Exhibit 10(a)

EXECUTION COPY

AMENDMENT TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Amendment (this "Amendment"),  dated as of June 15, 2016, to the Note
Purchase Agreement (the "Note Purchase Agreement") entered into by the parties
hereto as of March 28, 2016, is entered into by and among NewStar Capital LLC
("NewStar"), in its capacity as portfolio manager under this agreement (the
"Portfolio Manager"), Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch ("CS"), in its
capacities as Senior Commitment Party and Senior Noteholder, NewStar Capital
LLC, in its capacity as the sole Junior Noteholder, Credit Suisse Securities
(USA) LLC (the "Arranger"), Arch Street CLO, Ltd. (the "Issuer") and U.S. Bank
National Association (the "Bank") in its capacities as Warehouse Collateral
Administrator and Trustee.   Capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Note Purchase Agreement.

WHEREAS, the parties hereto are parties to the Note Purchase Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the terms of the Note Purchase
Agreement as provided for herein.

ACCORDINGLY, the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

Section 1.    AMENDMENT TO THE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

(a)    The definition of the term "Junior Note Commitment Amount" in Section 1.1
of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

"Junior Note Commitment Amount": (a) Prior to the Junior Note Commitment Upsize
Date, $32,000,000 in the aggregate and (b) on and after the Junior Note
Commitment Upsize Date, $39,000,000 in the aggregate. References in this
Agreement to "Junior Note Commitment Amount" shall be deemed to be references to
the aggregate Junior Note Commitment Amount of all Junior Noteholders unless
otherwise specified. The Junior Note Commitment Amount with respect to each
Junior Noteholder shall be the amount specified in Schedule 2 hereto.

(b)    The following definition of the term "Junior Note Commitment Upsize Date"
is hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Note Purchase Agreement after the
definition of the term "Junior Note Commitment Limit":

"Junior Note Commitment Upsize Date": The date on which the Issuer, CS and the
Portfolio Manager receive written notice from the Junior Noteholders to increase
the Junior Note Commitment Amount.

(c)    The definition of the term "Senior Note Applicable Interest Rate" in
Section 1.1 of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:

"Senior Note Applicable Interest Rate": As of any date of determination, the
following rates:

 

 

 

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(a)    if the Outstanding Senior Note Amount is less than $145,000,000 (or, on
and after the Junior Note Commitment Upsize Date, $176,700,000), LIBOR +120 bps;

(b)    if the Outstanding Senior Note Amount is less than $179,200,000 (or, on
and after the Junior Note Commitment Upsize Date, $218,400,000) but equal to or
greater than $145,000,000 (or, on and after the Junior Note Commitment Upsize
Date, $176,700,000), LIBOR + 140 bps; and

(c)    if the Outstanding Senior Note Amount is equal to or greater than
$179,200,000 (or, on   and   after   the   Junior   Note   Commitment   Upsize  
Date, $218,400,000), LIBOR + 160 bps.

(d)    The definition of the term "Senior Note Draw Down Limit" in Section 1.1
of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

"Senior Note Draw Down Limit": With respect to the Outstanding Senior Note
Amount, the following limits:

(a)    prior to the Debt Marketing Date, (x) prior to the Junior Note Commitment
Upsize Date, $145,000,000 and (y) on and after the Junior Note Commitment Upsize
Date, $176,700,000)

(b)    commencing on the Debt Marketing Date but prior to the Pricing Date, (x)
prior to the Junior Note Commitment Upsize Date, $179,200,000 and (y) on and
after the Junior Note Commitment Upsize Date, $218,400,000; and

(c)    on and after the Pricing Date (or such earlier date notified by the
Arranger), $350,000,000.

For the avoidance of doubt, on or prior to the relevant milestone date set forth
in clauses (a) through (c) above, the Senior Commitment Party shall have no
commitment to lend any amount greater than the applicable amount related to such
milestone date.

(e)    Section 2.3(a)(ii) of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in
its entirety and replaced with the following:

(ii)    100% of the Aggregate Draw Down Amount will be requested from the Junior
Noteholders, pro rata and pari passu in accordance with their respective Junior
Note Commitment Amounts, in an amount up to the Junior Note Commitment Limit
(such amount, the "Junior Note Required Draw Down Amount");

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(f)    The table in Schedule 2 to the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted
in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Junior Noteholder

Junior Note Commitment Amount

NewStar Capital LLC

$32,000,000 (or, on and after the Junior

Note Commitment Upsize Date,

$39,000,000)

Section 2.    MISCELLANEOUS.

(a)    The parties hereto hereby agree that, except as specifically amended
herein, the Note Purchase Agreement is and shall continue to be in full force
and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. All references
in the Note Purchase Agreement and other documents related thereto shall be
references to the Note Purchase Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except
as specifically provided herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of
this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of
any party hereto under the Note Purchase Agreement, or constitute a waiver of
any provision of any other agreement.

(b)    THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(c)    This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts by facsimile
or other written form of communication, each of which shall be deemed to be an
original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which
shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the
day and year first above written.

 

Executed as a Deed by:

ARCH STREET CLO, LTD.,

as Issuer

 

By:  

/s/ Karen Perkins

 

Name: Karen Perkins

 

Title: Director

 

 

In the presence of:

 

Witness:  

/s/ Shian Samuels

 

Name Shian Samuels

 

Title: Corporate Assistant

 

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,

as Arranger

 

By:  

/s/ Mak Pitke

 

Name: Mak Pitke

 

Title: Director

 

 

CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS

BRANCH, as Senior Commitment Party and

Senior Noteholder

 

 

By:  

/s/ Mak Pitke

 

Name: Mak Pitke

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

By:  

/s/ Sandeep Hoshing

 

Name: Sandeep Hoshing

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

NEWSTAR CAPITAL LLC, as Portfolio

Manager

 

 

By:  

/s/ Scott D’Orsi

 

Name: Scott D’Orsi

 

Title: Portfolio Manager

 

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NEWSTAR CAPITAL LLC, as a Junior

Noteholder

 

 

By:  

/s/ Scott D’Orsi

 

Name: Scott D’Orsi

 

Title: Portfolio Manager

 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Warehouse Collateral Administrator and

Trustee

 

 

By:  

/s/ Ralph J. Creasia Jr.

 

Name: Ralph J. Creasia Jr.

 

Title: Senior Vice President