Exhibit 4.1


 


 



 


RLJ LODGING TRUST,
L.P.,


 


as Issuer,


 


RLJ
LODGING TRUST,


 


as Parent,


 


THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
PARTY HERETO,


 


as Subsidiary Guarantors


 


and


 


U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,


 


as Trustee


 


4.000% SENIOR SECURED
NOTES DUE 2029


 


 






 




INDENTURE


 


DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER
13, 2021


 


 






 


 


 






 






     


     


    

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS


 


Article 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

BY REFERENCE


 


	Section 1.01	Definitions	1
	Section 1.02	Other Definitions	48
	Section 1.03	Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture
    Act	49
	Section 1.04	Rules of Construction	49
	Section 1.05	Divisions	49



 


Article 2

THE NOTES


 


	Section 2.01	Form and Dating	50
	Section 2.02	Execution and Authentication	51
	Section 2.03	Registrar and Paying Agent	51
	Section 2.04	Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust	52
	Section 2.05	Holder Lists	52
	Section 2.06	Transfer and Exchange	52
	Section 2.07	Replacement Notes	63
	Section 2.08	Outstanding Notes	64
	Section 2.09	Treasury Notes	64
	Section 2.10	Temporary Notes	64
	Section 2.11	Cancellation	64
	Section 2.12	Defaulted Interest	65
	Section 2.13	Issuance of Additional Notes	65
	Section 2.14	Method of Submission	65
	Section 2.15	Trustee’s Duty to Monitor	65



 


Article 3

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT


 


	Section 3.01	Notices to Trustee	66
	Section 3.02	Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed	66
	Section 3.03	Notice of Redemption	67
	Section 3.04	Effect of Notice of Redemption	68
	Section 3.05	Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price	68
	Section 3.06	Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part	69
	Section 3.07	Optional Redemption	69
	Section 3.08	Mandatory Redemption	70



 


Article 4

COVENANTS


 


	Section 4.01	Payment of Notes	70
	Section 4.02	Maintenance of Office or Agency	70



 






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	Section 4.03	Reports	71
	Section 4.04	Compliance Certificate	72
	Section 4.05	Stay, Extension and Usury Laws	72
	Section 4.06	Restricted Payments	72
	Section 4.07	Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions
    Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries	79
	Section 4.08	Incurrence of Indebtedness	83
	Section 4.09	Asset Sales	90
	Section 4.10	Transactions with Affiliates	93
	Section 4.11	Liens	96
	Section 4.12	Corporate Existence	96
	Section 4.13	Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control
    Triggering Event	97
	Section 4.14	Limitation on Issuances of Guarantees
    by Subsidiary Guarantors	99
	Section 4.15	Suspension of Covenants	99
	Section 4.16	Maintenance of Total Unencumbered Assets	100
	Section 4.17	Future Guarantors	100
	Section 4.18	Limited Condition Transactions	101



 


Article 5

SUCCESSORS


 


	Section 5.01	Consolidation,
                                            Merger and Sale of Assets	101
	Section 5.02	Successor
                                            Corporation Substituted	102



 


Article 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES


 


	Section 6.01	Events of Default	102
	Section 6.02	Acceleration	105
	Section 6.03	Other Remedies	105
	Section 6.04	Waiver of Past Defaults	105
	Section 6.05	Control by Majority	106
	Section 6.06	Limitation on Suits	106
	Section 6.07	Rights of Holders to Receive Payment	106
	Section 6.08	Collection Suit by Trustee	107
	Section 6.09	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	107
	Section 6.10	Priorities	107
	Section 6.11	Undertaking for Costs	108



 


Article 7

TRUSTEE


 


	Section 7.01	Duties of Trustee	108
	Section 7.02	Rights of Trustee	109
	Section 7.03	Individual Rights of Trustee	111
	Section 7.04	Trustee’s Disclaimer	111
	Section 7.05	Notice of Defaults	111



 






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	Section 7.06	Conflicts of Interest	112
	Section 7.07	Compensation and Indemnity	112
	Section 7.08	Replacement of Trustee	113
	Section 7.09	Successor Trustee by Merger, etc	114
	Section 7.10	Eligibility; Disqualification	114



 


Article 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE


 


	Section 8.01	Option to Effect Legal
    Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance	114
	Section 8.02	Legal Defeasance and Discharge	114
	Section 8.03	Covenant Defeasance	115
	Section 8.04	Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance	115
	Section 8.05	Deposited Money and Government Securities
    to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions	117
	Section 8.06	Repayment to Issuer	117
	Section 8.07	Reinstatement	117



 


Article 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER


 


	Section 9.01	Without Consent of
    Holders	118
	Section 9.02	With Consent of Holders	119
	Section 9.03	Revocation and Effect of Consents	121
	Section 9.04	Notation on or Exchange of Notes	121
	Section 9.05	Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc	121



 


Article 10

NOTE GUARANTEES


 


	Section 10.01	Guarantee	122
	Section 10.02	Limitation on Guarantor Liability	123
	Section 10.03	Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee.	123
	Section 10.04	Subsidiary Guarantors May Consolidate, etc.,
    on Certain Terms	124
	Section 10.05	Releases	125



 


Article 11

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE


 


	Section 11.01	Satisfaction
                                            and Discharge	125
	Section 11.02	Application
                                            of Trust Money	126



 


Article 12

COLLATERAL AND SECURITY


 


	Section 12.01	Security Interest	127
	Section 12.02	Collateral Agent; Authorized Representative	128
	Section 12.03	Release of Collateral	128



 






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	Section 12.04	Authorization of Actions
    to Be Taken by the Trustee Under the Security Documents	129
	Section 12.05	Authorization of Receipt of Funds by
    the Trustee Under the Security Documents	130
	Section 12.06	Termination of Security Interest	130
	Section 12.07	Security Documents and Intercreditor
    Agreement	130



 


Article 13

MISCELLANEOUS


 


	Section 13.01	Trust Indenture Act	131
	Section 13.02	Notices	131
	Section 13.03	Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions
    Precedent	132
	Section 13.04	Statements Required in Certificate or
    Opinion	133
	Section 13.05	Rules by Trustee and Agents	133
	Section 13.06	Payments on Business Days	133
	Section 13.07	No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers,
    Employees and Stockholders	133
	Section 13.08	Governing Law; Waivers of Jury Trial	134
	Section 13.09	No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements	134
	Section 13.10	Successors	134
	Section 13.11	Severability	134
	Section 13.12	Counterpart Originals	134
	Section 13.13	Table of Contents, Headings, etc	134
	Section 13.14	Patriot Act	135
	Section 13.15	Submission to Jurisdiction	135
	Section 13.16	Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)	135



 


EXHIBITS


 


	Exhibit A	FORM OF NOTE
	Exhibit B	FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
	Exhibit C	FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
	Exhibit D	FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE



 






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INDENTURE dated as
of September 13, 2021 among RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Issuer”), RLJ Lodging
Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“Parent”), the Subsidiary Guarantors (as hereinafter defined) party
hereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”).


 


The Issuer, Parent,
the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the
Holders of the Issuer’s 4.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”):


 


Article 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

BY REFERENCE


 


Section 1.01   Definitions.


 


“1031 Property”
means any Property that is at any time held by a “qualified intermediary” (a “QI”), as defined in the Treasury
Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1031 of the Code, or an “exchange accommodation titleholder”, as defined
in Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 2000-37, as modified by Internal Revenue Procedure 2004-51 (or in either case, by one or
more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries thereof, singly or as tenants in common), which is a single purpose entity and has entered into an “exchange
agreement” or a “qualified exchange accommodation agreement” with the Parent, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary
in connection with the acquisition (or possible disposition) of such Property by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to, and
intended to qualify for tax treatment under, Section 1031 of the Code.


 


“144A
Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global
Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its
nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.


 


“2012 Credit
Agreement” means the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2012, by and among the Issuer, as borrower, the Parent,
as parent guarantor, the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, as amended, restated,
supplemented, replaced or modified from time to time.


 


“2014 Credit
Agreement” means the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2014, by and among the Issuer, as borrower, the Parent,
as parent guarantor, the lenders party thereto, and Capital One, National Association, as administrative agent, as amended, restated,
supplemented, replaced or modified from time to time.


 


“2019 Credit
Agreement” means the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2019, by and among the Issuer,
as borrower, the Parent, as parent guarantor, the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative
agent, as amended, restated, supplemented, replaced or modified from time to time.


 






     


     


    

 


“2026 Indenture”
means the Indenture, dated as of June 17, 2021, by and among the Issuer, the Parent, the other guarantors party thereto and the
Trustee as amended or supplemented from time to time, pursuant to which the 2026 Notes were issued.


 


“2026 Notes”
means the Issuer’s 3.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 issued pursuant to the 2026 Indenture, of which $500.0 million in aggregate
principal amount remains outstanding as of the Issue Date.


 


“Acceptable
Land Use Arrangements” means the provisions of any easement agreements, street dedications or vacations, entitlements, public
and/or private utility easements, condominium documents, licenses, declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions, and other
similar provisions granted by the Issuer or its Subsidiaries which (a) now exist, (b) are permitted to be entered into under
the terms of any leases related to the Issuer’s Real Property and which in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the
Fair Market Value or use of such Real Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held or (c) are
similar arrangements that are permitted as to their form and substance pursuant to the terms of agreements governing any Secured Indebtedness
permitted to be incurred under this Indenture.


 


“Acceptable
Preferred Equity Interests” means Preferred Stock issued by a REIT Subsidiary which (i) shall
be nonvoting with respect to the election of the directors, (ii) shall have an aggregate liquidation value held by Persons other
than the Issuer and its Subsidiaries of up to $150,000 (exclusive of any accrued and unpaid dividends and early redemption premiums)
with respect to any one issuer and (iii) may have additional liquidation value held by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that such Preferred Stock shall not receive aggregate dividends and distributions in excess of 15% of the initial aggregate
liquidation value thereof (exclusive of any early redemption premiums or any distribution in respect of a redemption or purchase of such
Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests made by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries) during any fiscal year of the Parent.


 


“Additional
Notes” means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.02,
2.13 and 4.08 hereof, as part of the same series as the Initial Notes.


 


“Additional
Pari Passu Agreement” means the indentures, notes, credit agreements or other agreements under which Additional Pari Passu
Obligations of any series are issued or incurred and all other instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing or governing Additional
Pari Passu Obligations of such series or providing any guarantee, Lien or other right in respect thereof.


 


“Additional
Pari Passu Obligations” means all Obligations that have been designated as such pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement.


 


“Additional
Pari Passu Secured Party” means the holders of any Additional Pari Passu Obligations and the corresponding Authorized Representative
with respect thereto.


 


“Adjusted
Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Total Assets for the Test Period most recently ended
on or prior to the date of determination; and (b) any increase in Total Assets following the end of such quarter determined on a
Pro Forma Basis, including any Pro Forma increase in Total Assets resulting from the application of the proceeds of any additional Indebtedness.


 






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“Affiliate”
means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common
control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,”
 “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.


 


“Agent”
means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent, additional paying agent or the Collateral Agent.


 


“Applicable
Premium” means, with respect to any Note at any date of redemption, the greater of: (1) 1.0% of the principal amount of
such Note; and (2) the excess, if any, of (A) the present value at such date of redemption of (i) the redemption price
of such Note at September 15, 2024, such redemption price being set forth in the table appearing in Section 3.07(b) hereof,
plus (ii) all remaining required interest payments due on such Note through September 15, 2024 (excluding accrued but unpaid
interest to but excluding the date of redemption), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, over
(B) the then outstanding principal amount of such Note, as calculated by the Issuer or on behalf of the Issuer by such Person as
the Issuer shall designate; provided that such calculation shall not be a duty or obligation of the Trustee.


 


“Applicable
Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and
procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.


 


“Asset Acquisition”
means:


 


(1)            an
investment by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries in any other Person pursuant to which such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary
of the Issuer or is merged into or consolidated with the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and


 


(2)            an
acquisition by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any other Person of Property.


 


“Asset Sale”
means any sale, transfer or other disposition (each, a “disposition”), including by way of merger, consolidation or
Sale and Leaseback Transaction, in one transaction or a series of related transactions by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
to any Person other than the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Property consisting of:


 


(1)            all
or any of the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by applicable
law to be held by a Person other than the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary);


 






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(2)            all
or substantially all of the property or assets of an operating unit or line of business of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
or


 


(3)            any
other property and assets of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Capital Stock of a Person that is not a Restricted
Subsidiary) outside the ordinary course of business;


 


provided
that the term “Asset Sale” will not include:


 


(A)            any
disposition of assets with a Fair Market Value, or involving Net Cash Proceeds to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, not in excess
of $75.0 million in any transaction or series of related transactions;


 


(B)            the
disposition of obsolete, surplus or worn out personal property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business
and dispositions of personal property no longer used, useful or economically practicable to maintain in the conduct of the business of
the Issuer or the Restricted Subsidiaries, and the termination or assignment of Contractual Obligations to the extent such termination
or assignment does not materially impair the ability of the Issuer to make payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by the
Issuer);


 


(C)            dispositions
of inventory and other property or assets (including leases of Real Property) in the ordinary course of business;


 


(D)            a
Permitted Investment or a Restricted Payment that is permitted by Section 4.06 hereof;


 


(E)            the
creation of a Lien not prohibited by this Indenture and the disposition of assets resulting from the foreclosure upon a Lien;


 


(F)            transactions
involving sales of equipment or Real Property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase
price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such transaction are applied to the purchase price of such replacement
property, in each case within 180 days of receiving the proceeds of such transaction;


 


(G)            operating
leases and subleases and similar arrangements of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business (which for the avoidance
of doubt, includes operating subleases) and leases or subleases not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary course of business
of the Issuer or the Restricted Subsidiaries (which for the avoidance of doubt, includes operating subleases);


 


(H)            the
disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;


 






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(I)            a
disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 5.01
or Section 10.04 hereof, as applicable;


 


(J)            the
sale of the Equity Interests or Indebtedness or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;


 


(K)            sales
of (x) assets hereafter acquired pursuant to an acquisition or Investment permitted under this Indenture which assets are not used
or useful to the principal business of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) any existing assets of the Issuer or its
Restricted Subsidiaries which are divested in connection with an acquisition or Investment as required by applicable regulatory authorities;


 


(L)            any
Asset Sale by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided,
that (x) if any of the applicable assets or properties is owned by the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor, such Asset Sale must
be made to the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (y) if any of the applicable assets or properties constitutes Collateral,
such Asset Sale must be sold to the Issuer or any Guarantor and continue to constitute Collateral (or be released pursuant to Section 12.03
hereof);


 


(M)            dispositions
consisting of discounting or forgiveness of accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business or in connection with the compromise,
settlement or collection thereof;


 


(N)            (i) licenses
or sublicenses of Intellectual Property made in the ordinary course of business or (ii) any abandonment of Intellectual Property
rights which, in the reasonable good faith determination of the Issuer, are no longer used in or useful to the business of the Issuer
and the Restricted Subsidiaries;


 


(O)            (i) termination
of leases and Swap Contracts in the ordinary course of business or otherwise upon the expiration thereof, (ii) the expiration of
any option agreement in respect of real or personal property, (iii) any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement,
release or surrender of contractual rights or other litigation claims (including in tort) in the ordinary course of business, and (iv) any
surrender of contract rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;


 


(P)            the
voluntary unwinding of any Hedging Obligations;


 


(Q)            any
sale consisting of the grant of Acceptable Land Use Arrangements;


 


(R)            dedications
of, or the granting of easements, rights of way, rights of access and/or similar rights, to any Governmental Authority, utility providers,
cable or other communication providers and/or other parties providing services or benefits to any project, any Real Property held by
the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries, the Issuer or the public at large that would not reasonably be expected to interfere in any
material respect with the operations of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries;


 






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(S)            dispositions
resulting from any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding
of, any property or asset of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries;


 


(T)            trade-ins
or exchanges of equipment or other fixed assets in the ordinary course of business;


 


(U)            dispositions
of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy
or similar proceedings and exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements;


 


(V)            (i) the
lease, sublease or license of any portion of any project to Persons who, either directly or through Affiliates of such Persons, intend
to operate or manage nightclubs, bars, restaurants, recreation areas, spas, pools, exercise or gym facilities, or entertainment or retail
venues or similar or related establishments or facilities within such project and (ii) the grant of or entering into declarations
of covenants, conditions and restrictions and/or easements and/or condominium documents with respect to common area spaces and similar
instruments benefiting such tenants of such leases, subleases and licenses generally and/or entered into connection with a project;


 


(W)            the
dedication of space or other dispositions of undeveloped land for Fair Market Value in connection with and in furtherance of constructing
structures or improvements reasonably related to the development, construction and operation of any project; provided that in
each case such dedication or other dispositions are in furtherance of, and do not materially impair or interfere with the operations
of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries;


 


(X)            any
disposition of Designated Non-cash Consideration; provided that such disposition increases the amount of Net Cash Proceeds
of the Asset Sale that resulted in such Designated Non-cash Consideration;


 


(Y)            any
disposition of property or assets, or the issuance of securities, by a Subsidiary or the Issuer to another Subsidiary or the Issuer;
provided that any disposition made by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person other than the Issuer or
a Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, shall be permitted only to the extent permitted as an Investment under the definition of “Permitted
Investments”; provided, that (i) if any of the applicable assets, properties or securities is owned by the Issuer or
any Subsidiary Guarantor, such Asset Sale must be made to the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) if any of the applicable
assets or properties constitutes Collateral, such Asset Sale must be sold to the Issuer or any Guarantor and continue to constitute Collateral
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(Z)            dispositions
to any other Person of Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests;


 


(AA)        sales
of assets subject to a Tax Protection Agreement;


 


(BB)          sales
of non-core assets or Equity Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary that owns primarily non-core assets, in each case, that do not constitute
hotel-oriented Real Property;


 


(CC)          the
settlement or early termination of any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and the settlement or early termination of any related Permitted
Warrant Transaction;


 


(DD)         dispositions
in connection with an exchange or swap of real property or other assets (or Equity Interests of a Subsidiary owning real property or
other assets) to the extent replaced by real property or other assets (or Equity Interests of a Person owning real property or other
assets) of equal or greater value (or, if for lesser value, such difference in value shall be deemed to be included in the aggregate
limitation under clause (HH) below) in a transaction where the real property is covered by Section 1031 of the Code, or any comparable
or successor provision regarding exchange of like property for use in a similar business or investment;


 


(EE)          sales
of Equity Interests in non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures pursuant to buy-sells, tag and drag along, and similar rights
in the agreements governing such Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures;


 


(FF)          the
sale of the DoubleTree Metropolitan Hotel;


 


(GG)          surrenders
or other dispositions of leasehold interests to the applicable lessor; and


 


(HH)         dispositions
of any Property acquired after the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate amount of all asset sales under this clause (HH)
shall not exceed the greater of $225.0 million and an amount equal to 3.0% of Adjusted Total Assets.


 


For purposes of determining
compliance with this definition, in the event that any transaction (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the
categories of permitted Asset Sales described in clauses (A) through (HH) above, the Issuer may, in its sole discretion, at
the time of the Asset Sale, divide or classify such Asset Sale (or any portion thereof) under any clause under which the assets subject
to such Asset Sale would then be permitted to be disposed pursuant to, and at any future time may divide, classify or reclassify such
Asset Sale (or any portion thereof) under any clause under which it would be permitted to be disposed of at such later time, and in each
case will only be required to include the amount and type of such Asset Sale in one or more of the above clauses.


 






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“Authorized
Representative” means (i) in the case of any RLJ Credit Agreement Obligations or the RLJ Credit Agreement Secured Parties,
the applicable Credit Agreement Representative specified in the Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) in the case of the 2026 Notes, the
trustee under the 2026 Indenture, (iii) in the case of any Notes Obligations or the Notes Secured Parties, the Trustee, and (iv) in
the case of any other series of Additional Pari Passu Obligations that becomes subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the authorized
representative named for such series in the applicable joinder to the Intercreditor Agreement.


 


“Average Life”
means at any date of determination with respect to any Indebtedness, the quotient obtained by dividing:


 


(1)            the
sum of the products obtained by multiplying:


 


(A)            the
number of years from such date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of such debt security, and


 


(B)            the
amount of such principal payment; by


 


(2)            the
sum of all such principal payments.


 


“Bankruptcy
Law” means Title 11 of the U.S. Code or any similar federal or state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.


 


“Beneficial
Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act. The term “Beneficially
Owns” has a corresponding meaning.


 


“Board of
Directors” means:


 


(1)            with
respect to the Issuer, its board of managers or its managing member, as applicable;


 


(2)            with
respect to the Parent, its board of directors; and


 


(3)            with
respect to any other Person, (A) if the Person is a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation, (B) if the Person
is a partnership, the board of directors or other governing body of the general partner of the partnership, (C) if the Person is
a member managed limited liability company, the board of directors or other governing body of its managing member, and (D) with
respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.


 


“Board Resolution”
means a copy of a resolution certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of a company (or if such company is a partnership or
limited liability company and does not have a secretary or assistant secretary, the secretary or assistant secretary of its general partner
or managing member) to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such company and to be in full force and effect on the date
of such certificate, and delivered to the Trustee.


 






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“Business
Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law
or regulation to close in the State of New York or, with respect to any payments to be made under this Indenture, the place of payment.


 


“Capital Markets
Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness having an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $100.0 million, consisting
of bonds, debentures, notes or other similar debt securities issued in (a) a public offering registered under the Securities Act,
(b) a private placement to institutional investors that is resold in accordance with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the
Securities Act, whether or not it includes registration rights entitling the holders of such debt securities to registration thereof
with the SEC or (c) a private placement to institutional investors. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Capital Markets
Indebtedness” includes the 2026 Notes but does not include any Indebtedness under the RLJ Credit Agreements or other commercial
bank facilities or similar Indebtedness, Sale and Leaseback Transaction, Finance Lease Obligation or recourse transfer of any financial
asset or any other type of Indebtedness incurred, in each case, in a manner not customarily viewed as a “securities offering.”


 


“Capital Stock”
means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participation or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting
or non-voting), including partnership or limited liability company interests, whether general or limited, in the equity of such Person,
whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued thereafter.


 


“Cash Equivalents”
means any of the following types of Investments:


 


(1)            Government
Securities due within one year after the date of the making of the Investment;


 


(2)            readily
marketable direct obligations of any State of the United States or any political subdivision of any such State or any public agency or
instrumentality thereof given on the date of such Investment a credit rating of at least A2 by Moody’s or A by S&P in each
case due within one year from the making of the Investment;


 


(3)            time
deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) is organized under
the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding
company organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal
Reserve System, (ii) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (7) of this
definition and (iii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $1.0 billion, in each case with maturities of not more than 365
days from the date of acquisition thereof;


 


(4)            certificates
of deposit issued by, bank deposits in, eurodollar deposits through, bankers’ acceptances of, and repurchase agreements covering
Government Securities executed by any bank incorporated under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia
and having on the date of such Investment combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $250.0 million, or total assets
of at least $5.0 billion, in each case due within one year after the date of the making of the Investment;


 






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(5)            certificates
of deposit issued by, bank deposits in, eurodollar deposits through, bankers’ acceptances of, and repurchase agreements covering
Government Securities executed by any branch or office located in the United States of a bank incorporated under the laws of any jurisdiction
outside the United States having on the date of such Investment combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500.0 million,
or total assets of at least $15.0 billion, in each case due within one year after the date of the making of the Investment;


 


(6)            repurchase
agreements covering Government Securities executed by a broker or dealer registered under Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act
having on the date of the Investment capital of at least $500.0 million, due within 365 days after the date of the making of the Investment;
provided that the maker of the Investment receives written confirmation of the transfer to it of record ownership of the Government
Securities on the books of a “primary dealer” in such Government Securities or on the books of such registered broker or
dealer, as soon as practicable after the making of the Investment;


 


(7)            commercial
paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and having one
of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s or S&P, in each case with maturities of not more than 365 days from the
date of acquisition thereof;


 


(8)            “money
market preferred stock” issued by a corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District
of Columbia (i) given on the date of such Investment a credit rating of at least Aa by Moody’s and AA by S&P, in each
case having an investment period not exceeding 365 days or (ii) to the extent that investors therein have the benefit of a standby
letter of credit issued by a lender or a bank described in clause (3) or (4) above;


 


(9)            a
readily redeemable “money market mutual fund” sponsored by a bank described in clause (4) or (5) above, or
a registered broker or dealer described in clause (6) hereof, that has and maintains an investment policy limiting its investments
primarily to instruments of the types described in clauses (1) through (8) hereof and given on the date of such Investment
a credit rating of at least Aa by Moody’s and AA by S&P;


 


(10)          corporate
notes or bonds having an original term to maturity of not more than one year issued by a corporation incorporated under the laws of the
United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, or a participation interest therein; provided that any commercial
paper issued by such corporation is given on the date of such Investment a credit rating of at least A2 by Moody’s and A by S&P;
and


 


(11)          Investments,
classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P,
and the portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (1), (3) and
(7) of this definition.


 






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“Cash Management
Agreement” means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit
card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.


 


“Cash Management
Bank” means (a) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement, is a lender or an Affiliate of
a lender or the administrative agent or an Affiliate of the administrative agent under any Credit Facilities, in its capacity as a party
to such Cash Management Agreement and (b) any Person that, at the time it, or its Affiliate, became a lender or the administrative
agent under any Credit Facilities, was a party to a Cash Management Agreement.


 


“Change of
Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:


 


(1)            any
sale, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “Person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (but excluding (i) any employee benefit plan of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries, any
Person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, or (ii) any Person
formed as a holding company for the Parent (in a transaction where the Voting Stock of the Parent outstanding prior to such transaction
is converted into or exchanged for the Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee Person constituting all or substantially all of the
outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance))));


 


(2)            any
person or “Person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange
Act) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50.0% of the equity securities of the Parent entitled to vote
for members of the Board of Directors or equivalent governing body of the Parent; or


 


(3)            the
Parent (or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Parent) shall cease to either (x) directly or indirectly own a majority of the common
Equity Interests of the Issuer or (y) have the sole and exclusive power to exercise all management and control over the Issuer.


 


Notwithstanding the
foregoing: (A) any holding company, all or substantially all of the assets of which are comprised of the equity securities of the
Parent, shall not itself be considered a “Person” or “group” for these purposes (provided that no “Person”
or “group” Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50.0% of the voting equity securities of such holding company),
and (B)  the transfer of assets between or among the Issuer’s Restricted Subsidiaries and the Issuer shall not constitute
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“Change of
Control Offer to Purchase” means an Offer to Purchase in connection with a Change of Control Triggering Event.


 


“Change of
Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event.


 


“Clearstream”
means Clearstream Banking, S.A.


 


“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.


 


“Collateral”
means (i) the Initial Pledged Equity Interests, (ii) any Equity Interests or assets from time to time subject to a Lien pursuant
to the Security Documents to secure the Notes Obligations and (iii) the proceeds of the foregoing.


 


“Collateral
Agent” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as “Collateral Agent” under this Indenture
and the Security Documents, and any successor thereto in such capacity.


 


“Common Stock”
means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting
or non-voting) that have no preference on liquidation or with respect to distributions over any other class of Capital Stock, including
partnership interests, whether general or limited, of such Person’s equity, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued thereafter,
including, without limitation, all series and classes of common stock.


 


“Consolidated
EBITDA” means, with respect to a Person for any period and without duplication, the sum of:


 


		(1)	net
                                            income (loss) of such Person for such period determined
                                            on a consolidated basis excluding the following (but only to the extent included in determining
                                            net income (loss) for such period):



 


		(A)	depreciation
                                            and amortization;



 


		(B)	interest
                                            expense;



 


		(C)	income
                                            tax expense;



 


		(D)	extraordinary
                                            or nonrecurring items, including, without limitation, gains, losses, charges or expenses
                                            from the sale of operating Properties, early extinguishment of Indebtedness (including prepayment
                                            premiums), transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to
                                            GAAP, and other income and expenses outside the normal course of operations;



 


		(E)	other
                                            non-cash charges, including share-based compensation expense and impairment charges or expenses
                                            (other than non-cash charges that constitute an accrual of a reserve for future cash payments
                                            or charges); and



 


		(F)	equity
                                            in net income (loss) of its Joint Ventures; plus



 






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		(2)	such
                                            Person’s Ownership Share of Consolidated EBITDA of its Joint Ventures.



 


Consolidated EBITDA shall be adjusted to
remove any impact from amortization of intangibles pursuant to FASB ASC 805.


 


“Consolidated
Interest Expense” means, with respect to a Person for a given period, without duplication,
(a) total interest expense of such Person including capitalized interest (other than capitalized interest funded under a construction
loan interest reserve account), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for such period, plus (b) such
Person’s Ownership Share of Consolidated Interest Expense described in clause (a) of its Joint Ventures for such period. Consolidated
Interest Expense shall include the interest component of Finance Lease Obligations and shall exclude the non-cash amortization of any
deferred financing fees, and unrealized gains and losses on interest rate hedges.


 


“continuing”
means, with respect to any Default or Event of Default, that such Default or Event of Default has not been cured or waived.


 


“Contractual
Obligation” means as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any contractual obligation to
which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound or subject.


 


“Convertible
Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Issuer or the Parent (which may be Guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors) permitted
to be Incurred under the terms of this Indenture that is either (a) convertible into Common Stock of the Parent(and cash in lieu
of fractional shares) and/or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such Common Stock) or (b) sold as units
with call options, warrants or rights to purchase (or substantially equivalent derivative transactions) that are exercisable for Common
Stock of the Parent and/or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such Common Stock).


 


“Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee” means the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 hereof or such other address
as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Issuer.


 


“COVID-19
Relief Funds” means funds or credit or other support received, directly or indirectly, by the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the
Issuer from, or with the credit or other support of, any Governmental Authority, and incurred with the intent to mitigate (in the good
faith determination of the Issuer) through additional liquidity or other financial relief the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic
on the business and operations of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries.


 


“Credit Agreement
Debt” and “Credit Agreement Obligations” have their respective meanings specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.


 


“Credit Facilities”
means one or more debt facilities (including each of the RLJ Credit Agreements and the 2026 Indenture), commercial paper facilities,
securities purchase agreements, indentures or similar agreements, in each case, with banks or other institutional lenders or investors
providing for revolving loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special
purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables), letters of credit or the issuance of securities, including
any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and, in each case,
as amended, restated, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise), refinanced, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed
(in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time.


 






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“Currency
Agreement” means any agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.


 


“Custodian”
means the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.


 


“Default”
means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.


 


“Definitive
Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06
hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall
not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.


 


“Depositary”
means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof
as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary under this Indenture and having
become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.


 


“Designated
Non-cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary
in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration by an Officer of the Issuer, less the amount
of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale, redemption, payment or collection of, on or with respect to
such Designated Non-cash Consideration.


 


“Designated
Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Issuer (other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to
a Restricted Subsidiary) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock by the Issuer on the issuance date thereof, and the cash
proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in Section 4.06(a)(4)(C) hereof.


 


“Development/Redevelopment
Property” means at any time a Property that upon completion will constitute an Income Property
and that is currently under development or major redevelopment and not an operating property during such development or major redevelopment
and on which the improvements related to the development or major redevelopment have not been completed. The term “Development/Redevelopment
Property” shall include real property of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence that satisfies both of the following
conditions: (i) it is to be (but has not yet been) acquired by the Issuer, any Subsidiary or any Joint Venture upon completion of
construction pursuant to a contract in which the seller of such real property is required to develop or renovate prior to, and as a condition
precedent to, such acquisition and (ii) a third party is developing or redeveloping such property using the proceeds of a loan that
is Guaranteed by, or is otherwise recourse to, the Issuer, any Subsidiary or any Joint Venture. A Development/Redevelopment Property
on which all improvements (other than tenant improvements on unoccupied space) related to the development of such Property has been substantially
completed for at least four (4) full Fiscal Quarters shall cease to constitute a Development/Redevelopment Property.


 






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“Disqualified
Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security
into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures (excluding any maturity as
the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable or redeemable at the sole option of the holder
thereof (other than upon a sale of assets or a change of control that constitutes an Asset Sale or a Change of Control Triggering Event
and is subject to the prior repurchase of the Notes), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise or exchangeable or convertible
into debt securities of the issuer thereof at the sole option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that
is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes (in each case, other than Capital Stock which is redeemable solely in exchange for
any Equity Interest that is not Disqualified Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares).


 


“Equity Interests”
means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible
into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).


 


“Equity Offering”
means a public or private offering of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock or Designated Preferred Stock) of (1) the
Issuer or (2) the Parent; provided that the net proceeds of any such public or private offering by the Parent are (or
are contemplated to be in the event unsuccessful) contributed by the Parent to the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock or
Designated Preferred Stock) of the Issuer.


 


“Euroclear”
means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.


 


“Exchange
Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated
thereunder.


 


“Excluded
Contribution” means the net cash proceeds, or the Fair Market Value of property or assets, received by the Issuer as a contribution
to the Issuer’s common equity after the Issue Date or from the issuance or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of Capital
Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer, in each case if designated by the Issuer as an Excluded Contribution and as determined
in good faith by the Issuer and not previously included in the calculations set forth in Section 4.06(a)(4)(C)(ii)(a) and Section 4.06(a)(4)(C)(ii)(b) hereof,
for purposes of determining whether a Restricted Payment may be made.


 


“Fair Market
Value” means the price that would be paid in an arm’s-length transaction under the applicable circumstances, as determined
in good faith by the Issuer.


 


“Finance Lease”
means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property, whether real, personal or mixed, of such Person as lessee that is required
to be classified and accounted for as a finance lease in accordance with GAAP; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt,
any lease that is accounted for by any Person as an operating lease as of the Issue Date and any Similar Lease entered into after the
Issue Date by any Person may, in the sole discretion of the Issuer, be treated as an operating lease and not a Finance Lease; and
provided further that any ground lease or similar obligation will be deemed not to be a Finance Lease.


 






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“Finance Lease Obligations”
means the liability under a Finance Lease as reflected on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.


 


“Fiscal Quarter” means the fiscal
quarter of the Parent consisting of the three calendar month periods ending on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31.


 


“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal
year of the Parent consisting of the twelve-month period ending on each December 31.


 


“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings
Inc. and its successors.


 


“Foreign Subsidiary” means any
Restricted Subsidiary that is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.


 


“Franchise Agreement” means
an agreement permitting the use of the applicable hotel brand name, hotel system trademarks, trade names and/or any related rights in
connection with the ownership or operation of a Property or Properties (including any associated owners’ agreement but excluding
any Management Agreement).


 


“Funds From Operations” means,
with respect to a Person and for a given period, (a) net income (loss) of such Person for such period determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP, minus (or plus) (b) gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and sales of property during such period,
plus (c) depreciation with respect to such Person’s real estate assets and amortization (other than amortization of deferred
financing costs) of such Person for such period, plus (d) transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant
to GAAP, plus or minus (e) other non-cash items, including share-based compensation expense, non-cash income tax expense or benefit,
unrealized gains or losses on undesignated interest rate hedges, and impairment charges, plus (or minus) (f) other expenses or income
outside the normal course of operations, all after adjustment for Joint Ventures. Adjustments for Joint Ventures will be calculated to
reflect Funds From Operations on the same basis. Except as provided for above, for purposes of this Indenture, Funds From Operations shall
be calculated consistent with the White Paper on Funds From Operations, dated December 2018, issued by National Association of Real
Estate Investment Trusts, Inc., but without giving effect to any supplements, amendments or other modifications promulgated after
the Issue Date.


 


“GAAP” means accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States, consistently applied, as in effect on the Issue Date.


 


“Global Note Legend” means the
legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(2) hereof, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.


 


“Global Notes” means, individually
and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes deposited with or on behalf of and registered
in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto and that bears the Global Note
Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, issued in accordance with
Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(3), 2.06(b)(4), 2.06(d)(1), 2.06(d)(2) or 2.06(d)(3) hereof.


 






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“Government Securities” means
readily marketable (a) direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States or obligations guaranteed by the full faith
and credit of the United States and (b) obligations of an agency or instrumentality of, or corporation owned, controlled or sponsored
by, the United States that are generally considered in the securities industry to be implicit obligations of the United States.


 


“Governmental Authority” means
any government or political subdivision of the United States or any other country, whether national, federal, state, provincial, local
or otherwise, or any agency, authority, board, bureau, central bank, commission, department, municipality or instrumentality thereof or
therein, including, without limitation, any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or domestic, or any
entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to such government or political
subdivision (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).


 


“Grantors” means, as and to
the extent applicable, the Issuer and each Subsidiary of the Issuer which has granted a security interest pursuant to any Pari Passu Security
Document to secure any series of Pari Passu Obligations.


 


“Guarantee” means any obligation,
contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person:


 


(1)            to
purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person; or


 


(2)            entered
into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against
loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part);


 


provided
that the term “Guarantee” will not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.


 


“Guarantors” means the Subsidiary
Guarantors and the Parent, in its capacity as providing a Guarantee of the Notes.


 


“Hedge Bank” means any Person
that, at the time it enters into a Swap Contract, is a lender or an Affiliate of a lender or the administrative agent or an Affiliate
of the administrative agent under any Credit Facilities, in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract.


 


“Hedging
Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under any Interest Rate Agreement
or Currency Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call Transaction will not constitute Hedging
Obligations.


 


“Holder” means a Person in whose
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“Income
Property” means any Property comprised of a hotel and/or hotel business or an operating business or facility ancillary
to a hotel or hotel business (including without limitation, laundry services, employee housing, retail, parking, golf courses, docking
facilities and spa facilities). “Income Property” shall not include any Development/Redevelopment Property or undeveloped
land. Each Income Property shall continue to be classified as an Income Property under this Indenture until the Issuer reclassifies such
Income Property as a Development/Redevelopment Property for purposes of this Indenture, upon and after which such property shall be classified
as Development/Redevelopment Property under this Indenture.


 


“Incur” means, with respect
to any Indebtedness, to incur, create, issue, assume, Guarantee or otherwise become liable for or with respect to, or become responsible
for the payment of, contingently or otherwise, such Indebtedness; provided, that any premiums, interest (including post-petition
interest and payment-in-kind interest), accretion or amortization of original issue discount, fees, expenses and charges with respect
to Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture will not be considered to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness.


 


“Indebtedness” means, with respect
to any Person at any date of determination (without duplication):


 


(1)            all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money;


 


(2)            all
obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;


 


(3)            all
obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to Property purchased by such Person;


 


(4)            all
obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of Property or services (excluding (i) trade accounts
payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or other accounts payable in the ordinary course of business
in accordance with ordinary trade terms, (ii) financing of insurance premiums and (iii) any earn-out obligation or purchase
price adjustment until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with
GAAP);


 


(5)            all
Indebtedness of others to the extent secured by any Lien on Property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations
secured thereby have been assumed; provided, that if such obligations have not been assumed, the amount of such Indebtedness included
for the purposes of this definition will be the amount equal to the lesser of the Fair Market Value of such Property and the amount of
the Indebtedness secured;


 


(6)            with
respect to any Finance Leases of such Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared
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(7)            the
net amount of the obligations of such Person in respect of interest rate protection agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements or
other interest or exchange rate hedging arrangements (including Swap Contracts);


 


(8)            all
obligations of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, except obligations in respect
of letters of credit issued in support of obligations not otherwise constituting Indebtedness shall not constitute Indebtedness except
to the extent such letter of credit is drawn and not reimbursed within 10 Business Days;


 


(9)            the
principal component or liquidation preference of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption,
repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock or, with respect to any non-guarantor Subsidiary, any Preferred Stock (but excluding,
in each case, any accrued dividends); and


 


(10)          all
Guarantees of such Person in respect of Indebtedness of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (1) through (9) above (other
than, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any completion guarantee);


 


provided,
that Indebtedness shall not include any obligations in respect of indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations,
or from Guarantees or letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds, in each case securing any such obligations of the Issuer or
any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, in any case Incurred in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Restricted Subsidiary
(other than Guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Restricted Subsidiary
for the purpose of financing such acquisition) in a principal amount not in excess of the gross proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the
Fair Market Value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in
value) actually received by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in connection with such disposition.


 


The
Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner unless recourse
is limited, in which case the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the amount such Person is liable therefor (except to the extent the
terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor). The amount of Indebtedness
of the type described in clause (4) shall be calculated based on the net present value thereof. The amount of Indebtedness of the
type referred to in clause (7) above of any Person shall be zero unless and until such Indebtedness becomes due, in which case the
amount of such Indebtedness shall be the amount due that is payable by such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed
that (x) any obligations of such Person in respect of Cash Management Agreements, (y) any obligations of such Person in respect
of employee, consultant or independent contractor deferred compensation and benefit plans and (z) any obligations of such Person
in respect of taxes, assessments, governmental charges, levies or distribution requirements to shareholders under applicable REIT requirements
under the Code shall not constitute Indebtedness. For all purposes with respect to this definition, the term “Indebtedness”
of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall exclude (i) intercompany liabilities arising from or associated with cash management,
tax, or accounting operations and made in the ordinary course of business, (ii) intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having
a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business and (iii) Permitted
Non-Recourse Guarantees.


 






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“Indenture” means this Indenture,
as amended or supplemented from time to time.


 


“Indirect Participant” means
a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.


 


“Initial Notes” means the $500,000,000
in aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the Issue Date.


 


“Initial Pledged Equity Interests”
means first priority security interests, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, in the Equity Interests of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries
that are pledged pursuant to the requirements of the RLJ Credit Agreements, which Subsidiaries directly own unencumbered hotel properties,
and any proceeds thereof.


 


“Institutional Accredited Investor”
means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation
D under the Securities Act.


 


“Intellectual Property” means
patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service mark applications, trade names, URLs, copyrights,
computer software, trade secrets, know-how and processes.


 


“Intercreditor Agreement” means
that certain Collateral Agency and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2020 (as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time), by and among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent, each applicable Authorized Representative party
thereto, the Parent, the Issuer and its Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, to which the Trustee shall become a party pursuant
to a joinder executed on the Issue Date.


 


“Interest Coverage Ratio” means,
as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries
for the period of four Fiscal Quarters ending on or most recently ended prior to such date to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense
of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; provided, however, for purposes of calculating the Interest
Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Interest Expense related to any amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount shall
be excluded.


 


“Interest Rate Agreement” means
any interest rate swap agreement (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreement or interest rate
collar agreement and any other agreement or arrangement designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk.


 






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“Investment” means any (i) direct
or indirect advance, loan or other extension of credit to another Person (including without limitation by way of Guarantee or similar
arrangement, but excluding advances to customers in the ordinary course of business that are, in conformity with GAAP, recorded as accounts
receivable on the consolidated balance sheet of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, and residual liabilities with respect to assigned
leaseholds incurred in the ordinary course of business), (ii) capital contribution to another Person (by means of any transfer of
cash or other property (tangible or intangible) to such Person or any payment for property or services solely for the account or use of
such Person, or otherwise), or (iii) purchase or acquisition of Equity Interests, bonds, notes, debentures or other similar instruments
issued by another Person, and will include:


 


(1)            the
designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and


 


(2)            the
Fair Market Value of the Equity Interests (and any other Investment), held by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of (or
in) any Person that has ceased to be a Restricted Subsidiary;


 


provided
that the Fair Market Value of the Investment remaining in any Person that has ceased to be a Restricted Subsidiary will be
deemed not to exceed the aggregate amount of Investments previously made in such Person valued at the time such Investments were made,
less the net reduction of such Investments. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 4.06
hereof:


 


(A)            “Investment”
will include the portion (proportional to the Issuer’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the assets
(net of liabilities) of any Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary;


 


(B)             the
Fair Market Value of the assets (net of liabilities) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time that such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated
a Restricted Subsidiary will be considered a reduction in outstanding Investments; and


 


(C)             any
property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer.


 


“Investment Grade” means a rating
equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P or Fitch.


 


“Issue Date” means the date
the Initial Notes are originally issued.


 


“Issuer”
means RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and any and all permitted successors and assigns thereto.


 


“Joint Venture” means any Person,
other than a Subsidiary of the Issuer, in which the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary holds or acquires an ownership interest (whether
by way of Capital Stock, partnership or limited liability company interest, or other evidence of ownership).


 


“Lien” means any mortgage, deed
of trust, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other
title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof).


 






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“Limited Condition Transaction”
means any acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Indenture and any related incurrence of Indebtedness by the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing.


 


“Management Agreement” means
any agreement entered into by the Parent, the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under which it engages a Person to advise it
with respect to the management of a given Property or Properties and/or to manage a given Property or Properties (including any associated
owner’s agreement).


 


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


 


“Net Cash Proceeds” means, with
respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Sale in the form
of cash or Cash Equivalents, including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations (to the extent corresponding to the principal,
but not interest, component thereof) when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents and proceeds from the conversion of other property
received when converted to cash or Cash Equivalents, without duplication, net of:


 


(i) brokerage commissions and other fees and expenses
(including fees and expenses of counsel, accountants and investment bankers and title and recording and transfer taxes) related to such
Asset Sale;


 


(ii) provisions for all taxes actually paid or payable
as a result of such Asset Sale by any Parent Entity, any REIT Entity, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as
reasonably determined by the Parent (and taking into account whether any such sale qualifies for non-recognition treatment under Section 1031
of the Code and further taking into account any distributions contemplated by clause (iii) below), including (without duplication)
taxes that would have been payable as a result of such Asset Sale by any Parent Entity, any REIT Entity, the Issuer and the Restricted
Subsidiaries if all Parent Entities, all REIT Entities, the Issuer and each Restricted Subsidiary in which the Issuer owns less than 100%
of the interests were taxable as a corporation or as a REIT for federal, state and local income tax purposes, whichever is greater, and,
in each case, without taking into account any deductions, credits or other tax attributes that are not related to such Asset Sale, and
at the highest rate that would be applicable to such entity at such time;


 


(iii) distributions to any REIT Entity, in an amount
not to exceed the reasonably estimated net capital gain recognized by such REIT Entity as a result of such Asset Sale, in order for such
REIT Entity to pay a capital gain dividend within the meaning of Section 857(b)(3)(B) of the Code in respect of such Asset Sale;


 


(iv) all payments made to repay Indebtedness outstanding
at the time of such Asset Sale that either (A) is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Sale, in accordance with the terms
of any Lien upon such assets or (B) is required, by its terms or by applicable law, to be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset
Sale;


 






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(v) all distributions and other payments required to
be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Sale;


 


(vi) any portion of the purchase price from such Asset
Sale placed in escrow, whether as a reserve for adjustment of the purchase price, for satisfaction of indemnities in respect of such Asset
Sale or otherwise in connection with that Asset Sale; provided, however, that upon the termination of that escrow,
Net Cash Proceeds shall be increased by any portion of funds in the escrow that are released to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;


 


(vii) amounts reserved by the Issuer and the Restricted
Subsidiaries against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale, including without limitation, pension and other post-employment
benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with
such Asset Sale, all as determined on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP; and


 


(viii) any payments required under Tax Protection Agreements
as a result of such Asset Sale.


 


“Non-Recourse
Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness for borrowed money in respect of which recourse for
payment is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness; provided, however,
except with respect to Indebtedness of any Subsidiary Guarantor, such Indebtedness may be recourse to the Person or Persons that own the
assets encumbered by the Lien securing such Indebtedness so long as (x) such Person or Persons do not own any assets that are not
subject to such Lien (other than assets customarily excluded from an all assets financing) and (y) in the event such Person or Persons
directly or indirectly own Equity Interests in any other Person, all assets of such Person or Persons (other than assets customarily excluded
from an all assets financing) are also encumbered by the Lien securing such financing.


 


“Note Guarantee” means a Guarantee
of the Notes by the Guarantors.


 


“Notes” has the meaning assigned
to it in the preamble to this Indenture. The Initial Notes and the Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes
under this Indenture, and unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the Notes shall include the Initial Notes and any Additional
Notes.


 


“Notes Documents” means this
Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents.


 


“Notes Obligations” means any
obligation to pay any unpaid principal and interest on the Notes, and all other Obligations of the Issuer and any Guarantor or other co-obligor
under any Notes Document, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred,
which may arise under, out of or in connection with, the Notes and the related Notes documentation, in each case, whether on account of
principal, interest, guarantee obligations, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without
limitation, interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Issuer or any
Guarantor whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in such proceedings and all fees and disbursements of counsel of
the Trustee and the Collateral Agent that are required to be paid by the Issuer or any Guarantor or co-obligor pursuant to the terms of
this Indenture or other Notes Documents).


 






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“Notes Secured Parties” means
the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, each Holder and each other holder of, or obligee in respect of, any Notes Obligations outstanding at
such time.


 


“Obligations” means any principal,
interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any
Indebtedness.


 


“Offer to Purchase” means an
offer by the Issuer to purchase Notes from the Holders commenced by delivering a notice to the Trustee and each Holder stating:


 


(1)            the
covenant pursuant to which the offer is being made and that all Notes validly tendered will be accepted for payment on a pro rata basis;


 


(2)            the
purchase price and the date of purchase (which will be a Business Day no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such
notice is sent) (“Payment Date”);


 


(3)            that
any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest pursuant to its terms;


 


(4)            that,
unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the purchase price, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will
cease to accrue interest on and after the Payment Date;


 


(5)            that
Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will be required to surrender the Note, together with the
form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse side of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the address
specified in the notice or, in the case of a Note in global form registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, in accordance
with the Depositary’s Applicable Procedures, in each case prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding
the Payment Date;


 


(6)            that
Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election (in the case of Notes in global form registered in the name of the Depositary or its
nominee in accordance with the Depositary’s Applicable Procedures), so long as such withdrawal is effected prior to the close of
business on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date, or if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of
business on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date, a facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission or letter
or an instruction to the Depositary, as applicable, setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for
purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Notes purchased; and


 


(7)            that
Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of
the Notes surrendered; provided that each Note purchased and each new Note issued will be in a principal amount of $2,000
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“Offering Memorandum” means
the final offering memorandum dated September 9, 2021 relating to the offering of the Initial Notes by the Issuer.


 


“Officer” means, with respect
to any Person, (a) the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief
Accounting Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the General Counsel, the Secretary, or the Assistant Secretary
of such Person, or (b) if such Person is a limited or general partnership or limited liability company, the persons holding the positions
set forth in clause (a) of such Person or any direct or indirect general partner or managing member of such Person, as the case may
be.


 


“Officer’s Certificate”
means a certificate signed on behalf of the Issuer by an Officer of the Issuer that meets the requirements of Section 13.04 hereof.


 


“OP Units” means units of limited
partnership of the Issuer.


 


“Opinion
of Counsel” means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of
Section 13.04 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer, any Parent Entity or any Subsidiary of the
Issuer.


 


“Overdraft
Line” means Indebtedness with respect to overdraft protections (including, but not limited to, intraday, ACH and purchasing
card/T&E services), established for any of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ ordinary course of operations, which
Indebtedness may be secured.


 


“Ownership
Share” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of a Person (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) or any Joint Venture
of a Person, the greater of (a) such Person’s relative nominal direct and indirect ownership interest (expressed as a percentage)
in such Subsidiary or Joint Venture or (b) such Person’s relative direct and indirect economic interest (calculated as a percentage)
in such Subsidiary or Joint Venture determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the declaration of trust, articles or certificate
of incorporation, articles of organization, partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable organizational document
of such Subsidiary or Joint Venture.


 


“Parent”
means RLJ Lodging Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, and any and all permitted successors and assigns thereto.


 


“Parent Entity” means the Parent
and any other direct or indirect parent of the Issuer.


 


“Pari Passu Pledge Agreement”
means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2020, by and among the Issuer and certain of its Subsidiaries
from time to time party thereto in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Pari Passu Secured
Parties, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.


 






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“Pari Passu Obligations” means,
collectively, (i) the RLJ Credit Agreement Obligations, (ii) the Notes Obligations and (iii) each other series of Additional
Pari Passu Obligations (including the 2026 Notes).


 


“Pari Passu Secured Parties”
means (i) the RLJ Credit Agreement Secured Parties, (ii) the Notes Secured Parties and (iii) any other Additional Pari
Passu Secured Parties.


 


“Pari Passu Security Documents”
means the Pari Passu Pledge Agreement and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien on the Collateral is granted
or purported to be granted to a collateral agent securing Pari Passu Obligations including any Additional Pari Passu Obligations or under
which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed.


 


“Partnership Agreement” means
the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Issuer, dated as of May 13, 2011, as amended through the date hereof,
and as it may be amended from time to time.


 


“Participant” means, with respect
to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and,
with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).


 


“Payment Date” has the meaning
set forth in the definition of “Offer to Purchase.”


 


“Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction”
means any call or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on a Parent Entity’s Common Stock purchased
by the Issuer in connection with the issuance of any Convertible Indebtedness; provided that the purchase price for such Permitted
Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received by the Issuer from the sale of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction, does not
exceed the net proceeds received by the Issuer from the sale of such Convertible Indebtedness issued in connection with the Permitted
Bond Hedge Transaction.


 


“Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call
Transaction” means any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and any Permitted Warrant Transaction.


 


“Permitted Government Revenue Bond Indebtedness”
means revenue bonds issued by a state or local government or an agency, authority or other instrumentality thereof, the proceeds of which
are used to finance or refinance the acquisition, construction, equipping or improvement of facilities or property used in a Related Business
or public infrastructure improvements related thereto, and any deferred lease obligation of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
relating thereto; provided, that (a) such revenue bonds are non-recourse to the Issuer and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (unless
and to the extent the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary is the holder of such bonds), and (b) the principal of, interest on or costs
relating to such revenue bonds are payable solely from (i) proceeds of such bonds, (ii) all or an incremental portion of sales,
use, lodgers’, property and other generally applicable taxes (not including income taxes), whether generated by or levied on such
facilities or property or the activities and business conducted thereon or upon property located in a broader area, (iii) reserve
funds created with proceeds of such bonds or with revenues described in (ii), (iv) a general or “moral obligation” pledge
of a state or local government or agency, authority or other instrumentality thereof, or (v) if the Parent, the Issuer or a Restricted
Subsidiary is the holder of such bonds, payments made by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary.


 






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“Permitted Investment” means:


 


(1)            cash
or Cash Equivalents;


 


(2)            loans
or advances to officers, directors and employees of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) in the ordinary course of business
for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in respect of payroll payments and expenses
in the ordinary course of business, (iii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Issuer (or its
direct or indirect parent) solely to the extent that the amount of such loan and advances shall be contributed to the Issuer in cash as
common equity, and (iv) in connection with the payment of statutory minimum federal and state income tax obligations associated with
the vesting of shares of restricted common equity of the Issuer or the Parent issued under stock incentive plans;


 


(3)            (i) Investments
by the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor in the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, (ii) Investments by Restricted
Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors in other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors, (iii) Investments
by the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors, and (iv) Investments by
Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors in the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor; provided, however,
that in each case of clauses (i) through (iv), such Investment does not result in the transfer of Collateral to a Person that is
not a Subsidiary Guarantor;


 


(4)            (i) Investments
consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable, notes receivable or other advances (including letters of credit
and cash collateral) arising from the grant of trade credit or similar arrangements with suppliers, distributors, tenants, licensors or
licensees in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially
troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss and (iii) Investments in securities
of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency
of such trade creditors or customers or in settlement of delinquent or overdue accounts in the ordinary course of business;


 


(5)            an
Investment in any Person to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease,
utility and workers’ compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Issuer
or any Restricted Subsidiary;


 


(6)            Guarantees
of Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be Incurred by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
pursuant to Section 4.08 hereof;


 


(7)            Investments
in any Person or Persons owning or leasing Income Properties and other Property ancillary or reasonably related to such Income Properties
(including, without duplication, Investments with respect to Indebtedness secured by any such Property);


 






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(8)            Investments
made substantially contemporaneously with the issuance by the Parent, the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Convertible
Indebtedness in derivative securities or similar products purchased by the Parent, the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in
connection therewith linked to Equity Interests underlying such Convertible Indebtedness;


 


(9)            Investments
the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (exclusive of Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer, or any Parent Entity; provided,
however, that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.06(a)(4)(C) hereof;


 


(10)          Investments
in tenants and property managers in the ordinary course of business, to the extent the proceeds thereof are used for tenant improvements;


 


(11)          any
Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with
Section 4.09 hereof or any disposition of assets or rights not constituting an Asset Sale by reason of one or more of the exclusions
contained in the definition thereof;


 


(12)          an
Investment in the Issuer, a Restricted Subsidiary or in a Person that will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary
or be merged or consolidated with or into or transfer or convey all or substantially all its assets to the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries and any Investment of such Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary which existed at the time such Person became a Restricted
Subsidiary and was not created in anticipation or contemplation thereof;


 


(13)          obligations
of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to indemnifications of title insurance companies issuing title insurance
policies in relation to construction Liens;


 


(14)          Investments
in the nature of pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business;


 


(15)          Guarantees
by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of ground leases or operating leases (other than Finance Leases) or of other obligations
that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case, entered into by the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary;


 


(16)          operating
leases and subleases of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;


 


(17)          Permitted
Bond Hedge Transactions which constitute Investments and Investments in Swap Contracts permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(d)(6) hereof;


 






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(18)          Investments
in the ordinary course of business consisting of UCC Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and UCC Article 4 customary
trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;


 


(19)          advances
in the form of a prepayment of expenses, so long as such expenses are being paid in accordance with customary trade terms of the Issuer
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or in the ordinary course of business;


 


(20)          entering
into Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees (it being understood that any payments or other transfers made pursuant to such Permitted Non-Recourse
Guarantees will not be permitted by this clause (20));


 


(21)          Investments
in Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries from and after the Issue Date (i) so long as, immediately after giving effect to
any such Investment on a Pro Forma Basis, the ratio of consolidated Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries to Consolidated
EBITDA (calculated in accordance with Section 4.08(c)) would not exceed 5.50 to 1.00, or (ii) not in excess of the greater of
$180.0 million and 2.5% of Adjusted Total Assets at any time outstanding;


 


(22)          any
Investment (i) deemed to exist as a result of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor distributing a note or other
intercompany debt to a parent of such Subsidiary that is the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor (to the extent there is no cash consideration
or services rendered for such note), (ii) consisting of intercompany current liabilities in connection with the cash management,
tax and accounting operations of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) consisting of intercompany loans, advances
or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-overs or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course
of business;


 


(23)          Investments
consisting of (i) loans and other extensions of credit to contractors in the ordinary course of business in order to facilitate the
purchase of machinery and tools by such contractors or (ii) loans and other extensions of credit to owners and lessors of Property
so long as the proceeds thereof are used to develop such Property and such Property is intended to be acquired by the Issuer or its Restricted
Subsidiaries (or the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries has entered into a binding agreement to acquire such property);


 


(24)          Investments
consisting of the ownership interest in, or the transfer of (whether by a contribution or otherwise) undeveloped land to, an Unrestricted
Subsidiary or Joint Venture formed for the purpose of developing such undeveloped land in an amount invested from and after the Issue
Date not to exceed the greater of $180.0 million and 2.5% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate at any time outstanding;


 


(25)          any
Investment of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Issue
Date, including, without limitation, in connection with Joint Venture agreements existing on the Issue Date, and any extension, modification
or renewal of any such Investments, but only to the extent such extension, modification or renewal does not involve additional advances,
contributions or other Investments of cash or other assets or other increases thereof (other than as a result of the accrual or accretion
of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities), in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investment,
or commitment, as in effect on the Issue Date;


 






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(26)          any
Investment in secured notes, collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities, other secured debt securities,
secured debt derivative or other secured debt instruments, so long as such Investment relates directly or indirectly to any Related Businesses
or businesses attached or appurtenant thereto, in an amount invested from and after the Issue Date not to exceed the greater of $100.0
million and 1.5% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate at any time outstanding, provided that such Investments, together with
Permitted Investments made in reliance on clause (27) below, shall not exceed the greater of $300.0 million and 4.0% of Adjusted Total
Assets in the aggregate at any one time outstanding; provided further, that in the event such Investment is made in secured notes,
collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities, other secured debt securities, secured debt derivative or
other secured debt instruments of any Affiliate of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiary, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary shall
not consent to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of such instruments or otherwise
act on any matter related to any such instrument in its capacity as a creditor;


 


(27)          Investments
in mortgage loans secured by a first priority senior mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or similar real property security instrument
granted to the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor (i) encumbering real estate and improvements thereon and (ii) upon which no
other lien exists except for liens for unpaid taxes, assessments and the like, not yet due and payable and liens on equipment and the
like owned or leased by the mortgagor, consisting of purchase money liens or liens on capital leases, in an amount, together with Permitted
Investments made in reliance on clause (26) above, not to exceed the greater of $300.0 million and 4.0% of Adjusted Total Assets in the
aggregate at any one time outstanding;


 


(28)          Investments
arising as a result of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction; and


 


(29)          other
Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving
effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (29) from and after the Issue
Date at any time outstanding does not exceed the greater of $300.0 million and an amount equal to 5.0% of Adjusted Total Assets as of
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“Permitted Liens” means:


 


(1)            Liens
securing (a) Indebtedness and other Obligations incurred under Section 4.08(b) or (b) Indebtedness Incurred under
Section 4.08(d)(1); provided that, with respect to this clause (b), (i) all payments due under this Indenture and the
Notes are secured on an equal and ratable basis with the Indebtedness and other Obligations so secured until such time as such Obligations
are no longer secured by a Lien and (ii) such Indebtedness or other obligations are designated as “Credit Agreement Debt”
or “Additional Pari Passu Obligations” under the Intercreditor Agreement, and the applicable Pari Passu Secured Parties or
Additional Pari Passu Secured Parties are or become party to the Intercreditor Agreement;


 


(2)            inchoate
Liens incident to construction on or maintenance of Property; or Liens incident to construction on or maintenance of Property now
or hereafter filed or recorded for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP (or deposits made pursuant to
applicable law or bonds obtained from reputable insurance companies) and which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and have not proceeded to judgment; provided that, by reason of nonpayment of the obligations secured by such Liens, no such
Property is subject to a material risk of loss or forfeiture;


 


(3)            Liens
for taxes and assessments on Property which are not yet past due; or Liens for taxes and assessments on Property that are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and have not proceeded to judgment, and for which adequate reserves have been set aside to the
extent required by GAAP;


 


(4)            Liens
with respect to minor defects and irregularities in title to any Property, which individually or in the aggregate do not materially impair
or burden the Fair Market Value or use of the subject Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;


 


(5)            easements,
exceptions, reservations, condominium documents or other agreements or documents for the purpose of pipelines, conduits, cables, wire
communication lines, power lines and substations, streets, trails, walkways, traffic signals, drainage, irrigation, water, electricity
and sewerage purposes, dikes, canals, ditches, the removal of oil, gas, coal, or other minerals, and other like purposes affecting Property,
facilities, or equipment which individually or in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the Fair Market Value or use of such
Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;


 


(6)            easements,
exceptions, reservations, condominium documents or other agreements or documents for the purpose of facilitating the joint or common use
of Property in or adjacent to a neighboring development, timeshare or residential property, shopping center, office building, utility
company, public facility or other projects affecting Property which individually or in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair
the Fair Market Value or use of such Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected
to be held;


 


(7)            rights
reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate, or obligations or duties to any Governmental Authority with
respect to, the use or development of any Property or any right, power, franchise, grant, license, or permit;


 






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(8)            present
or future zoning laws and ordinances or other laws and ordinances restricting the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of Property;


 


(9)            statutory
Liens, other than those described in clause (2) or (3) hereof, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect
to obligations which are not delinquent or are being contested in good faith; provided that, if delinquent, adequate reserves
have been set aside with respect thereto and, by reason of nonpayment, no Property is subject to a material risk of loss or forfeiture;


 


(10)          covenants,
conditions, and restrictions affecting the use of Property which individually or in the aggregate do not materially impair or burden the
Fair Market Value or use of the Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;


 


(11)          rights
of tenants and landlords under leases (including ground leases) and rental agreements covering Property, managers under Management Agreements
and franchisors under Franchise Agreements;


 


(12)          Liens
consisting of pledges or deposits to secure obligations under workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance and other social
security laws or similar legislation, including Liens of judgments thereunder which are not currently dischargeable;


 


(13)          rights
of (i) other condominium owners or associations arising under condominium documents or (ii) timeshare owners or associations
where a Property has a timeshare component;


 


(14)          Liens
consisting of pledges or deposits of Property to secure performance in connection with operating leases made in the ordinary course of
business to which the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary is a party as lessee;


 


(15)          Liens
consisting of deposits of Property to secure bids made with respect to, or performance of, contracts (other than contracts creating or
evidencing an extension of credit to the depositor);


 


(16)          Liens
(i) consisting of any right of offset, or statutory bankers’ lien, on bank deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course
of business so long as such bank deposit accounts are not established or maintained for the purpose of providing such right of offset
or bankers’ lien, (ii) encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attached to
brokerage accounts in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes or (iii) constituting or otherwise securing
obligations owing under any treasury, depository, overdraft or other Cash Management Agreements, cash pooling agreements with hotel management
companies or other arrangements;


 


(17)          Liens
consisting of deposits of Property and other Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases
(other than Finance Leases), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance and return of money bonds, bids, leases, government
contracts, trade contracts, agreements with utilities, and other obligations of a like nature (including letters of credit in lieu of
any such bonds or to support the issuance thereof) incurred in the ordinary course of business;


 






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(18)          Liens
consisting of deposits of Property to secure (or in lieu of) surety, appeal or customs bonds in proceedings to which the Issuer or a Restricted
Subsidiary is a party, and any other Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of
customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;


 


(19)          Liens
created by or resulting from any litigation or legal proceeding involving the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary which is currently being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves have been set aside by the Issuer or relevant
Restricted Subsidiary and no material Property is subject to a material risk of loss or forfeiture;


 


(20)          non-consensual
Liens not incurred in connection with an extension of credit that do not in the aggregate, when taken together with all other Liens, materially
impair the value or use of the Property of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;


 


(21)          Liens
arising under laws involving the sale, distribution and possession of alcoholic beverages;


 


(22)          Liens
arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Issuer
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;


 


(23)          Liens
arising from precautionary UCC financing statements filings regarding operating leases or consignment of goods entered into in the ordinary
course of business;


 


(24)          Liens
on cash, Cash Equivalents or other property deposited to discharge, redeem or defease Indebtedness;


 


(25)          (i) Liens
pursuant to operating leases, licenses or similar arrangements entered into for the purpose of, or with respect to, operating or managing
hotels, nightclubs, restaurants and other assets used or useful in the business of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries, which Liens,
operating leases, licenses or similar arrangements are limited to the leased property under the applicable lease and granted to the landlord
under such lease for the purpose of securing the obligations of the tenant under such lease to such landlord and (ii) Liens on cash
and Cash Equivalents (and on the related escrow accounts or similar accounts, if any) required to be paid to the lessors (or lenders to
such lessors) under such leases, licenses or similar arrangements or maintained in an escrow account or similar account pending application
of such proceeds in accordance with the applicable lease, license or similar arrangement;


 






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(26)          licenses
or sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to Persons other than the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries not materially interfering
with the conduct of the business of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that such
licenses, leases or subleases are in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries;


 


(27)          Liens
arising from grants of licenses or sublicenses of Intellectual Property made in the ordinary course of business;


 


(28)          Liens
consisting of any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding or compulsory purchase order affecting Real Property;


 


(29)          any
interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensee or licensor under any lease or license agreement in existence on the Issue Date or
that is permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Indenture;


 


(30)          Acceptable
Land Use Arrangements, including Liens related thereto;


 


(31)          Liens
for landlord financings (and Refinancings thereof) secured by the fee estate of any ground lease;


 


(32)          Liens
in favor of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;


 


(33)          To
the extent constituting a Lien, any Permitted Transfer Restrictions and any Permitted Sale Restrictions;


 


(34)          Liens
on any assets (including real or personal property) of the Issuer and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness and other
Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements and any Overdraft Line;


 


(35)          Liens
existing on the Issue Date and Liens relating to any Refinancing of the Obligations secured by such Liens; provided, that with
respect to a Refinancing of the Obligations under the Credit Facilities incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(d)(1), that such Liens
do not encumber any assets or property (including proceeds thereof) that were not subject to a Lien securing such Obligations on the Issue
Date;


 


(36)          purchase
money Liens securing Indebtedness and Finance Leases permitted under Section 4.08(d)(8); provided, that any such Liens
attach only to the property being financed pursuant to such purchase money Indebtedness or Finance Leases (or Refinancings thereof) and
directly related assets, including proceeds and replacements thereof;


 


(37)          Liens
granted on the Equity Interests in any Joint Venture or non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary relating to rights of first refusal, rights of first
offer, “tag-along” and “drag-along” rights, transfer restrictions and put and call arrangements with respect to
the Equity Interests of any Joint Venture pursuant to any Joint Venture or similar agreement;


 






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(38)          Liens
in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions, in each case limited to the Property subject to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction;


 


(39)          Liens
Incurred from and after the Issue Date with respect to Indebtedness outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater
of $600.0 million and an amount equal to 8.0% of Adjusted Total Assets at any one time outstanding;


 


(40)          Liens
on property that the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured against by title insurance; provided that such Lien
would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability to place mortgage financing on the Real Property encumbered by such Lien, which
mortgage financing includes title insurance coverage against such Lien;


 


(41)          Liens
on (x) Property acquired by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date that are in place at the time such
Property is so acquired and are not created (but may have been amended) in contemplation of such acquisition and do not extend to any
Property other than the Property so acquired or (y) Property of Persons that are acquired by or merged or consolidated with or into
the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date that are in place at the time such Person is so acquired, merged
or consolidated and are not created in contemplation of such acquisition and do not extend to any Property other than those of the Person
acquired;


 


(42)          Liens
securing assessments or charges payable to a property owner association, condominium association or similar entity, which assessments
are not yet due and payable or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and for which adequate
reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;


 


(43)          Liens
in connection with a forward or reverse Section 1031 exchange arrangement;


 


(44)          Pledges
and deposits and other Liens securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect
of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance;


 


(45)          Liens
securing obligations in respect of trade-related letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar obligations and covering the property (or
the documents of title in respect of such property) financed by such letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar obligations and the
proceeds and products thereof;


 


(46)          Liens
solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase
agreement in respect of any Permitted Investment;


 


(47)          Liens
with respect to property or assets of any non-Guarantor Subsidiary securing Indebtedness and obligations of a non-Guarantor Subsidiary
permitted under Section 4.08 hereof;


 






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(48)          Liens
on any amounts held by a trustee (i) under any indenture or other debt agreement issued in escrow pursuant to customary escrow arrangements
pending the release thereof, or under any indenture or other debt agreement pursuant to customary discharge, redemption or defeasance
provisions, and (ii) in the funds and accounts under an indenture or other debt agreement securing any revenue bonds issued for the
benefit of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries;


 


(49)          Liens
on the Capital Stock of Unrestricted Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries;


 


(50)          Liens
on Capital Stock in Joint Ventures or non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (i) securing capital contributions to or obligations of such
Joint Ventures or (ii) pursuant to the relevant Joint Venture or non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries agreement or arrangement or similar
agreement;


 


(51)          Liens
on securities constituting time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within 180 days of the date
of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company that is organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or any
foreign country recognized by the United States having capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $250.0 million and whose long-term
debt, or whose parent holding company’s long-term debt, is rated A (or such similar equivalent rating or higher by at least one
nationally recognized statistical rating organization as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act) that are the subject of
repurchase agreements;


 


(52)          Liens
on goods or inventory the purchase, shipment or storage price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit, bank guarantee or
bankers’ acceptance issued or created for the account of the Issuer or any Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; provided
that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Issuer or such Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit, bank guarantee or
banker’s acceptance to the extent permitted under Section 4.08 hereof;


 


(53)          in
the case of Real Property that constitutes a leasehold interest, any Lien (i) to which the fee simple interest (or any superior leasehold
interest) is subject or (ii) constituting the existence and/or terms of the applicable lease and/or the rights of the lessor therein;


 


(54)          Liens
securing Indebtedness or other obligations (i) of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of the Issuer or any
Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a non-Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of any Restricted Subsidiary
that is a non-Subsidiary Guarantor;


 


(55)          Liens
securing insurance premiums financing arrangements; provided, that such Liens are limited to the applicable unearned insurance
premiums and proceeds thereof;


 


(56)          Liens
securing Swap Contracts;


 






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(57)          mechanics’,
carriers’, workers’, repairers’, and similar statutory or common law Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course
of business, in each case for amounts which are not overdue by more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and in respect of which, if applicable, the Issuer or any Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance
with GAAP;


 


(58)          the
filing of a reversion, subdivision or final map(s), record(s) of survey and/or amendments to any of the foregoing over Real Property
held by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries designed (A) to merge one or more of the separate parcels thereof together so long
as (i) the entirety of each such parcel shall be owned by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) the gross acreage and
footprint of the Real Property remains unaffected in any material respect or (B) to separate one or more of the parcels thereof together
so long as (i) the entirety of each resulting parcel shall be owned by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) the gross
acreage and footprint of the Real Property remains unaffected in any material respect;


 


(59)          Liens
Incurred from and after the Issue Date to secure obligations in respect of letters of credit (to the extent such letter of credit is cash
collateralized or backstopped by another letter of credit) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25.0 million at any one time outstanding;


 


(60)          Liens
securing Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien (other than a Permitted Lien described in clause (36) above) that is Refinanced; provided
that such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same assets or type of property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements
on and accessions to such property, proceeds and products thereof, customary security deposits and any other assets pursuant to after-acquired
property clauses and, in the case of multiple financings of equipment provided by any lender, other equipment financed by such lender,
to the extent such assets secured (or would have secured) the Indebtedness being Refinanced);


 


(61)          Liens
constituting any ground lease or hotel lease in existence on the Issue Date or permitted to be entered into by this Indenture (in each
base as may be amended and/or replaced);


 


(62)          Liens
related to Permitted Government Revenue Bond Indebtedness and the implementation of related or similar governmental tax or economic incentive
programs;


 


(63)          judgment
and attachment Liens in respect of judgments and attachments not constituting an Event of Default;


 


(64)          Liens
created by or resulting from agreements in the ordinary course of business relating to hotel properties and not securing Indebtedness;


 


(65)          Liens
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(66)          Liens
on cash or property held directly or indirectly by a “qualified intermediary” or “exchange accommodation titleholder”
during the pendency of a Section 1031 exchange of assets; and


 


(67)          (x) Liens
securing Indebtedness Incurred under Section 4.08(d)(14); provided that such Liens shall be limited to a pledge of the Issuer’s
or such Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interest in the Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary incurring the Indebtedness secured
by such Lien and (y) Liens securing Qualified Non-Recourse Debt and/or Project Financing permitted under Section 4.08(d)(24).


 


“Permitted
Non-Recourse Guarantees” means customary indemnities or limited contingent guarantees (including by means of separate indemnification
agreements or carve-out guarantees) provided in the ordinary course of business by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in
financing transactions that are directly or indirectly secured by Real Property or other Real Property-related assets (including Equity
Interests) of a Restricted Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary and that may be full recourse or non-recourse to
the Restricted Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary that is the borrower in such financing, but is non-recourse to the
Issuer or any of its other Restricted Subsidiaries except for such indemnities and limited contingent guarantees as are consistent with
customary industry practice (such as for fraud, unlawful acts, misapplication of funds, environmental
indemnities, prohibited transfers, failure to pay taxes, voluntary bankruptcy, collusive involuntary bankruptcy, failure to comply with
special purpose entity covenants, failure to maintain insurance, insurance deductibles, ERISA liabilities, recourse triggers based on
violation of transfer restrictions and other customary exceptions to non-recourse liability).


 


“Permitted Sale Restrictions”
means, with respect to any real estate asset (including without limitation any property on which there is located an operating hotel),
obligations, encumbrances or restrictions contained in any sale agreement for such real estate asset restricting the creation of Liens
on, or the sale, transfer or other disposition of, Equity Interests or property that is subject to such sale agreement pending such sale;
provided that the encumbrances and restrictions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that are subject to such sale agreement.


 


“Permitted Tax Payments” means,
with respect to any fiscal year, any distributions to holders of Equity Interests of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in which the
Issuer owns less than 100% of the equity interests, sufficient to provide the Parent, any other Parent Entity or any REIT Subsidiary with
a distribution equal to the amount of federal, state and local taxes, as reasonably determined by the Parent, that have been actually
paid or are payable by the Parent, such Parent Entity or such REIT Subsidiary (taking into account any distributions paid or contemplated
by the Parent, such Parent Entity or such REIT Subsidiary).


 


“Permitted Transfer Restrictions”
means (a) restrictions on transfer, mortgage liens, pledges and changes in beneficial ownership arising under Management Agreements,
Franchise Agreements, owner agreements and ground leases and governing agreements for Joint Ventures and non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
(including in connection with any acquisition or development of any applicable real estate asset, without regard to the transaction value),
including rights of first offer or refusal arising under such agreements and leases, and (b) obligations, encumbrances or restrictions
contained in agreements with limited partners or members of the Issuer, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Joint Venture imposing obligations
in respect of contingent obligations to make any tax “make whole” or similar payment arising out of the sale or other transfer
of assets reasonably related to such limited partners’ or members’ interest in the Issuer, such Restricted Subsidiary or such
Joint Venture pursuant to “tax protection” or other similar agreements.


 






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“Permitted Warrant Transaction”
means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on a Parent Entity’s Common
Stock sold by the Issuer substantially concurrently with any purchase by the Issuer of a related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.


 


“Person” means any natural person,
corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.


 


“Preferred Stock” means, with
respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participation or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting)
that have a preference on liquidation or with respect to distributions over any other class of Capital Stock, including preferred partnership
interests, whether general or limited, or such Person’s preferred or preference stock, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or
issued thereafter, including, without limitation, all series and classes of such preferred or preference stock.


 


“Private Placement Legend” means
the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(1) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise
permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.


 


“Pro Forma” or “Pro
Forma Basis” means that the following adjustments have been made:


 


(1)          if
the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Incurs, assumes, Guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise
discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems Preferred Stock during
the period commencing on the first day of the specified period and ending on (and including) the Transaction Date, then the Consolidated
Interest Expense will be calculated giving Pro Forma effect (determined in good faith by the Issuer) to such Incurrence, assumption, Guarantee,
repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of Preferred
Stock, and the use of proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of such period;


 






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(2)          Asset
Sales and Asset Acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers
or consolidations, or by any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
and including all related financing transactions and including increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries during the period commencing
on the first day of the specified period and ending on (and including) the Transaction Date, will be given Pro Forma effect (including
giving Pro Forma effect to the receipt and application of the proceeds of any Asset Sale) (determined in good faith by the Issuer) as
if they had occurred and such proceeds had been applied on the first day of such specified period; provided that for purposes of
calculating any ratio or determining compliance with covenants in Article 4 or Section 5.01 hereof, including Investments or
acquisitions (and the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith) that have been made (i) during the applicable
Test Period and (ii) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any
such ratio is made shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis assuming that all such Investments or acquisitions (and any increase or decrease
in net income (loss), Consolidated EBITDA or Adjusted Total Assets and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to
such transaction) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period;


 


(3)          Consolidated
EBITDA will be adjusted to give effect to all Pro Forma Cost Savings;


 


(4)          the
Consolidated EBITDA and net income (loss) attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations
or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of on or prior to the Transaction Date, will be excluded;


 


(5)          the
Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses
(and ownership interests therein) disposed of on or prior to the Transaction Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations
giving rise to such Consolidated Interest Expense will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
following the Transaction Date;


 


(6)          any
Person that is or will become a Restricted Subsidiary on the Transaction Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all
times during the specified period;


 


(7)          any
Person that is not, or will cease to be, a Restricted Subsidiary on the Transaction Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted
Subsidiary at any time during the specified period;


 


(8)          a
1031 Property held by an intermediary during the pendency of a reverse 1031 exchange shall be deemed to be held by a Restricted Subsidiary
for purposes of financial calculations under this Indenture; and


 


(9)          if
any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness
will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Transaction Date had been the applicable rate for the entire specified period (taking
into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as at the Transaction
Date in excess of 12 months).


 






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“Pro Forma Cost Savings” means,
with respect to any period, the reduction in net costs and expenses that:


 


(1)          were
directly attributable to an Asset Sale, Asset Acquisition, Investment, merger, consolidation or discontinued operation that occurred
during the period or after the end of the period and on or prior to the Transaction Date and that (a) would properly be reflected
in a pro forma income statement prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act or (b) the Issuer reasonably
determines in good faith will actually be realized within 18 months of the Transaction Date; or


 


(2)          were
actually implemented on or prior to the Transaction Date in connection with or as a result of an Asset Sale, Asset Acquisition, Investment,
merger, consolidation or discontinued operation and that are supportable and quantifiable by the underlying accounting records.


 


“Project Financing” means (i) any
Finance Lease Obligation, mortgage financing, purchase money Indebtedness or other similar Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition,
lease, construction, repair, replacement, or improvement of any undeveloped land or any Refinancing of such Indebtedness and (ii) any
Sale and Leaseback Transaction of any undeveloped land.


 


“Property” means any right,
title or interest in or to property or assets of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible
and including all contract rights, income or revenue rights, real property interests (including leasehold interests), trademarks, trade
names, equipment and proceeds of the foregoing and, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests or other ownership interests of any other
Person owned by the first Person.


 


“QIB” means a “qualified
institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.


 


“Qualified
Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness that (i) is (x) incurred by a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary to finance
the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement, improvement or continued ownership of any new or existing property (real or
personal, whether through the direct purchase of property or the Equity Interests of any Person owning such property and whether in a
single acquisition or a series of related acquisitions) or any undeveloped land or (y) assumed by a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary
and (ii) is non-recourse to the Issuer or any Subsidiary (other than a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary or its Subsidiaries).


 


“Qualified
Non-Recourse Subsidiary” means (i) a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor and that is the direct or indirect
owner of, or has been formed or created on or after the Issue Date in order to finance the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement,
improvement or continued ownership of, any new or existing property or any undeveloped land and (ii) any Subsidiary of a Qualified
Non-Recourse Subsidiary.


 


“Rating Agencies” means S&P,
Moody’s and Fitch; provided, that if any of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch will cease issuing a rating on the Notes
for reasons outside the control of the Issuer, the Issuer may select a nationally recognized statistical agency to substitute for S&P,
Moody’s or Fitch, as applicable.


 






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“Rating Decline Period” means
the 60-day period (which 60-day period shall be extended as long as the credit rating on the Notes is under publicly announced consideration
for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earliest of (a) the occurrence of a Change of Control, (b) the
first public notice of the occurrence of such Change of Control and (c) the first public notice of the Parent’s or the Issuer’s
intention to effect such Change of Control.


 


“Rating Event” means, with respect
to any Change of Control, (a) the credit rating on the Notes is lowered by one or more gradations (including gradations within ratings
categories as well as between categories but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, changes in ratings outlook) as compared to the rating
of the Notes on the Issue Date by at least two of Moody’s, S&P, or Fitch (or their successors or substitutes) during the Rating
Decline Period relating to such Change of Control and each such Rating Agency shall have put forth a public statement to the effect that
such downgrade is attributable in whole or in part to such Change of Control and (b) immediately after giving effect to the reduction
in the credit rating on the Notes by the Rating Agencies as described in clause (a), the Notes are not rated Investment Grade by any of
such Rating Agencies.


 


“Real Property” means (i) each
parcel of real property leased or operated by the Issuer or the Restricted Subsidiaries, whether by lease, license or other use or occupancy
agreement, and (ii) each parcel of real property owned by the Issuer or the Restricted Subsidiaries, together with all buildings,
structures, improvements and fixtures located thereon, together with all easements, licenses, rights, privileges, appurtenances, interests
and entitlements related thereto.


 


“Recourse Indebtedness” means,
with respect to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, all Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary
other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness.


 


“Regulation S” means Regulation S
promulgated under the Securities Act.


 


“Regulation S
Global Note” means a Global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private
Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination
equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.


 


“REIT” means a “real estate
investment trust” under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.


 


“REIT Entity” means any REIT
Subsidiary and any Parent Entity that is a REIT.


 


“REIT Subsidiary” means a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Issuer that is a REIT.


 


“Related
Businesses” means the development, ownership, leasing or operation of (i) hotel facilities, (ii) land held
for potential development or under development as hotel facilities and (iii) assets and facilities related to the foregoing, including
without limitation, laundry services, employee housing, retail, parking, golf courses, docking facilities and spa facilities.


 






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“Replacement Assets” means (i) real
or personal property that will be used or useful in a Related Business or (ii) substantially all the assets of a Related Business
or a majority of the Voting Stock of any Person engaged in a Related Business that will become on the date of acquisition thereof a Restricted
Subsidiary (including the merger of such a Person into a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer).


 


“Responsible Officer,” when
used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee (or any successor group of the
Trustee), including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other
officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means,
with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.


 


“Restricted Definitive Note”
means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.


 


“Restricted Global Note” means
a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.


 


“Restricted Subsidiary” means
any Subsidiary of the Issuer other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.


 


“RLJ Credit Agreements” means
the 2012 Credit Agreement, the 2014 Credit Agreement and the 2019 Credit Agreement.


 


“RLJ Credit Agreement Obligations”
means, collectively, the “Obligations” as defined in each of the RLJ Credit Agreements.


 


“RLJ Credit Agreement Secured Parties”
means, collectively, each holder of Credit Agreement Debt under the RLJ Credit Agreements.”


 


“Rule 144” means Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act.


 


“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A
promulgated under the Securities Act.


 


“Rule 903” means Rule 903
promulgated under the Securities Act.


 


“Rule 904” means Rule 904
promulgated under the Securities Act.


 


“S&P” means S&P Global
Ratings and its successors.


 


“Sale and Leaseback Transaction”
means, with respect to any Person, an arrangement whereby such Person enters into a lease of property previously transferred by such Person
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“SEC” means the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


 


“Section 1031” means Section 1031
of the Code.


 


“Secured Cash Management Agreement”
means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Cash Management
Bank.


 


“Secured Hedge Agreement” means
any Swap Contract permitted by this Indenture that is entered into by and between the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor and any Hedge
Bank.


 


“Secured Indebtedness” means
the portion of outstanding Indebtedness secured by a Lien upon the properties or other assets of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness that is secured solely by a pledge or pledges of Equity Interests (and the proceeds thereof)
of the issuer(s) of such Equity Interests, and not secured by any other properties or other assets of such issuer(s), shall not constitute
Secured Indebtedness for so long as the Notes are equally and ratably secured by the same such Equity Interests (and the proceeds thereof).
For the avoidance of doubt, during such time as the Collateral is released with respect to the Notes, “Secured Indebtedness”
shall be calculated using only the first sentence of this definition.


 


“Securities Act” means the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.


 


“Security Documents” means the
Pari Passu Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and each joinder to the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, as amended,
supplemented, restated, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time.


 


“Significant Subsidiary” means
any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Issuer within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under
Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.


 


“Similar
Lease” means a lease that is entered into by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary with another Person (other than the
Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) for the purpose of, or with respect to operating or managing, Related Businesses, lodging or leisure
Real Property assets of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries.


 


“Stated Maturity”
means:


 


(1)          with
respect to any debt security, the date specified in such debt security as the fixed date on which the final installment of principal of
such debt security is due and payable; and


 


(2)          with
respect to any scheduled installment of principal of or interest on any debt security, the date specified in such debt security as the
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“Subordinated Indebtedness”
of the Issuer means any Indebtedness of the Issuer that is expressly subordinated to and junior in right of payment to the Notes. “Subordinated
Indebtedness” of a Subsidiary Guarantor means any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor that is expressly subordinated to and
junior in right of payment to the Note Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor.


 


“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50.0% of the voting power
of the outstanding Voting Stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person and/or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person
and the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such Person in its consolidated financial statements in accordance with
GAAP, if such statements were prepared as of such date.


 


“Subsidiary Guarantor” means,
(i) as of the Issue Date, each of the Issuer’s existing Restricted Subsidiaries that is a guarantor under each of the RLJ Credit
Agreements and the 2026 Indenture and (ii) thereafter any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer that executes a Note Guarantee
in compliance with Section 4.17, but in each case excluding any Persons whose Note Guarantees have been released pursuant to the
terms of this Indenture.


 


“Swap Contract” means (a) any
and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options,
forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond
or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions,
floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts,
or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing),
whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind,
and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published
by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master
agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such
obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call Transaction
will not constitute a Swap Contract.


 


“Tax Protection Agreement” means
any customary arms’-length agreement to which the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries is or becomes a party and which is entered into
in connection with a contribution of assets to the Issuer in exchange for Capital Stock and pursuant to which any liability to holders
of Capital Stock who contributed such assets to the Issuer (directly or indirectly) may arise relating to taxes because (a) in connection
with the deferral of income taxes of a holder of Capital Stock, the Issuer or the Parent has agreed to (i) maintain a minimum level
of debt or continue a particular debt, (ii) retain or not dispose of assets for a period of time or (iii) use or refrain from
using a particular method of taking into account book–tax disparities under Section 704(c) of the Code; or (b) holders
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“Test Period” means the most
recently completed Fiscal Quarter of the Parent for which financial statements have been or are required to have been delivered pursuant
to Section 4.03 and the three Fiscal Quarters immediately preceding such Fiscal Quarter.


 


“TIA” means the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb).


 


“Total
Assets” means, the sum of, without duplication, Undepreciated Real Estate Assets and all other assets, excluding non-real
estate intangibles of, the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.


 


“Total Unencumbered Assets”
means, as of any date, the Adjusted Total Assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date, less any such assets pledged
as of such date as collateral to secure any obligations with respect to Secured Indebtedness.


 


“Transaction Date” means, with
respect to the Incurrence of any Indebtedness by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the date such Indebtedness is to be
Incurred, with respect to any Restricted Payment, the date such Restricted Payment is to be made, and, with respect to any transaction
described in Section 5.01 hereof, the date on which such transaction is to be consummated.


 


“Treasury Rate” means, as of
any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of U.S. Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled
and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 that has become publicly available at least two Business Days
prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market
data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to September 15, 2024 (or in the case of a satisfaction and discharge
of this Indenture or a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under this Indenture, the Treasury Rate as of two Business Days prior to
the date on which funds to pay the Notes are deposited with the Trustee); provided that if the period from the redemption
date to September 15, 2024 is not equal to the constant maturity of a U.S. Treasury security for which a yield is given, the Treasury
yield will be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the yields of the nearest U.S. Treasury
securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the redemption date to such date is less than one year, the
weekly average yield on actually traded U.S. securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.


 


“Trustee” means U.S. Bank National
Association, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor
serving under this Indenture.


 


“U.S. Dollar Equivalent” means
with respect to any monetary amount in a currency other than U.S. dollars, at any time for determination thereof, the amount of U.S. dollars
obtained by converting such foreign currency involved in such computation into U.S. dollars at the spot rate for the purchase of U.S.
dollars with the applicable foreign currency as published in The Wall Street Journal in the “Exchange Rates” column
under the heading “Currency Trading” (or if such publication is unavailable, a similar nationally recognized publication as
determined in the Issuer’s sole discretion) on the date two Business Days prior to such determination. Except as provided in Section 4.08
hereof, whenever it is necessary to determine whether the Issuer has complied with any covenant in this Indenture or a Default has occurred
and an amount is expressed in a currency other than U.S. dollars, such amount will be treated as the U.S. Dollar Equivalent determined
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“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or any other state, the laws of which are required to be applied in connection
with the creation or perfection of security interests.


 


“Undepreciated
Real Estate Assets” means, as of any date, the cost (being the original cost plus capital improvements) of the Issuer’s
real estate assets and the real estate assets of its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date (including, without duplication, 1031 Properties),
before depreciation and amortization and impairments, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.


 


“Unrestricted Definitive Note”
means a Definitive Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.


 


“Unrestricted Global Note” means
a Global Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.


 


“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means


 


(1)          any
Subsidiary of the Issuer that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Issuer in the manner
provided below; and


 


(2)          any
Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.


 


The Issuer may designate (or re-designate) any
Restricted Subsidiary (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the Issuer) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided
that:


 


(A)          any
Guarantee by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness of the Subsidiary being so designated will be deemed
an “Incurrence” of such Indebtedness and an “Investment” by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiary at the time
of such designation;


 


(B)          either
(i) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $1,000 or less or (ii) if such Subsidiary has assets greater than
$1,000, such designation would be permitted under Section 4.06 hereof; and


 


(C)          if
applicable, the Incurrence of Indebtedness and the Investment referred to in clause (A) of this proviso would be permitted under
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The Issuer may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary
to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that:


 


(X)          no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or after giving effect to such designation; and


 


(Y)          all
Liens and Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary outstanding immediately after such designation would, if Incurred at such time,
have been permitted to be Incurred (and will be deemed to have been Incurred) for all purposes of this Indenture.


 


“Unsecured Debt” means, for
any Person, any Indebtedness of such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries which is not Secured Indebtedness.


 


“Voting Stock” means with respect
to any Person, Capital Stock of any class or kind ordinarily having the power to vote for the election of directors, managers or other
voting members of the governing body of such Person.


 


“Wholly
Owned Subsidiary” or “Wholly Owned” means, as to any Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all the Equity
Interests of which (other than either (i) Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests or (ii) directors’ qualifying shares)
are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person.


 


Section 1.02Other Definitions.


 


	Term	Defined in

Section
	“Affiliate Transaction”	4.10(a)
	“Applicable Law”	13.16
	“Authentication Order”	2.02
	“Covenant Defeasance”	8.03
	“DTC”	2.03
	“effective date”	4.18
	“Event of Default”	6.01
	“Excess Proceeds”	4.09
	“Guaranteed Indebtedness”	4.14
	“Legal Defeasance”	8.02
	“Paying Agent”	2.03
	“Refinance”	4.08(d)(5)
	“Refunding Capital Stock”	4.06(b)(13)
	“Registrar”	2.03
	“Restricted Payments”	4.06(a)
	“Retired Capital Stock”	4.06(b)(13)
	“Reversion Date”	4.15(2)
	“Suspension Date”	4.15(1)
	“Suspension Period”	4.15(1)
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Section 1.03Incorporation by
Reference of Trust Indenture Act.


 


Whenever this Indenture expressly refers to a provision
of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. Otherwise this Indenture shall not be subject
to the TIA unless qualified thereunder.


 


Section 1.04Rules of Construction.


 


Unless the context otherwise requires:


 


(1)          a
term has the meaning assigned to it;


 


(2)          an
accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;


 


(3)          “or”
is not exclusive;


 


(4)          “including”
is not limiting;


 


(5)          words
in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;


 


(6)          “will”
shall be interpreted to express a command;


 


(7)          provisions
apply to successive events and transactions;


 


(8)          references
to sections of or rules under the Securities Act will be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted
by the SEC from time to time; and


 


(9)          unless
otherwise provided herein or in any other Notes Document, the words “execute”, “execution”, “signed”,
and “signature” and words of similar import used in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Indenture,
any other Notes Document or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including amendments, waivers, consents and other modifications)
shall be deemed to include electronic signatures and the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal
effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature in ink or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as applicable,
to the fullest extent and as provided for in any Applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce
Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, and any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act.


 


Section 1.05Divisions.


 


For purposes of Article 4 of this Indenture,
in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s
laws): (1) 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 (2) 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
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Article 2

THE NOTES


 


Section 2.01Form and Dating.


 


(a)          General.
The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which
is hereby incorporated and expressly made part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law,
stock exchange rule or usage (provided that any such notation legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Issuer).
Each Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000
in excess thereof.


 


The terms and provisions contained in the Notes
will constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Issuer, the Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the
Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However,
to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall
govern and be controlling.


 


(b)          Global
Notes. Notes issued in global form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (including the Global Note Legend
thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form
will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule
of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note will represent such of the outstanding Notes as
will be specified therein and each shall provide that it represents the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time
endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or
increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges, purchases and redemptions of such Notes. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect
the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby will be made by the
Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by
Section 2.06 hereof.


 


(c)          Euroclear
and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms
and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” published by Euroclear and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking”
and “Customer Handbook” published by Clearstream will be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S
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Section 2.02Execution and Authentication.


 


At least one Officer must sign the Notes for the
Issuer by manual or facsimile or other electronic signature. Typographic and other minor defects in any facsimile or electronic signature
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any Note which has been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee.


 


If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer
holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note will nevertheless be valid.


 


A Note will not be valid until authenticated by
the manual or facsimile or other electronic signature of an authorized signatory of the Trustee. The signature will be conclusive evidence
that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.


 


The Trustee shall, upon receipt of a written order
of the Issuer signed by two Officers (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate Notes for original issue that may be
validly issued under this Indenture, including any Additional Notes. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may
not exceed the aggregate principal amount of Notes authorized for issuance by the Issuer pursuant to one or more Authentication Orders,
except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof.


 


The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent
acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate the Notes. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate
Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such
agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent for service of notices and demands.


 


Section 2.03Registrar and Paying
Agent.


 


The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency where
the Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”) and an office or agency where
Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). The Issuer initially appoints the Trustee, and the Trustee agrees
to initially act as the Registrar and Paying Agent. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange.
The Issuer may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any
co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Registrar
without notice to any Holder. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this
Indenture. If the Issuer fails to appoint or maintain another entity as the Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such.
The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.


 


The Issuer initially appoints The Depository Trust
Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.


 






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Section 2.04Paying Agent to
Hold Money in Trust.


 


The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent other
than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held
by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any
Default by the Issuer in making any such payment. While any such Default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all
money held by it to the Trustee. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment
over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries) will have no further liability for the money.
If the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries act as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of
the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Issuer, the Trustee
shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.


 


Section 2.05Holder Lists.


 


The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form
as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders. If the Trustee is not the
Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times
as the Trustee may request in writing a list, in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and
addresses of the Holders.


 


Section 2.06Transfer and Exchange.


 


(a)          Transfer
and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary,
by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to
a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Issuer for Definitive Notes
if:


 


(1)          the
Issuer receives notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days after
the date of such notice from the Depositary; or


 


(2)          there
shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Notes.


 


Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events
in (1) or (2) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes
also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and
delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07
or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for
another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred
and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b) or (c) hereof.


 






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(b)          Transfer
and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will
be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests
in the Restricted Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required
by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with either subclause (1) or
(2) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subclauses, as applicable:


 


(1)          Transfer
of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons
who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions
set forth in the Private Placement Legend. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required
to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(1).


 


(2)          All
Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial
interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar
either:


 


(A)          both:


 


(i)          a
written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing
the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest
to be transferred or exchanged; and


 


(ii)          instructions
given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase;
or


 


(B)          following
the occurrence of any of the events described in 2.06(a)(1) or (a)(2), both:


 


(i)          a
written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing
the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged;
and


 


(ii)          instructions
given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered
to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above.


 


Upon satisfaction of all the requirements for transfer or exchange
of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the
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(3)          Transfer
of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies
with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following:


 


(A)          if
the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate
in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; and


 


(B)          if
the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must
deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof.


 


(4)          Transfer
and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial
interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any Holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note
or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange
or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following:


 


(A)          if
the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest
in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications
in item (1)(a) thereof; or


 


(B)          if
the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall
take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form
of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;


 


and, in each such case set forth in this Section 2.06(b)(4),
an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with
the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in
order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.


 


If any such transfer is effected pursuant to this Section 2.06(b)(4) at
a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in
accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to this Section 2.06(b)(4).


 






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Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot
be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.


 


(c)          Transfer
or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.


 


(1)          Beneficial
Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any Holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person
who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, subject to Section 2.06(a) and upon receipt by
the Registrar of the following documentation:


 


(A)          if
the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive
Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;


 


(B)          if
such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;


 


(C)          if
such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904,
a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;


 


(D)          if
such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance
with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
or


 


(E)          if
such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subclauses (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect
set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof,
if applicable;


 


(F)          if
such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in Item 3(b) thereof; or


 






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(G)            if
such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate
to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof.


 


the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable
Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive
Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered
in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the
Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive
Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in
a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(1) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to
all restrictions on transfer contained therein.


 


(2)            Beneficial
Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if the Registrar receives the following:


 


(A)            if
the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted
Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof;
or


 


(B)            if
the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall
take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;


 


and, in each such case set forth in this Section 2.06(c)(2),
an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with
the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.


 


(3)            Beneficial
Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any Holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable
Unrestricted Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Issuer will execute and the
Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount.
Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will be registered in
such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial interest requests through instructions
to the Registrar from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee will deliver such Definitive
Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant
to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.


 






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(d)            Transfer
and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.


 


(1)            Restricted
Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange
such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following
documentation:


 


(A)            if
the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;


 


(B)            if
such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth
in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;


 


(C)            if
such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903
or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;


 


(D)            if
such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (3)(a) thereof;


 


(E)            if
such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subclauses (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect
set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof,
if applicable;


 


(F)            if
such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item 3(b) thereof; or


 






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(G)            if
such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate
to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, the Trustee shall
cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above,
the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, and in the case of clause (C) above,
the Regulation S Global Note.


 


(2)            Restricted
Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such
Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if the Registrar receives the following:


 


(A)            if
the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate
from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or


 


(B)            if
the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (4) thereof;


 


and, in each such case set forth in this Section 2.06(d)(2),
an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with
the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.


 


Upon satisfaction of the conditions of this Section 2.06(d)(2),
the Trustee will cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted
Global Note.


 


(3)            Unrestricted
Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such
Unrestricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for
such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee will cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased
the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.


 


If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note
to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (2) or (3) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note
has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof,
the Trustee will authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of
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(e)            Transfer
and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance
with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to
such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly
endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by
its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder must provide any additional certifications, documents and
information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).


 


(1)            Restricted
Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name
of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:


 


(A)            if
the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;


 


(B)            if
the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and


 


(C)            if
the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor
must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel
required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.


 


(2)            Restricted
Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted
Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if the
Registrar receives the following:


 


(A)            if
the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from
such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or


 


(B)            if
the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form
of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (4) thereof;


 


and, in each such case set forth in this Section 2.06(e)(2),
an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with
the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required
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(3)            Unrestricted
Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person
who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the
Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.


 


(f)            [Reserved].


 


(g)            Legends.
The following legends will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically
stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.


 


(1)            Private
Placement Legend. Each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall
bear the legend in substantially the following form:


 


“THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), [IN THE CASE
OF 144A NOTES: AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE
EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION
FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: AND
MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE THE
MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]”


 


THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUER THAT
(A) THIS NOTE MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (I) TO THE ISSUER, (II) IN THE UNITED
STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (III) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (IV) TO AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR
(7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN
REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (THE FORM OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE) AND, IF
SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES LESS THAN $250,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER
THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT, (V) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE) OR (VI) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT, IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (VI) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS
REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE.”


 






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The Private Placement Legend shall be deemed removed from the face
of any Note without further action of the Issuer, the Trustee or the Holder of such Note at such time as the Issuer shall have delivered
an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee certifying that the Private Placement Legend can be removed because such Note may be resold
to the public in accordance with Rule 144 without regard to volume, manner of sale or any other restrictions contained in Rule 144
(other than the holding period requirement in paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of Rule 144 so long as such holding period requirement
is satisfied at such time of determination) by Holders that are not Affiliates of the Issuer.


 


(2)            Global
Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the following form:


 


“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE
INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO
ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF
THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE
AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER.


 


UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES
IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE
OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY
AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY
AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”


 






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(h)            Cancellation
and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive
Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be
returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation,
if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of
a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note will
be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the
Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be increased accordingly and
an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.


 


(i)            General
Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.


 


(1)            To
permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive
Notes (subject to Section 2.06(a)) upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or at the
Registrar’s request. All documentation submitted in connection with a transfer or exchange shall be satisfactory to the Trustee.


 


(2)            No
service charge will be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration
of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer and Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental
charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer
pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.09, 4.13 and 9.04 hereof).


 


(3)            The
Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except
the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.


 


(4)            All
Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes will be the
valid obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes
or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.


 






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(5)            Neither
the Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required:


 


(A)            to
issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day
of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection;


 


(B)            to
register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note
being redeemed in part; or


 


(C)            to
register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.


 


(6)            Prior
to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Issuer may deem and treat the Person
in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and (subject
to the provisions of the Notes with respect to record dates) interest on such Note and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee,
any Agent or the Issuer shall be affected by notice to the contrary.


 


(7)            The
Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes (subject to Section 2.06(a)) in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02
hereof.


 


Section 2.07   Replacement Notes.


 


If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee
or the Issuer and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Issuer shall issue
and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are
met. If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of
the Trustee and the Issuer to protect the Issuer, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them
may suffer if a Note is replaced. In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become or is about to become due and
payable, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note. The Issuer may charge for its expenses in replacing
a Note, including any taxes or governmental charges that may be imposed in relation thereto.


 


Every replacement Note is an additional obligation
of the Issuer and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued
under this Indenture.


 


The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive
and shall provide (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed,
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Section 2.08   Outstanding
Notes.


 


The Notes outstanding at any time are all the
Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest
in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and those described in this Section 2.08
as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or an
Affiliate of the Issuer holds the Note. Notes held by the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer shall not be deemed to be outstanding
for purposes of Section 3.07(a) hereof.


 


If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07
hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide
purchaser.


 


If the principal amount of any Note is considered
paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.


 


If the Paying Agent (other than the Issuer, a
Subsidiary of the Issuer or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay the Notes
payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes will be deemed to be no longer outstanding and will cease to accrue interest.


 


Section 2.09   Treasury Notes.


 


In determining whether the Holders of the required
principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer,
will be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying
on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned will be so disregarded.


 


Section 2.10   Temporary Notes.


 


Until certificates representing the Notes are
ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate temporary Notes.
Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate
for temporary Notes and as may be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the
Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Until so exchanged, Holders of temporary Notes will be entitled
to all of the benefits of this Indenture.


 


Section 2.11   Cancellation.


 


The Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the
Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of
transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement
or cancellation and will destroy canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures. Certification of the destruction of all
canceled Notes will be delivered to the Issuer upon written request by the Issuer. The Issuer may not issue new Notes to replace Notes
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Section 2.12   Defaulted Interest.


 


If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest
on the Notes, they will pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted
interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01
hereof, provided that no special record date shall be required with respect to defaulted interest paid within the applicable grace period.
The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the
proposed payment. The Issuer shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that
no such special record date may be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days
before the special record date, the Issuer (or, upon the written request of the Issuer, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of
the Issuer) will send or cause to be sent to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount
of such interest to be paid.


 


Section 2.13   Issuance of Additional
Notes.


 


(a)            After
the Issue Date, the Issuer shall be entitled, subject to its compliance with the covenants contained in this Indenture, including Section 4.08,
to issue Additional Notes under this Indenture, which Additional Notes shall have identical terms to the Initial Notes, other than with
respect to the date of issuance and the issue price. All the Notes issued under this Indenture will be treated as a single class for
all purposes of this Indenture including waivers, amendments, redemptions and any Offer to Purchase.


 


(b)            With
respect to any Additional Notes, the Issuer shall set forth in a Board Resolution and the Issuer shall set forth in an Officer’s
Certificate, a copy of each of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:


 


(1)            the
aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture and the provision of
Section 4.08 that the Issuer is relying upon to issue such Additional Notes; and


 


(2)            the
issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP number of such Additional Notes.


 


Section 2.14   Method of Submission.


 


All certifications, certificates and Opinions
of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may
be submitted by facsimile or by electronic transmission or mail.


 


Section 2.15   Trustee’s
Duty to Monitor.


 


The Trustee (in each of its capacities under this
Indenture, including without limitation as Registrar) shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance
with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in
any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary Participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other
than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when
expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express
requirements hereof. Neither the Trustee (in each of its capacities under this Indenture, including without limitation as Registrar)
nor any Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.


 






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Article 3

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT


 


Section 3.01   Notices to Trustee.


 


If the Issuer elects to redeem all or any part
of the Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, the Issuer must furnish to the Trustee, at least
5 Business Days (or such shorter notice as may be acceptable to the Trustee) before notice of redemption is required to be sent or caused
to be sent to Holders pursuant to Section 3.03, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth:


 


(1)            the
clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur;


 


(2)            the
redemption date;


 


(3)            the
principal amount of Notes to be redeemed; and


 


(4)            the
redemption price, or the method by which it is to be determined.


 


Section 3.02   Selection of Notes
to Be Redeemed.


 


If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed,
Notes held in global form shall be selected by the Depositary in accordance with its policies and procedures and Notes held in certificated
form shall be selected by lot or by such other method as the Trustee may deem fair and reasonable.


 


In the event of a partial redemption, the particular
Notes to be redeemed will be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption
date by the Depositary (in the case of Notes held in global form) or by the Trustee (in the case of Notes held in certificated form)
from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption.


 


The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in
writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof
to be redeemed. Notes and portions of Notes selected will be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof;
except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder shall be redeemed.
Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions
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Section 3.03   Notice
of Redemption.


 


At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before
a redemption date, the Issuer will deliver or cause to be delivered, by first class mail or electronic delivery, a notice of redemption
to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address (with a copy to the Trustee); provided that redemption
notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes
or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or 11 hereof.


 


The notice will identify the Notes to be redeemed
and will state:


 


(1)            the
redemption date;


 


(2)            the
redemption price;


 


(3)            if
any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date
upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued upon cancellation
of the original Note;


 


(4)            the
name and address of the Paying Agent;


 


(5)            that
Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;


 


(6)            that
upon the satisfaction of any conditions to such redemption set forth in the notice of redemption, and unless the Issuer defaults in making
such redemption payment, interest on the Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;


 


(7)            the
paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed;
and


 


(8)            that
no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.


 


Any redemption of the Notes, including in connection
with an Equity Offering or a Change of Control Triggering Event, with the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or in connection with another
transaction (or series of related transactions) or event, including any financing, may, at the Issuer’s option, be subject to one
or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion or occurrence of the related Equity Offering, Change of Control
Triggering Event, Asset Sale or other transaction or event, as the case may be, and notice of such redemption may be given prior to the
completion or the occurrence of the related Equity Offering, Change of Control Triggering Event, Asset Sale or other transaction or event.
In addition, if such redemption is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall describe each such
condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Issuer’s discretion, the date of redemption may be delayed until such time
(including more than 60 days after the date the notice of redemption was sent) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such
redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied
by the date of redemption, or by the date of redemption as so delayed, or such notice may be rescinded at any time in the Issuer’s
discretion if in the good faith judgment of the Issuer any or all of such conditions will not be satisfied. In addition, the Issuer may
provide in such notice that payment of the redemption price and performance of its obligations with respect to such redemption may be
performed by another Person. In any such case, the Issuer shall provide prompt written notice to the Trustee at least two Business Days
prior to the redemption date rescinding such redemption in the event that any such conditions precedent shall not have been (or will
not be) satisfied, and such redemption and notice of redemption shall then be rescinded and of no force and effect. Upon receipt of such
notice from the Issuer rescinding such redemption, the Trustee shall promptly send a copy of such notice to the Holders to be redeemed
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At the Issuer’s written request, the Trustee
shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuer’s name and at its expense; provided, however, that the Issuer has
delivered to the Trustee, at least 5 Business Days (or such shorter period of time as the Trustee may agree) before notice of redemption
is required to be sent or caused to be sent to Holders pursuant to this Section 3.03, an Officer’s Certificate requesting
that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraphs.


 


Section 3.04   Effect of Notice
of Redemption.


 


Once notice of redemption is sent in accordance
with Section 3.03 hereof, the Notes called for redemption, subject to any condition included in the applicable notice of redemption,
become due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price.


 


Section 3.05   Deposit of Redemption
or Purchase Price.


 


Prior to 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the redemption
or purchase date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase
price of, and accrued interest on, all the Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will promptly
return to the Issuer any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Issuer in excess of the amounts necessary to pay
the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued interest on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.


 


If the Issuer complies with the provisions of
the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of
Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the
related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered
at the close of business on such record date. If any Note called for redemption or purchase is not so paid upon surrender for redemption
or purchase because of the failure of the Issuer to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal,
from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal,
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Section 3.06   Notes
Redeemed or Purchased in Part.


 


Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased
in part, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense
of the Issuer a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered.


 


Section 3.07   Optional Redemption.


 


(a)            At
any time prior to September 15, 2024, the Issuer may redeem, at its option, all or part of the Notes, at a redemption price equal
to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus (ii) the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption, plus
(iii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on
the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date).


 


(b)            At
any time on or after September 15, 2024, the Issuer will be entitled at its option, on any one or more occasions, to redeem all
or a part of the Notes at the redemption prices (expressed in percentages of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed), plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant
record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date) if redeemed during
the 12-month period commencing on September 15 of the years set forth below:


 


	Period	 	 	Redemption Price	 
	2024	 	 	 	102.000	%
	2025	 	 	 	101.000	%
	2026 and thereafter	 	 	 	100.000	%




 


(c)            At
any time and from time to time prior to September 15, 2024, the Issuer may redeem the Notes with the net cash proceeds from any
Equity Offering at a redemption price equal to 104.000% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding,
the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest
payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date), in an aggregate principal amount for all such redemptions not to exceed 40.0%
of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes, including any Additional Notes; provided that (i) in each case the
redemption takes place not later than 180 days after the closing of the related Equity Offering and (ii) at least 60.0% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes (including any Additional Notes) remains outstanding immediately thereafter.


 


(d)            Unless
the Issuer defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for
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(e)            The
Issuer or its Affiliates may at any time and from time to time purchase Notes. Any such purchases may be made through open market or
privately negotiated transactions with third parties or pursuant to one or more tender or exchange offers or otherwise, upon such terms
and at such prices, as well as with such consideration, as the Issuer or any such Affiliates may determine.


 


(f)            Any
redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.


 


Section 3.08   Mandatory Redemption.


 


The Issuer is not required to make mandatory redemption
or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.


 


Article 4

COVENANTS


 


Section 4.01   Payment of Notes.


 


The Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid the principal
of, premium on, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and
interest will be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 11:00
a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Issuer in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient
to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, then due.


 


The Issuer shall pay interest (including post-petition
interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent
lawful.


 


Section 4.02   Maintenance of
Office or Agency.


 


The Issuer shall maintain in the contiguous United
States, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes
may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the
Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in
the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer fails to maintain any such required office or agency or fail to furnish
the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee.


 


The Issuer may also from time to time designate
one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time
to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission will in any manner relieve the
Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the contiguous United States for such purposes. The Issuer shall give prompt
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The Issuer hereby designates the Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Issuer in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.


 


Section 4.03   Reports.


 


(a)            Whether
or not the Issuer is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer will provide
the Trustee and the Holders within 15 Business Days after the filing, or in the event no such filing is required, within 15 Business
Days after the end of the time periods specified in those sections and any extension period granted under Section 12b-25 of the
Exchange Act with:


 


(1)            all
quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K
if the Issuer were required to file such forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations” and, with respect to the annual financial statements only, a report thereon by the Issuer’s independent
accountants, and


 


(2)            all
current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Issuer were required to file such reports;


 


provided
that the foregoing delivery requirements will be deemed satisfied if the foregoing materials are available on the SEC’s
EDGAR system or on the Parent’s or Issuer’s website within the applicable time period specified above (provided that if posted
to a secure internet portal, the Issuer will separately electronically deliver such reports to the Trustee). If a Parent Entity has provided
the information as required by the foregoing paragraphs as if such Parent Entity were the Issuer, the Issuer shall be deemed to have
satisfied such requirements; provided that if the Parent Entity is not a Guarantor of the Notes, the Parent Entity provides to
the Trustee and the Holders unaudited supplemental financial information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the
information relating to such Parent Entity and any of its Subsidiaries other than the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the
one hand, and the information relating to the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand.


 


(b)            For
so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding and constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144, the Issuer shall
furnish to the Holders and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under
the Securities Act.


 


(c)            Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Issuer shall not be deemed to have failed to comply with any provision of this reporting covenant
for purposes of Section 6.01(4) hereof as a result of the late filing or provision of any required information or report until
90 days after the date any such information or report was due.


 


(d)            Delivery
of reports, information and documents referred to above, to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt
of such shall not constitute actual or constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained
therein, including the Issuer’s compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled
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Section 4.04   Compliance Certificate.


 


(a)            The
Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year ending after the Issue Date, an Officer’s
Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has
been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries
have performed their respective obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to such Officer signing such certificate, that
to his or her knowledge the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries have performed their obligations under this Indenture (or, in the
event of noncompliance, specifying such noncompliance and the nature and status thereof of which signer may have knowledge).


 


(b)            So
long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall, within 30 Business Days upon an Officer of the Issuer becoming aware of any
Default or Event of Default, deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.


 


Section 4.05   Stay, Extension
and Usury Laws.


 


The Issuer and each of the Guarantors covenant
(to the extent that they may lawfully do so) that they will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or
take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may
affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenant that they will not, by resort to any such
law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every
such power as though no such law has been enacted.


 


Section 4.06   Restricted Payments.


 


(a)            The
Issuer will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:


 


(1)            declare
or pay any dividend or make any distribution on or with respect to its Capital Stock held by Persons other than the Issuer or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than:


 


(A)            dividends
or distributions payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock); and


 


(B)            pro
rata dividends or distributions (or otherwise as may be required pursuant to the organizational documents of such Subsidiary as existing
on the Issue Date) payable by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not Wholly Owned to minority stockholders (or owners of equivalent interests
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(2)            purchase,
redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Equity Interests of the Issuer held by any Person other than the Issuer or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, other than (A) in exchange for Equity Interests of any Parent Entity or (B) in connection with the
exercise by a holder of OP Units of its redemption right in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement, in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $250,000 per fiscal year;


 


(3)            make
any voluntary or optional principal payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, or other acquisition or retirement for value, of Subordinated
Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than (A) with respect to intercompany Subordinated Indebtedness or
(B) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness in anticipation
of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such
purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement); or


 


(4)            make
an Investment, other than a Permitted Investment, in any Person,


 


(all such payments and any other actions described in clauses (1) through
(4) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”) if, at the time of, and after giving effect
to, the proposed Restricted Payment:


 


(A)            a
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;


 


(B)            the
Issuer could not Incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness in compliance with both clauses (a) and (c) of Section 4.08
hereof;


 


(C)            the
aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments (the amount, if other than in cash, to be the Fair Market Value thereof as determined by
the Issuer) made on or after the Issue Date (other than those referred to in clauses (1), (2), (4) through (8) and (10) through
(22) of clause (b) of this Section 4.06) would exceed the sum of:


 


(i)            95.0%
of the aggregate amount of Funds From Operations (or, if Funds From Operations is a loss, minus 100% of the amount of such loss)
accrued on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) commencing July 1, 2021 and ending on the last
day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter preceding the Transaction Date for which internal financial statements are available; provided
that for each of the first four (4) full Fiscal Quarters commencing with the Fiscal Quarter beginning on July 1, 2021,
Funds From Operations for purposes of this clause (C)(i) shall be calculated as the greater of (x) the aggregate amount of
Funds From Operations in such Fiscal Quarter and (y) zero; plus


 


(ii)            100%
of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of other property received by the Issuer after the Issue Date from (a) the
issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Issuer (other than Disqualified Stock, Designated Preferred Stock, Excluded Contributions and
any Permitted Warrant Transaction), (b) any contribution to the common equity capital of the Issuer (other than Excluded Contributions)
or (c) the retirement or cancellation of Convertible Indebtedness upon the conversion of such Convertible Indebtedness into Equity
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(iii)            an
amount equal to the net reduction in Investments (other than reductions in Permitted Investments) in any Person resulting from payments
of interest on Indebtedness, dividends, distributions, repayments of loans or advances, or other transfers of assets, in each case to
the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or from the net cash proceeds from the sale of any such Investment (except, in each
case, to the extent any such payment or proceeds have already been included in the calculation of Funds From Operations) or from redesignations
of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries (valued in each case as provided in the definition of “Investment”);
plus


 


(iv)            $100.0
million.


 


Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (i) the Issuer and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may declare and/or pay any dividend or make any distribution
to their equity holders to fund a dividend or distribution by the Parent or any other Parent Entity that is a REIT (including for the
avoidance of doubt, declaring and/or paying any corresponding dividends, and making any corresponding distributions to, the Issuer’s
or such Restricted Subsidiary’s other holders of Equity Interests), and (ii) any REIT Subsidiary may declare and/or pay any
dividend or make any distribution to its equity holders, in each case so long as the Parent believes in good faith that (1) the
applicable REIT Entity qualifies as a REIT under the Code and (2) the declaration and/or payment of such dividend or the making
of such distribution by the Issuer, the applicable REIT Subsidiary or any other Restricted Subsidiary is necessary either (A) to
maintain the applicable REIT Entity’s status as a REIT under the Code for any calendar year or (B) to enable the applicable
REIT Entity to avoid the payment of any tax, including income or excise tax under the Code, for any calendar year that could be avoided
by reason of a dividend or distribution by such REIT Entity to its equity holders, with such dividend or distribution by such REIT Entity
to be made as and when determined by such REIT Entity, whether during or after the end of the relevant calendar year. Additionally, also
notwithstanding the foregoing, any REIT Subsidiary may make any distribution to holders of its Preferred Stock other than the Issuer
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $80,000 per year per REIT Subsidiary.


 


(b)            The
provisions of Section 4.06(a) hereof will not prohibit:


 


(1)            the
redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Subsidiary
Guarantor including premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest and related transaction expenses, with the proceeds of, or in exchange
for, other Subordinated Indebtedness Incurred under Sections 4.08(a), (b), (c) or (d)(5);


 






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(2)            the
making of any Restricted Payment in an aggregate amount outstanding pursuant to this clause (2) not to exceed the amount of
Excluded Contributions received by the Issuer after the Issue Date (with each such Restricted Payment being measured as of the date made
and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value);


 


(3)            the
payment of any dividend, distribution or redemption of any Equity Interests or Subordinated Indebtedness within 60 days after the date
of declaration or notice thereof or call for redemption if, at such date of declaration or notice or call for redemption, such payment
or redemption was permitted by the provisions of Section 4.06(a) (the declaration of such payment will be deemed a Restricted
Payment under Section 4.06(a) as of the date of declaration and the payment itself will be deemed to have been made on the
date of declaration and will not also be deemed a Restricted Payment under Section 4.06(a)); provided, however,
that any Restricted Payment made in reliance on this clause (3) shall reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments pursuant
to clause (C) of Section 4.06(a)(4) only once;


 


(4)            payments
and distributions to dissenting holders of common Equity Interests of the Issuer and stockholders of a Parent Entity (and the payment
of dividends or distributions by the Issuer to any Parent Entity to provide such Parent Entity with the cash necessary to make such payments
and distributions) pursuant to applicable law pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of assets that complies
with Section 5.01 hereof;


 


(5)            the
acquisition or re-acquisition (including the payment of dividends or distributions by the Issuer to fund such acquisition or re-acquisition
by a Parent Entity), whether by forfeiture or in connection with satisfying applicable payroll or withholding tax obligations, of Equity
Interests of the Issuer or Parent Entity in connection with the administration of their equity compensation programs in the ordinary
course of business;


 


(6)            the
making of Restricted Payments to any Parent Entity or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent necessary to permit such Person to pay
(i) general administrative costs and expenses (including with respect to (a) corporate overhead, legal or similar expenses,
audit and other accounting and reporting expenses and customary wages, salary, bonus and other benefits payable to directors, officers,
employees, members of management, consultants and/or independent contractors and (b) executive compensation
arrangements in effect on the Issue Date or subsequently approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Parent,
as well as any tax withholding payment obligations in connection therewith (including in connection with any vesting of Equity Interests
issued under such executive compensation arrangements)), (ii) franchise fees, franchise taxes and similar fees, taxes and
expenses required to maintain the organizational existence of such Person, (iii) any reasonable and customary indemnification claims
made by current or former directors, officers, members of management, employees or consultants, in each case, to the extent attributable
to the ownership or operations of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iv) interest and/or principal on Indebtedness of such
Person, the proceeds of which have been contributed to the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries and that has been guaranteed by, or
is otherwise considered Indebtedness of, the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 4.08 hereof
and (v) fees and expenses other than to Affiliates of the Issuer related to any successful or unsuccessful financing transaction
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(7)            the
making of cash payments in connection with any conversion of Convertible Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of
(a) the principal amount of such Convertible Indebtedness up to and including the full redemption amount of such Convertible Indebtedness
plus (b) any payments received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the exercise, settlement or termination
of any related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction plus (c) any applicable premium or fees;


 


(8)            any
payments in connection with (a) a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and (b) the settlement of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction
(i) by delivery of shares of a Parent Entity’s Common Stock upon settlement thereof or (ii) by (A) set-off against
the related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or (B) payment of an early termination amount thereof in Common Stock upon any early
termination thereof;


 


(9)            the
making of any Restricted Payment to the Parent, the proceeds of which are used to purchase or redeem the Equity Interests of the Issuer
or the Parent (including related stock appreciation rights or similar securities) (or the payment of dividends or distributions to any
Parent Entity of the Issuer to provide the Parent (or any other Parent Entity) with the cash necessary to make such purchase or redemption)
held by then present or former directors, consultants, officers or employees of any Parent Entity, the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or by any pension plan or any shareholders’ agreement then in effect upon such Person’s death, disability, retirement
or termination of employment or under the terms of any such pension plan or any other agreement under which such Equity Interests were
issued; provided, that the aggregate amount of such purchases or redemptions under this clause (9) shall not exceed in any
Fiscal Year (i) $25.0 million, plus (ii) (x) the amount of net proceeds received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (or received by any Parent Entity and contributed to the common equity capital of the Issuer or received by any Parent Entity
and used to purchase Equity Interests in the Issuer) during such calendar year from issuances of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified
Stock) of any Parent Entity (to the extent contributed to the Issuer) to directors, consultants, officers or employees of any Parent Entity,
the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with permitted employee compensation and incentive arrangements and (y) the
amount of net cash proceeds of any key-man life insurance policies received during such calendar year, which, if not used in any year,
may be carried forward to any subsequent calendar year, subject, with respect to unused amounts from clause (i) of this proviso that
are carried forward, to an overall limit in any Fiscal Year of $40.0 million;


 






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(10)          the
declaration or payment of any cash dividend or other cash distribution or redemption in respect of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting Preferred Stock (or the payment of dividends or distributions to the Parent (or any other
Parent Entity) to provide the Parent (or any such Parent Entity) with the cash necessary to make such payments or distributions on Equity
Interests constituting Preferred Stock), so long as the Interest Coverage Ratio (calculated in accordance with Section 4.08(c)) would
be greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.0 after giving effect to such payment; provided that at the time of payment of such
dividend or distribution no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom);


 


(11)          (i) noncash
repurchases of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Parent Entity deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such
Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants or any withholding or similar taxes payable in
connection with such exercise and (ii) noncash acquisitions of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Parent Entity upon forfeiture
or vesting of Equity Interests (including Equity Interests of any Parent Entity) under any restricted stock or similar agreement including
if such forfeited Equity Interests represent any withholding or similar taxes payable in connection with a vesting;


 


(12)          the
payment of cash (A) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares of Capital Stock upon conversion, exercise, redemption or exchange
of securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Issuer or any Parent Entity (or the payment of dividends or distributions
to such Parent Entity to provide such Parent Entity with the cash necessary to make such payments) and (B) in lieu of the issuance
of whole shares of Capital Stock upon conversion, exercise, redemption or exchange of securities convertible into or exchangeable for
Capital Stock of the Issuer or any Parent Entity (or the payment of dividends or distributions to such Parent Entity to provide such Parent
Entity with the cash necessary to make such payments);


 


(13)          (i) the
redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests (“Retired Capital Stock”) or Subordinated
Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, the substantially concurrent
sale of Equity Interests of the Issuer or contributions to the equity capital of the Issuer (other than any Disqualified Stock or any
Equity Interests sold to a Restricted Subsidiary or to the Issuer) (collectively, including any such contributions, “Refunding
Capital Stock”), (ii) the declaration and payment of dividends on the Retired Capital Stock out of the proceeds of the
substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary or to the Issuer) of Refunding Capital Stock, and (iii) the
declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock (other than Refunding Capital Stock the proceeds of which were used
to redeem, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire any Equity Interests of any Parent Entity) in an aggregate amount no greater than the
aggregate amount of dividends that were declarable and payable on such Retired Capital Stock immediately prior to such retirement;


 


(14)          the
repayment, defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Issuer pursuant
to a required Offer to Purchase arising from a Change of Control Triggering Event or Asset Sale, as the case may be; provided that
such repayment, repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement occurs after all Notes tendered by Holders in connection with a related
Offer to Purchase have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture;


 






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(15)          the
declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class of Disqualified Stock of the Issuer or any
Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with Section 4.08 hereof;


 


(16)          payments
of intercompany Subordinated Indebtedness, the Incurrence of which was permitted under Section 4.08(d)(2); provided that
no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom);


 


(17)          the
declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued
by the Issuer after the Issue Date; provided that the amount of dividends paid pursuant to this clause (17) shall not
exceed the aggregate amount of cash actually received by the Issuer from the sale of such Designated Preferred Stock; and provided
further that, at the time of payment of such dividend, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would
result therefrom);


 


(18)          Permitted
Tax Payments;


 


(19)          any
payments required under a Tax Protection Agreement entered into by the Issuer or a Parent Entity;


 


(20)          the
making of Restricted Payments to fund the cash payment to be made by a Parent Entity upon cash settlement or net share settlement of any
forward sale agreements entered into by a Parent Entity in connection with the issuance of its Common Stock;


 


(21)          the
payment of any dividend or distribution to the Parent and other holders of OP Units with respect to any period of four (4) fiscal
quarters to the extent necessary for the Parent to distribute (a) cash dividends or distributions to its shareholders with respect
to Equity Interests of the Parent in an aggregate amount not to exceed $0.01 per share per such fiscal quarter or (b) cash dividends
or distributions to its shareholders with respect to the Parent’s $1.95 Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares in
an aggregate amount not to exceed $0.4875 per share per such fiscal quarter; and


 


(22)          other
Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (22)
from and after the Issue Date at any time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $350.0 million and an amount equal to 5.0% of Adjusted
Total Assets as of the applicable date of determination.


 


For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.06,
in the event that any Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Restricted Payment described in the above
clauses of Section 4.06(b), or is permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.06(a), the Issuer, in its sole discretion, may
classify such Restricted Payment and only be required to include the amount and type of such Restricted Payment in one of such categories;
provided that the Issuer may divide and classify any Restricted Payment in one or more of the types of Restricted Payment and may
later reclassify all or a portion of such Restricted Payment, in any manner that complies within this Section 4.06.


 






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Section 4.07           Dividend and Other
Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.


 


(a)           The
Issuer will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause to become effective any consensual
encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:


 


(1)            pay
dividends or make any other distributions permitted by applicable law on any Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary owned by the
Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;


 


(2)            pay
any Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary;


 


(3)            make
loans or advances to the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or


 


(4)            transfer
its property or assets to the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary.


 


(b)           The
restrictions in Section 4.07(a) hereof will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions:


 


(1)            in
this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, and any other agreement, including the RLJ Credit Agreements and
the 2026 Indenture, as the same are in effect on the Issue Date, and any extensions, refinancings, renewals or replacements of such agreements;
provided that in the case of any such extensions, refinancings, renewals or replacements of such agreements, the related encumbrances
or restrictions either (i) do not materially impair the ability of the Issuer to satisfy its obligations to make payments on the
Notes when due (as determined in good faith by the Issuer) or (ii) are substantially similar to or less restrictive than, in the
aggregate, the encumbrances and restrictions set forth in the RLJ Credit Agreements;


 


(2)            imposed
under any applicable documents or instruments pertaining to any current or future Secured Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture
(and relating solely to assets constituting collateral thereunder or cash proceeds from or generated by such assets or direct or indirect
ownership of Persons obligated thereunder);


 


(3)            existing
under or by reason of applicable law, rule, regulation or order;


 


(4)            on
cash, Cash Equivalents or other deposits or net worth imposed under contracts entered into the ordinary course of business, including
such restrictions imposed by customers or insurance, surety or bonding companies;


 






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(5)            with
respect to a Foreign Subsidiary, entered into in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to the terms of Indebtedness of a Foreign
Subsidiary that was Incurred by such Foreign Subsidiary in compliance with the terms of this Indenture;


 


(6)            contained
in any license, permit or other accreditation with a regulatory authority entered into in the ordinary course of business;


 


(7)            contained
in agreements or instruments which prohibit the payment or making of dividends or other distributions other than on a pro rata basis;


 


(8)            existing
with respect to any Person or the property or assets of any Person acquired by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or that
otherwise becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, or with respect to any Person or the property or assets of any Person newly designated as a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer, existing at the time of such acquisition or designation and not incurred solely in contemplation
thereof, which encumbrances or restrictions are not applicable to any Person or the property or assets of the Person other than the Person
or the property or assets of the Person so acquired or designated;


 


(9)            in
the case of clause (4) of Section 4.07(a):


 


 (A)           that
restrict in a customary manner the subletting, assignment, license or transfer of any property or asset that is a lease, license, conveyance
or contract or similar property or asset;


 


 (B)            existing
by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer, option or right with respect to, or Lien on, any property or assets of the Issuer
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;


 


 (C)            existing
under or by reason of ground leases, Finance Leases or purchase money obligations for property acquired that impose restrictions on that
property; or


 


 (D)            arising
or agreed to in the ordinary course of business, not relating to any Indebtedness, and that do not, individually or in the aggregate,
detract from the value of property or assets of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Issuer and its Restricted
Subsidiaries taken as a whole;


 


(10)          restrictions
on transfer or assignment provisions in Management Agreements or Franchise Agreements;


 


(11)          with
respect to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary and imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition
of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of, or Property and assets of, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary (including any
restrictions on distributions or on the making of loans or advances by the Issuer or that Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other
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(12)          contained
in the terms of any Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.08 hereof or any agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness was issued
if:


 


 (A)           the
encumbrance or restriction, taken as a whole, is no more onerous in any material respect than is customary in comparable financings (as
determined in good faith by the Issuer), and


 


 (B)            the
encumbrances or restrictions do not materially impair the ability of the Issuer to satisfy its obligations to make payments on the Notes
(as determined in good faith by the Issuer);


 


(13)          existing
under or by reason of restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary
course of business or cash earnest money deposits in favor of sellers in connection with acquisitions not prohibited under this Indenture;


 


(14)          (a) restrictions
applicable to any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture (or the Equity Interests thereof)
or which exist under or by reason of customary provisions contained in the governing agreements for any non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary
or Joint Venture or (b) customary provisions in leases entered into in the ordinary course of business;


 


(15)          which
exist under or by reason of Permitted Liens that limit the right of the debtor to transfer or otherwise dispose of the assets subject
to such Liens;


 


(16)          which
exist by reason of the RLJ Credit Agreements, the 2026 Indenture, any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Cash Management Agreement as in effect
on the Issue Date or any Refinancing thereof; provided that with respect to any Refinancing, such encumbrances or restrictions
do not materially impair the ability of the Issuer to satisfy its obligations to make payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith
by the Issuer);


 


(17)          restricting
in a customary manner the transfer, license or assignment of any licensing agreement or other contract (or otherwise relating to the assets
subject thereto) entered into by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;


 


(18)          which
exist under or by reason of Contractual Obligations which (i) exist on the Issue Date and (ii) to the extent Contractual Obligations
permitted by clause (i) are set forth in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, any agreement evidencing any permitted modification,
replacement, renewal, extension or Refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or Refinancing
does not (when taken as a whole) materially impair the ability of the Issuer to satisfy its obligations to make payments on the Notes
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(19)          any
other encumbrances or restrictions so long as such encumbrances or restrictions do not materially impair the ability of the Issuer to
satisfy its obligations to make payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by the Issuer);


 


(20)          customary
negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness for borrowed money permitted under Section 4.08;


 


(21)          restrictions
contained in any agreements related to a Project Financing or Qualified Non-Recourse Debt;


 


(22)          contained
in any organizational documents of a REIT Subsidiary that are intended to ensure compliance with REIT requirements;


 


(23)          customary
provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, Joint Venture agreements, non-Wholly
Owned Restricted Subsidiary agreements and other similar agreements that restrict the transfer of ownership interests in such partnership,
limited liability company, Joint Venture, non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or similar Person or provisions in agreements or instruments
which prohibit the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions with respect to any class of Capital Stock of a Person other
than on a pro rata basis;


 


(24)          in
connection with any rights of first refusal and rights of first offer relating to Properties;


 


(25)          in
connection with any Permitted Sale Restrictions or Permitted Transfer Restrictions;


 


(26)          contained
in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale, or other agreement entered into in the ordinary course
of business; provided such agreement restricts the encumbrance of solely the property or assets that are the subject of such agreement,
the payment rights thereunder or the proceeds thereof;


 


(27)          contained
in any Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests; and


 


(28)          in
connection with and pursuant to permitted extensions, Refinancings, renewals or replacements of restrictions imposed pursuant to clauses (1) through
(27) of this Section 4.07(b); provided that the encumbrances and restrictions in any such extensions, Refinancings, renewals
or replacements, taken as a whole, do not materially impair the ability of the Issuer to satisfy its obligations to make payments on the
Notes (as determined in good faith by the Issuer).


 


Nothing contained
in this Section 4.07 will prevent the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from restricting the sale or other disposition
of property or assets of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries that secure Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, (1) the priority of any Preferred
Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to distributions being paid on common Equity Interests shall not be deemed
a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock, and (2) the subordination of loans or advances made to a Restricted
Subsidiary to other Indebtedness incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans
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Section 4.08           Incurrence of Indebtedness.


 


(a)           The
Issuer will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Incur any Indebtedness if, immediately after giving effect
to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, on a Pro Forma Basis, the ratio of consolidated Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Restricted
Subsidiaries to Adjusted Total Assets would exceed 0.65 to 1.00.


 


(b)           The
Issuer will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Incur any Secured Indebtedness if, immediately after
giving effect to the Incurrence of such Secured Indebtedness, on a Pro Forma Basis, the ratio of consolidated Secured Indebtedness of
the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries to Adjusted Total Assets would exceed 0.45 to 1.00.


 


(c)           The
Issuer will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Incur any Indebtedness if, after giving effect to the
Incurrence of such Indebtedness, on a Pro Forma Basis, the Interest Coverage Ratio of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis would be less than 1.50 to 1.0; provided that for purposes of calculating the Interest Coverage Ratio pursuant
to this clause (c), for each of the first four (4) full Fiscal Quarters commencing with the Fiscal Quarter beginning on July 1,
2020, Consolidated EBITDA for any such Fiscal Quarter shall be calculated as the greater of (x) Consolidated EBITDA in such Fiscal
Quarter and (y) zero; provided, further that, for so long as any Subsidiary of the Issuer Guarantees the Notes, the
amount of additional Indebtedness that may be Incurred from and after the Issue Date by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary
Guarantors under this clause (c) shall not exceed the greater of $500.0 million and an amount equal to 7.5% of Adjusted Total Assets
in the aggregate for all such Restricted Subsidiaries at any time outstanding.


 


(d)           Notwithstanding
clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 4.08, the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur each and
all of the following:


 


(1)            Indebtedness
of the Issuer or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors outstanding under Credit Facilities and the issuance or creation of letters of credit
and bankers’ acceptances thereunder or in connection therewith (with letters of credit and bankers acceptances being deemed to have
a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof), in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the sum
of (1) the greater of $2,500.0 million and an amount equal to 35.0% of Adjusted Total Assets at any time outstanding plus (2) in
the case of any refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted under this clause (1) or any portion thereof, the aggregate amount
of fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums and other costs and expenses Incurred in connection with such Refinancing;


 


(2)            Indebtedness
owed to:


 


 (A)           an
Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor evidenced by an unsubordinated promissory note; or


 






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 (B)            any
other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor is an obligor, the Indebtedness is subordinated
in right of payment to the Notes, in the case of the Issuer, or the Note Guarantee, in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor; and provided
further that any event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any subsequent transfer
of such Indebtedness (other than to the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an Incurrence
of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (2)(B);


 


(3)            the
Notes to be issued on the Issue Date and the related Note Guarantees;


 


(4)            Indebtedness
outstanding as of the Issue Date (excluding Indebtedness described in clause (1) above);


 


(5)            Indebtedness
issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease, discharge or refund, other
outstanding Indebtedness that was incurred under the provisions of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this covenant or clauses (3),
(4), (5), (8), (9), (10), (14), (17), (18), (24), (25) or (27) of this Section 4.08(d), in an amount not to exceed the amount so
Refinanced plus the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums, customary reserves required
to be funded and maintained in connection with such Indebtedness and other costs and expenses Incurred in connection with such refinancing
(any such action, to “Refinance” or a “Refinancing”); provided that Indebtedness will
be permitted under this clause (5) only if (except in the case of COVID-19 Relief Funds and Refinancings thereof):


 


 (A)           such
new Indebtedness, by its terms or by the terms of any agreement or instrument pursuant to which such new Indebtedness is issued or remains
outstanding, is expressly made subordinate in right of payment to the Notes at least to the extent that the Indebtedness to be Refinanced
is subordinated to the Notes, if applicable; and


 


 (B)            such
new Indebtedness, determined as of the date of Incurrence of such new Indebtedness, does not mature prior to the earlier of (i) the
Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness to be Refinanced, or (ii) the date that is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes, and
the Average Life of such new Indebtedness is at least equal to the earlier of (1) the remaining Average Life of the Indebtedness
to be Refinanced, or (2) 91 days more than the Average Life of the Notes;


 


provided
further, that in no event may Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor that ranks equally with or subordinate in
right of payment to the Notes or such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Note Guarantee, as applicable, be Refinanced by means of any Indebtedness
of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to this clause (5);


 






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(6)            (i) obligations
(contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Hedging Obligations or Swap Contracts (including Secured Hedge Agreements) entered
into for the purpose of mitigating risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates (including both fixed to floating and floating
to fixed contracts), foreign exchange rates or commodity price fluctuations in a non-speculative manner and (ii) Indebtedness consisting
of any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or any Permitted Warrant Transaction;


 


(7)            Indebtedness
under Secured Cash Management Agreements, cash pooling agreements with hotel management companies and in respect of netting services,
any Overdraft Line and otherwise in connection with deposit accounts, commercial credit cards, stored value cards, purchasing cards and
treasury management services, including any obligations pursuant to Cash Management Agreements, and other netting services, overdraft
protections, automated clearing-house arrangements, employee credit card programs, controlled disbursement, ACH transactions, return items,
interstate depository network service, Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication transfers, cash pooling and operational
foreign exchange management, and in each case, similar arrangements and otherwise in connection with cash management, including cash management
arrangements among the Issuer and its Subsidiaries;


 


(8)            (A) Finance
Leases, synthetic lease obligations, purchase money obligations or mortgage financings Incurred after the Issue Date and (B) Indebtedness
secured by purchase money Liens, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount for clauses (A) and (B) on a combined basis Incurred
from and after the Issue Date not to exceed the greater of $500.0 million and an amount equal to 7.5% of Adjusted Total Assets at any
time outstanding; provided, however, that, subject to clause (g), any Refinancing Incurred under clause (5) above in
respect of such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been incurred under this clause (8) for purposes of determining the amount of
Indebtedness that may at any time be Incurred under this clause (8);


 


(9)            Indebtedness
of the Issuer, to the extent the net proceeds therefrom are promptly:


 


 (A)           used
to purchase Notes tendered in an Offer to Purchase made as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event; or


 


 (B)            deposited
to defease or discharge the Notes as described in Articles 8 and 11 hereof;


 


(10)          Indebtedness
incurred in connection with any Sale and Leaseback Transaction;


 


(11)          customer
deposits and advance payments received from customers in the ordinary course of business;


 


(12)          any
Guarantee issued by the Issuer pursuant to the matters described in any indemnity agreements entered into for the benefit of a title company
that has been engaged by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;


 






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(13)          Guarantees
by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Indebtedness
was permitted to be Incurred pursuant to this covenant other than under this clause (13); provided further that any such Guarantees
by the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor of any Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor is subordinated
in right of payment to the obligations of the Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Notes;


 


(14)          Guarantees
issued by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness of Joint Ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries Incurred
from and after the Issue Date in an amount not to exceed the greater of $180.0 million and 2.5% of Adjusted Total Assets at any time outstanding,
if both before and after giving effect to the incurrence of each such Guarantee, no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing;
provided, however, that, subject to clause (g), any Refinancing Incurred under clause (5) above in respect of such
Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been incurred under this clause (14) for purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness that
may at any time be Incurred under this clause (14);


 


(15)          Indebtedness
of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries supported by a letter of credit issued under any Credit Facilities in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed the stated amount of such letter of credit (but which stated amount may include the amount of any anticipated
premiums, expenses (including upfront fees and original issue discount) and any accretion in the principal amount thereof);


 


(16)          contractual
indemnity obligations entered into by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of ownership or operation
of their respective Properties;


 


(17)          Indebtedness
(A) of a Person outstanding on the date of any acquisition of such Person, including through the acquisition of a Person that becomes
a Restricted Subsidiary or is acquired by, or merged or consolidated with or into, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, or that is
assumed by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any such acquisition (other than Indebtedness incurred by such Person
in connection with, or contemplation of, such acquisition, merger or consolidation), (B) Incurred to provide all or any portion of
the funds utilized to acquire, or to consummate the transaction or series of related transactions in connection with or in contemplation
of any acquisition, of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, (C) assumed in connection with an asset acquisition by the
Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary or (D) Incurred in connection with any Investment in a third party permitted under this Indenture,
in each case under this clause (17), as long as immediately after giving effect thereto, either (i) the Interest Coverage Ratio
on a Pro Forma Basis would be at least 1.50 to 1.0 or (ii) the Interest Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would be greater than
or equal to the actual Interest Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such acquisition, incurrence or assumption, in each case under this
clause (17), with the Interest Coverage Ratio calculated in accordance with clause (c) above;


 






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(18)          Indebtedness
of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, together with any other Indebtedness Incurred from and after the Issue
Date pursuant to this clause (18) or clause (c) above by such Restricted Subsidiaries, in an amount not to exceed the greater of
$500.0 million and an amount equal to 7.5% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate for all such Restricted Subsidiaries at any time
outstanding; provided, however, that, subject to clause (g), any Refinancing Incurred under clause (5) above in respect
of such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been incurred under this clause (18) for purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness
that may at any time be Incurred under this clause (18);


 


(19)          Indebtedness:


 


 (A)           arising
from agreements providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase or acquisition price or similar obligations Incurred or assumed
to the extent permitted as an Investment under the definition of “Permitted Investments” below, or arising from the disposition
of any business, assets or a Subsidiary not prohibited by this Indenture;


 


 (B)            arising
from contingent liabilities in respect of any indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, non-compete, consulting, deferred taxes and
similar obligations of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred in connection with acquisitions;


 


 (C)            owed
to (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) any Person providing
workers’ compensation, unemployment, health, disability or other employee benefits or Property, casualty or liability insurance
to the Issuer or any Subsidiary, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations to such Person, in each case in the ordinary
course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practices;


 


 (D)            in
respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and completion guarantees and similar obligations, in each case in
the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practices; or


 


 (E)            in
respect of indemnification obligations existing on the Issue Date;


 


(20)          Indebtedness
in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, warehouse receipts or similar instruments and trade letters of credit in the ordinary
course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practice;


 


(21)          Indebtedness
of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay
obligations contained in supply agreements, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;


 






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(22)          Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to or in connection with the terms of any tax matters or tax sharing agreement, employee matters agreement, transition
services agreement, corporate services agreement or other similar agreement;


 


(23)          to
the extent constituting Indebtedness, agreements to pay service fees to professionals (including architects, engineers and designers)
in furtherance of and/or in connection with any project, in each case to the extent such agreements and related payment provisions are
reasonably consistent with commonly accepted industry practices as determined in good faith by the Issuer (provided that no such
agreements shall give rise to Indebtedness for borrowed money);


 


(24)          (i) any
Qualified Non-Recourse Debt and/or any Project Financing Incurred from and after the Issue Date at any time outstanding in an aggregate
outstanding principal amount not to exceed (a) $300.0 million in the aggregate plus (b) $750.0 million in respect of Qualified
Non-Recourse Debt incurred solely to finance the acquisition or continued ownership of any Related Business; provided, however,
that, subject to clause (g), any Refinancing Incurred under clause (5) above in respect of such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have
been incurred under this clause (24) for purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness that may at any time be Incurred under this
clause (24);


 


(25)          Indebtedness
incurred to fund any payments required under a Tax Protection Agreement entered into by the Issuer or a Parent Entity;


 


(26)          Permitted
Government Revenue Bond Indebtedness;


 


(27)          COVID-19
Relief Funds; and


 


(28)          other
Indebtedness Incurred from and after the Issue Date not to exceed the greater of $500.0 million and 7.5% of Adjusted Total Assets at any
time outstanding.


 


(e)           For
purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness where the Indebtedness Incurred
is denominated in a different currency, the amount of such Indebtedness will be the U.S. Dollar Equivalent determined on the date of the
Incurrence of such Indebtedness; provided, however, that if any such Indebtedness denominated in a different currency
is subject to a Currency Agreement with respect to U.S. dollars covering all principal, premium, if any, and interest payable on such
Indebtedness, the amount of such Indebtedness expressed in U.S. dollars will be as provided in such Currency Agreement. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Indenture, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur
shall not be deemed to be exceeded, with respect to any outstanding Indebtedness, due solely to the result of fluctuations in the exchange
rates of currencies.


 


(f)            For
purposes of determining any particular amount of Indebtedness under this Section 4.08, Guarantees, Liens or obligations with respect
to letters of credit supporting Indebtedness otherwise included in the determination of such particular amount will not be included (i.e.,
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(g)           For
purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.08, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than
one of the types of Indebtedness described in the above clauses of Section 4.08(d) or is Incurred in compliance with clauses (a),
(b) and (c) of this Section 4.08, as applicable, the Issuer, in its sole discretion, may classify such item of Indebtedness
and only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one of such categories; provided that the Issuer
may divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in one or more of the types of Indebtedness and may later reclassify all or a portion
of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies within this Section 4.08. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Indebtedness
under the RLJ Credit Agreements outstanding on the Issue Date will at all times be treated as Incurred in reliance on the exception provided
by clause (d)(1) of this Section 4.08.


 


(h)           The
amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:


 


(1)            the
accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount;


 


(2)            the
principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and


 


(3)            in
respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:


 


 (A)           the
Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and


  


 (B)            the
amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.


 


(i)            At
the time of Incurrence, classification or reclassification, the Issuer will be entitled to divide and classify an item of Indebtedness
in more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this covenant or clauses (1) through
(28) of paragraph (d) of this covenant (or any portion thereof) without giving Pro Forma effect to the Indebtedness Incurred, classified
or reclassified pursuant to any other clause or paragraph of this covenant (or any portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Indebtedness
that may be Incurred, classified or reclassified pursuant to any such clause or paragraph (or any portion thereof) at such time; provided
that, for the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that for any Indebtedness Incurred, classified or reclassified in reliance
on a category of permitted Indebtedness involving the calculation of a ratio, such Indebtedness will be included in the calculation of
such ratio at the time of such Incurrence, classification or reclassification.


 


(j)            In
connection with (x) the Incurrence or issuance, as applicable, of revolving loan Indebtedness under this covenant or (y) any
commitment to Incur or issue Indebtedness under this covenant, the Issuer or applicable Restricted Subsidiary may designate such Incurrence
or issuance as having occurred on the date of first Incurrence of such revolving loan Indebtedness or commitment (such date, the “Deemed
Date”), and any related subsequent actual Incurrence or issuance will be deemed for all purposes under this Indenture to have been
Incurred or issued on such Deemed Date, including without limitation for purposes of calculating the Interest Coverage Ratio, usage of
any baskets under this Indenture (if applicable), the ratio of consolidated Indebtedness to Adjusted Total Assets, the ratio of consolidated
Secured Indebtedness to Adjusted Total Assets, and Consolidated EBITDA (and all such calculations on and after the Deemed Date until the
termination of such commitments shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the deemed Incurrence or issuance and related
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Section 4.09           Asset Sales.


 


(a)           The
Issuer will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate any Asset Sale, unless:


 


(1)            the
consideration received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary is at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets sold or disposed
of, and


 


(2)            at
least 75.0% of the consideration received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary consists of cash or Cash Equivalents or Replacement
Assets; provided that, with respect to the sale of one or more Properties, up to 75.0% of the consideration may consist of
Indebtedness of the purchaser of such Properties so long as such Indebtedness is secured by a first priority Lien on the Properties sold;
provided further that, for purposes of this clause (2), the following will be deemed to be cash:


 


 (A)           any
liabilities of the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms
subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets and for which either (a) the
Issuer and any such Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released by the creditors or (b) the transferee and/or an Affiliate
thereof has agreed in writing to fully indemnify the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiaries;


 


 (B)            any
securities, evidences of Indebtedness, notes or other obligations received by the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee
that are converted by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents within 180 days of the consummation of such
Asset Sale; and


 


 (C)            any
Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market
Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (C) that is at that
time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $180.0 million and an amount equal to 2.5% of Adjusted Total Assets, as of any date of
Incurrence, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without
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(b)           Within
365 days after the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale, the Issuer will or will cause such Net Cash Proceeds (or an amount
equal to the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds) to be applied to:


 


(1)            (i) make
any repayments of Pari Passu Obligations to the extent required pursuant to the RLJ Credit Agreements or any Refinancing thereof (without
obligation to permanently reduce commitments with respect thereto unless required under the RLJ Credit Agreements or any Refinancing thereof)
or (ii) otherwise to permanently reduce Obligations constituting Pari Passu Obligations and, if the Indebtedness repaid is a revolving
credit facility or other similar Indebtedness, to correspondingly permanently reduce commitments with respect thereto; provided that
(x) to the extent the terms of Pari Passu Obligations (other than Obligations under the Notes) require that such Pari Passu Obligations
are repaid with the Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale prior to repayment of other Indebtedness (including the Notes), the Issuer and
the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to repay such other Pari Passu Obligations prior to repaying Obligations under the Notes
and (y) except as provided in the foregoing clause (x), if the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary shall so reduce Pari Passu Obligations,
the Issuer will, equally and ratably, reduce Obligations under the Notes as provided under the caption “—Optional redemption,”
through open-market purchases (provided that such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof) or by making
an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth herein) to all Holders to purchase their Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal
amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of Notes so purchased;


 


(2)            fund
all or a portion of an optional redemption of the Notes pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof or repurchase the Notes in open market transactions
if such repurchase is not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;


 


(3)            permanently
reduce Obligations ranking pari passu with the Notes other than Pari Passu Obligations so long as
the relevant Net Cash Proceeds are received with respect to an Asset Sale of property that does not constitute Collateral; provided
that if the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary shall so reduce any such Pari Passu Obligations, the Issuer will equally and ratably reduce
or offer to reduce Obligations under the Notes in any manner set forth in clause (1)(y) above (based on the amounts so applied to
such repayments or prepayments);


 


(4)            permanently
reduce Secured Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor or Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary
Guarantor, in each case owing to a Person other than the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;


 


(5)            make
(A) an investment in or acquisition of any one or more Replacement Assets, (B) capital expenditures in a Related Business owned
by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary or (C) an acquisition of other assets of a nature or type that are used in or useful to
the business of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the date of such investment,
capital expenditure or acquisition; provided that the assets (including Capital Stock) acquired with the Net Cash Proceeds of a
disposition of Collateral are pledged as Collateral to the extent required under the Security Documents (except to the extent a Lien thereon
is not required by, or is released by lenders, under the RLJ Credit Agreements or any Refinancing thereof); or


 






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(6)            any
combination of the foregoing;


 


provided,
that the Issuer will be deemed to have complied with the provisions described in clause (5) of this Section 4.09 if and to the
extent that the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries enter into a definitive agreement committing to make such investment, acquisition
or capital expenditure or so invest within such 365-day period, which acquisition, capital expenditure or investment shall be made within
180 days after the end of such 365-day period.


 


Pending
the application of any such Net Cash Proceeds as described above, the Issuer may temporarily reduce Indebtedness or otherwise invest such
Net Cash Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Indenture. The amount of such excess Net Cash Proceeds required to be applied
(or to be committed to be applied) during such 365-day period as set forth in the preceding sentence and not applied (or committed to
be applied) as so required by the end of such period will constitute “Excess Proceeds.” If, as of the first day of
any calendar month, the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds not previously subject to an Offer to Purchase pursuant to this Section 4.09
totals more than $75.0 million, the Issuer must commence, not later than 20 Business Days thereafter, and consummate an Offer to Purchase
from the Holders and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth
in this Indenture with respect to an Offer to Purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets, on a pro rata basis, an aggregate
principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness equal to the Excess Proceeds on such date, at a purchase price equal
to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to,
but not including the Payment Date.


 


If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and
other pari passu Indebtedness with the Notes tendered into such Offer to Purchase exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, then the Notes
and such other pari passu Indebtedness will be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of the Notes and such other
pari passu Indebtedness tendered. Upon completion of each Offer to Purchase, any remaining Excess Proceeds (subject, in the case of an
Offer to Purchase for less than the full amount of the Notes, to such Offer to Purchase) will no longer be deemed to be Excess Proceeds
and may be applied to any other purpose not prohibited under this Indenture.


 


The Issuer will comply with the requirements of
Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations
are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Offer to Purchase in connection with an Asset Sale. To the extent
that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.09, the Issuer will comply
with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.09
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Section 4.10           Transactions with
Affiliates.


 


(a)           The
Issuer will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to enter into, renew or extend any transaction of any kind with
any Affiliate of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than transactions between or among any Parent Entity, the Issuer
and the Restricted Subsidiaries), in each case, involving consideration in excess of $50.0 million in the aggregate (an “Affiliate
Transaction”) for any transaction or series of related transactions, except upon terms and conditions (taken as a whole) that
are not materially less favorable to the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained, at the time of such transaction
or, if such transaction is pursuant to a written agreement, at the time of the execution of the agreement providing therefor, in a comparable
arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not such an Affiliate.


 


(b)           The
foregoing limitation does not limit, and will not apply to:


 


(1)            (i) any
payments or other transactions pursuant to any tax-sharing or cost sharing agreement between or among the Issuer, any Restricted Subsidiary,
and any Parent Entity, and (ii) any transactions undertaken between or among them for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax
efficiency of any Parent Entity, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;


 


(2)            payments
or other transactions (including the payment of any fees and expenses in connection therewith) pursuant to or in connection with transactions
pursuant to agreements generally described in the Offering Memorandum or any amendment, modification, or supplement thereto or replacement
thereof, as long as such agreement or arrangement, as so amended, modified, supplemented or replaced, taken as a whole, is not, in the
good faith determination of the Issuer, materially less favorable to the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries than the original agreement
or arrangement in existence on the Issue Date;


 


(3)            any
transaction with any Person who is not an Affiliate immediately before the consummation of such transaction that becomes an Affiliate
as a result of such transaction;


 


(4)            any
transaction with a Joint Venture, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (in each case other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary)
that would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an Equity Interest in such Joint
Venture, partnership, limited liability company or other entity;


 


(5)            (i) license
or lease agreements with any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture on terms which, taken as a whole together with all related transactions
with such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture, are commercially reasonable, (ii) other agreements and transactions in the ordinary
course of business (and reasonable extensions of such course of business) with, or for the benefit of, any Unrestricted Subsidiary or
Joint Venture on terms that are commercially reasonable or which are materially consistent with the past practices of the Issuer, and
(iii) any agreement by an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture to pay management, development or other similar fees to the Issuer
or a Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, relating to the provision of management services, overhead, sharing of customer lists
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(6)            (i) the
issuance, sale or transfer, and transactions related to the issuance, sale or transfer, of Equity Interests of the Issuer to any Parent
Entity or any Affiliate thereof, including in connection with capital contributions by such Parent Entity or any Affiliate thereof to
the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) capital contributions by any Parent Entity to the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary and (iii) redemptions, repurchases, and retirement of Equity Interests of the Issuer in connection with redemptions, repurchases
and retirements of substantially corresponding Equity Interests of a Parent Entity;


 


(7)            director’s
fees and any employment, consulting, service, severance or termination agreement, or reasonable and customary indemnification arrangements,
entered into by the Issuer (or any Parent Entity) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with officers, directors, employees and consultants
of the Issuer (or any Parent Entity) or its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Affiliates of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries and the payment
of compensation, customary fees, perquisites and fringe benefits and the issuance of securities of the Issuer or any Parent Entity to
such officers, directors, employees and consultants (including amounts paid pursuant to employee benefit plans, employee stock option
or similar plans), in each case (i) in the ordinary course of business, (ii) pursuant to arrangements in effect on the Issue
Date or (iii) as may be approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Parent;


 


(8)            the
payment of fees, commission, payroll, reasonable out-of-pocket costs, travel and similar advances or loans (including payment or cancellation
thereof) to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, managers, officers, employees and consultants of the Issuer (or any Parent
Entity) and its Subsidiaries to the extent attributable to the ownership, management or operation of the Issuer (or any Parent Entity)
and its Subsidiaries, in each case (i) in the ordinary course of business, (ii) pursuant to arrangements in effect on the Issue
Date or (iii) as may be approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Parent;


 


(9)            entry
into and transactions pursuant to Tax Protection Agreements or any amendment, modification or supplement thereto or replacement thereof,
as long as such agreement or arrangement, as so amended, modified, supplemented or replaced, taken as a whole, is not in the good faith
determination of the Issuer, materially less favorable to the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries than the original agreement;


 


(10)            (i) any
Restricted Payments not prohibited by Section 4.06 or Permitted Investments, (ii) the Incurrence of any Indebtedness permitted
under clauses (2), (4), (5), (7), (8), (12), (13), (14), (17), (18), (19), (22) and (25) of Section 4.08(d), (iii) any sales
or other dispositions of assets that do not constitute “Asset Sales” pursuant to the first sentence of such definition, and
(iv) the Incurrence of any Liens constituting “Permitted Liens” pursuant to clauses (2) through (33), (37) through
(40), (49), (50), (53), (54), (59) and (60) of such definition;


 






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(11)          (i) the
exercise by the Issuer of rights under derivative securities linked to Equity Interests underlying Convertible Indebtedness or similar
products purchased by the Issuer or the Parent in connection with the issuance of Convertible Indebtedness and (ii) any termination
fees or similar payments in connection with the termination of warrants or other Equity Interests issued in connection with such Convertible
Indebtedness;


 


(12)          affiliate
transactions and agreements disclosed or referred to in the Parent’s filings with the SEC on or prior to and as in effect on the
Issue Date (in each case, including any amendment, modification or extension thereto to the extent such amendment, modification or extension,
taken as a whole, is not (i) adverse to the Holders in any material respect or (ii) more disadvantageous to the Holders than
the relevant transaction in existence on the Issue Date in any material respect);


 


(13)          agreements
with Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries to facilitate arrangements related to (i) easements, exceptions, reservations,
condominium documents or other agreements or documents for the purpose of pipelines, conduits, cables, wire communication lines, power
lines and substations, streets, trails, walkways, traffic signals, drainage, irrigation, water, electricity and sewerage purposes, dikes,
canals, ditches, the removal of oil, gas, coal, or other minerals, and other like purposes affecting Property, facilities, or equipment
which individually or in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the Fair Market Value or use of such Property for the purposes
for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held or (ii) easements, exceptions, reservations, condominium documents or other
agreements or documents for the purpose of facilitating the joint or common use of Property in or adjacent to a neighboring development,
timeshare or residential property, shopping center, office building, utility company, public facility or other projects affecting Property
which individually or in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the Fair Market Value or use of such Property for the purposes
for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;


 


(14)          leases
or subleases (i) not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Issuer and the Restricted
Subsidiaries (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes operating subleases) and (ii) licenses or sublicenses of Intellectual Property
made in the ordinary course of business, and termination of leases and Swap Contracts in the ordinary course of business; and


 


(15)          transactions
(A) approved by (i) a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Parent or (ii) a majority
of either the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or the Compensation Committee (or any successor committees with substantially
the same responsibilities) of the Parent constituted as set forth in the bylaws of the Parent (as in effect from time to time) or (B) for
which the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries delivers to the Trustee a written opinion of an independent qualified real estate
appraisal firm or a nationally recognized investment banking, accounting or appraisal firm, stating that the transaction is fair to the
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or series of related
transactions covered by Section 4.10(a) and not covered by clauses (1) through (14) of Section 4.10(b) the
aggregate amount of which exceeds $125.0 million in value must be approved or determined to be fair in the manner provided for in clause (15)(A) or
(B) of Section 4.10(b).


 


Section 4.11          Liens.


 


The
Issuer will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or otherwise cause to become effective
any Lien of any kind (other than Permitted Liens) that secures Obligations upon any of their property or assets, now owned or hereafter
acquired, unless (i) all payments due under this Indenture and the Notes are secured on an equal and ratable basis with the Obligations
so secured until such time as such Obligations are no longer secured by a Lien and (ii) in
the case of additional Indebtedness or other obligations that are secured by a Lien on the Collateral after the Issue Date, such Indebtedness
or other obligations are designated as “Credit Agreement Debt” or “Additional Pari Passu Obligations” under the
Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Pari Passu Secured Parties or Additional Pari Passu Secured Parties are or become party to
the Intercreditor Agreement.


 


For purposes of determining compliance with this
Section 4.11, in the event that any Lien meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Liens described under the definition
of “Permitted Liens,” the Issuer, in its sole discretion, may classify such Lien in one such type of Permitted Liens;
provided that the Issuer may divide and classify a Lien in one or more of the types of Permitted Liens and may later reclassify
all or a portion of such Lien, in any manner that complies within this Section 4.11.


 


Section 4.12          Corporate Existence.


 


Subject to Article 5 and Section 10.04
hereof, the Issuer shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:


 


(1)            its
corporate, partnership or other existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in
accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Issuer or any such Restricted
Subsidiary (it being understood that legal name changes may be made upon the reasonable discretion of the Issuer); and


 


(2)            the
rights (charter and statutory) and licenses of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries;


 


provided,
however, that the Issuer shall not be required to preserve any such right or license, or the corporate, partnership or other
existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the loss thereof would not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the
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Section 4.13          Offer to Purchase
Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.


 


(a)           Unless
the Issuer has previously or concurrently sent a redemption notice with respect to all existing Notes as described in Section 3.07
and all conditions precedent applicable to such redemption notice have been satisfied, within 30 days following any Change of Control
Triggering Event or, at the option of the Issuer, prior to any Change of Control Triggering Event, but after public announcement of the
transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event, the Issuer shall be required to
commence an Offer to Purchase for all Notes then outstanding at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of the
Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including the Payment Date. The Offer to Purchase will, if sent prior to
the date on which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, describe the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute
the Change of Control Triggering Event, and state that the Offer to Purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event
occurring on or prior to the applicable Payment Date.


 


(b)          Subject
to Section 4.13(c), the provisions described above that require the Issuer to make an Offer to Purchase following a Change of Control
Triggering Event will be applicable regardless of whether any other provisions of this Indenture are applicable.


 


(c)           The
Issuer will not be required to make an Offer to Purchase upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if a third party makes the Offer to
Purchase in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to an Offer
to Purchase made by the Issuer and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Offer to Purchase.


 


(d)          If
Holders of not less than 90.0% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in
a Change of Control Offer to Purchase and the Issuer, or any third party making an Offer to Purchase in lieu of the Issuer as described
above, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Issuer will have the right, upon not less than
10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer
to Purchase described above, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price in cash equal to
101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, such purchase date.


 


(e)           The
Issuer will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities
laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that
the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.13, the Issuer will comply with
the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.13 by
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(f)           If
the terms of any Credit Facility prohibit the Issuer from making an Offer to Purchase or from purchasing the Notes pursuant thereto, prior
to the sending of the notice to Holders, but in any event within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, the Issuer
covenants to:


 


(1)            repay
in full all Indebtedness outstanding under such Credit Facilities or offer to repay in full all such Indebtedness and repay the Indebtedness
of each lender who has accepted such offer; or


 


(2)            obtain
the requisite consent under such Credit Facilities to permit the purchase of the Notes as described above.


 


(g)          The
Issuer must first comply with clause (f) of this Section 4.13 before it will be required to purchase Notes in the event
of a Change of Control Triggering Event; provided, however, that the Issuer’s failure to comply with clause (f) of
this Section 4.13 or to make a Change of Control Offer to Purchase because of any such failure shall constitute a Default described
in clause (4) in Section 6.01 (and not under clause (3) in Section 6.01 hereof); provided further,
if the Issuer has instituted any liability management procedures or is otherwise engaged in obtaining the requisite consents under such
Credit Facilities to permit the purchase of the Notes (such engagement to be determined by the Issuer in its sole discretion), the Issuer
shall have an additional 30 days following the initial 30-day period after the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event to secure
such consents and no Default shall have occurred if such consents are obtained within such 30-day period.


 


(h)          In
addition, if any such purchase (including any Offer to Purchase) is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such
notice will describe each such condition, and if applicable, will state that, in the Issuer’s discretion, the Payment Date may be
delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such purchase may not occur and such notice may be rescinded
in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the Payment Date, or by the Payment Date as so delayed.


 


(i)           On
the Payment Date, the Issuer will:


 


(1)            accept
for payment on a pro rata basis Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to an Offer to Purchase;


 


(2)            deposit
with the applicable paying agent money sufficient, as determined by the Issuer, to pay the purchase price of all Notes or portions thereof
so accepted; and


 


(3)            promptly
thereafter deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee all Notes or portions thereof so accepted together with an officer’s
certificate specifying the Notes or portions thereof accepted for payment by the Issuer.


 


(j)            The
paying agent will promptly deliver to the holders of Notes so accepted payment in an amount equal to the purchase price, and the Trustee
will promptly authenticate and deliver to such holders a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Note surrendered;
provided that each Note purchased and each new Note issued will be in a principal amount of $2,000 and any higher integral multiple of
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Section 4.14          Limitation on Issuances
of Guarantees by Subsidiary Guarantors.


 


The Issuer will not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor
to Guarantee, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor (“Guaranteed Indebtedness”),
unless:


 


(1)            if
the Guaranteed Indebtedness ranks equally in right of payment with the Notes or a Note Guarantee, the Guarantee of such Guaranteed Indebtedness
will rank equally with, or subordinate to, the Note Guarantee; or


 


(2)            if
the Guaranteed Indebtedness is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or a Note Guarantee, the Guarantee of such Guaranteed Indebtedness
will be subordinated in right of payment to the Note Guarantee at least to the extent that the Guaranteed Indebtedness is subordinated
in right of payment to the Notes or such Note Guarantee.


 


Section 4.15          Suspension of Covenants.


 


(1)            If,
on any date following the Issue Date, (i) the Notes are rated Investment Grade by at least two of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch
(or, if any of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch has been replaced in accordance with the definition of “Rating Agencies,” by
at least two of the then-applicable Rating Agencies) and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under
this Indenture (such date, the “Suspension Date”), the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries will no longer be subject
to Sections 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.14, 4.17 or 5.01(3) hereof (such period during which the Issuer and its Restricted
Subsidiaries are not subject to such covenants, a “Suspension Period”).


 


(2)            In
the event of any Suspension Period as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (such date, a “Reversion Date”)
the Notes are no longer rated Investment Grade by at least two of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch (or, if any of S&P, Moody’s
or Fitch have been replaced in accordance with the definition of “Rating Agencies,” by at least two of the then-applicable
Rating Agencies), then the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to such covenants under this Indenture
with respect to future events.


 


(3)            The
Issuer shall promptly upon its occurrence deliver to the Trustee, an Officer’s Certificate notifying the Trustee of the occurrence
of any Suspension Date or Reversion Date, and the date thereof. The Trustee shall not have any obligation to monitor the occurrence or
dates of any Suspension Date or Reversion Date or to independently determine or verify if such events have occurred and may rely conclusively
on such Officer’s Certificate. The Trustee shall not have any obligation to notify the Holders of the occurrence or dates of any
Suspension Date or Reversion Date.


 


(4)            On
each Reversion Date, all Indebtedness Incurred during the Suspension Period shall be classified as having been Incurred pursuant to Section 4.08
hereof (to the extent such Indebtedness would be permitted to be Incurred or issued thereunder as of the Reversion Date and after giving
effect to Indebtedness Incurred prior to the Suspension Period and outstanding on the Reversion Date). To the extent such Indebtedness
would not be so permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.08 hereof, such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been outstanding
on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under Section 4.08(d)(4) hereof. Calculations made after the Reversion
Date of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.06 hereof shall be made as though such covenant had
been in effect since the Issue Date and prior, but not during, the Suspension Period; provided that any Subsidiaries designated
as Restricted Subsidiaries during the Suspension Period shall automatically become Restricted Subsidiaries on the Reversion Date (subject
to the Issuer’s right to subsequently designate them as Unrestricted Subsidiaries in compliance with Article 4 hereof). Accordingly,
Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period will not reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.06
hereof. No Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred on the Reversion Date as a result of any actions taken by the
Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries during the Suspension Period. Within 30 days of such Reversion Date, the Issuer shall comply with
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(5)            For
purposes of Section 4.09 hereof, on the Reversion Date, the unutilized Excess Proceeds amount will be reset to zero.


 


Section 4.16          Maintenance of Total
Unencumbered Assets.


 


The Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall,
at all times, including for the avoidance of doubt during any Suspension Period, maintain Total Unencumbered Assets as of the end of each
Fiscal Quarter of not less than 150.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Issuer’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’
Unsecured Debt as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter, all calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.


 


Section 4.17          Future Guarantors.


 


The Issuer will cause each Restricted Subsidiary
that is not then an Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor that (a) Incurs any Indebtedness under any of the RLJ Credit Agreements, the
2026 Indenture, any Additional Pari Passu Obligations, any other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(d)(1) or (b) Guarantees
any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor under any of the RLJ Credit Agreements, the 2026 Indenture, any Additional
Pari Passu Obligations, any other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(d)(1) or any Capital Markets Indebtedness of
the Issuer or any other Subsidiary Guarantor, to, within 20 Business Days thereof, execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture
in the form of Exhibit D hereto pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor under this
Indenture providing for a Guarantee by such Restricted Subsidiary on the same terms and conditions as those set forth in this Indenture
and applicable to the other Subsidiary Guarantors; provided that this Section 4.17 will not be applicable to any Guarantee
of any Restricted Subsidiary that existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary and that was not incurred in connection
with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or to any Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness
of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor outstanding as of the Issue Date or any Refinancing thereof to the extent
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note Guarantee
by a Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer will be automatically released pursuant to Section 10.05
hereof.


 


Section 4.18          Limited Condition
Transactions.


 


In connection with any Limited Condition Transaction
(including any financing thereof), at the Issuer’s election, (a) compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of
a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the date a definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is entered
into (the “effective date”) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture, and (b) any
calculation contemplated by Section 4.08 or any amount based on any other calculation or determination under any basket or ratio
under this Indenture, may be made as of such effective date, giving Pro Forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and any related
transactions (including any Incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they had occurred at the beginning of the
most recent Test Period ending prior to the effective date. If the Issuer makes such an election, any subsequent calculation of any such
ratio, basket and/or percentage (unless the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction expires or is terminated without
its consummation) shall be calculated on an equivalent Pro Forma Basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer may at any time withdraw
any election made under this Indenture.


 


Article 5

SUCCESSORS


 


Section 5.01          Consolidation, Merger
and Sale of Assets.


 


The Issuer will not consolidate or merge with or
into, or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose (collectively, a “transfer”) of all or substantially all of its
property and assets (as an entirety or substantially an entirety in one transaction or a series of related transactions) to, any Person
or permit any Person to merge with or into the Issuer unless:


 


(1)            the
Issuer is the continuing Person, or the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer is merged or that acquired such property
and assets of the Issuer, is an entity organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any state or jurisdiction
thereof and expressly assumes, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Issuer
on the Notes and under this Indenture and the Security Documents;


 


(2)            immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;


 


(3)            in
the case of a transaction involving the Issuer, immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a Pro Forma Basis, the Issuer,
or any Person becoming the successor obligor of the Notes, as the case may be, (A) could Incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness in
compliance with both clauses (a) and (c) of Section 4.08 hereof or (B) has a ratio of consolidated Indebtedness
to Adjusted Total Assets that is no higher than the ratio of consolidated Indebtedness to Adjusted Total Assets of the Issuer immediately
before giving effect to the transaction and any related Incurrence of Indebtedness; provided that this clause (3) will
not apply to (i) a consolidation or merger of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries with or into the Issuer or (ii) any merger
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(4)            if
the Issuer will not be the continuing Person, the Issuer delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel,
in each case stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture and other documents or instruments comply
with this Indenture, and, if the Notes are secured, the Security Documents, and that all conditions precedent provided for therein relating
to such transaction have been complied with;


 


Section 5.02          Successor Corporation
Substituted.


 


Upon any consolidation or merger or any transfer
of all or substantially all of the Issuer’s assets, in accordance with the foregoing, the successor Person formed by such consolidation
or into which the Issuer is merged or to which such transfer is made, will succeed to, be substituted for, and may exercise every one
of the Issuer’s rights and powers under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named therein as
the Issuer, and, except in the case of the lease or a sale or other transfer of less than all assets, the Issuer will be released from
the obligations under the Notes.


 


Article 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES


 


Section 6.01          Events of Default.


 


Each of the following is an “Event of
Default”:


 


(1)            default
in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration,
redemption or otherwise;


 


(2)            default
in the payment of interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30 days;


 


(3)            default
in the performance or breach of Section 5.01 hereof or the failure by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to make or
consummate an Offer to Purchase in accordance with Sections 4.09 or 4.13, which failure continues for a period of 30 days;


 


(4)            default
in the performance of or breach of any other covenant or agreement in this Indenture, the Security Documents or under the Notes (other
than a default specified in clause (1), (2) or (3) above) and such default or breach continues for a period of 60 consecutive
days after written notice by the Trustee or the Holders of 25.0% or more in aggregate principal amount of the Notes; provided that
a notice of default may not be given with respect to any action taken, and reported publicly or to Holders, more than two years prior
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(5)            there
occurs with respect to any issue or issues of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary having an outstanding principal
amount of (i) $75.0 million or more in the aggregate, in the case of Recourse Indebtedness (other than the Notes), or (ii) the
greater of $250.0 million or an amount equal to 7.5% of Adjusted Total Assets or more in the aggregate, in the case of Non-Recourse Indebtedness,
in each case, for all such issues of all such Persons, whether such Indebtedness now exists or is created after the date of this Indenture:


 


(A)           an
event of default that has caused the Holders thereof to declare such Indebtedness to be due and payable prior to its Stated Maturity and
such Indebtedness has not been discharged in full or such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled within 30 days of such acceleration;
and/or


 


(B)            the
failure to make a principal payment at the final (but not any interim) fixed maturity and such defaulted payment shall not have been made,
waived or extended within 30 days of such payment default;


 


(6)            any
final judgment or order (not covered by insurance) (i) entered against the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary that is obligated
on Non-Recourse Indebtedness for the payment of money in excess of the greater of $250.0 million or an amount equal to 7.5% of Adjusted
Total Assets in the aggregate or (ii) entered against any other Significant Subsidiary that is obligated on Recourse Indebtedness
for the payment of money in excess of $150.0 million in the aggregate, in each case, for all such final judgments or orders against the
Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary:


 


(A)            is
rendered against the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary and is not paid or discharged; and


 


(B)            there
shall be any period of 60 consecutive days following entry of the final judgment or order that causes the aggregate amount for all such
final judgments or orders outstanding and not paid or discharged against the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary during which a stay
of enforcement of such final judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect;


 


(7)            a
court having jurisdiction enters a decree or order for:


 


(A)            relief
in respect of the Parent, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency
or other similar law now or hereafter in effect;


 


(B)            appointment
of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Parent, the Issuer or any Significant
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(C)            the
winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Parent, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary and, in each case, such decree or order
remains unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days;


 


(8)            the
Parent, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary:


 


(A)            commences
a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consents to the entry
of an order for relief in an involuntary case under such law;


 


(B)            consents
to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of
the Parent, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Parent, the Issuer
or any Significant Subsidiary; or


 


(C)            effects
any general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;


 


(9)            any
Note Guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of such Note Guarantee and this Indenture)
or any Subsidiary Guarantor notifies the Trustee in writing that it denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee; or


 


(10)          with
respect to any Collateral constituting a value of more than $50.0 million individually or in the aggregate, any of the Security Documents
ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents and this Indenture), or any of
the Security Documents ceases to give Holders of the Notes the Liens purported to be created thereby, or any of the Security Documents
is declared null and void or the Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary denies in writing that it has any further liability under
any Security Document or gives written notice to such effect (in each case (i) other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture
or the terms of the RLJ Credit Agreements, the 2026 Indenture or any Refinancing thereof or the Security Documents, (ii) except to
the extent that any such cessation of the Liens results from the failure of the Collateral Agent, an administrative agent or trustee under
the RLJ Credit Agreements, the 2026 Indenture or any Refinancing thereof or the applicable Authorized Representative, as the case may
be, to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Security Documents or, other
than with respect to the Trustee, to file UCC continuation statements); provided that if a failure of the sort described in this
clause (10) is capable of cure, no Event of Default shall arise under this clause (10) with respect thereto until 30 days after
notice of such failure shall have been given to the Issuer by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then
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Section 6.02          Acceleration.


 


If an Event of Default (other than an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or Section 6.01(8) above that occurs with respect to the Parent, the Issuer or
any Significant Subsidiary) occurs and is continuing under this Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25.0% in aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then outstanding, by written notice to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if such notice is given by the Holders), may,
and the Trustee at the written request of the Holders of at least 25.0% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding will,
declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on the Notes to be immediately due and payable. Upon a declaration of
acceleration, such principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest will be immediately due and payable. In the event of a declaration
of acceleration because an Event of Default set forth in Section 6.01(5) above has occurred and is continuing, such declaration
of acceleration will be automatically rescinded and annulled if the event of default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to Section 6.01(5) shall
be remedied or cured by the Issuer or the relevant Significant Subsidiary or waived by the Holders of the relevant Indebtedness within
60 days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto.


 


If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or
Section 6.01(8) above occurs with respect to the Parent, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary, the principal of, premium,
if any, and accrued interest on the Notes then outstanding will automatically become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration
or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. The Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes
by written notice to the Issuer and to the Trustee, may waive all past defaults and rescind and annul a declaration of acceleration and
its consequences if:


 


(X)          all
existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes that have become
due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived; and


 


(Y)          the
rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction.


 


Section 6.03          Other Remedies.


 


If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing,
the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on the Notes or to
enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.


 


The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it
does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder
in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or
acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.


 


Section 6.04          Waiver of Past Defaults.


 


The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing
Default or Event of Default and its consequences under this Indenture, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment
of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, the Notes (including in connection with an Offer to Purchase); and the Holders
of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration as provided in Section 6.02.
Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured
for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent
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Section 6.05          Control by Majority.


 


The Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available
to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee or the Collateral Agent,
as applicable. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, that may involve the
Trustee in personal liability, or that the Trustee determines in good faith may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of Holders not joining
in the giving of such direction (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such
direction is unduly prejudicial to such holders) and may take any other action it deems proper that is not inconsistent with any such
direction received from Holders.


 


Section 6.06          Limitation on Suits.


 


A Holder may not pursue any remedy with respect
to this Indenture or the Notes unless:


 


(1)            the
Holder gives the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;


 


(2)            the
Holders of at least 25.0% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;


 


(3)            such
Holder or Holders offer the Trustee indemnity and security satisfactory to the Trustee against any costs, liability or expense;


 


(4)            the
Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the provision of indemnity and security;
and


 


(5)            during
such 60-day period, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction
that is inconsistent with the request.


 


A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice
the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder.


 


Section 6.07          Rights of Holders
to Receive Payment.


 


Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture,
the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on the Note, on or after the respective due
dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an Offer to Purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment
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Section 6.08          Collection Suit
by Trustee.


 


If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or
(2) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as Trustee of an express trust
against the Issuer for the whole amount of principal of, premium on, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on
overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of
collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.


 


Section 6.09          Trustee May File
Proofs of Claim.


 


The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of
claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for
the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in
any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled
and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian
in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee
shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07
hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel,
and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any
reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities
and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization
or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or
adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of
any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.


 


Section 6.10          Priorities.


 


If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this
Article 6, it shall pay out the money in the following order (subject to the Intercreditor Agreement):


 


First:
to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under this Indenture and the Security Documents, including payment of all compensation,
expenses and liabilities incurred (including, without limitation, documented fees and expenses of legal counsel), and all advances made,
by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;


 


Second:
to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference
or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively;
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Third:
to the Issuer or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.


 


The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date
for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10.


 


Section 6.11          Undertaking for
Costs.


 


In any suit for the enforcement of any right or
remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion
may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion
may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due
regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit
by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10.0% in aggregate principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes.


 


Article 7

TRUSTEE


 


Section 7.01          Duties of Trustee.


 


(a)            If
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture,
and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in
the conduct of such person’s own affairs.


 


(b)            Except
during the continuance of an Event of Default:


 


(1)            the
duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties
that are specifically set forth in this Indenture, as modified or supplemented by a supplemental indenture, if any, and no implied covenants
or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and


 


(2)            in
the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture.
However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements
of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of calculations or other facts stated therein).


 






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(c)            The
Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct,
except that:


 


(1)            this
clause (c) does not limit the effect of clause (b) of this Section 7.01;


 


(2)            the
Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee
was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and


 


(3)            the
Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received
by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.


 


(d)           Whether
or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to clauses (a),
(b), and (c) of this Section 7.01.


 


(e)           No
provision of this Indenture or the Notes Documents will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any financial liability
in the performance of its duties under this Indenture, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not reasonably assured to it or it has not received indemnity satisfactory to it
against such risk of loss.


 


(f)           The
Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it and all such moneys shall remain uninvested. Money held in trust
by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.


 


Section 7.02          Rights of Trustee.


 


(a)           The
Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person.
The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.


 


(b)          Before
the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee
shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion
of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete authorization
and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.


 


(c)           The
Trustee 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, order, approval, bond, debenture, note or other paper or document, but the Trustee in its discretion,
may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make
such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled, upon reasonable notice to the Issuer, to examine the books, records and premises
of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney, at the expense of the Issuer and shall Incur no liability of any kind by reason of
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(d)          The
Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any attorney or agent
appointed with due care.


 


(e)           The
Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights
or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.


 


(f)            The
Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith at the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority
in principal amount of the Notes as to the time, method and place of conducting any proceedings for any remedy available to the Trustee
or the exercising of any power conferred by this Indenture and the Notes Documents. In the event the Trustee receives inconsistent or
conflicting requests and indemnity from two or more groups of Holders of the Notes, each representing less than a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the securities outstanding, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, may determine what action, if any, shall be taken
and the Trustee may, in its discretion, take other actions permitted under this Indenture.


 


(g)          Unless
otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Issuer shall be sufficient if signed
by an Officer of the Issuer.


 


(h)          In
no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or
damage and regardless of the form of action.


 


(i)            The
rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified,
are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person
employed to act hereunder.


 


(j)            The
Trustee may request that the Issuer deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized
at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.


 


(k)           The
permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture and the Notes Documents shall not be construed as duties hereunder.


 


(l)            The
Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.


 


(m)          The
Trustee shall not be under any obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction
of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security and/or indemnity satisfactory
to the Trustee in its sole discretion, against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be Incurred by it in compliance with such
request or direction.


 


(n)          The
Trustee shall not be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused,
directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fire;
flood; terrorism; wars and other military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics or pandemics; riots; interruptions; loss or malfunction of
utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communication services or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex or
other wire or communication facility; accidents; labor disputes; and acts of civil or military authorities and governmental action.


 






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(o)          The
Trustee shall not have any duty to monitor or investigate the Issuer’s compliance with or breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant or duty made in this Indenture. Delivery of reports, information and documents under Section 4.03 of this Indenture is for
informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive notice of any of the information
therein including the Issuer’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively
on Officer’s Certificates provided to them by the Issuer).


 


(p)           The
Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default, except an Event of Default under Section 6.01(1) or
6.01(2), unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Default or Event of Default at the Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee.


 


(q)          The
resolutions, opinions, certificates and other instruments provided for in this Indenture may be accepted by the Trustee as conclusive
evidence of the facts and conclusions stated therein and shall be full warrant, protection and authority to the Trustee for the release
of Collateral or the taking of any other action by the Trustee as provided hereunder.


 


Section 7.03          Individual Rights
of Trustee.


 


The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity
may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer with the same rights it
would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Section 7.10
hereof.


 


Section 7.04          Trustee’s
Disclaimer.


 


The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes
no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use
of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Issuer or upon the Issuer’s direction under any provision of this Indenture,
it will not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it will not
be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of
the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.


 


Section 7.05          Notice of Defaults.


 


If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is
continuing and the Trustee has received written notice of such Default or Event of Default, or in the case of a Default or Event of Default
under Section 6.01(1) or 6.01(2) if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver to Holders a notice of the Default
or Event of Default within 90 days after receipt of such written notice or in the case of a Default or Event of Default under Section 6.01(1) or
6.01(2) if it occurs. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest
on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is
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Section 7.06          Conflicts of Interest.


 


In addition, the Trustee shall be permitted to
engage in transactions with the Issuer; provided, however, that if the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest under the TIA,
the Trustee must eliminate such conflict within 90 days of acquiring such conflicting interest or resign.


 


Section 7.07          Compensation and
Indemnity.


 


(a)           The
Issuer shall pay to the Trustee (acting in any capacity) from time to time reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture
and services hereunder. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a Trustee of an express trust.
The Issuer shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made
by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses will include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses
of the Trustee’s agents, professional advisers and legal counsel.


 


(b)           The
Issuer and the Guarantors shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Trustee, acting in any capacity, (including the Trustee’s
officers, directors, agents, counsels and employees) against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of
or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing
this Indenture against the Issuer and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether
asserted by the Issuer, the Guarantors, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of
any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence
or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Trustee shall notify
the Issuer promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Issuer shall not relieve the
Issuer or any of the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder. The Issuer or such Guarantor shall defend the claim and the Trustee cooperate
in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Issuer shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. Neither
the Issuer nor any Guarantor need pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.


 


(c)           The
obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture
and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.


 


(d)          To
secure the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior
to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of, premium on, if
any, or interest on, particular Notes. Such Lien will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation or
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(e)           Without
prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after
an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation
for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under
any Bankruptcy Law.


 


Section 7.08          Replacement of Trustee.


 


(a)           A
resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s
acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.


 


(b)          The
Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Issuer. The Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by providing 30 days’ prior notice to
the Trustee and the Issuer in writing. The Issuer may remove the Trustee if:


 


(1)            the
Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;


 


(2)            the
Trustee is adjudged to be bankrupt or insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;


 


(3)            a
custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or


 


(4)            the
Trustee becomes incapable of acting.


 


(c)           If
the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a
successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer.


 


(d)          If
a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Issuer,
or the Holders of at least 10.0% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction
for the appointment of a successor Trustee.


 


(e)           If
the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10
hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor
Trustee.


 


(f)           A
successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Issuer. Thereupon, the resignation
or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the
Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall deliver a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly
transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have
been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this
Section 7.08, the Issuer’s obligations under Section 7.07 hereof will continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.


 






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Section 7.09          Successor Trustee
by Merger, etc.


 


If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts
into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without
any further act will be the successor Trustee.


 


Section 7.10          Eligibility;
Disqualification.


 


There will at all times be a Trustee hereunder
that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any State thereof that is authorized under
such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that
has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.


 


Article 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE


 


Section 8.01          Option to Effect
Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.


 


The Issuer may at any time elect to have either
Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.


 


Section 8.02          Legal Defeasance
and Discharge.


 


Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01
hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Issuer and each of the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of
the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding
Notes (including the Note Guarantees) on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”).
For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness
represented by the outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees), which will thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding”
only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) and (2) below,
and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes, the Note Guarantees and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand
of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which
will survive until otherwise terminated or discharged under this Indenture:


 


(1)            the
rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on such Notes
when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section 8.04 hereof;


 


(2)            the
Issuer’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes,
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and Section 4.02 hereof;


 






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(3)            the
rights, powers, trusts, duties, immunities and indemnities of the Trustee under this Indenture and the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’
obligations in connection therewith; and


 


(4)            this
Article 8.


 


Subject to compliance with this Article 8,
the Issuer may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03
hereof.


 


Section 8.03          Covenant Defeasance.


 


Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01
hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Issuer and each of the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of
the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from each of their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03,
4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, and 4.17 and clauses (3) and (4) of Section 5.01 and Section 10.04
hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are satisfied
(hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes will thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the
purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such
covenants, but will continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes under this Indenture (it being understood that
such Notes will not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to
the outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees, the Issuer and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect
of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere
herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document
and such omission to comply will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified
above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and Note Guarantees will be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Issuer’s
exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(3), (4), (5), (6), (7) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only),
(8) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only) and (9) will not constitute Events of Default.


 


Section 8.04          Conditions to Legal
or Covenant Defeasance.


 


In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or
Covenant Defeasance under Section 8.02 or 8.03, respectively, hereof:


 


(1)            the
Issuer must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government
Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank,
appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on such outstanding
Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Issuer must specify whether
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(2)            in
the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable
to the Trustee confirming that:


 


(A)            the
Issuer has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or


 


(B)            since
the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law,


 


in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion
of Counsel shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income
tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and
at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;


 


(3)            in
the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable
to the Trustee confirming that the beneficial owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income
tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner
and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;


 


(4)            no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default
resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit (and any similar concurrent deposit relating to other Indebtedness),
and the granting of Liens to secure such borrowings);


 


(5)            such
Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement
or instrument (other than this Indenture and the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged or replaced) to
which the Issuer or any of the Guarantors is a party or by which the Issuer or any of the Guarantors is bound;


 


(6)            the
Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by it with the intent of preferring
the Holders over any other of its creditors or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other of its creditors
or others; and


 


(7)            the
Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent
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	Section 8.05	Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.




 





Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money
and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively
for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding
Notes will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment,
either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders
of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not
be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.


 


The Issuer shall pay and indemnify the Trustee
against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant
to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which
by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.


 


Notwithstanding anything in this Article 8
to the contrary, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer from time to time upon the request of the Issuer any money or non-callable
Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent
public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(1) hereof),
are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.


 


	Section 8.06	Repayment to Issuer.




 


Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying
Agent, or then held by the Issuer, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, any Note and remaining
unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest, has become due and payable shall be paid to the Issuer on
its request or (if then held by the Issuer) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter be permitted
to look only to the Issuer for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money,
and all liability of the Issuer as Trustee thereof, will thereupon cease.


 


	Section 8.07	Reinstatement.




 


If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply
any U.S. dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason
of any order or judgment of any court or Governmental Authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then
the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and the Note Guarantees will be revived and
reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent
is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however,
that, if the Issuer makes any payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, any Note following the reinstatement of its
obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by
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Article 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER


 


	Section 9.01	Without Consent of Holders.




 


Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture,
without the consent of any Holder, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, may amend or supplement
this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Security Documents:


 


(1)            to
cure any ambiguity, defect, omission or inconsistency in this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Security Documents;


 


(2)            to
provide for the assumption of the Issuer’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to Holders and the Note Guarantees in the case of
a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Issuer’s or such Guarantor’s assets to comply with Article 5
or Section 10.04;


 


(3)            to
comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with any qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;


 


(4)            to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment by a successor Trustee;


 


(5)            to
provide for any Guarantee of the Notes, to secure the Notes or to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge of any Guarantee
of or Lien securing the Notes when such release, termination or discharge is required or permitted by this Indenture;


 


(6)            to
add to the covenants of the Issuer or any Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the
Issuer or any Guarantor;


 


(7)            to
provide for the issuance of Additional Notes and related Guarantees in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Security Documents;


 


(8)            to
conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Security Documents to any provision of the “Description
of the Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum;


 


(9)            to
add additional assets as Collateral, to release Collateral from the Lien pursuant to this Indenture and the Security Documents when permitted
or required by this Indenture and the Security Documents, to secure additional extensions of credit and add additional secured creditors
holding Obligations that are permitted to constitute Pari Passu Obligations under the Security Documents
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(10)          to
mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant any other Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the
Holders, as security for the payment and performance of all or any portion of the Notes and the Issuer’s and Guarantors’ obligations
under this Indenture, in any property or assets;


 


(11)          to
make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the legal rights
under this Indenture of any Holder in any material respect;


 


(12)          to
make any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of Notes; provided, however,
that (a) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities
Act, or any other applicable securities law and (b) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders
to transfer Notes;


 


(13)          to
supplement any of the provisions of this Indenture to the extent necessary to permit or facilitate defeasance and discharge of the Notes;
provided, that the action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders;


 


(14)          provide
for a reduction in the minimum denominations of the Notes; or


 


(15)          comply
with the rules of any applicable securities depositary.


 


Upon the request of the Issuer accompanied by a
Board Resolution authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents
described in Sections 7.02, 9.05 and 13.03 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Issuer and the Guarantors in the execution of
any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements
and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture
that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.


 


	Section 9.02	With Consent of Holders.




 


Except as provided below in this Section 9.02,
the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, may amend or supplement this Indenture (including without
limitation, Section 4.09 and Section 4.13 hereof), the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents with the consent
of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, Additional
Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange
offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other
than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, the Notes, except a payment
default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes, the Note
Guarantees or the Security Documents may be waived with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including, without limitation,
consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes).


 






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Upon the request of the Issuer accompanied by a
Board Resolution authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence
satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in
Sections 7.02, 9.05 and 13.03 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Issuer and the Guarantors in the execution of such amended
or supplemental indenture, Security Document or intercreditor agreement unless such amended or supplemental indenture, Security Document
or intercreditor agreement directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in
which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but will not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture, Security
Document or intercreditor agreement.


 


It is not necessary for the consent of the Holders
under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it is sufficient if such
consent approves the substance thereof.


 


After an amendment, supplement or waiver under
this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Issuer shall deliver to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment,
supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Issuer to deliver such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or
affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an
amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):


 


(1)            change
the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest on, any Note;


 


(2)            reduce
the principal amount of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any Note;


 


(3)            change
the place of payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any Note;


 


(4)            impair
the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the Stated Maturity (or, in the case of a redemption, on or
after the redemption date) of any Note;


 


(5)            reduce
the above-stated percentages of outstanding Notes the consent of whose Holders is necessary to modify or amend this Indenture;


 


(6)            waive
a default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes;


 


(7)            voluntarily
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(8)            after
the time an Offer to Purchase is required to have been made pursuant to Section 4.09 and Section 4.13 hereof, reduce the purchase
amount or price or extend the latest expiration date or purchase date thereunder;


 


(9)            make
any change to, or modification of, the ranking of the Notes that would adversely affect the Holders; or


 


(10)          reduce
the percentage or aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes the consent of whose Holders is necessary for waiver of compliance with
certain provisions of this Indenture or for waiver of certain defaults.


 


Notwithstanding
the foregoing, except as contemplated by the Security Documents (including, without limitation, the Intercreditor Agreement), without
the consent of Holders of at least 66 2/3% in the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, no amendment, supplement or waiver
may (A) make any change in any Security Document or the provisions of this Indenture dealing with Collateral or application of trust
proceeds of the Collateral with the effect of releasing the Liens on all or substantially all of the Collateral which secure the Notes
Obligations or (B) change or alter the priority of Liens securing the Notes Obligations in any material portion of the Collateral
in any way materially adverse, taken as a whole, to the Holders, other than, in each case, as provided under the terms of this Indenture
or the Security Documents.


 


	Section 9.03	Revocation and Effect of Consents.




 


Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes
effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note
that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However,
any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before
the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with
its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.


 


	Section 9.04	Notation on or Exchange of Notes.




 


The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about
an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Issuer in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee
shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.


 


Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue
a new Note will not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.


 


	Section 9.05	Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.




 


The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental
indenture, Security Document or intercreditor agreement authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does
not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. Evidence of such approval shall be delivered to the
Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, Security Document or intercreditor agreement,
the Trustee shall receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) will be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents
required by Section 13.03 hereof, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended
or supplemental indenture, Security Document or intercreditor agreement is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and the other Notes
Documents and that such amendment or supplement is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms. The Trustee shall
have no responsibility for determining whether any amended or supplemental indenture, Security Document or intercreditor agreement will
or may have an adverse effect on any Holder.


 






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Article 10

NOTE GUARANTEES


 


	Section 10.01	Guarantee.




 


(a)            Subject
to this Article 10, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder authenticated
and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this
Indenture or the Notes as against either of the Issuer or the obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture or thereunder, that:


 


(1)            the
principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration,
redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on, the Notes, if lawful, and all
other obligations of the Issuer to the Holders, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent under this Indenture or thereunder will be promptly
paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and


 


(2)            in
case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in
full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.


 


Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed
or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately.
Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.


 


(b)           The
Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations under this Indenture are unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability
of the Notes or this Indenture as against any of the Issuer, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any
Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuer, any action to enforce the same
or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby
waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of any of the
Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this
Note Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.


 






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(c)            If
any Holder, the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator
or other similar official acting in relation to either the Issuer or the Guarantors, any amount paid by to any of the Trustee or such
Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect.


 


(d)            Each
Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed
hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the
one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated
as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition
preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration
of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due
and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any
non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note Guarantee.


 


	Section 10.02	Limitation on Guarantor Liability.




 


Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes,
each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent
transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any
similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Collateral
Agent, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount
that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant
under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf
of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of
such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.


 


	Section 10.03	Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee.




 


To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01
hereof, each Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture will be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers. No Guarantor
shall be required to make a notation on the Notes to reflect any Note Guarantee or any release, termination, suspension or discharge thereof.


 


If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture
or on the Note Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which a Note Guarantee is endorsed,
the Note Guarantee will be valid nevertheless.


 






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The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after
the authentication thereof under this Indenture, will constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf
of the Guarantors.


 


The Issuer shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary
that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 4.17 hereof to comply with the provisions of Section 4.17
and this Article 10, to the extent applicable.


 


	Section 10.04	Subsidiary Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms.




 


Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05
hereof, no Subsidiary Guarantor shall consolidate or merge with or into, or transfer all or substantially all of its property and assets
(as an entirety or substantially an entirety in one transaction or a series of related transactions) to, any Person (other than the Issuer
or another Subsidiary Guarantor), unless:


 


(1)            such
Subsidiary Guarantor is the continuing Person, or the Person (if other than such Subsidiary Guarantor) formed by such consolidation or
into which such Subsidiary Guarantor is merged or that acquired such property and assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor is an entity organized
and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any state or jurisdiction thereof and expressly assumes, by a supplemental
indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all of the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor on the Note Guarantees and under
this Indenture;


 


(2)            immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and


 


(3)            to
the extent any assets of the Person which is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into such Subsidiary Guarantor are assets that
are Collateral under the Security Documents, such successor Person will take such action, if any, as may be reasonably necessary to cause
such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture
and the Security Documents and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by this
Indenture and the Security Documents.


 


In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale
or conveyance and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory
in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and
conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Subsidiary Guarantor, such successor Person will succeed to and be substituted for
the Subsidiary Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Subsidiary Guarantor. Such successor Person thereupon
may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes issuable under this Indenture which theretofore
shall not have been signed by the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so issued will in all respects have the
same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms
of this Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.


 






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	Section 10.05	Releases.




 


The Note Guarantee of a Subsidiary Guarantor will
automatically terminate and be released upon:


 


(1)            a
sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of the Subsidiary Guarantor, or the Capital Stock of the Subsidiary
Guarantor such that the Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, in a transaction that is not prohibited by 4.09, 10.04
or Article V;


 


(2)            the
sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Subsidiary Guarantor to a person that is not the Issuer or a Restricted
Subsidiary, in a transaction that is not prohibited by Section 4.09 ;


 


(3)            the
designation in accordance with this Indenture of the Subsidiary Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary;


 


(4)            such
time as such Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a guarantor, borrower or other obligor, including by release or discharge, with respect
to (i) any of the RLJ Credit Agreements to which it is a guarantor, borrower or other obligor, (ii) any other Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to Section 4.08(d)(1) or (iii) any Capital Markets Indebtedness (including the 2026 Notes); or


 


(5)            defeasance
or discharge of the Notes in accordance with Article 8 or Article 11 hereof.


 


The Note Guarantee of the Parent will automatically
terminate and be released upon such time as the Parent is no longer a guarantor, borrower or other obligor, including by release or discharge,
with respect to (i) any of the RLJ Credit Agreements to which it is a guarantor, borrower or other obligor, (ii) any other Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(d)(1) or (iii) any Capital Markets Indebtedness (including the 2026 Notes).


 


At the written request and expense of the Issuer,
the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under
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Article 11

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE


 


	Section 11.01	Satisfaction and Discharge.




 


This Indenture will be discharged and will cease
to be of further effect as to all Notes issued under this Indenture (except as to certain rights relating to transfers of the Notes and
as described below) and all Note Guarantees and Collateral in respect of the Notes or the Note Guarantees shall be released, when:


 








(1)           either:


 


(a)            all
Notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment
money has been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Issuer, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or


 


(b)            all
Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by or will become due and payable within
one year by reason of the delivery of a notice of redemption or otherwise and the Issuer or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or
caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable
Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, as determined by the Issuer, without consideration
of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
for principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on, the Notes to the date of maturity or redemption;


 


(2)            in
respect of subclause (b) of clause (1) of this Section 11.01, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing on the date of the deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied
to such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens to secure
such borrowings);


 


(3)            the
Issuer or any Guarantor have paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture; and


 


(4)            the
Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the
Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.


 


In addition, the Issuer must deliver an Officer’s Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.


 


Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge
of this Indenture, if money has been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause (1) of this Section 11.01,
the provisions of Sections 11.02 and 8.06 hereof will survive. In addition, nothing in this Section 11.01 will be deemed to
discharge those provisions of Section 7.07 hereof, that, by their terms, survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.


 


	Section 11.02	Application of Trust Money.




 


Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06
hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance
with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer
acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal of, premium on, if any,
and interest on, the Notes for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated
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If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply
any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 11.01 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any
order or judgment of any court or Governmental Authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Issuer’s
and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred
pursuant to Section 11.01 hereof; provided that if the Issuer has made any payment of principal of, premium on, if any,
or interest on, any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders
of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.


 


Article 12

COLLATERAL AND SECURITY


 


	Section 12.01	Security Interest.




 


The due and punctual payment of the principal of,
premium on, if any, and interest, if any, on, the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment
date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium on, if any,
and interest, if any (to the extent permitted by law), on the Notes and performance of all other Notes Obligations of the Issuer and the
Guarantors to the Holders and the Trustee under this Indenture (including, without limitation, the Note Guarantees), the Notes and the
Security Documents, according to the terms under this Indenture or thereunder, are secured as provided in the Security Documents. Each
Holder, by its acceptance of the Notes, consents and agrees to the terms of the Security Documents (including, without limitation, the
provisions providing for the possession, use, foreclosure and release of Collateral) and the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case as
the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms and authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent
to enter into the Security Documents (including, without limitation, the Intercreditor Agreement) and to perform its obligations and exercise
its rights thereunder in accordance therewith. The Trustee, in its capacity as Authorized Representative for the Notes Obligations, and
each Holder acknowledges and agrees that upon such Authorized Representative’s entry into the Intercreditor Agreement, such Authorized
Representative and each Holder, by its acceptance of the Notes, will be subject to and bound by the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement
as Notes Secured Parties. The Issuer will deliver to the Trustee copies of all documents delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to
the Security Documents, and will do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be necessary or proper, or as may be required
by the provisions of the Security Documents, to assure and confirm to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent the security interest in the
Collateral contemplated hereby, by the Security Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the same
available for the security and benefit of this Indenture and of the Notes secured hereby, according to the intent and purposes herein
expressed. The Issuer will take, and will cause its Subsidiaries to take, upon request of the Trustee or Collateral Agent, any and all
actions and make all filings, registrations and recordations (including the filing of UCC financing statements, continuation statements
and amendments thereto) reasonably required to cause the Security Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Notes Obligations
of the Issuer and the Guarantors under this Indenture, the Notes, the Notes Guarantee and the Security Documents, a valid and enforceable
perfected first priority Lien in and on all the Collateral, in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and
the Holders, equally and ratably with all Indebtedness owing under the RLJ Credit Agreements and the 2026 Notes, superior to and prior
to the rights of all third Persons and subject to no other Liens than Permitted Liens, in each case, to the extent required by the Security
Documents and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement. From and after the Issue Date, if the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor is required
to pledge additional collateral under the RLJ Credit Agreements and security agreements related thereto, the 2026 Indenture or any security
documents related thereto (excluding assets not required to be collateral pursuant to the 2026 Indenture or the security documents related
thereto), the Indenture or any Security Document (excluding assets not required to be Collateral pursuant to the Indenture or the Security
Documents), the Issuer or such Subsidiary Guarantor will be required to execute and deliver such security instruments, financing statements
and such certificates as are required under the Indenture or any Security Document to vest in the Collateral Agent a perfected security
interest (subject to Permitted Liens) in such additional collateral and to take such actions to add such additional collateral to the
Collateral, and thereupon all provisions of the Indenture and the Security Documents relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate
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	Section 12.02	Collateral Agent; Authorized Representative.




 


Each of the Holders, by its acceptance of the Notes,
hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as their collateral agent under the Security Documents, and each of the Holders, by
its acceptance of the Notes, hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to perform and observe its obligations under, take action
under and exercise powers and perform duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of the Security Documents,
together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Collateral Agent will acknowledge such designation and appointment
by the Holders by acknowledging that certain Joinder to the Intercreditor Agreement to be dated as of the Issue Date. In addition, each
of the Holders, by its acceptance of the Notes, hereby designates and appoints the Trustee as Authorized Representative of the Notes Secured
Parties with respect to the Notes Obligations for all purposes under the Intercreditor Agreement and the other Security Documents and
authorizes and directs the Trustee to enter into and perform its obligations under the Intercreditor Agreement and any other Security
Document. The Holders shall be deemed to have consented to any request that the Collateral Agent may make under any of the Security Documents.


 


	Section 12.03	Release of Collateral.




 


(a)            The
Liens on the Collateral will be released with respect to the Notes and the Note Guarantees:


 


(1)            in
whole, upon payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes and all other Notes Obligations
under this Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents that are due and payable at or prior to the time such principal,
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(2)            in
whole, upon a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance as set forth in Article 8 hereof;


 


(3)            in
whole, upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture in accordance with Article 11 hereof;


 


(4)            in
accordance with the Security Documents (including, without limitation, the Intercreditor Agreement);


 


(5)            except
as contemplated by the Security Documents (including, without limitation, the Intercreditor Agreement), with the consent of Holders of
at least 66 2/3% in the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection
with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes as provided in Section 9.02 hereof;


 


(6)            so
long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement,
to the enable the Issuer and/or one or more Guarantors to (i) consummate the sale, transfer or other disposition of property or assets
constituting Collateral to the extent consummated in accordance with the Indenture; provided that any proceeds with respect of
such sale, transfer or other disposition shall be required to be distributed in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement; or


 


(7)            otherwise,
in whole or in part, upon the release of such Liens (i) under the RLJ Credit Agreements on the “Covenant Relief Pledged Collateral
Release Date” (as defined in the RLJ Credit Agreements) , or (ii) to consummate any transaction permitted by the RLJ Credit
Agreements, the Indenture and any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, in each case in accordance with the terms of the RLJ Credit Agreements,
the Indenture and any Additional Pari Passu Agreements.


 


(b)            With
respect to any release of Collateral pursuant to Section 12.03(a) hereof, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s
Certificate stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture and the Security Documents relating to the execution and delivery
of such release have been complied with and that such release will not violate the terms of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement
or any applicable Security Document.


 


	Section 12.04	Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Trustee Under the Security Documents.




 


(a)            Subject
to the provisions of Section 7.01 and 7.02 hereof and the provisions of the Security Documents, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion
and without the consent of the Holders (but, without any obligation to do so), on behalf of the Holders, take all actions it deems necessary
or appropriate in order to:


 


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(2)            collect
and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Notes Obligations of the Issuer or Guarantors under this Indenture.


 


(b)            The
Trustee will have power to institute and maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the
Collateral by any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the Security Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings
as the Trustee may deem expedient to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral (including power
to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental
enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment,
rule or order would impair the security interest under this Indenture or be prejudicial to the interests of the Holders or of the
Trustee).


 


(c)            Where
any provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents relating to the Notes requires that additional property or assets
be provided as Collateral, the Issuer shall, or shall cause the applicable Guarantors to, take any and all actions reasonably required
to cause such additional property or assets to be provided as Collateral and to create and perfect a valid and enforceable first-priority
security interest in such property or assets (subject to Permitted Liens and other exceptions in the Security Documents relating to the
Notes) in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders in accordance with and to the extent required
under this Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents relating to the Notes and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement.


 


	Section 12.05	Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents.




 


Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor
Agreement, the Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Security Documents, and
to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture.


 


	Section 12.06	Termination of Security Interest.




 


The Trustee will, if requested by the Issuer in
writing in connection with any release of Collateral in accordance with Section 12.03 hereof, deliver a notice to the Collateral
Agent, subject to the Security Documents, informing the Collateral Agent of such release and instructing the Collateral Agent to execute
and deliver all instruments and documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and take such other actions,
as may be reasonably required to evidence such release.


 


	Section 12.07	Security Documents and Intercreditor Agreement.




 


The provisions of this Indenture relating to Collateral
are subject to the provisions of the Security Documents (including, without limitation, the Intercreditor Agreement). The Issuer, the
Guarantors and the Trustee acknowledge and agree to be bound by the provisions of the Security Documents (including, without limitation,
the Intercreditor Agreement). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the priority of the lien and security interest granted
to the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture and the other Security Documents and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Trustee under
this Indenture and thereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.


 






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Article 13

MISCELLANEOUS


 


	Section 13.01	Trust Indenture Act.




 


This Indenture shall not be subject to the TIA,
unless it is qualified thereunder. As of the Issue Date, this Indenture is not qualified under the TIA.


 


	Section 13.02	Notices.




 


Any notice or communication by the Issuer, any
Guarantor, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or by first class mail
(registered or certified, return receipt requested) or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:


 


If to the Issuer and/or any Guarantor:


 


RLJ Lodging Trust

3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000,

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Attention: General Counsel


 


With a copy to:


 


Hogan Lovells US LLP

Columbia Square

555 Thirteenth Street, NW


Washington, DC 20004

Attention: Eve Howard, Esq.


 


If to the Trustee:


 


U.S. Bank National Association

West Side Flats St. Paul

60 Livingston Ave.

EP-MN-WS3C

St. Paul, MN 55107

Attention: RLJ Lodging Trust Notes Administrator


 


The Issuer, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice
to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.


 


All notices and communications will be deemed to
have been duly given: (i) if to the Trustee, upon receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, or (ii) if to the Issuer
or any Guarantor, at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage
prepaid, if mailed; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing
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Failure to deliver a notice or communication to
a Holder or any defect in it will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. When the Notes are in global form, all notices
to Holders will be sent pursuant to Applicable Procedures, and when done so, such notices will be deemed to have been delivered for purposes
of this Indenture.


 


If a notice or communication is delivered in the
manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.


 


If the Issuer delivers a notice or communication
to Holders, they will deliver a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.


 


The Trustee
shall have the right to accept and act upon any notice, instruction, or other communication, including any funds transfer instruction,
(each, a “Notice”) received pursuant to this Indenture or the Security Documents by electronic transmission (including
by e-mail, facsimile transmission, web portal or other electronic methods). Electronic signatures believed by the Trustee to comply
with the ESIGN Act of 2000 or other applicable law (including electronic images of handwritten signatures and digital signatures provided
by DocuSign, Orbit, Adobe Sign or any other digital signature provider identified by any other party hereto and acceptable to Trustee)
shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.  The Issuer assumes all risks arising out of the use of electronic signatures
and electronic methods to send Notices to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting
on an unauthorized Notice and the risk of interception or misuse by third parties.


 


Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture
or any other Notes Document, where this Indenture or any other Notes Document provides for notice of any event or any other communication
(including any notice of redemption or repurchase) to a Holder of a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently
given if given to the Depositary (or its designee) pursuant to the standing instructions from the Depositary or its designee, including
by electronic mail in accordance with accepted practices at the Depositary.


 


	Section 13.03	Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.




 


Upon any request or application by the Issuer to
the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee upon request:


 


(1)            an
Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth
in Section 13.04 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for
in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and


 


(2)            an
Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 13.04
hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.


 






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	Section 13.04	Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.




 


Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance
with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture must include:


 


(1)            a
statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;


 


(2)            a
brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;


 


(3)            a
statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her
to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and


 


(4)            a
statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.


 


	Section 13.05	Rules by Trustee and Agents.




 


The Trustee may make reasonable rules for
action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for
its functions.


 


	Section 13.06	Payments on Business Days.




 


In any case where the date of maturity of interest
or principal of any of the Notes or the date of redemption shall not be a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal (and premium,
if any) may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the nominal date of maturity or redemption,
and no interest shall accrue for the period after such nominal date.


 


	Section 13.07	No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.




 


No recourse for the payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on any of the Notes or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under
or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors in the Security Documents, this Indenture, or in
any of the Notes or Note Guarantees or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any past,
present or future incorporator, partner, stockholder, officer, director, employee or controlling person in their capacity as such of the
Issuer, the Guarantors or of any successor Person thereof. Each Holder, by accepting the Notes, waives and releases all such liability.
The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under
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	Section 13.08	Governing Law; Waivers of Jury Trial.




 


THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND
BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES. THE ISSUER, THE TRUSTEE, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, HOLDERS AND EACH
OF THE GUARANTORS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE NOTE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN.


 


	Section 13.09	No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.




 


This Indenture may not be used to interpret any
other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement
may not be used to interpret this Indenture.


 


	Section 13.10	Successors.




 


All agreements of the Issuer in this Indenture
and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors. All agreements of each
Guarantor in this Indenture will bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05 hereof.


 


	Section 13.11	Severability.




 


In case any provision in this Indenture or in the
Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way
be affected or impaired thereby.


 


	Section 13.12	Counterpart Originals.




 


The parties may sign any number of copies of this
Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this
Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery
of this Indenture as to all of the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture and signature pages for all purposes
under this Indenture.


 


	Section 13.13	Table of Contents, Headings, etc.




 


The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and
Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered
a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.


 






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	Section 13.14	Patriot Act.




 


The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance
with Section 326 of the Patriot Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism
and money laundering, are required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes
a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such
information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the Patriot Act.


 


	Section 13.15	Submission to Jurisdiction.




 


The Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably
submits to the jurisdiction of any New York State court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York or any federal court
sitting in the Southern District in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising
out of or relating to this Indenture, the Notes, the Notes Guarantees or the Security Documents and irrevocably accepts for itself and
in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts.


 


	Section 13.16	Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).




 


In order to comply with applicable tax laws, rules and
regulations (inclusive of directives, guidelines and interpretations promulgated by competent authorities) in effect from time to time
(“Applicable Law”), the Issuer agree (i) to provide to U.S. Bank National Association sufficient information about
Holders or other applicable parties and/or transactions (including any modification to the terms of such transactions), to the extent
reasonably available and at U.S. Bank National Association’s reasonable request, so U.S. Bank National Association can determine
whether it has tax related obligations under Applicable Law, (ii) that U.S. Bank National Association shall be entitled to make any
withholding or deduction from payments under this Indenture to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law for which U.S. Bank
National Association shall not have any liability, and (iii) to hold harmless U.S. Bank National Association for any losses it may
suffer due to the actions it takes to comply with such Applicable Law. The terms of this Section 13.16 shall survive the termination
of this Indenture.


 


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SIGNATURES


 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.


 	 	ISSUER
	 	 
	 	RLJ LODGING TRUST, L.P.
	 	 
	 	By: RLJ Lodging Trust
	 	Its sole general partner
	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ Leslie D. Hale
	 	 	Name: 	Leslie D. Hale
	 	 	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	 	 
	 	PARENT
	 	 
	 	RLJ LODGING TRUST
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Leslie D. Hale
	 	 	Name:	Leslie D. Hale
	 	 	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	 	 
	 	SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

LISTED ON SCHEDULE A HERETO
	 	 
	 	By: RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P., 
	 	The direct or indirect holder of all controlling interests in such Subsidiary Guarantor
	 	 
	 	By: RLJ Lodging Trust
	 	Its sole general partner
	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ Leslie D. Hale
	 	 	Name: 	Leslie D. Hale
	 	 	Title: 	President and Chief Executive Officer















 


[Signature Page to Indenture]


 






    


     


    


 


	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	 	as Trustee
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Brandon Bonfig
	 	 	Name:	Brandon Bonfig
	 	 	Title:	Assistant Vice President







 





[Signature
Page to Indenture]


 






    


     


    





 


SCHEDULE A


 


Subsidiary Guarantors


 


		1.	DBT MET HOTEL VENTURE GP, LLC



 


		2.	RLJ C CHARLESTON HD, LLC



 


		3.	RLJ C HOUSTON HUMBLE GENERAL PARTNER,
                                            LLC



 


		4.	RLJ C NY UPPER EASTSIDE, LLC



 


		5.	RLJ C PORTLAND DT, LLC



 


		6.	RLJ C SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL PARTNER, LLC



 


		7.	RLJ C WAIKIKI, LLC



 


		8.	RLJ CABANA MIAMI BEACH, LLC



 


		9.	RLJ DBT KEY WEST, LLC



 


		10.	RLJ EM IRVINE GENERAL PARTNER, LLC



 


		11.	RLJ EM WALTHAM, LLC



 


		12.	RLJ HGN EMERYVILLE GENERAL PARTNER, LLC



 


		13.	RLJ HP FREMONT GENERAL PARTNER, LLC



 


		14.	RLJ HP WASHINGTON DC, LLC



 


		15.	RLJ HY ATLANTA MIDTOWN, LLC



 


		16.	RLJ HYH SAN DIEGO GENERAL PARTNER, LLC



 


		17.	RLJ HYH SAN JOSE GENERAL PARTNER, LLC



 


		18.	RLJ HYH SAN RAMON GENERAL PARTNER, LLC



 


		19.	RLJ HYH WOODLANDS GENERAL PARTNER, LLC



 


		20.	RLJ II - C MIDWAY, LLC



 


		21.	RLJ II - CR AUSTIN DT GENERAL PARTNER,
                                            LLC



 


		22.	RLJ II - F CHERRY CREEK, LLC



 


		23.	RLJ II - F KEY WEST, LLC



 






    Schedule A-1 


     


    

 


		24.	RLJ II - F MIDWAY, LLC



 


		25.	RLJ II - HA GARDEN CITY, LLC



 


		26.	RLJ II - HA MIDWAY, LLC



 


		27.	RLJ II - HG MIDWAY, LLC



 


		28.	RLJ II - HOLX MIDWAY, LLC



 


		29.	RLJ II - INDY CAPITOL HOTELS, LLC



 


		30.	RLJ II - MH DENVER S, LLC



 


		31.	RLJ II - MH LOUISVILLE DT, LLC



 


		32.	RLJ II - MH MIDWAY, LLC



 


		33.	RLJ II - R HOUSTON GALLERIA GENERAL PARTNER,
                                            LLC



 


		34.	RLJ II - R LOUISVILLE DT KY, LLC



 


		35.	RLJ II - R MERRILLVILLE, LLC



 


		36.	RLJ II - RH BOULDER, LLC



 


		37.	RLJ II - RH PLANTATION, LLC



 


		38.	RLJ II - S WESTMINSTER, LLC



 


		39.	RLJ II - SLE MIDWAY, LLC



 


		40.	RLJ II JUNIOR MEZZANINE BORROWER, LLC



 


		41.	RLJ II SENIOR MEZZANINE BORROWER, LLC



 


		42.	RLJ III - C BUCKHEAD PARENT, LLC



 


		43.	RLJ III - DBT MET HOTEL PARTNER, LLC



 


		44.	RLJ III - DBT MET MEZZ BORROWER GP, LLC



 


		45.	RLJ III - DBT METROPOLITAN MANHATTAN
                                            GP, LLC



 


		46.	RLJ III - EM FORT MYERS, LLC



 


		47.	RLJ III - EM TAMPA DT, LLC



 






    Schedule A-2 


     


    

 


		48.	RLJ III - EM WEST PALM BEACH PARENT,
                                            LLC



 


		49.	RLJ III - HG NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION CENTER,
                                            LLC



 


		50.	RLJ III - HGN HOLLYWOOD GENERAL PARTNER,
                                            LLC



 


		51.	RLJ III - HGN PITTSBURGH GENERAL PARTNER,
                                            LLC



 


		52.	RLJ III HS WASHINGTON DC, LLC



 


		53.	RLJ III - MH DENVER AIRPORT PARENT, LLC



 


		54.	RLJ III - R NATIONAL HARBOR, LLC



 


		55.	RLJ III - ST. CHARLES AVE HOTEL, LLC



 


		56.	RLJ R ATLANTA MIDTOWN, LLC



 


		57.	RLJ R BETHESDA, LLC



 


		58.	RLJ R HOUSTON HUMBLE GENERAL PARTNER,
                                            LLC



 


		59.	RLJ S HILLSBORO, LLC



 


		60.	RLJ S HOUSTON HUMBLE GENERAL PARTNER,
                                            LLC



 


		61.	DBT MET HOTEL VENTURE, LP



 


		62.	RLJ C HOUSTON HUMBLE, LP



 


		63.	RLJ C SAN FRANCISCO, LP



 


		64.	RLJ EM IRVINE, LP



 


		65.	RLJ HGN EMERYVILLE, LP



 


		66.	RLJ HP FREMONT, LP



 


		67.	RLJ HYH SAN DIEGO, LP



 


		68.	RLJ HYH SAN JOSE, LP



 


		69.	RLJ HYH SAN RAMON, LP



 


		70.	RLJ HYH WOODLANDS, LP



 


		71.	RLJ II - CR AUSTIN DT, LP



 


		72.	RLJ II - R HOUSTON GALLERIA, LP



 






    Schedule A-3 


     


    

 


		73.	RLJ III - DBT MET MEZZ BORROWER, LP



 


		74.	RLJ III - DBT METROPOLITAN MANHATTAN,
                                            LP



 


		75.	RLJ III - HGN HOLLYWOOD, LP



 


		76.	RLJ III - HGN PITTSBURGH, LP



 


		77.	RLJ S HOUSTON HUMBLE, LP



 


		78.	RLJ R HOUSTON HUMBLE, LP



 


		79.	RLJ III - MH DENVER AIRPORT, INC.



 


		80.	RLJ III – C BUCKHEAD, INC.



 


		81.	RLJ III – EM WEST PALM BEACH, INC.



 


		82.	RLJ R LOS ALTOS, LP



 


		83.	RLJ R LOS ALTOS GENERAL PARTNER, LLC



 


		84.	RLJ HA ATLANTA MIDTOWN, LLC



 




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EXHIBIT A


 


[Face of Note]


 


CUSIP/CINS ______


 


4.000% Senior Secured
Notes due 2029


 


	No. ___	$____________*



 


RLJ LODGING TRUST,
L.P.


 


promises to pay to ________________________or
registered assigns, the principal sum of __________________DOLLARS [(as such sum may be increased or decreased as set forth on the Schedule
of Exchanges of Interest on the Global Notes attached hereto)]1 on September 15, 2029.


 


Interest Payment Dates: March 15 and
September 15


 


Record Dates: March 1 and September 1


 


	 	RLJ LODGING
                                            TRUST, L.P.



 


		By:	 



		Name:	 
	 	Title:	 



 


This is one of the Notes referred to

in the within-mentioned Indenture:


 


	U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,	 
	as Trustee	 



 


	By:		 	Dated:
	 	Authorized Signatory	 	 



 


 






1
Use this only if the Note is a Global Note.


 






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[Back
of Note]

4.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2029


 


[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable
pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]


 


[Insert the Private Placement Legend,
if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]


 


Capitalized terms used
herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.


 


(1)            Interest.
RLJ LODGING TRUST, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Issuer”), promises to pay or cause to be paid interest
on the principal amount of this Note at 4.000% per annum from ____________ until maturity. The Issuer will pay interest semi-annually
in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business
Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”); provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be March 15,
2022. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from
the date of issuance; provided that if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and
the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date. The Issuer will pay
interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at a rate equal to the then
applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful.


 


Interest will be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.


 


(2)            Method
of Payment. The Issuer will pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who
are registered Holders at the close of business on the March 1 or September 1 next preceding the relevant Interest Payment
Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12
of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium, if any, and interest, at the
office or agency of the Paying Agent and Registrar, or, at the option of the Issuer, payment of interest may be made by check mailed
to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately
available funds will be required with respect to principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on, all Global Notes and all other Notes
the Holders of which will have provided wire transfer instructions to the Issuer or the Paying Agent. Such payment will be in such coin
or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.


 


(3)            Paying
Agent and Registrar. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee
under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice
to the Holders. The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.


 


(4)            Indenture.
The Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of September 13, 2021 (the “Indenture”) among the Issuer,
Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. The Notes are subject
to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note
conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Indenture
does not limit the aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be issued thereunder.


 






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(5)            Optional
Redemption.


 


(A)            At
any time prior to September 15, 2024, the Issuer may redeem, at its option, all or part of the Notes at a redemption price equal
to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus (ii) the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption, plus
(iii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on
the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date).


 


(B)            At
any time on or after September 15, 2024, the Issuer will be entitled, at its option, on any one or more occasions, to redeem all
or a part of the Notes at the redemption prices (expressed in percentages of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed), plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant
record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date), if redeemed during
the 12-month period commencing on September 15 of the years set forth below:


 


	Period	 	 	Redemption
    Price	 
	2024	 	 	102.000	%
	2025	 	 	101.000	%
	2026
    and thereafter	 	 	100.000	%



 


(C)            At
any time prior to September 15, 2024, the Issuer may redeem the Notes with the net cash proceeds from any Equity Offering at a redemption
price equal to 104.000% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject
to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on
or prior to the redemption date), in an aggregate principal amount for all such redemptions not to exceed 40.0% of the original aggregate
principal amount of the Notes, including any Additional Notes; provided that (i) in each case the redemption takes place
not later than 180 days after the closing of the related Equity Offering and (ii) at least 60.0% of the aggregate principal amount
of the Notes (including any Additional Notes) remains outstanding immediately thereafter.


 


(D)            Unless
the Issuer defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for
redemption on the applicable redemption date.


 


(E)            The
Issuer or its Affiliates may at any time and from time to time purchase Notes. Any such purchases may be made through open market or
privately negotiated transactions with third parties or pursuant to one or more tender or exchange offers or otherwise, upon such terms
and at such prices as well as with such consideration as the Issuer or any such Affiliates may determine.


 






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(6)            Mandatory
Redemption. The Issuer is not required to make mandatory redemption or
sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.


 


(7)            Repurchase
at the Option of Holder.


 


(A)            Unless
(i) the Issuer has previously or concurrently sent a redemption notice with respect to all existing Notes as set forth in Section 3.07
of the Indenture and all conditions precedent applicable to such redemption notice have been satisfied or (ii) a third party makes
an Offer to Purchase the Notes in the manner, at the time and otherwise in compliance with the requirements under the Indenture, the
Issuer must commence, within 30 days of the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, an Offer to Purchase for all Notes then
outstanding, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the
Payment Date.


 


(B)            If
the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer consummates any Asset Sales, in certain circumstances specified in the Indenture
the Issuer may be required to commence and consummate an Offer to Purchase from the Holders and all holders of other Indebtedness that
is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in Section 4.09 of the Indenture with respect to an
Offer to Purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets, on a pro rata basis, an aggregate principal amount of Notes and such
other pari passu Indebtedness equal to the Excess Proceeds on such date, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of
the Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness plus, in each case, accrued interest to the Payment Date.


 


(8)            Notice
of Redemption. At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption
date, the Issuer will send a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address; provided
that that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with
a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or 11 thereof. Any redemption
of the Notes or any purchase of the Notes may at the Issuer’s option be subject to one or more conditions precedent as further
set forth in the Indenture. Notes and portions of Notes selected will be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess
thereof; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held
by such Holder shall be redeemed or purchased.


 


(9)            Denominations,
Transfer, Exchange. The Notes are in registered form in denominations of
$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided
in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents and the Issuer may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuer need
not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of
any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Issuer need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before
a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.


 






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(10)            Persons
Deemed Owners. The registered Holder may be treated as the owner of it
for all purposes. Only registered Holders have rights under the Indenture.


 


(11)            Amendment,
Supplement and Waiver. The Notes are subject to the amendment, supplement
and waiver provisions set forth in Article 9 of the Indenture.


 


(12)            Defaults
and Remedies. The Events of Default and remedies of the Holders pertaining
to the Notes are set forth in Article 6 of the Indenture.


 


(13)            Trustee
Dealings with Issuer. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity,
may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Issuer or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Issuer
or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.


 


(14)            Guarantees;
Security. The Issuer’s obligations under the Indenture shall be guaranteed
by the Guarantors as set forth in the Indenture. The Notes and the related Note Guarantees shall be secured by Liens on the Collateral,
on the terms and subject to the conditions in the Indenture and the other Notes Documents.


 


(15)            No
Recourse Against Others. No recourse for the payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on any of the Notes or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under
or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors in the Security Documents, the Indenture, or in
the Notes or Note Guarantees or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any past, present
or future incorporator, partner, stockholder, officer, director, employee or controlling person in their capacity as such of the Issuer,
the Guarantors or of any successor Person thereof. Each Holder, by accepting this Note, waives and releases all such liability. The waiver
and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal
securities laws.


 


(16)            Authentication.
This Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual or electronic
signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.


 


(17)            Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants
by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A
(= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).


 


(18)            CUSIP
Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers
in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed
on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption, and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed
thereon.


 






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(19)            Governing
Law. THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES.


 


The Issuer will furnish
to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:


 


RLJ Lodging Trust

3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000,

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Attention: General Counsel


 




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Assignment
Form


 


To assign this Note,
fill in the form below:

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:


 


(Insert
assignee’s legal name)


 


(Insert
assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)


 


(Print
or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)


 


and irrevocably appoint

to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him.


 


Date: _______________


 


		Your Signature:	 
	 	 	(Sign exactly as your
                                            name appears on the face of this Note)



 


Signature Guarantee*: _________________________


 


*            Participant
in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).


 




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Option of Holder to
Elect Purchase


 


If you want to elect
to have this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.09 or 4.13 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:


 


 ̈ Section 4.09
 ̈ Section 4.13


 


If you want to elect
to have only part of the Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.09 or Section 4.13 of the Indenture, state the
amount you elect to have purchased:


 


$_______________


 


Date: _______________


 


		Your Signature:	 
	 	 	(Sign exactly as your
                                            name appears on the face of this Note)



 


	 	Tax Identification
                                            No.:



 


Signature Guarantee*: _________________________


 


*            Participant
in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).


 




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[Schedule
of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note *


 


The following exchanges
of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global
Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:]


 


	Date
    of Exchange	 	 	Amount
    of

    decrease in

    Principal

    Amount of

    this Global

    Note	 	 	 	Amount
    of

    increase in

    Principal

    Amount of

    this Global

    Note	 	 	 	Principal

    Amount of

    this Global

    Note

    following

    such

    decrease

    (or

    increase)	 	 	 	Signature

    of

    authorized

    officer of

    Trustee or

    Custodian	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 




 


*            This
schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.


 




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EXHIBIT B


 


FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER


 


RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P.

3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000,

Bethesda, Maryland 20814


 


U.S. Bank National Association


West Side Flats St. Paul


60 Livingston Ave.


EP-MN-WS3C


St. Paul, MN 55107


Attention: RLJ Lodging Trust Notes Administrator


 


Re: 4.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2029


 


Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated
as of September 13, 2021 (the “Indenture”), among RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the
 “Issuer”), RLJ Lodging Trust, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.


 


__________, (the “Transferor”)
owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $__________
in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A
hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:


 


[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]


 


1.           ̈
Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Restricted Global Note
or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with
Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor
hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably
believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which
such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer”
within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and such Transfer is in compliance with
any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with
the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated
in the Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities
Act.


 






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2.           ̈
Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note,
Restricted Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant
to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies
that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the
Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that
the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated
offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged
with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or
Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act and (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to
evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of
the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the
Securities Act.


 


3.           ̈
Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a Restricted Definitive Note or a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note or in a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A
or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests
in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable
blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):


 


(a)           ̈ such
Transfer is being effected pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, which certification
is supported by an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this
certification) to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act;


 


or


 


(b)           ̈ such
Transfer is being effected to the Issuer or a subsidiary thereof;


 


or


 


(c)           ̈ such
Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act.


 






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4.           ̈
Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or
of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.


 


(a)           ̈ Check
if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144
under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities
laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement
Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions
on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the
Indenture.


 


(b)           ̈Check
if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903
or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable
blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the
restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes
and in the Indenture.


 


(c)           ̈ Check
if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with
the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and
(ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred
beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend
printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.


 


This certificate and the statements contained herein
are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuer.


 


	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	[Insert Name of Transferor]
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	By:	
	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:	 	 	 	




 






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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER


 


1.          The
Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:


 


[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]


 


		(a)	 ̈ a beneficial interest in the:



 


		(i)	 ̈ 144A Global Note (CUSIP __________), or



 


		(ii)	 ̈ Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP __________), or



 


		(b)	 ̈ a Restricted Definitive Note.



 


2.          After
the Transfer the Transferee will hold:


 


[CHECK ONE]


 


		(a)	 ̈ a beneficial interest in the:



 


		(i)	 ̈ 144A Global Note (CUSIP __________), or



 


		(ii)	 ̈ Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP __________), or



 


		(iv)	 ̈ Unrestricted
Global Note (CUSIP __________); or



 


		(b)	 ̈ a Restricted Definitive Note; or



 


		(c)	 ̈ an Unrestricted Definitive Note,



 


in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.


 






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EXHIBIT C


 


FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE


 


RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P.

3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000,

Bethesda, Maryland 20814


 


U.S. Bank National Association


West Side Flats St. Paul


60 Livingston Ave.


EP-MN-WS3C


St. Paul, MN 55107


Attention: RLJ Lodging Trust Notes Administrator


 


Re: 4.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2029


 


Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated
as of September 13, 2021 (the “Indenture”), among RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the
 “Issuer”), RLJ Lodging Trust, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.


 


__________, (the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange
the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $ __________in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”).
In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:


 


1.          Exchange
of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests
in an Unrestricted Global Note


 


(a)           ̈
Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for
a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that (i) the beneficial
interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance
with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement
Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.


 






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(b)           ̈
Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive
Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive
Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such
Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and
in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend
are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance
with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.


 


(a)           ̈
Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer,
(ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant
to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement
Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired
in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.


 


(b)           ̈
Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection
with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the
Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected
in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities
Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable
blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.


 


2.          Exchange
of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests
in Restricted Global Notes


 


(a)           ̈
Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note.
In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note
with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s
own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted
Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed
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(b)           ̈
Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.
In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] ☐
144A Global Note, ☐ Regulation S Global Note, with an
equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account
without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted
Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws
of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial
interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted
Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.


 


This certificate and the statements contained herein
are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuer.


 


	 	 	 	[Insert Name of Transferor]
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	By:	
	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:	 	 	 	




 






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EXHIBIT D


 


FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS


 


SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of __________, ____, among __________ (the “Guaranteeing
Entity”), RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Issuer”), and U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), in each case, under the Indenture referred to below, as
ratified by the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein).


 


W I T N E S S E T H


 


WHEREAS, the Issuer has heretofore executed and
delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of September 13, 2021 providing for the issuance
of 4.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”);


 


WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain
circumstances the Guaranteeing Entity shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing
Entity shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuer’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions
set forth herein (the “Note Guarantee”); and


 


WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture,
the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.


 


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Entity and the Trustee mutually
covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:


 


1.          Capitalized
Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Indenture.


 


2.          Agreement
to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Entity hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Guarantee on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Note Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10
thereof.


 


3.          No
Recourse Against Others. No recourse for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest
on any of the Notes or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant
or agreement of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors in the Security Documents, the Indenture, or in the Notes or Note Guarantees or because
of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any past, present or future incorporator, partner, stockholder,
officer, director, employee or controlling person in their capacity as such of the Issuer, the Guarantors or of any successor Person thereof.
Each Holder, by accepting the Notes, waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for
issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.


 






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4.          NEW
YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.


 


5.          Counterparts.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together
represent the same agreement.


 


6.          Effect
of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction
hereof.


 


7.          The
Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity
or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely
by the Guaranteeing Entity and the Issuer.


 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.


 


Dated: _______________,


 


	 	[Guaranteeing Subsidiary]
	 	 	 
	 	By:	
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:
	 	 	 
	 	RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P.
	 	 	 
	 	By: 	
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:




 






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	 	Ratified and Acknowledged:
	 	 
	 	[Existing Guarantors]
	 	 	 
	 	By:	
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:




 






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	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 solely in its capacities as Trustee and not in its individual capacity
	 	 	 
	 	By:	
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:






 






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