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  Exhibit 10.13    
    

 
    GUARANTY AGREEMENT    
    

        GUARANTY, dated as of December 8, 2011 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to
time, this "Guaranty") is made and entered upon the terms hereinafter set forth by ACRC
HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, whose address is c/o Ares Management LLC, 2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 925, Chicago, IL 60602,
(together with its permitted successors and/or assigns, "Guarantor"), in favor of CITIBANK, N.A., a
national banking association, whose address is 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013 (together with its successors and/or assigns, "Lender"),
pursuant to that certain Master Loan and Security Agreement by and among ACRC Lender C LLC ("Borrower"), as borrower, and Lender, as lender,
dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the "Loan Agreement"). 

 
 

  RECITALS    
    

        WHEREAS, Borrower and Lender are parties to the Loan Agreement; and 

        WHEREAS,
it is a condition precedent to the making of the initial Loan (as defined in the Loan Agreement) to Borrower under the Loan Agreement that Guarantor shall have executed and
delivered this Guaranty. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged by Guarantor, Guarantor hereby
agrees as follows: 

        Section 1.    Definitions.    Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings specified
in the Loan Agreement. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings (all terms in this Section 1 or in other provisions
of the Guaranty in the singular to have the same meanings when used in the plural and vice-versa): 

        1.1   "Cash" means coin or currency of the United States of America or immediately available federal funds, including such
funds delivered by wire transfer. 

        1.2   "Cash Equivalents" means any of the following, to the extent owned by Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries free and clear
of all Liens and having a maturity of not greater than 90 days from the date of issuance thereof: (a) readily marketable direct obligations of the government of the United States or any
agency or instrumentality thereof or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the government of the United States, (b) certificates of deposit of or time deposits
with Lender or a member of the Federal Reserve System that issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (c) below, is organized under the laws of the
United states or any State thereof and has combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, (c) commercial paper in an aggregate amount of not more than $50,000,000 per issuer outstanding
at any time, issued by any corporation organized under the laws of any State of the United States and rated at least "Prime-1" (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody's or
"A-1" (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, (d) repurchase obligations of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of
not more than seven days with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States Government, (e) securities with maturities of 90 days or less from the date
of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or
by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A
by Moody's, (f) securities with maturities of 90 days or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank satisfying the requirements
of clause (b) of this definition or (g) shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through
(f) of this definition. 

 

        1.3   "Cash Liquidity" means, at any date of determination, the sum of unrestricted (i) Cash  plus (ii) Cash Equivalents. 

        1.4   "Consolidated Net Income" for any period means the amount of consolidated net income (or loss) of the Guarantor and its
Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. 

        1.5   "Contingent Liabilities" means, with respect to any Person as of any date, all of the following (without duplication) as
of such date: obligations, including the Guaranteed Obligations, guaranteeing in whole or in part any Indebtedness, lease or dividend, excluding, however, (i) contractual indemnities
(including, without limitation, any indemnity or price-adjustment provision relating to the purchase or sale of securities or other assets), and (ii) guarantees of non-monetary obligations
which have not yet been called on or quantified, of such Person or any other Person. The amount of any Contingent Liabilities described in the preceding clause shall be deemed to be (i) with
respect to a guaranty of interest or interest and principal, or operating income guaranty, the sum of all payments required to be made thereunder (which, in the case of an operating income guaranty,
shall be deemed to be equal to the debt service for the note secured thereby), through (x) in the case of a principal guaranty, the stated date of maturity of the obligation (and commencing on
the date interest could first be payable thereunder), or (y) in the case of an operating income guaranty, the date through which such guaranty will remain in effect, and (ii) with
respect to all guaranties not covered by the preceding clause (i), an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such guaranty is made or,
if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as recorded on the balance sheet and in the
footnotes to the most recent financial statements of such Person. 

        1.6   "Dividend Payout Ratio" means, as of a particular date, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) Guarantor
Dividend Distributions, to (b) taxable income, as reported on the most recent tax filings of Guarantor, in each case for the four consecutive fiscal quarters of Guarantor most recently ended
(or, in the case of the first, second or third fiscal quarter of the Guarantor for which financial statements are required to be delivered to the Lender pursuant to this Guaranty and the other Loan
Documents, as the case may be, one, two or three consecutive fiscal quarters, respectively). 

        1.7   "Guarantor Dividend Distributions" means the sum, without duplication, of all dividends paid by the Guarantor on account
of any common stock or preferred stock of Guarantor, except dividends, to the extent paid in additional Equity Interests of Guarantor of the same class. 

        1.8   "Investment Securities" shall mean any of the following: 

        (a)   par
value of negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department having a remaining maturity of less than 1 year; or 

        (b)   par
value of negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department having a remaining maturity of 1-10 years; or 

        (c)   par
value of negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department having a remaining maturity of more than 10 years; or 

        (d)   par
value of single-class mortgage participation certificates ("FHLMC Certificates") in book-entry form
backed by single-family residential mortgage loans, the full and timely payment of interest at the applicable certificate rate and the ultimate collection of principal of which are guaranteed by the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (excluding REMIC or other multi-class pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations, pass-through certificates backed by
adjustable rate mortgages, securities paying interest or principal only and similar derivative securities); or 

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        (e)   par
value of single-class mortgage pass-through certificates ("FNMA Certificates") in book-entry
form backed by single-family residential mortgage loans, the full and timely payment of interest at the applicable certificate rate and ultimate collection of principal of which are guaranteed by the
Federal National Mortgage Association (excluding REMIC or other multi-class pass-through certificates, pass-through certificates backed by adjustable rate mortgages
collateralized mortgage obligations, securities paying interest or principal only and similar derivative securities); or 

        (f)    par
value of single-class fully modified pass-through certificates ("GNMA Certificates") in
book-entry form backed by single-family residential mortgage loans, the full and timely payment of principal and interest of which is guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage
Association (excluding REMIC or other multi-class pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations, pass-through certificates backed by adjustable rate mortgages,
securities paying interest or principal only and similar derivatives securities); or 

        (g)   par
value of all actively and regularly traded investment-grade residential mortgage-backed securities; or 

        (h)   such
other collateral as Guarantor and Lender may agree, with such valuation percentage applied thereto as Lender, in its reasonable discretion acting in good faith
shall deem appropriate. 

        1.9   "Qualified Capital Commitments" means the amount of any unencumbered, unconditional capital commitments of the partners,
members or shareholders, as applicable, in Guarantor that have not yet been funded (it being agreed that (a) all capital commitments of the partners, members or shareholders, as applicable, in
Guarantor set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, shall be deemed Qualified Capital Commitments and (b) the existence of any notice
requirements or contribution periods or any other ministerial requirements set forth in the organizational documents of Guarantor shall not, in an of themselves, deem a capital commitment of the
partners, members or shareholders, as applicable, of Guarantor not to be a Qualified Capital Commitment). 

        1.10 "REIT" means a Person that is qualified to be treated for tax purposes as a real estate investment trust under
Sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code. 

        1.11 "Tangible Net Worth" means, with respect to any Person and any date, (i) all amounts which would be included
under capital or shareholder's equity (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus, without
duplication, (ii) all Qualified Capital Commitments plus origination fees, net of deferred origination costs, minus (a) intangible assets included in the foregoing and (b) prepaid
taxes and/or expenses, all on or as of such date. 

        1.12 "Total Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person and any date, all amounts of Indebtedness and Contingent
Liabilities of such Person and its Subsidiaries on or as of such date. 

        1.13 "Total Liabilities" means, as of a particular date, all amounts that would be included under total liabilities on a
balance sheet of Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. 

        1.14 "Total Liquidity" means, at any date of determination, the sum of (i) Cash Liquidity  plus (ii) unencumbered Investment Securities. 

        Section 2.    Guaranty.    Guarantor hereby unconditionally and absolutely guarantees to Lender and its
respective successors and assigns the full and prompt payment of all amounts due and owing by
Borrower under the Loan Agreement, as and when they shall become due thereunder (the "Guaranteed Obligations"). This is a guaranty of payment and not of
collection. The liability of Guarantor hereunder shall be direct and immediate and not conditional or contingent upon the occurrence of any event. 

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        If
at any time any amounts that shall have become due and payable under the Loan Agreement (including but not limited to, (i) interest, default interest and principal payments
required under Section 2 thereof, (ii) any fees due under the Fee Letter, and (iii) indemnification payments pursuant to  Section 11.03
and all reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Lender) and Borrower shall not have delivered full
and timely payment to Lender as required by the Loan Agreement, Lender shall notify Guarantor in writing of the amounts that remain due and unpaid (the "Shortfall
Amount"). Guarantor shall deliver the Shortfall Amount to Lender in immediately available funds no later than three (3) Business Days after such notice is received. 

        Section 3.    Obligations Unconditional.    The obligations of Guarantor under  Section 2 hereof are absolute and unconditional
irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Loan
Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor (other than any
payments made by Borrower, a release of the Borrower or other satisfaction in full of Borrower's obligations under the Loan Agreement, but subject to the provisions of Section 4). Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of Guarantor hereunder which shall remain
absolute and unconditional as described above: 

        3.1   at
any time or from time to time, without notice to Guarantor, the time for any performance of or the compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be
extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived; 

        3.2   any
of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of the Loan Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted
(other than any payments made by Borrower, a release of the Borrower, or other satisfaction in full of the Borrower's obligations under the Loan Agreement, but subject to the provisions of
Section 4); 

        3.3   the
maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any Guaranteed Obligations due and unpaid shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any
respect, or any right under the Loan Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be waived or any other guaranty of any of the obligations hereunder or any
security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with; or 

        3.4   any
lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of Lender or Custodian, as the case may be, as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be
perfected. 

        Guarantor
hereby expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment and protest whatsoever, and any requirement that Lender exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against
Borrower under the Loan Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other Person under any other guaranty of any of the obligations guaranteed
hereunder. 

        Section 4.    Reinstatement.    The obligations of Guarantor shall be automatically reinstated if and to the
extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of Borrower in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations, whether as a result of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or similar law ("Debtor Relief Law") and Guarantor agrees that it will
indemnify Lender on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees of counsel) incurred by Lender in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any
such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under a Debtor Relief Law. 

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        Section 5.    Subrogation.    Upon making any payment hereunder, Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of
Lender against Borrower and any collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations with respect to such payment; provided until such time as the Note is paid or satisfied in full, Guarantor shall not seek to
enforce any right or receive any payment by way of subrogation; and further provided that such subrogation rights shall be subordinate in all respects to all amounts owing to Lender under the Loan
Agreement. 

        Section 6.    Remedies.    Guarantor agrees that, as between Guarantor and Lender, the obligations of Borrower
under the Loan Agreement may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided therein (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable pursuant thereto) for purposes of
Section 2 hereof, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against Borrower and
that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become
automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by Guarantor. 

        Section 7.    Instrument for the Payment of Money.    To the extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor
hereby acknowledges that the guaranty provided herein constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that Lender, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by
Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213. 

        Section 8.    Continuing Guaranty.    The guaranty provided herein is a continuing guaranty, and shall apply to
all Guaranteed Obligations whenever or however arising and shall survive the termination of the Loan Agreement. 

        Section 9.    General Limitation on Guaranteed Obligations.    In any action or proceeding involving any state,
corporate law, or any state or Federal bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the Guaranteed Obligations would otherwise be held or
determined to be void, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability hereunder, then, notwithstanding any other provision
hereof to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by Guarantor or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and
enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding. 

        Section 10.    Representations and Warranties.    

        10.1    Existence.    Guarantor (a) is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite corporate or other power, and has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals
necessary to own its assets and carry on its business as now being or as proposed to be conducted, except where the lack of such licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals would not be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all other jurisdictions in which the nature of the business conducted by it
makes such qualification necessary, except where failure so to qualify would not be reasonably likely (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

        10.2    Litigation.    There are no actions, suits, arbitrations, investigations (including, without limitation, any
of the foregoing which are pending or, to Guarantor's knowledge, threatened) or other legal or arbitrable proceedings affecting Guarantor or any of its Affiliates or affecting any of the Property of
any of them before any Governmental Authority (a) that questions or challenges the validity or enforceability of this Guaranty or any action to be taken in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, (b) that makes a claim or claims in an aggregate amount greater than $2,000,000, (c) which, individually or in the aggregate, if adversely determined, could
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Material
Adverse Effect or (d) that requires filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the 1934 Act or any rules thereunder. 

        10.3    No Breach.    Neither (a) the execution and delivery of this Guaranty nor (b) the consummation
of the transactions herein contemplated in compliance with the terms and provisions hereof will conflict with or result in a breach of the charter or by-laws of Guarantor, or any
applicable law, rule or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, or other material agreement or instrument to which Guarantor or any of its Affiliates is a
party or by which any of them or any of their Property is bound or to which any of them is subject, or constitute a default under any such material agreement or instrument or result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien upon any Property of Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or instrument. 

        10.4    Action.    Guarantor has all necessary corporate or other power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations hereunder; the execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of this Guaranty has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on its part and this
Guaranty has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor, enforceable against Guarantor in accordance with its terms,
subject to the effect of equitable, legal or statutory principles affecting the enforcement of contractual rights and the rights of creditors generally. 

        10.5    Approvals.    No authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or registrations with, any
Governmental Authority or any securities exchange are necessary for the execution, delivery or performance by Guarantor hereunder or for the legality, validity or enforceability hereof. 

        10.6    Taxes.    Guarantor and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal income tax returns and all other tax returns
that are required to be filed by them and have paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by any of them, except for any such taxes as are being appropriately
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves have been provided. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of Guarantor and
its Subsidiaries in respect of taxes and other governmental charges are, in the opinion of Guarantor, adequate. 

        10.7    Investment Company Act.    Neither Guarantor nor any of its Subsidiaries is an "investment company", or a
company "controlled" by an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 

        10.8    True and Complete Disclosure.    All written information furnished after the date hereof by or on behalf of
Guarantor to Lender in connection with this Guaranty and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will be true, complete and accurate or (in the case of
projections) based on reasonable estimates, on the date as of which such information is stated or certified. 

        10.9    ERISA.    Each Plan to which Guarantor or its Subsidiaries make direct contributions, and, to the knowledge of
Guarantor, each other Plan and each Multiemployer Plan is in compliance in all material respects with, and has been administered in all material respects in compliance with, the applicable provisions
of ERISA, the Code and any other Federal or state law. 

        Section 11.    Covenants.    

        11.1    Financial Statements.    Guarantor covenants and agrees that so long as this Guaranty is in effect: 

        (a)   Guarantor
shall furnish to Lender, at the time it furnishes each set of financial statements pursuant to  Section 7.01(b) of the Loan Agreement, in addition to the requirements set forth in  Section 7.01 of the Loan Agreement, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Guarantor (i) stating
 

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that,
to the best of such Responsible Officer's knowledge, Guarantor during such fiscal period or year has observed or performed all of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied every
condition, contained in this Guaranty to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any default except as specified in such certificate
(and, if any default has occurred and is continuing, describing the same in reasonable detail and describing the action Guarantor has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto) and
(ii) showing in detail the calculations supporting such Responsible Officer's certification of Guarantor's compliance with the requirements of  Section 11.7. 

        11.2    Litigation.    Guarantor will promptly, and in any event within 10 days after service of process on any
of the following, give to Lender notice of all litigation, actions, suits, arbitrations, investigations (including, without limitation, any of the foregoing which are pending or threatened) or other
legal or arbitrable
proceedings affecting Guarantor before any Governmental Authority that (i) questions or challenges the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or any action to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) makes a claim or claims in an aggregate amount greater than $2,000,000, (iii) which, individually or in the aggregate, if
adversely determined, could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Guarantor, or (iii) requires filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Guarantor
in accordance with the 1934 Act and any rules thereunder. 

        11.3    Existence, etc.    Guarantor will: 

        (a)   preserve
and maintain its legal existence; 

        (b)   comply
with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of Governmental Authorities (including, without limitation all environmental laws, all
laws with respect to unfair and deceptive lending practices and predatory lending practices) if failure to comply with such requirements would be reasonably likely (either individually or in the
aggregate) to have a Material Adverse Effect; 

        (c)   keep
adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; 

        (d)   not
move its chief executive office or change its jurisdiction of organization from the jurisdiction unless it shall have provided Lender 30 days' prior written
notice of such change; 

        (e)   pay
and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed on it or on its income or profits or on any of its Property prior to the date on
which penalties attach thereto, except for any such tax, assessment, charge or levy the payment of which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves
are being maintained in conformance with GAAP; and 

        (f)    permit
representatives of Lender, on three Business Days prior notice, during normal business hours, to examine, copy and make extracts from its books and records, to
inspect any of its Properties, and to discuss its business and affairs with its officers, all to the extent reasonably requested by Lender. 

        11.4    Prohibition of Fundamental Changes.    Guarantor shall not enter into any transaction of merger or
consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation, winding up or dissolution) or sell all or substantially all of its assets;  provided, that upon the
consummation of a Capital Markets Event, Guarantor may merge or consolidate with Substitute
Guarantor if Substitute Guarantor is the surviving corporation; and provided further, that if after giving effect thereto, no default would exist
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        11.5    Notices.    Guarantor shall give notice to Lender (unless Borrower has already given such notice under the
Loan Agreement) promptly upon receipt of notice other than from Lender or knowledge of the occurrence of any breach of a representation or warranty or the failure to observe or perform any covenant or
agreement contained herein. Each notice pursuant to this provision shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of Guarantor setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein
and stating what action Guarantor has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto. 

        11.6    Transactions with Affiliates.    Other than a distribution of dividends that is not otherwise prohibited
hereby, Guarantor will not enter into any transaction, including without limitation any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property or the rendering of any service, with any Affiliate unless such
transaction is (a) not a violation of any provision under this Guaranty or the Loan Agreement, (b) in the ordinary course of Guarantor's business, and (c) upon fair and reasonable
terms no less favorable to Guarantor than it would obtain in a comparable arm's length transaction with a Person which is not an Affiliate, or make a payment that is not otherwise permitted by this
clause to any Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender hereby approves of the Servicing Agreement and Management Agreement with Affiliates of Guarantor. 

        11.7    Certain Financial Covenants.    Guarantor shall not permit
with respect to itself (and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) any of the following, as determined quarterly on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP: 

        (a)    Prior to a Capital Markets Event.    from the Effective Date up to, but not including, the date on which a
Capital Markets Event is consummated, the ratio of its Total Indebtedness to its Tangible Net Worth to be greater than 3.00 to 1.00 at any time; or 

        (b)    Subsequent to a Capital Markets Event.    upon and following the occurrence of a Capital Markets Event: 

	(i)
	Minimum Tangible Net Worth.    Guarantor's Tangible Net Worth to be less than the sum of
(x) 80% of Guarantor's Tangible Net Worth as of the date a Capital Markets Event is consummated plus (y) 80% of the total net contributed
capital actually raised (after deducting transaction costs) as a result of the issuance of Equity Interests in Guarantor subsequent to the date a Capital Markets Event is consummated;

	(ii)
	Minimum Total Liquidity.    Guarantor's Total Liquidity to be less than the greater of
(x) $20,000,000 or (y) 5% of Guarantor's Tangible Net Worth; or

	(iii)
	Maximum Guarantor Dividend Distributions.    Guarantor Dividend Distributions to be greater than
the greater of (A) an amount necessary to achieve a Dividend Payout Ratio of 95%, or (B) such greater amount as may be required by applicable law to maintain Guarantor's status as a REIT
for tax purposes. 

        11.8    Required Filings.    Guarantor shall promptly provide Lender with copies of all documents which Guarantor or
any Affiliate of Guarantor is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the 1934 Act or any rules thereunder. 

        Section 12.    Limitation of Liability.    The liability of Guarantor hereunder shall in no way be affected by
(i) the release or discharge of Borrower in any creditors', receivership, bankruptcy or other proceedings, (ii) the impairment, limitation or modification of the liability of Borrower in
bankruptcy, or of any remedy for enforcement of any obligations of Lender under the Loan Agreement resulting from the operation of any present or future provision of the federal bankruptcy law or any
other statute or the decision of any court, (iii) the rejection or disaffirmance of any instrument, document or agreement evidencing any of Lender's rights or obligations under the Loan
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proceedings,
(iv) the assignment or transfer of Lender's obligations under the Loan Agreement by Lender or (v) the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of Lender with
respect to any such party's obligations under the Loan Agreement, other than on account of a satisfaction in full of the Guaranteed Obligations. 

        Section 13.    No Waiver.    No failure on the part of Lender to exercise and no course of dealing with respect
to, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by Lender of any right, power or remedy hereunder
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The remedies herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. 

        Section 14.    Notices.    All notices, requests and demands to be made under this Guaranty shall be given in
writing at the parties' address set forth below their signature block to this Guaranty and shall be effective for all purposes if hand delivered or sent by: (i) hand delivery, with proof of
attempted delivery, (ii) certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, (iii) expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, with
proof of attempted delivery, or (iv) by telecopier (with answerback acknowledged) provided that such telecopied notice must also be delivered by one of the means set forth in (i),
(ii) or (iii) above, to the address set forth below such parties' signature block to this Guaranty or at such other address and person as shall be designated from time to time by any
party hereto, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties hereto in the manner provided for in this Section 14. Any notice,
request or demand shall be deemed to have been given: (i) in the case of hand delivery, at the time of delivery, (ii) in the case of registered or certified mail, when first delivered or
the first attempted delivery on a business day, (iii) in the case of expedited prepaid delivery upon the first attempted delivery on a business day, or (iv) in the case of telecopier,
upon receipt of answerback confirmation transmitted on a Business Day prior to 5:30 p.m. recipient local time, and otherwise on the next succeeding Business Day, provided that such telecopied
notice was also delivered as required in this Section 14. 

        Section 15.    Expenses.    Guarantor agrees to indemnify Lender for all reasonable costs and expenses of
Lender (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) in connection with (i) any non-payment of Shortfall Amounts as they shall become due and
any enforcement or collection proceeding resulting therefrom, including, without limitation, all manner of participation in or other involvement with (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership,
foreclosure, winding up or liquidation proceeding, (y) judicial or regulatory proceedings and (z) workout, restructuring or other negotiations or proceedings (whether or not the workout,
restructuring or transaction contemplated thereby is consummated) and (ii) the enforcement of this Section 15. 

        Section 16.    Assignment.    Guarantor may not assign its obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of Lender. The Lender may assign its rights under this Guaranty to any successor to Lender under the Loan Agreement, and any assignment of Lender's obligations under the Loan Agreement or any
portion thereof by Lender shall operate to vest in the assignee, the rights and powers of Lender hereunder to the extent of such assignment. This Guaranty shall be binding upon Guarantor and
Guarantor's successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its respective representatives, successors, successors-in-title and assigns. 

        Section 17.    Governing Law.    

        17.1 THIS
GUARANTY 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 AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GUARANTOR HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO
ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS GUARANTY AND THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE 

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GOVERNED
BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO § 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. 

        17.2 ANY
LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR GUARANTOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY MAY AT LENDER'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 LENDER AND GUARANTOR EACH 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 LENDER AND GUARANTOR EACH HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. GUARANTOR AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON GUARANTOR AT THE ADDRESS FOR GUARANTOR SET FORTH HEREIN AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID
SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO GUARANTOR IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON GUARANTOR IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE
OF NEW YORK. GUARANTOR (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGE IN THE ADDRESS FOR GUARANTOR SET FORTH HEREIN, (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE AN
AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WHICH AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS), AND (III) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE AN
AUTHORIZED AGENT IF GUARANTOR CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK. 

        Section 18.    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.    EACH OF THE GUARANTOR AND THE LENDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. 

        Section 19.    LIMITATION OF DAMAGES.    EACH OF GUARANTOR AND LENDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ANY CLAIM
FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES INCURRED AND NEITHER GUARANTOR NOR LENDER SHALL BE ENTITLED, AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO ANY CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM ARISING HEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO. 

        Section 20.    Amendments.    No amendment or modification hereof shall be effective unless evidenced by a
writing signed by Guarantor and Lender. 

        Section 21.    Severability.    If any provision hereof is invalid and unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and (ii) the invalidity or unenforceability of any
provisions hereof in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. 

        Section 22.    Counterparts.    This Guaranty may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Guaranty by signing any such counterpart. 

[SIGNATURES
FOLLOW] 

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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Guaranty, or has caused this Guaranty to be executed by its duly authorized representative, as of the date first above written. 

 

							
	

 	
 	
 GUARANTOR
	

 	
 	
ACRC HOLDINGS LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company
	

 	
 	
  By:	
 	
/s/ Timothy B. Smith

 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Timothy B. Smith
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President
	

 	
 	
Address for Notices:
	

 	
 	
 	
 	
c/o Ares Management LLC

Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 925

Chicago, IL 60602

Attention: Sharon Ephraim

Telecopier No.: 312-324-5901

Telephone No.: 312-324-5900
	

 	
 	
With a copy to:
	

 	
 	
 	
 	
c/o Ares Management LLC

Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 925

Chicago, IL 60602

Attention: Legal Department

Telecopier No.: 312-324-5901

Telephone No.: 312-324-5900

 

 

ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED: 

LENDER

CITIBANK,
N.A.,

a national banking association 

 

					
	By:	 	/s/ Richard B. Schlenger

 	 	 
	Name:	 	Richard B. Schlenger	 	 
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory	 	 

 

  

 

					
	 	 	Address for Notices:
	

 	
 	
 	
 	
CITIBANK, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10013

Attention: Richard Schlenger

Telecopier No.:  212-816-8307

Telephone No.:  212-816-7806
	

 	
 	
 with a copy to
	

 	
 	
 	
 	
Sidley Austin LLP

787 7th Avenue New York, New York 10019

Attn: Brian Krisberg, Esq.

Telecopier No.:  (212) 839-5599

Telephone No.:  (212) 839-8735

 

 

 
 

  EXHIBIT A    
    
    Capital Commitments    
    

        Ares Investments Holdings LLC—$32,500,000 

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  Exhibit 10.15    
    

 
    PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT    
    

        PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this
"Agreement") dated as of December 8, 2011 by ACRC LENDER LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (together with its permitted successors and/or assigns, "Pledgor"), for the benefit of CITIBANK,
N.A. (together with its successors and/or assigns, "Lender"). 

 
 

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        WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Master Loan and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof, by and between  ACRC Lender C LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, as borrower (together with its permitted successors and assigns, collectively, the
"Borrower") and Lender, as lender (the "Loan Agreement"), Lender has agreed to make loans to Borrower in
an aggregate amount up to the Maximum Credit (as defined in the Loan Agreement) (such loans, collectively, the "Loan") evidenced by that certain
Promissory Note dated the date hereof (the "Note") by Borrower to the order of Lender; and 

        WHEREAS,
Pledgor is the legal and beneficial owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of Borrower and will receive direct or
indirect benefit from Lender making the Loan to Borrower; and 

        WHEREAS,
it is a condition precedent to the obligation of Lender to make the Loan to Borrower that Pledgor shall have executed and delivered this Agreement to Lender pursuant to which
Pledgor has agreed to pledge and grant a first priority security interest in the Collateral (as defined below) as security for the Obligations (as defined below). 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, to induce Lender to make the Loan to Borrower, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto agree as follows: 

        Section 1.    Definitions.    Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms
in the Loan Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below: 

        "Agreement" shall mean this Pledge and Security Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time 

        "Assignment of Interest" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.2
hereof. 

        "Borrower" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals
hereof. 

        "Borrower Operating Agreement" shall mean, that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement of Borrower dated as of September 27,
2011. 

        "Collateral" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1 hereof. 

        "Issuer" shall mean Borrower. 

        "Loan" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals hereof. 

        "Loan Agreement" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals hereof. 

        "Note" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals hereof. 

        "Obligations" shall mean all of the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents. 

        "Pledged Securities" shall mean, collectively, the limited liability company interests held or owned by Pledgor in Issuer listed on  Schedule 1 hereto,
together with all certificates evidencing ownership of such interests, and all claims, powers, privileges, benefits, remedies,
voting rights, options or rights of any nature whatsoever which currently exist or may be issued or granted by Issuer to Pledgor while this Agreement is in effect. 

 

        "Pledgor" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals
hereof. 

        "Relevant Documents" shall mean, collectively, the Borrower Operating Agreement and all other organizational documents of Borrower, as any
of the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. 

        "Uniform Commercial Code" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the state of New York or as the context
may require, the State of Delaware, or, as the context may require, in effect in the State or States in which any Collateral is located. 

        Section 2.    Pledge and Delivery of Collateral.    

        2.1    The Pledge.    As continuing collateral security for the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations, Pledgor hereby irrevocably grants, pledges and assigns, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a continuing
first priority lien on and security interest in, and, as a part of such grant, pledge and assignment, hereby assigns to Lender as collateral security, all of Pledgor's right, title and interest in the
following property, whether now owned by Pledgor or hereafter acquired and whether now existing or hereafter coming into existence (all being collectively referred to herein as the
"Collateral"): 

        (a)   all
Pledged Securities; 

        (b)   all
ownership interests, membership interests, shares, securities, moneys, instruments or property representing a dividend, a distribution or return of capital upon or
in respect of the Pledged Securities, or otherwise received in exchange therefor, and any warrants, rights or options issued to the holders of, or otherwise in respect of, the Pledged Securities; 

        (c)   all
rights of Pledgor under the Relevant Documents or any other agreement or instrument relating to the Pledged Securities, including, without limitation, (i) all
rights of Pledgor to receive moneys or distributions with respect to the Pledged Securities due and to become due under or pursuant to the Relevant Documents, (ii) all rights of Pledgor to
receive proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty with respect to the Pledged Securities, (iii) to the extent permitted by applicable law, all claims of Pledgor for damages
arising out of or for breach of or default under any Relevant Document, and (iv) to the extent permitted by applicable law any right of Pledgor to perform thereunder and to compel performance
and otherwise exercise all rights and remedies thereunder; and 

        (d)   all
proceeds of and to any of the property of Pledgor described in clauses (a) through (c) above and, to the extent related to any property described in
said clauses or such proceeds, all books, correspondence, credit files, records, invoices and other papers. 

        2.2    Delivery of the Collateral.    Pledgor shall deliver to Lender (i) the original certificate evidencing
the Pledged Securities pledged by Pledgor concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and (ii) all other documents evidencing or representing all other Collateral promptly
after Pledgor's receipt thereof. All Collateral which are "certificated securities" within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code shall be in bearer form or, if in registered form, shall be
accompanied by undated blank equity interest powers (in a form attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof) (the
"Assignment of Interest"), note power, endorsement or other necessary instruments of transfer, registration or assignment, duly executed in blank and in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Subject to the terms of the Loan Agreement, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right, at
any time, in its discretion: (A) to transfer to or to register in the name of Lender or its nominee any or all of the Collateral, and (B) without notice to Pledgor, to transfer to, and
to designate on the Assignment of Interest, any Person to whom the Pledged Securities are sold in accordance with the provisions hereof. In addition, 

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Lender
shall have the right at any time to exchange the Assignment of Interest representing or evidencing the Pledged Securities or any portion thereof for one or more additional or substitute
Assignments of Interest representing or evidencing smaller or larger percentages of the Pledged Securities represented or evidenced thereby, subject to the terms thereof. 

        2.3    Acknowledgment of Pledge.    Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Pledgor shall cause Issuer to
execute and deliver to Lender a letter in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. Pledgor shall cause Issuer to comply with its covenants and
warranties in such letter. 

        Section 3.    Further Assurances; Remedies.    In furtherance of the grant of the pledge and security interest
pursuant to Section 2 hereof, Pledgor hereby agrees with Lender as follows: 

        3.1    Delivery and Other Perfection.    

        (a)   Pledgor
hereby represents and warrants that (i) the terms of each of the Pledged Securities expressly provide that they are securities governed by
Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in each applicable jurisdiction, (ii) Section 25 of the Borrower Operating Agreement is in full force and effect, and
(iii) the certificate evidencing the ownership of Borrower contains a legend substantially as follows: 

"This
certificate evidences an interest in ACRC Lender C LLC and shall be a security governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Delaware and, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each other applicable jurisdiction. Each limited liability company interest in the Company shall constitute a
"security" within the meaning of, and governed by, (i) Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code (including Section 8-102(a)(15) thereof) as in effect from time to time
in the State of Delaware, and (ii) Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code of any other applicable jurisdiction that now or hereafter substantially includes the 1994 revisions to
Article 8 thereof as adopted by the American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and approved by the American Bar Association on February 14,
1995. THE TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND/OR THE INTEREST EVIDENCED HEREBY IS RESTRICTED AS PROVIDED IN THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF THE COMPANY (AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME)." 

        (b)   Pledgor
hereby covenants and agrees that (i) it will not agree to any amendment or repeal of Section 25 of the Borrower Operating Agreement, and
(ii) in any event it shall promptly notify Lender in
writing if for any reason the Pledged Securities shall cease to be securities for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code in any applicable jurisdiction. 

        (c)   Pledgor
hereby covenants and agrees to register on Issuer's books and records the pledge of the Pledged Securities by Pledgor to Lender. In the event that at any time
after the date hereof any Collateral shall be evidenced by an instrument or a certificate other than the Pledged Securities, Pledgor shall or shall cause Issuer to promptly deliver any such instrument
or certificate, duly endorsed or subscribed by Pledgor or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank by Pledgor, to Lender as additional Collateral. Any
such instruments or certificates received by Pledgor shall be held by Pledgor in trust, as agent for Lender. 

        (d)   Pledgor
shall give, execute, deliver, file and/or record any financing statement, notice, instrument, document, agreement or other papers that may be necessary (in the
reasonable judgment of Lender) to create, preserve or perfect the security interest granted pursuant hereto or, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (but subject to
the terms of the Loan Agreement), to enable Lender to exercise and enforce its rights hereunder with respect to such pledge and security interest, including, without limitation, causing any or all of
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Collateral
to be transferred of record into the name of Lender or its nominee (and Lender agrees that if any Collateral is transferred into its name or the name of its nominee, Lender will thereafter
promptly give to Pledgor copies of any notices and communications received by it with respect to the Collateral). 

        (e)   Pledgor
shall permit representatives of Lender, upon reasonable notice, at any time during normal business hours to inspect and make abstracts from its books and records
pertaining to the Collateral, and forward copies of any notices or communications received by Pledgor with respect to the Collateral in such manner as Lender may reasonably require. 

        3.2    Preservation of Rights.    Except in accordance with applicable law, Lender shall not be required to take steps
necessary to preserve any rights against prior parties to any of the Collateral. 

        3.3    Pledged Collateral; Distributions.    

        (a)   So
long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Pledgor shall have the right to exercise all of Pledgor's rights under the Relevant Documents for
all purposes not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, or any other Loan Document or any other instrument or agreement referred to herein or therein, including the right to exercise any and
all voting rights, the right to receive distributions on the Collateral (subject to Borrower's obligations under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents) and other rights relating to the
Pledged Securities; and Lender shall execute and deliver to Pledgor or cause to be executed and delivered to Pledgor all such proxies, powers of attorney, distribution and other orders, and all such
instruments, without recourse, as Pledgor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling Pledgor to exercise the rights and powers which they are entitled to exercise pursuant to this  Section 3.3(a). 

        (b)   If
any Event of Default shall have occurred, then so long as such Event of Default shall continue, and whether or not Lender exercises any available right to declare any
of the Obligations due and payable or seeks or pursues any other relief or remedy available to it under applicable law or under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i) all distributions
on the Collateral shall be paid directly to Lender for application to the Obligations pursuant to the terms hereof and the Loan Agreement, (ii) if Lender shall so request in writing, Pledgor
agrees to execute and deliver to Lender appropriate distribution and other orders and documents to that end and (iii) Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs Issuer, after an Event of
Default and for so long as such Event of Default is continuing, to pay all such distributions on the Collateral directly to Lender for application to the Obligations in the order, priority and manner
set forth herein and in the Loan Agreement. The foregoing authorization and instructions are irrevocable, may be relied upon by Issuer and may not be modified in any manner other than by Lender
sending to Issuer a notice terminating such authorization and direction. 

        (c)   Anything
to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) Pledgor shall remain liable under the Relevant Documents to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to
the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (ii) the exercise by Lender of any of the rights hereunder shall not release Pledgor from any of its duties or obligations under the
Relevant Documents and (iii) Lender shall have no obligation or liability under the Relevant Documents by reason of this Agreement, nor shall Lender be obligated to perform any of the
obligations or duties of Pledgor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder, except as provided by applicable law. 

        3.4    Events of Default; Remedies, etc.    During the period during which an Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing: 

        (a)   Lender
shall have all of the rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code (whether or not said Code is in
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jurisdiction
where the rights and remedies are asserted) and such additional rights and remedies to which a secured party is entitled under the laws in effect in any jurisdiction where any rights and
remedies hereunder may be asserted, including, without limitation, the right, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to exercise all voting, consensual and other powers of ownership pertaining to the
Collateral as if Lender were the sole and absolute owner thereof (and Pledgor agrees to take all such action as may be appropriate to give effect to such right); 

        (b)   Lender
in its discretion may, in its name or in the name of Pledgor or otherwise, demand, sue for, collect or receive any money or property at any time payable or
receivable on account of or in exchange for any of the Collateral, but shall be under no obligation to do so; 

        (c)   Lender
may, upon ten (10) Business Days' prior written notice to Pledgor of the time and place, with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof which shall
then be or shall thereafter come into the possession, custody or control of Lender or any of its agents, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Collateral, at such place or
places as Lender deems best, and for cash or on credit or for future delivery (without thereby assuming any credit risk), at public or private sale, without demand of performance or notice of
intention to effect any such disposition or of time or place thereof (except such notice as is required above or by applicable statute and cannot be waived) and Lender or anyone else may be the
purchaser, assignee or recipient of any or all of the Collateral so disposed of at any public sale (or, to the extent permitted by law, at any private sale), and thereafter hold the same absolutely,
free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind, including any right or equity of redemption (statutory or otherwise), of Pledgor, any such demand, notice or right and equity being hereby expressly
waived and released. Unless prohibited by applicable law, Lender may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by
announcement at the time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may be made at any time or place to which the same may be so adjourned; 

        (d)   Lender
may exercise all membership rights, powers and privileges to the same extent as Pledgor is entitled to exercise such rights, powers and privileges; 

        (e)   Upon
ten (10) Business Days' prior notice to Pledgor, Lender may cause the Pledged Securities to be sold in accordance with  Subsection (c) above and, in connection therewith, cause each purchaser
of all or any part of any Pledged Securities to be admitted as a new
member or partner of Issuer to the extent of such Pledged Securities, and cause Pledgor to withdraw as a member or partner of Issuer to the extent such Pledged Securities are sold (in accordance with  Subsection (c)
 above), and, if appropriate, cause one or more amended or restated certificates of limited partnership or certificates of limited
liability company to be filed with respect to Issuer; 

        (f)    Lender
may exercise any and all rights and remedies of Pledgor under or in connection with the Relevant Documents or otherwise in respect of the Collateral, including,
without limitation, any and all rights of Pledgor to demand or otherwise require payment of any amount under, or performance of any provisions of, the Relevant Documents; and 

        (g)   all
payments received by Pledgor under or in connection with the Relevant Documents or otherwise in respect of the Collateral shall be received in trust for the benefit
of Lender, shall be segregated from other funds of Pledgor and shall be forthwith paid over to Lender in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement). 

The
proceeds of each collection, sale or other disposition under this Section 3.4 shall be applied by Lender to the Obligations pursuant to  Section 3.6 hereof. 

        Pledgor
recognizes that, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws, Lender may be compelled, with
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acquire
the Collateral for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Pledgor acknowledges that any such private sales may be at prices and on terms
less favorable to Lender than those obtainable through a public sale without such restrictions, and that Lender shall have no obligation to engage in public sales and no obligation to delay the sale
of any Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit the issuer thereof to register it for public sale. 

        3.5    Private Sale.    Lender shall not incur any liability as a result of the sale of the Collateral, or any part
thereof, at any private sale pursuant to Section 3.4 hereof conducted in a commercially reasonable manner. Pledgor hereby waives any claims
against Lender arising by reason of the fact that the price at which the Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale or
was less than the aggregate amount of the Obligations. 

        3.6    Application of Proceeds.    Except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the proceeds of any collection, sale
or other realization of all or any part of the Collateral pursuant hereto, and any other cash at the time held by Lender under this Section 3,
shall be applied by Lender: 

        First, to the payment of the costs and expenses of such collection, sale or other realization, including reasonable out-of-pocket costs
and expenses of Lender and the fees and expenses of their respective agents and counsel, and all expenses, and advances made or incurred by Lender in connection therewith; 

        Next, to the payment in full of the Obligations; and 

        Finally, to the payment to Pledgor, or its successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct, of any surplus then
remaining. 

As
used in this Section 3, "proceeds" of Collateral shall mean cash, securities and other
property realized in respect of, and distributions in kind of, Collateral, including any thereof received under any reorganization, liquidation or adjustment of debt of Pledgor or any issuer of or
obligor on any of the Collateral. 

        3.7    Attorney-in-Fact.    Without limiting any rights or powers granted by this Agreement to
Lender while no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default Lender is hereby appointed the attorney-in-fact of Pledgor for
the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Section 3 and taking any action and executing any instruments which Lender may deem necessary
or reasonably advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment as attorney-in-fact is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, so long
as Lender shall be entitled under this Section 3 to make collections in respect of the Collateral, Lender shall have the right and power to
receive, endorse and collect all checks made payable to the order of Pledgor representing any payment or other distribution in respect of the Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge
for the same. 

        3.8    Termination.    When all Obligations shall have been paid in full, the pledge of the Collateral contained in  Section 2
shall terminate without further action of any Person and Lender shall forthwith authorize Pledgor to terminate any Uniform Commercial
Code financing statement and cause to be assigned, transferred and delivered, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever (except that Lender has not sold, created
or suffered to exist thereon any lien, security interest or encumbrance in favor of any third party) any remaining Collateral and money received in respect thereof, to or on the order of Pledgor. 

        3.9    Further Assurances.    Pledgor agrees that, from time to time upon the written request of Lender, Pledgor will
execute and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as Lender may reasonably request in order fully to effect the purposes of this Agreement, provided such documents or
actions do not increase the obligations or diminish the rights of Pledgor hereunder. 

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        Section 4.    Miscellaneous.    

        4.1    No Waiver.    No failure on the part of Lender or any of its agents to exercise, and no course of dealing with
respect to, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by Lender or any of its agents of any right,
power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any
remedies provided by law. 

        4.2    Governing Law.    

        (a)   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 AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT AND THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO
§ 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. 

        (b)   ANY
LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY AT LENDER'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 EACH PARTY HERETO 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 EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN
ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. PLEDGOR AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON PLEDGOR AT THE ADDRESS FOR PLEDGOR SET FORTH HEREIN AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO PLEDGOR IN THE
MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON PLEDGOR IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. PLEDGOR (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT
NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGE IN THE ADDRESS FOR PLEDGOR SET
FORTH HEREIN, (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE AN AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WHICH AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS
FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS), AND (III) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE AN AUTHORIZED AGENT IF PLEDGOR CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK. 

        4.3    Notices.    All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder shall be given in the
manner and to the addresses set forth in the Loan Agreement. 

        4.4    Waivers, etc.    The terms of this Agreement may be waived, altered or amended only by an instrument in writing
duly executed by Pledgor and Lender. Any such amendment or waiver shall be binding upon Lender and Pledgor. 

        4.5    Successors and Assigns.    This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of Pledgor and inure
to the benefit of the successors and assigns of Lender (provided, however, that Pledgor shall not assign or transfer its rights hereunder without the prior written consent of Lender, 

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which
consent may be withheld in Lender's sole and absolute discretion). Without limiting the foregoing, subject to the terms of the Loan Agreement, including its restrictions on transfer, Lender may
at any time and from time to time without the consent of Pledgor, assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and remedies under this Agreement to any other person or entity, either
separately or together with other property of Pledgor for such purposes in connection with a transfer of Lender's interest in the other Loan Documents and on such terms as Lender shall elect, and such
other person or entity shall thereupon become vested with all of the rights and obligations in respect thereof granted to Lender herein or otherwise. Each representation and agreement made by Pledgor
in this Agreement shall be deemed to run to, and each reference in this Agreement to Lender shall be deemed to refer to, Lender and each of its successors and assigns. 

        4.6    Indemnification.    Pledgor hereby agrees to indemnify Lender and its directors, officers, employees and agents
from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all actual losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses incurred by any of them arising out of or by reason of any claim of any Person
(1) relating to or arising out of the acts or omissions of Pledgor under this Agreement or the Relevant Documents (but excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses
incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified), or (2) resulting from the ownership of or lien on any Collateral, including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any such investigation or litigation or other proceedings (but excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims,
damages or expenses incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified). 

        4.7    No Election of Remedies.    

        (a)   Without
limitation as to any other right or remedy provided to Lender in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, in the case of an Event of Default which has
occurred and is continuing (i) Lender shall have the right to pursue all of its rights and remedies under this Agreement and the Loan Documents, at law and/or in equity, in one proceeding, or
separately and independently in separate proceedings from time to time, as Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine from time to time, (ii) Lender shall not be required to
either marshal assets, sell any of the Collateral in any particular order of alienation (and may sell the same simultaneously and together or separately), or be subject to any "one action" or
"election of remedies" law or rule with respect to any of the Collateral, (iii) the exercise by Lender of any remedies against any one item of Collateral will not impede Lender from
subsequently or simultaneously exercising remedies against any other item of Collateral, (iv) all liens and other rights, remedies or privileges provided to Lender herein shall remain in full
force and effect until Lender has exhausted all of its remedies against the Collateral and all Collateral has been sold and/or otherwise realized upon in satisfaction of the Obligations in full or the
Obligations have otherwise been satisfied in full, and (v) Lender may resort for the payment of the Obligations to any security held by Lender in such order and manner as Lender, in its sole
and absolute discretion, may elect and Lender may take action to recover the Obligations, or any portion thereof, or to enforce any covenant hereof without prejudice to the right of Lender thereafter
to foreclose this Agreement. 

        (b)   Without
notice to or consent of Pledgor and without impairment of the lien and rights created by this Agreement, Lender may (but shall not be obligated to), at any time
(in its sole and absolute discretion), execute and deliver to Pledgor a written instrument releasing all or a portion of the security interest and lien created by this Agreement and any UCC financing
statement filed in connection herewith as security for any or all of the Obligations, whereupon following the execution and delivery by Lender to Pledgor of any such written instrument of release,
this Agreement shall no longer secure such Obligations so released. 

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        4.8    Severability.    If any provision hereof is invalid and unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, (i) the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in favor of Lender in order to carry out the
intentions of the parties hereto as nearly as may be possible and (ii) the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. 

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Pledgor has caused this Pledge Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written. 

 

					
	 
	 	 ACRC LENDER LLC,
	 
	 	a Delaware limited liability company
	 
	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ Timothy B. Smith

 
	 
	 	Name:	 	Timothy B. Smith
	 
	 	Title:	 	Vice President

 

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	 ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED:	 	 
	
 CITIBANK, N.A.,

a national banking association	
 	
 
	
 By:	
 	
/s/ Richard S. Schlenger

 	
 	
 
	Name:	 	Richard S. Schlenger	 	 
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory	 	 

 

 

 

 
 

  SCHEDULE I
  DESCRIPTION OF PLEDGED SECURITIES    
    

 

							
	Issuer

 
	 	Class of Interest 	 	Percentage of

Interests 	 
	 ACRC LENDER C LLC
	 	LLC	 	 	100	%

 

   

   

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  EXHIBIT A    
    
    MEMBERSHIP INTEREST POWER    
    

        FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto                                    (100%) of the membership
interests of  ACRC LENDER C LLC standing in its name on the books of ACRC LENDER C LLC represented by
membership Certificate Number 1 herewith, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and
appoint                                    as attorney in fact to
transfer such membership interests on the books of  ACRC LENDER C LLC with full power of substitution in the premises. 

Dated:                            ,
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	 	 	 ACRC LENDER LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	

 
	 	 	Name:

Title:

 

  

 

			
	In presence of	 	 
	

  Name:

	
 	

 

 

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  EXHIBIT B    
    
    FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PLEDGE    
    
    [LETTERHEAD OF ISSUER]    

December 8,
2011 

Citibank,
N.A.

388 Greenwich Street

19th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Richard Schlenger 

Ladies
and Gentlemen: 

        Reference
is made to the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the "Pledge
Agreement") between ACRC LENDER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the pledgor (the  "Pledgor"), and you, as Lender. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings provided
in the Pledge Agreement. 

        In
connection with the pledge of the Collateral to you by the Pledgor, the undersigned hereby represents, warrants and agrees with you as follows: 

        (a)   As
set forth in the Borrower Operating Agreement, the undersigned has irrevocably elected that all membership interests in the undersigned shall be securities governed
by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code. In accordance with the Pledgor's instructions, the undersigned has registered on its books and records your security interest in the Pledged
Securities and other Collateral; no other lien on such Pledged Securities or other Collateral is registered on the books and records of the undersigned; 

        (b)   The
undersigned shall deliver directly to you at your address set forth above, any and all instruments and/or certificates evidencing any right, option or warrant, and
all new, additional or substituted securities issued to, or to be received by, Pledgor by virtue of its ownership of the Pledged Securities issued by the undersigned or upon exercise by Pledgor of any
option, warrant or right attached to such Pledged Securities; 

        (c)   The
Pledged Securities constitute all of the membership interests in the undersigned; there are no options or rights outstanding to acquire any interests in the
undersigned, and the undersigned will not issue any additional membership interests or securities without the prior written consent of Lender; 

        (d)   The
undersigned has not entered into an agreement with any third party to act on such third party's instructions without further consent of Pledgor with respect to the
Pledged Securities; and agrees that it will not enter into any such agreement with any third party concerning any Pledged Securities; 

        (e)   After
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the undersigned shall pay directly to you any and all cash distributions which might be declared
and payable (including any unpaid distributions accrued prior to the date hereof) on any of the Pledged Securities or any of the other Collateral issued by the undersigned, and which but for the
provisions of this letter would be paid to Pledgor; 

        (f)    At
any time upon and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and upon your exercise of applicable remedies pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, upon your written
instructions, the undersigned shall register the transfer of such Pledged Securities to you or your nominee, as applicable; 

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        (g)   The
Pledged Securities have been duly authorized and validly issued and are not subject to, nor will the undersigned at any time permit it to become subject to, any
restrictions governing its issuance, transfer, ownership or control other than those currently set forth in the Borrower Operating Agreement; and 

        (h)   The
undersigned will comply with your instructions relating to the Pledged Securities without the need for further consent from Pledgor provided such instructions are in
accordance with the Loan Documents. 

        The
undersigned agrees that, if at any time you shall determine to exercise your right to sell all or any of the Collateral issued by the undersigned, the undersigned will, upon your
request and at Pledgor's expense: 

        (a)   provide
you with such other information as may be necessary or, in your reasonable opinion, advisable to enable you to effect a commercially reasonable sale of such
Collateral; 

        (b)   do
or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be necessary to make the sale of such Collateral or any part thereof valid and binding and in compliance
with applicable law; and 

        (c)   do
or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be necessary to constitute you or your designees or transferees a member of the undersigned. 

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        You
are hereby authorized, in connection with any sale of the Collateral issued by the undersigned, to deliver or otherwise disclose to any prospective purchaser of such Collateral
(i) any information provided to you pursuant to subsection (a) above and (ii) any other information in your possession relating to the undersigned or such Collateral. 

 

					
	 
	 	Very truly yours,
	 
	 	   ACRC LENDER C LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

	 
	 	 By:
	 	   

 
	 
	 	Name:	 	 
	 
	 	Title:	 	 

 

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PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

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SCHEDULE I DESCRIPTION OF PLEDGED SECURITIES

EXHIBIT A MEMBERSHIP INTEREST POWER

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