Exhibit 10.4



 Exhibit 10.4 
 FORM OF LICENSE AGREEMENT 
 THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is effective as of __________ ___, 2011 (the “Effective Date”) by and between American Capital, Ltd., a Delaware Corporation having its principal offices at 2 Bethesda Metro, Bethesda, MD 20814 (“Licensor”
or “ACAS”) and American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp., a Maryland corporation having its principal offices at 2 Bethesda Metro, Bethesda, MD 20814 (“Licensee”) (each a “Party” and collectively the
“Parties”). 
 WHEREAS, Licensor owns all right, title and interest in the service marks (including any and all
variations and combinations thereof, and associated company names) listed at Exhibit A and attached hereto (each a “Mark” and collectively, the “Marks”), for use in connection with financial and investment services,
including but not limited to, financial analysis and consultation, real estate investment services, real estate investment trust advisory and management services, and mortgage-related investment services, and other related services and activities
(the “Business Activities”) together with the goodwill symbolized by the Marks, and has the exclusive right to use and to license others to use the Marks; 
 WHEREAS, Licensor owns all right, title and interest in the domain name mtge.com (the “Domain Name”) together with the goodwill symbolized by the Domain Name, and has the exclusive right to use
and to license others to use the Domain Name; 
 WHEREAS, Licensee is affiliated with Licensor and is currently party to a
Management Agreement (the “Management Agreement”), dated __________ ____, 2011 with American Capital Mortgage Management, LLC (“ACMM”), an entity in which Licensor has an indirect controlling equity interest; and

 WHEREAS, Licensor desires that Licensee use the Marks and Domain Name in connection with Business Activities in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and 







 WHEREAS, Licensee desires to obtain from Licensor a license for such use; and 

WHEREAS, Licensee has been using the Marks and Domain Name with ACAS’s permission in conjunction with the Business Activities
pursuant to an oral agreement; and 
 WHEREAS, the Parties wish to memorialize in writing the permission and licenses that ACAS
has granted to Licensee to use the Marks and Domain Name in connection with Licensee’s provision of the Business Activities and ACAS wishes to specify further the terms and conditions of this permission and licenses. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth in this Agreement and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows: 
  

	1.	LICENSE GRANT. 

 (a)
Subject to the terms and conditions specified herein, ACAS has granted and otherwise hereby grants to Licensee, and Licensee’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, a worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty free license, with no right to sublicense
(except to direct and indirect subsidiaries of Licensee), to use the Marks as part of a trade name and in connection with the Business Activities (the “Trademark License”). Any such sublicense shall be substantially in the form of this
License Agreement and shall be subject to ACAS’ prior approval. ACAS expressly retains any right to use and/or further license and authorize sublicenses of the Marks during the Term of this Agreement. 

(b) License of Domain Name. Subject to the terms and conditions specified herein, ACAS has granted and otherwise hereby grants to
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and indirect subsidiaries, a worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty free license, with no right to sublicense (except to direct and indirect subsidiaries of Licensee), to use the Domain Name in
connection with the Business Activities (the “Domain Name License,” and together with the Trademark License, the “Licenses”). 
  

	2.	OWNERSHIP. 

 (a) Licensee
acknowledges that ACAS owns all right, title and interest in and to the Marks and Domain Name and agrees that it will do nothing inconsistent with such ownership, including without limitation applying to register the Marks or any variations thereof
with any tribunal or other entity worldwide, or registering the Domain Name or any variations thereof in combination with any top level domain. Licensee further acknowledges that nothing in this Agreement shall give Licensee any right, title or
interest in the Marks or Domain Name other than the right to use the Marks and Domain Name in accordance with this Agreement and that any benefit or value added to the Marks or Domain Name as a result of Licensee’s use shall inure to the
benefit of ACAS. Licensee shall not use the Marks in combination with any other mark without the prior written consent of ACAS. 

(b) Licensor shall be responsible for maintaining and renewing the registration for the Domain Name. 

 

	3.	QUALITY MAINTENANCE; FORM OF USE. 

 (a) Quality Control. ACAS shall have the right to supervise the nature and quality of the Business Activities associated with the Marks and Domain Name pursuant to this Agreement. Licensee agrees
to maintain the high quality of the Business Activities associated with the Marks and Domain Name, and to supervise the use of the Marks and Domain Name by its direct and indirect subsidiaries to ensure that the nature and quality of the Business
Activities associated with the Marks and Domain Name comply with the terms of this Agreement. 

  
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 (b) Licensee shall not use, or allow others to use the Marks in any manner that would, in
the sole discretion of ACAS, dilute or tarnish the Marks. 
 (c) Wherever appropriate, Licensee shall cause uses of registered
Marks hereunder to bear the registered service mark notice “®”. 
 (d) Licensee shall comply in all material
respects with any applicable laws and regulations and shall obtain all appropriate government approvals pertaining to the performance, sale, distribution, promotion and advertising of the Business Activities. 

(e) From time to time, the Parties may amend Exhibit A, in writing, to add further ACAS-owned marks and/or to delete any existing
Marks. 
  

	4.	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. 

 (a) ACAS represents and warrants that (i) it possesses all necessary rights to enter into this Agreement; (ii) to the best of ACAS’s knowledge, there are no adverse rulings by any tribunal
regarding ACAS’s rights in the Marks or Domain Name; and (iii) to the best of ACAS’s knowledge, Licensee’s use of the Marks and Domain Name in connection with the Business Activities, as authorized by this Agreement, will not
infringe any rights of any third parties, including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights arising under the laws of any jurisdiction in which Licensor has registered the Marks. 

(b) Licensee represents and warrants that (i) it has the full right to enter into this Agreement and fulfilling its obligations
hereunder does not infringe on the rights of any person or entity; (ii) it shall comply in all material respects with any applicable laws and regulations and shall obtain all appropriate government approvals pertaining to the performance, sale,
distribution, promotion and advertising of the Business Activities; and (iii) it shall use the Marks and Domain Name solely in accordance with this Agreement. 

  
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	5.	INFRINGEMENT. 

 (a) The
Parties agree to cooperate in their efforts to defend and 
 protect the rights in and to the Marks and Domain Name. Licensee shall promptly
notify ACAS in writing of any potential or actual infringements of such rights as may come to Licensee’s attention. In the event of any potential or actual infringement, ACAS reserves the exclusive right, but is not required, to take any legal
action or other measures to protect the Marks and/or Domain Name against such infringement. Licensee shall cooperate with ACAS in any such actions or measures at ACAS’s request and sole expense. Licensee shall take no legal action or any other
measures to protect the Marks or Domain Name without first obtaining ACAS’s prior written approval. 
 (b) Licensee shall
promptly notify ACAS in writing of any infringement claims made by third parties, as may come to Licensee’s attention, pertaining to Licensee’s right to use and/or ACAS’s ownership of the Marks or Domain Name. In the event of any such
infringement claims, Licensee shall cooperate with ACAS in defending ACAS’s rights in and to the Mark or Domain Name against such claims at ACAS’s request and sole expense. 

  
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	6.	INDEMNIFICATION. 

 (a)
ACAS. ACAS shall indemnify and hold harmless Licensee and any of its directors, partners, officers, trustees, employees, agents, successors, and permitted assigns from and against any loss, damage or expense arising from any claim, suit,
judgment or proceeding brought or asserted by any third party arising out of or in connection with (i) any use of the Marks or Domain Name by Licensee that is authorized expressly by this Agreement; and (ii) any material breach by ACAS of
its agreements, representations, warranties or covenants set forth in this Agreement. 
 (b) Licensee. Licensee shall
indemnify and hold harmless ACAS and any of its directors, officers, trustees, partners, employees, agents, successors, and assigns from and against any loss, damage or expense arising from any claim, suit, judgment or proceeding brought or asserted
by any third party arising out of or in connection with (i) any use of the Marks or Domain Name by Licensee that is not authorized by this Agreement; and (ii) any material breach by Licensee of its agreements, representations, warranties
or covenants set forth in this Agreement. 
  

	7.	ASSIGNABILITY 

 Licensee
shall not assign, mortgage or otherwise hypothecate this Agreement or any of Licensee’s rights, nor shall Licensee delegate its obligations, under this Agreement without the prior written consent of ACAS. 

 

	8.	TERM AND TERMINATION. 


(a) Term. This Agreement shall continue in force and effect unless terminated by mutual agreement of the Parties as provided
below. 
 (b) Termination. Either Party may terminate this Agreement, with or without cause upon sixty
(60) days’ written notice to the other Party. 

  
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 (c) Termination for Breach. Either Party may terminate this Agreement for material
breach by the other Party of such Party’s agreements, representations, warranties or covenants that remains uncured for thirty (30) days after receiving written notice from the non-breaching party. 

(d) Termination of Management Agreement. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties, this Agreement shall automatically
terminate upon ACMM (or its successor or affiliate) ceasing for any reason to be Manager of Licensee pursuant to the Management Agreement. 
 (e) Termination of Licenses. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, as the case may be, all rights granted herein shall terminate automatically and Licensee immediately shall:
(i) cease using, in any way, the Marks and any marks or names confusingly similar thereto; (ii) uninstall from any and all websites under Licensee’s control the Marks and any marks or names confusingly similar thereto;
(iii) destroy any and all copies of any material containing the Marks and any marks or names confusingly similar thereto; and (iv) cease using, in any way, the Domain Name. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties may agree in writing to
implement “phase out” procedures for removing the Marks from websites and other materials and ceasing use of the Domain Name, based on terms and conditions mutually agreeable to both Parties. 

(e) Other Remedies. The Parties acknowledge that the right to terminate this Agreement for Breach, as set forth in Subsection
8(c), may be inadequate as a sole remedy. The Parties therefore agree that either Party may avail itself of any and all remedies at law and in equity, including provisional remedies (i.e. injunctive relief). 

(f) Survival. The provisions of Sections 2 (Ownership), 4 (Representations and Warranties), 6 (Indemnification), 8(e) (Termination
of Licenses), 9 (Notices); and 12 (Miscellaneous) shall remain in effect after the expiration or termination of this Agreement, as the case may be. 

  
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	9.	NOTICES. 

 All notices,
demands or other communications pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (“Delivered”) upon delivery or on the first date on which receipt is refused, regardless of the date of delivery
of any copies indicated below, if Delivered either: (a) by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and postage prepaid; (b) by a recognized overnight delivery service, with confirmation of delivery; (c) by hand with a
written receipt; or (d) if the recipient has supplied a telecopy number, by telecopy, with confirmation of receipt; in each case at the appropriate address indicated in the preamble to this Agreement. 

 

	10.	GOVERNING LAW; VENUE. 


This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to conflicts of law
principles. The jurisdictional venue for any legal proceedings involving this Agreement shall be held in any applicable state or federal court located in the State of Maryland. 

 

	11.	ENTIRE AGREEMENT; NO WAIVER. 

 This Agreement and its exhibit contain the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and no provisions of this Agreement may be changed or modified except by written
instrument signed by the Parties. The failure or delay of either Party in enforcing any of its rights under this Agreement shall not be deemed a continuing waiver or modification of such rights. 

  
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	12.	MISCELLANEOUS. 

 (a) Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns. 
 (b) Headings. The section headings inserted in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not intended to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 

(c) Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and the unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement
shall not affect the enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement. The parties acknowledge that it is their intention that if any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court to be unenforceable as drafted, that provision should be
construed in a manner designed to effectuate the purpose of that provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law. 
 (d) Remedies Cumulative. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement and all other rights and remedies available to either party at law or in equity are, to the extent permitted by law,
cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy now or hereafter available at law or in equity. Neither asserting a right nor employing a remedy shall preclude the concurrent assertion of any other right or employment of any other remedy,
nor shall the failure to assert any right or remedy constitute a waiver of that right or remedy. 
 (e) Counterpart and
Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Facsimile
signatures on this Agreement shall be as binding and enforceable as original signatures. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written. 
  

					
	AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD.	 		 	AMERICAN CAPITAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP.
			
	 	 		 	 
	By:	 		 	By:
			
	 	 		 	 
	Name:	 		 	Name:
			
	 	 		 	 
	Title:	 		 	Title:
			
	 	 		 	 
	Date:	 		 	Date:


  
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