

If the Property Manager (or its corporate parent), the Special Servicer (or its corporate parent) or the Back-Up Manager (or its corporate parent), as applicable, are rated not lower than “A” by S&P, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or the Back-Up Manager, as applicable, may self-insure with respect to any insurance coverage or fidelity bond coverage required hereunder, in which case it shall not be required to maintain an insurance policy with respect to such coverage; provided, that STORE Capital may not self-insure with respect to any such insurance coverage or fidelity bond.

Section 3.07 DSCR Reserve Account.

On each Payment Date occurring during any DSCR Sweep Period, the Indenture Trustee shall deposit funds into the DSCR Reserve Account in accordance with Section 2.11(b) and 2.18 of the Indenture. The DSCR Reserve Account shall be an Eligible Account. The Property Manager shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee a calculation of the Monthly DSCR on or before each Remittance Date. The Issuers grant to the Indenture Trustee a first-priority perfected security interest in the DSCR Reserve Account and any and all monies now or hereafter deposited in the DSCR Reserve Account as additional security for payment of the Notes. Until disbursed or applied in accordance herewith, the DSCR Reserve Account shall constitute additional security for the Notes. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Indenture Trustee may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies available to the Indenture Trustee, apply any sums then present in the DSCR Reserve Account to the payment of the Notes in such order and priority as set forth in the Indenture.

 

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Section 3.08 Issuers, Custodian and Indenture Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Lease Files and Loan Files.

(a) If from time to time, and as appropriate for servicing of any Mortgage Loan, Lease, assumption of a Lease, modification of a Lease or the re-lease or sale of any Property, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer shall otherwise require the use of any Lease File or Loan File, as applicable (or any portion thereof), the Custodian, upon written request of the Property Manager and receipt from the Property Manager of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit B-l attached hereto signed by a Servicing Officer thereof, or upon request of the Special Servicer and receipt from the Special Servicer of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit B-2 attached hereto, shall release such Lease File or Loan File, as applicable (or portion thereof) to the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. Upon return of such Lease File or Loan File, as applicable (or portion thereof) to the Custodian, or upon the Special Servicer’s delivery to the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate stating that (i) such Lease has become a Liquidated Lease or such Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and all amounts received or to be received in connection with such Lease are required to be deposited into the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.02(a) have been or will be so deposited or (ii) such Property or Mortgage Loan has been sold, a copy of the Request for Release shall be released by the Custodian to the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

(b) Within seven (7) Business Days of the Special Servicer’s request therefor (or, if the Special Servicer notifies each Issuer and the Indenture Trustee of an exigency, within such shorter period as is reasonable under the circumstances), each of the applicable Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Special Servicer, in the reasonable form supplied to such Issuer and the Indenture Trustee by the Special Servicer, any court pleadings, leases, sale documents or other documents reasonably necessary to the re-lease, foreclosure or sale in respect of any Mortgage Loan or Property or to any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Tenant or Borrower on the related Lease or Mortgage Loan or to obtain a judgment against an Tenant or Borrower, or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Lease or Mortgage Loan or otherwise available at law or in equity or to defend any legal action or counterclaim filed against such Issuer, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer; provided that each of such Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may alternatively execute and deliver to the Special Servicer, in the form supplied to such Issuer and the Indenture Trustee by the Special Servicer, a limited power of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit D issued in favor of the Special Servicer and empowering the Special Servicer to execute and deliver any or all of such pleadings or documents on behalf of such Issuer or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, provided, however, that neither the applicable Issuer nor the Indenture Trustee shall be held liable for any misuse of such power of attorney by the Special Servicer and the Special Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify such Issuer and the Indenture Trustee against, and hold such Issuer and the Indenture Trustee harmless from, any loss or liability arising from any misuse of such power of attorney. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall not, without the Indenture Trustee’s written consent (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Indenture Trustee’s name without indicating its representative capacity or (ii) take any action with the primary purpose of causing, and which actually does cause, the Indenture Trustee to be registered to do business in any state. Together with such pleadings or documents (or such power of attorney empowering the Special Servicer to execute the same on behalf of such Issuer and the Indenture Trustee), the Special Servicer shall deliver to each of such Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate requesting that such pleadings or documents (or such power of attorney empowering the Special Servicer to execute the same on behalf of such Issuer or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be) be executed by such Issuer or the Indenture Trustee and certifying as to the reason such pleadings or documents are required.

 

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Section 3.09 Servicing Compensation: Interest on Advances.

(a) As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Property Manager shall be entitled to receive the Property Management Fee with respect to each Property and Mortgage Loan included in the Collateral Pool (excluding the Specially Managed Units, if any). The Property Management Fee with respect to any Property and Mortgage Loan shall cease to accrue if the Property or Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Managed Unit. The right to receive the Property Management Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Property Manager’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. Earned but unpaid Property Management fees shall be distributable monthly on the Payment Date by the Indenture Trustee from the Available Amount pursuant to Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture. For the avoidance of doubt, no compensation shall be due to the Property Manager with respect to any Excluded Assets.

(b) On each Payment Date, the Property Manager shall be entitled to receive, and the Indenture Trustee shall distribute to the Property Manager from the Payment Account, all transaction, returned check, assumption, modification and similar fees and late payment charges received with respect to Mortgage Loans and Properties that are not Specially Managed Units. The Property Manager will also be entitled to any Default Interest collected on a Lease or Mortgage Loan, but only to the extent that (i) such Default Interest is allocable to the period (not to exceed 60 days) when the related Property or Mortgage Loan did not constitute a Specially Managed Unit and (ii) such Default Interest is not allocable to cover interest payable to the Property Manager or the Indenture Trustee with respect to any Advances made in respect of the related Property or Mortgage Loan.

(c) As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Special Servicing Fee with respect to each Specially Managed Unit. The Special Servicing Fee with respect to any Specially Managed Unit shall cease to accrue if (i) the related Property or Mortgage Loan is sold or otherwise released from the lien of the related Mortgage, or (ii) such Specially Managed Unit becomes a Corrected Unit. Earned but unpaid Special Servicing Fees shall be distributable monthly on the Payment Date by the Indenture Trustee out of general collections on the Leases, Mortgage Loans and the Properties on deposit in the Payment Account pursuant to Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture.

The Special Servicer’s right to receive the Special Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Special Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement.

(d) On each Payment Date, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive, and the Indenture Trustee shall distribute to the Special Servicer from the Payment Account, all returned check, assumption, modification and similar fees and late payment charges received on or with respect to the Specially Managed Units as Special Servicer Additional Servicing Compensation out of funds available for such purpose pursuant to Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture.

 

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(e) The Property Manager, Back-Up Manager and the Special Servicer shall each be required to pay all ordinary expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities under this Agreement, including fees of any subservicers retained by it; provided, however, that if KeyBank is the Back-Up Manager and assumes the role of Property Manager or Special Servicer hereunder, in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement it shall be permitted to engage third party valuation experts and other consultants to conduct appraisals at the cost of the Issuers. As and to the extent permitted by Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture, the Property Manager and the Indenture Trustee shall each be entitled to receive interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of each Advance and unreimbursed Extraordinary Expenses made by it for so long as such Advance is outstanding.

(f) As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Back-Up Manager shall be entitled to receive the monthly Back-Up Fee with respect to each Property and Mortgage Loan included in the Collateral Pool. The right to receive the monthly Back-Up Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Back-Up Manager’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. Earned but unpaid Back-Up Fees shall be payable monthly pursuant to Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture.

Section 3.10 Property Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements; Delivery of Certain Reports.

(a) The Property Manager shall inspect, or cause to be inspected, all Properties in the Collateral Pool at least once every five (5) years, with at least 20% of the Properties in the Collateral Pool to be inspected every year, including any Properties with Unit FCCRs below 1.0x. The Property Manager shall prepare a written report of each such inspection performed by it that sets forth in detail the condition of the related Property and that specifies the existence of (i) any sale or transfer of such Property, or (ii) any change in the condition or value of such Property that it, in its good faith and reasonable judgment, considers material.

(b) If a Lease or Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Managed Unit, the Special Servicer shall perform or obtain a physical inspection of the related Property as soon as practicable thereafter. The Special Servicer shall prepare a written report of each such inspection performed by it that sets forth in detail the condition of the related Property and that specifies the existence of (i) any sale or transfer of such Property, or (ii) any change in the condition or value of such Property that it, in its good faith and reasonable judgment, considers material. The Special Servicer shall deliver to each Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Property Manager a copy of each such written report prepared by it during each calendar quarter within 15 days of the end of such quarter.

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(d) The Special Servicer, in the case of any Specially Managed Unit, and the Property Manager, in the case of all other Leases and Mortgage Loans, shall make reasonable efforts to collect promptly from each related Tenant or Borrower and review annual and quarterly financial statements of such Tenant or Borrower and the Properties it operates as the same are required to be delivered by the Tenant or Borrower to the applicable Issuer under its Lease or Mortgage Loan.

Section 3.11 Quarterly Statement as to Compliance.

Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Issuers, to the Indenture Trustee and, in the case of the Special Servicer, to the Property Manager, within 60 days after the end of the first three calendar quarters of each year and within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year, an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to each signer thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer throughout the preceding calendar quarter, and of its performance under this Agreement, has been made under such officer’s supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complied in all material respects throughout such period with the minimum servicing standards in this Agreement and fulfilled in all material respects throughout such period its obligations under this Agreement or, if there was noncompliance with such standards or a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation in any material respect, such Officer’s Certificate shall include a description of such noncompliance or specify each such default, as the case may be, known to such officer and the nature and status thereof.

Section 3.12 Reports by Independent Public Accountants.

On or before April 30 of each year, each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer, at its expense, shall cause an independent, registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be) to furnish to each Issuer and the Indenture Trustee and, in the case of the Special Servicer, to the Property Manager a report containing such firm’s opinion that, on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm substantially in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the assertion made pursuant to Section 3.11 regarding compliance by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with the minimum servicing standards identified in the Uniform Single Attestation for Mortgage Bankers (to the extent applicable to commercial properties) during the preceding fiscal year is fairly stated in all material respects, subject to such exceptions and other qualifications that, in the opinion of such firm, such institute’s standards require it to report. In rendering such statement, such firm may rely, as to matters relating to direct servicing of leases and mortgage loans by Sub-Managers, upon comparable reports for examinations conducted substantially in accordance with such institute’s standards (rendered within one year of such report) of independent public accountants with respect to the related Sub-Managers.

 

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Section 3.13 Access to Certain Information; Delivery of Certain Information.

Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall afford to the other, to the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies and to the OTS, the FDIC and any other banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any Noteholder or holder of Issuer Interests, reasonable access to any documentation regarding the Leases, Mortgage Loans and Properties and its servicing thereof within its control, except to the extent it is prohibited from doing so by applicable law or contract or to the extent such information is subject to a privilege under applicable law to be asserted on behalf of an Issuer, the Noteholders or the holders of Issuer Interests. Such access shall be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, designated by it.

The Property Manager or the Special Servicer shall notify the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager of any Property whose Tenant has ceased to exercise its business activity on such Property within 30 days of becoming aware of such a circumstance.

Section 3.14 Management of REO Properties and Properties Relating to Defaulted Assets.

(a) At any time that a Property is not subject to a Mortgage Loan or a Lease or is subject to a Mortgage Loan or a Lease that is a Defaulted Asset or with respect to an REO Property, the Special Servicer’s decision as to how such Property or REO Property shall be managed and operated shall be based on the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer as to the best interest of the applicable Issuer and the Noteholders by maximizing (to the extent commercially feasible) the net after-tax revenues received by the applicable Issuer with respect to such property and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, in the same manner as would commercial loan and lease servicers and asset managers operating property comparable to the respective Property or REO Property under the Servicing Standard. The applicable Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Special Servicer may consult with counsel at the expense of the applicable Issuer in connection with determinations required under this Section 3.14(a). None of the Indenture Trustee, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer shall be liable to any Issuer, the Noteholders, the other parties hereto or each other, nor shall any Issuer be liable to any Noteholders or to the other parties hereto, for errors in judgment made in good faith in the exercise of their discretion while performing their respective responsibilities under this Section 3.14(a). Nothing in this Section 3.14(a) is intended to prevent the sale or release of a Property or REO Property pursuant to the terms and conditions contained elsewhere in this Agreement.

(b) With respect to any Property not subject to a Mortgage Loan or a Lease and any REO Property, the Special Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate such Property or REO Property for the benefit of the Issuers in accordance with the Servicing Standard. Subject to the foregoing, however, the Special Servicer shall have full power and authority to do any and all things in connection therewith as are consistent with the Servicing Standard and, consistent therewith, shall direct that the Property Manager make, and the Property Manager shall make, Property Protection Advances, or pay Emergency Property Expenses from funds on deposit in the Collection Account, necessary for the proper operation, management, maintenance and disposition of such Property or REO Property, including:

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(ii) all real estate and personal property taxes and assessments in respect of such Property or REO Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon (including taxes or other amounts that could constitute liens prior to or on parity with the lien of the related Mortgage);

(iii) any Ground Lease rents in respect of such Property or REO Property; and

(iv) all costs and expenses necessary to maintain, lease, sell, protect, manage, operate and restore such Property or REO Property.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Property Manager shall have no obligation to make any such Property Protection Advance if (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the applicable Issuer and the Indenture Trustee) the Property Manager determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that such payment would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. The Special Servicer shall submit requests to make Property Protection Advances to the Property Manager not more than once per month unless the Special Servicer determines on an emergency basis in accordance with the Servicing Standard that earlier payment is required to protect the interests of each Issuer and the Noteholders.

(c) If title to any REO Property is acquired by the Special Servicer on behalf of an Issuer, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued to the applicable Issuer and the Property Manager shall deliver to the applicable Rating Agency, the Indenture Trustee and the Issuers an amended Owned Property Schedule and Mortgage Loan Schedule reflecting the removal of the related Mortgage Loan from the Collateral Pool and the addition of any related Property to the Collateral Pool. Upon acquisition of such REO Property, the Special Servicer shall, if any amounts remain due and owing under the related Mortgage Note, cause the applicable Issuer to execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent a new Mortgage (along with appropriate UCC Financing Statements), as applicable, in favor of the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent to secure the lien of the Indenture. The Special Servicer shall remit to the Property Manager for deposit in the Collection Account or Release Account, as applicable, upon receipt, all REO Revenues, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of an REO Property.

Section 3.15 Release, Sale and Exchange of Defaulted Assets and Terminated Lease Properties.

(a) Subject to any additional requirements set forth in any applicable Series Supplement, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the applicable Issuer may release, sell or purchase, or permit the release, sale or purchase of, a Mortgage Loan or Property only on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 3.15 or as otherwise expressly provided in or contemplated by Section 2.03 and Article VII or elsewhere in this Agreement and the Master Exchange Agreement, as applicable.

(b) The Special Servicer and the Property Manager, as applicable, shall exercise reasonable efforts, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, to enforce a Defaulted Asset, including, without limitation, the commencement and prosecution of any eviction or foreclosure proceedings, as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments. In the event any Property becomes a Terminated Lease Property or an Issuer

 

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obtains title to an REO Property, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts, consistent with the Servicing Standard, to (i) with respect to such Terminated Lease Property, attempt to induce another Tenant to assume the obligations under the existing Lease, with or without modification, (ii) lease the Terminated Lease Property or REO Property under a new Lease on economically desirable terms or (iii) dispose of the Property or REO Property. The decision to enter into a lease assumption or re-lease the Terminated Lease Property or REO Property shall be made by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard. The Special Servicer shall pay all costs and expenses (other than costs or expenses that would, if incurred, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance) incurred by it in connection with the foregoing as a Property Protection Advance, and shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor as provided herein. If the Special Servicer is successful in leasing the Terminated Lease Property or REO Property, a new Appraised Value will be obtained by the Special Servicer for the Terminated Lease Property or REO Property in the Special Servicer’s discretion, and the costs of any such appraisal shall be a Property Protection Advance. If the Special Servicer leases any Terminated Lease Property or REO Property, the Property Manager shall deliver to the applicable Rating Agency, the Indenture Trustee and the Issuers an amended Owned Property Schedule reflecting the addition of such Lease to the Collateral Pool. Monthly Lease Payments on the modified or new Lease will be applied pursuant to the Indenture.

(c) If the Lease has not been assumed or the Terminated Lease Property or REO Property has not been leased to a new tenant and the Terminated Lease Property or REO Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage pursuant to Section 3.15(h) below within twenty-four (24) months of becoming a Terminated Lease Property or REO Property, the Special Servicer may offer to sell the Terminated Lease Property or REO Property pursuant to this Section 3.15, for a fair price, free and clear of the lien of the related Mortgage, if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that such a sale would be in the best interests of the Noteholders. No Interested Person shall be obligated to submit a bid to purchase any such Terminated Lease Property or REO Property. The Liquidation Proceeds shall be deposited into the Collection Account and applied as set forth herein.

(d) If and when the Special Servicer deems it necessary and prudent for purposes of establishing a fair price for any Terminated Lease Property or REO Property for purposes of conducting a sale of such Terminated Lease Property or REO Property pursuant to subsection (c) above, the Special Servicer is authorized to have an appraisal conducted by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser or other expert (the cost of which appraisal shall constitute a Property Protection Advance).

(e) Whether any cash bid constitutes a fair price for any Terminated Lease Property or REO Property for purposes of Section 3.15(c) shall be determined by the Special Servicer or, if such cash bid is from an Interested Person, by the Indenture Trustee or, if the expected Liquidation Proceeds with respect to such Terminated Lease Property or REO Property would be insufficient to provide reimbursement for all unreimbursed Advances made with respect to the subject Terminated Lease Property or REO Property, together with any related Advance Interest thereon, by the Property Manager. In determining whether any bid received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any Terminated Lease Property or REO Property, the Indenture Trustee shall be supplied with and may conclusively rely on the most recent appraisal conducted in accordance with Section 3.15(d) within the preceding 12-month period or, in the

 

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absence of any such appraisal, on a narrative appraisal prepared by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser or other expert retained by the Special Servicer, at Issuer’s cost or as a Property Protection Advance. Such appraiser shall be selected by the Special Servicer if the Special Servicer is not bidding with respect to a Terminated Lease Property or REO Property and shall be selected by the Property Manager if the Special Servicer is bidding, provided that if the Property Manager and the Special Servicer are the same Person and such Person is bidding, then such appraiser shall be selected by the Indenture Trustee. In determining whether any bid constitutes a fair price for any such Terminated Lease Property or REO Property, the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee (if applicable) or the Property Manager, as applicable, shall take into account, among other factors, the occupancy status and physical condition of the Terminated Lease Property or REO Property, the state of the local economy, and, with respect to Terminated Lease Properties, the period and amount of any delinquency on the effected Lease. In connection therewith, the Special Servicer may charge prospective bidders fees that approximate the Special Servicer’s actual costs in the preparation and delivery of information pertaining to such sales or evaluating bids without obligation to deposit such amounts into the Collection Account.

(f) The Special Servicer shall act on behalf of the applicable Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of any Terminated Lease Property or REO Property and the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. Any sale of a Terminated Lease Property or REO Property shall be free and clear of the lien of the Indenture and shall be final and without recourse to the applicable Issuer or the Indenture Trustee. If such sale is consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, none of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or the Indenture Trustee shall have any liability to any Issuer or any Noteholder with respect to the purchase price therefor accepted by the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be.

(g) The Special Servicer shall accept the first (and, if multiple bids are received contemporaneously, highest) cash bid received from any Person that constitutes a fair price for such Terminated Lease Property or REO Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to accept the highest cash bid if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that rejection of such bid would be in the best interests of the Noteholders, and the Special Servicer may accept a lower cash bid if it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that acceptance of such bid would be in the best interests of the Noteholders (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower bid is more likely to perform its obligations or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower bid are more favorable).

(h) At any time that a Terminated Lease Property or REO Property has not already been sold or leased pursuant to the terms hereof, the related Issuer may at its option (i) release the lien of the Indenture and the related Mortgage from such Terminated Lease Property or REO Property pursuant to Section 7.04 or (ii) exchange one or more Qualified Substitute Properties or Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases, as applicable, for the subject Terminated Lease Property or REO Property or Qualified Substitute Loans for the subject Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 7.01.

 

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(i) The Special Servicer shall, and is hereby authorized and empowered by the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee to, prepare, execute and deliver in its own name, on behalf of the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee or any of them, the endorsements, assignments and other documents necessary to effectuate a sale of a Terminated Lease Property or REO Property pursuant to this Section 3.15, and the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver any limited powers of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit D necessary to permit the Special Servicer to do so; provided, however, that none of the Issuers, the Issuer Members or the Indenture Trustee shall be held liable for any misuse of any such power of attorney by the Special Servicer and the Special Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify the Issuers, the Issuer Members and the Indenture Trustee against, and hold the Issuers, the Managers and the Indenture Trustee harmless from, any loss or liability arising from any misuse in the exercise of such power of attorney.

(j) The Special Servicer shall give the applicable Rating Agencies, the applicable Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Property Manager prompt written notice of its intention to sell any Terminated Lease Property or REO Property pursuant to this Section 3.15, in any event no more than two (2) Business Days following such sale.

(k) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Special Servicer determines that, with respect to a Defaulted Asset, a lease assumption with modification, or a re-lease, would maximize revenue received by the related Issuer, and the terms of such new or modified lease will include rent that is 60% or less than the rent previously received on the Defaulted Asset, then the Special Servicer shall enter into any such lease for no more than 10 years, so long as the Special Servicer determines that entering into such lease term would be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and in the best interests of the Noteholders.

Section 3.16 Renewals, Modifications, Waivers, Amendments; Consents and Other Matters.

(a) The applicable Issuer and the Property Manager may enter into renewals of Leases and new Leases that provide for rental rates comparable to existing local market rates and are on commercially reasonable terms. All Leases executed after the Initial Closing Date shall provide that they are subordinate to the Mortgage encumbering the applicable Property and that the lessee agrees to attorn to the Indenture Trustee or any purchaser at a sale by foreclosure or power of sale. The Indenture Trustee shall, at the request of the related Issuer or the Property Manager, enter into an SNDA with the Tenant under a Lease to the extent such Lease does not contain provisions subordinating such Lease to the lien of the related Mortgage and requiring the related Tenant to attorn and recognize the holders of the beneficial interests under such Mortgage or such other party as may acquire title to the related Property by foreclosure, deed-in-lieu thereof or otherwise. The Property Manager shall observe and perform the obligations imposed upon the lessor under the Leases in accordance with the Servicing Standard. The applicable Issuer shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, at the request of any party hereto all such further assurances, confirmations and assignments in connection with the Leases as may be required by such party.

(b) Except as specifically set forth herein, neither the applicable Issuer nor the Property Manager (i) shall amend or modify in any material respect, or terminate (other than in connection with a bona fide default by the Tenant or Borrower thereunder beyond any applicable notice or grace period or with respect to Lease Transfer Properties), any Lease or Mortgage Loan other than in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (ii) unless permitted by the related Lease or

 

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Mortgage Loan and remitted and initiated thereunder by the related Tenant or Borrower, shall not collect any rents or principal or interest more than one (1) month in advance (other than security deposits), and (iii) shall not execute any other assignment of lessor’s interest in the Leases or the rents or the related Issuer’s interest in the Mortgage Loan (except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the Leases or Mortgage Loans, as applicable). For the purpose of this section, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any extension of the term of a Lease or Mortgage Loan that does not reduce the rent or principal or interest, payable thereunder shall be deemed not to be material and any amendment or modification of a Lease or Mortgage Loan that reduces the term thereof or the rent, or principal or interest, payable thereunder shall be deemed to be material.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(i) The applicable Issuer, the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager and the Special Servicer, each may, consistent with the Servicing Standard, agree to any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of, forgive any payment on, and permit the release of the Tenant or Borrower on or any Lease Guarantor or Loan Guarantor, and approve of the assignment of a Tenant’s interest in its Lease or Borrower’s interest in its Mortgage Loan or the sublease of all or a portion of a Property (each, an “Amendment”) without the consent of the applicable Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Back-Up Manager or Noteholder or any other Person, provided that the Property Manager certifies to the Indenture Trustee that:

(A) such Amendment is entered into for a commercially reasonable purpose in an arm’s-length transaction on market terms; and

(B) subject to the provisions below, such Amendment shall not cause the Monthly DSCR to be less than 1.35; and

(C) in the reasonable judgment of the applicable Issuer, the Property Manager and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, such Amendment is in the best interest of the Noteholders and (other than in connection with a Tenant or Borrower default or with respect to Lease Transfer Properties) will not have an adverse effect on the Collateral Value of the related Property or Mortgage Loan.

(ii) Any Amendment that would cause the Monthly DSCR to fall below 1.35 shall require the approval of the Property Manager, if the Property Manager is not also the Special Servicer, in accordance with the Servicing Standard after notice thereof to the Indenture Trustee and Back-Up Manager. In the event that Property Manager shall fail to respond to any request for approval hereunder within such ten (10) Business Day period, the applicable Issuer may send a second notice, which shall state in capitalized, bold faced 16 point type at the top of the first page that: “If the Property Manager fails to approve or disapprove the proposed Amendment within ten (10) Business Days, the Amendment shall be deemed approved”, and if the Property Manager shall fail to respond to such second request within such ten (10) Business Day period, the Amendment shall be deemed approved by the Property Manager.

 

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(iii) Any Amendment in connection with a bona fide default by the Tenant or Borrower shall not be subject to the foregoing terms of this Section 3.16. Regardless of whether any Amendment is material or not, the Property Manager will give the Indenture Trustee prompt written notice thereof and shall indicate whether such action is being taken pursuant to the preceding sentence and upon request will deliver a copy of any documents executed in connection therewith to the Rating Agencies and the Indenture Trustee.

(iv) To the extent that the applicable Issuer is not entitled, under the terms of any Lease or Mortgage Loan, to withhold its consent to an assignment, subletting or assumption thereunder, the granting of such consent shall not be restricted by this Section 3.16.

(v) The limitations, conditions and restrictions set forth in Section 3.16(c)(i) above shall not apply to any Lease or Mortgage Loan with respect to which there exists a bona fide default by the related Tenant or Borrower, any Amendment or other action with respect to any Lease or Mortgage Loan that is required under the terms of such Lease or Mortgage Loan or that is solely within the control of the related Tenant or Borrower.

(vi) Neither the Property Manager nor the Special Servicer shall be required to oppose the confirmation of a plan in any bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving a Tenant or Borrower if in their reasonable and good faith judgment such opposition would not ultimately prevent the confirmation of such plan or one substantially similar.

(vii) The limitations, conditions and restrictions set forth in Section 3.16(c)(i) above shall not apply to the Property Manager’s or the Special Servicer’s ability to terminate a Lease or Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms thereof.

(d) The Issuers, the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall have no liability to the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders or to any other Person if its analysis and determination that the Amendment or other action contemplated by Section 3.16(c) would not materially reduce the likelihood of timely payment of amounts due thereon, or that such Amendment or other action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery to the related Issuer on a present value basis than would liquidation, should prove to be wrong or incorrect, so long as the analysis and determination were made on a reasonable basis in accordance with the Servicing Standard in good faith by the applicable Issuer, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be.

(e) The Property Manager and the Special Servicer each may, as a condition to its granting any request by a Tenant or Borrower for consent, modification, waiver or indulgence or any other matter or thing, the granting of which is within the Property Manager’s or Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, discretion pursuant to the terms of the instruments evidencing or securing the related Lease or Mortgage Loan and is permitted by the terms of this Agreement, require that such Tenant or Borrower, to the extent permitted by the subject Lease or Mortgage Loan, or, if not so permitted, the related Issuer, pay to the Property Manager or Special Servicer, as applicable, as additional servicing compensation a reasonable or customary fee for the additional services performed in connection with such request, together with any related costs and expenses incurred by it.

 

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(f) All modifications, waivers, amendments and other actions entered into or taken in respect of a Lease or Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.16 shall be in writing. Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall notify the other such party and each Issuer, the Back-Up Manager, the applicable Rating Agencies and the Custodian, in writing, of any modification, waiver, amendment or other action entered into or taken in respect of any Lease or Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.16 and the date thereof, and shall deliver to the Custodian for deposit in the related Lease File or Loan File an original counterpart of the agreements relating to such modification, waiver, amendment or other action, promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) following the execution thereof. In addition, following any Amendment or other action agreed to by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16(c) above, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver to each Issuer, to the Indenture Trustee and, in the case of the Special Servicer, to the Property Manager, an Officer’s Certificate certifying compliance with such subsection (c).

Section 3.17 Transfer of Servicing Between Property Manager and Special Servicer; Record Keeping.

(a) Upon determining that a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred with respect to any Lease or Mortgage Loan and if the Property Manager is not also the Special Servicer, the Property Manager shall immediately give notice thereof, and shall deliver the related Servicing File, to the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager and shall provide the Special Servicer with all information, documents (or copies thereof) and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such Lease or Mortgage Loan and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to the extent in Property Manager’s possession, to enable it to assume its functions hereunder with respect thereto without acting through a Sub-Manager. The Property Manager shall use its best efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of its receipt of Special Servicer’s request following the occurrence of each related Servicing Transfer Event.

Upon determining that a Specially Managed Unit has become a Corrected Unit and if the Property Manager is not also the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall immediately give notice thereof, and shall return the related Servicing File, to the Property Manager and, upon giving such notice and returning such Servicing File, to the Property Manager, (i) the Special Servicer’s obligation to service such Lease or Mortgage Loan shall terminate, (ii) the Special Servicer’s right to receive the Special Servicing Fee with respect to such Lease or Mortgage Loan, shall terminate and (iii) the obligations of the Property Manager to service and administer such Lease or Mortgage Loan shall resume, in each case, effective as of the first day of the following calendar month.

(b) In servicing any Specially Managed Unit, the Special Servicer shall provide to the Custodian, for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, originals of documents included within the definition of “Lease File” for inclusion in the related Lease File and “Loan File” for inclusion in the related Loan File (with a copy of each such original to the Property Manager), and copies of any additional related Lease and Mortgage Loan information, including correspondence with the related Tenant or Borrower.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Property Manager and the Special Servicer are the same Person, all notices, certificates, information and consents required to be given by the Property Manager to the Special Servicer or vice versa shall be deemed to be given without the necessity of any action on such Person’s part.

Section 3.18 Sub-Management Agreements.

(a) The Property Manager and the Special Servicer may enter into Sub-Management Agreements to provide for the performance by third parties of any or all of their respective obligations hereunder; provided, that, in each case, the Sub-Management Agreement: (i) is consistent with this Agreement in all material respects and requires the Sub-Manager to comply with all of the applicable conditions of this Agreement; (ii) provides that if the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall for any reason no longer act in such capacity hereunder (including by reason of a Servicer Replacement Event), the Back-Up Manager (or if the Back-Up Manager is then terminated and another successor has not been named, the Indenture Trustee) may thereupon assume all of the rights and, except to the extent they arose prior to the date of assumption, obligations of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, under such agreement or, alternatively, may terminate such Sub-Management Agreement without cause and without payment of any penalty or termination fee; (iii) provides that each Issuer, the Back-Up Manager, the Indenture Trustee, the other parties hereto and, as and to the extent provided herein, the third party beneficiaries hereof shall be third party beneficiaries under such agreement, but that (except to the extent the Indenture Trustee, Back-Up Manager or their respective designees assume the obligations of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, thereunder as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (ii) and, in such case, only from the date of such assumption) none of any Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Back-Up Manager, any other party hereto, any successor Property Manager or Special Servicer, as the case may be, any Noteholder or holder of Issuer Interests or any other third party beneficiary hereof shall have any duties under such agreement or any liabilities arising therefrom; (iv) permits any purchaser of a Property or Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement to terminate such agreement with respect to such purchased Property or Mortgage Loan at its option and without penalty; (v) does not permit the Sub-Manager to enter into or consent to any modification, waiver or amendment or otherwise take any action on behalf of the Property Manager or Special Servicer, as the case may be, contemplated by Section 3.16 hereof without the written consent of the Property Manager or Special Servicer, as the case may be; and (vi) does not permit the Sub-Manager any rights of indemnification that may be satisfied out of the Collateral. In addition, each Sub-Management Agreement entered into by the Property Manager shall provide that such agreement shall terminate with respect to any Lease and Property, and Mortgage Loan serviced thereunder at the time such Property or Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Managed Unit, and each Sub-Management Agreement entered into by the Special Servicer shall relate only to Specially Managed Units and shall terminate with respect to any such Property or Mortgage Loan that ceases to be a Specially Managed Unit.

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of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and in connection therewith, all amounts advanced by any Sub-Manager to satisfy the obligations of the Property Manager or Special Servicer hereunder to make Advances shall be deemed to have been advanced by the Property Manager or Special Servicer out of its own funds and, accordingly, such Advances shall be recoverable by such Sub-Manager in the same manner and out of the same funds as if such Sub-Manager were the Property Manager or Special Servicer. For so long as they are outstanding, Advances shall accrue Advance Interest in accordance with Sections 3.09(e), such interest to be allocable between the Property Manager and such Sub-Manager as they may agree. For purposes of this Agreement, the Property Manager and the Special Servicer each shall be deemed to have received any payment, and shall be obligated to handle such payment in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, when a Sub-Manager retained by it receives such payment. The Property Manager and the Special Servicer each shall notify the other, each Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager in writing promptly of the appointment by it of any Sub-Manager.

(b) Each Sub-Manager shall be authorized to transact business in the state or states in which the Properties or Mortgage Loans it is to service are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law.

(c) The Property Manager and the Special Servicer, for the benefit of each Issuer, shall (at no expense to an Issuer or the Indenture Trustee) monitor the performance and enforce the obligations of their respective Sub-Managers under the related Sub-Management Agreements. Such enforcement, including the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Sub-Management Agreements in accordance with their respective terms and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in its good faith and reasonable judgment, would require were it the owner of the Properties and Mortgage Loans. Subject to the terms of the related Sub-Management Agreement, the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall each have the right to remove a Sub-Manager retained by it at any time it considers such removal to be in the best interests of each Issuer.

(d) If the Property Manager or the Special Servicer ceases to serve as such under this Agreement for any reason (including by reason of a Servicer Replacement Event) and no successor Property Manager or Special Servicer, as the case may be, has succeeded to its rights and assumed its obligations hereunder or, in the case of the Special Servicer, no replacement Special Servicer has been designated pursuant to Section 5.06, so long as the Back-Up Manager is appointed as Property Manager and Special Servicer, as applicable, pursuant to Section 6.02, the Back-Up Manager shall succeed to the rights and assume the obligations of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer under any Sub-Management Agreement, unless the Back-Up Manager or the Indenture Trustee elects to terminate any such Sub-Management Agreement in accordance with its terms. In any event, if a Sub-Management Agreement is to be assumed by the Back-Up Manager, then the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as applicable, at its expense shall, upon request of the Back-Up Manager or the Indenture Trustee, deliver to the Back-Up Manager all documents and records relating to such Sub-Management Agreement and the Properties and the Mortgage Loans then being serviced thereunder and an accounting of amounts collected and held on behalf of it thereunder, and otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Sub-Management Agreement to the assuming party.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding any Sub-Management Agreement, the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall remain obligated and liable to each Issuer, the Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee and each other for the performance of their respective obligations and duties under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if each alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Properties and Leases for which it is responsible.

(f) Any fees paid by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to any Sub-Manager pursuant to any Sub-Management Agreement shall be paid solely from the Property Management Fee or the Special Servicing Fee, as applicable, and in no event shall such Sub-Manager have any claim against the Collateral with respect to such fees.

Section 3.19 Casualty.

(a) If any Property or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease shall be materially damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (an “Insured Casualty”), the applicable Issuer shall give prompt notice thereof to the Indenture Trustee and the Property Manager. Following the occurrence of an Insured Casualty, the applicable Issuer shall promptly (or shall promptly cause the Tenant or Borrower to) proceed to restore, repair, replace or rebuild the same to be of at least equal value and of substantially the same character as prior to such damage or destruction, all to be effected in accordance with applicable law; provided that if the Property Manager shall not direct the Indenture Trustee to make any amounts received in connection with such Insured Casualty available to reimburse the applicable Issuer for the costs of such restoration, repair, replacement or rebuilding, such Issuer shall not be required to perform such restoration, repair, replacement or rebuilding, provided, further, that such Issuer shall take at its own expense such steps as may be reasonably required to put and maintain the Improvements in a safe and secure condition. The expenses incurred by the Property Manager in the adjustment and collection of any amounts received in connection with an Insured Casualty shall be deemed a Property Protection Advance and be secured hereby and shall be reimbursed by the applicable Issuer to the Property Manager pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

(b) In case of loss or damages to a Property not securing a Mortgage Loan or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease covered by any of the Property Insurance Policies, the following provisions shall apply:

(i) In the event of an Insured Casualty that does not exceed the greater of (a) $100,000.00 or (b) five percent (5%) of the Fair Market Value of the applicable Property or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease, the applicable Issuer may settle and adjust any claim without the consent of the Property Manager and agree with the insurance company or companies on the amount to be paid upon the loss. In such case, such Issuer is hereby authorized to collect and to distribute such amounts distributed in connection with an Insured Casualty in accordance with the terms and provisions of the related Lease.

(ii) In the event an Insured Casualty shall exceed the greater of (a) $100,000.00 or (b) five percent (5%) of the Fair Market Value of the applicable Properties or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease, then and in that event, the applicable Issuer may settle and adjust any claim without the consent of the Property Manager and agree with the insurance company or companies on the amount to be paid on the loss and shall immediately deposit such amounts received in connection with an Insured Casualty into the Casualty and Condemnation Sub-Account, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and this Agreement.

 

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(iii) In the event of an Insured Casualty where the loss is in an aggregate amount more than the greater of (a) $100,000.00 or (b) five percent (5%) of the Fair Market Value of the applicable Properties or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease, and if, in the reasonable judgment of the Property Manager the Property can be restored within twenty-four (24) months to an economic unit not materially less valuable (including an assessment of the impact of the termination of any Leases due to such Insured Casualty) and not materially less useful than the same was prior to the Insured Casualty, then, if no Event of Default under the Indenture shall have occurred and be then continuing, the amounts received in connection with such an Insured Casualty (after reimbursement of any reasonable expenses incurred by the Property Manager) shall be collected by the Property Manager, and promptly delivered to and deposited by Indenture Trustee into the Casualty and Condemnation Proceeds Sub-Account, and shall be distributed to the applicable Issuer to reimburse such Issuer or the subject Tenant for the cost of restoring, repairing, replacing or rebuilding the Property or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease or part thereof subject to the Insured Casualty, in the manner set forth below, provided, the Indenture Trustee makes the amounts received in connection with such an Insured Casualty available for the same, such Issuer hereby covenants and agrees to commence and diligently prosecute, or cause the applicable Tenant to commence and diligently prosecute, such restoring, repairing, replacing or rebuilding; provided, that such Issuer or the subject Tenant shall pay all costs (and if required by the Property Manager, such Issuer shall deposit the total thereof with the Indenture Trustee in advance) of such restoring, repairing, replacing or rebuilding in excess of the net proceeds made available pursuant to the terms hereof.

(iv) Subject to clauses (i)-(iii) in this Section 3.19(b), an Issuer may elect for proceeds from an Insured Casualty or Condemnation to be (A) applied to the payment of the Notes without Make Whole Amount, (B) applied to reimburse the applicable Issuer or the subject Tenant for the cost of restoring, repairing, replacing or rebuilding the Property or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease or part thereof subject to the Insured Casualty, in the manner set forth below or (C) provided that such amounts are greater than or equal to the Collateral Value of the related Property, deposited into the Release Account to be used to acquire Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases or Qualified Substitute Loans, as applicable.

(v) In the event the applicable Issuer is entitled to reimbursement out of the amounts held by the Indenture Trustee, such amounts shall be disbursed from time to time by the Indenture Trustee, at the written direction of the Property Manager, upon the Property Manager being furnished with (1) evidence satisfactory to it of the estimated cost of completion of the restoration, repair, replacement and rebuilding, (2) funds or, at the Property Manager’s option, assurances reasonably satisfactory to the Property Manager that such funds are available, sufficient in addition to the proceeds to complete the proposed restoration, repair, replacement and rebuilding, and (3) such architect’s certificates,

 

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waivers of lien, contractor’s sworn statements, title insurance endorsements, bonds, plats of survey and such other reasonable evidences of cost, payment and performance as the Property Manager may reasonably require and approve. No payment made prior to the final completion of the restoration, repair, replacement and rebuilding shall exceed ninety percent (90%) of the value of the work performed from time to time; funds other than proceeds shall be disbursed prior to disbursement of such proceeds; and at all times, the undisbursed balance of such proceeds remaining in the hands of the Indenture Trustee, together with funds deposited for that purpose or irrevocably committed to the satisfaction of the Property Manager by or on behalf of such Issuer for that purpose, shall be at least sufficient in the reasonable judgment of the Property Manager to pay for the cost of completion of the restoration, repair, replacement or rebuilding, free and clear of all liens or claims for lien. Any surplus which may remain out of proceeds held by the Indenture Trustee after payment of such costs of restoration, repair, replacement or rebuilding shall be transferred to the Collection Account as Insurance Proceeds and be applied to the payment of the Notes as provided in subparagraph (iii)(A) above.

(vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any Permitted Lease shall obligate the Tenant thereunder to repair, restore or rebuild the affected Property after the occurrence of an Insured Casualty, the applicable Issuer, at the direction of the Property Manager, shall deposit the proceeds of an Insured Casualty in the Casualty and Condemnation Sub-Account and Indenture Trustee shall make such proceeds available, subject only to the conditions set forth in such Permitted Lease and the conditions set forth in the first sentence of subparagraph (iv) above.

(c) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (including in Section 3.20 below), in the case of loss or damages covered by any of the Property Insurance Policies with respect to a Property securing a Mortgage Loan or any Condemnation with respect to any such Property, the related proceeds shall be applied in accordance with the related Loan Documents.

Section 3.20 Condemnation.

(a) Each applicable Issuer shall promptly give the Property Manager written notice of the actual or threatened commencement of any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding of which Issuer receives notice (a Condemnation”) and shall deliver to the Property Manager copies of any and all papers served upon such Issuer in connection with such Condemnation. Following the occurrence of a Condemnation, the applicable Issuer shall, or shall promptly cause the related Tenant or Borrower to, proceed to restore, repair, replace or rebuild the same to the extent practicable to be of at least equal value and of substantially the same character as prior to such Condemnation, all to be effected in accordance with applicable law; provided that if the Property Manager shall not make the amounts received in connection with such Condemnation received by the Indenture Trustee available to reimburse such Issuer or Tenant or Borrower for the costs of such restoration, repair, replacement or rebuilding, such Issuer shall not be required to perform such restoration, repair, replacement or rebuilding; provided further that such Issuer shall take at its own expense such steps as may be reasonably required to put and maintain the Improvements in a safe and secure condition.

 

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(b) In the event of a Condemnation with respect to a Property not securing a Mortgage Loan or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease, the proceeds for which will not exceed the greater of (a) $100,000, or (b) five percent (5%) of the Fair Market Value of the applicable Property or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease, the applicable Issuer may settle and adjust any claim and release the lien of the Transaction Documents from the affected portion of the applicable Property or Improvements, as applicable, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee without the consent of the Property Manager and agree with the governmental authority having jurisdiction on the amount to be paid in connection with such Condemnation. In such case, the applicable Issuer is hereby authorized to collect and disburse the amounts received in connection with such Condemnation. In the event the amounts received in connection with a Condemnation shall exceed the greater of (i) $100,000, or (ii) five percent (5%) of the Fair Market Value of the applicable Property or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease, then in such event, the applicable Issuer may settle and adjust any claim without the consent of the Property Manager and agree with the condemning authority on the amount to be paid in connection with such Condemnation, and the amounts received in connection with such a Condemnation shall be due and payable solely to the Indenture Trustee and held in escrow by the Indenture Trustee in the Casualty and Condemnation Sub-Account, and disbursed by the Indenture Trustee, at the written direction of the Property Manager, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any Condemnation by any public or quasi-public authority (including, without limitation, any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of such a Condemnation), the applicable Issuer shall continue to pay the Notes at the time and in the manner provided for in the Notes, in the Indenture and the other Transaction Documents and the Notes shall not be reduced unless and until the amount shall have been actually received and applied by the Indenture Trustee to expenses of the Property Manager in collecting the amount and to discharge of the Notes. The Indenture Trustee shall not be limited to the interest paid on the amount paid in connection with such Condemnation by the condemning authority but shall be entitled to receive out of the amounts received in connection with such Condemnation interest at the applicable Note Rates.

(c) In the event of any Condemnation with respect to a Property not securing a Mortgage Loan or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease where the amount to be paid in connection therewith are in an aggregate amount that shall exceed the greater of (i) $100,000.00, or (ii) five percent (5%) of the Fair Market Value of the applicable Properties or Improvements in connection with Hybrid Leases, and if, in the reasonable judgment of the applicable Issuer, the related Property can be restored within twenty-four (24) months to an economic unit not materially less valuable (including an assessment of the impact of the termination of any Leases due to such Condemnation) and not materially less useful than the same was prior to the Condemnation, then, if no Event of Default under the Indenture shall have occurred and be then continuing, the amount to be paid in connection with such Condemnation (after reimbursement of any expenses incurred by the Property Manager) shall be collected by the Indenture Trustee and deposited in the Casualty and Condemnation Sub-Account, and shall be applied to reimburse such Issuer or the Tenant for the subject Property for the cost of restoring, repairing, replacing or rebuilding the Property or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease or part thereof subject to Condemnation, in the manner set forth below. Such applicable Issuer hereby covenants and agrees to commence and diligently prosecute, or cause the applicable Tenant to commence and diligently prosecute, such restoring, repairing, replacing or rebuilding; provided, that such Issuer or the subject Tenant shall pay all costs (and if required by the Property Manager, such Issuer shall deposit the total thereof with the Indenture Trustee in advance) of such restoring, repairing, replacing or rebuilding in excess of the amount made available pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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(d) Except as otherwise provided herein, any amount received in connection with any Condemnation with respect to any Property or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease shall, at the option of such Issuer, be (i) deposited in the Collection Account as Condemnation Proceeds and applied to the payment of the Notes without Make Whole Amount, (ii) applied to the reimbursement of such Issuer or the subject Tenant or Borrower for the cost of restoring, repairing, replacing or rebuilding the Property or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease or part thereof subject to the Condemnation, in the manner set forth below or (iii) provided that such amounts are greater than or equal to the Collateral Value of the related Property or Mortgage Loan, deposited into the Release Account to be used to acquire Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases or Qualified Substitute Loans, as applicable. If the Property or Improvements in connection with a Hybrid Lease is sold through foreclosure prior to the receipt by the Indenture Trustee of the proceeds from such Condemnation, the Indenture Trustee shall have the right, if a deficiency judgment on the Notes shall be recoverable or shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive all or a portion of said proceeds sufficient to pay the Notes.

(e) In the event an Issuer is entitled to reimbursement out of the amounts received in connection with a Condemnation received by the Indenture Trustee, such amounts shall be disbursed from time to time by the Indenture Trustee from the Casualty and Condemnation Sub-Account, at the written direction of the Property Manager, upon the Property Manager being furnished with (1) evidence satisfactory to it of the estimated cost of completion of the restoration, repair, replacement and rebuilding resulting from such Condemnation, (2) funds or, at the Property Manager’s option, assurances reasonably satisfactory to the Property Manager that such funds are available, sufficient in addition to the amounts received in connection with a Condemnation to complete the proposed restoration, repair, replacement and rebuilding, and (3) such architect’s certificates, waivers of lien, contractor’s sworn statements, title insurance endorsements, bonds, plats of survey and such other evidences of costs, payment and performance as the Property Manager may reasonably require and approve. No payment made prior to the final completion of the restoration, repair, replacement and rebuilding shall exceed ninety percent (90%) of the value of the work performed from time to time; funds other than amounts received in connection with a Condemnation shall be disbursed prior to disbursement of such amounts; and at all times, the undisbursed balance of such amounts remaining in hands of the Indenture Trustee, together with funds deposited for that purpose or irrevocably committed to the satisfaction of the Property Manager by or on behalf of such Issuer for that purpose, shall be at least sufficient in the reasonable judgment of the Property Manager to pay for the costs of completion of the restoration, repair, replacement or rebuilding, free and clear of all liens or claims for lien. Any surplus which may remain out of the amount received in connection with a Condemnation after payment of such costs of restoration, repair, replacement or rebuilding may, at the option of such Issuer, be transferred to the Collection Account as Condemnation Proceeds and applied to payment of the Notes as provided in subparagraph (d)(i) above.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any Permitted Lease shall obligate the Tenant thereunder to repair, restore or rebuild the affected Property after the occurrence of a Condemnation, the Indenture Trustee, at the written direction of the Property Manager, shall make the amounts received in connection with such Condemnation available, subject only to the conditions set forth in such Permitted Lease and the conditions set forth in the first sentence of Section 3.20(e) above.

 

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Section 3.21 Separateness Provisions.

(a) So long as STORE Capital or an Affiliate of the Issuers is the Property Manager, the Property Manager shall at all times take all steps necessary and appropriate to maintain its own separateness from each Issuer, and maintain the separateness of all Affiliates of the Property Manager and other properties that the Property Manager manages from the Issuers and from the Properties and Mortgage Loans. Without limiting the foregoing: (i) the Property Manager will not hold its credit out as available to pay or support (as guarantor or otherwise) any of the Issuers’ obligations and it will not pay any such Issuer’s obligations or expenses from the Property Manager’s funds (other than expenses or advances required by this Agreement to be made by the Property Manager), (ii) the Property Manager will not make any loans to or borrow any funds from any Issuer (except as provided in clause (i) above), (iii) the Property Manager will not permit the Issuers’ assets to be included in or consolidated within the Property Manager’s financial statements without including a note indicating that the assets and credit of the Issuers are not available to pay the debts of the Property Manager and that its liabilities do not constitute obligations of any Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Property Manager or its Affiliates may make capital contributions, on a non-regular basis, to any of the Issuers.

(b) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in the Agreement and so long as STORE Capital or an Affiliate of any Issuer is the Property Manager, the Property Manager agrees that each Issuer is a “single purpose entity” and that each Issuer must maintain such status so long as the Notes remain outstanding as set forth in such Issuer’s organizational documents. Accordingly, the Property Manager shall:

(i) hold itself out to the public as the ultimate parent of each Issuer, legally distinct from such Issuer, and shall conduct its duties and obligations on behalf of such Issuer in its own name and shall correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity from such Issuer, and shall not identify itself as a department or division of such Issuer or such Issuer as a division or department of the Property Manager;

(ii) in the management, servicing and administration of the Properties, Leases and Mortgage Loans, use the related Issuer’s separate stationery, invoices or checks for letters, invoices or checks to be signed by such Issuer; and

(iii) shall pay each Issuer’s liabilities solely from such Issuer’s funds (except that the Property Manager shall make all Advances required to be made by the Property Manager by this Agreement).

(c) So long as STORE Capital or an Affiliate of any Issuer is the Property Manager, the Property Manager shall bring any legal proceedings to collect rent, principal or interest or other income from the Properties and Mortgage Loans, or to oust or dispossess a Tenant or other Person from a Property or foreclose on a Mortgage Loan, only in the name of the related Issuer and at such Issuer’s expense.

 

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(d) So long as STORE Capital or an Affiliate of any Issuer is the Property Manager, the Property Manager shall submit Leases and Mortgage Loans, service contracts and other contracts, including amendments thereto, to the related Issuer for execution by such Issuer. So long as STORE Capital or an Affiliate of any Issuer is the Property Manager, the Property Manager shall not bind any Issuer in respect of any term or condition of any such Lease, Mortgage Loan or contract except in Leases, Mortgage Loans or other contracts that are executed by the applicable Issuer.

Section 3.22 Estoppels.

The Property Manager shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee, promptly upon request but in no event later than twenty (20) days following receipt by Property Manager of such estoppel, from each applicable Issuer, certifications, duly acknowledged and certified, setting forth (i) the original Series Principal Balance of each Series of Notes, (ii) the outstanding Series Principal Balance of each Series of Notes, (iii) the applicable Note Rate of each Class of Notes in each Series, (iv) the last Payment Date, (v) any offsets or defenses to the payment of the Notes, if any, and (vi) that the Notes, this Indenture, the Mortgages, the organizational documents of such Issuer and the other Transaction Documents are valid, legal and binding obligations and have not been modified or, if modified, giving particulars of such modification.

Section 3.23 Environmental Matters.

(a) So long as an Issuer owns or is in possession of each Property or Mortgage Loan, each such Issuer shall, or shall cause the Property Manager to, promptly notify the Indenture Trustee in writing if such Issuer or the Property Manager shall become aware of any hazardous and/or toxic, dangerous and/or regulated, substances, wastes, materials, raw materials which include hazardous constituents, pollutants or contaminants including without limitation, petroleum, tremolite, anthlophylie, actinolite or polychlorinated biphenyls and any other substances or materials which are included under or regulated by Environmental Laws or which are considered by scientific opinion to be otherwise dangerous in terms of the health, safety and welfare of humans (collectively, “Hazardous Substances”) other than Hazardous Substances used or generated by any Tenant or Borrower in the ordinary course of business and treated in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws (“Permitted Materials”) on or near each Property and/or if such Issuer or the Property Manager shall become aware that any such Property is in direct violation of any Environmental Laws and/or if such Issuer or the Property Manager shall become aware of any condition on or near any such Property which violates any Environmental Laws, such Issuer shall, or shall cause the Property Manager to, cure such violations and remove any Hazardous Substances that pose a threat to the health, safety or welfare of humans, as shall be reasonably required by the Property Manager in accordance with reasonable commercial lending standards and practices, at such Issuer’s sole expense. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, each such Issuer and its related Tenants or Borrowers may use and store Hazardous Substances at each Property if such use or storage is in connection with the ordinary operation, cleaning and maintenance of each Property so long as such use and storage is in compliance with any applicable Environmental Laws. Nothing herein shall prevent such Issuer from recovering such expenses from any other party that may be liable for such removal or cure.

 

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(b) Each Issuer shall, or shall cause the Property Manager to, give prompt written notices to the Indenture Trustee and the Property Manager, as the case may be, of any of the following: (i) any demand, notice of any violation, notice of any potential responsibility, proceeding or official inquiry by any Governmental Authority with respect to the presence of any Hazardous Substance or asbestos or any substance or material containing asbestos (“Asbestos”) on, under, from or about any Property; (ii) all claims made by any third party against such Issuer or any Property relating to any loss or injury resulting from any Hazardous Substance or Asbestos; and (iii) such Issuer’s or the Property Manager’s discovery of any occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of any Property that causes such Property to be subject to any official investigation or cleanup pursuant to any Environmental Law. Subject to the rights of the applicable Tenant under the related Lease or Borrower under the related Mortgage Loan, each Issuer shall permit the Indenture Trustee to join and participate in, as a party if it so elects, any legal proceedings or actions initiated with respect to any Property in connection with any Environmental Law or Hazardous Substance and in such an instance, the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee shall be represented by the same counsel; provided, however, that, if a conflict of interest arises between any Issuer and the Indenture Trustee because potential claims could be brought against the Indenture Trustee, then the Indenture Trustee shall be represented by its own counsel and such Issuer shall pay all reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements incurred by the Indenture Trustee in connection therewith.

(c) Upon the Property Manager’s request and subject to the rights of the Tenants under the Leases and the rights of the Borrowers under the Mortgage Loans, at any time and from time to time while this Indenture is in effect, when (x) the Property Manager has determined (in the exercise of its good faith judgment) that reasonable cause exists for the performance of an environmental inspection or audit of any Property or (y) an Event of Default exists, each Issuer shall, or shall cause the Property Manager to, provide at such Issuer’s sole expense, (I) an inspection or audit of each such Property prepared by a licensed hydrogeologist or licensed environmental engineer indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous Substances on, in or near each such Property, and (II) an inspection or audit of such Property prepared by a duly qualified engineering or consulting firm, indicating the presence or absence of Asbestos on such Property. If such Issuer fails to provide such inspection or audit within thirty (30) days after such request, the Property Manager, at such Issuer’s sole expense, which shall be deemed a Property Protection Advance, may order the same, and such Issuer hereby grants to the Property Manager and its employees and agents access to each Property and a license to undertake such inspection or audit in each case subject to the rights of the Tenants under the Leases and the rights of the Borrowers under the Mortgage Loans. In the event that any environmental site assessment report prepared in connection with such inspection or audit reasonably recommends that an operations and maintenance plan be implemented for Asbestos or any Hazardous Substance, the related Issuer shall, to the-extent permitted under the related Lease or Mortgage Loan, cause such operations and maintenance plan to be prepared and implemented at such Issuer’s expense upon request of the Property Manager. In the event that any investigation, site monitoring, containment, cleanup, removal, restoration, or other work of any kind is reasonably necessary under an applicable Environmental Law (the “Remedial Work”), each Issuer shall, or shall cause the Property Manager to, promptly commence and thereafter diligently prosecute, or cause any related Tenant or Borrower to commence and thereafter diligently prosecute, to completion all such Remedial Work after written demand by the Property Manager for performance thereof. All Remedial Work

 

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shall be performed by contractors, and under the supervision of a consulting engineer. All costs and expenses of such Remedial Work shall be paid by the related Issuer. In the event such Issuer shall fail to timely commence, or cause to be commenced, or fail to diligently prosecute to completion, such Remedial Work, the Property Manager may, but shall not be required to, cause such Remedial Work to be performed, and all costs and expenses thereof, or incurred in connection therewith, shall be deemed a Property Protection Advance.

ARTICLE IV

REPORTS

Section 4.01 Reports to the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee.

(a) Not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time), three (3) Business Days prior to each Payment Date, the Property Manager shall deliver to each Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency a report containing the information specified on Exhibit H hereto, and such other information with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the Leases and Properties as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably request (such report, the “Determination Date Report”) in a mutually agreeable electronic format, reflecting as of the close of business on the last day of the related Collection Period, the information required for purposes of making the payments required by Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture and the calculations and reports referred to in Section 6.01 of the Indenture, including, but not limited to, the maturity date and the required monthly rent or loan payment of each Lease or Mortgage Loan. So long as STORE Capital or an Affiliate of an Issuer is the Property Manager, the Determination Date Report shall also contain a certification by the Property Manager that each Issuer has not incurred any indebtedness except indebtedness permitted by any applicable limited liability company agreement of the related Issuer Member or the Transaction Documents. The Determination Date Report shall also contain a certification by the Property Manager pursuant to Section 1(c) of the U.S. Risk Retention Agreement, as specified on Exhibit H hereto. Such information shall be delivered by the Property Manager to each Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to each Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as applicable. The Special Servicer shall from time to time (and, in any event, as may be reasonably required by the Property Manager) provide the Property Manager with such information regarding the Specially Managed Units as may be necessary for the Property Manager to prepare each Determination Date Report and any supplemental information to be provided by the Property Manager to each Issuer or the Indenture Trustee. In addition, with respect to the first Payment Date with respect to any Series following the related Series Closing Date, the Determination Date Report shall include the information required for compliance with the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Rules.

(b) Not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) three (3) Business Days prior to each Payment Date, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Property Manager, the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency a report containing such information relating to the Mortgage Loans, the Leases and Properties managed by it and in such form as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably request (such report, the “Special Servicer Report”) reflecting information as of the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding Collection Period.

 

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(c) Not later than the 45th day following the end of each calendar quarter, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Property Manager (A) a report containing such information and in such form as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably request (such report, a “Modified Collateral Detail and Realized Loss Report”) with respect to all renewals, modifications, waivers, security deposits paid or rental concessions made pursuant to Section 3.16 and (B) subject to Section 6.03(a) of the Indenture, upon the reasonable request of the Indenture Trustee, the Rating Agencies or the Property Manager, operating statements and other financial information collected or otherwise obtained by the Special Servicer during such calendar quarter (together with copies of the operating statements and other financial information on which it is based) to the extent such information is not prohibited from being disclosed or restricted by confidentiality under the terms of the applicable Lease Documents or Loan Documents.

(d) The Property Manager or the Special Servicer, to the extent received by such party, shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee and each applicable Rating Agency:

(i) within forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter the following items received by it, each executed by a Responsible Officer of each applicable Issuer as being true and correct: (A) a written statement dated as of the last day of each such calendar quarter identifying to its knowledge any defaults under a Lease or Mortgage Loan which continues after the expiration of applicable cure periods and not otherwise included in the Special Servicer Report, and (B) the principal amount, aggregate unfunded loan commitments and maturity dates of all credit and loan facilities then in place relating to STORE Capital or any of its subsidiaries so long as the maturity date of such indebtedness is scheduled to occur within 365 days of the end of such calendar quarter, which shall be calculated by STORE Capital; and

(ii) within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each year the following items received by it, each executed by a Responsible Officer of each applicable Issuer as being true and correct (A) consolidated financial statements of the related Issuer (consolidated with any co-Issuer)’s financial affairs and condition, including a balance sheet and statement of profit and loss for the related Issuers in such detail as the Indenture Trustee may request for the Issuers for the immediately preceding calendar quarter, which statements shall be prepared by such Issuer; provided, however, for so long as STORE Capital files periodic reports with the Securities & Exchange Commission and has timely filed its Form 10-Qs with the Securities & Exchange Commission, it shall not be required to provide consolidated financial statements of the Issuers as set forth in this clause (A), (B) consolidated financial statements of STORE Capital’s financial affairs and condition, including a balance sheet, a cash flow summary report for STORE Capital and an operating statement including detailed income and expense statement, in each case in such detail as the Indenture Trustee may request for STORE Capital for the immediately preceding calendar quarter, which statements shall be prepared by STORE Capital, and (C) the Net Worth of STORE Capital at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, which shall be calculated by STORE Capital; and

 

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(iii) within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each calendar year, (A) consolidated financial statements of the financial affairs and condition of the related Issuer (consolidated with any co-Issuer), including a balance sheet and statement of profit and loss, in such detail as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably request for the immediately preceding calendar year, audited in conjunction with the audit of STORE Capital by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other nationally recognized independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to the Indenture Trustee; provided, however, for so long as STORE Capital files periodic reports with the Securities & Exchange Commission and has timely filed its Form 10-Ks with the Securities & Exchange Commission, it shall not be required to provide consolidated financial statements of the Issuers as set forth in this clause (A), and (B) consolidated financial statements of STORE Capital’s financial affairs and condition, including a balance sheet, a cash flow summary report for STORE Capital and an operating statement including detailed income and expense statement, audited in conjunction with the audit of STORE Capital by a “Big Four” accounting firm, or other nationally recognized independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, for the immediately preceding calendar year, provided, however, for so long as STORE Capital files periodic reports with the Securities & Exchange Commission and has timely filed its Form 10-Ks with the Securities & Exchange Commission (containing an audit opinion by a “Big Four” accounting firm), it shall not be required to provide consolidated financial statements of the Issuers as set forth in this clause (B) and (C) the Net Worth of STORE Capital at the end of the immediately preceding year, which shall be calculated by STORE Capital; and

(iv) within forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter copies of notices of defaults under, or any material modifications to, any of the Leases and Mortgage Loans; and

(v) at any time and from time to time such other financial data as the Indenture Trustee or its agents shall reasonably request with respect to STORE Capital or any of its subsidiaries or the ownership, maintenance, use and operation of the Properties and servicing and administration of the Leases and Mortgage Loans, to the extent such information is not prohibited from being disclosed or restricted by confidentiality under the terms of the applicable Lease or Loan documents.

(e) The Indenture Trustee and Property Manager shall have the right, at any time and from time to time when an Event of Default exists, upon reasonable notice to the Issuers and during normal business hours at the Issuers’ principal place of business, to conduct an inspection or review, at the Issuers’ expense, of the Issuers’ books and records. Each Issuer shall cooperate, and shall cause its agents and employees to cooperate in the conduct of any such inspection or review.

(f) Following each Determination Date, the Property Manager shall determine whether the Available Amount distributable on such Payment Date pursuant to (and subject to the priorities set forth in) Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture will be sufficient to pay the obligations under the Indenture on such Payment Date. In the event the Property Manager determines that the Available Amount distributable on such Payment Date pursuant to (and subject to the priorities set forth in) Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture will not be sufficient to pay the obligations under the Indenture on such Payment Date (a “Deficiency”) the Property Manager shall notify the Indenture Trustee and Back-Up Manager in writing of such Deficiency, which written notice shall be delivered in the case of a Deficiency, on or before 1:00 p.m. New York City time on the third Business Day before such Payment Date.

 

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(g) The Indenture Trustee shall have no obligations or duties (i) to monitor the Property Manager’s compliance with the U.S. Risk Retention Agreement or (ii) to verify, recalculate or confirm any of the information contained in the Determination Date Report with respect to the U.S. Risk Retention Agreement.

Section 4.02 Use of Agents.

The Property Manager may at its own expense utilize agents or attorneys-in-fact, including Sub-Managers, in performing any of its obligations under this Article IV, but no such utilization shall relieve the Property Manager from any of such obligations, and the Property Manager shall remain responsible for all acts and omissions of any such agent or attorney-in-fact. The Property Manager shall have all the limitations upon liability and all the indemnities for the actions and omissions of any such agent or attorney-in-fact that it has for its own actions hereunder pursuant to Article V hereof, and any such agent or attorney-in-fact shall have the benefit of all the limitations upon liability, if any, and all the indemnities provided to the Property Manager under Section 5.03. Such indemnities shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of each Issuer, and any such agent or attorney-in-fact shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as provided in Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture.

ARTICLE V

THE PROPERTY MANAGER AND THE SPECIAL SERVICER

Section 5.01 Liability of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager.

The Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent provided in Section 5.03 with respect to the obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager, respectively, herein.

Section 5.02 Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager.

Subject to the following paragraph, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager shall each keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a partnership, corporation, bank or association under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, and each will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign partnership, corporation, bank or association in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Leases and the Mortgage Loans and to perform its respective duties under this Agreement.

 

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Each of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or may transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or the Back-Up Manager is a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or the Back-Up Manager, will be the successor Property Manager, the successor Special Servicer or the successor Back-Up Manager, as the case may be, hereunder, and each of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager may transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Affiliate or non-Affiliate; provided, however, that no such successor, surviving Person or transferee will succeed to the rights of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer unless it shall have furnished to the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee evidence that the Rating Condition is satisfied.

Section 5.03 Limitation on Liability of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager.

None of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or the Back-Up Manager or any director, officer, employee, agent or Control Person of any of them shall be under any liability to the Issuers, the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders or the holders of the Issuer Interests or to any other person for any action taken, or not taken, in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that none of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or the Back-Up Manager shall be protected against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance (including the failure to perform) of obligations or duties hereunder. The Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager and any director, officer, employee, agent or Control Person of any of them shall be entitled to indemnification by each Issuer, payable, subject to Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture, out of the Payment Account, against any claim, loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with any legal action that relates to this Agreement, the Indenture, the Purchase and Sale Agreements, the Issuer Interests or the Notes; provided, however, that such indemnification shall not extend to any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance (including the failure to perform) of obligations or duties under this Agreement. None of the Property Manager the Special Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its respective responsibilities under this Agreement and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that each of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager shall undertake any such action necessary or desirable with respect to the enforcement or protection of the rights and duties of the parties hereto or the interests of the Issuers hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action, and any liability resulting therefrom, shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Issuers as an Extraordinary Expense and the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, or the Back-Up Manager as the case may be, shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Payment Account, pursuant to Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture.

 

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Section 5.04 Term of Service; Property Manager and Special Servicer Not to Resign.

Each Issuer may, upon written consent by the Indenture Trustee acting at the direction of the Requisite Global Majority, and written notice (without any requirement of consent) to the Property Manager and the Special Servicer, transfer the servicing duties and obligations of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer to a new servicer; provided, that if the Indenture Trustee shall not have received the consent of the Requisite Global Majority within four (4) months after the making of such request, such consent shall be deemed granted unless the consent is not approved by the Requisite Global Majority. The Indenture Trustee’s written consent to any such transfer shall be contingent upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee, upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days’ notice by the Issuers to the applicable Rating Agencies, of written confirmation from: (1) the applicable Rating Agency that such appointment will not adversely affect the higher of (A) the then current rating of any Class of the Notes and (B) the rating of any Class of Notes on the related Issuance Date of such Notes; (2) the replacement Property Manager and Special Servicer of its acceptance of its appointment; and (3) consent by the Requisite Global Majority. The written consent or confirmation may be made by facsimile confirmed in a written notice delivered to the Indenture Trustee by first class mail, postage prepaid, personal delivery or certified mail. The Issuers and the replacement Property Manager and Special Servicer shall execute and deliver a transfer agreement (the “Servicing Transfer Agreement”) mutually agreed upon in advance and effective on the transfer date (the “Servicing Transfer Date”), whereby the replacement Property Manager and the Special Servicer will agree to perform all of the duties and obligations of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer under this Agreement. The replacement Property Manager and Special Servicer shall be entitled to payment of a prorated portion (which shall be based on actual days of service and a year of 365/366 days) of the Property Management Fee and the Special Servicing Fee during its term of service. Each Servicing Transfer Agreement shall include any additional terms and provisions that the parties to this Agreement reasonably determine are necessary or appropriate and which additional terms and provisions shall be approved by all the parties to the Servicing Transfer Agreement, which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Transfer Agreement shall contain a provision stating that the former Property Manager and Special Servicer is relieved from all liability under this Agreement for acts or omissions occurring after the Servicing Transfer Date.

None of the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager or the Special Servicer (subject to Section 5.06) shall resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it, except upon determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law or are in material conflict by reason of applicable law with any other activities carried on by it, the other activities of the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, so causing such a conflict being of a type and nature carried on by the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, at the date of this Agreement. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or the Back-Up Manager, as applicable, shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect that shall be delivered to each Issuer and the Indenture Trustee. No such resignation shall become effective until the Back-Up Manager or another successor shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the resigning party hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager and the Special Servicer may cause all of the obligations and duties imposed on it by this Agreement to be assumed by, and may assign its rights, benefits or privileges hereunder to, with the prior written approval of each applicable Issuer, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, an Affiliate or a servicer that is not an Affiliate, in each case, upon its delivery to each Issuer and the Indenture Trustee of written confirmation from each Rating Agency that such a transfer and assignment will not adversely affect its then-current rating of any Class of the Notes, and the assumption by the assignee of all of the obligations and duties of the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager and/or the Special

 

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Servicer, as applicable. Upon any such assignment and assumption by the assignee of all of the obligations of the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager and/or the Special Servicer, the assignor, STORE Capital (or its successor acting prior to such assignment), shall be relieved from all liability hereunder for acts or omissions of the Property Manager and/or the Special Servicer, as applicable, occurring after the date of the assignment and assumption.

Except as expressly provided herein, neither the Property Manager nor the Special Servicer shall assign or transfer any of its rights, benefits or privileges hereunder to any other Person or delegate to or subcontract with, or authorize or appoint, any other Person to perform any of the duties, covenants or obligations to be performed by it hereunder, or cause any other Person to assume such duties, covenants or obligations. If, pursuant to any provision hereof, the duties of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer are transferred by an assignment and assumption to a successor thereto, the entire amount of compensation payable to the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, that accrues pursuant hereto from and after the date of such transfer shall be payable to such successor.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, KeyBank National Association may resign as the Back-Up Manager, Property Manager and Special Servicer (provided that upon such resignation, KeyBank National Association shall be deemed to have resigned from all such duties) upon the issuance of any Series of Notes after the initial Issuance Date, and upon such resignation a successor Property Manager, Special Servicer or Back-Up Manager, as the case may be, shall be appointed in connection with the issuance of any such Series and otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 5.05 Rights of Certain Persons in Respect of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer.

Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall afford to the other and, also, to each Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours (a) access to all records maintained by it relating to the Mortgage Loans, Properties and Leases included in the Collateral Pool and in respect of its rights and obligations hereunder, to the extent not prohibited by confidentiality (including attorney-client privilege), contract or applicable law, and (b) access to such of its officers as are responsible for such obligations. Upon reasonable request, the Property Manager and the Special Servicer shall each furnish the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee with its most recent financial statements and such other information as it possesses, and which it is not prohibited by confidentiality (including attorney-client privilege), applicable law or contract from disclosing, regarding its business, affairs, property and condition, financial or otherwise. Each Issuer may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer hereunder and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to perform, any defaulted obligation of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer hereunder, or exercise the rights of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer hereunder; provided, however, that neither the Property Manager nor the Special Servicer shall be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder by virtue of such performance by any such Issuer or its designee. The Issuers shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by or with respect to the Property Manager or the Special Servicer.

 

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Section 5.06 Designation of Special Servicer by the Indenture Trustee.

Subject to Section 5.04 and Section 6.02, and only in the event that the Back-Up Manager cannot serve, the Indenture Trustee may from time to time designate a Person to serve as Special Servicer hereunder to replace any Special Servicer that has resigned or otherwise ceased to serve as Special Servicer. The Indenture Trustee shall so designate a Person to serve by the delivery to the Issuers, the Property Manager and the existing Special Servicer of a written notice stating such designation. The Indenture Trustee shall, promptly after delivering any such notice, deliver to the applicable Rating Agency an executed Notice and Acknowledgment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1. The designated Person shall become the Special Servicer on the date that any Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall have satisfied the Rating Condition with respect to such appointment. The appointment of such designated Person as Special Servicer shall also be subject to receipt by the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee of (i) an Acknowledgment of Proposed Special Servicer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-2, executed by the designated Person, and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Person designated to become the Special Servicer) to the effect that the designation of such Person to serve as Special Servicer is in compliance with this Section 5.06 and all other applicable provisions of this Agreement, that upon the execution and delivery of the Acknowledgment of Proposed Special Servicer the designated Person shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement and that this Agreement shall be enforceable against the designated Person in accordance with its terms. Any existing Special Servicer shall be deemed to have resigned simultaneously with such designated Person’s becoming the Special Servicer hereunder; provided, however, that the resigning Special Servicer shall continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement on or prior to the effective date of such resignation, whether in respect of Advances or otherwise, and it shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 5.03 notwithstanding any such resignation. Such resigning Special Servicer shall cooperate with the Indenture Trustee and the replacement Special Servicer in effecting the termination of the resigning Special Servicer’s responsibilities and rights hereunder.

Section 5.07 Property Manager or Special Servicer as Owner of Notes.

The Property Manager or an Affiliate of the Property Manager, or the Special Servicer or an Affiliate of the Special Servicer or Back-Up Manager or its Affiliates, may become the holder of any Notes or any Issuer Interests with the same rights as it would have if it were not the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or any such Affiliate. Subject to Section 3.17, if, at any time during which the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates is the holder of any Note or Issuer Interests, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer proposes to take or omit to take action (i) which action or omission is not expressly prohibited by the terms hereof and would not, in the Property Manager or the Special Servicer’s good faith judgment, violate the Servicing Standard, and (ii) which action, if taken, or omission, if made, might nonetheless, in the Property Manager’s or the Special Servicer’s good faith judgment, be considered by other Persons to violate the Servicing Standard, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer may, but need not, seek the approval of the Noteholders and the holders of the Issuer Interests to such action or omission by delivering to each Issuer and the Indenture Trustee a written notice that (a) states that it is delivered pursuant to this Section 5.07, (b) identifies the portion of Notes and Issuer Interests beneficially owned by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer or an Affiliate of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and (c) describes in reasonable detail the action that the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, proposes to take. Upon receipt of such notice, each Issuer shall forward such notice to the

 

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applicable holders of the Issuer Interests. If, at any time, the holders of Issuer Interests representing greater than 50% of the Issuer Interests and a Requisite Global Majority (calculated without regard to the Notes or Issuer Interests beneficially owned by the Property Manager and its Affiliates or the Special Servicer and its Affiliates, as applicable) separately consent in writing to the proposal described in the related notices, and if the Property Manager or the Special Servicer shall act as proposed in the written notice, and if the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, takes action or omits to take action as proposed in such notices, such action or omission will be deemed to comply with the Servicing Standard. It is not the intent of the foregoing provision that the Property Manager or the Special Servicer be permitted to invoke the procedure set forth herein with respect to routine servicing matters arising hereunder, but rather in the case of unusual circumstances.

ARTICLE VI

SERVICER REPLACEMENT EVENTS

Section 6.01 Servicer Replacement Events.

(a) “Servicer Replacement Event” wherever used herein with respect to the Property Manager or Special Servicer, means any one of the following events:

(i) any failure by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer to remit to the Collection Account, the Release Account or the Payment Account (or to the Indenture Trustee for deposit into the Payment Account) any amount as and when required to be so remitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Indenture, the Master Exchange Agreement or the Escrow Agreement, which failure remains unremedied for two (2) Business Days; or

(ii) the Property Manager fails to make any P&I Advance as required by this Agreement, which failure remains unremedied upon the time set forth in Section 3.03(b); or

(iii) the Property Manager fails to make any Property Protection Advance as required by the Indenture or this Agreement, which failure remains unremedied for the earlier of (A) four (4) Business Days and (B) the due date for which such Property Protection Advance is being made; or

(iv) any failure on the part of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, contained in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of 30 days (or such longer period as is reasonably required to cure the subject matter provided that (A) the Property Manager or the Special Servicer shall diligently prosecute such cure, (B) such extended cure period does not have a material adverse effect on any Issuer, the Noteholders or the Properties and (C) such longer period shall not exceed 60 days) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Property Manager and the Special Servicer by any other party hereto or the Property Manager or the Special Servicer otherwise has notice of such failure; or

 

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(v) any breach on the part of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement that materially and adversely affects the interests of any Issuer, which remains unremedied for five (5) days after the earlier of the date on which written notice of such breach, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Property Manager and the Special Servicer by any other party hereto or the Property Manager or Special Servicer becomes aware of any such breach; or

(vi) there shall have been commenced before a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction an involuntary proceeding against the Property Manager or the Special Servicer under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, which action shall not have been dismissed for a period of ninety (90) days; or

(vii) the Property Manager or the Special Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to it or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

(viii) the Property Manager or the Special Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

(ix) either the Property Manager or the Special Servicer assigns any of its obligations under this Agreement to any third party other than as permitted under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; or

(x) either the Property Manager or the Special Servicer fails to observe reporting requirements, which failure remains unremedied for five (5) days after notice; provided, that with respect to the delivery of the Determination Date Report, such period shall be for one (1) day after notice; or

(xi) a material adverse change occurs with respect to the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, which remains unremedied for thirty (30) days; or

(xii) a Change of Control shall occur with respect to STORE Capital with respect to which consent was not previously obtained from the Requisite Global Majority; or

(xiii) any Issuer or the Indenture Trustee shall have received confirmation in writing from any Rating Agency that the failure to remove the Property Manager or the Special Servicer in such capacity would in and of itself cause a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of any of the ratings then assigned by such Rating Agency to any Class of the Notes; or

 

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(xiv) an Event of Default under Section 4.01(a), (b), (c), (f), (g) or (j) of the Indenture shall have occurred; or

(xv) any other Event of Default under the Indenture, other than an Event of Default under Section 4.01(a), (b), (c) (f), (g) or (j) thereof, shall have occurred and the Indenture Trustee shall have accelerated the Notes; or

(xvi) the Monthly DSCR shall be less than 1.1 for three (3) consecutive Payment Dates; or

(xvii) the Net Worth of STORE Capital shall be less than $100,000,000.

When a single entity acts as Property Manager and Special Servicer, a Servicer Replacement Event in one capacity shall constitute a Servicer Replacement Event in each capacity; provided, however, that, subject to this Section 6.01(a), each Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the holders of the Notes and the Issuer Interests may at their option elect to terminate the Property Manager or the Special Servicer in one or the other capacity rather than both such capacities. Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer will notify the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager in writing of the occurrence of a Servicer Replacement Event or an event that, with the giving of notice or the expiration of any cure period, or both, would constitute a Servicer Replacement Event promptly upon obtaining knowledge thereof.

Section 6.02 Appointment of Successor Servicer.

(a) If any Servicer Replacement Event (other than under clauses (ii) or (iii) of Section 6.01(a) above) with respect to the Property Manager or the Special Servicer (in either case, for purposes of this Section 6.02, the “Defaulting Party”) shall occur and be continuing, then, and in each and every such case, subject to the remainder of this Section 6.02, the Indenture Trustee shall cause the initial Property Manager and/or the initial Special Servicer to be replaced with the Back-Up Manager, by notice in writing to the Defaulting Party (with a copy of such notice to each other party hereto) and (y) terminate all of the rights and obligations accruing from and after such notice of the Defaulting Party under this Agreement and in and to the Collateral (other than as a holder of any Note or Issuer Interest). All notices by the Indenture Trustee of a Servicer Replacement Event shall be concurrently delivered to the Noteholders with a notice advising the Noteholders of their right to waive such Servicer Replacement Event. In the event that the Noteholders (excluding STORE Capital or any of its Affiliates) representing the Requisite Global Majority have either approved of the removal of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer in accordance with this Agreement or not waived the occurrence of such Servicer Replacement Event within thirty (30) days of such notice, the Indenture Trustee will cause the initial Property Manager and/or the initial Special Servicer to be replaced with the Back-Up Manager. Upon the occurrence of a Servicer Replacement Event under clause (ii) or (iii) with respect to the initial Property Manager or the initial Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee shall immediately terminate the initial Property Manager and initial Special Servicer and shall replace them with the Back-Up Manager.

 

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Upon the occurrence of a Servicer Replacement Event with respect to the Property Manager or the Special Servicer that is not STORE Capital or an Affiliate of an Issuer, the Indenture Trustee (i) may (with the consent of the Requisite Global Majority) cause the Property Manager and/or the Special Servicer to be replaced with a successor Property Manager (the “Successor Property Manager”) and/or successor Special Servicer (the “Successor Special Servicer”), and (ii) shall at the direction of the Requisite Global Majority cause the Property Manager and/or the Special Servicer to be replaced with a Successor Property Manager and/or Successor Special Servicer.

(b) From and after the receipt by the Defaulting Party of such written notice, all authority and power of the Defaulting Party under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Issuers (other than as a holder of any Note or Issuer Interest) or the Mortgage Loans, Leases or Properties or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Back-Up Manager pursuant to and under this Section, and, without limitation, the Back-Up Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Defaulting Party, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans, Leases, Properties and related documents, or otherwise.

(c) The appointment of a Successor Property Manager or Successor Special Servicer will be subject to, among other things, (i) except in the case of the appointment of KeyBank National Association as the Successor Property Manager or Successor Special Servicer, the satisfaction of the Rating Condition and (ii) the written agreement of the Successor Property Manager or Successor Special Servicer to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, together with an Opinion of Counsel regarding the enforceability of such agreement. Subject to the foregoing, any person, including any holder of Notes or Issuer Interests or any Affiliate thereof, may be appointed as the Successor Property Manager or Successor Special Servicer.

(d) In the event that a Successor Property Manager or Successor Special Servicer has failed to assume the responsibilities of the Property Manager or Special Servicer as provided in this Agreement within 30 days of written notice of termination, the Back-Up Manager will be both the Property Manager and the Special Servicer, under this Agreement; provided, however, that each Issuer will have the right to replace the Back-Up Manager acting as Property Manager or Special Servicer without cause upon 30 days’ written notice. If KeyBank is terminated as the Property Manager or Special Servicer under this Agreement, such termination shall be deemed to automatically terminate KeyBank as the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager, as applicable. In addition, if the Back-Up Manager, as Property Manager, or Special Servicer makes any Advances or incurs any other expenses in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, any Successor Property Manager will be required to reimburse the Back-Up Manager, as predecessor Property Manager or predecessor Special Servicer, for such Advances and other expenses incurred in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement as a condition to its appointment as successor Property Manager.

Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer agrees that, if it is terminated pursuant to this Section 6.02, it shall promptly (and in any event not later than ten (10) days subsequent to its receipt of the notice of termination) provide the Indenture Trustee and Back-Up Manager with all documents and records in its possession requested thereby to enable the Back-Up Manager (or such other applicable successor) to assume the Property Manager or Special

 

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Servicer’s, as the case may be, functions hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Back-Up Manager (or such other applicable successor) in effecting the termination of the Property Manager or Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, responsibilities and rights hereunder, including the transfer within two (2) Business Days to the Back-Up Manager (or such other applicable successor) for administration by it of all cash amounts that shall at the time be or should have been credited by the Property Manager or the Special Servicer to the Collection Account or thereafter be received by or on behalf of it with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Lease or Property (provided, however, that the Property Manager and the Special Servicer each shall, if terminated pursuant to this Section 6.02, continue to be obligated for or entitled to pay or receive all costs in connection with such transfer and all amounts accrued or owing by or to it under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in respect of Advances or otherwise, and it and its directors, officers, employees and agents shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 5.03 notwithstanding any such termination). In the event any Advances made by the Property Manager or the Indenture Trustee shall at any time be outstanding, or any amounts of interest thereon shall be accrued and unpaid, all amounts available to repay Advances and interest hereunder shall be applied first entirely to Advances made by the Indenture Trustee (and the accrued and unpaid interest thereon) until such Advances made by the Indenture Trustee (and the accrued and unpaid interest thereon) shall have been repaid in full and then to Advances made by the Property Manager (and the accrued and unpaid interest thereon). Any costs or expenses in connection with any actions to be taken by the Property Manager or Special Servicer pursuant to this paragraph shall be borne by the Property Manager or Special Servicer, as the case may be, and to the extent not paid by such defaulting party, such expense shall be borne by the applicable Issuer and paid from amounts distributed pursuant to Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture. In the event that the Back-Up Manager cannot serve, the Indenture Trustee may designate a Person to serve as Back-Up Manager hereunder to replace any Property Manager and/or Special Servicer that has resigned or otherwise ceased to serve as Property Manager and/or Special Servicer. The Indenture Trustee shall so designate a Person to so serve by the delivery to the Issuers, the Property Manager and the existing Special Servicer of a written notice stating such designation.

Section 6.03 Back-Up Manager.

(a) The Back-Up Manager shall maintain current servicing records and systems concerning the Properties, the Leases and the Mortgage Loans in order to enable it to timely and efficiently assume the responsibilities of the Property Manager and/or Special Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard and otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(b) Subject to Section 6.02, following a Servicer Replacement Event, the Property Manager shall arrange for the delivery to the Back-Up Manager of all of the Servicing Files, which Servicing Files shall contain sufficient data to permit the Back-Up Manager to assume the duties of the Property Manager or Special Servicer hereunder without delay. Subject to Section 6.02, following the Servicer Replacement Event with respect to the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall arrange for the delivery to the Back-Up Manager of each of the Servicing Files for any Specially Managed Unit, which Servicing Files shall contain sufficient data to permit the Back-Up Manager to assume the duties of the Special Servicer hereunder without delay. If KeyBank is the Back-Up Manager, (i) any appointment of Back-Up Manager as Property Manager or Special Servicer shall be deemed to be an appointment of Back-Up Manager as both Property

 

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Manager and Special Servicer and (ii) in the event KeyBank is terminated as Property Manager or Special Servicer, KeyBank shall automatically be terminated both as Property Manager and Special Servicer. In the event KeyBank is terminated as Sub-Manager under the Sub-Management Agreement, it shall automatically be terminated as Property Manager, Special Servicer and Back-Up Manager, as applicable.

(c) Subject to Section 6.02, following a Servicer Replacement Event, the Back-Up Manager shall use reasonable efforts to diligently complete the physical transfer of servicing from the terminated Property Manager or Special Servicer with the cooperation of such Defaulting Party. From and after the date physical transfer of servicing is completed (the “Back-Up Servicing Transfer Date”), the Back-Up Manager shall service and/or specially service the Properties, Leases and the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement with all the rights and obligations of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer and shall have no liability or responsibility with respect to any obligations of each Defaulting Party, arising or accruing prior to the Back-Up Servicing Transfer Date. Each Issuer, if it determines in its reasonable discretion that enforcement rights and/or remedies are available to the Noteholders against the terminated Property Manager or Special Servicer and it is prudent under the circumstances to enforce such rights, agree to enforce their rights under this Agreement against the terminated Property Manager or Special Servicer, including any rights they have to enforce each Defaulting Party’s obligation to fully cooperate in the orderly transfer and transition of servicing and otherwise comply with the terms of this Agreement. In the event that the Back-Up Manager discovers or becomes aware of any errors in any records or data of each Defaulting Party which impairs its ability to perform its duties hereunder, the Back-Up Manager shall notify each Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in writing of such errors and shall, at each Defaulting Party’s expense (or, if not paid by such party, as a Property Protection Advance) and upon the Issuers’ direction, undertake to correct or reconstruct such records or data.

(d) From and after the date of this Agreement until the Back-Up Servicing Transfer Date, the Property Manager shall provide or cause to be provided to the Back-Up Manager on or before the 20th day of each month, in electronic form, a complete data tape of the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Owned Property Schedule and such other information as any Issuer may reasonably deem necessary, including all information necessary to determine the Release Price and original purchase price paid by the applicable Issuer, and shall make available to the Back-Up Manager a copy of each Determination Date Report and any Special Servicer Report. In addition, the Property Manager shall provide all other documents and materials as are reasonably requested by the Back-Up Manager. The Back-Up Manager will perform an initial comprehensive data integrity review and a monthly review of this information to determine whether it provides adequate information to enable the Back-Up Manager to perform its obligations hereunder as the Back-Up Manager. To the extent that the Back-Up Manager determines within ten (10) calendar days of its receipt of such information that such information is inadequate for the Back-Up Manager to perform its obligations as the Back-Up Manager, the Back-Up Manager will provide prompt written notice to each Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Property Manager identifying any deficiencies in such information that do not enable the Back-Up Manager to perform its obligations as the Back-Up Manager. The Property Manager shall use its best efforts to provide any such deficient information to the Back-Up Manager within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of such notice from the Back-Up Manager.

 

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(e) Within ten (10) Business Days of the date of receipt from the Property Manager, the Back-Up Manager shall, in order to understand the purpose of each data field (and the interrelationships among such data fields), review the form of Determination Date Report and the Special Servicer Report, each in the form agreed to by the Property Manager, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager. Provided the data in the Determination Date Report and the Special Servicer Report are in a format readable by the Back-Up Manager, the Back-Up Manager shall create a set of conversion routines and database mapping programs, as necessary, that will enable the Back-Up Manager to (i) receive such data from the Property Manager on a monthly basis and to ensure that the data is readable, and (ii) independently generate such Determination Date Reports and Special Servicer Reports, as applicable, following the Back-Up Servicing Transfer Date; provided, however, that the Back-Up Manager shall have no obligations with respect to the information contained in the Determination Date Report with respect to the U.S. Risk Retention Agreement.

(f) On a monthly basis, the Back-Up Manager shall (x) verify receipt of the Determination Date Report and the Special Servicer Report required to be delivered by the Property Manager, and (y) verify that such records and data are in a readable format.

(g) The Back-Up Manager may resign from its obligations under this Agreement (i) pursuant to the terms and provisions of Section 5.04, and (ii) other than in connection with a resignation under the last paragraph of Section 5.04, if the Back-Up Manager identifies a successor back-up manager who agrees to undertake the obligations of the Back-Up Manager under this Agreement and provides the Indenture Trustee with written confirmation of satisfaction of the Rating Condition.

Section 6.04 Additional Remedies of Issuers and the Indenture Trustee upon a Servicer Replacement Event.

During the continuance of any Servicer Replacement Event, so long as such Servicer Replacement Event shall not have been remedied, in addition to the rights specified in Section 6.01, each Issuer shall have the right, and the Indenture Trustee shall have the right, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, to take all actions now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute to enforce its rights and remedies and to protect the interests, and enforce the rights and remedies of the holders of the Issuer Interests and the Notes (including the institution and prosecution of all judicial, administrative and other proceedings and the filings of proofs of claim and debt in connection therewith). Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no remedy provided for by this Agreement shall be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy, and no delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy shall impair any such right or remedy or shall be deemed to be a waiver of any Servicer Replacement Event.

 

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ARTICLE VII

TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES OF PROPERTIES AND MORTGAGE LOANS BY

ISSUERS; RELEASE OF PROPERTIES AND MORTGAGE LOANS BY ISSUERS

Section 7.01 Exchange of Mortgage Loans and Properties.

(a) Each Issuer may remove Released Assets and Exchanged Assets from the Collateral Pool in exchange for the addition of one or more Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases or Qualified Substitute Loans, as applicable to the Collateral Pool provided that after giving effect to a substitution or exchange pursuant to this Section 7.01, (i) the sum of the Collateral Value of all Released Assets and Exchanged Assets released or exchanged since the Initial Closing Date shall not exceed 35% of the Aggregate Collateral Value (measured as of the most recent Issuance Date); and (ii) the sum of the Collateral Value of all Released Assets released since the Initial Closing Date by paying the Release Price, solely to the extent such Release Price was applied to any of the Notes as Unscheduled Principal Payments, shall not exceed 25% of the Aggregate Collateral Value (measured as of the most recent Issuance Date); provided, after each of the Series 2016-1 Notes have been repaid in full, in connection with the issuance of each subsequent Series of Notes, the limitations described in sentence paragraph may be reset such that (i) the sum of the Collateral Value of the Exchanged Assets or Released Assets, as applicable, will reflect the aggregate Exchanged Assets or Released Assets exchanged or released since the prior Issuance Date and (ii) the maximum percentages of the Collateral Pool that may be exchanged or released may be subject to change; provided further that in connection with each issuance and the changes described in this sentence, the Rating Condition has been satisfied. No Property will constitute a Qualified Substitute Property or Qualified Underlying Property, no Mortgage Loan will constitute a Qualified Substitute Loan and no Hybrid Lease will constitute a Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease, unless, after giving effect to the transfer of such Property, Mortgage Loan or Hybrid Lease to the related Issuer, either (i) a Maximum Property Concentration is not exceeded, or (ii) if, prior to such substitution, an existing Maximum Property Concentration is already exceeded, the addition of such Qualified Substitute Property, Qualified Underlying Property, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease or Qualified Substitute Loan will reduce the Maximum Property Concentration or such Maximum Property Concentration will remain unchanged after giving effect to such substitution. In addition, no exchange of a Property, Lease or Mortgage Loan to a third party or to a STORE SPE may occur if an Early Amortization Period would occur as a result of such exchange. In the event that Released Properties in an amount greater than 25% of the Aggregate Collateral Value are released, the Property Manager will use best efforts to invest the related excess Release Price in the Release Account to purchase Qualified Substitute Properties in exchange for such Released Assets; provided, in the event the Property Manager is not able to purchase Qualified Substitute Properties in exchange, after 12 months, the proceeds will be required to be paid to Noteholders in accordance with this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a sale, substitution or exchange pursuant to any of Sections 2.03, 3.15, 7.02, 7.03, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 7.08, 7.09 or 7.10 shall not be taken into consideration for purposes of the maximum limitations set forth in the first sentence of this Section 7.01(a).

(b) In the event that any Issuer elects to substitute one or more Qualified Substitute Properties, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases or Qualified Substitute Loans pursuant to this Section 7.01, the Property Manager shall require such Issuer to deliver to the Custodian all documents as specified in the definition of “Lease File” or “Loan File,” as applicable, in Section 1.01 with respect to each Qualified Substitute Property. Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease or Qualified Substitute Loan in accordance with this Agreement. Monthly Lease Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Properties and Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases and Monthly Loan Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Loans in the month of substitution shall not be part of the Collateral and will be retained by the Property Manager and remitted by the

 

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Property Manager to such Issuer on the next succeeding Payment Date. For the month of substitution, the Available Amount shall include the Monthly Lease Payment due on the Lease for the Removed Property and Monthly Loan Payment due on the Mortgage Loan for the Removed Loan for such month and, thereafter, the applicable Issuer designee shall be entitled to retain all amounts received in respect of such Lease or Mortgage Loan. On or prior to the effective date of any such substitution, the Property Manager shall deliver to the Custodian and each Issuer an amended Owned Property Schedule and an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule reflecting the addition to the Collateral of each new Qualified Substitute Property and related Lease, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease and Qualified Substitute Loan and the removal from the Collateral of each Removed Property and related Lease and Removed Loan. Upon such substitution, each Qualified Substitute Property, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease and Qualified Substitute Loan shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the applicable Issuer shall be deemed to have made the representations and warranties contained in Section 2.20 of the Indenture with respect to each Qualified Substitute Property, Section 2.21 of the Indenture with respect to each Qualified Substitute Loan and Section 2.20, Section 2.21 and Section 2.22 with respect to each Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease, as applicable, and the applicable Issuer shall deliver to the Custodian a certificate in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto certifying to the Custodian that such exceptions as have been proposed by the Property Manager or the Issuers are materially consistent with the underwriting criteria for existing Properties and Mortgage Loans.

(c) Each Issuer shall effect such substitution by having each Qualified Substitute Property, which may include Replacement Properties acquired by an Issuer pursuant to a Master Exchange Agreement, and Owned Property relating to each Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease deeded (or, with respect to Qualified Substitute Properties, having the leasehold interest in the ground lease therein assigned) or Qualified Substitute Loan and loan component of each Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease assigned to such Issuer and distributing or otherwise transferring the Removed Property or Removed Loan to its members and delivering to and depositing with the Custodian (i) the deed (or assignment of Ground Lease), if applicable, and any other transfer documents transferring such Qualified Substitute Property (or leasehold interest in the ground lease), Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease or Qualified Substitute Loan to such Issuer, (ii) the deed (or assignment of Ground Lease), if applicable, and any other transfer documents transferring such Removed Property (or leasehold interest in the ground lease) or Removed Loan to such Issuer’s members, or the entity purchasing the Removed Property or Removed Loan, (iii) the Lease Files for such Qualified Substitute Properties or Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases or Loan Files for such Qualified Substitute Loan, in each case, together with Opinions of Counsel, all of which shall meet the Lease File or Loan File requirements for such Qualified Substitute Property, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease or Qualified Substitute Loan, and (iv) an Officer’s Certificate certifying that all of the taxes (including transfer taxes with respect to Qualified Substitute Property or Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease) in connection with the acquisition of the Qualified Substitute Property, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease or Qualified Substitute Loan and the transfer of the Removed Property or Removed Loan have been paid.

(d) Upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate from the Property Manager or the applicable Issuer to the effect that all requirements with respect to any substitution pursuant to the foregoing terms of this Section 7.01 have been satisfied, which Officer’s Certificate shall be furnished by the Property Manager upon becoming appropriate, and upon which the Indenture Trustee shall be permitted to fully rely and shall have no liability for so relying without any

 

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obligation to confirm or verify, (i) the Indenture Trustee shall release or cause to be released to such Issuer’s designee the related Lease File for the Removed Property or Loan File for the Removed Loan and (ii) each of the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent and such Issuer shall execute and deliver such instruments of release, transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be provided to it and are reasonably necessary to vest in such Issuer’s designee the ownership of the Removed Property and the related Lease or the Removed Loan and to release any Mortgage or other lien or security interest in such Removed Property or the related Lease or the Removed Loan. In connection with any such release or transfer, the Special Servicer shall deliver the related Servicing File to such Issuer’s designee. Simultaneously with any substitution made pursuant to this Section 7.01, such Issuer shall distribute the Removed Property and Lease or the Removed Loan to its members or transfer the Removed Property and Lease or the Removed Loan to a third party purchaser.

(e) Any Release Price received by the applicable Issuer in connection with the release of a Released Property or Released Loan pursuant to this Section 7.01 or the other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall first be deposited into the Release Account and, after payment of any unreimbursed Extraordinary Expenses, Advances (plus Advance Interest thereon) and Emergency Protection Expenses related to such Released Property or Released Loan and the expenses related to such release, shall either (i) be applied by such Issuer to acquire a Qualified Substitute Property, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease or Qualified Substitute Loan, as applicable, within twelve months following the related release or (ii) be deposited as Unscheduled Proceeds into the Collection Account to be paid as Unscheduled Principal Payments on the related Payment Date. Any amounts remaining in the Release Account related to such a Release and following such twelve month period will be transferred as Unscheduled Proceeds into the Collection Account and applied as Unscheduled Principal Payments on the following Payment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the continuance of an Early Amortization Period, all amounts on deposit in the Release Account will be transferred as Unscheduled Proceeds into the Collection Account and applied as Unscheduled Principal Payments, after payment of Collateral Pool Expenses in accordance with Section 2.11(b) of the Indenture, on the Payment Date following the occurrence of such Early Amortization Period.

(f) No exchange of a Property may occur if an Early Amortization Period would commence as a result of such exchange.

(g) In certain cases, a Qualified Substitute Property may be added to the Collateral Pool prior to the removal of the related Exchanged Asset. In addition, a Qualified Substitute Property may be added to the Collateral Pool prior to the payment of the related Release Price, so long as all of the requirements set forth in this Section 7.01 are completed.

Section 7.02 Sale Pursuant to Third Party Purchase Option.

(a) If any Person shall exercise its Third Party Purchase Option prior to the Rated Final Payment Date, the applicable Issuer shall, simultaneously with the transfer of the applicable Property pursuant to the Third Party Purchase Option, deposit the Third Party Option Price into the Release Account, and upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate from the Property Manager or the Issuers to the effect that such deposit has been made (which the Property Manager shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuers promptly upon such deposit being made and

 

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upon which Officer’s Certificate the Indenture Trustee shall be permitted to fully rely and shall have no liability for so relying without any obligation to confirm or verify), the Indenture Trustee shall release to such Issuer or its designee the related Lease File and execute and deliver such instruments of release, transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, that shall be provided by such Issuer or the Property Manager and reasonably necessary to release the subject Mortgage and the other liens and security interests in such Property and the related Lease.

(b) After such release, the released Property shall not be deemed to be a Property (except for the purposes of obligations under the Transaction Documents that are expressly provided to survive repayment in full of the Notes and satisfaction of the Mortgage).

Section 7.03 Transfer of Lease to New Property.

In the event a Tenant under a Lease requests that such Lease be modified to apply to a different Property (the “Lease Transfer Property”) owned by such Tenant or substituted for a Lease on a different Property owned by such Tenant, the related Issuer may, with the approval of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the extent permitted under the subject Lease or imposed by the Property Manager, approve such transfer. Each of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the applicable Issuer has covenanted that it will not give its consent to a transfer unless: (i) the substituted property is a Qualified Substitute Property; (ii) all Advances, Extraordinary Expenses and Emergency Property Expenses related to the Property being transferred are reimbursed; and (iii) such Lease will not be treated as a new Lease but instead will be treated as a modification of the original Lease. Such Qualified Substitute Property will be included in the Collateral Pool and pledged to the Indenture Trustee to secure the Notes. Upon the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of an Officer’s Certificate from the Property Manager or the Special Servicer to the effect that such modification or substitution has been completed in accordance with the terms hereof (which shall include a certification that such Issuer has executed and delivered a Mortgage with respect thereto to the Indenture Trustee) and that the Required Conditions have been satisfied (upon which Officer’s Certificate the Indenture Trustee shall be permitted to fully rely and shall have no liability for so relying without any obligation to confirm or verify) the Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of release, transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be provided to it by such Issuer and are reasonably necessary to release any lien or security interest in the original Property and related Lease, whereupon such original Property shall be free and clear of the lien of the Indenture and any Mortgage and the other Transaction Documents. Any proceeds of such sale, transfer or other disposition shall not constitute part of the Collateral and shall not be deposited in the Collection Account or the Release Account.

Section 7.04 Release of Property by an Issuer.

(a) The applicable Issuer shall have the right to have released from the lien of the related Mortgage and the Indenture any Property and related Leases (including Hybrid Leases) or Mortgage Loan (following such release, a “Released Loan” or “Released Property”, as applicable) by depositing in the Release Account an amount equal to the Release Price in immediately available funds for the Released Property or Released Loan and satisfying the Required Conditions. Upon the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of an Officer’s Certificate by the applicable Issuer or Property Manager certifying that all Required Conditions have been satisfied, the Indenture Trustee shall release to such Issuer or its designee the related Lease File or Loan File and execute and deliver such instruments of release, transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, that shall be provided to it by such Issuer and are reasonably necessary to release any Mortgage or other lien or security interest in such Property and the related Lease or Mortgage Loan.

 

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(b) After giving effect to a release pursuant to this Section 7.04, (i) the sum of the Collateral Value of all Released Assets and Exchanged Assets released or exchanged since the Initial Closing Date shall not exceed 35% of the Aggregate Collateral Value (measured as of the most recent Issuance Date); and (ii) the sum of the Collateral Value of all Released Assets released since the Initial Closing Date by paying the Release Price, solely to the extent such Release Price was applied to any of the Notes as Unscheduled Principal Payments, shall not exceed 25% of the Aggregate Collateral Value (as measured as of the most recent Issuance Date); provided, after each of the Series 2016-1 Notes have been repaid in full, in connection with the issuance of each subsequent Series of Notes, the limitations described in sentence paragraph may be reset such that (i) the sum of the Collateral Value of the Exchanged Assets or Released Assets, as applicable, will reflect the aggregate Exchanged Assets or Released Assets exchanged or released since the prior Issuance Date and (ii) the maximum percentages of the Collateral Pool that may be exchanged or released may be subject to change; provided further that in connection with each issuance and the changes described in this sentence, the Rating Condition has been satisfied. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a sale, substitution or exchange pursuant to any of Sections 2.03, 3.15, 7.02, 7.03, 7.05 or 7.06 shall not be taken into consideration for purposes of this Section 7.04(b).

(c) No sale of a Property or Mortgage Loan to a third party or to a STORE SPE may occur if an Early Amortization Period would occur as a result of such purchase.

Section 7.05 Terminated Lease Property and REO Property.

An Issuer may remove a Terminated Lease Property or REO Property from the Collateral Pool in exchange for the addition of one or more Qualified Substitute Properties to the Collateral Pool pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.01.

Section 7.06 Risk-Based or Credit Risk Substitution.

Each applicable Issuer may (A) with respect to a Lease other than a Hybrid Lease, remove a Property from the Collateral Pool in exchange for the addition of one or more Qualified Substitute Properties to the Collateral Pool, (B) remove a Hybrid Lease in exchange for one or more Qualified Substitute Hybrid Leases or Qualified Substitute Properties, and (C) solely with respect to (iv) below, remove a Mortgage Loan from the Collateral Pool in exchange for the addition of one or more Qualified Substitute Loans or Qualified Substitute Properties to the Collateral Pool; pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.01 provided that either: (i) the remaining term to maturity of the related Lease is less than five (5) years from the date of the proposed substitution and the Property Manager, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, determines that there is a reasonable risk of non-renewal of such Lease (“Non-Renewal Risk”); (ii) based on written communications from the Tenant under such Lease, the Property Manager, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, determines that there is a Non-Renewal Risk; (iii) such Issuer has received from the Tenant under the Lease for such Property written notice of the non-renewal of such Lease; or (iv) the Property Manager, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, determines

 

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that there is a credit risk or risk of default by the Tenant under such Lease or the Borrower under such Mortgage Loan, as applicable, that could reasonably be likely to result in shortfalls to Noteholders in the Priority of Payments (“Credit Risk” and any substitution related to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), collectively, a “Risk-Based Substitution”). In addition, the Property Manager or the applicable Issuer shall provide to the Indenture Trustee an explanation of the Non-Renewal Risk or Credit Risk, including, if applicable, a copy of any written communication from the Tenant or Borrower related to such Non-Renewal Risk or Credit Risk, as well as a summary description of the anticipated Qualified Substitute Property, Qualified Substitute Hybrid Lease or Qualified Substitute Loan, as applicable.

Section 7.07 Disposition Period.

During the Disposition Period, the Property Manager will be required to utilize efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause all of the Leases, Properties and Mortgage Loans to be released from the Collateral Pool prior the Rated Final Payment Date by receiving payment of the Release Price for such Properties through the sale of such Properties to a third party or to a STORE SPE.

Section 7.08 Qualified Deleveraging Event.

In connection with an Early Refinancing Prepayment as permitted pursuant to the terms of any applicable Series Supplement, an Issuer may release Owned Properties, Hybrid Leases or Loans with an aggregate Allocated Loan Amount not to exceed the Qualified Release Amount; provided, however, the sum of the Collateral Value of such Released Assets, combined with all Released Assets released since August 23, 2012 by paying the Release Price, shall not exceed 35% of the Aggregate Collateral Value (measured as of the most recent Issuance Date); provided further, the release of such Released Assets (i) shall not trigger an Indenture Event of Default or Early Amortization Period (including but not limited to the Issuers’ obligations to maintain the 3-month Average DSCR), (ii) shall result in the Rating Condition being satisfied; (iii) shall not cause a Maximum Property Concentration to be exceeded (or if, prior to such release, an existing Maximum Property Concentration is already exceeded, the release of such Owned Properties will reduce the Maximum Property Concentration or such Maximum Property Concentration will remain unchanged after giving effect to such release) and (iv) shall not cause the Weighted Average Unit FCCR of the properties remaining in the Collateral Pool to be less than the Weighted Average Unit FCCR of the Collateral Pool prior to such release. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an exchange or sale of a Hybrid Lease, Loan or Property in connection with a Collateral Defect, Terminated Lease Properties, sales pursuant to the exercise of Third Party Purchase Options, Lease Transfer Properties, Risk-Based Substitutions or sales during the Disposition Period shall not be taken into consideration for purposes of the 35% maximum described in the prior sentence. In addition, after each of the Series 2016-1 Notes have been repaid in full, for any release of Owned Properties, Hybrid Leases or Loans in connection with a Qualified Deleveraging Event, (i) no Make Whole Amount shall be due with respect to such release and (ii) the Released Assets in connection with such release shall not be counted toward the calculation of all Released Assets subject to the 35% limitation described above.

 

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Section 7.09 Series Collateral Release.

(a) Subject to any additional requirements set forth in any applicable Series Supplement, the Issuer may remove a Property from the Collateral Pool in connection with a Series Collateral Release. Any Series Collateral Release Price received on a Series Collateral Release shall be deposited into the Collection Account and applied by the Indenture Trustee on the date of such Series Collateral Release, at the direction of the Issuers, (A) to repay certain outstanding Notes as designated by the Issuers, in whole or in part, in accordance with Section 7.01 of the Indenture and/or (B) as Unscheduled Proceeds.

(b) After such release, the released Property shall not be deemed to be a Property (except for the purposes of obligations under the Transaction Documents that are expressly provided to survive repayment in full of the Notes and satisfaction of the Mortgage).

(c) No Series Collateral Release shall occur unless (i) the Rating Condition is satisfied, (ii) no Early Amortization Period will occur following such Series Collateral Release and (iii) the Series 2016-1 Notes have been redeemed in full.

(d) Any Series Collateral Release Prices that are required to be transferred from the Collection Account to the Release Account pursuant to the Indenture shall be treated as “Release Price” and applied in accordance with Section 3.05(b).

(e) After each of the Series 2016-1 Notes have been redeemed in full, releases in connection with a Qualified Deleveraging Event and releases in connection with a Series Collateral Release shall not be taken into consideration for the purposes of the limitations set forth in Sections 7.01(a) or 7.04(b).

(f) In connection with a release of Properties or Loans pursuant to Section 7.11(a), upon the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of an Officer’s Certificate by the applicable Issuer or Property Manager, upon which the Indenture Trustee shall be permitted to fully rely and shall have no liability for so relying without any obligation to confirm or verify, certifying that all conditions set forth herein have been satisfied, upon which the Indenture Trustee shall be permitted to fully rely and shall have no liability for so relying without any obligation to confirm or verify, the Indenture Trustee shall release to such Issuer or its designee the related Lease File or Loan File and execute and deliver such instruments of release, transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, that shall be provided to it by such Issuer and are reasonably necessary to release any Mortgage or other lien or security interest in such Property and the related Lease or Loan from the lien of the Indenture.

Section 7.10 Like-Kind Exchange. In accordance with the terms of the applicable Master Exchange Agreement, the following restrictions shall apply:

(a) Property Manager shall instruct the Indenture Trustee to, and the Indenture Trustee shall, establish and maintain the Exchange Account, in the name of the Qualified Intermediary that shall be administered and operated as provided in the Master Exchange Agreement and the Escrow Agreement. The Exchange Account shall be an Eligible Account. If the Exchange Account is not maintained in accordance with this Section 7.10, and the Indenture Trustee has received written notice thereof pursuant to Section 2.03(iii) of the Escrow Agreement, then the Indenture Trustee and the Qualified Intermediary shall establish a new Exchange Account that complies with this Section 7.10 and transfer into the new Exchange Account all funds from the non-qualifying Exchange Account. The funds held in the Exchange Account may be held as cash or invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the Escrow Agreement.

 

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(b) Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 7.01(a), each Issuer shall have the right to have released from the lien of the related Mortgage and the Indenture a Released Property for the purposes of consummating an Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Master Exchange Agreement. In connection with a release of Properties or Loans pursuant to this Section 7.09(a), upon the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of an Officer’s Certificate by the applicable Issuer or the Property Manager certifying that all conditions set forth herein have been satisfied, upon which the Indenture Trustee shall be permitted to fully rely and shall have no liability for so relying without any obligation to confirm or verify, the Indenture Trustee shall release to such Issuer or its designee, which may include the Qualified Intermediary, the related Lease File and execute and deliver such instruments of release, transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, that shall be provided to it by such Issuer and are reasonably necessary to release any Mortgage or other lien or security interest in such Property and the related Lease from the lien of the Indenture.

(c) Any Replacement Property acquired by an Issuer pursuant to the Master Exchange Agreement shall satisfy the criteria set forth in the definition of “Qualified Substitute Property”.

(d) No Issuer may transfer a Released Property to the Qualified Intermediary pursuant to this Section and the Master Exchange Agreement unless:

(i) no Early Amortization Period or DSCR Sweep Period has occurred and is continuing or would result from the making of such transfer;

(ii) the Termination Date has not occurred and is not then in effect;

(iii) STORE Capital has deposited the related Exchange Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 7.11;

(iv) the Required Conditions have been satisfied; and

(v) the representations and warranties of the Qualified Intermediary in the Master Exchange Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date of such transfer with the same effect as though made on and as of such date.

(e) The Relinquished Property Proceeds deposited into the Exchange Account in connection with the sale or disposition of a Relinquished Property shall be an amount equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of such Relinquished Property.

(f) Relinquished Property Proceeds transferred from the Exchange Account to the Release Account pursuant to the Escrow Agreement shall be applied in accordance with Section 3.05(b).

 

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(g) In no event shall funds in the Release Account, the Collection Account or the Exchange Reserve Account or any other funds that are subject to the lien of the Indenture be utilized as Additional Subsidies for the purposes of acquiring a Replacement Property pursuant to the Master Exchange Agreement. In no event shall STORE Capital directly deposit any Additional Subsidies into the Exchange Account; provided, that STORE Capital may elect to make a capital contribution to the applicable Issuer and cause such Issuer to deposit such amounts into the Exchange Account as Additional Subsidies.

(h) For the avoidance of doubt, the Indenture Trustee shall not have the benefit, directly or indirectly, of a lien on any amounts on deposit in the Exchange Account.

(i) Any Replacement Property acquired by an Issuer pursuant to the Master Exchange Agreement shall constitute Collateral and become subject to the lien of the Indenture in accordance with the terms thereof.

To the extent that the Master Exchange Agreement or the Escrow Agreement requires the Property Manager or any Issuer to provide written instruction to the Escrow Agent directing the transfer of Relinquished Property Proceeds from the Exchange Account to the Release Account, the Property Manager or such Issuer, as applicable, shall promptly deliver such written instruction in accordance with the terms of the Master Exchange Agreement and the Escrow Agreement; provided, that in no event shall Additional Subsidies be transferred from the Exchange Account to the Release Account.

Section 7.11 Exchange Reserve Account.

(a) In connection with any Exchange Program established pursuant to a Master Exchange Agreement, Property Manager shall instruct the Indenture Trustee to, and the Indenture Trustee shall, establish and maintain a segregated account in the name of the Indenture Trustee (the “Exchange Reserve Account”). The Exchange Reserve Account shall be an Eligible Account. Initially, the Exchange Reserve Account bank shall be Citibank, N.A. If the Exchange Reserve Account is not maintained in accordance with this Section 7.11, then the Property Manager shall, within five (5) Business Days of obtaining knowledge of such fact, provide written notice to the Indenture Trustee, and, upon receipt of such notice, the Indenture Trustee shall establish a new Exchange Reserve Account that complies with this Section 7.11 and transfer into the new Exchange Reserve Account all funds from the non-qualifying Exchange Reserve Account. With respect to each such Exchange, STORE Capital shall deposit or cause to be deposited into the Exchange Reserve Account, Exchange Cash Collateral in accordance with this Section 7.11. Proceeds received in connection with the sale of an Excluded Asset may, in STORE Capital’s discretion, be transferred to the Exchange Account; provided, however, that unless such Excluded Asset has been added to the Collateral Pool as a Qualified Substitute Property, STORE Capital shall not be required to make an equivalent deposit into the Exchange Reserve Account for any Excluded Asset whose sale proceeds have been deposited into the Exchange Account.

 

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(b) If on any Determination Date, in connection with a transfer of a Released Property to the Qualified Intermediary pursuant to Section 7.10 and the applicable Master Exchange Agreement (i) there are Relinquished Property Proceeds in the Exchange Account or (ii) there will be Relinquished Property Proceeds in the Exchange Account after giving effect to such transfer (at any time, the amount deposited into the Exchange Account, the “Exchange Amount”), in each case STORE Capital shall deposit an equivalent amount into the Exchange Reserve Account (any such amounts deposited into the Exchange Reserve Account, the “Exchange Cash Collateral”).

(c) At any time that the Exchange Amounts are reduced to zero, the Indenture Trustee shall transfer all of the Exchange Cash Collateral to STORE Capital; provided, that STORE Capital has delivered an Officer’s Certificate to the Indenture Trustee, upon which the Indenture Trustee shall be permitted to fully rely and shall have no liability for so relying without any obligation to confirm or verify, certifying that the Exchange Amounts have been reduced to zero; provided, further that if an Early Amortization Period is in effect, all amounts on deposit in the Exchange Reserve Account shall be immediately transferred as Unscheduled Proceeds to the Collection Account and applied as Unscheduled Principal Payments on the Payment Date following the commencement of such Early Amortization Period.

(d) On or before any Required Transfer Instruction Date, the Property Manager or the Special Servicer shall deliver a notice to the Indenture Trustee, upon which the Indenture Trustee shall be permitted to fully rely and shall have no liability for so relying without any obligation to confirm or verify, stating the Required Transfer Instruction Date and the amount of Relinquished Property Proceeds that are required to be transferred from the Exchange Account to the Release Account pursuant to the terms of the applicable Master Exchange Agreement and the Escrow Agreement. If such Relinquished Property Proceeds are not deposited into the Release Account on or before the third (3rd) Business Day following such Required Transfer Instruction Date (such Relinquished Property Proceeds, the “Delayed Proceeds”), an amount equal to the lesser of (i) such Delayed Proceeds and (ii) the then-current amount of Exchange Cash Collateral will be transferred from the Exchange Reserve Account to the Collection Account and treated as Unscheduled Proceeds (the date of such transfer, the “Exchange Reserve Transfer Date”).

(e) If, following the Exchange Reserve Transfer Date, the related Delayed Proceeds are transferred from the Exchange Account to the Release Account, and an Early Amortization Period is not then in effect, the amount of such Delayed Proceeds will be reduced by the amount of such Exchange Cash Collateral (such amount as reduced, the “Adjusted Delayed Proceeds”) and (i) such Adjusted Delayed Proceeds will remain in the Release Account and (ii) the excess of the amounts of such Delayed Proceeds over the Adjusted Delayed Proceeds will be remitted to STORE Capital. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Early Amortization Period is in effect, all Delayed Proceeds deposited into the Release Account shall immediately be transferred to the Collection Account and treated as Unscheduled Proceeds.

ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION

Section 8.01 Termination.

The respective obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and each Issuer shall terminate upon the satisfaction of the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes, whereupon the Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Issuers such instruments of release, transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be provided to it by the Issuers and reasonably necessary to release any lien or security interest in the subject Mortgage Loans, Properties and Leases.

 

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ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 9.01 Amendment.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture governing amendments, supplements and other modifications to this Agreement, this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto from time to time but only by the mutual written agreement signed by the parties hereto. The Property Manager shall furnish to each party hereto and to each Issuer a fully executed counterpart of each amendment to this Agreement.

The parties hereto agree that no modifications or amendments will be made to the Indenture, any Series Supplement or other Transaction Documents without the consent of the Property Manager, the Special Servicer or the Back-Up Manager, as applicable, if such person would be materially adversely affected by such modification or amendment, regardless of whether such person is a party to such agreement.

Section 9.02 Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original whether delivered in physical or electronic form, and all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 9.03 Governing Law.

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

Section 9.04 Notices.

All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by courier or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or if transmitted by facsimile and confirmed in a writing delivered or mailed as aforesaid, to:

(a) in the case of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer, 8501 E. 8377 E. Hartford Drive, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255, facsimile number: 480-256-1101;

 

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(b) in the case of any Issuer, 8377 E. Hartford Drive, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255, facsimile number: 480-256-1101, or such address as provided in any Joinder Agreement;

(c) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Global Transaction Services-STORE Master Funding; facsimile number: 212-816-5527;

(d) in the case of the applicable Rating Agency, Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 55 Water Street, 41st floor, New York, New York 10041-0003, Attention: ABS Surveillance Group - Structured Credit; and

(e) in the case of the Back-Up Manager, KeyBank National Association, 11501 Outlook St., Suite 300, Overland Park, KS 66211, Attention: W. Todd Reynolds;

or, as to each such Person, to such other address and facsimile number as shall be designated by such Person in a written notice to parties hereto. Any notice required or permitted to be delivered to a holder of Issuer Interests or Notes shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such holder as shown in the register maintained for such purposes under the applicable Limited Liability Company Agreement and the Indenture, respectively. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall conclusively be presumed to have been duly given, whether or not such holder receives such notice.

Section 9.05 Severability of Provisions.

If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.

Section 9.06 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.

The article and section headings and the table of contents herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the construction hereof.

Section 9.07 Notices to the Rating Agencies and Others.

(a) The Indenture Trustee shall promptly provide notice to the applicable Rating Agency with respect to each of the following of which the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge:

(i) any material change or amendment to this Agreement;

(ii) the occurrence of any Servicer Replacement Event that has not been cured; and

 

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(iii) the resignation or termination of the Property Manager or the Special Servicer and the appointment of a successor.

(b) The Property Manager shall promptly provide notice to the applicable

(i) Rating Agency with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

(ii) the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor;

(iii) any change in the location of the Collection Account;

(iv) any change in the identity of a Tenant or Borrower; and

(v) any addition or removal of a Mortgage Loan or Property from the Collateral.

(c) Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall furnish the applicable Rating Agency such information with respect to the Mortgage Loans, Leases and Properties as such Rating Agency shall reasonably request and that the Property Manager or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, can reasonably provide.

(d) Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall promptly furnish the applicable Rating Agency and the Issuers with copies of the following items:

(i) each of its quarterly statements as to compliance described in Section 3.11; and

(ii) each report prepared by it pursuant to Section 4.01.

(e) Any Officer’s Certificate, Opinion of Counsel, report, notice, request or other material communication prepared by the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, each Issuer, the Issuer Members on behalf of the Issuers, or the Indenture Trustee, or caused to be so prepared, for dissemination to any of the parties to this Agreement or any holder of Notes or Issuer Interests shall also be concurrently forwarded by such Person to STORE Capital, the Issuers and the Initial Purchasers to the extent not otherwise required to be so forwarded. Any Officer’s Certificate delivered under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall be deemed to have been delivered by the Person which is a party to this Agreement with respect to which the same was delivered, and under no circumstances shall the officer or other person executing the same have any personal liability under or in connection with any Officer’s Certificate executed by it.

Section 9.08 Successors and Assigns: Beneficiaries.

The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, and all such provisions shall inure to the benefit of each Issuer and the Noteholders. No other person, including any Tenant or Borrower, shall be entitled to any benefit or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement.

 

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Section 9.09 Complete Agreement.

This Agreement embodies the complete agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be varied or terminated except by a written agreement conforming to the provisions of Section 9.01. All prior negotiations or representations of the parties are merged into this Agreement and shall have no force or effect unless expressly stated herein.

Section 9.10 Consent to Jurisdiction.

Any action or proceeding against any of the parties hereto relating in any way to this Agreement may be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan or of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of each such court in respect of any such action or proceeding. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to remove any such action or proceeding by reason of improper venue or inconvenient forum.

Section 9.11 No Proceedings.

Each of the Property Manager and the Special Servicer hereby agrees that it shall not institute against, or join any other person or entity in instituting against, any Issuer any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding, or other proceedings under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law (including the U.S. Bankruptcy Code), for two years and 31 days after the last Note issued by any Issuer is paid in full. The agreements in this paragraph shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Section 9.12 Cooperation.

Each party hereto and each Noteholder (by its acceptance of a Note) hereby agrees to act diligently in responding to a request made by any other party to this Agreement and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the requesting party in connection with the subject matter.

Section 9.13 Acknowledgment of Receipts by Indenture Trustee.

Upon request, within ten (10) Business Days after its receipt of any notice, document or other delivery pursuant to any Transaction Document, the Indenture Trustee shall acknowledge its receipt of the same in writing delivered to the party that delivered the same to the Indenture Trustee.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuers, the Property Manager and Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Indenture Trustee have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers or representatives all as of the day and year first above written.

 

STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Property Manager and Special Servicer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING IV, LLC, a Delaware limited, liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING V, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel

 

Tenth A&R Property Management Agreement (STORE 2025-1)


STORE MASTER FUNDING VI LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING VII LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING XIV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING XIX LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING XX LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING XXII LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel

 

Tenth A&R Property Management Agreement (STORE 2025-1)


STORE MASTER FUNDING XXIV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXIV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXVII LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
STORE MASTER FUNDING XXXVIII LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Chad A. Freed

Name:   Chad A. Freed
Title:   Executive Vice President – General Counsel
CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:  

/s/ Dragana Boskovic

Name:   Dragana Boskovic
Title:   Senior Trust Officer

 

Tenth A&R Property Management Agreement (STORE 2025-1)


KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Back-Up Manager
By:  

/s/ Brandy Illausky

Name:   Brandy Illausky
Title:   Vice President

 

Tenth A&R Property Management Agreement (STORE 2025-1)


EXHIBIT A

[RESERVED]

 

EXHIBIT A-1


EXHIBIT B-1

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE – PROPERTY MANAGER

[Date]

Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity

but solely as Indenture Trustee

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust-STORE Master Funding

STORE Master Funding I, LLC

STORE Master Funding II, LLC

STORE Master Funding III, LLC

STORE Master Funding IV, LLC

STORE Master Funding V, LLC

STORE Master Funding VI, LLC

STORE Master Funding VII, LLC

STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC

STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC

STORE Master Funding XX, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC

8377 E. Hartford Drive, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255

Attention: Secretary

[ADDITIONAL ISSUERS]

[____________]

[____________]

 

  Re:

STORE Master Funding, Net-Lease Mortgage Notes

In connection with the administration of the Lease Files and Loan Files held by or on behalf of you as trustee under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025 (the “Property Management Agreement”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, as an Issuer,

 

EXHIBIT B-1-1


STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, as an Issuer, the undersigned, as property manager (the “Property Manager”) and special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), KeyBank National Association, as back-up manager (the “Back-Up Manager”), and Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), the undersigned as Property Manager hereby requests a release of the [Lease Files] [and] [Loan Files] (or the portion thereof specified below) held by the Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee with respect to the following described [Lease] [and] [Mortgage Loan] for the reason indicated below.

[Tenant’s Name:

Address:

Lease No.:]

[Borrower’s Name:

Address:

Mortgage Loan No.:]

If only particular documents in the [Lease File] [and] [Loan File] are requested, please specify which:

Reason for requesting [Lease File] [and] [Loan File] (or portion thereof):

 

      1.    [Lease] [Mortgage Loan] paid in full and terminated.
     The undersigned hereby certifies that all amounts received in connection with the [Lease] [Mortgage Loan] that are required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to the Property Management Agreement, have been or will be so deposited.

   

 

2.

   Other. (Describe)

The undersigned acknowledges that the above [Lease File] [and] [Loan File] (or requested portion thereof) will be held by the undersigned in accordance with the provisions of the Property Management Agreement and will be returned to you or your designee within ten (10) days of our receipt thereof, [unless the Lease has become a Liquidated Lease, in which case the Lease File (or such portion thereof) will be retained by us permanently].

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Property Management Agreement.

 

STORE CAPITAL LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

as Property Manager and Special Servicer

By:  

 

 

Name:

  Title:

 

EXHIBIT B-1-2


EXHIBIT B-2

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE – SPECIAL SERVICER

[Date]

STORE Master Funding I, LLC

STORE Master Funding II, LLC

STORE Master Funding III, LLC

STORE Master Funding IV, LLC

STORE Master Funding V, LLC

STORE Master Funding VI, LLC

STORE Master Funding VII, LLC

STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC

STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC

STORE Master Funding XX, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC

8377 E. Hartford Drive, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255

Attention: Secretary

[ADDITIONAL ISSUERS]

[____________]

[____________]

 

  Re:

STORE Master Funding, Net-Lease Mortgage Notes

In connection with the administration of the Lease Files and Loan Files held by or on behalf of you as trustee under a certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025 (the “Property Management Agreement”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, as an Issuer, the undersigned, as property manager (the “Property Manager”) and special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as indenture trustee (the

 

EXHIBIT B-2-1


Indenture Trustee”), and KeyBank National Association, as back-up manager (the “Back-Up Manager”), the undersigned as Property Manager hereby requests a release of the [Lease Files] [and] [Loan Files] (or the portion thereof specified below) held by the Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee with respect to the following described [Lease] [and] [Mortgage Loan] for the reason indicated below.

[Tenant’s Name:

Address:

Loan No.:]

[Borrower’s Name:

Address:

Mortgage Loan No.:]

If only particular documents in the [Lease File] [and] [Loan File] are requested, please specify which:

Reason for requesting [Lease File] [and] [Loan File] (or portion thereof):

 

      1.    The [Tenant] [Borrower] is being evicted.

   

 

2.

   Other. (Describe)

The undersigned acknowledges that the above [Lease File] [and] [Loan File] (or requested portion thereof) will be held by the undersigned in accordance with the provisions of the Property Management Agreement and will be returned to you or your designee within ten (10) days of our receipt thereof, unless (i) the [Tenant] [Borrower] is being evicted, in which case the [Lease File] [and] [Loan File] (or such portion thereof) will be returned when no longer required by us for such purpose, or (ii) we deliver to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Lease has become a Liquidated Lease and all amounts received or to be received in connection with such liquidation that are required to be deposited into the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.02(a) have been or will be so deposited.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Property Management Agreement.

 

STORE CAPITAL LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

as Property Manager and Special Servicer

By:  

 

 

Name:

  Title:

 

EXHIBIT B-2-2


EXHIBIT C-1

FORM OF NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF

DESIGNATION OF REPLACEMENT SPECIAL SERVICER

[Date]

Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

55 Water Street

New York, New York 10041

 

  Re:

STORE Master Funding, Net-Lease Mortgage Notes

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This notice is being delivered pursuant to Section 5.06 of a certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025 (the “Agreement”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Capital LLC, as property manager (the “Property Manager”) and special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), and KeyBank National Association, as back-up manager (the “Back-Up Manager”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have respective meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.

Notice is hereby given that the [         ] has designated ________________________ to serve as the Special Servicer under the Agreement.

The designation of _____________ as Special Servicer will become final if certain conditions are met and the applicable Rating Agency delivers to the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee written confirmation that if the person designated to become the Special Servicer were to serve as such, such event would not result in the downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the higher of (i) such Rating Agency’s then current ratings of the Notes and (ii) the rating of the Notes at the time of the original issuance thereof. Accordingly, such confirmation is hereby requested as soon as possible.

Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing the enclosed copies of this notice where indicated below and returning them to each of the Issuers and the Indenture Trustee, in the enclosed stamped self-addressed envelope.

 

EXHIBIT C-1-1


Very truly yours,

 

as Indenture Trustee
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Receipt acknowledged:
STANDARD & POOR’S RATING SERVICES
By:    
  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

  Date:  

 

 

EXHIBIT C-1-2


EXHIBIT C-2

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY

PROPOSED SPECIAL SERVICER ACCEPTING APPOINTMENT

[Date]

STORE Master Funding I, LLC

STORE Master Funding II, LLC

STORE Master Funding III, LLC

STORE Master Funding IV, LLC

STORE Master Funding V, LLC

STORE Master Funding VI, LLC

STORE Master Funding VII, LLC

STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC

STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC

STORE Master Funding XX, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC

STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC

8377 E. Hartford Drive, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255

Attention: Secretary

[ADDITIONAL ISSUERS]

[____________]

[____________]

Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity

but solely as Indenture Trustee

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust-STORE Master Funding

 

  Re:

STORE Master Funding, Net-Lease Mortgage Notes

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 5.06 of the Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025 (the “Agreement”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master

 

EXHIBIT C-2-1


Funding XIX, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Capital LLC, as property manager (the “Property Manager”) and special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), and KeyBank National Association, as back-up manager (the “Back-Up Manager”), the undersigned hereby agrees with all the other parties to the Agreement that the undersigned shall serve as Special Servicer under, and as defined in, the Agreement. The undersigned hereby acknowledges that, as of the date hereof, it is and shall be a party to the Agreement and bound thereby to the full extent indicated therein in the capacity of Special Servicer. The undersigned hereby makes, as of the date hereof, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.01 of the Agreement, with the following corrections with respect to type of entity and jurisdiction of organization:   .

 

[NAME OF ENTITY]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

EXHIBIT C-2-2


EXHIBIT D

FORM OF LIMITED POWERS OF ATTORNEY

FROM ISSUER OR INDENTURE TRUSTEE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

WHEREAS, pursuant to a certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025 ( the “Agreement”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Capital LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Capital LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, as an Issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, as an Issuer, as property manager (the “Property Manager”) and special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), KeyBank National Association, as back-up manager (the “Back-Up Manager”), and Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), the [Property Manager] [Special Servicer] (hereafter, the “Servicer”) administers and services certain “Mortgage Loans,” “Properties” and “Leases” as such terms are defined in the Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and such Leases and Mortgage Loans; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Servicer is granted certain powers, responsibilities and authority in connection with its servicing and administration subject to the terms of the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the [RELEVANT ISSUER] [Indenture Trustee] (hereafter, the “Grantor”) has been requested by the Servicer pursuant to the Agreement to grant this Limited Power of Attorney to the Servicer to enable it to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Grantor, certain documents and instruments related to the Mortgage Loans, Properties and Leases, thereby empowering the Servicer to take such actions as it deems necessary to comply with its servicing, administrative and management duties under and in accordance with the Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

The Grantor does make, constitute and appoint STORE Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its true and lawful agent and attorney in fact with respect to the Mortgage Loans, Properties and Leases held by the Grantor, in its name, place and stead, to (A) prepare, execute and deliver: (i) any and all UCC Financing Statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the validity, enforceability, perfection and priority of the Grantor’s interest in any real property (collectively, the “Property”) and any Lease or Mortgage Loan with respect to any Property; (ii) subject to the provisions of the Agreement, any and all modifications, waivers, consents, assumptions, amendments or subordinations with respect to a Lease or Mortgage Loan or documents relating thereto; and (iii)

 

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any and all instruments necessary or appropriate for the eviction of any Tenant under a Lease or foreclosure with respect to and Mortgage Loan serviced by the Servicer and consistent with the authority granted by the Agreement; and (B) to take any and all actions on behalf of the Grantor in connection with maintaining and defending the enforceability of any such Lease obligation or Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to the execution of any and all instruments necessary or appropriate in defense of and for the collection and enforcement of said Lease obligation or Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

ARTICLE I

The enumeration of particular powers hereinabove is not intended in any way to limit the grant to the Property Manager as the Grantor’s attorney in fact of full power and authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans, Leases and Properties to execute and deliver any such documents, instrument or other writing as fully, in all intents and purposes, as Grantor might or could do if personally present. The Grantor hereby ratifies and confirms whatsoever such attorney in fact shall and may do by virtue hereof, and the Grantor agrees and represents to those dealing with such attorney in fact that they may rely upon this power of attorney until termination of the power of attorney under the provisions of Article III below. The Servicer may not exercise any right, authority or power granted by this instrument in a manner that would violate the terms of the Agreement or the Servicing Standard imposed on the Servicer by the Agreement, but any and all third parties dealing with Servicer as the Grantor’s attorney in fact may rely completely, unconditionally and conclusively on the Servicer’s authority and need not make inquiry about whether the Servicer is acting pursuant to the Agreement or such standard. Any trustee, title company or other third party may rely upon a written statement by the Servicer that any particular lease or property in question is subject to and included under this power of attorney and the Agreement.

ARTICLE II

An act or thing lawfully done hereunder by the Servicer shall be binding on the Grantor and the Grantor’s successor and assigns.

ARTICLE III

This power of attorney shall continue in full force and effect from the date hereof until the earliest occurrence of any of the following events, unless sooner revoked in writing by the Grantor:

(i) the suspension or termination of this limited power of attorney by the Grantor;

(ii) the transfer of the Servicer’s servicing rights and obligations as the [Property Manager] [Special Servicer] under the Agreement from the Servicer to another servicer;

(iii) the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of the Servicer;

 

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(iv) the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against the Servicer; or

(v) the occurrence of a Servicer Replacement Event.

Nothing herein shall be deemed to amend or modify the Agreement or the respective rights, duties or obligations of the Grantor or the Servicer thereunder, and nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies thereunder.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this instrument to be executed and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto by its officer duly authorized as of the ____ day of _____________________________________, __________.

 

[STORE Master Funding I, LLC, as Issuer under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [  ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   ___________________________
    Name:   ____________________________
    Title: _____________________________ ]
[STORE Master Funding II, LLC, as Issuer under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [  ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   ___________________________
       Name:   ____________________________
    Title: _____________________________ ]
[STORE Master Funding III, LLC, as Issuer under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [  ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   ___________________________
    Name:   ____________________________
    Title: _____________________________ ]

 

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[STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, as Issuer under that
certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property
Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [ ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   _____________________________
    Name:   _____________________________
    Title:   _____________________________]
[STORE Master Funding V, LLC, as Issuer under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [ ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   _____________________________
    Name:   _____________________________
    Title:   _____________________________]
[STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, as Issuer under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [ ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   _____________________________
    Name:   _____________________________
    Title:   _____________________________]
[STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, as Issuer under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [ ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   _____________________________
    Name:   _____________________________
    Title:   _____________________________]

 

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[STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, as Issuer under
that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property
Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [ ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   _____________________________
    Name:   _____________________________
    Title:   _____________________________]
[STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, as Issuer under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [ ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   _____________________________
    Name:   _____________________________
    Title:   _____________________________]
[STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, as Issuer under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [ ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   _____________________________
    Name:   _____________________________
    Title:   _____________________________]

 

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[STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, as Issuer under
that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property
Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [ ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   _____________________________
    Name:   _____________________________
    Title:   _____________________________]
[STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, as Issuer under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [ ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   _____________________________
    Name:   _____________________________
    Title:   _____________________________
[STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, as Issuer under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [ ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   _____________________________
    Name:   _____________________________
    Title:   _____________________________
[STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, as Issuer under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [ ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   _____________________________
    Name:   _____________________________
    Title:   _____________________________

 

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[STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, as Issuer under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025
By:   [ISSUER MEMBER], its [  ]
  By: [_________________]
    By:   ___________________________
    Name:   ____________________________
    Title: _____________________________
[CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025
By:     ___________________________
Name:     ___________________________
Title: _____________________________ ]

 

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STATE OF    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF    )   

On the ___ day of __________, ______, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared ______________________, known to me to be a _____________ of [[ISSUER MEMBER] [    ], one of the entities that executed the within instrument as sole member of STORE Master Funding [I][II][III][IV][V][VI][VII][XIV][XIX][XX][XXII][XXIV][XXXIV][XXXVII][XXXVIII, LLC], and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity executed the within instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

 

Notary Public

[Notarial Seal]

 

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE, SUBORDINATION, NONDISTURBANCE AND

ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

 

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SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE

AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of ______________________, 20__, among CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, as hereinafter defined (“Trustee”), _____________, a , (“Tenant”), and [ISSUER NAME], a Delaware limited liability company, its successors and assigns (“Landlord”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant are parties to a certain Lease, dated _____, 20__, which lease and all amendments, modifications, assignments, subleases and other agreements related thereto are attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference (collectively, the “Lease”), which Lease relates to the premises described therein (the “Premises”), and

WHEREAS, Trustee is the Indenture Trustee under an Indenture dated as of even date herewith among Trustee and Landlord (the “Indenture”) pursuant to which Landlord shall issue notes or bonds in the principal amount of approximately $[   ] (the “Loan”), the Loan being secured, in part, by a mortgage, deed of trust or security deed (collectively, the “Mortgage”) and an assignment(s) of leases and rents from the Landlord to Trustee, both dated as of even date herewith and recorded concurrently herewith covering the Premises; and

WHEREAS, Tenant has agreed that the Lease shall be subject and subordinate to the Mortgage held by Trustee, provided Tenant is assured of continued occupancy of the Premises under the terms of the Lease;

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and notwithstanding anything in the Lease to the contrary, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1. Subordination of Lease. Trustee, Tenant and Landlord do hereby covenant and agree that the Lease with all rights, options, liens and charges created thereby, is and shall continue to be subject and subordinate in all respects to the Mortgage and to any renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof and to all advancements made thereunder.

2. Non-disturbance of Tenant. Trustee does hereby agree with Tenant that, in the event Trustee becomes the owner of the Premises by foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, so long as there exists no event of default under the Lease (a) Trustee will take no action which will interfere with or disturb Tenant’s possession or use of the Premises or other rights under the Lease, and (b) the Premises shall be subject to the Lease and Trustee shall recognize Tenant as the tenant of the Premises for the remainder of the terms of the Lease in accordance with the provisions thereof including, but not limited to the negotiation rights provided to Tenant under Article [_____] of the Lease, provided, however, that Trustee shall not be subject to any offsets or defenses which Tenant might have against any prior landlord except those which

 

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arose under the provisions of the Lease out of such landlord’s default and accrued after Tenant had notified Trustee and given Trustee the opportunity to cure same as hereinbelow provided, nor shall Trustee be liable for any act or omission of any prior landlord, nor shall Trustee be bound by any rent or additional rent which Tenant might have paid for more than the current month to any prior landlord nor shall it be bound by any amendment or modification of the Lease made without its consent.

3. Attornment by Tenant. Tenant does hereby agree with Trustee that, in the event Trustee becomes the owner of the Premises by foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, then Tenant shall attorn to and recognize Trustee as the landlord under the Lease for the remainder of the term thereof, and Tenant shall perform and observe its obligations thereunder, subject only to the terms and conditions of the Lease. In such event, Trustee shall not be liable for any act or omission of any prior landlord, liable for return of the security deposit unless same was actually delivered to Trustee, bound by any amendment or modification to or consent or waiver under or assignment of the Lease made without its consent except to the extent permitted without Trustee’s consent pursuant to the Indenture, bound by any rent paid more than thirty (30) days in advance, or be subject to any set-off or defense Tenant might have had against any prior landlord except as set forth in paragraph 2 above. Tenant further covenants and agrees to execute and deliver upon request of Trustee or its assigns, an appropriate Agreement of Attornment to Trustee and any subsequent titleholder of the Premises reflecting the maters contained in this paragraph 3.

4. Curative Rights, Modification of Lease, and Advance Payment of Rent. So long as the Mortgage remains outstanding and unsatisfied:

(a) Tenant will mail or deliver to Trustee, at the address and in the manner hereinbelow provided, a copy of all notices permitted or required to be given to the Landlord by Tenant under and pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Lease. At any time before the rights of the Landlord shall have been forfeited or adversely affected because of any default of the Landlord, or within the time permitted the Landlord for curing any default under the Lease as therein provided, Trustee may, but shall have no obligation to, pay any taxes and assessments, make any repairs and Improvements, make any deposits or do any other act or thing required of the Landlord by the terms of the Lease; and all payments so made and all things so done and performed by Trustee shall be as effective to prevent the rights of the Landlord from being forfeited or adversely affected because of any default under the Lease as the same would have been if done and performed by the Landlord.

5. Limitation of Liability. Trustee shall have no liability whatsoever hereunder prior to becoming the owner of the Premises; and Tenant agrees that if Trustee becomes the owner of the Premises, Tenant shall look solely to the estate or interest of Trustee in the Premises for satisfaction of any obligation which may be or become owing by Trustee to Tenant hereunder or under the Lease.

6. Landlord and Tenant Certifications. Landlord and Tenant hereby certify to Trustee that the Lease has been duly executed by Landlord and Tenant and is in full force and effect, that the Lease and any modifications and amendments specified herein are a complete statement of the agreement between Landlord and Tenant with respect to the leasing of the Premises, and the Lease has not been modified or amended except as specified herein; that to the

 

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knowledge of Landlord and Tenant, no party to the Lease is in default thereunder; that no rent under the Lease has been paid more than thirty (30) days in advance of its due date; and that Tenant, as of this date, has no charge, lien or claim of offset under the Lease, or otherwise, against the rents or other charges due or to become due thereunder or if any such matter exists, then it is as follows:

NONE

7. Tenant Estoppel Certifications. With the knowledge that Trustee, as beneficiary of the mortgage encumbering the premises, will place substantial reliance thereon in connection with the closing and funding of the Loan, Tenant hereby makes the following certifications:

(a) The term of the Lease commenced on ______________, and will terminate on _______________, unless earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of the Lease.

(b) The Lease, as described above, has not been modified, amended, assigned or subleased except as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, and is in good standing and in full force and effect.

(c) The Lease provides for rental payments over the term of the Lease, all as specifically provided in the Lease. For the first year of the lease term, monthly payments of rent in the amount of $ _________ are due on the first (1st) day of each month. Tenant has made all payments of rent due.

(d) Tenant has paid a security deposit of $ _________ under the Lease in the form of a letter of credit.

(e) To Tenant’s knowledge there are no defaults by Landlord under the Lease and there are no existing circumstances which, with the passage of time, or notice, or both, would give rise to a default under the Lease except as follows:

NONE

(f) Tenant has accepted and is occupying the Premises, and Landlord has no unperformed obligation under the Lease to construct any Improvements for the Tenant related to the Premises.

(g) Tenant has no charge, lien, claim of set-off or defense against rents or other charges due or to become due under the Lease or otherwise under any of the terms, conditions, or covenants contained therein except as follows:

 

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NONE

(h) Tenant has received no notice from any insurance company of any defects or inadequacies in the Premises or in any part thereof which would adversely affect the insurability of the Premises except as follows:

NONE

(i) Except as provided in the Lease, Tenant does not have any right or option to purchase the Premises.

(j) Except as provided in the Lease, Tenant does not have any rights or options to renew the Lease or to lease additional space in any building owned by the Landlord.

(k) Tenant’s enjoyment of the Premises has been peaceful and undisturbed and Tenant knows of no facts by reason of which possession of the Premises might be disputed or questioned, or by reason of which any claim to the Premises or any portion thereof might be asserted adversely to such possession except as follows:

NONE

(l) There are no tenancies, leases, occupancies or parties in possession of the Premises other than under the Lease except as follows:

NONE

(m) Tenant has not received any notice of any supplemental taxes and/or assessments affecting the Premises except as follows:

NONE

(n) There are no unpaid charges for taxes, water and/or sewer services, or other utility charges, or unpaid special assessments for items such as Improvements for sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewers, storm water assessments, etc., not shown as existing liens in the public records except as follows:

NONE

(o) There are no unpaid bills or claim for labor or services performed or materials furnished or delivered during the last twelve (12) months for alterations, repair, work, or new construction on the Premises except as follows:

NONE

(p) The building or buildings located on the Premises are complete and have been paid for in full except as follows:

NONE

(q) Since the date of the Survey of the Premises by ______________, of ______________________ (the “Survey”), there have been no additions, modifications or alterations to the Improvements on the Premises which have resulted in any changes to the distances between the walls of the Improvements and the lot lines shown thereon; and there have been no changes to the lot lines, nor any fences erected or free standing Improvements placed along said lot line except as follows:

 

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NONE

(r) Each franchise agreement if any, with applicable Tenant and located on the Premises is valid and in full force and effect. Tenant has not received any notice of termination of such franchise agreement(s) from said franchisor(s) except as follows:

NONE

8. Notices. Any notice to parties required under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given and received when delivered in person (with receipt therefor), on the next business day after deposit with a recognized overnight delivery service, or on the second day after being sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the following addresses:

If given to Trustee, as follows, subject to change as provided hereinabove:

 

   

Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity

but solely as Indenture Trustee

388 Greenwich Street

    New York, New York 10013
    Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust-STORE Master Funding
  with a copy to:  

 

   

 

   

 

and, if given to Tenant, as follows, subject to change as provided hereinabove:
   

 

   

 

   

 

  with a copy to:  
   

 

   

 

   

 

  and, if given to Landlord, as follows, subject to change as provided hereinabove:
   

[ISSUER NAME]

8377 E. Hartford Drive, Suite 100

   

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255

Attention: Secretary

 

with a copy to:

 

DLA Piper LLP (US)

   

2525 E Camelback Rd #1000

   

Phoenix, AZ 85016

 

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9. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors, successors-in-title and assigns. When used herein, the term “Landlord” or “landlord” refers to Landlord and to any successor to the interest of Landlord under the Lease. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.

10. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provisions of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

11. Paragraph Headings: Construction. The headings of the paragraphs in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and will not affect its construction or interpretation. All references to “paragraph” or “paragraphs” refer to the corresponding paragraph or paragraphs of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word “including” does not limit the preceding words or term.

12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Premises is located without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws, and any action brought under or arising out of this Agreement or the matters relating hereto shall be submitted to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for such jurisdiction. Each party acknowledges and agrees to such jurisdiction.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

    TRUSTEE:
Signed and delivered in the presence of:     CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee

 

    By:    
Witness     Name:    
    Title:    
STATE OF               )    
  )   ss.:  
COUNTY OF   )    

This instrument was acknowledged before me this ____ day of ____________, 20__ by _____________________, ________________________ of Citibank, N.A., a national association, as Indenture Trustee, on behalf of such __________.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 

_____________________[SEAL]
   Notary Public
My commission expires: _______________

[SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT]

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TENANT:

Signed and delivered in the presence of:    

 

    a  

 

 

    By:    
Witness     Name:    
    Title:    
STATE OF                       )    
  )   ss.:  
COUNTY OF   )    

This instrument was acknowledged before me this ____ day of ____________, 20__ by _____________________, ________________________ of Citibank, N.A., a national association, as Indenture Trustee, on behalf of such __________.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 

_____________________[SEAL]
   Notary Public
My commission expires: _______________

[SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT]

[SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON NEXT PAGE]

 

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LANDLORD:

Signed and delivered in the presence of:    

[ISSUER NAME]

a Delaware limited liability company

 

    By:    
Witness     Name:    
    Title:    
STATE OF                )    
  )   ss.:  
COUNTY OF   )    

This instrument was acknowledged before me this ____ day of ____________, 20__ by _____________________, ________________________ of Citibank, N.A., a national association, as Indenture Trustee, on behalf of such __________.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 

_____________________[SEAL]
   Notary Public
My commission expires: _______________

 

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [], 20[_], is entered into by and among _______________ (the “New Issuer”), STORE CAPITAL LLC, in its capacity as Property Manager and Special Servicer, as applicable, KeyBank National Association, in its capacity as Back-Up Manager and CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), under that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025, among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC all Joining Parties, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Indenture Trustee (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Property Management Agreement”). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Property Management Agreement.

The New Issuer is a [ENTITY] established under the laws of the State of [__________] on

[_________], 20[_], operates under an [Amended and Restated] [ENTITY AGREEMENT], dated as of [______], 20[__] (the “New Issuer Agreement”).

The New Issuer, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Back-Up Manager hereby agree as follows:

1. The New Issuer hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Agreement, effective as of the date hereof, the New Issuer shall become a party to the Property Management Agreement, shall be deemed to be a signatory to the Property Management Agreement and shall have all of the rights and obligations of an Issuer as specified in the Property Management Agreement. The New Issuer hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the applicable terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Property Management Agreement.

2. The address of the New Issuer for purposes of Section 9.04(c) of the Property Management Agreement shall be as follows:

 

[ADDRESS]
Attention:  

 

Facsimile No.  

 

 

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With a copy to
[ADDRESS]
Attention:  

 

Facsimile No.  

 

3. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

4. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Issuer, the Property Manager, the Special Servicer and the Back-Up Manager have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers or representatives all as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NEW ISSUER]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

STORE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Property Manager
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Back-Up Manager
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

EXHIBIT F-2


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF CERTIFICATE UNDER SECTION 7.01(b)

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

 

      Re:   

[INSERT DESCRIPTION OF QUALIFIED SUBSTITUTE

[PROPERTY][HYBRID LEASE][LOAN]] (the “Qualified Substitute

[Property][Hybrid Lease][Loan]”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 7.01(b) of the Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2025 (the “Agreement”), among STORE Master Funding I, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, as an issuer, STORE Capital LLC, as property manager (the “Property Manager”) and as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), ____________, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), and __________________, as back-up manager (the “Back-Up Manager”), the undersigned hereby certifies that the exceptions set forth on Exhibit “A” attached hereto are materially consistent with the underwriting criteria for the existing Properties (as defined in the Agreement).

STORE Capital LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

as Property Manager

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 
Title:  

 

EXHIBIT G-1


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF DETERMINATION DATE REPORT

Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity

but solely as Indenture Trustee

388 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10013

Attn: Global Transaction Services-STORE Master Funding I Series 2012-1 through [ ]

 

  Re:

STORE Master Funding I, LLC Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2012-1 through [ ]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 4.01(a) of the Tenth Amended and Restated Property Management Agreement, dated September 30, 2025 (as amended or supplemented thereafter, the “Property Management Agreement”), between STORE Master Funding I, LLC, STORE Master Funding II, LLC, STORE Master Funding III, LLC, STORE Master Funding IV, LLC, STORE Master Funding V, LLC, STORE Master Funding VI, LLC, STORE Master Funding VII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XX, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXIV, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVII, LLC, STORE Master Funding XXXVIII, LLC, and each joining party thereto (the “Issuers”), STORE Capital LLC (the “Property Manager” and “Support Provider”), Citibank, N.A. (the “Indenture Trustee”) and KeyBank National Association (the “Back-Up Manager”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees the issuers have not incurred any indebtedness except indebtedness permitted by any applicable limited liability company agreement of the related Issuer Member or the Transaction Documents.

In accordance with the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement from the Support Provider and the Issuers, dated as of September 30, 2025 (the “U.S. Risk Retention Agreement”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees that (a) as of the date hereof, the Support Provider retains and, until the redemption of the Series [__] Notes and the [related Series Notes], will retain, an indirect ownership interest in the Issuers that, as of September 30, 2025 (the “Series 2025-1 Closing Date”) is equal to at least 5% of the aggregate Collateral Value of the Collateral Pool as measured on the Series 2025-1 Closing Date, and such ownership interest constitutes a first loss exposure to the Collateral Pool (the “Retained Interest”) and (b) for so long as the Series 2025-1 Notes are outstanding, the Support Provider shall retain and not sell the Retained Interest or subject it to any credit risk mitigation, short positions or any other hedges, except to the extent permitted under the Securitization Retention Requirements.

 

STORE CAPITAL LLC
 

 

 

EXHIBIT H-1


EXHIBIT I

CALCULATION OF FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIOS

 

  1.

Adjusted EBITDAR: An amount equal to the sum of (i) pre-tax income, (ii) interest expense, (iii) all non-cash amounts in respect of depreciation and amortization, (iv) all non-recurring expenses, (v) specifically documented discretionary management fees and (vi) all operating lease and rent expense less (vii) all non-recurring income and standardized corporate overhead expense based on estimated industry standards for the related fiscal period;

 

  2.

Fixed Charges: An amount equal to the sum of (i) total operating lease or rent expenses, (ii) interest expense, and (iii) scheduled principal payments on indebtedness payable in respect of the related unit, in each case for the period of time as to which such figure is presented; and

 

  3.

FCCR: Adjusted EBITDAR/Fixed Charges.

 

EXHIBIT I-1


EXHIBIT J-1

FORM OF MASTER EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

[to be attached]

 

EXHIBIT J-1


EXHIBIT J-2

FORM OF MASTER EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

[to be attached]

 

EXHIBIT J-2


EXHIBIT K-1

FORM OF ESCROW AGREEMENT

[to be attached]

 

EXHIBIT K-1


EXHIBIT K-2

FORM OF ESCROW AGREEMENT

[to be attached]

 

EXHIBIT K-2

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STORE Capital Announces Closing of $625 Million Securitization at 5.06%

Scottsdale, AZ – September 30, 2025 – STORE Capital LLC (“STORE”, “STORE Capital” or the “Company”), an internally managed net-lease real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in Single Tenant Operational Real Estate, today announced that it completed the issuance of $625.0 million of long-term fixed-rate notes designated as STORE Master Funding Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2025-1 (the “Notes”). This is the fourteenth note issuance under STORE’s Master Funding debt program, its proprietary structured debt financing vehicle.

The Notes were issued in six classes in a private placement to premier institutional buyers. Notes aggregating $536.0 million were rated AAA by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and include $107.2 million of 5-year Class A-1 notes issued at an interest rate of 4.76%, $268.0 million of 7-year Class A-2 notes issued at an interest rate of 4.98% and $160.8 million of 10-year Class A-3 notes issued at an interest rate of 5.19%. Notes aggregating $89.0 million were rated AA by S&P and include $17.8 million of 5-year Class A-4 notes issued at an interest rate of 4.95%, $44.5 million of 7-year Class A-5 notes issued at an interest rate of 5.17% and $26.7 million of 10-year Class A-6 notes issued at an interest rate of 5.39%. The weighted average interest rate of the Notes is 5.06%. The weighted average life of the Notes is 7.32 years. The net proceeds of the transaction will be used to fund growth.

“I am incredibly excited to announce the closing of our fourteenth and largest Master Funding transaction in STORE history. This offering saw significant oversubscription allowing for an upsize of the transaction from $450 million to $625 million. The strong demand resulted in a substantial reduction of the weighted average credit spread by 34 bps to 112 bps, as compared to our last issuance. In addition, for the first time, STORE offered 5-, 7- and 10- year notes providing for an optimized laddering of maturities while securing even longer-term financing. This was accomplished while maintaining a flat credit spread between 7- and 10- year issuances for both AAA and AA classes,” said Mary Fedewa, STORE Capital’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “I would like to thank all of our investors for their tremendous support. Further, the success of this issuance and the Master Funding program is a direct result of the dedication and discipline of the entire STORE team to our mission of providing long-term real estate financing solutions to middle market and larger companies.”

The Notes are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. The Notes may only be offered and sold in the United States in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful under the laws of such jurisdiction.

About STORE Capital

STORE Capital is an internally managed net-lease real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is a leader in the acquisition, investment and management of Single Tenant Operational Real Estate, or “STORE Properties”, which is its target market and the inspiration for its name. STORE Capital is one of the largest and fastest-growing net-lease REITs and owns a large, well-diversified portfolio that consists of investments in more than 3,400 property locations across the United States, substantially all of which are profit centers. Additional information about STORE Capital can be found on its website at www.storecapital.com.


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The forward-looking statements contained in this release reflect the Company’s current views about future events and are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, that may cause actual results and future events to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. While forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance or events. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it was made. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. For further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the Company’s future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 5, 2025, as updated by the Company’s subsequent periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.