Document:

Exhibit 10.1

    

    

    

    AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

    BETWEEN

    AFC GAMMA, INC.

    AND

    AFC MANAGEMENT, LLC

    

    

    This Amended and Restated Management Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of January __, 2021, by and between AFC Gamma, Inc., a Maryland corporation
      (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), and AFC Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”).

    

    

    WHEREAS, the Company is a specialty finance company focused on originating, investing in and managing real estate loans and other real estate-related
      investments;

    

    

    WHEREAS, the Company intends to qualify as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes and will elect to receive the tax benefits afforded
      by Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”);

    

    

    WHEREAS, the Company and the Manager are currently parties to that certain Management Agreement, dated July 31, 2020 (the “Original

        Agreement”), under which the Company has retained the Manager to administer the business activities and day-to-day operations of the Company and to perform services for the Company in the manner and on the terms set forth therein; and

    

    

    WHEREAS, the Company and the Manager have agreed that the terms of their agreement regarding the appointment and services of the Manager will be amended and
      restated as set forth in this Agreement.

    

    

    NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Manager have agreed to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety so that, effective upon the listing of the
      common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company on a securities exchange registered as a national securities exchange under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
      amended (the “Exchange Act”), this Agreement shall fully supersede and replace the Original Agreement and this Agreement shall hereafter govern all of the terms and conditions of the appointment and services of
      the Manager (the date of such effectiveness, the “Effective Date”).

    

    

    Section 1. Definitions.

    

    

    (a) The following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1(a):

    

    

    “Adjusted Capital” shall mean the sum of (i) cumulative gross proceeds generated from issuances of the shares of Capital Stock (including
      any distribution reinvestment plan of the Company), less (ii) distributions to investors that represent a return of capital and amounts paid for share repurchases pursuant to any share repurchase program of the Company.

    

    

    “Affiliate” as to any specified Person, means (i) any other Person directly or indirectly
      controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such other Person, (ii) any executive officer or general partner of such other Person, (iii) any member of the board of directors or board of managers (or bodies performing similar functions)
      of such Person, and (iv) any legal entity for which such Person acts as an executive officer or general partner. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including any correlative words), as used with respect to any Person other than an
      individual, means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

    

    

    “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

    
      
        

    

    
    “Ancillary AFC Entities” means the accounts, private funds, pooled investment vehicles or other entities managed or advised, directly or
      indirectly, from time to time by any of the Manager, the Principals and any of their respective affiliates or entities in which any such person is an executive, in each case, excluding the Company and AFC Warehouse Holding, LLC.

    

    

    “Annual Hurdle Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(d) hereof.

    

    

    “Automatic Renewal Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a) hereof.

    

    

    “Bankruptcy” means, with respect to any Person, (i) the filing by such Person of a voluntary
      petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or readjustment, in any form, of its debts under Title 7 or 11 of the United States Code or any other U.S. federal or state or foreign insolvency law, or such Person’s filing an answer
      consenting to or acquiescing in any such petition, (ii) the making by such Person of any assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iii) the expiration of 60 days after the filing of an involuntary petition under Title 7 or 11 of the United States
      Code, an application for the appointment of a receiver for a material portion of the assets of such Person, or an involuntary petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or readjustment of its debts under any other U.S. federal or state
      or foreign insolvency law, provided that the same shall not have been vacated, set aside or stayed within such 60 day period or (iv) the entry against such Person of a final and non-appealable order for
      relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereinafter in effect.

    

    

    “Base Management Fee” means the base management fee, calculated and payable quarterly in arrears in
      accordance with Section 6 hereof, in an amount equal to 0.375% of the Company’s Equity, determined as of the last day of each such quarter; provided that the Base Management Fee shall be reduced by 50% of the
      sum of, without duplication, the aggregate amount of any other fees earned and paid to the Manager during such quarter resulting from the investment advisory services and general management services rendered by it under this Agreement (such other
      fees, “Outside Fees”), including any agency fees relating to the Company’s investments, but excluding the Incentive Compensation and any diligence fees paid and earned by the Manager and paid by third parties
      in connection with the Manager’s due diligence of potential investments for the Company (such reduction, a “Base Management Fee Rebate”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, under no circumstances
      shall the Base Management Fee be less than zero.

    

    

    “Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

    

    

    “Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in
      New York, New York are not required to be open.

    

    

    “Capital Stock” means all classes or series of stock of the Company, including, without limitation, Common Stock and Preferred Stock.

    

    

    “Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(c) hereof.

    

    

    “Clawback Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(d) hereof.

    

    

    “Clawback Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(d) hereof.

    

    

    “Closing Date” means July 31, 2020.

    

    

    “Code” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

    

    

    “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics” means the code of business conduct and ethics of the Company,
      a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C, as the same may amended, restated, modified, supplemented or waived by the Company from time to time.

    
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    “Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

    

    

    “Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

    

    

    “Company Account” has meaning set forth in Section 4 hereof.

    

    

    “Company Indemnified Party” has meaning set forth in Section 8(b) hereof.

    

    

    “Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.

    

    

    “Conflict of Interest Policy” means the conflict of interest policy of the Manager, a copy of which
      is attached hereto as Exhibit B, as the same may amended, restated, modified, supplemented or waived by the Manager from time to time, subject to compliance with Section 2(m) hereof.

    

    

    “Core Earnings” for a given period means the net income (loss) for such period, computed in
      accordance with GAAP, excluding (i) non-cash equity compensation expense, (ii) the Incentive Compensation, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) any unrealized gains or losses or other non-cash items that are included in net income for the
      applicable reporting period, regardless of whether such items are included in other comprehensive income or loss, or in net income and (v) one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP and certain non-cash charges, in each case after discussions
      between the Manager and the Independent Directors and approved by a majority of the Independent Directors.

    

    

    For the avoidance of doubt, Core Earnings shall not exclude under clause (iv) above, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount,
      debt instruments with payment-in-kind interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash.

    

    

    “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

    

    

    “Effective Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(b) hereof.

    

    

    “Equity” means, as of any date:

    

    

    (i) the sum of (A) the net proceeds from all issuances of the Company’s equity securities since inception through such date (allocated on a pro rata daily basis for such issuances
      during the fiscal quarter of any such issuance), plus (B) the Company’s retained earnings at the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter determined in accordance with GAAP (without taking into account any non-cash equity compensation
      expense incurred in current or prior periods), less

    

    

    (ii) (A) any amount that the Company has paid to repurchase the Common Stock since inception through such date; (B) any unrealized gains and losses and other non-cash items that
      have impacted stockholders’ equity as reported in the Company’s financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP through such date; and (C) one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP, and certain non-cash items not otherwise described above,
      through such date, in each case after discussions between the Manager and the Independent Directors and approval by a majority of the Independent Directors.

    

    

    “Exchange Act” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

    

    

    “Existing Investments” means the investments described in Annex A to the Company’s Confidential
      Private Placement Memorandum, dated June 23, 2020.

    

    

    “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States on the date
      such principles are applied.

    
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    “Governing Instruments” means, with regard to any entity, the articles of incorporation or
      certificate of incorporation and bylaws in the case of a corporation, the certificate of limited partnership (if applicable) and the partnership agreement in the case of a general or limited partnership, the certificate of formation and operating
      agreement in the case of a limited liability company, the trust instrument in the case of a trust, or similar governing documents, in each case as amended, and any other organizational or governing documents of such entity.

    

    

    “Hurdle Amount” has meaning set forth in the definition of “Incentive Compensation” herein.

    

    

    “Hurdle Rate” means, with respect to any fiscal quarter, 2.0% and, with respect to any fiscal year, 8.0% per annum.

    

    

    “Incentive Compensation” means, with respect to any fiscal quarter, the incentive management fee
      calculated and payable in arrears with respect to such fiscal quarter (or part thereof that this Agreement is in effect) as follows:

    

    

    (a) In any fiscal quarter in which the Company's Core Earnings for such quarter does not exceed the amount equal to the product of (i) the Hurdle Rate and (ii) Adjusted Capital as
      of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter (such amount, the “Hurdle Amount”), the Incentive Compensation for such fiscal quarter shall equal zero.

    

    

    (b) The Incentive Compensation for such fiscal quarter shall otherwise equal the sum of the Catch-up Amount and the Excess Earnings Amount for such quarter.

    

    

    (c) “Catch-up Amount” means, with respect to any fiscal quarter, 50% multiplied by the amount of the Company's Core Earnings for such
      quarter, if any, that exceed the Hurdle Amount, but are less than or equal to 166-2/3% of the Hurdle Amount. This provision is intended to provide the Manager with an incentive fee of 20% on all of the Company's Core Earnings in any fiscal quarter
      when the Company's Core Earnings equal or exceed 166-2/3% of the Hurdle Amount for such calendar quarter.

    

    

    (c) “Excess Earnings Amount” means, with respect to any fiscal quarter, 20% multiplied by the amount of the Company's Core Earnings for such
      quarter, if any, that exceed 166-2/3% of the Hurdle Amount.

    

    

    “Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(b) hereof.

    

    

    “Independent Director” means a member of the Board (i) who is not a director, officer or employee
      of the Manager or any Affiliate thereof, and (ii) who otherwise is “independent” in accordance with any requirements set forth in the Company’s Governing Instruments.

    

    

    “Initial Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a) hereof.

    

    

    “Internalization Committee” has the meaning set forth in Section 15(a) hereof.

    

    

    “Internalization Price” means the price paid to the Manager pursuant to an Internalization Transaction under Section 15 hereof and
      determined in accordance with Section 15(e) hereof.

    

    

    “Internalization Transaction” means a transaction in which the Manager contributes to the Company all of the assets of the Manager
      including, without limitation, all furniture, fixtures, leasehold improvements, contract rights, computer software, employment and customer relationships or contracts, as applicable, goodwill, going concern value, other identifiable intangible assets
      and other business assets then owned by the Manager, or, in the alternative, the equity owners of the Manager contribute to the Company 100% of the outstanding equity interests in the Manager.

    
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    “Internalization Trigger Anniversary Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 15(b) hereof.

    

    

    “Investment Committee” means the investment committee formed by the Manager, the members of which
      shall consist of employees of the Manager and which may include its Affiliates and may change from time to time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any action to be taken by
      the Investment Committee pursuant to this Agreement shall require the approval of a majority of its members; provided that during any time that the Investment Committee is comprised of less than five members,
      any action by the Investment Committee shall require unanimous approval of all members of the Investment Committee.

    

    

    “Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

    

    

    “Investment Guidelines” means the investment guidelines, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit

        A, as the same may amended, restated, modified, supplemented or waived pursuant to the approval of (i) a majority of the entire Board (which must include a majority of the Independent Directors) and (ii) the Manager.

    

    

    “Investments” means the Existing Investments and the Target Investments, collectively.

    

    

    “Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof.

    

    

    “Manager” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

    

    

    “Manager Change of Control” means, other than as set forth in the immediately following sentence, a
      change in the direct or indirect (i) beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Manager’s then outstanding equity interests, or (ii) power to direct or control the management policies of the Manager, whether through the
      ownership of beneficial equity interests, common directors or officers, by contract or otherwise. A Manager Change of Control shall not include changes resulting from any assignment of this Agreement by the Manager as permitted hereby and in
      accordance with the terms hereof.

    

    

    “Manager Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof.

    

    

    “Manager Permitted Disclosure Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.

    

    

    “Monitoring Services” means monitoring services with respect to the Company’s investments, including (i) negotiating servicing agreements,
      (ii) acting as a liaison between the servicers of the assets and the Company, (iii) review of servicers’ delinquency, foreclosure and other reports on assets, (iv) supervising claims filed under any insurance policies and (v) enforcing the obligation
      of any servicer to repurchase assets.

    

    

    “Original Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the
      Preamble.

    

    

    “Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability
      company, estate, trust, joint venture, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof or any other legal entity and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of the foregoing.

    

    

    “Plan” has meaning set forth in Section 6(h) hereof.

    
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    “Portfolio Management Services” means portfolio management services with respect to the Company’s investments, including (i) consulting with
      the Company on the purchase and sale of, and other opportunities in connection with, the Company’s portfolio of investments, (ii) the collection of information and the submission of reports pertaining to the Company’s investments, interest rates and
      general economic conditions, (iii) periodic review and evaluation of the performance of the Company’s portfolio of investments, (iv) acting as liaison between the Company and banking, mortgage banking and investment banking institutions and other
      parties with respect to the purchase, financing and disposition of investments and (v) other customary functions related to portfolio management.

    

    

    “Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

    

    

    “Principals” means Leonard M. Tannenbaum, Robyn Tannenbaum and Jonathan Kalikow, collectively.

    

    

    “Regulation FD” means Regulation FD as promulgated by the SEC.

    

    

    “REIT” means a “real estate investment trust” as defined under the Code.

    

    

    “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

    

    

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

    

    

    “Start-Up Expenses” has meaning set forth in Section 7(g) hereof.

    

    

    “Sub-Manager” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c) hereof.

    

    

    “Target Investments” means the types of investments described under “Business—Underwriting and
      Investment Process” in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 covering the registration of the initial public offering and sale of shares of the Common Stock under the Securities Act, subject to, and including any changes to the Investment
      Guidelines that may be approved by the Manager and the Board from time to time, and, for the avoidance of doubt, may in the future include loans in which the Corporation syndicates participation to other parties, including affiliated or separately
      managed vehicles, in order to reduce concentration risk.

    

    

    “Termination Fee”  means a termination fee equal to three times the sum of (i) the annual Base
      Management Fee and (ii) annual Incentive Compensation, in each case, earned by the Manager during the 12-month period immediately preceding the most recently completed fiscal quarter prior to the Effective Termination Date. Notwithstanding anything
      contained herein to the contrary, any Termination Fee will be payable by the Company in cash and the obligation of the Company to pay the Termination Fee shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

    

    

    “Termination Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(b) hereof.

    

    

    “Termination Without Cause” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(b) hereof.

    

    

    (b) As used herein, accounting terms relating to the Company not defined in Section 1(a) hereof and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1(a) hereof, to the extent not defined,
      shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP. As used herein, “fiscal quarters” shall mean the period from January 1 to March 31, April 1 to June 30, July 1 to September 30 and October 1 to December 31 of the applicable year.

    

    

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

    
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    (d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. The words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be
      followed by the phrase “without limitation.”

    

    

    Section 2. Appointment and Duties of the Manager.

    

    

    (a) The Company hereby appoints the Manager to manage the investments and day to-day operations of the Company, subject at all times to the further terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
      and such further limitations or parameters as may be imposed from time to time by the Board. The Manager hereby agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to perform each of the duties set forth herein, provided
      that funds are made available by the Company for such purposes as set forth in Section 7 hereof. The Manager shall make available the full benefit of the judgment, experience and advice of the Manager’s organization and staff with respect to
      the duties it will perform under this Agreement. The appointment of the Manager shall be exclusive to the Manager, except to the extent that the Manager elects, in its sole and absolute discretion, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to cause the
      duties of the Manager as set forth herein to be provided by third parties. The Manager, in its capacity as manager of the investments and the operations of the Company, at all times will be subject to the supervision and direction of the Board and
      will have only such functions and authority as the Board may delegate to it, including managing the Company’s business affairs in conformity with the Investment Guidelines and policies that are approved and monitored by the Board. The Company and the
      Manager hereby acknowledge the recommendation by the Manager and the approval by the Board (including a majority of the Independent Directors), of the Investment Guidelines, including the Company’s investment strategy in the Investments. The Company
      and the Manager hereby acknowledge and agree that, during the term of this Agreement, any proposed changes to the Company’s investment strategy that would modify or expand the Investments may be recommended only by the Manager and shall require the
      approval of the Board (including a majority of the Independent Directors) and the Manager.

    

    

    (b) The Manager 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 investments and operations
      of the Company as may be appropriate, including:

    

    

    (i) forming the Investment Committee, which will have the following responsibilities: (A) reviewing investment opportunities presented to it by senior investment professionals of
      the Manager and (B) reviewing the Company’s investment portfolio for compliance with the Investment Guidelines at least on a quarterly basis, or more frequently as necessary;

    

    

    (ii) maintaining and preserving the books and records of the Company, including (A) maintaining a stock ledger reflecting a record of the Company’s stockholders and their ownership
      of the Company’s Capital Stock and (B) maintaining the accounting and other record-keeping functions relating at the investment and Company levels;

    

    

    (iii) serving as the Company’s consultant with respect to the periodic review of the Investment Guidelines and other parameters for the Company’s investments, financing activities
      and operations, any modification to which shall require the approval of the Board (including a majority of the Independent Directors) and the Manager;

    

    

    (iv) investigating, analyzing and selecting possible investment opportunities and originating, negotiating, acquiring, financing, retaining, selling, restructuring or disposing of
      investments consistent with the Investment Guidelines;

    

    

    (v) with respect to prospective purchases, sales or exchanges of investments, conducting negotiations on the Company’s behalf with sellers, purchasers and brokers and, if
      applicable, their respective agents and representatives;

    
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    (vi) negotiating and entering into, on the Company’s behalf, any contracts, deeds, agreements and instruments required for the Company to conduct the Company’s business;

    

    

    (vii) investigating, selecting, engaging and supervising, on the Company’s behalf and at the Company’s expense, independent contractors that provide investment banking, securities
      brokerage, mortgage brokerage and other financial services, due diligence services, underwriting review services, legal and accounting services, and all other services (including transfer agent and registrar services) as may be required relating to
      the Company’s operations or investments (or potential investments);

    

    

    (viii) selecting joint venture and co-investment partners and opportunities, structuring the corresponding agreements, coordinating and managing operations of any joint venture or
      co-investment interests held by the Company and conducting all matters with the joint venture or co investment partners;

    

    

    (ix) providing executive and administrative personnel, office space and office services required in rendering services to the Company;

    

    

    (x) administering the day-to-day operations and performing and supervising the performance of such other administrative functions necessary to the Company’s management as may be
      agreed upon from time to time by the Manager and the Board, including the collection of revenues and the payment of the Company’s debts and obligations and maintenance of appropriate computer services to perform such administrative functions;

    

    

    (xi) communicating on the Company’s behalf with the holders of any of the Company’s equity or debt securities as required to satisfy the reporting and other requirements of any
      governmental bodies or agencies or trading markets and to maintain effective relations with such holders, including website maintenance, logo design, analyst presentations, investor conferences and annual meetings arrangements;

    

    

    (xii) counseling the Company in connection with the formulation and implementation of the Company’s policies and any policy decisions to be made by the Board;

    

    

    (xiii) evaluating and recommending to the Board hedging strategies and engaging in hedging activities on the Company’s behalf, consistent with such strategies as so modified from
      time to time, with the Company’s qualification as a REIT and with the Investment Guidelines;

    

    

    (xiv) counseling the Company regarding the maintenance of the Company’s qualification as a REIT and monitoring compliance with the various REIT qualification tests and other rules
      set out in the Code and Treasury Regulations thereunder and causing the Company to qualify for taxation as a REIT;

    

    

    (xv) counseling the Company regarding the maintenance of the Company’s exemption from the status of an investment company required to register under the Investment Company Act,
      monitoring compliance with the requirements for maintaining such exemption and causing the Company to maintain such exemption from such status;

    

    

    (xvi) furnishing reports and statistical and economic research to the Company regarding the Company’s activities and services performed for the Company by the Manager and if a
      transaction requires approval by the Board, furnishing to the Board all documents requested by it in its evaluation of the proposed transaction;

    

    

    (xvii) monitoring the operating performance of the Company’s investments and providing periodic reports with respect thereto to the Board, including comparative information with
      respect to such operating performance and budgeted or projected operating results;

    
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    (xviii) investing and reinvesting any monies and securities of the Company (including investing in short-term investments pending investment in other investments, payment of fees,
      costs and expenses or payments of dividends or distributions to the Company’s stockholders) and making recommendations and advising the Company as to the Company’s capital structure and capital raising;

    

    

    (xix) causing the Company to retain qualified accountants and legal counsel, as applicable, to assist in developing appropriate accounting procedures and systems, internal controls
      and other compliance procedures and testing systems with respect to financial reporting obligations and compliance with the provisions of the Code applicable to REITs and, if applicable, taxable REIT subsidiaries, and to conduct quarterly compliance
      reviews with respect thereto;

    

    

    (xx) assisting the Company in qualifying to do business in all applicable jurisdictions and to obtain and maintain all appropriate licenses;

    

    

    (xxi) assisting the Company in complying with all regulatory requirements applicable to the Company in respect of the Company’s 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 or the Securities Act, or by any applicable securities exchange on which
      the securities of the Company may be listed;

    

    

    (xxii) assisting the Company in taking all necessary action to enable the Company to make required tax filings and reports, including soliciting information from the Company’s
      stockholders to the extent required by the provisions of the Code applicable to REITs;

    

    

    (xxiii) placing, or arranging for the placement of, all orders pursuant to the Manager’s investment determinations for the Company either directly with the issuer or with a broker
      or dealer (including any affiliated broker or dealer);

    

    

    (xxiv) handling and resolving all claims, disputes or controversies (including all litigation, arbitration, settlement or other proceedings or negotiations) in which the Company
      may be involved or to which the Company may be subject arising out of the Company’s day-to-day operations (other than with the Manager or its Affiliates), subject to such limitations or parameters as may be imposed from time to time by the Board;

    

    

    (xxv) causing expenses incurred by the Company or on the Company’s behalf to be commercially reasonable or commercially customary and within any budgeted parameters or expense
      guidelines set by the Board from time to time;

    

    

    (xxvi) advising the Company with respect to and structuring long-term financing vehicles for the Company’s portfolio of assets, and offering and selling securities publicly or
      privately in connection with any such structured financing;

    

    

    (xxvii) serving as the Company’s consultant with respect to decisions regarding any of the Company’s financings, hedging activities or borrowings undertaken by the Company,
      including (A) assisting the Company in developing criteria for debt and equity financing that is specifically tailored to the Company’s investment objectives, and (B) advising the Company with respect to obtaining appropriate financing for the
      Company’s investments;

    

    

    (xxviii) providing the Company with Portfolio Management Services and Monitoring Services;

    

    

    (xxix) arranging marketing materials, advertising, industry group activities (such as conference participations and industry organization memberships) and other promotional efforts
      designed to promote the Company’s business, and acting on behalf of the Company in connection with investor relations;

    
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    (xxx) negotiating, selecting and maintaining reasonable insurance coverage on behalf of the Company;

    

    

    (xxxi) providing the Company will all necessary cash management services, including establishing and maintaining bank accounts on behalf of the Company pursuant to Section 4
      hereof;

    

    

    (xxxii) causing the Company to comply with all applicable laws;

    

    

    (xxxiii) assisting the Company in addressing and complying with all regulatory matters with respect to debt investments in regulated cannabis companies, including (A) providing
      requested information to licensed cannabis companies in which the Company invests, (B) responding to any requests from applicable regulatory authorities, and (C) collecting, for regulatory purposes, personal information from holders of the Company’s
      equity or debt securities; and

    

    

    (xxxiv) performing such other services as may be required from time to time for management and other activities relating to the Company’s assets and business as the Board shall
      reasonably request or the Manager shall deem appropriate under the particular circumstances.

    

    

    (c) The Manager may retain, for and on behalf, and at the sole cost and expense, of the Company, such services of Persons and firms as the Manager deems necessary or advisable in connection with the
      management and operations of the Company; provided that any such agreement shall be on terms and conditions substantially identical to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or otherwise not adverse to
      the Company. In performing its duties under this Section 2, the Manager shall be entitled to rely reasonably on qualified experts and professionals (including accountants, legal counsel and other professional service providers) hired by the
      Manager at the Company’s sole cost and expense. In addition, subject to the approval of the Board (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Manager is hereby authorized to enter into one or more sub-advisory agreements with other
      investment managers (each, a “Sub-Manager”) pursuant to which the Manager may obtain the services of the Sub-Manager(s) to assist the Manager in providing the investment advisory services required to be
      provided by the Manager under Section 2(a) hereof. Specifically, the Manager may retain a Sub-Manager to recommend specific securities or other investments based upon the Company’s Investment Guidelines, and work, along with the Manager, in
      structuring, negotiating, arranging or effecting the acquisition or disposition of such investments and monitoring investments on behalf of the Company, subject to the oversight of the Manager and the Company. The Manager, and not the Company, shall
      be responsible for any compensation payable to any Sub-Manager. Any sub-management agreement entered into by the Manager shall be in accordance with applicable laws. Nothing in this subsection (c) will obligate the Manager to pay any expenses
      that are the expenses of the Company under Section 2 hereof.

    

    

    (d) The Manager shall refrain from any action that (i) is not in compliance with the Investment Guidelines, (ii) would adversely and materially affect the qualification of the Company as a REIT under
      the Code or the Company’s status as an entity intended to be exempted or excluded from investment company status under the Investment Company Act, (iii) would violate any law, rule or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction
      over the Company (excluding for purposes of this clause, the federal prohibition under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act of the cultivation, processing, sale or possession of cannabis or parts of cannabis including the sale or possession of cannabis
      paraphernalia, advertising the sale of cannabis, products containing cannabis or cannabis paraphernalia, or controlling or managing real estate on which cannabis is trafficked, as long as the actions of the Manager are in compliance with applicable
      state law) or of any securities exchange on which the securities of the Company may be listed or that would otherwise not be permitted by the Company’s Governing Instruments, or (iv) would jeopardize the ability of any of the companies in which the
      Company has invested or may invest to obtain, maintain, or renew a cannabis license in any jurisdiction in which such company operates. If the Manager is ordered to take any action by the Board, the Manager shall promptly notify the Board if it is
      the Manager’s judgment that such action would adversely and materially affect such status or violate any such law, rule or regulation or Governing Instruments. In such event the Manager shall have no liability for acting in accordance with the
      specific instructions of the Board so given. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Manager nor any of its Affiliates, nor any of their respective members, stockholders, managers, partners, trustees, personnel, officers, directors, employees,
      consultants and any Person providing sub-advisory services to the Manager shall be liable to the Company, the Board, or the Company’s stockholders for any act or omission by the Manager or any of its Affiliates, except as provided in Sections 8
      and 13 hereof.

    
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    (e) The Company (including the Board) agrees to take all commercially reasonable actions reasonably required to permit and enable the Manager to carry out its duties and obligations under this
      Agreement, including all steps reasonably necessary to allow the Manager to file any registration statement or other filing required to be made under the Securities Act, Exchange Act, the listing requirements or rules and regulations of any
      applicable securities exchange on which the securities of the Company may be listed, the Code or other applicable law, rule or regulation on behalf of the Company in a timely manner. The Company further agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts
      to make available to the Manager all resources, information and materials reasonably requested by the Manager to enable the Manager to satisfy its obligations hereunder, including its obligations to prepare, or cause to be prepared, required
      financial statements or other information or reports with respect to the Company.

    

    

    (f) As frequently as the Manager may deem necessary or advisable, or at the direction of the Board, the Manager shall prepare, or, at the sole cost and expense of the Company, cause to be prepared,
      any reports and other information relating to any proposed or consummated investment as may be reasonably requested by the Company.

    

    

    (g) The Manager shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, at the sole cost and expense of the Company, all reports, financial or otherwise, with respect to the Company reasonably required by the Board
      in order for the Company to comply with its Governing Instruments, or any other materials required to be filed with any governmental body or agency, and shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, at the sole cost and expense of the Company, all
      materials and data necessary to complete such reports and other materials, including an annual audit of the Company’s books of accounts by a nationally recognized independent accounting firm.

    

    

    (h) The Manager shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, at the sole cost and expense to the Company, regular reports for the Board to enable the Board to review the Company’s acquisitions, portfolio
      composition and characteristics, credit quality, performance and compliance with the Investment Guidelines and policies approved by the Board.

    

    

    (i) Officers, employees, personnel and agents of the Manager and its Affiliates may serve as directors, officers, agents, nominees or signatories for the Company, to the extent permitted by their
      Governing Instruments, by this Agreement or by any resolutions duly adopted by the Board. When executing documents or otherwise acting in such capacities for the Company, such Persons shall indicate in what capacity they are executing on behalf of
      the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, while this Agreement is in effect, the Manager will provide the Company with a management team, whether its own employees or individuals for which it has contracted with other parties to provide services
      to the Manager’s clients, including a Chief Executive Officer and/or President, Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of Origination, Investor Relations and Marketing or similar positions along with appropriate support personnel, to provide
      the management services to be provided by the Manager to the Company hereunder, who shall devote such of their time to the management of the Company as necessary and appropriate, commensurate with the level of activity of the Company from time to
      time.

    

    

    (j) Subject to the overall supervision of the Board, the Manager shall have the power and authority on behalf of the Company to effect investment decisions for the Company, including the execution
      and delivery of all documents relating to the Company’s investments and the placing of orders for other purchase or sale transactions on behalf of the Company. In the event that the Company determines to incur debt financing, the Manager will arrange
      for such financing on the Company’s behalf, subject to the oversight and approval of the Board. If it is necessary for the Manager to make investments on behalf of the Company through a special purpose vehicle, the Manager shall have authority to
      create or arrange for the creation of such special purpose vehicle and to make such investments through such special purpose vehicle in accordance with the Investment Guidelines.

    
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    (k) The Manager, at its sole cost and expense, shall provide personnel for service on the Investment Committee.

    

    

    (l) The Manager, at its sole cost and expense, may maintain reasonable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage and other insurance coverage, in the Manager’s sole discretion, in respect
      of its obligations and activities under, or pursuant to, this Agreement.

    

    

    (m) Notwithstanding the services provided by the Manager to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Manager shall be deemed to be an independent contractor.  Unless otherwise expressly authorized
      or provided, the Manager shall not be authorized to manage the affairs of, act in the name of, or bind the Company.  None of the Board or the Company shall be obligated to follow or accept any recommendation made by the Manager.

    

    

    (n) The Manager has adopted the Conflict of Interest Policy in order to identify, manage and disclose potential conflicts of interest in connection with the services provided by the Manager to its
      clients. The Manager acknowledges receipt of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which includes the Company’s conflict of interest policy, and the Manager agrees to (i) use reasonable efforts to avoid any potential conflicts of
      interest, (ii) disclose the nature and source of any material conflict of interest to the Board and the Board’s Audit and Valuation Committee before undertaking a transaction on behalf of the Company and (iii) require the Persons who provide services
      to the Company to comply with the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics in the performance of such services hereunder or such comparable policies as shall in substance hold such Persons to at least the standards of conduct set forth in the Code of
      Business Conduct and Ethics. Circumstances may arise where there is a conflict of interest between the Manager and the Company, or between the Company and another client of the Manager. In the event of such conflict of interest, the Manager shall
      ensure that the conflict is managed fairly in accordance with the Conflict of Interest Policy. The Manager acknowledges and agrees that it shall not amend, restate, modify, supplement or waive the Conflict of Interest Policy without the approval of a
      majority of the entire Board (which must include a majority of the Independent Directors).

    

    

    Section 3. Additional Activities of the Manager; Non-Solicitation; Restrictions.

    

    

    (a) Except as provided in the last sentence of this Section 3(a), Section 3(b) and/or the Investment Guidelines and subject to the Conflict of Interest Policy and the Company’s Code
      of Business Conduct and Ethics, nothing in this Agreement shall (i) prevent the Manager or any of its Affiliates, officers, directors or employees, from engaging in other businesses or from rendering services of any kind to any other Person or
      entity, whether or not the investment objectives or policies of any such other Person or entity are similar to those of the Company, (ii) in any way bind or restrict the Manager or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective members,
      stockholders, managers, partners, trustees, personnel, officers, directors, employees or consultants from buying, selling or trading any securities or commodities for their own accounts or for the account of others for whom the Manager or any of its
      Affiliates, or any of their respective members, stockholders, managers, partners, trustees, personnel, officers, directors, employees or consultants may be acting, (iii) obligate the Manager to dedicate any of its officers or personnel exclusively to
      the Company or (iv) obligate the Company’s officers to dedicate any specific portion of their time to the Company’s business. While information and recommendations supplied to the Company shall, in the Manager’s reasonable and good faith judgment, be
      appropriate under the circumstances and in light of the investment objectives and policies of the Company, they may be different from the information and recommendations supplied by the Manager or any Affiliate of the Manager to others. The Company
      shall be entitled to equitable treatment under the circumstances in receiving information, recommendations and any other services, but the Company recognizes that it is not entitled to receive preferential treatment as compared with the treatment
      given by the Manager or any Affiliate of the Manager to others. The Company shall have the benefit of the Manager’s best judgment and effort in rendering services hereunder and, in furtherance of the foregoing, the Manager shall not undertake
      activities that, in its good faith judgment, will adversely affect the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for so long as the Manager is managing the Company pursuant to this
      Agreement, neither it nor any of its Affiliates will sponsor or manage any other mortgage REIT that invests primarily in investments of the same kind as the Investments (taken as a whole).

    
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    (b) Certain investment opportunities, which may be suitable for AFC, may also be suitable for Ancillary AFC Entities and the Manager may allocate such investments and purchase such investments on
      behalf of Ancillary AFC Entities under such allocation process as the Manager deems reasonable under the circumstances in good faith.

    

    

    (c) In the event of a Termination Without Cause of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Section 10(b) hereof, for two years after such termination of this Agreement, the Company shall
      not, without the consent of the Manager, employ or otherwise retain any employee of the Manager or any of its Affiliates or any Person who has been employed by the Manager or any of its Affiliates at any time within the two-year period immediately
      preceding the date on which such Person commences employment with, or is otherwise retained by, the Company. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, in addition to any damages, the Manager shall be entitled to equitable relief for any violation of
      this Section 3(c) by the Company, including injunctive relief. Solely for purposes of this Section 3(c), if any Person who is a member, stockholder, manager, partner, trustee, personnel, officer, director or employee of the Manager or
      any of its Affiliates or provides sub-advisory services to the Manager is or becomes a director, officer and/or employee of the Company and acts as such in any business of the Company, then such member, stockholder, manager, partner, trustee,
      personnel, officer, director and/or employee of the Manager or its Affiliate or such Person providing sub-advisory services to the Manager shall be deemed to be acting in such capacity solely for the Company, and not as a member, stockholder,
      manager, partner, trustee, personnel, officer, director or employee of the Manager or its Affiliate, a Person providing sub-advisory services to the Manager or under the control or direction of the Manager or its Affiliate, even if paid by the
      Manager or its Affiliate. The provisions of this Section 3(c) shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

    

    

    Section 4. Bank Accounts.

    

    

    At the direction of the Board, the Manager may establish and maintain one or more bank accounts in the name of the Company (any such account, a “Company Account”),

      and may collect and deposit into any such account or accounts, and disburse funds from any such account or accounts, under such terms and conditions as the Board may approve; provided that no funds shall be
      commingled with the funds of the Manager and the Manager shall from time to time render appropriate accountings of such collections and payments to the Board and, upon request, to the auditors of the Company.

    

    

    Section 5. Records; Confidentiality.

    

    

    The Manager shall maintain appropriate books of accounts and records relating to services performed hereunder, and such books of accounts and records shall be accessible for inspection by the Board
      and by legal counsel, auditors and authorized representatives of the Company at any time from time to time during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice. The Manager shall at all reasonable times have access to the books and records of
      the Company. The Manager shall keep confidential any and all non-public information, written or oral, obtained by it in connection with the services rendered hereunder (such information, “Confidential Information”) and shall not use Confidential Information except in furtherance of its duties under this Agreement or disclose Confidential Information, in whole or in part, to any Person other than (a) to its Affiliates, (b)
      to its and its Affiliates’ respective members, stockholders, managers, partners, trustees, personnel, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, accountants, legal counsel, representatives or advisors, in each case, where the Manager deems
      disclosure to be necessary for providing its services under this Agreement, (c) to appraisers, financing sources and others in the ordinary course of the Company’s business ((a), (b) and (c) collectively, “Manager
        Permitted Disclosure Parties”), (d) in connection with any governmental or regulatory filings of the Company or disclosure or presentations to Company investors (subject to compliance with Regulation
      FD, if applicable) or (e) with the consent of the Board. The Manager agrees to inform each of its Manager Permitted Disclosure Parties of the non-public nature of the Confidential Information and instruct the Manager Permitted Disclosure Parties to
      keep such information confidential. Nothing herein shall prevent the Manager from disclosing Confidential Information (i) upon the order of any court or administrative agency or to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations, (ii) upon the
      request or demand of any governmental or regulatory agency or authority, (iii) to the extent reasonably required in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder, or (iv) to its legal counsel or independent auditors; provided, however, that with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), it is agreed that, so long as not legally prohibited, the Manager will provide the
      Company with prompt written notice of such order, request or demand so that the Company may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order and/or waive the Manager’s compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, failing the entry
      of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Manager is required to disclose Confidential Information pursuant to such order, request or demand, the Manager may disclose only that portion of such information that is legally
      required without liability hereunder; provided, that the Manager agrees, subject to reimbursement by the Company of the Manager’s expenses, to exercise its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain reliable
      assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the following shall be deemed to be excluded from provisions hereof: any Confidential Information that (A) is available
      to the public from a source other than the Manager; (B) is released by the Company to the public or to Persons who are not under similar obligation of confidentiality to the Company; or (C) is obtained by the Manager from a third party that, to the
      best of the Manager’s knowledge, has not breached an obligation of confidence with respect to the Confidential Information disclosed. The provisions of this Section 5 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for a
      period of one year.

    
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    Section 6. Compensation.

    

    

    (a) For the services rendered under this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Base Management Fee and, subject to the Clawback Obligation pursuant to Section 6(d), the Incentive
      Compensation to the Manager. The Manager will not receive any compensation for the period prior to the Closing Date other than expenses incurred and to be reimbursed pursuant to Section 7 hereof (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any
      expenses related to the Company’s formation and initial offering of equity of which the Manager did not have a role).

    

    

    (b) The parties acknowledge that the Base Management Fee is intended to compensate the Manager for certain expenses it will incur pursuant to this Agreement that are not otherwise reimbursable
      under Section 7 hereof, in order for the Manager to provide the Company the investment advisory services and certain general management services rendered under this Agreement.

    

    

    (c) The Base Management Fee shall be payable in arrears in cash, in quarterly installments commencing with the fiscal quarter in which this Agreement becomes effective. If applicable, the initial
      and final installments of the Base Management Fee shall be prorated based on the number of days during the initial and final fiscal quarter, respectively, that this Agreement is in effect. The Manager shall calculate each quarterly installment of the
      Base Management Fee, and deliver such calculation to the Board, for informational purposes only and subject in any event to Section 10(b) of this Agreement, within 30 days following the last day of each fiscal quarter. The Company shall pay
      the Manager each installment of the Base Management Fee in cash within five Business Days after the date of delivery to the Board of such computations.

    

    

    (d) The Incentive Compensation shall be payable in arrears, in quarterly installments commencing with the fiscal quarter in which this Agreement becomes effective, based upon the Company’s Core
      Earnings for the applicable fiscal quarter. The Incentive Compensation will be subject to a Hurdle Rate, measured quarterly and expressed as a rate of return on the Company’s Adjusted Capital as of the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately
      preceding the fiscal quarter for which the Incentive Compensation is being calculated. Once Incentive Compensation is earned and paid, such Incentive Compensation is not refundable, notwithstanding any losses incurred in subsequent periods by the
      Company, except that, with respect to any specified fiscal year of the Company, if the Company’s aggregate Core Earnings for such fiscal year do not exceed the amount equal to the product of (i) the Hurdle Rate for such fiscal year and (ii) Adjusted
      Capital as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year (such amount, the “Annual Hurdle Amount”), the Manager shall have an obligation (the “Clawback Obligation”)

      to pay to the Company an amount (the “Clawback Amount”) equal to the aggregate Incentive Compensation that was earned and paid to the Manager during such fiscal year; provided
      that under no circumstances shall the Clawback Amount be more than the amount to which the Annual Hurdle Amount exceeds the Company’s aggregate Core Earnings for the specified fiscal year. For the avoidance of doubt, the Clawback Obligation
      shall be determined annually and any Incentive Compensation earned during a specified fiscal year of the Company shall not be subject to the Clawback Obligation with respect to the Incentive Compensation earned during any prior or subsequent fiscal
      year of the Company.

    
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    (e) For purposes of computing the Incentive Compensation, the calculation methodology will look through derivatives or swaps as if the Company owned the reference assets directly. Therefore, net
      interest, if any, associated with a derivative or swap (which represents the difference between (i) the interest income and fees received in respect of the reference assets of the derivative or swap and (ii) the interest expense paid by the Company
      to the derivative or swap counterparty) will be included in the calculation of Core Earnings for purposes of the Incentive Compensation.

    

    

    (f) If applicable, the initial and final installments of the Incentive Compensation and any component thereof shall be prorated based on the number of days during the initial and final fiscal
      quarter, respectively, that this Agreement is in effect. The Manager shall compute each quarterly installment of the Incentive Compensation within 45 days after the end of the fiscal quarter with respect to which such installment is payable. If
      applicable, the aggregate Core Earnings, the Annual Hurdle Amount, the Clawback Amount and any components thereof for the initial and final fiscal years that this Agreement is in effect shall be prorated based on the number of days during the initial
      and final fiscal years, respectively, that this Agreement is in effect. The Manager shall compute the aggregate Core Earnings, the Annual Hurdle Amount and the Clawback Amount, if any, for each fiscal year within 45 days after the end of the
      applicable fiscal year. A copy of the computations made by the Manager to calculate any installment of Incentive Compensation, aggregate Core Earnings, Annual Hurdle Amount and any Clawback Amount shall thereafter, for informational purposes only,
      promptly be delivered to the Board. The Company shall pay the Manager each installment of the Incentive Compensation in cash within five Business Days after the date of delivery to the Board of the computations of such installment and the Manager
      shall pay the Company the Clawback Amount, if any, within five Business days after the date of delivery to the Board of the computations of such Clawback Amount.

    

    

    (g) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Manager may elect, or the Company may adopt a deferred compensation plan pursuant to which the Manager may elect, to defer all or a portion of its
      fees and compensation hereunder for a specified period of time.

    

    

    (h) Subject to the approval of a majority of the entire Board (which must include a majority of the Independent Directors) and prior to the occurrence of an underwritten initial public offering of
      the Common Stock of the Company under the Securities Act, the Company shall establish an equity incentive plan (as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Plan”) for
      shares of Common Stock. It being understood that certain officers, directors and employees of the Manager and its Affiliates shall be eligible to receive stock option incentive compensation under such plan on terms as shall be agreed between the
      Manager and the Board (including a majority of the Independent Directors).

    

    

    (i) For the avoidance of doubt, any compensation previously earned by the Manager for services rendered prior to the Effective Date under the Original Agreement shall be calculated and payable
      pursuant to the terms of, and in accordance with, the Original Agreement. Upon the Effective Date, all compensation earned by the Manager for services rendered on or after the Effective Date shall be calculated and payable pursuant to the terms of,
      and in accordance with, this Agreement.

    

    

    Section 7. Expenses of the Company.

    

    

    (a) The Company shall pay all of its costs and expenses and shall reimburse the Manager or its Affiliates for expenses of the Manager and its Affiliates paid or incurred on behalf of the Company,
      excepting only those expenses that are specifically the responsibility of the Manager pursuant to this Section 7 or otherwise excluded pursuant to Section 7(g). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is specifically
      agreed that the following costs and expenses of the Company shall be paid or reimbursed by the Company and shall not be borne by the Manager or Affiliates of the Manager:

    

    

    (i) all ongoing organizational costs, including but not limited to, expenses in connection with the issuance and transaction costs incident to the origination, acquisition,
      disposition and financing of the investments of the Company;

    
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    (ii) costs of legal, financial, tax, accounting, servicing, due diligence, consulting, auditing and other similar services rendered for the Company by providers retained by the
      Manager or, if provided by the Manager’s personnel, in amounts that are no greater than those that would be payable to outside professionals or consultants engaged to perform such services pursuant to agreements negotiated on an arm’s-length basis;

    

    

    (iii) the compensation and expenses of the Company’s directors, the cost of liability insurance to indemnify the Company’s directors and officers, directors and officers/errors and
      omissions liability insurance, and any other insurance premium;

    

    

    (iv) costs associated with the establishment and maintenance of any financing arrangements or other indebtedness of the Company (including interest and other costs for borrowed
      money, commitment fees, accounting fees, legal fees, closing and other similar costs) or the issuance, offering, distribution or listing of any of the Company’s securities (including selling commissions and fees, advertising expenses and any listing
      and registration fees);

    

    

    (v) expenses connected with communications to holders of the Company’s securities and other bookkeeping and clerical work necessary in maintaining relations with holders of such
      securities and in complying with the continuous reporting and other requirements of governmental bodies or agencies, including all costs of preparing and filing reports required by governmental entities, the costs payable by the Company to any
      transfer agent and registrar in connection with the listing and/or trading of the Company’s securities on any securities exchange, the fees payable by the Company to any such securities exchange in connection with any such listing, costs of
      preparing, printing and mailing any reports of the Company to the Company’s stockholders and proxy materials, if any, with respect to any meeting of the Company’s stockholders;

    

    

    (vi) costs associated with any computer software or hardware, electronic equipment or purchased information technology service from a third-party vendor that is used for the
      Company;

    

    

    (vii) expenses incurred by managers, officers, personnel and agents of the Manager for travel on the Company’s behalf and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by managers,
      officers, personnel and agents of the Manager in connection with the services provided hereunder, including in connection with any purchase, financing, refinancing, sale or other disposition of an investment or any of the Company’s securities
      offerings;

    

    

    (viii) costs and expenses incurred with respect to market information systems and publications, research publications and materials, and settlement, clearing and custodial fees and
      expenses;

    

    

    (ix) compensation and expenses of the Company’s custodian and transfer agent, if any;

    

    

    (x) the costs of maintaining compliance with all federal, state and local rules and regulations or any other regulatory agency;

    

    

    (xi) all federal, state and local taxes and license fees;

    
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    (xii) all insurance costs incurred in connection with the operation of the Company’s business except for the costs attributable to the insurance that the Manager elects to carry
      for itself and its personnel;

    

    

    (xiii) costs and expenses incurred in contracting with third parties;

    

    

    (xiv) all other costs and expenses relating to the Company’s business and investment operations, including the costs and expenses of selecting, evaluating, originating, acquiring,
      owning, protecting, maintaining, developing and disposing of investments, including appraisal, reporting, audit and legal fees;

    

    

    (xv) expenses (including the Company’s pro rata portion of rent, telephone, printing, mailing, utilities, office furniture, equipment, machinery and other office, internal and
      overhead expenses) relating to any office(s) or office facilities, including disaster backup recovery sites and facilities, maintained for the Company or the investments of the Company, the Manager or their Affiliates required for the operation of
      the Company; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall not be obligated to reimburse the Manager or its Affiliates for any rent paid for the use of any offices or
      office facilities owned by the Principals, including any such offices or office facilities located at 777 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 or 14 Bridge Hill Lane, Bridgehampton, NY 11932.

    

    

    (xvi) expenses connected with the payments of interest, dividends or distributions in cash or any other form authorized or caused to be made by the Board to or on account of
      holders of the Company’s securities, including in connection with any dividend reinvestment plan;

    

    

    (xvii) any judgment or settlement of pending or threatened proceedings (whether civil, criminal or otherwise) against the Company, or against any director or officer of the Company
      in his capacity as such for which the Company is required to indemnify such director or officer by any court or governmental agency;

    

    

    (xviii) expenses connected with calculating the Company’s Core Earnings, Equity and/or net asset value (including the cost and expenses of any independent valuation firm);

    

    

    (xix) expenses of organizing, redomesticating, merging, liquidating or dissolving the Company, selling equity interest in the Company, or amending the Governing Instruments of the
      Company; and

    

    

    (xx) all other expenses actually incurred by the Manager (except as otherwise specified herein) that are reasonably necessary for the performance by the Manager of its duties and
      functions under this Agreement.

    

    

    (b) The Company shall have no obligation to pay, or reimburse the Manager or its Affiliates for, the salaries and other compensation of the Manager’s investment professionals who provide services
      to the Company under this Agreement, except that the Company shall pay, or reimburse the Manager or its Affiliates, as applicable, for, the Company’s fair and equitable allocable share of the compensation, including annual base salary, bonus, any
      related withholding taxes and employee benefits, paid to (i) subject to review by the Compensation Committee of the Board, the Manager’s personnel serving as Chief Executive Officer (except when the Chief Executive Officer serves as a member of the
      Investment Committee prior to the consummation of an Internalization Transaction), General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Managing Director and any other officer of the Company based on the
      percentage of his or her time spent devoted to the Company’s affairs and (ii) other corporate finance, tax, accounting, internal audit, legal, risk management, operations, compliance and other non-investment personnel of the Manager and its
      Affiliates who spend all or a portion of their time managing the Company’s affairs, with the allocable share of the compensation of such personnel described in this clause (ii) being as reasonably determined by the Manager to appropriately reflect
      the amount of time spent devoted by such personnel to the Company’s affairs. For the avoidance of doubt, the service by any personnel of the Manager and its Affiliates as a member of the Investment Committee will not, by itself, dispositive in the
      determination as to whether such personnel is deemed “investment personnel” of the Manager and its Affiliates. The Manager shall provide the Company with such written detail as the Company may reasonably request to support the determination of the
      Company’s share of such costs. It being understood that, for the avoidance of doubt, the limitation contained in this Section 7(b) shall not apply to any equity-based incentive compensation payable or granted by the Company, including,
      without limitation, such equity-based incentive compensation made pursuant to the Plan.

    
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    (c) The Manager may, at its option, elect not to seek reimbursement for certain expenses during a given quarterly period, which determination shall not be deemed to construe a waiver of
      reimbursement for similar expenses in future periods.

    

    

    (d) Costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Manager on behalf of the Company shall be reimbursed monthly to the Manager and shall be made regardless of whether any cash distributions are made to
      the Company’s stockholders. The Manager shall prepare a written statement in reasonable detail documenting the costs and expenses of the Company and those incurred by the Manager on behalf of the Company during each month, and shall deliver such
      written statement to the Company within 30 days after the end of each month. Subject to review by the Compensation Committee of the Board pursuant to Section 7(b)(i), the Company shall pay all amounts payable to the Manager pursuant to this Section

        7(d) in cash within five Business Days after the receipt of the written statement without demand, deduction, offset or delay. Cost and expense reimbursements to the Manager shall be subject to adjustment at the end of each calendar year in
      connection with the annual audit of the Company. The provisions of this Section 7 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement to the extent such expenses have previously been incurred or are incurred in connection
      with such expiration or termination.

    

    

    (e) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, except to the extent that the payment of additional monies is proven by the Company to have been required as a direct
      result of the Manager’s acts or omissions that result in the right of the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement, the Manager shall not be required to expend money (“Excess

        Funds”) in connection with any expenses that are required to be paid for or reimbursed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement in excess of that contained in any applicable Company Account or otherwise made available by the Company to be
      expended by the Manager hereunder. Failure of the Manager to expend Excess Funds out-of-pocket shall not give rise or be a contributing factor to the right of the Company under Section 10(b) of this Agreement to terminate this Agreement due
      to unsatisfactory performance by the Manager that is materially detrimental to the Company taken as a whole.

    

    

    (f) Should the Board request that the Manager, any Affiliate of the Manager or any director, officer or employee thereof render services for the Company other than as set forth in Section 2
      hereof, such additional services, if the Manager elects to perform them, shall be separately compensated at such rates and in such amounts as shall be agreed upon by the Manager and the Board, subject to the limitations contained in the Company’s
      Governing Instruments; provided that such separate compensation shall not exceed an amount that would be payable to non-Affiliated third parties for similar services pursuant to an agreement negotiated on an
      arm’s-length basis, and shall not be deemed to be services pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

    

    

    (g)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall not be responsible for the reimbursement or payment of the Company’s costs and expenses pertaining to its formation and its
      initial offering of equity (collectively, the “Start-Up Expenses”), of which the Manager did not have a role, except that the Company shall pay, or reimburse the Principals for, the Start-Up Expenses paid or
      payable to third-party lawyers, accountants and valuation consultants. It being understood that any Start-Up Expenses not borne by the Company are intended to borne by the Principals.

    
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    Section 8. Limits of the Manager’s Responsibility.

    

    

    (a) The Manager assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the services called for hereunder in good faith and shall not be responsible for any action of the Board in
      following or declining to follow any advice or recommendations of the Manager, including as set forth in the Investment Guidelines. The Manager and its Affiliates, and any of their respective members, stockholders, managers, partners, trustees,
      personnel, officers, directors, employees, consultants and any Person providing sub-advisory services to the Manager, will not be liable to the Company, the Board or the Company’s stockholders for any acts or omissions by any such Person (including
      errors that may result from ordinary negligence, such as errors in the investment decision making process or in the trade process) performed in accordance with and pursuant to this Agreement, except by reason of acts or omission constituting bad
      faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of their respective duties under this Agreement, as determined by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Company shall, to the full extent lawful,
      reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless the Manager, its Affiliates, and any of their respective members, stockholders, managers, partners, trustees, personnel, officers, directors, employees, consultants and any Person providing sub-advisory services
      to the Manager (each, a “Manager Indemnified Party”), of and from any and all losses, damages, liabilities, demands, charges and claims of any nature whatsoever and any
      and all expenses, costs and fees related thereto (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld))
      (collectively, “Losses”) incurred by the applicable Manager Indemnified Party in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit
      by or in the right of the Company or its security holders) arising from any acts or omissions of such Manager Indemnified Party performed in good faith under this Agreement and not constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or
      reckless disregard of duties of such Manager Indemnified Party under this Agreement, in each case, to the extent not fully reimbursed by insurance.

    

    

    (b) The Manager shall, to the full extent lawful, reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and the directors, officers and stockholders of the Company and each Person, if any,
      controlling the Company (each, a “Company Indemnified Party” and, together with a Manager Indemnified Party, an “Indemnified Party”) of and from any and all Losses in respect of or arising from (i) any acts or omissions of the Manager constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duties of the Manager
      under this Agreement or (ii) any claims by the Manager’s employees relating to the terms and conditions of their employment by the Manager, in each case to extent not fully reimbursed by insurance.

    
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    (c) In case any such claim, suit, action or proceeding (a “Claim”) is brought against any Indemnified Party in
      respect of which indemnification may be sought by such Indemnified Party pursuant hereto, the Indemnified Party shall give prompt written notice thereof to the indemnifying party; provided, however, that the failure of the Indemnified Party to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability that it may have
      hereunder, unless the indemnifying party’s ability to defend in such Claim or to obtain proceeds under any insurance policy is materially and adversely prejudiced thereby, and then only to the extent such indemnifying party is thereby actually so
      prejudiced. Upon receipt of such notice of a Claim (together with such documents and information from such Indemnified Party as is reasonably available to the Indemnified Party and is reasonably necessary or appropriate to determine whether and to
      what extent the Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification), the indemnifying party shall, at its sole cost and expense, have the right to defend in good faith any such Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall notify the Indemnified Party of any such decision to defend within 15 days following receipt of notice of any such Claim under this Section 8(c). The
      Indemnified Party will be entitled to participate but, subject to the next sentence, not control, the defense of any such action, with its own counsel and at its own expense. Such Indemnified Party may elect to conduct the defense of the Claim, if
      (i) such Indemnified Party reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of counsel approved by the indemnifying party, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, that the Indemnified Party may have separate defenses or counterclaims
      to assert with respect to any issue which may not be consistent with other defendants in such Claim, (ii) such Indemnified Party reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of counsel approved by the indemnifying party, which approval shall not be
      unreasonably withheld or delayed, that an actual or apparent conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest exists between such Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party, or (iii) if the indemnifying party fails to assume the defense of
      such Claim in a timely manner, such Indemnified Party shall be entitled to be represented by separate legal counsel of such Indemnified Party’s choice, subject to the prior approval of the indemnifying party, which approval shall not be unreasonably
      withheld or delayed, at the expense of the indemnifying party. The indemnifying party shall not, without the prior written consent of such Indemnified Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, consent to the entry of any judgment
      against such Indemnified Party or enter into any settlement or compromise of a claim against such Indemnified Party which (i) includes an admission of fault of such Indemnified Party, (ii) does not include, as an unconditional term thereof, the full
      release of such Indemnified Party from all liability in respect of such Claim, which release shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party or (iii) would impose any Losses, judgment, fine, penalty or limitation on
      such Indemnified Party. The applicable Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party, at the indemnifying party’s sole cost and expense, in connection with the defense or settlement of any Claim in accordance with the terms
      hereof. If such Indemnified Party is entitled pursuant to this Section 8 to elect to defend such Claim by counsel of its own choosing and so elects, then the indemnifying party shall be responsible for any good faith settlement of such Claim
      entered into by such Indemnified Party. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, no Indemnified Party may pay or settle any Claim and seek reimbursement therefor under this Section 8.

    

    

    (d) The rights of indemnification provided in this Section 8 will be in addition to any rights to which an Indemnified Party may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a matter of law, and
      shall extend to each of its or his or her heirs, successors and permitted assigns. The provisions of this Section 8 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement until the date that any Indemnified Party is no longer
      subject to any actual or probable Claim (including any rights of appeal thereto) of which indemnification may be sought by such Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 8.

    

    

    Section 9. No Joint Venture.

    

    

    The Company and the Manager are not partners or joint venturers with each other and nothing herein shall be construed to make them such partners or joint venturers or impose any liability as such on
      either of them.

    

    

    Section 10. Term; Renewal; Termination Without Cause.

    

    

    (a) This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall continue in operation, unless terminated in accordance with the terms hereof, until the third anniversary of the Closing
      Date (the “Initial Term”). After the Initial Term, this Agreement shall be deemed renewed automatically each year for an additional one-year period (an “Automatic Renewal Term”)

      unless the Company or the Manager elects not to renew this Agreement in accordance with Section 10(b) or Section 10(c), respectively.

    

    

    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, upon the expiration of the Initial Term or any Automatic Renewal Term and upon 180 days’ prior written notice to the
      Manager (the “Termination Notice”), the Company may, without cause, in connection with the expiration of the Initial Term or the then current Automatic Renewal Term,
      decline to renew this Agreement (any such nonrenewal, a “Termination Without Cause”) upon the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the Independent Directors that
      there has been unsatisfactory performance by the Manager that is materially detrimental to the Company taken as a whole. In the event of a Termination Without Cause, the Company shall pay the Manager the Termination Fee before or on the last day of
      the Initial Term or such Automatic Renewal Term, as the case may be (the “Effective Termination Date”).

    
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    (c) No later than 180 days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or the then current Automatic Renewal Term, the Manager may deliver
      written notice to the Company informing it of the Manager’s intention to decline to renew this Agreement, whereupon this Agreement shall not be renewed and extended and this Agreement shall terminate effective on the anniversary date of this
      Agreement next following the delivery of such notice. The Company is not required to pay to the Manager the Termination Fee if the Manager terminates this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10(c).

    

    

    (d) Except as set forth in this Section 10, a nonrenewal of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without any further liability or obligation of either party to the
      other, except as provided in Sections 5, 7, 8, 10(b), 10(c), 12(b), 13 and 16(e) hereof.

    

    

    (e) If applicable, the Manager shall cooperate with the Company in executing an orderly transition of the management of the Company’s consolidated assets to a new manager.

    

    

    (f) The Company and the Manager each agree that it is their intention that if the Agreement is not terminated in the manner set forth in this Section 10 or Section 12, then the
      Company and the Manager (or the equity owners of the Manager) may effect an Internalization Transaction pursuant to Section 15 upon the Company’s Equity equaling or exceeding $1,000,000,000.

    

    

    Section 11. Assignments.

    

    

    (a) Assignments by the Manager. This Agreement shall terminate automatically without payment of the Termination Fee
      in the event of its assignment, in whole or in part, by the Manager, unless such assignment is consented to in writing by the Company with the approval of a majority of the Independent Directors. Any permitted assignment (including to an Affiliate of
      the Manager as set forth below) shall bind the assignee under this Agreement in the same manner as the Manager is bound, and the assignee shall be liable to the Company for all of its errors or omissions upon such permitted assignment. In addition,
      the assignee shall execute and deliver to the Company a counterpart of this Agreement naming such assignee as the Manager. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Manager may, without the approval of the Company’s Independent
      Directors, (i) assign this Agreement to an Affiliate of the Manager and (ii) delegate to one or more of its Affiliates the performance of any of its responsibilities hereunder so long as it remains liable for any such Affiliate’s performance, in each
      case so long as assignment or delegation does not require the Company’s approval under the Investment Company Act (but if such approval is required, the Company shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent). Nothing contained in
      this Agreement shall preclude any pledge, hypothecation or other transfer of any amounts payable to the Manager under this Agreement.

    

    

    (b) Assignments by the Company. This Agreement shall not be assigned by the Company without the prior written
      consent of the Manager, except in the case of assignment by the Company to another REIT or other organization which is a successor (by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets, or other transaction) to the Company, in which case such successor
      organization shall be bound under this Agreement and by the terms of such assignment in the same manner as the Company is bound under this Agreement.

    

    

    Section 12. Termination for Cause.

    

    

    (a) The Company may terminate this Agreement effective upon 30 days’ prior written notice of termination from the Company to the Manager, without payment of any Termination Fee, if (i) the Manager,
      its agents or its assignees breaches any material provision of this Agreement and such breach shall continue for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof specifying such breach and requesting that the same be remedied in such 30-day period
      (or 45 days after written notice of such breach if the Manager takes steps to cure such breach within 30 days of the written notice), (ii) there is a commencement of any proceeding relating to the Manager’s Bankruptcy or insolvency, including an
      order for relief in an involuntary bankruptcy case or the Manager authorizing or filing a voluntary bankruptcy petition, (iii) any Manager Change of Control occurs that a majority of the Independent Directors determines is materially detrimental to
      the Company taken as a whole, (iv) the Manager is dissolved, or (v) the Manager commits fraud against the Company, misappropriates or embezzles funds of the Company, or acts, or fails to act, in a manner constituting bad faith, willful misconduct,
      gross negligence or reckless disregard in the performance of its duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that if any
      of the actions or omissions described in this clause (v) are caused by an employee, personnel and/or officer of the Manager or one of its Affiliates and the Manager (or such Affiliate) takes all necessary and appropriate action against such Person
      and cures the damage caused by such actions or omissions within 30 days of the Manager’s actual knowledge of its commission or omission, the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 12(a)(v).

    
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    (b) The Manager may terminate this Agreement effective upon 60 days’ prior written notice of termination to the Company in the event that the Company shall default in the performance or observance of
      any material term, condition or covenant contained in this Agreement and such default shall continue for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof specifying such default and requesting that the same be remedied in such 30-day period. The
      Company is required to pay to the Manager the Termination Fee if the termination of this Agreement is made pursuant to this Section 12(b).

    

    

    (c) The Manager, at its sole option, may terminate this Agreement if the Company becomes required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, with such termination deemed
      to occur immediately before such event, in which case the Company shall not be required to pay the Termination Fee.

    

    

    Section 13. Actions Upon Termination.

    

    

    From and after the effective date of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Sections 10, 11, or 12 hereof, the Manager shall not be entitled to compensation for further
      services hereunder, but shall be paid all compensation accruing to the date of termination and, if terminated pursuant to Section 12(b) hereof or not renewed pursuant to Section 10(b) hereof, the Termination Fee. Upon any such
      termination, the Manager shall forthwith:

    

    

    (a) after deducting any accrued compensation and reimbursement for its expenses to which it is then entitled, pay over to the Company all money collected and held for the account of the Company
      pursuant to this Agreement;

    

    

    (b) 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 with respect to the Company; and

    

    

    (c) deliver to the Board all property and documents of the Company then in the custody of the Manager.

    

    

    The provisions of this Section 13 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

    

    

    Section 14. Release of Money or Other Property Upon Written Request.

    

    

    The Manager agrees that any money or other property of the Company held by the Manager shall be held by the Manager as custodian for the Company, and the Manager’s records shall be appropriately and
      clearly marked to reflect the ownership of such money or other property by the Company. Upon the receipt by the Manager of a written request signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company requesting the Manager to release to the Company any money
      or other property then held by the Manager for the account of the Company under this Agreement, the Manager shall release such money or other property to the Company within a reasonable period of time, but in no event later than 60 days following
      such request. Upon delivery of such money or other property to the Company, the Manager shall not be liable to the Company, the Board, or the Company’s stockholders for any acts or omissions by the Company in connection with the money or other
      property released to the Company in accordance with this Section 14. The Company shall indemnify the Manager and its Affiliates, and any of their respective members, stockholders, managers, partners, trustees, personnel, officers, directors,
      employees, consultants and any Person providing sub-advisory services to the Manager against any and all Losses that arise in connection with the Manager’s proper release of such money or other property to the Company in accordance with the terms of
      this Section 14. Indemnification pursuant to this provision shall be in addition to any right of the Manager and its Affiliates, and any of their respective members, stockholders, managers, partners, trustees, personnel, officers, directors,
      employees, consultants and any Person providing sub-advisory services to the Manager to indemnification under Section 8 hereof.

    
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    Section 15. Internalization of the Manager.

    

    

    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, upon the date on which the Company’s Equity equals or exceeds $1,000,000,000 (or reasonably promptly thereafter), the Company may, at its
      election, provide the Manager with a written offer for an Internalization Transaction between the Company and the Manager on such terms and conditions included in such written offer provided by the Company. The initial offer price will be as
      determined by a special committee of the Company’s Board consisting solely of the Company’s Independent Directors (the “Internalization Committee”). Upon receipt of the Company’s initial Internalization
      Transaction offer, the Manager may accept the Company’s proposal or submit a counter offer to the Company. If the Company and the Manager agree upon an Internalization Price pursuant to this Section 15(a), the Company shall seek satisfaction
      of the conditions set forth in Section 15(c).

    

    

    (b) If an Internalization Transaction is not consummated pursuant to Section 15(a), the Manager and the Company shall enter into good faith negotiations for the consummation of an
      Internalization Transaction with an Internalization Price to be agreed. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Internalization Price of an Internalization Transaction has not been agreed upon
      prior to the date that is the three-month anniversary of the date on which the Company’s Equity first equals or exceeds $1,000,000,000 (the “Internalization Trigger Anniversary Date”), then the Company shall
      have the right, but not the obligation, to consummate an Internalization Transaction, effective as of the Internalization Trigger Anniversary Date, at an Internalization Price equal to five times the sum of (i) the annual Base Management Fee (without
      giving effect to any Base Management Fee Rebate), (ii) the annual Incentive Compensation and (iii) the aggregate amount of Outside Fees less the Base Management Fee Rebate, in each case, earned by the Manager during the 12-month period immediately
      preceding the last day of the most recently completed fiscal quarter. In the event an Internalization Transaction is consummated, at the time of consummation of such Internalization Transaction, all assets of the Manager or, alternatively, 100% of
      the outstanding equity interests in the Manager shall be conveyed to and acquired by the Company in exchange for the Internalization Price, computed in accordance with paragraph (e) below and payable pursuant to paragraph (d) below,
      the Company shall succeed to all customer, employment and other relationships or contracts then possessed by the Manager. as applicable, and the Manager shall discontinue all business activities. The parties expressly agree that an Internalization
      Transaction shall be in lieu of any termination of this Agreement and the payment of any Termination Fee, it being the express intention of the parties that no Termination Fee shall be payable in the event of expiration of this Agreement upon the
      consummation of an Internalization Transaction, and, instead, the Company shall acquire the business of the Manager at that time for the Internalization Price determined in accordance with Section 15(e) of this Agreement. The parties mutually
      agree to execute such additional agreements, documents and instruments as may be reasonably required to effect the Internalization Transaction and convey the Manager’s assets (or the equity interests in the Manager) to the Company.

    

    

    (c) Consummation of any Internalization Transaction agreed to between the Company and the Manager is conditioned upon the satisfaction of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the
      Company in its sole discretion:

    

    

    (i) The Company’s receipt of a fairness opinion from a nationally-recognized investment banking firm to the effect that the consideration to be paid by the Company for the assets
      and equity of the Manager is fair, from a financial point of view, to stockholders of the Company who are not affiliated with the Manager or its Affiliates;

    

    

    (ii) The approval of the acquisition by the Internalization Committee; and

    

    

    (iii) The approval of Company stockholders holding a majority of the votes cast on such Internalization Transaction proposal at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a
      quorum is present.

    
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    (d) The Internalization Price paid to the Manager in any Internalization Transaction may be payable in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination at the discretion of the Board. The value of any
      Common Stock paid as partial or full consideration of any Internalization Transaction shall be calculated based on the volume-weighted average of the closing market price of the Common Stock for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding
      the date with respect to which value must be determined; provided, however, that if the Company’s Common Stock is not traded on a securities exchange at the time of
      closing of any such Internalization Transaction, then the number of shares of Common Stock shall be determined by agreement between the Board and the Manager or, in the absence of such agreement, the Internalization Price shall be paid in cash.

    

    

    (e) Upon any Internalization Transaction pursuant to this Section 15, the Manager shall not be entitled to the receipt of any Termination Fee. The “Internalization

        Price” shall be determined as follows: (A) if an Internalization Transaction occurs prior to the Internalization Trigger Anniversary Date, the Internalization Price shall be equal to the price agreed upon by the Company and the Manager
      pursuant to Section 15(a) or Section 15(b), as applicable; and (B) if an Internalization Transaction occurs as of the Internalization Trigger Anniversary Date pursuant to Section 15(b), the Internalization Price shall be equal
      to five times the sum of (i) the annual Base Management Fee (without giving effect to any Base Management Fee Rebate), (ii) the annual Incentive Compensation and (iii) the aggregate amount of Outside Fees less the Base Management Fee Rebate, in each
      case, earned by the Manager during the 12-month period immediately preceding the last day of the most recently completed fiscal quarter, with no Board or Manager discretion to change such Internalization Price.

    

    

    Section 16. Miscellaneous.

    

    

    (a) Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be
      in writing (including by facsimile), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered against receipt or upon actual receipt of (i) personal delivery, (ii) delivery by reputable overnight
      courier, (iii) delivery by email or (iv) delivery by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as set forth below (or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto in
      accordance with this Section 16):

    

    

    The Company: AFC Gamma, Inc.

    525 Okeechobee Blvd., Suite 1770

    West Palm Beach, FL 33401

    Attention: Leonard M. Tannenbaum

    Chief Executive Officer

    Email: len@advancedflowercapital.com

    

    

    with a copy to: AFC Gamma, Inc.

    525 Okeechobee Blvd., Suite 1770

    West Palm Beach, FL 33401

    Attention: Gabriel Katz

    Director of Legal

    Email: gabe@advancedflowercapital.com

    

    

    O’Melveny & Myers LLP

    Two Embarcadero Center

    28th Floor

    San Francisco, CA 94111

    Attention: C. Brophy Christensen

    Email: bchristensen@omm.com

    

    

    The Manager: AFC Management, LLC

    525 Okeechobee Blvd., Suite 1770

    West Palm Beach, FL 33401

    Attention: Leonard M. Tannenbaum

    Chief Executive Officer

    Email: len@advancedflowercapital.com

    
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    with a copy to: AFC Management, LLC

    525 Okeechobee Blvd., Suite 1770

    West Palm Beach, FL 33401

    Attention: Gabriel Katz

    Director of Legal

    Email: gabe@advancedflowercapital.com

    

    

    O’Melveny & Myers LLP

    Two Embarcadero Center

    28th Floor

    San Francisco, CA 94111

    Attention: C. Brophy Christensen

    Email: bchristensen@omm.com

    

    

    (b) Binding Nature of Agreement; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
      benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns as provided herein.

    

    

    (c) Integration. 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 and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof.

    

    

    (d) Amendments. This Agreement, and any terms hereof, may not be amended, supplemented or modified except in an
      instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto, or their respective successors or permitted assigns.

    

    

    (e) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF
      NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF SUCH STATE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR JUDGMENT RELATING TO
      OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN SUCH COURT.

    

    

    (f) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE,
      EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION
      WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

    

    

    (g) No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of a party
      hereto, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
      any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law. No waiver of any provision hereunder shall be
      effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party granting such waiver.

    
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    (h) Section Headings. The section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for convenience in reference only
      and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the interpretation of any provisions hereof.

    

    

    (i) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate
      counterparts (including by facsimile), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

    

    

    (j) Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as
      to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
      unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

    

    

    (k) No Invalidity due to Federal Law. This Agreement shall not be terminated or challenged as illegal by either Company or Manager on account of the federal
      prohibition under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act of the cultivation, processing, sale or possession of cannabis or parts of cannabis including the sale or possession of cannabis paraphernalia, advertising the sale of cannabis, products containing
      cannabis or cannabis paraphernalia, or controlling or managing real estate on which cannabis is trafficked, as long as this Agreement and any activities conducted pursuant to this Agreement are in compliance with applicable state law.

    

    

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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Amended and Restated Management Agreement as of the date first written above.

    

    

     

    

    	 	
            AFC GAMMA, INC.

          
	 	 
	 	
            By:

          	/s/ Thomas Geoffroy 
	 	 	
            Name: Thomas Geoffroy

          
	 	 	
            Title: Chief Financial Officer

            

          
	 	 	 
	 	
            AFC MANAGEMENT, LLC

          
	 	 	 
	 	
            By:

          	/s/ Leonard Tannenbaum
	 	 	
            Name: Leonard Tannenbaum

            

          
	 	 	
            Title: Chief Executive Officer

            

          

    

    

    
      Signtaure Page To Amended and Restated
          Management Agreement

    

    
      
        

    

    Exhibit A

    

    

    Investment Guidelines

    

    

    1. No investment shall be made that would cause the Company to fail to qualify as a REIT under the Code.

    

    

    2. No investment shall be made that would cause the Company to be regulated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

    

    

    3. No investment shall be made that would cause the Company to violate any law, rule or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company (excluding for purposes of
      this clause, the federal prohibition under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act of the cultivation, processing, sale or possession of cannabis or parts of cannabis including the sale or possession of cannabis paraphernalia, advertising the sale of
      cannabis, products containing cannabis or cannabis paraphernalia, or controlling or managing real estate on which cannabis is trafficked, as long as such investments are in compliance with applicable state law) or of any securities exchange on which
      the securities of the Company may be listed or that would otherwise not be permitted by the Company’s Governing Instruments.

    

    

    4. The Company’s investments shall be in the Investments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this paragraph 4 shall not prohibit the Manager from causing the Company to invest in the types of assets
      described in paragraph 5 below until appropriate investments in the Target Investments are identified.

    

    

    5. Until appropriate investments in the Target Investments are identified, the Manager may cause the Company to invest its available cash in interest-bearing, short-term investments, including money
      market accounts or funds, commercial mortgage backed securities and corporate bonds and other investments, subject to the requirements for the Company’s qualification as a REIT under the Code.

    

    

    6. All investments by the Company require the approval of the Investment Committee.

    

    

    These Investment Guidelines may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented or waived by the Board (which must include a majority of the Independent Directors) and the Manager without the approval
      of the Company’s stockholders.

    
      
        

    

    Exhibit B

    

    

    Conflict of Interest Policy 

    
      AFC Management, LLC

      

      

      

      

      	

            	1.	
              Introduction

            

      

      

      This Conflict of Interest Policy (the “Policy”) has been prepared for AFC Management, LLC (as used in this Policy, “AFC Management” or the “Manager”). This Policy sets out the Manager’s conflict of interest policies and procedures relating to its investment advisory activities and is to
        be used as a guide for compliance with applicable legal standards, the federal securities laws, and the Manager’s policies. This Policy is for the exclusive use of AFC Management personnel and is not to be copied, reproduced, or distributed to any
        person who is not employed by AFC Management without the express written permission of the Manager’s Chief Compliance Officer (the “Chief Compliance Officer”). Questions regarding the Policy’s contents are to be directed to Chief Compliance
        Officer.

      

      

      For purposes of this Policy, the Manager’s clients are AFC Gamma, Inc. and AFC Warehouse Holding, LLC, which it
        manages (the “Clients”). In our capacity as investment managers to our Clients, we act as fiduciaries and thus owe them a series of duties,
        including a general duty to act at all times in their best interest and avoid actual and apparent conflicts of interest. We are filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an “Exempt Reporting Adviser” pursuant to Section 203(m)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”). In addition, while we are not currently registered with the SEC as an investment adviser, we expect to be registered at the time we can no longer rely on the exemption provided in Section 203(m)-1 of the
        Advisers Act. As a registered investment adviser, we will be required to comply with the requirements set forth under the Advisers Act, the rules adopted thereunder and certain SEC interpretive positions applicable to registered investment
        advisers.

      

      

      This Policy describes in general terms the requirements for complying with the federal securities laws that we
        all must follow and our policies and procedures for complying with these requirements. The Policy applies to each of (i) the partners, members, owners, principals, directors, officers, supervisors, employees of AFC Management; and (ii) any other
        person who provides investment advice on behalf of the Manager and is subject to the supervision and control of the Manager (collectively, the “Covered
          Persons”). Without limitation of the foregoing, “Covered Persons” shall also include any other person deemed by the Chief Compliance Officer to be a Covered Person for purposes of the Policy (provided in the case of each of the foregoing
        that such person is notified in writing of such determination by the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee).

      

      

      Violation of the Advisers Act or any of the other laws, rules, and regulations to which AFC Management is
        subject may result in penalties being imposed on the Manager and/or its Covered Persons by one or more regulatory agencies, and, in addition, may subject the Manager and its Covered Persons to civil liabilities. The penalties may be severe,
        including life-long expulsion from the securities industry and significant monetary fines.

      

      

      The    Manager  has  designated 
        ___________  as the Chief Compliance Officer who has overall responsibility for implementing  and  monitoring  this  Policy  and,  when  applicable,  the 
        Manager’s  overall compliance program, including ensuring the  effectiveness  of  the  policies  and  procedures contained in this Policy. The Chief Compliance Officer may delegate certain responsibilities, including, without limitation, the
        granting or withholding of any consents or pre-approvals required by this Policy, or the making of other determinations pursuant to this Policy, to one or more other Covered Persons acting under the supervision of the Chief Compliance Officer (or
        under the supervision of another person designated by the Chief Compliance Officer), but shall retain overall responsibility for the Manager’s compliance program. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Chief Compliance Officer
        personally is required to obtain any consents, pre-approvals or other determinations pursuant to the Policy that would, with respect to any other Covered Person, be made by the Chief Compliance Officer himself, then in such cases the Manager’s
        Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible for granting or making any such consents, pre-approvals or other determinations with respect to the Chief Compliance Officer.

      

      

      
        
          

      

      
      If a Covered Person suspects that the Manager’s procedures are being violated, or discovers any “red flags”
        suggesting a possible violation of Firm policies or procedures or the securities laws or regulations, then such Covered Person must promptly report the matter to the Manager’s Chief Compliance Officer or to an anonymous hotline whistleblower. The
        Manager’s Chief Compliance Officer in coordination with legal and/or the covered person’s supervisor shall promptly investigate the matter and take such action, if any, as he or she believes is appropriate to prevent any further violations while
        the investigation is ongoing. Such action may include, but is not limited to, subjecting the suspected Covered Person(s) to enhanced supervision, implementing revised procedures, or temporarily removing the suspect Covered Person(s) from his or her
        position until the investigation is completed. Once the investigation is completed, the Chief Compliance Officer in coordination with legal and/or the covered person’s supervisor will determine whether any action should be taken, and, if so, what
        that action should be.

      

      

      Each Covered Person must retain a copy of this Policy, review it carefully, and sign an initial statement
        acknowledging receipt and review of the Policy. Annually thereafter, Covered Persons will be required to complete a compliance certification and sign a statement attesting to his or her continued compliance.

      

      

      The Policy may be updated and amended periodically, and additional compliance material to supplement this Policy
        may be provided to Covered Persons by the Manager. Covered Persons are required to review and retain this Policy and any such updates and supplements. All such updates and supplements are considered part of this Policy, as are any amended versions
        of this Policy that may be provided by the Manager to Covered Persons. The Manager expects Covered Persons to be at all times thoroughly familiar with the Manager’s policies and procedures set forth herein. It is each Covered Person’s
        responsibility to review the Policy and any updates or supplements (or amended versions of this Policy) from time to time to ensure that such Covered Person is in compliance. Any Covered Person who fails to comply with the Manager’s procedures is
        subject to immediate disciplinary action by the Manager, including, at its sole discretion, heightened supervision, fines or termination.

      

      

      All requests for an exception to a policy or procedure contained in the Policy must be made in writing to the
        Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer will review the facts and circumstances of the request and communicate any decision regarding the request back to the requestor in writing. The Chief Compliance Officer will keep a record of
        both the request and the decision.

      

      

      This Policy cannot cover every possible situation that may arise in the course of conducting our business. If you
        are uncertain about how to react to a particular circumstance, please contact the Chief Compliance Officer.

      

      

      	

            	2.	
              General Overview of the Advisers Act

            

      

      

      	

            	2.1	
              Fiduciary Duty

            

      

      

      The SEC, other regulatory bodies, and the courts have consistently construed the laws and regulations governing
        investment advisers as imposing a “fiduciary duty” on them with respect to their dealings with Clients. It is the policy of AFC Management to act in a manner consistent with this position. Acting as a fiduciary requires that an investment adviser,
        consistent with its other statutory and regulatory obligations, act solely in the Client’s best interests when providing investment advice and engaging in other activities on behalf of the Client.

      
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      Among the specific fiduciary obligations that an investment adviser has are:

      

      

      	

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              A duty to have a reasonable, independent basis for its investment decisions;

            

      

      

      	

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              A duty to ensure that its investment decisions are suitable and appropriate given each client’s objectives, needs, and circumstances;

            

      

      

      	

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              A duty to refrain from entering into transactions, including personal securities transactions, that are inconsistent with client interests;

            

      

      

      	

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              A duty to permit clients to benefit from investment opportunities before the investment adviser; and

            

      

      

      	

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              An obligation to be loyal to clients.

            

      

      

      	

            	2.2	
              Conflicts of Interest

            

      

      

      Potential or actual conflicts of interest may arise between the Manager or its affiliates and Clients under
        certain circumstances. The Manager’s policy is to protect the interests of each Client and to place the Client’s interests first and foremost in each and every situation. Circumstances may also arise where there is a conflict of interest between
        the Clients. In the event of such conflict of interest, the Manager shall ensure that the conflict is managed fairly. To the extent such potential or actual conflicts arise, the Manager and its Covered Persons will act according to the fiduciary
        duties owed each Client. The Manager will use its reasonable efforts to avoid any potential conflicts of interest and shall disclose the nature and source of any material conflict of interest to the Client before undertaking a transaction on behalf
        of the Client.

      

      

      Section 206 of the Advisers Act addresses conflicts of interest which may arise in an investment advisory
        relationship, even though the conflicts may not specifically involve prohibited activities. Examples of potential conflicts of interest, and the higher standard of disclosure to which they are subject, include:

      

      

      	

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              When an adviser receives compensation, directly or indirectly, from a source other than the Client for recommending a security, the adviser must disclose the nature
                and extent of the compensation;

            

      

      

      	

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              When an adviser or an affiliate of the adviser has an interest (e.g., deal-related fees, etc.) in an investment being recommended, the extent of the adviser’s
                interest must be disclosed; and

            

      

      

      	

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              When an adviser or related party compensates a third party for referring a client, the material terms of the arrangement must be disclosed to, and acknowledged, by
                the Client.

            

      

      

      	

            	2.3	
              Antifraud Provisions – General

            

      

      

      Section 206 of the Advisers Act makes it unlawful for investment advisers directly or indirectly:

      

      

      	

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              To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud any client or prospective client;

            

      

      

      	

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              To engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business that operates as a fraud or deceit upon any client or prospective client;

            

      

      

      	

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              To act as a principal for its own account, knowingly to sell any security to or purchase any security from a client, or act as broker for a person other than such
                client, knowingly to effect any sale or purchase of any security for the account of any such client, without disclosing to such client in writing before the completion of such transaction the capacity in which the adviser is acting and
                obtaining consent of the client to such transaction; or

            

      

      

      	

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              To engage in any act, practice, or course of business that is fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative.

            

      

      

      
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            	3.	
              Portfolio Management Process

            

      

      

      	

            	3.1	
              Compliance with Investment Strategy and Restrictions

            

      

      

      The Manager’s policy with respect to portfolio management activities is to act in the best interests of its
        Clients and to conduct its activities in a responsible manner. The Manager’s fiduciary duty requires that it recommend only investments that are suitable for a Client, taking into account such Client’s investment strategy, process and any
        restrictions in such Client’s organizational documents (“Charter”) and other offering documentation, including any applicable side letters.
        Covered Persons should be familiar with this information and the Chief Compliance Officer is responsible for communicating any changes to this information to the appropriate Covered Persons.

      

      

      	

            	3.2	
              Procedures for Complying with Investment Strategy and Restrictions

            

      

      

      Each Client’s Charter or other offering documentation describes the Client’s investment process. The Manager’s
        investment professionals, partners and the Chief Compliance Officer shall meet regularly to discuss potential transactions. Investment transactions shall be approved in accordance with each Client’s offering documentation and any agreements between
        the Manager and such Client. Both Clients will often make investments in the same issuer as part of a single transaction. In connection with those transactions, the Manager shall ensure that the Investment Committee evaluates and confirms the
        transactions is in the best interest of each Client that participates in the transaction. Upon receipt of approval to execute on any such transaction, the Chief Compliance Officer shall confirm that the transaction is in the best interests of the
        Client and its Investors as a whole and is consistent with the Client’s investment strategy and restrictions. The Chief Compliance Officer will make and maintain a memorandum of each transaction that contains the information required by Advisers
        Act Rule 204-2(a)(3). Such memorandum must contain the following information:

      

      

      	

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              the terms and conditions of the transaction (buy or sell);

            

      

      

      	

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              any instruction, modification or cancellation;

            

      

      

      	

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              the person connected with the Manager who initiated the transaction;

            

      

      

      	

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              the person(s) who executed the transaction;

            

      

      

      	

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              the Client for which the transaction was entered;

            

      

      

      	

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              the date of entry;

            

      

      

      	

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              the bank, broker or dealer by or through whom executed (if applicable), and

            

      

      

      	

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              whether the transaction is entered into pursuant to the exercise of the Manager’s discretionary authority.

            

      

      

      	

            	3.3	
              Principal and Cross Trades

            

      

      

      Currently, the Manager’s Clients do not engage in principal trades, where the Manager becomes a participant to the
        trade, and cross trades, where the Manager sells securities directly from one account to another. Such transactions generally require Client consent and impose written reporting requirements on a transaction-by- transaction basis. When it comes to illiquid securities or assets, extra caution is essential, as is clear documentation of the determining price factors. Should the Manager change its
        practices, the Chief Compliance Officer shall make such revisions as are necessary to this Policy and shall ensure that appropriate disclosure has been provided to Clients.

      

      

      
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            	4.	
              Allocation of Investment Opportunities

            

      

      

      It is the Manager’s policy to treat each Client in a fair and equitable manner, depending on the particular facts
        and circumstances and the needs and financial objectives of each Client, such that allocations are not based upon account performance, applicable fee structures or the appearance of otherwise preferential treatment. The Manager shall avoid any
        action that could result in an unfair or inequitable disadvantage to any Client, presenting to each Client all privately negotiated investment opportunities that the Manager reasonably believes to be suitable for the Client. Notwithstanding the
        foregoing, the Manager will not be required to offer a Client the opportunity to invest in any investments of any existing Client.

      

      

      	

            	5.	
              Outside Activities and Other Potential Conflicts of Interest

            

      

      

      A conflict of interest may arise from a Covered Person’s involvement in outside interests or relationships that
        may either conflict with the Covered Person’s duty to the Manager, adversely affect the Covered Person’s judgment in the performance of his or her responsibilities or provide an actual or potential personal benefit. The benefit may be direct or
        indirect, financial or non-financial, through family connections, personal associations or otherwise. Firm policy requires that all Covered Persons conduct the business affairs of the Manager in accordance with the highest principles of business
        ethics and in such a manner so as to avoid such conflicts of interest, whether actual or potential.

      

      

      It is the Manager’s policy that no Covered Person may engage in any outside business activities that may give
        rise to conflicts of interest or otherwise jeopardize the integrity of reputation of the Manager. Covered Persons should promptly report to the Chief Compliance Officer any situation or circumstance which may give rise to a conflict of interest.
        Although the Manager does not require approval of outside activities undertaken by family members, a Covered Person must contact the Chief Compliance Officer if he or she believes that any such outside activities may raise or appear to raise a
        conflict of interest in connection with his or her employment or the Manager’s business activities.

      

      

      While it is not possible to describe all circumstances where a conflict of interest exists or may exist, the
        following is intended to provide some guidance about potential conflicts of interest. A Covered Person’s outside activities must not reflect adversely on the Manager or give rise to a real or apparent conflict of interest with his/her duties to the
        Manager. Covered Persons must be alert to potential conflicts of interest and be aware that, as a condition to his/her continued employment or other association with the Manager, he/she may be asked to discontinue any outside activity if a
        potential conflict arises. Outside activities must not interfere with a Covered Person’s job performance or require a substantial amount of his/her time. A Covered Person’s responsibilities to the Manager and its Clients should always be his/her
        first work priority.

      

      

      A Covered Person may seek approval for engaging in any outside employment by sending a written request (email
        acceptable) to the Chief Compliance Officer describing the nature of the outside activity, the time commitment involved, the parties for whom such Covered Person will be working or associated with, and other relevant particulars of the activity.
        Requests to engage in such outside activity will be reviewed and approved by the Chief Compliance Officer on a case-by-case basis.

      

      

      
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            	6.	
              Confidential Information

            

      

      

      Covered Persons should be aware that all information, whether or not in writing, of a private, secret,
        proprietary or confidential nature that concern the Manager’s business or financial affairs, including the business and affairs of the Clients (collectively “Confidential Information”), is and shall be the exclusive property of the Manager. By way
        of illustration, but not limitation, Confidential Information includes the identity of any Clients or investors in any of the Clients or other information about such investors or the investments made or to be made by such Clients. Covered Persons
        shall not disclose any Confidential Information to others outside of the Manager or use the same for any purposes (other than specifically with respect to the Covered Person’s performance of its responsibilities to the Manager) without the prior
        written approval by the Chief Compliance Officer, either during or after such period of time as the Covered Person is performing duties and responsibilities for the Manager, unless and until such Confidential Information has become public knowledge
        without fault by the Covered Person or the Covered Person is required to do so by law or court order, whereupon the Covered Person (or former Covered Person) shall promptly inform the Manager in writing. Covered Persons shall not disclose or use
        Confidential Information and records of the type set forth in paragraphs above, both during and after the termination of the employment or independent contractor relationship with the Manager.

    

    
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    Exhibit C

    

    

    AFC GAMMA, INC.

    Amended and Restated Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

    (as of          ,
        2021)

    

    

    Introduction

    

    

    This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (this “Code”) embodies the commitment of AFC Gamma, Inc. (the “Corporation”) to conduct its business in accordance with all applicable
      governmental rules and regulations and to promote honest and ethical conduct. This Code applies to all officers and employees of the Corporation and members of the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) (such persons, the “Covered Persons”), each of whom is expected to adhere to the principles and
      procedures set forth in this Code that apply to them. This Code should be provided to and followed by our agents and representatives, including our consultants.

    

    

    Failure to comply with this Code, or to report a violation, may result in disciplinary actions, including warnings,
      suspensions, termination of employment or such other actions as may be appropriate under the circumstances.

    

    

    This Code is intended to provide a broad overview of basic ethical principles that guide our conduct. In some
      circumstances, we maintain more specific policies on the topics referred to in this Code. Should you have any questions regarding these policies, please contact the Legal Department of the Corporation (the “Legal Department”).

    

    

    Conflicts of Interest

    

    

    A “conflict of interest” occurs when a Covered Person’s private interest interferes or appears to interfere with the
      interests of the Corporation as a whole. A conflict situation can arise when a Covered Person takes actions or has interests that make it difficult for the individual to perform his or her work objectively and effectively. The receipt of any improper
      benefits by the Covered Person or their family members due to the Covered Person’s position with the Corporation, such as loans or guarantees of their obligations, should be avoided at all costs. A particular activity or situation may be found to
      involve a conflict of interest even though it does not result in any financial loss to the Corporation, and irrespective of the motivations of the Covered Person involved. For purposes of this Code, “family members” include a person’s spouse or
      life-partner, parents, children (whether such relationships are by blood or by adoption), siblings, mothers- and fathers-in-law, sons and daughters-in-law, brothers- and sisters in-law, and anyone (other than domestic employees) who shares such
      person’s home. All Covered Persons must avoid conflicts of interest unless approved by the Audit and Valuation Committee of the Board (the “Audit and Valuation Committee”).
      No member of the Audit and Valuation Committee that is involved in the matter that gives rise to the conflict of interest may participate in any decision by the Audit and Valuation Committee that in any way relates to the matter that gives rise to
      the conflict of interest, other than to provide the Audit and Valuation Committee with all relevant information relating to the matter. Related person transactions are a special category of conflicts of interest and are subject to (and defined in)
      the Corporation’s Related Person Transaction Policy.

    

    

    Generally, conflicts of interest are prohibited as a matter of Corporation policy, unless they have been approved by
      the Corporation. Each Covered Person should engage in and promote honest and ethical conduct, including in their handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships. Each Covered Person should promptly
      report any situation or transaction involving an actual or potential conflict of interest to the Chair of the Audit and Valuation Committee or the Chair of the Board.

    

    

    
      
        

    

    
     Some of the Covered Persons may also be employees or officers of the Corporation’s external manager or one of its
      affiliates (collectively, the “Manager”), who manages the Corporation pursuant to a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”). Although typically not presenting an opportunity for improper personal benefit, conflicts may arise from, or as a result of, the relationship between the Corporation and the
      Manager and/or Covered Persons that are officers, employees and/or directors of more than one of such entities. As a result, this Code recognizes that the Covered Persons will, in the normal course of their duties (whether for the Corporation or the
      Manager), be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions that will have different effects on the Corporation and the Manager. The participation of the Covered Persons in such activities is inherent in the relationship between the
      Corporation and the Manager and is consistent with the performance by the Covered Persons of their duties as officers, employees and/or directors of the Corporation. Thus, if performed in conformity with the provisions of applicable law, such
      activities will be deemed to have been handled ethically and to not constitute a “conflict of interest” for purposes of this Code. Nothing in this Code shall be construed to restrict the right of the Manager to engage in any activity or business that
      it is permitted to engage in under the Management Agreement or restrict any Covered Person, who is also a member, partner, officer or employee of the Manager, from taking any action in connection therewith.

    

    

    Some of the Covered Persons may also have a relationship with the Corporation’s borrowers or other clients. In such
      circumstances where a Covered Person’s outside business activities include an investment in or management role at a borrower or other client of the Corporation, such Covered Person shall not participate in any decision making processes that will give
      rise to a potential or actual conflict of interest unless approved by the Audit and Valuation Committee.  A Covered Person may seek approval for making an investment in or engaging in outside activity with a borrower by sending a written request
      (email acceptable) to the Legal Department describing the nature of the investment or the outside activity, the time commitment involved, the parties for whom such Covered Person will be working with or associated with, and other relevant particulars
      of such activity.  Requests to engage in such investment and outside activity will be reviewed and approved by the Legal Department on a case-by-case basis. The investment in or management role at a borrower or a client that is approved pursuant to
      this policy does not alone, without participating in any decision making processes that will give rise to a conflict of interest, constitute a “conflict of interest” for purposes of this Code.

    

    

    Corporate Opportunities

    

    

    Covered Persons owe a duty to the Corporation to advance its legitimate interests when the opportunity to do so
      arises. Covered Persons may not take for themselves personally opportunities that are discovered through the use of Corporation property, information or position, or use Corporation property, information or position for their personal gain. Nor may
      they compete with the Corporation. Notwithstanding these provisions, no director or officer of the Corporation, including any officer or director who also serves as a director, officer or employee of the Manager, or serves on the Manager’s Investment
      Committee for the Corporation, shall be obligated, in their capacity as such, to offer to the Corporation the opportunity to participate in any business or investing activity or venture that falls within the Corporation’s investment guidelines that
      is presented to such person, other than in their capacity as an officer or director of the Corporation.

    

    

    Sometimes the line between personal and Corporation benefits is difficult to draw, and sometimes both personal and
      Corporation benefits may be derived from certain activities. The prudent course of conduct is to make sure that any use of Corporation property or services that is not solely for the benefit of the Corporation is approved beforehand by the Legal
      Department.

    

    

    
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    Confidentiality

    

    

    In carrying out the Corporation’s business, Covered Persons often learn confidential or proprietary information about
      the Corporation, its portfolio companies, prospective portfolio companies or other third parties. Covered Persons must maintain the confidentiality of all information so entrusted to them except when disclosure is authorized or legally mandated. Any
      questions or concerns regarding whether disclosure of Company information is legally mandated should be promptly referred to the Legal Department. Confidential or proprietary information includes, among other things, any non-public information
      concerning the Corporation, including its businesses, financial performance, results or prospects, and any non-public information provided by a third party with the expectation that the information will be kept confidential and used solely for the
      business purpose for which it was conveyed. The obligation to protect confidential information does not end when a Covered Person leaves the Corporation.

    

    

    Fair Dealing

    

    

    The Corporation is committed to maintaining the highest legal and ethical standards in the conduct of its business.
      Meeting this commitment is the responsibility of the Corporation and each and every one of our Covered Persons. Each Covered Person should endeavor to deal fairly with the Corporation’s portfolio companies, prospective portfolio companies, borrowers,
      lenders, suppliers, vendors, service providers, competitors and employees and all other persons or entities. No officer, director or employee should take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information,
      misrepresentation of material facts, or any unfair dealing practice.

    

    

    Protection and Proper Use of Corporation Assets

    

    

    All Covered Persons should seek to protect the Corporation’s assets and ensure their efficient use. Theft,
      carelessness and waste have a direct impact on the Corporation’s financial performance. Officers, directors and employees must use the Corporation’s assets and services solely for legitimate business purposes of the Corporation and not for any
      personal benefit or the personal benefit of anyone else.

    

    

    Any suspected incident of fraud or theft should be immediately reported to a supervisor or, if appropriate, a more
      senior manager for investigation. The Corporation carefully safeguards its confidential information. Unauthorized use or distribution of confidential information is prohibited and could also be illegal, resulting in civil or even criminal penalties.

    

    

    Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations

    

    

    Obeying the law, both in letter and in spirit, is the foundation on which the Corporation’s ethical standards are
      built. All Covered Persons must respect and obey the laws of the cities, states and countries in which we operate. Although not all employees are expected to know the details of these laws, it is important to know enough to determine when to seek
      advice from supervisors, managers or other appropriate personnel.

    

    

    Covered Persons should strive to identify and raise potential issues before they lead to problems, and should ask
      about the application of this Code whenever in doubt. Any questions relating to how these policies should be interpreted or applied should be addressed to the Legal Department.

    

    

    
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    Insider Trading

    

    

    You are prohibited by Corporation policy and by law from buying or selling publicly traded securities for any purpose
      at a time when you are in possession of “material nonpublic information.” This conduct is known as “insider trading.” If you have any question about whether a particular transaction may constitute insider trading and what you need to do in such case,
      you should consult the Legal Department. For more information, see the Corporation’s Insider Trading Policy.

    

    

    Public Disclosure

    

    

    It is the Corporation’s policy to make full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in compliance with
      all applicable laws and regulations in all reports and documents it files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, if applicable, and all other governmental, quasi- governmental and self-regulatory bodies and in all other public
      communications made by the Corporation. As a Covered Person, you are required to promote compliance with this Code by all Covered Persons and to abide by the Corporation’s standards, policies and procedures designed to promote compliance with this
      Code.

    

    

    Amendments and Waivers of this Code

    

    

    The Board has designated the Audit and Valuation Committee the authority to waive certain provisions of this Code, and
      may from time to time designate another committee comprised of independent directors to serve such function. Any Covered Person who believes that a waiver may be called for should discuss the matter with the Legal Department or the Chairman of the
      Board, or if the Chairman of the Board is unavailable, the Chairperson of the Audit and Valuation Committee. In addition, this Code may be amended from time to time by the Board. Amendments to and waivers of this Code will be publicly disclosed as
      required by applicable laws and regulations. In particular, waivers for executive officers or directors may be made only by the Board.

    

    

    Compliance with Code

    

    

    If you know of or suspect a violation of applicable laws, rules or regulations or this Code, you must immediately
      report that information to the Legal Department or any member of the Board. No one will be subject to retaliation because of a good faith report of a
        suspected violation.

    

    

    Violations of this Code may result in disciplinary action, up to and including discharge. The Board shall determine,
      or shall designate appropriate persons to determine, appropriate action in response to violations of this Code.

    

    

    Other

    

    

    For purposes of the Guidelines, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “executive officers,” “officers,”
      “employees,” “management,” “senior managers,” “supervisors,” and “Legal Department” include individuals that are employed by the Manager, or an affiliate of the Manager, and perform roles on behalf of the Corporation pursuant to the Management
      Agreement.

    

    

    No Rights Created

    

    

    This Code is a statement of certain fundamental principles and policies and procedures that govern the Covered Persons in the conduct of the
      Corporation’s business. It is not intended to and does not create any rights in any Covered Person or in any of the Corporation’s portfolio companies, prospective portfolio companies, suppliers, borrowers, lenders, competitors or stockholders, or in
      any other person or entity.

    

    

    
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    Availability of this Code

    

    

    The Corporation shall make the most current version of this Code publicly available by placing it on the Corporation’s
      website at http://afcgamma.com. This Code is also available in print to any stockholder who requests it.

     

    

     

    

     

    

    5Exhibit 10.2

    

    

    [FORM OF] DIRECTOR AND/OR OFFICER

    

    

    INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

    

    

    THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered
      into as of __________________, 20__, by and between AFC Gamma, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and ________________________ (“Indemnitee”).

    

    

    WHEREAS, at the request of the Company, Indemnitee is serving as a director and/or officer of the Company and
      may, therefore, be subjected to claims, suits or proceedings arising as a result of his or her service; and

    

    

    WHEREAS, as an inducement to Indemnitee to continue to serve as such director and/or officer of the Company, the
      Company has agreed to indemnify and to advance expenses and costs incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any such claims, suits or proceedings, to the maximum extent permitted by law; and

    

    

    WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification and advance
      of expenses.

    

    

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee
      do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

    

    

    Section 1.          

    Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement:

    

    

    (a)          

    “Change in Control” means a change in control of the Company occurring
        after the Effective Date of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
        of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided, however, that, without limitation, such
        a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if, after the Effective Date (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than any stockholder of the Company (and its affiliates) owning 10% or
        more of the Company’s voting stock on the Effective Date, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 15% or more of the combined voting
        power of all of the Company’s then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors without the prior approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such
        person’s attaining such percentage interest; (ii) there occurs a proxy/contest, or the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets, plan of liquidation or other reorganization not approved by at least two-thirds of the members of
        the Board of Directors then in office, as a consequence of which members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a majority of the Board of Directors thereafter; or (iii) at any time,
        a majority of the members of the Board of Directors are not individuals (A) who were directors as of the Effective Date or (B) whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by the
        affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were directors as of the Effective Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved.

    

    

    (b)          

    “Corporate Status” means the status of a person as a present or former
        director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, limited
        liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company.  As a clarification and without limiting the circumstances in which Indemnitee may
        be serving at the request of the Company, service by Indemnitee shall be deemed to be at the request of the Company (i) if Indemnitee serves or served as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent
        of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (A) of which a majority of the voting power or equity interest is or was owned directly or indirectly by the Company or (B)
        the management of which is controlled directly or indirectly by the Company, or (ii) if, as a result of Indemnitee’s service to the Company or any of its affiliated entities, Indemnitee is subject to duties to, or required to perform services for,
        an employee benefit plan or its participants or beneficiaries, including as a deemed fiduciary thereof.

    

    

    
      

      
        

      

    

    
    

    

    (c)          

    “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and
        was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification and/or advance of Expenses is sought by Indemnitee.

    

    

    (d)          

    “Effective Date” means the date set forth in the first paragraph of
        this Agreement.

    

    

    (e)          

    “Expenses” means any and all reasonable and out-of-pocket attorneys’
        fees and costs, retainers, court costs, arbitration and mediation costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, federal,
        state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and any other disbursements or expenses incurred in connection with prosecuting,
        defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in or otherwise participating in a Proceeding.  Expenses shall also include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any
        Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium for, security for and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond or other appeal bond or its equivalent.

    

    

    (f)          

    “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that
        is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent:  (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning
        Indemnitee under this Agreement or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to or participant or witness in the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder. 
        Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in
        representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

    

    

    (g)          

    “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit,
        arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing, claim, demand or discovery request or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or
        otherwise and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative or investigative (formal or informal) nature, including any appeal therefrom, except one pending or completed on or before the Effective
        Date, unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing by the Company and Indemnitee.  If Indemnitee reasonably believes that a given situation may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding, such situation shall also be considered a
        Proceeding.

    

    

    Section 2.          

    Services by Indemnitee.  Indemnitee serves or will serve in the capacity or capacities set forth in the
        first WHEREAS clause above.  However, this Agreement shall not impose any independent obligation on Indemnitee or the Company to continue Indemnitee’s service to the Company beyond any period otherwise required by law or by other agreements or
        commitments of the parties, if any.  This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any other entity) and Indemnitee.

    

    

    Section 3.          

    General.  Subject to the limitations in Section 5, the Company shall indemnify, and advance Expenses
        to, Indemnitee (a) as provided in this Agreement and (b) otherwise to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect on the Effective Date and as amended from time to time; provided, however, that
        no change in Maryland law shall have the effect of reducing the benefits available to Indemnitee hereunder based on Maryland law as in effect on the Effective Date. Subject to the limitations in Section 5, the rights of Indemnitee provided
        in this Section 3 shall include, without limitation, the rights set forth in the other sections of this Agreement, including any additional indemnification permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”), including, without limitation, Section 2-418 of the MGCL.

    

    

    
      

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    Section 4.          

    Standard for Indemnification.  Subject to the limitations in Section 5, if, by reason of
        Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in
        advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any such Proceeding unless it is established by clear
        and convincing evidence that (a) the act or omission of Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) Indemnitee actually
        received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal Proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

    

    

    Section 5.          

    Certain Limits on Indemnification.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than Section

          6), Indemnitee shall not be entitled to:

    

    

    (a)          

    indemnification hereunder if the Proceeding was one by or in the right of the Company and Indemnitee is
        adjudged, in a final adjudication of the Proceeding not subject to further appeal, to be liable to the Company;

    

    

    (b)          

    indemnification hereunder if Indemnitee is adjudged, in a final adjudication of the Proceeding not subject to
        further appeal, to be liable on the basis that personal benefit in money, property or services was improperly received in any Proceeding charging improper personal benefit to Indemnitee, whether or not involving action in Indemnitee’s Corporate
        Status;

    

    

    (c)

    indemnification hereunder for (i) an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale  (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the
      meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law, or (ii) any reimbursement of the Company by the Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits
      realized by the Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the
      Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the  “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in
      violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act);

     

    
    (d)          

    indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder if the Proceeding was brought by Indemnitee against the
        Company, unless: (i) the Proceeding was brought to enforce indemnification under this Agreement, and then only (A) to the extent in accordance with and as authorized by Section 12 of this Agreement and (B) if a court of competent
        jurisdiction has not determined that any of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such Proceeding were not made in good faith or were frivolous, or (ii) the Company’s charter or Bylaws, a resolution of the stockholders entitled to vote
        generally in the election of directors or of the Board of Directors or an agreement approved by the Board of Directors to which the Company is a party expressly provide otherwise;

    

    

    (e)          

    indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder for amounts which have been paid to or on behalf of the
        Indemnitee under an insurance policy, or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, bylaw or other agreement; or

    

    

    (f)          

    indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder to the extent it shall be determined by final judgment by a
        court having jurisdiction on the matter that such indemnification is not lawful.

    

    

    Section 6.          

    Court-Ordered Indemnification.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a court of
        appropriate jurisdiction, upon application of Indemnitee and such notice as the court shall require, may order indemnification of Indemnitee by the Company in the following circumstances:

    

    

    (a)          

    if such court determines that Indemnitee is entitled to reimbursement under Section 2-418(d)(1) of the MGCL,
        the court shall order indemnification, in which case Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover the Expenses of securing such reimbursement; or

    

    

    (b)          

    if such court determines that Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all
        the relevant circumstances, whether or not Indemnitee (i) has met the standards of conduct set forth in Section 2-418(b) of the MGCL or (ii) has been adjudged liable for receipt of an improper personal benefit under Section 2-418(c) of the MGCL,
        the court may order such indemnification as the court shall deem proper.  However, indemnification with respect to any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company or in which liability shall have been adjudged in the circumstances described in
        Section 2-418(c) of the MGCL shall be limited to Expenses.

    

    

    
      

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    Section 7.          

    Indemnification for Expenses of an Indemnitee Who is Wholly or Partially Successful.  Notwithstanding any
        other provision of this Agreement, and without limiting any such provision, to the extent that Indemnitee was or is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, made a party to (or otherwise becomes a participant in) any Proceeding and is
        successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee for all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is
        not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee under this Section 7 for all
        Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter, allocated on a reasonable and proportionate basis.  For purposes of this Section 7 and,
        without limitation, the termination, withdrawal or dismissal, with or without prejudice, of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding without any express finding of liability or guilt against Indemnitee, shall be deemed to be a successful
        result as to such claim, issue or matter.

    

    

    Section 8.          

    Advance of Expenses for Indemnitee.  If, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is
        threatened to be, made a party to (or otherwise becomes a participant in) any Proceeding, the Company shall, without requiring a preliminary determination of Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification hereunder, advance all Expenses
        incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding. Such advance or advances shall be made within ten days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advance or advances from time to time,
        whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding, and may be in the form of, in the reasonable discretion of Indemnitee (but without duplication), (a) payment of such Expenses directly to third parties on behalf of Indemnitee, (b)
        advancement to Indemnitee of funds in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses, or (c) reimbursement to Indemnitee for Indemnitee’s payment of such Expenses.  Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by
        Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by a written affirmation by Indemnitee of Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Company as authorized by law and by this Agreement
        has been met and a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or in such form as may be required under applicable law as in effect at the time of the execution thereof, to
        reimburse the portion of any Expenses advanced to Indemnitee relating to claims, issues or matters in the Proceeding as to which it shall ultimately be established, by clear and convincing evidence, that the standard of conduct has not been met by
        Indemnitee and which have not been successfully resolved as described in Section 7 of this Agreement.  To the extent that Expenses advanced to Indemnitee do not relate to a specific claim, issue or matter in the Proceeding, such Expenses
        shall be allocated on a reasonable and proportionate basis.  The undertaking required by this Section 8 shall be an unlimited general obligation by or on behalf of Indemnitee and shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitee’s financial
        ability to repay such advanced Expenses and without any requirement to post security therefor.

    

    

    Section 9.          

    Indemnification and Advance of Expenses as a Witness or Other Participant.  Notwithstanding any other
        provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is or may be, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, made a witness or otherwise asked to participate in any Proceeding, whether instituted by the Company or any other person, and to
        which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be advanced all Expenses and indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith within ten days after the receipt by
        the Company of a statement or statements requesting any such advance or indemnification from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding.  Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred
        by Indemnitee.  In connection with any such advance of Expenses, the Company may require Indemnitee to provide an undertaking and affirmation substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or in such form as may be required under
        applicable law as in effect at the time of execution thereof.

    

    

    
      

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    Section 10.         

     Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.

    

    

    (a)          

    To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request,
        including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary or appropriate to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.  Indemnitee may
        submit one or more such requests from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in Indemnitee’s sole discretion.  The officer of the Company receiving any such request from Indemnitee shall, promptly upon receipt of such a
        request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

    

    

    (b)          

    Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) above, a
        determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall promptly be made in the specific case: (i) if a Change in Control has occurred, by Independent Counsel, in a written opinion to the Board of
        Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, which Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 2-418(e)(2)(ii) of the MGCL, which approval shall not be
        unreasonably withheld; or (ii) if a Change in Control has not occurred, (A) by the Board of Directors acting in good faith by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Disinterested Directors or, if such a quorum cannot be obtained, then by a
        majority vote of a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors consisting solely of one or more Disinterested Directors, (B) if Independent Counsel has been selected by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 2-418(e)(2)(ii) of
        the MGCL and approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, by Independent Counsel, in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (C) if so directed by a
        majority of the members of the Board of Directors, by the stockholders of the Company.  If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall make payment to Indemnitee within ten days after such determination. 
        Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any
        documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary or appropriate to such determination in the discretion of the Board of Directors or
        Independent Counsel if retained pursuant to clause (ii)(B) of this Section 10(b).  Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company
        (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company shall indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

    

    

    (c)          

    The Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel, if one is appointed.

    

    

    Section 11.          

    Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.

    

    

    (a)          

    In making any determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons
        (including any court having jurisdiction over the matter) making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section

          10(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of overcoming that presumption in connection with the making of any determination contrary to that presumption.

    

    

    (b)          

    The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, (i) by judgment, order or
        settlement does not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct described herein for indemnification and (ii) by conviction, upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
        equivalent, or by entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct described herein for indemnification.

    

    

    
      

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    (c)          

    The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, employee or agent of the
        Company or any other director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
        trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining any other right to indemnification under this Agreement.

    

    

    Section 12.          

    Remedies of Indemnitee.

    

    

    (a)          

    If (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not
        entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advance of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section

          10(b) of this Agreement within 60 days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 7 or 9 of this Agreement within ten days after receipt by
        the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to any other section of this Agreement or the charter or Bylaws of the Company is not made within ten days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is
        entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court located in the State of Maryland, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advance
        of Expenses.  Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.  Indemnitee shall
        commence a proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 12(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not apply to a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under Section 7 of this Agreement.  Except as set forth herein, the provisions of Maryland
        law (without regard to its conflicts of laws rules) shall apply to any such arbitration.  The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

    

    

    (b)          

    In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, Indemnitee shall be
        presumed to be entitled to indemnification or advance of Expenses, as the case may be, under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proving that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advance of Expenses, as the case may
        be.  If Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this Section 12, Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement until a final
        determination is made with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed).  The Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be precluded from asserting in any
        judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that
        the Company is bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement.

    

    

    (c)          

    If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is
        entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, absent a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a
        material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification that was not disclosed in connection with the determination.

    

    

    (d)          

    In the event that Indemnitee is successful in seeking, pursuant to this Section 12, a judicial
        adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover from the Company, and shall be indemnified by the Company for, any and all
        Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in such judicial adjudication or arbitration.  If it shall be determined in such judicial adjudication or arbitration that Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the
        indemnification or advance of Expenses sought, the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be appropriately prorated.

    

    

    
      

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    (e)          

    Interest shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the maximum rate allowed to be charged for judgments
        under the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland for amounts which the Company pays or is obligated to pay for the period (i) commencing with either the tenth day after the date on which the Company was requested
        to advance Expenses in accordance with Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement or the 60th day after the date on which the Company was requested to make the
        determination of entitlement to indemnification under Section 10(b) of this Agreement, as applicable, and (ii) ending on the date such payment is made to Indemnitee by the Company.

    

    

    Section 13.          

    Defense of the Underlying Proceeding.

    

    

    (a)          

    Indemnitee shall notify the Company promptly in writing upon being served with or receiving any summons,
        citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, notice request or other document relating to any Proceeding which may result in the right to indemnification or the advance of Expenses hereunder and shall include with such notice a description of the
        nature of the Proceeding and a summary of the facts underlying the Proceeding.  The failure to give any such notice shall not disqualify Indemnitee from the right, or otherwise affect in any manner any right of Indemnitee, to indemnification or the
        advance of Expenses under this Agreement unless the Company’s ability to defend in such Proceeding or to obtain proceeds under any insurance policy is materially and adversely prejudiced thereby, and then only to the extent the Company is thereby
        actually so prejudiced.

    

    

    (b)          

    Subject to the provisions of the last sentence of this Section 13(b) and of Section 13(c)
        below, the Company shall have the right to defend Indemnitee in any Proceeding which may give rise to indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the Company shall notify Indemnitee of any such
        decision to defend within 15 days following receipt of notice of any such Proceeding under Section 13(a) above.  The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed,
        consent to the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee or enter into any settlement or compromise of a claim against Indemnitee which (i) includes an admission of fault of Indemnitee, (ii) does not include, as an unconditional term thereof, the
        full release of Indemnitee from all liability in respect of such Proceeding, which release shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee or (iii) would impose any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty or limitation on Indemnitee. 
        This Section 13(b) shall not apply to a Proceeding brought by Indemnitee under Section 12 of this Agreement.

    

    

    (c)          

    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13(b) above, if in a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a
        party by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, (i) Indemnitee reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of counsel approved by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, that Indemnitee may have separate
        defenses or counterclaims to assert with respect to any issue which may not be consistent with other defendants in such Proceeding, (ii) Indemnitee reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of counsel approved by the Company, which approval shall
        not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, that an actual or apparent conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest exists between Indemnitee and the Company, or (iii) if the Company fails to assume the defense of such Proceeding in a timely
        manner, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be represented by separate legal counsel of Indemnitee’s choice, subject to the prior approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, at the expense of the Company.  In
        addition, if the Company fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any Proceeding to deny or
        to recover from Indemnitee the benefits intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall have the right to retain counsel of Indemnitee’s choice, subject to the prior approval of the Company, which approval shall not be
        unreasonably withheld or delayed, at the expense of the Company (subject to Section 12(d) of this Agreement), to represent Indemnitee in connection with any such matter.

    

    

    
      

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    Section 14.          

    Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Subrogation.

    

    

    (a)          

    The rights of indemnification and advance of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed
        exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the charter or Bylaws of the Company, any agreement or a resolution of the stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or
        of the Board of Directors, or otherwise.  Unless consented to in writing by Indemnitee, no amendment, alteration or repeal of the charter or Bylaws of the Company, this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of
        Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal, regardless of whether a claim with respect to such action or inaction is
        raised prior or subsequent to such amendment, alteration or repeal.  No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other
        right or remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prohibit the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

    

    

    (b)          

    In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment
        to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such
        rights.

    

    
      

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    Section 15.          

    Coordination of Payments.  The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of
        amounts otherwise indemnifiable or payable or reimbursable as Expenses hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

    

    

    Section 16.          

    Contribution.  If the indemnification provided in this Agreement is unavailable in whole or in part and may
        not be paid to Indemnitee for any reason, other than for failure to satisfy the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Company as authorized by law and by this Agreement or due to the provisions of Section 5, then, with
        respect to any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying and holding harmless
        Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amounts paid or payable by Indemnitee as a result of such Expenses in the Proceeding in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and Indemnitee on the other
        in connection with such action or inaction, or alleged action or inaction, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. For purposes of this Section 16, the relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
        the fault of the Company and all of its directors, officers, employees and agents (other than Indemnitee), as a group and treated as one entity, and such group’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to have altered or
        prevented the action or inaction, or alleged action or inaction, forming the basis for the threatened, pending or contemplated Proceeding, and Indemnitee’s relative fault in light of such factors on the other hand.

    

    

    Section 17.          

    Reports to Stockholders.  To the extent required by the MGCL, the Company shall report in writing to its
        stockholders the payment of any amounts for indemnification of, or advance of Expenses to, Indemnitee under this Agreement arising out of a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company with the notice of the meeting of stockholders of the Company
        next following the date of the payment of any such indemnification or advance of Expenses or prior to such meeting.

    

    

    Section 18.          

    Duration of Agreement; Binding Effect.

    

    

    (a)          

    This Agreement shall continue until and terminate on the later of (i) the date that Indemnitee shall have
        ceased to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, real estate investment trust,
        partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company and (ii) the date that Indemnitee is no longer subject to any
        actual or possible Proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto and any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement).

    

    

    (b)          

    The indemnification and advance of Expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Agreement shall be
        binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of
        the Company), shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or
        domestic corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company, and shall
        inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives.

    

    

    
      

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    (c)          

    The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger,
        consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this
        Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

    

    

    (d)          

    The Company and Indemnitee agree that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may
        be inadequate, impracticable and difficult to ascertain, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm.  Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may enforce this Agreement by seeking injunctive relief and/or
        specific performance hereof, without any necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee shall not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which
        Indemnitee may be entitled.  Indemnitee shall further be entitled to such specific performance and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds
        or other undertakings in connection therewith.  The Company acknowledges that, in the absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by a court, and the Company hereby waives any such requirement of such a bond or
        undertaking.

    

    

    Section 19.          

    Severability.  If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or
        unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any
        such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such
        provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement
        (including, without limitation, each portion of any section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be
        construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

    

    

    Section 20.         

     Identical Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
        for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.  One such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought shall be sufficient to evidence the existence of
        this Agreement.

    

    

    Section 21.          

    Headings.  The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not
        be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

    

    

    Section 22.          

    Modification and Waiver.  No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless
        executed in writing by both of the parties hereto.  No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor, unless otherwise expressly stated,
        shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

    

    

    
      

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    Section 23.          

    Notices.  All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
        deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, on the day of such delivery, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage
        prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed:

    

    

    (a)          

    If to Indemnitee, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto.

    

    

    (b)          

    If to the Company, to:

    

    

    AFC Gamma, Inc.

    525 Okeechobee Blvd, Suite 1770

    West Palm Beach, FL 33401

    Attn: James Castro-Blanco, General Counsel

    Email: Jim@AdvancedFlowerCapital.com

    

    

    or to such other address as may have been furnished in writing to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be.

    

    

    Section 24.          

    Nondisclosure of Payments.  Except as expressly required by federal securities laws or other applicable laws
        or regulations or by judicial process, Indemnitee shall not disclose any payments made under this Agreement, whether indemnification or advancement of Expenses, unless prior written approval of the Company is obtained.

    

    

    Section 25.          

    Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws
        of the State of Maryland, without regard to its conflicts of laws rules.

    

    

    Section 26.          

    Mutual Acknowledgement.  Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that in certain instances federal law
        or public policy may override applicable state law and prohibit the Company from indemnifying Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise. For example, the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that the Securities and Exchange Commission has taken
        the position that indemnification is not permissible for liabilities arising under certain federal securities laws, and federal legislation prohibits indemnification for certain violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Indemnitee
        understands and acknowledges that the Company shall not be required to provide indemnification or advance Expenses in violation of any law or public policy.

    

    

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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

    

    

    	 	
            AFC GAMMA, INC.

          
	 	 	 
	 	
            By:

          	 
	 	
            Name:

          	 
	 	
            Title:

          	 
	 	 	 
	 	
            [INDEMNITEE]

          
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	
            Name:

          	 
	 	
            Address:

          	 

    

    

    
      SIGNATURE PAGE TO INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

      
        

      

    

    EXHIBIT A

    

    

    FORM OF

    AFFIRMATION AND UNDERTAKING TO REPAY EXPENSES ADVANCED

    

    

    To: The Board of Directors of AFC Gamma, Inc.

    

    

    Re:  Affirmation and Undertaking

    

    

    Ladies and Gentlemen:

    

    

    This Affirmation and Undertaking is being provided pursuant to that certain Indemnification Agreement, dated the day of _________________ 20___, by and
      between AFC Gamma, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned Indemnitee (the “Indemnification Agreement”), pursuant to which I am entitled to
      advance of Expenses in connection with [Insert Description of Proceeding] (the “Proceeding”).

    

    

    Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings specified in the Indemnification Agreement.

    

    

    I am subject to the Proceeding by reason of my Corporate Status or by reason of alleged actions or omissions by me in such capacity.  I hereby affirm my
      good faith belief that at all times, insofar as I was involved as a director and/or officer of the Company, in any of the facts or events giving rise to the Proceeding, I (1) did not act with bad faith or
      active and deliberate dishonesty, (2) did not receive any improper personal benefit in money, property or services and (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that any act or omission by me was unlawful.

    

    

    In consideration of the advance of Expenses by the Company for reasonable attorneys’ fees and related Expenses incurred by me in connection with the
      Proceeding (the “Advanced Expenses”), I hereby agree that if, in connection with the Proceeding, it is established that (1) an act or omission by me was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and
      (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty or (2) I actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, I had reasonable cause to
      believe that the act or omission was unlawful, then I shall promptly reimburse the portion of the Advanced Expenses relating to the claims, issues or matters in the Proceeding as to which the foregoing findings have been established.

    

    

    
      

      
        

      

    

    
    

    

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Affirmation and Undertaking on ____ day of __________________, 20____.

    

    

    	 	 	 
	 	
            [Name]

          	 

    

    

  

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