EX-10.17



 Exhibit 10.17 

Execution Version 
 FORM OF 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the          day
of                     , 20        , by and between Colony NorthStar, Inc. a Maryland corporation (the
“Company”), and                      (“Indemnitee”). 

WHEREAS, at the request of the Company, Indemnitee currently serves as a director and/or an officer of the Company and may, therefore, be
subjected to claims, suits or proceedings arising as a result of his or her service; and 
 WHEREAS, the Company derives substantial benefit
from its board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) and management of the Company; and 
 WHEREAS, as an inducement to
Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director and/or an officer of the Company, the Company has agreed to indemnify and to advance expenses and costs incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any such claims, suits or proceedings, to the
maximum extent permitted by law; and 
 WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification
and advance of expenses; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee
do hereby covenant and agree as follows: 
 Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement: 

(a) “Change in Control” means a change in control of the Company occurring after the Effective Date of a nature that would be
required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided, however, that, without limitation, such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if, after the Effective Date (i) any “person”
(as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of
the Company representing 15% or more of the combined voting power of all of the Company’s then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors without the prior approval of at least
two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such person’s attaining such percentage interest; (ii) the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of
all or substantially all of its assets, plan of liquidation or other reorganization not approved by at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors then in office, as a consequence of which
members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a majority of the Board of Directors thereafter; or (iii) at any time, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors are not
individuals (A) who were directors as of the Effective Date or (B) whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were directors as of the Effective Date or whose election for nomination for election was previously so approved. 







 (b) “Corporate Status” means the status of a person as a present or former director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company. As a clarification and without in any way limiting the circumstances in which Indemnitee may be serving at the request of
the Company service by Indemnitee shall be deemed to be at the request of the Company; (i) if Indemnitee serves or served as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise (1) of which 25% or more of the voting power or equity interest is owned directly or indirectly by the Company or (2) of which the Company, directly or
indirectly, has the power to direct, manage, oversee or restrict the management, business or assets or (ii) if, as a result of Indemnitee’s service to the Company or any of its affiliated entities, Indemnitee is subject to duties by, or
required to perform services for, an employee benefit plan or its participants or beneficiaries, including as a deemed fiduciary thereof. 

(c) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which
indemnification and/or advance of Expenses is sought by Indemnitee. 
 (d) “Effective Date” means the date set forth in the first
paragraph of this Agreement. 
 (e) “Expenses” means any and all reasonable and out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and costs, retainers, court costs, arbitration and mediation costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding
costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, the Bylaws of the Company or D&O insurance
policy, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and any other disbursements or expenses incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in or otherwise participating in
a Proceeding. Expenses shall also include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding including, without limitation, the premium, security for and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond or other
appeal bond or its equivalent. 
 (f) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in
matters of corporation law and neither is, nor in the past two years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this
Agreement or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to or participant or witness in the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an
action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. 

  
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 (g) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration,
alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing, claim, demand, discovery request or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and
whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative or investigative (formal or informal) nature, including without limitation any internal investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Company or by
the Board of Directors of the Company or any standing or special committee thereof, including any appeal therefrom. If Indemnitee reasonably believes that a given situation may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding, such situation
shall also be considered a Proceeding. 
 Section 2. Services by Indemnitee. Indemnitee serves or will serve as a director
and/or an officer of the Company. However, this Agreement shall not impose any independent obligation on Indemnitee or the Company to continue Indemnitee’s service to the Company. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract
between the Company (or any other entity) and Indemnitee. 
 Section 3. General. The Company shall indemnify, and advance
Expenses to, Indemnitee (a) as provided in this Agreement and (b) otherwise to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect on the Effective Date and as amended from time to time; provided, however, that no change in Maryland law
shall have the effect of reducing the benefits available to Indemnitee hereunder based on Maryland law as in effect on the Effective Date. The rights of Indemnitee provided in this Section 3 shall include, without limitation, the rights set
forth in the other sections of this Agreement, including any additional indemnification permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”), including, without limitation,
Section 2-418 of the MGCL. 
 Section 4. Standard for Indemnification. If, by
reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities, and amounts paid in settlement and all
Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any such Proceeding unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the
Proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any
criminal Proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. 

  
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 Section 5. Certain Limits on Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement (other than Section 6), Indemnitee shall not be entitled to: 
 (a) indemnification hereunder if the
Proceeding was one by or in the right of the Company and Indemnitee is adjudged to be liable to the Company; 
 (b) indemnification hereunder
if Indemnitee is adjudged to be liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received in any Proceeding charging improper personal benefit to Indemnitee, whether or not involving action in the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status; 

(c) indemnification with respect to any proceeding for an accounting of profits arising from the purchase and sale by the Indemnitee of
securities of the Company in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; or 
 (d) indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder if
the Proceeding was brought by Indemnitee, unless: (i) the Proceeding was brought to enforce indemnification under this Agreement, and then only to the extent in accordance with and as authorized by Section 12 of this Agreement, or
(ii) the Company’s charter or Bylaws, a resolution of the stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or of the Board of Directors or an agreement approved by the Board of Directors to which the Company is a party
expressly provide otherwise. 
 Section 6. Court-Ordered Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
a court of appropriate jurisdiction, upon application of Indemnitee and such notice as the court shall require, may order indemnification of Indemnitee by the Company in the following circumstances: 

(a) if such court determines that Indemnitee is entitled to reimbursement under Section 2-418(d)(1) of
the MGCL, the court shall order indemnification, in which case Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover the Expenses of securing such reimbursement; or 

(b) if such court determines that Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances,
whether or not Indemnitee (i) has met the standards of conduct set forth in Section 2-418(b) of the MGCL or (ii) has been adjudged liable for receipt of an improper personal benefit under Section 2-418(c) of the MGCL, the court may order such indemnification as the court shall deem proper without regard to any limitation on such court-ordered indemnification contemplated by Section 2-418(d)(2)(ii) of the MGCL. 
 Section 7. Indemnification for Expenses of an Indemnitee Who is
Wholly or Partially Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and without limiting any such provision, to the extent that Indemnitee was or is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, made a party to (or
otherwise becomes a participant in) any Proceeding and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee for all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on
Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company
shall indemnify Indemnitee under this Section 7 for all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each such claim, issue or matter for which Indemnitee is successful, allocated on
a reasonable and proportionate basis. For purposes of this Section 7 and, without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result
as to such claim, issue or matter. 
  

  
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 Section 8. Advance of Expenses for Indemnitee. If, by reason of Indemnitee’s
Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any Proceeding, the Company shall, without requiring a preliminary determination of Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification hereunder, advance all reasonable
Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding. The Company shall make such advance within ten days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advance or advances from time to
time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding and may be in the form of, in the reasonable discretion of the Indemnitee (but without duplication) (a) payment of such Expenses directly to third parties on behalf of
Indemnitee, (b) advance of funds to Indemnitee in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses or (c) reimbursement to Indemnitee for Indemnitee’s payment of such Expenses. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the
Expenses incurred or expected to be incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by a written affirmation by Indemnitee of Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by
the Company as authorized by law and by this Agreement has been met and a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or in such form as may be required under applicable law as in
effect at the time of the execution thereof, to reimburse the portion of any Expenses advanced to Indemnitee relating to claims, issues or matters in the Proceeding as to which it shall ultimately be established that the standard of conduct has not
been met by Indemnitee and which have not been successfully resolved as described in Section 7 of this Agreement. To the extent that Expenses advanced to Indemnitee do not relate to a specific claim, issue or matter in the Proceeding, such
Expenses shall be allocated on a reasonable and proportionate basis. The undertaking required by this Section 8 shall be an unlimited general obligation by or on behalf of Indemnitee and shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitee’s
financial ability to repay such advanced Expenses and without any requirement to post security therefor. 
 Section 9.
Indemnification and Advance of Expenses as a Witness or Other Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is or may be, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, made a witness or
otherwise asked to participate in any Proceeding, whether instituted by the Company or any other person, and to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be advanced all reasonable Expenses incurred or expected to be incurred and indemnified
against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith within ten days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting any such advance or indemnification
from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. In connection with any such advance of Expenses, the Company may require
Indemnitee to provide an undertaking and affirmation substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

  
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 Section 10. Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification. 

(a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith
such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary or appropriate to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. Indemnitee may submit one or more such requests
from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in Indemnitee’s sole discretion. The officer of the Company receiving any such request from Indemnitee shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification,
advise the Board of Directors in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification. 
 (b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for
indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) above, a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall promptly be made in the specific case: (i) if a Change in Control has occurred, by
Independent Counsel, in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, which Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Indemnitee and approved by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 2-418(e)(2)(ii) of the MGCL, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; or (ii) if a Change in Control has not occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors or, by the majority
vote of a group of Disinterested Directors designated by the Disinterested Directors to make the determination, (B) if Independent Counsel has been selected by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section
2-418(e)(2)(ii) of the MGCL and approved by the Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, by Independent Counsel, in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which
shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, by the stockholders of the Company, other than directors or officers who are parties to the Proceeding. If it is so determined that
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall make payment to Indemnitee within ten days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to
Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is
reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary or appropriate to such determination in the discretion of the Board of Directors or Independent Counsel if retained pursuant to clause (ii)(B) of this Section 10(b). Any Expenses incurred
by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company shall indemnify and
hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom. 
 (c) The Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel, if one is
appointed. 
 Section 11. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. 

(a) In making any determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such
determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 10(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden
of overcoming that presumption in connection with the making of any determination contrary to that presumption. 

  
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 (b) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment,
order or, settlement does not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct described herein for indemnification, but the termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by conviction,
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct described herein for indemnification. 

(c) The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any other director,
trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall not be
imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining any other right to indemnification under this Agreement. 
 Section 12. Remedies
of Indemnitee. 
 (a) If (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advance of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(b) of
this Agreement within 45 days (as may be extended pursuant to Section 12(b)) after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 7 or 9 of this Agreement within ten
days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to any other section of this Agreement, the charter or Bylaws of the Company, or other source of indemnification is not made within ten
days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court located in the State of Maryland, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, or in
an arbitration conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification or advance of Expenses. Indemnitee shall commence a proceeding
seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 12(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not
apply to a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce his or her rights under Section 7 of this Agreement, and, provided further that failure to commence a proceeding within such 180 time period shall not be deemed a waiver of any right of
Indemnitee hereunder unless it is established in the proceeding that the Company was materially prejudiced thereby. Except as set forth herein, the provisions of Maryland law (without regard to its conflicts of laws rules) shall apply to any such
arbitration. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration. 

  
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 (b) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification shall not have made a determination within forty-five (45) days after receipt by the [Indemnitor] of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the
Indemnitee shall be entitled to commence a proceeding to enforce Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the
Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 45-day period may be
extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating
thereto. The foregoing provisions of this Section 12(b) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders and if within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Company of the
request for such determination a majority of the entire Board of Directors resolves to submit such determination to the stockholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within seventy-five (75) days after such
receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement. Indemnitee shall commence a proceeding
seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration to compel payment pursuant to this Section 12(b) within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 12(b); provided
further that failure to commence a proceeding within such 180 time period shall not be deemed a waiver of any right of Indemnitee hereunder unless it is established in the proceeding that the Company was materially prejudiced thereby. 

(c) In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to
indemnification or advance of Expenses, as the case may be, under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proving that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advance of Expenses, as the case may be. If Indemnitee commences
a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this Section 12, Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement until a final determination is made with respect to
Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed). The Company shall, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration
commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all of the
provisions of this Agreement. 
 (d) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee
is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, absent a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a
material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification. 

  
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 (e) In the event that Indemnitee is successful in seeking, pursuant to this Section 12, a
judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover from the Company, and shall be indemnified by the Company
for, any and all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in such judicial adjudication or arbitration. If it shall be determined in such judicial adjudication or arbitration that Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the
indemnification or advance of Expenses sought, the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be appropriately prorated. 

(f) Interest shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the maximum rate allowed to be charged for judgments under the Courts and Judicial
Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland for amounts which the Company pays or is obligated to pay for the period (i) commencing with either the tenth day after the date on which the Company was requested to advance Expenses in
accordance with Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement or the 60th day after the date on which the Company was requested to make the determination of entitlement to indemnification under Section 10(b)
of this Agreement, as applicable, and (ii) ending on the date such payment is made to Indemnitee by the Company. 
 Section 13.
Defense of the Underlying Proceeding. 
 (a) Indemnitee shall notify the Company promptly in writing upon being served with any
summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, request or other document relating to any Proceeding which may result in the right to indemnification or the advance of Expenses hereunder and shall include with such notice a description of the
nature of the Proceeding and a summary of the facts underlying the Proceeding. The failure to give any such notice shall not disqualify Indemnitee from the right, or otherwise affect in any manner any right of Indemnitee, to indemnification or the
advance of Expenses under this Agreement unless the Company’s ability to defend in such Proceeding or to obtain proceeds under any insurance policy is materially and adversely prejudiced thereby, and then only to the extent the Company is
thereby actually so prejudiced. 
 (b) Subject to the provisions of the last sentence of this Section 13(b) and of Section 13(c)
below, the Company shall have the right to defend Indemnitee in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, which may give rise to indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the Company
shall notify Indemnitee of any such decision to defend within 15 calendar days following receipt of notice of any such Proceeding under Section 13(a) above. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, which shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed, consent to the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee or enter into any settlement or compromise which (i) includes an admission of fault of Indemnitee, (ii) does not include, as an unconditional term
thereof, the full release of Indemnitee from all liability in respect of such Proceeding, which release shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee or (iii) would impose any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty or
limitation on Indemnitee. This Section 13(b) shall not apply to a Proceeding brought by Indemnitee under Section 12 of this Agreement. 

  
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 (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13(b) above, if in a Proceeding to which Indemnitee
is a party by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, (i) Indemnitee reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of counsel approved by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, that Indemnitee may have
separate defenses or counterclaims to assert with respect to any issue which may not be consistent with other defendants in such Proceeding, (ii) Indemnitee reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of counsel approved by the Company, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, that an actual or apparent conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest exists between Indemnitee and the Company, (iii) if the Company fails to assume the defense of such
Proceeding in a timely manner, or (iv) the proceeding seeks penalties or other relief against the Indemnitee with respect to which the Company could not provide monetary indemnification to the Indemnitee (such as injunctive relief or
incarceration). Indemnitee shall be entitled to be represented by separate legal counsel of Indemnitee’s choice, subject to the prior approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, at the expense of the
Company. In addition, if the Company fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any Proceeding
to deny or to recover from Indemnitee the benefits intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall have the right to retain counsel of Indemnitee’s choice, subject to the prior approval of the Company, which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed, at the expense of the Company (subject to Section 12(d) of this Agreement), to represent Indemnitee in connection with any such matter. 

Section 14. Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Subrogation. 

(a) The rights of indemnification and advance of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the charter or Bylaws of the Company, any agreement or a resolution of the stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or of the Board of Directors, or
otherwise. Unless consented to in writing by Indemnitee, no amendment, alteration or repeal of the charter of Bylaws of the Company, this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in
respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal, regardless of whether a claim with respect to such action or inaction is raised prior or subsequent to such
amendment, alteration or repeal. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right or remedy given hereunder or now
or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prohibit the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy. 

(b) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of
recovery of Indemnitee, including without limitation pursuant to indemnification rights provided by any entity for which Indemnitee serves as director or officer and that is a party to any investment advisory, strategic or other relationship or
agreement with the Company or any affiliate thereof (as to which Indemnitee will take all reasonable steps to perfect such indemnification rights), who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including
execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights. 

  
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 Section 15. Insurance. 

(a) The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to acquire directors and officers liability insurance, on terms and conditions deemed
appropriate by the Board of Directors, with the advice of counsel, covering Indemnitee or any claim made against Indemnitee by reason of his or her Corporate Status and covering the Company for any indemnification or advance of Expenses made by the
Company to Indemnitee for any claims made against Indemnitee by reason of his or her Corporate Status. In the event of a Change in Control, the Company shall maintain in force any and all directors and officers liability insurance policies that were
maintained by the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control for a period of six years with the insurance carrier or carriers and through the insurance broker in place at the time of the Change in Control; provided, however, (i) if the
carriers will not offer the same policy and an expiring policy needs to be replaced, a policy substantially comparable in scope and amount shall be obtained and (ii) if any replacement insurance carrier is necessary to obtain a policy
substantially comparable in scope and amount, such insurance carrier shall have an AM Best rating that is the same or better than the AM Best rating of the existing insurance carrier; provided, further, however, in no event shall the
Company be required to expend in the aggregate in excess of 250% of the annual premium or premiums paid by the Company for directors and officers liability insurance in effect on the date of the Change in Control. In the event that 250% of the
annual premium paid by the Company for such existing directors and officers liability insurance is insufficient for such coverage, the Company shall spend up to that amount to purchase such lesser coverage as may be obtained with such amount. 

(b) Without in any way limiting any other obligation under this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee for any payment by Indemnitee
which would otherwise be indemnifiable hereunder arising out of the amount of any deductible or retention and the amount of any excess of the aggregate of all judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with a Proceeding over the coverage of any insurance referred to in Section 15(a). The purchase, establishment and maintenance of any such insurance shall not in any way limit or affect the rights or obligations of the Company or Indemnitee under
this Agreement except as expressly provided herein, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the Indemnitee shall not in any way limit or affect the rights or obligations of the Company under any such insurance policies.
If, at the time the Company receives notice from any source of a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt
notice of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. 
 (c) The Indemnitee shall
cooperate with the Company or any insurance carrier of the Company with respect to any Proceeding. 

  
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 Section 16. Coordination of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement
to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable or payable or reimbursable as Expenses hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

 Section 17. Contribution. If the indemnification provided in this Agreement is unavailable in whole or in part and may not be
paid to Indemnitee for any reason, other than for failure to satisfy the standard of conduct set forth in Section 4 or due to the provisions of Section 5, then, in respect to any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party by reason of
Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying and holding harmless
Indemnitee, shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Expenses, judgments, penalties, and/or amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, in connection with any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to
contribute to such payment, and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have at any time against Indemnitee. 

Section 18. Reports to Stockholders. To the extent required by the MGCL, the Company shall report in writing to its stockholders
the payment of any amounts for indemnification of, or advance of Expenses to, Indemnitee under this Agreement arising out of a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company with the notice of the meeting of stockholders of the Company next following
the date of the payment of any such indemnification or advance of Expenses or prior to such meeting. 
 Section 19. Duration of
Agreement; Binding Effect. 
 (a) This Agreement shall continue until and terminate on the later of (i) the date that Indemnitee
shall have ceased to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation,
real estate investment trust, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company and (ii) the date that
Indemnitee is no longer subject to any actual or possible Proceeding, to which Indemnitee is a party by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status (including any rights of appeal thereto and any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to
Section 12 of this Agreement). 
 (b) The indemnification and advance of Expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Agreement
shall be binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or
assets of the Company), shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other
foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company, and shall inure to the
benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives. 

  
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 (c) The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase,
merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. 

(d) The execution of this Agreement shall not affect any rights to which Indemnitee is entitled under indemnification agreements in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time with predecessors of the Company, including without limitation Colony Capital, Inc. (f/k/a Colony Financial, Inc.), NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc., and NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. 

(e) The Company and Indemnitee agree that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may be inadequate, impracticable
and difficult of proof, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may enforce this Agreement by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance hereof,
without any necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee shall not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which Indemnitee may be entitled.
Indemnitee shall further be entitled to such specific performance and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertakings in
connection therewith. The Company acknowledges that, in the absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by a court, and the Company hereby waives any such requirement of such a bond or undertaking. 

Section 20. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, void, illegal or otherwise
unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing
any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law;
(b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the maximum extent possible, the provisions of
this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable)
shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby. 
 Section 21. Identical Counterparts. This Agreement
may be executed in one or more counterparts, (delivery of which may be by facsimile, or via e-mail as a portable document format (.pdf) or other electronic format), each of which will be deemed to be an
original and it will not be necessary in making proof of this agreement or the terms of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart. One such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought shall be
sufficient to evidence the existence of this Agreement. 

  
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 Section 22. Headings. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted
for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. 
 Section 23.
Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall
constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor, unless otherwise expressly stated shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 

Section 24. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, on the day of such delivery, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage
prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed: 
 (a) If to Indemnitee, to the address set forth on the
signature page hereto. 
 (b) If to the Company, to: 

Colony NorthStar, Inc. 
 515 S.
Flower Street, 44th Floor 
 Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Attn: Director of Legal 
 or to such other
address as may have been furnished in writing to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be. 

Section 25. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the
State of Maryland, without regard to its conflicts of laws rules. 
 Section 26. No Assignments. No party hereto may assign his,
her or its rights or delegate his, her or its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or delegation in violation of this paragraph 26 shall be null and void. 

  
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 Section 27. No Third Party Rights. Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement
will be construed to give any person other than the parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement and all of its provisions are for
the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their successors and permitted assigns. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first
above written. 
  

			
	COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	INDEMNITEE
	
	  

	Name:	 	
	Address:	 	



  
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 Execution Version 

EXHIBIT A 
 AFFIRMATION AND
UNDERTAKING TO REPAY EXPENSES ADVANCED 
  

	To:	The Board of Directors of Colony NorthStar, Inc. 

  

	Re:	Affirmation and Undertaking 

 Ladies and Gentlemen: 

This Affirmation and Undertaking is being provided pursuant to that certain Indemnification Agreement dated the
         day of                    , 20        , by and between
Colony NorthStar, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned Indemnitee (the “Indemnification Agreement”), pursuant to which I am entitled to advance of Expenses in connection with [Description of
Proceeding] (the “Proceeding”). 
 Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings specified in the
Indemnification Agreement. 
 I am subject to the Proceeding by reason of my Corporate Status or by reason of alleged actions or omissions
by me in such capacity. I hereby affirm my good faith belief that at all times, insofar as I was involved as [a director][and][an officer] of the Company in any of the facts or events giving rise to the Proceeding, I (1) did not act with
bad faith or active or deliberate dishonesty, (2) did not receive any improper personal benefit in money, property or services and (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that any act or omission by
me was unlawful. 
 In consideration of the advance of Expenses by the Company for reasonable attorneys’ fees and related Expenses
incurred by me in connection with the Proceeding (the “Advanced Expenses”), I hereby agree that if, in connection with the Proceeding, it is established that (1) an act or omission by me was material to the matter giving rise to the
Proceeding and (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty or (2) I actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (3) in the case of any criminal
proceeding, I had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful, then I shall promptly reimburse the portion of the Advanced Expenses relating to the claims, issues or matters in the Proceeding as to which the foregoing findings
have been established. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Affirmation and Undertaking on this      day of
                    , 20        . 

 

			
	Name: