Exhibit 10.15
 
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
 
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of March 31, 2011 (the “Supplemental
Indenture”), between Capital Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
“Company”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association,
a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), to Junior
Subordinated Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2009, between the Company and the
Trustee (the “Indenture”).  Capitalized terms used in this Supplemental
Indenture and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to
such terms in the Indenture.
 
WITNESSETH:
 
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered the
Indenture providing for the issuance of the Company’s unsecured junior
subordinated notes, pursuant to which the Company originally issued $118,593,750
aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Notes due 2036 (the
“Securities”), and pursuant to which $57,500,000 aggregate principal amount
remains outstanding as follows:  (i) $28,750,000 principal amount of Securities
to Taberna Preferred Funding V, Ltd. (“Taberna V”), which are evidenced by
certificate number 1 (the “Taberna V Securities”) and (ii) $28,750,000 principal
amount of Securities to Taberna Preferred Funding VI, Ltd. (“Taberna VI”), which
are evidenced by certificate number 2 (the “Taberna VI Securities”);
 
WHEREAS, Section 9.2 of the Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee
may, with the consent of the Holders of each Outstanding Security, amend or
supplement the Indenture and/or the Securities as provided for herein;
 
WHEREAS, the Holders of each Outstanding Security have consented to the entry
into this Supplemental Indenture by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company
and the Trustee;
 
WHEREAS, the Company has been authorized by a Board Resolution to enter into
this Supplemental Indenture and all other action required to make this
Supplemental Indenture a valid and binding instrument has been duly taken and
performed; and
 
WHEREAS, the execution of this Supplemental Indenture is authorized and
permitted by the Indenture, and all conditions precedent therein provided for
relating to such action have been complied with.
 
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements
contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, and for the equal and proportionate benefit of the
Holders of the Securities, the Company and the Trustee hereby agree as follows:
 
 
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Article I.
 
Amendment to the Indenture and the Securities
 
1.1           Addition of Section 11.8.  A new Section 11.8 is added to
Article XI of the Indenture, following Section 11.7, which shall read as
follows:
 
“SECTION 11.8                                Special Optional Redemption of
Certain Securities.
 
(a)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the
Indenture or the Securities, including, without limitation this Article XI, the
Company may, at its option, redeem the Taberna V Securities and/or the Taberna
VI Securities in consideration of the following (individually or collectively as
the context may require, the “Special Redemption Price”):
 
(i)           in the case of the Taberna V Securities, (A) $999,980.87 aggregate
principal amount of 8.19% series 2 secured notes due 2016 (the “Series 2 LLC
Interest Secured Notes”) of CT Legacy Series 2 Note Issuer, LLC (“CT Series 2
Note Issuer”), secured by an aggregate of 621,149 Class A-1 Units of CT Legacy
REIT Holdings, LLC, and (B) $1,128,056.21 in cash in immediately available
funds; and
 
(ii)           in the case of the Taberna VI Securities, (A) $999,980.87
aggregate principal amount of Series 2 LLC Interest Secured Notes of CT Series 2
Note Issuer, secured by an aggregate of 621,149 Class A-1 Units of CT Legacy
REIT Holdings, LLC, and (B) $1,128,056.21 in cash in immediately available
funds.
 
(b)           The provisions of Sections 11.1 through and including 11.7 of the
Indenture shall not apply with respect to any redemption pursuant to this
Section 11.8, any such redemption to be governed solely by this Section 11.8.
 
(c)           The election of the Company to redeem the Taberna V Securities
and/or the Taberna VI Securities pursuant to this Section 11.8 shall be
evidenced by or pursuant to a Board Resolution.  Prior to any redemption
pursuant to this Section 11.8, the Company shall, not less than two (2) Business
Days prior to the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice period shall be
satisfactory to the Trustee and the applicable Holders of Securities or such
notice is waived in writing by the Trustee and the applicable Holders of
Securities), notify the Trustee and the Holders of the Taberna V Securities
and/or the Taberna VI Securities, as applicable, in writing (which notice may be
via electronic or facsimile transmission) of the Redemption Date and stating (i)
the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered (such Redemption
Date and place or places may be changed by subsequent written notice (which
notice may be via electronic or facsimile transmission) by the Company to the
Trustee and such Holders), and (ii) that on the Redemption Date, the Special
Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security, and that
any interest (including any Additional Interest) on such Securities shall cease
to accrue on and after said date.
 
 
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(d)           On the Redemption Date specified in the notice of redemption given
as provided in this Section 11.8, the Company will cause the applicable Series 2
LLC Interest Secured Notes to be delivered and will deposit with the Trustee the
Special Redemption Price.  If any notice of redemption has been given as
provided in this Section 11.8, the Taberna V Securities and/or the Taberna VI
Securities, as applicable, together with accrued interest thereon (including any
Additional Interest) to the Redemption Date, shall become due and payable on the
date and at the place or places stated in such notice at the Special Redemption
Price.  Upon the delivery of the Series 2 LLC Interest Secured Notes and deposit
of the Special Redemption Price with the Trustee on such Redemption Date, the
Taberna V Securities and the Taberna VI Securities, together with accrued
interest thereon (including any Additional Interest) to the Redemption Date and
all other obligations and liabilities with respect to such Securities thereto
and hereto, shall be deemed paid in full satisfaction thereof.”
 
Article II.
 
Effectiveness
 
2.1           Effectiveness of this Supplemental Indenture.
 
(a)           This Supplemental Indenture is entered into pursuant to and
consistent with Section 9.2 of the Indenture.  Upon the execution of this
Supplemental Indenture by the Company and the Trustee, the Indenture shall be
modified, amended and supplemented in accordance herewith, and this Supplemental
Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes and every Holder
of Securities heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the
Indenture shall be bound hereby and thereby.
 
(b)           This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective only upon the
satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) the Trustee (and, in connection
with clause (E) below only, the Company) shall have received (A) a counterpart
of this Supplemental Indenture duly executed by the Company and the Trustee, (B)
an Opinion of Counsel relating to this Supplemental Indenture in accordance with
Sections 1.2 and 9.3 of the Indenture, (C) an Officer’s Certificate relating to
this Supplemental Indenture in accordance with Sections 1.2 and 9.3 of the
Indenture, (D) a Board Resolution of the Company authorizing the Company to
enter into this Supplemental Indenture, and (E) the written consent of the
Holders of each Outstanding Security by Act of said Holders, and (ii) the
Company shall have paid all reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements of TP
Management LLC, Taberna V, Taberna VI and the Trustee in connection with this
Supplemental Indenture, and all other amounts due and owing to the Trustee, if
any, which such expenses shall be paid prior to or simultaneously with the
execution of this Supplemental Indenture.
 
(c)           By their signature and consent hereto, each of the Holders hereby
waives the requirement of the Trustee to deliver a copy of this Supplemental
Indenture to each Holder pursuant to Section 9.3 of the Indenture.
 
 
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Article III.
 
Miscellaneous
 
3.1           Continuing Effect of the Indenture.  Except as expressly provided
herein, all of the terms, provisions and conditions of the Indenture and the
Outstanding Securities shall remain in full force and effect.
 
3.2           Reference and Effect on the Indenture.  On and after the date
hereof, each reference in the Indenture to “the Indenture,” “this Indenture,”
“hereunder,” “hereof” or “herein” shall mean and be a reference to the Indenture
as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, unless the context otherwise
requires.
 
3.3           The Trustee.  The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner
whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental
Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which
recitals are made solely by the Company.
 
3.4           Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture and the rights and
obligations of each of the Holders, the Company and the Trustee shall be
construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State
of New York without reference to its conflict of laws provisions (other than
Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law).
 
3.5           Submission to Jurisdiction.  ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY OR
AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO OR PURSUANT TO THE INDENTURE OR WITH RESPECT TO OR
ARISING OUT OF THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OR THE INDENTURE MAY BE BROUGHT IN OR
REMOVED TO THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF NEW
YORK, OR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
(IN EACH CASE SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN).  BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY
OF THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, EACH PARTY ACCEPTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF
ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID
COURTS (AND COURTS OF APPEALS THEREFROM) FOR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OR THE INDENTURE.
 
3.6           Separability Clause.  If any provision of this Supplemental
Indenture or the Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and there shall
be deemed substituted for the provision at issue a valid, legal and enforceable
provision as similar as possible to the provision at issue.
 
 
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3.7           Counterpart Originals.  This Supplemental Indenture may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be
deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument and agreement.
 
3.8           Inconsistency.  In the event of any inconsistency between the
terms and provisions of this Supplemental Indenture and the Indenture, the terms
and provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall prevail.
 
3.9           Effect of Headings.  The Article and Section headings herein are
for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Supplemental
Indenture or the Indenture.
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture
to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
 

 
CAPITAL TRUST, INC.
               
 
By: 
/s/ Geoffrey G. Jervis      
Name: Geoffrey G. Jervis
Title: Chief Financial Officer
                   
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE
                 
By: 
/s/ Valerie L. Nuhfer      
Name: Valerie L. Nuhfer
Title: Associate
 

 
 
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT:

Each of Taberna Preferred Funding V, Ltd. and Taberna Preferred Funding VI,
Ltd., each as a Holder of $28,750,000 principal amount of Securities:

1.      Hereby certifies that it is the Holder of the above-referenced
Securities in the above-referenced amount.
 
2.      Hereby consents to the execution of this Supplemental Indenture by
Capital Trust, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National
Association, as trustee pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Indenture.
 
3.      Hereby directs the Trustee to enter into this Supplemental Indenture and
hereby waives, for all purposes, any and all notice requirements for the benefit
of the Holders of the Securities contained in the Indenture in connection with
this Supplemental Indenture and hereby consents to the waiver of any and all
notice requirements benefitting other parties obtained in connection with this
Supplemental Indenture.
 
TABERNA PREFERRED FUNDING V, LTD.
     
By: 
TP Management LLC,
as attorney-in-fact for Taberna Capital Management, LLC,
as Collateral Manager
             
By: 
/s/ Marc K. Furstein    
Name: Marc K. Furstein
Title: Chief Operating Officer
             
TABERNA PREFERRED FUNDING VI, LTD.
     
By: 
TP Management LLC,
as Collateral Manager
             
By: 
/s/ Marc K. Furstein    
Name: Marc K. Furstein
Title: Chief Operating Officer
 

 
 
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