Document:

EX-4.1

 Exhibit 4.1 
 FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 

OF 
 INDEPENDENCE
REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 	  	 	  	Page	 
		
	 ARTICLE 1 DEFINED TERMS
	  	 	1	  
		
	 ARTICLE 2 ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
	  	 	14	  
	 2.1
	  	 Continuation
	  	 	14	  
	 2.2
	  	 Name
	  	 	14	  
	 2.3
	  	 Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office
	  	 	15	  
	 2.4
	  	 Power of Attorney
	  	 	15	  
	 2.5
	  	 Term
	  	 	16	  
		
	 ARTICLE 3 PURPOSE
	  	 	17	  
	 3.1
	  	 Purpose and Business
	  	 	17	  
	 3.2
	  	 Powers
	  	 	17	  
		
	 ARTICLE 4 CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
	  	 	18	  
	 4.1
	  	 Capital Contributions of the Partners
	  	 	18	  
	 4.2
	  	 Additional Funds; Restrictions on the General Partner
	  	 	18	  
	 4.3
	  	 Issuance of Additional Partnership Interests; Admission of Additional Limited Partners
	  	 	20	  
	 4.4
	  	 Contribution of Proceeds of Issuance of REIT Stock
	  	 	21	  
	 4.5
	  	 Repurchase of REIT Stock; Shares-In-Trust
	  	 	21	  
	 4.6
	  	 No Third-Party Beneficiary
	  	 	22	  
	 4.7
	  	 No Interest; No Return
	  	 	23	  
	 4.8
	  	 No Preemptive Rights
	  	 	23	  
		
	 ARTICLE 5 DISTRIBUTIONS
	  	 	23	  
	 5.1
	  	 Distributions
	  	 	23	  
	 5.2
	  	 Qualification as a REIT
	  	 	23	  
	 5.3
	  	 Withholding
	  	 	24	  
	 5.4
	  	 Additional Partnership Interests
	  	 	24	  
		
	 ARTICLE 6 ALLOCATIONS
	  	 	24	  
	 6.1
	  	 Allocations
	  	 	24	  
	 6.2
	  	 Revisions to Allocations to Reflect Issuance of Partnership Interests
	  	 	24	  
		
	 ARTICLE 7 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS
	  	 	25	  
	 7.1
	  	 Management
	  	 	25	  
	 7.2
	  	 Certificate of Limited Partnership
	  	 	29	  
	 7.3
	  	 Reimbursement of the General Partner
	  	 	30	  
	 7.4
	  	 Outside Activities of the General Partner
	  	 	31	  
	 7.5
	  	 Contracts with Affiliates
	  	 	31	  
	 7.6
	  	 Indemnification
	  	 	31	  
	 7.7
	  	 Liability of the General Partner
	  	 	34	  
	 7.8
	  	 Other Matters Concerning the General Partner
	  	 	35	  
	 7.9
	  	 Title to Partnership Assets
	  	 	35	  

							
	 7.10
	  	 Reliance by Third Parties
	  	 	36	  
	 7.11
	  	 Loans By Third Parties
	  	 	36	  
		
	 ARTICLE 8 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
	  	 	37	  
	 8.1
	  	 Limitation of Liability
	  	 	37	  
	 8.2
	  	 Management of Business
	  	 	37	  
	 8.3
	  	 Outside Activities of Limited Partners
	  	 	37	  
	 8.4
	  	 Return of Capital
	  	 	37	  
	 8.5
	  	 Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership
	  	 	38	  
	 8.6
	  	 Exchange Rights Agreements
	  	 	38	  
		
	 ARTICLE 9 BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
	  	 	39	  
	 9.1
	  	 Records and Accounting
	  	 	39	  
	 9.2
	  	 Fiscal Year
	  	 	39	  
	 9.3
	  	 Reports
	  	 	39	  
		
	 ARTICLE 10 TAX MATTERS
	  	 	40	  
	 10.1
	  	 Preparation of Tax Returns
	  	 	40	  
	 10.2
	  	 Tax Elections
	  	 	40	  
	 10.3
	  	 Tax Matters Partner
	  	 	40	  
	 10.4
	  	 Organizational Expenses
	  	 	42	  
	 10.5
	  	 Withholding
	  	 	42	  
		
	 ARTICLE 11 TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS
	  	 	43	  
	 11.1
	  	 Transfer
	  	 	43	  
	 11.2
	  	 Transfer of the General Partner’s General Partner Interest
	  	 	43	  
	 11.3
	  	 Limited Partners’ Rights to Transfer
	  	 	45	  
	 11.4
	  	 Substituted Limited Partners
	  	 	47	  
	 11.5
	  	 Assignees
	  	 	47	  
	 11.6
	  	 General Provisions
	  	 	48	  
		
	 ARTICLE 12 ADMISSION OF PARTNERS
	  	 	50	  
	 12.1
	  	 Admission of Successor General Partner
	  	 	50	  
	 12.2
	  	 Admission of Additional Limited Partners
	  	 	51	  
	 12.3
	  	 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership
	  	 	52	  
		
	 ARTICLE 13 DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION
	  	 	52	  
	 13.1
	  	 Dissolution
	  	 	52	  
	 13.2
	  	 Winding Up
	  	 	53	  
	 13.3
	  	 No Obligation to Contribute Deficit
	  	 	54	  
	 13.4
	  	 Rights of Limited Partners
	  	 	54	  
	 13.5
	  	 Notice of Dissolution
	  	 	55	  
	 13.6
	  	 Termination of Partnership and Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership
	  	 	55	  
	 13.7
	  	 Reasonable Time for Winding-Up
	  	 	55	  
	 13.8
	  	 Waiver of Partition
	  	 	55	  

  
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	 ARTICLE 14 AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS
	  	 	55	  
	 14.1
	  	 Amendments
	  	 	55	  
	 14.2
	  	 Meetings of the Partners
	  	 	56	  
		
	 ARTICLE 15 GENERAL PROVISIONS
	  	 	58	  
	 15.1
	  	 Addresses and Notice
	  	 	58	  
	 15.2
	  	 Titles and Captions
	  	 	58	  
	 15.3
	  	 Pronouns and Plurals
	  	 	58	  
	 15.4
	  	 Further Action
	  	 	58	  
	 15.5
	  	 Binding Effect
	  	 	58	  
	 15.6
	  	 Creditors
	  	 	58	  
	 15.7
	  	 Waiver
	  	 	58	  
	 15.8
	  	 Counterparts
	  	 	59	  
	 15.9
	  	 Applicable Law
	  	 	59	  
	 15.10
	  	 Invalidity of Provisions
	  	 	59	  
	 15.11
	  	 Entire Agreement
	  	 	59	  
	 15.12
	  	 Merger
	  	 	59	  
	 15.13
	  	 No Rights as Stockholders
	  	 	59	  

 EXHIBITS 

Exhibit A – Partners’ Contributions and Partnership Interests 
 Exhibit B – Allocations 
 Exhibit C – Exchange Rights Agreement for Partnership Units

 Exhibit D – Certificate of Limited Partnership 

  
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 FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED 

AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 
 OF 
 INDEPENDENCE REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP 

THIS FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP (this
“Agreement”), dated as of May 7, 2013 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and among INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation, as general partner (“IRT” or the
“General Partner”), IRT Limited Partner, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and IRT as limited partners (the “Limited Partners”), and the Limited Partners party hereto from time to time. 

WHEREAS, the General Partner formed Empire American Realty Operating Partnership, LP, now known as Independence Realty Operating
Partnership, LP, (the “Partnership”) as a limited partnership on March 27, 2009 pursuant to the Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of the State of Delaware and filed a certificate of limited partnership with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware; and 
 WHEREAS, the General Partner filed a certificate of amendment to the certificate of
limited partnership with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 22, 2011 in order to change the name of the Partnership to “Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP,” 

WHEREAS, the Partnership previously was governed by the terms of the Agreement of Limited Partnership of Empire American Realty
Partnership, LP, dated as of January 21, 2010, as amended and restated in the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, dated as of April 29, 2011, as amended and
restated in the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, dated as of January 4, 2012, as amended (the “Third Amended and Restated Agreement”); and 

WHEREAS, the General Partner and the Limited Partners of the Partnership now wish to amend and restate the Third Amended and Restated
Agreement as set forth herein, which shall, amend, restate and supersede the Third Amended and Restated Agreement in its entirety. 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as
follows: 
 ARTICLE 1 
 DEFINED TERMS 
 The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless
otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement. 
 “Act” means
the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended from time to time, and any successor to such statute. 

  
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 “Additional Limited Partner” means a Person that has executed and
delivered an additional limited partner signature page in the form attached hereto, has been admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof and that is shown as such on the books and records of the Partnership.

 “Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” means with respect to any Partner, the negative balance, if any,
in such Partner’s Capital Account as of the end of any relevant fiscal year, determined after giving effect to the following adjustments: 
 (a) credit to such Capital Account any portion of such negative balance which such Partner (i) is treated as obligated to restore to the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) of the Regulations, or (ii) is deemed to be obligated to restore to the Partnership pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) of the Regulations; and 

(b) debit to such Capital Account the items described in Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) of the
Regulations. 
 “Advisor” means Independence Realty Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 “Advisory Agreement” means the Third Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement among the Partnership
and the General Partner, as advisees, and the Advisor, as advisor. 
 “Affiliate” means, 

(a) with respect to any individual Person, any member of the Immediate Family of such Person or a trust established for
the benefit of such member, or 
 (b) with respect to any Entity, any Person which, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, any such Entity. For purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the management
and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 “Agreement” means this Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as originally
executed and as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, as the context requires. 
 “Articles
of Incorporation” means the General Partner’s Sixth Articles of Amendment Restatement, filed with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation, or other organizational document governing the General Partner, as
amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time. 
 “Assignee” means a Person to whom one
or more Partnership Units have been transferred in a manner permitted under this Agreement, but who has not become a Substituted Limited Partner, and who has the rights set forth in Section 11.5. 

  
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 “Available Cash” means, with respect to the applicable period of
measurement (i.e., any period beginning on the first day of the fiscal year, quarter or other period commencing immediately after the last day of the fiscal year, quarter or other applicable period for purposes of the prior calculation of Available
Cash for or with respect to which a distribution has been made, and ending on the last day of the fiscal year, quarter or other applicable period immediately preceding the date of the calculation), the excess, if any, as of such date, of 

(a) the gross cash receipts of the Partnership for such period from all sources whatsoever, including, without limitation,
the following: 
 (i) all rents, revenues, income and proceeds derived by the Partnership from its operations,
including, without limitation, distributions received by the Partnership from any Entity in which the Partnership has an interest; 
 (ii) all proceeds and revenues received by the Partnership on account of any sales of any Partnership property or as a refinancing of or payment of 

(iii) principal, interest, costs, fees, penalties or otherwise on account of any borrowings or loans made by the
Partnership or financings or refinancings of any property of the Partnership; 
 (iv) the amount of any insurance
proceeds and condemnation awards received by the Partnership; 
 (v) all capital contributions and loans received
by the Partnership from its Partners; 
 (vi) all cash amounts previously reserved by the Partnership, to the
extent such amounts are no longer needed for the specific purposes for which such amounts were reserved; and 

(vii) the proceeds of liquidation of the Partnership’s property in accordance with this Agreement; 

over 
 (b) the sum of the following: 
 (i) all operating costs and
expenses, including taxes and other expenses of the properties directly and indirectly held by the Partnership and capital expenditures made during such period (without deduction, however, for any capital expenditures, charges for Depreciation or
other expenses not paid in cash or expenditures from reserves described in (viii) below); 
 (ii) all costs
and expenses expended or paid during such period in connection with the sale or other disposition, or financing or refinancing, of the property directly or indirectly held by the Partnership or the recovery of insurance or condemnation proceeds;

  
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 (iii) all fees provided for under this Agreement; 

(iv) all debt service, including principal and interest, paid during such period on all indebtedness (including under any
line of credit) of the Partnership; 
 (v) all capital contributions, advances, reimbursements, loans or similar
payments made to any Person in which the Partnership has an interest; 
 (vi) all loans made by the Partnership
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; 
 (vii) all reimbursements to the General Partner or its
Affiliates during such period; and 
 (viii) the amount of any new reserve or increase in reserves established
during such period which the General Partner determines is necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion. 
 Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Available Cash shall not include any cash received or reductions in reserves, or take into account any disbursements made or reserves established, after commencement of the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership. 

“Business Combination” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a)(iii)(C). 

“Capital Account” means with respect to any Partner, the Capital Account maintained for such Partner in
accordance with the following provisions: 
 (a) to each Partner’s Capital Account there shall be credited

 (i) such Partner’s Capital Contributions; 

(ii) such Partner’s distributive share of Net Income as determined pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Exhibit B and any items
in the nature of income or gain which are specially allocated to such Partner pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Exhibit B; and 
 (iii) the amount of any Partnership liabilities assumed by such Partner or which are secured by any asset distributed to such Partner; 

(b) to each Partner’s Capital Account there shall be debited 

(i) the amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any property distributed to such Partner pursuant to any provision of
this Agreement; 
 (ii) such Partner’s distributive share of Net Losses as determined pursuant to Paragraph
1 of Exhibit B and any items in the nature of expenses or losses which are specially allocated to such Partner pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Exhibit B; and 

  
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 (iii) the amount of any liabilities of such Partner assumed by the
Partnership or which are secured by any asset contributed by such Partner to the Partnership; and 
 (c) in the
event all or a portion of a Partnership Interest is transferred 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 transferred Partnership Interest.

 The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply
with Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 of the Regulations, and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. In the event the General Partner shall reasonably 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 assets or which are assumed by the Partnership, the General Partner or
any Limited Partner) are computed in order to comply with such Regulations, the General Partner may make such modification; provided that it would not cause the amounts distributable to any Partner pursuant to Article 13 hereof upon the dissolution
of the Partnership to vary from the amount contemplated as set forth in Section 2(g) of Exhibit B. 
 “Capital
Contribution” means, with respect to any Partner, any cash, cash equivalents or the Gross Asset Value of property which such Partner contributes or is deemed to contribute to the Partnership pursuant to Article 4 hereof. 

“Capital Transaction” means any sale, or other disposition (other than a deemed disposition pursuant to
Section 708(b)(1)(B) and the regulations thereunder) of all or substantially all of the assets and properties of the Partnership or a related series of transactions that, taken together, result in the sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets and properties of the Partnership. 
 “Cash Available for Distribution”
means Available Cash. 
 “Certificate” means the Certificate of Limited Partnership relating to the
Partnership filed in the office of the Delaware Secretary of State on March 27, 2009, as amended by the Certificate of Amendment filed on February 22, 2011, and as further amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and
the Act. 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time,
as interpreted by the applicable regulations thereunder. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of future law. 

“Common Stock” means a share of the common stock of the General Partner, $.01 par value per share. Common Stock
may be issued in one or more classes or series in accordance with the terms of the Articles of Incorporation. If there is more than one class or series of Common Stock, the term “Common Stock” shall, as the context requires, be deemed to
refer to the class or series of Common Stock that correspond to the class or series of Partnership Interests for which the reference to Common Stock is made. 
 “Common Units” means Partnership Units that are not Preferred Units. 

  
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 “Consent” means the consent or approval of a proposed action by a
Partner given in accordance with Section 14.2 hereof. 
 “Consent of the Limited Partners” means
the Consent of Limited Partners (excluding for this purpose any Partnership Interests held by the General Partner, any other Person of which they own or control more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests and any Person directly or
indirectly owning or controlling more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting interests of the General Partner) holding Percentage Interests that are greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Percentage Interest of all
Limited Partners who are not excluded for the purposes hereof. 
 “Contributed Property” means each
property, partnership interest, contract right or other asset, in such form as may be permitted by the Act, contributed or deemed contributed to the Partnership by any Partner, including any interest in any successor partnership occurring as a
result of a termination of the Partnership pursuant to Section 708 of Code. 
 “Cumulative Non-Compound
Return” means the percentage resulting from dividing: (i) the total amount of dividends and distributions paid by the General Partner to the Stockholders or the total amount of distributions made by the Partnership to the Limited
Partners, in each case reduced by distributions from the sale or refinancing of properties, from the Effective Date until the Distribution Date, by (ii) the product of (a) the weighted average Net Investment for such period
(calculated on a daily basis), and (b) the number of years (including the fractions thereof) elapsed from the Effective Date until the Distribution Date (based on a year of 365 days). 

“Debt” means, as to any Person, as of any date of determination, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for
borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services; (b) all amounts owed by such Person to banks or other Persons in respect of reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments
guaranteeing payment or other performance of obligations by such Person; (c) all indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services secured by any lien on any property owned by such Person, to the extent
attributable to such Person’s interest in such property, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; and (d) obligations of such Person incurred in connection with entering into a lease which, in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, should be capitalized. 
 “Depreciation”
means, with respect to any asset of the Partnership for any fiscal year or other period, the depreciation, depletion, amortization or other cost recovery deduction, as the case may be, allowed or allowable for federal income tax purposes in respect
of such asset for such fiscal year or other period; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2 of the Regulations, if there is a difference between the Gross Asset Value (including the Gross Asset Value, as
increased pursuant to paragraph (d) of the definition of Gross Asset Value) and the adjusted tax basis of such asset at the beginning of such fiscal year or other period, Depreciation for such asset shall be an amount that bears the same ratio
to the beginning Gross Asset Value of such asset as the federal income tax depreciation, depletion, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such fiscal year or other period bears to the beginning adjusted tax basis of such asset; provided,
further, that if the federal income tax depreciation, depletion, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such asset for such fiscal year or other period is zero, Depreciation of such asset shall be

  
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determined with reference to the beginning Gross Asset Value of such asset using any reasonable method selected by the General Partner. 

“Director” means a member of the board of directors of the General Partner. 

“Distribution Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1. 

“Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the opening recital. 

“Entity” means any general partnership, limited partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust, business trust,
real estate investment trust, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, cooperative or association. 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time (or any
corresponding provisions of succeeding laws). 
 “Exchange Factor” has the meaning set forth in the
Exchange Rights Agreements. 
 “Exchange Right” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Rights
Agreements. 
 “Exchange Rights Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6. 

“General Partner” means Independence Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and any successor as general
partner of the Partnership. 
 “General Partner Interest” means a Partnership Interest held by the
General Partner, in its capacity as general partner. A General Partner Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units. 
 “Gross Asset Value” means, with respect to any asset of the Partnership, such asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows: 

(a) the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Partner to the Partnership shall be the gross fair market
value of such asset, without reduction for liabilities, as determined by the contributing Partner and the Partnership on the date of contribution thereof; 
 (b) if the General Partner determines that an adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners, the Gross Asset Values of all Partnership assets shall be
adjusted in accordance with Sections 1.704- 1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and (g) of the Regulations to equal their respective gross fair market values, without reduction for liabilities, as reasonably determined by the General Partner, as of the following
times: 
 (i) a Capital Contribution (other than a de minimis Capital Contribution) to the Partnership by a new
or existing Partner as consideration for a Partnership Interest; or 

  
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 (ii) the distribution by the Partnership to a Partner of more than a de
minimis amount of Partnership assets as consideration for the repurchase of a Partnership Interest; or 
 (iii)
the liquidation of the Partnership within the meaning of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Regulations; 

(c) the Gross Asset Values of Partnership assets distributed to any Partner shall be the gross fair market values of such
assets (taking Section 7701(g) of the Code into account) without reduction for liabilities, as determined by the General Partner as of the date of distribution; and 

(d) the Gross Asset Values of Partnership assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the
adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Sections 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code, but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Section 1.704- 1(b)(2)(iv)(m) of the Regulations
(as set forth in Exhibit B); provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph (d) to the extent that the General Partner determines that an adjustment pursuant to paragraph (b) above is necessary
or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (d). 
 At all times,
Gross Asset Values shall be adjusted by any Depreciation taken into account with respect to the Partnership’s assets for purposes of computing Net Income and Net Loss. 
 “Incapacity” or “Incapacitated” means, 
 (a) as to any individual who is a Partner, death, total physical disability or entry by a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating him incompetent to manage his person or his estate; 

(b) as to any corporation which is a Partner, the filing of a certificate of dissolution, or its equivalent, for the
corporation or the revocation of its charter; 
 (c) as to any partnership which is a Partner, the dissolution
and commencement of winding up of the partnership; 
 (d) as to any limited liability company which is a Partner,
the dissolution and commencement of winding up of the limited liability company; 
 (e) as to any estate which is
a Partner, the distribution by the fiduciary of the estate’s entire interest in the Partnership; 
 (f) as
to any trustee of a trust which is a Partner, the termination of the trust (but not the substitution of a new trustee); or 
 (g) as to any Partner, the bankruptcy of such Partner, which shall be deemed to have occurred when 

  
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 (i) the Partner commences a voluntary proceeding seeking liquidation,
reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect; 

(ii) the Partner is adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and nonappealable order for relief under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect has been entered against the Partner; 
 (iii) the Partner
executes and delivers a general assignment for the benefit of the Partner’s creditors; 
 (iv) the Partner
files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against the Partner in any proceeding of the nature described in clause (ii) above; 

(v) the Partner seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator for the Partner
or for all or any substantial part of the Partner’s properties; 
 (vi) any proceeding seeking liquidation,
reorganization or other relief of or against such Partner under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect has not been dismissed within one hundred twenty (120) days after the commencement thereof; 

(vii) the appointment without the Partner’s consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator has not been
vacated or stayed within ninety (90) days of such appointment; or 
 (viii) an appointment referred to in
clause (vii) which has been stayed is not vacated within ninety (90) days after the expiration of any such stay. 

“Indemnitee” means 
 (a) any Person made a party to a proceeding by reason of its status as 
 (i) the General Partner, 
 (ii) a Limited Partner, 

(iii) an investment advisor to the General Partner, 

(iv) a trustee, director or officer of the Partnership, the General Partner, or the investment advisor to the General
Partner, or 
 (v) a director, trustee, member or officer of any other Entity, each Person serving in such
capacity at the request of the Partnership or the General Partner, or 

  
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 (vi) his or its liabilities, pursuant to a loan guarantee or otherwise, for
any indebtedness of the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership (including, without limitation, any indebtedness which the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership has assumed or taken assets subject to); and 

(b) such other Persons (including Affiliates of the General Partner, a Limited Partner or the Partnership) as the General
Partner may designate from time to time (whether before or after the event giving rise to potential liability), in its sole and absolute discretion. 
 “Independent Directors” means a Director who is an “Independent Director” as set forth in the General Partner’s Charter. 

“Initial Limited Partners” means IRT Limited Partner, LLC and IRT. 

“IRS” shall mean the Internal Revenue Service of the United States. 

“IRT” shall mean Independence Realty Trust, Inc. 

“Joint Venture” means any joint venture or general partnership arrangement in which the Partnership is a
co-venturer or general partner which are established to acquire one or more Investments. 
 “Lien” means
any lien, security interest, mortgage, deed of trust, charge, claim, encumbrance, pledge, option, right of first offer or first refusal and any other right or interest of others of any kind or nature, actual or contingent, or other similar
encumbrance of any nature whatsoever. 
 “Limited Partner” means, prior to the admission of the first
Additional Limited Partner to the Partnership, the Initial Limited Partners, and thereafter any Person named as a Limited Partner in Exhibit A, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time by the General Partner, upon the execution and delivery
by such Person of an additional limited partner signature page, or any Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s capacity as a Limited Partner of the Partnership. 

“Limited Partner Interest” means a Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner in the Partnership representing a
fractional part of the Partnership Interests of all Partners and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled, as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply
with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. A Limited Partner Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units. 

“Liquidating Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 hereof. 

“Liquidator” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2 hereof. 

“Net Income” or “Net Loss” means, for each fiscal year or other applicable period, an
amount equal to the Partnership’s taxable income or loss for such year or period as determined for federal income tax purposes by the General Partner, determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code (for this purpose, all items of
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pursuant to Section 703(a) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or loss), adjusted as follows: 

(a) by including as an item of gross income any tax-exempt income received by the Partnership and not otherwise taken into
account in computing Net Income or Net Loss; 
 (b) by treating as a deductible expense any expenditure of the
Partnership described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code (or which is treated as a Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditure pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) of the Regulations) and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net
Income or Net Loss, including amounts paid or incurred to organize the Partnership (unless an election is made pursuant to Section 709(b) of the Code) or to promote the sale of interests in the Partnership and by treating deductions for any
losses incurred in connection with the sale or exchange of Partnership property disallowed pursuant to Section 267(a)(1) or 707(b) of the Code as expenditures described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code; 

(c) by taking into account Depreciation in lieu of depreciation, depletion, amortization and other cost recovery
deductions taken into account in computing taxable income or loss; 
 (d) by computing gain or loss resulting
from any disposition of Partnership property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes by reference to the Gross Asset Value of such property rather than its adjusted tax basis; 

(e) in the event of an adjustment of the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset which requires that the Capital
Accounts of the Partnership be adjusted pursuant to Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e), (f) and (g) of the Regulations, by taking into account the amount of such adjustment as if such adjustment represented additional Net Income or Net Loss
pursuant to Exhibit B; and 
 (f) by not taking into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss items separately
allocated to the Partners pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Exhibit B. 
 “Net Investment” means (i) as it
relates to the Stockholders, the original issue price paid by such stockholders for the purchase of Common Stock; and (ii) as it relates to the Limited Partners the total amount of Capital Contributions with respect to Common Units; in each
case reduced by distributions from the sale or refinancing of properties with respect to Common Stock or Common Units. 

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

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

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

“Partner Nonrecourse Debt” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704- 2(b)(4). 

“Partner Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2), and the
amount of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt for a Partnership taxable year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2). 

“Partnership” means the limited partnership formed under the Act and governed by this Agreement, and any
successor thereto. 
 “Partnership Interest” means an ownership interest in the Partnership of a Limited
Partner or the General Partner and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions
of this Agreement. A Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units. 
 “Partnership Minimum
Gain” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704- 2(b)(2), and the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain, as well as any net increase or decrease in a Partnership Minimum Gain, for a Partnership taxable year shall be
determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(d). 
 “Partnership Record
Date” means the record date established by the General Partner for a distribution pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, which record date shall be the same as the record date established by the General Partner for a distribution to its
stockholders of some or all of its portion of such distribution. 
 “Partnership Unit” means a
fractional, undivided share of the Partnership Interests and includes Common Units, Preferred Units and any classes or series of Partnership Units established after the date hereof. The number of Partnership Units outstanding and the Percentage
Interests in the Partnership represented by such Partnership Units are set forth in Exhibit A, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time. The ownership of Partnership Units shall be evidenced by such form of certificate for Partnership
Units as the General Partner adopts from time to time unless the General Partner determines that the Partnership Units shall be uncertificated securities. 
 “Partnership Unit Designation” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2. 
 “Partnership Year” means the fiscal year of the Partnership, as set forth in Section 9.2 hereof. 
 “Percentage Interest” means, with respect to each Partner, the product of 100% and a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of Common Units owned by the Partner
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 “Permitted Transferee” means any person to whom Partnership Units
are Transferred in accordance with Section 11.3 of this Agreement. 
 “Person” means an individual
or Entity. 
 “Precontribution Gain” has the meaning set forth in subparagraph 3(c) of Exhibit B.

 “Preferred Units” means the Units described in Exhibit S-A and the Units described as Exhibit S-B
that are outstanding on the date of this Agreement, and any Units issued after the date of this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.2 that are designated as Preferred Units. 
 “Property” means any real property or properties transferred or conveyed to the Partnership, either directly or indirectly, including through ownership interests in a Joint
Venture. 
 “Quarter” means each of the three-month periods ending on
March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. 
 “Registration
Statement” means the Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed by the General Partner with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any amendments at any time made thereto. 

“Regulations” means the final, temporary or proposed Income Tax Regulations promulgated under the Code, as such
regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations). 

“REIT” means a real estate investment trust as defined in Section 856 of the Code. 

“REIT Requirements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2. 

“REIT Stock” means shares of the General Partner’s common stock. 

“REIT Stock Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Rights Agreement. 

“Sale” means (i) any transaction or series of transactions whereby: (A) the Partnership directly or
indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition) sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes its ownership of any Investment or portion thereof, including the transfer of any Property that is the subject of a ground
lease, including any event with respect to any Investment that gives rise to a significant amount of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards, and including the issuance by one of the General Partner’s subsidiaries of any asset-backed
securities or collateralized debt obligations as part of a securitization transaction; (B) the Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition) sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes
its ownership of all or substantially all of the interest of the Partnership in any Joint Venture in which it is a partner; or (C) any Joint Venture in which the Partnership is a co-venturer or partner, sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or
relinquishes its ownership of any Investment or portion thereof, including any event with respect to any Investment that gives rise to insurance claims or condemnation awards, and including the issuance by such Joint Venture or one of its
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 “Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b).

 “Stockholder” means a holder of Common Stock. 

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other
entity of which a majority of 
 (a) the voting power of the voting equity securities; and/or 

(b) the outstanding equity interests (whether or not voting), is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.

 “Substituted Limited Partner” means a Person who is admitted as a Limited Partner to the Partnership
pursuant to Section 11.4 hereof. 
 “Tax Items” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit B. 

“Termination Event” means the termination or nonrenewal of the Advisory Agreement (i) in connection with a
merger, sale of assets or transaction involving the General Partner pursuant to which a majority of the Directors then in office are replaced or removed, (ii) by the Advisor for “good reason” (as defined in the Advisory Agreement) or
(iii) by the General Partner other than for “cause” (as defined in the Advisory Agreement). 

“Transfer” as a noun, means any sale, assignment, conveyance, pledge, hypothecation, gift, encumbrance or other
transfer, and as a verb, means to sell, assign, convey, pledge, hypothecate, give, encumber or otherwise transfer. 
 Certain
additional terms and phrases have the meanings set forth in Exhibit B. 
 ARTICLE 2 

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS 
 2.1 Continuation 
 The Partners agree that as of the date of this Agreement
(i) the Persons listed in Exhibit A are the current Partners and (ii) the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership dated as of January 4, 2012 (the “Prior Partnership Agreement”), that previously
evidenced the Partnership is hereby amended and restated in its entirety, subject to the terms provided herein, and the Partnership is continued without interruption under and pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Act. Except as expressly
provided herein to the contrary, the rights and obligations of the Partners and the administration and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Act. The Partnership Interest of each Partner shall be personal property for all purposes.

 2.2 Name 
 The name of the Partnership is Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP. The Partnership’s business may be conducted under any other name or names deemed advisable by the General Partner,
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“Limited Partnership,” “LP,” “Ltd.” or similar words or letters shall be included in the Partnership’s name where necessary for the purposes of complying with
the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion may change the name of the Partnership and shall notify the Limited Partners of such change in the next regular communication to the Limited
Partners. 
 2.3 Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office 

The address of the registered office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware and the name and address of the
registered agent for service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware is the Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road Suite 400, Wilmington, Delaware 19808. The principal office of the Partnership shall be Cira Centre, 2929
Arch Street, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104,
or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the General Partner deems
advisable. 
 2.4 Power of Attorney 
 (a) Each Limited Partner and each Assignee who accepts Partnership Units (or any rights, benefits or privileges associated therewith) is deemed to irrevocably constitute and appoint the General Partner,
any Liquidator, and authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact of each, and each of those acting singly, in each case with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in its name, place
and stead to: 
 (i) execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices

 (A) all certificates, documents and other instruments (including, without limitation, this Agreement and the
Certificate and all amendments or restatements thereof) that the General Partner or the Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to form, qualify or continue the existence or qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a
partnership in which the Limited Partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in which the Partnership may or plans to conduct business or own property, including, without limitation, any documents
necessary or advisable to convey any Contributed Property to the Partnership; 
 (B) all instruments that the
General Partner or any Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; 

(C) all conveyances and other instruments or documents that the General Partner or any Liquidator deems appropriate or
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 (D) all instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal, removal or
substitution of any Partner pursuant to, or other events described in, Article 11, 12 or 13 hereof or the Capital Contribution of any Partner; 
 (E) all certificates, documents and other instruments relating to the determination of the rights, preferences and privileges of Partnership Interest; and 

(F) amendments to this Agreement as provided in Article 14 hereof; and 

(ii) execute, swear to, seal, acknowledge and file all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates and other
instruments appropriate or necessary, in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner or any Liquidator, to make, evidence, give, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action which is made or given by the
Partners hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement or appropriate or necessary, in the sole discretion of the General Partner or any Liquidator, to effectuate the terms or intent of this Agreement. 

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as authorizing the General Partner or any Liquidator to amend this Agreement except in accordance with
Article 14 hereof or as may be otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. 
 (b) (i) The foregoing power of attorney is
hereby declared to be irrevocable and a power coupled with an interest, in recognition of the fact that each of the Partners will be relying upon the power of the General Partner and any Liquidator to act as contemplated by this Agreement in any
filing or other action by it on behalf of the Partnership, and it shall survive and not be affected by the subsequent Incapacity of any Limited Partner or Assignee and the Transfer of all or any portion of such Limited Partner’s or
Assignee’s Partnership Units and shall extend to such Limited Partner’s or Assignee’s heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives. 
 (ii) Each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made by the General Partner or any Liquidator, acting in good faith pursuant to such power of attorney, and each
such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby waives any and all defenses which may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the General Partner or any Liquidator, taken in good faith under such power of attorney. 

(iii) Each Limited Partner or Assignee shall execute and deliver to the General Partner or the Liquidator, within fifteen
(15) days after receipt of the General Partner’s or Liquidator’s request therefor, such further designation, powers of attorney and other instruments as the General Partner or the Liquidator, as the case may be, deems necessary to
effectuate this Agreement and the purposes of the Partnership. 
 2.5 Term 

The term of the Partnership began on March 27, 2009 and shall continue until December 31, 2099, unless the Partnership is
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 ARTICLE 3 
 PURPOSE 
 3.1 Purpose and Business 

(a) The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Partnership is to conduct any business that may be lawfully conducted
by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Act including, without limitation, to engage in the following activities: 
 (i) to acquire, hold, own, develop, construct, improve, maintain, operate, sell, lease, transfer, encumber, convey, exchange, and otherwise dispose of or deal with real and personal property of all kinds;

 (ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust or other
similar arrangement to engage in any of the foregoing; 
 (iii) to undertake such other activities as may be
necessary, advisable, desirable or convenient to the business of the Partnership; and 
 (iv) to engage in such
other ancillary activities as shall be necessary or desirable to effectuate the foregoing purposes; 
 provided, however, that such business
shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit the General Partner at all times to be qualified as a REIT, unless the General Partner determines not to qualify as a REIT or ceases to qualify as a REIT for any reason not related to
the business conducted by the Partnership. 
 (b) The Partnership shall have all powers necessary or desirable to accomplish the
purposes enumerated. 
 3.2 Powers 
 (a) The Partnership is empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient for the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes and
business described herein and for the protection and benefit of the Partnership including, without limitation, full power and authority to enter into, perform, and carry out contracts of any kind, to borrow money and to issue evidences of
indebtedness, whether or not secured by mortgage, trust deed, pledge or other Lien, and, directly or indirectly, to acquire, own, improve, develop and construct real property, and lease, sell, transfer and dispose of real property; provided, that
the Partnership shall not take, or refrain from taking, any action which, in the judgment of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, 
 (i) could adversely affect the ability of the General Partner to continue to qualify as a REIT, unless the General Partner otherwise ceases to qualify as a REIT; 

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 (iii) could violate any law or regulation of any governmental body or agency
having jurisdiction over the General Partner or its securities, unless such action (or inaction) shall have been specifically consented to by the General Partner in writing. 
 (b) The General Partner also is empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate or advisable to ensure that the Partnership will not be classified as a “publicly traded
partnership” for the purposes of Section 7704 of the Code, including but not limited to imposing restrictions on exchanges of Partnership Units. 
 ARTICLE 4 
 CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS 

4.1 Capital Contributions of the Partners 
 (a) The Partners own the Partnership Units as set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement which were issued for Capital Contributions made by such Partners or their predecessors. The General Partner shall
amend Exhibit A to reflect the admission of new Partners and issuances, redemptions and transfers of Partnership Units from time to time. 
 (b) To the extent the Partnership acquires any property by the merger of any other Person into the Partnership or the contribution of assets by any other Person, Persons who receive Partnership Interests
in exchange for their interests in the Person merging into or contributing assets to the Partnership shall become Partners and shall be deemed to have made Capital Contributions as provided in the applicable merger agreement or contribution
agreement and as set forth in Exhibit A, as amended to reflect such deemed Capital Contributions. 
 (c) The Partnership may
issue an unlimited number of Partnership Units. Partnership Units may be issued to, acquired and owned by Limited Partners or the General Partner. 
 (d) The number of Partnership Units held by the General Partner, in its capacity as general partner, shall be deemed to be the General Partner Interest. 

(e) Except as provided in Sections 4.2 and 10.5, the Limited Partners shall have no obligation to make any additional Capital
Contributions or provide any additional funding to the Partnership (whether in the form of loans, repayments of loans or otherwise) and no Limited Partner shall have any obligation to restore any deficit that may exist in its Capital Account, either
upon a liquidation of the Partnership or otherwise. 
 4.2 Additional Funds; Restrictions on the General Partner

 (a) (i) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the
Partnership to issue such additional Partnership Interests in the form of Partnership Units for any Partnership purpose at any time or from time to time, to Partners (other than the General Partner) or to other Persons, for such consideration and on
such terms and conditions as shall be established by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, all without the approval of any Limited Partner. The Partnership may also from time to time issue to the General Partner additional
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be Common Units or Preferred Units and, if Preferred Units, may be issued in one or more classes, or one or more series of any of such classes, with such designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights, powers and duties, including rights, powers and duties senior to Common or Preferred Units (subject to the terms of any existing Preferred Units) then outstanding, all as shall be determined by the
General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion and without the approval of any Limited Partner, including, without limitation, in respect of (A) the allocations of items of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such
class or series of Preferred Units; (B) the right of each such class or series of Preferred Units to share in Partnership distributions; and (C) the rights of each such class or series of Preferred Units upon dissolution and liquidation of
the Partnership; provided, that a written designation of preferences setting forth the rights, powers, duties and preferences of each class or series of Preferred Units shall be set forth as an additional Exhibit to this Agreement on or prior
to the date of issuance of such Preferred Units (each a “Partnership Unit Designation”). 
 (ii) In the event
additional financing is needed for any reason, the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion, in such amounts and at such times as it solely shall determine to be necessary or appropriate, 

(A) cause the Partnership to issue additional Partnership Interests and admit additional Limited Partners to the
Partnership in accordance with Section 4.3; 
 (B) make additional Capital Contributions to the Partnership
(subject to the provisions of Section 4.2(b)); 
 (C) cause the Partnership to borrow money, enter into loan
arrangements, issue debt securities, obtain letters of credit or otherwise borrow money on a secured or unsecured basis; 
 (D) make a loan or loans to the Partnership (subject to Section 4.2(b)); or 
 (E) sell any assets or properties directly or indirectly owned by the Partnership. 

(iii) In no event shall any Limited Partners be required to make any additional Capital Contributions or any loan to, or otherwise
provide any financial accommodation for the benefit of, the Partnership. 
 (b) The General Partner shall not issue any debt
securities, any preferred stock or any common stock (including additional REIT Stock (other than (i) as payment of the REIT Stock Amount or (ii) in connection with the conversion or exchange of securities of the General Partner solely in
conversion or exchange for other securities of the General Partner)) or rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities containing the right to subscribe for or purchase any of the foregoing (collectively,
“Securities”), other than to all holders of REIT Stock, unless the General Partner shall 
 (i)
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and conditions, including interest rate and repayment schedule, as shall be applicable with respect to or incurred in connection with the issuance of such Securities and the proceeds of, or
consideration received from, any subsequent exercise, exchange or conversion thereof (if applicable); 
 (ii) in
the case of equity Securities issued by the General Partner that are senior or junior to the REIT Stock as to dividends and distributions on liquidation, contribute to the Partnership the proceeds of or consideration (including any property or other
non-cash assets) received for such Securities and the proceeds of, or consideration received from, any subsequent exercise, exchange or conversion thereof (if applicable), and receive from the Partnership, interests in the Partnership in
consideration therefore with the same terms and conditions, including dividend, dividend priority and liquidation preference, as are applicable to such Securities; and 

(iii) in the case of REIT Stock or other equity Securities on a parity with the REIT Stock as to dividends and
distributions on liquidation issued by the General Partner, (including, without limitation, REIT Stock or other Securities granted as a stock award to directors and officers of the General Partner or directors, officers or employees of its
Affiliates in consideration for services or future services, and REIT Stock issued a pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan or issued to enable the General Partner make distributions to satisfy the REIT Requirements), contribute to the Partnership
the proceeds of or consideration (including any property or other non-cash assets, including services) received for such Securities and the proceeds of, or consideration received from, any subsequent exercise, exchange or conversion thereof (if
applicable), and receive from the Partnership a number of additional Partnership Units in consideration therefore equal to the product of 
 (A) the number of shares of REIT Stock or other equity Securities issued by the General Partner, multiplied by 
 (B) a fraction the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the Exchange Factor in effect on the date of such contribution. 

4.3 Issuance of Additional Partnership Interests; Admission of Additional Limited Partners 

(a) In addition to any Partnership Interests issuable by the Partnership pursuant to Section 4.2, the General Partner is authorized
to cause the Partnership to issue additional Partnership Interests (or options therefor) for any Partnership purpose in the form of Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests in one or more series or classes, or in one or more series of any
such class senior, on a parity with, or junior to the Partnership Units to any Persons at any time or from time to time, on such terms and conditions and with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, option and other special
rights, powers and duties, all as the General Partner shall establish in each case in its sole and absolute discretion subject to Delaware law, including, without limitation, (i) the allocations of items of Partnership income, gain, loss,
deduction and credit to each class or series of Partnership Interests, (ii) the right of each class or series of Partnership Interests to share in Partnership distributions, and (iii) the rights of each class or series of Partnership
Interest upon dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership; provided, that, no such Partnership Interests shall 

  
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be issued to the General Partner unless either (a) the Partnership Interests are issued in connection with the grant, award, or issuance of REIT Stock or other equity interests in the
General Partner having designations, preferences and other rights such that the economic interests attributable to such REIT Stock or other equity interests are substantially similar to the designations, preferences and other rights (except voting
rights) of the Partnership Interests issued to the General Partner in accordance with this Section 4.3(a) or (b) the additional Partnership Interests are issued to all Partners holding Partnership Interests in the same class in proportion
to their respective Percentage Interests in such class, without any approval being required from any Limited Partner or any other Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the General Partner is expressly authorized to cause the
Partnership to issue Partnership Units for less than fair market value, so long as the General Partner concludes in good faith that such issuance is in the best interests of the General Partner and the Partnership; provided, however, that

 (i) such issuance does not cause the Partnership to become, with respect to any employee benefit plan subject
to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, a “party in interest” (as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) or a “disqualified person” (as defined in Section 4975(e) of the Code); and 

(ii) such issuance would not cause any portion of the assets of the Partnership to constitute assets of any employee
benefit plan pursuant to Section 2510.3-101 of the regulations of the United States Department of Labor. 
 (b) Subject to
the limitations set forth in Section 4.3(a), the General Partner may take such steps as it, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems necessary or appropriate to admit any Person as a Limited Partner of the Partnership or to issue any
Partnership Interests, including, without limitation, amending the Certificate, Exhibit A or any other provision of this Agreement. 
 4.4 Contribution of Proceeds of Issuance of REIT Stock 
 In connection with
any offering, grant, award, or issuance of REIT Stock or securities, rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to Section 4.2, the General Partner shall make aggregate Capital Contributions to the Partnership
of the proceeds (if any) raised in connection with such offering, grant, award, or issuance, including any property issued to the General Partner pursuant to a merger or contribution agreement in exchange for Common Stock; provided, however, that if
the proceeds actually received by the General Partner are less than the gross proceeds of such offering, grant, award, or issuance as a result of any underwriter’s discount, commission, or fee or other expenses paid or incurred in connection
with such offering, grant, award, or issuance, then the General Partner shall be deemed to have made a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in the amount of the gross proceeds of such issuance and the Partnership shall be deemed simultaneously to
have paid pursuant to Section 7.3(c) for the amount of such underwriter’s discount or other expenses. 
 4.5
Repurchase of REIT Stock; Shares-In-Trust 
 (a) In the event that the General Partner shall elect to purchase from its
stockholders REIT Stock for the purpose of delivering such REIT Stock to satisfy an obligation under any distribution reinvestment program adopted by the General Partner, any employee stock purchase plan

  
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adopted by the General Partner, or any other obligation or arrangement undertaken by the General Partner in the future, the purchase price paid by the General Partner for such REIT Stock and any
other expenses incurred by the General Partner in connection with such purchase shall be considered expenses of the Partnership and shall be reimbursed to the General Partner, subject to the condition that: 

(i) if such REIT Stock subsequently is to be sold by the General Partner, the General Partner shall pay to the Partnership
any proceeds received by the General Partner from the sale of such REIT Stock (provided that an exchange of REIT Stock for Partnership Units pursuant to the applicable Exchange Rights Agreement would not be considered a sale for such purposes); and

 (ii) if such REIT Stock is not re-transferred by the General Partner within 30 days after the purchase
thereof, the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to cancel a number of Partnership Units held by the General Partner (as applicable) equal to the product of 

(x) the number of shares of such REIT Stock, multiplied by 

(y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the Exchange Factor in effect on the date of
such cancellation. 
 (b) In the event the General Partner purchases shares of REIT Stock held by a trustee for the benefit of
Charitable Beneficiary (as from time to time defined in the Articles of Incorporation, as may be amended from time to time), the Partnership will purchase from the General Partner a number of Partnership Units equal to the product of 

(i) the number of shares of REIT Stock purchased by the General Partner, multiplied by 

(ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the Exchange Factor in effect on the date
of such purchase. 
 4.6 No Third-Party Beneficiary 

No creditor or other third party having dealings with the Partnership shall have the right to enforce the right or obligations of any
Partner to make Capital Contributions or loans or to pursue any other right or remedy hereunder or at law or in equity, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of this Agreement shall be solely for the benefit of, and may be enforced
solely by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. None of the rights or obligations of the Partners herein set forth to make Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership shall be deemed an asset of the Partnership for
any purpose by any creditor or other third party, nor may such rights or obligations be sold, transferred or assigned by the Partnership or pledged or encumbered by the Partnership to secure any debt or other obligation of the Partnership or of any
of the Partners. In addition, it is the intent of the parties hereto that no distribution to any Limited Partner shall be deemed a return of money or other Property in violation of the Act. However, if any court of competent jurisdiction holds that,
notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, any Limited Partner is obligated to return such money or Property, such obligation shall be the obligation of such Limited Partner and not of the General Partner. Without limiting the generality of
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deficit Capital Account of a Partner shall not be deemed to be a liability of such Partner nor an asset or Property of the Partnership 

4.7 No Interest; No Return 
 (a) No Partner shall be entitled to interest on its Capital Contribution or on such Partner’s Capital Account. 
 (b) Except as provided herein or by law, the General Partner shall have no obligation to return to any Partner or withdrawn Partner, and no Partner shall have any right to demand or receive the return, of
any Capital Contribution from the Partnership. 
 4.8 No Preemptive Rights. 

Subject to any preemptive rights that may be granted pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof, no Person shall have any preemptive or other
similar right with respect to 
 (a) additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership; or 

(b) issuance or sale of any Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests. 

ARTICLE 5 

DISTRIBUTIONS 

5.1 Distributions 
 Subject to the provisions of Sections 5.3, 5.4 and 12.2(c), the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to distribute, at such times as the General Partner shall determine (each a
“Distribution Date”), an amount of Cash Available for Distribution, determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion to the Limited Partners and the General Partner, as of the applicable Partnership Record Date,
(i) first, at the time and in the manner set forth in the applicable Partnership Unit Designation, to each holder of Preferred Units in accordance with the preferences set forth in such Partnership Unit Designation; and (ii) thereafter, to
the holders of Common Units (and Preferred Units entitled pursuant to an applicable Partnership Unit Designation to participate pari passu with Common Units) pro rata in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests (and, with respect
to the holders of Preferred Units, as provided in such applicable Partnership Unit Designation). In no event may any Partner receive a distribution pursuant to this Section 5.1 with respect to a Partnership Unit if such Partner is entitled to
receive a distribution with respect to REIT Stock for which such a Partnership Unit has been exchanged. 
 5.2 Qualification
as a REIT 
 The General Partner shall use its best efforts to cause the Partnership to distribute sufficient amounts under
this Article 5 to enable the General Partner to pay dividends to the Stockholders that will enable the General Partner to 
 (a)
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 (b) avoid any federal income or excise tax liability; 

provided, however, the General Partner shall not be bound to comply with this covenant to the extent such distributions would 

(x) violate applicable Delaware law or 

(y) contravene the terms of any notes, mortgages or other types of debt obligations to which the Partnership may be
subject in conjunction with borrowed funds. 
 5.3 Withholding 

With respect to any withholding tax or other similar tax liability or obligation to which the Partnership may be subject as a result of
any act or status of any Partner or to which the Partnership becomes subject with respect to any Partnership Unit, the Partnership shall have the right to withhold amounts distributable pursuant to this Article V to such Partner or with respect to
such Partnership Units, to the extent of the amount of such withholding tax or other similar tax liability or obligation pursuant to the provisions contained in Section 10.5. 

5.4 Additional Partnership Interests 
 If the Partnership issues Partnership Interests in accordance with Section 4.2 or 4.3, the distribution priorities set forth in Section 5.1 shall be amended, as necessary, to reflect the
distribution priority of such Partnership Interests and corresponding amendments shall be made to the provisions of Exhibit B. 

ARTICLE 6 

ALLOCATIONS 
 6.1
Allocations 
 The Net Income, Net Loss and other Partnership items shall be allocated pursuant to the provisions of
Exhibit B. 
 6.2 Revisions to Allocations to Reflect Issuance of Partnership Interests 

If the Partnership issues Partnership Interests to the General Partner or any existing or additional Limited Partner pursuant to Article
IV, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Article 6 and Exhibit B as it deems necessary to reflect the terms of the issuance of such Partnership Interests, including making preferential allocations to classes of Partnership Interests
that are entitled thereto. Such revisions shall not require the consent or approval of any other Partner. 

  
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 ARTICLE 7 
 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS 
 7.1 Management 

(a) (i) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, full, complete and exclusive discretion to manage and control the
business and affairs of the Partnership are and shall be vested in the General Partner, and no Limited Partner shall have any right to participate in or exercise control or management power over the business and affairs of the Partnership.

 (ii) The General Partner may not be removed by the Limited Partners with or without cause. 

(iii) In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a general partner of a limited partnership under applicable law
or which are granted to the General Partner under any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner, subject to Section 7.11, shall have full power and authority to do all things deemed necessary or desirable by it to conduct the
business of the Partnership, to exercise all powers set forth in Section 3.2 hereof and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 3.1 hereof, including, without limitation: 

(A) (1) the making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money, including, without limitation, making prepayments on loans and
borrowing money to permit the Partnership to make distributions to its Partners in such amounts as will permit the General Partner (so long as the General Partner qualifies as a REIT) to avoid the payment of any federal income tax (including, for
this purpose, any excise tax pursuant to Section 4981 of the Code) and to make distributions to its stockholders in amounts sufficient to permit the General Partner to maintain REIT status, 

(2) the assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities, 

(3) the issuance of evidence of indebtedness (including the securing of the same by deed, mortgage, deed of trust or
other lien or encumbrance on the Partnership’s assets) and 
 (4) the incurring of any obligations it deems
necessary for the conduct of the activities of the Partnership, including the payment of all expenses associated with the General Partner; 
 (B) the making of tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic or other reports to governmental or other agencies having jurisdiction over the business or assets of the Partnership or the
General Partner; 
 (C) the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or exchange of
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right or other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Partnership) or the merger, consolidation or other combination (each a “Business
Combination”) of the Partnership with or into another Entity on such terms as the General Partner deems proper, provided that the General Partner shall be required to send to each Limited Partner a notice of such proposed Business
Combination no less than 15 days prior to the record date for the vote of the General Partner’s stockholders on such Business Combination, if any; 
 (D) the use of the assets of the Partnership (including, without limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement and on any terms it sees fit, including, without
limitation, 
 (1) the financing of the conduct of the operations of the General Partner, the Partnership or any
of the Partnership’s Subsidiaries, 
 (2) the lending of funds to other Persons (including, without
limitation, the Subsidiaries of the Partnership and/or the General Partner) and the repayment of obligations of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries and any other Person in which it has an equity investment, and 

(3) the making of capital contributions to its Subsidiaries; 

(E) the expansion, development, construction, leasing, repair, alteration, demolition or improvement of any property in
which the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership owns an interest; 
 (F) the negotiation, execution,
and performance of any contracts, conveyances or other instruments that the General Partner considers useful or necessary to the conduct of the Partnership’s operations or the implementation of the General Partner’s powers under this
Agreement, including contracting with contractors, developers, consultants, accountants, legal counsel, other professional advisors and other agents and the payment of their expenses and compensation out of the Partnership’s assets; 

(G) the distribution of Partnership cash or other Partnership assets in accordance with this Agreement; 

(H) holding, managing, investing and reinvesting cash and other assets of the Partnership; 

(I) the collection and receipt of revenues and income of the Partnership; 

(J) the establishment of one or more divisions of the Partnership, the selection and dismissal of employees of the
Partnership (including, without limitation, employees having titles such as “president,” “vice president,” “secretary” and “treasurer” of the Partnership), and agents, outside attorneys, accountants,
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 (K) the maintenance of such insurance for the benefit of the Partnership and
the Partners and directors and officers thereof as it deems necessary or appropriate; 
 (L) the formation of, or
acquisition of an interest (including non-voting interests in entities controlled by Affiliates of the Partnership or third parties) in, and the contribution of property to, any further Entities or other relationships that it deems desirable,
including, without limitation, the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of funds or property to, or making of loans to, its Subsidiaries and any other Person from time to time, or the incurrence of indebtedness on behalf of such
Persons or the guarantee of the obligations of such Persons; provided that, as long as the General Partner has determined to elect to qualify as a REIT or to continue to qualify as a REIT, the Partnership may not engage in any such formation,
acquisition or contribution that would cause the General Partner to fail to qualify as a REIT; 
 (M) the control
of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Partnership, including 
 (1) the settlement,
compromise, submission to arbitration or any other form of dispute resolution, or abandonment of, any claim, cause of action, liability, debt or damages, due or owing to or from the Partnership, 

(2) the commencement or defense of suits, legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitration or other forms of
dispute resolution, and 
 (3) the representation of the Partnership in all suits or legal proceedings,
administrative proceedings, arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolution, the incurring of legal expenses, and the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to the extent permitted by law; 

(N) the undertaking of any action in connection with the Partnership’s direct or indirect investment in its
Subsidiaries or any other Person (including, without limitation, the contribution or loan of funds by the Partnership to such Persons); 
 (O) the determination of the fair market value of any Partnership property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as the General Partner, in its sole discretion, may adopt;

 (P) the exercise, directly or indirectly, through any attorney-in-fact acting under a general or limited power
of attorney, of any right, including the right to vote, appurtenant to any asset or investment held by the Partnership; 
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Partnership or any other Person in which the Partnership has a direct or indirect interest, or jointly with any such Subsidiary or other Person; 

(R) the exercise of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of any Person in which
the Partnership does not have an interest pursuant to contractual or other arrangements with such Person; 
 (S)
the making, execution and delivery of any and all deeds, leases, notes, mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, conveyances, contracts, guarantees, warranties, indemnities, waivers, releases or legal instruments or agreements in writing
necessary or appropriate, in the judgment of the General Partner, for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing; 
 (T) the issuance of additional Partnership Units in connection with Capital Contributions by Additional Limited Partners and additional Capital Contributions by Partners pursuant to Article 4 hereof;

 (U) the opening of bank accounts on behalf of, and in the name of, the Partnership and its Subsidiaries; and

 (V) the amendment and restatement of Exhibit A to reflect accurately at all times the Capital Contributions
and Percentage Interests of the Partners as the same are adjusted from time to time to the extent necessary to reflect redemptions, Capital Contributions, the issuance of Partnership Units, the admission of any Additional Limited Partner or any
Substituted Limited Partner or otherwise, which amendment and restatement, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shall not be deemed an amendment of this Agreement, as long as the matter or event being reflected in Exhibit A
otherwise is authorized by this Agreement. 
 (b) (i) Each of the Limited Partners agree that the General Partner is
authorized to execute, deliver and perform the above-mentioned agreements and transactions on behalf of the Partnership without any further act, approval or vote of the Partners, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the fullest
extent permitted under the Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation. 
 (ii) The execution, delivery or
performance by the General Partner or the Partnership of any agreement authorized or permitted under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach by the General Partner of any duty that the General Partner may owe the Partnership or the Limited
Partners or any other Persons under this Agreement or of any duty stated or implied by law or equity. 
 (c) At all times from
and after the date hereof, the General Partner at the expense of the Partnership, may or may not, cause the Partnership to obtain and maintain 
 (i) casualty, liability and other insurance on the properties of the Partnership; 
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 (iii) such other insurance as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute
discretion, determines to be appropriate and reasonable. 
 (d) At all times from and after the date hereof, the General Partner
may cause the Partnership to establish and maintain at any and all times working capital accounts and other cash or similar balances in such amount as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate and reasonable from
time to time. 
 (e) (i) In exercising its authority under this Agreement, the General Partner may, but shall be under no
obligation to, take into account the tax consequences to any Partner (including the General Partner) of any action taken (or not taken) by it. The General Partner and the Partnership shall not have liability to any Limited Partner for monetary
damages or otherwise for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not delivered by such Limited Partner in connection with such decisions, provided that the General Partner has acted in good faith pursuant to its authority under this
Agreement. The Limited Partners expressly acknowledge that the General Partner is acting on behalf of the Partnership, the General Partner, and the General Partner’s stockholders, collectively. 

(ii) The General Partner and the Partnership shall not have liability to the any Limited Partner under any circumstances
as a result of an income tax liability incurred by such Limited Partner as a result of an action (or inaction) by the General Partner taken pursuant to its authority under and in accordance with this Agreement. 

7.2 Certificate of Limited Partnership 
 (a) The General Partner has previously filed the Certificate with the Secretary of State of Delaware as required by the Act. 
 (b) (i) The General Partner shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or documents as may be reasonable and necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation,
qualification and operation of a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware and any other state, or the District of Columbia, in which the Partnership may elect to do business
or own property. 
 (ii) To the extent that such action is determined by the General Partner to be reasonable and
necessary or appropriate, the General Partner shall file amendments to and restatements of the Certificate and do all of the things to maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited
liability) under the laws of the State of Delaware and each other state, or the District of Columbia, in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. 

(iii) Subject to the terms of Section 8.5(a)(iv) hereof, the General Partner shall not be required, before or after
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 7.3 Reimbursement of the General Partner 

(a) Except as provided in this Section 7.3 and elsewhere in this Agreement (including the provisions of Articles 5 and 6 regarding
distributions, payments, and allocations to which it may be entitled), the General Partner shall not be compensated for its services as general partner of the Partnership. 
 (b) (i) The Partnership shall be responsible for and shall pay all expenses relating to the Partnership’s organization, the ownership of its assets and its operations. The General Partner shall be
reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such other basis as it may determine in its sole and absolute discretion, for all expenses that it incurs on behalf of the Partnership relating to the ownership and operation of the Partnership’s assets, or for
the benefit of the Partnership, including all expenses associated with compliance by the General Partner and the Initial Limited Partner with laws, rules and regulations promulgated by any regulatory body, expenses related to the operations of the
General Partner and to the management and administration of any Subsidiaries of the General Partner or the Partnership or Affiliates of the Partnership, such as auditing expenses and filing fees and any and all salaries, compensation and expenses of
officers and employees of the General Partner, but excluding any portion of expenses reasonably attributable to assets not owned by or for the benefit of, or to operations not for the benefit of, the Partnership or Affiliates of the Partnership;
provided, that the amount of any such reimbursement shall be reduced by any interest earned by the General Partner with respect to bank accounts or other instruments or accounts held by it in its name. 

(ii) Such reimbursement shall be in addition to any reimbursement made as a result of indemnification pursuant to
Section 7.6 hereof. 
 (iii) The General Partner shall determine in good faith the amount of expenses
incurred by it related to the ownership and operation of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership. If certain expenses are incurred for the benefit of the Partnership and other entities (including the General Partner), such expenses will be allocated
to the Partnership and such other entities in such a manner as the General Partner in its reasonable discretion deems fair and reasonable. All payments and reimbursements hereunder shall be characterized for federal income tax purposes as expenses
of the Partnership incurred on its behalf, and not as expenses of the General Partner. 
 (c) (i) Expenses incurred by the
General Partner relating to the organization or reorganization of the Partnership and the General Partner and any issuance of additional Partnership Interests, Securities or rights, options, warrants, or convertible or exchangeable securities
pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof and all costs and expenses associated with the preparation and filing of any periodic reports by the General Partner under federal, state or local laws or regulations (including, without limitation, all costs,
expenses, damages, and other payments resulting from or arising in connection with litigation related to any of the foregoing) are primarily obligations of the Partnership. 

(ii) To the extent the General Partner pays or incurs such expenses, the General Partner shall be reimbursed for such
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 7.4 Outside Activities of the General Partner 

(a) Without the Consent of the Limited Partners, the General Partner shall not directly or indirectly enter into or conduct any business
other than in connection with the ownership, acquisition, and disposition of Partnership Interests and the management of its business and the business of the Partnership, and such activities as are incidental thereto. 

(b) The General Partner and any Affiliates of the General Partner may acquire Limited Partner Interests and shall be entitled to exercise
all rights of a Limited Partner relating to such Limited Partner Interests. 
 7.5 Contracts with Affiliates 

(a) (i) The Partnership may lend or contribute funds or other assets to its Subsidiaries or other Persons in which it has an equity
investment and such Subsidiaries and Persons may borrow funds from the Partnership, on terms and conditions established in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner. 

(ii) The foregoing authority shall not create any right or benefit in favor of any Subsidiary or any other Person.

 (b) Except as provided in Section 7.4, the Partnership may Transfer assets to Entities in which it is or thereby becomes
a participant upon such terms and subject to such conditions consistent with this Agreement and applicable law as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, may determine. 

(c) Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, neither the General Partner nor any of its Affiliates shall sell, Transfer or convey
any property to, or purchase any property from, the Partnership, directly or indirectly, except pursuant to transactions that are determined by the General Partner in good faith to be fair and reasonable. 

(d) The General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the approval the Limited Partners, may propose and adopt, on
behalf of the Partnership, employee benefit plans, stock option plans, and similar plans funded by the Partnership for the benefit of employees of the Partnership, the General Partner, any Subsidiaries of the Partnership or any Affiliate of any of
them in respect of services performed, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Partnership, the General Partner, any Subsidiaries of the Partnership or any Affiliate of any of them. 

(e) The General Partner is expressly authorized to enter into, in the name and on behalf of the Partnership, a “right of first
opportunity” or “right of first offer” arrangement, non-competition agreements and other conflict avoidance agreements with various Affiliates of the Partnership and the General Partner, on such terms as the General Partner, in its
sole and absolute discretion, believes are advisable. 
 7.6 Indemnification 

(a) (i) To the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, the Partnership shall indemnify each Indemnitee from and against any and all
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joint or several, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts arising from any
and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (collectively, “Claims”), that relate to the operations of the Partnership or the General Partner as set forth in this
Agreement, in which such Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, so long as (x) the course of conduct which gave rise to the Claim was taken, in the reasonable determination of the Indemnitee made
in good faith, in the best interests of the Partnership or the General Partner, (y) such Claim was not the result of negligence or misconduct by the Indemnitee and (z) such indemnification is not satisfied or recoverable from the assets of
the stockholders of the General Partner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Indemnitee shall be indemnified for any Claim arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws unless (x) there has been a successful
adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to such Indemnitee, (y) such allegations have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to such Indemnitee, or
(z) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of such allegations against such Indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for
indemnification has been advised of the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which Securities were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of
securities law. 
 (ii) Without limitation, the foregoing indemnity shall extend to any liability of any
Indemnitee, pursuant to a loan guaranty (except a guaranty by a Limited Partner of nonrecourse indebtedness of the Partnership or as otherwise provided in any such loan guaranty), contractual obligation for any indebtedness or other obligation or
otherwise for any indebtedness of the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership (including, without limitation, any indebtedness which the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership has assumed or taken subject to), and the General
Partner is hereby authorized and empowered, on behalf of the Partnership, to enter into one or more indemnity agreements consistent with the provisions of this Section 7.6 in favor of any Indemnitee having or potentially having liability for
any such indebtedness. 
 (iii) Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.6 shall be made only out of
the assets of the Partnership, and neither the General Partner nor any Limited Partner shall have any obligation to contribute to the capital of the Partnership, or otherwise provide funds, to enable the Partnership to fund its obligations under
this Section 7.6. 
 (b) Reasonable expenses incurred by an Indemnitee who is a party to a proceeding shall be paid or
reimbursed by the Partnership in advance of the final disposition of any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative made or threatened against an Indemnitee upon receipt by the
Partnership of (i) a written affirmation by the Indemnitee of the Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Partnership as authorized in this Section 7.6 has been met; and
(ii) a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct has not been met. 

  
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 (c) The indemnification provided by this Section 7.6 shall be in addition to any other
rights to which an Indemnitee or any other Person may be entitled under any agreement, pursuant to any vote of the Partners, as a matter of law or otherwise, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity unless
otherwise provided in a written agreement pursuant to which such Indemnities are indemnified. 
 (d) The Partnership may, but
shall not be obligated to, purchase and maintain insurance, on behalf of the Indemnities and such other Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted against or expenses that may be incurred by such
Person in connection with the Partnership’s activities, regardless of whether the Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement. 

(e) For purposes of this Section 7.6, the Partnership shall be deemed to have requested an Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an
employee benefit plan whenever the performance by such Indemnitee of its duties to the Partnership also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, such Indemnitee to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes
assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute fines within the meaning of this Section 7.6; and actions taken or omitted by the Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan
in the performance of its duties for a purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership.

 (f) In no event may an Indemnitee subject any of the Partners (other than the General Partner) to personal liability by
reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement. 
 (g) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification
in whole or in part under this Section 7.6 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement. 

(h) (i) The provisions of this Section 7.6 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their heirs, successors, assigns and
administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons. 
 (ii) Any
amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.6 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the Partnership’s liability to any Indemnitee under this Section 7.6, as in effect immediately
prior to such amendment, modification, or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

 (i) If and to the extent any payments to the General Partner pursuant to this Section 7.6 constitute gross income to the
General Partner (as opposed to the repayment of advances made on behalf of the Partnership), such amounts shall constitute guaranteed payments within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code, shall be treated consistently therewith by the
Partnership and all Partners, and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Partners’ Capital Accounts. 
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which the General Partner is obligated to indemnify the Partnership under any other agreement between the General Partner and the Partnership. 

7.7 Liability of the General Partner 
 (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, neither the General Partner nor the investment advisor of the General Partner, nor any of their respective officers and directors,
shall be liable for monetary damages to the Partnership, any Partners or any Assignees for losses sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of errors in judgment or mistakes of fact or law or of any act or omission unless the General Partner or
its investment advisor, as the case may be, acted in bad faith and the act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the loss, liability or benefit not derived. 
 (b) (i) The Limited Partners expressly acknowledge that the General Partner (and its investment advisor) is acting on behalf of the Partnership and the shareholders of the General Partner collectively,
that the General Partner (and its investment advisor), subject to the provisions of Section 7.1(e) hereof, is under no obligation to consider the separate interest of the Limited Partners (including, without limitation, the tax consequences to
the Limited Partners or Assignees) in deciding whether to cause the Partnership to take (or decline to take) any actions, and that the General Partner (and its investment advisor) shall not be liable for monetary damages for losses sustained,
liabilities incurred, or benefits not derived by Limited Partners in connection with such decisions; provided that the General Partner (and its investment advisor) has acted in good faith. 

(ii) With respect to any indebtedness of the Partnership which any Limited Partner may have guaranteed, the General
Partner (and its investment advisor) shall have no duty to keep such indebtedness outstanding. 
 (c) (i) Subject to its
obligations and duties as General Partner set forth in Section 7.1(a) hereof, the General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or
through its agent, including its investment advisor. 
 (ii) The General Partner shall not be responsible for any
misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent appointed by the General Partner in good faith. 
 (d) The Limited
Partners expressly acknowledge that in the event of any conflict in the fiduciary duties owed by the General Partner to its stockholders and by the General Partner, in its capacity as a general partner of the Partnership, to the Limited Partners,
the General Partner may act in the best interests of the General Partner’s stockholders without violating its fiduciary duties to the Limited Partners, and that the General Partner shall not be liable for monetary damages for losses sustained,
liabilities incurred, or benefits not derived by the Limited Partners in connection with any such violation. 
 (e) Any
amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.7 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the General Partner’s and its officers’ and directors’ liability to the
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arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted. 

7.8 Other Matters Concerning the General Partner 
 (a) The General Partner may rely and shall be protected in acting, or refraining from acting, upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order,
bond, debenture, or other paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. 
 (b) The General Partner may consult with legal counsel, accountants, appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers, architects, engineers, environmental consultants and other consultants and
advisers selected by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon the opinion of such Persons as to matters which such General Partner reasonably believes to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence shall be
conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance with such opinion. 
 (c) (i) The General
Partner shall have the right, in respect of any of its powers or obligations hereunder, to act through any of its duly authorized officers and duly appointed attorneys-in-fact. 

(ii) Each such attorney shall, to the extent provided by the General Partner in the power of attorney, have full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and duty which is permitted or required to be done by the General Partner hereunder. 
 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or the Act, any action of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership or any decision of the General Partner to refrain from acting on behalf of
the Partnership, undertaken in the good faith belief that such action or omission is necessary or advisable in order to protect the ability of the General Partner to continue to qualify as a REIT; or to avoid the General Partner incurring any
federal income or excise taxes is expressly authorized under this Agreement and is deemed approved by all of the Limited Partners. 
 7.9 Title to Partnership Assets 
 (a) Title to Partnership assets, whether
real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no Partner, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such Partnership assets or any portion
thereof. 
 (b) (i) Title to any or all of the Partnership assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General
Partner or one or more nominees, as the General Partner may determine, including Affiliates of the General Partner. 
 (ii) The General Partner hereby declares and warrants that any Partnership asset for which legal title is held in the name of the General Partner or any nominee or Affiliate of the General Partner shall
be held by the General Partner for the use and benefit of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided, that the General Partner shall use its best efforts to cause beneficial and record title to such assets to be
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 (iii) All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the property of the
Partnership in its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal title to such Partnership assets is held. 
 7.10
Reliance by Third Parties 
 (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Person dealing with the
Partnership shall be entitled to assume that the General Partner has full power and authority, without consent or approval of any other Partner or Person, to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all assets of the Partnership and to
enter into any contracts on behalf of the Partnership, and take any and all actions on behalf of the Partnership, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the General Partner as if the General Partner were the Partnership’s sole party in
interest, both legally and beneficially. 
 (b) Each Limited Partner hereby waives any and all defenses or other remedies which
may be available against such Person to contest, negate or disaffirm any action of the General Partner in connection with any such dealing. 
 (c) In no event shall any Person dealing with the General Partner or its representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity
or expediency of any act or action of the General Partner or its representatives. 
 (d) Each and every certificate, document or
other instrument executed on behalf of the Partnership by the General Partner or its representatives shall be conclusive evidence in favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that 

(i) at the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document or instrument, this Agreement was in full
force and effect; 
 (ii) the Person executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly
authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Partnership; and 
 (iii) such certificate, document
or instrument was duly executed and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon the Partnership. 
 7.11 Loans By Third Parties 
 The Partnership may incur Debt, or enter into
similar credit, guarantee, financing or refinancing arrangements for any purpose (including, without limitation, in connection with any acquisition of property) with any Person upon such terms as the General Partner determines appropriate.

  
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 ARTICLE 8 
 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS 
 8.1 Limitation of Liability

 No Limited Partner shall have any liability under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement, including
Section 10.5 hereof, or under the Act. 
 8.2 Management of Business 

(a) No Limited Partner or Assignee (other than the General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, agent or
trustee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such) shall take part in the operation, management or control (within the meaning of the Act) of the Partnership’s business, transact any business
in the Partnership’s name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Partnership. 
 (b) The transaction
of any such business by the General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such, shall not affect, impair
or eliminate the limitations on the liability of the Limited Partners or Assignees under this Agreement. 
 8.3 Outside
Activities of Limited Partners 
 (a) Subject to any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 7.5 hereof and any
other agreements entered into by a Limited Partner or its Affiliates with the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, and any Limited Partner and any officer, director, employee, agent, trustee, Affiliate or shareholder of any Limited Partner shall
be entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Partnership, including business interests and activities that are in direct competition with the Partnership or that are enhanced
by the activities of the Partnership. 
 (b) Neither the Partnership nor any Partners shall have any rights by virtue of this
Agreement in any business ventures of any Limited Partner or Assignee. 
 (c) No Limited Partner nor any other Person shall have
any rights by virtue of this Agreement or the Partnership relationship established hereby in any business ventures of any other Person and such Person shall have no obligation pursuant to this Agreement to offer any interest in any such business
ventures to the Partnership, any Limited Partner or any such other Person, even if such opportunity is of a character which, if presented to the Partnership, any Limited Partner or such other Person, could be taken by such Person. 

8.4 Return of Capital 
 (a) Except pursuant to the Exchange Rights Agreements, no Limited Partner shall be entitled to the withdrawal or return of its Capital Contribution, except to the extent of distributions made pursuant to
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 (b) Except as provided in Articles 5 and 13 hereof, no Limited Partner or Assignee shall
have priority over any other Limited Partner or Assignee, either as to the return of Capital Contributions or as to profits, losses or distributions. 
 8.5 Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership 
 (a) In
addition to the other rights provided by this Agreement or by the Act, and except as limited by Section 8.5(b) hereof, each Limited Partner shall have the right, for a purpose reasonably related to such Limited Partner’s interest as a
limited partner in the Partnership, upon written demand with a statement of the purpose of such demand and at such Limited Partner’s own expense (including such reasonable copying and administrative charges as the General Partner may establish
from time to time): 
 (i) to obtain a copy of the most recent annual and quarterly reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by the General Partner pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; 

(ii) to obtain a copy of the Partnership’s federal, state and local income tax returns for each Partnership Year;

 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.5, the General Partner may keep confidential from the Limited
Partners, for such period of time as the General Partner determines in its sole and absolute discretion to be reasonable, any information that 
 (i) the General Partner reasonably believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or other information, the disclosure of which the General Partner in good faith believes is not in the best interests of
the Partnership or could damage the Partnership or its business; or 
 (ii) the Partnership is required by law or
by agreement with an unaffiliated third party to keep confidential. 
 8.6 Exchange Rights Agreements 

(a) The Limited Partners will be granted the right, but not the obligation, to exchange all or a portion of their Common Units for cash
or, at the option of the General Partner, for shares of REIT Stock on the terms and subject to the conditions and restrictions contained in certain Exchange Rights Agreements between the General Partners and the Limited Partners (as amended from
time to time, the “Exchange Rights Agreements”). The form of Exchange Rights Agreement governing the exchange of Partnership Units shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, with such changes as may be agreed
to by the General Partner. 
 (b) The Limited Partners and all successors, assignees and transferees (whether by operation of
law, including by merger or consolidation, dissolution or liquidation of an entity that is a Limited Partner, or otherwise) shall be bound by the provisions of the Exchange Rights Agreement to which they are parties. 

  
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 ARTICLE 9 
 BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS 
 9.1 Records and Accounting

 (a) The General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of the Partnership those records and documents
required to be maintained by the Act and other books and records deemed by the General Partner to be appropriate with respect to the Partnership’s business, including, without limitation, all books and records necessary for the General Partner
to comply with applicable REIT Requirements and to provide to the Limited Partners any information, lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to Sections 8.5(a) and 9.3 hereof. 

(b) Any records maintained by or on behalf of the Partnership in the regular course of its business may be kept on, or be in the form of,
punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, micrographics or any other information storage device, provided that the records so maintained are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of time. 

(c) The books of the Partnership shall be maintained, for financial and tax reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, or such other basis as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate. 

9.2 Fiscal Year 
 The fiscal year of the Partnership shall be the calendar year. 
 9.3
Reports 
 (a) As soon as practicable, but in no event later than the date on which the General Partner mails its annual
report to its stockholders, the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner as of the close of the Partnership Year, an annual report containing financial statements of the Partnership, or of the General Partner, if such
statements are prepared on a consolidated basis with the Partnership, for such Partnership Year, presented in accordance with the standards of the Public Accounting Oversight Board (United States), such statements to be audited by a nationally
recognized firm of independent public accountants selected by the General Partner in its sole discretion. 
 (b) If and to the
extent that the General Partner mails quarterly reports to its stockholders, then as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the date such reports are mailed, the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner a report
containing unaudited financial statements as of the last day of the calendar quarter of the Partnership, or of the General Partner, if such statements are prepared on a consolidated basis with the Partnership, and such other information as may be
required by applicable law or regulation, or as the General Partner determines to be appropriate. 
 (c) Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the General Partner may deliver to the Limited Partners each of the reports described above, as well as any other communications that it may provide hereunder, by E-mail or by any other electronic means. 

  
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 ARTICLE 10 
 TAX MATTERS 
 10.1 Preparation of Tax Returns 

The General Partner shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all returns of Partnership income, gains, deductions, losses
and other items required of the Partnership for federal and state income tax purposes and shall use all reasonable efforts to furnish, within ninety (90) days of the close of each taxable year, the tax information reasonably required by the
Limited Partners for federal and state income tax reporting purposes. 
 10.2 Tax Elections 

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine whether to make any
available election pursuant to the Code. 
 (b) The General Partner shall elect a permissible method (which need not be the same
method for each item or property) of eliminating the disparity between the book value and the tax basis for each item of property contributed to the Partnership or to a Subsidiary of the Partnership pursuant to the regulations promulgated under the
provisions of Section 704(c) of the Code. 
 (c) The General Partner shall have the right to seek to revoke any tax
election it makes, including, without limitation, the election under Section 754 of the Code, upon the General Partner’s determination, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such revocation is in the best interests of the Partners.

 (d) The General Partner may cause the Partnership to make the safe harbor election provided for by the Proposed Revenue
Procedure included in Notice 2005-43, or any similar election provided in a similar final revenue procedure or other published guidance relating to the compensatory transfer or partnership interests (a “Safe Harbor Election”) in the
manner the General Partner determines will be most advantageous to the Partnership. The Partnership and each Partner agrees to comply with all requirements of the Proposed Revenue Procedure included in Notice 2005-43, or any similar final revenue
procedure or other published guidance relating to the compensatory transfer of partnership interests, if a Safe Harbor Election is made, in a similar manner consistent with such election. 

10.3 Tax Matters Partner 
 (a) (i) The General Partner shall be the “tax matters partner” of the Partnership for federal income tax purposes. 

(ii) Pursuant to Section 6230(e) of the Code, upon receipt of notice from the Internal Revenue Service of the
beginning of an administrative proceeding with respect to the Partnership, the tax matters partner shall furnish the Internal Revenue Service with the name, address, taxpayer identification number, and profit interest of each of the Limited Partners
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 (iii) The tax matters partner is authorized, but not required: 

(A) to enter into any settlement with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to any administrative or judicial
proceedings for the adjustment of Partnership items required to be taken into account by a Partner for income tax purposes (such administrative proceedings being referred to as a “tax audit” and such judicial proceedings being referred to
as “judicial review”), and in the settlement agreement the tax matters partner may expressly state that such agreement shall bind all Partners, except that such settlement agreement shall not bind any Partner 

(1) who (within the time prescribed pursuant to the Code and Regulations) files a statement with the Internal Revenue
Service providing that the tax matters partner shall not have the authority to enter into a settlement agreement on behalf of such Partner; or 
 (2) who is a “notice partner” (as defined in Section 6231(a)(8) of the Code) or a member of a “notice group” (as defined in Section 6223(b)(2) of the Code); 

(B) in the event that a notice of a final administrative adjustment at the Partnership level of any item required to be
taken into account by a Partner for tax purposes (a “final adjustment”) is mailed to the tax matters partner, to seek judicial review of such final adjustment, including the filing of a petition for readjustment with the Tax Court or the
filing of a complaint for refund with the United States Claims Court or the District Court of the United States for the district in which the Partnership’s principal place of business is located; 

(C) to intervene in any action brought by any other Partner for judicial review of a final adjustment; 

(D) to file a request for an administrative adjustment with the Internal Revenue Service and, if any part of such request
is not allowed by the Internal Revenue Service, to file an appropriate pleading (petition or complaint) for judicial review with respect to such request; 
 (E) to enter into an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service to extend the period for assessing any tax which is attributable to any item required to be taken account of by a Partner for tax purposes,
or an item affected by such item; and 
 (F) to take any other action on behalf of the Partners or the
Partnership in connection with any tax audit or judicial review proceeding to the extent permitted by applicable law or regulations. 
 The taking of any action and the incurring of any expense by the tax matters partner in connection with any such proceeding, except to the extent required by law, is a matter in the sole and absolute
discretion of the tax matters partner and the provisions relating to indemnification of the General Partner set forth in Section 7.6 of this Agreement shall be fully applicable to the tax matters partner in its capacity as such. 

  
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 (b ) (i) The tax matters partner shall receive no compensation for its services. 

(ii) All third party costs and expenses incurred by the tax matters partner in performing its duties as such (including
legal and accounting fees and expenses) shall be borne by the Partnership. 
 (iii) Nothing herein shall be
construed to restrict the Partnership from engaging an accounting firm to assist the tax matters partner in discharging its duties hereunder, so long as the compensation paid by the Partnership for such services is reasonable. 

10.4 Organizational Expenses 
 The Partnership shall elect to deduct expenses, if any, incurred by it in organizing the Partnership ratably over a one hundred eighty (180) month period as provided in Section 709 of the Code.

 10.5 Withholding 
 (a) Each Limited Partner hereby authorizes the Partnership to withhold from, or pay on behalf of or with respect to, such Limited Partner any amount of federal, state, local, or foreign taxes that the
General Partner determines that the Partnership is required to withhold or pay with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Limited Partner pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any taxes required to be withheld
or paid by the Partnership pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445, or 1446 of the Code. 
 (b) (i) Any amount paid on behalf of
or with respect to a Limited Partner shall constitute a loan by the Partnership to such Limited Partner, which loan shall be repaid by such Limited Partner as the case may be within fifteen (15) days after notice from the General Partner that
such payment must be made unless 
 (A) the Partnership withholds such payment from a distribution which would
otherwise be made to the Limited Partner; or 
 (B) the General Partner determines, in its sole and absolute
discretion, that such payment may be satisfied out of the available funds of the Partnership which would, but for such payment, be distributed to the Limited Partner. 

(ii) Any amounts withheld pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i)(A) or (B) shall be treated as having been distributed
to the Limited Partner. 
 (c) (i) Each Limited Partner hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the Partnership a
security interest in such Limited Partner’s Partnership Interest, as the case may be, to secure such Limited Partner’s obligation to pay to the Partnership any amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 10.5. 

(ii) (A) In the event that a Limited Partner fails to pay when due any amounts owed to the Partnership pursuant to this Section 10.5,
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on behalf of such defaulting Limited Partner, and in such event shall be deemed to have loaned such amount to such defaulting Limited Partner and shall succeed to all rights and remedies of the
Partnership as against such defaulting Limited Partner. 
 (B) Without limitation, in such event, the General
Partner shall have the right to receive distributions that would otherwise be distributable to such defaulting Limited Partner until such time as such loan, together with all interest thereon, has been paid in full, and any such distributions so
received by the General Partner shall be treated as having been distributed to the defaulting Limited Partner and immediately paid by the defaulting Limited Partner to the General Partner in repayment of such loan. 

(iii) Any amount payable by a Limited Partner hereunder shall bear interest at the highest base or prime rate of interest
published from time to time by The Wall Street Journal, plus four (4) percentage points, but in no event higher than the maximum lawful rate of interest on such obligation, such interest to accrue from the date such amount is due (i.e., fifteen
(15) days after demand) until such amount is paid in full. 
 (iv) Each Limited Partner shall take such
actions as the Partnership or the General Partner shall request in order to perfect or enforce the security interest created hereunder. 
 ARTICLE 11 
 TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS 

11.1 Transfer 
 (a) (i) The term “Transfer,” when used in this Article 11 with respect to a Partnership Interest or a Partnership Unit, shall be deemed to refer to a transaction by which the General Partner
purports to assign all or any part of its General Partner Interest to another Person, or a Limited Partner purports to assign all or any part of its Limited Partner Interest to another Person, and includes a sale, assignment, gift, pledge,
encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage, exchange or any other disposition by law or otherwise. 
 (ii) The term
“Transfer” when used in this Article 11 does not include any exchange of Partnership Units for cash or REIT Stock pursuant to the Exchange Rights Agreement. 
 (b) (i) No Partnership Interest shall be Transferred, in whole or in part, except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article 11. 

(ii) Any Transfer or purported Transfer of a Partnership Interest not made in accordance with this Article 11 shall be
null and void. 
 11.2 Transfer of the General Partner’s General Partner Interest 

(a) The General Partner may not Transfer any of its General Partner Interest or withdraw as General Partner, or Transfer any of its
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 (i) if holders of at least two-thirds of the Limited Partner Interests
consent to such Transfer or withdrawal; 
 (ii) if such Transfer is to an entity which is wholly owned by the
General Partner and is a Qualified REIT Subsidiary as defined in Section 856(i) of the Code; or 
 (iii) in
connection with a transaction described in Section 11.2(c) or 11.2(d) (as applicable) 
 (b) In the event the General
Partner withdraws as general partner of the Partnership in accordance with Section 11.2(a), the General Partner’s General Partner Interest shall immediately be converted into a Limited Partner Interest. 

(c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.2(d), the General Partner shall not engage in any merger, consolidation or other
combination of the General Partner with or into another Person (other than a merger in which the General Partner is the surviving entity) or sale of all or substantially all of its assets, or any reclassification, or any recapitalization of
outstanding REIT Stock (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination of REIT Stock) (a “Transaction”), unless 

(i) in connection with the Transaction all Limited Partners will either receive, or will have the right to elect to
receive, for each Partnership Unit an amount of cash, securities, or other property equal to the product of the Exchange Factor and the amount of cash, securities or other property or value paid in the Transaction to or received by a holder of one
share of REIT Stock corresponding to such Partnership Unit in consideration of one share of REIT Stock at any time during the period from and after the date on which the Transaction is consummated; provided that if, in connection with the
Transaction, a purchase, tender or exchange offer (“Offer”) shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding REIT Stock, each holder of Partnership Units shall be given the
option to exchange its Partnership Units for the amount of cash, securities, or other property which a Limited Partner would have received had it 
 (A) exercised its Exchange Right and 
 (B) sold, tendered or
exchanged pursuant to the Offer the REIT Stock received upon exercise of the Exchange Right immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer. 
 The foregoing is not intended to, and does not, affect the ability of (i) a stockholder of the General Partner to sell its stock in the General Partner or (ii) the General Partner to perform its
obligations (under agreement or otherwise) to such stockholders (including the fulfillment of any obligations with respect to registering the sale of stock under applicable securities laws). 

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 (A) substantially all of the assets of the successor or surviving entity
(the “Surviving General Partner”), other than Partnership Units held by the General Partner, are contributed to the Partnership as a Capital Contribution in exchange for Partnership Units with a fair market value equal to the value
of the assets so contributed as determined by the Surviving General Partner in good faith and 
 (B) the
Surviving General Partner expressly agrees to assume all obligations of the General Partner hereunder. 
 (ii) (A) Upon such
contribution and assumption, the Surviving General Partner shall have the right and duty to amend this Agreement and the Exchange Rights Agreement as set forth in this Section 11.2(d). 

(B) (1) The Surviving General Partner shall in good faith arrive at a new method for the calculation of the Exchange Factor for a
Partnership Unit after any such merger or consolidation so as to approximate the existing method for such calculation as closely as reasonably possible. 
 (2) Such calculation shall take into account, among other things, the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property that was receivable upon such merger or consolidation by a holder of REIT Stock
or options, warrants or other rights relating thereto, and which a holder of Partnership Units could have acquired had such Partnership Units been redeemed for REIT Stock immediately prior to such merger or consolidation. 

(C) Such amendment to this Agreement shall provide for adjustment to such method of calculation, which shall be as nearly
equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for with respect to the Exchange Factor. 
 (iii)
The above provisions of this Section 11.2(d) shall similarly apply to successive mergers or consolidations permitted hereunder. 
 11.3 Limited Partners’ Rights to Transfer 
 (a) Subject to the
provisions of Sections 11.3(c), 11.3(d), 11.3(e), 11.4 and 11.6, a Limited Partner may, without the consent of the General Partner, Transfer all or any portion of its Limited Partner Interest, or any of such Limited Partner’s economic right as
a Limited Partner. In order to effect such transfer, the Limited Partner must deliver to the General Partner a duly executed copy of the instrument making such transfer and such instrument must evidence the written acceptance by the assignee of all
of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and represent that such assignment was made in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. 
 (b) (i) If a Limited Partner is Incapacitated, the executor, administrator, trustee, committee, guardian, conservator or receiver of such Limited Partner’s estate shall have all of the rights of a
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Incapacitated Limited Partner possessed to Transfer all or any part of his or its interest in the Partnership. 

(ii) The Incapacity of a Limited Partner, in and of itself, shall not dissolve or terminate the Partnership. 

(c) The General Partner may prohibit any Transfer by a Limited Partner of its Partnership Units if it reasonably believes (based on the
advice of counsel) such Transfer would require filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or would otherwise violate any federal or state securities laws or regulations applicable to the Partnership or the
Partnership Units. 
 (d) No Transfer by a Limited Partner of its Partnership Units may be made to any Person if 

(i) it would adversely affect the ability of the General Partner to continue to qualify as a REIT or would subject the
General Partner to any additional taxes under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code; 
 (ii) it would
result in the Partnership being treated as an association taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes; 
 (iii) such Transfer would cause the Partnership to become, with respect to any employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, a “party-in-interest” (as defined in Section 3(14) of
ERISA) or a “disqualified person” (as defined in Section 4975(c) of the Code); 
 (iv) such
Transfer would, in the opinion of legal counsel for the Partnership, cause any portion of the assets of the Partnership to constitute assets of any employee benefit plan pursuant to Department of Labor Regulations Section 2510.2-101;

 (v) such Transfer would subject the Partnership to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, each as amended; 
 (vi)
without the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, such Transfer is a sale or exchange, and such sale or exchange would, when aggregated with all other sales and exchanges during the
12-month period ending on the date of the proposed Transfer, result in fifty percent (50%) or more of the interests in Partnership capital and profits being sold or exchanged during such 12- month period; or 

(vii) such Transfer is effectuated through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market (or
the substantial equivalent thereof)” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code. 
 (e) No transfer of any
Partnership Units may be made to a lender to the Partnership or any Person who is related (within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-4(b)) to any lender to the Partnership whose loan constitutes a nonrecourse liability (within the meaning
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and absolute discretion, provided that as a condition to such consent the lender may be required to enter into an arrangement with the Partnership and the General Partner to exchange for the Cash
Amount (as such term is defined in the Exchange Rights Agreement) any Partnership Units in which a security interest is held simultaneously with the time at which such lender would be deemed to be a partner in the Partnership for purposes of
allocating liabilities to such lender under Section 752 of the Code. 
 (f) Any Transfer in contravention of any of the
provisions of this Section 11.3 shall be void and ineffectual and shall not be binding upon, or recognized by, the Partnership. 
 11.4 Substituted Limited Partners 
 (a) (i) No Limited Partner shall
have the right to substitute a Permitted Transferee for a Limited Partner in its place. 
 (ii) The General
Partner shall, however, have the right to consent to the admission of a Permitted Transferee of the Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 11.4 as a Substituted Limited Partner, which consent may be given or withheld
by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion. 
 (iii) The General Partner’s failure or
refusal to permit such transferee to become a Substituted Limited Partner shall not give rise to any cause of action against the Partnership or any Partner. 
 (b) A transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner in accordance with this Article 11 shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of a
Limited Partner under this Agreement. 
 (c) (i) No Permitted Transferee will be admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner,
unless such transferee has furnished to the General Partner evidence of acceptance in form satisfactory to the General Partner of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and, as it relates to the Substituted Limited Partners, the Exchange
Rights Agreement, including, without limitation, the power of attorney granted in Section 2.4 hereof. 

(ii) Upon the admission of a Substituted Limited Partner, the General Partner shall amend Exhibit A to reflect the name,
address, number of Partnership Units, and Percentage Interest of such Substituted Limited Partner, and to eliminate or adjust, if necessary, the name, address and interest of the predecessor of such Substituted Limited Partner. 

11.5 Assignees 
 (a) If the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, does not consent to the admission of any transferee as a Substituted Limited Partner, as described in Section 11.4(a), such transferee
shall be considered an Assignee for purposes of this Agreement. 
 (b) An Assignee shall be deemed to have had assigned to it,
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items of gain, loss, deduction or credit of the Partnership attributable to the Partnership Units assigned to such transferee, but shall not be deemed to be a holder of Partnership Units for any
other purpose under this Agreement, and shall not be entitled to vote such Partnership Units in any matter presented to the Limited Partners, for a vote (such Partnership Units being deemed to have been voted on such matter in the same proportion as
all other Partnership Units held by Limited Partners are voted). 
 (c) In the event any such transferee desires to make a
further assignment of any such Partnership Units, such transferee shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Article 11 to the same extent and in the same manner as any Limited Partner desiring to make an assignment of Partnership Units.

 11.6 General Provisions 
 (a) No Limited Partner may withdraw from the Partnership other than as a result of a permitted Transfer of all of such Limited Partner’s Partnership Units in accordance with this Article 11 or, as it
relates to the Limited Partners, pursuant to exchange of all of its Partnership Units pursuant to the applicable Exchange Rights Agreement. 
 (b) (i) Any Limited Partner which shall Transfer all of its Partnership Units in a Transfer permitted pursuant to this Article 11 shall cease to be a Limited Partner upon the admission of all Assignees of
such Partnership Units as Substituted Limited Partners. 
 (ii) Similarly, any Limited Partner which shall
Transfer all of its Partnership Units pursuant to an exchange of all of its Partnership Units pursuant to an Exchange Rights Agreement shall cease to be a Limited Partner. 
 (c) Other than pursuant to the Exchange Rights Agreement or with the consent of the General Partner, transfers pursuant to this Article 11 may only be made as of the first day of a fiscal quarter of the
Partnership. 
 (d) (i) If any Partnership Interest is transferred or assigned during the Partnership’s fiscal year in
compliance with the provisions of this Article 11 or exchanged pursuant to the applicable Exchange Rights Agreement on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, then Net Income, Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items
attributable to such interest for such Partnership Year shall be divided and allocated between the transferor Partner and the transferee Partner by taking into account their varying interests during the Partnership Year in accordance with the method
selected by the General Partner under Section 706(d) of the Code. 
 (ii) Solely for purposes of making such
allocations, each of such items for the calendar month in which the Transfer or assignment occurs shall be allocated to the transferee Partner, and none of such items for the calendar month in which an exchange occurs shall be allocated to the
exchanging Partner, provided, however, that the General Partner may adopt such other conventions relating to allocations in connection with transfers, assignments, or exchanges as it determines are necessary or appropriate. 

  
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 (iii) All distributions pursuant to Section 5.1 attributable to
Partnership Units, with respect to which the Partnership Record Date is before the date of such Transfer, assignment, or exchange of such Partnership Units, shall be made to the transferor Partner or the exchanging Partner, as the case may be, and
in the case of a Transfer or assignment other than an exchange, all distributions pursuant to Section 5.1 thereafter attributable to such Partnership Units shall be made to the transferee Partner. 

(e) In addition to any other restrictions on transfer herein contained, including without limitation the provisions of this Article 11,
in no event may any Transfer or assignment of a Partnership Interest by any Partner (including pursuant to Section 8.6) be made without the express consent of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) to any person or
entity who lacks the legal right, power or capacity to own a Partnership Interest; (ii) in violation of applicable law; (iii) of any component portion of a Partnership Interest, such as the Capital Account, or rights to distributions,
separate and apart from all other components of a Partnership Interest; (iv) if in the opinion of legal counsel to the Partnership such transfer would cause a termination of the Partnership for federal or state income tax purposes (except as a
result of the exchange for REIT Stock of all Partnership Units held by all Limited Partners or pursuant to a transaction expressly permitted under Section 7.11 or Section 11.2); (v) if in the opinion of counsel to the Partnership,
there would be a significant risk that such transfer would cause the Partnership to cease to be classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes (except as a result of the exchange for REIT Stock of all Partnership Units held by all
Limited Partners or pursuant to a transaction expressly permitted under Section 7.11 or Section 11.2); (vi) if such transfer requires the registration of such Partnership Interest pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities
laws; (vii) if such transfer is effectuated through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market” (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code or such transfer
causes the Partnership to become a “publicly traded partnership,” as such term is defined in Section 469(k)(2) or Section 7704(b) of the Code (provided that this clause (vii) shall not be the basis for limiting or
restricting in any manner the exercise of the Exchange Right under Section 8.6 unless, and only to the extent that, outside tax counsel provides to the General Partner an opinion to the effect that, in the absence of such limitation or
restriction, there is a significant risk that the Partnership will be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” and, by reason thereof, taxable as a corporation); (viii) such transfer could adversely affect the ability of the General
Partner to remain qualified as a REIT; or (ix) if in the opinion of legal counsel of the transferring Partner (which opinion and counsel are reasonably satisfactory to the Partnership), or legal counsel of the Partnership, such transfer would
adversely affect the ability of the General Partner to continue to qualify as a REIT or subject the General Partner to any additional taxes under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code, in the event that the General Partner has elected to
be qualified as a REIT. 
 (f) The General Partner shall monitor the transfers of interests in the Partnership to determine
(i) if such interests are being traded on an “established securities market” or a “secondary market” (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code; and (ii) whether
additional transfers of interests would result in the Partnership being unable to qualify for at least one of the “safe harbors” set forth in Regulations Section 1.7704-1 (or such other guidance subsequently published by the IRS
setting forth safe harbors under which interests will not be treated as “readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code) (the “Safe Harbors”).
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Partnership of transfers made on such markets and, except as otherwise provided herein, to insure that at least one of the Safe Harbors is met; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not
authorize the General Partner to limit or restrict in any manner the right of any Limited Partner to exercise the Exchange Right in accordance with the terms of the applicable Exchange Rights Agreement unless, and only to the extent that, outside
tax counsel provides to the General Partner an opinion to the effect that, in the absence of such limitation or restriction, there is a significant risk that the Partnership will be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” and, by reason
thereof, taxable as a corporation. 
 ARTICLE 12 
 ADMISSION OF PARTNERS 
 12.1 Admission of Successor General Partner

 (a) (i) A successor to all of the General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 11 hereof who is proposed to be admitted
as a successor General Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner, effective immediately following such transfer and the admission of such successor General Partner as a general partner of the Partnership upon the
satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth in Section 12.1(b). 
 (ii) Any such transferee shall
carry on the business of the Partnership without dissolution. 
 (b) A Person shall be admitted as a substitute or successor
General Partner of the Partnership only if the following terms and conditions are satisfied: 
 (i) the Person to
be admitted as a substitute or additional General Partner shall have accepted and agreed to be bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by executing a counterpart thereof and such other documents or instruments as may be required or
appropriate in order to effect the admission of such Person as a General Partner; 
 (ii) if the Person to be
admitted as a substitute or additional General Partner is a corporation or a partnership it shall have provided the Partnership with evidence satisfactory to counsel for the Partnership of such Person’s authority to become a General Partner and
to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement; and 
 (iii) counsel for the Partnership shall have
rendered an opinion (relying on such opinions from other counsel as may be necessary) that the admission of the person to be admitted as a substitute or additional General Partner is in conformity with the Act, that none of the actions taken in
connection with the admission of such Person as a substitute or additional General Partner will cause 
 (A) the
Partnership to be classified other than as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, or 
 (B) the loss of
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 (c) In the case of such admission on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year,
all items attributable to the General Partner Interest for such Partnership Year shall be allocated between the transferring General Partner and such successor as provided in Section 11.6(d) hereof. 

12.2 Admission of Additional Limited Partners 
 (a) A Person who makes a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in accordance with this Agreement shall be admitted to the Partnership as an Additional Limited Partner only upon furnishing to the General
Partner 
 (i) evidence of acceptance in form satisfactory to the General Partner of all of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the applicable Exchange Rights Agreement, including, without limitation, the power of attorney granted in Section 2.4 hereof, and 

(ii) such other documents or instruments as may be required in the discretion of the General Partner in order to effect
such Person’s admission as an Additional Limited Partner. 
 (b) (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Section 12.2, no Person shall be admitted as an Additional Limited Partner without the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be given or withheld in the General Partner’s sole and absolute discretion. 

(ii) The admission of any Person as an Additional Limited Partner shall become effective on the date upon which the name
of such Person is recorded on the books and records of the Partnership, following the consent of the General Partner to such admission. 
 (c) (i) If any Additional Limited Partner is admitted to the Partnership on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, then Net Income, Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items
allocable among Partners and Assignees for such Partnership Year shall be allocated among such Additional Limited Partner and all other Partners and Assignees by taking into account their varying interests during the Partnership Year in accordance
with the method selected by the General Partner under Section 706(d) of the Code. 
 (ii) (A) Solely for purposes of making
such allocations, each of such items for the calendar month in which an admission of any Additional Limited Partner occurs shall be allocated among all of the Partners and Assignees, including such Additional Limited Partner. 

(B) distributions pursuant to Section 5.1 with respect to which the Partnership Record Date is before the date of
such admission shall be made solely to Partners and Assignees, other than the Additional Limited Partner, and all distributions pursuant to Section 5.1 thereafter shall be made to all of the Partners and Assignees, including such Additional
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 12.3 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership 

For the admission to the Partnership of any Partner, the General Partner shall take all steps necessary and appropriate under the Act to
amend the records of the Partnership and, if necessary, to prepare as soon as practical an amendment of this Agreement (including an amendment of Exhibit A) and, if required by law, shall prepare and file an amendment to the Certificate and may for
this purpose exercise the power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof. 
 ARTICLE 13 

DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION 
 13.1 Dissolution 
 (a) The Partnership shall not be dissolved by the
admission of Substituted Limited Partners, Additional Limited Partners or by the admission of a successor General Partner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the withdrawal of the General Partner, any successor General Partner shall
continue the business of the Partnership. 
 (b) The Partnership shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon
the first to occur of any of the following (“Liquidating Events”): 
 (i) the expiration of its
term as provided in Section 2.5 hereof; 
 (ii) an event of withdrawal of the General Partner, as defined in
the Act (other than an event of bankruptcy), unless, within ninety (90) days after such event of withdrawal, a “majority in interest” (as defined below) of the remaining Partners Consent in writing to continue the business of the
Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of the date of withdrawal, of a successor General Partner; 

(iii) an election to dissolve the Partnership made by the General Partner, with the Consent of the Limited Partners
holding at least a majority of the Percentage Interest of the Limited Partners (including Limited Partner Interests held by the General Partner); 
 (iv) entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Act; 
 (v) a Capital Transaction; 
 (vi) a final and non-appealable
judgment is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction ruling that the General Partner is bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and non-appealable order for relief is entered by a court with appropriate jurisdiction against the General Partner, in
each case under any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect, unless prior to the entry of such order or judgment and a “majority in interest” (as defined below) of the remaining Partners Consent in
writing to continue the business of the Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of a date prior to the date of such order or judgment, of a substitute General Partner. 

  
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 As used herein, a “majority in interest” shall refer to Partners (excluding the
General Partner) who hold more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Percentage Interests not held by the General Partner. 
 13.2 Winding Up 
 (a) (i) Upon the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the
Partnership shall continue solely for the purposes of winding up its affairs in an orderly manner, liquidating its assets, and satisfying the claims of its creditors and Partners. 

(ii) No Partner shall take any action that is inconsistent with, or not necessary to or appropriate for, the winding up of
the Partnership’s business and affairs. 
 (iii) The General Partner, or, in the event there is no remaining
General Partner, any Person elected unanimously by the Limited Partners holding at least a “majority in interest” (the General Partner or such other Person being referred to herein as the “Liquidator”), shall be responsible for
overseeing the winding up and dissolution of the Partnership and shall take full account of the Partnership’s liabilities and property and the Partnership property shall be liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value
thereof, and the proceeds therefrom (which may, to the extent determined by the General Partner, include shares of common stock or other securities of the General Partner) shall be applied and distributed in the following order: 

(A) First, to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnership’s debts and liabilities to creditors other than the
Partners; 
 (B) Second, to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnership’s debts and liabilities to
the General Partner; 
 (C) Third, to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnership’s debts and
liabilities to the other Partners; and 
 (D) the balance, if any, shall be distributed to all Partners in
accordance with Section 5.1. 
 (iv) The General Partner shall not receive any additional compensation for
any services performed pursuant to this Article 13. 
 (v) Any distributions pursuant to this
Section 13.2(a) shall be made by the end of the Partnership’s taxable year in which the liquidation occurs (or, if later, within 90 days after the date of the liquidation). 

(b) (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.2(a) hereof which require liquidation of the assets of the Partnership, but
subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if prior to or upon dissolution of the Partnership the Liquidator determines that an immediate sale of part or all of the Partnership’s assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss
to the Partners, the Liquidator may, in its sole and absolute discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any asset except those necessary to satisfy liabilities of the 

  
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Partnership (including to those Partners as creditors) or distribute to the Partners, in lieu of cash, as tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.2(a) hereof,
undivided interests in such Partnership assets as the Liquidator deems not suitable for liquidation. 
 (ii) Any
such distributions in kind shall be made only if, in the good faith judgment of the Liquidator, such distributions in kind are in the best interests of the Partners, and shall be subject to such conditions relating to the disposition and management
of such properties as the Liquidator deems reasonable and equitable and to any agreements governing the operation of such properties at such time. 
 (iii) The Liquidator shall determine the fair market value of any property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt. 

(c) In the discretion of the Liquidator, a pro rata portion of the distributions that would otherwise be made to the General Partner and
Limited Partners pursuant to this Article 13 may be: 
 (A) distributed to a trust established for the benefit of
the General Partner and Limited Partners for the purposes of liquidating Partnership assets, collecting amounts owed to the Partnership, and paying any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Partnership or the General Partner
arising out of or in connection with the Partnership; the assets of any such trust shall be distributed to the General Partner and Limited Partners from time to time, in the reasonable discretion of the Liquidator, in the same proportions as the
amount distributed to such trust by the Partnership would otherwise have been distributed to the General Partner and Limited Partners pursuant to this Agreement; or 

(B) withheld or escrowed to provide a reasonable reserve for Partnership liabilities (contingent or otherwise) and to
reflect the unrealized portion of any installment obligations owed to the Partnership, provided that such withheld or escrowed amounts shall be distributed to the General Partner and Limited Partners in the manner and order of priority set forth in
Section 13.2(a), as soon as practicable. 
 13.3 No Obligation to Contribute Deficit 

If any Partner has a deficit balance in his Capital Account (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for
all taxable years, including the year during which such liquidation occurs), such Partner shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Partnership with respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a
debt owed to the Partnership or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever. 
 13.4 Rights of Limited Partners

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Limited Partner shall look solely to the assets of the Partnership
for the return of its Capital Contributions and shall have no right or power to demand or receive property other than cash from the Partnership. 

  
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 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Limited Partner shall have priority
over any other Partner as to the return of its Capital Contributions, distributions, or allocations. 
 13.5 Notice of
Dissolution 
 In the event a Liquidating Event occurs or an event occurs that would, but for the provisions of an election
or objection by one or more Partners pursuant to Section 13.1, result in a dissolution of the Partnership, the General Partner shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, provide written notice thereof to each of the Partners. 

13.6 Termination of Partnership and Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership 

Upon the completion of the liquidation of the Partnership’s assets, as provided in Section 13.2 hereof, the Partnership shall
be terminated, a certificate of cancellation shall be filed, and all qualifications of the Partnership as a foreign limited partnership in jurisdictions other than the state of Delaware shall be canceled and such other actions as may be necessary to
terminate the Partnership shall be taken. 
 13.7 Reasonable Time for Winding-Up 

A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding-up of the business and affairs of the Partnership and the liquidation of its
assets pursuant to Section 13.2 hereof in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding-up, and the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect among the Partners during the period of liquidation. 

13.8 Waiver of Partition 
 Each Partner hereby waives any right to partition of the Partnership property. 

ARTICLE 14 

AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS 
 14.1 Amendments 
 (a) (i) The General Partner shall have the power, without
the consent of the Limited Partners, to amend this Agreement except as set forth in Section 14.1(b) hereof. 

(ii) The General Partner shall provide notice to the Limited Partners when any action under this Section 14.1(a) is
taken in the next regular communication to the Limited Partners. 
 (b) Notwithstanding Section 14.1(a) hereof, this
Agreement shall not be amended with respect to 
 (i) any Partner adversely affected without the Consent of such
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 (A) convert a Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership into a
General Partner Interest; 
 (B) modify the limited liability of a Limited Partner in a manner adverse to such
Limited Partner; or 
 (C) amend this Section 14.1(b)(i). 

(ii) any Limited Partner adversely affected without the Consent of Limited Partners holding more than fifty percent
(50%) of the outstanding Percentage Interests of the Limited Partners adversely affected if such amendment would: 
 (A) alter or change Exchange Rights; 
 (B) create an obligation to
make Capital Contributions not contemplated in this Agreement; 
 (C) alter or change the terms of this Agreement
or the Exchange Rights Agreement regarding the rights of the Limited Partners with respect to Business Combinations; 
 (D) alter or change the distribution and liquidation rights provided in Section 5 and 13 hereto, except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement; or 

(E) amend this Section 14.1(b)(ii). 

(iii) any initial Limited Partner adversely affected without the Consent of such Partner adversely affected if such
amendment would: 
 (A) adversely alter or change the rights under the Limited Partnership Interests held by any
such Partner in the commercially reasonable judgment of such Partner; or 
 (B) amend this
Section 14.1(b)(iii). 
 Section 14.1(b)(i) does not require unanimous consent of all Partners adversely affected unless the amendment
is to be effective against all Partners adversely affected. 
 14.2 Meetings of the Partners 

(a) (i) Meetings of the Partners may be called by the General Partner and shall be called upon the receipt by the General Partner of a
written request by Limited Partners holding 25 percent or more of the Partnership Interests. 
 (ii) The request
shall state the nature of the business to be transacted. 
 (iii) Notice of any such meeting shall be given to
all Partners not less than seven (7) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of such meeting. 

  
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 (iv) Partners may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. 

(v) Whenever the vote or Consent of the Limited Partners is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote or
Consent may be given at a meeting of the Partners or may be given in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Section 14.2(b) hereof. 
 (vi) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Consent of holders of a majority of the Percentage Interests held by Partners (including the General Partner) shall control. 

(b) (i) Subject to Section 14.2(a)(vi), any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Partners may be taken
without a meeting if a written consent setting forth the action so taken is signed by a majority of the Percentage Interests of the Partners (or such other percentage as is expressly required by this Agreement). 

(ii) Such consent may be in one instrument or in several instruments, and shall have the same force and effect as a vote
of a majority of the Percentage Interests of the Partners (or such other percentage as is expressly required by this Agreement). 
 (iii) Such consent shall be filed with the General Partner. 
 (iv)
An action so taken shall be deemed to have been taken at a meeting held on the effective date of the consent as certified by the General Partner. 
 (c) (i) Each Limited Partner may authorize any Person or Persons to act for him by proxy on all matters in which a Limited Partner is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or
voting or participating at a meeting. 
 (ii) Every proxy must be signed by the Partner or an attorney-in-fact
and a copy thereof delivered to the Partnership. 
 (iii) No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven
(11) months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. 
 (iv) Every proxy shall be
revocable at the pleasure of the Partner executing it, such revocation to be effective upon the General Partner’s receipt of written notice of such revocation from the Partner executing such proxy. 

(d) (i) Each meeting of the Partners shall be conducted by the General Partner or such other Person as the General Partner may appoint
pursuant to such rules for the conduct of the meeting as the General Partner or such other Person deems appropriate. 
 (ii) Meetings of Partners may be conducted in the same manner as meetings of the stockholders of the General Partner and may be held at the same time, and as part of, meetings of the stockholders of the
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 ARTICLE 15 
 GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 15.1 Addresses and Notice 

Any notice, demand, request or report required or permitted to be given or made to a Partner or Assignee under this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given or made when delivered in person or five days after being sent by first class United States mail or by overnight delivery or via facsimile to the Partner or Assignee at the address set forth in Exhibit A or such
other address of which the Partner shall notify the General Partner in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner may elect to deliver any such notice, demand, request or report by E-mail or by any other electronic means, in which
case such communication shall be deemed given or made one day after being sent. 
 15.2 Titles and Captions 

All article or section titles or captions in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed part of this
Agreement and shall in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any provisions hereof. Except as specifically provided otherwise, references to “Articles” and “Sections” are to Articles and Sections of this
Agreement. 
 15.3 Pronouns and Plurals 
 Whenever the context may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include
the plural and vice versa. 
 15.4 Further Action 

The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary
or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement. 
 15.5 Binding Effect 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators,
successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. 
 15.6 Creditors 

Other than as expressly set forth herein with respect to the Indemnities, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the
benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Partnership. 
 15.7 Waiver 

No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to
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breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition. 
 15.8 Counterparts 
 This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of
which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all of the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Each party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately upon
affixing its signature hereto. 
 15.9 Applicable Law 

This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to
the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. 
 15.10 Invalidity of Provisions 

If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby. 
 15.11 Entire Agreement

 This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement among the Partners with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes any other prior written or oral understandings or agreements among them with respect thereto. 
 15.12
Merger 
 Subject to Section 4.2 herein, the Partnership may merge with, or consolidate into, any Person or Entity
in accordance with Section 17-211 of the Act. 
 15.13 No Rights as Stockholders 

Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring upon the holders of the Partnership Units any rights whatsoever as
stockholders of the General Partner, including, without limitation, any right to receive dividends or other distributions made to shareholders or to vote or to consent or receive notice as shareholders in respect to any meeting or shareholders for
the election of directors of the General Partner or any other matter. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunder affixed their signatures to this
Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, all as of the date first written above. 
  

					
	GENERAL PARTNER:
	
	INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ James J. Sebra

	Name:	 	James J. Sebra
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	INITIAL LIMITED PARTNERS:
	
	IRT LIMITED PARTNER, LLC
		
	By:	 	Independence Realty Trust, Inc., its sole member
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ James J. Sebra

		 	Name:	 	James J. Sebra
		 	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ James J. Sebra

	Name:	 	James J. Sebra
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer

 Corporate/Limited Liability Company Additional Limited Partner Signature Page to Fourth
Amended and Restated Agreement 
 of Limited Partnership of Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, by and among the

 undersigned and the other parties thereto. 

 

							
	Dated:                  , 20    	 		 	[Name of Corporation/LLC]
				
		 		 	By:	 	  

		 		 		 	Name:
		 		 		 	Title:

 Individual Additional Limited Partner Signature Page to Fourth Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership of 
 Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, by and among the undersigned and the

 other parties thereto. 
  

			
	Dated:                  , 20    	 	

  

	
	  

 Partnership Limited Partner Signature Page to Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, by and among the undersigned and the other 
 parties
thereto. 
  

							
	Dated:                  , 20    	 		 	[Name of Partnership]
				
		 		 	By:	 	  

		 		 		 	Name:
		 		 		 	Title:

 EXHIBIT A 
 Partners’ Partnership Interests 
  

															
	 Name and Address of Partner
	  	Type of Interest	  	Number of Series A
Preferred Units	 	  	Number of Series 
B
Preferred Units	 	  	Number of 
Common
Partnership Units	 
	 General Partner:
	  		  				  				  			
	 Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

Cira Centre
 2929 Arch Street, 17th Floor
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
	  	General
Partnership
Interest	  	 	125	  	  				  	 	5,599,923	  
					
	 Limited Partners:
	  		  				  				  			
	 IRT Limited Partner, LLC

Cira Centre
 2929 Arch Street, 17th Floor
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
	  	Limited
Partnership Interest
	  				  				  	 	100	  
					
	 RAIT NTR Holdings, LLC

Cira Center
 2929 Arch Street, 17th Floor
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
	  	Limited
 Partnership

Interest
	  				  	 	350	  	  			

  
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 EXHIBIT B 
 Allocations 
 1. Allocation of Net Income and Net Loss. Except as otherwise provided
in this Agreement, Net Income, Net Loss and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income, gain, loss or deduction, of the Partnership shall be allocated among the Partners in a manner such that the Capital Account of each Partner,
immediately after making such allocation, is, as nearly as possible, equal proportionately to (i) the distributions that would be made to such Partner pursuant to Section 5.1if the Partnership were dissolved, its affairs wound up and its
assets sold for cash equal to their Gross Asset Value, all Partnership liabilities were satisfied (limited with respect to each nonrecourse liability to the Gross Asset Value of the assets securing such liability), and the net assets of the
Partnership were distributed in accordance with Section 5.1 to the Partners immediately after making such allocation, minus (ii) such Partner’s share of Partnership minimum gain (within the meaning of Regulation
Section 1.704-2(d)) and Partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain (within the meaning of Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(5)), computed immediately prior to the hypothetical sale of assets. 

2. Special Allocations. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph 1 of this Exhibit B, the following special allocations shall be made.

 (a) Minimum Gain Chargeback (Nonrecourse Liabilities). Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2(f) of the
Regulations, if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain for any Partnership fiscal year, each Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount
equal to such Partner’s share of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain to the extent required by Regulations Section 1.704-2(f). The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Sections 1.704-2(f) and (i) of
the Regulations. This subparagraph 2(a) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in said section of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. Allocations pursuant to this subparagraph 2(a) shall be
made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Partner pursuant hereto. 
 (b) Partner Minimum
Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the Regulations, if there is a net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt during any fiscal year, each Partner who has a share of
the Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i)(5) of the Regulations, shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary,
subsequent years) in an amount equal to that Partner’s share of the net decrease in the Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt to the extent and in the manner required by Section 1.704-2(i) of the Regulations.
The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and (j)(2) of the Regulations. This subparagraph 2(b) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement with respect to Partner Nonrecourse
Debt contained in said section of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. Allocations pursuant to this subparagraph 2(b) shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Partner pursuant
hereto. 
 (c) Qualified Income Offset. In the event a Partner unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or
distributions described in Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6) of the 

  
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Regulations, and such Partner has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, items of Partnership income (including gross income) and gain shall be specially allocated to such Partner in an amount and
manner sufficient to eliminate the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as quickly as possible as required by the Regulations. This subparagraph 2(c) is intended to constitute a “qualified income offset” under Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)
of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. 
 (d) Other Chargeback of Impermissible Negative Capital
Account. To the extent any Partner has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any Partnership fiscal year, each such Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income (including gross income) and gain in the amount of
such excess as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this paragraph 2(d) shall be made if and only to the extent that such Partner would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided for in this
Exhibit B have been tentatively made as if this paragraph 2(d) were not in the Agreement. 
 (e) Nonrecourse Deductions.
Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year or other applicable period shall be allocated to the Partners in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests. 
 (f) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year or other applicable period with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt shall be specially allocated to the
Partner that bears the economic risk of loss for such Partner Nonrecourse Debt (as determined under Sections 1.704-2(b)(4) and 1.704-2(i)(1) of the Regulations). 
 (g) Section 754 Adjustment. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any asset of the Partnership pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code or Section 743(b) of the Code
is required, pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) of the Regulations, to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the 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 among the Partners in a manner consistent with the manner in which each of their respective Capital Accounts are
required to be adjusted pursuant to such section of the Regulations. 
 (h) Gross Income Allocation. There shall be
specially allocated to the General Partner an amount of Partnership income and gain during each Partnership Year or portion thereof, before any other allocations are made hereunder, which is equal to the excess, if any, of the cumulative
distributions of cash made to the General Partner under Section 7.3(b) hereof over the cumulative allocations of Partnership income and gain to the General Partner pursuant to this Section 2(h) of this Exhibit B. 

3. Tax Allocations. 

(a) Items of Income or Loss. Except as is otherwise provided in this Exhibit B, an allocation of Partnership Net Income or Net
Loss to a Partner shall be treated as an allocation to such Partner of the same share of each item of income, gain, loss, deduction and item of tax-exempt income or Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditure (or item treated as such expenditure pursuant
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Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i)) (“Tax Items”) that is taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss. 

(b) Section 1245/1250 Recapture. If any portion of gain from the sale of Partnership assets is treated as gain which is
ordinary income by virtue of the application of Code Sections 1245 or 1250 (“Affected Gain”), then such Affected Gain shall be allocated among the Partners in the same proportion that the depreciation and amortization deductions giving
rise to the Affected Gain were allocated. This subparagraph 3(b) shall not alter the amount of Net Income (or items thereof) allocated among the Partners, but merely the character of such Net Income (or items thereof). For purposes hereof, in order
to determine the proportionate allocations of depreciation and amortization deductions for each fiscal year or other applicable period, such deductions shall be deemed allocated on the same basis as Net Income and Net Loss for such respective
period. 
 (c) Precontribution Gain, Revaluations. With respect to any Contributed Property, the Partnership shall use
any permissible method contained in the Regulations promulgated under Section 704(c) of the Code selected by the General Partner, in its sole discretion, to take into account any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset and the fair
market value of such asset as of the time of the contribution (“Precontribution Gain”). Each Partner hereby agrees to report income, gain, loss and deduction on such Partner’s federal income tax return in a manner consistent with the
method used by the Partnership. If any asset has a Gross Asset Value which is different from the Partnership’s adjusted basis for such asset for federal income tax purposes because the Partnership has revalued such asset pursuant to Regulations
Section 1.704- 1(b)(2)(iv)(f), the allocations of Tax Items shall be made in accordance with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code and the Regulations and the methods of allocation promulgated thereunder. The intent of this
subparagraph 3(c) is that each Partner who contributed to the capital of the Partnership a Contributed Property will bear, through reduced allocations of depreciation, increased allocations of gain or other items, the tax detriments associated with
any Precontribution Gain. This subparagraph 3(c) is to be interpreted consistently with such intent. 
 (d) Excess
Nonrecourse Liability Safe Harbor. Pursuant to Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), solely for purposes of determining each Partner’s proportionate share of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Partnership (as defined in
Regulations Section 1.752- 3(a)(3)), the Partners’ respective interests in Partnership profits shall be determined under any permissible method reasonably determined by the General Partner; provided, however, that each Partner who has
contributed an asset to the Partnership shall be allocated, to the extent possible, a share of “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Partnership which results in such Partner being allocated nonrecourse liabilities in an amount which is
at least equal to the amount of income pursuant to Section 704(c) of the Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Liability Shortfall”). In the event there is an insufficient amount of nonrecourse liabilities to allocate
to each Partner an amount of nonrecourse liabilities equal to the Liability Shortfall, then an amount of nonrecourse liabilities in proportion to, and to the extent of, the Liability Shortfall shall be allocated to each Partner. 

(e) References to Regulations. Any reference in this Exhibit B or the Agreement to a provision of proposed and/or temporary
Regulations shall, in the event such provision is modified or renumbered, be deemed to refer to the successor provision as so modified or renumbered, but only to the extent such successor provision applies to the Partnership under the effective date
rules applicable to such successor provision.) 

  
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 (f) Successor Partners. For purposes of this Exhibit B, a transferee of a Partnership
Interest shall be deemed to have been allocated the Net Income, Net Loss and other items of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit allocable to the transferred Partnership Interest that previously have been allocated to the transferor
Partner pursuant to this Agreement. 

  
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 EXHIBIT C 
 FORM OF EXCHANGE RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 THIS EXCHANGE RIGHTS AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”), dated as of             , 20    , is entered into by and among Independence Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
“Company”), Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and the Persons whose names are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (as it may be amended from time to
time). 
 R E C I T A L S: 

 

	(1)	The Company, together with certain other limited partners, has entered into the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating
Partnership dated May 7, 2013 (as such agreement may be amended or amended and restated from time to time, the “Partnership Agreement”). 

  

	(2)	Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, the Limited Partners (as defined below) directly or indirectly hold common units of limited partnership interest
(“Partnership Units”) in the Operating Partnership. 

  

	(3)	The Operating Partnership has agreed to provide the Limited Partners with certain direct or indirect rights to exchange their Partnership Units for cash or, at the
election of the Company, for shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “REIT Stock”). 

 Accordingly, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 

DEFINED TERMS 

The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in
this Agreement. 
 “Assignee” means a Person to whom one or more Partnership Units have been transferred in a
manner permitted under the Partnership Agreement, but who has not become a substituted Limited Partner in accordance therewith. 

“Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are
authorized or required by law to close. 
 “Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Partner, any cash,
cash equivalents or the Gross Asset Value (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) of property which such Partner contributes or is deemed to contribute to the Partnership pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement. 

“Cash Amount” means an amount of cash per Partnership Unit equal to the Value on the Valuation Date of the REIT Stock
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 “Exchange Factor” means 1.0, provided, that in the event that the Company
(i) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding REIT Stock in the form of shares of REIT Stock or makes a distribution to all holders of its outstanding REIT Stock in the form of shares of REIT Stock; (ii) subdivides its outstanding
REIT Stock; or (iii) combines its outstanding REIT Stock into a smaller number of shares of REIT Stock, the Exchange Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exchange Factor by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares
of REIT Stock issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, contribution, subdivision or combination (assuming for such purpose that such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination has occurred as of such time), and the
denominator of which shall be the actual number of shares of REIT Stock (determined without the above assumption) issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination. Any adjustment to the Exchange
Factor shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such event retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Exchange Factor shall not be adjusted in connection with such event if, in
connection with such event, the Operating Partnership make a distribution of cash, Partnership Units, REIT Stock and/or rights, options or warrants to acquire Partnership Units and/or REIT Stock with respect to all applicable Partnership Units or
effects a reverse split of, or otherwise combines, the Partnership Units, as applicable, that is comparable as a whole in all material respects with such an event. 
 “Exchanging Partner” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof. 
 “Exchange Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof. 
 “Lien” means any lien, security interest, mortgage, deed of trust, charge, claim, encumbrance, pledge, option, right of first offer or first refusal and any other right or interest of
others of any kind or nature, actual or contingent, or other similar encumbrance of any nature whatsoever. 
 “Limited
Partner” means any Person, other than the Company, named as a Limited Partner on Exhibit A, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time. 
 “Notice of Exchange” means the Notice of Exchange substantially in the form of Exhibit B to this Agreement. 
 “Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, estate, or unincorporated organization, or other entity, or a government or agency or
political subdivision thereof. 
 “REIT Stock Amount” means that number of shares of REIT Stock equal to the
product of the number of Partnership Units offered for exchange by an Exchanging Partner, multiplied by the Exchange Factor as of the Valuation Date, provided, that in the event the Company or the Operating Partnership issues to all holders of REIT
Stock rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities entitling the stockholders to subscribe for or purchase REIT Stock, or any other securities or property (collectively, the “rights”), then the REIT Stock Amount
shall also include such rights that a holder of that number of shares of REIT Stock would be entitled to receive. 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

  
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 “Specified Exchange Date” means the tenth (10th) Business Day after
receipt by the Operating Partnership and the Company of a Notice of Exchange; provided, however, that if the Operating Partnership has more than 99 partners, as determined in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.7704-1(h), then the Specified Exchange Date shall mean the thirty-first (31st) calendar day after receipt by the Operating Partnership and the Company of a Notice of Exchange. 

“Valuation Date” means the date of receipt by the Operating Partnership and the Company of a Notice of Exchange or, if
such date is not a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter. 
 “Value” means, with respect to shares of
REIT Stock, the average of the daily market price for the five (5) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Valuation Date. The market price for each such trading day shall be: 

(i) if the REIT Stock is listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) or any
other national securities exchange, the closing price on such day, or if no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day; or 

(ii) if the REIT Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the NYSE or any other national securities exchange, the
last reported sale price on such day; or 
 (iii) if no sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing
bid and asked prices on such day, as reported by a reliable quotation source designated by the Company or if the REIT Stock is not then traded on any market, as determined in good faith by the Company’s Independent Directors (as defined by the
Company’s charter). 
 In the event the REIT Stock Amount includes rights that a holder of REIT Stock would be entitled to receive, then
the Value of such rights shall be determined by the independent directors of the Company acting in good faith on the basis of such quotations and other information as they consider, in their reasonable judgment, appropriate. 

ARTICLE II 

EXCHANGE RIGHT 

2.1 Exchange Right. (a) Subject to Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 hereof, and subject to any limitations under applicable
law, the Operating Partnership hereby grants to each Limited Partner and each Limited Partner hereby accepts the right (the “Exchange Right”), exercisable (i) on or after the date that is one year after the issuance of the
Limited Partner’s Limited Partnership Interest or (ii) upon the liquidation of the Operating Partnership or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Operating Partnership, to exchange on a Specified Exchange Date all or a
portion of the Partnership Units held by such Limited Partner at an exchange price equal to and in the form of the Cash Amount. 

(b) The Exchange Right shall be exercised pursuant to a Notice of Exchange delivered to the Operating Partnership, with a copy delivered
to the Company, by the Limited Partner who is exercising the Exchange Right (the “Exchanging Partner”); provided, however, that the Company, in its capacity as General Partner of the Operating Partnership, may elect,

  
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after a Notice of Exchange is delivered, to satisfy the Exchange Right which is the subject of such notice in accordance with Section 2.2. 

(c) A Limited Partner may exercise the Exchange Right in accordance with the terms of this Agreement from time to time with respect to
part or all of the Partnership Units that it owns, as selected by the Limited Partner, provided that, except as provided in the Agreement, a Limited Partner may not exercise the Exchange Right for less than one thousand (1,000) Partnership
Units unless such Limited Partner then holds less than one thousand (1,000) Partnership Units, in which event the Limited Partner must exercise the Exchange Right for all of the Partnership Units held by such Limited Partner. 

(d) An Exchanging Partner shall have no right with respect to any Partnership Units so exchanged to receive any distributions paid after
the Specified Exchange Date with respect to such Partnership Units. 
 (e) Any Assignee of a Limited Partner may exercise the
rights of such Limited Partner pursuant to this Article 2, and such Limited Partner shall be deemed to have assigned such rights to such Assignee and shall be bound by the exercise of such rights by such Assignee. 

(f) In connection with any exercise of such rights by an Assignee on behalf of a Limited Partner, the Cash Amount or the REIT Stock
Amount, as the case may be, shall be satisfied by the Operating Partnership or the Company, as the case may be, directly to such Assignee and not to such Limited Partner. 
 2.2 Option of Company to Exchange for REIT Stock. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1, the Company may, in its capacity as the General Partner of the Operating Partnership,
in its sole and absolute discretion (subject to the limitations on ownership and transfer of REIT Stock set forth in the Company’s charter), elect to assume directly and satisfy an Exchanging Partner’s Exchange Right by exchanging REIT
Stock and rights equal to the REIT Stock Amount on the Specified Exchange Date for the Partnership Units offered for exchange by the Exchanging Partner, whereupon the Company shall acquire the Partnership Units offered for exchange by the Exchanging
Partner and shall be treated for all purposes of the Partnership Agreement as the owner of such Partnership Units. Unless the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall exercise its right to assume directly and satisfy the Exchange Right,
the Company shall not have any obligation to the Exchanging Partner or to the Operating Partnership with respect to the Exchanging Partner’s exercise of the Exchange Right. If the Company shall exercise its right to satisfy the Exchange Right
in the manner described in the first sentence of this Section 2.2 and shall fully perform its obligations in connection therewith, the Operating Partnership shall have no right or obligation to pay any amount to the Exchanging Partner with
respect to such Exchanging Partner’s exercise of the Exchange Right, and each of the Exchanging Partner, the Operating Partnership and the Company shall, for federal income tax purposes, treat the transaction between the Company and the
Exchanging Partner as a sale of the Exchanging Partner’s Partnership Units to the Company. Nothing contained in this Section 2.2 shall imply any right of the Company to require any Limited Partner to exercise the Exchange Right afforded to
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 (b) In the event the Company shall elect to satisfy, on behalf of the Operating Partnership,
an Exchanging Partner’s Exchange Right by exchanging REIT Stock for the Partnership Units offered for exchange, 
 (i) the Company hereby agrees so to notify the Exchanging Partner within five (5) Business Days after the receipt by the Company of such Notice of Exchange, 

(ii) each Exchanging Partner hereby agrees to execute such documents and instruments as the Company may reasonably require
in connection with the issuance of REIT Stock upon exercise of the Exchange Right, and 
 (iii) the Company
hereby agrees to deliver stock certificates representing fully paid and nonassessable shares of REIT Stock. 
 2.3
Prohibition of Exchange for REIT Stock. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be entitled to satisfy an Exchanging Partner’s Exchange Right pursuant to Section 2.2 if the delivery of REIT Stock to
such Limited Partner by the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 (regardless of the Operating Partnership’s obligations to the Limited Partner under Section 2.1) 
 (a) would be prohibited under the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, 
 (b)
if the Company has elected REIT status, would otherwise jeopardize the REIT status of the Company, or 
 (c) would cause the
acquisition of the REIT Stock by the Limited Partner to be “integrated” with any other distribution of REIT Stock by the Company for purposes of complying with the registration provisions of the Securities Act. 

2.4 Payment Date. Any Cash Amount to be paid to an Exchanging Partner shall be paid on the Specified Exchange Date; provided,
however, that the Operating Partnership may elect to cause the Specified Exchange Date to be delayed for up to an additional 180 days to the extent required for the Company to cause additional REIT Stock to be issued to provide financing to be used
to make such payment of the Cash Amount by the Operating Partnership. 
 2.5 Expiration of Exchange Right. The Exchange
Right shall expire with respect to any Partnership Units for which an Exchange Notice has not been delivered to the Operating Partnership and the Company on or before December 31, 2040. 

2.6 Effect of Exchange. (a) Any exchange of Partnership Units pursuant to this Article 2 shall be deemed to have occurred as
of the Specified Exchange Date for all purposes, including without limitation the payment of distributions or dividends in respect of Partnership Units or REIT Stock, as applicable. 

(b) Any Partnership Units acquired by the Company pursuant to an exercise by any Limited Partner of an Exchange Right shall be deemed to
be acquired by and reallocated or reissued to the Company. 

  
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 (c) The Company, as general partner of the Operating Partnership, shall amend the
Partnership Agreement to reflect each such exchange and reallocation or reissuance of Partnership Units and each corresponding recalculation of the Partnership Units of the Limited Partners. 

ARTICLE III 

OTHER PROVISIONS 

3.1 Covenants of the Company. (a) At all times during the pendency of the Exchange Right, the Company shall reserve for
issuance such number of shares of REIT Stock as may be necessary to enable the Company to issue such shares in full payment of the REIT Stock Amount in regard to all Partnership Units held by Limited Partners which are from time to time outstanding.

 (b) During the pendency of the Exchange Right, the Company shall deliver to Limited Partners in a timely manner all reports
filed by the Company with the SEC to the extent the Company also transmits such reports to its stockholders and all other communications transmitted from time to time by the Company to its stockholders generally. 

(c) The Company shall notify each Limited Partner, upon request, of the then current Exchange Factor and such notice will include a
reasonable explanation of the Exchange Factor calculation to be applied at such time. 
 3.2 Fractional Shares.
(a) No fractional shares of REIT Stock shall be issued upon exchange of Partnership Units. 
 (b) The number of full shares
of REIT Stock which shall be issuable upon exchange of Partnership Units (or the cash equivalent amount thereof if the Cash Amount is paid) shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate amount of Partnership Units so surrendered. 

(c) Instead of any fractional shares of REIT Stock which would otherwise be issuable upon exchange of any Partnership Units, the
Operating Partnership shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such fraction in an amount equal to the Cash Amount of a Partnership Unit multiplied by such fraction. 
 3.3 Investment Representations and Warranties. By delivering to the Company a Notice of Exchange, each Exchanging Partner will be deemed to represent and warrant to the Company and the Operating
Partnership that such Exchanging Partner is aware of the Company’s option to exchange such Exchanging Partner’s Partnership Units for REIT Stock pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof and that: 

(a) (i) such Exchanging Partner has reviewed (1) if the Company is required to file reports under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) copies of all reports and other filings (the “SEC Reports”), in the form filed on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system, including Annual
Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, made by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, and

  
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understands the risks of, and other considerations relating to, an investment in REIT Stock or (2) if the Company is not required to file SEC reports, [such information regarding the
business, operations, financial condition, assets and liabilities of the Company] as the Exchanging Partner deems necessary and appropriate in connection with the receipt of REIT Stock.] 

(ii) Such Exchanging Partner, by reason of its business and financial experience, together with the business and financial
experience of those persons, if any, retained by it to represent or advise it with respect to its investment in REIT Stock, 
 (A) has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in financial and business matters and in making investment decisions of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of and of
making an informed investment decision with respect to an investment in REIT Stock, 
 (B) is capable of
protecting its own interest or has engaged representatives or advisors to assist it in protecting its interests and 
 (C) is capable of bearing the economic risk of such investment. 

(iii) (A) Such Exchanging Partner is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of the regulations
promulgated under the Securities Act. 
 (B) If such Exchanging Partner has retained or retains a person to
represent or advise it with respect to its investment in REIT Stock, such Exchanging Partner will advise the Company of such retention and, at the Company’s request, such Exchanging Partner shall, prior to or at delivery of the REIT Stock
hereunder, 
 (I) acknowledge in writing such representation and 

(II) cause such representative or advisor to deliver a certificate to the Company containing such representations as may
be reasonably requested by the Company. 
 (b) (i) Such Exchanging Partner understands that an investment in the Company
involves substantial risks. 
 (ii) Such Exchanging Partner has been given the opportunity to make a thorough
investigation of the activities of the Company and has been furnished with materials relating to the Company and its activities, including, without limitation, each Prospectus and the SEC Reports. 

(iii) Such Exchanging Partner has relied and is making its investment decision based upon the Prospectus/Consent
Solicitation Statement relating to the Consolidation and any subsequent Prospectus, the SEC Reports and other written information provided to the Exchanging Partner by or on behalf of the Company and, as applicable, such Exchanging Partner’s
position as a director or executive officer of the Company. 

  
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 (c) (i) The REIT Stock to be issued to such Exchanging Partner hereunder will be acquired by
such Exchanging Partner for its own account, for investment only and not with a view to, or with any intention of, a distribution or resale thereof, in whole or in part, or the grant of any participation therein. 

(ii) Such Exchanging Partner was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring an interest in the Company. 

(d) (i) Such Exchanging Partner acknowledges that 

(A) the shares of REIT Stock to be issued to such Exchanging Partner hereunder have not been registered under the
Securities Act or state securities laws by reason of a specific exemption or exemptions from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws and, the certificates representing such shares of REIT Stock will bear a legend
to such effect, 
 (B) the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s reliance on such exemptions is
predicated in part on the accuracy and completeness of the representations and warranties of such Exchanging Partner contained herein, 
 (C) the REIT Stock to be issued to such Exchanging Partner hereunder may not be resold or otherwise distributed unless registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or unless
an exemption from registration is available, 
 (D) there may be no market for unregistered shares of REIT Stock,
and 
 (E) the Company has no obligation or intention to register such REIT Stock under the Securities Act or any
state securities laws or to take any action that would make available any exemption from the registration requirements of such laws, except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement entered into by the Company and the Exchanging Partner (the
“Registration Rights Agreement”). 
 (ii) Such Exchanging Partner acknowledges that because of
the restrictions on transfer or assignment of such REIT Stock to be issued hereunder, such Exchanging Partner may have to bear the economic risk of its investment in REIT Stock issued hereunder for an indefinite period of time, although the holder
of any such REIT Stock will be afforded certain rights to have the resale of such REIT Stock registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. 

(e) The address set forth under such Exchanging Partner’s name in the Notice of Exchange is the address of the Exchanging
Partner’s principal place of business or, if a natural person, the address of the Exchanging Partner’s residence, and such Exchanging Partner has no present intention of becoming a resident of any country, state or jurisdiction other than
the country and state in which such principal place of business or residence is situated. 

  
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 ARTICLE IV 
 GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 4.1 Addresses and Notice. Any notice, demand, request
or report required or permitted to be given or made to the Operating Partnership, the Company, a Limited Partner or Assignee, as the case may be, under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when delivered in person or
when sent by first class United States mail or by other similarly reliable means of written communication to the Operating Partnership, the Company, a Limited Partner or Assignee, as the case may be, at the address listed on the records of the
Operating Partnership. 
 4.2 Titles and Captions. All article or section titles or captions in this Agreement are for
convenience only. They shall not be deemed part of this Agreement and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any provisions hereof. Except as specifically provided otherwise, references to “Articles” and
“Sections” are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement. 
 4.3 Pronouns and Plurals. Whenever the context
may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. 

4.4 Further Action and Additional Restrictions. The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and
take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement. 
 4.5
Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. 

4.6 Waiver. No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this
Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition. 
 4.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all of the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties
are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Each party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately upon affixing its signature hereto. 
 4.8 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law
thereof. 
 4.9 Invalidity of Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby. 
 4.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement among the Limited Partners, the Operating Partnership and the Company with respect to the subject

  
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matter hereof and supersedes any other prior written or oral understandings or agreements among them with respect thereto. 

4.11 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time with the consent of the Company by a vote of the Limited Partners
in the same manner as the Partnership Agreement (in accordance with Section 14.1(a) thereof) may be amended as provided therein, provided, however, that the Company shall vote its limited partnership interests in proportion to the votes of the
other Limited Partners. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Exchange Rights Agreement as of
the date first written above. 
  

					
	THE COMPANY:
	
	INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:	 	
		 	Title:	 	
	
	OPERATING PARTNERSHIP:
	
	INDEPENDENCE REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP
		
	BY:	 	INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC., its general partner
			
		 	By:	 	  

		 		 	Name:
		 		 	Title:

  
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 Exhibit A – Exchange Rights Agreement 

Name and Address of Limited Partners 

 Exhibit B – Exchange Rights Agreement 

Notice of Exchange 
 The undersigned Limited Partner hereby irrevocably (i) exchanges                      Partnership
Units in Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Rights Agreement, dated as of             , 20     (the
“Exchange Rights Agreement”), and the Exchange Right referred to therein; (ii) surrenders such Partnership Units and all right, title and interest therein; and (iii) directs that the Cash Amount or REIT Stock Amount (as
determined by the Company) deliverable upon exercise of the Exchange Right be delivered to the address specified below, and if REIT Stock is to be delivered, such REIT Stock will be registered or placed in the name(s) and at the address(es)
specified below. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Exchange Rights Agreement. 
 The undersigned hereby represents, warrants, and certifies that the undersigned (a) has marketable and unencumbered title to such Partnership Units, free and clear, other than any encumbrance arising
pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, of the rights or interests of any other person or entity; (b) has the full right, power, and authority to exchange and surrender such Partnership Units as provided herein; and (c) has obtained the
consent or approval of all persons or entities, if any, (other than consent or approval that may be required of the Company or the Operating Partnership) having the right to consent or approve such exchange and surrender on the part of the
undersigned. 
 The undersigned hereby makes the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.3 of the Exchange
Rights Agreement as if such representations and warranties had been set forth in full in this Notice of Exchange. 
  

									
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 EXHIBIT D 
 Certificate of Limited Partnership 

 EXHIBIT S-A 
 SERIES A PREFERRED LIMITS 
 The General Partner has heretofore established,
and hereby continues, a series of Preferred Units designated the 12.5% Series A Preferred Units (the “Series A Preferred Units”) on the terms set forth in this Exhibit S-A. Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings
given to them in the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP (the “Partnership Agreement.”) 

(1) NUMBER. The number of authorized units of the Series A Preferred Units shall be One Hundred Twenty-Five (125) and shall at all
times be equal to the number of 12.5% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (“Series A Preferred Shares”) issued by the General Partner and then outstanding. Series A Preferred Units shall be issued only to and held only by the
General Partner. 
 (2) RANK. The Series A Preferred Units shall, with respect to distribution and redemption rights and rights
upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, rank senior to all classes or series of Common Units and to all other equity securities issued by the Partnership from time to time which, by their terms, provide that the Series A
Preferred Units shall rank senior to such other equity securities with respect to such rights (collectively, the “Junior Securities”). The term “equity securities” shall not include convertible debt securities issued by the
Partnership. 
 (3) DISTRIBUTIONS. 
  

	 	(a)	 Each holder of the then outstanding Series A Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, when and as authorized by the General Partner and declared
by the Partnership, out of funds legally available for the payment of distributions, cumulative preferential cash distributions per Series A Preferred Unit at the rate of 12.5% per annum of the total of $1,000.00 plus all accumulated and unpaid
distributions thereon. Such distributions shall accrue on outstanding Series A Preferred Units on a daily basis and be cumulative from the first date on which any Series A Preferred Unit is issued, such issue date to be contemporaneous with the
receipt by the Partnership of subscription funds for the Series A Preferred Units (the “Original Issue Date”), and shall be payable semi-annually in arrears on or before June 30 and December 31 of each year (each a
“Distribution Payment Date”); provided, however, that if any Distribution Payment Date is not a business day, then the distribution which would otherwise have been payable on such Distribution Payment Date may be paid on the preceding
business day or the following business day with the same force and effect as if paid on such Distribution Payment Date. Any distribution payable on the Series A Preferred Units for any partial distribution period will be computed on the basis of a
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of twelve 30-day months (it being understood that the distribution payable on June 30, 2012 will be for less than a full distribution period). A “distribution period” shall mean,
with respect to the first “distribution period,” the period from and including the Original Issue Date to and including the first Distribution Payment Date, and with respect to each subsequent “distribution period,” the period
from but excluding a Distribution Payment Date to and including the next succeeding Distribution Payment Date or other date as of which accrued distributions are to be calculated. Distributions will be payable to holders of record as they appear in
the share records of the Partnership at the close of business on the applicable record date, which shall be the fifteenth day of the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Payment Date falls or on such other date designated by the
General Partner for the payment of distributions that is not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to such Distribution Payment Date (each, a “Distribution Record Date”). 

 

	 	(b)	No distributions on Series A Preferred Units shall be declared by the Partnership or paid or set apart for payment by the Partnership at such time as the terms and
provisions of any written agreement between the Partnership and any party that is not an affiliate of the Partnership, including any agreement relating to its indebtedness, prohibit such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment or provide
that such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment would constitute a breach thereof or a default thereunder, or if such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment shall be restricted or prohibited by law. For purposes hereof,
“affiliate” shall mean any party that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Partnership. 

  

	 	(c)	Notwithstanding the foregoing, distributions on the Series A Preferred Units shall accrue whether or not the terms and provisions set forth in Section 3(b) hereof
at any time prohibit the current payment of distributions, whether or not the Partnership has earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such distributions and whether or not such distributions are authorized or
declared. Furthermore, distributions will be declared and paid when due in all events to the fullest extent permitted by law and except as provided in Section 3(b) above. Accrued but unpaid distributions on the Series A Preferred Units will
accumulate as of the Distribution Payment Date on which they first become payable. 

  

	 	(d)	 Unless full cumulative distributions on all outstanding Series A Preferred Units have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a
sum sufficient for the payment thereof is set apart for payment for all past distribution periods, no distributions (other than in Junior Securities) shall be declared and paid or declared and set apart for payment nor shall any other distribution
be declared and made upon any Junior Securities, nor shall any Junior Securities be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to or made available for a sinking fund

  
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for the redemption of any such Junior Securities) by the Partnership (except by conversion into or exchange for other Junior Securities). 

 

	 	(e)	When distributions are not paid in full (or a sum sufficient for such full payment is not set apart) on the Series A Preferred Units, all distributions declared upon
the Series A Preferred Units shall be declared and paid pro rata based on the number of Series A Preferred Units then outstanding. 

  

	 	(f)	Any distribution payment made on the Series A Preferred Units shall first be credited against the earliest accrued but unpaid distribution due with respect to such
Units which remains payable. Holders of the Series A Preferred Units shall not be entitled to any distribution, whether payable in cash, property or Units, in excess of full cumulative distributions on the Series A Preferred Units as described
above. 

  

	 	(g)	If, for any taxable year, the Partnership elects to designate as “capital gain dividends” (as defined in Section 857 of the Code) any portion (the
“Capital Gains Amount”) of the distributions paid or made available for the year to holders of all classes of Partnership Units (the “Total Distributions”), then the portion of the Capital Gains Amount that shall be allocated to
the holder of the Series A Preferred Units shall be the amount that the total distributions paid or made available to the holder of the Series A Preferred Units for the year bears to the Total Distributions. 

(4) LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE. 
  

	 	(a)	 Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, the holders of Series A Preferred Units then outstanding
are entitled to be paid, or have the Partnership declare and set apart for payment, out of the assets of the Partnership legally available for distribution to its Partners, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of any Junior
Securities, a liquidation preference per Series A Preferred Unit equal to the sum of the following (collectively, the “Liquidation Preference”): (i) $1,000.00, (ii) all accrued and unpaid distributions thereon through and
including the earlier of the date of payment or the date that funds are set apart for payment, and (iii) if a Redemption Premium (as defined below) would be payable upon the redemption of Series A Preferred Units in accordance with
Section 5(a) below, the per Partnership Unit Redemption Premium in effect on the earlier of the date of payment or the date that funds are set apart for payment of the Liquidation Preference. In the event that the Partnership elects to set
apart the Liquidation Preference for payment, the Series A Preferred Units shall remain outstanding until the holders thereof are paid the full Liquidation Preference therefor, which payment shall be made no later than immediately prior to the
Partnership making its final liquidating distribution on the Common Units. In the event that the Redemption Premium in effect on the payment date is less than the Redemption Premium on the date that the Liquidation Preference was set apart for
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Partnership may make a corresponding reduction to the funds set apart for payment of the Liquidation Preference. 

 

	 	(b)	In the event that, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the available assets of the Partnership are insufficient to pay the
full amount of the Liquidation Preference on all outstanding Series A Preferred Units, then the holders of the Series A Preferred Units shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full Liquidation Preference to which
they would otherwise be respectively entitled. 

  

	 	(c)	After payment of the full amount of the Liquidation Preference to which they are entitled, the holders of Series A Preferred Units will have no right or claim to any of
the remaining assets of the Partnership. 

  

	 	(d)	Upon the Partnership’s provision of written notice as to the effective date of any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, accompanied by a
check in the amount of the full Liquidation Preference to which each record holder of the Series A Preferred Units is entitled, the Series A Preferred Units shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of such Series A
Preferred Units will terminate. Such notice shall be given by first class mail, postage pre-paid, to each record holder of the Series A Preferred Units at the respective mailing addresses of such holders as the same shall appear on the transfer
records of the Partnership. 

  

	 	(e)	The consolidation or merger of the Partnership with or into any other business enterprise or of any other business enterprise with or into the Partnership, or the sale,
lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Partnership, shall not be deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership. 

(5) REDEMPTION. 
  

	 	(a)	Optional Redemption and Mandatory Redemption. The Partnership, at its option, may redeem the Series A Preferred Units, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to
time; provided, however, that, the General Partner shall exercise its right to cause the Partnership to redeem an equal number of Series A Preferred Units at any time the General Partner redeems all or any of the Series A Preferred Shares. The
redemption price per Series A Preferred Unit (the “Redemption Price”) shall equal $1,000.00 in cash plus all accrued and unpaid distributions thereon to and including the date fixed for redemption (except as provided in Section 5(c)
below), plus a redemption premium per unit (each, a “Redemption Premium”) calculated as follows based on the date fixed for redemption: 

 (1) until December 31, 2013, $100, and 
 (2) thereafter, no Redemption
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 If less than all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Units are to be redeemed, the Series A Preferred
Units to be redeemed may be selected by any equitable method determined by the Partnership provided that such method does not result in the creation of fractional Series A Preferred Units. 

 

	 	(b)	Limitations on Redemption. Unless full cumulative distributions on all Series A Preferred Units shall have been, or contemporaneously are, declared and paid or declared
and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof is set apart for payment for all past distribution periods, no Series A Preferred Units shall be redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Partnership unless all outstanding Series A Preferred Units are
simultaneously redeemed or acquired, and the Partnership shall not purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any Junior Securities (except by exchange for Junior Securities); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent the
purchase or acquisition of Series A Preferred Units pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all outstanding Series A Preferred Units. 

 

	 	(c)	Rights to Distributions on Units Called for Redemption. Immediately prior to or upon any redemption of Series A Preferred Units, the Partnership shall pay, in cash, any
accrued and unpaid distributions to and including the redemption date, unless a redemption date falls after a Distribution Record Date and prior to the corresponding Distribution Payment Date, in which case each holder of Series A Preferred Units at
the close of business on such Distribution Record Date shall be entitled to the distribution payable on such Series A Preferred Units on the corresponding Distribution Payment Date notwithstanding the redemption of such Series A Preferred Units
before such Distribution Payment Date. 

  

	 	(d)	Procedures for Redemption. 

 (i) Upon the Partnership’s provision of written notice as to the effective date of the redemption, accompanied by a check in the amount of the full Redemption Price through such effective date to
which each record holder of Series A Preferred Units to be redeemed is entitled or, if the Series A Preferred Units to be redeemed are represented by certificates, the setting apart of such amount pursuant to Section 5(d)(iii) below, Series A
Preferred Units shall be redeemed and shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of such Series A Preferred Units will terminate. Such notice shall be given by first class mail, postage pre-paid, to each record holder of the
Series A Preferred Units to be redeemed at the respective mailing addresses of such holders as the same shall appear on the transfer records of the Partnership. No failure to give such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall
affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any Series A Preferred Units except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given. 
 (ii) In addition to any information required by law or by the applicable rules of any exchange upon which Series A Preferred Units may be listed or admitted to trading, such notice shall state:
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Redemption Price; (C) the place or places where the Series A Preferred Units are to be surrendered (if so required in the notice) for payment of the Redemption Price (if not otherwise
included with the notice); and (D) that distributions on the Series A Preferred Units to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date. If less than all of the Series A Preferred Units held by any holder are to be redeemed, the
notice mailed to such holder shall also specify the number of Series A Preferred Units held by such holder to be redeemed. 
 (iii) If notice of redemption of any Series A Preferred Units has been given and if the funds necessary for such redemption have been set apart by the Partnership for the benefit of the holders of any
Series A Preferred Units so called for redemption, then, from and after the redemption date, distributions will cease to accrue on such Series A Preferred Units, such Series A Preferred Units shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of
the holders of such Series A Preferred Units will terminate, except the right to receive the Redemption Price therefor. If the Partnership shall so require and the notice of redemption shall so state, holders of Series A Preferred Units to be
redeemed shall surrender the certificates representing such Series A Preferred Units, to the extent that such units are certificated, at the place designated in such notice and, upon surrender in accordance with said notice of the certificates
representing Series A Preferred Units so redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Partnership shall so require and the notice shall so state), such Series A Preferred Units shall be redeemed by the Partnership at the Redemption
Price. In case less than all of the Series A Preferred Units represented by any such certificate are redeemed, a new certificate or certificates shall be issued representing the unredeemed Series A Preferred Units without cost to the holder thereof.
In the event that the Series A Preferred Units to be redeemed are uncertificated, such units shall be redeemed in accordance with the notice and no further action on the part of the holders of such Series A Preferred Units shall be required.

 (iv) The deposit of funds with a bank or trust company for the purpose of redeeming Series A Preferred Units
shall be irrevocable except that: 
 (A) the Partnership shall be entitled to receive from such bank or trust
company the interest or other earnings, if any, earned on any money so deposited in trust, and the holders of any Series A Preferred Units redeemed shall have no claim to such interest or other earnings; and 

(B) any balance of monies so deposited by the Partnership and unclaimed by the holders of the Series A Preferred Units
entitled thereto at the expiration of two years from the applicable redemption dates shall be repaid, together with any interest or other earnings thereon, to the Partnership, and after any such repayment, the holders of the Series A Preferred Units
entitled to the funds so repaid to the Partnership shall look only to the Partnership for payment of the Redemption Price without interest or other earnings. 

  
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	 	(e)	Status of Redeemed Units. Any Series A Preferred Units that shall at any time have been redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be canceled and retired
after such redemption or acquisition and may not be issued to any other Person. 

 (6) VOTING RIGHTS. Except as
provided in this Section, the holders of the Series A Preferred Units shall not be entitled to vote on any matter submitted to the Partners of the Partnership for a vote. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the approval of the holders of a majority of
the outstanding Series A Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, shall be required for (a) authorization or issuance of any equity security of the Partnership senior to or on a parity with the Series A Preferred Units, (b) any
reclassification of the Series A Preferred Units or (c) any amendment to the Agreement, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise (an “Event”), which amendment materially and adversely affects any right, preference, privilege or
voting power of the Series A Preferred Units or increases the number of authorized Series A Preferred Units to a number greater than 125; provided, however, with respect to the occurrence of any Event, so long as the Series A Preferred Units
remains outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged or the holders of Series A Preferred Units receive equity securities of the successor or survivor of such Event with substantially identical rights as the Series A Preferred Units,
taking into account that, upon the occurrence of an Event, the Partnership may not be the surviving entity or the surviving entity may not be a corporation, the occurrence of such Event shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such
rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series A Preferred Units and in such case the holders of Series A Preferred Units shall not have any voting rights with respect to the occurrence of such Event unless the number of authorized
Series A Preferred Units is increased to a number greater than 125. 
 (7) EXCLUSION OF OTHER RIGHTS. The Series A Preferred
Units are not convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the Partnership. The Series A Preferred Units shall have no preemptive or subscription rights. The Series A Preferred Units shall not have any preferences or
other rights other than those specifically set forth herein. 
 (8) GENERAL. The rights of the General Partner, in its capacity
as holder of the Series A Preferred Units, are in addition to and not in limitation of any other rights or authority of the General Partner, in any other capacity, under the Partnership Agreement. In addition, nothing herein shall be deemed to limit
or otherwise restrict any rights or authority of the general Partner other than in its capacity as the holder of the Series A Preferred Units. 

  
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 Exhibit S-B 
 SERIES B PREFERRED UNITS 
 The General Partner has heretofore established,
and hereby continues, a series of Preferred Units designated the Series B Preferred Units (the “Series B Preferred Units”) on the terms set forth in this Exhibit S-B. Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the
meanings given to them in the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP (the “Partnership Agreement 

(1) NUMBER. The number of authorized units of the Series B Preferred Units shall be four hundred (400). Series B Preferred Units shall be
issued and held by the Person or Persons set forth on Appendix A to this Exhibit S-B. 
 (2) RANK. The Series B Preferred Units
shall, with respect to distribution and redemption rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, rank junior to the Partnership’s 12.5% Series A Preferred Units (the “12.5% Series A Preferred
Units”), and senior to all classes or series of Common Units and to all other equity securities issued by the Partnership from time to time which, by their terms, provide that the Series B Preferred Units shall rank senior to such other
equity securities with respect to such rights (collectively, the “Junior Securities”). The term “equity securities” shall not include convertible debt securities issued by the Partnership. 

(3) DISTRIBUTIONS. 
  

	 	(a)	 Each holder of the then outstanding Series B Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, when and as authorized by the General Partner and declared
by the Partnership, out of funds legally available for the payment of distributions, cumulative preferential cash distributions per Series B Preferred Unit at the rate of 10% per annum of the total of $10,000.00 plus all accumulated and unpaid
distributions thereon. Such distributions shall accrue on outstanding Series B Preferred Units on a daily basis and be cumulative from the first date on which any Series B Preferred Unit is issued, such issue date to be contemporaneous with the
receipt by the Partnership of subscription funds for the Series B Preferred Units (the “Original Issue Date”), and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on or before March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31 of each year (each a “Distribution Payment Date”); provided, however, that if any Distribution Payment Date is not a business day, then the distribution which would otherwise have been payable on such
Distribution Payment Date may be paid on the preceding business day or the following business day with the same force and effect as if paid on such Distribution Payment Date. Any distribution payable on the Series B Preferred Units for any partial
distribution period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months (it being understood that the distribution payable on December 31, 2012 will be for less than a full distribution period). A
“distribution period” shall mean, with respect to the first “distribution period,” the period from and including the Original Issue Date to and including the first Distribution Payment Date, and with respect to each
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excluding a Distribution Payment Date to and including the next succeeding Distribution Payment Date or other date as of which accrued distributions are to be calculated. Distributions will be
payable to holders of record as they appear in the transfer records of the Partnership at the close of business on the applicable record date, which shall be the fifteenth day of the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Payment Date
falls or on such other date designated by the General Partner for the payment of distributions that is not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to such Distribution Payment Date (each, a “Distribution Record Date”).

  

	 	(b)	No distributions on Series B Preferred Units shall be declared by the Partnership or paid or set apart for payment by the Partnership at such time as the cumulative
accrued distributions with respect to the 12.5% Series A Preferred Units have not been declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof has been set apart for payment for all past distribution periods.

  

	 	(c)	No distributions on Series B Preferred Units shall be declared by the Partnership or paid or set apart for payment by the Partnership at such time as the terms and
provisions of any written agreement between the Partnership and any party that is not an affiliate of the Partnership, including any agreement relating to its indebtedness, prohibit such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment or provide
that such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment would constitute a breach thereof or a default thereunder, or if such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment shall be restricted or prohibited by law. For purposes hereof,
“affiliate” shall mean any party that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Partnership. 

  
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	 	(d)	Notwithstanding the foregoing, distributions on the Series B Preferred Units shall accrue whether or not the terms and provisions set forth in Sections 3(b) or 3(c)
hereof at any time prohibit the current payment of distributions, whether or not the Partnership has earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such distributions and whether or not such distributions are
authorized or declared. Furthermore, distributions will be declared and paid when due in all events to the fullest extent permitted by law and except as provided in Sections 3(b) or 3(c) above. Accrued but unpaid distributions on the Series B
Preferred Units will accumulate as of the Distribution Payment Date on which they first become payable. 

  

	 	(e)	Unless full cumulative distributions on all outstanding Series B Preferred Units have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient
for the payment thereof is set apart for payment for all past distribution periods, no distributions (other than in Junior Securities) shall be declared and paid or declared and set apart for payment nor shall any other distribution be declared and
made upon any Junior Securities, nor shall any Junior Securities be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such Junior Securities) by
the Partnership (except by conversion into or exchange for other Junior Securities). 

  

	 	(f)	When distributions are not paid in full (or a sum sufficient for such full payment is not set apart) on the Series B Preferred Units, all distributions declared upon
the Series B Preferred Units shall be declared and paid pro rata based on the number of Series B Preferred Units then outstanding. 

  

	 	(g)	Any distribution payment made on the Series B Preferred Units shall first be credited against the earliest accrued but unpaid distribution due with respect to such
Units which remains payable. Holders of the Series B Preferred Units shall not be entitled to any distribution, whether payable in cash, property or Units, in excess of full cumulative distributions on the Series B Preferred Units as described
above. 

  

	 	(h)	If, for any taxable year, the Partnership elects to designate as “capital gain dividends” (as defined in Section 857 of the Code) any portion (the
“Capital Gains Amount”) of the distributions paid or made available for the year to holders of all classes of Partnership Units (the “Total Distributions”), then the portion of the Capital Gains Amount that shall be
allocated to the holder of the Series B Preferred Units shall be the amount that the total distributions paid or made available to the holder of the Series B Preferred Units for the year bears to the Total Distributions. 

(4) LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE. 
  

	 	(a)	 Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, the holders of Series B Preferred Units then
outstanding are entitled to be paid, or have the Partnership declare and set apart for payment, out of the assets of the Partnership legally available for distribution to its Partners, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of any
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liquidation preference per Series B Preferred Unit equal to the sum of the following (collectively, the “Liquidation Preference”): (i) $10,000.00, and (ii) all accrued
and unpaid distributions thereon through and including the earlier of the date of payment or the date that funds are set apart for payment. In the event that the Partnership elects to set apart the Liquidation Preference for payment, the Series B
Preferred Units shall remain outstanding until the holders thereof are paid the full Liquidation Preference therefor, which payment shall be made no later than immediately prior to the Partnership making its final liquidating distribution on the
Common Units. 

  

	 	(b)	In the event that, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the available assets of the Partnership are insufficient to pay the
full amount of the Liquidation Preference on all outstanding Series B Preferred Units, then the holders of the Series B Preferred Units shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full Liquidation Preference to which
they would otherwise be respectively entitled. 

  

	 	(c)	After payment of the full amount of the Liquidation Preference to which they are entitled, the holders of Series B Preferred Units will have no right or claim to any of
the remaining assets of the Partnership. 

  

	 	(d)	Upon the Partnership’s provision of written notice as to the effective date of any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, accompanied by a
check in the amount of the full Liquidation Preference to which each record holder of the Series B Preferred Units is entitled, the Series B Preferred Units shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of such Series B
Preferred Units will terminate. Such notice shall be given by first class mail, postage pre-paid, to each record holder of the Series B Preferred Units at the respective mailing addresses of such holders as the same shall appear on the transfer
records of the Partnership. 

  

	 	(e)	The consolidation or merger of the Partnership with or into any other business enterprise or of any other business enterprise with or into the Partnership, or the sale,
lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Partnership, shall not be deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership. 

(5) REDEMPTION. 
  

	 	(a)	Optional Redemption. The Partnership, at its option, may redeem the Series B Preferred Units, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time. The
redemption price per Series B Preferred Unit (the “Redemption Price”) shall equal $10,000.00 in cash plus all accrued and unpaid distributions thereon to and including the date fixed for redemption (except as provided in
Section 5(c) below). 

  

	 	(b)	If less than all of the outstanding Series B Preferred Units are to be redeemed, the Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed may be selected by any equitable method
determined by the Partnership provided that such method does not result in the creation of fractional Series B Preferred Units. 

  
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	 	(c)	Limitations on Redemption. Unless full cumulative distributions on all Series B Preferred Units shall have been, or contemporaneously are, declared and paid or
declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof is set apart for payment for all past distribution periods, no Series B Preferred Units shall be redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Partnership unless all outstanding Series B Preferred Units
are simultaneously redeemed or acquired, and the Partnership shall not purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any Junior Securities (except by exchange for Junior Securities); provided, however, that the foregoing shall
not prevent the purchase or acquisition of Series B Preferred Units pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all outstanding Series B Preferred Units. 

 

	 	(d)	Rights to Distributions on Units Called for Redemption. Immediately prior to or upon any redemption of Series B Preferred Units, the Partnership shall pay, in
cash, any accrued and unpaid distributions to and including the redemption date, unless a redemption date falls after a Distribution Record Date and prior to the corresponding Distribution Payment Date, in which case each holder of Series B
Preferred Units at the close of business on such Distribution Record Date shall be entitled to the distribution payable on such Series B Preferred Units on the corresponding Distribution Payment Date notwithstanding the redemption of such Series B
Preferred Units before such Distribution Payment Date. 

  

	 	(e)	Procedures for Redemption. 

 (i) Upon the Partnership’s provision of written notice as to the effective date of the redemption, accompanied by a check in the amount of the full Redemption Price through such effective date to
which each record holder of Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed is entitled or, if the Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed are represented by certificates, the setting apart of such amount pursuant to Section 5(e)(iii) below, Series B
Preferred Units shall be redeemed and shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of such Series B Preferred Units will terminate. Such notice shall be given by first class mail, postage pre-paid, to each record holder of the
Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed at the respective mailing addresses of such holders as the same shall appear on the transfer records of the Partnership. No failure to give such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall
affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any Series B Preferred Units except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given. 
 (ii) In addition to any information required by law or by the applicable rules of any exchange upon which Series B Preferred Units may be listed or admitted to trading, such notice shall state:
(A) the redemption date; (B) the Redemption Price; (C) the place or places where the Series B Preferred Units are to be surrendered (if so required in the notice) for payment of the Redemption Price (if not otherwise included with the
notice); and (D) that distributions on the Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date. If less than all of the Series B Preferred Units held by any

  
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holder are to be redeemed, the notice mailed to such holder shall also specify the number of Series B Preferred Units held by such holder to be redeemed. 

(iii) If notice of redemption of any Series B Preferred Units has been given and if the funds necessary for such
redemption have been set apart by the Partnership for the benefit of the holders of any Series B Preferred Units so called for redemption, then, from and after the redemption date, distributions will cease to accrue on such Series B Preferred Units,
such Series B Preferred Units shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of such Series B Preferred Units will terminate, except the right to receive the Redemption Price therefor. If the Partnership shall so require and the
notice of redemption shall so state, holders of Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed shall surrender the certificates representing such Series B Preferred Units, to the extent that such units are certificated, at the place designated in such
notice and, upon surrender in accordance with said notice of the certificates representing Series B Preferred Units so redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Partnership shall so require and the notice shall so state), such
Series B Preferred Units shall be redeemed by the Partnership at the Redemption Price. In case less than all of the Series B Preferred Units represented by any such certificate are redeemed, a new certificate or certificates shall be issued
representing the unredeemed Series B Preferred Units without cost to the holder thereof. In the event that the Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed are uncertificated, such units shall be redeemed in accordance with the notice and no further
action on the part of the holders of such Series B Preferred Units shall be required. 
 (iv) The deposit of
funds with a bank or trust company for the purpose of redeeming Series B Preferred Units shall be irrevocable except that: 
 (A) the Partnership shall be entitled to receive from such bank or trust company the interest or other earnings, if any, earned on any money so deposited in trust, and the holders of any Series B
Preferred Units redeemed shall have no claim to such interest or other earnings; and 
 (B) any balance of
monies so deposited by the Partnership and unclaimed by the holders of the Series B Preferred Units entitled thereto at the expiration of two years from the applicable redemption dates shall be repaid, together with any interest or other earnings
thereon, to the Partnership, and after any such repayment, the holders of the Series B Preferred Units entitled to the funds so repaid to the Partnership shall look only to the Partnership for payment of the Redemption Price without interest or
other earnings. 
  

	 	(f)	Status of Redeemed Units. Any Series B Preferred Units that shall at any time have been redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be canceled and
retired after such redemption or acquisition and may not be issued to any other Person. 

 (6) VOTING RIGHTS.
Except as provided in this Section, the holders of the Series B Preferred Units shall not be entitled to vote on any matter submitted to the Partners of the Partnership for a vote. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the approval of the holders of a
majority 

  
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of the outstanding Series B Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, shall be required for (a) authorization or issuance of any equity security of the Partnership senior to or on a
parity with the Series B Preferred Units, (b) any reclassification of the Series B Preferred Units or (c) any amendment to the Agreement, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise (an “Event”), which amendment
materially and adversely affects any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series B Preferred Units or increases the number of authorized Series B Preferred Units to a number greater than 400; provided, however, with respect to
the occurrence of any Event, so long as the Series B Preferred Units remain outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged or the holders of Series B Preferred Units receive equity securities of the successor or survivor of such Event
with substantially identical rights as the Series B Preferred Units, taking into account that, upon the occurrence of an Event, the Partnership may not be the surviving entity or the surviving entity may not be a partnership, the occurrence of such
Event shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series B Preferred Units and in such case the holders of Series B Preferred Units shall not have any voting rights with respect
to the occurrence of such Event unless the number of authorized Series B Preferred Units is increased to a number greater than 400. 
 (7) EXCHANGE RIGHTS. 
  

	 	(a)	The holders of the Series B Preferred Units have the right, but not the obligation, to exchange all or a portion of their Series B Preferred Units for cash or, at the
option of the General Partner, for shares of REIT Stock on the terms and subject to the conditions and restrictions contained in the Preferred Exchange Rights Agreement, the form of which governing the exchange of Series B Preferred Units shall be
substantially in the form attached to this Exhibit S-B as Exhibit A, with such changes as may be agreed to by the General Partner. 

  

	 	(b)	The holders of the Series B Preferred Units and all successors, assignees and transferees (whether by operation of law, including by merger or consolidation,
dissolution or liquidation of an entity that is a holder of Series B Preferred Units Partners, or otherwise) shall be bound by the provisions of the Preferred Exchange Rights Agreement to which they are parties. 

(8) EXCLUSION OF OTHER RIGHTS. The Series B Preferred Units shall have no preemptive or subscription rights. The Series B Preferred Units
shall not have any preferences or other rights other than those specifically set forth herein. 

  
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 Appendix A to Exhibit S-B 

List of Series B Preferred Unit Holders 
 RAIT NTR Holdings, LLC 

  
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 SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT 

BY AND AMONG 
 INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC., 
 INDEPENDENCE REALTY OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP, LP, 
 AND 
 INDEPENDENCE REALTY ADVISORS, LLC 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
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	1.	 	 DEFINITIONS
	  	 	1	  
	2.	 	 APPOINTMENT
	  	 	5	  
	3.	 	 DUTIES OF THE ADVISOR
	  	 	5	  
	4.	 	 AUTHORITY OF ADVISOR
	  	 	8	  
	5.	 	 NO PARTNERSHIP OR JOINT VENTURE
	  	 	8	  
	6.	 	 BANK ACCOUNTS
	  	 	8	  
	7.	 	 RECORDS; ACCESS
	  	 	8	  
	8.	 	 LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITIES
	  	 	9	  
	9.	 	 COMPENSATION
	  	 	9	  
	10.	 	 EXPENSES
	  	 	10	  
	11.	 	 OTHER SERVICES
	  	 	10	  
	12.	 	 OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISOR
	  	 	11	  
	13.	 	 TERM AND TERMINATION
	  	 	11	  
	14.	 	 ASSIGNMENT TO AN AFFILIATE
	  	 	12	  
	15.	 	 PAYMENTS AND DUTIES UPON TERMINATION
	  	 	12	  
	16.	 	 INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY AND THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP
	  	 	13	  
	17.	 	 INDEMNIFICATION BY ADVISOR
	  	 	13	  
	18.	 	 NOTICES
	  	 	13	  
	19.	 	 MODIFICATION
	  	 	14	  
	20.	 	 SEVERABILITY
	  	 	14	  
	21.	 	 GOVERNING LAW
	  	 	14	  
	22.	 	 ENTIRE AGREEMENT
	  	 	14	  
	23.	 	 NO WAIVER
	  	 	14	  
	24.	 	 PRONOUNS AND PLURALS
	  	 	14	  
	25.	 	 HEADINGS
	  	 	14	  
	26.	 	 EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS
	  	 	14	  

 SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT 

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 7, 2013, is entered into by
and among Independence Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and Independence Realty
Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”). 
 WITNESSETH 

WHEREAS, the Company is a Maryland corporation created in accordance with Maryland General Corporation Law and has elected to qualify as
a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes; 
 WHEREAS, the Company is the general partner of the Operating Partnership;

 WHEREAS, the Company and the Operating Partnership desire to avail themselves of the experience, sources of information,
advice, assistance and certain facilities of the Advisor and its Affiliates and to have the Advisor undertake the duties and responsibilities hereinafter set forth, on behalf of, and subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors of the
Company, all as provided herein; 
 WHEREAS, the Advisor is willing to render such services, subject to the supervision of the
Board of Directors of the Company, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and 
 WHEREAS, the parties entered into
that certain Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement dated April 7, 2011 and now desire to amend and restate such agreement pursuant to the terms hereof. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 

1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the definitions set forth below: 

“Advisor” means Independence Realty Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, any successor advisor to
the Company and the Operating Partnership, or any Person to which Independence Realty Advisors, LLC or any successor advisor subcontracts substantially all of its functions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Person hired or retained by
Independence Realty Advisors, LLC to perform property management and related services for the Company or the Operating Partnership that is not hired or retained to perform substantially all of the functions of Independence Realty Advisors, LLC with
respect to the Company or the Operating Partnership as a whole shall not be deemed to be an Advisor. 
 “Advisor
Change of Control” means the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of interests in the Advisor which will transfer to any Person other than an Affiliate of RAIT the power to direct or
control the Advisor; provided, however, that Advisor Change of Control shall not include (i) any public offering of the equity interests of the Advisor, or (ii) any assignment of this Agreement by the Advisor as permitted hereby and in
accordance with the terms hereof. 
 “Affiliate” or “Affiliated” means with
respect to any Person, (i) any Person directly or indirectly owning, controlling or holding, with the power to vote, ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of such other Person; (ii) any Person ten percent
(10%) or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held, with the power to vote, by such other Person; (iii) any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common
control with such other Person; (iv) any executive officer, director, trustee or general partner of such other Person; and (v) any legal entity for which such Person acts as an executive officer, director, trustee or general
partner. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controls,” “is controlled by,” or “is under common control with” shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of
the 

 
management and policies of an entity, whether through ownership or voting rights, by contract or otherwise. 
 “Articles of Incorporation” means the Sixth Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company, as hereafter amended from time to time. 

“Average Gross Real Estate Assets” means the average of the aggregate book value of the Company’s Real
Estate Assets before reserves for depreciation or other non-cash reserves, computed by taking the average of such book values at the end of each month during the quarter for which any fee under this Agreement is calculated. 

“Base Management Fee” means a quarterly fee payable to the Advisor equal to 0.1875% of Average Gross Real Estate
Assets as of last day of such quarter, determined in accordance with Section 9(a). 
 “Board of
Directors” or “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

“Bylaws” means the bylaws of the Company, as amended and as the same are in effect from time to time. 

“Cause” means (x) conviction of a felony, fraud, willful misconduct or illegal or negligent breach of
fiduciary duty by the Advisor or a breach of this Agreement by the Advisor; or (y) if any of the following events occur: (i) the Advisor shall violate any material provision of this Agreement, and after written notice of such violation,
shall not cure such default within thirty (30) days or have begun action within thirty (30) days to cure the default which shall be completed with reasonable diligence, (ii) the Advisor shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent by a
court of competent jurisdiction, or an order shall be made by a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, or trustee of the Advisor, for all or substantially all of its property by reason of the foregoing, or if
a court of competent jurisdiction approves any petition filed against the Advisor for reorganization, and such adjudication or order shall remain in force or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) days, (iii) the Advisor shall institute
proceedings for voluntary bankruptcy or shall file a petition seeking reorganization under the federal bankruptcy laws, or for relief under any law for relief of debtors, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver for itself or for all or
substantially all of its property, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts, generally, as they become due, (iv) the Advisor is unable to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or (v) there is a dissolution of the Advisor. 
 “Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto. Reference to any provision of the Code shall mean such provision as in effect from time to time, as the same may be amended and any successor
provision thereto, as interpreted by any applicable regulations as in effect from time to time. 
 “Company Change of
Control” means a change of control of the Company of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to the disclosure requirements of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act, as enacted and in force
on the date hereof, whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirements; provided, however, that, without limitation, a Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred if: (i) any “person” (within the
meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, as enacted and in force on the date hereof), other than RAIT Financial Trust or its affiliates, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3, as enacted and
in force on the date hereof, under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company representing 9.8% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s securities then outstanding; (ii) there occurs a merger, consolidation or other
reorganization of the Company which is not approved by the Board of Directors; (iii) there occurs a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of substantially all of the assets of the Company to another entity, which disposition is not
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contested proxy solicitation of the Stockholders that results in the contesting party electing candidates to a majority of the Board of Directors’ positions next up for election. 

“Director” means a member of the Board of Directors. 

“Effective Date” means May 7, 2013. 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

“GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. 

“Good Reason” means (x) any failure to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company or
the Operating Partnership to assume and agree to perform obligations under this Agreement; or (y) any material breach of this Agreement of any nature whatsoever by the Company or the Operating Partnership. 

“Incentive Fee” means a quarterly fee payable to the Advisor calculated as follows: 

 

	 	(i)	no incentive fee in any calendar quarter in which the Company’s pre-incentive fee Core FFO does not exceed 1.75% of the cumulative gross proceeds from issuance of
the Company’s equity securities the Company has obtained as of the end of such quarter; 

  

	 	(ii)	20% of the amount of the Company’s pre-incentive fee Core FFO that exceeds 1.75% of the cumulative gross proceeds from issuance of the Company’s equity
securities the Company has obtained as of the end of any calendar quarter. 

 For the purposes of determining the
Incentive Fee, “Core FFO” means funds from operations as such term is from time to time defined by The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, adjusted for items that do not reflect ongoing
property operations, such as acquisition expenses, expensed costs related to the issuance of equity securities of the Company and equity-based compensation expenses, but including any realized gains or losses on the Company’s Real Estate
Assets. 
 “Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 21. 

“Independent Director” has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation. 

“Investment Guidelines” means the investment guidelines and other investment parameters for Investments,
financing activities and other operations established from time to time by the Board. 
 “Investments”
means any investments by the Company or the Operating Partnership in Real Estate Assets or any other asset. 
 “Joint
Ventures” means any joint venture or partnership arrangements (other than between the Company and the Operating Partnership) in which the Company or the Operating Partnership or any of their subsidiaries is a co-venturer or general
partner which are established to own Investments. 
 “Loans” means any indebtedness or obligations in
respect of borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, deeds of trust, letters of credit or similar instruments, including mortgages and mezzanine loans. 
 “NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.

“Offering” means any public offering of equity securities of the Company registered with the SEC that is
consummated subsequent to the date of this Agreement, excluding Shares offered under any employee benefit plan of the Company. 

  

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 “Offering Expenses” means any and all expenses (other than
underwriters’ discounts) paid or to be paid by the Company in connection with an Offering, including, without limitation, the Company’s legal, accounting, printing, mailing and filing fees and other documented offering expenses.

 “Operating Expenses” means all out-of-pocket expenses of the Advisor in performing services for the
Company, excluding salaries and other compensation of the Advisor’s personnel, but including legal, accounting, financial, due diligence and other services that outside professionals or outside consultants would otherwise perform. Operating
Expenses also include the Company’s pro rata share of rent, telephone, utilities, office furniture, equipment, machinery and other office, internal and overhead expenses of the Advisor required for the Company’s operations. 

“Operating Partnership Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the
Operating Partnership, among the Company, the Operating Partnership and RAIT NTR Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as amended from time to time. 
 “OP Units” means units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. 
 “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, company (whether of limited liability or otherwise), trust, bank or other entity, or government
or any agency or political subdivision of a government. 
 “RAIT Change of Control” means any merger,
consolidation, share exchange, business combination, issuance of securities, direct or indirect acquisition of securities, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction or series of related transactions in which (A) any Person or
“Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Persons, other than Affiliates of RAIT, directly or indirectly acquires actual ownership of securities representing more than 50% of the outstanding
securities of any class of voting securities of RAIT, or (B) RAIT issues securities representing more than 50% of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities of RAIT to any Person or “Group” (as defined in the
Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Persons which is not an Affiliate of RAIT; provided, however, that RAIT Change of Control shall not include any public offering of the capital stock or other voting securities of RAIT.

 “Real Estate Assets” means any investment by the Company or the Operating Partnership in unimproved
and improved Real Property (including, without limitation, fee or leasehold interests, options and leases) either directly, through a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company or the Operating Partnership or through a Joint Venture.

 “Real Property” means real property owned from time to time by the Company or the Operating
Partnership, either directly, through a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company or the Operating Partnership or through a Joint Venture, which consists of (i) land only, (ii) land, including the buildings located thereon,
(iii) buildings only or (iv) such investments the Board or the Advisor designate as Real Property to the extent such investments could be classified as Real Property. 

“REIT” means a “real estate investment trust” within the meaning of Sections 856 through
860 of the Code. 
 “Sale” means any transaction or series of transactions whereby: (A) the Company
or the Operating Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition) sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes its ownership of any Investment or portion thereof, and including any event with
respect to any Real Estate Assets which gives rise to a significant amount of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards; (B) the Company or the Operating Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this
definition) sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes its ownership of all or substantially all of the interest of the Company or the Operating Partnership in any Joint Venture in which it is a co-venturer or partner; (C) any Joint
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co-venturer or partner sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes its ownership of any Real Estate Assets or portion thereof, including any event with respect to any Real Estate Assets
which gives rise to insurance claims or condemnation awards; or (D) the Company or the Operating Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition) sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes
its ownership of any other asset not previously described in this definition or any portion thereof, but not including any transaction or series of transactions specified in clauses (A) through (D) above in which the proceeds of such
transaction or series of transactions are reinvested by the Company in one or more assets within 180 days thereafter. 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

“Shares” means the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share. 

“RAIT” means RAIT Financial Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust. 

“Stockholders” means the registered holders of the Shares. 

“Termination Date” means the date of termination of this Agreement. 

“Termination Fee” means an amount equal to four times the sum of (i) the average annual Base Management Fee
and (ii) the average annual Incentive Fee, in each case calculated based upon the applicable fee earned by the Advisor during eight full calendar quarters immediately preceding the Termination Date. 

2. APPOINTMENT. The Company and the Operating Partnership hereby appoint the Advisor to serve as their advisor to perform the
services set forth herein on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Advisor hereby accepts such appointment. 
 3. DUTIES OF THE ADVISOR. The Advisor, in its capacity as manager of the assets and the day-to-day operations of the Company and the Operating Partnership, at all times will be subject to the
supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors and will have only such functions and authority as the Company may delegate to it including, without limitation, the functions and authority identified herein and delegated to the Advisor hereby.
The Advisor will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Company and will perform (or cause to be performed) such services and activities relating to the assets and operations of the Company as may be appropriate, including, without
limitation: 
 (a) serve as the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s investment and financial advisor;

 (b) provide the daily management for the Company and the Operating Partnership and perform and supervise the various
administrative functions necessary for the day-to-day management of the operations of the Company and the Operating Partnership; 
 (c) investigate, select, and, on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership, engage and conduct business with and supervise the performance of such Persons as the Advisor deems necessary to the
proper performance of its obligations hereunder, including, but not limited to, consultants, accountants, correspondents, lenders, technical advisors, attorneys, brokers, underwriters, corporate fiduciaries, escrow agents, depositaries, custodians,
agents for collection, insurers, insurance agents, banks, builders, developers, property owners, real estate management companies, real estate operating companies, securities investment advisors, mortgagors, the registrar and the transfer agent and
any and all agents for any of the foregoing, including Affiliates of the Advisor, and Persons acting in any other capacity deemed by the Advisor necessary or desirable for the performance of any of the foregoing services, including, but not limited
to, entering into contracts in the name of the Company and the Operating Partnership with any of the foregoing; 

  

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 (d) consult with the officers and Directors of the Company and assist the Directors in the
formulation and implementation of the Company’s financial policies, and, as necessary, furnish the Board with advice and recommendations with respect to the making of investments consistent with the investment objectives and policies of the
Company and in connection with any borrowings proposed to be undertaken by the Company or the Operating Partnership; 
 (e)
subject to the provisions of Section 4 hereof, (i) participate in formulating an investment strategy and asset allocation framework, (ii) locate, analyze and select potential Investments, (iii) structure and negotiate the
terms and conditions of transactions pursuant to which acquisitions and dispositions of Investments will be made; (iv) research, identify, review and recommend acquisitions and dispositions of Investments to the Board and make Investments on
behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership in compliance with the investment objectives and policies of the Company; (v) negotiate the terms of and arrange for financing and refinancing and make other changes in the asset or capital
structure of, and dispose of, reinvest the proceeds from the sale of, or otherwise deal with, Investments; (vi) negotiate and enter into leases and service contracts for Real Estate Assets and, to the extent necessary, perform all other
operational functions for the maintenance and administration of such Real Estate Assets; (vii) actively oversee and manage Investments for purposes of meeting the Company’s investment objectives and reviewing and analyzing financial
information for each of the Investments and the overall portfolio; (viii) select Joint Venture partners, structure and negotiate corresponding agreements and oversee and monitor these relationships; (ix) engage, oversee, supervise and
evaluate Affiliated and non-Affiliated property managers who perform services for the Company or the Operating Partnership; (x) engage, oversee, supervise and evaluate Affiliated and non-Affiliated Persons with whom the Advisor contracts to
perform certain of the services required to be performed under this Agreement; (xi) manage accounting and other record-keeping functions for the Company and the Operating Partnership, including reviewing and analyzing the capital and operating
budgets for the Real Estate Assets and generating an annual budget for the Company; and (xii) recommend various liquidity events to the Board when appropriate; 
 (f) upon request, but no less than quarterly, provide the Board with periodic reports regarding prospective investments; 
 (g) negotiate the terms of and make investments in, and dispositions of, Investments within the discretionary limits and authority as granted by the Board; 

(h) negotiate on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership with banks or other lenders for Loans to be made to the Company and
the Operating Partnership, and negotiate on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership with investment banking firms and broker-dealers or negotiate private sales of Shares or obtain Loans for the Company and the Operating Partnership, but
in no event in such a manner so that the Advisor shall be acting as broker-dealer or underwriter; provided, further, that any fees and costs payable to third parties incurred by the Advisor in connection with the foregoing shall be the
responsibility of the Company or the Operating Partnership; 
 (i) at least quarterly, and at any other time reasonably
requested by the Board, obtain reports (which may, but are not required to, be prepared by the Advisor or its Affiliates), where appropriate, concerning the value of Investments or contemplated investments of the Company and the Operating
Partnership; 
 (j) at least quarterly, and at any other time reasonably requested by the Board, make reports to the Board of
its performance of services to the Company and the Operating Partnership under this Agreement (including reports with respect to potential conflicts of interest involving the Advisor or any of its Affiliates), the composition and characteristics of
the Company’s portfolio, and compliance with the Company’s Investment Guidelines and other policies approved from time to time by the Board; 
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 (l) deliver to, or maintain on behalf of, the Company copies of all appraisals obtained in
connection with the investments in any Real Estate Assets as may be required to be obtained by the Board; 
 (m) notify the
Board of all proposed transactions outside of the Advisor’s delegated authority before they are completed; 
 (n) negotiate
and effect any private placement of OP Units, tenancy-in-common (TIC) or other interests in Investments as may be approved by the Board; 
 (o) perform investor-relations and Stockholder communications functions for the Company; 
 (p) render such services as may be reasonably determined by the Board of Directors consistent with the terms and conditions herein; 

(q) maintain the Company’s accounting and other records and assist the Company in filing all reports required to be filed by it with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service and other regulatory agencies; 
 (r) do all things
necessary to assure its ability to render the services described in this Agreement; 
 (s) counsel the Company and the Operating
Partnership regarding the maintenance of the Company’s qualification as a REIT and monitor the Company’s compliance with the various REIT qualification requirements and other rules set forth in the Code and any applicable treasury
regulations promulgated under the Code, as amended from time to time, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company to maintain its qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes; 

(t) counsel the Company and the Operating Partnership regarding the maintenance of their exemptions from the status of an investment
company required to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and monitor compliance with the requirements for maintaining such exemptions and using commercially reasonable efforts to cause them to maintain such exemptions from
such status; 
 (u) assist the Company and the Operating Partnership in qualifying to do business in all applicable
jurisdictions in which the Company, the Operating Partnership or their subsidiaries to business, and ensure that the Company, the Operating Partnership and their respective subsidiaries obtain and maintain all applicable licenses; 

(v) assist the Company and the Operating Partnership in complying with all regulatory requirements applicable to them with respect to
their business activities, including preparing or causing to be prepared all financial statements required under applicable regulations and contractual undertakings and all reports and documents, if any, required under the Exchange Act, the
Securities Act or the NYSE; 
 (w) if requested by the Company, provide, or cause another qualified third party to provide, such
internal audit, compliance and control services as may be required for the Company, the Operating Partnership and their subsidiaries to comply with applicable law (including the Securities Act and the Exchange Act), regulation (including SEC
regulations) and the rules and requirements of the NYSE or such other securities exchange on which the Shares are listed, and as otherwise requested by the Board; 
 (x) handle and resolve on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership (including their respective subsidiaries) all claims, disputes or controversies, including all litigation, arbitration,
settlement or other proceedings or negotiations, in which the Company, the Operating Partnership or their respective subsidiaries may be involved or to which they may become subject, subject to such limitations or parameters as may be imposed from
time to time by the Board; and 
 (y) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company, the Operating Partnership and
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 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Advisor may delegate any of the foregoing duties to any Person so long as
the Advisor or its Affiliate remains responsible for the performance of the duties set forth in this Section 3; provided, however, that the delegation by the Advisor of any of the foregoing duties to another Person shall
not result in an increased Base Management Fee or additional expenses payable hereunder. 
 4. AUTHORITY OF ADVISOR.

 (a) Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including the restrictions included in this Section 4 and in
Section 8), and subject to the continuing and exclusive authority of the Board over the management of the Company, the Company, acting on the authority of the Board of Directors, hereby delegates to the Advisor the authority to perform
the services described in Section 3. 
 (b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Advisor shall
obtain the prior approval of the Board, any particular Directors specified by the Board or any committee of the Board, as the case may be, in connection with (i) any Investment for which the portion of the consideration paid out of the
Company’s Equity (defined below) equals or exceeds $25,000,000, or (ii) any investment that is inconsistent with the Company’s publicly disclosed Investment Guidelines as in effect from time to time, or, if none are then publicly
disclosed, as otherwise adopted by the Board from time to time. “Equity” means the Company’s cash on hand, exclusive of the proceeds of any debt financing incurred or to be incurred in connection with the relevant Investment.

 (c) If a transaction requires approval by the Independent Directors, the Advisor will deliver to the Independent Directors
all documents and other information required by them to properly evaluate the proposed transaction. 
 (d) For the period and on
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company, the Operating Partnership and each of their respective subsidiaries hereby constitutes, appoints and authorizes the Advisor as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, in its
name, place and stead, to negotiate, execute, deliver and enter into agreements, instruments and authorizations on their behalf, on such terms and conditions as the Advisor, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, deems necessary or appropriate
(subject to any limitations imposed by the Board). This power of attorney is deemed to be coupled with an interest. 
 (e) The
Board may, at any time upon the giving of notice to the Advisor, modify or revoke the authority set forth in this Section 4; provided, however, that such modification or revocation shall be effective upon receipt by the Advisor
and shall not be applicable to investment transactions to which the Advisor has committed the Company or the Operating Partnership prior to the date of receipt by the Advisor of such notification. 

5. NO PARTNERSHIP OR JOINT VENTURE. The parties to this Agreement are not partners or joint venturers with each other and nothing
herein shall be construed to make them partners or joint venturers or impose any liability as such on either of them. 
 6.
BANK ACCOUNTS. The Advisor may establish and maintain one or more bank accounts in its own name for the account of the Company or the Operating Partnership or in the name of the Company and the Operating Partnership and may collect and deposit
into any such account or accounts, and disburse from any such account or accounts, any money on behalf of the Company or the Operating Partnership, under such terms and conditions as the Board may approve, provided that no funds shall be commingled
with the funds of the Advisor; and the Advisor shall upon request render appropriate accountings of such collections and payments to the Board and to the auditors of the Company. 

7. RECORDS; ACCESS; CONFIDENTIALITY. The Advisor shall maintain appropriate books of accounts and records of all its activities
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and make such records available for inspection by the Directors and by counsel, auditors and authorized agents of the Company, at any time and from time to time. The Advisor shall at all
reasonable times have access to the books and records of the Company and the Operating Partnership. The Advisor shall keep confidential any and all information obtained in connection with the services rendered under this Agreement and shall not
disclose any such information (or use the same except in furtherance of its duties under this Agreement) to unaffiliated third parties except (i) with the prior written consent of the Board, (ii) to legal counsel, accountants or other
professional advisors or consultants engaged by the Company, (iii) to appraisers, financing sources and others in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, (iv) to governmental officials having jurisdiction over the Company and
the Operating Partnership (including their respective subsidiaries), (v) in connection with any governmental or regulatory filings of the Company, the Operating Partnership or of their subsidiaries, or disclosure or presentations to Company
investors, (vi) as required by law or legal process to which the Advisor or any Person to whom disclosure is permitted hereunder is a party, or (vii) to the extent such information is otherwise publicly available through the actions of a
Person other than the Advisor not resulting from Advisor’s violation of this Section 7. The confidentiality provisions of this Section 7 shall survive for a period of one year after the expiration or earlier termination of this
Agreement. 
 8. LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITIES. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Advisor shall refrain
from taking any action which, in its sole judgment, or in the sole judgment of the Board, made in good faith, would (a) adversely affect the maintenance of the Company’s qualification as a REIT under the Code, unless the Board has
determined that the maintenance of the Company’s REIT qualification is not in the best interests of the Company and its Stockholders, (b) subject the Company to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (c) be
contrary to or inconsistent with the Company’s Investment Guidelines or (d) violate any law, rule, regulation or statement of policy of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company or its Shares, or otherwise not be
permitted by the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, except if such action shall be ordered by the Board, in which case the Advisor shall notify promptly the Board of the Advisor’s judgment of the potential impact of such action and shall
refrain from taking such action until it receives further clarification or instructions from the Board. In such event, the Advisor shall have no liability for acting in accordance with the specific instructions of the Board so given.

 9. COMPENSATION. 
 (a) During the term hereof, as the same may be extended from time to time, the Company shall pay the Advisor the Base Management Fee, quarterly in arrears (with the Base Management Fee for any partial
quarter being apportioned based upon the number of days in the quarter for which the Base Management Fee is being paid, and the Average Gross Real Estate Assets being based upon the book values of the Real Estate Assets at the end of each month
within the partial period). The Advisor shall compute each installment of the Base Management Fee within fifteen (15) business days after the end of the quarter with respect to which such installment is payable. A copy of the computations made
by the Advisor to calculate such installment shall thereafter, for informational purposes only, promptly be delivered to the Board of Directors and, upon such delivery, payment of such installment of the Base Management Fee shown therein shall be
due and payable no later than the date which is twenty (20) business days after the end of the quarter with respect to which such installment is payable. The Base Management Fee shall be paid in cash unless the Advisor elects, in its sole
discretion, to receive all or a portion of the Base Management Fee in Shares; provided, that (i) such election to receive all or a portion of the fee in Shares shall be made by notice to the Board (the “Election Notice”)
at the time the Advisor delivers to the Board the computation of the Base Management Fee for such fiscal quarter and (ii) the Advisor’s ability receive Shares in payment of all or a portion of the Base Management Fee shall be subject to
Section 9(c). To the extent that the Advisor elects to receive Shares in payment of all or a portion of the Base Management Fee for any particular fiscal quarter, the number of Shares payable to the Advisor for such fiscal quarter shall equal
(i) the dollar amount of the portion of the quarterly installment of the Base Management Fee payable in Shares (as set forth in the Election Notice) divided by (ii) the volume weighted average closing price per Share for the ten trading
days prior to the end of the quarter for which the Base Management Fee will be paid. The Base Management Fee shall be payable independent of the performance of the Company, the Operating Partnership or the Investments. 

  

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 (b) In addition to the Base Management Fee otherwise payable hereunder, the Company shall
pay the Advisor a quarterly Incentive Fee. The Incentive Fee calculation and payment shall be made for each fiscal quarter in arrears. The Advisor shall compute each installment of the Incentive Fee within 30 days after the end of each quarter with
respect to which such installment is payable. A copy of the computations made by the Advisor to calculate such installment shall thereafter promptly be delivered to the Board of Directors and payment of such Incentive Fee, or such other amount as
may be determined pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 9(b), shall be due and payable no later than the date which is five (5) business days after the date of delivery to the Board of Directors of such computations. The amount of
Incentive Fee may be increased or decreased, if the Advisor agrees and if a majority of the Independent Directors determines in the exercise of reasonable discretion that the amount so calculated is not equitable based upon facts and circumstances
that may include, without limitation, dividend payments, market conditions, managerial performance or other factors. The Incentive Fee shall be paid in cash unless the Advisor elects, in its sole discretion, to receive all or a portion of the
Incentive Fee in Shares; provided, that (i) the Advisor delivers an Election Notice to the Board at the time the Advisor delivers to the Board the computation of the Incentive Fee for such fiscal quarter and (ii) the Advisor’s ability
receive Shares in payment of all or a portion of the Incentive Fee shall be subject to Section 9(c). To the extent that the Advisor elects to receive Shares in payment of all or a portion of the Incentive Fee for any particular fiscal quarter,
the number of Shares payable to the Advisor for such fiscal quarter shall equal (i) the dollar amount of the portion of the quarterly installment of the Base Management Fee payable in Shares (as set forth in the Election Notice) divided by
(ii) the volume weighted average closing price per Share for the ten trading days prior to the end of the quarter for which the Incentive Fee will be paid. 
 (c) The Advisor’s ability to receive Shares in payment of all or a portion of the Base Management Fee, Incentive Fee or Termination Fee due to the Advisor under this Agreement shall be subject to the
following: (i) the ownership of such Shares by the Advisor shall not violate the limit on ownership of Shares set forth in the Articles of Incorporation, after giving effect to any exception from such limit that the Board may grant to the
Advisor or its Affiliates; and (ii) the Company’s issuance of such Shares to the Advisor shall comply with all applicable restrictions under the U.S. federal securities laws and the rules of the NYSE. 

(d) As a component of the Advisor’s compensation, the Company may issue to personnel of the Advisor equity-based compensation under
the Company’s equity compensation plan or plans. 
 10. EXPENSES. 

(a) In addition to the compensation paid to the Advisor pursuant to Section 9, the Company or the Operating Partnership shall
pay directly or reimburse the Advisor for all of the documented Operating Expenses and Offering Expenses (together, “Expenses”) paid or incurred by the Advisor or its Affiliates in connection with the services it provides to
the Company and the Operating Partnership pursuant to this Agreement. Any Expenses payable by the Company or reimbursable to the Advisor pursuant to this Agreement shall not be in amounts greater than those which would be payable to outside
professionals or consultants engaged to perform such services pursuant to agreements negotiated on an arm’s length basis. 

(b) The Advisor shall prepare a statement documenting all Expenses incurred during each month, and shall deliver such statement to the
Company within 15 days after the end of each month. Expenses incurred by the Advisor on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership and payable pursuant to this Section 10 shall be reimbursed no later than the 15th business day
immediately following the date of delivery of such statement of Expenses to the Company. 
 11. OTHER SERVICES. Should
the Board request that the Advisor or any director, officer or employee thereof render services for the Company and the Operating Partnership other than set forth in Section 3, such services shall be separately compensated at such
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including a majority of the Independent Directors, subject to the limitations contained in the Articles of Incorporation, and shall not be deemed to be services pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement. 
 12. OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISOR. Except as set forth in this Section 12, nothing herein contained
shall prevent the Advisor or any of its Affiliates from engaging in or earning fees from other activities, including, without limitation, the rendering of advice to other Persons (including other REITs) and the management of other programs advised,
sponsored or organized by the RAIT or its Affiliates; nor shall this Agreement limit or restrict the right of any director, officer, member, partner, employee, or stockholder of the Advisor or its Affiliates to engage in or earn fees from any other
business or to render services of any kind to any other partnership, corporation, firm, individual, trust or association and earn fees for rendering such services; provided, however, that the Advisor must devote sufficient resources to the
Company’s business to discharge its obligations to the Company under this Agreement. The Advisor may, with respect to any investment in which the Company is a participant, also render advice and service to each and every other participant
therein, and earn fees for rendering such advice and service. Specifically, it is contemplated that the Company may enter into Joint Ventures or other similar co-investment arrangements with certain Persons, and pursuant to the agreements
governing such Joint Ventures or arrangements, the Advisor may be engaged to provide advice and service to such Persons, in which case the Advisor will earn fees for rendering such advice and service. Before the Advisor of its Affiliates may take
advantage of an investment opportunity for its own account or recommend it to others, the Advisor is obligated to present such opportunity to the Company if (a) such opportunity is a fee simple interest in a multifamily property and compatible
with the Company’s investment objectives and policies, (b) such opportunity is of a character which could be taken by the Company, and (c) the Company has financial resources to take advantage of such opportunity. In the event that an
investment opportunity becomes available that is suitable for both the Company and a public or private entity with which the Advisor or its Affiliate is affiliated for which both entities have sufficient uninvested funds, and the requirements of the
preceding sentence have been satisfied, then the entity that has had the longest period of time elapse since it was offered an investment opportunity will first be offered the investment opportunity. 

The Advisor shall report to the Board the existence of any condition or circumstance, existing or anticipated, of which it has knowledge,
which creates or could create a conflict of interest between the Advisor’s obligations to the Company and its obligations to or its interest in any other partnership, corporation, firm, individual, trust or association. If the Advisor,
Director or Affiliates thereof have sponsored other investment programs with similar investment objectives which have investment funds available at the same time as the Company, the Advisor shall inform the Board of the method to be applied by the
Advisor in allocating investment opportunities among the Company and competing investment entities and shall provide annual updates to the Board of the investment opportunities provided by the Advisor to competing programs in order for the Board
(including the Independent Directors) to fulfill its duty to ensure that the Advisor and its Affiliates use their best efforts to apply such method fairly to the Company. 
 13. TERM AND TERMINATION. 
 (a) Until this Agreement is terminated in
accordance with its terms, this Agreement shall be in effect until May 7, 2017 (the “Initial Term”) and shall be automatically renewed for a one-year term on that date and each anniversary date thereafter (a “Renewal
Term”) unless the Independent Directors or the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Shares determine not to renew this Agreement. If the Company elects not to renew this Agreement at the expiration of the Initial Term or
any Renewal Term as set forth above, the Company shall deliver to the Advisor prior written notice (the “Termination Notice”) of the Company’s intention not to renew this Agreement not less than 180 days prior to the
expiration of the then existing term. If the Company so elects not to renew this Agreement, the Company shall designate the date (the “Effective Termination Date”), not less than 180 days from the date of the notice, on which the
Advisor shall cease to provide services under this Agreement and this Agreement shall terminate on such date. 

  

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 (b) This Agreement may be terminated before the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term
(i) by the Independent Directors or the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Shares for Cause, (ii) if there is a RAIT Change of Control or an Advisor Change of Control and the Independent Directors reasonably determine that
such RAIT Change of Control or Advisor Change of Control, as the case may be, is materially detrimental to the Company and its subsidiaries or (iii) by the Advisor for Good Reason or upon a Company Change of Control. If this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to this Section 13(b), the terminating party shall delivery a Termination Notice not less than 180 days prior to the date specified for termination. 
 (c) If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 13(a) or Section 13(b)(iii), the Company shall pay to the Advisor, on the date on which such termination is
effective, the Termination Fee. The Termination Fee shall be paid in cash; however, at the Advisor’s sole election, the Termination Fee may be paid wholly or partially in Shares, valued at the volume weighted average closing price per Share for
the ten trading days prior to the Termination Date; provided, however, that the Advisor’s ability receive Shares in payment of all or a portion of the Termination Fee shall be subject to Section 9(c). The obligation of the Company to pay
the Termination Fee shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 
 (d) No later than 180 days prior to the expiration of
the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, the Advisor may deliver written notice to the Company informing it of the Advisor’s intention to decline to renew this Agreement, whereupon this Agreement shall not be renewed and extended and this
Agreement shall terminate effective upon expiration of the then current term. 
 14. ASSIGNMENT TO AN AFFILIATE. This
Agreement may be assigned by the Advisor to an Affiliate with the approval of a majority of the Independent Directors. The Advisor may assign any rights to receive fees or other payments under this Agreement to any Person without obtaining the
approval of the Directors. This Agreement shall not be assigned by the Company or the Operating Partnership without the consent of the Advisor, except in the case of an assignment by the Company or the Operating Partnership to a corporation,
limited partnership or other organization which is a successor to all of the assets, rights and obligations of the Company or the Operating Partnership, in which case such successor organization shall be bound hereunder and by the terms of said
assignment in the same manner as the Company and the Operating Partnership are bound by this Agreement. 
 15. PAYMENTS AND
DUTIES UPON TERMINATION. 
 (a) Amounts Owed. After the Termination Date, the Advisor shall be entitled to
receive from the Company or the Operating Partnership within thirty (30) days after the effective date of such termination all amounts then accrued and owing to the Advisor other than the Termination Fee. 

(b) Advisor’s Duties. The Advisor shall promptly upon termination of this Agreement: 

(i) pay over to the Company and the Operating Partnership all money collected and held for the account of the Company and the Operating
Partnership pursuant to this Agreement, after deducting any accrued compensation and reimbursement for its expenses to which it is then entitled; 
 (ii) deliver to the Board a full accounting, including a statement showing all payments collected by it and a statement of all money held by it, covering the period following the date of the last
accounting furnished to the Board; 
 (iii) deliver to the Board all assets, including all Investments, and documents of the
Company and the Operating Partnership then in the custody of the Advisor; and 
 (iv) cooperate with the Company and the
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 16. INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY AND THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP. The Company and the
Operating Partnership shall indemnify and hold harmless the Advisor and its Affiliates, including their respective officers and directors, from all liability, claims, damages or losses arising in the performance of their duties hereunder, and
related expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent such liability, claims, damages or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance, and to the extent that such indemnification would not be inconsistent
with the laws of the State of New York. 
 17. INDEMNIFICATION BY ADVISOR. The Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, the Operating Partnership and their Affiliates, including their officers and directors, from all liability, claims, damages or losses and related expenses including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent that such liability,
claims, damages or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance and are incurred by reason of the Advisor’s bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, intentional misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its
duties; provided, however, that the Advisor shall not be held responsible for any action of the Board in following or declining to follow any advice or recommendation given by the Advisor. 

18. NOTICES. Any notice, report or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing unless some
other method of giving such notice, report or other communication is required by the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, or accepted by the party to whom it is given, and shall be given by being delivered by hand, by courier or overnight carrier
or by registered or certified mail to the addresses set forth below:  
  

			
		
	To the Company:	 	 Independence Realty Trust, Inc.
 Cira Centre
 2929 Arch Street
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
 Attention: President

 
 with a copy to:

 
 Ledgewood
 1900 Market Street
 Philadelphia, PA 19103
 Attention: J. Baur Whittlesey, Esq.

		
	To the Operating Partnership:	 	 Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP
 Cira Centre
 2929 Arch Street
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
 Attention: President, Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

 
 with a copy to:

 
 Ledgewood
 1900 Market Street
 Philadelphia, PA 19103
 Attention: J. Baur Whittlesey, Esq.

		
	To the Advisor:	 	 Independence Realty Advisors, LLC
 Cira Centre
 2929 Arch Street
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

  

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		 	 Attention: President
  

with a copy to:
  
 Ledgewood
 1900 Market Street
 Philadelphia, PA 19103
 Attention: J. Baur Whittlesey, Esq.

 Any party may at any time give notice in writing to the other parties of a change in its address for the
purposes of this Section 22. 
 19. MODIFICATION. This Agreement shall not be amended, supplemented,
modified, terminated, or discharged, in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto, or their respective successors or assignees. 
 20. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and severable from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact
that for any reason any other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part. 
 21. GOVERNING
LAW. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York as at the time in effect, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 22. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter
hereof. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof. 
 23. NO WAIVER. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to
any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.

 24. PRONOUNS AND PLURALS. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the
corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. 
 25. HEADINGS. The titles of Sections and Subsections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only, and they neither form a part of this Agreement nor are they to be used in the construction
or interpretation hereof. 
 26. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts
hereof, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories. 

  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above. 
  

			
	INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ James J. Sebra
		 	James J. Sebra
		 	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

  

					
	 INDEPENDENCE REALTY OPERATING
 PARTNERSHIP, LP

			
		 	By:	 	 Independence Realty Trust, Inc.,

its General Partner

  

							
				
		 		 	By:	 	/s/ James J. Sebra
		 		 		 	James J. Sebra
		 		 		 	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

  

			
	INDEPENDENCE REALTY ADVISORS, LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Raphael Licht
		 	Raphael Licht
		 	Manager

  
  
  

  
 [Signature
Page to Second Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement]

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