Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN 

OF 

SILVER SPIKE INVESTMENT CORP.

 

Silver Spike Investment Corp., a Maryland corporation
(the “Company”), hereby adopts the following dividend reinvestment plan (the “Plan”)
with respect to cash dividends or distributions declared by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”)
on shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”):

 

1.       Unless
a stockholder specifically elects to receive cash pursuant to paragraph 4 below, all cash dividends or distributions, net of any applicable
withholding tax, hereafter declared by the Board shall be reinvested by the Company in shares of Common Stock on behalf of each stockholder,
and no action shall be required on such stockholder’s part to receive such Common Stock.

 

2.       Such
cash dividends or distributions shall be payable on such date or dates (each, a “Payment Date”) as may be fixed
from time to time by the Board to stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date(s) established by the Board for the
cash dividend or distribution involved.

3.       With respect to each cash
dividend or distribution, the Board reserves the right to either issue new shares of Common Stock or purchase shares of Common Stock in
the open market for the accounts of Participants (as defined below) in connection with implementation of the Plan. If newly issued shares
of Common Stock are used to implement the Plan and the most recently computed net asset value per share exceeds the market price per share
on the Payment Date, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to a Participant shall be determined by dividing the total dollar
amount of the cash dividend or distribution payable to such Participant by the market price per share of the Common Stock at the close
of regular trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the Payment Date, or if no sale is reported for such day, the average of the reported
bid and asked prices. If newly issued shares of Common Stock are used to implement the Plan and the market price per share on the Payment
Date exceeds the most recently computed net asset value per share, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to a Participant
shall be determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the cash dividend or distribution payable to such Participant by the greater
of (i) the most recently computed net asset value per share and (ii) 95% of the market price per share (or such lesser discount to the
market price per share that still exceeds the most recently computed net asset value per share) of the Common Stock at the close of regular
trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the Payment Date, or, if no sale is reported for such day, the average of the reported bid and asked
prices. If shares of Common Stock are purchased in the open market to implement the Plan, the number of

 

 

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shares of
Common Stock to be issued to a Participant shall be determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the cash dividend or distribution
payable to such Participant by the weighted average price per share, excluding any brokerage charges or other charges, of all shares
of Common Stock purchased by the Plan Administrator in the open market in connection with the cash dividend or distribution.

 

4.       A stockholder
may elect to receive an entire cash dividend or distribution in cash. To exercise this option, such stockholder shall notify ALPS Fund
Services, Inc. (the “Plan Administrator”), in writing so that such notice is received by the Plan Administrator
no later than three (3) days prior to the Payment Date for the cash dividend or distribution involved. Such election shall remain in effect
until the stockholder shall notify the Plan Administrator in writing of such stockholder’s withdrawal of the election, which notice
shall be delivered to the Plan Administrator no later than three (3) days prior to the Payment Date for the cash dividend or distribution
involved.

 

5.       The
Plan Administrator will set up an account for shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan for each stockholder who has not so
elected to receive a cash dividend or distribution in cash (each a “Participant”). The Plan Administrator may
hold each Participant’s shares of Common Stock, together with the shares of other Participants, in non-certificated form in the
Plan Administrator’s name or that of its nominee. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to a Participant pursuant to
the Plan will be rounded down to the nearest whole share to avoid the issuance of fractional shares, with any fractional shares being
paid in cash.

 

6.       The
Plan Administrator will confirm to each Participant each issuance of shares of Common Stock made to such Participant pursuant to the Plan
as soon as practicable following the date of such issuance.

 

7.       The
Plan Administrator will forward to each Participant any Company-related proxy solicitation materials and each Company report or other
communication to stockholders. Any shares held by a Participant under the Plan will be voted in accordance with the instructions set forth
on proxies returned by the Participant to the Company.

 

8.       In
the event that the Company makes available to its stockholders rights to purchase additional shares or other securities, the shares of
Common Stock held by the Plan Administrator for each Participant under the Plan will be added to any other shares held by the Participant
in calculating the number of rights to be issued to the Participant.

 

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9.       The
Plan Administrator’s service fee, if any, and expenses for administering the Plan will be paid for by the Company.

 

10.       Each
Participant may terminate his or its account under the Plan by so notifying the Plan Administrator in writing. Such termination will be
effective immediately if the Participant’s notice is received by the Plan Administrator not less than three (3) days prior to any
cash dividend or distribution Payment Date; otherwise, such termination will be effective only with respect to any subsequent cash dividend
or distribution. The Plan may be terminated by the Company upon notice in writing mailed to each Participant at least thirty (30) days
prior to any record date for the payment of any cash dividend or distribution by the Company. Upon any termination of the Plan by the
Company, or by a Participant of its or his account under the Plan, the Plan Administrator will cause shares of Common Stock held for the
Participant under the Plan to be credited to the Participant in book-entry form with the Company’s transfer agent.

 

11.       These
terms and conditions may be amended or supplemented by the Company at any time but, except when necessary or appropriate to comply with
applicable law or the rules or policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority, only by mailing to
each Participant appropriate written notice at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date thereof. The amendment or supplement
shall be deemed to be accepted by each Participant unless, prior to the effective date thereof, the Plan Administrator receives written
notice from the Participant of the termination of such Participant’s account under the Plan. Any such amendment or supplement may
include an appointment by the Plan Administrator, in its place and stead, of a successor agent under these terms and conditions, with
full power and authority to perform all or any of the acts to be performed by the Plan Administrator under these terms and conditions.
Upon any such appointment of any agent for the purpose of receiving cash dividends or distributions, the Company will be authorized to
pay to such successor agent, for each Participant’s account, all cash dividends or distributions payable on shares of Common Stock
held in the Participant’s name, or under the Plan, for retention or application by such successor agent as provided in these terms
and conditions.

 

12.       The
Plan Administrator will at all times act in good faith and use its best efforts within reasonable limits to ensure its full and timely
performance of all services to be performed by it under this Plan and to comply with applicable law, but assumes no responsibility, and
shall not be liable, for loss or damage due to errors, unless any such error is caused by the Plan Administrator’s negligence,
bad faith or willful misconduct, or that of its employees or agents.

 13.       These terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of the
State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof, to the extent such principles would require or permit the
application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

 

 

    3Exhibit 10.2

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

SILVER SPIKE INVESTMENT CORP.

AND

SILVER SPIKE CAPITAL, LLC

 

This Investment Advisory Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is made this 27th day of July, 2021, by and between Silver Spike Investment Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”),
and Silver Spike Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company is a closed-end management
investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Adviser is an investment adviser
that is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the
Adviser to furnish investment advisory services to the Company in the manner and on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, and
the Adviser desires to be retained to provide such services;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and the covenants hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.       Duties of the Adviser.

 

(a) The Company hereby employs the Adviser to act
as the investment adviser to the Company and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Company, subject to review
by and the overall control of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), for the period and upon the
terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) in accordance with the investment objective, policies and restrictions that are set forth in
the reports and/or registration statements that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
from time to time; (ii) in accordance with all other applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations, and the Company’s
charter and by-laws (each as may be amended from time to time); and (iii) in accordance with the Investment Company Act. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Adviser shall, during the term, and subject to the provisions of, this Agreement (A) determine the
composition of the portfolio of the Company, the nature and timing of the changes therein, and the manner of implementing such changes;
(B) identify, evaluate and negotiate the structure of the investments made by the Company; (C) execute, monitor and service the Company’s
investments; (D) determine the securities and other assets that the Company will purchase, retain, or sell; (E) perform due diligence
on prospective portfolio companies; and (F) provide the Company with such other investment advisory, research and related services as
the Company may, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of its funds, including providing operating and managerial assistance
to the Company and its portfolio companies as required. Subject to the supervision of the Board, the Adviser shall have the power and
authority on behalf of the Company to effectuate its investment decisions for the Company, including the negotiation, 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
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refinance
such financing), the Adviser shall arrange for such financing on the Company’s behalf, subject to the oversight and approval of
the Board. If it is necessary or appropriate, in the good faith judgment of the Adviser, for the Company to make investments through
a special purpose vehicle, the Adviser shall have authority to create or arrange for the creation of such special purpose vehicle and
to make such investments through such special purpose vehicle.

 

(b) The Adviser hereby accepts such employment,
and agrees during the term hereof to render the services described herein for the compensation provided herein.

 

(c) The Adviser is hereby authorized to enter into
one or more sub-advisory agreements with other investment advisers (each, a “Sub-Adviser”) pursuant to which
the Adviser may obtain the services of the Sub-Adviser(s) to assist the Adviser in fulfilling its responsibilities hereunder. Specifically,
the Adviser may retain a Sub-Adviser to recommend specific securities or other investments based upon the Company’s investment objective
and policies, and work, along with the Adviser, in structuring, negotiating, arranging or effecting the acquisition or disposition of
such investments and monitoring investments on behalf of the Company, subject to the oversight of the Adviser and the Company. The Adviser,
and not the Company, shall be responsible for any compensation payable to any Sub-Adviser. Any sub-advisory agreement entered into by
the Adviser shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act and other applicable federal and state law.

 

(d) The Adviser shall, for all purposes herein
provided, be deemed to be an independent contractor and, except as expressly provided or authorized herein, shall have no authority to
act for or represent the Company in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Company.

 

(e) Subject to review by, and the overall control
of, the Board, the Adviser shall keep and preserve, in the manner and for the period required by the Investment Company Act, any books
and records relevant to the provision of its investment advisory services to the Company, and shall specifically maintain all books and
records with respect to the Company’s portfolio transactions, and shall render to the Board such periodic and special reports as
the Board may reasonably request. The Adviser agrees that all records that it maintains for the Company are the property of the Company,
and shall surrender promptly to the Company any such records upon the Company’s request, provided that the Adviser may retain a
copy of such records.

 

2.       Company’s Responsibilities
and Expenses Payable by the Company.

 

Except as otherwise provided herein or in that
certain Administration Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2021, as may be amended from time to time (the “Administration Agreement”)
by and between the Company and the Adviser (the Adviser, in its capacity as the administrator, the “Administrator”),
the Adviser shall be solely responsible for the compensation of its investment professionals and employees and all overhead expenses of
the Adviser (including rent, office equipment and utilities). The Company will bear all other costs and expenses of its operations, administration
and transactions, including (without limitation): the cost of its organization and any offerings; the cost of calculating its net asset
value, including the cost of any third-party valuation services; the cost of effecting any sales and repurchases of its common stock and
other securities; fees and expenses payable under any underwriting agreements, if any; debt service and other costs of borrowings or other
financing arrangements; costs of hedging; expenses, including travel expenses, incurred by the Adviser, or members of the investment team,
or payable to third-parties, performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies and, if necessary, enforcing the Company’s
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and custodial
fees; fees and expenses associated with marketing efforts; federal and state registration fees; any stock exchange listing fees and fees
payable to rating agencies; federal, state and local taxes; independent directors’ fees and expenses, including travel expenses;
costs of preparing financial statements and maintaining books and records and filing reports or other documents with the SEC (or other
regulatory bodies) and other reporting and compliance costs, including registration and listing fees, and the compensation of professionals
responsible for the preparation of the foregoing; the costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to stockholders (including
printing and mailing costs), the costs of any stockholder or director meetings and the compensation of personnel responsible for the
preparation of the foregoing and related matters; commissions and other compensation payable to brokers or dealers; research and market
data; fidelity bond, directors and officers errors and omissions liability insurance and other insurance premiums; direct costs and expenses
of administration, including printing, mailing and staff; fees and expenses associated with independent audits, and outside legal and
consulting costs; costs of winding up; costs incurred in connection with the formation or maintenance of entities or vehicles to hold
the Company’s assets for tax or other purposes; extraordinary expenses (such as litigation or indemnification); and costs associated
with reporting and compliance obligations under the Investment Company Act and applicable federal and state securities laws. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall reimburse the Adviser (or its affiliates) for an allocable portion of the
compensation paid by the Adviser (or its affiliates) to the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer and
their respective staffs (based on a percentage of time such individuals devote, on an estimated basis, to the business affairs of the
Company).

 

3.       Compensation of the
Adviser.

 

The Company agrees to pay, and the Adviser agrees
to accept, as compensation for the services provided by the Adviser hereunder, a base management fee (the “Base Management
Fee”) and an incentive fee (the “Incentive Fee”) as hereinafter set forth. The Adviser may agree
to temporarily or permanently waive or defer, in whole or in part, the Base Management Fee and/or the Incentive Fee. See Appendix A
for examples of how these fees are calculated. Such examples are included for illustrative purposes only and are not considered part of
this Agreement. The Company shall make any payments due hereunder to the Adviser or to the Adviser’s designee as the Adviser may
otherwise direct.

 

(a) The Base Management Fee shall be calculated
at an annual rate of 1.75% of the Company’s gross assets, including any investments made with borrowings, but excluding any cash
and cash equivalents. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “cash and cash equivalents” will have the meaning ascribed
to it from time to time in the notes to the financial statements that the Company files with the SEC. The Base Management Fee shall be
payable quarterly in arrears, and shall be calculated based on the average value of the Company’s gross assets at the end of the
two most recently completed quarters. The Base Management Fee for any partial month or quarter shall be appropriately prorated and adjusted
for any share issuances or repurchases during the relevant month or quarter.

 

The determination of gross assets will reflect
changes in the fair value of the Company’s portfolio investments.  The fair value of derivatives and swaps held in the
Company’s portfolio, which will not necessarily equal the notional value of such derivatives and swaps, will be included in the
calculation of gross assets.

 

(b) The Incentive Fee shall consist of two parts,
as follows:

 

(i)
The first part of the Incentive Fee (the “Incentive Fee on Income”) shall be calculated and payable quarterly
in arrears based on the Company’s “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” for the immediately preceding quarter. For
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interest
income, dividend income and any other income (including (i) any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such
as commitment, origination, structuring, advisory, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Company receives from portfolio
companies, (ii) any gain realized on the extinguishment of the Company’s debt and (iii) any other income of any kind that the Company
is required to distribute to its stockholders in order to maintain its regulated investment company (“RIC”) status) accrued
during the quarter, minus the Company’s operating expenses for the quarter (including the Base Management Fee, expenses payable
under the Administration Agreement to the Administrator, and any interest expense and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred
stock, but excluding the Incentive Fee). Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income includes, 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 and may never receive in cash. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include
any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment
Income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets at the end of the immediately preceding quarter,
shall be compared to a “hurdle rate” of 1.75% per quarter (7% annualized), subject to a “catch-up” provision
measured as of the end of each quarter. The Company’s net investment income used to calculate the Incentive Fee on Income is also
included in the amount of the Company’s gross assets used to calculate the Base Management Fee. The operation of the Incentive
Fee on Income with respect to the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for each quarter is as follows:

 

		·	No Incentive Fee on Income is payable to the Adviser in any quarter in which the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment
Income does not exceed the hurdle rate of 1.75%;

 

		·	100% of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment
Income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than or equal to 2.19% in any quarter (8.76% annualized) is payable to the Adviser.
This portion of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (which exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than or equal to 2.19%) is referred
to as the “catch-up.” The “catch-up” provision is intended to provide the Adviser with an Incentive Fee on Income
of 20% on all of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income as if a hurdle rate did not apply when the Company’s
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds 2.19% in any quarter;

 

		·	20% of the amount of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds 2.19% in any quarter (8.76%
annualized) is payable to the Adviser (i.e., once the hurdle rate is reached and the catch-up is achieved, 20% of all Pre-Incentive Fee
Net Investment Income thereafter is allocated to the Adviser);

 

		·	For purposes of computing the Incentive Fee on Income, the calculation methodology will look through derivatives or swaps as if the
Company owned the reference assets directly. Therefore, net interest income, if any, associated with a derivative or swap (which is defined
as the difference between (i) the interest income and transaction fees received in respect of the reference assets of the derivative or
swap and (ii) all interest and other expenses paid by the Company to the derivative or swap counterparty) will be included in the calculation
of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for purposes of the Incentive Fee on Income.

 

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(ii)
The second part of the Incentive Fee (the “Incentive Fee on Capital Gains”) shall be determined and payable
in arrears as of the end of each fiscal year (or upon termination of this Agreement, as of the termination date), and shall equal 20%
of the Company’s realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of each fiscal year, computed
net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously
paid Incentive Fees on Capital Gains; provided that the Incentive Fee on Capital Gains determined at the end of the Company’s first
fiscal year will be calculated for a period shorter than twelve months to take into account any realized capital gains computed net of
all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation from inception. In no event will the Incentive Fee on Capital Gains payable
pursuant hereto be in excess of the amount permitted by the Advisers Act, including Section 205 thereof.

 

For
purposes of computing the Incentive Fee on Capital Gains, the calculation methodology will look through derivatives or swaps as if the
Company owned the reference assets directly. Therefore, realized gains and realized losses on the disposition of any reference assets,
as well as unrealized depreciation on reference assets retained in the derivative or swap, will be included on a cumulative basis in the
calculation of the Incentive Fee on Capital Gains.

 

4.       Covenants of the
Adviser.

 

The Adviser covenants that it will maintain its
registration as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act. The Adviser agrees that its activities will at all times be in compliance
in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws governing its operations and investments.

 

5.       Brokerage Commissions.

 

The Adviser is hereby authorized, to the fullest
extent now or hereafter permitted by law, to cause the Company to pay a member of a national securities exchange, broker or dealer an
amount of commission for effecting a securities transaction in excess of the amount of commission another member of such exchange, broker
or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the Adviser determines in good faith, taking into account such factors
as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), size of order, difficulty of execution, and operational facilities
of the firm and the firm’s risk and skill in positioning blocks of securities, that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation
to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by such member, broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular
transaction or its overall responsibilities with respect to the Company’s portfolio, and constitutes the best net results for the
Company.

 

6.       Other Activities
of the Adviser.

 

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

 

7.       Responsibility of
Dual Directors, Officers and/or Employees.

 

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

 

8.       Limitation of Liability
of the Adviser; Indemnification.

 

The Adviser (and its officers, managers, partners,
members (and their members, including the owners of their members), agents, employees, controlling persons and any other person or entity
affiliated with the Adviser) shall not be liable to the Company for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Adviser in connection
with the performance of any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Company (except
to the extent specified in Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act concerning loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty (as the
same is finally determined by judicial proceedings) with respect to the receipt of compensation for services), and the Company shall indemnify,
defend and protect the Adviser (and its officers, managers, partners, members (and their members, including the owners of their members),
agents, employees, controlling persons and any other person or entity affiliated with the Adviser, each of whom shall be deemed a third
party beneficiary hereof) (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) and hold them harmless from and against
all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred
by the Indemnified Parties in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including
an action or suit by or in the right of the Company or its security holders) arising out of, or otherwise based upon, the performance
of any of the Adviser’s duties or obligations under this Agreement, or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Company. Notwithstanding
the preceding sentence of this Paragraph 8 to the contrary, nothing contained herein shall protect or be deemed to protect the Indemnified
Parties against, or entitle or be deemed to entitle the Indemnified Parties to, indemnification in respect of any liability to the Company
or its security holders to which the Indemnified Parties would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross
negligence in the performance of the Adviser’s duties, or by reason of the reckless disregard of the Adviser’s duties and
obligations under this Agreement.

 

9.       Effectiveness, Duration
and Termination of Agreement.

 

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

 

10.       Notices.

 

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

 

11.       Amendments.

 

This Agreement may be amended pursuant to a written
instrument by mutual consent of the parties.

 

12.       Entire Agreement;
Governing Law.

 

This Agreement, the Administration Agreement and
that certain License Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2021, as may be amended from time to time, by
and between the Company and the Adviser, in its capacity as licensor, contain the entire agreement of the parties and supersede
all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement shall be construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act. To the extent the applicable
laws of the State of New York, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the provisions of the Investment Company Act, the latter
shall control. To the fullest extent permitted by law, in the event of any dispute arising out of the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the parties hereto consent and submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in the county of New York, and of the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

 

13.No Third-Party Beneficiary.

 

Other than expressly provided for in Paragraph
8 of this Agreement, this Agreement does not, and is not intended to, confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties
to this Agreement; there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, stockholders of the Company.

 

14.       Severability.

 

Every term and provision of this Agreement is intended
to be severable. If any term or provision hereof is illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such term or provision will be enforced
to the maximum extent permitted by law and, in any event, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remainder
of this Agreement.

 

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15.       Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute a single agreement. Either
party may deliver an executed copy of this Agreement, and of any documents contemplated hereby, by facsimile or other electronic transmission
to the other party, and such delivery shall have the same force and effect as any other delivery of a manually signed copy of this Agreement
or of such other documents.

 

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

 

  

 

	 	SILVER SPIKE INVESTMENT CORP.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Scott Gordon
	 	 	Name: Scott Gordon
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer
		 	 

 

 

	 	SILVER SPIKE CAPITAL, LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Scott Gordon
	 	 	Name: Scott Gordon
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer
		 	 

 

 

[Signature Page to Investment
Advisory Agreement]

 

 

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Appendix A

 

Example 1: Incentive Fee on Income for Each Quarter 

 

Scenario 1 

 

Assumptions 

 

Investment income (including interest, dividends,
fees, etc.) = 1.25%

 

Hurdle rate(1) = 1.75%

 

Management fee(2) = 0.4375%

 

Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer
agent, etc.) = 0.2%

 

Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income

 

(investment income - (management fee + other expenses))
= 0.6125%

 

Pre-Incentive
Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed hurdle rate; therefore, there is no Incentive Fee on Income.

 

Scenario
2 

 

Assumptions

 

Investment income (including interest, dividends,
fees, etc.) = 2.65%

 

Hurdle rate(1) = 1.75%

 

Management fee(2) = 0.4375%

 

Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer
agent, etc.) = 0.2%

 

Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income

 

(investment income - (management fee + other expenses))
= 2.0125%

 

Incentive Fee on Income = 100% × Pre-Incentive
Fee Net Investment Income (subject to “hurdle rate” and

 

“catch-up”)(3)

 

= 100% × (2.0125% - 1.75%)

 

= 0.2625%

 

Pre-Incentive
Fee Net Investment Income exceeds the hurdle rate, but does not fully satisfy the “catch-up” provision; therefore, the Incentive
Fee on Income is 0.2625%.

 

Scenario
3 

 

Assumptions

 

Investment income (including interest, dividends,
fees, etc.) = 3.25%

 

Hurdle rate(1) = 1.75%

 

Management fee(2) = 0.4375%

 

Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer
agent, etc.) = 0.2%

 

Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income

 

(investment income - (management fee + other expenses))
= 2.6125%

 

Incentive Fee on Income = 100% × Pre-Incentive
Fee Net Investment Income (subject to “hurdle rate” and

 

“catch-up”)(3)

 

Incentive Fee on Income = 100% × “catch-up”
+ (20% × (Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income - 2.19%))

 

Catch-up = 2.19% - 1.75%

 

=
0.44%

 

Incentive Fee on Income = (100% × 0.44%) +
(20% × (2.6125% - 2.19%))

 

     =
0.44% + (20% × 0.4225%)

 

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= 0.44% + 0.0845%

 

= 0.5245%

 

Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds the hurdle rate, and
fully satisfies the “catch-up” provision; therefore, the Incentive Fee on Income is 0.5245%.

 

(1)       Represents 7% annualized
hurdle rate.

 

(2)      Represents 1.75% annualized
base management fee.

 

		(3)	The “catch-up” provision is intended to provide the Adviser with an Incentive Fee on Income of 20% on all Pre-Incentive
Fee Net Investment Income as if a hurdle rate did not apply when the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds 2.19%
in any quarter.

Example 2: Incentive Fee on Capital Gains(*): 

 

Scenario 1 

 

 Assumptions

 

  Year
1: $20 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”) and $30 million investment made in Company B (“Investment
B”)

 

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

 

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

 

Year 4: Investment B sold for $31 million

 

The Incentive Fee on Capital Gains would be:

 

Year 1: None

 

Year 2: Incentive Fee on Capital Gains of $6 million - ($30 million
realized capital gains on sale of Investment A multiplied by 20%)

 

Year 3: None - $5 million (20% multiplied by ($30 million cumulative
capital gains less $5 million cumulative capital depreciation)) less $6 million (Incentive Fee on Capital Gains paid in Year 2)

 

Year 4: Incentive Fee
on Capital Gains of $200,000 - $6.2 million ($31 million cumulative realized capital gains multiplied by 20%) less $6 million (Incentive
Fee on Capital Gains paid in Year 2)

 

 

Scenario
2 

 

Assumptions

 

Year 1: $20 million investment made in Company A (“Investment
A”), $30 million investment made in Company B (“Investment B”) and $25 million investment made in Company C (“Investment
C”)

 

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

 

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

 

Year 4: FMV of Investment B determined to be $24 million

 

Year 5: Investment B sold for $20 million

 

The Incentive Fee on Capital Gains, if any, would
be:

 

Year 1: None

 

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Year 2: $5 million Incentive Fee on Capital Gains - 20% multiplied
by $25 million ($30 million realized capital gains on Investment A less $5 million unrealized capital depreciation on Investment B)

 

Year 3: $1.4 million Incentive Fee on Capital Gains(1) - $6.4 million
(20% multiplied by $32 million ($35 million cumulative realized capital gains less $3 million unrealized capital depreciation on Investment
B)) less $5 million (Incentive Fee on Capital Gains paid in Year 2)

 

Year 4: None

 

Year 5: None - $5 million (20% multiplied by $25 million (cumulative
realized capital gains of $35 million less realized capital losses of $10 million)) less $6.4 million (cumulative Incentive Fees on Capital
Gains paid in Year 2 and Year 3)(2)

 

		*	The hypothetical amounts of returns shown are based on a percentage of the Company’s total net assets and assume no leverage.
There is no guarantee that positive returns will be realized and actual returns may vary from those shown in this example.

 

		(1)	As illustrated in Year 3 of Scenario 2 above, if the Company were to be wound up on a date other than its fiscal year end of any year,
the Company may have paid aggregate Incentive Fees on Capital Gains that are more than the amount of such fees that would be payable if
the Company had been wound up on its fiscal year end of such year.

 

		(2)	As noted above, it is possible that the cumulative aggregate Incentive Fees on Capital Gains received by the Adviser ($6.4 million)
is effectively greater than $5 million (20% of cumulative aggregate realized capital gains less net realized capital losses or net unrealized
depreciation ($25 million)).

 

 

 

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