Document:

Exhibit 10.3

 

EXECUTION
VERSION

 

Sponsor
Guaranty

 

This SPONSOR GUARANTY (this
 “Agreement”) dated as of April 6, 2022, is made by and among the entity identified as the “Guarantor”
on the signature pages hereof (the “Guarantor”) and DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent
for the Secured Parties under the Loan Agreement (as defined below) (in such capacity and together with any successors in such capacity,
the “Administrative Agent”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS,
certain subsidiaries of the Guarantor have entered into that certain Loan Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), among the Persons party from time to time
thereto as Borrowers (each individually, a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Persons
party from time to time thereto as Equity Owners, Bluerock Residential Holdings, LP, as the Risk Retention Sponsor (solely with respect
to Section 5.07 thereof), the Persons party from time to time thereto as Lenders (the “Lenders”), Deutsche Bank
AG, New York Branch, as the Administrative Agent, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as Sole Lead Arranger, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as Paying Agent and Calculation Agent. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the
Loan Agreement.

 

WHEREAS,
the Guarantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the transactions contemplated by the Loan Agreement.

 

WHEREAS,
it is a condition precedent to the making of Loans by the Lenders from time to time that the Guarantor shall have executed and delivered
this Agreement.

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans from time to time, the
Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

NATURE
AND SCOPE OF GUARANTY

 

1.1            Guaranty
of Obligations. On and after BRG Restructuring Effective Date, Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to
the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined
herein) as and when the same shall be due and payable, whether by lapse of time, by acceleration of maturity or otherwise. The Guarantor
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally covenants and agrees that it is liable for the Guaranteed Obligations as a primary obligor and
not merely as a surety.

 

1.2            Definition
of Guaranteed Obligations. As used herein, the term “Guaranteed Obligations”, collectively with the obligations
set forth in Section 5.14(b), means:

 

(a)            any
loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other obligation to the extent actually incurred by any Secured Party (including attorneys’
fees, costs and expenses incurred) arising out of or in connection with any of the following:

 

(i)            fraud
or intentional misrepresentation by or on behalf of any Relevant Party (including the Property Manager) or any Affiliate of any Relevant
Party (each, a “Designated Party”), or by any other Person directed to commit fraud or intentional misrepresentation
by any Designated Party, in connection with the Loans, the Financed Properties or the Financed Single Plat Developments;

 

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(ii)            the
misapplication, misappropriation or conversion by any Designated Party of, or by any Person directed by any Designated Party to misapply,
misappropriate or convert, any Rents, Insurance Proceeds, Transfer Proceeds, Refinancing Proceeds, Awards, Cap Receipts, any Collections,
any amounts required to be deposited into any Account or any other receipts of any nature from any Financed Property or Financed Single
Plat Development, in each case in violation of the Loan Documents, or failure by any Designated Party to remit Transfer Proceeds or Refinancing
Proceeds to the Collection Account as required by the Loan Agreement (in which case the liability of the Guarantor shall be in the amount
that is the greater of such proceeds and the Purchase Price associated with the related Financed Property or Financed Properties or Financed
Single Plat Developments);

 

(iii)            without
limiting clause (ii) above, any intentional act by a Designated Party to cause Rents to fail to be delivered to a Rent Collection
Account, security deposits to a Security Deposit Account, amounts received from time to time in any Rent Collection Account to the Collection
Account, Refinancing Proceeds and Transfer Proceeds to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 2.16(a)(iv) of
the Loan Agreement or any other Collections to the Collection Account, in each case as required by Section 5.01(k) of the Loan
Agreement, or any intentional act by any other Person who is directed by a Designated Party to cause any such failure;

 

(iv)            if
there is any Change of Control, a Transfer of a Financed Property or Financed Single Plat Development, a Refinancing of a Financed Property
or Financed Single Plat Development, an unauthorized voluntary Lien on or otherwise encumbering any Financed Property, Financed Single
Plat Development or other Collateral, or any transfer of a direct or indirect interest in any Loan Party, in each case, in contravention
of the Loan Documents;

 

(v)            if
there is any voluntary incurrence of Indebtedness for borrowed money (whether secured or unsecured) by any Loan Party or any of their
successors or assigns party to the Loan Documents, in each case, in contravention of the Loan Documents;

 

(vi)            any
breach by any Loan Party of any obligations set forth in Section 5.01(l)(i) of the Loan Agreement, or any breach by any Loan
Party of Section 5.01(l)(ii) of the Loan Agreement that results in a substantive consolidation of such Loan Party with an entity
that is not a Loan Party;

 

(viii)            any
failure to pay any Real Estate Taxes as and when required under the terms of the Loan Documents or to maintain in full force and effect
fully paid for the Policies required under the terms of the Loan Documents to the extent that there exists sufficient revenue from the
Financed Properties to make such payment assuming proper application thereof in accordance with the Loan Agreement;

 

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(ix)            any
failure to pay charges for labor or materials or other charges that result in a Lien on any portion of any Financed Property or Financed
Single Plat Development to the extent that there exists sufficient revenue from the Financed Properties to make such payment assuming
proper application thereof in accordance with the Loan Agreement;

 

(x)            any
commission of a criminal act by any Relevant Party as determined in a court of competent jurisdiction based upon a burden of proof applicable
for a criminal conviction rather than a civil judgment;

 

(xi)            any
knowing breach of any representations or warranties in the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents with respect to a Financed Property’s
qualification as an Eligible Property as of the date made; or

 

(xii)            any
Previously-Owned Properties Liabilities;

 

(b)            the
entire amount of the Obligations, upon the occurrence of any of the following events in clauses (i) through (vi):

 

(i)            any
Loan Party filing a voluntary petition or instituting any other proceeding seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking
liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of it or its debts, under
the Bankruptcy Code;

 

(ii)            the
filing of an involuntary petition or other proceeding against any Loan Party seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking
liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of it or its debts, under the Bankruptcy
Code (each an “Involuntary Proceeding”), in which any Designated Party colludes with, or otherwise assists, such petitioner,
or solicits or causes to be solicited petitioning creditors for any such petition or proceeding;

 

(iii)            any
Designated Party consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any Involuntary Proceeding against any Loan Party;

 

(iv)            any
Designated Party filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in an application for, or seeking the entry of
an order for relief in any proceeding referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above or the appointment of, a trustee, receiver, custodian,
liquidator, assignee, sequestrator or the like with respect to any Loan Party or any Financed Property, Financed Single Plat Development
or Collateral (or any portion of any of the foregoing);

 

(v)            any
Loan Party making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admitting in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay
its debts as they become due unless such statements are compelled and required by law and otherwise true and correct; or

 

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(vi)            any
Designated Party seeking (or consenting to any) substantive consolidation of any Loan Party with an entity that is not a Loan Party in
connection with a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other insolvency proceeding;

 

(c)            the
obligation of each Borrower to pay the applicable Release Amount as and when due under the Loan Documents in respect of a Financed Property
(or the Financed Single Plat Development to which such Financed Property relates) which fails to qualify as an Eligible Property (after
the lapse of any applicable Cure Period therefor);

 

(d)            (i) any
obligation of any Borrower to pay of all costs associated with the recording of the Mortgages and the assembly of the Mortgage File Required
Documents as and when required pursuant to the Loan Agreement, including without limitation all recordation taxes, any costs and/or expenses
related to the assembly of such Mortgages and such Mortgage File Required Documents and the delivery thereof to the proper Governmental
Authority for recordation, and any reasonable attorneys’ fees or fees for other professionals incurred in connection with the recordation
of such Mortgages and related Mortgage File Required Documents and all costs of providing Title Insurance Policies ensuring the priority
of the Lien of such Mortgages, and (ii) any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other obligation to the extent actually
incurred by Administrative Agent (including attorneys’ fees, costs and out-of-pocket expenses) arising out of or in connection with
any failure of a Borrower to provide, or delay in providing, a Mortgage and related Mortgage File Required Documents as required under
the Loan Documents or any failure of such Mortgage to constitute a valid and enforceable first priority, perfected lien subject to Permitted
Liens on the Financed Property or Financed Single Plat Development subject thereto; and

 

(e)            any
and all “Guaranteed Obligations” under, as defined in, that certain Sponsor Guaranty, dated as of April 6, 2022, made
by and among Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. and the Administrative Agent, to the extent arising on or prior to the BRG Restructuring
Effective Date.

 

1.3            Nature
of Guaranty. This Agreement is an irrevocable, absolute and continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not a guaranty
of collection. This Agreement may not be revoked by the Guarantor and shall continue to be effective with respect to any Guaranteed Obligations
arising or created after any attempted revocation by such Guarantor. This Agreement may be enforced by the Administrative Agent, and,
to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents, any Secured Party and any subsequent holder of any Obligations (or any part thereof or
interest therein) and shall not be discharged by the assignment or negotiation of all or part of any Loan. This Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect until the Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing that the Final Collection Date has occurred.

 

1.4            Guaranteed
Obligations Not Reduced by Offset. The Guaranteed Obligations and the liabilities and obligations of the Guarantor hereunder,
shall not be reduced, discharged or released because or by reason of any existing or future offset, claim or defense of any other Relevant
Party, or any other party, against the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party or against payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether
such offset, claim or defense arises in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations (or the transactions creating the Guaranteed Obligations)
or otherwise, except for the defense of the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations in full in cash by the Borrowers or the Guarantor.

 

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1.5            Payment
By Guarantor. If all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations shall not be punctually paid when due, the Guarantor shall, promptly
and, in any event within five (5) Business Days of demand by the Administrative Agent, and without presentment, protest, notice of
protest, notice of non-payment, notice of intention to accelerate the maturity, notice of acceleration of the maturity, or any other notice
whatsoever, pay in lawful money of the United States, the amount due on the Guaranteed Obligations to the Administrative Agent at the
Administrative Agent’s address as set forth herein. Such demand(s) may be made at any time coincident with or after the time
for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Such demand shall be made, given and deemed received in accordance with the notice provisions
hereof.

 

1.6            No
Duty To Pursue Others. It shall not be necessary for any Secured Party (and the Guarantor hereby waives any rights which such
Guarantor may have to require any Secured Party), in order to enforce the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder, first to (a) institute
suit or exhaust its remedies against any other Relevant Party or others liable for amounts due under the Obligations or the Guaranteed
Obligations or any other Person, (b) institute suit or exhaust its remedies with respect to the Obligations or any Person, (c) enforce
the Administrative Agent’s rights against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Obligations, (d) enforce
the Administrative Agent’s rights against any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, (e) join any other Relevant Party
or any others liable for amounts due under the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations in any action seeking to enforce this Agreement,
(f) exhaust any remedies available to the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party against any collateral which shall ever have
been given, or (g) resort to any other means of obtaining payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Administrative Agent shall not
be, and no Secured Party shall be, required to mitigate damages or take any other action to reduce, collect or enforce the Guaranteed
Obligations.

 

1.7            Waivers.
The Guarantor agrees to the provisions of the Loan Documents, and hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, notice of
(a) any loans or advances made to any Loan Party, (b) acceptance of this Agreement, (c) any amendment or extension of the
Loan Agreement, any Mortgage, if applicable, or of any other Loan Documents, (d) the execution and delivery by any Loan Party or
other Person and any Secured Party of any other loan or credit agreement or of any Borrower’s or any Loan Party’s or other
Person’s execution and delivery of any promissory notes or other documents arising under the Loan Documents or in connection with
any Property, (e) any Secured Party’s transfer or disposition of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, (f) the
occurrence of any Default or an Event of Default, (g) sale or foreclosure (or posting or advertising for sale or foreclosure) of
any collateral under the Loan Documents, (h) protest, proof of non-payment or default by any other Relevant Party or others liable
for amounts due under the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations and (i) any other action at any time taken or omitted by the
Administrative Agent or any Secured Party, and, generally, all demands and notices (other than notices required to be delivered to the
Guarantor under any Loan Document) of every kind in connection with this Agreement or the Loan Documents.

 

1.8            Effect
of Bankruptcy. In the event that, pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or any judgment, order or decision thereunder, any Secured Party
must rescind or restore any payment, or any part thereof, received by such Secured Party in satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations
(or any part thereof), as set forth herein, all obligations under this Agreement with respect to such payment shall be reinstated as though
such payment had been due but not made at such time and remain in full force and effect and any prior release or discharge from the terms
of this Agreement with respect to such payment given to the Guarantor shall be without effect. It is the intention of the Administrative
Agent and the Guarantor that the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be discharged except by the Guarantor’s payment
of such obligations and then only to the extent of such payment.

 

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1.9            Construction.
The terms “Borrower”, “Loan Party” or “Relevant Party” as used herein shall include
any new or successor corporation, association, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other
individual or organization formed as a result of any merger, reorganization, sale, transfer, devise, gift or bequest of such Borrower,
Loan Party or Relevant Party or any interest in such Borrower, Loan Party or Relevant Party. For the avoidance of doubt, any act or omission
of any Designated Party, or any occurrence with respect to any Relevant Party, in each case referred to in Section 1.2 hereof
as giving rise to a Guaranteed Obligation, shall give rise to a Guaranteed Obligation notwithstanding whether the same occurs or is omitted
with respect to any one or more Designated Party or Relevant Party. For the avoidance of doubt, without any implication to the contrary,
any event shall be deemed “in contravention of” a Loan Document if it constitutes an Event of Default under such Loan Document.

 

ARTICLE II

 

EVENTS
AND CIRCUMSTANCES NOT REDUCING

OR DISCHARGING GUARANTOR’S OBLIGATIONS

 

The Guarantor hereby consents
and agrees to each of the following, and agrees that the Guarantor’s obligations under this Agreement shall not be released, diminished,
impaired, reduced or adversely affected by any of the following, and waives any common law, equitable, statutory or other rights (including
without limitation rights to notice, other than any notice required to be delivered to the Guarantor under any Loan Document) which the
Guarantor might otherwise have as a result of or in connection with any of the following:

 

2.1            Modifications.
Any change in the time, manner or place of payment of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, or in any other term thereof, or
any renewal, extension, increase, modification, alteration or rearrangement of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Loan
Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any other document, instrument, contract or understanding between any Relevant Party and the Administrative
Agent, or any other parties, pertaining to the Guaranteed Obligations or any failure of the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party
to notify the Guarantor of any such action (other than any such notice required to be delivered to the Guarantor under any Loan Document).

 

2.2            Adjustment.
Any adjustment, indulgence, forbearance or compromise that might be granted or given by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party
to any other Relevant Party or others liable for amounts due under the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

2.3            Condition
of any Relevant Party. The insolvency, bankruptcy, arrangement, adjustment, composition, liquidation, disability, dissolution
or lack of power of any other Relevant Party or any other party at any time liable for the payment of all or part of the Guaranteed Obligations;
or any dissolution of any other Relevant Party or others liable for amounts due under the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations, or
any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of any Relevant Party or others liable for amounts due under the Obligations or
the Guaranteed Obligations, or any changes in the shareholders, partners or members of any Relevant Party or others liable for amounts
due under the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations; or any reorganization of any Relevant Party or others liable for amounts due
under the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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2.4            Invalidity
of Guaranteed Obligations. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, or
any document or agreement executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation
the fact that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, exceeds the amount permitted by law, (b) the act of creating
the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof is ultra vires, (c) the officers or representatives executing the Loan Agreement
or the other Loan Documents or otherwise creating the Guaranteed Obligations acted in excess of their authority, (d) the Guaranteed
Obligations violate applicable usury laws, (e) any other Relevant Party or others liable for amounts due under the Obligations or
the Guaranteed Obligations has valid defenses, claims or offsets (whether at law, in equity or by agreement) which render the Guaranteed
Obligations wholly or partially uncollectible from such Relevant Party or others liable for amounts due under the Obligations or the Guaranteed
Obligations, other than the payment (in full) of the Obligations and/or the Guaranteed Obligations, (f) the creation, performance
or repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations (or the execution, delivery and performance of any document or instrument representing part
of the Guaranteed Obligations or executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, or given to secure the repayment of the Guaranteed
Obligations) is illegal, uncollectible or unenforceable, or (g) the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents have been forged
or otherwise are irregular or not genuine or authentic, it being agreed that the Guarantor shall remain liable hereon regardless of whether
any other Relevant Party or any other Person be found not liable on the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof for any reason other
than the payment (in full in cash) of the Obligations and/or the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

2.5            Release
of the Guarantor. Any full or partial release of the liability of any other Relevant Party or any other Person liable for the
Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, or of any co-guarantors, or any other Person now or hereafter liable, whether directly or
indirectly, jointly, severally, or jointly and severally, to pay, perform, guarantee or assure the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations,
or any part thereof, it being recognized, acknowledged and agreed by the Guarantor that such Guarantor may be required to pay the Guaranteed
Obligations in full without assistance or support of any other party, and such Guarantor has not been induced to enter into this Agreement
on the basis of a contemplation, belief, understanding or agreement that other Persons will be liable to pay or perform the Guaranteed
Obligations, or that the Administrative Agent will look to other Persons to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

2.6            Other
Collateral. The taking or accepting of any other security, collateral or guaranty, or other assurance of payment, for all or any
part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

2.7            Release
of Collateral. Any release, surrender, exchange, subordination, deterioration, waste, loss or impairment (including without limitation
negligent, willful, unreasonable or unjustifiable impairment) of any collateral, property or security at any time existing in connection
with, or assuring or securing payment of, all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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2.8            Care
and Diligence. The failure of the Administrative Agent or any other party to exercise diligence or reasonable care in the preservation,
protection, enforcement, sale or other handling or treatment of all or any part of any collateral, property or security, including but
not limited to any neglect, delay, omission, failure or refusal of the Administrative Agent (a) to take or prosecute any action for
the collection of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or (b) to foreclose, or initiate any action to foreclose, or, once commenced,
prosecute to completion any action to foreclose upon any security therefor, or (c) to take or prosecute any action in connection
with any instrument or agreement evidencing or securing all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

2.9            Unenforceability.
The fact that any collateral, security, security interest or lien contemplated or intended to be given, created or granted as security
for the repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, shall not be properly perfected or created, or shall prove to be
unenforceable or subordinate to any other security interest or lien, it being recognized and agreed by the Guarantor that the Guarantor
is not entering into this Agreement in reliance on, or in contemplation of the benefits of, the validity, enforceability, collectibility
or value of any of the collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

2.10            Offset.
Any existing or future right of offset, claim or defense of any other Relevant Party or other Person against the Administrative Agent,
or any other Person, or against payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether such right of offset, claim or defense arises in connection
with the Guaranteed Obligations (or the transactions creating the Guaranteed Obligations) or otherwise, other than the payment (in full
in cash) of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

2.11            Merger.
The reorganization, merger or consolidation of any Relevant Party or others liable for amounts due under the Obligations or the Guaranteed
Obligations into or with any other Person.

 

2.12            Preference.
Any payment by any other Relevant Party or others liable for amounts due under the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations to the Administrative
Agent or any Secured Party that is held to constitute a preference under the Bankruptcy Code, or for any reason the Administrative Agent
or any Secured Party is required to refund such payment or pay such amount to any other Relevant Party or someone else.

 

2.13            Other
Actions Taken or Omitted. Any other action taken or omitted to be taken with respect to the
Loan Documents, the Guaranteed Obligations, or the security and collateral therefor, whether or not such action or omission prejudices
the Guarantor or increases the likelihood that the Guarantor will be required to pay the Guaranteed Obligations pursuant to the terms
hereof; it is the unambiguous and unequivocal intention of the Guarantor that such Guarantor shall be obligated to pay the Guaranteed
Obligations when due, notwithstanding any occurrence, circumstance, event, action, or omission whatsoever, whether contemplated or not
contemplated, and whether or not otherwise or particularly described herein, which obligation shall be deemed satisfied only upon the
full and final payment and satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Article II, or any other term or provision of this Agreement, the Guarantor does not waive
(i) any notice that is required to be given to the Guarantor by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party under any Loan
Document or (ii) any defense that the Guaranteed Obligations have been satisfied in full.

 

ARTICLE III

 

REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES and Covenants

 

3.1            Representations
and Warranties. To induce the Secured Parties to enter into the Loan Documents and extend credit to the Borrowers, the Guarantor
(i) represents and warrants as to itself that all representations and warranties relating to it contained in the Loan Documents are
true and correct and (ii) further represents and warrants as of the Closing Date and on each date a Loan is made under the Loan Agreement
that:

 

(a)            Such
Guarantor is an Affiliate of the Borrowers, is the owner of a direct or indirect interest in the Borrowers, and has received, or will
receive, direct or indirect benefit from the making of this Agreement with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

(b)            Such
Guarantor is familiar with the financial condition of the Borrowers and is familiar with the value of any and all collateral intended
to be created as security for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations; provided, however, such Guarantor is not relying
on such financial condition or the collateral as an inducement to enter into this Agreement.

 

(c)            Neither
the Administrative Agent nor any other party has made any representation, warranty or statement to such Guarantor in order to induce such
Guarantor to execute this Agreement.

 

(d)            Such
Guarantor has been duly organized and is validly existing with requisite power and authority to own its properties and to transact the
businesses in which it is now engaged. Such Guarantor is duly qualified to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction where
it is required to be so qualified in connection with its properties, businesses and operations, except to the extent that failure to do
so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the property, business,
operations or financial conditions of the Guarantor or (ii) the ability of the Guarantor to perform its obligations hereunder (a
 “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

(e)            Such
Guarantor has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of such Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor,
enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting
rights of creditors generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

(f)            The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Guarantor (i) will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of
the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, such Guarantor’s Constituent Documents, (ii) will not result in
any violation of the provisions of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction
over such Guarantor or any of such Guarantor’s properties or assets, (iii) will not conflict with or result in a breach of
any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt,
loan agreement, management agreement or other agreement or instrument to which such Guarantor is a party or to which any of such Guarantor’s
property or assets is subject, that could, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
and (iv) except for Liens created under the Loan Documents, result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with
respect to any of the assets of such Guarantor. Any consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with
any Governmental Authority required for the execution, delivery and performance by such Guarantor of this Agreement has been obtained
and is in full force and effect.

 

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(g)            There
are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other entity now pending or, to such
Guarantor’s actual knowledge, threatened against or affecting such Guarantor, which actions, suits or proceedings could, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(h)            Such
Guarantor has (i) not entered into the transaction contemplated by this Agreement with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud
any creditor and (ii) received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under this Agreement. After giving effect
to this Agreement, such Guarantor is Solvent. No petition in bankruptcy has been filed against such Guarantor in the last seven (7) years
prior to the date of this Agreement, and such Guarantor has not, in the last seven (7) years prior to the date of this Agreement,
made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act for the benefit of debtors. Such Guarantor is
not contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of
all or a major portion of its assets or property, and, to the Guarantor’s knowledge, no Person is contemplating the filing of any
such petition against it.

 

(i)            The
Guarantor is not required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(j)            (i) The
Guarantor, collectively with the Peak Sponsor, owns directly or indirectly one-hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests of each
Equity Owner and (ii) each Equity Owner owns directly (in the case of the Borrowers) or directly or indirectly (in the case of the
TRS Borrowers) one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests of its subsidiary Borrowers and its subsidiary TRS Borrowers.

 

(k)            The
Guarantor is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of § 1445(f)(3) of the Code.

 

The
representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.1 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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3.2     Covenants.
(a)     The Guarantor covenants and agrees to perform and observe all
of the terms, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents that are required to be, or that any Borrower has agreed to cause
to be, performed or observed by such Guarantor.

 

(b)            The
Guarantor shall not make (i) any dividend or distribution of any nature (other than a dividend or distribution of cash, or on the
Equity Interests of Loan Parties made solely to the extent necessary for the Guarantor to qualify or maintain its status as a REIT) or
any other payments virtue of redemption, retirement or otherwise, on any class of Equity Interests or subordinate Indebtedness issued
by such Person, whether such Equity Interests are now or may hereafter be authorized or outstanding and any distribution in respect of
any of the foregoing, whether directly or indirectly, or (ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase
or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interests or subordinate Indebtedness of the Guarantor now or hereafter
outstanding, to the extent that any such action in either of clauses (i) and (ii), would cause Guarantor to breach the Sponsor Financial
Covenants.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

AGREEMENT
TO PAY, SUBROGATION AND SUBORDINATION

 

4.1            Subordination
of All Guarantor Claims.

 

(a)            Without
limiting any other right that the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party has at law or in equity against the Guarantor, if any
Borrower or any other Relevant Party fails to pay any Guaranteed Obligation when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after
notice of prepayment or otherwise, the Guarantor agrees to promptly pay the amount of such unpaid Guaranteed Obligations to the Administrative
Agent in cash. Upon payment by the Guarantor of any sums to the Administrative Agent as provided herein, all of the Guarantor’s
rights of subrogation, exoneration, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise arising therefrom against any Borrower, any other
Relevant Party or any other Person with respect to such sum shall, subject to Section 4.3 below, be subordinate and junior
in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Obligations. Until the Final Collection Date, if any payment
shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence on account of such subrogation, exoneration, contribution,
reimbursement, indemnity or similar right, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties, segregated from
other funds of such Guarantor, and promptly paid or delivered to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary
endorsement or assignment) to be credited against the payment of the Obligations, whether due or to become due, in accordance with the
terms of the Loan Documents or to be held as Collateral for any Obligations.

 

(b)            Until
the Final Collection Date, the Guarantor hereby subordinates any and all obligations owed to such Guarantor by each Borrower, each other
Relevant Party or others liable for amounts due under the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations (the “Subordinated Obligations”)
to the Obligations to the extent provided below:

 

(i)            The
Guarantor shall not accept, demand or take any action to collect any payment on the Subordinated Obligations without the prior written
consent of the Administrative Agent.

 

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(ii)            The
Guarantor agrees that the Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive full payment in cash of all Obligations (including interest accruing
during the pendency of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding (“Post-Petition
Interest”)) in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code against any other Relevant Party or others liable for amounts due under
the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations before the Guarantor receives any payment on account of any Subordinated Obligations.

 

(iii)            After
the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding against
any other Relevant Party or the Guarantor under the Bankruptcy Code), the Guarantor shall collect, enforce and receive payments on the
Subordinated Obligations as trustee for the Secured Parties and deliver such payments to the Administrative Agent on account of the Obligations
(including Post Petition Interest), together with any necessary endorsements or other instruments of transfer, without reducing or affecting
the liability of the Guarantor under this Agreement in any respect.

 

(iv)            After
the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding against
any other Relevant Party or the Guarantor under the Bankruptcy Code), the Administrative Agent is authorized and empowered (but not obligated),
in its discretion, (x) in the name of the Guarantor, to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations
and to apply any amount so received to the Obligations (including Post Petition Interest), and (y) to require the Guarantor (A) to
collect and enforce and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and (B) to pay any amounts received on such obligations
to the Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations (including Post Petition Interest).

 

For
the avoidance of doubt, the subordination and other restrictions provided for in this Section 4.1 shall not restrict
payment of any Restricted Junior Payments to the extent such Restricted Junior Payments are permitted under the Loan Agreement.

 

4.2            Payments
Held in Trust. Until the Final Collection Date, in the event that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
the Guarantor should receive any funds, payment, claim or distribution which is prohibited by this Agreement, such Guarantor agrees to
hold in trust for the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the amount of all funds, payments, claims or distributions so received,
and agrees that it shall have absolutely no dominion over the amount of such funds, payments, claims or distributions so received except
to pay them promptly to the Administrative Agent, and the Guarantor covenants promptly to pay the same to the Administrative Agent.

 

4.3            Liens
Subordinate. The Guarantor agrees that, until the Final Collection Date, no liens, security interests, judgment liens, charges
or other encumbrances shall exist upon any other Relevant Party’s assets securing payment of the Subordinated Obligations and if
any such liens, security interests, judgment liens, charges or other encumbrances shall exist, the same shall be and remain inferior and
subordinate to any liens, security interests, judgment liens, charges or other encumbrances upon any other Relevant Party’s assets
securing payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, regardless of whether such encumbrances in favor of such Guarantor or the Administrative
Agent presently exist or are hereafter created or attach. Until the Final Collection Date, without the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent, the Guarantor shall not (a) exercise or enforce any creditor’s right it may have against any other Relevant Party on
account of the Subordinated Obligations, or (b) foreclose, repossess, sequester or otherwise take steps or institute any action or
proceedings (judicial or otherwise, including without limitation the commencement of, or joinder in, any proceeding under the Bankruptcy
Code) to enforce any liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, security interests, collateral rights, judgments or other
encumbrances on assets of any other Relevant Party held by such Guarantor.

 

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4.4            Maximum
Liability and Contribution. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Guaranteed Obligations shall at all
times be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the Guaranteed Obligations not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance
for purposes of the Bankruptcy Code to the extent applicable to this Agreement and the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

ARTICLE V

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1            Waiver.
No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right. The rights of the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be in addition to all other rights provided by law. No modification or waiver
of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to departure therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing and no such consent or waiver
shall extend beyond the particular case and purpose involved. No notice or demand given in any case shall constitute a waiver of the right
to take other action in the same, similar or other instances without such notice or demand.

 

5.2            Notices.
All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including communication
by electronic mail) and shall be personally delivered or sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier or
by electronic mail, to each party hereto, at its address set forth on Schedule I or at such other address as shall be designated by such
party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and communications shall be effective, upon receipt, or in the
case of overnight courier, two (2) days after being deposited with such courier, or, in the case of notice by electronic mail, when
electronic confirmation of receipt is obtained, in each case addressed as aforesaid.

 

5.3            Governing
Law, Submission to Jurisdiction, Waivers.

 

(a)            THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401
AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT LAWS).

 

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(b)            The
Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind whatsoever,
whether in law or equity, or whether in contract or tort or otherwise, against the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party, or any other
Person in any way relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, in any forum
other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in Borough of Manhattan and of the United States District Court of the Southern
District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and the Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction, and the Administrative Agent submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction, of such courts and agrees that any such action,
litigation or proceeding may be brought in any such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such
federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation or proceeding shall be conclusive
and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing herein or in any other
Loan Document shall affect any right that Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Guarantor or any other Relevant Party or their respective properties
in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

(c)            The
Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or
hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court referred to in clause (b) of this Section. Each of
the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum
to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(d)            EACH
PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO
CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES.

 

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

 

5.5            Amendments.
No term or provision of this Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in a writing signed by the Guarantor
and the Administrative Agent (with the consent of the Majority Lenders to the extent required by the Loan Agreement).

 

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5.6            Parties
Bound; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors,
assigns and legal representatives and an assignment by any Secured Party of all or any part of its interest in the Loans (as and to the
extent permitted under the Loan Agreement) shall not affect the liability of the Guarantor hereunder; provided, however, that except as
provided in Section 5.15, the Guarantor may not, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, assign any of
its rights, powers, duties or obligations hereunder.

 

5.7            Headings.
Section headings are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

5.8            Recitals.
The recital and introductory paragraphs hereof are a part hereof, form a basis for this Agreement and shall be considered prima facie
evidence of the facts and documents referred to therein.

 

5.9            Counterparts;
Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution. This Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements hereto may
be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but
all taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, with
respect thereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf”
or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The parties hereto agree
that this Agreement may be executed and delivered by electronic signatures and that the signatures appearing on this Agreement are the
same as handwritten signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility.

 

5.10            Rights
and Remedies. If the Guarantor becomes liable for any indebtedness owing by any other Relevant Party to the Administrative Agent
or any other Secured Party, by endorsement or otherwise, other than under this Agreement, such liability shall not be in any manner impaired
or affected hereby and the rights of the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be cumulative of any and all other rights that Administrative
Agent may ever have against such Guarantor. The exercise by the Administrative Agent of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other
instrument, or at law or in equity, shall not preclude the concurrent or subsequent exercise of any other right or remedy.

 

5.11            Waiver
of Right To Trial By Jury. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES
THAT NO AGENT, ATTORNEY, REPRESENTATIVE OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT
SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN
INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
SECTION.

 

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5.12            Taxes.
The provisions of Section 2.12 of the Loan Agreement shall be applicable to all payments made under this Agreement as if such Guarantor
is a Loan Party.

 

5.13            Right
of Set-off. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and if any Guaranteed Obligations are due and payable and with
the consent of the Administrative Agent, each Secured Party and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and
from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and without prior notice to the Guarantor, any such notice being expressly
waived by the Guarantor, to set off and appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or
final, in whatever currency) for the account of Guarantor at any time held by any Secured Party and other obligations (in whatever currency)
at any time owing by such Secured Party or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of Guarantor against any and all of
the obligations of Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Secured Party or its Affiliates
whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, and irrespective of whether or not such Secured Party or Affiliate
shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Guarantor are owed to
a branch, office or Affiliate of such Secured Party different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on
such indebtedness. The rights of each Secured Party and each of its Affiliates under this section are in addition to other rights and
remedies (including other rights of set-off) that such Secured Party or such Affiliate may have. Each Secured Party shall notify the Guarantor
and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such set off and appropriation and application; provided that the failure to give
such notice shall not affect the validity of such set off and appropriation and application.

 

5.14            Indemnification;
Payment of Expenses.

 

(a)            The
Guarantor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each other Secured Party
and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) from and against
any and all losses, damages, liabilities, claims and related costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements,
and (without duplication of any amounts paid under Section 5.12) Taxes, awarded against or actually incurred by such Indemnitee
to the extent resulting from (i) any third-party investigation, litigation or proceeding or other claims of third parties related
to this Agreement and (ii) any breach by such Guarantor of its obligations under this Agreement; provided that such indemnity
shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent of any amounts (x) resulting from the gross negligence, fraud or willful
misconduct of such Indemnitee, (y) resulting from any breach of this Agreement by such Indemnitee as determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment or (z) constituting Excluded Taxes. “Related Parties” means,
with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, partners, agents, trustees, administrators,
managers, advisors and representatives of it and its Affiliates.

 

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(b)            The
Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and
expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements, costs and expenses) incurred by the Administrative
Agent in the enforcement hereof or the preservation of Administrative Agent’s rights hereunder.

 

(c)            To
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto (and the Administrative Agent on behalf of all other Indemnitees) hereby
agrees not to assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any other party or their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees,
attorneys or agents, on any theory of liability, for consequential damages (other than interest and fees due and payable or arising out
of claims by third parties) or punitive damages (other than arising out of claims by third parties) arising out of, in connection with,
or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of proceeds thereof.

 

(d)            All
amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days after demand therefor).

 

5.15            Continuing
Guaranty; Assignments Under the Loan Agreement. This Agreement is a continuing guaranty and shall (i) remain in full force
and effect until the Final Collection Date, (ii) be binding on the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and (iii) inure to
the benefit of and be enforceable by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and their successors and assigns. Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement, any Secured Party may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of
its rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement (including all or any portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it) to any
other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Secured Party
herein or otherwise. Except in connection with a transfer of ownership interests, consolidation and/or merger permitted under the Loan
Agreement, no Guarantor shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of
the Administrative Agent.

 

5.16            Survival.
The agreements and obligations of the Guarantor contained in Section 1.1 (to the extent set forth in Section 1.8),
Section 1.8, Section 5.12 and Section 5.14, and the representation and warranties of the Guarantor
contained in Section 3.1, shall survive execution and delivery of this Agreement, termination of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents and the occurrence of the Final Collection Date.

 

5.17            State
Specific Provisions.

 

(a)            Indiana
Provisions. The following Indiana provisions are not intended to, and do not, limit the express choice of New York law set forth in
Section 5.3(a) of this Agreement and as set forth in the other Loan Documents, and are set forth herein, if and to the
extent that, notwithstanding the choice of law provisions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Indiana law is
held to govern this Agreement, any Mortgage encumbering a Property located in Indiana or any other Loan Document:

 

(i)            The
Guarantor unconditionally and irrevocably express waives and relinquishes any and all rights, benefits or remedies that it may have or
be able to assert by reason of the las of the State of Indiana providing for any valuation or appraisement laws applicable to any portion
of the Properties located in the State of Indiana.

 

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(ii)            Pursuant
to the provision of Indiana Code 26-1-3.1-605(i), the Guarantor hereby expressly waives any and all events that would otherwise constitute
a discharge of this Agreement or would be considered as defenses based upon suretyship or impairment of collateral; provided, however,
nothing in this Agreement is intended to waive or vary the duties of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or the rights of the Guarantor
or any obligor in violation of Indiana Code 26-1-9.1-602.

 

(iii)            The
phrases “attorneys’ fees”, when used herein and in the other Loan Documents shall include any and all attorneys’,
paralegals’ and law clerks’ fees and disbursements, including, but not limited to, fees and disbursements at the pre-trial,
trial and appellate levels incurred or paid by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in protecting its interest in the Properties, or
any part thereof, and enforcing its rights hereunder.

 

(b)            Missouri
Provisions. The following Missouri provisions are not intended to, and do not, limit the express choice of New York law set forth
in Section 5.3(a) of this Agreement and as set forth in the other Loan Documents, and are set forth herein, if and to
the extent that, notwithstanding the choice of law provisions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Missouri law is
held to govern this Agreement, any Mortgage encumbering a Property located in Missouri or any other Loan Document:

 

(i)            THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE RELATED DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF
PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

(c)            Texas
Provisions. The following Texas provisions are not intended to, and do not, limit the express choice of New York law set forth in
Section 5.3(a) of this Agreement and as set forth in the other Loan Documents, and are set forth herein, if and to the
extent that, notwithstanding the choice of law provisions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Texas law is held
to govern this Agreement, any Mortgage encumbering a property located in Texas or any other Loan Document:

 

(i)            Without
limiting any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest permitted by applicable law, the Guarantor hereby expressly waives any
and all rights and defenses available to sureties and guarantors under any suretyship laws in effect from time to time, including any
right or privilege, whether existing under statute, at law or in equity, to require any Lender to take prior recourse or proceedings against
any collateral, security, any Borrower or any other person. The Guarantor unconditionally and irrevocably waives any rights, defenses
or remedies it may have under Chapter 43 and Section 17.001 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code and Texas Rule of
Civil Procedure 31, including without limitation, notice, discharge, levy and subrogation.

 

(ii)            The
Guarantor waives all rights to contest any deficiency asserted by any Lender as set forth in Texas Property Code 51.003, 51.004 and 51.005.

 

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(d)            Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in clauses (a) through (c) above, (i) if any Financed Properties or Financed Single
Plat Developments are located in any State other than Indiana, Missouri or Texas, or (ii) if the Administrative Agent determines
in its sole discretion that any State-specific provisions set forth in this Section 5.17 do not adequately reflect provisions
that address local law matters for any applicable State, in each case as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion,
the Administrative Agent, without the written consent of the Guarantor or any other Person, may amend this Section 5.17 to
include additional State-specific provisions that address local law matters for such State that are customarily addressed in financing
agreements for single family rental securitizations. The Administrative Agent shall provide written notice to the Guarantor of any such
amendment. No consent of the Guarantor or any other Person shall be required for any such amendment to become effective.

 

5.18            Preferential
Payment. The Guarantor agrees that to the extent any Borrower or any other guarantor makes any payment to Secured Parties in connection
with the Obligations, and all or any part of such payment is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set
aside or required to be repaid by Secured Parties or paid over to a trustee, receiver or any other entity, whether under any bankruptcy
act or otherwise (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by any Secured Party in its discretion) (any such payment is hereinafter
referred to as a “Preferential Payment”), then this Agreement shall continue to be effective or shall be deemed to
be reinstated, as the case may be, and, to the extent of such payment or repayment by Secured Parties, the Obligations or part thereof
intended to be satisfied by such Preferential Payment shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if said Preferential
Payment had not been made.

 

5.19            Time
is of the Essence. Time shall be of the essence for each and every provision in this Agreement of which time is an element.

 

[SIGNATURE pages FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

	GUARANTOR:	 
	 	 
	BLUEROCK HOMES TRUST, INC.	 
	a Maryland corporation	 
	 	 
	 	 
	By:	 /s/ Jordan Ruddy	 
	Name: Jordan Ruddy	 
	Title: Authorized Signatory	 

 

Signature Page to Replacement
BRG Sponsor Guaranty

 

    

     

    

 

	 	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
	 	 
	 	Deutsche Bank AG, NEW YORK Branch
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:	 /s/ R. Chris Jones
	 	Name: R. Chris Jones
	 	Title: Director    
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:	 /s/ Ryan M. Stark
	 	Name: Ryan M. Stark
	 	Title: Managing Director

 

Signature Page to Replacement
BRG Sponsor Guaranty

 

    

     

    

 

SCHEDULE I

 

NOTICE ADDRESSES

 

	Guarantor	Chief Executive Office/ 

Location of Records/ 

Notice Address 
	Bluerock Homes Trust, Inc.	1345 Avenue of the Americas

 32nd Floor, Suite B 

New York, NY 10105 

Attn: Jordan B. Ruddy  

 

*With respect to notices delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents,
in addition to the Guarantor’s address set forth herein:

 

	a copy to:	 
	 	 
	The Peak Group	 
	4925 Davis Blvd	 
	North Richland Hills, TX 76180	 
	Attn: Kim Giles, Ryan Bowers and Joe Ollis	 
	Telephone: (817)-380-5756	 
	Email:	 kim@thepeak.group	 
	 	ryan@thepeak.group	 
	 	joeollis@thepeak.group	 
	 	 
	and	 
	 	 
	a copy to:	 
	 	 
	Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.	 
	1345 Avenue of the Americas	 
	32nd Floor, Suite B	 
	New York, NY 10105	 
	Attn: Jordan B. Ruddy	 
	Telephone: 646-278-4223	 
	Email: jruddy@bluerock.comDocument

PBF ENERGY INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
2023- 2025 PERFORMANCE PERIOD

As evidenced by this Award Agreement under the PBF Energy Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), PBF ENERGY INC. (the “Company”) has granted to [Name] (the “Grantee”), an employee of the Company Group, on [Date] (the “Grant Date”), [Number of Performance Share Units] performance share units (“Performance Share Units”), representing the right to receive shares of Common Stock of the Company, conditioned upon the Company’s TSR ranking relative to the Peer Group for the Performance Period as established by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”), and as set forth herein.  

In addition to the Performance Share Units granted hereunder, the Grantee is granted a Dividend Equivalent Award payable in shares of Common Stock, as provided herein. On the Normal Vesting Date (or, if earlier, the consummation of a Change in Control or Grantee’s termination of employment under Section 5 or 6 hereof) the amount of dividends paid to holders of Common Stock during the  Performance Period shall be determined with respect to the Grantee’s Performance Share Units that are vesting on that Normal Vesting Date (or, if earlier, the consummation of a Change in Control or Grantee’s termination of employment under Section 5 or 6 hereof) calculated as if the Performance Share Units were outstanding shares of Common Stock (the resulting value being hereafter referred to as the “Target Dividend Equivalent Value”). The Target Dividend Equivalent Value shall then be subject to further calculation according to the Company’s TSR performance during the Performance Period as prescribed in Section 3 (i.e., payout from 0% to 200% depending on the Payout Percentage).  The number of shares of Common Stock payable to Grantee with respect to the Dividend Equivalent Award is equal to (x) the Target Dividend Equivalent Value multiplied by the Performance Period’s Payout Percentage calculated per Section 3, divided by (y) the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Normal Vesting Date (or, if earlier, the Grantee’s termination of employment under Section 5 or 6 hereof) (the resulting number being rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares).  See Exhibit A for an example of this calculation.

The Performance Share Units are subject to the following terms and conditions:

1.    Relationship to the Plan. This grant of Performance Share Units is subject to all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan and administrative interpretations thereunder, if any, that have been adopted by the Committee. Except as otherwise defined in this Award Agreement, capitalized terms shall have the same meanings given to them under the Plan. To the extent that any provision of this Award Agreement conflicts with the express terms of the Plan, the terms of this Award Agreement shall control. References to the Grantee also include the heirs or other legal representatives of the Grantee. 

2.    Performance Periods; Payout Determinations.  The performance period shall be from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025 (the “Performance Period).

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The payout shall be equally determined based upon the TSR Performance Rank and the TSR Performance Percentile. The Committee shall determine the TSR Performance Rank, TSR Performance Percentile, the TSR Performance Rank Payout Percentage and the TSR Performance Percentile Payout Percentage for the Performance Period as follows:

(a)First, the Committee shall determine the TSR Performance Rank, and then the TSR Performance Rank Payout Percentage for the Performance Period as follows:

						
	TSR Performance Rank
	TSR Performance Rank Payout Percentage

	Ranked Seventh
	0%

	Ranked Sixth
	33.33%

	Ranked Fifth
	66.67%

	Ranked Fourth
	100%

	Ranked Third
	133.33%

	Ranked Second
	166.67%

	Ranked First
	200%

Provided, however, that in the event that the number of Peer companies is six, the Committee shall determine the TSR Performance Rank and then the TSR Performance Rank Payout Percentage for the Performance Period as follows:

						
	TSR Performance Rank
	TSR Performance Rank Payout Percentage

	Ranked Sixth
	0%

	Ranked Fifth
	50%

	Ranked Fourth
	80%
	Ranked Third
	100%

	Ranked Second
	150%

	Ranked First
	200%

Provided, however, that in the event that the number of Peer companies is five, the Committee shall determine the TSR Performance Rank and then the TSR Performance Rank Payout Percentage for the Performance Period as follows:

						
	TSR Performance Rank
	TSR Performance Rank Payout Percentage

	Ranked Fifth
	0%

	Ranked Fourth
	50%

	Ranked Third
	100%

	Ranked Second
	150%

	Ranked First
	200%

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(b)Second, the Committee shall determine the TSR Performance Percentile and then the TSR Performance Percentile Payout Percentage for the Performance Period as follows (using straight-line interpolation between levels above threshold):

						
	TSR Performance Percentile1
	TSR Performance Percentile Payout Percentage

	25% or more below the average TSR for the Peer Group
	0%

	0% of the average TSR for the Peer Group
	100%

	25% or more above the average TSR for the Peer Group
	200%

(c)Third, the Committee shall determine the Payout Percentage for the Performance Period by calculating the average of the TSR Performance Rank Payout Percentage and the TSR Performance Percentile Payout Percentage, provided, that, if the Company’s TSR calculated for the Performance Period is negative, then the Payout Percentage for that Performance Period shall not exceed 100% regardless of the TSR Performance Percentile and Performance Rank for the Performance Period.

(d)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee has sole and absolute authority and discretion to increase or decrease the Payout Percentage for the Performance Period as it may deem appropriate; provided that in no event shall any increase in the Payout Percentage result in the Payout Percentage exceeding 200% or any decrease in the Payout Percentage result in the Payout Percentage being less than 0%.

3.    Vesting; Delivery of Shares.  Unless otherwise provided in accordance with Paragraphs 5 or 6 of this Award Agreement, the Grantee must continue in continuous Employment from the date hereof through the last day of the Performance Period, to be entitled to be issued and delivered shares of Common Stock of the Company.  If the Grantee remains in continuous Employment from the date hereof through the last day of the Performance Period (the “Normal Vesting Date”), the Grantee shall be entitled to receive a number of shares of Common Stock of the Company equal to the Performance Period Payout (if any). The number of shares of Common Stock, if any, that Grantee will be entitled to receive in settlement of the vested Performance Share Units will be determined as soon as administratively feasible following the Committee’s determination of the Performance Period Payout under Paragraph 2 and, in any event, between January 1 and March 15 immediately following the end of the Performance Period. If, in accordance with the Committee’s determination under Paragraph 2, the Performance Period Payout is zero, the Grantee shall immediately forfeit any and all rights to the Performance Units.  Upon the vesting and/or forfeiture of the Performance Units pursuant to Paragraphs 2 and 3 and the delivery of shares of Common Stock, if any, the rights of the Grantee and the obligations of the Company under this Award Agreement shall be satisfied in full. 
_______________________
1To be determined based on the percentage point difference in average TSR for the Peer Group and the Company TSR.

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4.    Termination of Employment.  Except as provided in Paragraphs 5 or 6, if the Grantee’s Employment is terminated prior to the last day of the Performance Period, the Grantee’s right to the Performance Share Units shall be forfeited in its entirety as of the date of such termination, and the rights of the Grantee and the obligations of the Company under this Award Agreement shall be terminated.  To the extent that a Grantee’s Employment is terminated following the close of the Performance Period but prior to the delivery of shares of Common Stock with respect to the Performance Share Units, the Grantee shall be entitled to shares of Common Stock with respect to the Performance Share Units (if any) hereunder as determined in accordance with Paragraphs 2 and 3.

5.    Change in Control; Disability or Death.  In the event of (i) a  Change in Control or (ii) the Grantee’s Employment is terminated by reason of disability or death, the Grantee’s right to receive the Performance Share Units shall vest in full as of the date of the consummation of the Change in Control or such termination of employment, as applicable, and the Payout Percentage for the Performance Period in the Performance Period shall be deemed to be 100%.  The Company shall delivery to the Grantee a number of shares of Common Stock of the Company equal to the Performance Share Units multiplied by the Payout Percentage specified in the prior sentence within sixty days of the consummation of the Change in Control or Grantee’s termination of employment, as applicable; provided, however, that the timing of the delivery of shares of Common Stock within such sixty-day period shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee and the Grantee shall not directly or indirectly designate the taxable year of payment or delivery. Upon the vesting and/or forfeiture of the Performance Share Units pursuant to this Paragraph 5 and the delivery of shares the rights of the Grantee and the obligations of the Company under this Award Agreement shall be satisfied in full. 

6.    Termination of Employment due to Retirement.  In the event of the Retirement of the Grantee after nine months of the Performance Period have elapsed, the Grantee’s Performance Share Units shall be settled based on the performance for the Performance Period and payable on a pro-rata basis as determined and certified by the Committee after the close of the Performance Period, as described below. Subject to the negative discretion of the Committee, the Grantee will be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock with a value equal to the product of (i) the pro-rata vesting percentage equal to the days of Grantee’s Employment during the Performance Period divided by the total days in the Performance Period and (ii) the Performance Period Payout Value. Such transfer of shares of Common Stock shall be made in accordance with Paragraph 3 as soon as administratively feasible following the Committee’s determination under Paragraph 2 and, in any event, between January 1 and March 15 immediately following the end of the Performance Period. If, in accordance with the Committee’s determination under Paragraph 2, the Performance Period Payout is zero, the Grantee shall immediately forfeit any and all rights to the Performance Share Units. Upon the vesting and/or forfeiture of the Performance Share Units pursuant to this Paragraph 6 and the delivery of shares as provided above, if any, the rights of the Grantee and the obligations of the Company under this Award Agreement shall be satisfied in full. The death of the Grantee following Retirement but prior to the close of the Performance Period shall have no effect on this Paragraph 6.
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7.     Specified Employees.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, if the Grantee is a “specified employee” as determined by the Company in accordance with its established policy, any settlement of Awards under this Award Agreement that would be a payment of deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code with respect to the Grantee as a result of the Grantee’s “separation from service” as defined under Section 409A of the Code (other than as a result of death) and that would otherwise be paid within six months of the Grantee’s separation from service shall be payable on the date that is one day after the earlier of (i) the date that is six months after the Grantee’s separation from service, or (ii) the date that otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The payment of amounts and delivery of shares under this Award Agreement described herein is hereby designated as a “separate payment” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.

8.    Taxes.  Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Plan, the Company or its designated representative shall have the right to withhold applicable taxes from the shares of Common Stock and cash otherwise payable to the Grantee, or from other compensation payable to the Grantee (to the extent consistent with Section 409A of the Code), at the time of the delivery of such shares.  Such withholding may be effected through the netting of shares of Common Stock deliverable hereunder.

9.    No Shareholder Rights.  The Grantee shall in no way be entitled to any of the rights of a shareholder as a result of this Award Agreement unless and until such time as shares of Common Stock have been issued and delivered to the Grantee in settlement of the Performance Share Units.

10.    Nonassignability.  Upon the Grantee’s death, the Performance Share Units may be transferred by will or by the laws governing the descent and distribution of the Grantee’s estate. Otherwise, the Grantee may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber any portion of the Performance Share Units, and any attempt to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or encumber any portion of the Performance Share Units shall have no effect.

11.    No Right to Continued Employment or Service.  Neither the Plan nor this Award Agreement shall be construed as giving the Grantee the right to be retained in the employ of, or in any consulting relationship to, any member of the Company Group. Further, any member of the Company Group may at any time dismiss the Grantee or discontinue any employment or consulting relationship, free from liability or any claim under the Plan or this Award Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.  Any determinations as to whether the Grantee continues to be employed shall be at the discretion of the Committee.

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12.    Modification of Award Agreement.  Any modification of this Award Agreement shall be binding only if evidenced in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the Company, provided that no modification may, without the consent of the Grantee, adversely affect the rights of the Grantee hereunder.

13.     Notices.  Any notice under this Award Agreement shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary, and to the Grantee at the address appearing in the personnel records of the Company for the Grantee or to either party at such other address as either party hereto may hereafter designate in writing to the other.  Any such notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt thereof by the addressee.

14.       Governing Law.  This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware without regard to conflicts of laws.

15.       Arbitration.  Any dispute with regard to the enforcement of this Award Agreement shall be exclusively resolved by a single experienced arbitrator, selected in accordance with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) rules and procedures, at an arbitration to be conducted in the State of New York pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes rules of AAA with the arbitrator applying the substantive law of the State of Delaware as provided for under Section 11 hereof.  The AAA shall provide the parties hereto with lists for the selection of arbitrators composed entirely of arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who have prior experience in the arbitration of disputes between employers and senior executives.  The determination of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and judgment therein may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.  Each party shall pay its own attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs of the arbitration.

16.       Section Headings; Construction.  The section headings contained herein are for the purpose of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the contents of the sections.  All words used in this Award Agreement shall be construed to be of such gender or number, as the circumstances require.  Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word “including” does not limit the preceding words or terms.

17.       Restrictive Covenants.

(a) Non-Competition. The Grantee shall not, at any time beginning on the Date of Grant and ending on the date that is six (6) months following the Grantee’s separation from service from the Company Group for any reason, be a more than 5% shareholder, director, officer or employee of any person, firm, corporation, partnership or business that engages in a business which competes directly with the Business (as defined below).

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(b) Non-Solicitation. During the period beginning on the Date of Grant and ending on the date that is twelve months following the Grantee’s separation from service from the Company Group for any reason, the Grantee shall not directly recruit or otherwise solicit or induce any employee of the Company Group to terminate his or her employment with the Company Group in order to be hired by the Grantee in a business which competes directly with the Business; provided, however, that general solicitation or advertising for employment by the Grantee shall not be prohibited by this Section 17(b).

(c) Non-Disparagement. During the Grantee’s employment and at any time following his or her termination, the Grantee agrees not to disparage, either orally or in writing, in any material respect any member of the Company Group.

(d) Reformation. In the event the terms of this Section 17 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of its being too extensive in any other respect, it will be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be enforceable, over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable, or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action.

(e) Business. As used in Sections 17 and 18 hereof, the term “Business” shall mean the crude oil refining business in the specific geographic areas in which the Company’s oil refining operations primarily conduct business at the date of the Grantee’s termination.

18. Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information.

(a) Protection of Confidential Information. All items of information, documents (including electronically stored documents like email), and materials pertaining to the business and operations of the Company Group that are not made public by the Company Group through authorized means will be considered confidential (hereafter, “Confidential Information”). Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, customer lists, business referral source lists, internal cost and pricing data and analysis, marketing plans and strategies, personnel files and evaluations, financial and accounting data, operational and other business affairs and methods, contracts, technical data, know-how, trade secrets, computer software and other proprietary and intellectual property, and plans and strategies for future developments relating to any of the foregoing. Except in connection with the faithful performance of the Grantee’s duties hereunder or as permitted pursuant to Sections 18(c), (d) and (e), the Grantee shall, in perpetuity, maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for his or her benefit or the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity any Confidential Information, or deliver to any person, firm, corporation or other entity any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such Confidential Information. The parties hereby stipulate and agree that as between them the foregoing matters are important, material and confidential proprietary information and trade secrets and affect the successful conduct of the businesses of the Company Group, or any of its successors.
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(b) Return of Confidential Information. Upon termination of the Grantee’s service or employment with the Company for any reason, the Grantee upon the request of the Company will promptly either destroy or deliver to the Company any and all Confidential Information in the Grantee’s possession and any other documents concerning the customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes of the Company Group.

(c) No Prohibition. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the Grantee from (i) disclosing information and documents when required by law, subpoena or court order (provided, except as stipulated in Sections 18(c), (d) and (e), the Grantee gives reasonable notice thereof and makes reasonably available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought and assists such counsel, at the Company’s expense, in resisting or otherwise responding to such order or process), (ii) disclosing information and documents to his or her attorney or tax adviser for the purpose of securing legal or tax advice, (iii) disclosing the post-employment restrictions in this Agreement to any potential new employer, (iv) retaining, at any time, his or her personal correspondence, his or her personal rolodex or outlook contacts and documents related to his or her own personal benefits, entitlements and obligations, or (v) disclosing or retaining information that, through no act of the Grantee in breach of this Agreement or any other party in violation of an existing confidentiality agreement with the Company, is generally available to the public, is in the public domain at the time of disclosure or is available from other sources.

(d) Whistleblower Protection. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other agreement with or policy (including without limitation any code of conduct or employee manual) of the Company, nothing herein or therein is intended to or shall (i) prohibit or restrict the Grantee or his or her attorney from reporting possible violations of federal or state law or regulation to any government agency, commission or entity, including, but not limited to, the Department of Justice, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Labor, Congress, any state Attorney General, any self-regulatory organization or any agency Inspector General (“Government Agencies”); (ii) prohibit or restrict the Grantee or his or her attorney from initiating communications directly with; responding to any inquiry from; volunteering information to; or testifying or otherwise participating in or assisting in any inquiry, investigation or proceeding brought by Government Agencies in connection with a disclosure made under a whistleblower law or regulation; (iii) prohibit or restrict the Grantee or his or her attorney from making disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal or state law or regulation; (iv) require the Grantee to provide notice to or receive authorization from the Company prior to making reports or disclosures to Government Agencies; or (v) result in a waiver or other limitation of the Grantee’s rights and remedies as a whistleblower, including to a monetary award. The Company will not take action under any agreement or policy against or sanction anyone who reports suspected violations of Company policies or any law or regulation. Furthermore, the Company prohibits retaliation against anyone who reports suspected violations of Company policies or any law or regulation.

(e) Disclosure of Trade Secrets. The Grantee will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, in each case, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or proceeding, if such filings are made under seal.

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19.  Definitions. For purposes of this Award Agreement:

“Beginning Stock Price” means the average of the daily closing price of common stock for the thirty (30) calendar days immediately prior to the commencement of the Performance Period, historically adjusted, if necessary, for any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalizations, or similar corporate events that occur during the measurement period.

“Change in Control” for purposes of this Award Agreement shall have the same definition as under the PBF Energy Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, as in effect on the Grant Date, and such definition and associated terms are hereby incorporated into this Award Agreement by reference.

“Company Group” means the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.

“Employment” means employment with, or the provision of services to, the Company Group. For purposes of this Award Agreement, Employment shall also include any period of time during which the Grantee is on temporarily disability status. The length of any period of Employment shall be determined by the member of the Company Group that either (i) employs the Grantee or (ii) employed the Grantee immediately prior to the Grantee’s termination of Employment.

“Ending Stock Price” means the average of the daily closing price of common stock for the thirty (30) calendar days prior to the end of the Performance Period historically adjusted, if necessary, for any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalizations, or similar corporate events that occur during the measurement period.

“Payout Percentage” means the average of the TSR Performance Rank Payout Percentage and the TSR Performance Percentile Payout Percentage (from 0% to 200%) determined by the Committee in accordance with the procedures set forth in Paragraph 2, which shall be used to determine the Performance Period Payout for the Performance Period.

 “Peer Group” means (x) CVR Energy, Inc., Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Valero Energy Corporation, Delek US Holdings, Inc., HollyFrontier Corporation and Phillips 66 Company or (y) such other group of companies and indices (such as the S&P 1000 Energy Index) that are pre-established by the Committee which principally represent a group of selected peers, or such other group of companies as selected and pre-established by the Committee. In the event that there are less than four members of the Peer Group, the S&P 1000 Energy Index shall be added to the Peer Group. In addition, such pre-established Peer Group is subject to the following adjustments:

(a) If a member of the Peer Group is substantially acquired by another company, the acquired Peer Group company will be removed from the Peer Group for the performance periods not yet completed and for the entire 36-month Performance Period.

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(b) If a member of the Peer Group sells, spins-off, or disposes of a portion of its business, then such Peer Group company will remain in the Peer Group for the Performance Period unless such disposition(s) results in the disposition of more than 50% of such company’s total assets during the Performance Period.

(c) If a member of the Peer Group acquires another company, the acquiring Peer Group company will remain in the Peer Group for the Performance Period, unless the newly formed company’s primary business no longer satisfies the criteria for which such member was originally selected as a member of the Peer Group, then in such case the company shall be removed from the Peer Group.

(d) If any member of the Peer Group splits its stock, such company’s TSR performance will be adjusted for the stock split so as not to give an advantage or disadvantage to such company by comparison to the other companies.

(e) If a member of the Peer Group is (x) delisted on all major U.S. stock exchanges, (y) is no longer publicly traded or (z) files for bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization during the Performance Period, such member will remain in the Peer Group positioned below the lowest performing non-bankrupt member of the Peer Group for performance periods not yet completed and for the entire 36-month Performance Period.

In addition, the Compensation Committee shall have the discretionary authority to make other appropriate adjustments, in response to a change in circumstances after the commencement of the Performance Period that results in a member of the Peer Group no longer satisfying the criteria for which such member was originally selected. In applying the described adjustments, in the event that any adjustment is made to the Peer Group during any Performance Period, PBF’s TSR ranking within the peer group will be calculated for any incomplete or future performance periods (including the entire 36-month Performance Period) as if that company was not a peer at the start of each incomplete performance period.  TSR ranking for performance periods completed prior to the removal of the peer will not be recalculated.

“Performance Period Payout” means for the Performance Period, the product of the Payout Percentage and the number of Performance Share Units.

“Retirement” means for a Grantee with five or more years of Employment, termination on or after the Grantee's 55th birthday, provided that such termination constitutes a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

“TSR Performance Percentile” means the ranking of the Company’s Total Shareholder Return for the Performance period as compared to the average Total Shareholder Return of the Peer Group companies, as determined at the end of the Performance Period.

“TSR Performance Rank” means the ranking of the Company’s Total Shareholder Return for the Performance period among the Total Shareholder Returns of the Peer Group companies, ranked in descending order, as determined at the end of the Performance Period.

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“Total Shareholder Return” or “TSR” means for the Company and each entity in the Peer Group, the number derived using the following formula:

(End Stock Price – Beginning Stock Price) + Cumulative Dividends
Beginning Stock Price

21.    Deferral of Payout.  A Grantee who qualifies as a Participant under an LTIP Performance Unit Deferral Plan may, subject to such restrictions and requirements under Section 409A of the Code, irrevocably elect to defer to a date that is at least five years after the date of the conversion of vested Performance Share Units into shares of Common Stock.  The election to defer must be made no later than the end of the second year of the performance measurement period, or such earlier date as may be specified by the Committee. The election will not be effective for 12 months following the election date in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.  The amount subject to a deferral election will be converted to deferred share units that will convert into shares of Common Stock on the distribution date as specified in the deferral election and the LTIP Performance Unit Deferral Plan. Deferred share units will be credited with Dividend Equivalent Awards. Under U.S. income tax law, a recipient will generally not be subject to income tax until the resulting share units are converted to shares of Common Stock and distributed.  The deferred share units will not be funded by the Company. In this regard, a recipient’s rights to deferred share units are those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company. Details of the deferral of Performance Share Units into deferred share units will be provided with the election materials. The opportunity to make such an election is subject to changes in Federal tax law. The Committee reserves the right to discontinue offering Performance Share deferral elections at any time for any reason it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.

									
			
		PBF ENERGY INC.

			
		By:
	
			Name:
Title:

									
		GRANTEE:

			
			
			Name:

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Exhibit A

The Company does not currently pay dividends. However, below is an example of Potential Payout of Dividend Equivalent Award in Shares of Common Stock

Assumptions and Calculations (for illustration purposes only):
						
		
	1.	Assume the Participant was granted 12,000 Performance Share Units on November 18, 2022.

						
		
	2.	Assume the cumulative amount of dividends paid to holders of Common Stock through the Normal Vesting Date of the Performance Period is $2.70 per share (determined as follows).

									
	dividends paid in 1Q22		$0.30
	2Q22		$0.30
	3Q22		$0.30
	4Q22		$0.30
	1Q23		$0.30
	2Q23		$0.30
	3Q23		$0.30
	4Q23		$0.30
	1Q24		$0.30
	2Q24		$0.30
	3Q24		$0.30
	4Q24		$0.30
			$3.60 per share

						
		
	3.	The “Target Dividend Equivalent Value” for the Performance Period is $10,800.00 (12,000 Performance Share Units vesting, multiplied by $3.60 accumulated dividends per share, equals $43,200.00).

						
		
	4.	The Payout Percentage for the Performance Period is determined (per Section 3) to generate a payout of 80.0%.

						
		
	5.	The Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the vesting date is $60.00.

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	Performance Period Payout:		12,000			Performance Period Performance Share Units
			x 80%			multiply by Performance Period Payout Percentage
			9,600			
								
								
	Dividend Equivalent Shares:
						
	Performance Cycle:			$43,200.00 				Target Dividend Equivalent Value
multiply by Performance Period Payout 
			x 80%			Percentage
								dividend equivalent based on Performance 
				$34,560.00			Period
			/ $60.00			divided by FMV per share
								common shares earned for Dividend
			576			Equivalent Award (rounded up)

Total Common Stock Earned on Normal Vesting Date:  10,176

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