Document:

Exhibit 10.4

 

Fiscal 2018 Form

 

AAR CORP.

 

Performance Restricted Stock Agreement

(“Agreement”)

 

Subject to the provisions of the AAR CORP. 2013 Stock Plan and the Long-Term Incentive Plan for Fiscal 2018 (together, the “Plan”), the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference, and in consideration of the agreements of the Grantee herein provided, AAR CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), hereby grants to the Grantee a performance restricted stock award (“Award”), effective July 10, 2017 (“Date of Award”), for the number of shares of common stock (“Common Stock”) of the Company, $1.00 par value (“Award Shares”) set forth in the Company’s notification of Award grant letter to the Grantee and incorporated herein by reference, subject to the forfeiture and nontransferability provisions hereof and the other terms and conditions set forth herein:

 

1.                                      Acceptance By Grantee.  The Award is conditioned upon the acceptance by the Grantee of the terms and conditions of the Award as set forth in this Agreement.  The Grantee must confirm acceptance of the Award and this Agreement on Morgan Stanley’s web site (www.stockplanconnect.com).  If the Grantee does not accept the Award and this Agreement within 30 days from the date of the notification of the Award, the Award referenced herein shall expire unless the acceptance date is extended in writing signed by the Company.

 

2.                                      Performance Condition.  The Award is conditioned upon the Company meeting the cumulative net income and return on invested capital performance goal targets for the three-year performance period beginning June 1, 2017 and ending May 31, 2020, as set forth in the Plan.  If the Company does not meet the cumulative net income and return on invested capital performance goal targets at the threshold level set forth in the Plan, the Grantee shall forfeit to the Company all Award Shares.  If the Company meets the cumulative net income and return on invested capital performance goal targets at or above the threshold level but less than the target level, the Grantee shall forfeit that number of Award Shares as determined under the Plan.

 

3.                                      Restrictions.  The Grantee represents that he is accepting the Award Shares without a view toward distribution of said Award Shares and that he will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber the Award Shares during the period commencing on the Date of Award and ending on the date the restrictions applicable to such Award Shares are released pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Agreement (“Restrictive Period”).

 

4.                                      Release of Restrictions. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 5, the restrictions described in paragraph 3 above shall be released with respect to 100% of the Award Shares on July 31, 2020, except as follows:

 

(a)                                 In General.  Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, if the Grantee’s employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries of the Company terminates prior to the last day of the Restrictive Period for any reason other than Retirement, death or Disability, the Grantee shall forfeit to the Company all Award Shares not previously released from the restrictions of paragraph 3 hereof.

 

(b)                                 Retirement.  Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, if the Grantee’s employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries of the Company terminates by reason of

 

 

Retirement prior to the last day of the Restrictive Period, the Restrictive Period shall terminate on July 31, 2020.

 

For this purpose, “Retirement” means the Grantee’s voluntary termination of employment, or his termination of employment by the Company or a Subsidiary without Cause (as defined in Section 5 below), when he has (A) attained age 65 or (B) attained age 55 and his age plus the number of his consecutive years of service with the Company and Subsidiaries is at least 75.

 

(c)                                  Death or Disability.  Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, if the Grantee’s employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries of the Company terminates by reason of death or Disability occurring on or after the Date of Award and on or before July 31, 2020, the Restrictive Period shall terminate as to a pro-rata share of Award Shares determined by multiplying the number of Award Shares by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full months that have elapsed from the Date of Award to the date of death or Disability, and the denominator of which is 36 (the number of full months in the Restrictive Period.  The remaining shares shall be forfeited and returned to the Company.  For this purpose, “Disability” means the inability of the Grantee to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

 

(d)                                 Restrictive Covenant.  If at any time prior to the Award Shares’ release from the restrictions hereunder, the Grantee, without the Company’s express written consent, directly or indirectly, alone or as a member of a partnership, group, or joint venture or as an employee, officer, director, or greater than 1% stockholder of any corporation, or in any capacity engages in any activity which is competitive with any of the businesses conducted by the Company or its affiliated companies at any time during the Grantee’s term of employment, the Grantee shall forfeit to the Company all Award Shares not previously released from the restrictions of paragraph 3 hereof.

 

5.                                      Change in Control.  In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, and within two years following such Change in Control, either the Grantee’s employment is terminated by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company without Cause, or the Grantee terminates his employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries for Good Reason, then notwithstanding any conditions or restrictions contained in this Agreement, the Grantee shall be entitled to that number of Award Shares that would be available if the cumulative net income performance goal were met at the target level, and the Restrictive Period shall terminate as to all such Award Shares.  For this purpose, (a) “Cause” means (i) the Grantee’s dishonesty, fraud or breach of trust, gross negligence or substantial misconduct in the performance of, or substantial nonperformance of, his assigned duties or willful violation of Company policy, (ii) any act or omission by the Grantee that is a substantial cause for a regulatory body with jurisdiction over the Company to request or recommend the suspension or removal of the participant or to impose sanctions upon the Company or the Grantee, or (iii) a material breach by the Grantee of any applicable employment agreement between him and the Company, and in each case, the Company shall have the sole discretion to determine whether a Grantee’s termination of employment is for Cause; and (b) “Good Reason” means (i) a material reduction in the nature or scope of the Grantee’s duties, responsibilities, authority, power or functions from those enjoyed by the Grantee immediately prior to the Change in Control, or a material reduction in the

 

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Grantee’s compensation (including benefits), occurring  at any time during the two-year period immediately after the Change in Control, or (ii) a relocation of the Grantee’s primary place of employment of at least 100 miles.

 

6.                                      Change in Outstanding Shares.  In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock occurring through stock splits, stock dividends, stock consolidations, spin-offs, other distributions of assets to stockholders or assumption or conversion of outstanding Awards due to an acquisition after the Date of Award, the Award Shares shall be treated in the same manner in any such transaction as other shares of Common Stock. Any additional shares of Common Stock received by the Grantee with respect to the Award Shares in any such transaction shall be subject to the same restrictions as are then applicable to those Award Shares for which the additional shares have been issued.

 

7.                                      Rights of Grantee.  As the holder of the Award Shares, the Grantee is entitled to all of the rights of a stockholder of AAR CORP. with respect to any of the Award Shares, when issued, including, but not limited to, the right to receive dividends declared and payable since the Date of Award; provided, however, that such dividends shall be accumulated and held by the Company until the performance condition described in paragraph 2 is met, or if earlier, as described in paragraph 5, at which time such accumulated dividends shall be paid to the Grantee in cash to the extent the performance condition is met or if applicable, as described in Section 5.  Any accumulated or unpaid dividends relating to Award Shares that are forfeited shall also be forfeited.

 

8.                                      Shares.  In aid of the restrictions set forth in paragraph 3, the Grantee will be required to execute a stock power in favor of the Company which will be cancelled upon release of restrictions with respect to Award Shares released.  Award Shares shall be held by the Company in electronic book entry form on the records of the Company’s Transfer Agent, together with the executed stock power, for the account of the Grantee until such restrictions are released pursuant to the terms hereof, or such Award Shares are forfeited to the Company as provided by the Plan or this Agreement.  The Grantee shall be entitled to the Award Shares as to which such restrictions have been released, and the Company agrees to issue such Award Shares in electronic form on the records of the Transfer Agent. Upon request by the Grantee, the Transfer Agent will transfer such released Award Shares in electronic form to the Grantee’s broker for the Grantee’s account or issue certificates in the name of the Grantee representing the Award Shares for which restrictions have been released.

 

9.                                      Legend.  The Company may, in its discretion, place a legend or legends on any electronic shares or certificates representing Award Shares issued to the Grantee that the Company believes is required to comply with any law or regulation.

 

10.                               Committee Powers.  The Committee may subject the Award Shares to such conditions, limitations or restrictions as the Committee determines to be necessary or desirable to comply with any law or regulation or with the requirements of any securities exchange. At any time during the Restrictive Period, the Committee may reduce or terminate the Restrictive Period otherwise applicable to all or any portion of the Award Shares.

 

11.                               Withholding Taxes.  The Grantee shall pay to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy all minimum tax withholding requirements, including those arising under federal, state

 

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and local income tax laws, prior to the delivery of any Award Shares.  Payment of the minimum withholding requirement may be made by one or more of the following methods:  (a) in cash, (b)  in cash received from a broker-dealer to whom the Grantee has submitted irrevocable instructions to deliver the amount of withholding tax to the Company from the proceeds of the sale of shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, (c) by delivery to the Company of other Common Stock owned by the Grantee that is acceptable to the Company, valued at its fair market value on the date of payment, (d) by certifying to ownership by attestation of such previously owned Common Stock, or (e) by having shares of Common Stock withheld from the Award Shares otherwise distributable to the Grantee.  Payment shall be made pursuant to the on-line procedures set forth on the AAR 2013 Stock Benefit Plan online web site through Morgan Stanley (www.stockplanconnect.com).

 

12.                               Postponement of Distribution.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the distribution of any portion of the Award Shares shall be subject to action by the Board taken at any time in its sole discretion (a) to effect, amend or maintain any necessary registration of the Plan or the Award Shares distributable in satisfaction of this Award under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any applicable jurisdiction, (b) to permit any action to be taken in order to (i) list such Award Shares on a stock exchange if the Common Stock is then listed on such exchange or (ii) comply with restrictions or regulations incident to the maintenance of a public market for its Shares of Common Stock, including any rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the Award Shares are listed, or (c) to determine that such Award Shares and the Plan are exempt from such registration or that no action of the kind referred to in (b)(ii) above needs to be taken; and the Company shall not be obligated by virtue of any terms and conditions of this Award or any provision of this Agreement or the Plan to issue or release the Award Shares in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 or the law of any government having jurisdiction thereof.  Any such postponement shall not shorten the term of any restriction attached to the Award Shares and neither the Company nor its directors or officers shall have any obligation or liability to the Grantee or to any other person as to which issuance under the Award Shares was delayed.

 

13.                               Recoupment.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent required by applicable law, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or pursuant to the Company’s policy as may be in effect, the Company shall have the right to seek recoupment of all or any portion of an Award (including by forfeiture of any outstanding Award Shares or by the Grantee’s remittance to the Company of Award Shares pursuant to which the restrictions previously lapsed or of a cash payment equal to Award Shares pursuant to which the restrictions previously lapsed).  The value with respect to which such recoupment is sought shall be determined by the Company.  The Company shall be entitled, as permitted by applicable law, to deduct the amount of such payment from any amounts the Company may owe to the Grantee.

 

14.                               Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                                 The Award and this Agreement shall be construed, administered and governed in all respects under and by the laws of the State of Illinois.

 

(b)                                 Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein will have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

 

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(c)                                  Nothing in the Award shall confer on the Grantee any right to be or to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment of the Grantee at any time for any reason or no reason.

 

(d)                                 This Agreement has been examined by the parties hereto, and accordingly the rule of construction that ambiguities be construed against a party which causes a document to be drafted shall have no application in the construction or interpretation hereof.  If any part of this Agreement is held invalid for any reason, the remainder hereof shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.

 

(e)                                  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and any prior understanding or representation of any kind antedating this Agreement concerning such subject matter shall not be binding upon either party except to the extent incorporated herein; provided, however, that this Agreement, including paragraph 4, shall be subject to the provisions of any written employment or severance agreement that has been or may be executed by the Grantee and the Company, and the provisions in such employment or severance agreement concerning the Award shall supercede any inconsistent or contrary provision of this Agreement.  No consent, waiver, modification or amendment hereof, or additional obligation assumed by either party in connection herewith, shall be binding unless evidenced by a writing signed by both parties and referring specifically hereto.  No consent, waiver, modification or amendment with respect hereto shall be construed as applicable to any past or future events other than the one in respect of which it was specifically made.

 

(f)                                   This Agreement shall be construed consistent with the provisions of the Plan and in the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control and any terms of this Agreement which conflict with Plan terms shall be void.

 

Questions concerning the provisions of this Agreement should be directed to the Company’s Corporate Secretary: 630/227-2050; fax 630/227-2059.

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED 
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is made as of September 15, 2017, by and between TCG BDC, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and Carlyle GMS Investment Management L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), amending and restating, in its entirety the initial investment advisory agreement, dated as of April 3, 2013, by and between the Company and the Adviser (the “Initial Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the Company (f/k/a Carlyle GMS Finance, Inc.) is a closed-end management investment fund that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”); and
WHEREAS, the Adviser is an investment adviser that is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”); and
WHEREAS, the Company has retained the Adviser to furnish investment advisory services to the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in the Initial Agreement; and
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2017, the Company closed the initial public offering of its common stock that resulted in an unaffiliated public market float of at least 15% of the aggregate capital commitments received prior to the date of such initial public offering (the  “IPO”); and
WHEREAS, following the completion of the IPO, the Company and the Adviser desire to amend and restate the Initial Agreement in its entirety pursuant to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows: 
		
	1.
	Duties of the Adviser.

(a)The Company hereby retains the Adviser to act as the investment adviser to the Company and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Company, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), for the period and upon the terms herein set forth, (i) in accordance with the investment objective, policies and restrictions that are set forth in the Company’s filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the Investment Company Act, and in the Company’s reports to its stockholders (as the same shall be amended from time to time); (ii) in accordance with all other applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations, and the Company’s charter and by-laws as the same shall be amended from time to time; and (iii) in accordance with the Investment Company Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Adviser shall, during the term and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, (i) determine the composition of the portfolio of the Company, the nature and timing of the changes therein and the manner of implementing such changes; (ii) identify, evaluate and negotiate the structure of the investments made by the Company; (iii) monitor the Company’s investments; (iv) determine the securities and other assets that the Company will purchase, retain, or sell; (v) perform due diligence on prospective portfolio companies; (vi) assist the Board with its valuation of the Company’s assets; (vii) direct investment professionals of the Adviser to provide managerial assistance to portfolio companies of the Company as requested by the Company, from time to time and (viii) provide the Company with such other investment advisory, research and related services as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of its funds.  Subject to the supervision of the Board, the Adviser shall have the power and authority on behalf of the Company to effectuate its investment decisions for the Company, including the execution and delivery of all documents relating to the Company’s investments and the placing of orders for other purchase or sale transactions on behalf of the Company. In the event that the Company determines to incur debt financing, the Adviser will arrange for such financing on the Company’s behalf, subject to the oversight and approval of the Board. If it is necessary for the Adviser to make investments on behalf of the Company through a special purpose vehicle, the Adviser shall have authority to create or arrange for the creation of such special purpose vehicle and to make such investments through such special purpose vehicle (in accordance with the Investment Company Act). 
(b)    The Adviser hereby accepts such retention as investment adviser and agrees during the term hereof to render the services described herein for the compensation provided herein.

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(c)    This Agreement is intended to create, and creates, a contractual relationship for services to be rendered by the Adviser acting in the ordinary course of its business and is not intended to create, and does not create, a partnership, joint venture or any like relationship among the parties hereto (or any other parties). The Adviser shall for all purposes herein provided be deemed to be an independent contractor and, except as expressly provided or authorized herein, shall have no authority to act for or represent the Company in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Company.
(d)    The Adviser shall keep and preserve for the period required by the Investment Company Act any books and records relevant to the provision of its investment advisory services to the Company and shall specifically maintain all books and records in accordance with Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act and the rules thereunder with respect to the Company’s portfolio transactions and shall render to the Board such periodic and special reports as the Board may reasonably request. The Adviser agrees that all records that it maintains for the Company are the property of the Company and will surrender promptly to the Company any such records upon the Company’s request, provided that the Adviser may retain a copy of such records.
(e)    Subject to the prior approval by the Board and the stockholders of the Company to the extent required under the Investment Company Act, the Adviser is hereby authorized to enter into one or more sub-advisory agreements with other investment advisers (each, a “Sub-Adviser”) pursuant to which the Adviser may obtain the services of the Sub-Adviser(s) to assist the Adviser in fulfilling its responsibilities hereunder. Specifically, the Adviser may retain a Sub-Adviser to recommend specific securities or other investments based upon the Company’s investment objective and policies, and work, along with the Adviser, in structuring, negotiating, arranging or effecting the acquisition or disposition of such investments and monitoring investments on behalf of the Company, subject to the oversight of the Adviser and the Company. The Company shall be responsible for any compensation payable to any Sub-Adviser. Any sub-advisory agreement entered into by the Adviser shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act and other applicable federal and state law.
		
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	Company’s Responsibilities and Expenses Payable by the Company. 

All investment professionals of the Adviser, and their respective staffs, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory and management services hereunder, and the compensation and routine overhead expenses of such personnel allocable to such services, will be provided and paid for by the Adviser and not by the Company. The Company will bear all expenses of its operations and transactions, including (without limitation except as noted) those relating to: the Company’s initial organization costs and offering costs incurred prior to the filing of its election to be regulated as a BDC (the amount in excess of $1,500,000 to be paid by the Adviser); the costs associated with any offerings of the Company’s common stock and other securities; calculating individual asset values and the Company’s net asset value (including the cost and expenses of any independent valuation firms); expenses, including travel expenses, incurred by the Adviser, or members of its investment team, or payable to third parties, performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies and, if necessary, expenses of enforcing the Company’s rights; the base management fee and any incentive fees payable under this Agreement; certain costs and expenses relating to distributions paid on the Company’s shares; administration fees payable under the administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) between the Company and Carlyle GMS Finance Administration, L.L.C. (the “Administrator”) and sub-administration agreements, including related expenses; debt service and other costs of borrowings or other financing arrangements; the allocated costs incurred by the Adviser in providing managerial assistance to those portfolio companies that request it; amounts payable to third parties relating to, or associated with, making or holding investments; the costs associated with subscriptions to data service, research-related subscriptions and expenses and quotation equipment and services used in making or holding investments; transfer agent and custodial fees; costs of hedging; commissions and other compensation payable to brokers or dealers; federal and state registration fees; any U.S. federal, state and local taxes, including any excise taxes; independent director fees and expenses; costs of preparing financial statements and maintaining books and records, costs of preparing tax returns, costs of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (“Sarbanes-Oxley”), compliance and attestation and costs of filing reports or other documents with the SEC (or other regulatory bodies), and other reporting and compliance costs, including registration and listing fees, and the compensation of professionals responsible for the preparation or review of the foregoing; the costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to the Company’s stockholders (including printing and mailing costs), the costs of any stockholders’ meetings and the compensation of investor relations personnel responsible for the preparation of the foregoing and related matters; the costs of specialty and custom software for monitoring risk, compliance and overall portfolio, including any development costs incurred prior to the filing of the Company’s election to be regulated as a BDC; the Company’s fidelity bond; directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance, and any other insurance premiums; indemnification payments; direct fees and expenses associated with independent audits, agency, consulting and legal costs; and all other expenses incurred by either the Administrator or the Company in connection with administering its business, including payments under the Administration Agreement for administrative services that will be equal to an amount that reimburses the Administrator for its costs and expenses and the Company’s allocable portion of overhead incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including, compensation paid to or compensatory distributions received by its officers (including its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer) and any of their respective staff who provide services to the Company, operations staff who provide services 

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to the Company,  and any internal audit staff, to the extent internal audit performs a role in the Company’s Sarbanes-Oxley internal control assessment. 
		
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	Compensation of the Adviser. 

The Company agrees to pay, and the Adviser agrees to accept, as compensation for the services provided by the Adviser hereunder, a base management fee (“Base Management Fee”) and an incentive fee (“Incentive Fee”) as hereinafter set forth.  The Company shall make any payments due hereunder to the Adviser or to the Adviser’s designee as the Adviser may otherwise direct.

(a)    The Base Management Fee will be calculated at an annual rate of 1.50% of the Company’s gross assets, which for all purposes hereunder shall (i) be determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, (ii) include assets acquired through the incurrence of debt, and (iii) exclude cash and any temporary investments in cash-equivalents, including U.S. government securities and other high-quality investment grade debt investments that mature in 12 months or less from the date of investment.  

The Base Management Fee will be payable quarterly in arrears.  The Base Management Fee will be calculated based on the average value of the Company’s gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed fiscal quarters, except for the first quarter following the completion of the IPO, in which case the Base Management Fee will be calculated based on the Company’s gross assets as of the end of such fiscal quarter. The Base Management Fee will be appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during such fiscal quarter, and the Base Management Fees for any partial month or quarter will be appropriately pro-rated.  
 
(b)    The Incentive Fee shall consist of two parts, as follows:
 
(i)      One part will be calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on the Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income for the preceding calendar quarter.  “Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income” means consolidated interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Company receives from portfolio companies) accrued by the Company during the calendar quarter, minus the Company’s consolidated operating expenses for the quarter (including the Base Management Fee, expenses payable under the Administration Agreement, and any interest expense or fees on any credit facilities or outstanding debt and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the Incentive Fee).
 
Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s Net Assets (as defined below) at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, will be compared to a “hurdle rate” of 1.50% per quarter (6% annualized).  “Net Assets” as used herein solely for purposes of the Incentive Fee means the Company’s gross assets less consolidated indebtedness, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
 
The Company’s net investment income used to calculate this part of the Incentive Fee is also included in the amount of its gross assets used to calculate the 1.50% Base Management Fee.  The Company will pay the Adviser an Incentive Fee with respect to the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income in each calendar quarter as follows:
 
		
	(A)      
	With the exception of the Capital Gains Fee (as defined and discussed below), no Incentive Fee in any calendar quarter in which the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income does not exceed the hurdle rate of 1.50%;

		
	(B)
	100% of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 1.82% in any calendar quarter (7.28% annualized); and

 
		
	(C)
	17.5% of the amount of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds 1.82% in any calendar quarter (7.28% annualized).

 
     These calculations will be appropriately pro rated for any period of less than three months and appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the current quarter.
 

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(ii)     The second part of the Incentive Fee (the “Capital Gains Fee”) will be determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of this Agreement as set forth below), commencing with the calendar year ending on December 31, 2013, and is calculated at the end of each applicable year by subtracting (1) the sum of the Company’s cumulative aggregate realized capital losses and aggregate unrealized capital depreciation from (2) the Company’s cumulative aggregate realized capital gains, in each case calculated from inception.  If such amount is positive at the end of such year, then the Capital Gains Fee for such year is equal to 17.5% of such amount, less the aggregate amount of Capital Gains Fees paid in all prior years.  If such amount is negative, then there is no Capital Gains Fee for such year.  If this Agreement shall terminate as of a date that is not a calendar year end, the termination date shall be treated as though it were a calendar year end for purposes of calculating and paying a Capital Gains Fee.
 
For purposes of this Section 3(b)(ii):
 
The “cumulative aggregate realized capital gains” are calculated as the sum of the differences, if positive, between (a) the sales price of each investment in the Company’s portfolio when sold, net of any selling commissions or other selling expenses (the “net sales price”) and (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment when sold.
 
The “cumulative aggregate realized capital losses” are calculated as the sum of the amounts by which (a) the net sales price of each investment in the Company’s portfolio when sold is less than (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment when sold.
 
The “aggregate unrealized capital depreciation” is calculated as the sum of the differences, if negative, between (a) the valuation of each investment in the Company’s portfolio as of the applicable Capital Gains Fee calculation date and (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment as of the applicable Capital Gains Fee calculation date.
  
(iii)    Examples of the Incentive Fee calculation are attached hereto as Annex A.  Such examples are included for illustrative purposes only and are not considered part of this Agreement.
(c)    Any transaction, loan origination, advisory or similar fees (“Transaction Fees”) received in connection with the Company’s activities or the Adviser’s activities as they relate to the Company shall be the property of the Company.  The parties agree that any Transaction Fees paid to the members, managers, partners or employees of the Company, the Adviser or their respective affiliates in connection with the Company’s activities or the Adviser’s activities as they relate to the Company shall be promptly remitted to the Company; provided, however, Transaction Fees received in respect of an investment opportunity in which the Company and one or more entities (including affiliates of the Adviser) participate shall be allocated to each of the Company and such entities pro rata in accordance with their respective investments or proposed investments in such investment opportunity.

(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company and the Adviser acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Section 3 shall be of no force and effect unless and until this Agreement has been approved by (i) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company and (ii) the vote of the Board and the vote of a majority of the Company’s Directors who are not parties to this Agreement or “interested persons” (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act) of any such party, each in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act (the “Approval Date”).  For the avoidance of doubt, the Adviser shall receive no compensation with respect to services provided hereunder prior to the Approval Date.

		
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	Covenants of the Adviser.

The Adviser covenants that it will remain registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act so long as it is the investment adviser to the Company and the Company maintains its election to be regulated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act or otherwise is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act. The Adviser agrees that its activities will at all times be in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws governing its operations and investments.
		
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	Excess Brokerage Commissions.

The Adviser is hereby authorized, to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law, to cause the Company to pay a member of a national securities exchange, broker or dealer an amount of commission for effecting a securities transaction in excess of the amount of commission another member of such exchange, broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the Adviser determines in good faith, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), size of order, difficulty of execution, and operational 

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facilities of the firm and the firm’s risk and skill in positioning blocks of securities, that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by such member, broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or its overall responsibilities with respect to the Company’s portfolio, and constitutes the best net results for the Company.
		
	6.
	Limitations on the Employment of the Adviser. 

The services of the Adviser to the Company are not exclusive, and the Adviser may engage in any other business or render similar or different services to others including, without limitation, the direct or indirect sponsorship or management of other investment based accounts or commingled pools of capital, however structured, having investment objectives similar to those of the Company, so long as its services to the Company hereunder are not impaired thereby, and nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any manager, partner, officer or employee of the Adviser to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to any other business, whether of a similar or dissimilar nature, or to receive any fees or compensation in connection therewith (including fees for serving as a director of, or providing consulting services to, one or more of the Company’s portfolio companies, subject to applicable law). So long as this Agreement or any extension, renewal or amendment remains in effect, the Adviser shall be the only investment adviser for the Company, subject to the Adviser’s ability to enter into sub-advisory agreements consistent with the requirements of this Agreement. The Adviser assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the services called for hereunder. It is understood that directors, officers, employees and stockholders of the Company are or may become interested in the Adviser and its affiliates, as directors, officers, employees, partners, stockholders, members, managers or otherwise, and that the Adviser and directors, officers, employees, partners, stockholders, members and managers of the Adviser and its affiliates are or may become similarly interested in the Company as stockholders or otherwise.
		
	7.
	Responsibility of Dual Directors, Officers and/or Employees. 

If any person who is a manager, partner, officer or employee of the Adviser or the Administrator is or becomes a director, officer and/or employee of the Company and acts as such in any business of the Company, then such manager, partner, officer and/or employee of the Adviser or the Administrator shall be deemed to be acting in such capacity solely for the Company, and not as a manager, partner, officer or employee of the Adviser or the Administrator or under the control or direction of the Adviser or the Administrator, even if paid by the Adviser or the Administrator.
		
	8.
	Limitation of Liability of the Adviser; Indemnification. 

(a)    The Adviser (and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with the Adviser, including without limitation its sole member) shall not be liable to the Company for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Adviser in connection with the performance of any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Company (except to the extent specified in Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act concerning loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty (as the same is finally determined by judicial proceedings) with respect to the receipt of compensation for services), and the Company shall indemnify, defend and protect the Adviser (and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with the Adviser, including without limitation its sole member and the Administrator, each of whom shall be deemed a third party beneficiary hereof) (each, individually, an “Indemnified Party” and collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) and hold each of them harmless from and against all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by any of them in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit by or in the right of the Company or its security holders) arising out of or otherwise based upon the performance in good faith of any of the Adviser’s duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Company.  The Company’s indemnification of the Indemnified Parties shall, to the extent not in conflict with such insurance policy, be secondary to any and all payment to which any Indemnified Party is entitled from any relevant insurance policy issued to or for the benefit of the Company and its affiliates or any Indemnified Party.  The Company’s indemnification of the Indemnified Parties shall also be secondary to any payment pursuant to any other indemnification obligation of any other relevant entity or person, including under any insurance policy issued to or for the benefit of such other entity or person, in all cases, to the extent not in conflict with the applicable other indemnification or insurance contract.  In the event of payment by the Company under this Agreement and pursuant to its indemnification obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of any Indemnified Party, including the rights of the Indemnified Parties under any insurance policies. 

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(b)    For any claims indemnified by the Company under Section 8(a) above, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall promptly pay expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by any Indemnified Party in appearing at, participating in or defending any action, suit, claim, demand or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, claim, demand or proceeding, including appeals, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a statement or statements from the Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time.  Each Indemnified Parties hereby undertakes to repay any amounts advanced on its behalf (without interest) to the extent that it is ultimately determined that the Indemnified Party is not entitled under this Agreement to be indemnified by the Company.  Such undertaking shall be unsecured and accepted without reference to the financial ability of the Indemnified Parties to make repayment and without regard to the Indemnified Parties’ ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement. No other form of undertaking shall be required of the Indemnified Parties other than the execution of this Agreement.   
(c)    Notwithstanding the above provisions of this Section 8, nothing contained herein shall protect or be deemed to protect the Indemnified Parties against or entitle or be deemed to entitle the Indemnified Parties to indemnification in respect of, any liability to the Company or its security holders to which the Indemnified Parties would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Adviser’s duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of the Adviser’s duties and obligations under this Agreement (as the same shall be determined in accordance with the Investment Company Act and any interpretations or guidance by the SEC or its staff thereunder).
		
	9.
	Effectiveness, Duration and Termination of Agreement.

(a)    This Agreement shall become effective as of the first date above written.  The provisions of Section 8 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the Adviser shall remain entitled to the benefits thereof, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement.  Further, notwithstanding the termination or expiration of this Agreement as set forth in this Section 9, the Adviser shall be entitled to any amounts owed under Section 3 through the date of termination or expiration and Section 8 shall continue in force and effect and apply to the Adviser and its representatives as and to the extent applicable.
(b)    This Agreement shall continue in effect for two years from the date hereof and thereafter shall continue automatically for successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the vote of the Board and by the vote of a majority of the Company’s Directors who are not parties to this Agreement or “interested persons” (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act) of any such party, in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act.
(c)    This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, upon 60 days’ written notice, by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, or by the vote of the Company’s Directors or by the Adviser.
(d)    This Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 15(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act).
		
	10.
	Notices.

Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at its principal office.
		
	11.
	Amendments.

This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent, but the consent of the Company must be obtained in conformity with the requirements of the Investment Company Act.
		
	12.
	Entire Agreement; Governing Law. 

This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements with respect to the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the choice of law principles thereof, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act. To the extent the applicable laws of the State of Delaware, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the provisions of the Investment Company Act, the latter shall control. To the fullest extent permitted by the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act, as amended, the sole and 

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exclusive forum for any action, suit or proceeding with respect to this Agreement shall be a federal or state court located in the State of Delaware, and each party hereto, to the fullest extent permitted by law, hereby irrevocably waives any objection that it may have, whether now or in the future, to the laying of venue in, or to the jurisdiction of, any and each of such courts for the purposes of any such action, suit or proceeding and further waives any claim that any such action, suit or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum, and each party hereto hereby submits to such jurisdiction and consents to process being served in any such action, suit or proceeding, without limitation, by United States mail addressed to the party at its principal office.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the date above written.

TCG BDC, INC.

By:    /s/  Orit Mizrachi_____________________
Name:    Orit Mizrachi
Title:    Chief Operating Officer  

CARLYLE GMS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L.L.C.

By:    /s/  Orit Mizrachi  _____________________
Name:     Orit Mizrachi
Title:    Authorized Officer  

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ANNEX A
EXAMPLES OF INCENTIVE FEE CALCULATION 

Example 1: Income Related Portion of Incentive Fee (*): 
Alternative 1 - Assumptions 
Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 1.25%. 
Hurdle rate(1) = 1.50%. 
Management fee(2) = 0.375%. 
Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.)(3) = 0.20%. 
Pre-incentive fee net investment income 
(investment income – (management fee + other expenses)) = 0.675%. 
Pre-incentive net investment income does not exceed hurdle rate, therefore there is no incentive fee. 

Alternative 2 - Assumptions 
Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 2.30%. 
Hurdle rate(1) = 1.50%. 
Management fee(2) = 0.375%. 
Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.)(3) = 0.20%. 
Pre-incentive fee net investment income 
(investment income – (management fee + other expenses)) = 1.725%. 
Incentive fee = 17.5% × pre-incentive fee net investment income, subject to the “catch-up”(4) 
= 100% x (1.725%-1.50%)
= 0.225%. 

Alternative 3 -Assumptions 
Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 4.00%. 
Hurdle rate(1) = 1.50%. 
Management fee(2) = 0.375%. 
Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.)(3) = 0.20%. 
Pre-incentive fee net investment income 
(investment income – (management fee + other expenses)) = 3.425%. 
Incentive fee = 17.5% × pre-incentive fee net investment income, subject to “catch-up”(4) 
Incentive fee = 100% × “catch-up” + (17.5% × (pre-incentive fee net investment income – 1.82%)). 
Catch-up = 1.82% – 1.50%.
= 0.32% 
Incentive fee = (100% × 0.32%) + (17.5% × (3.425% – 1.82%)) 
= 0.320% + (17.5% × 1.605%) 
= 0.320% + 0.281% 
= 0.601%. 
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	(*)  
	The hypothetical amount of Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income shown is expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s total Net Assets. 

(1)    Represents 6.00% annualized hurdle rate.
(2)     Represents 1.50% annualized management fee.
(3)    Excludes organizational and offering expenses.
		
	(4)
	The “catch-up” provision, as described in Section 3(b)(i)(A)-(C) above, is intended to provide the Adviser with an incentive fee of approximately 17.5% on all of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income as if a hurdle rate did not apply when the Company’s net investment income exceeds 1.82% in any calendar quarter.  The “catch-up” portion of our pre-incentive fee net investment income is the portion that exceeds the 1.5% hurdle rate but is less than or equal to approximately 1.82% (that is, 1.5% divided by (1 – 0.175)) in any calendar quarter.

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Example 2: Capital Gains Portion of Incentive Fee: 
Alternative 1 - Assumptions
		
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	Year 1: $20 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”), and $30 million investment made in Company B (“Investment B”).

		
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	Year 2: Investment A sold for $50 million and fair market value (“FMV”) of Investment B determined to be $32 million.

		
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	Year 3: FMV of Investment B determined to be $25 million.

		
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	Year 4: Investment B sold for $31 million.

The capital gains portion of the incentive fee, if any, would be:
		
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	Year 1: None.

		
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	Year 2: $5.25 million capital gains incentive fee, calculated as follows:

$30 million realized capital gains on sale of Investment A multiplied by 17.5%.
		
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	Year 3: None, calculated as follows: (5) 

$4.375 million cumulative fee (17.5% multiplied by $25 million ($30 million cumulative capital gains less $5 million cumulative capital depreciation)) less $5.25 million (previous capital gains fee paid in Year 2).
		
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	Year 4: $175,000 capital gains incentive fee, calculated as follows:

$5.425 million cumulative fee ($31 million cumulative realized capital gains ($30 million from Investment A and $1 million from Investment B) multiplied by 17.5%) less $5.25 million (previous capital gains fee paid in Year 2).
Alternative 2 - Assumptions 
		
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	Year 1: $20 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”), $30 million investment made in Company B (“Investment B”) and $25 million investment made in Company C (“Investment C”).

		
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	Year 2: Investment A sold for $50 million, FMV of Investment B determined to be $25 million and FMV of Investment C determined to be $25 million.

		
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	Year 3: FMV of Investment B determined to be $27 million and Investment C sold for $30 million.

		
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	Year 4: FMV of Investment B determined to be $35 million.

		
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	Year 5: Investment B sold for $20 million.

The capital gains portion of the incentive fee, if any, would be: 
		
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	Year 1: None.

		
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	Year 2: $4.375 million capital gains incentive fee, calculated as follows:17.5% multiplied by $25 million ($30 million realized capital gains on sale of Investment A less $5 million unrealized capital depreciation on Investment B). 

		
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	Year 3: $1.225 million capital gains incentive fee, calculated as follows: 

$5.6 million cumulative fee (17.5% multiplied by $32 million ($35 million cumulative realized capital gains less $3 million unrealized capital depreciation)) less $4.375 million (previous capital gains fee paid in Year 2) 
		
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	Year 4: $525,000 capital gains incentive fee, calculated as follows:

$6.125 million cumulative fee (17.5% multiplied by $35 million cumulative realized capital gains) less $5.6 million (previous cumulative capital gains fee paid in Year 2 and Year 3)
		
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	Year 5: None 

$4.375 million cumulative fee (17.5% multiplied by $25 million ($35 million cumulative realized capital gains less $10 million realized capital losses)) less $6.125 million (previous cumulative capital gains fee paid in Years 2, 3 and 4).
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	(5)  
	If this Agreement is terminated on a date other than December 31 of any year, the Company may pay aggregate capital gain incentive fees that are more than the amount of such fees that would have been payable if this Agreement had been terminated on December 31 of such year.  This would occur if the FMV of an investment declined between the time this Agreement was terminated and December 31.

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