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EXHIBIT 10.3
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
WAIVER AGREEMENT
 
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO WAIVER AGREEMENT is entered into on August 10, 2022, by and among New York City REIT, Inc. (the “Company”), Bellevue Capital Partners, LLC (“Bellevue”) and New York City Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”).
 
RECITALS
 
WHEREAS, the Company, Bellevue and the Advisor entered into that certain Waiver Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2022 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Waiver Agreement”).
  
WHEREAS, the parties thereto desire to amend the Waiver Agreement as provided herein.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises made hereunder, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:


1.Amendment to Waiver Agreement. The Waiver Agreement is hereby amended by deleting all references to “20%” set forth therein and replacing such references with “21%”. 


2.Amendment to Section 1 of the Waiver Agreement. Section 1 of the Waiver Agreement is hereby amended to add the following Section after the current Section 1.1. All subsequent Sections within Section 1 of the Waiver Agreement, starting with current Section 1.2, are amended solely for the purpose of being renumbered accordingly.


“1.2     Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, including Section 1.1 hereof, if any Excluded Person elects to increase the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit contained in Section 5.7 of the Charter to up to 25% to the extent and on the terms set forth in the applicable Charter Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement, including being advised by Proskauer Rose LLP, outside counsel to the Company, that Proskauer Rose LLP is prepared to render an opinion, that, among other things, the Company’s actual and proposed method of operation will enable it to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, notwithstanding the increase in the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit to up to 25%, then the Revised Threshold granted by Section 1.1 hereof shall be increased by a corresponding amount.”


3.Miscellaneous. Except as expressly modified hereby, the terms of the Waiver Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as written. Any capitalized term used in this amendment and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Waiver Agreement. This amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become a binding agreement when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party. Signatures on this amendment which are transmitted electronically shall be valid for all purposes, however any party shall deliver an original signature of this amendment to the other party upon request.
 








 
[Signature page follows.] 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound hereby, have duly executed this agreement as of the date first set forth above.




												
		NEW YORK CITY REIT, INC. 

		 
 
	 
 

		By:
 
	

 /s/ Christopher J. Masterson

		 
 
	Name:
Title:
	Christopher J. Masterson 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

		





NEW YORK CITY ADVISORS, LLC 

		 
 
	 
 

		By:
 
	

 /s/ James Tanaka

		 
 
	Name:
Title:
	James Tanaka 
Authorized Signatory

		





BELLEVUE CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 





[Signature Page to First Amendment to Waiver Agreement (Rights Agreement)]