Exhibit 10.1

 

FORM OF EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

Revolving Credit and Security Agreement

 

among

 

Capitala Business Lending, LLC,
as Borrower,

 

Capitala Investment Advisors, LLC,
as Collateral Manager

 

the Lenders from time to time parties hereto,

 

KeyBank National Association,

as Administrative Agent

 

KeyBank National Association,
as Lead Arranger

 

and

 

U.S. Bank National Association,
as Custodian

 

Dated as of October 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

Section Heading Page       Article I           Definitions; Rules of
Construction; Computations 1     Section 1.01. Definitions 1 Section 1.02. Rules
of Construction 53 Section 1.03. Computation of Time Periods 53 Section 1.04.
Collateral Value Calculation Procedures 53 Section 1.05. Calculation of
Borrowing Base 55 Section 1.06. Divisions 55 Section 1.07. LIBOR Notification 56
      Article II          Advances 56       Section 2.01. Revolving Credit
Facility 56 Section 2.02. Making of the Advances 56 Section 2.03. Evidence of
Indebtedness 57 Section 2.04. Payment of Principal and Interest 58 Section 2.05.
Prepayment of Advances 59 Section 2.06. Changes of Commitments 60 Section 2.07.
Maximum Lawful Rate 60 Section 2.08. Several Obligations 61 Section 2.09.
Increased Costs 61 Section 2.10. Compensation; Breakage Payments 62
Section 2.11. Illegality; Inability to Determine Rates 63 Section 2.12.
Rescission or Return of Payment 63 Section 2.13. Past Due Interest 63
Section 2.14. Payments Generally 64 Section 2.15. Increase in Facility Amount 64
Section 2.16. Defaulting Lenders 65 Section 2.17. Benchmark Replacement Setting
66       Article III          Conditions Precedent 68       Section 3.01.
Conditions Precedent to Initial Advances 68 Section 3.02. Conditions Precedent
to Each Borrowing 71       Article IV         Representations and Warranties 71
    Section 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower 71
Section 4.02. Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Manager 77      
Article V          Covenants 80     Section 5.01. Affirmative Covenants of the
Borrower 80 Section 5.02. Negative Covenants of the Borrower 87 Section 5.03.
Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Manager 91 Section 5.04. Negative
Covenants of the Collateral Manager 96 Section 5.05. Certain Undertakings
Relating to Separateness 96 Section 5.06. Hedging Agreement 99

 

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Article VI          Events of Default 99       Section 6.01. Events of Default
99 Section 6.02. Remedies upon an Event of Default 102 Section 6.03. Collateral
Manager Termination Events 103 Section 6.04. Remedies upon a Collateral Manager
Termination Event 105       Article VII          Pledge of Collateral; Rights of
the Administrative Agent 105       Section 7.01. Grant of Security 105
Section 7.02. Release of Security Interest 107 Section 7.03. Rights and Remedies
107 Section 7.04. Remedies Cumulative 108 Section 7.05. Related Documents 108
Section 7.06. Borrower Remains Liable 109 Section 7.07. Protection of Collateral
109       Article VIII          Accounts, Accountings and Releases 110
Section 8.01. Collection of Money 110 Section 8.02. Collection Account 110
Section 8.03. Reserved 111 Section 8.04. Covered Account Details 111
Section 8.05. Delivery of Report, Notices, Etc. 111 Section 8.06. Accountings
112 Section 8.07. Release of Collateral 112 Section 8.08. Reports by Independent
Accountants 113       Article IX          Application of Monies 114    
Section 9.01. Disbursements of Monies from Collection Account 114       Article
X          Sale of Collateral Loans; Purchase of Additional Loans 117    
Section 10.01. Sales of Collateral Loans 117 Section 10.02. Purchase of
Additional Loans 118 Section 10.03. Substitution and Transfer of Loans 118
Section 10.04. Conditions Applicable to All Sale, Substitution and Purchase
Transactions 119 Section 10.05. Additional Equity Contributions 121      
Article XI          Administration and Servicing of Contracts 121    
Section 11.01. Designation of the Collateral Manager 121 Section 11.02. Duties
of the Collateral Manager 121 Section 11.03. Liability of the Collateral
Manager; Indemnification of the Collateral Manager Persons 124 Section 11.04.
Authorization of the Collateral Manager 124 Section 11.05. Realization Upon
Defaulted Loans 125 Section 11.06. Collateral Management Compensation 125
Section 11.07. Payment of Certain Expenses by Collateral Manager 125
Section 11.08. The Collateral Manager Not to Resign; Assignment 126
Section 11.09. Appointment of Successor Collateral Manager 126

 

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Article XII          The Administrative Agent 129       Section 12.01.
Authorization and Action 129 Section 12.02. Delegation of Duties 129
Section 12.03. Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc 130 Section 12.04.
Indemnification 132 Section 12.05. Successor Administrative Agent 132 Section
12.06. Administrative Agent’s Capacity as a Lender 133       Article XIII
         Miscellaneous 134     Section 13.01. No Waiver; Modifications in
Writing 134 Section 13.02. Notices, Etc. 135 Section 13.03. Taxes 136 Section
13.04. Costs and Expenses; Indemnification 139 Section 13.05. Execution in
Counterparts 141 Section 13.06. Assignability 142 Section 13.07. Governing Law
145 Section 13.08. Severability of Provisions 145 Section 13.09. Confidentiality
146 Section 13.10. Merger 146 Section 13.11. Survival 146 Section 13.12.
Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Service of Process; Etc. 147 Section 13.13.
Waiver of Jury Trial 147 Section 13.14. [Reserved] 147 Section 13.15. Waiver of
Setoff 148 Section 13.16. PATRIOT Act Notice 148 Section 13.17. Legal Holidays
148 Section 13.18. Non-Petition 148 Section 13.19. No Fiduciary Duty 148 Section
13.20. Sharing of Payments by Lenders 149       Article XIV          The
Custodian 150     Section 14.01. Designation of Custodian 150 Section 14.02.
Duties of Custodian 150 Section 14.03. Merger or Consolidation 152 Section
14.04. Custodian Compensation and Indemnification 153 Section 14.05. Custodian
Removal 153 Section 14.06. Limitation on Liability 153 Section 14.07.
Resignation of the Custodian 155 Section 14.08. Release of Related Documents 155
Section 14.09. Return of Related Documents 156 Section 14.10. Access to Certain
Documentation and Information Regarding the Collateral; Audits 156 Section
14.11. Representations and Warranties of the Custodian 157 Section 14.12.
Covenants of the Custodian 157

 

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Schedules

 

Schedule 1 Initial Commitments and Percentages Schedule 2 Forms of Monthly
Report Schedule 3 Initial Collateral Loans Schedule 4 Moody’s Industry
Classifications Schedule 5 Notice Information Schedule 6 Covered Account Details
Schedule 7 Risk Rating Schedule 8 Designated Loans

 

Exhibits

 

Exhibit A Form of Notice of Borrowing (with attached form of Borrowing Base
Calculation) Exhibit B Form of Notice of Prepayment Exhibit C Form of Assignment
and Acceptance Exhibit D Form of Account Control Agreement Exhibit E Form of
Release of Related Documents Exhibit F Form of Facility Amount Increase Request
Exhibit G Reserved Exhibit H Form of Closing Certificate Exhibit I Form of U.S.
Tax Compliance Certificate Exhibit J Form of Compliance Certificate Exhibit K
Form of Custodial Certificate

 

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Revolving Credit and Security Agreement

 

Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated as of October 30, 2020 among
Capitala Business Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as
borrower (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Borrower”);
Capitala Investment Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Capitala Investment Advisors”), as the collateral manager (in such capacity,
together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Collateral Manager”);
the Lenders from time to time party hereto; KeyBank National Association, as
administrative agent for the Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined) (in such
capacity, together with its successors and assigns, the “Administrative Agent”);
and U.S. Bank National Association, as custodian (in such capacity, together
with its successors and assigns, the “Custodian”).

 

Recitals:

 

The Borrower desires that the Lenders make advances on a revolving basis to the
Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
and

 

Each Lender is willing to make such advances to the Borrower on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

In consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained,
the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I

Definitions; Rules of Construction; Computations

 

Section 1.01.     Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:

 

“ABL Collateral” means, with respect to any Loan, certain current assets,
including cash, accounts receivable and/or inventory of the related Obligor.

 

“Account Bank” means (i) KeyBank National Association or (ii) another Qualified
Institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

“Account Control Agreement” means an agreement in substantially the form of
Exhibit D.

 

“Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” means, for any one-month period, an interest rate per
annum equal to a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (i) the numerator of which
is equal to the LIBOR Rate for such one-month period and (ii) the denominator of
which is equal to 100% minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage for such
one-month period.

 

 

 

 

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

 

“Administrative Agent Fee Letter” means that certain fee letter, dated as of the
date hereof, by and among the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

“Administrative Expense Cap” means, for any rolling 12-month period, an amount
equal to $200,000.

 

“Administrative Expenses” means the fees and expenses (including indemnities)
and other amounts of the Borrower due or accrued with respect to any Payment
Date and payable, on a pro rata basis, to:

 

(a)      the Independent Accountants, agents (other than the Collateral Manager)
and counsel of the Borrower for fees and expenses related to the Collateral and
the Facility Documents;

 

(b)      any rating agency for fees and expenses in connection with the rating
of (or provision of credit estimates in respect of) any Collateral Loans; and

 

(c)      any other Person (other than the Lenders) in respect of any other fees
or expenses permitted under or incurred pursuant to the Facility Documents and
other amounts payable by the Borrower under any Facility Document.

 

provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, amounts that are expressly payable to
any Person under the Priority of Payments in respect of an amount that is stated
to be payable as an amount other than as Administrative Expenses (including,
without limitation, interest and principal, other amounts owing in respect of
the Advances and the Commitments, fees due to the Administrative Agent pursuant
to the Administrative Agent Fee Letter, and the Collateral Management Fees) and
expenses paid on the Closing Date shall not constitute Administrative Expenses.

 

“Advance Rate” means, (i) with respect to First Lien Loans other than any
portion thereof that would constitute an Excess Leverage First Lien Loan, 60.0%,
(ii) with respect to Second Lien Loans and Excess Leverage First Lien Loans,
40.0%, and (iii) with respect to Mezzanine Loans, 20.0%;

 

“Advances” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

 

“Affected Person” means (i) each Lender and each of its Affiliates and (ii) any
assignee or participant of any Lender (unless the benefit of any particular
provision hereof to any such Affected Person is otherwise expressly excluded
herein).

 

“Affiliate” means, in respect of a referenced Person, another Person
Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such referenced Person;
provided that a Person shall not be deemed to be an “Affiliate” of an Obligor
solely because it is under the common ownership or control of the same financial
sponsor or affiliate thereof as such Obligor (except if any such Person or
Obligor provides collateral under, guarantees or otherwise supports the
obligations of the other such Person or Obligor).

 

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“Agent’s Account” KeyBank National Association, ABA #021300077, Account number:
329953020917, Attn: SFS Operations, Ref: Capitala Business Lending, LLC.

 

“Aggregate Assigned Value” means, when used with respect to all or a portion of
the Collateral Loans, the sum of the Assigned Values of all or of such portion
of the Collateral Loans.

 

“Aggregate Collateral Balance” means, at any time, the Aggregate Assigned Value
of all Collateral Loans that are Eligible Loans.

 

“Aggregate Funded Spread” means, as of any date, the sum of:

 

(a)      in the case of each Floating Rate Obligation (excluding any Floor
Obligation) that bears interest at a spread over an index (including any London
interbank offered rate based index), (i) the spread over such index as then in
effect (which spread or excess may be expressed as a negative percentage)
multiplied by (ii) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Loan; and

 

(b)      in the case of each Floor Obligation, (i) the excess of the interest
rate on such Floor Obligation (including any interest rate spread) as of such
date over Specified LIBOR as then in effect (which spread or excess may be
expressed as a negative percentage) multiplied by (ii) the Principal Balance of
each such Collateral Loan.

 

“Agreement” means this Revolving Credit and Security Agreement.

 

“Alternative Rate” means an interest rate per annum equal to (i) if a Eurodollar
Disruption Event has occurred and is continuing or an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing (and has not otherwise been waived by the Lenders
pursuant to the terms hereof), the Base Rate, or (ii) in all other cases, the
Adjusted Eurodollar Rate.

 

“Amortization Period” means the period commencing on the day immediately
following the Commitment Termination Date and ending on the Final Maturity Date.

 

“Anti-Corruption Laws” means, with respect to any Person, the United States
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and any other applicable anti-bribery or
anti-corruption laws, rules, regulations and orders applicable to such Person.

 

“Applicable Law” means any Law of any Governmental Authority, including all
Federal and state banking or securities laws, to which the Person in question is
subject or by which it or any of its assets or properties are bound.

 

“Applicable Margin” means (a) during the Reinvestment Period, (i) with respect
to any Advance that accrues interest at the LIBOR Rate or the Benchmark
Replacement, 3.50% per annum and (ii) with respect to any Advance that accrues
interest at the Base Rate, 2.50% per annum and (b) during the Amortization
Period, (i) with respect to any Advance that accrues interest at the LIBOR Rate
or the Benchmark Replacement, 4.00% per annum and (ii) with respect to any
Advance that accrues interest at the Base Rate, 3.00% per annum; provided,
however, following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, the
Applicable Margin shall be the Applicable Margin as determined by clauses (a)
and (b), as applicable, plus 2.00%.

 

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“Appraisal” means with respect to any Loan, an appraisal of such Loan that is
conducted by an Approved Appraisal Firm, which may be in the form of an update
or reaffirmation by an Approved Appraisal Firm of an appraisal of such Loan
previously performed by an Approved Appraisal Firm.

 

“Approved Appraisal Firm” means (a) an independent appraisal firm recognized as
being experienced in conducting valuations of secured loans or (b) an
independent financial adviser of recognized standing retained by the Borrower,
the Collateral Manager or the agent or lenders under any Loan, in each case as
consented to by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Assigned Value” means, for any Loan as of any date of determination, the lesser
of (x) the Principal Balance of such Loan on such date and (y) the Market Value
with respect to such Loan as of such date.

 

“Assignment and Acceptance” means an Assignment and Acceptance in substantially
the form of Exhibit C, entered into by a Lender, an assignee, the Administrative
Agent and, if applicable, the Borrower.

 

“Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended.

 

“Base Rate” means, on any date, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to
the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, and
(c) other than as a result of a Eurodollar Disruption Event, the one-month LIBOR
Rate plus 1.0%. The Base Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily
represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender. Interest calculated pursuant to this
definition will be determined based on a year of 360 days and actual days
elapsed.

 

“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the
then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment
period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable,
that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant
to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt,
any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of
“Interest Period” pursuant to Section 2.17(d).

 

“Benchmark” means, initially, USD LIBOR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition
Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark
Replacement Date have occurred with respect to USD LIBOR 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 2.17(a).

 

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

 

(i)        the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement
Adjustment;

 

(ii)       the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark
Replacement Adjustment; or

 

(iii)      the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected
by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the
then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due
consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark
rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental
Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a
benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S.
dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related
Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

 

provided that, in the case of clause (i), Term SOFR is 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. If the Benchmark
Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above would be
less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor
for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents.

 

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

 

(i)      for purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition of “Benchmark
Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be
determined by the Administrative Agent:

 

(a)      the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such
spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the
Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period
that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the
replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark
Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;

 

(b)      the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or
zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such
Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative
transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index
cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding
Tenor; and

 

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(ii)      for purposes of clause (iii) of the definition of “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 for the
applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (x) 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 on
the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (y) 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;

 

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

 

“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark
Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including
changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” “Business Day”, “LIBOR Rate,”
“Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” and “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of
determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests
or prepayments, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage
provisions, and other technical, administrative, or operational matters) that
the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and
implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the 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 Benchmark Replacement 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 Facility Documents).

 

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

 

(i)        in the case of clause (i) or (ii) of the definition of “Benchmark
Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or
publication of information referenced therein and (b) 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);

 

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(ii)       in the case of clause (iii) of the definition of “Benchmark
Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of
information referenced therein; or

 

(iii)      in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day
after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders,
so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York
City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early
Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such
Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, (x) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark
Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time
in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed
to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (y) the
“Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of
clause (i) or (ii) 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 the occurrence of one or more of the
following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

 

(i)        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);

 

(ii)       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 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, 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

 

(iii)      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) or a Relevant Governmental Body announcing that
all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer
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 Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the
time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) of that
definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced
the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Facility
Document in accordance with Section 2.17 and (y) ending at the time that a
Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes
hereunder and under any Facility Document in accordance with Section 2.17.

 

“Beneficial Owner” means, with respect to the Borrower, (a) each individual, if
any, who, directly or indirectly, owns 25% or more of the equity interests in
the Borrower and (b) a single individual with significant responsibility to
control, manage, or direct the Borrower.

 

“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
ERISA Section 3(42) 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”.

 

“Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introduction to this
Agreement.

 

“Borrower LLC Agreement” means the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the
Borrower, dated as of October 30, 2020.

 

“Borrowing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

 

“Borrowing Base” means, at any time, (a) the Aggregate Collateral Balance minus
(b) (i) during the Reinvestment Period, any Excess Concentration Amounts, and
(ii) after the Reinvestment Period, any Excess Concentration Amounts in
existence on the last day of the Reinvestment Period; provided that with respect
to this clause (ii), any Excess Concentration Amounts attributable to a
Collateral Loan shall not exceed the Principal Balance of such Collateral Loan;
provided further, that with respect to this clause (ii), Excess Concentration
Amounts attributable to more than one Collateral Loan determined in accordance
with Section 1.04(g) shall be attributed to each Collateral Loan on a
proportional basis according to the portions of such Collateral Loans used to
calculate such Excess Concentration Amounts on the last day of the Reinvestment
Period.

 

“Borrowing Base Calculation Statement” means a statement in substantially the
form attached as Schedule I to the form of Notice of Borrowing attached hereto
as Exhibit A, as such form of Borrowing Base Calculation Statement may be
modified by the Administrative Agent (with prior notice to the Borrower) from
time to time to the extent such form does not, in the good faith opinion of the
Administrative Agent, accurately reflect the calculation of the Borrowing Base
required hereunder.

 

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“Borrowing Date” means the date of a Borrowing.

 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, provided that
(i) days on which banks are authorized or required to close in New York,
New York, Boston, Massachusetts, Charlotte, North Carolina, Chicago, Illinois,
Minneapolis, Minnesota or Florence, South Carolina, and (ii) if the applicable
Business Day relates to the advance or continuation of, or conversion into, or
payment of an Advance bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate or the determination of
the LIBOR Rate, days on which banks are dealing in Dollar deposits in the
interbank eurodollar market in London, England are closed, shall not constitute
Business Days.

 

“Capitala” means Capitala Finance Corp., a Maryland corporation.

 

“Capitala Investment Advisors” has the meaning assigned to such term in the
introduction to this Agreement.

 

“Cash” means Dollars immediately available on the day in question.

 

“Certificate of Beneficial Ownership” means, with respect to the Borrower, a
certificate certifying, among other things, the Beneficial Owner of the
Borrower, delivered on the Closing Date, as the same may be updated or amended
from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

“Certificated Security” has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(4) of the
UCC.

 

“Change of Control” means, at any time, the occurrence of one of the following
events: (1) Capitala shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least 100%
of the equity interests of the Borrower free and clear of all Liens other than
Permitted Liens at any time; or (2) Capitala Investment Advisors, LLC fails to
direct the management and policies of Capitala.

 

“Charged-Off Loan” means any Loan as to which any of the following occurs:

 

(i)        any payment of principal or interest thereon remains unpaid for 90
days or more past the related due date;

 

(ii)       unless such Loan is a DIP Loan, the related Obligor of such Loan is
the subject of an Insolvency Event or is otherwise generally unable to meet its
financial obligations; or

 

(iii)      the Collateral Manager has reasonably determined in accordance with
the Collateral Management Standard or the Investment Management Procedures that
such Loan shall be placed on “non-accrual” status or “not collectible”.

 

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“Charged-Off Ratio” means, on any date of determination, the ratio (expressed as
a percentage) equal to (a) the sum of the Assigned Values of all Collateral
Loans that became Charged-Off Loans during the previous month, divided by (b)
(A) the sum of (x) the Aggregate Assigned Value of all Collateral Loans as of
the first day of the previous month and (y) the Aggregate Assigned Value of all
Collateral Loans as of the last day of the previous month, divided by (B) two.

 

“Clearing Corporation” means each entity included within the meaning of
“clearing corporation” under Section 8-102(a)(5) of the UCC.

 

“Clearing Corporation Security” means securities which are in the custody of or
maintained on the books of a Clearing Corporation or a nominee subject to the
control of a Clearing Corporation and, if they are Certificated Securities in
registered form, properly endorsed to or registered in the name of the Clearing
Corporation or such nominee.

 

“Closing Date” means October 30, 2020.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or
any successor statute.

 

“Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01(a).

 

“Collateral Interest Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of
(A) the aggregate amount of “Interest Proceeds” calculated solely pursuant to
clause (a) of the definition of “Interest Proceeds” that have been received
according to the payment schedule(s) under the Related Documents during the
Collection Period ending on such Determination Date plus (B) all interest and
other income that is accrued but unpaid during such Collection Period on the
Collateral Loans (excluding any such amounts with respect to Ineligible Loans).

 

“Collateral Loan” means a Loan owned by the Borrower and included as part of the
Collateral.

 

“Collateral Management Fees” means the monthly fee, accruing from the Closing
Date, payable in arrears on each Payment Date for the related Interest Accrual
Period, in an amount equal to 0.40% per annum (calculated on the basis of a
360 day year and the actual number of days elapsed) of the aggregate Principal
Balance of all Collateral Loans as of the last day of the related Collection
Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Manager may waive the right
to receive the Collateral Management Fees on any Payment Date.

 

“Collateral Management Standard” means, with respect to any Loan included in the
Collateral, to service and administer such Collateral Loans in accordance with
the Related Documents and all customary and usual servicing practices (a) which
are consistent with the higher of: (i) the customary and usual servicing
practices that a prudent loan investor or lender would use in servicing loans
like the Collateral Loans for its own account, and (ii) the same care, skill,
prudence and diligence with which the Collateral Manager services and
administers loans for its own account or for the account of others; (b) to the
extent not inconsistent with clause (a), with a view to maximize the value of
the Collateral Loans; and (c) without regard to: (i) any relationship that the
Collateral Manager or any Affiliate of the Collateral Manager may have with any
Obligor or any Affiliate of any Obligor, (ii) the Collateral Manager’s
obligations to incur servicing and administrative expenses with respect to a
Collateral Loan, (iii) the Collateral Manager’s right to receive compensation
for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction,
(iv) the ownership by the Collateral Manager or any Affiliate thereof of any
retained interest or one or more loans of the same class as any Collateral
Loans, (v) the ownership, servicing or management for others by the Collateral
Manager of any other loans or property by the Collateral Manager, or (vi) any
relationship that the Collateral Manager or any Affiliate of the Collateral
Manager may have with any holder of other loans of the Obligor with respect to
such Collateral Loans.

 

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“Collateral Manager” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introduction
of this Agreement.

 

“Collateral Manager Breach” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
11.03(a).

 

“Collateral Manager Expense Cap” means, for any rolling twelve-month period, an
amount equal to $300,000.

 

“Collateral Manager Termination Event” means the occurrence of any of the
events, acts or circumstances set forth in Section 6.03.

 

“Collateral Quality Test” means each of (i) the Weighted Average Spread Test,
(ii) the Weighted Average Coupon Test, (iii) the Weighted Average Life Test,
(iv) the Weighted Average Loan to Enterprise Value Ratio Test, (v) the Weighted
Average Senior Debt Ratio Test, and (vi) the Weighted Average TTM EBITDA.

 

“Collateral Sale Notice Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
6.02.

 

“Collection Account” means the account established pursuant to Section 8.02.

 

“Collection Period” means, with respect to any Payment Date, the period
commencing on the day following the last Determination Date in the previous
Collection Period (or on the Closing Date, in the case of the Collection Period
relating to the first Payment Date) and ending on the Determination Date
immediately preceding such Payment Date occurs or, in the case of the final
Collection Period preceding the Final Maturity Date or the final Collection
Period preceding an optional prepayment in whole of the Advances, ending on the
day preceding the Final Maturity Date or the date of such prepayment,
respectively.

 

“Collections” means all cash collections, distributions, payments and other
amounts received, and to be received by the Borrower, from any Person in respect
of any Collateral, including all principal, interest, fees, distributions and
redemption and withdrawal proceeds payable to the Borrower under or in
connection with any such Collateral and all Proceeds from any sale or
disposition of any such Collateral.

 

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“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make, on
and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Advances to the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.01 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time
outstanding for such Lender up to but not exceeding the amount set forth
opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 1 or in the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as
applicable, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to
Section 2.06 or increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to assignments
effected in accordance with Section 13.06(a).

 

“Commitment Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) October 28,
2022 (or such later date as may be agreed by the Borrower and each of the
Lenders and notified in writing to the Administrative Agent), (b) the date of
the termination of the Commitments in whole pursuant to Section 2.06, and (c)
the date of the termination of the Commitments pursuant to Section 6.02.

 

“Concentration Limitations” means, as of any date of determination, the
following limitations applied to the Aggregate Collateral Balance of the
Eligible Loans owned (or, in relation to a proposed acquisition of a Loan,
proposed to be owned) by the Borrower, and calculated as a percentage of the
Concentration Test Amount (unless otherwise specified below):

 

(a)      not more than (i) 20.0% consists of Eligible Loans with Obligors in the
largest Moody’s Industry Classification (measured as the Moody’s Industry
Classification with the largest percentage of the Aggregate Collateral Balance)
and (ii) 15.0% consists of Eligible Loans with Obligors in any other Moody’s
Industry Classification;

 

(b)      not more than (i) 12.0% consists of Eligible Loans of the Obligor
which, together with any Affiliates thereof, is the Obligor of the largest
percentage of the Aggregate Collateral Balance, (ii) 10.0% consists of Eligible
Loans of the Obligor which, together with any Affiliates thereof, is the Obligor
of the 2nd largest percentage of the Aggregate Collateral Balance, (iii) 10.0%
consists of Eligible Loans of the Obligor which, together with any Affiliates
thereof, is the Obligor of the 3rd largest percentage of the Aggregate
Collateral Balance, and (iv) not more than 40.0% consists collectively of
Eligible Loans of the Obligors which, together with any Affiliates thereof, are
the Obligors of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th largest percentage of the
Aggregate Collateral Balance;

 

(c)      not more than 25.0% consists of Eligible Loans the Obligor of which is
located in any single state;

 

(d)      not more than 25.0% consists of Eligible Loans that have an Obligor
with a TTM EBITDA of less than $5,000,000;

 

(e)      to the extent the addition of a Collateral Loan results in less than
80.0% of the Concentration Test Amount consisting of First Lien Obligations, the
portion of the Concentration Test Amount attributable to all such Collateral
Loans to the extent of such failure to maintain such percentage;

 

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(f)      not more than 10.0% consists of Eligible Mezzanine Loans;

 

(g)      not more than 15.0% consists of Second Lien Obligations;

 

(h)      not more than 10.0% consists of Participation Interests;

 

(i)      not more than 15.0% consists collectively of Non-Cash Paying PIK Loans,
Covenant Lite Loans, and DIP Loans;

 

(j)      not more than 10.0% consists of Restructured Loans;

 

(k)      not more than 20.0% consists of Eligible Loans that have a Risk Rating
of 4; and

 

(l)      not more than 50.0% consists of Fixed Rate Obligations.

 

“Concentration Test Amount” means, as of any date of determination (i) from the
Closing Date until the Payment Date occurring on July 22, 2021, the greater of
(x) $80,000,000 and (y) the Aggregate Collateral Balance and (ii) thereafter,
the Aggregate Collateral Balance.

 

“Constituent Documents” means in respect of any Person, the certificate or
articles of formation or organization, the limited liability company agreement,
operating agreement, partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or other
applicable agreement of formation or organization (or equivalent or comparable
constituent documents) and other organizational documents and by-laws and any
certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, certificate of limited
partnership and other agreement, similar instrument filed or made in connection
with its formation or organization, in each case, as the same may be amended,
restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Control” means the direct or indirect possession of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through
ownership, by contract, arrangement or understanding, or otherwise. “Controlled”
and “Controlling” have the meaning correlative thereto.

 

“Control Position Loan” means an instrument that otherwise qualifies as a
Collateral Loan, with respect to which (a) there is a warrant or other similar
instrument that may be converted or exchanged for an Equity Security (other than
Margin Stock) and (b) upon the exercise of such warrant or similar instrument by
the Borrower or other Affiliated holder thereof such holder thereof would have
(i) more than 25% of the equity interests of the Obligor, (ii) the right to
appoint a majority of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the
Obligor, or (iii) other rights that would constitute having “Control” of the
Obligor.

 

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

 

“Covenant Lite Loan” means a Loan the Related Documents for which do not require
the Obligor to comply with at least one of the following financial covenants
during each reporting period applicable to such Collateral Loan, whether or not
any action by, or event relating to, the Obligor has occurred: maximum leverage,
maximum senior leverage, minimum fixed charge coverage, minimum tangible net
worth, minimum net worth, minimum debt service coverage, minimum interest
coverage, maximum capital expenditures, minimum EBITDA, or other customary
financial covenants; provided that a Loan shall not constitute a Covenant Lite
Loan if the Related Documents contain a cross-default or cross-acceleration
provisions to, or such Loan is pari passu with another loan of the Obligor that
requires the Obligor to comply with one or more of the aforementioned financial
covenants.

 

“Coverage Test” means each of (i) the Maximum Advance Rate Test and (ii) the
Interest Coverage Ratio Test.

 

“Covered Account” means the Collection Account.

 

“Credit Protection Laws” means all federal, state and local laws in respect of
the business of extending credit to borrowers, including without limitation, the
Truth in Lending Act (and Regulation Z promulgated thereunder), Equal Credit
Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Privacy Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act,
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Fair Housing Act, anti-discrimination and fair
lending laws, laws relating to servicing procedures or maximum charges and rates
of interest, privacy laws and other similar laws, each to the extent applicable,
and all applicable rules and regulations in respect of any of the foregoing.

 

“Custodial Certificate” is defined in Section 14.02(b)(i).

 

“Custodian” means U.S. Bank National Association, and any successor thereto
appointed under this Agreement, including without limitation in its capacity as
custodian hereunder and as the context may require.

 

“Custodian Facilities” means the office of the Custodian specified on Schedule
5.

 

“Custodian Fee Letter” means the Custodian Fee Letter setting forth the fees
payable by the Borrower to, among other parties, the Custodian in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

“Custodian Termination Notice” is defined in Section 14.05.

 

“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate
(which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in
accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the
Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated
business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such
convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then
the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable
discretion.

 

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“Data File” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.06.

 

“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
debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from
time to time in effect.

 

“Default” means any event which, with the passage of time, the giving of notice,
or both, would (if not cured or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute
an Event of Default.

 

“Defaulted Loan” means any Loan as to which any of the following occurs:

 

(a)      a default as to all or any portion of one or more payments of principal
and/or interest has occurred with respect to such Loan (after giving effect to
any grace period applicable thereto but in no event exceeding five (5) Business
Days past the applicable due date);

 

(b)      a default other than a payment default described in clause (a) above
(after giving effect to any grace period applicable thereto) and for which the
Borrower (or the administrative agent or required lenders pursuant to the
Related Documents, as applicable) has elected to exercise any of its rights and
remedies under such Related Documents (including, without limitation,
acceleration or foreclosure on collateral, but excluding (i) the imposition of
default pricing if such default, in the good faith business judgment of the
Collateral Manager, did not arise for credit-related reasons or (ii) the
exercise of any rights to receive reports or conduct audits);

 

(c)      the related Obligor of such Loan is the subject of an Insolvency Event
unless such Loan is a DIP Loan;

 

(d)      any or all of the principal amount or interest (other than any default
interest) due under such Loan is reduced or forgiven by the Borrower;

 

(e)      the Collateral Manager has reasonably determined in accordance with the
Collateral Management Standard or the Investment Management Procedures that such
Collateral Loan shall be placed on “non-accrual” status or “not collectible”;

 

(f)      a Material Modification (subject to the proviso contained in the
definition thereof) has occurred with respect to such Loan; or

 

(g)      such Loan is subject to a mandatory repurchase as a Warranty Loan under
the related documents; or

 

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provided that any Defaulted Loan that subsequently becomes a Restructured Loan
shall no longer constitute a Defaulted Loan hereunder.

 

“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.16(b), any Lender that (a) has
failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Advances within two (2) Business
Days of the date such Advances 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 reasonable 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 or any other
Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two
(2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent 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 an Advance 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 applicable default, shall be specifically
identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has
failed, within three (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, at any time after the Closing Date
(i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or (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; 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 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 clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and
binding absent manifest or demonstrable error, and such Lender shall be deemed
to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.16(b)) upon delivery of written
notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.

 

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“Delayed Drawdown Loan” means a Loan that (a) requires the Borrower to make one
or more future advances to the Obligor under the Related Documents,
(b) specifies a maximum amount that can be borrowed on one or more fixed
borrowing dates, and (c) does not permit the re-borrowing of any amount
previously repaid by the Obligor thereunder, provided that any such loan will be
a Delayed Drawdown Loan only to the extent of undrawn commitments and solely
until all commitments by the Borrower to make advances on such loan to the
Obligor under the Related Documents expire or are terminated or are reduced to
zero.

 

“Delinquent Loan” means any Loan as to which a default as to all or any portion
of one or more payments of principal or interest has occurred with respect to
such Loan for more than thirty (30) days but less than ninety (90) days past the
applicable Due Date.

 

“Deliver” or “Delivered” or “Delivery” means the taking of the following steps:

 

(a)      in the case of each Certificated Security (other than a Clearing
Corporation Security), Instrument and Participation Interest in which the
Participation Interest or the underlying loan is represented by an Instrument:

 

(i)        causing the delivery of such Certificated Security or Instrument to
the Custodian or the Account Bank, as applicable, by registering the same in the
name of the Custodian or the Account Bank (as applicable) or the Custodian or
Account Bank’s affiliated nominee or by endorsing the same to the Custodian, the
Account Bank or in blank;

 

(ii)       causing the Account Bank to indicate continuously on its books and
records that such Certificated Security or Instrument is credited to the
applicable Covered Account; and

 

(iii)      causing the Custodian or the Account Bank (as applicable) to maintain
continuous possession of such Certificated Security or Instrument;

 

(b)      in the case of each Uncertificated Security (other than a Clearing
Corporation Security), unless covered by clause (e) below:

 

(i)       causing such Uncertificated Security to be continuously registered on
the books of the issuer thereof to the Account Bank; and

 

(ii)      causing the Account Bank to indicate continuously on its books and
records that such Uncertificated Security is credited to the applicable Covered
Account;

 

(c)      in the case of each Clearing Corporation Security:

 

(i)       causing the relevant Clearing Corporation to credit such Clearing
Corporation Security to the securities account of the Account Bank, and

 

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(ii)      causing the Account Bank to indicate continuously on its books and
records that such Clearing Corporation Security is credited to the applicable
Covered Account;

 

(d)       in the case of each security issued or guaranteed by the United States
of America or agency or instrumentality thereof and that is maintained in
book-entry records of a Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) (each such security, a
“Government Security”):

 

(i)       causing the creation of a Security Entitlement to such Government
Security by the credit of such Government Security to the securities account of
the Account Bank at such FRB; and

 

(ii)      causing the Account Bank to indicate continuously on its books and
records that such Government Security is credited to the applicable Covered
Account;

 

(e)      in the case of each Security Entitlement not governed by clauses (a)
through (d) above:

 

(i)       causing a Securities Intermediary to receive a Financial Asset from a
Securities Intermediary or to acquire the underlying Financial Asset, and in
either case, accepting it for credit to the Account Bank’s securities account,

 

(ii)      causing such Securities Intermediary to make entries on its books and
records continuously identifying such Security Entitlement as belonging to the
Custodian and continuously indicating on its books and records that such
Security Entitlement is credited to the Account Bank’s securities account, and

 

(iii)      causing the Account Bank to indicate continuously on its books and
records that such Security Entitlement (or all rights and property of the
Account Bank representing such Security Entitlement) is credited to the
applicable Covered Account;

 

(f)      in the case of Cash or Money:

 

(i)      causing the delivery of such Cash or Money to the Account Bank,

 

(ii)      causing the Account Bank to credit such Cash or Money to a deposit
account maintained as a sub-account of the applicable Covered

Account, and

 

(iii)      causing the Account Bank to indicate continuously on its books and
records that such Cash or Money is credited to the applicable Covered Account;
and

 

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(g)      in the case of each account or general intangible (including any
Participation Interest in which neither the Participation Interest nor the
underlying loan is represented by an Instrument), causing the filing of a
Financing Statement in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware.

 

“Designated Loan” means each Loan set forth on Schedule 8.

 

“Determination Date” means the last day of each calendar month.

 

“DIP Loan” means an obligation:

 

(a)      obtained or incurred after the entry of an order of relief in a case
pending under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code,

 

(b)      to a debtor in possession as described in Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy
Code or a trustee (if appointment of such trustee has been ordered pursuant to
Section 1104 of the Bankruptcy Code),

 

(c)      on which the related Obligor is required to pay interest and/or
principal on a current basis, and

 

(d)      approved by a Final Order or Interim Order of the bankruptcy court so
long as such obligation is (A) fully secured by a lien on the debtor’s otherwise
unencumbered assets pursuant to Section 364(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code,
(B) fully secured by a lien of equal or senior priority on property of the
debtor estate that is otherwise subject to a lien pursuant to Section 364(d) of
the Bankruptcy Code or (C) is secured by a junior lien on the debtor’s
encumbered assets (so long as such loan is fully secured based on the most
recent current valuation or appraisal report, if any, of the debtor).

 

“Dollars” and “$” mean the lawful money of the United States of America.

 

“Due Date” means each date on which any payment of principal or interest is due
on a Loan in accordance with its terms.

 

“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is the LIBOR Rate,
the occurrence of:

 

(i)      a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto
that at least five currently outstanding Dollar-denominated syndicated credit
facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally
executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based
upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are
identified in such notice and are publicly available for review); and

 

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(ii)      the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to
trigger a fallback from the LIBOR Rate and the provision by the Administrative
Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.

 

“EBITDA” means earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(determined by the Collateral Manager for any Loan, in the manner provided in
the Related Documents). In any case that “EBITDA” or such comparable definition
is not defined in such Related Documents, “EBITDA” shall mean an amount, for the
related Obligor and any of its parents or Subsidiaries that are obligated with
respect to such Loan pursuant to its Related Documents (determined on a
consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP) equal to
earnings from continuing operations for such period plus interest expense,
income taxes, depreciation and amortization and, to the extent determined by the
Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard, any
other costs and expenses reducing earnings and other extraordinary non-recurring
costs and expenses for such period (to the extent deducted in determining
earnings from continuing operations for such period).

 

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

 

“Effective Date” means the later of the Closing Date and the date on which the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.01 are satisfied.

 

“Eligible Assignee” means a Person that (i) is not a natural Person, (ii) is not
a Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries or any Person who, upon becoming
a Lender hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Lender or a Subsidiary of a
Defaulting Lender, (iii) is not the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, Capitala
or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, (iv) is a Qualified Purchaser and QIB
and (v) unless such Person is a Permitted Assignee, has obtained the written
consent of the Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the Borrower, prior to
any assignment pursuant to Section 13.06.

 

“Eligible Investments” means any one or more of the following types of
investments:

 

(a)      marketable obligations of the United States, the full and timely
payment of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States,
that are denominated in Dollars and that have a maturity of not more than
30 days from the date of acquisition;

 

(b)      marketable obligations, the full and timely payment of which are
directly and fully guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States,
that are denominated in Dollars and that have a maturity of not more than
30 days from the date of acquisition;

 

(c)      bankers’ acceptances and certificates of deposit and other
interest-bearing obligations (in each case having a maturity of not more than
30 days from the date of acquisition) denominated in Dollars and issued by any
bank with capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least
$100,000,000, the short-term obligations of which are rated A-1 by S&P and P-1
by Moody’s;

 

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(d)      repurchase obligations with a term of not more than ten days for
underlying securities of the types described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above
entered into with any bank of the type described in clause (c) above;

 

(e)      commercial paper rated at least A-1 by S&P and P-1 by Moody’s that is
denominated in Dollars;

 

(f)      demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit (having
original maturities of no more than 30 days) of depository institutions or trust
companies incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof
(or domestic branches of any foreign bank) and subject to supervision and
examination by federal or state banking or depository institution authorities
that are denominated in Dollars; provided, however that at the time such
investment, or the commitment to make such investment, is entered into, the
short-term debt rating of such depository institution or trust company shall be
at least A-2 by S&P and P-2 by Moody’s;

 

(g)      Cash; and

 

(h)      demand and time deposits held in a demand deposit account 100% of the
deposits in which are insured by the FDIC, which is backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States.

 

“Eligible Loan” means a Loan that meets each of the following criteria at all
times (unless otherwise indicated below) unless otherwise waived by the
Administrative Agent at the time of acquisition thereof by the Borrower (or its
binding commitment to acquire the same) and if (i) such Loan is acquired on the
Closing Date or the date of the first Advance hereunder, or (ii) at the time of
acquisition of such Loan there are less than twelve Obligors with respect to all
Collateral Loans, such Loan is approved by the Administrative Agent as an
“Eligible Loan”:

 

(a)      except for any Designated Loan, is a First Lien Loan (including an
Excess Leverage First Lien Loan), a Second Lien Loan, or a Mezzanine Loan;

 

(b)      is not a Charged-Off Loan or a Delinquent Loan;

 

(c)      was originated, underwritten and closed or acquired in all material
respects in accordance with the Collateral Manager’s Investment Management
Procedures;

 

(d)      permits the pledge of such Loan to the Administrative Agent;

 

(e)      except for any Designated Loan, is a Floating Rate Obligation;

 

(f)      such Loan and the Related Documents related thereto do not contravene
in any material respect any Applicable Laws (including, without limitation,
laws, rules and regulations relating to usury, Credit Protection Laws, privacy
laws, OFAC, PATRIOT Act and applicable anti-money laundering law) and, to the
knowledge of the Borrower, no party to the Related Documents related thereto is
in material violation of any such Applicable Laws;

 

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(g)      is denominated and payable in Dollars and is not convertible by the
related Obligor into debt denominated in any other currency;

 

(h)      is an obligation of an Eligible Obligor;

 

(i)      is not an Equity Security and does not provide for mandatory or
optional conversion or exchange into an Equity Security by the related Obligor;
provided that the acquisition of an instrument that otherwise qualifies as an
Eligible Loan, together with a warrant or other similar instrument that may be
converted or exchanged for an Equity Security (other than Margin Stock), will
not cause the former instrument to lose its eligibility as an Eligible Loan;

 

(j)      such Loan does not represent a consumer obligation (including, without
limitation, a mortgage loan, auto loan, credit card loan or personal loan);

 

(k)      as of the date of acquisition thereof, is not the subject of an offer
and has not been called for redemption;

 

(l)      is not a bond or a letter of credit or, to the Borrower’s knowledge,
any other extension of credit that would constitute a security or derivative
under the Volcker Rule;

 

(m)      does not constitute Margin Stock and no part of the proceeds of such
Loan or any other extension of credit made thereunder will be used to purchase
or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock;

 

(n)      does not subject the Borrower to withholding tax unless the Obligor is
required to make “gross-up” payments constituting 100% of such withholding tax;

 

(o)      except in the case of a Restructured Loan that has not been subject to
a subsequent Material Modification, has not been the subject of a Material
Modification after the date of the acquisition by the Borrower (or its binding
commitment to acquire the same);

 

(p)      is not a Defaulted Loan;

 

(q)      [reserved];

 

(r)      except for any Designated Loan, is not an obligation pursuant to which
any future advances or payments to the Obligor may be required to be made by the
Borrower including a Revolving Loan or Delayed Drawdown Loan;

 

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(s)      is not a Structured Finance Obligation, a finance lease or chattel
paper;

 

(t)      except for any Designated Loan, provides for (i) regular scheduled
payments of interest no less frequently than quarterly and (ii) regular
scheduled payments of principal with the full principal balance to be payable in
cash at or prior to its maturity;

 

(u)      except for any Designated Loan, has a remaining term to maturity of not
more than six years;

 

(v)      as of the date of acquisition thereof, is not subject to material
non-credit related risk (such as a Loan the payment of which is expressly
contingent upon the non-occurrence of a catastrophe) as determined by the
Collateral Manager in good faith;

 

(w)      the Related Documents with respect to such Loan are governed by the
laws of the United States (or any state or territory thereof) or Canada (or any
province thereof);

 

(x)      will not cause the Borrower or the pool of assets to be required to be
registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act;

 

(y)      is not primarily secured by real estate;

 

(z)      is, together with any agreement pursuant to which related property is
pledged to secure such Collateral Loan and each Related Document, the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the related Obligor and is enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by Debtor
Relief Laws and except as such enforceability may be limited by general
principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity);

 

(aa)      unless such Loan is a Noteless Loan, is in registered form within the
meaning of Sections 881(c)(2)(B)(i) and 163(f) of the Code and Section
5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations and issued after July 18,
1984;

 

(bb)       unless such Loan is a Noteless Loan, is evidenced by a note or other
instrument and such note or other instrument (together with the applicable
assignment agreement or transfer document) with respect to such Loan has been
delivered to the Custodian in accordance with Article XIV;

 

(cc)      except for any Designated Loan, has an Obligor with a Senior Debt
Ratio of less than 6.0x unless such Loan is a Mezzanine Loan;

 

(dd)      except for any Designated Loan, as of the date of acquisition thereof,
has a loan (including all Loans and any other debt senior to or pari passu with
such Loan) to total enterprise value ratio of not greater than 65% as calculated
by the Collateral Manager in good faith;

 

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(ee)      except for any Designated Loan, (i) as of the date of acquisition
thereof, has a Risk Rating of 2 or better and (ii) thereafter, has a Risk Rating
of 4 or better;

 

(ff)      except for any Designated Loan, as of the date of origination thereof,
has an Obligor with (i) TTM Revenue of at least $10,000,000 and (ii) TTM EBITDA
of at least $3,000,000;

 

(gg)      except for any Designated Loan, the applicable spread over an index
(including any London interbank offered rate based index) or, if such Loan is a
Floor Obligation, the excess of the interest rate (including any interest rate
spread) over Specified LIBOR with respect to the portion of such Loan owned by
Borrower is no less than 4.00%;

 

(hh)      has an Obligor (or an agent on its behalf) that is required to make
payments or have any payments made by such Obligor transferred directly via wire
or ACH into an account of the Borrower over which the Administrative Agent has a
perfected security interest and no other Person’s assets are commingled in such
account; and

 

(ii)      is not a Control Position Loan.

 

The determination of the total enterprise value for purposes of clause (dd) of
this definition shall be based on both (x) an Appraisal or other valuation
(including an internal valuation performed by the Collateral Manager) performed
on a consistent basis with other loans on or about the date of acquisition by
the Borrower, and (y) the Collateral Manager’s judgment at the time the Loan
originated.

 

“Eligible Obligor” means, on any day, any Obligor that satisfies each of the
following requirements:

 

(a)      such Obligor is organized or incorporated in the United States (or any
state, territory or possession thereof) or Canada;

 

(b)      such Obligor is not an Affiliate of the Collateral Manager or the
Borrower;

 

(c)      such Obligor is not engaged in any of the following: (i) assault
weapons or firearms manufacturing, (ii) consumer and commercial lending, payday
lending, pawn shops, or adult entertainment, (iii) the gaming industry (other
than hospitality and/or resorts development or management thereof), or (iv) the
sale or cultivation of marijuana or related businesses.

 

“Equity Interests” means, as to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock
of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants,
options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of
shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such
Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or
warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of
such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit
interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests
therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants,
options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

 

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“Equity Security” means any stock or similar security, certificate of interest
or participation in any profit sharing agreement, preorganization certificate or
subscription, transferable share, voting trust certificate or certificate of
deposit for an equity security, limited partnership interest, interest in a
joint venture, or certificate of interest in a business trust; any security
future on any such security; or any security convertible, with or without
consideration into such a security, or carrying any warrant or right to
subscribe to or purchase such a security; or any such warrant or right.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued
thereunder.

 

“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of
ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an
event for which the thirty day notice requirement is waived); (b) the failure
with respect to any Plan to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined
in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA); (c) the filing pursuant to
Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA of an application for a
waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) a
determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at risk” status (as
defined in Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA); (e) the incurrence
by the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group of any liability under Title IV
of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f) (i) the receipt by the
Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group from the PBGC of a notice of
determination that the PBGC intends to seek termination of any Plan or to have a
trustee appointed for any Plan, or (ii) the filing by the Borrower or any member
of its ERISA Group of a notice of intent to terminate any Plan; (g) the
incurrence by the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group of any liability
(i) with respect to a Plan pursuant to Sections 4063 and 4064 of ERISA,
(ii) with respect to a facility closing pursuant to Section 4062(e) of ERISA, or
(iii) with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any
Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by the Borrower or any member of its ERISA
Group of any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a
determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, in endangered
status or critical status, within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or
Section 305 of ERISA or is or is expected to be insolvent, within the meaning of
Title IV of ERISA; or (i) the failure of the Borrower or any member of its ERISA
Group to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan.

 

“ERISA Group” means each controlled group of corporations or trades or
businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control that is treated as
a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code with the
Borrower.

 

“Eurocurrency Liabilities” is defined in Regulation D of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

 

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“Eurodollar Disruption Event” means, with respect to any Advance as to which
Interest accrues at a rate based upon the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, the
occurrence of any of the following: (a) any Lender shall have notified the
Administrative Agent of a determination by such Lender or any of its assignees
or participants that, as a result of the introduction of any change in
Applicable Law since the Closing Date, it would be contrary to law or to the
directive of any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not
having the force of law) to obtain Dollars in the London interbank market to
fund any Advance, (b) any Lender shall have notified the Administrative Agent
that by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank eurodollar market,
adequate and reasonable means do not exist for such Lender or any of its
assignees or participants to ascertain the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, (c) any
Lender shall have notified the Administrative Agent of a determination by such
Lender or any of its assignees or participants that the rate at which deposits
of Dollars are being offered to such Lender or any of its assignees or
participants in the London interbank market does not adequately and fairly
reflect the cost to such Lender, such assignee or such participant of making,
funding or maintaining any Advance; provided that such Lender has generally made
a similar determination with respect to its other borrowers under facilities
bearing interest at an index based on the London interbank offered rate or
(d) any Lender shall have notified the Administrative Agent of the inability of
such Lender or any of its assignees or participants to obtain Dollars in the
London interbank market using reasonable commercial efforts to make, fund or
maintain any Advance.

 

“Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” means, for any one-month period, the percentage,
if any, applicable during such one-month period (or, if more than one such
percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for
those days in such period during which any such percentage shall be so
applicable) under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum
reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any basic, emergency,
supplemental, marginal or other reserve requirements) with respect to
liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having
a term of one month.

 

“Event of Default” means the occurrence of any of the events, acts or
circumstances set forth in Section 6.01.

 

“Excess Concentration Amount” means, at any time in respect of which any one or
more of the Concentration Limitations are exceeded, the sum of the portions
(calculated by the Collateral Manager without duplication) of each Eligible Loan
that cause such Concentration Limitations to be exceeded.

 

“Excess Leverage First Lien Loan” means any portion of a Collateral Loan that is
a First Lien Loan that, when added to the Senior Total Funded Debt of such
Obligor, would cause the Senior Debt Ratio of such Obligor to be 4.5x or higher
but less than 6.0x.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as from time to time in
effect, or any successor law, rules or regulations, and any reference to any
statutory or regulatory provision shall be deemed to be a reference to any
successor statutory or regulatory provision.

 

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“Excluded Amount” means (a) any amount received in the Collection Account with
respect to any Collateral Loan, which amount is attributable to the
reimbursement of payment by the Borrower of any Tax, fee or other charge imposed
by any Governmental Authority on such Collateral Loan or any related Collateral,
(b) any reimbursement of insurance premiums paid by the Borrower, (c) any
escrows relating to Taxes, insurance and other amounts in connection with
Collateral Loans which are held in an escrow account for the benefit of the
Obligor and the secured party pursuant to escrow arrangements under the Related
Documents, (d) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error, and
(e) any amount received in the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral
Loan that is replaced by a Substitute Loan, or that is otherwise sold or
transferred by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.03, to the extent such amount
is attributable to a time after the effective date of such replacement or sale.

 

“Excluded Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01(a).

 

“Facility Amount” means (a) on or prior to the Commitment Termination Date,
$25,000,000 (as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to
Section 2.06) and (b) following the Commitment Termination Date, the outstanding
principal balance of all the Advances; provided that the Facility Amount may be
increased by the Borrower from time to time in accordance with Section 2.15
hereof.

 

“Facility Amount Increase” means an increase in the Facility Amount pursuant to
Section 2.15 hereof.

 

“Facility Amount Increase Request” is defined in Section 2.15 hereof.

 

“Facility Documents” means this Agreement, the Purchase and Contribution
Agreement, the Account Control Agreement, the Custodian Fee Letter, the
Administrative Agent Fee Letter, the Lender Fee Letter, and any other security
agreements and other instruments entered into or delivered by or on behalf of
the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.01(c) to create, perfect or otherwise
evidence the Administrative Agent’s security interest.

 

“FATCA” means Code Sections 1471 through 1474 (or any amended or successor
version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to
comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations
thereof (including any Revenue Ruling, Revenue Procedure, Notice or similar
guidance issued by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service thereunder as a
precondition to relief or exemption from taxes under such provisions), any
agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any
intergovernmental agreement and law implementing an intergovernmental agreement
or approach thereto.

 

“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 next 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 it; provided that, if at any time a
Lender is borrowing overnight funds from a Federal Reserve Bank that day, the
Federal Funds Rate for such Lender for such day shall be the average rate per
annum at which such overnight borrowings are made on that day as promptly
reported by such Lender to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing.
Each determination of the Federal Funds Rate by a Lender pursuant to the
foregoing proviso shall be conclusive and binding except in the case of manifest
or demonstrable error.

 

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“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.

 

“Final Maturity Date” means the earlier of (a) the one-year anniversary of the
Commitment Termination Date (or such later date as may be agreed by the Borrower
and each of the Lenders and notified in writing to the Administrative Agent) or
(b) the date of the termination of the Commitments and the acceleration of the
Advances pursuant to Section 6.02.

 

“Final Order” means an order, judgment, decree or ruling the operation or effect
of which has not been stayed, reversed or amended and as to which order,
judgment, decree or ruling (or any revision, modification or amendment thereof)
the time to appeal or to seek review or rehearing has expired and as to which no
appeal or petition for review or rehearing was filed or, if filed, remains
pending.

 

“Financial Asset” has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC.

 

“Financing Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.02(b).

 

“Financing Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(39) of the
UCC.

 

“First Lien Loan” means any Loan that:

 

(i)       is not (and is not expressly permitted by its terms to become)
subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation for borrowed money of
the Obligor of such Loan; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a First
Lien Loan may include the last out component of a first out tranche;

 

(ii)      is secured by a valid first priority perfected security interest or
lien in, to or on substantially all of the assets of the Obligor other than (w)
ABL Collateral, (x) subject to Purchase Money Liens that attach only to
specifically financed assets that are not part of an unrelated, stand-alone
working capital or revolving facility, (y) other customary Liens for taxes or
regulatory charges not then due and payable and (z) Liens that are not described
above that are other permitted Liens under the Related Documents; provided that,
in the case of this clause (z), such permitted Liens do not directly secure
indebtedness for borrowed money;

 

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(iii)     if such Loan includes a first out tranche, the ratio of funded debt
under the first out tranche to TTM EBITDA of the related Obligor on any date of
determination is less than or equal to 1.5x;

 

(iv)     the enterprise value of the applicable Obligor (including the
collateral that is secured pursuant to such first priority perfected security
interest or Lien) has a value (determined as set forth below) not less than the
Assigned Value of such Loan; and

 

(v)      is not a Loan which is secured solely or primarily by the common stock
of its Obligor or any of its Affiliates.

 

The determination as to whether clause (iv) of this definition is satisfied
shall be based on the Collateral Manager’s judgment (calculated in good faith in
accordance with its Credit and Collection Policies) at the time the loan is
acquired by the Borrower. The limitation set forth in clause (v) above shall not
apply with respect to a Loan made to a parent entity that is secured solely or
primarily by the stock of one or more of the subsidiaries of such parent entity
to the extent that the granting by any such subsidiary of a lien on its own
property would (1) in the case of a subsidiary that is not part of the same
consolidated group as such parent entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
result in a deemed dividend by such subsidiary to such parent entity for such
tax purposes, (2) violate law or regulations applicable to such subsidiary
(whether the obligation secured is such loan or any other similar type of
indebtedness owing to third parties) or (3) cause such subsidiary to suffer
adverse economic consequences under capital adequacy or other similar rules, in
each case, so long as (x) the Related Documents limit the incurrence of
indebtedness by such subsidiary and (y) the aggregate amount of all such
indebtedness is not material relative to the aggregate value of the assets of
such subsidiary. For purposes of this Agreement, a DIP Loan shall constitute a
“First Lien Loan”.

 

“Fixed Rate Obligation” means any Collateral Loan that bears a fixed rate of
interest.

 

“Floating Rate Obligation” means any Collateral Loan that bears a floating rate
of interest.

 

“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor provided in this Agreement (as of the
execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this
Agreement or otherwise) initially with respect to the LIBOR Rate. For the
avoidance of doubt, as of the Closing Date the Floor is three-quarters of one
percent (0.75%).

 

“Floor Obligation” means, as of any date:

 

(a)        a Floating Rate Obligation (1) for which the Related Documents
provide for a LIBOR rate option and that such LIBOR rate is calculated as the
greater of a specified “floor” rate per annum and the London interbank offered
rate for the applicable interest period and (2) that, as of such date, bears
interest based on such LIBOR rate option, but only if as of such date the London
interbank offered rate for the applicable interest period is less than such
floor rate; or

 

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(b)        a Floating Rate Obligation (1) for which the Related Documents
provide for a base or prime rate option and such base or prime rate is
calculated as the greater of a specified “floor” rate per annum and the base or
prime rate for the applicable interest period and (2) that, as of such date,
bears interest based on such base or prime rate option, but only if as of such
date the base or prime rate for the applicable interest period is less than such
floor rate.

 

“Fundamental Amendment” means any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement
of or to this Agreement that would (a) increase or extend the term of the
Commitments (other than an increase in the Commitment of a particular Lender or
addition of a new Lender hereunder agreed to by the relevant Lender(s) pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement) or change the Final Maturity Date, (b) extend
the date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest on any Advance or any
fee hereunder, (c) reduce the amount of any such payment of principal or
interest, (d) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon or any fee is
payable under the Facility Documents, (e) release any material portion of the
Collateral, except in connection with dispositions permitted hereunder,
(f) alter the terms of Section 6.01, Section 9.01, or Section 13.01(b) or any
related definitions or provisions in a manner that would alter the effect of
such Sections, (g) modify the definition of the term “Required Lenders” or
modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to
make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision
hereof, (h) modify the definition of the terms “Borrowing Base”, “Collateral
Quality Test”, “Coverage Test”, “Eligible Loan”, “Fundamental Amendment”,
“Interest Coverage Ratio Test”, “Interest Spread Test”, “Maximum Advance Rate
Test”, “Maximum Available Amount”, “Minimum Equity Amount”, “Weighted Average
Spread Test”, “Weighted Average Coupon Test”, “Weighted Average Life Test”,
“Weighted Average Loan to Enterprise Value Test”, “Weighted Average Senior Debt
Ratio Test”, “Weighted Average TTM EBITDA Test”, or any defined term used
therein, in each case in a manner which would have the effect of making more
credit available to the Borrower, be adverse to the interests of Lenders or less
restrictive on the Borrower in any other material fashion, or (i) extend the
Reinvestment Period.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to
time in the United States.

 

“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other
political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality,
regulatory body, quasi-regulatory authority, administrative tribunal, central
bank, public office, court, arbitration or mediation panel, or other entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of government, including the SEC, the stock
exchanges, any Federal, state, territorial, county, municipal or other
government or governmental agency, arbitrator, board, body, branch, bureau,
commission, court, department, instrumentality, master, mediator, panel,
referee, system or other political unit or subdivision or other entity of any of
the foregoing, whether domestic or foreign.

 

“Governmental Authorizations” means all franchises, permits, licenses,
approvals, consents and other authorizations of all Governmental Authorities.

 

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“Governmental Filings” means all filings, including franchise and similar tax
filings, and the payment of all fees, assessments, interests and penalties
associated with such filings with all Governmental Authorities.

 

“Hedge Breakage Costs” means, for any Hedge Transaction, any amount payable by
the Borrower for the early termination of such Hedge Transaction or any portion
thereof.

 

“Hedge Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.06(b).

 

“Hedge Counterparty” means KeyBank or any entity that (a) on the date of
entering into any Hedge Transaction (i) is an interest rate swap dealer that is
either a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, or has been approved in writing by
the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld),
and (ii) has a short-term unsecured debt rating of not less than A-1 by S&P and
not less than P-1 by Moody’s, and (b) in a Hedging Agreement (i) consents to the
assignment of the Borrower’s rights under the Hedging Agreement to the
Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 5.06(b) and (ii) agrees that in the event
that S&P or Moody’s reduces its short-term unsecured debt rating below A-1 or
P-1, respectively, it shall transfer its rights and obligations under each Hedge
Transaction to another entity that meets the requirements of clause (a) and (b)
hereof or make other arrangements acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

“Hedge Notional Amount” means the aggregate notional amount in effect on any day
under all Hedge Transactions entered into pursuant to Section 5.06 that have not
matured, been terminated or cancelled.

 

“Hedge Transaction” means each interest rate cap transaction between the
Borrower and a Hedge Counterparty that is entered into pursuant to Section 5.06
and is governed by a Hedging Agreement.

 

“Hedge Trigger Event” means, as of any date of determination, the difference of
(i) the Weighted Average Coupon minus (ii) the LIBOR Rate is less than seven
percent (7.00%).

 

“Hedging Agreement” means each agreement between the Borrower and a Hedge
Counterparty that governs one or more Hedge Transactions entered into pursuant
to Section 5.06, which agreement shall consist of a “Master Agreement” in a form
published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., together
with a “Schedule” thereto substantially in a form as the Administrative Agent
shall approve in writing, and each “Confirmation” thereunder confirming the
specific terms of each such Hedge Transaction.

 

“Hedging Trigger Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.06(a).

 

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.04(b).

 

“Independent Accountants” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.08.

 

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“Ineligible Loan” means, at any time, a Loan, or any portion thereof, that fails
to satisfy any criterion of the definition of “Eligible Loan” after the date of
acquisition thereof by the Borrower (i.e., determined as of such date).

 

“Insolvency Event” means with respect to a specified Person, (a) the filing of a
decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in
respect of such Person or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary
case under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable insolvency law now or
hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian,
trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial
part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of such Person’s
affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a
period of sixty consecutive days; or (b) the commencement by such Person of a
voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable insolvency law
now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by such Person to the entry of an
order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by
such Person to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for
such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by such
Person of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by
such Person generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking
of action by such Person in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

 

“Instrument” has the meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC.

 

“Interest” means, for each day during an Interest Accrual Period and each
Advance outstanding by a Lender on such day, the sum of the products (for each
day during such Interest Accrual Period) of:

 

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where:

 

IR= the Interest Rate for such Advance on such day;

 

P= the outstanding principal amount of such Advance on such day; and

 

D= 360.

 

“Interest Accrual Period” means, with respect to each Advance (or portion
thereof) (a) with respect to the first Payment Date following such Advance (or
portion thereof), the period from and including the Closing Date or the date of
such Advance, as applicable, to and including the Determination Date immediately
preceding the first Payment Date and (b) with respect to any subsequent Payment
Date for such Advance (or portion thereof), the period commencing on the last
Determination Date in the previous Interest Accrual Period and ending on the
Determination Date immediately preceding such Payment Date; provided, that the
final Interest Accrual Period for all outstanding Advances hereunder shall end
on and include the day prior to the payment in full of the Advances hereunder.

 

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“Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the percentage
equal to:

 

(a)        an amount equal to the applicable Collateral Interest Amount for the
Collection Period then ended plus any hedge receipts paid to Borrower for the
Collection Period under any hedging agreement; divided by

 

(b)        the aggregate amount payable (or expected as of the date of
determination to be payable) under Section 9.01(a)(i)(A) through (D) on the
Payment Date immediately succeeding such Collection Period.

 

“Interest Coverage Ratio Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date
of determination occurring after the first anniversary of the Closing Date if
the Interest Coverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 200%.

 

“Interest Proceeds” means, with respect to any Collection Period or the related
Determination Date, without duplication, the sum of:

 

(a)        all payments of interest received by the Borrower during such
Collection Period on the Collateral Loans (including Ineligible Loans),
including the accrued interest received in connection with a sale thereof during
such Collection Period;

 

(b)        all principal and interest payments received by the Borrower during
such Collection Period on Eligible Investments purchased with Interest Proceeds;

 

(c)        all amendment and waiver fees, late payment fees (including
compensation for delayed settlement or trades), and all protection fees and
other fees and commissions received by the Borrower during such Collection
Period, unless the Collateral Manager notifies the Administrative Agent before
such Determination Date that the Collateral Manager in its sole discretion has
determined that such payments are to be treated as Principal Proceeds;

 

(d)        commitment fees, facility fees, anniversary fees, ticking fees and
other similar fees received by the Borrower during such Collection Period unless
the Collateral Manager notifies the Administrative Agent before such
Determination Date that the Collateral Manager in its sole discretion has
determined that such payments are to be treated as Principal Proceeds; and

 

(e)        all Cash contributions to the Borrower, which are designated as
“Interest Proceeds” by the Collateral Manager pursuant to Section 10.05.

provided that:

 

(1)      solely after the Reinvestment Period, as to any Defaulted Loan (and
only so long as it remains a Defaulted Loan), any amounts received in respect
thereof will constitute Principal Proceeds (and not Interest Proceeds) until the
aggregate of all Collections in respect thereof since it became a Defaulted Loan
equals the outstanding principal balance of such Defaulted Loan at the time as
of which it became a Defaulted Loan and all amounts received in excess thereof
will constitute Interest Proceeds;

 

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(2)      solely after the Reinvestment Period, all payments received in respect
of Equity Securities will constitute Principal Proceeds; and

 

(3)      all Cash received as equity contributions from Capitala will constitute
Principal Proceeds unless specified by the Collateral Manager pursuant to
Section 10.05.

 

“Interest Rate” means a rate equal the Alternative Rate plus the Applicable
Margin.

 

“Interest Spread Test” means a test as of any date on which Advances are
outstanding, with respect to any Collection Period, calculated as of the end of
such Collection Period, which shall be satisfied if ((A-B)/C) x 12 exceeds 5% on
a rolling three Collection Period basis (provided, that for the first Collection
Period occurring after the Closing Date, such test shall be calculated by
reference to the calculation for such Collection Period only, and for the second
Collection Period occurring after the Closing Date, shall be calculated by
reference to the calculation for the first two Collection Periods) where:

 

A= the amount of Interest Proceeds on the Aggregate Collateral Balance during
such Collection Period;

 

B= the sum for such Collection Period of (i) all Interest accrued during such
Collection Period, (ii) the Collateral Management Fee, (iii) all fees due and
owing to the Administrative Agent during such Collection Period, and (iv) all
fees due and owing to the Lenders during such Collection Period; and

 

C= the daily average principal balance of Advances outstanding during such
Collection Period.

 

“Interim Order” means an order, judgment, decree or ruling entered after notice
and a hearing conducted in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 4001(c) granting
interim authorization, the operation or effect of which has not been stayed,
reversed or amended.

 

“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Investment Management Procedures” means those underwriting and portfolio
management policies and procedures that are consistent with Capitala’s
investment process and objectives described in its Form N-2 (as amended or
supplemented from time to time); provided however that, with respect to any
Successor Collateral Manager, means the written credit, collection and portfolio
management policies and procedures of such Person at the time such Person
becomes the Successor Collateral Manager.

 

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

 

“Law” means any action, code, consent decree, constitution, decree, directive,
enactment, finding, guideline, law, injunction, interpretation, judgment, order,
ordinance, policy statement, proclamation, promulgation, regulation,
requirement, rule, rule of law, treaty, rule of public policy, settlement
agreement, statute, or writ, of any Governmental Authority, or any particular
section, part or provision thereof.

 

“Lender Fee Letter” means that certain Lender Fee Letter, dated as of the
Closing Date, by and among the Lenders, the Borrower and the Collateral Manager.

 

“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 1 and any other Person that shall
have become a party hereto in accordance with the terms hereof pursuant to an
Assignment and Acceptance, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party
hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.

 

“LIBOR Rate” means, for any day during any applicable Interest Accrual Period
and any Advance, an interest rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to
the next higher 1/100th of 1%), as determined by the Administrative Agent, equal
to:

 

(i)         the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (“ICE”) London interbank
offered rate for deposits for such one-month period in United States dollars as
displayed in the Bloomberg Financial Markets System (or such other service as
may be nominated by ICE (or any successor thereto if ICE is no longer making a
London interbank offered rate available) as the information vendor for the
purpose of displaying the London interbank offered rate for United States dollar
deposits) at the Reference Time; or

 

(ii)        if such rate is not published at such time and day for any reason,
then the LIBOR Rate shall be the rate per annum equal to the average of the
rates at which deposits in Dollars are offered by KeyBank National Association
at the Reference Time to prime banks in the London interbank market for such
one-month period.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the LIBOR Rate as determined herein would be
less than three-quarters of one percent (0.75%), such rate shall be deemed to be
three-quarters of one percent (0.75%) for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, encumbrance, lien
or security interest (statutory or other), or preference, priority or other
security agreement, charge or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature
whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement,
any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the
foregoing, and the filing authorized by the Borrower of any financing statement
under the UCC or comparable law of any jurisdiction).

 

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“Loan” means a loan, debt obligation or Participation Interest.

 

“Loan Checklist” means an electronic (or hard copy, as applicable) checklist
delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Custodian, for each Collateral
Loan, of all Related Documents to be included within the respective loan file
including, but not limited to, an assignment agreement, funding memo, loan or
credit agreement, security agreement, promissory note or other instrument and
the related transfer document (or specify if such Collateral Loan is a Noteless
Loan) and which shall specify in each case whether such Related Document is an
original or a copy.

 

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

 

“Market Value” means, for any Loan, the fair market value of such Loan as
reasonably determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the
Collateral Management Standard.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business,
assets, financial condition, operations or performance of the Borrower or the
Collateral Manager, both individually or taken as a whole, (b) the validity,
enforceability or collectability of this Agreement or any other Facility
Document or the validity, enforceability or collectability of the Collateral
Loans generally or any material portion of the Collateral Loans, (c) the rights
and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Secured Parties
with respect to matters arising under this Agreement or any other Facility
Document taken as a whole, (d) the ability of each of the Borrower or the
Collateral Manager to perform its obligations under any Facility Document to
which it is a party, or (e) the status, existence, perfection, priority or
enforceability of the Administrative Agent’s lien on the Collateral.

 

“Material Modification” means, with respect to any Loan, any amendment, waiver,
consent or modification of a Related Document with respect thereto executed or
effected after the date on which such Loan is acquired by the Borrower, that:

 

(a)        reduces or waives or postpones one or more interest payments (other
than any payment of default interest) or permits any interest due with respect
to such Loan in cash to be deferred or capitalized and added to the principal
amount of such Loan (other than any deferral or capitalization already expressly
permitted by the terms of its Related Documents as of the date such Loan was
acquired by the Borrower or with respect to any PIK Loan) or extends one or more
interest payments with respect to such Loan for more than 93 days in the
aggregate during any 12 month successive period;

 

(b)        except for Permitted Liens, contractually or structurally
subordinates such Loan by operation of a priority of payments, turnover
provisions or the transfer of assets in order to limit recourse to the related
Obligor (other than as expressly permitted by the Related Documents as of the
date such Loan was acquired by the Borrower);

 

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(c)        substitutes or releases the underlying assets securing such Loan
(other than as expressly permitted by the Related Documents as of the date such
Loan was acquired by the Borrower), and such substitution or release materially
and adversely affects the value of such Loan (as determined by the
Administrative Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion);

 

(d)        waives, extends or postpones any date fixed for any scheduled payment
or mandatory prepayment of principal on such Loan for more than 30 days or more
than once in any twelve-month period; or

 

(e)         reduces or forgives any principal amount of such Loan;

 

provided that any Loan subject to a Material Modification which subsequently
becomes a Restructured Loan shall no longer be considered to have been subject
to a Material Modification hereunder unless such Loan is subject to a subsequent
Material Modification; provided, further that for the avoidance of doubt, the
Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) may effectuate a Material
Modification with respect to any Ineligible Loan.

 

“Maximum Advance Rate Test” means a test that will be satisfied at any time if
(a) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Advances at such time is
less than or equal to (b) the Maximum Available Amount at such time.

 

“Maximum Available Amount” means, at any time, the least of:

 

(a)        the Facility Amount at such time;

 

(b)        the sum of:

 

(i)       the product of (x) the Borrowing Base and (y) the lesser of (A) the
Weighted Average Advance Rate and (B) 50.0%, plus

 

(ii)      the aggregate amount of Cash other than Cash constituting Interest
Proceeds then on deposit in the Collection Account that was received by Borrower
since the prior Payment Date; and

 

(c)        the sum of:

 

(i)       the Aggregate Collateral Balance, minus

 

(ii)      the Minimum Equity Amount, plus

 

(iii)     the aggregate amount of Cash other than Cash constituting Interest
Proceeds then on deposit in the Collection Account that was received by Borrower
since the prior Payment Date.

 

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“Measurement Date” means, (i) the Closing Date, (ii) each Borrowing Date and
(iii) each Monthly Report Determination Date.

 

“Mezzanine Loan” means (i) any assignment of, or participation interest or other
interest in, a Loan that is of a rank lower than a Second Lien Loan or (ii) a
Loan that would be a Second Lien Loan if the related Obligor had a Senior Debt
Ratio of less than 6.0x.

 

“Minimum Equity Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the portion of
the Aggregate Collateral Balance of all Eligible Loans owned (or, in relation to
a proposed acquisition of a Loan, proposed to be acquired) by the Borrower which
consist of obligations of any Obligor which, together with its Affiliates, is an
Obligor with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th largest percentage of the Aggregate
Collateral Balance.

 

“Money” has the meaning specified in Section 1-201(24) of the UCC.

 

“Monthly Report” has the meaning specified in Section 8.06.

 

“Monthly Report Determination Date” has the meaning specified in Section 8.06.

 

“Monthly Reporting Date” means the date that is two Business Days prior to each
Payment Date or with respect to each month in which there is no scheduled
Payment Date, two (2) Business Days prior to the 22nd calendar day of each such
month (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business
Day).

 

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., together with its successors.

 

“Moody’s Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth
in Schedule 4, as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option
of the Collateral Manager if Moody’s publishes revised industry classifications.
The determination of which Moody’s Industry Classification to which an Obligor
belongs shall be made in good faith by the Collateral Manager.

 

“Multiemployer Plan” means an employee pension benefit plan within the meaning
of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA that is sponsored by the Borrower or a member of
its ERISA Group or to which the Borrower or a member of its ERISA Group is
obligated to make contributions or has any liability.

 

“Non-Cash Paying PIK Loan” means, at any time, a PIK Loan that is deferring all
of the cash interest that is due at such time or that, at such time, has any
capitalized interest unless, in addition to capitalized interest, such PIK Loan
requires interest to be paid in cash at a rate of at least (x) if such PIK Loan
is a Floating Rate Obligation, LIBOR plus 4.5% per annum, or any balance of due
and unpaid cash interest, outstanding and (y) if such PIK Loan is a Fixed Rate
Obligation, 6.0% per annum.

 

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“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent,
waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all affected Lenders in
accordance with the terms of Section 13.01 and (b) has been approved by the
Required Lenders.

 

“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting
Lender at such time.

 

“Noteless Loan” means a Loan with respect to which the Related Documents either
(i) do not require the Obligor to execute and deliver a promissory note to
evidence the indebtedness created under such Loan or (ii) require execution and
delivery of such a promissory note only upon the request of any holder of the
indebtedness created under such Loan, and as to which the Borrower has not
requested a promissory note from the related Obligor.

 

“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02.

 

“Notice of Prepayment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05.

 

“Obligations” means all indebtedness, whether absolute, fixed or contingent
(other than contingent obligations that are unknown), at any time or from time
to time owing by the Borrower to any Secured Party or any Affected Person under
or in connection with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent Fee Letter or any
other Facility Document, or any Hedging Agreement, including Hedge Breakage
Costs, all amounts payable by the Borrower in respect of the Advances, with
interest thereon, and all amounts payable hereunder.

 

“Obligor” means, in respect of any Loan, the Person primarily obligated to pay
Collections in respect of such Loan.

 

“OFAC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(f).

 

“Operating Account” means the DDA account number 104796896421 to be credited to
the operating account in the name of the Borrower (account number 197759-200)
maintained at U.S. Bank N.A.

 

“Other Taxes” has the meaning given in Section 13.03(b).

 

“Participant” means any Person to whom a participation is sold as permitted by
Section 13.06(c).

 

“Participation Interest” means a participation interest in a loan or other
obligation that would, at the time of acquisition, or the Borrower’s commitment
to acquire the same, constitute a Collateral Loan.

 

“Past Due Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the
Applicable Margin plus 2.00%.

 

“PATRIOT Act” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.16.

 

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“Payment Date” means the 22nd day of each January, April, July and October;
provided that, if any such day is not a Business Day, then such Payment Date
shall be the next succeeding Business Day.

 

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor agency
or entity performing substantially the same functions.

 

“Percentage” of any Lender means, (a) with respect to any Lender party hereto on
the date hereof, the percentage set forth opposite such Lender’s name on
Schedule 1, as such amount is reduced by any Assignment and Acceptance entered
into by such Lender with an assignee or increased by any Assignment and
Acceptance entered into by such Lender with an assignor, or (b) with respect to
a Lender that has become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and
Acceptance, the percentage set forth therein as such Lender’s Percentage, as
such amount is reduced by an Assignment and Acceptance entered into between such
Lender and an assignee or increased by any Assignment and Acceptance entered
into by such Lender with an assignor.

 

“Permitted Agent” means, in connection with the Loans, (i) administrative
agents, collateral agents, arrangers, trustees and similar agents (and any
sub-agents) appointed under the Related Documents, (ii) financial and
restructuring advisors, appraisers and evaluators, (iii) foreign agents retained
for foreign perfection purposes or other local law requirements,
(iv) back-office operations providers and (v) legal counsel.

 

“Permitted Assignee” means a Person that is both a Qualified Purchaser and a QIB
that is (i) an Affiliate of any Lender that has a short-term unsecured debt
rating or certificate of deposit rating of “A-2” or better by S&P or “P-2” or
better by Moody’s, and (ii) any Person who is a Lender immediately prior to any
assignment, and which, in the case of clause (i) and at the time of the related
assignment, does not require the Borrower to pay any additional or increased
costs or is otherwise approved by the Borrower.

 

“Permitted Liens” means: (a) Liens created in favor of the Administrative Agent
hereunder or under the other Facility Documents for the benefit of the Secured
Parties; and (b) Liens for Taxes if such Taxes shall not at the time be due and
payable or if a Person shall currently be contesting the validity thereof in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in
accordance with GAAP have been provided on the books of such Person; (c)
customary rights of setoff and liens upon (i) deposits of cash in favor of banks
or other depository institutions in which such cash is maintained in the
ordinary course of business, (ii) cash and financial assets held in securities
accounts in favor of banks and other financial institutions with which such
accounts are maintained in the ordinary course of business and (iii) assets held
by a custodian in favor of such custodian in the ordinary course of business, in
the case of each of clauses (i) through (iii) above, securing payment of fees,
indemnities, charges for returning items and other similar obligations; and (d)
with respect to Loans, any permitted liens under the applicable Related
Documents for such Loans, including those set forth in “permitted liens” as
defined in such Related Documents or such comparable definition if “permitted
liens” is not defined therein.

 

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“Permitted Securitization” means any private or public term or conduit
securitization transaction undertaken by the Borrower or its Affiliates that is
secured, directly or indirectly, by any Loan currently included in the
Collateral or any portion thereof or any interest therein released from the Lien
of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any collateralized loan
obligation or collateralized debt obligation offering or other asset
securitization.

 

“Person” means an individual or a corporation (including a business trust),
partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, government (or an agency or political
subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

“PIK Loan” means a Loan that permits the Obligor thereon to defer or capitalize
any portion of the accrued interest thereon.

 

“Plan” means an employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan)
which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding
standards under Section 412 of the Code that is sponsored by the Borrower or a
member of its ERISA Group or to which the Borrower or a member of its ERISA
Group is obligated to make contributions or has any liability.

 

“Plan Asset Rule” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(n).

 

“Potential Collateral Manager Termination Event” means any event which, with the
passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would (if not cured or otherwise
remedied during such time) constitute a Collateral Manager Termination Event.

 

“Prime Rate” means the rate announced by KeyBank National Association from time
to time as its prime rate in the United States, such rate to change as and when
such designated rate changes. The Prime Rate is not intended to be the lowest
rate of interest charged by KeyBank National Association in connection with
extensions of credit to debtors. KeyBank National Association may make
commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above, or below the
Prime Rate.

 

“Principal Balance” means, with respect to any Loan, as of any date of
determination, the outstanding principal amount of such Loan (excluding any
capitalized interest).

 

“Principal Proceeds” means, with respect to any Collection Period or the related
Determination Date, all amounts received by the Borrower during such Collection
Period that do not constitute Interest Proceeds, including unapplied proceeds of
the Advances and any Cash equity contributions (unless specified by the
Collateral Manager to constitute Interest Proceeds in accordance with Section
10.05).

 

“Priority of Payments” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01(a).

 

“Private Authorizations” means all franchises, permits, licenses, approvals,
consents and other authorizations of all Persons (other than Governmental
Authorities).

 

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“Proceeds” has, with reference to any asset or property, the meaning assigned to
it under the UCC and, in any event, shall include, but not be limited to, any
and all amounts from time to time paid or payable under or in connection with
such asset or property.

 

“Professional Independent Manager” means an individual who is employed by a
nationally-recognized company that provides professional independent directors
or independent managers and other corporate services in the ordinary course of
its business for special purpose entities created with the purpose of being
“bankruptcy remote” and whose organizational documents contain restrictions on
its activities and impose requirements intended to preserve such entity’s
separateness.

 

“Prohibited Assignee” means any (i) so-called “vulture fund”, “loan-to-own
fund”, distressed debt fund or other fund that is similar to the foregoing, in
each case, whose primary business is distressed investing; (ii) business
development company under the Investment Company Act (or entity which has filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission to become a business development
company under the Investment Company Act as of such date), hedge fund, non-bank
asset manager, credit opportunities fund or specialty finance company, in each
case, that directly and routinely competes with Capitala’s senior debt business
and which derives substantially all of its revenue from lending to and making
investments in middle market companies; or (iii) any Affiliate of any entity
described under clause (ii) above.

 

“Prohibited Transaction” means a non-exempt prohibited transaction described in
Section 406(a) of ERISA.

 

“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.

 

“Purchase and Contribution Agreement” means that certain Purchase and
Contribution Agreement dated as of the Closing Date between Capitala, as seller,
and the Borrower, as purchaser.

 

“Purchase Money Lien” means a Lien that secures indebtedness (including under a
capital lease) for borrowed money so long as (i) substantially all of the
proceeds of the indebtedness for borrowed money (including under a capital
lease) that is the subject of such Lien was used to acquire, construct or
improve the asset(s) that are the subject of such Lien, and (ii) such Lien does
not attach to assets other than those acquired, constructed or improved with
such proceeds.

 

“QIB” has the meaning specified in Section 13.06(e).

 

“Qualified Institution” means a depository institution or trust company
organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the
States thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign
bank), (i)(a) that has either (1) a long-term unsecured debt rating of “A” or
better by S&P and “A2” or better by Moody’s or (2) a short-term unsecured debt
rating or certificate of deposit rating of “A-1” or better by S&P or “P-1” or
better by Moody’s, (b) the parent corporation of which has either (1) a
long-term unsecured debt rating of “A” or better by S&P and “A2” or better by
Moody’s or (2) a short-term unsecured debt rating or certificate of deposit
rating of “A-1” or better by S&P and “P-1” or better by Moody’s or (c) is
otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the deposits of which
are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

 

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“Qualified Purchaser” means (i) with respect to KeyBank National Association, a
person that is a “qualified purchaser” as that term is defined in and under the
Investment Company Act and (ii) with respect to any other Person, a “qualified
purchaser” as that term is defined in and under the Investment Company Act that
meets each of the following conditions: (a) the person was not formed, reformed,
capitalized, recapitalized or operated for the purpose of acquiring the interest
or asset to be acquired; (b) the person is not a company (as that term is
defined in the Investment Company Act) formed before April 30, 1996 that would
be an investment company under the Investment Company Act but for the exception
provided in either Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company
Act; (c) the value (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act) of
interest or asset to be acquired by such person, if a company, constitutes less
than 40% of the value of the person’s total assets and, as applicable, less than
40% of the person’s committed capital (measured at the time of acquisition and
thereafter at all times while such interest or other asset held); (d) the
shareholders, partners or other holders of equity or beneficial interests in the
person, if a company: (i) are not able to decide individually whether to
participate, or the extent of their participation, in the company’s acquisition
of the asset to be purchased or otherwise acquired; (ii) participate in all of
the company’s investments or other assets such that profits and losses from the
asset to be acquired are shared by such holders in the same proportions as all
other assets of the company; (iii) do not use the company as a device for
facilitating individual investment decisions of such holders; and (iv) did not
and will not contribute additional capital (other than previously committed
capital) for the purpose of effecting the purchase or other acquisition of the
interest or other asset to be acquired.. Qualified Purchaser also means a
company each beneficial owner of which is itself a “qualified purchaser” within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act and which meets all of the conditions
set out above (except that with respect to condition (c) above, each such
beneficial owner's interest in the company constitutes less than 40% of such
owner's total assets and, as applicable, less than 40% of such owner’s committed
capital (measured at the time of the purchaser's acquisition of the relevant
asset to be acquired and thereafter at all times while such interest or other
asset is held by the company).

 

“Rate Setting Day” means, with respect to each Advance (or portion thereof) the
Business Day prior to the start of each one-month period.

 

“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means
(i) if such Benchmark is the LIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m. (London time) at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the Rate Setting Day, and (ii) if such
Benchmark is not the LIBOR Rate, the time determined by the Administrative Agent
in its reasonable discretion.

 

“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 13.06(d).

 

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“Regulation T”, “Regulation U” and “Regulation X” mean Regulation T, Regulation
U and Regulation X, respectively, of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

 

“Regulatory Change” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(a).

 

“Reinvestment Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to
and including the Commitment Termination Date.

 

“Related Documents” means, with respect to any Loan, all agreements or documents
evidencing, guaranteeing, securing, governing or giving rise to such Loan
(including those identified on the Loan Checklist).

 

“Related Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.04(b).

 

“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially
endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto including without
limitation the Alternative Reference Rates Committee.

 

“Requested Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02.

 

“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, one or more Lenders
having aggregate Percentages more than 50%; provided, however that at any time
there are two (2) or more Lenders, “Required Lenders” must include at least two
(2) Lenders (who are not Affiliates of each other). To the extent provided in
the last paragraph of Section 13.01(c), the Percentage of any Defaulting Lender
shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.

 

“Responsible Officer” means (a) in the case of a corporation, partnership or
limited liability company that, pursuant to its Constituent Documents, has
officers, any chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief
administrative officer, president, senior vice president, vice president,
assistant vice president, treasurer, director or manager, and, in any case where
two Responsible Officers are acting on behalf of such entity, the second such
Responsible Officer may be a secretary or assistant secretary, (b) in the case
of a limited partnership, the Responsible Officer of the general partner, acting
on behalf of such general partner in its capacity as general partner, (c) in the
case of a limited liability company that does not have officers, any Responsible
Officer of the sole member, managing member or manager, acting on behalf of the
sole member, managing member or manager in its capacity as sole member, managing
member or manager, (d) in the case of a trust, the Responsible Officer of the
trustee, acting on behalf of such trustee in its capacity as trustee, and (e) in
the case of the Custodian or the Administrative Agent, a vice president,
assistant vice president, secretary, assistant secretary or officer of the
Custodian or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, in each case responsible
for the administration of this Agreement.

 

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“Restricted Payments” means the declaration of any distribution or dividends or
the payment of any other amount (including in respect of redemptions permitted
by the Constituent Documents of the Borrower) to any shareholder, partner,
member or other equity investor in the Borrower on account of any share,
membership interest, partnership interest or other equity interest in respect of
the Borrower, or the payment on account of, or the setting apart of assets for a
sinking or other analogous fund for, or the purchase or other acquisition of any
class of stock of or other equity interest in the Borrower or of any warrants,
options or other rights to acquire the same (or to make any “phantom stock” or
other similar payments in the nature of distributions or dividends in respect of
equity to any Person), whether now or hereafter outstanding, either directly or
indirectly, whether in cash, property (including marketable securities), or any
payment or setting apart of assets for the redemption, withdrawal, retirement,
acquisition, cancellation or termination of any share, membership interest,
partnership interest or other equity interest in respect of the Borrower.

 

“Restructured Loan” means:

 

(a)        with respect to any Defaulted Loan, after the date on which such Loan
became a Defaulted Loan, (i) it is current on all required payments for a period
of three months (if such Loan pays monthly) or two quarters (if such Loan pays
quarterly) and (ii) it would satisfy the definition of Eligible Loan if
originated or acquired at such time; and

 

(b)        with respect to any Loan which has been the subject of a Material
Modification, either (i) after the date on which such Loan became the subject of
a Material Modification, (A) it is current on all required payments for a period
of three months (if such Loan pays monthly) or two quarters (if such Loan pays
quarterly) and (B) it would satisfy the definition of Eligible Loan if
originated or acquired at such time, or (ii) the Administrative Agent has
consented in writing to such Loan no longer constituting a Loan which has been
the subject of a Material Modification hereunder.

 

“Review Criteria” is defined in Section 14.02(b)(i).

 

“Review Period” is defined in Section 14.02(b)(i).

 

“Revolving Loan” means any Loan other than a Delayed Drawdown Loan (including,
without limitation, revolving loans, including funded and unfunded portions of
revolving credit lines and letter of credit facilities, unfunded commitments
under specific facilities and other similar loans and investments) that by its
terms may require one or more future advances to be made to the Obligor by the
Borrower; provided that any such Loan will be a Revolving Loan only until all
commitments to make revolving advances to the Obligor expire or are terminated
or irrevocably reduced to zero.

 

“Risk Rating” means, for any Collateral Loan, the rating assigned thereto by the
Collateral Manager under the five-level numeric rating system used by the
Collateral Manager to rate the credit profile on Collateral Loans, as described
in the Collateral Manager’s Investment Management Procedures, applied
consistently and in good faith.

 

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“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC
business.

 

“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory that is, or
whose government is, the subject or target of any Sanctions.

 

“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any
Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S.
Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or
any EU member state, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a
Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by any such Person.

 

“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargos administered
or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those
administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations
Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United
Kingdom.

 

“Scheduled Distribution” means, with respect to any Loan, for each Due Date, the
scheduled payment of principal and/or interest and/or fees due on such Due Date
with respect to such Loan.

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental
authority of the United States of America at the time administrating the
Securities Act, the Investment Company Act or the Exchange Act.

 

“Second Lien Loan” means a Loan that:

 

(a)        would be a First Lien Loan if the first out tranche (if any) had a
ratio of funded debt under the first out tranche to TTM EBITDA of the related
Obligor on any date of determination of less than or equal to 1.5x; or

 

(b)        meets the following criteria:

 

(i)       is not (and is not expressly permitted by its terms to become)
subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation for borrowed money of
the Obligor of such Loan (excluding customary terms applicable to a second lien
lender under customary intercreditor provisions, such as subordination in right
to payment to a first lien lender following an event of default under the
related first lien credit agreement with respect to the liquidation of the
Obligor or of specified collateral);

 

(ii)      is secured by a valid second priority perfected security interest or
lien in, to or on specified collateral securing the Obligor’s obligations under
such Loan (whether or not such Loan is also secured by any higher or lower
priority security interest or lien on other collateral) (w) other than ABL
Collateral, (x) subject to Purchase Money Liens, (y) customary Liens for taxes
or regulatory charges not then due and payable and (z) other permitted Liens
under the Related Documents, provided, in the case of this clause (z), that such
permitted Liens do not directly secure indebtedness for borrowed money;

 

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(iii)     the enterprise value of the applicable Obligor (including the
collateral that is secured pursuant to such second priority perfected security
interest or Lien) has a value (determined as set forth below) not less than the
original Assigned Value of such Loan plus the aggregate outstanding Principal
Balances of all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by a first or
second lien or security interest in the same collateral;

 

(iv)     is not a loan which is secured solely or primarily by the common stock
of its Obligor or any of its Affiliates; and

 

(v)      the Senior Debt Ratio of such Obligor is less than 6.0x.

 

The limitation set forth in clause (iv) of clause (b) above shall not apply with
respect to a loan made to a parent entity that is secured solely or
substantially by the stock of one or more of the subsidiaries of such parent
entity to the extent that the granting by any such subsidiary of a lien on its
own property would (1) in the case of a subsidiary that is not part of the same
consolidated group as such parent entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
result in a deemed dividend by such subsidiary to such parent entity for such
tax purposes, (2) violate law or regulations applicable to such subsidiary
(whether the obligation secured is such loan or any other similar type of
indebtedness owing to third parties) or (3) cause such subsidiary to suffer
adverse economic consequences under capital adequacy or other similar rules, in
each case, so long as (x) the Related Documents limit the incurrence of
indebtedness by such subsidiary and (y) the aggregate amount of all such
indebtedness is not material relative to the aggregate value of the assets of
such subsidiary.

 

“Secured Parties” means the Administrative Agent, the Account Bank, the
Custodian, the Collateral Manager, the Lenders and their respective permitted
successors and assigns and, if applicable, each Hedge Counterparty that is
either a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender if that Affiliate executes a
counterpart of this Agreement agreeing to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement applicable to a Secured Party.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, all as from time to time in effect.

 

“Securities Intermediary” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8-102(a)(14)
of the UCC.

 

“Security Entitlement” has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the
UCC.

 

“Senior Debt Ratio” means, with respect to any Loan, the ratio of Senior Total
Funded Debt to TTM EBITDA of the related Obligor.

 

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“Senior Total Funded Debt” means, with respect to any Loan at any time the same
is to be determined, the sum (but without duplication) of (a)  all indebtedness
for borrowed money of the related Obligor and its Subsidiaries ranking senior or
pari passu to such Loan at such time, (b) all indebtedness for borrowed money of
the related Obligor documented under the same single credit agreement as such
Loan (including for the avoidance of doubt the first out and last out tranche of
such Loan), and (c) all indebtedness for borrowed money of any other Person
which is directly or indirectly guaranteed by the Obligor or any of its
Subsidiaries or which the Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries has agreed
(contingently or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire or in respect of
which the Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries has otherwise assured a creditor
against loss; provided that, in the case of this clause (c), any such obligation
under such guarantee, agreement or assurance ranks senior or pari passu with
respect to such Collateral Loan.

 

“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the
secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR
Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding
Business Day.

 

“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.

 

“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person, that as of the date of
determination, both (i) (a) the sum of such Person’s debt (including contingent
liabilities) does not exceed the present fair saleable value of such Person’s
assets; (b) such Person’s capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its
business as contemplated on the Closing Date and will not be unreasonably small
with respect to any transaction contemplated to be undertaken after the Closing
Date; and (c) such Person has not incurred debts beyond its ability to pay such
debts as they become due; and (ii) such Person is “solvent” within the meaning
given that term under the Bankruptcy Code, Section 271 of the Debtor and
Creditor Law of the State of New York and applicable laws relating to fraudulent
transfers under the Bankruptcy Code and New York State law. For purposes of this
definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed
as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at
such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an
actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities
meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 5).

 

“Specified LIBOR” means at any time the LIBOR Rate then in effect as determined
by the Collateral Manager (and subject to confirmation and agreement by the
Administrative Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion).

 

“Structured Finance Obligation” means any debt obligation owing by a finance
vehicle that is secured directly and primarily by, primarily referenced to,
and/or primarily representing ownership of, a pool of receivables or a pool of
other assets, including collateralized debt obligations, residential
mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, other
asset-backed securities, “future flow” receivable transactions and other similar
obligations: provided that ABL facilities, and loans to financial service
companies, factoring businesses, health care providers and other genuine
operating businesses do not constitute Structured Finance Obligations.

 

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“Subject Laws” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(f).

 

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited
liability company, trust, or other Person (a) of which securities or other
ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors or other Persons performing similar functions are at the time
directly or indirectly owned by such Person or (b) that is directly or
indirectly controlled by such Person within the meaning of control under Section
15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

“Successor Collateral Manager” has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 11.09(a).

 

“Taxes” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.03(a).

 

“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable
Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been
selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

 

“Third Party Expense Cap” means, for any rolling twelve-month period, an amount
equal to $150,000.

 

“TTM EBITDA” means, at any time the same is to be determined with respect to any
Obligor of a Loan, the trailing twelve-month EBITDA of such Obligor as
determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the underlying Related
Documents.

 

“TTM Revenue” means, at any time the same is to be determined with respect to
any Obligor, the trailing twelve-month revenue of such Obligor calculated in
accordance with the corresponding amount or ratio in the underlying Related
Documents for such Loan utilizing the most recently delivered financial results
for the related Obligor.

 

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as from time to time in effect in the
State of New York; provided that if, by reason of any mandatory provisions of
law, the perfection, the effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority of
the security interests granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this
Agreement are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a
jurisdiction of the United States of America other than the State of New York,
then “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in
such other jurisdiction for purposes of such perfection, effect of perfection or
non-perfection or priority.

 

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

 

“Uncertificated Security” has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(18) of
the UCC.

 

“Unused Fees” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Lender Fee Letter.

 

“USD LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate for U.S. dollars.

 

“Volcker Rule” means Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as
amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.

 

“Warranty Loan” has the meaning specified in the Purchase and Contribution
Agreement.

 

“Weighted Average Advance Rate” means, as of any date of determination with
respect to all Eligible Loans, the number obtained by summing the products
obtained by multiplying:

 

The Advance Rate at such time applicable to each such Eligible Loan x The
portion of the Aggregate Collateral Balance attributable to such Eligible Loan

 

and dividing such sum by:

 

The Aggregate Collateral Balance of all Eligible Loans as of such date of
determination.

 

“Weighted Average Coupon” means, as of any date, an amount equal to the number,
expressed as a percentage, obtained by dividing:

 

(a)        the sum, for each Fixed Rate Obligation, of the stated interest
coupon on such Eligible Loan times the portion of the Aggregate Collateral
Balance attributable to such Eligible Loan; by

 

(b)        the Aggregate Collateral Balance of all Fixed Rate Obligations as of
such date.

 

“Weighted Average Coupon Test” means a test that is satisfied at any such time
if the Weighted Average Coupon as calculated on the date of determination is
greater than or equal to 8.5%.

 

“Weighted Average Spread” means, as of any date of determination, the number
obtained by dividing:

 

(a)        the Aggregate Funded Spread (with respect to all Floating Rate
Obligations) paid in Cash, by

 

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(b)     the Aggregate Collateral Balance of all Floating Rate Obligations as of
such date.

 

“Weighted Average Spread Test” means, as of any date of determination, a test
that is satisfied at any such time if the Weighted Average Spread as calculated
on the date of determination is greater than 7.0%.

 

“Weighted Average Life” means, as of any date of determination with respect to
all Eligible Loans, the number of years following such date obtained by summing
the products obtained by multiplying:

 

The Average Life at such time of each such Eligible Loan X The portion of the
Aggregate Collateral Balance attributable to such Eligible Loan

 

and dividing such sum by:

 

The Aggregate Collateral Balance of all Eligible Loans as of such date of
determination.

 

For the purposes of the foregoing, the “Average Life” is, on any date of
determination with respect to any Eligible Loan, the quotient obtained by
dividing (i) the sum of the products of (a) the number of years (rounded to the
nearest one hundredth thereof) from such date of determination to the respective
dates of each successive Scheduled Distribution of principal of such Eligible
Loan and (b) the respective amounts of principal of such Scheduled Distributions
by (ii) the sum of all successive Scheduled Distributions of principal on such
Eligible Loan.

 

“Weighted Average Life Test” means a test that is satisfied at any such time if
the Weighted Average Life as calculated on the date of determination is less
than 4 years.

 

“Weighted Average Loan to Enterprise Value Ratio” means, as of any date of
determination with respect to all Eligible Loans, the ratio (expressed as a
percentage) obtained by summing the products obtained by multiplying:

 

The ratio of the total amount of all Eligible Loans and any other debt senior to
or pari passu with such Eligible Loan to total enterprise value ratio at such
time of the Obligor of each such Eligible Loan X The portion of the Aggregate
Collateral Balance attributable to such Eligible Loan

 

and dividing such sum by:

 

The Aggregate Collateral Balance as of such date of determination.

 

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“Weighted Average Loan to Enterprise Value Test” means a test that is satisfied
at any such time if the Weighted Average Loan to Enterprise Value Ratio as
calculated on the date of determination is less than 60.00%; provided, however,
that for purposes of determining the foregoing, with respect to each Eligible
Loan, the Weighted Average Loan to Enterprise Value Ratio shall be calculated in
accordance with the corresponding amount or ratio in the underlying Related
Documents for such Eligible Loan using the most recently delivered financial
results for the related Obligor.

 

“Weighted Average Senior Debt Ratio” means, as of any date of determination with
respect to all Eligible Loans, the ratio (expressed as a number) obtained by
summing the products obtained by multiplying:

 

The Senior Debt Ratio at such time of each such Eligible Loan other than
Restructured Loans X The portion of the Aggregate Collateral Balance
attributable to such Eligible Loan other than Restructured Loans

 

and dividing such sum by:

 

The Aggregate Collateral Balance of all Eligible Loans other than Restructured
Loans as of such date of determination.

 

“Weighted Average Senior Debt Ratio Test” means a test that is satisfied at any
such time if the Weighted Average Senior Debt Ratio as calculated on the date of
determination is less than 4.5x; provided, however, that for purposes of
determining the foregoing, (i) in the case of an Obligor that has acquired a
business (whether through an asset acquisition, a merger or otherwise), the TTM
EBITDA ratio(s) shall be calculated based on the TTM EBITDA figures for the
consolidated business, after giving pro forma effect to the transactions
resulting in such acquisition, plus the results of any portion of such trailing
twelve-month period elapsing after the date of such acquisition; and (ii) for
any Eligible Loan, the Weighted Average Senior Debt Ratio shall be calculated in
accordance with the corresponding amount or ratio in the underlying Related
Documents for such Eligible Loan using the most recently delivered financial
results for the related Obligor.

 

“Weighted Average TTM EBITDA” means, as of any date of determination with
respect to all Eligible Loans other than Restructured Loans, the number obtained
by summing the products obtained by multiplying:

 

The TTM EBITDA at such time with respect to the Obligor of each such Eligible
Loan other than Restructured Loans X The portion of the Aggregate Collateral
Balance attributable to such Eligible Loan other than Restructured Loans

 

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and dividing such sum by:

 

The Aggregate Collateral Balance of all Eligible Loans other than Restructured
Loans as of such date of determination.

 

“Weighted Average TTM EBITDA Test” means a test that is satisfied at any such
time if the Weighted Average TTM EBITDA as calculated on the date of
determination is greater than $10,000,000.

 

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

 

Section 1.02.     Rules of Construction. For all purposes of this Agreement,
except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires
(i) singular words shall connote the plural as well as the singular, and vice
versa (except as indicated), as may be appropriate, (ii) the words “herein,”
“hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import used in this
Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular article,
schedule, section, paragraph, clause, exhibit or other subdivision, (iii) the
headings, subheadings and table of contents set forth in this Agreement are
solely for convenience of reference and shall not constitute a part of this
Agreement nor shall they affect the meaning, construction or effect of any
provision hereof, (iv) references in this Agreement to “include” or “including”
shall mean include or including, as applicable, without limiting the generality
of any description preceding such term, and for purposes hereof the rule of
ejusdem generis shall not be applicable to limit a general statement, followed
by or referable to an enumeration of specific matters, to matters similar to
those specifically mentioned, (v)  any definition of or reference to any
Facility Document, agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be
construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from
time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any
restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein),
(vi) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such
Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions set forth herein or
in any other applicable agreement), (vii) any reference to any law or regulation
herein shall refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time and (viii) unless otherwise provided herein, each
reference to any time means New York, New York time.

 

Section 1.03.     Computation of Time Periods. Unless otherwise stated in this
Agreement, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a
later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words
“to” and “until” both mean “to but excluding”. Periods of days referred to in
this Agreement shall be counted in calendar days unless Business Days are
expressly prescribed.

 

Section 1.04.     Collateral Value Calculation Procedures. In connection with
all calculations required to be made pursuant to this Agreement with respect to
Scheduled Distributions on any Collateral Loans, or any payments on any other
assets included in the Collateral, with respect to the sale of and reinvestment
in Collateral Loans, and with respect to the income that can be earned on
Scheduled Distributions on such Collateral Loans and on any other amounts that
may be received for deposit in the Collection Account, the provisions set forth
in this Section 1.04 shall be applied. The provisions of this Section 1.04 shall
be applicable to any determination or calculation that is covered by this
Section 1.04, whether or not reference is specifically made to Section 1.04,
unless some other method of calculation or determination is expressly specified
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(a)     All calculations with respect to Scheduled Distributions on the
Collateral Loans shall be made on the basis of information as to the terms of
each such Collateral Loan and upon reports of payments, if any, received on such
Collateral Loans that are furnished by or on behalf of the Obligor of such
Collateral Loans and, to the extent they are not manifestly in error, such
information or reports may be conclusively relied upon in making such
calculations.

 

(b)     For purposes of calculating the Coverage Tests, except as otherwise
specified in the Coverage Tests, such calculations will not include
(i) scheduled interest and principal payments on Defaulted Loans and Ineligible
Loans unless or until such payments are actually made and (ii) ticking fees in
respect of Collateral Loans, and other similar fees, unless or until such fees
are actually paid.

 

(c)     For each Collection Period and as of any date of determination, the
Scheduled Distribution on any Collateral Loans (other than Defaulted Loans and
Ineligible Loans, which, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be assumed
to have Scheduled Distributions of zero) shall be the total amount of payments
and collections to be received during such Collection Period in respect of such
Collateral Loans.

 

(d)     Each Scheduled Distribution receivable with respect to a Collateral Loan
shall be assumed to be received on the applicable Due Date.

 

(e)     References in the Priority of Payments to calculations made on a “pro
forma basis” shall mean such calculations after giving effect to all payments,
in accordance with the Priority of Payments, that precede (in priority of
payment) or include the clause in which such calculation is made.

 

(f)     For purposes of calculating all Concentration Limitations, in both the
numerator and the denominator of any component of the Concentration Limitations,
Defaulted Loans and Ineligible Loans will be treated as having a value equal to
zero.

 

(g)     Determinations of the Eligible Loans, or portions thereof, that
constitute Excess Concentration Amounts will be determined in the way that
produces the highest Borrowing Base at the time of determination, it being
understood that an Eligible Loan (or portion thereof) that falls into more than
one category of Concentration Limitation shall be determined in a way that
produces the highest such Borrowing Base at such time without duplication.

 

(h)     Except as otherwise provided herein, Defaulted Loans and Ineligible
Loans will not be included in the calculation of the Weighted Average Coupon,
Weighted Average Spread, the Weighted Average Life Ratio, the Weighted Average
Loan to Enterprise Value Ratio, the Weighted Average Senior Debt Ratio, and
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(i)     For purposes of determining the Weighted Average Spread (and related
computations of stated interest coupons and Aggregate Funded Spread),
capitalized or deferred interest (and any other interest that is not paid in
cash) will be excluded until paid in cash.

 

(j)     References in this Agreement to the Borrower’s “acquisition” of a Loan
include references to the Borrower’s acquisition of such Loan by way of a sale
and/or contribution and the Borrower’s making or acquisition of such Loan.
Portions of the same Loan acquired by the Borrower on different dates (whether
through purchase, receipt by contribution or the making or acquisition thereof)
will, for purposes of determining the purchase price of such Loan, be treated as
separate purchases on separate dates (and not a weighted average purchase price
for any particular Loan).

 

(k)     For the purposes of calculating compliance with each of the
Concentration Limitations all calculations will be rounded to the nearest 0.01%.

 

(l)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary,
all monetary calculations under this Agreement shall be in Dollars. For purposes
of this Agreement, calculations with respect to all amounts received or required
to be paid in a currency other than Dollars shall be valued at zero.

 

(m)     Other than for purposes of determining whether the conditions for each
Advance have been satisfied, for purposes of calculating compliance with any
test under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Maximum Advance
Rate Test, Interest Coverage Ratio Test, any Concentration Limitation and any
Collateral Quality Test), the trade date with respect to any acquisition or
disposition of a Loan shall be used to determine whether and when such
acquisition or disposition has occurred. For the avoidance of doubt, for
purposes of calculating compliance with any test under this Agreement to
determine whether the conditions for each Advance have been satisfied, the trade
date with respect to any acquisition or disposition of a Loan shall be used to
determine whether and when such acquisition or disposition has occurred.

 

Section 1.05.     Calculation of Borrowing Base. In connection with amounts to
be calculated for purposes of determining the Borrowing Base and generally
preparing the Borrowing Base Calculation Statement, all amounts shall be
expressed in Dollars.

 

Section 1.06.     Divisions. For all purposes under the Facility 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.

 

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Section 1.07.     LIBOR Notification. The Interest Rate on Advances is
determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate, which is derived from the London
interbank offered rate. The London interbank offered rate is intended to
represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings
from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial
Conduct Authority announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer
persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to ICE for
purposes of ICE setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is
possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no
longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate
upon which to determine the Interest Rate on Advances. In light of this
eventuality, public and private sector industry initiatives are currently
underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of
the London interbank offered rate. In the event that the London interbank
offered rate is no longer available or in certain other circumstances as set
forth in Section 2.17 of this Agreement, such Section 2.17 provides a mechanism
for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will
notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 2.17, in advance of any change to the
reference rate upon which the interest rate on Advances is based. However, the
Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and
shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or
any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in
the definition of “LIBOR Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor
rate thereto, or replacement rate therefor or thereof, including, without
limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative,
successor or replacement reference rate, as it may or may not be adjusted
pursuant to Section 2.17, will be similar to, or produce the same value or
economic equivalence of, the LIBOR Rate or have the same volume or liquidity as
did the London interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or
unavailability.

 

Article II

 

Advances

 

Section 2.01.     Revolving Credit Facility. On the terms and subject to the
conditions hereinafter set forth, including Article III, each Lender severally
agrees to make loans in Dollars to the Borrower (each, an “Advance”) from time
to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until the
Commitment Termination Date, on a pro rata basis in each case in an aggregate
principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding such
Lender’s Commitment and, as to all Lenders, in an aggregate principal amount up
to but not exceeding the Maximum Available Amount as then in effect. Each such
borrowing of an Advance on any single day is referred to herein as a
“Borrowing”. Within such limits and subject to the other terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow (and re-borrow) Advances under this
Section 2.01 and prepay Advances under Section 2.05.

 

Section 2.02.     Making of the Advances. (a) If the Borrower desires to make a
Borrowing under this Agreement, the Borrower, or the Collateral Manager on its
behalf, shall give the Administrative Agent a written notice (each, a “Notice of
Borrowing”) for such Borrowing (which notice shall be irrevocable and effective
upon receipt) not later than 12:00 noon on the date that is two (2) Business
Days prior to the day of the requested Borrowing; provided, however that
notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no more than two
Advances may be made in a calendar week. A Notice of Borrowing received after
3:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the following Business Day.

 

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Promptly following receipt of a Notice of Borrowing in accordance with this
Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each applicable Lender of the
details thereof and of the amounts of such Lender’s Advance to be made as part
of the requested Borrowing. Each Notice of Borrowing shall be substantially in
the form of Exhibit A, dated the date the request for the related Borrowing is
being made, signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Collateral
Manager, as applicable, shall attach a Borrowing Base Calculation Statement as
of the Borrowing Date after giving effect to the requested Borrowing and shall
otherwise be appropriately completed. The proposed Borrowing Date specified in
each Notice of Borrowing shall be a Business Day falling on or prior to the
Commitment Termination Date, and the amount of the Borrowing requested in such
Notice of Borrowing (the “Requested Amount”) shall be equal to at least $500,000
or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.

 

(b)     Each Lender shall, not later than 1:00 p.m. on each Borrowing Date, make
its Percentage of the applicable Requested Amount on each Borrowing Date by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Administrative
Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders.
The Administrative Agent will make such Advances available to the Borrower by
promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to the Operating
Account.

 

Section 2.03.     Evidence of Indebtedness. (a) Maintenance of Records by
Lender. Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an
account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to it and
resulting from the Advances made by such Lender to the Borrower, from time to
time, including the amounts of principal and interest thereon and paid to it,
from time to time hereunder, provided that the failure of any Lender to maintain
such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation
of the Borrower to repay the Advances in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.

 

(b)     Maintenance of Records by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent
shall maintain records in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Advance
made hereunder, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or
to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder, and
(iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for
the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

 

(c)     Effect of Entries. The entries made in the records maintained pursuant
to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence, absent
obvious error, of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein;
provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain
such records or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation
of the Borrower to repay the Advances in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and, in the case of any inconsistency with the records in the
Register, the Register shall prevail.

 

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Section 2.04.     Payment of Principal and Interest. The Borrower shall pay
principal and Interest on the Advances as follows:

 

(a)     100% of the outstanding principal amount of each Advance, together with
all accrued and unpaid Interest thereon, shall be payable on the Final Maturity
Date.

 

(b)     Interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance at
the applicable Interest Rate from the date of such Advance until such principal
amount is paid in full. The Administrative Agent shall determine the unpaid
Interest and Unused Fees payable thereto prior to each Payment Date (using the
applicable Interest Rate for each day during the related Interest Accrual
Period) to be paid by the Borrower with respect to each Advance on each Payment
Date for the related Interest Accrual Period and shall advise the Collateral
Manager and the Custodian on the sixth Business Day prior to such Payment Date.

 

(c)     Accrued Interest on each Advance shall be payable in arrears (x) on each
Payment Date, and (y) in connection with any prepayment in full of the Advances
pursuant to Section 2.05(a); provided that (i) with respect to any prepayment in
full of the Advances outstanding, accrued Interest on such amount to but
excluding the date of prepayment may be payable on such date or as otherwise
agreed to between the Lenders and the Borrower and (ii) with respect to any
partial prepayment of the Advances outstanding, unless otherwise required by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.05(d), accrued Interest on such
amount to but excluding the date of prepayment shall be payable following such
prepayment on the applicable Payment Date for the Collection Period in which
such prepayment occurred.

 

(d)     Subject in all cases to Section 2.04(f), the obligation of the Borrower
to pay the Obligations, including the obligation of the Borrower to pay the
Lenders the outstanding principal amount of the Advances and accrued Interest
thereon, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid
strictly in accordance with the terms hereof (including Section 2.14), under any
and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to
payment which the Borrower or any other Person may have or have had against any
Secured Party or any other Person.

 

(e)     As a condition to the payment of principal of and Interest on any
Advance without the imposition of withholding tax, the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent may require certification acceptable to it to enable the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent to determine their duties and liabilities
with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be required to deduct
or withhold from payments in respect of such Advance under any present or future
law or regulation of the United States and any other applicable jurisdiction, or
any present or future law or regulation of any political subdivision thereof or
taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other requirements
under any such law or regulation.

 

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(f)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the obligations
of the Borrower under this Agreement are limited recourse obligations of the
Borrower payable solely from the Collateral and, following realization of the
Collateral, and application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with the
Priority of Payments and, subject to Section 2.12, all obligations of and any
claims against the Borrower hereunder or in connection herewith after such
realization shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. No recourse
or personal liability shall be had against any officer, director, employee,
shareholder, Affiliate, member, manager, agent, partner, principal or
incorporator of the Borrower or their respective successors or assigns for any
amounts payable under this Agreement. It is understood that the foregoing
provisions of this clause (f) shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Collateral
for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement
which is part of the Collateral or (ii) constitute a waiver, release or
discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by this Agreement until
such Collateral has been realized. It is further understood that the foregoing
provisions of this clause (f) shall not limit the right of any Person to name
the Borrower as a party defendant in any proceeding or in the exercise of any
other remedy under this Agreement, so long as no judgment in the nature of a
deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if
obtained) enforced against the Borrower.

 

(g)     All repayments of any Advance or any portion thereof, including without,
limitation, a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b), shall be made
together with payment of all Hedge Breakage Costs and any other amounts payable
by the Borrower under or with respect to any Hedging Agreement.

 

Section 2.05.     Prepayment of Advances. (a) Optional Prepayments. The Borrower
may, from time to time on any Business Day but no more than twice during any
calendar week, voluntarily prepay Advances in whole or in part, without penalty
or premium; provided that the Borrower or the Collateral Manager on behalf of
the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Custodian
written notice of such prepayment (such notice, a “Notice of Prepayment”) in the
form of Exhibit B not later than 3:00 p.m. at least two (2) Business Days prior
to the day of such prepayment (provided that same day notice may be given to
cure any non-compliance with the Maximum Advance Rate Test); provided, further
that after giving effect to such prepayment, the total amount of Collections
then on deposit in the Collection Account shall be no less than an amount equal
to the amounts due under clauses (A) through (D) of Section 9.01(a)(i) that will
be required to be paid on the next occurring Payment Date (as estimated in good
faith by the Collateral Manager). Each such Notice of Prepayment shall be
irrevocable and effective upon receipt and shall be dated the date such notice
is being given, signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the
Collateral Manager, as applicable, and otherwise appropriately completed. Each
prepayment of any Advance by the Borrower pursuant to this
Section 2.05(a) (other than a prepayment made in order to cure any
non-compliance with the Maximum Advance Rate Test) shall in each case be in a
principal amount of at least $500,000 or, if less, the entire outstanding
principal amount of the Advances of the Borrower. If a Notice of Prepayment is
given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment
amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified
therein. The Borrower shall make the payment amount specified in such notice by
wire transfer of immediately available funds by 2:00 p.m. to the Agent’s
Account. The Administrative Agent promptly will make such payment amount
specified in such notice available to each Lender in the amount of each Lender’s
Percentage of the payment amount by wire transfer to such Lender’s account. Any
funds for purposes of a voluntary prepayment received by the Administrative
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(b)     Mandatory Prepayments. The Borrower shall prepay the Advances on each
Payment Date in the manner and to the extent provided in the Priority of
Payments. The Borrower shall provide, in each Monthly Report, notice of the
aggregate amounts of Advances that are to be prepaid on the related Payment Date
in accordance with the Priority of Payments.

 

(c)     Additional Prepayment Provisions. Each prepayment pursuant to this
Section 2.05 shall be subject to Sections 2.04(c) and 2.10 and applied to the
Advances in accordance with the Lenders’ respective Percentages.

 

(d)     Interest on Prepaid Advances. If requested by the Administrative Agent,
the Borrower shall pay all accrued and unpaid Interest on Advances prepaid on
the date of such prepayment.

 

Section 2.06.     Changes of Commitments. (a) Automatic Reduction and
Termination. The Commitments of all Lenders shall be automatically reduced to
zero at 5:00 p.m. on the Commitment Termination Date.

 

(b)     Optional Reductions. Prior to the Commitment Termination Date, the
Borrower shall have the right to terminate or reduce the unused amount of the
Facility Amount at any time or from time to time without any fee or penalty upon
not less than two Business Days’ prior notice to the Custodian, the Lenders and
the Administrative Agent of each such termination or reduction, which notice
shall specify the effective date of such termination or reduction and the amount
of any such reduction; provided that (i) the amount of any such reduction of the
Facility Amount shall be equal to at least $2,000,000 or an integral multiple of
$100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the remaining unused portion thereof,
and (ii) no such reduction will reduce the Facility Amount below the aggregate
principal amount of Advances outstanding at such time (after giving effect to
any payment to be made on such date). Such notice of termination or reduction
shall be irrevocable and shall be applied pro rata to reduce the respective
Commitments of each Lender.

 

(c)     Effect of Termination or Reduction. The Commitments of the Lenders once
terminated or reduced may not be reinstated. Each reduction of the Facility
Amount pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall be applied ratably among the Lenders
in accordance with their respective Commitments.

 

Section 2.07.     Maximum Lawful Rate. It is the intention of the parties hereto
that the interest on the Advances shall not exceed the maximum rate permissible
under Applicable Law. Accordingly, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, in the event any interest is charged to, collected from or
received from or on behalf of the Borrower by the Lenders pursuant hereto or
thereto in excess of such maximum lawful rate, then the excess of such payment
over that maximum shall be applied first to the payment of amounts then due and
owing by the Borrower to the Secured Parties under this Agreement (other than in
respect of principal of and interest on the Advances) and then to the reduction
of the outstanding principal amount of the Advances of the Borrower.

 

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Section 2.08.     Several Obligations. The failure of any Lender to make any
Advance to be made by it on the date specified therefor shall not relieve any
other Lender of its obligation to make its Advance on such date, the
Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the failure of any Lender to
make any Advance, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any
other Lender to make an Advance to be made by such other Lender.

 

Section 2.09.     Increased Costs. (a)     Except with respect to taxes, which
shall be governed exclusively by Section 13.03, if, due to either (i) the
introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation, application or
implementation of any Applicable Law or GAAP or other applicable accounting
policy after the date hereof, or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or
change in the interpretation, application or implementation of any guideline or
request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not
having the force of law) after the date hereof (a “Regulatory Change”), there
shall be any increase in the cost to any Affected Person of agreeing to make or
making, funding or maintaining Advances to the Borrower, then the Borrower shall
from time to time, on the Payment Date first occurring following such Affected
Person’s demand, pay in accordance with the Priority of Payments such Affected
Person such additional amounts as may be sufficient to compensate such Affected
Person for such increased cost. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail
the amount of such increased cost, submitted to the Borrower by an Affected
Person (with a copy to the Custodian and the Administrative Agent), shall be
conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest or demonstrable error;
provided that such Affected Person charges such increased costs to borrowers
that are substantially similar to the Borrower in financing transactions
materially similar to the financing transaction set forth in this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder or issued in connection therewith, and (ii) 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 be deemed to have been introduced after
the Closing Date, thereby constituting a Regulatory Change hereunder with
respect to the Affected Person as of the Closing Date, regardless of the date
enacted, adopted or issued.

 

(b)     If an Affected Person determines that compliance with any Applicable
Law, request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority charged with
the interpretation or administration thereof (whether or not having the force of
law) or any Regulatory Change, in each case, introduced or made after the date
hereof (i) affects the amount of capital or liquidity required to be maintained
by such Affected Person and that the amount of such capital or liquidity is
increased by or based upon the existence of such Affected Person’s Commitment
under this Agreement or upon such Affected Person’s making, funding or
maintaining Advances or (ii) reduces the rate of return of an Affected Person to
a level below that which such Affected Person could have achieved but for such
compliance (taking into consideration such Affected Person’s policies with
respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then the Borrower shall from time to
time, on the Payment Date first occurring following such Affected Person’s
demand, pay in accordance with the Priority of Payments such additional amounts
which are sufficient to compensate such Affected Person for such increase in
capital or liquidity or reduced return. If any Affected Person becomes entitled
to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.09(b), it shall
notify, within a commercially reasonable time, the Borrower (with a copy to the
Custodian and the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has
become so entitled. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail such
amounts submitted to the Borrower by an Affected Person shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest or demonstrable error; provided that
such Affected Person charges such increased costs to borrowers that are
substantially similar to the Borrower in financing transactions materially
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(c)     Upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the Borrower’s
obligation to pay additional amounts to a Lender pursuant to clauses (a) or
(b) of this Section 2.09, such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower),
use reasonable efforts (subject to the customary practices of such Lender) to
minimize any increased amounts payable by the Borrower which at first shall
include, but not be limited to, designating a different lending office for the
funding or the booking of its Advances hereunder or to assign its rights and
obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in
the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment would reduce or
obviate the obligations of the Borrower to make future payments of such
additional amounts; provided that such designation is made on such terms that
such Lender and its lending office suffer no unreimbursed cost or material legal
or regulatory disadvantage (as reasonably determined by such Lender), with the
object of avoiding future consequence of the event giving rise to the operation
of any such provision. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs
and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or
assignment.

 

Section 2.10.     Compensation; Breakage Payments. The Borrower agrees to
compensate each Affected Person from time to time, on the Payment Dates,
following such Affected Person’s written request (which request shall set forth
the basis for requesting such amounts), in accordance with the Priority of
Payments for all reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including any
interest paid by such Affected Person to lenders of funds borrowed to make or
carry an Advance and any loss sustained by such Affected Person in connection
with the re-employment of such funds but excluding loss of anticipated profits),
which such Affected Person may sustain: (i) if for any reason (including any
failure of a condition precedent set forth in Article III but excluding a
default by the applicable Lender) a Borrowing of any Advance by the Borrower
does not occur on the Borrowing Date specified therefor in the applicable Notice
of Borrowing delivered by the Borrower (other than as a result of a Defaulting
Lender’s actions), (ii) if any payment, prepayment or conversion of any of the
Borrower’s Advances occurs on a date that is not the last day of the relevant
Interest Accrual Period or a Payment Date, (iii) if any payment or prepayment of
any Advance is not made on any date specified in a Notice of Prepayment given by
the Borrower or (iv) as a consequence of any other default by the Borrower to
repay its Advances when required by the terms of this Agreement. A certificate
as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.10 submitted to the
Borrower by any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent and accompanied
by a reasonably detailed calculation of such amounts and a description of the
basis for requesting such amounts) shall be conclusive in the absence of
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Section 2.11.     Illegality; Inability to Determine Rates. (a) Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Agreement, in the event of a Eurodollar Disruption
Event, the affected Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, the
Custodian and the Borrower thereof, and such Lender’s obligation to make or
maintain Advances hereunder based on the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall be
suspended until such time as such Lender may again make and maintain Advances
based on the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate.

 

(b)     Upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to a Lender’s suspension of
its obligation to make or maintain Advances based on the Adjusted Eurodollar
Rate pursuant to Section 2.11(a), such Lender shall use reasonable efforts
(subject to the customary practices of such Lender) to designate a different
lending office if such designation would enable such Lender to again make and
maintain Advances based on the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate; provided that such
designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer
no unreimbursed cost or material legal or regulatory disadvantage (as reasonably
determined by such Lender), with the object of avoiding future consequence of
the event giving rise to the operation of any such provision.

 

(c)     If, prior to the first day of any Interest Accrual Period or prior to
the date of any Advance, as applicable, either (i) the Administrative Agent
determines that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for
determining the LIBOR Rate for the applicable Advances, or (ii) the Required
Lenders determine and notify the Administrative Agent that the Adjusted
Eurodollar Rate with respect to such Advances does not adequately and fairly
reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Advances (provided that each
such Lender has generally made a similar determination with respect to its other
borrowers under facilities bearing interest at an index based on the London
interbank offered rate), the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the
Borrower, the Custodian and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the
Lenders to make or maintain Advances based on the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall
be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the
Required Lenders) revokes such notice.

 

Section 2.12.     Rescission or Return of Payment. The Borrower agrees that, if
at any time (including after the occurrence of the Final Maturity Date) all or
any part of any payment theretofore made by it to any Secured Party or any
designee of a Secured Party is or must be rescinded or returned for any reason
whatsoever (including the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the
Borrower or any of its Affiliates), the obligation of the Borrower to make such
payment to such Secured Party shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, to the
extent that such payment is or must be rescinded or returned, be deemed to have
continued in existence and this Agreement shall continue to be effective or be
reinstated, as the case may be, as to such obligations, all as though such
payment had not been made.

 

Section 2.13.     Past Due Interest. The Borrower shall pay interest on all
Obligations other than amounts due under Section 13.04(a) and other
Administrative Expenses that are not paid when due for the period from the due
date thereof until the date the same is paid in full at the Past Due Rate.
Interest payable at the Past Due Rate shall be payable on each Payment Date in
accordance with the Priority of Payments.

 

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Section 2.14.     Payments Generally. (a) All amounts owing and payable to any
Secured Party, any Affected Person or any Indemnified Party, in respect of the
Advances and other Obligations, including the principal thereof, interest, fees,
indemnities, expenses or other amounts payable under this Agreement, shall be
paid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for account of the applicable
recipient in Dollars, in immediately available funds, in accordance with the
Priority of Payments, and all without counterclaim, setoff, deduction, defense,
abatement, suspension or deferment. The Administrative Agent and each Lender
shall provide wire instructions to the Borrower, the Custodian and the
Administrative Agent (if applicable). Payments must be received by the
Administrative Agent for account of the Lenders on or prior to 3:00 p.m. on a
Business Day; provided that, payments received by the Administrative Agent after
3:00 p.m. on a Business Day will be deemed to have been paid on the next
following Business Day.

 

(b)     Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all computations of
interest, fees and other Obligations shall be made on the basis of a year of
360 days for the actual number of days elapsed in computing interest on any
Advance, the date of the making of the Advance shall be included and the date of
payment shall be excluded; provided that, if an Advance is repaid on the same
day on which it is made, one day’s Interest shall be paid on such Advance. All
computations made by a Lender or the Administrative Agent under this Agreement
shall be conclusive absent manifest or demonstrable error.

 

Section 2.15.     Increase in Facility Amount. The Borrower may, on any Business
Day prior to the Commitment Termination Date, increase the Facility Amount by
delivering a request substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F
(each, a “Facility Amount Increase Request”) or in such other form acceptable to
the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to the desired
effective date of such increase (the “Facility Amount Increase”) identifying an
additional Lender that is a Permitted Assignee (or additional Commitments for
existing Lender(s) which have consented to such increase), and the amount of its
Commitment (or additional amount of its Commitment(s)); provided, however, that
(i) the Facility Amount shall not exceed $100,000,000 without the consent of all
Lenders, (ii) any increase of the aggregate amount of the Facility Amount shall
be in an amount not less than $10,000,000, (iii) no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the request or the
effective date of the Facility Amount Increase, (iv) all representations and
warranties contained in Article IV hereof (as the same may be amended from time
to time) shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for
representations and warranties already qualified by materiality or Material
Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct) at the time of such request and
on the effective date of such Facility Amount Increase, and (v) unless such
increase is increasing the Commitment of, and with the consent of, an existing
Lender, the Administrative Agent shall have provided its written consent to such
increase (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The
effective date of the Facility Amount Increase shall be agreed upon by the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Upon the effectiveness thereof, the new
Lender(s) (or, if applicable, existing Lender(s)) shall make Advances in an
amount sufficient such that after giving effect to its advance each Lender shall
have outstanding its Percentage of Advances. It shall be a condition to such
effectiveness that (i) if any Advances are bearing interest at the Adjusted
Eurodollar Rate on the date of such effectiveness, such Advances shall be deemed
to be prepaid on such date and the Borrower shall pay any amounts owing to the
Lenders pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof, provided, however, that if a Facility
Amount Increase is made among the existing Lenders and the amount of the
increase in each such Lender’s Commitment is on a pro rata basis in accordance
with the existing Commitments of such Lenders on the date of such Facility
Amount Increase, such Advances bearing interest at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate
shall not be deemed to be prepaid on such date and (ii) the Borrower shall not
have terminated any portion of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 hereof.
The Borrower agrees to promptly pay any reasonable expenses of the
Administrative Agent and the affected Lender(s) relating to any Facility Amount
Increase. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Lender shall have
any obligation to increase its Commitment and no Lender’s Commitment shall be
increased without its consent thereto, and each Lender may at its option,
unconditionally and without cause, decline to increase its Commitment. For the
avoidance of doubt, each Advance made under a Facility Amount Increase shall be
subject to the same terms (including pricing) as an Advance under the existing
Facility Amount.

 

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Section 2.16.     Defaulting Lenders. (a) Defaulting Lender Adjustments.
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:

 

(i)     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 definition of Required Lenders.

 

(ii)     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 VI or otherwise) 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, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default
exists), to the funding of any Advance 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; third, if so determined by the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and
released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future
funding obligations with respect to Advances under this Agreement; fourth, to
the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a
court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting
Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under
this Agreement; fifth, 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 sixth, 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 Advances in respect of which such
Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such
Advances were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 were
satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Advances of
all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the
payment of any Advances of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all
Advances are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their Percentages
of the Commitments. 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
Section 2.16(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting
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(iii)     Certain Fees. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any
Unused Fee 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).

 

(b)     Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
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, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that
portion of outstanding Advances of the other Lenders or take such other actions
as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Advances
to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with their respective
Percentages of the Commitments, 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.

 

Section 2.17.     Benchmark Replacement Setting . (a) Benchmark Replacement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Facility
Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as
applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to
the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then
(x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (i) or
(ii) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement
Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes
hereunder and under any Facility Document in respect of such Benchmark setting
and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or
consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Facility Document and
(y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (iii) of
the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date,
in each instance notwithstanding the requirements of Section 13.01 or anything
else contained herein or in any other Facility Document, such Benchmark
Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any
Facility Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New
York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such
Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or
further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other
Facility Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such
time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders
comprising the Required Lenders; provided that, at any time the Benchmark
Replacement has been determined other than in accordance with clause (i) of the
definition of “Benchmark Replacement” due to the unavailability of Term SOFR and
Term SOFR becomes available such that the Benchmark Replacement could be
determined in accordance with clause (i) of the definition of “Benchmark
Replacement”, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower each agree to cooperate
in good faith to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the Facility
Documents as applicable to implement such Benchmark Replacement pursuant to
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(b)     Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the
implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have
the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time
and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Facility
Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming
Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other
party to this Agreement or any other Facility Document.

 

(c)     Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative
Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders in writing of (i) any
occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as
applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation
of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark
Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor
of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (d) below and (v) the commencement or
conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision
or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any
Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.17, including, without
limitation, any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment, or
implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, or of the
occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision
to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive
and binding on all parties hereto absent manifest error and may be made in its
or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this
Agreement or any other Facility Document, except, in each case, as expressly
required pursuant to this Section 2.17 and shall not be a basis of any claim of
liability of any kind or nature by any party hereto, all such claims being
hereby waived individually be each party hereto.

 

(d)     Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein or in any other Facility Document, at any time (including in
connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the
then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or USD LIBOR) 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 regulatory
supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark or a Relevant Governmental
Body has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing
that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then
the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” 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 or will no longer be
representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the
Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all
Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed
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(e)     Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice
of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may
revoke any request for a Borrowing during any Benchmark Unavailability Period
and, failing that, the applicable Interest Rate for such Borrowing shall be the
Base Rate. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a
tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the components
of Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark for or such tenor for such
Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Base
Rate.

 

Article III

 

Conditions Precedent

 

Section 3.01.     Conditions Precedent to Initial Advances. The obligation of
each Lender to make its initial Advance hereunder shall be subject to the
conditions precedent that the Administrative Agent shall have received on or
before the date of such initial Advance the following, each in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

 

(a)     each of the Facility Documents duly executed and delivered by the
parties thereto, which shall each be in full force and effect;

 

(b)     true and complete copies of the Constituent Documents of the Borrower
and the Collateral Manager as in effect on the Closing Date;

 

(c)     true and complete copies certified by a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower of all Governmental Authorizations, Private Authorizations and
Governmental Filings, if any, required in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(d)     a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying (i) as
to its Constituent Documents, (ii) as to its resolutions or other action of its
board of directors or members approving this Agreement and the other Facility
Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, (iii) that its representations and warranties set forth in the Facility
Documents to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects
as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties
expressly relate to any earlier date, in which case such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier
date), (iv) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and
(v) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each of its Responsible
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(e)     a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager
certifying (i) as to its Constituent Documents, (ii) as to its resolutions or
other action of its board of directors or members approving this Agreement and
the other Facility Documents to which it is a party and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, (iii) that its representations and warranties
set forth in the Facility Documents to which it is a party are true and correct
in all material respects as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly relate to any earlier date, in which
case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of such earlier date), (iv) to the knowledge of the
Collateral Manager, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, and (v) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each of its
Responsible Officers authorized to execute the Facility Documents to which it is
a party;

 

(f)     a closing certificate from the Borrower substantially in the form set
forth on Exhibit H hereto;

 

(g)     UCC financing statements, under the UCC with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware and any other applicable filing office in any applicable
jurisdiction that the Administrative Agent deems necessary or desirable in order
to perfect the interests in the Collateral contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(h)     copies of proper financing statements, if any, necessary to release all
security interests and other rights of any Person in the Collateral previously
granted by the Borrower or any transferor;

 

(i)     legal opinions (addressed to each of the Secured Parties) of Mayer Brown
LLP, counsel to the Borrower and the Collateral Manager and Nixon Peabody LLP,
counsel to the Custodian covering such matters as the Administrative Agent and
its counsel shall reasonably request including security interest, corporate and
investment company act, and true sale and non-consolidation matters;

 

(j)     evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that all of the Covered Accounts
shall have been established; and the Account Control Agreement shall have been
executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the
Custodian, and shall be in full force and effect;

 

(k)     evidence that (x) all fees due and owing to the Administrative Agent,
each Lender and the Custodian, on or prior to the Closing Date have been
received or will be contemporaneous with closing; and (y) the reasonable and
documented accrued fees and expenses of Chapman and Cutler LLP, counsel to the
Administrative Agent, and Nixon Peabody LLP, counsel to the Custodian, in its
respective capacities hereunder, in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby (to the extent invoiced prior to the Closing Date and
required to be paid by the Borrower hereunder), shall have been paid by the
Borrower or will be contemporaneous with closing;

 

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(l)     delivery of such Collateral (including any promissory note, executed
assignment agreements and word or pdf copies of the principal credit agreement
for each initial Collateral Loan, to the extent received by the Borrower) in
accordance with the provisions of Article XIV shall have been effected;

 

(m)     a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, dated as of the
Closing Date, to the effect that, in the case of each item of Collateral pledged
to the Administrative Agent, on the Closing Date and immediately prior to the
delivery thereof on the Closing Date:

 

(i)     the Borrower is the owner of such Collateral free and clear of any
liens, claims or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever except for (A) those
which are being released on the Closing Date and (B) Permitted Liens;

 

(ii)     the Borrower has acquired its ownership in such Collateral in good
faith without notice of any adverse claim, except as described in
clause (i) above;

 

(iii)     the Borrower has not assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered any
interest in such Collateral (or, if any such interest has been assigned, pledged
or otherwise encumbered, it has been released) other than interests granted
pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(iv)     the Borrower has full right to grant a security interest in and assign
and pledge such Collateral to the Administrative Agent; and

 

(v)     upon grant by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent has a first
priority perfected security interest in the Collateral, except as permitted by
this Agreement;

 

(n)     an executed Certificate of Beneficial Ownership and all documentation
and other information requested by any such Lender required by bank regulatory
authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering
rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act; and the Administrative Agent
shall have received a fully executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or its
equivalent) for the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and Capitala; and

 

(o)     such other instruments, certificates and documents from the Borrower,
the Collateral Manager and Capitala as the Administrative Agent or any Lender
shall have reasonably requested.

 

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Section 3.02.     Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing. The obligation of each
Lender to make each Advance to be made by it (including the initial Advance) on
each Borrowing Date shall be subject to the fulfillment of the following
conditions; provided that the conditions described in clauses (d) and (e) (other
than a Default or Event of Default described in Sections 6.01(b) or (l) or in
Section 6.03 (e)) below need not be satisfied if the proceeds of the Borrowing
are used to settle trades committed to by the Borrower prior to the end of the
Reinvestment Period:

 

(a)     the Reinvestment Period shall not have ended;

 

(b)     the Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing with
respect to such Advance (including the Borrowing Base Calculation Statement
attached thereto, all duly completed) delivered in accordance with Section 2.02;

 

(c)     immediately after the making of such Advance on the applicable Borrowing
Date, (i) each Coverage Test shall be satisfied, as demonstrated on the
Borrowing Base Calculation Statement and attached to such Notice of Borrowing,
and (ii) each Collateral Quality Test shall be satisfied (or if any Collateral
Quality Test is not satisfied, such test is maintained or improved after giving
effect to such Advance and any related acquisition and/or concurrent sale of
Loans), as demonstrated in reasonably detailed calculations attached to such
Notice of Borrowing;

 

(d)     each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the
Collateral Manager contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects (except for representations and warranties already qualified
by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct) as
of such Borrowing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties
expressly relate to any earlier date, in which case such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier
date as if made on such date); and

 

(e)     no Default, Event of Default, Potential Collateral Manager Termination
Event or Collateral Manager Termination Event shall have occurred and be
continuing at the time of the making of such Advance or shall result upon the
making of such Advance.

 

Article IV

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Section 4.01.     Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower
represents and warrants to each of the Secured Parties on and as of each
Measurement Date (and, in respect of clause (i) below, each date such
information is provided by or on behalf of it), as follows:

 

(a)     Due Organization. The Borrower is a limited liability company duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with
full power and authority to own and operate its assets and properties, conduct
the business in which it is now engaged and to execute and deliver and perform
its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which
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(b)     Due Qualification and Good Standing. The Borrower is in good standing in
the State of Delaware. The Borrower is duly qualified to do business and, to the
extent applicable, is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the
nature of its business, assets and properties, including the performance of its
obligations under this Agreement, the other Facility Documents to which it is a
party and its Constituent Documents, requires such qualification, except where
the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)     Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery; Legal, Valid and Binding;
Enforceability. The execution and delivery by the Borrower of, and the
performance of its obligations under the Facility Documents to which it is a
party and the other instruments, certificates and agreements contemplated
thereby are within its powers and have been duly authorized by all requisite
action by it and have been duly executed and delivered by it and constitute its
legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with
their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
(i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of
equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law or
(iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

(d)     Non-Contravention. None of the execution and delivery by the Borrower of
this Agreement or the other Facility Documents to which it is a party, the
Borrowings or the pledge of the Collateral hereunder, the consummation of the
transactions herein or therein contemplated, or compliance by it with the terms,
conditions and provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) conflict with, or result
in a material breach or violation of, or constitute a default under its
Constituent Documents, (ii) conflict with or contravene (A) any Applicable Law,
(B) any indenture, agreement or other contractual restriction binding on or
affecting it or any of its assets, including any Related Document, or (C) any
order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting it or
any of its assets or properties or (iii) result in a breach or violation of, or
constitute a default under, or permit the acceleration of any obligation or
liability in, or but for any requirement of the giving of notice or the passage
of time (or both) would constitute such a conflict with, breach or violation of,
or default under, or permit any such acceleration in, any contractual obligation
or any agreement or document to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
assets are bound (or to which any such obligation, agreement or document
relates), except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, where such
conflicts, contravention, breaches, violations or defaults could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)     Governmental Authorizations; Private Authorizations; Governmental
Filings. The Borrower has obtained, maintained and kept in full force and effect
all Governmental Authorizations and Private Authorizations which are necessary
for it to properly carry out its business, except where the failure to do so
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and made all
material Governmental Filings necessary for the execution and delivery by it of
the Facility Documents to which it is a party, the Borrowings by the Borrower
under this Agreement, the pledge of the Collateral by the Borrower under this
Agreement and the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this
Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party, and no
material Governmental Authorization, Private Authorization or Governmental
Filing which has not been obtained or made, is required to be obtained or made
by it in connection with the execution and delivery by it of any Facility
Document to which it is a party, the Borrowings by the Borrower under this
Agreement, the pledge of the Collateral by the Borrower under this Agreement or
the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility
Documents to which it is a party.

 

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(f)     Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. The Borrower has duly observed
and complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to the
conduct of its business and its assets. The Borrower has preserved and kept in
full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises,
except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the foregoing, (x) to the extent
applicable, the Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with the
regulations and rules promulgated by the U.S. Department of Treasury and/or
administered by the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Controls (“OFAC”), including
U.S. Executive Order No. 13224, and other related statutes, laws and regulations
(collectively, the “Subject Laws”), (y) the Borrower has adopted internal
controls and procedures designed to ensure its continued compliance in all
material respects with the applicable provisions of the Subject Laws and to the
extent applicable, will adopt procedures consistent in all material respects
with the PATRIOT Act and implementing regulations, and (z) to the knowledge of
the Borrower (based on the implementation of its internal procedures and
controls), no investor in the Borrower is a Person whose name appears on the
“List of Specially Designated Nationals” and “Blocked Persons” maintained by the
OFAC.

 

(g)     Location. The Borrower’s chief place of business and its chief executive
office are located in the State of North Carolina. The Borrower’s registered
office and the jurisdiction of organization of the Borrower is the jurisdiction
referred to in Section 4.01(a).

 

(h)     Investment Company Act. Assuming compliance by each of the Lenders and
any participant with Section 13.06(e), neither the Borrower nor the pool of
Collateral is required to register as an “investment company” under the
Investment Company Act. To the Borrower’s knowledge, the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Facility Documents do not result in
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders holding an “ownership interest” in a
“covered fund” for purposes of the Volcker Rule.

 

(i)     Reports Accurate. All Monthly Reports (if prepared by the Borrower, or
to the extent that information contained therein is supplied by the Borrower),
Borrowing Base Calculation Statements, written information, exhibits, financial
statements, documents, books, records or reports furnished or to be furnished by
the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower) to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or any
other Facility Document (other than projections, forward-looking information,
general economic data, industry information or information relating to third
parties and with respect to any information or documentation prepared by the
Collateral Manager or one of its Affiliates for internal use or consideration,
statements as to (or the failure to make a statement as to) the value of,
collectability of, prospects of or potential risks or benefits associated with a
Collateral Loan or Obligor) furnished by the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager
on its behalf) to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Account Bank or the
Custodian in connection with this Agreement (after taking into account all
updates, modifications and supplements to such information) are, as of their
date, accurate, true and correct in all material respects when taken as a whole
and in the context that such information was provided and no such document or
certificate omits to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein not misleading in any material respect, in each
case as of the date so furnished (or, in the case of certificates, notices,
reports, financial statements or similar information or records, the stated date
thereof); provided that, solely with respect to written or electronic
information furnished by the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf)
which was provided to the Borrower (or Collateral Manager on its behalf) from a
third party, such information need only be accurate, true and correct in all
material respects to the knowledge of the Borrower.

 

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(j)     ERISA. Neither the Borrower nor, except as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, any member of the ERISA Group has,
or during the past five years had, any liability or obligation with respect to
any Plan or Multiemployer Plan.

 

(k)     Taxes. The Borrower has filed all U.S. federal income tax returns and
all other material tax returns which are required to be filed by it, if any, and
has paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, if any, or
pursuant to any assessment received by any such Person, other than any such
taxes, assessments or charges that are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with
GAAP have been established.

 

(l)     Tax Status. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Borrower is
(i) disregarded as an entity separate from its owner and (ii) has not made an
election under U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 and is not otherwise
treated as an association taxable as a corporation.

 

(m)     Collections. The Borrower has instructed, or has caused the Collateral
Manager on behalf of the Borrower to instruct all Obligors or the related
administrative and paying agents under the Related Documents to remit all
Collections directly to the Collection Account. The Borrower has instructed, or
has caused the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower to instruct the
related administrative and paying agents under the Related Documents to cause
all Collections for any Collateral Loan deposited into a payment account
maintained by such administrative agent or paying agent that are owed to the
Borrower to be identified and deposited into the Collection Account no later
than two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof or such longer period for
identification and deposit of collections as may be required under the Related
Documents for such Collateral Loan1.

 

 

1Capitala to confirm typical period for identification and deposit of
collections for third-party agented Loans.

 

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(n)     Plan Assets. The assets of the Borrower are not treated as “plan assets”
for purposes of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101 and Section 3(42) of ERISA (the
“Plan Asset Rule”). The Borrower has not taken, or omitted to take, any action
which would result in any of the Collateral being treated as “plan assets” for
purposes of the Plan Asset Rule or, assuming that the assets of the Lenders and
the Administrative Agent are not deemed to be “plan assets” for the purposes of
the Plan Asset Rule, the occurrence of any Prohibited Transaction in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

(o)     Solvency. After giving effect to each Advance hereunder, and the
disbursement of the proceeds of such Advance, the Borrower is and will be
Solvent.

 

(p)     Representations Relating to the Collateral. The Borrower hereby
represents and warrants that:

 

(i)     it owns and has legal and beneficial title to all Collateral Loans and
other Collateral free and clear of any Lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person,
other than Permitted Liens;

 

(ii)     other than Permitted Liens, the Borrower has not pledged, assigned,
sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the
Collateral. The Borrower has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of
any financing statements or any equivalent filing in any applicable jurisdiction
against the Borrower that include a description of collateral covering the
Collateral other than any financing statement or any equivalent filing in any
applicable jurisdiction relating to the security interest granted to the
Administrative Agent hereunder or that has been terminated; and the Borrower is
not aware of any judgment, PBGC liens or tax lien filings against the Borrower
or any of its assets;

 

(iii)     the Collateral constitutes Money, Cash, accounts (as defined in
Section 9-102(a)(2) of the UCC), Instruments, general intangibles (as defined in
Section 9-102(a)(42) of the UCC), Uncertificated Securities, Certificated
Securities or Security Entitlements to Financial Assets resulting from the
crediting of Financial Assets to a “securities account” (as defined in
Section 8-501(a) of the UCC);

 

(iv)     all Covered Accounts constitute “deposit accounts” under
Section 9-102(a) of the UCC;

 

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(v)     this Agreement creates a valid, continuing and, upon Delivery of
Collateral, filing of the financing statement referred to in clause (vii) and
execution of the Account Control Agreement, perfected security interest (as
defined in Section 1-201(37) of the UCC) in the Collateral in favor of the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit and security of the Secured Parties, which
security interest is prior to all other liens, claims and encumbrances (other
than Permitted Liens), and is enforceable as such against creditors of and
purchasers from the Borrower;

 

(vi)     the Borrower has received all material consents and approvals required
by the terms of the Related Documents in respect of such Collateral to the
pledge hereunder to the Administrative Agent of its interest and rights in such
Collateral;

 

(vii)     with respect to the Collateral that constitutes accounts or general
intangibles (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(42) of the UCC), the Borrower has
caused or will have caused, on or prior to the Closing Date, the filing of all
appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate
jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest in
the Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit and security
of the Secured Parties, hereunder. Such filing of a financing statement is
sufficient to perfect such security interest under applicable law (to the extent
a security interest may be perfected under the UCC solely by filing of a
financing statement); and

 

(viii)     with respect to Collateral that constitutes Security Entitlements,
all such Collateral has been and will have been credited to the applicable
Covered Account.

 

(q)     Eligibility. Each Eligible Loan included in a Monthly Report or a
Borrowing Base Calculation Statement required to be delivered by it under this
Agreement as an Eligible Loan was, in fact, an Eligible Loan and not an
Ineligible Loan at such time, unless identified as an Ineligible Loan on such
Monthly Report or Borrowing Base Calculation Statement, as applicable.

 

(r)     Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Borrower and its directors,
officers, managers and, to its knowledge, its agents, are in compliance with
Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. None of (a) the Borrower or its
directors, officers or managers, or (b) to its knowledge, any of its agents that
will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit
facilities established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing, use of
proceeds thereof or other transactions hereunder will violate Anti-Corruption
Laws or applicable Sanctions.

 

(s)     Certificate of Beneficial Ownership. The Certificate of Beneficial
Ownership executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent and Lenders on or
prior to the Closing Date, as updated from time to time in accordance with this
Agreement, is accurate, complete and correct as of the Closing Date and as of
the date any such update is delivered.

 

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(t)     Value Given. The Borrower has given fair consideration and reasonably
equivalent value to the seller in exchange for the purchase of the Collateral
Loans (or any number of them) from Capitala pursuant to the Purchase and
Contribution Agreement. No such transfer has been made for or on account of an
antecedent debt owed by the Borrower to the seller of a Collateral Loan and no
such transfer is or may be voidable or subject to avoidance under any section of
the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Section 4.02.     Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Manager. The
Collateral Manager (and the Borrower, where so indicated) represents and
warrants to each of the Secured Parties on and as of each Measurement Date (and
in respect of clause (i) below, each date such information is provided by or on
behalf of it), as follows:

 

(a)     Due Organization. The Collateral Manager is a limited liability company
duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
with full power and authority to own and operate its assets and properties,
conduct the business in which it is now engaged and to execute and deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to
which it is a party.

 

(b)     Due Qualification and Good Standing. The Collateral Manager is in good
standing in the State of Delaware. The Collateral Manager is duly qualified to
do business and, to the extent applicable, is in good standing in each other
jurisdiction in which the nature of its business, assets and properties,
including the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the other
Facility Documents to which it is a party and its Constituent Documents to which
it is a party, requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)     Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery; Legal, Valid and Binding;
Enforceability. The execution and delivery by the Collateral Manager of, and the
performance of its obligations under the Facility Documents to which it is a
party and the other instruments, certificates and agreements contemplated
thereby are within its powers and have been duly authorized by all requisite
action by it and have been duly executed and delivered by it and constitute its
legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with
their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (i)
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
laws affecting creditors’ rights generally (ii) general principles of equity,
regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law or (iii)
implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

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(d)     Non-Contravention. None of the execution and delivery by the Collateral
Manager of this Agreement or the other Facility Documents to which it is a
party, the consummation of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, or
compliance by it with the terms, conditions and provisions hereof or thereof,
will (i) conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a
default under its Constituent Documents in any material respect, (ii) conflict
with or contravene (A) any Applicable Law, (B) any indenture, agreement or other
contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets,
including any Related Document, or (C) any order, writ, judgment, award,
injunction or decree binding on or affecting it or any of its assets or
properties, or (iii) result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under, or permit the acceleration of any obligation or liability in, or but for
any requirement of the giving of notice or the passage of time (or both) would
constitute such a conflict with, breach or violation of, or default under, or
permit any such acceleration of, any contractual obligation or any agreement or
document to which it is a party or by which it or any of its assets are bound
(or to which any such obligation, agreement or document relates), except in the
case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, where such conflicts, contravention,
breaches, violations or defaults could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)     Governmental Authorizations; Private Authorizations; Governmental
Filings. The Collateral Manager has obtained, maintained and kept in full force
and effect all Governmental Authorizations and Private Authorizations which are
necessary for it to properly carry out its business, except where the failure to
do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and
made all material Governmental Filings necessary for the execution and delivery
by it of the Facility Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by
the Collateral Manager of its obligations under this Agreement, the other
Facility Documents, and no material Governmental Authorization, Private
Authorization or Governmental Filing which has not been obtained or made, is
required to be obtained or made by it in connection with the execution and
delivery by it of any Facility Document to which it is a party or the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility
Documents to which it is a party.

 

(f)     Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. The Collateral Manager has duly
observed and complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws,
including the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act, relating to the
conduct of its business and its assets. The Collateral Manager has preserved and
kept in full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and
franchises, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the foregoing, (x) to
the extent applicable, the Collateral Manager is in compliance in all material
respects with Subject Laws, (y) the Collateral Manager has adopted internal
controls and procedures designed to ensure its continued compliance in all
material respects with the applicable provisions of the Subject Laws and to the
extent applicable, will adopt procedures consistent in all material respects
with the PATRIOT Act and implementing regulations, once such regulations have
been finalized, and (z) to the knowledge of the Collateral Manager (based on the
implementation of its internal procedures and controls), no investor in the
Collateral Manager is a Person whose name appears on the “List of Specially
Designated Nationals” and “Blocked Persons” maintained by the OFAC.

 

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(g)     Location of Records. The Collateral Manager’s chief place of business,
its chief executive office and the office in which the Collateral Manager
maintains its books and records are located in the State of North Carolina. The
Collateral Manager’s registered office and the jurisdiction of organization of
the Collateral Manager is the jurisdiction referred to in Section 4.02(a).

 

(h)     Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Collateral Manager and its
subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, managers and, to its
knowledge, its agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and
applicable Sanctions. None of (a) the Collateral Manager, its subsidiaries or
their respective directors, officers or managers, or (b) to their respective
knowledge, any of their agents that will act in any capacity in connection with
or benefit from the credit facilities established hereby, is a Sanctioned
Person.

 

(i)     Reports Accurate. All Monthly Reports (if prepared by the Collateral
Manager), Borrowing Base Calculation Statements, written information, exhibits,
financial statements, documents, books, records or reports furnished or to be
furnished by the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or any
other Facility Document (other than projections, forward-looking information,
general economic data, industry information or information relating to third
parties and with respect to any information or documentation prepared by the
Collateral Manager or one of its Affiliates for internal use or consideration,
statements as to (or the failure to make a statement as to) the value of,
collectability of, prospects of or potential risks or benefits associated with a
Collateral Loan or Obligor) furnished by the Collateral Manager to the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Account Bank or the Custodian in
connection with this Agreement (after taking into account all updates,
modifications and supplements to such information) are, as of their date,
accurate, true and correct in all material respects when taken as a whole and in
the context that such information was provided and no such document or
certificate omits to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein not misleading in any material respect, in each
case as of the date so furnished (or, in the case of certificates, notices,
reports, financial statements or similar information or records, the stated date
thereof); provided that, solely with respect to written or electronic
information furnished by the Collateral Manager which was provided to the
Borrower (or Collateral Manager on its behalf) from a third party, such
information need only be accurate, true and correct in all material respects to
the knowledge of the Collateral Manager.

 

(j)     ERISA. Neither the Collateral Manager nor, except as would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, any member of the
ERISA Group has, or during the past five years had, any liability or obligation
with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan.

 

(k)     Taxes. The Collateral Manager has filed all income tax returns and all
other material tax returns which are required to be filed by it, if any, and has
paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, if any, or pursuant
to any assessment received by any such Person, other than any such taxes,
assessments or charges that are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been
established.

 

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(l)      Eligibility. Each Eligible Loan included in a Monthly Report or a
Borrowing Base Calculation Statement required to be delivered by it under this
Agreement as an Eligible Loan was, in fact, an Eligible Loan and not an
Ineligible Loan at such time, unless identified as an Ineligible Loan on such
Monthly Report or Borrowing Base Calculation Statement, as applicable.

 

Article V

 

Covenants

 

Section 5.01.     Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower. The Borrower covenants
and agrees that, until the date that all Obligations have been paid in full,
other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim giving
rise thereto has been asserted, and all Commitments hereunder have been
terminated:

(a)     Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. It shall (i) duly observe and
comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relative to the conduct
of its business or to its assets, (ii) preserve and keep in full force and
effect its legal existence, (iii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its
rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to
do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
(iv) comply in all material respects with the terms and conditions of each
Facility Document to which it is a party, its Constituent Documents and each
Related Document to which it is a party and (v) obtain, maintain and keep in
full force and effect all Governmental Authorizations, Private Authorizations
and Governmental Filings which are necessary to carry out its business and the
transactions contemplated to be performed by it under the Facility Documents to
which it is a partv, its Constituent Documents and the Related Documents to
which it is a party.

 

(b)     Enforcement. (i)  It shall not take any action, and will use
commercially reasonable efforts not to permit any action to be taken by others
on its behalf, that would release any Person from any of such Person’s material
covenants or obligations under any instrument included in the Collateral, except
in the case of (A) repayment of Collateral Loans, (B) subject to the terms of
this Agreement, (i) amendments to Related Documents that govern Defaulted Loans
or Ineligible Loans, (ii) amendments to Collateral Loans in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and (iii) actions taken in connection with the work-out or
restructuring of any Collateral Loan in accordance with the provisions hereof,
and (C) other actions by the Collateral Manager to the extent not prohibited by
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(ii)     Except as provided for in this Agreement, it will not, without the
prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders,
contract with other Persons for the performance of actions and obligations to be
performed by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager hereunder. Notwithstanding
any such arrangement, the Borrower shall remain primarily liable with respect
thereto. The Borrower will punctually perform, and use its commercially
reasonable efforts to cause the Collateral Manager and such other Person to
perform, all of their obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement or
any other Facility Document.

 

(c)     Further Assurances. It shall promptly upon the reasonable request of the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent),
at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver such further instruments and take
such further action in order to maintain and protect the Administrative Agent’s
first-priority perfected security interest in the Collateral pledged by the
Borrower for the benefit of the Secured Parties free and clear of any Liens
(other than Permitted Liens). At the reasonable request of the Administrative
Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent), the Borrower
shall promptly take, at the Borrower’s expense, such further action in order to
establish and protect the rights, interests and remedies created or intended to
be created under this Agreement in favor of the Secured Parties in the
Collateral, including all actions which are necessary to (x) enable the Secured
Parties to enforce their rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other
Facility Documents, and (y) effectuate the intent and purpose of, and to carry
out the terms of, the Facility Documents. Subject to Section 7.02, and without
limiting its obligation to maintain and protect the Administrative Agent’s first
priority security interest in the Collateral, the Borrower authorizes the
Administrative Agent to file or record financing statements (including financing
statements describing the Collateral) and other filing or recording documents or
instruments with respect to the Collateral in such form and in such offices as
are necessary to perfect the security interests of the Administrative Agent
under this Agreement under each method of perfection required herein with
respect to the Collateral, provided, that the Administrative Agent does not
hereby assume any obligation of the Borrower to maintain and protect its
security interest under this Section 5.01 or Section 7.07.

 

In addition, the Borrower will take such reasonable action from time to time as
shall be necessary to ensure that all assets described in Section 7.01(a)
(including all Covered Accounts, but excluding all Excluded Collateral) of the
Borrower constitute “Collateral” hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, the
Borrower will, and, upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent
shall, at the Borrower’s expense, take such other action (including executing
and delivering or authorizing for filing any required UCC financing statements)
as shall be necessary to create and perfect a valid and enforceable
first-priority security interest on all Collateral acquired by the Borrower as
collateral security for the Obligations and will in connection therewith deliver
such proof of corporate action, incumbency of officers, opinions of counsel and
other documents as is consistent with those delivered by the Borrower pursuant
to Section 3.01 on the Effective Date or as the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) shall have reasonably
requested.

 

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(d)    Financial Statements; Other Information. It shall provide to the
Administrative Agent or cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent (with
enough additional copies for each Lender and the Custodian):

 

(i)     Annual Statements. Within ninety days after the end of each fiscal year
of the Borrower, the Borrower’s unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related
line item profit and loss statements as of the end of and for such year, setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year,
all certified by a Responsible Officer as presenting fairly in all material
respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

 

(ii)     Quarterly Statements. Within sixty days after the end of each of the
first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, each of its
unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related line item profit and loss
statements as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed
portion of the fiscal year, in each case, to the extent produced, setting forth
in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or
periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous
fiscal year, all certified by a Responsible Officer as presenting fairly in all
material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the
Borrower in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal
year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

 

(iii)     Valuation Statements. Within sixty days after the end of a fiscal
quarter (other than a fiscal year-end) in which a quarterly valuation statement
for Capitala is to be delivered to Capitala investors, copies of such quarterly
valuation statement and ninety days after the end of each fiscal year, copies of
the quarterly valuation statements for Capitala, provided that in no case shall
less than two separate quarterly valuation statements be delivered for any
fiscal year;

 

(iv)     Significant Events. As soon as possible, and in any event within two
Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual
knowledge of the occurrence and continuance of any Collateral Manager
Termination Event, Potential Collateral Manager Termination Event, Potential
Collateral Manager Termination Event, Default or Event of Default, a certificate
of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details thereof and
the action which the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect
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(v)     Breaches of Representations and Warranties. Upon a Responsible Officer
obtaining actual knowledge that any representation or warranty set forth in
Section 4.01 was incorrect in any material respect (except for representations
and warranties already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect,
which shall be true and correct), the Borrower shall within two (2) Business
Days of obtaining such knowledge deliver to the Administrative Agent a written
notice setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such facts and
circumstances. In particular, but without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower
shall notify the Administrative Agent in the manner set forth in the preceding
sentence before any Borrowing Date of any facts or circumstances within the
knowledge of the Borrower which would render any of the said representations and
warranties incorrect in any material respect at the date when such
representations and warranties were made or deemed to have been made;

 

(vi)     Compliance Certificate. As soon as practicable, but in any event not
later than each Monthly Reporting Date, a Compliance Certificate in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit J calculating the Maximum Advance Rate Test;

 

(vii)     Borrowing Base Calculation Statement. On each Monthly Reporting Date,
Borrowing Date, on the date of each discretionary sale under Section 10.01 and
on any other date reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion (upon no less than three (3) Business Days’ notice), the Borrower
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Base Calculation Statement
in the form of Schedule I to the form of Notice of Borrowing attached hereto as
Exhibit A setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base as of such date;

 

(viii)     Material Adverse Effect. Promptly upon a Responsible Officer
obtaining knowledge thereof, notice of any development that results in, or would
reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect, including,
without limitation, the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding
by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the
Borrower or any of its Affiliates or any Collateral Loan or any portion of the
Collateral (other than any such event the disclosure of which is prohibited by
law, rule, court order or regulations) that, if adversely determined, could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(ix)     Purchase and Contribution Agreement Reporting. Promptly, but in no
event later than two (2) Business Days after its receipt thereof, copies of any
and all notices, certificates, documents, or reports delivered to it by the
Originator under the Purchase and Contribution Agreement;

 

(x)     Income Tax Liability. Within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of
revenue agent reports or other written proposals, determinations or assessments
of the IRS or any other taxing authority which propose, determine or otherwise
set forth positive adjustments to the Tax liability of, or assess or propose the
collection of Taxes required to have been withheld by, the Borrower which equal
or exceed $100,000 in the aggregate, telephonic or facsimile notice (confirmed
in writing within five (5) Business Days) specifying the nature of the items
giving rise to such adjustments and the amounts thereof;

 

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(xi)     ERISA. Promptly after receiving notice of any ERISA Event with respect
to the Borrower (or any member of its ERISA Group), a copy of such notice;

 

(xii)     Corporate Changes. As soon as practical and in any event within five
(5) Business Days after the effective date thereof, notice of any change in the
name, jurisdiction of organization, corporate structure, tax characterization,
other than in connection with releases of documents contemplated hereby, or
location of records of the Borrower; provided that, the Borrower agrees not to
effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all
filing have been made under the UCC or otherwise that are required in order for
the Administrative Agent to continue at all times following such change to have
a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral;

 

(xiii)     Accounting Changes. As soon as practical and in any event within
thirty (30) days after the effective date thereof, notice of any material change
in the accounting policies of the Borrower relating to the loan accounting or
revenue recognition;

 

(xiv)     Quarterly Performance Data. As soon as practicable, but in any event
not later than sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, a copy of
the loan level performance data with respect to each Collateral Loan including,
with respect to each Collateral Loan and the related Obligor, calculations of
(A) the Senior Debt Ratio, (B) the ratio of total funded debt to EBITDA, (C) the
ratio of EBITDA to interest, (D) the Senior Debt Ratio, (E) the loan to
Enterprise Value ratio, and (F) the fixed charge ratio;

 

(xv)     Internally Prepared Appraisal. As soon as practicable, but in any event
not later than sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, a copy of
the internally prepared appraised value pursuant to the most recently completed
Appraisal with respect to each Collateral Loan as performed by the Collateral
Manager (which shall include calculations of the appraised value pursuant to the
most recently completed Appraisal and loan valuation with respect to each
Collateral Loan as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter);

 

(xvi)     Third-Party Appraisal. As soon as practicable, but in any event not
later than three (3) days after request thereof, a copy of the most recent
independent Third-Party Appraisal performed on the Collateral Loans;

 

(xvii)     Certificate of Beneficial Ownership and Other Information. As soon as
practical: (i) confirmation of the accuracy of the information set forth in the
most recent Certificate of Beneficial Ownership provided to the Administrative
Agent and Lenders; (ii) a new Certificate of Beneficial Ownership, in form and
substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, when the
individual(s) to be identified as a Beneficial Owner have changed; and (iii)
such other information and documentation as may reasonably be requested by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender from time to time for purposes of compliance
by the Administrative Agent or such Lender with Applicable Laws (including
without limitation the Patriot Act and other “know your customer” and anti-money
laundering rules and regulations), and any policy or procedure implemented by
the Administrative Agent or such Lender to comply therewith;

 

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(xviii)     Litigation. As soon as practicable, but in any event not later than
three (3) Business Days upon becoming aware thereof, written notice of the
occurrence of any proceeding, action, litigation or investigation pending before
or with any Governmental Authority, or, to the actual knowledge of the Borrower
which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Borrower or the Collateral Manager; and

 

(xix)     Collateral Information. Promptly upon reasonable request, copies of
such other information, documents, records or reports in respect of the
Collateral Loans or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the
Borrower or the Collateral Manager as the Administrative Agent may from time to
time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Administrative
Agent or the Secured Parties under or as contemplated by this Agreement
including, without limitation, any underwriting or credit memorandums prepared
with respect to any Collateral Loan (including reasonably detailed calculations
of each Coverage Test and each Collateral Quality Test) and any modifications,
amendments or waivers granted with respect to any Collateral Loan to the extent
that such information, documents, records or reports are within the possession
of the Borrower or may be obtained without undue burden or expense.

 

(e)     Access to Records and Documents. It shall permit the Administrative
Agent and each Lender (or any Person designated by the Administrative Agent or
such Lender) to, upon reasonable advance notice (which, so long as no Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, shall not be less than four
Business Days) and during normal business hours, visit and inspect and make
copies thereof at reasonable intervals (i) of its books, records and accounts
relating to its business, financial condition, operations, assets and its
performance under the Facility Documents and the Related Documents and to
discuss the foregoing with its and such Person’s officers, partners, employees
and accountants, and (ii) all of its Related Documents, in each case all as
often as the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may reasonably request;
provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
each Person entitled to so visit and inspect the Borrower’s records under this
Section 5.01(e) may only exercise its rights under this Section 5.01(e) once
during any fiscal year of the Borrower (it being understood that the Borrower
shall be responsible for all costs and expenses for such visit per fiscal year
absent the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default). The
Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to use commercially reasonable
efforts to coordinate with each other Lender in exercising their respective
rights under this Section 5.01(e), Section 5.01(g) and under Section 5.03(d)
below with a view to minimizing duplication of effort and expense by the
Borrower.

 

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(f)     Use of Proceeds. It shall use the proceeds of each Advance made
hereunder solely to fund or pay the purchase price of Eligible Loans acquired by
the Borrower in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein or for
general corporate purposes.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, it shall use the proceeds of each Advance in a
manner that does not, directly or indirectly, violate any provision of its
Constituent Documents or any Applicable Law, including Regulation T, Regulation
U and Regulation X.

 

(g)     Audit Rights. It will permit the Administrative Agent and any Lender (or
any representatives thereof (including any consultants, accountants, lawyers and
appraisers)) to conduct evaluations and appraisals of the Borrower’s and the
Collateral Manager’s collection and administration of the Collateral Loans,
compliance by the Collateral Manager with the Investment Management Procedures
as well as with this Agreement, the Borrower’s computation of the Borrowing Base
and the assets included in the Borrowing Base at least once during any fiscal
year of the Borrower. The Borrower shall pay the reasonable and documented fees
and expenses of any representatives retained by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender to conduct any such evaluation or appraisal; provided that (i) the
Borrower shall not be required to pay such fees and expenses for more than one
such evaluation or appraisal during any calendar year unless an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing and (ii) such evaluation or appraisal shall not
be duplicative of any audit under Section 5.03(e). For the avoidance of doubt,
upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the
Administrative Agent and any Lender may exercise its rights under this Section
5.01(g) without limitation.

 

(h)     Opinions as to Collateral. On or before each five (5) year anniversary
of the Closing Date until the Final Maturity Date, upon the written request of
the Administrative Agent at least thirty (30) days prior to such anniversary,
the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent an opinion of counsel,
addressed to the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, relating to
the continued perfection of the security interest granted by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

(i)     No Other Business. The Borrower shall not engage in any business or
activity other than borrowing Advances pursuant to this Agreement, originating,
funding, acquiring, owning, holding, administering, selling, enforcing, lending,
exchanging, redeeming, pledging, contracting for the management of and otherwise
dealing with Loans, Eligible Investments and the other Collateral in connection
therewith and entering into and performing its obligations under the Facility
Documents, any applicable Related Documents and any other agreements
contemplated by this Agreement, and shall not engage in any activity or take any
other action that would cause the Borrower to be subject to U.S. Federal or
material state or local income tax on a net income basis.

 

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(j)     Tax Matters. The Borrower shall (and each Lender hereby agrees to) treat
the Advances as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes and will take no
contrary position, except to the extent required by law. Assuming that such
treatment is correct, the Borrower shall at all times maintain its status as an
entity disregarded as an entity separate from its owner for U.S. federal income
tax purposes. The Borrower shall at all times ensure that its owner is and will
remain a United States person as defined by Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
Notwithstanding any contrary agreement or understanding, the Collateral Manager,
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and each of their
respective employees, representatives or other agents) may disclose to any and
all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all materials of any kind
(including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to them relating to
such tax treatment and tax structure. The foregoing provision shall apply from
the beginning of discussions between the parties. For this purpose, the tax
treatment of a transaction is the purported or claimed U.S. tax treatment of the
transaction under applicable U.S. federal, state or local law, and the tax
structure of a transaction is any fact that may be relevant to understanding the
purported or claimed U.S. tax treatment of the transaction under applicable U.S.
federal, state or local law.

 

(k)     Collections. The Borrower shall direct, or shall cause the Collateral
Manager on behalf of the Borrower to direct all Obligors or the related
administrative and paying agents under the Related Documents to remit all
Collections directly to the Collection Account. The Borrower shall direct, or
shall cause the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower to direct the
related administrative and paying agents under the Related Documents to cause
all Collections for any Collateral Loan deposited into a payment account
maintained by such administrative agent or paying agent that are owed to the
Borrower to be identified and deposited into the Collection Account no later
than two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof or such longer period for
identification and deposit of collections as may be required under the Related
Documents for such Collateral Loan.

 

(l)     Priority of Payments. The Borrower shall apply all Interest Proceeds and
Principal Proceeds solely in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(m)     Compliance with Legal Opinions. The Borrower shall take all other
actions necessary to maintain the accuracy of the factual assumptions set forth
in the legal opinions of Mayer Brown LLP, as counsel to the Borrower, issued in
connection with the Purchase and Contribution Agreement and relating to the
issues of substantive consolidation and true sale of certain Loans.

 

Section 5.02.     Negative Covenants of the Borrower. The Borrower covenants and
agrees that until the date that all Obligations have been paid in full, other
than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim giving rise
thereto has been asserted, and all Commitments hereunder have been terminated:

 

(a)     Restrictive Agreements. It shall not enter into or suffer to exist or
become effective any agreement that prohibits, limits or imposes any condition
upon its ability to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other
than Permitted Liens) upon any of its property or revenues constituting
Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure its obligations
under the Facility Documents other than this Agreement and the other Facility
Documents.

 

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(b)     Liquidation; Merger; Sale of Collateral. It shall not consummate any
plan of division, liquidation, dissolution, partial liquidation, merger or
consolidation (or suffer any liquidation, dissolution or partial liquidation)
nor sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of its assets, or enter
into an agreement or commitment to do so or enter into or engage in any business
with respect to any part of its assets, except as expressly permitted by Section
10.01 of this Agreement (including in connection with the repayment in full of
the Obligations) or with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.

 

(c)     Amendments to Constituent Documents, etc. Without the consent of the
Administrative Agent, (i) it shall not amend, modify or take any action
inconsistent with its Constituent Documents, or in any manner that would have a
Material Adverse Effect and (ii) it will not amend, modify or waive any term or
provision in any Facility Document (other than in accordance with its terms,
including any provision thereof requiring the consent of the Administrative
Agent or all or a specified percentage of the Lenders).

 

(d)     ERISA. Neither it nor, except as would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, any member of the ERISA Group shall establish
any Plan or Multiemployer Plan.

 

(e)     Liens. It shall not create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of
its assets now owned or hereafter acquired by it at any time, except for
Permitted Liens or as otherwise expressly permitted by the Agreement and the
other Facility Documents.

 

(f)     Margin Requirements. It shall not (i) extend credit to others for the
purpose of buying or carrying any Margin Stock in such a manner as to violate
Regulation T or Regulation U or (ii) use all or any part of the proceeds of any
Advance, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally
or ultimately, for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations
of the Board of Governors, including, to the extent applicable, Regulation U and
Regulation X.

 

(g)     Restricted Payments. It shall not make, directly or indirectly, any
Restricted Payment (whether in the form of cash or other assets) or incur any
obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so (other than payments made pursuant
to the Priority of Payments).

 

(h)     Changes to Filing Information. It shall not change its name, its chief
place of business, its chief executive office, the office in which the Borrower
maintains its principal books and records or its jurisdiction of organization,
unless it gives ten days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and
takes all actions necessary to protect and perfect the Administrative Agent’s
perfected security interest in the Collateral and promptly files appropriate
amendments to all previously filed financing statements that are necessary to
continue to perfect the security interests of the Administrative Agent under
this Agreement under each method of perfection required herein with respect to
the Collateral (and shall provide copy of such amendments to the Administrative
Agent and the Administrative Agent).

 

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(i)     Transactions with Affiliates. Except as permitted or required under the
Facility Documents, it shall not sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property
or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets
from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates
(including, without limitation, sales of Defaulted Loans and other Loans) unless
such transaction is upon terms no less favorable to the Borrower than it would
obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an
Affiliate (it being agreed that any purchase or sale at par shall be deemed to
comply with this provision).

 

(j)     Investment Company Restriction. It shall not become required to register
as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.

 

(k)     Subject Laws. It shall not to its knowledge utilize directly or
indirectly the proceeds of any Advance for the benefit of any Person
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with any other Person, whose
name appears on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons
maintained by OFAC or otherwise in violation of any Subject Laws.

 

(l)     No Claims Against Advances. Subject to Applicable Law, it shall not
claim any credit on, make any deduction from, or dispute the enforceability of
payment of the principal or interest payable (or any other amount) in respect of
the Advances or assert any claim against any present or future Lender, by reason
of the payment of any taxes levied or assessed upon any part of the Collateral.

 

(m)     Indebtedness; Guarantees; Securities; Other Assets. It shall not incur
or assume or guarantee any indebtedness, obligations (including contingent
obligations) or other liabilities, or issue any additional securities, whether
debt or equity, in each case other than (i) pursuant to or as expressly
permitted by this Agreement and the other Facility Documents or (ii) pursuant to
customary indemnification and expense reimbursement and similar provisions under
the Related Documents or otherwise in the ordinary course of business. The
Borrower shall not acquire any Loans or other property other than as expressly
permitted hereunder or by the other Facility Documents; it being understood and
agreed that the Borrower shall be permitted to acquire Loans from its Affiliates
and from unaffiliated third parties.

 

(n)     Validity of this Agreement. It shall not (i) take any action to permit
or fail to take any action that would cause the validity or effectiveness of
this Agreement or any grant of Collateral hereunder to be impaired, or permit
the Lien of this Agreement to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated
or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or
obligations with respect to this Agreement (except in accordance with its terms)
and (ii) take any action that would permit the Lien of this Agreement not to
constitute a valid first priority security interest in the Collateral (subject
to Permitted Liens).

 

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(o)     Independent Manager. The Borrower shall at all times (other than in
connection with the resignation, death, incapacity or disability of a current
independent manager) maintain at least one independent manager who (A) for the
five year period prior to his or her appointment as independent manager has not
been, and during the continuation of his or her service as independent manager,
is not: (i) an employee, manager, member, stockholder, partner or officer of the
Borrower or any of its Affiliates (other than his or her service as an
independent manager of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that are structured
to be “bankruptcy remote”), (ii) a significant customer or supplier of the
Borrower or any of its Affiliates, (iii) a Person controlling or under common
control with any partner, shareholder, member, manager, Affiliate or supplier of
the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower, or (iv) any member of the
immediate family of a Person described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii); provided
that an independent manager may serve in similar capacities for other special
purpose entities established from time to time by Affiliates of the Borrower and
(B) is a Professional Independent Manager. The criteria set forth above in this
Section 5.02(o) are referred to herein as the “Independent Manager Criteria”.
The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any decision to appoint a
new manager of the Borrower as the “independent manager” for purposes of this
Agreement, such notice shall be delivered not less than ten days prior to the
proposed effective date of such appointment (unless such appointment is due to
the resignation, death, incapacity, disability or unwillingness to serve of the
prior independent manager, in which case the Borrower shall deliver notice
promptly upon identifying the successor independent manager) and shall certify
that the designated Person satisfies the Independent Manager Criteria. Except
for the appointment of a successor independent manager employed by any of AMACAR
Group LLC, Global Securitization Services, LLC, Lord Securities Corporation,
Cogency Global Inc., Maples Fiduciary Services (Delaware) Inc., Intertrust
Corporate Services Delaware Ltd., Citadel SPV LLC, Puglisi & Associates or CT
Corporation following the death, disability or incapacity of the previous
independent manager, the Borrower shall not appoint a new manager as the
independent manager without first confirming that such proposed new independent
manager is acceptable to the Administrative Agent as evidenced in a writing
executed by the Administrative Agent. In no event shall any independent manager
be removed or expelled except as permitted under the Borrower’s Constituent
Documents.

 

(p)     Subsidiaries. It shall not have or permit the formation of any
subsidiaries (other than equity interests in Obligors in connection with the
exercise of any remedies with respect to a Collateral Loan or any exchange
offer, work-out or restructuring of a Collateral Loan).

 

(q)     Name. It shall not conduct business under any name other than its own.

 

(r)     Employees. It shall not have any employees (other than officers and
directors to the extent they are employees).

 

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(s)     Certificated Securities. The Borrower shall not acquire or hold any
Certificated Securities in bearer form (other than securities not required to be
in registered form under Section 163(f)(2)(A) of the Code) in a manner that does
not satisfy the requirements of United States Treasury Regulations section
1.165-12(c) (as determined by the Collateral Manager).

 

(t)     Changes to Related Documents. If any amendment, consent, waiver or other
modification with respect to a Related Document (other than a Defaulted Loan or
an Ineligible Loan) would constitute a Material Modification and would cause the
Maximum Advance Rate Test to not be satisfied, then the Borrower shall not cause
or vote in favor of any such Material Modification without the written consent
of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

(u)     Anti-Corruption and Sanctions. The Borrower will not request any
Borrowing, and shall not use the proceeds of any Borrowing (i) in furtherance of
an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of
money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any
Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating
any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person or in
any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation
of any Sanctions applicable to the Borrower.

 

(v)     Non-Petition. The Borrower shall not be party to any agreements under
which it has any material obligations or liability (direct or contingent)
without using commercially reasonable efforts to include customary
“non-petition” and “limited recourse” provisions therein (and shall not amend or
eliminate such provisions in any agreement to which it is party), except for
loan agreements, related loan documents, bond indentures and related bond
documents, any agreements related to the purchase and sale of any Loans which
contain customary (as determined by the Collateral Manager) purchase or sale
terms or which are documented using customary (as determined by the Collateral
Manager) loan trading documentation, and customary service contracts and
engagement letters entered into with Permitted Agents in connection with the
Loans.

 

Section 5.03.     Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Manager. The
Collateral Manager covenants and agrees that until the date that all Obligations
have been paid in full, other than contingent indemnification obligations as to
which no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted, and all Commitments
hereunder have been terminated:

 

(a)     Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. It shall (i) duly observe, comply
in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relative to the conduct of its
business or to its assets, (ii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its
legal existence, (iii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its rights,
privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to do so
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
(iv) comply in all material respects with the terms and conditions of each
Facility Document, Constituent Document and each Related Document to which it is
a party, and (v) obtain, maintain and keep in full force and effect all
Governmental Authorizations, Private Authorizations and Governmental Filings
which are necessary to carry out its business and the transactions contemplated
to be performed by it under the Facility Documents, the Constituent Documents
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(b)     Enforcement. (i) It shall not take any action, and will use commercially
reasonable efforts not to permit any action to be taken by others, that would
release any Person from any of such Person’s covenants or obligations under any
instrument included in the Collateral , except in the case of (A) repayment of
Collateral Loans, (B) subject to the terms of this Agreement, (1) amendments to
Related Documents that govern Defaulted Loans or Ineligible Loans, (2)
amendments to Collateral Loans in accordance with the provisions hereof, and
(3) actions taken in connection with the work-out or restructuring of any
Collateral Loan in accordance with the provisions hereof, and (C) other actions
by the Collateral Manager to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement or as
otherwise required hereby.

 

(ii)     Except as otherwise expressly permitted hereunder, it will not, without
the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders,
contract with other Persons for the performance of actions and obligations to be
performed by the Collateral Manager hereunder. Notwithstanding any such
arrangement, the Collateral Manager shall remain primarily liable with respect
thereto. In the event of such contract, the performance of such actions and
obligations by such Persons shall be deemed to be performance of such actions
and obligations by the Collateral Manager, and the Collateral Manager will
punctually perform all of its obligations and agreements contained in this
Agreement or any such other agreement.

 

(c)     Further Assurances. It shall promptly at the Borrower’s expense, execute
and deliver such further instruments and take such further action in order to
maintain and protect the Administrative Agent’s first-priority perfected
security interest in the Collateral pledged by the Borrower for the benefit of
the Secured Parties free and clear of any Liens (subject to Permitted Liens).
The Collateral Manager shall promptly take, at the Borrower’s expense, such
further action necessary to establish and protect the rights, interests and
remedies created or intended to be created under this Agreement in favor of the
Secured Parties in the Collateral, including all actions which are necessary to
(x) enable the Secured Parties to enforce their rights and remedies under this
Agreement and the other Facility Documents, and (y) effectuate the intent and
purpose of, and to carry out the terms of, the Facility Documents.

 

In addition, the Collateral Manager will take such reasonable action from time
to time as shall be necessary to ensure that all assets described in Section
7.01(a) (including all Covered Accounts, but excluding all Excluded Collateral)
of the Borrower constitute “Collateral” hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, the
Collateral Manager will at the Borrower’s expense, take such other action
(including executing and delivering or authorizing for filing any required UCC
financing statements) as shall be necessary to create and perfect a valid and
enforceable first-priority security interest on all Collateral acquired by the
Borrower as collateral security for the Obligations.

 

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(d)     Access to Records and Documents. It shall permit the Administrative
Agent and each Lender (or any Person designated by the Administrative Agent or
such Lender) to, upon reasonable advance notice (which, so long as no Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, shall not be less than five
Business Days) and during normal business hours, visit and inspect and make
copies thereof at reasonable intervals (i) its books, records and accounts
relating to its business, financial condition, operations, assets and its
performance under the Facility Documents and the Related Documents and to
discuss the foregoing with its and such Person’s officers, partners, employees
and accountants, and (ii) all of its Related Documents, in each case all as
often as the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may reasonably request;
provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred, each Person entitled
to so visit and inspect the Collateral Manager’s records under this paragraph
(d) may only exercise its rights under this paragraph (d) twice during any
fiscal year of the Collateral Manager (it being understood that the Borrower
shall be responsible for all costs and expenses for only one such visit per
fiscal year absent the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default). The
Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to use commercially reasonable
efforts to coordinate with each other Lender in exercising their respective
rights under this paragraph (d) and under Section 5.01(e) with a view to
minimizing duplication of effort and expense by the Borrower and the Collateral
Manager.

 

(e)     Audit Rights. It will permit the Administrative Agent and any Lender (or
any representatives thereof (including any consultants, accountants, lawyers and
appraisers)) to conduct evaluations and appraisals of the Borrower’s and the
Collateral Manager’s collection and administration of the Collateral Loans,
compliance by the Collateral Manager with the Investment Management Procedures
as well as with this Agreement, the Collateral Manager’s computation of the
Borrowing Base and the assets included in the Borrowing Base at least once
during any fiscal year of the Collateral Manager. The Borrower shall pay the
reasonable and documented fees and expenses of any representatives retained by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender to conduct any such evaluation or
appraisal; provided that (i) the Borrower shall not be required to pay such fees
and expenses for more than one such evaluation or appraisal during any calendar
year unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) such
evaluation or appraisal shall not be duplicative of any audit under Section
5.01(g). Each Lender agrees to use commercially reasonable terms to coordinate
with the other Lenders in exercising their respective rights under this
paragraph (e) and under paragraph (d) above with a view to minimizing
duplication of effort and expense by the Borrower.

 

(f)     Investment Management Procedures. The Collateral Manager will (i) comply
in all material respects with the Investment Management Procedures in regard to
each Collateral Loan and the related property included in the Collateral, and in
regard to compliance with the Related Documents, including determinations with
respect to the enforcement of the Borrower’s rights thereunder and (ii) furnish
to the Administrative Agent, at least twenty (20) days prior to its proposed
effective date, prompt notice of any material change in the Investment
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(g)     Information and Reports. Each Notice of Borrowing, each Monthly Report
and all other written information, reports, certificates and statements
furnished by or on behalf of the Collateral Manager to any other Secured Party
for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, the other Facility
Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be true,
complete and correct in all material respects as of the date such information is
stated or certified; provided that solely with respect to information furnished
by the Collateral Manager which was provided to the Collateral Manager from an
Obligor with respect to a Collateral Loan, such information shall only need to
be true, complete and correct in all material respects to the actual knowledge
of the Collateral Manager.

 

(h)     Financial Statements and Reports.

 

(i)     Capitala Annual Audited Financials. Within ninety (90) days after the
end of each fiscal year of Capitala, the Collateral Manager shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent Capitala’s audited consolidated balance sheet and related
line item profit and loss statements as of the end of and for such year, setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year,
all reported on by independent public accountants of recognized national
standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and
without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the
effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all
material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Capitala,
and each of its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied. The furnishing of Capitala’s annual report on
Form 10-K for such year, as filed with the SEC, shall satisfy this Section
5.03(h)(i) with respect to such year, including with respect to the requirement
that such financial statements be reported on without a “going concern” or like
qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the
audit, so long as the report included in such Form 10-K does not contain any
“going concern” or like qualification or exception and such; provided, however,
that such Form 10-K need not be furnished directly to the Administrative Agent
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(ii)     Capitala Quarterly Audited Financials. Within sixty (60) days after the
end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Capitala,
the Collateral Manager shall deliver to the Administrative Agent each of its
audited consolidated balance sheet and related line item profit and loss
statements as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed
portion of the fiscal year, in each case, to the extent produced, setting forth
in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or
periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous
fiscal year, all reported on by independent public accountants of recognized
national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception
and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the
effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all
material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Capitala,
and each of its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and
the absence of footnotes. The furnishing of Capitala’s quarterly report on Form
10-Q for such quarter, as filed with the SEC, shall satisfy this Section
5.03(h)(ii) with respect to such year, including with respect to the requirement
that such financial statements be reported on without a “going concern” or like
qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the
audit, so long as the report included in such Form 10-Q does not contain any
“going concern” or like qualification or exception and such; provided, however,
that such Form 10-Q need not be furnished directly to the Administrative Agent
if it is publicly available at no charge on the EDGAR system of the SEC.

 

(iii)     Collateral Manager Annual Statements. Within one hundred twenty
(120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Collateral Manager, an
auditor’s opinion with respect to the Collateral Manager setting forth the
amount of liquidity and revenue of the Collateral Manager and confirming that
the Collateral Manager was profitable.

 

(iv)     Compliance Certificate. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the
end of each fiscal year of the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Manager shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, a certificate (a
“Collateral Manager’s Certificate”), signed by a Responsible Officer of the
Collateral Manager and substantially in the form of Exhibit L certifying as to
its performance of all obligations and duties hereunder and the absence of any
Collateral Manager Termination Event.

 

(v)     Significant Events. As soon as possible and in any event within two (2)
Business Days after a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge of the
occurrence of an Event of Default, a Default, a Potential Collateral Manager
Termination Event or a Collateral Manager Termination Event, the Collateral
Manager shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a written statement, signed by
a Responsible Officer, setting forth the details of such event and the action
that the Collateral Manager proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

(vi)     Litigation. As soon as practicable, but in any event not later than
three (3) Business Days upon becoming aware thereof, written notice of the
occurrence of any proceeding, action, litigation or investigation pending before
or with any Governmental Authority, or, to the actual knowledge of the
Collateral Manager which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower or the Collateral Manager.

 

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Section 5.04.     Negative Covenants of the Collateral Manager. The initial
Collateral Manager covenants and agrees that until the date that all Obligations
have been paid in full, other than contingent indemnification obligations as to
which no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted, and all Commitments
hereunder have been terminated:

 

(a)      Restrictive Agreements. It shall not enter into or suffer to exist or
become effective any agreement that prohibits, limits or imposes material any
condition upon its ability to perform its obligations under the Facility
Documents.

 

(b)     Validity of this Agreement. It shall not (i) take any action to permit
or fail to take any action that would cause the validity or effectiveness of
this Agreement or any grant of Collateral hereunder to be impaired, or permit
the lien of this Agreement to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated
or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or
obligations with respect to this Agreement (except in accordance with its terms)
and (ii) except as permitted by this Agreement, take any action that would
permit the lien of this Agreement not to constitute a valid first priority
security interest in the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens).

 

(c)     Liquidation; Merger; Disposition of Assets. It shall not consummate any
plan of liquidation, dissolution, partial liquidation, merger or consolidation
(or suffer any liquidation, dissolution or partial liquidation) nor sell,
transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
assets or enter into any agreement or commitment to do so, except (i) with the
prior written consent of the Required Lenders and (ii) that the Collateral
Manager shall be allowed to merge with any entity so long as the Collateral
Manager remains the surviving corporation of such merger, with a net worth not
less than the net worth of the Collateral Manager immediately prior to such
merger, and such merger does not result in an Event of Default under Section
6.01 The Collateral Manager shall give 30 days prior written notice of any
merger to the Administrative Agent.

 

(d)     Changes to Related Documents. If any amendment, consent, waiver or other
modification with respect to a Related Document (other than a Defaulted Loan or
an Ineligible Loan) would constitute a Material Modification and would cause the
Maximum Advance Rate Test to not be satisfied, then the Collateral Manager shall
not cause or vote in favor of any such Material Modification to occur without
the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

Section 5.05.     Certain Undertakings Relating to Separateness. (a) Without
limiting any, and subject to all, other covenants of the Borrower contained in
this Agreement, the Borrower shall conduct its business and operations separate
and apart from that of any other Person (including the Collateral Manager,
Capitala and their respective Affiliates) and in furtherance of the foregoing:

 

(1)     The Borrower shall maintain its accounts, financial statements, books,
accounting and other records, and other Borrower documents separate from those
of any other Person, provided that the Borrower may be consolidated with
Capitala solely for tax and accounting purposes.

 

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(2)     The Borrower shall not commingle or pool any of its funds or assets with
those of any Affiliate or any other Person (other than as expressly contemplated
herein with respect to the Excluded Amounts), and it shall hold all of its
assets in its own name, except as otherwise permitted or required under the
Facility Documents.

 

(3)     The Borrower shall conduct its own business in its own name and, for all
purposes, shall not operate, or purport to operate, collectively as a single or
consolidated business entity with respect to any Person; provided that this
clause (3) shall not bind the Borrower’s position for U.S. federal income tax
purposes.

 

(4)     The Borrower shall pay its own debts, liabilities and expenses
(including overhead expenses, if any) only out of its own assets as the same
shall become due.

 

(5)     The Borrower has observed, and shall observe all (A) limited liability
company formalities and (B) other organizational formalities, in each case to
the extent necessary or advisable to preserve its separate existence, and shall
preserve its existence, and it shall not, nor shall it permit any Affiliate or
any other Person to, amend, modify or otherwise change its limited liability
company agreement in a manner that would adversely affect the existence of the
Borrower as a bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity.

 

(6)     The Borrower shall not (A) guarantee, become obligated for, or hold
itself or its credit out to be responsible for or available to satisfy, the
debts or obligations of any other Person or (B) control the decisions or actions
respecting the daily business or affairs of any other Person except as permitted
by or pursuant to the Facility Documents.

 

(7)     The Borrower shall, at all times, hold itself out to the public as a
legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person provided that the
assets of the Borrower may be consolidated into Capitala for tax and accounting
purposes and included in consolidated financial statements of Capitala.

 

(8)     The Borrower shall not identify itself as a division of any other
Person; provided that this clause (8) shall not bind the Borrower’s position for
U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

(9)     The Borrower shall 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 any other Person.

 

(10)     The Borrower shall not use its separate existence to perpetrate a fraud
in violation of Applicable Law.

 

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(11)     The Borrower shall not, in connection with the Facility Documents, act
with an intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors in violation of
Applicable Law.

 

(12)     Except as permitted by or pursuant to the Facility Documents, the
Borrower shall maintain an arm’s length relationship with its Affiliates and
Capitala.

 

(13)     Except as permitted by or pursuant to the Facility Documents, the
Borrower shall not grant a security interest or otherwise pledge its assets for
the benefit of any other Person.

 

(14)     Except as provided in the Facility Documents, the Borrower shall not
acquire any securities or debt instruments of Capitala, its Affiliates or any
other Person.

 

(15)     The Borrower shall not make loans or advances to any Person, except for
the Collateral Loans and as permitted by or pursuant to the Facility Documents.

 

(16)     The Borrower shall make no transfer of its assets except as permitted
by or pursuant to the Facility Documents.

 

(17)     The Borrower shall file its own tax returns separate from those of any
other Person or entity, except to the extent that the Borrower is not required
to file tax returns under applicable law or is not permitted to file its own tax
returns separate from those of any other Person.

 

(18)     The Borrower shall not acquire obligations or securities of its
members.

 

(19)     The Borrower shall use separate invoices and checks.

 

(20)     The Borrower shall correct any known misunderstanding regarding its
separate identity; provided that this clause (20) shall not bind the Borrower’s
position for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

(21)     The Borrower shall maintain adequate capital in light of its
contemplated business operations.

 

(22)     The Borrower shall at all times be organized as a special purpose
entity.

 

(23)     The Borrower shall at all times conduct its business so that any
assumptions made with respect to the Borrower in any “substantive
non-consolidation” opinion letter delivered in connection with the Facility
Documents will continue to be true and correct in all material respects.

 

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Section 5.06.     Hedging Agreement. (a) If on any date more than 25% of the
Aggregate Collateral Balance consists of Fixed Rate Obligations and a Hedge
Trigger Event shall have occurred (such date the “Hedging Trigger Date”), the
Borrower shall, by no later than the end of the first full Collection Period
commencing after such Hedging Trigger Date unless waived in writing by the
Administrative Agent, with a Hedge Notional Amount in an amount no less than the
Advances hereunder made against such Principal Balance of Fixed Rate
Obligations, enter into and maintain a Hedge Transaction with a Hedge
Counterparty which Hedge Transaction shall: (i) in form and substance as shall
be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent and (ii) shall provide for
payments to the Borrower to the extent that the LIBOR Rate shall exceed a rate
agreed upon between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, absent the occurrence of a Hedging Trigger Date, the Borrower may
enter into and maintain a Hedge Transaction with a Hedge Counterparty with
respect to all or part of the Advances made hereunder against the aggregate
Principal Balance of Fixed Rate Obligations.

 

(b)     As additional security hereunder, the Borrower hereby assigns to the
Administrative Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, all right, title and
interest of the Borrower in any and all Hedging Agreements, any and all Hedge
Transactions, and any and all present and future amounts payable by a Hedge
Counterparty to the Borrower under or in connection with its respective Hedging
Agreement and Hedge Transaction(s) (collectively, the “Hedge Collateral”), and
grants a security interest to the Administrative Agent, as agent for the Secured
Parties, in the Hedge Collateral. The Borrower acknowledges that, as a result of
that assignment, the Borrower may not at any time a Default or Event of Default
exists (or would result from the Borrower exercising any rights under the
Hedging Agreement in accordance with this clause (b)), without the prior written
consent of the Administrative Agent, exercise any rights under any Hedging
Agreement or Hedge Transaction, except for the Borrower’s right under any
Hedging Agreement to enter into Hedge Transactions in order to meet the
Borrower’s obligations under Section 5.06(a) hereof. Nothing herein shall have
the effect of releasing the Borrower from any of its obligations under any
Hedging Agreement or any Hedge Transaction, nor be construed as requiring the
consent of the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party for the performance by
the Borrower of any such obligations.

 

Article VI

 

Events of Default

 

Section 6.01.     Events of Default. “Event of Default”, wherever used herein,
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)     a default by the Borrower in the payment, when due and payable, of any
Interest or Unused Fee and such default is not cured within two (2) Business
Days; or

 

(b)     the Borrower or Collateral Manager becomes an investment company
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act; or

 

(c)     a default in the performance, or breach in a covenant by the Borrower,
the Collateral Manager or Capitala with respect to the management and
distribution of funds received with respect to the Collateral Loans and such
default is not cured within two (2) Business Days; or

 

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(d)     except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.01, a default in any
material respect in the performance, or breach in any material respect, of any
other covenant or other agreement of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, or
Capitala under this Agreement or the other Facility Documents (other than
failure to comply with any Concentration Limitation or Collateral Quality Test),
or the failure of any representation or warranty of the Borrower, the Collateral
Manager, or Capitala made in this Agreement, in any other Facility Document or
in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in
connection herewith or therewith to be correct in each case in all material
respects when the same shall have been made, and the continuation of such
default, breach or failure for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of
(x) written notice to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, or Capitala (which
may be by email) by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Manager (as the
case may be), and (y) actual knowledge of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager,
or Capitala; or

 

(e)     (i) a failure by the Borrower to deliver (or cause to be delivered) any
Monthly Report, Borrowing Base Calculation Statement, quarterly financial report
pursuant to Section 5.01(d)(ii) or notice of a Default or Event of Default
pursuant to Section 5.01(d)(iv) when due and such default is not cured within
three (3) Business Days; or (ii) a failure by the Borrower to deliver (or cause
to be delivered) any material information requested by the Administrative Agent
or the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 5.01(d)(v) within ten (10) Business
Days of such request; or

 

(f)     the Borrower ceases to have a valid ownership interest in all of the
Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens) or the Administrative Agent shall fail
to have a first priority perfected security interest in any part of the
Collateral (other than in respect of a de minimis amount of Collateral and
subject to Permitted Liens); or

 

(g)     the Borrower or the Collateral Manager shall assign or attempt to assign
any of its rights, obligations, or duties under the Facility Documents without
the prior written consent of each Lender; or

 

(h)     a default in any material respect in the performance, or breach in any
material respect, of any other covenant, obligation or agreement of the Borrower
contained in Section 5.02; or

 

(i)     a Change of Control occurs; or

 

(j)     any two of Joseph B. Alala, III, Peter Sherman or Stephen A. Arnall
shall fail to provide active and material participation in Capitala’s daily
activities, including, but not limited to, general management, underwriting and
credit approval process, and credit monitoring activities and such Persons are
not replaced with other individuals satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in
its sole discretion within sixty (60) days;

 

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(k)              (i) any Facility Document to which the Borrower or Capitala is
a party shall (except in accordance with its terms) terminate, cease to be
effective or cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation
of the Borrower or Capitala , as applicable, or (ii) the Borrower, Capitala or
any of their Affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, contest in any manner the
effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Facility
Document or any Lien purported to be created thereunder; or

 

(l)           an Insolvency Event relating to the Borrower or Capitala occurs;
or

 

(m)         any change to the Investment Management Procedures that has a
material adverse effect at any time on the interests and rights and remedies of
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent; or

 

(n)         the failure to reduce the outstanding Advances to $0 on the Final
Maturity Date; or

 

(o)         any Collateral Manager Termination Event shall have occurred and be
continuing; or

 

(p)         as of the Monthly Report Determination Date, the rolling trailing
6-month annualized Charged-Off Ratio shall exceed 10.0%; or

 

(q)         the Interest Coverage Ratio Test or the Interest Spread Test shall
not be satisfied as of any Determination Date; or

 

(r)         the Maximum Advance Rate Test shall not be satisfied and such
failure shall continue for three (3) Business Days; or

 

(s)         the rendering of one or more final judgments, decrees or orders by a
court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction for the payment of money in excess
individually or in the aggregate of $2,000,000 against Capitala, or $500,000
against the Borrower (exclusive of any amounts fully covered by insurance), and
the aforementioned parties shall not have either (x) discharged or provided for
the discharge of any such judgment, decree or order in accordance with its terms
or (y) perfected a timely appeal of such judgment, decree or order and caused
the execution of same to be stayed during the pendency of the appeal, in each
case, within thirty (30) days from the date of entry thereof; or

 

(t)         (i) the Internal Revenue Service shall file notice of a Lien
pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code with regard to any assets of the Borrower
and such Lien shall not have been released within five (5) Business Days or
(ii) the PBGC shall file notice of a Lien pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA with
regard to any of the assets of the Borrower or Capitala and such Lien shall not
have been released within five (5) Business Days, unless in each case a reserve
has been established therefor in accordance with GAAP and such action is being
diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (except to the
extent that the amount secured by such Lien exceeds $750,000); or

 

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(u)         Capitala shall fail to maintain unencumbered liquidity (calculated
as the sum of cash plus committed, undrawn and available amounts under any of
Capitala’s facilities) on any date in an amount at least equal to the product of
(i) the Aggregate Collateral Balance with respect to the Eligible Loans with the
first and second largest outstanding Assigned Value of all Eligible Loans as of
such date times (ii) the Weighted Average Advance Rate; or

 

(v)         the Borrower shall fail to maintain at least one independent manager
as required pursuant to Section 5.02(o), provided that, upon the resignation,
death, disability, incapacity or unwillingness to serve of the current
independent manager, the Borrower shall have 10 Business Days to replace such
independent manager with a successor independent manager that satisfies the
Independent Manager Criteria.

 

Section 6.02.      Remedies upon an Event of Default. (a) Upon a Responsible
Officer of the Borrower or Collateral Manager obtaining actual knowledge of the
occurrence of an Event of Default, each of the Borrower and the Collateral
Manager shall notify each other and the Administrative Agent and the Custodian,
in accordance with Section 5.01(d)(iv). Upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default known to a Responsible Officer of the Administrative Agent, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of such Event of Default
in writing.

 

(b)         Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default, in addition to all rights and remedies specified in this Agreement and
the other Facility Documents, including Article VII, and the rights and remedies
of a secured party under Applicable Law, including the UCC (which rights shall
be cumulative), the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may with
the consent of, the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower (with a copy to
the Collateral Manager and the Custodian), do any one or more of the following:
(1) declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the
Commitments shall forthwith terminate, and (2) declare the principal of and the
accrued Interest on the Advances and all other Obligations whatsoever payable by
the Borrower hereunder to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon such amounts
shall be immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or
other formalities of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower;
provided that, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in
clause (l) of Section 6.01, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and
the Advances and all such other amounts shall automatically become due and
payable, without any further action by any party. The Borrower and the
Collateral Manager hereby agree that they will, at the Borrower’s expense and at
the direction of the Administrative Agent, (i) assemble all or any part of the
Collateral as directed by the Administrative Agent and make the same available
to the Administrative Agent at a place to be designated by the Administrative
Agent that is reasonably convenient to such parties and (ii) without notice
except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof at a public
or private sale in accordance with Applicable Law. The Administrative Agent
shall provide notice to the Borrower, Collateral Manager or Capitala of its
election to sell the Collateral hereunder on the date that is twelve (12)
Business Days prior to the proposed date of such sale (the date such notice is
delivered, the “Collateral Sale Notice Date”), and the Borrower agrees that such
notice shall constitute reasonable notification. All cash proceeds received by
the Administrative Agent or Administrative Agent in respect of any sale of,
collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral
(after payment of any amounts incurred in connection with such sale) shall be
deposited into the Collection Account and to be applied pursuant to
Section 9.01(a)(ii).

 

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If the Administrative Agent elects to sell the Collateral in whole or in part,
at a public or private sale, the Borrower, Capitala, the Collateral Manager (so
long as it is an Affiliate of Capitala) or any of their respective Affiliates or
designees shall have the right of first refusal to repurchase the Collateral, in
whole but not in part, prior to such sale at a purchase price that is equal to
the amount of the Obligations as of the date of such proposed sale. Such right
of first refusal shall terminate not later than 4:00 p.m. on the twelfth
Business Day following the Collateral Sale Notice Date.

 

If none of the Borrower, Capitala, the Collateral Manager or any of their
respective Affiliates or assignees elects to exercise its right of first
refusal, the Administrative Agent may sell such Collateral or portion thereof.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower, Capitala, the Collateral Manager or
their respective Affiliates or designees may participate in any public or
private sale of the Collateral directed by the Administrative Agent.

 

(c)         In addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an
Event of Default, following written notice by the Administrative Agent (provided
in its sole discretion or at the direction of the Required Lenders) of the
exercise of control rights with respect to the Collateral, which notice shall be
delivered to the Borrower, Capitala and the Collateral Manager (with a copy to
the Custodian): (w) the Collateral Manager’s power to consent to modifications
to and direct the acquisition, sales and other dispositions of Collateral Loans
will be immediately suspended, (x) the Collateral Manager will be required to
obtain the consent of the Administrative Agent before causing the Borrower to
agree to any modification of any Collateral Loan or before causing the Borrower
to acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral Loan, and (y) the
Collateral Manager (so long as it is an Affiliate of the Borrower) will cause
the Borrower to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral Loan as directed by
the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (so long as, in the case of this
clause (y), the Collateral Manager and Capitala are afforded a commercially
reasonable opportunity to bid for and acquire such Collateral Loan in such sale
or disposition).

 

Section 6.03.         Collateral Manager Termination Events. “Collateral Manager
Termination Event”, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events
(whatever the reason for such Collateral Manager Termination Event 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)         except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.03, a default in any
material respect in the performance, or breach in any material respect, of any
other covenant or other agreement of the Collateral Manager under this Agreement
or the other Facility Documents, or the failure of any representation or
warranty of the Collateral Manager made in this Agreement, in any other Facility
Document (other than failure to comply with any Concentration Limitation,
Coverage Test or Collateral Quality Test) or in any certificate or other writing
delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith to
be correct in each case in all material respects when the same shall have been
made, and the continuation of such default, breach or failure for a period of
thirty days after the earlier of (x) written notice to the Collateral Manager by
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(b)         (i) any Facility Document to which the Collateral Manager is a party
shall (except in accordance with its terms) terminate, cease to be effective or
cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the
Collateral Manager, (ii) the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates shall,
directly or indirectly, contest in any manner the effectiveness, validity,
binding nature or enforceability of any Facility Document or any Lien purported
to be created thereunder, or (iii) any Lien securing any obligation under any
Facility Document shall, in whole or in part (other than in respect of a de
minimis amount of Collateral), cease to be a first priority perfected security
interest of the Administrative Agent except for Permitted Liens; or

 

(c)         the rendering of one or more final judgments, decrees or orders by a
court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction for the payment of money in excess
individually or in the aggregate of $5,000,000 against the Collateral Manager
(exclusive of any amounts fully covered by insurance), and the Collateral
Manager shall not have either (x) discharged or provided for the discharge of
any such judgment, decree or order in accordance with its terms or (y) perfected
a timely appeal of such judgment, decree or order and caused the execution of
same to be stayed during the pendency of the appeal, in each case, within sixty
(60) days from the date of entry thereof; or

 

(d)         the Collateral Manager shall default in making any payment required
to be made under any agreement for indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of
$5,000,000 to which it is a party and such default is not cured within the
relevant cure period and the effect of such event or condition results in the
acceleration of such debt; or

 

(e)         an Insolvency Event relating to the Collateral Manager occurs; or

 

(f)         a failure by the Collateral Manager to deliver (or cause to be
delivered) any Monthly Report or Borrowing Base Calculation Statement when due
and such default is not cured within three Business Days; or (ii) a default in
the performance or breach in a covenant by the Collateral Manager with respect
to the management and distribution of funds received with respect to the
Collateral Loans, and such failure or default is not cured within two Business
Days; or (iii)

 

(g)         any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; or

 

(h)         (i) the Collateral Manager shall fail to comply with the first
sentence of Section 5.04(c), or (ii) the occurrence of a Change of Control with
respect to the Collateral Manager; or

 

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(i)         (i) one or more acts (including any failure(s) to act) by the
Collateral Manager occurs that constitutes fraud (as determined in a final,
non-appealable adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction) in the
performance of investment advisory services comparable to those contemplated to
be provided by the Collateral Manager under this Agreement or (ii) the
Collateral Manager or any senior officer of the Collateral Manager is convicted
of (with no further right of appeal) a felony criminal offense materially
related to the performance of investment advisory services comparable to those
contemplated to be provided by the Collateral Manager in this Agreement, and
such senior officer has not been removed from performing investment advisory
services within five (5) Business Days after the date that a Responsible Officer
of the Collateral Manager becomes aware of such conviction; or

 

(j)         the Management Agreement between Capitala Investment Advisors, LLC
and Capitala is terminated or otherwise ceases to be in full force and effect;
or

 

(k)         Capitala fails to qualify as a “business development company” under
the Investment Company Act or fails to maintain its tax status as a “regulated
investment company” under Subchapter M of the Code and such failure is not cured
within 30 days.

 

Section 6.04.         Remedies upon a Collateral Manager Termination Event. Upon
a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or Collateral Manager obtaining knowledge
of the occurrence of Collateral Manager Termination Event, each of the Borrower
and the Collateral Manager shall notify each other and the Administrative Agent
and the Custodian, specifying the specific Collateral Manager Termination
Event(s) that occurred as well as all other Collateral Manager Termination
Events that are then known to be continuing. Upon the occurrence of a Collateral
Manager Termination Event actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders
of such Collateral Manager Termination Event in writing.

 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Collateral Manager
Termination Event, the Administrative Agent, by written notice to the Collateral
Manager (with a copy to the Custodian and the Administrative Agent) (a
“Collateral Manager Termination Notice”), may terminate all of the rights and
obligations of the Collateral Manager as Collateral Manager under this Agreement
in accordance with Section 11.09 and appoint a successor Collateral Manager
pursuant to Section 11.09 hereto.

 

Article VII

Pledge of Collateral; Rights of the Administrative Agent

 

Section 7.01.         Grant of Security. (a) The Borrower hereby grants,
pledges, transfers and collaterally assigns to the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, as collateral security for all Obligations, a
continuing security interest in, and a Lien upon, all of the Borrower’s right,
title and interest in, to and under, the following property, in each case
whether tangible or intangible, wheresoever located, and whether now owned by
the Borrower or hereafter acquired and whether now existing or hereafter coming
into existence (all of the property described in this Section 7.01(a) being
collectively referred to herein as the “Collateral”):

 

(i)         all Collateral Loans and Related Documents (listed, as of the
Closing Date, in Schedule 3), both now and hereafter owned, including all
Collections and other proceeds thereon or with respect thereto;

 

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(ii)         each Covered Account and all money and all investment property
(including all securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, all security
entitlements with respect to such Covered Account and all financial assets
carried in such Covered Account) from time to time on deposit in or credited to
each Covered Account;

 

(iii)         all interest, dividends, stock dividends, stock splits,
distributions and other money or property of any kind distributed in respect of
the Collateral Loans of the Borrower, which the Borrower is entitled to receive,
including all Collections in respect of its Collateral Loans;

 

(iv)         each Facility Document (other than this Agreement) and all rights,
remedies, powers, privileges and claims under or in respect thereto (whether
arising pursuant to the terms thereof or otherwise available to the Borrower at
law or equity), including the right to enforce each such Facility Document and
to give or withhold any and all consents, requests, notices, directions,
approvals, extensions or waivers under or with respect thereto, to the same
extent as the Borrower could but for the assignment and security interest
granted to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement;

 

(v)         all Cash or Money in possession of the Borrower or delivered to the
Administrative Agent (or any bailee of the foregoing);

 

(vi)         all Hedge Collateral;

 

(vii)         all accounts, chattel paper, deposit accounts, financial assets,
general intangibles, instruments, investment property, letter-of-credit rights
and other supporting obligations relating to the foregoing (in each case as
defined in the UCC);

 

(viii)         all other property of the Borrower and all property of the
Borrower which is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or the Custodian on its
behalf) by or on behalf of the Borrower (whether or not constituting Collateral
Loans or Eligible Investments);

 

(ix)         all security interests, liens, collateral, property, guaranties,
supporting obligations, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of
whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of the
assets, investments and properties described above; and

 

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provided, however, that the term “Collateral” shall exclude all Excluded
Amounts, the Operating Account and any Cash or Money deposited in the Operating
Account in accordance with this Agreement (the “Excluded Collateral”).

 

(b)         All terms used in this Section 7.01 that are defined in the UCC but
are not defined in Section 1.01 shall have the respective meanings assigned to
such terms in the UCC.

 

(c)         The Borrower confirms that, upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default until the Obligations are paid in full (other
than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim giving rise
thereto has been asserted) and all Commitments are terminated, the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties shall have the sole right
to enforce the Borrower’s rights and remedies under the Purchase and
Contribution Agreement and any UCC financing statements filed under or in
connection therewith for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

Section 7.02.         Release of Security Interest. If and only if all
Obligations have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification
obligations as to which no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted) and all
Commitments have been terminated, the Administrative Agent, for itself and on
behalf of the Secured Parties, shall, at the expense of the Borrower, promptly
execute, deliver and file or authorize for filing such instruments as the
Borrower shall reasonably request in order to reassign, release or terminate the
Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral. The Secured Parties
acknowledge and agree that upon the sale or disposition of any Collateral by the
Borrower in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
security interest of the Secured Parties in such Collateral shall immediately
terminate and the Administrative Agent, for itself and on behalf of the other
Secured Parties, shall, at the expense of the Borrower, execute, deliver and
file or authorize for filing such instrument as the Borrower shall reasonably
request to reflect or evidence such termination. Any and all actions under this
Article VII in respect of the Collateral shall be without any recourse to, or
representation or warranty by any Secured Party and shall be at the sole cost
and expense of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager.

 

Section 7.03.         Rights and Remedies. The Administrative Agent (for itself
and on behalf of the other Secured Parties) shall have all of the rights and
remedies of a secured party under the UCC and other Applicable Law. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative
Agent or its designees may, or in accordance with the written direction of the
Required Lenders shall, (i) instruct the Borrower to deliver any or all of the
Collateral, the Related Documents and any other documents relating to the
Collateral to the Administrative Agent or its designees and otherwise give all
instructions for the Borrower regarding the Collateral; (ii) sell or otherwise
dispose of the Collateral in a commercially reasonable manner, all without
judicial process or proceedings; (iii) take control of the Proceeds of any such
Collateral; (iv) subject to the provisions of the applicable Related Documents,
exercise any consensual or voting rights in respect of the Collateral;
(v) release, make extensions, discharges, exchanges or substitutions for, or
surrender all or any part of the Collateral; (vi) enforce the Borrower’s rights
and remedies with respect to the Collateral; (vii) institute and prosecute legal
and equitable proceedings to enforce collection of, or realize upon, any of the
Collateral; (viii) require that the Borrower immediately take all actions
necessary to cause the liquidation of the Collateral in order to pay all amounts
due and payable in respect of the Obligations, in accordance with the terms of
the Related Documents; (ix) to redeem or withdraw or cause the Borrower to
redeem or withdraw any asset of the Borrower to pay amounts due and payable in
respect of the Obligations; (x) make copies of or, if necessary, remove from the
Borrower’s, the Collateral Manager’s and their respective agents’ place of
business all books, records and documents relating to the Collateral; and
(xi) endorse the name of the Borrower upon any items of payment relating to the
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The Borrower hereby agrees that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default, at the request of the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders (acting through the Administrative Agent), it shall execute all
documents and agreements which are necessary or appropriate to have the
Collateral be assigned to the Administrative Agent or its designee. For purposes
of taking the actions described in clauses (i) through (xi) of this Section 7.03
the Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its
attorney-in-fact (which appointment being coupled with an interest and is
irrevocable while any of the Obligations remain unpaid, with power of
substitution), in the name of the Administrative Agent or in the name of the
Borrower or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the Administrative Agent (for
the benefit of the Secured Parties), but at the cost and expense of the Borrower
and, except as permitted by applicable law, without notice to the Borrower.

 

Section 7.04.         Remedies Cumulative. Each right, power, and remedy of the
Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, or any of them, as provided
for in this Agreement or in the other Facility Documents or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall be cumulative and
concurrent and shall be in addition to every other right, power, or remedy
provided for in this Agreement or in the other Facility Documents or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, and the
exercise or beginning of the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any other
Secured Party of any one or more of such rights, powers, or remedies shall not
preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by such Persons of any or all such
other rights, powers, or remedies.

 

Section 7.05.         Related Documents. (a) Each of the Borrower and the
Collateral Manager hereby agrees that, to the extent not expressly prohibited by
the terms of the Related Documents, after the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, it shall (i) upon the written request of the
Administrative Agent, promptly forward to the Administrative Agent all material
information and notices which it receives under or in connection with the
Related Documents relating to the Collateral, and (ii) upon the written request
of the Administrative Agent, act and refrain from acting in respect of any
request, act, decision or vote under or in connection with the Related Documents
relating to the Collateral only in accordance with the direction of the
Administrative Agent.

 

(b)         The Borrower agrees that, to the extent the same shall be in the
Borrower’s possession, it will hold all Related Documents relating to the
Collateral in trust for the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured
Parties, and upon request of the Administrative Agent following the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default or as otherwise provided
herein, promptly deliver the same to the Administrative Agent or its designee
(including the Custodian). In addition, in accordance with Article XIV, promptly
following its acquisition of any Loan the Borrower shall deliver to the
Custodian the note or other instrument with respect to such Loan together copies
of the principal underlying documentation with respect to such Loan (e.g., loan
or credit agreement, primary security agreement and guarantees, etc.) no later
than five (5) Business Days after the acquisition of such Collateral Loan.

 

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Section 7.06.         Borrower Remains Liable. (a) Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, (i) the Borrower shall remain liable under the contracts
and agreements included in and relating to the Collateral (including the Related
Documents) to the extent set forth therein, and shall perform all of its duties
and obligations under such contracts and agreements to the same extent as if
this Agreement had not been executed, and (ii) the exercise by any Secured Party
of any of its rights hereunder shall not release the Borrower from any of its
duties or obligations under any such contracts or agreements included in the
Collateral.

 

(b)         No obligation or liability of the Borrower is intended to be assumed
by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party under or as a result of
this Agreement or the other Facility Documents, and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including under any Related Document or any
other agreement or document that relates to Collateral and, to the maximum
extent permitted under provisions of law, the Administrative Agent and the other
Secured Parties expressly disclaim any such assumption.

 

Section 7.07.         Protection of Collateral. The Borrower shall from time to
time execute and deliver all such supplements and amendments hereto and file or
authorize the filing of all such UCC-1 financing statements, continuation
statements, instruments of further assurance and other instruments, and shall
take such other action as may be necessary to secure the rights and remedies of
the Secured Parties hereunder and to:

 

(i)         grant security more effectively on all or any portion of the
Collateral;

 

(ii)         maintain, preserve and perfect any grant of security made or to be
made by this Agreement including, without limitation, the first priority nature
of the lien or carry out more effectively the purposes hereof;

 

(iii)         perfect, publish notice of or protect the validity of any grant
made or to be made by this Agreement (including, without limitation, any and all
actions necessary as a result of changes in law or regulations);

 

(iv)         enforce any of the Collateral or other instruments or property
included in the Collateral;

 

(v)         preserve and defend title to the Collateral and the rights therein
of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties in the Collateral against
the claims of all third parties; and

 

(vi)         pay or cause to be paid any and all taxes levied or assessed upon
all or any part of the Collateral.

 

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The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative Agent as its agent and
attorney in fact to prepare and file any UCC-1 financing statement, continuation
statement and all other instruments, and take all other actions, required
pursuant to this Section 7.07 in each case after the occurrence and continuation
of an Event of Default. Such designation shall not impose upon the
Administrative Agent, or release or diminish, the Borrower’s obligations under
this Section 7.07 or Section 5.01(c). The Borrower further authorizes the
Administrative Agent or its counsel to file, without the Borrower’s signature,
UCC- 1 financing statements that name the Borrower as debtor and the
Administrative Agent as secured party and that describe “all assets in which the
debtor now or hereafter has rights” as the Collateral in which the
Administrative Agent has a grant of security hereunder and any amendments or
continuation statements that may be necessary or desirable.

 

Article VIII

 

Accounts, Accountings and Releases

 

Section 8.01.         Collection of Money. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, the Administrative Agent may demand payment or delivery of, and
shall receive and collect, directly and without intervention or assistance of
any fiscal agent or other intermediary, all Money and other property payable to
or receivable by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement, including
all payments due on the Collateral, in accordance with the terms and conditions
of such Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall segregate and hold all such
Money and property received by it in trust for the Secured Parties and shall
apply it as provided in this Agreement. Each Covered Account shall be
established and maintained under the Account Control Agreement with a Qualified
Institution.

 

Section 8.02.         Collection Account. (a) In accordance with this Agreement
and the Account Control Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall, on or prior
to the Closing Date, establish at the Account Bank a single, segregated trust
account in the name “Capitala Business Lending, LLC Collection Account, subject
to the lien of the Administrative Agent”, which shall be designated as the
“Collection Account”, which shall be maintained with the Account Bank in
accordance with the Account Control Agreement and which shall be subject to the
lien and exclusive dominion and control of the Administrative Agent. Each of the
Borrower and the Collateral Manager shall from time to time deposit into the
Collection Account, immediately upon receipt thereof all Interest Proceeds and
all Principal Proceeds (unless simultaneously reinvested in additional Loans in
accordance with Sections 10.02 and 10.04 or in Eligible Investments) received by
the Borrower or the Collateral Manager.

 

(b)         At any time when reinvestment is permitted pursuant to Article X,
the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower may by delivery of a
certificate of a Responsible Officer direct the Administrative Agent to, and
upon receipt of such certificate the Administrative Agent shall, withdraw funds
on deposit in the Collection Account representing Principal Proceeds and
reinvest such funds in additional Loans or exercise a warrant held in the
Collateral, in each case in accordance with the requirements of Article X;
provided, however, that no such withdrawal of funds from the Collection Account
shall occur unless each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied
both before and immediately after giving effect to such withdrawal of funds from
the Collection Account, the satisfaction of which will be deemed upon delivery
of the certificate referenced above:

 

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(i)         each Coverage Test shall be satisfied (as demonstrated on a duly
completed and executed Borrowing Base Calculation Statement delivered to the
Administrative Agent);

 

(ii)         each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the
Collateral Manager contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects (except for representations and warranties already qualified
by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct) as
of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly
relate to any earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties
shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for representations
and warranties already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect,
which shall be true and correct) as of such earlier date as if made on such
date); and

 

(iii)         no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing at the time of such withdrawal or shall result upon the making of
such withdrawal.

 

(c)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the
Collateral Manager may direct the Administrative Agent to withdraw from the
Collection Account and pay to the Person entitled thereto any amounts credited
thereto constituting Excluded Amounts if the Collateral Manager has, prior to
such withdrawal and consent, delivered to the Administrative Agent and the
Administrative Agent a report setting forth the calculation of such Excluded
Amounts in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, which report shall include a brief description of the facts and
circumstances supporting such request and designate a date for the payment of
such reimbursement, which date shall not be earlier than two (2) Business Days
following delivery of such notice.

 

Section 8.03.         Reserved.

 

Section 8.04.         Covered Account Details. The account number of each
Covered Account is set forth on Schedule 6.

 

Section 8.05.         Delivery of Report, Notices, Etc. Documents and notices
required to be delivered by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager pursuant this
Agreement (except for any documents or notices to be delivered to the Custodian
or the Account Bank) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall
be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which the Borrower or the
Collateral Manager posts such documents or notices, or provides a link thereto
on the Collateral Manager’s website or otherwise delivers such documents or
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Section 8.06.         Accountings. The Collateral Manager shall compile and
provide (or cause to be compiled and provided) to the Administrative Agent a
loan data file (the “Data File”) for the previous monthly period ending on the
Monthly Report Determination Date (containing such information agreed upon by
the Collateral Manager and the Administrative Agent). The Collateral Manager
shall compile (or cause to be compiled) a monthly report on a settlement basis
(each, a “Monthly Report”) (containing such information agreed upon by the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Manager). Upon completion of the Monthly
Report by the Collateral Manager and in any event by no later than the Monthly
Reporting Date, the Collateral Manager shall compile and provide to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders the Monthly Report. As used herein, the
“Monthly Report Determination Date” with respect to any calendar month will be
the last day of the previous calendar month. The Monthly Report delivered for
any calendar month shall contain the information with respect to the Collateral
Loans and Eligible Investments included in the Collateral set forth on Schedule
2 hereto and shall be determined as of the Monthly Report Determination Date
applicable to such Monthly Report. Additionally, each Monthly Report that is
delivered on the first Monthly Reporting Date to occur after the delivery of the
quarterly valuation statements for Capitala pursuant to Section 5.01(d)(iii)
shall include a statement reporting the assets (including cash) under management
by the Collateral Manager.

 

In addition, the Collateral Manager shall provide together with each Data File a
copy of each amendment, modification or waiver under any Related Document for
each Collateral Loan that constitutes a Material Modification, together with
each other amendment, modification or waiver under any Related Document for each
Collateral Loan that, in the Collateral Manager’s reasonable judgment, are
material in relation to the related Obligor, in each case that became effective
during the one month period ending on the Monthly Report Determination Date for
the immediately prior Monthly Report (or, in respect of the first Monthly
Report, from the Closing Date) together with a listing of each Collateral Loan
with respect to which one of the foregoing amendments, modifications or waivers
is being provided.

 

Section 8.07.         Release of Collateral. (a) If no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may, by delivery of a certificate of a
Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager delivered to the Administrative
Agent and the Custodian at least one Business Day prior to the settlement date
for any sale of any item of Collateral certifying that the sale of such security
is being made in accordance with Section 10.01 and such sale complies with all
applicable requirements of Section 10.01, direct the Administrative Agent to
release or cause to be released such item from the Lien of this Agreement and,
upon receipt of such certificate, the Administrative Agent (or Custodian, as
applicable) shall deliver any such item, if in physical form, duly endorsed to
the broker or purchaser designated in such certificate against receipt of the
sales price therefor as specified by the Collateral Manager in such certificate;
provided that the Administrative Agent may deliver any such item in physical
form for examination in accordance with street delivery custom.

 

(b)         Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent or
Custodian, as applicable, shall, upon the receipt of a certificate of a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower or a certificate of a Responsible Officer of
the Collateral Manager on the Borrower’s behalf, deliver any Collateral as
instructed in such certificate, and execute such documents or instruments as are
presented by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager and are reasonably necessary
to release or cause to be released such security from the Lien of this
Agreement, which is set for any mandatory call or redemption or payment in full
to the appropriate paying agent on or before the date set for such call,
redemption or payment, in each case against receipt of the call or redemption
price or payment in full thereof.

 

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(c)         As provided in Section 8.02(a), the Administrative Agent shall
deposit any proceeds received by it from the disposition of Collateral in the
Collection Account, unless simultaneously applied to the purchase of additional
Loans as permitted under and in accordance with the requirements of this
Article VIII and Article X.

 

(d)         The Administrative Agent shall, upon receipt of a certificate of a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf),
at such time as there are no Commitments outstanding and all Obligations of the
Borrower hereunder and under the other Facility Documents have been satisfied,
release any remaining Collateral from the lien of this Agreement.

 

(e)         Any security, Collateral Loan or amounts that are released pursuant
to Section 8.07(a) or (b) shall automatically be released from the Lien of this
Agreement.

 

Section 8.08.         Reports by Independent Accountants. (a) As of the Closing
Date, the Borrower has appointed a firm of independent certified public
accountants, independent auditors or independent consultants (together with its
successors, the “Independent Accountants”), in each case reasonably acceptable
to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, for purposes of reviewing
and delivering the reports or certificates of such accountants required by this
Agreement, which may be the firm of independent certified public accountants,
independent auditors or independent consultants that performs accounting
services for the Borrower or the Collateral Manager. The Borrower may remove any
firm of Independent Accountants at any time upon notice to, but without the
consent of any of, the Lenders. Upon any resignation by such firm or removal of
such firm by the Borrower, the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of
the Borrower) shall promptly appoint, by a certificate of a Responsible Officer
of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Custodian, a
successor thereto that shall also be a firm of independent certified public
accountants, independent auditors or independent consultants of recognized
standing, which may be a firm of independent certified public accountants,
independent auditors or independent consultants that performs accounting
services for the Borrower or the Collateral Manager. If the Borrower shall fail
to appoint successor Independent Accountants within thirty (30) days after such
resignation, the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Manager of such failure in writing and the Collateral Manager shall
promptly appoint a successor Independent Accountant of recognized standing. The
fees of such Independent Accountants and any successor shall be payable by the
Borrower.

 

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(c)         The Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility to make
any inquiry or investigation as to, and shall have no obligation in respect of,
the terms of any engagement of Independent Accountants by the Borrower (or the
Collateral Manager on its behalf) or the terms of any agreed upon procedures in
respect of such engagement; provided, however that the Administrative Agent
shall be authorized, upon receipt of direction from the Borrower (or the
Collateral Manager on its behalf) to execute any acknowledgement or other
agreement with the Independent Accountants required for the Administrative Agent
to receive any of the certificates, reports or instructions provided for in this
Agreement, which acknowledgement or agreement may include, among other things,
(i) acknowledgement that the Borrower or Collateral Manager has agreed that the
procedures to be performed by the Independent Accountants are sufficient for the
Borrower’s and each Lender’s purposes, (ii) releases by the Administrative Agent
(on behalf of itself and the Lenders) of claims against the Independent
Accountants and acknowledgement of other limitations of liability in favor of
the Independent Accountants, and (iii) restrictions or prohibitions on the
disclosure of information or documents provided to it by such firm of
Independent accountants (including to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Administrative Agent be
required to execute any agreement in respect of the Independent accountants that
it reasonably determines adversely affects it.

 

Article IX

Application of Monies

 

Section 9.01.         Disbursements of Monies from Collection Account.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, but subject to the
other subsections of this Section 9.01, on each Payment Date, the Administrative
Agent shall disburse amounts on deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to
Section 8.02 in accordance with the following priorities (the “Priority of
Payments”) as set forth in the related Monthly Report:

 

(i)         On each Payment Date prior to the occurrence and continuance of an
Event of Default, amounts on deposit in the Collection Account, to the extent
received on or before the related Determination Date will be applied in the
following order of priority:

 

(A)         (1)  first, to pay all out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the
Administrative Agent incurred in connection with any sale of Collateral or other
exercises of its remedial rights pursuant to Section 7.03; and (2) second, to
pay, in the following order, (i) first, to the Custodian, any amounts payable
pursuant to the Custodian Fee Letter, this Agreement and the other Facility
Documents and (ii) second, to the Administrative Agent and the Account Bank, any
amounts payable pursuant to the Administrative Agent Fee Letter, this Agreement
and the other Facility Documents, provided that the amount applied under this
clause (A)(2) for such Payment Date shall not exceed the Third Party Expense Cap
for such Payment Date;

 

(B)         to the Collateral Manager, to pay accrued and unpaid Collateral
Management Fees and all other expenses (including indemnities) incurred by the
Collateral Manager in connection with the services provided under this Agreement
and as further described in Sections 11.03, 11.07 and 11.09, provided that, to
the extent directed by the Collateral Manager, all or any portion of such
Collateral Management Fees may be waived or payable to an Affiliate of the
Collateral Manager; provided, further, that the amount applied under this
clause (B) for such Payment Date in respect of expenses and indemnities shall
not exceed the Collateral Manager Expense Cap for such Payment Date;

 

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(C)         to pay regular scheduled payments, any fees and expenses incurred
under any Hedging Agreement (excluding any hedge termination payments);

 

(D)         to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, to pay
accrued and unpaid Interest, Unused Fees due to each such Lender and amounts
payable to each such Lender under Sections 2.09 and 2.10;

 

(E)         if the Maximum Advance Rate Test is not satisfied as of the related
Determination Date, to pay the principal of the Advances of each Lender (pro
rata, based on each Lender’s Percentage) until the Maximum Advance Rate Test is
satisfied (on a pro forma basis as at such Determination Date);

 

(F)         to payment of Administrative Expenses; provided that the amount
applied under this clause (F) for such Payment Date shall not exceed the
Administrative Expense Cap for such Payment Date;

 

(G)         to the payment or application of amounts referred to in clauses (A),
(B) and (F) above, to the extent not paid in full pursuant to applications under
such clauses;

 

(H)         to the payment of any hedge breakage or termination costs owed by
the Borrower pursuant to a Hedging Agreement; and

 

(I)         the remainder to the Borrower or to Capitala at the direction of the
Collateral Manager.

 

(ii)         On each Business Day following the occurrence and continuance of an
Event of Default, amounts on deposit in the Collection Account will be applied
in the following order of priority:

 

(A)         to the payment of unpaid amounts under clause (A) in Section
9.01(a)(i) above (in the order specified therein and subject to any limitations
set forth therein; provided, that if the Advances have been accelerated
following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and
the sale of the Collateral has commenced in connection therewith, such
limitations specified therein shall not be given any effect);

 

(B)         to the payment of unpaid amounts under clause (B) in Section
9.01(a)(i) above (subject to the Collateral Manager Expense Cap if the
Collateral Manager is the initial Collateral Manager or an Affiliate of the
Borrower or Capitala);

 

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(C)         to the payment of any hedge breakage, termination costs or any other
amounts owed by the Borrower pursuant to a Hedging Agreement;

 

(D)         to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, to pay
accrued and unpaid Interest, Unused Fees due to each such Lender and amounts
payable to each such Lender under Sections 2.09 and 2.10;

 

(E)         to the payment of Administrative Expenses (subject to the cap set
forth in clause (F) in clause (i) above);

 

(F)         to each Lender to pay the Advances of such Lender (pro rata, based
on each Lender’s Percentage) until the Advances are paid in full;

 

(G)         to the payment or application of amounts referred to in clauses (A)
through (D) above (in the same order of priority specified therein), to the
extent not paid in full pursuant to applications under such clauses;

 

(H)         to the Collateral Manager to pay accrued and unpaid Collateral
Management Fees; provided that, to the extent directed by the Collateral
Manager, all or any portion of such Collateral Management Fees may be waived or
payable to an Affiliate of the Collateral Manager;

 

(I)         to the payment of any other Administrative Expenses to the extent
not paid in full;

 

(J)         the remainder to the Borrower or to Capitala at the direction of the
Collateral Manager.

 

(b)         If on any Payment Date the amount available in the Collection
Account is insufficient to make the full amount of the disbursements required by
the Monthly Report, the Administrative Agent shall make the disbursements called
for in the order and according to the priority set forth under Section 9.01(a)
to the extent funds are available therefor.

 

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Article X

Sale of Collateral Loans; Purchase of Additional Loans

 

Section 10.01.         Sales of Collateral Loans.          (a) Discretionary
Sales of Collateral Loans. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
specified in Section 10.04, the Collateral Manager, at the direction of the
Borrower, may sell any Collateral Loan if such sale meets the requirements set
forth below (provided that prior to such discretionary sale, the Collateral
Manager shall demonstrate that the requirements set forth below are met by
submitting to the Lenders (with a copy to the Custodian) completed forms of “BB
Calc Stmt,” “Compliance” and “Priority of Payments” as set forth in the forms of
Monthly Report (Schedule 2 to this Agreement) as of the date of such
discretionary sale after giving effect thereto):

 

(i)no Default or Event of Default is continuing or would result upon giving
effect thereto (unless, in the case of such a Default, such Default will be
cured upon giving effect to such sale and the application of the proceeds
thereof) unless the purchase price for such Collateral Loan is no less than par;
   

(ii)upon giving effect thereto and the application of the proceeds thereof, each
Coverage Test and each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied (or if any
Collateral Quality Test is not satisfied, such test is maintained or improved
after giving effect to such sale) unless the purchase price for such Collateral
Loan is no less than par;    

(iii)except as provided in Section 10.01(c), if such sale is to an Affiliate of
the Borrower, such sale is made for a purchase price at least equal to the
Market Value thereof;    

(iv)such sale is made for Cash; and    

(v)in the reasonable judgment of the Collateral Manager in accordance with the
Collateral Management Standard, there is no adverse selection of such Collateral
Loans to be sold.

 

Notwithstanding anything above that would otherwise prohibit the sale of a
Collateral Loan after the occurrence or during the continuance of a Default or
an Event of Default, if the Borrower entered into an agreement to sell any such
Collateral Loan prior to the occurrence and continuance of such Default or an
Event of Default, but such sale did not settle prior to the occurrence of such
Default or an Event of Default, then the Borrower shall be permitted to
consummate such sale notwithstanding the occurrence and continuance of such
Default or an Event of Default, provided that such sale was not entered into in
contemplation of the occurrence of such Default or Event of Default and such
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(b)           Sales of Equity Securities. The Borrower may sell any Equity
Security at any time without restriction, and shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to effect the sale of any Equity Security, regardless of
price within forty-five days of receipt if such Equity Security constitutes
Margin Stock, unless such sale is prohibited by Applicable Law or applicable
contract restriction, in which case such Equity Security should be sold as soon
as such sale is permitted by Applicable Law or applicable contract.

 

(c)           Certain Restrictions. In the case of a sale of a Defaulted Loan or
an Ineligible Loan to an Affiliate of the Borrower at a price less than the
original percentage of par paid by the Borrower, the purchase price shall not be
less than the Market Value of such Defaulted Loan or Ineligible Loan.

 

(d)         Terms of Sales. All sales of Collateral Loans and other property of
the Borrower under the provisions above in this Section 10.01 must be
exclusively for Cash (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any exchange or
substitution of assets in the event of a workout or restructuring of a Loan).

 

Section 10.02.         Purchase of Additional Loans. (a) Purchase of Loans. On
any date during the Reinvestment Period, if no Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, the Collateral Manager at the direction of the Borrower may, if
each of the conditions specified in this Section 10.02 and Section 10.04 are
met, invest Principal Proceeds in additional Loans, provided, that no Loan may
be purchased or originated with Principal Proceeds unless each of the following
conditions are satisfied as of the date the Borrower makes such purchase, in
each case after giving effect to such purchase or acquisition:

 

(i)         such obligation is an Eligible Loan;

 

(ii)        each Coverage Test is satisfied; and

 

(iii)       each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied (or if any such Collateral
Quality Test was not satisfied prior to such purchase or acquisition, such test
is maintained or improved after giving effect to such purchase).

 

(b)           Purchase of Loans Involving Affiliates. Additional Loans may be
purchased from time to time by the Borrower from any of its Affiliates only if
(i) such purchase is in accordance with the Purchase and Contribution Agreement
or (ii)(x) the material terms and conditions thereof are no less favorable to
the Borrower than the terms it would obtain if negotiated on an arms-length
basis, (y) the transactions are effected in accordance with all Applicable Laws
and (z) such purchase is for an amount equal to or less than the lesser of
(A) the original purchase price paid by such Affiliate (after adjustment for any
borrowings or repayments and amortization of upfront fees and exclusive of
interest) and (B) the Borrower’s current mark with respect to such Loan.

 

Section 10.03.         Substitution and Transfer of Loans. (a) Substitutions.
The Borrower may (including in connection with any retransfer of a Collateral
Loan to Capitala under the Purchase and Contribution Agreement) replace any
Collateral Loan with another Loan (a “Substitute Loan”), subject to the
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(b)         Conditions to Substitution. No substitution of a Collateral Loan
with a Substitute Loan shall occur unless each of the following conditions is
satisfied as of the date of such substitution (as certified to the
Administrative Agent by the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the
Borrower)):

 

(i)         each Substitute Loan satisfies the eligibility criteria set forth in
the definition of Eligible Loan on the date of substitution;

 

(ii)         after giving effect to any such substitution, each Coverage Test
and each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied (or if any such Coverage Test or
Collateral Quality Test is not satisfied, such test is maintained or improved
after giving effect to such substitution);

 

(iii)         to the extent the Assigned Value of the Collateral Loan(s) to be
replaced is greater than that of the Substitute Loan(s) on the date of such
substitution, the Borrower shall deposit the difference thereof in the
Collection Account as Principal Proceeds;

 

(iv)         no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
(immediately before or after giving effect to such substitution) other than any
Default that will be cured after giving effect to such substitution;

 

(v)         there is no adverse selection, impacting the interest of the Secured
Parties, by the Borrower or Collateral Manager with regard to such Collateral
Loans to be substituted or the Substitute Loans;

 

(vi)         the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any amount to
be deposited into the Collection Account in connection with any such
substitution and shall deliver to the Custodian the Related Documents for any
Substitute Loans;

 

(vii)         upon confirmation of the delivery of a Substitute Loan for each
applicable Collateral Loan being substituted for, each applicable Collateral
Loan being substituted for shall be removed from the Collateral and the
applicable Substitute Loan(s) shall be included in the Collateral; and

 

(viii)         the Concentration Limitations are satisfied (or if there is any
Excess Concentration Amount, such Excess Concentration Amount is maintained or
decreased after giving effect to such sale).

 

Section 10.04.           Conditions Applicable to All Sale, Substitution and
Purchase Transactions. (a) Any transaction effected under this Article X or in
connection with the acquisition of additional Loans shall be conducted on an
arm’s length basis and, if effected with a Person that is an Affiliate of the
Borrower (or with an account or portfolio for which the Collateral Manager or
any of its Affiliates serves as investment adviser), shall be on material terms
no less favorable to the Borrower and the Secured Parties than would be the case
if such Person were not such an Affiliate or as otherwise expressly permitted
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(b)           Upon each acquisition by the Borrower of a Loan, (i) all of the
Borrower’s right, title and interest to such Loan shall be subject to the Lien
granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) such
Loan and the note or other instrument with respect to such Loan shall be
Delivered to the Administrative Agent (or the Custodian on its behalf, as
applicable); provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Related
Documents and Loan Checklist with respect to such Loan may be delivered within
five (5) Business Days of the contribution or acquisition of such Collateral
Loan.

 

(c)           Upon the sale or substitution of a Collateral Loan pursuant to
this Article X, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, shall automatically and without further action be deemed to release and
transfer to the Borrower, without recourse, representation or warranty, all the
right, title and interest of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Secured Parties in, to and under such Collateral Loan being sold or being
substituted for, as applicable. The Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, shall, at the sole expense of the Borrower, execute such
documents and instruments of transfer as may be prepared by the Collateral
Manager, on behalf of the Borrower, and take other such actions as shall
reasonably be requested by the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower to
effect the release and transfer of such Collateral Loan being sold pursuant to
this Article X.

 

(d)           The Aggregate Assigned Value of the Collateral Loan(s) which are
the subject of any sale to an Affiliate of the Borrower under this Article X or
substitution pursuant to Section 10.03, together with the sum of the Aggregate
Assigned Value of all Collateral Loans sold to Affiliates or substituted in the
twelve month period preceding the proposed date of sale or substitution (or such
lesser number of months as shall have elapsed since the Closing Date) shall not
exceed 10% of the highest Aggregate Collateral Balance during such period
(excluding, however, from such 10% threshold any Collateral Loan sold to an
Affiliate of the Borrower (other than a seller under the Purchase and
Contribution Agreement) within 150 days of the acquisition of such Collateral
Loan by the Borrower); provided that, the sum of the Aggregate Assigned Value of
all Defaulted Loans sold to Affiliates or substituted in the twelve month period
preceding the proposed date of sale or substitution (or such lesser number of
months as shall have elapsed since the Closing Date) shall not exceed 10% of the
of the highest Aggregate Collateral Balance during such period. For the
avoidance of doubt, the foregoing limitations shall not apply (i) to Warranty
Loans or (ii) where Collateral Loans are sold by the Borrower in connection with
a Permitted Securitization.2

 

(e)           For the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions set forth in Sections
10.01 and 10.04 shall not apply to the sale of Warranty Loans.

 

 

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Section 10.05.           Additional Equity Contributions. Each equity holder in
the Borrower may, but shall have no obligation to, at any time or from time to
time contribute additional equity to the Borrower for any purpose, including for
the purpose of curing any Default, satisfying any Coverage Test, enabling the
acquisition or sale of any Loan or satisfying any conditions under Section 3.02.
Each equity contribution shall either be made (i) in Cash, (ii) by assignment
and contribution of an Eligible Investment and/or (iii) by assignment and
contribution of a Loan. All Cash contributed to the Borrower shall be treated as
Principal Proceeds except to the extent that the Collateral Manager, in its
discretion, specifies that such Cash shall constitute Interest Proceeds.

 

Article XI

Administration and Servicing of Contracts

 

Section 11.01.           Designation of the Collateral Manager. (a) Initial
Collateral Manager. The servicing, administering and collection of the
Collateral shall be conducted in accordance with this Section 11.01 by the
Person designated as the Collateral Manager hereunder. Capitala Investment
Advisors, LLC is hereby appointed as, and hereby accepts such appointment and
agrees to perform the duties and responsibilities, of Collateral Manager
pursuant to the terms hereof. The Collateral Manager and the Borrower hereby
acknowledge that each of the Secured Parties are third party beneficiaries of
the obligations taken by the Collateral Manager hereunder.

 

(b)     Subcontracts. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the
Collateral Manager may, with the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent (other than with respect to any duties performed by U.S. Bank National
Association as an agent or sub-agent on behalf of the Collateral Manager as of
the Closing Date), subcontract with any Person for back office, servicing and
administrative functions or collecting the Collateral; provided that (i) the
Collateral Manager shall select any such Person with reasonable care and shall
be solely responsible for the fees and expenses payable to such Person, (ii) the
Collateral Manager shall not be relieved of, and shall remain liable for, the
performance of the duties and obligations of the Collateral Manager pursuant to
the terms hereof without regard to any subcontracting arrangement and (iii) any
such subcontract shall be subject to the provisions hereof.

 

Section 11.02.           Duties of the Collateral Manager. (a) Duties. The
Collateral Manager shall take or cause to be taken all such actions as may be
necessary or advisable to service, administer and collect on the Collateral from
time to time, all in accordance with Applicable Law and the Collateral
Management Standard. Without limiting the foregoing, the duties of the
Collateral Manager shall include the following:

 

(i)          supervising the Collateral, including communicating with Obligors,
executing amendments, providing consents and waivers, exercising voting rights,
enforcing and collecting on the Collateral and otherwise managing the Collateral
on behalf of the Borrower;

 

(ii)         preparing and submitting claims to Obligors on each Collateral
Loan;

 

(iii)        maintaining all necessary servicing records with respect to the
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(iv)           maintaining and implementing administrative and operating
procedures (including, without limitation, an ability to recreate servicing
records evidencing the Collateral in the event of the destruction of the
originals thereof) and keeping and maintaining all documents, books, records and
other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of the
Collateral;

 

(v)           promptly delivering to the Administrative Agent and each Lender,
from time to time, such information and servicing records (including information
relating to its performance under this Agreement) as the Administrative Agent or
each Lender may from time to time reasonably request;

 

(vi)           identifying each Collateral Loan clearly and unambiguously in its
servicing records to reflect that such Collateral Loan is owned by the Borrower
and that the Borrower is pledging a security interest therein to the
Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) pursuant to this
Agreement;

 

(vii)          notifying the Administrative Agent and each Lender of any
material action, suit, proceeding, dispute, offset, deduction, defense or
counterclaim (1) that is or is threatened to be asserted by an Obligor with
respect to any Collateral Loan (or portion thereof) of which it has actual
knowledge or has received notice; or (2) that could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(viii)         maintaining the perfected security interest of the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral;

 

(ix)           with respect to each Collateral Loan included as part of the
Collateral, making copies of the Related Documents available for inspection by
the Administrative Agent, upon reasonable notice, at the offices of the
Collateral Manager during normal business hours in accordance with Section
5.03(d);

 

(x)           directing the Administrative Agent to make payments pursuant to
the terms of the Monthly Report in accordance with the Priority of Payments;

 

(xi)          directing the acquisition, sale or substitution of Collateral in
accordance with Article X;

 

(xii)          providing assistance to the Borrower with respect to the purchase
and sale of the Loans;

 

(xiii)         instructing the Obligors or the administrative agents and paying
agents on the Collateral Loans to make payments directly into the Collection
Account including instructing the related administrative agents and paying
agents on the Collateral Loans to cause all Collections for any Collateral Loan
deposited into a payment account maintained by such administrative agent or
paying agent that are owed to the Borrower to be identified and deposited into
the Collection Account no later than two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof
or such longer period for identification and deposit of collections as may be
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(xiv)        preparing the Monthly Reports in the manner and at the times
required hereunder; and

 

(xv)         complying with such other duties and responsibilities as required
of the Collateral Manager by this Agreement.

 

It is acknowledged and agreed that the Borrower possesses only such rights with
respect to the enforcement of rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral
Loans and the underlying assets securing such Collateral Loans under the Related
Documents as have been transferred to the Borrower with respect to the related
Collateral Loan, and therefore, for all purposes under this Agreement, the
Collateral Manager shall perform its administrative and management duties
hereunder only to the extent that, as a lender under the Related Documents, it
has the right to do so.

 

(b)           Exercise of Remedies Not Release. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the exercise by the Administrative Agent, the
Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Secured Parties of their rights
hereunder or any other Facility Document shall not release the Collateral
Manager or the Borrower from any of their duties or responsibilities with
respect to the Collateral. The Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent, each
Lender and the Administrative Agent shall not have any obligation or liability
with respect to any Collateral, nor shall any of them be obligated to perform
any of the obligations of the Collateral Manager hereunder.

 

(c)           Application of Obligor Payments. Any payment by an Obligor in
respect of any indebtedness owed by it to the Borrower shall, except as
otherwise specified by such Obligor or otherwise required by contract or law and
unless otherwise instructed by the Administrative Agent, be applied as a
collection of a payment by such Obligor (starting with the oldest such
outstanding payment due) to the extent of any amounts then due and payable
thereunder before being applied to any other receivable or other obligation of
such Obligor.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any
action taken or not taken by the Collateral Manager shall be in accordance with
the terms of the Borrower LLC Agreement (including, those parts of the Borrower
LLC Agreement setting forth the terms of the management and policies of the
Borrower), and each of the parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that the
ultimate authority on the management of the Borrower’s business and affairs
shall reside with the board of managers of the Borrower.

 

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Section 11.03.            Liability of the Collateral Manager; Indemnification
of the Collateral Manager Persons.

 

(a)     The Collateral Manager and any of its Affiliates, employees,
shareholders, members, partners, assigns, representatives or agents (each such
individual or entity, a “Collateral Manager Person”) shall not be liable to the
Borrower, any Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arranger, the
Administrative Agent, the Custodian or any other Person for any liability, loss
(including amounts paid in settlement), damages, judgments, costs, expenses
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, accountant’s fees and
expenses and the fees and expenses of other experts), demands, charges or claim
(collectively, the “Damages”) incurred by reason of any act or omission or
alleged act or omission performed or omitted by such Collateral Manager Person,
or for any decrease in the value of the Collateral or any other losses suffered
by any party; provided, however, that a Collateral Manager Person shall be
liable for any Damages that arise (i) by reason of any act or omission
constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, or gross negligence by any
Collateral Manager Person in the performance of or reckless disregard of the
Collateral Manager’s duties hereunder or (ii) by any breach of the
representations and warranties of the Collateral Manager expressly set forth in
this Agreement (each such breach, a “Collateral Manager Breach”).

 

(b)     The Collateral Manager may rely in good faith upon, and will incur no
Damages for relying upon, (i) any authoritative source customarily used by firms
performing services similar to those services provided by the Collateral Manager
under this Agreement, and (ii) the advice of nationally recognized counsel,
accountants or other advisors as the Collateral Manager determines reasonably
appropriate in connection with the services provided by the Collateral Manager
under this Agreement.

 

(c)     In no event shall the Collateral Manager be liable for special, indirect
or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever (including but not
limited to lost profits) even if the Collateral Manager has been advised of the
likelihood of such damages and regardless of the form of such action.

 

(d)     Each Collateral Manager Person shall be held harmless and be indemnified
by the Borrower for any Damages suffered by virtue of any acts or omissions or
alleged acts or omissions arising out of the activities of such Collateral
Manager Person in the performance of the obligations of the Collateral Manager
under this Agreement or as a result of this Agreement, or the Borrower’s
ownership interest in any portion of the Collateral Loans, except to the extent
any such Damage arises as a result of a Collateral Manager Breach. All amounts
payable pursuant to this Section 11.03 shall be payable in accordance with the
Priority of Payments.

 

Section 11.04.           Authorization of the Collateral Manager. The Borrower
hereby authorizes the Collateral Manager to take any and all reasonable steps in
its name and on its behalf necessary or desirable in the determination of the
Collateral Manager and not inconsistent with the pledge of the Collateral by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties,
hereunder, to collect all amounts due under any and all Collateral, including,
without limitation, endorsing its name on checks and other instruments
representing Collections, executing and delivering any and all instruments of
satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and
all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Collateral and, after the
delinquency of any Collateral and to the extent permitted under and in
compliance with Applicable Law, to commence proceedings with respect to
enforcing payment thereof, to the same extent as the Collateral Manager could
have done if it owned such Collateral. The Borrower shall furnish the Collateral
Manager (and any successors thereto) with any powers of attorney and other
documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Collateral Manager to carry out
its collateral management duties hereunder, and shall cooperate with the
Collateral Manager to the fullest extent in order to ensure the collectability
of the Collateral. In no event shall the Collateral Manager be entitled to make
the Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent or any
Lender a party to any litigation without such party’s express prior written
consent, or to make the Borrower a party to any litigation (other than any
foreclosure or similar collection procedure) without the Administrative Agent’s
consent. Following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (unless
otherwise waived by the Lenders in accordance with Section 13.01), the
Administrative Agent (acting in its sole discretion or at the direction of the
Required Lenders) may provide notice to the Collateral Manager (with a copy to
the Custodian and the Administrative Agent) that the Secured Parties are
exercising their control rights with respect to the Collateral in accordance
with Section 6.02.

 

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Section 11.05.           Realization Upon Defaulted Loans. The Collateral
Manager will use reasonable efforts consistent with the Collateral Management
Standard, this Agreement and the Related Documents to exercise (on behalf of the
Borrower and the Secured Parties) available remedies (which may include
liquidating, foreclosing upon or repossessing, as applicable, or otherwise
comparably converting the ownership of any related property) with respect to any
Defaulted Loan. The Collateral Manager will comply with the Collateral
Management Standard, the Related Documents and Applicable Law in realizing upon
such related property, and employ practices and procedures, including reasonable
efforts, consistent with the Collateral Management Standard and the Related
Documents, to enforce all obligations of Obligors. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Manager may cause the sale of any
such related property to the Collateral Manager or its Affiliates for a purchase
price equal to the then fair market value thereof, any such sale to be evidenced
by a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager delivered to
the Administrative Agent setting forth the Collateral Loan, the related
property, the sale price of the related property and certifying that such sale
price is the fair market value of such related property. The Collateral Manager
will remit to the Collection Account the recoveries received in connection with
the sale or disposition of related property relating to any Defaulted Loan
hereunder.

 

Section 11.06.           Collateral Management Compensation. As compensation for
its servicing and collateral management activities hereunder and reimbursement
for its expenses, the Collateral Manager shall be entitled to receive the
Collateral Management Fees to the extent of funds available therefor pursuant to
the Priority of Payments, as applicable.

 

Section 11.07.           Payment of Certain Expenses by Collateral Manager. The
Collateral Manager (if the Collateral Manager is an Affiliate of the Borrower)
will be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its
activities under this Agreement, including fees and disbursements of its
independent accountants, Taxes imposed on the Collateral Manager, expenses
incurred by the Collateral Manager in connection with the production of reports
pursuant to this Agreement, and all other fees and expenses not expressly stated
under this Agreement for the account of the Borrower. The Collateral Manager
shall be required to pay such expenses for its own account and shall not be
entitled to any payment therefor other than the Collateral Management Fees.

 

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Section 11.08.   The Collateral Manager Not to Resign; Assignment. The
Collateral Manager shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby
imposed on it except upon the Collateral Manager’s determination that the
performance of its duties hereunder is or becomes impermissible under Applicable
Law. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Collateral Manager
shall be evidenced by an opinion of counsel to such effect delivered to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender. No such resignation shall become effective
until a Successor Collateral Manager shall have assumed the responsibilities and
obligations of the Collateral Manager in accordance with Section 11.09.

 

Section 11.09.   Appointment of Successor Collateral Manager. (a)  Upon
resignation of the Collateral Manager pursuant to Section 11.08, the Borrower
may (with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders) at
any time appoint a successor collateral manager (the “Successor Collateral
Manager”), which, for the avoidance of doubt may be the Administrative Agent or
any Lender, and such Successor Collateral Manager shall accept its appointment
by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Upon
the occurrence and continuance of a Collateral Manager Termination Event, the
Administrative Agent may (with the consent of the Required Lenders and, in the
case of a Collateral Manager Termination Event arising solely under Section
6.03(a), with the consent of the Borrower) at any time appoint a successor
collateral manager, which, for the avoidance of doubt may be the Administrative
Agent or any Lender, and such Successor Collateral Manager shall accept its
appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Administrative
Agent. No assignment of this Agreement by the Collateral Manager (including,
without limitation, a change in control or management of the Collateral Manager
which would be deemed an “assignment” under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
as amended) shall be made unless such assignment is consented to in writing by
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, provided, however, that nothing
herein shall be construed to restrict the ability of the Administrative Agent to
replace the Collateral Manager upon the occurrence of a Collateral Manager
Termination Event pursuant to Section 11.09 or any obligations of the Collateral
Manager in connection with such provisions.

 

(b)   Upon its appointment (the “Assumption Date”), the Successor Collateral
Manager shall be the successor in all respects to the Collateral Manager with
respect to collateral management functions under this Agreement subject to and
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including without limitation
Article XIII hereof) and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties
and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Collateral Manager by the terms
and provisions hereof, and all references in this Agreement to the Collateral
Manager shall be deemed to refer to the Successor Collateral Manager; provided
that the Successor Collateral Manager shall not (i) be deemed to have assumed or
to become liable for, or otherwise have any liability for, any duties,
responsibilities, actions performed, breaches, defaults, claims, obligations or
liabilities of the terminated Collateral Manager or any other predecessor
Collateral Manager arising before the Assumption Date, (ii) have any obligation
to pay any taxes required to be paid by the terminated Collateral Manager or any
other predecessor Collateral Manager (provided that the Successor Collateral
Manager shall pay any income taxes for which it is liable), (iii) have any
liability for any failure to perform its duties as Collateral Manager, or any
loss or damages arising from such failure, that results from the actions (or
inaction) of the terminated Collateral Manager or any other predecessor
Collateral Manager on or before the Assumption Date, (iv) have any obligation to
perform advancing or repurchase obligations, if any, of the Borrower, the
terminated Collateral Manager or any other predecessor Collateral Manager unless
it elects to do so in its sole discretion, (v) have any obligation to pay any of
the fees and expenses of any other party to the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement or any Facility Document, (vi) have any liability with respect to any
of the representations and warranties of any predecessor Collateral Manager
under this Agreement, (vii) have any obligation to expend or risk its own funds
or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties
hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights and powers, if, in its
reasonable judgment, it shall believe that repayment of such funds or adequate
indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to it and (viii) have
any obligation to file or record any financing statements or other documents in
order to perfect or continue any security interests contemplated by this
Agreement unless it has been directed by the Administrative Agent to make such
filing or recordation. The indemnification obligations of the Successor
Collateral Manager, upon becoming a Successor Collateral Manager, are expressly
limited to those arising on account of its failure to act in good faith and with
reasonable care under the circumstances.

 

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(c)  The Collateral Manager agrees to cooperate and use its commercially
reasonable efforts in effecting the transition of the responsibilities and
rights of servicing of the Collateral, including, without limitation, the
transfer to the Successor Collateral Manager for the administration by it of all
cash amounts that shall at the time be held by the Collateral Manager for
deposit, or have been deposited by the Collateral Manager, or thereafter
received with respect to the Collateral and the delivery to the Successor
Collateral Manager in an orderly and timely fashion of all files and records
with respect to the Collateral and a computer data file in readable form
containing all information necessary to enable the Successor Collateral Manager
to service the Collateral. In addition, the Collateral Manager agrees to
cooperate and use its commercially reasonable efforts in providing, at the
expense of the Collateral Manager, the Successor Collateral Manager with
reasonable access (including at the premises of the Collateral Manager) to the
employees of the Collateral Manager, and any and all of the books, records (in
electronic or other form) or other information reasonably requested by it to
enable the Successor Collateral Manager to assume the servicing functions
hereunder and under this Agreement and to maintain a list of key servicing
personnel and contact information.

 

(d)  Notwithstanding the Successor Collateral Manager’s assumption of, and its
agreement to perform and observe, all duties, responsibilities and obligations
of the Collateral Manager under this Agreement arising on and after the
Assumption Date, the Successor Collateral Manager shall not be deemed to have
assumed or to become liable for, or otherwise have any liability for, any
duties, responsibilities, obligations or liabilities of the initial Collateral
Manager or any other predecessor Collateral Manager arising under the terms of
this Agreement, arising by operation of law or otherwise with respect to the
period ending on the Assumption Date, including, without limitation, any
liability for, any duties, responsibilities, obligations or liabilities of the
initial Collateral Manager or any other predecessor Collateral Manager arising
on or before the Assumption Date under this Agreement, regardless of when the
liability, duty, responsibility or obligation of the initial Collateral Manager
or any other predecessor Collateral Manager therefor arose, whether provided by
the terms of this Agreement arising by operation of law or otherwise, and in no
case will the Successor Collateral Manager have any liability for any failure to
perform its duties as Collateral Manager, or any loss or damages arising from
such failure, that results from the actions (or inaction) of the initial
Collateral Manager or any other predecessor Collateral Manager on or before the
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(e)  The Successor Collateral Manager undertakes to perform only such duties and
obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, it being expressly
understood by all parties hereto that there are no implied duties or obligations
of the Successor Collateral Manager hereunder.

 

(f)   Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any Facility
Document to the contrary, the Successor Collateral Manager is authorized to
accept and rely on all of the accounting, records (including computer records)
and work of the prior Collateral Manager relating to the Collateral Loans
(collectively, the “Predecessor Collateral Manager Work Product”) without any
audit or other examination thereof, except to the extent that it knows such
records or work product to be incorrect, and such Successor Collateral Manager
shall have no duty, responsibility, obligation or liability for the acts and
omissions of the prior Collateral Manager or any other predecessor Collateral
Manager. If any error, inaccuracy, omission or incorrect or non-standard
practice or procedure (collectively, “Errors”) exist in any Predecessor
Collateral Manager Work Product and such Errors make it materially more
difficult to service or should cause or materially contribute to the Successor
Collateral Manager making or continuing any Errors (collectively, “Continued
Errors”), such Successor Collateral Manager shall have no duty, responsibility,
obligation or liability for such Continued Errors; provided that such Successor
Collateral Manager agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent
further Continued Errors. In the event that the Successor Collateral Manager
becomes aware of Errors or Continued Errors, it shall, with the prior consent of
the Administrative Agent, use its commercially reasonable efforts to reconstruct
and reconcile such data as is commercially reasonable to correct such Errors and
Continued Errors and to prevent future Continued Errors. The Successor
Collateral Manager shall be entitled to recover its costs thereby expended in
accordance with the Priority of Payments.

 

(g)  The Collateral Manager will, upon the request of the Successor Collateral
Manager, provide the Successor Collateral Manager with a power of attorney
providing that the Successor Collateral Manager is authorized and empowered to
execute and deliver, on behalf of the Collateral Manager, as attorney-in-fact or
otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do so or
accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the
purposes of such notice of termination or to perform the duties of the
Collateral Manager under this Agreement.

 

(h)  The Successor Collateral Manager shall not be liable for an action or
omission to act hereunder, except for its own willful misconduct, gross
negligence or bad faith. Under no circumstances will the Successor Collateral
Manager be liable for indirect, special, consequential or incidental damages,
such as loss of use, revenue or profit. In no event shall the Successor
Collateral Manager be liable to the Borrower for any bad debts or other defaults
by Obligors.

 

(i)   Except as set forth herein, the Successor Collateral Manager shall have no
duty to review any information regarding the Collateral Manager, including any
financial statements or the information set forth herein.

 

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(j)   If the Successor Collateral Manager is prevented from fulfilling its
obligations hereunder as a result of government actions, regulations, fires,
strikes, accidents, acts of God or other causes beyond the control of such
party, the Successor Collateral Manager shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to resume performance as soon as reasonably possible, and the Successor
Collateral Manager’s obligations shall be suspended for a reasonable time during
which such conditions exist.

 

Article XII

The Administrative Agent

 

Section 12.01.   Authorization and Action.  Each Lender hereby irrevocably
appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on
its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and, to the extent
applicable, the other Facility Documents as are delegated to the Administrative
Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto, subject to the terms hereof. The Administrative
Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set
forth herein or in the other Facility Documents to which it is a party or any
fiduciary relationship with any Secured Party and no implied covenants,
functions, responsibilities, duties or obligations or liabilities on the part of
the Administrative Agent shall be read into this Agreement or any other Facility
Document to which the Administrative Agent is a party (if any) as duties on its
part to be performed or observed. The Administrative Agent shall not have or be
construed to have any other duties or responsibilities in respect of this
Agreement or any other Facility Document and the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent is under
no duty or responsibility to file financing statements. As to any matters not
expressly provided for by this Agreement or the other Facility Documents, 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 written
instructions of the Required Lenders; provided that the Administrative Agent
shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent,
in its judgment, to personal liability, cost or expense or which is contrary to
this Agreement, the other Facility Documents or Applicable Law, or would be, in
its judgment, contrary to its duties hereunder, under any other Facility
Document or under Applicable Law. Each Lender agrees that in any instance in
which the Facility Documents provide that the Administrative Agent’s consent may
not be unreasonably withheld, provide for the exercise of the Administrative
Agent’s reasonable discretion, or provide to a similar effect, it shall not in
its instructions (or by refusing to provide instruction) to the Administrative
Agent withhold its consent or exercise its discretion in an unreasonable manner.

 

Section 12.02.   Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any
of its duties under this Agreement and each other Facility Document by or
through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel
concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall
not be responsible for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any
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Section 12.03.   Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc. (a)  Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any of its respective directors, officers, agents or
employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or
them under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Facility
Documents, except for its or their own gross negligence, fraud, bad faith or
willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Administrative Agent: (i) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for
the Borrower or the Collateral Manager or any of their Affiliates) and
independent public accountants and other experts selected by it with due care
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 in the absence of its own gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct;
(ii) makes no warranty or representation to any Secured Party or any other
Person and shall not be responsible to any Secured Party or any Person for any
statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made in or
in connection with this Agreement or the other Facility Documents; (iii) shall
not have any duty to monitor, ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or
observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement, the
other Facility Documents or any Related Document on the part of the Borrower,
the Collateral Manager or any other Person or to inspect the property (including
the books and records) of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager; (iv) shall not
be responsible to any Secured Party or any other Person for the due execution,
legality, validity, enforceability, perfection, genuineness, sufficiency or
value of any Collateral (or the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability
of the Liens on the Collateral), this Agreement, the other Facility Documents,
any Related Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant
hereto or thereto; and (v) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this
Agreement or any other Facility Document by relying on, acting upon (or by
refraining from action in reliance on) any notice, consent, certificate
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrowing Base Calculation
Statement), instruction or waiver, report, statement, opinion, direction or
other instrument or writing (which may be delivered by telecopier, email, cable
or telex, if acceptable to it) believed by it in good faith to be genuine and
believed by it to be signed or sent by the proper party or parties. The
Administrative Agent shall not have any liability to the Borrower or any Lender
or any other Person for the Borrower’s, the Collateral Manager’s, any Lender’s
or any other Person’s, as the case may be, performance of, or failure to
perform, any of their respective obligations and duties under this Agreement or
any other Facility Document.

 

(b)   The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for the actions for omissions
of any other agent (including concerning the application of funds), or under any
duty to monitor or investigate compliance on the part of any other agent with
the terms or requirements of this Agreement, any Facility Document or any
Related Document, or their duties hereunder or thereunder.

 

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(c)   The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume the due authority of
any signatory and genuineness of any signature appearing on any instrument or
document it may receive (including each Notice of Borrowing received hereunder)
in the absence of its own gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct and
reckless disregard. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action
taken in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be within the powers
conferred upon it, or taken by it pursuant to any direction or instruction by
which it is governed, or omitted to be taken by it by reason of the lack of
direction or instruction required hereby for such action (including for refusing
to exercise discretion or for withholding its consent in the absence of its
receipt of, or resulting from a failure, delay or refusal on the part of the
Required Lenders to provide, written instruction to exercise such discretion or
grant such consent from the Required Lenders, as applicable). The Administrative
Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith unless it
shall be proven by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Administrative
Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the relevant facts. Nothing herein
or in any Facility Document or Related Document shall obligate the
Administrative Agent to advance, expend or risk its own funds, or to take any
action which in its reasonable judgment may cause it to incur any expense or
financial or other liability for which it is not adequately indemnified. The
Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or
consequential damages (including lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been
informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action. The
Administrative Agent shall not be charged with knowledge or notice of any matter
unless actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Administrative Agent, or
unless and to the extent written notice of such matter is received by the
Administrative Agent at its address in accordance with Section 13.02. Any
permissive grant of power to the Administrative Agent hereunder shall not be
construed to be a duty to act. The Administrative Agent shall not be bound to
make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent,
entitlement order, approval or other paper or document. The Administrative Agent
shall not be liable for any error of judgment, or for any act done or step taken
or omitted by it, in good faith, or for any mistakes of fact or law, or for
anything that it may do or refrain from doing in connection herewith, except in
the case of its willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud or grossly negligent
performance or omission of its duties.

 

(d)   The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or liable for delays or
failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall
include acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics,
governmental regulations imposed after the fact, fire, communication line
failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters.

 

(e)   Each Lender acknowledges that, except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement, the Administrative Agent has not made any representation or warranty
to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including
any consent and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of the
Borrower, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the
Administrative Agent to any Secured Party as to any matter. Each Lender
represents to the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without
reliance upon the Administrative Agent and based on such documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and
investigation into the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and
other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager,
and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Facility
Documents to which it is a party. Each Lender also represents that it will,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other
Secured Party 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 this Agreement and the Facility Documents, and to make
such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business,
prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and
creditworthiness of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager. The Administrative
Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Secured Party
with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects,
operations, property, financial or other condition or creditworthiness of the
Borrower or Collateral Manager which may come into the possession of the
Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 12.04.   Indemnification. Each of the Lenders agrees to indemnify and
hold the Administrative Agent harmless (to the extent not reimbursed by or on
behalf of the Borrower pursuant to Section 13.04 or otherwise) from and against
any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees
and expenses) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way
relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Facility Document or
any Related Document or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent
under this Agreement or any other Facility Document or any Related Document;
provided that no Lender shall be liable to the Administrative Agent for any
portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the
Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct; and provided,
further, that no Lender shall be liable to the Administrative Agent for any
portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements (for purposes hereof,
“Administrative Agent Indemnified Liabilities”) unless such Administrative Agent
Indemnified Liabilities are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the
Administrative Agent as a result of any action taken, or not taken, by the
Administrative Agent at the direction of the Administrative Agent or such Lender
or Lenders, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative
Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise or to honor any of the rights or
powers vested in it by this Agreement at the request or direction of any of the
Lenders (or other Persons authorized or permitted under the terms hereof to make
such request or give such direction) pursuant to this Agreement or any of the
other Facility Documents, unless such Lenders shall have provided to the
Administrative Agent security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against
the costs, expenses (including reasonable and documented attorney’s fees and
expenses) and Administrative Agent Indemnified Liabilities which might
reasonably be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction,
whether such indemnity is provided under this Section 12.04 or otherwise). The
rights of the Administrative Agent and obligations of the Lenders under or
pursuant to this Section 12.04 shall survive the termination of this Agreement,
and the earlier removal or resignation of the Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

Section 12.05.   Successor Administrative Agent. (a) Subject to the terms of
this Section 12.05, the Administrative Agent may, upon thirty (30) days’ notice
to the Lenders and the Borrower, resign as Administrative Agent. If the
Administrative Agent shall resign, then the Required Lenders shall appoint a
successor agent. If for any reason a successor agent is not so appointed and
does not accept such appointment within thirty (30) days of notice of
resignation, the Administrative Agent may appoint a successor agent.
The appointment of any successor Administrative Agent shall be subject to the
prior written consent of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the consent of the
Borrower to any such appointment shall not be required if (i) an Event of
Default shall have occurred and is continuing or (ii) if such successor agent is
a Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Any resignation of the Administrative Agent shall be effective upon the
appointment of a successor agent pursuant to this Section 12.05. After the
effectiveness of the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as
the Administrative Agent, the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged
from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Facility Documents
and the provisions of this Article XII shall continue in effect for its benefit
with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the
Administrative Agent under this Agreement and under the other Facility
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(b)   Any Person (i) into which the Administrative Agent may be merged or
consolidated, (ii) that may result from any merger or consolidation to which the
Administrative Agent shall be a party, or (iii) that may succeed to the
corporate trust properties and assets of the Administrative Agent substantially
as a whole, shall be the successor to the Administrative Agent this Agreement
without further act of any of the parties to this Agreement.

 

Section 12.06.      Administrative Agent’s Capacity as a Lender. The Person
serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and
powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same
as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such Person and its
Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any
kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof
as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

Section 12.07.      Certain ERISA Matters. (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 and its Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to
or for the benefit of the Borrower, that at least one of the following is and
will be true:

 

(i)   such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of the Plan
Asset Rule or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such
Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of
the Advances, the Commitments or this Agreement;

 

(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
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(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 Advances, the
Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in,
administration of and performance of the Advances, 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 Advances, 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) clause (a)(i) above is true with respect
to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and
covenant in accordance with clause (a)(iv) above, 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 and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or
for the benefit of the Borrower, that the Administrative Agent is not 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
Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the
reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this
Agreement, any Facility Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

 

Article XIII

Miscellaneous

 

Section 13.01.   No Waiver; Modifications in Writing. (a) No failure or delay on
the part of any Secured Party exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Any waiver of any provision
of this Agreement, and any consent to any departure by any party to this
Agreement from the terms of any provision of this Agreement, shall be effective
only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No
notice to or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to
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(b)   No amendment, modification, supplement or waiver of this Agreement shall
be effective unless signed by the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, provided that:

 

(i)   any Fundamental Amendment shall also require the written consent of all
Lenders; and

 

(ii)  no such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver shall amend, modify
or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the
Custodian hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent or the Custodian, as the case may be.

 

(c)   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) the
Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the
consent of such 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
consent of such Defaulting Lender.

 

Section 13.02.   Notices, Etc. Except where telephonic instructions are
authorized herein to be given, all notices, demands, instructions and other
communications required or permitted to be given to or made upon any party
hereto shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or sent by
registered, certified or express mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile
transmission, or by prepaid courier service, or by electronic mail (if the
recipient has provided an email address in Schedule 5), and shall be deemed to
be given for purposes of this Agreement on the day that such writing is received
by the intended recipient thereof in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 13.02. Unless otherwise specified in a notice sent or delivered in
accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 13.02, notices,
demands, instructions and other communications in writing shall be given to or
made upon the respective parties hereto at their respective addresses (or to
their respective facsimile numbers or email addresses) indicated in Schedule 5,
and, in the case of telephonic instructions or notices, by calling the telephone
number or numbers indicated for such party in Schedule 5.

 

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Section 13.03.   Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of an
obligation of the Borrower under this Agreement shall be made, in accordance
with this Agreement, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all
present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings,
and all liabilities (including penalties, interest and expenses) with respect
thereto, excluding: (A) any taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however
denominated) taxes, capital taxes, or similar taxes in lieu thereof, branch
profits taxes and franchise taxes, in each case imposed (i) in the case of any
Secured Party, by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under
the laws of which such Secured Party is organized or in which its principal
office is located, or in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending
office is located, or (ii) in the case of any Secured Party or any Lender, by
any jurisdiction by reason of such Secured Party or such Lender having any other
present or former connection with such jurisdiction (other than a connection
arising solely from entering into, receiving any payment under or enforcing its
rights under this Agreement or any other Facility Document); (B) any U.S.
federal withholding taxes imposed under FATCA; and (C) any interest, penalties
and additions to tax attributable to any of the foregoing (all such non-excluded
taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities being
hereinafter referred to as “Taxes”). If the Borrower shall be required by law
(or by the interpretation or administration thereof) to deduct any Taxes from or
in respect of any sum payable by it hereunder or under any other Facility
Document to any Secured Party, (i) the sum payable by the Borrower shall be
increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions
(including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section
13.03) such Secured Party receives an amount equal to the sum it would have
received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such
deductions, and (iii) the Borrower shall timely pay the full amount deducted to
the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law. The
obligation of the Borrower to make any additional payments in respect of any
deduction or withholding of Taxes as set forth in this Section 13.03 shall be
subject to the Secured Party’s compliance with the conditions in Section
13.03(g), (h), or (j).

 

(b)  In addition, the Borrower agrees to timely pay any present or future stamp
or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar
levies which arise from any payment made by the Borrower hereunder or under any
other Facility Document or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or
otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or under any other Facility Document,
except any such taxes that are imposed with respect to an assignment other than
an assignment to comply with Section 13.03(h) (hereinafter referred to as “Other
Taxes”).

 

(c)  The Borrower agrees to indemnify each of the Secured Parties for the full
amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or
asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 13.03) paid
by any Secured Party in respect of the Borrower, whether or not such Taxes or
Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted. Payments by the
Borrower pursuant to this indemnification shall be made promptly following the
date the Secured Party makes written demand therefor, which demand shall be
accompanied by a certificate describing in reasonable detail the basis thereof.
Such certificate shall be presumed to be correct absent manifest or demonstrable
error.

 

(d)  The Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Secured Party, or pay
any additional amounts to any Secured Party, in respect of United States federal
withholding tax or United States federal backup withholding tax to the extent
that (i) the obligation to withhold amounts with respect to United States
federal withholding or backup withholding tax imposed pursuant to a law in
effect on the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement (or acquired its
interest herein) or, with respect to payments to a new lending office designated
by a Lender (a “New Lending Office”), the date such Lender designated such New
Lending Office with respect to an Advance; provided that this clause (i) shall
not apply to the extent the indemnity payment or additional amounts any Secured
Party would be entitled to receive (without regard to this clause (i)) do not
exceed the indemnity payment or additional amounts that the transferor Lender
immediately before the Secured Party became a party hereto or the Lender making
the designation of such New Lending Office immediately before changing its
lending office, if any, would have been entitled to receive in the absence of
such transfer or designation, or (ii) the obligation to pay such additional
amounts would not have arisen but for a failure by such Secured Party to comply
with paragraphs (g), (j), or (h) below.

 

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(e)  Promptly after the date of any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes, the
Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified
copy of a receipt issued by the relevant Governmental Authority evidencing
payment thereof (or other evidence of payment as may be reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent).

 

(f)   If any payment is made by the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its
behalf) to or for the account of any Secured Party after deduction for or on
account of any Taxes or Other Taxes, and an indemnity payment or additional
amounts are paid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 13.03, then, if such
Secured Party in its sole discretion determines that it is entitled to a refund
of such Taxes or Other Taxes, such Secured Party shall apply for such refund and
reimburse to the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager, as applicable) such amount
of any refund received (net of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred,
including taxes) as such Secured Party shall determine in its sole discretion to
be attributable to the relevant Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that in the event
that such Secured Party is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing
authority, the Borrower agrees to return the refund to such Secured Party.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 13.03(f), in no event
will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying
party pursuant to this Section 13.03(f) 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 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.

 

(g)  Each Secured Party and each Participant that is a United States person as
that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “U.S. Person”) hereby
agrees that it shall, no later than the Effective Date or, in the case of a
Secured Party or a Participant which becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section
13.06, the date upon which such Secured Party becomes a party hereto or
participant herein, deliver to the Borrower, the Custodian and the
Administrative Agent two accurate, complete and signed copies of U.S. Internal
Revenue Service Form W-9 or successor form, certifying that such Secured Party
or Participant is on the date of delivery thereof entitled to an exemption from
United States backup withholding tax. Each Secured Party or Participant that is
not a U.S. Person (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) shall, no later than the date on which
such Secured Party becomes a party hereto or a participant herein pursuant to
Section 13.06, deliver to the Borrower, the Custodian and the Administrative
Agent two properly completed and duly executed copies of either U.S. Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-8IMY or any subsequent
versions thereof or successors thereto, in each case claiming complete exemption
from, or reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax with respect to payments
of interest hereunder. In addition, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming
exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of
the Code, such Non-U.S. Lender shall provide the appropriate certification
pursuant to Exhibit I that such Non-U.S. Lender is not a bank for purposes of
Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, is not a 10-percent shareholder
(within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code) of the
Borrower and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower
(within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Code), and such Non-U.S. Lender
agrees that it shall notify the Borrower, the Custodian and the Administrative
Agent in the event such certification is no longer accurate. Such forms shall be
delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to
this Agreement or participant herein and on or before the date, if any, such
Non-U.S. Lender designates a New Lending Office. In addition, each Non-U.S.
Lender shall deliver such forms as promptly as practicable after receipt of a
written request therefor from the Borrower, the Custodian or the Administrative
Agent. Any Non-U.S. Lender shall also, to the extent it is legally entitled to
do so, deliver to the Borrower, the Custodian 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 Non-U.S. Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and
from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or its
agent), executed originals 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, the Custodian or the
Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be
made. Each Secured Party 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 in writing of
its legal inability to do so.

 

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(h)  If any Secured Party requires the Borrower to pay any additional amount to
such Secured Party or any taxing Governmental Authority for the account of such
Secured Party or to indemnify such Secured Party pursuant to this Section 13.03,
then such Secured Party shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different
lending office for funding or booking its Advances hereunder or to assign its
rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or
affiliates, if such Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that such
designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant
to this Section 13.03 in the future and (ii) would not subject such Secured
Party to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be
disadvantageous to such Secured Party. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such
designation or assignment.

 

(i)   Nothing in this Section 13.03 shall be construed to require any Secured
Party to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to
its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

 

(j)   Compliance with FATCA. Each Secured Party shall deliver to the Borrower,
the Custodian and the Administrative Agent, as applicable, at the time or times
prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the
Borrower, the Custodian or the Administrative Agent such documentation
prescribed by Applicable Law or FATCA (including as prescribed by Section
1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably
requested by the Borrower, the Custodian or the Administrative Agent as may be
necessary for the Borrower, the Custodian and the Administrative Agent, as
applicable, to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that
such Secured Party has complied with such Secured Party’s obligations under
FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from any payment. Solely
for purposes of this Section 13.03(j), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made
to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. Each Secured Party 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 in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

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Section 13.04.   Costs and Expenses; Indemnification. (a) The Borrower agrees to
promptly pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of
the Administrative Agent, the Custodian, the Account Bank and the other Lenders
in connection with the preparation, review, negotiation, reproduction, execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, including the
reasonable fees and disbursements of outside counsel for each of the
Administrative Agent, the Custodian, the Account Bank and the other Lenders, UCC
filing fees and all other related fees and expenses in connection therewith; and
in connection with any modification or amendment of this Agreement or any other
Facility Document by no later than the Payment Date occurring immediately
following the invoice date with respect to such costs and expenses. Further, the
Borrower shall pay on demand (A) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket
costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of
outside legal counsel, auditors, accountants, consultants or appraisers or other
professional advisors and agents engaged by the Administrative Agent, the
Custodian, the Account Bank and the Lenders) incurred by the Administrative
Agent, the Custodian, the Account Bank and the Lenders in the preparation,
execution, delivery, filing, recordation, administration, performance or
enforcement of this Agreement or any other Facility Document or any consent,
amendment, waiver or other modification relating thereto, (B) all reasonable and
documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of creating, perfecting, releasing
or enforcing the Administrative Agent’s security interests in the Collateral,
including filing and recording fees, expenses and taxes, stamp or documentary
taxes, search fees, and title insurance premiums, and (C) after the occurrence
of any Event of Default, all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and
expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Custodian, the Account Bank
and the Lenders in connection with the preservation, collection, foreclosure or
enforcement of the Collateral subject to the Facility Documents or any interest,
right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or in
connection with the collection or enforcement of any of the Obligations or the
proof, protection, administration or resolution of any claim based upon the
Obligations in any insolvency proceeding, including all reasonable fees and
disbursements of outside attorneys, accountants, auditors, consultants,
appraisers and other professionals engaged by the Administrative Agent, the
Custodian, the Account Bank and the Lenders; provided that in each case, there
shall be a single primary counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
and a single local counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in each
relevant jurisdiction (unless there is an actual or perceived conflict of
interest or the availability of different claims or defenses among the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in which case each such similarly
conflicted group of Persons may retain its own counsel). The undertaking in this
Section shall survive repayment of the Obligations, any foreclosure under, or
modification, release or discharge of, any or all of the Related Documents,
termination of this Agreement and the resignation or replacement of the
Administrative Agent. Without prejudice to its rights hereunder, the expenses
and the compensation for the services of the Administrative Agent are intended
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(b)   The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Secured Party and
each of their Affiliates and the respective officers, directors, employees,
agents, managers of, and any Person controlling any of, the foregoing (each, an
“Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses,
liabilities, obligations, expenses, penalties, actions, suits, judgments and
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever, (including the reasonable and
documented fees and disbursements of counsel) that may be incurred by or
asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case arising out of
or in connection with or by reason of the execution, delivery, enforcement,
performance, administration of or otherwise arising out of or incurred in
connection with this Agreement, any other Facility Document, any Related
Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby (and regardless of
whether or not any such transactions are consummated or whether brought by or
involving any party hereto or any third party) (collectively, the
“Liabilities”), including any such Liability that is incurred or arises out of
or in connection with, or by reason of any one or more of the following:
(i) preparation for a defense of any investigation, litigation or proceeding
arising out of, related to or in connection with this Agreement, any other
Facility Document, any Related Document or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby; (ii) any breach of any covenant by the Borrower or the
Collateral Manager contained in any Facility Document; (iii) any representation
or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager
contained in any Facility Document or in any certificate, statement or report
delivered in connection therewith is false or misleading; (iv) any failure by
the Borrower or the Collateral Manager to comply with any Applicable Law or
contractual obligation binding upon it; (v) any failure to vest, or delay in
vesting, in the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) a
perfected security interest in all of the Collateral free and clear of all
Liens; (vi) any action or omission, not expressly authorized by the Facility
Documents, by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower which has the effect
of reducing or impairing the Collateral or the rights of the Administrative
Agent or the Secured Parties with respect thereto; (vii) the failure to file, or
any delay in filing, financing statements, continuation statements or other
similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or
other Applicable Law with respect to any Collateral, whether at the time of any
Advance or at any subsequent time; (viii) any dispute, claim, offset or defense
(other than the discharge in bankruptcy of an Obligor) of an Obligor to the
payment with respect to any Collateral (including, without limitation, a defense
based on any Collateral Loan (or the Related Documents evidencing such
Collateral Loan) not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms), or any other claim
resulting from any related property; (ix) the commingling of Collections on the
Collateral at any time with other funds; (x) any failure by the Borrower to give
reasonably equivalent value to the applicable seller, in consideration for the
transfer by such seller to the Borrower of any item of Collateral or any attempt
by any Person to void or otherwise avoid any such transfer under any statutory
provision or common law or equitable action, including, without limitation, any
provision of the Bankruptcy Code; (xi) the failure of the Borrower, the
Collateral Manager or any of their respective agents or representatives to remit
to the Collection Account, within two (2) Business Days of receipt, Collections
on the Collateral Loans remitted to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or any
such agent or representative as provided in this Agreement; and (xii) any
Default or Event of Default; provided, that (x) the Borrower shall not be liable
(A) for any Liability or losses arising due to the deterioration in the credit
quality or market value of the Collateral Loans or other Collateral hereunder or
(B) to the extent any such Liability is found in a final, non-appealable
judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from such
Indemnified Party’s fraud, bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct;
(C) to the extent any such Liability arises out of a claim or counterclaim
brought by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates against an Indemnified Party
for a material breach of such Indemnified Party’s obligations under this
Agreement or any other Facility Document, if the Borrower or such other
Affiliate has obtained a final and non-appealable judgment in its favor on such
claim or counterclaim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or (D)
to the extent any such Liability arises from disputes solely between or among
the Indemnified Parties not relating to or in connection with acts or omissions
by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates (it being understood that in the event
of such dispute relating to or in connection with acts or omissions by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates
involving a claim or proceeding brought against the Administrative Agent or any
of its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, partners, representatives,
advisors and agents and each of their respective heirs, successors and assigns
(each, a “Related Party” and, in each case, acting in its capacity as such) by
the other Indemnified Parties, the Administrative Agent or such Related Party,
as applicable, shall be entitled (subject to the other limitations and
exceptions set forth in this proviso) to the benefit of such indemnification)
and (y) no Indemnified Party seeking indemnification hereunder shall, without
the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened
proceeding in respect of which such Indemnified Party is a party and indemnity
has been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party; provided, however that in
no event will such Indemnified Party have any liability for any special,
exemplary, indirect, punitive or consequential damages in connection with or as
a result of such Indemnified Party’s activities related to this Agreement or any
Facility Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby
or referred to herein or therein; provided, further, this Section 13.04(b) shall
not apply with respect to taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges and
withholdings, and all liabilities (including penalties, interest and expenses)
with respect thereto, or additional sums described in Sections 2.09, 2.10
or 13.03, other than any taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges and
withholdings that represent Liabilities arising from a non-tax claim.

 

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Section 13.05.   Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate
counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall
be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall
constitute but one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed signature
page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. Each party
agrees that this Agreement and any documents to be delivered in connection
herewith may be electronically signed, and that any electronic signatures
appearing on this Agreement and such other documents are the same as handwritten
signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability, and admissibility. Any
party that uses an electronic or digital signature service (such as Docusign) to
execute this Agreement or any document related to this Agreement agrees to
notify the other parties in writing of which service such party is using for the
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Section 13.06.   Assignability. (a) Each Lender may, with the consent of the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower (in each case not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), assign to an assignee all or a portion of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its outstanding
Advances or interests therein owned by it, together with ratable portions of its
Commitment); 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 ten (10) Business Days after having received notice
thereof; provided further that:

 

(i)    the Borrower’s consent to any such assignment shall not be required if
the assignee is a Permitted Assignee with respect to such assignor;

 

(ii)   the Borrower’s consent to any such assignment pursuant to this Section
13.06(a) shall not be required if an Event of Default shall have occurred and is
continuing (and not been waived by the Lenders in accordance with Section
13.01);

 

(iii)  no assignment shall be made to a natural person or any Prohibited
Assignee; and

 

(iv)  no assignment shall be made to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or
Subsidiaries.

 

The parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower and the Custodian) an
Assignment and Acceptance and the applicable tax forms required by Section
13.03(g) and (j), together with a processing and recordation fee of $2,500, such
fee to be paid by either the assigning Lender or the assignee Lender or shared
between such Lenders. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 13.06,
any Lender may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any
portion of its rights (including rights to payment of principal and interest)
under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge
or security interest granted to a Federal Reserve Bank, without consent of the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent; provided that no such pledge or grant of a
security interest shall release such Lender from any of its obligations
hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or grantee for such Lender as a party
hereto.

 

(b)   The Borrower may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder or any
interest herein without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders.

 

(c)   (i) Any Lender may, with the consent of the Borrower (not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), sell participations to one or more banks or
other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement; provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations
under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely
responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations,
(C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue
to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s
rights and obligations under this Agreement, (D) each Participant shall have
agreed to be bound by this Section 13.06(c) and Sections 13.09(b) and 13.15 and
(E) each Participant shall have a short term rating of at least “A-2/P2” by S&P
and Moody’s, respectively. Any agreement 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 may provide that
such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any
Fundamental Amendment. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the
Participant’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with
the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 13.06(f) with respect to
any Participant. Sections 2.09, 2.10, and 13.03 shall apply to each Participant
as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to
paragraph (a) of this Section; provided that no Participant shall be entitled to
any amount under Section 2.09, 2.10, or 13.03 which is greater than the amount
the related Lender would have been entitled to under any such Sections or
provisions if the applicable participation had not occurred.

 

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(ii)   In the event that any Lender sells participations in any portion of its
rights and obligations hereunder, such Lender as nonfiduciary agent for the
Borrower shall maintain a register on which it enters the name of all
participants in the Advances held by it and the principal amount of (and stated
interest on) the portion of the Advance which is the subject of the
participation (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have
any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any
Person (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to
a participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or its other obligations
under this Agreement) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to
establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form
under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations and Section
1.163-5 of the Proposed United States Treasury Regulations. An Advance may be
participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on
the Participant Register. Any participation of such Advance may be effected only
by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register. The
entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest or
demonstrable 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.

 

(d)   The Administrative Agent, on behalf of and acting solely for this purpose
as the nonfiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at its address
specified in Section 13.02 or such other address as the Administrative Agent
shall designate in writing to the Lenders, a copy of this Agreement and each
signature page hereto and each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and
accepted by it and a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names
and addresses of the Lenders and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
the outstanding Advances maintained by each Lender under this Agreement (and any
stated interest thereon). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest or demonstrable error, and the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose
name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any
Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice. An Advance may be assigned or sold in whole or in part only by
registration of such assignment or sale on the Register and in accordance with
this Section 13.06.

 

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(e)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other
Facility Document, each Lender hereunder, and each Participant, must at all
times be a Qualified Purchaser and a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined
in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (a “QIB”). Each Lender and Participant
represents to the Borrower, (i) on the date that it becomes a party to this
Agreement (whether by being a signatory hereto or by entering into an Assignment
and Acceptance) and (ii) on each date on which it makes an Advance hereunder,
that it is a Qualified Purchaser and a QIB. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein or in any other Facility Document, each Lender and
each Participant further agrees and represents that it is the sole direct and
indirect beneficial owner and holder of its Loans, Advances and Commitments (and
all beneficial, economic and other interest therein); shall not hold such Loan,
Advance or Commitment for the direct or indirect benefit of any other person;
shall not directly or indirectly sell, transfer, convey, assign, or grant any
participations in, or any direct or indirect beneficial, economic or other
interest in any Loan or any of its Advances or its Commitment, directly or
indirectly, in whole or in part, including without limitation, by pledge,
hypothecation, on-loan, or derivative or similar transaction or contract, or
enter into any other arrangement pursuant to which any other person shall be
entitled to or receive a direct or indirect beneficial, economic or other
interest therein or any payments made in respect thereof, to any Person unless
such Person is a Qualified Purchaser and a QIB. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein or in any other Facility Document, each Lender and
each Participant agrees: that if any such representation or agreement is no
longer accurate or has been breached, it shall promptly notify the Borrower;
that if the Borrower determines or is notified that a Lender or a Participant is
in breach of any of the representations, acknowledgments or agreements herein,
the Borrower may consider the relevant transaction to be null and void and not
given effect for any purpose hereunder; and to cooperate with the Borrower’s
efforts to so treat such transaction.

 

(f)   Replacement of Lenders. If a Lender (i) is a Defaulting Lender, (ii) is a
Non-Consenting Lender, or (iii) requests payment of amounts payable pursuant to
Section 2.09 or 13.03 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable
to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 2.09(c) or
Section 13.03(h), respectively, then, in addition to any other rights and
remedies that any Person may have, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and
effort, by notice to the applicable Lender within 180 days after such event
(with a copy of such notice concurrently delivered to the Administrative Agent),
require such Lender to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject
to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 13.06), all
of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to
Section 2.09 or Section 13.03) and obligations under the Facility Documents to
one or more Eligible Assignees specified by the Borrower within 20 days after
the Borrower’s notice, provided, however, that (A) such assignment does not
conflict with Applicable Law, (B) in the case of any such assignment resulting
from a claim for compensation under Section 2.09 or 13.03, such assignment will
result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter, and (C) in
the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting
Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable
amendment, waiver or consent. A Lender shall not be required to make any such
assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such
Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such
assignment and delegation cease to apply. The Administrative Agent is
irrevocably appointed as attorney-in-fact to execute any such assignment if any
member of the affected Lender fails to execute same. The affected Lender shall
be entitled to receive, in cash, concurrently with such assignment, all amounts
owed to it under the Facility Documents, including all principal, interest and
fees through the date of assignment (including any amounts under Section 2.10 as
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(g)   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 Advances 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 and each other
Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as
appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Advances in accordance with its
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. No assignment by a
Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party
hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

Section 13.07.   Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF
THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF
ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER FACILITY DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY
OTHER FACILITY DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, except the conflict of law PRINCIPLES
thereof which would have the effect of applying the law of any other
jurisdiction.

 

Section 13.08.   Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement
which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or
affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.

 

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Section 13.09.   Confidentiality.  Each Secured Party agrees to keep
confidential all non-public information provided to it by the Borrower, Capitala
or the Collateral Manager with respect to the Borrower, Capitala, the Collateral
Manager, their respective Affiliates, the Collateral or any other information
furnished to any Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement or any other Facility
Document (collectively, the “Borrower Information”); provided that nothing
herein shall prevent any Secured Party from disclosing any Borrower Information
(a) in connection with this Agreement and the other Facility Documents and not
for any other purpose, (x) to any Secured Party or any Affiliate of a Secured
Party, or (y) any of their respective Affiliates, employees, directors, agents,
attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors (collectively, the
“Secured Party Representatives”), it being understood that the Persons to whom
such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such
Borrower Information, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions
of this Section (or other provisions at least as restrictive as this Section),
(i) to use the Borrower Information only in connection with this Agreement and
the other Facility Documents and not for any other purpose, to any actual or
bone fide prospective permitted assignees and Participants in any of the Secured
Parties’ interests under or in connection with this Agreement and (ii) as
reasonably required by any direct contractual counterparties or professional
advisors thereto, to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower
and its obligations, (c) to any Governmental Authority purporting to have
jurisdiction over any Secured Party or any of its Affiliates or any Secured
Party Representative, (d) in response to any order of any court or other
Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required to be disclosed pursuant
to any Applicable Law, (e) that is a matter of general public knowledge or that
has heretofore been made available to the public by any Person other than any
Secured Party or any Secured Party Representative, (f) in connection with the
exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Facility Document, (g) with
the written consent of the Borrower, Capitala, or the Collateral Manager, as
applicable, (h) that was in its possession or known by such Secured Party or any
of its Affiliates without restriction prior to receipt from the Borrower,
Capitala or the Collateral Manager, (i) that was rightfully disclosed to such
Secured Party by a third party not known by such Secured Party to be under any
obligation of confidentiality to the Borrower, Capitala or the Collateral
Manager or (j) that was independently developed by such Secured Party or any of
its Affiliates without any use of Borrower Information. Notwithstanding any
contrary agreement or understanding, the Collateral Manager, the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and each of their respective employees,
representatives or other agents) may disclose to any and all Persons, without
limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including opinions
or other tax analyses) that are provided to them relating to such tax treatment
and tax structure. The foregoing provision shall apply from the beginning of
discussions between the parties. For this purpose, the tax treatment of a
transaction is the purported or claimed U.S. tax treatment of the transaction
under applicable U.S. federal, state or local law, and the tax structure of a
transaction is any fact that may be relevant to understanding the purported or
claimed U.S. tax treatment of the transaction under applicable U.S. federal,
state or local law.

 

Section 13.10.  Merger. This Agreement and the other Facility Documents executed
by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders taken as a whole incorporate the
entire agreement between the parties thereto concerning the subject matter
thereof and such Facility Documents supersede any prior agreements among the
parties relating to the subject matter thereof.

 

Section 13.11.  Survival. All representations and warranties made hereunder, in
the other Facility Documents and in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or
thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Advances hereunder. The
agreements in Sections 2.04(f), 2.09, 2.10, 2.12, 13.03, 13.04, 13.09, 13.16,
and 13.18 and this Section 13.11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement
in whole or in part and the payment in full of the principal of and interest on
the Advances.

 

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Section 13.12.   Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Service of Process; Etc.
Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)    submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement or the other Facility Documents to which it is a
party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to
the exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of New York County in the State
of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern
District of New York, and the appellate courts of any of them;

 

(b)    consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in any court
described in Section 13.12(a) and waives to the fullest extent permitted by
Applicable Law 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 court and agrees not to plead or claim
the same;

 

(c)    other than with respect to the Custodian, agrees that service of process
in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by
registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail),
postage prepaid, to such party at its address set forth in Section 13.02 or at
such other address as may be permitted thereunder;

 

(d)    agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of
process, summons, notices and documents in any other manner permitted by
applicable law; and

 

(e)    waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may
have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding against any Secured
Party arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Facility
Document any special, exemplary, indirect, punitive or consequential damages (as
opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based
on contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement).

 

Additionally, if the Borrower fails at any time to maintain a business office in
Maryland it shall immediately (but no later than five Business Days following
such occurrence) notify the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 13.13.   Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER FACILITY DOCUMENT OR FOR ANY
COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN OR RELATING THERETO.

 

Section 13.14.   [Reserved].

 

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Section 13.15.   Waiver of Setoff. Each of the Borrowers and the Collateral
Manager hereby waives any right of setoff it may have or to which it may be
entitled under this Agreement from time to time against any Lender or its
assets.

 

Section 13.16.   PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender, the Custodian and the
Administrative Agent hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the
requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into
law on October 26, 2001)) (the “PATRIOT Act”), it is required to obtain, verify
and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes
the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow the
Lenders to identify the Borrower in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. The
Borrower shall provide to the extent commercially reasonable, such information
and take such actions as are reasonably requested by any Lender in order to
assist such Lender in maintaining compliance with the PATRIOT Act.

 

Section 13.17.    Legal Holidays. In the event that the date of any Payment
Date, date of prepayment or Final Maturity Date shall not be a Business Day,
then notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any Facility
Document, payment need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next
succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the nominal
date of any such Payment Date, date of prepayment or Final Maturity Date, as the
case may be, and interest shall accrue on such payment for the period from and
after any such nominal date to but excluding such next succeeding Business Day.

 

Section 13.18.    Non-Petition. The Collateral Manager, each Lender and the
Administrative Agent each hereby agrees not to institute against, or join,
cooperate with or encourage any other Person in instituting against, the
Borrower any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, arrangement, insolvency,
moratorium or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings under federal or
state bankruptcy or similar laws until at least one year and one day, or if
longer the applicable preference period then in effect plus one day, after the
payment in full of the Advances and the termination of all Commitments. The
provisions of this Section 13.18 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.

 

Section 13.19.    No Fiduciary Duty. The Administrative Agent, each Lender and
their Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the
“Lenders”), may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Credit
Parties, their stockholders and/or their affiliates. Each of the Borrower and
the Collateral Manager (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the
“Credit Parties”) agrees that nothing in the Facility Documents or otherwise
will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or
fiduciary or other implied duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and such
Credit Party, its stockholders or its affiliates, on the other. The Credit
Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the transactions contemplated by the
Facility Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and
thereunder) are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the
one hand, and the Credit Parties, on the other, and (ii) in connection therewith
and with the process leading thereto, (x) no Lender has assumed an advisory or
fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Credit Party, its stockholders or its
affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or the exercise
of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto
(irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will
advise any Credit Party, its stockholders or its Affiliates on other matters) or
any other obligation to any Credit Party except the obligations expressly set
forth in the Facility Documents and (y) each Lender is acting solely as
principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of any Credit Party, its management,
stockholders, creditors or any other Person. Each Credit Party acknowledges and
agrees that it has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent
it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent
judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto. Each
Credit Party agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has rendered advisory
services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to such
Credit Party, in connection with such transaction or the process leading
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Section 13.20.   Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by
exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in
respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Advances or other
obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion
of the aggregate amount of its Advances and accrued Interest thereon or other
such obligations greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein,
then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the
Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value)
participations in the Advances and such other obligations of the other Lenders,
or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all
such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the
aggregate amount of principal of and accrued Interest on their respective
Advances and other amounts owing them; provided that:

 

(a)   if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the
payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded
and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without
interest; and

 

(b)   the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any
payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express
terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the
existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as
consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its
Advances to any assignee or participant.

 

The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may
effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a
participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the
Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as
fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of
such participation.

 

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Article XIV

The Custodian

Section 14.01.   Designation of Custodian.

 

(a)    Initial Custodian. The role of Custodian with respect to the Collateral
Loans shall be conducted by the Person designated as Custodian hereunder from
time to time in accordance with this Section 14.01. Until the Administrative
Agent shall give to U.S. Bank National Association a Custodian Termination
Notice, U.S. Bank National Association is hereby appointed as, and hereby
accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the duties and obligations of,
Custodian pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(b)   Successor Custodian. Upon the Custodian’s receipt of a Custodian
Termination Notice from the Administrative Agent of the designation of a
successor Custodian pursuant to the provisions of Section 14.05, the Custodian
agrees that it will terminate its activities as Custodian hereunder. Upon the
resignation of the Custodian, the Administrative Agent shall appoint a successor
Custodian and if it does not do so within thirty days of the Custodian’s
resignation, the Custodian may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for
the appointment of a successor.

 

Section 14.02.   Duties of Custodian.

 

(a)    Appointment. Each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent hereby
designate and appoint the Custodian to act as its agent and hereby authorizes
the Custodian to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers and
perform such duties as are expressly granted to the Custodian by this Agreement.
The Custodian hereby accepts such agency appointment to act as Custodian
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, until its resignation or removal as
Custodian pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(b)    Duties. On or before the Effective Date, and until its removal pursuant
to Section 14.05, the Custodian shall perform, on behalf of the Administrative
Agent and the other Secured Parties, the following duties and obligations:

 

(i)     The Custodian shall take and retain custody of the Related Documents
delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 7.05 in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, all for the benefit of the Secured Parties and
subject to the Lien thereon in favor of the Administrative Agent, as agent for
the Secured Parties. Within five (5) Business Days of its receipt of the Related
Documents and Loan Checklist (the “Review Period”), the Custodian shall review
the Related Documents delivered to it to confirm that (A) if the files delivered
per the following sentence indicate that any document must contain an original
signature, each such document appears to bear the original signature, or if the
file indicates that such document may contain a copy of a signature, that such
copies appear to bear a reproduction of such signature and (B) based on a review
of the applicable note, the related initial principal loan balance when entered
into or obtained by the Borrower, loan identification number and Obligor name
with respect to such Collateral Loan is referenced on the related Loan Checklist
and does not appear to be a duplicate Collateral Loan (such items (A) through
(B) collectively, the “Review Criteria”). In order to facilitate the foregoing
review by the Custodian, in connection with each delivery of Related Documents
hereunder to the Custodian, the Collateral Manager shall provide to the
Custodian an electronic file (in EXCEL or a comparable format acceptable to the
Custodian) or the related Loan Checklist that contains a list of all Related
Documents and whether they require original signatures, the loan identification
number and the name of the Obligor and the initial principal loan balance when
entered into or obtained by the Borrower with respect to each related Collateral
Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Custodian’s
obligation to review the Related Documents shall be limited to reviewing such
Related Documents based on the information provided on the Loan Checklist. In
receiving any Related Documents hereunder, and in maintaining any listing or
providing any report or communication with respect to the Related Documents held
hereunder, the Custodian shall be required only to review such Related Documents
in accordance with the Review Criteria. Within one Business Day after the end of
the Review Period, the Custodian shall notify the Borrower, the Collateral
Manager, and the Administrative Agent in writing of any Related Documents listed
on the Loan Checklist not included in the related file and any other exceptions
to the Review Criteria in a form of certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit K (the “Custodial Certificate”). After the Custodian’s delivery of the
Custodial Certificate, the Collateral Manager shall have ten Business Days to
correct any non-compliance with any Review Criteria. In addition, if requested
in writing in the form of Exhibit E by the Collateral Manager and approved by
the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days of the Custodian’s delivery of
such Custodial Certificate, the Custodian shall return the Related Documents for
any Collateral Loan which fails to satisfy a Review Criteria to the Borrower.
Other than the foregoing, the Custodian shall not have any responsibility for
reviewing any Related Documents.

 

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(ii)      In taking and retaining custody of the Related Documents, the
Custodian shall be deemed to be acting as the agent of the Secured Parties;
provided that the Custodian makes no representations as to the existence,
perfection or priority of any Lien on the Related Documents or the instruments
therein; and provided further that the Custodian’s duties as agent shall be
limited to those expressly contemplated herein.

 

(iii)     All Related Documents that are originals or copies shall be kept in
fire resistant vaults, rooms or cabinets at the Custodian Facilities. All
Related Documents that are originals or copies shall be placed together with an
appropriate identifying label and maintained in such a manner so as to permit
retrieval and access. All Related Documents that are originals or copies shall
be clearly segregated from any other documents or instruments maintained by the
Custodian. All Related Documents that are delivered to the Custodian in
electronic format shall be saved onto disks and/or onto the Custodian’s secure
computer system, and maintained in a manner so as to permit retrieval and
access.

 

(iv)    On each Payment Date, the Custodian shall provide a written report to
the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Manager (in a form acceptable to the
Administrative Agent) identifying each Collateral Loan for which it holds
Related Documents, the non-complying Collateral Loans and the applicable Review
Criteria that any non-complying Collateral Loan fails to satisfy.

 

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(v)      [Reserved].

 

(vi)      In no event shall the Custodian be liable for special, indirect or
consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever (including but not
limited to lost profits) even if the Custodian has been advised of the
likelihood of such damages and regardless of the form of such action.

 

(vii)     Any duty on the part of the Custodian with respect to the custody of
such Collateral Loans shall be limited to the exercise of reasonable care by the
Custodian in the physical custody of any such Related Documents and other
documents delivered to it, and any related instrument, security, credit
agreement, assignment agreement and/or other agreements or documents, if any
(collectively, “Financing Documents”), that may be delivered to it.

 

(viii)     Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, delivery of the
Collateral Loans acquired by the Borrower which constitute Noteless Loans or
Participations or which are otherwise not evidenced by a “security” or
“instrument” as defined in Section 8-102 and Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC,
respectively, shall be made by delivery to the Custodian of a copy of the loan
register with respect to such Noteless Loan evidencing registration of such
Collateral Loan on the books and records of the applicable Obligor or bank agent
to the name of the Borrower (or its nominee) or a copy (which may be a facsimile
copy) of an assignment agreement in favor of the Borrower as assignee.

 

(ix)     The Custodian may assume the genuineness of any such Financing Document
it may receive and the genuineness and due authority of any signatures appearing
thereon, and shall be entitled to assume that each such Financing Document it
may receive is what it purports to be. If an original “security” or “instrument”
as defined in Section 8-102 and Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC, respectively,
is or shall be or become available with respect to any Collateral Loan to be
held by the Custodian under this Agreement, it shall be the sole responsibility
of the Borrower to make or cause delivery thereof to the Custodian, and the
Custodian shall not be under any obligation at any time to determine whether any
such original security or instrument has been or is required to be issued or
made available in respect of any Collateral Loan or to compel or cause delivery
thereof to the Custodian.

 

Section 14.03.      Merger or Consolidation. Any Person (i) into which the
Custodian may be merged or consolidated, (ii) that may result from any merger or
consolidation to which the Custodian shall be a party, or (iii) that may succeed
to the properties and assets of the Custodian substantially as a whole, which
Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to
perform every obligation of the Custodian hereunder, shall be the successor to
the Custodian under this Agreement without further act of any of the parties to
this Agreement.

 

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Section 14.04.      Custodian Compensation and Indemnification. As compensation
for its Custodian activities hereunder, the Custodian shall be entitled to fees
pursuant to the Custodian Fee Letter. The Custodian’s entitlement to receive the
fees under the Custodian Fee Letter shall cease on the earlier to occur of:
(i) its removal as Custodian pursuant to Section 14.05 or (ii) the termination
of this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement or earlier resignation or
removal of the Custodian, the Borrower shall pay to the Custodian such
compensation, and shall likewise reimburse the Custodian for its costs, expenses
and disbursements, as may be due as of the date of such termination, resignation
or removal, as the case may be. For the avoidance of doubt, the Custodian shall
be entitled to all of the benefits of the indemnification provisions to the
extent and in the manner set forth in Section 13.04. All indemnifications in
favor of the Custodian under this Agreement shall survive the termination of
this Agreement, or any resignation or removal of the Custodian. The Borrower
agrees to pay or reimburse to the Custodian upon its request from time to time
all costs, disbursements, advances, and expenses (including reasonable fees and
expenses of legal counsel) incurred, in connection with the preparation or
execution of this Agreement, or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby or performance by the Custodian of its duties and services under this
Agreement (including costs and expenses of any action deemed necessary by the
Custodian to collect any amounts owing to it under this Agreement).

 

Section 14.05.      Custodian Removal. The Custodian may be removed, with or
without cause, by the Administrative Agent by notice given in writing to the
Custodian (the “Custodian Termination Notice”); provided that notwithstanding
its receipt of a Custodian Termination Notice, the Custodian shall continue to
act in such capacity (and shall continue to be entitled to receive fees) until a
successor Custodian has been appointed, has agreed to act as Custodian
hereunder, and has received all Related Documents held by the previous
Custodian.

 

Section 14.06.      Limitation on Liability.

 

(a)      The Custodian may conclusively rely on and shall be fully protected in
acting upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter, telegram or
other document or electronic communication delivered to it and that in good
faith it reasonably believes to be genuine and that has been signed by the
proper party or parties. The Custodian may rely conclusively on and shall be
fully protected in acting upon (a) the written instructions of any designated
officer of the Administrative Agent or (b) the verbal instructions of the
Administrative Agent.

 

(b)      The Custodian may consult counsel satisfactory to it and the advice or
opinion of such counsel 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 accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The
Custodian may exercise any of its rights or powers hereunder or perform any of
its duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys, and
the Custodian shall not be responsible for any actions or omissions on the part
of any agent or attorney appointed hereunder with due care by it. Each of the
protections, reliances, indemnities and immunities offered to the Administrative
Agent in Article XII shall be afforded to the Custodian.

 

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(c)      The Custodian shall not be liable for any error of judgment, or for any
act done or step taken or omitted by it, in good faith, or for any mistakes of
fact or law, or for anything that it may do or refrain from doing in connection
herewith except, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in
the case of its willful misconduct, bad faith or grossly negligent performance
or omission of its duties and in the case of its grossly negligent performance
of its duties in taking and retaining custody of the Related Documents.

 

(d)      The Custodian makes no warranty or representation and shall have no
responsibility (except as expressly set forth in this Agreement) as to the
content, enforceability, completeness, validity, sufficiency, value,
genuineness, ownership or transferability of the Collateral, and will not be
required to and will not make any representations as to the validity or value
(except as expressly set forth in this Agreement) of any of the Collateral. The
Custodian shall not be obligated to take any legal action hereunder that might
in its judgment involve any expense or liability unless it has been furnished
with an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it.

 

(e)      The Custodian shall have no duties or responsibilities except such
duties and responsibilities as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and
no covenants or obligations shall be implied in this Agreement against the
Custodian.

 

(f)      The Custodian shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds in
the performance of its duties hereunder.

 

(g)      It is expressly agreed and acknowledged that the Custodian is not
guaranteeing performance of or assuming any liability for the obligations of the
other parties hereto or any parties to the Collateral.

 

(h)      Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Custodian
shall be without liability to the Borrower, Collateral Manager, the
Administrative Agent or any other Person for any damage or loss resulting from
or caused by events or circumstances beyond the Custodian’s reasonable control,
including nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions, the
interruption, disruption or suspension of the normal procedures and practices of
any securities market, power, mechanical, communications or other technological
failures or interruptions, computer viruses or the like, fires, floods,
earthquakes or other natural disasters, civil and military disturbance, acts of
war or terrorism, riots, revolution, acts of God, work stoppages, strikes,
national disasters of any kind, or other similar events or acts; errors by the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent (including any authorized Person of any
thereof) in its instructions to the Custodian; or changes in applicable law,
regulation or orders.

 

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(i)      In the event that (i) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Manager, the Lenders or the Custodian shall be served by a third
party with any type of levy, attachment, writ or court order with respect to any
Loan or Related Documents or (ii) a third party shall institute any court
proceeding by which any Related Document shall be required to be delivered
otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the party
receiving such service shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the
other parties to this Agreement copies of all court papers, orders, documents
and other materials concerning such proceedings. The Custodian shall, to the
extent permitted by law, continue to hold and maintain all the Related Documents
that are the subject of such proceedings pending a final, nonappealable order of
a court of competent jurisdiction permitting or directing disposition thereof.
Upon final determination of such court, the Custodian shall dispose of such
Related Documents as directed by the Administrative Agent or Administrative
Agent, which shall give a direction consistent with such determination. Expenses
of the Custodian incurred as a result of such proceedings shall be borne by the
Borrower.

 

Section 14.07.      Resignation of the Custodian. The Custodian shall not resign
from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except upon (a) ninety days
written notice to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Administrative
Agent, or (b) the Custodian’s determination that (i) the performance of its
duties hereunder is or becomes impermissible under Applicable Law and (ii) there
is no reasonable action that the Custodian could take to make the performance of
its duties hereunder permissible under Applicable Law. Any such determination
permitting the resignation of the Custodian shall be evidenced as to clause (i)
above by an opinion of counsel to such effect delivered to the Administrative
Agent. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor Custodian
shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Custodian
hereunder.

 

Section 14.08.      Release of Related Documents.

 

(a)      Release for Servicing. From time to time and as appropriate for the
enforcement or servicing of any of the Collateral, the Custodian is hereby
authorized (unless and until such authorization is revoked by the Administrative
Agent) to, and shall, upon written receipt from the Collateral Manager of a
request for release of documents and receipt in the form annexed hereto as
Exhibit E, release to the Collateral Manager within two Business Days of receipt
of such request, the Related Documents or the documents set forth in such
request and receipt to the Collateral Manager. All documents so released to the
Collateral Manager shall be held by the Collateral Manager in trust for the
benefit of the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. The Collateral Manager shall return to the Custodian the Related
Documents or other such documents (i) promptly upon the request of the
Administrative Agent, or (ii) when the Collateral Manager’s need therefor in
connection with such enforcement or servicing no longer exists, unless the
Collateral Loan shall be liquidated or sold, in which case, upon receipt of an
additional request for release of documents and receipt certifying such
liquidation or sale from the Collateral Manager to the Custodian in the form
annexed hereto as Exhibit E, the Collateral Manager’s request and receipt
submitted pursuant to the first sentence of this subsection shall be released by
the Custodian to the Collateral Manager.

 

(b)      Release for Payment. Upon receipt by the Custodian of the Collateral
Manager’s request for release of documents and receipt in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit E (which certification shall include a statement to the effect
that all amounts received in connection with such payment or repurchase have
been credited to the Collection Account as provided in this Agreement), the
Custodian shall promptly release the related Related Documents to the Collateral
Manager.

 

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Section 14.09.      Return of Related Documents. The Borrower may, with the
prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld), require that the Custodian return each Related Document
(as applicable), respectively (a) delivered to the Custodian in error, (b) as to
which the Lien on the underlying assets securing such related Collateral Loan
has been so released pursuant to Section 7.02, (c) that has been the subject of
a discretionary sale or any sale of a loan pursuant to Section 10.01 or (d) that
is required to be redelivered to the Borrower in connection with the termination
of this Agreement, in each case by submitting to the Custodian and the
Administrative Agent a written request in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit E
(signed by both the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) specifying the
Collateral to be so returned and reciting that the conditions to such release
have been met (and specifying the Section or Sections of this Agreement being
relied upon for such release). The Custodian shall upon its receipt of each such
request for return executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
promptly, but in any event within two Business Days, return the Related
Documents so requested to the Borrower.

 

Section 14.10.      Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding
the Collateral; Audits.

 

(a)      The Collateral Manager and the Custodian shall provide to the
Administrative Agent access to the Related Documents and all other documentation
regarding the Collateral including in such cases where the Administrative Agent
is required in connection with the enforcement of the rights or interests of the
Secured Parties, or by applicable statutes or regulations, to review such
documentation, such access being afforded without charge (but, with respect to
the Custodian, at the expense of the Borrower) but only (i) upon two Business
Days’ prior written request, (ii) during normal business hours and (iii) subject
to the Collateral Manager’s and Custodian’s normal security and confidentiality
procedures; provided that the Administrative Agent may, and shall upon request
of any Lender, permit each Lender to be included on any such review, and shall
use reasonably commercial efforts to schedule any review on a day when Lenders
desiring to participate in such review may be included. From time to time at the
discretion of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may review the
Collateral Manager’s collection and administration of the Collateral in order to
assess compliance by the Collateral Manager with Article XI and may conduct an
audit of the Collateral, and Related Documents in conjunction with such a
review. Such review shall be reasonable in scope and shall be completed in a
reasonable period of time, in each case subject to the provisions of Section
5.03(e).

 

(b)      Without limiting the foregoing provisions of Section 14.10(a), from
time to time on request of the Administrative Agent, the Custodian shall permit
certified public accountants or other independent auditors acceptable to the
Administrative Agent to conduct a review of the Related Documents and all other
documentation regarding the Collateral. Up to one such review per fiscal year
shall be at the expense of the Borrower and additional reviews in a fiscal year
shall be at the expense of the requesting Lender(s); provided that, after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any such reviews,
regardless of frequency, shall be at the expense of the Borrower.

 

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Section 14.11.      Representations and Warranties of the Custodian. The
Custodian in its individual capacity and as Custodian represents and warrants as
follows:

 

(a)      Organization; Power and Authority. It is a duly organized and validly
existing national banking association in good standing under the laws of the
United States. It has full corporate power, authority and legal right to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations as Custodian under this Agreement.

 

(b)      Due Authorization. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions provided for herein have been duly authorized
by all necessary association action on its part, either in its individual
capacity or as Custodian, as the case may be.

 

(c)      No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment of the
terms hereof will not conflict with, result in any breach of its articles of
incorporation or bylaws or any of the material terms and provisions of, or
constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any
indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument to
which the Custodian is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

 

(d)      No Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment of the
terms hereof will not conflict with or violate, in any material respect, any
Applicable Law as to the Custodian.

 

(e)      All Consents Required. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders
or other actions of any Person or Governmental Authority applicable to the
Custodian, required in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the performance by the Custodian of the transactions contemplated
hereby and the fulfillment by the Custodian of the terms hereof have been
obtained.

 

(f)      Validity. The Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Custodian, enforceable against the Custodian in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
Bankruptcy Code and general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit
at law or in equity).

 

Section 14.12.      Covenants of the Custodian.

 

(a)      Affirmative Covenants of the Custodian.

 

(i)      Compliance with Law. The Custodian will comply in all material respects
with all Applicable Law.

 

(ii)      Preservation of Existence. The Custodian will preserve and maintain
its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its
formation and qualify and remain qualified in good standing in each jurisdiction
where failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises,
privileges and qualification has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a
Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(iii)      Location of Related Documents. Subject to Section 14.08, the Related
Documents shall remain at all times in the possession of the Custodian at the
Custodian Facilities unless notice of a different address is given in accordance
with the terms hereof or unless the Administrative Agent agrees to allow certain
Related Documents to be released to the Collateral Manager on a temporary basis
in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such Related Documents may be
released pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(b)          Negative Covenants of the Custodian.

 

(i)      Related Documents. The Custodian will not dispose of any documents
constituting the Related Documents in any manner that is inconsistent with the
performance of its obligations as the Custodian pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(ii)      No Changes to Custodian Fee. The Custodian will not make any changes
to the custodian fee set forth in the Custodian Fee Letter without the prior
written approval of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first
above written.

 

  Capitala Business Lending, LLC, as
Borrower         By:                                     Name:       Title:
                                Capitala Investment Advisors, LLC, as
Collateral Manager         By:                                     Name:      
Title:                        

 

 

 

  KeyBank National Association, as
Administrative Agent and as a Lender         By:                                
    Name:       Title:                        

 

 

 

  U.S. Bank National Association, as
Custodian         By:                                     Name:       Title: