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Moody National REIT I, Inc. 10-K 

EXHIBIT 10.65

 

ENVIRONMENTAL
INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

 

ENVIRONMENTAL
INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”)
made as of the 30th day of December, 2013 by Moody National Austin-GOVR
Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having its principal place of business at c/o Moody National REIT
I, Inc., 6363 Woodway, Suite 110, Houston, Texas 77057, (together with its permitted successors and assigns, collectively, “Borrower”),
BRETT C. MOODY, a natural person, having an address at 5 Derham Parc, Houston, TX 77024 (the “Principal”;
Principal together with Borrower and each of their permitted successors and assigns, collectively, “Indemnitor”),
in favor of LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having an address at 345 Park Avenue, 8th
Floor, New York, New York 10154 (together with its successors and assigns, collectively, “Indemnitee”)
and other Indemnified Parties (defined below).

 

RECITALS:

 

A.      Indemnitee
is prepared to make a loan (the “Loan”) to Borrower in the principal amount of $11,500,000.00 pursuant to a Loan
Agreement of even date herewith between Borrower and Indemnitee (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), which Loan shall be evidenced by that certain
Promissory Note of even date herewith given by Borrower in favor of Indemnitee (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note”) and secured by among other things, that certain Deed of Trust,
Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing of even date herewith, given by Borrower in favor of Indemnitee
(as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Mortgage”)
encumbering the real property more particularly described therein (said real property being referred to as the “Land”;
the Land, together with all structures, buildings and improvements now or hereafter located on the Land, being herein collectively
referred to as the “Property”).

 

B.      Principal
acknowledges that it has a direct or indirect ownership interest in Borrower and will receive substantial economic and other benefits
from Indemnitee’s making the Loan to Borrower.

 

C.      Indemnitee
is unwilling to make the Loan unless Indemnitor agrees to provide the indemnification, representations, warranties, covenants
and other matters described in this Agreement for the benefit of the Indemnified Parties.

 

D.      Indemnitor
is entering into this Agreement to induce Indemnitee to make the Loan.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

E.      Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, Indemnitor hereby represents, warrants, covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Indemnified Parties as
follows:

 

1.      Environmental
Representations and Warranties. Except as otherwise disclosed by those reports listed on Schedule I attached hereto
and made a part hereof in respect of the Property delivered to Indemnitee (referred to below as the “Environmental Report(s)”),
a copy of which has been provided to Indemnitee, to Indemnitor’s actual knowledge, (a) there are no Hazardous Substances (defined
below) or underground storage tanks in, on, or under the Property, except those that are both (i) in compliance with all Environmental
Laws (defined below) and with permits issued pursuant thereto and (ii) fully disclosed to Indemnitee in writing pursuant to the
Environmental Report(s); (b) there are no past, present or threatened Releases (defined below) of Hazardous Substances in, on,
under or from the Property which have not been fully remediated in accordance with Environmental Law; (c) there is no threat of
any Release of Hazardous Substances migrating to the Property; (d) there is no past or present non-compliance with Environmental
Laws, or with permits issued pursuant thereto, in connection with the Property which has not been fully remediated in accordance
with Environmental Laws; (e) Indemnitor does not know of, and has not received, any written or oral notice or other communication
from any Person (including, but not limited to a Governmental Authority) relating to Hazardous Substances or Remediation (defined
below) thereof, of possible liability of any Person pursuant to any Environmental Law, other environmental conditions in connection
with the Property, or any actual or potential administrative or judicial proceedings in connection with any of the foregoing;
(f) no Mold (as defined below) is present in the indoor air of the Property at concentrations exceeding ambient air levels and
no visible Mold is present on any building materials or surfaces at the Property for which any Governmental Authority recommends
or requires removal thereof by remediation professionals, and Indemnitors are not aware of any conditions at the Property that
are likely to result in the presence of Mold in the indoor air at concentrations that exceed ambient air levels or on building
materials or surfaces that would require such removal; and (g) Indemnitor has truthfully and fully provided to Indemnitee, in
writing, any and all information relating to conditions in, on, under or from the Property that is known to Indemnitor and that
is contained in files and records of Indemnitor, including but not limited to any reports relating to Hazardous Substances in,
on, under or from the Property and/or to the environmental condition of the Property. As used in this Agreement, the term “Mold”
means fungi that reproduces through the release of spores or the splitting of cells or other means, including, but not limited
to, mold, mildew, fungi, fungal spores, fragments and metabolites such as mycotoxins and microbial organic compounds.

 

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2.      Environmental
Covenants. Indemnitor covenants and agrees that: (a) all uses and operations on or of the Property, whether by Indemnitor
or any other Person, shall be in compliance with all Environmental Laws and permits issued pursuant thereto; (b) there shall be
no Releases of Hazardous Substances in, on, under or from the Property; (c) there shall be no Hazardous Substances in, on, or
under the Property, except those that are both (i) in compliance with all Environmental Laws and with permits issued pursuant
thereto and (ii) fully disclosed to Indemnitee in writing; (d) Indemnitor shall keep the Property free and clear of all liens
and other encumbrances imposed pursuant to any Environmental Law, whether due to any act or omission of Indemnitor or any other
Person (the “Environmental Liens”); (e) Indemnitor shall, at its sole cost and expense, fully and expeditiously
cooperate in all activities pursuant to Paragraph 3 of this Agreement, including but not limited to providing all relevant
information and making knowledgeable Persons available for interviews; (f) Indemnitor shall, at its sole cost and expense, perform
any environmental site assessment or other investigation of environmental conditions in connection with the Property, by an environmental
consultant approved by Indemnitee pursuant to any reasonable written request of Indemnitee (including but not limited to sampling,
testing and analysis of soil, water, air, building materials, and other materials and substances whether solid, liquid or gas),
and share with Indemnitee the reports and other results thereof, and Indemnitee and the other Indemnified Parties shall be entitled
to rely on such reports and other results thereof; (g) Indemnitor shall, at its sole cost and expense, comply with all reasonable
written requests of Indemnitee to (i) effectuate Remediation or obtain a no further action letter for any condition (including
but not limited to a Release of any Hazardous Substances) in, on, under or from the Property in full compliance with Environmental
Laws or reasonably required by Indemnitee based upon recommendations and observations of an independent environmental consultant
approved by Indemnitee; (ii) comply with any Environmental Law; (iii) comply with any directive from any Governmental Authority;
and (iv) take any other reasonable action necessary or appropriate for protection of human health or the environment; (h) Indemnitor
shall not do or allow any tenant or other user of the Property to do any act that materially increases the dangers to human health
or the environment, poses an unreasonable risk of harm to any Person (whether on or off the Property), impairs or may impair the
value of the Property, is contrary to any requirement of any insurer, constitutes a public or private nuisance, constitutes waste,
or violates any covenant, condition, agreement or easement applicable to the Property; (i) Indemnitor shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to enforce the applicable provisions of the Leases in order to prevent tenants or other users of the Property from taking
any action that violates any applicable Environmental Law, impairs or may impair the value of the Property, as contrary to any
requirement of any Issuer, constitutes a public or private nuisance, constitutes waste or violates any covenant, condition, agreement
or easement applicable to the Property; and (j) Indemnitor shall immediately notify Indemnitee in writing after becoming aware
of (A) any presence or Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances in, on, under, from or migrating towards the Property;
(B) any non-compliance with any Environmental Laws related in any way to the Property; (C) any actual or potential imposition
of an Environmental Lien; (D) any required or proposed Remediation of environmental conditions relating to the Property; and/or
(E) any written notice or other written communication of which any Indemnitor becomes aware from any source whatsoever (including
but not limited to a Governmental Authority) relating in any way to Hazardous Substances or Remediation thereof, possible liability
of any Person pursuant to any Environmental Law, other environmental conditions in connection with the Property, or any actual
or potential administrative or judicial proceedings in connection with anything referred to in this Agreement.

 

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3.      Indemnified
Rights/Cooperation and Access. In the event the Indemnified Parties have reason to believe that an environmental hazard exists
on the Property that does not, in the sole discretion of the Indemnified Parties, endanger any tenants or other occupants of the
Property or their guests or the general public or materially and adversely affects the value of the Property, upon reasonable
notice from the Indemnitee, Indemnitor shall, at Indemnitor’s sole cost and expense, promptly cause an engineer or consultant
satisfactory to the Indemnified Parties to conduct any environmental assessment or audit (the scope of which shall be determined
in the sole and absolute discretion of the Indemnified Parties) and take any samples of soil, groundwater or other water, air,
or building materials or any other invasive testing requested by Indemnitee and promptly deliver to Indemnitee the results of
any such assessment, audit, sampling or other testing; provided, however, if such results are not delivered to the
Indemnitee within a reasonable period or if the Indemnified Parties have reason to believe that an environmental hazard exists
on the Property that, in the sole judgment of the Indemnified Parties, endangers any Tenant or other occupant of the Property
or their guests or the general public or may materially and adversely affect the value of the Property, upon reasonable notice
to Indemnitor, the Indemnified Parties and any other Person designated by the Indemnified Parties, including but not limited to
any receiver, any representative of a Governmental Authority, and any environmental consultant, shall have the right, but not
the obligation, to enter upon the Property at all reasonable times to assess any and all aspects of the environmental condition
of the Property and its use, including but not limited to conducting any environmental assessment or audit (the scope of which
shall be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Indemnified Parties) and taking samples of soil, groundwater or
other water, air, or building materials, and reasonably conducting other invasive testing. Indemnitor shall cooperate with and
provide the Indemnified Parties and any such Person designated by the Indemnified Parties with access to the Property.

 

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4.      Indemnification.
Indemnitor covenants and agrees, at its sole cost and expense, to protect, defend, indemnify, release and hold Indemnified
Parties harmless from and against any and all Losses (defined below) imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against any
Indemnified Parties and directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way attributable to any one or more of the following:
(a) any presence of any Hazardous Substances in, on, above, or under the Property; (b) any past, present or threatened
Release of Hazardous Substances in, on, above, under or from the Property; (c) any activity by Indemnitor, any Person
affiliated with Indemnitor, and/or any Tenant or other occupant or user of the Property in connection with any actual,
proposed or threatened use, treatment, storage, holding, existence, disposition or other Release, generation, production,
manufacturing, processing, refining, control, management, abatement, removal, handling, transfer or transportation to or from
the Property of any Hazardous Substances at any time located in, under, on or above the Property; (d) any activity by
Indemnitor, any Person affiliated with Indemnitor, and/or any Tenant or occupant or other user of the Property in connection
with any actual or proposed Remediation of any Hazardous Substances at any time located in, under, on or above the Property,
whether or not such Remediation is voluntary or pursuant to court or administrative order, including but not limited to any
removal, remedial or corrective action; (e) any past, present or
threatened non-compliance or violations of any Environmental Laws (or permits issued pursuant to any Environmental Law) in
connection with the Property or operations thereon, including, but not limited to, any failure by Indemnitor, any
Person affiliated with Indemnitor, and/or any Tenant or occupant or other user of the Property to comply with any order of
any Governmental Authority in connection with any Environmental Laws; (f) the imposition, recording or filing or the
threatened imposition, recording or filing of any Environmental Lien encumbering the Property; (g) any administrative
processes or proceedings or judicial proceedings in any way connected with any matter addressed in this Agreement; (h) any
past, present or threatened injury to, destruction of or loss of natural resources in any way connected with the Property,
including but not limited to costs to investigate and assess such injury, destruction or loss; (i) any acts of Indemnitor,
any Person affiliated with Indemnitor, and/or any Tenant or occupant or other user of the Property in arranging for disposal
or treatment, or arranging with a transporter for transport for disposal or treatment, of Hazardous Substances at any
facility or incineration vessel containing such or similar Hazardous Substances; (j) any acts of Indemnitor, any Person
affiliated with any Indemnitor, and/or any Tenant or occupant or other user of the Property in accepting any Hazardous
Substances for transport to disposal or treatment facilities, incineration vessels or sites from which there is a Release, or
a threatened Release of any Hazardous Substance which causes the incurrence of costs for Remediation; (k) in each case, to
the extent caused by Hazardous Substances or violation of any Environmental Law, any personal injury, wrongful death, or
property or other damage arising under any statutory or common law or tort law theory, including but not limited to damages
assessed for private or public nuisance or for the conducting of an abnormally dangerous activity on or near the
Property; and (l) in each case, to the extent relating to Hazardous Substances or Environmental Laws, any misrepresentation
or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty or material breach or failure to perform any covenants or other obligations
pursuant to this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

5.      Duty
to Defend and Attorneys and Other Fees and Expenses. Upon written request by any Indemnified Party, Indemnitor shall defend
such Indemnified Party (if requested by any Indemnified Party, in the name of the Indemnified Party) by attorneys and other professionals
approved by the Indemnified Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Indemnified Parties may, in their sole and absolute discretion,
engage their own attorneys and other professionals to defend or assist them, and, at the option of Indemnified Parties, their
attorneys shall control the resolution of any claim or proceeding, providing that no compromise or settlement shall be entered
without Indemnitor’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Upon demand, Indemnitor shall pay or, in the sole
and absolute discretion of the Indemnified Parties, reimburse, the Indemnified Parties for the payment of reasonable fees and
disbursements of attorneys, engineers, environmental consultants, laboratories and other professionals in connection therewith.

 

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6.      Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: The term “Environmental Law”
means any present and future federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and the like, as well as
common law, relating to protection of human health or the environment in each case relating to exposure to or the presence of
Hazardous Substances, relating to Hazardous Substances and/or relating to liability for or costs of other actual or threatened
danger to human health or the environment relating to exposure to or the presence of Hazardous Substances. The term “Environmental
Law” includes, but is not limited to, the following statutes, as amended, any successor thereto, and any regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto, and any state or local statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and the like addressing similar
issues governing the use, ownership or operation of the Property: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; the Hazardous Substances Transportation Act; the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (including but not limited to Subtitle I relating to underground storage tanks); the Solid Waste Disposal Act;
the Clean Water Act; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; the Safe Drinking Water Act; the Occupational Safety
and Health Act; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; the Endangered
Species Act; the National Environmental Policy Act; the Oil Pollution Act of 1990; the River and Harbors Appropriation Act the
Texas Water Code §26.001 et seq.; the Texas Health & Safety Code §361.001 et seq.; and the Texas Solid Waste Disposal
Act, Tex. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 4477-7. The term “Environmental Law” also includes, but is not limited to, any
present and future federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits or authorizations and the
like, as well as common law that: (a) condition transfer of property upon a negative declaration or other approval of a Governmental
Authority of the environmental condition of the Property; (b) requires notification or disclosure of Releases of Hazardous Substances
or other environmental condition of the Property to any Governmental Authority or other Person, whether or not in connection with
transfer of title to or interest in property; (c) impose conditions or requirements in connection with permits or other authorization
for lawful activity, in each case relating to exposure to or the presence of Hazardous Substances; (d) relate to nuisance, trespass
or other causes of action related to the Property, in each case relating to exposure to or the presence of Hazardous Substances;
or (e) relate to wrongful death, personal injury, or property or other damage in connection with any physical condition or use
of the Property, in each case relating to exposure to or the presence of Hazardous Substances.

 

The
term “Hazardous Substances” includes but is not limited to any and all substances (whether solid, liquid or gas)
defined, listed, or otherwise classified as pollutants, hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, extremely
hazardous wastes, or words of similar meaning or regulatory effect under any present or future Environmental Laws or that may
have a negative impact on human health or the environment, including but not limited to petroleum and petroleum products, asbestos
and asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead, radon, mold, radioactive materials, flammables and explosives,
but excluding substances of kinds and in amounts ordinarily and customarily used or stored in properties similar to the Property
for the purposes of cleaning or other maintenance or operations, or for sale, and otherwise in compliance with all Environmental
Laws.

  

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The
term “Indemnified Parties” includes Indemnitee, any Person who is or will have been involved in the
origination of the Loan, any Person who is or will have been involved with the servicing of the Loan, any Person in whose
name the encumbrance created by the Mortgage is or will have been recorded, Persons who may hold or acquire or will have held
a full or partial interest in the Loan (including, but not limited to, Investors (defined below) or prospective Investors in
the Securities (defined below), as well as custodians, trustees and other fiduciaries who hold or have held a full or partial
interest in the Loan for the benefit of third parties) as well as the respective directors, officers, shareholders, partners,
members, employees, agents, servants, representatives, contractors, subcontractors, affiliates, subsidiaries, participants,
successors and assigns of any and all of the foregoing (including but not limited to any other Person who holds or acquires
or will have held a participation or other full or partial interest in the Loan or the Property, whether during the term of
the Loan or as a part of, or following a foreclosure of, the Loan and including, but not limited to, any successors by
merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of Indemnitee’s assets and business).

 

The
term “Legal Action” means any claim, suit or proceeding, whether administrative or judicial in nature.

 

The
term “Losses” includes any losses, damages, costs, fees, expenses, claims, suits, judgments, awards, liabilities
(including, but not limited, to strict liabilities), obligations, debts, diminutions in value (but only to the extent of any deficiency
in respect of the Debt), fines, penalties, charges, costs of Remediation (whether or not performed voluntarily), amounts paid
in settlement, foreseeable and unforeseeable consequential damages, litigation costs, attorneys’ fees, engineers’ fees, environmental
consultants’ fees, and investigation costs (including, but not limited to, costs for sampling, testing and analysis of soil, water,
air, building materials, and other materials and substances whether solid, liquid or gas), of whatever kind or nature, and whether
or not incurred in connection with any judicial or administrative proceedings, actions, claims, suits, judgments or awards.

 

The
term “Release” with respect to any Hazardous Substance includes, but is not limited to, any release, deposit,
discharge, emission, leaking, leaching, spilling, seeping, migrating, injecting, pumping, pouring, emptying, escaping, dumping,
disposing or other movement of Hazardous Substances.

 

The
term “Remediation” includes, but is not limited to, any response, remedial, removal, or corrective action; any
activity to clean up, detoxify, decontaminate, contain or otherwise remediate any Hazardous Substance; any actions to prevent,
cure or mitigate any Release of any Hazardous Substance; any action to comply with any Environmental Laws or with any permits
issued pursuant thereto; any inspection, investigation, study, monitoring, assessment, audit, sampling and testing, laboratory
or other analysis, or evaluation relating to any Hazardous Substances or to anything referred to herein.

 

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7.      Unimpaired
Liability. The liability of Indemnitor under this Agreement shall in no way be limited or impaired by, and Indemnitor hereby
consents to and agrees to be bound by, any amendment or modification of the provisions of the Note, the Loan Agreement, the Mortgage
or any other Loan Document to or with Indemnitee by Borrower, Guarantor or any Person who succeeds Borrower or any Person as owner
of the Property. In addition, the liability of Indemnitor under this Agreement shall in no way be limited or impaired by (i) any
extensions of time for performance required by the Note, the Loan Agreement, the Mortgage or any of the other Loan Documents,
(ii) any sale or transfer of all or part of the Property, (iii) except as provided herein, any exculpatory provision in the Note,
the Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, or any of the other Loan Documents limiting Indemnitee’s recourse to the Property or to any
other security for the Note, or limiting Indemnitee’s rights to a deficiency judgment against Indemnitor, (iv) the accuracy or
inaccuracy of the representations and warranties made by Indemnitor herein and by Borrower and/or Guarantor under the Note, the
Loan Agreement, the Mortgage or any of the other Loan Documents or herein, (v) the release of Indemnitor or any other Person from
performance or observance of any of the agreements, covenants, terms or condition contained in any of the other Loan Documents
by operation of law, Indemnitee’s voluntary act, or otherwise, (vi) the release or substitution in whole or in part of any security
for the Note, or (vii) Indemnitee’s failure to record the Mortgage or file any UCC financing statements (or Indemnitee’s improper
recording or filing of any thereof) or to otherwise perfect, protect, secure or insure any security interest or lien given as
security for the Note; and, in any such case, whether with or without notice to Indemnitor and with or without consideration.

 

8.      Enforcement.
Indemnified Parties may enforce the obligations of Indemnitor without first resorting to or exhausting any security or collateral
or without first having recourse pursuant to the Note, the Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, or any other Loan Documents or any of
the Property, through foreclosure proceedings or otherwise, provided, however, that nothing herein shall inhibit
or prevent Indemnitee from suing on the Note, foreclosing, or exercising any power of sale under, the Mortgage, or exercising
any other rights and remedies thereunder. The Obligations of Borrower under this Agreement shall not be secured by the Mortgage,
unless Indemnitee expressly elects in writing to make them so secured. It is not necessary for an Event of Default to have occurred
pursuant to and as defined in the Mortgage or the Loan Agreement for Indemnified Parties to exercise their rights pursuant to
this Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of the Loan Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 11.22 thereof), the
obligations pursuant to this Agreement are exceptions to any non-recourse or exculpation provision of the Loan Agreement; Indemnitor
expressly acknowledges and agrees that it is fully and personally liable for such obligations, and such liability is not limited
to the original or amortized principal balance of the Loan or the value of the Property.

 

9.      Survival.
The obligations and liabilities of Indemnitor under this Agreement shall fully survive indefinitely notwithstanding any termination,
satisfaction, assignment, entry of a judgment of foreclosure, exercise of any power of sale, or delivery of a deed in lieu of
foreclosure of the Mortgage. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary that may be contained in this Agreement providing that Indemnitors’
obligations hereunder shall not be affected by a sale or transfer of any of the Property, upon a transfer of the Property, Indemnitors
shall be released from their obligations hereunder with respect to the Property transferred, arising from and after the date of
such sale or transfer, on the condition that such release shall only be in respect of Indemnitor’s or Principal’s obligations
arising hereunder which occur after the applicable transferee’s acquisition of title to the Property but only to the extent that
such obligations arise independently of any condition existing prior to the date of such transfer and Indemnitors’ obligations
hereunder shall remain as to any pre-existing condition whether or not such condition (x) is aggravated by any contributory cause
by the transferee, or (y) is discovered after the date of such transfer.

 

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10.      Interest.
Any amounts payable to any Indemnified Parties under this Agreement shall become immediately due and payable on demand and, if
not paid within five (5) days of such demand therefor, shall bear interest at the Default Rate.

 

11.      Waivers.
(a) Indemnitor hereby waives and relinquishes (i) any right or claim of right to cause a marshaling of Indemnitor’s assets or to
cause Indemnitee or other Indemnified Parties to proceed against any of the security for the Loan before proceeding under this
Agreement against Indemnitor; (ii) all rights and remedies accorded by Legal Requirements to indemnitors or guarantors, except
any rights of subrogation which Indemnitor may have, provided that the indemnity provided for hereunder shall neither be
contingent upon the existence of any such rights of subrogation nor subject to any claims or defenses whatsoever which may be
asserted in connection with the enforcement or attempted enforcement of such subrogation rights, including, without limitation,
any claim that such subrogation rights were abrogated by any acts of Indemnitee or other Indemnified Parties; (iii) the right
to assert a counterclaim, other than a mandatory or compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against or by
Indemnitee or other Indemnified Parties; (iv) notice of acceptance hereof and of any action taken or omitted in reliance hereon;
(v) presentment for payment, demand of payment, protest or notice of nonpayment or failure to perform or observe, or other proof,
or notice or demand; and (vi) all homestead exemption rights against the obligations hereunder and the benefits of any statutes
of limitations or repose. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Indemnitor hereby agrees to postpone the
exercise of any rights of subrogation with respect to any collateral securing the Loan until the Loan shall have been paid in
full.

 

(b)         INDEMNITOR
AND INDEMNITEE HEREBY AGREE NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND FOREVER WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST, WITH REGARD TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE, THE
MORTGAGE OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER
OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH
ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. THE PARTIES ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS
PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER.

 

12.      Subrogation.
Indemnitor hereby agrees to take any and all reasonable actions, including institution of legal action against third parties,
necessary or appropriate to obtain reimbursement, payment or compensation from such Persons responsible for the presence of any
Hazardous Substances at, in, on, under or near the Property or otherwise obligated by law to bear the cost. The Indemnified Parties
shall be and hereby are subrogated to all of Indemnitor’s rights now or hereafter in such claims.

 

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13.      Indemnitor’s
Representations and Warranties. Each Indemnitor represents and warrants that:

 

(a)       it
has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by Indemnitor has been duly and validly authorized; and all requisite action has been
taken by Indemnitor to make this Agreement valid and binding upon Indemnitor, enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 

(b)       its
execution of, and compliance with, this Agreement is in the ordinary course of business of Indemnitor and will not result in the
breach of any term or provision of the charter, by-laws, partnership, operating or trust agreement, or other governing instrument
of Indemnitor or result in the breach of any term or provision of, or conflict with or constitute a default under, or result in
the acceleration of any obligation under, any agreement, indenture or loan or credit agreement or other instrument to which Indemnitor
or the Property is subject, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Indemnitor
or the Property is subject;

 

(c)       to
the best of Indemnitor’s knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against it which,
either in any one instance or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of Indemnitor, or in any material impairment of the right or ability of
Indemnitor to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of Indemnitor, or
which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the obligations
of Indemnitor contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of Indemnitor to perform under the
terms of this Agreement;

 

(d)       it
does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in
this Agreement;

 

(e)       to
the best of Indemnitor’s knowledge, no approval, authorization, order, license or consent of, or registration or filing with,
any Governmental Authority or other Person, and no approval, authorization or consent of any other Person is required in connection
with this Agreement; and

 

(f)       this
Agreement constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of Indemnitor, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms
hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability
is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

14.      No
Waiver. No delay by any Indemnified Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as
a waiver of any such privilege, power or right.

 

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15.      Notice
of Legal Actions. Each party hereto shall, within five (5) Business Days of receipt thereof, give written notice to the other
party hereto of (i) any notice, advice or other communication from any Governmental Authority or any source whatsoever with respect
to Hazardous Substances on, from or affecting the Property, and (ii) any legal action brought against such party or related to
the Property, with respect to which Indemnitor may have liability under this Agreement. Such notice shall comply with the provisions
of Section 19 hereof.

 

16.      Examination
of Books and Records. Indemnified Parties and their accountants and other representatives shall have the right to examine
the records, books, management and other papers of Indemnitor which reflect upon its financial condition, at the Property or at
the office regularly maintained by Indemnitor where the books and records are located. Indemnified Parties and their accountants
and other representatives shall have the right to make copies and extracts from the foregoing records and other papers. In addition,
at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice, Indemnified Parties and their accountants and other representatives shall have
the right to examine and audit the books and records of Indemnitor pertaining to the income, expenses and operation of the Property
during reasonable business hours at the office of Indemnitor where the books and records are located.

 

17.      Transfer
of Loan. (a) Indemnitee may, at any time, sell, transfer, pledge or assign the Note, the Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to any Person, and any or all servicing rights with respect thereto, or grant participations
therein to any Person or issue mortgage pass-through certificates or other securities evidencing a beneficial interest in a rated
or unrated public offering or private placement (the “Securities”). Indemnitee may forward to each purchaser,
transferee, assignee, pledgee, servicer, participant or investor in such Securities or any credit rating agency rating such Securities
(the foregoing entities hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Investor”) and each prospective Investor,
all documents and information which Indemnitee now has or may hereafter acquire relating to Indemnitor and the Property, whether
furnished by Indemnitor, any guarantor or otherwise, as Indemnitee determines necessary or desirable. Borrower agrees to cooperate
with Indemnitee in connection with any transfer made or any Securities created pursuant to this Section, including, without limitation,
the delivery of an estoppel certificate required in accordance with the Loan Agreement and such other documents as may be reasonably
requested by Indemnitee. Borrower shall also furnish, and Borrower hereby consent to Indemnitee furnishing to such Investors or
such prospective Investors, any and all information concerning the financial condition of the Indemnitor and any and all information
concerning the Property and the Leases as may be reasonably requested by Indemnitee, any Investor or any prospective Investor
in connection with any sale, transfer or participation interest.

 

(b)       Upon
any transfer or proposed transfer contemplated above and by Section 9.1 of the Loan Agreement, at Indemnitee’s request, Indemnitor
shall provide an estoppel certificate to the Investor or any prospective Investor in such form, substance and detail as Indemnitee,
such Investor or prospective Investor may require.

 

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18.      Notices.
All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communication (any of the foregoing, a “Notice”)
required, permitted or desired to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sent by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, or delivered by hand or by reputable overnight courier, addressed to the party to be so notified
at its address hereinafter set forth, or to such other address as such party may hereafter specify in accordance with the provisions
of this Section 19. Any Notice shall be deemed to have been received: (a) three (3) days after the date such Notice is mailed,
(b) on the date of delivery by hand if delivered during business hours on a Business Day (otherwise on the next Business Day),
and (c) on the next Business Day if sent by an overnight commercial courier, in each case addressed to the parties as follows:

 

	 	If to Indemnitee:	Ladder Capital Finance I LLC

345 Park Avenue

8th Floor

New York, New York 10154

Attention: Pamela McCormack

Facsimile No.: (212) 715-3199	
	 	 	 
	 	With a copy to:	Winston & Strawn LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

Attention: Corey A. Tessler, Esq.

Facsimile No.: (212) 294-4700	
	 	 	 
	 	And with a copy to:	Wells Fargo Bank, Real Estate Services

550 S. Tryon Street, 12th Floor

Charlotte, NC 28202

Attention: Jason Todd	
	 	 	 
	 	If to Principal:	c/o Moody National REIT I, Inc.

6363 Woodway, Suite 110

Houston, TX 77057

Attn:  Brett C. Moody	
	 	 	 
	 	If to Borrower:	Moody National Austin-GOVR Holding, LLC

6363 Woodway, Suite 110

Houston, TX 77057

Attn:  Brett C. Moody and Lisa Bunner	

 

Any
party may change the address to which any such Notice is to be delivered by furnishing ten (10) days’ written notice of such change
to the other parties in accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph 18. Notices shall be deemed to have been given
on the date set forth above, even if there is an inability to actually deliver any Notice because of a changed address of which
no Notice was given or there is a rejection or refusal to accept any Notice offered for delivery. Notice for any party may be
given by its respective counsel. Additionally, Lender may also be given by Servicer.

 

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19.      Duplicate
Originals; Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of duplicate originals and each duplicate original shall
be deemed to be an original. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed
an original instrument and all of which together shall constitute a single Agreement. The failure of any party hereto to execute
this Agreement, or any counterpart hereof, shall not relieve the other signatories from their obligations hereunder.

 

20.      No
Oral Change. This Agreement, and any provisions hereof, may not be modified, amended, waived, extended, changed, discharged
or terminated orally or by any act or failure to act on the part of Indemnitor or any Indemnified Party, but only by an agreement
in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any modification, amendment, waiver, extension, change, discharge or
termination is sought.

 

21.      Headings,
Etc. The headings and captions of various paragraphs of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to
be construed as defining or limiting, in any way, the scope or intent of the provisions hereof.

 

22.      Number
and Gender. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular
or plural as the identity of the Person or Persons referred to may require. Without limiting the effect of specific references
in any provision of this Agreement, the term “Indemnitor” shall be deemed to refer to each and every Person comprising
an Indemnitor from time to time, as the sense of a particular provision may require, and to include the heirs, executors, administrators,
legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of Indemnitor, all of whom shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement,
provided that no obligation of Indemnitor may be assigned except with the written consent of Indemnitee. Each reference
herein to Indemnitee shall be deemed to include its successors and assigns. 

 

23.      Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, Borrower and Lender and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. Lender may sell, assign, pledge, participate, transfer or delegate, as applicable, to one or
more persons, all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Any assignee or
transferee of Lender shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded to Lender under this Agreement. Borrower shall not have the
right to assign, delegate or transfer its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender,
and any attempted assignment, delegation or transfer without such consent shall be null and void.

 

24.      Release
of Liability. Any one or more parties liable upon or in respect of this Agreement may be released without affecting the liability
of any party not so released.

 

25.      Rights
Cumulative. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which Indemnitee
has under the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents or would otherwise have at law or in equity.

 

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26.      Inapplicable
Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws
effective during the term of this Agreement, such provision shall be fully severable and this Agreement shall be construed and
enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Agreement, and the remaining
provision of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision or by its severance from this Agreement, unless such continued effectiveness of this Agreement, as modified, would be
contrary to the basic understandings and intentions of the parties as expressed herein

 

27.      Governing
Law. (a) THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND MADE BY INDEMNITOR AND ACCEPTED BY INDEMNITEE IN THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE NOTE SECURED HEREBY WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES
AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS
ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS
MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA, EXCEPT THAT AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS
CREATED PURSUANT HERETO AND PURSUANT TO THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF ALL LOAN
DOCUMENTS AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INDEMNITOR HEREBY
UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR
THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

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(a)       ANY
LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST INDEMNITEE OR INDEMNITOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS MAY AT INDEMNITEE’S OPTION BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, AND IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND
INDEMNITOR WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT,
ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND INDEMNITOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
INDEMNITOR DOES HEREBY AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON INDEMNITOR AT THEIR NOTICE ADDRESS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 11.6 OF THE
LOAN AGREEMENT (OR SUCH OTHER NEW NOTICE ADDRESS ESTABLISHED BY INDEMNITOR UNDER THE LOAN AGREEMENT) BY REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN
RECEIPT REQUESTED, SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON INDEMNITOR IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING
AT THE TIME RECEIVED OR REFUSED BY INDEMNITOR. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY
OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST INDEMNITOR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

 

28.      Miscellaneous.
(a) Wherever pursuant to this Agreement (i) Indemnitee (or any other Indemnified Party) exercises any right given to it to approve
or disapprove any matter, (ii) any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Indemnitee (or any other Indemnified Party), or
(iii) any other decision or determination is to be made by Indemnitee (or any other Indemnified Party), the decision of Indemnitee
(or such other Indemnified Party) to approve or disapprove such matter, all decisions that arrangements or terms are satisfactory
to Indemnitee (or such other Indemnified Party) or not satisfactory and all other decisions and determinations made by Indemnitee
(or such other Indemnified Party), shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of Indemnitee (or such other Indemnified Party)
and shall be final and conclusive, except as may be otherwise expressly and specifically provided herein.

 

(b)       Wherever
pursuant to this Agreement it is provided that Indemnitor pay any costs and expenses, such costs and expenses shall include,
but not be limited to, legal fees and disbursements of Indemnitee and the other Indemnified Parties, whether retained outside
law firms, or as reimbursements for the expenses of in-house legal staff or otherwise.

 

(c)       Joint
and Several Liability. If Indemnitor consists of more than one person or party, the obligations and liabilities of each such
person or party hereunder shall be joint and several. 

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by Indemnitor and is effective as of the day and year first above written.

 

	 	 	INDEMNITOR:
	 	 	 
	 	 	Moody National Austin-GOVR
    Holding, LLC,
	 	 	a Delaware limited liability company
	 	 	 
	 	 	By: 	/s/ Brett C.
    Moody
	 	 	 	Name: Brett C. Moody 
	 	 	 	Title: President 
	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/
                                         Brett C. Moody

	 	 	BRETT C. MOODY, a natural person

 

[Signature
Page to Environmental Indemnity Agreement]

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

SCHEDULE
I

 

Phase I
Environmental Site Assessment of Hampton Inn Austin Airport South prepared by EBI CONSULTING, and dated as of October 10, 2013
(EBI Project No. 11137487).Moody National REIT I, Inc. 10-K

EXHIBIT 10.66

FRANCHISE AGREEMENT HAMPTON INN AUSTIN/AIRPORT AREA
SOUTH (AUSTIN, TEXAS)

    	 

    	 

    

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 DEFINITIONS 1 2.0 GRANT OF LICENSE
6 2.1 Non-Exclusive License 6 2.2Reserved Rights 6 3.0 TERM 7 4.0 OUR RESPONSIBILITIES 7 4.1 Training 7 4.2 Reservation Service
7 4.3 Consultation 7 4.4 Marketing 7 4.5 Inspections/Compliance Assistance 8 4.6 Manual 8 4.7 Equipment and Supplies 9 5.0 YOUR
RESPONSIBILITIES 9 5.1 Operational and Other Requirements 9 6.0 HOTEL WORK 11 6.1 Necessary Consents 11 6.2 Initial Hotel Work
12 6.3 Commencement and Completion of the Hotel Work 12 6.4 Opening the Hotel Under This Agreement 12 6.5 Performance of Agreement
13.6 Hotel Refurbishment and Room Addition 13 7.0 STAFF AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HOTEL 14 8.0 PAYMENT OF FEES 14 8.1 Monthly Fees
14 8.2 Calculation and Payment of Fees 14 8.3 Other Fees 14 8.4 Taxes 15 8.5 Application of Fees 15 9.0 PROPRIETARY RIGHTS 15 9.1
Our Proprietary Rights 15 9.2 Trade Name, Use of the Marks 15 9.3 Use of Trade Name and Marks 16 9.4 Trademark Disputes 16 9.5
WebSites 16 9.6 Covenant 16 10.0 REPORTS, RECORDS, AUDITS, AND PRIVACY 17 10.1 Reports 17 10.2 Maintenance of Records 17 10.3 Audit
17 10.4Ownership of Information 17 10.5 Privacy and Data Protection 18 11.0 CONDEMNATION AND CASUALTY 18 

 

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11.1 Condemnation 18
11.2 Casualty 18 11.3 No Extensions of Term 18 12.0 NOTICE OF INTENT TO MARKET 19 13.0 TRANSFERS 19 13.1 Our Transfer 19 13.2
Your Transfer 19 14.0 TERMINATION 21 14.1 Termination with Opportunity to Cure 21 14.2 Immediate Termination by Us 22 14.3 Suspension
Interim Remedies 23 14.4 Liquidated Damages on Termination 23 14.5 Actual Damages Under Special Circumstances 24 14.6 Your Obligations
on Termination or Expiration 24 15.0 INDEMNITY 25 16.0 RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES 26 16.1 No Agency Relationship 26 16.2 Notices
to Public Concerning Your Independent Status 26 17.0 MISCELLANEOUS 26 17.1 Severability and Interpretation 26 17.2 Governing Law,
Jurisdiction and Venue . 27 17.3 Exclusive Benefit .27 17.4 Entire Agreement 27 17.5 Amendment and Waiver .27 17.6 Consent; Business
Judgment .27 17.7 Notices 28 17.8 General Release .28 17.9 Remedies Cumulative . 28 17.10 Economic Conditions Not a Defense 28
17.11 Representations and Warrantie

 

s 28 17.12 Counterparts .29 17.13 Sanctioned Persons and Anti-bribery Representations and Warranties
29 17.14 Attorneys' Fees and Costs 30 17.15 lnterest 30 17.16 Successors and Assigns . 30 17.17 Our Delegation of Rights and Responsibility
30 18.0 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES 30 19.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EXEMPTION 31 ADDENDUM TO FRANCHISE AGREEMENT EXHIBIT
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FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
This Franchise Agreement between Hampton Inns Franchise LLC ("we,"
"us," "our" or "Franchisor") and the Franchisee ("you," "your" or "Franchisee")
set forth in the Addendum attached to this Agreement, is dated as of the Effective Date. We and you may collectively be referred
to as the "Parties." INTRODUCTION We are a subsidiary of Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Worldwide and its Affiliates own,
license, lease, operate, manage and provide various services for the Network. We are authorized to grant licenses for selected,
first-class, independently owned or leased hotel properties, to operate under the Brand. You have expressed a desire to enter
into this Agreement with us to obtain a license to use the Brand in the operation of a hotel at the address or location described
in the Addendum. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the undertakings and commitments of each party to the other
party in this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows: 1.0 DEFINITIONS The following capitalized terms will have the meanings
set forth after each term: "Affiliate" means any natural person or firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, association, trust or other entity which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common Control
with, the subject entity. "Agreement' means this Franchise Agreement, including any exhibits, attachments and addenda. "Anti-Corruption
Laws' means all applicable anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, books and records, and internal controls laws
of the United States and the United Kingdom, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom
Bribery Act of 2010. "Brand' means the brand name set forth in the Addendum. "Change of Ownership Application"
means the application that is submitted to us by you or the Transferee for a new franchise agreement in connection with a Change
of Ownership Transfer. "Change of Ownership Transfer" means any proposed Transfer that results in a change of Control
of Franchisee, the Hotel, or the Hotel Site and is not otherwise permitted by this Agreement, all as set out in Subsection 13.2.3.
"Competing Brand" means a hotel brand or trade name that, in our sole business judgment, competes with the System, or
any System Hotel or Network Hotel. "Competitor" means any individual or entity that, at any time during the Term, whether
directly or through an Affiliate, owns in whole or in part, or is the licensor or franchisor of a Competing Brand, irrespective
of the number of hotels owned, licensed or franchised under such Competing Brand name. A Competitor does not include an individual
or entity that: (i) is a franchisee of a Competing Brand; (ii) manages a Competing Brand hotel, so long as the individual or entity
is not the exclusive manager of the Competing Brand; or (iii) owns a minority interest in a Competing Brand, so long as neither
that individual or entity nor any of its Affiliates is an officer, director, or employee of the Competing Brand, provides services
(including as a consultant) to the Competing Brand, or exercises, or has the right to exercise, Control over the business decisions
of the Competing Brand. "Construction Commencement Date" means the date set out in the Addendum, if applicable, by which
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must have begun to pour
concrete foundations for the Hotel or otherwise satisfied any site-specific criteria for
"under construction" set out in the Addendum. "Construction Work" means all necessary action for the development,
construction, renovation, furnishing, equipping, acquisition of supplies and implementation of the Plans and Designs for the Hotel.
"Construction Work Completion Date" means the date set out in the Addendum, if applicable, by which you must complete
construction of the Hotel. "Control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of an entity, or of the power to veto major policy decisions of an entity, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. "Controlling Affiliate' means an Affiliate that directly or
indirectly Controls the Hotel and/or Controls the entity that Controls the Hotel. "Designs" means your plans, layouts,
specifications, drawings and designs for the proposed furnishings, fixtures, equipment, signs and decor of the Hotel that use
and incorporate the Standards. "Effective Date' means the date set out in the Addendum on which this Agreement becomes effective.
"Entitles' means our present or future Affiliates and direct or indirect owners. "Equity Interest' means any direct
or indirect legal or beneficial interest in the Franchisee, the Hotel and/or the Hotel Site. "Equity Owner' means the direct
or indirect owner of an Equity Interest. "Expiration Date' has the meaning set forth in Section 3. "Force Majeure' means
an event causing a delay in our or your performance that is not the fault of or within the reasonable control of the party claiming
Force Majeure. Force Majeure includes fire, floods, natural disasters, Acts of God, war, civil commotion, terrorist acts, any
governmental act or regulation beyond such party's reasonable control. Force Majeure does not include the Franchisee's financial
inability to perform, inability to obtain financing, inability to obtain permits or any other similar events unique to the Franchisee
or the Hotel or to general economic downturn or conditions. "General Manager' has the meaning set forth in Subsection 7.1.
"Government or Government Entity" means: (i) any agency, instrumentality, subdivision or other body of any national,
regional, local or other government; (ii) any commercial or similar entities owned or controlled by such government, including
any state-owned and state-operated companies; (iii) any political party; and (iv) any public international organization. "Government
Official' means the following: (i) officers and employees of any national, regional, local or other Government; (ii) officers
and employees of companies in which a Government owns an interest; (iii) any private person acting in an official capacity for
or on behalf of any Government or Governmental Entity (such as a consultant retained by a government agency); (iv) candidates
for political office at any level; (v) political parties and their officials; (vi) officers, employees, or official representatives
of public (quasi-governmental) international organizations (such as the United Nations, World Bank, or International Monetary
Fund). " Gross Receipts Tax' means any gross receipts, sales, use, excise, value added or any similar tax. "Gross Rooms
Revenue" means all revenues derived from the sale or rental of Guest Rooms (both transient and permanent) of the Hotel, including
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 rewards under the
loyalty programs in which the Hotel participates, amounts attributable to breakfast (where the guest room rate includes breakfast),
and guaranteed no-show revenue and credit transactions, whether or not collected, at the actual rates charged, less allowances
for any Guest Room rebates and overcharges, and will not include taxes collected directly from patrons or guests. Group booking
rebates, if any, paid by you or on your behalf to third-party groups for group stays must be included in, and not deducted from,
the calculation of Gross Rooms Revenue. "Guarantor" means the person or entity that guaranties your obligations under
this Agreement or any of Your Agreements. "Guest Rooms" means each rentable unit in the Hotel generally used for overnight
guest accommodations, the entrance to which is controlled by the same key, provided that adjacent rooms with connecting doors
that can be locked and rented as separate units are considered separate Guest Rooms. The initial number of approved Guest Rooms
is set forth in the Addendum. "Hilton Worldwide" means Hilton Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation. "Hotel"
means the property you will operate under this Agreement and includes all structures, facilities, appurtenances, furniture, fixtures,
equipment, and entry, exit, parking and other areas located on the Hotel Site we have approved for your business or located on
any land we approve in the future for additions, signs, parking or other facilities. "Hotel Site" means the real property
on which the Hotel is located or to be located, as approved by us. "Hotel Work" means Construction Work andfor Renovation
Work, as the case may be. "Improper Payment" means: (a) any payment, offer, gift or promise to pay or authorization
of the payment or transfer of other things of value, including without limitation any portion of the compensation, fees or reimbursements
received hereunder or the provision of any service, gift or entertainment, directly or indirectly to (i) a Government Official;
(ii) any director, officer, employee or commercial partner of a Party or its Affiliates; or, (iii) any other person at the suggestion,
request or direction or for the benefit of any of the above-described persons and entities, for purposes of obtaining or influencing
official actions or decisions or securing any improper advantage in order to obtain, retain or direct business; (b) payments made
and expenses incurred in connection with performance of obligations under this Agreement that are not made and recorded with sufficient
accuracy, detail, and control to meet the standards in applicable Anti-Corruption Laws; or, (c) any other transaction in violation
of applicable Anti Corruption Laws. "Indemnified Parties" means us and the Entities and our and their respective predecessors,
successors and assigns, and the members, officers, directors, employees, managers, and agents. "Information" means all
information we obtain from you or about the Hotel or its guests or prospective guests under this Agreement or under any agreement
ancillary to this Agreement, including agreements relating to the computerized reservation, revenue management, property management,
and other systems we provide or require, or otherwise related to the Hotel. Information includes, but is not limited to, Operationallnfomnation,
Proprietary Information, and Personal Information. "Interim Remedy" has the meaning set forth in Subsection 14.3. "Laws"
means all public laws, statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, certificates, authorizations, directions
and requirements of all Governments and Government Entities having jurisdiction over the Hotel, Hotel Site or over Franchisee
to operate the Hotel, which, now or hereafter, may apply to the construction, renovation, completion, equipping, opening and operation
of the Hotel, including Tille Ill of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181, et seq., and 28 C.F.R. Part
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License" has the
meaning set forth in Subsection 2.1. "Liquidated Damages" has the meaning set forth in Subsections 6.4.4 and 14.4. 'Management
Company" has the meaning set forth in Subsection 7.1. "Manual" means all written compilations of the Standards.
The Manual may take the form of one or more of the following: one or more·looseleaf or bound volumes; bulletins; notices;
videos; CD-ROMS and/or other electronic media; online postings; e-mail and/or electronic communications; facsimiles; or any other
medium capable of conveying the Manual's contents. "Marks" means the Brand and all other service marks, copyrights,
trademarks, trade dress, logos, insignia, emblems, symbols and designs (whether registered or unregistered}, slogans, distinguishing
characteristics, and trade names used in the System. 'Monthly Fees' means, collectively, the Monthly Program Fee and the Monthly
Royalty Fee, each of which is set forth in the Addendum. "Monthly Program Fee" means the fee we require from you in
Subsection 8.1, which is set forth in the Addendum. "Monthly Royalty Fee" means the fee we require from you in Subsection
8.1, which is set forth in the Addendum. "Network' means the hotels, inns, conference centers, timeshare properties and other
operations that Hilton Worldwide and its subsidiaries own, license, lease, operate or manage now or in the future. "Network
Hotel" means any hotel, inn, conference center, timeshare property or other similar facility within the Network. "Opening
Date" means the day on which we authorize you to make available the facilities, Guest Rooms or services of the Hotel to the
general public under the Brand. "Operational Information" means all information concerning the Monthly Fees, other revenues
generated at the Hotel, room occupancy rates, reservation data and other financial and non-financial information we require. 'Other
Business(es)" means any business activity we or the Entities engage in, other than the licensing of the Hotel. • "Other
Hotels" means any hotel, inn, lodging facility, conference center or other similar business, other than a System Hotel or
a Network Hotel. 'Permitted Transfer' means any Transfer by you or your Equity Owners as specified in Section 13.2 of this Agreement.
"Person(s)' means a natural person or entity. "Personal Information' means any information that: (i) can be used (alone
or when used in combination with other information within your control) to identify, locate or contact an individual; or (ii)
pertains in any way to an identified or identifiable individual. Personal Information can be in any media or format, including
computerized or electronic records as well as paper-based files. 'PIP" means product improvement plan. "PIP Fee"
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plans, layouts, specifications, and drawings for the Hotel that use and incorporate the Standards. "Principal Mark"
is the Mark identified as the Principal Mark in the Addendum. "Privacy Laws" means any international, national, federal,
provincial, state, or local law, code, rule or regulation that regulates the processing of Personal Information in any way, including
data protection laws, laws regulating marketing communications and/or electronic communications, information security regulations
and security breach notification rules. "Proprietary Information" means all information or materials concerning the
methods, techniques, plans, specifications, procedures, data, systems and knowledge of and experience in the development, operation,
marketing and licensing of the System, including the Standards and the Manuals, whether developed by us, you, or a third party.
"Publicly Traded Equity Interest" means any Equity Interest that is traded on any securities exchange or is quoted in
any publication or electronic reporting service maintained by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or any of
its successors. "Quality Assurance Re-Evaluation Fee" has the meaning set forth in Subsection 4.5. "Renovation
Commencement Date" means the date set out in the Addendum, if applicable, by which you must commence Renovation Work. "Renovation
Work" means the renovation and/or construction work, including purchasing and/or leasing and installation of all fixtures,
equipment, furnishings, furniture, signs, computer terminals and related equipment, supplies and other items that would be required
of a new System Hotel under the Manual, and any other equipment, furnishings and supplies that we may require for you to operate
the Hotel as set out in any PIP applicable to the Hotel. "Renovation Work Completion Date" means the date set out in
the Addendum, if applicable, by which you must complete Renovation Work. "Reports" mean daily, monthly, quarterly and
annual operating statements, profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and other financial and non-financial reports we require.
"Reservation Service" means the reservation service we designate in the Standards for use by System Hotels. "Room
Addition Fee" means a sum equal to the then-current Room Addition Fee charged for new System Hotels multiplied by the number
of Additional Guest Rooms you wish to add to the Hotel in accordance with Subsection 6.6.3. "Sanctioned Person" means
any person or entity (including financial institutions) who is, or is owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of any of the
foregoing: (a) the Government of any country subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions in force and which currently include the
Government of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria ("Sanctioned Countries"); (b) located in, organized under the
laws of or ordinarily resident in Sanctioned Countries; (c) identified from by any government or legal authority under applicable
Trade Restrictions as a person with whom dealings and transactions by Franchisee and/or its Affiliates are prohibited or restricted,
including but not limited to persons designated under United Nations Security Council Resolutions, the U.S. Department of the
Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") List of Specially Designated Nationals and Other Blocked Persons;
the U.S. Department of State's lists of persons subject to non-proliferation sanctions; the European Union Financial Sanctions
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PATRIOT Act and the
Bank Secrecy Act and relevant equivalent restricted party listings maintained by other relevant jurisdictions. "Securities"
means any public offering, private placement or other sale of securities in the Franchisee, the Hotel or the Hotel Site. 'Site'
means domain names, the World Wide Web, the Internet, computer network/distribution systems, or other electronic communications
sites. "Standards" means all standards, specifications, requirements, criteria, and policies that have been and are
in the future developed and compiled by us for use by you in connection with the design, construction, renovation, refurbishment,
appearance, equipping, furnishing, supplying, opening, operating, maintaining, marketing, services, service levels, quality, and
quality assurance of System Hotels, including the Hotel, and for hotel advertising and accounting, whether contained in the Manual
or set out in this Agreement or other written communication. "System" means the elements, including know-how, that we
designate to distinguish hotels operating worldwide under the Brand (as may in certain jurisdictions be preceded or followed by
a supplementary identifier such as "by Hilton") that provide to the consuming public a similar, distinctive, high-quality
hotel service. The System currently includes: the Brand, the Marks, the Trade Name, and the Standards; access to a reservation
service; advertising, publicity and other marketing programs and materials; training programs and materials; and programs for
our inspection of the Hotel and consulting with you. "System Hotels'means hotels operating under the System using the Brand
name. 'Term'has the meaning set forth in Section 3.0. "Trade Name'means the name of the Hotel set forth in the Addendum.
"Trade Restrictions' means trade, economic or investment sanctions, export controls, anti-terrorism, non-proliferation, anti-money
laundering and similar restrictions in force pursuant to laws, rules and regulations imposed under Laws to which the Parties are
subject. 'Transfer' means in all its forms, any sale, lease, assignment, spin-off, transfer, or other conveyance of a direct or
indirect legal or beneficial interest. "Transferee' means the proposed new franchisee resulting from a Transfer. "Your
Agreements'means any other agreement between you and us or any of the Entities related to this Agreement, the Hotel and/or the
Hotel Site. 2.0 GRANT OF LICENSE 2.1 Non-Exclusive License. We grant to you and you accept a limited, non-exclusive License to
use the Marks and the System during the Term at, and in connection with, the operation of the Hotel in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement. 2.2 Reserved Rights. 2.2.1 This Agreement does not limit our right, or the right of the Entities, to own, license
or operate any Other Business of any nature, whether in the lodging or hospitality industry or not, and whether under the Brand,
a Competing Brand, or otherwise. We and the Entities have the right to engage in any Other Businesses, even if they compete with
the Hotel, the System, or the Brand, and whether we or the Entities start those businesses, or purchase, merge with, acquire,
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2.2.2 We may also: 2.2.2.1
add, alter, delete or otherwise modify elements of the System; 2.2.2.2 use or license to others all or part of the System; 2.2.2.3
use the facilities, programs, services and/or personnel used in connection with the System in Other Businesses; and 2.2.2.4 use
the System, the Brand and the Marks in the Other Businesses. 2.2.3 You acknowledge and agree that you have no rights to, and will
not make any claims or demands for, damages or other relief arising from or related to any of the foregoing activities, and you
acknowledge and agree that such activities will not give rise to any liability on our part, including liability for claims for
unfair competition, breach of contract, breach of any applicable implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, or divided loyalty.
3.0 TERM The Term shall begin on the Effective Date and will end, without further notice, on the Expiration Date set forth in
the Addendum, unless terminated earlier under the terms of this Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is non-renewable
and that this Agreement confers on you absolutely no rights of license renewal or extension whatsoever following the Expiration
Date. 4.0 OUR RESPONSIBILITIES We have the following responsibilities to you under this Agreement. We reserve the right to fulfill
some or all of these responsibilities through one of the Entities or through unrelated third parties, in our sole business judgment.
We may require you to make payment for any resulting services or products directly to the provider. 4.1 Training. We may specify
certain required and optional training programs and provide these programs at various locations. We may charge you for required
training services and materials and for optional training services and materials we provide to you. You are responsible for all
travel, lodging and other expenses you or your employees incur in attending these programs. 4.2 Reservation Service. We will furnish
you with the Reservation Service. The Reservation Service will be furnished to you on the same basis as it is furnished to other
System Hotels, subject to the provisions of Subsection 14.3 below. 4.3 Consultation. We may offer consultation services and advice
in areas such as operations, facilities, and marketing. We may establish fees in advance, or on a project-by-project basis, for
any consultation service or advice you request. 4.4 Marketing. 4.4.1 We will publish (either in hard copy or electronic form)
and make available to the traveling public a directory that includes System Hotels. We will include the Hotel in advertising of
System Hotels and in international, national and regional marketing programs in accordance with our general practice for System
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marketing programs; advertising, promotion, publicity, public relations, market research, System Hotels; 4.4.2.2 developing and
maintaining directories of and Internet sites for support; and 4.4.2.3 developing and maintaining the Reservation Service systems
and 4.4.2.4 administrative costs and overhead related to the administration or direction of these projects and programs. 4.4.3
We will have the sole right to determine how and when we spend these funds, including sole control over the creative concepts,
materials and media used in the programs, the placement and allocation of advertising, and the selection of promotional programs.
4.4.4 We may enter into arrangements for development, marketing, operations, administrative, technical and support functions,
facilities, programs, services and/or personnel with any other entity, including any of the Entities or a third party. 4.4.5 You
acknowledge that Monthly Program Fees are intended for the benefit of the System and will not simply be used to promote or benefit
any one System Hotel or market. We will have no obligation in administering any activities paid for with the Monthly Program Fee
to make expenditures for you that are equivalent or proportionate to your payments or to ensure that the Hotel benefits directly
or proportionately from such expenditures. 4.4.6 We may create any programs and allocate monies derived from Monthly Program Fees
to any regions or localities, as we consider appropriate in our sole business judgment. The aggregate of Monthly Program Fees
paid to us by System Hotels does not constitute a trust or "advertising fund" and we are not a fiduciary with respect
to the Monthly Program Fees paid by you and other System Hotels. 4.4.7 We are not obligated to expend funds in excess of the amounts
received from System Hotels. If any interest is earned on unused Monthly Program Fees, we will use the interest before using the
principal. The Monthly Program Fee does not cover your costs of participating in any optional marketing programs and promotions
offered by us in which you voluntarily choose to participate. These Monthly Program Fees do not cover the cost of operating the
Hotel in accordance with the Standards. 4.5 Inspections/Compliance Assistance. We will administer a quality assurance program
for the System that may include conducting pre-opening and periodic inspections of the Hotel and guest satisfaction surveys and
audits to ensure compliance with the Standards. You will permit us to inspect the Hotel without prior notice to you to determine
if the Hotel is in compliance with the Standards. You will cooperate with our representatives during these inspections. You will
then take all steps necessary to correct any deficiencies within the times we establish. You may be charged a Quality Assurance
Re Evaluation Fee as set forth in the Standards. You will provide complimentary accommodations for the quality assurance auditor
each time we conduct a regular inspection or a special on-site quality assurance re-evaluation after the Hotel has failed a regular
quality assurance evaluation or to verify that deficiencies noted in a quality assurance evaluation report or PIP have been corrected
or completed by the required dates. 4.6 Manual. We will issue to you or make available in electronic form the Manual and any revisions
and updates we may make to the Manual during the Term. You agree to ensure that your copy of the Manual is, at all times, current
and up to date. If there is any dispute as to your compliance with the provisions of the Manual, the master copy of the Manual
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4.7 Equipment and Supplies.
We will make available to you for use in the Hotel various purchase,
lease, or other arrangements for exterior signs, operating equipment, operating supplies, and furnishings, which we make available
to other System Hotels. 5.0 YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES 5.1 Operational and Other Requirements. You must: 5.1.1 after the Opening Date,
operate the Hotel twenty-four (24) hours a day; 5.1.2 operate the Hotel using the System, in compliance with this Agreement and
the Standards, and in such a manner to provide courteous, uniform, respectable and high quality lodging and other services and
conveniences to the public. You acknowledge that, although we provide the Standards, you have exclusive day-to-day control of
the business and operation of the Hotel and we do not in any way possess or exercise such control; 5.1.3 comply with the Standards,
including our specifications for all supplies, products and services. We may require you to purchase a particular brand of product
or service to maintain the common identity and reputation of the Brand, and you will comply with such requirements. Unless we
specify otherwise, you may purchase products from any authorized source of distribution; however, we reserve the right, in our
business judgment, to enter into exclusive purchasing arrangements for particular products or services and to require that you
purchase products or services from approved suppliers or distributors; 5.1.4 install, display, and maintain signage displaying
or containing the Brand name and other distinguishing characteristics in accordance with Standards we establish for System Hotels;
5.1.5 comply with Standards for the training of persons involved in the operation of the Hotel, including completion by the General
Manager and other key personnel of the Hotel of a training program for operation of the Hotel under the System, at a site we designate.
You will pay us all fees and charges, if any, we require for your personnel to attend these training programs. You are responsible
for all travel, lodging and other expenses you or your employees incur in attending these programs; 5.1.6 purchase and maintain
property management, revenue management, in-room entertainment, telecommunications, high-speed internet access, and other computer
and technology systems that we designate for the System or any portion of the System based on our assessment of the long-term
best interests of System Hotels, considering the interest of the System as a whole; 5.1.7 advertise and promote the Hotel and
related facilities and services on a local and regional basis in a first-class, dignified manner, using our identity and graphics
Standards for all System Hotels, at your cost and expense. You must submit to us for our approval samples of all advertising and
promotional materials that we have not previously approved (including any materials in digital, electronic or computerized form
or in any form of media that exists now or is developed in the future) before you produce or distribute them. You will not begin
using the materials until we approve them. You must immediately discontinue your use of any advertising or promotional material
we disapprove, even if we previously approved the materials; 5.1.8 participate in and pay all charges in connection with all required
System guest complaint resolution programs, which programs may include chargebacks to the Hotel for guest refunds or credits and
all required System quality assurance programs, such as guest comment cards, customer surveys and mystery shopper programs. You
must maintain minimum performance Standards and scores for quality assurance programs we establish; 5.1.9 honor all nationally
recognized credit cards and credit vouchers issued for general credit purposes that we require and enter into all necessary credit
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 5.1.10 participate in and use the Reservation Service, including any additions, enhancements, supplements
or variants we develop or adopt, and honor and give first priority on available rooms to all confirmed reservations referred to
the Hotel through the Reservation Service. The only reservation service or system you may use for outgoing reservations referred
by or from the Hotel to other Network Hotels will be the Reservation Servie or other reservation services we designate; 5.1.11
comply with Laws and, on request, give evidence to us of compliance; 5.1.12 participate in, and promptly pay all fees, commissions
and charges associated with, all travel agent commission programs and third·party reservation and distribution services
(such as airline reservation systems), all as required by the Standards and in accordance with the terms of these programs, all
of which may be modified; 5.1.13 not engage, directly or indirectly, in any cross-marketing or cross-promotion of the Hotel with
any Other Hotel or related business, without our prior written consent. You agree to refer guests and customers, wherever reasonably
possible, only to System Hotels or Network Hotels. We may require you to participate in programs designed to refer prospective
customers to Other Hotels. You must display all material, including brochures and promotional material we provide for System Hotels
and Network Hotels, and allow advertising and promotion only of System Hotels and Network Hotels on the Hotel Site, unless we specifically
direct you to include advertising or promotion of Other Hotels; 5.1.14 treat as confidential the Standards, the Manual and all
other Proprietary Information. You acknowledge and agree that you do not acquire any interest in the Proprietary Information other
than the right to utilize the same in the development and operation of the Hotel under the terms of this Agreement. You agree that
you will not use the Proprietary Information in any business or for any purpose other than in the development and operation of
the Hotel under the System and will maintain the absolute confidentiality of the Proprietary Information during and after the Term.
You will not make unauthorized copies of any portion of the Proprietary Information; and will adopt and implement all procedures
we may periodically establish in our business judgment to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of the Proprietary Information,
including restrictions on disclosure to employees and the use of non-disclosure and non-competition clauses in agreements with
employees, agents and independent contractors who have access to the Proprietary Information; 5.1.15 not become a Competitor, or
permit your Affiliate to become a Competitor, in the upper midscale hotel market segment, or any substantially equivalent market
segment, as determined by Smith Travel Research ("STR') (or, if STR is no longer in existence, STR's successor or other such
industry resource that is as equally as reputable as STR); 5.1.16 own fee simple title (or long·term ground leasehold interest
for a term equal to the Term) to the real property and improvements that comprise the Hotel and the Hotel Site, or alternatively,
at our request, cause the fee simple owner, or other third party acceptable to us, to provide its guaranty covering all of your
obligations under this Agreement in form and substance acceptable to us; 5.1.17 maintain legal possession and control of the Hotel
and Hotel Site for the Term and promptly deliver to us a copy of any notice of default you receive from any mortgagee, trustee
under any deed of trust, or ground lessor for the Hotel, and on our request, provide any additional information we may request
related to any alleged default; 5.1.18 not directly or indirectly conduct, or permit by lease, concession arrangement or otherwise,
gaming or casino operations in or connected to the Hotel or on the Hotel Site, or otherwise engage in any activity which, in our
business judgment, is likely to adversely reflect upon or affect in any manner, any gaming licenses or permits held by the Entities
or the then-current stature of any of the Entities with any gaming commission, board, or similar governmental or regulatory agency,
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5.1 19 not directly or indirectly conduct or permit vacation ownership, fractional ownership, condominiums
or like schemes at, or adjacent to, the Hotel. This restriction will not prohibit you from directly or indirectly conducting timeshare,
vacation ownership, fractional ownership, or condominium sales or marketing at and for any property located adjacent to the Hotel
that is owned or leased by you so long as you do not use any of the Marks in such sales or marketing efforts and you do not use
the Hotel or its facilities in such sales and marketing efforts or in the business operations of the adjacent property; 5.1.20
participate in and pay all charges related to our marketing programs (in addition to programs covered by the Monthly Program Fee),
all guest frequency programs we require, and any optional programs that you opt into; 5.1.21 honor the terms of any discount or
promotional programs (including any frequent guest program) that we offer to the public on your behalf, any room rate quoted to
any guest at the time the guest makes an advance reservation, and any award certificates issued to Hotel guests participating in
these programs; 5.1.22 after the Effective Date, maintain, at your expense, insurance of the types and in the minimum amounts we
specify in the Standards. All such insurance must be with insurers having the minimum ratings we specify, name as additional insureds
the parties we specify in the Standards, and carry the endorsements and notice requirements we specify in the Standards. If you
fail or neglect to obtain or maintain the insurance or policy limits required by this Agreement or the Standards, we have the option,
but not the obligation, to obtain and maintain such insurance without notice to you, and you will immediately on our demand pay
us the premiums and cost we incur in obtaining this insurance other business;
5.1.23 not share the business operations and Hotel facilities with any Other Hotel or 5.1.24 not engage in any tenant-in-common
syndication or Transfer of any tenant-in common interest in the Hotel or the Hotel Site; and 5.1.25 promptly provide to us all
information we reasonably request about you and your Affiliates (including your respective beneficial owners, officers, directors,
shareholders, partners or members) and/or the Hotel, title to the property on which the Hotel is constructed and any other property
used by the Hotel. 6.0 HOTEL WORK 6.1 Necessary Consents. 6.1.1 You must obtain our prior written consent before retaining or engaging
any architect, interior designer, general contractor and major subcontractors for the Hotel. We will not unreasonably withhold
such consent. 6.1.2 Plans and Designs must be submitted to us in accordance with the schedule specified in the Addendum or any
PIP. Before we approve your Plans, your architect or other certified professional must certify to us that the Plans comply with
all Laws related to accessibility/accommodations/facilities for those with disabilities. 6.1.3 You shall not commence any Hotel
Work unless and until we have issued our written consent in respect of the Plans and Designs, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld. 6.1.4 Once we have provided our consent to the Plans and Designs, no change may be made to the Plans or Designs without
our prior written consent. By consenting to the Plans and Designs or any changes or modifications to the Plans and Designs, we
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analysis or assume any responsibility or liability for the suitability of the Plans and Designs or the resulting
Hotel Work. 6.1.5 You are solely responsible for ensuring that the Plans and Designs (including Plans and Designs for Hotel Work)
comply with our then-current Standards, the Manual, and all Laws. 6.2 Initial Hotel Work. You will perform or cause the Hotel Work
to be performed in accordance with this Agreement, the approved Plans and Designs, the Manual and, for Renovation Work, the PIP.
You will bear the entire cost of the Hotel Work, including the cost of the Plans and Designs, professional fees, licenses, permits,
equipment, furniture, furnishings and supplies. You are solely responsible for obtaining all necessary licenses, permits and zoning
variances required for the Hotel Work. 6.3 Commencement and Completion of the Hotel Work. 6.3.1 You will commence the Hotel Work
on or before the Construction Commencement Date or Renovation Commencement Date specified in the Addendum. You may request an extension
by submitting a written request for our approval before the applicable deadline, describing the status of the project and the reason
for the requested extension, and paying our then-current extension fee. We may condition our approval on an update to the Plans
and Designs. Once commenced, the Hotel Work will continue uninterrupted except to the extent continuation is prevented by events
of Force Majeure. You must give written notice to us specifying the nature and duration of any event of Force Majeure promptly
after becoming aware of the event, and specifying that you have used, and continue to use, reasonable endeavours to mitigate the
effects of such event until such event ceases to exist. On verification of the event of Force Majeure, we will approve an extension
of the Construction Commencement Date or Renovation Work Completion Date for up to eighteen (18) months. You must promptly provide
to us evidence that the Construction Work has commenced if we request it. 6.3.2 The Hotel Work must be completed and the Hotel
must be furnished, equipped, and otherwise made ready to open in accordance with the terms of this Agreement no later than the
Construction Work Completion Date or Renovation Work Completion Date specified in the Addendum. You may request an extension by
submitting a written request for our approval before the applicable deadline, describing the status of the project and the reason
for the requested extension, and paying our then-current extension fee. 6.3.3 On completion of the Hotel Work and, as a condition
to our authorization to open the Hotel, your architect, general contractor or other certified professional must provide us with
a certificate stating that the as-built premises comply with all Laws relating to accessibility/accommodations/facilities for those
with disabilities. 6.4 Opening the Hotel Under This Agreement. 6.4.1 You will open the Hotel on the Opening Date. You will not
open the Hotel unless and until you receive our written consent to do so pursuant to Subsection 6.4.2 or 6.4.3. 6.4.2 You will
give us at least fifteen (15) days advance notice that you have complied with all the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
the Hotel is ready to open. We will use reasonable efforts within fifteen (15) days after we receive your notice to visit the Hotel
and to conduct other investigations as we deem necessary to determine whether to authorize the opening of the Hotel, but we will
not be liable for delays or loss occasioned by our inability to complete our investigation and to make this determination within
the fifteen (15) day period. If you fail to pass our initial opening site visit, we may, in our sole business judgment, charge
you reasonable fees associated with any additional visits. 6.4.3 We shall be entitled to withhold our consent to the opening of
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manner we require; 6.4.3.2 your staff has received adequate training and instruction in the 6.4.3.3 you have received authorization
to open the Hotel from the relevant governmental authority for the jurisdiction in which the Hotel is located, if applicable; and
6.4.3.4 all fees and charges you owe to us or the Entities have been paid. Agreement. 6.4.4 Opening the Hotel before the Opening
Date is a material breach of this 6.4.4.1 You will pay us Liquidated Damages in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) per
day if you open the Hotel before the Opening Date to compensate us for the damage caused by such breach. You must also reimburse
us for all of our costs and expenses, including legal fees, incurred in enforcing our rights under this Agreement. 6.4.4.2 These
Liquidated Damages for damage to our Marks shall not limit or exclude any other remedies we may have at law or in equity. You acknowledge
and agree that that the Liquidated Damages payable under this Subsection represent a reasonable estimate of the minimum just and
fair compensation for the damages we will suffer as the result of the opening of the Hotel before the Opening Date in material
breach of this Agreement. 6.5 Performance of Agreement. You must satisfy all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and
equip, supply, staff and otherwise make the Hotel ready to open under our Standards. As a result of your efforts to comply with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you will incur significant expense and expend substantial time and effort. You acknowledge
and agree that we will have no liability or obligation to you for any losses, obligations, liabilities or expenses you incur if
we do not authorize the Hotel to open or if we terminate this Agreement because you have not complied with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement. 6.6 Hotel Refurbishment and Room Addition. 6.6.1 We may periodically require you to modernize, rehabilitate
and/or upgrade the Hotel's fixtures, equipment, furnishings, furniture, signs, computer hardware and software and related equipment,
supplies and other items to meet the then-current Standards. You will make these changes at your sole cost and expense and in the
time frame we require. 6.6.2 You may not make any significant changes (including major changes in structure, design or decor) in
the Hotel. Minor redecoration and minor structural changes that comply with our Standards will not be considered significant. 6.6.3
You may not make any change in the number of approved Guest Rooms in the Addendum. If you wish to add additional Guest Rooms to
the Hotel after the Opening Date, you must submit an application to obtain our consent. If we consent to the addition of Guest
Rooms at the Hotel, you must pay us our then-current Room Addition Fee. As a condition to our granting approval of your application,
we may require you to modernize, rehabilitate or upgrade the Hotel in accordance with Subsection 6.6.1 of this Agreement, and to
pay us our then-current PIP Fee to prepare a PIP to determine the renovation requirements for the Hotel. We may also require you
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 7.0 STAFF AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HOTEL 7.1 You
are solely responsible for the management of the Hotel's business. You will provide qualified and experienced management (a "Management
Company") and an individual to manage the Hotel (a "General Manager"}, each approved by us in writing . We have
the rightto communicate directly with the Management Company and managers at the Hotel. We may rely on the communications of such
managers or Management Company as being on your behalf. Any Management Company and/or General Manager must have the authority to
perform all of your obligations under this Agreement. The engagement of a Management Company does not reduce your obligations under
this Agreement. In the case of any conflict between this Agreement and any agreement with the Management Company or General Manager,
this Agreement prevails. 7.2 You represent and agree that you have not, and will not, enter into any lease, management agreement
or other similar arrangement for the operation of the Hotel or any part of the Hotel without our prior written consent. To be approved
by us as the operator of the Hotel, you, any proposed Management Company and any proposed General Manager must be qualified to
manage the Hotel. We may refuse to approve you, any proposed Management Company or any proposed General Manager who is a Competitor
or which, in our business judgment, is inexperienced or unqualified in managerial skills or operating capability or is unable or
unwilling to adhere fully to your obligations under this Agreement. 7.3 If the Management Company becomes a Competitor or the Management
Company and/or the General Manager resigns or is terminated by you or otherwise becomes unsuitable in our sole business judgment
to manage the Hotel during the Term, you will have ninety (90) days to retain a qualified substitute Management Company and/or
General Manager acceptable to us. 8.0 PAYMENT OF FEES 8.1 Monthly Fees. Beginning on the Opening Date, you will pay to us for each
month (or part of a month, including the final month you operate under this Agreement) the Monthly Fees, each of which is set forth
in the Addendum. 8.2 Calculation and Payment of Fees. 8.2.1 The Monthly Fees will be calculated in accordance with the accounting
methods of the then-current Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry, or such other accounting methods specified by
us in the Manual. 8.2.2 The Monthly Fees will be paid to us at the place and in the manner we designate on or before the fifteenth
(15th) day of each month and will be accompanied by our standard schedule setting forth in reasonable detail the computation of
the Monthly Fees for such month. 8.2.3 We may require you to transmit the Monthly Fees and all other payments required under this
Agreement by wire transfer or other form of electronic funds transfer and to provide the standard schedule in electronic form.
You must bear all costs of wire transfer or other form of electronic funds transfer or other electronic payment and reporting.
8.2.4 In the event of fire or other insured casualty that results in a reduction of Gross Rooms Revenue, you will determine and
pay us, from the proceeds of any business interruption or other insurance applicable to Joss of revenues, an amount equal to the
forecasted Monthly Fees, based on the Gross Rooms Revenue amounts agreed on between you and your insurance company that would have
been paid to us in the absence of such casualty. 8.3 Other Fees. You will timely pay all amounts due us or any of the Entities
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 behalf, including pre-opening sales and op<erations training or extension fees as specified on the
Addendum. 8.4 Taxes. If a Gross Receipts Tax is imposed on us or the Entities based on payments made by you related to this Agreement,
then you must reimburse us·or the Entity for such Gross Receipts Tax to ensure that the amount we or the Entity retains,
after paying the Gross Receipts Tax, equals the net amount of the payments you are required to pay us or the Entity had such Gross
Receipts Tax not been imposed. You are not required to pay income taxes payable by us or any Entity as a result of our net income
relating to fees collected under this Agreement. 8.5 Application of Fees. We may apply any amounts received from you to any amounts
due under this Agreement. 9.0 PROPRIETARY RIGHTS 9.1 Our Proprietary Rights. 9.1.1 You will not contest, either directly or indirectly
during or after the Term: 9.1.1.1 our (and/or any Entities') ownership of, rights to and interest in the System, Brand, Marks and
any of their elements or components, including present and future distinguishing characteristics and agree that neither you nor
any design or construction professional engaged by you may use our Standards, our Manual or your approved Plans and Designs for
any hotel or lodging project other than the Hotel; 9.1.1.2 components of the System; our sole right to grant licenses to use all
or any elements or 9.1.1.3 that we (and/or the Entities) are the owner of (or the licensee of, with the right to sub-license) all
right, title and interest in and to the Brand and the Marks used in any form and in any design, alone or in any combination, together
with the goodwill they symbolize; or 9.1.1.4 the validity or ownership of the Marks. 9.1.2 You acknowledge that these Marks have
acquired a secondary meaning which indicates that the Hotel, Brand and System are operated by or with our approval. All improvements
and additions to, or associated with, the System, all Marks, and all goodwill arising from your use of the System and the Marks,
will inure to our benefit and become our property (or that of the applicable Entities), even if you develop them. 9.1.3 You will
not apply for or obtain any trademark or seNice mark registration of any of the Marks or any confusingly similar marks in your
name or on behalf of or for the benefit of anyone else. You acknowledge that you are not entitled to receive any payment or other
value from us or from any of the Entities for any goodwill associated with your use of the System or the Marks, or any elements
or components of the System. 9.2 Trade Name, Use of the Marks. 9.2.1 Trade Name. 9;2.1.1 The Hotel will be initially known by the
Trade Name set forth in the Addendum. We may change the Trade Name, the Brand name and/or any of the Marks (but not the Principal
Mark), or the way in which any of them (including the Principal Mark) are depicted, at any time at our sole option and at your
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 9.2.1.2 You acknowledge and agree that you are not acquiring the right to use any service marks, copyrights,
trademarks, trade dress, logos, designs, insignia, emblems, symbols, slogans, distinguishing characteristics, trade names, domain
names or other marks or characteristics owned by us or licensed to us that we do not specifically designate to be used in the System.
9.3 Use of Trade Name and Marks. You will operate under the Marks, using the Trade Name, at the Hotel. You will not adopt any other
names or marks in operating the Hotel without our approval. You will not, without our prior written consent, use any of the Marks,
or the word 'Hilton," or other Network trademarks, trade names or service marks, or any similar words or acronyms, in: 9.3.1
your corporate, partnership, business or trade name; 9.3.2 any Internet-related name (including a domain name); 9.3.3 or any business
operated separately from the Hotel, including the name or identity of developments adjacent to or associated with the Hotel. 9.4
Trademark Disputes. 9.4.1 You will immediately notify us of any infringement or dilution of or challenge to your use of any of
the Marks and will not, absent a court order or our prior written consent, communicate with any other person regarding any such
infringement, dilution, challenge or claim. We will take the action we deem appropriate with respect to such challenges and claims
and have the sole right to handle disputes concerning use of all or any part of the Marks or the System. You will fully cooperate
with us and any applicable Entity in these matters. We will reimburse you for expenses incurred by you as the direct result of
activities undertaken by you at our prior written request and specifically relating to the trademark dispute at issue. We will
not reimburse you for any other expenses incurred by you for cooperating with us or the Entities. 9.4.2 You appoint us as your
exclusive attorney-in-fact, to prosecute, defend and/or settle all disputes of this type at our sole option. You will sign any
documents we or the applicable Entity believe are necessary to prosecute, defend or settle any dispute or obtain protection for
the Marks and the System and will assign to us any claims you may have related to these matters. Our decisions as to the prosecution,
defense or settlement of the dispute will be final. All recoveries made as a result of disputes regarding use of all or part of
the System or the Marks will be for our account. 9.5 Web Sites. 9.5.1 You may not register, own, maintain or use any Sites that
relate to the Network or the Hotel or that include the Marks. The only domain names, Sites, or Site contractors that you may use
relating to the Hotel or this Agreement are those we assign or otherwise approve in writing. You acknowledge that you may not,
without a legal license or other legal right, post on your Sites any material in which any third party has any direct or indirect
ownership interest. You must incorporate on your Sites any information we require in the manner we deem necessary to protect our
Marks. 9.5.2 Any use of the Marks on any Site must conform to our requirements, including the identity and graphics Standards for
all System hotels. Given the changing nature of this technology, we have the right to wilhhold our approval, and to withdraw any
prior approval, and to modify our requirements. 9.6 Covenant. 9.6.1 You agree, as a direct covenant with us and the Entities, that
you will comply with all of the provisions of this Agreement related to the manner, terms and conditions of the use of the Marks
and the termination of any right on your part to use any of the Marks. Any non-compliance by you with this covenant or the terms
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the System or the Marks, will cause irreparable damage to us and/or to the Entities and is a material. breach
of this Agreement. 9.6.2 If you engage in such non-compliance or unauthorized and/or improper use of the System or the Marks during
or after the Term, we and any of the applicable Entities, along with the successors and assigns of each, will be entitled to both
temporary and permanent injunctive relief against you from any court of competent jurisdiction, in addition to all other remedies
we or the Entities may have at law. You consent to the entry of such temporary and permanent injunctions. You must pay all costs
and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, expert fees, costs and other expenses of litigation that we and/or the En!Hies
may incur in connection with your non-compliance with this covenant. 10.0 REPORTS, RECORDS, AUDITS, AND PRIVACY 10.1 Reports. 10.1.1
At our request, you will prepare and deliver to us the Reports containing the Operational Information (and any other information
we reasonable require) in the form, manner and time frame we require. At a minimum, by the fifteenth (15th) day of each month,
you will submit to us the Operational lnfonnation for the previous month and reflecting the computation of the amounts then due
under Section 8, in the form, manner and time frame we require. 10.1.2 The Reports will be certified as accurate in the manner
we require. You will permit us to inspect your books and records at all reasonable times. 10.2 Maintenance of Records. You will
prepare, on a current basis, (and preserve for no less than the greater of four (4) years or the time period we stated in our record
retention requirements), complete and accurate records concerning Gross Rooms Revenue and all financial, operating, marketing and
other aspects of the Hotel. You will maintain an accounting system that fully and accurately reflects all financial aspects of
the Hotel and its business. These records will include books of account, tax returns, governmental reports, register tapes, daily
reports, and complete quarterly and annual financial statements (including profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cash
flow statements) and will be prepared in the fonn, manner and time frame we require. 10.3 Audit. 10.3.1 We may require you to have
the Gross Rooms Revenue, fees or other monies due to us computed and certified as accurate by a certified public accountant. During
the Term and for two (2) years thereafter, we and our authorized agents have the right to verify Operational Information required
under this Agreement by requesting, receiving, inspecting and auditing, at all reasonable times, any and all records referred to
above wherever they may be located (or elsewhere if we request). 10.3.2 If any inspection or audit reveals that you understated
or underpaid any payment due to us, you will promptly pay to us the deficiency plus interest from the date each payment was due
until paid at the interest rate set forth in Section 17.15 of this Agreement. 10.3.3 If the audit or inspection reveals that the
underpayment is willful, or is for five percent (5%) or more of the total amount owed for the period being inspected, you will
also reimburse us for all inspection and audit costs, including reasonable travel, lodging, meals, salaries and other expenses
of the inspecting or auditing personnel. Our acceptance of your payment of any deficiency will not waive any rights we may have
as a result of your breach, including our right to terminate this Agreement. If the audit discloses an overpayment, we will credit
this overpayment against your future payments due under this Agreement, without interest, or, if no future payments are due under
this Agreement, we will promptly pay you the amount of the overpayment without interest. 10.4 Ownership of Information. All Information
we obtain from you and all revenues we derive from such lnfonnation will be our property and Proprietary lnfonnation that we may
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 reason,.including making a financial performance representation in our franchise disclosure documents.
At your sole risk and responsibility, you may use Information that you acquire from third parties in connection with operating
the Hotel, such as Personal Information, at any time during or after the Term, to the extent that your use is permitted by Law.
· 10.5 Privacy and Data Protection. You will: 10.5.1 comply with all applicable Privacy Laws; 10.5.2 comply with all Standards
that relate to Privacy Laws and the privacy and security of Personal Information; 10.5.3 refrain from any action or inaction that
could cause us or the Entities to breach any Privacy Laws; 10.5.4 do and execute, or arrange to be done and executed, each act,
document and thing we deem necessary in our business judgment to keep us and the Entities in compliance with the Privacy Laws;
and 10.5.5 immediately report to us the theft or loss of Personal Information (other than the Personal Information of your own
officers, directors, shareholders, employees or service providers). 11.0 CONDEMNATION AND CASUALTY 11.1 Condemnation. You must
immediately inform us of any proposed taking of any portion of the Hotel by eminent domain. If, in our business judgment, the taking
is significant enough to render the continued operation of the Hotel in accordance with the Standards and guest expectations impractical,
then we may terminate this Agreement on written notice to you and you will not pay us Liquidated Damages. If such taking, in our
business judgment, does not require the termination of this Agreement, then you will make all necessary modifications to make the
Hotel conform to its condition, character and appearance immediately before such taking, according to Plans and Designs approved
by us. You will take all measures to ensure that the resumption of normal operations at the Hotel is not unreasonably delayed.
11.2 Casualty. 11.2.1 You must immediately inform us if the Hotel is damaged by fire or other casualty. If the damage or repair
requires closing the Hotel, you may choose to repair or rebuild the Hotel according to the Standards, provided you: begin reconstruction
within six (6) months after closing and reopen the Hotel for continuous business operations as soon as practicable (but in any
event no later than eighteen (18) months after the closing of the Hotel) and give us at least thirty (30) days notice of the projected
date of reopening. Once the Hotel is closed, you will not promote the Hotel as a System Hotel or otherwise identify the Hotel using
any of the Marks without our prior written consent. 11.2.2 You and we each have the right to terminate this Agreement if you elect
not to repair or rebuild the Hotel as set forth above in Subsection 11.2.1, provided the terminating party gives the other party
sixty (60) days written notice. We will not require you to pay Liquidated Damages unless you or one of your Affiliates own and/or
operate a hotel at the Hotel Site under a lease, license or franchise from a Competitor within three (3) years of the termination
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 12.0 NOTICE OF INTENT TO MARKET Except in the case of a Transfer governed by Subsection 13.2.1 or 13.2.2
of this Agreement, if you or a Controlling Affiliate want to Transfer any Equity lnteresi, you must give us written notice, concurrently
with beginning your marketing efforts. 13.0 TRANSFERS 13.1 Our Transfer. 13.1.1 We may assign or Transfer this Agreement or any
of our rights, duties, or assets under this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, to any person or legal entity without
your consent, provided that any such person or legal entity shall be required to assume all of our obligations to permit you to
operate the Hotel under the Brand after such assignment. Any of the Entities may transfer, sell, dispose of, or otherwise convey,
their ownership rights in us or any of our Affiliates, by operation of law or otherwise, including by public offering, to any person
or legal entity without your consent. 13.1.2 If we assign this Agreement to a third party who expressly assumes our obligations
under this Agreement, we will no longer have any performance or other obligations to you under this Agreement and your right to
use any programs, rights or services provided to you by us or our Affiliates under this Agreement will terminate. 13.2 Your Transfer.
You understand and acknowledge that the rights and duties in this Agreement are personal to you and that we are entering into this
Agreement in reliance on your business skill, financial capacity, and the personal character of you, your officers, directors,
partners, members, shareholders or trustees. A Transfer by you of any Equity Interest, or this Agreement, or any of your rights
or obligations under this Agreement, or a Transfer by an Equity Owner is prohibited other than as expressly permitted herein. 13.2.1
Permitted Transfers That Do Not Require Notice or Consent. The following Transfers are permitted without giving notice or obtaining
our consent if the Permitted Transfer does not result in a change in Control of the Franchisee, the Hotel or the Hotel Site and
you meet the requirements set forth below. 13.2.1.1 Privately Held Equity Interests: Less than 25% Change/No Change of Control.
An Equity Interest that is not publicly traded may be Transferred if, immediately after the transaction, the transferee Equity
Owner will own less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Equity Interest.
may be Transferred. 13.2.1.2 Publicly Traded Equity Interests. A Publicly Traded Equity Interest 13.2.2 Permitted Transfers That
Require Notice and Consent. We will permit you or any Equity Owner named in the Addendum as of the Effective Date (or any transferee
Equity Owner we subsequently approve) to engage in the Permitted Transfers set forth below if any such Permitted Transfer does
not result in a change of Control of the Franchisee, the Hotel or the Hotel Site and: (a) the proposed transferee is not a Sanctioned
Person or a Competitor; (b) you give us at least sixty (60) days' advance written notice of the proposed Permitted Transfer (including
the identity and contact information for any proposed transferee and any other information we may require in order to review the
proposed Permitted Transfer); (c) you pay to us a nonrefundable processing fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) with the Permitted
Transfer request; (d) you follow our then-current procedure for processing Permitted Transfers; and (e) you execute any documents
required by us for processing Permitted Transfers. If a Permitted Transfer listed in Subsection 13.2.2 otherwise qualifies as a
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 13.2.2.1 Affiliate Transfer. You or any Equity Owner may Transfer an Equity Interest or this Agreement
to an Affiliate. 13.2.2.2 Transfers to a Family Member or Trust. If you or any Equity Owner as of the Effective Date are a natural
person, you and such Equity Owner may Transfer an Equity Interest or this Agreement to an immediate family member (i.e., spouse,
children, parents, siblings) or to a trust for your benefit or the benefit of the Equity Owner or the Equity Owner's immediate
family members. 13.2.2.3 Transfer On Death. On the death of Franchisee or an Equity Owner who is a natural person, this Agreement
or the Equity Interest of the deceased Equity Owner may Transfer in accordance with such person's will or, if such person dies
intestate, in accordance with laws of intestacy governing the distribution of such person's estate, provided that: (i) the transfer
on death is to an immediate family member or to a legal entity formed by such family member(s); and (ii) within one (1) year after
the death, such family member(s) or entity meet all of our then-current requirements for an approved Transferee. 13.2.2.4 Privately
Held Equity Interests: 25% or Greater Change/No Change of Control. You or any Equity Owner as of the Effective Date (or any transferee
Equity Owner we subsequently approve) may Transfer an Equity Interest in Franchisee even though, after the completion of such Transfer,
twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Equity Interests in Franchisee will have changed hands since the Effective Date of this
Agreement. 13.2.3 Change of Ownership Transfer. Any proposed Transfer that is not described in Subsection 13.2.1 or 13.2.2 is a
Change of Ownership Transfer. We will have sixty (60) days from our receipt of the completed and signed franchise application to
consent or withhold our consent to any proposed Change of Ownership Transfer. You consent to our communication with any party we
deem necessary about the Hotel in order for us to evaluate the proposed Change of Ownership Transfer. Our consent to the Change
of Ownership Transfer is subject to the following conditions, all of which must be satisfied at or before the date of closing the
Change of Ownership Transfer ("Closing"): 13.2.3.1 the Transferee submits a Change of Ownership Application, pays our
then current franchise application fee and any PIP Fee, executes our then-current form of new franchise agreement and all ancillary
forms, including a guaranty from a third-party acceptable to us, if required;
us or our Affiliates;13.2.3.2 you are not in default of this Agreement or any other agreements with 13.2.3.3 you or the Transferee
pay all amounts due to us and the Entities through the date of the Closing; 13.2.3.4 you execute our then-current form of voluntary
termination agreement, which may include a general release, covering termination of this Agreement; 13.2.3.5 you conclude to our
satisfaction, or provide adequate security for, any suit, action, or proceeding pending or threatened against you, us or any Entity
with respect to the Hotel, which may result in liability on the part of us or any Entity; 13.2.3.6 you, the Transferee and/or transferee
Equity Owner(s) submit to us all information related to the Transfer that we require, including applications; and 13.2.3.7 the
Transferee meets our then-current business requirements for new franchisees and is neither a Sanctioned Person nor a Competitor.
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 13.2.4.1 Any offering by you of Securities requires our review if you use the Marks, or refer to us
or this Agreement in your offering. All materials required by any Law for the offer or sale of those Securities must be submitted
to us for review at least sixty (60) days before the date you distribute those materials or file them with any governmental agency,
including any materials to be used in any offering exempt from registration under any securities laws. 13.2.4.2 You must submit
to us a non-refundable Five Thousand Dollar ($5,000) processing fee with the offering documents and pay any additional costs we
may incur in reviewing your documents, including reasonable attorneys' fees. Except as legally required to describe the Hotel in
the offering materials, you may not use any of the Marks or otherwise imply our participation or that of Hilton Worldwide or any
other Entity in or endorsement of any Securities or any Securities offering. 13.2.4.3 We have the right to approve any description
of this Agreement or of your relationship with us, or any use of the Marks, contained in any prospectus, offering memorandum or
other communications or materials you use in the sale or offer of any Securities. Our review of these documents will not in any
way be considered our agreement with any statements contained in those documents, including any projections, or our acknowledgment
or agreement that the documents comply with any Laws. 13.2.4.4 You may not sell any Securities unless you clearly disclose to all
purchasers and offerees that: (i) neither we, nor any Entity, nor any of our or their respective officers, directors, agents or
employees, will in any way be deemed an issuer or underwriter of the Securities, as those terms are defined in applicable securities
laws; and (ii) we, the Entities, and our respective officers, directors, agents and employees have not assumed and will not have
any liability or responsibility for any financial statements, prospectuses or other financial information contained in any prospectus
or similar written or oral communication. 13.2.4.5 You must indemnify, defend and hold the Indemnified Parties free and harmless
of and from any and all liabilities, costs, damages, claims or expenses arising out of or related to the sale or offer of any of
your Securities to the same extent as provided in Subsection 15.1 of this Agreement. 13.2.5 Mortgages and Pledges to Lending Institutions.
13.2.5.1 You or an Equity Owner may mortgage or pledge the Hotel or an Equity Interest to a lender that finances the acquisition,
development or operation of the Hotel, without notifying us or obtaining our consent, provided that: (i) you or the applicable
Equity Owner are the sole borrower; and (ii) the loan is not secured by any other hotels or other collateral. 13.2.5.2 You must
notify us, in writing, before incurring other proposed indebtedness that involves a mortgage or pledge of the Hotel or an Equity
Interest, or a collateral assignment of this Agreement, so that we can evaluate the structure to determine whether any special
agreements and/or assurances from the lender, the Franchisee and/or its Equity Owners will be required including a 'lender comfort
letter" or a loan related guaranty, in a form satisfactory to us. We may charge a fee for our review of a proposed mortgage
or pledge and for the processing of a lender comfort letter. 13.2.6 Commercial Leases. You may lease or sublease commercial space
in the Hotel, or enter into concession arrangements for operations in connection with the Hotel, in the ordinary course of business,
subject to our right to review and approve the nature of the proposed business and the proposed brand and concept, all in keeping
with our Standards for System Hotels. 14.0 TERMINATION 14.1 Termination with Opportunity to Cure. We may terminate this Agreement
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 14.1.1 You fail to pay us any sums due and owing to us or the Entities under this Agreement within the
cure period set forth in the notice, which shall not be less than ten (10) days; 14.1.2 You fail to begin or complete the Hotel
Work by the relevant dates set forth in the Addendum or fail to open the hotel on the Opening Date, and do not cure that default
within the cure period set forth in the notice, which shall not be less than ten (10) days; 14.1.3 You do not purchase or maintain
insurance required by this Agreement or do not reimburse us for our purchase of insurance on your behalf within the cure period
set forth in the notice, which shall not be less than ten (10) days; or 14.1.4 You fail to comply with any other provision of this
Agreement, the Manual or any Standard and do not cure that default within the cure period set forth in the notice, which shall
not be less than thirty (30) days. 14.2 Immediate Termination by Us. We may immediately terminate this Agreement on notice to you
and without any opportunity to cure the default if: 14.2.1 after curing any material breach of this Agreement or the Standards,
you engage in the same non-compliance within any consecutive twenty-four (24) month period, whether or not the non-compliance is
corrected after notice, which pattern of non-compliance in and of itself will be deemed material; 14.2.2 you receive three (3)
notices of material default in any twelve (12) month period, even if the defaults have been cured; 14.2.3 you fail to pay debts
as they become due or admit in writing your inability to pay your debts or you make a general assignment for the benefit of your
creditors; 14.2.4 you have an order entered against you appointing a receiver for the Hotel or a substantial part of your or the
Hotel's assets or you file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or any pleading seeking any reorganization, liquidation, or dissolution
under any law, or you admit or fail to contest the material allegations of any such pleading filed against you or the Hotel, and
the action results in the entry of an order for relief against you under the Bankruptcy Code, the adjudication of you as insolvent,
or the abatement of the claims of creditors of you or the Hotel under any law; 14.2.5 you or your Guarantor lose possession or
the right to possession of all or a significant part of the Hotel or Hotel Site for any reason other than those described in Section
11; 14.2.6 you fail to operate the Hotel for five (5) consecutive days, unless the failure to operate is due to fire, flood, earthquake
or similar causes beyond your control, provided that you have taken reasonable steps to minimize the impact of such events; 14.2.7
you contest in any court or proceeding our ownership of the System or any part of the System or the validity of any of the Marks;
14.2.8 you or any Equity Owner with a controlling Equity Interest are or have been convicted of a felony or any other offense or
conduct, if we determine in our business judgment it is likely to adversely reflect on or affect the Hotel, the System, us and/or
any Entity; 14.2.9 you conceal revenues, maintain false books and records of accounts, submit false reports or information to us
or otherwise attempt to defraud us; 14.2.10 you, your Affiliate or a Guarantor become a Competitor except as otherwise permitted
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 14.2.11 you Transfer any interest in yourself, this Agreement, the Hotel or the Hotel Site, other than
in compliance with Section 13 and its subparts; 14.2.12 you, your Affiliate or a Guarantor become a Sanctioned Person or are owned
or controlled by a Sanctioned Person or fail to comply with the provisions of Subsection 17.13; 14.2.13 information is disclosed
involving you or your Affiliates, which, in our business judgment, is likely to adversely reflect on or affect in any manner, any
gaming licenses or permits held by the Entnies or the then-current stature of any of the Entities with any gaming commission, board,
or similar governmental or regulatory agency, or the reputation or business of any of the Entities; 14.2.14 any Guarantor breaches
its guaranty to us; or 14.2.15 a threat or danger to public health or safety results from the construction, maintenance, or operation
of the Hotel. 14.3 Suspension Interim Remedies. If you are in default of this Agreement, we may elect to impose an Interim Remedy,
including the suspension of our obligations under this Agreement and/or our or the Entities' obligations under any other of Your
Agreements. 14.3.1 We may suspend the Hotel from the Reservation Service and any reservation and/or website services provided through
or by us. We may remove the listing of the Hotel from any directories or advertising we publish. If we suspend the Hotel from the
Reservation Service, we may divert reservations previously made for the Hotel to other System Hotels or Network Hotels. 14.3.2
We may disable all or any part of the software provided to you under Your Agreements and/or may suspend any one or more of the
information technology and/or network services that we provide or support under Your Agreements. 14.3.3 We may charge you for costs
related to suspending or disabling your right to use any software systems or technology we provided to you, together with intervention
or administration fees as set forth in the Standards. 14.3.4 You agree that our exercise of the right to elect Interim Remedies
will not result in actual or constructive termination or abandonment of this Agreement and that our decision to elect Interim Remedies
is in addition to, and apart from, any other right or remedy we may have in this Agreement. If we exercise the right to elect Interim
Remedies, the exercise will not be a waiver of any breach by you of any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement. You will
not be entitled to any compensation, including repayment, reimbursement, refund or offsets, for any fees, charges, expenses or
losses you may directly or indirectly incur by reason of our exercise and/or withdrawal of any Interim Remedy. 14.4 Liquidated
Damages on Termination. 14.4.1 Calculation of Liquidated Damages. You acknowledge and agree that the premature termination of this
Agreement will cause substantial damage to us. You agree that Liquidated Damages are not a penalty, but represent a reasonable
estimate of the minimum just and fair compensation for the damages we will suffer as the result of your failure to operate the
Hotel for the Term. If this Agreement terminates before the Expiration Date, you will pay us Liquidated Damages as follows: 14.4.1.1
If termination occurs before you begin the Hotel Work, and you or any Guarantor (or your or any Guarantor's Affiliates) directly
or indirectly, enter into a franchise, license, management, lease and/or other similar agreement for or begin construction or commence
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 termination, then you will pay us Liquidated Damages in an amount equal to $3,600 multiplied by the
number of approved Guest Rooms at the Hotel. 14.4.1.2 If termination occurs after you begin the Hotel Work but before the Opening
Date, you will pay us Liquidated Damages in an amount equal to $3,600 multiplied by the number of approved Guest Rooms at the Hotel,
unless your failure to complete the Hotel Work was the result of Force Majeure. 14.4.1.3 If termination occurs after the Opening
Date but before the second anniversary of the Opening Date, you will pay us Liquidated Damages in an amount equal to $3,600 multiplied
by the number of approved Guest Rooms at the Hotel. 14.4.1.4 If termination occurs after the second anniversary of the Opening
Date but before the final five (5) calendar years of the Term, you will pay us Liquidated Damages in an amount calculated by dividing
the sum of the Monthly Royalty Fees due to us under this Agreement for the prior twenty-four (24) month period by twenty-four (24)
and then multiplying the resulting sum by sixty (60). 14.4.1.5 If there are less than sixty (60) months remaining in the Term on
the date of termination, you will pay us Liquidated Damages in an amount calculated by dividing the sum of the Monthly Royalty
Fees due to us under this Agreement for the prior twenty-four (24) month period by twenty-four (24) and then multiplying the resulting
sum by the number of months remaining in the Term. 14.4.2 Payment of Liquidated Damages. Payment of Liquidated Damages is due thirty
(30) days following termination of this Agreement or on demand. 14.5 Actual Damages Under Special Circumstances. You acknowledge
that the Liquidated Damages described in Subsection 14.4 may be inadequate to compensate us for additional harm we may suffer,
by reason of greater difficulty in re-entering the market, competitive damage to the System or the Network, damage to goodwill
of the Marks, and other similar harm, under the following circumstances: 14.5.1 within twelve (12) months of each other, seven
(7) or more franchise agreements for the Brand between yourself (or any of your Affiliates) and us (or any of our Affiliates) terminate
before their expiration date as a result of a breach by you or your Affiliate; or 14.5.2 this Agreement terminates due to an unapproved
Transfer either to a (i) Competitor or (ii) buyer that converts the Hotel to a Competing Brand within two (2) years from the date
this Agreement terminates. 14.5.3 In the circumstances set forth in Subsection 14.5.1 and 14.5.2, we reserve the right to seek
actual damages in lieu of Liquidated Damages. 14.6 Your Obligations on Termination or Expiration. On termination or expiration
of this Agreement, you will: 14.6.1 immediately pay all sums due and owing to us or any of the Entities, including any expenses
incurred by us in obtaining injunctive relief for the enforcement of this Agreement;
System;14.6.2 immediately cease operating the Hotel as a System Hotel and cease using the 14.6.3 immediately cease using the Marks,
the Trade Name, and any confusingly similar names, marks, trade dress systems, insignia, symbols, or other rights, procedures,
and methods. You will deliver all goods and materials containing the Marks to us and we will have the sole and exclusive use of
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 we may reasonably require for this purpose, which will include removal of the signs, custom decorations,
and promotional materials; 14.6.4 immediately cease representing yourself as then or formerly a System Hotel or affiliated with
the Brarid or the Network; to us;14.6.5 immediately return all copies of
the Manual and any other Proprietary Information 14.6.6 immediately cancel all assumed name or equivalent registrations relating
to your use of any Mark, notify the telephone company and all listing agencies and directory publishers including Internet domain
name granting authorities, Internet service providers, global distribution systems, and web search engines of the termination or
expiration of your right to use the Marks, the Trade Name, and any telephone number, any classified or other telephone directory
listings, Internet domain names, uniform resource locators, website names, electronic mail addresses and search engine metatags
and keywords associated with the Hotel, and authorize their transfer to us; and 14.6.7 irrevocably assign and transfer to us (or
to our designee) all of your right, title and interest in any domain name listings and registrations that contain any reference
to our Marks, System, Network or Brand; notify the applicable domain name registrars of the termination of your right to use any
domain name or Sites associated with the Marks or the Brand; and authorize and instruct the cancellation of the domain name, or
transfer of the domain name to us (or our designee), as we specify. You will also delete all references to our Marks, System, Network
or Brand from any Sites you own, maintain or operate beyond the expiration or termination of this Agreement. 15.0 INDEMNITY 15.1
Beginning on the Effective Date, you must indemnify the Indemnified Parties against, and hold them harmless from, all losses, costs,
liabilities, damages, claims, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, expert fees, costs and other expenses of litigation
arising out of or resulting from: 15.1.1 any breach by you of this Agreement, the Manual or the Standards; 15.1.2 any act or omission
of you or your officers, employees, Affiliates, associates or agents in any way arising out of or relating to this Agreement; damage;
15.1.3 any claimed occurrence at the Hotel including personal injury, death or property 15.1.4 your alleged or actual infringement
or violation of any patent, Mark or copyright or other proprietary right owned or controlled by third parties; 15.1.5 your alleged
or actual violation or breach of any contract (including any group sales agreement for the System), any Law, or any industry standard;
Site and15.1.6 any business conducted by you or a third party in, on or about the Hotel or Hotel 15.1.7 your failure to comply
with Subsection 17.13, including a breach of the representations set forth therein. 15.2 You do not have to indemnify an Indemnified
Party to the extent damages otherwise covered under this Section 15 are adjudged by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court
of competent jurisdiction to have been solely the result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of that Indemnified Party,
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 you or the Hotel. You may not rely on this exception to your indemnity obligation if the claims were
asserted against us or any other Indemnified Party on the basis of theories of imputed or secondary liability, such as vicarious
liability, agency, or apparent agency, or our failure to compel you to comply with the provisions of this Agreement, including
compliance with Stimdards, Laws or other requirements. 15.3 You will give us written notice of any action, suit, proceeding, claim,
demand, inquiry or investigation involving an Indemnified Party within five (5) days of your knowledge of it. At our election,
you will defend us and/or the Indemnified Parties against the same or we may elect to assume (but under no circumstance will we
be obligated to undertake) the defense and/or settlement of the action, suit, proceeding, claim, demand, inquiry or investigation
at your expense and risk. 15.4 If we think our respective interests conflict, we may obtain separate counsel of our choice. This
will not diminish your obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Parties and to hold them harmless. You will reimburse the Indemnified
Parties on demand for all expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, expert fees, costs and other expenses of litigation,
the Indemnified Parties incur to protect themselves or to remedy your defaults. The Indemnified Parties will not be required to
seek recovery from third parties or otherwise mitigate their losses to maintain a claim against you, and their failure to do so
will not reduce the amounts recoverable from you by the Indemnified Parties. 15.5 Your obligations under this Section 15 will survive
expiration or termination of this Agreement. 16.0 RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES 16.1 No Agency Relationship. You are an independent
contractor. Neither Party is the legal representative or agent of the other Party nor has the power to obligate the other Party
for any purpose. You acknowledge that we do not supervise or direct your daily affairs and that you have exclusive control over
your daily affairs. You expressly acknowledge that the Parties have a business relationship based entirely on, and defined by,
the express provisions of this Agreement and that no partnership, joint venture, agency, fiduciary or employment relationship is
intended or created by reason of this Agreement. 16.2 Notices to Public Concerning Your Independent Status. All contracts for the
Hotel's operations and services at the Hotel will be in your name or in the name of your Management Company. You will not enter
into or sign any contracts in our name or any Entity's name or using the Marks or any acronyms or variations of the Marks. You
will disclose in all dealings with the public, suppliers and third parties that you are an independent entity and that we have
no liability for your debts. 17.0 MISCELLANEOUS 17.1 Severability and Interpretation. 17.1.1 If any provision of this Agreement
is held to be unenforceable, void or voidable, that provision will be ineffective only to the extent of the prohibition, without
in any way invalidating or affecting the remaining provisions of this Agreement, and all remaining provisions will continue in
effect, unless the unenforceability of the provision frustrates the underlying purpose of this Agreement. If any provision of this
Agreement is held to be unenforceable due to its scope, but may be made enforceable by limiting its scope, the provision will be
considered amended to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable. 17.1.2 This Agreement will be interpreted without interpreting
any provision in favor of or against either Party by reason of the drafting of the provision, or either of our positions relative
to the other. 17.1.3 Any covenant, term or provision of this Agreement that provides for continuing obligations after the expiration
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 17.2 Governing Law,Jurisdiction and Venue 17.2.1 The Parties agree that, except to the extent governed
by the United States Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act; 15 u.s.c: 1!1050 et seq.), as amended, this Agreement will be governed
by the Jaws of the State of New York without recourse to New York choice of Jaw or conflicts of Jaw principles. Nothing in this
Section is intended to invoke the application of any franchise, business opportunity, antitrust, "implied covenant,"
unfair competition, fiduciary or any other doctrine of Jaw of the State of New York or any other state that would not otherwise
apply absent this Subsection 17.2.1. 17.2.2 The Parties agree that any action brought pursuant to this Agreement or the relationship
between them must be brought in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Alexandria, Virginia, or if that
court Jacks subject matter jurisdiction, then in a court of competent jurisdiction whose jurisdiction includes either Fairfax County,
Virginia or New York, New York, or in the county and state where the Hotel is located. You consent to personal jurisdiction and
venue in each of these jurisdictions and waive, and agree not to assert, move or otherwise claim that the venue in any of these
jurisdictions is for any reason improper, inconvenient, prejudicial or otherwise inappropriate. 17.3 Exclusive Benefit. This Agreement
is exclusively for our and your benefit, and none of the obligations of you or us in this Agreement will run to, or be enforceable
by, any other party (except for any rights we assign or delegate to one of the Entities or covenants in favor of the Entities,
which rights and covenants will run to and be enforceable by the Entities or their successors and assigns) or give rise to liability
to a third party, except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement. 17.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and all of
its attachments, documents, schedules, exhibits, and any other information specifically incorporated into this Agreement by reference
(including any representations in any franchise disclosure document that we provided to you for the Brand in connection with the
offer of this License) will be construed together as the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Hotel and any
other aspect of our relationship and will supersede and cancel any prior and/or contemporaneous discussions or writings between
you and us. 17.5 Amendment and Waiver. 17.5.1 No change, termination, or attempted waiver or cancellation of any provision of this
Agreement will bind us unless it is in writing, specifically designated as an amendment or waiver, and signed by one of our officers.
We may condition our agreement to any amendment or waiver on receiving from you, in a form satisfactory to us, an estoppel and
general release of claims that you may have against us, the Entities, and related parties. 17.5.2 No failure by us or by any of
the Entities to exercise any power given us under this Agreement or to insist on strict compliance by you with any of your obligations,
and no custom or practice at variance with the terms of this Agreement, will be considered a waiver of our or any Entity's right
to demand exact compliance with the terms of this Agreement. 17.6 Consent; Business Judgment. 17.6.1 Wherever our consent or approval
is required in this Agreement, unless the provision specifically indicates otherwise, we have the right to withhold our approval
at our option, in our business judgment, taking into consideration our assessment of the long-term interests of the System overall.
We may withhold any and all consents or approvals required by this Agreement if you are in default or breach of this Agreement.
Our approvals and consents will not be effective unless given in writing and signed by one of our duly authorized representatives.
17.6.2 You agree not to make a claim for money damages based on any allegation that we have unreasonably withheld or delayed any
consent or approval to a proposed act by you under the terms of this Agreement. You also may not claim damages by way of set-off,
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 our withholding of consent. Your sole remedy.for the claim will be an action or proceeding to enforce
the provisions of this Agreement by specific performance or by declaratory judgment. 17.7 Notices. Notices under this Agreement
must be in writing and must be delivered in person, by prepaid overnight commercial delivery service, or by prepaid overnight mail,
registered or certified, with return-receipt requested. Notices to us must be sent to 7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100, Mclean,
VA 22102, ATTN: General Counsel. We will send notices to your address set forth in the Addendum. If you want to change the name
or address for notice to you, you must do so in writing, signed by you or your duly authorized representative, designating a single
address for notice, which may not be a P.O. Box, in compliance with this Subsection. Notice will be deemed effective on the earlier
of: 1) receipt or first refusal of delivery; 2) one (1) day after posting if sent via overnight commercial delivery service or
overnight United States Mail; or 3) three (3) days after placement in the United States mail if overnight delivery is not available
to the notice address. 17.8 General Release. With the exception of claims related to representations contained in the franchise
disclosure document for the Brand, you, on your own behalf and on behalf of, as applicable, your officers, directors, managers,
employees, heirs, administrators, executors, agents and representatives and their respective successors and assigns hereby release,
remise, acquit and forever discharge us and the Entities and our and their respective officers, directors, employees, managers,
agents, representatives and their respective successors and assigns from any and all actions, claims, causes of action, suits,
rights, debts, liabilities, accounts, agreements, covenants, contracts, promises, warranties, judgments, executions, demands, damages,
costs and expenses, whether known or unknown at this time, of any kind or nature, absolute or contingent, existing at law or in
equity, on account of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever that has happened, developed or occurred relating to this Agreement
or the relationship between you and us. This release will survive the termination of this Agreement. 17.9 Remedies Cumulative.
The remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative. These remedies are not exclusive of any other remedies that you or we may
be entitled to in case of any breach or threatened breach of the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 17.10 Economic Conditions
Not a Defense. Neither general economic downturn or conditions nor your own financial inability to perform the terms of this Agreement
will be a defense to an action by us or one of the Entities for your breach of this Agreement. 17.11 Representations and Warranties.
You warrant, represent and agree that all statements in your franchise application in anticipation of the execution of this Agreement,
and all other documents and information submitted to us by you or on your behalf are true, correct and complete as of the date
of this Agreement. You further represent and warrant to us that: 17.11.1 you have independently investigated the risks of operating
the Hotel under the Brand, including current and potential market conditions and competitive factors and risks, and have made an
independent evaluation of all such matters and reviewed our franchise disclosure document, if applicable; 17.11.2 neither we nor
our representatives have made any promises, representations or agreements other than those provided in the Agreement or in our
franchise disclosure document provided to you in connection with the offer of this Agreement, if applicable, and you acknowledge
that you are not relying on any promises, representations or agreements about us or the franchise not expressly contained in this
Agreement in making your decision to sign this Agreement; Agreement;17.11.3
you have the full legal power authority and legal right to enter into this 17.11.4 this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation and your entry into, performance and observation of this Agreement will not constitute a breach or default of
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 17.11.5 if you are a corporation, limited liability company, or other entity, you are, and throughout
the Term will be, duly formed and validly existing, in good standing in the state in which you are organized, and are and will
be authorized to do business in the state in which the Hotel is located; and 17.11.6 no Equity Interest has been issued, converted
to, or is held as, bearer shares or any other form of ownership, for which there is no traceable record of the identity of the
legal and beneficial owner of such Equity Interest. You hereby indemnify and hold us harmless from any breach of these representations
and warranties. These warranties and representations will survive the termination of this Agreement. 17.12 Counterparts. This Agreement
may be signed in counterparts, each of which will be considered an original. 17.13 Sanctioned Persons and Anti-bribery Representations
and Warranties. basis, that:17.13.1 You represent, warrant and covenant
to us and the Entities, on a continuing 17.13.1.1 you (including your directors and officers, senior management and shareholders
(or other Persons) having a controlling interest in you), and any Controlling Affiliate of the Hotel or the Hotel Site are not,
and are not owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a Sanctioned Person or, to your actual knowledge, otherwise the target
of Trade Restrictions; 17.13.1.2 you have not and will not obtain, receive, transfer or provide any funds, property, debt, equity,
or other financing related to this Agreement and the Hotel or Hotel Sile to/from a Person that qualifies as a Sanctioned Person
or, to your actual or constructive knowledge, is otherwise the target of any applicable Trade Restrictions; 17.13.1.3 you are familiar
with the provisions of applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and shall comply with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws in performance of
your respective obligations under or in connection with this Agreement; 17.13.1.4 any funds received or paid in connection with
entry into or performance of this Agreement have not been and will not be derived from or commingled with the proceeds of any activities
that are proscribed and punishable under the criminal laws of the United States, and that you are not engaging in this transaction
in furtherance of a criminal act, including acts in violation of applicable Anti-Corruption Laws; 17.13.1.5 in preparation for
and in entering into this Agreement, you have not made any Improper Payment or engaged in any acts or transactions otherwise in
violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, and, in connection with this Agreement or the performance of your obligations
under this Agreement, you will not directly or indirectly make, offer to make, or authorize any Improper Payment or engage in any
acts or transactions otherwise in violation of any applicable Anti Corruption Laws; 17.13.1.6 except as otherwise disclosed in
writing to us, neither you, nor any of your direct or indirect shareholders (including legal or beneficial shareholders), officers,
directors, employees, agents or other Persons designated by you to act on your behalf or receive any benefit under this Agreement,
is a Government Official. Furthermore, no Government Official has or will have any existing or inchoate legal or beneficial interest
in this Agreement or any payments to be made under this Agreement. You will shall notify us immediately in writing in the event
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 17.13.1.7 any statements, oral, written, electronic or otherwise, that you submit to us or to any third
party in connection with the representations, warranties, and covenants described in this Subsection 17.13 are truthful and accurate
and do not contain any materially false or inaccurate statements; · 17.13.1.8 you will make reasonable efforts to assure
that your respective appointed agents in relation to this Agreement comply in all material respects with the representations, warranties,
and covena·nts described in this Subsection 17.13; and 17.13.2 You will notify us in writing immediately on the occurrence
of any event which would render the foregoing representations and warranties of this Subsection 17.13 incorrect. 17.14 Attorneys'
Fees and Costs. If either Party is required to employ legal counsel or to incur other expenses to enforce any provision of this
Agreement or defend any claim by the other, then the prevailing party in any resulting dispute will be entitled to recover from
the non-prevailing party the amount of all reasonable fees of attorneys and experts, court costs, and all other expenses incurred
in enforcing such obligation or iiidefending against such claim, demand, action, or proceeding. 17.15 Interest. Any sum owed to
us or the Entities by you or paid by us or the Entities on your behalf will bear interest from the date due until paid by you at
the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum or, if lower, the maximum lawful rate. 17.16 Successors and Assigns. The terms and
provisions of this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding on the permitted successors and assigns of the Parties.
17.17 Our Delegation of Rights and Responsibility. In addition to the rights granted to us in Section 4 and Subsection 13.1 of
this Agreement, we reserve the right to delegate to one or more of the Entities at any time, any and all of our rights, obligations
or requirements under this Agreement, and to require that you submit any relevant materials and documents otherwise requiring approval
by us under this Agreement to such Entity, in which case approval by such Entity will be conclusively deemed to be approval by
us. During the period of such delegation or designation, any act or direction by such Entity with respect to this Agreement will
be deemed the act or direction of us. We may revoke any such delegation or designation at any time. You acknowledge and agree that
such delegation may result in one or more of the Entities which operate, license, or otherwise support brands other than the Brand,
exercising or performing on our behalf any or all rights, obligations or requirements under this Agreement or performing shared
services on our behalf. 18.0 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES 18.1 IF EITHER PARTY INITIATES LITIGATION INVOLVING THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY ASPECT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES (EVEN IF OTHER PARTIES OR OTHER CLAIMS ARE INCLUDED IN SUCH LITIGATION),
ALL THE PARTIES WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY. 18.2 IN ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN THE PARTIES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS
AGREEMENT, ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
ALL PARTIES WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY MAY HAVE TO PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES FROM THE OTHER. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION LIMITS OUR RIGHT
OR THE RIGHT OF AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY TO BE INDEMNIFIED AGAINST THE PAYMENT OF PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES TO A THIRD PARTY. THE
PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT LIQUIDATED DAMAGES PAYABLE BY YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER PRE-OPENING LIQUIDATED DAMAGES OR LIQUIDATED
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 19.0 .ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EXEMPTION You represent and acknowledge that: 19.1 The franchise sale is for
more than $1,084,900-excluding the cost of unimproved land and any financing received from Franchisor or an Affiliate-and thus
is exempted from the Federal Trade Commission's Franchise Rule disclosure requirements, pursuant to 16 C.F.R. 436.8(a)(5)(i); and
at least one person has invested One Million Eighty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($1,084,900) in the Hotel or the Hotel Site;
or 19.2 You and/or your Affiliates have been in business for at least five (5) years and have a net worth of at least Five Million
Four Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($5,424,500) and this franchise sale is thus exempt from disclosure requirements
within the meaning of 16 C.F.R. 436.8(a)(5)(ii); and 19.3 As a result of the representations in this Section 19, the franchise
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 Effective Date:
ADDENDUM TO FRANCHISE AGREEMENT ']e c e.""-- 3o . 2oD Franchisor Name: Brand: Initial Approved Hotel Name (Trade Name):
Principal Mark in Brand: Franchisee Name and Address (Attn: Principal Legal Correspondent): Address of Hotel: Initial Number of
Approved Guest Rooms: Plans Submission Dates: Preliminary Plans: Design Development (50%) Plans and Specifications: Final (100%)
Plans and Specifications: Construction Commencement Date: Construction Work Completion Date: Renovation Commencement Date: Renovation
Work Completion Date: Expiration Date: Monthly Fees: Monthly Program Fee:HAMPTON INNS FRANCHISE LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company Hampton Inn (excluding Hampton Inn & Suites and any other brands or product lines containing "Hampton" in
the name) Hampton Inn Austin/Airport Area South Hampton Moody National Austin-GOVR MT, LLC 6363 Woodway, Suite 110 Houston, Texas
77057 (Attention: Brett C. Moody) Telephone: (713) 977-7500 Facsimile: (713) 977-7505 Email: bmoody@moodynational.com
4141 Governors Row Austin, Texas 78744 123 Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable As of the
Effective Date In accordance with the PIP attached hereto as Exhibit 8 At midnight on the last day of the month of the fifteenth
(151) anniversary of the Effective Date. Four percent (4%) of the Hotel's Gross Rooms Revenue for the preceding calendar
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 established in the Standards, but the rate will not exceed the standard Monthly Program Fee as of the
Effective Date plus one percent (1%) of the Hotel's Gross Rooms Revenue during the Term. Monthly Royalty Fee: Six percent (6%)
of the Hotel's Gross Rooms Revenue for the preceding calendar month Additional Requirements/Special Provisions: • All references
in this Agreement to the "Opening Date" will mean the "Effective Date." • Obligations of Prior Franchisee.
You acknowledge and agree that you are directly responsible for, and will pay on demand, all fees and charges due and owing us
and the Entities related to the prior franchise agreement for the Hotel if any such fees and charges remain outstanding as of or
accrue after the Effective Date of this Agreement. Your Ownership Structure: See Attached Schedule 1 Ownership Structure of Affiliate
Fee Owner or Lessor/Sublessor of the Hotel or Hotel Site: See Attached Schedule 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed
this Agreement, which has been entered into and is effective as of the Effective Date set forth above. FRANCHISEE: MOODY NATIONAL
AUSTIN-GOVR MT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company FRANCHISOR: HAMPTON INNS FRANCHISE LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company By: Name: bre++ t moodbBy: Name: Authorized Signatory Title: Pr.esrderi+
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established
in the Standards, but the rate will not exceed the standard Monthly Program Fee as of the Effective Date plus one percent (1%)
of the Hotel's Gross Rooms Revenue during the Term. Monthly Royalty Fee: Six percent (6%) of the Hotel's Gross Rooms Revenue for
the preceding calendar month Additional Requirements/Special Provisions: • All references in this Agreement to the "Opening
Date" will mean the "Effective Date." • Obligations of Prior Franchisee. You acknowledge and agree that you
are directly responsible for, and will pay on demand, all fees and charges due and owing us and the Entities related to the prior
franchise agreement for the Hotel if any such fees and charges remain outstanding as of or accrue after the Effective Date of this
Agreement. Your Ownership Structure: See Attached Schedule 1 Ownership Structure of Affiliate Fee Owner or Lessor/Sublessor of
the Hotel or Hotel Site: See Attached Schedule 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement, which has been entered
into and is effective as of the Effective Date set forth above. FRANCHISEE: FRANCHISOR:MOODY NATIONAL AUSTIN-GOVR MT, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability companyHAMPTON INNS FRANCHISE LLC a Delaware limited liability compan By: ·By:Name: Name: Title: Authorized
Signatory Executed on: Executed on: 12. 3o- 20l3

 

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 SCHEDULE 1 Your Ownership Structure: MOODY NATIONAL AUSTIN·GOVR MT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company Name
!Shareholder. Partner. Member and Manager) Nature of Ownership Interest MN Austin-GOVR MT, Inc., Sole Member a Delaware corporation
Sole Shareholder: Moody National Operating Partnership I, L.P.,-100% a Delaware limited partnership General Partner: Moody National
REIT I, Inc.,- 99.989% a Maryland corporation (a publicly registered, non-traded REIT) Various Shareholders Limited Partners: Moody
National LPOP I, LLC, • 0.105% a Delaware limited liability company Sole Member: Brett C. Moody 100%

 

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 SCHEDULE2 Ownership Structure of Affiliate Fee Owner or Lessor/Sublessor of the Hotel or Hotel Site:
MOODY NATIONAL AUSTIN-GOVR HOLDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Name !Shareholder. Partner. Member and Manager! Nature
of Ownership Interest % Interest Moody National Operating Partnership I, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership Sole Member 100% General
Partner: Moody National REIT I, Inc.,- 99.989% a Maryland corporation (a publicly registered, non-traded REIT) Various Shareholders
Limited Partners: Moody National LPOP I, LLC,- 0.105% a Delaware limited liability company Sole Member: Brett C. Moody 100%

 

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 Exhibit A Product Improvement Plan PreJiared for: Hampton Inn Atutln!Ai111011Area South, TX
(IlmCode: AUSSO, Facility ID:12011) 4141Govemors Row, Austilt, Texas, United States To be relicensed as a HamJiton Inn By
Corinne Hight -.,- ,_., .F Inspectioo Date: Jul-18-201 3",'C:, FINAL PIP REVISION DATE: Aug-01·2013 byLynn Cooper
Bran(!Management Anproval P FinalPIPApprovalD!jt: Aug'(ll-2013 'C ' ccc ''i>rP1Contact .·. Corinne Hight Erriai!:
_cocinne.hight@hilton com )Phone: 901-374-6044

 

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