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Exhibit

Exhibit 4.6

DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES 
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE 
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Gladstone Commercial Corporation (which we refer to as “we,” “us,” or the “Company”) has three classes of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”): our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“common stock”), our 7.00% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Series D Preferred Stock”), and our 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Series E Preferred Stock”). Our senior common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Senior Common Stock”) is not registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. 
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
General
Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of capital stock, par value $0.001 per share, 86,290,000 of which are classified as common stock, 6,000,000 of which are classified as Series D Preferred Stock, 6,760,000 of which are classified as Series E Preferred Stock and 950,000 of which are classified as Senior Common Stock. Under our charter, our board of directors is authorized to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of capital stock by setting or changing in any one or more respects, from time to time before issuance of such stock, the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of such stock. Our board of directors may also, without stockholder approval, amend our charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class that we have authority to issue.
For purposes of this Exhibit 4.6, we refer to our common stock which is listed on Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “GOOD” as our “Listed Common Stock” and we refer to our non-listed Senior Common Stock as our “Senior Common Stock.” We collectively refer to our Series D Preferred Stock and our Series E Preferred Stock as our “Preferred Stock,” where appropriate.
The following summary description of our capital stock is not necessarily complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our charter and bylaws, as amended, each of which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as applicable provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland (the “MGCL”).

Meetings and Special Voting Requirements
An annual meeting of the stockholders will be held each year for the purpose of electing the class of directors whose term is up for election and to conduct other business that may be properly brought before the stockholders. Special meetings of stockholders may be called only upon the request of a majority of our directors, a majority of our independent directors, our chairman, our chief executive officer or our president and must be called by our secretary upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at a meeting. In general, the presence in person or by proxy of a majority of the outstanding shares, exclusive of excess shares (described in “Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of Our Charter and Bylaws — Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer,” below), shall constitute a quorum. Generally, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at a meeting at which a quorum is present is necessary to take stockholder action, except that a plurality of all votes cast at such a meeting is sufficient to elect any director.
Under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation generally cannot dissolve, amend its charter, merge, convert, sell all or substantially all of its assets, engage in a share exchange or engage in similar transactions outside the ordinary course of business, unless approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. However, a Maryland corporation may provide in its charter for approval of these matters by a lesser percentage, but not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Except for a conversion, our charter provides for approval of these matters by a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.
Stockholders may, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors, elect to remove a director for cause.
Repurchases of Excess Shares
We have the authority to redeem “excess shares” (as defined in our charter) immediately upon becoming aware of the existence of excess shares or after giving the holder of the excess shares 30 days to transfer the excess shares to a person whose ownership of such shares would not exceed the ownership limit, and therefore such shares would no longer be considered excess shares. The price paid upon redemption by us shall be the lesser of the price paid for such excess shares by the stockholder holding the excess shares or the fair market value of the excess shares, see “Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of Our Charter and Bylaws — Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.”
Common Stock
Certificates
Generally, we will not issue stock certificates. Shares of common stock will be held in “uncertificated” form, which will eliminate the physical handling and safekeeping responsibilities inherent in owning transferable stock certificates and eliminate the need to return a duly executed stock certificate to the transfer agent to effect a transfer. Transfers can be effected simply by mailing to us a duly executed transfer form. Upon the issuance of shares of common stock, we will send on request to each stockholder a written statement which will include all information that is required to be written upon stock certificates pursuant to the MGCL.
Other Matters
The transfer and distribution paying agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare, Inc.
Listed Common Stock
Voting Rights
Each share of Listed Common Stock is entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted upon by our stockholders, including the election of directors, and, except as provided with respect to any other class or series of capital stock, the holders of the Listed Common Stock possess exclusive voting power. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors which means that the holders of a majority of the outstanding Listed Common Stock can elect all of the directors then standing for election and that the holders of the remaining shares are not able to elect any directors.
Dividends, Liquidations and Other Rights
Holders of Listed Common Stock are entitled to receive distributions, when authorized by our board of directors and declared by us, out of assets legally available for the payment of distributions. We currently pay distributions on the Listed Common Stock on a monthly basis. They also are entitled to share ratably in our assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, after payment of or adequate provision for all of our known debts and liabilities. These rights are subject to the preferential rights of any other class or series of our shares, including the Senior Common Stock and our Preferred Stock, and the provisions of our charter regarding restrictions on transfer and ownership of shares of our capital stock.
Holders of our Listed Common Stock have no preference, conversion, exchange, sinking fund, redemption or appraisal rights and have no preemptive rights to subscribe for any of our securities. Subject to the restrictions on transfer and ownership of shares of our capital stock contained in our charter, all shares of Listed Common Stock have equal distribution, liquidation and other rights.
Preferred Stock
General
Subject to limitations prescribed by the MGCL and our charter, our board of directors is authorized to issue, from the authorized but unissued shares of stock, shares of preferred stock in class or series and to establish from time to time the number of shares of preferred stock to be included in the class or series and to fix the designation and any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of the shares of each class or series. Our board may also increase the number of shares in any existing class or series.
Existing Series of Preferred Stock
Our board of directors has classified:
 
	
				
	 
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	6,000,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock; and

 
	
				
	 
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	6,760,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock.

Series D Preferred Stock
Voting Rights
Holders of Series D Preferred Stock generally have no voting rights. However, if dividends on any shares of the Series D Preferred Stock are in arrears for 18 or more consecutive months, holders of the Series D Preferred Stock (voting together as a single class with holders of shares of any series of our preferred stock equal in rank with the Series D Preferred Stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) will have the right to elect two additional directors to serve on our board of directors until all dividends for the past dividend periods are fully paid or declared and set apart for payment. In addition, we may not amend the charter, including the designations, rights, preferences, privileges or limitations in respect of the Series D Preferred Stock, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series D Preferred Stock without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding.
Dividends, Liquidation Preference and Other Rights
Holders of Series D Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when and as authorized by our board of directors and declared by us, preferential cumulative cash dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock at a rate of 7.00% per annum of the $25.00 per share liquidation preference (equivalent to $1.75 per annum per share). Beginning on the date of issuance, dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock are payable monthly in arrears and are cumulative.
If we liquidate, dissolve or wind up, holders of the Series D Preferred Stock will have the right to receive the $25.00 per share liquidation preference, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends to and including the date of payment, but without interest, before any payment is made to the holders of our common stock (including our Listed Common Stock and Senior Common Stock) or any other class or series of our capital stock ranking junior to the Series D Preferred Stock as to liquidation rights.
With respect to the payment of dividends and amounts upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the Series D Preferred Stock will be equal in rank with our Series E Preferred Stock and all other equity securities we issue, the terms of which specifically provide that such equity securities rank on a parity with the Series D Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up; senior to our common stock (including our Listed Common Stock and Senior Common Stock); and junior to all our existing and future indebtedness.
Generally, we are not permitted to redeem the Series D Preferred Stock prior to May 25, 2021, except in limited circumstances relating to our ability to qualify as a REIT and pursuant to the special optional redemption provision described below. On and after May 25, 2021, we may, at our option, redeem the Series D Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not authorized or declared) to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption, without interest, to the extent we have funds legally available for that purpose.
In addition, upon the occurrence of a change of control, as a result of which neither our common stock nor the common securities of the acquiring or surviving entity (or American Depositary Receipts representing such securities) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT LLC (now known as NYSE American) or Nasdaq, or listed or quoted on a successor exchange or quotation system, we may, at our option, redeem the Series D Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, within 120 days after the first date on which such change of control occurred, by paying $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of redemption. Should a change of control occur, each holder of Series D Preferred Stock may, at its sole option, elect to cause us to redeem any or all of such holder’s shares of Series D Preferred Stock in cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to all accrued but unpaid dividends, to, but not including, the redemption date, no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days following the date we notify holders of the change of control.
Shares of Series D Preferred Stock are not convertible into or exchangeable for any other securities or property. The Series D Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and is not subject to mandatory redemption or any sinking fund.
Series E Preferred Stock
Voting Rights
Holders of Series E Preferred Stock generally have no voting rights. However, if dividends on any shares of the Series E Preferred Stock are in arrears for 18 or more consecutive months, holders of the Series E Preferred Stock (voting together as a single class with holders of shares of any series of our preferred stock equal in rank with the Series E Preferred Stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) will have the right to elect two additional directors to serve on our board of directors until all dividends for the past dividend periods are fully paid or declared and set apart for payment. In addition, we may not amend the charter, including the designations, rights, preferences, privileges or limitations in respect of the Series E Preferred Stock, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series E Preferred Stock without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock then outstanding.
Dividends, Liquidation Preference and Other Rights
Holders of Series E Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when and as authorized by our board of directors and declared by us, preferential cumulative cash dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock at a rate of 6.625% per annum of the $25.00 per share liquidation preference (equivalent to $1.65625 per annum per share). Beginning on the date of issuance, dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock are payable monthly in arrears and are cumulative.
If we liquidate, dissolve or wind up, holders of the Series E Preferred Stock will have the right to receive the $25.00 per share liquidation preference, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends to and including the date of payment, but without interest, before any payment is made to the holders of our common stock (including our Listed Common Stock and Senior Common Stock) or any other class or series of our capital stock ranking junior to the Series E Preferred Stock as to liquidation rights.
With respect to the payment of dividends and amounts upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the Series E Preferred Stock will be equal in rank with our Series D Preferred Stock and all other equity securities we issue, the terms of which specifically provide that such equity securities rank on a parity with the Series E Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up; senior to our common stock (including our Listed Common Stock and Senior Common Stock); and junior to all our existing and future indebtedness.
Generally, we are not permitted to redeem the Series E Preferred Stock prior to October 4, 2024, except in limited circumstances relating to our ability to qualify as a REIT and pursuant to the special optional redemption provision described below. On and after October 4, 2024, we may, at our option, redeem the Series E Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not authorized or declared) to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption, without interest, to the extent we have funds legally available for that purpose.
In addition, upon the occurrence of a change of control or delisting event, as a result of which neither our common stock nor the common securities of the acquiring or surviving entity (or American Depositary Receipts representing such securities) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American or Nasdaq, or listed or quoted on a successor exchange or quotation system, we may, at our option, redeem the Series E Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, within 120 days after the first date on which such change of control or delisting event occurred, by paying $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of redemption. Should a change of control or delisting event occur, each holder of Series E Preferred Stock may, at its sole option, elect to cause us to redeem any or all of such holder’s shares of Series E Preferred Stock in cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to all accrued but unpaid dividends, to, but not including, the redemption date, no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days following the date we notify holders of the change of control or delisting event.
Shares of Series E Preferred Stock are not convertible into or exchangeable for any other securities or property. The Series E Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and is not subject to mandatory redemption or any sinking fund.

CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF MARYLAND LAW AND OF OUR CHARTER AND BYLAWS
Classification of our Board of Directors
Our board of directors is currently comprised of eight members. Our board is divided into three classes of directors. Directors of each class are elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following their election and until their respective successor is duly elected and qualifies, and each year one class of directors will be elected by the stockholders. Any director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the class in which the vacancy occurred and until a successor is elected and qualifies. We believe that classification of our board of directors helps to assure the continuity and stability of our business strategies and policies as determined by our directors. Holders of shares of our capital stock have no right to cumulative voting in the election of directors. Consequently, at each annual meeting of stockholders, the holders of a majority of the capital stock entitled to vote are able to elect all of the successors of the class of directors whose terms expire at that meeting.
Our classified board could have the effect of making the replacement of incumbent directors more time consuming and difficult. At least two annual meetings of stockholders, instead of one, will generally be required to effect a change in a majority of our board of directors. Thus, our classified board could increase the likelihood that incumbent directors will retain their positions. The classified terms of directors may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or an attempt to change control of us or another transaction that might involve a premium price for our common stock that might be in the best interest of our stockholders.
Removal of Directors
Any director may be removed only for cause by the stockholders upon the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors.
Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer
In order for us to qualify as a REIT, not more than 50% (by value) of our outstanding shares may be owned by any five or fewer individuals (including some tax-exempt entities) during the last half of each taxable year, and the outstanding shares must be owned by 100 or more persons independent of us and each other during at least 335 days of a 12-month taxable year or during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year for which an election to be treated as a REIT is made. We may prohibit certain acquisitions and transfers of shares to maintain our qualification as a REIT under the Code. However, no assurance can be given that this prohibition will be effective.
In order to assist our board of directors in preserving our status as a REIT, among other purposes, our charter contains an ownership limit which prohibits any person or group of persons from acquiring, directly or indirectly, beneficial or constructive ownership of more than 9.8% of our outstanding shares of capital stock (which includes our common stock and preferred stock). Shares owned by a person or a group of persons in excess of the ownership limit are deemed “excess shares.” Shares owned by a person who individually owns of record less than 9.8% of outstanding shares may nevertheless be excess shares if the person is deemed part of a group for purposes of this restriction.
Our charter stipulates that any purported issuance or transfer of shares shall be valid only with respect to those shares that do not result in the transferee-stockholder owning shares in excess of the ownership limit or in our disqualification as a REIT under the Code. If the transferee-stockholder acquires excess shares, the person is considered to have acted as our agent and holds the excess shares on behalf of the ultimate stockholder.
The ownership limit does not apply to offerors which, in accordance with applicable federal and state securities laws, make a cash tender offer, where at least 90% of the outstanding shares of our stock (not including shares or subsequently issued securities convertible into common stock which are held by the tender offeror and any “affiliates” or “associates” thereof within the meaning of the Exchange Act) are duly tendered and accepted pursuant to the cash tender offer. The ownership limit also does not apply to the underwriter in a public offering of our shares. The ownership limit also does not apply to a person or persons which our directors exempt from the ownership limit upon appropriate assurances that our qualification as a REIT is not jeopardized.
We have the authority to (a) redeem excess shares upon becoming aware of the existence of excess shares after giving the holder of the excess shares written notice of the redemption not less than one week prior to the redemption date, or (b) grant the holder 30 days to transfer the excess shares to any person or group of persons whose ownership of such shares would not exceed the ownership limit, and therefore such shares would no longer be considered excess shares. The price paid upon redemption by us shall be the lesser of the price paid for such excess shares by the stockholder holding the excess shares or the fair market value of the excess shares.
Distributions
Distributions will be paid to stockholders as of the close of business on the applicable record date selected by our board of directors. We are required to make distributions to our stockholders sufficient to satisfy the REIT requirements. If we satisfy the REIT requirements, we generally will not be subject to federal corporate income tax on any income that we distribute to our stockholders.
Unless otherwise specified in the governing instrument of the capital stock, distributions will be paid at the discretion of our board of directors based upon our earnings, cash flow, general financial condition and applicable law. Because we may receive income from interest or rents at various times during our fiscal year, distributions may not reflect our income earned in that particular distribution period but may be made in anticipation of cash flow, which we expect to receive during a later period of the year and may be made in advance of actual receipt in an attempt to make distributions relatively uniform. We may borrow to make distributions if the borrowing is necessary to maintain our REIT status, or if the borrowing is part of a liquidation strategy whereby the borrowing is done in anticipation of the sale of properties and the proceeds will be used to repay the loan.
Information Rights
Any stockholder, or his or her agent, upon written request, may, during usual business hours and for any lawful and proper purpose, inspect and copy our bylaws, minutes of the proceedings of our stockholders, our annual financial statements and any voting trust agreement that is on file at our principal office. In addition, one or more stockholders who together are, and for at least six months have been, record holders of 5% of any class of our stock are entitled to inspect and copy our stockholder list and books of account upon written request. The list will include the name and address of, and the number of shares owned by, each stockholder and will be available at our principal office within 20 days of the stockholder’s request. A 5% stockholder may also request in writing a statement of our affairs.
The rights of stockholders described herein are in addition to, and do not adversely affect rights provided to investors under, Rule 14a-7 promulgated under the Exchange Act, which provides that, upon request of investors and the payment of the expenses of the distribution, we are required to distribute specific materials to stockholders in the context of the solicitation of proxies for voting on matters presented to stockholders, or, at our option, provide requesting stockholders with a copy of the list of stockholders so that the requesting stockholders may make the distribution themselves.
Business Combinations
The MGCL prohibits “business combinations” between a corporation and an interested stockholder or an affiliate of an interested stockholder for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. These business combinations include a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, or, in circumstances specified in the statute, certain transfers of assets, certain stock issuances and transfers, liquidation plans and reclassifications involving interested stockholders and their affiliates. The MGCL defines an interested stockholder as:
 
	
				
	 
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	any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock; or

 
	
				
	 
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	an affiliate or associate of the corporation who, at any time within the two-year period immediately prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of the then-outstanding stock of the corporation.

A person is not an interested stockholder if the board of directors approves in advance the transaction by which the person otherwise would have become an interested stockholder. However, in approving the transaction, the board of directors may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at or after the time of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by the board of directors.
After the five-year prohibition, any business combination between a corporation and an interested stockholder generally must be recommended by the board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of at least:
 
	
				
	 
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	80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of the then outstanding shares of voting stock; and

 
	
				
	 
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	two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of the voting stock other than shares held by the interested stockholder with whom or with whose affiliate the business combination is to be effected or shares held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder.

These super-majority vote requirements do not apply if the common stockholders receive a minimum price, as defined under Maryland law, for their shares in the form of cash or other consideration in the same form as previously paid by the interested stockholder for its shares.
The statute permits various exemptions from its provisions, including business combinations that are approved by the board of directors before the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder.
Our board of directors has by resolution exempted any business combination between the corporation and our officers and directors from these provisions of the MGCL and, consequently, the five-year prohibition and the super-majority vote requirements will not apply to business combinations between us and any of our officers and directors unless our board later resolves otherwise.
Subtitle 8
Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the MGCL permits a Maryland corporation with a class of equity securities registered under the Exchange Act and at least three independent directors to elect to be subject, by provision in its charter or bylaws or a resolution of its board of directors and notwithstanding any contrary provision in the charter or bylaws, to any or all of five provisions:
 
	
				
	 
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	a classified board of directors;

 
	
				
	 
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	a two-thirds vote requirement for removing a director;

 
	
				
	 
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	a requirement that the number of directors be fixed only by vote of the directors;

 
	
				
	 
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	a requirement that a vacancy on the board be filled only by the remaining directors and for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred; and

 
	
				
	 
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	a majority requirement for the calling by stockholders of a stockholder-requested special meeting of stockholders.

We have elected to be subject to each of the above provisions of Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the MGCL.
Amendments to Our Charter and Bylaws
Our charter generally may be amended only if the amendment is declared advisable by our board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Our board of directors, with the approval of a majority of the entire board, and without any action by our stockholders, may also amend our charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series we are authorized to issue.
Each of our board of directors and stockholders has the power to adopt, alter or repeal any provision of our bylaws and to make new bylaws.
Extraordinary Transactions
Under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation generally cannot dissolve, merge, convert, sell all or substantially all of its assets, engage in a statutory share exchange or engage in similar transactions outside the ordinary course of business unless approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter unless a lesser percentage (but not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter) is set forth in the corporation’s charter. As permitted by the MGCL, except for a conversion, our charter provides that any of these actions may be approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.
Operations
We generally are prohibited from engaging in certain activities, including acquiring or holding property or engaging in any activity that would cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT.
Term and Termination
Our charter provides for us to have a perpetual existence. Pursuant to our charter, and subject to the provisions of any of our classes or series of stock then outstanding and upon the approval by a majority of the entire board of directors, our stockholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, may approve a plan of liquidation and dissolution.
Advance Notice of Director Nominations and New Business
Our bylaws provide that, with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders, nominations of persons for election to our board of directors and the proposal of business to be considered by stockholders at the annual meeting may be made only:
 
	
				
	 
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	pursuant to our notice of the meeting;

 
	
				
	 
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	by or at the direction of our board of directors; or

 
	
				
	 
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	by a stockholder who was a stockholder of record at the time of the provision of notice, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the advance notice procedures set forth in our bylaws.

 
With respect to special meetings of stockholders, only the business specified in our notice of meeting may be brought before the meeting of stockholders and nominations of persons for election to our board of directors at which directors are to be elected pursuant to our notice of the meeting may be made only:
 
	
				
	 
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	by or at the direction of our board of directors; or

 
	
				
	 
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	by a stockholder who was a stockholder of record at the time of the provision of notice, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the advance notice provisions set forth in our bylaws.

Power to Issue Additional Shares
In the future, we may issue additional securities, including upon the redemption of limited partnership interests that we may issue in connection with acquisitions of real property. We believe that the power to issue additional shares of stock and to classify or reclassify unissued shares of common stock or preferred stock and thereafter to issue the classified or reclassified shares provides us with increased flexibility in structuring possible future financings and acquisitions and in meeting other needs which might arise. These actions can be taken without stockholder approval, unless stockholder approval is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which our securities may be listed or traded. Although we have no present intention of doing so, we could issue a class or series of shares that could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for holders of common stock or otherwise be in their best interest.
Control Share Acquisitions
The MGCL provides that a holder of “control shares” of a Maryland corporation acquired in a “control share acquisition” has no voting rights with respect to such shares except to the extent approved at a special meeting by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, excluding shares of stock in a corporation in respect of which any of the following persons is entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of the voting power of shares of stock of the corporation in the election of directors: (i) a person who makes or proposes to make a control share acquisition, (ii) an officer of the corporation or (iii) an employee of the corporation who is also a director of the corporation. “Control shares” are voting shares of stock which, if aggregated with all other such shares of stock previously acquired by the acquiror or in respect of which the acquiror is able to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), would entitle the acquiror to exercise voting power in electing directors within one of the following ranges of voting power: (i) one-tenth or more but less than one-third, (ii) one-third or more but less than a majority, or (iii) a majority or more of all voting power. Control shares do not include shares that the acquiring person is then entitled to vote as a result of having previously obtained stockholder approval. A “control share acquisition” means the acquisition of issued and outstanding control shares, subject to certain exceptions.
A person who has made or proposes to make a control share acquisition, upon satisfaction of certain conditions (including an undertaking to pay expenses), may compel our board of directors to call a special meeting of stockholders to be held within 50 days of demand to consider the voting rights of the shares. If no request for a meeting is made, the corporation may itself present the question at any stockholders meeting.
If voting rights are not approved at the meeting or if the acquiring person does not deliver an acquiring person statement as required by the statute, then, subject to certain conditions and limitations, the corporation may redeem any or all of the control shares (except those for which voting rights have previously been approved) for fair value determined, without regard to the absence of voting rights for the control shares, as of the date of or, if no such meeting is held, as of the date of the last control share acquisition by the acquirer, any meeting of stockholders at which the voting rights of such shares are considered and not approved. If voting rights for control shares are approved at a stockholders meeting and the acquiror becomes entitled to vote a majority of the shares entitled to vote, all other stockholders may exercise appraisal rights. The fair value of the shares as determined for purposes of such appraisal rights may not be less than the highest price per share paid by the acquiror in the control share acquisition.
The control share acquisition statute does not apply (a) to shares acquired in a merger, consolidation or share exchange if the corporation is a party to the transaction or (b) to acquisitions approved or exempted by the charter or bylaws of the corporation.
We have not opted out of the control share acquisition statute.
Possible Anti-Takeover Effect of Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of Our Charter and Bylaws
The business combination provisions and the control share acquisition provisions of the MGCL, the classification of our board of directors, the restrictions on the transfer and ownership of stock and the advance notice provisions of our bylaws could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for holders of common stock or otherwise be in their best interests.
27773122.1EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

INTERNALIZATION AGREEMENT 

by and among 
 Annaly
Capital Management, Inc., 
 AMCO Acquisition LLC, 

AMCO Holding Management Company LLC, 

the Persons named on Schedule 1 hereto, 

AMCO OpCo Holding Company LLC, 

AMCO LP Holding Company LP, 

AMCO Manager Holdings LLC 

and 
 Annaly Management
Company LLC 
 dated as of 

February 12, 2020 

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	 ARTICLE 1 DEFINED TERMS
	  	 	2	 
		
	 ARTICLE 2 CONTRIBUTION AND CLOSING
	  	 	2	 
			
	 Section 2.1
	 	 Contribution
	  	 	2	 
	 Section 2.2
	 	 Consideration
	  	 	2	 
	 Section 2.3
	 	 Closing
	  	 	2	 
	 Section 2.4
	 	 Intended Tax Treatment
	  	 	2	 
		
	 ARTICLE 3 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT MATTERS
	  	 	3	 
			
	 Section 3.1
	 	 Provisional Amendments and Waivers
	  	 	3	 
	 Section 3.2
	 	 Status of Management Agreement
	  	 	3	 
	 Section 3.3
	 	 Termination of Management Agreement
	  	 	3	 
		
	 ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CONTRIBUTORS
	  	 	3	 
			
	 Section 4.1
	 	 Organization
	  	 	4	 
	 Section 4.2
	 	 Authority
	  	 	4	 
	 Section 4.3
	 	 No Violation
	  	 	4	 
	 Section 4.4
	 	 Consents and Approvals
	  	 	4	 
	 Section 4.5
	 	 Ownership of Interests
	  	 	4	 
	 Section 4.6
	 	 Proceedings
	  	 	5	 
	 Section 4.7
	 	 No Breach of Management Agreement
	  	 	5	 
	 Section 4.8
	 	 Taxes
	  	 	5	 
	 Section 4.9
	 	 Ownership of Assets and Interests
	  	 	6	 
	 Section 4.10
	 	 Contributed Equity Interests; Capitalization
	  	 	6	 
		
	 ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF HOLDCO AND MANAGER ON BEHALF OF THE
MANAGER ENTITIES
	  	 	7	 
			
	 Section 5.1
	 	 Organization
	  	 	7	 
	 Section 5.2
	 	 Authority
	  	 	7	 
	 Section 5.3
	 	 No Violations
	  	 	7	 
	 Section 5.4
	 	 Consents and Approvals
	  	 	8	 
	 Section 5.5
	 	 Brokers and Finders
	  	 	8	 
	 Section 5.6
	 	 Subsidiaries
	  	 	8	 
	 Section 5.7
	 	 Manager Financial Statements; No Undisclosed Liabilities
	  	 	8	 
	 Section 5.8
	 	 Absence of Certain Changes
	  	 	9	 
	 Section 5.9
	 	 Material Contracts
	  	 	9	 
	 Section 5.10
	 	 Compliance
	  	 	9	 
	 Section 5.11
	 	 Proceedings
	  	 	10	 
	 Section 5.12
	 	 Employee Benefit Plans
	  	 	10	 
	 Section 5.13
	 	 Employment Matters
	  	 	12	 
	 Section 5.14
	 	 Intellectual Property
	  	 	13	 
	 Section 5.15
	 	 Taxes
	  	 	14	 
	 Section 5.16
	 	 Insurance
	  	 	15	 
	 Section 5.17
	 	 Assets; Leases
	  	 	15	 
	 Section 5.18
	 	 Ownership of Assets
	  	 	15	 

  
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	 ARTICLE 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ANNALY PARTIES
	  	 	16	 
			
	 Section 6.1
	 	 Organization
	  	 	16	 
	 Section 6.2
	 	 Authority
	  	 	16	 
	 Section 6.3
	 	 No Violations
	  	 	16	 
	 Section 6.4
	 	 Consents and Approvals
	  	 	16	 
	 Section 6.5
	 	 Proceedings
	  	 	17	 
	 Section 6.6
	 	 Brokers and Finders
	  	 	17	 
	 Section 6.7
	 	 Purchase for Investment
	  	 	17	 
	 Section 6.8
	 	 No Breach of Management Agreement
	  	 	17	 
		
	 ARTICLE 7 COVENANTS
	  	 	17	 
			
	 Section 7.1
	 	 Conduct of Business Pending the Closing
	  	 	17	 
	 Section 7.2
	 	 New External CEO
	  	 	19	 
	 Section 7.3
	 	 No Solicitation of Third-Party Management Proposals
	  	 	20	 
	 Section 7.4
	 	 Access to Information; Interim Financial Statements; Confidentiality
	  	 	20	 
	 Section 7.5
	 	 Regulatory Matters; Third Party Consents
	  	 	21	 
	 Section 7.6
	 	 Further Assurances
	  	 	22	 
	 Section 7.7
	 	 Notification of Certain Matters
	  	 	22	 
	 Section 7.8
	 	 Public Announcements
	  	 	22	 
	 Section 7.9
	 	 Contributor Transaction Expenses; No Liability
	  	 	22	 
	 Section 7.10
	 	 Delivery of Company Records
	  	 	22	 
	 Section 7.11
	 	 Contribution of Contributed Equity Interests
	  	 	22	 
		
	 ARTICLE 8 CONDITIONS
	  	 	23	 
			
	 Section 8.1
	 	 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations
	  	 	23	 
	 Section 8.2
	 	 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Annaly Parties
	  	 	23	 
	 Section 8.3
	 	 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Contributors
	  	 	24	 
		
	 ARTICLE 9 TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
	  	 	25	 
			
	 Section 9.1
	 	 Termination
	  	 	25	 
	 Section 9.2
	 	 Effect of Termination
	  	 	26	 
		
	 ARTICLE 10 TAX MATTERS
	  	 	26	 
			
	 Section 10.1
	 	 Tax Allocation
	  	 	26	 
	 Section 10.2
	 	 Returns and Payments
	  	 	26	 
	 Section 10.3
	 	 Contests
	  	 	27	 
	 Section 10.4
	 	 Cooperation and Exchange of Information
	  	 	27	 
		
	 ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS
	  	 	27	 
			
	 Section 11.1
	 	 Fees and Expenses
	  	 	27	 
	 Section 11.2
	 	 Notices
	  	 	27	 
	 Section 11.3
	 	 Amendment
	  	 	28	 
	 Section 11.4
	 	 Waiver
	  	 	28	 
	 Section 11.5
	 	 Severability
	  	 	29	 
	 Section 11.6
	 	 Entire Agreement
	  	 	29	 
	 Section 11.7
	 	 Assignment
	  	 	29	 
	 Section 11.8
	 	 Parties in Interest
	  	 	29	 
	 Section 11.9
	 	 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative
	  	 	29	 

  
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	 Section 11.10
	 	 Governing Law; Jurisdiction
	  	 	29	 
	 Section 11.11
	 	 Enforcement of Agreement; Specific Performance
	  	 	30	 
	 Section 11.12
	 	 Counterparts
	  	 	30	 
	 Section 11.13
	 	 Due Diligence Materials
	  	 	30	 
	 Section 11.14
	 	 Time is of the Essence
	  	 	31	 
	 Section 11.15
	 	 Rules of Interpretation
	  	 	31	 

  
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 EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES 

 

			
	 Exhibit A
	  	Definitions
	 Exhibit B
	  	Terms and Conditions of Employment Offers
	 Schedule 1
	  	HoldCo Members
	 Schedule 2
	  	Employees Who Will Receive Employment Offers

  
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 INTERNALIZATION AGREEMENT 

THIS INTERNALIZATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 12, 2020, is entered into by and among
(i) Annaly Capital Management, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Annaly”), (ii) AMCO Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Annaly (“Annaly Sub” and, together
with Annaly, the “Annaly Parties”), (iii) AMCO Holding Management Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HoldCo”), (iv) the Persons named on Schedule 1 hereto (the “HoldCo
Members” and together with HoldCo, the “Contributors”), (v) AMCO OpCo Holding Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OpCo Holdings”), (vi) AMCO LP Holding Company LP, a Delaware limited
partnership (“ALP”), (vii) AMCO Manager Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AMH”), and (viii) Annaly Management Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Manager”
and, together with OpCo Holdings, ALP and AMH, the “Manager Entities”). Each of the foregoing is sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” 

WHEREAS, the HoldCo Members are the owners of all of the outstanding limited liability company interests in HoldCo; 

WHEREAS, HoldCo is the owner of all the outstanding general partnership interests of, and the HoldCo Members are the owners,
collectively, of all the outstanding limited partnership interests, of ALP; 
 WHEREAS, HoldCo, as the managing member and only
voting equity holder in OpCo Holdings, controls all matters related to OpCo Holdings, including the ability to cause all of the members in OpCo Holdings (the “OpCo Holdings Members”) to transfer their respective outstanding limited
liability company interests of OpCo Holdings; 
 WHEREAS, ALP and OpCo Holdings are the owners, collectively, of all of the
outstanding limited liability company interests of AMH (the “AMH Equity Interests”); 
 WHEREAS, AMH is the owner of
all of the outstanding limited liability company interests of Manager (the “Manager Equity Interests”); 
 WHEREAS,
Manager, as controlled by HoldCo, is responsible for the management of the business of Annaly and its subsidiaries (the “Business”) pursuant to, and serves as “Manager” under, that certain Amended and Restated Management
Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2018, by and among Annaly, Manager and each subsidiary of Annaly party thereto, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Management Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2019 (collectively, the
“Management Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, Annaly desires to internalize its management through, among other things, the
acquisition by Annaly Sub of (i) all of the outstanding limited liability company interests of HoldCo (the “HoldCo Interests”), (ii) all of the outstanding partnership interests of ALP (the “ALP Interests”) and
(iii) all of the outstanding limited liability company interests of OpCo Holdings (the “OpCo Interests” and, together with the HoldCo Interests and the ALP Interests, the “Contributed Equity Interests”); and

 WHEREAS, the Contributors desire to contribute and assign, and Annaly Sub desires to accept, all of the Contributed Equity
Interests on the terms and conditions set forth herein. 

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as follows: 

ARTICLE 1 
 DEFINED
TERMS 
 Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in Exhibit A
attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes of this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE 2 

CONTRIBUTION AND CLOSING 

Section 2.1    Contribution. Upon and subject to all of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and in exchange for the Consideration (as defined in Section 2.2 herein), at the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”), the Contributors shall contribute, assign, sell,
grant, transfer and convey (collectively, a “Contribution”) to Annaly Sub all of the Contributed Equity Interests free and clear of all Liens, and Annaly Sub shall accept such Contribution upon and subject to all of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement (it being understood that, in the case of the OpCo Interests, HoldCo shall cause the OpCo Holdings Members to contribute such interests without any further approval required by such OpCo Holdings Members). At and after
the Closing, the Consideration shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the Contributed Equity Interests, and neither the Contributors nor the OpCo Holdings Members shall have any further ownership or other
rights with respect to the Contributed Equity Interests. 

Section 2.2    Consideration. The consideration (the “Consideration”) to
be paid in exchange for the Contributed Equity Interests is one dollar ($1.00). 

Section 2.3    Closing. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Closing shall
take place remotely via the exchange of executed documents and/or closing deliverables at 11:59 p.m., local time, on (a) one Business Day after all of the conditions set forth in Article 8 hereof (other than conditions which relate to
actions to be taken at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver thereof at the Closing) have been satisfied or waived by the Parties entitled to the benefits thereto; provided, that the earliest the Closing may occur is
June 30, 2020, or (b) such other date, time and place as the Parties shall mutually agree in writing (the date on which the Closing actually occurs is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date”).  

Section 2.4    Intended Tax Treatment. The Parties agree that solely with respect to the
Contributions of the Contributed Equity Interests, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than the termination of the Management Agreement as described in Section 3.3 hereof) shall be treated by the
Contributors as a sale of their interests in HoldCo, ALP, and OpCo Holdings, as applicable, pursuant to Section 741 of the Code and by Annaly as the acquisition of the assets of the Manager pursuant to Revenue Ruling 99-6, situation 2, in each case in exchange for the Consideration, plus the assumption of any liabilities of HoldCo, ALP, OpCo Holdings, and the Manager Entities at the time of the Closing including Liabilities
disclosed or reserved against in the projected balance sheet set forth in Section 5.7(b) of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter (the “Projected Balance Sheet”). 

  
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 ARTICLE 3 

MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT MATTERS 

Section 3.1    Provisional Amendments and Waivers. Annaly and Manager each hereby agree
that the following amendments and waivers of the terms of the Management Agreement shall be in full force and effect, shall, with respect only to such amendments and waivers, expressly supersede the terms of the Management Agreement to the contrary,
and shall be effective amendments and waivers of the terms of the Management Agreement without the need for separate, stand-alone amendments or waivers, provided that the amendments and waivers set forth in Sections 3.1(a) and
(b) shall only apply during the period between the date hereof and the earliest of (i) Closing and (ii) termination of this Agreement: 

(a)    Manager hereby waives the Acceleration Fee (as defined in the Management Agreement) solely to the extent it would
be payable in connection with the Closing and releases all claims thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, the Manager is waiving the Acceleration Fee solely in connection with the Closing under this Agreement, and is not waiving such Acceleration Fee
under any other circumstances, including, without limitation, in connection with any action taken by the Annaly Board of Directors or any committee thereof with respect to an External Management Proposal (as defined in
Section 7.3 herein). 
 (b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Section 3 of the Management Agreement, Annaly and the Manager hereby agree that Annaly may discuss employment-related matters with employees of the Manager (the “Manager Employees”) prior to Closing. 

Section 3.2    Status of Management Agreement. Except as expressly set forth in this
Article 3, the Management Agreement has not been amended, revised or modified and all terms and provisions of the Management Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. From and after the date hereof, all references to the Management
Agreement shall refer to the Management Agreement as amended by this Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, initially capitalized terms have the meaning given them in the Management Agreement. In the event that this Agreement is terminated as
permitted herein, the foregoing amendments and waivers in Sections 3.1(a) and 3.1(b) shall be void and of no further effect. 

Section 3.3    Termination of Management Agreement. The Management Agreement shall be
terminated at, and subject to, the Closing. Except for Sections 8(f), 11 and 16 of the Management Agreement (which such sections shall survive the termination of the Management Agreement), the Management Agreement shall be void and of no further
effect after the Closing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.  
 ARTICLE 4 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF 

THE CONTRIBUTORS 
 Except
as set forth in a correspondingly labeled section of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter, it being agreed that any matter disclosed in any section or subsection of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter shall be deemed disclosed in any other section or subsection to
the extent that such information is reasonably apparent to be so applicable to such other section or subsection, as applicable, (i) HoldCo hereby represents and warrants on behalf of itself and (ii) each Contributor hereby severally, and
not jointly, represents and 

  
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warrants, solely as to itself, to the Annaly Parties, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing (provided that any representation or warranty that addresses matters as of a particular
date shall be deemed to have been made only as of such date), as follows: 

Section 4.1    Organization. HoldCo is a limited liability company duly formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. HoldCo has the requisite limited liability company power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own, lease and operate all of its properties
and assets. 
 Section 4.2    Authority. HoldCo has all requisite limited liability
company, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by HoldCo of this Agreement and
the consummation by HoldCo of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all required actions on the part of HoldCo and the HoldCo Members. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by each Contributor and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto) this Agreement constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of each Contributor enforceable against each Contributor in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, rehabilitation, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance, preferential transfer or similar Applicable Laws now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors’
rights and remedies generally and except as the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability. HoldCo has made available to the Annaly Parties correct and complete copies of the resolutions of
HoldCo’s board of managers and the HoldCo Members, in each case, approving the execution and delivery by HoldCo of this Agreement and the consummation by HoldCo of the transactions contemplated hereby. 

Section 4.3    No Violation. Except as set forth in
Section 4.4, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation by the Contributors of the transactions contemplated hereby, will, with or without the giving of notice, the termination of
any grace period or both: (a) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach or default under any provision of the Organizational Documents of HoldCo; (b) violate any Applicable Law; or (c) result in a violation or breach by the
Contributor, conflict with or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, payment or acceleration) under any material Contract to which the Contributors are a
party or by which the Contributors or any of their properties or assets are bound. 

Section 4.4    Consents and Approvals. Except (a) as set forth in
Section 4.4 of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter and (b) for any consent, approval or notice that may be required solely by reason of the participation of Annaly Sub (as opposed to any other third party purchaser) in the
transactions contemplated hereby, HoldCo is not required to obtain any consent, waiver or approval of, or make any filing, notification or registration with, any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. 
 Section 4.5    Ownership of
Interests. All of the Contributed Equity Interests are owned, of record and beneficially, by the Contributors and the OpCo Holdings Members, as applicable, and will at the Closing be free and clear of any Liens (other than restrictions under
Securities Laws). All of the AMH Equity Interests are owned, of record and beneficially, by ALP and OpCo Holdings, as applicable, and will at the Closing be free and clear of any Liens (other than restrictions under Securities Laws). All of the
Manager Equity Interests are owned, of record and beneficially, by AMH and will at the Closing be free and clear of any Liens (other than restrictions under Securities Laws). 

  
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 Section 4.6    Proceedings. 

(a)    There are no legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, investigations, examinations, audits,
complaints, charges, hearings, claims, demands, suits or actions (collectively, “Proceedings”) that are pending or, to the Knowledge of HoldCo, threatened, against any Contributor or any of their respective Affiliates that
(i) individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of the Contributor to perform obligations hereunder or (ii) challenge the validity of the Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. 
 (b)    There is no injunction, order, judgment or decree imposed upon any Contributor or any of
their respective Affiliates that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of the Contributor to perform its respective obligations under this Agreement. 

Section 4.7    No Breach of Management Agreement. To HoldCo’s Knowledge (x) no
party is in breach or violation of the Management Agreement and (y) no facts exist that could give rise to a termination event (other than Annaly’s ability to terminate the Management Agreement at any time and for any reason), including,
without limitation a termination by either party for cause, or as a result of Annaly failing to satisfy an exemption to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, under the Management Agreement. 

Section 4.8    Taxes. 

(a)    HoldCo has (i) timely filed (or caused to be timely filed) all federal and other material Tax Returns required
to be filed by it (taking into account any applicable extensions or waivers) with the appropriate taxing authority and all such Tax Returns were and are complete and correct in all material respects and (ii) timely paid (or caused to be timely
paid) all Taxes which were required to be paid by HoldCo on such Tax Returns other than any such Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate Proceedings. 

(b)    There is currently no pending or proposed in writing audit of any Tax Returns of HoldCo. 

(c)    There are no outstanding waivers or extensions given by any of the HoldCo Members regarding the application of the
statute of limitations with respect to any Taxes. 
 (d)    There are no Liens upon the assets or properties of any of
the HoldCo Members or the Business other than Permitted Liens. 
 (e)    HoldCo has no material liability of any kind
for any unpaid Taxes. 
 (f)    HoldCo has withheld and paid each material Tax required to have been withheld and paid
by it in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, service provider, creditor, customer, shareholder or other party, and each such member has complied with all information reporting and backup withholding
provisions of Applicable Law. 
 (g)    At no time was HoldCo a member of any affiliated, combined, unitary, or other
similar group filing a consolidated, combined, unitary, or other Tax Return for any taxable year for which the assessment of Taxes has not expired pursuant to the relevant statute of limitations. 

  
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 (h)    HoldCo is not a party to, is not bound by, and does not have any
obligation under, any Tax sharing, Tax indemnity or Tax allocation agreement or similar agreement or arrangement with respect to Taxes with any Person other than obligations in customary agreements with third parties entered into in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice. 
 (i)    HoldCo is, and at all times since its formation has been,
properly treated and classified for all U.S. federal and applicable state Tax purposes as a partnership (within the meaning of Section 301.7701-1 of the Treasury Regulations). 

Section 4.9    Ownership of Assets and Interests. HoldCo does not own any assets that
following Closing, and taking into account the termination of the Management Agreement, would reasonably generate any income for U.S. federal Tax purposes. HoldCo does not own any assets that are securities under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, except the Contributed Equity Interests and treasury securities. 

Section 4.10    Contributed Equity Interests; Capitalization. 

(a)    Each of the Contributed Equity Interests, the AMH Equity Interests and the Manager Equity Interests have been duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Other than the Contributed Equity Interests, the AMH Equity Interests and the Manager Equity Interests, no limited liability company
interests or other equity interests in a Manager Entity are issued and outstanding. 
 (b)    There are no outstanding
securities, interests, options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities or Contracts or obligations of any kind (contingent or otherwise) to which a Manager Entity is a party or by which it is bound obligating a Manager
Entity to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional limited liability company membership interests, equity interests or other securities of a Manager Entity or obligating a Manager Entity to issue, grant, extend or
enter into any such security, interest, option, warrant, call, right or Contract. There are no outstanding obligations (contingent or otherwise) of a Manager Entity to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any limited liability company interests,
equity interests or other securities (or options or warrants to acquire any such interests) of a Manager Entity. There are no outstanding or authorized appreciation rights, registration rights (including piggyback rights), rights of first offer,
performance units, “phantom” unit rights or other Contracts or obligations of any character (contingent or otherwise) pursuant to which any Person is or may be entitled to receive any payment or other value based on the revenues, earnings
or financial performance, or share price performance or other attribute of a Manager Entity or its business or assets or calculated in accordance therewith or to cause a Manager Entity to file a registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or which otherwise relate to the registration of any securities of such Manager Entity. There are no voting trusts, proxies, shareholder agreements or other Contracts of similar character to
which a Manager Entity is a party or by which it is bound. 

  
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 ARTICLE 5 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF 

HOLDCO AND MANAGER ON BEHALF OF THE MANAGER ENTITIES 

Except as set forth in a correspondingly labeled section of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter, it being agreed that any matter disclosed in any
section or subsection of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter shall be deemed disclosed in any other section or subsection to the extent that such information is reasonably apparent to be so applicable to such other section or subsection, HoldCo and
Manager, on behalf of each Manager Entity, hereby represent and warrant to the Annaly Parties, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing (provided that any representation or warranty that addresses matters as of a particular date shall be
deemed to have been made only as of such date), as follows: 

Section 5.1    Organization. Each Manager Entity is a limited liability company or
limited partnership duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each Manager Entity has the requisite power and authority necessary to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own,
lease and operate all of its material properties and assets. Each Manager Entity is duly licensed or qualified to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location
of the properties and assets owned, leased or operated by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary under Applicable Law, except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Manager Material Adverse Effect. HoldCo and/or Manager have made available to the Annaly Parties complete and correct copies of the Organizational Documents of each Manager Entity, as in effect on the date
hereof. 
 Section 5.2    Authority. Each Manager Entity has all requisite limited
liability company, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by each Manager Entity
of this Agreement and the consummation by each Manager Entity of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all required actions by HoldCo on behalf of such Manager Entity. This Agreement has been duly
and validly executed and delivered by such Manager Entity and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto) this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Manager Entity enforceable
against such Manager Entity in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, rehabilitation, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance, preferential transfer or similar Applicable Laws now or hereafter
in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and except as the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability. HoldCo and/or Manager have made available to the Annaly Parties
correct and complete copies of the resolutions of each Manager Entity’s board of managers and/or member(s), as applicable, approving the execution and delivery by such Manager Entity of this Agreement and the consummation by such Manager Entity
of the transactions contemplated hereby. 
 Section 5.3    No Violations. Except as set
forth in Section 5.4, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation by each Manager Entity of the transactions contemplated hereby, will, with or without the giving of notice, the
termination of any grace period or both: (a) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach or default under any provision of the Organizational Documents of such Manager Entity; (b) violate any Applicable Law; or (c) result in a
violation or breach by such Manager Entity, conflict with or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, payment or acceleration) under any material Contract to
which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound. 

  
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 Section 5.4    Consents and Approvals.
Except (a) as set forth in Section 5.4 of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter and (b) for any consent, approval or notice that may be required solely by reason of the participation of Annaly Sub (as opposed to any other
third party purchaser) in the transactions contemplated hereby, no Manager Entity is required to obtain any consent, waiver or approval of, or make any filing, notification or registration with, any Governmental Authority in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. 

Section 5.5    Brokers and Finders.(a) Other than Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, no broker,
finder or similar intermediary has acted for or on behalf of, or is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s or similar fee or other commission from, any Manager Entity in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 Section 5.6    Subsidiaries. Manager has never owned, nor does it currently own,
directly or indirectly, any Subsidiaries. Manager does not own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, directly or indirectly, any equity or similar interest in, any Person. 

Section 5.7    Manager Financial Statements; No Undisclosed Liabilities. 

(a)    HoldCo and/or Manager have made available to the Annaly Parties complete and correct copies of the unaudited
consolidated balance sheets of Manager as of December 31, 2019 (the “Manager Balance Sheet”) and December 31, 2018 and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The balance sheets referred to in this Section 5.7(a) present fairly in all material respects the financial position of Manager as of the respective dates thereof, and the
other financial statements referred to in this Section 5.7(a) present fairly in all material respects the results of the operations of Manager for the respective fiscal periods therein set forth, in each case in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied, except that the financial statements do not contain all footnotes required by GAAP and subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments, the effect of which will not amount
to a Manager Material Adverse Effect. 
 (b)    No Manager Entity has any Liabilities (whether of a nature required by
GAAP to be accrued in the Manager Balance Sheet, a separate balance sheet or otherwise), except (i) as of the date hereof, (A) Liabilities set forth in Section 5.7(b) of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter, or
(B) as and to the extent disclosed or reserved against in the Manager Balance Sheet, and (ii) as of the Closing Date, Liabilities disclosed or reserved against in the Projected Balance Sheet. Manager’s internal control over financial
reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of Manager’s assets; (ii) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management; and
(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of Manager’s assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements. 

  
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 Section 5.8    Absence of Certain
Changes. Since the date of the Manager Balance Sheet, except as described in Section 5.8 of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter, (a) Manager has conducted its business, and the Business has been conducted, in the ordinary
course consistent with past practices in all material respects (b) there has not been any Manager Material Adverse Effect or any development or combination of developments that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be
expected to have a Manager Material Adverse Effect, and (c) there has not been any event or occurrence that would cause the Projected Balance Sheet to be incorrect or inaccurate in any material respect or fail to reflect the best currently
available estimates and good faith judgments of the management of Manager. In addition, from the date of the Manager Balance Sheet through the date hereof, neither the Contributors (in respect of the Business) nor Manager has taken any action that,
if proposed to be taken after the date hereof, would require the consent of the Annaly Parties under Section 7.1. 

Section 5.9    Material Contracts. 

(a)    Section 5.9(a) of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter contains a complete and correct list of all material
Contracts of the Manager Entities (“Material Contracts”) in existence on the date hereof. HoldCo and/or Manager have made available to the Annaly Parties complete and correct copies of all such Material Contracts. 

(b)    Each Material Contract is valid, binding and in full force and effect, and is enforceable against such Manager
Entity, and, to the Knowledge of HoldCo, each other party thereto, in accordance with its terms subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, rehabilitation, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance, preferential transfer or
similar Applicable Laws now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and except that the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability. Such Manager Entity is
not in material default under any Material Contract, nor, to the Knowledge of HoldCo, is any other party to any Material Contract in material default thereunder. 

Section 5.10    Compliance. 

(a)    Such Manager Entity has been since January 1, 2018, and is now, in compliance in all material respects with
all Applicable Laws or by which any property or asset of such Manager Entity is bound or affected. Such Manager Entity has not (i) committed any act, omission or other practice for which a Governmental Authority could have a reasonable basis
for criminal prosecution or civil enforcement under Applicable Law, or (ii) received any written or other notice of, been charged with, or received any inquiry concerning, the possible violation in any material respect of any Applicable Law.
Such Manager Entity has not received written, or to the Knowledge of HoldCo, oral notice that any Manager Entity is under Governmental Investigation with respect to the violation of any Applicable Law or Approval. Such Manager Entity has not, to the
Knowledge of HoldCo, been charged with or threatened to be charged with any violation of, or received notice of any revocation or material modification of, any Approval or any Applicable Law. Since January 1, 2018, no such Manager Entity has
made, or been ordered to make, any payment in respect of any Governmental Damages, and HoldCo has no Knowledge of current or outstanding audits, recoupment efforts, or appeals by any Governmental Authority pending. 

(b)    Section 5.10(b) of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, complete and accurate list of all
material Approvals issued to or held by such Manager Entity. Such Approvals are the only Approvals required for such Manager Entity to conduct its business, activities and operations as presently conducted, except for those the absence of which has
not resulted and would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Manager Material Adverse Effect. Each such Approval is valid and in full force and effect. Each Manager Entity has been and is in material compliance
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revocation, suspension or cancellation of any such Approval is pending or threatened. To the Knowledge of HoldCo, all material applications required to have been filed for the renewal of such
Approvals have been duly filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority, and, to the Knowledge of HoldCo, all other material filings required to have been made with respect to such Approvals and Applicable Laws have been duly made on a timely
basis with the appropriate Governmental Authority. 
 Section 5.11    Proceedings. 

(a)    There are no Proceedings that are pending or, to the Knowledge of HoldCo, threatened, against a Manager Entity or
any of its Affiliates that (i) individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of a Manager Entity to perform its obligations hereunder or (ii) challenge the validity of the
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. 
 (b)    There is no injunction, order, judgment or decree imposed
upon a Manager Entity or any of its Affiliates that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of a Manager Entity to perform its obligations under this Agreement. 

Section 5.12    Employee Benefit Plans. 

(a)    Section 5.12(a) of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and correct list, as of the date
hereof, of (i) each “employee benefit plan,” as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and (ii) each other employee benefit plan,
program, contract, fund or arrangement (whether written or oral, qualified or nonqualified, funded or unfunded, foreign or domestic, whether or not subject to ERISA and currently effective or terminated) and any trust, escrow or similar agreement
related thereto, whether or not funded, including any equity option, equity purchase, equity appreciation right, equity-based incentive, employment, cash bonus, incentive compensation, retirement, pension, deferred compensation, profit-sharing,
unemployment or severance compensation plan, program, contract, fund or arrangement provided to any current or former employees, members, directors, managers, officers, individual consultants or individual independent contractors of any Manager
Entity, that are sponsored or maintained by such Manager Entity, or with respect to which any Manager Entity has made or is required to make payments, transfers or contributions to or on behalf of such individuals or with respect to which any
Manager Entity has or could have any Liability with respect to such individuals (all of the above items, whether listed or required to be listed in Section 5.12(a) of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter, being hereinafter
individually or collectively referred to as a “Manager Benefit Plan” or “Manager Benefit Plans,” respectively). Section 5.12(a) of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter identifies each Manager
Benefit Plan. No Manager Entity has any current Liability with respect to any Manager Benefit Plan or any other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement, other than the Manager Benefit Plans or any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement
that is mandated by Applicable Laws. No Manager Benefit Plan is maintained outside of the United States. 

(b)    Copies of the following materials have been made available to the Annaly Parties: (i) all current plan
documents for each Manager Benefit Plan or, in the case of an unwritten Manager Benefit Plan, an accurate written description of all material terms thereof, (ii) all determination, advisory or opinion letters from the United States Internal
Revenue Service (the “IRS”) with respect to any of the Manager Benefit Plans, (iii) all current summary plan descriptions, summaries of material modifications, annual reports and summary annual reports with respect to any of
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payment of benefits under any Manager Benefit Plan, and (v) all material correspondence relating to any Manager Benefit Plan between Manager and any Governmental Authority within three years
preceding the date hereof. 
 (c)    Each of the Manager Benefit Plans has been maintained, operated and administered
in material compliance with its terms and Applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code. There have been no prohibited transactions or breaches of any of the duties imposed on “fiduciaries” (within the meaning of Section 3(21) of
ERISA) by ERISA with respect to the Manager Benefit Plans that could result in any Liability or excise Tax under ERISA or the Code being imposed on Manager or any of the Annaly Parties. 

(d)    (i) Each Manager Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has either received a
favorable determination letter from the IRS with respect to such Manager Benefit Plan as to its qualified status under the Code, or with respect to a prototype Manager Benefit Plan, the prototype sponsor has received a favorable IRS opinion letter,
or the Manager Benefit Plan or prototype sponsor has remaining a period of time under applicable Code regulations or pronouncements of the IRS in which to apply for such a letter and make any amendments necessary to obtain a favorable determination
or opinion as to the qualified status of each such Manager Benefit Plan and (ii) to the Knowledge of HoldCo, no event has occurred since the most recent determination or opinion letter or application therefor relating to any such Manager
Benefit Plan that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect such qualification or to result in the revocation of such letter. 

(e)    Except as set forth in Section 5.12(e) of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter, no Manager
Entity or any of its ERISA Affiliates maintains, contributes to, or sponsors (and has not ever maintained, contributed to, or sponsored) a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or Section 414(f) of the Code),
a “defined benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA, a pension plan subject to the funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or a “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of
Section 210(a) of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code. With respect to each group health plan benefiting any current or former employee of a Manager Entity that is subject to Section 4980B of the Code, except as would not result in
material Liability to such Manager Entity or any of the Annaly Parties, such Manager Entity has complied with the continuation coverage requirements of Section 4980B of the Code and Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA. 

(f)    There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of HoldCo, threatened Proceedings (other than routine Claims for
benefits), against or affecting any Manager Benefit Plan, by any current or former employee or beneficiary covered under such Manager Benefit Plan (as applicable) or otherwise involving a Manager Benefit Plan, nor, to the Knowledge of HoldCo, is
there any basis for one. 
 (g)    Except as set forth in Section 5.12(g) of the HoldCo
Disclosure Letter, neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will, either alone or in conjunction with any other event, (i) entitle any current or former
director, member or employee of such Manager Entity (or the dependents of any such Persons) to any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), (ii) increase the amount or value of any benefit or compensation otherwise payable or required to be
provided to any such director, member or employee (or the dependents of any such Persons) or (iii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting of amounts due any such director, member or employee (or the dependents of any such Persons). 

  
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 (h)    No amount that could be received (whether in cash or property or
the vesting of property or the right to receive payment in cash) as a result of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by any employee, officer, member or director of a Manager Entity who is a “disqualified individual” (as
such term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1) under any employment, severance or termination agreement, other compensation arrangement or Manager Benefit Plan currently in effect would be
characterized as an “excess parachute payment” (as such term is defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code). Each Manager Benefit Plan and any other payment or arrangement for which a Manager Entity has Liability that is subject to
Section 409A of the Code is in documentary compliance with, and has been operated in compliance with, Section 409A of the Code, no Person has a right to any gross up or indemnification from a Manager Entity with respect to any such Manager
Benefit Plan, payment or arrangement subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or with respect to Section 409A of the Code. 

(i)    No Manager Benefit Plan provides payments or benefits, including post-termination health or life insurance
benefits, beyond termination of service or retirement (other than for continuation coverage required to be provided pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code). 

(j)    No Manager Benefit Plan provides benefits to any individual who is not a current or former employee or member of a
Manager Entity, or the dependents or other beneficiaries of any such current or former employee or member. 
 (k)    No
Manager Benefit Plan is or at any time was funded through a “welfare benefit fund” as defined in Section 419(e) of the Code, and no benefits under any Manager Benefit Plan are or at any time have been provided through a voluntary
employees’ beneficiary association (within the meaning of subsection 501(c)(9) of the Code) or a supplemental unemployment benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 501(c)(17) of the Code). All (i) insurance premiums required to be
paid with respect to, (ii) benefits, expenses and other amounts due and payable under, and (iii) contributions, transfers or payments required to be accrued or made to, any Manager Benefit Plan on or prior to the Closing Date will have
been paid, made or accrued on or prior to the Closing Date. 
 (l)    Other than as set forth on Section 5.12(l)
of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter, there are no participants who have retired and are entitled to future benefit payments under the Second Amended and Restated Supplemental Retirement Plan of ALP (the “AMCO Retirement Plan”). 

Section 5.13    Employment Matters. 

(a)    (i) No Manager Entity is a party to or bound by any union contract, collective bargaining agreement or other
similar type of Contract, (ii) (A) no Manager Entity has agreed to recognize any union or other collective bargaining representative, (B) no union or group of employees has made a pending demand for recognition and (C) there are no
representation Proceedings or petitions seeking a representation Proceeding presently pending or, to the Knowledge of HoldCo, threatened to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board and (iii) no union or collective bargaining
representative has been certified as representing any Manager Employees and, to the Knowledge of HoldCo, no organizational attempt has been made or threatened by or on behalf of any labor union or collective bargaining representative with respect to
any Manager Employees with respect to their employment with the Manager Entities. No Manager Entity is a party to or bound by any independent contractor agreement, consulting agreement or other similar type of Contract (with any natural Person) that
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 (b)    The Manager Entities have made available to the Annaly Parties a
correct and complete list that sets forth, as of the date hereof, base compensation, bonus/commission and total compensation for the prior year and current annual base salary or hourly wage rate (or other compensation) to date with respect to each
Manager Employee. 
 (c)    Other than as set forth on Section 5.13(c) of the HoldCo
Disclosure Letter, no Manager Entity employs any employee who cannot be dismissed immediately, whether currently or immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, without notice or cause and without further Liability to
such Manager Entity. To the Knowledge of HoldCo, no employee, consultant or independent contractor who is employed by a Manager Entity or who provides services to a Manager Entity intends to terminate his or her employment relationship or
engagement. 
 (d)    All Manager Employees who work in the United States have been, and all former employees of the
Manager or any of its Affiliates (who provided services to a Manager Entity) who worked in the United States since January 1, 2015 whose employment terminated, voluntarily or involuntarily, prior to the Closing Date were, legally authorized to
work in the United States. Each Manager Entity has completed and retained the necessary employment verification paperwork under IRCA for employees hired prior to the Closing Date. Further, since January 1, 2015, each Manager Entity has been in
material compliance with both the employment verification provisions (including the paperwork and documentation requirements) and the anti-discrimination provisions of IRCA. 

(e)    Since January 1, 2015, all individuals who perform services for a Manager Entity have been classified
correctly, in accordance with the terms of each Manager Benefit Plan and ERISA, the Code, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, and all other Applicable Laws, as employees, independent contractors or leased employees, and no Manager
Entity or any of its Affiliates has received notice to the contrary from any Person or Governmental Authority. 

(f)    Since January 1, 2015, each Manager Entity has been in material compliance with all Applicable Laws
respecting labor and employment, including termination of employment or failure to employ, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, immigration, wages and hours, working time, employment standards, civil rights, discrimination and
retaliation, occupational safety and health, family or medical leave, exempt/non-exempt and contingent worker classifications and workers’ compensation and the Worker Adjustment Retraining &
Notification Act of 1988, as amended, or any similar Applicable Law. There are no labor or employment Proceedings pending, or to the Knowledge of HoldCo threatened, between a Manager Entity and any employees, current or former, of a Manager Entity.

 Section 5.14    Intellectual Property. 

(a)    Section 5.14(a) of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and correct list, as of the date
hereof, of all of the Intellectual Property of the Manager (“Manager Intellectual Property”) that as of the date hereof is registered or subject to an application for registration with any Governmental Authority by the Manager or
(collectively, whether listed or required to be listed in Section 5.14(a) of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter, the “Registered IP”). All Registered IP is in effect and subsisting. 

(b)    Each Manager Entity owns, licenses or otherwise has the right to use all Manager Intellectual Property necessary
for the conduct of the Business as currently conducted, provided that the foregoing is not a representation or warranty with respect to infringement, misappropriation or other violation of the Intellectual Property of another Person (which is
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 (c)    As of the date hereof (i) to HoldCo’s Knowledge, no
Manager Entity’s use of the owned Manager Intellectual Property infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates the Intellectual Property rights of any Person, (ii) to the Knowledge of HoldCo, no Person is infringing, misappropriating or
otherwise violating the rights of a Manager Entity in any owned Manager Intellectual Property, (iii) since January 1, 2018, no claims have been asserted in writing by any Person against any member of a Manager Entity alleging that a
Manager Entity’s use of any Manager Intellectual Property infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates the rights of such Person, and (iv) since January 1, 2018, no claims have been asserted in writing by such Manager Entity
alleging that any Person infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any Manager Intellectual Property. 

Section 5.15    Taxes. 

(a)    Each Manager Entity has (i) timely filed (or caused to be timely filed) all federal and other material Tax
Returns required to be filed by it (taking into account any applicable extensions or waivers) with the appropriate taxing authority and all such Tax Returns were and are complete and correct in all material respects and (ii) timely paid (or
caused to be timely paid) all Taxes which were required to be paid by such Manager Entity on such Tax Returns other than any such Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate Proceedings. 

(b)    There is currently no pending or proposed in writing audit of any Tax Returns of any Manager Entity. 

(c)    There are no outstanding waivers or extensions given by any member of any Manager Entity regarding the application
of the statute of limitations with respect to any Taxes. 
 (d)    There are no Liens upon the assets or properties of
any member of any Manager Entity or the Business other than Permitted Liens. 
 (e)    Based on current estimates, the
amount of the Liability of a Manager Entity for unpaid Taxes for all periods ending on or before December 31, 2019 does not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of accruals for Taxes (excluding reserves for deferred Taxes) reflected on the
Manager Balance Sheet. The amount of the Liability of a Manager Entity for unpaid Taxes for all periods following the end of the most recent period covered by the Manager Balance Sheet shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of accruals for
Taxes (excluding reserves for deferred Taxes) as adjusted for the passage of time in accordance with the past custom and practice of such Manager Entity (and which accruals shall not exceed comparable amounts incurred in similar periods in prior
years). 
 (f)    Each Manager Entity has withheld and paid each material Tax required to have been withheld and paid
by it in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, service provider, creditor, customer, shareholder or other party, and each such member has complied with all information reporting and backup withholding
provisions of Applicable Law. 
 (g)    No Manager Entity was a member of any affiliated, combined, unitary, or other
similar group filing a consolidated, combined, unitary, or other Tax Return for any taxable year for which the assessment of Taxes has not expired pursuant to the relevant statute of limitations. 

(h)    No Manager Entity is a party to, bound by, nor has any obligation under, any Tax sharing, Tax indemnity or Tax
allocation agreement or similar agreement or arrangement with respect to Taxes with any Person other than obligations in customary agreements with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. 

  
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 (i)    Each of ALP, OpCo Holdings, Manager and AMH is, and at all times
since its formation has been, properly treated and classified for all U.S. federal and applicable state Tax purposes as either a partnership (within the meaning of Section 301.7701-3 of the Treasury
Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Code) that is not a publicly traded partnership within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code or an entity disregarded as an entity separate from AMH (within the meaning of
Section 301.7701-3 of the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Code). 

(j)    Each of ALP, OpCo Holdings, Manager and AMH does not own any assets that are securities under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, except the Contributed Equity Interests, other interests in the Manager Entities and treasury securities. 

Section 5.16    Insurance. Each insurance policy and insurance bond covering a Manager
Entity is set forth in Section 5.16 of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter and is in full force and effect and, in the 12 months prior to the date hereof, no Manager Entity has received written notice from any insurer or agent of
any intent to cancel any such insurance policy or bond. There is no material claim by any Manager Entity pending under any of such policies or bonds as to which coverage has been denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds. 

Section 5.17    Assets; Leases. 

(a)    Each Manager Entity has good and marketable title to, a valid leasehold interest in or valid license to use, all of
its material personal properties (whether owned or leased), rights and assets, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). No Manager Entity currently owns nor has ever owned any real property (“Real Property”) or
interest therein. 
 (b)    There are no Real Property Leases, and no Manager Entity is obligated under or bound by any
option, right of first refusal, purchase Contract, or other Contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any Real Property or any other interest in any Real Property. The interest of a Manager Entity under each Real Property Lease is (i) not
subordinate to the holder of any Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on the interest of the landlord thereunder and (ii) subject to a non-disturbance agreement. 

(c)    The tangible personal property owned, leased or licensed by any Manager Entity, together with all other assets of
the Manager Entities represents all assets and properties required to carry on the Business. 

Section 5.18    Ownership of Assets. Each of ALP, OpCo Holdings and AMH does not own any
assets today that, following Closing and taking into account the termination of the Management Agreement, would reasonably generate any income for U.S. federal Tax purposes. 

  
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 ARTICLE 6 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ANNALY PARTIES 

Except as set forth in a correspondingly labeled section of the Annaly Disclosure Letter, it being agreed that any matter disclosed in any
section or subsection of the Annaly Disclosure Letter shall be deemed disclosed in any other section or subsection to the extent that such information is reasonably apparent to be so applicable to such other section or subsection, each Annaly Party
represents and warrants to the Contributors and the Manager Entities, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing (provided that any representation or warranty that addresses matters as of a particular date, shall be deemed to have been made only as
of such date), as follows: 
 Section 6.1    Organization. Annaly Sub is a limited
liability company, duly formed and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Annaly is a corporation, duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland. Each Annaly
Party has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own, lease and operate all of its properties and assets. 

Section 6.2    Authority. Each Annaly Party has all requisite corporate and limited
liability company power and authority, as applicable, to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by each
Annaly Party of this Agreement and the consummation by each Annaly Party of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all required actions on the part of each Annaly Party. This Agreement has been
duly and validly executed and delivered by each Annaly Party and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto) this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Annaly Party enforceable
against each Annaly Party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, rehabilitation, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance, preferential transfer or similar Applicable Laws now or hereafter
in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and except as the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability. The Annaly Parties have made available to the Contributors and
Manager correct and complete copies of the resolutions of each of Annaly Sub’s board of managers and/or sole member and the Annaly Board of Directors, in each case, approving the execution and delivery by such Annaly Party of this Agreement and
the consummation by such Annaly Party of the transactions contemplated hereby. 

Section 6.3    No Violations. Except as set forth in
Section 6.4 hereof, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation by each Annaly Party and its Affiliates (as applicable) of the transactions contemplated hereby, will, with or
without the giving of notice, the termination of any grace period or both: (a) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach or default under any provision of the Organizational Documents of any Annaly Party or any such Affiliate;
(b) violate any Applicable Law; or (c) result in a violation or breach by any Annaly Party or any such Affiliate of, conflict with or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of
termination, cancellation, payment or acceleration) under any material Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound. 

Section 6.4    Consents and Approvals. Except (a) as set forth in
Section 6.4 of the Annaly Disclosure Letter and (b) for any consent, approval or notice that may be required solely by reason of the participation of an Annaly Party (as opposed to any other third party purchaser) in
the transactions contemplated hereby, no Annaly Party is required to obtain any consent, waiver or approval of, or make any filing, notification or registration with, any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution and delivery of this
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 Section 6.5    Proceedings. 

(a)    Except as set forth in Section 6.5(a) of the Annaly Disclosure Letter, there are no
Proceedings that are pending against any Annaly Party or any of its Affiliates that (i) individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of any Annaly Party to perform its obligations
hereunder or (ii) challenge the validity of the Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. 
 (b)    There
is no injunction, order, judgment or decree imposed upon any Annaly Party or any of its Affiliates that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of any Annaly Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement. 

Section 6.6    Brokers and Finders. Other than Evercore Group L.L.C., no broker, finder
or similar intermediary has acted or on behalf of, or is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s or similar fee or other commission from, any Annaly Party or any of its Affiliates in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. 
 Section 6.7    Purchase for Investment. Annaly Sub is acquiring
the Contributed Equity Interests solely for investment for its own account and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” (as such term is used in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) thereof. Annaly
Sub understands that the Contributed Equity Interests have not been registered under the Securities Act or any Applicable Laws by reason of specified exemptions therefrom that depend upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of
its investment intent as expressed herein and as explicitly acknowledged hereby and that under such Laws such securities may not be resold without registration under the Securities Act or under Applicable Laws unless an applicable exemption from
registration is available. Annaly Sub is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. 

Section 6.8    No Breach of Management Agreement. To the Knowledge of the Annaly Parties
(x) no Party is in breach or violation of the Management Agreement and (y) no facts exist that could give rise to a termination event (other than Annaly’s ability to terminate the Management Agreement at any time and for any reason),
including, without limitation a termination by either Party for cause, or as a result of Annaly failing to satisfy an exemption to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, under the Management Agreement. 

ARTICLE 7 
 COVENANTS

 Section 7.1    Conduct of Business Pending the Closing. HoldCo, on behalf
of the Manager Entities, covenants and agrees that, between the date hereof and the earlier to occur of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, unless the chair of the Annaly Board of Directors shall otherwise
specifically consent in writing in advance (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or unless otherwise expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Manager Entities shall (i) conduct their respective
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their business and, in the case of the Business, operate in a manner consistent with the Management Agreement and (B) keep available the services of their respective present officers and
employees; (iii) maintain any insurance upon all material assets of Manager and the Business in such amounts and of such kinds comparable to that in effect on the date hereof; (iv) pay and discharge current Liabilities of the Manager
Entities as and when due and payable in accordance with the Contracts governing such Liabilities, except for Liabilities of the Manager Entities not material in amount that are disputed in good faith by appropriate Proceedings and properly reserved
for on the Manager Balance Sheet and (v) comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws and Material Contracts. Subject to the last sentence of Section 7.1, HoldCo, on behalf of the Manager Entities,
covenants and agrees that between the date hereof and the earlier to occur of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, none of the Manager Entities shall directly or indirectly do, or propose to do, any of the
following items with respect to themselves and their respective business without the prior written consent of the chair of the Annaly Board of Directors (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) unless otherwise
expressly provided for by this Agreement or otherwise expressly set forth in Section 7.1 of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter: 

(a)    amend, propose to amend or otherwise change its Organizational Documents (except as may be needed to effect the
transactions set forth in Section 7.11), alter through merger, liquidation, reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, restructuring or in any other fashion its legal structure or its capital structure or
ownership, or commence any voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up; 
 (b)    declare, set aside or make any
dividend, payment or distribution of property or assets with respect to its equity interests, including the Contributed Equity Interests, the AMH Equity Interests and the Manager Equity Interests; 

(c)    (i) incur, on its behalf, any Indebtedness or guarantee the Indebtedness of any other Person or (ii) make, on
its behalf, any loans, advances of capital contributions to, or investments in, or other advances to, any other Person, or otherwise commit, on its behalf, to any such financial transaction, or pay, repay, discharge, purchase, repurchase or satisfy
any Indebtedness issued or guaranteed by the Contributors or any of their Affiliates, in each case under clause (i) or (ii), except in the ordinary course consistent with past practice or as set forth in Section 7.1(c)
of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter; 
 (d)    sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of or pledge or otherwise
encumber (other than Permitted Liens) its material assets, except as set forth in Section 7.1(d) of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter; 

(e)    (i) make, revoke or change any election relating to its Taxes other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, (ii) change or revoke any of its Tax accounting methods other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (iii) change any of its Tax accounting periods other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, or (iv) settle or compromise any material Tax audit applicable to it or surrender any right to claim a refund with respect to a material Liability for Tax; 

(f)    modify in any material respect, terminate or renew any of its Material Contracts or enter into any new Contract,
on its behalf, that had it been in effect on the date hereof would have been a Material Contract (and if entry into such Contract is permitted or consented to by the chair of the Annaly Board of Directors, hereunder, modify in any material respect,
terminate or renew such Contract thereafter), provided, however, this Section 7.1(f) shall not apply to modifications, terminations or renewals of the Management Agreement; 

  
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 (g)    cause or permit Manager to enter into new employment agreements,
except for offer letters sent to prospective employees in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, or amend any existing employment agreements; 

(h)    terminate the employment of any Senior Person other than (i) a termination for Cause (as defined in the
Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of HoldCo, dated November 29, 2019) or (ii) due to role elimination without, in the case of this subsection (ii), prior approval of the Annaly Board of Directors’
Compensation Committee; 
 (i)    alter the compensation payable to any Senior Person for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2020 (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be consistent with the information set forth in Section 7.1(i) of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter); 

(j)    except (w) as set forth in Section 7.1(i), (x) as required pursuant to existing
Manager Benefit Plans in effect as of the date hereof, (y) in connection with the promotion of Manager Employees in the ordinary course of business or (z) as otherwise required by Applicable Law, adopt, enter into or become bound by any
new Manager Benefit Plan or materially amend, modify or terminate any Manager Benefit Plan; 
 (k)    cause or permit
(i) Manager, on its behalf, to acquire any rights, assets or properties other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (ii) Manager, on its behalf, to acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock
or assets or otherwise) or organize or form any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, or other Person or any business organization or division thereof; 

(l)    enter into any new line of business on its behalf; 

(m)    make any material change to its accounting or cash management policies, procedures or practices (including with
respect to reserves, revenue recognition, timing for payments of accounts payable and collection of accounts receivable) unless required by a change in Applicable Law or GAAP; or 

(n)    settle any Proceeding on behalf any Manager Entity (i) in an amount in excess of $250,000 or (ii) where
such settlement would result in the imposition of any material restrictions upon any of its operations or the Business or would reasonably be expected to restrict the conduct or operations of the business of the Annaly Parties; or 

(o)    agree, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the foregoing. 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 7.1, shall be construed to
prevent Manager from causing Annaly or any of its Subsidiaries (separate and distinct from the Manager Entities) from taking actions in the course of Manager’s management of the Business. 

Section 7.2    New External CEO. In the event Annaly appoints a new chief executive
officer (the “New CEO”) prior to the Closing that is not a Manager Employee, the New CEO shall be hired as an employee of Annaly or a subsidiary thereof, rather than of Manager, and all compensation payable to

  
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the New CEO shall be paid by Annaly, rather than by the Manager (it being understood that any compensation payable to the New CEO shall not be deducted from the management fee paid to the Manager
by Annaly pursuant to the Management Agreement). Annaly and Manager agree that, upon the hiring of the New CEO, they shall cooperate in good faith to amend or otherwise adjust Manager’s responsibilities pursuant to the Management Agreement to
reflect that the customary functions of the chief executive officer role will be performed by the New CEO. 

Section 7.3    No Solicitation of Third-Party Management Proposals. Except as otherwise
permitted below, from the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Annaly Parties shall not, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries and directors, officers,
consultants, advisors (including, without limitation, legal and financial advisors), agents and other representatives (its “Representatives”) not to (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage, assist or respond to the
submission of any proposal or offer from any Person relating, with respect to Annaly, to the provision of external management services to Annaly (an “External Management Proposal”), (ii) participate in, continue or cooperate in any
discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other Person any information with respect to, any effort or attempt by any Person to make an External Management Proposal or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to an External
Management Proposal. The Annaly Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any and all such existing
activities, discussions or negotiations relating to any External Management Proposal. The Annaly Parties hereby represent and warrant to HoldCo that, as of the date of this Agreement, (x) the Annaly Parties are not engaged in any discussions or
negotiations with regard to a potential External Management Proposal and (y) no External Management Proposal has been received by the Annaly Parties prior to the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Annaly Parties and
their respective Subsidiaries and Representatives may respond to any inquiry or communication from any Person concerning a potential External Management Proposal solely to acknowledge receipt thereof and decline further engagement with such Person
or its Representatives with respect to such potential External Management Proposal, and shall notify HoldCo of any such inquiry or communication. 

Section 7.4    Access to Information; Interim Financial Statements; Confidentiality. 

(a)    From the date hereof until the earlier to occur of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its
terms, consistent with Applicable Law, upon reasonable notice, HoldCo shall afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel, advisors and other representatives and agents of Annaly (the “Annaly Representatives”) reasonable
access (with reasonable prior notice, and during regular business hours) to all premises, records, databases, source code, books, Contracts, commitments, reports of examination, documents and other information (however stored) (including materials
filed or furnished by HoldCo with any Governmental Authority with respect to compliance with Applicable Law) with respect to the Business as the Annaly Representatives may reasonably request. HoldCo shall also make available to the Annaly Parties
and the Annaly Representatives the appropriate individuals for discussion of its business, properties and personnel as the Annaly Parties and/or the Annaly Representatives may reasonably request. No investigation by the Annaly Parties or the Annaly
Representatives prior to or after the date hereof shall diminish, obviate or cure any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or otherwise affect Annaly Sub’s rights under Articles 8 and
9. Without limiting the foregoing, HoldCo shall promptly provide (i) all financial and operating data and other information concerning HoldCo and the Manager Entities as may be reasonably requested by the Annaly Parties or the Annaly
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to the extent prepared, promptly after their preparation, financial reports prepared for Manager management, and interim financial statements of Manager, and (ii) access for the Annaly
Parties and Annaly’s accountants to all work papers relating to HoldCo and the Manager Entities in connection with any of the foregoing. 

(b)    Between the date hereof and the Closing Date, HoldCo shall provide to the Annaly Parties, no later than twenty
(20) calendar days after the last day of each calendar month, an unaudited balance sheet of Manager as of the last day of such calendar month, the related unaudited statement of earnings, and the general ledger account of Manager for such
calendar month. 
 (c)    From and after the Closing Date, HoldCo shall, and shall cause their Affiliates and their
respective officers, managers, directors, employees and agents to, keep confidential and not use in any manner, any and all Confidential Information related to Manager and its assets (tangible and intangible), employees, finances, business and
operations. The foregoing shall not preclude HoldCo or such persons from (i) disclosing such Confidential Information if compelled to disclose the same by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of any Applicable Law
(subject to the following provisions of this Section 7.4(c)), (ii) discussing or using such Confidential Information if the same hereafter is in the public domain (other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement) or
(iii) discussing or using such Confidential Information if the same is acquired from a Person that is not known to HoldCo to be under an obligation to keep such information confidential. If HoldCo or any Affiliate is requested or required (by
oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal, administrative, arbitration or other formal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any such Confidential Information,
HoldCo or such Affiliate thereof shall promptly notify the Annaly Parties of any such request or requirement so that the Annaly Parties may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this
Section 7.4(c). If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by Annaly or Annaly Sub, HoldCo or any Affiliate thereof is required to disclose such information, HoldCo or such
Affiliate, without Liability hereunder, may disclose that portion of such information which HoldCo or such Affiliate is legally required to disclose; provided, that HoldCo or such Affiliate shall exercise their best efforts to obtain reliable
assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded any such information so disclosed. 

Section 7.5    Regulatory Matters; Third Party Consents. 

(a)    The Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, cooperate with each other and use their
reasonable best efforts to as promptly as practicable after the date hereof prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, all necessary documentation to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings with, and to obtain as promptly
as practicable after the date hereof all permits, consents, approvals, waivers and authorizations of, all third parties and Governmental Authorities that are necessary or advisable to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. All such
third party consents, waivers, approvals and notices shall be in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Parties, and executed originals of such consents, waivers and approvals shall be made available to each Party for
inspection promptly after receipt thereof, and copies of such notices shall be made available to each Party promptly after the making thereof. The Parties agree to take all reasonable steps necessary to satisfy any conditions or requirements imposed
by any Governmental Authority in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Party hereto (the “Reviewing Party”) will have the right to review in advance, and the other Party (the “Filing
Party”) will consult with the Reviewing Party on, all the information relating to the Reviewing Party and its Affiliates that appears in any filing or written materials submitted by the Filing Party to any Governmental Authority

  
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in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Parties hereto agree that they will keep the other Parties apprised in a timely manner of the status of matters relating to completion
of the transactions contemplated hereby. 
 (b)    Each Party shall promptly advise the other Party upon receiving any
communication from any Governmental Authority relating to the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise materially affecting its ability to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. 

Section 7.6    Further Assurances. Each Party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to,
at the request of any other Party, execute and deliver to the requesting Party such further customary instruments and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order to confirm or carry out the provisions of this
Agreement. 
 Section 7.7    Notification of Certain Matters. Until the Closing, the
Contributors and the Annaly Parties shall promptly notify the other Party in writing of the occurrence of any event of which it has knowledge that would reasonably likely result in any of the conditions set forth in Article 8 of this
Agreement becoming incapable of being satisfied. 
 Section 7.8    Public
Announcements. On or prior to the Closing, no Party or any of its respective Affiliates will make any press release, public statement or public announcement with respect to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby without
the prior written consent of the chair of the Annaly Board of Directors and HoldCo; provided, that Annaly and/or HoldCo may make any press release, public statement or public announcement which the chair of the Annaly Board of Directors
and/or HoldCo, as applicable, determine is required by Applicable Law, stock listing requirements or rating agency arrangements, in which case Annaly and/or the Contributors, as applicable, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to consult with
Annaly and/or the Contributors, as the case may be, regarding the contents thereof prior to issuing any such press release or making any such public statement or public announcement. 

Section 7.9    Contributor Transaction Expenses; No Liability. From and after the
Closing, none of Annaly, any Affiliate of Annaly (including Annaly Sub), ALP, OpCo Holdings, AMH or Manager shall have any Liability as a result of or arising out of any (a) Contributor Transaction Expenses or (b) existing Indebtedness of
the Contributors or their Affiliates. Notwithstanding the forgoing, if the Parties mutually agree, the Annaly Parties shall be permitted to satisfy the expenses or other obligations of ALP, OpCo Holdings, AMH or Manager prior to Closing. 

Section 7.10    Delivery of Company Records. At or before the Closing, HoldCo shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to Annaly or its designee true, correct and complete copies of all minute books of all meetings of members, directors and committees of the foregoing, unanimous or other consents, Manager seals, ledgers, true,
correct and complete copies of the Organizational Documents and other similar records and items in HoldCo’s possession reasonably requested by Annaly from the Contributors. 

Section 7.11    Contribution of Contributed Equity Interests. At Closing, HoldCo shall
cause the OpCo Holdings Members to contribute and assign the Contributed Equity Interests owned by the OpCo Holdings Members to Annaly Sub pursuant appropriate instruments of transfer as contemplated in Section 8.2(g);
provided that, to the extent HoldCo has not obtained or effected the foregoing prior to Closing after using reasonable best efforts, HoldCo may cause the Contributed Equity Interests owned by the OpCo Holdings Members to be contributed and assigned
to Annaly Sub pursuant to an amendment or modification to the operating agreement of HoldCo determined in good faith by HoldCo to be appropriate or necessary to effect such contribution and assignment or through other means permitted

  
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by law and available to HoldCo, in its capacity as “Manager” of OpCo Holdings, without consent of any of the OpCo Holdings Members, in each case as may be mutually agreed by Annaly and
HoldCo acting in good faith. 
 ARTICLE 8 

CONDITIONS 

Section 8.1    Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations. The respective
obligations of each Party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Closing of the condition that no temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other
Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) issued by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition shall be in effect, and no Applicable Law shall be enacted, entered or enforced, in each case
that prevents the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder on the same terms and conferring on the Annaly Parties all the rights and benefits as contemplated herein. 

Section 8.2    Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Annaly Parties. The
obligations of the Annaly Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall also be subject to the satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions: 

(a)    Representations and Warranties. (i) Each of the representations and warranties made by HoldCo, both in
its own capacity and on behalf of the Manager Entities and the HoldCo Members, the Contributors and Manager in this Agreement, other than the Manager Fundamental Representations, that are qualified as to materiality (including the words
“material” or “Manager Material Adverse Effect”) shall be true and correct, and those not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of
the Closing Date except, in each case, to the extent that such representations and warranties refer specifically to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such date, and (ii) each of the Manager Fundamental
Representations shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties refer specifically to an earlier date, in which case
such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date. 
 (b)    Agreements and
Covenants. HoldCo, both in its own capacity and on behalf of the Manager Entities and the Contributors, shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or
complied with by them on or prior to the Closing Date. 
 (c)    Officer’s Certificate.
Annaly shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, as to the fulfillment of the conditions in Sections 8.2(a) and 8.2(b) signed by a duly authorized officer of HoldCo, which certificate shall have the effect of HoldCo (both on
behalf of itself and on behalf of the other Contributors and the Manager Entities) making its representations and warranties under this Agreement as of the Closing Date (other than such representations that are made as of a specified date, which
shall be remade at the Closing Date as of such specified date). 
 (d)    No Governmental Restriction, Etc.
There shall not be any pending or threatened Claim asserted by any Governmental Authority (i) challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or seeking to obtain from Annaly

  
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or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates any damages in connection with this Agreement, or (ii) seeking to prohibit or limit the ownership, operation or conduct by Annaly or any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates of any significant portion of the business or assets of Manager, Annaly or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or challenging or seeking to dispose of or hold separate any portion of the business or assets of Manager,
Annaly or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in each case, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

(e)    Approvals, Consents, Etc. The Parties shall have delivered all notices, and Annaly shall have received any
and all approvals, consents, waivers or confirmations, required or deemed advisable by Annaly from third parties relating to the Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including but not limited to such approvals, consents, waivers
or confirmations that will allow the ongoing operations of Manager from and after the Closing Date as such operations are conducted as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing, in form and substance satisfactory to Annaly, and no approval,
consent, waiver, confirmation, or notices shall contain any terms or conditions that would materially restrict or limit the ongoing operations of Manager from and after the Closing Date as such operations are conducted as of the date of this
Agreement and the Closing. 
 (f)    No Manager Material Adverse Effect. There shall not have occurred any fact,
event, change, development, circumstance or effect which, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Manager Material Adverse Effect. 

(g)    Delivery of Assignments. The Annaly Parties shall have received duly executed assignments or other
appropriate instruments of transfer with respect to the Contributed Equity Interests or other instruments of transfer reasonably acceptable to the Annaly Parties sufficient to effect valid and effective transfer the Contributed Equity Interests,
duly executed by each Contributor and each OpCo Holdings Member with respect to itself; provided that, to the extent permitted by Section 7.11, this condition may be satisfied with respect to the Contributed Equity
Interests held by the OpCo Holdings Members by receipt of duly executed and effective documentation evidencing the valid and effective transfer of such Contributed Equity Interests pursuant to a method permitted by
Section 7.11. 
 (h)    AMCO Retirement Plan. The AMCO Retirement Plan shall have been
terminated without obligations for future payments and the Annaly Parties shall have received confirmation of such termination. 

Section 8.3    Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Contributors. The
obligation of the Contributors to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall also be subject to the satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions: 

(a)    Representations and Warranties. (i) Each of the representations and warranties made by the Annaly
Parties in this Agreement, other than the Annaly Fundamental Representations, that are qualified as to materiality (including the words “materiality”) shall be true and correct, and those not so qualified shall be true and correct in all
materials respects, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date except, in each case, to the extent that such representations and warranties refer specifically to an earlier date, in which case they
shall be true and correct as of such date and (ii) each of the Annaly Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that any
such representations and warranties refer specifically to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date. 

  
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 (b)    Agreements and Covenants. The Annaly Parties shall have
performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date. 

(c)    Officer’s Certificate. The Contributors shall have received a certificate, dated as of
the Closing Date, as to the fulfillment of the conditions in Sections 8.3(a) and 8.3(b) signed by duly authorized officers of Annaly and Annaly Sub, respectively, which certificate shall have the effect of Annaly and Annaly Sub making
their respective representations and warranties under this Agreement as of the Closing Date (other than such representations that are made as of a specified date, which shall be remade at the Closing Date as of such specified date). 

(d)    Continued Employment. Annaly shall have offered employment or continued employment to all employees of the
Manager and Annaly set forth on Schedule 2 (to the extent such employees are still employed by the Manager or Annaly at the Closing) on terms and conditions as set forth on Exhibit B, it being understood that Schedule 2 will be
updated at Closing to include any such employees hired by the Manager following the date hereof not in violation of Section 7.1. 

(e)    Retention and Severance Policy. Annaly shall have adopted an employee retention and severance policy as
mutually agreed between the parties (the “Employee Retention and Severance Policy”), pursuant to which Annaly will provide certain standard benchmarked severance protections for all employees of the Manager and Annaly set forth on
Schedule 2 (excluding any person subject to an individual severance agreement with Annaly) for termination without cause following the Closing Date. 

ARTICLE 9 
 TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER 
 Section 9.1    Termination. This Agreement may be
terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing: 
 (a)    By
mutual written consent of the Parties; 
 (b)    By either Annaly or HoldCo’s board of managers if the Closing
shall not have occurred by September 30, 2020 (the “Outside Date”) for any reason; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b) shall not be available
to any Party whose action or failure to act has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Outside Date and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach of this Agreement; 

(c)    By Annaly, if the Annaly Parties are not in breach of their respective obligations under this Agreement, and if at
any time there has been a breach on the part of the Manager Entities or the Contributors such that one of the conditions set forth in Section 8.2 would not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for
purposes of this Section 9.1(c)), provided, that if such breach is curable by any Manager Entity or any Contributor, then Annaly may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(c) until the
earlier of the Outside Date and thirty (30) days after delivery of written notice from Annaly to the Manager Entities and the Contributors of such breach, provided that the Manager Entities and the Contributors continue to exercise commercially
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 (d)    By HoldCo’s board of managers if the Contributors are not
in breach of their respective obligations under this Agreement, and if at any time there has been a breach on the part of Annaly or Annaly Sub such that one of the conditions set forth in Section 8.3 would not be satisfied
(treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for purposes of this Section 9.1(d)), provided, that if such breach is curable by Annaly, then HoldCo’s board of managers may not terminate this Agreement under
this Section 9.1(d) until the earlier of the Outside Date and thirty (30) days after delivery of written notice from the Contributors to Annaly of such breach, provided that Annaly continues to exercise commercially reasonable
efforts to cure such breach. 
 Section 9.2    Effect of Termination. In the
event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1 (which termination will be effective immediately upon the delivery of written notice of the terminating Party to the other Parties hereto), (i) this
Agreement (other than this Section 9.2 and Sections 7.8, 11.1, 11.2, and 11.5 through 11.12, which shall survive such termination) will forthwith become void and be of
no further force and effect, and there will be no Liability on the part of Annaly, Annaly Sub, the Contributors, the Manager Entities or any of their respective Affiliates, officers, managers or directors to the other and all rights and obligations
of any Party hereto will cease, except that nothing herein will relieve any Party from Liability for any breach prior to termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in
this Agreement; and (ii) the Management Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as if it had not been amended by Article 3 hereto. 

ARTICLE 10 
 TAX MATTERS

 Section 10.1    Tax Allocation. HoldCo Members (both in their capacity as
members of HoldCo and as limited partners in ALP) and OpCo Holdings Members shall be responsible for all income Tax on income, gain, loss, credit or deduction allocated to them by HoldCo and ALP or OpCo Holdings, as applicable, for all taxable
periods that end on or before the Closing Date, it being understood that the last day of the taxable year of each of HoldCo, ALP and OpCo Holdings shall end for income tax purposes on the Closing Date at the effective time; provided that to the
extent that any such taxable year does not end on the Closing Date for any state or local income tax purposes, such income, gain, loss, credit or deduction will be allocated to the period ending on the Closing Date using a “closing of the
books” method. 
 Section 10.2    Returns and Payments. The Contributors
and the Manager Entities shall prepare and cause the filing in a timely manner (taking into account timely extensions) of all Tax Returns for HoldCo and the Manager Entities that are due on or before the Closing Date in a manner consistent with past
practices employed without making or changing any accounting methods, elections and conventions. Following the Closing, Annaly shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed in a timely manner all Tax Returns of HoldCo and the Manager
Entities that are due after the Closing Date with respect to Tax periods beginning before the Closing Date (“Pre-Closing Date Tax Returns”). Pre-Closing
Date Tax Returns shall be prepared, and each item thereon treated, in a manner consistent with past practices employed (except to the extent that Annaly’s counsel or outside accounting firm determines that such treatment is not more likely than
not correct) without making or changing any accounting methods, elections and conventions. A representative of the HoldCo Members and OpCo Holdings Members, which shall initially be Anthony Green, shall have the right to review any such Tax Return
thirty (30) days prior to the filing of such Tax Return, and the Annaly Parties and such representative shall use good faith efforts to resolve reasonable comments to such Tax Return from such representative. Annaly shall use

  
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commercially reasonable efforts to provide any IRS Forms K-1 of HoldCo or OpCo Holdings to the HoldCo Members or OpCo Holdings Members, as applicable,
within sixty (60) days after the end of the calendar year in which the Closing occurs. 

Section 10.3    Contests. In the case of an audit or administrative or judicial
proceeding of HoldCo or the Manager Entities that relates to taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date, the Contributors shall have the right, at the Contributors’ expense, to participate in such audit or proceeding to the extent
that it could potentially result in an adjustment to any items of income, loss, credit, deduction, or gain from such entity previously allocated to a HoldCo Member or OpCo Holdings Member, and Annaly shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain the prior written consent of HoldCo (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) before entering into any settlement of a claim or ceasing to defend such claim that results in an adjustment to any item of income, loss,
credit, deduction, or gain previously allocated to a HoldCo Member or OpCo Holdings Member. 

Section 10.4    Cooperation and Exchange of Information. The Parties shall each provide
the others with such cooperation and information as any of them reasonably may request of the others in filing any Tax Return, amended Tax Return or claim for refund, determining a Liability for Taxes or a right to a refund of Taxes, participating
in or conducting any audit or other proceeding in respect of Taxes or making representations to or furnishing information to parties subsequently desiring to purchase Manager or a part of the business acquired from the Contributors by Annaly Sub.
Such cooperation and information shall include but is not limited to providing copies of relevant Tax Returns or portions thereof, together with accompanying schedules, related work papers, opinions, memorandums, analyses, records and other
documents relating to rulings or other determinations by Tax authorities. The Contributors and Annaly shall (and Annaly after the Closing will cause the Manager Entities to) retain all Tax Returns, schedules and work papers, opinions, memorandums,
analyses, records and other documents in their possession relating to Tax matters of Manager, if any, for the taxable period that includes the Closing Date and for all prior taxable periods until the later of (i) the expiration of the statute
of limitations of the taxable periods to which such Tax Returns and other documents relate, or (ii) six (6) years following the due date (without extension) for such Tax Returns. Any information obtained under this
Section 10.4 shall be kept confidential except as may be otherwise necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or claims for refund or in conducting an audit or other proceeding. 

ARTICLE 11 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Section 11.1    Fees and Expenses. Except as specifically provided to the contrary
in this Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Closing is consummated. 

Section 11.2    Notices. All notices or other communications which are required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and sufficient if delivered personally or sent by nationally recognized overnight courier or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by facsimile, telecopier or e-mail, as follows: 
  

			
	(a)	  	If to Annaly, Annaly Sub, or, after the Closing, to the Manager Entities, to:
		  	Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
		  	1211 Avenue of the Americas
		  	New York, NY 10036
		  	Attention: Chief Legal Officer

  
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		  	with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
		
		  	Hogan Lovells US LLP
		  	Columbia Square
		  	555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
		  	Washington, DC 20004
		  	Attention: Michael E. McTiernan
		
	(b)	  	If to the Contributors or the Manager Entities (prior to the Closing), to:
		
		  	Annaly Management Company LLC
		  	1211 Avenue of the Americas
		  	New York, NY 10036
		  	Attention: Chief Executive Officer
		
		  	with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
		
		  	Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
		  	2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
		  	Washington, DC 20037
		  	Attention: Robert K. Smith

 or to such other address as the Party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other Parties in writing in
accordance herewith. All such notices or communications shall be deemed to be received (i) in the case of personal delivery, nationally recognized overnight courier or registered or certified mail, on the date of such delivery, and (ii) in
the case of facsimile or telecopier or electronic mail, upon receipt of the appropriate facsimile or telecopier confirmation. 

Section 11.3    Amendment. This Agreement may be amended to the fullest extent permitted
by Applicable Law by the Parties at any time prior to the Closing. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by all of the Parties. 

Section 11.4    Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing, Annaly, on the one hand, and
the Contributors and Manager Entities, on the other hand, may, to the extent permitted by Law, extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts required by the other Party hereunder, waive any inaccuracies in the
representations and warranties made to such Party and contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant hereto or waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such Party contained in this Agreement.
Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the Party or Parties to be bound thereby. The waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or on the performance
of or compliance with any covenant or obligation, or the waiver of the fulfillment of any such condition, shall not affect the right to any remedy based on such representation, warranty, covenant or obligation. 

  
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 Section 11.5    Severability. If
any term or other provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, is invalid, illegal, void or incapable of being enforced by any Applicable Law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless
remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal, void
or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are
fulfilled to the extent possible. 
 Section 11.6    Entire Agreement. This
Agreement (including all exhibits, annexes and schedules hereto) and other documents and instruments delivered pursuant hereto or thereto constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior representations, agreements, understandings and
undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and no Party is relying on any prior oral or written representations, agreements, understandings or undertakings with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. 
 Section 11.7    Assignment.
This Agreement shall not be assigned by operation of Applicable Law or otherwise, except that (a) Annaly may assign all or any of its rights hereunder to any Affiliate; provided, that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning Party
of its obligations hereunder, and (b) from and after the Closing, Annaly may assign all of its rights and obligations hereunder to a Person that directly or indirectly acquires all of the equity interests, substantially all of the assets, or
all or part of the business, of Annaly, so long as such Person assumes this Agreement, in writing, and agrees to be bound by and to comply with all of the terms and conditions hereof. 

Section 11.8    Parties in Interest. Subject to
Section 11.7 hereof, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party and each of their respective heirs, executors, personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns, and nothing
in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. 

Section 11.9    Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or
delay on the part of any Party in the exercise of any right hereunder will impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty or agreement herein, nor will any single or partial
exercise of any such right preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available. 

Section 11.10    Governing Law; Jurisdiction. 

(a)    This Agreement and all disputes, controversies or claims relating to, arising out of or under, or in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the negotiation, execution and performance hereunder, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal substantive laws of the State of New York, excluding,
to the greatest extent a New York court would permit, the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the sole and exclusive personal jurisdiction of (i) the courts of the
State of New York, and (ii) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (together with appropriate appellate courts therefrom, the “New York Courts”), for the purposes of any dispute, claim,
controversy, suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby. Each of the Parties hereto further agrees and covenants (A) to 

  
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commence any such action, suit or proceeding either in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or, if such suit, action or other proceeding may not be brought in
such court for jurisdictional reasons, in the courts of the State of New York and (B) to not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally consents to service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. prepaid certified or registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth above in Section 11.2 and agrees that such
service shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in the New York Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 11.10. Nothing herein shall be
deemed to limit or prohibit service of process by any other manner as may be permitted by Applicable Law. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out
of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the New York Courts, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any
such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 
 (b)    Each of the Parties hereto hereby agrees that a final
judgment in any dispute, claim, controversy, suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or
in any other manner provided by Applicable Law. 
 (c)    EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF SUCH PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION,
ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.10(c). 
 Section 11.11    Enforcement of
Agreement; Specific Performance. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is
accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the New York Courts, this being in addition to any other remedy to
which such Party is entitled at law or in equity. 
 Section 11.12    Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement. Any facsimile or electronically transmitted copies (including using portable document format (“.pdf”)) hereof or signatures hereon shall, for all purposes, be deemed originals. 

Section 11.13    Due Diligence Materials. For purposes of this Agreement, the
phrase “provided to Annaly” shall mean the delivery by the Manager Entities of the various materials, documents and information produced by the Manager Entities throughout Annaly’s due diligence review process to Annaly by e-mail delivery, up until two (2) Business Days prior to the date hereof. 

  
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 Section 11.14    Time is of the
Essence. Time is of the essence in this Agreement. Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. Whenever any action must be taken hereunder on or by a day that
is not a Business Day, then such action may be validly taken on or by the next day that is a Business Day. Relative to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “including and after,” “to” means “to but
excluding” and “through” means “through and including.” 

Section 11.15    Rules of Interpretation. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have
the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under,
and all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made in accordance with, GAAP. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Exhibits,” “Annexes” or “Schedules”
are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Annexes or Schedules of this Agreement. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The words
“hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement. “Shall” and “will” mean “must,” and shall and will have equal force and effect and express an obligation. “Writing,” “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing, and other
means of reproducing in a visible form. The table of contents and headings, titles and captions contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. References
herein to this Agreement mean this Agreement as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by waiver or consent. Any agreement or instrument defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to
herein means such agreement or instrument as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by waiver or consent. Any reference to an Applicable Law herein shall include any amendment thereof or any successor thereto and any
Regulations promulgated thereunder. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. Each Party acknowledges that this Agreement was negotiated by it with the benefit of representation by legal counsel, and any rule of
construction or interpretation otherwise requiring this Agreement to be construed or interpreted against any Party shall not apply to any construction or interpretation hereof. References in this Agreement to “consistent with past
practice” shall mean consistent with past practice including as to time, frequency and amount. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Annaly, Annaly Sub and the Contributors have executed and delivered this
Internalization Agreement or caused this Internalization Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above. 

 

			
	ANNALY:
	
	Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Thomas Hamilton

	Name:	 	Thomas Hamilton
	Title:	 	Chair of the Board of Directors
	
	ANNALY SUB:
	
	AMCO Acquisition LLC
		
	By:	 	Annaly Capital Management, Inc., its sole member
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Thomas Hamilton

	Name:	 	Thomas Hamilton
	Title:	 	Chair of the Board of Directors

 [Signature Page to Internalization Agreement] 

 
			
	CONTRIBUTORS:
	
	AMCO Holding Management Company LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Glenn A. Votek

	Name:	 	Glenn A. Votek
	Title:	 	Authorized Officer
	
	HoldCo Members
		
		 	 /s/ David Finkelstein

	Name:	 	David Finkelstein
		
		 	 /s/ Timothy Coffey

	Name:	 	Timothy Coffey
		
		 	 /s/ Anthony Green

	Name:	 	Anthony Green
		
		 	 /s/ Helen Walter Crossen

	Name:	 	Helen Walter Crossen
		
		 	 /s/ Glenn Votek

	Name:	 	Glenn Votek

 [Signature Page to Internalization Agreement] 

 
			
	MANAGER ENTITIES:
	
	AMCO OpCo Holding Company LLC
		
	By:	 	AMCO Holding Management Company LLC, its Manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Glenn A. Votek

	Name:	 	Glenn A. Votek
	Title:	 	Authorized Officer
	
	AMCO LP Holding Company LP
		
	By:	 	AMCO Holding Management Company LLC, its General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Glenn A. Votek

	Name:	 	Glenn A. Votek
	Title:	 	Authorized Officer
	
	AMCO Manager Holdings LLC
		
	By:	 	AMCO LP Holding Company LP, its Managing Member
	By:	 	AMCO Holding Management Company LLC, its General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Glenn A. Votek

	Name:	 	Glenn A. Votek
	Title:	 	Authorized Officer

 [Signature Page to Internalization Agreement] 

 
			
	Annaly Management Company LLC
		
	By:	 	AMCO Manager Holdings LLC, its sole Member
	By:	 	AMCO LP Holding Company LP, its Managing Member
	By:	 	AMCO Holding Management Company LLC, its General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Glenn A. Votek

	Name:	 	Glenn A. Votek
	Title:	 	Authorized Officer

 [Signature Page to Internalization Agreement] 

 Exhibit A 

DEFINITIONS 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Person. 
 “Agreement” has the meaning set
forth in the Preamble. 
 “ALP” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“ALP Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“AMCO Retirement Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(l). 

“AMH” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“AMH Equity Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“Applicable Law” means any domestic or foreign federal, state or local statute, law (whether statutory or common law and
including the Securities Laws), ordinance, rule, administrative interpretation, regulation, order (including any exemptive orders), writ, judgment or directive (including those of any self-regulatory organization) applicable to or legally binding on
any of the Contributors, the Manager Entities, the Annaly Parties, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, employees or agents or other Person, as the case may be. 

“Annaly” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“Annaly Board of Directors” means the members of the board of directors of Annaly. 

“Annaly Disclosure Letter” means the Annaly Disclosure Letter dated as of the date hereof and delivered by the Annaly Parties
to HoldCo simultaneously with the signing of this Agreement. 
 “Annaly Fundamental Representations” means the
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3(a). 
 “Annaly Party” has the
meaning set forth in the Preamble. 
 “Annaly Representatives” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.4(a). 
 “Annaly Sub” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“Approvals” means all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, registrations, permits, easements, consents, waivers,
qualifications, certificates, Orders, exemptions and other necessary approvals. 
 “Business” has the meaning set forth in
the Preamble. 
 “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banks are permitted to close in
the State of New York. 

  
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 “Claim” means any claim, suit, action, arbitration, mediation, cause of
action, complaint, charge, allegation, criminal prosecution, investigation, demand letter, subpoena (or other formal request or demand), or proceeding, whether at law or at equity, before or by any Governmental Authority, arbitrator, other tribunal,
or any other Person, and any information request from a Governmental Authority. 
 “Closing” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1. 
 “Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3. 
 “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, from time to
time, and the Regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. 
 “Compensation Committee” means the compensation
committee of the Annaly Board of Directors. 
 “Confidential Information” means any information (in whatever form, whether
written, oral, electronic or otherwise) concerning the businesses and affairs of a Disclosing Party and all analyses, compilations, forecasts, studies or other documents which contain or reflect any such information; provided, however,
that the term “Confidential Information” shall not include (a) information that is or becomes publicly available other than as a direct or indirect result of disclosure by a Receiving Party or its Representatives or
(b) information that becomes available to the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a source (other than such Disclosing Party or its Representatives) that, to the knowledge of such Receiving
Party, is not prohibited from disclosing such information to such Receiving Party by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation to such Disclosing Party. 

“Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2. 

“Contract” means any contract, plan, undertaking, understanding, agreement, purchase order, license, sublicense, consent,
lease, note, mortgage or other binding commitment, whether written or oral. 
 “Contributed Equity Interests” has the
meaning set forth in the Recitals. 
 “Contribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

 “Contributor” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.  

“Contributor Transaction Expenses” means all
out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses incurred at any time (whether or not invoiced) by or on behalf of the Contributors in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including fees and expenses of advisors and consultants (including investment bankers, lawyers and accountants) arising out of, relating to or incidental to the discussion, evaluation, negotiation and documentation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, and fees and costs related to the repayment of any Indebtedness (including prepayment fees and penalties and any amounts payable (including applicable Taxes) and any similar such amounts payable in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby). 
 “Control” (including the terms “Controlled
by” and “under common Control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of stock or other
equity or similar interests, as trustee or executor, by Contract or credit arrangement or otherwise. 
 “Disclosing Party”
means (i) with respect to Manager, the Manager or the Contributors, and (ii) with respect to Annaly Sub, Annaly or Annaly Sub. 

  
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 “Employee Retention and Severance Policy” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.3(e). 
 “ERISA” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.12(a). 
 “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to each Manager Entity, any trade or
business, whether or not incorporated, that together with such Manager Entity is, or previously was, treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA. 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC
thereunder. 
 “External Management Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3. 

“Filing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(a). 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. 

“Governmental Authority” means any government or governmental or regulatory body thereof, or political subdivision thereof,
whether foreign, federal, state, or local, or any agency, instrumentality or authority thereof, any multinational, supra-national or quasi-governmental entity, body or authority, any regulatory authority, any self-regulatory organization, any court,
arbitration tribunal or arbitrator (public or private) or any other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or policing powers or functions of or pertaining to government (or any department, bureau or division
thereof). 
 “Governmental Damages” means (i) any civil or criminal penalties or fines paid or payable to a
Governmental Authority, (ii) any restitution paid to a third party, in each case, resulting from the (x) conviction (including as a result of the entry of a guilty plea, a consent judgment or a plea of nolo contendere) of Manager of a
crime or (y) settlement with a Governmental Authority for the purpose of closing a Governmental Investigation, or (iii) any injunctive relief or requirement to alter business practices. 

“Governmental Investigation” means an investigation by a Governmental Authority the result of which may impose or demand
Governmental Damages on or from Manager. 
 “HoldCo” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“HoldCo Disclosure Letter” means the HoldCo Disclosure Letter dated as of the date hereof and delivered by HoldCo to the
Annaly Parties simultaneously with the signing of this Agreement. 
 “HoldCo Members” means the Persons named on
Schedule 1. 
 “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, the following obligations: (i) all
obligations for borrowed money, including accrued but unpaid interest thereon (ii) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments (whether or not convertible), including accrued but unpaid interest thereon,
(iii) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, (iv) all obligations as lessee that would be required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP, (v) all negative balances in bank accounts and all
overdrafts, (vi) all obligations under indentures or arising out of any swap, option, derivative, hedging or similar arrangement, (vii) all obligations in connection with any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance, guarantee, surety,
performance or appeal bond, or similar credit transaction, (viii) all obligations under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to any property purchased by such Person, (ix) all underfunded or unfunded long-term
Liability as of such time with respect to any compensation plan and the long-term amount of any shortfall in payments to unions for pension 

  
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plans and medical plan contributions, (x) all obligations of others secured by a Lien on property or assets owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby
have been assumed, (xi) all obligations in respect of prepayment premiums, penalties, breakage costs, “make whole amounts,” costs, expenses and other payment obligations that would arise if all Indebtedness referred to in clauses
(i) through (x) above were prepaid (or, in the case of any swap, option, derivative, hedging or similar arrangement, unwound and fully settled) in full at such time and (xii) to the extent any item of such Indebtedness referred
to in clauses (i) through (xi) above cannot be repaid on such time (e.g., as a result of an irrevocable advance notice requirement), all interest on and other accretion of such Indebtedness that occurs between such time and the
earliest time that repayment may occur (e.g., if notice were delivered on such time). 
 “Intellectual Property” means all
U.S. and foreign patents, provisional and non-provisional patent applications, invention disclosures, trademarks, trade names, service marks, trade dress, copyrights and any applications therefor, domain
names, moral rights, mask works, schematics, technology, social media accounts and platforms, including log-in credentials, associated content and material, user data and analytics, and all other associated
rights, know-how, Trade Secrets, customer lists, technical information, technical data, databases, data collections, process technology, plans, drawings and blue prints, inventions, improvements thereto,
ideas, algorithms, devices, systems, processes, computer software programs and applications (source code and object code form), tangible or intangible proprietary information, and any other types of intellectual property. 

“IRCA” means the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. 

“IRS” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(b). 

“Knowledge” means, (i) in the case of HoldCo, the actual knowledge of a particular fact or other matter of each of David
Finkelstein, Timothy Coffey, Anthony Green, Helen Walter Crossen and Glenn Votek, and (ii) in the case of the Annaly Parties, the actual knowledge of a particular fact or other matter of the Annaly Board of Directors. 

“Liability” means any Indebtedness, liability or obligation (whether direct or indirect, whether known or unknown, whether
asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether matured or unmatured, whether determined or determinable, whether disputed or undisputed, whether liquidated or unliquidated, whether due or to become due
and whether in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise), including any liability for Taxes. 
 “Lien” means any
mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), claim, conditional sale agreement, or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing); provided, however, that the term
“Lien” shall not include (i) statutory liens for Taxes, which are not yet due and payable, (ii) statutory or common law liens to secure landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements confined to the premises
rented, (iii) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pension or other social security programs mandated under Applicable Law, (iv) statutory or
common law liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies and other like liens, and (v) restrictions on transfer of securities imposed by applicable Securities Laws. 

“Management Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“Manager” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“Manager Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(a). 

  
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 “Manager Benefit Plan” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.12(a). 
 “Manager Employees” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(b). 
 “Manager Entities” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“Manager Equity Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“Manager Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1,
4.2, 4.3(a), 4.5, 4.10, 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3(a). 
 “Manager Material Adverse
Effect” means any fact, event, change, development, circumstance or effect that is, or would reasonably be expected to (a) be materially adverse to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities, or results
of operations of Manager, and/or (b) materially impair or delay the ability of Manager to perform its obligations hereunder, except that none of the following will be considered (either alone or in combination) in determining whether a Manager
Material Adverse Effect has occurred: (i) general changes in the United States or global economic, financial market, business or geopolitical conditions (except to the extent that such developments have a disproportionate effect on the
Manager), (ii) general changes in the markets or industries in which the Manager conducts its business (except to the extent that such changes have a disproportionate effect on the Manager), (iii) any condition or event rising from or related to any
former executive officers of Annaly, (iv) any action or inaction by Manager that the chair of the Annaly Board of Directors approves or consents to in writing or which is taken or not taken in compliance with or in performance of this
Agreement, (v) changes arising from actions taken by Annaly including, without limitation, actions taken at the request of the New CEO, (vi) changes in any generally applicable Laws or generally applicable accounting regulations or
principles or interpretations thereof (except to the extent that such changes have a disproportionate effect on the Manager), (vii) any change in the price or trading volume of any of Annaly’s securities or other financial instruments, in and
of itself (provided that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Manager Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining
whether there has been a Manager Material Adverse Effect), (viii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or war or any act of terrorism, or any acts of God or natural disasters (except to the extent that such changes have a disproportionate
effect on the Manager), (ix) the announcement of this Agreement or (x) changes resulting from the execution of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Any fact, event, change, development, circumstance, or
effect shall not be deemed to have a Manager Material Adverse Effect if such fact, event, change, development, circumstance or effect results or arises from changes or conditions generally affecting the industry in which Manager conducts its
Business, except to the extent such fact, event, change, development, circumstance or effect disproportionately affects (relative to other participants in the industry in which Manager conducts its Business) Manager. 

“Manager Operating Committee” means the operating committee of Manager. 

“Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(a). 

“New CEO” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2. 

“New York Courts” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.10(a). 

“Order” means any judgment, order, decision, writ, injunction, ruling or decree of, or any settlement under the jurisdiction
of, any Governmental Authority. 

  
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 “Organizational Documents” means the articles of incorporation or
certificate of formation, bylaws or operating agreement or other similar instruments of a Person. 
 “OpCo Holdings” has
the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 
 “OpCo Holdings Members” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“OpCo Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“Outside Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b). 

“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“Permitted Liens” means (a) Liens imposed by Applicable Law for Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being properly
contested, (b) statutory Liens of landlords, (c) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, landlords, repairmen, and other Liens imposed by Applicable Law or Contract incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not
overdue by more than thirty (30) days or that are being properly contested, (d) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security
laws or regulations, (e) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety, indemnity and appeal bonds, performance and
return-of-money and fiduciary bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business, (f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, licenses, covenants, conditions, minor defects, encroachments or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances on or affecting any real property that do not
secure any monetary obligations and do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business at any real property subject to such Liens, (g) any (i) interest or title of a lessor or sublessor, or lessee or sublessee under any
lease, (ii) restriction or encumbrance that the interest or title of such lessor or sublessor, or lessee or sublessee may be subject to or (iii) subordination of the interest of the lessee or sublessee under such lease to any restriction
or encumbrance referred to in the preceding clause (ii), (h) Liens on goods held by suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith, if such reserve or other appropriate provision, if
any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made therefor and as long as such Lien remains unperfected, (i) with respect to any real property in which either company owns a leasehold estate, any defect or encumbrance caused by or arising
out of the failure to record the lease or a memorandum thereof in the applicable real property records in the jurisdiction where such real property is located, (j) the effect of any moratorium, eminent domain or condemnation proceedings and
(k) Liens as set forth in Exhibit A of the HoldCo Disclosure Letter. 
 “Person” means an individual, corporation,
partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company, joint venture other entity or group (as defined in Section 12(d)(3) of the Exchange Act). 

“Pre-Closing Date Tax Returns” has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.2. 
 “Proceedings” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.6(a). 
 “Projected Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4. 
 “Real Property” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.17(a). 

  
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 “Real Property Leases” means any leases, subleases, licenses, concessions
or any other Contracts to which Manager is a party granting to any Person any right to possession, use occupancy or enjoyment of any of the Real Property or any portion thereof. 

“Receiving Party” means a Party or any Representative of such Party that receives Confidential Information from a Disclosing
Party. 
 “Registered IP” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(a). 

“Regulation” means any rule, regulation, policy or interpretation of any Governmental Authority having the effect of Law.

 “Representatives” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3. 

“Reviewing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(a). 

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor thereto. 

“Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(b). 

“Securities Laws” means the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, state “blue sky” securities Applicable Laws and all
similar foreign securities Applicable Laws, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 “Senior Persons” shall
consist of HoldCo’s board of managers and members of the Manager Operating Committee. 
 “Subsidiary” of any Person
means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association or other legal entity of which such Person (i) owns, directly or indirectly, greater than 50% of the stock or other
equity interests the holder of which is generally entitled to vote as a general partner or for the election of the board of directors or managers or other governing body of a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust,
unincorporated organization, association or other legal entity or (ii) has any arrangement, understanding or agreements entitling such Person to vote as a general partner or for the election of a majority of the board of directors or managers
or other governing body of a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association or other legal entity. 

“Tax” or “Taxes” means taxes, duties, fees, premiums, assessments, imposts, levies and governmental
impositions of any kind, payable to any federal, state, county, local or foreign Governmental Authority, including, but not limited to, those on or measured by or referred to as income, franchise, profits, gross receipts, goods and services,
capital, ad valorem, advance, corporation, alternative or add-on minimum taxes, estimated, environmental, disability, registration, value added, sales, use, service, real or personal property, capital
stock, license, payroll, withholding, employment, social security, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, utility, severance, production, excise, stamp, occupation, premiums, windfall profits, transfer and gains taxes, custom duties,
and interest, penalties and additions to tax imposed with respect to any of the foregoing. 
 “Tax Return” means returns,
reports, forms and information statements, including any schedule or attachment thereto, with respect to Taxes required to be filed with the IRS or any other Governmental Authority or taxing authority or agency, domestic, state, local or foreign,
including separate, consolidated, combined and unitary tax returns. 

  
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 “Trade Secrets” means information, including but not limited to, know-how, Confidential Information, customer lists, software (source code and object code), technical information, data, process technology, plans, drawings and blue prints, anywhere in the world that derives
independent economic value, actual or potential, from not generally being known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use and that is the subject of efforts
that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy. 

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 Exhibit B 

Terms and Conditions of Employment Offers 

Terms and conditions consistent with existing employment arrangements with the Manager. 

  
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