Document:

EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

CAUSE NO. CC-13-05823-E 
  

							
	REIT REDUX, L.P., HOAK & CO.,and	 	§                                	 	IN THE COUNTY COURT	  	
	HOAK PUBLIC EQUITIES, L.P.,	 	§	 		  	
	On behalf of themselves and others	 	§	 		  	
	similarly situated, and Derivatively on	 	§	 		  	
	Behalf of PMC COMMERCIAL TRUST et al.	 	§	 		  	
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	 Plaintiffs,
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	v.	 	§	 	AT LAW NO. 5	  	
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	PMC COMMERCIAL TRUST,	 	§	 		  	
	JAN F. SALIT, BARRY N. BERLIN,	 	§	 		  	
	NATHAN COHEN, DR. MARTHA	 	§	 		  	
	ROSEMORE MORROW, BARRY IMBER,	 	§	 		  	
	SOUTHFORK MERGER SUB,	 	§	 		  	
	and CIM URBAN REIT, LLC,	 	§	 		  	
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	 Defendants.
	 	§	 	DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS	  	

 MEMORANDUM AND AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT 

EXECUTION COPY 

 WHEREAS, pending before the County Court at Law No. 5, in Dallas County, State of
Texas (the “Court”), is an action captioned REIT Redux, L.P., Hoak & Co., and Hoak Public Equities, L.P., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, and derivatively on behalf of PMC Commercial Trust v.
PMC Commercial Trust, Jan F. Salit, Barry N. Berlin, Nathan Cohen, Dr. Martha Rosemore Morrow, Barry Imber, Southfork Merger Sub, LLC, and CIM Urban REIT, LLC, Cause No.: CC-13-05823-E (the “Action”); 

WHEREAS, plaintiffs Hoak & Co., and Hoak Public Equities L.P., (together, the “Plaintiffs”) have asserted their
claims in the Action on their own behalf, derivatively on behalf of PMC Commercial Trust, and on behalf of a putative class of all persons or entities who, from July 8, 2013, and through and including the shareholder vote on the Proposed
Transaction (as defined below) who were or are holders of PMC’s common shares, either of record or beneficially, other than Defendants, their employees, affiliates, relatives or control persons, any consultants or advisors of Defendants (the
“Putative Class”); 
 WHEREAS, the Parties (as defined below) in the Action by their respective counsel, have reached this
agreement providing for the settlement of the Action on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below (the “Settlement Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, on July 8, 2013, PMC Commercial Trust (“PMC”), a publicly traded (NYSE: PCC) Real Estate Investment Trust
organized under the laws of the State of Texas, announced that it and its subsidiary, Southfork Merger Sub, LLC (“Southfork”) a Delaware limited liability company, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger
Agreement”) with CIM Urban REIT, LLC (“CIM”) and its subsidiary, CIM Merger Sub, LLC (“CIM Merger Sub”), pursuant to which (among other things), if approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
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PMC’s shareholders currently scheduled for February 11, 2014 (the “PMC Shareholder Vote”): (1) PMC would pay a special dividend to its shareholders as of the
dividend record date in the amount of $5.50 per share; (2) PMC would issue approximately 22 million additional common and approximately 65 million preferred shares to a subsidiary of CIM as set forth in the Merger Agreement; and
(3) following the issuance of such shares, CIM Merger Sub would merge into Southfork, all as more fully described in the Merger Agreement (the “Proposed Transaction”); 

WHEREAS, on July 8, 2013, PMC filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a Form 8-K (the “Form
8-K”) which announced the Proposed Transaction and attached a copy of the Merger Agreement; 
 WHEREAS, on August 30, 2013,
PMC filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-190934) (the “Form S-4”) with the SEC in connection with the Proposed Transaction, and on December 30, 2013, PMC filed its definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which was mailed to shareholders of PMC on or about January 6, 2014 seeking their approval of certain aspects of the Proposed Transaction, and among other things, provided
certain information about the Proposed Transaction, its background, and the reasons PMC’s Board of Trust Managers was recommending certain aspects of the Proposed Transaction for shareholder approval; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs claim that, on a combined basis, they constitute the largest public shareholder of PMC Commercial Trust, holding at least
769,000 shares of PMC (the “Represented Shares”); 
 WHEREAS on July 8, 2013 and again on December 23, 2013, Plaintiffs
sent letters to PMC opposing the Proposed Transaction because, among other things, Plaintiffs contended that their shares’ value post-Merger, and therefore, the total merger compensation, would be insufficient; 

  

			
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 WHEREAS, Defendants dispute the assertions set forth in Plaintiffs’ July 8, 2013 and
December 23, 2013 letters; 
 WHEREAS, on October 9, 2013, Plaintiffs filed the Action seeking, among other things, to enjoin the
Proposed Transaction as contemplated in the Form S-4, based on Plaintiffs’ direct, derivative, and putative class allegations in connection with the Proposed Transaction claiming (among other things): (a) breach of PMC’s Declaration
of Trust, breach of fiduciary duty and shareholder oppression against Jan F. Salit, Barry N. Berlin, Nathan Cohen, Dr. Martha Rosemore Morrow and Barry Imber (the “Individual Defendants”), (b) vicarious liability against
PMC, and (c) aiding, abetting and inducing such breaches and tortious interference against CIM; 
 WHEREAS Defendants have denied, and
continue to deny, that they have: (i) breached the PMC Declaration of Trust, (ii) committed, attempted to commit, or aided and abetted in the commission of any breach of fiduciary duty owed to PMC, Southfork or their shareholders or
otherwise, (iii) committed any tortious act or (iv) engaged in any of the wrongful acts alleged in the Action; 
 WHEREAS, on
November 4, 2013, Plaintiffs filed an Application for Temporary Injunction, seeking to enjoin the Proposed Transaction, which is currently set for hearing on January 29, 2014, and February 6, 2014; 

WHEREAS on November 12, 2013, Plaintiffs amended their Petition to add derivative allegations on behalf of Southfork; 

  

			
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 WHEREAS, on December 13, 2013, PMC, the Individual Defendants and Southfork filed their
Amended Plea to the Jurisdiction and Special Exceptions, which is pending before the Court and could result in dismissal of the derivative claims; 

WHEREAS, Steckler LLP is counsel for the Plaintiffs; 

WHEREAS, beginning in November 2013, the parties to the Action and their counsel engaged in arms’ length discussions regarding a
potential resolution of the claims asserted in the Action, and on January 21, 2014, the parties mediated such claims before Chris Nolland, the mediator appointed by the Court to mediate the claims in the Action; 

WHEREAS, after multiple adversarial negotiations including two days of in-person meetings, one day of which involved mediation before the
Court-appointed mediator, Plaintiffs, on the one hand, and PMC, Southfork, the Individual Defendants and CIM (collectively, the “Defendants,” and together with Plaintiffs, the “Parties”), on the other hand, reached
an agreement concerning the settlement of the claims in the Action, which they set forth herein (the “Settlement”); 
 WHEREAS, as
part of the Settlement, CIM has represented and warranted that CIM Service Provider, LLC (“Manager”), a subsidiary of CIM Group and the entity appointed to act as manager pursuant to the Master Services Agreement (as defined in the Form
S-4), has or will enter into a Rule 10b-5(1) Plan, pursuant to which Manager will agree to purchase shares of PMC at a market price of up to $5.00 per share during a period ending approximately six months following the closing of the Proposed
Transaction (the “Share Purchases”), with a limit of 2,750,000 shares, pursuant and subject to the terms set forth in the Rule 10b-5(1) Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A to this Settlement Agreement (which is incorporated herein by
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 WHEREAS, as part of the Settlement, CIM and PMC have agreed to issue a press release
substantially in a form attached as Exhibit B to this Settlement Agreement (which is incorporated herein by reference). 
 WHEREAS,
Plaintiffs and their counsel have, after conducting discovery and investigating the legal and factual issues, determined that in light of the risks of litigation, this settlement is ultimately in the best interests of PMC and the shareholders, and
is fair, reasonable and adequate under the circumstances because, among other things, the settlement provides greater assurance that there will be a market for the post-merger shares of PMC at a price of $5.00; 

WHEREAS, in consideration for the foregoing and the mutual promises made herein, Plaintiffs and the Putative Class will release the
Defendants, their affiliates, and all persons acting on behalf of or in concert with them, of and from all claims that Plaintiffs or any member of the Putative Class have or might have relating to the Proposed Transaction and the events leading up
to the Proposed Transaction, including all claims that were or could have been asserted in the Action; 
 WHEREAS, as part of the
Settlement, Plaintiffs have agreed to withdraw their Application for Temporary Injunction and to vote their shares in favor of the Proposed Transaction; 

WHEREAS, Defendants have agreed to settle the claims on the terms set forth in this Settlement Agreement solely to avoid the costs, disruption
and distraction of further litigation, and without admitting the validity of any allegations made in the Action or any liability with respect thereto and expressly denying same; 

  

			
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 NOW THEREFORE, as a result of the foregoing and the arm’s length negotiations among
counsel, in consideration of the promises and covenants set forth herein, the Parties have agreed as follows: 
 1. MANAGER’S
SHARE PURCHASES. CIM represents and warrants that Manager has or will enter into a Rule 10b-5(1) Plan (the “Plan”) substantially in the form as attached hereto as Exhibit A to this Settlement Agreement as soon as reasonably
practicable. Pursuant to the Plan, Manager will agree to purchase shares of PMC through open market purchases and/or through allowed block trades at a market price of up to $5.00 per share during the period ending on August 10, 2014, with a
limit of 2,750,000 shares, pursuant and subject to the terms as set forth in the Rule 10b-5(1) Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A to this Settlement Agreement (which is incorporated herein by reference). CIM agrees not to take any action that would
cause the withdrawal, modification or termination of Plan prior to the expiration of the Plan pursuant to its terms, except as required by law or in accordance with the terms of this Settlement Agreement. 

2. PRESS RELEASE. Upon approval by the Court of the Derivative Action Settlement, CIM and PMC will issue a press release
substantially in the form as attached hereto as Exhibit B (which is incorporated by reference). 
 3. VOTING. Plaintiffs
represent that they and all other “reporting persons” on Plaintiffs’ Schedule 13D filings with respect to PMC filed with the SEC (collectively, the “13D Group”), will vote all PMC shares beneficially owned by
Plaintiffs and the other members of the 13D Group as of the record date for the PMC Shareholder Vote (which number of shares so voted shall not be less than the number of Represented Shares), in favor of all proposals presented to PMC’s
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postponement thereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, Plaintiffs (a) shall vote or validly submit proxies with respect to their PMC shares owned as of the record date and (b) represent
that the other members of the 13D Group shall vote or validly submit proxies with respect to their PMC shares owned as of the record date, in each case by February 9, 2014 in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Form S-4 voting in
favor of all proposals presented to PMC’s shareholders at the PMC Shareholder Vote (it being understood that “street name” shares may be voted through directing a broker intermediary to vote or submit a proxy in accordance with the
foregoing). Following the foregoing affirmative vote by Plaintiffs and the 13D Group, they shall not change or withdraw their vote. In the event that Plaintiffs and the other members of the 13D Group fail to so vote all such PMC shares, then this
Agreement shall be null and void (if and only if the PMC Shareholder Vote is held pursuant to proper notice provided in accordance with PMC’s governing documents and applicable law). If Plaintiffs and the other members of the 13D Group comply
with their voting obligations herein but the Proposed Transaction nevertheless fails to close, this Agreement shall be null and void. For purposes of the foregoing, “fails to close” means (1) the Proposed Transaction with CIM and its
affiliates does not close within six (6) months of the date hereof and (2) the Merger Agreement is terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a de minimis number of PMC shares (totaling no greater than 5,000 shares) owned by
members of the 13D Group are not voted at all (or proxies with respect thereto have been not provided to PMC), Plaintiffs and the other members of the 13D Group shall not be out of compliance with the foregoing voting obligations so long as such
de minimis PMC shares are not voted against the proposals presented to PMC shareholders at the PMC Shareholder Vote. 

  

			
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 4. WITHDRAWAL OF OPPOSITION. Plaintiffs will withdraw their Application for a
Temporary Injunction in the Action and agree not to mount, encourage or cooperate in any opposition to the Proposed Transaction. 
 5.
SETTLEMENT FAIR, ADEQUATE AND REASONABLE. Plaintiffs and their counsel have diligently conducted discovery and investigated the merits of the derivative and class claims in the Action, and based thereupon believe that this Settlement
Agreement is fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interests of Plaintiffs, PMC, and the Settlement Class (defined below); 

6. RELEASE PROVISION. Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class will agree to a Court Order dismissing all claims, and releasing all
claims in the following form:  
 (a) Plaintiffs on behalf of themselves individually, derivatively, and the Settlement Class
(collectively, the “Releasing Persons”) RELEASE, ACQUIT AND FOREVER DISCHARGE Defendants and their respective spouses, parent entities, affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries and members, and each and all of their respective past,
present or future officers, directors, trustees, managers, principals, agents, representatives, employees, general or limited partners, attorneys, financial or investment advisors (including without limitation Sandler O’Neill), appraisers, and
any other advisors, consultants, accountants, investment bankers, commercial bankers, trustees, engineers, insurers, members, heirs, executors, personal or legal representatives, estates, administrators, successors and assigns, whether or not any
such Released Persons were named in the Action (collectively, the “Released Persons”), of all claims, demands, rights, actions or causes of action, liabilities, damages, losses, obligations, judgments, suits, fees, expenses, costs,
matters and issues of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether legal, equitable or any other type, known or unknown, contingent or absolute, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed 

  

			
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or undisclosed, hidden or concealed, matured or unmatured, that have been, could have been, or in the future can or might be asserted in the Action or in any court, tribunal or proceeding
relating to the Proposed Transaction, including but not limited to any claims arising under federal securities laws or under federal, state statutory or common law, or any other law, rule or regulation, including the law of any other jurisdiction
outside of the United States, regarding the allegations, facts, events, acquisitions, matters, acts, occurrences, decisions, conduct, statements, representations, omissions, that was or could have been raised in the Action, or that are otherwise
related in any way to: (i) the claims or allegations asserted in the Action or in any other proceeding concerning the Proposed Transaction, (ii) the Proposed Transaction and the Merger Agreement and any related agreements (the
“Related Agreements”); (iii) any filing with the SEC relating to the Proposed Transaction; (iv) the negotiations in connection with the Proposed Transaction and Related Agreements; (v) the public statements or
disclosures or disclosure obligations of any of the Defendants or Released Persons in connection with the Proposed Transaction and the Related Agreements; (vi) the fiduciary obligations of any of the Defendants or Released Persons in connection
with the Proposed Transaction, the Related Agreements, any SEC filings or any other matter in connection with the Proposed Transaction; (vii) any alleged breach of the PMC Declaration of Trust related to the PMC Shareholder Vote or the Proposed
Transaction; and/or (viii) the entry by Defendants into this Settlement Agreement, the Settlement Documents and the Settlement (collectively, “Settled Claims”); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the above
release shall not extend to Plaintiffs’ right to enforce the terms of this Settlement Agreement or to any non-Settled Claims that accrued after execution of this Settlement Agreement; 

  

			
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 (b) Releasing Persons waive their rights under applicable state law, federal law and common law
to the extent such laws may have the effect of limiting the releases set forth above, including a specific waiver by the Releasing Persons of all claims which the Releasing Persons do not know or expect to exist at the time of the release, and any
rights pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1542, or any similar, comparable or equivalent provision of the law of any other jurisdiction, which provides: 

A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing
the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor; 
 (c) Defendants will
RELEASE, ACQUIT AND FOREVER DISCHARGE Plaintiffs (and their affiliates, members, control persons, partners, heirs, and assigns) and Plaintiffs’ counsel from all claims arising out of the commencement, prosecution, settlement or resolution of
the Settled Claims; provided, however, that the foregoing release shall not extend to the Released Persons’ right to enforce the terms of this Settlement Agreement; 

(d) In the event the Settlement does not become final for any reason, including if the Court approves the Settlement Agreement but such
approval is reversed on appeal, Defendants reserve the right to oppose certification of any class as well as defend on the merits in the Action or any future proceedings, and Plaintiffs reserve their right to amend their petition and prosecute their
claims as if no release had been effectuated or entered into; and 
 (e) Subject to the Order of the Court, pending final determination of
whether the Settlement should be approved, Plaintiffs and all members of the Settlement Class, and any of them, are barred and enjoined from commencing, prosecuting, instigating or in any way participating in the commencement or prosecution of any
action asserting any Settled Claims, either directly, representatively, derivatively or in any other capacity, against any Released Person. 

  

			
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 7. APPROVAL OF DERIVATIVE ACTION SETTLEMENT.  

(a) The Parties agree to present the derivative settlement as contained in this Settlement Agreement to the Court for hearing and approval on
January 29, 2014; 
 (b) The Parties shall on an expedited basis seek Court approval of (i) the Manager share purchases as set
forth in Section 1 of this Settlement Agreement; (ii) Plaintiffs’ agreement to withdraw their motion for temporary injunction and otherwise seeking to enjoin or stop the Proposed Transaction or the PMC Shareholder Vote;
(iii) Plaintiffs’ agreement to dismiss their derivative claims on behalf of PMC and Southfork with prejudice in consideration of the Settlement Agreement; and (iv) Plaintiffs’ application for attorneys’ fees as set forth
below in Section 15 (altogether, the “Derivative Action Settlement”); 
 (c) Plaintiffs may petition for
attorneys’ fees and costs as provided for and which shall be payable only as set forth in Section 15, which Defendants have agreed not to oppose under the terms and conditions of Section 15, the award and/or approval of which shall
not be a condition of approval of the overall Derivative Action Settlement; and 
 (d) The Parties agree that under applicable law, the
release of the derivative claims shall have preclusive effect on all future asserted derivative claims, whether asserted by Plaintiffs or any other party on behalf of PMC, Southfork or any other PMC subsidiary, to the extent such claims relate to or
arise out of the events set forth in the Third Amended Petition. 

  

			
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 8. APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.  

(a) Stay of Class Action. Other than the approval of the Derivative Action Settlement, the Action shall be stayed pending final
Court approval of the class action settlement described herein (the “Class Action Settlement”), and the Parties’ counsel shall take all reasonable steps required to effectuate such stay. The Parties agree that all outstanding
notices of deposition and outstanding discovery requests are withdrawn. Except as otherwise provided herein, Plaintiffs agree that they will not take or encourage any action or make any filing in the Action or in any other forum (whether in the
United States or any other jurisdiction), including, but not limited to, filing any motion or pleading seeking expedited discovery, or any motion or pleading of any kind that seeks to enjoin, either temporarily or permanently, the Proposed
Transaction or the shareholder vote related to the Proposed Transaction or assert any other challenge or objection to the Proposed Transaction. The Parties further agree that they shall cooperate in opposing any subsequently-filed similar action,
whether in the Court or in any other forum, and to take all reasonable steps to defend the settlement as contained in this Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement”). This stay is not intended to limit the right of any party to enforce
the terms of this Settlement Agreement and/or to effectuate the proposed Settlement. 
 (b) Class Action Approval Process.
The Parties will use their best efforts to agree upon, execute and present to the Court any and all documents (altogether, the “Settlement Documents”) as may be necessary and appropriate to obtain the prompt approval by the
Court of the Class Action Settlement and the dismissal with prejudice of the Class Action, including (among other things) the following provisions:  

(i) On January 29, 2014, the Parties will jointly move for preliminary certification of the Class Action, approval of the Class Action
Settlement and of class notice pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 42, for the following non-opt out settlement class: “All persons or entities who, from July 8, 2013, through and including January 29, 2014, were or are holders
of PMC’s common shares, either of record or beneficially, other than Defendants, their affiliates and other PMC shareholders who previously settled or released their claims against Defendants related to the Proposed Transaction” (the
“Settlement Class”); 

  

			
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 (ii) PMC shall be responsible for providing and administering notice of the Settlement to the
members of the Settlement Class. PMC shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in providing notice of the Settlement to the members of the Settlement Class as directed by the Court; 

(iii) PMC shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of the Court’s preliminary approval to send the court-approved notice to class
members; 
 (iv) the Parties will request that the Court allow thirty (30) days from the date notice is sent for objectors to file
objections; 
 (v) The Parties will seek final approval approximately sixty (60) days following the Court’s preliminary approval of
the Settlement Class and agree to use their best efforts to obtain Final Court Approval of the Settlement and the dismissal of the Action with prejudice as to all Settled Class Action Claims and without costs to any party (other than as provided
herein); and 
 (vi) The Class Action will be dismissed with prejudice upon final Court approval of the Class Action Settlement, and the
Parties agree that, except as expressly provided herein, the Action shall be stayed pending final Court approval, and the Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class will release all claims in accordance with the Release Provision contained herein. 

9. .PLAINTIFF STAND-STILL Subject to the Order of the Court, pending final determination of whether the Settlement should
be approved, Plaintiffs and all members of the Settlement Class, and any of them, are barred and enjoined from commencing, prosecuting, instigating or in any way participating in the commencement or prosecution of any action asserting any Settled
Claims, either directly, representatively, derivatively or in any other capacity, against any Released Person. 

  

			
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 10. EXECUTION. This Settlement Agreement shall be executed by or on behalf of each
of the Parties and by counsel for the Parties, each of whom represents and warrants that he/she has the authority to enter into this Settlement Agreement and bind the Party on whose behalf he/she signs below. 

11. WARRANTIES  

(a) Plaintiffs represent and warrant that Plaintiffs are the only holder and owner of their claims and causes of action asserted in the Action,
and that none of Plaintiffs’ claims or causes of action referred to in the Action or this Settlement Agreement have been assigned, encumbered or in any manner transferred in whole or in part. By signing this Settlement Agreement, Plaintiffs and
their counsel further warrant and represent that the named Plaintiffs are shareholders of PMC. Plaintiffs and their counsel further represent that they are not aware of any pending or planned lawsuits or legal challenges to PMC alleging breaches of
fiduciary duty, whether same was alleged in the Action or not. 
 (b) CIM represents and warrants that Manager has the authority and
wherewithal to effectuate and complete the Manager Share Purchases as outlined in this Settlement Agreement, and that CIM knows of no reasons, contingencies, legal or regulatory restrictions or events that would interfere with Manager’s ability
to perform said promises. 

  

			
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 (c) EACH PARTY FURTHER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT HE/IT HAS BEEN FULLY INFORMED AND HAS FULL
KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS OF THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, THAT HE/IT (EITHER THROUGH HIS/ITS PARTNERS, TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AGENTS OR INDEPENDENTLY RETAINED ATTORNEYS) HAS FULLY INVESTIGATED TO HIS/ITS SATISFACTION ALL FACTS
SURROUNDING THE VARIOUS CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES AND DISPUTES AND IS FULLY SATISFIED WITH THE TERMS AND EFFECTS OF THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, THAT NO PROMISE OR INDUCEMENT HAS BEEN OFFERED OR MADE TO HIM/IT BY ANY OTHER PARTY EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, AND THAT THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED WITHOUT RELIANCE ON ANY STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION BY ANY OTHER PARTY THAT IS NOT EXPRESSLY REFERRED TO IN THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. 

12. GOVERNING LAW. This Settlement Agreement and the Settlement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Texas, without regard to any principles governing choice of law. The Parties agree that any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to this Settlement Agreement, the Settlement Documents or the Settlement shall not be litigated or
otherwise pursued in any forum or venue other than the Court. 16. This Settlement Agreement may be modified or amended only by a writing, signed by all of the signatories hereto, that refers specifically to this Settlement Agreement. 

13. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT NOT ADMISSIBLE FOR ANY PURPOSE. The existence of, and the provisions contained in this Settlement
Agreement shall not be deemed a presumption, concession or admission by any Party as to the merits of the claims, or as to the fault, liability or wrongdoing of any Party, or as to any facts or claims that have been or might be alleged or asserted
in the Action, or any other action or proceeding that has been, will be, or could be brought. Neither the fact nor substance of this Settlement Agreement may be used by or 

  

			
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against any Party, and shall not be interpreted, construed, deemed, invoked, offered, or received in evidence or otherwise used by any person in the Action, or in any other action or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal or administrative, for any purpose other than as provided expressly herein. 
 14. THIRD PARTY
BENEFICIARIES. This Settlement Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective agents, executors, heirs, successors and assigns, said obligations may not be assigned to third parties without
Plaintiffs’ prior approval. 
 15. ATTORNEYS’ FEES. Counsel for the Parties negotiated at arms’-length and in
good faith and agreed, subject to and following the Court’s approval of this Settlement (including both the Derivative Action Settlement and the Class Action Settlement), to payment by PMC of reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses to
Plaintiffs’ Counsel, as may be awarded by the Court, of up to $772,000. Defendants agree they will not oppose an application by Plaintiffs’ counsel for an award of fees and expenses of up to $772,000 predicated either on the value
conferred on PMC or on Plaintiffs’ lodestar, or both. Plaintiffs’ counsel agrees it will not petition the Court for more than the above specified amount (the “Attorneys’ Fee Application”). The Attorneys’ Fee
Application shall be conditioned upon: (1) the Court’s approval of this Settlement (the Derivative Action Settlement and the Class Action Settlement); and (2) the successful completion of the Proposed Transaction (collectively,
(1) and (2) shall be the “Payment Conditions”). Defendants (excluding the Individual Defendants) will pay and/or will cause their insurers to pay the awarded attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, up to $772,000, to
Plaintiffs’ Counsel within ten (10) business days after the later to occur of the Payment Conditions, subject to Plaintiffs and Plaintiffs’ Counsel’s joint and several obligations to refund

  

			
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any amount advanced pursuant to this Section plus all interest accrued or accumulated thereon within ten (10) business days after entry of an order or judgment as a result of any appeal
and/or further proceeding or remand, or successful collateral attack, that reduces the fee or expense award described in this Section. It is expressly agreed by the Parties that this provision shall survive the closing of the Proposed Transaction.
Plaintiffs and their counsel agree the Court’s approval of the Derivative Action Settlement and the Class Action Settlement set forth herein shall not be conditioned upon the Court’s approval of Plaintiffs’ Attorney Fee Application.
Except as provided in this Section, and for PMC’s obligation to pay for the costs of notice as provided in Section 8(b)(ii), Defendants and the Released Persons shall bear no other expenses, costs, damages, or fees alleged or incurred by
the Plaintiffs, any member of the Settlement Class, or any of their attorneys, experts, advisors, agents or representatives. 
 16.
MUTUAL NON-DISPARAGEMENT The Parties agree that they will not disparage, denigrate or discredit or seek to harm the reputation of any other Party in relation to this dispute or Settlement to any third parties. Nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed as prohibiting the Parties from providing truthful testimony, responding to a subpoena, or cooperating with any government official or agency, or from truthfully communicating with any government official or agency. 

17. PUBLICITY The Parties agree that the only discussion with any news media, and the only publicity in connection with this
settlement, will be the terms of the agreed upon press release attached hereto as Exhibit B. Other than the attached press release, the Parties are allowed to disclose the terms of this Settlement and the implications thereof to the extent any of
their respective their counsel reasonably believes is required to comply with such party’s disclosure obligations under federal or state law. The Parties may respond to any inquiries from 

  

			
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PMC shareholders or CIM investors or the news media that the case settled on mutually beneficial terms and that Plaintiff now supports the Proposed Transaction and all proposals presented to
PMC’s shareholders at the PMC Shareholder Vote. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the terms of the Agreed Protective Order entered in the Action remain effective and are not amended in this Settlement Agreement. 

18. CONDITIONS TO THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. This Settlement Agreement is expressly conditioned upon (i) the successful
completion of the Proposed Transaction, (ii) there being no challenge to or attack made or advanced against or with respect to the Proposed Transaction in the Court or any other forum or venue that has the effect of disrupting or delaying the
closing of the Proposed Transaction as contemplated in the S-4, (iii) the Court’s certification of the Settlement Class; (iv) CIM fulfilling its duties under Sections 1 and 2, and Defendants fulfilling their duties under
Section 15 hereof; and (v) entry of an order and judgment by the Court approving this Settlement Agreement and the Settlement Documents, ordering the releases contained in this Settlement Agreement, and dismissing the Action with
prejudice, and such order is finally affirmed on appeal or is no longer subject to appeal and the time for any petition for re-argument, appeal or review, by certiorari or otherwise, has expired (“Final Court Approval”). Should any
of the foregoing conditions not be met for any reason, the proposed Settlement and this Settlement Agreement shall be null and void and of no force and effect, and shall not be deemed to prejudice in any way the position of any Party with respect to
the Action or their claims or defenses thereto.  
 19. EXECUTION IN PARTS. This Settlement Agreement may be executed in
any number of actual or electronic copies of counterparts and by each of the different Parties on several counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered will be an original. The executed signature page(s) from each actual or electronic
copy of a counterpart may be joined together and attached and will constitute one and the same instrument. 

  

			
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 20. CONTINUING OBLIGATIONS. The Parties hereto agree to cooperate and take all
reasonable and necessary steps towards effectuating the intent and purpose of this Settlement Agreement and to defend the terms hereof in any proceeding. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of
January 28, 2014. 
 AGREED TO: 
  

					
	 /s/ Mazin A. Sbaiti
	 		  	 January 29, 2014

	 Mazin A. Sbaiti

Bruce W. Steckler

STECKLER LLP

12720 Hillcrest Road, Suite 1045

Dallas, TX 75230
	 		  	Date
	 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS
	 		  	
			
	 /s/ Karl G. Dial
	 		  	 January 29, 2014

	 Karl G. Dial
	 		  	Date
	 Casey L. Moore

FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI LLP

2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2800

Dallas, Texas 75201

COUNSEL FOR PMC DEFENDANTS and
 INDIVIDUAL
DEFENDANTS
	 		  	
			
	 /s/ Richard A. Sayles
	 		  	
	 Richard A. Sayles

SAYLES | WERBNER

4400 Renaissance Tower

1201 Elm Street

Dallas, Texas 75270
	 		  	
	     - and -

Robert A. Sacks

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

1888 Century Park East

Los Angeles, California 90067-1725

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT
 CIM URBAN REIT,
LLC
	 		  	

  

			
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	AGREED TO:	 		 	
			
	 HOAK & CO.
	 		 	
				
	 BY:
	 	 /s/ J. Hale Hoak
	 		 	 January 29, 2014

		 	J. HALE HOAK as its President	 		 	Date
			
	HOAK PUBLIC EQUITIES, L.P.	 		 	
				
	 BY:
	 	 /s/ J. Hale Hoak
	 		 	 January 29, 2014

		 	J. HALE HOAK, as its President	 		 	Date
			
	PMC COMMERCIAL TRUST	 		 	
				
	 By:
	 	 *
	 		 	 January 29, 2014

		 		 		 	Date
			
	CIM URBAN REIT, LLC	 		 	
				
	 By:
	 	 /s/ David Thompson
	 		 	 January 29, 2014

		 	Name: David Thompson	 		 	Date
		 	Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	 		 	
			
	SOUTHFORK MERGER SUB, LLC	 		 	
				
	 By:
	 	 *
	 		 	 January 29, 2014

		 		 		 	Date
			
	 *
	 		 	 January 29, 2014

	 JAN SALIT, Individually
	 		 	Date

  

			
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	 *
	 		 	 January 29, 2014

	BARRY BERLIN, Individually	 		 	Date
			
	 *
	 		 	 January 29, 2014

	DR. MARTHA ROSEMORE MORROW, Individually	 		 	Date
			
	 *
	 		 	 January 29, 2014

	NAT COHEN, Individually	 		 	Date
			
	 *
	 		 	 January 29, 2014

	BARRY IMBER, Individually	 		 	Date

			
		
	*By:	 	/s/ Karl G. Dial
		 	Executed by Karl G. Dial with authorization

  

			
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 Exhibit A 

Rule 10b-5(1) Plan 
 See
Exhibit 10.2 to this 
 Current Report on Form 8-K 

  

			
		  	PAGE 24

 Exhibit B 

Press Release 
 See Exhibit
99.1 to this 
 Current Report on Form 8-K 

  

			
		  	PAGE 25EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

Rule 10b5-1 Purchase Plan 

CIM Service Provider, LLC (the “Buyer”), has established this Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) dated as
of January 29, 2014 in order to purchase common shares of beneficial interest, par value $.01 per share (the “Shares”), of PMC Commercial Trust (the “Company”) pursuant to the requirements of and in
conformity with the provisions of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). 

The Buyer hereby engages Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Broker”) as the Buyer’s exclusive
agent to purchase the Shares during the term of this Plan. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Broker hereby accepts such appointment and engagement. 

The parties hereby further agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Implementation of the Plan. 

  

	 	a.	Starting on the first trading day after the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 20, 2013 by and among the Company, Southfork Merger Sub, LLC, CIM Urban REIT,
LLC and CIM Merger Sub, LLC (“Closing”), Broker shall use commercially reasonable means to purchase as agent for the Buyer and for the account of the Buyer the maximum number of Shares that the Company could purchase under Rule
10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”), including effecting the maximum amount of block purchases contemplated by Rule 10b-18(b)(4) (the “Purchase Amount”); provided, that in each case, the price paid
per Share is at or below $5.00 (the “Maximum Purchase Price”). Any Shares so purchased shall be purchased under ordinary principles of best execution at the then-prevailing market price. 

 

	 	b.	Subject to the terms set forth in this Plan, Broker shall have full discretion with respect to the execution of all purchases, and each of the Company and the Buyer acknowledges and agrees that neither the Buyer nor the
Company shall exercise, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when or whether to effect such purchases of Shares pursuant to the Plan. Each of the Buyer and the Company acknowledges and agrees that, in acting under this Plan,
Broker will be an independent contractor and will not be acting as the Buyer’s or Company’s trustee or fiduciary or in any similar capacity. 

  

	 	c.	Broker may, in its discretion, suspend purchases of Shares under this Plan or reduce the Purchase Amount on a particular trading day for any of the following reasons: 

 

	 	(i)	the Shares do not trade regular way on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”); 

  

	 	(ii)	trading of the shares on NASDAQ is suspended for any reason; or 

	 	(iii)	Broker, in its discretion, determines that it cannot effect a purchase of Shares or cannot purchase the entire Purchase Amount due to legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or contractual restrictions applicable to it, the
Buyer or to the Company (including, without limitation, Regulation M, Regulation 14E, Rule 10b-5 or Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act); 

provided, that Broker will, in its discretion, resume purchases in accordance with Paragraph 1(a) as soon as reasonably practicable.

  

	 	d.	The Purchase Amount and the Maximum Purchase Price, if applicable, shall be adjusted automatically on a proportionate basis to take into account any stock split, reverse stock split or stock (i.e., not cash)
dividend with respect to the Shares or any change in capitalization with respect to the Company that occurs during the term of the Plan, as determined by Broker in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner. 

 

	 	e.	The Buyer shall pay Broker a commission of $0.03 per Share purchased. 

  

	 	f.	Broker may purchase Shares on the NASDAQ, any national securities exchange, in the over-the-counter market, on an automated trading system or otherwise. Broker shall use good faith efforts to execute all purchase
transactions under this Plan in accordance with the timing, price and volume restrictions contained in subparagraphs (b)(2), (3) and (4) of Rule 10b-18. Nothing herein shall preclude the purchase by Broker of the Shares for its own
account, or the solicitation or execution of purchase or sale orders of the Shares for the account of Broker’s clients. 

  

	 	g.	It is the intent of the parties that this Plan comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B) of the Exchange Act, and the parties agree that this Plan shall be interpreted to comply with the requirements of
Rule 10b5-1(c). 

  

	 	h.	The Buyer understands that commercially reasonable efforts will be made by Broker to transmit transaction information for open market transactions under the Plan by the close of business on the day of a purchase, but no
later than the close of business on the first trading day following such purchase. The Buyer authorizes Broker to transmit transaction information via e-mail regarding open market transactions under the Plan to the following: Barry Berlin, PMC
Commercial Trust, 17950 Preston Road, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75252, E-mail: b.berlin@pmctrust.com, with an e-mail copy to the Buyer. 

  

	2.	Termination of the Plan. The Plan shall end on the earliest of: 

  

	 	a.	the close of business on August 10, 2014; 

  
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	 	b.	the date that an aggregate of 2,750,000 Shares (adjusted to take into account any stock split, reverse stock split or stock (i.e., not cash) dividend) are purchased pursuant to the Plan; 

 

	 	c.	the date that the aggregate cost of purchases pursuant to the Plan (including commissions and other expenses of purchase) reaches $13,750,000; 

 

	 	d.	the dissolution of the Buyer or the Company; 

  

	 	e.	the date that Broker becomes aware of the commencement or impending commencement of any voluntary or involuntary proceedings in respect of or triggered by the bankruptcy or insolvency of either of the Buyer or the
Company; 

  

	 	f.	except for any reincorporation merger of the Company, the date of public announcement of a merger, recapitalization, acquisition, tender or exchange offer, or other business combination or reorganization resulting in
the exchange or conversion of the Shares into shares of another company; 

  

	 	g.	receipt by Broker of a written notice from either of the Buyer or the Company that the Shares have been converted into rights to receive fixed amounts of cash or into debt securities and/or preferred stock (whether in
whole or in part); and 

  

	 	h.	receipt by Broker of a Required Termination Notice (as defined below). 

 Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Broker may terminate the Plan at any time by providing written notice of termination to the other parties hereto via e-mail pursuant to Section 4(d) below prior to the date of termination. 

Notwithstanding the termination of this Plan, the Buyer shall be solely responsible for any purchases made by Broker on the Buyer’s behalf
prior to Broker’s receipt of any notice of termination, and if Broker receives such notice, Broker may nevertheless be entitled to make, and the Buyer shall be solely responsible for, a purchase hereunder pursuant to a bid made before such
notice is received by Broker. 
  

	3.	Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Each of the Buyer and the Company represents, warrants, agrees, acknowledges and covenants that: 

 

	 	a.	The information that the Buyer and the Company provide to Broker pursuant to Section 3(l) below, will be accurate and complete, and Broker is entitled to conclusively rely on information communicated to it by the
Buyer or the Company concerning the Company’s market activities. 

  

	 	b.	 The Buyer (a) has established the Plan in good faith in compliance with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 at a time when the Buyer was not in
possession of material, non-public information, (b) will not take any action that would cause the purchases of Shares hereunder not to comply with Rule 10b-18 or Rule 10b5-1 

  
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(including without limitation, entering into or altering any corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to the Shares), and (c) will provide notice to Broker as soon as
possible of any legal or regulatory restriction that is applicable to the Buyer, the Company or the Company’s affiliates which would prohibit any purchase pursuant to the Plan, including without limitation Rule 10b-18, Rule 10b-5, Regulation
13D-G, Regulation 14E and Regulation M under the Exchange Act (a “Required Termination Notice”); provided that such notice shall indicate the anticipated duration of the restriction, but shall not include any other
information about the nature of the restriction or its applicability to the Buyer or the Company or otherwise communicate any material nonpublic information about the Company or the Shares to Broker. 

 

	 	c.	None of the Buyer, the Company or their respective officers or employees will disclose to any persons at Broker effecting purchases under the Plan any material non-public information regarding the Shares or the Company.

  

	 	d.	Each of the Buyer and the Company shall be solely responsible for compliance with all statutes, rules and regulations applicable to the Buyer and the Company and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without
limitation, reporting and filing requirements (including but not limited to, pursuant to Sections 13(d) and 16 of the Exchange Act (e.g., Forms 4 and 5)). 

  

	 	e.	The purchase of the Shares as contemplated hereunder will not conflict with or exceed the authority granted under the resolutions of the board of managers of the Buyer authorizing this Plan. 

 

	 	f.	Purchases of Shares pursuant to this Plan are not prohibited or restricted by any legal, regulatory or contractual restriction or undertaking binding on the Buyer, the Company or its subsidiaries. 

 

	 	g.	Neither the Buyer nor the Company will, during the term of the Plan, enter into any comparable agreement with any other broker. 

  

	 	h.	The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that (a) it is not relying, and has not relied, upon Broker or any affiliate of Broker with respect to the legal, accounting, tax or other implications of this Plan and that it has
conducted its own analyses of the legal, accounting, tax and other implications hereof, (b) neither Broker nor any affiliate of Broker has acted as its advisor in any capacity in connection with this Plan or the transactions contemplated hereby
and (c) it is entering into this Plan with a full understanding of all of the terms and risks hereof (economic and otherwise), has adequate expertise in financial matters to evaluate those terms and risks and is capable of assuming (financially
and otherwise) those risks. 

  
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	 	i.	The Company or the Buyer shall notify Broker prior to the opening of trading of the Shares prior to announcing any merger transaction that will affect the volume calculation under Rule 10b-18 and provide Broker with the
information relating to actual purchases by the Company during the three calendar months preceding such announcement (unless Broker already has such information relating to actual purchases by the Company). The Buyer acknowledges that if either the
Buyer or the Company does not provide such notice and information to Broker, Broker may in it is discretion cease any purchase activity hereunder after such an announcement is made until such time as either the Buyer or the Company provides Broker
with the necessary information. 

  

	 	j.	The Company or the Buyer shall notify Broker prior to the opening of trading of the Shares of any purchases of Shares by any affiliated purchasers (other than the Buyer) that may occur on such trading day and each of
the Buyer and the Company acknowledges that purchases of Shares by any such affiliated purchaser (including without limitation any purchases caused or influenced by any action of the Company or the Buyer) may cause the Purchase Amount to be reduced
on such trading day. 

  

	 	k.	Each of the Buyer and the Company agrees that, it shall not make any “Rule 10b-18 purchase” (as such term is defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(13)) outside of this Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Buyer and the
Company may effect purchases of Shares outside of this Plan so long as such purchases do not constitute Rule 10b-18 purchases. 

  

	 	l.	No later than later than 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date of the Closing, (i) the Company shall publicly disclose such Closing; (ii) the Buyer or the Company shall provide written notice of such
Closing to Broker and (iii) the Buyer or the Company shall provide to Broker information relating to any block purchases by the Buyer, the Company or any affiliated purchasers during the calendar week of the Closing and the four calendar weeks
preceding the Closing (provided, that neither the Buyer nor the Company shall communicate to Broker any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or the Shares). 

 

	 	m.	The Company represents that it is not currently in possession of information that would, immediately following the Closing, constitute material non-public information regarding the Company or the Shares.

  

	4.	Miscellaneous. 

  

	 	a.	The Plan may be modified or amended only upon the written agreement of the Buyer, Broker and the Company; provided that any such modification or amendment shall only be permitted at a time when the Buyer is otherwise
permitted to effect purchases under this Plan and at a time when neither the Company nor the Buyer is aware of any material non-public information concerning the Company or the Shares and in connection with any such amendment or modification that
the Buyer shall represent that such amendment or modification is being made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade Rule 10b5-1. 

  
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	 	b.	The Plan may be signed in counterparts, each of which will be an original. 

  

	 	c.	The Plan constitutes the entire agreement between the Buyer, Broker and the Company and supersedes any prior agreements or understandings regarding the Plan. 

 

	 	d.	All notices given by the parties under this Plan will be as follows: 

  

							
		 	(i)	  	If to the Buyer: CIM Service Provider, LLC
			
		 		  	 Attention: Chris Allman, E-mail: CAllman@cimgroup.com.

				
		 	(ii)	  	If to Broker:	  	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
		 		  		  	Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park
		 		  		  	New York, NY 10036
		 		  		  	ATTN: Chip Gibbs
		 		  		  	Fax: 415-835-2514
		 		  		  	Phone: 646-855-8900
		 		  		  	Email: cgibbs@baml.com
			
		 	(iii)	  	If to the Company: PMC Commercial Trust, 17950 Preston Road, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75252.
			
		 		  	 Attention: Barry Berlin, E-mail: b.berlin@pmctrust.com.

  

	 	e.	This Plan will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have signed this Plan as of the date first written above.

  

			
	CIM SERVICE PROVIDER, LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Kelly Eppich
	Name:	 	Kelly Eppich
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	PMC COMMERCIAL TRUST
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jan F. Salit
	Name:	 	Jan F. Salit
	Title:	 	President
	
	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
		
	By:	 	/s/ Chip Gibbs
	Name:	 	Chip Gibbs
	Title:	 	Managing Director

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