EX-10.3



 Exhibit 10.3 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of June 27, 2014 (this “Amendment”), between
PARLEX 4 FINANCE, LLC (“Seller”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (“Buyer”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to
them in the Repurchase Agreement (as defined below). 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer are parties to that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2013, as amended
by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2013 (as amended, the “Existing Repurchase Agreement”); and 

WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, that the Existing Repurchase Agreement
shall be amended as set forth in this Amendment. 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Seller and Buyer agree as follows: 

SECTION 1. Amendments to Master Repurchase Agreement. 

(a) Article 2 of the Existing Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the definition of “Change of
Control” in its entirety with the following new defined term: 
 “Change of Control”
shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: 
 (i)     the consummation of a
merger or consolidation of Guarantor with or into another entity or any other reorganization, if more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s stock or other ownership interest in such
entity outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or such other reorganization is not owned directly or indirectly by Persons who were stockholders or holders of such other ownership interests in Guarantor immediately prior to such
merger, consolidation or other reorganization; 
 (ii)     any “person” or
“group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) shall become, or obtain rights (whether by means of warrants, options or otherwise) to
become, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of a percentage of the total voting power of all classes of Capital Stock of Guarantor entitled to vote








 
generally in the election of directors, of twenty percent (20%) or more other than Affiliates of Guarantor and related funds of The Blackstone Group L.P. or to the extent such interests
are obtained through public market offering or secondary market trading; 
 (iii)    
Guarantor shall cease to own, of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding Capital Stock of any Parent and to Control any Parent or any Parent shall cease to own, of record and beneficially,
directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding Capital Stock of Seller and to Control the Seller; or 

(iv)     a Transfer of all or substantially all of Guarantor’s assets (other than
any securitization transaction or any repurchase or other similar transactions in the ordinary course of Guarantor’s business).” 

(b) The definition of “Funding Period”, as set forth in Article 2 of the Existing Repurchase Agreement, is hereby
amended by deleting “June 27, 2014” and inserting “June 27, 2015” in lieu thereof. 
 (c) Article
12(a)(xix) of the Existing Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and” from the end thereof. 

(d) Article 12(a)(xx) of the Existing Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the period at the end thereof and
inserting “; and” in lieu thereof. 
 (e) Article 12 of the Existing Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following new Article 12(a)(xxi) in correct numerical order: 
 “(xxi) a Change of Control occurs with
respect to either Seller or Guarantor without the prior written consent of Buyer.” 
 (f) Exhibit VI of the Existing
Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph (n) at the end of the subsection thereof entitled “REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING EACH INDIVIDUAL PURCHASED ASSET THAT IS A JUNIOR MORTGAGE LOAN (OTHER
THAN A PARTICIPATION INTEREST)”, in correct alphabetical order: 
 (n)     The representations and
warranties set forth in this Exhibit VI regarding Senior Mortgage Loans shall be deemed incorporated herein and made by Seller with respect to each such Junior Mortgage Loan. 

SECTION 2. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “Amendment
Effective Date”) on which this Amendment is executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each of Seller and Buyer and acknowledged and agreed by each of Guarantor and Parlex 4 UK Finco, LLC. 

  
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 SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. On and as of the
date first above written, Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer that (a) it is in compliance with all the terms and provisions set forth in the Repurchase Agreement on its part to be observed or performed, (b) after giving effect
to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default under the Repurchase Agreement has occurred and is continuing, and (c) after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in Article 9 of the Repurchase
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as though made on such date (except for any such representation or warranty that by its terms refers to a specific date other than the date first above written, in which case it shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of such other date). 
 SECTION 4. Acknowledgments of
Guarantor. Guarantor hereby acknowledges (a) the execution and delivery of this Amendment and Amendment No. 1 to the Fee and Pricing Letter, dated as of the date hereof, between Buyer and Seller, and agrees that it continues to be
bound by the Guarantee Agreement to the extent of the Obligations (as defined therein), as such obligations may be increased in connection with the extension of the Funding Period pursuant to this Amendment, and (b) that, as of the date hereof,
Buyer is in compliance with its undertakings and obligations under the Repurchase Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement and each of the other Repurchase Documents. 

SECTION 5. Limited Effect. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, the Existing
Repurchase Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms; provided, however, that upon the Amendment Effective Date, all references in the Repurchase Agreement to the
“Transaction Documents” shall be deemed to include, in any event, this Amendment. Each reference to Repurchase Agreement in any of the Transaction Documents shall be deemed to be a reference to the Repurchase Agreement as amended hereby.

 SECTION 6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which so executed
shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment in Portable Document Format (.PDF) or by facsimile
transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart thereof. 
 SECTION 7.
Costs and Expenses. Seller shall pay Buyer’s reasonable actual out of pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable fees and expenses of accountants, attorneys and advisors, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation,
execution and consummation of this Amendment. 
 SECTION 8. Submission to Jurisdiction. Each party
irrevocably and unconditionally (i) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any United States Federal or New York State court sitting in Manhattan, and any appellate court from any such court, solely for the purpose of any suit, action or
proceeding brought to enforce its obligations under this Amendment or relating in any way to this Amendment and (ii) waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action
or proceeding in any such court and any right of jurisdiction on account of its place of residence or domicile. 

  
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 To the extent that either party has or hereafter may acquire any immunity
(sovereign or otherwise) from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from jurisdiction of any court or from set off or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution
of judgment or otherwise) with respect to itself or any of its property, such party hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim such immunity in respect of any action brought to enforce its obligations under this Amendment or relating
in any way to this Amendment. 
 The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent each may effectively do so,
the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding and irrevocably consent to the service of any summons and complaint and any other process by the mailing of copies of such process to them at their respective
address specified in the Repurchase Agreement. The parties hereby agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by
law. Nothing in this Section 8 shall affect the right of Buyer to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right of Buyer to bring any action or proceeding against Seller or its property in the courts of
other jurisdictions. 
 SECTION 9. WAIVER OF JULY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT. 

SECTION 10. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF. 

[SIGNATURES FOLLOW] 

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

			
	 BUYER:
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION,

a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States

		
	By:		 /s/ Joseph E. Geoghan

			 Name:   Joseph E. Geoghan

Title:     Managing Director



  

			
	 SELLER:
  

PARLEX 4 FINANCE, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

		
	By:		 /s/ Douglas Armer

			 Name:  Douglas Armer

Title:    Managing Director

     Head of Capital Markets



  

  
 Signature Page to
Amendment No. 2 to Master Repurchase Agreement 








 Acknowledged and Agreed: 

PARLEX 4 UK FINCO, LLC, a Delaware 

limited liability company, in its capacity as a 

Seller under the Other Repurchase Agreement, 

and solely for purposes of acknowledging and 

agreeing to the terms of this Amendment: 
  

			
	By:		/s/ Douglas Armer
			 Name: Douglas Armer
 Title:
  Managing Director
     Head of Capital Markets


 BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST, 

INC., a Maryland corporation, in its capacity as 

Guarantor, and solely for purposes of 

acknowledging and agreeing to the terms of this 

Amendment: 
  

			
	By:		 /s/ Douglas Armer

			 Name: Douglas Armer
 Title:
  Managing Director
     Head of Capital Markets


  

  
 Signature Page to
Amendment No. 2 to Master Repurchase Agreement