Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Version

 

FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

CAPITALA SENIOR LIQUID LOAN FUND I, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

DATED AS OF MARCH 24, 2015

 

THEse securities
ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOuLd
be aware that they will be required to bear the financial risks of this investment for an indefinite period of time.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

Table
of Contents

 

	 	 	Page
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 1
	 	 	 
	DEFINITIONS
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 2
	 	 	 
	GENERAL PROVISIONS
	 	 	 
	Section 2.1	Amendment and Restatement of Existing Agreement	8
	Section 2.2	Formation of Fund	9
	Section 2.3	Fund Name	9
	Section 2.4	Registered Agent and Office	9
	Section 2.5	Purpose and Powers of the Fund	9
	Section 2.6	Fiscal Year	9
	Section 2.7	Liability of Members	9
	Section 2.8	Member List	9
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 3
	 	 
	FUND CAPITAL AND INTERESTS
	 	 	 
	Section 3.1	Capital Commitments	10
	Section 3.2	Temporary Advances	10
	Section 3.3	Defaulting Members	10
	Section 3.4	Interest or Withdrawals	11
	Section 3.5	Admission of Additional Members	11
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 4
	 	 
	ALLOCATIONS
	 	 	 
	Section 4.1	Members Receiving Allocations	11
	Section 4.2	Allocation of Net Profits and Net Losses	11
	Section 4.3	Special Allocations	12
	Section 4.4	Loss Limitation	13
	Section 4.5	Curative Allocations	13
	Section 4.6	Tax Allocations:  Code Section 704(c)	14
	Section 4.7	Other Allocation Rules	14
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 5
	 	 
	DISTRIBUTIONS
	 	 	 
	Section 5.1	General	14

 

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	Section 5.2	Withholding	15
	Section 5.3	Reserves; Certain Limitations; Distributions in Kind	15
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 6
	 	 
	MANAGEMENT OF FUND
	 	 	 
	Section 6.1	Board of Managers	16
	Section 6.2	Appointment and Removal of Managers	16
	Section 6.3	Meetings of the Board of Managers	16
	Section 6.4	Delegation of Authority	17
	Section 6.5	Investment Committee	18
	Section 6.6	Administrative Services Agreement	18
	Section 6.7	Specific Consent Regarding Leverage	19
	Section 6.8	Specific Consent Regarding Affiliate Transactions	19
	Section 6.9	Reliance by Third Parties	19
	Section 6.10	Tax Matters Partner	19
	Section 6.11	Fund Expenses	20
	Section 6.12	Action by the Members	20
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 7
	 	 
	DUTIES; LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
	 	 
	Section 7.1	Duties	20
	Section 7.2	Outside Transactions; Investment Opportunities; Time and Attention	20
	Section 7.3	Limited Liability; Exculpation	21
	Section 7.4	Indemnification	21
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 8
	 	 
	TRANSFERS OF FUND INTERESTS; WITHDRAWALS
	 	 	 
	Section 8.1	Transfers by Members	23
	Section 8.2	Withdrawal by Members	25
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 9
	 	 
	TERM, DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION OF FUND
	 	 	 
	Section 9.1	Term	25
	Section 9.2	Dissolution	25
	Section 9.3	Wind-down	26

 

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of Contents

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	ARTICLE 10
	 	 
	ACCOUNTING, REPORTING AND VALUATION PROVISIONS
	 	 	 
	Section 10.1	Books and Accounts	27
	Section 10.2	Financial Reports; Tax Return	28
	Section 10.3	Tax Elections	28
	Section 10.4	Confidentiality	28
	Section 10.5	Valuation	30
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 11
	 	 
	MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
	 	 	 
	Section 11.1	[Reserved]	31
	Section 11.2	Force Majeure	31
	Section 11.3	Applicable Law	31
	Section 11.4	Waivers	31
	Section 11.5	Notices	32
	Section 11.6	Construction	32
	Section 11.7	Amendments	32
	Section 11.8	Legal Counsel	33
	Section 11.9	Execution	33
	Section 11.10	Binding Effect	33
	Section 11.11	Severability	33
	Section 11.12	Entire Agreement	33

 

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FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF 

CAPITALA SENIOR LIQUID LOAN FUND I, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

This FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), made and entered into as of March 24, 2015, is by and among
Capitala Finance Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “BDC”) and Trinity Universal Insurance Company,
a Texas corporation (“Trinity” and, together with the BDC, the “Members”), and Capitala
Senior Liquid Loan Fund I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Fund”), and amends and restates
the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Fund, dated as of January 5, 2015 (the “Existing Agreement”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in ‎ARTICLE 1.

 

BACKGROUND STATEMENT

 

The Fund was formed on
January 5, 2014 by the filing of its certificate of formation by the Delaware Secretary of State. The parties are entering into
this Agreement to set forth their agreement regarding the management of the Fund and the respective rights and obligations of the
parties hereto.

 

STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE
1

 

DEFINITIONS

 

The following capitalized
terms shall have the meanings specified below:

 

“Acceptance
Period” has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 8.1(g).

 

“Act”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 2.2.

 

“Adjusted
Capital Account Deficit” means, with respect to any Member, the deficit balance, if any, in such Member’s Capital
Account as of the end of the relevant year, after giving effect to the following adjustments:

 

(a)          Credit
to such Capital Account of any amounts which such Member is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences
in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

(b)          Debit
to such Capital Account the items described in Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6).

 

The foregoing definition
of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall
be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

“Administrative
Agent” means Capitala Advisors Corp., a North Carolina corporation.

 

“Administrative
Services Agreement” means the Administrative Services Agreement between the Fund and the Administrative Agent, as amended
from time to time with the approval of the Board of Managers.

 

“Affiliate”
with respect to a Person, means any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.

 

“Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

 

“Allocation Requirements”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 7.2(b).

 

“BDC”
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

 

“BDC Managers”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 6.2(a).

 

“Board of Managers”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 6.1.

 

“Business Day”
means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday observed by the New York Stock Exchange LLC.

 

“Call Due Date”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 3.1(a).

 

“Capital Account”
means, with respect to any Member, the capital account maintained for such Member in accordance with the following provisions:

 

(a)          To
each Member’s Capital Account there shall be credited (i) such Member’s Capital Contribution, (ii) such Member’s
distributive share of Net Profits and any items in the nature of income or gain that are specially allocated to such Member pursuant
to ‎Section 4.3, ‎Section 4.4 or
‎Section 4.5, and (iii) the amount of any Fund liabilities assumed by such
Member or which are secured by any property distributed to such Member. The principal amount of a promissory note that is not readily
traded on an established securities market and is contributed to the Fund by the maker of the note (or a Member related to the
maker of the note within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c)) shall not be included in the Capital Account
of any Member until the Fund makes a taxable disposition of the note or until (and to the extent) principal payments are made on
the note, all in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d)(2);

 

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(b)          To
each Member’s Capital Account there shall be debited (i) the amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any property
distributed to such Member pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, (ii) such Member’s distributive share of Net
Losses and any items in the nature of expenses or losses that are specially allocated to such Member pursuant to ‎Section
4.3, ‎Section 4.4 or ‎Section
4.5, and (iii) the amount of any liabilities of such Member assumed by the Fund or which are secured by any property
contributed by such Member to the Fund;

 

(c)          In
the event a Membership Interest is assigned in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Transferee shall succeed to the
Capital Account of the Transferor to the extent it relates to the assigned Membership Interest; and

 

(d)          In
determining the amount of any liability for purposes of subparagraphs (a) and (b) above, there shall be taken into account
Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the Code and Regulations.

 

The foregoing provisions
and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b), and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. In the event the Administrative
Agent shall determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto (including,
without limitation, debits or credits relating to liabilities which are secured by contributed or distributed property or which
are assumed by the Fund or any Members), are computed in order to comply with such Regulations, the Administrative Agent may with
the consent of the Board of Managers make such modification. The Administrative Agent with the consent of the Board of Managers
also shall (i) make any adjustments that are necessary or appropriate to maintain equality between the Capital Accounts of
the Members and the amount of capital reflected on the Fund’s balance sheet, as computed for book purposes, in accordance
with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q), and (ii) make any appropriate modifications in the event unanticipated events
might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b).

 

“Capital Commitment”
means, with respect to any Member, the total amount set forth in such Member’s Subscription Agreement delivered herewith,
which amount is set forth on the Members List and which amount such Member has agreed to contribute to the Fund as such Member’s
Capital Contribution.

 

“Capital Contribution”
means, with respect to any Member, the aggregate amount of cash actually contributed to the equity capital of the Fund by such
Member as set forth in ‎Section 3.1. The Capital Contribution of a Member that
is a Transferee of all or a portion of a Membership Interest shall include the Capital Contribution of the Transferor of such Membership
Interest (or a pro rata portion thereof in the case of a Transfer of less than the entire Membership Interest of the Transferor).

 

“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended.

 

“Confidential
Information” has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 10.4(a).

 

“Damages”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 7.3(b).

 

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“Defaulting Member”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 3.3.

 

“Depreciation”
means, for any given fiscal year, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable
with respect to an asset of the Fund for such year, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted
basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such year, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio
to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for
such year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the adjusted basis for federal income
tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning
Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Administrative Agent.

 

“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as from time to time amended.

 

“ERISA Plan”
means a Person that is an “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of, and subject to the provisions of, ERISA.

 

“Existing Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

 

“Fund”
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

 

“Fund Expenses”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 6.11.

 

“Fund Minimum
Gain” means “partnership minimum gain” as defined in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2) and determined in
accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).

 

“Gross Asset
Value” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as
follows (provided that any determination by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this sentence shall be effective only if approved
by the Board of Managers):

 

(a)          the
initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Fund shall be the gross fair market value of such asset,
as determined by the Administrative Agent;

 

(b)          the
Gross Asset Values of all Fund assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross fair market values (taking Code Section
7701(g) into account), as determined by the Administrative Agent as of the following times: (i) the acquisition of additional
Membership Interests in the Fund by any Person in exchange for more than a de minimis capital contribution or upon the exercise
of an option; (ii) the distribution by the Fund to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Fund property as consideration
for Membership Interests; (iii) the grant of an interest in the Fund (other than a de minimis interest) as consideration for
the provision of services to or for the benefit of the Fund; and (iv) the liquidation of the Fund within the meaning of Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g);

 

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(c)          the
Gross Asset Value of any item of Fund assets distributed to any Member shall be adjusted to equal the gross fair market value (taking
Code Section 7701(g) into account) of such asset on the date of distribution as determined by the Administrative Agent; and

 

(d)          the
Gross Asset Values of Fund assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets
pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in
determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) and subparagraph (f) of the definition of “Net
Profits” and “Net Losses”; provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant
to this subparagraph (d) to the extent that an adjustment pursuant to subparagraph (b) is required in connection with a transaction
that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subparagraph (d).

 

If the Gross Asset Value
of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b) or (d), such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted
by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset, for purposes of computing Net Profits and Net Losses.

 

“Indemnified
Person” has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 7.3(b).

 

“Investment”
means an investment in Underlying Loans held, directly or indirectly, by the Fund from time to time. Investments do not include
interests in any subsidiaries of the Fund and also do not include Leverage.

 

“Investment Committee”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 6.5(a).

 

“Investment Company
Act” has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 7.2(b).

 

“Leverage”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 6.7.

 

“LIBOR Rate”
means the one-month London InterBank Offered Rate, which for purposes hereof shall be deemed to equal for each day of a calendar
quarter such rate as of the first day of such quarter.

 

“Liquidator”
means the Person or Persons conducting the liquidation of the Fund, chosen in accordance with ‎Section
9.3(a).

 

“Manager”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 6.1.

 

“Member”
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, and also includes any other Person that becomes a Member of the
Fund in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

“Member List”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 2.8.

 

“Member Nonrecourse
Debt” has the same meaning as the term “partner nonrecourse debt” in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

 

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“Member Nonrecourse
Debt Minimum Debt Gain” means an amount, with respect to each Member Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Fund Minimum Gain
that would result if such Member Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations
Section 1.704-2(i)(3).

 

“Member Nonrecourse
Deductions” has the same meaning as the term “partner nonrecourse deductions” in Regulations Sections 704-2(i)(l)
and 1.704-2(i)(l) and 1.704-2(i)(2).

 

“Membership
Interest” means a Person’s share of the Net Profits and Net Losses of, and right to receive distributions from,
the Fund.

 

“Membership Interest
Percentage” in respect of a Member means the percentage of the Capital Commitments of all of the Members represented
by such Member’s Capital Commitment.

 

“Net Profits”
or “Net Losses” means, with respect to any fiscal year, an amount equal to the Fund’s taxable income or
loss for such year, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss, or deduction
required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following
adjustments (without duplication):

 

(a)          Any
income of the Fund that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net
Losses pursuant to this definition of “Net Profits” and “Net Losses” shall be added to such taxable income
or loss;

 

(b)          Any
expenditures of the Fund described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses pursuant
to this definition of “Net Profits” and “Net Losses” shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;

 

(c)          In
the event the Gross Asset Value of any Fund asset is adjusted pursuant to subparagraphs (b) or (c) of the definition of Gross Asset
Value, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the Gross Asset Value of
the asset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases the Gross Asset Value of the asset) from the disposition of such asset
and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Profits or Net Losses;

 

(d)          Gain
or loss resulting from any disposition of property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes
shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis
of such property differs from its Gross Asset Value;

 

(e)          In
lieu of the depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income
or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such year, computed in accordance with the definition of Depreciation;

 

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(f)          To
the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Fund asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) is required, pursuant to Regulations
Section 1.704-(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than
in liquidation of a Member’s interest in the Fund, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if
the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) from the disposition of such
asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Profits or Net Losses; and

 

(g)          Notwithstanding
any other provision of this definition, any items which are specially allocated pursuant to ‎Section
4.3, ‎Section 4.4 or ‎Section 4.5
shall not be taken into account in computing Net Profits or Losses.

 

The amounts of the
items of Fund income, gain, loss or deduction available to be specially allocated pursuant to ‎Section
4.3, ‎Section 4.4 or ‎Section 4.5
shall be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in subparagraphs (a) through (f) above.

 

“Nonrecourse
Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2).

 

“Nonrecourse
Liability” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(3).

 

“Notice of
Intent” has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 8.1(g).

 

“Officer”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 6.4(a).

 

“Organization
Costs” means all out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Fund, the BDC, the Administrative Agent
or their Affiliates in connection with the formation and capitalization of the Fund, the initial offering of Fund interests to
the BDC and Trinity, and the preparation by the Fund to commence its business operations, including, without limitation, reasonable
and documented (i) fees and disbursements of legal counsel to the Fund, the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, (ii) accountant
fees and other fees for professional services, and (iii) travel costs and other out-of-pocket expenses.

 

“Permitted Affiliate
Transfer” has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 8.1(a).

 

“Permitted Affiliate
Transferee” means the Affiliate of a Member to whom the Member’s Membership Interest is transferred pursuant to
a Permitted Affiliate Transfer.

 

“Person”
means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint venture, company, limited liability company, trust, governmental
authority or other entity.

 

“Proceeding”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 7.4(a).

 

“RBH”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 11.8.

 

“Regulations”
means the regulations promulgated by the United States Department of the Treasury pursuant to and in respect of provisions of the
Code. All references herein to sections of the Regulations shall include any corresponding provision or provisions of succeeding,
similar, substitute, proposed or final Regulations.

 

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“Regulatory Allocations”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 4.5.

 

“Reserved Amount”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 5.3(a).

 

“Sale Period”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 8.1(g).

 

“SEC”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 9.2(c).

 

“Tax Matters
Partner” has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 6.10.

 

“Temporary Advance”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 3.2.

 

“Temporary Advance
Rate” with respect to any period means the rate equal to (i) the sum of the average LIBOR Rate during such period (expressed
as an annual rate) plus three percent (3.0%) per annum, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
days in such period and the denominator of which is 365; provided that the Temporary Advance Rate for any Temporary Advance
outstanding for less than four days shall equal zero.

 

“Transfer”
means the transfer of ownership by sale, exchange, assignment, gift, pledge , donation, grant or other transfer of any kind, whether
voluntary or involuntary, including transfers by operation of law or legal process and whether voluntary or involuntary.

 

“Trinity”
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

 

“Trinity Managers”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 6.2(a).

 

“Underlying Loans”
has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 2.5.

 

“Value”
as of the date of computation with respect to some or all of the assets or liabilities of the Fund, the value of such assets or
liabilities determined in accordance with ‎Section 10.5.

 

Terms defined in the singular
shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa. Unless otherwise specified, references herein to applicable
statutes or other laws are references to the federal laws of the United States.

 

ARTICLE
2

 

GENERAL
PROVISIONS

 

Section 2.1           Amendment
and Restatement of Existing Agreement. This Agreement amends and restates the Existing Agreement. The BDC, as the sole member
and manager of the Fund prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, hereby consents to such amendment and restatement.

 

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Section 2.2           Formation
of Fund. The Fund was formed under and shall be operated in accordance with the terms of the Delaware Limited Liability Company
Act, as amended (the “Act”).

 

Section 2.3           Fund
Name. The name of the Fund shall be “Capitala Senior Liquid Loan Fund I, LLC,” or such other name as approved by
the Board of Managers.

 

Section 2.4           Registered
Agent and Office. The registered agent and office of the Fund shall be as provided in the Fund’s certificate of formation,
or as otherwise determined by the Board of Managers.

 

Section 2.5           Purpose
and Powers of the Fund. The purpose of the Fund shall be to make loans, and purchase assignments or participations in loans
that have already been made (in either case, “Underlying Loans”), either directly or indirectly through subsidiaries
or other Persons, and to engage in any other lawful business.

 

Section 2.6           Fiscal
Year. The fiscal year of the Fund shall be the period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 of each year.

 

Section 2.7           Liability
of Members. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, a Member shall have such liability for the repayment, satisfaction
and discharge of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Fund only as is provided by the Act. A Member that receives a distribution
made by the Fund in violation of the Act shall be liable to the Fund for the amount of such distribution to the extent, and only
to the extent, required by the Act. The Members shall not otherwise be liable for the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of the
Fund’s debts, liabilities and obligations, except that each Member shall be required to make its Capital Contribution in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and shall be required to repay any distributions by the Fund to such Member which are
not made in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Section 2.8           Member
List. The Administrative Agent shall cause to be maintained in the principal office of the Fund a list (the “Member
List”) setting forth, with respect to each Member, such Member’s name, address, Capital Commitment, Capital Contributions
and such other information as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable or as required by the Act. The Administrative
Agent shall from time to time update the Member List as necessary to reflect accurately the information therein. Any reference
in this Agreement to the Member List shall be deemed to be a reference to the Member List as in effect from time to time. No action
of the Members or of the Board of Managers shall be required for the Administrative Agent to supplement or amend the Member List.
Revisions to the Member List made by the Administrative Agent as a result of changes to the information set forth therein made
in accordance with this Agreement shall not constitute an amendment of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE
3

 

FUND
CAPITAL AND INTERESTS

 

Section 3.1           Capital
Commitments.

 

(a)          Making
of Capital Calls. Each Member’s Capital Commitment shall be set forth on the Member List and in such Member’s Subscription
Agreement and shall be payable in cash in U.S. dollars. Each such payment shall be made from time to time after notice from the
Administrative Agent specifying the amount then to be paid. Such amount shall be payable on the date set forth in such notice provided
by the Administrative Agent (the “Call Due Date”), but such date may not be sooner than three Business Days
following the date on which the Administrative Agent provides the Members with such notice. The Administrative Agent shall be required
to obtain the approval of the Board of Managers for each such capital call made to the Members. Capital Contributions shall be
made by all Members pro rata based on their respective Capital Commitments.

 

(b)          Return
of Unused Contributions. Any Capital Contributions that have been drawn down from the Members but that have not been used by
the Fund either for investment in Underlying Loans or the payment of Fund Expenses within ninety (90) days of the Call Due Dates
with respect to such Capital Contributions will be distributed to such Members in the same proportion in which such Capital Contributions
were made.

 

Section 3.2           Temporary
Advances. The BDC, in its discretion, may make loans (“Temporary Advances”) to temporarily fund obligations
of the Fund in respect of Underlying Loans (which have been made or acquired with the approval of the Board of Managers) or Fund
Expenses until Capital Contributions are made by the Members as set forth in ‎Section
3.1. Each Temporary Advance plus interest at the Temporary Advance Rate shall constitute an obligation of the Fund to the BDC
and shall be returned by the Fund to the BDC.

 

Section 3.3           Defaulting
Members. Upon the failure of any Member (a “Defaulting Member”) to pay in full any portion of such Member’s
Capital Commitment on or before the tenth Business Day after the applicable Call Due Date, the Board of Managers, in its sole discretion,
shall have the right to pursue one or more of the following remedies on behalf of the Fund:

 

(a)          elect
to charge the Defaulting Member interest at the Default Rate on the amount due from the Call Due Date until the earlier of (i)
the date on which such payment is received by the Fund from the Defaulting Member, and (ii) the date, if any, on which the Defaulting
Member’s Membership Interest is sold pursuant to ‎Section 3.3(c);

 

(b)          cause
the Fund to cease making distributions to the Defaulting Member, and apply any distributions that would otherwise be made to the
Defaulting Member to the unpaid portion of the Defaulting Member’s Capital Commitment, or distribute such distributions that
would otherwise be made to the Defaulting Member to the other Members;

 

(c)          sell
to any Person (including any other Member or any of its Affiliates) the Defaulting Member’s Membership Interest for consideration
at the valuation most recently approved in accordance with ‎Section 10.5, such consideration to be paid to the Defaulting
Member; or

 

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(d)          exercise
and/or pursue any other legal remedy the Fund may have.

 

The Board of Managers’
election to pursue any one of such remedies shall not be deemed to preclude the Board of Managers from pursuing any other such
remedy, or any other available remedy, simultaneously or subsequently. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary,
a Defaulting Member shall remain fully liable to the creditors of the Fund to the extent provided by law as if such default had
not occurred.

 

Section 3.4           Interest
or Withdrawals. No Member shall be entitled to receive any interest on any Capital Contribution to the Fund. Except as otherwise
specifically provided herein, no Member shall be entitled to withdraw any part of its Capital Contributions or Capital Account
balance.

 

Section 3.5           Admission
of Additional Members.

 

(a)          The
Members may, with the approval of the Board of Managers, (i) admit additional Members upon terms approved by the Board of Managers,
or (ii) permit existing Members to subscribe to additional interests in the Fund.

 

(b)          Each
additional Member shall execute and deliver a written instrument satisfactory to the Board of Managers whereby such Member becomes
a party to this Agreement, as well as a subscription agreement and any other documents required by the Board of Managers. Each
such additional Member shall thereafter be entitled to all the rights and subject to all the obligations of Members as set forth
herein. Upon the admission of or the increase in the interest of any Member as herein provided, the Administrative Agent is hereby
authorized to update the Member List, as required, to reflect such admission or increase.

 

ARTICLE
4

 

ALLOCATIONS

 

Section 4.1           Members
Receiving Allocations. All Net Profits and Net Losses shall be allocated to the Persons shown in the records of the Administrative
Agent to have been Members as of the last day of the taxable year for which the allocation is to be made. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if there is a Transfer of Membership Interests during a taxable year, Net Profits and Net Losses shall be allocated between the
Transferor and the Transferee of such Membership Interests to reflect their varying interests during the year in a manner selected
by the Administrative Agent and permissible under federal tax law, which in all cases shall take into account any extraordinary
non-recurring items of profit or loss of the Fund.

 

Section 4.2           Allocation
of Net Profits and Net Losses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all Net Profits and Net Losses shall be allocated
among the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Membership Interest Percentages.

 

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Section 4.3           Special
Allocations. The following special allocations shall be made in the following order:

 

(a)          Minimum
Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f), notwithstanding any other provision of this
‎ARTICLE 4, if there is a net decrease in Fund Minimum Gain during any year, each
Member shall be specially allocated items of Fund income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount
equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Fund Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be
allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections
1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This ‎Section 4.3(a) is intended to comply with
the minimum gain chargeback requirement in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

(b)          Member
Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4), notwithstanding
any other provision of this ‎ARTICLE 4, if there is a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse
Debt Minimum Gain attributable to a Member Nonrecourse Debt during any year, each Member that has a share of the Member Nonrecourse
Debt Minimum Gain attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5),
shall be specially allocated items of Fund income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal
to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to
be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections
1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This ‎Section 4.3(b) is intended to comply with
the minimum gain chargeback requirement in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

(c)          Qualified
Income Offset. In the event any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described in Regulations
Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704 1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items of Fund income and gain shall be specially
allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Regulations, the Adjusted
Capital Account Deficit of the Member as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this ‎Section
4.3(c) shall be made only if and to the extent that the Member would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other
allocations provided for in this ‎ARTICLE 4 have been made as if this ‎Section
4.3(c) were not in the Agreement.

 

(d)          Gross
Income Allocation. In the event any Member has a deficit balance in its Capital Account at the end of any year which is in
excess of the amount such Member is obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1)
and 1.704-2(i)(5), each such Member shall be specially allocated items of Fund income and gain in the amount of such excess as
quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this ‎Section 4.3(d)
shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have a deficit balance in its Capital Account in excess of the amount
the Member is obligated to restore after all other allocations provided for in this ‎ARTICLE
4 have been made as if ‎Section 4.3(c) and this ‎Section
4.3(d) were not in the Agreement.

 

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(e)          Nonrecourse
Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions for any year shall be specially allocated to the Members pro rata in accordance with
their respective Membership Interest Percentages.

 

(f)          Member
Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any year shall be specially allocated to the Member that bears
the economic risk of loss with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable
in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(1).

 

(g)          Section
754 Adjustments. To the extent that, under Regulations Section 1.704 1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or 1.704 1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), an adjustment
to the adjusted tax basis of any Fund asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required in determining Capital
Accounts as the result of a distribution to a Member in complete liquidation of such Member’s Membership Interest, the amount
of such adjustment to Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset)
or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Members in accordance
with their respective Membership Interest Percentages in the event Regulations Section 1.704 1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the
Member to whom such distribution was made in the event Regulations Section 1.704 1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.

 

Section 4.4           Loss
Limitation. Net Losses allocated pursuant to ‎Section 4.2 and ‎Section
4.3 shall not exceed the maximum amount of Net Losses that can be allocated without causing any Member to have an Adjusted
Capital Account Deficit at the end of any year. In the event some but not all of the Members would have Adjusted Capital Account
Deficits as a consequence of an allocation of Net Losses pursuant to ‎Section 4.2
and ‎Section 4.3, the limitation set forth in this ‎Section
4.4 shall be applied on a Member-by-Member basis, and Net Losses not allocable to any Member as a result of such limitation
shall be allocated to the other Members in accordance with the positive balances in such Members’ Capital Accounts so as
to allocate the maximum permissible Net Losses to each Member under Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d).

 

Section 4.5           Curative
Allocations. The allocations set forth in ‎Section 4.3 and ‎Section
4.4 (the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of the Regulations.
It is the intent of the Members that, to the extent possible, all Regulatory Allocations shall be offset either with other Regulatory
Allocations or with special allocations of other items of Fund income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to this ‎Section
4.5. Therefore, notwithstanding any other provision of this ‎ARTICLE 4 (other
than the Regulatory Allocations), the Administrative Agent shall make such offsetting special allocations of Fund income, gain,
loss or deduction in whatever manner it determines appropriate so that, after such offsetting allocations are made, each Member’s
Capital Account balance is, to the extent possible, equal to the Capital Account balance such Member would have had if the Regulatory
Allocations were not part of the Agreement and all Fund items were allocated pursuant to ‎Section
4.1 and ‎Section 4.2.

 

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Section 4.6           Tax
Allocations: Code Section 704(c). In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss,
and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Fund shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated
among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the Fund for federal income
tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value (computed in accordance with the definition of Gross Asset Value) using one or more
methods set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-3 as selected by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Board of Managers.
In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Fund asset is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b) of the definition of Gross Asset
Value, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation
between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under
Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder using one or more methods selected by the Administrative Agent with the consent
of the Board of Managers. Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be made by the Administrative Agent
with the consent of the Board of Managers in any manner that reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of this Agreement.
Allocations pursuant to this ‎Section 4.6 are solely for purposes of federal, state,
and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share
of Net Profits, Net Losses, other items, or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.7           Other
Allocation Rules. The Members are aware of the income tax consequences of the allocations made by this ‎ARTICLE
4 and hereby agree to be bound by the provisions of this ‎ARTICLE 4 in reporting
their shares of Fund income and loss for income tax purposes. Solely for purposes of determining a Member’s proportionate
share of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Fund within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752 3(a)(3),
the Members’ interests in the Fund’s Net Profits are in proportion to their Membership Interest Percentages. To the
extent permitted by Regulations Section 1.704-2(h)(3), the Administrative Agent shall endeavor to treat distributions as having
been made from the proceeds of a Nonrecourse Liability or a Member Nonrecourse Debt only to the extent that such distributions
would cause or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit for any Member.

 

ARTICLE
5

 

DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 5.1           General.

 

(a)          Regularly
Quarterly Distributions. To the extent of available cash and cash equivalents, the Administrative Agent shall cause the Fund
to make distributions quarterly in such amounts as determined by the Board of Managers, shared among the Members as set forth below;
provided that the amount of any such distribution may be reduced as provided by ‎Section
5.2 and ‎Section 5.3.

 

(b)          Other
Distributions. As determined by the Board of Managers, the Fund may make one or more distributions, from time to time, in addition
to those pursuant to ‎Section 5.1(a) from available cash and cash equivalents received
from one or more Investments, provided that the amount of any such distribution may be reduced as provided by ‎Section
5.2 and ‎Section 5.3.

 

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(c)          Distributions
Priority. Except as otherwise provided in this ‎ARTICLE 5 or ‎Section
9.3, distributions shall be shared among the Members as follows:

 

(i)          First,
to pay any outstanding Temporary Advances and any interest accrued thereon; and

 

(ii)         Second,
to the Members as distributions in respect of their interests in the Fund in proportion to their respective Membership Interest
Percentages.

 

Section 5.2           Withholding.
The Administrative Agent may cause the Fund to withhold from any distribution to any Member any amount which the Fund has paid
or is obligated to pay in respect of any withholding or other tax, including without limitation, any interest, penalties or additions
with respect thereto, imposed on any interest or income of or distributions to such Member, and such withheld amount shall be considered
an interest payment or a distribution, as the case may be, to such Member for purposes hereof. If no payment is then being made
to such Member in an amount sufficient to pay the Fund’s withholding obligation, any amount which the Fund is obligated to
pay shall be deemed an interest-free advance from the Fund to such Member, payable by such Member by withholding from subsequent
distributions or within ten days after receiving written request for payment from the Fund.

 

Section 5.3           Reserves;
Certain Limitations; Distributions in Kind. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions:

 

(a)          The
Fund shall withhold from any distribution any amount called for purposes of making an Investment (until the Board of Managers shall
have determined not to make such Investment), as well as any reasonable reserve required by the Board of Managers for working capital
of the Fund or for Fund Expenses. Any part or all of such reserved amount (“Reserved Amount”) that is released
from reserve (other than to make payments on account of a purpose for which the reserve was established) shall be distributed to
the Members in accordance with ‎Section 3.1(b), ‎Section
5.1(c) and ‎Section 5.2.

 

(b)          In
no event shall the Fund make a distribution to the extent that it would (i) render the Fund insolvent, or (ii) violate the Act.

 

(c)          The
Fund shall make in-kind distributions only with the approval of the Board of Managers. Unless the Board of Managers agrees otherwise,
distributions of securities and of other non-cash assets of the Fund shall only be made pro rata to all Members (in proportion
to their respective shares of the total distribution) with respect to each security or other such asset distributed.

 

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ARTICLE
6

 

MANAGEMENT
OF FUND

 

Section 6.1           Board
of Managers. The management of the Fund and its affairs shall be vested in a “Board of Managers” consisting
of four members (each, a “Manager”) chosen in accordance with ‎Section
6.2. The Managers need not be Members and need not be residents of the State of Delaware. Except to the extent that the approval
of the Members or the Investment Committee is expressly required by this Agreement, the Board of Managers shall have the full,
exclusive and complete authority to manage the affairs of the Fund. Without limiting the power and authority of the Board of Managers
hereunder, Schedule A hereto, which is incorporated by reference herein, sets forth a non-exclusive list of matters which
shall require approval by the Board of Managers. The Managers shall constitute the managers of the Fund for purposes of the Act.
Any action authorized by the Board of Managers shall constitute the act of and serve to bind the Fund. Persons or entities dealing
with the Fund are entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the Board of Managers as set forth in this Agreement.

 

Section 6.2           Appointment
and Removal of Managers.

 

(a)          Trinity
Managers. Trinity shall have the right to appoint up to two Managers (the “Trinity Managers”). The initial
Trinity Managers are John Boschelli and Jonathan Wilson. Trinity shall have the power to remove a Trinity Manager at any time with
or without cause, and in such case may appoint such Person’s replacement. A Trinity Manager shall also cease to be a Manager
upon such Person’s written resignation, death or incapacity, and in any such event Trinity may appoint such Person’s
replacement. Trinity shall notify the other Members and the Board of Managers promptly if any Trinity Manager ceases to be a Manager
and of any replacement of a Trinity Manager. If Trinity ceases to be a Member, or becomes a Defaulting Member, the Trinity Managers
shall at the same time cease to be Managers, and Trinity shall no longer have any right to appoint a replacement for such Persons.

 

(b)          BDC
Manager. The BDC shall have the right to appoint up to two Managers (the “BDC Managers”). The initial BDC
Managers are Joseph B. Alala, III and Stephen Riddell. The BDC shall have the power to remove a BDC Manager at any time with or
without cause, and in such case may appoint such Person’s replacement. A BDC Manager shall also cease to be a Manager upon
such Person’s written resignation, death or incapacity, and in any such event the BDC may appoint such Person’s replacement.
The BDC shall notify the other Members and the Board of Managers promptly if any BDC Manager ceases to be a Manager and of any
replacement of a BDC Manager. If the BDC ceases to be a Member, or becomes a Defaulting Member, the BDC Managers shall at the same
time cease to be Managers, and the BDC shall no longer have any right to appoint a replacement for such Persons.

 

(c)          Member-Appointed
Manager. If at any time neither Trinity nor the BDC is a Member, the Fund shall have a single Manager appointed by Members
acting unanimously.

 

Section 6.3           Meetings
of the Board of Managers.

 

(a)          Meetings
Generally. The Board of Managers shall not be required to hold regular meetings. The Board of Managers may provide, by resolution,
the time and place for the holding of regular meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Managers may be called by or at the request
of any Manager. Such a meeting may be held either within or without the State of Delaware, as fixed by the Person or Persons calling
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(b)          Notice
of Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Managers, if established, may be held without notice. For so long as there are
both Trinity Managers and BDC Managers present, a meeting may only be held with the attendance of at least one Trinity Manager
and one BDC Manager. The Person or Persons calling a special meeting of the Board of Managers shall, at least two days before the
meeting, give or cause to be given notice thereof to all Managers. When a meeting is adjourned to a different date, time or place,
notice need not be given of the new date, time or place if the new date, time or place is announced at the meeting before adjournment.
Any Manager may waive notice of any meeting before, during or after the meeting. A Manager’s attendance at or participation
in a meeting waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the Manager at the beginning of the
meeting, or promptly upon arrival, objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter
vote for or assent to any action taken at the meeting.

 

(c)          Action
by the Board of Managers. The affirmative vote of all Managers in attendance at any meeting of the Board of Managers shall
constitute the act of the Board of Managers hereunder and the act of the Managers for purposes of the Act. As used in this Agreement,
the phrases “the approval of the Board Managers,” “the consent of the Board of Managers,” “as determined
by the Board of Managers” and similar phrases mean the approval as set forth in the preceding sentence, except as expressly
provided otherwise in this Agreement.

 

(d)          Presumption
of Assent. A Manager who is present at a meeting of the Board of Managers when board action is taken is deemed to have assented
to the action taken unless (i) the Manager objects at the beginning of the meeting, or promptly upon the Manager’s arrival,
to holding the meeting or to transacting business at the meeting, (ii) the Manager’s dissent or abstention from the action
taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting, or (iii) the Manager files written notice of the Manager’s dissent or abstention
with the Administrative Agent for filing in the Fund’s records either at or immediately after the adjournment of the meeting.
Such right of dissent or abstention is not available to a Manager who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

(e)          Action
Without Meeting. The Board of Managers may act without a meeting if one or more written consents, describing the action to
be taken, is signed by all of the Managers and delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing in the Fund’s records.

 

(f)          Participation
in Meeting by Telephone. The Managers may participate in a meeting of the Board of Managers or any committee thereof by means
of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear
each other and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

(g)          Compensation.
The Managers will not receive any compensation. However, the Managers shall be reimbursed by the Fund for their reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses, if any, of attendance at meetings of the Board of Managers.

 

Section 6.4           Delegation
of Authority.

 

(a)          Appointment
of Officers. The Board of Managers may from time to time appoint and delegate to one or more individuals (each an “Officer”)
any portion of authority granted to the Board of Managers hereunder as the Board of Managers deems appropriate, provided that the
appointment of members of the Investment Committee is governed by Section 6.5(b) and not this Section 6.4(a). No
such delegation shall relieve the Managers of their duties and obligations, or limit the authority of the Board of Managers, set
forth herein.

 

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(b)          Removal
of Officers. Each Officer shall hold office until such Officer’s death, incapacity, resignation or removal or until the
appointment of a successor. A Person may be removed as an Officer with the consent of the Board of Managers at any time with or
without cause, provided that the removal of members of the Investment Committee is governed by Section 6.5(b) and not this
sentence. A Person may resign as an Officer at any time by delivering written notice to all Managers.

 

(c)          Compensation.
An Officer may be paid for his or her services by the Fund as determined by the Board of Managers.

 

Section 6.5           Investment
Committee.

 

(a)          Establishment
of Investment Committee. No Investment shall be made or disposed of by the Fund, and no consent shall be granted or other action
taken by the Fund in its capacity as the owner of an Investment (such as, for example, in respect of any late payment in respect
of an Underlying Loan), unless such action shall first be approved by at least two members, including at least one member appointed
by each of Trinity and the BDC, of an “Investment Committee” consisting of four members. The members of the
Investment Committee shall be considered Officers and not Managers of the Fund for purposes of the Act.

 

(b)          Membership
of Investment Committee. Trinity shall have the right to appoint two members of the Investment Committee and the BDC shall
have the right to appoint two members of the Investment Committee. Trinity’s initial appointees to the Investment Committee
are John Boschelli and Jonathan Wilson, and the BDC’s initial appointees to the Investment Committee are Joseph B. Alala,
III and Stephen Riddell. The Member appointing a member of the Investment Committee may also remove and replace that Investment
Committee member at any time with or without cause, and may also appoint the replacement for such member of the Investment Committee
in the event that such Person resigns, dies or becomes incapacitated. If either Trinity or the BDC at any time ceases to be a Member,
then such Person’s appointees to the Investment Committee shall also automatically cease to be members of the Investment
Committee and such former Member shall no longer have the right to appoint replacement members of the Investment Committee.

 

(c)          Delegation
to Investment Committee. The Board of Managers hereby delegates to the Investment Committee the authority to approve those
matters set forth on Schedule B hereto, which is incorporated by reference herein, which shall require approval by the Investment
Committee, but shall not require approval by the Board of Managers.

 

Section 6.6           Administrative
Services Agreement. The Fund is entering into the Administrative Services Agreement with the Administrative Agent, pursuant
to which certain administrative functions are delegated to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Services Agreement is hereby
approved by the Board of Managers, provided that amendments thereto are subject to approval by the Board of Managers. The function
of the Administrative Agent shall be non-discretionary and administrative only.

 

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Section 6.7           Specific
Consent Regarding Leverage. The Board of Managers hereby authorizes the BDC to cause either BDC Manager, acting in his capacity
as a Manager, to contract for leverage on behalf of the Fund, whether in the form of one or more traditional loans or in the form
of one or more derivative contracts (together, “Leverage”). Such Leverage may be in such form and on such terms
as a BDC Manager acting under the direction of the BDC shall agree, and each BDC Manager is hereby authorized to execute the related
documentation on behalf of the Fund as a Manager of the Fund. However, the Fund’s maximum potential liability under the documents
creating any Leverage at the time the Fund enters into any such documents shall not exceed an amount that is twice the amount of
the Fund’s total Capital Commitments without the approval of the Board of Managers. Additionally, in the event that the Board
of Managers, the Fund or the Administrative Agent makes a good faith determination that, as of the end of any Business Day, the
value of the Fund’s Investments as compared to the value of such Investments as of the end of the immediately preceding Business
Day, has declined by an amount exceeding 15% of the total Capital Contributions to the Fund as of the time of determination, a
meeting of the Board of Managers shall be called promptly to discuss the Leverage; provided, however, that in making
the determination required by this sentence the Board of Managers and the Fund shall make appropriate adjustments for the effect
of any dispositions of Investments occurring during the applicable time period.

 

Section 6.8           Specific
Consent Regarding Affiliate Transactions. Aside from the Administrative Services Agreement, the Fund shall not enter into any
transaction with the BDC, the Administrative Agent or any of their Affiliates without the consent of the Board of Managers. For
the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.8 shall not be interpreted to in any way diminish the general authority of the Board
of Managers under Section 6.1.

 

Section 6.9           Reliance
by Third Parties. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any contract, instrument or act on behalf of the Fund
by a Manager, or any other Person delegated by the Board of Managers, shall be conclusive evidence in favor of any third party
dealing with the Fund that such Person has the authority, power and right to execute and deliver such contract or instrument and
to take such act on behalf of the Fund. This Section shall not be deemed to limit the liabilities and obligations of such Person
to seek the approval of the Board of Managers or the Investment Committee as set forth in this Agreement.

 

Section 6.10         Tax
Matters Partner. For so long as it is a Member, the BDC shall be the “tax matters partner” of the Fund within the
meaning of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code (in such capacity, the “Tax Matters Partner”). If the BDC is at any
time no longer a Member of the Fund, the Board of Managers shall appoint a replacement Tax Matters Partner. The Tax Matters Partner
shall have the right and obligation to take all actions authorized and required, respectively, by the Code for the tax matters
partner of the Fund. The Tax Matters Partner shall have the right to retain professional assistance in respect of any audit of
the Fund and all reasonable, documented out-of-pocket expenses and fees incurred by the Tax Matters Partner on behalf of the Fund
as Tax Matters Partner shall be Fund Expenses and shall be reimbursed by the Fund. In the event the Tax Matters Partner receives
notice of a final Fund adjustment under Section 6223(a) of the Code, it shall either (i) file a court petition for judicial review
of such final adjustment within the period provided under Section 6226(a) of the Code, a copy of which petition shall be mailed
to all Members on the date such petition is filed, or (ii) mail a written notice to all Members within such period that describes
its reasons for determining not to file such a petition. Each Member shall be a “notice partner” within the meaning
of Section 6231(a)(8) of the Code.

 

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Section 6.11         Fund
Expenses. The Fund shall pay or, if paid by the Administrative Agent, the BDC, any of their Affiliates or any of their employees
or representatives, reimburse such Person on demand for, all expenses, fees, charges and liabilities incurred in connection with
the conduct of the affairs and the management of the business of the Fund and its Investments (collectively, “Fund Expenses”),
including without limitation: (a) all interest and expenses payable by the Fund on or in connection with any Leverage or any other
indebtedness incurred by the Fund; (b) any taxes payable by the Fund to Federal, state, local and other governmental agencies;
(c) any amounts payable or reimbursable to the Administrator under the Administration Agreement; (d) Organization Costs; (e) expenses
of any type incurred in connection with or related to the actual or proposed acquisition or disposition of Underlying Loans, whether
or not the contemplated transaction is consummated; (f) any amounts payable by the Fund in respect of its Investments; and (g)
legal, insurance, accounting and auditing expenses. The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized by the Board of Managers to use
any available funds of the Fund to meet Fund Expenses.

 

Section 6.12         Action
by the Members. To the extent that this Agreement or any applicable law requires or permits the Members as a group in their
capacities as members of the Fund to grant any approval or take any action, then such approval or action shall require the unanimous
consent of all of the Members.

 

ARTICLE
7

 

DUTIES;
LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 7.1           Duties.
The Managers shall have no fiduciary duties to the Fund, the Members or other Persons other than the contractual duties of good
faith and fair dealing contemplated by Section 18-1101(c) of the Act. The Officers shall have the same fiduciary duties as the
Managers. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Members, acting in their capacity as such, shall have no duties, fiduciary
or otherwise, to the Fund, the Members or other Persons, except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement.

 

Section 7.2           Outside
Transactions; Investment Opportunities; Time and Attention.

 

(a)          No
Time Commitment. No Member, Manager or Officer shall be obligated to devote such Person’s full time or any specific portion
of such Person’s time to the activities and affairs of the Fund.

 

(b)          No
Deal Flow Right. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may manage or administer other investment funds and other accounts
with similar or dissimilar mandates, and may be subject to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“Investment Company Act”), including, without limitation, Section 57 thereof, and the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations and interpretations thereof, with respect to the allocation of investment opportunities
among such other investment funds and other accounts (the “Allocation Requirements”). Except for any Allocation
Requirement that may be applicable to the Fund, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Member, Manager or Officer shall be obligated
to offer any investment opportunity, or portion thereof, to the Fund.

 

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(c)          Other
Activities. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.2 and other provisions of this Agreement, each Member,
Manager and Officer, the Administrative Agent and each of their respective Affiliates and owners may engage in, invest in, participate
in or otherwise enter into other business ventures of any kind, nature and description, individually and with others, including,
without limitation, the formation and management of other investment funds with or without the same or similar purposes as the
Fund, and the ownership of and investment in securities, and neither the Fund nor any other Member shall have any right in or to
any such activities or the income or profits derived therefrom.

 

Section 7.3           Limited
Liability; Exculpation.

 

(a)          Limited
Liability. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no Manager, Officer or Member shall be liable for the debts, liabilities
or obligations of the Fund solely by reason of being a Manager, Officer or Member or participating in the management of the Fund’s
affairs.

 

(b)          Exculpation.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither any Member (including a Member in its capacity as the Tax Matters Partner), Manager,
Officer or the Administrative Agent, nor any of their Affiliates, directors, managers, officers, owners, employees, or representatives
(together, the “Indemnified Persons”) shall be liable to the Fund or to the Members for any cost, expense, damage,
liability, or other similar amount (collectively, “Damages”) arising, directly or indirectly, from or in connection
with any act or omission of such Person relating to the business and affairs of the Fund, so long as such act or omission did not
constitute a breach of such Person’s duties (if any) under Section 7.1 (or in the case of the Administrative Agent,
breach the standard of care set forth in the Administrative Services Agreement). In addition, any Member (including a Member in
its capacity as the Tax Matters Partner), Manager or Officer or any of their Affiliates, directors, managers, officers, owners,
employees, or representatives may consult with legal counsel selected with reasonable care and shall incur no liability
to the Fund or any Member to the extent that such Person acted or refrained from acting in good faith in reliance upon the opinion
or advice of such counsel.

 

Section 7.4           Indemnification.

 

(a)          Overview.
Subject to the limitations and conditions as provided in this Section 7.4, each Indemnified Person who was or is made a
party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or arbitrative or in the nature of an alternative dispute resolution in
lieu of any of the foregoing (hereinafter a “Proceeding”), or any appeal in such a Proceeding or any inquiry
or investigation that could lead to such a Proceeding, in respect of or relating to the Fund, shall be indemnified by the Fund
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such
amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Fund to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted
the Fund to provide prior to such amendment) against all Damages actually incurred by such Person in connection with such Proceeding,
appeal, inquiry or investigation, unless a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a final determination that such Damages
were primarily the result of gross negligence, fraud or intentional misconduct by the Indemnified Person seeking
indemnification hereunder, in which case such indemnification shall not cover such Damages to the extent resulting from such gross
negligence, fraud or intentional misconduct. Indemnification under this Section 7.4 shall continue as to Indemnified
Person who has ceased to serve in the capacity which initially entitled such Person to indemnity hereunder. The rights granted
pursuant to this Section 7.4 shall be deemed contract rights, and no amendment, modification or repeal of this Section
7.4 shall have the effect of limiting or denying any such rights with respect to actions taken or Proceedings, appeals,
inquiries or investigations arising prior to any amendment, modification or repeal.

 

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(b)          Reimbursement
of Expenses. The right to indemnification conferred in Section 7.4(a) shall include the right to be paid or reimbursed
by the Fund for the reasonable expenses incurred by an Indemnified Person who was, is or is threatened to be made a named
defendant or respondent in a Proceeding in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding and without any determination as
to the Indemnified Person’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification; provided, however, that the payment of
such expenses incurred by any such Indemnified Person in advance of the final disposition of a Proceeding shall be made only upon
delivery to the Fund of a written undertaking by such Indemnified Person to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall be finally
adjudicated that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 7.4 or otherwise.

 

(c)          Determination
of Bad Acts. Unless there is a specific finding of gross negligence, fraud or intentional misconduct (or where such a finding
is an essential element of a judgment or order), the termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order or settlement, or upon a
plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, by itself, create a presumption for the purposes of this Section 7.4 that
the Indemnified Person in question engaged in gross negligence, fraud or intentional misconduct.

 

(d)          Other
Employees and Agents. The Board of Managers may provide for the Fund to advance expenses to other employees and agents of the
Fund (other than Indemnified Persons) to the same extent and subject to the same conditions under which it may indemnify and advance
expenses to an Indemnified Person under Section 7.4(a) and Section 7.4(b).

 

(e)          Non-Exclusivity.
The right to indemnification and the advancement and payment of expenses conferred in this Section 7.4 shall not be
exclusive of any other right that a Member or other Person indemnified pursuant to this Section 7.4 may have or hereafter
acquire under any law (common or statutory) or provision of this Agreement.

 

(f)          Successors
and Assigns. The indemnification rights provided by this Section 7.4 shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors, administrators, successors, and assigns of each Person indemnified pursuant to this Section 7.4.

 

(g)          Fund
Contributions. If for any reason (other than solely by operation of the terms of this Agreement) the indemnification provided
herein is unavailable to an Indemnified Person, or insufficient to hold it harmless, then the Fund shall contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Fund on the one hand and the Indemnified Person on the other, but also
the relative fault of the Fund and the Indemnified Person as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

 

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ARTICLE
8

 

TRANSFERS
OF FUND INTERESTS; WITHDRAWALS

 

Section 8.1           Transfers
by Members.

 

(a)          Approval
for Transfers. The Membership Interest of a Member may not be Transferred without the approval of the Board of Managers. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, without approval of the Board of Managers, any Member may Transfer its entire Membership Interest to an Affiliate
of such Member, if the transferor remains liable for its Capital Commitment (a “Permitted Affiliate Transfer”).
No Transfer by a Member shall be binding upon the Fund until the Fund receives an executed copy of the agreement providing for
such Transfer, which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Board of Managers, and any Transfer pursuant to this Section
8.1(a) shall be subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.1(f).

 

(b)          Admission
of Transferee. Any Person which acquires a Membership Interest by Transfer in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
shall be admitted as a substitute Member only upon the approval of the Board of Managers. The admission of a Transferee as a substitute
Member shall be conditioned upon the Transferee’s written assumption, in form and substance satisfactory to the Board of
Managers, of all obligations of the Transferor in respect of the Transferred Interest and execution of an instrument satisfactory
to the Board of Managers whereby such Transferee becomes a party to this Agreement.

 

(c)          Transfer
Upon Death. The legal representative of a deceased Person who holds a Membership Interest is hereby authorized to distribute
the deceased individual’s direct or indirect interest in the Membership Interest, without liquidation thereof, to the Person
or Persons entitled thereto under the applicable laws of testate or intestate succession. The legal representative of a deceased
individual holding the direct or indirect interest in the Membership Interest shall promptly notify the Fund of such individual’s
death. Neither the legal representative of the deceased individual nor any distributee of the deceased individual’s direct
or indirect interest in the Membership Interest may require that the Membership Interest be redeemed or liquidated by the Fund.
No Transferee of a deceased individual’s Membership Interest shall be a Member unless admitted in accordance with Section
8.1(b).

 

(d)          Rights
of Non-Member Transferees. Any Transfer of a Membership Interest to a Person that has not been admitted as a Member pursuant
to Section 8.1(b) shall be effective to give the Transferee of such Membership Interest only the right to receive, to the
extent Transferred, the allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses and distributions to which the Transferor would have been entitled
if the Transfer had not been made, and shall not be effective to admit the Transferee as a Member. Unless admitted as a Member
pursuant to Section 8.1(b), such Transferee shall have (i) no right to vote or otherwise participate in any decisions of
the Members or matters relating to the Fund, (ii) no right of access to the records of the Fund, and (iii) no other rights of any
kind whatsoever except as described in this Section 8.1(d) or as required by applicable law.

 

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(e)          Obligations
of All Transferees. Any Transferee of a Membership Interest, whether or not admitted as a Member, shall be subject to (a) the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, including being subject to all of the obligations of the Members set forth herein as if
such Transferee had been admitted as a Member, and (b) any claims or offsets relating to the Transferred Membership Interest that
the Fund has against the Transferor of the Membership Interest at the time of such Transfer.

 

(f)          Further
Restrictions on Transfer. As additional conditions to the validity of any Transfer of a Membership Interest, such Transfer
shall not:

 

(i)          violate
the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any applicable jurisdiction;

 

(ii)         cause
the Fund to cease to be entitled to the exemption from the definition of an “investment company” pursuant to Section
3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder;

 

(iii)        result
in the termination of the Fund under the Code or in the Fund being classified as a “publicly traded partnership” under
the Code;

 

(iv)        unless
the Board of Managers waives in writing the application of this clause (iv) with respect to such assignment (which the Board of
Managers may refuse to do in its absolute discretion), be to a Person which is an ERISA Plan; or

 

(v)         cause
the Fund or the other Members to be in violation of, or effect a Transfer to a Person that is in violation of, applicable law.

 

As a condition to granting
its consent to a Transfer, the Board of Managers may require reasonable evidence as to the foregoing, including, without limitation,
an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Board of Managers. Any purported Transfer as to which the conditions set forth
in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) above are not satisfied shall be void ab initio. A Transferring Member shall be responsible
for all costs and expenses incurred by the Fund, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, in connection with any assignment
or proposed assignment.

 

(g)          Right
of First Offer. For so long as the Members are Trinity and the BDC or their respective Permitted Affiliate Transferees, each
Member hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the other Member or its designee a right of first offer to purchase or
designate a third party to purchase all, but not less than all, of any Membership Interest that such other Member may propose to
Transfer to another Person, except for Permitted Affiliate Transfers, at the valuation most recently approved in accordance with
Section 10.5.

 

(i)          The
Member proposing to make a Transfer that would be subject to this Section 8.1(g) must deliver written notice of its intention
to Transfer such interest (the “Notice of Intent”) to the other Member not later than thirty (30) days prior
to the proposed closing date of such Transfer. Such Notice of Intent shall contain the material terms and conditions of the proposed
Transfer and shall identify the proposed transferee of such interest, if known.

 

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(ii)         The
Member receiving the Notice of Intent shall have the right, for a period of fifteen (15) business days from the date of receipt
of the Notice of Intent (the “Acceptance Period”), to accept the Membership Interest or to designate a third-party
purchaser to accept such Membership Interest at the valuation most recently approved in accordance with Section 10.5 and
on the terms stated in the Notice of Intent. Such acceptance shall be made by delivering a written notice to the selling Member
and the Fund within the Acceptance Period stating that it elects to exercise its right of first offer and, if applicable, providing
the identity of any Person that the non-transferring Member designates as the purchaser.

 

(iii)        Following
expiration of the Acceptance Period without the Member receiving the Notice of Intent having during the Acceptance Period accepted
the Membership Interest or designated a third-party purchaser to accept such Membership Interest in accordance with the immediately-preceding
subparagraph (ii), the selling Member shall be free to sell its Membership Interest in the Fund to a third party in a Transfer
(which third party shall be the party identified in the Notice of Intent, if known by the selling Member) that otherwise meets
the requirements of this Section 8.1 on terms and conditions it deems acceptable (but at a price not less than the price
and on terms not more favorable to the purchaser thereof than the price and terms stated in the Notice of Intent); provided
that such sale takes place within sixty (60) days after the expiration of the Acceptance Period (the “Sale Period”).
To the extent the selling Member Transfers its interest in the Fund during the Sale Period, the selling Member shall promptly notify
the Fund, and the Fund shall promptly notify the other Member, as to the terms of such Transfer and the name of the owner(s) to
whom the interest was Transferred. If no such sale occurs during the Sale Period, any attempted Transfer of such interest shall
again be subject to the right of first offer set forth in this Section 8.1(g) and the procedures of this Section 8.1(g)
shall be repeated de novo.

 

Section 8.2           Withdrawal
by Members. Members may withdraw from the Fund only as approved by, and on terms agreed to by, the Board of Managers.

 

ARTICLE
9

 

TERM,
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION OF FUND

 

Section 9.1           Term.
Except as provided in Section 9.2, the Fund shall continue without dissolution indefinitely.

 

Section 9.2           Dissolution.
The Fund shall be dissolved and its affairs wound up upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(a)          a
determination by the Board of Managers to dissolve the Fund;

 

(b)          a
written notice by a Member to the other Member to dissolve the Fund, which notice shall become effective as stated therein but
no less than ninety days after delivery (unless the other Member waives such notification requirement);

 

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(c)          a
determination by the BDC on its providing written notice to the Board of Managers that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) has raised concerns under the Investment Company Act regarding the BDC’s interest in the Fund,
including with respect to consolidation for GAAP or Investment Company Act purposes, or that there has been a determination by
the SEC to subject the BDC’s participation in the Fund to an accounting or reporting treatment or other consequence which
the BDC, in its sole discretion, determines to be materially adverse to it; or

 

(d)          the
entry of a decree of judicial dissolution pursuant to the Act, in which event the provisions of Section 9.3, as modified
by said decree, shall govern the winding up of the Fund’s affairs.

 

Section 9.3           Wind-down.

 

(a)          Liquidation
by the Board of Managers. Upon the dissolution of the Fund, the Fund shall be liquidated in accordance with this Section
9.3 and the Act. The liquidation shall be conducted and supervised by the Board of Managers and the Investment Committee in
the same manner provided by ARTICLE 6 with respect to the operation of the Fund during its term; provided that in
the case of a dissolution and winding up of the Fund pursuant to Section 9.2(c), the BDC may elect, by written notice to
the Board of Managers, to exercise as liquidating agent all of the rights, powers and authority with respect to the assets and
liabilities of the Fund in connection with the liquidation of the Fund, to the same extent as the Board of Managers and the Investment
Committee would have during the term of the Fund.

 

(i)          Investments
During Liquidation. From and after the date on which an event set forth in Section 9.2 becomes effective, the Fund shall
cease to make Investments after that date, except for (i) Investments which the Fund was committed to make in whole or in part
(as evidenced by a commitment letter, term sheet or letter of intent, or definitive legal documents under which less than all advances
have been made) on or before such effective date, and (ii) Investments in an issuer in which the Fund then has an Investment in
which the Fund participates made with the approval of the Board of Managers within three (3) Business Days after receipt by the
Board of Managers of written notice from any Member of the availability such an Investment, provided that no such approval
shall be required in connection with an Investment in connection with a refinancing of the Fund’s prior Investment in such
issuer or the sale of such issuer. Capital calls against the Capital Commitment of the Members shall cease from and after the date
on which an event set forth in Section 9.2 becomes effective; provided that capital calls against the Capital Commitment
of the Members may continue to fund the allocable share of Investments in which the Fund continues to participate (as set forth
in the immediately preceding sentence), Fund Expenses and all other obligations of the Fund. Subject to the foregoing, the Members
shall continue to bear an allocable share of Fund Expenses and other obligations of the Fund until all Investments in which the
Fund participates are repaid or otherwise disposed of in the normal course of the Fund’s activities.

 

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(ii)         Distributions
During Liquidation. Distributions to the Members during the winding down of the Fund shall be made no less frequently than
quarterly to the extent consisting of a Member’s allocable share of cash and cash equivalents, after taking into account
reasonable reserves deemed appropriate by Board of Managers (or in the event of a dissolution and winding up of the Fund pursuant
to Section 9.2(c), by a Member that has elected to act as liquidating agent pursuant to Section 9.3(a)), to fund
Investments in which the Fund continues to participate (as set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph), Fund Expenses and
all other obligations (including without limitation contingent obligations) of the Fund. Unless waived by the Board of Managers,
the Fund also shall withhold ten percent (10%) of distributions in any calendar year, which withheld amount shall be distributed
within sixty (60) days after the completion of the annual audit covering such year. A Member shall remain a member of the Fund
until all Investments in which the Fund participates are repaid or otherwise disposed of, the Member’s allocable share of
all Fund Expenses and all other obligations (including without limitation contingent obligations) of the Fund are paid, and all
distributions are made hereunder, at which time the Member shall have no further rights under this Agreement.

 

(b)          Final
Allocations and Distributions. Upon dissolution of the Fund, final allocations of all items of Net Profits and Net Losses shall
be made in accordance with ARTICLE 4. Upon dissolution of the Fund, the assets of the Fund shall be applied in the following
order of priority:

 

(i)          to
creditors (other than Members) in satisfaction of liabilities of the Fund (whether by payment or by the making of reasonable provision
for payment thereof), including to establish any reasonable reserves which the Liquidator may, in its reasonable judgment, deem
necessary or advisable for any contingent, conditional or unmatured liability of the Fund;

 

(ii)         to
establish any reserves which the Liquidator may, in its reasonable judgment, deem necessary or advisable for any contingent, conditional
or unmatured liability of the Fund; and

 

(iii)        the
balance, if any, to the Members in accordance with Section 5.1(c).

 

(c)          Final
Accounting. Each Member shall be furnished with a statement prepared by the Fund’s accountant, which shall set forth
the assets and liabilities of the Fund as at the date of complete liquidation, and each Member’s share thereof. Upon compliance
with the distribution plan set forth in this Section 9.3, the Members shall cease to be such, and the Liquidator shall execute,
acknowledge and cause to be filed a certificate of cancellation of the Fund.

 

ARTICLE
10

 

ACCOUNTING,
REPORTING AND VALUATION PROVISIONS

 

Section 10.1         Books
and Accounts.

 

(a)          General.
Complete and accurate books and accounts shall be kept and maintained for the Fund at its principal office by the Administrative
Agent. Such books and accounts shall be kept on the accrual basis method of accounting and shall include separate Capital Accounts
for each Member. Each Member or its duly authorized representative, at its own expense, shall at all reasonable times and upon
reasonable prior written notice to the Administrative Agent have access to, and may inspect, such books and accounts and any other
records of the Fund for any purpose reasonably related to its interest in the Fund.

 

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(b)          Bank
Accounts. All funds received by the Fund shall be deposited in the name of the Fund in such bank account or accounts or with
such custodian, and securities owned by the Fund may be deposited with such custodian, as may be designated by the Board of Managers
from time to time and withdrawals therefrom shall be made upon such signature or signatures on behalf of the Fund as may be designated
by the Board of Managers from time to time.

 

Section 10.2         Financial
Reports; Tax Return.  

 

(a)          Annual
Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent shall engage an independent certified public accountant approved by the Board
of Managers to act as the accountant for the Fund and to audit the Fund’s books and accounts as of the end of each fiscal
year. As soon as practicable, but no later than one hundred and twenty days, after the end of such fiscal year, the Board of Managers
shall cause the Administrative Agent to prepare and deliver, by any of the methods described in Section 11.5, to each Member
and to each former Member who withdrew during such fiscal year:

 

(i)          audited
financial statements of the Fund as at the end of and for such fiscal year, including a balance sheet and statement of income,
together with the report thereon of the Fund’s independent certified public accountant, which annual financial statements
shall be approved by the Board of Managers;

 

(ii)         a
statement of holdings of Investments of the Fund, including both the cost and the Value of such Investments, and a statement of
such Member’s Capital Account; and

 

(iii)        to
the extent that the requisite information is then available, a Schedule K-1 for such Member with respect to such fiscal year, prepared
in accordance with the Code, together with corresponding forms for state income tax purposes, setting forth such Member’s
distributive share of Net Profits and Net Losses for such fiscal year and the amount of such Member’s Capital Account at
the end of such fiscal year.

 

The Board of Managers shall
also cause the Administrative Agent to prepare and deliver, by any of the methods described in Section 11.5, to each Member
and each former Member who withdrew during such fiscal year an unaudited draft statement of such Member’s Capital Account
no later than ninety days after the end of each fiscal year of the Fund.

 

(b)          Tax
Returns. The Board of Managers shall cause the Administrative Agent to prepare and timely file after the end of each fiscal
year of the Fund all federal and state income tax returns of the Fund for such fiscal year.

 

(c)          Quarterly
Financials. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than forty-five days, after the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters of a fiscal year, the Board of Managers shall cause the Administrative Agent to prepare and deliver, by any of the methods
described in Section 11.5, to each Member (i) unaudited financial information with respect to such Member’s allocable
share of Net Profits and Net Losses and changes to its Capital Account as of the end of such fiscal quarter, and (ii) a statement
of holdings of Investments of the Fund, including both the cost and the Value of such Investments.

 

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Section 10.3         Tax
Elections. The Tax Matters Partner with the consent of the Board of Managers may, but shall not be required to, cause the Fund
to make any election pursuant to the provisions of Section 754 or 1045 of the Code, or any other election required or permitted
to be made by the Fund under the Code.

 

Section 10.4         Confidentiality.

 

(a)          General.
Each Member agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Fund’s records, reports and affairs, and all information and materials
furnished to such Member by the Fund, the BDC, the Administrative Agent or their Affiliates with respect to their respective businesses
and activities. Each Member further agrees not to provide to any other Person copies of any financial statements, tax returns or
other records or reports, or other information or materials, regarding the Fund, the BDC, the Administrative Agent or their Affiliates
provided or made available to such Member hereunder (“Confidential Information”). Each Member agrees not to
disclose to any other Person any Confidential Information without the express prior written consent of the Board of Managers; provided
that any Member may provide Confidential Information (i) to such Member’s employees, accountants, lenders, internal and external
auditors, legal counsel, financial advisors and other fiduciaries and representatives (who may be Affiliates of such Member) as
long as such Member instructs such Persons to maintain the confidentiality thereof and not to disclose to any other Person any
information contained therein; (ii) to potential transferees of such Member’s Membership Interest that agree in writing,
for the benefit of the Fund, to maintain the confidentiality thereof, but only after reasonable advance notice to the Fund; (iii)
if and to the extent required by law (including judicial or administrative order); provided that, to the extent legally
permissible, the Fund is given prior notice to enable it to seek a protective order or similar relief; (iv) to representatives
of any governmental regulatory agency or authority with jurisdiction over such Member, or as otherwise may be necessary to comply
with regulatory requirements applicable to such Member; (v) in the case of the BDC, to the extent required by law in reporting
to its shareholders; and (vi) in order to enforce rights under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall
not be considered Confidential Information for purposes of this Agreement: (A) information generally known to the public; (B) information
obtained by a Member from a third party who is not prohibited from disclosing the information; (C) information in the possession
of a Member prior to its disclosure by the Fund, the BDC, the Administrative Agent or their Affiliates; or (D) information which
a Member can show by written documentation was developed independently of disclosure by the Fund, the BDC, the Administrative Agent
or their Affiliates. Without limitation to the foregoing, Trinity shall not engage in the purchase, sale or other trading of securities
or derivatives thereof based upon what it knows to be material non-public information received from the Fund, the BDC, the Administrative
Agent or their Affiliates.

 

(b)          Publicity.
The parties agree that a public announcement and/or similar publicity with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby will
be issued by the BDC following the date hereof. The contents of such announcement and/or publicity by the BDC will be subject to
the approval of Trinity (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld). For the avoidance of doubt, any such announcement and/or
publicity may be transmitted by the BDC by email to its general contacts.

 

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(c)          Withholding
Information. To the extent permitted by applicable law, and notwithstanding the provisions of this ARTICLE 10, each
of the Fund and the Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, keep confidential from any Member information to the
extent such Person reasonably determines that (i) disclosure of such information to such Member likely would have a material adverse
effect upon the Fund or any Investment due to an actual or likely conflict of business interests between such Member and one or
more other parties or an actual or likely imposition of additional statutory or regulatory constraints upon the Fund, the Administrative
Agent or an Investment; or (ii) such Member cannot or will not adequately protect against the improper disclosure of Confidential
Information, the disclosure of which likely would have a material adverse effect upon the Fund, the Administrative Agent or an
Investment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fund and the Administrative Agent shall promptly provide to each Member all relevant
documents and information that would otherwise be required to be provided under this ARTICLE 10 but for the preceding sentence
that is related to any notice or request (whether written or oral) received from any governmental or regulatory agency involving
any pending or threatened Proceeding in connection with the activities or operations of the Fund.

 

(d)          Other
Obligations. The Members (i) acknowledge that the Fund, the BDC, the Administrative Agent, their Affiliates, and their respective
direct or indirect owners, managers, officers, directors and employees may acquire confidential third-party information that, pursuant
to fiduciary, contractual, legal or similar obligations, cannot be disclosed to the Fund or the Members; and (ii) agree that none
of such Persons shall be in breach of any duty under this Agreement or the Act as a result of acquiring, holding or failing to
disclose such information to the Fund or the Members.

 

Section 10.5         Valuation.

 

(a)          General.
Valuations shall be made as of the end of each fiscal quarter and upon liquidation of the Fund in accordance with the following
provisions and the Fund’s valuation guidelines then in effect (which shall be consistent with the BDC’s valuation guidelines
then in effect):

 

(i)          Within
forty-five (45) days after the date as of which a valuation is to be made, the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Board
of Managers a report as to the recommended valuation as of such date, and provide such Persons with a reasonable opportunity to
request information and to provide comments with respect to the report.

 

(ii)         If
the recommended valuation as of such date is approved by the Board of Managers, then the valuation that has been approved shall
be final.

 

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(iii)        If
there is an objection to the recommended valuation by a Manager, then the Administrative Agent shall cause a valuation of the asset(s)
subject to unresolved objection to be made as of such date by an approved valuation expert (if not already made), and shall determine
a valuation of such asset(s) consistent with the valuation as of such date by the approved valuation expert, and such valuation
shall be final. For this purpose, a valuation of an asset as of such date shall be considered consistent with a valuation of an
approved valuation expert if it is equal to the recommended value or within the recommended range of values determined by the approved
valuation expert as of such date. An approved valuation expert shall mean an independent valuation consultant that either has been
approved by the Board of Managers or has been referenced in a previous valuation report by the Administrative Agent without objection
by any Manager.

 

(iv)        Liabilities
of the Fund shall be taken into account at the amounts at which they are carried on the books of the Fund, and provision shall
be made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for contingent or other liabilities not reflected on such
books and, in the case of the liquidation of the Fund, for the expenses (to be borne by the Fund) of the liquidation and winding
up of the Fund’s affairs.

 

(v)         No
value shall be assigned to the Fund name and goodwill or to the office records, files, statistical data, or any similar intangible
assets of the Fund not normally reflected in the Fund’s accounting records.

 

(b)          Binding
Valuation. All valuations shall be made in accordance with the foregoing shall be final and binding on all Members, absent
actual and apparent error. Valuations of the Fund’s assets by independent valuation consultants shall constitute a Fund Expense.

 

ARTICLE
11

 

MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS

 

Section 11.1         [Reserved].

 

Section 11.2         Force
Majeure. Whenever any act or thing is required of any Person hereunder to be done within any specified period of time, such
Person shall be entitled to such additional period of time to do such act or thing as shall equal any period of delay resulting
from causes beyond the reasonable control of such Person, including, without limitation, bank holidays, and actions of governmental
agencies, and excluding, without limitation, economic hardship; provided that this provision shall not have the effect of
relieving such Person from the obligation to perform any such act or thing.

 

Section 11.3         Applicable
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal law of the State of Delaware, without
regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

Section 11.4         Waivers.
No waiver of the provisions hereof shall be valid unless in writing and then only to the extent therein set forth. Any right or
remedy of a Person hereunder may be waived only by such Person, and any such waiver shall be binding only on such Person. Except
as specifically herein provided, no failure or delay by any Person in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as
a waiver thereof, and a waiver of a particular right or remedy on one occasion shall not be deemed a waiver of any other right
or remedy or a waiver on any subsequent occasion.

 

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Section 11.5         Notices.
All notices, demands, solicitations of consent or approval, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing or by electronic
mail (with or without attached PDFs), and shall be sufficiently given if personally delivered or sent by postage prepaid, registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested, or sent by electronic mail, overnight courier or facsimile transmission, addressed
as follows: if intended for the Fund, to the Fund’s principal office as set forth in the Fund’s records as kept by
the Administrative Agent; and if intended for any Member, to the address of such Member set forth on the Fund’s records as
maintained by the Administrative Agent, or to such other address as any Member may designate by written notice. Notices shall be
deemed to have been given (i) when personally delivered, (ii) if sent by registered or certified mail, on the earlier of (A) three
days after the date on which deposited in the mails or (B) the date on which received, or (iii) if sent by electronic mail, overnight
courier or facsimile transmission, on the date on which received; provided that notices of a change of address shall not
be deemed given until the actual receipt thereof. The provisions of this paragraph shall not prohibit the giving of written notice
in any other manner; any such written notice shall be deemed given only when actually received.

 

Section 11.6         Construction.

 

(a)          Captions.
The captions used herein are intended for convenience of reference only and shall not modify or affect in any manner the meaning
or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(b)          Singular
and Plural. As used herein, the singular shall include the plural, the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter,
and the neuter gender shall include the masculine and feminine, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

(c)          References
to this Agreement. The words “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder,” and words of similar
import, when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

 

(d)          Articles
and Sections. References in this Agreement to Articles and Sections are intended to refer to Articles and Sections of this
Agreement unless otherwise specifically stated.

 

(e)          Third
Parties. Other than the rights of Indemnified Persons to indemnification and exculpation pursuant to Section 7.3 and
Section 7.4, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create any right in or benefit for any creditor of the Fund or
other Person that is not a party hereto, and this Agreement shall not be construed in any respect to be for the benefit of any
creditor of the Fund or other Person that is not a party hereto.

 

Section 11.7         Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended at any time and from time to time with the approval of the Board of Managers.

 

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Section 11.8         Legal
Counsel. The BDC has engaged Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. (“RBH”), as legal counsel to the Fund,
the BDC and the Administrative Agent. Moreover, RBH has previously represented and/or concurrently represents the interests of
the Fund, the BDC, the Administrative Agent and/or parties related thereto in connection with matters other than the preparation
of this Agreement and may represent such Persons in the future. Each Member: (i) approves RBH’s representation of the Fund,
the BDC and the Administrative Agent in the preparation of this Agreement; and (ii) acknowledges that RBH has not been engaged
by any other Member to protect or represent the interests of such Member vis-à-vis the Fund or the preparation of this Agreement,
and that actual or potential conflicts of interest may exist among the Members in connection with the preparation of this Agreement.
In addition, each Member: (iii) acknowledges the possibility of a future conflict or dispute among Members or between any Member
or Members and the Fund or the Administrative Agent; and (iv) acknowledges the possibility that, under the laws and ethical
rules governing the conduct of attorneys, RBH may be precluded from representing the Fund and/or the BDC and/or the Administrative
Agent (or any equity holder thereof) in connection with any such conflict or dispute. Nothing in this Section 11.8 shall
preclude the Fund from selecting different legal counsel to represent it at any time in the future and no Member shall be deemed
by virtue of this Section 11.8 to have waived its right to object to any conflict of interest relating to matters other
than this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein.

 

Section 11.9         Execution.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts together shall constitute one agreement
binding on all Members.

 

Section 11.10         Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the respective heirs, executors, administrators,
legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided that this provision shall not be construed
to permit any assignment or transfer which is otherwise prohibited hereby.

 

Section 11.11         Severability.
If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement, or any application thereof, shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and all other applications
thereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Section 11.12         Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and the Subscription Agreements entered into between the Fund and each Member in connection with
the Members’ subscription of interests in the Fund set forth the entire understanding among the parties relating to the subject
matter hereof, any and all prior correspondence, conversations, memoranda or other writings (including the Existing Agreement)
being merged herein and replaced and being without effect hereon. No promises, covenants or representations of any character or
nature other than those expressly stated herein or in such Subscription Agreements have been made to induce any party to enter
into this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Members have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of March 24, 2015.

 

	 	FUND:
	 	 
	 	Capitala Senior Liquid Loan Fund I, LLC

 

	 	By:	/s/ John Boschelli
	 	 	Name:  John Boschelli
	 	 	Title:    Manager
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Jonathan Wilson
	 	 	Name:  Jonathan Wilson
	 	 	Title:    Manager
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Joseph B. Alala, III
	 	 	Name:  Joseph B. Alala, III
	 	 	Title:    Manager
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Stephen Riddell
	 	 	Name:  Stephen Riddell
	 	 	Title:    Manager

 

	 	BDC:
	 	 
	 	Capitala Finance Corp.

 

	 	By:	/s/ Joseph B. Alala, III
	 	 	Name:  Joseph B. Alala, III
	 	 	Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

	 	TRINITY:
	 	 
	 	Trinity Universal Insurance Company

 

	 	By:	/s/ John Boschelli
	 	 	Name:  John Boschelli
	 	 	Title: Assistant Treasurer

 

Capitala Senior Liquid Loan Fund I

First A&R LLC Agreement

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

Schedule A

 

Without limiting the power and authority
of the Board of Managers set forth in the Agreement, approval by the Board of Managers shall be required for the Fund to do any
of the following:

 

		1.	Enter into any transaction with a Member or an Affiliate of a Member (except as expressly permitted by the Agreement);

 

		2.	Make an Investment in a Member or an Affiliate of a Member;

 

		3.	Enter into hedging, swaps, forward contracts or other commodities transactions, except as permitted by Section 6.7 of
the Agreement;

 

		4.	Contract for Leverage on behalf of the Fund, except as permitted by Section 6.7 of the Agreement;

 

		5.	Replace the Administrative Agent for the Fund, or modify or waive the terms of any administrative services agreement;

 

		6.	Approve a Transfer of an interest in the Fund where required by ARTICLE 8 of the Agreement

 

		7.	Take any action or decision which pursuant to any provision of the Agreement requires approval of the Board of Managers;

 

		8.	Modify or waive any provision of the Agreement, including this Schedule A or modify the Certificate of Formation of
the Fund in a manner adverse to the rights of any Member under the Agreement;

 

		9.	Guarantee or otherwise become liable for, the obligations of other Persons;

 

		10.	Materially change the business of the Fund or its subsidiaries from its current business or enter into any line business other
than existing or related lines of business;

 

		11.	Make, change or rescind any tax election;

 

		12.	Settle or compromise with respect to any tax audit, claim, deficiency notice, suit or other proceeding relating to taxes; make
a request for a written ruling to any tax authority; or enter into a written and legally binding agreement with any tax authority
(including any agreement to extend or waive any statute of limitations with respect to any taxes);

 

		13.	Make short sales of securities;

 

		14.	Change the name or principal office of the Fund or open additional offices of the Fund;

 

		15.	Retain third-party agents on behalf of the Fund, open accounts with third parties on behalf of the Fund and designate signatures
upon which withdrawals from accounts shall be made on behalf of the Fund;

 

		16.	Adjust Net Profits or Net Losses to amortize Organization Costs or select a period over which to amortize Organization Costs;

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

		17.	Determine a period to allocate Net Profits or Net Losses among the Members pursuant to Section 4.1;

 

		18.	Approve an independent certified public accountant to act as the accountant for the Fund and to audit the Fund’s books
and accounts as of the end of each fiscal year; provided that the retention of Ernst & Young as the Fund’s independent
certified accountant for the initial fiscal year is hereby approved; and

 

		19.	Organize, acquire an interest in, or transfer or otherwise dispose of an interest in, any subsidiary of the Fund, any parallel
partnerships, corporations or other entities, or modify or waive the terms thereof.

 

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Schedule B

 

		1.	Take any action or make any decision that results in the acquisition or disposition of an Investment;

 

		2.	Grant any consent or take any other action as the owner of an Investment (such as, for example, in respect of any late payment
in respect of an Underlying Loan); and

 

		3.	Materially modify or waive the terms of any Investment.ex10-20.htm

Exhibit 10.20

 

 

 

Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated

 

EQUITY INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This first amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Equity Interest Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2014 (the “Restated EIPA”), is being entered into on March 19, 2015 by and between Heat PHE, Inc, a Nevada corporation (including any successor or permitted assignee thereof, the “Company”), having an address at 1802 North Carson Street, Suite 212, Carson City, NV 89701, and Hongjun Zhang, on behalf of all Buyers identified in the Buyers’ Response to RFP submitted to SmartHeat on September 10, 2013 (the “Buyers”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Restated EIPA.

 

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Company and Buyers desire to amend the Restated EIPA to extend the termination date to April 15, 2015.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

	
1.  

	
Amendments to the Restated EIPA Agreement. The Restated EIPA shall hereby be amended as follows:

	
a.  

	
Section 1.3 of the Restated EIPA shall be amended by deleting the date March 31, 2015 and replacing it with April 15, 2015;

	
b.  

	
Section 6.2.3 of the Restated EIPA shall be amended by deleting the date March 31, 2015 and replacing it with April 15, 2015;

	
2.  

	
Miscellaneous

	
a.  

	
Full Force and Effect.  Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, no other provision of the Restated EIPA shall be changed, altered or modified and the Restated EIPA, except as amended, shall remain in full force and effect.

	
b.  

	
Authority. Each party hereto represents and warrants to the other party that this Amendment is being executed by the authorized representatives of each respective party.

	
c.  

	
Counterparts. This Amendment shall be effective immediately upon the execution by the parties hereto. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  

  

  

 

	
d.  

	
Headings. The titles and subtitles used in this Amendment are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Amendment.

	
  

	 

	
e.  

	
Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Amendment shall be given in accordance with Section 5 of the Restated EIPA.

	
f.  

	
Severability.  Any provision of this Amendment that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

 

	
g.  

	
All Amendments in Writing. No supplement, modification, or amendment to this Amendment shall be binding, unless executed in writing by a duly authorized representative of each party to this Amendment.

 

	
h.  

	
Entire Agreement. This Amendment and the Restated EIPA, including the Exhibits and the Schedules, constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereof with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

	
i.  

	
Governing Law, Dispute Resolution

 

	
i.  

	
This Amendment shall be governed by and construed under the internal laws of the People’s Republic of China.

 

	
ii.  

	
This Amendment shall be governed by procedures other than litigation for settling all claims and disputes under the method set forth below:

 

	
1.  

	
The parties hereto agree to attempt in good faith to settle any dispute arising under or relating to this Amendment by mediation before the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) under the then-current version of HKIAC’s Commercial Mediation Rules. The place of mediation shall be in Hong Kong and three mediators shall be appointed, one by The Company, one by They Buyers, and one who shall be selected by the parties’ hereto mutual agreement.

 

	
2.  

	
If the mediation is abandoned by the mediator or is otherwise concluded without the dispute being resolved, the parties may, at their option refer the dispute to arbitration at HKIAC in accordance with its then-current International Arbitration Rules.

 

  

  

  

 

	
i.  

	
Taxes and Expenses. Taxes and expenses incurred by the transactions contemplated by this Amendment shall be borne by the parties hereto in accordance with their respective obligations, unless otherwise provided.

 

	
j.  

	
Section headings in this Amendment are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

 

 

COMPANY:

 

HEAT PHE INC.

 

 

By: /s/ Oliver Bialowons                                                      

 

Name: Oliver Bialowons

 

Title: President

 

BUYERS:

 

 

By: /s/  Hongjun Zhang                                                      

 

Name: Hongjun Zhang, on behalf of all Buyers

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