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Investment Management Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT 
 AGREEMENT, dated as of June 22, 2008, between BlackRock Kelso
Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “BDC”), and BlackRock Kelso Capital Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”), a Delaware limited liability company. 
 WHEREAS, Advisor has agreed to furnish investment advisory services to the BDC, a business development company registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); 
 WHEREAS, this Agreement has been approved in accordance with the provisions of the
1940 Act, and the Advisor is willing to furnish such services upon the terms and conditions herein set forth; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual premises and covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows: 
 1. In General. The Advisor agrees, all as more fully set forth herein, to act as investment advisor to the BDC with respect to the investment of
the BDC’s assets and to supervise and arrange for the day-to-day operations of the BDC and the purchase of securities for and the sale of securities held in the investment portfolio of the BDC. 
 2. Duties and Obligations of the Advisor with Respect to Investment of Assets of the BDC. 
 (a) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this paragraph and subject to the direction and control of the BDC’s Board of Directors, the Advisor
shall (i) act as investment advisor for and supervise and manage the investment and reinvestment of the BDC’s assets and in connection therewith have complete discretion in purchasing and selling securities and other assets for the BDC and
in voting, exercising consents and exercising all other rights appertaining to such securities and other assets on behalf of the BDC; (ii) supervise continuously the investment program of the BDC and the composition of its investment portfolio;
(iii) arrange, subject to the provisions of Section 3(b) hereof, for the purchase and sale of securities and other assets held in the investment portfolio of the BDC; and (iv) oversee the administration of all aspects of the
BDC’s business and affairs and provide, or arrange for others whom it believes to be competent to provide, certain services as specified in paragraph (b) below. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to restrict the BDC’s right
to hire its own employees or to contract for administrative services to be performed by third parties, including but not limited to, the calculation of the net asset value of the BDC’s shares. 
 (b) Except to the extent provided for directly by the BDC, the specific services to be provided or arranged for by the Advisor for the BDC pursuant to
paragraph (a)(iv) above are (i) maintaining the BDC’s books and records, to the extent not maintained by the BDC’s custodian, transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent in accordance with applicable laws and regulations;
(ii) initiating all money transfers to the 

 
BDC’s custodian and from the BDC’s custodian for the payment of the BDC’s expenses, investments and dividends; (iii) reconciling account
information and balances among the BDC’s custodian, transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent; (iv) preparing all governmental filings by the BDC and all reports by the BDC to its shareholders; (v) supervising the calculation of
the net asset value of the BDC’s shares; and (vi) preparing notices and agendas for meetings of the BDC’s shareholders and the BDC’s Board of Directors as well as minutes of such meetings in all matters required by applicable law
to be acted upon by the Board of Directors. 
 (c) In the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Advisor shall at all times use
all reasonable efforts to conform to, and act in accordance with, any requirements imposed by (i) the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), and of any rules or regulations in force thereunder; (ii) any
other applicable provision of law; (iii) the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the BDC, as such documents are amended from time to time; (iv) the investment objectives, policies and restrictions applicable
to the BDC as set forth in the BDC’s Private Placement Memorandum; and (v) any policies and determinations of the Board of Directors of the BDC. 
 (d) The Advisor will seek to provide qualified personnel to fulfill its duties hereunder and, except as set forth in the following sentence, will bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with its investment
advisory duties thereunder. The BDC shall reimburse the Advisor for all direct and indirect cost and expenses incurred by the Advisor (i) for office space rental, office equipment and utilities allocable to performance of investment advisory
and non investment advisory administrative or operating services hereunder by the Advisor and (ii) allocable to any non-investment advisory administrative or operating services provided by the Advisor hereunder, including salaries, bonuses,
health insurance, retirement benefits and all similar employment costs, such as office equipment and other overhead items. All allocations made pursuant to this paragraph (d) shall be made pursuant to allocation guidelines approved from time to
time by the Board of Directors. The BDC shall also be responsible for the payment of all the BDC’s other expenses, including (i) payment of the fees payable to the Advisor under Section 8 hereof; (ii) organizational expenses;
(iii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iv) taxes; (v) interest charges on borrowings; (vi) the cost of liability insurance or fidelity bond coverage for the BDC’s officers and employees, and directors’ and
officers’ errors and omissions insurance coverage; (vii) legal, auditing and accounting fees and expenses; (viii) charges of the BDC’s administrator (if any), custodian, transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent and any other
service providers; (ix) the BDC’s dues, fees and charges of any trade association of which the BDC is a member; (x) the expenses of printing, preparing and mailing proxies, stock certificates, reports, prospectuses, registration
statements and other documents used by the BDC; (xi) expenses of registering and offering securities of the BDC under applicable law; (xii) the expenses of holding shareholder meetings; (xiii) the compensation, including fees, of any
of the BDC’s directors, officers or employees who are not affiliated persons of the Advisor; (xiv) all expenses of computing the BDC’s net asset value per share; (xv) litigation and indemnification and other extraordinary or non
recurring expenses; and (xvi) all other non investment advisory expenses of the BDC. 
  

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 (e) The Advisor shall give the BDC the benefit of its professional judgment and effort in rendering
services hereunder, but neither the Advisor nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons shall be liable for any act or omission or for any loss sustained by the BDC in connection with the matters to which this
Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that
the foregoing shall not constitute a waiver of any rights which the BDC may have which may not be waived under applicable law. 
 3.
Covenants. (a) In the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Advisor shall at all times conform to, and act in accordance with, any requirements imposed by: (i) the provisions of the 1940 Act and the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, as amended, and all applicable Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission; (ii) any other applicable provision of law; (iii) the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the BDC, as
such documents are amended from time to time; (iv) the investment objectives and policies of the BDC as set forth in its Private Placement Memorandum; and (v) any policies and determinations of the Board of Directors of the BDC.

 (b) In addition, the Advisor will: 
 (i) place orders either directly with the issuer or with any broker or dealer. Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, in placing orders with brokers and dealers, the Advisor will attempt to obtain the best
price and the most favorable execution of its orders. In placing orders, the Advisor will consider the experience and skill of the firm’s securities traders as well as the firm’s financial responsibility and administrative efficiency.
Consistent with this obligation, the Advisor may select brokers on the basis of the research, statistical and pricing services they provide to the BDC and other clients of the Advisor. Information and research received from such brokers will be in
addition to, and not in lieu of, the services required to be performed by the Advisor hereunder. A commission paid to such brokers may be higher than that which another qualified broker would have charged for effecting the same transaction, provided
that the Advisor determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in terms either of the transaction or the overall responsibility of the Advisor to the BDC and its other clients and that the total commissions paid by the BDC will be
reasonable in relation to the benefits to the BDC over the long term. In addition, the Advisor is authorized to take into account the sale of shares of the BDC in allocating purchase and sale orders for portfolio securities to brokers or dealers
(including brokers and dealers that are affiliated with the Advisor), provided that the Advisor believes that the quality of the transaction and the commission are comparable to what they would be with other qualified firms. In no instance, however,
will the BDC’s securities be purchased from or sold to the Advisor, or any affiliated person thereof, except to the extent permitted by the SEC or by applicable law; 
  

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 (ii) maintain a policy and practice of conducting its investment advisory services
hereunder independently of the commercial banking operations of its affiliates. When the Advisor makes investment recommendations for the BDC, its investment advisory personnel will not inquire or take into consideration whether the issuer of
securities proposed for purchase or sale for the BDC’s account are customers of the commercial department of its affiliates; and 
 (iii) treat confidentially and as proprietary information of the BDC all records and other information relative to the BDC, and the BDC’s prior, current or potential shareholders, and will not use such records
and information for any purpose other than performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except after prior notification to and approval in writing by the BDC, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld
where the Advisor may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or when so requested by the BDC. 
 4. Services Not Exclusive. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Advisor or any officer, employee or other affiliate thereof from acting as
investment advisor for any other person, firm or corporation, or from engaging in any other lawful activity, and shall not in any way limit or restrict the Advisor or any of its officers, employees or agents from buying, selling or trading any
securities for its or their own accounts or for the accounts of others for whom it or they may be acting; provided, however, that the Advisor will undertake, and will cause its employees to undertake, no activities which, in its
judgment, will adversely affect the performance of the Advisor’s obligations under this Agreement. 
 5. Books and Records. In
compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, the Advisor hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for the BDC are the property of the BDC and further agrees to surrender promptly to the BDC any such records upon the
BDC’s request. The Advisor further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act. 
 6. Agency Cross Transactions. From time to time, the Advisor or brokers or dealers affiliated with it may find themselves in a position to buy for
certain of their brokerage clients (each an “Account”) securities which the Advisor’s investment advisory clients wish to sell, and to sell for certain of their brokerage clients securities which advisory clients wish to buy. Where
one of the parties is an advisory client, the Advisor or the affiliated broker or dealer cannot participate in this type of transaction (known as a cross transaction) on behalf of an advisory client and retain commissions from one or both parties to
the transaction without the advisory client’s consent. This is because in a situation where the Advisor is making the investment decision (as opposed to a brokerage client who makes his own investment decisions), and the Advisor or an affiliate
is receiving commissions from both sides of the transaction, there is a potential conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities on the Advisor’s part regarding the 

  

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advisory client. The SEC has adopted a rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, which permits the Advisor or its affiliates to participate
on behalf of an Account in agency cross transactions if the advisory client has given written consent in advance. By execution of this Agreement, the BDC authorizes the Advisor or its affiliates to participate in agency cross transactions involving
an Account. The BDC may revoke its consent at any time by written notice to the Advisor. 
 7. Expenses. During the term of this
Agreement, the Advisor will bear all costs and expenses of its employees and any overhead incurred in connection with its duties hereunder and shall bear the costs of any salaries or Directors’ fees of any officers or Directors of the BDC who
are affiliated persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Advisor; provided that the Board of Directors of the BDC may approve reimbursement to the Advisor of the pro rata portion of the salaries, bonuses, health insurance, retirement benefits and
all similar employment costs for the time spent on BDC operations (other than the provision of investment advice and administrative services required to be provided hereunder) of all personnel employed by the Advisor who devote substantial time to
BDC operations or the operations of other investment companies advised by the Advisor. 
 8. Compensation of the Advisor. 

(a) The Advisor, for its services to the BDC, will be entitled to receive a management fee (the “Management Fee”) from the BDC. The
Management Fee will be calculated at an annual rate of 2.00% of total assets. The Management Fee will be paid quarterly in arrears based on the asset valuation as of the end of the prior quarter. 
 (b) For purposes of this Agreement, the assets and net assets of the BDC shall be calculated pursuant to the procedures adopted by resolutions of the
Directors of the BDC for calculating the value of the BDC’s assets or delegating such calculations to third parties. 
 (c) The Advisor
will be entitled to receive additional compensation (the “Incentive Fee”) if performance of the BDC exceeds the Hurdle during different measurement periods: the Pre-Offering Period; the Transition Period; each Trailing Four Quarter Period
(which will apply only to the portion of the Incentive Fee based on income) and each Annual Period (which will apply only to the portion of the Incentive Fee based on capital gains), as follows: 
 (i) Incentive Fee Based on Income. 
 (A) The portion of the Incentive Fee based on income will be calculated separately for each of three measurement periods: the Pre-Offering Period; the Transition Period; and each Trailing Four Quarter Period. For each
such period, the Advisor will be entitled to receive an Incentive Fee based on the amount by which (1) aggregate distributions and amounts distributable out of taxable net income (excluding any capital gain and loss) during the period less, as
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unrealized capital depreciation during the period exceeds net realized capital gains during the period or (y) the amount, if any, equal to the sum of
net unrealized capital depreciation during the period plus net realized capital loss during the period exceeds (2) the Hurdle for the period. The amount of the excess of (1) over (2) described in this paragraph (A) for each
period shall be referred to as the “Excess Income Amount”. 
 (B) The portion of the Incentive Fee based on income
for each period will equal 50% of the period’s Excess Income Amount, until the cumulative Incentive Fee payments for the period equals 20% of the period’s Excess Income Amount distributed or distributable to the BDC’s stockholders.
Thereafter, the portion of the Incentive Fee based on income for the period will equal an amount such that the cumulative Incentive Fee payments to the Advisor during the period based on income equals 20% of the period’s Excess Income Amount.
The portion of the Incentive Fee based on income will be paid on a quarterly basis during each of the Pre-Offering Period, the Transition Period and the Trailing Four Quarter Period and will be reduced for each quarter in a period (other than the
first quarter of each period) by the amount of the Incentive Fee based on income paid in respect of each earlier quarter in the respective period. 
 (ii) Incentive Fee Based on Capital Gains. 
 (A) The portion of the Incentive Fee
based on capital gains will be calculated separately for each of two periods: the Pre-Offering Period and for each Annual Period. For each such period, the Advisor will be entitled to receive an Incentive Fee based on the amount by which
(1) the BDC’s net realized capital gains occurring during the period, if any, exceeds (2) the sum of (x) its unrealized capital depreciation, if any, occurring during the period and (y) the amount, if any, by which the
Hurdle for the period exceeds the amount of income used in determination of the portion of the Incentive Fee based on income for the period. The amount of the excess of (1) over (2) described in this paragraph (A) shall be referred to
as the “Excess Gain Amount”. 
 (B) The portion of the Incentive Fee based on capital gains for each period will
equal 50% of the period’s Excess Gain Amount, until such payments equal 20% of the period’s Excess Gain Amount distributed or distributable to the BDC’s stockholders. Thereafter, the portion of the Incentive Fee based on capital gains
for the period will equal an amount such that the portion of the Incentive Fee payments to the Advisor based on capital gains for the period will equal 20% of the period’s Excess Gain Amount. The portion of the Incentive Fee based on capital
gains will be calculated and paid (1) on a quarterly basis during the Pre-Offering Period and will be reduced for each quarter during the Pre-Offering Period (other than the first quarter of the period) by the amount of the Incentive Fee based
on capital gains paid in respect of each earlier quarter in the Pre-Offering Period and (2) on an annual basis for each Annual Period. 
  

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 (iii) In calculating the portion of the Incentive Fee based on capital gains payable for
any period, the BDC’s investments shall be accounted for on a security-by-security basis. In addition, the portion of the Incentive Fee based on capital gains will be determined using the “period-to-period” method pursuant to which
the portion of the Incentive Fee based on capital gains for any period will be based on realized capital gains for the period reduced by realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation for the period. 
 (iv) The calculation of the Incentive Fee described above in this Section 8(c) is illustrated in the examples attached to this
Agreement in Annex A. In the event of a conflict between the language above and the examples, the examples shall prevail. 
 (v) Notwithstanding anything else set forth herein, the Incentive Fee shall not include any amounts of capital gain that would violate Section 205(b)(3) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 as interpreted from time to time by the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff. 
 (d) For purposes of Section 8(c), the following terms shall have the meanings
ascribed to them below: 
 (i) “Annual Period” means the period beginning on the first day of the calendar quarter
in which the Public Market Event occurs (i.e., July 1, 2007 because the initial public offering closed on July 2, 2007) and ending on the last day prior to the anniversary of such date (i.e., June 30, 2008) and thereafter beginning on
July 1 of each calendar year and ending on June 30 of the next calendar year; 
 (ii) “Hurdle” for any
period means the product of 2% times the sum of the net asset values of the BDC attributable to its common shares as of the beginning of each calendar quarter (or as of the Ramp-Up Date in the calendar quarter in which the Ramp-Up Date occurs)
during the respective period calculated after giving effect to any distributions paid in respect of the BDC’s common shares during that period; 
 (iii) “Pre-Offering Period” means the period beginning on July 25, 2006, the first anniversary of the date the BDC commenced operations, and ending on the last day prior to the calendar quarter in which
the Public Market Event occurs (i.e., June 30, 2007 because the initial public offering closed on July 2, 2007); 
 (iv) “Public Market Event” means the completion by the BDC of an initial public offering of its common shares registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and the commencement of trading of such common shares on a national
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 (v) “Ramp-up Date” means the first anniversary of the date on which the BDC
first draws funds under accepted subscriptions for its common shares; 
 (vi) “Trailing Four Quarter Period” means
the four quarter period ending on the last day of the calendar quarter in which the first anniversary of the Public Market Event occurs and, thereafter, the four quarter period ending on the last day of each subsequent calendar quarter; and

 (vii) “Transition Period” means the period beginning on the first day of the calendar quarter in which the
Public Market Event occurs and ending on the day prior to the anniversary of such date. 
 9. Indemnity. (a) The BDC may, in the
discretion of the Board of Directors of the BDC, indemnify the Advisor, and each of the Advisor’s directors, officers, employees, agents, associates and controlling persons and the directors, partners, members, officers, employees and agents
thereof (including any individual who serves at the Advisor’s request as director, officer, partner, member or the like of another entity) (each such person being an “Indemnitee”) against any liabilities and expenses, including
amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise or as fines and penalties, and counsel fees (all as provided in accordance with applicable state law) reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with the defense or disposition of
any action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil or criminal, before any court or administrative or investigative body in which such Indemnitee may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise or with which such Indemnitee may be or may
have been threatened, while acting in any capacity set forth herein or thereafter by reason of such Indemnitee having acted in any such capacity, except with respect to any matter as to which such Indemnitee shall have been adjudicated not to have
acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that such Indemnitee’s action was in the best interest of the BDC and furthermore, in the case of any criminal proceeding, so long as such Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe that the
conduct was unlawful; provided, however, that (1) no Indemnitee shall be indemnified hereunder against any liability to the BDC or its shareholders or any expense of such Indemnitee arising by reason of (i) willful misfeasance,
(ii) bad faith, (iii) gross negligence or (iv) reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such Indemnitee’s position (the conduct referred to in such clauses (i) through (iv) being sometimes referred to
herein as “disabling conduct”), (2) as to any matter disposed of by settlement or a compromise payment by such Indemnitee, pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise, no indemnification either for said payment or for any other expenses
shall be provided unless there has been a determination that such settlement or compromise is in the best interests of the BDC and that such Indemnitee appears to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that such Indemnitee’s action
was in the best interest of the BDC and did not involve disabling conduct by such Indemnitee and (3) with respect to any action, suit or other proceeding voluntarily prosecuted by any Indemnitee as plaintiff, indemnification shall be mandatory
only if the prosecution of such action, suit or other proceeding by such Indemnitee was authorized by a majority of the full Board of Directors of the BDC. 
  

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 (b) The BDC may make advance payments in connection with the expenses of defending any action with
respect to which indemnification might be sought hereunder if the BDC receives a written affirmation of the Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification has been met and a written undertaking to
reimburse the BDC unless it is subsequently determined that such Indemnitee is entitled to such indemnification and if the Directors of the BDC determine that the facts then known to them would not preclude indemnification. In addition, at least one
of the following conditions must be met: (A) the Indemnitee shall provide security for such Indemnitee-undertaking, (B) the BDC shall be insured against losses arising by reason of any unlawful advance, or (C) a majority of a quorum
consisting of Directors of the BDC who are neither “interested persons” of the BDC (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) nor parties to the proceeding (“Disinterested Non-Party Directors”) or an independent legal
counsel in a written opinion, shall determine, based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that there is reason to believe that the Indemnitee ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.

 (c) All determinations with respect to the standards for indemnification hereunder shall be made (1) by a final decision on the
merits by a court or other body before whom the proceeding was brought that such Indemnitee is not liable or is not liable by reason of disabling conduct, or (2) in the absence of such a decision, by (i) a majority vote of a quorum of the
Disinterested Non-Party Directors of the BDC, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, if a majority vote of such quorum so directs, independent legal counsel in a written opinion. All determinations that advance
payments in connection with the expense of defending any proceeding shall be authorized and shall be made in accordance with the immediately preceding clause (2) above. 
 The rights accruing to any Indemnitee under these provisions shall not exclude any other right to which such Indemnitee may be lawfully entitled.

 10. Limitation on Liability. (a) The Advisor will not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss
suffered by Advisor or by the BDC in connection with the performance of this Agreement, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance,
bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its duties under this Agreement. 
 (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, this Agreement is executed by the Directors and/or officers of the
BDC, not individually but as such Directors and/or officers of the BDC, and the obligations hereunder are not binding upon any of the Directors or Shareholders individually but bind only the estate of the BDC. 
 11. Duration and Termination. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof and, unless sooner terminated with respect to the BDC as
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herein, shall continue in effect for a period of two years. Thereafter, if not terminated, this Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to the BDC
for successive periods of 12 months, provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by both (a) the vote of a majority of the BDC’s Board of Directors or the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of
the BDC at the time outstanding and entitled to vote, and (b) by the vote of a majority of the Directors who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any party to this Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on such approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by the BDC at any time, without the payment of any penalty, upon giving the Advisor 60 days’ notice (which notice may be waived by the Advisor),
provided that such termination by the BDC shall be directed or approved by the vote of a majority of the Directors of the BDC in office at the time or by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting securities of the BDC at the time
outstanding and entitled to vote, or by the Advisor on 60 days’ written notice (which notice may be waived by the BDC). This Agreement will also immediately terminate in the event of its assignment. (As used in this Agreement, the terms
“majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “interested person” and “assignment” shall have the same meanings of such terms in the 1940 Act.) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, the BDC shall
pay the Advisor a pro rated portion of the Management Fee and the Incentive Fee. The Management Fee and the Incentive Fee due to the Adviser in the event of termination pursuant to this Section will be determined according to the method set forth in
the following paragraph. 
 The BDC will engage at its own expense a firm acceptable to the BDC and the Advisor to determine the maximum
reasonable fair value as of the termination date of the BDC’s consolidated assets (assuming each asset is readily marketable among institutional investors without minority discount and with an appropriate control premium for any control
positions and ascribing an appropriate net present value to unamortized organizational and offering costs and going concern value). After review of such firm’s work papers by the Advisor and the BDC and resolution of any comments therefrom,
such firm will render its report as to valuation, and the BDC will pay to the Advisor or its affiliates any Management Fees or Incentive Fee, as the case may be, payable pursuant to the paragraphs above as if all of the consolidated assets of the
BDC had been sold at the values indicated in such report and any net income and gain distributed. Such report will be completed within 90 days after notice of termination is delivered hereto. 
 12. Notices. Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing to the other party at such address as the other party may designate from time to
time for the receipt of such notice and shall be deemed to be received on the earlier of the date actually received or on the fourth day after the postmark if such notice is mailed first class postage prepaid. 
 13. Amendment of this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument
in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. Any amendment of this Agreement shall be subject to the 1940 Act. 
  

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 14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York for contracts to be performed entirely therein without reference to choice of law principles thereof and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act. 
 15. Use of the Name BlackRock Kelso Capital. The Advisor has consented to the use by the BDC of the name or identifying words “BlackRock
Kelso Capital” in the name of the BDC. Such consent is conditioned upon the employment of the Advisor as the investment advisor to the BDC. The name or identifying words “BlackRock Kelso Capital” may be used from time to time in other
connections and for other purposes by the Advisor and any of its affiliates. The Advisor may require the BDC to cease using “BlackRock Kelso Capital” in the name of the BDC if the BDC ceases to employ, for any reason, the Advisor, any
successor thereto or any affiliate thereof as investment advisor of the BDC. 
 16. Miscellaneous. The captions in this Agreement are
included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute,
rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. This Agreement shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors. 
 17. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Confidential Private Placement
Memorandum of BlackRock Kelso Capital Holding LLC or, if not contained therein, in the documents referenced therein. 
 18.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts by the parties hereto, each of which shall constitute an original counterpart, and all of which, together, shall constitute one Agreement. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused the foregoing instrument to be executed by their duly
authorized officers, all as of the day and the year first above written. 
  

			
	BLACKROCK KELSO CAPITAL CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Frank Gordon

	Name:	 	Frank Gordon
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	BLACKROCK KELSO CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Lazar

	Name:	 	Michael B. Lazar
	Title:	 	Chief Operating Officer

 Annex A 
 Formula 
 The formula for the net income portion of the Incentive Fee for the transition period is expressed as follows:

 Incentive Fee with respect to net income — 
  

	 	•	 	 When the annualized rate of return to shareholders exceeds the hurdle but does not exceed 13.33% = 50% x (transition period net income less the excess (if any) of
transition period net unrealized capital depreciation over transition period net realized capital gains – hurdle amount) – incentive fees paid to date with respect to transition period net income 

  

	 	•	 	 When the annualized rate of return to shareholders exceeds 13.33% = 50% x (13.33% x net asset value – hurdle amount) + 20% x (transition period net income less
the excess (if any) of transition period net unrealized capital depreciation over transition period net realized capital gains – 13.33% x net asset value) – incentive fees paid to date with respect to transition period net income

 Annualized rate of return in this context is computed by reference to our net asset value and does not take into account changes in the
market price of our common stock. 
 Assumptions 
  

	 	•	 	 Number of full calendar quarters in period = 4 

  

	 	•	 	 Net Asset Value = $500.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Total Assets = $500.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 1 net income(1) = $5.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 1 incentive fee paid = $0.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 2 net income = $15.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 2 incentive fee paid = $0.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 3 net income = $10.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 3 incentive fee paid = $0.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Transition period net realized capital gains through Quarter 3 = $1.5 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Transition period net unrealized capital depreciation through Quarter 3 = $0.5 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Hurdle(2) = 8.00% 

  

	 	•	 	 Base management fee(3) = 0.50% 

  

	 	•	 	 Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.)(4) = 0.25% 

 Alternative 1 
 Additional Assumptions 
  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 4 net income = Quarter 4 income – base management fee – other expenses = $8.75 million – 0.50% x $500.0 million – 0.25% x $500.0 million
= $8.75 million – $3.75 million = $5.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 4 net realized capital gain = $0.5 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 4 net unrealized capital appreciation = $1.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Transition period net income less the excess (if any) of transition period net unrealized capital depreciation over transition period net realized capital gains =
Quarter 1 + Quarter 2 + Quarter 

	 	 
3 + Quarter 4 quarterly net income – (excess, if any, of transition period net unrealized capital depreciation over transition period net realized
capital gains) = $5.0 million + $15.0 million + $10.0 million + $5.0 million – $0.0 million (as there was no transition period net unrealized capital depreciation) = $35.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Hurdle amount = 8.00% x $500.0 million = $40.0 million 

 Determination of Incentive Fee 
 Transition period net income less the excess (if any) of transition period net unrealized
capital depreciation over transition period net realized capital gains equals $35.0 million, which does not exceed the Hurdle amount. Therefore there is no Incentive Fee payable with respect to net income in Quarter 4. If an incentive fee had been
earned and paid with respect to any prior period (which in this case it had not), it would not be refunded because incentive fees in any prior period are not subject to repayment based upon performance in a subsequent period. 
 Alternative 2 
 Additional Assumptions 
  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 4 net income = Quarter 4 income – base management fee – other expenses = $21.75 million – 0.50% x $500.0 million – 0.25% x $500.0
million = $21.75 million – $3.75 million = $18.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 4 net realized capital gain = $0.5 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 4 net unrealized capital appreciation = $1.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Transition period net income less the excess (if any) of transition period net unrealized capital depreciation over transition period net realized capital gains =
Quarter 1 + Quarter 2 + Quarter 3 + Quarter 4 quarterly net income – (excess, if any, of transition period net unrealized capital depreciation over transition period net realized capital gains) = $5.0 million + $15.0 million + $10.0 million +
$18.0 million – $0.0 million (as there was no transition period net unrealized capital depreciation) = $48.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Hurdle amount = 8.00% x $500.0 million = $40.0 million 

 Determination of Incentive Fee 
 Transition period net income less the excess (if any) of transition period net unrealized
capital depreciation over transition period net realized capital gains equals $48.0 million, which exceeds the Hurdle amount. Therefore there is an Incentive Fee payable with respect to net income in Quarter 4. The net income portion of the
Incentive Fee for this quarter equals 50% of the amount by which the transition period net income less the excess (if any) of transition period net unrealized capital depreciation over transition period net realized capital gains exceeds the Hurdle
amount, until the cumulative Incentive Fee payments with respect to net income equal 20% of the transition period net income less the excess (if any) of transition period net unrealized capital depreciation over transition period net realized
capital gains (would occur if such amount for the transition period represented an annualized return on net assets of 13.33% or higher, which is not the case in this example), less any incentive fees paid to date with respect to transition period
net income. 
 Conclusion 
 The Incentive
Fee payable with respect to net income for the transition period in this alternative equals $4.0 million. 
 Alternative 3 
 Additional Assumptions 
  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 4 net income = Quarter 4 income – base management fee – other expenses = $41.25 million – 0.50% x $500.0 million – 0.25% x $500.0
million = $41.25 million – $3.75 million = $37.5 million 

  

 2 

	 	•	 	 Quarter 4 net realized capital gain = $0.5 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 4 net unrealized capital appreciation = $1.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Transition period net income less the excess (if any) of transition period net unrealized capital depreciation over transition period net realized capital gains =
Quarter 1 + Quarter 2 + Quarter 3 + Quarter 4 quarterly net income – (excess, if any, of transition period net unrealized capital depreciation over transition period net realized capital gains) = $5.0 million + $15.0 million + $10.0 million +
$37.5 million – $0.0 million (as there was no transition period net unrealized capital depreciation) = $67.5 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Hurdle amount = 8.00% x $500.0 million = $40.0 million 

 Determination of Incentive Fee 
 Transition period net income less the excess (if any) of transition period net unrealized
capital depreciation over transition period net realized capital gains equals $67.5 million, which exceeds the Hurdle amount. Therefore there is an Incentive Fee payable with respect to net income in Quarter 4. The net income portion of the
Incentive Fee for this quarter equals 50% of the amount by which the transition period net income less the excess (if any) of transition period net unrealized capital depreciation over transition period net realized capital gains exceeds the Hurdle
amount, until the cumulative Incentive Fee payments with respect to net income equal 20% of the transition period net income less the excess (if any) of transition period net unrealized capital depreciation over transition period net realized
capital gains (would occur if such amount for the transition period represented an annualized return on net assets of 13.33% or higher, which is the case in this example), less any incentive fees paid to date with respect to transition period net
income. 
 Incentive Fee with respect to net income = 50% x (13.33% x $500.0 million – Hurdle amount) + 20% x (transition period net
income less the excess (if any) of transition period net unrealized capital depreciation over transition period net realized capital gains – 13.33% x $500.0 million) – incentive fees paid to date with respect to transition period net
income 
 = 50% x ($66.66 million – $40.0 million) + 20% x ($67.5 million – $66.66 million) – $0.0 million 
 = 50% x $26.66 million + 20% x $0.84 million – $0.0 million 
 = $13.5 million 
 Conclusion 
 The Incentive Fee payable with respect to net income for the transition period in this alternative equals $13.5 million. 
  

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 Example 2: For each trailing four quarters’ period beginning with the calendar quarter in which the first
anniversary of the completion of this offering occurs 
 Formula 
 The formula for the net income portion of the Incentive Fee for any trailing four quarters’ post-offering period can be expressed as follows: 
 Incentive Fee with respect to net income — 
  

	 	•	 	 When the annualized rate of return to shareholders exceeds the hurdle but does not exceed 13.33% = 50% x (trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net
income less the excess (if any) of trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net unrealized capital depreciation over trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net realized capital gains – hurdle amount) – incentive fees
with respect to net income paid in the prior three quarters 

  

	 	•	 	 When the annualized rate of return to shareholders exceeds 13.33% = 50% x (13.33% x net asset value – hurdle amount) + 20% x (the excess (if any) of trailing
four quarters’ post-offering period net unrealized capital depreciation over trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net realized capital gains – 13.33% x net asset value) – incentive fees with respect to net income paid in
the prior three quarters 

 Annualized rate of return in this context is computed by reference to our net asset value and does not take
into account changes in the market price of our common stock. 
 Assumptions 
  

	 	•	 	 Number of full calendar quarters in period = 4 

  

	 	•	 	 Net Asset Value = $500.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Total Assets = $500.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 3 incentive fee paid = $0.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 4 net income = $37.5 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 4 incentive fee paid with respect to net income = $13.5 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 4 incentive fee paid with respect to net realized capital gains = $0.15 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Net income and incentive fees paid with respect to net income for Quarters 2 through 4 and end of Quarter 4 balances with respect to realized capital gains/(losses)
and unrealized capital appreciation/(depreciation) are the same as those shown in Example 1, Alternative 3 above 

  

	 	•	 	 Hurdle(2) = 8.00% 

  

	 	•	 	 Base management fee(3) = 0.50% 

  

	 	•	 	 Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.)(4) = 0.25% 

 Alternative 1 
 Additional Assumptions 
  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 5 net income = Quarter 5 income – base management fee – other expenses = $20.75 million – 0.50% x $500.0 million – 0.25% x $500.0
million = $20.75 million – $3.75 million = $17.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 5 net realized capital gain = $0.5 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Quarter 5 net unrealized capital appreciation = $1.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Trailing four quarters’ post–offering net income less the excess (if any) of trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net unrealized capital
depreciation over trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net realized capital gains = Quarter 2 + Quarter 3 + Quarter 4 + Quarter 5 quarterly net income – (excess, if any, of trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net

  

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unrealized capital depreciation from beginning of Quarter 2 to end of Quarter 5 over trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net realized capital
gains from beginning of Quarter 2 to end of Quarter 5) = $15.0 million + $10.0 million + $37.5 million + $17.0 million – $0.0 million (as there was no trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net unrealized capital depreciation from
beginning of Quarter 2 to end of Quarter 5) = $79.5 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Hurdle amount = 8.00% x $500.0 million = $40.0 million 

 Determination of Incentive Fee 
 Trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net income less the excess (if any) of
trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net unrealized capital depreciation over trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net realized capital gains equals $79.5 million, which exceeds the Hurdle amount. Therefore there is an
Incentive Fee payable with respect to net income in Quarter 5. The net income portion of the Incentive Fee for this quarter equals 50% of the amount by which the trailing four quarters’ post-offering net income less the excess (if any) of
trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net unrealized capital depreciation over trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net realized capital gains exceeds the Hurdle amount, until the cumulative Incentive Fee payments with
respect to net income equal 20% of the trailing four quarters’ net income less the excess (if any) of trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net unrealized capital depreciation over trailing four quarters’ post-offering period
net realized capital gains (would occur if such amount for the trailing four quarters’ represented an annualized return on net assets of 13.33% or higher, which is the case in this example), less any incentive fees paid with respect to net
income in the prior three quarters. 
 Incentive Fee with respect to net income = 50% x (13.33% x $500.0 million – Hurdle amount) + 20% x
(the excess (if any) of trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net unrealized capital depreciation over trailing four quarters’ post-offering period net realized capital gains – 13.33% x $500.0 million) – incentive fees
with respect to net income paid in the prior three quarters 
 = 50% x ($66.66 million – $40.0 million) + 20% x ($79.5 million –
$66.66 million) – $13.5 million 
 = 50% x $26.66 million + 20% x $12.84 million – $13.5 million 
 = $2.4 million 
 Conclusion 
 The Incentive Fee payable with respect to net income for this trailing four quarters’ period equals $2.4 million. 
  

	(1)	Net income refers to taxable net income, excluding any realized capital gain and loss and unrealized capital appreciation and depreciation. 

	(2)	Represents an annual hurdle of 8.00% of the value of net assets. 

	(3)	Represents quarterly portion of an annual base management fee of 2.00% of the value of total assets. 

	(4)	Excludes offering expenses and is expressed as a percentage of the value of net assets. 

 Examples of Calculation of Capital Gains Portion of Incentive Fee 
 For each annual period beginning on the first
day of the calendar quarter in which this offering is completed and ending on the day prior to the first anniversary of such date 
 Formula

 The formula for the capital gains portion of the Incentive Fee for each annual period can be expressed as follows: 
 Incentive Fee with respect to capital gains = 50% x (net realized capital gains to the extent in excess of gross unrealized capital depreciation, but only
to the extent that such net realized capital gains, when added to net income, exceed the Hurdle amount), up to a limit of 20% x net realized capital gains to the extent in excess of gross unrealized capital depreciation 
  

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 The following Alternative 1 and Alternative 2 assume that with respect to each year, the trailing four
quarters’ transition period or post-offering period net income less the excess (if any) of trailing four quarters’ transition period or post-offering period net unrealized capital depreciation over trailing four quarters’ transition
period or post-offering period net realized capital gains exceeds the hurdle amount. 
 Alternative 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 is sold for $50 million and fair value of Investment B determined to be $32 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Year 3: fair value of Investment B determined to be $25 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Year 4: Investment B sold for $31 million 

 The capital gains portion of the Incentive Fee, if any, would be: 
  

	 	•	 	 Year 1: None 

  

	 	•	 	 Year 2: $6 million (20% multiplied by $30 million realized capital gains on sale of Investment A) 

  

	 	•	 	 Year 3: None 

  

	 	•	 	 Year 4: $200,000 (20% multiplied by $1 million realized capital gains on sale of investment B) 

 Alternative 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, fair value of Investment B determined to be $25 million and fair value of Investment C determined to be $25 million

  

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

  

	 	•	 	 Year 4: fair value of Investment B determined to be $35 million 

 The capital gains portion of the Incentive Fee, if any, would be: 
  

	 	•	 	 Year 1: None 

  

	 	•	 	 Year 2: $5 million (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 million (20% multiplied by $5 million realized capital gains on Investment C) 

  

	 	•	 	 Year 4: None 

 With respect to each
year, if the trailing four quarters’ transition period or post-offering period net income less the excess (if any) of trailing four quarters’ transition period or post-offering period net unrealized capital depreciation over trailing four
quarters’ transition period or post-offering period net realized capital gains did not exceed the hurdle amount, the capital gains portion of the Incentive Fee could be reduced because no Incentive Fee is payable unless the sum of (1) the
amount of net income used in the determination of the Incentive Fee, if any, based on income and (2) the amount of net realized capital gains in excess of unrealized capital depreciation used in the determination of the Incentive Fee, if any,
based on capital gains exceeds the hurdle amount. The following Alternative 3 and Alternative 4 illustrate the calculation of the capital gains portion of the Incentive Fee when the hurdle amount is exceeded only after capital gains are taken into
account. 
  

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 Alternative 3 
 Assumptions 
  

	 	•	 	 Year 1: Net income less the excess (if any) of trailing four quarters’ net unrealized capital depreciation over trailing four quarters’ net realized
capital gains = $38.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Year 1: Net realized capital gains to the extent in excess of gross unrealized capital depreciation = $8.0 million 

 Determination of Incentive Fee 
 Net income less the
excess (if any) of trailing four quarters’ net unrealized capital depreciation over trailing four quarters’ net realized capital gains equals $38.0 million, which does not exceed the Hurdle amount. Therefore there is no Incentive Fee
payable with respect to net income. However, Year 1 net realized capital gains to the extent in excess of gross unrealized capital depreciation of $8.0 million, when added to net income of $38.0 million, results in a total of $46.0 million, which
exceeds the Hurdle amount. Therefore there is an Incentive Fee payable with respect to capital gains in Year 1. 
 Incentive Fee with respect
to capital gains = 50% x (net realized capital gains to the extent in excess of gross unrealized capital depreciation, but only to the extent that such net realized capital gains, when added to net income, exceed the Hurdle amount), up to a limit of
20% x net realized capital gains to the extent in excess of gross unrealized capital depreciation 
 = 50% x ($46.0 million – $40.0
million), up to a limit of 20% x $8.0 million 
 = 50% x $6.0 million, up to a limit of $1.6 million 
 = $1.6 million 
 Conclusion 
 The Incentive Fee payable with respect to capital gains for Year 1 equals $1.6 million. 
 Alternative 4 
 Assumptions 
  

	 	•	 	 Year 1: Net income less the excess (if any) of trailing four quarters’ net unrealized capital depreciation over trailing four quarters’ net realized
capital gains = $38.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 Year 1: Net realized capital gains to the extent in excess of gross unrealized capital depreciation = $3.0 million 

 Determination of Incentive Fee 
 Net income less the
excess (if any) of trailing four quarters’ net unrealized capital depreciation over trailing four quarters’ net realized capital gains equals $38.0 million, which does not exceed the Hurdle amount. Therefore there is no Incentive Fee
payable with respect to net income. However, Year 1 net realized capital gains to the extent in excess of gross unrealized capital depreciation of $3.0 million, when added to net income of $38.0 million, results in a total of $41.0 million, which
exceeds the Hurdle amount. Therefore there is an Incentive Fee payable with respect to capital gains in Year 1. 
 Incentive Fee with respect
to capital gains = 50% x (net realized capital gains to the extent in excess of gross unrealized capital depreciation, but only to the extent that such net realized capital gains, when added to net income, exceed the Hurdle amount), up to a limit of
20% x net realized capital gains to the extent in excess of gross unrealized capital depreciation 
 = 50% x ($41.0 million – $40.0
million), up to a limit of 20% x $3.0 million 
 = 50% x $1.0 million, up to a limit of $0.6 million 
 = $0.5 million 
 Conclusion 
 The Incentive Fee payable with respect to capital gains for Year 1 equals $0.5 million. 
  

 7Form of Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant

 Exhibit 10(b) 
 [Non-Employee Director] 
 Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant 
  

	 Participant:  
	[Participant Name] 

  

	 Company:  
	The First American Corporation 

  

	 Notice:  
	You have been granted the following Restricted Stock Units in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement attached hereto. 

  

	 Type of Award:  
	Restricted Stock Units 

  

	 Plan:  
	The First American Corporation 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan 

  

	 Grant:  
	Date of Grant: [Grant Date] Number of Shares Underlying Restricted Stock Units: [Number of Shares Granted] 

  

	 Period of Restriction:  
	Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Period of Restriction applicable to the Restricted Stock Units shall commence on the Date of Grant and shall lapse on the date listed in the
“Lapse Date” column below as to that percentage of Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units set forth below opposite each such date. 

  

			
	Lapse Date	  	 Percentage of Shares as
to
 Which Period of Restriction Lapses

	Date of Grant + 1 year	  	33.333%
	Date of Grant + 2 years	  	33.333%
	Date of Grant + 3 years	  	33.334%

  

	 Rejection:  
	 If you wish to accept this Restricted Stock Unit Award, please access Fidelity NetBenefits® at
www.netbenefits.com and follow the steps outlined under the “Accept Grant” link at any time within forty-five (45) days after the Date of Grant. If you do not accept your grant via Fidelity NetBenefits® within forty-five (45) days after the Date of Grant, you will have rejected this Restricted Stock Unit Award. 

 [Non-Employee Director] 
 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement 
 This Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Date of Grant set forth in the Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant attached hereto (the “Grant Notice”), is made between The First American Corporation (the “Company”) and
the Participant set forth in the Grant Notice. The Grant Notice is included in and made part of this Agreement. 
  

	 	1.	Definitions. 

 Capitalized terms used but not
defined this Agreement (including the Grant Notice) have the meaning set forth in the Plan. 
  

	 	2.	Grant of the Restricted Stock Units. 

 Subject to
the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Participant, pursuant to the Plan, a right to receive the number of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $1.00 per share
(“Shares”), set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Restricted Stock Units”). 
  

	 	3.	Dividend Equivalents. 

 Each Restricted Stock Unit
shall accrue Dividend Equivalents with respect to dividends that would otherwise be paid on the Share underlying such Restricted Stock Unit during the period from the Grant Date to the date such Share is delivered in accordance with Section 6.
Any such Dividend Equivalent shall be deemed reinvested in additional Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units within each Period of Restriction immediately upon the related dividend’s payment date, based on the then-current Fair Market
Value (rounded down to the nearest whole number), and shall be subject to the Period of Restriction applicable to the Restricted Stock Unit on which such Dividend Equivalent is paid. Any such conversion of Dividend Equivalents shall be conclusively
determined by the Committee. The Shares underlying Restricted Stock Units into which Dividend Equivalents are so converted shall be delivered in accordance with Section 6. 
  

	 	4.	Period of Restriction; Termination. 

 The Period of
Restriction with respect to the Restricted Stock Units shall be as set forth in the Grant Notice. Subject to the terms of the Plan and the remaining provisions of this Section 4, all Restricted Stock Units for which the Period of Restriction
had not lapsed prior to the date of the Participant’s Termination shall be immediately forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary: 
  

	 	(a)	In the event of the Participant’s Termination due to his or her death or Disability, the Period of Restriction as to all Restricted Stock Units shall lapse in its entirety.

  

	 	(b)	In the event of the Participant’s Termination due to his or her retirement from the Board, irrespective of length of service prior to such retirement, the Period of Restriction
as to all Restricted Stock Units shall lapse in its entirety. 

  

	 	5.	Change of Control. 

 Except for a Change of Control
that has been approved by the Company’s Incumbent Board prior to the occurrence of such Change of Control, the provisions of Section 15.1 of the Plan shall apply to the Restricted Stock Units. 
  

	 	6.	Delivery of Shares. 

 As soon as reasonably
practicable following the lapse of the applicable portion of the Period of Restriction, but in no event later than the end of the calendar year in which such lapse occurs, or, if later, 

  

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the 15th day of the third calendar month following the date of such lapse, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Participant the full number of
Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units as to which such portion of the Period of Restriction has so lapsed, together with Shares comprising all accrued Dividend Equivalents with respect to such Restricted Stock Units, subject to satisfaction
of applicable tax withholding obligations with respect thereto pursuant to Article XVII of the Plan. 
  

	 	7.	No Ownership Rights Prior to Issuance of Shares. 

 Neither the Participant nor any other person shall become the beneficial owner of the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units, nor have any rights to dividends or other rights as a shareholder with respect to any such Shares, until and
after such Shares have been actually issued to the Participant and transferred on the books and records of the Company or its agent in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. 
  

	 	8.	Detrimental Activity. 

 (a) Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, if at any time prior to the delivery of Shares with respect to the Restricted Stock Units, the Participant engages in Detrimental Activity, such Restricted Stock Units shall be cancelled and
rescinded without any payment or consideration therefor. The determination of whether the Participant has engaged in Detrimental Activity shall be made by the Committee in its good faith discretion, and lapse of the Period of Restriction and
delivery of Shares with respect to the Restricted Stock Units shall be suspended pending resolution to the Committee’s satisfaction of any investigation of the matter. 
 (b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Detrimental Activity” means at any time (i) using information received during the Participant’s
membership on the Board relating to the business affairs of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in breach of the Participant’s express or implied undertaking to keep such information confidential; (ii) directly or
indirectly persuading or attempting to persuade, by any means, any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to breach any of the terms of his or her employment with Company, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates;
(iii) directly or indirectly making any statement that is, or could be, disparaging of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any of their respective employees (except to the extent necessary to respond truthfully to any
inquiry from applicable regulatory authorities or to provide information pursuant to legal process); (iv) directly or indirectly engaging in any illegal, unethical or otherwise wrongful activity that is, or could be, substantially injurious to
the financial condition, reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates; or (v) directly or indirectly engaging in an act of misconduct such as, embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty, nonpayment of any obligation owed
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, breach of fiduciary duty or disregard or violation of rules, policies or procedures of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, an unauthorized disclosure of any trade secret or
confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, any conduct constituting unfair competition, or inducing any customer to breach a contract with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in each case as
determined by the Committee in its good faith discretion. 
  

	 	9.	The Plan. 

 In consideration for this grant, the Participant agrees to comply with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. This Agreement is subject to all the terms, provisions and conditions of the Plan, which are
incorporated herein by reference, and to such regulations as may from time to time be adopted by the Committee. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall control, and this
Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly. The Plan and the prospectus describing the Plan can be found on Fidelity NetBenefits® at www.netbenefits.com under Plan
Information and Documents. A paper copy of the Plan and the prospectus shall be provided to the Participant upon the Participant’s written request to the Company at The First American Corporation, 5 First American Way, Santa Ana, California
92707, Attention: Incentive Compensation Plan Administrator, or such other address as the Company may from time to time specify. 
  

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	 	10.	Compliance with Laws and Regulations. 

 (a) The
Restricted Stock Units and the obligation of the Company to sell and deliver Shares hereunder shall be subject in all respects to (i) all applicable Federal and state laws, rules and regulations and (ii) any registration, qualification,
approvals or other requirements imposed by any government or regulatory agency or body which the Committee shall, in its discretion, determine to be necessary or applicable. Moreover, the Company shall not deliver any certificates for Shares to the
Participant or any other person pursuant to this Agreement if doing so would be contrary to applicable law. If at any time the Company determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of Shares upon any national
securities exchange or under any state or Federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable, the Company shall not be required to deliver any certificates for Shares to the Participant or any
other person pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained, or otherwise provided for, free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. 
 (b) It is intended that the Shares received in respect of the Restricted Stock Units shall have been registered under the Securities Act. If the
Participant is an “affiliate” of the Company, as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), the Participant may not sell the Shares received except in compliance with Rule 144. Certificates
representing Shares issued to an “affiliate” of the Company may bear a legend setting forth such restrictions on the disposition or transfer of the Shares as the Company deems appropriate to comply with Federal and state securities laws.

 (c) If, at any time, the Shares are not registered under the Securities Act, and/or there is no current prospectus in effect under the
Securities Act with respect to the Shares, the Participant shall execute, prior to the delivery of any Shares to the Participant by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, an agreement (in such form as the Company may specify) in which the
Participant represents and warrants that the Participant is purchasing or acquiring the shares acquired under this Agreement for the Participant’s own account, for investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, and
represents and agrees that any subsequent offer for sale or distribution of any kind of such Shares shall be made only pursuant to either (i) a registration statement on an appropriate form under the Securities Act, which registration statement
has become effective and is current with regard to the Shares being offered or sold, or (ii) a specific exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, but in claiming such exemption the Participant shall, prior to any offer
for sale of such Shares, obtain a prior favorable written opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, from counsel for or approved by the Company, as to the applicability of such exemption thereto. 
  

	 	11.	Notices. 

 All notices by the Participant or the
Participant’s assignees shall be addressed to The First American Corporation, 5 First American Way, Santa Ana, California 92707, Attention: Incentive Compensation Plan Administrator, or such other address as the Company may from time to time
specify. All notices to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s address in the Company’s records. 
  

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	 	12.	Severability. 

 In the event any provision of this
Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been
included. 
  

			
	THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	

		 	Name: Parker S. Kennedy
		 	Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
		
	Date:	 	[Grant Date]

  

			
	Acknowledged and agreed as of the Date of Grant:
		
	Printed Name:	 	[Participant Name]
		
	Date:	 	[Acceptance Date]

 [NOTE: GRANT WILL BE ACCEPTED ELECTRONICALLY] 
  

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