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EX-10.(a)

 Exhibit 10(a) 
 JOINDER AGREEMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN 
 AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 This JOINDER AGREEMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), is
dated as of April 1, 2014, by and among, on the one hand, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (“Wells Fargo”), RBS CITIZENS BUSINESS CAPITAL, a division of RBS Asset Finance,
Inc. (“New Lender”), and the other lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (Wells Fargo, New Lender, and such other lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to hereinafter each
individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as lead arranger (in such capacity, together with its successors and
assigns in such capacity, the “Lead Arranger”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as the administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity,
“Agent”) for the Lenders and the Bank Product Provider, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee (in such capacity together with its successors and assigns in such capacity,
“Trustee”) and as Collection Account Bank, and, on the other hand, NEWSTAR BUSINESS FUNDING 2012-1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), and NEWSTAR BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Servicer”). 
 WITNESSETH: 

WHEREAS, Borrower, Servicer, the Lenders other than the New Lender (collectively, the “Existing Lenders”), Agent,
and Trustee are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2012 (the “Loan Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, Borrower and Servicer have requested that Agent and the Lenders agree to (i) increase the Maximum Revolver Amount under the Loan Agreement, (ii) allow New Lender to join the Loan
Agreement as a Lender thereunder, and (iii) amend certain other provisions of the Loan Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof; 
 WHEREAS, New Lender is willing to join the Loan Agreement as a Lender thereunder, and Agent and the Lenders agree to (i) allow New Lender to join the Loan Agreement as a Lender thereunder, and
(ii) amend the Loan Agreement, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and 

WHEREAS, Agent and the Lenders hereby direct the Trustee to join in executing this Amendment; 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

 SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized
terms used herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby. 
 SECTION 2.
Amendments. 
 (a) Upon the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the following definitions set forth in
Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced, respectively, as follows: 
 “‘Maximum Revolver Amount’ means (a) prior to the Maturity Date, $100,000,000, as such amount may be increased by the amount of increases in the Commitments made in accordance
with Section 2.2 of this Agreement or decreased in accordance with Section 2.4(b), and (b) from and after the Maturity Date, $0. 
 “‘Obligations’ means, without duplication, (a) all loans (including the Advances (inclusive of Extraordinary Advances and Swing Loans)), debts, principal, interest (including
any interest that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), reimbursement or indemnification obligations with respect of
Letters of Credit (irrespective of whether contingent), premiums, liabilities (including all amounts charged to the Loan Account pursuant to this Agreement), other payment obligations (including indemnification obligations), fees (including the fees
provided for in the Fee Letters), Lender Group Expenses (including any fees or expenses that accrue after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency
Proceeding), and guaranties, and including all interest not paid when due and all other expenses or other amounts that Borrower is required to pay or reimburse by the Loan Documents or by law or otherwise in connection with the Loan Documents, and
(b) all Bank Product Obligations; provided, that anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing notwithstanding, the “Obligations” shall exclude any and all Excluded Swap Obligations. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents include the obligation to pay (i) the principal of the Advances, (ii) interest accrued on the Advances, (iii) the amount necessary to reimburse Issuing Bank for
amounts paid or payable pursuant to Letters of Credit, (iv) Letter of Credit commissions, fees (including fronting fees) and charges, (v) Lender Group Expenses, (vi) fees payable under this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents, and (vii) indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document. Any reference in this Agreement or in the Loan Documents to the Obligations shall also include all or any portion thereof and any extensions,
modifications, renewals, or alterations thereof, both prior and subsequent to any Insolvency Proceeding. 

“‘Portfolio Company Concentration Limit’ means (a) $10,000,000, for so long as the aggregate
amount of Commitments is less than $80,000,000, and (b) $20,000,000, for so long as the aggregate amount of Commitments is equal to or greater than $80,000,000.” 

 (b) Upon the Amendment Effective Date, clause (i) in the definition of
“Concentration Limits” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
 “(i) the aggregate amount of all Purchased Participations that are not Eligible Split-Funded Loans in excess of 25% of the unpaid principal balance of all Preliminary Eligible Portfolio Loans;”

 (c) Upon the Amendment Effective Date, clause (k) in the definition of “Preliminary Eligible Portfolio
Loan” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
 “(k) any Purchased Participation or portion thereof (i) excluded by Agent, in its sole discretion, based on Agent’s review thereof and related credit analysis of such Purchased
Participation’s Portfolio Company and collateral; provided, that Agent shall not exclude any Purchased Participation on the basis of this subclause (i) if such Purchased Participation was originated, and is
administered, by an Approved Originator, (ii) that does not conform to the Required Procedures in effect on its Portfolio Loan Origination Date or that is not evidenced by authenticated (as such term is defined in the Code) legal documentation
acceptable to Agent in its Permitted Discretion, or (iii) for which Agent has not received a copy of the applicable participation agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent in its Permitted Discretion, certified to be a true and
correct copy in full force and effect by Borrower;” 
 (d) Upon the Amendment Effective Date, clause (o) in the
definition of “Preliminary Eligible Portfolio Loan” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

“(o) if any portion of any Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation is secured by a letter of credit, such portion
to the extent that the issuer of such letter of credit is not an FDIC insured financial institution;” 
 (e) Upon the
Amendment Effective Date, clause (y) in the definition of “Preliminary Eligible Portfolio Loan” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 “(y) except with respect to Portfolio Loans or Purchased Participations supported by Inventory collateral
that is primarily retail Inventory, any portion of any Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation that represents the amount by which extensions of credit made for the benefit of a Portfolio Company supported by Inventory collateral exceeds 65% of
the total amount available to such Portfolio Company for extensions of credit (including existing extensions of credit) in connection with such applicable Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation; provided, that such portion of any Portfolio
Loan or Purchased Participation that represents extensions of credit made for the benefit of such Portfolio Company supported by Inventory collateral may be eligible to the extent that (i) it does not represent an amount in excess of 75% of the
total amount 

 
available to the applicable Portfolio Company for extensions of credit (including existing extensions of credit) in connection with the applicable Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation, and
(ii) such excess is the result of seasonal adjustments in accordance with the Required Procedures;” 
 (f) Upon the
Amendment Effective Date, clause (oo) in the definition of “Preliminary Eligible Portfolio Loan” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

“(oo) any Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation or portion thereof for which (1) Trustee has not received
(A) all originally executed Portfolio Loan Notes, if any, evidencing such Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation, together with an original endorsement on, or originally executed allonge affixed to, each such originally executed Portfolio
Loan Note or, in each case, the acknowledgment of a custodian in writing that such Portfolio Loan Note and endorsement (together with the endorsement or allonge effecting the transfer of such Portfolio Loan Note from Servicer to Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, as applicable) is held for the benefit of Trustee on behalf of Agent and the Lender Group as Collateral for the Obligations, and (B) all original guaranties, if applicable; provided, that in the event that the
applicable Portfolio Loan Origination Date is less than 3 Business Days prior to the date that such Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation or portion thereof is first included in the Borrowing Base as an Eligible Portfolio Loan, the items to be
delivered pursuant to this clause (oo) may be delivered within 3 Business Days after the applicable Portfolio Loan Origination Date; provided, further, that in the event that Trustee’s receipt of the Portfolio Loan Documents
identified in clauses (A) and (B) above shall in no way be invalidated by Trustee’s identification of exceptions with respect to such Portfolio Loan Documents in the exceptions report Trustee delivers with respect
thereto that the Agent in its sole discretion determines to be immaterial so long as such exceptions are remedied within 30 days following the Portfolio Loan Purchase Date, (2) in the event that an original guaranty with respect to a Purchased
Participation is held by a custodian for the benefit of Borrower and only to the extent that Borrower has received a Custodian’s Acknowledgement with respect thereto, Agent has not received such original Custodian’s Acknowledgement (which
acknowledgement Agent hereby agrees to hold as bailee for Trustee), or (3) the conditions set forth in Section 3.2A hereof relating to further deliverables for such Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation have not been
satisfied;” 
 (g) Upon the Amendment Effective Date, the following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.1
of the Loan Agreement in a manner that maintains alphabetical order: 
 “‘Approved
Originator’ means any and all of the following: (a) Bank of America Business Credit, (b) Capital One Business Credit, (c) Marquette Business Credit, (d) PNC Business Credit, (e) CIT, (f) Alostar,
(g) People’s United Business Capital, (h) Santander, and (i) Chase Business Credit. 

“‘Commodity Exchange Act’ means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended
from time to time, and any successor statute. 

 “‘Excluded Swap Obligation’ means, with respect to any
Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes
illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to
constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guaranty of such Loan Party or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such
Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is
or becomes illegal. 
 “‘Swap Obligation’ means, with respect to any Loan Party, any
obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.” 

(h) Upon the Amendment Effective Date, Section 2.7(b)(ii) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following: 
 “(ii) At any time that an Application Event has occurred and is continuing and except as
otherwise provided herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders, all payments remitted to Agent and all proceeds of Collateral received by Agent shall be applied as follows: 
 (A) first, to pay any Advances with respect to DZ Borrower Portfolio Loan Amounts, 
 (B) second, to pay, pro rata, any Trustee Fees and Special Servicer Fees and Expenses (as such term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), until paid in full, 

(C) third, to pay any Servicing Fees, until paid in full, 

(D) fourth, to pay any Lender Group Expenses (including cost or expense reimbursements and any Trustee Fees not paid by Borrower)
or indemnities then due to Agent under the Loan Documents, until paid in full, 
 (E) fifth, to pay any fees or premiums
then due to Agent under the Loan Documents until paid in full, 
 (F) sixth, to pay interest due in respect of all
Extraordinary Advances until paid in full, 
 (G) seventh, to pay the principal of all Extraordinary Advances until paid
in full, 

 (H) eighth, ratably, to pay any Lender Group Expenses (including cost or expense
reimbursements) or indemnities then due to any of the Lenders under the Loan Documents, until paid in full, 
 (I) ninth,
ratably, to pay any fees or premiums then due to any of the Lenders under the Loan Documents until paid in full, 
 (J)
tenth, to pay interest accrued in respect of the Swing Loans until paid in full, 
 (K) eleventh, to pay the
principal of all Swing Loans until paid in full, 
 (L) twelfth, ratably, to pay interest accrued in respect of the
Advances (other than Protective Advances) until paid in full, 
 (M) thirteenth, ratably 

(1) to pay the principal of all Advances until paid in full, 

(2) to Trustee, to be held by Trustee, for the benefit of Issuing Bank (and for the ratable benefit of each of the
Lenders that have an obligation to pay to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, a share of each Letter of Credit Disbursement), as Letter of Credit Cash Collateralization (to the extent permitted by applicable law, all such cash collateral shall
be applied to the reimbursement of any Letter of Credit Disbursement as and when such disbursement occurs and, if a Letter of Credit expires undrawn, the cash collateral held by Trustee in respect of such Letter of Credit shall, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, be reapplied pursuant to this Section 2.7(b)(ii), beginning with tier (A) hereof), and 
 (3) up to the amount (after taking into account any amounts previously paid pursuant to this clause (3) during the continuation of the applicable Application Event) of the most recently
established Bank Product Reserve Amount to (y) the Bank Product Providers based upon amounts then certified by the applicable Bank Product Provider to Agent (in form and substance satisfactory to Agent) to be due and payable to such Bank
Product Providers on account of Bank Product Obligations, and (z) with any balance to be paid to Trustee, to be held by Trustee, for the ratable benefit of the Bank Product Providers, as cash collateral (which cash collateral Trustee may
release at the written direction of Agent to the applicable Bank Product Provider and applied by such Bank Product Provider to the payment or reimbursement of any amounts due and payable with respect to Bank Product Obligations owed to the
applicable Bank Product Provider as and when such amounts first become due and payable and, if and at such time as all such Bank Product Obligations are paid or otherwise satisfied in full, the cash collateral held by Trustee in respect of such Bank
Product Obligations shall be remitted to Agent and reapplied pursuant to this Section 2.7(b)(ii), beginning with tier (A) hereof, 
 (N) fourteenth, to pay any other Obligations other than Obligations owed to Defaulting Lenders, 

 (O) fifteenth, ratably to pay any Obligations owed to Defaulting Lenders, and

 (P) sixteenth, to Borrower (to be wired to the Designated Account) or such other Person entitled thereto under
applicable law.” 
 (i) Upon the Amendment Effective Date, Section 3.2(c) of the Loan Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
 “(c) with respect to each Eligible Loan added to
the Borrowing Base since the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate (or to be added in connection with such Advance or Letter of Credit) delivered to Agent pursuant to this Agreement, Borrower shall have delivered to Agent and Trustee (and Agent and
Lenders acknowledge that Agent will be reviewing such information solely to determine whether such proposed Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation satisfies the requirements of an Eligible Loan): 

(i) at least 2 Business Days (or such lesser amount of time as Agent, in its sole discretion, may agree) prior to the
applicable Funding Date or date of issuance for the requested Letter of Credit, (A) the applicable Loan Checklist, (B) the applicable written approval of Servicer’s or Borrower’s investment or credit committee (however captioned,
styled, or identified) issued in accordance with the Required Procedures for such Eligible Loan, and (C) unexecuted drafts of all related Portfolio Loan Documents in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx), and 

(ii) on the applicable Funding Date, but prior to funding the applicable Advance (or in the case of Pre-Funded Advances,
immediately upon closing of the applicable Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation) or issuing the applicable Letter of Credit, (A) the pre-close memorandum (however captioned, styled, or identified) issued in connection with the closing and
funding of such Eligible Loan in accordance with the Required Procedures, (B) a certificate from a Responsible Officer of Borrower or Servicer (1) describing all changes from the proposed transaction described in the Preliminary Credit
Review Memorandum and the applicable written approval of Servicer’s or Borrower’s investment or credit committee for such proposed Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation, including, without limitation, any changes in the financial or
business condition of the proposed Portfolio Company, the terms of the credit facilities, and the collateral therefor, and (2) certifying that there shall be no further change in the terms of the proposed Portfolio Loan after the date of such
certification, provided, that if the foregoing indicates that no material change has occurred with respect to the proposed transaction described in the applicable Preliminary Credit Review Memorandum then such Portfolio Loan or Purchased
Participation will, so long as all conditions for eligibility are in fact met or otherwise waived as of the applicable Funding Date, become an Eligible Loan upon such Funding Date, but if the foregoing indicates that a material change has occurred
with respect to the proposed transaction described in the applicable Preliminary Credit Review 

 
Memorandum and Agent determines that such proposed Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation will not be an Eligible Loan, such proposed Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation shall not be
included as an Eligible Loan, (C) legible copies of the executed loan and security agreement included in the Portfolio Loan Documents for such Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation, together with versions marking the changes from the
unexecuted versions previously delivered, (D) legible copies of an endorsement on, or executed allonge affixed to, each executed Portfolio Loan Note, if any, or, in each case, the acknowledgment of a custodian in writing that such Portfolio
Loan Note, if any, and endorsement is held for the benefit of Trustee on behalf of Agent and the Lender Group as Collateral for the Obligations (together with copies of any endorsement or allonge effecting the transfer of such Portfolio Loan Note
from Servicer to Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable), (E) a copy of the applicable Loan Schedule (as such term is defined in the Sale Agreement) with respect to such Portfolio Loan or Purchased Participation, and (F) such
other documents as Agent shall have requested in its Permitted Discretion and such evidence as Agent may reasonably request to confirm compliance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.” 

(j) Upon the Amendment Effective Date, Section 3.2(f) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following: 
 “(f) Agent and Trustee shall have received a copy of a fully executed payoff or
paydown letter, if any, evidencing the release, upon payment at closing, of any liens on or security interests in the applicable Portfolio Loan Collateral (other than liens in favor of Borrower and liens permitted under the applicable Portfolio Loan
Documents);” 
 (k) Upon the Amendment Effective Date, a new Section 3.2A of the Loan Agreement is hereby added
to read as follows: 
 3.2A Additional Deliveries. The obligation of the Lender Group (or any member thereof) to
continue to make any Advances hereunder (or to extend any other credit hereunder) at any time shall be subject to the following conditions: 
 (a) with respect to each Eligible Loan added to the Borrowing Base in the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to Agent pursuant to this Agreement, Borrower shall have delivered: 

(i) to Agent and Trustee, by the end of the applicable Funding Date or date of issuance of the applicable Letter of
Credit, the applicable Loan Checklist with stucky code and collateral breakdown for such Eligible Loan, 
 (ii)
to Agent and Trustee, within 1 Business Day after the applicable Funding Date of such Eligible Loan, legible copies of all executed ancillary Portfolio Loan Documents for such Eligible Loan, together with versions marking the changes from the
unexecuted versions previously delivered, and 

 (iii) within 3 Business Days after the applicable Funding Date of such
Eligible Loan, (A) to Trustee, all originally executed Portfolio Loan Documents for such Eligible Loan, and (B) to Agent and Trustee, the Required Loan File for such Eligible Loan, or the acknowledgment of a custodian in writing that such
originally executed Portfolio Loan Documents and Required Loan File are held for the benefit of Trustee on behalf of Agent and the Lender Group as Collateral for the Obligations. 

For purposes of this Agreement, and the references contained herein and in the other Loan Documents, any reference to
Section 3.2 of this Agreement shall include a reference to this Section 3.2A.” 
 (l) Upon the
Amendment Effective Date, Section 7.2(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
 “(a) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement of it contained in any of (i) 3.3, 5.1(a) (solely with respect to Borrower’s existence), 5.1(g),
5.1(n), 5.2(a) (solely with respect to Servicer’s existence), 5.2(g), 5.2(n)(ii), 6.1(e), 6.1(g), 6.1(h), 6.1(k), 6.1(p), 6.1(t), 9.12(h)(ii), or 11.7(a) of
this Agreement or (ii) Sections 11(a) (solely with respect to Parent’s existence), 11(c), or 12(a) of the Parent Guaranty;” 
 (m) Upon the Amendment Effective Date, the notice address for New Lender is hereby added to the end of the grid set forth in Section 13 of the Loan Agreement, as follows: 

 

			
	“If to RBS Citizens Business Capital:	  	 RBS CITIZENS BUSINESS CAPITAL, A DIVISION
 OF RBS ASSET FINANCE, INC.

		  	28 State Street
		  	Boston, Massachusetts 02109
		  	Attention: Peter M. Benham
		  	Phone No. 617-994-7300
		  	E-mail: Peter.M.Benham@rbscitizens.com”

 (n) Upon the Amendment Effective Date, Schedule C-1 to the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced with Revised Schedule C-1, in the form attached hereto. Borrower, Servicer, Agent, the Lenders, New Lender, and Trustee hereby acknowledge and agree that, as of the Amendment Effective Date, Revised Schedule C-1,
in the form attached hereto, accurately reflects the Commitments of the Lenders. 
 (o) Upon the Amendment Effective Date, each
reference in the Loan Agreement to “DZ Borrower Portfolio Loan Expenses” is hereby deleted and replaced with “DZ Borrower Portfolio Loan Amounts”, and the reference to “WF Borrower Portfolio Loan Expenses” in
Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with “WF Borrower Portfolio Loan Amounts”. 

 SECTION 3. New Lender Joinder. Agent, Borrower, Servicer, the Lenders, New
Lender, and Trustee hereby agree as follows: 
 (a) Upon the Amendment Effective Date, New Lender hereby becomes a party to, and
agrees to be bound by, the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, as a Lender. 
 (b) Upon the Amendment Effective Date,
New Lender’s Commitment is $25,000,000. 
 (c) This Joinder shall be deemed to be a part of the Loan Agreement. 

(d) On the Amendment Effective Date, the Advances owing to the Lenders under the Loan Agreement shall automatically, and without any
action on the part of any Person, continue as Advances under the Loan Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this Amendment; provided, that New Lender shall transmit to Agent such funds and the Agent shall transmit to each other
Lender such funds, and the Lenders shall, through the Agent, make such adjustments among themselves as shall be necessary so that after giving effect to such transfers and adjustments, the Lenders shall hold the Advances hereunder ratably in
accordance with their respective Commitments. New Lender hereby agrees to give effect to the instructions of the Agent to give effect to the adjustments described herein. 
 (e) By executing and delivering this Joinder, New Lender confirms to and agrees with Trustee, Agent, the Lenders, Borrower, and Servicer, as follows: (1) New Lender confirms that it has received a
copy of the Loan Agreement, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment, (2) New Lender will, independently and without reliance upon
Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as New Lender shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Agreement, (3) New Lender appoints
and authorizes Agent to take such actions and to exercise such powers under the Loan Agreement as are delegated to Agent, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, and (4) New Lender agrees that it
will perform all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender. 

SECTION 4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Each of Borrower and Servicer. Each of Servicer and Borrower
represents and warrants to the Lenders and Agent and agrees that: 
 (a) the representations and warranties contained in the
Loan Agreement (as amended hereby) and the other outstanding Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof, except (i) to the extent specifically made with
regard to a particular date and (ii) for such changes as are a result of any act or omission specifically permitted under the Loan Agreement (or under any Loan Document), or as otherwise specifically permitted by the Lender Group; 

(b) on the Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default will have occurred or be
continuing; 

 (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment have been duly authorized by
all necessary action on the part of, and duly executed and delivered by each of Servicer and Borrower, and this Amendment is a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Servicer and Borrower, enforceable against such Person in accordance with
its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (regardless
of whether such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law); and 
 (d) the execution, delivery and performance
of this Amendment do not conflict with or result in a breach by Borrower or Servicer of any term of any material contract, loan agreement, indenture or other agreement or instrument to which such Person is a party or is subject. 

SECTION 5. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Amendment. This Amendment shall become effective (the
“Amendment Effective Date”) upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions: 
 (a) Each of Servicer,
Borrower, the Existing Lenders, New Lender, Agent, and Trustee shall have executed and delivered to the Agent this Amendment and such other documents as the Agent may reasonably request; 

(b) Agent shall have received, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agent Fee Letter, any and all fees due and payable to
Agent, for its sole and separate account, as a result of the joinder of New Lender to the Loan Agreement, which fees Borrower hereby agrees (i) may be designated as Advances under the Loan Agreement, and (ii) may be charged to the Loan
Account as Obligations; 
 (c) New Lender shall have received the closing fee from Borrower as set forth in the Fee Letter
between Borrower and New Lender, which Borrower hereby agrees (i) may be designated as an Advance under the Loan Agreement, and (ii) may be charged to the Loan Account as Obligations; 

(d) Agent shall have received (i) a certificate from an authorized representative of Borrower and Servicer attesting to the
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of Parent, as (A) sole member of Servicer, and (B) designated manager of Borrower, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower and Servicer of this Amendment and the other
Loan Documents to be delivered in connection herewith, and (ii) an opinion of counsel to Borrower, Servicer, and Parent, in a form, and substantively, satisfactory to Agent, in its sole discretion; 

(e) Borrower shall have executed and delivered (i) to Agent, and Agent shall have also executed, (A) an amended and restated
Agent Fee Letter and (B) an amended and restated Loan Pricing Agreement, and (ii) to New Lender (A) a Revolving Credit Note, in the original principal amount of $25,000,000, made by Borrower and payable to the order of New Lender,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1, and (B) a Fee Letter between Borrower and New Lender; 

 (f) Parent shall have executed a reaffirmation of guaranty in the form attached hereto; and

 (g) All legal matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the
Agent. 
 SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which when
so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. 
 SECTION 7. Costs and Expenses. Borrower hereby affirms its obligation under the Loan Agreement to reimburse the Agent and each Lender for all Lender Group Expenses paid or incurred by the
Agent or any Lender in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including but not limited to the attorneys’ fees and expenses of attorneys for the Agent and each Lender with respect thereto.

 SECTION 8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUCTED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE INTERNAL CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF. 
 SECTION 9.
Effect of Amendment; Reaffirmation of Loan Documents. (a) The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that (i) nothing contained in this Amendment in any manner or respect limits or terminates any of the provisions of the Loan
Agreement or the other outstanding Loan Documents other than as expressly set forth herein and (ii) the Loan Agreement (as amended hereby) and each of the other outstanding Loan Documents remain and continue in full force and effect and are
hereby ratified and reaffirmed in all respects. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Loan Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of similar import
shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended hereby. 
 (b) Execution of this Amendment by the Lenders and
Agent (i) shall not constitute a waiver of any Default or Event of Default that may currently exist or hereafter arise under the Loan Agreement, (ii) shall not impair, restrict or limit any right or remedy of the Lenders or Agent with
respect to any Default or Event of Default that may now exist or hereafter arise under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and (iii) shall not constitute any course of dealing or other basis for altering any obligation of
Borrower or Servicer, or any right, privilege or remedy of the Lenders and Agent under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. 
 SECTION 10. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of any reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purposes.

 SECTION 11. Release. EACH OF SERVICER AND BORROWER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT AS OF THE DATE HEREOF IT HAS NO
DEFENSE, COUNTERCLAIM, OFFSET, CROSS-COMPLAINT, CLAIM OR DEMAND OF ANY 

 
KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER THAT CAN BE ASSERTED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ALL OR ANY PART OF BORROWER’S LIABILITY TO REPAY THE OBLIGATIONS OR TO SEEK AFFIRMATIVE RELIEF OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR
NATURE FROM LENDERS, AGENT, TRUSTEE, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, PARTICIPANTS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR ATTORNEYS. EACH OF SERVICER AND BORROWER HEREBY VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY RELEASES AND FOREVER
DISCHARGES LENDERS, AGENT, TRUSTEE, THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES AND PARTICIPANTS, AND THEIR PREDECESSORS, AGENTS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FROM ALL POSSIBLE CLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, COSTS,
EXPENSES, AND LIABILITIES WHATSOEVER, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ANTICIPATED OR UNANTICIPATED, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, FIXED, CONTINGENT, OR CONDITIONAL, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, ORIGINATING IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON OR BEFORE THE DATE THIS AMENDMENT IS EXECUTED,
WHICH SERVICER OR BORROWER MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AGAINST LENDERS, AGENT, TRUSTEE, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE PREDECESSORS, AGENTS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, IF ANY, AND IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER ANY SUCH CLAIMS ARISE OUT OF
CONTRACT, TORT, VIOLATION OF LAW OR REGULATIONS, OR OTHERWISE, AND ARISING FROM THE LIABILITIES, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UNDER THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND NEGOTIATION FOR AND EXECUTION OF THIS AMENDMENT. EACH OF
SERVICER AND BORROWER HEREBY COVENANTS AND AGREES NEVER TO INSTITUTE ANY ACTION OR SUIT AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, NOR INSTITUTE, PROSECUTE, OR IN ANY WAY AID IN THE INSTITUTION OR PROSECUTION OF ANY CLAIM, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION, RIGHTS TO RECOVER
DEBTS OR DEMANDS OF ANY NATURE AGAINST LENDERS, AGENT, TRUSTEE, THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES AND PARTICIPANTS, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND PERSONAL AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES ARISING ON OR
BEFORE THE DATE HEREOF OUT OF OR RELATED TO LENDERS’, AGENT’S, OR TRUSTEE’S ACTIONS, OMISSIONS, STATEMENTS, REQUESTS OR DEMANDS IN ADMINISTERING, ENFORCING, MONITORING, COLLECTING OR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT THE OBLIGATIONS OF BORROWER
TO LENDERS AND AGENT, WHICH OBLIGATIONS ARE EVIDENCED BY THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and
delivered as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	BORROWER:	  	NEWSTAR BUSINESS FUNDING 2012-1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Borrower
		
		  	 By:        NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC.,

              its designated
manager

  

			
	By:	 	/s/ JOHN KIRBY BRAY
		 	Name: John Kirby Bray
		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer

  

			
	SERVICER:	  	NEWSTAR BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as initial Servicer
		
		  	 By:        NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC.,

              its sole
member

  

			
	By:	 	/s/ JOHN KIRBY BRAY
		 	Name: John Kirby Bray
		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer

  

			
	TRUSTEE:	  	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as initial Trustee and Collection Account
Bank

  

			
	By:	 	/s/ TOBY ROBILLARD
		 	Name: Toby Robillard
		 	Title: Vice President

  

			
	AGENT:	  	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as Agent, Issuing Bank, Swing Lender, and as a
Lender

  

			
	By:	 	/s/ CANDICE C. BROOKS
		 	Name: Candice C. Brooks
		 	Its Authorized Signatory

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	NEW LENDER:	  	RBS CITIZENS BUSINESS CAPITAL, a division of RBS Asset Finance, Inc., as a Lender

 

			
	By:	 	/s/ SEAN MC MUINNIE
		 	Name: Sean Mc Muinnie
		 	Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

 Reaffirmation of Guaranty 

The undersigned (“Guarantor”) hereby (i) consents and agrees to the terms and provisions of the foregoing Amendment and each of the
transactions contemplated thereby and confirms and agrees that all references in the Loan Documents to the “Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement as amended by the foregoing Amendment, and (ii) agrees that the Limited
Continuing Guaranty (the “Guaranty”), dated as of December 7, 2012, executed by Guarantor, in favor of Agent, remains in full force and effect and continues to be the legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor enforceable
against Guarantor in accordance with its terms. 
 Furthermore, Guarantor hereby agrees and acknowledges that (a) the Guaranty is not
subject to any claims, defenses or offsets, (b) nothing contained in the foregoing Amendment shall adversely affect any right or remedy of Agent or any Lender under the Guaranty or any agreement executed by Guarantor in connection therewith,
(c) the execution and delivery of the foregoing Amendment or any agreement entered into by Agent or any Lender in connection therewith shall in no way reduce, impair or discharge any obligations of Guarantor pursuant to the Guaranty and shall
not constitute a waiver by Agent or any Lender of any of Agent’s or such Lender’s rights against Guarantor under the Guaranty, (d) the consent of Guarantor is not required to the effectiveness of the foregoing Amendment, and
(e) no consent by Guarantor is required for the effectiveness of any future amendment, modification, forbearance or other action with respect to the Loan Agreement or any present or future Loan Document (other than the Guaranty executed by
Guarantor). 
  

			
		  	NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation, as Guarantor

 

			
	By:	 	/s/ JOHN KIRBY BRAY
		 	Name: John Kirby Bray
		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer

 Revised Schedule C-1 

Commitments 
  

			
	 Lender
	  	 Total Commitment

	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association	  	$75,000,000.00
	RBS Citizens Business Capital	  	$25,000,000.00
		  	
		  	
		  	
		  	
	 All Lenders
	  	$100,000,000.00

 Exhibit 1 

Revolving Credit Note 
  

			
	$25,000,000	  	April 1, 2014

 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, NEWSTAR BUSINESS FUNDING 2012-1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the “Borrower”), promises to pay to the order of RBS Citizens Business Capital, a division of RBS Asset Finance, Inc. (the “Lender”), or its assigns, at the principal office of Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Agent under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal sum of TWENTY-FIVE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($25,000,000), or, if less, the unpaid principal amount of the aggregate Advances made by the Lender to the
Borrower pursuant to the Loan Agreement, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Loan Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount
of each such Advance, at such office, in like money and funds, for the period commencing on the date of such Advance until such Advance shall be paid in full, at the rate per annum and on the dates provided in the Loan Agreement and the Loan Pricing
Agreement (as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement). 
 This Revolving Credit Note (this “Note”)
is issued pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2012 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), by and among Borrower, NEWSTAR
BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Servicer (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Servicer”), the lenders from time to time party thereto, WELLS
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as lead arranger (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Lead Arranger”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Agent”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national
banking association, as trustee (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as Collection Account Bank. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings provided in the Loan Agreement. 
 Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this Note, in no event shall the
interest rate or rates payable under this Note or any other Loan Document (as defined in the Loan Agreement), plus any other amounts paid in connection herewith, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law that a court of competent
jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable. Borrower, in executing and delivering this Note, intends legally to agree upon the rate or rates of interest and manner of payment stated within it; provided, that, anything
contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if such rate or rates of interest or manner of payment exceeds the maximum allowable under applicable law, then, ipso facto, as of the date of this Note, Borrower is and shall be liable only for the
payment of such maximum amount as is allowed by law, and payment received from Borrower in excess of such legal maximum, whenever received, shall be applied to reduce the principal balance of the Advances to the extent of such excess. 

Payments of the principal of, and interest on, Advances represented by this Note shall be made by or on behalf of the Borrower to the
Agent for the benefit of the holder hereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds in the manner and at the address specified for such purpose as provided in the Loan Agreement, without the presentation or surrender of this Note or the
making of any notation on this Note. 
 If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the election of Agent or the
Required Lenders (as defined in the Loan Agreement), all principal and accrued and unpaid interest shall bear 

 
interest at a rate per annum that is equal to the Default Rate, from the date of such Event of Default to (but excluding) the earliest of (a) the date such Event of Default is cured,
(b) the date such Event of Default is waived in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, and (c) the date all amounts due hereunder are indefeasibly paid in full and the Lender’s Commitment is terminated.

 Portions or all of the principal amount of the Note shall become due and payable at the time or times set forth in the Loan
Agreement. Any portion or all of the principal amount of this Note may be prepaid, together with interest thereon (and, as set forth in the Loan Agreement, certain costs and expenses of Agent and the Lender Group) at the time and in the manner set
forth in, but subject to the provisions of, the Loan Agreement. 
 Except as provided in the Loan Agreement, the Borrower
expressly waives presentment, demand, diligence, protest and all notices of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Note. 

All amounts evidenced by this Note, the Advances and all payments and prepayments of the principal hereof and the respective dates and
maturity dates thereof shall be recorded by the Lender on its books and, prior to any transfer of this note in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 15 of the Loan Agreement, endorsed by Lender on the schedule attached
hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof, which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof; provided, however, that the failure of Lender to make such a notation shall not in any way limit or otherwise
affect the obligations of Borrower under this Note as provided in the Loan Agreement. 
 This Note is secured by the security
interest granted by Borrower, to Trustee, for the benefit of each member of the Lender Group, pursuant to Section 11.1 of the Loan Agreement. The holder of this Note is entitled to the benefits of the Loan Agreement and may, in
accordance therewith, enforce the agreements of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement and exercise the remedies provided for by, or otherwise available in respect of, the Loan Agreement, all in accordance with, and subject to the restrictions
contained in, the terms of the Loan Agreement. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Agent, on behalf of the Lender, may declare the unpaid balance of the principal of all Advances, together with all accrued and
unpaid interest and fees in respect thereof, immediately due and payable in full, whereupon the same shall become and be immediately due and payable and Borrower shall be obligated to repay all of such amounts, in full, to Agent, for the benefit of
the Lender, in the manner and with the effect provided in the Loan Agreement. 
 Borrower, Servicer, Guarantor (as defined in
the Loan Agreement), Agent, the Lenders, and the Trustee each intend, for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes only, that this Note be evidence of indebtedness secured by the Collateral. 

This Note is one of the “Revolving Credit Notes” referred to in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement. This Note shall
be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Note as on the date first
written above. 
  

			
		  	NEWSTAR BUSINESS FUNDING 2012-1, LLC
		
		  	 By:        NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC.,

              its designated
manager

  

			
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:EX-10.(d)

 Exhibit 10(d) 

THIRD AMENDMENT AND JOINDER TO 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE AGREEMENT 

This THIRD AMENDMENT AND JOINDER TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE AGREEMENT dated as of May 15, 2014 (this
“Amendment”), among NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC. (the “Company”), AP MA FUNDING LLC (the “New Holder”), THE HOLDERS PARTY HERETO and FORTRESS CREDIT CORP., as administrative agent for the Holders under
the Note Agreement described below (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, the “Administrative Agent”). 

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into a Second Amended and Restated Note Agreement dated as of May 13, 2013 among the Company, the
Holders from time to time party thereto (the “Holders”) and the Administrative Agent (as it may be amended, modified, extended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), pursuant to which
Note Agreement the Holders agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to make term loans to the Company; 
 WHEREAS, the
Note Agreement provides in Section 2.09 thereof that any Eligible Holder may extend a New Term Commitment under the Note Agreement at the request of the Company by executing and delivering to the Company and the Administrative Agent a
Joinder Agreement; 
 WHEREAS, the Company has given notice to the Administrative Agent of its request to establish New Term Commitments in
an aggregate amount equal to $10,00,000 pursuant to such Section 2.09; 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.09 of the Note
Agreement and this Amendment, the New Holder has agreed to make New Term Loans in an amount equal to $10,000,000 on the date hereof, which New Term Loans shall be designated as “Term C Loans”; 

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Holders amend the Note Agreement as provided in this Amendment, and
the Administrative Agent and the Required Holders have agreed to do the foregoing, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual agreements contained in this Amendment, the Company, the Holders party hereto
and the Administrative Agent hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings set forth in the Note Agreement. 
 2. Amendments to Note Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 7 below and in reliance on the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4, the Note Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 

(a) Section 1.01 of the Note Agreement is hereby amended to amend and restate each of the following definitions in its
entirety: 
 “Applicable Margin” means (a) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, 4.50%, (b) with
respect to the Delayed Draw Term A Loans, 4.50%, (c) with respect to the Delayed Draw Term B Loans, 3.375%, (d) with respect to the Delayed Draw Term A-1 Loans, 4.50%, (e) with respect to the Delayed Draw Term B-1 Loans, 3.375%. and
(f) with respect to the Term C Loans, 4.25%. 

 “Facility” means each of (a) the Initial Term Commitments
and the Initial Term Loans, (b) the Delayed Draw Term A Commitments and Delayed Draw Term A Loans, (c) the Delayed Draw Term B Commitments and Delayed Draw Term B Loans, (d) the Delayed Draw Term A-1 Commitments and Delayed Draw Term
A-1 Loans, (e) the Delayed Draw Term B-1 Commitments and the Delayed Draw Term B-1 Loans, (f) the Term C Commitments and the Term C Loans and (g) each Tranche of New Term Loans and the related New Term Commitments. 

“Maturity Date” means the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date, the Delayed Draw Term A Loan Maturity Date, the
Delayed Draw Term B Loan Maturity Date, the Delayed Draw Term A-1 Loan Maturity Date, the Delayed Draw Term B-1 Loan Maturity Date or the Term C Loan Maturity Date, as the context may require. 

“New Term Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(a). 

“Scheduled Maturity Date” means the Scheduled Initial Term Maturity Date, the Scheduled Delayed Draw Term A
Maturity Date, the Scheduled Delayed Draw Term B Maturity Date, the Scheduled Delayed Draw Term A-1 Maturity Date, the Scheduled Delayed Draw Term B-1 Maturity Date or the Scheduled Term C Maturity Date, as the context may require. 

“Term Commitments” means, collectively, the Initial Term Commitments, the Delayed Draw Term Commitments, the
Term C Commitments and any New Term Commitments. 
 “Term Holders” means, collectively, the Initial Term
Holders, the Delayed Draw Term Holders, the Term C Holders and the New Term Holders. 
 “Term Loans” means,
collectively, the Initial Term Loans, the Delayed Draw Term Loans, the Term C Loans and any New Term Loans. 
 “Term
Notes” means, collectively, the Initial Term Notes, the Delayed Draw Term A Notes, the Delayed Draw Term B Notes, the Delayed Draw Term A-1 Notes, the Delayed Draw Term B-1 Notes, the Term C Notes and the New Term Notes. 

(b) The definition of “Delayed Draw B Term Loans” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Note Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety to read as follows: 
 “Delayed Draw Term B Loans” means up to $25,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of the term loans which may be made by the Delayed Draw Term B Holders pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iv) during the Delayed Draw Term A and Term B Availability Period, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 (c) The definition of “Incremental Equivalent Debt” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Note Agreement is hereby amended to
(i) delete the phrase “during the term of this Agreement” in both places where it is used in clause (a) thereof and insert therefor the following: “after the Third Amendment Effective Date”, (ii) delete the
reference to “$100,000,000” in clause (a) and insert therefor “$61,500,000” and (iii) insert the following phrase in clause (f) of such definition immediately after each reference to “0.50%” set forth in
such clause (f): “(or, in the case of any Facility with an earlier maturity or a shorter average weighted life to maturity than the Initial Term Loans, by more than the sum of (I) the difference between the Applicable Margin in respect of
the Initial Term Loans and the Applicable Margin in respect of such other Facility plus (II) 0.50%)”. 

  
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 (d) The definition of “Pro Rata Share” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Note
Agreement is hereby amended to (i) delete the word “and” appearing at the end of clause (f) thereof, (ii) renumber the existing clause (g) thereof as clause (h) thereof and (iii) insert immediately after
clause (f) thereof the following new clause (g): 
 (g) when used with respect to each Term C Holder in relation to all
Term C Holders at any time, such Holder’s pro rata share of the aggregate Term C Commitments (or, if the Term C Loans have been funded at such time, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term C Loans) at such time; 

(e) Section 1.01 of the Note Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following definitions therein in the proper alphabetical
location: 
 “Scheduled Term C Maturity Date” means May 11, 2018. 

“Term C Commitment” means, with respect to each Term C Holder, the commitment of such Term C Holder to make
Term C Loans hereunder on the Third Amendment Effective Date. The initial maximum amount of each Term C Holder’s Term C Commitment is set forth on Schedule I to the Third Amendment. The aggregate maximum amount of the Term C Commitments
as of the Third Amendment Effective Date is equal to $10,000,000. 
 “Term C Holder” means the Persons
listed as a Term C Holder on Schedule I to the Third Amendment and any other Person that shall have become a Term C Holder party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a Term C Holder
party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. 
 “Term C Loan” means a loan funded on the Amendment
Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(vii) that utilizes the Term C Commitments. 
 “Term C Loan
Maturity Date” means Scheduled Term C Maturity Date or, if earlier, the date on which the Term C Loans become due and payable in full, by acceleration or otherwise. 

“Term C Note” means a promissory note made by the Company in favor of a Term C Holder evidencing the Term C
Loans made by such Term C Holder, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-6 hereto. 
 “Third
Amendment” means that certain Third Amendment and Joinder to Second Amended and Restated Note Agreement, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, among the Company, the Term C Holders, the other Holders party thereto and the
Administrative Agent. 
 “Third Amendment Effective Date” means May 15, 2014. 

(f) Section 2.01(a) of the Note Agreement is hereby amended to insert the following new paragraph (vii) at the end thereof: 

(vii) Term C Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Third Amendment, on the Third
Amendment Effective Date, each Term C Holder severally agrees to make a Term C Loan to the Company in a single drawing in an amount equal to its Term C Commitment. Upon any payment or prepayment of a Term C Loan in whole or in part, the Company
shall have no right to reborrow the amount so paid or prepaid. 

  
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 (g) Section 2.01(c) of the Note Agreement is hereby amended to insert the following new
paragraph (vi) at the end thereof: 
 (vi) Repayment of Term C Loans. The Company unconditionally promises to pay
(and such amount shall be required to be paid) to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Term C Holders (A) on December 31, 2014 and the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter thereafter, a portion of the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of the Term C Loans equal to $100,000 and (B) on the Term C Loan Maturity Date, the then unpaid principal amount of the Term C Loans. 

(h) Section 2.01(d) of the Note Agreement is hereby amended to insert the following new paragraph (vi) at the end thereof: 

(vi) Term C Notes. On the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Company shall execute and deliver to each Term C Holder a
Term C Note in the principal amount of the Term C Loans made by such Holder on such date. 
 (i) Section 2.02(c) of the
Note Agreement is hereby amended to (i) insert immediately after the phrase “Delayed Draw Term B-1 Loans” the following phrase: “, Term C Loans” and (ii) insert at the end thereof the following sentence: “Each
prepayment of the Term C Loans shall be applied to the remaining scheduled principal payments thereof in inverse order of maturity.” 

(j) Section 2.03 of the Note Agreement is hereby amended to insert the following sentence at the end thereof: “The
Term C Commitments shall terminate automatically on the Third Amendment Effective Date immediately after the making of the Term C Loans.” 

(k) Each Section 2.05(a) and Section 2.05(c) of the Note Agreement is hereby amended to delete therefrom the phrase
“and the Delayed Draw Term B-1 Loans” and insert therefor the following phrase: “, the Delayed Draw Term B-1 Loans and the Term C Loans”. 

(l) Section 2.09(a) of the Note Agreement is hereby amended to (i) delete the phrase “during the term of this
Agreement” from clause (i) thereof and insert therefor the following phrase: “after the Third Amendment Effective Date” and (ii) delete therefrom the phrase “during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed
$100,000,000” from clause (ii) thereof and insert therefor the following phrase: “after the Third Amendment Effective Date shall not exceed $61,500,000”. 

(m) Section 2.09(b) of the Note Agreement is hereby amended to (i) delete the phrase “and the Delayed Draw Term
Loans” in clause (v) thereof and insert therefor the phrase “, the Delayed Draw Term Loans and the Term C Loans” and (ii) delete the phrase “(and in any event no more favorable to the New Term Holders than the terms of
the Initial Term Loans are to the Initial Term Holders and the terms of the Delayed Draw Term Loans are to the Delayed Draw Term Holders) the Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans” in clause (x) thereof in its entirety and
insert therefor the following: “(and in any event no more favorable to the New Term Holders than the terms of the Initial Term Loans are to the Initial Term Holders, the terms of the Delayed Draw Term Loans are to the Delayed Draw Term Holders
and the terms of the Term C Loans are to the Term C Holders) the Initial Term Loans, the Delayed Draw Term Loans and the Term C Loans”. 

(n) Section 2.09(b) of the Note Agreement is hereby further amended by inserting the following phrase immediately after
each reference to “0.50%” in clause (x)(B) of such Section 2.09(b): “(or, in the case of any Facility with an earlier maturity or a shorter average weighted life to maturity than the Initial Term Loans, by more than the sum of
(I) the difference between the Applicable Margin in respect of the Initial Term Loans and the Applicable Margin in respect of such other Facility plus (II) 0.50%)”. 

  
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 (o) Section 12.01 of the Note Agreement is hereby amended to (i) delete the word
“or” at the end of clause (g) thereof; and (ii) insert the following as new clauses (i), (j) and (k) thereof: 

(i) increase the Applicable Margin or LIBOR floor in respect of the Initial Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term A Loans or Delayed
Draw Term A-1 Loans (other than an increase resulting from the application of Section 2.09 or clause (f) of the definition of Incremental Equivalent Debt) unless (A) the Applicable Margin or LIBOR floor in respect of the Delayed Draw
Term B Loans, Delayed Draw Term B-1 Loans and Term C Loans is increased by the same number of basis points as the Applicable Margin or LIBOR floor in respect of the Initial Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term A Loans or Delayed Draw Term A-1 Loans, as
applicable, has been increased or (B) Holders representing more than 50% of each of the aggregate outstanding principal balances of each of the Delayed Draw Term B Loans, the Delayed Draw Term B-1 Loans and the Term C Loans have consented in
writing to such increase in the Applicable Margin or LIBOR floor in respect of the Initial Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term A Loans or Delayed Draw Term A-1 Loans, as applicable (in addition to any other consents required under any other clause of this
Section); 
 (j) amend the definition of Interest Rate to add a prime rate option thereto unless (A) such prime rate
option applies to each Facility or (B) Holders representing more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of each Facility to which such prime rate option does not apply have consented in writing to such change; or 

(k) shorten the weighted average life to maturity of the Initial Term Loans, the Delayed Draw Term A Loans or Delayed Draw Term
A-1 Loans (each such Facility being so shortened, an “Adjusted Facility”) (other than a change thereto resulting from the application of Section 2.09 or clauses (d) or (e) of the definition of Incremental Equivalent
Debt) if, after giving effect thereto, the weighted average life to maturity of the Adjusted Facility would be shorter than that of any of the Delayed Draw Term B Loans, the Delayed Draw Term B-1 Loans or the Term C Loans (each such facility, the
“Affected Facility”) unless (A) the weighted average life to maturity of each such Affected Facility is shortened so that it is equal to or less than that of each Adjusted Facility or (B) Holders representing more than 50%
of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of each Affected Facility have consented in writing to such change; 
 (p) The
Note Agreement is hereby amended to attach Exhibit B to this Amendment as Exhibit A-6 thereto. 
 3. Joinder of New Holder. The New
Holder hereby elects to become a “Term C Holder” under the Note Agreement. By executing and delivering this Amendment, the New Holder confirms to and agrees with each other party to the Note Agreement that (i) it has received a copy
of the Note Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment; (ii) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative
Agent, any other Holder or any of their respective Affiliates, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Note Agreement or
any documents or agreements to be delivered thereunder; (iii) it appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Note Agreement as are delegated to the
Administrative Agent by the terms of the Note Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (iv) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Note Agreement and the
other Note Documents are required to be performed by it as a Holder; (v) its address for notices shall be the office set forth opposite its name on Schedule I hereto; and (vi) the Term C Commitment for the New Holder shall be as set forth
on Schedule I hereto. On the effective date hereof, the New Holder shall join in and be a party to the Note Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Amendment, shall have the rights and obligations of a Term C Holder under the Note Agreement.

  
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 4. Default; Representations and Warranties, Etc. The Company hereby represents and
warrants that (i) as of the date hereof and giving effect to the terms of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the making of the Term C Loans), (A) the representations and warranties of the Note Parties
contained in the Note Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or if qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and
warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this clause (A), the representations and warranties contained in
Section 5.05(a) of the Note Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Note Agreement and (B) no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Amendment, the Subsidiary Guarantors of the Ratification of Note Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby (A) have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of each Note Party, (B) have not violated, conflicted with or resulted in a default under and will not violate or conflict with or result in a default under
(1) any applicable law or regulation, (2) any term or provision of the organizational documents of each Note Party or (3) any term or provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding on each Note Party or any of its
assets, except, in the case of the foregoing clauses (1) and (3), to the extent that such violation, conflict or default could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (C) do not require any consent, waiver or
approval of or by any Person which has not been obtained and (iii) this Amendment and the Note Agreement as amended hereby constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
terms, subject to applicable Debtor Relief Laws and general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. 

5. Ratification and Confirmation. The Company hereby agrees and confirms that: 

(a) the Note Agreement and each of the other Note Documents, as amended and otherwise modified by the amendments specifically
provided herein, are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed; and 

(b) the liens and security interests granted in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the Holders
under the terms of the Note Documents are perfected, effective, enforceable and valid and that such liens and security interests are, in each case, a first priority lien and security interest except to the extent otherwise expressly permitted by the
Note Documents and that such liens and security interests are hereby in all respects reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed. 
 6. Waiver of
Section 2.09(b). The Holders hereby waive the provisions of Section 2.09(b) of the Note Agreement to the extent that such provisions would otherwise require the Note Agreement to be amended to provide for amortization of the Initial
Term Loans, the Delayed Draw Term A Loans or the Delayed Draw Term A-1 Loans as a result of the principal amortization requirements of the Term C Loans or to provide for an increase in the interest rate on the Delayed Draw Term B Loans or the
Delayed Draw Term B-1 Loans as a result of the Applicable Margin for the Term C Loans. 
 7. Conditions to this Amendment. The
effectiveness of this Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: 
 (a) The
Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the New Holder, each Holder and the Company and (ii) counterparts to a Ratification of Note Documents in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto
duly executed by each Subsidiary Guarantor; and 

  
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 (b) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of each of the documents, instruments,
legal opinions and other agreements listed on Exhibit C hereto, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent 

8. Miscellaneous. 

(a) Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an amendment, modification or
waiver of any of the provisions of the Note Agreement or the other Note Documents, all of which remain in full force and effect as of the date hereof and are hereby ratified and confirmed. The Company acknowledges and agrees that nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to entitle such party to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment or modification of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Note Documents in similar or different circumstances or
shall prejudice any right or rights which the Administrative Agent or any Holder now has or may have under, or in connection with, the Note Agreement, as amended hereby, the Note Documents, or any other documents referred to herein or therein. 

(b) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Note Agreement to “this Agreement,”
“hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Note Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference to the Note Agreement in any other document,
instrument or agreement executed and/or delivered in connection with the Note Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Note Agreement as amended hereby. 

(c) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be an
original, but all counterparts shall together constitute one instrument. Whenever the terms or sections amended hereby shall be referred to in the Note Agreement, Note Documents or such other documents (whether directly or by incorporation into
other defined terms), such defined terms shall be deemed to refer to those terms or sections as amended by this Amendment. A signature page sent to the Administrative Agent or its counsel by facsimile or other electronic means (including in portable
document format (.pdf)) shall be effective as an original counterpart signature. 
 (d) THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, PROVIDED THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH HOLDER SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL
LAW. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. 

(e) The Company agrees to pay all reasonable expenses, including legal fees and disbursements incurred by the Administrative
Agent in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby. 
 [Signature Pages Follow] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment which shall be deemed to be a
sealed instrument as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	COMPANY
	
	NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ JOHN KIRBY BRAY

		 	Name: John Kirby Bray
		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer

 Signature Page to Third Amendment to Second A&R Note Agreement 

 
			
	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
	
	 FORTRESS CREDIT CORP.,
 as
Administrative Agent

		
	By:	 	/s/ CONSTANTINE M. DAKOLIAS
		 	Name: Constantine M. Dakolias
		 	Title: President
	
	HOLDERS
	
	 FORTRESS CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES I LP,

as a Holder

	
	 By: Fortress Credit Opportunities I GP LLC,

its general partner

		
	By:	 	/s/ CONSTANTINE M. DAKOLIAS
		 	Name: Constantine M. Dakolias
		 	Title: President
	
	 FORTRESS CREDIT FUNDING III LP,
 as
a Holder

	
	 By: Fortress Credit Funding III GP LLC,

its general partner

		
	By:	 	/s/ CONSTANTINE M. DAKOLIAS
		 	Name: Constantine M. Dakolias
		 	Title: President
	
	 FORTRESS CREDIT FUNDING V LP,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: Fortress Credit Funding V GP LLC,

its general partner

		
	By:	 	/s/ CONSTANTINE M. DAKOLIAS
		 	Name: Constantine M. Dakolias
		 	Title: President

 Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second A&R Note Agreement 

 
			
	 FORTRESS CREDIT FUNDING VI LP,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: Fortress Credit Funding VI GP LLC,

its general partner

		
	By:	 	/s/ CONSTANTINE M. DAKOLIAS
		 	Name: Constantine M. Dakolias
		 	Title: President
	
	 FCO III CLO TRANSFEROR LLC,
 as a
Holder

		
	By:	 	/s/ CONSTANTINE M. DAKOLIAS
		 	Name: Constantine M. Dakolias
		 	Title: President

 Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second A&R Note Agreement 

 
			
	 CHURCHILL FINANCIAL CAYMAN LTD.,
 as
a Holder

	
	 By: Churchill Financial LLC,
 its
collateral manager

		
	By:	 	/s/ CHRISTOPHER COX
		 	Name: Christopher Cox
		 	Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

 Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second A&R Note Agreement 

 
			
	 APIDOS CDO IV,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: CVC Credit Partners, LLC,
 its
investment advisor

		
	By:	 	/s/ PHILIP RACITI
		 	Name: Philip Raciti
		 	Title: Managing Director
	
	 APIDOS QUATTRO CDO,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: CVC Credit Partners, LLC,
 its
investment advisor

		
	By:	 	/s/ PHILIP RACITI
		 	Name: Philip Raciti
		 	Title: Managing Director
	
	 APIDOS CDO V,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: CVC Credit Partners, LLC,
 its
investment advisor

		
	By:	 	/s/ PHILIP RACITI
		 	Name: Philip Raciti
		 	Title: Managing Director
	
	 APIDOS CINCO CDO,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: CVC Credit Partners, LLC,
 its
investment advisor

		
	By:	 	/s/ PHILIP RACITI
		 	Name: Philip Raciti
		 	Title: Managing Director

 Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second A&R Note Agreement 

 
			
	 APIDOS CLO IX,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: CVC Credit Partners, LLC,
 its
collateral manager

		
	By:	 	/s/ PHILIP RACITI
		 	Name: Philip Raciti
		 	Title: Managing Director
	
	 APIDOS CLO X,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: CVC Credit Partners, LLC,
 its
collateral manager

		
	By:	 	/s/ PHILIP RACITI
		 	Name: Philip Raciti
		 	Title: Managing Director
	
	 APIDOS CLO XI,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: CVC Credit Partners, LLC,
 its
collateral manager

		
	By:	 	/s/ PHILIP RACITI
		 	Name: Philip Raciti
		 	Title: Managing Director
	
	 APIDOS CLO XII,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: CVC Credit Partners, LLC,
 its
collateral manager

		
	By:	 	/s/ PHILIP RACITI
		 	Name: Philip Raciti
		 	Title: Managing Director

 Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second A&R Note Agreement 

 
			
	 APIDOS CLO XIV,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: CVC Credit Partners, LLC,
 its
collateral manager

		
	By:	 	/s/ PHILIP RACITI
		 	Name: Philip Raciti
		 	Title: Managing Director
	
	 APIDOS CLO XV,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: CVC Credit Partners, LLC,
 its
collateral manager

		
	By:	 	/s/ PHILIP RACITI
		 	Name: Philip Raciti
		 	Title: Managing Director
	
	 ACA CLO 2007-1, LTD.,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: CVC Credit Partners, LLC,
 its
investment advisor

		
	By:	 	/s/ PHILIP RACITI
		 	Name: Philip Raciti
		 	Title: Managing Director
	
	 SHASTA CLO I LTD.,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: CVC Credit Partners, LLC,
 its
investment advisor, on behalf of Resource Capital Asset Management (RCAM)

		
	By:	 	/s/ PHILIP RACITI
		 	Name: Philip Raciti
		 	Title: Managing Director

 Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second A&R Note Agreement 

 
			
	 SAN GABRIEL CLO I LTD.,
 as a
Holder

	
	 By: CVC Credit Partners, LLC,
 its
investment advisor, on behalf of Resource Capital Asset Management (RCAM)

		
	By:	 	/s/ PHILIP RACITI
		 	Name: Philip Raciti
		 	Title: Managing Director

 Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second A&R Note Agreement 

 
			
	 ZAIS CLO 1, LIMITED,
 as a
Holder

		
	By:	 	/s/ VINCENT IUGATO
		 	Name: Vincent Iugato
		 	Title: Managing Director

 Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second A&R Note Agreement 

 
			
	 AP MA FUNDING LLC,
 as the New
Holder

		
	By:	 	/s/ JOHN GRAY
		 	Name: John Gray
		 	Title: Managing Director

 Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second A&R Note Agreement 

 EXHIBIT A 

RATIFICATION OF NOTE DOCUMENTS 

May 15, 2014 
 Each of the
undersigned Subsidiary Guarantors hereby acknowledges and consents to the foregoing Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Note Agreement dated as of May 15, 2014 (the “Third Amendment”) among NewStar Financial, Inc.
(the “Company”), the holders party thereto (the “Holders”) and Fortress Credit Corp., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), which amends that certain Second Amended and Restated Note
Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2013, among the Company, the Holders and the Administrative Agent (as it may be amended, modified, extended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “Note Agreement”). Capitalized terms
used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Note Agreement. Without in any way establishing a course of dealing by the Administrative Agent or any Holder, each of the undersigned consents to the Third
Amendment and reaffirms the terms and conditions of the Subsidiary Guaranty and any other Note Document executed by it and acknowledges and agrees that the Subsidiary Guaranty and each and every such Loan Document executed by the undersigned in
connection with the Note Agreement remains in full force and effect and is hereby reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed. NewStar Loan Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, acknowledges and agrees that the liens and security interests
granted in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the Holders under the terms of the Note Documents are perfected, effective, enforceable and valid and that such liens and security interests are, in each case, a first
priority lien and security interest except to the extent otherwise expressly permitted by the Note Documents and that such liens and security interests are hereby in all respects reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed. All references to the Note
Agreement contained in the above-referenced documents shall be a reference to the Note Agreement as so modified by the Third Amendment and as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended, modified,
extended, supplemented or restated. 
 [Signature Page Follows] 

			
		  	SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
		
		  	NEWSTAR LOAN FUNDING, LLC

  

			
	By:	 	/s/ JOHN J. FRISHKOPF
		 	Name: John J. Frishkopf
		 	Title: Manager

  

			
	 I-295 NS EIGHT HOLDING, LLC

		
	By:	 	/s/ J. DANIEL ADKINSON
		 	Name: J. Daniel Adkinson
		 	Title: President

  

			
	 FQ NS SIX HOLDING, LLC

		
	By:	 	/s/ J. DANIEL ADKINSON
		 	Name: J. Daniel Adkinson
		 	Title: President

  

			
	 NEWSTAR BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC

	
	 By: NewStar Financial, Inc., its sole member

		
	By:	 	/s/ JOHN J. FRISHKOPF
		 	Name: John J. Frishkopf
		 	Title: Treasurer

  

			
	 NEWSTAR EQUIPMENT FINANCE I, LLC

	
	 By: NewStar Financial, Inc., its designated manager

		
	By:	 	/s/ JOHN J. FRISHKOPF
		 	Name: John J. Frishkopf
		 	Title: Treasurer

 Signature Page to Ratification of Note Documents 

 EXHIBIT B 

EXHIBIT A-6 
 Form of
Class C Note 
 See attached. 

 EXHIBIT C 

LIST OF CLOSING DOCUMENTS 

See attached. 

 SCHEDULE I 

TERM C COMMITMENTS 
  

					
	 Term C Holder
	  	 Term C Commitment
	  	 Notice Address

	 AP MA FUNDING LLC
	  	$10,000,000	  	 AP MA Funding LLC

4445 Willard Avenue, Suite 1100

Chevy Chase, MD 20815
 Attention:
Dmitri Ivanov

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