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PROBLEM: Exhibit 1.1   400,000 Shares   BLUEROCK RESIDENTIAL GROWTH REIT, INC.   8.250% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock   AGENCY AGREEMENT   May 25, 2016   Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street N.W. Suite 303 Washington, DC 20007   As Sales Agent   Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:   Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Company), together with Bluerock Residential Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership for which the Company is the sole general partner (the Operating Partnership and together with the Company, the Transaction Entities) and BRG Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Manager), agrees that it may issue and sell through Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC, acting as agent (the Agent), up to a total of 400,000 shares (the Offered Shares) of its 8.250% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Series A Preferred Stock) as set forth below. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties hereto agree that compliance with the limitation set forth in this paragraph on the number of Offered Shares issued and sold under this Agreement shall be the sole responsibility of the Company, and the Agent shall have no obligation in connection with such compliance.   Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership (the OP Agreement), as amended by that First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership, as further amended by that Second Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership, as further amended by that Third Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership and as further amended by the Fourth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership, upon receipt of the net proceeds of the sale of the Offered Shares on the Settlement Date (as defined below), the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bluerock REIT Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Holdings LLC), will contribute such net proceeds to the Operating Partnership in exchange for a number of 8.250% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units of partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (the Series A Preferred OP Units) that is equivalent to the number of Offered Shares to be sold (the Company Preferred OP Units).









  1. Representations and Warranties of the Transaction Entities.   (a) Representations and Warranties. The Transaction Entities, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to, and agree with, the Agent that:   (i) Filing and Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Certain Defined Terms. The Company has filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-208956) covering the registration of the Offered Shares under the Act, including a base prospectus (the Base Prospectus). Such registration statement, as amended, including the financial statements, exhibits and schedules thereto, in the form in which it became effective under the Act, including all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein and any information deemed to be a part thereof at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B under the Act, shall be referred to as the Registration Statement. Any registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Shares is called the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, and from and after the date and time of filing of any such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement the term Registration Statement shall include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. As used herein, the term Prospectus shall mean the final prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus dated the date hereof that describes the Offered Shares and the offering thereof (the Final Prospectus Supplement), together with the Base Prospectus, in the form first used by the Agent to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Act. References herein to the Prospectus shall refer to both the prospectus supplement and the Base Prospectus components of such prospectus, including all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.   The Registration Statement has been declared effective under the Act. The Offered Shares all have been duly registered under the Act pursuant to the Registration Statement. The Company has complied, to the Commission's satisfaction, with all requests of the Commission for additional or supplemental information, if any. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of or use of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Act, and no order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any such purposes have been instituted and are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information from the Company in connection with the Registration Statement has been complied with. The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Act. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package (as defined below) and the Prospectus, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, or became effective under the Exchange Act, as the case may be, complied and will comply (as applicable) in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act.

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  For purposes of this Agreement:   430B Information, with respect to any registration statement, means information included in a prospectus and retroactively deemed to be a part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B(b).   Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.   Applicable Time means of the time of the sale of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement.   Settlement Date has the meaning defined in Section 3 hereof.   Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission.   Effective Time with respect to the Registration Statement, means the date and time as of which such Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission.   Environmental Law means any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, decree, judgment, injunction, permit, license, authorization or other binding requirement, or common law, relating to health, safety or the protection, cleanup or restoration of the environment or natural resources, including those relating to the distribution, processing, generation, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, other handling or release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials.   Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.   General Disclosure Package means the Prospectus, together with the information and free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in  Schedule A hereto. General Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors (other than a bona fide electronic road show, defined in Rule 433 (the Bona Fide Electronic Road Show)), as evidenced by its being so specified in Schedule A to this Agreement.   Hazardous Materials  means any material (including, without limitation, pollutants, contaminants, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes), the presence of which in the environment is prohibited, regulated or serves as the basis of liability as defined, listed or regulated by any Environmental Law.

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  Issuer Free Writing Prospectus means any issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433, relating to the Offered Shares, including, without limitation, any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405) relating to the Offered Shares that is (i) required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (ii) a road show that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i), whether or not required to be filed with the Commission, or (iii) exempt from filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Offered Shares or of the offering of the Offered Shares that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company's records pursuant to Rule 433(g).   Limited Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not a General Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.   A Registration Statement without reference to a time means such Registration Statement as of its Effective Time. For purposes of the foregoing definitions, 430B Information with respect to a Registration Statement shall be considered to be included in such Registration Statement as of the time specified in Rule 430B.   LTIP Units means the special units of partnership interest of the Operating Partnership having the rights, preferences and other privileges designated in Section 4.04 and elsewhere in the OP Agreement.   Rules and Regulations means the rules and regulations of the Commission.   Securities Laws means, collectively, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley), the Act, the Exchange Act, the Rules and Regulations, the auditing principles, rules, standards and practices applicable to auditors of issuers (as defined in Sarbanes-Oxley) promulgated or approved by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and, as applicable, the rules of the NYSE MKT, LLC (the NYSE MKT) (Exchange Rules).   Statutory Prospectus means the Base Prospectus, as amended and supplemented immediately prior to the Applicable Time, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof. For purposes of this definition, Rule 430B Information contained in a form of prospectus that is deemed retroactively to be a part of the Registration Statement shall be considered to be included in the Statutory Prospectus as of the actual time that such form of prospectus is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act.

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  Subsidiary or Subsidiaries means each of the entities listed on Schedule A, which i) comprise all of the subsidiaries of the Transaction Entities, including the entities in which the Operating Partnership owns, directly or indirectly, all of the membership interests; ii) hold assets and iii) such omitted entities are considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, would not constitute a significant subsidiary within the meaning of Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X.   Unless otherwise specified, a reference to a rule or Rule is to the indicated rule under the Act.   (ii) Compliance with Securities Act Requirements. (A) (1) At the Effective Time, (2) on the date of this Agreement and (3) on the Settlement Date, the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto complied and will comply in all respects to the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations thereunder, and did not, does not and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (B) the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, as of their respective issue dates, complied and will comply in all material respects with the Act and the Rules and Regulations thereunder, and neither the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto (including any prospectus wrapper), as of its issue date, at the time of any filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and at the Settlement Date, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties contained herein do not apply to statements in or omissions from any document discussed herein based upon written information furnished to the Company by the Agent specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that such information is only that described as such in Section 8(b) hereof (collectively, the Agent Information).   (iii) General Disclosure Package. As of the Applicable Time and on the Settlement Date, none of (A) the General Disclosure Package, (B) any individual Limited Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package and/or (C) each road show, if any, when considered together with, and as may be corrected by, the General Disclosure Package, included, includes or will include any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Statutory Prospectus, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or road show made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Agent Information.

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  (iv) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and, to the extent not superseded or modified, at all subsequent times through the completion of the offer and sale of the Offered Shares did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information then contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conformed, conforms or will conform in all respects to the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations thereunder. The Company has not made any offer relating to the Offered Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus without the prior written consent of the Agent; provided that such consent is deemed to have been given with respect to each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus identified on Schedule A to this Agreement. The Company (A) has filed or will file each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Act and the Rules and Regulations thereunder in accordance therewith and/or (B) has retained or will retain in accordance with the Act and the Rules and Regulations thereunder all Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses that were not required to be filed pursuant to the Act and the Rules and Regulations thereunder. The Company has made any Bona Fide Electronic Road Show in compliance with Rule 433(d)(8)(i) such that no filing of any road show (as defined in Rule 433(h)) is required in connection with the offering of the Series A Preferred Stock.   (v) Ineligible Issuer Status. As of the determination date referenced in Rule 164(h) under the Act, the Company was not, is not or will not be (as applicable) an ineligible issuer in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433, including (x) the Company or its subsidiaries in the preceding three years not having been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor or having been made the subject of a judicial or administrative decree or order as described in Rule 405 and (y) the Company or its subsidiaries in the preceding three years not having been the subject of a bankruptcy petition or insolvency or similar proceeding, not having had a registration statement be the subject of a proceeding or examination under Section 8 of the Act and not being the subject of a pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Act in connection with an offering, all as described in Rule 405.   (vi) Good Standing of the Transaction Entities. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, with the full corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement to which it is a party; and the Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in all other jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, earnings, business, properties or prospects of the Transaction Entities and each of their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a Material Adverse Effect). The Operating Partnership has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited partnership in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement to which it is a party; and the Operating Partnership is duly qualified to do business as a foreign organization in good standing in all other jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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  (vii) Subsidiaries. Each Subsidiary (including, without limitation, Holdings LLC) has been duly incorporated or organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with power and authority (corporate or other) to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or organization in good standing in all other jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; all of the issued and outstanding capital stock, partnership interests or membership interests of each Subsidiary, including the outstanding LTIP Units of the Operating Partnership, has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and nonassessable (except with respect to future contributions as provided in the operating agreement or limited partnership agreement (or similar organizational document) of the applicable Subsidiary made subsequent to the date hereof); and the capital stock, membership interest, limited partnership interest or other equity interest of each Subsidiary held by the Transaction Entities or a Subsidiary, as applicable, is held as set forth on Schedule C hereto. The Transaction Entities, directly or indirectly through their respective Subsidiaries, hold good and marketable title to their equity interests in their respective Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or security interest, except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, subject only to restrictions on transfer imposed under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws and the limited liability company agreement, limited partnership agreement or other organizational document of each Subsidiary; and have not conveyed, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated any of their respective equity interests in their Subsidiaries, in whole or in part, or granted any rights, options or rights of first refusal or first offer to purchase any of such interests or any portion thereof.

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  (viii) Subsidiaries of Transaction Entities. The Transaction Entities do not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than (i) the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 to the Registration Statement, (ii) the subsidiaries not listed on Exhibit 21 but listed on Schedule A hereto, and (ii) such other entities omitted from Exhibit 21 which, when such omitted entities are considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, would not constitute a significant subsidiary within the meaning of Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X.   (ix) Authorization of the Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Transaction Entities and is enforceable against each Transaction Entity in accordance with the applicable terms contained herein.   (x) Shares. The Offered Shares and all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized; the authorized equity capitalization of the Company is as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption Capitalization, all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are, and when the Offered Shares have been delivered and paid for in accordance with this Agreement on the Settlement Date as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, such Offered Shares will be, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, will conform to the information in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to the description of such Offered Shares contained therein; the stockholders of the Company have no preemptive rights with respect to the Offered Shares; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any security holder; any forms of certificates used to represent the Offered Shares comply in all material respects with all applicable statutory requirements and with any applicable requirements of the Organizational Documents of the Company, and with any requirements of the NYSE MKT. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding (a) securities of the Company reserved for any purpose (other than certain outstanding common units of partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (the OP Units) and LTIP Units disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus), (b) securities or obligations of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (the Common Stock), Series A Preferred Stock or shares of Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock outstanding, par value $0.01 per share (the Series B Preferred Stock), (c) warrants, rights or options to subscribe for or purchase from the Company any such shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock or any such convertible or exchangeable securities or obligations or (d) obligations of the Company to issue or sell any shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or obligations, or any such warrants, rights or options. At the Settlement Date, should the maximum number of Offered Shares be sold, there will be 19,565,106 shares of Common Stock outstanding, 5,721,460 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding, 1,169,881 LTIP Units outstanding, 5,721,460 Series A Preferred OP Units outstanding, warrants to purchase approximately 25,720 shares of Common Stock outstanding, approximately 1,286 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, approximately 1,286 Series B Preferred Units of partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (the Series B Preferred OP Units) and 19,870,674 OP Units outstanding, and each such class of securities conforms to the description set out in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

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  (xi) No Equity Awards. Except for grants (including those subject to issuance under the Management Agreement) disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not granted, to any person or entity a stock option or other equity-based award of or to purchase Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to an equity-based compensation plan or otherwise.   (xii) OP Units and Preferred OP Units.   (1) OP Units. All outstanding OP Units have been duly authorized; all outstanding OP Units are validly issued and will conform to the information in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to the description of such OP Units contained therein; the holders of the outstanding OP Units have no preemptive rights with respect to the outstanding OP Units; none of the outstanding OP Units have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any security holder; all outstanding OP Units have been issued and sold in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding (a) securities of the Operating Partnership reserved for any purpose, (b) securities or obligations of the Operating Partnership convertible into or exchangeable or redeemable for any partnership interests of the Operating Partnership, (c) warrants, rights or options to subscribe for or purchase from the Operating Partnership any such partnership interests or any such convertible or exchangeable securities or obligations or (d) obligations of the Operating Partnership to issue or sell any partnership interests, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or obligations, or any such warrants, rights or options. There are 19,870,674 OP Units outstanding, of which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 19,565,106 OP Units.

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  (2) Series A Preferred OP Units. All outstanding Series A Preferred OP Units have been duly authorized; all outstanding Series A Preferred OP Units are validly issued and will conform to the information in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to the description of such Series A Preferred OP Units contained therein; the holders of the outstanding OP Units have no preemptive rights with respect to the outstanding Series A Preferred OP Units; none of the outstanding Series A Preferred OP Units have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any security holder; all outstanding Series A Preferred OP Units have been issued and sold in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company Preferred OP Units have been duly authorized; when the Company Preferred OP Units have been delivered and paid for in accordance with the OP Agreement, the Company Preferred OP Units will be validly issued and will conform to the information in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to the description of such Company Preferred OP Units contained therein; there are no outstanding preemptive rights with respect to the Company Preferred OP Units; none of the outstanding  Company Preferred OP Units have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any security holder; all Company Preferred OP Units have been and will be, issued and sold in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. There are 5,321,460 Series A Preferred OP Units outstanding, and at the Settlement Date, should all Offered Shares be sold pursuant to this Agreement, there will be 5,721,460 Series A Preferred OP Units outstanding, of which the Company will own, directly or indirectly, 100% of such Series A Preferred OP Units.    (3) Series B Preferred OP Units. All outstanding Series B Preferred OP Units have been duly authorized; all outstanding Series B Preferred OP Units are validly issued and will conform to the information in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to the description of such Series B Preferred OP Units contained therein; the holders of the outstanding OP Units have no preemptive rights with respect to the outstanding Series B Preferred OP Units; none of the outstanding Series B Preferred OP Units have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any security holder; all outstanding Series B Preferred OP Units have been issued and sold in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding (a) securities of the Operating Partnership reserved for any purpose, (b) securities or obligations of the Operating Partnership convertible into or exchangeable or redeemable for any partnership interests of the Operating Partnership, (c) warrants, rights or options to subscribe for or purchase from the Operating Partnership any such partnership interests or any such convertible or exchangeable securities or obligations or (d) obligations of the Operating Partnership to issue or sell any partnership interests, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or obligations, or any such warrants, rights or options. As of the Settlement Date there are approximately 1,286 Series B Preferred OP Units outstanding, of which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of Series B Preferred OP Units.

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  (xiii) No Finder's Fee. Except for the Agent's discounts and commissions payable by the Company to the Agent in connection with the Offered Shares contemplated herein or as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or the Agent for a brokerage commission, finder's fee or other like payment in connection with this offering.   (xiv) Registration Rights. Except as described in the Registration Statement, General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings by either of the Transaction Entities or their respective Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any person, on the other hand, granting such person the right to require either of the Transaction Entities or such Subsidiaries to file a registration statement under the Act with respect to any securities of either of the Transaction Entities or their respective Subsidiaries owned or to be owned by such person or to require either of the Transaction Entities or such Subsidiaries to include such securities in the securities registered pursuant to a Registration Statement or in any securities being registered pursuant to any other registration statement filed by either of the Transaction Entities or such Subsidiaries under the Act (collectively, Registration Rights).   (xv) Articles Supplementary. The articles supplementary of the Company designating the rights and preferences of the Offered Shares (the Articles Supplementary), comply with all applicable requirements under the Maryland General Corporation Law (the MGCL).

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  (xvi) Listing. The Offered Shares are registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, which registration will be maintained pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act as of the Settlement Date; and the Company has applied for approval for the listing of the Offered Shares on the NYSE MKT and will receive such approval prior to the Settlement Date.   (xvii) Absence of Further Requirements. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing or registration with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the OP Agreement or any other agreements in connection with the offering, issuance and sale of the Offered Shares by the Company or the issuance and sale of the Company Preferred OP Units by the Operating Partnership or the performance of obligations hereunder or pursuant to the terms of the Offered Shares, except the filing of the Prospectus under the Act and a Form 8-K under the Exchange Act and except such as have been already obtained or as may be required under state securities laws, FINRA or the NYSE MKT.   (xviii) Title to Property. (1) The Transaction Entities hold, directly or indirectly through their respective Subsidiaries, good and marketable fee simple title to all of the real property described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and the improvements (exclusive of improvements owned by tenants, if applicable) located thereon (individually, a Property and collectively, the Properties), in each case, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims, security interests, restrictions and defects, except such as are disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, or do not materially affect the value of such Properties as a whole and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such Properties as a whole by the Company; (2) except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, none of the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries owns any real property other than the Properties; (3) except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the mortgages or deeds of trust that encumber certain of the Properties are not convertible into debt or equity securities of the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries and such mortgages and deeds of trust are not cross-defaulted with any loan not made to, or cross-collateralized to any property not owned directly or indirectly by, the Transaction Entities or their respective Subsidiaries; (4) each of the Properties complies with all applicable codes, laws and regulations (including without limitation, building and zoning codes, laws and regulations and laws relating to access to the Properties), except as would not individually or in the aggregate materially affect the value of the Properties or interfere in any material respect with the use made and proposed to be made of the Properties by the Transaction Entities; (5) except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither of the Transaction Entities nor their respective Subsidiaries has received from any governmental authority any written notice of any condemnation of or zoning change affecting the Properties or any part thereof which if consummated would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and none of the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries know of any such condemnation or zoning change which is threatened and, in each case, which if consummated would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business; (6) no third party has an option or a right of first refusal to purchase any Property or any portion thereof or direct interest therein, except as such is set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and (7) each of the Transaction Entities or one of its respective Subsidiaries has obtained an owner's title insurance policy, from a title insurance company licensed to issue such policy, on each Property that insures the Transaction Entities', the respective Subsidiary's fee interest in such Property.

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  (xix) Leases. (1) Each of the Transaction Entities or one of its Subsidiaries holds the lessor's interest under the applicable leases with any tenants occupying each Property (collectively, the Leases); (2) other than the Leases, none of the Transaction Entities or their respective Subsidiaries has entered into any agreements that would materially affect the value of the Properties as a whole or would materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such Properties as a whole by the Transaction Entities; (3) none of the Transaction Entities, their respective Subsidiaries, or, to the Transaction Entities' knowledge, any other party to any Lease, is or, upon consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, will be in breach or default of any such Lease, except as to any such breach or default as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (4) no event has occurred or, to the Transaction Entities' knowledge, has been threatened in writing, which with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would, individually or together with all such other events, constitute a default under any Lease, or would, permit termination, modification or acceleration under such Lease, except as to any such default as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (5) each of the Leases is valid and binding and in full force and effect, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors' rights and general principles of equity, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Transaction Entities or their respective Subsidiaries; and (6) none of the Transaction Entities, their respective Subsidiaries, or, to the Transaction Entities' knowledge, any other party to any Lease, is a party to any ground lease, sublease or operating sublease relating to any of their Properties.

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  (xx) Utilities. To the knowledge of the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries, water, stormwater, sanitary sewer, electricity and telephone service are all available at the property lines of each Property over duly dedicated streets or perpetual easements of record benefiting the applicable Property.   (xxi) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts Resulting from Transaction. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the issuance and sale of the Offered Shares by the Company (including the issuance of the Conversion Shares (as defined below)) and the issuance and sale of the Company Preferred OP Units by the Operating Partnership, and the use of net proceeds therefrom as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default or, to the extent applicable, a Debt Repayment Triggering Event (as defined below) under or result in the imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to (A) the Organizational Documents (as defined below) of the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (B) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their Properties, or (C) any agreement, lease, contract, indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the Properties of the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries is subject, and except in case of clause (B) only, for such defaults, violations, liens, charges or encumbrances that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.   A Debt Repayment Triggering Event means any event or condition that gives, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time would give, the holder of any guarantee, note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder's behalf) the right to require the satisfaction, repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries.   The term Organizational Documents as used herein means (a) in the case of a trust, its declaration of trust and bylaws; (b) in the case of a corporation, its charter and bylaws; (c) in the case of a limited or general partnership, its partnership certificate, certificate of formation or similar organizational documents and its partnership agreement; (d) in the case of a limited liability company, its articles of organization, certificate of formation or similar organizational documents and its operating agreement, limited liability company agreement, membership agreement or other similar agreement; and (e) in the case of any other entity, the organizational and governing documents of such entity.

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  (xxii) Absence of Existing Defaults and Conflicts. Neither of the Transaction Entities nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is (A) in violation of its respective Organizational Documents; (B) in default (or with the giving of notice or lapse of time would be in default) under any existing obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, loan, contract, note, agreement, mortgage, lease or other agreement or instrument to which any of them is a party or by which any of them is bound or to which any of the properties of any of them is subject; or (C) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except in the case of clauses (B) and (C) above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.   (xxiii) Absence of Dividend Restriction. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) neither of the Transaction Entities nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is currently prohibited, restricted or limited in its respective ability to pay, directly or indirectly, distributions or dividends to its equity holders, limited partners, general partners or members, as applicable, (ii) no Subsidiary is prohibited, directly or indirectly, from repaying to the Transaction Entities any loans or advances to such Subsidiary from the Transaction Entities or from transferring any of such Subsidiary's property or assets to the Transaction Entities or any other Subsidiary and (iii) the Operating Partnership is not prohibited, directly or indirectly, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to the Operating Partnership from the Company or from transferring any of the Operating Partnership's property or assets to the Company.   (xxiv) Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Transaction Entities and each of their respective Subsidiaries possess, and are in compliance with the terms of, all adequate certificates, authorizations, franchises, licenses and permits (Licenses) necessary or material to the conduct of the business now conducted or proposed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus to be conducted by them and have not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Licenses that, if determined adversely to the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries, would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

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  (xxv) Absence of Labor Dispute. No labor dispute with the employees of the Transaction Entities or their respective Subsidiaries exists, except as described in the Registration Statement, General Disclosure Package or Prospectus, or, to the knowledge of the Transaction Entities, is imminent, which, in any such case, would, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.   (xxvi) Possession of Intellectual Property. The Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries have access to, adequate patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks, trade names or other intellectual property necessary to conduct the business now operated by them; and neither the Transaction Entities nor their respective Subsidiaries have received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.   (xxvii) Environmental Laws. Except as described in the Registration Statement, General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and except as would not reasonably be expected to result, singly or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, neither of the Transaction Entities nor any of their respective Subsidiaries (and, to the knowledge of the Transaction Entities, no tenant or subtenant of any Property or portion thereof owned or leased by the Transaction Entities or their respective Subsidiaries) is in violation of any Environmental Law, including relating to the release of Hazardous Materials, and there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Transaction Entities, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance, investigations or proceedings relating to any such violation or alleged violation. There are no past or present events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, actions, omissions or plans that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any costs or liabilities to the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries under, or to interfere with or prevent compliance by the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries with, Environmental Laws, except as such would not have a Material Adverse Effect and would not have a material adverse effect on a Property or a prospective acquisition property described in the Prospectus, or any of their respective operations, financial results or value. There are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) that would, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

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  (xxviii) Accurate Disclosure. The statements in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the captions Prospectus Supplement Summary, Additional Material Federal Income Tax Considerations, Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc., Description of the Securities We May Offer, Description of Capital Stock, Description of Depositary Shares, Description of Debt Securities, Description of Warrants, Description of Units, Book Entry Procedures and Settlement, Important Provisions of Maryland Corporate Law and Our Charter and Bylaws, Material Federal Income Tax Considerations, and Plan of Distribution, insofar as such statements summarize legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings and present the information required to be shown.   (xxix) Absence of Manipulation. None of the Transaction Entities, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any affiliates of the Transaction Entities, has taken, directly or indirectly, any action that is designed to or that has constituted or that would cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares.   (xxx) Statistical and Market-Related Data. Any third-party statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Transaction Entities believe to be reliable and accurate and, to the extent required, they have obtained written consent to use such data from such sources.   (xxxi) Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company's directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any applicable provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.   (xxxii) Internal Controls. The Transaction Entities and each of their respective subsidiaries maintain (A) effective internal controls over financial reporting (as defined under Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) and (B) a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company's most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (i) no material weakness in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Other than as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the date of the most recent balance sheet of the Company reviewed or audited by the Company's accountants, (i) the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board) has not been advised of (A) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls that could adversely affect the ability of the Company to record, process, summarize and report financial data, or any material weaknesses in internal controls and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal controls of the Company, and (ii) there have been no significant changes in internal controls over financial reporting that has materially affected the Company's internal controls over financial reporting, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

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  (xxxiii) Disclosure Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and that has been designed to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established.   (xxxiv) XBRL. The interactive data in extensible Business Reporting Language included in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission's rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

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  (xxxv) Litigation. Other than as described in the Registration Statement, General Disclosure Package and Prospectus, there are no pending actions, suits or proceedings (including any inquiries or investigations by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign) against or affecting the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Properties that, if determined adversely to the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Properties, would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Transaction Entities to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement, or which are otherwise material in the context of the sale of the Offered Shares; and no such actions, suits or proceedings (including any inquiries or investigations by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign) are threatened or, to the Transaction Entities' knowledge, contemplated against their respective Subsidiaries or the Properties.   (xxxvi) Financial Statements; Non-GAAP Financial Measures. The financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated, and the balance sheet, statements of operations, changes in members' equity and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified; said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and comply with the Commission's rules and guidelines with respect thereto. The supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus relating to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries present fairly in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The combined statements of revenue and certain expenses included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, together with the related notes, comply with Rule 8-06 of Regulation S-X and present fairly in all material respects the revenue and certain expenses of the applicable Property for the periods specified; said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and comply with the Commission's rules and guidelines with respect thereto. The selected financial data and the summary financial information included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited, or unaudited as applicable, financial statements of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries included therein and comply with the Commission's rules and guidelines with respect thereto. The pro forma financial statements, if any, and the related notes thereto included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein, comply with the Commission's rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial statements and have been properly compiled on the bases described therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus under the Act or Rules and Regulations thereunder. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus regarding non- GAAP financial measures (as such term is defined by the Rules and Regulations ) comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Act to the extent applicable.

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  (xxxvii) No Material Adverse Change in Business. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the end of the period covered by the latest audited financial statements included therein (A) there has been no change, nor any development or event involving a prospective change, in the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, earnings, properties or prospects of the Transaction Entities and their respective subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that is material and adverse, (B) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Transaction Entities and the Subsidiaries, on any class of the capital stock, membership interest or other equity interest, as applicable, except as would not have been required to be disclosed pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Exchange Act Regulations, (C) there has been no material change in the capital shares of stock, short-term indebtedness, long-term indebtedness, net current assets or net assets of the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (D) there has not been any material transaction entered into or any material transaction that is probable of being entered into by the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries, other than transactions in the ordinary course of business and changes and transactions disclosed or described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (E) there has not been any obligation, direct or contingent, which is material to the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, incurred by the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries, except obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and changes and transactions disclosed or described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and (F) none of the Transaction Entities or any of their subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority that would, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

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  (xxxviii) Investment Company Act. Neither of the Transaction Entities are, nor after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Offered Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will be required to register as an investment company as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act).   (xxxix) Indebtedness. Neither the Transaction Entities nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has any indebtedness as of the date of this Agreement, and neither the Transaction Entities nor any of their respective Subsidiaries will have any indebtedness immediately prior to the sale of the Offered Shares on the Settlement Date, in each case except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.   (xl) Insurance. The Transaction Entities and each of their respective Subsidiaries are insured by insurers with appropriately rated claims paying abilities against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary for the businesses in which they are engaged; all policies of insurance and fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Transaction Entities, their respective Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect; neither of the Transaction Entities nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; neither of the Transaction Entities nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a similar cost as currently paid, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and the Company has obtained or will obtain directors' and officers' insurance in such amounts as is customary for companies engaged in the type of business conducted by the Company.   (xli) Tax Law Compliance. Each of the Transaction Entities and the Subsidiaries has timely filed all federal, state and local tax returns that are required to be filed or has timely requested extensions thereof (Returns), except for any failures to file that, individually or collectively, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, and has paid all taxes required to be paid by it and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to the extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except for any such assessments, fines or penalties that are currently being contested in good faith or that, individually or collectively, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. No audits or other administrative proceedings or court proceedings are presently pending against any of the Transaction Entities or the Subsidiaries with regard to any Returns, and no taxing authority has notified any of the Transaction Entities or the Subsidiaries that it intends to investigate its tax affairs, except for any such audits or investigations that, individually or collectively, would not result in the assessment of material taxes.

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  (xlii) Real Estate Investment Trust. The Company has been organized and has operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a real estate investment trust (a REIT) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), for its taxable years ended December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2015, and the Company's organization and method of operation (as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) will enable the Company to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code for its taxable year ending December 31, 2016 and thereafter. All statements regarding the Company's qualification and taxation as a REIT set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are correct in all material respects.   (xliii) Accuracy of Exhibits. There are no contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K or otherwise under the Rules and Regulations.   (xliv) No Restriction on Subsidiaries. No Subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such Subsidiary's capital stock or membership interest, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such Subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such Subsidiary's properties or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.   (xlv) No Unlawful Payments. None of the Transaction Entities, any of their respective Subsidiaries, any director or officer or, to the knowledge of the Transaction Entities, any agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries, has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.

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  (xlvi) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions in which the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries conduct business or whose Anti-Money Laundering Laws (as defined below) apply to the Transaction Entities, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Transaction Entities, threatened.   (xlvii) Compliance with OFAC. None of the Transaction Entities, any of their respective subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of either of the Transaction Entities, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate thereof is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC); and the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering of the Series A Preferred Stock hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered or enforced by OFAC.   (xlviii) Prior Sales of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred OP Units, Series B Preferred OP Units, Series A OP Units or LTIP Units. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not sold, issued or distributed any Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, and the Operating Partnership has not issued, sold or distributed any  Series A Preferred OP Units, Series B Preferred OP Units, Series A OP Units or LTIP Units during the six-month period preceding the date hereof.   (xlix) Fourth Amendment to the OP Agreement. The terms of the Fourth Amendment to the OP Agreement provide for a sufficient number of Series A Preferred OP Units, the terms of which are substantially similar to the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock.

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  (l) Compliance with Laws. Each of the OP Agreement, the First Amendment to the OP Agreement, the Second Amendment to the OP Agreement, the Third Amendment and the Fourth Amendment to the OP Agreement comply with all applicable laws and each of the aforementioned amendments to the OP Agreement have been adopted in accordance with the OP Agreement.   (li) Independent Accountants. BDO USA, LLP and Plante & Moran, PLLC, who have certified the financial statements and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are independent public accountants as required by the Act, the Rules and Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.   (lii) ERISA Matters. The Transaction Entities and each of their Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (ERISA); no reportable event (as defined in ERISA) has occurred with respect to any pension plan (as defined in ERISA) for which the Transaction Entities and each Subsidiary would have any liability; the Transaction Entities and each Subsidiary has not incurred and does not expect to incur liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any pension plan or (ii) Sections 412, 403, 431, 432 or 4971 of the Code; and each pension plan for which the Transaction Entities or any Subsidiary would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all material respects and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.   (liii) Enforceability of Management Agreement. The Management Agreement by and among the Transaction Entities and the Manager (the Management Agreement), has been duly authorized by the Transaction Entities and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Transaction Entities enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity and, with respect to equitable relief, the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).   (liv) Subsidiary Partnership Tax Classification. Each of the Operating Partnership and each Subsidiary that is a partnership or a limited liability company under state law has been at all relevant times properly classified as a partnership or a disregarded entity, and not as a corporation or an association taxable as a corporation, for federal income tax purposes.

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  (lv) Related-Party Transactions. There are no relationships, whether direct or indirect, or related-party transactions involving the Transaction Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any other person required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that have not been described as required by the Act.   (b) Certificates of Officers. Any certificate signed by any officer of either Transaction Entity, as applicable, and delivered to the Agent or its counsel in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares shall be deemed a representation and warranty by each Transaction Entity, as applicable, as to matters covered thereby, to the Agent.   2. Representations and Warranties Regarding the Manager.   (a) Representations and Warranties. The Manager represents and warrants to the Agent and agrees with the Agent that:   (i) Good Standing of the Manager. The Manager has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and the Manager and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign entity to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.   (ii) Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Manager.   (iii) Absence of Further Requirements. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing or registration with, any court or governmental authority or agency is necessary or required for the performance by the Manager of its obligations under this Agreement and the Management Agreement, except such as have been already obtained or as may be required under the Act, Exchange Act Regulations, state securities laws, FINRA or the NYSE MKT.   (iv) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts. The Manager is not in violation of its organizational documents or in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Manager is a party or will be a party in connection with this Agreement (including the Management Agreement) or by which it may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Manager is subject (collectively, Manager's Agreements and Instruments), except for such violations or defaults that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement do not and will not, and in the case of the performance of the Management Agreement, will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or repayment event under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Manager pursuant to, the Manager's Agreements and Instruments (except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or repayment events or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect), nor will such action result in any violation of (A) the provisions of the Organizational Documents of the Manager or (B) any statute, law, rule, regulation, or order of any government agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Manager or any of its assets, properties or operations, except in the case of clause (B) only, for any such violation that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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  (v) Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Manager possesses, and is in compliance with the terms of, all Licenses necessary or material to the conduct of the business of the Manager now conducted or proposed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus to be conducted by the Manager, except where the failure to possess such Licenses would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, and has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Licenses that, if determined adversely to the Manager would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.   (vi) Employment; Noncompetition; Nondisclosure. The Manager has not been notified that any of its executive officers or key employees named in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (each, a Company-Focused Professional) plans to terminate his or her employment with the Manager. Neither the Manager nor, to the knowledge of the Manager, any Company-Focused Professional is subject to any noncompete, nondisclosure, confidentiality, employment, consulting or similar agreement that would be violated by the present or proposed business activities of the Company or the Manager as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.   (vii) Accurate Disclosure. The statements regarding the Manager in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the captions Prospectus Supplement Summary, Risk Factors, Description of Capital Stock—Distributions and Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc., are true and correct in all material respects.

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  (viii) Absence of Manipulation. The Manager has not taken, and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action that is designed to or that has constituted or that would be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares.   (ix) Absence of Proceedings. There are no actions, suits or proceedings (including any inquiries or investigations by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign) now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Manager, threatened against or affecting the Manager that, if determined adversely to the Manager, would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.   (x) Investment Advisers Act. The Manager is not prohibited by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or the rules and regulations thereunder, from performing its obligations under the Management Agreement as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.   (xi) Enforceability of Management Agreement. The Management Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Manager enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity and, with respect to equitable relief, the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).   (xii) Internal Controls. The Manager operates under the Company's system of internal accounting controls in order to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions effectuated by it on behalf of the Company pursuant to its duties set forth in the Management Agreement are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and (B) access to the Company's assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization.   (xiii) Resources. The Manager has the financial and other resources available to it necessary for the performance of its services and obligations as contemplated hereby and in the Management Agreement, the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

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  (b) Certificates of Officers. Any certificate signed by any officer of the Manager and delivered to the Agent or its counsel shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Manager as to matters covered thereby, to the Agent.   3. Sale and Delivery of Offered Shares.   On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts on behalf of the Company in connection with the Agent's services hereunder. No offers or sales of the Offered Shares shall be made to any person without the prior approval of such person by the Company, such approval to be at the reasonable discretion of the Company. The Agent's aggregate fee for its services hereunder will be an amount equal to 3.15% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares sold to Purchasers that are not affiliates of the Agent (such fee payable by the Company at and subject to the consummation of Settlement). The Company, upon consultation with the Agent, may establish in the Company's sole discretion an aggregate amount of Shares to be sold in the offering contemplated hereby, which aggregate amount shall be reflected in the Prospectus.   The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) there can be no assurance that the Agent will be successful in selling the Offered Shares, and (ii) the Agent will incur no liability or obligation to the Company or any other person or entity if it does not sell the Offered Shares for any reason other than a failure by the Agent to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell such Offered Shares as required herein.   The Company will deliver the Offered Shares to or as directed by the Agent in a form reasonably acceptable to the Agent at or before 11:30 A.M., New York time, on May 26, 2016, or at such other time not later than seven (7) full business days thereafter as the Agent and the Company mutually determine, in the sole discretion of each, such time being herein referred to as the Settlement Date. Immediately and only upon receipt of funds equal to the gross offering price of the Offered Shares, the Agent will then facilitate payment of the proceeds net of the Agent's fees specified herein, to the Company in Federal (same day) funds by wire transfer to an account at a bank acceptable to the Agent drawn to the order of the Company at the office of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (BBS), no later than 5:30 P.M., New York time, on May 26, 2016. If, as of 5 P.M., New York time, on the Settlement Date, the settlement of the Offered Shares has not been fully consummated, including without limitation, receipt of the net offering proceeds by the Company, then Agent shall use its best efforts to promptly deliver any of the Offered Shares that have been transferred by the Company to the credit of the Agent's or its designee's account to the Company's designated account through coordination with the Company and its transfer agent. For purposes of Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, the Settlement Date (if later than the otherwise applicable settlement date) shall be the settlement date for payment of funds and delivery of securities for all the Offered Shares sold pursuant to the offering. The Offered Shares so to be delivered or evidence of their issuance will be made available for review at the above office of BBS at least 24 hours prior to the Settlement Date.

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  4. Reserved.   5. Certain Agreements of the Transaction Entities and the Manager.   (a) The Transaction Entities agree with the Agent that:   (i) Additional Filings. Unless filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) as part of the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement in accordance with the last sentence, the Company will file the Prospectus, in a form approved by the Agent, with the Commission pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 424(b) and Rule 430B and during the time period specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430B. The Company will advise the Agent promptly of any such filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and provide satisfactory evidence to the Agent of such timely filing.   (ii) Filing of Amendments; Response to Commission Requests. The Company, subject to Section 5(a)(iii) hereof, will comply with the requirements of Rule 430B and will promptly advise the Agent of any proposal to amend or supplement at any time the Registration Statement or any Statutory Prospectus and will not affect such amendment or supplementation without the Agent's consent; and the Company will also advise the Agent promptly of (A) any amendment or supplementation of a Registration Statement or any Statutory Prospectus, (B) any request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment to any Registration Statement, for any supplement to any Statutory Prospectus or for any additional information, (C) the institution by the Commission of any stop order proceedings in respect of a Registration Statement or, to the Company's knowledge, the threatening of any proceeding for that purpose, and (D) the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Offered Shares in any jurisdiction or the institution or, to the Company's knowledge, the threatening of any proceedings for such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the suspension of any such qualification and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.   (iii) Reserved.

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  (iv) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws. To comply with the Act and the Rules and Regulations thereunder so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Offered Shares as contemplated in this Agreement and in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. If, during such period after the first date of the placement of the Offered Shares as in the opinion of counsel for the Agent the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a)) is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Agent or dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Agent or for the Company, to (i) amend the Registration Statement in order that the Registration Statement will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order that the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser or (iii) amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, in order to comply with the requirements of the Act or the Rules and Regulations thereunder, the Company will promptly (A) notify the Agent of such event, (B) prepare any amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus comply with such requirements and, a reasonable amount of time prior to any proposed filing or use, furnish the Agent with copies of any such amendment or supplement and (C) file with the Commission any such amendment or supplement; provided, that the Company shall not file or use any such amendment or supplement to which the Agent or its counsel shall reasonably object. The Company will give the Agent notice of its intention to make any filings pursuant to the Exchange Act or Rules and Regulations thereunder from the date of this Agreement to the Settlement Date and will furnish the Agent with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Agent or its counsel shall reasonably object, other than such filings as are required to be made pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Rules and Regulations thereunder.   (v) Rule 158. The Company will timely file such reports pursuant to the Exchange Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its stockholders as soon as practicable an earnings statement for the purposes of, and to provide to the Agent the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section 11(a) of the Act.   (vi) Furnishing of Registration Statements and Prospectuses. The Company will furnish to the Agent signed copies of each Registration Statement (including all exhibits thereto), each related Statutory Prospectus, and, so long as a prospectus relating to the Offered Shares is (or but for the exemption in Rule 172 would be) required to be delivered under the Act, the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to such documents, in each case in such quantities as the Agent requests. The Prospectus shall be so furnished on or prior to 9:00 A.M., New York time, on the business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, or at such time as otherwise agreed to by the Agent. All other documents shall be so furnished as soon as available. The Company will pay the expenses of printing and distributing to the Agent all such documents.

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  (vii) Blue Sky Qualifications. The Company will arrange for the qualification of the Offered Shares for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Agent designate and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution but in no event longer than one year.   (viii) Reporting Requirements. The Company, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Offered Shares is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the Act, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the time periods required by the Exchange Act and Rules and Regulations related thereto.   (ix) Payment of Expenses. The Transaction Entities will pay all expenses incident to the performance of their obligations under this Agreement and all the costs and expenses in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares including but not limited to (A) any filing fees and other expenses incurred in connection with qualification of the Offered Shares for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Agent designate and the preparation and printing of blue sky surveys or legal investment surveys relating thereto, (B) costs and expenses related to the review by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) of the Offered Shares (including filing fees and the fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent relating to such review), (C) costs and expenses of legal counsel for the Agent incurred in connection with this Agreement and the offering of the Offered Shares not to exceed $35,000, (D) costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations and any road show in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Shares, if any, including, without limitation, (1) any travel expenses of the Company's officers and employees and (2) any other expenses of the Company, including all actually and reasonably incurred costs and expenses of the Agent advanced on behalf of the Company relating to the investor presentations and any roadshow in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Shares, (E) the fees and expenses incident to listing the Offered Shares and Conversion Shares on the NYSE MKT, (F) expenses incurred in distributing the Prospectus (including any amendments and supplements thereto) to the Agent, (G) expenses incurred for preparing, printing and distributing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses to investors or prospective investors, (H) stamp duties, similar taxes or duties or other similar fees or charges, if any, incurred by the Agent in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Shares;  provided,  however that the Transaction Entities shall have no obligation to pay any costs and expenses of the Agent relating to the investor presentations and any roadshow in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Shares, other than costs and expenses advanced on behalf of the Company in accordance with (D) above.

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  (x) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Shares and will cause the Operating Partnership to use the net proceeds received in connection with the issuance and sale of the Company Preferred OP Units in the manner described in the Use of Proceeds section of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company does not intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares hereunder to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of the Agent.   (xi) Absence of Manipulation. The Transaction Entities will not, and will cause each of its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates not to, take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares.   (xii) Listing. The Company will maintain the registration of the Offered Shares pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act as of the Settlement Date; and the Company will cause the Offered Shares to be listed on the NYSE MKT on or prior to the Settlement Date.   (xiii) Maryland Law. The Company will use its best efforts to comply with all applicable requirements under the MGCL with respect to the Offered Shares.   (xiv) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.   (xv) Reserved.   (xvi) Qualification and Taxation as a REIT. The Company will use its best efforts to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code for its taxable year ending December 31, 2016 and thereafter, unless the Board determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the Company to continue to qualify as REIT.   (xvii) Market Value. The aggregate market value of the Company's outstanding voting and nonvoting common equity computed pursuant to General Instruction I.B.1 of Form S-3 equaled or exceeded $75 million as of a date within 60 days prior to the date of filing of the Registration Statement.   (xviii) Conversion Shares. (i) Following issuance and delivery of the  Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with this Agreement, the Series A Preferred Stock will be redeemable at the option of holders of the  Series A Preferred Stock beginning October 21, 2022 as provided in Articles Supplementary, and any such redemption by a holder may be settled at the option of the Company in cash, shares of Common Stock (the Conversion Shares), or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Articles Supplementary; upon approval of the issuance of the Conversion Shares by the Board, the Conversion Shares will be duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon such conversion by all necessary corporate action and such Conversion Shares, when issued upon such redemption in accordance with the Articles Supplementary, will be validly issued and will be fully paid and non-assessable, and will conform to the description of the Common Stock contained in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; (ii) no holder of the Conversion Shares will be subject to personal liability by reason of being such a holder; (iii) the issuance of such Conversion Shares upon such redemption will not be subject to the preemptive or other similar rights of any security holder of the Company; (iv) the Board will make any and all determinations concerning the future issuance of the Conversion Shares; (v) the Company will not issue Conversion Shares unless the issuance thereof will comply with all applicable laws and rules and regulations of the NYSE MKT or any exchange on which the Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock of the Company is listed; (vi) the Company will not issue Conversion Shares, unless upon such issuance the Conversion Shares will be free of transfer restrictions under applicable law and freely tradable by non-affiliates; and (vii) the Conversion Shares will be listed, pursuant to a supplemental listing application or otherwise, on the market or exchange where the Common Stock is then registered.

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  (xix) Amendment of Company Organizational Documents. To the extent necessary for the holders of Series A Preferred Stock to exercise their voting rights as described in the Articles Supplementary, the Company will make all necessary amendments to its Bylaws in order to effectuate such voting rights.   (xx) Investment Company. The Company will not, and the Operating Partnership will not, be or become, at any time prior to the expiration of three years after the date of this Agreement, an investment company, as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act; provided, however, that this provision shall not be applicable and shall have no legal force or effect in the event that the Company becomes deemed an investment company solely as a result of the Commission amending, revising, rescinding or otherwise modifying the Investment Company Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or the Commission's interpretations and guidance relating thereto after the Settlement Date.   (b) The Manager agrees with the Agent that:   (i) Reporting of Material Events. The Manager agrees that, during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Act or the Exchange Act, it shall notify the Agent and the Transaction Entities of the occurrence of any material events respecting its activities or condition, financial or otherwise, and the Manager will forthwith supply such information to the Transaction Entities as shall be necessary in the opinion of counsel to the Transaction Entities and the Agent for the Transaction Entities to prepare any necessary amendment or supplement to the Prospectus so that, as so amended or supplemented, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading.

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  (ii) No Stabilization or Manipulation. Not to take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares.   (iii) Investment Adviser. The Manager will not be or become, at any time prior to the expiration of three years after the date of this Agreement, an investment adviser, as such term is defined in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Advisers Act).   6. Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Agent, and the Agent represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Offered Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission; provided, that such consent is deemed to have been given with respect to each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus identified on Schedule A hereto and any road show that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i) that has been reviewed and approved by the Agent. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Company and the Agent is hereinafter referred to as a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus. The Company represents that it has treated and agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433, and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely Commission filing where required, legending and record keeping. The Company represents that it has satisfied and agrees that it will satisfy the conditions in Rule 433 to avoid a requirement to file with the Commission any Bona Fide Electronic Road Show. If at any time following the issuance of a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Agent and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission

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  7. Conditions of the Obligations of the Agent. The obligations of the Agent with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Transaction Entities and the Manager herein (as though made on the Settlement Date), to the accuracy of the statements of the Transaction Entities and the Manager made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Transaction Entities and the Manager of their obligations hereunder, to all contingencies and conditions described in this Agreement having been met and to the following additional conditions precedent:   (a) Accountants' Comfort Letters and CAO Certificates.   (i) The Agent shall have received letters, dated, respectively, the date hereof and the Settlement Date, of BDO USA, LLP in a form approved by the Agent and/or Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, confirming that they are a registered public accounting firm and independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Laws and in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants' comfort letters with respect to financial statements and certain financial information of the Company contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (except that, in any letter dated the Settlement Date, the specified date referred to in the letter shall be a date no more than three (3) days prior to the Settlement Date).   (ii) Should the Agent deem appropriate, the Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the date hereof, of Christopher J. Vohs, in his capacity as the Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, substantially in the form of Annex I-A hereto.   (b) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. If the Effective Time of an additional Registration Statement (if any) is not prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, such Effective Time shall have occurred not later than 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the date of this Agreement or, if earlier, the time the Prospectus is finalized and distributed to the Agent, or shall have occurred at such later time as shall have been consented to by the Agent. The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Act and Section 5(a) hereof. Prior to the Settlement Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, Statutory Prospectus or the Prospectus shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company or the Agent, shall be contemplated by the Commission.

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  (c) No Material Adverse Change. Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred (i) any change, or any development or event involving a prospective change, in the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, earnings, properties or prospects of the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that, in the sole judgment of the Agent, is material and adverse and makes it impractical or inadvisable to market the Offered Shares; (ii) any change in either U.S. or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Agent, impractical to market or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Offered Shares, whether in the primary market or in respect of dealings in the secondary market; (iii) any suspension or material limitation of trading in securities generally on the NYSE MKT, or any setting of minimum or maximum prices for trading on such exchange; (iv) or any suspension of trading of any securities of the Company on any national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market; (v) any banking moratorium declared by any U.S. federal or New York authorities; (vi) any major disruption of settlements of securities, payment, or clearance services in the United States or any other country where such securities are listed; or (vii) any attack on, outbreak or escalation of hostilities or act of terrorism involving the United States, any declaration of war by Congress or any other national or international calamity or emergency if, in the judgment of the Agent, the effect of any such attack, outbreak, escalation, act, declaration, calamity or emergency is such as to make it impractical or inadvisable to market the Offered Shares or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Offered Shares.   (d) Opinion of Counsel for the Transaction Entities. The Agent shall have received an opinion, dated the Settlement Date, of Kaplan, Voekler, Cunningham & Frank, PLC, counsel for the Transaction Entities, substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex III-A and a letter substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex III-B.   (e) Opinion of Maryland Counsel for Company. The Agent shall have received an opinion, dated the Settlement Date, of Venable LLP, Maryland counsel for the Company, substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex IV.   (f) Tax Opinion. The Agent shall have received a tax opinion, dated the Settlement Date, of Vinson & Elkins, LLP, counsel for the Company, substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex V.   (g) Opinion of Counsel for Agent. The Agent shall have received from Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, counsel for the Agent, such opinion or opinions, dated the Settlement Date, with respect to such matters as the Agent may require. In rendering such opinion, Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, may (i) rely as to matters of fact (but not as to legal conclusions), to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Transaction Entities, their respective Subsidiaries, the Manager and of public officials and (ii) rely as to matters involving the application of the laws of the state of Maryland upon the opinion of Venable LLP.

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  (h) Company Officers' Certificate. The Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Settlement Date, of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, in his capacity as the Principal Financial Officer of the Company, in which such officers shall state that: the representations and warranties of the Transaction Entities in this Agreement are true and correct as of such date; each of the Transaction Entities has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Settlement Date; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the best of their knowledge and after reasonable investigation, are contemplated by the Commission; the 462(b) Registration Statement (if any) satisfying the requirements of subparagraphs (1) and (3) of Rule 462(b) was timely filed pursuant to Rule 462(b), including payment of the applicable filing fee in accordance with the applicable Rules and Regulations; and, subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has been no change, nor any development or event involving a prospective change, in the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, earnings, business, properties or prospects of the Transaction Entities and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that is material and adverse, except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or as described in such certificate.   (i) Manager Officer's Certificate. The Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Settlement Date, of the Chief Executive Officer of the Manager in which such officer shall state that: the representations and warranties of the Manager in this Agreement are true and correct as of such date and that the Manager has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Settlement Date.   (j) Reserved.   (k) Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. In the event that a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement is filed in connection with the offering contemplated by this Agreement, such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have been filed with the Commission and shall have become effective automatically upon such filing.   (l) Company Good Standing. The Agent shall have received a certificate of good standing of the Company certified by the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation as of a date within five (5) business days of the Settlement Date.   (m) Operating Partnership Good Standing. The Agent shall have received a certificate of good standing of the Operating Partnership certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date within five (5) business days of the Settlement Date.

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  (n) Manager Good Standing. The Agent shall have received a certificate of good standing of the Manager certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date within five (5) business days of the Settlement Date.   (o) Subsidiary Good Standings. The Agent shall have received a certificate of good standing certified by the Secretary of State (or equivalent governmental authority) of the state of incorporation or formation as of a date no earlier than April 15, 2016, for each entity listed on Schedule B hereto.   (p) Secretary's Certificate of the Company. The Agent shall have received a certificate of the secretary of the Company certifying resolutions of the board of directors of the Company approving the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.   (q) Secretary's Certificate of the Manager. The Agent shall have received a certificate of the secretary of the Manager certifying resolutions of the Manager's managing member approving the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.   (r) General Partner Certificate of the Operating Partnership. The Agent shall have received a certificate of the general partner of the Operating Partnership certifying resolutions of the Operating Partnership approving the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.   (s) FINRA Approval. The Agent shall have received any required clearance letter from the Corporate Finance Department of FINRA with respect to the offering.   (t) Listing. An application for the listing of the Offered Shares shall have been approved for listing to the NYSE MKT prior to the Settlement Date.   (u) Amendment to OP Agreement. The Fourth Amendment to the OP Agreement shall be in full force and effect as of the Settlement Date.   The Transaction Entities will furnish the Agent with such conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and documents as the Agent reasonably request. The Agent may in its sole discretion waive compliance with any conditions to the obligations of the Agent hereunder.

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  8. Indemnification and Contribution.   (a) Indemnification of Agent by the Transaction Entities. Each of the Transaction Entities will, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, its partners, members, directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates and each person, if any, who controls the Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each, an Indemnified Party), against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Act, the Exchange Act, other Federal or state statutory law or regulation or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any part of any Registration Statement at any time, any Statutory Prospectus as of any time, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending against any loss, claim, damage, liability, action, litigation, investigation or proceeding whatsoever (whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto), whether threatened or commenced, and in connection with the enforcement of this provision with respect to any of the above as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that neither of the Transaction Entities will be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission from any of such documents in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Agent specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that such information furnished by the Agent consists only of the information described as such in  Section 8(b) below.   (b) Indemnification of Company, Directors and Officers. The Agent will indemnify and hold harmless each of the Transaction Entities, their directors and each of their officers who signs a Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls either of the Transaction Entities within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each, an Agent Indemnified Party), against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which such Agent Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Act, the Exchange Act, other Federal or state statutory law or regulation or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any part of any Registration Statement at any time, any Statutory Prospectus as of any time, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to either of the Transaction Entities by the Agent specifically for use therein, and will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Agent Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action, litigation, investigation or proceeding whatsoever (whether or not such Agent Indemnified Party is a party thereto), whether threatened or commenced, based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission as such expenses are incurred, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by the Agent consists of the following information in the Prospectus furnished on behalf of the Agent: the thirteenth full paragraph under the caption Plan of Distribution in the Final Prospectus Supplement and under the caption Other Relationships, in each case, only to the extent that such statements relate only to the Agent.

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  (c) Actions against Parties; Notification. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party of notice of the commencement of any action against such indemnified party, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under subsections (a), (b) or (c) above, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under subsections (a), (b) or (c) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided further that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under subsections (a), (b) or (c) above. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 8(c) for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the indemnifying party has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; (iii) the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interest between them. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened action in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on any claims that are the subject matter of such action and (ii) does not include a statement as to, or an admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of an indemnified party.   (d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsections (a), (b) or (c) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in subsections (a), (b) or (c) above (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Transaction Entities on the one hand and by the Agent on the other hand from the offering of the Offered Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Agent, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Transaction Entities on the one hand and by the Agent on the other hand shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Agent. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Agent and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the first sentence of this Section 8(d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim which is the subject of this Section 8(d). Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(d), the Agent shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the  Series A Preferred Stock sold pursuant to this Agreement exceeds the amount of any damages which the Agent has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

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  9. Termination of Agency. If the Offered Shares are not sold by May 26, 2016, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of the Company and the Agent, except as provided in Section 10 hereof. As used in this Agreement, the term Agent includes any person substituted for the Agent under this Section 9.   10. Survival of Certain Representations and Obligations. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Transaction Entities, the Manager or their respective officers and of the Agent set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of the Agent, the Transaction Entities, the Manager or any of their respective representatives, officers or directors or any controlling person, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Offered Shares. If the settlement of the Offered Shares by the Agent is not consummated for any reason other than solely because of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 hereof, the Company will reimburse the Agent for all out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) reasonably incurred by them in connection with the placement of the Offered Shares, and the respective obligations of the Transaction Entities and the Manager, on the one hand, and the Agent, on the other hand, pursuant to Section 8 hereof shall remain in effect. In addition, if the Offered Shares have been settled pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the representations and warranties in Sections 2 through 3 and all obligations under Section 5 shall also remain in effect.

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  11. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and, if sent to the Agent, will be mailed or delivered and confirmed to the Agent, with a copy to Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, 150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800, Nashville, TN 37201, Attention: Lori B. Morgan, or, if sent to the Transaction Entities or the Manager, will be mailed or delivered and confirmed to it at c/o Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc., 712 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10019, Attention: Michael L. Konig, with a copy to Kaplan, Voekler, Cunningham & Frank, PLC, 1401 East Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia 23239, Attention: Richard P. Cunningham, Jr.   12. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 9, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.   13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.   14. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.   15. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the Transaction Entities and the Manager, on the one hand, and the Agent, on the other, with respect to the preparation of any Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, the conduct of the offering, and the placement and sale of the Offered Shares.   16. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship. The Transaction Entities and the Manager each acknowledge and agree that:   (a) No Other Relationship. The Agent has been retained solely to act as a placement agent in connection with the sale of Offered Shares and that no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Transaction Entities and the Manager on the one hand, and the Agent on the other has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Prospectus, irrespective of whether the Agent has advised or is advising either of the Transaction Entities or the Manager on other matters;   (b) Arms' Length Negotiations. The price of the Offered Shares set forth in this Agreement was established by the Company following discussions and arms' length negotiations with the Agent, and the Transaction Entities and Manager are capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

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  (c) Absence of Obligation to Disclose. The Transaction Entities and the Manager have been advised that the Agent and its affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions which may involve interests that differ from those of the Transaction Entities and the Manager, and that the Agent has no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to Transaction Entities and the Manager by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship; and   (d) Waiver. Each of the Transaction Entities and the Manager waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims they may have against the Agent for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agree that the Agent shall have no liability (whether direct or indirect) to either of the Transaction Entities or the Manager in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of the Transaction Entities or the Manager, including stockholders, holders of membership interests, employees or creditors of the Transaction Entities or the Manager.   17. Trial by Jury. Each of the Transaction Entities and the Manager (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) and the Agent hereby irrevocably waives, 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 Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.   18. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.   19. Jurisdiction. Each of the Transaction Entities and the Manager hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal and state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the Transaction Entities and the Manager irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in Federal and state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit or proceeding in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.   20. Termination. Until the Settlement Date, this Agreement may be terminated by the Agent by giving notice (in the manner prescribed by Section 9 hereof) to the Company, if (i) the Company shall have failed, refused or been unable, at or prior to the Settlement Date, to perform any agreement on its part to be performed hereunder unless the failure to perform any agreement is due to the default or omission by the Agent; (ii) any other condition of the obligations of the Agent hereunder is not fulfilled; (iii) trading in securities generally on the NYSE, NYSE MKT, or Nasdaq shall have been suspended or minimum or maximum prices shall have been established on either of such exchanges or such market by the Commission or by such exchange or other regulatory body or governmental authority having jurisdiction; (iv) trading or quotation in any of the Company's securities shall have been suspended or materially limited by the Commission or by the NYSE MKT, NYSE or Nasdaq or other regulatory body of governmental authority having jurisdiction; (v) a general banking moratorium has been declared by Federal or New York authorities; (vi) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred; (vii) there shall have been any material adverse change in general economic, political or financial conditions in the United States or in international conditions on the financial markets in the United States, in each case, the effect of which is such as to make it, in the Agent's reasonable judgment, inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Securities; or (viii) any attack on, outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration of war or act of terrorism involving the United States or any other national or international calamity or emergency has occurred if, in the Agent's reasonable judgment, the effect of any such attack, outbreak, escalation, declaration, act, calamity or emergency makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the completion of the placement or the delivery of the Securities. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 21 shall be without liability on the part of the Company or the Agent, except as otherwise provided in Sections 5(a), 7, 8 and 9 hereof.

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  If the foregoing is in accordance with the Agent's understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company one of the counterparts hereof, whereupon it will become a binding agreement among the Transaction Entities, the Manager and the Agent in accordance with its terms.     [Signature Page Follows]

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    Very truly yours,             BLUEROCK RESIDENTIAL GROWTH REIT, INC.                   By: /s/ R. Ramin Kamfar       Name: R. Ramin Kamfar       Title: Chief Executive Officer                     BLUEROCK RESIDENTIAL HOLDINGS, L.P.                   By: Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.     Its: General Partner                     By: /s/ R. Ramin Kamfar       Name: R. Ramin Kamfar       Title: Chief Executive Officer                     BRG MANAGER, LLC           By: Bluerock Real Estate, L.L.C.     Its: Sole Member                     By: /s/ R. Ramin Kamfar       Name: R. Ramin Kamfar       Title: Chief Executive Officer       [Signature Page to Agreement]

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  The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.   Acting on behalf of itself as the Agent     COMPASS POINT RESEARCH & TRADING, LLC               By: /s/ Christopher A. Nealon       Name: Christopher A. NealonTitle: President and Chief Operating Officer     [Signature Page to Agreement]

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  SCHEDULE A   None

SOLUTION: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Insurance that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Is there a requirement for insurance that must be maintained by one party for the benefit of the counterparty?

PROBLEM: EXHIBIT 10.8

DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT         Tripath Technology, Inc. 3900 Freedom Circle Suite # 200 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Tel: (408) 567-3000 Fax: (408) 567-3003

This Agreement is effective 7/1/98 (Effective Date) between Tripath Technology, Inc. (Tripath), and

Uniquest Corporation 780 Montague Expressway Suite 406 Santa Jose, CA 95131

Tripath and Distributor intend to establish Distributor as a non-exclusive Distributor for Tripath products in the following designated Territory, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Korea

1. Products

1.1 Products means the Tripath semiconductor products identified by Tripath in writing from time to time.

1.2 Tripath may discontinue manufacture or sale, or otherwise treat as obsolete, any or all of the Products covered by this Agreement upon thirty days written notice.

2. Appointment and Term

2.1 For the term of this Agreement, Tripath appoints Distributor as a non-exclusive distributor for the Products in the Territory, subject to Tripath's direct sales activities under Section 4.

2.2 Distributor will use best efforts to develop the local market and promote the sales of Products within the Territory. Distributor will not sell outside the Territory without Tripath's prior written permission, which will not be unreasonably withheld.

2.3 After one month's written notice, Tripath may in its discretion amend (i) the Products, and/or (ii) the Territory.

2.4 Tripath reserves the right to appoint other distributors in or out of the Territory who may sell into the Territory.

2.5 Distributor's appointment is for a term of one year from the Effective Date, renewable automatically unless terminated under Section 18

3. Distributor Responsibilities

3.1 Distributor will maintain an adequately trained sales organization, capable of fulfilling its obligation under Subsection 2.2.

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literature, data sheets, application notes, etc.) for the Products, and Distributor will maintain an organized and well stocked collection of such technical and marketing information for distribution to prospective customers.

3.3 Distributor will employ sufficient trained personnel (Application Engineers) to provide technical and marketing support for Tripath's Products. Distributor and Tripath will cooperate to ensure that the Application Engineers are and remain adequately trained and qualified.

3.4 Distributor will maintain a reasonable number of Demonstration Products (customer samples), with appropriate technical and marketing literature, available for demonstration by knowledgeable Distributor personnel, provided that Distributor must obtain prior approval by Tripath before any customer receives demonstration Products (customer samples).

3.5 Distributor has no authorization to make, and will not make, any guarantee or warranty with respect to any Product — all Product warranties are to be communicated to Customers directly by Tripath in writing. Distributor will make no representations as to quality, performance, capabilities, and the like except as are expressly authorized in writing by Tripath (such as in Tripath's standard, published specifications for a Product).

4. Other Product Lines

4.1 In appointing Distributor, Tripath is relying to a significant extent on Distributor's undertaking in Subsection 2.2.

4.2 Distributor will not carry any competitive products without Tripath's consent, which shall not be unreasonable.

5. Tripath Direct Sales Activity

5.1 Tripath may in its sole discretion, immediately upon written notice to Distributor, make direct sales to certain accounts in the Territory (Direct Sales Accounts), including accounts to which Distributor has made sales.

6. Pricing, credits, and allowances

6.1 Prices for Products will be as set forth in the then effective distributor price list (Distributor Price List) which will be furnished to Distributor from time to time. Any suggested resale prices shown in the Distributor Price List are to be considered as guidelines only.

6.2 The Distributor Price List may be changed without prior notice, and will be effective as of the effective date indicated. The amount and timing of such change will be exclusively at Tripath's discretion.

6.3 Orders for Products received and acknowledged by Tripath prior to a change in the Price List but shipped after the effective date of such change will be invoiced as follows: (a) in the case of a price decrease, the existing order backlog will be invoiced at the lower price, and (b) in the case of a price increase, the existing order backlog due for delivery within one month of the effective date of such change will be invoiced at the lower price. Outstanding written quotations will be held good for the same two-month period.

6.4 Distributor's inventory of any Product will be price protected for reductions in the price of such Product as follows: the lesser of Distributor's (a) entire inventory of the Product, or (b) previous one month's shipments of the Product from Tripath.

7. Purchase Orders and Payment

7.1 Distributor will maintain sufficient inventory of Products (but not less than one month's inventory without Tripath's approval) to provide prompt delivery to Distributor's customers, in furtherance of Distributor's undertaking in Subsection 2.2.

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7.2 Distributor will purchase Products for resale to its customers in accordance with Tripath's then effective terms and conditions of sale set forth in the Tripath sales order acknowledgment (Sales Order Acknowledgment), and the pricing terms of the then effective Distributor Price List (including minimum order quantities). The terms and conditions of sale in the Sales Order Acknowledgment may be changed without prior notice, exclusively at Tripath's discretion.

7.3 No purchase order from Distributor is binding on Tripath until Tripath issues a Sales Order Acknowledgment to Distributor for such order, or makes a shipment against such order. Tripath will use commercially reasonable efforts to acknowledge Distributor purchase orders promptly.

7.4 Tripath will invoice Distributor for Products when Tripath ships such Products.

7.5 All credits will be handled as separate financial transactions from the original invoice, and will be evidenced by a written credit request submitted to Tripath. Distributor will not reduce any payment to Tripath to account for anticipated or unauthorized credits (except for short shipments and non-receipt of Products), either at the time of the payment of original invoice, or at the time of providing a credit request. Credit requests should be submitted by Distributor within one month after the date of Distributor's invoice for the related transactions.

7.6 Any credit request will be based on the price shown on the then current Distributor Price List, or the actual net price paid by Distributor for the Product, whichever is lower.

7.7 If Tripath notifies Distributor of any discrepancy in a credit request, Distributor has one month to resolve the discrepancy and pay the amount of the discrepancy.

7.8 No purchase orders for which a Sales Order Acknowledgment has been issued may be canceled or rescheduled within one month of the scheduled shipment date without Tripath's approval.

8. Special Pricing and Other Allowances

8.1 The provisions of this Section 8 will be applicable only to transactions on DPA (distributor price authorization) basis in which Distributor first obtains a DPA confirmation from Tripath.

8.2 Requests for special pricing and/or allowances will be submitted by Distributor to the appropriate Tripath sales office, and must be first approved in writing by that office.

8.3 Quotes for special pricing are good for one month, and must be backed by a Tripath quote number. Distributor will supply supporting documentation showing Products listed by part number, date of transaction, end customer name and address, and the appropriate special pricing details, not later than two weeks after shipment to the associated customer.

8.4 If Tripath has granted Distributor special pricing on a sale in which Distributor's customer has later returned the Product to Distributor, Distributor will reimburse Tripath for the amount of the DPA allowance within one month after such return.

8.5 Any debit memo submitted by Distributor for a DPA allowance will be based on the price shown on the then current Distributor Price List, or the actual net price paid by Distributor for the Product, whichever is lower.

9. Returns

9.1 Distributor may return Products only after receiving written authorization from Tripath. All authorized returns will be shipped by Distributor freight prepaid. Unauthorized returns may be reshipped to Distributor, freight collect.

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9.2 Distributor may request stock rotation return of slow moving Products, which will be authorized by Tripath provided that: (a) the Product is contained in Tripath's then current Distributor Price List, (b) the Product is packaged as it was originally shipped, and (c) a purchase order for equal value accompanies the request for return. Such stock rotation returns will not exceed five percent (5%) of the dollar value of Distributor's previous six (6) months net purchase orders from Tripath.

9.3 Discontinued Product may be returned only with prior written authorization.

9.4 Credit will be allowed for returned Products based on the price actually paid by Distributor, less any prior DPAs, credits and other allowances.

9.5 If, in the reasonable opinion of Tripath, previously authorized returned Products have been used or damaged, a credit or replacement may be refused. Distributor will be notified within one month after receipt of Product by Tripath of any such Product Tripath is claiming to be used or damaged.

10. Limited Warranty

10.1 Tripath provides an end user limited warranty for retail Products, and one-year limited warranty for OEM products. The terms of the end user limited warranty are set forth in documentation provided with the retail Product.

10.2 For OEM Products, Tripath warrants that the Products will be free of manufacturing and workmanship defects for one year from the date of shipment by Distributor to a customer, or eighteen months from the date of shipment to Distributor, whichever is sooner.

10.3 If any OEM Products prove defective during this one year period as set forth in Section 10.2, Tripath will, at its option, either (a) repair or replace the Product with a new or reconditioned Product, (b) use reasonable efforts to provide Distributor with a correction of the defect, or (c) refund to Distributor the purchase price paid for the Product. Any Product replaced will become Tripath property.

10.4 Distributor must return the defective OEM Product pursuant to a return material authorization under Section 9.1 in the original shipping carton (or an equivalent protective carton), and pay the shipping and insurance charges. Distributor assumes the risk of loss or damage during shipment.

10.5 OEM Products that are defective as set forth in Section 10.2 as a result of improper handling, incorrect installation or other misuse, or as a result of accident, disaster, acts of God or other such events, as determined by Tripath in its reasonable discretion, are not covered by this limited warranty.

10.6 For OEM Products, Tripath provides only the warranties set forth in this limited one year limited warranty. For retail Products, Tripath provides to the end user only the warranties set forth in the applicable end user warranty. Any and all other warranties, either express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, or of merchantability, are hereby expressly excluded and disclaimed by Tripath.

11. Reports and Audits

11.1 Distributor will submit reports as may be reasonably requested by Tripath, including, without limitation, monthly reports of inventory on hand and sales relating to the Products. Sales data will include, without limitation, Product part number, quantity, resale price, special pricing, distributor invoice number, and customer name. Distributor will submit these reports electronically on a timely basis each month and in no case later than two weeks after the beginning of the month.

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11.2 Tripath may have an authorized Tripath representative, at Tripath's cost, audit Distributor's records relating to sales and inventories of Products, including, without limitation, records pertaining to any claims submitted by Distributor for price protection, stock rotation, returned Products, ship from stock and debit, DPA allowances, and credit requests. Upon prior written notice, Distributor will provide reasonable access to such records during normal business hours at Distributor's office. Distributor agrees to maintain all such records for a minimum of three years.

12. Distributor's Financial Condition

12.1 Tripath may withhold shipments because of Distributor's general financial condition and/or conditions of Distributor's account with Tripath. Such withholding will be not construed as a breach of this Agreement.

12.2 Distributor will supply Tripath with credit data sufficient to establish Distributor's credit worthiness.

13. Advertising and Sales Promotion

13.1 Distributor's tradename may be used by Tripath in its advertisements, provided that such use is in proper form.

13.2 Distributor will be eligible to participate in Tripath distributor cooperative advertising programs designated by Tripath for the Territory. However, prior approval must be obtained in writing from Tripath before any expenditures of funds by Distributor are eligible for reimbursement.

14. Tripath Trademarks

14.1 Tripath grants to Distributor a non-exclusive license to use Tripath's trademarks, trade names and service marks only in connection with the Products and in the performance of Distributor's obligations under this Agreement. All such uses are subject to Tripath's prior review and consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

14.2 All use of Tripath trademarks and service marks will be in proper form, giving appropriate attribution to Tripath as the owner of the mark. Distributor will not undertake any use of a mark in a manner that might jeopardize Tripath's rights to use or register such mark, or Tripath's rights to prevent unauthorized use. Distributor will promptly notify Tripath of any acts of unfair competition or trade or service mark infringement, and reasonably cooperate with efforts to protect Tripath's rights.

14.3 All use of Tripath trade marks and service marks by Distributor will inure to the benefit of Tripath, and Distributor will reasonably cooperate, at Tripath's expense with Tripath's efforts to register or otherwise secure rights in such marks. Upon termination of this Agreement, Distributor will immediately cease all further use of Tripath's trademarks, trade names or service marks except as may be required in the sale of Products in inventory.

15. Relationship Between the Parties

15.1 Both Distributor and Tripath are independent contractors, and no agency or other joint relationship is created.

15.2 Neither party has any authority to act for and/or to bind the other in any way, or to represent that either is in any way responsible for the acts of the other.

16. Confidentiality

16.1 Confidential information (Information) of Tripath and/or Distributor will mean information that the disclosing party desires to protect against unauthorized use or disclosure, and which is furnished under this Agreement as follows: (a) written or other tangible information clearly marked with a notice, such as

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CONFIDENTIAL; and (b) oral information that is identified at the time of disclosure as being confidential. Confidential Information will not include information that: (a) enters the public domain without a breach of this Agreement, (b) is known to the recipient prior to the time of disclosure, or is independently developed by the recipient without using any Information, or (c) is obtained from another source that the receiving party has no reasonable cause to believe is under any obligation of confidentiality with respect to Information.

16.2 The recipient of Information will treat it as proprietary and confidential, safeguarding the Information at least as carefully as it would its own confidential information, and will use all reasonable efforts to prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure, including restricting access to the Information within its organization and ensuring that its employees comply with this Agreement. A receiving party will not disclose any information to any third party without prior written consent. Either party learning of any unauthorized use or disclosure of any Information will promptly notify the other party, and will reasonably cooperate with efforts to protect such Information.

16.3 The recipient of information will use it only in the furtherance of the business relationship established by this Agreement, and for no other purpose without prior written consent. All Information will remain the property of the disclosing party, and will be returned or destroyed upon written request.

16.4 The confidentiality obligations in this Agreement will be binding during the Agreement and for a period of three years after any termination or non-renewal of the Agreement.

16.5 Neither party will disclose the existence or terms of this Agreement without prior written consent.

17. Export Control

17.1 Distributor will not engage in exporting activities within the Territory without the prior written approval of Tripath, and the United States Government if such approval is necessary. Nothing in this Subsection is meant to authorize Distributor shipments outside the Territory.

17.2 Distributor understands that the Products and Tripath confidential information are restricted by the United States Government from export to certain countries, and Distributor agrees that it will not sell or license Products or transfer Tripath confidential information in any way will violate any of the export control laws or regulations of the United States.

18. Term and Termination

18.1 The terms of this Agreement shall be one year from the effective date and will be automatically renewed on each anniversary of the effective date, for a renewal term of one year unless either party provides written notification of its intention not to renew this Agreement at least one month prior to the expiration of the initial or any renewal terms. Tripath will honor all orders acknowledged prior to the effective date of any such termination by nonrenewable.

18.2 Tripath or Distributor may terminate this Agreement for any reason with thirty days written notice.

18.3 Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately if the other party becomes insolvent, or takes any steps to make an arrangement with its creditors, or has a receiver appointed.

18.4 If Tripath terminates pursuant to Subsection 18.1 or 18.2, or if Distributor terminates pursuant to Subsection 18.3, Tripath will purchase and Distributor will resell to Tripath Distributor's inventory of Products (excluding

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discontinued and demonstration Products) which Tripath determines to be undamaged and in good condition (including, at Tripath's option on-site inspection). The price for such inventory will be the price actually paid by the Distributor, less any prior credit or allowances.

18.5 If Distributor terminates pursuant to Subsection 18.1 or 18.2, or if Tripath terminates pursuant to Subsection 18.3, Tripath may, at its option, purchase and Distributor will resell to Tripath all or part of Distributor's inventory at the price set forth in Subsection 18.4, less a ten percent restocking charge.

18.6 On termination of this Agreement for whatever cause, Distributor will immediately (a) cease to engage in marketing and distribution activities as Tripath's official distributor, and (b) cease representing in any manner that it is a distributor of Tripath Products in the Territory.

18.7 All obligations of Distributor to make payments under this Agreement will survive any termination of this Agreement for whatever cause, along with the following provisions: Section 10 (Limited Warranty), Section 11 (Reports and Audits), Section 16 (Confidentiality), Section 17 (Export Control), Section 19 (Intellectual Property Indemnity), and Subsection 21.6 (Governing Law), and Subsection 21.7 (Arbitration).

19. Intellectual property indemnity

19.1 Indemnification. Distributor agrees that Tripath has the right to, and Tripath agrees that it will at its expense, defend or at its option settle any claim, suit, proceeding, or other action brought against Distributor or its customer for infringement of any United States copyright, trademark or other United States intellectual property right related to the Products or their use, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section. Tripath will have sole control of any such action or settlement negotiations (Tripath will not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred without its prior written authorization), and Tripath will pay any final judgment entered against Distributor or its customer based on such infringement. Tripath at its sole option will be relieved of the foregoing obligations unless Distributor or its customer notifies Tripath promptly in writing of such action and gives Tripath full information and assistance to settle and/or defend any such action. If it is adjudicated that a Product infringes, or if the sale or use of a Product is, as a result, enjoined, then Tripath will, at its option and expense either: (i) procure for Distributor and its customers the right to sell or use the Product; or (ii) replace the Product with other suitable Product; or (iii) suitably modify the Product to be noninfringing; or (iv) if none of the foregoing are commercially reasonable, as determined by Tripath, accept return of the affected Products and refund Distributor's aggregate payments for such Products, less a reasonable sum for use and/or damage, if any.

19.2 Limitation. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19.1, Tripath assumes no liability for, and Distributor agrees to indemnify Tripath to the same extent as Tripath's indemnity under Section 19.1 for: (i) any infringements covering completed equipment or any assembly, circuit, combination, or method in which any of the Products may be used but not covering such Products standing alone; or (ii) any trademark infringements involving any marking or branding not applied by Tripath or involving any marking or branding applied at the request of Distributor; or (iii) any modification of the Products unless such modification was made by Tripath.

19.3 Entire Liability. The foregoing provisions of this section 19 state the entire liability and obligations of Tripath and the exclusive remedy of Distributor and its customers, with respect to any actual or alleged intellectual property infringement by the Products.

20. Limitation of Liability

20.1 Neither Tripath nor Distributor will be liable for any incidental or consequential

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damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of this Agreement, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

21. General

21.1 Assignment. This Agreement is not assignable by Distributor without prior written consent of Tripath, which will not be unreasonably withheld. Tripath is free to assign this contract without Distributor's consent.

21.2 Modifications. This Agreement may be modified only in writing signed by an officer of each party.

21.3 Headings. The headings of the several Sections are inserted for convenience of reference only, and are not intended to be part of nor to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

21.4 Notices. All notices under this Agreement will be sent by receipted courier (e.g., U.P.S.).

21.5 Non-Waiver. The failure of either party to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Agreement will not be construed as a waiver of the right of such party to subsequently enforce any such provisions or a waiver of the provision itself.

21.6 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of California, without reference to conflicts of laws.

21.7 Arbitration. Any dispute or claim arising out of this Agreement will be referred to and resolved by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in accordance with the ICC Arbitration Rules. The venue for such arbitration will be Santa Clara County, California, USA.

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This Agreement supersedes all proposals, oral or written, all negotiations, or discussions between or among the parties relating to this Agreement, and all past course of dealing or industry custom. This Agreement takes precedence over the terms of any Tripath or Distributor order or sales documentation, including the Tripath Sales Order Acknowledgment.

TRIPATH CORPORATION   DISTRIBUTOR             By: /s/ EVERETT ROACH   By: /s/ CHARLES LIM             Name: Everett Roach   Name: Charles Lim             Title: Vice President, World Wide Sales   Title: President             Date: 7/1/98   Date: 7/7/98

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PROBLEM: EXHIBIT 10.20

                             CO-BRANDING Agreement

     This Co-Branding Agreement (the Agreement) is entered into as of  March ___, 1999 (the Effective Date) by and between theglobe.com, Inc., with its principal place of business at 31 West 21st Street, New York, NY  10010 (theglobe), and The Boxlot Company, with its principal place of business at 12626 High Bluff Drive, Suite 370, San Diego, CA  92130 (Boxlot).

1.   DEFINITIONS.

     (a) Boxlot Banners means any banner, button, text or similar ads Boxlot provides to theglobe in connection with this Agreement.

     (b) Boxlot Content means any content or information (including without limitation any text, music, sound, photographs, video, graphics, data or software), in any medium, provided by Boxlot to theglobe (other than Boxlot Banners), as part of the Service or on the Co-Branded Pages, including any content specified in Exhibit A.

     (c) Boxlot Marks means all Boxlot domain names, trademarks, logos, and other graphics reasonably necessary or desirable for theglobe to perform under this Agreement.

     (d) Boxlot Site means the Boxlot-branded (i.e., non-co-branded) version of the Service and associated pages.

     (e) Co-Branded Pages means all pages of the Service (including, without limitation, any Java screens associated with the Service or emails or other direct communications sent to Users by operation of the Service).

     (f) Domain Name means the domain name described in Exhibit A.

     (g) Launch Date means the first date on which the Service is made publicly available.

     (h) Marks means the Boxlot Marks or theglobe Marks, as applicable.

     (i) Net Revenues means all monetary consideration theglobe actually receives for CPM- or CPC-based advertisements and promotions (other than those for its commerce partners) delivered in connection with the Co-Branded Pages, less a sales and administration fee of 15%.

     (j) Page Templates means theglobe's standard page layout templates, as revised by theglobe from time to time.

     (k) Service means the services described in Exhibit A, as changed over time in accordance with this Agreement, which are co-branded using the Page Templates.  The Service

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  also includes any Boxlot-operated back-end administration tools or pages used by theglobe or Boxlot to exchange data in accordance with this Agreement.

     (l) Shadow Site means the password-protected site where the Co-Branded Pages are made available for theglobe's review and approval prior to being made publicly available.

     (m) theglobe Marks means all theglobe domain names, trademarks, logos, and other graphics reasonably necessary or desirable for Boxlot to perform under this Agreement.

     (n) theglobe Site means all pages under the theglobe.com domain.

     (o) User means any person who accesses any Co-Branded Page.

2.   DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.

     2.1  Pre-Launch Deliverables.  On or around March 31, 1999, theglobe shall deliver to Boxlot the Page Templates and the other materials specified in Exhibit A.

     2.2  Initial Development.  Boxlot shall develop the Co-Branded Pages using the Page Templates and take all other steps required to co-brand the Service in accordance with Exhibit A.  In addition, if theglobe is passing any user data to Boxlot, theglobe's standard Automatic Partner Registration procedure shall apply, and Boxlot shall perform the development necessary to use such procedure. The current Automatic Partner Registration procedure is described in Exhibit D. Boxlot shall make the Service implementation available to theglobe on the Shadow Site prior to making it publicly available.  Boxlot shall not make the initial Service implementation publicly available without theglobe's prior written approval.  Unless otherwise specified, each party shall be responsible for all development, hosting and other costs associated with the pages living on their servers and all emails they send.

     2.3  Changes.  theglobe shall have sole control over the Service's look and feel, and Boxlot shall not make any change in the Service's look and feel without theglobe's prior consent.  Further, Boxlot shall notify theglobe if Boxlot changes or adds any functionality of the services described in Exhibit A (as modified by Boxlot over time) as implemented on the Boxlot Site.  Unless requested by theglobe, Boxlot shall implement such changes or additions to the Service and make such implementation available on the Shadow Site for theglobe's approval within 30 days of their introduction on the Boxlot Site.  However, under no circumstances shall Boxlot offer Users any community features (such as email, chat, message boards, or the ability to create home pages) from the Co- Branded Pages without theglobe's consent, and if Boxlot desires to do so, the parties will work together to discuss appropriate implementations.  Boxlot shall make available via the Shadow Site all changes to the Service or the Co-Branded Pages completed in this Section 2, and Boxlot shall not implement such changes on the publicly available Service or Co-Branded Pages until it has received theglobe's approval.

     2.4  Service Operation.  Boxlot shall host and operate the Service under

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the Domain Name in accordance with the terms of Exhibit B.

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       2.5  Rebranding.  If requested by theglobe, Boxlot shall implement on the Co-Branded Pages new versions of the Page Templates if theglobe changes the Page Templates across theglobe Site generally.  Further, if requested by theglobe, Boxlot shall create additional branded versions of the Service and Co-Branded Pages branded with the branding of theglobe's distribution partners, which branded versions shall be implemented within 30 days and subject to approval in accordance with this Section 2.

     2.6  Boxlot Content.  Boxlot shall provide Boxlot Content to Users via the Co-Branded Pages, except that Boxlot shall deliver to theglobe those elements of Boxlot Content residing on theglobe's servers in accordance with the terms of Exhibit A.  Unless otherwise directed by theglobe, the Co-Branded Pages shall include all of the content displayed on the Boxlot Site, and the Boxlot Content shall be updated to keep the Co-Branded Pages in parity with the Boxlot Site. Any nonconformance with the terms of the frequency/quantity columns of Exhibit A shall permit theglobe to terminate immediately if the breach is not cured within 12 hours.

     2.7  Navigation. Boxlot shall not, in conjunction with the Service, use any interstitials, pop-up windows, other intermediate steps or any other technology or content which acts as a barrier to the transition of a User from theglobe Site to the Co-Branded Pages, nor shall Boxlot otherwise frame the Co-Branded Pages or use any other technology which interferes with or affects the page layout of such pages.  All Co-Branded Pages shall link back to theglobe Site as specified by theglobe.

     2.8  User Relations.  Boxlot shall be responsible for providing all customer support regarding the Service or the Co-Branded Pages, and theglobe may redirect to Boxlot any associated customer support inquiries.  Boxlot shall have sole control over the user agreement that governs the Service, and Boxlot shall have the sole responsibility for dealing with breaches of such user agreement. However, if theglobe has an issue with the user agreement or Boxlot's enforcement of it, the parties shall discuss such issues in good faith. Furthermore, Boxlot's privacy policy shall make any disclosures, or obtain any User consent, reasonably requested by theglobe that the parties believe are necessary to make the disclosures about Users back to theglobe required by this Agreement.  All Users shall be treated at least as favorable in all respects (including without limitation with respect to pricing, quality of service, and customer support responsiveness) as Boxlot treats users of the Boxlot Site.

     2.9  Database Synchronization.  If requested by theglobe and if Boxlot captures relevant information, Boxlot shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with theglobe to implement ways for theglobe to capture User information to the extent that such information would change the relevant information in theglobe's databases.

     2.10  Promotions.  Following the Launch Date, the parties shall conduct the promotions specified in Exhibit A.

3.   ADVERTISING.

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       3.1  Ad Sales.  theglobe shall have sole control over all advertising and promotion inventory on the Co-Branded Pages.  Boxlot shall not introduce any advertising spots or third party branding in conjunction with the Co-Branded Pages or the Service without theglobe's approval.  If, after theglobe (or its designee) uses commercially reasonable efforts to sell such inventory, there remains unsold inventory, then theglobe may, in its sole discretion, place house or barter ads in such inventory.

     3.2  Ad Serving.  theglobe or its designee shall be solely responsible for serving all advertisements and promotions in connection with the Co-Branded Pages.  theglobe shall provide Boxlot with ad serving code, which Boxlot shall implement at its own expense on all Co-Branded Pages.  theglobe hereby grants to Boxlot a nonexclusive license to use such code solely to permit theglobe or its designee to serve ads in connection with the Co-Branded Pages.  Boxlot shall notify theglobe at least 15 days prior to making any changes that would affect serving ads on the Co-Branded Pages.

     3.3  Boxlot Banners.  Boxlot shall deliver to theglobe any Boxlot Banners which are to be run in accordance with this Agreement.  Such banners shall comply with theglobe's then-current technical standards.  The terms of any insertion order or similar document regarding the Boxlot Banners are expressly rejected, except to the extent that they specify the location, timing or duration of the display of the Boxlot Banners and such terms are accepted by theglobe.  Unless mutually agreed otherwise, Boxlot Banners shall link to the Co-Branded Pages.  theglobe may request that Boxlot Banners be co-branded with theglobe Marks, in which case the parties shall work together to develop a mutually acceptable implementation.  theglobe may approve or reject any Boxlot Banner in its sole discretion.  theglobe shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to run banners on the Co-Branded Pages for the companies enumerated on Exhibit C.  Boxlot may update Exhibit C from time to time during the term; however: (a) Boxlot may not add any site or company to Exhibit C which is not reasonably considered to be in the online auctions business, and (b) if Boxlot adds any new sites or companies to Exhibit C, theglobe shall be entitled to complete any contractual obligations pursuant to contracts in place with such sites or companies at the time of addition.

4.   LICENSES AND STANDARDS.

     4.1  Content.  Boxlot hereby grants to theglobe a non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, reproduce, create derivative works of (only as necessary to build pages in a manner consistent with this Agreement), publicly display, publicly perform and digitally perform Boxlot Banners, and those elements of the Boxlot Content served from theglobe's servers (as denoted in Exhibit A), on theglobe Site or otherwise as reasonably appropriate to advertise and promote the Service and the Co-Branded Pages.  Subject to the approval process in Section 2, theglobe hereby grants to Boxlot a non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, reproduce, create derivative works of (only as necessary to build Co- Branded Pages), publicly display, publicly perform and digitally perform the Page Templates on Co-Branded Pages.

     4.2  Trademarks.  Boxlot hereby grants to theglobe a non-exclusive license to use the Boxlot Marks (including the Domain Name if applicable) to advertise

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and promote the Service.

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  theglobe hereby grants to Boxlot a non-exclusive license to use theglobe Marks (including the Domain Name if applicable) on the Co-Branded Pages.

     4.3  Trademark Restrictions.  The Mark owner may terminate the foregoing trademark license if, in its reasonable discretion, the licensee's use of the Marks tarnishes, blurs or dilutes the quality associated with the Marks or the associated goodwill and such problem is not cured within 10 days of notice of breach; alternatively, instead of terminating the license in total, the owner may specify that certain licensee uses may not contain the Marks.  Title to and ownership of the owner's Marks shall remain with the owner.  The licensee shall use the Marks exactly in the form provided and in conformance with any trademark usage policies.  The licensee shall not take any action inconsistent with the owner's ownership of the Marks, and any benefits accruing from use of such Marks shall automatically vest in the owner.  The licensee shall not form any combination marks with the other party's Marks other than the Domain Name (if applicable).  If the Domain Name is deemed a combination mark, neither party shall use the Domain Name for any purpose except as expressly provided herein or attempt to register the Domain Name, and the parties will jointly cooperate on any enforcement action of infringement of the Domain Name.

     4.4  Ownership.  As between theglobe and Boxlot: (a) theglobe and its suppliers retain all rights, title and interest in and to all intellectual property rights embodied in or associated with the Page Templates, and (b) Boxlot and its suppliers retain all rights, title and interest in and to all intellectual property rights embodied in or associated with the Boxlot Content, Boxlot Banners and Boxlot Marks.  There are no implied licenses under this Agreement, and any rights not expressly granted to a licensee hereunder are reserved by the licensor or its suppliers.  Neither party shall exceed the scope of the licenses granted hereunder.

     4.5  Standards.  Boxlot shall not provide Boxlot Banners or Boxlot Content, and theglobe shall not provide to Boxlot any Page Templates, that: (a) infringe any third party's intellectual property right or right of publicity or privacy; (b) violate any law or regulation; (c) are defamatory, obscene, harmful to minors or child pornographic; (d) contain any viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information; or (e) are materially false, inaccurate or misleading.

5.  USER DATA.

     5.1  Rights/Restrictions.  Except as specified in this section, each party may freely use and disclose any information (both individual and aggregated) about Users (User Data).  Neither party shall disclose any User Data in any manner that permits the User Data to be associated with the other party or permits the targeting of Users on the basis of their status as Users (in theglobe's case) or theglobe users (in Boxlot's case), nor shall a party use the User Data to target Users on the basis of their status as Users (in theglobe's case) or theglobe users (in Boxlot's case).  However, either party may disclose User Data if it is aggregated (in a non-associatable way) with data from multiple online properties.  Each party shall use and disclose User Data only in accordance with the privacy policy under which it was collected.

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       5.2  Delivery to theglobe.  Boxlot shall deliver to theglobe all information about Users who register with Boxlot on the Co-Branded Pages that Boxlot collects from its registration process.  Such information shall be delivered weekly in an electronic format specified by theglobe using a process reasonably specified by theglobe.

6.   PAYMENT TERMS.

     6.1  Payments.  The parties shall make the payments described in Exhibit A. Overdue payments shall accrue interest, at the lesser of 1 1/2% per month or the maximum allowable interest under applicable law, from due date until paid, and the owing party shall pay the owed party's costs of collection (including reasonable attorneys' fees).

     6.2  Taxes.  All fees and payments stated herein exclude, and the party making payment shall pay, any sales, use or other tax related to the parties' performance of their obligations or exercise of their rights under this Agreement, exclusive of taxes based on the receiving party's net income.

     6.3  Audit Rights.  A party obligated to make payments hereunder shall keep for 3 years proper records and books of account relating to the computation of such payments.  Once every 12 months, the party receiving payment or its designee may inspect such records to verify reports.  Any such inspection will be conducted in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with the inspected party's business activities.  The inspected party shall immediately make any overdue payments disclosed by the audit plus applicable interest.  Such inspection shall be at the inspecting party's expense; however, if the audit reveals overdue payments in excess of 5% of the payments owed to date, the inspected party shall immediately pay the cost of such audit, and the inspecting party may conduct another audit during the same 12 month period.

7.  REPORTS.

     7.1  By theglobe.  Within 30 days following the end of each month, theglobe shall provide Boxlot with its standard reports regarding theglobe's promotions hereunder and reports on the computation of Net Revenues.

     7.2  By Boxlot.  In addition to any other reports specified herein, Boxlot shall provide to theglobe the following reports: (a) daily usage reports regarding the Co-Branded Pages describing the number of page impressions, number of Users and such other information as Boxlot generally provides to its other similar partners, (b) weekly demographic reports regarding the Service containing summary information regarding user demographic profiles, and (c) if applicable, within 30 days following the end of each month, reports regarding the computation of the fees it owes under Section 6.

     In addition to the foregoing, as soon as commercially reasonable (but in no event later than 6 months following the Launch Date), Boxlot (with assistance as

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necessary from theglobe) shall deliver reports to theglobe about individual registered Users on the Co-Branded Pages when the User bids on an item, purchases an item, lists an item for sale and successfully sells an item.  The report shall be broken down into at least the following categories: the User's unique UserID

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  number assigned by theglobe, the action being logged (bid, purchase, list, sale), the date and time of the event, and the topic/category in which the event occurred. Such reports shall be provided to theglobe on at least a monthly basis in an electronic format that is easily decoded in an automated manner for import into theglobe's statistics database, and the file shall be a  delimited text file with each line corresponding to an event and including the information outlined above.

8.   TERM AND TERMINATION.

     8.1  Term.  This Agreement will become effective on the Effective Date and will continue in effect for 2 years following the Launch Date.

     8.2  Termination for Failure to Perform.  By providing written notice, a party may immediately terminate this Agreement: (a) if the other party materially breaches this Agreement and fails to cure that breach within 15 days after receiving written notice of the breach, or (b) as provided in Sections 2.6  [Boxlot Content] or 12.7  [Force Majeure] or Exhibit B.  In addition, by providing written notice, theglobe may immediately terminate this Agreement, or at its option immediately suspend its promotion and other efforts hereunder, in the case of Boxlot's breach of Section 12.1  [Compliance with Laws].

     8.3  Termination for Change of Control.  By providing written notice, theglobe may terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion if one of the following companies (or their subsidiaries) does an Ownership Change Event: Lycos, Yahoo (including GeoCities, which shall be included even if their proposed merger does not occur), Xoom, Fortune City, Excite, Go Network (including Disney and Infoseek), Snap! (including NBC) and AOL.  An Ownership Change Event means: (x) the acquisition of 50% or more of Boxlot's equity or voting interests; (y) a merger or consolidation of Boxlot; or (z) the sale, exchange or transfer of all or substantially all of Boxlot's assets related to the Service.

     8.4  Termination for Changes.  By providing written notice, theglobe may terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion if: (a) Boxlot's business model changes such that the Service is no longer Boxlot's primary line of business, or (b) at the one year anniversary of the Launch Date, the Service is significantly inferior to the comparable services being offered by the market leaders in the person to person auction space.

     8.5  Termination for Failure to Grow.  By providing written notice, Boxlot may immediately terminate this Agreement if theglobe's registered user base has not increased by *** users by the 1 year anniversary of the Effective Date.

     8.6  Effects of Termination.  Upon expiration or termination, all licenses granted hereunder shall terminate unless such licenses are expressly stated as surviving.  Boxlot shall promptly remove all theglobe Marks and Page Templates from its servers, and theglobe shall promptly remove all Boxlot Marks, Boxlot Banners and Boxlot Content from its servers. Sections 1, 4.4  [Ownership], 5.1  [Rights/Restrictions], 6.2  [Taxes], 6.3  [Audit Rights], 8.6  [Effects of Termination], 9, 10, 11 and 12.2  [Governing Law] to 12.9  [Entire Agreement; Waiver], and any obligation to pay any owed but unpaid amounts, shall survive any expiration or termination.

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       In addition, Boxlot acknowledges that the placement fees set forth in Exhibit A were intended to be *** in year 1 and *** in year 2, even though theglobe has agreed to extend credit terms to Boxlot by allowing Boxlot to pay over time.  Thus, in the event that this Agreement terminates under Section 8.2  [Termination for Failure to Perform] due to Boxlot's failure to perform (excluding the cross-reference to Section 12.7  [Force Majeure]) prior to the end of the applicable year, Boxlot shall immediately pay to theglobe the amount necessary to pay the total year's placement fee for that year.  Boxlot waives any right to assert that the foregoing fee is a liquidated damage or a penalty.

9.  NO WARRANTIES.  EACH PARTY PROVIDES ALL MATERIALS AND SERVICES TO THE OTHER PARTY AS IS.  EACH PARTY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each party acknowledges that it has not entered into this Agreement in reliance upon any warranty or representation except those specifically set forth herein. Unless an approval process is specified herein, all deliverables provided by one party to the other shall be deemed accepted (for purposes of the UCC) when delivered.

10.  INDEMNITY.  Each party (the Indemnifying Party) shall indemnify the other party (the Indemnified Party) against any and all claims, losses, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which the Indemnified Party may incur as a result of claims in any form by third parties arising from: (x) the Indemnifying Party's acts, omissions or misrepresentations to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is deemed an agent of the Indemnified Party, or (y) the Indemnifying Party's breach of its privacy policy.  In addition, theglobe shall indemnify Boxlot against any and all claims, losses, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which Boxlot may incur as a result of claims in any form by third parties arising from the Page Templates or theglobe Marks.  In addition, Boxlot shall indemnify theglobe against any and all claims, losses, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which theglobe may incur as a result of claims in any form by third parties arising from Boxlot Banners, Boxlot Content, Boxlot Marks, the Service (excluding the Page Templates or theglobe Marks) or Boxlot's breach of Section 12.1  [Compliance with Laws].  The foregoing obligations are conditioned on the Indemnified Party: (i) giving the Indemnifying Party notice of the relevant claim, (ii) cooperating with the Indemnifying Party, at the Indemnifying Party's expense, in the defense of such claim, and (iii) giving the Indemnifying Party the right to control the defense and settlement of any such claim, except that the Indemnifying Party shall not enter into any settlement that affects the Indemnified Party's rights or interest without the Indemnified Party's prior written approval.  The Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense at its expense.

11.  LIABILITY LIMITS.  NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING

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NEGLIGENCE) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF THE PARTIES ARE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

EXCEPT IN THE EVENT OF A CLAIM UNDER SECTION 10 OR FAILURE TO PAY UNDER SECTION 6, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE

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  OTHER PARTY IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT BOXLOT ACTUALLY PAYS TO THEGLOBE HEREUNDER.

12.  GENERAL.

     12.1  Compliance with Laws. At its own expense, Boxlot shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding providing and operating the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, Boxlot shall (a) obtain all governmental approval, permits and licenses, and make all governmental filings and registrations, necessary for the marketing and performance of the Service in every United States jurisdiction, (b) ensure that theglobe is not required to obtain any governmental approval, permits or licenses as a result of this Agreement, theglobe's performance hereunder or any payments made to theglobe hereunder, and (c) promptly resolve any assertions that the Service is illegal or violating a protected third party interest.

     12.2  Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to conflict of laws principles. Both parties submit to personal jurisdiction in New York and further agree that any cause of action arising under this Agreement shall be brought in a court in New York City, NY.

     12.3  Publicity. Prior to the release of any press releases or other similar promotional materials related to this Agreement, the releasing party shall submit a written request for approval to the other party with a copy of the materials to be released, which request shall be made no less than 3 business days prior to the requested release date. A party shall not unreasonably withhold or delay the granting of its approval of such materials. The parties shall issue the first press release jointly.

     12.4  Independent Contractors. The parties are independent contractors, and no agency, partnership, franchise, joint venture or employment relationship is intended or created by this Agreement. Neither party shall make any warranties or representations on behalf of the other party.

     12.5  Assignment.  Neither party may assign its rights or delegate its duties hereunder (except to an affiliated company, or to a successor in interest in the event of a merger, sale of assets of the business to which this Agreement is related, or consolidation) without the other party's prior written consent, and any purported attempt to do so is null and void.

     12.6  Severability; Headings.  If any provision herein is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions will continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way.  The parties agree to replace any invalid provision with a valid provision that most closely approximates the intent and economic effect of the invalid provision.  Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section.

     12.7  Force Majeure.  Except as otherwise provided, if performance hereunder (other than payment) is interfered with by any condition beyond a party's reasonable control, the affected party, upon giving prompt notice to the other party, shall be excused from such performance to

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  the extent of such condition. However, if a force majeure detrimentally affects a party's performance of a material covenant hereunder for 14 days or more, the other party can terminate this Agreement. Each party acknowledges that website operations may be affected by numerous factors outside of a party's control. In the case of Boxlot's performance, a Boxlot force majeure includes theglobe's failure to perform its obligations described in this Agreement or an outage that affects the entire Internet in the United States; however, in no event shall a failure of any Boxlot supplier or vendor be deemed a Boxlot force majeure.

     12.8  Notice.  Any notice under this Agreement will be in writing and delivered by personal delivery, overnight courier, confirmed facsimile, confirmed email, or certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and will be deemed given upon personal delivery, 1 day after deposit with an overnight courier, 5 days after deposit in the mail, or upon confirmation of receipt of facsimile or email.  Notices will be sent to a party at its address set forth above or such other address as that party may specify in writing pursuant to this Section.

     12.9  Entire Agreement; Waiver.  This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties, and supersedes any and all oral or written agreements or understandings between the parties, as to the subject matter of the Agreement.  This Agreement may be changed only by a writing signed by both parties.  The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will not operate or be interpreted as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.

     12.10  Equity Stake.  Boxlot shall grant to theglobe, pursuant to industry- standard terms negotiated between the parties in good faith, immediately vested options to purchase shares of common stock equal to up to 4% of Boxlot's fully diluted capital stock (in accordance with the chart below).  Theglobe shall be restricted from exercising such options until the first anniversary of the Effective Date, and such options shall have a five-year term.  Each such option shall have an exercise price equal to the lesser of (1) the price at which Boxlot's common stock is sold to the public in an initial public offering or (2) $6 per share; each of the foregoing as may be adjusted for any stock splits, combinations or re-organizations affecting Boxlot's capital stock.  Boxlot shall grant to theglobe registration rights for such options and any shares of common stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of such options (including without limitation, two demand registration rights and unlimited piggyback registration rights) on Form S-1, Form S-3 or such other form as may be applicable pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 as amended.

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   Number of aggregate unique users, as measured by         Aggregate percent of Boxlot's equity subject to the    unique IP addresses, in a month who visit a page               options upon achieving such level once               under the Domain Name - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                        500,000                                                     1% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000,000                                                   2% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,500,000                                                   3% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,750,000                                                   3.5% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2,000,000                                                   4% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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  THEGLOBE.COM, INC.:                 THE BOXLOT COMPANY:

By: /s/ Dean Daniels                By:  /s/ Frederick Cary

Name: Dean Daniels                  Name:  Frederick Cary

Title: COO                          Title:  CEO

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                                     EXHIBIT A                                  BUSINESS TERMS

Description of the Service: person-to-person auctions

Description of Boxlot Content:

***

Domain Name for the Co-Branded Pages: auctions.theglobe.com

theglobe's Promotions.  In positions determined by theglobe in its sole discretion, theglobe shall:

 .   list Classifieds/Auctions in the tools category of the left hand nav bar  .   list auctions in relevant theme areas  .   list auctions in myglobe [Note: this will be done when commercially     reasonable to do so some time after the Launch Date]  .   list auctions in shop.theglobe.com

theglobe may provide substitute placement if theglobe changes or reorganizes its site or navigation/directory structure.  theglobe shall provide a minimum of *** impressions per month of promotion for auctions on the Co-Branded Pages (including without limitation any of the foregoing).  theglobe's sole and exclusive obligation for failing to deliver the minimum number of impressions shall be to continue performing the promotion until it delivers the total number of required impressions.

Boxlot's Promotions.  theglobe may place up to 100 listings a month on the Boxlot Site (and all co-branded versions thereof) promoting products being sold by theglobe or its affiliates without having to pay any listing fee, closing value fee, transaction fee or other fee.

theglobe Pre-Launch Deliverables: In addition to developing the Page Templates, theglobe shall provide to Boxlot a media and promotional plan and a plan for doing the production/design services related to the Service's integration into theglobe Site.

PAYMENTS

 .     ***

 .     Placement Fee.  The following schedule of payments apply:

    - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                     Time of Payment                                          Amount of Payment - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                        Execution                                                    *** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Launch Date                                                  *** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1st monthly anniversary of Launch Date                       *** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2nd monthly anniversary of Launch Date                       *** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                                                           3rd monthly anniversary of Launch Date                       *** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4th monthly anniversary of Launch Date                       *** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5th monthly anniversary of Launch Date                       *** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6th monthly anniversary of Launch Date                       *** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7th monthly anniversary of Launch Date                       *** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8th monthly anniversary of Launch Date                       *** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9th monthly anniversary of Launch Date                       ***

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- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10th monthly anniversary of Launch Date                      *** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11th monthly anniversary of Launch Date                      *** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Each monthly anniversary thereafter (excluding the           *** final monthly anniversary (e.g., the last day of the contract)) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 .    Ad Split.  theglobe shall pay Boxlot *** of Net Revenues.

 .    Transactional Revenue. Boxlot shall retain *** of the transaction revenues      it generates from operation of the Service.

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                                     EXHIBIT B                              PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

A.   Service Availability.  The Service generally shall be publicly available to Users a minimum of 95% of the time during any 7 day period and 98% of the time during any 30 day period, excluding Maintenance.  Maintenance is defined as scheduled Service outages for Service maintenance or upgrades of which theglobe is notified at least 48 hours in advance, so long as such outages are scheduled for low-usage time periods and do not exceed a total of 20 hours in any 30 day period.

B.   Response Time.  The mean response time for server response to access the Service shall not exceed more than 6 seconds during any 1 hour period.

C.   Bandwidth.  Throughout the term, Boxlot shall have an agreement in place with its Internet connectivity provider which requires such provider to automatically increase bandwidth capacity if such capacity exceeds 25% utilization.

D.   Security.  Boxlot shall prevent unauthorized access to restricted areas of its servers and any databases or other sensitive material generated from or used in conjunction with the Service.  In addition, Boxlot shall immediately notify theglobe of any known security breaches or holes in the Service or Co-Branded Pages.

E.   Error Correction.  Boxlot shall resolve any errors with the Service (including without limitation any Javascripts or ActiveX controls used in connection with such pages) that cause such services not to be able to perform one or more major functions within 24 hours of the earlier of its discovery of the error or theglobe's notice of the error.  Boxlot shall resolve all other errors with such services within 7 days of the earlier of its discovery of the error or theglobe's notice of the error.

F.   Browser Compatibility.  The Service shall initially be compatible with Netscape Navigator 3.X and 4.X and Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.X and 4.X. theglobe may unilaterally add additional browsers or versions that the Service must be compatible with, effective after 30 days advance written notice, if theglobe certifies that such additional browsers or versions are used by more than 5% of its Users.  Users shall not require any plug-ins in order to access any Service functionality.

G.   Data Authentication.  Boxlot shall use commercially reasonable efforts, no less than industry-standard, to authenticate the origin of all information provided by theglobe as having come from theglobe.

H.   Customer Support.  Boxlot shall auto-respond to all customer and technical support inquiries within 10 minutes of the receipt of inquiry.  Boxlot shall manually respond to all such inquiries within 24 hours.  Boxlot shall resolve all such inquiries within 72 hours or shall notify theglobe that it cannot do so, in which case theglobe at its sole discretion may intervene to assist in resolving the inquiry.

I.   Remedies.  In addition to other applicable remedies, theglobe may immediately terminate this Agreement without a further cure period if: (a) any breach of this Exhibit lasts 2 consecutive specified time periods, or if no time period for measurement is specified, 10 days, or (b) the same provision is breached on two separate occasions (even if the first was cured).

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                                     EXHIBIT C                              BOXLOT COMPETITIVE SET

aciauction Auction 123 Auction Net Online Auction Network Auction Online Auction Sales Online Auction Universe Auction USA Auction Warehouse Auction World AuctionAddict AuctionFloor AuctionGate AuctionInc. AuctionLine AuctionPC AuctionPort-Interactive Online Auctions Auctionsamerica Auctionware Technologies AuctionWorks AuctionX Autographs...and more! B2BAuction BargainsUSA Bid on Collectibles

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Bid Online Bid4it BidAway Web Auctions Biddernet Bidders Paradise BidderSuite bidnask.com Bidnow Boekhout's Collectibles Mall Buck Auction Butterfield & Butterfield Central Missouri Internet Auction Christie's CityAuction Classifieds Live CoinTrade Online CommPublic Online Consultants Research Institute CSL Associates Online Auction for Pearls Dan's Online Auction DealDeal Deep Discount Network Digitalauction eBay

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  Electronic Auction Encore E-Z Auction FairAuction FinalBid Internet Auction Service First Auction FocalPoint Online Photo Auction Foryourneeds Fun Time Auction G.B. Tate & Sons Online Auction GEMS AUCTION Gifts and More Online Auction Glenn Johnson Coins Going Going Sold Going Once Going, Going...Sold! Golden Age Antiques and Collectibles Golf Auction GolfClubExchange GolfWeb GolfAuction Haggle Online Hobby Markets Online Human Digital Auction Infinite Auction Insight Corp Auction Interactive Auction Online interAUCTION Services Intermodal Equipment Exchange International Electronic Auction Internet Auction House Internet Liquidators Int IWA Auction House John Morelli Auctioneers Keybuy Auction House Klik-Klok Dutch Auction Labx Lightningauctions Magnolia Auction Metric Equipment Sales ML Coins Motherlode Gold Auction Nab-it National Auction Properties, Inc. Nationwide Dealer Exchange Netauction Netauctions NetMarket Nettworth NonProfitAuction Northerbys Online Auctions Numisma Online Coin Auctions Numismatists Online Coin Auctions Old Auction Barn OneWebPlace Online Auction Services

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  OnLine Exchange ONSALE Interactive Marketplace Paulus Swaen Internet Auction PC Buyer Philatelists Online Prizefight ProAuctions RacerX Remington York Online Auction Rotman Collectibles Sandafayre Sandy's Super Auction Save the Earth Foundation ArtRock Auction Scala-Mathis Auctions, Inc. SCC Exchange Southeast Auction Company Sotheby's Sportsauctionsusa Steal-a-Record Auction Super Auction Superior Coin & Stamp Auction Galleries SurplusAuction Teletrade The Auction Block The Auction Store

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The Sell And Trade Internet Marketplace TIME MACHINE....Silent Watch Auction u-Auction-it uBid Universe Auctions University of Michigan AuctionBot Up4Sale USAuctions USCents VintageUSA Direct Auction WebAuction Wild Auction World Wide Auctions Yahoo Auction ZAuction 1st Sporting Equipment Auction 3WAuction

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                                     EXHIBIT D                          AUTOMATIC PARTNER REGISTRATION                                                                                   To maintain a consistent user experience, any theglobe member should not need to separately log in to the Service or the Co-Branded Pages.  The only login or registration that should be required to access the Service or the Co-Branded Pages is theglobe Site's login or registration.  Because Boxlot hosts the Service and the Co-Branded Pages, theglobe will pass to Boxlot information about each User accessing the Service or the Co-Branded Pages as described below:

 .    Accounts will be created for each User via a one-time welcome page      (hosted by theglobe) when the User tries to access the portion of the      Service requiring such registration for the first time.

 .    The welcome page will include registration fields for any information      about the User needed to use the Service but not currently in theglobe's      database.

 .    The welcome page will include a Privacy Policy informing the User that      their data is being passed to a third party (Boxlot) in order to use the      Services.

 .    Any additional required User information is collected and entered into      theglobe's database. Then, the required User information is sent to Boxlot      all at once to create the new account. theglobe will include the User's      username and UserID# in the data passed to Boxlot.

Additional notes on account creation:

 .    The User will only see the Welcome page until they consent to the privacy      policy and enter any required information. This page will not appear after      the User completes the initial account creation process.

 .    Account information stored on Boxlot's servers in connection to the Service      will need to be kept in parity with theglobe. To do so, the parties shall      work together to implement a mechanism for updating information on Boxlot's      servers when User information changes on theglobe Site.

 .    The technology used to pass the data to Boxlot for account creation and      ongoing account updates will be determined jointly by Boxlot and theglobe.

 .    The UserID# theglobe passes to Boxlot during account creation will be      stored by Boxlot in association with each User. This UserID# is necessary      to link individual user reporting and individual account updates between      Boxlot and theglobe on an ongoing basis.

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SOLUTION:
Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Cap On Liability that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Does the contract include a cap on liability upon the breach of a party’s obligation? This includes time limitation for the counterparty to bring claims or maximum amount for recovery.